Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1928, Page 17

THE EVENING JANUARY 24, 1928, AFTER A RENDEZVOUS WITH KING WINTER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. The steamship Prince George looked like a f: ship of ice and snow when she docked at Boston the other day after a stormy voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Running into a blizzard shortly after leaving there, the steamer battled a nor'wester all the way down the coast and was coated with tons of ice when she made port. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. IN CORRPCT CARRIAGE. eneva Hoff and Laura Staat, 17- 3 -old students of the Lindbloom High School of Chicago, who were chosen as the two girls with the best posture in a contest among the 2,300 girls of the school. ‘Wide World Photos. NAVAL SECRETARIES URGE NEW CONSTRUCTION BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson (at right) and Edward P. Warner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for aetonautics, with members of the House committee on naval affairs, as they appeared before that body yesterday to be heard on the department’s recommendation for new airplane carriers. Copjright by P. & A. Photos. FAIR SHARPSHOOTERS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON TO MEET STIFF OPPOSITION. s matched to compete against some of the best teams in the country. Left to right, front row: Verna Parsons, Helen Arline Spencer and India Belle Corea. Back row: Sue Jamison, Naomi Crumley, Helen Prentice, Betty Clark, Roberta Wright and Copyright Members of the girls’ rifle team of the local unive Humphrey, Helen Taylor, ene Cuvillier. vod & Und by Under KANSAN RISKS HIS NECK IN A RECORD “DRY"” DIVE OVER 14. as he dives over 14 members of the Jayhawk Boy Scout troop of Lawrence, Kans. The diver cleared the last member of the “bridge” and then somersaulted to his feet to correctly perform the feat. Incidentally, the boys shared some of the risk of it. Gordon Royal of Wichita, Kans., setting a new world record in this stant ‘Wide World Photos. TUTION BILL GETS | EFFCIENCY PLAN . COUNGIL BACKING INDORSED BY LADUE Advisory Group Favors Fee‘Accepts Bureau SuggestionZ for Non-resident Pupils. | for Reorganization of D. C. Police Wage Plea Up. Architect’s Staff. | A recent recommendation of the photographers shortly after his arrivi FAMOUS INVENTOR STILL PROVIDES INTERESTIN tic rubber production, which he is carrying forward in his “COPY" FOR T Myers, Fla. His lorida laboratory. al at his home at For ison surrounded by newspaper reporters and devoted largely to his research work in domes- Copyright by P. & A. Photos. ROCKEFELLER SILENT ON COMING ELECTION 88-Year-0ld Golfer Cuts Game From Eight to Six Holes. Praises Newspapers. Jackson Will Be First of Three to Appesr on Charge of Bribery I can see a great improvement In newspaper profession. in the past | years that Is very encournging,” Mr. fucketeller said I used 1 be thit newspapers took w great delight in being antagonistic but now It seems that they have changed thetr policies and ure dodr fine wnd glorous work i a constructive wiy. Of course, there still are some that harp and nag and find faull und | eniticize, but 1 think that most of Uem wre getting over that, 1 hope so, an; wiy CONFIRMS K'LAN STORY. Unmasking Voted in Chicago Jan the disapproved Indorsed the - Approvel, however sy’ bl w fornd tons i secur rancy bill sponsored Hesse, SuperinLens uill Vo penmlize perv suformation W the P WASTODON BONES FOUND. Fossilized Remains Uncovered in Washington Gravel Pit BEATTLE, Wash , January 24 overy of the fowsilised bon taon In @ gravel At hwre petion of 1 nainge of U the council Jled “The Citizens’ Advisory Council put its 1 all non-resident pupils attending the architect, has been indorsed by Col. ment which would deduct from the|Engineer Commissioner, as well as the erty they may own in the District. ’u provided in the 1928 budget now port indorsing the bill and the amend- | cipal architect, together with increase | ment. {@evoted 1o consideration of the Blanton | reclassification of permanent and per ents, but jon was de- | recommendations, These changes would Leaders Ask Aid. The general implication of the bu- pectively, of |& smaller and more poor poorly paid The bureau also recommended that or | appropriation, that he be given a Jump the eouncil, i& 82500 a year where no | the first $2,000,000 of proposed construc- # and Fire Depart- | in excess of $2,000,000. This, it is exti- John D. Rockefeller declined to discuss o s Waits, | fiscal year beginning July ) W $121,274 and explained that he has cut his dally estate commission W license resl e | Let's see,” the milllonaire sald of bill wes submited by Kenneth P | the and my opinion on presidential races the measure “savored of & monopolis terested in elections—at least we should the protection that thig bill will afford NS PR i BKL Arriiated Vress st Buzzard Fount and Ecelngton shat G0y 23 i wernped by 11360 aiber sllorneys for George V., Cof- ney, who were indicted with the g stamp of approval last night on the Federal Bureau of Efficiency for reor- Cramton bill providing that after July | ganization of the staff of the municipal District schools shall pay tuition. | William B. Ladue, Engineer Commis- ‘The council recommended an amend- sioner, and Maj. L. E. Atkins, assistant tuition fee the mount of taxes paid | municipal architect, Albert L. Harris. by the parents on personal or real prop-| Enlargement of the architect’s staff, | Artion was taken on recommendation | pending before Congress, and the crea- | of Edwin B. Hege, who submitted a re- | tion of 8 new position of assistant muni- | ent. {of the permanent pay roll w include 11 A major portion of the meeting was positions instead of six as now, and a tand Zihiman bills providing increased | diem positions, raising the grade of most for members of the Police and |of the positions, were among the bureau’s Departmen i until a special meeting Baturday | raise the pay roll of the office from t. $107.360 to $121,274. Pire Chief George 5. Watson and P.|Teau’s report fis that the municipal McDuffie, presi- |architect has been doing his work with jation, urged the |Staff than the importance of the work wetion 1 support | demands, 18 other | instead of allowing the municipal archi- more than | cl a percentage from every individual n appropriation on the whole bulld- st Watson told | Ing program, consisting of 3 per cent on sllowanee s made for uniforms and | ton *x[»flw— plus 2°; per cent of the where 1 me are provided. | wtal of all appropriations for bullding | By the Associated P suents now get 82100 The Ziniman|mated would bring the wtal of per.| ORMAND BEACH, Fla, January 24— bill would give them 32400 manent and per diem pay rolls for the | the approaching presidential elections | The oouncil aiso deferred action on »: yesterday, but he did praise newspapers | the Capper bill W ereate an officlal re GOVERNOR OF INDIANA | xuined thay b hus fus i tate brokers and salesmen and put each | he found eight holes oo much e 000 tona. A report oo e FACES TRIAL FEBRUARY 7 ™. ection. “There are something lke | Armstrong, but e approval w 115,000,000 people In the United States | blocked by Councilman Hege, who perhaps 15 no better than any of th scheme” Armstrong dec d that the others. Of course, we're all vitally in- “people of the Districy sre in need he 8 providing for estshiishment of | - " wers’ produce market | INDIANAFOLIS, Ind., Junuary 2 8 permsnent farmers’ proguce 10 wis definitely determined. yes aving twice heving » ot Arial inot 1 Coury Vewr T Prosecuvor Jemy selected | Jucksm u detendant b be fin, Manion Counly Sepublican chair- {men, and Kobert 1 Marsh, local attor- nor, bad filed mollons for separate Lrinls Ci s MeCube, Crawtordsyille, sy deferred seon on Ui pet for separate trial until February when the defendants will be Diwigned just betore Jackson's cuse U Juw speeifically pro verances shall be granted ed Judge McCabe sald Lie veould A Sormelly graot e motions i wrrelgnement in order W oavold entamglement Coflin - snd Mars one ictment 1his g, With BULEmpUIE L n T MeCray 1923 Melunald ue Marion o, ol s e predids unry 0, Bays Missourt Dragon BT JOBEPH, Mo, January 24 (A% Assertions What the Ku Klux would diseard the misk were confiimed | vesterday by W M. Camphell, grand dragon of the Klan in Missourd, Hobes wlso Wil Do longer be worn i public deponstrations. he suid The move was recommended hy Dr Hiram Evans, Imperial wigard, Dy Camphell acserted, and was voled on favorably et w meeting of grand dragons n tound i rocks in Ch Junuary § ol i Geomany, | Phe next national Klan convention wach bave bee found buried | will gmend the constitution o spprove Ui ehatige, uid Lr Cumphell, 1o wr P charged i eral mos wr o tusk, 8 feet Jong, wnd u ding @ JAnt € Lt length including Wil the bl ancovered YESer- | e Go dsy auring perations 604 |1, pume vurned over w 1 v Kincald of | County pie Ui University T | protessor Adecluied tived BDOUL 55,000 yewrs & sl Wohe cesth Wil g o A See shisel Uit € rarific Northi b ol Ll e, ol b . 1 w Fosst seversl i and men Wi wdashr, Lorder ‘ Klan ! | GOETHALS‘RELATED HOW HE CUT RED TAPE TO CONSTRUCT CANAL General Gave Most of Credit for Engineer- ing Feat to Roosevelt and John S. Stevens. The Ty the inted P NEW YORK, January 24.-The Eve- ning World toduy prints what 1t ¢ cribes a5 the “inside story” of th hearing of red tape made pos- sible th pama Canal Ma Goethals, who ed Huturday, told the story In confi- some tme ugo, attributing the real eredit for the butlding of the eanil 0 Theodore R 1t und to John 8 Stevens, who preceded Gen Goethals us_ chief of constructon In Pannma Slevens did half the work before v kot there” Gen, Goethals sn But after 1 wrrived my moves checked al every step by i comm Uit wits supposed 1o supervise Uiling “mully 1 explained the situation to the Prestdent und he ordered me o Wash mgton o talk things over “He agreed that the only way to get the canal bullt wis to put me I com plete chine He drected me (o shenting the commission of s power. but both Mr Becretary of War, and At General Bonapurte sald the never would be upheld by any Amsor . be burled at West Point today. messge Tead | The death of our former chief deep- | y aflected us all and bereft the army | { cunal workers of their beloved chicl, the Colonel” Your husband's sterling | qualities remain ws w happy memory | | while we ltve, and his work here wiil | [endure alwiys as n monument to one {of the world's greatest englneers. Ve lextend o you and your sons sincere | sympathy in this great sorrow.” IL I proposed to compile w memorial Ivolume with the names of the employes and clippings from the local press of | articles appearing after Gen. Goethal's | death, | IRISH GOOD WILL CITED. | Novth Ireland Premier Praises Freo State. Northern Ireland, January P Viscount Crafgavon, premier of Northern Treland, i u speech at the Helfust Olty Hall yesterday, sald he wak glad to state that friendly relations between the Iriah Free State and Novth- e lreland wre growing better every day It anld bent lose dence | torney We've got to get this canal built,' President mlmost shoutes i o L REE YOU BUTe You CAn do the Is the desite of all oltigens, he thist they should have only the fecting and velations with sueh nelghbors, uphol wis thint the order w T went back to work The wan e trouble fiom the commission after that. " Wife Asks Support, Mrs. Margaret Owens, 1236 Four- | and-a-Hall street southwest, today wsked (e DIstrlet Bupreme Gourt to vequire her husband, Raymond O Owens, o support her. Bhe charges (hal her heband spends his money an othor w v He e n teuek driver and eatis 520 0 weok, she says. Attors ney Richard Lo Merviok appoars for e wite, \ CONDOLENCES NENT, | Canal OMcials Cable Widow of Gien Goethals, PANAMA, January 24 (4 Canal and Panams Lo ficlals have cabled (heli condalences to tie widow end sons of Gen. Gearge W, Goelhals, bullder of Lhe canal, who will Panama Co. of- COL. STIMSON PLEADS FOR LEPROSY FUNDS New Philippine Executive, on Eve of Departure for Post, Ap- peals for Aid. B the Assoctate NEW YORK, January 24.-One of Col. Henry L. Stimson's last messages to Americans before leaving for Manila to assume his duties as governor general of the Philippines was an appeal yes- terday for ald in the eradication of leprosy from the fslands. He plans to start West on his journey to Mantla to- Tokio to Restore Institution Quake Robert N. Harper, W morrow. In accepting the honorary chalrman- 1P of the Leonard Wood Memorial for the Eradication of Leprosy Col. Stimson said that economic and humanitartan results of suceess In this movement “would be alinost beyond my Imagination ™ The late Gen. Leonard Wood, whom Col. Stimson suececds as governor eral of the islands, explained to him before his death, the colonel sald. that ald given now would promise complote eradieation of this nge-old seourge The Philippine government, he eon- tnued, alieady 1a spending one-thivd of ita total health appropriation on the sh [ leper colony i Culion, but more funds | B0 are needed for the tullest sclentifie study and trentment. Col. Stimson 18 strongly In sympathy | with the polictes of Clen. Woad. He Delleves In-eventual self-government for the Islands, but does nat fwvor absolute independence. The hlands are under populated wnd the people have been encriated by a langorons climate, he explained, rpopulated with - energetio, warlike Ahould the Filipmas secure fdependence anvhow, he pre dioted that they would almost eortainly be atnexed by & more powertul adjacent conntiy, . Million Endowment for Charity. DETROUE, January 34 (9 An en dowment of $1.000000 far a new home here for the Little Sistors of a Powr, Roman Cathollo ¢hoy by niaw ton, has been establishiod b bred 3 Flshor, vice prealdent of thy Gencral Motars Corporation, It was announeed famountad o $116.700 41, which will be [ $10.000 honds o & technd Inat night, while nelghboving lands ave ! WEXIGANS PRESENT GIFT TO ROAD MEN Aztec Fireplace Given Build- ers as Token From Government. A delegation of Mexican highway officials arrived in Washington today to present to the American Road | Builders' Association an Aztec fireplace | valued at $20,000, a gift from the gove ernment of Mexico to the association. | The delegation is headed by Madrazo, & member of the Na | Highway Commisston of Mexico: Jose | Revera, an official of the commission; Julio Garcia, engineer for the commt | ston, and I Morelas Zaragaso, T | senting the Mexican press. The | tended the convention of the American | Road Builders' Assoclation in Cleveland early this month, The Mexicans are studving road- bullding methods in this country to |use in the completion of a highway from Laredo, Tex. through Mexico tof the Guatemalan border. This highway | | has just been constructed from Laredo | almost to Mexico City. | The fireplace s inscribed: “Presented | by the Comision Nacionale de Caminos | of the Republic of Mexico to the Amer- | fcan Road Builders' Association, a.to-| ken of friendsht” It was received by | Charles M. Babeock, St. Paul, asso- | ciate president. and Charles M Upham, managing director The | Mexicans will remain here today and tomorrow and during their vis will call at the Mexican embassy. They will be luncheon guests of the Road Builders at the Natinal Press Club today. WILL REBUILD HOSPITAL. | Destroyed in 1923, | TOKIO. January 34 (9.~ A contract | for tmmediat R R of part of St Intery Hospital, which was destray the 1928 earthquake, {has boen signed, Dr. R, B, Teuslor, di Lrector of the hospital, announced to- | I day. The hospital at present is operat- D] g i wooden barracks The first units of the new construcs ton Wil cast 2000000 yen (roughly $LO00000 and the entire et will entatll an - outlay - of 3000000 yen othiy $2.500 000 | | 'The new butlding will be earthquake | Of steel and conerete construe- | | tian H The hospital thcludes the fist and only college of nursing i Japan CANCER PROJECT ENDS. Plans for $3,000,000 Center in New York Abandoned. NEW VORK. January 84 (M The Tl Tibune today sald that e Wl o establish w national caneer | er i the Hudson Towers here st | Of $3.000000 had been abau- | tors A Wertheim, the New York Cancer Assoctation, tne Which apnsoted the movement. satd (hat the fnancial respanse to appeals far funds for the enterprise had boen 80 Slght that 1t did not wartant (he divectors i continuing the campa: g\\i Riice the campalgn was et | st AP Werthetin satd, oo fons | | 1 A el doned [ prestdent of | Vit oo, | man | known locally D. . BUSINESS MEN WILL DINE TONIGHT Chamber of Commerce to Hold Annual Banquet. Kelly Will Speak. The {wenty-first anniversary of the organization of the Washington Cham- ber of Commerce will be observed this evening at the annual banquet of the chamber to be held at the Mayflower Hotel. More than 300 members and | Suests of the chamber are expected to attend. Representative Kelly of Pennsyl- vania, one of the supporters of the 60-40 plan of fiscal relations between the Federal and local governments, will be principal speaker. and Marle Thorpe, editor of the Nations Business, publi- cation of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will be toastmaster Other speakers will include past presi- dents of the organization Among the guests will be District Commissioners Proctor L. _Dougherty, Sidney o and Willlam B Ladue. as & large number of prominent business and professtonal men of Washington. Invitations also were sent to President Coolidge, Viee President Dawes, Senator Capper of Kansas, trman of the Senate Dis- trict comunitiee; Representative Zihls rman of the House District A er legislators. 1 program made wp con Al of Yo has been Male Quar and he Mayflower Hotel Or- George O'Connor, well Other acts will de pro= vided by Mus Estmr Cloyd and Miss Ivy_ Steven: The & ral banquet commitive W Ivan C. Weld. chatrman; liam F. Gude, D, Frank W. Ballow, George 8 DeNeale, Frank P Fenwick, Harry King, Arthur D\ Arthur C. ‘Smith, _Anton Stephan, Charles J. Stockman, Witmer Waller, D J. Callahan, Albert Schul- fets, Taae Qans, Bernand A, Baer, W. C. Balderstan, M. Q. Chance, Henry D. Crampion, James B Henderson, Ernest E Herrell, Hemy T, Offterdinger, M. L. omu, Jri C Melvin Sharpe, John 2. Walker, A L. Siclair, leo B Aders nethy, Qearge CAukum, George M. Riown, Henty . Qwle, Haty ©. Cragy, Juseph D Dieviuss, William B R \ Thotias P Littlepage, Avthur C. Moses and Osear A C. Oelunler PUSH MURDER CHARGE. Grand Jury Will Be Asked for In- dictment of Hartford Dooter, HARTFORD. Conn, Janvary An mdichment for fvsy h}v:‘n{u‘: dev Wil be asked Of A grand ey Agalnst e Hanad N Quitfoyle, veterts Wt charging hum with the fwtal shootig - of M Chare Cavenaugh Glandel of New Haven, it was Antoune- oAb the Staled Alleiers office here sl nighl - As & mothe the affion s b Guiltorie had an “wireturned s Tatuation ™ far Nvs. Qandes. Both Mis Clautet and D, Q@ were Aot i the Nwer mu“m\m Guiltayle apartment st Wednesday nght. e Guitiorle & i the Hartford Hasptial with the sixht of his vight eye gone 1. Cuiloyde was ) withess and later © N A & materia? N daani of Of bueach of We beace, . "