Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1928, Page 13

" DEMOCRATS PLAN DRIVE IN COUNTY Prince Georges Leaders Say Party Is Now Truest to its Principles. At a mecting of thhe Democratic Btate central committee for Prince Georges County and the county’s ad- visory committee yeesterday afternoon at the Metropolitan Hotel the greatest enthusiasm developed among the coun- ty's party workers for the national and State Democratic tickets. George N. Palmer. chairman of the county’s central committee, presided over the meeting, which followed a luncheon, which was enlivened by a number of orchestrations. State Senator L. G. Sasscer of Up- per Marlboro was introduced and call- ed attention to the nced of the as- sembled party workers concentrating their efforts now on the organization of their several precinct units for the mpending registration days, October 2 and 9, when, he claimed, the present polling lists would be greatly augment- ed if the proper work is done by pre- cinct leaders. Mr. Sasscer devoted a part of his talk to the issues of the campaign, claiming that at no previ- ous time had the county Democrats had such an opportunity to support a ticket that so nearly typified the prin- ciples for which the party stands. Following Mr. Sasscer were ™. How- ard Duckett, S. Marvin Peach. Mrs. R. Irving Bowie, T. Van Clagett, Brice Bowie, Alan Bowie, J. Enos Ray and ‘W. Hampton Magruder. It was the concensus of the speakers that the National -Government had become the greatest in the civilized world because of adherence to the two-party system. ‘They pointed out that there had been nothing developed thus far in the cam- paign that should tend to encourage Democratic , voters to forsake their party. but, on the other hand, the party's progressive platform and the gterling character and pronounced ability of its candidates should appeal to_all progressive Americans. Leaders of the several precincts were called upon to furnish names for local cdinmittees of workers in the many dis- tricts of the county. Following is a list of these commit- tees as presented: District 1, Vansville—B. J. Gallahan, J. D. Smith, Mrs. J. D. Smith. 2, Bladensburg—Thomas F. Henault, Earl Pryor, J. H. P. Wilmuth, J. A. Johnson, Hugh O'Neill, Mrs. Arthur Owens. 4, Nottingham—Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cable, Harry Fenno, Frank Richards, Miss M. L. Wallace, E. Turner, Roger Naylor, Mrs. Eva Sasscer. 5, Piscataway—G. L. Underwood, Rudolph F. Adler, Francis Underwood, Mrs. A. M. Edelan, Charles Baden. 6, Spaulding—William Clifton, Norman Swan, Mrs. Mollie Latimer, Lioyd Jenkins, Guy Tureman. 7, Queen Annes—J. H. Hamilton, W. N. Stewart, Walter Nicholson, Snowden Sweeney, Miss Mamie Berry. 8, Aquasco—Walte: Wilson, W. B. Chichester, H. B. Brady. 9, Surrats—T. S. Gwynn, B. K. Miller, Arthur Simond, Miss Ora Stephenson, William Long, Roger Ours- ler, Harry Miller. 10, Laurel—Bert Ayton, B. F. Brown, W. A. Fleister, Evans Chaney, kin, L. F. Pascult, Mrs. V. M. Nichole, . J. Guy Bell. 15, Mellwocd—W. , R. E. Brown, Herbert Hardy, Paul Smith, Le Roy Pumphrey. 16, Hyat's- ville—W. H. Anglin, W. F. Casey, Irving Owings, W. P. Magruder, J. W. Wheat- ley, J. M. Edlavitch, Mrs. Alice D. Van Doran. 17, Chillum—Dr. Harry Nally, W. F. Keys, Charles Reichbelt, F. H. Crown, J. Howard Bell, Mrs. Daisy La Coppidan, W. H. Green, W. A. Vanne- man, J. 1. Creager, Isaac D. Arnold, A. W. Hepburn, Mrs. Anna McClure, J. August Miller, Samuel W. Brown. 18, Beat Pleasant—C. W. Palmer, Walter R. Oliver, George N. Palmer, August- Thiel, William Cady. 19, Riverdale—Mrs. Frank Reidl, Mrs. Peck, Mrs. M. Jar- dine, Mrs. Felter, Mrs. D. B. Simonds. Mrs. Charles Steinmyer, August Friday, Dwight Galt, L. Wells, Mrs. Mary W. Browning, C. C. Bowers, J. B. Waters, Albert Becker, W. M. Moran, Harry Wolf, N. McDoland, Mrs. Brice Bowic, Mrs. Beatrice Saulsbury, E. W. Riebtanz. 20, Berwyn—J. J. Fink, Harry McNamec. Mrs. George Philips, J. Wells, E. H. Brinkley, Dr. W. Allan Griffith. 21 Lanham—Edward Brown, Carlton Gil bons, John Houser, Mrs. Edward Brown, Mrs. J. Rector, C. E. Halley, A. D. Har- vey, Henry Cord and Louls Gundling. It was announced that several had submitted no committees, but that these names would be sent to the secretary, H. H. Sasscer of Croom, Md. + G.0.P. MEETINGS PLANNED Zihlman and Others to Speak in Four Maryland Counties. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., September 22— A vigorous campaign is planned by western Maryland Republicans during the next few weeks, Charles McC. Mathias of this city, president of the newly organized Republican League of the Sixth Congressional District, has announced. Meetings will be held in every district of Washington, Frederick, Allegany and Montgomery Counties, at which Representative Fred N. Zihlman, candidate for re-election and Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Republican opponent of Senator William Cabell Bruce, will be the principal speakers. The first of these meetings will be held at Middletown, Thursday night. A ally will be' held at Woodsboro, Octo- T O MURPHY TO PRECEDE VETERANS TO CUBA Leaves Today for Havana to Make Arrangements for Convention. James J. Murphy, quartermaster gen- eral of the United Spanish War Vet- erans, will leave here today for Havana to make final arrangements for the convention -of the organization. Ap- proximately 20,000 Spanish War vet- erans and their relatives are pected to atte the encampment. which will continue through October 15. Mr. Murphy will be accompanied by y B. Coulter, ant quarter- master general. 911 Crittendon _street, and the followi members of stafl from city: Carrie Nolan, who has charge of the national headquarters of the auxiliary; Imogene McGrew and Margaret E. Pitt. The party will go from Washington to Key West, Fla,, ‘o embark there for Cuba. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, ehief of staff of the Army, will attend ‘he encampment and will make an ad- dress on the lessons of the Spanish War. Mr. Murphy. o Lighthearted! The police officer entered the cafe and with great dignity announced to a man at one of the tables, “Your car awaits without, sir.” “Without what?” retorted the rather toud-mouthed gentleman. “Without lights,” answered the cop. *Your name and address, please.’—Van- eouver Province. i U.D.C. OF VIRGINIA PLAN CONVENTION Alexandria Session October 2 to 5 to Be Thirty-third of Organization. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 22.— Mrs. Charles W. Howell, president of Mary Custis-Lee Chapter, and various committees, are planning for the thirty- third annual convention of the Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Con- federacy, to be held in this city Octo- ber 2 to 5. inclusive. A feature of the convention will be a historical meeting October 4, in_ the old Presbyterian Meeting House, which will be presided over by the division historian, Mrs. William Cabell Flournoy of Lexington, Va. Two crosses will be conferred on descendents of distinguish- ed Confederate soldiers. ¥ The reciplents of the crosses will be Dr. Hunter McGuire of Richmond and Capt. Louis N. Duffey of Tucson, Ariz., whose cross will be accepted by his father, Charles W. Duffey of this city. Presentation of the awards probably will be made by Mrs. W. C. N. Mer- chant, president general of the U. D. C. Registration will be made October 2, in the Alexandria Chamber of Com- merce headquarters in the George Ma- son Hotel, and meetings of the execu- tive board and credentials committee will follow. An informal reception will be held in the Lee Camp Hall that night and an address of welcome will be made by City Manager Paul Morton. Business sessions of the convenion will be held in the Trinity M. E. Church with the division president, Mrs. Wil- liam Allen Roberts of Chase City, pre- siding, 3 Committees announced by Mrs. Howell are: Reception—Mrs. John B. Abraham, Mrs. Harry Kirk, Mrs. Robinson Mon- cure, Mrs. A. 8. Doniphan, Mrs. J. R. Eddington, Miss May Stonnell and Miss Margaret Ogden. Entertainment and decorations—Mrs. Carroll D. Wollf, Mrs. Carroll H. May, Mrs. Kenneth W. Ogden, Mrs, Robert Elliott, Mrs. Park Price, Mrs. W. M. Wright, Mrs. G. W. Welch and Miss Belle Browning. Hous- ing and registration—Mrs. Charles M. Shepperson, Mrs. G. L. Simpson, Mrs. W. D. Ogden, Miss Lou Gary, Mrs. George W. Ropp, Mrs. W. M. Reardon, fr., and Mrs. T. W. Rose. Refresh- ments—Mrs. J. Lovell Wilcoxen, Mrs. Charles M. Stump, Mrs. E. L. Shaffer, Mrs. James S. Smythe, Mrs. Harrison Kirk, Mrs. Ruth Seablom, Miss Mary Gorman, Miss Laura Zimmerman and Miss Alena Shinn. Program—MTrs. Charles M. Shepperson, Mrs. Ernest M. Delaney, Mrs. George W. Welch ard Mrs, Harry Kirk. Finance—Mrs. Dan- iel R. Stansbury. Information—Mrs. Ada H. Garrett. Hall—Mrs. Charles W. Howell. Music—Mrs. George E. War- fleld. Local credentials committee— Mrs. Daniel R. Stansbury, Miss Ada H. Garrett and Mrs, Robert F. Downham. CHILDREN'S PARADE STAGED BY WOMAN Toy Wagons and Bicycles Figure as Floats in Demonstra- tion in Riverdale. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md. September 22.— Because she loves children, as she puts it, Mrs. A. E. Bamford of 113 Lincoln avenue gave them a parade of thelr own this afternoon, incidentally treat- ing the citizens to a spectacle that sur- prised them. There were 12 floats, made of bicycles and toy wagons, decorated with bunting and flags and 150 marchers in costumes of variety. There was no purpose in it, especially, except to show the children a good time, It was called a mummers parade and the Boy Scout Troop 116 lead the column to lend it dignity, uni- formed to their best advantage and marching in_precise formation, with Scoutmaster Jack Holiday in command. i Peter Snyder, 5 years old, and Rose- mary Ann Bamford, 4 and a half, were costumed as a_bridal couple. Expenses of the undertaking were footed by seven merchants of the town. The parade started from the post office at 4 o'clock and the sidewalks were lined with spectators. It covered a mile of the town's streets. Ask Stz;lgger Hours Or Half Holiday for Philadelphia Voters By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, September 22— Because of the heavy registration of voters in Philadelphia, the Repub- lican city committee has asked Mayor Mackey to request all employers to grant a half holiday to their work- ers on November 6 so as to avold congestion at the polls and enable all voters to cast their ballots. 1t employers cannot grant this re- quest it will be suggested that half of their employes be permitted to report for duty an hour later in the morning and the other half to go off duty one hour earlier in the afternoon. ASKS HIGH SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL USE Washington Open Forum Urges Central Building for Partisan Lectures. Use of Central High School for a series of Sunday afternoon lectures un- til election day by representatives of the Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Com- munist and Prohibition parties on the campaign issues has, been requested of the Board of Education by the Wash- 1ngon Open Forum. Announcement of this action was made last night by Linn A. E. Gale, the Forum's secretary, who said the request was sponsored by P. W Austin, attorney of 402 Sixth street, at a business meeting held Friday night and was signed by Charles W. Pafflow of 28 Ninth street northeast, the organ- ization's president. The Forum's letter contends that the meetings will have “genuine educational value to the citizenship of the District and to the younger generation, now in high school and entitled to hear all political viewpoints expressed ably and frankly by proponents of the different parties.” Mr. Gale pointed out that if the Board of Education accedes to the request, Re- publican and Democratic campaign headquarters will be asked to furnish speakers, and James A. Edgerton, vice presidential nominee on the Prohibi- tion ticket; Willlam Z. Foster, presiden- tial candidate of the Communist part; and Norman Thomas, White House as- pirant of the Socialists, will be invited to address the meetings. Charles F. Carusi, president of the school board, said last night that the organization's request would be acted on by the community center department, which is vested with authority to deter- mine what use shall bé made of school buildings outside of school hours. If the forum proposes to use the audi- torium for a discussion of non-partisan and non-objectionable questions, and without financial gain, Carusi said, it is likely that the request will be granted. ASKS $100,000 FOR LOSS OF MOSES “MANUSCRIPT” Baltimorean Says Sheepskin Was Stolen From His Home—Had Insured It. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., September 22.— A suit asking $100,000 damages to cover the loss of what is reported to be an original manuscript of the Seven Books of Moses, written on sheepskin. was filed here today against the Sun Life Insurance Office, Lid., of London. _ The suite was filed by Abram J. Mal- lick, who alleges in his petition that the insurance company wrote a $75,000 policy on the manuscript last year. A few months ago, the manuscript, con- sisting of seven rolls of parchment, was steen from his home, Mr. Mallick states in his action. Deficit Is $40,000,000. BUCHAREST, Rymania, Septembes 22 (A).—The mmls(“@r of flnlnge l‘f;, ; su'l’eme{)tdl.;isu‘;d wdlly sald that the national deficit so far ti $40,000,000. albie London’s latest dance is “ - dilly Shuffie.” e By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, September 22 —France’s tra- ditional woolen sock may be empty, but the hoard it held is now in the banks. There is a $20 bill on tap for every man, woman and child in France in two great systems of savings banks and no one knows how many billion francs in government bonds held by 10,000,000 French families. Official figures show that almost half of all the citizens of France have savings accounts and can draw out about, 20,000,000,000 francs or $800,000,- 000. These thrift accounts have been growing tremendously since Poincare A French Savings B;ml( Records Indicate Return of National Thrift to Old Status took over power two years ago. This year the savings jumped to over $10,- 000,000 monthly and still are growing. A strong impetus was given to sav- ings in recent months when 500 tons of silver and 97 tons of gold were taken from the traditional woolen sock and poured into the coffers of banks This was because of a decree passed by the French Parliament, which ruled that old coins were no longer legal tender. These deposits are still slightly under the pre-war standard, but the French are much pleased with the general re- vival of the spirit of economy. SEES MELODRANA INHIS OWN ARREST Norihcott, Alleged Killer of Four Boys, Emphasizes His Normal Mind. By the Associated Press. VANCOUVER, B. C., September 22. —Sitting in the visitors room at Oak- lalla prison, today, with several armed guards around him, Gordon Stuart Northcott, alleged killer of four boys on a chicken ranch at Riverside, Calif, told a newspaper reporter that the “charges against me are melodramatic to the extreme.” “For a time after my arrest.” he asserted, “I was deeply worried, for murder is not a nice charge to face, but now I can look on it more calmly, and, if the accusation wAs not serious, I might even look upon it as & joke. “My real worry now is for ‘little mother” I am afraid that the worry and strain may break her down. “Imagine a woman of 64, of slight build, wielding an axe with fragile hands. It is impossible for any one who knows mother to picture her in such a role. How I wish she would be brought here quickly, so that we could aid each other. (His mother, Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott, also charged with murder, is held in Calgary.) “Do I look like a murderer? I do not think T flatter myself when I say that I look just like any other young fellow of normal mind and disposition.” DR. VIOLA ANDERSON NAMED DIRECTOR Succeeds Miss Craig as Head of Child Health Educa- tion Service. Appointment of Dr. Viola Russell Anderson, infant hygiene expert of the Children’s Bureau, as director of child health education for the Washington ‘Tuberculosis Asso- ciation, was an- nounced last night. Dr. Anderson suc- ceeds Miss Margaret Craig, whn resigned to accept the posi- tion of special health teacher in the Allison Street Health School. Dr. Anderson has with the Chil- 's Bureau three years. Bhe is a graduate of Vassar and of the Univer- sity of Michigan. where she received her medical degree. She served as an interne in the Children’s Hospital of San Francisco and in 1918 went abroad to serve as senior medical resident in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children of Edin- burgh. Later she took a graduate course in pediatrics at the Harvard University medical school. Before coming to Washington she served four years as field investigator for the child hygiene division of the Public Health Service, mostly in the West, where she assisted State health departments of several States to organ- ize child hygiene divisions. She was married in 1924 to Lloyd Edward Anderson, Washington attorney, joining_the Children's Bureau a year iater. For two years she has conducted a child welfare conference at the Chil- dren's Hospital, child welfare clinic. TWO WORKERS SHOT. Dr. Anderson. Employes of Mill Where Strike Is in Progress Attacked on Road. KENOSHA, Wis., September 22 (&) —Two men, employes of the Allen A Hoslery Co., where a strike is in prog- ress, were shot today on a highway five miles south of Kenosha. Their assailants escaped in an automobile. The wounded men are Hayden Bry- ant and Morris Hendrickson, both of Kenosha. 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Last to leave the ship among those | who bade the fiyers good-by was Miss | Susanne Bennett, actress, who an-| nounced yesterday that she was Sir Hu- | bert's fiancee. With Wilkins went Lieut. Carl Ben Elelson, who flew with the captain over the North Pole; Orville Porter, avia- tion mechanic, and Joe Crossan, pilot They will leave the steamer at Mo tevideo and board a whaler for D ception Island, Sir Hubert said. Sup- plies for the expedition were sent ahead of the Southern Cross. The Glowworn and Its Glow. Because it is to be found in the grass and simlar places the so-called glow- worm is generally regarded as a worm. but it is really a beetle and does not deserve the name it popularly bears. ‘There are about 300 glow-producing in- sects, but the why and wherefore of their glow is more or less of a secret. If their secret could be learned it might probably lead scientists to the discovery of heatless light, an end which they have sought for years. 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A full-term regular President to succeed him would be chosen at general | elections on the third Sunday of No- | vember, 1929. The program to which both deputies | and senatorial majorities have agreed is that Congress in its formal joint ses- sion on Monday will declare that the late Gen. Obregon was elected, but that the presidency after completion of the Calles term, vacant because of his death. Congress will then declare the necessity of naming a provincial presi- dent and & resolution will be introduced fixing the date for the general elections and the length of term of the provincial president as decided toda: |~ On Monday night or possibly Tues- day, Congress i5 expected formally to elect Portes Gil provisional president. A committee of deputies, which has been canvassing the returns of the last general election, reported tonight that | Gen. Obregon vas elected President. There were 1,627,201 votes cast for him and none opposed. 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