Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1935, Page 5

- STATUEUNELIG DELAYED BY WA Anti-ltalian Feeling, High in Alexandria, Egypt, Holds " Up Rites. By the Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. — Dedica- tion of a $50,000 bronze statue of the Jate Khedive Ismail, who as ruler of | Egypt sent two ill-fated expeditions | against Ethiopia, has been postponed | indefinitely, presumably because of in- creasing anti-Italian feeling here. ‘The statue, a gift from the large Italian community in Alexandria, to commemorate a visit here by King Victor Emanuel, is in place on its ped- estal near the native courts but is be- ing kept covered. In view of the present strong sym- | pathy in Egypt for Ethiopia, the fact | has almost been forgotten that Egypt | herself twice tried to conquer Ethi-| opia. Two Expeditions Sent. ‘Two expeditions were sent into the black empire in 1874 and 1876, the second with 11 American officers in- | cluded among 16 foreigners in com- mand. Egypt lost more than 15,000 men and enormous sums of money in | the two ventures. Gen. Loring, distinguished veteran | of the American Civil War, and a | Col. Dye were two leading Americans | in the second expedition. | The Khedive Ismail Pasha in 1874 ‘was absolute ruler over Egypt and the | Sudan and his dream was to spread | his domain over the Ethiopian high-\ lands. | Muzinger Pasha, a Swiss general in | the Khedive's service, was the gov-| ernor general of the Egyptian prov- ince of the Red Sea, approximating what is now Eritrea. As an excuse | for sending two battalions into Bog- hos, Muzinger claimed Ethiopians had been making raids into Egyptian ter- Titory. Retaliation by Negus. ‘The Negus'Johannes, then ruler of | Ethiopia retaliated by sending a| large army into Egyptian territory, killing many inhabitants and carry- ing off hundreds of women and chil- | dren. Muzinger reported this inci- | dent to Cairo and persuaded Ismail to raise an army against Ethiopia. | Ismail chose a Danish officer of ar- tillery, Armdrupp Pasha, to lead the army, retaining Muzinger in Cairo. Because of the animosity of the Ethi- | opian villagers Armdrupp was forced 10 leave detachments behind at vari- ous strategic points and finally en- tered the heart of Ethiopia with only | 3,000 men. Then, at night, an Ethi- opian army estimated to have been| 10 times as large, led by Johannes | himself, made a surprise attack, and destroyed the Egyptians, not a pris- | oner being taken. Determined on revenge, the Khedive selected the Sultan Hussein to raise an army of 25,000 men. The Sultan ‘was made minister of war while direct command was given to a Circassian, | Rateb Pasha, whose aide-de-camp was an Austrian major, Thurneyssen | Pasha. Second in command was the American, Gen. Loring, and his lead- ing officer was Col. Dye, an American expert on fortifications. 11 Americans on Staff. Eleven Americans, a Swiss, an Aus- trian and a Belgian comoprised the| foreign officers in charge of this army | under Rateb, who, instead of finding | the Ethiopians defending their fron- tier, was permitted to advance far| into the interior of Ethiopia. On| March 7, 1876, Rateb’s army was at. tacked by an army of 100,000 men | under the Negus. Panic broke out in | the Egyptian Army and seven bat- talions of infantry were cut off, while | the cavalry took the lead in the re; | treat. The seven battalions were| slaughtered. After negotiations an agreement ‘was made with the Negus whereby he returned all Egyptian prisoners and | permitted the remnant of the army to return to Egypt. The persuasive| power of Loring and Thurneyssen was l credited for getting the second condi- | tion accepted. SAFETY DATE SET December 18 was set yesterday by Becretary Roper for the presidentially- | approved conference on ways and | means to make accident prevention more effective. He has sent to members of the conference a 12 -page questionnaire, relating to causes and remedies, co- operation with railroads and the auto- mobile industry, education, home ac- cidents, and accidents in the air and on the sea. | cutter Cayuga, was ordered to sea. Air Look and Look THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985. Out in Florida ‘The city of Orlando, Fla., has commissioned a police patrol of beauties 2qually as attractive as its chief, Miss Hallie Elliott, shown astride her ‘cycle. They will be on duty during the $2,000 Orlando open golf tourna- ment and it's a safe guess that many would consider it a pleasure to be arrested by any one of them. —A. P. Photo. 'Death by Gas or Electricity, Carolina Court Must Decide By the Associated Press. RALEIGH, N. C., November 28.—| offenders convicted after last July 1. Death—by gas or electricity? Two doomed prisoners, a white man and a colored, pacing their stone and iron cells on “death row" today, did not know which it would be. The Supreme Court is to decide—| probably within a few days, for the| time is running fast—whether it must be the electric chair or the State’s new gas chamber. The uncertainty arises over a differ- ence of interpretation of the State’s new law which substitutes the gas| chamber for the chair. Some legal authorities say it applies to all capital Others interpret it as applying only to prisoners whose crimes were commit- ted after July 1. The Supreme Court’s ruling will af- fect only two prisoners—Jake Johnson, colored, convicted of assaulting an aged white woman, and Ed Hester, white, convicted of killing another prisoner. Johnson is under sentence to die first, on December 13—a Friday. He thus may be the gas chamber’s first victim. RUM FLEET BALKS COAST GUARD LEAVE All Ships Pressed Into Service as Runners Appear Off Boston. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, November 28.—Rum run- ners cheated New England Coast Guards of their Thanksgiving leave. A fleet of freighters, laden with cohol, tolled in the ocean swell 75 to 100 miles off shore. Smaller craft, waiting a chance to land illicit cargoes, were huddled close to the larger ships. Overhead Coast Guard planes roared back and forth. Nearer shore Coast Guard patrol boats kept watch. On land customs men drove along beach roads. Turkey and fixings ashore had been planned by the Government's forces patrolling the coast. Then the rum ships were reported off the coast with the largest contraband shipment since repeal. Leaves were canceled at New England Coast Guard bases. Every available vessel, excepting the patrols were doubled out of the Salem | base. | Even Cayuga's crew had to eat their Thanksgiving dinner at the navy yard dock, ready, at a moment’s notice, to answer an emergency call. Joseph A. Maynard, collector of the port, said there were six or eight freighters in the rum fleet. They were connected, he said, with a “gigantic smuggling ring in New York.” NEED MONEY? IF SO, THIS BANK STANDS READY TO SERVE YOU. Loans may be made for a year or less, or even for a longer peri provision for paym monthly amounts. od if necessary, with ent in convenient At this bank you are not required to be a depositor to obtain a loan. Come in. We'll be glad to discuss your financial problems. Morris PLaN Bank 1408 HSt. NW. Newspaper Guild Denies Entrance To Hugh Johnson | Minority Report Charg- ing Labor Enmity Given Approval. By the Associated Press. Hugh S. Johnson has been denied membershiv in the Washington News- paper Guild. The application of the former N. R. A, administrator, now a syndicate col- umnist, was rejected when the guild, at & stormy meeting last night, ap- proved a minority report recommend- ing such action. The minority report contained sev- eral questions which it proposed to ask THE SEAL of QUALITY g FRUHAUF clothes are especially developed for men accustomed to custom tailoring. Every garment is cut separately—every finishing operation is by hand. Production is a matter of men—not machines. And you will find this obvious difference reflected in the excellence of a Fruhauf suit. Not only from the moment you put it on, but to that final day when the cloth is worn threadbare. $50 ~ 100 SIDNEY WEST, » 14™ « G EUGENE C. GOTT, President ONLY AT STATES TOLERATE SLOT MACHINES Devices Are lllegal in Nearly All, but Law Officers Wink. By the Associated Press. . JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November 28.—Slot machines—the lever devices with spinning reels and jackpots—are illegal in nearly every State in the Union, but a survey showed today they are generally tolerated. The last Florida Legislature placed & legalizing tax on the machines and the State Supreme Court tipheld the tax law. But authorities in several sections assert the constitutional pro- hibition against lotteries is violated and are seeking a test case. One State—Nevada—has no prob- lem. It legalized the machines and let it go at that. Most Keep Eyes Closed. In only five States are widespread activities reported against them. Four others show occasional State-wide campaigns, 10 report the law is over- looked except in certain local areas and the rest keep legal eyes closed. Delaware holds the devices to be illegal and reported none in open operation. Pennsylvania State police are cleaning up the devices in rural centers and at cross-roads stores. The dynamite assassination of County Attorney Elmon Middleton at Harlan, Ky., last Summer was attrib- uted by county officials to his drive against slot machines, and a clean-up was ordered. But many other com- munities sanction them. In Iowa the attorney general, his first assistant and two score other persons are under indictment on | charges that they conspired to permit gambling devices (slot machines) to be operated. Threats on Pastor and Wife. A minister and his wife began an attack in Kansas City recently, but | said they received death threats. She | left town for a time and the minister anounced his crusade had ended. Slot machines were outlawed in Col- orado this year after a sensational “gambling trust” investigation. Operators attached brakes in Ore- | gon and said the devices thus became “games of skill.” Prosecutors termed | | this a subterfuge and the machines were confiscated. Alabama imposed a tax on all types of slot machines, but the law states the tax is not to be construed as legal- izing them. Half of the money in a seized machine is given to the officer making the sejzure, the other half to | the county’s general fund. STAR ENDS SECLUSION HOLLYWOOD, Calif.,, November 28 | (#).—Dolores Costello, engaged in a screen “‘comeback” after her divorce from John Barrymore, is also resum- ing her place in filmland society after months of seclusion. Accompanied by Arthur Lubin, an “old friend” and her former director, Miss Costella appeared last night at| & benefit for a children's home. Johnson. Among them was whether he could deny that as N. R. A. ad- ministrator he had denied the right of collective bargalhing and as part | owner of a New Jersey carpet factory ( he had helped smash a union by in- timidation. The former Army officer was not| Ppresent. Two hours of debate preceded the 31-to-16 vote. Kenneth Crawford, cor- respondent of the New York Post and sponsor for the general, offered a spe- | | cial committee’s majority report a| suggestion that action be deferred un- til Johnson’s arrival in the Capital. It was rejected. Marguerite Young, correspondent for the New York Daily Worker, then of- fered the minority report. SIDNEY WESTINC. WASHINGTON. D.C NEW YORK | Connecticut avenue, it was reported to | the absence of the family wash from | | the clothes line in the rear of his home. SALESMAN ROBBED OF §240 BY THREE Car Entered by Trio While Stopped at Traffic Light, He Tells Police. Herman Sussman, novelty salesman, of 3923 Thirteenth street, was robbed of $240 last night by three colored men, who drove him to the Soldiers’ Home grounds after they had forced entry of the car when Sussman stopped at a traffic light at First street and Michigang avenue. Sussman told police the men entered the car, shoved him into the back seat, pulled his hat down over his eyes and Kkept a gun at his side during the ride to Soldiers’ Home. There, Sussman said, he was forced from the car and the thieves drove off. The car was later recovered at First and Channing streets. Money in Wallet and Bag. The money, a part of the day’s re- ceipts at Sussman’s place of business, was in a wallet and a paper bag. Herbert Manstof, 22, of 1618 Q street, manager of a store at 1529 Seventeenth street, told police he was robbed of $125 last night by two colored men who entered the store about 10 o'clock and held him up at the point of a gun. Norman H. Conrad, 28, of Raleigh, N. C, said to be a member of the band accompanying the North Caro- lina State foot ball team here, was severly beaten about the face and received a possible fracture of the skull when robbed of $30 last night by | an unidentified man in the 2100 block of K street. $15 Taken From Grocery. Philip Siegel; proprietor of a grocery store at 2201 Twelfth street, reported the theft of $15 about 6:30 o'clock this morning by two colored men; one of whom held him while the other took the money from the cash register and | Siegel's pockets. Two watches, and a fur coat valued | : at $395 were stolen last night from the | apartment of Mrs, Ruth L. Hirst, 2900 police. | Marvin Balderson of 2022 Nerth| Capitol street, this morning discovered ALEXANDRIA TEAM WINS George Washington High Defeats Ballston Rivals, 12 to 9. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 28.— George Washington High School de- feated their ancient rivals, Washington and Lee High School of Ballston, 12-9, in the Thanksgiving foot ball game here today. " Combating the Pain of Arthriti Thousands suffering from arthritic pain: have found relief in Mountain Valley M e Arkans < sieians for over 30 years. Phone Mountain Valley Mineral Water Met. 1062. 1305 K St. N.W. 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