Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1927, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FR ARMY CHEFS RECEIVE S niece of Seeret rean of Home Econo , B dvanced lesson the art, The zens' Military Training Camps ME_E Jardine of the Department of Agricuiture and a dietitian expert in the department’ ics, gives the cooks and bakers at the Arm: should be well prepared to sai s Cookery this Summer, y the appetites of citizen sol School at Camp Meade, M er: Wide World Photc GETTING READY FOR THE NATIONAL PASTIME. Here are enough’ base balls to gladden the heart of any small back national game, But they are only a few of the 2,000,000 balls turned out annually by the Philadelphia plant, which merican &m Bgers. of the lot by A CHAPLIN TAX CASE MOVEPREDICTED becisive Action Reported About to Be Taken Based on New Aspect. By the Associated Pres LOS ANGEL Times says a cri Government's case against Charles Chaplin, in which the film comedian 18 accused of failing to render complete and correct income tax returns. A *decisive move.” according to an parently well authenticated report: from Federal sources, is imminent as . result of a secret and exhaustive In- quiry. While Chaplin was the center of the investigation, some of his as- soclates also are said to be involved. Followed Divorce Action. Civil actions were started Government shortly after Lita Grey March 11.—T! Chaglin brought suit for divorce from | the actor. Income tax liens aggregat- ting more than $1,500,000 for sums al- leged due for the years 1918 and 1919 and 1921 to 1925, were filed against Chaplin’s properties here and in New York Later, a bond of more than $700.00) was posted by the comedian’s attor- neys to re his Eastern holdings. ase Referred Here. The tax case ly was taken to Washington, D Until several days ago it was bell a settlement was about to be made Yast week it became known that no adjustment had been hed. This was followed by reports the case had taken on a new aspec DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED. Slayer, Fighting Arrest, Is Shot Dead by Another Officer. 1 w March it s shot he deputy ther officers tempted to arre later t The Sheriff White. MOTORCYCLE COUPE. eputy on Deputy New Veh Inside Drive. r ariv ) streets of | It looks like a norn with & one-raun be, eur and 2l 80 the steer ably with the small v V11 ), Inside. is on t top, windshie! aced well forward fort erank el to starting Ul third v ports the car at resi. s is mear in the | | | i washed out last Summer. i | ] by the | lot performer in the makes all the balls driven out ‘Wid ‘World Photo: Prospectors Seek Good Roads, Reject Police Chief Offer, By the Associated Press. WEEPAH, Nev., March 11.—Po- litical activities were centered on a good roads movement in this tent city today after prospectors believ- ed they had crushed the hopes of a South Dakota man to become chief - of police. Out of the mass of mail received at Tonopah, supply base for the gold camp here, came a letter from the Dakotian giving his_quajifica- tion as a peace officer. He was in- formed by telegraph that five gun- men. would be needed to enforce : laws as he suggested. 1 Plans have been completed for rebuilding the road from' Tonopah, 40 miles east of here, which was It will reduce the distance to 27 miles. All drinking water must be hauled from Tonopah. COMSTOCK AND JOYCE ENGAGEMENT IS OFF Florida Realty Man Says Often- Wed Actress Is Fine Gir] for Some One Else. | | [ | By the Associated Press, | HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 11.— | Stanfora E. Comstock. wealthy Miami, Fla., real estate operator, who was in its entirely, recent- | ®).— | Williams was | en | in Paris Operated by | al motor cycle slated to be the fifth husband of Peggy | Hopkins Joyce, says his engagement | to the much-wed gctress has been { called off. “Peggy wonderful girl—for somebody he declared when ted in a real estate office which he recently opened her As_for Connle Almy, the cabaret | entertainer who also claims the affec- | of the Florida millionaire, Com- he never had any intention s el s a nice girl and T have vegard for her,” he ex- “Connie | Opponent Seriously Wounded in [ Shooting Affray in Kentucky. CLEMON March 11 (®.— , is dead. and French aldwell, 45, is in a serious condi tion as a result of a pistol duel th Un the streets here Wednes K | Community Center De) | ed by Alfred Frick, the 22-year-old paraly- +sis vietim who died in a Chicago hospital last night after he had been kept alive 108 hours by forced breathing.. Fifty-six persons worked in relays to supply artificial respi- ration. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. 'ATR WORK. Sparing a few minutes from offices, President Coolidge looks over the re- Mr. and other repairs. T Wi nd Mrs. Coolidge, the Executiv TDAY., MARCH 11, N bsence of e M [§ HYFNC M. P.F Mass., ar ons endeavored to pwn _here in a cast a h apparently rists insert sterilized needles CES TRANSMITTED BY RADIO. Two of three subjects over whom Prof. Gerald Springfield to Boston, the two examin- ted at the right, shows no hyp- Vide World Photos. lio from SIAMESE TW S ENTERTAIN VETS. Daisy and Violet Hilton, the San Antonio, Tex., twins who are appeariug at a local theater this week, visit Walter Reed Hospital to entertain convalescent veterans there. They are grouped here with some of hut. the veterans outside the Red Cros Copyright by Tenschert & Flack. This 5-year-old youngster, Marvin Miller of Miami Beach, Fla., will have a pretty good chest expansion when he grows up. It already meas- ures nearly 4 inches, or more than the average adult’s. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. TEAM LEADS ID Madison Square Garden, grabs a watches his teammate carry on. K ing, MeNamara is competing with SIX-DAY BIKE paired with Georgetti in the leading team in the present sixv-day bike race at RACE. Reggie McNamera, bite of lunch at the trackside as he nown as the “iron man™ of bike rac- a broken rib suffered in a track spill. “HAYTOSSERS” BANQUET RETIRING FAR);EB SENATOR. Members of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Haytossers, composed of Senators and Senate employes, who were born “on the farm,” give a farewell banquet at the Capitol to the retiring Senator from Arizona, Ralph H. Cameron. Left to right: E. Ross Bartley, secretary to Vice President Dawes; Senator Shortridge of California, Senator C: meron, Senator McNary of Oregon, John C. Crockett, E. A. Halsey, Col. Edwin P. Thayer, James R. Wick, Arthur E. Cook, K. F. Rea and Charles F. Watkins. Copyrij ght by Underwood & Underwood. ATHLETES TO BE USHERS AT ONE-ACT TOURNEY Community Center Department Will Begin Play Contest To- .| night at 8:15 for Trophy. | Athletic groups affiliated with the Community Center Department using | the gymnasium at Central High Cen- | ter will be ushers for the one-act play tournament sponsored by the departy ment which opens tonight at $:15 in Columbia Heights Center, Eleventh and Harvard streets, the groups in- cluding basket ball teams from Poto- mac Boat' Club, Washington Canoe Club, W m H. West Co. and the Crescent and Chevy Chase base ball represented by R. A. Bogley, . Cobb, A. R. Dowling, W. M. Roh: rer and others. Four plays will be given tonight and four tomorrow night, and the winner of the trophy will be announced early next week. The ning group and play will be presented at the Arts Club of Washington the last week in March, on the invitation of the dra- matic committee of the Arts Club, of which Mrs, Maud Howell Smith is chairm The ay tonight will be the i “Chrysanthe- National Capital P! An Inn,” the Wilson Players in “A Minuet” and the Pet-| worth Play Spain.” The tournament is under the direc- | tion of the dramatic section of the artment, head- | ore Forrest, assisted hreiner, with Harold | Marie M by Bess Davis S | Snyder in charge of settings and light- | Hurt, merchant, and Caldwell, post- | aster here, werc said to have been | rms for some time. They v right, short con ach few paces Leszan firin Two of H ots Look effect in “aldwell’s 1o Hurt was «hotthrough dying in tantly. Caldwell is married and has a fam IHurt was single. . ing Tickets may be had at the door of | Columbia Heights Center (Wilson Nor- | * mal School Building), on sale at 7 p.m. | — | Square. “ A sec- A half mile square may pos: | unusual salubriety. Five individ. | City's Longevity M: | ne ers in “Joint Owners in' | } to be Officer Writes Treatise on Cheetahs After One Bites Him in Chicago Home By the Associated Press CHICAGO, March 11.—Although he er hunted wild animals in Africa, a Chicago detective has written a first-hand “treatise on cheetahs to be submitted to his superior officer. Sergt. Wellington W. Britton, in compliance with a resolution adopted by the city council, was delegated by Chief of Police Morgan Collins to in- vestigate the conduct of two cheetahs brought here by Mr. and Mrs. John \),'enl\\'vnl"tl\ and kept as pets in their acted after the animals were reported to have bitten a couple of persons, the alderman introducing the resolution complaining that he did not want African beasts roaming Chicago's stree “Cheetahs,” wrote “are like leopards, and seem to be tame. Mr. Wentworth showed me a book which said that cheetahs will not Sergt. Britton, k a man, but one of.them bit my | Nr. Wentworth said this was | ause of the scent of my police dog. | “They eat about 3 pounds of | meat every day, and get their| next door, where they are | surrounded by a brick wall 9 feet high. The animals are male and| female, and they are 7 months old and are about 4 or 5 feet tall. When grown they are bigger than a Russian wolf hound, and can go faster than animal alive. 'My opinion is that the animal ought to ) ordered oit of the city before warm weather, because they are likely to injure some one. He said the animals are kept on the top floor of the Wentworth home, and lie on a large bed equipped with a white sheet. The only other furni- ture in the room is a heavy rug. While he was watching one animal, the other walked up behind him and bit him, the sergeant said. GIANT NEW AUDITORIUM. Chicago Structure to Surpass Ca- pacity of Madigon Square Garden. AGO, March 11 (#).—Construc- | on a large civic auditorium | Il, to have a_capac-| that of Madison en in New York and the ‘hicago Coliseum combined, is s\wnl tarted, P. T. Harmon, spokes- man for a group of wealthy Chica goans associated with him in the proj- ect, announced. The building will seat 26,000 and wili include an indoor ts arena, the plans specity. i he building will be on a block | bounded by Madison, Wood and Lin ol treets and Warren avenue, which s easily accessible to all parts of the | ity greater Square G. i eit | - | Popcorn with nearly 1,000 kergels | {that the amount involved has been $200,000 THEFT CHARGED. Harrisburg, Pa., Banker Is Held Under $50,000 Bail. By the Assoclated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11 (%) Charged with embezzling approximate- Iy $200.000 of the funds of the Com monwealth Trust Co. of Harrisburg. A. S. Banmiller, assistant treasurer | of the bank. was held for court under 0,000 bail at a hearing. The shortage was discovered by State banking examiners. Banmiller was arrested in the bank. Marwick M. Ogelsby, president of the company. in a statement, sald | | | | | covered by property turned over to the company by Banmiller and by in- | surance. ‘ | i e { fore American automobiles will be‘ Is within its limits are over 90 years, | to the ear has been developed by & |driven in England thiy year than ever tho average being 914 years, specialist in u.;t ceountry, before. TORONTO TO SELL BEER AT COST, SAYS PREMIER Natives and Tourists Will Buy Permits There tJ Purchase Liquors. By the Assoclated Press TORONTO, Ont., March 11. — Beer is to be regarded as a worki man’s beverage under the new liquor control law and Is to be sold at cost. Premier Ferguson said today .the government planned to derive o profit from the sale of beer, and that only the nece: handling charges would be added to the cost of product Permits, the will be nece: for the of all liquor, will cost either §1 or $2. In the case of residents the permits will be good one year, and for tourists good for one month. The tour permits may be sold at a slightly lower rate than those for r The premier t, due to the vast amount of detail necessary to put the new law into effect, he did not believe it would become operative be- fore May 15. NAPS CAUSED WRECK. Investigators Find Entire Train Complement Fell Asleep. By the Associated Pres: The snatching of a nap by an entire train crew caused the collision on the Alton Railroad near Larrabee, Mo., on January 25, which resulted in one death and injuries to 15 persons, In- terstate Commerce Commission inspec- tors reported today. The sieeping crew was in charge | of a freight train which turned out on a side track to await the passa of two passenger trains. During the wait; the investigators said, every- body took & nap and were awakened by the nolse of a Dassing train, The | crew concluded that both of the pas- gone by and woved senger trai ain Hne just in time to out on the be. wre for | Two Are Sentenced To 6 Months Each For Beating Wives John T. Stanner of 652-A Op leans place northwest, charged with threats and assault upon his wife, Marian L. Stanner, mother of six young children, w: tenced to jail for six months when convicted by Judge Robert E. Mat- tingly in Police Court today on latter charge. Tha court took Sta ner’s personal bond on the charge of_thre: Mrs. as eviden hair, which s band pulled fro a recent alter: R Commenting upon the case, Judge Mattingly stated that he wishe he could sentence the husband to three lashes of the whip over his bare back, as can be administered in some States. Another wife-beater, Samuel | Nicholson, who gave his address as | 1402 Pennsylvania avenue, was | likewise given a _six-month sen- | tence by Judge Mattingly, when | convicted of choking his 60-year- | | s sen- Stanner produced in court filled with old wife, Mrs. Annie | GARSON, POTENTIAL | MILLIONAIRE, WEDS | Miner-Inventor, Who Recently Won $20,000,000 Patents Suit, Takes Los Angeles Bride. NCISCO. March 11 “ampbell Carson, miner, in- ventor and potential muitimillionaire v virtue of a suit recently decided ir | his favor by the United States Su { preme Court, ceased today to be a heldout” from the matrimonial league. Carson, who is 57, married M | Hersee M. Gross of Los Angeles terday. ¥I wanted to keep this thing a little quiet,” said Carson as he faced reporters, who traced the couple to a hotel here. She said she was 48 years old Not so long ago, when the Supreme Court held that reverberatory furnaces uscd by the American Smelting and Refining Company and other metal producers contained features which Carson had invented and patented without having paid him any roy- alties, he was placed in a position favorable to collecting some $20,000, 000 for patent infringement. He was also placed in position .to choose from an army of girls and women who had lear.ied of his fame | and fortune and had written him | amorous notes. | “Well, I'm teliing the world none | of those flappers will get me,” he boasted. “And I'm thinking, even by v will get me.” - Cotton 0il Plant Buins. ~Fire here early today caused dam { age estimated at between $75,000 and $100.000 to the plant and conients of | the Southland Cotton Oil Company of | Bossier City, a suburb. More than 2,000 tons of lrlykcd weve included in the luss, though I am rich, none of the women i SHREVEPORT, La.. March 11 (®). | RGTON O THD COURTS iOne Brother Sues Other for { $1,000,000 and Is Ac- cused of Assault. Wide World Photos. o ‘The legal Carrington i of Chicago and who recently h canes, sterday. $1.900,000 ons suit brought inst his brother In revealed and hear- broke The net resi alienation of by the colonel a; out i | | ipreme Court wi ing of the assault case against the | colonel was adjourned untii Tuesday. | ‘The alienation suit came to light | when a motion to take the deposition | of Mrs. Mary C. Walsh of New York, } at slie is too ill to | appear in court. was denied by | Supreme Court Justice Glemnon. A like suit already is pending in Chicago. | In’Lis complaint teday the colonei | charged his brother made love to his | Mrs. Annette Walsh Snyder | In support of the charge I he attached a letter said to have been on the ground t written by Campbell Carrington to | the cotonel's wife and sent in an en- | velope addressed on a typewriter to | id to have been written i 3 told of being called to “You mus: not stop writing, as spes with Ahman' to s forwarded in,” it write to you from Texas addressed on typewriter r if you will write & | teli_ me it is all right to do so.” | Neither of the brothers appeared ault case, which T prosecuting \gainst the colonel as a result of the caning, was called MRS. KOHUT TO SPEAK. Rabbi’s Widow Will Address Na- tional Jewish Forum Sunday. The next session of the Natlonal | Jewish Forum will be held at the Jewish Community Center Sunday evening, with Rebekah Kohut, author, as the speaker. Mrs. Kohut, the widow of Rabbl Alexander Kohut. is former president {of the National Council of Jewish Women. The local councill will act as host. Following her talk, open discussion will bbe held. The meet- ing is open to the publ 18 PERMITS REVOKED. Traffic Director’s Report Also Cites Supensions and Restorations. ‘ The drivers’ permits of 18 Washe igton motorists were revoked by flic Director M. O. Eldridge be< i tween February and 28, according report submitted | mtendent of police, it was i suspended and 19 vestored durlng this l period. Tourteen of the i$ permits revoked wers for bad records 2 for sdptving while Grunk and 2 Lor reckless delving. A