Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1927, Page 5

E) t Bchmidt, jr. MYSTERY IN DEATH " MAY BE CLEARED Oklahoma Produce Man Be- lieved to Have Been Sea Captain Hiding His Identity. ! | "By the Associated Press. | HARRAH, Okla., March 8.—Death's | seal today continued to prevent pos-| itive identification of a man known| here as John Wesley Smith, who. friends believe, left his family at Belleville, Ont.. to secretly start life anew ax a produce dealer in this in | Jand town after the vessel he i manded foundered ten years ngo | . Smith and 11 others were list | tims of the a when his coal | schooner, George Marsh, sank off | eon Island, near Kingston. Ont. Au gust 8, 1917. This report was aceepted until sterday when relatives at Belleville made public a letter from | Ben Wilson, master of the local Ma sonic lodge, telling of Smith's death here February 22, last. Died Silent About Career. Smith died, Wilson said, without re- vealing experiences at sea and with- out reference to any relatives at Belle- ville, except to say two years ago that he had learned his wife was dead. Smith, however, told Wilson the name of the Masonic lodge at Belleville, Wwith_instructions to communicate with it only after his death. He swore Wilson to secrecy regarding the received mith, son of th Wilson said he rec letter from Harry sea captain, telling of his father disappearance. lie ured Wilson he | belleved the dead man was his father | and offered to come here if necessary. | Doubt Sea Captain Story. Friends of the aged man questioned | the identity when Wilson declared he had known him for more than a vear| before the schooner was ed. He| said the man came here from New- ella, Okla., in 1915. Previously he had lived at Oklahoma City. Ie was about 60 vears old and had built up & small produce business here. His estate was estimated at upwards of $3,000. The funeral will be held here tomor- row might unless other instructions received from Belleville. DIVORCED HUSBAND SUES FOR $250,000| Mechanic Sues London Department Store Executive for Menating Wife's Love. ntiy By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 8.-—An auto- mobile mechanic whose wife divorced him in Mexico and later married a London department store executive ‘Who had been divorced in Paris sued the department store executive yes- terday for alienation of ‘ections. The suit was brought by Otfo Schmidt of Huntington. Long Island, against Irving 1. Bloomingdale’, treas- urer of Bloomingdale Brothers' Store, for $250,000 damages. Schmidt also filed notice-of eomplaint in a separa- tion suit against the former Mrs. Bchmidt, his attorneys contending that her Mexican decree *is no good, because we in the United States do not recognige. Mexican divorce laws.” Schmidt alleged, that, after his wife obtained a deéree in the Mexican courts last October she went to Lon- don and was married to Blooming- dale December 29 last. Sghmidt said she was formerly BloominZdale’s pri- vate secretary and that the store executive influenced her to leave the plaintiff. Bloomingdale, it was said, & divorce from his former Paris at the time that Mrs. sued for a divorce in Mexico. obtained wife in | Schmidt FATHER TAKES STAND. Elder Croarkin, Invalid, Goes to t Court in Wheel Chair. CHICAGO, March 8 (P.—Peter P. Croarkin was wheeled into court in an invalid’s chair today to testify in behalif of his son, Harold, on trial for the slaying of 6-yearold Walter The father, bedridden for weeks, followed his wife, and three daughters and the girl Harold called his sweet- | ‘heart, who yesterday told of illnesses | and eccentricities of the young man | which, they said, turned definitely | toward “madness last July. He killed the little Schmidt boy with a black- smith's hammer in the loft of the | Devon Riding Academy last December. AR o Pleads Guilty to Kidnaping. THOMSON, Ga., March 8 (P).— Warren F. Sprague of Staten Isla N. Y., charged with kidnaping Georgia Tiowe, 16-vear-old girl, from her home here December 29, entered a plea of | guilty in Superior Court today and was | sentenced to ay a fire of $500 or | serve 12 months on the chain gang. | It was understood that the fine wouid [ be paid. REAL ESTATE LOANS MADE AND_SOLD J. LEO KoLB 923 NEW YORK AV. MAIN 5027 Laaaaaaaaad sy a2 The High Grade Established 1842 Pianos Sold Direct from the Factory| ‘We Invite you to Visit Our ! i | ‘ ‘ Warerooms 1340 G St. N.W. J. C. CONLIFF, Mgr. Remember this circlet. It is the chosen mark of a cir- cle of neighborhood tailors wlws:i u:leals of dry ckamng an eing are | ®0 high you wifl beg:lad | for its guidance to greater L satisfaction | to i meager details he gave of his life. | On Land Brought By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March K. Catfish which leave the water fo hunt for food were among the 500 specimens of mammals, reptiles, frogs, bir fishes and in ts |’?t‘- ived by the Field Museum from the Field-Conover-Everard expedition to central Afri This t catfish is equipped with modified gills, permitting it to stay out of the water' for a considerable period. After dark it climbs out on land to ge for food. The catfish particu- larly likes the early morning for land journeys, as the heay for speedier progress. The expedition was financed Jointly by ¢ dew maks its THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1927. 'Fish That Leave Water to Hunt Food | From Central Africa |H. B, Conover, associated in ornitholog |at the museum, and Robert T. Ever |2+, Detroit sportsman. TLeaving Chi | cago last April, the party spent eight months searching the bush, veldt and waters of central Africa. With other specimens received {here were a ollared spitting | cobra, snake-like lizard | known as the sundewall skink, which |represents “the transition between | izards with and without legs, and pro- biscus shrews, members of the family of smallest known mammals. The shrew has long kangaroo-like hind legs, which enable it to cover the ground at great speed 'FOOT BALL PLAYERS ON DEBATING TEAM Offered as Proof of Athletes' Ability. By the Assaciated Press SWICK, N. J.. March 'sity debating team composed s of foot ball players, with Oapt. Whitez Lorenz of the eleven s mana offered by Rutgers v vesterday as proof that a star of the gridiron may be a star on the platform as well. The team. with a victory over West Virginia to its credit. besides Lorenz, consists of ( son. for three vears quarterback: Joe Irwin, star ki and Dave Moscowitz, aggres lineman of the 1926 team. “This is a lot more fun than foot ball game,” says Moscowitz, GOVERNMENf ARRANGES FOR BRANCH POST OFFICE Leases Building Now Under Con- struction to Accommodate New Station Woodridge. any at The Post Office Department yes- terday accepted the proposal of Harry D. Sherwood, contractor, to lease a new building, which he is erecting, to | accommodate the Woodridge Station branch post office, on Rhode Island avenue mnortheast between Twenty- first and Thayer stree according to an announcement b; Post Office Department yesterday. the According to Sherwood, the building | will cost approximately $25,000, and will have apartments on the top floor, the post office occupying the ground floor. It will be finished‘early in June. Sherwood has the lease of the build. ing for 10 rs, commencing June BROKER KILLS SELF. Florida Realty Man Found in Of- fice—Thought Self Failure. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March P)—Herndon C. Lerew, 5, promi- nent real estate broker of Jackson- ville, was found dead in his gas- filled office here this morning. County Detective Fred King said he left several notes declaring he had been a ‘“fail One of the notes,. King said, declared he had lost some ‘of his wife’s money in business. HELD FOR GRAND JURY. Joseph Simms, colored, charged with two cases of grand larceny, was held on a bond of $4,000 for the action of the grand jury following a prelim- inary hearing in Police Court today before Judge Robert E. Mattingly. A plea of guilty was entered. Simms was arrested by Policeman Orville Staples of the third precinct ‘riday after a chase of three blocks. Simms is said to have taken clothes from two tailoring shops located at 13351 Fourteenth street and 3931 Georgia avenue. According to the police, Simms was recently released from the Occoquan Workhouse, where he served three vears on a similar offense. Former War Relief Worker Dies. PROVIDENCE, R. I, March § (). Thomas B. Dawson, 60, an associate of Herbert Hoover in war relief work in Belgium during the World War, died today. He was one of the sur. vivors of the British steamship Oronsa torpedoed by Germans in 1918. sl | EXCHANGE OF SHOWS - HELD UNLIKELY NOW ;Rurgers University Platform Stars‘ French and German Producers Ex- | pect Plan to Work in Future. By the Aseociated Press PARIS, March 8.—Max Reinhardt | and other German producers want the official French theater, the Comedie | Francaise, to send its company to Ber lin and to have German players come to Paris. There is little likelihood of such a peaceful exchange of visits| | now, but the way is being prepared for it later. Reinhardt for Germany and Firmin Gemier for France long have believed that art should get above politics and war hatreds. Gierman music, and par- ticularly German huyers, are wel- | comed in France and minor German acts have appeared in Paris theaters, | [EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS |’ AT NATIONAL SHRINE Decio Villares of South America Displays Variety of Pictures at Immaculate Conception Library. | Many v |art exhib ‘Sflulh Amer ors Sunday viewed the on of the distinguished can painter and sculptor, Decio “Villares, in the Marianna Li- brary of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the Catho- | lic University campus. Besides sev- | eral Madonnas and allegorical paint ings, the exhibition included portraits | | of ‘prominent Washington people and | | ecclesiastics. | | Decio Villares is a gold medalist of | the School of Fine Arts of Rio de iro for his painting of St. Jerome, |2 facsimile of which is in the show- |ing in the salon of the Crypt of the | | National Shrine. He is also a | petual member of the School of Fine Arts of Paris, awarded through suc- cessful competition of artists. He also received honorable mention at the Official Salon of Paris for his “Paulo | e Francesca da Rimini,” after Dante. The ors yesterday saw in the Madonna room a collection of copies of famous Madonnas, covering a se- | lection dufing more than 40 years | of works that the art opinion of the { world through centuries has pro- | nounced best, it is stated. - The Marianna Library, which con- tains more than 10,000 volumes of the | best books in any language on the| Immaculate Conception, was also thrown open to the visitors, The art exhibition will be open daily during this week, closing next Sunday night. NURSES ARE SUSPENDED AFTER DEATH OF 6 BABIES Three Students Imp]icnte_d Them- selves in Mistake in Giving Boric Acid for Water. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 8.—Three student nurses involved in the fatal poison- ing of six babies af Columbus Me- morial Hospital here a week ago through-a mistake in using boric acid instead of water have been suspended pending investigation of the hospital board and the coroner's inquest. The student nurses are Miss Mar- garet Cuff, Miss Eileen Callahan and Miss Irene Schwartz. All three im- plicated themselves in the mistake which caused boric acid to be given 10 babies when they should have been | given water. Four infants recovered. Coroner Oscar Wolff has had pri- vate detectives investigating the | deaths, supplemental to the inquest, | | which has not been completed. They Fit the Arch Like a Glove - Foot Shoes OU’LL never quite tion of perfect-fitting shoes till FOOT SAVERS. And with perfect fitting, Foot Savers give that trim, smart appearance desired by every woman. The new Foot Saver models are charming—real marvels of shoe craftsmanship. Come in and get fitted in this famous footwear while the styles are so complete. Thisattractive model is shown here in Rose Blush Kid, Patent Leather and Black Kid. Sold Here Exclusively in Washington ICHS Proper Rotwear F Street at Tenth Saver appreciate the satisfac- you wear per- | A SAFELY OF NATION, PLEA OF MACNIDER Preparedness and Opportuni- ties Facing Legion Address Topic at Post Celebration. The necessity for preparedness ani the opportunities facing the Legion wefe emphasized by Assistant Secre- ker anniversary was a guest and the principal spe at the eighth birthday celebration of George Post. No. 1, the American Legiom clubhouse. 1829 I streetf. he speaker referred to the fact that a large number of ranking, Gov plonecr night post of the last at the Legion and predicted annual i in both branches of Congre: the ranks of those who were in the World War. He urged his auditors to carry out the principles as laid down in the constitution of the na tional organization and to uphold its ses from {objects and perpetuate Americanism Other Speakers Heard. The other speakers were Past Post and Past Department Comdr. E Les- ter Jones, one of the organizers of the first post in the American Legion and the first post and department tommander in the United States; Past Department Comd Watson B. Mil ler and Paul J. McGahan and G. Rude, present commander. The spea ers referred to Past Commander | rd & ke, who was the first djutant a in w the Legion of the first and one of the . with < nding f ures in the American: Legion, for his unequaled record of having ‘ery meeting of George W Post’ since it was organized 1919, and having offic attended evel department and national con- vention in the history of the Legion the post colors, which, through Past Comdr. Fisk’s interest, had been pres- ent at every national convention, were to be taken by him to Paris this Fall to represent the first post in the Legion, now composed of over 11,500 posts Program of War ) iuy Withers was master of cere. monies and led in the singing of war songs, accompanied by the United States Army Band Orchest under the direction of Technical Hen- ning, U. 8 A The program in- cluded tenor solos by Thurston De- rcompanied at the piano by nt; baritone solos b Hein with James.Russell Barr no; dancing by Miss Flor- v, stories and recitations by Maurice Jarvi Jorman Goldman and by “Billy” McIntyre. Among others present 3 B. McCoy, Wallace Streater, Charles O. Shaw and J. J. Murphy, all of George Washington Post: Comdr. Rob- ert M. Tolson, Lincoln Post; Past De- partment Comdrs. Watson B. Miller and Paul J. McGahan, and John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman of the national legislative committee of the Iegion. Vice Comdr. Henry W. Long- fellow was chairman of the commit- tee in charge of the celebration. CONNAUGHTON ;I:RIBUTE. Banquet in Honor of G. U. Star Set for Tonight. Harry (“‘Babe") Connaughton, Georgetown University's All-American foot ball guard, will be given a testi- monial at a banquet arranged in his honor tonight by law school class- mates at $:30 o'clock in the Hamilton Hotel. Connaughton the law school. Frank J. Hogan, Georgetown Alumni be toastmaster. There will dresses by Senator Massachusetts, Louis Little, director of athletics, and Rev. Vincent 8. Me- Donough, 8. J., faculty advisger of athletics. Floran J. Boland is chairman of the committee on arrangements. A. gold foot ball will be presented to Con- naughton on behalf of the school clog dancing were Per . president of the Association, will be ad- tary of War Hanford MacNider, who | Washington | ernment officials were members of the | | | post | nd’ the first department ad- | | Col. Jones expressed gratification that | { is a senior at! avid 1. Waish of | | Colon. Canal Zone THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair and cold- er with lowest temperature about degrees. Tomorrow increasing cloudi ness. Maryland- tomorrow increasing cloudiness. northwest winds on the coast Virginia—Fair and colder tonight tomorrow increasing cloudiness: prob ably rain tomorrow afterncon in ex treme southwest portion. West Virginia—Fair and colder tonight; tomorrow cloudiness; probably rain night Fair and colder tonight; Strong slightly increasing tomorrow Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 12 midnight, 53; 4 a.m., noon. 53 Barometer—4 83; 12 midnight a.m 5: noon. Highest temperatur pm. vesterday. Lowest tempera 10 a.m. today. Temperature sam Highest, lowest, Tide Tables. (Furnished by 1nited Geodetic Sur wday—Low tide, 6:01 a.m. and pm.; high tide, 1 Tomorrow—-Low tide. 7 p.m.; high tide, 46 pom. The Sun and Moo Today—Sun rose 6:32 a.m. sun sets, 6:07 pm. ° Tomorrow: sets. 6:08 p.m. Moon rises 9:43 a.m Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset Weather in Va pom.._ 2091 29.70; 4 a.m., <0 39, ocenrred at p.m., 2! 29,53, s ture, 51, oceurred at date last year- ates Coast oy.) a.m am. Sun rises 6:30 a.m.; pus Citles. o B Temperature [ Stations. Weather, wegol wey Atlantie €ty 3 Raltimore Hirmingham Bismarck Boston Buffalo arleston Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy ear Colunva,s ¢ 2 Denver Detroit Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Pt elouds Rain Cloudy Clear n Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy San violin selections by | San 8 "Praneisco. St. Louis St” Paul eattle Suokane WASH.DC 2 FOREIGN. (8 am.. Greenwich time. today.) Stations. Temperature. Weather. London_ England. 40 Clear Paris. France. Part cloudy Vienna. Austria Cloudy Gibraitar, Snain Part cloudy Horta (Fayal) Rain Hamilton. Bermuda Part clondy San Juan, Porto' Rico. Part_cloudy Havana, Cuba Clear Part cloudy. Clay houses are being huilt in Ger- Cleanse it thoroughly mote regular elimin: Y drinking EVERFRESH. It keeps its full strength and tastefulness. sun | | | | Entrance Proposal. The Commissioners of the of ¢ | ordina Capit on latter street, the P mittee approved the plans finally and the next step is the public | friendship after she learned that <teen Tiger whick Rock Sixteenth s The | that | be street de at this point it will not be pos- I3 sible Tt wi destr change | prevent | ana | at | The | tain « the v | Arhor |t | Mour | hurg | thore | minee {op a | at of Td: ered, with fore Nearly sent s7 $13'w 2 in_room. 1 < A tentative slumbia will he asked by ating committee of the al Park Planning Commis to hold a public hearing on the prop d Shepherd west of Fourteenth street, info s anl to exte The com 10 iney Branch parkway. equired by law 1 to extend this hig winding road down the bank and carry it under Bridke on Sixteenth street, v will furnish entrance to Creek Park crossing imittee an entrance into rovided way . but owing to ng which is propos an without recommended this parkway of Randolph the very steep yehicular roadway Il he merely an entrance for pe- fans, by way of steps. This in the highway plans will the connection of Randolph hepherd streets with Sixteenth to provide committee also considered cer hanges in the highway plans in icinity of the proposed Nationa etum h tentatively include xtension A viand avenue and it Olivet ¢ 1 east of RBladen road and to conneet the tter ughfare with M street. The en- % of the commission will draw detaile plan to he considered later meetin, pla the extension from Rodman street with Reno road west of 1 of Standards w but it was decided to discuss it the property owners affected be- taking any action. n for aho antomobiles the United were States 380.000 abroad from nads 604-610 9th St. N.W Daily, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 room. %6 weekly: $10.50 rooms. ith toilet. shower and lavatory 075 more. Rooms like Mother s. S the daily planning of desserts a bother? Why not make that delicious dessert that's the family's favorite? They will enjoy more when topped with whipped cream! Tell your grocer to include whipping cream in your usual order. And a quart of— —at all grocers —at all times equa]ly as important. handle your estate to your satisfaction. Ask for Our Booklet To Make Your Will is one of your impottant duties and to appoint a Trust Company as Executor and Trustee is With over thirty-eight years of experience in trust busi- ness, this Cornpany. the largest in the city, is prepared to “What You Should Know About Wills and the Conservation of Estate” i AND TRUST COMP. MERICAN SECURIT- 15th and Penna. Ave. N.W, Central—7th and Mass. Ave. N.W, Northeast—8th and H Streets N.E. TOTAL RESOURCES OVER $37,700.000 - BRANCHES: Southjvelt—flh and E Streets SW. Northwest—1140 15th Street N.W. ) $8: | si0° | HEARING IS SOUGHT | MURDER ADMITTED ON STREET PLANS| DUETO JEALOUSY | Commissioners Asked to Hold | Girl Slain Who Session on Piney Branch | Hummel | children | 25 years the | for | | ] | | | take food from [T 1t Swims Buy It At Center Market ' Rejected At-| CALIFORNIA— TEXAS—MEXICO A most economical and interesting way to go —The Washington-Sunset Route Tovurist Sleeping Cars—from Washington to California daily, without change via Atlanta and New Orleans. Send for illus- trated booklet A", time tables and farwc. G. V. McArt, Passenger Agent WASHINGTON-SUNSET ROUTE, 1510 H St., N. W., Washington, D. C {entions of Man She Learned Was Married. ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 8.—W. Fuenfstueck, Rethlehem butcher confessed today. the palice announced, that he shot and killed Miss Evelyn last night Fuenfstueck has a wife The explanation « him was that Miss Hummel it nd five dited to who was refused to continue their he was married Fuenfstueck's wife recently returned from a hospital. where she had been several months, and it was then that Miss Hummel had learned that he was married. Fuenfstueck is about | 40 years old, Found Dead By Friend. Miss Hummel had motored here from her home in Bethlehem to visit a_girlhood friend, Mrs. James Buck alew, and the latter persuaded her to | remain overnight. Mrs. Buckalew stepped across the street to arrange at a garage for the storing of her friend’s car. When she returned she found Miss Hummel dead on the | pavement in front of the Buckalew | apartment with five bullet w . her body A sixth sbullet through the window of a house. Fuenfstueck .was arrested at his home a few hours later, and a loaded pistol was found on top of the hot coals in his furnace. Apparently it had just heen put there. Threats Disclosed. District Attor Boyle of Lehigh County said that Miss Hummel had called on him 10 days ago with refer ence to threats made by Fuenfstueck. Ar Mrs. Fuenfstueck told the police she i0:28 had seen a letter in which her hus- e Returning. 3 band threatened to shoot thg voung tion_ 7:40 pm_ West woman. 745 pm.:; Chester. Wilmington, 8:25 p.m. Pennsylvania Railroad $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAYS March 13, 27, April 10, 24 Tra Leaves Washington (Union Station) 2730 am Wiimington, 1005 am.: Chester, am_ ' Philadelphia, Broad 10750 am leaves Broad_Street Sta- Philudelphia, 5 pm.; nearby Special . The Chinese paradise fish beco: so tame in an aquarium that it person’s hand. D. J. KAUFMAN® 1005 Pa. Ave. ; 1724 Pa. Ave. omorrow Ends It At 6 P. M. tomorrow we draw the curtain on our Fifth Annual Pre-Season Sale of Hot Weather Suits. It's been a “knock-out. Qur Greatest Sale of Hot-Weather Suits For Men Moltar'rs—pa’m Beaches——Tro—ficaf Worsteds Sizes 33 to 48 In a Month or Two You'll Pay $16 to $30 for These Very Suits N, A Deposit Will Hold Your Selection —Too Busy to Make Alterations. Money's Worth or Money Back