Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1930, Page 6

JULY 24, 1930. Smalles Busy. |busy raising poultry at . Tre- | cabin on.the seashore overlooking Tory t Woman Very Busy. | By g Py ough only 3 feet 8| Isiand, of which her father, o * Miss Mary Hegarty, who claims to be | inches tall, the woman has a large flock | Hegarty, was uncrowned king for y STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, [HOOVER TO EXAMINE 'THE EVENING BURY 3 VIS OF BADEEDISKSTER Thousands Attend Rites of Those Who Died at Ger- man Festivity. By the Associated Press COBLENZ, Germany, July 24— Thirty-six victims of Tuesday's tragic bridge collapse were buried last night while all the Rhineland mourned. A procession of thousands escorted ! the bodiesvaver the pid Moselle, Bridge.} into TLuttset, " wl éral * services were held in Turner Hall. The coffins were placed in one long row, those containirng the six child victims in the center, The bridge collapse brought a tragic end to a celebration of the recent evacustion of the Rhineland by French troops. A crowd estimated up to 150 was on the bridge, a' flimsy pontoon structure over an estuary of the Roselle River, watching fireworks. The struc- ture gave way suddenly, pitching all into the water. It is expected other bodies will be recovered later. Among _the child victims was 6- year-old Raymond Lawler of Akron, Ohio, who died with his grandfather, Peter Conrad of Treves. His mother was at another place at the time, but & relative, Mrs. Helen Conrad of Chi- cago, and the boy's grandmother were rescued. . 3 WANTS TARIFF STUDY Mexico Claims $30,000,000 Loss Annually in-U. 8. Trade. MEXICO CITY, July 24 (/). —The Department of _ Industry, .Commerce and Labor yesterday instructed its agents to obtain country-wide data on the text of the new American-tarift law with & view to possible overtures-to the United States Government for recon- sideration of the meaure as applied to Mexican products. 4 The department. placed Mexico's. Joss n exports at $30,000.000 yearly under the new law and pfedicted the law's further effect will be gain in unemploy-~ ment. and accentusted economic de- pression. MRS. EMMA KENNEDY DJES iNoted Philanthropist, 97, Expires at Bar-Hashor; Home. BAR HARBOR, Me. ' July 24 ().— Mrs. Emma Baker Kennedy, New York City, noted philanthropist, died last night at Kenarden Lodge, her Summer home for many years. Mrs. Kennedy, who was in her 97th year, was the widow &f John Stewart Kennedy. Furnishings 1, off Reyem Shirts Collar Attached Smart Stripes White and Plain - Colors—and With Separate Collars Formcrl}; $2.50 to $5 Straw- Hats Formerly $3 $ I 50 Bathing Suits With about 50 bodies so far recovered, the deaths may exceed that figure in the catastrophe at Coblenz, Germany. Photo shows the bridge over the Moselle River there which collapsed at night under the weight of a holiday crowd returning from a fireworks display in honor of President Von Hindenburg at the Rhineland liberation celebration. ‘Wide World Photos. DR. ROCK REACHES HONGKONG Noted Scientist Will Spend Five Years in Close Study of Isolated Nashi Tribe and Flora. By the Associsted Press. HONGKONG, July 24.—Dr. Joseph P. Rock, internationally known botan- ist, working under the auspices of Har- vard University and the United . tates Department of Agriculture, arrived here from America Tuesday en route to the remote city of Lichiang, where he plans to b:u:vrk five years among the Nashi tribe. Dr. Rock will proceed to Hanoi, Tong- king, and thence by train to Yunnanfu, Yunnan province, where Nashi tribes- men will be awaiting him. From Yunnafu, he will go to Lichiang which is 25 days’ distance by horseback. Lichiang is, situated at the head. waters of the Yangtse River in the ex< treme northwest corner of Yunnan. Dr. Rock, who visited the Nashi country twice previously, intends to spend the first six months writing two volumes for the National Geographic Magazine,{ overdue describing his travels and researches in_Tibet. 3 The remainder of his stay will be of Pine Haddington Suits Were $35 devoted to translation into English of interesting Nashi literature and also to the compilation of English and Chinese dictionariés from ancient Nashi writ- ings. He also plans to conduct a research of medical and economic plants of the region for introduction into the United States under supervision of the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Two British missionaries and him= self will be the only white persons within hundreds of miles of Likiang, Dr. Rock sald. However, there will be no danger, he added, as the natives are friendly. Overdue Ships ‘Comes In. MARSHFIELD, Oreg, July 24 (@) — The steam schooner Tiverton, 75 hours from Eureka, Calif, entered Coos Bay Harbor at noon yesterday. Shipping men here had been concerned about her safety. Suits is 52250 Tropical Weights Included Rogers Peet Suits’ Were $45, $50, $55 Sy Tropical Weights Included Rogers Peet Suits Were $60, $65, $75 $45 Tropical Weights. Included Linen—Mohair—Neurotex Summer Suits up to $20 VENEER COMPANY SOLD New Albany, Ind., Firm Purchased by Delaware Corporation. NEW ALBANY, Ind, July 24 (#)— E. Vernon Knight, president of the New Albany, Ind., Veneering Co., announced yesterday that his plant had been sold to the United Plywood Corporation of Delaware, which also has purchased the Breece Manufacturing Co. and the the United Veneer Co., both of Ports- mouth, Ohio, and the Gause-Bread Plywood Co. of Memphis, Tenf. ‘Announcement was also made of the organization of the United Plywood Sales Co., which will conduct all saia for the subsidiary companies and puf chixe theis /aw materials, supplies ard equipment. ” DOCTOR’S WIFE SUICIDE HAVANA, July 24—Mrs. Christine G. Garcia Viera, 30, wife of Dr. Garcia Viera of Havana, committed suicide yes- terday by hanging. Police said she came here from Chicago recently. Mrs. Viera was a graduate pharma- cist and assisted her husband. No mo- tive was ascribed for the act. The couple had been married six months. 7 This important Sale continuing to be a great success for men who know it's smart to be thrifty— ST.\PAUL CUSTOMS| T i | Move Follows Fining of Canadian | After Unsuccessful Attempts [ to Report Arrival. i By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 24—An in- vestigation by President Hoover's office of the action of United States customs agents at St. Paul, who recently fined Maj. Gen. J. A. McBrien of Canada $600 for alleged failure to report arrival by plane in the United States, has been promised in a letter from George Aker- son, secretary to the President. Gen. McBrien, well known in avia- tion circles, flew from Canada to Chi- cago, thence to St. Paul, after send a telegram from the former city notify ing the Customs Department when he would arrive. Because Chicago has not been designated officially as a port of | entry, no customs agent recorded his entry. After reaching -St. Paul, Gen. Me-| Brien made another effort to report his | entry, but representatives of a local airways company said they could find no customs agents. The next day, how- | ever, a customs agent took Gen. Mc- | Brien into custody and he was fined | $600 for alleged failure to report to the | Customs Department, as required by w. | Gen. McBrien paid the fine, but a | friend, James C. Kelly, St. Paul, wrote | President Hoover protesting. The letter from Secretary Akerson said an inves- tigation has been ordered, with a view to possible mitigation of the penalty. PLANE CRASH KILLS TWO| Young Pllotn_nd Student Die When 1‘ Craft Bursts Into Flames. | LEXINGTON, Nebr., July 24 (#)— | Gerald May, 20, and Fred Taylor, 21, both of Lexington, were killed last night when the airplane they had bor- rowed from Glen Morton of Grand Island, burst into flames and fell in a field, near here. May, pilot of the ship, had recently returned home from St. Louls, where he had completed a flying course. 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