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Evening star., 1926-09-29
FORMER OFFICER HELD
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Morton P. Allen Is Wanted in
New York Accused of
Taking $4,000.

Wanted in New York to answer a
charge of larceny of $40 900. according
to a message received by the Washing
ton police, Morton p. Allen. member
of a wealthy Nashville, Tenn, family
and former lieutenant in the Air Serv-
ice, was arrested last night at George
Washington Inn, New Jersey avenue
and c street southeast, by Detectives
Walsh and Mansefield. Habeas cor
pus proceedings were Immediately in
stituted, and Allen was released on
bond in the sum Of $4,000 for his
appearance October 8. He said he
would return to New York voluntarily
before that date.
New York authorities gave no de-
tails of the charge against Allen, who
recently arrived here from New York
aboard his yacht Quest, anchored in
Washington Cha
In conversation with the detectives,
Allen said he had been given $4,000
by a. Mrs Julia Love to invest in cot
ton. and when the market dropped, he
added, he lost Mrs. Loves money and
81 900 of his own cash.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
ALLEN WASHER is DEAD.
War Veteran Succumbs to Tuber.
culosis at Naval Hospital.

Allen Washer. 81 years old. World
War veteran. Of 1916 kalorama road
died Yesterday after a long illness
of tuberculosis at the Naval
Hospital. He had served aboard
she U. S. S. Tallahassee and was q
member of the Disabled War Veterans.
He is survived by his widow, Flor
ence Wayland Washer: his father,
Gus Washer, and an uncle, Nathan
Williams.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow. afternoon at 1870 o'clock
by Elmer Baldwin of the First Church
of Christ Scientist. followed by inter
ment with military honors in Airing.
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
Officials Disagree on Number of Auto
Accident Deaths In District This Year

Just how many people were killed
in traffic accidents in Washington be-
tween January 3 and September II?
The United States Census Bureau
claims Sc, the Metropolitan Police
Department says SO, the District
Health Department, showing official
death certificates to back up its asser
ton, says 54, and the Traffic Bureau,
through it's director. NJ. o. Eldridge.
solemnly swears the number is but So.
This dilemma of numerals devel-
oped late yesterday when Mr.. Ed
ridge challenged the Census Bureaus
statement Of traffic mortality statis-
tics for the District of Columbia dur
ing the period mentioned. Mr.. Ed
ridge suggested that the bureau had
used health department figures. which
included persons injured outside Of
Washington. but who were brought
here and died here.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
BAND CONCERTS.
TOMORROW

The United States Soldiers Home
Band at 5:45 o'clock. John S. NJ. Zim-
hermann, leader; Emil A. Fenstad,
second leader.
This will conclude the outdoor con-
certs for the present season. Begin
ming Tuesday evening, October 70, the
indoor concerts will be resumed. and
will be given every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday thereafter during
the Winter SeaSbn.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

DR.. William G. Fowler, however
called on Mr.. Eldridge personally to-
day and declared that after making
due allowances for these victims. his
figures were two higher than the Traf-
f1c Bureau. In the midst Of the dis
cussion, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse walked
in and declared that the figures of the
Police Department were three higher
than those of the traffic director and
one higher than the health officers.
DIR. Fowler declared, however, that
he was ready to back up his figures
with the official death certificates. is
sued by his office. which would almost
be accepted as incontrovertible evil
dence. In the meantime neither the
District Commissioners nor the peo-
pie of Washington really know just
what the traffic death rate for Wash
ington was during the nine-month pc
riod.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
POSSES HUNT CHILD.

CLEVELAND, September 90 LP).-
Aid of Cleveland police was sought
yesterday by Ashtabula County au-
thorities in the search for 3-year-old
Isabel Zansdorski, who was taken mys-
.teriously from from her bed during
the night a week ago. Posses
searched the vicinity of the Zans-
dorski home at Ashtabula. Ohio, but
found no trace of the missing girl.
The only clew was furnished by two
sisters of Isabel, who slept with her.
A "black man" came to the bed and
carried Isabel away, they said. Sher-
If d. H. Hannum is working on q
kidnapping theory.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

"The Dreamer and His Dreams" a
tribute to Israel ZangWill, will be DR.
Simons topic on Friday, pm, at the
Eighth Street Temple.
Miss Swan Hester, who taught
three years in the mountains OF West
| Virginia and Kentucky under the
| Southern Presbyterian Church, will
address the woman's interdenomina-
| tional service Friday. 2 pm, in the
| Mount Vernon Nj. E. Church South.
Plans will be perfected for the free
school for missionary instruction,
which will be held October s, and s,
from 1890 to AIS pm. Open to the
public.
The dormitory committee of Joseph
Fl. Milans Lodge Chapter, No. Al,
o. E. s., will have. card party to-
morrow, 8 pm. at the residence of
Mrs. Anna Forman, All G street
northeast.
The Writer'S League of Washing
ton will meet Friday, pm, at
Thomson School.
The Conduit Citizens Association
will hold its opening meeting to-
morrow night at O'Clock at the Po-
tomac Heights Community Church. A
resolution will be discussed on the
location of the new market. Com
missioner Proctor l.. Dougherty will
speak.
The Esperanto class, under auspices
of the International Language Club,
will meet tomorrow. 7:30 pm, at 1715
Euclid street. Lessons free.
There will be a meeting at Mount
Carmel Baptist Church tomorrow. s
pm- Public invited
Evening star., 1926-09-29

the court and foreign entanglements
that they would accept the American
reservations at any price. But they
haven't. And official Washington Is
lust waking up to the fact that the
rest of the world does not want Amerl-
can moral support of the court at a
price that changes the whole funda
mental statute of the court itself.
So while 1t is a possibility always
that foreign governments Will make Il
change in the constitution of the
Court which will permit America to
he admitted, 1t is not probability
Some other President Of the United
States may ask the Senate to amend
one of it's reservations so as TO make
it conform to the wishes Of the other
powers But President Coolidge will
not. He feels that a compromise was
worked out by the Republican and
Democratic friends of the court AMI
that the compromise represents the
maximum of concession at present oh
tainable.
Limits Campaigners' Issues.
Politically, the fact that the United
States will not enter after all deprives
the anti World Court Campaigners OF
an issue. Similarly. the defenders of
the court can say with truth that
they favored the movement, but that
as practical matter no harm has
been done, because the reservations
were not accepted and America &C.
tually did not enter the Court.
So far as responsibility for the pres
ent failure of the United States to en-
ter the court is concerned, historians
will have q difficult time appraising
the factors that have Influenced the
TIL
in the American Senate will not only
be glad to take the responsibility. but
they will assume the credit. For they
have won a signal victory. Their
method of debate and their threats of
political retaliation kept the pro
court Senators in a state of constant
anxiety so that when the reservations
were proposed IL was necessary TO
amend them and redraft them con
stantly to get votes. And the "irrecon-
cilables' had a hand in forcing the
prO-court Senators to protect AmerI
can interests. indeed to ask for special
privileges for the United States.
All in all the supporters of the
World Court assumed that Europe
would accept Americas reservations
In so far as they judged incorrectly
they will be held responsible by his
torians, too. But recalling that so
many critics judged President Wilson
harshly for not accepting the Lodge
reservations TO the League covenant
the friends of the court thought they
would actually pass the decision 10
foreign governments. Now that Eu
rope has spoken. there IS dismay ana
disappointment and the court. like
the League. stands far away from
American entry for many years 20
come.
tCopyright. 1929
Evening star., 1926-09-29

letter made public
yesterday. to aid
in opposing coal
ra t g S t term e d
pre- ju d j C ial to
West V ir s ! n i a
coal.
The letter, sent
to the governors
Of Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota
and North and
South D a k o t a.
called their atten-
ton to the effect
Of rate cases now
before the Inter
s t a t e Commerce
Commission on the
adequate supply OF
f,,al fnr nonS,1yna arg
Evening star., 1926-09-29

lice headquarters.
taking the place
of Dennis J. Muir
ply, reduced, was
appointed a po-
nceman in 1904,
having previously
served three en-
Hstments of nine
years in the Army.
ID u r n z t h e
World War he en-
tered the Army
nd W as sent
abroad, serving in
France under Brig.
Gen. George H.
Harries and Maj.
c. Fred Cook.
Commended 70 r
his Arpnv Saryico
Evening star., 1926-09-29

Cole returned and was reappointed
policeman.
Recognizing his investigative ability,
officials Of the Police Department gave
him an assignment as precinct de-
tective. He performed such work in
several precincts, his last assignment
being in No. I. AS precinct detec-
tive he attended roll calls at police
headquarters each morning and be-
came thoroughly familiar with work
performed under the direction OF In
spector Henry q. Pratt, chief of de-
tectives. He becomes member of
the latter's command Friday morning.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

in their States and the price they
pay.
After referring to the coal shipped
in the lake cargo trade from West
Virginia, Kentucky. Virginia and Ten
nessee, Gov. Gore wrote that the
Pittsburgh and eastern Ohio districts
have asked the commission ito fur-
ther increase their freight rate ad
vantage over Southern districts" as
result Of their inability to maintain
nroduction because of local condi-
tions aggravated by labor trouble,
wage agreements. soaring land prices
and higher taxation"
Evening star., 1926-09-29
Away to Fine Start.

Miss Collett got away to a flying
start by winning the first hole In
par to Mrs. Rood's 5. She added an
other hole at the fourth In spite OF
three puts, as the Wilmington woman
strayed into traps all the way up the
fairway, while on the fifth the cham
pion dropped a 25-foot putt for birdie
4, becoming up.
The title holder then profted by
Mrs Rood's crratiC approaching ="
win the seventh and ninth. almost
The cards:
Out
Par .......4 8 6 . 5 4 81
Miss Rood 3 4 5 . 4E49
Another decisive victory fell 10 the
clubs of Mrs. G.. II. Stetson of Phila
delphia who eliminated Euth Batch
elder of Boston, 8 and B. Con
trasting with her play of YESTERDAY.
Miss Batchelder putted poorly 20
day, while her second shots on nearly
every hole were underplayed.
Virginia Wilson of Chicago was
the third player to pass her second
round test successfully, the youthful
Midwestern star scoring over Rosa
lie Knapp of New York, and 3.
Princess Is Beaten.
Royalty was retired in the fourth
match of the day when Princess
Anita Lobkowicz. Il Rhode Island
contender, went down before better
driving and approaching on the part
of Mrs. Wright ID. GOss of short
Hills, n. j., and 4.
An exciting battle between Edith
Cummings of Chicago and BerniCe
Wall of Oshkosh, Wis. came to the
home green for decision. Miss Cum
mings winning by l up.
Mrs. Lee Mida Of Chicago. who
brought off one of the biggest sur
prises of the first round by eliminat.
ing Maureen Orcutt of EnglewOod.
n. j., lost her secOnd-rOund duel
against Mrs. j. l.. Anderson of Gar
den City, y. Y, and 3. Mrs. Mida :
putter, the winning club in her bag
yesterday, failed her repeatedly today
her card showing III three putt greens.
Overcoming u fourhole handicap by
great rally on the last nine holes,
Mrs. Norman Toerge of Glen Cove.
n. V, vanquished Mrs. j. S. Cassriel
of Chicago. 2 up.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
WILL WE'D DANE.
Rear Admiral MacDougall's Daugh-
ter to Marry in Fall.

PORTSMOUTH, y. H.. September
% H9.-Charlotte MacDougall, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral William d. Mae
Dougall. cOmmandant of the Ports
mouth Navy Yard. and Mrs. Mac
Dougall. will marry Henrik de kauf-
mann. Danish minister to Japan and
China. The announcement said the
wedding would take place this Fall.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
Britain Without Air Records.

LONDON. September 20 LP.-Great
Britain does not at present hold a sin
gle record in aviation 1t is expected,
however, that three airplanes now be-
ing built secretly by order of the air
ministry will develop a speed of be-
tween Az and miles per minute. 1t
Is hoped with these craft Great Brit
ain will obtain a new worlds record
for speed.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
'CO[LETT WINNER
IN SECOND ROUND
Woman Golf Champion Easily
Defeats Mrs. Rood, 8 Up
and 6 to Play.

HANERFORD. Pa. September 90
Glenna Collett. defending her title as
women's national golf champion. over
the Merton links, scored an easy vic
tory in her second round match. today
against Mrs. Norman Rood of VII
mington. Del. 8 up and to play.
Miss COllett played the II holes "
the contest in two strokes under wom-
ems par, winning two of the last three
holes with brides after having been
5 up at the turn.
She was long and straight from
every tee, while her putting was uni
formly good throughout the match.
The homeward cards:
Evening star., 1926-09-29
VOTES WASTED ON TWO.
Mt. Rainier Body Records With
drawn Candidates as Beaten.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md. September
CIV. T. S. Rollins and Benjamin
r. Sherwood expressed surprise today
that they had been voted upon for
president and vice president. re-
spectively, at the annual election Mon
day night Of the Mount Rainier Citi-
Zens' Association.
They stated that following their
nomination at the August meeting
they had informed their friends that
under no circumstances would they
consent to be candidates. had caused
formal statements to this effect to
be printed over their signatures and
had sent similar letters to Mondays
meeting for reading. However. 1t is
stated that both Rollins and Sherwood
were voted upon, the former being
defeated by d. j. Orcutt and the
latter by II. w. Blandy. who was
reelected.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
WILL PUSH SMOKE BAN.
Health Officer Seeks Extension of
d. C. Ordinance.

An effort to have the Districts anti
smoke nuisance ordinance apply to
private residences, steam ShoVelS.
steam rollers, steamboats, and locomo-
tives will be made at the forthcoming
session of Congress by Health Officer
William G. Fowler.
While the existing law Is applicable
to business establishments especially,
DIR. Fowler declared that there are
many other sources of smoke nut
sances which should be controlled by
legislation.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
Radio Artist Seeks Divorce.

CHICAGO, September 29 R.--
Charles Correll. member of the radio
team known as Sam and Henry"
filed suit for divorce yesterday against
Mrs. Vivian Correll Of Rock Island.
Correll charged desertion. They were
married. the petition asserts. May 81.
1911. and lived together until January.
1924. when, Correll alleged. his wife
deserted him.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
s5 NATIONS SIGN REPLY.
League Secretariat Announces Action
On Message to u. $.

GENEVA, September 29 R.-The
secretariat of the League of Nations
yesterday announced that 80 states
have signed the reply which will he
sent to Washington on acceptance OF
the American reservations TO the
World Court,
Evening star., 1926-09-29
DUCE WILL CONFER
WITH CHAMBERLAIN
Meeting of MussoIini and
British Secretary to Be Held
in italian Town.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September ga meet
ing between Premier Mussolini Of
Italy and Sir Austen Chamberlain,
British foreign secretary. will prob
ably be held tomorrow at "some port
on the west coast of Italy within
a reasonable distance of Rome" it
was stated in official quarters today.
1t is believed the place chosen will
be either Pisa or Civitavecchia
The subject of the meeting which
was arranged at Mussolini's invita-
tion has not been made public.
IEAGl'E HEAnS I<TERESTEn
Evening star., 1926-09-29
COLE GETS PROMOTION
ON DETECTIVE ROSTER
Army Veteran Is Assigned to
Headquarters Post Under
Inspector Pratt.

Harry A. Cole, who was promoted
from a detective assignment in the
seventh precinct yesterday to a full
fledged detective appointment at no.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
INTERESTS DEFENDED
Gov. Gore Asks Executives of Five
States to Protest Prejudicial
Shipping Rates.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, September
29.-The governors of five Northwest
ern States were asked by Gov. How
ard NJ. Gore Of West Virginia, in a
Evening star., 1926-09-29
500 MISSIONARIES
|MPER|LED IN CHINA
Group Isolated at Chengtu
Unable to Escape From
City, London Hears.

LONDON. September ga dis
patch to the Daily Express from
Shanghai says that 500 missionaries
are now isolated at Chengtu and are
unable to escape from the city. The
correspondent describes the situation
at Chengtu as serious.
The dispatch adds that Chengtu IS
the headquarters of numerous Amer
lean and English missionary societies
of all denominations.
x,IIENCrI, EAR EROL ClAST
Evening star., 1926-09-29

An anti-cigarette alliance meeting
will be held, s O'Clock. at headquar-
ters, Blackstone Building. 1903 II
street Refreshments.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

Rabbi William f. Rosenblum will
preach. o'clock. at the children S
harvest festival, which will conclude
the Succoth service. at the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TOEIGkIT.

The District Wheel of Progress vii
meet. s o'clock. in the jefferson room
OF the MaytiOwtler Hotel. Election O
officers.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

The knights of Columbus will re-
sumo weekly dances. 9 o'clock, in X.
of &. Auditorium. 91S Tenth street
Joseph Degnan is chairman of the
dance committee.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

United Lodge of Theosophists. Hill
Building. Seventeenth and | streets.
will hold class. s o'clock. to con-
tinue the study Of Echoes From the
Orient. ..
Evening star., 1926-09-29

The Eternal consciousness is the
subject OF a lecture by Viva NJ. Janu-
ary. in Unity Auditorium. 1926
street. s o'clock.
Evening star., 1926-09-29

The coolest temperature on record
500 degrees below freezing point,
Fahrenheit, was registered recently In
a scientific laboratory.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
WORLD COURT DEAD
+ TO U. S.. WASHINGTON
OFFICIALS BELIEVE

Continued from First PageD
Evening star., 1926-09-29

"The Dreamer and His Dreams" a
tribute to Israel Zangwill, will be DR..
Simon's topic on Friday, pm. at the
Eighth Street Temple.
Evening star., 1926-09-29
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
tFor Thursday. September 30

Also eligi ible-Sol. lO1 Irish Smile III:
Three D's, IL. 'Rsying Lady, 100; tGo,eu
Welt I19
tSagamore stable entry
SECOND RACE-Purse 81 300 claim
ing. 3-yesr Odds and up mile and 20
Evening star., 1926-05-29
B. Y. P. u. NEWS

The regular monthly meeting of the
executive board will he held at Cen
trail Union Mission next Tuesday Al
S pm.
The efficiency contest Of the fedora
ton was won by the r. Y. r. Z. Of
Bethany Baptist Church. The reward
will be used in sending delegate TO
the annual convention of the r. Y.
r. l.. of America.
The bowling season of the athletic
department has ended. and the fol
lowing unions were winners; Girls
teams-First place. Bethany +. Y. ?.
T.: second place. Fifth Is. V. r. l..
Eo.s' tea an,s-- First place. Fifth Is. Y.
r. r.: second place. Bethany r. Y.
L. Y.
The annual boat ride cf the fedora
ton will he held June Is
West Washington Union elected
officers last SUNDAY, ~ follows: Presi-
dent. Melva EroNr Beach: vice presi.
dent. Shreve Stombock; corresponding
secretary. Ruth Henderson; recording
secretary Eernardine Haycock: treas
urer. Virginia henderson; Bible read
ers' leader. Hazel Ladson: pianist. Al
lie Lee Hodges: chorister. z. e. Hodges.
ir., publicity agent. James keating
Miss Me'va Brown Beach was elected
delegate TO he Bra ddock Heights Con
ference and Evelyn Biting delegate
10 the state r. y. r. +. convention 10
he held at Virginia Beach July 7-a.
Group !. Miss Allie Lee Hodges, cap.
tain. will he in charge Of the meet
ing tomorrow. and the topic to he dis
russed viii he Mexican Medical Mis-
Sionaries
Evening star., 1926-05-29
CONVENTION HAS
AFULL PROGRAM
Rev. w. H. GeistWeit Will
Preach Sermon-TWo
Bible Classes.

Two large adult Bible classes and
service with sermon by Rev. viii.
liam II. Geistweit will he the program
of the Northern Baptist Convention
tomorrow morning in the Washington
Auditorium.
The mems class will he taught BY
Dr.. y. J, Evans. pastor NJ the First
BAPTIST Church If Kansas City. Mo.
who regularly teaches in his own
church what is said 20 he the largest
mems Bible class in the world.
The Burial class of Calvary IA ptist
Church will sponsor tho class for
women at a:SN am.
The convention seYmon at II am
by Dr. Getstweit. wh& is pastor of the
First Baptist Church Of DAYTON. Ohio
is entitled The Great Quest" These
two services will be largely attended
by the unusually large number NJ
del"ga tes/and visitors to the ronVen-
ton.
The young people will hold ses-
sion in the afternoon AT Z o'clock. Ad-
dresser will he made by Miss Edna
tmstot of Illinois. Rev. Francis c
Sitter Of Chicago and Mrs. Elizabeth
Finn of Philadelphia. The copven tion
will close at the evening session with
an address by Dr. NJ. Y. Roynton ri
Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
LOWELL WILL COME
TO MT. PLEASANT
New Hampshire Pastor Ac.
cepts Congregational Call,
Effective in September.

Rev. Moses r. Lowell Of Durham m
N. H.. has accepted q cali to the
pastorate OF the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church.
Rev. Mr.. Lowell was born in Mills.
Mass. and educated at BOSTON Ini-
Versity, where he received the A. r.
degree: Andover Seminary and Har-
ward University He served IN the
Army In 1917 and 1918. receiving a.
commission az second lieutenant in
The Machine Division at Camp Han
cock. Ga
From 1919 TO 1920 he was assistant
pastor to Rev. DR.. Willard Sperry Of
the Central Congregational Church.
Boston, and became pastor of the
Community Church at Durham. n.
H.. In 1920. from which he has just
resigned.
He is expected to take NJ his pas
toral duties here September IA and
will occupy the parsonage at 1912
Irving street.
Rev. Eric A. Oesterle. pastor of the
Olney Baptist Church Of Olney. Pa.
will conduct the service tomorrow
morning Al II o'clock. having for
his subject. The Winsomeness Of
F.xa mple.''
Evening star., 1926-05-29
BISHOP To ORDA|N
REV. c. |. P|CKENS
Services to Be Held Tomor.
row Morning at St.
Paul's Church.

Rev. Claude Leon Pickens. jr.. dea-
con. will be ordained priest In the
Episcopal Church tomorrow morning
at II am. by Bishop Freeman. The
ordination service will he held In St.
Pauls Church. Rock Greek Church
road Of which Rev. Joseph Fletcher
is rector.
While Mr.. pickens has heen rur.
suing his theological studies at the
Virginia Theological Seminary in
Alexandria he has also had charge OF
the work at the Cha pei OF the Holy
Comforter in Rock Creek parish. Of
which St. Paul's is the parish church.
1t originally was planned 10 hold the
usual Trinity Sunday ordinations in
the Bethlehem Chapel Of the National
Cathedral. but as II developed that
there was only one candidate TO be
ordained. Bishop Freeman permitted
the services to take place IN Rock
Creek parish. where Mr.. rickers will
he surrounded hv those among Y. nom
he worked
Mr Pickens was horn in Alexandria
Va. His father was q former vestrN,
man of Rock Creek parish. He at
tended the public schools Of Washing
ton and was graduated in 1879 from
the Mckinley Manual Training
School. He received the degree Of
bachelor of arts from the University
OF Michigan in 1928. He was ordained
a deacon bV the Bishop Of Washing
ton on Trinity Sunday. June Z. 1875.
Rev. Mr.. Pickens has heen regular.
ly called by the vestry Of Rock Greek
parish to he an assistant minister in
that parish. He will continue his
work at Holy Comforter Chapel for
the present He has offered his serv.
ices 10 the depa ri Mt of missions Of
the Episcopal Church and has .een
accepted for duty in china. He hopes
:" sail for his new post In August.