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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
POLICE CHIEF IN JAIL
ON HOLD-UP CHARGE
Missouri Official Accused of Aiding
in $10.64O Robbery of Bank
at De Soto.

BY the Associated Press
HlLLSBORD. Mo. January H.
Chief of Police l.. w. Hurst of De
soto. Mo. arrested late SATURDAY.
Was placed in the county Jail here
yesterday on a charge of assisting in
the hold-up of the American Bank
at De Soto December 30 in which
$3.50 and $1,000 in Liberty bonds
We're obtained.
HurSts arrest followed confess
sion by William Perkins. farmer. on
whose farm. it is charged. the loot
was divided. Perkins implicit ed
Hurst and three men said to reside
in Rlytheville. Ark Two of the
Arkansas men are held here and the
third is in jail at Rlytheville, charged
with another offense
1t is charged that Hurst. leading
the pursuit of the hank robbers. had
been informed in advance of the road
to be taken by the fleeing bandits and
led the posse off the trail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
TELLS WHY WOMEN WORK
Government Research Shows Many
Support Dependent Relatives.

Women generally go to work be
cause they have dependent relatives
to support, according to conclusions
reached through A study undertaken
by the Government in cooperation
With the Bryn Mawr summer School
for Women in Industry.
Results of the investigation as to
1o1 students in the institution. pre-
pared by Prof Amy Howes and made
public today by the Women's Bureau
of the Labor Department, showed that
about half of the women SO enrolled
had to contribute to family support
and that a fifth were the sole car
rierS of such burden.
Further, it was concluded, the de
pendentS of women are more fire.
ouently the older parents. who will
never he self-suDportins again, who
usually fall to the care of unmarried
daughters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
BOYS FIND BANK LOOT.
Discover $4,000 in Securities
Taken From Texas Bank

FORT WORTH. Tex, January II
Pl.-Dispatches from Cranhury. Hood
County, told of the finding Of SO 900
in Treasury certificates and other Sc
curit.as stolen from the Strawn Bank.
LaVon Holmes and Jack Ward, two
small hoys, made the discovery while
playi4e on a sand bar of the Brazos
Rive. near Cranbury, being attracted
by 81 bill in mass of papers which
had been thrown into the water in a
weighted sack The valuables were
turned over to the sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
HALL WHERE COOLIDGE
STUDIED is DESTROYED
Building at St. Johnsbury Academy
Ruined by Fire-16 Have
Narrow Escape.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOH NSBURT, Vt, January II
Sixteen students and teachers of St.
Johnsbury Academy had narrow es.
capes today when South Hall was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was esti-
mated at 100000
South Hall, where President Cool.
idge once attended classes, contained
a dormitory, classrooms, the princi-
pals Office and the astronomical OBJ
servatory. 1t was built in 1872
The dormitory occupants. blocked
by flames shooting up the two large
stairways, fled, sea ntily clad in the
zero weather, down fire escapes, their
personal belongings were DESTROYED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
SCHOOL is DISMISSED.
400 Excused From Maury When
Heat Fails.

Four hundred pupils of the Maury
School. on + street near Eleventh
northeast, were necessarily excused
today.
Miss G.. l. Mathis. principal of the
school reported to the Franklin
School that the pulley driving fan
failed to function and il was impos
sible To force heat into the class
rooms. The furnace, it was pointed
out. was all right.
Hugh +. McQueeney. superintendent
of janitors. made a personal eXamina-
tion of the trouble and put the rapair
shop men "a. work on the job WI the
proba bility that the children would
be able to use the school some time
this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
DEMANDS JURY TRIAL,
Spanish Village Club Owner Denie.
Disorderly House Charge.

Pete Boras. proprietor of the Span
ish Village Club, 1904 G street. which
was raided Saturday night pleaded
not guilty in Police Court today To "A
charge of running disorderly house
and demanded trial hN jury. He
was released on a bond of $500.
According to Policemen Mansfield
and Stepp, who We're in Police Court
today to swear out the necessary
papers, additional papers will be sworn
out for four others for Illegal posses
sion of liquor.
Ralph Given, assistant United States
attorney, said today that he expected
difficulty in presenting the case to the
court because of some of the witnesses
being connected With foreign EN-.
basses who could refuse to testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
ORDAINED TO MINISTRY.

Dr. G. X. Abbott. medical superin-
teudent of the Wa Shington San
tarillm. was ordained to the gospel
ministry III the presence of large
audience saturday in Columbia Hall,
Takoma Park, by Rev. W. 4. Spicer,
president of the general conference
of Seventh-day Adventists.
The ordination service followed a
discourse bNs President Spicer, who
spoke on the sacredness of the min.
istry calling. The ordination prayer
was offered by Rev. c. II. Watson,
vice president of the general confer
ence. and Prof. !. l.. Shaw. trea surer
of the conference, voiced the welcome
to the. ministry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
DISTRICT WOMAN DIES.
Mrs. Kate o. Stratton King Expires
After Months Illness.

Mrs. Kate o. Stratton King, ~ years
old died at her residence. 81 Rhode
Island avenue, yesterday morning
after a months illness. Funeral SerT-
ices will be held at the residence to-
morrow afternoon at , O'Clock
Mrs. Kings second husband was
Norman l.. King, who was employed
in the Geological Survey up to the
time of his death here several years
ago. Her first husba nd was Sanford
f., Stratton of this city. She is sur
vived by two sons of her first mar
rfage, Otney W. Stratton of this city
and Sanford A. Stratton of Philadel-
mia. and two grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
INDULGENCE TO PRINCES
ATTACKED IN GERMANY
Reichstag President Favors Vote
on appropriation of Prop
elties in Empire.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
FRANKFORT. Germany, January
1l.-Paul Loebe, president of the Ger
man Reichstag, believes that the Ber-
lin government is treating the former
German princes too indulgently as re-
CARDS the properties they formerly
held in various parts of the empire.
Addressing a joint meeting of Re
publican organizations here yesterday,
he said there should he A popular ref
erendum to decide whether these prop
critics should not be appropriated in
case the Reichstag bills for settlement
by the states fail of passage.
Those princes whose private for
tunes are insufficient to support them
would receive pensions under his
scheme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
SHIP RAMMED AND SUNK.
Eight Believed Drowned
Yangtze River Disaster.

SHANGHAI. January II GF).-The
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of
Asia. outbound from Shanghai. today
rammed the steamer Tungshing 800
tons. near Black Point, II miles down
the YangtZe River. The TungShinG
sank while attempting to reach the
beach. The lost vessel is owned by
the 1ndo-China Steam NaNieat ton Co..
and was bound from Hongkong to
Shanghai.
Eight Chinese passengers on the
Tunrshinc are missing and are be
lieved to have drowned The Empress
Is proceeding to Maya saki for repairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
500 BODIES FOUND.

MEEICO CITY. January II P).-
Special dispatches from Topic, in
the state IF \ayarit. report that the
bodies of 500 persons have been re
covered in the flooded region in the
neighbcrhood of Santiago 1Xcauintla,
The damage done in this region by
the hood waters was very severe.
The waters are subsiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
Four Pneumonia Deaths.

The week end swelled the District
Health Departments pneumonia rec
ords with 81 new "a ses and deaths.
Seventeen cases developed Sunday and
II today. Two of the deaths occurred
Sunday and the other two today.
There have been "a deaths from the
disease since January ]. The num-
Der of cases developing in this period
totals 126.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
ESQ HIT BY HEAT WAVE.
Central and Northern Argentina
Suffer With Mercury at ITO.

BUENOS AIRES, January II GP).-
Central and northern Argentina are
i'm the throes of a heat wave. Tenn
peratures range from 80 to 10
There have been numerous prostra-
lions. and ice famines are reported.
More than so persons We're treated
at the public hospitals yesterday and
200 other cases were reported.
A windstorm brought some relief
la st night. diminishing the humidity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
FLORIDA THEATER MEN
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Daytona Beach Authorities. Re-
versing on Sunday Opening Is
sue, Seize Managers.

DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. January
1t.-Authorities who Saturday de-
clared they would not modest mana
gers of theaters which opened for
business on Sunday reversed Them
selves last night. arresting managers
of thesters which opened for business.
City commissioners. il was said did
not interfere. SO county peace officers
made the arrests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
MUNsEY ESTATE GROWS.
Will Be Larger Than Estimates
Publishers Attorney Says.

NEW YORK, January IL P).-The
total amount of Frank A. Munsey's
Gift to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art will be even larger than has
been anticipated Ralph Q. Willguss
who was an attorney for Mr.. Munsey,
said today, when the will was filed
for probate.
The gift has been variously esti
mated At from S25 zoe, 900 to $40, 600 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
Cardinal MERCER Improves.

BRUSSELS, January II GP).-Cardi.
nal Mercier's condition was slightly
improved today, with Temperature
normal and pulse stronger He was
able to take liquid nourishment in
greater quantity than before. The
aged prelate underwent an operation
December - for correction of a lesion
of the stomach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
Nine Pardons Held Illegal.

LITTLE. ROCK. Ark, January II
F).-The Arkansas Supreme Court
today held that the nine pardons
granted by s. B. Mccall. acting gov
ernor during the recent temporary
absence of Gov. Tom j. Terral from
Arkansas. are illegal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
D. C.. HEADS POWER
BILL is IN HEARING:
30 WITNESSES READY
CONTINUED from First Page)

sioncrs are precluded from action until
tonclrsa has made its decision.
He explained that the Court ol Ap-
pealS Of the District Of Columbia has
repeatedly held that the Commission
ers have only such powers as CON
gress gives them and when Congress
attempts ia lecislate on any munich
pal matter il removes from the DIS
rIict Commissioners any right L"
regulate or attempt to control such
municipal matters As an illustration
he pointed out that regulations for re-
moVal of snow and ice cannot he en-
forced. since the court has held they
are demonstrations because Congress
has removed jurisdiction in such mat
ters from the District Commissioners.
Mr. Williams. in discussing the sec
tion providing for the appointment OF
the recorder of deeds, the Board OF
Education and the Board of Chart
ties and Of other officers and boards
exercising municipal functions. by the
commissioners. said that all were
strictly city officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
Gerry Heads Campaign Body

Senator Gerry of Rhode Island was
selected today as chairman of the
Democra tic senatorial campaign com
n1ittee, succeeding Senator Jones of
New Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-11
MEXICAN BANDITS
MASSACRE MORE THAN
SCORE ABOARD TRAIN

CONTINUED from First Page)
Evening star., 1926-10-16
THE PERFECT HOME"
1901 Northampton Street NV, Chevy Chase, D. c.
OPEN FOR Observation-Disclosures;

LAHGE CORNER LOT.
TWO ENTRANCES.
SOUTH AND EAST EXPOSURES.
ONE BLOCK FROM BUS LINE.
THREE MASTER BEDROOMS.
TWO COMPLETE BATHS.
THREE MIRROR DOORS.
PANELED WALLPAPER
MODEL KITCHEN,
STOVE WITH HEAT CONTROL. =.
OUTSIDE ICING REFRIGERATION.
COLD STORAGE ROOM.
BEAUTIFUL Electric FTXTCHBS.
DRY, DAMP-PRoOF CELLAR.
GARAGE TO MATCH. 4
Evening star., 1926-10-16

John F. DONOHOE & SONS,
314 Pennsylvania Ave Sc
Price $1,000.
built East cs % large rD
Price, $780, "
Eastern a
ssstc nSShss & fsT1ss rnssad % % ~ ~
Price, S65OO
A
be purchased on
Price, $1,000
18th and priced for quick
make
ncIldn
Price, 81 500
. A
sooan oons so oa
JOHN F. DONOHOE & SONS.
34 Pennsylvania Ave Sc
REALTORS.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

A =.
A DECORATOR
A MASTER BUILDER
THE PERFECT HOME"
See it Before Buying for it Will Give New Ideas of
How Home Should be Finished.
Priced in the Scale of Moderate Homes and Below Value
QUICK REALTY COMPANY, INC, REALTORS.
II MAIN o4ss
Evening star., 1926-10-16

| brick residence. ii rms, 8 baths. 2 sleeping
front and rear porches,. large pantry. solid
porcelain refrigerator. h-wh.. elec.. auto.
and back yards. all in excellent condition;
attractive surroundings elose to 18th and
| EDW, p. SCHWARTZ. INC, T34 18th NV.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

DIRECT FROM oWNER-LOC ATED on
corner lot SFixs6 on the best street IN Ciaren-
don: q heantitul broom and bath kunga-
low 4 large Noored attic which could he
converted into three rooms il desired. The
first floor has hardwood throughout. Gas
T3ngc. fully screened. beautiful lawn:
earsge and three large porches. This house
Is Rf least 81 600 ltrder priced: owner will
accept a lot FOR equity. Address Box 152-E
Evening star., 1926-10-16

FIVE ROOM H0LLOW-TILE RrNGA Allow ::
ami: fireplace. hardwood floors, cement
oellar. tile garage: one block from street
cars and hard road: Falfs Church. Va:
SO 900: 5000 cash mun:hlr payments TO
suit. viii take S" 400 cash for quick sale.
r. y. SHOCKEY. Vienna, Va Phone
Evening star., 1926-10-16

VIRGINIA AVE. Sw. NEAR 9th ST.
Six rooms. bath; brick dwelling: 2-story
1886 9th ST. sw.
Two-story brick; six rooms. bath. h.-w-h.:
y ST. NEAR eth s.w.
Six rooms. bath S3, 3,150.
635 EYE ST Sw.
Eight rooms, bath; h.-w. h. and all modern
improvements.
Brick apartment containing 5 apts.; good
investment.
9TH AND NJ STs. S.N.
Exceptional corner home containing six
large bright outside rooms bath, electric
ity. with large side and front yards.
Detached dwelling, containing g large
rooms h,-w.h., sleS Jig lights; & % on ies looxleo
Brick dwelling cont aiming Z spacious
rooms hash nRn elec nn%ds m1dsrn ods nsa. gsrase.
T33 18th St NV Main 36o-353
Evening star., 1926-10-16
FOR SALE-HOUSES.
FOR SALE-HOUSES.
BARGAIN IN A NEW HOUSE-$8,950.
HOME -ENNIRONMENT

This is combination greatly to be desired but
seldom realized that it makes this house stand out
spcuously.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
J. B. HIGDOE,
Owner and Build

HIATTSNILLE HILLS.
New; 4 rooms breakfast alcove and bath
hardwood floors; mi: lot 50x 150; block
from bus line Price, 81 500: terms. C. NJ.
BARB Phone Berwyn 50. IT,
Evening star., 1926-10-16

BRIGHTwoOD BARGAIN THIS 50. 500
Groom and bath new detached home with
h.-wh h; oak fcors, ami. has Just been
ash and terms. c. W. VAN WAGNER. 81
Cedar 81. Takona Park. d. c. Adams 1925
woODSIDE BARGAlN-NEAR BUS LINE:
we'll built new stucco bUng allow: s good
kiEe rooms y in oak floors: large pantry:
Esrsse; lot eoxl SO. Only sS, 80: $3.50
@ssh ana easy Terms. W VAN WAGNER
1925
TAKoMA PARK BARGAIN -4 SQUARES
70 cars and stores. new bungalow: built to
last: rooms and bath: sleeping porch
large sttic: h VIII; y in oak floors: one
piece sink: bli!t,ia refrigerator; large shady
VAN WAGNER. 81 Cedar ST.. Takoma Park
n. G. Adams i-9o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-26
FATHERS DAY
: BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

At last Pa is coming into his own. He has had
day set apart for the ceebrao nof his virtues Just
how he benefits from this is yet be discovered as
1t is utilized by the family mostly in spending his own
money buying things for him that does not want
Probably Father does not get much of kick out
of this. For no matter how may shower flowers
and loving looks upon his bald head, the American
male parent still remains the national easy mark
He is fine fellow to put things over on Let
mother shed few tears and young su and little
sister howl. and Dad always comes through
In fact when you stop to think about it this
Fathers day is about the only thing Father has left
His Christmas eggnog and gin fzz has been
snatched from him by reformers. His golf courses
with them his barber shop has been transformed into
ladies' hair cut parlor; his very knickerbocer trou.
sers have been adopted by the other sex.
He must share his voting booth and his smoking
room with women. He is taxed for the marriage
license and the alimony. Mother has taken his auto
mis- hair cut and his He has nothing left that
he actually call his own.
His world has been turned topsy-turvy; his citadels
have been besieged and taken by the enancipated
womans battalion. In many parts of the country TO-
day he has no more rights than jack rabbit He is
becoming tmorous at existing conditions, but cam
to do anything about 1t. He is fit subject in
short for special day celebrations
Father is, in fact, nothing more than piece of
putty in the hands of his females.
What he needs great deal more than special
day is special prayers for strength enable him to
exercise more authority over mother and the kda
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-26
GERMANY'S SUCCESS IN AIR

total of 55,1S5 passengers travelled by COM
mercial air routes in Germany in 1925. Only two
killed.
OF 1854 flights undertaken on ffty-six routes
between the principal German Cities only eleven re-
suited in accidents, most of them minor.
The mayor of Berlin has airplane part of
his official equipment .
One has only to go back few years to find
higher fatality ratios American railroads than
those on present German air routes.
The airplane is an established part of Germany s
business and industrial equipment.
It's not pleasant to contrast this development
with that in the native land of Orville Wright who
first demonstrated the possibility of heavier-than-
air travel
When the American around-the-word travellers,
seeking to break speed record came to their native
land they had to appeal to the army for air trans.
portation They could find no commercial carriers
If one wants to make a quick jump between the
principal cities in this country he has to charter
plane If he find one
The chief reason for the rapid DEVELOPMENT Of
commercial flying in Germany and on the continent
generally seems to lie in government aid. In Ger
many, denied chance to develop military aviation
by the peace terms, the government subsidies the
commercial companies. Planes are regarded as a
good government investment.
Here subsidies to private aviation companies
have been avoided. That may be the right policy
1t may not 1t is certain, however that as long
as it is generally followed we will continue to stay
close to the ground as a nation
The Germans have conclusively demonstrated
that commercial aviation can be made safe and
convenient. The only question remaining is whether
we want to pay for similar service
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-26
BORNO'S METHODS

Illuminatingly it ended, this brilliant visit to
The United States Of a chief executive of Haiti.
Arrived back in Port Au Prince the memory OF
Military salutes, bankers banquets and capitals
kindness still fresh, President Louis Borno If scanty
news reports correct, celebrated expansively by
falling seven Haitian editors
The editors are accused it is said of having
created a hostile demonstration when the president
sailed for this country, and of having while he was
here cabled TO a Washington newspaper a petition
for relief from anarchy alleged to be prevalent I'M
der American occupation.
The report supports allegations made repeated
Y IN Congress by Senator King Of Utah In resolu-
lions demanding withdrawal of all American military
from Haiti, Senator King asserted that 'it is
claimed the actual government of Haiti is in the
1ands of General Russell, who is supported by the
military forces of the United states that Borno and
the conc Of state is subject to his will and act in
accordance with directions given by him: that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-26


Charlie Ray as an American easy
spender of money, and he attempts
to take the girl of the underworld
from her man. He thought by Civ
ing her Jewels, fine buds, motor cars
and visits to the opera that he could
win her love.
And could he? He certainly
couldn't. Why, that girl wearing the
pearls that Charlie gave her was
droopin' about just wanting that
rough apache of hers to get out Of
prison so he could knock her down
and make her like 1t.
She just loved her man and she
just wouldn't give him up and so
she accepted an apartment from
Charlie. fine clothes and all Of that,
and when her bad man got out of
prison she threw her Jewels at
Charlie and trotted right off to get
black eye and a good whippin'
from the man she said she loved.
And Charlie rushes madly to the
cafe to see what a good whippin'
she got and when he discovered that
the job was good Charlie jumps on
the Apache. Just when Charlie was
giving said Apache a nice whipping,
the little girl who loved rough treat.
ment comes out from under the ether
OF her last beatin' and tells Charlie
to save her man for her.
And Charlie does just that, allow
ing that this is Paris" and he lis
some boob"
rather suspect that Charles Ray
had this one wished upon him be-
cause Joan Crawford is in the cast
as the girl who just loved black
eyes and blue necks. Joan was
elevated for some reason as one of
the Wampas Baby stars Of 1926. And
l suspect that Paris" was made to
order so that Joan could do some
rough love making.
And there are flock of closeups
showing how the poor dear suffers
when she wants a black eye from her
man instead Of jewels and q steam
heated fiat from her man of fashion
friend.
Nearly forgot to tell you that the
man who is the rough guy in the
cast is played by Douglas Gilmore.
If the Gilmore style of hair dressing
becomes a fad. well, 1 am ready to
give up.
Paris certainly will not make
the new movie season a better and
brighter one.
For goodness sake, don't take
Paris" seriously. 1t must have
been a travesty on the mushy drama
Of the day.
Bill includes Excess Baggage" a
news reel. Lester Huff at organ, and
music by Emil Seidel and his or
chestra.
At the Apollo all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-26
We're in Pleasant Grip of
Sustained Property,
4 Says Gillette.
copyrfoht. 1895. NEA scrutce

Copvrfoht. 1895. NEA ScrUtce
CHICAGO, July discontinued
good times are ahead.
This from Americas most famous
statistician of the family pocketbook
-Halbert P. Gillette Of this city, who
applies engineering principles in his
calculations to determine just what
a dollar can do now and what it will
do five years hence.
Gillette is the man whom puzzled
tariff boards call in for help when
ever they get stuck He has given
scientific lifts to innumerable COM
missions the country over trying to
shake down high living costs.
Never Theories
He never theories. He never
has been wrong in his prosperity
predictions. He utters only facts
supported by his uperring figures.
So don't worry. M
No panic is due. You may con
tinue to run the family bus with
full assurance that there will be
enough at hand to meet the last
payment whenever 1t falls due.
Were In the pleasant grip of
sustained prosperity" Gillette says.
An Equation
And here's what gives him a right
to say It;