Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1928, Page 17

Dr. Von Prittwitz und Gaffron. the German Ambassador, placing a wreath oni the monument to Gen. Frederick von Steuben. German hero of the American Revolution. at exereises held yesterday. under auspices of the Sont of the Revolution, commemorating the 198th anniversary of his birth. Mrs. Wilma Slaughter, a Ves shirt loaned to her by the captain of the Myriam, arriving Brooklyn yesterday. She found shipwreck, awaiting her at the pi —Copyright by P. & A. Photos, tris survivor, elad n trousers and n her hushand, also saved in the er. Amid the excitement of it all she recalled that vesterday was her twenty-first birthday anniversary. —Copyright by P. & A. Phots ATTORNEY EXPECTS 0 FREE PARADERS Workers’ Party Lawyer to Ask Release of 22 From Occoquan. Arrangements for the release on bond nf the 22 persons committed to jail | Monday after being convicted of pa- rading without a permit around the State, War and Navy Building last Sat- urday. were being made today by Her- bert Benjamin of Philadelphia. repre- senting the Workers' (Communist) Party, who is in Washington for that urpose. hl'mn\amm said that, while some of those now at Occoquan felt they should finish their sentence, the leaders of the various groups decided the men and women now in prison would be of more use to their organizations if at liberty. Accordingly Benjamin hopes to effect their release on bond and to appeal all their cases “to the highest. possible courts.” Attornev Johm S. Hornback. their counsel, intended to file a bill of exceptions today. ‘Twenty-five persons were convicted by Judge Hitt Monday and three ef- fected their release a' that time by posting $200 appeal bonds. Benjamin hopes to get the other out on real estate bonds. Six supposed leaders of the parade were sentenced to $100 or 60 days and the others to $50 or 30 days. They never pay fines, Benjamin said When he arrived at Police Court to begin arrangements to get his “‘com- rades” out of jail, Benjamin told news- paper men his plans were to “secure the release on bail of these militant workers, who can thus be free to con- tinue their activities among the work- ers in the shops where they are em- nloyed and in the organizations of which they are members. Most. of those who are imprisoned members of the Workers' (Com- ) Party he added. “We are gaged in a number of important campaigns, chiefly the campaign against the imminent danger of a new imperial- ist world war. The speech of President Coolidge on Armistice day and the demand of the Navy Department for a Navy second to none are frank declarations by Wall Street's govern- ment that frantic preparations are going forward for such a war. It is, therefore, important that all available forces be mobilized for the struggle against these war preparations.’ are JUVENILES ARE NOT GUILTY. Three juveniles. arrested with 20 aqultz during a demonstration at the State. War and Navy Building last Sat- urday. were found guilty of parading without a permit by Judge Katheryn Sellers in Juvenile Court yesterday. Im- position of sentence was suspended and their personal honds taken Papers made out Tuesday by Head- quarters Detectives Ogle and Brodie, the arresting officers, charging the chil- dren with “being destitute of a proper home,” were left in the files of the court The children are Helen Colodny, 16. whom police say iz the leader of the “Young Pioneers League of America”; Fhillp Shinbers and Abraham Brooks hoth 14, A & b child wes not an21ges, o : 2 o \Widow of Aviator Declares Spirits Described Mishap Br the Associated Press. LONDON, November 16.-—Mrs, Walter G. R. Hinchliffe, whose hus- ‘band flew to his death last Magch in attempting to fly across the Atlantic with the Hon. Elsie Mackay, an- nounced today that she had become interested in spiritualism and would tell the full story of the fate met by the flyers in a lecture Wednesday. Mrs. Hinchliffe said she had been in communjcation with her hushand and her lecture-would reveal all the details he told her of what l'uf)- pened to the ill-fated plane and its occupants after they disappearsd March 13. DOOMED GONVICTS MAY GET RETRIAL | District Attorney Admits Er- ror Made in Folsom Prison Murder Testimony. By the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Calif.. November 16.— Possibility that the six convicts sen- tenced to hang for the Folsom prison murder riot last Thanksgiving may ob- tain a new trial is seen in District At- | torney Neil McAllister's admission that an error was discovered in the trial | | court -transcript. | _The error involves a question which | Superior Court Judge Malcolm Glenn | { asked Al Dawson. prospective juror, | regarding his opinions on capital pun- | { ishment. The court transcript shows | that Dawson answered “ves” to the | query as to whether he had conscien- | | tious scruples against. capital punish- | ment. Dawson was placed on the jur: In their appeal to the California Su- preme Court defense attorneys claimed that if Dawson had scruples against capital punishment the court should not have permitted him to serve as a juror, regardless of the fact that such an attitude favored the defendants. After this point was brought out in the Supreme Court, Dawson, when in- terviewed, declared he had replied “no” to the judge's question. McAllister said that a review of Court Reporter Thomas Franklin's shprthand notes taken dur- | ing the trial substantiated Dawson’s claim that the transcript was in error. McAllister said he would file with the | | Supreme Court an affidavit. by Frank- | {1in and a petition to correct the trial | records. | PLAN PASTORS’ SCHOOL. Virginia BaptistsiDecias lon Wit | chester for Next Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 16— The Virginia Baptist General Associa- tion_yesterday at the closing session of s 105 annual convention, which had been in session here four days, started plans for the foundation of a school for pastors at the University of Rich-, | mond next term, WWI for | I - | i | | The delegate choge the 1929 conventiog, Some of the Vestri Coast Guard destroyer Shaw vesterday at Clifton, Staten Island. A line of Ziegfeld patrons that stretched around the corner ‘s engagement here of “Rosalie.” ticket sale yesterday for next week The Gypsies and the 0ld Well, as Gearge Washington University co-eds will present the picture at the county fair to be given in the university gymnasium tonight, under auspices of its ¥. W. C. A. branch. Left to right, front row: Marion Ziegler and Ruth Remon. Back row: Kitty Groseclose, Margaret Evan Roberta Wright, Dorothy Saunders, Etta Weaver, Helen Henderson and Sue Gibson.—Star Staff Phot and up Thirteenth street from the National Theater greeted the opening of the “dead arrive in New York. A grim scene as the hodies of 13 victims of the steamship disaster were carried ashore from the —Wide World Photos. DEATH SUMMONS NOTED GEOLOGIST Prof. Chamberlin of Chicago| Published Last Book Three Weeks Ago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. November 16.—Prof Thomas Orowder Chamberlin, origina- tor of the planetesimal hypothesis of the formation of the earth, died here | vesterday of bronchial pneumonta and heart disease. He was 85 years old. Prof. Chamberlin, a noted geologist, | held that a giant star passing close to the sun from three to five billions of | years ago, drew in its wake fragments | of the sun, which eventually came to- | gether and formed the earth. Other planets, he believed. were formed in the samz manner. Prof. Chamberlin elab- ated on his theory in his latest bock, “Two Solar Systems—the Sun’s Chil- dren,” published just three weeks ago. Late last year the geologist was awarded the Penrose medal of the Geological Society of America for dis- tinguished work during 1927. Prof. Chamberlin was born in Mat- toon, TIl. He was graduated from Beloit College and later from the University of Michigan. He immediately started | teaching. His first position was at the | Whitewater, Wis., State Normal School, from where he went to Beloit College to teacn, and thence to Columbia Univer- sity in New York. He returned to take the presidency of the University of Wis- consin, which post he kept until coming to the University of Chicago, when it was organized in 1892 1uneral services were held this after- noon at the new University of Chicago chapel and burial will be in Beloit, Wis. Deputy Sheriff Acquitted. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 16.— Alphonsus Seigert. Anne Arundel Gounty deputy sheriff, was acquitted in Circuit Court here vesterday of the murder of Titus Biunt. colored, at Churchton, May 23. 1928. Witnesses said Blunt was choking Seigert, who had called at his home to arrest a brpther on a theft r.gg;ge, when mvg_ ahet was Qred i [ELABORATE FEASTING MARKS ENTHRONEMENT OF HIROHITO By the Associated Press KYOTO, Japan. November 16.—Feast- ing in celebration of the enthronement | of Emperor Hirohito began today in the | | new banquet. hall in the imperial pal- ace inclosure especially erected for the occasion at a cost of a quarter of a mil- lion yen This state banquet, first of three re- quired by enthronement regulations, signalized completion of the more sal- emn ceremonies by which the Emperor | announced his accession to the gods of the national pantheon, to the imperial ancestors. to his own' people and the nations of the world. 1,000 Attend Banquet. More than 17000 persons, including foreign diplomats and their wives, were guests at lodey's banquet, a feast of Japanese delicacies served in the fash- |ion of the ancient court. The small American group, headed by Ambassador Charles MacVeagh and Mrs. MacVeagh., included Eugene Neville. copsul general. amd Mrs. Neville, and Lieut. Col. Charl Burnett, military attache, and Mr Burnett. The climax of the function was the classical dance known as “Gosechi,” performed by five young_girls, daugh- ers.of nobles of high rank. selected for this honor months ago and carefully trained since then. The feasting in the beautiful new hall at Kvoton was only the central function of a natfon-wide celebration. In all the principal cities of the empire, including the colonies and dependencies, similar feasts were held tonight. Prefectural governors or other officials presided in the name of the Emperor as hosts to approximately 150,000 guests. Hall Work of Jap Art. Dominating the scene within the 1m- perial banquet hall was the elevatad platform from which the Emperor, with his consort on his left. presided. The great pavilion is a triumph of the of the Japanese woodworker, of gleam- ing fresh white wood and mirrorlike lacquered surfaces. Everything suggest- ed old Japan, i i ical times, brilliant screens of gold-leaf, curtains of richly figured silk. When the guests were placed, the Emperor, wearing his full-dress uniform as generalissimo, previousiy announced by the master of ceremonies, entered the hall. accompanied by his retinue. jewel, emblems of ty. were placed on a table be- side the imperial dais. while members of the imperial ,{family "qflrd them- selvee in rows to the igpt agd left of b ayang, e passssiiaits ) Gorgeous kimonos. representing the most exquisite embroidery art, worn by Japanese women throughout the hall. ere splashes of color which blended | | dramatically with the rich background |of tapestry. while the central scene. | where the imperial family was seated {under a blaze of light, formed a pic- ture of striking magnificence. Emperor Hopes for Peace. ‘The Emperor opened the feast by reading an edict voicing his satisfac- tion and joy at the completion of the | great ceremonies of enthronement. To | representatives of the foreign govern- | ments he expressed his wish for the happiness and peace of their respective countries and closer friendly relation- |ships between their countries and Japan. ‘The prime minister, Gen. Baron | Giichi Tanaka, on behaif of the Japa- {nese subjects present, responded. te: |dering their congratulations and ex- | pressing their thanks for the honor of | being invited to the grand banquet. Dr. Wilhelm . Solf, the German Ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps, re- | plied to the Emperor's addiess on be- half of his colleagues, expressing their felicitations on the accession and their wishes for the prosperity and happiness of the reign. ‘The feast itself began when cups of the sacred white and black sake (rice wine) were presepted to the Emperor and Empress and then to all the guests, who drank in this liquor a toast to the imperial house. The numerous courses of the banquet then followed. The “gosechi” was the last dance of the evening, succeeding a rendition of a 2,000-year-old ‘“kume” dance, sup- posed to have come down from the reign of the first Emperor, Jimmu, and to perpetuate the celebration of one of his victories, and other dances to the tunes of old folksongs of the districts, which supplied the sacred rice for Lht’ | great thanksgiving. ! When the dancing was concluded a | chamberlain proceeded to the imperial | dais and presented silver astificial flow: ers to the Emperor and Empress, ac- cording to the ancient formalities of the court. The design was the cherry blossom. At the end of the function the imperial host and hostess retired from the hall first, accompanied by their retinues, and then followed by the guests. When Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn. was damaged by fire seven edlgmthohc. Baptist. Episcopgl. Presbyter: M, were o@end. £0F {gRQIRET aKvices, | apparently has the power SALVATION ARMY CRISIS FORESEEN Considerable Anxiety Exists as to Condition of Comdr. Booth, By the Associated Press LONDON, November 16.—The crisis which is reported to have been brewing for the past year over the future con- trol and administration of the Salva-| tion Army apparently had reached its head yesterday as reports from the bed- side of Gen. William Bramwell Booth, commander, indicated there was con- siderable anxiety as to his condition. For the first time in the hishry of the Salvation Army the high council of | the organization, which nominally has | been in existence for the past 24 years but never before has been convened, has been summoned to meet early in January of next year, the notice ante- dating the actual meeting so far in order to give all members abroad time to reach London. The notice convening the council says nothing about the subjects to be discussed at the meeting, but a state- ment by High Commissioner Higgins of the organization says that every ar- rangement for the efficient functioning of the army exists under the system of administration inaugurated by the army's founder. Since it is understood the general of the Salvation Army possesses the right to nominate his successor. this con- ceivably might be interpreted as ex- cluding the need for discussion as to the successorship. On the other hand, some consider it hard to suppose thaf such an unprecedented action as con- voking of the council can mean any- thing else than a contest over the per- sonality of the new general. It appears that the council can be convened by any four commissioners and the chief of staff or by any seven commissioners without the chief of staff. A ‘duly appointed general, however, to dismiss | { | Agricultural students from various States attending the second annual Student Grange Conference here in connection with the National Grange meeting. The student conference is mee ting at the Cairo Hotel. Walter C. Gumbel of Pennsyivania, national chairman, is in center of first row. Fred Hanson, member of peril of the last moments before —Rideout Photo. the Vestris crew, who amidst the the liner sank, took the remarkable * photographs aboard the ship which have appeared in The Star from the Pacific next Sunday’s Star will contain d_Atlantic Photo Service. The rotogravure section of a full page of these photographs. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos Rescue Ship Runs Afoul Law When It Damages Locks By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 16.—The German steamer Smyrna, which res- cued the crew of the Latvian freighter Alice during a terrific storm yesterday, was in difficulties herself today, although of a legal character. A Lloyd's dispatch from Flushing said that in passing through the locks there she seriously damaged the locks. a rope getting foul of her pro- peller and the stern of the vessel suffering damage itself. The au- thorities will hold the vessel until proper bond is given, ATHEIST CONVICTED AGAIN. 1S FREED New York Leader to Appeal Arkansas Decision to U. S. Supreme Court. By the Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. November 16 —Charles Smith of New York, atheist leader, convicted for the second time since ' his arrival in Arkansas for possessing literature in opposition to the recently ratifled anti-evolution measure, was free on bond of $1,000 today and announced he would appeal his case through to the United States Supreme Court. Smith's second conviction, which re- sulted yesterday. was for violation of & | statute against blashpemy, said to have been handed down from common law, and one of the oldest measures in the State code. Smith would not take the customary oath, offering to testify on affirmation, but Judge Harb refused the request. The Rev. L. M. Spies, pastor of the First Baptist Church, who teld of finding the alleged blasphemous matter in Smith headquarters, was the principal wit- ness against the defendant. Smith, convicted several weeks ago in Police Court for a similar violation, re- fused to pay his fine and served several days in the city jail, during which time he went on a hunger strike. A person whose identity was not revealed paid the remaining amount due on the pri: oner’s fine, which resulted in his release. A. 0. SWINK IS PROMOTED Becomes President of Atlantic Life Insurance Co. December 31. RICHMOND, Va.. November 16 (#).— Angus O. Swink, Virginia and District of Columbia manager of the Atlantic Life Insurance Co., has been elected president of that company, to suc- ceed Edmund A. Saunders, who has re- signed, effective December 31. Under the new plan of organization, it was announced, to become effective Ji ry 1, 1929. when Mr. Swink sumes his new office he will be the cl any of the commissioners. Thus some | executive officer of the compa: leading to Mr. Saunders will retain his connec- tion with insufance company tpard of dizectp CONSTITUTION BILL - BENEFITS FASEISTS | Italian Senate Acts to Per- petuate Regime and Con- centrate Power. By the Associated Press. ROME, November 16.—The Italian | Senate yesterday passed a government, | bill giving constitutional status as an | 2lement of the government to the grand | council of the National Fascist party. | The vote was 181 to 19, with 2 ab- staining from the ballot. Premier Mussolini in a brief speech declared that the bill “should and will give to all Italians, and to all the world, the sense of the unshakable stability and limijfless duration of the regime which is striving ever to make the fatherland the greater.” He was given an ovation on the conclusion of this sentiment. | Mussolini also said that the bill had | given rise to “some respectable and | comprehensible hesitations and likewise to some oblique maneuvers and stupid vociferations.” Mussolini’s Address. He argued, however, that the six years of loyal governing by the Fascist party had put the regime above all sus« picion “in all of iis men and in all of its political, military and syndical ex- pressions.” He emphasized the perfect loyalty of the party to the reigning dynasty. saying: “When his majesty, the King of Italy, as chief of the state, lighted in the Chapel of Bologna the votive lamp which the Fascists had dedicated to the Black Shirts wno fell in the movement. to create the present regime, he accom- plished an act whose significance spoke | for itself.” The 19 Senators who voted “no™ en | the proposal were Paterno, Federico- | Ricei. Ruffino. Stoppato, Valenzani, Vigliani, Volterra. Wollemborg, Zurelli, | Abbiate, Albertini. Bergamasco, Bsr- gamini, Bollati, Casati, Croce, Cornagola, Diena and Dellatorre. The two who abstained from voting were Senators Decupis and PFrancica-Natvi ‘The bill provides that the Grand Council shall co-ordinate all activities of the regime. Its meetings shall be secret and no member of the body may be subject to police measures or ar- rest without authorization of the coun- cil. It is to be consulted on all ques~ tions of a constitutional character, such as laws concerning succession to the throne. royal prerogatives, relations be- tween the state and the Roman Catholic | Church, international treaties and | changes in the territory of the nation. One of the outstanding provisions of | the measure empowers the council to ldraw up a list of names to be pre- | sented to the King as nominations for the head of the government. in case of |a vacancy. The head of the govern- ment is made president of the Grand Council, the other members being pres cabinet mi TS, the the militia and similar !uncucnd::m?’ DU Air Route to Be Extended. Acting Postmaster Gen announced today that. !flfl;i'g 010;"‘!{ ber 1. the air mail Toute now in op- eration from Chicago to Evansvilje, Ind, will be extended to include @y Louis. 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