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Evening star., 1926-03-29
BURGLAR ESCAPES
PURSUER'S SHOTS
Policeman Discovers Man
Breaking into Store-Wom-
ems Purses SnatChed.
'ight hy Underwood ( Underwood.

a man believed To have committed
the numerous hurglaries of chain
stores hero during the last several
weeks had n narrow eSC5 No from ca T..
;ure about 3 O'Clock Yesterday nora
ing when he was pursued from tho
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co store,
East Capitol and Fourth street. IN
Policeman George Dean of the fifthl
precinct. who fired several shots at
him. but apparently without effect. H I
When Dean went to the store on
hearing the crashing of glass. he saiy
a man running from the store ami
gave chase. Running south on fourth
street and west on y street the man
passed the home of Chief of Police
Hesse as Dean opened fire on him.
The shots failed to stop him and i'm
quirieS at hospitals showed that no
man of his description had applied for
treatment for wounds. i
Frightened by Screams. 81.
An attempt by AN unidentified 'col-
Ored boy. about l6 years old. to hold
up Miss Eva Bird at 1875 @ street
where she occupies an apartment at
pistol point. was frustrated last night
when Miss Birds screams frightened
him away. tli
Four cases of purse snatching were
reported to the police yesterday and
last night. the thief in each case beingii
reported as a young colOred man. Miss
Sarah Scherer of the Portland Hot ell
reported her purse was snatched fromi
her while walking on the 2l00 block
of MaSSa ChuSetts avenue. but the
man was forced to drop il when
another colored man came to her
assistance.
Man Robbed In LunchroOm.
Miss Ella NJ. StanIey's purse. conf
tanning 40 cents, was SnatChed from
her while standing in front of the
Grace Dodge Hotel yesterday. a
purse containing $l.75 was snatched
from Mrs. Irene Fass. 400S Four
teenth street. about o'clock last
night on Q between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets. Mildred Clark, lOS
Second street southeast was robbed
of her handbag. containing IS cents,
Yesterday morning on A street be
tween Second and Third streets north
east.
George Lee. % NJ street northeast.
reported that he was robbed of x4.S5
last night while he was making
change in Seventh street lunchroom.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
BISHOP FREEMAN ASKS
CONFIDENCE I'M MAN
Urges Individual Rather Than
Mass Action in Social Regen-
SIC ation ci Unfortunates.

The need of renewed confidence in
the possibility of redeeming human
mature WAS stressed TODAY by Bishop
James e.. Freeman at the opening of
the final week of Lenten services at
Keiths Theater.
I'VE must recognize the salvage bic
parts of human nature--these do not
go down with the rest" Bishop Free
man said.
No man can hope to live q moral
life, the Bishop said unless he is
bolstered up by the knowledge that
some one, stronger than himself, has
confidence in him. This confidence
acts on the same principle as an
underwriting policy in business, he
said. The best way to deal with
the present situation. he said. is to
approach individuals rather than
masses as far as it is possible to do so.
1T is impossible to redeem human
society by legal enactments." Bishop
Freeman said. Rather we must ap.
peal to the better side of a fallen man
or. woman's nature, and | believe that
no man or woman ever sinks so far
as to be totally bad"
George Ross presided at today's
session and the Rev. W s. Abernethy
of the Calvary Baptist Church pro-
nounced the invocation. Bishop Free
man will continue as speaker through
the remaining three days of the
Lenten services.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
BOY HIT BY AUTO.
Child, Years Old, Believed Fa-

Five-year Russell Murray, jr,,
ran in front of an automobile near
his home at sol E street southwest,
about 1890 O'Clock this morning, was
knocked down and his skull frac-
tured.
Ernest A. Orndorff, 147y A street
noi-theast% driver of the car, reported
the accident to police of the fourth
precinct, the accident having hap
pened almost in front of the police
station
Orndorff took the child to Emer-
gency Hospital where DR.. F. G..
Geier found thA childPs condition so
serious that he feared recovery is i'm
possible. Orndorff is detained at No.
4 police station To await the outcome
OF the. .childs injuries. .rszs.sa - ..-..4s
Evening star., 1926-03-29
Western Travellers Forego Firearms,
Fasteners Carry Many, Says Park Head

than he is on any street corner in Chi
cago," he said.
In the sealing of firearms of tour
lists who travel through the park by
the park authorities. to prevent crime
or the killing of animals. Mr.. All
bright declared. it is rare that Il fami
ly from theses mountain States has
even one gun or pistol, but YOU ought
to see the arsenal that is sometimes
presented by a New York or Illinois
or Pennsylvania automobile. OF
course. the residents of those States
need guns for personal protection
much more than we do in these West
ern regions"
Evening star., 1926-03-29
OFFICER DIES IN CHINA.
Lieut.. Comdr. Robert s. Maxwell
Is Smallpox Victim.

The death of Lieut.. Comdr. Robert
s. Maxwell, Naval Dental Corps, -of
smallpox at Chung. King. China. was
reported today to the Navy, Depart
ment. Comdr. Maxwell entered the
service during the war. in 1917, Civ
ing his home as Georgetown, Colo.
His widow is at Shanghai and he
was attached to the gunboat Isabel
in Chinese waters.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
BORAH PROPOSES
DRY VOTE QUERIES
Amendments Would Seek to
Find Voters Exact Attitude
on Liquor Principle.
by the Associated Press.


Three amendments to the Edge
resolution proposing a Nationwide
referendum on prohibition where Of
fered today by Senator Borah, Repub-
liCan. Idaho. Each is in tho form OF
81 question to the voters, which would
he placed on the ha!iof The three
questions are:
"Do YOU favor such @I Amendments
20 the Constitution Of the United
States that viii eliminate OF wholly
repeal the eighteen amendment?
IF YOU are in favor Of amending
the Nostead act. is it your desire. not
withstandin- such amendments. that
the laW remain So as to prohibit the
manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating
beverages in the United States?
III YOU favor amending the Vol.
stead act so as to permit the manu-.
facture and sale of light wine and
beers. is it your understanding that
such light wines and beer are to he SO
limited in alcoholic content as to he
Notwithstanding?
Wheeler Assails Plan.
Wayne f. Wheeler general coun-
sci of the Anti-Saloon League, in Il
statement last night declared that
wiring booze from bone-dray Consti-
tuition offers his proposed national
referendum on legalizing the greatest
possible alcoholic content in permit
ted hevera GeS."
This is unprecedented and mean
ingless, said Mr.. Wheeler. 1T is prob
ably merely intended for propa ganda.
without any hope that Congress will
seriously consider il.
Strong Case" Prepared
One other statement. coming from
the joint legislative committee. whose
counsel. Julian Goldman of Boston, will
discuss the legal phases of prohibition
before the coming Senate committee
hearing on modification, comprised the
week end discussion ON the subject
The statement said Mr.. Codman's wit
neSses had not been decided upon. but
that his associates have prepared
very strong case adding: r
The people of this country know
that. the law as Il stands has been a
complete failure, and are now looking
for remedy. | am sure hat we can
propose changes that will be. if adopt
~ long step in the right direction.
Doubts Plans Legality.
IL lTe NPlS Ndnb u p
Mr. Wheeler's statement continued.
"let them nominate wet Senators and
Representatives, as they have been
doing the last six years with the in
ureas;ng numbers. of defeats at each
successive election. What provision
of the Constitution authorizes Con
gress to take such a referendum or
TO command the governor of a State
to certify returns of the Vote?"
Mr.. Wheeler also attacked the pro-
poSal of Senator Bruce. Democrat.
MARYLAND, to repeal the eighteenth
amendment and to substitute Fed
Evening star., 1926-03-29
Children's Friend Dies.

NEW YORK. March % P).-Chil-
tiren i'm Yorkville near the East River
are mourning the death of Big Jim
Tully. Most of the $50 he earned
weekly washing automobiles was
spent in Summer buying rides on
merry -go-rounds for his young friends.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Woman Claims Firms Blocked En-
trance to Her Jewelry Store.

Anna Ketonen, who conducteti a
jewelry store at $685. Pennsylvania
avenue. today filed two suits 'of
S25 900 each against Sheppard 4
Myers, Inc, and II. ID. Sheppard and
G. \. Myers of Hanover Pa. The
plaintiff says SHE had A lease on the
property and while the defendants
were repairing adjoining property
they blocked the entrance to her place
of business with scaffoldings and fall
ing bricks to the great injury of her
business. She is represented by. At
torneys Alexander Wolf and Nathan
Cayton.
Evening star., 1926-03-29

Agricultural credit societies in In
dia have had a spurt in membership
recently, the total enrolment now be.
ing 242,OO0.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
GATEWAY PROJECT
FOR CAPITAL 0. K. D
Fine Arts Commission Elab-
crates Scheme for 18th
Street Improvement.

Proposal for ma aiestc circular
driveway of highly artistic design as
part of the plan for development
of an impressive new gateway to the
Capital in the vicinity of Sixteenth
street extended has been made 10
the National Capital Park Commits
sion by the Fine Arts Commission.
it was announced today by Charles
Moore. chairman of the latter body.
In letter to Maj. L. $. Grant, Sd.
executive officer of the Park Com
mission. Mr. Moore reiterates the m
dorsement given the gateway project
by the Fine Arts Commission at its
recent meeting. and makes a number
of suggestions, in addition to the
above. with view to taking full
advantage of one of the few oppor-
tunitieS left to create a worthy en-
trance to the National Capital.
Extract From Letter.
After expressing the opinion that
the treatment of this area should be-
gin at the junction of Alaska avenue
and Sixteenth street, the commlS-
sion's letter declared that "advant-
age should be taken of the last height
along sixteenth street to develop
view of the White House. the Wash
ineton Monument, the Potomac River
and the Virginia hills.
From this circle Il roadway should
extend into the adjoining Rock Creek
Park on the west and to the Army
medical center on the east. The. area
between the college and the, park
should he controlled by the Govern
ment. ..s- st.
From this great road point on the
crest of the hill a boulevard. as broad
as possible. should sweep for a mile
to the District line. Preferably. Six
teenth street should be widened. If
for any reason this cannot be done
the parking should be taken into the
thoroughfare. All of the owners of
the adjacent lots will he highly bene-
fitted by the widening of Sixteenth
street to make developments proper to
a suburban area.
Arrangements Approved.
''The commission highly approves
the arrangements made with the prop
crty owners along kalmia road for
treatment of that section consonant
with the topography of the District.
Further. the commission highly com
mends the provision for q great portal
to the city as shown on the plan sub
mitted. In this connection they call
attention to another significant point:
namely. the junction of Eastern and
Western avenues at the northern apex
of the District of Columbia. This point
also should have n monumental treat
ment.
'"Fhe Commission urge upon the
National Capital Park Commission an
immediate arrangement with the
authorities of Maryland looking to
the extension of SiXte>1th street
through the now unoccupied area in
Maryland with view to getting
boulevard connection with Baltimore
Evening star., 1926-03-29
131 New Measles Cases.

One hundred and thirty-one new
mea sles cases developed in the Dis
trict over the week end, according to
reports received today by the Health
Department. Since inception of the
epidemic 1,764 cases have been re-
mort nd s-s. ~.
Evening star., 1926-03-29

eral control of liquor in States hay
ing no prohibition laws. Such con
dition. he declared, would make
Uncle Sam the greatest brewer ana
bartender III the world. 1t is a legis-
iative monstrosity to give the liquor
barons perpetual LEASE by which
they could drench the Nation in al
cohol. Not six states in the Union
would give II serious consideration.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CASPER. Wyo., March 29.-"The
Westerner no longer carries guns, or
revolvers. but the Easterner loads
himself with an arsenal of weapons"
Horace NJ. Albright, superintendent of
the Yellowstone National Park, de-
clared today in an address before the
State Publicity Congress here.
MIR. Albright refuted the idea that
the West was wild and dangerous.
"A person is ten times more safe in
the jackson Hole in Wyoming or Vel
Evening star., 1926-03-29
Some Real Concentration.

From the San Francisco Chronicle
A cat Watching a mouse is careless
compared with village watching a
young widewar- or widow,
Evening star., 1926-03-29

and another with Gettysburg. This
entire project the commission believe
to be the opportunity now presented
% prevent at least in this section the
ravages that are going on in tearing
down the hills and filling the valleys
of the District OF Columbia"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Seek Olson After
Discovery of Body
OF Former Sweetheart

Mount Sterling. Wis.,. Dec. 2-(Fl-
Buried in a shallow grave, the body
of Clara Olson, missing from her
home since Sept. 9. was found near
here today.
Members Of the American Legion
in Crawford county, organized into
searching parties, found the grave
on a farm 6 1-2 miles north of here,
AS soon as Identification had been
made. a courier was sent to Mount
Sterling to notify the authorities and
Coroner Frank Hawley Of Prairie Du
Chen was at the scene early this
afternoon.
Cause of the girls death had not
been determined, as the covering Of
dirt had not been completely remov-
ed when the courier left the party.
Only quarter mile from the Pick
Tully farm where the body was found
is the farm of Albert Olson, whose
son, Erdman, the girls former sweet
| heart. is sought on a warrant charg-
| ing murder.
Thirty Legionnaires were in the
searching party that set out today
on a thorough search Of this part of
the county after her father had caus-
ed the murder warrant to be issued
on insistence that the young woman
was dead.
The body was discovered when
one of the men caught his foot in
! twiss spread over loose dirt. He call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Russia Has Highly Militaristic
System And Is Establishing
Strong Contacts In China
And India, Says State Com
missioner of Educatio n
Speaking At Penney Men,
orial Mems Club Meeting

That the Soviet government is
working toward an ultimate Asiatic
league, which shall be under it's adj
mlnistration, was the declaration of
DR.. A. o. Thomas. State Commits
sioner of Education, who on Thurs
day evening addressed the members
OF the Penney Memorial Mems club
at their monthly meeting. which was
held In the church dining room. DIR.
Thomas was speaking on world con-
dltions as they have appeared to him
In the. past 10 months through his
two trips to Europe and his cores
pondence with nationally known flg-
ures In the various countries.
He pointed out that 1t Is extremely
difficult for the nations of Europe to
limit their military program because
of the positive menace of the Soviet
government OF Russia, which compels
every student, both men and women
in the Russian schools and colleges
! to take military training and re-
quires that all men serve IS months
in the army, after graduation. So.
| Wet representatives are today work.
| ing diligently in China where large
number of Russian officers are in
| charge of the Chinese forces, and In
| India where great effort Is being put
forth by the Soviet government to
| create a favorable attitude toward
their system of government with the
| ultimate aim Of the Asiatic league.
| He opened his most interesting ad
| dress by a description of conditions
| in Mexico, as personally known to
| him and through his correspondence
with high officials of the Mexican
government, who are his personal
friends. He held a sympathetic at
titude toward the Mexican people
and declared that they have the most
advanced constitution of any coun-
try In the world. He stated however
| that it is his belief that the people .
today will not live long enough te
see stabilized government there be-
cause of the high percentage OF tllit-
eracy which exists there.
| The club at its business meeting
completed arrangements for sending
six boys and a leader to the coming
Y. NJ. c. A. boys conference at Ban.
gor the funds for the registration
and other expenses to be furnished
by the club. It was also voted tt
name q committee Of three to form
a permanent organization among the
younger boys Of the church school
This organization which Is to b.
sponsored by the Mems Club viii
probably be troop Of Boy Scouts
A delicious supper was served te
the members by sthe Wumen's cluf
of the church and following the sup
per songs were sung under the lead.
ership Of William e. Cross, and with
Leo K. Andrews at the piano.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Mills Appointed
New Under Secretary
OF u. S. Treasury

Washington, Dec. 2-(P)-Garrard
B. Winston. under secretary of the
treasury, will resign soon and will
be succeeded by Representative Og-
den Mills. Of New York. Announce
ment of the change was made today
by Secretary Mellon who said 1t
would take place as soon as Mr..
Mills felt he could leave his seat in
Congress.
Mr.. Mills was defeated in Noyem-
Der as the Republican candidate for
governor of New York and will auto
matically retire from the House on
March 4. 1t is expected he will remain
a member until the alien property
bill, one of the first questions to be
considered at the approaching ses-
sion Is disposed of.
Mr.. Winston, who took office three
years ago, has expressed the desire
to resume the practise of law in Chi
cago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03

and Mrs. Maillard Bloomer, who
helped arrange q ceremony and at
tended as witnesses. There was a
bridal supper at the Waldorf, and
the newly-weds went to Atlantic City
for their honeymoon.
Baron Tornow is SO and his bride
81. The Baron has been married. be-
fore and his first wife died in 1918.
He was born In Tsarkoe- Selo, Russia.
the son of Baron Alexander Tornow
and Nathalie Kiriskoff Tornow. He
is a close friend OF Grand Duke Dr.
mitri. who married Miss Audrey En-.
cry Of New York In Paris recently.
The Baron has been an attache Of
the Russian embassy in Paris.
The Clendenin family came from
Baltimore Is years ago. Six months
ago Mrs. Tornow was reported en-
gagged to Edward III. Atkinson Of Bos-
ton, but no announcement was made,
and further reports have it that this
engagement was broken up by family
opposition just three weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
DR.. THOMAS DECLARES RUSSIAN SOVIET IS
LAYING FOUNDATION FOR AN ASIATIC LEAGUE
Russ Baron and u. S.
Heiress Wed in Little
Church Around Corner

New York, Dec. Q. - up - Baron
George Tornow, stock broker and
formerly colonel in the Imperial
Russian army, today has for a bride
an American heiress whose father
Joseph Clendenin, vice president of
the American Smelling & Refining
Co. forbade the marriage.
The bridal couple roamed the
streets OF Manhattan in a taxicab.
last night, pursued by telephone calls
from Mr.. Clendenin, seeking q min
lister or magistrate to marry them
and finally exchanged vows before
the Rev: Mr.. William Phillips at The
Little Church Around the Corner,
FAMOUS maven for clipping couples.
The New York American says in a
copyrighted story today that Mrs.
Tornow escaped from the country
home of her parents at Ardsley. II.
T., after two weeks of virtual i'm
prisonment that followed a declara :
ton of her intentions.
Baron Tornow and his bride, who
was Florence Marjorie Clendenin,
obtained license just before the
license bureau closed. They asked
II anyone there could marry them at
once, but were informed that the only
man with proper authority had gone
home. They left and Immediately af-
terward Mr.. Clendenin telephoned to
ask if they had been there and said
he would never give his consent to
the marriage.
The American says the couple
went to his office on lower Broadway
and Miss Clendenin waited in q taxi
while Baron Tornow asked Mr.. Glen
DENNIS consent The reply was:
"You will never have my consent
to any such marriage. / will disin-
herit my daughter the moment she
becomes your wife,"
Mr.. Clendenin, however, is quoted
as denying that he said this or that
Tornow entered his office.
The couple then went up town to
ask magistrate to perform the cere-
mony but the magistrate was q
friend Of Mr.. Clendenin who had just
telephoned. and would not offlciate
The pair then found Captain Mat.
thew Tertoff. a friend of Hornow's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Augusta Amateurs
Present Comedy at
Winthrop, Thursday

"A successful Calamity" the
comedy drama, which was so sue
cessfully presented on Thanksgiving
night at Augusta City Hall by a
strong cast, under the auspices of
the Women's Department of the Au-
gusta Y. M. c. A.. was taken to VIM
throp last evening where it was again
staged, this time as a part of the
Fair Of the Congregational church of
that town.
Because OF the unavoidable alb
sence of Attorney Ralph w. Farris,
now in New York on business trip,
it was found necessary to make two
substitutions in the cast, but this
was accomplished without weakening
the play in any respect. Horace In
graham, who played the role of a
family physician in the original pre-
sentation took the leading role.
which Mr.. Farris had handled, and
Arthur S. Merrill. filled in the role
of the physician without difficulty.
The cast included beside these two,
Mrs. Mary S. Ingraham, Miss Polly
Sturtevant, Miss Eleanor Wilcox,
Miss Rose Dostie, Ralph Brown,
Thomas S. Smith, Raymond S. Grant,
Charles Webb. William Viles and H.
Augustus Huse of Bath the coach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
State Highway Dept.
Engineer to Speak
At Rotary Session

Innocents Abroad" is the topic
announced for Paul D. Sargent at
the regular meeting of the Augusta
Rotary club to be held this evening
at 6.l5 O'Clock at the Hotel North,
and 1t is anticipated that there will
be a very~large attendance of Ro-
tarians and guests to hear Rotariar
Paul speak on his recent trip to
italy and other countries Of the Com
tinent and the British Isles.
AT the Rotary meeting on Friday,
december II, District Governor
Norman Russell of Newburyport will
be the special guest and will make
the address of the evening. The
sessions of the Rotary club will be
held In the main dining room at the
North for an indefinite period, and
to many members the change will be
more convenient than the regular
headquarters of the Augusta club.