Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1929, Page 2

* - LINDY WINGS OVER GARIBBEAN TODAY Large Part of Belize-Miami Flight Is Above Sea—Due This Afternoon. By the Associated Press. BELIZE, British Honduras, February 12.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, home- wa. 1 bound to the Uniled States on the lest day's flight on his round trip air mail journey to Panama, hopped off | g o | News dispatch from Monte Carlo today from Belize at 6:12 o'clock this morn- ing, Eastern standard time. Raymond J. Merritt, flying an escort plane, hopped off a few minutes be- fore the colonel. They were bound for Miami by way of Havana, a good | part of today's flight being across the Caribbean Sea. H The colonel is burned from the trop- ical sun, and the skin on his face has pecied considerably. The initial air mail venture to Cen- tral America ends, after a stop at| Havana, with return to Miami, Fla., | where the trip began Montiay uf last week. : At that time the flight was made from Miami to Belize in 9 hours and 47 minutes, of which 8 hours and 43 min- | utes representad flying time. Accompanying Col. Lindbergh is Lieut. Christian Schilt of the Marine Corps, who has a leave of absence to become Miami superintendent for the Pan-American Alrways, Inc., which has sponsored the Central American air mail service. Col. Lindbergh arrived here yester- day afternoon in a flight from Mana- gua, Nicaragua, which took 6 hours and 67 _minutes. He and Col. John Hambleton, vice president of the Pan-American Air- ways, inspected proposed sites for a Belize airport with Government of- ficials, and finally selected a place THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, .D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1929, ILILY LANGTRY, NOTED ACTRESS, SUCC “Jersey Lily” Recalled as One of the Loveliest Wom- en of Her Day. Lady de Bathe, Almost 77, Was Stricken in London Early This Winter. By the Associated Press. | LONDON, February 12.—An Evening stated that Lady de Bathe, more widely known as Lily Langtry, noted actress, ' was dead of heart disease. The “Jersey Lily,” as she was known to thousands of her admirers, was one of the loveliest women of her day and. had a wide circle of friends, incfuding King Edward and other members of royal families in Europe. She conquered America as well as the rest of the English-speaking, theater- going world in her numerous tours a generation and more 2go, and remained a great public favorite to the time of her retirement about 15 years ago. Lady de Bathe, who was almost 77, was stricken il in London early thi Winter and left for the Riviera, ap- parenily having reached convalescenc last month. The report of her death came as a shock to Lendon and Eng- land generally. Beauty Attracts Prince. “The Jersey Lily” was the daughter of the Very Rev. W, C. E. le Breton, dean of the Isle of Jersey, England. She was born October 13, 1852, and ‘when only 16 married Edward Langtr: & wealthy English merchant. Received into London soclety, her beauty at- tracted the attention of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, and she known as Tilletts Pond, Pine Ridge, as best suited for the purpose. Both Col. Lindbergh and Hambleton strode through the high grass about here bareheaded. They spent the evening at the gov- ernment house at dinner, guests of Sir John and Lady Burdon. MIAMI PREPARES WELCOME. “Expected to End Return Flight From Panama This Afternoon. MIAMI, Fla, February 12 ®).— Miami today prepared another welcome for Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, expected back here between 2 and 4 p.m. from his history-making flight to Panama, inaugurating the pan-Amcrican mail service. Lindbergh will be a guest tonight at the estate of Joseph H. Adams on Belle Isle and plans to hop off in a Curtiss Falcon plane for New York some time ‘Wednesday. In his latest conquest of the air Col. Lindbergh has linked the Americas with a mail service which cuts the old sail- ing time for the route from 12 to 3 days. Hsvin% completed his journey in a huge amphibian plane, the flying colonel re- traced his steps, almost identically, and was due to arrive in Havana some time today. From there he was expected to make the short hop to Miami. In compliance with Lindbergh's desire for no public demonstration, no official program has been planned. TWO CITIZENS MAY BE ON BOARD TO TRY BURLINGAME CASE (Continued from Pirst Page). this ast was eited as the basis for the and empowered to create one or more trial board or boards, to be composed of such number of persons as said Com- missioners may appoint thereto, for the trial of officers and members of said police force.” While it has been customary to try police officers before boards composed of members of the department, the legal experts pointed out that there is noth- ing in the act to prevent the Commis- g;‘nen from naming private citizens, trict officials or any one else to serve on a Police Trlal Board. A board with representative citizens in the majority would constitute a precedent. Only once in the recollec- | tion of Maj. Hesse has a special board been created to try a police official, and it wes made up of heads of municipal | government departments. { The creation of the special trial board, | as well as the framing of the formal | 4o8 charges against Capt. Burlingame, are the only remaining steps to be taken be- | fore the trial, but both of these are delayed because of the presence of the Commissioners before a House commit- tee considering the deficiency appro- priation bill. Commissioners had lanned to confer with Corporation ! sel Bride at 10 o'clock this morn- ing, but they were called away to the | sul Canitol. | Delay of Trial Date Seen. Although Burlingame requested s “speedy” trial, there are indications that 1t may be several weeks or longer before | he is notified to appear before the extra- ordinary trial board. Districi officials point out that a thorough and careful | investigation must be made of the writ- ten accusations of Mrs. Helen F. Bla- | lock before the formal charges are| drawn, and, furthermore, there is none- | cessity now for hastening the trial. “Capt. Burlingame has been suspend- ed, and the Gibson subcommittee of the ; House apparently is satisfied,” one of- | ficlal said, and an early trial would not be of particular advantage to the police officer, for if he is exonerated, he | v;fll be paid for his period of suspen- | sion. District officials declared they would like to make a complete and exhaustive investigation of the charges against| Burlingame, but that it could not be| undertaken because of the lack of funds for such purpose. However, Corporation Counsel Bride said the! United States Attorney’s office, which | was originally requested to investigate the charges by the Gibson committee, is co-operating with him. Mr. Bride was in conference until late last night with Willlam H. Collins, assistant United States attorney, going over the evidence | given him by the Gibson committee. | Maj. Hesse declared the case was now | out of his hands and he had no further | comment to make on the developments. However, he conferred with Mr. Bride this morning, but the questions dis- cussed were not revealed. JAIL DELIVERY FOILED WITH TEAR-GAS BOMBS By the Assoclated Press. MARION, IIl, February 12.—An at- tempted jail delivery led by Fred Wooten and Leslie Simpson, former air | “Lady Clancarty” and Sydney Grundy's often appeared at court ceremonies. In 1881, when she decided to become & professional actress, having achieved success in amateur \‘.henv.nclfs, her de- but at the Haymarket Theater, London, was a it social event and was at- tended by the prince and his friends. ‘The play was “She Stoops to Conquer,” in which Mrs. Langtry played the part of Kate Hardcastle, From a society leader she became a famous actress at a bound, and a clever manager as well, for in the succeeding six years she ac- cumulated more than $500,000 touring the United States and Canada. Her rl.neltm rhy; on this tour were “As 'ou ,” in which she played Rosa- lind; “Cleopatra,” ‘Zsther Sandraz,” “The Degenerates,” in which she had the leading role. In 1905 and 1906 she played in repertoire with her own com- pany ica. Later she lgpured in “Mrs. Dering’s Divorce,” by Percy Fen- dall, and in 1915 filled a vaudeville en- gagement in the United States. Inherits Title. . Langtry died in 1897. They had | previously been divorced. Two years later she married Hugo Gerald de Bathe, eldest son of Sir Henry de Bathe, W) was nearly 25 years her junior. Upon the death of his father he inherited his title, and the former Mrs. Langtry thereafter was known as Lady de Bathe. Lady de Bathe was at one time owner of an extensive racing stable at Regal Lodge, in Kentford, Suffolk, England, near Newmarket, and raced under the ::.ma o‘tl‘l ““Mr. Jersey.” Her ng.mt {lumoua yrse, Merman, won & number ol > lish turf classics, including the g.gd Oup at Ascot. She once owned a large ranch in California and a Summer home at Long Bratch, N. J., where she entertained lavishly for a.time in Bo- fashion. Among plays, other than those already nu‘::fl in which Lady de Bathe appeared were: “Ours” (1882), “An " (1 g 00l for - (1885), “Peril” and “Enemies” , “The Lady of Lyons” (1887), Barter” ( ), “Linda Grey” | (1893), “Gossip” (1895), “Mademoiselle Mars” (1902), “The Cross Ways” (1903), “The Walls of Jericho” (1805), “The N Teio0gy. B i Pearful Joy” ( \ WNightfall and the Light” and “The Sins of ty” (1911) and “The Vision of Delight” (1912). Since the latter date Lady de Bathe had appeared occasion- ally in vaudeville. Lily retired from the stage o in yadesile going 10 the United vaudeville, going ‘:t:'u in 1916 for a vaudeville tour. In Libel Case. From 1916 until 1927, her name dluli not appear often in dispatches, but in that year she was mentioned in connec- with a libel clut bll:urgh:} m’(':;pt Peter Wright againsi ne, son of flr:te‘ late Willlam E. Gladstone, England’s “ d old man” Capt. Wright had linked the prime minister’s name with that of Lily Langtry in a biography. Lord Gladstone, 73-year-old son of the elder Gladstone, publicly re- ferred to Capt. Wright as a “liar, cow- ard and fool,” and the libel suit re- 1 Ited. In February, 1927, Lily Langtry, then at Monte Carlo, sent (l Cmetpw n‘rke‘; udiati testimony of Capt. Ehn h’:‘iud been told the famous ac- tress at one time was intimate with the ell;ex Ghd-lwneam;le‘h:h hllcz‘l;nm read: “I strongly repu e slander- ous accusation of Peter Wright” The expression was the first that had come from Lady de Bathe in many years and focused public attention once again upon the woman who for so many years had triumphed both on the stage and in_society. Previous to the receipt of the tele- gram, Capt. Wright had expressed re- gret for bringing the actress’ name into the case. o (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) BLAINE MERGER AMENDMENT FILED Principal Change Suggested Would Provide for Prudent Invest- ment Theory., Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis- | consin this afternoon filed in the Senate | his amendments to the street rallway | merger resolution, which were not in- | cluded in the merger plan as approved | by the Senate District committee. | His principal amendment is that | which seeks to amend the present util- | itles law in such a way as to establish the prudent investment theory instead | of the reproduction cost theory in valu- | ing all local utilities. The amendment | tells in detail how the commission i should proceed to ascertain the amount | prudently invested In a utility in fixing its value, | The second amendment would carry ; Birger gangsters, under life sentences for murder, was frustrated at the county Jjail here last night by deputy sheriffs and city police with the use of tear gas bombs. No one was injured. The two convicts with Lester Dean, 19, awaiting trial on a murder charge, overpowered Jailer Noble Ward, ob- tained his revolver and keys and vir- tually held the jail for two hours while officers surrounded the building and hurled tear gas bombs into the hall- ways and corridors. ‘The prisoners finally surrendered and were back in their cells today. Art Newman, former Birger lieutenant, who also is under several life sentences, was in another part of the jail at the time ©f the attempted delivery. L) over to the books of the new company | the accrued deprecfiition reserve now carried by the separate companies. | ‘The third provides that if the mer- | ger legislation should ever be repealed, | the franchise rights would expire one year following such repeal. ‘The Senate committee, in reporting | out the merger plan as recommended | by its expert, Dr. Milo R. Maltbie, le“’l out the Blaine amendments. Senator Blaine’s purpose in filing them is to have them pending for consideration whenever the Senate takes up the mer- ger resolution. Nearly 100 airplanes are being used in fiying services in Latin and South. America. UMBS TO HEART DISEASE Upper: A recent photo of Lady de Bathe. Lower: Lily Langtry at the height of her career and popularity. ELEANOR BOLLING FGHT EAVYSEAS Byrd Supply Ship, in Throes ! of Strong Gales, Lists 56 Degrees. | By Radlo to The Star and the New York Times. ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP ELEANOR BOLLING, en route from the Bay of Whales to Dunedin, New Zealand, February 11.—The Eleanor Bolling is now 502 miles southeast of Dunedin. Is in the throes of heavy gales and tremendous seats. The wind is force 8 (a high point) and the beam seas are trrific. The ship is rolling and is listing 56 degrees. Capt. Gustave Brown, the skipper of Comdr. Byrd's supply ship, says that “this is the worst one yet.” TWo T from Radio Operator Lloyd Grenlie of the Eleanor Bol of Comdr. Byrd's Antarctic expedition, which now is on its way from the Bay of Whales, Antarctic, to , New Zealand, which were intercepted earl) yesmd.l'rwmomin( at the New Yorl Times rt-wave station, Manhattan, announced that broadecast programs were being received nightly from sta- tions in New Zealand, Australia and other points. The first message announced that a program from Japan was being inter- cepted at the time. It follows: “Eight hundred miles south of Dune- din, N. Z. The crew is enjoying a con- cert program broadcast from Japan, which is coming through with excep- tional clarity. Australia and New Zea- land received nightly. The members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition abo: the Eleanor Bolling send Ry The second message, addressed to the Canadian Westinghouse Co., Montreal, was: “Your prwlrnms received regularly past week with 100 per cent readability after .0300 G. M. T. (10 p.m,, Eastern standard time). Champion program tonight enjoyed by all. hands regret to hear of iliness of Louis Kauffmann (chief announcer of KDKA) and hope for an early recovery. All messages received okay with 100 per cent read- ability. Rapid fading prevailing throughout entire broadcast not enough to mar reception. Thanks for mes- sages and best regards to all.” (Copyright, 1029, by the New York Times . and ‘the St. Louls Post-Dispatch. Al rights for pubilcation reserved throush- out the world.) Woman Flyer Finds It Tires One’s Feet To Smash Records By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 12— It tires one’s feet to fly and smash air records. ‘The authority for that para- doxical statement is Miss Bobbie Trout, 22-year-old aviatrix, who regained her women's endurance flight record here yesterday with a continued flight of 17 hours, 5 minutes and 37 seconds, and also broke the women's night flying and distance records. “The most tired parts of me my feet,” Miss Trout said Just before she retired for a need- ed rest. “During the night I re- placed my heavy boots with moc- casins to keep my feet warm. And constantly working those rudder pedals was simply ‘murder.’ First I used my toes, then my insteps and then my heels. Next time I think I'll take a chance of frozen toes and keep my boots on.” GRANT NURSE GETS INAUGURAL SEAT {Woman, 84 Years Old, Re- membered for Kindness During Civil War. | | | | ! An 84-year-old Virginia woman, who | nursed Frederick Dent Grant, father of | the chalrman of the inaugural com- | mittee, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, | through a critical illness during the Civil War, has obtained through the 300d offices of the son a seat in a heated room from which she will be enabled to view her first inaugural parade. The woman is Mrs. Willlam Lyne, whose old home lay in the battle line of the Civil War between Fredericksburg and Richmond. The grandfather of the inaugural chairman—then Gen. Grant— camped with his staff in the yard of her home at the battle of Jericho Ford. From her present home, at the All States Hotel, 514 Nineteenth street, Mrs, Lyne wrote Col. Grant, asking him to arrange for a seat for her in a build- ing from which she might view the inaugural. Col. Grant sent her note to the Washington Building Inaugural Seat Co., which advised Mrs. Lyne she would be furnished a complimentary seat in he Washington Building. Tells of Father’s Iliness. “Your father, Capt. Fred D. Grant, had typhoid fever at my home in the Civil War,” Mrs. Lyne’s note said: “Your grandfather, Gen. Grant, had his headquarters in our yard at the battle of Jericho Ford (between Fredericks- burg and Richmond) and I am now 84 years old and have never seen an in- augural. Can you arrange to give me a seat in a building for March 4, so I can see the inaugural parade? I would appreciate it. Thanking you if this | courtesy can be allowed an old Vir- | ginia lady, I beg to remain, respectfully, & . WILLIAM LYNE (CASSIE MONCURE LYNE).” Frederick Dent Grant must have been little more than a small boy at the time he was nursed at Mrs. Lyne’s home, for he was born in 1850 and could not have been more than 15 years old, if he had the disease in the last year of the war. His blography, however, recounts that he accompanied his father during sev- eral battles of the Civil War and was wounded at Vicksburg. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman of the commtitee on housing and hos- pitality, pointed out today that prices to be charged visitors to Washington for housing accommodations are not much higher than they were back in the days of Harrison and Cleveland, when, she said, inaugural visitors paid $1.50 to $5 a day for housing—and grumbled. In those days facilities were so inadequate that even billlard tables were pressed into service as temporary beds, and did duty at the rate of 40 cents an hour. Although 40 years have elapsed since those days, Mrs. 1 sald today the rate schedule fixed E;ener group is only slightly higher than that of bygone days. For individuals the rates in private dwellm’l and rooming houses will run from §: , the latter figure includ- ing breakfast. Sees No Need for Apology. “We need no apology for visitors for the style of accommodations we can furnish them,” Mrs. Speel said. “Our inspectors are more impressed every day by the unselfishness of Washingtonians in opening their doors to strangers at most unselfish prices.” The housing committee has thousands of registered addresses, in some instances a single address being ample to accommodate 10 or 12 persons. A few apartments and several entire residences are also avail- able. Additions to the second division of the parade, which will be led by Hubert Work, chairman of the Repub- lican national committee, was an- nounced today as follows: Cowboys from North Dakota, 25; Veterans of Forelgn Wars, 35; Ladles’ Auxillary, V. F. W, Women's Overseas Service Lea- gue, Military Order of the World War, Military Order Foreign Wars, National Sojourners, Legion of Valor, Army and Navy Union, Order of Ahepa, 35 each, and G. A. R, special contingent from the Department of the Potomac, 10. ‘W. Irving Glover, executive secretary of the inaugural committee, will speak over the Columbia broadcasting chain from WMAL tonight at 8:15 o’clock. Announcement was made by the committee last night that a contract with the International Fireworks Co. of Jersey City for fireworks the evening of March 4 has been let to provide a %:'Aemul exhibition at a price of $3,000. e exhibit will include pyrotechnic portraits of Mr, Hoover and Mr. Curtis painted in the sky in fire. Express Regret Over Death. Members of the committee expressed regret yesterday at the death at Luray, Va, of Miss Virginia Crank, at the age of 104. Miss Crank had attended the inaugurals of Presidents Jackson and Van Buren and the committee had in- tended to invite her to be a guest at the Hoover-Curtis inaugural. Stands in front of the State, War and Navy Building are to be sold to Gov- ernment employes, according to an an- nouncement by the Welfare and Recre- ation Association of the office of public bulldings and public parks. Tickets for the stands are on sale at the Navy Building, and after February 25 will be available for employes in other depart- ments. than those of War and Navy, Those with salaries of $4,000 a year or less may obtain seats in the first 8 rows for $3 each and in the last 15 rcws at $2.50. Employes are required to fur- nish evidence of employment. Location of the first-aid stations and ambulance stations, to be operated un- der & committee headed by Gen. John A. Johnston, acting chairman of the District Chapter of the Red Cross, was announced today as follows: First-aid stations — Capitol grounds, District Building, south of the Treasury and at Lafayette Park. Ambulance stations—New Jersey ave- nue and C street southeast, Capitol grounds, Third street north of Pennsyl~ vania avenue, Sixth street south of Pennsylvania avenue, Ninth street north of Pennsylvania avenue, Twelfth street south of Pennsylvania avenue, Four- teenth street south of Pennsylvania avenue, south of Treasury, Lafayette Park on Jackson place and Pennsyl- vania avenue west of Nineteenth street. A separate and complete aid station will f | the Red Cross in the Capitol. HOOVER ABANDONS QUEST OF TARPON Weather Forces President- Elect to Start on Return Trip to Belle Isle. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. PUNTARASSA, ‘Fla., February 12— | Herbert Hoover's luck deserted him to- | day, and he is now on his way back to his pre-inaugural home at Belle Island withcut having tried his hand at tarpon fishing in the west coast waters, as was his original intention when he left Belle Isle last Saturday. High winds and a decided drop in the temperature caused him to abandon the fishing plans he had made for the next two days. He had counted greatly on the fun he was to have fishing for tarpon, and his disappointment at hav- ing to beat a retreat was plainly evident. Met by Secret Service Men. Mr. Hoover came ashore at this pic- turesque old port from the yacht Saunterer, on which the President- elect and his party have been living since leaving Belle Isle, where an auto- mobile was awaiting him to take him back to Belle Isle. He was met at the dock by Joseph E. Murphy, assistant chief of the United State Secret Serv- ice, and one Secret Srvic operative, who were Mr. Hoover's companions on the 170-mile ride to Belle Isle. Mrs. Hoover remained on the Saunt- terer to make the return trip to Belle Isle. With her are Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard and Mr. and Mrs. Jremiah Milbank, the latter being the hosts of the party on the yacht. Hoover Does Not Explain Haste. It was not explained by Mr. Hoover whether there was any pressing busi- ness awaiting him back at Belle Isle that caused him to make the hurried trip back to his vacation home. It is known that he has been in communica- tion since leaving on this expedition with Lawrence Richey, who remained at Belle Isle to run Mr. Hoover's tem- porary office. Twice while visiting at the Edison home yesterday, where he and Mrs. Hoover were participants in the electrical wizard's eighty-second birthday anniversary, he engaged in telephone talks with Belle Isle. When Mr. and Mrs. Hoover left the Edison home yesterday afternoon and boarded the 'Saunterer, it was the President-elect’s intention to head the yacht for a safe harbor for the night and this morning to go aboard a small fishing Jaunch and go to some of the preferred fishing grounds in the Caloosahutchee River or San Carlos Bay. Puntatassa was chosen for the anchorage. As thg high wind started last night Mr. Hoover sald he would wait until this morning to see what the weather was like before abandoning his fishing plans. Instead of subsiding, the winds increased. Herbert Hoover, jr., Leaves Party. Herbert Hoover, jr., who joined his parents on the Saunterer Sunday morn- ing, remained behind yesterday at the Edison home. He was an overnight guest and early this morning left for ‘Washington by airplane with Capt. Ed- ward M. Haight of Fort Myer. They cxpfict to reach Washington before night. President-elect Hoover will on Friday morning leave Belle Isle for a two-day inspection tour of the Lake Okeechobee district, which was the scene of such devastation following the hurricane last September. Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief of Army Engineers, will accompany him on this trip, as will Gov. Doyle Carlton of Florida. JAPANESE VESSEL RADIOS FOR AID “Save Our Lives” Is Plea From Steamer Aground on Alentian Island. By the Assoclated Press. SEATTLE, February 12.—A wireless plea, “Save our lives,” from the Japanese steamer Meiyo Maru, which reported she was aground on Ugamak Island, in the Aleutian group, was intercepted to- day by the Bremerton naval radio sta- tion. Most of the message was in Japanese and was unintelligible to radio men here. Several Japanese ships were in communication with the distressed ves- sel, however, among them the Nanko Maru, 250 miles away, which was pro- ceeding to the position given. The location of the Melyo Maru was indicated as in the vicinity of the dis- abled freighter Alloway, which is being towed toward Dutch Harboro, Alaska, by the steamer Montauk. Storms have been harassing shipping in that part of the Pacific the last few days. ‘The Melyo Maru is a 5400-ton freighter belonging to the Toyo Kisen Kal Line and was believed to have a crew of about 25 aboard. She left Puget Sound recently for Japan. Claims $30,000 Damages. Mrs. Sarah B. Potter, 109 Ninth street southeast, today filed suit against the Washington Railway & Electric Co. for $30,000 damages for alleged ‘Pe - sonal injuries. In her petition filed by Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer she claims that October 12, 1928, she was a - senger on a street car at Alta Vista, Md., which started with an excessive and sudden jolt, throwing her to the floor of the car and causing injuries to her spine and limbs that have perma- nently disabled her. be furnished by the District ChlApl;Gr':l sta- tions will be opened at 10 a.m. March 4 and will be m ned until the conclusion of the p: equipped with telephone. Nursing sonnel and hospital equipment are be provided by the Red Cross, with tentage and other equipment to be furnished by the Army. l ALE OF U SHIP LINE REPORTED TO SENATOR was informed today by Chairman O’Connor of the shbm Board that the . Chapman, Inc., of New York for the Governmen ships been around the table: Senators Dale, Vermont; Vanderberg, Michis chairman of the committen, and -Senasors-Stephens, ] t’s Atlantic fleet of igan; Johnson, Slmoln Misslssippi; Fletcher, Florida, and Tysoll.x-'Tm bid Left IS gt ASTRO-PATHOLOGY IS TAUGHT IN D. C. AS COSMIC CURE-ALL Sp ortive Children of the Milky Way Used to Heal Illness and Bring Light to Darkened Lives. This is the third of @ series of articles concerning practice of the occult sciences in Washington. The fourth will be pub- lished tomorrow. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. The nice old lady on a visit tc the Naval Observatory, so the story goes, had listened with increasing awe while the man in charge of the party told of the tremendous distances, the enormous dimensions and the incalculable num- bers of the heavenly bodies. ““Wonderful,” she gasped at the end of the lecture. “But what I can't understand is how they've been able to find out the names of all these stars.” The simple old soul had yet to learn that the staff of the Naval Observatory are mere bungling amateurs in this par- ticular field of cosmic information. Some day, if she falls into the right hands, she will know that the only per- sons sufficiently in the confidence of the infinite to have been told the real names of the sportive children of the Milky Way are the astro-metaphysi- clans, the astro-psychologists, the astro- pathologists and the mundane and cosmic astrologists. All these now are practicing in Washington, aided from time to time in their manipulations of the infinite by visiting specialists of the highest repute. Some of them can greet any star in the galaxy by its first, middle and family names without hesitating for an instant. Such information cannot be gained by the use of telescopes, spectroscopes and inter- ferometers. It can come only from personal intimacy with the stars themselves. Astro-Pathology Latest. ‘The latest school to gain adherents here is astro-pathology, which teaches that any physical or mental allment can be cured by proper exposure to the rays of certain stars. The exposure, of course, must be under the direction of a competent astro-pathologist. If the rays of Mars and Jupiter, for example, were mixed in the wrong proportions the result might be too terrible to contemplate. The solid foundation of astro- pathology among the healing sciences as accepted by some of its practitioners is evidenced by a young lady who is wavering on the point of becoming a convert. Physiclans, she explains, use mercury in some of their prescriptions. Now there is a planet Mercury. The chemical element was named by men after the planet. Hence there must be some relationship between them. If there wasn't they would not have been named alike. Really, she says, they are different forms of the same thing Mercury, she holds, must be made of mercury, a fact well known to the ancient wise men. Hence, the light from Mercury must contain all the therapeutic qualities of mercury. Hence, any pathological condition which calls for the administration of mercury can be treated more -effectively by proper exposure to the rays of Mercury. These rays contain all the active prin- ciples of the element without any of the material substance, which is poisonous and must be thrown off by the body, When one absorbs the light one is ab- sorbing the spiritual essence of Mercury. ‘This obvious fact, of course, is totally unknown to the materialist astronomers at the observatories. Each planet and each star represents some element of the phnrmmglnn. Anybody desiring more intimate knowledge of the shelves of the cosmic drug store is privileged to regi;oter for professional training in a school of Astro-Pathology, incorporated in the District of Columbia. Comes Down From Ages. Naturally, astro-pathological pharmacy is only one branch of this noble science. | There is astro-pathological anatomy. | histology, phystology, toxicology and | symptomology. As in numerology, a thread of astro-pathology has come | down the ages in the popular beliefs of the Cau ples, evidenced by superstitions such as that moonlight is a causative agent of insanity. But to- gton and other large American cities, this old country leg- endry is coming into full flower. 4 Much “I.n H:;D-D;thfllfi" ‘hu &:{sfed for ages e n of as A astronomers an , folks are the grip of a gerrlbly discomforting realization of the itude of the cosmos compared with their own insig- nificance and helplessness. They find comfort in the belief that fl:% lns‘lg; nificant as they are, are yet parts of cosmic mechanism with its 30,000,000 year dl; and its breath-taking light years of mysterious space. Such a philosophy as astro-pathology is an es- cape from a death-bringing delusion of nothingness. Although they are pre future o burn{nu mFdn ht electricity over absf text books of numerology and cosmology, many of the old-line astrologists, astro-psychologists and metaphysicians are still busy peddling their anclent and honorable mysteries in the National Capital. Foreeast Harding Election. Some rather astonishing predictions have been made by local astrologers. One case in particular has been given wide publicity and riever denied. Three strange ladies called at the home of this astrologer in the Sj g of 1920 and asked to have thel They would be the next President of the United States. This lady was the late Mrs. Warren G. Harding. The astrol- oger has a file of personal letters from Mrs. Harding. ‘This woman was a clairvoyant in her younger days, but, she assured a Star ing for the She does not sa but it faith in . does belleve in astrology—one hardly can question the sincerity of her be- lief. She wants to have the “science” taught in the public schools and thinks an e g board of competent astrologers should be established license practitioners. Fights Higher License Fee. She clings rather closely to the formulae of her textbooks and the re- sults of many of her tions have certainly been such as to justify the faith of one who wants to believe. Just now she is indignant over & pi increase the license fee from $25 to Haitis, Gutee o Washimgton 107 & few or a fe weeks and make the big clean-ups with- gfi ?I!in‘ a cent to the District, .while e right to do business, get no protection. Firm in her faith in astrology, her experience as a clairvoyant has enabled her, she says, to tell the methods by which practising clairvoyants get their results. One common practice is to | have the customer write three questions |on slips of paper. T.:: fortune teller | throws these in the fire without looking “one must have | at them and watches the flames. Then | Wit the questions were and | she tells what que answers them. The astrologist was astrologists, while she belonged among the cosmic astrologists. The mundane astrologist, the lady said, draws a horoscope and leaves the patron to his dire fate. If the stars say he is to be hanged he will be hanged, and that’s all there is to it. The practitioner can only read the stars, not influence them. Such astrology, the cosmic astrologist believes, has done a_ great deal of harm. The person whose horoscope has been cast goes away reasoning after this fashion: “So I'm going to be hanged and there's no getting away from it. It's pretty tough, but if the stars say so it must be true,,for who am I to argue with the stars? If I'm going to swing anyway it might as well be for some- thing worthwhile. It would be & public service to remove Senator So-and-so. If I wait I may kill unintentionally some innocent and worthy person and the pangs of vain regret will be mingled with the agony of the gallows.” So he packs a gun in his hip pocket and calls on Senator So-and-so, with disastrous results for both parties. Cosmic Leaves Appeal. consultation with a cosmic astrologist. She may cast the same horoscope showing that the patron is going to be hanged. But she doesn't take his fee callously and tell him to close the door behind him. Even from the verdict of the eternal stars themselves, she says, there is an appeal, for greater than the cosmos is the soul of man. Her horo- scope merely should serve to warn him of the direction in which he is going. He can change the course of his destiny by volition, prayer and metaphysies. That is where the astro-metaphysician and the astro-psychologist apply their fine technique. Astro-metaphysics itself, the lady ex- plains, is the study of a lifetime. There are three cosmic planes. First is the all-embracing infinite, mother of time, mother of space. It is mysterious and impenetrable—unless by an astro-meta- physician in cases of dire emergency. Next is the universe of stars, the ma- chinery of the infinite, the medium through which it works out its purposes. Next is life, the child of the stars. This, the astro-metaphysician ex: plains, is up-to-date. science. Prof. Robert A. Milliken, discoverer of the electron, Nobel prize winner 1 physics, explain to the National Acad- emy of Sciences, the senate of American science, here last Spring the cosmic processes by which matter was created and re-created in the <plane of the stars? Dr. Milliken, the hardest-boiled skeptic must admit, did just that. Milliken Only Amateur. Dr. Milliken, by the way, has become | the patron saint of lots of philosophies through his discovery of the mysterious, powerful, penetrating cosmic rays which phere. He himself, of course, is only a mundane scientist whose mind is in- capable of the fine adjustments nec- essary for the astro-metaphysician. But he is a good man for the rough work, although totally incompetent of r8; electrons, but there is a very slim chance that he knows first thing about “how to rejuvenate an old body !and invigorate a young one through | the use of the cosmic ray; how to use the cosmic ray to develop individuality, initiatjve and originality of ideas; how the personality can be rendered mag- netic and how popularity can be won through the cosmic ray; how to use the cosmic ray to attract wealth and affluence of every kind, or how success in every direction can be acl by the power of the cosmic ray.” These are some of the titles of a course of lectures recently delivered in Washington. They are entirely in the province of the astro-metaphysician and the astro-psychologist. These alone know the secrets of “the tran- scendental triad, the cosmic conscious- ness, the planets and their cryptic sym- bols and the mystical meaning of the stars.” Some of them can tell what “planetary ray you are on,” and that is enoufh to tell them just what sort e pra of asf in its pretensions extends among classes of people in Wi 5 colored washwomen to soclety women. Slomu:! of‘thA llppl?nuy authenticated clal of one local astrologist regard- ing her patronage are startling in the extreme. Newspapers carry full accounts, in popular language, of the bona-fide work of astronomers as the telescope and the spectrascope extend further and further the bounds of space and the incomprehensible complexity of the celestial system. But this only drives troubled souls to hide their heads even more stubbornly in the breast of an ancient mysticism. BLIND MAN SHOOTS POLICEMAN THOUGHT BURGLAR IN HOME (Continued from First Page). moving through his house, and that he got out of bed and armed himself with . | some one run through Blind, “but ul mulddfieeou i e 5 et m, of, 2 exclusive houses to consult a lady who is not an astrologer but an astro-metaphysician and an astro-psychologist. Her patron- & the shot , hoping to locate the in- truder through unusually keen sense of hearing. Apparently the other person became alarmed, Lawson said, for he heard the back door of his house and scramble over a wooden fence in the rear. He shouted for the Eollu and fired one shot into the air, e sald, in an endeavor to frighten any accomplice who might have remained in_th the police c e house. He said he and believed the heard through the house toiman was returning to kill him. He heard them as they came to the door and fired in that general direction. Lawson insists he did not hear the offi- cers identify themselyes, and that he had no idea they were policemen. He told the man on station whi 0 examined him see Wmolthénn. although red. his e ocal occultists, who pay for the |man suffering from halluci- nations, and that he did not beligve any one had been in the house before they arrived. “Although it seems incredible that he lared, ;h:kcemlnlyllmedmmrumn er. ““We were not sure where Lawson was Greece Ratifies Kellogg Treaty. ATHENS, February 12 (#).—The 0’Connor; Senator ! age hed been poor, however, and she | Greelan Chamber of Deputies today - was about to leave town. Washington, ' ratified the Kell hoto, she insisted, was in the grip of mundane and the anti-war treaty nog-aggression pact with Italy. " Nothing like that happens after a: Didn’t | are bombarding the earth's outer atmos- | appreciating the real significance of his | s, Prof. Milliken may know all about | O'CONNOR EXPLAINS SHIP BOARD VIEWS Senate Committee Told Six of Seven Members Anxious to Close Deal. By the Associated Press. Intention of the Shipping Board to dispose of the vast fleet of Government passenger ships plying the Atlantic to Paul W. Chapman, Inc., New York, for $16,300,000, was disclosed to the Senate commerce committee today, but the committee withheld decision on any action it might take pending another session tomorrow. Chairman O’Connor of the Shipping Board informed the commitee that six of the seven members of the board were anxious to close the deal with Chap- man for the 11 ships, including the giant liner Leviathan. Joseph Sheedy, an' operator of 32 years’ experience, testified that he was | the executive behind the Chapman bid. {and that he had interested Chapman | as a financier. Sheedy said he hoped to turn a losing proposition into a pay- ing one. He announced plans to build seven new ships for the fleet over a period of 10 years and to keep the fleet under the American flag. Commissioner Myer of the Shipping Board submitted a dissenting opinion concerning the bid, declaring he fa- vored the sale of the American mer- chant lines to the Admiral Oriental Lines, owned by Robert Dollar. He con- sented to the sale of the liners to Chap- man. Mr. Myer pointed out that the Dollar bid ‘Kra\dded for a service from the Pacific ports to Great Britain, Germany and France, whereas the Chapman bid called only for service on the Atlantic side. Chairman Jones of the commerce of the situation. The committee is in- quiring into the proposed sale in re- sponse to a resolution by Senator. Mc- Kellar, Democrat, Tennessee. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) MORRILL WILL GO 10 MAINE HOSPITAL | Dr. W. P. Morrill, for four years su- perintendent of Columbia Hospital | here, will lenve‘Wuhlnzhon in about a month to become superintendent of | the Maine General Hospital, Portland, | Me., according to Associated Press ad- | vices received here today. He will suc- ceed Dr. Charles H. Young, who has resigned the hospital 3 Dr. Morrill said this afternoon he had received word of his appointment, but stated arrangements were that he | would not leave his present post until members of the hospital board were able to find a successor. He said he has not as yet apprised the board of his_decision to leave Columbia. Explaining reasons motivating his de- cision to accept the new appointment, Dr. Morrill said: “My job in life seems ! m“‘hl:ve been as a doctor to ‘sick’ hos- | pitals.” He explained whereas directors of Columbia Hoespital in the past several years had been “worried” over the financial situation of the institution, growing out of the amount of charity work conducted there, this problem had been ntly solved by the 100 per cent success of the Community Chest, which will take care of this work. He sald approximately 42 per cent ! of the service rendered by Columbia Hospital had been charity work and the institution couldn’t stand the strain. i COOLIDGE FAVORS CAPPER BILL IDEA, WITH RESERVATIONS (Continued from Pirst Page). arms and munitions which they would require in the event of war, to a com- lete cut of war supplies if they became volved in a war with nations which do produce arms and munitions. Senator Capper’s resolution has aroused wide comment in Washington and in European capitals. The oppo- sition here contends that the United States should not be placed in a posi- tion where it would be compelled to in- terfere in the difficulties which arise be- tween other nations, and eventually be- come in war itself thereby. Soon after Senator Capper had intro- duced his resolution in the Senate yes- terday, Representative Porter, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, introduced a resolution in the House of the same general intent, but going & step further. Under the Capper resolution the President would have authority to pro- ;:hlm. should the occasion arise, that nation guilty of breakis nouncing war as an inst tional policy. Representative Porter's resolution, whose preamble recites that it is in- tended to apply to violators of the mul- tilateral pact, would give the Presi- dent the much broader authority to de- clare that it shall be unlawful to ex- port munitions of war to “any coun- try” where “conditions of domestic vio- lence or of international conflict exist or are threatened.” Mr. Porter said that he had arran; ent of na- orning, and that Secretary the State Department would m Kellogg of be heard. YOUR INCOME TAX. No. 9. Gross income, as defined by ‘Treasury regulations, “includes, in general, compensation for - sonal and profe al 3 profits in sales and dealing in interest, rents, divi- whatever unless exempt by law.” The gross income of the usual business consists of the gross prof- its on sales, plus any income from investments and incidental or outside operations or sources. ‘The return must show the gross sales, purchases and cost of goods s@)d. To reflect net income cor- and live or Mont.hnum for farm products must be in- cluded. Also its from renting a farm on basis And the Tental and sale of farm of farm products ‘whether produced