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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1929. OPLANE WRECKS COST FIVE LIVES issouri Pilot and Student| ! Die After Fight for Con- | trol of Ship. ¥ the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., December zsv—-i m Bartel of Springfield, World War | . and W. B. Allen of Mountain . & student pilot, died last injuries received yesterday Rfternoon when their plane crashed near Cabool, Mo. The craft, a dual control biplane, was apparently wrecked when both men attempted to pilot it. Bartel died in the West Plains, Mo., hospital last night and Allen a short time earlier in a local hospital. Both men suffered crushed skulls and in- ternal injuries, while Bartel's left leg and both shoulders were fractured. Bartel, who was 35 a stunt fiyer, | had been retused a pilot's license by the United States Department of Com- merce. He went to Cabool yesterday with, Allen, who was a student under FINGERPRINTS FREE “BURKE" SUSPECT Arizona Sheriff Is Satisfied Arrested Man Is Not Wanted in Chicago. By the Assoclated Press. NOGALES, Ariz, December 26.— the fingerprints of Joseph Morrison, ar- rested here on the belief he was Fred Burke, Middle Western gangster, were unlike classifications received from Chi- cago. The man will be released, the sheriff said. J.B. Barton, a suspect still being held for investigation of liquor trafficking. Morrison was arrested and released scveral days ago when investigation Ifalled to connect him with liquor smuggling enterprises under investiga- tion, but shortly afterward officers noted a striking facial resemblance be tween the man and pictures of Burk: Sheriff H. J. Patterson said last night | Morrison was arrested originally with | |[MOTHER-IN-LAW TOLD TO HUSH AFTER WEDDING BY TELEPHONE | Parent of Bride Issues Orders After Daughter in Waco | ing,” although they haven't seen each Marries Man By the Associated Press. ' WACO, Tex., December 26.—Mr. and w\sign an affidavit and mail it to Waco. | A health certificate, required by Texas Mrs. Homer Eakin are “honeymoon- other for two months. They were married Tuesday night over | long-distance telephone, with Eakin in | Cleveland and the bride, Miss Bethel | Pharr, in Waco. Justice Audrey Morris of Waco performed the ceremony, while Witnesscs. listened over extension tele- phones. The ceremony took six minutes and the phone bill was $9.50, “considerably | cheaper,” said the bride, “than the rail- road fare from Cleveland to Waco.” | the groom 8 | extenston phones, started THIEF BIDS GOOD-BY | AS HE TAKES MONEY With Two Others Suspected of in Cleveland. i Several Robberies, Bandit Ex- tracts $18 From Grocer. Eakin's witness was requested to | Three colored bandits, believed to be | the same who figured in a series of hold- ups Tuesday night, entered the store of Abe Leventhal, 400 Twelfth street southeast, early last night and robbed the cash register of $18, menacing Leventhal with a revolver. Two of the bandits entered the store, | the third member of the trio remaining | outside. One of. the two asked for | cigarettes and when the grocer went to the case in which he kept his stock of smoking material one ‘of the men | brought out a revolver and demanded all the cash he had in the register. laws, was wired to Justice Morris yes- terday by Eakin. The marriage is the culmination of a romance that satrted at a Christmas dinner in Chiiton, Tex., 14 years ago, when the bride was 6 years old and The bride’s mother, Mrs. W. S. Pharr, listening on one of the Waco suing orders to her son-in-law immddiately after the ceremony, while the bride, on an- other instrument. cried “Aw, mother, hush and hang up.” RADIO SFANS ATLANTIC WITH CHRISTMAS CHEER American Yuletide Music Re- Broadcast for Europe and Con- tinental Programs Received Here. Leventhal stood quietly behind his counter while one of the bandits went to the cash register, but was unable to_open it. The grocer, fearing they | the National Broadcasting Co. said the entire undertaking had been a succes The programs from Europe, tra mitted across the sea on short-waves, | were picked up by a receiver at River- | head, N. Y., and from there they were carried to New York and distributed on the National Broadcasting Co.’s Nation- | wide network. | The American programs went on | Organized Responsibility 23 would ruin it, readily complied with a R command to come to the bandit's as- Ship Limps Into Port. sistance. | PROVIDENCE, R. I, December 26 “Good-by,” said the cne who took | (#).—The Norweiglan fréighter Karmoy, the money. |'with a crew of 26, limped into port here el Loy | early yesterday with one of her holds flooded after grounding and being re- WOMAN ILL FROM GAS. |ficated ofr Nahtucket Monday night. She made port witi, the assistance of | two tugs after recalling an 8 O 8 which | halted” radio broadeasting and _sent Coast _Guard vessels steaming to her aid._She is laden with lumber. CLAFLIN Opticicn—Optometr: 922 14th St. N.W. Caller Finds Mrs. Alma B. Cooper in Home: Mrs. Alma B. Cooper, 32, suffering | from the effects of illuminating gas | that had escaped from a stove in her | home at 1357 Ohio avenue, was found | early last evening by a caller. Mem- bers of fire rescue squad No. 1 and Dr. J. E. McLain of Emergency Hos- pital responded. She was given first aid at home before she was taken to Emergency Hospital. BEWARE THE COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON clements which soothe and heal the inflamed membranes and stop the ir- ritation, while the creosote goes on to the stomach, is absorbed into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and checks the growth of the germs. Creomulsion is guaranteed sa tory in the treatment of cou Coughs from colds may lead to se- rious trouble. You can stop them mow with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a medical discovery with two-fold action; it soothes and heals the inflamed membranes and in- hibits germ growth, short waves from transmitters operated |in_conjunction with Stations WGY. at Schencctady, N. Y., and KDKA, in East | | Pittsburgh, Pa. wanted in Chicago for questioning in | connection with the ,St. Valentine day | By the Associated Press. gang massacre, and in St. Joseph.| NEW YORK, December 26.—America Mich., where he is accused of slaying a | and Europe exchanged Christmas en- policeman. | tertainment by radio yesterday. Patterson sald although the re-| ~For an hour an American program of semblance was indeed striking, the fin- | Yuletide music flashed across the At-| gerprints proved the man ~was not | lantic and was rebroadcast on the oth- Burke. Morrison was pursued and cap- | er side for European listeners. tured in rough country near the Mex-| Then programs_from Berlin, London ican border after his release. For two|and Eindhoven, Holland, were picked |try exhibit to be held in the Crystal | days he was held under heavy guard in ' up in this country and rebroadcast on | Palace next Summer. About the county jail. a2 Nation-wide hook: Officials of ' American birds will be shown. colds, bronchitis and minor forms of bronchial irritations, and is excellent for building up the system after colds or flu. Money refunded if not re- lieved after taking according to direc~ addition to creosote, other healing | tions. Ask your druggist. CREOMULSION FOR THE COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON him, planning to take up passengers. Of all known drugs creosote is rec- He was retused permission by Mayor H. E. McKinney after citizens had com- | as it ‘Il ruin an indiviaual. plained of Bartel's allegedly intoxi-| Sen. Smoot says he wouldn't know cated condition. A gasoline filling'a bootlegger if he saw one. Nobuddy station owner also refused to sell him| would. The way to sec a bootlegger is fuel, but he either had some in the| to git some one who's in his confidence plain of obtaimed it elsewhere, as the | to send him to you, an’ then you kin plane took off a short time later, hardly believe your own eyes he'll look headed in the direction of Mountain | so sleek an’ dandy. Grove. The plane flew at a low alti- (Copyright, 1929.) tude, l\vg:\esses Ssml"i barely missing | % W AT several uses and then dipping down | 1 and almost striking & man waiking| CHRISTMAS RECORD SET. | on a highway. The craft nose dived| _— in crashing with both men fighting for control of the ship, according to on- lookers. | terday Smallest in History. The biplane, a new ship, was sald to| have been trustworthy by other local| ,The smallest number of cases for fiyers and was only recently puchased | Christmas in the history of the Dis- in Kansas City by George Hartley, a| trict's Police Court were recorded y: farmer residing six miles from here. | %€rday. when only 24 persons were a It ‘was Harley's announced pian to| Talgned. Three were up on trafic cases, start a small fiying school on his farm | the remainder facing drunk or disor- with Bartel as instructor. | derly charges. Judge Isaac R. Hitt sent only 4 of the THREE DIE AFTER STUNT. 21 persons who faced him to jail. The others were released on suspended sen- tences. erin’ an’ gossipin' about “the ‘Il Tuin prosperity jest the same Use Yellow Cabs and Black and White Cabs Owned and Operated by Brown Bros. g 45 Nations in Poultry Show. LONDON (#).—Entries from 45 coun- tries, ranging from Japan to the United | States, have been received for the poul- | Number of Police Court Cases Yes- | Crash in North Carolina Proves Fatal | to Trio. |1 DUNN, N. C., December 26 (P).— | ‘Three men were killed late yesterday | as an airplane in which they wore | Tiding failed to right itself after a loop- | the-loop and crashed to the ground |t within the Dunn city limits. | The dead are: Alton Stewart, pilot, of Coats, near here; Worth Stephenson, century ago, now hold equal place with men. Only 58 persons wsre arrested by po- ice, 34 of these forfeiting small bonds. French Women Show Gain. PARIS (#).—French women, admitted o higher education only a quarter of a In 1905 there were 52 co-eds in This year there are more student flyer, of Angier, a few miles from here, and Hugh Blalock, passen- ger, also of Angier. Stephenson was said to have been at the controls at the time of the crash. Stewart, owner of the plane, ‘Wwas an experienced pilot. than_10.000. MUMMER’ NEW YEAR'S DAY PARADE PHILADELPHIA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 SPECIAL TRAIN Leave Washington (Un. Sta.) 6:40 A.M. RETURNING Leave Philadelphia (Broad St Station) .. BOY, 14, SLAIN BY FARMER| « WHILE HUNTING IN FIELD By the Associated Press. OKMULGEE, Okla., December 26.— . C. Simpson, an employe of the | Eagle Picher Lead and Zinc Co., sur- Tendered to @eputy sheriffs at Henry- etta yesterday after shooting and killing | Charles Henry Williamson, 14-year-old Henryetta High School student, in his peanut field and was brought to Okmul- gee, where he was confined in the | county jail. County officers indicate that charges | will be filed against him today. | Simpson, admitted the shooting, ex- | P g tha e red at Williamson 0 Tith & 22 caliber rifie, believing .;hc”‘ AEL FEEEL. EDUMMENE y had entered his field to steal = & peanuts which had been shocked and | Penn’ylvama Railroad which, he said. had attracted other |L. boys. ‘One of the two shots which he fired entered the boy’s heart. Richard Williamson, the boy's brother end a student at the University of | ‘Oklahoma. was hunting with his brother | “n the field. He was not wounded. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. ;. Curley Club will meet at the Gordon “Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock. A Christ- mas party for the members will follow | the meeting. All members invited to be | present. | “Mind” will be the subject discussed by the study class of the United Lodge of Theosophists at their meeting tonight t 8:15 at the Hill Building, Seventeenth d I s Public invited. reets. A special sermon will be preached at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church to- night by Rev. J. L. S. Holloman, pastor | ‘of the Second Baptist Church and presi- = dent of the Ministers' Conference of | | Jiyoutakegoodcareofit, Makea Washington, D. C. Rev. C. T. Murray, | Eaarty foeeve cyilavissol REDIS pastor of the church, will present the CUTICURA OINTMENT ocen. {speaker. All welcome. Proceeds for the sionally if you are troubled with benefit of the church. blemishes, hes and pimples. Regular use of these well known CUTICURA PREPARATIONS does much to keep the skin in ®ood condition. 72222, 227 7 Y, 7 7:30 P.M # Your skin will be clear FUTURE. | Alpha Delta Phi luncheon will be held Somorrow afternoon, 12:30, at the Gor- | den Hotel. | Annual Christmas party of the Mira | McCoy Andrews Day Nursery will be | held tomorrow afternoon, 1 o'clock, at | the nursery, 472 I street southwest. Boap Ze. Olntment Z6e. and 60e. Talerm 2%e. Proprietors: Potter Drug & Chemisal Cerpors. tion, Malden, Mass. A FASHION INSTITUTION Pare Washington. . NewYork For Year-End F riday 400 Hats, $3 Marked Down From $10 to $15 Every one of our Winter hats has been marked down; most hats bear labels of well known Paris couturiers. All head sizes from 20-inch to 23V4- inch large head size. Felts and - soleils; also Metallic Dance Hats. Our New Advance Spring Hats Arriving Daily $10.00 to $30.00 The new materials are Porte Bonheur, Baka-Soi, Panama-Lac, Chamois-Soi and five weave Baku. New Colors Linen Blue Firebrand Red Rachel La Baule Tan Pastoral Green Kyoto Blue Tropic Red Waikiki Tan Hula Brown Lemon Pea Duomo Blue Pie Crust Hacienda AVOID THAT FUTURE SHADOW* By refraining from over- indulgence, if you would maintain the modern figure of fashion Fashion revels in the soft, enchanting . curves of the modern figure. Don’t sacrifice that graceful contour by permit- ting your eyes to be bigger than your stomach. Be moderate—be moderate in all things, even in smoking. Eat health- fully but not immoderately. When tempted to treat yourself too well, when your eyes are bigger than your stomach, light a Lucky instead. Coming events cast their shadows before. Avoid that future shadow by avoiding over-indul- gence if you would maintain the modern, alluringly-rounded figure. Lucky Strike, the finest Cigarette you ever smoked, made of the finest to- bacco—The Cream of the Crop—“IT’S TOASTED.” Everyone knows that heat purifies and so “TOASTING” not only removes impurities but adds to the flavor and improves the taste. Millinery—Street Floor l ®© 1929, The American Tobacco Co., Mfrs, “’Coming events cast their shadows before” *Be Moderate! ... Don’t jeopardize the modern form by drastic diets, harmful reducing girdles, “‘anti-fat” remedies condemned by the Medical profession! Millions of dollars each year are wasted on these ridiculous and dangerous nostrums. Be Sensible! Be Moderate! We do not represent that smoking Lucky Strike Cigarettes will bring modern figures or cause the reduction of flesh. We do declare that when tempted to do yourself too well, if you will “Reach for a Lucky” instead, you will thus avoid over-indulgence in things that cause excess weight and, by avoiding over-indulgence, maintain a modern, graceful form. “It’'s toasted” fake reducing tablets or other quack TUNE IN—The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, every Saturday night, over a coast-to-coast network of the N. B. C.

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