Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1928, Page 5

MILLERCONVICTION | UPHELD IN GOTHAM (Former Alien Property Custo- dian Loses in U. S. Court of Appeals. Rr the Associated Pross. NEW YORK, February 6—The con- riction of Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, for conspir- ing to defraud the Government. was upheld by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals today. Miller was tried jointly with Harry M. Daugherty. former Attorney General, but the in- dictment against Daugherty was cuashed after two juries had disagreed as to-his innocence or guilt There were two Daugherty-Miller trials, the first jury disagreeing as to ats and the second con- . Miller was sentenced © 18 months in the Federal and to pay a fine of| The appeal on which decision | dered today was argued Janu- | $5.000 WAS T ary 16, las! The only way Miller now can escape sonment is by securing a writ o | from the United S Su- | or a parole from Federal n Knox, who sentenced him. nd Daugherty were charged | iring to defraud the Govern- | their ho: services in re- | 00.000 impounded during | ned property. charged that the eturn of the ¢ injections of 500.000. Federal | tempted to prove | Joht T with cor ment of ¢ and a lesser portion to s conviction was upheld unani- Court of Appeals. YOUNG EARL HAIG TOLD OF HIS FATHER'S DEATH 1‘ | | News Withheld for Week Due to|for a great plaza on the Virginia side | ington | of the Potomec River, and a scheme for | Funers Tilness—Thousands hal's Body. February 6.—The who succeeds the title of nobility, | v_of his father's | The young earl sly ill. Lady Haig, his| ned Saturday night to| Youth" View Ma EDINBURGE. has been seru mother, r had been withheld. | body' ng in state | Cathedral, | The late earl’s y. Iy 8t the Chapel of St. Giles was supposed to be on view only | between 2 and 5 o'clock yesterday | afternoon. but such a vast crowd 'had | accumulated before the opening hour that cathedral authorities decided 1o} prolong the period until late at nllhl‘ and curtail evening services in the cathedral while the public was passing | left Washington last night®that it is| the coffin. The body will be moved back into the cathedral today, where it rested Friday and Saturday, | | e SENATORS APPOINT E G. W. WICKERSHAM T0 FIGHT STEWART (Continued from First Page) Continentai—the Sinclair Crude and the Prairie Ofl & Gas Co.—guaranteed | t the late A. E. Humph: that the Continental would fulfili its agreement to purchase and pay for the 33333333 berrels > 1 “Well, et us get to something you may know something about,” Senator | Walsh suggested as he asked about the purchase by the Sinclair Crude and the | Prairie Oif of the Continental contract | in 1923 for $466.060 when it still had a potential value of $5,600,000. Tells of Conference. ‘The witness said that before the pur- chase he had a conference in New York City with H. 5. Osler of Toront, president of the Continental Co., who obtained the consent of the Prairie Co. | % the agreement. “How was Lhe $400000 price arrived * Wash asked | 1 don’t know,” Phillips replied, agree- | ing with Walsh that it was “an extra- ordinary transaction " “What, if anything, do you know about the disposition of the bonds by | the Continental Trading Co.?” Walsh | at ) ever been toid anything Democrat, New 4 not eon- time he New the Continental Benator Bratton Mexics, asked why P suit P e Co. iegraphed York about t Tpe xeplied body about 1" No Eaplanation jart there s of every oot tragisact i ishied y in the I X know sbout i bonds ceq tday that s former r Crude SCIAH;( l’.nG,‘*.fa l‘i SUC)'I L] fic jundertraffic crossing the bridge and | Happin® LN HENRY M. BEADLE. MEMORIAL BRIDGE PLANS DISCUSSED Fine Arts Commission Mem- bers Meet in New York With Architects. Members of the Commission of Fine | Arts met today in New York with Mec- Kim, Mead & White, architects of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, to consider treatment of the bridge approaches at the west end of the structure. The commission has before it a plan converting Columbia Island, on which one of the western piers of the bridge will rest. into a great recreation park. similar in_use, but not in area, to East Potomac Park. Virtually all the area of Columbia Island is to be “made ground.” dredged from the bottom of the Potomac in channel deepening and bridge foun- dation_work. At the same time the commission is! Bemersyde, the Haig estate. to teil him |0 consider the plan for general treat- | ment of the river front between the Highway and Key Bridges. in harmony with the plan for extension of the pro- posed Mount Vernon Boulevard to a Junction with the railway across the bridge and the Lee Highway, which will cross to Columbia Island and there in- tersect with the bridge roadway. Vork on the bridge is progressihg so rapidly, chairman Moore said before he now necessary to perfect the architec- tural arrangements for thé west end of the bridge and its approaches. or the work may be delayed in the future. The east approach to the bridge has been settled upon, with decision by th: Fine Arts hody and the Arlington Me- morial Bridge Commission to arrange a plaza between the eastern bridgehead and the Lincoln Memorial, bencath which will run- a submerged road- way to carry north and south traf- into and out of Potomac Park, debeuching on the plaza. Traffic ap- rangements are also neccssary at the west end of the bride, the commisgion holds, particularly since here will bé the beginning of the Mount Vernon boule- vard and the Lee Highway. S POLICE WIN FIGHTfl AND ARREST TWO FOLLOWING CHASE ___(Continued_from First Page.) shol at him. Jackson then 15 said to have drawn his revolver, and as he got out of the car fired point-blank at Salkeld. Salkeld dropped to the ground below the stream of bullets and drew his gun. As he regained his feet Jack- 3on ran toward the back of the car Then Salkeld attempted to shoot him, | but the gun jammed Officer Knocked Down. Spaulding then arrived. Jackson felled him and began to choke him Another than jumped out of the car with drawn resolver, jumped a roadside fence and ran across the field. Salkeld | gave chase, but could not overtake him Returning s the car he found Jackson on tp of Spauding. about to hit him ith his gun He attempted o pull e colored man off, but could not and as forced w strike him on the head weveral times with the butt of his re- ;’ he said. ‘The third man. San- sclo o had follo oMlicers, was for Deputy ved directly be- dispatched 1o taken 1o 1 officers were tre o thelr hands a povder b wd for minor “ld suffer- 1 when his gun faled d through hand cif from At the station wun appeared o b, ammed n the barvel - chpmber was empty and a bullet al” both muzze wnd breach The Ight before the gun had pitly good candition clared expressing his wonder thit 4 not exploded from Maryland authorites that car in which the prured belonged Lo nham. My Hagan's spital wnd he bad rduy drive 10 und ncon iy pLrye Honpital Conructen ol Yo 1ighit e wisy were 410 ¢ b sutterin removed he died morni Coraner an investigation and certificate of deatli from natiral C:Auac of Rift freet, i toom late § from # heart Casunlty Between Brother Princes on U. S. Visit YO Pein thite Dier Vistn ey ppided the Hoted Oomnodon e wer chase the Ambatsadorn bt hers aenied cver 1l wan wny 10 e bl ly Jute Ay brother and §oare o Vhie b i aul Albrechn We weoe while [ very plencint v e e erpladied thut Kl had Ay cngaged poonmn hie bailig I a e iy o b are golnyg bt o bl collupe Kail 20w gy ot continued W DbV bt we ¥ nght v ind Fii Wity Ve wika o will 5 found fnside the car, uncon- | ot | i Ve b the bt snd b | SON'S DEATH FATAL TONONAGENARIN Henry M. Beadle, Retired | Printer and Publisher, Sur- vives Six Weeks. Shock over the sudden death of his son a fow weeks ago is believed to have | led to the death early today at George- | town Hospital of Henry M. Beadle, 91- voar-old retived printer and publisher, of Hyattsville, Md :. Beadle had been in good health n, Stephen Beadle, an_em- oloye of the Government Printing Office, died suddenly December 27, last. Since that time his health had failed rapidly, friends declare. Mr. Beadle had been a resident of | this city and Hyattsville more than 50 years. A native of New Richmond, | Ohto, he came here in 1875 with the | 1ate Representative Michael Kerr of In- | diana, Speaker of the House, and be- | came clerk to the House committee on public buildings and public grounds. Long interested in newspaper work, he became the editor and publisher of the 1+ Washin, weekly news- e known as ame the New Century. Following his position in the House of | Represeniatives, Mr. Beadle worked for | the rnment s superintendent | Indian School at Crowagency. Mont Later he moved to Helena, Mont., where he was an editorial writer for a news- paper, ning to this city, he served for 20 years as a proofreader in the Gov- {ernment Printing Office. retiring in 1920 {He also served here correspondent | for the American Daily ‘Tribunc. Mr Beadle had long been an active worker for charity, and was a_member of the St Vincent de i’aul Soclety and of the Holy ame Soclety, He is survived by two sons, Edward F. Beadle of Mexico and Kerr Beadle of Butte, Mont.; a daughter, Mrs. Mat- thew F. Holloran of Hyattsville; six grandchildren, Capt. Edward R. Hal- loran of St. Louls, Matthew V. Halloran of tlis city, Francis D. and Miss Marie Halloran of Hyattsville and Miss Mal A. and Miss Virginia Beadle of Wash- and three great-grandchildren. arrangements have not been | completed |NAVY FLYER LOSES CUSTODY OF CHILD Lieut. Paul Warner Had Appealed From Award of District Supreme Court. Lieut. Paul Warner, Naval Air Serv- | ice, today lost his appeal to the District | Court of Appeals for the custody of his 4-year old daughter, who was given to her mother, Mrs. Natalie A. Warner, al- | though -the husband's counter-suit for | a limited divorce had been granted in | the District Supreme Court and the wife’s ptition difmiss | court.-in an opinton by {"Martin. affirms the action of the lower | court and points out that the custody of the chil 15 within the discretion of { the trial court and the pvidence failed 10 show any abuse of dicretion Before marrmge, sthe mother carned her living.as a.nurse, The father is in the Navy and sub- ject to. orders to go; to other jurisaic- tions, .end ‘neither appears-to have rel- fhad | assist In caring for the child, the court pointed out. Attorney Raymond Neudecker repre- sented Mrs. Warner In the upper court. C-ARROLL'L.OSES SUIT. 84,000 Verdict on Contract Bond Upheld by Court. The District Court of Appeals today held Harry C. Carroll iiable to the extent of $4,000 to the National Surety | Co. because of the failure of A. Taylo the United States for the removal of waste paper accumulated in public | bulldings. Carroll executed a third- oarty indemnity agreement to the surety | company for going on the bond of the Taylor Co. and when the company de- | taulted in its contract the United States ! brought_suit against the company for 27247, which the surety company -ompromised by the payment of $4,000 | The surety company then sued Carroll on_his bond. The lower court fand he appealed in an opinion by Chicf upholds. the d ! bunal. held Carroll liable The appellate court, Justice Martin lon of the lower tri- - = Kills Two in Safety Zone. CHICAGO, Febriary 6 (F).—An au { tomobile driver drove” into six persons alighting from & trolley at a safety | zone, killed two children and serlously injured the . others today The dead are Walter Kozlowskl, 11 and Ler Debowikl 15 months | Peter Zukos, 98 dentified s the driver, | arrested at his home later, ol Lack of Funds Halting Striks. HENDAYE ance, February 6 () | Advices reaching the frontler that the government expects a speedy termination of the week-old strike Barcelona Waorkers who left thelr Jobs In_ proteit aguinst an income ure understood 1o b of their ‘The numbe s on strike 1 stated W be incrensing v and Indus tal Jife onlan cupltal | seriousty Fhe pate leg table shown vvertised weday Star, Feb, Sith o Dwer Gate ey v | hie s il H Vable, 3950, (R Bonld have Leen NO-Drawer Gate-leg Table, $9.50, NACHMAN Furniture Co. Bth & F Sts, NW, Bth & Pa. Ave, SE. of | The appellate | Chief “Justice atives within this Jurisdiction able to | | & Co. Inc.. to carry out a contract with | | man, state | in | tax | TIE FVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., MO DAY, FEBRUARY 6, 19%8. * 5 Miss Schwinghammer, Nail Driver. |51 Arrests Under Dry Law Noted.| ’fl;ird of American Cities; Expe;ditures Used for Public Schools, Survey Shows More than one-third of the total ex- penditures of American cities are di- rected toward public schools. The Commerce Department an- nounced today that the aggregate out- lay for these schools in the 250 citles of the country having more than 30,000 population was $607.059,853 in 1926, or 37 per_cent of the total city payments, and $1451 per capita. Separate figures were not given for Washington, although the Capital was placed in the group having a population of 500,000 and over, which spent $300,560.000 for schools in 1926, against $84,622,000 in 1916. 'This figured out at a per capita of $15.68 in 1926, against $6.28 in 1916, with payments for outlays for perma- nent improvements in this group aggre- ing $98.467.000 in 1 Pistols Make Way For Boxing Glov As Parisians Duel By the Assor PARIS, ebruary 6.—The tra- ditional dueling weapons, swords and pistols, went by the board when M. Liborel, business man, met M. Docquots, dramatist, on the field of honor. They used ordinary box- ing gloves to settle their differences. The dramatist won on points. Liborel challenged Docquois to a duel to avenge what he considered to be an insult in the dramatist's latest play. Three hundred invitations were d so that the world might ery point of honor had been observed. Four hundred persons at- tended. Many heavy swings were noted in the combat, but little damage was done. At the conclusion Liborel kissed his opponent to show that honor was satisfied. ted Press NYE OPPOSES NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAM Preparedness Needed for Defense Only, He Says—Raps Nic- araguan Policy. By the Aesociated Press PHILADELPHIA, February 6.—Oppo- | sition to the administration's pending | naval construction program was voiced here last night by Senator Nye, Repub- | lican, of North Dakota, in advocating military preparedness for defense only, | at a meeting of the Young Friends’ So- clety. | He described the $740,000.000 naval program as a “foolish idea” and again ssailed the administration policy of maintaining Marines in Nicaragua. He attributed the Nicaraguan situation to the reign of “financial imperialism.” ‘The Senator advocated greater atten- tion to the National Guard “Who fears that America will be at- | tacked upon 1ts own lands or from fts | own seas? With the perfection that | has been, reached in airplane construc- | tion and accomplishment, there is not | possible a fleet of such size as could | convey to our shores the number of men and guns necessary to threaten dangerously our weakest defense,” Senator Nye defied the citation of a single instance in which American lives | have been placed in jeopardy in Nica- agua. Referring to their superviston | of elections, he declared they were need- | ed more in Pennsylvania than Nica- | ragua, CAPITAL BOXING BILL FAVORED IN REPORT House Subcommittee’'s Action En- courages Supporters of Measure. A favorable report to the House judiclary committee on the Updike- SUNDAY TEST CASE 8T. PAUL, Minn, February 6 (#). —Miss Eildegard Schwinghammer of Arrests for alleged violations of the| Volstead law during the 48 hours ended| | sandino. lto Watson bill to legalize amateur boxing in the District of Columbia today was | | ordered by the subcommittee of which | Representative Hersey of Maine is chalr- The bill was introduced in the House by Representative Updike and in the Senate by Senator Watson. Actlon of the House subcommittee was distinctly encouraging to support- ers of the proposed legislation who have been waging an energetic campaign for | some time, Boxing here this season has aroused much interest both In collegiate and club cireles. Under the present law no. admittance can be charged and the Mests must be staged strictly as closed affairs to the colleges or clubs sponsoring them If the proposed an admittar mitted and priz legislation 15 made churge will be per- may be awarded McConkey Lecturing Here. James H. McConkey of Pittsburgh i3 wiving a serles of addresses this week in Wi hin 1 Bible subjec | He spoke last night at the Natfonal Haptist. Memorlal Church. 1 other addresses will be tomorrow, “Thursday und Saturday at 11 o'clock at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Thirteenth and Fafrmont stie e Wiy of Victory ™ Solid Gold Baby Rings wl Sabd - Gold to every Lahy bt (1227) Maother [ tore “ Tast Dring Dishies o and will gt Solid Gold v on the chubby Wtle fger vith onre heartiest compliments Tth Street Store ONLY Tuesday & Wednesday Mo rings will he the baby s browght 1o owr fore at /8 7 Stecet, NAY Pouesday or Wednesday ol thi weel e b g you hah Vg vear the wiven unles Washington's Most Popular Jewelers 1AS SCHWARIZ & SON $rerpoct iamonds 'Il 7th S NW, gt @ Owing to the growth of population, the survey did not afford a comparison with 10 years ago, when Washington jumped from the 400,000 class above the half-million mark, but cities hay- ing more than 30,000 population in 1916 were estimated to have spent but $6.30 per capita on schools. In addition to the expenditure out of current income during 1926. the 250 cities also had a debt of $982,000,000 incurred during previous years for permanent school improvements, while the similar debt of cities having popu- lation above 30,000 in 1916 was but $385.000,000. The 250 cities had investments in school buildings, grounds and eqnip- ment_of $2,112,000,000, while in 1916 they had only $750.074,000 so invested. MARINES MASSED TOTRAP SANDINO Rebel Reported Near Mata- galpa—Reinforcements Speeded by Truek. By the Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua, February 6.— American Marines were massed in [hei miles | mountainous region some 40 south of the Honduran border today seeking the rebel general. Augustino Reinforcements were speeded Matagalpa by truck when Marine command heard that Sandino was near there. Missing since stronghold of El Chipote, when. he was believed to have been wounded, the rebel leader had apparently moved further to the south. At times his flight across the Honduran border has been rumored, but advices received here indicated he had penetrated further into Nicaragua. With the rebel leader was a force of mounted men, well armed, it was stated. The region of Jinotega and San Rafacl del Norte, where Sandino Is un- derstood to have been sighted. fs some 15 miles northwest of Matagalpa. center of Nicaragua’s most important coffee- growing section. People of Matagalpa fear that San- dino may attempt an attack on the town in the belief that Marines there have been withdrawn to reinforce gar- risons in the department of Nueva Segovia. |NORFOLK HONOR TO HAIG. Christ Episcopal Church Scene of | Memorial Services. NORFOLK, Va., February 6 (2".—For the first time in the hitsory of Norfolk memorial services were held for a for- eign general at Christ Episcopal Church this afternoon. The man mourned was Sir Douglas Halg, British field marshal during the World War, who dled sev- eral days ago. The services, attended by Navy men and war veteran organ- jzations. were conducted by the Very Rev. H. Dobson Peacock, the rector, who eculogized the British leader as a humanitarian rather than a warrior. ‘The suffering in England and Can- ada after the war and the activities of Earl Haig in behalt of the widows, orphans and the war maimed were graphically told. Flags o the United States, England and of various mihtary organizations were grouped about the altar and a color guard of blue jackets added a martial alr, You will find just the accommo- dations you want, at rates that are right. Modest inns, great resort hotels, or rent a rose-garden bungalow. There are excellent schools where happy, healthy children play out- of-doors all winter. The journey there is a real pl sure—‘‘Santa Fe all the way"— through a sunny scenic wonder- Five daily trains, including the CHIEF—extrafast, extra tine, extra fare—only two business days on the way. . Fred Marvey dining car i ro0m wer e i ce travelers 1o he the hest in the tr tation world, Ploake sciil me tree copy of Name..... Hiveet No. City and Siate. a e the | the air raid on his| and station alifornia Piet Chicntar; aloo Grand Canyon and Tndian-detour folders. PLANS ARE BALKED Club Manager Prevents Trial With Plea of Guilty—Pays $15 Fine. What was Intended to be a test case to determine the proper application of the Sunday closing law falled in its pur- pose today when Emory Daugherty. manager the Club Lido, pieaded guilty before Judge Gus A. Schuldt in | the District of Columbia branch of Po- lice Court, and was fined $15. | The case against the management at | the Carlton Hotel ballroom thereupon | selected by Assistant Corporation ouncil Elwood H. Seal o replace the Club Lido as a test case, and the date of trial was set for February 14 Both cases are among the 20inight clubs, hotels and theaters against svhich charges were filed alleging that they continued their New Year epe. festiv- ities to the early hours of the following cle ction 16 of the police regulations, provides that public | places of amusement cannot stay open | on Sundays except between the hours of 2 and 11 p.m. The question of whether lation applied to night clubs d hotels | instead of only to theaters was thought to have been settled by a recent de- cision by Police Court Judge John P McMahon, in which he quashed charges against Le Paradis Cafe, because of a faulty information, and he indicated that he thought that the resorts did not _come within the regulations. The decision was disputed by Lieut. Mina Van Winkle. head of the Woman's Bureau and as a_consequence Corpora- tion Counsel W. W. Bride decided that test cases will be prosecuted until the status of the regulation is definitely | determined either in Police Court or in the Court of Appeals. UNCLE SAM WANTS LIGHT. the regu- Feeling that his employes are entitled {to _more light, Uncle Sam today ex- | tended his™ specifications for electric | light bulbs, informing contractors that | Incandescent lamps purchased by the | Government must now have an average | life of a thousand hours. In addition | | they must maintain their initial candle- | | power output to about 90 per cent, ac- | | cording to specifications set down to- | | day by the Bureau of Standards. The new regulations are mandatory upon all agencies of the Government. and have been Yevised because of the | marked advances made in the art of | lamp manufacture, all tending toward | longer life and greater light. s = | GASOLINE (1,000 gal. lots), 14':c gal. | MOTOR OIL (bbl DO YOU NEED AN EXTRA ROOM ¢ Then why not clase fn the back Albany, Minn, won the nail driving at 8 o'clock this moming totaled 51, contest at the annual field and track and there were 124 persons arrested meet at the University of Minnesota | for intoxication elzures during the School of Agriculture here Saturday. | 48-hour period inciuded 277 quarts of Miss Schwinghammer hammered 16 |wh 5 bottles of beer and 3 autoe 5 into submission in 41 2-5 seconds. | bi . 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