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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
GIRL WILL TESTIFY
IN MELLETT PROBE
Peggy Cavanaugh, Former Sweet
heart of McDermott, Before
Grand Jury Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. Ohio. September 2.-Tes-
timony today before the Stark County
grand jury investiga ting the murder
of Don r. Mellett. Canton publisher.
will be featured by the appearance of
Peggy Cavanaugh. Cleveland. erst-
while sweetheart of Patrick Eugene
McDermott, missing key man. in the
mystery.
The girl has been sought for several
days by officers armed with sub
poena. She was located yesterday by
Cleveland police Another of the trio
of women sought in connection with
McDermott's part in the alleged MUIR
der plot testified yesterday. She is
Thelma Davis. who roOmed at the
same address as McDermott after the
murder.
The third. who still was missing
when the grand jury reconvened the
first of this week, still is being sought.
She is Catherine Barnes. landlady at
the rooming house in Cleveland at
which McDermott stayed. Miss Cava-
naUgh is said to have accompanied
McDermott on his trip to MasSillon
several nights after the murder, when
he is alleged to have met a 'pay-off"
man According to Steve kascholk,
informer, McDermott was to have re-
ceived $3.50 for his alleged part in the
conspiracy.
BY night. it is hoped. testimony be-
fore the grand jury Will he completed.
The jury report is expected to follow
tomorrow or early saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
GIRL, 8, SUCCUMBS
TO blow BY TRUCK
Ruth CIore Is Hit Running in
RoadWay-Driver De-
tanned by Police.

Ruth Clore. s years old. 522 NJ
street northeast, was fatally injured
by a motor truck while running
across the roadway in front of her
home yesterday afternoon She died
at Casualty Hospital about 3:30
o'clock this morning from internal in
turies.
Herman Coates. colored. p wears
old. Gas Florence street northea 81
driver of the truck. which was owned
by the Hickman Co.. First and !.
streets northeast. was arrested by
police of the ninth precinct and de
tanned to await the result of the
child's injuries and action of the
coroner.
1t WAS reported by the police that
the child ran from behind a parked
car and into the path of the motor
truck. Coates stopped the truck as
quickly as possible and remained on
the scene to assist the child. Drs.
Joseph ID. Rogers and w. G. Cantrell
treated the child, hut found her con-
dition so serious that they We're UNI
able to hold ont hope for her recov.
cry. Police reported the truck was
equipped with defective brakes.
Another Driver Arrested.
Thomas Moore. 30 wears old. 1900
Hopkins place. was seriously injured
Yesterday afternoon by an automo-
bile operated hy William r. Rich
ards. 456 Washington street, at
Twenty-first and + streets. The
driver failed 10 stop and make his
identity known. police reported. and
was arrested later in the day. He
was held for investigation and to
await the outcome Of Moore's injuries.
Moore was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for decorations
of the scalp and possible fracture
of the skull. Later he was trans
ferred 10 Gallinger Hospital.
William James Carroll. ~ wears
old. l7l0 Corcuran street. member Of
80 Engine Company, last night re
ported that he was the victim Of "A
Nit.and-run traffic accident al Eff
teenth and / streets about II o'clock
Tuesday night He was bruised about
She head. face and leg, but was not
dangerously hurt.
Policeman Knocked Down.
While directing traffic at Pennsyl
vania avenue and Eighth street short
noon. Policeman T. r Patrick o!
the first precinct was knocked down
10y n westhound Capital Traction car
and his right leg and hip injured.
lie was treated by police surgeons.
Dolores NJ Allen, : wears old. PIP
RlndenSburg road northeast. suffer
ing from fracture of the skull re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon as a result
of fall from the rear step of a
motor truck ON the road rear her
home Tuesday afternoon. is a patient
at Providence Hospital. Her condi-
tion MAS reported undetermined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
SHORTR|DCE WINS
COAST NOMINATION
Coolidge Republican Deci-
SiveIy Beats Anti-Court Men.
State Race in Doubt.


SAN FRANCISCO, September .
Decisive victory for Senator Samuel
NJ. Shortridge, Coolidge Republican.
opposed in Tuesdays primary by two
Republican nomination for United
States Senator, and a nip-and- tuck
guberna torial contest between Gov.
Friend w. Richa rdson and Lieut.. Gov.
G. G.. Young, the issue Of which was
still in doubt. featured returns from
1864 out of S,274 California precincts
early today.
Young, who was backed in his fight
for the Republican nomination by
Senator Hiram johnson. still led his
opponent in the midnight ia bula ton,
but his margin had been reduced
from nearly $4,000 to less than 1000.
The vote: Young, 307, 6S3; Richard
son. 296.523
On the other hand. the Republican
sena torial race was empha tically one
sided on the face of 1868 precincts.
These returns gave Senator Short
ridge 305.750 votes. as against 219.238
polled by Robert NJ. Clarke. anti
World Court candidate backed by
senator Johnson. ana IIb.Zy3 DOIled
by Representative Walter F. Line
berg. also an opponent of the World
Court. hut stressing strict enforce
ment of the prohibition law.
The candidates for the Democratic
EubernatOrial and senatorial nOmi-
nations. divided into two groups. re-
spectively, accused each other OF
trafficking with Tammany or con-
spring with McAdoo, were dividing
the Democratic vote. particularly In
the gubernatOrial race.
Justus =. Wardell was leading
Carl Alexander Johnson, dry anti
Tammany candidate f0r-~the guber-
material nomination, Endorsed by Will
liam &. McAdoo. 1921 votes to
1853 in returns from 7.646 precincts.
John Il. Elliott. also Endorsed by
McAdoo, and accused by his OppO-
nent. Isadore VI. Dockweiler. Of plot
ting to capture the state organiza-
ton for McAdoO. with an eye to the
1928 presidential campaign. was lead
ing i'm the senatorial contest.
Buron Fits. former departmental
commander of the American Legion.
was leading Frank Merriam, Speaker
of the Assembly. and Lyman NJ. King.
former State Senator. by an over
whelming margin in the Republican
contest for lieutenant governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
ACCUSED OF MARRYING 81
GIRL AND HER MOTHER
Ohio Man, Held on Bigamy
Charge, Said to Have Taken Child
as His Second Wife.

IS tue ASsofld seU HreSS.
TOLEDO, Ohio, September p
Harry HendricksOn, 26. was under ar
rest here. today charged with bigamy
following discovery by police of the
home in which Hendrickson lived
with Oralee Schaffer, Is, his bride of
two months. and her mother, former
ly Mrs. Ruth Schaffer, whom he mar
ried three years ago.
The girl is being detained at the
Juvenile detention home, and her
mother is at the Schaffer home with
her SiX-month-old son.
liendrickson married Mrs Schaffer
in Troy, Ohio. in September. 1928.
Following the marriage they lived i'm
Toledo until the birth of their son six
months ago. when Mrs. Schaffer sent
for her daughter. In July Hendrick.
son took Oralee to Marshall. ILL.,,
where he is said to have married her.
He returned to- Toledo and established
her in their home of wife No. .. with
the consent of the girls mother. po-
lice say. The three had lived there
since.
Hendrickson will be arraigned on a
statutory charge today. after which
he probably will be held for Marynall,
ILL.,, authorities to face a bigtiany
charge there. L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
European Tourist Travel to u. S. Gains
Through New Laws and Steamship Drives

Marked increase is being shown In
European tourist travel to the United
States.
w. w. Husband. acting Secretary
of Labor. announced today. in check
ing immigration service returns, that
during the fiscal year ended June 80
last. the immigra ton service allowed
1914 aliens to enter the United States
on pleasure or business for a tempo
rary period. The previous year show
1926.
"A part of the reason for the tour.
list travel increase is unquestionablv
due to new legislation, which allows
such visitors to enter without making
unpleasant stays at Ellis Island or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
FOUR CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Men Under 15-Year Sentences
Beat Guard in Jacksonville Jail.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September
2 R).-Daniel 4. Lowe, confessed at
tacker Of young girls, and three al.
legged yeggmen, under penitentiary
sentences Of Is years each, escaped
from the Duval County Jail early to-
day, after beating George w Brown,
the night jailer, into submission They
had been held in cells for condemned
men. While their break was in prog
ress three negro prisoners were MAX
ing their getaway from the city Jail.
The three men who escaped with
Lowe are a trio ordered brought here
by Gov. John w. Martin when he
was advised that Dade County au-
thorfties, during the time when the
mems appeals We're in progress, had
sent them to the State prison farm
at RaifOrd because they feared their
escape from Miami jail. The men are
j. G.. Ward. +. l.. Smith and J. b.
Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
MISSIONARY LOSES PLEA.
Sentence of Man Who Branded
Korean Bow Upheld.

TOXIC, September 2 R.-A dis
patch to the newspaper Asahi from
Pingyang. Korea. says the Appeals
Court has confirmed the lower courts
sentence OF, DR.. c. A. Haysmeir. a
medical missionary, for branding
Korean boy on the cheeks with acid.
The lower courts sentence was three
months in prison, but the sentence
was suspended.
The procurator has announced he
would appeal the case to the Supreme
Court.
HaySmeir was dismissed by the
foreign mission board of his church
following his conviction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

other port immigration stations" Mr..
Husband said. However, steamship
companies are also campaigning for
more travel to the United States to
replace the business lost since the
quota law cut down the great immi.
grafton rush.
The United States still furnishe6
many more tourists to the outer world
than come to it, notwithstanding the
noted increase. During the last ifs.
cal year the immigration service gave
out more than 100000 permits to aliens
who reside in the United States. under
which they made visits to other coun.
tries. and the number of native O.
naturaliZed Americans travelling
abroad, of course, is much larger than
this each year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
LIONS HEAR SALES TALK.
Florida Expert Says Most People
TRY to Reverse Nature.

Find out what YOU are, what you
can do best and then do it. 1t is the
sure way to health. happiness and
success"
This admonition was given by DIR.
Con o. Lee, sales expert of Tampa.
Fla, in an address on constructive
salesmanship. yesterday before men,
beers of the Lions Club at the May
flower Hotel.
Most of US want to reverse ma
ture." continued DIR. Lee, "All fat
people want to he slender and all
frail persons want to be husky and
fat. 1t can't he done, my friends"
DR. Lee divided mankind into five
basic biological types and declared
that Il genuine salesman is able to
present a sales story in FIVE different
ways TO fit each one of the biological
types.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
Removes Platinum
Teeth in Tax Fight;
Gets Bigger Levy
BY the Associated Press.


ATLANTIC CITY. September
2.-William Hiddle. former mayor
and Atlantic City's largest indi-
vidual taxpayer, was yesterday or
dered to pay taxes on an assess
ment of $1,000 for set of plati-
mum false teeth by ruling of the
Atlantic County board of taxation.
The former mayor was protest
ing against an assessment of $685.
900 on boardwalk property when
in the heat of the argument he re-
moved the glittering molars.
II move you. Mr.. President"
said Walter McDevitt, an Atlantic
City assessor. that we assess the
teeth at $1,000
The question of jurisdiction
arose, as the former mayor is now
a resident of Ventnor City. The
board adjourned to think it over
and after a recess decided that At
lantic City was entitled to the
assessment since the teeth had
been found here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
LAWN PARTY TONIGHT.
st. Anthony's Practitioners to
Raise School Funds.

A lawn party and dance will he
held tonight by st. AnthOny's parish.
toner's on the church grounds. at
Twelfth and Monroe streets northeast.
for the benefit of the school equip
ment fund. One of the features will
be straw ride through Brook Ia nd
The committee i'm charge includes
Mrs. +. Muchelbauer. Miss Anna Nav
Fftzmorris. Mrs. James ~. Mattimore.
Mrs. John Mackay. Miss Florence
Mattimore. Mrs. Catherine Lynch.
Miss Ida Mae Madigan and Mrs. John
Fitzmoygis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
MAN, IS, STILL MISSING.
Thomas o. Chesley Left Boulevard
Heights on August 8.

Mystery of the disappearance of
Thomas .. Chesley. 70 years old. who
left the home of his daughter, Mrs.
William Smith. Boulevard Heights, the
morning of August 3. has not been
solved. The missing man. who resided
at his daughters home. told Mrs.
Smith he was going to visit another
daughter. Mrs. X. f. Perry, Burnt
Mills, Md, but failed to reach there.
Inquiry among numerous relatives
I'm Maryland failed to elicit any clues.
Chesley was a former resident of the
vicinity of Meadows. Prince Georges
County. Md. His wife died about six
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
Miss SHINES Is Auto Racer.

BERLIN. September OP.-Claire-
more SHINES daughter of the late
German trade colossus. has turned
from business to sports for thrill.
Formerly in charge of an importa mt
South American bra nch of her father s
activity. she has inst won a 5oomile
2 utomohiie competition against ~ en-
tries, driving her own racer. Like her
brothers, Miss SHINES middle name is
uUxA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
Asks Press to Be Tolerant.

NEW YORK, September R.-
Tolerance and understanding are
prime requisites for good newspaper,
in the opinion of DIR. Walter VIII
liams. dean of the School of Jour
nalism. University of Missouri He
would have papers set down events
in such a way as to make life on
the morrow more abundant, more
beautiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
BIGAMY CASE PUZZLES.
Judge Calls Halt Trying to Figure
Out Relationships.

CHICAGO. September > P.-Mau-
rice Crossings matrimonial ramifica-
tons had court officials dizzy when
he was arraigned today on a charge
of bigamy. His wife. Vita. Il. who
is also his step-sister, charged that
he was married and never divorced
to Ruth Glow of New Jersey, who
also is his cousin. The case was
continued while the Judge tried to
straighten ii out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
JUST'PLAIN MYSTERY
"Baron" Krupp Admits His Real
Name Lacks Title.

ALBUQUERQUE n. Mex, Septem-
Der 2 R.-PriOr to leaving here yes
terday in custody of officers from Will
mington. Del. where he will face a
worthless check charge, the youth
claiming to be Baron Frederick Won
Krupp. jr.. is said to have admitted
that his real name is George Adorjan
Gabor and that he is A native of Hun
gary. He declined. however, to di-
vulge information which would aid
immigration officials, who are still
seeking to trace his entry into this
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
Los Angeles Rabbi
Quits to Take Job
As Film Director

BY the Associated Press
BURBANK. Calf, September 2.
rabbi Ernest Il. Trattner has
Emanuel of Los Angeles to be-
come a motion picture director, 1t
was announced today.
Because of it's universal
language. the motion picture has
become the dominant force in
modern civilization and the church
or synagogue and the motion pic
ture have much in common"
Rabbi Trattner explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

Queen Marie Of Rumania, who for
the past 20 years has used a fountain
pen to do all her literary work, now
uses a typewriter and is able to use
eight fingers quite expertly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02
AMERICANS TO REGAIN
CONTROL OF HOSPITAL
Baptist Institution Seized in China
to Be Returned and Foreign
Missionaries Protected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. China, September "A
communique of the Nationalist gov
eminent has been issued, ordering the
comma nder-in chiefs office to instruct
the Wuchow authorities Immediately
to return the Stout Memorial Hos
pital there to the American Baptist
Mission for reopening. The COM
munique also contained peremptory
orders to all Nationalist forces in
Human Province and elsewhere to
protect the life. and property Of for
eign missionaries and to eVacuate all
mission buildings now occupied by
the military.
The Nationalist government has
further instructed the miscellaneous
workers union to open negotiations
with the authorities of the Canton
Hospital for the speedy reopening of
that institution.
The Stout Memorial Hospital was
seized recently by strike pickets who
have been employed as virtual police
by those demonstrating against for
eigners, particularly the British settle
ment at HongkOng, for a period of
many months. The-~C Canton Hospital
was closed some time ago when har-
assed by the strikers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

All things considered. the most sue
cessful interior decorator Is a good
cook, says the Office Boy.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. March &c tSpe-
cian.-Mrs. B. Ashby Leavell Of Chevy
Chase. chairman for the sixth con
gressional district of the Maryland
League Of Women Voters, is conduct
ing a drive by the Chevy Chase branch
TO boost the members there from So 10
200. She believes the goal Will be az
tained before its conclusion in April.
Mrs. Leavell plans to inaugurate sir,i-
lar drives in other sections.
Within the next few weeks a num-
Der of meetings will be held in the
county under the auspices OF the
league. Know Your County ard
The Institute Of Politics Of 1925" will
he the topics. The organization is non
partisan.
Although 100 cases are docketed for
trial at the term Of the Criminal Court
which began here Yesterday. which in
clude 21 appeals from the Police
Court. it is believed that not more
than 10 working days will be neces
sary to dispose of all cases ready for
trial. A large number Of the cases.
however. are expected to be continued
for various reasons. Judge Robert &.
Peter is presiding and Jury is in at
tendance.
John II. Moore of this county has
filed suit in the Circuit Court here for
an absolute divorce from Mrs. Martha
B. Moore, also of this county. on the
grounds of desertion. He is repre-
sented by Attorneys Dawson & Welsh
of Rockville. The couple were mar
ried in Washington June Is. 1918. and
lived together i'll that city and this
county until March l, 1928.
Robert II. Corum, 80 years old, OF
Brunswick. Md. ard Mrs. Grace z.
kelevene. 81. of Frederick were mar
ried yesterday by Rev. John r. Hen
derson. as were Eugene Brown. 81.
and Miss Mary F. Yowl. q, both OF
Fredericksburg.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Louis G.. Chais, %, and
Miss Julia Marshall Foreman. IS. both
of Washington: Earl Thomas Dodd,
%, of Alexandria. Va. and Miss Daisy
Boston, 21. of Charles County, Nd.
and John c. Swift. %. of Washington
and Miss Mary Cathar-ine Crown, 19,
of this county.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
Executors Sale of Valuable
Three-Story Brick Dwelling,
No. 625 e Street NV, in an
Important Business Zone.

co, s r's o ss. Of m rds n ant n
estate Of Edwin H. Neumeyer. err. deceased
Administrator No. 32562,. the undersigned
executors. will offer for sale by public auc
bS} Sn T RIFF tors fRs & III pFeSs' 81 pS Il THas ass
described land and premises. situate in the
District OF Columbia. TO git: Part Of oriei-
on Z street st the southeast corner Of said
thsnss ncs. vest n.ne. .,e ,ss ns1s 81 ~! t
inches; thence east IA feet IL 4 inches 70
feet Al inches TO the heEinnins. subject
to the rights ae to the wall granted to the
owner of the land adjoining or The east hS
Of the land records Of the District OF Co,
lumha improved as above.
Terms of sale: One-thrd nj the purchase
money to he paid in cash. the balance in two
equal installments represented by the prom
issoiy notes Of the purch aser. payable In one
and two rears srs, ~i.n interss. a. Per cent
property sold or all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. A depoeit Of $500. required
Of purchaser at time of sale. All convey
ancing recording. revenue stamps and nota-
rial fees at cost Of purcha aser; Terms of sale
day of sale. otherwise the executors reserve
the right to resell the property at the risk
and cost of the defaulting .purch aser. after
Ave days' advertisement OF such resale In
come newspaper, published in the city of
wpf'llfAH KPMlf Il GSENSEMHEMSEEFRE q NEHEMEFER r.
Executors. 1923 lam st. NV.
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Evening star., 1926-03-26
ADAM A. wEsCHLER 4 SON. Auctoneers.
Trustees Sale of Valuable
Improved Real Estate, Being
the Everett" Apartment at
2127 P Street Northwest.

3. vrqe Of certain nn1 4eed ei 81. trust re-
Of the land records Of the Di.tr1ct Of Celuna
thereby. by the undersirned trustees viii .offer
pSsn pss s:l. os o4salEs bss,0q H ah1 !hi
iun,bia.. TO wit: Part Of original lot nun
seven is7I. beginning at the southeast cor
thence thence ss.,h !gc f.' ':s
thence West ~ . fee, q so ths b. vest e. lin. Of
and thence east ss feet to the be1innine
being known for the purposes of assessment
and taxation as lot numbered eight hundred
and one (s0l in sauare sixty seven (87)
Terms Of sale: Property sold subject to a
Geil.rs i1 'ss5 900 So, mat9rnr Nav IS
1929. bearing interest at six, and one half
per cent per annum. particulars Of which
viii he announced at sale. One hal II Of pur
resentsd by promi.sory not. Of pTrch..
Of sale secured by deed of trust upon prop
erty sold. with Interest at seven per cent
oD,ion q gurcnasser depG.,t Of si 0oo 90
ancins.. recording. revenue stamps and no.
tarial fees at cost of purchaser. Terme Of
eale to he complied with within thirty davs
from day Of sale. otherwise trustees reserve
defaultinr purch aser. after Ave days' adver
published in Washington. b Z. ''1'e'
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