Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1927, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTO D. C.” FRIDAY., SEPTEMBER 1927, AERTAL CHICKEN FARM PROVES SOUND INVESTMEN Providence, R. 1., on the roof of one of ifs largest hotels, this pioneer in the *“aerial” chickn business con- ducts a thriving farm of more than a thousand chickens and several hundred ducks. This shows some of the scratch pens where the chicks hatched on the roof grow to be phlmn birds for the hotel menu. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. FILLS MISS AMERICA ROLE. Miss Alice Garry (at right), the Indian maid representing the Couer ('Alene tribe in the Atlantic City beauty contest, 'who, with Miss Norma Smallwood’s departure, has taken her place as Miss America of 1926 in the pageant events. She is greeting another beauty contestant here Fifteen stories above the busy streets of LABOR LEADERS FLY DURING BOLLING FIELD V When prominent labor leaders, headed by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, inspected the local Army field yesterday, the federation executive went up for a fi In the flight party here are, left to right: Lieut. Lester J. Mait- land, President Green, Assistant Secretary of War Trubee Davison and Peter J. Brady, president of the Federation Bank & Trust Co. of New York. »\nLht by P. & A. Photos. A SCREEN MARRIAGE IN SAN romaupce. finally_led Pauline Surkeh. comedy producer, to the marriage al FRANCISCO. _An eight-year-old screen uln. and -hrk _White, film r the other day in San Francisco. They are registering newlywed sentiments here just after the big step. Wide World Photos. Kellogg (in center) discussing the | China (at left), and Assistant Secret ister MacMurray has CONFERRING ON THE CHINESE MUDDLE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Secretary of State nese situation with John Van A. MacMurray, American Minister to ary of State Nelson T. J ohnson, in charge of Far Eastern affairs. ist retars ~4I o Washington from his post in Chin; Min- to go over the difficult problems ight by Underwood & Underwood. Margaret Tupper, 9-year-old daugh- ter of Capt. J. L. Tupper of the In- fantry Rifle Team, who won a sharpshooter medal by her skill with the rifle in the junior matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. AT HOME IN IRELAND. heanfl'ul home, Moore Abbey, at estate. hop visited the singer while he was spending the § John McCormack, the Trish tenor, Is shown here with Archbishop Curley of Baltimore on the steps of the singer’s. The Arch- immer at his ‘Wide World Photos. Monastereven, Ireland. ROAD BOND ISSUE ELECTION FAVORED Arlington Straight-to-Bridge Association Adopts Pro- posal of M. E. Church. Special Dispatch to The Star, CLARENDON, Va., September 9.—| Directors of the Straight-to-the Bridge | Boulevard Association at a held last night, adopted the proposal of M. E. Church of Falls Church for holding a bond election to build the direct route, and decided to call a special meeting of the association September 22, at which time the mat- ter will be discussed. “My interpretation of the letter ‘of Chairman Shirley of the State High- way Commission to the Board of Su- pervisors of Arlington county is that the State will take over the Lee Bou- levard, provided Arlington County builds the direct route,” declared Mr. Church. Another interpretation,” he said, would not be consistent with the in- telligence of Arlington County. At the meeting in July, speakers fc both the l.ee Boulevard 4 direct route| had asked the State to build both | roads. Mr. Shirley in his letter is suggesling a plan whereby both roads | can be built. We must regard his| letter as a serious proposition, and the advocates of both roads should get behind Mr. Shirley’s plan for build- ing them. “If the county refuses to adopt Mr. Shirley’s vomise, it is my opinion the whole splan will fall by the wayside and we will then be back re in the beginning, with the fin n as to which road the State will build to be determined by the General Assembly. 1 believe the direct route should be built first, that Arlington and Fairfax counties should huild it, and a bond issue fc that purpose will carry at the polis. MAN IS WOUNDED. Accidental Shooting at Coleville, Md., May Be Fatal. 3 handled by a 12-yearold eolored girl at Coleville, Md., morning, may prove fatal to Robert Thompson, colored, 28 years old. who was taken to Garfield Hospital with a bullet wound in the head after the weapon had been discharged acci- tally Mary A gun, land State Police took him to the hos where he was treated by Dr. ¥ Smith, s condi tion was regarded KLAN AIMS AS TOPIC. Fu Klux mony at Beach Tomorrow. The aims of the Ku Kiux Klan will he outlined by prominent speakers ization" ceremony in ¢ ith the third annual excur mion of Hyatisvile Klan, 2, to morrow at Chesapeake Beach. The public has been invited. Five thousand Klansmen from the District and nearby Maryland and Virginia are expected to attend, in full regalia. The Klan Band of 65 pieces will play. Thers will be spe- o Nntul‘l]izaflun Cere- n Nne for those desiring to motor to the “trair meeting |- this | Yellowstone Park Surplus Buffalo Offered to Public Moving to thin out the Buffalo herd in Yellowstone National Park, the ~Government today offered cholee buffalo to any one willing to pay in advance the cost of trans- portation of the one-time monarch of the plains from the park to des- tination. At the same time warn- ing was given that buffalo, having lived for years in practically a natural state, cannot in any sense be considered suitable for pet The buffalo herd in the Yellow- stone, the Interior Department de- clared, now numbers about 830. Its rapid increase caused Congress to grant permission to dispose of the surplus. Those wishing to obtain one or more of the 2,000-pound animals should make application to the di- rector of the National Park Service. COUSINS GET LIFE ON MURDER CHARGE Two West Virginia Mountaineers | Convicted of Slaying Pro- hibition Agent. By the Associated Pre PINEVILLE, W. Va., September 9. —Wylie and Estill Sizemore, cousins, were convicted yesterday of first-de- gree murder, recommendation of merey, for the slaying of Gus Sim- mons, southern West Virginia State prohibition agent, in the Wyoming County mountains last July 11, They | were linmed sentenced to life imprisonment. I ILee and John Sizemore, brothers | Wylie Sizemore, were ac i | =i ar charge against more, father of the br nolled by Judge Robert F ert Wyatt and Thornbu Lester, in- dicted in the same case, testified for the State. Their trial was continued until a later term of court. The two cousins convicted admit- ted the shooting, but claimed they fired in seif-defense when their lives were imperiled by a party of officers. Other officers, who accompanied Sim- mons on the fatal trip, denied firing at their assailants, who, they said, ghot from ambush, | WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH. | Husband Hela After Gun Explodes | at Glendale. of was Maggle Willlams, colored, 27 y old, Glendale, Md., was killed at 12 o'clock this ‘morning when & shot- gun in the hands of her husband, Al- bert, was discharged. He took her to Casualty Hospital in an automobile operated by Rupert Suman. She was pronounced dead upon_ arrival. Willlams is held at No. 9 precinct | for Prince Georges County authorities Lyle Case Under Advisement. Assistant S Lowman planned to hibition Commisston Mabel Walker Willel Attorney General in cha v of the Treasury confer with Pro- ficulties over Roy C. and Alaska. Treasu indicated that Lvle A | and Hosplt Rob- | B tion, this afternoon concerning the dif- Lyle, prohibition cial parking facilities at the District |administrator for Or-gon Washington L officials have ld ba removed. Altrock, Me? 'he ball players wearin W A MASONIC DAY AT CLARK GRIFFITH STADIUM. Nine members of the Washington and Chicago base ball teams were presented with fezes yesterday by the Masons of Washington, who gave President Clark Griffith a watch. their gifts are, left to righ veely, Rice and Speaker of the Nationals, and Manager Ray Schalk, Peckinpaugh, Lyons and ‘ard of the visiting team. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. NURSES’ TRAINING Graduates o! Waxhington Sani- tarium Hospital to Hold Com- mencement, Beginning Tonight. The commencement exe es of the 1 class of the urses’ Training School of the Washington Sanitarium | koma Park will be. | lumbia Hall with service. Tomorrow | in tonight in consecration gin « ia morning the baccalaureate service will | be held. Sunday night will be “class night,” while the graduation exer cises will he held on Monday night. Those who will graduate include: Ellen Gould Bates, Hulda Frances Brickman, Anna Jane Coad, Marjorie Ruth Cone, Florence Davies, Mary Thelma, ilis, Gunhilde Elizaheth Fi-| el Strunk-Hammond, Sarah | Katherine Keisker, | Klopfenstein, Mary | ion McElroy, Vers Violet Florence <on, Alice Carolyn Rampson, Mary K .vn.\..\u Ttged, ~ Catherine Doris | ler, Ivah Marie Rummer, Rubye Sabine, Annie b Joan Schneide Sheirich, Kathleen Teona Lydia Sope Adda T Stuart ra , Ellen Theresa Sw El- Thrush, Mary Jacqueline ‘Wheeler, Violet TFlorence Whitman, Dorothy TLeona Williams, Laura Eliz| abeth Witzke and Ina Mae Ieuw Will Address Mass Meetmg CLARENDON, Va., September 9 Johnson, pre al Boulevard Asso ¢ Frank L. Ball, ¢ president of the Arlington | Chamber of Commerce, and Church of Falls Church will be | among the principal speakers at the mass meeting to be held tonight under the auspices of the Arlington County unit of the National Boulevard Associa- By the Associated Press, POCATELLO, ldaho, September 9, —An armed “war party” of Bannock and Shoshone Indians has appeared in the fleld to protest inclusion of their ponies in a round-up of “wild” horses on the plains north of here. The demonstration was staged when Jim Backer of the Fort Tall reserva-| tion was arrested after he protested that persons in charge of a round-up of land’ concern had included several of his best ponies. Seven of his tribes- men, all armed, rode to the reserva- tion jail and demanded his release. thousands of horses for a Port-| %Armed “War party“ of Inciia.ns in Idaho SCHOOL EXERCISES| Protests Pony Round Up and Pal's Arrest| Backer, however, had already escaped. Discrediting _this ~ statement, the party of seven braves demanded to in- spect “the jall, threatening to storm the building if refused. Deputy sher- iffs and officers from this city were summoned before the Indians dis- persed. Although no shots were fired, au- thorities today expressed sofe con- 'm over the situation and gre under- tood to have summoned u Federal ndian agent as part of a peace pro- gram. The horses are being rounded up for slaughter because they are of little value and overrun ranges needed for other stock. TWO TROOPERS SLAIN IN ARREST ATTEMPT | State Officers Meet Death on Farm After Charging Man With $6.28 Petit Larceny. By the Associated Press, BATAVIA, N. Y. September 9.4- Two State troopers were shot dead resterday when they attempted to ar- rest W. Le Roy Wagner on a charge of petit larceny. The troopers found Wagner, who is 23 years old, at dinner with his family on their farm near Caneadea. When they told Wagner he was under arret for defranding a garageman of $6.28, he asked permission to go to his room to change his clothing. A few min- utes later Trooper Roy received in the head the full charge of a shotgun, fired from an upstairs Trooper Rasmussen then the stairs, pistol in hand. had gained the upper floor, he fell with-a-charge of shot in the side. Last night 15 special deputy sheriffs and every available State trooper in the region searched the thickly tion. The meeting will be held in the Cherrvdale School nudnorlum at 8 o'clock. wooded district around Caneadea for Wagner, whoy from the farm after the shooting, AR THREE NEGROES HANG IN MARYLAND PRISON { Slayer of Mrs. McElfresh and Those of Joseph Carpenter of Indian Head Pay Penalty. | By the Associatéd Press. BALTIMORE, Md., September 9.— Three negroes were hanged at the { Marylanad Penitentiary for murder | within 48 minutes, early today, re- cording the first triple hanging in the history of Baltimore. All met death calmly. They were: William , Thurston, Md.; Arthur wan, 2 and Ottie Simmons of | ¢ llmlua County. | “Ross, who killed Mrs. Lottle M | | mm 5, at her hom: I . stood on the “Hola still 'till we get this the attendant adjusting the rope about his neck, cautioned. “Sure, get it right,” Ross replied as the hood was drawn over his head. Swan and Simmons were executed for the murder of Joseph Edward Carpenter, an employe of the In- dian Head Proving Grounds, whom thes shot and robbed of his pay, MAN KILLED AT BEACH TO BE BURIED HERE Earle F. Marean, 60, Neck Broken by Wave, Was Native of Washington. The body of Earle F. Marean, 60 ears old, of 1513 Kingman place, who ing pulled from the surf at V. Beach, Va., with a broken neck, yes- terday afternoon, will be brought to Washington tomorrow to await the ar rival of his sister, Mrs. Geefge T. May of Hinsdale, Ill,, who will arrange the funeral. Mr. Marean's neck was broken, ap- parently as the result of being picked up by a breaker and dashed upon the hard sandy bottom. He had been bathing with a party of friends, who, twith him, were guests at a house party at the beach, when he suddenly disappeared. A few moments later he eappeared on the surface of the water, but seemed helpless, Miss Mollie B. Weyman and Walter O'Bannon, both of this city, went to his assistance and brought him First aid efforts failed to 20 minates later a phy him dead. Bathers nearby said Marean was in five feet of water wlen he disappeared. They believe he was caught off bal- ance by a wave, although the surf was not unusually heavy, and thrown to the sandy bottom. Mr. Marean was a natlve of Wash- ington and for more than 25 years was manager of the stock ticker service of the Western I'nion Telegraph Co. H retired from active work about five vears ago. THe is survived by h sister, Mrs. May; a_brother, Marean, who is now in Rio de and three cousins in this city R. Gibbs, Miss Mary L. and Raymond P. Marean, Set the Example. From the Boston Transcript. Scientist says that hees deposit the | Leroy Baker, 14 years old, was struck | died in less than 20 minutes after be- | ginia | | By the Ase ‘ALEXANDRIA TAKES | Resolution Asking $2,500 for Sur- vey of Suburbs Is Before City Council. | Councilman T. introduced a resolution in the | a | Special Dispatch to The Sta Y {Dawes Has “Paris Fever” in Bidding Adieu to Legion iated Press. CHICAGO, September 9 (#).— Confession that he had a “touch of Paris fever,” but is fighting it hard, Vice President Charles G. Dawes left for New York yester- day to bid adieu to Leglonnaires bound for the Paris convention. “I wish I were going all the way,” he confided, “but it looks like I'll only get as far as the Leviathan for a speech at the farewell dinner to-the boys.” ANNEXATION STEP Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 9 3.'W. Timberman ves. | terday city council to appropriate $2,500 foi a survey of adjacent territory looking to extending the ecity boun fes, and | instructing the city attorney to pre. pare proceedings. he resolution will he formally voted upon at the next council meeting. Although no defini- tion was made of the territory in | mind, there are only two possible counties into which Alexandria can expand—Atlington, which is not_in- corporated, and toward Seminary Hill | §1 in_Fairfax County. If annexation is decided, it will b necessary to make a survey and re- quest the governor to appoint three judges to hear the petition. The de- cision of the judges is subject to con- firmation or reversal by the a preme Court of Appeals. lution recalls an annexation made by Alexandria 20 years ago. The Court of Appeals reversed a decision handed down by the judges and awarded this | city territory in both Faixfax Coun- ty and Arlington County, which at that time was known as Alexandria County. CAPITAL YOUNGSTER | WINS PAGEANT PRIZE N. J., September | me Wheatley, 3-| of Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley of 4525 lowa avenue, Washington, D. C., has been awarded a silver cup, which she cap- tured in the juvenile parade on Tues- day, one of the events in the pageant week program. The Washington juvenile was a sur- prise competitor in the pageant, hav- ing been entered only fivé minutes be- fore the parade started. She was dressed in an orchid dancing dress with a coronet of rhinestones, and gold slippers, and sat in a bank of pink chrysanthemums. She won applause all along the two miles of parade | route. i Boy In)ured by Auto, BALLSTON, Va., September 9. While attempting to cross Wilson boulevard at School street last night. nectar they gather from flowers on | their hi the hi what? %m legs for transportation to | head, an automobile and cut about the [ | amount for FIFTEEN COMPETE FORBEAUTY CROWN “Miss America” Wil Chosen at Final Elimina- tion Tonight. By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, X. 9.—Fifteen of the | daughters started today with visions of becoming Miss America of 1927, but | before they retira tonight the fond | dreams of ‘all but one are due to be shattered. The 15 hopefuls were selected in preliminary competition, three from each of five geographical sections of the country, and will meet in the finals tonight. Meanwhile, the annual beauty pageant is getting along without its ruling monarch. Miss Norma Descygne Smallwood, Miss America of 1926, left the resort yesterday owing to differ- ences with the pageant commities over money matters. Miss Smallwood, who won her title M have heen ning 00 A week for |\uhlw ar ances since she won s contest, and had asked the nt committee for a proportion:ie her appearances during the pageant. This the committee is understood to have refused, Smallwood left to continue rical engagements. In her stead, at the head of the inter- ¢ bathing beauties in a seven-mile k ~ parade, rode Princess a the First, who is Miss Alice ] of the Couer D'Alene Indian Reservation, near . Wash. She her people at a recent Indian congress. One step nearer the coveted title of Miss America was taken Miss Virginia Claire Ho Miss Tulsa, was voted the most beau- tiful girl in evening gown in addition to winning a place in the finals. Sec- ond place was won by Miss Lois De- lander as Miss Illinois, while third place also went to Illinois in the per- son of Miss Anne Howe as Miss Hammond. WATER FOWL CENSUS ON CONTINENT PLANNED By the Associated Press, ALAMOSA, Colo.,, September The 100,000,000 or so water fowl In North America are to be counted by the Kederal Bivlogical Survey. Adoption of better protective laws and ultimate increases in the number of the migratory water fowls, are the aims of the census which will require a year to take, Harry C. Oberholzer of Washington, chief biologist of the survey, said today. Seven hundred stations are read: to start the census Saturday. It wi 9 jbe made in Southern Canada, Mex and the United State: he said. Church to Give Dinner. Speciad Dispatch to The Star. FATRFAX, Va., September 3. T Sunday school of the Southern Metho- dist Church will give a chicken ple dinner in. the new Sunday school building tonight, beginning at 5 Dr. W. C, Welburn treated original bootlegger— the boy who was later able to return m home. o'clock, the proceeds to be used for uioment of the recently com Sunday school annex.