Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1926, Page 2

House of Detention Inmates Have Big CITY SINGS CAROLS | WITHNATIONBY AIR, Christmee Party ‘ The House of Detention was the e it whon witia were i 20,000,000 Join in Radio| itz Christmas tree Christmas Service, With f mate President Participating. from arols were a sung by all the in- The as arranged by . superintenderit welp of Lieut. Mina Van iead of the Women's Bu cs were lead by He Aldrich of the Epworth Metho i Chureh, accompanicd bert dist T by Miss E CAROL IS MISSING FRONPARIS VILLA istmas, borne the length and breadth | the phantom wings of | augmented by an visible millions of voices, was erent cele- Christian | throughout of Ameri radlo and <hoir of many lifted up last bration of the holidays in re of night greutest the task of in the decoration of | the Capital's "“E joined wholeheartedly in the} rols broadcast by WRC| i hain of v sta AF in New York.| rang with the vibrant of countless moth other elders who | tion of everyday | those of the Na- Pau concerted th ary nspiring oz d ions link The W voices, not only and fathers and form the cross-se life, but with i tion’s first citizens—gathered in front White 1dio set. d 55 ansmsactintia 000,000 Voices Participate. { PARIS, December 1: tie: mer Crown Prince of Run ¢ | been absent from his home in Neuilly, or |2 suburb of Pasis, fo an 30 el hours. Although ‘a lone t 1. his villa said this event return tonight r that the prin Bucharest to of the and tion. | ¥, which he renounce midnight hour | manths Neighbors of "M spirit of the | ma \ \ Iy message | has just advanced his “febration. Reports current i Neuilly are that Carol's private secretary boarded the Simplon express going in the direetion of Bucharest Thursday night. Others ay that Carol left in an au hursday afternoon in time to the Stmplon express leaving Pi pm. Thursday. Tt ported that Carol hoarded the expres at the first stop after leaving Paris, as he did not want to enter the train at the Paris terminal. I’Hellds ay They Saw Him. Yet, are friends of Carol who he vone “mecn fn’ Montmartre re. sorts carly yesterday morning, dan ing to syncovated music, but t Mme. Magda Lupescu, who came with him to France from Rumania and wlio has been his constant companion, was not with him. These friends are certain_ that prince has sepurated from Mme. Lu- pescue, and t she now is living about a mile from his villa. They de- scribe the demeanor of Carol for the past three months as that of a man who hax seen a great light, and.that he appears desirous of having the pub lic at lar of Rumania. forget the past. King Ferdinand, aithough he agreed kin Rumania to Claim Rights to Throne. Press. choir « Church ¥ mas diplomatic s on the resume the Hohenzollern ome n more than 1 feilowship as the voiced the Yuletide service in a tir of good will, dio of in sedon D irch und_every nation niversaries,” he said, time of brotherhood Gentile; Catholie, this period as a mighty sub- thoughts that have their But this is the for all peoples. Jew, Protestant are one at t no other. Tk limation of ide: unites all hearts. Knows No Denomination. ‘adn, 1 out that Christ- overtakes ants in_di he said, it ones ab- death. To these, however, comes at this season the hope { immortality, and with this hope there comes the peace that marks the Yuletide, it was explained. “Christmus exercises a greater con- trol for good in national feeling than any other ' the minister declared. has one voice and knows no denomination. It is the voice of love. “The voice of Christmas never de- clared war. The voice of Christmas never summoned men o battle Br It has never stained fields with the blood of brothers in arms.” Appeals for Sufferers. ). Cadman made an urgent appeal for uid of sufferers in Central Europe, vointing out that in Russia, Rumanis and Poland, untold desolation an arit have eset the’ “heople who ape | Pogk to Rumania. =~ @ «of the sume race as the mother of | when the King made this wish known, psus RS Premier Averescu and the members of £ W hins. 5024, the government refused, ened prospects for all people, he ad-| 1t SOTGOR T aving to the Kin ded. There is a spirit of international | i pyve him shot if he returns brotherhood and & srowing chureh, he | " kg, with @ shadow of a smile, is reported to have replied: “Be caretul he doesn’t have you shot. Regency Is Opposed. Whether Carol actually has left J’aris for Bucharest, or whether, tired out, he will return to his Neuilly home Christmas morning, will not make any difference in the ultimate settlement of the Rumanian dynastic problem, in the opinion_of observers here. There are many Rumanians in Bucharest, according to these observers, who em- phasize that Carol must come back to the country, as they refuse to euter- tain the idea of a regency until the present Crown Prince Mi roung son of Carol from his marringe to Princess -Helen, reaches the age of 18, as prescribed in the Ruifinanian constitution. If Carol does return to Rumania, it will mean the overthrow of Premier Averescu and his regime, and the TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HURT MANY PEOPLE P A T i by Taxicab Knneks lhn Down Earlyn arol has announced he will insist that the National Peasants party, the This Morning, Causing Possible | second lurgest group in the chiamber, Fracture of Skull. be called into power. und Dr. mas n poin it celel the t he time, now is anxious tl with bright- 2 . is young, the best is yet hn concluded. Dr. Cadman then offered n Christmas prayer as chimes rang out their midnight sig- nal. Ther: Rowe and Dr. Harry 1 director of the the final was a paus e music New York choir, started «arol “silent Night.” The voice of Christmas had spoken, and in so doing had ndded a new and epochal chapter not only to religious, iut to radio history. The achieve- ment was made possible through vangements by The Star and other prominent newspapers of the country. These deputies are all youns, ener- |getic Rumanians. Their program lis for recognition of Russta, an amiable arrangement of the Bessara- and School streets southwest about { bfan l‘:ublem. an-l1 senk; ;cm“ of the 2:30 this morning, Ge Dahube question in a friendly way T T oueons’ | with Great Eritain, Prance and Ttal d : . while maintaining the present pos ahalf street southwest, was knock-|gonor the Little Entente. ed down by a taxicab and seriously hurt. He was taken to Emergency Hospital and for n possible vacture of the | A collision hetween two automobiles | | While ssing at’ Four-and-a-half o'clock FLYERS DELAYED ‘IN REACHING GOAL Pan-Ameniun Phnes. Bearing U. 8. President’s Message to Mexi- can Executive, Are Halted. at Twelfth and R streets about 1:30 o'elock this morning resulted in in Ty to two oceupants of one of the | cars. Mary Attle, 20 years_old, 1663 flarvard street, sustained a dislocated shoulder. while Romeo Gouldie, 27 ears old, 1503 Connecticut -avemue, was cut_about the face Dby broken ! zlass. They were treated 4t Emer- wency Hospital. Hugh 0. Co. colored, Va., was knocked down by an auto- miobile near Thirty-third and Bank tx, yesterday afternoon. He was ated at Georgetown University tiospital Others _included watfic accidents were. Danie olored, 2 years old, 1011 avenue: Gladys Youns, 114 Ninth stre Johnson, colores 'wenty-seventh street SAKS GIVES 6VERCOATS TO 100 DESTITUTE BOYS Are Dounated by Clothing Firm—Some Get New Dollar Bills. Vienna, By the Aspsociated Pres MEXICO CITY, December 25 Failure of the pan-American flyers to make their scheduled arrival in Mexico Uity yesterduy caused much jisappointment in the _Amej lony here. A welcoming dinner be last night, at which’ Ambassador She field was fo he present ix believed the two aviator | reuched Vera Cruz Thursday and will © to Mexico City by train today. the other fiyers will come in in from where Capt. nd Lieut ild left them behind assador Shet- jfield plans to_entertain the aviators | at Christmas dinner and also will give a dance at the embassy in the Monday night. Other Ame; cals ¢ arranging { ment Arrangements for the delivery of the good-will letter which the flyers are the proud |bringing from President Coolidge to oats this | President Calles will be made after shey .Alll\fi FIRM ASKS INJUNCTION TO UPHOLD STORE LEASE dget & Co., case Tor 20 v and hasement of the Building, in course Fifteenth and G total rental of $1,100,000, day filed suit for injunction District Supreme Court agalnst the owners and contractor of the build ing to prevent the proposed depres glon of the first floor of the structure. Through Willlam G. Jobnson the clothing firm savs its lease calls for the first floor to be flush with the sidewalk, and to have w cortaln Lelght. The bulding, us now prog calls fu the first floor to be street level, it Qs stat in of the itract of leasce. s defendants are the Nu of the boys ure | tional Sham nis and Robert M s Burnett of B trustecs, holding are utterly destitute, according to the f title to the Jumes' Stewart vecords which Mrs. Glenn checked|& Co. of New Jersey, the builder, s cach group of fwo or three boys)and Ralph O. Wilson and Frederick was wh E. Markue of Washington, in ye ¥ ot Brand-New Garmen an offi- als ar entertain- hundred boys be possessors of brand-n Christmas i seventh venuc ame w o from and who obscrved thed of giving clothin wards of the Associ Crisp new dollar Wlls were ust into eful fists of wany the little hoys. A long line of hoys stretched enth street to the stol he Mrs. L. B. Glenn, the Assoclated Charities, twem inside to be fitted by a group of * sollcitous salesmen. Acting Sergt. J. L. Thompson of the first precinet he eager lads in check pressed excitedly forward. The youths arrived eurly on the « ccompanied mostly by their der brothers or sisters, who voiced hefr gratitude to the donor. Some were shy, some were visibly fubilant, the equally happy stors busied themsclve findir possible tit for each pud straightened shoulde The families of . severely handicupped Suks street Pennsyl mual custom K ho say they years on the | evound ne Wushington ion of streets yester- in the they Rumors Say He Is on Way to! | times a week 1 nd especially the people | to the renunciation of Carol i lhal come | that | Minister of | ¢ honor | new | THE EVEN |SANTA IS LINGUIST IN EMBASSY CALLS %Christmas Observed in Varied. | Ways by Envoys, But Amer- ican ldeas Prevail. You've got to give Santa Claus| credit for being a real diplomatist, He | deserves it. With 63 cmbassiex and | legations in Washington, representin a bewildering contrast in foreign | tongues and Yuletide customs, this versatile dispenser of Christmas cheer today overcame ol les that would | have brought wrinkles of worry to the brow of any veteran member the ate Department staff. Being an internation rank, known and beloved by children | corner of the world, Snata aus didn’t find his task bere a haf at.all. He didn't have to ponder nights over the diplomatic list to find out which household had eager anticipating children and which had mere bachelors. Nor did he have to | figure out beforehand whether he | should come down the chimney on { Christmas eve at one embassy or | whole night e For in many { holds of Washington 1 little children were around their Christmg trees, while lin the average American home, they wero still looking hopefuliy e i ehinmey or keeping sleepy ey ben {in expe of catehing of th “hristinas list of the first h pign house night, the king merry ol Open House at Lmbassies. is the invarfable rule that when {an ambassador or winister has | children in his own family. he be comes host to the children of the em- | bassy staff and frequently to his coun- | try people residing in Washington. So u foreign household is keep ing_open house toduy. i Nowhere else n the United States, including even the Last Side of New | York, is Christmas celebrated in mors ways than in Washington. Prepara- tions for the Yuletide were made : frequently in non-Christian hom where the: o _children as In thos who revere the Christ child. But in foreign diplomatic corps so lare. | that in Washington, there are natural | racial groups whose youngsters ob- serve century-old customs. But even in most of these households something American spirit of celebration in the ceremonies. pug the children from the older countries of Kurope and from those countries of the far North whero | Santa Claus would surely be out without his sleigh and reindecy the interesting religlous customs_of Christmas time largely prevailed. Not all the little folk in these call this old chap Santa does he arrive in all night before Christmas. Sometimes | he comes a week earlier and some- | But most of the | children in Washingtow's foreign col- | ony conform to the American custom of celebrating Christmas today Christmas in Latvia. | In many of the old world countries, | Christmas day, as a day of religlous | observance and celebration, takes sec ond place to New Year and Faster. | But.not so in little Latvia, where the Yuletide spirit relgns supreme and where no home, however, humble, is without its decorated tree on Christ- mas e or old and young alike, Christmas is regarded as the most sacred of all holidays in Latvia, an occasion for general rejoicing and mer- riment. 1t is not surprising, therefore, that the household of the Minister of Latvia and Madame Seya adhered to | the traditional custom of their home- land in obser istinas for thelr three charming children, George, aged 9; Mirdza, 7. and Andr In Lutvia, the little children watch by the fiveside for “Old Man Christmas,” as Santa Claus is known in that distant land. He's very much like our beloved Sar | with flowing white whixkers and jolly countenance. e, too, carries a pack of toys and good things and distributes them in homes and public places. But the good people of Lat wait for Christmas day to hold their celebration on eve, which explains the 1']:]1\ hours indulged in at the legation last night. For the threo little children of the legation, last night proved a wonde: ful night. During three weeks tl had been preparing for it. Christmas | carols, poems and storfes must bLe memorized by all‘the voungsters of Latvia, and b in Washington af forded no e At the Christmas tree celebra ast night all the le- gation houseliold assembled. Then little George, ) a und Andrew had | to recite their pieces and sing their carols before they could pounce upon the generous gifts heaped under tha | tree. Thére were gifts for everybody, {and Minister Seyva, whio explained the | interesting custome of - his country ! vafd that the ohildren’s gifts to the parents were always ‘imade by their own hands, | Day Has, Educational Valu | Aside from the spirif of jollification | uls at Christmas time, he | explained that the celebration in | Tatvia was intended to have an edu- cational value as well. After the tree | ceremony at the ion, there was an | old-fashioned | “goose” dinner, more ongs, and the three tired, but happy | youngsters were tucked into bed. Chinese children, except those in the missions and foreign schools, know little, vthing, about the Christian celebration’ of Christmas. IFor them the Chinese New Year is the great event in their voung lives. But at Chinese legation here there was Americanized ¢hr in store for the zation staff, ¥ze and Mme are tho Americanized, and | their youngest children, Betty Juli and Alics u outdo most Americ | ehildren in’ geting fun out of Chr ‘m. 5. i sradunte of Central | Iigh ol andCimall ee e [legation always keeps open house on Christy for their many Wash- ington friends and for the Chinese students residing h Miss Maimie Sze of the household, vacation ut home. She is a student at National Park Semi; and while she is too grown-up to ride on the veloeipede and scooter that - lighted the heart of her little | | Betty to Mixs Maimie bad : o gifts—pretty things thav| appeil to any American school- gl The Minister's two oldest boy lare in in England, so their | | Christm rwarded | | seve | injoy Celebration. two other small children atton, Pearl, the daughter Mr. and Mrs. Pih_Min-Yu, and . tie little son of Lao Wei-Shiu - fathers are secreturies. Pearl n't speak English, but she knows “Christmas tree” means, for she has one today. Her little friend Juck, which is his adopted American name, will share the tree with b hen Doth the youngsters will go over | to the legation during the day and | { join in the tr bration the | young Sze children. For irist- | | mus would be complete for them with- out a lighted decorated tree that nearly touches the ceiling, At dinner | lthis cvening, the Minister and his | wife will hiave as their guests several | of the Chinese students and members of the legation staff. Miss Edith Maltzan, 7-year-old daughter of the German Ambassador: ' | Lt a little | Dr, Sze child | Suo-Ke the young lady | is spending her | would school | Baroness M tmas | ce | him. NG _STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. SATURDAY, HMARRIS & EWING me of the embassy children Sa Upper_left to right: Edith, daugl ts milia_and Manue Ambassador and Senora de Tellez: | Austria_and Mad Prochnik. Center left to right: George, M ster of Latvia and Madame Seya; Alice, Madame Sze. Luis, son of the Mi Patric dza and Andrew, DECEMBER 25, 1926. ta Claus visited here last night. ter of the German Ambassador and de Tellex, children of the Mexican daughter of the Minister off ildren of the M daughter of the Chinese Minister and i h‘r of llollduu'. mul \nmm de Bogran. at her own Christmas various children of the celebration started last ntinue today. No- | tmas spirit more nd the hostess for the embassy. The night, and it will ¢ where iy the Chr prevalent than in ¢ traditional celebruti and was rigidly of dor and Baroness Mal a formal dinner, that fined to the family and some of the members of the embassy staff. But at midnight the whole staff joined in the singing of the songs sung all over Germany in honor of Weinacht Abend, leading with the ever popula wie de Nacht, Heilige Night, Holy Night). n-did not gve ffair being con- | Gay Austrian Legatios Mme. Prochnik, being formerly Gretehen Stirling James of Mass setts, combines American with natlve customs at the celebration for th children of the Austrian legation. So also does Countess Nzechenyi, for- merly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who presides over ‘the hospitable house hold of the Hungurian legation. No household s errler at Christ. | mas time than that of the Austrfan Le The centurfes-old customs of Austria, which makes as much over Christmas as her neighbor Germar featured the holiday which began last night for the four youngsters of the houschold. First of all there is Loranda, 18 years old, daughter of the minister’s first wife. Then in point of age came Valerie, 9: dgar, 7, and Patrician, 4, who are Mme. Prochnik's own children For this happy hou a round of pleasures and obsel which will continue to ¥ when the matlves of a celebrate with solemn services the coming of the Magi or the Christ- mas of the Gentiles. The legation today kept “open house” and for all the children connected with the staft and their friends there was a great tree, At the Hungarian legation, the three youngest children of Countess Szechenyt, = Nandine, Sylvia and Gladys, combined the American man- ner -lebrating with the religious customs of their native home. Dutch Christmas Plans. akie, de Graeff stmas, he would to celebrate in Mise | ehold there will 1f were little Jacob, or here this Chri how them all how the good old Dutch way, But the Netherlands legation 18 without a Minister at present and the tw Par old son of the secretary, Baron van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout, and his wife, was the monarch of all he sur- veyed. e real Christmas celebra tion in t land of St. Nicholas is observed December 6 but the lega- tion staff observed their Washington iion today, like most other | colmmeéenorates the Kind old bishop who loved children 5o much that on. this feist day of December 6, the entire nation joins In honoring Nicholas is always repre. sented in full canonical robes which lend an air of dignity and severity to the impersonator. St. Nicholas in Holland, however, is a4 great man who brings bags full of toys and pours forth his treasures on all. Amster am claims the honor of first cele- brating the Feast of St. Nicholas as the patron of childre: old St icholas came to New York with the first Dutch settlers along the Hudson and when some of them returned home in later years they brought with them a small black boy to help St. Nicholas carry his bulging ba So St. Nicholas now always has a small negro boy on i donkey riding behind him. But the little child at the legation here is going to cele brate Christmas just like bis friends, t least, the little black attendant of Nicholas will be missing. The Central Amecrican and South American envoys represent a compact group in Washmgton, and their Christmas observances are founded on the old Spanish traditions. Mexican Embassy Observance. The Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez, among the leaders in this group, have three small chil- dren to whom Christmas means just | with the tion I laughte | tention lots of toys and good times. For the elder fol the embassy, the rell gious « ies of the day are strict Iy observed. flin de Tellez is about 5 years old. Hee brother Manuel about 3, and then there ix Baby Luls, who boasts only 15 months, and wili | ¥ be made supremeiy happy with a| noisy rattle and.a soft, hugable doll. | At the Colombian legation the two irls of the family, Maria and Lucla o Olaya, are going fo have a tree, of course, and a { nnn ‘mates among the lega- staff. But Christmas finds the and happy family of the Pan- Minister, Senor Don_ Ricardo J 0, homeward bound, and the sus mansion at 1535 New Hamp- avenue will miss the echoing n, the largest diplomatic Washington. While: hin the family has served to interrupt the heretofore gay celebrations of the Honduran A ter and Senora de Bogran, their two little children will celebrate the day in their own chosen way. Luis is four years old and his brother Fausto is only 20 months of age, but they were the reciptents of many at- HARRIS & Ewrr = {CAPITAL IS AGLOW WITH YULE SPIRIT, No Rumanian Childr At the Rumanian legation the no small children in the family Minister Cretziano, who has bheen here scarcely more than w month, but he lias u charming. ond talented daugh- ter, Mlle, Jeanne, who is the voung- est’ diplomatic hostess in Washington. | Mlie. Jeanne is old enough to preside with poise and grace over u diplomatic household, but her 18 years do nof bar her from entering into the genial Yuletide spirit. To her the round of social events during Christmas week | has been a source of genuine pleasure. The British embassy, usually the scené of such joyous Christmas cele- brations, is in mourning. Sir ksme Howard and Lady Howard have just returned to Washington, following the death of their eldest son, sme How- ard, §r., whom they buried in England. Consequently; there was no formal ob- servance of Christmas at the embassy today for the younger children of the family. Nor will the children of the embassy staff make merry a§ usual, being content to spend the day quietly at home. An interesting diplomatic colony is housed at the Wardman Park Hotel, including members of the Spanish, Irlsh Free State, Bolivian and Nic: raguan legations, besides the attaches of a number of others. The Amba: sador of Spain and Senora de Padilla will éntertain at dinner en famille in | the Florentine room at the Wardman Park Hotel tonight, when those pres- ent will include the mémbers of their own family and the embassy staff. The Ambassador has three = charming daughters who assist their parents in receiving guests. The two young ladies of the Irish Free State household have Leen e Joying the round of social events inc dental to Christnias week, leaving to their 7-year-old sister, Fithna Smiddy, the full enjoyment of their Christmas BRIAND PERCEIVES PEACE ADVANOING im0l S | Singing of carols on the streets and In Christmas Message to American | ™Idnisht services usbercd in Christ: mas here. The Press, Denies Truth of Pre- |ut the Baptist Church, : ¢ automobiles from place to place, and paredness Stopping War. for two hours and until midnight o kept the town astir with their songs. A large congregation of all de- nominations gathered in St. Catholic Church for the usual mid- night services. Mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. John T. Coola- han, and a special program of music was rendered by the choir. The sanctuary was beautifully decorated. Midnight services were also held at St. Martin's Catholic_Church, thersburg, and at St. Rose's Catholic Church, Cloppers. At the pastor, Rev, John S. bruted mass, and at St. celebrant was Rev. Woodstock College. elaborate musical program dered, and both churches were beau- titully decorated. Rev. Charles O. Rosensteel, the pastor, conducted mid- night services at St. John's Catholic Church, Forest Glen, where a large congregation assembied, and similar services were held at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Barnesville. Services, which began 11:30 p.n. and continued until after mid- night, were conducted by the rector, Rev. Millard F. Minnick, In Christ iscopal Church, Rockville, and at 6 o'clock this morning the Christmas_sorvices were held in the Rockville Daptist Church, being con- ducted by the pastor, Rev. are of (Continued from imited abilities. A spe {dinner was on the program. Service Men Celebrate. Celebrations were staged at military and naval posts, with tion for the me Numerous veteran's looked after the entertainment lies. The American War {Club necessities and familie Wear: elers, called homes by a wanderlust th: be foregone, because of spec cies, featured playthings to Christmas eve H. of John pastor at Union Station. Rev. Bomberger, assistant singing. Press Club Fete. Chureh and stage joined in the pre: entation of the National Press Christmas carols were vesterday. by Club sung under the direction of Dr. Harned. The soloists Mamie Rouse and Masters. Misses were Miss sented a musical a Also tmas. Midnight Services Rockville Ch carolel By the ted Pr PARIS, December Foreign Min- ister Briand, in a Christmas messaga to the American press, today denied the truth of the old adage that the best means to p erve peace was to prepare for wr Christmas, he said, was a good time to reckon up what had been done rather toward preparing for peace. He gave ny eredit for making a real effort to bring about complete | reconciliation and said that [ lieved, with Foreign Ministe mann of Germany and Forcign Secr tary Sir Austen Chamberlain of Great Britain, that the year 1927 would see the new spirit of Locarno more large- Iy spread through the minds of the peoples of the world. The old Latin adage had it that preparation for war was the best guarantee of peace,” M. Briand said “We know today to what terrible con- sequences may lead the acceptance of such a method of reasoning, and at an hour when in Occidental thoughts | are evoked the memory of the old, Christmas and the great hope that | spread through the’ world in connee- | with it, we may with profit n up what been done toward ration for peac pr “The Indians of the New World n.ul {already domufluud the guinea and alpaca by the t A seientist ‘has figured that once | around the universe is 63,000,000,000,« 000 times the distance from the earth |llama, mily celebration to the sum. . — | Railv LED BY PRESIDENT 1l Christmas 1 local appe- tizing dinners as the centérs of attrac- organizations of needy ex-service men and their fami- Veterans' active in the distribution of such from_their could not al exigen- took part In the caroling that under the auspices of the Travelers' Ald Soctety the Church of the Epiphany, directed the a Christmas program at the | choir of the Church of the Ascension, lbert W. Miss Jessie Jane and Ginger Rodgers, appearing this week at Keith's, pre- Feature assembled proceeded in | Mary's Gai- usual | IMURDER OF NINE s LAID T0 HUSBAND .Bomes of Woman and Her Eight Children Dug Up on Texas Ranch. By the Associat Press, FARWELL, Tex., December i Secrecy was maintained today regar ing the whereabouts of George .| Hassell, 45-year-old Texas Panhandlc rancher, who was charged with mu der last night following the discov of the bodies of his wife and elght children in a dugout at ranch home, near here. Hassell was removed pital at Clovis, N. Mex.. few hours after he had been take there suffering from self-inflict knife wounds, He stabbed himse when officers came to search ranch at the request of neighbo who reported the family had ) | missing nearly three weeks. Spirited Away by Officers. Physicians at Clovis refused to give the details of Hassell's removal from | the hospital other than to say he had been “spirited away,” probably by of ficers. Although doctors at first said he had little cl for recovery { they later announced that while his | condition was serious, he probabl would surviv Authoritie tion clined to confir | ranchers had assembled the Texas-New Mexico < the case. tion of he thei from a he last night inforr They y reports tl point ¥ X the slavings v extended today to reports of cire stances in the death f Has brother, whose widow he married tyo aso. > bodies were found wrapped ad been buried abou the coroner said. The ged in age from o years A except the youngest a parently had been killed with an ax found in the dugout. The baby hud Leen choked. The dead, besides the mother: Altor 21; Virgil, 18; Maude, | ssell, 124 David, 7: John, 6; Mar 4 Samuel, 2 Sells Farm Kquip Neighbors said they paid little at | tention to the aligence of the family | the first week, as Hassell told them [he planned to movs to Oklahoma and {had sent his wife and stepchildren \(ht He also told of his affection for the children and plans he had | made for them. This was partly sul | stantiated, neighbors Lelieved, whes he sold about $1,600 worth of farm equipment about two weeks ago. Hassell appenred dazed when taken | to the hospital and was unable to tell of his movements during the laxt wonth. A correspondent of the News at Amarille north of here, ssell was not told of the finding of the bodies and that he apparently was delirious from the time the officers appeared until re moved from tha hospital. The Hasvell ranch is located in the plains section of the Panhandle and up until a few years ago was devoted mostly to grazing. Although wheat farming brought many settlers, the il, and UNDERWOOD. ENGINEER BLAMED FOR CRASH S DEAD ‘Nmeteen of Twenty Killed m‘ Southern Wreck Are Identified. section is still sparsely settled. - = By the Associated Pre i ATLANTA, pecemer 5| LARKIN C. GARRETT Bodies of 19 of the 20 victims the crash between the Ponce De Leon and| ALLOWED $5,000 BAIL the Royal Palm, both crack Southern | trains, at Rockm . 1y night, had been :aenuno(flOne of Brotlwrs Serving in Vir- ¥, and most of them had been sent | to their homes. The six remaining in| ginia for Slaying Pastor Wins an undertaking establishment here | = | had been claimed and were expec Unusual Ruling. to be shipped today. | i No trace to the identity of (lw’ % | twentieth victim, found in the wreck-|Special Dispateh to The Star |age yesterday afternoon, had been| “RICHMON Pecember found. The body was mangled S0|yparkin (. Garrett of Cumberland, one of the two brothers c ‘munlm of Rev. tist minister. Ix sterday moved in the Circuit Cour for writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release. Tis counsel appeared be- fore Judge R. Carter Scott and pre- sented the petition. The attorney general was ut once notified, and when his assistants appeared they de- clared they had been taken unawares by the move and were not prepared to answer any of the question& raise i or to consult the laws cited as the basis for the demand Judge Scott allowed the prisoner $3,000 bail until February 10 in lieu of the writ. Th ruling establishes u precedent Counsel for Garrett contended that his. imprisonment should date from the day he was sentenced, two months rior to June 24, 192 when he and ’ his brother, R, C. C rett, entered !Il- prison—Larkin to serv four and Robert five for the me For good behavior they ar led to one-third off, CITIZENS TO DEBATE NEW BOND POLICIES Change in Flml Relations Will Be Considered at Public {badly it was believed identification { would be impossible. | " Reports from hospitals, where near- {1y a score of injured were taken, were | that all were expected to recover. Mrs. George Hardy of Toronto, Ontario, whose 7- 10 son and S-year-old daughter were killed in the wreck, was reported improved todu Among those fatally injured in the crash was Robert M. Pearce of Rome. Ga., who was at the throttle of the northbound Ponce de Leon when the | fiier crashed head on into the Royal | Palm, southbound from Chicago. The | Royal Palm was standing on the main track awaiting the passing of the northbound train on a siding. While Pearce was conscious until half an hour before his death, he was injured | s0 serfously that members of his fam- | ily would allow him to talk but little. angineer Corrie of the Royal Palm who jumped to safety when he saw the northbound train pass the switch | and head toward him, gave a graphic {account of the accident. N “We were waiting for the Ponce de Leon to take the switch and pass u he said, “when instead she roared past | jand came toward us. I yelled to the fireman to jump and tied the whistle | down. Then I jumped, cleared @ fence and leaped a ditch before the crash came.” CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST PLANS YULE PROGRAM “The Shepherd’s Vision” to Be| Staged by School Members | The | for th Tomorrow. expensive he Shepherd's Vision™ titte | 81 S008 of a Christmas service which will be | ¢pe rendered at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomortow evening at 8 o'clock by members of the church school. It will be a “white gifts for the Ki service, with organizations viduals bringing gifts. | tion, under a new polic The pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, | yecently by Jumes G will preach at 11 a.m. on “Our Eternal | president. Home.” This will be the laxt Sunday | The federation at which devotional bouks will be on | tion adopted several weeks ago by th display. am. the church | petworth Citizens’ Association, recom school meets and at the close special | mending bond issues to raise funds features concerning Christmas will be | for extension of the public schout given.. A Christmas social evening |building program, but the two con will be held for the school Tuesday | mittees plan to canvass the whole at 8 o'clock, at which a Santa Claus | question of a bond Issue. including the play will be rendered. project for $10.000.000 fund to A watch night service will be con- | finance purchase of land for parks. ducted by the pastor and the young | The committecs will recommend people Friday at 9 o'clock. During [policy for the consideration of the the first hour the story of Ben-Hur, | federation after lln hearing by Lew Wallace, will be given as an illustrated lecture, followed by a so [CANDLE SERVICE IS HELD. clal perio VALENTINO’S ESTATE SUED BY POLA NEGRI By the Associated Press, LOS ANGELES, December Pola Negri, financee of Rudolph Val- entino at the time of his death, I filed claim against his estate 000 with interest, which the | actress says is due her on a loan made {to Valentino a year ago, “It was a business pr to anoth money yment on rty on which An% | contra to build home. This happened ginning of the year 1926, and at the time the loan was extended it was ap- parently very much needed.” adoption of District of L new fiscal policy issuing bonds for public improvements will dered by the tiscal relation nd legislati m committens. leration of Citizens' tions at a public aring in the | room ‘of the District Building | day night at 8 o |1t will be the first conducted by committees o is the boartt \ur Yaden before it a resolu Anacostia M E. Church Hears Ser- mon on “Light.” candle service was held ut o'clock this morning at the Anacostia | Methodist Episcopal Church, Four- teenth and U streets southeast. While the congregation was seated, ach holding a candle, four Boy couts who had obtained lighted can Polish “|dles from the pastor, Rev, Howard { Lambdin, at the altar, went through | the churéh and lighted the candles of the congregation The pastor preached mon on “Light.” Carl Mi ist, rendered Christmas number: the choir sang Christmus carols position from | said Mis was loaned Beverly . Hills Valentino had pretentious bout the be to | proy In the d Hamurabi, years ago, perfumery was considered 80 essentlal that even the servants wers ordered to use it. 4,000 I