Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1931, Page 4

At ¥% WATERTAYS GROLP] REELECTS MODRE Former Phitadelphia Mayor{ Is Given Prc: idency for 24th Term. Br the Associated Press. | BOSTON, October 10.—The twenty- | fourth annual Atlantic Deeper Water- way Association ended its business ses- sions yesterday by re-electing J. Hamp- ton Moore of Philadelphia, as president and approving a lengthy report of its Resolutions Committee embodying in- dorsemcnt of many important projects. | Moore, former mayor of Philadel- | phia, has been president since the foun- dation of the association. Among the | vice presidents-at-large named are for- mer Representatve John H. Small, Washington, D. C.. and Howard W. Jackson, mayor of Baltimore. i Projects recommended included the deepening of the Cape Cod Cenal, con- struction of a ship cainal across North- eastern New Jersey to connect New York Bayv with the Delaware River, construction of a ship canal _across Northern Florida to connect the At- Jantic with the Guif of Mexico, deep- ening of the Delaware River and en- Jargement of the Chesapeake and Del- aware Canal. deepeaing of the Savan- nah River below Augusta, examination into the practi ty of A coastal ca- nal from Boston to Maine and deep- ening the Hudson River to 27 feet as far north as Troy 1 In the principal address of the clos- ing session. Maj. Gen le Brown, chief of Army Engineers, chided those | who become impatient at delays in completion of harbor and coastal proj- ccts hy reminding the convention t there could be no “five-year plan” public works construction. “The work will never be finished.” he said en it is the country will have stopped its growth and will have | started to decline.” l THREE LONG-TERM | PRISONERS ESCAPE, Trio Climb Through Ventilators lté Maryland House of i Correction. | A i | | Br the Associated Press, BALTIMORE. Md., October 10.— Three long-term prisoners escaped from | the House of Correction last night dur- ing the recreation hour by crawling | through ventilators to the roof and making their way down the walls. State police took up the chase and crders were given to “shoot first and talk aft- erward” if the men were cornered The men are Wilson J. Knott Robert V. Minners. 29, and George Meredith, 19. Knott was serving 10 vears for assault with intent to murder a Baltimore patrolman Minners was serving a 20-year sen- tence for a Westminster bank robbery and a subsequent consecutive sentence of three years for an attempted esca from the State Penitentiary in Balti- He is an alleged accomplice of Meredith 235} more. Rawlings V. Whittemore, sent to prison for Tobbery of a The House of Correct at Jessups, Anne Arundel Cou VIOLATOR OF.DIPHTHERIA ’, QUARANTINE IS JAILED| Special Di MAR Beeause he violaied 8 quarantine T peatedly by visiting a hame where two | members of the family are ill with diph- | theria, Elmer Sperow, this city,- was | committed to jail here upon complaint | of the cou health officer. acting on | information " from neighbors of the | stricken children. | The home was placarded some days | ago, but neighbors said Sperow persisted ir visiting the home. While the viola- tion is serious under The law, it was indicated unofficially here that Sperow's | detention probably would depend upon the question of whether he had con- tracted the disease. and until the chil- drén had a chance to recover. Woul(l-Be' Wedders Unable to Produce Necessary $2 Fee 1 to The Sta NSBURG. W. Va., October 10.— | Pair Declaring Intention| Fail in License Quest. Witness Is “Broke.” By the Associated Press NEW YORK. October 10.-—Joe Gordon and Beatrice Pickens went Thursday to the Municipal Building—object, ma- trimon: They d out their marriage inten- tiap declaration and started for the door “That.” said the clerk, “will be two dollars.” YMmm.” said Mr. Gordon. fingering hig chin in deep thought. He suddenly had an idea. Turning to Miss Pickens, ke said { #The gentleman wants two dollars. mave you two dollars, by any chance, s\\'gn‘lh'nn he didn't. Neither did the perfect stranger they had picked up in the lobby as a witness. $r. Gordon heaved a sigh and Miss Pigkens echoed it. They walked outy *.of Aurora Borealis Laid to Freezing of Breath, The strange “voice” of the aurora bogealis is explained by H. U. Sverdrup, famous Norwegian Arctic_explorer, in the current issue of the British scien- tifi¢ journal, Nature. he “weak but distinct hissing or swikhing” heard in the Arctic on calm | nights, with the temperature {from 35 to 50 § degrees below zero, he -explains, reagly has nothing to do with the au- 101 but is the sound of one’s breath fregzing e connection with the aurora, he . is due to the fact that the sort of t most favorable for this phenom- is also most favorable for a bril- liafit display of the Northern lights Hej Las often-. heard - it . himself, Sverdrup says. and afirms that “it is due to the fact that the water vapor in the breath immediately condenses to ice crystals which collect .when falling to the ground. It is heard -only when standing still and listening intently. In the Arctic the sky generally is clear when the temperature is low and the @ir calm in the zone of maximum suroral intensity.” “This_explanation: Sverdrup says, was originally advanced by Amundsen, who observeq the same phenomenon near the.South Pole. T.R H. (Copyrisht; 1033 sa. nij en THE EVE Wendel Heiress Weds GIRL LEFT MILLIONS IS MARRIED IN NEW JERSEY. 'ON, 0.5 CHEAP GO0 | * RDERS DEPLORED {Porto Rico Woman Delegate to Pan-America Parley D. .G, 8 Delegate i Urges Quality Demand. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. | A plea that American markets de- | | mand higher quality goods from Porto | Rican needlework factories than they have done in the past three years will! be made by Senorita Maria Luisa Arcelay, only woman delegate from | Porto Rico to the fourth Pan-American | Commercial Congress in sesslon this | week. | Senorita Arcelay, who as one of| seven delegates from her country, rep- resents the needlework industry of Porto Rico, now considered the second | largest industry of the island, declares | that orders for a cheaper class of goods from American manufacturers have PRINCE WILLIAM BOARD fiooded her- country to such an extenc| NAMES THREE TEACHERS that needleworkers no longer have the | it o incentive to produce the fine WOrKWmn- | Cartharpin School Will Continue ship which has characterized Porto Rican embroideries in the past. This Year With Two Instructors. Cut Seen for ’32. ORITA MARIA LUISA ARCELAY. ‘A few years ago,” she said, “when our needieworkers - produced goods principally for tourists to the islands, the finest sort of embroidery was done by the hundreds of girls and women, | MANASSAS, Va, October 10.—The who supported themselves and, many | Prince Willlam County School Board times, their families by thelr hand- | has approved appointment of three new work.” r;:-;?nca H.ccgmmx to announcement Gijeay OFasEs IR B {by R. C. Haydon, district school super the wholesale orders of manu- _ Miss Margaret Powell, a Normal for cheaper goods has so . School graduate and teacher from nds that the workman- } Portsmouth, ned to fill the vacancy own as a consequence.” | at Forest Hill School created by the continued Senorita ! resignation of Miss Virginia Neblitt: Specisl Dispatch to The Btar. ship 1s going We prefer.” Arcelay n volume of Our standards of always been of the we have been forced by business of “to_have less volume of busi- | of a cheap grade and a smaller higher workmanship ~ have highest, conditions to| grade. | but | Mrs. Willle Marshall was appointed an emergency teacher to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Belle L. Wilson, and Carrie M. Golden was named as a teacher at the Thornton colored school to replace Grace Rey- SS ISABEL G. KOSS of New York City, who received property valued at $13.000,000 in the will of the late Miss Ella Virginia von W ndel, who died March 13, was married to Mr. Joseph Norris Murray of Engle- wood, N. J., yesterday. Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City the most intimate friends of Miss Wendel was & close friend and attorney for the bridegroom leaving after the ceremony. {U. D. C. DEDICATES SLAVE MEMORIAL Boulder at Harpers Ferry Bears Tablet Honoring Victim of John Brown Raid. S8pecial Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va. October 10— Stirring and menforable events of 72 years ago were recalled and revivified today at Harpers Rerry, W. Va. when the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy unveiled and dedicated a boulder and tablet to the memory of Heyward Shepherd, colored watchman. first vic- tim of the Johi Brown raid at the junction of the Potomac and Sheran- doah Rivers in October, 1859. The memorial is also intended, speakers said. |to honor the memory of all staves of that region who, although offered free- dom by the abolitionist. refused to join his and remained loyal to_their white masters, The boulder was erected cn property WoODWARD & LOTHROP Brother and Sister Will Both Wear These Warm Play. Suits Comfortable in ‘the Coldest Weather Brother and sister can be warmly and smartly dressed in identical models of these sweater, helmet, and legging sets. Copen, sandal- wood, poppy, emerald, African brown, camel, and navy suede cloth with Zip-on fasteners, Sizes 2 to 6, $10 set, The ceremony was performed in St | veiled by | Harpers Ferry. granddaughter of Joseph | Keyser | directicn | Ranson and Mrs Todd of Washington. jty, W. Va Stephen's Miss Koss was one of Charles G. Koss, also Photo shows bride and . P. Photo. Her father, Wendel family. owned by Dr. Walter E. Dittmeyer and the site is that on which the first house in Harpers Ferry was erected. It is within a few feet of the spot where Shepherd fell, mortally wounded. when he refused fo heed the demands of Brown's followers in their seizure of the United States Arsenal. It was un Miss Mary Loretta n Confederate veteran, under of Miss Josephine Briscoe Augustine Jacquelin Matthew Page Andrews, Baltimore historian and native of Jefferson Coun- wiere Brown established his headquarters, was the principal speaker Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky, Troy, Ala., pres- ident general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, spoke for that organization, BALL WINS ACQUITTAL HOUSTON, Tex., October 10 Col. Thomas Ball, former Representa- tive, charged with theft of wa in connection with a Port Commission land deal here in 1927, was acquitted in an instructed verdict returned yes- terday. () Tants LO™ 1™ F anD G STrEETS $|O set washable, fasteners. brown, tan and 6, $10 Three-Piece $] 3.75 Coat, ha little boys and girls. Blue, green, and brown Tallyho cloth. Sizes 1to4, JuveniLes' Practical ski suits of an all-wool, fabric with non-rusting Zip-on styles, with helmets, in contrasting colors. Sizes 2, 4, nolds, resigned. The board decided to continue two teachers at the Cartharpin School for the remainder of the year, but in the next school year it will follow the policy |in force throughout the county in hav- ing only one teacher when enrollment is below 45 pupils Members of the board present were D, J. Arringtom” Manassas district, cha man: Mrs. Anita D. Piercy, Gainesvill W. L. Lloyd, Brentsville; A. T. Barnes, Coles: F. M. Lynn, Occoquan; Mrs. An- nie G. Cline. Dumfries, and Richard C. Haydon, district school supervisor, sec- retary, produce & cheaper quality of workman- ship.” Commercial embroideries are pro- duced in such large quantities, the Porto Rican del i whole dis- tricts exist t practically the lation consists of needleworkers. Workers Are Discouraged. “The cheap goods.” she explained | ‘has been discouraging to these work- ers, who are paid so poorly for their | work that they scarcely make a living. | Every one would profit by a demand | for higher-class goods.” { Senorita Arcelay js vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of Mavaguez. the largest center of the needlework | industry in Porto Rico. Although a| young woman, she has been elected to | many civie honors. all of which she has declined through her desire to de- vote her time to the betterment of | conditions among the needleworkers as | well as to encourage the higher stand- | ards of workmanship among the work- | ers of Porto Rico. i SEEK TO RZTAIN BISHOP | Chicago Area Delegates’ Action An- | ticipaies Shift to D. C. E CHICAGO. October 10 (# .—Lay | delegates to the Rock River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church yes- | terday unanimously passed a resolution | urging the General Conference to reas-| sign Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes to the Chicago area. Delegates sald the action was taken | ju anticipation of an effort® to_have Bishop Hughes assigned to the Wash- ington area. The bishop was assigned to the Chicago area in 1924, coming here from Boston to add a school of fine arts, a conser- vatory of music and a school of hygiene and public health, and non-shrinkable One or two piece Navy, red, and green, trimmed set. Tallyho Sets t, and legging sets for plification. ArpareL, Fourtr FLOOR. o regulation. trol standard. selectivity. —tubes guaranteed service. ‘The University of the Philippines is URDAY, OCTOBER 10 WET FUND SEORED BYW.. L HeAD | Mrs. Ella Boole Asks How, V.omen Foes Get Money Witnout Dues. By the Associated Pre: LOUISVILLE, Ky, October Mrs, Ella Boole, national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, told the Kentucky Executive Committee today the woman's organi- | zation for prohibition reform *spends huge sums of money, yet asks no dues and makes no financial reports.” | “Where do they get it?” she asked. | “Can it be that these women are the | beneficiaries of funds offered to the | association against the prohibition amendment by brewers, distillers and | foreign liquor interests, from whom the | | association says it does not ' receive money?” Mrs. Boole, in her address to the committee, said it was reported the | woman's organization for prohibition | reform has “as much as a quarter of | | a million dollars available for its work | in a single Southern State.” | She sald the W. C. T. U. and other | women'’s organizations -favoring prohi- | bition had more than 12,000,000 mem- |bers and who are 'supporting the eighteenth amendment. | MAN TAKEN IN CUTTING | ESCAPES FROM POLICE| 10—/ Prisoner Arrested at Home Near ! Hillsboro Following Injury—Vie- tim in Serious Condition. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. PURCELLVILLE, Va, October 10— Mason Harris, 26, escaped in the dark- ness from John T. Myers, special police of Loudoun County, and Will Thomp- son, sergeant of Round Hill, a few min- utes after he had been arrested at his home near Hillsboro, and is still at large. Harris was arrested by the above of- ficers after, it is alleged. he had felo- nously cut 'Amos Hurt above the heart with a pocketknife. ‘The affray occurred on the farm of Heaton Eubank, near Round Hill, where both were employed for the day. It is said that the altercation started over the possession of $2. | Hurt is in the Loudoun County Hos- pltal in a serious coudition. A switch tower with all iron parts welded together has just been complet- ed in the Stendal, ‘Germany, railwav station, and is said to resist practically all vibration. FOUR KANSAS CITY MEN TO VISIT HOOVER BY AIR ¢ \ Amateur “ilot and C. of C. Trio ‘Will Fly to "~ashington for Aviation Parley. Four Kansas City business men, one of them a member of the President’s National Committee on Unemployment, | will fly to Washington Monday to dis- cuss with President Hoover a variety of aviation problems. The plane will be flown by Dr. Jchn commissioner of aeronautics for the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Conrad H. Mann, president of the Kan- | sas City Chamber of Commerce and | member of the National Committes on | Unemployment, and Col. R. D. Garrett. general counsel for the Kansas City lChlmber of Commerce. ‘The four men are expected to land at Washington-Hoover Alrport Monday afternoon. 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