Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1929, Page 7

WILL TRACK TIGER IN TS NATIVE LAIR Representative Tinkham to Repeat Hunting Trip in African Wilds. By the Associated Press. Of all the vacation plans that went awry before Congress adjourned prob- ably the most unusual were those of Representative George Holden Tink- ham of Massachusetts. To track the tiger that eluded him on his last big game hunt in wildest Africa and bring home the animal’s skin with the heads and horns and hoofs of other beasts to complete an amazing collection is his ambition, which he now hopes to achieve within two ye: Then he will add safari in Abyssin-1 fa. the Sudan and Indo-China to his experiences in Kenya and India. After that, he believes, he will be content to rest’ with his mementos in his home here The home now harbors a farrago of possessions. To walk into the apartment on the first floor of a hotel is to enter a pri- vate museum. Hartebeeste “Senseless Animal.” The flat skull of a hartebeeste hangs next to a rhinoceros’ head. “The most senseless animal in Africa," says Tink- ham of the hartebeeste The room is literally covered with the skins of animals—6 leopards, 2 lions, dozens of skins of dick-dicks. the smallest horned and hoofed animal of Africa, and 5 zebra hides, Ranged along the walls are stuffed heads of gazelles, an elephant's foot and tusks, water buffalo and that strangely large, vet delicately graceful, creature, the eland 5 “Judd said that Grant’s gazelle was a splendid specimen.” the legislator de- clares with a look of pardonable pride, “and he has been borne out—Roland ward. the London taxidermist, has put a picture of that head into his 1928 record book.” The Judd referred to was the same william Judd who was Theodore Roose- velt's first assistant hunter. He was Tinkham's rock of assurance in lion territory and other dangerous places. Carved Goddess in Collection. “And that's a 1.200-year-old head of a goddess from a temple of South Cen- tral Java,” Representative Tinkham continued.” It is a perfectly modeied. reposeful face carved out of solidified ava. 12 ases and boxes and batiks, teakwood tables and carved screens he collected by the dozen. Every object has & story. When Tinkham was 17 years old he made a trip abroad with an Amherst College professor, the same who later taught Calvin Coolidge his German. Since that Summer in 1888, Repre- gentative Tinkham has journeyed to the other side on an average of once every three years. . He has-been north to Spitzbergen and south to Capetown and Tasmania. In 1923 he trekked hun- dreds of miles through the wilderness of big game countries—but he didn’t get his tiger. And now he hopes to get it. LABOR CODE FAVORED. Mexican Senate Votes, 40 to 0, for Committee Recommendation. MEXICO CITY, August 1 (#).—The Mexican Senate has passed. by a vote of 48 to 0, the recommendation of its committee on constitutional points seeking amendment of the federal con- stitution to allow passage of the new labor code of President Portes Gil. The House of Deputies must adopt a similar resolution to endow the legis- +lative body with power to promulgate the labor code, subject to the sanction of two-thirds of the Legislature. Rothstein Estate $2,510,497. NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—Arnold Rothstein, slain gambler left a gross estate of $2.510,497, which debts, taxes and claims will reduce to about $1,144,- 859, an accounting filed in Surrogate’s Court yesterday disclosed. Czechoslovakia now has 15,000,000 mcres of arable land. Close Saturday 2 PM. All and combination leathers. Sale of QUEENTEX HOSIERY Al shad. e T White Two Pairs for §2.35 SEMI~ANNUAL Hundreds of Pairs of Queen Quality Shoes Specially Reduced to and Widths The season’s smart styles in white kid, sun tan and brown’ kid, black dull kid, ment New Fall Styles, many of which we are including in this extraordinary Semi-annual Sale. Many Styles at $7.85. Values to $12.50 Queen Quality Boot Shop 1219 F American Accused | Of Theft Attempt | In Spanish Palace | Tourist Held at Madrid| | for Alleged Effort to | Carry Away Plaque. | By the Associated press. | 'MADRID, August 1.—Spanish police | | hold in custody today an American giv- | | ing the name Backey J. Dee, described | as a Chicago banker and tourist. |is charged with attempting to take fro | the famous Escorial Palace near Madrid |a valuable ancient porcelain plaque. | Dee emphatically denied the charge. The American and his wife werei | among a tourist party visiting the his- toric Escorial, about 30 miles from Madrid, last Wednesday. It was then civic guards took Dee into custody, de- clearing he attempted to take away a | Dee maintains the whole incident was a mistake, Mis. Dee today wept while she as-| | serted her husband’s innocence of any | intention to “rob the little palace of | Escorial.” She left this morning for | the village of Escorial, where her hus- | band is in jail. | She was accompanied by a Spanish | lawyer, Hipolito Mozoncillo, who has | been retained to represent her husband. | Mozoncillo is a practicing attorney in Madrid and also is vice consul for Ecuador. S — | LINDSAY RITES ARE SET. Funeral Services to Be Held at 2 P.M. Tomorrow. | Funeral services for Mrs. Rachael Verlinda Leapley Lindsay, 49 vears old, who died Tuesday of pneumonia at her home, 2247 Mount View place, after a seven weeks illness, will be held from the Emanuel Episcopal Church, Thir- | | teenth and V streets, at 2 o'clock to- | morrow. Burial will be in the Cedar ! Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Lindsay was a life long resident of Washington and prominent in church and social service work. She also was an active member of the Parent-Teacher Association, Surviving her is her hus- band, Frank G. Lindsay. two daughters, | Elizabeth and Margaret Lindsay, and a son, Frank G. Lindsay, jr. | A woman of Perth, Australia, has just left her entire estate of $10.000 to re- | duce Great Britain's national debt. ! Back-Home Excursions TO Southern Cities VIA Southern Railway System Tickets sold August 3 good for 15 days returning. Tickets sold October 5 good for 20 days returning. Round-trip fare to At- lanta, $21.00; Birmingham, $25.00; Augusta, $20.40; Columbia, $17.45; Chatta- nooga, $20.00; Asheville, $18.25, and to other South- ern destinations. Make your reservations now City Ticket Office Southern Railway 1510 H St. N.W. Phones Nat'l 1465-1466 or Union Station Close Saturday 2 P.M. Sizes patent leather, black satin Just received a large ship-. Fine, Sheer PICOT TOP SALE OF HOSE One and Two Point Heels e Shades for $2.55 Street BREMEN SHATTERS EAST RUN RECORD [Crack German Liner Bests, Mauretania’s 0ld Mark by 8 Hours 17 Minutes. By _the He| CHERBOURG, August 1.—The Ger- m | man liner Bremen left here for Bremer- | haven at 8:10 a.m.,, after arriving from | Plymouth at 5:45 am. A tempest in |the Channel delayed its crossing for nearly Its seaplane was being prepared and loaded with 20,000 letters ready to take | off outside the port and beat the ship | itself home.- beautitul old plaque, one of the main | _PLYMOUTH, England, ‘August 1 (D). art treasures of the walls of the Escorial. | o te oo e e et today @) [ THE ‘EVEN Associated Press. three hours. e MUBS -ofuguest Qurniture Sale: Liberal Credit Terms and Big Reductions in Furniture for Every Room 3-"Pc. price— NG $34.75 Nicely decorated. August Sale took from the British Mauretania its last North Atlantic crossing _record, besting by 8 hours and 17 minutes the Mauretania’s previous fast time from New York to this port. Bremen docked - here at 2:25 aum., having used 4 days, 14 hours and 30 minutes for its trip from Ambrose Channel Lightship to Eddystone Light. The average speed was 27.91 knots and its maximum’s day’s run was 667 miles. The previous best record of the Maure- tania listed here was 4 days, 22 hours Ilfl'\;l‘ 57 minutes, made in September, West Average 27.83. Just as the Bremen's westward voy- age last week was its maiden trip in that direction, so the voyage completed today was its first eastward crossing. Both crossings resulted in records. On the westward trip from Cherbourg the ship needed 4 days, 17 heurs and 42 minutes to reach New York, 8 hours and 52 minutes better than the pre- vious record of the Mauretania. On .the westward voyage an average speed of 27.83 knots was maintained, with maximum day’s run of 713 miles. ‘The Mauretania’s maximum day’s run was 676 miles. - Capt. Ziegenbein, the Bremen's cap- tain, said he had encountered stormy weather on the crossing, although the |wind was favorable during the last |36 _hours of the voyage. Itu f v "I" (] Fiber Suite. STAR, WASHINGTON, = 15 $62.75 thedral back, full woven, spring D. €. THURSDAY, pleased with the ship’s performance. The passengers were enthusiastic. ‘The days’ runs from New York were given as 249, 629, 641, 651, 667 and 246 nautical miles, representing a total of 3,084 miles. The ship left New York Friday of last week. The German con- sul and civic club dignitaries boarded the ship after it docked as gesture of welcome. 5 PLANE REACHES BLEZEN. Bremen's Mail Is Catapulted From Speedy Liner's Deck. , Germany, August 1 (). — 1717 of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen landed shortly after noon today at the maritime airdrome of Blezen. Mails were immediately sent by motor- boat to Bremerhaven, thence they were forwarded by automobile to Bremen, where they will be delivered later in the afternoon. ‘The catapulting from the record- breaking liner functioned normally as on the maiden voyage to New York, RECORDS AND TIME DISPUTED. |London Papers and Associated Press Message Differ on Eastward Run. LONDON, August 1 (#).—Conflicting reports were received in London early 3-Pc. Fiber Suite, ca- auto seat construction. $19.75 Liberal Credit $49.75 $39.75 3-Pe. price— Fiber Suite spring seat cushions. August Sale with $27.80 $13.50 Fiber Porch Rockers. Upholstered seat and back. $8.95 BREMEN, The catapulted mail plane Heinkel G| AUGUST 1, - 19%9. eastward crossing of the liner Bremen, A message to the Associated Press gave the ship credit for crossing in 4 days, 14 hours and 30 minutes. This was easily a new record. ‘The Plymouth cor ndent of the London Express said the time was 4 days, 17 hours and 15 minutes, while the report to the London Mall placed the figures at 4 days, 22 hours and 14 minutes. ‘There was also & question as to the standing record for the eastward pas- sage. The Express said the Maureta- nia came across in 4:19:55 last Janu- ary, while the Mail said the Maure- tania’s record was 4:21:57, made in September, 1924. (American records credit the Mauretania with the same record quoted by the London Express.) ittt Col. Grant on Vacation. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Bulldings and Public Parks, left late yesterday on a 10-day vacation in New York State and Massachusetts. In his absence Maj. Virgil L. Peterson, the assistant direc- | tor, who reported for duty here on | July 15, will be the acting director. Gilsonite, & black substance used in | the preparation of paints and varnishes, |1s mined only in Utah, where it was He expressed himself as more thantoday respecting the time of the first | discovered in 1862. $74.75 3-pc. Fiber Suite, Spring-filled cushion seats and backs. 5-ft. Settee. $59.75 $11.75 Fiber Tables. in the lot. Strong construction. $5.98 PRATT ROUNDS OUT 33 YEARS WITH D. C. POLICE Superintendent Entered Service as Rookie at Seventh Precinct in August, 1896. Maj. Henry G. Pratt,” superintendent of police, was being congratulated toda: on the thirty-third anniversary of hl§ cereer in the Metropolitan Police De- partment. Maj. Pratt started in as a “rookie” policeman at the seventh precinet on August 23, 1896. On the.day he re- ported for duty, one of the officers at the precinct predicted of him, “Some day that man is going to be superin- tendent of police.” The prediction was fulfilled on April 1, of this year, when Pratt was promoted to succeed Edwin B. Hesse. Maj. Pratt has served under six superintendents of police, Maj. William T. Moore, having been at the head of the force when he joined it 33 years ago. The others under whom he served are: Richard Sylvester, Raymond Pull- man, Harry Gessford, Daniel Sullivan and Maj. Hesse. In one form or another, water plays a part in every known dise: $59.75 P Several $12.95 0 SAY, Co-operate! Shop tomorrow, Friday. We close all day Satur- day. “RADIO JOE.” Loom Woven 3-Pc. Fiber Suite. Auto spring cush- ion seats. 5-ft. Settee. $39.75 Odd Fiber Porch Rockers. Spring-filled seats. Radio Stool $1.49 Made No Phone Orders Mahogny Tabourette $1.29 of decorated metal with green or red velour pad White Enamel Porcelain Top Kitchen St $8.95 Golden Oak High Chair $1.49 Well Built 5.Ft. Step Utility Cabinet Ladder $7.95 $1.09 Se it L] ® ® week. white 50¢ & $139 4-Pc. Genuine Walnut Bedroom Suite Every piece is superbly constructed and.neatly finished. One of the greatest: values we've pre- sented in Bedroom Furniture. 4 pcs.: Wood bed, chest of drawers, vanity and dresser... %98 .- Liberal Credit Mahogany- Finish END A very fortun- ate purchase just in time for our August Sale. Ma- hogany finished. loped edge. Come T | August 7~ | Special §2.29 ., '$98 6=Pc. Genuine Walnut No Phone Soals Orders early. T Dinette Suite A charming compact and well suitable for ‘the small home or apartment. As illustrated, a dining table, buffet and four side Specially chairs with seats of genuine leather. priced .. assembled group %69 China.Cabinet $24.75 Extra Made polished velour seat cushion and padded arms Decorated Roman Seat of brass-finished metal — including $2.98 No Phone Orders 5 Hassocks Magazine Tavio Carrier $119 Hassocks Ottoman Square and Mcire imitation round. Imitation leather—10': inches patent leather. high—1 inches Very smart— across_top. &S Dish-Drying Outfit Basket, hose and sprayer. Complete as shown ..... Modernistic 59¢ 3-Pc. $129 Jacquard Living Room Suite Overstuffed settee, armchair and wing chair with loose, spring-filled cushion seats and uphol- Covered in attractive figured velour. _August Sale ... oeieiiiiiiiiiiin e stered backs. The Hub Furniture Co.—Seventh & D Sts. N.W. The Hub $89