Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1928, Page 7

NANFOURD AT ONHARYLANDROAD Nine Others Injured in Traffic Accidents—Cab Goes Into Ditch. An injured man, identified #s Thomas Shechy, 35 years old, 2015 Georgia ave- hue, was brought to Gallinger Hos- pital last night by a white man who left after saying he found him lying on the road between Baltimore and Wash- ington unconscious. Although his con- dition ig serious, it is thought he will live. Police of the fifth precinct believe he is the victim of an automobile ac- cident. Three persons received slight injuries Jast evening in a collision at Twelfih and Kearney streets northeast between an automobile operated by Mrs. Ruth Glasscock of 2532 Twenty-fourth street and a car driven by Walter Robbins, 20 years old, of 3717 Twenty-second street northeast. The injured are Mrs. Minnie H. Robbins, 40 years old, of 2914 Twenty-fourth street, lacerations to her scalp; Mrs. Catherine Manning of 1751 Columbia road, lacerations to hey scalp, and Mrs. Eva Pratt, 52 years old, of 2214 Kearney street northeast, bruises. John Shymansky of 406 Virginia ave- nue southeast, a taxi driver, was driv- ing his cab through the Soldiers’ Home grounds yesterday evening when he lost control of the cab and ran into a ditch, overturning the machine. Three occu- pants of the car sustained minor in- Jjuries and were treated at Sibley Hos- pital. They are Mrs. Julia Henning, 45 years old, of 5306 Fifth street, whose collar bone was broken; Irving Henning, 35 years old, of the same address, lacer- ations to his face and head, and ‘Thomas K. Moore, 42 years old, also mkhn Fifth street address, a wrenched Others slightly injured in traffic ac- cidents last night include Samuel J. Knight of 1709 Sixth street; James Madison of 410 Emerson street, and Daniel L. O'Brien, 47 years old, of 231 Fourteenth street northeast. DR.T. H. HEALY NAMED FOR IMPORTANT POST Assistant Dean of Georgetown U. School to Lecture Before Inter- national Academy of Law. | For the second time since 1925, Dr. has been selected as a professo: e ety Academy of Inter- national Law, ture - before this noted institute, whose faculty com- world and whose students are drawn from more than 30 foreign countries. unique as being I‘gw o takes up the in (flluwnl terna Dr. Healy. academy is institute which announced here that Dr. Healy’s subject this year is “The Legal THE EVENING STAR, ORIGIN OF CONTINENTS ARISING FROM EARTH CRUST DISCUSSED American Association for Advancemcnt' of Science Convenes Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting. By the Asgociated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—A dis- cussion of the origin of continents, and what these great land masses may be doing now, opened the annual conven- tioh of the American Association for the Advancement of Science here to- night. In laboratories, in field research all over the world, and in numerous recent inventions scientists have gathered a great fund of information leading them to definite . beliefs about how North America and other continent€ arose from the earth in crust to stand higher than the water, One of the leaders of this branch of sclence, Dr. Bailey Willis of Leland Standford University, will deliver the opening address on tHe subject of continent building. . Tomorrow the visiting scientists, es- timated in advance at about 5,000, will start a week of forenoon and afternoon sectional meetings, devoted to techni- cal papers. More than forty different scientific organizations are members of the American association. Each eve- ning, except Sunday, will be devoted to a general session, with an eminent speaker and a popular topic. Mongolia Discoveries. Thursday night recent discoveries in the geology of Mongolia, considered by some_sclentists to be near the site of the Garden of Eden, will be discussed by Dr. Charles P. Berkey of Columbia University. Friday evening Dr. Arthur H. Compton of the University of Chica- go will give some answers to the ques- tion, “What Is Light?” The latest ideas about living process- es will be discussed Saturday night by Dr Willlam Morton Wheeler of Harvard University, under the title, “New Ten- dencies in Blologic Theory.” Next Mon- day evening “The Story of the Ele- ments” will be told by Dr. Arthur A. Noyes of the California Institute of ‘Technology. Last General Subject. The mnew concepts of astronomers about the tremendous reaches of space will be the last general aub{ect, on New Year night, when Dr. Harlow Shapley of Harvard Observatory talks on “The Galaxies of Galaxies.” The sessions will be held principally in the American Museum of Natural History, Columbia University, the American Geographical Society of New York, the Metropolitan Museum and the Society of the American Indian. Today is the eighty-fifth annual meet- ing of the association. MAN FOUND DEAD IN BED. Arthur J. Grimes Died From Heart Disease, Doctor Says. Arnold J. Grimes, 63 years old, of 2120 Minnesota avenue southeast, was found dead in bed at his home this morning by his wife, Mrs. Clara Grimes. The Fire Department rescue squad and Casualty Hospital ambulance were sum- moned, but Dr. Radzievich of the hos- pital staff pronounced him dead from heart trouble when he arrived. WASHINGTON, D. C., THREE FATALLY SHOT IN ROW OVER MILK Father and Sons Killed When They Refuse to Give Customer Another Quart. HONDO, Tex, December 26.—An Argument over a quart of milk cost the lives of a father and his two sons, here last night. L. Barrientes, a merchant, and his two sons, Joe and Alifonsio, were shot to death in the father's store. Each was killed with bullets from a rifle. The father and Alifonsio were killed instant- ly, but Joe lived long enough to make a statement to officers. Louis Arcos sur- rendered to authorities in connection with the shooting. A charge of murder was sworn ainst Arcos after Sheriff J. F. Bader of Medina County had made an invest{- gation. According to Bader, the shoot- ing grew out of an argument over a quart of milk which Arcos sald was spoiled and which Barrientes had re- fused to replace. After the argument Arcos appealed to the sheriff to settle the dispute and was referred to the county attorney. A few minutes later, Bader sald, Arcos WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1928. e S0 a e. an Jues - mn.v.nm':’-nfimw&mmmz PSR — TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED. Foreign Service Changes Include Several Reassignments. Recent changes in the United States Foreign Service include the transfer of Lee R. Blohm, Alabama, consul, from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Regina, Saskatchewan; Alexander P. Cruger, New York, vice consul, from Messina to Antwerp; Willlam P. George, Ala- bama, consul, from Quebec to Belgrade; Kenneth 8. Patton, Virginia, consul, from Belgrade to Lelpzig; Walter T. Linchisum, Maryland, vice consul, from Sherbrooke to Riviere du Loup, Quebec; George C. Minor, West Virginia, vice consul, from Tirana, Albania, to Stutt- gart, and George P. Wilson, Pennsyl- vania, vice consul, from Palermo to Messipa, Italy. —_—— Anita Zahn to Give Dance Recital. Miss Anita Zahn, pupil of Isadora Duncan, will give a dance recital 2’ the auditorium of the Young Women's Christian Association Friday evening. She will be accompanied by Mr. Ray- mond Bauman, who arranged the music for her dances. TAXI DRIVER RELEASED IN CRASH WITH CAUSSIN Hospital Reports Indicate Motor Cycle Policeman Is Expected to Recover. Dominic J. Naples, 43 years old, 46 El nmt.fl ‘whose -uwmohlll:h wn; in colli- sion ea y wi the motor cycle of ;om‘ Marcel Caussin of the fourteenth precinct, was released today following a rt from Emer- gency Hospital that the officer is ex- to recover. Naples was arrested after the accident. It was first thought that Caussin’s injuries would prove fatal. His skull is | fractured. The accident occurred while | Naples, who is a taxicab driver, was making‘a turn at Connecticut avenue and len street. 7 WILSON DINNER FRIDAY. The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Com- mittee has arranged a dinner on the former President’s birthday, Priday, at 7 o'clock, at the Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire avenue. Frederic A. 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