Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1926, Page 3

‘.lvnled the screen actor had any in- tention of seeking a divorce in the Mexican courts. The comedian could be located for a statement. have nothing to say,” Mrs. Chap- lin declared. “except that we are going through with the divorce hers, and that T am going to fight through American courts for my children and proper scttlement from my hus- WASHINGTON, ‘D.: €., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 1926 \SMITHSONIAN'S MOST VALUABLE [LITA T0 ‘GO THROUGH’ GIFT ARRIVES 22 YEARS LATE! WITH DIVORCE SUIT Charlie Chaplin's Wife Not Influ- Rare Botamcal lerary of Capt Jolin B[ o e Ths e WY Smith, Proffered in 1905, Has Just i bbb Been Recelved THE EVENING ST 'BENNING DUMPS IN GAY ATTIRE | | WITH CASTOFFS OF YULETIDE!NEW GOVERNMENT l | PRESIDENT GREETS CALLES CORDIALLY Message Sent Through Pan- American Flyers to Execu- tive of Mexico. | | _Coming into its own Moo oF Goden Wit Brighs Golored| WL BE DISGUSSED Wrappings Provide Dull Ash Piles Montqomc;ry With Festive Appearance Chaplins were married by a Mexican magi: J So- an two years ago. Thelr Federation | Holds Special Meeting To- | night on Suburban Rule. | rows upon the| The most valuable botanical gift|of great scientific importance because Christmas celebration, Tenning dump astworks of ushes and trenches of T ever made to the Smithsontan has | It Jlucludes so many types - e was decked out with belated trap-| mud which compose the terrain of | New forms of government for : e 1 R Pt e rings yesterday, mountains of greens | the dump the i Stior theigladners | oo o0 oo ol f“ e Just reached the institution, arriving, | goctiior Nl YOS | and plate; vly hued wrap- | quickened visibly, and many a nostrili |® oo MDELON'S SUBUTHAN to for a curious reason, 22 years after| [t contains also many valuable sets! b 5 ches of color | was Inclined to sniff a- scent which | Somery County, Md, will be discussed [jte presentation. This is the botan- | of plants from remote parts of the ) day that the film background of |once perfumed a banquet hall, now |at a special meeting of the Montgom- | jeal library of Capt. Johm Donnell | World. From'China is a series of sev. comedinn mmunication * dump a rakish- | doing its best against the pungency|ery County Civie Federation at the | Smith of ~Raltimore, consisting of | €ral thousand specimens prepared by |with a Mex 4 v jat Hermo 5 <ome 1,600 carefully selected and beau. | the Irish botanist, Henry; from Tibet | silic ra, relative to obtaining a tifully bound volumes {and Central Asia, the Schlaginwelg | divorce. Capt. Smith, wh the age of 97 | herbarium; from Syria, the Post col-| Chaplin's attorney is the most venerable of American |lections. and there are from India, botanists, presented his library and | Australla, Burope and Africa other also his plant collection of more than 'sets of almost equal importance. specimens to the Smithsonian About half the herbarium was turned » was 75, with the|over to the Smithsonian several years ding that he would retain |ago, and has been the basis of much i important”work by the institution's two sons remained with Mrs. Chaplin December | when the couple separated recently. whether h»r\r#‘ e uf rles Chaplin, ngs in Mexic inte “go th vorce suit w in the Los 1n1ume~. a lita Gre, .uLh with a ich she says will be filed Angeles courts in a few Ireland Adopts Auto Tax Plan DUBLIN, Decembar 28 (#).—Fro Tanuary 1 the Irish Free State gov ernment will calculate its motor va! cles tax on the system of the Ro Automobile Club. The plan has be | criticized on_the ground that ft was designed in England to ¥ dicap 1 le of American cars, which are suid to be speclally suitable for TIri roads after the!ranged In disorderly By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY. December 28 sages of good will exchanged by Presidemts of the United Stat Mexico on the oce the Uni States Army Pan-American flight were made public today Maj. Herbert A. Darsue, flight com mander, who came here from Vera Cruz for an offi reception, delivered | INE _fest a letter to President Calles from Presi- | &K by dent_Coolidge wkh v the Mexican fore as With pleasure I avail myself of the afforded by the Ame n t to Mexico to express once more to your excellency my cor dial greeting best wishe: to reiterate assurances of my ship toward vour excellency as \\Ml as my cordial good will toward your country, in the progress and welfare of which T am deeply interested “I hope your excellency w in the aviators’ visit ither evidence of tha earnest desire of the United States Gover peaple to pro- mote good and l)l'”l‘ knowledge bet i ments Mes- the s her Ariz., answer vestes to reports from dun sion of | of burning : i b 4 olook ¥o. insel, ribbons and greens bravely :““:I']‘(“*"" High School at 8 o'clock ¢ Ay against drab surroundings made | & {the dump a place of contrasts. An| If tWashin occasional gift tag told a mute story | normal of unseen celebrants who made merr: for a day and added another Christ- to the ('flt'nl].n‘ l\f memory. red ribhons were entwined about the springs of i and the incongruous spec presented of empty bottles festive forbidden labels, lving neck with sedate milk con- Dainty oyd ston’s suburbs make 2 Wright, the lines of hington plans as | proposed Ty the National Park and Planning Commission, it has been ‘m ognized that the present form of zovernment for the congested sub-| | urbun_areas must be made more lih-{ {o In anticipation of changes, sev- al plans for bringing o pass a more flexible government have been pro- by various civic groups and po- al leaders. Tis: once wrapped by careful fingers, now | crumbled and awry, but still color- trembled to the v t breezes | later cl r in over the w nodding | family was portrayed through ta nce to the drabness of | bearing such inseriptions and scarred packing | Mother and Dad” and “To Son Now under he wis Though still active, Smith desires to have his books Smith stalled at the present time in the assoclate of the Smithsonian, where they will be kept | tion many vears ago. Born in 1829 as a unit library. Each volume bears | he the oldest living graduate of {a distinctive plate with his name. Yale, being a member of the class of Present Handicaps. { LAt , | 1847, During the Civil War he held S Tosial fl_“:‘ Contains Rare Volumes. {a captaincy of artillery in the Con- The library includes books which g L : o federate He practiced law for I s B e jutereat, | are not duplicated in Washington and | sevoral vears before and after the holiday sweets v _casf 1 od, b 0 ¢ at least one rare work of which there | war. His interest botany dates not usually associated with hospi- | bottlen, part of an assortment of rofuse | i ATEUSd, by virtue of l"‘z;:fl‘m_”':,,‘:fhu no other, copy in the United States. | from 18 nd of And evervwhere were rib-|from a medicine cabinet, shimmered|oiq heing forced to o to the State|This 18 a ‘volume by Gomez Ortega.|Asa Gray and Sereno Watson of } green, red and white, their | eynically in the sun, which kept clear | Thouieintire for authorization of all | Published at Madrid in 1797, which | vard and of Sir Joseph Hooker, who lken fabric oddly out of place in o |the labels on the candy boxes as well. | 5000 FO0 SOLPTRTON NG jq. | contains the first published descrip: | was long director of the Roval Rotanic | rritory. customarily containing such | gy Christmas has come to the dump. | gues The Lesislature meeting only |tions of many important Mexican | Gardens, Kew. He is still well worn-out ropes and cracked | Anq heralded by puffing | > o8 A Y !plants. An Ameritan botanist once | membered in Central Amer s the rubber hose. ympanied by all the made a typewritten copy of this book’s | result of his botani expeditions to Now and again a broken tree orna- | jittle useless decorations, now aban- | many pages in order to have the de- |that region. ment glinted bravely against the ¢in-| qoned. that are 4 part of the outward scriptions immediately’ at hand. ders, and holly gave the holiday at-|charm of the day, has transformed The library is particularly rich in mosphere il always contributes, N0 |the prosaic dump into a panorama of works describing tropical American matter when, no matter where. | hulging lite. plants, especlally thoss of Central “Handle-with-care” signs, standing| = for side by side with the sordid America, a fleld in which Capt. Smith out against crushed and broken hoxes, | tninbs “canes weary with the walk of has specialized. Many of the volumes winked with naughty frony at neigh-|jite = sadly scuffed working shoes were sent. to England for binding. In boring articles consigned to a region | wiivy “Vere worn until they could bhe 1908 the Smithsonian published a where nothing need be handled With |\ orn’ no longer, and other appurte- catalogue of the entire library, com- i nances of the work-a-day world are };‘:-N rtby Alle? fa:t—_\' lfl\t“ood of the the trappings which made familiar partment of AR surroundings things of beauty, if only At the time of presentation to the for a day—bits of tinsel which to Smithsonian ~Capt. Smith's superb childish are pure gold, and gay plant collection was the finest in ex- remnants once fondled by, pretty wom- istence for Central America. It Is en, all a part and parcel of the things which go to make up the life and New Years Celebrations 1926 - Z 7 Wardman Park Hotel They are out at the dump now— Continuous Vancing still ca ing on, forming oases of brightness in dun surroundings, musicians including Wardman Park Hotel Orchestra and Pech Mills S oaety Orchestra tangible evidence of kindly thoughts 10 PMH. untit 3AM became an honorary Smithsonfan Institu the life of .unv\h-- Wardman T stoft ‘Im\u\ Christmas seals, {torn by impatient some of them Sharp Contrasts Found. fingers eager tol' (andy boxes galore, with now and disclose the presents they guarded.!then a sticky bi sweet still cling- were under foot, their merry legends | ing to the pas : lending a note of welcome to a region Management nent ndersts CATHEDRAL MANSIONS Connecticut Ave. & Cathedral Ave. N. W. T have Alaj intrusted the fligh Dargue, with the de ery of this letter to your excellen: and I hope that on this account you will receive him. “I am, dear Mr. President, your sin- oere friend, “CALVIN COOLIDGE.” President Calles’ reply, after ac- Xknowledging receipt of the letter, sald: “Allow me, your excellency, to as- wure you that 1 correspond with the same cordial feelings to your wishes to maintain unchanged the friendship and good will I feel for the United States of America in order to obtain a definite better understanding and perfect knowledge between our peo- ples and governments, whose sincere constant co-operation 1hust bring effec. tive benefits for our two countries and for human kind. “Please accept, dear M the cordial greetings of friend, “PLUTARCO ELIAS CALLES.” held up. sought their own government to han- dle peculiarly local problems. These are known as special taxing areas, but the large number of these has made the governmental question uther complex. Any new form of government, it is believed, will augment existing spe- cial taxing areas. Several Plans Proposed. Maj. E. Brook Lee, who, it is ex- pected, will be the next speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, will propose one plan at tonight's meeting. Other civic groups have other plans. All will be thrown.into the federation melting pot for consideration, and it is jpossible some steps will be taken to bring to pass a form of government in strict keeping with the desires of the people in the affected areas. The meeting tonight is regarded as one of the most important of the fed- eration year. F rtue of the fact so widespread, hun- dreds of s not officially desig- | nated as thlm,sue\ to the federation are expected. to be present, and the meeting may be thrown open for gen- eral discussion. g More Commercial Candor. From the Boston Transcript. Shoe polish ad—And if you haven't already ruined your shoes with other polishes, this will do the work. Curb Market Official Dies. NEW YORK. December 28 () George C. Winchel, 54, member of the hoard of governors of the New York Curb Exchange, dled at his home here vesterday. Through his service on curb committee and as vice presi- dent of the New York Curb Market Realty Assoclation, Inc. he was largely responsible for the remark- able growth of the exchange during its indoor history. This great development contains some vacant apartments from one room and bath at $45.00 to two, three and four rooms, kitchen and bath. Here rental rates will interest you. Habitwes Hopeful. Habitues of the dump, that colony of small boys and aged colored wom en who glean what they can from the refuse daily, viewed with dignity, not unmixed with a_certain hopeful ex- pectation, the trucks laden with dis |earded .components of the holiday [ which & ought Christmas to the dump erday. platoons of bottles, many of them partaking of the aroma of for- bidden and departed liquids, were MODEL EMPLOYE HELD A NOTICES. w—axs| FOR $80,000 SHORTAGE [OUSE AT SEATON "PL. W H. en_sold_-Frank Mahoney. cill dnd moye | room suite within five days. E BENNETT. 53 Seaton pl. naw. z G OF THE STOCK- Savines Bank Twenty-four-hour service, and garage accommodations if desired. Shops, din- ing hall, etc., in direct connection, make this one of the city’s finest rental opportunities to be found in desirable surroundings. Inspect these apartments now, or President, your sincere and generous actions. LONDON CORPORATION ADOPTS MODERN POLICY Ancient City Rule of Shelving Em- ployes at Age of 65 Radically Modified. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December ot too old at 65" has become one of the guid- ing principles of the ancient corpora Telephone: Resident Manager Adams 4800 Office, 3000 Conn. Ave. N.W. Cashier, Accused of Embezzling olders of {he” Ser Employers’ Funds to Play for the election rectors. and _euch gther busineqs ax may come beidre the meet. | ia 3 SO Races, Denies Charge. eld ary s m .Duclh(- office the bank in \usmnp | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 28.—John| E ANNUAL 0 R L F. Maher, for eight vears considered| Co, will be held at the hm\k a ‘model employe at the Fifth Avenue & Tibey enineton, on Tueaday Silk House, where he was cashier, Inbest Pour Christmas Sabvings Check D. e “fi et ‘”‘“TE |\\m! arraigned yesterday on a charge of having embezzled $80,000 from his [FFAS HAS & S known as The Post Office L tion of the city of London, which has cast uside some of its old fime rules nch. 63 A i North Capitol st.. 1o A3, Priser. clai) a8 will ms asainsi the sai Georse Ka resent same to P. F. Carley. 804 10th n.w. nuds of v dirs trom above date. 20% OR K. 8’ PITTSBURGH Fm‘sn SCIAL RATES' " NATIONAL | 7 N, Y AVE. .uso FFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE Smpany 0t | Washingtan and Seorbeiown Sevehin The stockholders of llllllrln@ Company ~of sorstiown Wil meet <t the of A annary o’ {0r te purpose o ;éh;l\nrr {hirieen’ direcors formflliez osaing “™Polls open from. 11 8.0 oo ALBERT W HOWA creta THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holfers of the Amerioan Building Acsociation 1 De held at the office 0f the asoration. B s Washington, ), .. On 7627 between the - 7 o'clock p.m. for the elec- tion of officers and directors for the ensumr year and for e transaction of such busi- l’!tll as may ?‘mmr[iumw hefore the meet- CH, _Secretary. achington selected for itely flavored. aisle, 7th st R g lelphia_or Balti- EMITH'S TRANSFER AN STOR- AGF mumw\' " o NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the nnmul meeting of the stockholders of the Wash! fon American League Base Ball Club will b6 held at the offices of the club. base ball park, W . on Tuesday, Janu- a4 1 t ‘12 o'clock moon. for the purpose of electing a bourd of diréctors for he ensuing year and for such other busi- may be properly ON. Jr.. Secretary. AL MEETING OF THE STOCK. e Washington Railway and .. for the purpose of electing of ‘directors to serve for the ensuing Fear, and to traneact euch olier bisiness as may’ properiy come before the meeting. will be held at ibe office of the company. and C sts, n.w.. Washington, on Sat- urday. Janvary 16. 1927, at 12 o'clock noon. 13th RICHMOND, OR. Y | [years old, was employed by Bianchini street and Louisiana avenue north. | & Feriar, silk merchans, as cashier. the Flremells\ > at the office on MOX. | bank to pay off the silk company's brought before | employers to play the races. Maher had posed as being so inter- ested in his work, the court was told; that for the past six vears he had re- fused to take any vacation. He pleaded not guilty to a specific | charge of a $200 theft and was held ‘in $25,000 bail for the grand jury. Eight years ago Maher, then 40 to meet modern conditions. In the old days the corporation’s employes were shelved on reaching 65, whether fit or not. Under the new order of affairs, a list of those who have attained 65 is sub- mitted to the court of the common council and each case is treated on its merits. The court has just con- sidered the cases of 86 men, and more than a third were recommended to be kept in service. Every week he drew $2,500 from the —— PETROLEUM FIRE TOLL MAY REACH 6 ON COAST Three of Men Burned at Ventura, Calif., Are Not Expected to Recover. employes. What was left over he was instructed to enter in the petty cash ! of the office. A recent audit revealed, it was charged, that the surplus from each week's pay roll was unaccounted for since the time of Maher’s first em- ployment. TEN CONVCTIS ESCAPE | FROM ALABAMA PRISON One Is Recaptured in Short Time by Guards—Shots Ignored by Fleeing Men. By the Associated Press. VENTURA, Calif,, December 28— Three lives were taken by a fire in the absorption plant of the General Petroleum Company near here yes- terday. which trapped employes of the unit in a flaming circle 400 feet in_diameter. Three other men were so seriously burned they are not expected to live. Several othrs, while seriously injured probably will recover, and a number of employes were given emergency treatment for minor burns. The loss in gasoline and equipment was estimated at $75,000. Company officials said they had not determined the cause of an explosion that pre- ceded the fire. By the Associated Press. . MONTGOMERY, Ala., December 28—Ten convicts’ escaped from the State penitentiary at Speigner, near here, after fleeing through a fusilade | of bullets last night. One of the men was captured within 20 minutes, but guards aided by dogs are still in pursuit of the other nine.. The prisoners cut through the strands of a barbed wire runwis and eluded the guards in the dark. At the time the men escaped they were returning to the prison yard Loans made promptly on improved real estate in C. and 51 % Lins Phone Main 9300 BOSSANBPHELPS OIN THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB OF THE FEDERAL-AMERICAN “Everybody's Doing I’ ‘When RENOWNED AE':;TEflTAIN_!RS Superb idnight I{evue Special Souvenir-Favors Clamorers 9“ o//éHat: Call Oscar, Columbia 2000 and make gour reservations now Jeri dollars per person ncluding our fomous Tew!fears Eve Supper In a Home $500 CASH BALANCE LIKE RENT 16th ST. NORTHWEST Hemlock St. at Alaska Ave. N.W. Drive Out 16th Street Past Walter Reed Hospital to Hemlock St. N.W. 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In connection therewith' the books for the transter of stock of said company. pursuant | from a cotton mill operated in con- 'Y s, P mrciown] T the class | | junction with the prison. Their way { business m. .lznun) 4. 1v27. | led through a long roofed and wire. = |inclosed runway lighted at intervals | | by electric bulbs. 3 per cent on | One of these was cut, and the ahle Jan: | prisoners smashed another before 1 | making their break for liberty. The | | guards following them up the passage | mmediately opened fire, but could |not determine whether any of the | shots took effect. ‘i @ Dresentation of the i . [ poardanithe transaction ol B Cother mi “Bring Them In” or Phone Fr. 6494 | Big Book Shop, 933 G St. N.W. REAL ESTATE LOANS BUSINESS, APARTMENT. CHURCH, HOTEL. THEATER. RESIDENCE AND GARAGE PROPERTY. CONSTRUCTION LOANS. 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