Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1927, Page 19

THE STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, JANUARY 9 ) 1927 —PAR SUNDAY * K. OF C. ARRANGES LEGTURE ON MEXICO Churchmen and Government Officials to Hear Joseph Scott on January 27. re Supreme Council of the pts of Columbus and a number of grand knights from all parts the country will attend a_mass meet and lecture on ‘Mexico-the acts.” which is to be held under the auspices of the Knights of Colum bus at the Washington Auditorium on January 27 Members of Congress, high Govern ment officials, the Mexican Ambassa- dor and his staff will be invited to| the affiair, which begins at 8 p.m Scott. a_California lawyer | r, will deliver the lecture. | f Baltimore will Freeman. all Jewis other minister: as well a will beeinvited. Scott, who lectured to more 00 ‘persons in Los Angeles, is coming to Washington at the re quest of the local Knights of Colum ‘\ bus. He has made a study of the | Mexican situation and_has been | awarded the Laetare Medol “rom Notre Dame University for conspicuous work in the cause of highes tion. He a l:l,lll e of University and was awarded Knighthood of St. Gregory by Benedict for his relief work World Wa A \]?0(1._\] committee under Charles} Darr is carrying out the local | arrangements. MAYFAIR'S YOUNGER SET HAS FREAKISH FETES Celebrated 19é6':Golng With Par- ties Out of Ordinary—Roof Dances Are Given. London the Pope in the By the Asso LONDO! younger society days with mor games and stunts. Just before Christmas they up the little season with a round a watchman’s br in the middle of a West End street. The host brought several Kkippers in aj paper bag and the guests cooked them over the red-hot coals in turn o'clock in the morning. Another ty was held after midnight at a all which has been patronized several times during the season. One young hostess celebrated her birthday anniver: by entertaining friends at a “snack counter.” She placed a sum of money before each guest on the counter, and the guests ordered and paid for what they liked. During the last fortnight of the old vear a series of dances were held on the flat roofs of Mayfair houses. These affairs, in which the guests wore khaki overalls to protect eve- ning clothes, were called “cat parties.” FRENCH GETTING AWAY | FROM FUNERAL CUSTOM muary 8.-—Mayfair’ set ob: or freakish wound party Standing Uncovered at Graves in Severe Weather Starts Revolt in Paris. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 8.—France is at last revolting against one of its most characteristic funeral customs, that of those at the graveside remaining uncovered even in the worst weather during the usually long ceremony Members of the Academy of Inscriy tions and Letters, composed of men of learning, signed a round robin at their last meeting that read: “Out of regard for the health of those who survive me, I forbid any speeches at my obsequi This leadership long, latent movement fo be more hu- mane to the living, who in France show the greatest respect for the dead. The funeral of Jean Richepin, the poet, a short time ago, brought iliness | to many aged persons who stood in the | cold rain, trembling with cold, over- wrought with emotion, while n4\|,lb|P| speakers orated THREE ARE ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING FUNDS | Officers of New York Bfl-nk Charged With Misappropriating $10,000 in" Two Years. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January S.—Three wien were under arrest last night on charges of embezzlement of funds ¢ Central Bank. The z, 38, of Union Cit H. Cook, 29, ant cashier, and Anthor Hollis, N, Y., Who was second vice president untii his resignation, three day: They are charged spe: embezzling_ $10,600 from the bank's accounts, falsifying ftems and appro- priating money to their own use, with which, police sald, they specu- lated on the stock market. Police sald the juggling bank’s accounts had been going on for the past two y closed recently through the examin: tion of a bank customer’s account. HOPE FOR MOTHERS' BILL' Senate Supporters to Seek Vote on | Measure This Week. Supporters of the which has been before varying intervals of time during the past week, are hopeful of bringin the measure to a vote this week. Op- ponents of the bill have kept deba going each time it has been up for discussion. | The bill would extend for two more years the existing law under wiich Pederl aid is granted the States in carrying on educational work relating to materni care. already House and Senator sor of the legislation in 12 he would mae every effort to have it acted on by the Sénate. Ti measure is the unfinished business of the Senate, and will come up a: 3 o'clock tomorrow. McConville Wills Rejected. Jum(e wil of the maternity b the Senate for MeConville has of administration on the $450,000 to Arthur H. Mc Conville and ¥ B. McConville, two ¢ the sons. The bond of the adminis- trators is fixed at $25,000. The wills were refjected at the request of the executors and other heirs bec: third document, which would have governed the distribution of the estate, Sas executed two days before the Jeath of the deceased from pernicious | Charles | Secretary 1 Col ars and was dis- | & I To Speak on Mexico. ¥ SOJOURNERS® CLUB 0 HOLD BANQUET Annual Affalr to Be Marked by Installation of Newly- Elected Officers. Tub of branch of the ganization of officers of the v, Navy and Marine Corps hold fts annual banquet at the flower Hotel tomorrow night. T stallation of the newly elected officers will be the feature of the evening. In the morning, also at the A flower, the committee of 33 of the na- tional ‘organization will meet to trans act important business. They will be the guests of the local chapter at the banquet in the evening, together with ranking officers of the Nation’s armed forces, Included with the guests of honor at the banquet will be Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of Army; Maj. Gen. 4 dent of the National Soj 5 Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, com mandant of the Marine Corps, and Rear Admiral R. E. Coontz. The of- ficers’ wives also have been invited. The local officers to be installed are: President, Rear Admiral Luther E. Gregor: 3 Capt. R. rer, Capt. 5 chaplain, Lieut. Col Thomas J. Dickson; sentinel, M Albert H. Dondero. Vice presidents Ireland, U. S Cowie, U. Lejeune. U. § Public Health de Otte, Coa Pagenhart, pres j. Gen. M. . r Admiral T. J. . Gen. John A. 'M. C.; Col. B. J. Lloyd, Service: Capt. D. F. R. t Guard; Comdr. E. H. Coast and Geodetic Sur- ry Gen. Mason John J. “Brig. Gen. S. D. Gen. Kenzie W A Maj. Gen. Creed C Hammond, Rear Admiral Franklin J. .;_Post- master General New; Col. B. J. Lloyd, assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service; Lieut Col. B. W. Black: Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, A.: Representa- tive Wainwright, New York, and A F. Roberts Honorary board of trustees Admiral Robert E. Coontz.. Assistant of War MacNider, Dr. vans, Veterans' Bureau: Cowles, Representa- G. Fitzgerald of Ohio, Repre- > Johnson of Washington, Sen. Charles W. Hobbs, U. S. sentative Jeffers of Alabama, Representative McSwain of South Carolina, Representative Hall of North Dakota, Representative Fish of New York, Maj. Gen. John L. Clem, Stirling Kerr, Col. Frank White, and Brig. Gen. Henry C. Smithers, STUDYING D. C. AFFAIRS. Chairman Gibson of House Com- ! Pershing, U. Rockenbach, Walker, U. Rear Albert W. mittee Calls Meeting. Chairman Gibson of the special sub- committee of the House Distri mittee which is making a and comprehensive study of the ad- ministration of the municipal affairs of the city of Washington, has called a meeting of his subcommittee for to- morrow night at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. son said yesterday that he has not ot invited any ct officials to appear at this meeting but that the subcommittee will consider any re- ports to be made by the expert inves tigators who have been working under Mr. Gibson’s direction. WOULD USE SOLDIERS. Anti-Prohibitionist’s Plan for Guarding Poisonous Alcohol. In a letter to President Coolidge, W. H. Stayton, national chairman of the st the Prohibition suggested the use of Marines and Coast Guards men in guarding poisonous industrial { alcohol supplies. In this way, he said, “the horrifying loss of lives now resulting from the beverage use of liquors which have, been poisoned by the Government” could be reduced. Will Consxder bam Bill. The Hous day set Jan the advisability -»r E 3 %he Sw g Johnson Boulder Canyon Dam bill will | of the| Club; | W, ANCIENT CULTURE Traces of Old Babylonian Achievements Found in Persian Gulf. STILLIN EVIDENCE | | By the Associated Press. | W HAVEN, Conn., January 8.— Architecture, navigation, irrigation and date cultivation of today’s inhabi- | tants of the region north of the Per- sian Gulf still show distinct trac ancient Babylonian cultur | Raymond Philip Dougherty s; jort he has just made publ nt archaeological survey in south- ern Babylonia. He is professor of ssyriology and Babylonian literature le University and curator of the Babylonian_ coll n, Babylonian and Assyrian centers population exist in the Tigris- ¢,” Prof. Dougherty “Some of these ruins have been identified and par- tially excavated, but the names and contents of others are unknown. There is no more fascinating task than that of examining the debris of mounds teeming with antiquities capable of throwing light upon the past er-lifting devices for irrigation failed to interest me. hanism similar to the ‘shaduf’ gypt is In common use. How- ever, it is called ‘dalivah’ in southern Iraq, which inclines one to think of the Babylonian ‘dalu.’ It seems cer- tain that the Babylonians had to raise water in order to supply their fields with proper amount of moisture. “The picture presented by a modern Arab manipulating a ‘daliyah’ at the edge of a date palm causes one to feel that he is looking upon a. typical rvation of Baby- present in the ation, _irrigation and date cultivation. of today. What has made this possible for a people whose cities appeared and whose language ceased to be spoken and written? “The most outstanding cause is the close contact of the Babylonians with the s long before the Mohamme- dan subjugatian of Mesopotamia. “Babylonian blood must be cours- ing, to some extent at least, in the veins of the present inhabitants of Iraq. Such a historical development would contribute not a little to the preservation of certain elements of the ancient N\“lm!!on of the land.” SOLD “SMOKES” T0 BOY. | Maximum Fine Levied Against Proprietor of Store. Found guilty of selling cigarettes to minors under 16 years of age, Florence Hazelwonder, proprietor of a delicates- en store at 701 Newton place, was ed $10, the maximum fine, in Police Court erda Noticing Hans Bigler, 13 years old, of 353313 Georgia avenue puffing a cigarette at noon recess, a teacher of the Park. View School inquired of the boy where he had obtained them. Learning from whom he had made the purcha the teacher notified the tenth precinct police, who in turn |swore out a warrant against the dealer. THE DAILY HOROSCOPE Monday, January 10. Astrologers read tomorrow as an extraordinarily unfavorable day in planetary rule. It is well to proceed Wwith caution. Aviators should be un their guard, as accidents may be eas- ily brought about and there is indi- cation of storms in certain regic While this configuration prevails there may be a tendency to criticize and to pass severe judgment on one's neighbors. It is not an auspicious day for ju trials, since faults will mui.m(v’ II:X charity will be rarer than usual. If one would pass the day happil one must be blind to all except the vi tues, for the mind quickly reflects what is bad, instead of what is good. The sway is menacing to literature. | which this year will offer even mo sordid tales of life then have bLeen published in the past. While 1927 may mark the lowest level in (‘ermln forms of character in- terpretation on the stage and on the printed page, reactionary forces are gaining impetus, the seers announce. This is a most inauspicious rule under which to seek employment or promotion, as heads of business de. partments may be difficult to plea: and generally disgruntled. On a day .like this routine tasks should be pursued and all discoura; ing thoughts should be resolutely de- nied entrance to the consciousness, Severe weather is to cause great suffering in certain cities of United States, according to dstrulog Persons whose birth date it is l.a the augury of a year of mixed w( perien They “should make no changes. Children born on that day may be sensitive and difficult to manage, They are likely to have unusual tal- en Copyright, 1927, Sign of the Lantern 1822 New Hammhire Avenuo 1 1o §unday Dinner Week "D mng.f 5 10'7:30 Attractive Dowble Room Now Room, Breuk{ast ...m Dinner, 40 @ Month for E ents. Houses For Sale and RTM_ J. LEO KoLB MAIN 5027 923New YorkAv. 1287 Wisc'n. Av, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF Experience & Reputatlon Experience enables us to skill can produce. nables dentistry that will m.-nutnon. Our always that “Every h:ahent ust Be ‘1e Absolutely Satisfied” YiArs 0¥ Goob, HONEST DEN’ DR. FREIO 407—7lh St. N. 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