Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1926, Page 7

PLANE CRASH LAID - TO'BLIND ANGLES Inability of Pilots 1o See in All Directions Blamed in Death of Four. By the Associated Press RANTOUL, I, December ability of an airplane pilot to get more than a limited view from his cockpit of the air ahead of his machine was yecognized as a hazardous element in fiying by a military board of inquiry efter investigating the mid-air colli- sion of two planes over Chanute Field Wednesday, in which four flying of- ficers were killed. “The board concluded that when the two ships came together almost head- on. 400 feet above the field, each pilot was unable to see the other machine because they approached “at blind Officers pointed ‘out that the mbility of a pilot to see in all di tions long had called for great caution in flying when two or more planes were in the air. Many a time pas- sengers in the rear cockpit have been asked to keep an eye out for planes from other directions because the rear t offers a better view of the sur- roundings from different angles than the pilot’s seat. Occi said, collisions have bee: sengers. ted that possibly awter of Hunting. ton, W. Va sight a second be- fore the the other plane, flown by Lieut. Henry Kunkel of Co- lumbia, Mo., but not in time to swing clear. : Maj. William McChord, who headed ihe board of inquiry, pointed out that the problem of “blind angles” is to aviation the same problem which motor car manufacturers faced a few years ago, when closed cars came into vogue with tops, the supports of which kept the driver from seeing cars approaching from some angles at intersections. Funeral Services Held. With military honors, officers and men of Chanute Field conducted funeral services yesterday for the four officers in the gymnasium at the field, converted into a chapel on the day ‘when it was to have been the scene of in MOUSTACHE cuP @ Christmas eve fete. After the services the bodies of Lieuts. Lawter and Kunkel were placed on a train to be taken to Arlington Cemetery. The body of Capt. Harold Foster will be buried in Chicago, his home, and that of Lieut. Albert J. Clayton at West Phila- delphia, where he resided. & RS R DINNER WILL MARK WILSON’S BIRTHDAY Staunton to Hear Addresses and Send Wreath for Tomb in Washington. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., December 23 Preparations will be completed Mon- day for the obhservance here of Woodrow Wilson's birthday. He was born December 28, 1856. 'The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and Staunton and Augusta chapters of the University of Virginia Alumni Association are sponsors. Dinner will be served at 6:30 in the Stonéwall Jackson Hotel. L. W. H. Peyton, alumni association president, will preside. Rev. Dr. A. M. Fraser, pastor of the First Presby- terian Church and of Mary Baldwin College, and R. Gray Williams of ‘Winchester, president of the Virginia State Bar Association. will speak. Dr. Fraser occupies the house in which Wilson was born. He will tell of the visit here in 1912 of Mr. Wilson as the Presidentelect of the United Btatee. In 1881 Wilson graduated in law from the University of Virginia. A wreath bearing the late President’s name will be placed on his tomb in ‘Washington by a representative of this city Tuesday. FAIR SEX IN CHARGE. - Woman Added to County Officials, Man in Minority. SHENANDOAH, Towa, December 25 (A).—When Miss Katherine Millen, Monmouth College co-ed, takes over the county auditor’s office January 1 mere man will surrender the majority of power in Page County affairs to the fair sex. The clerk, recorder, su- perintendent of schools and auditor will be women, while the men retain only the offices of sheriff, treasurer &nd county attorney. Miss Millen, the latest addition to the list of woman officials, came home from Monmouth, Ill, long ¢* ugh to announce her candidacy, ien re- turned to her studies. Later sne made a brief visit to wind up her winning in the primary by s hundred votes “over Auditor ,Harvey Harris, who had led the . Republican county ticket in previous’elections. CHICAGO GROWING. Population of City Now Figured at 3,151,989. CHICAGO, Based on birth r: assessors’ statist lation is now 3, 16.7 per cent over census. While the cen not official, it is based on statistics available which in | the past have approximated the Gov. ernment census tigures. Chicago’s popu- an increuse of the 1920 offictal The population of the metropolitan |, area of the city is estimated at 4,100,000, which ‘coincides with the DA ¥HE EVENING A MIGHTY HAN' SomE CuP AN SAUCER ! WHO EVER GETS THis FOR CHRISTAMASHIS Gow' T° BE DARM PROUD OF IT, SHALL | WRAP (T UP For YoU Now 7 NES SR, \WE LL TAKE T WITH U5, PLEASE STAR, WASHINGTON, D. = N\ THE FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESEMNT You BOUEHT FOR MOTHER. Copr. 1926 (N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co. I Unccrtamty 1 wonder if there's life on Mars, if peovle there find much delight in rid- ing 'round in motor cars and hearing radio by night. I see the little planet shine across the countless leagues of space, and it would soothe this heart of mine to know it has a human race; to know that people toil and strive, as we do here, with aching backs, to keep their families alive, and pay up every sort of tgx. And now one scientist uprears, a tan of Kkndwl- edge and of worth; he says that Mars and other spheres are strongly peopled, like the earth. He is a man of worldwide fame, who in much use- ful lore has dipped, initials following name until the alphabet is stripped. ow I may rest in peace,” 1 say, the matter’s settled once for all; on Mars the, people bale thelr hay, in- dulge in golf and basket ball. I feel much better now I know that we have neighbors in the skies, who dig up weeds and shovel snow, and toll that they may have their ples.” Another scientist upstands, and says the first one’s off his base; Mars hag no warm and fertile lands, it is a dead and empty place. It lacks the sort of atmosphere demanded by all living things; and, like a corpse upon a bler, along its dreary course it swings. And now I look across at Mars, and no more visions come to me of merry folk in Volstead bars, of foot ball players on the lea. I wish that savants could agree on something, once in 50 years, and hand a glowing truth to me that wouldn't rouse the others’ jeers. WALT MASON. (Copyright. 1926.) 3 ki ity bl SHIP FIRE REPORT FALSE. Coast Guard Returns From Search, Denying Blaze at Sea. ATLANTIC CITY, N, J., December 25 (#).—Coast Guard patrol boats re- turning from a trip off shore where a ship was reported afire said that they had found the report to be false. Don’t use inferior oil. Get the best. Demand Autocrat. THE OIL THAT IS DI FROM ALL OT! Beware of Substitutes. At Good Dealers’ Everywhere. Chicago Assoclation of Commerce es- HE spirit of the Holiday Sea- son brings preciation and the value of to us renewed ap- of old associates new friends. We wish to express our feeling of friendliness and to wish you the compliments of the season. American F 512 9th St., urniture Co. Near E St. POLICE TURN LOOSE AS “BEAR HUNTERS” Treacherous Bruin - Establishes Reign of Terror in Detroit. Finally Captured. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 25. —~ Police, whose recent orders from headquar- ters have been *shéot to kill” in their effort to halt a series of hold-ups and fatal shootings, turned bear hunters for a short but exciting half hour last night when John Lambrecht's 200- pound black bear bit the hand that attempted to feed him and instituted a brief reign of terror. The bear, which was kept as a pet by Lambrecht, broke its chains when its master offered the usual bread and jam supper, and tore him severely. Four shots fired by Lambrecht only served to enrage the animal, which lumbered away in the darkness. A police flyer called by Lambrecht picked un the scent and the animal was surrounded in a vacant lot where police fired from a discreet distance with their riot guns and pistols. With angry snarls and a last ineffectual attempt to break through the enemies’ lines the beast fell, mortally wounded The bear was given, as a small cub, to Lambrecht by his friend, Police Sergeant William Snowdew, three vears ago. Some Orphans in Chicago Go Into Wealthy Homes. CHICAGO, December 25 P.— Homes of their own have been Christ- mas presents to scores of Chicago or- phans this year. Nifiety-six' children - were adopted formally through court channels in Cook County in December, Willlam Golden, clerk, announced. One of them peeked into his Christmas stock- ing this morning in the home of a millionaire, and several were adopted into families with into six figures. % Many more children entered new homes from orphan asylums without formal papers of adoption. St. Vin- cent's Orphanage sent 75 youngsters to private homes this month, and other orphanages peported mere applica- tions for babies than they could pre- vide. 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By the Associated Press, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Decem- ber 25.—A mysterious stranger is ‘soughl in an effort to solve the death of Mrs. John Berard, 41, wife of the Burlington Railroad passenger agent here, whose body, with a shirt twisted around her neek, was found wedged between the furnace and wall in the | basement of her home. The mysterious stranger angle was given by Robert Moere, railrond fire- man, who rooms at the Berard home. Moore said that as he left about 2:50 p.m. Thursday he noticed Mrs. Berard was in the parlor talking to a man whom_ she introduced as “Mr. Wil- liam: Moore d he had never seen | o d not know the sub- ation. The man, Moore sald, was rather poorly dressed and appeared between 30 and 40 years old. 2 “When Mrs. Berard introduced him to me, I thought nothing of it and did not stop to talk,” Moore told po- lice. “I thought he probably was a worker in the Seventh-Day Adventist { Church, of which Mrs. Berard wx active member.”" Members of the Berard family could ~d no light on the stranger’s iden- Towa, ity. ‘The body was discovered hy the husband when he came home from work at 5:30 Thursday afternoon. The house was in perféct order, Mr. Berard said. There wero no bruises on the SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, body, an examining physician re- ported. Two Put on Retired List Warrant Officer Daniel M. Crowley, headquarters, 4th Corps Area, Atlai ta, Ga., has been placed on the tired list on account of disability in- cident to the service. Master Sergt. Thomas E. 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The United States Talking Film Co. plans a new type of talking films, but details were not disclosed. 2 e FIRE TRUCK IN CRASH. Hits Auto and Hurls It Against Parked Car. Fire in the basement of 928 F street, occupied by the Stetson Shop, late yesterday afternoon caused slight damage. ‘While through driven by responding to the alarm heavy traffic, a fire truck F. W. Brown, 660 G street northeast, collided with the mobile of Frank R. Healey, 1101 Buclid street, at Eleventh and I streets, hurling it against and dam- aging a car parked at the curb. 3 auto- | e WOMAN DIES IN FALL; HUSBAND ARRESTED| Man Accused of Murder After Wife ! Is Killed by Plunge From Third Story. By the Associated P OMAHA, Nebr., December 25— James E. Lynch of Minneapolis was held yesterday on a charge of first de grea murder after a coroner's jury in- vestigated circumstances of the death of a woman who, he says, was his wife The woman, Angeline Lynch, 21 years old, was killed here Thursday night in a three-story plunge from the window of her room. ‘While Lynch told police he had quarreled with her just before her death, he claims she fell forward out of the window and was not pushed. Two witnesses at the inquest, how 4 testified they had seen the two scuffling and that Lynch was beating her with his fists, finally knocking her through the window | neapolis bar in followed the trade of a cook { alcoholic hever: | September 30, there were no scars on hér face to in dicate she fell forward. Hugh McLaughlin, a roomer where Lynch and the woman stayed, said Br had been with Lynch before the quar rel, and that Lynch had telephoned her, calling her names. 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