Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1926, Page 17

THE EVENING NGTON, STAR. WASHIN EXPLOSION WRECKS INDIANA MINE AND rescue workers and observers at the mouth of after the explosion last Thursday, in which 1 have been takea from the mine, with several men stiil un over the mine shaft was biown off by the explosion. TAKES . No. 2 of the aught. counted for. GOOD FRIE! tennis ace, a CUTTING AN ICE CAPER AT LAKE PLACID. Winter sports are in full swing these days at Lake Placid, N. Y. Miss Marjorie Boerick of Chicago, one of the best of the fair skaters at the resort, executes what known as a “back left outside edge, rising to point.” It looks as hard as it sounds. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. tennis_battles. Francisco at their A e of bodies he top of the bricl \eme OFF THE D. €. MONDAY, DE( '‘EMBER 13. 1926. cvowd of ton, Ind., ready k structure Phoio e recent COURT. Suzanne Lenglen ( and Mary K. Browne, American star, a tennis pro with her, are now warm friends despite their almost daily The racket TANKER EXPLOSION SIHAK fighting the flames after fh hored off Bre wo af the ight), French who is_pioneering as wd for San Wide World Photos. expl NEW YORK HARBOR. ¥ ht ahoard lecls usly the twisted vjured ’hotos HOUSE Tilson, Republic with his golf exercise. LEADER TRIES INDOOR GOLF He is shown CAMER\ A7 he ht on the d after e rowas sel ~when this into the hurt, and spot 1shin, ously Representative John Q. sn't let the season interfer one of his frequent ind workouts with the clubs in the House gymnasium. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. SHOT OF RACING ng car skidded at a curve and mechanician are hot le to walk from the track German r: il. The drive both we puff being put to use by this young powder puff reveals that modern from those used by the ancient Indi EVEN THE ABORIGINEES USED IT. dug up there the other day by Ralph The eameraman bappened to on the Berlin speedway vnd over- h shown thrown clear of the car. k after recovering from the shocx. Wide World Photos. The “rouge” pot and powder lady of Catalina Island, Calif., were lidden, archeologist. The st are somewhat of a departu ians. Acme Photos Women Adopting Profanity of Men, Writer Declares JEWS BRAND FORD CHARGES ‘RUBBISH Characterized hy Samuel Untermyer “Like Ravings of a Madman.” IN CHRIS By the aciated Press, NEW YORK., December 13 Many modern women, in_addition to imitating men intellectually, have adopted the pfanity, vul- garity, skepticism ‘and cynic of men, in the opinion of Dr. Durant, auther ofs “The Stor; Philosophy Dr. Durant, A ed Letter Are No Trace of who gave his views in a lecture last night, blamed the introduction of factory machinery with giving employment to«women and fending to break down homie life. He suggested that the funda- mental concern of women should be the rearing of children and the By the Associated Press NEW YORK, December 13.—Amer- jean Jews were up in arms tods against new charges in Henry Ford's weekly, the Dearborn Independent. Samuel Untermyer, New York law- yer, characterizes the Ford cha As “rubbish” and “like the building of homes. ©f a madman.” He challen automobile manufacturer to enter MEMORIAL SERVICES 4n a libel suit based upon previous | #milar charges. The plaintiff in | | Requiems Are Conducted at Metro- politan A. M. E. Church and that case is Herman Bernstein, edi- for of the Jewish Tribune. Dunbar High School. By the Associated Press. LONDON, the case of Mrs. Christie, missing She left the home Col. Archibald Ch: dale, Berks, at 10 o'cl lalone in her | Friends assert ths was happy and some the belief that she ha {The Westminster asser home she wrote a band, which amounts well message, indicat had been reacl resolved to saerifice | commit some drastic this letter is in the ha Left Sealed In addition, it Christie left opened only being founc Thousands of perso) ctives. physicians a ding in the search of her disappearance presided | automobile was_fou at opening _ceremonies of Columbia |containing a grip w Lodge and Temple. John H. Wilson, [ some papers in it, bi master of ceremonies, was introduced | has come to naught. by Edward Turner, chairman of the| Sunday motorists memorial committ Rev. Charles E. | large numbers, Stewart, pastor Metropolitan A. M. E. |having ~bloodhounds | Church. welcomed the lodge, to which | downs, swamps and b Richard R. Horner responded. Robert | ing an 34 Jewish Control Denied. | Branch recited Bryant Chanatop- | Mr: RiThe Jews do not own or control 2 mes S. Chapman delivered [eral detective S, per cent of the press,” he continued to departed memb Wal- |opinion of Sir 1®he Jew has as much to do with | lodge history. | Lane, the eminent s jaking war as the Hottentot and he | Musical numbers were rendered by |victim of her own pi s not been a war prof unless | Mr ence Butcher, Mrs. Kather- | thinks she probably @pnry Ford and his like are -Jews, Deane and Frank Williams. | hiding. W Dew, ashich, fortunately for us, they lemorial committee wads: d- | spector of nat Purner, Frank Washington, | of memor: $|,'.u s Marshall <4 Strauss Challe & The Independent declines a chal- han Strauss, philanthro- ord select eight out of a of 10 leading publicists vymen of New York to weigh ations nst the Jews, . rd article says th: such a §8ry might not know if Jewish Question exists d would not dare 18 it it did declare that nternational Jew” controls the | 1 centers of Government. in the Federal syvstem, woed th chiefly | and ge Declined. The annual colored Elks’ memorial is were held by Columbia Lodge mple, Morning Star Lodge and Tempic last night. Columbia vere held at the Metropiltan hurch. Morning Star and es were held in the Dun- | \ High School Auditorium W. H. Davis, exalted ruler, Forest A. F [ M rest ser g.mm owns Fesponsible fo e chie profite s Tfr. Unterm | Y Reserve press, is war er says t system, of @min Strong is governor, “hos 95 por £¥nt of its managers and directors pon-Jews and has no connection with the Jews of the country. it a serve Christie is th the eulogy ter Dixon reviewed the s - the di | continued absence of W.| At the time st | Christie said his wife had been suffering frc tration, adding, “sh nervous case.” = Mrs. Christie is a late Frederick Mfllt-r FOUR COASTE Mr. Untermyer's M. Young, lHoward Walker ‘mer wer, said Ler and E. A. Thomas “T don’t think we Rhines introduced used to be. 1 uller, master of ceremonies, haps it war Dubar services. The memo. ng in s!| John it Stephen at the rial rule ;S Wa ephen S. Wise declared the | Rev wre old defamations of | 10 proved forgeries | foremost scholurs and of the Nation News Agency which distributes in west that it will papers as tolerant 't explain psychology, ®om the times every period th appear tion of the grand exalted s “loyd C. Payne. H ington recited “Thanatopsis.” 1. Washington paid tribute Absent Brothers” and Mary eulogized the “‘Absent L numbers _wer chory hool for Metro from | Rosu | | in of “Our Jackson aughters. rendered h i Women, pol Rehoboth Connelly, by some of th religious leade Trs Mansion Rochiester, N newspapers ern New York, announ refu to distribute F hereafter chotr, ning Sc » chorus from Zion Church, a trio Baptist Church, Mrs. Mrs. Fannie Curry ephen Miss Blanche Willi ms. tharge comprised: Charles Richard- Stephen Fuliel B | Jones, W. H. Jones, James berley, C. C. Coleman, Horace E. Bell, Joseph Carter, Noah Slaughter, Dr. Leo Holfon, Dr. Henry Heath, R. P. Ja Williams and William Beck, in Motor y TLE FALI |': #).—Four boys cu sled were killed here their sled was struck Will Be Hospitalized. First Lieut. Edward A. Hillery, Air Corps, at Langley Field, Va., has been ordered to this city for treatment st Waltex JKeed General Hospitaly [ son, W were Philip Casullo, 12; Michael Lamana, Bucenca, 13. December well message and a sealed letter were under discussion today as bearing on Ameri stie, Gaz s that before M letter a sealed in the event of her body stories, William Truck Hits Boys. MYSTERY DEEPENS TIE CASE Farewell Message and Seal Discussed. Novelist. 13.—A fare- Agatha n Clarisse novelist. her husband, at Sunning- lock December 3, of motor car. her home life of them expre: s been murdere te_ however, Christie left to her hus- to a tragic fare ing that the end i and that she was everything and | It is said act. nds of the police. Letter. understood Mrs. letter, to be ns, including de- nd novel near the scene and where her nd December 4 ith clothing and 1t all their work hikers in the hikers and y of . combed ills without find- of her. e author of sev- and in_the Arbuthnot she is a ot weaving. He is alive and in former chief in- rurd, thinks loss is most likely sappearance and the woman. left home Col. e for some time oM nervous pros- he was a very urgeon, daughter of the of New York. RS KILLED. Sledload of N. Y., December asting on a bob- last night when by & motor truck | un the steepest hill in the city 14: John 14, and Michael The driver of the truck and.-a man companion were airesteds the | Names h for one mes for ake the the quintette of Army amphibians assizned to make he “good relations flight” (o Americ ristened the an Frar of significance or another—even t. Louis, i n Antonio and “Detroit in recognition of what these cities are doing in commercial avia- tion. But behind the selection of those names, stands a picture of official Washington rolling its head on sleepless pillows for many nights before the selection w made. Names of international or national heroes of Latin America first were siven consideration. But since each country has a different acknowledged hero, it would be difficult to select five without offending the countries not represented Famous early discoverers also were the list, but again the question solved itself of pos objections. Then the | bus were suggested, torians show ther hips of Colum- but some Latin | five | his- | were three in the | Names for Pan-American Flight Planes And Choosing Emblem Proved Puzzle| | di fle and five names wer coverer's needed. mes of rivers were dn objections, on ice fusion that might arise mission dispatches, ample, Parana La Plata. Nor was the selection of names the only problem. Choice of an em- blem for the planes appeared to have possible international repercu: 2 The first emblem submitted had the upper right edge the American eagle, bearing an olive branch. But to certain oflicials there were things that might be misinterpreted. The eagle was too large. He was placed higher than the South American con- tinent. What was more, flying to- ward it and possibly some one might think the old bird w inning, or even worse, smirking, So, the apparent trite vet practical | names of American cities were adopt- |'ed for the ships, and their | became a conventonal one showing a winged circle inclosing the X and South American continents, t of con the tran: of the CHILD EMPLOYMENT SHOWING INCREASE Bureau Reports Total in Industrial Occupations Gaining Through- out United States. in the total of children em- 1y in nearly all parts of the United States took place in the fiseal vear closed June 30, 1926, ac- cording to the annual report of Grace Abbott, chief of the Children’s Bureau of the Labor Department, today. Miss Abbott based her concluslons on stastistics gathered in 29 large in- dustrial centers, showing that in 25 of these places more children were employed in industry in 1925 than in 1924. Mortality of infants in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington and Oregon, was lower than in any other states in 1925, Miss Abbott said. She urged a two-vear extension of |the gnaternity and infancy act, { through which Federal aid is given | States for the promotion of birth hy- Although progress has been in reducing the deaths of moth- continued effort a , it was said. The infant mortality rate during 1925 for the United States was per 1,000 births. The five leading States had rates of 60 or under. In several States the increases in {children in industrial employment {amounted to substantial percentages, |but Miss Abbott attributed the gains |largely to the fact that general busi- ness was more active during 1925 than the *preceding year. Washington, Secretary Davis had previousl; , was 67.5 per cent, | | mereas [ vloyed indust made Housewives of Penang, in the Straits Settlements, becoming converted to the use of electrical refrigerators and rapses, | | ence will be | The decrease in| TAKOMA PARK BODY IN SPECIAL PROGRAM Citizens' Association to Inaugurate TIts 39th Year Tonight—Will Install Officers. vear of its inaugurated by the koma Citizens’ Association with installation of officers for the ensuing twelve months at its meeting tonight in the Takoma branch of the Publ Library, at Fifth and Cedar streets. Those. who will take office are Ches- ter C. Waters, president; Mrs. Alcena Lamond, first vice president; W. A. Hooker, second vice president; Walter Trey, secretary; W. B. Mauger, assist- ant secretary, and Mrs. Willlam L. White, treasure Irey, secretar: and Charles W. G. Brett will be in- stalled as delegates to the Federation of Cltizens' Associations. The near-completion of two major projects upon which the Takoma P | Association has been working for sev- eral years marks the passing of the body's thirty-eighth year. The Van Buren street subway under the metro- politan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks soon will be fin- ished and the widening of Fourth street at Cedar street, the second proj- ect, is also mearly completed. An informal reception to new mem- bers of the association will be held fol- lowing the business meeting tonight. Light refreshments will be served and non-member residents of Takoma Park | ave invited as well as the members. thirty-ninth exist The | Asks Damage for Dad's Stray Shot. WALKER VALLEY, N. Y., Décem- ber 13 (#).—Because his father shot him, James Weed, 17, has filed a claim with the State Compensation Com- mission. The father, & game warden, fired at a law-defying fisherman, and the bullet richochgted, advanced. | the | emblem | the | RUM PLOT CHARGES BOMBSHELL INOHIO | Indictment of 39 Likely to Be Followed by Action In- volving Others. By CLEVELAND, Decembér of 39 politicians, former justices, raiders and alleged bootleggers dicted by a Federal grand jury cons to violate national hibition laws, will be Cleveland polit 1 circles, says A. Bernsteen, Uhnited States distriet torney. A blanKket indictment avers that the defendants misdirected disposal of confiscated liquor, sending it to pub- lic buildings, to an election booth in Parma village and to a Cleveland hotel. Acceptance of bribes, sale of liquors | and mishandling of liquor cases are also charged. The defendants and their bondsmen will be notified some time this week when they are to appear for arraign- ment, and trial dates probably will be set then. Among those indicted man _Geltman, former € €. Peotw form: justice, and Charles E. Zimmerman, former’ Newburg Heights mayor. Others indicted included attaches of | justice courts and justice court dry Associated Press. ~Trial dry in- for iracy pro- E. ate are Her- Parma justice: Independenc -| raider: Bernsteen has announced that the |inquiry is not complete and intimate: that others high in political organiza- tions may be involved. Election of- ficials are to be questioned concern- ing alleged delivery of liquor to a Parma election booth. The inquiry is to Include other village officials and Justices. FIRST OF E'dHT ACCUSED IN KILLING GOES TO TRIAL Ohio Family Charged With Suffo- cating Boatman and Throw- ing Him in Water. By the Associated Press. WAVERLY, Ohio, —Ben Bellamy, charged with the murder of Ray Flowers, 26, ferry boat operator at Coopersville, Ohio, goes on trial today In Pike County Common Pleas Court. He is the first to be tried of eight defendants, in- cluding his two sons, a brother and a grandson, who are charged with aying. Bellamy his sonsfi Thomas; a brother, ¥ man, a grandson, and Oakley Mont- gomery and Elea Jenkins were rged with the murder after discov- of Flowers' body in the ioto W lungs contained no water. Prosecytor George D. Nye seeks to that the men suffocated Flowel L December 13. Emery and nk: Ben Gor- nd thtew his body in the Wby F 4 bombshell in | Plans to Found $100,000 Church, Honorl ng Father his father by making | possible a $100.000 church edific ; Representative Martin L. 1x of Ohio has taken out the first life . insurance policy of its kind to be issued in the United This is a_fiveyear endowment policy in the sum of $50.000, pay- able. by assignment, to a_ trust com- pany which will- administer the fund for erection of the projected John Davey Memorial Church of Christ (Disciple) at Kent, Ohio. By the time the policy matures the church congregation is to raise an equal amount, making available a total of $100,000. The idea of life insurance be- quests for churches is so new that fewer than a dozen have been is- ned. A r endowment pol- such as Congressman Davey taken out is the first to be used such a purpose. MEXICO TO YIELD RUM SHIP TO U. S. Announcement Indicates Terms of Smuggling Treaty Will Be , Carried Out. To_ honor Associated Press. ICO CITY, December 13.—It is intention. as indicated to the n embs to fulfill the pro- | visions of the smuggling treaty with the United States. This means that the Fren rum-running schooner | Arsene J, at present detained by the Mexican government at Puerto Mexico, probably will be turned over to representatives of the United States sent there for that purpose. The Arsene J is charged with viola- tion of the American prohibition laws. ‘The erabassy assumes that officlals of the United States Coast Guard will be sent here, but is not informed as to detail. This is the rum runner on which two American prohibition agents were seized in American waters and car- ried off to Mexico. “Y” WARS ON PETTING. Association Warits “Beware the Flapper.” NEW YORK, December 13 (#).— With admonitions to “beware the flap. per and her petting parties,” the Young Men's Christian Association has declared nation-wide war on “pet- ting,” says the New York American, The movement also will be consid- ered, at the next meeting, ‘Wednesd: of the Young Women's | Christian Association. Pamphlets are being distributed at association meetings, lectures have been planned and athletic events will be used to keep the mind of youth from the “flapper.’’ A pamphlet by Dr. Max J. Exner, distributed by the national board o* Members to the Y. M. C. A, says “petting i mogk loves” LITA NAY ASK ROME T0 ANNUL WEDDING | Charlie Chaplms Wife Con= sidering Application to Catholic Church Tribunal. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 13.—Lita Grey Chaplin may appeal to the Ro- man Catholic Church tribunal at Rome for annulment of her marriage to Charlie Chaplin, wealthy film comedian. The possibility that she may follow the lead of Consuelo Vanderbilt, the former Duchess of Marlboro, and zlielmi Marconi, the inventor, was v Mrs. Chaplin last night “I have known my rights in such matters as an appeal to the rota tribunal at Rome,” comedian’s strange® wife said. “I have been informed that because Mr. Chaplin was a divorced man when I married him I am in a position to further these rights. Not Ready to Discuss TIssue. “However, T do not wish to go into a discussion of the matter at this time. Any statement must await the discus- sions with my attorney, George Beebe. Mrs. Chaplin intends to return to the Roman Catholic Church, the ligion of her childhood, which she forsook when she married the actor two years ag h » wants (o have her ‘two sons. Charles Spencer, aged 2, by the church, a matte she says she and her estranged hus- band disagreed. Any religious annulment of her marriage to Chaplin which she might seek would in no way alter her plans to break the civil contract performed when the couple were married near Guaymas, Mexico, by a justice of the peace, Mrs. Chaplin explained. She has instructed her attorney to file suit for divorce and custody of their chil dren. Negotiations for a private settle ment of the marital difficulties of Mrs= Chaplin and his young wife fell through when the actor demanded that Mrs. Chaplin give up the custody of the voungest baby. No amount of money, none of Charlie’s milllons, could make me even consider giving up either of my two children,” Mrs. Chaplin declared. F WARNS OF COUNTERFEITS. Secret Service Chief Finds Three New Bogus Bills. Chief Moran of the secret service of the Treasury today announced the discovery of three new counterfeit bills and warned the public to be on the lookout for them. The bogus bills 4 $50 tificate, face plate No. 161; Federal Reserve note on the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, series 1914, and a $10 gold certificate, series 1922, check letter H, face plate No. A AT A \ the old ce