Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1929, Page 4

- TYPOTHETAE PICKS SLATE OF OFFIGERS George R. Keller of Detroit to Be Nominated as Presi- dent Tomorrow. ‘The name of George R. Keller of De- troit, now first vice president, will be placed in nomination for president of the United Typothetae of America at the organization’s annual election in the Hotel Mayflower tomorrow, it was announced by E. F. Ellert, chairman of the nominating committee, at a meet- ing of the Typothetae ir. the hotel to- day. William Pfaff of New Orleans. the organization’s® treasurer, will be | neminated for the position of first vice | president. Other nominees, a8 announced today, | will be as follows: John R. Demarest ' of New Haven, for second vice presi- dent; Donald Raim of Houston, Tex, third vice president; G. F. Kalkhoff of New York City, for the position of treasurer. Frank J. Smtih of Roches- ter, N. Y.; Julius 8. Weyl of Philadel- phia and Walter J. Berg of Cincinnati are to be nominated for the board of directors to serve three years, while Osear T. Wright will be nominated to serve on the board for one year, to suc- eeed Mr. Kalkhoff, the nominee for treasurer. Election Session Tomorrow.. The session for the election of officers will be executive and will convene in the baliroom of the Mayflower tonm.orrow morning. at 10 o'clock. The adoption of resolutions and the conduct of other general business of the convention also will take place at tomorrow's meeting. The convention session this morning was devoted to a discustion of “Manage- ment-Marketing.” The first speaker was Prof. W. F. Spafford, of the department of eco- nomies, Rensselaer Polvtechnic Tnsti- tute, Troy, N. Y., whose subject was “Management—the Big Question Mark in Business.” Mr. Spafford declared the successful business man it & theorist, putting his theories into actual practice. He des- eribed the printing industry as a “rela- tive small scale business,” a8 eompcredl with the large industries such as the automobilé and oil industries. A playlet, ‘What's Wrong in This Picture?” was presented at the meet- ing by the Washington Sales Club, un- | yesterday for Edward Wilds, 26, And der the auspices of the convention’s marketing committee. | Wright Addresses Conference. ! Addresses alto were delivered at the | morning session by Oscar T. Wright of | this city and C. Willlam Schneidereith | of Baltimore. | The Oscar T. Wright Ratio Derby | Cup for the typothetae whose member | bodies made the greatest percentage of contributions to the publication, the Ratio for Printing Management, was awarded jointly to the Printing Arts Club of Evansville, Ind.. and the Wil- | mington Tpyothetae, who tied for first place with 100 per cent each. | Osear T. Wright, chairman of the management and research committee, resided at the meeting, After being | Emoduced by Frank J. Smith, presi- dent of the U. T. A. A teries of smaller meetings are being held in the Mayflower this afternoon, representing various séctions of the U.T. A. Among these are the Confer- ence on_Production Probléms, College Annual Producers of the United States and the Typothetae Cost Accountants Association, meeting in its second session. A special program of entertainment for the wives and families of the deles gates include a trip to Potomac Park this afternoon to witness a polo game between Army and Navy teams and A& reception in the baliroom of the May- ATTEMPTS SUICIDE | IN PRECINCT CELL x Faward Nichols Fails to End Life by Hanging—Removed to a Gallinger. Edward Nichols, 33, of the 1400 block of Potomac Avenue sotitheast, tried suicide early today in his cell at No. 11 preeinet, knotting his shoestrings about his neck. The police, alert for signs of such & move since Nichols made a suleide threat some hours before, heard A faint #euffle and heavy breathing in his cell. Investigating, ‘they found Nichol strangling and eut him frée, A doctor was summoned from Casualty Hospital. He found that Nichols had not been seriously affected by the attempt. ‘The pritonier, under arrest on charges of intoxication and disordetly eonduet, ‘was réemoved to Gallinger Hospital. Lieut. Sidney J. Marks and Police- mi Thorne were on duty in the Prépinct at the time. 0'Neill's Play Barred. . OSTON, September 18 ()] ° ' 7pHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C Royalty in Business ' GRAND DUCHESS MARIE OF RUSSIA, First cousin to the late Csar Nich 11, and former wife of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, who has “come into trade” by acoep! & pesition tyle advisor and staft executive of a. well' krown Fifth avenue shop in New York City. She will make the United States her permanent home. Since the Russian revolution she has been living in France. ~—Associated Press Fhoto. IDENTIFY SUSPECTS INKIDNAPING CASE Victim Held in Apartment for| Six Days Without Food or.Water. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, September 18 —Warrants | charging kidriaping were recommended Frank Honfel, 36, identified by Mat- thew Holdreith, 24, as the men who held him prisoner without fcod or water in a Detroit apartment for six days. Moldreith, son of Matthew Holdreith, sr., restaurant proprietor, was rescued by police last night, who found him chained {6 & cot in thé apartmen sunda'v‘ night the elder Holdreith ha paid the kidnapers $5,000 for his son's release. Identification of the suspects came vesterday. They were arrested Sunday night in a stolén taxi cab after a gun battle with polics. More than $4.000 found in their possession At the time is believed By police to hAve been the ransom oney they had secured from | Holdreith shortly before their arrest. Holdreith's reléase came last night after he had managed to attraet the attention of persons passing the window of the ground-floor apartment where he wak held prisoner. A third member of the gang. known only as Muzh{. 8 still at large. He also is named in the warrants. Police say the two prisoners have confessed. ‘The younger Holdreith was Kidnaped from his home last Wednesday night thrée men posing as officers, who said they wanted to question him in connection with an automobile accident, He was taken A at the point of guns and shackled the cot in the apartment. Negotiations fcr ransom were then bégun with the elder Hol- dreith, who did not notify police. Polioe believe the men have been in- volved in other crimes including the kidnaping two months of David Cass, 23, son of & real estate operator, still ‘missing. Both Hohfél and Wilds ¢ setved téerms in ‘the Michigan braneh prion At Marquette for hold- MEXICAN ARTISTS AT UNION GONGERT Record Number of Diplomats Attend Program at Pan- * American Building. T‘No young Mexican artists, appearing in Washington for the first time, in conjunction with the United States Navy Band, Lieut. Charles Benter, leader, won heart; udience of more ti Mrs. Gann, and Mr. Gann, were in At- tendance. There was the la; b repre- sentation from the diplomatic eorg- ever in attendance at these concerts, 87 being present, including many of the Ambaseadors and Ministers, a8 well a: attaches and secretaries. A number of socially prominent folk also were present. as weil 48 & large group of-musicians of th_le_h ?;piul. i i concert was the musical brid that linked the end of the Summer us ith: the beginning of: the new Antiol 8 ve the on the broad esplanade at the back of the bullding. The gardens and sunken Aztec pool were accordingly lighted and deco- rated with m‘fifl of the 21 American nations, The fickle changes of weather conditions, however, made this unfeasi- ble. The director of arrangements de- serves special praise for the deftness and quietness with which he had ac- commodalions for so large dience arranged within doors. Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, director of the Pan-American Union, in 4 few words of welcome and thanks given at the close of the program, men- tioned that his superintendent of build- ing and grounds was near nervous prostration after four changes in plan:, Aceording to weather conditions, between urlé\' : ernoon and the time of the conéert. Mexicans on Program. Although it so happened on this occ sion mnf both guest artists were Mex| E;n, euh: other u&“fl‘ American eoun- les weré represen on the program. Senor Federico Flores, baritone, walked away with leading honors of the eve- ning for his group of songs sung in & costume designed .from Zuloaga's fa- mous painting “El Contrabandista.” In costume, Senor Flores seemed to Achieve more colorful and artistic interpreta- tion of his son A great variety of moods was shown in Maria Grever's three songs that included the themes of Spain, o lament and 'yreyln[. An- other o1 by this Mexican woman composer, “You,. You, You,” was the encorq In an earlier group the songs were by Benorita Grever, Jorge del Moral and Manuel Ponce, with an oper~ atic encore. Senor Flores has & rich, powerful voice and excellent histrionic sense. ‘The other guest artist was Raoul Sergio, planist, who also acted As Ae- companist in A thoroughly capable | manner for Senor Flores. He played a modernistic “Preludio NostAlgico,” by | Carrillo, with sympathetic feel and | gave light charm to hik reading of Cas- ly waltz “Valte Azul.” His “El Fauno,” by Carlos del stillo. waA & bit reminiscent of Cyril Scott’s “Lotus Land.” Other Sololsts. Other soloists, members of the band, were Musician Ralph Ostrom, whose | cornct solo of Reynaldo Hahn' ere My Song with Wings Provided” was articularly pleasing and Musician uis Goucher, who won much applause for his two vibraphone solos, “Estrel lita,” by Ponce, and “La Colondrina, by_Serradel, both of Mexico. Lieut. Benter's band has never sound- | ed to better advantage than it did in | the concert last mnight. There were nicely handled legato passages with soft, rounded concerted tone color in_the | Veneézuelan ballet, “La_Fete Chez The- rese” and M “National Dances from Colombia.” In the waltz, “Music and Flowers,” by Dias of Guatemala, due ‘emphasis was given to its swinging rhythins and melody. The néw march, ups, police say. - FLEEING CHILDREN FOUND Police Prevent Them From Join- ing Parents Lodged in Jail. September 18 ().—An attempt by eight Doukhobor ~ children, lodged in the Children's Ald Home here, to rejoin their parents at Okalla Jail was frus- trated yesterday when lice located the children and returned them to the institution. ‘The ohildren—seven :Ifl! and & boy, ranging in age from 8 to 16 years— were Dbrought to the home last week when more than 100 members of the Sons of Freedom, &-séc s t 0f Doukhobors, Were Drought 1o the jail here to serve six-tonth sentences VAN COUVER, British Columbia, | § given {ts first rendition on this ocea< sion, “Union PAnamiericana,” written by Ignacio Caleano ‘of Honduras, using themes of the vatious Ametican coun- tries, was played with a sweeping Sousa briskness and stvle. The more ambi- tious “Overture de Concert, No. 1,” by Alberto Williams of Argentina, also dven its first rendition in the United | | from the opera “Salvador Rosa," Woman Can’t Laugh Off Extra 3 Months Given for Laughing L Dt:;‘m Associated Press. , 11, September 18, Lol aughea nér way o Jai h T yesterday. i Sentenced to nine months and fined ), Was nsked by Fed- eral Judge Walter C. Lindley if she were not sorry for lan| to have used eply. “Three months more,” sald the judfl. “Laugh that off,” saild an at- che. ' tad PLANNING DRIVE FOR PALESTINE Emergency Relief Mass . Meeting Is Scheduled by Committee for Tomorrow. Plans for a Palestine emergency relief mess meeling will be formulated at a luncheon tomorrow at the City Club, attended by members of the executive committee of the drive. Rudolph B. Behrend, chairman, has invited a number of business leaders of | the city to attend. It is tentatively pro- posed to held the meeting Monday night, either at the Eighth Street Temple or at the Jewish Community Center. Rabbi Btephen 8. Wise, noted Zionist | leader, -probably will be the principal speaker. Contributions continue to pour in at the campaign headquarters at the Jew- ish Community Center and are imme- diately dispatched to David A. Brown, the national chairman of the drive. Approximately X a day is being sent to Palestine from this country to allewate the distress - caused by the Arab depredations. ADE’S ARM FRACTURED. CHICAGO, September 18 (#).—George Ade, the Hoosier humorist, is in St.| :.nke‘l Hospital suffering fractured m. . The writer was injured Sunday at Brook, Ind., when, following a round of golf, he stepped from & thower bath to answer his phone, he slipped and fell on a flight of stairs. Approve Court Clause. MADRID, September 18 (/). ‘The cabinet announced last night adhesion | by Spain to the World Court optional | clause for compulsory arbitration. Cuba provided ncopated number that would show Paul Whiteman some | new tricks in the danc Julio Fonseca of Costa Rica ma lightful waltz on the theme of “Leda. The audience generally seemed par: ticularly enthusiastic over the ulectlo;m .4 Enrique OC. which Carles Gomerz of Brazil. Canova announced the program, was broad via Station NA. 1t was & well balanced program, well presented and provided & most aus- iclous opening for the new season CLAFLIN Optician—~Optometrist 921; 14th St. N.W, ished .1 |- No lonser does any wearsr of fal |'teeth nied to _Be uricomfortable. ‘asteeth. & new. greatly improved po on upper or lower plates. o [ pasty taste feeling. ng. | Pastesth today at Pec tates, was gllyefl .with admirable mu- siclanship. It is a work that would | stand repetition. Ernesto Lecuona of ' Growing Youngsters need for taking part in # nude parade at Slocan, British Co- Tumbis, ' . * Beek to Change Name. Advising the ‘eourt that the name “gives &n erronéous impression of racial origin,” Sterling Ely Abrams and his wite Helén T. Abrams of 1875 Mirit- wood place late yesterday requested the . Neill's “The Strange Interlude” 1§ elcome. Mayor Nichols has B play from the city. * Bk et District Supreme Court to authorize the rerd | change of their names to the surname Ely. ADYERTISENENTS RECEIVED HERE Phillips’ Pharmacy—2nd & Mass Ave. Is a Star Branch Office: When something of value G, A 008y, rises. Gét o Brite Btores of Any other Food drus 01 dvertisement. . WEDNESDAY, § PLANS ARE STATED | [__sine st JURY SOON T0 GET FOR PEAGOX TRIAL Attorneys' Outline Methog to Be Used by Prosecution and Defense. By the Associated Press. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. September 18.—District Attorney Prank H. Coyne ch in court today that Earl Peacox killed his wife deliberately by stran- ling, after felling her by a blow from fis pistol butt. Peacox admits killing his setting fire to her body, but asserts the killing was done with the pistol and was not premeditated, and therefore not punighable by the first-degreé-murder penalty of death. Peocox's trial got under way today. Coyne's assertion of death by stran- gling, after the first blow, was made to intimate that there was delibetate in- tent to kill and that the slaying was not done in the heat of sudden passion. Neighbors Heard Screams. " Coyne sald neighbors of Peacox would testify hearing screams in the Peacox apartment on -April 21 and early the next morning seeing Peacox carry a “bulky object” to his car and drive away. When_ first questioned Peacox told police that it was a Frances Murray who was in his apartment and that he had carried her out when she became drunk, Cayne then said that Frances Murray told police of being in the Peacox apart- ment on April 22 and being asked by Peacox to say if she was questioned that she had been there on the 21st, Prances Murray, now known as the State. Confession Outlined. The prosecutor outlined Peacox’s confession, in which he said he took his wife to his_apartment to effect a reconciliation. It was the first anni- versary of their marriage and they had been separated for months. referring to the apartment as A quarrel followed, Peacox ite and | Frances Newman, is to be a witness for | "Per square foot. . . .. EPTEMBER 18, 1928, CHRISTY MATHEWSON, JR., Son of 4he famous New York Giant itcher, has been designated by the War Army ,-;::nr‘y‘ nbr:"" l:::lin 1n.‘:‘ e ing el ‘exas and Caljfornia.—Associated Press Photo. which his wife attacked him with a metal book end and he felled her with his pistol. He then tied & string around her throat and hid the body in a field, five days later setting it afire. Stdney,Syme, defense counsel, in his gpening said he would put Peacox on the stand and would have his story corroborated by testimony of friends or the dead girl. . Motive for Killing. g He said that the district attorney's opening indicated an attempt to give & desire on the part of Peacox to be | rid of his wife as a motive for the killing. “This cannot be praved,” he said. “If Peacox had wanted to be rid of his wife all he had to do was let her et the divorce she had been begging for for months. But he wouldn't. He want- ed_her back.” Syme said he would prove Peacox on the night of the killing was “legally insane,” though not “medically” so. He said this insanity had been caused by his discovery of his wife's repeated in- fidelities. S ‘The United States sent 45 aircraft engines to Germ: this y Wallboard New 1st quality BANK ROBBING CASE Mrs. Rog'ersb to Know Fate When Six-Hour Arguments Are Ended. By the Associaied Press. NEW BRAUNFELS, Tex., September 18.—The case of young Rebecca Brad- ley Rogers, charged with bank robbery will ‘go to the jury, today after six hours of lr,umenu by State and de- fense counsel. Otis Rogers, 27-year-old husband of the former Texas University student and her chief counsel, decided to make the final plea for her acquittal on the contention that she was insane when she robbed the Farmers National Bank nv’."a.udl. Tex., of $1,000 in December, ‘The State's picture of her as a harrassed woman who became a crim- inal to pay off her creditors was to be presented by District Attorney Brundell and two Assistants. Rogers was assisted by two former university classmates. The introduction of testimony was | completed Iate yesterday and the judge | charged the jury after overruling a de- fense motion for instructed acquittal. | Mrs. Rogers was arrested at her home | in Austin shortly after the holdup. The trial was her fourth. The first resulted | in & hung jury and at the second a jury | could not be obtained. The third trial | resulted in her conviction and a 14-| | year - prison sentence, but the verdict | | was reversed by the higher courts, | GEORGE BERNARD SHAW LEARNING TO FLY PLANE Daily Mail Reports Veteran Writer Has Made Several Practice Flights. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 1 youthful Bernard Shaw is , and, although he is 73 years old, Lon- don is interested in reports that he is learning to pilot an airplane. Questioned by the Daily Mail about reports that he is having lessons at the Stag Line Airdrome North of Lon- don, Shaw_wouldn’t deny the reports, but said, laughingly, that he hadn't fully decided to become a quali; pilot Just yet. . He added more serlously: “Of course 1 have done a bit of flylng. Every one flies these days and why shouldn't I1? The question of qualifying as a pllot 15 another matter, but Heaven knows what I'll decide to do one of these ds ‘The Daily Mail understands Shaw has made several practice flights dur- ing the last few weeks. (%1 “The ever SUPERIOR GARAGES IN ALL MATERIALS TIN ROOFS PORCHES BUILT UILD, REBUILD, REMODEL. 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