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The Washington times., 1928-06-05

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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-09-13

RENENT the loss of money and the
great discomfort which thousands of
people suffer every winter. Put your
plumbing in condition to meet the coming
cold weather. Attention to your plumb
ing now will save you much worry later.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
CLARK COLLECTION
OPENNEXT MONTH
Public to View Art Treasures
in New Wing of Cor
coran March II.

Saturday. March 10. will be marked
BY an event eagerly anticipated IN the
Capital and throughout the art world
generally. On that evening. By special
invitation. several thousand persons
will enjoy an opening private view o!
the completed new wing OF the Cor
coran Gallery of Art and OF the diversl-
fed W. A. Clark art collection which
II houses. Beginning the next DAY
Sunday. the public will be given IKE
opportunity 70 inspect the new wing.
Ground for the new wing was broken
A little more than two years ago. To-Day
it Is pronounced by the few who nav:
inspected il to be an architectural
triumph from every standpoint and a
fitting home for the treasures therein
That the local gallery was able SO
promptly 10 erect the harmonious ao-
dition necessary to house the great col
lection was due to the generosity oi
the widow and daughters OF the patron
Of art who. in his will. be0ueaihed MS
treasures to the institution.
President Is Invited.
The President and Mrs Coolidge have
been especially invited. and II Is lhe
hone of Charles C. Glover. president
~ the gallery. and the other officials
that they NAV be present. The list OF
other invited guests includes high Gov
ernment officials. the entire member.
ship of both houses Of Congress ano
members of the diplomatic corps. with
the result that this event. as III ,as
case of the Corcoran biennial exnioi-
tions, will be of unique character III
the world of art.
Comparatively few persons have seen
this famed collection. IL was soiIs
housed in the private residence 0. ths
man who made Ii. Now Il viii Become
accessible TO all Authoritative iesti-
mony as to its merits has been frequent
and enthusiastic The extensive aool-
ton to the building. which more than
doubles the size of the gallery, was &C.
signed by Charles A. Platt Of New YORK,
As soon as the structure was Sutacien'IS
advanced the work Of arranging and
installing the collection began and mas
proceeded With attention 10 artistic
detail.
Collection Rearransed.
The older portion os the gallery mas
been renovated and redecora'ed, lis
permanent collection has been rear
ranged and more spac;ouSly installed.
The new wing and the collection !,
contains are unique III this respect, !,
usually an ar, museum Is erected and
then its treasures gradually assembled.
whereas In this instance, the procedure
has been reversed The building WAS
designed and constructed 10 display 10
fullest advantage an aggregation cf art
objects already carefully assembled,
That such reversal Of the usual sItua-
ton Is advantageous alike to architect
and 10 custodian OF the ccliectiaa Is
admitted freely,
Evening star., 1928-02-26
ARMY MEN HELD
IN PAY ROLL FRAUD
II Regular and Guard Off,
GERS Accused of Part in
Michigan SwindIe.

DETROIT, February IS. - Eleven
| officers and non commissioned officers
of the Regular Army and the Michigan
National Guard t32d Division) have
been arrested by United States secret
service agents on charges Of perpetrat-
ing frauds amounting to thousands OF
dollars by payroll padding and pay
check forging.
Eight of the officers were arraigned
late today before United States Com
missioner Stanley E. Hurd. Seven men
waived examination and were ordered
held under $1,000 bond, and one man
demanded examination. He was re-
leased on $1,000 personal bond. The
plot was revealed today by Bert c.
Brown. district chief Of the United
States Secret Service. Due to the
statute of limitations. Brown said. at
least Is former National Guard officers
will escape arrest.
The investigation was started about
three months ago. Brown SAID. Wnen
private complained that he had not re-
ceived his pay check for drills he had
attended.
The officers are charged with steal
ing pay checks OF privates and intimi-
dating those who complained with
threats OF court-martial and personal
violence. II Is charged also that checks
we're cashed with forged Endorsements
and some Of the money spent for liquor
In blind pigs Payroll padding vas &C.
compiished. 1t Is charged. by including
on the rolls the names OF men who had
not appeared for drill.
Those arrested arc: Capt. John C..
Brand. Company B. l25th Infantry:
Capt. Joseph r. Lane, Headquarters
Company. l25th Infantry: Capt. John
Walsh. Company c. i25th Infantry:
Lieut.. Richard E. Russell, Headquarters
Company, i25th Infantry: Lieut.. George
c. Ford. Service Company. l25th In
fantry: Lieut. Harry L. Marling. Com
pany B, I25th Infantry: Lieut.. Fred l..
Stover, Company M, 126th Infantry
stationed at Grand Rapids: Sergts.
Robert H. Long and Edward G. Vana,
L. S. A.: Scrgts. Charles Collins and
Ralph Collins, Headquarters Company.
i25th Infantry.
Capt Kenneth c. Bradley. Supply
Company. l25th Infantry. for whom a
warrant wss issued, was not arrested
because Of illness.
Sergt Long was arrested at Fort
Sheridan. III.
Lieut.. Stoyer VIII be tried In Grand
Rapids.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Tiny Ship, Believed "FIivver''
Craft, Sinks Off Florida
Coast.
BOATS FAIL TO FIND
FLYER OR WRECKAGE
Brooks, Detroit Airman, Not Heard
From on Hop to Miami-Search'
lights Sweep Ocean.

BY the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, Fla. February 25.-A
small monoplane, believed to be the
Detroit-Ford "flivver" craft piloted by
Harry Brooks, plunged into the ocean
a mile and half off shore here at
dusk tonight, and four hours later the
fate of its pilot was in doubt, despite
feverish efforts of searchers In boats to
locate him and the plane.
Those who saw the plane before 1t
fell described 1t as q small monoplane
with the word Ford on the fuselase.
Brooks took of from Titusville for
Miami short time before the plane
plunged into the sea here, and had
not been heard from at 10 O'Clock to-
night, two hours otter he was due at
Miami.
Flying Low Over Town.
w. B. Seitz, city manager. said the
tiny ship was flying at an altitude Of
100 feet when 1t passed over the city
and out to sea. and that the pilot was
apparently looking for a place to land.
When 1t was about mile of shore,
MIR. Seitz said. 1t suddenly plunged into
the ocean. to reappear again for q mo-
nent before darkness hid 1t from
watchers and leaving in doubt whether
1t sank immediately or drifted out to
sea
That part of the plane which drifted
on the surface showed no sign OF life,
Mr.. SeitZ said. Others who saw the
fall said that the pilot was seen on top
OF the debris waving his coat just before
1t disappeared from view.
Hardly had the plane struck the sur
face OF the water than all available
boats here put out for the wreck Word
was telephoned to Vero Beach, near
here. asking for fire apparatus equipped
with searchlights. and these were dis
patched The big searchlight there was
turned on and its beams sen; out over
the waters. but no trace o. the plane
vas found.
Finds No Trace Of Plane.
One OF the fishing boats which put
out from Sebastian. near here, reached
the vicinity where the wreckage was
last sighted at $50 o'clock, aud sig
nailed that II had found no trace Of the
plane.
Virtually all hope that the aviator
would be found alive was abandoned Is
the hours slipped by II was pointed
out that II he had managed to lump
clear OF the plane when 1t crashed. he
either should have been able TO swim
ashore or been picked up by ona OF the
speedy boats that streased TO the scene
The sea was relatively calm at the
time.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Social Leaders Find Press Gard"
They Paid Big Sums For Are Just Paper

An alleged selling point Was the ggcat
amount Of good 10 be derived by psSant~
nent men by havMS the neWSlsaper
boys" as personal friends and fraternity
brothers.
Wcleott Hair. recent hNAs 10 the
Prince ot Wales. paid $ioo tSr hss mea~
herShip
W. A. haehr, head Of a puh,ic utility
company admitted giving Met,osmsek
$500 Oh the strength ot the names in
thu book, MIR, haehr said he reSog-
nised StndehAkerNs signature and dc.
cided 10 join up,
Studehaker admitted he might have
iained and could not find his blue card
81 presumed he had no. Ssen MetsM-
mick.
y believe | did Join snMe such or
gantDatian" said Easl Reynolds. hank
president THE fellow Was rather vagNe.
but the signatures he had sold me"
Wrigles, head at an advertising
agency. admitted giving Metsosu,sck
tasa for ene Of the hase blue cards,
Evening star., 1928-02-26
By BEN McKELWAY.

stan correspondent OF IHe star.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. February 25.-A
declaration by J. D. A. Morrow. presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh Coal Co., that
the famous Jacksonville agreement"
between coal operators and the United
Mine Workers of America was simply
an arrangement which did not bind
union labor, was the chief development
of day spent by the subcommittee of
the Senats Interstate Commerce COM
mittee in getting the operators side" OF
conditions in the bituminous coal fields
around Pittsburgh.
1t was the Pittsburgh Coal Co., one
of the largest bituminouS companies in
the United States, which in 1925 shut
down its mines two years before expira-
ton of the Jacksonville agreement. and
reopened them with non-union labor.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
MORROW STARTLES SENATORS
BY VIEW ON PACT WITH MINERS
Coal Company Head Holds Jacksonville
Agreement Was Not Binding;
Members Visit Pit

Expiration of the agreement last April
found nearly every other operator IN
the field following the lead of the Pitts
burgh company by refusing to treat
with union officials. and precipitated
the ong-drawn-out industrial warfare
which the Senate is now investigating.
Morrow's statement is the first reply
his company has ever made to the re-
peated charges that it deliberately vio-
lated the terms of the Jacksonviue
agreement. It took the Senators OIL
their feet. While they have been stead
lily digging to get at the company's rea-
sons for its apparent abrogation OF the
agreement, they never expected the ex-
PLANTATION that came from Morrow. Sem
ator Wheeler told him: You are the
first operator 1 ever talked to. and I've
talked to lot of them. who ever con-
tended that the Jacksonville contract
wasn't valid. legally and morally. and
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
Evening star., 1928-02-26

! by the Associated firss,
CHICAGO, February .a.~~ Happiness
In the thought that they were associate
correspondents for all metropolitan
newspapers turned 10 anger and cha.
grin today for some of Chicagos social
and industrial leaders when they found
that little blue press cards" declaring
they were associate members of the Ma
tional Association vi Newspaper Corrc~
spondents were Just that and nothing
more,
SOME admitted that they had paid
siO0 IN San0 for memberships to j II
Mccormick. whose headquarters Was
represented IA IN the ilirseh building.
pittsburgh, with u, " Roeser, rs see-
tetars at the society,
The purpnfted signatures af Samuel
and Martin insult, uenree, Arthur and
Earl Reynolds, Charles Wrigley throlher
1T william, jrl, Clement atudehaker
and others, carried IN an imposing book
were said IN have aided Mccormick IN
his campaign,
Evening star., 1928-02-26
100000 LOSS CAUSED
AS FIRE MENACES CITY
Flames Starting In Lockport Busi'
ness Section Destroy Of
Ace Building.

By the Associated Press
LOCKPORT, N. Y. February 25~~
Damage estimated at between s300.000
and s40c, 900 resulted from fire which
this afternoon and tonight swept
through the Hodge block and the Mer-
chants Oil Building.
Tonight Fire Chief Edwin J. Coyle
declared the fire 10 be under control.
although firemen still were battling
stubborn flames In the Hodge Building.
Several nearby towns sent fire appa-
iatug
The flames started at pm, IN the
boiler room In the basement OF the
Merchants OH Building In the heart
OF the downtown business district.
The Merchants Oil Building. which
Was destroyed. housed the penfold Art
Co. on the first floor.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

BY tie Associate6 Pfest.
ATLANTA. Ga. February 2S,-~Al-
though the husband still is regarded by
law as head of the family. recent iegis.
lstion hiss reduced him 10 the status of
mere fgurehead" and cannot be
held Liable for damages involving a
civil onense committed by his wife the
Georgia Supreme Court held today,
BY sweeping changes IN the Law
governing civil rights of married wom-
en-, the doctrine of the merger ot The
ciyil existence III wife and husband has
been practically swept away. said me
decision, while the husband Ia still de-
ciared by statute ~ be the head 6f the
family. he, IKE the King OF England.
Is largely flgufehead,"
Referring IN changes In the common"
law principle which fnsde the wife q
separate and inaepeadsnt unit" 10 far
Evening star., 1928-02-26
ITALY AND AUSTRIA
TENSION IS EASED
Muss0lini Summons Minister
From Vienna Only for
"Conference."

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 25.-Rome dis.
patches announcing that the Italian
Minister to Austria has been summoned
to Italy for a personal conference with
Premier Mussolini. and has not been
formally recalled" have lesseneo
somewhat the fear throughout Great
Britain and the continent that another
Balkan crisis might develop out Of the
differences between italy and Austria
over the treatment Of the German
speaking population in the Italian
Tyrol and the Hungarian gun seizure
Vienna, Rome. Budapest. Geneva
and capitals of all the little entente
states were all much agitated by what
was regarded as Hungary's defiance OF
the League of Nations In refusing to
postpone the destruction and sale Of
1000 machine guns. which appeared
in Hungary in violation Of the Trianon
treaty which provided for Hungary's
disarmament.
Break Threatened.
This uueasiness was intensified by
the threatened breaking OF OF rela-
tions between Italy and Austria over
the treatment of rninorities In territory
Italy acquired as result OF the great
war.
The difference between Italy and
Austria had its origin in speeches mace
in parliament by Austrian deputies. de-
claring that the liberty OF the Ger.
mans in that part Of the Tyrol ceded
20 italy after the war was being taken
away by Italy. Giacinto Auriti. Italian
Minister In Vienna. several days ago
protested TO Chancellor Seipel against
these speeches, but the chancellor
answered that since the deputies were
not members Of the cabinet. he could
not restrict their freedom OF speech.
Today II was learned that S!gnor
Auriti had been recalled ito confer per.
sonally" with Premier Mussolini. II
the situation subsidies. he VIII return
TO his post.
League Probe Asked.
The sale by Hungary Of the machine
guns seized at St. Gothard seve!ai
months ago involves both the League
of Nations and the little entente ma.
tons - Jugo6iayia, Czechoslovakia ano
Rumania. These nations asked the
League TO investigate the appearance Of
the weapons in that country in con-
trayention OF the treaty OF Trianon. by
which shipments Of arms into Hungary
after the World War was regulated
strictly. The question has been placed
on the League Council agenda OF
March 5.
Hearing tha. the machine guns had
been scrapped and were about TO be
sold, the league secretariat recently
asked Hungary TO postpone the sale,
bit Hungary replied that this request
came too late. The government how
ever. promised TO ask the purchasers not
70 remove the material In order that
It's identification might be facilitated.
. Hungarian scrap dealers bought the
weapons. which were lacking In many
essential parts, such as gun locks and
barrels, Dispatches from Vienna said
| that the weapons were Of a model man.
ufactured by an Austrian gun factory
I'm use I'm the former Austro- Hungarian
army. which were turned over TO Italy
under the peace treaty.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

Nv the Associated Press,
CHICAGO. February 25,--A drag net
spread by police and postal authorities
late tonight had failed TO trap the six
bandits who this afternoon held up q
Grand Trunk train in the outskirts Of
southwestern Chicago and escaped
with si33.000 The money was con-
signed from Chicago banks to two In
Harvey, Ill.,. nearby industrial center.
Less than year ago the same train
was held up within two city blocks Of
the scene OF the robbery today. and
UPON that occasion virtually the same
amount of money. Sl3S.000. was the
bandits loot Police and postal au-
tnoritlcs were not of the belief that
the same gang was responsible for the
robbery OF a year ago and today. but
orders were sent out To arrest three
men suspected upon the previous oc-
caSion.
Cow Passengers With Shots.
In the hold up today. tile bandit had
cowed the train crew passengers WITH
"A fusilade from sawed-off ShotgunS,
dynamited the mail car. extracted the
money from mail pouches and lied the
scene within II minutes after the train
was stopped.
or the money, $4,000 was a consisn-
ment from the Chicago Federal RS-
serve Bank 10 the First National Bank
Of Harvey. and S53.oo0 was being sent
to the Bank OF Harvey by the First
National Bank 0 Chicago. The funds
were to meet the pay rolls Of four Har-
vey manufactures which pay by check,
The train was halted at ST. Maria's.
not II scheduled stop. 10 permit one
passenger with ticket 10 that place
20 aiight,
Six men. disguised in overalls and
masks, dashed upon the train, Five o,
them carried Shotguns and began firing
indiscrimnately, while the sixth rushed
to the end of the mail car and placed
a bomb which blew out an opening III
the end OF the car,
Train Crew Hrrded.
Two OF the robbers herded the en-
aineer and fireman to the rear of the
train, while the other three sprayed
the coaches with shotgun slueS
John Kelly. veteran malt clerk, who
was IN charge oi the car robbed last.
Continued ON Page :. Column ~
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Husband Loses Status as Head of Family
Under Ruling of Georgia Supreme Court

as hsr property was concerned, The
opinion added.
"Gince the husbands rights and
privileges have been swept away by the
statutes In this State. and as his lord
ship has been practically II not COM
pletely. swept away by various statutes,
why should he be held 10 his Oid-time
marital liabilities, which were based
upon the former marital rights and
pflyiiegfs?"
Therefore IL continued "a husband
Is M longer liable under our statutes
for the independent t0rts of his wife
not committed by his command or with
his consent. and In which he did not
IN any way participate"
The Supreme Court reversed the lower
courts finding for II, w, Ashw0rth. who
sued q. w, Curtis and his wife for
s3, 900 for injuries inf.ictAd by al autos
mobile driven by Mrs. Curtis.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
PLANE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Motor Functioning Well when Ford
Pilot Left Titusville.

TITUSvILLE, Fla. February IS Ls0
The motor OF the Ford "fiivver" plane
was functtoning normally when Harry
Brooks took off In II at 5:26 O'Clock
this afternoon for Miami, those who
saw him leave declared tonight. He
had installed new propeller to re-
place the one that was damaged when
he made forced landing here Tues
day night. on an attempted nonstop
flight from Detroit TO Miami, but every
thing appeared 10 be performing
smoothly as he took of. after first hav-
Ing given the motor a preliminary test
1t was In continuation OF this flight
that he left for Miami. expecting TO
proceed from there tomorrow TO Fort
Myers. where he was TO report person.
ally to Henry Ford. vacationing there
He should have reached Miami. a
distance OF 200 miles. about 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Import Of Corn on Cob Banned.

SANTIAGO. Chile. February 25 H).
Importation of corn on the cob no
matter what It's origin, Is forbidden in
q decree which has been ISSUED by the
minister Of industry. The decree fur
ther forbids the admission Of machinery
packed IN straw Only excelsior may
b. used for packing purposes. II holds
The decree Will become effective June |.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
DENIES FILM MERGER.
President OF Stanley Concern Say:
Fox win Not Absorb Firm,

PHILADELPHIA. February - tS,, ,-~
Reports revived In Wall Street 10 the
effect that the William FcN CO, wcUl3
take over the Stanley Co. " America
In u gtSantie motion picture enterprise
were denied again today by Irving II
RoSSheisN president VI the Stanley Go
'The,e have been nc negotiations and
40 far as know there will noe hs
any for such a merGer" he said,
Evening star., 1928-02-26
JOINT FLOOD MEASURE
IS SOUGHT By REID
viii Confer With Senate Commit
tee Head and Jadwin In Enort
10 Reach Control Agreement.

After discussing proposed Mississippi!
fiooo control legislation With President
Coolidge. Chairman Reid of the House
food committee said yesterday he would
confer with Chairman Jones Of the Sem
ate commerce committee and Maj. Gen.
Jadxin. Army engineer chief, In an ef-
fort 10 agree on single program for
food control
Reid intimated he would insist on the
total expense of the projects being met
by the Federal Government
He declared legislation at this Con-
zress IL essential and VIII be- enacted
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Crews Captured
Pets COnfiscated
In Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, February 25.-
The crew of the German steamer
Cap Notre have been forced to make
a present to the Buenos Aires zoo.
Forty-one seals and 80 penguins.
Illegally captured by the crew in the
South Seas. will be confiscated by
orders OF the federal government.
which ruled that the animals and
bids had been taken In violation Of
law protecting fish and game.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
FORD DEEPLY CONCERNED.
Told Of Brooks Failure 10 Reach
Miami and Report Of Crash.

FORT MYERS. Fla. February IS up.
Henry Ford Indicated deep concern
tonight over the failure OF Harry Brooks
TO arrive at Miami and the report that
the plane resembling his Ford "flivver"
had fallen into the sea of Melbourne.
Although he would make no COM
ment. he kept a special MESSENGER ON
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column Sd
Evening star., 1928-02-26
TRAIN ROBBERS
HUNTED IN VAIN
Band of Six Escapes After
Getting S133,000 in
Mail Car.

CHICAGO. February IS Pr
Sixteen men were seized as sus-
poets late tonight in house where
police said they learned the train
robbers had previously gathered.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

General NeWs~~LOcal, Natiohal ana
Foreign.
Political Survey OF the United States
Pages q. 10 and IL.
Schools and colleges-~Page 10.
PART TWO--i4 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features
Notes OF Art and Artists~~Page 4.
Review OF Winter BookS~~Page I.
Radio News s~.~Page o.
Al Community Centers~~Page 7.
Financial News~Pages o. 10. IL and IL.
PART TmREE--ia PAGES.
Society
News Of the Clllbs~~Pages o and q,
clubwomen OF the Nation~Page 7,
Y. w. G. A. Activities 7,
Parent. Teacher Activities Page a.,
w. G. r. u. News-Page y.
PART FOuR--i6 PAGES.
Theaters, Screen and Music
News Of the Motor World~Pagea q. T.
and ..
Veterans of the Great War-~Page II.
District National duard~~Page II.
Army and Navy News~Page ~.
Spanish War Veterans-~Page IL,
Fraternai NeWs~~Pagen IL and ID,
Cross word puzxle~-rage Is.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Pink sports Section,
PART sIx---a PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
D. A, H. Activities Page 7,
Around the city~-~page q,
PART sEvEN--6 PAGES.
Magazine Section Fiction and Hum0f
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
Warid Events In riGtifAA,
COLOR kEGTtON~-A PAGES.
Mutt and JEFF Hee'lar Fellers: Mr.. and
Mrs.' H'sh L1sl,A IN H's'ory'
Evening star., 1928-02-26
TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE--2l PAGES.
General News-~~Local, National and
Foreign.
Political Survey OF the United States~~
Pages q. 10 and II.
Schools and Colleges~~Page IL.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

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