Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1928, Page 17

FRIDAY, MARCIT 9 VETERAN PITCHER WILL TRY AERIAL LOOPS. Urban Shocker, who helped the New York Yankees win the pennant last vear, thinks 10 years is long enough for a man in base ball. The one-time hurling star has quit the game to become an aviator, and is shown taking flying lessons at Okmulgee, Okla. ssociated Press Photo. ROUTE SELECTED FORNEW HIGHWAY | Road to Link Bethesda and Silver Spring to Be Built This Year. The route that the new paved high- | way to be built this Summer in subur- ban Montgemery County and which will connect the business sections of Bethesda and Silver Spring was fixed yesterday after Dr. Benjamin C. Perry of Bethesda and Lacy Shaw of Silver Spring and enginéers of the Maryland State Roads Commission and Maryland National Park and Planning Commis- sion made an inspection trip over the| section the road will follow. The new highway. to be built over | the shortest possible route between | Bethesda and Silver Spring, will cover | a distance of approximately 4 miles be- | tween the business sections of the com- | munities. This will cut the present dis- | tance about 4!, miles. | Begins at Wisconsin Avenue. i ‘The new road begins at the intersec- tion of Wisconsin avenue and Old Georgetown road, in the center of the Bethesda district, and proceeds east by way of Watkins avenue across the freight line of the Baltimore & Ohio | Railroad on a proposed bridge at the top of a 25-foot cut. The road will pass the south side of the Columbia Country Club by way-of | Cypress street, and will extend slightly | northeast across the new subdivision of the Chevy Chase Land Co. now being graded on the old Watkins tract located | east of Connecticut avenue, as far as| Brookeville road. After crossing Rock Creek the pro- posed road continues east past the Ray Brothers’ farm to the top of a crest on the east boundary of the Pproperty; thence the route continues easterly into a long and practically Straight valley with a favorable grade on the property of Charles C. Glover, Touches Corner of District. ‘The road then enters the C. A. Snow property, touching the northern corner of the District, making connection at that point with the intersection of Eastern and Western avenues as laid out on the permanent highway plan of the District of Columbia. The road then crosses Sixteenth street at the District of Columbia-Maryland bound- ary line across the preperty of Mont- gomery Blair. The last section of the road will also serve as a link in the first northern extension of Sixteenth street, by which Toute it is proposed to extend Sixteenth street 1o Georgia avenue and the Coles- ville-Baltimore road route in the northern end of the Silver Spring busi. ness section. SAYS ART FORGERY WAS EARLY PRACTICE L. Earle Rowe, Critic, Tells Hear- ers There Are 4,000 “Original” Rembrandts in Ameri Fukes and forgeries have existed in | art from the e: times W the pres- | ent, L. Earle Rowe, director of th Rhode Isiand Bchool of Design, and a | student, writer, explorer art subjects, said last ure at the Community Washington in Central | attributed | t demand for works of real | and value and the enormou rioes paid for ther | & lanything to do with the economie ph d with jan- | inwed 2000 o 4,000 ne, he PROCTOR TO HEAD WORK OF ERECTING TABLETS| Wil M nittee vk Historical | Purchused anm s iners o 2O Sroctor us Chuir- e Yy itk | ot with e n ot wuthorized | Other members of the exmmittee are | 2 G e-chmir- Lablets e et unt 3 ation e sppropriation ur b on bl sald ied de 1 e electrification i ksl yob slready MAYOR WALKER STARTS TRACK STARS 1 ponents, Lloyd Hahn of the Boston Athle left), finished second. HGH SCHOOL GIRLS START SPRING BASE BALL PRACTICE. Girls of the Macfarland Junior High School taking an early workout on the diamond. Josephine Byram is driving out a long one to prove that her batting eye has not suffered in the long lay-off since last season. It's a bit easier, though, to swat the large indoor base ball, whiich the girls prefer to the small horsehide. FLOOD PLAN COST SEEN PAD BY U.S. Valley Communities Will Not Share Expense, Senator Stephens Believes. By the Associated Press. Opinion was expressed yesterday aft- ernoon by Benator Stephens, Democrat, Mississippi, that the entire cost of Mississipp! flood control, as provided in the Jones bill, will be borne by the Government and that the communities affected will not have to pay a share. ‘The States and cities, he sald, would have to pay only for providing neces- sary rights of way and their portion of the agreed cost of bringing the levees up to the 1914 standard. Senator 8tephens declared the commission whose creatipn is recommended in the Jones bill would be concerned onmly with the enginering phase of the project and would have nothing to do with the financial side of it ‘The Jones bill incorporates the engi- neering features of the plan of Maj Gen. Jadwin, chief of Army engineers, and the commission would study that plan end another put forth by the Mis- #issippl River Commission, and select one or the other or a combination of both “The commiss approved by the committee will Jook only o the ques- tion of engineering,” Senator Stephent sald. “It would be empowered, if ap- proved by the Se 0 recommend to Congress” any changes in engineering features of flood eontrol recommended d by 1l fon_and no dministration report o iitted by Ma). Gen. Jadwin he commission would not in the report as furnd szl b of the question. The committee fec that the question of local contribution 18 sound, but is of the opinton that money already expe Hlates o y allected by flood and that thes hould not be led on to con- thing further loward con BIG GAME HUNTER DIES. Adam Fever KANE fever Breede Buccumbs to Afri § CITY, March 2 ) tracted In Afrc three ago, caused the death here yeoterday of Adsmn Breede, blg game bunter, wu thor and publisher of Husting:, Nebr Invited o Join # Missour] Editoria) Assoriation excursion 1 Ui Southwest States wnd Mexico, Mi Bieede e here several days ayo. bl ahandon e \rip when be agsin be i with the fever Breede, editor and publisher of Uiy “Tribune, wis known ss u traveler, willer of - adventure and corvespondent during World War. e was unmiaiiied Bters wnd thiee Wolhers sutvive Black Contracted in Bluck "r the Hu Persin Peasanty Percla % m counlry or prietors mua of s landless peasaniry Mort of the men are employed on the | land under an sncient custom of pay { ment 1 kind, under v b they gain u mesger existence, U Jandlord 1etalr Landless large pro | ARREST ers Wa By the Associated Pres MEXICO CITY. Catholic priests Plancarte do, were prre ralded a school In {ligtous Taws were be |school and th | were leadiny mistresses conve re glous Ly Dispitehes ald e fede di the government ter wiss belng pushed « Gen, Avila Canr defal of u group ol e leadership of [ ufter three b varions polnt: of Julisco. e o soldicrs were from Al Two army bombed wrehel i of - Agusscatient plan a Bank of Italy HAN FPRANCIHCC Incorporation of L Agricuftural Credit $1,000,000 i Cngage it e wonounced here tods POt Kerman, dent of the Hank Company Wi or abling them o mu i onmal manie terin bk oans. the Plans Loug Term Credit Organization, rning. acubu, i nt life. Guandaulifn ive agal s Cathol rgetically ! Chieftain consecutiv ut Penue $1, poration, Franelsco company operations, wi fitn 1y sistant of Ialy ket their instead ¢ g them on the market o n Kerman vice and Ignacio Flores Arredon- | ed yesterday when police a suburh of Mexico City, The police sald the re- | citles, $52.5 violated sehool mist “The not molested, but were | notified they wer violating the reli- | d at the hool L y hat he rebels cho_announced the 150 rebe s under Gustivo the and L Blate | Heeretary hiad | announced e BANK TO AID FARMERS. 000,000 A ot Htaly pres pitld the organized Lo ussist farm wnd stock and poultey men by en products of dumnp short d lonnn ing on the syeysge thiee-fitths of the would be made for periods of from 20 crop, wonths o 8 years, PRINCETON GRIDMEN DON GLOV J Nebraska foot ball team, giving the foot ball squad of Princef men into condition for the strenuous gridiron game. | MEXICAN OFFICIALS TWO PRIESTS Clergymen Taken When Police| Raid School and Give Teach- | | i { clashes | 1Y the in the Autlan district | ald mevernd vebels wnd | s presidentisl candidacy n the House Killed and thit Pinsurgents fled toward the mountaing diseovere | Hoover Wide World Photos. 1928, MILE OF THE CENTURY." Toeing the mark for the start of the special international mile race of the Knights of Columbus games at Madison Square Garden, in which Dr. Otto Peltzer, the German runner (in center), was outdistanced by his two American op- Association (at right), the winner, broke the tape 75 yards in front of Peltzer, while Ray Conger of the Illinois Breckinridge Long, who Is serving as chairman of the floor committee for the Mi Careme Dance to be held at the Mayflower Hotel, March 15, for the benefit of the Moticello fund. Harris-Ewing Photo. Phone Rates Cut $10 a Minute to Europe From Washington, Beginning Sunday Transatlantic telephone rates between the District of Columbla, Maryland, Virginta_and West Virginta will be re- duced $30 for each three-minute con- versation, effective Sunday, nccording to an announcement just made by offi- gt of the Chesapes Potomac Telephone Co. and v n The new schedule three-minute conversation and $15 for wh succeeding minute. The old rate @ minute with o $75 minimum, The three-minute rate o Belgian eft- fes Wil be $48; to Dutch elties, $48.76; to Bwed) 5, 45175, and German BLACK HITS HOOVER IN SATIRE IN HOUSE Enys Becretary Haw “Played Doo-Dads White House Orchestra Bans Drum and in Assintitedd i Tuking n fing ut Herbert Hoover und rday, Representative Black, Demo- crat, New York, decloed the Commerce would follow the Coolidge policies, and proved wi good an his word by straddling on mijor problems.” He calls prohibition a great soctal experiment and that satisties the WO U and faming youth,” Black sald He siys IUs 0 greal economio expertment, and that satisten the hoot legger and the professtonal - panhan dling diy, On food veliel e bs w it Hinzy A cabinet member, Wlack has e i substitute Prest dent” who ban “played G buss dram wnd the other doo-dads 1 the White House Orchestra,” Hoover,” Buch unusual Internationalist to Democrat o Republican, engineer (o political mechanie, loud apeaker (o muffter YOF course, Herhert, formerly of Red Mouse, Hornton streel, London, would ke @ great Prosidont.” “ B “has done [0 . fom from mining from From points In Virginia and West Virginia Transatlantic ealls to London will be $48 for the first three minutes; to Belgian citics, $51; Holland citles, $61.75; Swedish cities, $54.75, and Ger- man cities, $55.50 Two hours have been added to the service, making the perfod now able trom 7:30 am. to 8 pm, standard time, This corre 12:30 pm. to 1 am. in Great Hritain The extension of service hours indl- cates the Inereasing stabllity of the cte- cult as well as the growing demand for iy use, telephone officials state, |COL. FAWCETT REPORTED | Brazilian Has News of British Explore In Jungle, Paper Says Messenger 11y the Amsociated Prony PARA, Hrazil, March 2 The Cor- 0 do Para reports that Col, Fawceett, missing Brithh explorer, 15w prisoner of a savage Indian tribe, 1t asserts that w npeclal embssary at Conceleno Dowva- guuya, stute of Goyus Matto Cirosso, has | been informed by natives that the ex- { plorer was captured at the head of the Dusmortes Rivey The natives, says the messenger, also told him that Faweett has met the same fate of other explorers who previously penetrated that reglon The Braelian government telegraph admintstration has doclared “absolutely unfornded” the recent revival of re porls of Col. Faweett, The adminiatra o made exhaustive inquivies, . Ray Blades’ Fathor Dies, MT. VERNON, 11, March 3 (4 Frances M. Blades, 69, hotel proprietor of Meleanshoro and fathey of Ray Hlades, BL Louts Cavdinals outfielder, Is dead at his home, HELD BY SAVAGE TRIBE,| Copyright by P. & A. Photos, E RETARY'S FAMILY FLY TO HAMPTON ROADS. When Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson flew from here to the naval base to inspect the carrier Lexington the other day, his wife and two daughters accom- panied him. Left to right: Miss Helen D. Robinson, Miss E. M. D. Robin- n and Mrs. T. Douglas Robinsen. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. BRITISH SPEED KING RECEIVES TROPHY FROM VICE PRESIDENT DAWES. Capt. Malcolm Campbell (at left), who set a new world speed record for automobiles at Daytona Beach, Fla., being presented with the Daytona Beach trophy yesterday by the Vice President in his office at the Capitol. S dor, stands in the center behind the cup. G PROGRAM. Monte Munn, heavyweight boxer and former tackle of the University of n University a boxing lesson. The work with the gloves is being tried out as a means of getting JEWrEVI.NIV?OBBERIES" | PUZZLE DETECTIVES | Home of One of Scotland Yard's Big Five Is Among Others Suffering Loss LB e Associated Press LONDON, March 2. Scotland Yard was pu °d today by w series of un- precedented fewel robberies, the latest of which was the theft of a dlamond tiara valued at ¢ 0 from a home in fashionable Mayfat In the past fow days there have been other astounding robberies which may | be the work of the same gang. In two cases (he burglars had the temerity to enter homes which they might been expected o shun, one of them { betng the home of w leading police ofmi- cial and the other a house occupted by rooms for bankers “The tiara tobbery took place at the palatial home of W. Tngham Whitaker Bixteen servants were i the house when the robbery took place Valuable fewelry also was recently atolen from the home of Lord Clwyd in Kennington while Lord and Lady Clwyd were entertaining guests. The Palmers green home of Chlet Constable Wensley, one of the blg five of Beotland Yard, wax raided and the | nefghboring howse of the safe designer vunsacked MINERS’ STRIKE OVER. Reached and 80,000 Ceech Workers Return PRAGUE hostovakin, Marehy “Aan. The strike of 30,000 miners i the Hohemtan coal flelds contering around Heax has been sottled and (he men ave expected to rosume work shovtly Attempts to Al helr places by others hrought out the wives of the ateikers fn foroe on February 19 ‘They boat sev eral of the workers and attempted to prevent the prmpers from keeplng the workings clear of water. The gen durmorie mutehed many of the women (o the police stution, Agreement to have | woman who designs safes and strong Esme Howard. the Brtiish Ambassa- Associated Press Photo. HAYSMISSES FILM HEARING IN SENATE ; T e e | Committee Ends Block-Book= ing Evidence Without Calling Picture Head. SLAYER ELECTROCUTED. | Man Who Took Part in Battle Dur- ing Robbery Executed. | OSSINING, N. Y. March 2 () — | Philip Ecker, 24, died in the electric chair In Sing Sing Prison last night for his part in the fatal shooting of two police detectives during & robbery in New York of a lower East Side restaurant May 17. Harry Vishnitzel so sentenced to death for participa n in the same crime, was adjuged insane recently and transferred to the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Dannemora. A jury in General Sessions required only 49 minutes last July to return a verdict of gullty against Ecker and Vishnitzer. of JURY RECOMMENDS s \DEATH FOR PHYSICIAN ;s e he Senate inte mittee concluded | b By the Associated Press. Will H. Hays, chairman of the Mo- | tion Picture Producers and Dis rCunvins Dr. Rongetti of Murder of i Girl in Illegal Opera- 1 tion | } e dependents which t claimed | liberty of action and p! | th 'y of the large di ter his app terday before the Senate Tea) committee it was expected d on the st By the Acsoctated I CHICAGO, March | of 11 married men and a widower| started Dr. Amante Rongetti on the| way to the electric chair today for the | murder of a 19-year-old girl by an il- legal operation. | 'The penalty, The judg . el ot Dome that he ad by the = he final hear | sald to be the most se- [ ments to the Brookh vere ever recommended for a criminal operation, was reported last night after {the jury had deliberated three hour: Dr. Rongetth, his trial one of bif ¢ and marked by charges of nidation of State's withesse: dazed when the verdict the recommendation electrocution were read s lawyer immediatel | for w new trial ‘and Judge Come | set Saturday for argument | | Re (t was charged with the mur- WILL OPEN TOMORROW | | | a a public W spec ity that X booking.* feature pare tor - Brook- heater | @ conspiracy and that the young wom Jan did not” come to his hospital w |after sho had undergone the operation | elsewhere, | . |PRINCE OTTO FORMALLY | Auditorium, CHOOSES MISS TENGBOM k- Betrothal of Bismarck Descendaut First Contest of Tournament to Se 4 2 Held tw Central Hign m mee and Daughter of Architect An. |MOrTow School aw nounced at Stockholm, | Gen Masor tred, former Hy the Assoctaiad P Corps, will STOCKHOLM, March Format! | With comp announcement of the engagement of |0 @ving tovs, whic Prince Olto: von Bismarek and Miss |00 he stage of the au Anne Marte wbom, Which was re- | Doys and gl the tou ported Wednesday from - Beelin, was | SECially opened. Reew made last nght at w dinner here. { H00 0f Aight, distance and Count von - Bismarek Schoenhausen | ained by the toy nad - Fran von Bredow, brother and | ourmame sister of the prince, were Present nrrew ‘The prince, S0-vear-old grandson of the Tron Chanetlor, 18 socretary of the Cerman legation here. M | Tengbom, daughter of Prof. tvan, 80 & Tengbom, who fs one of the leading | €86 o bo A _on Swodlah Wrehitects, tx Mot & member | MOIHUCRE Grounds Saturday — attes- of the Swedish nobility, but 1s sad to [V March 10, will be announced be a descendant tn the sixteonth gen Nunwtow tighty meeting & open eration from the Swedishi Ring Rart | B and gl wha teed noe be Koutsson, who tived in the thivteenth | W0 IR any: ancanistion, eague o CORtUEY. Thetr mardiage has boen | SUD O model atieraft buitders s Planed for the lend ot Mareh i | ¥ The fournament will be eonduct Borltn ed wnder the auspices of the Camauniiy Oenter Department of the Pubi Schaals wiih the eo-operation of the wunteipal paygunds . an - Ay perfe will be With the cuntest general adol atreratt meets that W during ext Summer lans for the seoand e the Washington Film Actress to Wed Writer. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, Mareh 2 () Mavy dHtuart. soreen actiess, and Gars Creat Witaim has alteady pald out TOUL FOEE, scenatio Writer, Will be mar- | $100.000.000 under the Widows, orphans Viod at Santa Barbara on Mareh 13, "and old age eontributory Penakng act of they vovealed today, LTS