Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1928, Page 17

A new view of the Washington skyline from the approach to the city over the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Members of the Fine Arts Commission were taken up on the Washington end of the uncompleted bridge yesterday to obtain this view. The Lincoln Memorial and the Monument stand out in the picture with the Post Office Department between them. —Associated Press Photo. At right: The country's healthiest farm girl and boy at the Chicago Stock Show. They are Thelma Svarstad, 17, of Brown k., and William Tobias, 15, of The bus “To St. Louis” takes a detour. It led through the brick wall of the general store at Pattonville, a St. Louis suburb, and caused considerable excitement, but no injury to customers or the storekeeper. Workmen are here tackling the problem of getting the bus out again. Ken Strong’s sideline inspiration. gridiron star, with his bride-to York stage beauty. in June, after Strong’s graduation. —Associated Press Photo. The New York University -be, Miss Rella Harrison, former New The wedding is understood to be fixed for a date —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. MEXICAN WORKERS AND STATE BREAK Federation Orders Members to Resign From Positions With Government. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 7.—A wide | cleavage between C. R. O. M., the Mex- ican Federation of Labor, and the gov- ernment was seen today in orders issued | by the labor organization to members to retire from posts they occupied in either the federal or state governments. This action was followed by special | sessions of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, with both bodies passing votes of confidence in President Portes Gil. Members of C. R. O. M..at a con- vention also passed resolutions with- drawing their delegates from participa- tion in the congress of representatives of workers and employers which is con- sidering labor legislation fostered by the Mexican President The action of the federation was| taken after President Portes Gil had | sent a message to the convention deny- | ing charges made during its sessions | that members of the organizati were being persecuted in various parts of | Mexico. The President also denied that he had been active against the organi- zation while gove Tamaulipas, where most of Mexico’s oil industry is centered. The President also denied the request of the organization that he intcrfere with the production of a play in a Mexico City theater which the labor unions claimed was critical of them. Portes Gil said that he stood by the statement made in his inaugural ad- right to eriticize would respected and protected by his administration. This declaration was praised by speak- ers in the Chamber and Se cussing the situation A majority of the speakers severely censured the labor organization and its president, Luis N Moronees, former minister of labor. RUINS OF EXPLOSION SEARCHED FOR BODIES Thrée Known Dead and Nine In- jured as Blast Wrecks Three Buildings. By the Assoclated Pres NEW YORK, December 7.—Search for bodies in the wreckage of three small buildings destroyed by an explo- &on yesterday on the upper East Side was in progress today. Three men are known to have been killed and nine injured, but sought to determine whether four others had been buried by the blast which wrecked the Kill-All Disinfecting Co. on East One Hundred and Eighth street and two adjoining structures. A man Wwho had been in the disinfecting plant a short time before the ported that six persons building when com Agnited, e in the rnor of the state of | nate in dis- | firemen | explosion re- | King’s Pet Dog, Grieving Master, Has No Appetite By the Associated Press. s LONDON, December 7.—One of the most_pathetic figures in Buck- ingham Palace these days is King George's Cairn _terrier, who has spent most of the time since his royal master became ill crouching in the corridor leading to the royal apartment.e Only Princess Mary has been able to coax the terrier to take a little food. The dog makes dashes for the King's Toom when any one emerges, but it is always captured before reaching an _electric door screen which prevents drafts. SERVICES ARE HELD FOR MURDER VICTIMS Woman and Grandchild Are Buried | in Same Grave in Pros- pect Hill. Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Leola Miskimon, 43, and her 5-year-old granddaughter, Norma Midkiff, both of 349 Eleventh street southeast, who were shot to death | Wednesday by Thomas Beale Miskimon, |5 | then killed himself. The funeral was held at the William | H. Scott funeral parlors at 409 Eighth | street southeast. Services were con- ducted by Dr. John E. Briggs of the | Fifth Baptist Church. Grandmother | and granddaughter were buried in the | same grave in Prospect Hill Cemetery. | The body of Mr. Miskimon was moved | from the District Morgue today to the ' Deal undertaking establishment, but funeral arrangements are awaiting the arrival from Philadelphia of his daugh- { ter, Mrs. Corinne Roberts. SE T O {FIRST PORTUGUE 20-Year-01d Flyer Plans Good-Will Flights to European Capitals. By the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, December 7.—The first Portuguese woman flyer to obtain her brevet is 20-year-old Masia de | Lourdes Braga Teixeira. She is & | grand-niece of Theophilo Braga, first | President of the Portuguese Republic. | She has just finished two days of tests at the aviation camp at Cintra. In an interview today the aviatrix said that her great ambition was to i make a flight across the South Atlantic, but that at first she would like to make short flights to various European cap- itals in order to make Portugal’s avia- tion known, although she has no plane to realize her ambition. The newspaper Seculo has suggested 7, husband of Mrs. Miskimon, ‘Vh"‘Children Carried to Safety as , Mich. —Wide World Photos. Tradition has it that there is much matrimonial hope for the winner of the annual “Catherinette” race in Paris. Here is the winner finishing 25 years are eligible to compete. idens of Only unmarried nder the escort of the “mayor” of the “Republic of Montmartre,” —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. The wheat king of the West. C. Edson Smith, a real dirt farmer of Corvallis, Mont., with some of the prize wheat that earned the national wheat-growing championship for him again at the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago. 1t would take the whole police force to hold him. Max Rosenstock, lightweight strong man of New York, demonstrates a sturdy back by lifting 27 Los Angeles policemen standing on a plank. He is only 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 162 pounds. —Wide World Photos. —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. FROSTBURG FLAMES ROUT 3 FAMILIES $3,000 in Bonds and Securities in Trunk Are Burned. Special Dispatch to The Star. FROSTBURG, Md., December 7.— The Standish mansion, an apartment house and landmark, was gutted by fire early today, driving out three families in night ciothes. The flames were dis- covered by Waller Anthony, who broke in the front door and carried out Mil- dred, 6 years old, and Irman, 5, children | of E. C. Sausman, who was away at | work. Mrs. Sausman was aroused. | Mr. and Mrs. Ned Harden, occupying an apartment, barely escaped suffoca- tion. Miss Elizabeth Stevenson fled from her apartment in a bathrobe, abandon- ing $3,000 bonds and securities locked in a trunk, which was destroyed. A fourth apariment was unoccupied. The build- | ing is owned by Olin Beall and the 1o $11,000, is partially covered by insu ance. 1 Teacher to Be Honored. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., December 7.— Miss Ella M. Boston, who served 30 years as a teacher and principal in the colored schools of Arlington County, retiring October 1, will be signally honored at a reception to be held for her tonight in the Lomax A. M. E. | Church. _Addresses will be delivered by Prof. Fletcher Kemp, county super- intendent of schools; W. E. A. McShea, former member of the county school board; Rev. W. A. Gray, Rev. J. W. Carroll and Rev. Joseph H. Lee. A pro- gram is being arranged by a com- mitiee headed by Leon C. Baltimore, | that Portuguese women co-operate to sent her with a plane for the pur- SCy | president of the Arlington County School Teachcis' Association. Colored Employe Charged With| Shooting Near Warrenton. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va, December 7.— Cornelius R. Tompkins, 81 years old, died last night in Fauquier Hospital from wounds inflicted, police say, by John Martin, colored. He was unmar- ried and lived alone on a farm near Casanova. Martin had been in his em- ployment for years. They are said to have quarreled, and Martin fired three times through Mr. Tompkins' body. accopding to the police. Martin is in jail. JOHNSON GIVEN CUP. Poultry of Washington Base Ball Manager Win Show Honors, Speclal Dispateh to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., December 7.— Among the trophy winners in the Mary- land State Poultry Show, which ended at the State Armory here last night, were Walter Johnson, manager of the Washington American League Base Ball Club, and Elisha Thompson of Wash- |ington. Johnson was_awarded a cup for the best trio of Buff Rocks. Thomp- son exhibited the best Rhode Island Reds. —_— Washington is known as the city of wide avenues and beautiful buildings. Among these buildings are some un- usually beautiful churches. There is no better way to ascertain the locations of the churches in Washington than to read the church pages of the Saturday Star. There you will find a large number of Washington churches conveniently ar- ranged according to denomination, with the location, pastor's name, sermon sub- jects, special music, etc. Let the Saturday Star be of assist- ance to you in deciding where to attend church on Sunday. DEMOCRATS INVITE ‘BOLTERS’ TO RETURN| Richmond Committee Action Fol-| lowed by Discussion of Raskob Resignation Request. RICHMOND, Va., December 7 (#).— The city Democratic committee here last_night extended the olive branch to all Democrats who voted for Herbert Hoover on November 6. The committee adopted resolutions designed to merge all party factions to carry on a united party front. Only one dissenting vote marked the ! passage of the resolutions. A resolutio offered by Miss Morris, member of Lec j ward, asking the State Democratic com- | mittee and the national Democratic, committee to bring about the resigna- | tion of John J. Raskob as chairman of the national committee was tabled after a warm disc | TAX PENALTY APPLIED. Many in Fairfax County Fail Pay- ments Under State Law. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., December 7.—Due to a Tecent change in the State law, the 5 per cent penalty for delinquency in | paying taxes went into effect in Fair- tax County yesterday instead of Decem- ber 16, as previously. In spite of the! fact that notice was printed at the bot- | tom of each of the tax bills sent out by | County Treasurer F. W. Huddleson and publicity given through the press, many failed to pay. Returns have been re- ceived to date from approximately 60 per cent of the county's taxpayers. An additional penalty of 5 per cent will be | attached for failure to pay by June 16, Leaping hydroplanes of Californi the national outboard championship Calif., this week, and here is a try-out leap of 30 feet. ia. They are competing in regatta at Lake Elsinore, The boats shoot up an inclined board and the distance is measured like a broadjump. —Wide World Photos. Diamond Jack Wins On Decision Gun in Belt Is Not Hidden By the Assoclated Press. i DENVER, December 7.—“Diamond Jack” Alterie, one-time Chicago gun- man, doesn't carry concealed weapons, a jury in Justice Court decided yes- terday. Alterie, now a rancher, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon Oc- tober 27, ‘when he went to the Union Statlon to do a little cheering for his favorite presidential candidate. Alterie and several henchmen testified yester- day the gun he carried was not con- cealed—it was stuck in his belt in plain sight. “We agree,” said the jury, when the plece of artillery “Diamond Jack” was carrying was exhibited in court, “that gun couldn’t be concealed in anything smaller than a hay loft.” The case was dismissed. 'DEAD MAN BELIEVED | FROM LONG ISLAND Victim of Skull Fracture Identi- fied by Picture as William Nickolos, Missing. Special Dispatch to The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 7.— While preparations were being made last night for the burial today of the unidentified man found near Accotink, | Va, with his skull fractured, a week ago, & telegram was received by the po- lice from Suffolk County, Long Island, authorities that the dead man prob- ably was William Nickolos of Riverhead, Long Island. Nickolos had been missing and the picture sent out by the Alexandria po- lice of the unidentified man here was recognized by his_friends. The tele- gram from Long Island said Nickolos !/ had a brother, Harry, at Orlando, Fla. olice have wired the authorities there to locate Harry Nickolos. A lot had been donated by an anonymous citizen for the dead man's interment, to save him from a potter's grave. Pending | word from Florida the body will be held longer. It is at Wheatley's Mortuary. WOMAN WINS VACVQUITTAL. Jury Clears Mother of Husband’s Death in Six Minutes. MADILL, Okla., December 7 (#).— Deliberating only 6 minutes, a jury in District Court here yesterday ac- {quitted Mrs. Ola Kimberlin, 21, mother of two children, of a murder charge in connection with the shooting of her husband last August. Mrs. Kimberlin pleaded self-defense, testifying she shot her husband when he threatened her after they had sep- arated. Bequests to Pallbearers. COLUMBIA, Pa., December 7 (#).— Four men who served as pallbearers for | Mrs. Emma K. Lundy and for' her hus- | and_after that date interest will also be charged at the rate of 6 per cent. ® band three years before her death are to recelve $200 each under her will, = CONFESSED SLAYER FACES NEW PROBES Man Who Admits Murder of Boy, 7, Denies He Killed Other Children. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 7.—Police of Detroit and several Eastern cities were eo-operating today in an effort to learn whether Peter Kudzinowski, confessed slayer, was responsible for the disap- pearance of several children whose fate is puzzling. After admitting he had killed Joseph Storela, 7, in a swamp near Secaucus, N. J,, November 17, and Harry Quinn, a fellow worker, in Scranton, Pa., in | March, 1924, he said he had attempted to abduct a boy and a girl in New York City several months ago. Brooklyn authorities requested he be questioned concerning the disappear- ance two years ago of 4-year-old Billy Gaffney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Gaffney of Brooklyn. Despite long questioning, however, the 28-year-old former section hand reiterated time after time “Joe was the only boy I killed.” Arrested for Drunkenness. Kudzinowskl was arrested here for | drunkenness. His actions in a cell aroused suspicion and _questioning | brought his confessions. _After_detail- | ing to Inspector Fred Frahm his two unsuccessful attempts at abduction, | Kudzinowski said, “I made up my mind Joe wouldn't get away. I fooled him and he didn't get loose like the other kids_did.” After persuading the boy to accom- pany him by taking him to a motion picture show and buying him candy, Kudzinowski said he and the boy went t0 a swamp near Secaucus. His account Jof the crime ended with the assertion: “He yelled for his mother and I was afraid Some one on the highway might hear, 50 I took ot my pocket knife and cut his throat.” Details Later Movements. Late that night, he added, he caught | a freight train to Scranton, then went to Buffalo and from there to Detroit. He waived extradition and probably will be turned over to New Jersey offi- cers for return to Jersey City. Au- thorities at Scranton have not found the body of Quinn, and Kudzinowski said his memory was hazy on the kill- ing. Police say he appears subnormal n;lt‘ntally although rational in conversa- tion, Grange Officers Elected. Special Dispatch to The Star. FORESTVILLE, Va. December 7.— Great Falls Grange of Forestville has re-elected Oswald Carper as master for the coming year; Claude Jenkins, over- seer; Mrs. Russell Hicks, lecturer; Ar- thur Wood, steward; Henry Shroy, as- sistant _steward; Charles” Henderson, chaplain; William Walker, = treasurer: Mrs. Mark Turner, secretary; M. M. Shirkey, gatekeeper; Miss Virginia Shir- key, Ceres; Miss Elsie Jenkins, Romona; Miss Beulah Pirkey, Flora; lady assiste ant steward, Miss Dorothy Tavenner, p -