Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1928, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1928 A general view of some of the floats in the parade which passed over the James River Bridge at the formal opening Saturday. The new bridge, built at a cost of $7,000,000, links up the North and South coastal highway. It was opened with elaborate ceremonies as President Coolidge pressed a button here lifting the ship passage span. ~~Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Cutting the ribbon at the opening Saturday of the five-and-a-half-mile bridge across the James River at Newport News, Va. Theggiant shears are held by Miss Martha Hilden, taking part as “Miss Virginia.” ‘Gov. Harry Byrd of Virginia looks on at the ceremony with young women representing various communities and counties of the State. —Assoclated Press Photo. Another view of Mount Etna’s havoc in Mascall. The wall of a stone building is seen here as it fell before the engulfing sea of lava in the eruption that spread terror and destruction in several towns on the slopes of the mountain. The molten flow was many feet deep as it reached Mascali, driving the people from their homes and trapping a few who waited too long to make their escape. —Paramount News-Associated Press. A departure from all previous ideas in dirigible construction and propulsion, this all-metal airship is nearing completion at Glendale, Calif., for a projected transcontinental passenger service. It is 212 feet long and a stcam torbine provides power to propel the ship by means of a suction blower at the ship's nose through which air is expelled at the stern. —Associated Press Photo. As the first automobile passed over the five-and-a-half-mile stretch of steel and concrete when the James River e was opened Saturday at Newport News, Va. An Army blimp is flying over the bridge as the first car passed. In the background is the 147-foot lift-span for the passage of ships. —Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. JURORS GET CLUE IN BTSWIGGIN QIZ Former Gangster’s Letter Says Gunmen Got “Tip” of Cicero Visit. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 19.—The “Mec- Ewiggin jury,” which has becn investi- gating the sensational slaying two year's ago of William H. McSwiggin, an as- sistant State’s attorney, is expected to resume its sessions after December 3, then a new political regime takes of- ice. ‘The jury the call of Oscar Wolff, retiring goroner, but it was indicated a postpchement would be sought until the new coroner, gr. Herman N. Bundesen, assumes of- lce. New evidence for consideration by the jury is a letter from a man who de- scribed himself as a former member of the St. Louis gang known as “Egan’s Rats.” The writer asserted he was in the State’s attorney’s office the day Mc- Swiggin was killed by machine gun bullets as he was driving to Cicero, and adds that he heard an official of the State’s attorney’s office call the tele- phone number of a Cicero gangster. ‘The official, he said, told the gangster McSwiggin was going to Cicero that night. A few hours later the young assistant State's attorney was killed. HOLY NAME SOCIETY PRESIDENT ELECTED Bert Toulette of Clarendon Hom- ored at Semi-Annual Meeting of Northera Virginia Division. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 19.— Bert Toulette of Clarendon was elected president of the northern division of the Holy Name Society of the Diocese of Richmond yesterday afternoon at the semi-annisl -meeting which was *teld here in the Lyceum Hall. Sevefily- five delegates attended. M. J. McFarland of Mount Ida was | named vice president, James Cook of Falls Church, recording secretary; F. T. Quinn of Alexandria, financial sec- retary, Humphreys, marshal. The program_opened with prayer by 2év. Louis J. Motry of Catholic Uni- versity, Washington, and_was clossd with prayer by Rev. L, J. Koster of St. Rita’s Church, Mount Ida. The asso- ciation selected Mount Ida for the next meeting, which will be held in April. Delegates attended benediction at St. Mary's Church, following the close of | the meeting. Among the priests attending yester- day's sesslon were Rev. L. J. Kelly of Alexandria, Rev. L. J. Koster of Mount Ida, Rev. N. J. Habets of Fairfax, Rev. T. A. Rankin of Clarendon, Rev, F. J. Byrne of Clarendon, Rev. A. J. Van Inglegem of West Falls Church and Rev. Louis J. Motry of Catholic Uni- versity, Washington, and Lewis Sweeney of Fort’ was to reconvene today at| Miss i ROCKYVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md, (Special) —The annual donation day of the Montgomery County General Hospital, Sandy Spring, will be held at the hospital the afternoon of Sat- November 19 urday, December 1. As heretofore, it will be in charge of the Woman's Aux- iliary, of which Mrs. L. C. Probert is chairman, and during the afternoon members_of the board will entertain at tea. Cash, linens, canned fruits and vegetables, green vegetables, S and other things are liberally contrib- uted on the annual donation day and are understood to go a long way to- ward enabling the hospital to function | efficiently. The committees in_charge this time are: Refreshments, Mrs. R. Bentley Thomas, Mrs. Charles F. Kirk and Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, 4th; linens, Mrs. Thomas Ladsin; canned goods, Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin; green vegeta- bles and groceries, Mrs. Leonard C. Burns. ‘The report of the executive secretary, Irma E. Mohr, submitted at a recent meeting of the executive board, shows that during October the Montr gomery County Social Service League cared for 167 families, 26 being added during the month and 22 dropped. Re- ports from the recent drive for funds were incomplete, but are understood to have indicated that the campaign Was a success. ‘The educational department of the executive committee of the Montgom- ery County Federation of Women's Clubs has arranged for chairmen of the education committees of some of the clubs of the federation to meet Wednesday to consider work for the year. Beginning at 10 o'clock, the chairmen of the education committees of the Silver Spring Improvement Club, the Takoma Park Woman's Club, the Forest Glen Reading Club, the Current Comment Club and the Home Interest Club will confer with the educational department of the federation in the public school auditorium at Woodside and in the afternoon a similar confer- ence will be held in the high school auditorium at Rockville, where the chairmen of the education committees of the Gaithersburg Woman'’s Club, the ‘Washington Grove Woman’s Club, the Mutual Improvement Asociation and the Wednesday Club of Sandy Spring, the Rockville Woman’s Club, the Rock- viile Inquiry Club, the Darnestown ‘Woman's Club, the Dickerson Round Table and the Dawsonville Woman’s Club will meet the federation com- mittee. Arrangements will be made for an early conference with the chairmen of the education * committees of the re- maining clubs of the federation. At the November meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Da- mascus High School, conducted by the president, Morgan H. Watkins; and well attended, a committee, consisting of J. Leslie Woodfield, William A. Baker, Mrs. Delma S. Harris, Mrs. Beulah | Hyatt and Mrs. Mamie Watkins, was named to arrange a program for the remainder of the year, to be submitted at the December meeting. E. Merritt Douglas, principal, gave a talk on the work of the Damascus School. At the recent annual election of of- ficers of the Guild of the Chapel of the Redeemer, Glen Echo, the following were chosen: Vice warden, Mrs. Maude Sweeney; secretary, Miss Margaret Ball; treasurer, Mrs. John C. Leger. Mrs. Oliver Boswell, Mrs. Lewis Odell and Miss Marion Odell were announced as the hostesses for December. “Leave your dog in the cloak room,” reads a sign in a Paris motion pic- ture theater, th® management having Arrgujgiq 8 53!‘_‘_‘}_’,?{'?3’ rg@E_E&r pe& |urviveg by & son, Edgar Allan Poe, jnv FALLS CHURCH SUITS T0 BE TRIED DEC. 8 Defendants in Council Election Controversy Ask Dismissal of Quo Warranto Cases. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., November 19.—Judge Howard Smith in Circuit Court this morning fixed December 28 as the day for trial of the two quo warranto suits filed in connection with the Falls Church election controversy. Thomas Keith, attorney for the de- fendants, asked dismissal of the cases, ward councilman , against Milton | Roberts, on the ground that the town | council of Falls Church is the place to hear the proceedings, and that of R. E. Kendricks, defeated, second ward coun- cilman, against Phillip Talbott, on i grounds that Talbott is a resident of Arlington County. The question of dis- missal will be decided between now and December 8. MRS. E. A. POE BURIED. Was Wife of Maryland Relative of the Immortal Poet. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md. November 19.— Funeral services for Mrs. Annye T. Poe, { wife of Edgar Allan Poe, former attor- ney general of Maryland and relative of “the immortal t, were held this afternoon at her home at Chattolane, Baltimore County, conducted by Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Kinsolving, rector of old St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church. Mrs. Poe, who died Saturday, was a daughter of Robert T. McCray and was born near Athens, Ga. In addition to her husband Mrs. Poe is that of Maj. L. P. Daniel, defeated third | i, OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD By the Associated Press. Governmental inventories and stock- takings are the order of the day in Bu- rope. The tenth anniversary of war- born nations and an epidemic of cabi- net crises have combined to bring this about. The situation has affected Great Britain, France, Italy, Jugoslavia, Ru- mania and Austria, with Germany drawn into the political whirlpools by reason of the impending negotiations for reparations revisions, and the United States brought into the discussions be- cause of the Armistice day speech of President Coolidge and the South Amer- can tour of Herbert Hoover. It has been years since a pronounce- ment by an American Executive has aroused so much comment as has the November 11 exposition of American governmental thought on European at- e | titudes toward disarmament and inter- national financial affairs. ‘The British prime minister agreed with President Coolidge that there is a lack of mutual understanding between the two countries and he twisted this into an indirect plea for United States membership in the League of Nations by emphasizing the difficulty of personal intercourse across 3,000 miles of ocean. France emerged from a difficult cab- inet crisis with prospects of ample par- llamentary support for its reparations policy. Two votes of confidence were given Raymond Poincare’s new minis- try. He holds no portfolio in this cabi- net, having left himself free to devote his energies to the coming negotiations between Germany and the allies re- specting evacuation of the Rhineland and the final amount to be paid by Ger- many. Italy's Fascist regime was placed on a self-perpetuating basis by the Italian Senate’s indorsement of a government measure giving constitutional status to the grand council of the Fascist party. Under the new law that council, meet~ ing in secret session, can approve or disapprove, independently of Parliament and the crown, any proposed changes in royal prerogatives, international rela- tions or national boundaries. It furthermore has the power to nom- inate the successor of Benito Mussolini as prime minister should he ever retire or die in office. Jugoslavia’s first decade as Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ended with the serbian political elements an- nouncing themselves ready to meet the Croats’ demand for a loosening of do-, mestic ties. Father Anto Koroshetz said that if a satisfactory preliminary agree- ment could be reached with the dis- contented elements of the kingdom, he would agree to new elections and ‘‘home rule” in each province, provided the electorate so decreed at the ballot boxes. No word as to the Croation peasants’ response to this advance has penetrated the censorship veil Austria’s governmental system is also in a state of flux. Failing to find a presidential candidate who fits as well as President ‘Michael Hainisch the peculiar non-political requirements of the present constitution, party lead- ers at first agreed on a change to per- mit the present executive to serve a third term of four years. Chancellor Seipel then proposed further amendments changing the presidency from its present figure-head status and giving it powers to summon and prorogue Parliament and appoint- ment cabinets. He also would have the President elected by direct vote of the people instead of being chosen by Parliament as at present. These ideas, which seem natural enough on this side of the Atlantic, were “strong medicine” to the Social Democrats of Austria and they have decided to oppose the whole program. One of the first significant acts of the new Peasant party cabinet in Ru- mania was to offer homage to the royal family. One sturdy old peasant the Bur ‘When the Princeton Tiger downed the Yale Bulldog in their classic struggle at Palmer Stadium Saturday. Wittmer, shining light of the Tiger attack that overwhelmed Yale, 12 to 2, is seen here in an off-tackle smash that was good for 7 yards in the first quarter of the game. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. FLOOD WALLS FINISHED ON CUMBERLAND CREEK Debris From Bed of Stream Used to Build Switching Yard Hump in Ridgeley, W, Va, Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 19.— Flood prevention work in Cumberland’s $150,000 plnl’h has been completed on the Upper Wills Creek section, through the heart of the city, from Valley street to the Baltimore street bridee on the the Mechanic street side of Wills Creek. This includes the walling of the creek, which had inundated Mechanic and Baltimore streets in much of the busi- ness section, and the dredging and widening of the creek, which empties into the Potomac at Riverside Park here. Potomac floods have caused the creek to back up and overflow a section of the city. The wall has been erected of heavy masonry above the highest flood mark. It has made a marked im- provement in the appearance of the creek shore line which had been lined :l’ll',h unsightly small buildings and eds. The debris, rock and sand removed from the creek bed were sufficient to build a switching yard hump in Ridge- ley, W. Va., opposite this city, and widening of the right of way of the Western Maryland Railway between Knobmount yards and Ridgeley, along | the Potomac. declined to kiss the hand of Queen Marie, but the others, led by Juliu Maniu, , peasant leader who upset one of the strongest of European political mi es, observed the traditions of etiquette. Another significant Maniu act was the appointment of a delegation of ‘Transylvanians to represent Rumania in negotiations with Hungary over me! land question in Transylvania. If Maniu’s handling of the question ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 19 (Special).—Motor Cycle Policeman Har- ry Eberhart has been suspended from the Alexandria police force by Police Capt. W. W. Campbell, pending a further investigation of the shooting of Nannie Davis, colored, of 409 South Alfred street, early yesterday. The woman is at the Alexandria Hospital with a bul- let wound in the hip. According to Capt. Campbell, Eberhart said the wom- an tried to take his revolver from its holster when he stopped his motor cycle near her house and that the gun was accidentally discharged. The woman told Capt. Campbell that Eber- hart entered her home, asked if she did not believe he would shoot her, and then fired. ? Siezed with apoplexy while attend- ing services at the First Baptist Church | yesterday, Mrs. Sabra D. Pitts, 40 years old, was rushed to the Alexandria Hos- pital, where she died a short time later without regaining consciousness. Mrs. Pitts was an active church worker and the wife of Melvin P. Pitts. Fun- eral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church by Rev. P. L. Vernon, pastor, and in- terment will be in Bethel Cemetery. Be- sides her husband, she is survived by one child. Boy Dies of Injuries. Forrest Dodd, 10 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dodd of Franconia, Fairfax County, died at noon yester- day in the Alexandria Hospital from injuries sustained Friday morning when an automobile in which he and several classmates were going to school overturned. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Buelah Baptist Church, Franconia, and burial will'be at Bethel Cemetery, in this city. Alexandria Hospital authorities said this morning that the condition of Preston_Fairfax, 15 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fairfax of Clif- ton Station, Fairfax County, is much improved. The Fairfax youth shot off his lower jaw Saturday morning when his shotgun was discharged as he stumbled over a log while hunting near his father’s home. ‘The home of R. F. Maxwell, at 200 Southwest street, was threatened by fire late Saturday when a' match was accidently dropped into a pail of gaso- line in which two paint brushes were being soaked. The Alexandria Fire Department responded and extinguish- ed the blaze without damage. Two Small Fires. A chimney at the residence of Z. T. Gaines, 819 North Washington street, caught fire Saturday night and the blaze was extinguished with chemicals. A sawdust pile in the 700 block of North St. Asaph street becgme ignited yesterday at noon, but was extinguish- ed shortly after the arrival of No. 4 Engine Company. Funeral services for Miss Ann Teresa | Hiltrude Devitt, who died Thursday at her residence, 804 Duke street, were held this morning at St. Mary's Cath- olic Church. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Final rites for Ira A. Davis, 39 years old, who died in San Francisco Novem- ber 10, were held this afternoon at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Annie R. Davis, at Myrtle avenue and Russell road, Rosemont. Burial was in the Arlington Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Effle Pres- cott Anderson, wife of Isaac_Anderson, were held today in the M. E. Church ! South, with Rev. Dr. W. S. Hammond conducting. Burial was in the Ivy Hill Cemetery. The American Legion Auxiliary will results in a settlement, one of the most ! give a card party tomorrow night at aggravated sores will be removed from gpean hody politic, the home of Mr=. H. C. Linn, in George Washington Park. " N ROOSEVELT VICTOR OTTINGER ADMITS Telegram of Contgratulation Is Sent to Governor-Elect ,of New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 19.—Albert Ottinger, the Republican candidate for governor, yesterday conceded his de- feat and sent a telegram to Franklin D. Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga., his successful opponent, congratulating him on his victory in the election. “I take this opportunity of congratu= lating Mr. Roosevelt, wishing him a successful administration in the inter- ests of all the people of the State cf New York,” Mr. Ottinger said. ROOSEVELT VOICES GRATITUDE. WARM SPRINGS, Ga., November 19, —Informed last night that his Repub- lican opponent, Albert Ottinger, had conceded his election as Governor of New York, Franklin D. 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