Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1928, Page 17

N & \ COUNTRY FCLK GATHER AS LINDBERGH SPENDS NI host, Charles I kington, a farmer of the Coatesville, P: bad weather interrupted his last flight to Washington. How quickly through the countryside is shown by the crowd around his plane as ection, after spending the night at hi T ON FARM. Col. Lindbergh bidding good-by to his farmhouse, when HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS PRESENT COMIC OPERA THIS MONTH. Members of the cast of “Dolly Varden,” a musical comedy to be presented by the Tech Opera Club in the Central High School auditorium on the evenings of March 30 and 31, under the direction of Dore Walten. Left to right: Marie Trede, Helene Swarthout, Basil Postlethwaite, Elizabeth Chick and Leah Bretler. St to kill and assault with dangerous weapon; Harry Neblett, assault with dangerous weapon; rge Carter, James Thomas (alias Howard Glenn), | | Ardelia Gillette, Marvin B. Han-| kins and Charles Lyfern, house- | reaking and larceny; - Wilbert Rus- | Antronette Hawkins, Edward | Beckley, Leroy Coleman and Thomas Wise, robbery; James H. Barnes, —— John Edward Green, James Reed, | Maurice J. Mickey and James Willis, | grand larceny; James Reed, joy-ridin; | Maurice J. Mickey, larceny; Richard G. Wi liams, receiving stolen property: Gus- tave A. Pons, Grafton Wallace and Charles Robert Johnson, larceny after trust; Willlam L. Whitlock and Leo- nardi Gaegini, non-support; Clausen | E. Strickland and Harry D. West, joy- | riding and grand larceny; Samuel Jones | FOUR ARE INDIGTED Prisoner Accused in Series of Thefts—0One Named in Gambling Raid. ‘The grand jury today reported four | indictments for alieged violations of { the prohibition law and one|and Herbert Patterson (3 cases), foy-| 2 setting up of & gaMINZ| riging; Samuel Jones and Herbert Pat- | Two charges of third violation | terson’ (2 cases), housebreaking and | tead act against Silas Jeffer Sylvester A, Epps and James | son_were ignored s 5 | ‘The gambling ¢! ~ Dayid Zerega, 913 E street, where Sergt. | gomuel “Yrtterman led a raid February 17, ] o LT the second fioor of the building. leged to have violated the act 1 James H. hen, forgery and On | uttering; Walter Williams, embezzl ment. HOMICIDE CHARCE IGNORED BY JURY Five Theft Charges. Five separate indictments for alleged Founery were yeported against Richard | 1. Mann, colored, arrested after exten- | ¢ purse-snatching operations, He is | geid 1o have held up Mrs. Isabel Carlisie, 1616 Riggs place, Pebrua g } LS 1vr~.b,1h ’un:—t and m%g:n p“u i i 274 smatched her purse containing $20; ox. Pebruary 18, it is alleged be robbed | Glenroy H. Toombs Had Been Darr, 1875 Mintwood hird street and Mint. ng & purse containing | . Ivenore Held in Auto Death on January 30. snatched a purse contal; efieged, from M. Rewton place, hirteenth street and February 19 he i said 1o e purse of Mrs. Laura 1507 Twenty-second street, and P streets, which The grand jury today fgnored a| charge of homicide against Glenroy H. | Penruary 11 1 is al. | Toombs, 28 years oid, of 805 Third Uk & purse containing 30 street, in connection with tne deatn on 1 Rosalle A, Malone, 2408 january 30 of Thomas ¥, Sil metls avenue, st Twenty-third ' years old, of 2905 Rock Creek Church ¥ road northeast, who uck by @ Jones and Herbert Patterson, | jic and run driver, 27 red, zre nemed In five indict- | g ¥ e {8 ge housebreaking and | Rock Creck -riding. ‘They are said | held by a « o the home of Ban- | Toumbs has ry 7, and ‘Toombs w and ‘:" police twice ,:}‘ b K h time u,‘ tee, composed of representatives from wing and | connection with the transporting of | e & . arend Chet they ered the | liquor, _Investigation. di ,M_}fl thiat fe | YAYIous welfare Wzutions, in the " ndelson % Pour- obtained tags for omobile o1~ District Buildin, ay afternoon they also Lok duy. Karly Tuesday morning, the car! Dr. Edward J. Schwart, assistant health riding in- was confiscated by police of the seqond | ofmeer of the Distric Altian © o ca 10 precinet and 48 qusts of alleged WGUOT | the o, “y),y, TP “Toumbs and a companion, | Miss Mary of « v, 25 years old, 200 B health education of the Natlonal Catho- arested and each wasilic Weitare Conference, was appointed 4 with transportation and po e | secrctary-treasurer of tie commitiee Pretenses Cha #ion ol figquor, 1hey yiere released under | Among plans for the celebration dis- Walse Peotenues Chargsd. . |Lond of 6300 esch, Thelr case Orew & ousid. Sore. Dositn o oanrbyon dis: “‘lA ':' be eon- | coptinuance In Poll Court the public and private scho and the rovwt tamily 151 “phe pext morning, the yecords show, |examination of children at health cene ” [ obtained license tugs for an- | Committees for the celebration | ok Thiat nght, Wednies- Lare o be appointed by Dr, Schwarts uy, both Beatley and Toombs were | during the next week, 1t wis announced . rrested i the car by Policemen Berey |'Phe next mecting of the commitiee will | ! 1a snd feu of \he thirteenth precinet. {he held on the afternoon of March 20 | e The car 22 (uaserts of whicged Hauor {at 2 o'clock y were confiseuted, Again both men were | Jepreentitives from 23 welfare ors y chatyed with transportation snd posses- | ganizitions sttended the meeting, ~loy sim of Nguor were yelewsed when | % rharged e ave hond ol 900 vach ", g B o s pe Teacher Leaves to Study. Will Judge Band Contest OTOMAC, Vi, March 16, Mist ’ Dispateds 1 T Star ta I Bwacker, sentor class tencher L& ! Chiarle HSTAUNTON, March 16 Prof, |0t George Mason High Behool, left yen ) : by the grand v i Ruebush of Bhenandosh College, | lerday o study at Johns Hopkins, in ' Larted | Daylon, Ve, hae been designated ac | BalUmore. Her place will bs taken by . I L streel, ¥oiruary 23 Lope of the thiee judges of the nationa) | Miss £ L Odom, who comes here from v: d Progs band ombest o be hield 1n Richonmd, | Coloradn, . e b under e wispire: of i | = d ju Order Veiled Propliets of Rorth y ! sennings, | Aarion, s oo hole . B a Class Plany Party, ’ Yy | Council shon dn that oty the first | 1 Dt 4o The Star reeny. pnd Biles Jef- | week 1y Jutie POTOMAC, Vi, March 16-A 6l Yenee violation netions Phe bands contesting will come from | Putilek's party will he given hy Mys every purt of the United States and | Johin B, Bowers' Bibld oliss of the Del e U of 46 {Conana. Prot Saeiuei b5 div of | Ry Baplist Chuveh tontpht ot & o'clock f P e Stoncwapll Brigede Band of s 1 Potomae Bank and Toust Co, liwin Patten, seseult with tntent ey, Bullding \ ] l [ ! 29| the east gate of |y gt Staff Photo. ‘Wide World Photos. word of the famous flyer's landing spread he prepared to take off the next morning. erly, PADDOCK BURNS UP THE CINDER PATHS AGAIN. The Pacific Coast fiyer breaking the tape to win the 220-yard run in the recent dual meet of the Stanford and Los Angeles Athletic Clubs, at Palo Alto, Calif. Pad- dock has started his drive to win a place on the American Olympic games team. ‘Wide World Photos. TWO-TON PIE BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR HEAVY PASTRY. That's what this one weighed, when six Los Angeles bakers had mixed 1,500 pounds of prunes, 300 pounds of sugar, 25 pounds of butter and a few hundred pounds of other things in the making. House-moving jacks and steel rollers were used to move the giant pastry into the specially built brick oven. The pie was 30 feet in circumference and nearly two feet thick. Wide World Photos. EST BYRD PLANE WITH SKIS FOR FLYING OVER POLAR ICE. The Bellanca monoplane to . be used by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd on his South Pole expedition is shown here with the crew after tests with skis on the ice of Lake Champlain. The plane is said to have given a perfect performance with the ski landing gear. Left to right: Bernt Balchen, Floyd Bennett, T. B. Mulroy and V. S. Weth- ‘Wide World Photos. | | 1 | Clara River Valle FLOOD REFUGEE SALVAGES BELONGINGS FROM WRECKED HOME. A resident of the Santa y, who was lucky enough to escape with his life in the St. Francis dam break, is shown loading what was left of his household effects onto a truck. The photo was taken at Santa Paula, one of the valley towns swept by the flood. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. b & a‘ " KIT CARSON POST OF G. A. R. CELEBRATES SIXTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY. Members of the post attending the celebration of Its anniversary yester- day at the home of Maj. John McElroy, 1412 Sixteenth street northwest. Maj. McElroy, who has been the post commander for 16 years, is seated directly behind the bl 'CHILD HEALTH DAY irthday cake, which is decorated with 61 tiny Ame: PLANS DISCUSSED D. C. to Participate in National Program Set for May 1. Tentative plans for participation by the Distr t of Columbia in the Nation- The | wide celebration of Child Health day, 1, promoted by the American Child Ith Assoclation, were discussed at a n flags. Star Staff Phot |Solomon-Like Jud;;,'c Ends Litigation Started Year Ago by Quarrel Over Cat by cries for help. He hit madame, the on the nose, so the judge he having in her hand at large knife, ample for he may have contemplated in k and sudden justice, er hearing two lawyers, two adversaries, their families, friends and all the neighbors decided that cverybody was wrong except the cat. So Correspondence of the Assoctated Press, PARIS. —Started by a cat, a quarrel that upset a Paris street for a year has been neatly settled by a Solomon-like ju {the tme | anything ithe way of qu Tue judge, Pussy, it scems, ran awag from Mme. Splgna last Spring and took refuge in the cellar, Mme, Spigna_descended to {get pussy by the way of the private [stalrway of madame, the concle he awarded the conclerge one dollar without so much her, where- | damages against Mar. Spigna and he upon the concierge, e, Bernard, [gave Mgr, Splgna one dollar's damage st the conelerge, whoreat every satisfied, each having won his particular sult ESCH I. C. C. CHOICE DUE UP IN SENATE Curtis Promises to Force Opponents with angry motions of her broo dustpan, locked her In the cell “Then appeared Mgr. Splana, ul {JOSEPH H. HALE DIES SUDDENLY IN ATLANTA Rosident Washington dducntion Here nnd Was m and ¥ armed Former of Received of Commissioner Into Engnged in Business, Debate on Floor, An attempt will be made to bring the contested nomination of John J, Esch News of the sudden denth in Atlanta yesterday of Joseph Herndon Hale has been received dn Washington, where | of Wisconsin to continuo as a member | Mi Hule has velutiveg and formerly [of the Interstate Commerce Commis restded. He was cdocated hore i the {slon o a vote in the Senate before Friends Hehool and e public sehool, | the end of the week und waos e with | “The lnterstate commerce committee the Houthern Radlway and Rembngton | Feported unfavorably on the nomination LYpesiitor companie | ufier extonsive hearings. Opposition was L gy pairiy volced purtionluly o Escl's stand on everal yemr the Inke eargo conl rate guestion, Hena- manager for dharp Dohime, drug | tor Neely, Democrat, West Virginta, manufuctiurers, He is survived by his | taking the lead. T widow, two daughters and o son there, | Senator Curtls, Republican lendeor, and by three sistors, Mra. Peter M. Wil- | notitied the Henate yesterday afternoon o0, F16T Chureh street, this ity § ‘hat he proposed (o have the L | doln ¥ Bprague, Ralelgh, M. O, and | pomination taken up n exeoutive sex- Miss Mabel Hale, New Yok Cily slon today and it necessary to hold the P . Henate In session tomorrow In an effort Bidzilian Women May Vote, Lo reach @ vote Bragll 15 seviously considering (he question of giving *the franchive (o vomen this year, There ts much agita- Al on connceted his vesided for My wis - distiet . Voluntary Bankruptoy. Herbert Cinsberg, merohant, 1304 Gonover the subfect, wnd heavy pres- |street, fled n petitlon i voluntavy aire I8 helg brought to howr on the | bankriptey yesterday - Bankruptey affteials I favar of the ehange. Bhould [Court. Through Attarneys Bhefferinn It b mde, Bracl vill e (he At Latiny natlon Lo grant women the vight 1o vote, & Aronson e debts weve fisted wt $0,808 and the assels at $3,400, hl MRS. CHRISTIE ASKS COURT FOR DIVORCE Novelist Who Mysteriously Disap- peared in December, 1926, Files Suit Which Is Not Deferded. LONDON, Maich 16 press says that Mrs. Agatha Clarissa Christie, the novellst whose mysterlous ‘The Dally Ex- dlsappearance eaused & sensatfon i Decomber, 1926, 15 suing Col. Archibald Christie for a divorce, The paper says that the case 5 not being defended. Mrs, Chrl of the Froderick Mill author of several detective | stirred a great hue and ery in England | i December, 1920, when ‘her automo= bile was found abandoned in a hedge on Surrey Down. ‘There was no trace of Mrs. Christie and the police began a wearch of the houses, woods and ponds in the nelghborhood, but without avail For several days the search went on, being centered upon Silent Pool, which legend says 15 bottomless. On December 14 she was found in Harro- wate, lving guietly i a hotel Col. Chrktlo sevved I the British avmy throughout the war and has been | mreat traveler, visiting South Afviea | Australia, New Zealand and Canada, . daughte , CHARLES W‘. WHITE DIES. Lynohburg Man, 82, Survided by Widow and Two Sons, pectal Dipateh 1o The Star | LYNOHBURQ, Va, March 16 | Chavies W. White, 92y sars of age, died Wedneaday night at his home. He was a native of Campbell Oounty and 1 survived by hia widow, Mrs, Alice . White; two sons, J. T. and Liovd L White: his mother, Mys. E. B White, and the following brothers and sistovs, Mia, A B Patterson, Mra 8. A, Marsh, Mra. Madeline Micholl, Albert White, I Norman White, John White, Havold White, Sannders White and Kenneth White, ¢ | ceremonies. | of New York, and the | storles, | PRESS CLUB DANCE. | Entertainment to Be Staged To- | night for Members. ! A “night club frollc,” consisting of | dancing and entertainment features, | will be staged in the auditorium of the | National Press Club tonight at 8 o'clock | for the members of the club and their | guests. The auditorium has been es- | pecially decorated as a night club. | Local entertainers who will appear | include Miss Elizabeth Gorman and | Orme Libby, dancers; Royal Tinker and | Jefferson Duffey, baritones; Blanche | Lehman and Peggy Little, dancers; |Kin Carroll and Erma Calvert, radio singers; Miss Helen Dulin, dancer; Wil- bert Smith, comedian, and George | Bishop, eccentric dances. Al Stern will preside as master of | PLANE DROPS PLEA - AGAINST HUNGARY Patriots Honoring Kossuth| Disregard Aerial “Bombard- | ment” in New York. | | BY the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, March 16.—Oppost-| { tion to the participation of the present | | Hungarian government in the unveiling | | at Riverside Drive and One-Hundved- | | and-Thirteenth street of the statue to | | Louis Kossuth, Hungarian patriot, cul- | minated in an aerial bombardment of | tos as the ceremonies were in The program went on with- | out_interruption, however. Manned by Louis Gellert, president of | the League of American-Hungarian | Liberals opposed to Admiral Nicholas | Horthy, regent of Hungary, an l\lrph\x\rl | made “several trips yesterday over the crowd of 15,000, dropping eireulars. One of the manifestos was handed to Count Laszlo Szechenyi, Hungarian Minister at Washington, as he fnished | { his speech. He read it casually and | | handed 1t to an assistant without com- | ment The antl-Horthy League ‘had at-| tempted o enlist the Hungarians in this_country in & boyeott of the cere- | monles, They held that the Hun- RATIAD government was ine tent in, honoring Kossuth, who led the unsuc- cessful revolution of 1848-49, while one of his disciples, Baron Hatvany, i in Jall in Budapest for opposing the gove ernment. ‘They met with little success, however, as it was estimated 5,000 Hun- | aviny now tn (his country partiet- | pated Delegations came from several elties Tho visitors Will be recelved at Wash- inglon by President Cuolidge . Monday and WL visit soveral other American [ elties before Teturning b thefr own country, CHAPLIN GETS $75,100. | Court Awards Judgment on Foreign | Showings of “The Kid." | NEW YORK, March 18 () (‘hurlln[ Chaplin, film comedian, obtatned o | udgment of $75.100 for rovalties wndl | Interest from his pleture, “The Kid." in which he and Jackie Coogan starved A sealed verdiet, n'l\enen in Supreme Court, ordered the First Natlnal Ex- hibitors and the First National Dis- tributing Oo. 10 pay rovalties on tor elgn showings of the flm, D I & head=on collisions of two naval alplanes in Japan yecentdy, four avia- s were Killed, 1] |side of criticism agat COSTIAN RAPPED BY TARFF CHE Chairman Marvin Declares Former Commission Member Was Incompetent. By the Associated Press. Edward P. Costigan, who resigned Wednesday, from the Tarif Commis- sion and simultaneously fired a broad- t President Coolidge and members of the commis- sion, yesterday was the target of an equally frank attack from Chairman Marvin and Commissioner Brossard. Marvin declared that Costigan had “fatled to appreciate the fact that those who could not follow him have been as conscientious in the performance of their work as he has been” He ex- pressed the wish that the former conj missioner might have “greater succe: and satisfaction in his new enterpris than he achieved as a member of the commission.™ |} From Brossard came the retort thit Costigan's criticism and resignatidn were a “swan song in his attempted play to rule or ruin the Tariff Commid- fon, which role. it appears, he undel took immediately after the passage the tariff act of 1922 L incident reminded him of the soldy who comnlained to his captain, "Thw‘_‘i’ all out of D but me.” “It has been unfortunate, from th of the Tariff Commission.* added, “that Mr. Costigs extreme and deliberate bia dice led him to distrust most, of his collagues and to motives for their actions. tactis during the past few years have tengigd to obstruct the work of the commissiop. “Having failed completely to sustafn his charges, before the Senate cqug- mittee fnvestigating the commissiop, against the President, the tariff lgw and members of the commission, agd finding himself more or loss isolwted and the subject of ridicule for having made, in public, misleading, ungupport- ed and unsupportable charges, he pr ably found his position on the comn: slon embarrassing and uncomtortab! Broussard said “It i confidently expected that the work mav now be expeditod ¥ Brous- sard’s statement concluded. “and that the commission may now parform its functions under the faw with greater promptoess and preclsion CIVIL WAR VETERANS OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Kit Carson Past Celebrates Sixty- fivst Birthday With Session at MeR oy Howe, The sixty-flest anniversary of Kit Catson Post, No. 2, Q. R, was cele- brated yesterday with a recention at the home of the commander, Col. John Mo Elroy, at 1412 Sixteenth streot, attend- ed by 38 of the members—all wh left and able to be about of tha Who once made up the post The decarative scheme was in a pas triotle motit, and the cake, which was cut by Comdr. MoEloy with a sword, bore @1 candles. Each of the veterans Was given a cap and fifs ha mu-ru.\n Was given by the Kit Carsan Reliet Corps, assisted by the MeBlray — family and Mis. Myitle Buekles. Thete were wmany guests, bringing the tolal number of thoss ay the supper which fullowed the yocepe Wol (e more an 200,