Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 21

DE BERNARDI GIVEN OVATION IN TTALY Schneider Cup Winner Hur- ries to Rome After Ar- rival at Naples. By the Associated Press. NAPLES, December 11. — Maj. Mario de Bernardi, winner of the recent Schneider cup ’race at New- port News, Va., and other members of the Italian Schneider cup team arrived here today aboard the steam- ship Duillo and were given an en- thusiastic reception. A great crowd hailed Maj. de Ber.’ nardi as “one of the heroes of the new Italy.” The major immediately left for Rome, where preparations have been completed for a triumphal reception. Premier Mussolini wili re- ceive the aviator tomorrow and will confer upon him a high aeronautical decoration. Praises Americans. ROME, December 11 (#).—Several thousand adrhirers greeted Maj. Mario de Bernardi, winner of the Schneider cup at Newport News, Va., when he reached Rome this evening from Naples. He was greeted officially by representatives of the government, and his first words were in praise of the hospitality and cordiality of Americans and the sportsmanship of his competitors. He paid tribute to the American planes, and explained that his victory was due principally to the superiority of the Italian machines in maneuver- ing, which permitted him to make closer turns in the race. ENGLISH TEACHER HERE. Miss Emma Thomas to Speak on Schools of Europe. Miss Emma Thomas, English school teacher, who conducts an interna- tional school in Switzerland, will lec- ture on “The New Schools of Europe,” at a meeting under the auspices of Friendship House, social and educa- cational settlement of Southeast ‘Washington, at 1811 I street, Friday évening, January 14, at 8 o'clock. Half of the proceeds are to be used for Friendship House, 326 Virginia avenue southeast, and half for the international school, it is stated. The school in Switzerland, known as the Fellowship School, is run on an unusually democratic basis, it is stated. The pupils and servants eat, work, nlly find attend services together, it said. fa R PAY INCREASE DENIED. Richmond Mayor Says City Must Stay Within Means. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., December 11.— Refusing flatly to sanction an increase in the pay of city employes aggregat- ing $45,000 a year, Mayor J. F. Bright today stated that Richmond ought to live within its means and it was his purpose while mayor to see that it did_so. He said there was no doubt that the employes deserved an increase, but the taxpayers deserved first consideration when it came to disbursing tax money. There had been considerable agitation in favor of the increase, and much disappointment amopg -city. employes was evinced by ‘the’ mAyoris- state- ment. = Bureau Prints 380 Miles of Currency Each Day in Year Five tons of paper are printed dally at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing into 8.220,000 currency notes, which, if laid end to end, would make a strip 380 miles long. Mrs. A year's printing of this money would make four belts around the earth at the equator, although it is seriously doubted if this would af- fect either way the price of eggs. Laid out flat, a year's production of paper money would make a sheet large enough to cover 36 farms of 100 acres éach. Laid flat on top of each other, they would make 540 stacks each as high as the Wash- ington Monument. And what does it cost? Whether it's a $10,000 bill or a lowly $1, the real cost to the Gov- ernment’ is approximately nine- tenths of a cent each. And after it is turned into circu- lation, how much is a year's print- ing worth, face value? About §3,- 450,000,000. Director Alvin W. Hall of the Bureau made some of the above comparisons in his annual report to the Secretary of the Treasury. FAST COLORS IN FLAG SOON TO BE ASSURED Standard of Dyes as Well as Size and Stripe Models. Although the Bureau of Standards has not yet completed its research work into the color-retaining qualities of the dyes used by commercial man- ufacturers of the American flag, early action by the Commission of Fine Arts setting a standard of color, size of flag and length and width of stripes is expected. The commission only a few days ago, took another step in the move- ment to rescue the flag and its colors from distortion at the hands of “fac- tory output” manufacturers, visiting the Standards Bureau to pursue fur- ther its studies into the technique of color work as it affects the flag. The object of the entire inquiry, ac- cording to the commission, is to ob- tain a blue that stays blue and does not quickly become black, and a red that has life, vigor and visibility. Also fo prevent variations in the size of the Union, the length of the flag and the width of the stripes—in other words, to rescue Old Glory from the hands of the “lowest bidder,” and to establish, at least in flags made for the Government, standards of excel- lence in all these particulars. Any flag of the new type, commis- sion members say, does not appear different from an individual flag of one of the many older types, but when the old and new flags are placed side by side, the greater life and carrying power of the new type becomes ob- vious. H. Siddons Mowbray, a member of the commission, a former director of the American Academy at Rome, and a prominent color technician, is in charge of the color work on the flag. Colored—Read—Act 1676 Montello Ave. N.E Brandnew G-room. tile bath. brick house, having hardwood floora. hot- water' heat, electricity, gas, conerete front _porch, double ik _sleepin, rehes, one-piece sink. and laundry tubs. concrete cellar under entire gt house. Thi h o inepettion B day_Sunduys B vare asd sce. these well'built homes. NOVELIST SAID SHE COULD DISAPPEAR Inspired by Dorothy Arnold Case. Alive, Says Husband. By the Associated Press, possibility of engineering a disappear- ance was running in her mind. I think myself that is the explanation.” Police Watch Death Pool. The police refuse to believe she is in hiding and continue to search the dreary Surrey Downs and swamps in the region of Newlands Corner, where her automoblle was found, meanwhile keeping an eye on the “Silent Pool.” This bit of water, covered in places by fallen weeds and dead grass, was the locale for the death of a character in one of Mrs. Christie's novels. The pool is described as weird and fasci- nating, lying in the heart of a lonely coppice. It is reputed in the countryside to be haunted by the ghost of a beautiful maiden, a woodcutter’s daughter, who, surprised by King John while bathing, LONDON, December 11.—Derothy 'drowned herself there. Arnold’s disappearance 16 years ago s g is believed to have inspired the Amer- = fean movelise, anatha Clatisss cnris.| MOOSE SO PLENTIFUL tie, who has been missing 8 days, to adopt her career of writing mystery fiction. The police are: without clues as to CHILDREN ARE IN PERIL the whereabouts of Mrs. Christie, | Maine Parent Writes to State whose automobile, in which she had driven alons from her home in Sun- ningdale, was found in a hedge on the Su Downs. Several of the House Protesting About Situation. officials directing the search have |By the Associated Press. ventured the opinion that she is dead, but are puzzled at not finding thc body. Interested in Case. AUGUSTA, Me., December 11.— Moose are growing so plentiful and bold in some parts of Maine, school When Dorothy Arnold disappeared |children are reported in danger. In from het home in New York in Janu- | a letter received at the State House ary, 1911, Mys. Christle, a few vears |(,q5y o Washington County man com- her senior, took an intense interest in the search. T golng to New Commission of Fine Arts Will Set | Suriosity her husband, statement to the police said his wife discussed at varlous times the ques. tion of persons disappearing, and con- tended that she could disappear if she desired. “That shows,” he sald, “that the She even talked of |Plained that his four young children York to satisfy her concerning 8o unusual a were unable to walk to their school, a mile distant, without becoming fright ened and turned back by these mon- archs of the forests. “The State protects the moose, and I have to protect my children,” he wrote. “They will not_go to_school unless some one takes them. We are poor people, and cannot afford to keep a horse or automobile.” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 12, 1926—PART 1 SEVEN PRSONERS BEAT UP DERUT Rush Way to Freedom, Leav- ing Guard Unconscious, and Stealing Keys. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, December 11.—Seven prisoners in the St. Louis County Jail at Clayton, a suburb, held on various charges, including murder and rob- bery, escaped late today after assault- ing Deputy Sheriff Rudy Baumer, act- ing deputy. He was knocked uncon- scious by a blow on the head. Three of the prisoners overpowered a motorist near the jail and fled in his automobile. The four others fled on foot. . Squads of officers are' searching the vicinity and patroling all roads out of Clayton. G Prisoners Rush Baumer. Baumer was escorting a trusty, whom he locked up in the “bull ring" on the first floor of the jail, when the seven prisoners, who are allowed the freedom of the inclosure, rushed him. Baumer fought desperately, but was overpowered and knocked uncon- sclous. Taking his keys, the prisoners opened an outer door and dashed to freedom. Baumer regained consclousnese about 10 minutes later, when found by another deputy, and an alarm was sounded. The men who escaped are: Robert E. 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