Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1928, Page 13

D. €. WEDNESDAY, TANTUARY' 25 1928:% ARTS CLUB MEMBERS PREPARE VARIED BAL BOHEME COSTUMES. Members of the committee group preparing for the Bal Boheme at the Willard Hotel Monday night are shown here making special costumes for the “Joust,” the comedy feature of the ball. In the group, left to right. are: Mrs. H. K. Bush-Brown, chair- man; Mrs. Fulton Lewis and Mrs. Grace Peters Johnson, vice chairmen; Mrs. George H. Dorson and Mrs. 0. B. Campbell. rgton Star Phof LOUD-SPEAKER THROWS VOICE A MILE. R. W. King of the Bell Telephone Co. with the newly perfected loud-speaker, which threw the human voice in clearly audible tones across the Hudson River in a recent demonstration, Copyright by P. & A. Photos. FREE STATE PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE AT UNKNOWN'S TOMB. President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State placing a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier yesterday. The Irish executive's visit to Arlington preceded his call at the White House as the luncheon guest of President Coolidge yesterday, and program for today provided another busy round of activities. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. TURKISH EMBASSY LEASES TOWN HOUSE. The palatial residence of Mrs. Arthur Lee at R Massachusetts avenue, which has been leased by the Turkish government as the town house and chancery office of the Turkish embassy. accerding to announcement autherized by Mouhtar Bey, the newly arrived Ambassador. ‘Washir Star Photo. CTY TOHAVENEW 1400ATTEND BALL APARTMENT HOTEL OF DISTRICT LEGION President Heads Distinguish- BROADCASTING JAZZ 1400 FEET UP. A Los Angeles orchestra wafting jazzy tunes down to radio listeners as they fiy high over the city in a 12-passenger plane. The musie was hroadcast by remote contral from a ground station and picked up clearly throughout southern California. Wide World Photos. RESIGNS AS LEVIATHAN'S SKIPPER. Commodore Herbert Hartley left). with Chairman O'Connor of the United States Shipping Board he tendered his resignation to the board yesterday as commander of the steamship Leviathan, giant. passenger queen of the United States Lines. Copyright by Harris & Ewing. CELEBRATING AN OPERA STAR'S BIRTHDAY. Rosa Ponselle, the Metropolitan singer, and a group of netable guests at her surprise hirthday ( party the other day. With her are Otto Kahn, the New York banker: little Gloria Caruse. daughter of the famous tenor, and her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Benjamin Caruse. Wide World Photos. 0-OPERATIVEPLAN TESTIMONY ENDED WATSONMINERS, BY POLIEWOMAN Operators’ Proposal for Re- Mrs. Mansfield, Cross-Exam- |Baer and Scholz Structure turn on 60-40 Basis Gppos- ed, Union Head Says. NELSONVILLE, Ohio, January 25.| —Buccess of operators’ plans to reopen eoal mines in the Hocking Valley dis- trict on a co-operative basis, paying 60 per cent of proceeds 1o miners and 40 per cent o operators. based on the selling price per ton, apparently rests with the miners individually. The operators have said the union will not be considered in their proposi- | tion, leaving it up 1 the men o return #s individuals and not as members of the union While the mines cannot be opened immediately, operators say they will give every former employe relurning some kind of work routine essary 10 get the mines under ¥ Mutual Association Proposed. wization ciation and operav 8 wage scal would be for 8180 & wn ley miners would 8000 and 16,000 miners ¥ But 3 hardship and ! miners spparenty on the offer, 1ee Ha Ony; district of U ferring with Jocal un Jast might, ndicated pect the men ¥ *Its no plan We that” he deciared A group of mine near here, Monday woorpl ALY [ et ca Issued & and not secept the propo: Miners' Vamilies Relieved Dread of Winter tute children g vent y Bppes aer 6 )t the Ohiko ninunities W feel o rihenst of Neb e mininy Gusrd Aejr pughurit Ui 3 rogram which poinste tor Vhe other nece Chisrges Marringe by Fraud o et Court b ) hiave 1922 81 ¥ he w Pt Mass Fauity Ferunry 16 Aty C) # suys that repne wund | | e | Davis had Jeft the table and had walked D ¥rank . Cottier ined, Stands by Le Paradis “Set-Ups” Statements. . H. K. Mansfield, policewoman, y her testimony before Justice Charles 8. Hatfield in the in- quiry tnto the supposed use of intox- jcants by patrons of Le Paradis cafe Despite the searching cross-examina- tion of Attorney Morris Simon, repre- ting Meyer Davis and the National Cafes, Inc. which conducts the cafe, she made few alterations in her testi- monj Mrs. Mansfield did admit that Meyer across the dance floor before one of the table where he had been ed some liquid into the “set- on_the table s admited that on one visit only five persons who seemed hering of 125 pec- admitied that she tased or smelled the contents of bottles or i 44 by the patro the cafe On one occasion she referre W a table where liquor was aved. an w vl Mr. Slmon W be dr wons. Bhe ik ald the party had any food | he tabir bttle thu was on Mansfield a pumber wshinigton and | places in Baltimo Mr, Bimon ok minutest dets glasses and i tcants wh, into them yor, AL the Mrs. 5 Ao g nisd At two named U the iz of the portions of alleged In- sald vere poured graphic descrip- ahe [ us W the hoshe e gave clusion of et field, Assistant United dd W Ore Aot Bobert ¥ ed Le Paradis, December 19, 1926 he war I company with and they called for the identificd themeelver L 20 and e ' Th fild PRI yireside e ente I answ o the i) part, reads Sliat L calied Pro Cornett, who Hart er and tayed g wid Al right when Mz Aruneen s Meyer Davi pany which oprats Wseted & Plalement testimony Intioduced The statement, in Parsdls Cale b conducted st present, us 3 wlways bus been, i an oraesty, shigig manner Lhe man Buernent s never countensnced viols Hons of Uhe probititon Jav and while | wments of the Government agents st miay bend in (hut a1 repared 10 refute such proper Ume i every de we gue M hiing the ntght w44 | the eom yesterday | o the | 1a the e peation cliin tail pressnt we u PIRT [ Artist Sues Estate withem T Ford, an arist, todey Vi the Distaiet Supreme Court extate of " I‘nhlhbirr’ which ehe says 15 due hier pareement entered o | 1926, wherehy Ele win 10 fares for Mys. Barscikies My agminet the 1or 41047 Wovember ) puint three pi the court. through Attorney Jeceroen §28 the that she woentnt . ut hefore finishied Mrs Barschikies e executor. Ma LU pitts pointing aied Fischier, it | stalied v TAKES OFF and motar of the little relic of the industry he bought the little plane at the start of a protected alr tour. SIGNS PROTESTED FOR 13TH STREET Traffic Director to Meet Objections to “Stop” Signals With Data on Need A number of protests agzainst i ton of boulevard “stop” sgns on ‘Thir N RESURRECTED FLIVVER PLANE | | sylvani wenth street between lown Clrcle und | y the -d " h been recelved It owas announ Willtum however Tows wyenue have Prafe Department todsy by Trafie Director Hurlard. “The protest satd, will be answered with figures which are expeeted 10 Justify the signs I he were erected following the fgnation of Thirteentih boulevard highway between Towa Circle enue. Until the signs were Harland explained, there complaints of speeding slgns Breet ay # and lowa Installed, Mr were frequeat wnd acerdont Mr. Harland believes that the signs will bring wbout & matecal reduction in the namber of both major and minor woecldents In the case of wreet, he sald, Elop’ siEna were In from ‘Thomas Clicle o Hpring road, and B reduction o acel s fol lowed In October, 1926 v, Cthere we suld the trafic di 44 wcoldents on Fourteenth street, and i October, 1027 there were anly four, and the hiks been kept low ever singe. ‘The pub e wecepted Fourteenth street signs Aublously, &L Orst but noy ws hghly tmportant Wee wre 6L borating that since the Tghts were ostalled o HIx Leenth street we hiave had no (rafe wr Odent which has tesulted fatally cihier & motorist or pedestilan Indorse Sen Standards Plan Phe American marine standards com mittee, today sppioved & progiam for Mandnrds on marine opeiation. Ktk conference at the Commeres Depart ment. Twenty-twa standards weie de veloped during 1927, hinging the tal pumbe up W o, | bright | wmber | Lkl them | | aticet T | 11, Who becany and fixed up for his BCCI(.S Fondness Used Against Him in Fight Over Seat ‘The fondness of James M. Beck for A certain 13-cent clgar sold by e Union League Club of New York City Wity sed evidence agalint him today betore a House elections committee in hin fight Lo retain o Republican scat i the House from Pennsylvani Iepresentative Kent, Demograt, Penn- prasecutor of the Demociabic move to oust Beck on the ground that wits not w legal rexident of Philadel phia at the time of his fon, con tend that in ordering the clgars Beck had resquested thelr shipment to “my residence wt 1624 ‘Twenty-first street, Washington, D. ¢ Wilcolt Farry, borough clerk of Sea N J, testified that Beck had ald poll tuxen in 1024 at Seabright « he ownn property, and had been nted “honorable attorney” for 8¢ bright. He added that the job carried honor only. and no salary. and Beck pinid 1t wis the fiest tme he had Known that he held that position AMorts o determine the amount of time spent in Philadelphin auring the Just two years by Mr Beck were mads yesterdiny whien special witnesses wers | | questioned by the House elections com Fourteenth | Holise electinr mittee constdering his vight o repre sent w Ponnsylvanin distriet Representative Kenty Democrat, Pennaylvanis, who 15 pushing U Democratic move 1o unseat HBeck on the ground that he was not a legal resl- dent of Pennsylvania at the e of HEADS MUSOLIT CLUB. George M Murray last night wa elected prestdent of the Musolit Club W negro organlzation, tor the year 1924 Al regular meeting CUNEIER He succeeds Mortimer M. Ha W member of the bourd of governors, of which the other mem hers elocted were Augustus W Giray D Ulysses Lo Houston and M Grant Lucan, s Dr Willlam 1 Wilson was prestdent. Danlel 1 st vi second viee prostdent, and tenarer Oliford was ve-elected ‘The staliation of ofeers will be held a1 the regular Febiiary meeting when the birihe of Lincolin and Freder ick Douglass wijl be celebiatod, chosen Rentro elary It has & 20-foot wing spread ot Clarence Chamberlin, the transatlantic fiyer, trusting his neck to the tiny wings He is shown taking off from a road adjacent to Curtiss rield Copyright by P. & A Photos. TFAIRFAX HOTEL PLAN " GIVEN APPROVAL ' his election last November, questioned | Phyae Story Brick of Colonial De- several witnesses about the time spent 2 sign to Occupy Two-Acre Tract, by Mr. Beck in his apartment at 1414 | spruce street, Philadelphin | Where the Tavern Stands. AU the close of the sesston Mr. Kent | | indicated he would conclude today and {1t 45 expected that within the fmmedi- | wte future the committee will close it nquiry and take up the case in exeeu- [ uve 12 salon | personal use. Certain Cigar Special Dispateh o The Star FAIRFA Va, January Plans for & handsome hotel here, on the side of the ‘Tavern were approved at a meet- ing last night in the office of Thomas Kelth. The bullding, erection of which will begin, 1t 18 sald, fn & short time, will be threo high, colontal n design and of brick, standing back in n Dbean- tifled space, With 34 rooms, an audi- torium and store and office spaces The Washington fm of Spetden & Spetden has the plans i charge. The Tavern has stood for 123 years. on the COrner Just acroas the street from the famous Fairfax courthouse, where Washington's will i recorded, 1t oceus ples a 2-acre tract WOULD LIST HOLDINGS. Fracler omel Make Public Stocks and Bonds Owned, Much Ume was saved with Heo through hix counsel, admitting that he d at Philadelphia hotel; had regist | of Washington eph Gantt, colored fanitor at 1414 | Spruce street, testified that he had seen | Bec enter or leave the apartment | butlding st least 15 or 20 times, but added that tenants could enter and leave frequently without him secing them Home, he sald, ho did not see onee I several months. Giantt also testified b Reck's name (o the ¢ty assessor 1027, as he did other (enan AU the close of yeaterday's sesston | Kent announced he would seek to prove that Heek had not occupied his Philadelphin apartment until September 1027 M this conld be proved, 1t s con | tended, Beck would not be eligible tor | the seat under the Pennsylvanta elec- | | ton laws Kent added that ax vet ho had been unable to obtain the name of the per- | son who, he had been told, could give aueh testimony ! MRS. LANGLEY TO SPEA\K.I Mis Katherine Langley, Represonta [ v from Kentucky. will be the prinet | pal speaker ala meeting of the Dintric | | Dranch of the National Woman's Payty wd guest of honor at s banguet of the | nutionnl and distiiet officers of e o ganigtion before the meeting at Fiiat sbioel, tonlght Other speakers on the program in . . | elude Miss Maud Younge .l Whala | Under the measure affielals would be Ieharge of the congresalonal wark “"‘h.-m.u.-d Al o make known thei | hArkS ) rianta amondment. and. Mra |Duslness connections or emplovinent | Murnila Blieflon Matthows, ead of the | OVer & two-vear period prlor to thele Tokal enetelr department, who will [ OMering the CGlovernment sevvice . bring up the sulient points’ of the bitl for the employment of minors Mis [ Oleimnatt has unanimousiv voted to saue 500000 bonds for the enlarges Emile Rerliner Distoict chaloman, will | prealde at the meeting et and Inprovement of ia anpait storles had glven twilee Proposes All Government officlals, eleciive or appointive, with a salary of $3.000 or ot would bo eautied 10 make publi Wl o (helr stovk and bond holdings ander w bl by Seantor Frazien, Re publican, North Dakota Phiv, AP Fraeter explated would Apply to the President and members ot Congress and would make 1t possible ' determine how mueh personal tate U1 were Influencing thelt deotstons an Publie aueations | Costing $800,000 Will Over- look Cathedral. Plans for the construction of one of the largest apartment hotels e District of Columbia, to be ere 00 Massachusetts avenue, on southwest corner of Wisconsin Massachusetts avenues, overlookin Washington Cathedral. have been filed with the District building inspector by David A. Baer and Robert O. Scholz The actual cost is estimated at $800.000 |and a valuation of $1.500.000 has deen placed on the entire development by | the bullders. | The structure is to be erected on a | plot containing 50,000 square feet. | which the bullders are contracting to purchase from Charles C. Glover, who | has owned the property for many years. The value of the ground. ac cording to Mr. Baer. is nearly $250.000 The apartment hotel, which will have os both on Massachusetts and Wis avenues, will be of Gothic architectural treatment, in keeping with the design of the Cathedral now rising on the opposite side of the Mtersection. and will be featured with two towers i pure Gothie style ording to p wn by Mr. Schol e butl 1 be five storte a basew of 60 | with frontage of 225 feet on Massac aventie and 180 feet on Wiseo butlding - will 00.000 cubie cades of brick with extenstve trimming and A lmestane base the mam entrance, on Massachy avenue. there will be & porte sochy feet deep, leading t \ which, fu turn, will lobby, nearly 60 fee n grand statrway The bulldmg Wil be set back from the stdewalk about 30 feet on the Mas chusetts avenue side and the grounds Wil be elaborately landse Al apartment units wilt texpasdres and 80 per cent of them witt | have parches The apartme } vange fram fwo roms, dintg aleove | Mtehen and bath to st rooms and three baths and large reception hatl EPNEUMONIA DEATH CAUSE. Autopsy Verdict in Case of Man Found Lifeloss. An autopsy performed W (he dody of Kdward John Wetskopt, 87 years old Whase body was found 1 an autome bile 1 A gArAge I tear of 1337 K street | yesterday morming. showed (hat death Tesulted {rom poetmanta AMembers of the American Legton had | the body taken (o Warten J | undertaking_ establishment l atreet and Spong tead Funeral ar rangements will not be wade untit the | MEEIVAL OF IS MQrita LaTson, & sistet ram Plymouth, Wis | . Car Stolen at Capitol | Malice belteve kv riders today are en JOVINE A Vide A coupe PElnsng W Renresentative W N Spioul of Kansas Aembers of the antomohile squad ave seehing the car u Ao i m front of last nhy Was 8 c— utiavalls | Fourteenth | ed Guest List of Veterans’ Annual Affair. dred persons att of the American Leg Villard Hotel, at w Mrs. Coolidge were gu wing for 4 hours. With the President and Mrs. Coalid: in their guest box were Brigx. Gen Frank T. Hines, director of the Vet- erans’ Burea: Brig. Gen. James A. Dratn, former national commander of the Legion, and Col. J. Miller K mmander of the s G Coolidge w for abo Disting uded Brig ers of the \ and of the the District. Bdward B Spaftord the legton nationat who was alw Sarah ¥ ¥ Burkhy eparied oW house vestentay £ ANy Was & the family Sinteenth stree e Lhat & man came W afternoan. asking Wt when ol exhidiied & N R A e was found that he had vansacked the o, DAL DA 10T WEROUL taking Ay His dwsoription tallied with that of the robber who eitered the home of Mis (e DA DMk Al 1d Rboe Baland avenue ane bight last week and stole 20, palive said Auto Death Held Acvident Acvitental b Was e veids turnest Ay DY 8 Uy At b Apigne aitting be the 3 Ramsay Nevint R Ruter wha was s ¢ Sw WK DY A tavkad the House Office Bullding | ab Thirteenth and ¥ shieets aa Octoder n kx\,