Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1928, Page 17

CHE FVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15, 1924.° From chasing submarines during the war this moter boat ha< come down to the peaceful pursuit of carrying Carolina melons up the bay to Washington. chaser, now named the Crane and J. Higson of Norfolk, is shown after docking here vesterday with a load of 6.000 watermelons. At land’s Olympi cee, races al The little one-time sub- skippered by Capt. Edward ~—Star Staff Photo. A little sidelight on the Olympic games. One of the British athietes learns a bit of Dutch from twe maidens at Amsterdam in a conquest outside the stadium. —Associated Press Photo. Lady right: Lord David Burghley, Eng- titled athlete and winner of the c 400-meter hurdles, with his fian- Mary Scott, at the Aldershot fter his Olympic triumph. Wide World Photos. The Democratic notifier at work on his speech. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada preparing at his desk in the Senate Office Build- ing the address in which he will formally notify Gev. Smith of his nomination for the presidency at Albany, August 22. —Associated Press Photo. The putter that always hits 'em right. Capt. Frank Courtney's wrecked flying boat, the Whale, arrives at Sydney, Nova Scotia, on the steamer Valprato as a grim relic of his adventurous attempt to fly across the Atlantic. The plane, from which Courtney and his three companions were rescued after it caught fire and was forced down in midocean, was picked up by the Valprato after being abandoned by the rescuing liner. That means, of course, not a human, but a mechanical pyiter, and the one shown here is - being used at the Arlington Ex; of various turfs in developing { zimental Farm to test the qualities best seed*for golf putting greens. ~Copyright by Harris & Ewing. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. Three American air enthusiasts whose visit in Berlin has stirred more rumors that they will attempt an east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic. Left to right: Charles A. as the “Queen of Diamonds,” and . Levine, Miss Mabel Boll, known Bert Acosta, well known pilot. —Wide World Photes. LAWYER RESENT REBUKE IN GOURT Brookiyn Attorney Accuses; Temporary Judge From ‘ [ Texas of Abuse of Power. | | — | By the Associsted Press NEW YORK, August 15—Formal complaint against Federal Judge W liam H. Atwell of Texas, who is sit Brooklyn, was made yes- | { Justice William Howard Serri, a_Brooklyn attor- | in court by J Atwell foster- | reflecting & naivete, igno- { power difficult o the law- only th s 8 question o sit e bench @ the United | “The judge rebuked Serri after a jury Senator Declares Defection of Dem- | choice found Mr s client el Lucca of guilt s " summing up his case definition of a a prohibition agent mage officer of the } before he got out 1 e Atwell accusation would be smashed of the courtroom turned to the nad been un- chofee of counsel and e 1o another neig white folk and ive together colored 1 SOUTH CAROLINIAN WILL SUPPORT SMITH ED Principles of k cannot Pleads Democratic Eenator Smith for By the As the must Carolina in ntained at all D. Bmith of ement yester- ed allegiance 10 Democrats Gistressed t meant ental pr on which 1t reste i be maintaine | Ge Cannibal Shark Gets Self and Mate Caught Off Florida Associate < WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.. Au- gust 15.—Two tiger sharks, the sec- ond pair ever seen in this vicini were caught from a pier in the ocean off Palm Beach by a party of fisher- men yesterday. The first caught, a female, weigh- ing 1,000 pounds and 9 feet long. was brought in when she swallowed & small hammerhead shark already caught on the line. The second, a male, 10 feet long and weighing 1,200 pounds, attempted to pull his mate off the line with his teeth, the fish- ermen sald. He was brought in on & second c The sharks were belleved to have been brought in by the recent storms. Bathers have been warned to stay ou. of the ocean here tor several HARRISON DENIES PARTY SPLIT IN TEXAS ocrats Is Due to G. 0. P Propaganda. By the Associated Press NEW YORK. August 15.—Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, A member of the advisory committee of the Dem- ocratic national committee, last night issued a statement denying assertions e at & Republican meeting in San Francisco Monday that Democrats in Texas and other Southern States were deserting their parl The rainbow picture of possible F an victory in Texas rests onl - imagination of those who hop rive a wedge into the Democracy »f that State Sen r Harrison id The of the publican ational a majority of over 100,000, other figure, doe not har- with any reports from Texas true there offie defection of the attitude in that Repub L havie moniz Demoera i been led by ration have emocrats of they ger responded have last 10 days owing the acceptance speech of Smith there will be mmediately put into operation in every Southern Blate & most effective organization INLAND SEA FORMS . INFLORIDA MARS Lake Okeechobee Area Everglades Inundates Wide Area. | By the Associated Press. | ATLANTA, Ga., August 15—Florida turned today from the danger of hur- ricanes to that of serious floods as the lake Okeechobee Tegion, in the Ever-| | glades, gradually. became inundated | forming shallow inland sea. of wide | proportions While the which have beat s of the peninsula for seven days, was pursuing & damaging course through | Georgia, another moderate tropical dis- | turbance blowifig northwest of the coast | of Cuba was the occasion of cau- tion notices to shipping, although no storm warning was issued for Florida South central Florida's shallow inland sea was draining slowly into Lake Oke from the north and through three channels. These three streams had spread until the flooded network of their tributaries had joined each other, with the Kissimmee River overflowing its banks 30 miles north of its mouth. The Red Cross was at- tempting to reach isolated refugees by boat Lake Okeechobee was Slowly threatening an area to the east as ye untouched. Damage to rallroads, crops, roads and industries was estimated at between $200,000 and $400,000. One precarious highway passage was pos- test of 8 serles of gal it the coast line rising, ible to Okeechobee City and the Sea- | had crews busy in an a single railway line | board Air Line effort 1o clear from Jacksonville August The West Ce mal today. At however 10,000 cigarma out_ of because Lhe humidity tobacco unfit for rolling from had Four unken ere rescied ampa Bay National Parks for Japan Plans are being perfected by the Jap- anese home office for the estublishment of w number of national parks to com- memorate the imperial coronation After the sites have been formally se- | lected an imperial edict will be issued, probably in the Fall, setting aside sev- eral large areas as national parks |Curtis, Unable to Devote Time to Sports, | Pre Kan | By the A TOPEKA. Charle ¢ K ho tribe men in hi and rela light residentia blood Republican here awalting hi Saturday, finds isttor #n audience his regret he could no longer noti giv age nominee fication every found time o give but yes boyhood—#_horse “To tell the truth, 1 hay a rod _and a gun i o the Lme, - audience 1o the delights of his ‘Pish- things the Senator told a recent visitor ing. hunting, riding--all of those t me years ago. o nudienee They ? but I was 100 busy i can’t play golf at night, so 1 walk in the starlight” The city s wblaze with decorations in preparation for the notification Sat urday afternoon on the Topeka Capitol steps. “Our Charley” signs appear in every shop window, while huge crayon drawings of the candidate hang from "1 wires throughout the business district. 'FRIENDS DISCUSS WIVES OF CANDIDATES ON RADIO ‘Mrs. Pratt Cites Mrs. ing Hostess—Mrs. Gibson Praises Mrs. Smith. | | | {1t is comfortably large, with a garden | [ and ples | Her fallure to rec | | Finds Relaxation by Walks in Starlight| | America in a larger world; where could | Radio listeners last night were treat- | ed to an intimate description of char- acteristics of the two women who are | looking forward to becoming the First Lady of the Land ufter March 4. The “Voters' Service” feature, put on | the air by the National gue of Women Voters, afforded opportunity to Mrs. John Pratt, member of the New York Board of Aldermen and a cand date for Congress, to broadcast a verbal plcture of Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, wife of the illus- trator and magazine publisher, describ- ed Mrs. Alfred E. Smith. The program was heard over Station WRC and asso- | clated stations While Mrs. Pratt characterized Mrs. | Hoover as “a home-maker pre-eminent- v, yet one whose experience will make of her a great American hostess in the White House,” Mrs, Gibson spoke of Mrs. Smith gracious manner and tact, qualities she possesses in a marked degree,” adding that “she unselfishly keeps herself modestly in the back- ! ground.” Well Known as Hostess. Mrs. Pratt sald of Mrs. Hoover “To her success as a hostess Ameri- cans of all types all around the world will bear witness. In Washington for the last seven years the Hoover home | has been beloved. She reduces purely formal entertaining to a minimum, but has a glad welcome for all their friends, and has created again in spite of offi- claldom a real home in Washington. | not too troublesomely ornate — shady | ant—in which the family can | dine in warm weather. It is a home in | which real Amerlcans, with ease and ! simplicity, and a sense of proportion have time to live As hostess to the Nation's guests will bring long_training und su hushund’s success ve un lmportant vis- Mor may make for him, or for his coun- | (ry, an enemy. Through carelessness or through fgnorance she may hurt the feelings of o guest at a critical moment, when the relations of two countries our own and his—are at stake. A mod- ern hostess for the Nation must be able to talk gayly and Intelligently of world flairs without saying anything Indis- reet. She must have tact always—in the ordinary sense, which comes from | the heart—and in the diplomatic sense, which requires world-wide acquaintance- ship with men and affajrs, * * “To be hostess to and | gravely hinder A greater we find & woman better tralned or more aptly fitted than Mrs. Herbert Hoover?" Reealls Meeting Mrs, Smith, | Mrs. Ciibson stressed the sympathy | with whieh Mrs. S8mith has followed the politieal progress of her hushand Al Smith's mother took a natural pride In her gifted son's high office, but far more important than this was the comfort she took in the knowledge that | evening, and after we had finished our | to his home n | server Hoover as Outstand- “I can never forget in 1911 going with a committe of 12 to the City Hall to discuss conditions on Randalls Is- land with Mr. Smith. It was in the discussion he meet Mrs. Smith. It was there I first knew her, We were all charmed by her gracious manner and tact, qualitics e possesses in & marked degrec, Keeps Self in Background. “These qualitles stood out in Hous- ton at the time of the Democratic convention. It was & real pleasure to see with what skill and tact she handled that situation, The observed of all ob- ~you can well imagine, a very consplcuous figure. The reciplent of a great deal of attention—receiving it all | with simple dignity and modesty, never seemingly fatigued by the attention showered upon her—always a tactful | remark for each occasion. | “I had the pleasure of taking Mrs. | Smith to call on_Mrs. Woodrow Wilson | while there. They had never met | before. There were two women destined to play very important parts in their husbands’ lives. Mrs. Wilson filled all our requirements in the role she so suc- cesstully played as the first lady of the land, and I am sure that Mrs. Smith | will do the same. She unselfishly keeps | herself modestiy in the background finding her greatest satisfaction in her husband’s success CHARLES W. BRYAN DECLARES FOR SMITH| Former Vice Presidential date Accuses G. 0. P. of Start- ing Liquor Issue. Cnm‘li-I | By (he Associated Press DANNEBROG, Neb, August 15.- Charles W. Bryan, candidate for Gov- ernor of Nebraska, and Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1924, in a statement yesterday' sald that he would support the Democratic ticket from the President down Bryan, who has been . campaigning for several weeks, talking mostly on economic fssues, sald he believed “this campaign will be decided on economic questions, specifically farm relief.” | “The prohibigion lssue, which T have | objected to having injected into na- | tlonal eampaigns, was brought to the fore by the Republican partly in order to befuddle th® public and lead them away from the real issue of the cam- algn—an economic lssue. They wanted o do this so they could hold the Gov- ernment four years longer, but if Ne- her son and his wife loved each other,” Mys. Gibson sal braska can be taken as an indication they will fall in thelr effort this year' | war lord, | here | nom-de-plume of “Putnam W BLAMES JAPANESE FOR CHANG'S DEATH British Author Says Secret Society Slew War Lord. | Cites Manchurian Policy. | By the Associated Press August 15.—A copy of a| sensational statement made by Bertram | Lenox Simpson, British author, who re- turned from Mukden yesterday, alleg- | ing that a Japanese secret society mur- dered Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian has been handed by Simpson 0 M. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister who writes under the | ale,” de scribed himself as an adviser to the late war lord. His statement includes allegations concerning Japanese designs on Manchuria, declaring that the con- troversy between Mukden and Japan| centers on the railway question and masks a struggle over the railways which the Chinese have built and are bullding in Manchuria. Simpson declared that if, as the Japanese desired, these railways were consolidated with the South Man- churfan System, it would establish Japanese supremacy in north as well | as south Manchuria. | Referring to a reported compromise between the Nationalist government Chang Hsueh-Liang, son of Chang Lin and now Governor of Manchuria, Simpson _declared that arrangements were made to hoist the Nationalist flag | at Mukden on August 10, but that on August 9 Chang Hsueh-Liang received a ftresh and definite’ warning from Japan that such an action would be construed s a highly unfriendly act. Mr. Simpson, | | BEACONS FOR VIADUCTS. | Potomac Electric Co. Submits Pro-| posal to Utilities Commissiou. i A proposal of the Potomac Electric | Power Co. to erect and maintain elec- | tric beacons at seven viaducts in the city was under consideration before the |to be received in the morning and farm- | th Public Utilities Commission today. MRS. CATHERINE SAGER. Mother of Local Real Estate Man Dies at Frederick. Mrs. Catherine Sager, 87 years old, mother of Charles D. Sager. local real | estate dealer, died at her home near | Frederick, Md., yesterday after a short | illness. Mrs. Sager was the widow of Mathias Sager. She is survived by three .\nn!.; Charles D., George and John Sager, and by two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth | Koontz and Mrs. Della Radcliff of Frederick. | Funeral services will be conducted at | Rocky Hill, Md., tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Interment also will be there. HOOVER WILL TALK FREELY TO FARMERS | Delegations to RHCCI\VICA Special At- tention When He Visits Cedar Rapids, Towa. { | | By the Associated Press $ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. August 15 Farm delegations will reccive major at- tention from Herbert Hoover when the Republican presidential nominee visits | Cedar Rapids August 22 and 23. Harri- son E. Spangler, chairman of the local | reception committee, revealed yesterday in announcing plans approved in Chi- cago by James W. Good, Western cam- paign manager. Labor representatives and newspay editors thiroughout the Middle West also have conferences scheduled with Mr Hoover, and prominent Republican lead- ers are to speak at a series of mass meetings here Mr. Hoover s scheduled to here at 9:45 am. August 22, the day after his address at West Branch, the candidate’s birthplace and boyhood home. PFirst on the program is the parade to be participated in by some 10,000 lowa | children, which Mr. and Mrs. Hoover are to review Brucemore, estate of Mrs. G. B. Doug! where their head- | quarters will be located Another parade, of an Industrial and agriculture nature, on the following aft- | ernoon is to include the nominee in the | line of march, as well as Gov. John Hammill of Jowa, and & number of Representatives and Senators Most of Hoover's program for August 23 is to be devoted to farm deliberations with representatives of 1llin diana, Ohio and Kentucky del per arrive . In- | gations | ers from Missouri, Oklahoma, the Da- | WORK IS SATISFIED WITH CAMPAIGN G. 0. P. Chairman Tells Utah Men Organization Is Better Than Previous Elections. By the Associated Press. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August 15. —Satisfaction with the progress of the Republican presidential campaign was expressed by Dr. Hubert Work, chair- man of the Republican national cam- paign committee, when he arrived here last night from San Francisco on his way to Washington Conferring with a group of Utah party leaders, Dr. Work said the nation- al committee was better organized now than at any similar date in any pre- vious campaign “Prospects for a Republican victory | were never better than now.” he said, adding that the committee’s plan to | conduct the campaign through the va- rious State organizations rather th through a large headquarters was show- ing results. Declaring that there could be but one outcome to the election in November, Work predicted that Alfred E. Smith “would probably receive as many elec~ toral votes as John W. Davis got four years ago.” He expressed the opinion that the Republicans would get a ma- jority of the votes that went to the third party movement in the last cam- paign Work, with Gov. John 8. Fisher of Pennsylvania, W. Irving Glover, Second Assistant Postmaster General, and John H. Carroll, a personal friend of Wash- ington, D. C. planned to leave today for Pueblo, Colo.; thence to Topeka, Kans, where a stop will be made to attend the notification ceremonies of Charles Curtis. the Republican vice presidential nominee Two days will be spent in: Chicago going over campaign affairs. and then the party will continue to Washington, arriving there next Wednesday. K. OF C. HOLD CARNIVAL. tertainment Features. Increased for Silver Spring Event. A carnival is being held this week by e Knights of Columbus at Silver Spring, Md., on the grounds opposite Bids previously submitted by the |kotas, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska and | their hall on Georgia avenue extended. wer company Were approved by the | E;slrlcl Commissioners, subject to con- surrence by the utilities commission, | The cost of each beacon would be! $32.08 annually for maintenance | The viaducts are located on Water street, L street, M street, Florida ave- nue, Rhode Island avenue, K and H streets. Workers Find Roman Wall. While excavating for telephone con- duits, workmen found masonry which ennbled archec of Emperior Hadrian's wall through the | center of Newcastle, England. The masonry Ia 9 feet thick. The jawbones of & child and ancient pottery were dis- covered neAr the wall | under Wisconsin to occupy the afternoon . | CUSTOMS MEN DROPPED. i York Had Been Suspended on Various Charges. NEW YORK, August 13 () —Thir- teen customs guards who had been suspension sinee June 2 on charges of collusion with liquor smug- | glers, were dismissed from the service Thirteen in New ury Department Thirty-two men have been undrri suspension on eharges ranging from in- | toxication and gambling on duty to| bribery and abapdoning their posts, The carnival is on a larger iban heretofore. having among its l:\rl:l'c features a merry-go-round and a large Ferris wheel. It will be managed by James Gessford, assisted by the follow- ing committee: J. Fendall Coughlan, chairman; Frank L. Hewitt, John C. Brennan, John Culver, Paul M. Cough- (lan, W. Douglass Wade, Joseph P. Sul- livan, William Young, C. H. Gagkins, Harry Naehr, Dan Doherty, A. J. Wade Everette Schrider, J. P. Pitzgerald, Thomas Raney. W. C. Griffin and Dr Willlam J. Callaghan. besides several ogsts to trace the line | yesterday upon orders from the Treas- | Members af the Catholic Daughters. The law providing for the use of Ara- bic in place of Turkish numerals be- col flective in official department: of Trkey Dest June fo o