Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1928, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D0, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. Temple U lantic City beach pretty soft. sands the other day. At by P ersity gridironers find the At- Stroilers on the famous Boardwalk had something new to look at when they saw this serimmage on the bea President convinced newspa ance about reports of 1 im drop It swim in Lake Ontario. Here is one of the semi- conscious victims of the icy water being borne ashore in a stretcher to be revived. None of the per men that there was no his ability as a trapshooter 29 out of 37 “birds.” Before 't at Brule the President hadn't fired o . & A. Pholc --Wide World Photes. Two hundred swimmers plunging into the icy waters of Lake Ontario for the start of the Wrigley marathon. mers in the wor! 1d competed in the 15-mile grind, none was able to battle the cold water long cnough to finish the course. a cold day for the Wrigley marathon rters finished ¢he 15-mile grind. Although the best distance swim- The purse of $35,000 was divided among 14 contestants who made the best showing, each receiving $2,500. —Copyrigat by P. & A. Photc a fair daughter of California, helding the uty contest of the Pacifie Beauty contests in that Miss Dorothy Collies cup awarded her as winner of the bea Southwest Exposition at Long Beach, € Miss Lita Korbe of Chishelm, Minn., who is pres of the world radio fair at Madison Square Garden, Ne: ng as queen York. THer essay on radio won her the title of radio queen of the 1928 fair. —Wide World Photos. SIX PERSONS HURT INTRAFFICHISHAPS Motor Cycle Patroiman Is Thrown From Whee!—Man and Wife Hit Tree in Car. Traffic accidents resulted in injuries o six persons early today and yester- ay. Policeman Wallace Suthard of No. & precinct was thrown from his motor cycle early this morning at New Jersev avenue and H street when the front wheel dropped into a depression. He was dragged about 40 fect. sustaining bruises and brush burns. He was treated at Casualty Hospital Dr. David A. Lane, colored. 68, medi- cal officer in the Pension Bureau, and Mrs. Hattie Lane, 65, his wife, residing at 828 Seventh street northeast, were injured yesterday afternoon when the car in which they were riding crashed into a tree and clectric light pole at Bladens- SECOND LARGEST BANK IS CREATED Chicago’s Two Biggest| Financial Institutions Are Combined. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 8.—The scc- ond largest bank in the United States | —Th> Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co.—has been created by a consolida- tion of Chicago's two largest financial institutions. | “The new bank, whose resources will exceed the billion-dollar mark, was for mally organized when directors of the | merging banks, the Continental Nation- |al Bank & Trust Co. and the Illinois | | Merchants’ Trust Co., approved the un- | ion yesterda | Although second in resources to the | National City Bank of New York, the | | new institution will be the largest in | the world under one roof. After Oc- burg road and West Virginia avenue.|ober 1 the banks will be operated in Dr. Willlam M. Lane, their son, Was| joint interest and after January 1 the driving, and police reported that the | pey organization will occupy the build- crash occurred when he lost control of | jng now housing the Illinois Merchants® the steering wheel. The two injured | Tyust Co. : persons_were taken to Casualty HOs-| At the head of the new bank will be | pital and treated by their son. Dr.|{gpugene M. Stevens, president of the Lane was cut about the face and his | qjjinois Merchants' since the death of Passing through on their way to the pole. The three pilots of Comdr. Byrd's Antarctic expedition as they landed at Anacos Naval Air Station yesterday on their way to their base ship at Norfolk. Left to right: Dean Smith, Bernt Balchen and Harold I. June. —wide World Photos. Mrs. Jessie S. Goode, 80-year-old grandmother of Melbourne, Fla., who brought to Republican headquarters here yesterday a pledge of at least 30 certain votes in that State for Herbert Hoover. They will be cast by her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. —Star Staff Photo. wife’s right arm was injured Nine-year-old Joseph Trumble, 443 ‘Tennessee avenue northeast, ran again: the side of an automobile driven by Gregory M. Nix, 1312 Maryland avenue northeast, late yesterday o while playing in front of h fell and injured both knees Marion Holland, 17 wrare Kentucky avenue southeast was in- jured while being towed on rollor skates behind a car at Fifteenth and C streets southeast He fell when the car made a left-hand turn. mjuring his head. The vouth was treated at Cas- ualty Hospital for concussion of the brain. He may have a fractured skull hoj He PRERE AT ) | { John J. Mitchell | | " capital resources of $130,000,000 and deposits exceeding $900,000,000 will be listed by the new bank, which will operate under a State charter. Capitalization will be divided into | 75,000,000 capital stock, about $65,000,- 000 surplus, and a $10,000,000 reserve | fund. ROCKVILLE. Scptember 8 1 Service League of the county has issued an appeal for | CONFER WITH WORK | Tait Heads G. 0. P. Campaign Dele- gation—Sees Registra- tion Need. The campaign to get out a heavy vote for Hoover and Curtis in Maryland les of A | With Ta | Joseph Gigandet, 93 years old, soldier, | adventurer and children’s idol, died | | yesterday in his room at 231 Second street. |""He 'was found in bed, death appar- |ently having resulted from natural causes. ‘The coroner was notified. o accomplishments and abi donations of clothing for children from | 6 to 12 years of age. It is understood | that many of the wards of the league | nd other children of the county must | be provided with comfortablg clothing ¢ is desired that those hav- His condition ‘= undetermined. Earl V. Thorre, 27, of street northeast v teenth £ ng for t leg. He ran automnbile on | at once and venteen donations to make do so without | delay and leave the clothing at the | | yooms of the league in Rockville. 1 have been issued by the he Circuit Court here for the | of Raymond Allnutt, 45, of | vilie, this county, and Miss L. Runkles, 18, of Damascus: rd J. Carrick, 34, and Miss Helen 8. lor . both of Capitol Heights. Sentember 8 —Ruth James L. Pumphre; and Miss Republican candi- | Irma C. Wood. 19, both of Washington, ative at la e for 1N nd Thomas W. Wal 24, of Washing- | linois. sterday ned her Sta ton, and Miss Lillian R. Baker, 18, of campaign for election Cabin John, Md. | “Let us be fair with Al Smit} The work of repaving two blocks econcede he has made 00od rec s | along the cast side of Wisconsin avenuve | governor of New Yor! he said. ut | at Leland is under way and is expected | let us remember th: potential | to be completed within the next two friend of the farmers he has an nfor- | or three week: Concrete is being used, tunate environment His party so- | in conformity with specifications of the eiates in the East know so little about State Roads Commission. The work is | Middle West farm conditions t they being done by the Loomis Construction | think corn end | Co. of Washington. bottles. The first meeting of the Parent- | “The N4 her ssociation of the Bethesda- other g nd 1 regard the | Chevy a High School after the Signing of the multilateral treaty out- | Summer recess will be held Wednesday lawing war as a great achievement of | evening at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase a Republican administration. But Iam High School Building. It will be con- for maintaining adequate national de- | ducted by the president, Mrs. Douglas | fense, nevertheles Griesmer, and an interesting program | Mrs McCormick paid tribute to Frank | has, it is s! ated, been arranged. 0. Lowden, Illinois wartime governor, | Mrs. Emily S. Whalen and John F. against the side of a Columbia road near MRS. M'CORMICK STARTS CAMPAIGN | By the Associated Press Md PONTIAC. Hanna McCorm date for Represer wide nd » to afford an- | Broening, mayor of Baltimore: Roland and said that while he was her choice | Carter, aged 60 and 71, respectively, @t Kanscs City, Hoover's expegience, | both of Derwood, this county, were mar- ity made it ' ried in Rockville Thursday evening by the duty of farmers to support bhim. Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of the Baptist S was discussed with Chairman Work of | Gigandet was born in Germany, com- the national committee yesterday by a |ing to this country at the outbreak of delegation headed by Galen L. Tait, State | the Civil War, through whicn he served chairman. Others attending the con-|ag a Union soldier. After the war he forence were Philip Lee Goldsborough, | re-enlisted and fought in a number of 'MARYLAND LEADERS | Old Soldicr. 93, Who Amused Children dventures, Dies Here campaigns against the Indians. After leaving the Army he went to \south America and traveled in that continent until old age led him to settle down in Washington. He spent his days in the Botanical Gardens recounting his many adventures for the benefit of children who played in the park. So far as police could learn, he has no relatives in this country. His land- lady, Mrs. Antorette Hentsellman, will attempt to have him buried in Arling- ton or in the Soldiers” Home Cemetery. former governor. who is now candidate for the U. S. Senate against Senator willlam Cabell Bruce; William F. ITEXAS FARM LEADER BACKS HOOVER RACE Secretary of Party Planning R. Marchant, Republican leader of Bal- | timore, and Albert’ G. Towers, an active | party leader. ~His delegation also called Toover at his personal head- | ey quarters, 2315 i S i Chairr Tait said that the major| No Bolt—Says Prohibition Is problem is to get the Maryland voters registered, and declared t the State Not Vital Issue. will be thoroughly organized to accom-| g (he Assoclated Press. plish this and get out a record vote PWe expoct to canvass thoroughly everv | CHICAGO, September 8.—Republican comntaTand warde he said, predicting | headquarters last night sald Jesse T. that “with a heavy vote the Republican | Kennedy of Texas, an organizer and | national ticket will win.” | acting secretary of the Farmer-Labor He expressed particular gratification at | PArty, has indorsed the candidacy of that fact that “the Republican organi- | Herbert Hoover, zation is united in this campaign, with | Kennedy took over the secretaryship | T disafTection whatever, We are all 100 | following the recent resignation of Bert | per_cent for Hoover and Curtis, | Martin, who also indorsed Hoover. In| eaNe are {ving most encouraging | @ Statement, attributed to Kennedy, it | reports from the Eastern Shore district | Was seid that he did not intend to boit | which is always strongly Republican,|the Fan abor party, but believed The interest being manifested there in- |he was “playing good politics with a | dicates a tromendously heavy vote,” Mr, | View to the success of his party in 1932 | Tait said. for later.” ! At variance with the prohibition | views of Gov, Smith, Kennedy said, | | however, he did not believe prohibi- | tion was the biggest issue of the cam- paig Church, as were Bernard J. Carrick, 34, and Miss Helen E. Taylor, 38, both of Capitol Heights, Md. Stanley C. Geis, 21, and Miss Alice A. Sakers, 18, both of Laurel, Md,, and Frank Anderson, 23, and Miss' Evelyn L. Peddeedrd, 19, both of Washington, obtained licenses to WIS, o e — Canada is now the leading customer, for American passenger automobiles, with Australia second and Argentina third in the number of cars bought. G. 0. P. LISTS $46,000 EXPENSES TO DATE $18,000 Sent to Maine for Election, Penneylvania Gets $20,320 for Campaign. The Republican exchecquer has sent $18,000 into Maine, $20,320 into Penn- sylvania and $7,500 into Washington State, thus far, tc help win the elec- | torate to the Hoover-Curtis ticket. This total of $46,000 to three States is shown in the official report of Na- tional Treasurer Nutt filed with the House and Senate committees on cam- paign expenditures. In each case the money was sent to the Republicarl State committee. In addition to this, $15,000 was placed at the disposal of the Republican con- gressional committee operating from Chicago. Ferry Service Approved. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 8—Instal- lation of an aerial ferry service between Baltimore and the flgng field at Tol- chester has been approved by the pub- lic service col % LAWYERS PLAN CLUB TO SUPPORT HOOVER | H. B. Moulton Says Profession Fa- vors Nominge Because of Constitution Stand. Formation of a Lawyers' League of Hoover and Curtis clubs was discussec with Chairman Work at tha Republicur national headquarters yesterday by Hosea B. Moulton, prominent Washing- ton attorney and former judge. Mr. Moulton is a veteran of the Civil Wwar and past commander of the De- partment of the Potomac, G. A R. He deciared members of the legal pro- fession are strongly for Mr. Hoover be: cause they are convinced he is the ablest exponent of constitutional ,overnment of the presidential candidates. Another well known Washington attor- ney, Elwood H. Seal, former sssistant corporation counsel for the District, who in 1924 organized and was pr dent of the Washington and Lee D: for-President Club, notified Republican headquarters that he is for Hoover. He made public a copy of the letter he had sent to Charles A. Douglas, president of the Lawyers’ Smith and Robinson Club, and offered his services to the Republican national committee. He will spend the month of October co-operat- ing with the speakers’ burcau of the Republican national committce in New York, which is in charge of Representa- tive John Q. Tilson. Mr. Seal's voting residence is Lexing- ton, Va. His letter to Mr. Douglas was as follows: “pDear Mr. Douglas: I am herewith tendering my resignation as assistant secretary and as a member of the Law- vers Smith and Robinson Club. For some time I have seriously considered re- nouncing my allegiance to the Demo- cratic party. 1 am doing so now for the reason that I feel that the country needs continued guidance by persons best able to assure it safe, sane and prosperous administration. My personal feeling is that in the election of Mr. Hoover this can best be accomplished.” LAVER OF STATE. TRODPER HUNTED |Dying Officer Found Assailant’s Necktie His Hand. By the Aswociated Press. | 'TUXEDO PARK. N. Y. September | 8.—Police today were searching the | heavily wooded, mountainous country about this exclusive colony for the per- son or persons who shot and fatally wounded State Trooper C. T. Wilder. Wilder was shot down from behind about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon within 100 yards of the north gate of Tuxedo Park. A laborer heard the shot and notified police at the gate. No trace of the killer was found. The scene of the shooting was on a little-used road to Greenwood Lake, screened from view by thick under- brush, through which the Killers es- caped. In Wilder's hand was clutched a red necktie, which indicated hz had been grappling with an assailant. His motor cycle was parked nearby. Police Chief Gil Bush reached the scene before Wilder was removed to the hospital and asked the trooper if he knew who shot him. Wilder said “yes” and nodded his head, but lapsed into unconsciousness before he could tell Chief Bush anything further. Asked again at the hospitel just before he died, he said “no.” He was so weak from loss of blood and in such pain that police believe he did not understand the question. The country around Greenwood Lake Almost its only inhabitants are the “Jackson Whites,” descendants of revolutionary deserters, runaway slaves and Delaware Indians. They live in cabins scattered through the woods. Wilder was a son of W. Little Rock, Ark. He had been in the State service two years. Fellow troop- ers said he was one of the best athletes on the force, especially at boxing and wrestling. Wilder of Driver Fined $100 For Not Stopping When He Hit Horse! Ruling that Lawrence C. Eaton, 20 years old, 802 E street northeast, must have known his truck had struck something when it collided with a horse at Twelfth and H streets northeast, two weeks ago, Judge John P. McMahon today im- posed a sentence of $100 or 25 days for leaving after colliding. Eaton went to jail in default of the fine. ‘According to police, Eaton’s truck hit a horse hitched to a farm wagon which was standing near the curb and failed to stop. Charles W. Dipple, manager of the Empire Theater, claims he saw the colli- sion and chased Eaton to Twelfth and F streets northeast, where he captured him in a grocery store. Eaton claimed he knew nothing about the accident. Judge McMahon declared that after careful consid- eration of the evidence he was con- vinced that, though the young man may not have known he had hit a is mountainous and heavily forested. | 0 walkover.” v P. & A. Photos. rLAIMS WITNESSES Kelley Defense Lawyer Asks That Investigator Be Cited for Contempt. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, September 8.—Jud: Fletcher Bowron, sitting in the trial o: Leo P. Kelley, accused of the murder of Mrs. Myrtle Mellus, today had under consideration a charge that defense wit- nesses had been intimidated. In an afdavit filed yesterday, 8. S Hahn, counsel for Kelley, alleged that Pete Pedrotti, an investigator for the district attorney, threatened to revive an old murder charge against Dr. Eliphe T. Pattee, a prospective defense witness if he testified in behalf of the butch boy. Hahn demanded that Pedrotti br cited for contempt. The defense counsel also accuse. James Costello, deputy district attorney of threatening a newspdper man wh had testified for Kelley earlier in the day. In the testimony of its first experi witness, Dr. Joseph Catton, a San Fran- cisco specialist on mental and nervous disorders, the defense disclosed th* | theory it will advance for the deatn of Mrs. Mellus. Dan Herfron, associate defense coun- sel, said that through Dr. Catton le would show that the wealthy societv woman died of “epileptic automatisic superinduced by alcoholic intoxication " The doctor testified that Mrs. Mellrs did not die, as the prosecution contends from the direct effects of a blow o1 the head. Mrs, Josephine Kelley, mother of th~ young prisoner, and a number of char- acter witnesses also testified yesterday The mother told of the visit to he home by Mrs. Mellus and Kelley abou* a week before the murder. Mrs. Kelle said Mrs. Mellus, after taking a drink fell off her chair. When she was un dressed and put to bed, Mrs. Kelley sa she noticed abrasions on the woman body. WILL ASSUME POST. Birkenhead to Be Acting Foreign Secretary for Three Weeks. LONDON, September 8 (#).—The London Daily Mail says that it under- stands the Earl of Birkenhead, secre- tary of state for India, in response to Premier Stanley Baldwin's personal re- | quest, assumed yesterday the post of act- ing foreign secretary. His tenure, it is said, will be for three weeks, during the absence of Lord Cushendun. who is act- ing for Sir Austen Chamberlain in Geneva. Despondency Over Ill Health Indi cated by Note. BALTIMORE, Md., September 8 (). —The body of George F. Taylor, 60, & resident of Richmond, Va., was foun¢ in his room, in a Franklin street lodging house, yesterday with a bullet lodged in his head and another in his stomach. A pistol was clutched in his hand, and ; n{)t}:‘ indlcfnmgi despondency over il ealth, was found on a piece = ture in the room. e oS tu horse, he ,certainly should have been aware that he had struck some- The body was found by a negro maid, No one in the house heard the shots