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Evening star., 1926-12-18
ORM|STON IS BACK
IN Los ANGELES
Broadcasts From Hiding He
Has "SMrendered" to
Authorities There.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. December 18.-
Kenneth G. Ormiston, will-o'-the-wisE
radio man in the Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson case, broadcast from a place
of hiding in this city today his word
that he had surrendered" to the au'
thorities here.
His surrender was vicarious one
at best. The district attorneys Office
announced 1t had no idea where he
was. The Los Angeles Examiner an
nounced Ormiston had come here
from Chicago. had been taken into
custody and would be arraigned to-
day on q charge of conspiracy. But
the Los Angeles police were as igno-
rant of his whereabouts as was the
district attorneys Office.
All this took place while the police
in Chicago, where Ormiston had been
taken after having been located re-
Gently in Harrisburg, Pa, trustingly
awaited for him to surrender there
pursuant to the promise Of his attor'
ney, K. II. s. Martin.
Tired of Waiting.
Ormiston's official spokesman
here said he had waived extradition IN
Chicago, where he became tired of
waiting to be arrested" and had volun
tarily come here to find out what 1t
was all about"
The radio man declared his intention
of asking for q reduction of the $4,000
bail which was get last Wednesday
when grand Jury indictment, charg
ing conspiracy to pervert and obstruct
justice. was returned against him.
On other matters pertaining to the
Mcpherson case, Ormiston was still
smiling and saying little.
Union Pacific Railroad officials re
ported that a man answering Ormis.
toms description and two others had
left the Golden Coast Limited yester.
day morning at Cajon, Calf, near
here.
Charges Double Crossing.
They We're met by two automobiles
and spirited away in the direction OF
Los Angeles. The trio had Travelled
from Chicago in a compartment.
E. j. Dennison, deputy district at
torney, last night declared his Office
had been double crossed" in connec.
ton with the finding of Ormiston and
his return here from Chicago
Dennison, who Is in charge of the
Office In the absence of District At.
torney Keyes, now in the East, said
he was unaware that Ormiston was
being brought to California at the
time his indictment was being sought
to facilitate his extradition from Chi
cago He also denied reports that
keyes had sanctioned such a course
The Examiner, in O copyrighted
story, says Orniston Is In the Gus.
tody Of Ben Cohn, chief Of the dis.
trict attorneys detectives, and re.
iterates that he will appear for ar.
raignment some time today.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
ERIE TAKEN OVER
VAN SWER|NGEN
Interests Assume Charge of
Road Unit in Projected
Nickel Plate Merger.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1S.-Activc
direction Of the Erie Railroad, one OF
the units in the projected Nickel Plate
merger. today passed to the Van Swer
ingen interests, when their chief op.
Grating official, John J. Bernet. was
elected president to succeed Frederick
ID. Underwood. After 26 years OF sery
ice as head of the Erie, Mr.. Under
wood will retire on January |.
Mr.. Bernet will take over the man
agement OF the Erie in addition to the
presidency of the Nickel Plate. which
he has held since 1916. If the billion
dollar-consolidation plan of the Van
Sweringens ever is put into operation,
1t is understood Mr.. Bernet will he
come the head operating executive Of
the entire system.
The retirement of Mr.. Underwood
will remove from the railroad world
one of its most picturesque figures,
whose length of service as president
of the Erie is said to exceed that OF
any present railroad head. James ].
Hill. who had watched Underwood as
a young man solve the difficult trans
portation problem of several North
western roads, is said TO have advised
his selection for the presidency of the
Erie in 1901.
Although the Erie has labored Tor
years under a top-heavy bonded in
debtedness, Mr.. Underwood has
brought the road safely through Sc,
eral financial crises and coal strikes
and steadily built up it's revenues. He
will remain as a director of the road
although il is reported he refused all
offer to become chairman.
No action was taken by the Erie di-
rectors toward a resumption of divi.
dends on the preferred stocks, but il
was reported that the first preferred
issue would soon be in line for pay
ments.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

VINO, LOt OftC IEhF
son or another, have delayed their
responses to the first offer of seals.
"It Is not too late" continues the
Christmas seal salesman, FOR you to
take part in this life-saving cam
paign" And then the recipient is told
that the association has to account for
all seals distributed on approval; but
the important thing is to have them
count In the fight against tuberculosis
and for the health Of the Washington
public.
With Christmas only week off, the
seal sale managers must receive pay
ment for nearly 100000 more of the
health tokens In order to complete the
100000 quota necessary to maintain
the various health services of the
tuberculosis Association through 1927
the health habit classes and surveys
for school children, the Oh. .ldren's
Health Camp for tuberculous children,
the occupational thefapy work for the
Tuberculosis Hospital patients, the
help for the Open Window class, the
foilow.up nursing service, the Free
Information Bureau and the general
educational publicity. This health
work for Washington is at stake in
this campaign.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
J. H. CUNNINGHAM DIES.
Chief Engineer of Cathedral Had
Lived Here 81 Years.

John II. Cunningham, 81 years old
chief engineer of the Washington
Cathedral for the past Is years, died
Wednesday of pneumonia at his resi-
dence, 3050 + street. He was born at
Loretta, Va, and had lived in Wash
ington for the past 81 years.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday at his late home by Rev
DIR. William s. Abernethy, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church.
A eulogy was delivered by Rev. DR.
William l.. De Vries, canon of Wash
ington Cathedral, who spoke of Mr.
Cunningham's devotion to his task
even during his last illness. Interment
took place in Congressional Cemetery
Mr.. Cunningham is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lou Il. Cunningham, and
a daughter, Miss Clyde Cunningham
Evening star., 1926-12-18
FOR RELIGION GAINING
AS FINAL TABULATION BEGINS
Ballots Registering Belief in God Show
Slight Increase in Closing Account.
Complete Figures Tomorrow.

The final count Of questionnaire bal
lots in The Stars poll on religious
sentiment In Washington, being made
in conjunction with 149 other papers
throughout the country to obtain q
national survey, is being made today
and VIII be announced tomorrow morn
ing. The final ballot was published
yesterday,
AT noon today 2,210 ballots had been
counted. showing q slight increase
over yesterday in affirmative ballots
on belief in God. The percentage Of
such ballots was 93.4 as against 90
per cent Of yesterday.
The figures finally checked by statis-
ticians at The Star will he mailed to
New York tonight; where the national
figures are being gathered and tabu-
lated. 1t is expected that an an
nouncement Of the result OF the ma.
tional census will be made in the near
future from New York,
The results thus far are as follows:
!. Do you believe in God? Yes,
2,Ob6; no, 143; not voting, II.
2. DO you believe in immortality ?
Yes. 1882; no, ell; not voting, 81.
3. DO you believe in prayer as a
means Of personal relationship with
Evening star., 1926-12-18
BOY, FREE 2 HOURS,
TAKES SUIT AND AUTO

Earl T. Puckett, jr., 16 years old.
203 G. street, robbed a safe and took
an automobile during the two hours
last night in which he was q fugi-
tive from the House of Detention.
police charge.
He had been held there awaiting
trial In Juvenile Court for breaking
into a barber shop.
He strolled out Of the kitchen last
night and got away, Police say he
visited the sheet metal establishment
of ]. A. Pierpont, 800 Twelfth street,
near the first precinct station. took
suit from q safe, from which the
lock was filed, and then drove away
In an automobile belonging to Pier
pont.
The car was found abandoned in
front of II II street, where Police.
man Victor Kew reeaptured the fugi-
tive.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

and send the same amount as Crociier
paid to the court today.
Gov. Ferguson declared her demand
for Crocker'S resignation was the cul-
mination Of many warnings, and that
she told him she would take this
action because he disregarded her
admonitions following reports stenog-
raphers were complaining of him.
II could not tolerate any longer the
humiliation he heaped upon me-" she
said.
Mrs. Ferguson is nearing the end
of her term, and has announced she
will retire to the Ferguson ranch
with her family when she is sue
ceeded by Attorney General Dan
Moody January next,
Evening star., 1926-12-18
MERCURY HITS 10,
LOWEST OF SEASON;
SKATING FORECAST
Continued from First Page.l

Continued from First Page.)
bogganning % degrees In II hours. the
temperature early this morning was
= degrees above zero. a biting wind
added 10 the effect OF the cold. driV-
ing TO Bowery lodging houses more
than ] 600 men, women and children.
many OF them wandering nomads OF
the East Side. After sunrise the tenn
perature began slowly 10 rise.
Cold Grips Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, December IS
R).--An icy blast sweeping In from
the West settled over Connecticut dur
ing the night, driving the mercury
down to the lowest point this Fall.
The United States Weather Bureau
here reported IL temperature Of 5.s
degrees above zero during the night
and s above at s o'clock this morning.
Upstate cities and towns reported zero
temperatures, and Bristol figures
showed from 4 10 6 below zero in
some sections.
Blast Sweeps Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, December l8 Up.
Another cold blast swept over Penn
sylvania today. Minus zero tempera-
lures were recorded In different parts
OF the State. Meadviiie In the north
west recorded degrees below, while
at Pittsburgh the official temperature
was S above. In the central part OF
the state Lock Haven reported be-
low, and in the vicinity of Williams.
port s to 10 below were recorded. II
The east, II was 4 TO below in the
Pocono Mountains, above in Scran
ton and IL above in Philadelphia. the
minimum for the season in this city.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
ENTIRE STOCK STOLEN.

Jimmying the door Of the Mary.Eliz.
abeth Studio at 1905 Connecticut ave.
nue., thieves early Thursday night
made away with the entire stock Of
the smart dressmaking establishment
conducted by Mrs. Mary Garland Hill
and Mrs Elizabeth Beach Pennebaker.
two young society matrons of this
city.
The robbery was committed be:
tween the hours Of $50 o'clock and
$50, when Mrs. Hill returned to the
shop to check up accounts. She found
the place In disorder. the door forced
and the discarded Jimmy on the floor.
Police were Immediately notified. Mrs.
Hill and Mrs. Pennebaker place the
loss at more thar $4,000
Evening star., 1926-12-18
CANDY SALE is STARTED.
American Legion Conducting An
nual Project for Relief Funds.

The annual American Legion candy
sale. for the relief of needy veterans.
will be- started today, with the OPEN
ing Of a store at 1915 F street. Christ.
mas candies will be sold by a corps
of volunteer woman clerks. The store
will be conducted without overhead Of
any character. and the profits will be
used for the support of needy veter-
ans during tn, coming year
The Legion candy store is under the
management of Robert M. Tolson, in
charge of veteran relief for the Ameri-
can Legion in the District of Colum.
bia. The candy sale is also being
conducted among Legion members by
officers of the various posts in the city
Evening star., 1926-12-18
CHILD, 3, TRIES SUICIDE.
Austrian Tot Wanted to Join
Grandfather in Heaven.

VIENNA, December 18 R).-Even
children have been affected by the sui
eide epidemic in Austria.
Three-year-old He'll Hamp was
found behind the cupboard the other
day choking. She had wrapped a rope
around her neck and was seemingly
about 10 die when discovered. Re
vived. her explanation was that she
wanted to go to Heaven to dear grand
father.
Dear grandfather had committed
suicide few weeks previously, dis.
tressed because he could not aid little
Hellfs poverty-stricken parents.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
German Foot Too Thick.

German feet will never occupy
American shoes unless our footwear
changes. say dealers who have been
trying to introduce American shoes
in the land of pedestrians Investi-
CATION has shown that the average
German foot Is thicker than the
American pedal extremity. and Teu-
tons cannot wear the leather castings
from this country with comfort.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Sl.0OO.OOO Fund Raised

ATLANTA, December IS P).-A
success of campaign to raise
81 ,o00. 900 for @ three-year program OF
national advertising for Atlanta was
announced last night by the commit
tee in charge after a four-day drive
to solicit the funds.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

Which Is going cut
today from the
somewhat anxious
managers of the
annual Christmas
seal sale at the
headquarters of
the Washington
Tuberculosis AS.
g 0 c lat | n, 1922
Eleventh street, to
several thousand
w a s h ingtonif.ns
Evening star., 1926-12-18
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT.

The Band and Drill Corps of
Kallipolis Grotto will give its an
nual Christmas vaudeville and dance
at the Willard Hotel.
The Biological Society of Washing
ton will meet, 3 o'clock. in assembly
hall of the Cosmos Club. Illustrated
talks by Duncan S. Johnson of Johns
Hopkins University, and f. c. Lincoln
of the Bureau of Biological Survey.
James A. Edgerton will speak of
THE New Reformation" 8:15 o'clock,
at 1928 X street. Admission free.
The membership of the City Club
will be guests of Jack and Sam Shul-
man, at a special cabaret dance in the
main dining room of the club. The
purpose is to stimulate interest in the
activities of the City Club.
The Kevn Barry Council. American
Association for the Recognition of the
Irish Republic, will give dance at
the Play House. American and Irish
dances featured.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

Stephen Tying Mather, director of
the National Park Service, will give a
lecture, with motion pictures of THE
Swedish Royal Party in the Yellow
stone" Monday, pm, in the chapel
of Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

The ID. G.. Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations will meet Tues
day, 1:30 pm, at the Arlington Hotel.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
The Red Triangle Outing Club will

The Red Triangle Outing Club will
meet tomorrow at the Chain Bridge
car stop at 2:30 pm. Hikes through
the country and over Virginia hills,
returning to Chain Bridge.
The anniversary ball of the He
brew Sisters Aid Circle will be held
tomorrow night at the Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Nathan Krupsaw, president. will
serve as hostess.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Man Meanwhile Escapes.

at the same time Father Mccarthy,
who is known for his athletic proWesS,
rushed to seize the man, who had
jumped to a ladder leading from the
loft, and escaped after slamming a
door in his pursuer's face.
The priests then hurried the youth
to a hospital, where he regained con.
sciousness long enough to give his
telephone number.
They were unable to check the
number, but in the meantime had re.
ported the crime to the Rogers Park
police station, where it was found that
Walter Schmith had been reported
missing. Neighbors Of the boys par
ents reported early last evening they
had seen him walking down the street
with n strange man.
Spoke With an Accent.
Fathers Mccarthy and Sweeney
said they were in their office when the
stranger, about 80 years old. ap-
peared. and, speaking with an accent,
gave them the details of the attack.
1--WE were confident we had a mad.
man to deal with after his recital" +"
Father Mccarthy said. But when he
repeated details we decided to inves-
tigate. The man had no objection to
going in the automobile to the barn
and led the way without hesitation.
1t was impossible to seize him after
he had slammed the door in my face
as he fled down the ladder. My only
idea then was to get the boy to the
hospital in the hope of saving his
life"
Evening star., 1926-12-18
HOLDERS OF SEALS
URGED TO REPORT
Cards Going Out to Remind Recip-
tents of Associations Desire
to Increase Sales.

May we ask If you received the
Christmas seals we mailed you recent
~, with stamped envelope for your
reply" begins the polite card reminder
Evening star., 1926-12-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Wanderlusters' hike for tOmOr-
row will start from end of Brookland
car line at PAS pm. Mr.. Handy will
lead.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

Hannibal Lodge, X. Of r, will hold
its seventeenth anniversary and me-
mortal exercise tomorrow, 7:30 pm, at
A. NJ. e. Zion Church.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
HOUSE.

House continues consideration of
alien property restoration bill.
subcommittee Of House appro-
priations committee continue hear
ings on War Department, State,
Justice, Commerce and Labor and
independent Offices appropriation
bills
Military affairs committee, through
special subcommittee, continues
hearing on retirement and promo
ton.
Irrigation committee in executive
session on Colorado River project.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Today i'm Congress
SENATE.

The Senate continued discussion
of river and harbor bill.
Chairman Jones Of commerce
committee. reported amendments
TO the river and harbor bill. agreed
to at a meeting this morning. to
remove objection to the Missouri
River improvement item by elm
mating requirements that property
owners along the river pay part
of the cost
Evening star., 1926-12-18
BOY,SKULL BROKEN,
FOUND BY PRIESTS
Strange Man Leads Them to
Scene of Attack and Flees.
Victim Later Dies.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 18.-Walter
Schmith, years old, died at q hos
pital early today of a fractured skull,
following his kidnapping and attack by
a man believed by the police to be a
mental defective.
The youth was found unconscious
in the loft Of a riding academy by
Rev. l.. j. Sweeney and Rev. c. j.
Mccarthy Of st. Vincent's Church,
who were led to the place by an un-
identified man who called at the
church Office and told the priests Of
the attack.
At first they thought the man was
demented, but he was insistent and
the trio FASTENED to the loft, where
the youth was lying with a deep
cash in his head. Father Sweeney
raised the boys head and asked him
his name. and finally he muttered
fEXIraIta.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
DIR. M. r. Tanning
Discusses Timely
Topic Lions Club

DR.. NJ. r. Tanning. speaking at the
meeting of the Waterville Lions Club
at the Elmwood Hotel last evening on
coal and coal mining, made a substi-
tute that could not be better when
shortly before the meeting, 1t was
learned that Paul Sargent. chief engi-
neer of the State highway department,
who was scheduled to speak, would be
unable to be present,
DR.. Tanning has spent many years
of his life in the anthdacite regions of
PENNSYLVANIA and his talk had a per-
sonal touch which made it of the ut
most interest to his hearers. DR.. Fan
ming explained a number of the terms
used in the mining and in discussing
the reason for the sale of inferior coal
at the present time he said that it was
undoubtedly mined many years ago and
had been thrown aside because of its
has become serious it is possible to
wash the coal from this refuse, thing
that has been done during periods of
war and scarcity in the past.
In speaking of the lives of the min
ers he said: From personal contact
with conditions in anthracite or hard
coal fieldS / may state that in years
happily past the mine worker had a
strenuous time making both ends
meet. Work was slack, wages were
low and a vast number of the miners
were undernourished. Accidents, fatal
and non-fatal, were more numerous
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H|NCKLEY

Miss Hazel Reyes of Nyes Corner,
is assisting Mrs. e. c. Joy with her
housework.
Leon w. Hall, of Thorndike, who
is working this winter as telegraph
operator at Hermon Center, in COM
pany with his father, Walter A. Hall,
was at L. NJ. Barnes, Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, matron
of Grange Cottage at Good Will
Farm, entertained over Sunday her
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Campbell of Fairfield, also her sons,
David and Paul, also of Fairfield.
Rev. G. w. Hinckley is on a bust
ness trip to New York. stopping at
Boston, Mass, and Darien, Conn, on
the way.
E. B. Hicks was so unfortunate as
to lose his Oldsmobile touring car
which was housed in the Clough
garage which was burned at Show
hogan Thursday night.
Mrs. w. P. Hinckley, matron of the
order of the Eastern Star at Fair
field during the year 1925, received
a past matron's jewel at a public in
stallation last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Hinckley was installed as Es-
Their for the coming year.
Mrs. Nellie Hinckley was in Fair
field, Monday, to visit Mrs. Annie
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KENDALL SPEAKS
Continued from Page One)

high cost to the individuals in lower
ed vitality and making themselves
susceptible to attacks of common
colds, influenza, bronchitis, pneu-
monia and other infiammations and
infections Of the respiratory pass
ages.
these diseases usually cost much
more in time lost and money spent
for their cure, besides the discom-
forts incident to the sickness and the
care and nuisance we are to others,
than the extra cost of the fuel burn
ed if the rooms were ventilated in a
proper manner.
"The out of door air is always right
for us to breathe. We need never
fear the night air for we now know
that night air is as helpful to breathe
as day air and we should have our
windows open at night to get the
full benefit of the natural atmosphere
than to shut ourselves in tightly and
breathe the same air over and over.
THE danger air that 1t taking
many lives is not night air or winter
air of itself. 1t Is the winter air
which is raised by any process to a
summer temperature and not sup
piled with the moisture which goes
along naturally with summer air."
DR.. Kendall pointed out that when
air is warmed it requires more mois-
ture-not little more. but a great
deal more. 1T is not necessary to
buy expensive humidors. Pans of
water on radiators or near q register
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Big Event for
Waterville Legion
With DOYLE Present

The stage is set to the last detail
for one of the biggest days in the
annals of the American Legion in
this city when, today, Larry Doyle,
national chef de chemin de fer of
the 80 and 8 will be the guest of
the George N. Bourque Post OF the
american Legion and the 40 and
S'ers Of this city.
Mr.. Doyle Is to arrive in this CITY
at $40 P. M. in company with Kare-
Kin Sahagian of WatervilIe. erand
chef de care of the department of
MAINE: Mr.. Sahagian will board the
tiain IN Augusta and accompany the
visitor for the last 90 miles of his
Journey. At the station there is to
oe a large delegation of dictionaries
to meet Mr.. Doyle. %
Inc guest will go directly 70 Tho
nome of DR.. John G. Towne unon
arriving In Waterville and in fine 10 70
afternoon there is to be a confer
ence at the Elmwood hotel AZ
which he will be present.
Inc banquet at Legion hall. nre-
ceded by parade, Is to be the eli.
max OF the day. Mr.. Sahaglan ia IN
charge of the arrangements, DR..
John q. Towne will be the toast.
master and the speakers will include
the mayor. prominent Legionaires
ana citizens and Mr.. Doyle. !.