Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1927, Page 12

AMERICAN LEGION COMMITTEE CALLS ON FRENCH PRESIDENT. Members of the committee now ion_Convention are shown with President Gaston Doumergue as they called at left to right, back row: Bowman Elder, President Doume: in Paris for the American Le| the Elysee Palace the other d. y. In the group Williams and William B. Follette. Front row: e, ‘THE EVEN Col. Francis Drawe, Windsor gue and James F. Barton. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Former Gov. Warren T. McCray of Indiana, greeting the world with a smile, just after his release on parole from the Atlanta Federal Prison, after serving one-third of a 10-year sentence. ‘Wide World Photos. One way of combatting the high cost of bathing houses was intro- duced by this bather, with her portable disrobing “tent,” the other day on the beach at Roquebrune, France. Wide World Photos. NG_STAR, WASHINGTON. D. ¢, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 192%. JUST BEFORE THE HOP-OFF, WHICH POINTS TO ANOTHER FLIGHT TRAGEDY. Crowds surround- ing the St. Raphael shortly before the monoplane took off from Upavon, England, on an attempted trans- atlantic flight with Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim as a passenger. The failure of the flight has contributed to the general reaction in all countries against hazardous air adventures of this Copy’ sort. ght by Underwood and Underwood. BEATS MEN IN MARATHON SMOKE. Fraulein Mia Katschke likes her strong cigar and admits it. She is demonstrating here how she kept one cigar alight for two hours and fifteen minutes to win a prize of 1,000 cigars against veteran male smokers in a contest at Luna Park, Berlin. ‘Wide World Photos. rioters in Paris, during the Sacco-Vanzetti agitation, caused the MAN'S BODY FOUND, TWO KILLED IN RIOT. Moslems Object to Soviet Edict for Unveiling Women. SAMARKAND, Turkestan, Septem- RELIGHTING THE “ETERNAL FIRES” AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN IN PARIS. For the first time since it was lighted, Communist rpetual flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to go out in their desecration of the French shrine. In this ceremony at the tomb, an American World War veteran, James Back, is shown relighting the blaze. Veterans organiza- tions of France took part in the ceremony. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. “USE THE AIR MAIL SERVICE.” That is Uncle Sam’s message in this unique advertisement, an outworn mail plane, which has been hung up over one of the arches of the Ch first were relieved to find that it was not a plane fi; their heads. icago Post Office. Startled crowds at ing 20 feet above Wide World Photos. TICKET MEN INDICTED. Heads of Two "Agencies in New York Are Accused. NEW YORK, September 3 (#).— The heads of two theater ticket 'TOURNEY T0 DECIDE BRIDGE CHAMPION [ Thousand Nationally Known DAUGHTER IS HELD Discovery Made After Evan- ber 3 (£).—Two militiamen were kill- ed by fanatic Moslems in the town of Chusta in_disorders growing out of the campaign initiated by the Soviets for unveiling Moslem women. The Moslems destroyed the building hous- agencies were indicted by the Federal grand jury yesterday as a further step in the recently concluded Federal investigation into "' allegdd ‘“ticket gouging.” gelist Tells of Alleged Con- fession by Woman. By the Associated Press. AR DANVILLE, Va., September 3.— The body of Smith Petty of Reidsville, N. C., missing for several months, was found today in the basement of a house in that town by the authorities, who arrested Mrs. Eugene Gatlin, wife of the fire chief, charged with murder. Rev. T. M. Pardue gave out the information that a young woman converted in a recent revival meet- ing ‘here had confessed to him that she struck Petty over the head with an ax during an argument, hid his body In a closet for a few days, and then, with assistance, disposed of it. The young woman, however, is said to have bitterly denied making any such statement as that attributed t0 the evangelist. There also were other rumors that she had told the same story to girl friends here, but this, likewise, she denied. Petty, until about four years ago, was an overseer in the Edna Cotton Mills in Reidsville, but lost his job. About a year ago he was seen for the last tim The story told there was that he was accosted by a stranger in the business section of the city and given a severe beating. Petty did not have the man arrested, but police officers took him in custody, and just before reaching ¢the city jail he made his escape. Neither the stranger nor Petty has since been seen here, Mrs. Petty died several months ag SWIM MONEY AWARDED. $50,000 to Be Split Among Four ‘Women and Three Men. TORONTO, Ontario, September 3 (®).—The entire $50,000 offered by the Canadian National Exhibition as prize money in the 21-mile marathon, which was won by Ernst Vierkoetter of Ger- many, will be dividled among the swimmers who finished and the women | it. who went farth ckson, Mrs. Lottie Moore S , New York, $3.500; Ethel Hertal, New York, $3,000; Edith Hedin, Toronto, $2,000, and $1,500, Only Vierkoetter, Michel and E ‘son finished. . Bridge Collapse Victim Dies. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star, FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Septem- ber 3.—T. W. Meetze, Stafford County farmer, 56 years old, died at Mary ‘Washington Hospital here yesterday as result of injuries sustained when a county bridge on which he was work- ing gave way under the weight of a truck. Axes were used to extricate him from between heavy timber, where he was caught. He is survived by his wife and four brothers. of s by ells llops were used for man long before the and many Soviet officials were severely Martha Stager, Portland, Oreg., | el ing the Soviet executive committee injured. The ringleaders escaped, but the Soviet court condemned two of the Moslems to death and 10 others to Va- rious terms of imprisonment. SUGAR EXPORT RULE REPORTED CUBAN AIM Machado Represented as Contem- plating Government Board to Direct Exports. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 3.—The New York Times sald today that the Republic of Cuba, which restricted its 1927 sugar cane output to 4,500,000 tons, may regulate exports through a government board. President Machado of Cuba contem- plates the creation of a board to regu- late the sale of Cuban sugar to the outside world, thus taking the control of its distribution from the American interests, with which this control now is vested. It also was reported that President Machado proposes sending a repre- sentative to other large sugar export- ing countries to bring about universal limitation of sugar production. Efforts by Cubans to control Cuban sugar distribution would meet with op- position from American interests. It is said that President Machado might restrict the next Cuban crop to 4,000,000 tons, or to 500,000 tons less than the 1927 crop. BLACKMAILE&S' GANG BROKEN UP, IS BELIEF San Francisco Police Arrest Leader Suspected in $500,000 Swin- dling Conspiracy. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 3.— With the arrest here yesterday of Thomas Hardy, police believed they broken up the last of three 2s of blackmailers credited with ng mulcted several wealthy per- sons of from $300,000 to $500,000 each {in th One gang was broken up in. Los Angeles two d go and another was revealed earlier in St. Louis. Hardy was said to have been asso- {ciated with all three at various times. |He was held today on $2,500 bail. | Under the methods of the gang. police said, “scouts” trailed a pros pect until they found him in a com promising situation. Then ‘“detec- tives” closed in, flashed their badges and “arrested” the party. On_the way to jail a cash bail, usually $10,- 000, was arranged and the detectives “squared” the case by disappearing. “Police reporters” would then in- terview the victim and for a bribe would keep the story out of the “paper” represented. When the victims realized they had been mulcted they would not report FACING NEWS PIRACY FIGHT IS TAKEN TO LEAGUE Geneva Council Considers Press Plan to Curb Theft of Dispatches. By the Associated Press GENEVA, September * against piracy of news a. ommendations adopted b: international confer given a sympathetic recept . by the League of Nations Council erday at the first public meeting of iis Sep- tember session. Presenting the report of the press conference, Lord Burnham empha- sized that the important subect of property in news and the appropria tion of news was worthy of consider- ation by the Council’s juridical body. He expressed the hope that “some common rule of justice may be éstab- lished in the codes of all mations in this respect in order to make for the encouragement of enterprise.” WILL AID ORPHAN FUND. Aviatrix to Carry Check From New | York to France. WHEELING, W. Va., September 3 (#).—It is planned to have Miss Ruth ‘Elder, Florida aviatrix, carry a check for French orphans when _she | hops off late this month from New York for France. The Wheeling chapter of the Of- ficers' Reserve Corps has launched what is intended to'be a national fund for the war orphans and it has been decided to ask other chapters in the United_States to contribute to, the fund Miss Elder proposes to carry overseas through the air. - $30,000 Swim Planned. TORONTO, September 3 (B).— Davis L. Cooley of Long Beach, Calif.,, who financed a fellow citizen, Kyle Leonard, in his entry in the Lake Ontario marathon swim, stated ~Protection sther rec- recent press were vesterday that he proposed organizing another swim mar: @ecoration fovd value R aniatagh of the shellish was the matter to the police, fearing yeal aublicity, fof a prize of Lake Elsinore, Calij 31 R . LR hon, to be held in* Flyer, in Parachute Jump, Inflatés Raft In Midair and Rows Calmly to Shore. JInflating a collapsible rubber raft in midair as he parachuted slowly down from an airplane over the Po- tomac River yesterday, Corpl. Rich- ard L. Huffman, Quantico marine, had the raft in.readiness when he struck the water and was able to retrieve his parachute, take it aboard and row calmly to shore. The feat was accomplished in test- ing the advisability of including such rafts as standard equipment for avi- ator: flying over water. It was sanctioned by Rear Admiral Moftett, naval air chief, and carried out by marine aviators under Maj. C. E. Lutz. Huffman, who comes from St. Clairesville, Ohio, jumped from a training plane flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, piloted by Lieut. V. M. Guymon of Salt Lake City, Utah. ‘When his parachute opened 75 feet lower, he unpacked the raft and in- flated it with two tubes of carbon dioxide. He drifted slowly downward until he dived into the river 3 min- utes after the jump. Bobbing up quickly, he swam to retrieve the parachute and fasten it to the raft. He scrambled onto the rubber seat, put together the two-plece oars tied to the raft sides and rowed to shore. The test, which. was arranged by Capt. Harold Major, Marine Corps, will be followed by similar tests. “If these are equally successful,” said Capt. Major, ‘‘safety of aviators making forced landings in water will be considered enhanced, and the Navy may require its flyers to carry de- flated rubber rafts as well as para- chutes.” FLYER BURNED TO DEATH. Capt. J. W. Signer Dies When Plane Hits High-Power Wires, HONOLULU, September 3 (#).— Capt. John W. Signer, an Army avi- ator, was burned to death yesterday when an airplane he was piloting struck high-power wires near Scho- fleld Barracks. Private Riley, who was flying with Signer, was slightly injured. Atter striking the wires the plane flew 150 yards before crashing to earth and catching fire. Capt. Signer was born in Minnesota in 1889 and entered the Army from the Minnesota National Guard. NIGHT CLUB BURNS. Mont Martre, at Palm Beach, De- stroyed—Loss, $100,000. PALM BEACH, Fla., September 3 (#).—The Mont Martre, Palm Beach night club, burned to the ground yes- terday, entailing a loss estimuated by the owners at approximately $100,000. Origin of the fire has not been deter- mined, WIFE SUES ‘GYPSY’ SMITH Evangelist Accused of Cruelty in Action for Divorce. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., September 3 (). —A divorce action instituted sev- eral months ago by Karin Tjader Smith of Darien, against “Gypsy Pat” Smith, also of Darien, evangelist, was filed yesterday in the Superior Court. The action is based on allegations of cruelty and misconduct. In the petition it is stated that the couple were married in 1920. In ad- dition to a decree the woman seeks custody of their son and an award of alimony and. the right to resume her former name of Karin Tjader. BRISTOL TO HEAD FLEET. Rear Admiral Named to Command in Asiatic Waters. SHANGHAIL, September 3 (#).— Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, it is stated, will assume command of the United States Asiatic Fleet on Sep- tember 9. Rear Admiral Clarence S. Willlams, whom he succeeds, will leave for'the United States the follow- ing dagy ... — . | THE FIRST HAZARDOUS STRETCH OF THEIR WORLD FLIGHT. The Stinson monoplane, Pride of Detroit, in which William S. Brock and Edward F. Schiee have now reached Asia in their flight around the world, is shown here a few moments before the take-off at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, on the transatlantic hop to London. ‘Wide World Photos, OBSERVER FROZEN IN PLANE FLIGHT Pilot Suffers Injuries When Ma- chine Crashes Into Glacier. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, September 3.—A strange aviation accident has been disclosed through the finding of the wreckage of a Jugoslav military airplane on a glacier in the Voralberg sector, just below Isabella Peak, with her pilot stiil alive, although injured, and her observer frozen to death. The machine was one of a group of 13 which left Belgrade for Prague Saturday. This one alone failed to reach its destination. It was found near the Reutlinger shelter by Alpine guides, who were sent out to search for it. The pilot, a Jugoslav subaltern, was found near the machine alive, but with both legs broken. The body of the observer, Col. Petrovich, was found frozen some distance from the plane. BARTHELMESS TO WED. Movie Actor Says He Will Marry Katherine Wilson in November. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 3 (#).—Richard Barthelmess, film star, said yesterday that he would marry Katherine Wilson, stage and screen actress, abou: November 15, probably in New York, where their engagement was announced recently. Barthelmess returned to Hollywood yesterday from New York for a con- ference with his producers about his next picture, which he said would be completed in November, Miss Wilson is expected here soon. 0il Men to Discuss Problems. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sep- tember 3 (#). — Leaders in the pe- troleum industry will confer here Sep- tember 11 on problems arising from overproduction of oil and the resultant slump in prices. Notice of the confer- ence was received yesterday from F. ‘W. Marland, president of the Marland il Cov . A The Federal body's indictments charged the Pathe. Ticket Service Corporation and Russell H. Unruh, said to be its head; also Henry Alpert of the Ideal Theater Ticket Service, with having violated the Federal law making false tax returns of receipts from the sale of theater tickets. $250,000 LIBEL FILED OVER DISABLED SHIP Princess Charlotte Is Basis of Ac- tion Against Owners on Claim for,Salvage. By the Associated Press. WRANGELL, Alaska, September 3. —The Canadian Pacific Railway steamship Princess ' Charlotte, which was disabled when she struck a rock near here Tuesday night, was attached by the United States marshal last night under a libel action brought by the Alaska Packers' Association. The association, owners of the steamer Kvichak, which towed the Charlotte into Wrangell, earlier in the day filed suit in Federal Court here for $250,000 against the owners of the Charlotte for salvage. It is expected that the disabled vessel will be held here as the result of the court proceedings unless her owners, the Canadian Pacific Railway, posts a sizeable bond with the District Court for her release. The libel case will be given a preliminary hearing in_Ketchikan, October 1. Passengers of the Charlotte left Wrangell vesterday for Vancouver, British Columbia, after being marooned here for two days. The vessel was | disabled when she struck Vchnefski Rock, 22 miles from Wrangell. $550,000 FOR UNIVERSITY. Sum Donated to Medical School of | Chicago Institution. CHICAGO, September 3 (P).—An- nouncement of two gifts totalling $550,000 for the use of the new Med- ical School of the University of Chi- | cago was made yesterday. One gift | of $300,000 for the erection of an or- thopedic hospital will provide the uni- versity with unexcelled facilities for the treatment of children, it was said. The orthopedic hospital is the gift of Mrs. Gertrude Dunn Hick: of Mrs. Harry Pratt Judson, the former president of the uni Louis B. Kuppenheimer provided $250,000, the income of which is to be used for study and research in the field of ophthalmology. SDLERE ot L ol Priest Active at 98. BERLIN, September 3 (#).—Rev. Father Heidegger of Holzkirchen, in Lower Bavaria, is the oldest priest in Europe and perhaps in the world. Father Heidegger is 98. He recently Players to Participate at De- cember Chicago Sessions. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 3.—The ques- tion of who is the greatest bridge player in America, and who are en- | titled to rank among the first 10, will be settled the week of Decémber 1-3, when the newly organized American Auction Bridge League, ‘sponsored by business men who are bridge “fans® and ge experts, holds its first an- nual invitation tournament here. One thousand nationally known . .bridge players will be invited to enter the play. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, the new league in- cludes such well known bridge experts as John R. Thompson, jr., Chicago; Eberhard Faber, New York; E. V. Shepard, New York; Milton C. Work, Philadelphia; Maurice Maschke, Cleve- land; F. C. Thwaits, Milwaukee; R. R. Richards, Detroit, and C. Drummeond Jones, St. Louis. Trophies Are Offered. Mr. Thompson is donor of the per- petual trophy, which will be competed for by teams of four at the annual tournament, and Maurice Maschke is donor of the Cleveland Whist Club trophy for teams of pairs. Faber is donor of the prize for highest individ- ual score, “The purpose of the leagus R. R. Richards of Detroit, founder and first president, “is to build up and perpetuate an association of national scope for the proper supervision and control of the game in America. “The plan is to brirg together an- nually the most skillful and repre- sentative players in America, keep a permanent record of the playing of the 48 deals in each final champlon- ship game, and thus provide a perma- nent standard for expert bridge play. Limited to Men. “The membership will be limited to men players, but there will also be open games of duplicate and straight auction bridge at the annual tourpa- ments, to which games women will be admitted and entitled to play.” N RAILWAY TRAFFIC HALTS. Queensland Government and Trans- portation Service at Odds. BRISBANE, Queensland, September 3 (#).—All railway traffic in Queens- land ceased at noon today when the government dismissed all the mem- bers of the Australian Railways who refused to assist in transporting goods to a sugar mill at South Johnstone which had been put on the blacklist by the cane cutters. The Austraiian Railway Union declared that if the government threats were carried out they would declare a transport block- © ade of Queensland. The railway commissioner says he expects to have partial service run- ning Monday, as large numbers of celebrated the seventy-fifth anniver- sary of his ordination. . Tungsten, which Is so important a factor in making incandescent lamps, wag scarcely known a generation ago. men are volunteering. —_— Over four-fifths of the world's upply of gum arabic comes from the Sudan, which has an almost unlim- ited supply of gum trees,