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Evening star., 1926-08-22
POTOMAC HIGH IN WEST.
River at Cumberland Well Below
Flood Stage, However.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. August 2t.-
Rain continues tonight after week g
precipitation, hut there is no reason
to believe the Potomac River will
overflow.
Up until late this morning. $40
inches of rain had fallen since last
Saturday According to the local
weather bureau. this is as much rain
as usually falls in three months. espe-
cially in the period including July
and August. The river had risen at
noon today slightly over the five-foot
gauge. an increase Of foot since
Yesterday. Rivermen do not think II
will reach the eicht-foot or flood
STAGE. The tributaries below here
continue high. The temperature here
has dropped So much that fires are
being built in homes and heavy wraps
are heing brought out. A ia ndsltde
occurred on the Western Maryla nd
Railway At Cedar Cliff. due I" the rain
lnosening the mountain side, hut little
damage or delay resulted.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
First Baby Hippo Born in London Zoo
In "A Years; Its Father Very Excited

BY Cable 10 The star and New York world.
LONDON. August 21.-The first
baby hippopotamus to he horn In Lon
don Zoo in A. years arrived early
this morning. So far no one has been
near enough to the cage to determine
it's sex. but If it is a female the baby
will be called Doris.
Keepers are afraid the mother. Joan.
will be alarmed and savage" to Doris.
or whatever it is, il they approach
her. 1t Is not unusual for mother
hippos to eat their offspring II
strangers appear. according to the
keepers.
Five hours after birth the. baby had
it's first swim perched on its mother 3
broad snOot. while a keeper watched
through a peephoe. Gradually the
mother submerged until the young
hippo began to paddle for itself.
Joan, the mother. is 2 wears old.
She was born in Africa, and all her
previous offspring have been killed at
birth. THE baby's father. Bobby. has
been in a state Of high nervous
tension for days, separated from Joan.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
:RJJSSIAN CROWN CEM'' PRICES
DROP WHEN POLICE HUNT TRIO
Three Bay State Tailors, Dupes of Swnders, Pay
Dwintling Prices, ST. 500 to $63, for
Cut Glass.
? sA euoro

esta bliShment in the West End. a
man entered Dubinsky's shop {" ask
for directions to- the office of the Rus
sian consul and remained to talk of
iewelry. a confederate happened
along conveniently. and it was agreed
that the tailor and the new arrival
would each put up $500 i'm diamond
inve estment. Dubinsky was left in
possession of sparkling handful of
gems. which proved to he cut Glas
when he showed them to n connois-
Seur.
Affected by Publicity.
The scene shifted to the neighbor
city of Lynn and the price ftll still
lower. Both facts are attributed by
police to certain publicity given the
Rricker incident by Boston news
papers.
This time Louis Hosenthal. a Lynn
tailor. was left holding the haC. He
reported to police that SEA. the
contents of his cash register. had
gone To two dark compile xioned men
and woman.
The Smuggler of the CZarna's jew
els also varied his story slightly on
the Lynn front. He wanted u suit
Of lothes. hut had only Russia n
money. he said. 4 second stranger
arrived and then there was talk al
two diamonds which the first stran-
ger said he had smugsled in from
Cuba. 4 woman who chanced in Of
fered to take the diamonds out to he
appraised. She reported them gen
uine Russian crown jewels and
Rosenthal emptied his cash registe er
to- obtain them.
Too late. RoSenthal sought another
appra iSer. The verdict was ''3N
cents"
Evening star., 1926-08-22
TRAMPLED COWGIRL
EXPECTED DEATH
Told Companion in Rodeo She Had
Premonition-Dies Short
ly After.
Ry the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO August -. - Louise
HartwiG. Montana rndeo eGuestrienne
trampled to death yesterday by
wild hroncho At Soldiers Field. con
fided to compa Mon shortly before
she was injured that she had a pre-
monition Of death.
Il wouldn't care if | was killed; I
hope get my neck broken she said
to arie Gibson. a performer. Then
she rode into the rodeo arena and
conquered her plunging steed. hut
when she loOsed her hold on the reins
for a minute the animal threw her.
News of her death I'm hospital
came during the evening performa nee
and spectators stood with barred heads
i'm tribute to her. The body Is to he
sent to Springfield. Mo-. where five
year-old son lives The girl had been
despondent, Miss Gibson said. since
her estra ngement from her husba nd,
a Big Sandy, Mont. ia ancher.
Two other performers were hurt
yesterday. Bill Montgomery Of chug-
water. Wyo., broke three ribs and
punctured his lung when steer he
was wrestling threw him into fence,
and .JasbO Fulkerson of Fort Worth.
Tex. broke an arm. leg and three
ribs when horse threw him against
fence in the ba rebac riding contest. .
Evening star., 1926-08-22


lief that corn will sell from IN to ~
cents more h,isheI than a wear ago.
He looks for the new corn to start
on the market At price Of about a.
cents hushei. or practically the
same as ola corn is bringing now. He
considers this most happy situation
and one that is very reassuring To the
adminSt ra ion.
The Secretary is bringing to con
clusion tour of inspection Of IN"
country He has been in every state
except Maine. He left here today
with the expectation ~ heing back in
Washington within three weeks.
Young Meets President.
The Presidents conference with
Secretary Jardine was one of tw" I'M
portant talks he had today. The olhe'
was with owen -. Young of New
York. chairman of the hoard of the
General Electric TO and ro-author "f
the Dawes reparations plan. ana Wh"
is Frequently mentioned as poSsihie
nominee of the Democratic party Tor
president
Mr. Young had been invited I"
White Pine. t'amu to give his views
on tho business condition of the coun
trv. He SAID afterward that he t"t"
tho President his AdNl'eS '"IN 'u'
him the SITUATION is generally ga"d.
and that ne expects things 10 con
,inue booming during the remainder
W the wear So far as he can see
there is no evidence that business Is
going tn run into slump. II any
thing conditions will grow better. ne
stated. ,
He did not go into any of the DC
tails of the conference other tnah
tn saw among other things they dls'
cussed The water power development
Of the country. especially. the devei-
opment Of the st. Lawrence River
project. He said he favored the "pet'
alton Of the power plant, ultimately
10 be built on this project. by private
corporations.
The President will confer tomorr""
with William Green. president ot inc
American Federation of Labor, ana
several other labor leaders, and Louis
Taber Of Ohio, president OF the Ma
tional Grange.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
PERFUMES By CHEMISTRY
NEWS FOR CONVENTION
American Society Meeting Will
Draw Nota bles From Abroad to
Hear of Progress.
by the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. August 2I-The
chemists laboratory has duplicated
nature successfully in the realm Of
scents and the chemical formuae of
odors much different than those usu-
ally associated with chemistry will he
told to the Golden Jubilee meeting of
the AUerican Chemistry Society meet
ing here September s.
Research in perfumes heads an inn
posing array OF subjects which will in
clude efforts to prolong life by the
biological chemist. work in the dye
industry, rubber production. petro
leum research and hundreds of other
fields
The largest number of foreign
chemists ever to visit America will be
included in the three or four thousa nd
attenda nts at the conventions. among
them being some of Europe's fore.
most research authorities.
Prince r. Ginori Cont of Italy.
professor OF biological chemistry at
the University Of Paris: Camille Mat
ignon, member Of the French Acad.
emy Of science: Sir James Colquhon
Irvine. head Of the Scottish Uni
versity Of st. Andrews. and LeOnor
Michaelis Of the University Of Berlin
are among the leading visitors.
Edgar Fshs Smith. formerly pro-
vost OF the University of Pennsyl
vania. will be awarded the Priestly
medal for ont sta nding service to
chemical science.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
HOLDS D. c. NEEDS.
MODEL AIR FIELD
MacCracken Says Port
Would Provide Recrea-
tional Facilities.

Because Of its conspicuous position
in the Nation and Its important place
in the national airway system, wash
incton is i'm immediate need Of model
airport carefully laid out and con
veniently located, William +. Mac
Cracken. jr.. assistant secretary or
Commerce Of Aeronautics, declared
last night.
A properly equipped field will at
tract air traffic to Washington much
the same as good harbors draw steam
ships to certain seaport cities. MI.
MacCracken predicted. In his opinion
commercial value is not the only con
Sideration. The airport. he said. VIII
be as much recreation center as
the parks. golf courses. equestrian
trials and the like. and should there
fore he municipal enterprise. In
fact, he empha sized the air commerce
act recognizes this ph3se of the de
velopment Of commercial aeronau-
tics by providing that airports shall
not he owned or operated by me
Federal authorities and that no ex-
elusive rights shall be granted Tor the
use of any civil airway, airport M
other navigational aid.
Will Provide for Servicine.
The airport. continued the air score
as possible. easy of approach and
reached by all methods "f "sdir'drN
ira ransportation 1T should he planned
to care for future rapid increases IN
aerOnautics. At first. munlrlpal
hangers will probably I've available Tor
housing private PLANES and AIR trans
ports and these can he serNiced ~
the airport Later. when trafhc he.
comes too heavy. the airport Will
probably become simply n place Tor
taking ON and discharGing passengers.
mail and baggage. similar TO centraI
railroad terminal. When civil trathc
has deveIoped to this degree after un-
loading the planes can he flown to
larger field somewhere on the out
skirts Of the city. where they Will no
serviced and held until needed for
return trips.
According to Mr.. MacCracken. the
construction Of such airpOrrS in Wash
ington and other large cities viii not
ONLY make aeronautiCs safer. hut VIII
create public confidence in air travel.
He SAYS that Al the start they VIII
doubtless I've objects nf great interest
and curiosity. after which they will
come to no accepted as another mod
ern development.
Two Sites Considered.
MIR. MacCracken took no stand f"r
or against either of the two PROPOSED
sites fur District airport advanced
by the District chapter of the Nation
al Aerona,ltic Association. The recoE
nized duty of the organization is Y"
create interest in matters Of this sor'
and take the lead in all aeronautical
projects.
80 further action towards acQuisi-
tion of a site for the District is eX-
pected prior to the convening Of Con
Sress. Two areas, both requiring the
expenditure Of a large sum OF money
and much recOnditioning. are now
looked upon as offering the hest pos
sibilities because of their close prOx-
imity to the center of the city. They
are the. Gravelly-H Hunter Points fll-in
project and the old Washington
Jockey Club property In Renning.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
MRS. M'ADOO GIVES.
AID IN PARTY CLASH.
Supports Senate Candidate
on Coast Who Was LoYaI
to Woodrow Wilson.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August o1.-
President Wilson's daughter. Mrs.
Flea nor Wilson McAdoo. wife of VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo. broke into the
Democratic party war today with a
written Endorsement of John r.
Elliott, opponent Of Isidore B. Dock
weller for the Democratic senatorial
nomination. Elliott started the CON
fiict recently with the charge that
Tammany Hall was seeking to CON
troll the party in California and that
Dockweiler represented Tammany.
Mrs. McAdoo's letter. addressed to
Elliott and written from the Mc.AdOo
Summer home at Santa Barbara. said:
II want to tell you how very much
interested I am in your campaign for
the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator. My father
had such confidence in your progress
sve democracy and appreciated so
kighly your strong and loyal support
Of him In his two campaigns for the
presidency that I would he immense
ly gratitied to see YOU nominated and
elected Senator from California.
We shall he in Santa Barbara for
another month. but I shall. of course
make special trip to Los Angeles on
August 81 to vote for YOU
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CHICAGO BATHING BEACH
JUST ACROSS STREET
Western Metropolis Is .Surpassing &
Most Other Cities in Use OF
Such Facilities.
Nv the As.n~ated Press

ny the Ass1&sted Press
CHICAGO. August "l.-Few other
CITIES in the world have such A large
bathing beach as Chicago
Just across the street" for count
less thousands Of bathers. its 5n miles
along Lake Michigan bring it aImos,
as close as the bathtub.
DoffinS street clothes. donnine hath
ing garb. most Of Chicago's hathers
skip from home to the lake in a very
few minutes. There they may taste
all the pleasures Of a sea side resort
except salt. Extremes of style and
color in bathing suits and beach UNI
brellas meet.
Some days quarter of a million
bathers crowd them. continually
sursing panorama Of color. hundreds
leaving, crossing Michigan avenue Or
other adjacent Lakeside streets. and
hundreds of others coming.
Stretching such great distance
along the city's lake front. they offer
the poor as we'll as the rich the joys
Of bathing. From Chicago's Little
Italy" for instance. II is hut brief
trip TO northside beach, and on the
south side the beaches lie very close
to the humber homes.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
PRAYER ANSWER PUZZLES
Chinese Wonder Which Priest to
Credit for Rain.
Correspondence of The Star and New York
World.

Correspondence of The star and New York
World.
HARDIN. Manchuria. August 10
When certain parts Of Manchuria
were recently threatened with famine
because of drouth. the popula tiOn
turned to the priests Of the different
faiths and asked them to pray for
rain. Now that rain has finally fallen
they are wondering who should get
the credit for IL.
The Chinese first resOrted to their
Taoist gods. But no rain came
Then Chinese farmers prayed to
Buddha. Finally they went to the
Russian priests of the Greek Ortho-
dOx Church. On the appointed dav
the gonRs banged in the Chinese tenn
pies. the Buddhist priests prayed in
gorgeous raiment. the Russian priests
also offered prayers in their churches,
dressed in sparkling garments. All
services were attended by Chinese
people impartially. The next day rain
started falling and all the priests
claim credit for it.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
HUGE WAVE DROWNS BATHER.
Two Others Rescued After North
Carolina Beach is Swept.

WILMINGTON, y. c.. August 81
Lp.-A huge wave which swept over
some threescore hathers at Carolina
Beach today caused the death of one
man and almost claimed the lives Of
two others.
l.. q. Fisher. -. Of near Winston
Salem was drowned and Thomas
Mitchell Of Greensboro was brought
ashore in serious condition. Mrs.
F. r. Brady Of Baltimore was the
other victim and was rescued after
apparently giving up hopes of reach
ing shore.
Spectators said Fisher was washed
out to sea while his brothers were
making an effort to save him and
life guards were making the rescue
of Mrs Brady and Mitchell. A large
number Of hathers were on the beach
when the wave swept in.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
KLAN HOME COMING DOWN
Apartment to Replace Imperial
HEADQUARTERS in Atlatna.

ATLANTA. Ga. August 81 P).
Plans for n s1.00o.O00 apartment
house on the site now occupied by
the former headquarters of the ku
Klux KIan on Peachtree road were
made known here today with an
nouncement Of the purchase Of the
property by n. Wilensky for $l1o.-
900
The white. .columned structure thai
was formerly the imperial headquar-
ters Of the Klan will be torn down.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CAMERA EVIDENCE WINS
INJURY DAMAGE ACTION
Supposedly Lamed Man Shown in
Film Bounding Down Steps
With Athletes Air.
By the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. August 2t.-
The amateur movie camera has been
called into court as a witness.
a laborer sued the local street rail
way company. charging he had be-
come lame as a result OF an accident
After the plaintiff had introduced
medical testimony to support his con-
tention, the defendant brought in the
motion picture.
The film showed the laborer eaving
his home bounding down the steps
with the air Of an athlete. Then. as
he neared a doctors Office he regis
tered lameness. Defense counsel had
employed a photographer. who had
wrapped his cine kodak In paper to
get the evidence.
The court denied the indemnity and
held the plaintiff for perjury.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
GEORGIA BARBER SLAIN.
Shot by Fellow Craftsman, Who
Claims f-Defense.

THOMASTON. Ga. August 81 LP)
j. A. Palmer. barber of East
Thoma ston, today shot and killed o.
F.. Smith, also barber. in Palmer's
shop. Three eyewitnesses were not
questioned, as Palmer admitted the
shooting. He claimed self defense
Palmer said that Smith. who for
merly worked for him. had been
around his shop all week. and ac-
cused him OF being crook and
cursed him. Words between them
today were followed by the shooting.
Palmer is being held in Jail here.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
HUNT FOR VANDERBILT
JEWELS is FRUITLESS
Arrest of Two Pa|nbrokers in
New York Fails to Yield Clue
to 100000 in Gems.
Iy the Associated Pres.

Iy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 2l.-The ar
rest of two Harlem pawnbrokers
failed 70 give police a clue today TO the
theft Of 800 900 in jewels from the
Newport, r. l., home Of Cen. Cor.
nelius Vanderbilt
Police AT headquarters today said
that $4,000 worth Of jewels seized at
the pawnshop of Joseph Roth on Lex.
ington avenue had not been identified
a. part of the Vanderbilt loot. The
arrest Of Roth and his son Herbert.
police said, had no connection with
the Vanderbilt robbery A charge Of
criminally receiving stolen property
had been preferred against them
A search of pawnshops for the
Vanderbilt jewels was being continued.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
LISTS IS HIGHWAYS
FOR 3OM|LE SPEED
Col. MoI|er'S Recommended
tionS to Go Before Commits
sioners Tuesday.

Recommendation for increa sing the
speed limit from % miles to 80 miles
an hour on certain portions of thir-
teen arteral highways We're Submit ed
to Commissioner Proctor l.. Dough
erty Yesterday by Col. |. &. Moller.
acting director Of traffic
The highways slated for the higher
speed follow:
Bladensburg road northea at from
Fifteenth and H streets to the Dis.
trict line: Rhode Island avenue north
east from Fourth street to the Dis
trict line; Sixteenth street from
Florida avenue to the District line:
Alaska avenue from Sixteenth street
~ Georgia avenue; Connecticut ave
nue. from Macomh 10 Morrison
street: Wisconsin avenue from Ma
comb to Warren street: Ma ssa :
chusetts avenue from Sheridan Circle
to the District line: River road from
Wisconsin avenue to the District line:
Canal road from Foxall road to the
District line: PENNSYLVANIA avenue
southeast from Minnesota avenue to
Alabama avenue: Alabama avenue
from the intersection of Bowen ruaG
and Pennsylva MIA avenue to the Dis
trict line: Good Hope road southea st
from Minnesota avenue tn \aylOr
IOdi HTu nay IOdu lTOHl NIocI
Hope road to the District line.
Limitations in Speed.
1t is understood that this does not
mean continuous speed of 30 miles
an hour in these lnca tions regardless
of local cOnditions.' said a report ac-
cuinpanyinE the recommen endations.
"It does mean that within the limltS
specified THAI slgns will he erected
designating a legal speed of 80 miles
pc, nour. However. at all dangerous
points viii! he erected signs renncing
the speed to Is miles per hour until
the danger point is passed to - miles
an hour as the case may be.
"A sufficient number of vitrified
enamel speed limit signs is being
ordered to take care of the proper
marking and All intersecting streets
will he marked with stop signs
New Speed Not Vet Effective.
col. Moler urged that the new
speed limits he put into effect as
rapidly AS the arterial highways speci.
fed can I've marked and that no in
crea sed speed be permitted until the
marking is complete.
The stop" signs are expected to
arrive Tuesday from Baltimore and
will he erected as quickly as possible.
The recommen enda tions Of Col. Moller
will he considered by the Board Of
commissioners Tuesday morning.
along with another set of proposal Is
by Ira ffic Director NJ. O. Eldridge for
making Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets one-way thoroughfares from
n street to Rhode Island avenue
Col. Moller will he called before the
Commissioners to explain the rea sons
for the oneway street recommenda
tionS.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Turkey Shows Appreciation.

withsta nding the popular i'm
preston that Turkey does not vel
come American invasion. records show
that the Turkish government has fire.
auenuy at great pains expressed ap-
probation of the work. the American
colleges are doing in that land. Turk
ish students are giving good account
OF themselves in the several American
colleges there.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Protects Dead Against Jazz.

MANILA. August 81 CP.-City At
torney Guever has poor opinion Of
jazz and jazz orchestras. In refusing
to grant a license for cabaret to be
established near a cemetery he de-
clared the dead should not be dis.
turbed BY the nightly music of jazz
orchestras"
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
BOSTON. August 21.-T'rice quote
tions on Russian crown jewels were
dropped rapidly tonight. after three
lots sold to Greater Boston tailors
ten variety. After the police ap-
pra aisal. the bottom fell out Of the
market for the "jewels of the late
Czarina" !" although choice specimens
within the past few days had brought
sums ranging from 500 to $l.500.
The authorities were searching for
the vendors--a traveller whose accent
sma cked of Moscow and his two CON
federatas. one of them woman.
The salesman of the Romanoff
trea s,Ires specialized in tailors. Max
Rricktr. whose shop is in the Rox
bury district. was the first t0 deal
with him. He was At work i'm his
place on Thursday when stranger
entered and prnffered two of the
"Czarina's jewels" for 500.
Volunteer as Witnesses.
Another man and a woman came in
and volunteered to act as witnesses.
AS Rrcker went to the savings hank
to draw the money FOR the deal. still
another stranger. posing as jewel
expert. appraised one of the stones
At $500 The jewel smugglers were
safely away before the tailor sought
another appraiser and learned the
truth.
The price went down when the
crown Jewels were offered tO Ben ia =
min DubinSky. owner of n tailoring
Evening star., 1926-08-22
GAlE-LASHED SEAS
SWEEP OCEAN CITY:
HUNDREDS LEAVE
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keep to their shelters. and scores were
suffering from severe colds. Police
had received no reports of flood dam
age up to an early hour this morning.
,.su al Campers up "pu,e he!
Bridge were not so fortunate how
ever. Many Of the camps are pitched
close to the waters edge, and when
the river began to climb out of its
banks yesterday. the inhabitants of
these camps were compelled to hee.
The waters were also washing the
lower decks of the boat clubs near
the bridge. but no serious damage
was anticipated there.
Weather Unseasonably Gold.
Unseasonably cold weather contin-
ued Yesterday and. unless the fore
caster has erred on the more popular
side Of his ledger this~time. there will
he little change in the temperature to-
day The mercury touched its peak
at 65 at noon yesterday. and then
began steady descent which carried
il down 10 81 degrees at 10 o'clock
last night. At that hour. the mer-
curry column was still diving.
Prof. II. c. t'rankenfield. director
of the river and food section Of the
Weather Bureau. reported that Official
measurements Of the Potomac at
Harpers Ferry showed the water TO
he -. feet above normal late yester
day. Actual food stage is reached at
about Is feet he said. and In order for
food stage to he attained here. those
figures would have to be approached
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
BAND CONCERT.
Tomorrow.

At Marine Barracks at 430 pm.
by the United States Marine Band.
William H. Santelpnann, leader; Tay-
leF Branscn. second leader.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

Because Of the heavy wheat crop in
Canada. the grain gave the Welland
and St. Lawrence Canals the heaviest
movement Of grain during the season
Of any month since they have been in
operation