Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 4

HOOVER JOURNEYS TOHILL GOUNTRY Visits Mountains Overlooking Rio as Mrs. Hoover Goes Shopping. BY REX COLLIER, Btaft Correspondent of The Star. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, December 22.—President-elect Herbert Hoover took | enough time today, sandwichad in be- tween official functions in the city, to go on a motor trip many miles up the mountains which flank the capital of the largest republic south of the Rio Grande. Accompanied by Henry P. Fletcher, American Ambassador to Rome, Mr. Hoover made the trip in an open car, the soft mountain air helping to temper the intense Summer heat which is fashionable at Christmas time on this side of the Equator. A wide variety of exquisite sceaery charmed the party all along the trail, which skirted the Atlantic before plung- ing up the side of the mountain. The automobiles in the party traveled along narrow gravel roads. Every time an ox cart, a popular means of transportation in the moun- tain region, was encountered, the cars ‘would have to maneuver for position to get past. The pack mules, also fre- quent hereabouts, offered less difficulty, but even some of these got by with a tight squeeze. Grown-up and barefoot children swarmed to the front of the occasional adobe huts along the trail, in bold contrest to the bustle of the large metropolitan city the party had left be- hind a short while before. The road was flanked by palms, banana trees, and tropical greenery enlivened by the riot of color of wild flowers. A magnificent view rewarded the trav- elers at Tijuca, perched on the moun- tain top, the objective of the journey. Spread out miles below them, Rio looked like & toy city, and the Utah, Mr. Hoo- wer’s traveling home, like a black speck aguinst the silver of the harbor. ‘While the President-elect was moun- taineering, Mrs. Hoover was shopping in the Rio stores, presumably for Christ- mas presents for herself and their son Allan. At her special request, elaborate preparations are going forward for an old-fashioned Christmas dinner aboard the Utah. The wardroom, where 60 cov- ers will be laid, is being gayly decorated with all the old familiar Christmas trimmings, not forgetting a large Christ- mas tree. The ship’s officers, newspa- per men, and Fnotonlnhm attached to the party will partake of the dinner. Santa Claus will be there in person to distribute the presents. The celebration will mark a radical ehange in the Hoovers’ practice for the t several years, when the Christmas has been set up principally for their grandehildren. THRIFT SHOP TO STAY OPEN TOMORROW - Dolls to Be on Sale Until 9 0'Clock at Night for Benefit of Charities. New’ Christmas dolls donated by prominént Washingtonians for the ben- efit of four child welfare agencies will remain on sale at the Thrift Shop, 504 Tenth street, until 9 o'clock tomorrow night, it was_announced last night by Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chairman of this permanent rummage sale for charit Mnnyy have been sold, Mrs. Dougherty said, but there remains a supply of at- tractive dolls “handsome enough to go into the finest homes in Washington.” Thé operation of the Thrift Shop erally, Mrs. Dougherty considers has n a very substantial success. It has netted sums for child welfare which have more than satisfled its backers. ‘The only real difficulty, it was ex- plained, now is to keep sufficient stock on hand to satisfy the demand. The shop is in need of more materials, Mrs. Dougherty said, wearing apparel, house- hold articles, books, magazines or any articles usually found in rummage sales. An appeal has been sent out by Mrs. Dougherty for gifts of pieces of china, and she is hoping to hold a china sale soon. plates, cups and saucers from sets which have been broken will be welcome, she sald. The shop is run for the benefit of the Children's Hos- ital, the Child Welfare Society, the dren’s Country Home and ! prenatal clinic of Columbia Hospital. —_— MRS. AGNES CROXALL’S FUNERAL TAKES PLACE Victim of Double Pneumonia, Ac- tive Member of D. A. R., Buried in Rock Creek Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes wy Croxall, 1352 Columbia road, who died Thursday in George Wash- ington University Hospital of dou- ble pneumonia, were held yesterday from Hines' Undertaking Establishment, Pourteenth and Harvard streets. She was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Croxall was the widow of Mor- 76 L. Croxall, former disbursing officer of the Navy Department. She was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames Society and of the District of Columbia Boclety of Mayflower Descendants. She is survived by two brothers, Ar- thur B, and Walter A. Browne, and a sister, Mrs. Edith Browne Speers, all of this city. DR. CHAS. H. GAGE DEAD. | Heart Failure Takes Inventor of| Car Coupler Here. JDr. Charles H. Gage, 61 years old, ventor of a car coupler, died suddenly bed last night in his room at the National Hotel. A physician from Emergency Hospital attributed his death to heart disease. According to Maj. L. W. Searles, president of the Automatic Car 'Coupler Corporation, of which Dr. Gage was one of the principal stockholders, the latter has been active for many years as an inventor and in experi- menting with coal-gas properties. Dr. Gage is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell Gage, and one daughter, who lives in California. He was a member of the Albert Pike Consistory ©of Masons. He had been living at the hotel for the past seven years. ™ Sootch War Fiddler Dies. Veterans who traveled on troop trains of the Highland Reilway of Scotland during the World War are grieved over ‘the death of James Macqueen of Forres recently. Macqueen distinguished him- self during the war by boarding trains earrying soldiers to the front and play- ing Highland tunes to cheer the youths. He was a familiar figure at every station, where he would leave one train and greet those on trains that followed. H S 2 Apartment Fire Loss $50,000. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December 22 .—Seventeen families were made eless tonight when fire destroyed the Colonial apartments in an exclusive ‘umnun district here, causing dam- #ge estimated at $50,000, he | America which at this moment keeps BRAZIL ACCLAIMS HOOVER ON BUSIEST DAY OF LATIN TOUR (Continued From First Page.) other visitors who flowed through the building in a steady stream. After gnatching about 60 minutes’ rest, the Hoovers late In the evening went to the presidential palace for the state dinner. There was a brilliant company of guests, including diplomats and mem- bers of the American naval and the French military missions to Brazil. Greeting Mr. Hoover as a friend of bumanity, President Washington Luis said: “He is undoubtedly a great. repre- sentative of a great nation. He pos- sesses and has carried to a very high | degree all the fundamental qualities of his race, all the virtues of the noble people to whom he belongs.” Reviews His Work. After reviewing Mr. Hoover’s work in and since the war, the Brazilian Presi- dent said with a dramatic gesture: “Were it still itted to concede titles, I would demand for Mr, Hoover that of ‘friend of humanity’ The qualities of his aspirations =nd of the ideals which have put in evidence the name of Hoover from a substratum, & basic condition of that aiready formed race, that already constituted people, that already organized nation in North and maintains highest type of civilization. “Its political institutions are original and splendid. - They maintain and de- velop all individual rights and all public liberties. They powerfully confirm re- publican democracy and give satisfac- tion to our present-day anxieties and aspirations.” “All the fundamental ideas of West- ern civilization, work, capital, propert; family and God and religion, are con- sccrated as the essence of that great nation. In fact, the words ‘union anc United States’ are conserved in laws, but the word ‘American’ has been cx- alted by the coming of this great peo- ple.” Receive After Banguet. After the banquet President Wash- ington Luis and Mr. Hoover received more than 1,000 prominent personages of the capital at the presidential pal- ace, which was elaborately decorated with roses as the motif. Eleven of the grand salons were named variously by the flower colors, such as green, yellow, red and pink, while others were named for former Presidents. ‘The gardens behind the palace ex- tending down almost to the waters of the harbor were gaily lighted and opened to the guests. The profusion of flowers and shrubs were topped by lofty palms, some of them the highest in the city. Mr. Hoover will end his stay in Rio de Janeiro tomorrow after a church service in the morning and another automobile ride in the afternoon. The battleship Utah will sall at 4 p.m. di- rect for Key West, Fla. where Mr. | Hoover will take a special train for | Miami. He is to teke up his residence {on the estate of J. C. Penney, near | Miami, until he goes to Washington for { his inauguration. Mr. Hoover's Reply. Replying to President Luls, Mr. Hoo- ver said: between our two peoples has always been most hapryA “No one could fail to be moved by the hundreds of thousands of smiling men and women and joyous children who lined your streets in demonstra- tion of the feeling they have toward my countrymen. No language can in- terpret the overwhelming waves of sentiment they have extended to us. It is itself proof of complete confi- dence in the serene and helpful friend- ship between our countries. “We have established between us a powerful tradition of earnest co-opera- tion to common welfare. To maintain that tradition is not only an obligation but a satisfaction to every leader in my country. To impair or destroy its growth would be an act of un- paralleled wickedness for In it lies the most benevolent of all human forces, that of peace not through fear but through affection. “hle;:uhldp I:et'een nations is far more dependent upon sympathy and understanding than upon material in- terests. But the cultivation of forces which lead to this end does not pre- clude mutual economic interest. Some persons seem to think that trade be- tween nations is solely for money~ making purposes and therefore is more often a source of friction than of good Will. Yet as a matter of fact economie interchange is & part of the whole and mutual civilization. Example of Mutuality. “I know of no better instance of eco- nomic mutuality of nations than that of Brazil and the United States. A large part of Brazil lies in the tropical zone and possesses unlimited oppor- tuntiy for tropical productions. My country is wholly in the temperate zone. ‘With every advance of human comfort and luxury, with every step of inven- tion, ‘the exchange of products of the tropical and temperate zones, which neither can itself produce, has become of a more vital importance, “A century ago our countries could and did live a primitive life without the exchange of products of the tem- perate zone for coffee, rubber and a score of other articles. Today, how- ever, but for the products we exchange not a single automobile would run, not a single dynamo turn, not a telephone, telegraph or radio operate, and a thou- sand daily luxuries would disappear. In fact, without these exchanges .of commodities huge masses of humanity who have become dependent upon an intensive and highly attuned civilization could not be kept alive. Life Blood of Civilization, “I could folnt out the same de- pendent relations on trade in almost every country. Therefore, let none think that international trade is only the noisy dickering of merchants and bankers—it is the life blood of modern civilization. “Another form of exchange where mutual interests rise to the highest as- pects, is the exchange of scientific ideas, experience in government, intellectual thought and culture. “In our two great continents we are still in the making of & material civili- zation. We are still engaged in expan- sion of transportation, electrical power development and improvement of ag- riculture. We are still pushing high- ways across plains and mountains. We | are still bridging streams, digging har- bors and waterways, we are still com- bating the rewages of disease. We are about to undertake communication hy airplane. “The experience in applied science and in administration which each of us “You have given expression to the noble and elevated friendship of Bra- 2l for my country and you have formu- lated in words of courtesy the welcome which has overwhelmed myself and my colleagues since our landing yesterday on your shores. “It is difficult, indeed, to make a re- ply which adequately represents the re- sponse of all our hearts to the atmos- h of charming kindness and friend- of the peovle of your great city. pe my visit here will be accepted as the responsive sentiment of 110,000, 000 of my countrymen toward the peo- ple of Brazil. “I know that on these occasions it is usual to refer to refer to that unbroken span of good will which traverses the whole history of our two continents. Nor is it trite or commonplage to give voice to these facts for when true pressions and experiences is but the glow of a responsive human heart. has been good will far beyond the for- mal relationships between natlons. It has been proven by sympathy and mutual support in times of trial and by mutual satisfaction in times of suc- cess and triumph. u)r(;ver ah:s ; ;llglud passed even iy our words of lo- matic commufjigpsion. lic opjio 0 friends meet the renewal of their ex-| It | | gains from these undertakings is the + joint fund of us all. Science and tech- | nology know no fears and know all | languages. Nor is this fleld of intel- | lectual ideas and exchanges corfined to i sclence and technology and the results | of scientific research. The development | of literature, art, music and drama, the inspiration of lofty thought, morals and ideals are forces which make for in- creasing satisfaction and nobility among | men. | Desires Organized Effort. “I should like to sec a more definitely organized effort not only between cul- tural _institutions—especially students, teachers and professional men—of my country and your country, but between all our Western nations. We all have something vital to contribute to each other, and it is espeelally from these exchanges and contacts that we gain the respect and esteem which so greatly rengthen the foundations of interna- tlonal friendship. “I feel our intcllectual exchanges must be expanded beyond the daily news, motion pictures and other inci- dentals, They cannot give a full cross section of the national culture of any one of us. “The news is conces with. the events of the days and mw. Above: The Red Wing at Laurel, Md., destroyed by fire last night. Two hundred children marched out safely. Below: Laurel's one piece of fire apparatus with which volunteers stopped the spread of the flames. —Star Staff Photos. 200 CHILDREN FLEE TO SAFETY AS FIRE . DESTROYS THEATER (Continued From First Page.) manned by Leonard Timmons, arrived at the scene, after having been pushed down hill to start the motor, and vol- unteers of the department sflr&ng into action. The theater was blazing and beyond control. The firemen concen- trated their efforts on saving buildings on either side. Two Buildings Catch Fire. ‘The Midway Garage and the resi- dence of Casper Kaiser both caught fire but the damage was confined to the roofs. Dr. H. L. Leonard of Hyattsville, chief of the rescue squad of the Prince Georges County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, also went to assist the fire fighters, but injuries were confined to a mashed finger. ‘Townspeople critized the one fire truck as inadequate. A movement is under way for purchase of new equip- ment. The fire loss was estimated at from $10,000 to $12,000. WATER SYSTEM GUARDED AFTER SNIPER SHOOTING California Feud Called Result of Vote on Utilities Project Near Los Angeles. By the Assoctated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 22— Armed guards tonight stood watch over workmen on a water distribution sys- tem in the Hynes and Clearwater dis- tricts, after two truck drivers, deliver- ing pipe for installation, narrowly es- caped death from snipers’ bullets to- day. %‘he drivers, were fired upon from ambush, bullets shattefing the wind- shields of both trucks. Sheriffs' officers said the bullets were fired from a dis- tance of approximately 300 yards. The sniping is believed by officers be the outgrowth of a community feud between nents and opponents of the water distribution system, while recently was voted by the districts, $500,000 GIVEN SCHOOL. Washington U. Gets Oscar John- sog Memorial Fund. ST. LOUIS, December 22 (#)—A Christmas gift of $500,000 to Washing- ton University for an institute for re- search and study of eye, ear and nose diseases as a memorial to the late Oscar Johnson, one of the founders of the In- ternational Shoe Co., was announced to- day by Dr. W. McKim Marriott, dean |t the Ne of the school of medicine. The money was given by Mrs. Oscar Johnson and three children of Mr. Johnson. Scientific work on diseases of the eye In the new institute will be under the direction of Dr. Harvey J. Howard, formerly director of the eye department of the Rockefeller Medical Schoot in Peking, China. Teaching will be di- rected by Dr. Lee Wallace Dean, former dean of the medical school at the Uni- versity of Iowa. % RAIL STATION PLEA ISSENTTOB. & 0. Silver Spring Seeks Modern Passenger and Freight Terminal. The proposal of the Silver Spring passenger and freight terminal to ses ! well as the Maryland metropolitan area {has_been forwarded to the Baltimore | & Ohio Rallroad. Railroad officials at Baltimore, al- though they have not yet received the proposal, indicated that there was lit- tle likelihood that the proposal would be put into effect unless it could be shown that the new terminal was an actual necessity. With a passenger terminal at Sflver iSprin‘. backers of the movement de- clare, it would be but a few minutes’ drive from that point to any section of | north or northwest Washington lying {north of Columbia road. Furthermore, | it was stressed, the terminal would serve more than a third of the population of Washington in addition to. the rapidly developing Maryland area. Movement Pushing Out. ‘The proposed terminal would be three miles to Chevy Chase and three and a half to Bethesda over the broad Sil- ver Spring-Bethesda boulevard, now under way and to be completed next Summer. The great arterial highways | of Sixteenth street, now nearing com- pletion, to the heart of Silver Spring, | and of Georgia avenue, it was suggested, go direct to the center of the populous northwest. From these broad traffic lanes radiate many streets and avenues to every part of upper Washington. The rapid strides which have at- tended the growth of the Natipn’s Capi- tal, the Chamber of Comme! points out, have pushed the center of DOPH- lation in the District of Columbia close to the intersection of Sixteenth street and Columbia road, and the mets - itan development of greater Wnrgz)ox- ton is being carried on as one big city into Maryland suburbs of which Silver Spring and Chevy Chase are the centers. This spread of population toward the North, it was_explained, is steadily in- creasing the distance for travel of pas- sengers to and from Union Station and for the handling of freight to and from the freight terminals located in distant sections of the city, until these dis- tances now vary from 4 miles up.to 10_and 12. The Union Station, it was pointed out, is admirably located to serve all down- town Washington and all of the resi- dential sections of the city except the large and populous area north of a line drawn east and west at Sixteenth street and Columbia road. Beyond that point there is said to exist a real need for nearby freight and passenger facilities. A recent census shows a population in that portion of the Dis- trict of Columbia of over 180,000 and to this number the Chamber of Commerce says should be added more than 30,000 living in the adjoining suburbs around Silver Spring, Chevy Chase and Bethesda. Journey Too Long. ‘Too much time, money and energy is being expended in mal the trips to and from the Union Station, it w-:‘m dahlxixe&w when m‘t.r.veleu to Washington livi or goi to North V{lmblnan oouu;d r;ach their destina- tion by easy stages from Silver 3 The same also is said to home with regard to freight shipments. This area is the destination of an ever-in- creasing volume of lighter classes of freight, destined to the home owner, the business house or the bullding sup~ ply dealer, all of which must be trucked for much longer distances than neces- sary or desirable at a greater cost in time and money. The express situation might also be improved, it was sug- gested, by a hook-up with the proposed terminal. Tt is not the intention of the backers of this plan, it was explained, to estab- lish a large freight center, but to es- tablish a depot with sufficient yet limited trackage reasonably to meet the needs of the territory involved. According to Silver Spring business men, it is vital, therefore, that ample provision be made by the Baitimore & Ohio Railroad to serve not only the im- mediate needs of the public in this large area, but also to make wise and ample provision for future needs. INDIANS ASK HUNTING PERMIT FOR CHRISTMAS Appeal to Idaho Governor EBliminate Closed Seasons All Year 'Round. By the Associated Press. BOISE, Idaho, December 22.—The Great Spirit has held out an open hand ez Perce Indiens, who will have a big dinner and plenty of dancing Christmas. Gov. H. C. Baldridge was 5o informed in a letter from Chief David W. Scott, aged ruler of Nez Perces, who put out a _strol hing his braves would like Santa to bring them. Chief Scott asked that besides plenty of food for his tribesmen, he desired to see the governor on the matter of let- ting the Indians hunt all year without licenses. | to OLD CLAIM IS RAISED. North Carolina Residents Ask Cot- ton Tax Refund From U. 8. RALEIGH, N. C, December 22 (#). —Claims of citizens of North Carolina amounting to $2,686,964 in direct taxes paid to the Federal Government on éot- ton in the years 1866-1868 are involved in a bill to be heard before the ways and means committee in the national House of Representatives January 4, QGov. McLean was notified in a tele- gram from the clerk of the committee today. The bill, if enacted, would grant Southern States the right to sue the United States Government for the sum of the taxes paid during the three years. Flint Mayor Is Acquitted. FLINT, Mich, December 22 (4).— Mayor William H. McKeighan was Fqulbt{ed }:,onl[h& lhy a Cllrcult Court ury of charges of conspiracy to de- fraud in the September 4 primary elec- tion here, s wickedness is often greater news than righteousness, probably because it is more unusual. The moving picture cannot give a full perspective of na- tional character for it is in the main concerned with entertainments. “I am offering no criticism of these agencles, but I only hope that we may definitely organize and greatly enlarge those exchanges that make for more lofty appreciations and for more vital force in human ‘progress. “Mr. President I would that I could adequately express the admiration which I have for the beautiful city which is proof of the progress of a great nation. And again I should like to express ap- preciation for the gratitude which I and my colleagues feel toward you and the people of Brazil for the reception which we have received. It demonstrates the charming courtesy and hospitality so highly developed in your people. “In conclusion I pray that divine rrovidence may continue to guide the leaders of our countries in those courses which uphold and maintain our mutual faith, . And I wish. to express by ad- miration for the leadership you ‘have glyen & great nation,” Bills Start the Christmas Holidays with a (lean Slate $240 $20.00 $300 $25.00 $360 .00 .00 $1,200 $100.00 $6,000 $500.00 It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow. THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S, Troasury 1408 H STREET, N. W. Chamber of Commerce for a modern | the northwest section of Washington as | WIFE GIVEN DIVORCE FROM J. C. PENNEY, JR. Two-Day Marriage in 1024 Is Ended by Florida Court Decree. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, December 22.—The two-day marriage of Marie Louise De- Coudray Penney of Riverside Drive, New York, and J. C. Penney, Jr., son of the ¢hain store operator of White Plains, N. Y, who wedded October 29, 1924, ‘was legally ended today by divorce. Penney had filed a petition for di- vorce charging desertion. Mrs. Penney in ansyer denied gullt of desertion, but charged her husband had not notified thelr parents of their as he had promised and that he not provided for her support. The court ruled favorably on the cross bill Mr. Mrs. lived toge! the first two days after they were mar~ ried. they separated. OLD SHOES DANGLE AS BRIDAL PAIR FLY Lieut. Ogden and New Wife Start| g, Honeymoon in Air With Hop to San Diego. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 22.—Old shoes fl: in the wind and stream- ers and ting and what-not whirled about as a trim airplane sped toward San Diego today earrying Lieut. H. H. Ogden, former Army around-the-world aviator, and his bride, formerly Miss Uleta Snook. They were married here at_an early morning ceremony. The couple headed for San Diego and it was not without a reason that they selected the Southern city for the first stop of their honeymoon. It was ‘The Penney home at Miami Beach | would has been chosen as the residence of | his President-elect Hoover, d his planned six-week stay in M“I:ll:f early next year. —_— One Dead in Submarine Blast. NAPLES, December 22 (#).—Three petty officers were injured, one fatally, by an explosion on board the submarine H-2 & Fire followed the ex- plosion. orts to e the flames up to midnight were in vain. —_— Three Brothers Get 10 Years. (OUNDSVILLE, bro W. Va., December (#).—Three thers from Dilles ity to munn':! ?35 hem August today were given senténces of 10 each in the West ‘The brothers are Her« nd Bris Clouston, Our Entire Stock of SEAL SALE §10000 SHORT, KOBER SAYS $30,000 Taken In, Pratt Re- port Shows—Prompt Re- mittances Urged. With but one more business day be« fore the closing of the annual sale of Christmas Health Seals, Dr. George M. Kober, presi- dent of the Asso- clation for the Prevention of Tu- berculosis in the District of lumbia, rep orted last night that the amount of money taken in was $10,000 short of the amount re- quired to continue through the coming year the various health ser'slces and demonstrations, which are already in progress and cove ered in the association’s budget. He said that a report of Treasurer Walter 8. Pratt, jr, last night showed that only $30,000 had been taken in, rep- resenting a sale of 3,000,000 seals. ‘The pressed by Dr. Kober that many of those to whom had béen sent seals on approval, would remit without further delay. He thanked all these who have so far purchased seals, and have thus given their support of the work of the association. Dr. Kober outlined. some of the work of the association which is made pos- sible by the contributions through scal purchases. He said that the children's health camp has been conducted on a day and night basis during the pas, four years, during which time many of them have recovered and have been anent, ‘which co-operates with pub- lic and parochial schools for the in< culcation of health habits among chil- ren in school and home, also was fluamummme practice of extra lunches to those in the open-window classes in the schools. It maintains a trained woman and as- sistant in occupational therapy at the ‘Tuberculosis Hospital, where the pa- tienis are supplied with handwork and diversion which iIs beneficial in the treatment of the disease. He expressed confidence that a cut of oné-half during the past 21 years of the death rate from tuberculosis had been due in a large part to the work of the association, and voiced the hope for “the arousing of public opinion with such power that Congress will be per- suaded to enact the law already intro- duced in both houses providing the necessary funds for the erection of an aflequate sanatorium for tuberculous children of out city.” AIR LAWS SOUGHT. RALEIGH, N, C., December service | 1 egislation for ting in ~North in the 1929 General State, ion Utilities Commis- sfoners is now drafting for presentation to all States. mittee of the National Association of Rallroad and Publi¢ PENHEIMER ROSNER d SUITS & ' Reduced - Semi-Annual learanc SALE Two of the Important Reduced Groups OATS our CROSNERS 5 RS F - STREET - CHARGE ACCOUNTS INVITED