Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1926, Page 12

ARCTIC EXPLORER RECEIVES (right), famous Arctic_explorer and membership in the National ¢ explorers, makes the presentatio Gilbert Grosvenor, president of t ographic Society. HONOR FROM GEO RAPHIC d authority on Esl il trib for the society, before which he society, stands at left. Copy SOCIETY. ted with . Greely, U. Rasmussen D toke Tectured last of hon ean of nor: Knud Rasmussen fe 2z Ard ight. ight by Underwood & Underwood MPAIGN TO PRESIDENT. Bishop ton_(left), photographed at the Wh'ie Palmer (center), secretary of the the Episcopal Church, and James E. Fi House yester with Leon National Com on Evangelism of Bishop Thomas (. Darst, chairman. From the p, they explained to President Coolidge the church's forthcoming Nation-wide preaching campaign. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. ay A / MOVIE AND performe Left to right Barbara Newberry, Baroness Van Turk and Evelyn Law. AGE STARS GATHER AT CORNER STONE LAKIN: A galaxy of film stars and stage attending the laying of the corner stone yesterday for the new Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Mona Palma, Lois Wilson, Peggy Blake, Ada May Weeks, Madeline Cameron, Marillyn Miller, Wide World Photos. PANTRY BOY PROVES VOCAL PRODIG Thomas Sandilands, 15-year-old pantry boy in a London hotel, for whom critics are predicting a brilliant career as a singer since his first public concert the other day. His talent was discovel when he was heard inging at his work and interested persons have provided vocal instruction. Wide World Photos. ’ L - NIRS. CATT LAUDS WAR CONFERENCE Chairman Praises Work of " - Convention Here at Closing Session. ‘The second Conference on the Cause and Cure of War passed into history] last night after the adoption, with but one important modification of a series of resolutions made public early in the day by its committee on findings, and drafted carefully into a general pro- gram for world peace sponsortd by the conference and left to each of the nine participating national women's organizations for practical further- ance during the days to come. The only recommendation which failed of adoption was the one relat- ing to the war debts, which proposed & policy of canceling a!l relief debts and scaling the others on a basis a falling market. It was felt further study of economic guestions ‘was necessary hefore taking a defi- nita stand i regud to the interna- tional debt question. Although sligint _alte made in the phrasing emphasiz- ing of certain of ths reconmenda- tions, the major results of the com- mittee’s findings were <ustained, and the point was partigularly stressed shat <itizens must be' thocoughly in formed as to the tue significance of international relations} fore prac- tical plans calculaied ure 1 manent world peace can put into | operation. - | Mrs. Carrie ¢ in Catt, general | chairman of the conference, list night | expressed gratification at the progress made during the meetings, stating that the results of the conference rep- resented progress over the conclusions veached at the initial gaihering last year. ons were Conference Success,, “I don't mean to say that we've a rived yet,” she stated, standpoint of the committez which called the conference, the meeting was @ distinct success and marked a step forward toward the formation of plans for world peace.” % Late yesterday afternoon the deles gates were received at the White Mouse, and Mrs. Catt gave to Presi- | Inte: but from the | | organiza HOUSE WETS FAIL 10 BLOK DRY FUND for Law Enforcement Au- thorized, With Amendment. House wets made little headway yes- terday in efforts to check: ‘enforce- ment activities by depriving the mro- hibition unit of its annual appropria- tion. The fight was led by Massachusetts and New York wets. When it dled down tha House passed the. Treasury- Post Office bill, with its nearly $30,- 000,000 for enforcement by the va- rious agencies. X Wets Score One Victory. The wets scored one victory, how- everg when on a point of order they eliminated a section that would have sct aside $500,800 for undercover agents, ‘with no provision for an ac- counting hefore expenditure. The point of order was made by Repre- sentative LaGuardia of New York on the grounds that such a fund would be contrary to existing law. With the passage of this bill, which appropriates $137,371,000 for the Treasury and $753,483,000 for the Post Office, the House had before it the second supply bill, that for the or Department, totaling $259.- 386,000, of which $322,708,000 is for payment of Civil and Spanish War pensions. It was reported today. Gallivan Attacks Dry Unit. The first effort to cripple enforce- ment by the prohibition unit came from Representative Gallivan of Massachusetis, who declared the unit was inéapable of enforcing the law. He offered the amendment to elim- inate the nearly $12,000,000 for the prohibition unit. He was supported only by the wets in the New York and.Massachusetts delegations. ecommendations which taken up at the general the & following are th ons of the confer fean Association of Uni en, Council of Women for Home Mis. sions, Federation of Women's Boards the committ, nine member Amer sity Wom- dent Coolidge a letter embudying the principal points emphasized at the ressions and urging his support the entry of this country in the World Court, Sesslons of the began Monday morning until last night, were characterized by unusual harmony, the only riffles occurring during discussions #ome of the addresses. Very little in- ternal discord was encountered when the work began of preparing recom- mencations which. in_effect, simply brought the original alms of the con- ference, decided upon last year, up to date, viewed In the light of interna tional developments during the past year. The majority of the 600 delegates left for their homes late vesterday pftermoon, but a nucleus of leaders re- ained last night ta pass on & few of 4 conference, which and lasted for | after | of Foreign Missions of North America, General Federation of Women's Clubs, National Board of the Young Wom- | en’s Christian Associutions, tional | Council of Jewish Women, National | League of Women Voters, National | Woman’s Christian Temperance Union |and the National Women's Trade | Unfon League | Delegates were unanimous in con. { ducting the discussions on & non- partisan plane, holding to the -view that the suc rogram sponsored taining the support at the ballot box of the majorit | tive of political affiliations. With the exception of the closing meeting last night, which was held in ]um lounge, all of the sessions were Jashingion Lol 2. $30,C00,000 'App'ropriation i | 1 I FRENCH EN ] pleted by aercnautical engineers of plane yet constructed. have perfected, just bel great destruction at a distance of 100 miles. Fritz medal, which he was awarded for other important inventic INVENTION OF leclared at a recent meet, e the armistice, an_aerial to s DESIGN THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL The craft is said to be capable ABRIAL TORPEDO. COUNT SALM'S SUIT COME: of engineers to eda capable ot wolds the Jolm Mr. Sperr Rumors of a large-cas| Wide World IPhotos PLANE. ance. of carrying 20 tons of explosives. TO ABRUPT Al Austrian nobleman, who is suing for se lillicent Rogers, Standard Oil heiress, wi offer for settlement of the suit have been denied by the count since the sudden adjournment of the hearing in New York. The great five-engined seaplane, which was recently com- The five engines, each driving a propellor, are said to develop the greatest horsepower of any sea- 7 JOURNMENT. The tion from the former their young son, Peter. CALIFORNIA GROWS 'EM BIG. s at 117 pound show and is said to be the largest Herbert Photos. This giant Hubbard squash, which was grown by Mrs. B. F. McLaughlin of 1t took all prizes in its class at a recent agricultural specimen ever grown. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. FERTILIZER FIRMS MAY EVADE FIGHT Most of 39 Involved in Anti- Trust Charges to Plead Nolo Contendere. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, December 11.—Pleas of nolo contendere will be filed in Fed- eral District Court here Monday by a majority of the 39 fertilizer companies against which the Government yester- day instituted anti-trust proceedings, | a statement issued by counsel for some of the firms indicate: The Government’s complaint, which followed a year’s investigation, names companies in the South, Iast and Middle West which produce approxi- mtely 85 per cent of the fertilizer man ufactured in this country. _ Representatives of all but two of the defendant concerns met here and determined upon a general plan of ac- tion, after which the formal statement was issued. Other attorneys empha- size, however, that it is not to be un- Acme Photos. derstood all the companies agreed to al Th a that almost recital now and sh Ty v hav pre upon he ter of tei the pot gracious! especiall and La Moret, I ning any the cha; wera in| forth. Jour” fre romulgation of | has a ity sweetne; she str to the thoroughly hew mad ne and the by the conference depends upon ob- | either is completel | or quite the of citizens, frrespec- | spite of her beautifully cuitured v and excellence of singing COBINA WRIGH' !Mme. Cobina Wright, who 1 debut in song recital at vesterda by to use hea: hen nd had only 1 sary then, eépecia ell-like an and res sh tu ained ‘hat the rlstic ¢ ve eluded her ¢ entation was roartistry, but mpecament. sed society ly and The singer showed dr y_in the Forge's Bach, Mozart, Ce: e F d Watts racteristics telligently The encore om *“Louise," very definite auditor ¢ cl e. and rey uck the writ Bountiful courteo mutitude. of and was RECITAL. Ly ously e it vy col o 5 were heau- | ant diction el faa only, e V. som carefu! no merel Always she was rou cefully ‘ matie ability " of De Fulla : sang, in the deli sort at h er as dispensing songs She with of de st The d, thro her h Alw e cellent | tor 1! b nd of ‘b eflec Iy a L sing She Ra rge, M evel compe nitely “Depuis Cobina Wright | person recital | rmed with her | er a did > Nat- has a loveiy fact whic postponement of ne her ted | | | | ixh | i autiful { tro pon hem | fon | | ing vel, fan- ong pser set le not held in the Hall of Nutions at the | seem to gef beneath the throbbing ' | moral coward, | term, despite the neg; Judge Threaten; to'kesign From Post, _ Rather Than Give Fourth Offender Life the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 11.—Rather than sentence a negro to life imprison- | ment on fourth conviction for thett, | County Judge Iranklin W. Taylor s threatened to resign. “If 10 be a judge means to be a 1 am ready to resign from the bench Immediately,” he said in defense of his attitude on the State’s so-called Baumes law before the Appelate Court in Brooklyn. Against the demands of District At- Dodd that he return, Har Simmons, convicted of stealing $116 the Commonwealth. Fuel Com- There are those who cry for auto- matic punishment,” Judge Taylor said. “It is my observation, however, that all fourth offenders are not ali habitual criminals. Many felonies are comparatively trivial. I have sat in John D. Rockefel- ler's Bible class with reformed crimi- nals, many of whom I know have | ‘gone straight.” |, “Those persons who frantically ery for veaction and demand the life sentence for all fourth offenders, re- zardless of the merits of particular | cases, disregarded the fact that some {day ‘they, too, will be asking for pany. (o Sing Sing for a life term, | merey when God is thelr judge.” Judige Taylor imposed a, first sentence | The words “shall” and “must” in »'s record as a|the Baumes laws- Judge' Taylor as- fourth offender. The Baumes law pro- | serted, indicate permissive action. vides life imprisonment for fourth| Distrlct Attorney Walsh, appearing offender tice Lewis of the Su-|for Mr. Dodd, argued imposition of the preme mmons re- | life sentence was mandatory and not sentenced or appealed. | optional By Judge T Bumble Bees" was thoroughly , also the “Three sang and lived them: rather, they | Three Buzzing lilted gracefully out of her beautifully bound hooklet of words and danced Kittens, Festal Day Has with just the proper amount of veil-j Come” and “Oh, Johnnie.” Of the more ed daring out to the audience. | serfous numbe the most effective Gordon Hampson was a delightful | seemed to be ‘“The Rose of Sharon.” accompanist at the Plano. H. F. .| pRs g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Acquitted in Father’s Death. GLEE CLUB. DURHAM, N. ., December 11 The popular Uhiversity of Maryland | (#).—Fab H. Page, 37, last night was Glee Club, under the direction of Dr.|acquitted of a charge of slaying his H. C. House, entertained a large and |father, Leroy A. Page, 69, by besting enthusiastic audience at the union bi-|him with a club last August. The monthly meeting at Mount Pleasant |elder Page is aileged to have attacked M. E. Church South last night. his son with the club after an argu- The program was varied, including [ment and the yoynger man wrested many of the old college favorites as|the weafon from his father and seplitien of the juspited sonse. gha . well aa moxe ambitious pumbers, “Fhe Jndicled fatal yuuries A wishes of, [ follow this course. May Stand Trial. “It is possible that some will decide to stand trial rather than submit to the aspersions of the Government,” sald Ha N. Baetler, counsel for some of the defendants. The companies are charged with having carried on their business ““pur- suant to an understanding and agree- ment to lessen in essential respects competition among themselves as to terms and® conditions of sale,” and | with having agreed upon the use of “certain ports as exclusive basing points and including freight rates from said ports in prices. As a result of the Government's in- vestigation, in which the companies concerned voluntarily co-operated, said the statement, “the Department of Justice expresses the opinion that some selling terms constitute viola | tion of the law. | “Port Basing Abandoned.” “Port hasing is the only practice specifically alleged to be illegal. This practice has been foung uneconomic by the companies themselves and has heretofore been voluntarily abandoned. ince the information charges no specific and substantial wrongdoing as to the past and does not allege a pres- ent continuance of any iNegal prac- tices, it is probable that most of the defendants will offer to file a plea of nolo contendere.” This means, it was ayplained, that while not admitting that jllegnl acts have been committed as charged, the defendants will refrain from testing the question of the illegaljty. “This | action,” adds the statement, “will be solely ‘due to inexpediency of the in- dustry now embarking upon long drawn-out litigation with the Gov - ment with reference to the_ legality matters of the past. WIFE OF GHAPLIN TO RESUME FAITH Los Angeles Times Says She Will Have Babies Baptized as Catholics. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 11.--The Times says Lita Grey Chaplin, es- tranged wife of Charlie Chaplin, has announced her intention of rteurning to the Roman Catholic Church, which faith, she says, she renounced when he married the film comedian. She would have her two children baptized by the Catholic Church, so that “‘they, might enjoy the consolation,” she says, she “threw away.” She is quoted as foliows: Now that my marriage has turned oyt to ge a failure, 1 can return to niy church. My mother and my grandparents were raised and_grew up as devout members “of the Roman Catholic Church. “In my efforts to promote marital happiness 1 consented to stake every- thing and turned my back on my family’s religion, Now.I can turn to the faith of my: childhood. Mrs. Chaplin explained that her separation from the Catholic Church occurred at the time of her marriage to Chaplin two years ago. The mar- riage could not he recognized by the | church because Chaplin had been di- vorced. “His firat wife was Mildred | Harris, film actress. I felt the separation from the church most keenly at the times just | after my two bables were born. 1! wanted them baptized in order that | they might enjoy the consolation I threw away. But, in deference to the ofr father, T never had In the past six vears ele re- iumm from 3,000 to more than \ Januar: | rope soon X 3 on frigerators in Amevican homes have [ to cope with: the increasing air goods . SALN NSTSHE 5 EEKING WORK Denies He Wants Financial Settlement, Saying He Only Wants Son. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 11.—Count Ludwig Salm-Hoogstraeten wants a job doing anything but manual labor, but reports that he has agreed to a $500,000 settlement of his separation suit arouses his anger. “Money! Money!” he stormed in his suite at the Hotel Gladstone when questioned about the reports. “I don’t want money. I want my son. T am no golddigger.” A court order allows the count to see his 2-year-old son, Peter, two hours a day, four days a week, but he did not see the boy yesterday, ome of the days for a visit. “He has a bad cold, poor child!" explained the count. Denies Seeking §1,000,000. Count Salm and his attorneys deny that he has accepted a $500,000 set- tlement or that he,is dickering for §1.000,000. He has refused, 'it. was testifled in court, an offer from his father-in-law - of -$12,000 a year to leave the United States and never at- tempt to communicate with his wife or_son. Despite denials, New York news- papers insist they have authoritative information that his fatherinlaw. H. H. Rogers, has arranged to pay some of “his §$40,000,000 of Standard Oil money to make sure the suddenly adjourned separation suit is never reopened, and that an alienation suit does not follow it. But the oount says: discuss these terrible only interest is in my son. He declares he is ready to settle in this country and go to work. Is Looking for Work. “I am looking for work,” he said. “I would bé glad to do any kind of work at all-—except hand work.” “What do you mean by hand work?"” “Why, work with the hands, man- ual labor you call it. I would be glad to go into any honest business or public service, and 1 am happy to say that 1 have some offers and ex- pect to decide soon. It I8 not true that I do not like to work.” He acknowledges that he ' plays ennis better than he does anything else, but says he would never play for money. His suit against the former Millicent Rogers was adjourned Thursday until 17 to give him time to secure witnesses to testify that he is capable |of supporting his wife and child. o N T Air Truck Is Made Ready. LONDON, December 11 (#)—Ey- is to have its first Work has been started here 3-ton freight carrying machine lorry raffic between London and the cel- tinent.