Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. FFFORT T0 CLAIM BABE'S CHILD FALS Couple Attempt to Prove Ruth’s Adopted Daughter Was Born in Prison. By the Associated Press. ROUHESTER, N. Y., February 7.—An effort to establish claims that Babe Ruth's mystery child is the prison- born daughter of Mrs. Pearl Odell, has been defeated in Supreme Court. Basing their petition on similarity of pictures of Dorothy Helen Ruth and \ the fact that the late Mrs. Ruth re- ferred to Dorothy Helen as “Marie Har- rington” in her will, George B. Arnold and his wife sought a writ to compel Warden Edgar Jennings of Auburn Prison to disclose the guardianship of the child born in prison, September 13, 1920, to Mrs. Odell. The couple represented themselves as step-grandparents of the child, Justice Edwin Smith _denied the writ on the ground that they had no legal standing in court regarding the guardianship of the child. Mrs. Odell is serving a sentence of 20 years to life for complicity with her husband James in the murder of Ed- ward Kneip eight years ago. The hus- band was convicted of murder in the first degree and executed. Under the law, the child born in prison was kept with its mother two years, then placed out for adoption. The Arnolds, in an affidavit, declared that the Ruth child is Mildred Glorie Odell. The fact that the child known as Dorothy Helen Ruth was a foster child of the Ruths was disclosed in Mrs. Ruth's will, under which an estate esti- mated at $50,000 was left for her, but the document gave no hint as to the parentage of the child, merely saying, “My beloved charge and ward, at one time known as Marie Harrington.” In their afdavit the Arnolds said Harrington is the name of Mrs. Odell's sister. TORONTO UNIVERSITY PAPER IS SUSPENDED Editor Dismissed for Continuation of Controversy on Subject of “Petting.” By the Associated Press. TORONTO, February 7.—Students at the University of Toronto had to obtain their campus news from a bulletin pub- lished by the students’ council today due to a suspension of Varsity, the school daily. Leonard J. Ryan, editor of Varsity, was dismissed at a meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the students’ ad- * ministrative council, due to an editorial appearing in yesterday’s issue of the per. The editorial continued a controversy which arose over editorials in the paper in support of “petting.” The controversy apparently had been settled with an=- nouncement that the paper in the fu- ture would not publish anything which could be considered improper. The last editorial referred to the effect of fem- inine wiles on professors. THREE CITIES WANT MAN FREED ON BOND AT MIAMI By the Assoclated Press. MIAMI, . Fla., February 7.—Maurice Miller, wanted in:Cleveland, St. Paul and Los Angeles, was very much at lib- erty today, while various charges piled up against him. Miller, known also as Morris Moll and Harold Stoner, was arrested here for the district attorney at Cleveland on & charge of violating the Federal narcotic laws. Yesterday he was released on $15,000 bond. Scarcely 15 minutes later a long-dis- tance telephone call from the district attorney in St. Paul, where Miller is wanted for murder, set police again searching for the man. ‘Word also was received from Los An- geles that extradition proceedings had been started to return Miller there in connection with a $15,000 hold-up six years ago. “Mu!er had not been found early to- y. _BALTIMORE MAN HELD. Failed to Provide for Family, Po- lice Allege. ‘Worthington Downes, 29, giving his address as Roosevelt Hotel, was arrest- ed this afternoon by Detectives O'Dea and Cullinane for Baltimore, Md., au~ thorities, being ~wanted there on a charge of alleged failure to provide for his wife, Mrs, Elinor Downes, and their three children. Downes expressed a willingness to re- turn to Baltimore and face the charge, requesting that an officer accompany him there in his automobile. Balti- more police were notified to come for | WILLIAM THEODORE BINGHAM. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR WILLIAM T. BINGHAM Funeral services for William Theodore Bingham, 67 years old, former Capital newspaper man and executive secretary of the Chevy Chase Club. who died in Garfield Hospital Tuesday, were con- ducted in the chapel of Almus R. Speare, 1623 Connecticut avenue, today at 11 o'clock. Rev. Z. B. Phillips, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, officiated. The body will be taken to Lewes, Del, for burial. ¥ Mr. Bingham was at one time private secretary to Vice President Levi P. Morton, was widely known in social circles and for many years was a na- tionally known whist “player. 3 RECesThTe TTires that are underinflated will cause the car to sway. 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The national executive council of the National Federation of Federal Em- ployes, in session at the organizations headquarters in the Labor Building, 10 B street southwest, turned its attention today to various organization matters, having placed its stamp of approval yesterday on the Brookhart-Celler measure, designed to advance the sal- aries of Government employes, and in- dorsing the Lehlbach bill, with the ex- ception of its provisions for certain re- gu;:llons in salaries and its effective ate. Luther C. Steward, president of the federation, who is presiding at the council’s sessions, addressed letters late vesterday to Senators Brookhart, Iowa, and Dale, Vermont, Republicans, and to Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee, setting forth the or- ganization’s point of view concerning proposed legislation “which has for its general purpose the correction of the shortcomings and delinquencies in con- nection with the administration of the Welch act.” “The correction of the Welch act in order that all employes may receive the benefits that Congress intended, not only is of high importance to the em- pi¥yes, but we feel that it is equally important from an administrative view- point that the Congress should take the necessary steps, during the pending session, to restore the confidence which has been seriously impaired by the ad- ministrative maltreatment which the 24-Hour Service on Mourning Dyeing Phone MISS GRAY—Atlantic 23 Personal Service Department World's GUE Largest Dry Phime Aflantic 23 Cleaning Plant., Style 389—Chiffon weight silk to the top w; cotton feet. 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Last night, the council met with the District of Columbia Federation of Fed- eral Employes’ Unions, and discussed organization matters and methods. John W. Ginder is president of the District organization, which is cobx;?oud of 10 local unions. The local ly was host to_the council at the Lotus restaurant following the session. ASK MERCY FOR SLAYER. MEXICO CITY, February 7 (#).—An appeal for executive clemency for Jose de Leon Toral, condemned to die for the assassination of Presigent-elect Al- varo Obregon, will be put before Presi- dent Portes Gil as soon as he arrives from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, it was said today. ‘The appeal will mark the final effort to save the life of Toral, the Supreme Court having refused yesterday to grant hll’nul writ of amparo to stay his ex- ecution. WOMAN, 20, HIT BY CAR, INIURED Seven Others Hurt in Traffic Accidents Yesterday and Last Night. Miss Marion Lane, 50 years old, of 1741 Rhole Island avenue, was injured serlously last night when she was struck by an automobile while crossing Connecticut avenue at M street. Dr. Alfred L. Bou, 3915 Military road, who was driving the car, took Miss Lane | to Emergency Hospital. | Mrs. Annie Sioussa, 78 years old, of 1000 North Charles streer, Baltimore, Md., suffered lacerations to the back of her head and her chin last evening in an accident at North Capitol and B streets. She was riding in a taxi- cab, driven by Willlam R. Hughes, 33 years old, of 1438 Meridian place, which | | ‘was in collision with another car oper- || ated by Earl E. Walker, 34 years old, || - Nature’s Brightest Smiles Bring the Sunshine of their presence into your Home. 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Regularly $2.50 pair . . good size assortments . enjoy the Alesan Hazel Rose Beige Platinum Yosemite 2 pairs, $750 Only one, two pairs of a kind . accounts for the big sav- ings . . . for the styles are good .. . . and there’s an or three . that $3.95 excellent assortment of sports, afternoon and street shoes shoes, too! . . . yes, and comfort Pumps—ties—oxfords—step-ins — strap slippers—in patent leather— satin—black or brown kid and calf It will certainly pay you to investigate these odd lots and discontinued patterns - .+ « buy two pairs and save 40c more! You understand, we have reduced these shoes for clearance . . . all sales must final! Footwear Shop—Street Floor of 520 G street southeast. The injured ‘woman was taken to Emergency Hos- pital in a passing automobile. ‘While alighting from a bus at Frank- lin and Sixth streets northeast, yester- day evening, Mrs. Mary I Hall, 72 years old, of 2816 Sixth street north- east, was knocked down by an auto- mobile driven by Carroll M. Young of 648 Franklin street. She was taken to her home in Young's machine and treated for lacerations over her left ;ye and injuries to her right knee and and. Edward Fowler, 17 years old, of 1514 U street was injured slightly yesterday afternoon when his bicycle was struck by an automobile operated by Francis E. Maloney, 32 years old, of 9311 Mont- gomery street, Chevy Chase, Md. He was taken to Emergency Hospital in the second precinct patrol and treated for a laceration over his left eye. Others sufferinig minor injuries traffic_accidents last night included: Mrs, Brenda Clark, 51 years old, of 3500 Fourteenth street; Mrs. Mary Gil- lett, 35 years old, of 1028 Connecticut avenue; John M. Caldwell, 24 years old, of Hyattsville, Md., and George W. Smith, colored 56 years old, of 606 L |t street. PR TR Minnie Hauk, Singer, Dies. LUCERNE, Switzerland, February 7 (P).—Minnie Hauk, widely known American prima donna in the 1870s and 1!{18’?_7, died here yesterday at the age of 71. 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