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Evening star., 1926-09-18
GIRAFFE NIGHT GET HOMESICK
IF HE DOESN'T LIKE HIS NAME
Children Can Help Zoo Keepers Make
. Jungle Child Happier by Giving Him
Nice Digni6ed Cognomen.

Edward Fawcett. 1903 Thirtieth
would both he appropriate.
Alphonso Lumer. 13 years old. 2o23
Fifth street, believes that Stretchy
would he appropriate. AS second
choice he offers Kid Altitude. which is
trifie more difficult to say, and
probably would degenerate into just
plain Kid
What possible comparison is there
between the little giraffe and Jackie
Coogan-yet that is the name sug-
gested for him by 12-year-old Hazel
Naylor, who says she is visitor to
Washington from New York City.
Hazel has the typical New Yorker s
attitude on things Washingtonian
She offers a 8 second reason for nam
ing him Jackie" that such is the
name of an old donkey. who is a great
pet of the children in Central Park.
| The idea of naming our giraffe after
their old donkey.
Gertrude Smith. seven years old,
705 Rock Greek Church road, proposes
Genteel as an appropriate name.
| Jack NJ. Stevens, II years old, 1340
Jefferson street. proposes that%the pet
be named Swanee. after long necked
swan. But we think that the giraffe
should be made to stand on his own
legs, name and all, without having a
bird to bear part of the burden for
him
Elizabeth Murphy. iYss Lanier
Evening star., 1926-09-18

When the baby giraffe first arrives
in Washington next month his hun
dreds of little friends will have to
wait several days before they are
allowed to congra tulate him on the
successful completion of his arduous
voyage.
He will he no exception to the gem
eral rule applied to new arrivals at
the Zoo. and which is intended for
their own protection. lie viii he
kept for a time in secluded quarters
and doctored up OF course. he Will
he very tired and loW-spirited. 1t
wouldn't do to present him immedi-
ately to great crowds of children.
many of whom might desire to feed
him candy. peanuts and other things
that are not good for him.
Must Get Used to Crowds.
lie will have to get acquainted with
crowds gradually. Remember. that
children are strange to him. He will
not know what to make Of them.
But when he gets TO know them. he
will love them just a they love him.
1t is all the more important that
he he given name that he will like.
First impressions count for a great
deal. and the little fellow might just
get homesick and die if he were
tagged with a cognomen which he
considered beneath his jungle dignity.
Some very good names We're sug.
gested in this mornings mail.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
POLICEMAN BATTLES
TRIO MAKING ARREST
Fires Pistol to Halt Fleeing Man
and Gets Him to Station
Finally.

4 rough and tumble battle cnSued
early this morning on Della ware ave
nue. near G. street southwest when Po-
liceman i. Il. konsl<ey of the fourth
precinct, attempting 10 arrest Wesley
Zoe, colored. for disorder, was at =
tackled by two other colored men and
A boy about Is years old
In the melee Poe broke from his
captor and WAS we'll on his way to
escape when the officer, drawing his
pistol. fred once in the air. bringing
the man 10 a halt and effecting a re-
capture.
Poe WAS arrested for driving with
hut one headlight on his car. When
asked to produce his drivers permit.
he became disorderly. the policeman
said. and two men and the youth
leaped on the officer and overpoWered
him. The policeman was sent spra WI
ing on the street when the hoy
tackled him in true foot hall style,
according TO the report made 10 head
quarters.
konskey. hut slightly hurt took
Foe 10 the fourth station and charged
him with Ciisorderly conduct. The
other men were not held.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
SHIP CREWS FATE
STILL IS UNKNOWN
Empty Lifeboat Reported as
Seen Near SPOT Where e.
Ienia Sank.
q
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 1S.-The fate
Of the crew of the Italian steamer
r,lenia. which was sunk on Thurs
day off the Srillv Island, still is un-
known. although il is believed In
shipping circles they have probably
been picked up ny fishing craft in
the vicinity The disaster was due
to a collision between the Ellenia
and the British steamer 1nduna,
which. though damaged. was able 70
continue on her journey.
The steamer Olympic. which was
at the scene ready to assist the sink
ing vessel. arrived at Southampton
Yesterday. and Comdr. Marshall said
the Italian ship refused help after
first signaling we wish to abandon
the ship"
'In view of the uncertainty dis
played by the Ellenia commander.
said Marshall today, II sent off
lifeboat in charge of my fourth Off
Ger. who definitely learned that the
Italians would not abandon their
ship"
The weather being fine and the sea
not heavy. the Olympic then steamed
away after observing several fishing
craft and steam trawler nearby
The Belgian steamer Indier re-
ported finding an empty lfebOat of
the E.llenia near the scene of the
disaster.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
SHOOTS OPINION
ON SITE DESIRED
Final Decision on Commerce
Building Not Likely to Be
Reached Tuesday.

Although the Public Building Com
mission thoroughly will discuss at It's
meeting Tuesday the question # where
tho Department of Commerce tfuiid-
irc should he erected. 4 final deci-
sion i.s not expected to he rendered
until the views Of several members
Who arc ouJ of town AZ" "h;Ained.
Senator Smoot of Utah. chairman nt
tho commission. is ahtF1' from NASh-
inctnn. and II is und ~ stood officials
will consult him. ~ we'll rs senator
Swanson of y irginia nd Representa-
tive Elliott of Indiana, also members
Of the commission.
The Pubic HuildinGS Commission
some weeks ago decided 10 place me
Commerce Iuiidiu@ III the Nal
ftnnti0- on i street. between TWetth
aud fuurtccnth streets. but the t1he
Arts Commission t7W days ago
urScd that ii be located on the Gov
ernment Land hciWesI Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. y street ana
Penn <vlNania avenue. which would
save The Mall fraul furth II enCroarh
meut by buildings. Another factor
IL ho ,nnsjde cd IS the proposal! that
Tho Cn,nmelcr I:ui! 'tr% b' placed on
the Center Market site between
seventh a,ld zen n. rcnnsl lVsinia
~ emue and = S,it't.
The memhcrS OF tn" building COM
mission who attend the meeting
Tuesday may form some conclusion,
n,t they are noi lj'lciN 10 IA Ie final
action ,,ntil tho Con-r"sS!oNal mem
bars ~ the commission are heard
from.
\ proposal IN give tho Personnel
Classification $50 rd space IN the
Veterans bureau hi ld;n- also will
he taken mp by the Public BUILDINGS
Commission Tuesday.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

place. suggests $50 Tall" as a good
name. We suspect Elizabeth of
reading some popular fiction re-
Gently, but nevertheless 1t is a good
name.
From the classic halls of George
Washington University, where the
bearded men of letters and science
are too profound TO bother much
with giraffes in spite of. the high
brow characteristics of these animals,
we receive communication in verse
which we respectfully refer to Dean
Wilbur or DIR. Cr0issant of that in
stitution with the request that proper
disciplinary action be taken.
The versatile collegiate-alack and
alas
Here Is the gem. whose author
must remain anonymous so far as
the dignified and kindly giraffe editor
of The Evening star is concerned.
There once was a miss baby giraffe
So much taller in front than abaff,
1t made a braced phone pole look
Like her pictures in the book.
So they named her Phone, Pole Calf :"
Evening star., 1926-09-18
MARYLAND Dentists to Meet.
.cial Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch tn The Star
CUMBERLAND. Md. September Is.
The Maryland State Dental Associs
ton will hold its third miannual
meeting in Cumberland on Monday
and Tuesday next. making the head
quarters at the Fort Cumberland
Hotel. where 13 clinics will be held
Tuesday. Not only will Maryland
dentists attend the convention, but
there will be guests and speakers from
Washington, d. c.: Pennsylvania and
West Virginia attending.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Officer Shooting
Pigeons in City
Hall i'm Alexandria
Special Dispatch 10 The Sta~.

special lhSpatFh 70 No Sta".
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September
Is. The work nf eNtcrminating
the pigeons which for many years
past have iufcste / the city Hall
Building. was begun today. They
are being shot by Policeman
Charles Miller with a .22-caliber
rife. The r~ork was begun early
this morning and Miller hagged
many, and it is proposed to con-
tinue the work until all of the
pigeons are killed or leave their
present quarters.
At a meeting of the City Council,
held Thursday, City Manag ger Paul
Morton was authorized 10 get rid
IF the pigeons at once and any
metho he pursued. it was de-
clarpd. would he satisfactory to
the city fathers.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
COACHING FOR TEACHERS,
Instructors in Episcopal Sunday
Schools Meet Tomorrow Night.

Coaching classes for the instruc-
ton of teachers in the Episcopal sun
day schools of the city using the
Christian nurture series of lessons
will he held tomorrow evening in the
parish hall of st. Johns Church. on
sixteenth near II street. at $50
O'Clock.
For the convenience of those attend
ing the classes supper Will he served
at o'clock. II is proposed TO hold
similar classes on-the third Sunday
in each month during the Winter.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
NEW ORGAN FOR CHURCH.
Columbia Heights Congregation
Arranging for Dedication.

The congregation OF Columbia
Heights Christian Church. 1435 Park
road. is having a large new pipe or
gan installed in the church. The
builders hope TO have the organ An
ished and ready for dedication serv-
ices September 26 at II am.
The organ is To he known as the
r. B. Bagby Memorial Organ. in mem
DRY of the first pastor OF the church
after It's organization about 10k years
Evening star., 1926-09-18
DR.. *JOHNSON's PROGRAM.
Will Preach Twice Tomorrow at
Baptist Memorial Church.

At the National Baptist Memorial
UmmanIeO Church tomorrow morn
ing Rev. Or. Cove tf. Johnson. the
pastor. will speak at II o'clock on
"Re Still and Know That l Am God. ="
In the evening he will deliver a Cos
pei sermon along evangelstic lines on
"What Are Your Intentions?"
Services will he held for the first
time October in the new sanctuary
(the memorian. II the afternoon at
1 o'clock the Lords supper will be
served.
Rally day will he observed next
Sunday. The Evening Mission Club
had a most interesting program for
it's first meeting of the Autumn last
Tuesday. Mrs. w. G.. Janison re-
turned missionary from China. spoke
on Toward Friendship with China -
Evening star., 1926-09-18
TO ADDRESS BIBLE CLASS
r1ai. f. II. Van Fossen Speaker at
local NJ. P. Church.

Mai r Il. Van Fosson viii address
The }4arrisHn Bible class of the con
;.ress street NJ. I. church fomorr"W
,,'orring on The outstanding tea'
lures in fhe Life Of Christ.
The members Of the class are re-
u1ested to assemble in front Of the
church at s pm, where group pic
ture Will he taken.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
REV. ]. P. TYLER HOME.
Pastor of Epworth Church Re
sumes Preaching Tomorrow.

Rev. John Paul Tyler, pastor Of Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Thirteenth street and North
Carolina avenue northeast, has re-
turned from his vacation. He will
preach tomorrow morning at II
o'clock, his subject being. ITO My
Young Friends" His sermon at s
pm. will be on "A, Great Burden
The Fall rally services of the Ep-
worth League will be held at clock
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Missionary Society will he
held Monday evening at O'Clock in
the social rooms The services at
Central Union Mission, to he held
Tuesday evening, will be in charge of
the young people of the Epworth
League of the church.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
DR.. SIzOO ENDS VACATION.

The morning service at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church
will be held al II o'clock. Rev. pr.
Joseph r. Sizoo, the minister. who
has just returned 20 Washington after
o two month vacation. VIII preach.
The regular nidwn~k pra 90" SerT-
re will he held Thursday evening at
S o'clock. This meeting will he in
,harge Of Dr Sizoo. Immediately fol
lowing the regular prayer service
there Will be held a congregational
needing in the chapel.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Injunction Suit DELAYED.

PHILADELPHIA. September 1s
P.-Argument in the suit to prevent
Tex Rickard from paving Jack Demp-
sey and Gene Tunney any money be-
fore their heavyweight championship
fight was heard today and the case
adjourned until Tuesday.
The motion to dismiss was made by
Ira J. Williams, representing Rickard.
He contended that the bill was in
sufficient in averment and defective
because 1t did not name Jack Dempsey
and Gene Tunney. The court sustain
ed the objection regarding the oms-
sion of the names of the fighters and
permitted the plaintiff to amend the
bill and fixed Tuesday 10 am. as the
time for taking up the suit in its
amended form.
In the meantime argument was
heard by the court on the question
of insufficiency of averment. If Rick
ard is sustained in this. the bill will
be dismissed and Tuesdays proceed
ings would not be held. as there would
be nothing before the court unless a
new action were brought.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
One Aviator Leaps
To Safety, Another
Lands, After Crash
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. September IS
Two United States Army air
planes collided yesterday 4,0o0 feet
above Luke Field, without injury
to the aviators.
Lieut.. Charles c. Williams
leaped from his machine and
drifted TO earth i'm a parachute.
The airpiane crashed.
Although his plane was badly
damaged Lieut.. Harry G. Wise
heart landed with it,
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Takoma Baptist Topics.

At the Takona Park Baptist
Church. Piney Branch road and
Aspen street, tomorrow Rev William
F. La Rue. pastor will speak in the
morning on "Life's Most Worthy
Ambition, and in the evening on lis
There a UNIVERSAL Need for, Re
liglCn."
Evening star., 1926-09-18
SPEAKS ON EUROPE.
Rev. Bernard Braskamp Will Re-
late Experiences Abroad.

Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of
the Gunton-Tcmple Memorial Preshy-
terian Church. who recently returned
from vacation trip abroad with Mrs.
Braskamp. will speak OF some of his
experiences at the nd-week service
Thursday evening al s o'clock.
Tomorrow morning the subject of
his sermon will be "Life's Command
ing Purpose"
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Transformation Service.

Rev. j. j. Queally will preach at
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION at
IL O'Clock tomorrow. His subject will
he He That Was Dead Sat Up and
Began to Speak" These sermons are
restatements of old belief in terms of
new conditions. Sunday srhool will
reopen at $50.
Evening star., 1926-09-18
FIGHT BROADCASTiNG
NOT TO BE LIMITED
Injunction Suit Against Big Bout
Is Postponed by Court
Until Tuesday.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, September IS
The newspapers of the country will
not he shut out from broadcas sting
the details of the Dempsey -Tunney
fight they receive over their wires
from the ringside.
This statement was made today by
F.. l.. Austin. director general of the
Sesquicentennial Exposition.
1t has been given out by Tex Rick
ard. promoter of the bout in the Ses-
quicentennial Stadium next Thursday
night. that the broadca sting rights
would he leased, and that if newspa .
pers broadcast the fight from their
own sources it would constitute an in
fringement
Evening star., 1926-09-18
Rev. J. H. Dunham Returns.

Rev. J. Harvey Durham, pastor Cf
the Western Presbyterian Church,
has returned from his vacation spent
al Lake George, y. Y. and will
preach tomorrow. The evening serv-
ice will be resumed at o'clock and
the subject will be. THE Anchor of
the Soul"
Evening star., 1926-08-18
10000 Snakes on Texas Farm
Supply Venom for Markets
King Reptile Ranch, Near Brownsville, Makes Spe.
cialty of Rattlers-Demand for Poison by Sci
and Medicine Is Growing Steadily

if present ARA ngements are consum'
mated.
1t is said that one Of the strang
est as we'll as most costly articles of
commerce is snake venom. for which
there is a growing demand in medicine
and other branches of science. The
supply comes from Australia. and a
recent Sydney quotation placed the
market price at 20 to 2os a grain. or
about $4,000 pound Troy. no at
tempt seeming to have been made
hitherto to distinguish between the
poison of snakes whose bite Is fatal
and that from reptiles that seldom
kill. DIR. Tidswell of the New South
Wales health department states that
the venoms are now being classified.
La laboratory experiments place the
tiger snake venom first. as 1t Is Is
times as deadly as that Of the black
snake and four times as powerful as
that from the. brown snake or the
death adder. In average yield at a
bite the death adder supplies times
as much as the tiger snake and
II times as much as the brown snake
So far the snakes have heen captured
mostly by hand to avoid loss Of poison,
and. at even greater personal risk.
have been held in the hand while
being enraged and made to bite
through rubber hand. -ejecting upon
glass plate the venom from the two
poison fangs in the upper jaw. Each
snake has supplied the, material from
one bite. averaging about a grain.
Evening star., 1926-08-18

Rubber soles and heels for shoes
are gaining popularity in the Neither
lands.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
MISSISSIPPI CARAVAN
WILL ARRIVE MONDAY
Boosters, Bringing Exhibits. to
Spend Two Days Here Ex-
tolling State.

The Mississippi Boosters. 1913 strong
and bringing two cars of exhibits of
their State. will arrive in Washington
Monday morning for two-day stay
in connection with their Know Mis-
sissippi Better" tour of Eastern cities
Plans for entertaining the boosters
are being made by the Mississippi
state Society Of Washington. under
the direction of n. r. Fulton. presi
dent. and G.. W. Potter, financial sec
retary.
Representatives Of the Washington
Board Of Trade will be hosts during a
tour of the city Monday, and brief
session will be held at the Chamber Of
Commerce headquarters. where Rob
ert -. Harper will tell the Mississip-
plans something Of the Capitals ad-
vantages and prospects.
Monday afternoon the boosters will
attend the ball game to watch their
own Buddy" Myer. the Mississippi
native SON. who plays short for the
Griffmen. Monday evening there will
be an entertainment at the Press Club.
Tuesday the boosters will tour the
city and make pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. and in the evening will he
rendered an entertainment st the New
Nationa! Museum. They will leave
early Wednesday for Philadelphia.
The Mississippi Boosters are headed
by Lieut.. Gov. Dennis Murphree.
Evening star., 1926-08-18
BIDS FOR CONVENTION.
c. E. Lavigne to Invite National
Grange Here Next Year.

The National Grange will be in
vited to hold its 1927 convention in
Washington by G. r. Lavigne. exec
utive director of. the Washington Con
vention Bureau. who is going TO Cen
ter Hall. Pa. where the organiZa-
ton Ia holding its convention this
year. to extend the invitation
The facilities Of the National CAPT
tai and it's attra ctions as convention
city will be outlined by Mr., Lavigne in
an address tomorrow. r. ". Dunlap
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture.
and A. NJ. Loomis. president of Po-
tomac Grange. No. |. also will ad-
dress the convention on Washington
TOMORROW.
Evening star., 1926-08-18

The State Of Texas has a snake
farm near Brownsville, owned by w
A. King. who has collection of about
10000 snakes, and who sells rattle
snakes at fancy prices. When sna kes
are wanted 1t seems the dema nd is
practically imperative. They are
never sold by the pound or by the
den The skins or oil are merely by
products with no regular market price.
AS there has been such an increas-
ing demand for snakes and venom
for institutions throughout the world
for scientific purposes. the United
States Agricultural Department is OBJ.
tanning a list Of snake dealers and
maxket quotations.
The King snake farm has a ca pacity
of about 20. 900 snakes. which are kept
in specially constructed buildings and
fed by machines upon a mixture Of
meat and eggs. Last year Mr.. King
says his transactions involved the sale
of more than 10000 snakes. His
largest purchasers were travelling
shows. circuses and ZOOS. drug is
manufactured from the venom.
DR.. Raymond L. Ditmass Of the
New York Geological Park not long
ago secured about one gallon Of dried
rattle snake venom from Mr.. King and
personally took the dried venom to
DIR. Vital Brazil. director of the
Museum az Cerum Therapy at Butan-
ton. San Paulo. Brazil The venom
will be used to immunize horses and
the serum obtained from these horses
will be used In the United States to
treat cases Of snake bite. II the Pub
lie Health Service approves Of the
method Of manufacture. this serum
will be distributed in the United States
by Lyon. Wilson & Cowdry of New
York.
Two kinds Of serum are manu-
factureH at Butanton-anti-crotali
and poly VIOLENT serum. In the United
States. Mr.. Kellogg said, only the anti
crotalic will be available for purchase
Evening star., 1926-08-18
Safely Landed. Gordon White
of Boston Thanks God His
Prayers Were Answered.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. August
fore and thank God am on land once
more" These were the words Of Cor
don White. 16-year-old son Of Wilfred
l.. White, Boston compass ma anufac-
turer. as he greeted newspaper men ~
the Coast Guard base Yesterday after
noon upon being brought here by tho
CG-113 after his rescue off Reach
Haven ny another boat He had heen
adrift in small boat for more than
.+ hours and little hope was held ont
for his rescue.
The youth was one of party of ~
students of the TIA bor Academy Nsr-
cen. Mass. who came TO the resort
on the cabin cruiser Tabor BOY. az
footer. When the craft was within
200 feet Of Brisantine Beach sudden
souall broke and small tender with
young White aboard snapped a tow
line and drifted out to sea.
Picked Up by Fishing Boat.
White was located after being
picked up ny the Pequod. a fishing
craft that found the youth floating
in the water-flled dingy II miles east
of Beach Haven. shortly after 1:3o
pm. yesterday.
Il was rld1nE IN tno 1hT0nt ten0PT
of the Tabor Boy 1hen she broke
away" said Gordon as he told ~
his experience We were about 200
wards from Briga ntine Beach near
Buoy No. / when the lines parted.
I shouted 10 Capt. Nelson Weeks in
command Of our boat but he either
did not hear me or could not render
any help. ] then drifted across the
shoals and was thrown out of the
boat once when the breakers hit IT,
| succeeded in swimming hack again
only 70 find the boat was filling with
water from hole in the bow.
Had Faith in Prayer.
THE rain started TO fll the boat
with water and J kept hailinR " ont
until $50 pm. Later | prayed and
felt sure that some one would pick
me up. Many boats passed me and
could not hear my signals. then got
a tarpa ulin and covered myself. try
ing TO get some sleep. but was unable
TO on account of the water In the
boat
Just about da ybreak ! noted the
PequOd and she saw me. They came
alongside and took me aboard and
gave me some dry clothing They
took my tender in tow and tried TO
get il started. but the water had got
ten into the engine. We then towed
the boat until Coast Guards came
along this afternoon and took me-.
aboard the CG113."