Evening Star Newspaper, October 21, 1927, Page 17

STAR, WASHINGTO! ICAN TROOPS RETURN ATOP BOX CARS WITH PRISONERS INSIDE. A combination prisoner and troop train rolling into Mexico Ci the successful movement of government forces against the insurrectionists, The the cars while the government troops ride as a guard on top. rebel prisoners captured in the field are safely packed ins Copyright by P. & A. Photas, dent Doumergue taken oyer by l"h FRENCH ACTRESS SPEAKS AT LEGION OF HONOR CEREMONY. Mme. Cecile Sorel, famous Frenoh (at left) and other high French officials at the recent dedication of the Chateau du Val. Th e Legion of Hipor as a retreat for its aged members. BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD IN GLIDER. of the foremost glider experts of Germany, altitude record the other day. he established a new world Ferdinand Schulz, one in the glider in whiéh He soared to an altitude of 2,566 feet, surpassing the former mark by several hun- dred feet. SMOOT TOBE GUEST OF BOARD OF TRADE Senator WM Make Principal Address at Banquet Next Thursday Evening. Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of | ! the Publie Bullding Commission, today was announced as principal speaker. and guest of honor at the first Fall mesting of the Washi: Board of | Trade to be held next Thursday eve ning at the Willard Hotel ore than a thousand members of the boarll and their guests are ex- pected to attend this session, for which =pecial invitations also have been ex- tended to the District Commissioners. | _Edwin ¢, Graham, president of the Board of de, will make a report on the unusually heavy series of activi- ties carried on by the organization during the past Summer and will tell especially of the national tax survey and assessment studies made by the municipal finance committee. Mr. Graham also, it is understogd, will re port on the license tag situation in| Virginia, which threatened to cause a reciprocity “war” between the District end Virginia, and the plans for co- operation between the two jurisdic- tions in this matter. Joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the municipal finance committee, is to re- port on the progress of the tax survey and its application to the local problem of fiscal relations, which is to be made the matter of a comprehensive report to the District Commissioners and to Congress. Odell Smith, chairman of the com- mittes on public order, will report on | recent activities of his committee. Fo lowing the business session and ad-| dress by Senator Smoot, which will | open at 8 o'clock, a buffet supper will | be served. Admission to tue supper | will be by membership cards, DAWES HAS SCOUT TROOP. Applies for Charter for Club Form- ‘Wide World Photos. WEDBS AFTER 36 HOURS. Student Marries Vaudeville Actress Day-and-Half After He Met Her, URBANA, Ill, October 31 (P).— George Edward Harding, 21, Illinois University sophomore, and Klisbeth Edith Lord, 20, 6 ‘vaudeville band leader and former University of Michi- gan co-ed, were married yesterday fol- lowing a 38-hour courtship. Harding, the son of a Chicago real estate dealer, met his bride for the first time Tuesday after seeing her on the stage the night before. Impressed with L.r appearance, Harding at- tempted to call Miss Lord over the | phone after the show, but emploves refused to summon her. Wednesday he obtained an introduction and at midnight they were married. WILL REPRESENT D. 6. ATY. M. G. A. PARLEY — Bugh A Thrift aad Wiltlam Emowles Cooper Teave This Afternoon for Chicage. Hugh A. Thrift, president, and Wil- llam Knowles Cooper, general secre- tary, of the Washington Young Men's Christian Association, will leave for Chicago this afternoon to represent Washington at the fourth annual meeting of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A., which beging Monday. The local delegates 11 asefSt in planning a program for the national organization during the next year and will take part in the deliberations incident to a decision for or against the proposed formation of a student college and university work of the associations. The council s the legislative body of the American Y. M. C. A. movement 1and is composed of 375 delegates, of which more than two-thirds are lay- men, 84 STOWAWAYS FOUND. Chinese Discovered Unconscious as Bhip Reaches England. FREEMANTLE, Bngland, October ed Three Years Ago. CHICAGO, October 21 (#).—Vice President Charles G. Dawes yester- day applied for a Boy Scout charter for a group of boys who have been meeting in his Evanston home for the past three y Three years ago the Vice President organized a Boys' Club for 18 boys, with the intention that they were to hecome a Boy Scout troop when they reached the eligible 7 The origin! 18 are mow 12 years of age. general will personally sponsor the troop. Month’s Auto Output Is 257,577. Production of automobiles in the The | 21 (®).—Fltty-fonr Chinese were found lying unconscious in the hold of the { Dutch_ st r Almskerk, which ar- rived here 3 | They were stow: lieved to ha id. ays and are be- ve boarded the ship at Port | Loses Toes by Accidental Shot. Samuel Andefson, a driver for the Yellow Cab who lives at 326 Thirteenth street southwest, lost four | toes of his right foot yesterday, during | a hunting expedition, when his gun was discharged accidentally. Anderson {set out to bag some hawks on the Lynn farm in Fairfax County, below , but his gun was dis- United States during September, reported to Comir, ment, totaled figures red with produced during August and during September, 19 Col. }’aulkner Reassigned. Col. William S United States Infantry, has been relieved from duty with the Organized Re- serves of the Sth Corps Area at San Antonio, Tex., and ordered to the The Faulkne rged as he placed the muzzle on | his Tight foot and leaned the gun | 2=ainst his body. He is in Alexandria { Hospital. French General Visits Here. Maj. Gen. Gustave-Auguste F chief nal offices ® | Army, who is m s inspection of the American military system of communications, yesterday made an_official call on Maj. Gen. Summerall, chief of staff of the Army, and Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltz. Philippines for duty with the Regular Infantry troops in the islands man, chief signal officer, at the War Depastment, B, Shmc S KIWANIS CLUB MEMBERS AND VISITING NURSES ATTEND LUN CHE} which reports were received o Hotel yesterday, at by the Wasliington Kiwanis Club man Cross, president of the Insfructive Visifing Nurse Society, and n orthopedic work amon In the center of the front row, Ie#.;'o N. The m%m'o( :”i 13 attending the luncheon meetin %* the Instryctive Visiting at the Washington Nurse Society, aided president of the Kiwanis Club; Mrs. Whit- club’s ofthopedic committee. ‘Washington Star Photo. AFTER A COLLISION AT SEA. MEMBERS OF THE BOY PRESIOE I —R division in the couneil, embracing all \Daksota Glpde Jones Comes Mere to; Invite Bxecutive to Now Fork Modeo, Bygthe Associated Press, THe pleasures of horsebabl, rifles in the Black Hijils were Fecalléd at the White Hoge breakfast table today when President Coolillige hall as his guest Dakota Clyde Jones, his guide during the Summer in South Dakota. Dakota Clyde, ‘the mild-manhere ranger of Custer State Park, who is known in many Western States for his skill at breaking wild horses, came to ‘Washingtoh to invite the President to attend a rodeo at Madison Square Garden, New York, next Tuesday. The invitation was taken under advise- ment. During their rides in the saddle last Summer along the Rocky paths of th iBlack Hills, Mr. Coolidge and the cowboy became atttached to each other and upon learning that Dakota Cly was in Washington, Mr. Coolidge in vited him to spend all of today at the White House, STUDENTS ENTERTAIN. Poems and Music Feature Program at St. Cecilia’s, The reading of poems written by members of the first academic class of St. Cecilia’s Academy was the prir cipal feature of a musical and literary program, which was given by students at a scho meeting yeste day afternoon at the high school, 601 East Capitol stree \ Piano selection, 'S Mozart, played by Miss Gladys Carroll; poem, “October,” read by Miss Leontine Gal- lahorn; 'poem, “Our Missionari read by Miss Marla Luskey, and piano Jiciection. “Narciasus,” piayed by Miss | AuDs YeCullym. the | CLUB OF WASHINGTON CALL AT WHIT of the organization at the White House yesterday after visiting President Am ageiity of the me operator whose habit of sitting \p late at night récsiving messages caused his father to ask the Federal Radio Commission to revoke his li- cense. The youth is Fric H. Palher, 16-year-old Brooklypn, N. Y., boy. Parental measures of. discipline having failed to make him ourtail his radio operations, the elder Pal- mer wrote the commission that the ohly way he saw to get the boy back jto normal life was to have the radio commission suspend his license. Chairman Bullard of the commis- sion softened the blow by the kindly | terms of a personal letter, expressing een regret that I am’ obliged to nform you that the commission today it Jésterlay to mb“t'h\ ybu!-1 il enthusiasta of ‘an amateur redio.|, for 90 days your-ftense to ', Sather raported to the board “ sb enthusigstic over rk that you have been cting your mieals and sleep,” the continued. “His solicitude abput your health is shared by us Y the solg basis for our drastic ' "We helieve with your father 't ‘¥ou need a good rest and when {*{r 159 ® is restored we hope you dume vour radlo. worls with reasonablé moderation. “This is a marvelous fleld for the merican boy and such enthusiasm you have displayed should, rule, be commended, rather than dls- couraged. But in order to develop into & big, strong, healthy boy you must have regular meals and your full quota of sleep.” LAUDS OPERA COMPANY. | Miss ‘Schelling Sees Washington Achieving Big Success. The Washington National Opera has achieved international recognition as an art institution, and is destined to become one of the great opera com- panies of the world, Miss Julia Schell- ing, widely known lecturer on music, told an audience of 200 persons yes- terday in the first of a series of pub- | lj¢ lectures in the Jordan Auditorium, 11239 G street northwest. “Mignon,” with which the Washing. ton National Opera will inaugurate its tenth season anniversary, was the subject of the lecture. The lectures on grand opera will he given at 4 LEAVES $438,000 ESTATE. Widow and Children Springer Property. Frank Springer, who dled at Phila- delphia September 22, left an estate valued at $438,000 according to the petition for letters testamentary filed yesterday in Probate Court by his son, Lew Wallace Springer, of Cimar- ron, N. Mex. The testator was also survived by his wife Mrs. Josephine M. Springer, Dresden Apartments, and the children, Mrs, Laura S. Caskie of Overbrook, Pa.; Mrs. Helen Fairbairn of Buffalo, N. Y.; Miss Eva Springer, the Dresden; Mrs. Ada S. Davis of Philadelphia and Edward 'T. Springer of Cimarron. The entire Inherit o'elock each Monday and Thursday SIUPOL, e estate 1s devised to Mrs. Springer aud the childiegy it and some of the officers and sponsors future plans and purposes of the club. Copyright by Harris & Ewing. UPDIKE TO URGE PLANE CARRIER AND NAVAL BASE ‘h’ln Favors New ‘Air-Deck” Ship and Western Submarine " Station. Pgovision for another large airplane carridr in addition to the Lexington and Saratoga, now being built, and construction of a submarine base at San Diego, Calif.,, are recommenda- tions that Representative Updike of Indiana intends to make to the House military affairs committee, of which he is a member. Declaring his conclusions were reached after a visit to every naval base in the United States and inspec- tlon of naval activities in Hawail, & [ Guam, the Philippines, Panama and China, the Indianan said he was con- vinced more officers of the Construc- tion Corps should be stationed at na- val posts rather than in Washington. He also sald he had found ammuani- tion stored upon the ground at Hon- olulu_and that $1,500,000 worth of stored airplanes at Panama were with- out sufficient fire protection, adding that he had called these matters to the attention of the Secretary of the Navy. . SALES METHODS IS TOPIC. Towan Addresses Quota Club on Modern Methods. Modern methods of salesmanship were explained by Dr. B. J. Palmer of Davenport, Towa, in his address be- fore the members of the Quota Club yesterday in the headquarters of the American Assoclation of University ‘Women, 1634 I street. The subject of the talk was “Selling Yourself in Business.” His wife, Dr. Mabel Palmer, presi- dent of the International Association of Quota Clubs, gave a brief informal speech. Mrs. ’glllle V. H. Pickett, the e BIRD HUNTER KILLED. Hit by Shot Fired at Pheasant by Fellow Hunter. ROCHESTER, N. Y., October 21 (#). —The opening of the pheasant hunt- ing season claimed one victim here yesterday. Adolph Vink, 17, of Church- ville, was shot and killed almost in- stantly by Alexander Yurgealitis, 17, another hunter, on a farm in the town of Riga, near here. Vink was walk- ing along a wall covered with shrub- bery when a pheasant went up in front of him. A gun roared from t": other side of the shrubbery and Vink fell mortally wounded. Yurgealitis was not held. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY ADDRESSES BANQUET Gaithersburg COatholic Daughters and Knights of Columbus Mark Anniversary. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. GAITHERSBURG, Md., October 21. —With more than a hundred Catholic Daughters, Knights of Columbus, cler- gymen and others in attendance, and Archbishop Curley of Baltimore, the guest of honor and principal speaker, a banquet was held in St. Martin’s Hall last evening, in celebration of. the fifth anniversary of the formation of Court Archbishop Curley, Catho- lic Daughters of America. The func- tion was in charge of Mrs. Hannah Schwartz, Grand Regent of the Court. Mrs. Schwartz was toastmistress and spoke briefly in welcoming the guests, Rev. John S. Cuddy, chaplain of the court and pastor of St. Mar- tin's Church, who reviewed the his- tory and activities of the organiza-| tion, and Rev. Hugh Monoghan of | Baltimore, state chaplain of Catholic Daughters, were among the speakers. The address of Archbishop Curley concluded the speechmaking program of the evening. Between the courses, thers were several songs by the assemblage and selections by an orchestra, and fol- lowing the toasts a musical program was given, Miss Camille Kirkland of Rockville and Miss Evelyn Schwartz of Gaithersburg, who were accompan- fed on the plano by Miss Helen Me- Laughlin of Rockville, rendering vocal solos. Miss McLaughlin also played sev- eral piano selections. Archbishop Curley cut a mammoth birthday cake. Rev. Hugh Monoghan, Miss Agnes Powers of Baltimore, state regent; Rev. Fran- cis X. Cavanaugh, chaplain of Court District of Columbia; Miss Mary Bo- land, grand regent of Court District of Columbia; Mrs. Sarah Smith, grand regent of Court Frederick; Mrs. May Cissel, grand regent of Court Forest Glen; Dr. John Rome, district deputy, Knights of Columbus; Charles Gart- A close-up of the huge hole torn in the steel side of the oil tanker Keekoshee off the California coast the other day when the tanker collided with the steamship Pomona. Ne lives were lost and the tanker was able to make port at San Pe ‘edro, Calif. Copyright by Paramount News. DIRIGIBLE TO MAKE FIRST FOREIGN TRIP 9 Philip Sassoon Will Re- turn to Canada on Los Angeles October 29. By the Associated Press, Crossing the international boundary for the first time, the dirigible Los Angeles will travel to Ottawa, on October 29, according to tentative plans of the Navy Department, carry- ing as passengers Sir Philip Sassoon, British undersecrttary for air, the three Assistant Secretaries of Federal departments, who are in charge of aeronautics, and a party of British and American officers. Sir Philip is in the United States to inspect aviation units and equipment and had expressed s desire to see the Los Angeles. Accompanying the British undersecre- tary will be Wing Comdr. T. G. Hether- ington, Flight Lieut. A. Jonés-Willlams | of the British Royal Air Force, and Rear Admiral liam A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Assistant Secretary Warner of the Navy; Assistant Secretary MacCrack- en of the Commerce Department, and Assistant Secretary Davison of the War Department will make the trip. Sir Philip flew to Norfolk today. leaving Bolling Field here_ at 10 o'clock. His party landed at Langley Field and on conclusion of an inspec- tion trip in the Norfolk area, will pro- ceed to Philadelphia by pl: tomor- row. The trip was made in an Army Fok- ker threeengined transport plane piloted by Lieut. Lester J. Maitland of the Army Air Corps, who with Lieut. Hegenberger piloted = similar plane from California to Honolulu. L. S. GRIGSBY HONORED. Appointed to Educational Commit- tee, National Credit Men’s Body. Louls S. Grigsby, assistant secre- tary of the Associated Retail Credit Men of Washington, has been ap- pointed a member of the edcatlonal committes of the National Retail Credit Association, the headquarters offices of which are located in_ St. Louis, Mo., it was announced here today. Mr. Grigsby and the nine other credit men and managers of credit bureaus throughout the United States who have been named members of the educational committee will formulate plans for an extensive program de. signed to acquaint the public with proper credit methods and advan- tages, it is explained. The_educational committes is head- ed by Milton J. Solon, credit manager ner, grand knight, Gaithersburg Coun- | of lis concern, who cil of Knights of Columbus; Rev. John | at ?,.,’“;7.’,.’:.‘23“.‘.‘.?.‘.',.1 convention of T. Coolahan, Rev. James J. O'Connor | the assoclation in Providence in Au- and Rev. John S. Cuddy were among | gust was elected second vice presi- the guests, dent of the national credit men’s or- ganization. e Hoover to Be Luncheon Guest. by Secretary Herbert Hoover of the Elk Refuge Given U. 8. Commerce Department will be the Paul G. Reddington, chiet of the guest of honor at a luncheon to be | Biological Survey, has received a deed given at the Carlton Hotel Tuesday, |to 1,760 acres of land purchased by the November 1, by officers of the Quar-|Izaak Walton League of America and termaster Corps of the Regular Army, | presented to the Government, to be National Guard and Organized Re-|added to the Winter elk refuge in serves. The organization will hold | Jackson Hole, Wyo., where herds of luncheons monthly throughout the|elk are threatened with starvation in ‘Winter, which will be attended by men | recurring hard Winters. Throush who have been prominent in national | ponular ~ subscription, $36,500 was and wopld agalrs, for the pwchase, o