Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1926, Page 4

BOY DENIES THEFT OF YULETIDE MAIL Extra Clerk at Post Office Accused of Rifling Letters for Money. Arrested the day before Christmas 4n the mailing room of the City Post| » was employed a 4 temporary clerk a charge lawfully opening letters ing money, Raymond T vear-old student of Devitt tory School, living in the L-«m.‘ll‘vl! Apartments, today was ordered held for action by the grand fury follow fng a brief hearing before United Commissioner Needham C. BI Prepar dressed youth nd plead- sed in presented by 1. Quinn. | Passed Civil Service Test. | not guilty. £2500 hond. He Attorney Henry Bland had taken the civil servic examination, it ble for perinanent v Post Office. ploved seve tional help was the heavy Chri Post vmh appdintment . where- he weeks ago when ken on' to c: tmas mail. i Inspectors 8. W. Purdum and W. terfield say v ob-| tved G vouth opening mall that | through his hands in the | course of - his work and e zling cash contents, which they say were | intended for charitable and religions organizations. They presented at the hearing today more than 200 letters as evidence. No | estimate has been ced on the amount of the missing funds, as only a careful correspondence with the senders of the letters can determine the amounts the letters contained Parents Appear With Him. Most of the opened letters were ad- dressed to the Shrine of the Immacu- late Conception at Catholic University. n care of Rev. Dr. Bernard A. Mec- Kenna; to the tuh losis fund of the Associa v. William Hughes, director of the Catholic In- dian_Missions, and a number also to the National Geographic Society. Young Bland appeared before Com- missioner Turnage this morning in company with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bland. The elder Bland is engineer for a local contracting con- cern. WEDDINGS SHOWN BASED ON SIMILARITY IN TASTES Questionnaires Upset Popular Be- lief to Contrary—Students’ Preferences Are Defined. | By the Aesociated Press H LEXINGTO . December 28.— | In marriage similarity of tastes at- tracts, contrary to popular belief that persons of opposite tastes attract each other. S This is what Prof. J. E. Adams of the University of Kentucky finds from two sets of questionnaires, replies to which were received from 109 young man and 159 girl students. The consensus of the young men's opinions: A wife 65 inches in height, 125 | pounds in weight, brown eyes and hair, light complexion, slender build, two years younger than the bride- groom, interested in music and litera- ture and with a teaching education. What the girls prefer: Husbands 70 inches tall, 165 pounds in weight, brown eyes and hair, light eomplexion, slender build, two vears | older than the bride, interested in music and literature and a teacher’s education. DEMANDS GARAGE RAGE PERMIT! Mrs. F. G. Denison Sues District for Right to Build. Mrs. Francis G. Denison, 711 Sixth street southeast, today filed suit in the District Supreme Court for a manda- mus against the District Commission- ers and John W. Oehmann, inspector of buildings, to compel them to issue @ permit to her to erect a private ga- rage in the rear of her home. She says the lot is occupied by a frame stable about 100 years old, which since the passing of the horse has been used as a private garage, which change took place before the zoning law be- came effective. The building has be- ' come weakened from age and she de- sires to replace it with a brick garage, but she has been denied a permit, she informs the court. Through Attorneys W. Gwynn Gar- diner and South Trimble, jr., the peti- tioner charges that the refusal of the permit is arbitrary and will destroy the value of her property unless the ddi for passed | discussion Fire in Christmas Tree Blamed on Romping Children Children playing in the home of mes Kousen, 229 Pennsylvania avenue scutheast, shortly before oon today, are blamed for a fire that occurred in a Christmas tree, the first this season. The damage was FIVE-DAY SEMINAR OPENS TOMORROW Discussion of Topics Which Inter- est Y. W. C. A. Secretaries Scheduled for Daily Sessions. estimated at \ five-day seminar for Y. are W ClA taries who and professional us citfes east of the will open tomorrow o'elock at Hu Elizabeth Somers Home, working wom Miss n in Thursday, . by Ralph Bridgeman, . psychologist and directc Parents’ Council “The e of Program Making” will be the topic at these meetings. “The Cost of Chrisf Living” will studied at two morning sessions under the leadership of Dr. Peter Ainslee of the ar will continue through Saturday afternoon. All the noon sessions will be devoted to the and application of the morning’s study to the business and professional women department the Young Women's Christian A ciation under the leadership ol Margaret Miller of New York and Mi Mildred King of Detroit. Miss Clara S. Reed of Springfield, Mass., a_member of the national board of the Y. W. C. A, is chairman of the national business and professional women's department, under whose e this seminar is being given, and M Margaret Williamson of New York is the executive secretary of the department. Miss Bertha Mi man of the sem! Marjorie Saxton of Wor- » Mass,, is chairma: the pro- m committee, and Bertha Pabst of Washington is chairman of the hostess committee. Among those registered are Miss Clara S. Reed of Springfield, Ma: Miss Margaret Willlamson of Ne Miss Bertha Miller of Boston, axton of Wor- 3 s Margaret Hiller | ork, Miss Mildred King of | Detroit, Miss Roanoke, V of this cit Syracuse, Philadelphia, Mi: Helen M. Breece of Miss Edith L. Dawson Miss Luella Douce of Miss Mabel Eigler of Emily Godfrey of Philadelphia, Mlss Emily Hare of Orange, N. J.; Miss Willetta Lewis of Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Katherine Morris_of Nashville, Tenn; Miss Ade- inide Nelson of Philadelphia, Miss Bertha Pabst of this city, Miss Jo- sephine Renier of Elkhart, Ind.; Miss Edith . Rope of Brooklyn, ¥ Miss Jane Shay'of Philadelphia, Miss Bernice Tavlor of Philadelphia, Miss Ruth M. Todd of Springfield, Mass.; Miss Katherine Wilfley of Pittsburgh, Miss Kate Wilson of Allentown, Pa.; Miss Loula C. Woody of Parkersburg, W. Va.: Miss Mary E. Howey of To- ledo, Ohio; Miss Hazel M. Robb of Atlantic City, Miss Edna Wells of Holvoke, Mass.; Miss Gertrude Wilson of Buffalo, Miss Blanche Knowles of G Richardson of Bess F. Crahan Miss Norma H. Stauffer of New York City, Miss An- nette P. Chase of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Ruth B. Cottrell of Philadelphia land Mrs. Marie C. Cole of New York City. ! CAR FERRY SALVAGED Pulled From Rocks in Wisconsin After Two Weeks. MILWAUKEE, Wis., December 27 (#).—Car ferry No. 18 of the Pere Marquette Steamship Line was pulled from the rocks off Fox Point, 14 miles north of here, yesterday. After working ceaselessly since De- cember 13, when the vessel was grounded in a heavy fog, wrecking crews won their battle with wind, waves and unfavorable weather. Early last night the car ferry was towed into harbor, where patches will be placed over two holes in the hull. with | ssippl | morning at 9:30 | be | after- | of | MEASURE TOHOLD l FUGITIVES 0. KD SCommissioners Approve Bill to Make Detention in District Legal. | | | The District Commissioners wiil | d to Congress, when It reconvenes fter the Christy u favora { ble report the bl introduced in the House by Representative Gibson | of Vermont, providing for the deten tlon of fugitives apprehended jn the District bill was drawn in the | office of the corporation counsel, and |15 designed primarily to make app hending of fugitives from other jur al. i se recess, on by dictions le; While the Police Department now ! apprehends fugitives from other juris- | dictions, it does so without any au-! | thority of law, according to Maj. ¥d- win B. He: superintendent, who | advocstes the enactment of the law | in a report tod to the Comm stoners. Could Hold Them in Jail. 1e enactment of this law would | defendants held for other ommitted to | val of u‘m.»-{ jurisdiction, said Maj “At present the police department is forced to hold { such defendants in the cells of the various station houses, where it s} - them to get the nec- nd frequen For instance, fugitive California < 'kept In our y for nearly month before a representative of the prison called for him. During this time it became necessary to ansfer him to Gallinger Hospital | for treatment. Had we had such a law as this act proposes to create in effect, he would have been taken to the Tolice Court and committed to the Dist il, where he could, nave m.a exercise and a comfortable bed to sleep in w, while inflicting no un- hardships on the prisoner, at the same time permits the depart ment to detain such persons for & stated time in order that the reque: ing jurisdictions have suflicient time in which to prepare the necessary papers when needed. Writ Frees Suspect. “At the present time the mere pro- curing of a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of the one detained necessarily carrles with it the release of such de- fendant by a judge of the Supreme Court who issues the writ, as there i8 no law justifying such detention. Un- der the proposed act the defendant would be properly committed on the fugitive warrant procured from the judge of the Police Court to the United States Jail, and the judge of the Supreme Court issuing the writ would be justified in dismissing same when it was shown that the defendant was 2 fugitive and was being held in pursuance of the laws of the District of Columbia.” WOMAN’S BODY FOUND; BELIEVED AUTO VICTIM Discovered Dead Less Than 30 Minutes After Leaving Mid- night Yule Rites By the Associated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. €., December 27. —The body of Miss Mary McGulre, dietitian at a local hospital, was found Saturday In a muddy road in the negro section of the city, less than 30 min- utes after she had left the church where she attended the midnight Christmas service. Investigation by members of the Po- lice Department failed to disclose the identity of the person or persons re- sponsible for her death. Bellef was expressed that she had been run over by an automobile, slain and then car- ried to the spot where her body was found and dumped out in the mud. Examination of the by the coro- ner disclosed that the skull was frac- tured in three places and that the bedy itself showed signs of having been dragged some distance. sentatives Copper. as hard as steel was made by the Aztecs of Mexico thousands of years ago, says the Dearborn In- Safe Milk Produced in 3 v for Babies Co-operation ‘PI TAU PI FRATERNITY | | the P1 { The endowment is intended to provide STAR, WASHINGLUN, D. MONDAY, DECEMBRR 27, K. Austerlitz, ]unlnr l'mllldl ~and Jam»« II MEETS IN CONCLAVE' 150 Members of Jewnsh Group to. Hold Four-Day Gathering. Will Elect Officers. hundred and fifty members of ‘au Pi, national Jewish fra ternity, will open a four-day conclave here with a reception at the Wash- ington Hotel at 4 o'clock this after- noon. Officers will be elected and on the last day of the session the. city for the next annual conclave will be chosen. Following the reception, which will continue until 6 o'clock this evening the delegates will adjourn for informal dinner and later tonight a dance will be held at the Mayflower Hotel. The first business session will convene at noon tomorrow On Wednesday officers will be elected to succeed the incumbents, . Harry Austerlitz, Cincinnati, Ohio, president; | Leslie Burkenroad, Omaha, Nebi president; Albert Auer. ry, and_Vietor enn., treasurer, The present conclave committee is composed of the following Washing- ton members: David Blum, chairman James Simon, Leroy Friedlander, Mau. rice Kafka, Paul Fisher and Jerome edlander. KAHN AIDS ACTORS’ FUND Noted Banker Accepts Chairman- ship of $1,500,000 Campaign. NEW YORK, December 27.—Otto H. Kahn, noted banker and chairman | of the Metropolitan Opera Co., has | accepted the chairmanship of the natlonal campaign to raise $1.500,000 for the Actors’ Fund endowment. This was announced by Daniel Froh- man, president of the Actors’ Fund. One Hexter, Mem- | the funds necessary for the mainte- nance of the Home for Aged Actors maintained in Staten Island and to give relief to needy actors. Mr. Kahn has started organizing the national committee. He announced that he has already received accept- ances from Governors Al Smith of New York, A. J. Pothier of Rhode Island, A. G. Sorlle of Nortn Dakota, John G. Winant of New Hampshire, Arthur T. Hammett of New Mexico, Tom J. Tarral of Arkansas, Howard M. Gore of West Virginia, Clifford ‘Walker of Georgla, Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland and Capt. Martin E. Trench of the Virgin Islands. Jfiwlsll National Fraternit A resident; Edward Tonlson, past president; David Blum, conclave chairman | service | ger service being handled on less fuel. v which 0 ens its sessions th Simor vice l'lmlrnmn v . I i lbert : Rights to Left Morti-| his FORESTERS CONVENE Ppnnfllvnma R.aflroad Officials to | Give Demonstration. i The varfous phases of the work of inspectors of the Penn- sylv: lroad, ranging from the supply fety matches to railroad ties, will be demonstrated with lan tern slides tonight at the Grace Dodge Hotel, following a banquet to be at- tended by the company's representa- | tives throughout the United States. ore than a hundred inspectors of are paying a two-day apital beginning The delegates are in con- ference today at the Union Station. The convention is in charge of John Foley, chief forester of the rallroad RAILWAYS SHOWING MARKED PROGRESS | Increased Freight Shipments 1926 Expenditure of $5,200,000,000. | morning. in By the Associated Press CHICAGO, December 27.—Continued railway progress marked 1926, longer and heavier freight trains moving at greater speed, each ton mile of freight and each car mile of passen- And, despite the tendency of rates to decline and of taxes to increase, net earnings advanced. were pointed out today nt of the Illi- | v letter to | “In the seven years up to and including 1926 the for improvements and their facilities approximately $5,200,- 000,000,” he said. ‘“Largely because of the increased investment the per- formance of the railroads in 1926 notable for its adequacy, efficiency and economy. More than 1,000,000 loaded freight cars were handled each week on an average. S More Women's Shoes Sold. Between 40 and 50 per cent more women’'s shoes are sold today than 10 years ago. The manufacture of women's shoes now exceeds the manu- facture of men'’s shoes in the United States by 20,000,000 pairs annually, says the Thrift Magazine. The output of men's shoes, it is sald, has been on the decline since 1915. The solution must be in femi- nine pride, which means such a drain on the family exchequer that the male portion of the family is compelled to | nesday night will be under the direc- |and dancing. | made HOSPITALS SHARE IN CHRISTMAS JOYS Yule Celebrations Continue at| ‘Washington Institutions—Local | Church Also Presents Program. Christmas celebrations are contin uing during this week at Washington hospitals and churches. Gallinger's patients will be entertained tomor- row and Wednesday by the Kiwanis Club n Le- gion of the Distri * bia, spectively, while the presentation of he Other Wise Man" at the Luther ce Memorial Church will be re- ted tonight and tomorrow night. The Kiwanis program at Gallinger Hospital tomorrow evening will be in harge of H. L. Smith, director of oung people’s work at the United jrethren Church and, following the ntertainment, Christmas treats and smokes will be distributed among the patients, The American Legion's fete Wed- tion of Charles Kohen and it will include musical selections, recitations Follownig the program ice cream and cake will be served to the patients. Because of its success last year at the same church, “The Other Wise Man” will be presented three nights this year. The first offering was ast night and the play was well received. \\n((fln by Dr. van Dyke, “The Other Man" is the story of a fourth Wi man” who, seeing the star of Bethlehem, set out to follow it, but losing his way he wanders about the earth and through many experiences before he finds the God he sought. The Luther ‘Walter Beck, kalb, Kathe Place cast lmludes Doris Dalton Sonne- ne Riggs, Nina Norman and Judy Lyeth. Rev. Dr. John Weidley, pastor of the Church of the Reformation, takes the part of the Jewish rabbi, while Rev. Dr. G, M. Diffenderfer, pastor of the Luther Place Church is The Voice. Sacred Oxen Good Beef. The greatest drawback to raisi beef cattle in the South Is the Texas fever tick, says the Capper Magazine. Some one discovered the ticks do not bother the sacred ox or zebu of India. A shipment of these cattle were im- ported into the Florida * Everglades and the first carload of the meat has just been shipped to Louisville, Ky. The animals averaged 1,100 pmmds and sold for 9 cents on the hoof. The meat is richer and better flavored than ordinary beef and is being served in DETROIT RUM FEUD VICTIM IDENTIFIED Police Say Man Found Dead | in Apartment Was Noto- rious Gangster. By the 4 DETROI tim of a his partment vesterday, was identifiad by police as John T. | Reid, one of the most notorious char- | acters of Detroit's underworld While Reid's body was found in his | « apartment, trail blood leadi f the room arked in the rear sonvinced police he had been shot he sat in the machine and ther dragzed into his rooms In the last seven ye Reid’s name has been connected with a dozen or more slayings, particu larly those resulting from feuds be. tween rival rum-running gangs and blind plg operators Between June, 1924, and November of this year, Reid had been sted six times on cha including homi- | cide. robhery armed and violation of | the prohibition law. In each instance he was released, no one appearing to | testify age st him. The slaying of Reid, Lient. Fred Frahm of the homicide squad said a renewal of liquor | a time seemed to Tiquor n in today rs, police said. | ENGLISH FOX HUNTERS DEALT SEVERE BLOWS Court Ruling and Refusal of Farm- er to Allow Sport Blocks | Two Groups. i By the Associated Press LONDON, December 27.—Huntsmen seeking the elusive fox have been dealt two severe blows by a court ruling and an incident in the field. Thomas Vaughan, owner of Fully- hurst farm, near Natwich, refused to allow the Cheshire Hune to pro- ceed on his property and challenged any member on the fleld to fight him. Hot words followed, but there wa fight and no more hunting. This is a rare occurrence in England, where fox-hunting has been carried on for centurles without interference by the farmers. An_injunction was_ issued restrain- ing Henry W. Selby-Lowndes, master of the East Kent Hunt, his huntsmen, whippers-in and other servants from riding or hunting over the Waddon Hall farm. The complainant contend ed that despite warnings the hunters had ridden over his land repeatedly breaking down gates and frightening the pedigreed cattle. TWO-GUN FIGHTER WINS. Watchman Kills One Assailant and ‘Wounds Second. CHICAGO, December P).—A two-gun night watchman last night shot and killed ene man and wounded nother when they attacked him. When one of the men seized his pistol and turned it about until it men- aced his own body, John Summerside, | continued the watchman, brought his reserve weapon into play, killing the man. He knocked the other assailant un- conscious with the butt of his weapon. economize as never before. hotels and clubhouses as a delicacy. Announcing Our Regular Semi-Annual CLEARANCE SALE Al Winter Suits and Overcoats i LAST lash in Prices * 509 Discount’ 100 COLORED MEN CALL ON PRESIDENT Delegates to Kappa Alpha Psi Convention Received at White House. of Kappa Alpha Psi, colored nation collegiate fraternity, which is holding nual convention here his ¢ dent today ors the session at Howa fraternity ard University Chapel last nigh Church, W. Scott Army delivered tour, s made reception on opened 1t Metropolitan A which time Maj. chaplain, United St member of the fraternity, v sermon. A \zton and Arl afternoon. A .d the guests last nigh solit Chub. public meeting will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in Andrew Rar 7 Chapel, Howard University, at which time official welcome will be ex the visiting delegates Scott, senior vice gra Archie A. Alexander, De Towa, and T. lis iber of the West Virginia Legisla re, will be presented with diamond studded wri the highest honor of ¢ f. Kelly Miller & t 4 ty il yrrow, to be hel Howard Universi will be devoted to business and re ports officers. Business will 1v on Wedne: morning with the annual banquet at the White law Hotel at 6 o'clock Wednesda The sessions tc in Library Hall, of nnual election of officers wil Thursday morning, at whicl n a place will be selected for th mvention. About 350 delegates largely from Western universities and colleges, are attending the sessions which end Thursday. BAN ON SUBSCRIPTIONS Gov. Wood Halts Plnn for Support of Filipino Schools. MANILA, December 27 (#).—Gov Gen. Wood has issued an executive order ending the collection of volun tary subscriptions for maintenance of elementary schoc An_increass in insular ald to such schools to the ex tent of a million pesos brought about the order, which {s effective January 1 and cancels all approvals prior to December 22 for such collections. The governor general believes the method of voluntary subscriptions places the burden unfairly. ARCHITECT KILLS SELF. BRO(H\LL\E, Mass., December 27 (#).—Edward Dana Densmore, promi nent architect and engineer, ended his life in his Brookline home Saturday it has been revealed by the police an medical officials. The architectural plans of the Park Square Bullding one of the largest office buildings in the world, were prepared under his' direction. Mr. Densmore’s body was found ir a bathroom by one of his children. A razor was found nearby. The medical examiner sald that Mr. Densmore had suffered a nervous breakdown from overwork. CALL ; 05‘, with Dr. J. Thos. Kelley, Jr. court intervenes. PROPER DRESS ORDERED. Car Passenger Stabbed Over Collar- and-Tie Ruling. RIO DE JANEIRO, December 28 UP).—Correct attire is required of street car passengers here, and the rule is rigidly enforced. Men must wear a collar and tie, and, on the first-class cars, a coat. 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