Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1928, Page 17

: THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, A bevy of European beauties who arrived in New York the other day to tour the United States. They were chasen in open contests in each of their native lands. Left to right: Josane Viret of France, Angela Joyce of England, Natli Barr of Russia, Jeannette Gaubert of France, Nita Smolinski of Poland, Jackie Cobra of Spain and Joy Ashley of England. —Wide World Photos. Sohi "Barrymore weds Dolores Costello. Thil photospaph, telephoned from Los Angeles, $hows the two screen stars just after the ceremony Saturday at the home of the bride's parents in Beverly Hills, Calif. A group of friends among the well known screen players attended the ceremony. ADMIRAL SCHEER DIES IN GERMANY Was Commander of Fleet at! Battle of Jutland During World War. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 26.—Admiral Reinhard Scheer, who commanded the | German fleet at the Battle of Jutland, | died today at the age of 65 while trav- eling from Dresden to Mennheim. Admiral Scheer was born at Oberkir- chen, Hesse-Nassau. After serving in Cameroon and East Africa, he was given command of the 1st Torpedo Division in 1808. Seven years later he became chief of staff of the high sea fleet, and in 1918 was commander of a battle squadron. Admiral Scheer was stationed at Kiel ‘with his squadron when the World War broke out. In January, 1916, he was placed in command of the German high sea fleet, which he led at the battle of Jutland. In July, 1918, ne became chief of the admiraity staff, but four months later he was placed on the retired list. COUNTY AUTO OWNERS ARE GIVEN TAX NOTICE Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 26.— County Treasurer J. Forrest Walker is anxious for the automobile owners of the county, of whom there are 11,365, to know that, before they can obtain their 1929 license tags from the State Mo- tor Vehicle Commisisoner, they must have their application blanks perforated at the office of the county treasurer in the courthouse at Rockville. The auto- mobile tax bills for the fiscal year, which began July 1, will be placed in the mails the latter part of the week, and appli- cation blanks for next year's license tags | will be sent out by the office of the State motor vehicle commisisoner about the same time. The license tags will not be issued until the application cards are perforated by the county treasurer showing payment of the auto tax for the year. County Treasurer Walker has, therefore, asked all motor vehicle owners to have their license tag applica- tion blanks with them when they pay their tax and thus avoid delays and complications. Auto owners paying their tax and obtaining their tags be- fore December 15 will be allowed to use the new tags on and after December 15 without Waiting until January 1. TWO BAILIFFS NAMED. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 26 (Special).—At the December meeting of the Woodside Park Property Owners’ Association officers will be chosen. The following nominations have been made: For president, P. D. Poston_and V. Grotlisch; vice president, Dr. W. Bradley and P. D. Poston; secretary, V. E. Grotlisch and M. P. Birthwright; treasurer, V. E. Grotlisch; chairman streets and grounds committee, C. W. Williams; chairman public utilities com- mittee, C. W. Hopkins; chairman mem- bership committee, Ralph Lee and L. A. Hurst; chairman entertainment committee, B. A. Harlan; c! buildings and restrictions committee, John J. Dolan; chairman ways and means committee, Howard Griffith; chairman community welfare commitee, S. F. Birthwright; chairman publicity committee, Hiram E. Johnson; directors at large, Joseph C. Cissel and Roger White. Nominations may be made at the December meeting by submitting them in writing over the signature of five members. Union services participated in by many of the Methodist congregations of the county were held in the high school auditorium at Gaithersburg yesterday. Rev. E. Stanley Jones, widely known missionary, who recently made a good will tour of South America, was the speaker, and his talk, on “Mis- sions in South America,” was heard by a large gathering. Rev A. E. Speil- man, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, presided, and Rev. Dr. J. Phelps Hand of Washing- ton, presiding elder of the Washington District o fthe M. E. Church, parti- cipated. Miss Fannie Derr, chautauqua reader and impersonator, will be heard in the Neelesville Presbyterian Church, near Germantown, with music artists Friday | evening, under auspices of the Woman's Missionary and Aid Society and for the | benefit of the church improvegent [ fund. g‘ The official board of the MontgoMery County Federation of Women’s Clubs met today at the home of Mrs. Robert W. Allnutt, near Dawsonville, to con- sider matters to be suggested for at- tention at the meeting of the execu- tive board of the federation to be held later in the month. The meeting was conducted by Miss Estelle T. Moore, president of the federation, and was attended by all seven members. Mrs. Allnutt entertained her fellow mem- bers of the board at luncheon. WOMEN OPEN CRUSADE AGAINST BILLBOARDS Maryland Leader’'s Appeal Says Offensiveness Is Increasing Daily, Cluttering Scenery. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 26.—A scrusade against billboards along Mary- by the land roads has been started Federation of Women’s Clubs. In an appeal to members, Mrs. Robert Frank Skutch, federation presi- HYATTSVILLE, Md., November 26— In line with its efforts to increase the | dent, urged clubs to take action. “Signboards along the highways of efficiency of the Hyattsville Police De- Maryland are becoming more offensive zrtment the police committee of the |daily,” Mrs. Skutch said. wn egunck, of which Dr. Atherton is chairman, has announced ! spiration. “In Maryland Ira K.{the work needs new incentive and in- Rural and suburban clubs the appointment of two additional town |should be extremely interested in hav- bailiffs in Clifford O. and Wayne C. ing the billboards outlawed. All of us Proctor, brothers. The former lives at | who have traveled through Maryland 18 Park avenue and Madison avenue. who now number five, will wear a regular policeman’s hat, with a badge denoting that they are members of the Hyatts' department, the latter on |realize how our picturesque scenes of | bills and valleys are being obstructed It has been decided that the bailiffs, | lshnu}d be keen to see them removed.” by these huge and hideous signs, and Mrs. Skutch urged clubs to make the work of crusading against billboards @ part of their 1929 prograga, [ ~—Copyright by P. & A. Photos, D.. C,. MONDAY, Vice President Dawes sees the Army trounce the highly rated Nebraska eleven in Michie Stadium Saturday. The Vice President is seated beside Maj. Gen. W. R. Smith, superintendent of the Military Academy, as his guest. —Associated Press Photo, NOVEMBER 26, 1098. When the Midshipmen blotted Princeton’s clean slate by downing the Tigers, 9 to 0, at Philadelphia Saturday. The ball is seen sailing over the scrimmage line as Gannon, Navy halfback, hurled a forward pass to Whitey Lloyd, hero of the Navy victory. Lloyd registered all of Navy's points by scoring a touchdown on a brilliant 7%-yard run and The Graf Zeppelin's homecoming. later kicking a field goal. his two sisters and a representative of Mayor Miller of St. Louis. When Georgetown rang up its second New York victory of the season by downing the Fordham elevem, 27 to %, at the Polo Grounds Saturday. Johnny Bozek, lightweight of the Georgetown backfield, is seen going around Fordham's right end for a 6-yard gain. HUSBAND IS SLAIN BY RIVAL WITH WIFE Baltimore Apartment Scene of Shooting Following Estrange- ment of Couple. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, November 26.—Thomas G. Beatin, 26 years old, manager of a motion picture house in Rosselle Park, N. J., was shot and killed yesterday by Frederick Ledbetter, 26, when he sur- g:ised Ledbetter and his estranged wife the latter’s apartment here. Mrs. Elizabeth Beatin, 21, had been living here for some time, Ledbetter told the police, and the two had be- come friends while living at the same rooming house. Later Mrs. Beatin had gone to work for Ledbetter, and had occupied his apartment while he lived in another part of the city, he said. Several days ago he called at the apartment to find her gone and a note ending their affair. From that time until yesterday morn- ing, he said, he had not seen her. At the time Beatin entered the apartment with the aid of the janitor, Ledbetter said Mrs. Beatin had been there only a few minutes. When a knock came at the door, he said Mrs. Beatin implored him not to open it, declaring it was her husband and “he will kill both of us.” As Beatin forced his way vast the janitor who had opened the door, Led- better opened fire, five shots taking ef- fect. Police who arrived within a few minutes said that Ledbetter admitted the shooting, declaring that he “was afraid of Beatin.” Ledbetter was held on a charge of killing Beatin and Mrs. Beatin also was held as a material witness. T ERRRES: A study of thousands of cases oc- curring in some 30 States shows that though women operate from 15 to 25 per cent of the automobiles, they are to blame for only about 5 per cent of the accidentay —Associated Press Photo. OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD By the Associated Press. Good will promises to be the dominant note in foreign news this week and probably for several weeks to come. Tours bearing that designation are going on in widely separated sections and even some of the seemingly false notes in the international chorus are motivat- ed by announced desires to promote harmony between governments and peoples. ‘When Herbert Hoover started for his visits to South American neighbors of the United States, the Prince of Wales was pursuing an extensive “empire good will” trip in South Africa. The stir due to the iilness of King George served to emphasize the importance attached to the prince’s excursion, for no change in his plans was made even when the serious aspects of the King's case be- gan to develop. Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general of the League of Nations, is due in Germany after a visit to Poland. This trip was undertaken with a view to informal conversations respecting some of the many border problems that in- volve Poland with Lithuania and Germany. League Mission Disclosed. Other representatives of the League of Nations have started to China and Japan. On the surface they are con- cerned with economic problems, but it is altogether probable that the Geneva officials will come back with first hand information respecting the “incidents” which the Eastern governments are dis- cussing. These affairs grew out of fight- ing and rioting while the Civil War was raging in China. Still another good will trip js the journey to the Dutch East Indies of Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium and his Swedish wife, Princess Astrid. They are to study colonial policies which may be applicable to the Belgian Kongo and as nly‘ tn‘gm%lnt:‘e:gt lto Holland m\lvlll u|‘1‘se ol e Du anguage while they #%e in the Orients Germany is pursuing its preparations for the conference of experts who are to decide upon a new total for war repara- tions and perhaps a revision of the Dawes plan. Thus far the exchanges with the reparations powers have been informal between German Ambassadors and the foreign departments of Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and Ja- pan. There has been no open hint of diffi- culty, but Germany deemed it necessary a few days ago to restate her belief that reparations should not be mingled with her demand for early evacuation of the Rhineland. Juliu Maniu, new premier of Ru- mania, is consolidating the political po- sitions he recently gained and spreading the doctrine of freedom of speech and assemblage, He gained a good-will ges- ture from Hungary when the latter country agreed tp postpone further conferences on the vexing Transyl- vania land question while the Rumanian cabinet deals with its domestic prob- lems. Hungarian Monarchists Warned. In Hungary the old-line monarchists have hailed as their King the 16-year- old Otto, son of the King Charles who was deposed at the end of the World War. They were warned by Count Stephen Bethlen, premier, to desist lest their agitation endanger good will be- tween Hungary and her neighbors, notably Czechoslovakia, with whom Hungary is negotiating treaties of trade and friendship. Jugoslavia’s troubles hold closely to a status quo. The Croat Peasant party rebuffed overtures from Father Anton Koroshetz, prime minister at Belgrade. He promised to call new elections if a satisfactory preliminary agreement could be reached between Serbs and Croats, but the latter insist on elec- tions first and agreements afterward. —— The new Third Baptist Church, St. Louls, will cost $500,000, UNIDENTIFED MAN HAS SKULL FRACTURE Fairfax County Police Investigate Case Following Discovery Near Accotink. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,, November 26.— Efforts are being made by Fairfax Coun- ty police to establish the identity of a man about 35 years old found lying unconscious in "a road at Accotink about 1 o'clock yesterday morning by Sheriff Kirby. He was rushed to the Alexandria Hospital, where he was to b]: :l\pemted on today for a fractured skull. A search of the man’s clothing failed to reveal anything by which he might be identified. He is described as be- ing rather tall and slender, with dark hair and poorly dressed. Police believe he was struck down by an automobile. o AUTO SPILL KILLS ONE. Bridal Couple and Fourth Occupant of Car Are Injured, Special Dispatch to The Star. SOUTH BCSTON, Va., November 26. —Phillip Hudgins, 26 years old, was killed, and his wife and Miss Nellie Allen were hurt, when a roadster con- taining four persons overturned near here last night. The party was bound for Halifax, where Miss Allen was to have been married to Ernest Whitlow, fourth occupant of the car. Whitlow was least hurt of the party. The accident is sald to have been caused by the car making too great a speed across the Norfolk & Western tracks near here. ke Pacific Coast division of the National Automobile Theft Bureau report shows that of the 5032 cars stolen between July 1, 1927, and June 30, 1928, 4,592 were recovered, » ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,, November 26.— Eugenie Bruch, 12 years old, of Sche- nectady, N. Y., who was arrested here last Monday in connection with the parents by local police. Aid Soclety furnished transportation for the youth when his parents in Schenectady wired that they could not afford the money. Parents of children who attend Christ Church Sunday school have been in- vited to attend a parent-teacher meet- ing tonight in the parish hall. Patrolman J. B. Maderis of the Alex- andria police is off duty with a sprained shoulder sustained last night when he attempted to crank an automobile. An automobile stolen Saturday night from Chester Pierce of 113 North Alfred street has been recovered by police in Capitol Heights, Md. Miss Elizabeth Eberhart of Braddock and Mr. Bennett Moore of this city were married Saturday afternoon in the rectory of St. Mary’s Church. Funeral services for George W. Smoot, who died Thursday night at his resi- dence, 521 North Alfred street, were held today at the Cunningham, Ken- nedy & Watkins funeral home, at 809 Camercn street, and burial was in Bethel Cemetery. n address will be made before the civic bureau of the Alexandria Cham- ber of Commerce tonight at 8 o'clock by Edward F. Fowler of the civic de- velopment, department of the United States Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be heldtln the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. Funeral services for Altie Elizabeth Haire, 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Haire of Edsalls Station, Fairfax County, who died Saturday night at the home of her parents, will be held at 3 pm. tomorrow at Wheatey’s_mortuary chapel, and con- ducted by Rev. L. F. Kelly of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Julian S. Horton, 16-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. H. Horton, died yesterday at the home of his par- ents, at 305 Queen street, and funeral services will be held from the home tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev. E. M. Delaney, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate. AUTO KILLS BOY OF 6. | Strasburg, Va., Victim Was on Way Home From Sunday School. Special Dispatch to The Star. | STRASBURG, Va., November 26— | virgil Polk, 6-year-old son of Hugh | Polk of Fishers Hill, near here, was | killed today when struck by an automo- | bile. He was returning from Sunday school, walking with companions on Valley pike. The car was driven by New York men. The driver brought the injured boy to the office of Dr. B. R. White here, who ordered him sent to a hospital at Winchester. He died on the way. His parents and seven brothers and sisters survive. Two Wild Turkeys Bagged. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 26.— State Game Warden E. Lee LeCompte shot two wild turkeys at the Woodmont preserve, about 30 miles eash of here. According to Mr. LeCompte turkeys are more plentiful in the highlands of West- ern Maryland than at any other time. Cnml;erland Pastor Called. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 26.— Rev. Willlam Owen, pastor of the Pirst Presbyterian Church here, has accepted a call tendered by the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Greensburg, Pa, P et theft of a bicycle, has been sent to his | The Travelers’ | | —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. 7-year-old “stowaway,” Clarence Terhune, tries plane travel for his triumphant He is shown on arrival at the St. Louis airport from Columbus, Ohio, as he was greeted by —Associated Press Photo. LABOR CONIDERS IMMIGRATION BARS Number of Resolutions Are Ready for Presentation to Convention Today. By the Assoclated Press. NEW ORLEANS, November 26.— Tightening of the bars against immi- gration wishing to come into the United States was scheduled for discussion to- day before the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor. A number of resolutions pertaining to immigration have been presented to the - | resolutions committee, which is ready to report at today’s sessions. Other resolutions before the com- mittee call for passage by Congress of the Kellogg peace treaty and Boulder Dam legislation and for the release of ‘Tom Mooney from his California prison, where he is serving a life sentence for murder. The immigration resolutions propose that the quota provisions of the immi- gration law apply to Mexico, Latin American countries and “islands ad- Jjacent to the United States. Another urges enforcement of immigration re- strictions against “aliens residing in Canada.” An additional resolution states that “al nations should be plac- ed under the allowances as now apply to certain European countries, to the end that employers may not be per- ]mli’t{:ed to flood the country with cheap abor.” Support of the federation for Seattle, Wash., labor unions against the board of education, is sought in another reso- lution which says the Seattle Board of Education demand as a condition of em- ployment or re-employment that “teach- ers of that city must sign individual contracts declaring they are not mem- bers of the American Federation of Teachers or any local thereof and that they will not become members during the term of the proposed contract.” Gen. Booth Is Unchanged. LONDON, November 26 (#).—Gen William Bramwell Booth, commander of the Salvation Army, had a restless night. Otherwise his condition was The Merchants of Washington the Help Wanted classi- fication of The Star as the gickest and most satisfactoury way of securing the help they need. Often the vacancy is filled the same afternoon the advert: ment appears. The best help naturally comea from the best families. Since The Star is delivered into moat of the best homes in Washing- ton and vicinity, its help wanted advertisements are bound to be read by the best people.