Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1928, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1928 TREASURY HEAD FACES CAMERA ury Andrew W. Mellon gives the new: leaving the committee room yesterda: Teapot Dome committee. TAKE PART IN DANCE AT MISSOURI STATE SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT. Members of the society and the University of Missouri Alumni Association costumed for the “Dance of the Nations,” which they presented at the entertainment at the Washington Hotel Jast night for the visiting University of Mis- souri Glee Club. LOWDEN MAY FILE N WEST VIRGINIA Makes No Decision on Mary- land Primary, Buck BARRAGE. Secretary of the Treas- s photographers one more “shot” on y after testifying before the Senate Wide World Photos. A SIDELIGHT ON IL DUCE. A rather different picture of the much photo- graphed Italian Premier, Benito Mussolini, as he affectionately strokes the nose of his mount after a ride through the parks of Rome. The premier is an ardent horseman. ‘THE PRINCE BLAZES A FASHION Copyright by P. & A. Photos. showed special interest in the small ti TRAIL. The Prince of Wales caused quite a stir the other day, when he appeared with this group of notables at Mansion House, London, wearing a morning coat and tweed trousers with a cuff. Premier Baldwin is second from right. ‘Wide World Photos. ribesman standing next to him. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED TO EMBASSY SECRET, ‘ARY. Miss Janet Phillips, daughter of former Representative and Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, jr., with her fiance, Leander McCormi ick-Goodhart, commercial secretary of the British embassy. Their engagement has just been announced. Wide World Photos. COMANCHES GREET “WHITE FATHER” ON VISIT TO NATIONAL CAPITAL. President Coolidge and a group of Comanche Indians, who called on him yesterday -at the White House. They made the journey from Lawton, Okla., in the interest of Indian legislation pending in Congress. The President Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Star Staff Photo. Coal Oil Scent Accuses ' Suspect In Theft Attempt INDIANAPOLIS, March 14.—In- dianapolis police yesterday went & sniffing following & report that a kerosene-soaked burglar was at large. Clarence Dodd, who was slated on & grand larceny charge, was arrested after hours’ search. Max Midnight Prowler Makes Sixth Visit As He Told Police Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, March 14.—The midnight prowler who boasted that he would make six such visits to win a bet and that he would then stop made his sixth visit Monday night in the home of C. J. Cotter, where he was NORRIS SHOALS - PLANIS APPROVED Senate Passes Government Operation Resolution, 48 to 25. found by Mrs. I. B. Deane in her room. | Mrs. Deane told the police that she | grabbed the man’s arm, but he broke | Declares. Stern, 16, employed in his father’s While satisfaction over the Lowden for President campaign was expressed | by Btate Senator Clarence P. Buck of Tilinois, Lowden manager, in & state- ment issued last night, Mr. Buck also said that mo decision had been reached regar the entry of Mr. Lowden | into the Maryland primary. BSecretary of Commerce, Hoover already has been entered in that preference primary, snd if Mr. Lowden goes in, 0o, the| campaigns of the two candidates will | ‘clagh for the first time in any primary | " Buck oonsulted with Lowden in Maryland while here. He ted that whatever the Maryland, Mr. Lowden the West Virginia sy, » in ipegard 1o might be entered in ore leaving here last night m:d-}m, Mr. Buck predicted that candidste 'u\-‘m [ convention * fi’.:.’, of real Lowden delegates, who arg for him because the people of 1 Btates want him snd because for his | | Three Companions Save Selves, but grocery store, told officers he threw a milk bottle filled with kerosene at & man who attempted to pilfer some money from a cash register. Police scoured the neighborhood, finally finding Dodd smelling of kerosene. e THREE BOYS DROWN AS LAKE ICE BREAKS Help Arrives Too Late for Indisna Lads. By the Associsted Press. E | LA PORTE, Ind, March 14.—Three small boys were drowned Monday night when they attempted to cross the ice over Clear Lake, Their three com- panions scrambled to safety. The drowned were Hagold Bu’x;& Ralph 1 know that he can carry their in the election in November, h fact is of importance w0 the Re- ;:fn;:n candidates for Btate offices | disappear, followed by the Mandeville | brothers. snd for Congress Will Make ne Speeches. Buck reiterated that Lowden would make no speeches in the interest of his cendidacy. He alw emphasized that the man who in 1924 turned down the Republicar, vice presigential nomina- tion intended v make No expenditure n bis behalf, but discisimed that th oolrse wes & result of dis hed mede heayy contributions o cause in Bt Louls in the period of 1920 samitiedly worked O w0 preser Lermer extravagent ¢ ctyons about lopments speak for and prims he eounyy that “we Buck Qe- convention A s, 4 st con clered, “and the deleg vention ere not guing W overiook ihe fect that there s #n election in No- yember in i the people of the Unied Sng v teke part There i sal, resl sentiment for Lowden in every State of the Union and Gov. Lowden can carry every Blate thet eny other § Jicen el carry Lowden Indorwed. i time, o their eonven #1d, Lows, Missourl, Nurth North Dukote and Bouth Da indorsed Lowden, with 66 Ariegeler bk aelegs e Miseis first Snstructd » BLates i weck Kansue te, lust v Lwden nor st & Junch apttol by Iy which m from or b City 61 delegates Conk County, where of Chicagn. who ha ol President oon gver yenentetiy e whints e predicied 1het 1a would have 49 of 1) #1i but those from Mayor Thomyson sdvocated the “dief Couliage, & b power oo 4. L dens & |8 boy known only as Stanley, {osures that | campuign. Mandeville, 8, and brother, George, 6. ‘The three boys who said the six started to cross the lal som the downtown district to For Park. As they neared the center ‘Le ice suddenly gave way. The Burg boy was the first to Several factory workers heard the | boys’ shouts, but ‘were too late reaching them, Terror-stricken, the other three boys Lawson, Bell, 9; Ernest mmpi,:,dmm “d 1o their homes and did not mention the | drownings to their parents. EDUCATOR HONORED. A. 8. Flemming Wins Scholarship of English Unjon Arthur 8. Flemming, Instructor at Amenican University, has been awarded the traveling scholarship offered by the Eng'ish-8pesking Uplon to man hers in Washinglon schools. The L of the scholarship 15 0 enuble the holder to study educational methods | in England as the guest of the Eng 1ish sclety, getting & first-hand knowl- edge of the English government and social conditions, Mr. Flemming will hold the scholar- ship for one y Hugh Blewart Smith of Jefferson " Junor High Sehoo) was |numed first witernate, and Irwin D Aldrich, Jr, of Hine Junior High | Belvol second allernate MRS. E. A. KRAYER DIES. Yuneral Will Be at 7:30 Tomor- row Night at Home Mis Elzabeth A Krayer, wife of J Edverd Krayer, died at her home, 3100 Mascomb street it b { s survived by her hushand, a drughter, Mrs. M. C.Blaves of Belling- B, Waeh,, two brothers, George W Feitere and Herbert R, Fetters, Medla, Po. and four setery, Mrs Uhils cily, Mrs Jossph M. Wells, Chester | Pa. Mis J.T. MuCaln, Pensgrove, N 4. and Miss Belena B, Fetters, Wilming | o, Del yesterday aftor a long | K., Ryan of | LADIES OF THE RUSSIAN RED ARMY LEARN THE ARTS OF WAR. The women are recruits in the army reserve and they are being taught the use of rifles and new gas masks recently issued to soldiers of the citizen army. ‘Wide World Photos. LIUM AND DEBATERS CALL ON PRESIDENT With Teammates for Contest at American U, Rolf Lium er, who sprang into national promi- nence lnst Summer when President and Mrs gregational Church at Hermosa, Dek., was yecelved by President Cool- idge todny at the White House. Lium was the Juncheon guest of the President later, The young man, the Chief Executive und First Lady lstened uearly every Sunday during their vacation in the Bluck Hills, came W Washington as a member of the debating team of Carleton College, which {8 on & tour of the Enst, an o debate at American University W night. Lium 15 & senjor at the college and a member of Phi Beta Kappn 7 President greeted Lium and other memb of his team, the Amer fcan University team and faculty ad visers of both groups, shortly after noon at the executive offices, and appeared much pleased Lo renew nc- quaintance with the young man who had been his pastor for severnl weeks Lium's teammates were Heman Johnson and Ben C, Duniwsy. ‘They were accompunied by ¥rof. 1. M, Coch- ran, for many years debate cosch al Carleton College ‘and chalrman of the department of public speaking fhe delegation to the White House was hended | dean of the " American Unjversity, ‘The A biters wre Hugh W. Speer, W. Willls Deluplatn and Woland Rice, They were wccompanied by thelr coach, Ar- thur B Flemming In the debute tonight Lhum and his tewmmates will defend the aMrmative af the question “Tusolved, That the United Blates should ot protect by armed force capital fnvested Ju for- elgn lands, except wfter formal decs Iration of war" ! Woman Flyer Off for Sicily. NAPLES, Italy, March 14 (P —Lady Balley, English flying enthusinet, took ot trom the Cupo d) Chino Alrdrome Funeral services be at the home tomcrtow night st 730 o'clock. Inter wment will be Wy Ardmore, Pa. ab 1235 pm. today for Clanis, Bioly Fhe b on a wolo Alght from Bngland to Cape Town, youthtul student preach- | Coolidge attgnded his little Con- | to whose sermons | SLAYINGS OF 50 YEARS AGO START DETROIT POLICE HUNT | Young South Dakota Preacher Here| (W, 0y Informant, 63, Threatened With Death for Knowledge of Murders, Recalls Destruction of Family and Others. witness who told of having seen Knoch and an_assallant grappling by a win- dow. ‘The witness said he saw the | struggle clearly as the flames luminat- ed the place. The bodles of the two brothers were { found on the Canadian shore of the | Detrolt River, and newspaper accounts | Inked the slayings with those of Frank | and his family woman Informant, Inspector and o squad of Highland Park detectives went to Pontine eatly today. The two men, the woman sald, resido there, Learning of the woman's where- abouts recently, they threatened her 1 life, she said, and she decided to bring {mbout thelr arrest as & matter of self protection WIFE ASKS DIVORCE. Mrs. Elvina Rowe Charges Hus- band With Violent Temper. Oharging that her husband, Roland H. Rowe, 4322 Fessenden street, has a violent temper, Mra. Elvina Rowe has filed sult for a limited divorce from him in the Distrlet Supreme Court. They were married Ootober 16, 1017, and have two children, Rowe last Monday brought suit ainst hig wife's mother, Mrs, Elvina , Neal, to eject her from his home. He sald he pald Mrs. Neal $1,000, which ho owed bor, on condition that she Jeave, but she falled to do so, Mrs, Rowe, In her petition, describes her husband as editor of & magsine apd as seoretary of the American Wholesale Cirovers’ Assoclation and a contributor (o mangneines, He has not supparted her for the past two years, the wife com- ining, and she has had to depend an v mother, Attorneys Kelly & Do herty appear for the wife, By the Associated Press DETROLIT, March 14 The sheets of a 50-year-old eriminal record were turned today by police attempting [to solve 10 mysterious slayings c | mitted between 1874 and 1885 of the erimes, the records show, were perpetrated in Detroit and vieinity and | the two others in Chicago, All, police | suld, were the work of two men, for whom rearch was being made today in Pontiue, Mich “The investigations were reopened lust night by Inspector Willlam Cross of the Highland Park Police Department ny the result of & atory told him by « 63- year-old woman. The woman, whose name the officla lined o reveal, | d that on the men, Vour {welcome suitor of her girlhood days, confessed the erimes (o her and impli- [cuted the other man | The slaying victlms, Cross sald, were (Prauk Kioch, 26, his wife Susan, 21; two sons, George, 2, and Frank, 10 months; Charles wnd Christlan Knoch, brothers of Frank; the father of one of the men sought,"an unidentified girl and two unidentified Inmates of & De~ troit orphanage. Police vecords show that Frank Knoch, his wife and two children were shot to death i thelr home and the houne et on fire i 1874, The Knoch home was located where now stands the mal plant of the Ford Motor Co, Chatles and Christlan Knoch were beaten Lo death and thelr hodies thrown Into the Detrolt River w few days after the first slayings The father of the man sought was killed with an ax al his home in Ohis cago and a fow days lnter the body of w young ghtl who had been stabbad b death wis found In the same nelghh hood. The diate of these slayings was not glven. ‘Fie two orphanage inmates were slaln i Detrolt In 1879, Huck files of lockl newspapers con- tuined accounts of the Knooh alayings One mocount of & coroner’s nvestign. 5 i {Hon of the death of Frank Knoeh and Men of Moracoo are expected to seon his family stropsod the testimony of & adopt AWerical PAJAINAS, KEENAN WILL GIVES BEQUESTS TO MANY Housekeeper Gets 200 Shares of Stock—Friends and Relatives i Remembered. ‘ The wlil of Henry F. Keenan, who | dled March 7, has been filed for pro- bate. He leaves to his housekeeper, Mar- | garet Keenan, 100 shares of Amerjcan | Telephone & | 100 shares preferred stock of the United | | States Steel Corporation and certain | nal property in recognition of | falthful services, Maj. Allen W. Gulllon, U, 8. A, friend jof the decensed, I8 given & farm in| | Prince Georges County, Md, with its | | cquipment, 100 shares of the American | Telephone & ‘Telegraph Co. stock and ten $1,000 French bonds and other | personal pr v, Other bequests in- clude three $1,000 rallroad bongs to Adolphus Wiedsmun, $5.000 each to Mrs, Mabel M. Bradley, William Hanley | and Henry Keenan: $3,0000 to Leland Hight, $2,000 each to Mrs. Mary Burch, | Mrs. Mary Hoy, Mrs, Katherine Jack- son, Mrs. Agnes Deeming and Mrs. Emily MoMillan; $1,000 each to Mars garet Burch, Mrs. Orra Halght, Mrs Agnes Ho Peroy J. McMahon and John J. Aylor. Henry Keenan and Maj. Cullion are named as residuary logutees. By the terms of the will of Mark Blum, who died March 8, his business AL 809 Eighth street southeast is left to his son David Blum, while his son Milford Blum gots $5000 and another son, Norman Blum, $3,000. Bequests of $2.000 each are made to his grandsons, Albert L. and Robert Blum, Attorneys Fischer & Flscher appear for the estate. Would Train Enlisted Men, Establishment at Fort D A Russell 1 Wyoming of an Army officers’ traln ing sehool for enlisted N WAS pro yeptorday by Ropresentative | walin - of South Caroling, Demo- oratle mamber of the House military committos. Unger ha bill $800,000 would be ap- prop rinted for the establishment. . The eowfsh haa (wo aplnes ke horns on is head, | pers | + Thursday, irom her grip and disap) Bloodhounds were put on the trall, but after they circled around in the neighborhood for an hour or more they lost the trail. Mrs. Deane was unable to say whether the man was white or a negro, but she said he was very muscular. o OFFICE FUND BILL SENT TO CONFERENCE Senate Agrees to Reconsider Clause Limiting Shipboard Lawyers' Fees. ‘The independent offices appropriation bill, carrying $527,672485 for various Government boards and commissions, was sent back to conference by the Senate today after it had reached the final stages of enactment. The confer- ence agreement was approved by the Senate more than a week , but Sen- ator Black, Democrat, of :fl‘b‘ml. was successful in having that action re- considered in order to have the con- ferees give further study to his amend- ment limiting salarles of Shipping Board attorneys. This blll contains the authorization needed by the director of public build- ings and public parks to proceed with construction of the bathing pools at McKinley High School, on which work Telegraph Co.'s stock, | Was halted by the rullng of controllers | for equitable distribution of the Treasury that the land was not available for use as & bathing pool site While Senator Black's motion to send the bill back to conference was under | discussion several Democratic Senators complatned of the tendency of the Sen- ate to yield to the House conferees in Senate amendments. Senator Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia, declared it was time the Senate asserted its right as ® co-equal body with the House. | BARRACKS BIDS OPENED. | Firm struction at Quantico. Bids for the construction of three barracks bulldings at the Marine base At Quantico, Va, were opened today at the Navy Department. There were 17 bidders on this project, the Murch Brothers Construction Co., of 8$t. Louls. Mo, being the lowest with a bid of $788,000 ‘This is the first of proposed permanent construction at the nearby Virginia Ma- rine base, and these bulldings are de- ned to house & total of 1,800 men ‘The troops at this base are still oce CUPYINg War-bullt frame quarters, Subcommittees to Meet. the folnt meeting of Senate wnd | House suboommitiees to consider work- | WS oompensation legislation tor the | Distriet ta to be held at the Capitwt Maveh 23 at 10 oolwok ‘There 1 to be no meeting of the two i Aubcommittees tomornow . St. Louls Lowest on Con- The Norris resolution for Government peration of Muscle Shoals for the pro= duction of power and manufacture of fertilizer in time of peace and the mak- g of nitrates in time of wam is on #s | way to the House today. having passed the Senate late yesterday by 48 to 25, The final vote came after the Senate had rejected, 48 to 26, Senator Hard- son's motion to substitute the Unders | wood plan of operating Muscle Shoals, which was approved by the Senate two years ago, but falied of action in the | House | Twenty Republicans, 27 Democrats and the lone Farmer-Labor membes | voted for the resolution, while 13 Re- publicans and 10 Demecrats cast their ballot against Government operation. The measure now goes to the House, where the military committee is con- sidering Muscle Shoals legislation, but along quite different lines from that which the Senate approved. Ends Three-Week Debate. ‘The vote came after nearly three weeks of debate, In which party lines | were disregarded on the score and half | of amendments offered to the resolu~ tion as it came from committee. { Under amendments to the resolution. |1t is provided that only surplus power not nece ry in the manufacture ef fertilizer, Shall be sald for resale to cons | sumers. Under the legislation, the Secretary of War is empowered to sell the surplus curent to States, counties, municipal tles, corporations or individuals on 1 year contracts starting Janualy 1, 1 among 9 the | States An amendment introduced by Senator Norris increased the appropriation for fertilizer experiment plants from $2.- 000,000 to $10.000.000. The money received from sale of eur- rent is to0 be placed in a spectal fund 10 be used for developing, manufactur- ing and introducing improved fertilisers and fertilizer practices for the purpase of reducing the cost and increasing the efficlency of fertiliser The roll eall on passage follows: Roll Call on Resolution. Those voting for the Norris resolu thon were | Republicans - Borah, Rrookhart, Cap- | per, Cousens, Cutting, Deneen, Fraster | Gooding, Howell, Johnson, Jones, Fullette, McMaster, MeNary, Norbee Norris, Nye, Schall, Steiwer and Water- man-—0 Democrats —Ashurst, Barkley, Riack, Caraway, Copeland, Dill, Fletcher, Qeorge, C(lass, Harris, Hayden, Heftin, Kendrick, McKellar, Mayfield. Neely, Ransdell, Robinson of Arkansas, Shep- pard, Stmmons, Smith, Stephens, Swan- son, Thomas, Wagner, Walsh of Masa- chusetts and Wheeler— 37 Farmer-Labor— Shipstead-1, Total 48 Those against the resolution were* Republicans— Bingham, Curtls, Dale. Edgo. Fess, Qreene, Hale, McLean, Mot~ call. Oddle, Phipps, Reed of Pennsyle vania, Sackett, Shortridge and Williy— 1 Democrats -~ Bayard, Blease, Brude. Edwards, Cerry, Narvisan, Hawes, King Steck and Tydings 10, TOtal -2 Tnterrupted by an alarm of five dut g thelr annual dinner recently, the | Fite Department of Sutherland, ¥ung- | land, ehose & contingent to put eut m-l blage, the men roturning to the festivi- Ues after completing thelv tasks, . j. Flynn Tranaferred Maj. Thomas J. Flynn, Medical Corpe. at the Atmy War Cullege, has boen as- stgned to duty in the wiice of the sur= SO0 geaeral, Musiions Bulding.