Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1927, Page 7

= THE FVENING KLAN OPENS WAR ~ ONSMITH'S RACE Evans, in Magazine Article,? Predicts Governor's De- |‘ 4 A | feat in Convention. ! | SR | Open war on the nomination of | Gov. Alfved E. Smith of New York for the presidency is declaved by the Ku Klux Klan today in an articls Puhlished by the World's Wark under the siznature of Hiram Weslev Evans “emperor and imperial wizard” of the Kian. Mr. Evans asserts that the was responsible for the defeat of Smith for the Democratie nominat for President in 19°4. und predicts | that it will de the governor in the coming Democratic national con- | vention, The imperial wizard of the Klan ad mits that the hooded order has lost | ®ome strength in recent vears, but he #sserts that the Rian will have more | friends in the Democratic rux\\enn--nl of 1. than in the convention of 1924 He savs, too, that thousands of voters | Were alienated from support of John | W. Davis. the Democratic nominee in | 1924 D the | Kilan by M vis' attack on Klan, Finds Democracy Split. “Sound Ame Eiven by Mr azainst Gov didacy “We “opened which ihere an absolute tive Americ and nism* ix the reason ans for its position Smith’s presidential can- | find a chasm the 1 atie party to is no bottom. We find division between the na nminded Protestant dry tious Democracy of the South and West and the alien Cath alic. hossruled. wet nullificationist Eastern Democracy. with priests in =tead of consciences. We find that a condition has arisen in which the Eastern Democracy must hecome Americanized or it will wreck the party. { “Our work in the coming campaign will be like that of an evangelist—to soread che truth We shall try to make the issue so clear that no one may mistake it. We shall show how Smith is inextricably allied with hoss. ism with nullification. with alienism With priest-rule. We shall show what all these mean, what danger they earry. £ “Our message will g0 forth from Press, from pulpit and platform: more- over. we have a forge for education and ' the tion of public opinion | such as ne’other body in American | politics has ever possessed—the organ ized. trained. militant millions of American citizens, ready to carry our | message and to do personal, intensive | missionary work, till the truth reaches | every man and woman outside the | foreign colonies in the alienized cities, | he writes, These. 1 confess. we cannot penetrate. | mevertheiess, the year the createst campaign fzation in our histery. Confident of Success. 1 do not doubt our success. The methods of work which Evans outlines are similar to those of the | Anti-Saloon League. being devoted to | the major party in States where there = an outstanding major party. and developed in Loth parties where there f= something like an equal division. | In 1924 Evans savs. the Klan was | B0l present on the convention floor with arzanized delezates, but was present ax “an intangible force.' ; The orzanization is represented to | e flourishinz and influential on ths | Pacific Const. particularly in Wash | ington and southern California. and | fn Penasvivania, Massachusetts and | Xew Jersey “\We are in good condition in every New England State.” says Evans, | “and even in Gov. Smith’s stronghold. | Xew York.' Responsibility for the Indiana scan. dal i disowned by the Klan. Fvans says it vead Stephenson out of the organization when it became aware that he was violating its principlex 1928 will see | for American- | = L | FURRIER REPORTS LOSS | OF $1.500 BY ROBBERY Coats and Capes Dragged From Racks Through Window of Wil- liam Rosendo f's Store. Coats and capes. valued at more than $1.600 were stolen some time lamt | night from the establishment of Wit liam Ztosendorf, furrier, 1215 street, | by & thief who partially raised a rear | window on the second floor and pulled | the furs through the window by hook ing them from their racks, | Beveral months ago the Rosendorf | wore wax robhed by a thief who cut | through the show window and 1ok | warfs and costs worth more than | $1.500. The loot in laxt night's robbery which was not discovered until morn- | ing. Included three coats. one of cara eul’ the other of Hudson senl, ! third of silver muskrat fur al sl valie of ht | at first that the extent of the robbery, but a checkug whowed an ot and missing. making 1 neighorhood of $1,500 wurance conin ¢ cval capen | ta) Jows in the | covered by Slayer Given Seven Years, ROCKVILLE Allan Rowxebre of Washing- | ton, found of mansianghrer hy @ Jury in the Circum Court here early | in'the month, wus sentenced vesterdsy | 10 the Mar 1 Penitentiary fo seven | # Robert B Peter and Ma Colired December 23 John Rosebro James Wi and Bethe others had engag bling game Bethex claimed weif Aefenne BUS TERMINAL PLANNED 3 (Hpecial) | he Great und severs! | a0 o gam | ' Posebro ot wer Mismi, ¥ At the 1n peny. I Ar Sptor » Vork and The vom nel et camplos i oand arrunged 4 Dear ViK Bighwae Three Couples Licensed Depart g 1 PREDERICK . 315 T enieg b o Jiom jrere v Faule bt oot George W. Higd: 7 and Mary W, Fulun e Ve end Detlel W Wonlenburg, 2% | Foehison. MA., wnd Ge vl 16, of Damasus M County 2] | seinte) o sl Kiled " Wedding Halts Church Work WINCHE : e o e ol cary a e 4 | et bk Heriehl besane Jewell Wilson operaton bl s toWn, ?47 Measures Pass 1 | | street, | | Heig! Church. ry L. Mitchell, pastor of the Clarendon l"""* rate rora Heights Community Church he | 1q a in- | [ domea faris o when | | House Out of 8.459| Offered in 15 Days| A total of §.15) measures intro. duced and 47 bills and resolutions passed comprised the work of the House up to the start of its Chyist: on the first 15 davs of the House session showed: Rills introduced, 8,268, joint resolutlons and together Kl S 1 nt Coolidge numbered 34 Ix- ecutive documents were presented, as well as 417 petitions and morials, 1< and resolutions Hy commitiee totaled A total of 22 bills and joint reso. tions were passed ana sent (o the Nenate, while other rasolutions miring House aetion only were approved OPERATION MAY FREE YOUTH FROM PARALYSIS Casualty Physicians Remove Bone Spine and { Victim Improves. | oported out ' Pressing on Slowly freeing boads of paraly hita_ helpless fo Phillips 20 v himself from the which have held today was looking for ining complete use of his result of an extremely delicate performed on his spine at Casualty Hospital el from a tree while holly 1t North Beach Saturdsy ani broks was taken 1 Casualty, | from the neck down. with his mind | affected by the injury. . After ol thg him for several davs, . seph. D1 Custis Lee Hall | | as a operation vesterd M. MacDonald, Lawrence Murphy and |, I Mann de The su v prossing into the spinal cord and »’v\-’ eral oihers which were exerting | pressure on the cord. Then the spine | was set and the patient placed in al plaster cast. Todiy Phillips had recovered the use of his arms and of his body down tn the waist and continuing to | improve both mentall cally. | Dr. Rogers said tod ppera- tion hnd heen performed before, but | Wwas mest unusual. TREE EXERCISES HELD BY TWO COMMUNITIES | of STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. FRIDAY, DECEMBER FAIRFAX BUS L Controversy Ended by Virginia & Maryland Coach Co. Taking | Over Franchise. i The Star. 4 X, Va., Decemb The ginfa & Maryland Coach Co of shington, Leon Arnold. president, n over the franchise for lma‘ service hetween Fair and Washing. | ton via Vienna, Mo an and 1‘|».|lnj Bridge. This ends the long controversy | between pa of the line and the ! Virginia Transit Co, which has e ion of bus xervice the omiciuls of the District of Columbia and the Virgin te ion Commission. My Arnold now tols all bus lines from Farfax to Washington, his company having ahout month agzo taken over ! the line along the lLee ighway I ig expected that with the assumption ! v Wa has tal land Couch Co., hedule of rates and trains | vill he put into effect | The State Corporation Council this | week advised officials of the McLean | and Langley Civic Leagues who were | plinning to attend the heaving in | Ric d on Thursday that the hear- | inz had heen called oft on account of | the xile of the franchise Ownershin the Virginia Transit Co. passed | from the hands of Miller Kiels: Fairfax about two months azo, heirg | taken over by two Washington men e SILVER SPRING MAN T0 GET APPOINTMENT James H. Cissel Governor's Choice for P. Blair Lee's Place on Sub- urban Planning Body. Special Dispateh to The Star WRVILL Tt was ren . December Ay that Gov. . . Ritchie rvland had de appoint H. Cissel Spring to succeed P, Blair member of the Maryland-National pital Park and Planning Com- | mission. Recently it was announced that My Lee would resizn and go to Philadel. | phia to be vice president of the Fir: N al Bank of tha . M. ident of the Silv tional Bank and prominent estate and development activities in Montgomery County. Lyon Village and Aurora Heights, Va., Celebrate With Program of Speaking and Singing. il Drapateh tn e Star LYON VILLAGE. Va.. December 23. | —Decoration and illumination of a huge pine tree on the triangle at the intersection of Rucker and Virginia avenues, just off of the Lee Highway, last night. and the singing of Christ- mas carols by a larze gathering of citizens of Lyon Village and Aurora ts. market the bezinning of Yule- tide festivities in th: two communities. The button controlling the hundreds of varied-colored light= on the tree was pressed by C. W. Fitch. An ad-!| dress appropriate to the season was | delivered by Rev. George H. aing, | pagtor of the Clarendon Melhulh(q Invocation was by Rev. Per- | Baptist Church, and benediction by Delford Rev eet, pastor of the Au Singinz of the carols was under di- | ection and leadership of Mrs. Smi Lankford. soloist of the Auror: Heights Community Cherch. CRIME BUREAU FAVORED. Virginia Move Would Bring Quick- er Identification of Offenders. Special Dispateh 10 The Star RICHMOND, V. mber 23.—A | ! ate a State bureau of erim inal identification 15 to be presented to the next assembly, the committee of police chifs, deiectives and finger-print perts having agreed to tavor the move The idea is to have the bureau in this city, make it a cen: point for all the cities an all th counties. Whether it will he made vart of the penitentiary work, motor vehicle department or board of public welware is not deter- mined. The plan of organization is similar 1o that obtaininz i other States, finzer-print experta immediately after a crime is reported, { BROTHER FINDS BODY. ! John Athey Victim of Shenandoah River Accident December 8, Specisl Dispath to The Star FRONT ROYAL, Vi.. December 'he body of John Athey, who wax drowned in th River December § hecame (rfghtencd whil: - | bridge inundated by melting | and plunged off the strusture wax found late yesterday by Athes, n brother The body wan bridze The brother ix | George | | students of n oA simitar man hix body A u month after the w mile from the bridge from which his | horse plunged { DEMONSTRATION ASKED. | $10,000.000 Model Project Proposed. Community | | By e Aseiaten Preas The crestion of cominug by the ment in cach of 16 e eaonsteste reclam val deseloymen anized rural Depart e or of G Dretnonrut aierie it committ Anapiproprist asked tor the project by an the Mo of 10,000 400 was the bill Al na cutover A for the dom i Al ek y rolin S ol b purel communitic Plorida Geo Misaiusippi. Noy Carvoling Tennese The bl proyid Community would he o form A the f the project 1o the Govern " e nnan 40 vears DRY AGENTS 'PASS TESTS. More Than Three-Fourthe Civil EBervice With more than probbition admin sl the new Frobibitio W oexpts i un oy veorgantzst Commtasioner Doran suld st no Anformtion yel ws Ao ol the 2000 agems of ) Jostd pasedd Uhe© xamination Boper 1o vetaln e wany of Hhe Vened o pmnihle Meet Requirements, hree fourths of 1he atirs puecceustully VIl e v Commimsl winwe within i few Vol the forces he | now | prane e y | Jagi s new government e plant o KU began operatge vecently | | | (vents per kilowatt hour. | The | horses stall with a heavy load of wood vd will furnish detectives and | | Cemetery Leontributed 1o the | Mixa 2 [t Miw POWER RATE CUT 0. K.'D IN NEARBY MARYLAND' State Commission Waives Require- ' ment of 30 Days' i otice for Change January 1. o The Star December 23 reduction of electric PotomacElectric PPower Washington for itx service in land was approved by the Public ice Commission vesterday | In approving the reduction. to he. | come effective January 1, the com.| mission waived the custom of requir. | inz filing of redurt prior to become effecti Consumers will cent throu A vol- | ates by | Co. of orv fowered from 615 to watves | yland ad | Washington company nsiderable territory in Ma acent 10 the District line. - It proposes to base its charges in| Maryland on t 1 VIRGINIAN FALLS DEAD. Lacy Nalls Stricken With Heart { Trouble While Hauling Wood. | Special Dupatch to The Star December 23 n. standing at his mail box a short distance from the scene, reported having seen Nalls on his wagon. and Nulls, after unload. ing wome of the wood, called to the rting prematurely, to stop. 1t he clutched his hosom Aid wus _uxhed to him but nd o be dead . Nalls is survived by his widow two sons, Daniel and Welby neral xervices will ha held tomor. w. with burtal in Chestnut Grove NEW CAROL FEATURE. Students BIn‘inlelrn Compnslflunu; in Many Langunages. | An innovation In hizh scho | Christ | carol £ nging wis Included in the | entral Hizh School Chiistmae ass DIV program vesterday, dents meents the were w Amion tten orlginally thewe welections were 5t Nacht,” sung by the students of Ger man intigue Noel,” by the French | depurtment Adente Fideles,” by | in The Central High School Oreh 1 wit hristimis Klein n Temple Me . played whool o thal B cert numbers console At the conclusion of the pro Alvin W Miller, principal of Central delivered i Lidef addvess of Christimas grectings 1o faculty and students Ocean Flying Debate Subject. HERNDON, Voo, December e mecting Wednosduy of the ( g Mason Litevury Soclety of the Hern don High Behool e subject: he Mo That Oceun FIving 18 Worth the Cost won o by Mildved Covper and negative de Dt Thye np by Ghace Couper wnd Hevn, Mephart The wong “silent Nigh Wam Ve by g et of ghls G i of Chitstim s gave u rending Kat Man and the In Clvde Rosenberger alumnl, now of Staunton Acidemny. spoke At Laly Can it v entitted () autsitive Hoy e of e Mty HATOW N W At Cresslor chinrged and ke in o during the week 't with an colid weather e g o el o Bues for $10,000 Damages Miw Chitwtle Mayehant of Chicago veetnday fled wilt in the Districe By Preme Count to vecover §10.00 " ges (om N 4 Win el aven el it 1t nechurgen T v and wile Afler Investi Vs Uy forkes ol pey Properts wntlon the cawr e of the Eplted Blates atiorney Attiener e Charles A Tondiy ani Charles 15 Walnwilght oppear for the plaini " INES | YCUNG.JUDEAN DRIVE. | der to get them to take an active in- terest in the cange of a Jewish home. land in Palestine, party eonsisted of Miss 3 hairman Mixs Winifred H Mise Soher worked in the adjutant general's office about five ye She {left in an effort to regain her health lin 19 PARTY AIDS ILL GIRL. ent in Beha'f of Homeland to Be Inaugurated. A young Judea movement will be | | aunched here Monday evening ot the | Employes in Adjutant Ge -rnl'!‘ Jewish Community Center under the | Office Raise $100. I o striet Zionist organiza- il R el ke A card party, given by the employes tion | muel J. Rorowsky, president of |of the acjutant general's office in the | arm's Dairy Auditorium, | Flyers Land Near Staunton. 1 Dispatch to T AU Bowling by J. A ors . Star December ached Tuesday Jack H. Bird, Rapids, Mich enroute to Clifton Forge and more “outhern points, Th expressed velief at finding the landing plage, which is marked hy a cirel ving fown from Martinghurg, cold weather the National Young Juden Movement. | cpestnut e rincl v, and :‘..'\'m» [0} '.&T.u-l-’?»'?' ehairmin ot the | Twenty-ifth street and Perinsylvania United Palestine App: Iso will give |avenue, Iast night, netted about $100, a talk. Borowsky's topic will he “The | which will be sent as a Christmas | Youth Movement of Jewish Nation: | present to Mise Clara Sober, a former alism.” worker in the office, who is now 1l at Parents have heen asked fo bring | Devitt Camp. Allenwood, their childven (o this meeting in or-| The committee whic Berg and of Grand nged the AHN Shpes, Slippers, Hosiery, Accessories —the gift that cannot go wrong! And most of our stores open tomorrow night to supply them. 414 9th 3212 14th 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. “Women’s Shop”—1207 F “Man’s Shop”—14th at G. RSP — \ All Our Stores Open Later Tomorrow Young Folks Confidently Expect —Good, Faithful “Hahn” Shoes! Drcss @ School Sl‘lOCS Small Children’s— $1.45 to $3.50 Misses’ Sizes to 2—$3.00 to $5.50 Large Girls’ Sizes— $4.50 to $7.50 Small Boys’ to 13'4,—$3.25 to $4.50 Larger Boys’ Sizes— $3.75 to $6.00 Wonder Sale! 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Feathered houdoir of black turquoise enhagen hrocade slippers pers. old rose $1.45 prs., $2.78 $1.65 prs.. $3.00 $1.85 prs., $3.50 $1.95 . prs., 8375 Other Men's Slippers . —— OSP IRpers 2 Blue, gre Slippers Felt (¢ Hylo K rved kid o) Daniel Green mey Slippers. s with collay Pullman Slippers, in fiat velope case for his trave hag. $2.95 h or 2 2 2 Novelty Socl Dozens of amart sty les exceptional 1y priced 65¢ 3 prs., $1.50 e N Mules Kidshin vosel ther lovely velvet. cole feathers. with xold ki straps $1.95 10 $7 with with 30 2 Special Selling Perfeet 11 fash foned Silk Stockings tn full vange of street nnd evening shiades Attractive |y for a lovely palrn, 82 Party Slippers Such gor > o trom in all the newest matevials and colors. $6.50 to $18.50/7 Others $1. $1.50 “FLORSHEIMS" His Shoes! 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