Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1927, Page 12

ARCHERY CHAMP LOSES TITL ton, Mass., six times national wol Mrs. Henry C. Cummings of New- s archery champion, is shown drawing the bow in the unsuccessful defense of her title at the national archery tournament at Soldiers’ Field, Cambridge, Mass. <Wide World Photos. TOE THE MARK FOR TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. The two Canadian flyers, Lieut. William V. Metcalf and Capt. . Terrance Tully, just before n off from Curtiss, Field, Long Island, in their monoplane, Sir John , for London, Ontario, where they will start their flight for Lon- don, England. WELL VICTIM FREE AFTER 30 HOURS Massachusetts Man Recov- ering in Hospital Following Spectacular Rescue. By the Associated Press. AUBURN, Mass., August 27.—Re- Jeased after 30 hours of confinement due to a cave-in of a 30-foot well he was digging, Fred Lenau today was winning back his rugged strength at the Worcester City Hospital, with every prospect of recovery unless pneumonia unexpectedly should de- velop. Physicians were amazed at the vi- tality of the 37-year-old iron moulder as they worked oyer his numbed limbs, in which circulation had been stopped by his cramped position at the bottom of the well. Cautiously they gave him Menid nourishment, the first which had passed his lips in a day 2nd a half. 7 “Thank God, thank God, they saved me,” were his first words carly this morning when, handed from worker to worker, he was lifted over the edge of the excavation. His voice failed him and he grasped the hand of the nearest policeman. Misses His Boot. Carried to the waiting ambulance he exclaimed, “Where is my other boot?” It was still imbeded in the muck of the well, where for hours it had seem- ed Lenau himself must 1emain until death relieved him. Mrs. Eva Lenau, his wife, bent and kissed him as the ambulance started for the hospital. He responded rapidly to treatment and in an hout his wife left him to sleep, while she hastened home to re- joice with thejr two children. Hurrledly organized when the sides ot the nearly completed well caved in on.Lenau at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, vol- unteers worked untiringly to effect his release. He was conscious at all times and could make himself heard, although he was out of sight part of the time. He was almost extricated when an- sther earth slide undid the work of hours. Planted in the mud up to his knees, with a board from the side against his chest, Lenau was unable to move. Because of fear that an- other slide might suffocate him, he was given air forced through tubes and a mask. Rescue Shaft Sunk. Sinking another shaft beside the well, which was six feet in diameter, the rescuers drove it below the level at which the man was held. Then they broke through and sawed away the plank which imprisoned the upper part of his body. This let down more dirt, which took hours of careful work to clear, The men worked on platforms at different levels, pasing up buckets of dirt from one to another until the sur- gace was reached. A crowd wHich had waited for hours at the edge of the pit cheered Joudly and followed the clanging am- bulance into Worcester, where for hours people drove about the streets in a clamorous rejoicing, which w encouraged rather than repressed by the police. o String made from human hair has been found at a camp in Northern ‘Wide World Photos. COL. SHERRILL IMPROVES. Physicians Unable to Say When He May Leave Hospital. ASHEVILLE, N. C., August 27 (P). —Col. Clarence O. Sherill, city man- ager of Cincinnati, and former mili- tary aid to President Harding, rested well at the Mission Hospital here last night and is “much better” this morn- ing, attendants at the hospital said today. Although he has shown virtually constant improvement since a blood transfusion operation early in the week, following serious internal hemorrhages from a stomach ulcer, physicians attending the colonel are still undeterr.'ned as to when he may be able to le:ve the hospital. DEAKYNE TO CONFER ON FLOOD CONTROL Assistant Chief of Army Engineers Ordered to St. Lonis—Spillway Board Head Here. Brig. Gen. Deakyne, assistant chief of Army Engineers, has been ordered to St. Louls for conference with the president of the Mississippi River Commission in preparation of flood- control plans to be submitted to Con- gress in December. The War Department said yester- day that numerous agencies are en- gaged in studying different phases of the flood-control problem. Careful at- tention is being given proper co- ordinatfon of these studies. After the conferences at St. Louls Gen. Deakyne will proceed to Kansas City to confer there with the district engineer regarding engineer work on the Missourl River. Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief of En- gineers, said yesterday that a very careful study of the flood problems of the lower Mississippi had been made to date by the spillway board. Col. W. P. Wooten, president of the spiliway board, is here to confer with Gen. Jadwin. Gen. Jadwin directed the board to continue in its studies and computa- tions and to include in its report ad- ditional data looking to a recommenda- tion for the means to be employed for the control of a flood even greater than has heretofore been considered by the spillway board. 11 DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE. Fifty Hurt and More Than 700 Dwellings Damaged in Formosa. TOKI1O, August 27 (#).—The gov- ernment colonization bu nounced today that the ear which shook southern & Thursday killed 11 persons, injured 50 and destroyed or damaged more than 700 dwellings and 200 offices, stores and warehouses. The quake centered in the town of Sievu, and was not felt Japan. Commissioned in Reserves. Albert P. Duval, Hill Building, has lLeen commissioned by’ the War De- | partment as major in_ the Quarter- aster Corps; Willlam J. Hughes, jr., 2256 Cathedral avenue, captain in the| judge advocate general's department; Herbert H. Porter, Clarendon, captain in_the ordnance departm and Theo L. Edmiston, jr., 3012 Si teenth street nortk , “sécond lieu- Australia, the men having cut with eharpened stones strands of their « wives' hair for the purpose, P e | tenant of Infant all in the I Corps of the Arm THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 1927 YELLOWSTONE BEARS GREET PRESIDENT. The President and Mrs. Coolidge and other members of their party met some of the tame bears at Camp Roosevelt on their, trip to Yellowstone National Park, Mrs. Coolidge later rewarded one of the park beggars with a lump of suga ‘Wide World Photos. ADE STRONG BID IN TITLE T gton’s brilliant young golfer, who thirty- th hole before losin the national amateur tournament M i DURNEY. Roland MacKenzie, Wash- carried the veteran Chick Evans to to him in their semi-final match of P. & A. Photos. WESTERN FLAPPERISM INVAD ern flappers of Tokio, where bobbe JAP Here is one of the mod- d hair and knee-length skirts have ceased to be a movelty among the younger generation. Conservative forces have organized to combat the “dangerous” tenden styles. STUNT FLYER GOES ON TRIAL BEFORE NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL HERE. Lieut. Thomas B. Wil- liamson (center), naval pilot, who is being tried at the navy yard on charges of violating low- in a recent flight over Washington. The accused flyer is shown leaving the yard after the opening eld Harris of the Marine Corps (at right) his service counsel, of the trial yesterday, with Capt father, Thomas Williamson, who also is defending his son as counsel. ying regulatio nd Copyright by Harris & Ewir With the approach of the inter- national matches at Meadowbrook, Long Tsland, here is a suggestion in a polo frock for the fair fans planning to attend. The polo hat is optional. © by Underwood & Underwood. GERMAN HELICOPTER MAKES man engineer, with the helicopter cently made successful test flights. I Iy for about 50 feet, with only an el LURAY FIRE DEPARTMENT WINS HOSE REEL CONTEST AT ALEXANDRIA. Menibers of the final event of the annual convention of the Virginia Firemen's Association. racing contest yesterday, as the reel in the contest. MOOSE CONVENTION CLOSES WITH PARADE Capital Lodge Among Award Win- ners at Sessions in Philadelphia. By the Associated Press, PHILADELPHIA, August Thirty thousand men, women and children last night participated in the annual parade of the Loyal Order of Moose, which closed its thirty-ninth annual international convention. Most of the attendants were in line. Prize winners were announced as follows: Best uniformed lodges — Rochester, N. Y.; Camden, N. J., and Hammond, Ind. Best floats outside of Pennsylvania— Los Angeles, Calif.; Chicago, No. 2, and Indiana. Most men in line from the greatest distances—Los_Angeles, Calif.; Wales and England; New Orleans, La., and Seattle, Wash. Members and lodges of Indianapolis, Ind., received the largest share of wards and prizes conferred at to- day’'s session for various contests conducted during the week, beginning with the first prize for ritualistic teams with escort. The next three lodges in this contest, in order, were Erie, Pa.; Saginaw, Mich., and New Orleans. For ritualistic teams without escort, Washington was first; Elwood, Ind. second; Davenport, Iowa, third, an Indianapolis, fourth. JIowa City won the contest for fancy drill, with Rochester, N. Y., second; Syracuse, third, and Pottstown, Pa., fourth. In- dianapolis won the only prize awarded for a drum and bugle corps and Chi- cago took the only award for a quartet. Anna Q. Nilsson Engaged. LOS ANGELES, August 27 (@.— Anna Q. Nilsson, film star, has an- ounced her engagement to Barnest Krause, Beverly Hills investment broker. Miss Nilsson said the date of the marriage had not been set, but both she and Krause believed in long Krause said he met the actress in Berlin in 1921 when he was em & trip around the world, __ Throat, The vinning depa ent who took part in the reel- ers pulled a 1,500-pound hose ‘Washington Star Photo. win CURE FOR FORMS OF CANCER PREDICTED FOR NEW METHODS New Type of Radioactive “Seed” Dem- onstrated—Claimed More Efficient Than Old Treatments. By the Associated Press. VIEENA, Austria, August 27.—New hope for sufferers from certain forms of cancer heretofore regarded as in- curable was held out by Dr. Joseph Muir of New York yesterday at a demonstration before the Cancer Re- search Congress of a new type of radioactive “seed” for implantation in_diseased tissues. ‘While Dr. Muir said his method was of too recent development to claim permanent cures, he expressed confi- dence that it would “prove more effl- cient in destroying the malignant process than the hit-or-miss methods which were all that were possible un- der the old conditions.” The tiny seeds, no larger than:the head of a pin, contain radon, a radio- active gas, far less costly thin the forms of radium previously employed, nd therefore may be made available to virtually every sufferer. Former Drawbacks Overcome. The containers, he explained, are so devised as to overcome two great drawbacks which have heretofore les- sened the usefulness of the method— burning, with subsequent necrosis of tissues exposed to the radium, and the necessity of leaving the seed per- manently in the radiated area. The 'new seeds are screened with platinum, which cuts off all caustic rays, and attached threads make it possible to withdraw the containers as soon as their usefulness is ended. The seed particularly lends itself, he sald, to treatment of cancer of the esophagus, one of the most deadly of all forms of cancer. Dr. Muir was for several years ph: siclan-in-chief =~ at _the New Yo N and Lung Hospital, Abandoning the fleld of medicine for, a few years, he served as consul gen- eral at Stockholm and later as secre- ary of the legations to Norway and eden. Returning once more to med- icine, he has devoted himself to radium therapy. On leaving Vi “seeds” to_cancer Paris and London, SEEKS SHIP LIGHT CHANGE Fog-Piercing Beacon Inventor Wants Hoover to Aid. Secretary Hoover was asked yes- terday by Ramond R. Machlett, in- ventor of a fog-piercing . beacon, to bring about amendment of naviga- tion laws requiring ships to display the red and green port and star- board lights. Machlett declared that the heacon had been installed on the Leviathan to aid aviators experimenting with the projected ship air mail service, but the powerful fog light drowned out .the red and green navigation lights. e The inventor contended use of the beacon would facilitate development of the ocean mail service. The Secre- referred the matter to the Tnited States steamboat inspection service for investigation. nna, he will take his centers in Berlin, New Fire Autos Approved. Purchase of two new roadsters for Department was v the Comm sioner will e $3,900, DISORDERS BARRED FOR LEGION PARADE | French Minister of Interior Out- lines Plans for Preventing Dis« turbances September 19. ided over by ay the at the parade of the American Legion on September 19. “The proy d manify take place in complete tranquillity, said M. S it, “in order to give the people of Paris an opportunity to show our American guests the sympathy which we have for them. I given the prefect of police instruc- txn;m to make all dispositions to this end.” Premier Poincare agreed with the minister and informed the council that “Ame! ns must not be disturbed. BRIDGE BIDS ASKED. Ornamental Carving Estimates to Be Opened September 26. Officials in charge of building the Arlington Memorial _Bridge have called for bids on the ornamental carving for the structure. The bids will be opened at the Navy Building September 26. The plans call for 16 eagles, 32 faces and 16 bison heads. Eagle and face carvings will adorn the piers and the keystones will have bison heads on them. tion must Miss Lloyd George Urged to Run. LONDON, August 27 (P).—The Westmi; Gazette announces that the Pontypridd, Wales, Liberal Asso- ciation has invited Miss Megan Lloyd icorge, daughter of the former pre- to contest the seat for the Com- mons in the Liberal interest at the next general election. Miss Lloyd George is considering her reply. 100 HURT IN GALE. Ships Torn From Moorings as Wind Sweeps Trieste. TRIESTE, Italy, August P).— One hundred persons were injured, ten seriously, in a violent gale that swept the town and harbor yester- Ships broke from their moor- d windows of many houses shed in. A similar gale destroyed much prop- erty in the Friuli regien, where snow fell the mountains. In the tcwn of Carlino a roof collapsed, Killinz a woman and seriously injuring 2 man. o COURT TO DETERMINE JURISDICTION OF BOY Attorney Seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus for Removal From Police Tribunal. Has the Police Court jurisdiction of a boy under the charged with a felony? This proposition was submitted to the District Supreme Court yvesterday in an application for a writ of habeas corpus sued out by Attorney M. J. Lane on behalf of Harold Reed, vears old, who was recently commit- ted to jail in deYault of bond on a charge of housebreaking. Reed was one of a number of boys that are said to have broken into a Sanitary Grocery Store and to have taken an iron safe to Martinsburg, Va. Lane says the boy should have been arraigned in -the Juvenile Cour which under the law is given juri diction of persons under the age of 17 years. “hief Justice McCoy issued the writ directing Maj. William L. Peake to have the boy in court next Tuesday and to show cause why. he should not be surrendered to the Juvenile Court. Attorney Lane declares that offi- cials of both tribunals and repre- sentatives of the Department of Justice have been in_ conference on the question of jurisdiction in such cases. S -o- WOMAN SEEKS,$3,960 FROM ESTATE OF CODA Emma Ralph Claims She Nursed Man for 19 Years and Got Small Remuneration. Declaring that after she had kept house and nursed the late Andre: Coda for 19 years he left her cnly life interest in a small house at 763 Tenth street southeast, Emma Ralph yesterday filed suit in the District Su- preme Court to recover $3,960 from his administrator, Edwin A. Mooers. Through Attorney James A. Burns the plaintiff says that September 24, 1907, Coda, then a widower, promised her that if she would serve as house- keeper for him, cook his meals and nurse him when he became iH with- out compensation he would provide for her in his will. She accepted the em- ployment and remained with kim until his death recently. She says the only provision for her in the will was the life interest in 763 Tenth street southeast, which is worth about $500, she states. Her services she regards as worth $4,760, and after allowing for the value of the life ‘estate asks judg- ment for the balance of §3,960. —i iy By fumigating methods, $620,000 worth of woolen cloth and felt at the of Western Wide World Photos. FLIGHT. Englebert Zaschke, Ger- of his design, in which he has re- the tests the machine rose vertical ight-horsepower motor. ‘Wide World Photos. CLIMAX HELD NEAR IN BALDWIN FIGHT Financial Circles Expecting Showdown in Battle for Control. By the Associated Press. Philadelphia, August in financial circles continued unabated today in recurrent reports that “a fight for the control” of the Baldwin Locomotive Works is nearing a cli- max. The struggle, as outlined, be- tween Samuel M. Vauclain, president of the company, and Fisher Brothers of Detroit, rep ented by . Bite ting and R. F. Shields. Fisher Broth- ers, through their hoidings of 120,000 of the 200,000 outstanding shares of Baldwin common stock, were said to have been assured two representi- tives on the board of directors, but it was learned after a meeting of the directorate here Wednesday that the Fisher nominees, Shields and Bitting, had not been elected. Fails to See Delegates., Despite a report from New York yesterday that both Shields and Bit- ing had come to Philadelphia to con- fer with Mr. Vauclain, the latter as- serted that he had not seen them. “I not see them today,” he declared, T shall not see them tonight and I do not expect to sec them tomorrow. I know nothing about them. If either of them wishes to see me, I am always here in Philadelphia.” Mr. Vauclain said he had no reason to believe that any of the pre Baldwin directors would leave board, and that he did not kn whether any others are to be added Vauclain Denies Fight. He declared also that he knew of no fight for control of the company, nor did he know the amount of stock held by Fisher Brothers and A. W. Cutten, Chicago Board of Trade oper: Financial interests here that the Vauclain board would remain in control at least until the nest reg- ular meeting of the hoard on S - ber29. Mr. Vauclain dismissed posstollity of a special meexir. saying: “We never call special meet ings. There is little enough to do at the regular meetings.” The story of the fight for control, he sail, is just a mewspaper story. et THREE HURT IN MISHAPS. Street Car Injures Man—Two Hit by Autos. Jeremiah Christopher. Lyncin, 43 years old, was struck by one-man street car last night while crossing at rth Capitol and K streets and se verely injured. He reated at Sibley Hospital for a ps fracture of the right shoulder k. ¥ car was operated by Bern: A _collision between the automobilet of B. G. Elliott, 1342 T street, and Herbert M. Smith, 1462 Columbia road. yesterday afternoon at Eleventh and U streets resulted in a slight injury to Smith, He was treated at Garflex! Hospital. Lucy Bell, colored, 40 years old, 740 Harvard street, was knocked down at Delaware avenue and B street yester- day afternoon by-the automobile of silas B. Smallwood, 310 Elizabeth street, Alexandria, Va., and slightly —Interest United States Army depot was saved from destruction by moths, rendered first aid. hurt. Physicians at Garfleld Hospital