Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1932, Page 5

MRS. RILEY WINS ROSE SHOW HONOR: Takes First Prize at Takoma| Park Horticultural Club Exhibit. Mrs. Evelyn E Riley cerried off first honors for the best rose in the sixteenth annual rose show of the Takoma Park Horticultural Club in the Takoma Park branch of the Washington Public Li- brary. which opened yesterday and ! closes tonight at 9 o'clock. The flower on exhibition was a General Superior Arnold Jansen rose. The judge of the show was J. Wyse Byrnes, superintend- ent of the greenhouse, United States Department of Agriculture. Winners in the various classes follow Clars 1—Collection of 24 or more varisties: First, Col. William H. Eng- s 2—Collection of 18 varieties: miret. C. G Carr; second, W. H. Young- man. Class 3—Collection of 12 Pirst, W. Voelker. Class 4—Collection of six varieties: Pirst, Mrs. Frank Brosky: second, J. G. Price: third, Harry Lustine. Class 5—Collection of three or more of the newer varieties: First. Col. Wil- liam H. England; second, Harry Lus- tine Class 6—Tea and hybrid tea roses, pink: First, Mrs. Evelyn E. Riley; sec- ond, John T. Gable; third, Mrs. E Bradley. Class 7—Red: First, J. C. Carter: sec- ond, John T. Gable; third, Col. William H. England. Class 8—White: First: Fred C. Dueh- ring; second, Mrs. Arthur Harrison; third, Mrs. E. Bradley. Class 9—Yellow: ~First, Edwin C. Powell, Silver Spring. Md.; second. Mrs. Evelyn E. Riley: third, John T. Gable. 10—Salmon. bronze: First. H g: second, Col. Willlam H. Eng- third, C_G. Carr. Class 11—Hybrid perpetuals, pink: First, Philip Kurz: second. Col. William H. England; third, Mrs. E. Bradley. Class 12—Red: None Class 13—White: None. Class 14—Other rosebushes, rugosa and rugosa hybrids: First, Edwin C. Powell Class 15—Harrison and moss Toses: First, H. E. Ewing: second. W. H. Youngman: third, J. C. Carter. Class 16—Polyantha and other roses: First, C. G. Carr. Class 17—Climbing or pillar roses, pink: First, J. C. Carter: second. John T. Gable: third, Mrs. Paui R. Carter H. E. Ewing: Riley; third, varieties: E. E land; Class 18—Red: First. second, Mrs. Evelyn E. Mrs. E. Bradley. Class 19—White: First second, Mrs. Howard Edson; G. Carr, Class 20—Yellew: Pirst. E. B. Brown: second. C. G. Carr; third, Miss Lottie L. Fahrenbruch. Class 21—Salmon. bronze: First. J. C. Carter; second, Mrs. Paul R. Carter; third, Mrs. Howard Sdson. Class 22—Spray 2 feet or more in length: First, Col. William H. England: second, E. B. Brown; third, Philip Kurz. Class 23—Baskets and vases, pink First. John T. Gable: second. E. B. Brown: third, Mrs. Arthur Harrison. Class 24—Red: First. E. B. Brown second. Mrs. Caroline Max; third, Mrs. Frank Brosky. : Pirst, E. B. Brown: third, C Mrs. Arthur on. 5 26—Yellow: First. H. E. Ewing: sec ond. John T. Gable: third, Mrs. E H. Fairless. Class 27—Salmon, bronze; First, John T. Gable Class 28—Arrangements—most artistic vase or bawl of roses: First. H. E. Ewing: second, Mrs. F. 1. Whitney: third, Mrs. Arthur Harrison. Class 29—Most artistic basket of roses: None. Class 30—Most ertistic vase or bowl of roses or other flowers: First. Mrs. Arthur Harrison: second, E. B. Brown; third, Mrs Willlam T. Sabine. Class 31—Most artistic basket of roses with other flowers or foliage: First, E. B. Brown: second, Mrs. Caroline Max; third, Mrs. Frank Brosky. Class 32—Basket of roses with other flowers: First, Miss Lottie L. Fahren- bruch; second, E. F. Lines; third, Meri- dith Leaman. VICE CRUSADER FREED Changes Mind About Being ‘‘Mar- tyr to Public Cause.” PHILADELPHIA. May 26 (%).—Rev. Mary Hubbert Eilis, vice crusader, changed her mind vesterday about re- maining in prison until Friday “as & martyr to & public cause.” and after signing her own bail bond, was re- leased. Arrested on charges growing out of her crusading activities, she was ordered held in $1500 bail Tuesday. While her husband tried to raise the bail she remained in jail over night Yesterday her attornev succeeded in obtaining a writ of habeas corpus, in which the amount of bail was reduced to $300. Argument on the writ will be heard Friday. REPUBLlCAN.S TO ELECT of State Clubs to Hold Meeting Tonight. Officers will be elected tonight at 8 o'clock at a_meeting of the League of Republican State Clubs in the organi- zation headquarters, Sixteenth street and Scott Circle. Charles H. Small, a special assistant of the Attorney General, will speak. YOUR JOB NE YOU FEEL Keep Clean Inside and You'll Look Well and Feel Well Do you have those days when nothing seems to go SGilciah N e ol listless? The chances are you are suffering from intestinal fatigue, commonly known as constipation. Famous doctors sav this condition is the cause of 80%, of all human ills. Don’t be guilty of personal neglect, when me science has provided such an easy way to keep your sys- tem free of poisonous waste matter. Simply take one little E-Z Tablet “hrnc\vr vou leel sluggish, full of cold. “headach, constipated or bilious. It quickly eetties upset stomach, banishes coated tongue and livens lazy liver cleanses :n(fswect- ens the bowels. E.Z Tablets gently but surely and drive out all accumulated League E 'r.\,m. and casy they are the st lmul and ED oL Coast Guard Head HARRY G. U. S. TO BAR ALIENS HAMLET. AS RADIO OPERATORS '; Action Effective July 1 Seeks to Eliminate Unemployment Among U. S. Citizens. Aliens will no longer be permitted to operate radio stations in this country, Director W. D. Terreil of the Com- merce Department Radio Division an- nounced today. The regulation permitting the issu- | ance of licenses to aliens to operate wireless equipment. Director Terrell said, has been amended by Congress, dent’ Hoover a few days ago. This congressional action, Mr. Ter- rell said, is a:med at forestalling unem- ployment _conditions among radio oper- | ators. The division estimated today that many of the 5,000 licensed radio opcrators in the United States were jobless. In order to meet new developments other changes in the regulations cov- ering the issuance of licenses are to become effective July 1, according to the_director ‘What formerly mercial” licenses will after known as radiotelegraph licenses. The aeronautics. broadcast and radiophone classes will be discon- tinued and their places will be taken by radiotelegraph first, second and third class licences, Mr. Terrell said After July 1 amateur radio stations may be operated only by persons hold- ing amateur lcenses. Herctofore. the director explained. holders of commer- cial cless licenses were allowed to oper- ate such stations, but the difference betyeen the high-frequency amateur stations and the ordinary commercial | staticn is so great that it is now con- sidered desirable that the operator of the former class station Dass an exam- ination upon the equipment he is obliged to nprratv MISS'ONARY SPEAKS Miss Hav)lnnd Talks on Africa at were called July *“com- 1 be Sandy Spring. Special Dispaich to The Star. SANDY SPRING. Md May 26— Miss Bessie Heviland. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ben Havlland of Sandy Spring. who has been a missionary in East Africa for a number of years. gave a talk on the life of the natives at the May meeting of the Home Interest Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Garland Ligon Allan Farquhar. who is 78 vears of age. read from a diary written by him at the age of 14. and Miss Jean Coulter zave an original verse. Luray Girl Wins Prize. LURAY. Va, May 26 (Special).— Second prize in the State poppy poster contest has been awarded Miss Esther Murre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Munro of Luray. Her poster will | be sent to Alexandria for exhibit at | the national convention Cleaned and Stored by Experts FIDELITY STORAGE 1420 U Street N.W. North 3400 0T MAKE N D AT 30 food wastes that clog the intestinal tract, yet they ncver cramp, upset or weaken you. ~ Millions sold yearly by druggists everywhere. Keep clean ‘inside and you'll have plenty of pep for your job. You won’t suffer from that afternoon “let down” that comes from per- sonal neglect. casy to take You'll_agree | 60LITTL liver aid you ever u an act of | which was signed by Presi- | operator | THE EVE HAMLET 1S NAMED COAST GUARD HEAD Commander Nominated by| Hoover Has Honorable Reocrd of Service. NING _ STAR. WASHIN Capt. Harry G. Hamlet, who was ‘nominated yesterday by t Hoo- ver to be commandant of the United States Coast Guard, has had a highly meritorious and honorable service for | a period extending over 38 years on practically all stations of the Coast Guard and in European waters-during the World War, his record shows. | He carries the traditions of the Coast Guard not only by his personal experi- |ence, but also by reason of the fact that he comes from a Coast Guard fam- ily, his father being Capt. Oscar C.| Hamlet of the former Revenue Cutter Service, predecessor of the Coast Guard. | Born at Eastport, Me., August 27, 1874, Capt. Hamlet graduated from Dorchester, Mass., High School and was appointed ‘a cadet from the State of Massachusetts in 1894. He was one of the first officers of the Coast Guard to be assigned to the Naval War College. at Newport, R. I, for the war college course, in 1900. | When the United States entered the World War he was assigned to the 3rd Naval District, subsequently joined the United States naval forces at Brest, France, and assuming command of the | U. S. 8. Marietta, he directed the res- {cue on the morning of April 28, 1919, off the coast of France of the crew {from the U. 8. S. James, which was { sinking in a heavy gale. For this he received from the Treasury the Con- gressional Gold Life-Saving Medal of Honor and from the Secretary of the { Navy a special commendation entitling to wear the silver star upon his | service ribbon. | Capt. Hamlet's service included also at various times tours of duty on the Bear. in Arctic waters; at headquar- ters here, where he was personnel offi- | cer and in charge of ship operations: | on the cutter Mojave at Hawaii, the Orien. and Philippnes, and at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where he | superintended the reconditioning. out- fitting and cormissioning of the 20 destroyers turned over to the Coast Guard from the Navy. He was pro- | moted to the rank of captain in 1926 and in 1928 took his present post as superiniendent of tke Coast Guard Academy at New London. Conn. He | married Miss Francel Hast'ngs of Port | Towrsend, Wash., and they have one daughter, Miss Jean H. Hamlet. RAILWAY PURCHASE | Road Owned by Russia and China. By the Associated Press TOKIO. May 26.—The foreign office today denied reports that Japan was negotiating anywhere for the purchase of any share or portion of the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria. An unofficial but authoritative Japa- nese source explained that Japan con- sidered the new Manchurian govern- | PROFESSOR TO SPEAK ment inherited China’s rights in the | e 8 railway, which is jointly owned by la. W. U. Instructor Will Address|Chine and Russis = ‘Ihese rights ite source said. were considered as includ- | Round Hill High Seniors. ing Russia’s pledge to restore entire Special Dispateh to The Star. jon of the raiway to China gratis in 1956 or to permit China to buy ROUND HILL, Va. May 26—Prof. the Russian share at any time. Audley Smith of George Washington “There is no reason.” he said, “why | Untrersity, Washington, D. . wll ad- Jzpan should buy Russia’s share. We | dress graduates of the Round Hill High depend on the new Manchurian gov- School May 31 in the school. J. F. ernmeni. co-owner of the rodd, to pre- | Harrison, principal of the school, will vent the Russian position from jeopard- award diplomas. Rev. C. T. Taylor of izing our interests.” the Baptist Church will pronounce the benediction. The class sermon will be delivered | Legion Sweetheart Weds. Sunday evening in the Epircopal : WASHINGTON. N. C.. May 26 () — Ghurch by Rev. D. C. Mayers of Mid- paul B. McEvoy. publisher of the Wash- : News, Miss Zelma The graduates are Alice Purr, Orra mewon Dally News. end = Russ, Washington society girl, were Barton. Roger Wynkoop, Alice Morris v 14, M Mrs. W and Prederick Schneider. married May 14, Mr. and s. W. H Russ, the bride’s parents. announced to- aay. Mrs. McEvoy is the official sweet- heart of the North Carolina Depart- ment of the American Legion. School Operetta Tonight. FORESTVILLE, Va.. May 26 (Spe- | cial).—An cperetta will be presenied tonight in the auditorium of the Forest- ville School in connection with the graduation exercises of the elementary puplls. Demands of coin collectors making the first issue inadequate, 2 new com- memorative series of Vatican money for 1931 is to be coined. = GCHAINUCK' § = | | Q2 I LI ‘ Over Becker’s PRICES SLASHED By the Big UPSTAIRS STORE To Meet Present-Day Conditions 2 GARMENTS Instead of SUITS Including LINENS TROPICAL WORSTEDS and MOHAIRS —_— 2 GARMENTS for 1 PRICE Reduced prices to help you enjoy your Decoration Day holiday. Woolens, flannels, and Summer weights included. Buy 2 suits at 1 price, 2 topcoats or 1 of each if you prefer. Former $18.50 Combinations Former $23.50 Combinations D S e | R White Flannels 3 45 and Knickers De Luxe Lines with Hand Tailoring Reduced $38.50 Combinations $33.50 Combinations Reduced to Reduced to Reduced to $23.50 $2 8.50 $33.50 Open Every Evening Until 9 P. M. SCHAINU urstairs 1318 F St. N.W. $28.50 Combinations TAKE FLEVATOR New Spring & Summer/ ION, D. C. THURSDAY, Recalls Days of War EX-CROWN PRINCE GREETS MEMBERS OF H’S COMMAND. X-CROWN PRINCE WILHELM is shown greeting sume of the veterans who fought under him at Verdun. ceremonies attending the unveiling at Potsdam of a monument for the soldiers of the German Infantry School killed in the World War. This picture was made during the | . . ~ . Communion Service | O'Neill, DENIED BY JAPAN Dating Back to 1700 Latter Considers Chinese Eastern Is P]‘“.ed in ‘dllll Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va. May 26—An old pewter communion service dating back to 1700 has been placed in the Page Valley National Bank for safe- keeping. This old service consists of s cup, plate and bapiismal bowl The cup bears this inscription Thomas Griffin. London. 1727." The ther two pleces are believed to have been acquired later. The service belongs to Mount Cal- vary Lutheran Church at Stony Man and has been replaced by a new serv- ice. The history of the old service is not known. The church records .prior to 1817 are believed to have been destroved by soldiers who camped in the building during the Civil War. HURT IN CYCLE SPILL By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER HILL. Md. May 26 —Phillip 18, 1100 block of Neal street northeest. and James A. Price, 21, 1400 block of A street southeast, were treated at Casualty Hospital, Washington, to- day for lacerations and bruises sus- tained when they were thrown from a motor cycle here. The accident was blamed on a blowout May 1932 marks the MAY INSANE MAN KILLS % CIRL, SLASHES TWO. Knife-Wielder Attacks School Children After Getting Call to “Kill a Million.” 26, 1932. i | | i | | | | | By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, May | wielder who called himself “Mystery | Jake" turned on a crowd of school chil- ’dren today, stabbing one girl to death | and perhaps fatally injured two more. He was captured a few moments later by Patrolman Charles Mischely on | school traffic duty nearby as hundreds | of persons on their way, to work gath- | ered and threatened mob action. | The man incoherently muttered that | he “had a call to kill millions” and | called on the patrolman to “kill me, kiil me, T have not killed enough.” | The dead girl was Rose Marie Parker 8. The critically injured were Lena De Sand. 12. and Elaine Mackin. 8. The; were on their way to St. Cecelia’s School at East One Hundred and Fifty-frst street and sman road, near where the attack occurred. The man, who gave his name as Jake Gordon, 40, suddenly plunged into a group of children. branaishing a knife and without warning slashed the throat 26.—A knife- | Patrolman Mischely held th thmnl back until two police squads ar- | rived and hustled him away. ’rhe mln carried two knives, each 4 | STABS OWN PABRENTS. Farmer Tries to Klll lli-loll After Running Amuck. WADESBORO, N. C., May 26 (#).— A farmer ran amuck here early today, ' seriously wounded his father and moth- | er with a razor and then tried to com- mit_suicide. l Philip Jordan, 24, after slashing the | throat of his father, W. H. Jordan, 62, | turned o his mother who lay sleeping by her husband, but the aged woman prang from the bed and held the youth until other members of the household came to her assistance. The elder Jordan's throat was cut | Phyulchna‘ almost from ear to ear. said he had a chance to recover. Jordan received numerous cuts. The youth, when lodged in jail, tried to kill himself by butting the wall of his cell. RITES FOR ALBERT AIST Cheltenhnm Was Buried on Tuesday. Special Dispe tch (o The Star. CHELTENHAM, Md., May Funerzl services were held here Tues- day for George Albert Alst, 67, by Rev Wilson Jarboe. pastor of the Methodist Church of this place. Mr. Aist, who was a prominent farmer, is survived by three sons, Al- bert, Stuart and Dudley. and two dzughters. Mrs. Elsie Robey and Mrs. Lorenna Entwistle, M Prominent Farmer of the Parker girl, witnesses said. Then | he turned wildly on the other two girls and cut them about the throat. Screams of the Patrolman Mischely, who pulled his gun and caught the man in the middle of the street. The essailant submitted without further violence Police said the man talked insanely | and boasted that he was “Mystery Jake." with some illusion that he was to kill children. He told them he had not spoken to any one for a year and a half. Isrzel Vangar, with whom he lived, id “He left his room in a particularly good frame of mind this morning. He laughed and joked with me. He has been & little moody lately, but other- wise he seemed to be perfectly normal.” Gordon wore neither hat nor coat. He first went to a barber shop, where he joked with the proprietor and cus- tomers, and then went about his grue- some “mission.” He said he had been “fighting that order” to kill children “for two vears This morning I couldn't resist it any longer I killed them—but I didn't kill enough " Shouts of “lynch him” went up from the crowd after the killer was captured, ' Open Every Evening Memorial Wreaths For Decoralwn Day A wide Beautiful Wreaths snd designed by our - floral . decorator - Arcificial wreaths, soravs flpest Fresh Cut Flowers. Priced exceptionally low Free Delivery to City and Suburbs FLORIST ’s NURSERYMEN Atlantic 0162—Hyatts. fovposite thirty- ft rst anniversary of the first Pierce-Arrow TWELVES that only Pierce-Arrow could build! 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A Senate Judiclary Subcommittee session called today to consider pro- posals for prohibition repeal and modi- fication was postponed due to faflure to muster a quorum. Aosence of three prohibition membera —Borah. Republican, of Idaho: Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, and Dill. Demo- crat, of Washington—prevented the meeting. 3,000 BOYS AT GAME Schoolboy Pntrolmen Guests of Griffith at Stadium. Washington's 3.000 schoolboy patrol- men were to be guests of Clark Grifith, president of the Washington Base Ball Club. at the game between the tionals end the Yankees at Grifith | Stadium this afternoon. Special stunts have been arranged in which Babe Ruth and Nick Altrock, base ball clown, | are to participate. Plan Supper at Gaithersburg. GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 126 (Special).—Plans for the sixth annual supper of the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department. to he held in the High School Building here June 15 and 16. were furthered at a meeting at the scheol building. 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