Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1928, Page 17

Travelers passing through Union Station can see wha century from this exhibit just placed in the concourse. strides the iron horse has made in”the last It is a reproduction of the historic old pioneer loco- “Best Friend,” which was built in 1830 at West Point, N. Y., and used on the South Carolina Railway. —Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. ¢ ——— Covering a “bad man” of Arkansas. This photo was taken in the suburbs of Little Rock as more than a score of police laid siege 'to a confectionery store across the street, where a_jobless painter, A. L. Devoe, took refu finally dragged out fatally wonnded. ge after turning bandit. He was —Associated Press Photo. ANNEXATION URGED N ARLINGTON U Expert Says Alexandria Re-| | quires Potomac Area for - Orderly Growth. [oecial Dispatch to The Star. ARLINGTON, Vi December 20- llen J. Saville of Richmond, an engi- eer, was put on the stand today as an \expert witness in the annexation suit pf Alexandria against Arlington Coun- ty. He said he had testified in the an- nexation case of the city of Lynchburg gnd is employed in a similar capacity by Alexandria. He had inspected the territory, including the town of Poto- gac, proposed to be annexed, and found that the line of the city taking #n the area would form natural bound- Bries, making a compact body of land fuitable and adaptable to city develop- ment. Assuming that Potomac is to be- ome a part of Alexandria, he said, it is ecessary that the city have control of he area through which the drainage vould pass to the river, making it im- rative that the city gain possession s far north as Four Mile Run. The city should also have a straight Jine eastward from Four Mile Run to the river, he said, as it would be det- gimental both to the city and county %o have a strip of the county land yunning into the city limits. This| would result if Arlington retained the | Jand on the east of the Potomac rail- goad yards, facing on the river. Saville told the court the city would | soon make use of the land on the east of the railroad yards for indus poses. He said the two pl tors of transportation and water —are_favorable to the potentiali the city. Potomac yards, a nec pody of railroads for Southern s ent to the city | between Jalalabad and Kabul. Year of 13 Months Is Urged by Leader Of Calendar Group By the Assoclated Press. Revision of the calendar to pro- vide 13 months of 28 days each was favored by George Eastman, chairman of the national commit- tee on calendar simplification, at the opening of hearings today on the Porter resolution before the House foreign affairs committee. The resolution would author- jze the President to cail an in- ternational conference on calen- dar simplification during 1929 with a view to putting the i3- month calendar in effect in 1933. Mr. Eastman declared the world was fast realizing that the present calendar is impractical and that it was “only a question of time until all nations meet in conference to agree upon a change.” AFGHAN REBELS HOLD JALALABAD ISOLATED Tribesmen Occupy Stronghold. Gathering Near Kabul Re- ported in Peshawar. By the Associated Press. PESHAWAR, India, December 20.— Advices on the Afghanistan situation received today indicated that the rebels were still occupying a strong position They have repulsed all attempts of govern- ment forces to get through to Jalalabad and appeared to be content to hold on merely to keep Jalalabad isolated. The situation to the north of Kabul was more obscure. It appeared, how- | ever, that there was a gathering of tribésmen_from this region in the im- mediate vicinity of Kabul on Friday and Saturday and that there iad been some fighting on both these days. Saville said Washington would sup- ply a large amount of labor for the industries_that will locate in Alex- andria sald in his opinion it 1s necessz city to look ahead years and plan for its future develop- ment. Asked by Maj. Carter Hall, who con- ducted a directed examination for Alex- andria, if he had figures available by which to compare the density of popu- lation of Alexandria with that of other cities of Virginia and North Carolil saville produced statistics to show tha Alexandria, with an average of 9.7 per- sons per acre, has a more dense pop lation than Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Norfolk, in Virginia, and Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Greens- boro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, in North Carolina. The figurés were taken from reports made by officials of those cities in 1926. In the event of annexation the city's population would be increased 24,38 which would give Alexandria an ave age of 5.7 persons per which would still be greater than the popula- tion density of Charlottesville, Lynch-! burg, Asheville, Durham and Greens- boro. Capt. Crandall Mackey, who will con- duct the cross-examination of Saville Jor the county, streauously objected to Reports reaching here state that the { capital has not been disturbed much. i1t was not clear whether this attack from the north was by tribesmen Who have joined the rebellious Shinwaris or by gangs of robbers who banded to- gether for loot. Other provinces were | not disturbed and negotiations were | stil proceeding from Jalalabad. Retired Banker Drops Dead. | LAKELAND, Fla., December 20 | UP).—E. C. Benedict, 55, retired banker { of Syracuse, N. Y., who had been living here for the ! dead, apparently from a heart attack, while bowling in Municipal Park late | yesterday. The body will be sent to | Voorheesvillel N. Y., for bu Bene- | dict was a native of Whitelawn, N. Y. { the line of testimony offered by the expert, but was overruled by the court on every protest. Exceptions were made in each instance. | Prior to calling Saville to the stand | Albert V. Bryan' of counsel for Alex- | andria offered in evidence figures show- ing the extent of the varied arcas on [ the map marked “congestion,” whick last six years, dropped | Germany picks its annual beauty queens. Fraulein Rodziel (center) was awarded first honors and given the title of “Miss Germany.” Second prize went to Fraulein Geechel (left) and third to Fraulein Fall (right). Ice hockey as the professionals play it in Madison Square Garden. snapped near the goal in a recent match in which the New York Americans defeated the Montreal Maroons by a score of 2 to 1. —Assoclated Press Photos. At left and above are views of the impressive mansion where President and Mrs. Coolidge will be guests on their holiday visit to the estate of Howard E. Coffin on Sapeloe Island, off the Georgia coast. They show the picturesque lawn and front of the house, shadowed by moss-laden trees, and the patio. Billy Ranieri, the 10-year-old youngster who told the court he wasn't afraid to testify at the irial of those accused of kid- naping him in Chicago. Billy, shown in the witness chair, dis- played his nerve after being told of the killing of Ole Seully, principal State’s witness in the case, —Associated Press Photo. About half the players were spilled on the ice as this rough bit of action was —Copyright by P. & A. Photos. ROCKVILLE ASSURED OF BOY SCOUT TROOP Chamber of Commerce Unanimous- 1y Adopts Resolution of Willing- ness to Sponsor Move. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 20.—A Boy Scout troop for Rockville is believed to be assured as a result of action by the Rockville Chamber of Comm e at its monthly meeting at the fire house last evening. Douglas Withers and J. W. Talley of Washington, representing the Boy Scouts of America, spoke and the chamber unanimously adopted a resolution ex- movement and its desire to aid and willingness to sponsor steps toward the organization of a troop in Rockville. The resolution also authorized ap- pointment of a committee to secure a scoutmaster, the sentiment of the community is_found favorable, and to co-operate with the council in charge.of this area in starting a troop in Rock- ville. The president, Curtis L. Ward, named as_members of the committee Wwilliam F. Prettyman, J. Brawner Nicholson and Harold C. Smith. The chamber voted Rev. Frank A. Tyler a { honorary member and authorized an ap- propriation of $10 toward the Social Service League of the county. The usual routine business was transacted. CAPTAIN IS SUSPENDED. one_year the licenses of Capt. Egbert { S. Brooks of Baltimore, commander of the Merchants & Miners’ steamer Ker- | shaw, and Capt. Ralph W. C. Smith f Long Island, N. Y., pilot. was prescnted as an exhibit by Cit Manager Paul Morton of Alexandria. The figures were compilgd at the re- quest of Judge E. W, ins, . They found them guilty of negli- gence in’_the collision of the Kershaw with the Dollar liner President Garfleld in Vineyard Soyng last May 31y 2ogipn pressing its interest i the Boy Scout! BOSTON, December 20 (#).—Steam- | | boat inspectors yesterday suspended for ' By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 20.-—A royal flush is one of the luckiest ‘of the com- binations, but Ralph Love, operator of a Chicago beauty parlor, found yester- day that a royal flush is not so lucky when you try to wear it. Love's royal flush consisted of kingly purple hat, suit, topcoat, shirt and socks, and in this garb he appeared at the customhouse today. Unless he can ,raise $9,660 his purple ensemble and 184,830 worth of other articles will be- {come the porperty of the Government. Love and Mrs, Love arrived Sunday {morning on the French linér Paris and declared only $67 worth of foreign pur- chases subject to duty, customs inspec- tors say. Examination of their baggage, however, showed hats, lingerie, trans- | formations and_objects suitable for a | beauty shop estimated by inspectors to {be worth nearly $5000. |”“Thercupon the customs men selzed ments in The Star. Many office positions Royal Purple Flush Bluffed Out of Pot By “Cold Hands™ of Customs Inspectors all the Love baggage with the exception of the royal purple ensemble. The only reason for this exception was that Love himself was inside it. Phillip Eltinge, collector of the port, added 100 per cent to the appraisal of the articles as penalty. Love said he didn’t know where to get the money. FOUND DEAD IN ROOM. Special Dispatch to The STRASBURG, ,, December 20— J. B. Neagle. 58 years old, weight in- spector of the Southern Weighing and Inspection /Bureau, Richmond, was found dead this morning in his hotel room here. Coroner J. W. Keffer and Dr. E. B. Powers gave heart disease as the cause. The body will be sent to Richmond today. He is survived by his wife dnd several sons in Richmond, Star. Competent Office Help Can be secured by well written Help Wanted advertise- You know just the kind of help needed and the qualifications required. Then make this plain in your ;|| advertisement and it is likely the first response will be from one capable of filling the position. X are filled daily by Help Wanted advertisements in The Star. e A e R T A ROUND-UP OF PARIS BAND ENDS TWO-YEAR SEARCH Suspected International Crooks Ac- cused of Operations Total- ing $400;000. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 20.—A band of al- | leged international crooks, whose de- + fraudations during the last two years were said by the police to amount to 10,000,000 francs ($400,000), has been » rounded up. Police announced that they had been hunting for the men placed under ar- Test for two years. The members of the band were alleged to have specialized in altering letters of credit by which they victimized banks in France, England, Argentina, Italy, Spain and Switzer- land. It was stated that they were also wanted " by the Swiss and Spanish police. The men arrested included three Ar- gentines, Jules Cecar Romero. Adolfo de la Fuente and_Antonio Valsamo, and two Italians, Luis Camera and Luis Franconi. SUES FATHER-IN-LAW. Woman Contends Wealthy Califor- nian Enticed Husband From Her. BEAVER, Pa., December 20 (#).— Mrs. Alice C. Moore, 30, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, today filed suit against her father-in-law, Walton N. Moore, who, she claims, is a wealthy resident of San Franci: charging that Moore enticed her husband, Walton N. Moore, jr., from her. She asks $200 a month Jack Miner, whose bird sanc —Associated Press Photo. tuary at Kingsville, Ont., is known to bird lovers the world over, also has many four-legged visitors to his Canadian refuge on the shores of Lake Erie. This little faun knows Jack’s pockets are usually worth investigating when he is hungry. —Associated Press Photo. Pilot Lands Plane With Slight Hurts After Wheels Snap By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 20.—An- other chapter in the bulky boek of airplane daring was written in the skies over the municipal air- port yesterday by Pilot C. Melton of the National Air Transport. One side of Melton's landing gear snapped as he took off. Other pilots took the air and by gestures pointed out his plight. For half an hour Melton circled the fleld, trying to decide whether to use his parachute and aban- don the $12,000 plane, or to at- tempt a landing which almost certainly meant a smashup, if not death. Suddenly - he decided, and pointed the nose of his plane toward the field. The plane tipped over, smashed one wing skid and tilted up on its nose. Melton crawled out of the wreckage with a slight cut on his cheek. MRS. POWELL, AUTHOR, DIES IN ALEXANDRIA 81-Year-0ld Woman Recently Thanked by President for Copy of History of 01d City. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 20.— Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Greg- ory Powell, 81 years old, who died Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis S. Scott, in Brad- dock Heights, were held this afternoon at the Christ Episcopal Church, In- terment was in the Presbyterian Cem- etery. Mrs. Powell, who died after an {ll- ness of four weeks from infirmities of age, was the widow of Dr. Robert Con- rad Powell, and was widely known as a Virginia historian. She is survived by a son, Dr. Llewellyn Powell; a daughter, Mrs. Louis Scott, at whose home she died, and a sister, Thomas Leadbeater. Mrs. Powell d voted many years to gathering ma- terial and writing her book, “The His- tory of Old Alexandria,” recently pub- lished. A copy of the book was re- cently presented to President Coolidge for Mis. Powell, and a letter of thanks was received from the President only a few days ago. She also wrote “Wash- ington’s Last Guard of Honor.” Mrs. Powell was a member of many organizations and historical societies, and had been historian of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution 25 years. She was a member of the Colonial Dames’ Society of America, Mary Washington Society and United Daughters of the Confed- eracy. It was through the efforts of Mrs. Powell and her research that the grave of the Unknown Hero of the Revolu- tion was discovered in the church- yard of the historic Presbyterian Meet- ing House, on South Fairfax street, maintenance and $50,000 from an estate held in trust for her husband by his | father, i The Moores were married in Cleve- g:d May 6, 1923, x;{’\g came to Beaver unt Y O Coup it OBy 19265 Bysr st and a tablet to the memory of the unknown was unveiled by her. Revival of the linen industry has caused a decrease in unemployment in ARLNGTONPLA * ROAD CERENONY D. C. Officials to Be Invited to Lee Highway Reopening December 29. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va. December 20.— Advised by the contractors, Corson & Gruman, that Lee Highway, which has been closed for widening from Rosslyn to Cherrydale, will be again ready for traffic in a few days, the road commit- tee of the Arlington County Chamwer of Commerce met today and arranged |for ‘an_elaborate celebration to mark | the formal reopening Saturday, De- cember 29. Officials of the National Capital will be asked to join with county officials | and officers and members of the cham- ber in making the formal reopening of | the highway a memorable affair. Tenta- | tive plans call for a parade, preceding the ceremony, to form in Washington and to traverse the stretch of the im- | provement. P. P. Woodridge, secretary {of the chamber was instructed to re- quest of the Washington authorities permission to start the procession in that place. Miss_Hazel Arth, winner of the At- water Kent Radio Foundation audition, who arrives in Washington tonight from New York, where she received first hon- ors in the song contest, will be greeted by Mr. Woodbridge and requested to cut the ribbon, which act will formally open the road. It is expected the road will be opened to traffic a few days prior to the formal ceremony. Children attend- ing schools reached by use of the high= way will participate in the parade and business houses will be requested to enter floats. The committee on arrangements con- sists of William P. Ames, chairman: Leon Arnold, Fred Windbridge, J. O. Burke and E. M. Shreve. FREE ENTRY IS SOUGHT. Congress to Be Asked to Lift Duty on Bells for College. AMES, Iowa, December 20 (#).— Congress will be asked to pass a special act to admit, duty free, from England 26 bells to add to the campanile at Iowa State College, Prof. Herman Knapp, business manager, announced. The chimes were given to the col- lege under terms of the will of the late Dean Edgar W. Stanton. Ten bells, |now in place, were brought here, dut; {lfii by act of Congress February 15, Delivery of the new bells, which will | cost about $25,000 and will weigh 17,000 pounds, is expected July 1, 1929, if Con- gress approv RS sl Legion Women to Give Benefit. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., December 20.— The Woman's Auxiliary of Arlington Post, American Legion. will give a card party tonight in_the Rucker Building here for the benefit or disabled veterans of the World War confined in the Naval Hospital at Hampton, Voy we.;