Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1929, Page 5

- THE EYlENTNG STAR,, WASHINGTON, D. (., SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, ] SAYS U.S.EXPLOITS OWN PROSPERITY London Economist Assigns' ~ anar DD | WoopwaRrD & LoTHROP / 10™ 11™ F AoND G STREETS Reason for Europe’s Debt _Cancellation ‘Demand. By the Associated Press, WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, August| 24.—America’s over-rating of her own | prosperity has been responsible for| Europe's request for cancellation of war | debts, Prof. T. E. Gregory of the London | School of Economiits sald yest-rday before the trade relations round table of the Institute of Politics. | Declaring that America’s prosperity, | viewed in the light of actual economic conditions, was not so great | as she herself believed, Prof. Gregory sald: Basis of U. S. Claims. “The United States rates her successl on the basis of material acquisition— | the number of motor cars and radios and shining bath tubs which she pos- | sesses. I doubt if these are standards of civilization or of real prosperity. “But _they have made Europe very dissatisfied with her position today. She has been poisoned by the talk about American prosperity. If you had not told us how rich you were we would not have asked for war debt canccllation. We are dissatisfied with what we have got.” ‘The prosperity which America en- Joys today is due to her vast resources and land area, combined with a small | density of population as.compared to Europe, he declared. Cites Topographical Advantages. The topography of the United States. enabling it to build railways at a rela- tively low cost, and the lack of trade Emblematic of their victories over American and German beats, the crew of yacht Bachante takes two international back Sweden. Left to right: C F L FIRE RAVAGES TEN BLOCKS IN SPOKANE barriers bstween any sections of the jcountry are additional factors con- tributing to America's prosperity, he | declared. “The miracle is.” he said, “not that ! you are as well off as you are, but lha! | you are nnt better ofl thnn you are.” 'ARGUMENTS CLOSED IN “FREE-RIDE” SUIT Case of Jitney Operators Against|was still burning despite the efforts of | Drottnin New Orleans Officials Taken Under Advisement. Br the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La. August 24— Arguments in the “free-ride” jitney suit | inst city officials were concluded in | Wil Distriet Court yesterday and Judge Mark M. Boatner took the case into consideration. In the suit, which has been on trial for four days, the jitney drivers con- veying pedestrians in the street carl strike are seeking an injunction against the city to permit their continued oper- ation, provided no fares are charged. Definition of the term ‘“fare” occu- pled lengthy discussion in yesterday’s | arguments. ~ The city’s counsel sought 1o uphold its prosecution in Recorder's Courts of drivers who carry passengers ,for donations. while attorneys for the Jitneys contend that the jitneys were ‘ot seeking to evade the law and were not charging fares for services. Officials of the carmen's union yes-| terday renewed overtures to the New | Orleans Public Service, Inc., on jarbi- ,tration of strike differences, when the ' company declined to reopen the case because the rtuoble was fundamental. ‘The union suggested to the company that William Green, president of the | ,American Federation of Labor, and a| ublic service executive, such as Preston ! Arkwright of Atlanta, Ga., president | of the Georgia Power, Light & Railway | Co., be agreed upon to arbitrate. 'JURY ASKS $5,000 FINE FOR MICHAEL J. CUDAHY | Bcion of Wealthy Packing Family | Held Guilty of Driving While Intoxicated. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, August 24.—Michael . P. Cudahy, 21, son of the late Jack y, meat-packing official, today ,faced a fine of $5,000 recommended by & jury, which last night found him 1 guilty of driving an automobile while intoxicated. Sentence will be pro- ! nounced on the youth next Tuesday. ‘The court is bound to the decision of ! the jury in fixing the fine, which camc after three hours of deliberation. ‘The verdict terminated a trial which Iasted two days. The scion of the | wealthy packing family was charged | ! with driving his automobile into a car | owned by Charles B. Lang on the night of July 12. . Pour witnesses testified that Cudahy was intoxicated. His mother and his bride of several weeks, the former Murlel Evans, film actress, took the stand, denying the charges. The young couple’s honeymoon to Honolulu was postponed because of the trial. DRY KILLING RESULTS IN MOB MENACE ,@wo Oklahoma Officers Spirited Away From Town Where Okla- homan Was Slain in Home. i By the Associated Press. ‘TULSA, Okla.,, August 24 —Following ' their lmlgnment on a murder charge , preferred in connection with the killing of Charles Jenkins in an attempt to ar- | rest him on a liquor law warrant, G. Alfred DeMoss, deputy United States | marshal of Tulsa, and Willis Thompson, deputy’ sheriff of Pryor, Okla, were rushed to the Tulsa County jail here yesterday for safe-keeping. The_officers pleaded not guilty and were held without bail, pending their preliminary hearing, which was set for ' August 27, | _Judge A. E. Robertson of Cherokee County, before whom the men were ar- | rajgned at Tahlequah, Okla., ordersd the transfer in the belief, he said, that | | intense feeling had arisen at Tahlequah | against the men. DeMoss and 'rhompson are accus~d | ®f shooting Jenkins to death at the lat- ter's home in the hills, 8 miles southeast ot xlnsas, Okla., hst 'nxesdny. :' DRY AGENT WOUNDED. | Was Shot in Attempt to Arrest | Mexican Rum Runners. | MERCEDES, Tex., August 24 (®— |A. C. Graf, Federal prohibition agent, was wounded in a fight with Mexican | wum runners near here yesterday. Graf and another agent attempted | to arrest the Mexicans after purchasing | 300 bottles of liquor from them. The Mexicans fled into the underbrush and | opened fire. Theg:o bition agent was struck by a rifle Hn‘ but his condi- | tion was not considered serious. Local | officers rounded up a number of Mexi- cans in the brush and sent them to Bmwmvule for arraignment before the ! Federal commlas ner there.. | |' Elevators wtors Bar Coatless Men, { _ NEW 'YORK, August 24 (#).—Coat- f less men are forbidden to ride in the elevators of the Garment Tower. a sky-* scraper devoted to wholesalers of wom- s Wear, {m Two Firemen In]ured in B|aze; That Starts in Lumber Yard. By the Associated Press.™ SPOKANE, Wash., August 24.—A fire which started from an undetermined source in a lumber yard and spread | quickly to 10 square blocks of buildings | in the industrial section of Spokane was | believed to be under control today, but virtually the entire city fire department, Two firemen were injured, one cril cally. Capt. N. Wallace was overcome by smoke, but insisted on returning and | soon was overcome a second time. He was taken in a critical condition to n‘ hospital. F. W. Thiel, a hoseman, was | taken to a hospital with injuries about | his head, caused when a hose burst. | Damage Exceeds $100,000. | While the damage was expscted to reach more than $100,000 the blaze was held in an area bounded by factories and_ other buildings which, if burne would have meant a loss of several mil- lion_dollars. ! The main line tracks of the Great Northern Rallroad were destroyed and trains were routed over the Oregon- | Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. | tracks. All but two eastbound wires of the Western Union Telegraph Co. were s2id to have bzen disabled. Sarts in Lumber Yard. ‘The fire was discovered in the J. P. McGoldrick lumber yard early last night by a passerby. A high wind from the West drove the flames to nearby structures—factories and homes—and a bridge of the Great Northern Railroad. A sanitorium, more than a dozen dwellings and an apartment bullding were quickly destroyed. By bringing all but five pieces of the city’s fire-fighting equipment to the scene the blaze finally | segan to give way before the fighters. It | was still blazing fiercely in some of the ruins early this morning. PILOT MEETS DEATH AS PLANES COLLIDE Five Others Narrowly Escape in Ground Crash of Ships at New Orleans, By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, August 24.—One | ) pilot was burned to death and another pilot and four passengers narrowly es- caped death late yesterday when two airplanes collided at Menefee Airport and were destroyed by fire. Both planes were on the ground. Elliot D. Coleman, jr., 19, of Water- proof, La., was killed and Dan E. Thomas, 26, mail plane pilot, sustained lacerations about the head. The latter and_four passengers jumped to safety as their phne hurst into flames, 800 SONS OF ITALY SAIL FOR FATHERLAND VISIT Delegation From All Parts of U. 8. and Canada Plans Tour of Three Months. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 24.—Eight hun- dred members of ihe Sons of Italy salled last night on the liner Vulcania for a three-month visit to the land of their forefathers. The delegation, whose members came from all parts of the United States and Canada, will go to Venice, where a bration will be held, and then to Rome, to be received by the Governor of Rome. Sixty policemen guarded against anti- Pl.scm kx;de demonstrators as they em- rked. PROTEST CHASING LIONS BY AID OF AUTOMOBILES LONDON (#).—Automobile casualties among the wild animals of Africa are causing considerable indignation here. Scores of people who used to write to the newspapers protesting against the mounting toll of pedestrians killed or injured in London’s traffic are asking their editors now why something isn't done to protect the lions and giraffes from the ravages of the automobile. Hunters cruise the Seringet! Plains of Tanganyika in motor cars, it is alleged, chasing their quarry for miles and administering the fatal shot after the fleeing animal is practically dead from overexertion. ‘The game law of the territory pro- hibits shooting from automobiles, but the contention of the protestants is that the governmont 18 “indifferent” as to its enforcement. Nicotine and Soap Best. ‘There are many ingredients used in contact insecticides but nothing better than a combination of nicotine sul 0¢ th‘: teot ‘teaspoon. al af one - ful to & gallon of water together. with one ounce of laundry soap or fish oil s0ap. Various nicotine dusts are also available. “Lindbergh Flight” in- Music. ‘ BAD!N-BADEN (8 ial) —One of the compositions m: up lhe‘ pro- gram of Buden-n-m speclal ‘“radio week” is the “Lindbergh Flight,” com- pou-d ;olne,y by Hindemith and Weill, with | Republic—Bremerhaven . _August 20 Plym. —Auocl-ud Press Photo. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at_an s-mna From New Yorl ARRIVED, Berencaria, Southampton Anierica —Bremerhaven .. Nieuw Amsterdam-—Rotter DUE TODAY. President Harrison—World crulse. DUE TOMORROW. ares—Port Limon. —Southampton emerhaven verpool . San' Jmmo-—v:n Crus Evangeline. outh. MaravalTrinidad .- DUE MONDAY, AUGUST 2 Arablc—Antwerp American Merchani—London Ancon—Cristobal Berlin—Bremerhavi Gonmo—_Santo Domingo Ciiy. ema De Gras: St. Louis—Hambur . Mihiel—San_Fi Fort Victoria—Bermuda DUE TUESDAY, AUGUST Abertic—Liverpool . Danzii Orin Olym Sud Amer, Westphal bro— Tivives rio Santa Cruz—Ci DYl tnis ghoimGoghenbir Hellig Olav—Copenhagen. DUE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, Galiforata_Southampton Relly e Mun Pan-America_Bue; Evangeline—Yarmouth August 27 DUE THURSDAY, AUGUST 29. Bermuda—Bermuda France—Huvre Mauretania—Sor chira—La_Gua Statendom--Rotterdam . DUE SATURDAY. AUGUST 31. El Salvador—San Prancisco. August 4 OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAILING TODAY. ovilie and Glasgow, h and Liverpool. Bermuda—Bermuda. | Fort St. George_St. John's and Halifax. Albert Ballin—Cherbours, Southampton and Hambu siord_Bersen and Oslo. co—San Juan. vunm-—munm Canal Zone and San Pran- cise Gripsholm—Gothenbure. United States—Christiansand. Oslo and Go- penhagen. ’!'omn—(-h'\l'nnl Cristobal and Port Limon. y—Ha B Baltic—Cobh and Liverpool. kahda—London and Boulog | ymouth, Cherbours and Ant- Colo MiinockettSanto Domingo. ontoso—Santo Domingo. Swinburne—Buenos_Aires, Virginian—Pacific Coast. SAILING MONDAY, AUGUST 26. Inona—Porto_Casti Evangeline—Yarmo Resolute — Cherbours, Southampton #nd Par Northe-st. John's. SAILING TUESDAY. AUGUST 21. Buenaventura—Port au Prince and Cristobal. America—Piymouth, Cherbourg and, Bremer- v BAILING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, !erenllrll—-cherbflur! lnfl Bonlh ampton. srabobo—8an Juan Guayrs, Puerto racaibo. r Jerto Golombla, 5‘.’...1"‘1::’ UEELS, SO b, Puerto d Santa Marta. Yoro—-Rineston. Cuyamupa—Puerto Cortez. SAILING THURSDAY, AUGUST . Cosmo-—San ‘Jusn and. Santo - Domingo De Onue—)‘h\u ., Cherbours and Bremer- rmouth, President Ha ‘ison—World ert s' B Crintopal Gales and Val- 8o Jatinto—Havana, Progreso, Vera Cruz and Tampico. A ! SAILING PRIDAY, AUGUST 30. Carmania—Plymouth, Havre and London. | Niguw Amsterdam—Fiymouth, Boulogme and | “Pivmouth, Cherbours and Bremer- Arabic—Plymouth: Cherbourg and Antwerp. Olymplc—Cherbourg - and Southampton. SAILING SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. Franconia—Cobh and Liverpool. California—Moville and Glasgow. "’E‘H“‘;"’;‘r‘.“" nd Halife Ner 3 8t. Louls—Cherbours, Southsmpton snd Hamburg. Conte Biancamano—Gibraltar, Naples and v&'.m—n-mao-. Rio de Janeiro, Monte- video und Buemu A ires. !')go;tnl holm—om.henbu Sy Christiansand, Oslo and Copen- ares—Havans, crhwbnl vau—xmtmm erto Castilla, Tela, erto d ’cnu Albertic—Gobl iverpool. B rmewastar Cherpours and London. DRESS HOUSES ARE BUSY. Dazzling Revelations Are Expected in Paris S8hops. PARIS (N.AN.A).—The dress houses soon will be revealing their Winter fashion secrets to the usual eager au- diences. The revelations, I hear, are likely to be dazzling. Velvets in Italian scarlets, touched with gold, T brocadés ‘embroidered with silver and gold tinsels, and fairylike fabrics that might “hold the East in fee” are to ' SEVERAL DIE IN STORM. BELGRADI oslavia, August 24 (®)—A mu:h"f Skoplje today With College Day‘s AhnoSf Here “I packed my trunk, and in it I put —several of the smart covert cloth frocks that all fashionable stores and magazines are telling us about. They do make won- derful classroom frocks, you know. —jacket frocks, well, these go in numbers, One I like particularly well is of frisca (newly fashionable this Fall)—and has a silk tuck-in blouse with a soft frill. K4 —a glorious wool ensemble of fine im- ported homespun. Anything smart I can say about it is not enough; it includes a tailored tuck-in skirt and seven-eighth coat—you must see it to appreciate its. swagger and lines, —things feminine. Of course, these in- clude several soft velvet frocks that go so smartly to “those important week-end parties and sorority teas, Oh, they are all so thrilling—I must tell you where I got them. Woodward & Lothrop was the smart place; now you see why I was able to find everything chic that is college-bound.” Two Smart Bags —a green leather pouch envelope, —a soft frameless pouch (for my tweed ensemble) has a Tal st ener all the way across the top; $5. Hawpsacs, Asie 6 Pst Froon. Two pairs of my Shoes —a decidedly smart lizard oxfords, tip. ped in calf; $13.50. —black suede-and- ealf strap pumps; with leather-cover- A—The Covert Frock that % I like best; smartly cut to give that fitted-to-the- body look. In blue; $16.50. Miasses’ Frocks, THIRD FLOOR. B—The adorable Frisca Jacket Ensemble; $29.50. JUNIOR Misses’ FROCKS Fourtr FLoOR. My Green Felt, with chic forehead lines, is a smart complement; $7.50. MrLuINERY, THIRD FLOOR. C—My good - looking Tweed Ensemble; an im- ported fabric in red-rust tories makes it; $49.50. Misses’ ENSEMBLES, TrmD FLOOR. Smart Boucle Turban, after Agnes, match e s it; $18.50. MiLLiNERY, THmap FLoOR. al_persons were killed in ot 'Nvu';lusn TOSC er sections of the D—One of the transpar- ent velvet frocks I packed. It is one of the new fash- ions that follows the prin- cess silhouette; $29.50. Misszs’ Frocks, THD FLOOR. With College Days Almost Here The Men’s Store Selects Typical College Wardrobes For the Classroom Two-trousers Suits, of worsteds, chev- iots and tweeds................$45 New Stetson Hats, cut, bound and welt edge styles, to wear after classes . New Imported Madras Shirt colored; two laundered collars to Soft-tone Silk Ties, resilient construc- Silk-mixed - Fancy Socks, two-toned colors with clocks; pair..........$1 Tan and Black Calfs Oxfords, straight tip, medium toe.........$8 ‘Tux Mex’s STos, Szconn Froon, For the Campus Plus-two Rnickers that are gaining in favor with young men..........$10 Imported All-wool Pullover Sweaters, plain colors trimmed in contrasting COORS: U3iiilii. . iaiesithees - 910 All-wool Golf Hose to match. ......$3 Merton Tweed Caps..............$2 End-to-end Madras Shirts, in- plain €OlOrS ..oisevecencrenvenacenee.$3 Silk Bow Ties, in new Fall shades to match ensemble. . PN 3 Im mported Scotch Grain Oxfoflll, wing- tip style; tan and black. Pair....$12 Hartmann Studcnt Special Wardrobe Trunks, 339@ Lueaaes, Fourta Frooa, Here are some of my .Shopping Notes Sportswear Three-piece Knitted ; tuck-in and 16.50. SrorTswEAR, THTRD FLOOR. / Sports Berets, $1.50, £ Velvet Berets, $5. MiLLINERY, THIRD FLOOR. / Sports Scarfs; colorful silk triangles, $3. WEAR, A1sLE 15 4 Frst FLOOR. 1 Gloves kin Sports Pull - ons; pair, $5.50. Suede Pull-ons; pair, $3. /% Groves, Asix 11 v Pmst FLoOR. :‘v v Stockings ! Fmst FLoOR. Gay and Colorful Hosiery Boxes ....... 50c and $1.50 NorIoNs, AsLe 22 FmsT PLOOR. Hankies Purlock embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs; with mono- grams, initials or names. Dozen, $3. HANDKERCHIEPS, AISLE 13 Fmst FLOOR. Pajamas and Undies Unnwzu, THIRD PLOOI Silk Lounging Pajamas; outhful two and three piece $16.50 to $35. PAsaMAs, THIRD FLrOOR. Slim Side-hook Girdles; brocades and el