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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
BY GILBERT SWAN.

~OMETnR during the coming Summer.
according to Israel Brayton, o lawyer
Of Fall River, Mass he win see to it
4 that . neatly fashioned silver cup Is
sent to the University Of California
This final disposition Of the most romantic
heirloom IN the history Of American txanspor-
tation win write Ennis" to ittle-known love
tAle-a love tale which brought about the trans
continental stage line, the empire on wheels"
q the days Of Forty-nine.
The cup was an item In the estate Of the late
Mrs Frank s. Stevens Of Swansea. Mass.
who died just short time ago. Not more
than half q dozen men In the United States
were aware Of It's existence. Yet several his
torical societies jealousy conended for its pos
session. The win Of Mrs. Stevens ended the,
argument Properly enough, 1t returns to the
California from which 1t originated.
This factionesque story came to light IN the
casual way that strange and fascinating stories
are unearthed In New York. It was told In
part, by Capt. william Banning, himself .
picturesque figure In those picturesque days
when the stagecoaches rumbled over nnoun-
tains and valleys IN advance Of the railroads;
Q driver Of the old Concord coach days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

COsstinasd On. Tsosnty-second Paee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

and enc or two had started with OK teams.
But Birch decided to do it right. He got horses
and put together sort Of imitation of Com
cord coach. His first route covered but 80
miles. However, It was start. The fee was
. dollar mile, or $50 fer the trip. And he
prospered from the outset in his new business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
BIRTH TO DUCHESS OF YORK
WILL BE ATTESTED BY CLYNES
His Majesty Home Secretary, Who Rose
From Mill Boy, Going Soon
to Scotland.

he will be third in line, after the Prince
Of Wales and Duke Of York, for the
crown, displacing his sister. Princess
Elizabeth.
In this connection, 1t is interesting
to note that while no salic law applies
to royal succession In England, the
daughters in royal families must al
ways take subordinate position to the
sons.
The succession to the British throne
at the moment stands as follows:
Rights Are Made Clear.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York, Princess Elizabeth, the Duke Of
Gloucester, Prince George, Princess
Mary, Lord Lascelles. The right of
each of these Is dependent on there
being no issue with prior claim for his
or her immediate predecessor on the
list.
Thus, if the expected child of the
Duchess of York Is boy 1t will auto
maticaly cause Princess Elizabeth TO
give way on the list, although Princess
Elizabeth's claim would still precede
those of her uncles. the Duke OF Glou-
cester and Prince George, and her aunt,
Princess Mary.
Princess Mary, although the child of
the King and Queen, stands sixth on
the list of royal succession and soon
will be seventh. In the ordinary course
Of events she must expect to be placed
even more remotely in succession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
MRS.JOHNSON RITES
TO BE HELD MONDAY
Cemetery Whose Charter
Was Obtained From Crown
VIII Receive Body.

Mrs. Walter johnson will be laid to
rest on secluded eminence In the
Rockville Union Cemetery following fu-
neral services at the johnson home In
Bethesda at IL o'clock Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. johnson, wife of the famous
Speedball pitcher and now manager Of
the Washington base ball club, died at
Georgetown Hospital yesterday follow
ing brief illness.
The spot chosen for her burial over
looks a large tract of woodland and
is hidden from the road giving it the
privacy with which the manager of
the Washington ball team sought to
surround his private life.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Joseph E. Williams of
the Bethesda Episcopal Church, where
the JohnSons attended. All members
of the base ball team are to be honorary
pallbearers. The plan is to have each
Of them carry floral offering from the
house to waiting automobiles and then
line up on either side of the walk
leading to the front porch as the casket
is carried to the hearse. The active
pallbearers have not been selected.
Offerings of flowers have already
commenced to arrive at the johnson
home and hundreds of kilograms have
been received from all parts of the
country. These include messages of
sympathy from Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands, Commissioner of base ball.
and President E. S. Barnard of the
American League.
The cemetery in which Mrs. johnson
is to be inferred dates back to before
the birth Of this Republic. It's charter
was obtained from the English crown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
GIRLS FOUND SLAIN
ON COUNTRY ROADS
Two Similar Cases in Ohio Mys.
tify Police-No Shots
Were Heard.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 2.-Au-
thorities were mystified today by the
findings of bodies of two women in their
early 20s on country roads in localities
about Is miles apart during the last 10
hours.
The circumstances of their deaths ap-
peared to be similar Both bodies con-
tanned bullet wounds, indicating similar
deaths. One was found yesterday after
noon near Wadsworth and the other
this morning near Berea, q Cleveland
suburb.
The body found near Berea was well
clothed, her hair and eyes we're dark
and she was about 5 feet tall. There
was bullet wound just above the right
eye.
The body near Wadsworth was mod
erately well dressed. She wore black
crepe dress and flesh -colored stockings
Near the body was silver-colored Slip
per, mate to the one on her right foot.
She was feet inches tall, and
weighed i40 pounds. Her body bore
two bullet wounds
Hundreds Of persons who viewed her
body in the Medina County Morgue
failed to give any indication as to her
identity She was believed to have been
slain Thursday night.
In neither instance could any one
be found who had heard gun fired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
VETERANS RETIRE
FROM ARMY POSTS
More Than so, Years Each Is
Record of A. N. ODER and
Louis Jacobson.

Two veteran civilian employees Of the
Army, whose terms of service were
more than so years each, were hon.
ored by fellow workers yesterday and
today on the occasion of their retire.
ment.
Albert N. ODER took a leave of
absence today after 81 years in the
ONCE Of the chief of Army Engineers
preliminary to his transfer to the re-
tired list the first of next month.
Mr.. Ober was presented with reclin-
his fellow employees by Col. r. r. Raj
ston, chief Of the military division
ONCE, at a reception this morning.
Worked as Craftsman.
AS a craftsman, Mr.. Ober assisted
in the preparation of plans for many
famous engineering projects here, in
GLIDING the strengthening of the base
OF the Washington Monument. Mr..
Ober, a native of Washington, Is now
q resident Of Upper Marlboro, Md.
Louis Jacobson, who is rs years old
and spent almost SO years in the Army
service, first as an enlisted man and
later as civilian, was retired yesterday
with exercises in the Munitions Build
ing. Maj Gen. R. l., Carmichael, chief
of finance of the War Department,
where Mr. Jacobson was division clerk,
presented the retiring employe with a
handsome leather bag on behalf OF his
associates.
Born in Germany November 7, 1882
Mr.. jacobson enlisted In the American
Army in 1868, re-enlisting several times
after honorable discharges.
Served in Dakota.
During his services as an enlisted
man he served in the department of
Dakota and among his commanding
officers was Maj. M. v. Sheridan,
brother of the famous Gen. Phil Sheri-
dan of Civil War fame. After enter
ing the Army as a civilian, Mr.. Jacob
SON remained for time in the Depart
ment of the Dakotas and then came to
Washington. October 9, 1905, in the
Ordnance Department. He was trans
ferred in 1919 to the Fine Arts Divi-
sion of the Quartermaster Corps and
later to the fine arts department of the
Army and assigned to the Office Of the
director of finance July /, 1920.
Mr.. jacobson reached the retirement
age, 10 years, in 1922, and his time
was extended seven times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
BOSSY GiLLIS SEEKS
u. S. SENATE SEAT
bad Boy" Mayor of Newburyport,
Mass, Wants G. O. P.
Nomination.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
FITCHBURG, Mass, August a.
Mayor Andrew j. "Bossy" ellis Of
Newburyport today was q candidate
for the Republican nomination for
United States Senator.
He assembled friends in lunch
room last night and announced his
candidacy. II am going to be the next
United States Senator and you can put
that in your hat" he said.
Continuing, he declared he would
seek $50 names on nomination papers
in surrounding counties.
ellis, commonly referred to as the
bad boy" mayor of Newburyport, has
had a career that reads like fiction.
After an uphill struggle IN various bpsl-
ness ventures, he entered politics to OPP
pose a former mayor who sought re-
election and who had been a bitter
competitor of "Bossy" in several bust
ness ventures.
Campaigning with a method new to
the staid old New England city, ellis
startled even his friends by winning
the election. Frank talks with no
shortage Of descriptive words and "hot
blasts" against the "highbrows on the
hill' featured his campaign. He was
reelected for a second term by
slender margin.
During ellis first term as mayor he
had the distinction of directing the
city's affairs from within the Essex
County Jail. He served a short SEN
tence for having erected and conducted
a gasoline filling station in violation of
existing laws. 1t was the same station
that caused differences that ultimately
resulted in his entry into politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
TWO CONFESS $4,000
PAY ROLL ROBBERY,
POLICE ANNOUNCE


sangsters coming into the Capital from
other cities.
Carl Davis is being held In the irst
precinct and Beck u In o cell at the
third precinct.
Beck Davis and their companion,
the police said today, have admitted
they trailed young Hyatt for several
hours yesterday. The original plan,
according to the police, was to hold up
the youth as he was returning from
the Treasury Department yesterday
morning with $4,000. but, the police
declared. they were frustrated in this
plan when they became caught in a
trsfhc jam just as they were about to
stop Hyatt.
Captured After Struggle.
Carl Davis was arrested last night
only after a fierce struggle in which
Detective Sergt Howard E. Ogle and
Patrolman z. r. Lewis of the thirteenth
precinct finally subdued their prisoner
Ogle last night went to Davis room
10 search it while other headquarters
detectives formed a Gordon about the
house 10 arrest Davis II he should ar
rive. Davis, in some way, eluded the
police guard about the house and en-
tered his room to fnd Detective Ogle
ransacking 1t. He dove for the police
man and the pair fought about the
room for several minutes.
Patrolman Lewis, hearing the sounds
of the scuf1e, ran TO the detectives aid
and between the pair Of them they sub
dued Davis.
Memory Proves Value.
Detective Murphy's memory for num-
bers brought about the arrest of Davis.
About a week ago Murphy, with
Lewis, his partner at the thirteenth
precinct, sought to arrest Davis and
the third man sought in the hold-up
for questioning in connection with some
HOUSEKEEPING cases in the thirteenth
precinct.
Murphy and Lewis, In a police ma
chine, drew up beside Davis and the
other man in another machine. Lewis
Jumped from the running board of the
police machine onto the other machine
TO force the men 10 stop. Instead of
stopping, the men are alleged to have
showed Lewis from the running board
Of their car and fed.
Gesture of Bravado.
Murphy and Lewis lost the fleeing
machine in the traffic, but managed to
get the license number, and Murphy
impressed the number deeply in his
memory.
Yesterday the robbers gave young
Hyatt the license number OF their ma
chine as they dumped him out In Rock
Creek Park. merely as q gesture of
bravado.
II was their undoing for when the
robber cars license number was broad
cast. Murphy and Lewis happened to be
on duty. Murphy took down the num-
Der and checked back in his memory
The number of the car from which
Lewis had been showed and the number
of the car mentioned in the look out
were the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
TERRIFIED CHINESE
SEEK FOREIGN HELP
Thousands Try to Enter Bar.
ricaded Concessions as
Reds Advance.
By the Associated Press.

by Jne Associated PreSs.
SHANGHAI, August 2.-The Yangtze
River cities Of Hankow, Hanyang and
Wuchang, with a joint population es-
timated at several millions. today lay
in the path of China's advancing blood
crazed revolving armies and Communist
forces.
Thousands of terrified Chinese, bear
ing their property, sought refuge in
the barricaded foreign concessions of
Hankow as Communist armies moved
toward the tri-citieS, fresh from the
conquest and destruction of Changsha.
The cities were under martial law. The
capital at Marking also was under mill
tary rule.
Changsha, smoldering remnant of
what once was prosperous silk manu-
featuring city, still was reported occu-
pied by remnants of footing Red forces,
activity OF which prevented entry of
landing parties from foreign gunboats,
standing by in the Slang River.
Hundreds of wealthy Chinese were
reported captured and held for ran
som. Sixty provincial officers, hiding
IN Inc ruins OF Lne city, were sum-
marily executed by the conquerors. All
foreigners were believed safe aboard
the gunboats or in other cities,
Evacuation of Kiukiang and the near
by mountain Summer resort of Kuling
was under way Chinese authorities
gave foreigners three days to leave, dis
claiming responsibility for them after
that time.
Nationalist authorities at Marking
explaining establishment of martial
law, said 1t was precautionary against
possible Communist activity within the
capital.
Missionary Tells Story.
A city aglare with CHASTITY fires and
country without government or con-
troll was described yesterday by Rev.
w. H. Lingle. American missionary, who
fed the city of Changsha during its
recent sack by Communists.
Nearly 70 years old and a worker In
China 40 years for the American North
ern Presbyterian Mission, Mr.. Lingle
lost everything except the clothing he
wore. He had been stationed at Chang
Sha many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
WOODCOCK TO HAVE
FACT-F|ND|NG BODY
New Dry Chief to Seek Orig
inaI Sources on Success or
Failure of Prohibition.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Learning the actual facts Of prohibi-
ton holds an important place In the
program of the reorganized Enforce
ment Bureau as drawn up by its chief,
Amos w. w. Woodcock
He has his own agency. created for
the purpose of digging down to original
sources of information, and has, he
says, no intention of accepting the
propaganda Hinged statistics of organi-
cations sponsoring or opposing the dry
laws.
Within the bureau Is a research d.
vision, the primary function Of which
is TO obtain trustworthy data on the
per capita consumption OF intoxicating
liquor throughout the Nation. He plans
to develop this agency to the highest
possible point Of efficiency.
will Publish Reports.
From it will come regular reports on
liquor consumption, and this, Woodcock
says, will show the success or failure
of his campaign against illicit alcohol.
He plans to make the reports public.
whether favorable or unfavorable, at
regular intervals.
In some respects, the work of the
research division will parallel that Of the
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commits
sion and an arrangement Is being per-
fected whereby the two will work in
close cooperation.
Speaking of statistics already avail
able, Woodcock said while they are ex-
tenSive, they are for the most part the
output of interested organizations. He
was emphatic in asserting the bureau
will not make use of any data received
in this way.
To Seek Original Sources.
If the Prohibition Bureau is to COM
mand respect, he said, 1t should be in
dependent and get its facts from orig
inal sources. These sources, as already
outlined by the director of prohibition,
are indiceS of arrests for drunkenness,
deaths from cirrhosis Of the liver, con-
sumption of corn sugar, hops and other
commodities which go into the manu-
facture of liquor.
The research division will gather the
statistics on these points and from
them arrive at an estimate of the con-
sumption of intoxicants, which will be
compared with the prohibition and
later levels.
The division Is experiencing some
difficulty in obtaining an accurate
guage of arrests for drunkenness, be-
cause of the differing standards pre-
vailing in the various cities. An effort
is being made to overcome this handi-
cap by having police officials inform
the bureau Of their policies in this
respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fress.
CLAIMS. Scotland. August 1.-THE
rail- boy who became his MaJesty's sec
rotary of state for home affairs, j. r..
Clynes, will soon come here to be present
at the birth of the baby expected by
the Duchess Of York early this month.
This is in accordance with the ancient
British law which DEGREES that the
birth of possible heir to the throne
must be attested by a secretary of state.
Mr.. Clynes will carry out this state
duty in the same manner in which
the birth of the Prince of Wales was
attested by the late Lord Asquith.
Sits Behind Screen.
Asquith sat behind a screen in Queen
Marys room. At that time she was
the Duchess of York. The Princess of
Wales, who later became Queen Alex
andra, was with ASquith. When the
present dashing young Crown Prince
was born, the Princess of Wales, wear
ing a blue dressing gown, carried the
infant in her arms and showed him to
Asquith. The home secretary then
went back and reported the historical
fact to his government and the royal
birth was duly registered.
A special room in CLAIMS Castle has
been reserved for Mr.. Clynes and he
will be the guest of the Duke and
Duchess of York.
Should the expected infant be a boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
LUNG" SAVES LIFE
OF CO-|NvENTOR
Lieut.. Momsen and 3 Others
Escape Gas of Submerged
Submarine S-4.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, August g.
The Nays recently perfected artificial
Jung yesterday was credited with hav-
ing saved the life of its co-inventor,
Lieut.. Charles B. Momsen U. S. NJ and
three motion picture men who were
trapped this afternoon in gas-filled
compartment of the submerged subma-
rine S-4.
1t was the first time the lung" which
has been the subject of numerous tests
lately, had been called upon for emer-
gency duty.
The three newsreel men, Claud r.
Ceilings, director: John Bockhorst,
cameraman. and Arthur Fernandez, in
charge of sound apparatus, went out
in the S-4 of the submarine base here
this afternoon with Lieut.. Momsen to
take moving pictures of a test escape
of 10 men through an emergency hatch
with the aid of the lung"
Grew Down As Feet.
The craft was submerged to a depth
OF 30 IeeC III Un6 lQanleS River EdrDOr.
Lieut.. Momsen, the three movie men
and the 10 men who took part in the
experiment occupied small compart-
ment of the submarine.
The test escapes were successful, but
each time a man left the submarine
certain amount of water gushed into
the compartment When all 10 had
escaped" the water in the compart-
ment had risen to the waist level of the
remaining four. Specially designed ap-
paratus to eXpel the water temporarily
failed and a sudden lurch of the S4
so tilted the craft that the water
reached batteries used for the movie
sound apparatus. Chlorine gas fumes
were released, which quickly filled the
compartment.
Extra Lungs" Are Used.
Lieut.. Momsen had some extra lungs"
with him. These were quickly donned
by the four and through the use of them
they were able to remain for Is minutes
in the atmosphere Of deadly gas
BY that time, Lieut.. Norman r. Ives,
in command of the SD was able to
right the craft and bring 1t to the sur
face. Hatehes were opened and the
four trapped men stepped out. Only
Fernandez suffered any Ill effects. He
had been little slower than the others
in adjusting his lung. few mo-
ments in the fresh air, however, COM
pletely revived him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
REPAIRING RICO
STARTS IN CANADA
DirigibIe viii Not Come to
U. S. Hangar, Officers
Now Believe.
ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. HUBERT AIRPORT. Quebec,
August 1.-THE work of repairing the
damaged An Of the British dirigible
R-lo0, from which the fabric was torn
loose in her voyage from Cardington,
England, to st. Hubert, was well under
way today.
As the repairs proceeded it seemed
certain that they would be completed
here without recourse TO United States
naval airship facilities at Lakehurst
N. j.
A new panel had been measured and
was ready for lacing into place. After
it is placed the really dangerous part
of the work will begin. that of "dop-
ing the new fabric.
viii Impr0vise Stage.
Unable to reach the fin by ladders,
as would be possible in a hangar, two
men will be swung from the top of the
dirigible in Bo'sns chairs, one on
either side. The two chairs will be
pulled together. and from this impro-
vised stage, 200 feet above the ground,
the two men will glue in and paint
the patch.
For n time it was believed the big
ship might have TO be taken to the
United States naval hangar at Lake
hurst, where expert technicians and
machinery and material would make
the operation q comparatively simple
one.
Oficers of the R-100 decided they
could repair the damage at the mast
here.
Time Is Factor.
Another point against taking the air.
ship TO Lakehurst Is that the time re-
CURED to make the 500-n1ile flight there
and return would disrupt the program
of flights over Canadian cities which
had been arranged. These flights in
clude trips to Ottawa, Quebec and Tor
onto, with possibly trip to Windsor,
Ontario, across the border from Detroit.
A strip Is by feet was ripped of
the port nm on the afternoon of the
few up the st. Lawrence Valley. A
crew of Is ringers worked two hours in
great peril to effect temporary repairs.
A few hours later the airship encoun-
tered violent air currents during q
thunderstorm which caused her to shr Il
up nose foremost 2,500 feet in less than
q minute.
A substitute crew which had been
sent from England In advance was in
charge of refueling operations today
while the men who brought the airship
across the Atlantic were on shore leave.
Ofdcial receptions in honor of the
officers and crew and the series Of
flights to Canadian cities have been
arranged to begin next week, provided
the necessary repairs are completed In
time.