Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1927, Page 16

16 FATHER IS SILENT |[ music | INHILL TRAGEDY Parent Fails for First Time to Affirm Innocence of Slayer Suspect. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., September 8.— For the first time Dr. H. C. Hill of Streator, Il., today failed to express conviction that his 22-year-old son Harry was innocent of the matricide with which he has been formally charged. “I can’t make any statement.”. the wealthy physician declared after a third conference with his son, who has been held in the city jail here #ince his arrest Saturday night. “No, I can’t whether I affirm said the father, who was visibly grieved. Groundwork for two attempts to prevent extradition of the young fugi- tive to Streator for trial on a charge of murdering his mother had been laid by defense attorneys. Hearing Tomorrow. The attorneys would not say, how- ever, whether they would go through with the announced fight against the youth’s return to Illinois. If they decide to resist extradition the attorneys will make their: first legal skirmish tomorrow morning, | when the King County Superior Court | 15 to hear argumer a petition for | a writ of habeas corpus. Release of | the young suspect »d“on the ground that he is being illegally de- tained. It the habeas corpus proceedings fail, the attorneys had planned to go to Olympia, where Gov. Roland H. Hartley is scheduled to hold an extradition hearing tomorrow after- moon. The governor's hearing had been scheduled for today, but was postponed when requisition papers failed to arrive from Chicago. The - fugifive’s father arrived iIn Beattle yesterday and immediately conferred with his son and the defense attorneys. The lawyers, who had in- dicated that they would fight extradi- tion, said they would not reach a decision until today. Tlinois Officials Arrive. Three Illinois officials who expect to take the Streator fugitive back to his home town for tria} arrived sev- eral hours ahead of Dr. Hill, although the physician made the last 200 miles of his journey by airplane from Portland. “Until the papers come and until we know definitely what the Hill de- fense plans to do, there is little we can do except mark time” said Chester Jacobson, assistant State's attorney of Ottawa, Ill. “We ques- tioned Hill briefly, but he would say mothing.” Accompanying Prosecutor Jacobson 1o Seattle were Chief of Police William Robb of Streator and Sheriff Floyd S. Clark of La Salle County, IIL Young Hill, who is alleged to have shot and killed his mother in Streator August 13, has insistently maintained that he Is innocent. The Washingtonians Give Opera in Garden Theater HE = Washingtonians, Rollin Bond's company of youthful singers, last night presented “The Chimes of Normandy” in the garden of the old Gen. Lewis mansion at 456 N street south- west. The garden had been converted into an out-door theater with the stage at the south end, and combined with the excellent efforts of a harvest moon, the scene was attractive. It was quite evident that a great deal of work and time has been spent in training the:chorus and the singers in the cast. The costuming, in gen- eral, was very good and quite ef- fective. The stage settings were un- usual, the scene in .the second act showing the great hall in the chateau with'the old armer was rather better than the others. Of particular interest in the cast was the singing of Augustino Arancio in the part of Jean Gremicheux. This young man handled his part with in- telligence and his singing showed con- siderable ability, coupled with a better than average voice. '~ Miss Elsie Schulze, as the Lost Marchioness, was capable and her voice equal to the de- mands of the part. Harry Myers, as the Marquis of Corneville, did very well with the part ssigned to him and his singing, par- ticularly in the second and third acts, was much better than in the first part of the opera. Gayle Hunt, as Serpolette, gave a creditable per- formance. A little “between-the-acts” diver- tissement created considerable sur- i hen Rose Novak, a young vio- vith talent, played ral num- ler skill won the plaudits of audience and it was loath to allow return to her part-as a member of the chorus. Faces peering over the fences of adjoining back yards, whole families perched in precarious positions on kitchen roofs and the occasional howl- ing of a dog tied up in & cellar, coupled with the soporano of a cat calling the other members of its “back-yard quartet,” daunted not the cast of the Washingtonians and only added to the amusement of the audience. It was an odd performance, with & decidedly Greenwich Village flair, and a good-sized audience good naturedly amused itself through rather too long waits between acts after a late open- ing. These little difficulties remedied, and with the addition of some sort of a curtain to screen the activities of stage hands between acts, and the open-air’opera of Washington’s South- west will be'worth while going to see. R. D. P, et Press Boycotts Gomez. MEXICO CITY, September § (#).— Mexican newspaper men at Vera Cruz have declared a boycott against Ar- nulfo R. Gomez, candidate for Presi- dent of Mexico, and in a signed state- ment have refused to print in Vera Cruz or telegraph to any newspaper elsewhere.any news regarding him. The newspaper men assert that Go- mez_threatened and improperly criti- cized them. This Gomez has denled. R Naturally dark furs can now be dyed in light color: THE EVE TWO BRITISH PRINCES START JOURNEY HOME Wales and George Sail From Que- bec After Long Trip Through Canada. By the Associated Press, QUEBEC, Quebec., September 8.— The Prince of Wales and Prince George sailed for home yesterday aboard the Empress of Scotland. Their last day on Canadian soil was free from ceremony and display. After bidding a good-by to the railwaymen who had accompanied them on their 7,000-mile trip across Canada the two princes played a round of golf, had Tuncheon at the golf club and said good-by to the lieutenant governor and their many friends. The Empress of Scotland and the vessels in the harbor were gay with bunting. President B y of the Canadian Pacific Railw; was down to_look over final arrangements. The two princes did not go aboard until shortly before the vessel sailed. Premier Taschereau of Quebec fol- lowed them ahoard to extend the good wishes of his province. USE ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS. French Athletes Convinced of Value in Toning Up System. By Science Service. PARIS.~~The members of one of the French athletio teams are regu- larly using ultra-violet ray baths dur- ing training, having been convinced of their.value in toning up the sys- tem, Iingland as well as France is fol- lowing the example of America and Germany in the use of ultra-violet rays for preventive and curative med- ical purposes. In the British Parlia- ment a bill is under consideration making- it obligatory for light baths as well as water baths to be installed in mines, freely available for every miner who has been deprived of sun- light for six hours a day. An ente sing municipality is fitting out o y public bathhouses with “ar- tificial sunlight.” Heads Printing House Craft. NEW YORK, September 8 (£).—A. E. 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