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Evening star., 1926-10-03
Bullet That Killed Policeman Busch
Identified by Ingenious New Method

'Fhe identification Thursday by mi
Croscopic examination of the bullet
" hiCh caused the death OF Policeman
Leo X. Busch, when fired from a re-
volver by one of the Sunmen now
awaiting trial. WAS made possible by
research in the science of forensic bal
Iistics by Charles r. Waite of New
York City and the immediate aid of
Mai. &. I'll. Goddard, Ordnance Re
serve Corps, l.. :. A, who made a mi
mute comparison of all the bullets
found after the shooting by police de
tectiveS.
The revOlveT from which the fatal
bullet came was definitely established
by means of two microscopes connect
ed with cross arm which fused the
images of two similar bullets in q cen
trail eyepiece. Mai. Goddard drew his
by d process of elimina
ton, finally matching one of the three
bullets extracted from Busch's body
with test bullets discharged from one
of the two weapons seized. The ip.
Evening star., 1926-10-03

Equipped with recently invented in
struments Of the most delicate char
acter. DR. w. W. Cohlentz of the Bu-
reau Of Standards has left Washing
ton for the Lowell Observatory at
Flagstaff. Ariz. to continue. with DIR.
LampIard of Flagstaff. his expert
ments on the temperature of the
planet Mars.
with the aid Of the thermocouple.
temperature measuring instrument
of the greatest delicacy. DIR. Coblentz
hopes to verify and add to the data
obtained during experiments In 1924
and considerably augment the knowl-
edge already gained concerning sur
face conditions on one of the earth'S
nearest planet neighborS. Although
Mars will he 10000. 900 miles away
from the earth during the Flagstaff
experiments. conditions will he even
more favorable for observation of tenn
peratures on the planet this Fall than
they were in 1924, when Mars was
Evening star., 1926-10-03

eliminating evidence. moreover is just
as accurate and guilt confirming as
fingerprint
Seen under the microscope. each
groove of the bullet shows running
in its trough parallel to its edges. 1t
number of fine lines. imprinted in it
by minute irregula rites in the surface
of the revolver barrel land over which
it passed. Their depth and distribu-
ton naturally vary from groove to
groove. but are always the same for
corresponding or homologOus grooves
upon bullets that have passed through
the same barrel.
Each barrel leaves upon every
bullet that passes through il print
that is peculiar to ii alone. just as
characteristic and useful tor purposes
OF identification as the print left by
the human finger. The microscopic
Irregularities upon the lands of no
two pistols can ever he exactly alike.
any more than the markings on two
finger tips.
Evening star., 1926-10-03

Buildings for the aircraft station
near karachi: India. are being rushed
to completion to prepare Tor the eS-
of the air line To F'gypt
Evening star., 1926-10-03
HUMAN TRUCKS STRIKE.
Turkish Hamals Saw Government
Ruins Business.

By the Associated Press.
ONSTANTINOPLE. October =
The hamals of Turkey. those pictur-
esdue porters who have astonlshed
every visitor by the prodigous loads
they carry on their backs. have gone
on strike against the states action IN
monopoizinc their business.
In the good old days if You wanted
70 move in Turkey YOU merely called
u a hAmal or two from the street and
hey did the rest, Pianos. stoves and
other articles soon isappeared into
Your new abode on the backs of the
hamals They still do. but not ;"
quickly.
The method is changed. Now YOU
must apply to the office Of the slate
monopoly which sends you a hamal or
two-but when ii pleaSeS.
Construction of the German Mid
Ia nd Canal. which was started before
the war to connect the river. canal
and inland waterways systems OF east
and west GERMANY is to be resumed.
Evening star., 1926-10-03
DR.. Coblentz OFF for Flagstaff, Ariz,
To Take Temperature of Planet Mars

hut 33 600 900 miles away
Two years ago Or. Cohlentz was
able to ascertain the differences in
the temperatures at the polar caps,
temperature and equatorial regions
and like conditions on the planet. He
found that along the apparent cen
ter of Mars the bright areas which
are believed to be high desert plateaus
had in 1924 an average earth noon
day temperature of IA to ~ degrees
above zero. Fahrenheit. The neigh
boring dark areas. believed to he
regions covered with vegetation. had
nOonday temperatures Of 80 TO 6S
degrees while the Marsian north
polar region. where Winter prevails,
had an average temperature of "a de
greeS below zero.
With the aid Of the thermocouple
scientists are able to isolate portions
of the planet equal to about one
eighth OF its surface in the direction
of the earth.
Evening star., 1926-10-03
Eerly Arctic Winter Seen.

SperIaI Dspatch to The Star
ENNEWICK. Wash. October 3
Long lines of wild geese flying
South over the Columbia River basin
In the Northwest mark the close oi
the Arctic summer season The
and lakes in British Columbia and
Washington. feeding in the stubble
fields and on sandbarS. Reports
from vessels In Bering Sea says an
early Winter is expected
Evening star., 1926-10-03
Lew on Woodpecker's Side.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
WINSLOW, Wash. October >
Whiteheaded woodpeckers, arriving
in Northwest forests on their South
ern micra cation. are spolinG shinSlec
roofs in neighborhood settlements
They are boring for earwiss an6
other form of insects. The law is
on their side. for woodpeckers are
protected in this state.
Evening star., 1926-10-03
BANK INQUIRY LEADS
TO SLAYER'S ARREST
Man Admits Killing Farmer After
Attempt to Draw on Vic
TINS Funds


SCSQI' 'EHANNA. Pa. October p
\ letter opened by mistake here has
led to the discovery of an alleged
murder and the arrest Of Ernest Plew.
farm hand
Glenn s. Hnckley Of this place
opened the letter addressed to his
fl ther. George H. Hinc iiley we'll
tO-do farmer and horse dealer of Glib.
son. Pa: 1t vas an inquiry from
local bank aS 10 whether the elder
HinC kley had given PieW authority To
draw money in II nckley's name.
An investigation resulted in the
arrest of PleW last night, when he
came into town wearing Hinc keys
clothes and carrying his check book.
He said that his employer was in a
hospital in SCra nton. but later told
the police he had put poison in Hinck-
ley $ tea last Tuesday night. after he
learned that he had conSidera ble
money. The two men lived alone.
Hinckley died. Plew said. and he
led the officers tn spot in the woods
Wher" he had drt@ced the body.
Flew is 30 years old. Hinc!>iey was
e'bour 90
Evening star., 1926-10-03
DAIRY SCHOLARSHIPS.
Michigan schoolbovs Will Com
pete for Awards.

DETROIT. October R.-High
school boys from % of the leading
dairy States of the country. students
in high school agricultural courses,
will compete in. Judging dairy cattle
al the National Dairy Exposition here
October 6 10 49,
Teams from tho Junior dairy and
calf clubs from scorn of states, and
other teams from the leading asricul-
tul'l colleges also will enter the CON
tests.
Scholarships worth S400 have been
offered prizes.
The government of Ireland is sup
porting movement TO build modern
reirigeratinc plant at Reyk ia vik.
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his home. On May II, 1887. Con-
vention was called in Philadelphia
and the Constitution of the United
States was drawn up. March of the
next year found Washington enter
ing upon his new duties as the first
president of the United States. AT
the end of four years he was re-
elected. Washington was surround
ed by jealousy. On one occasion soon
after his reelection, his birthday
came around, and Congress wanted
to adjourn for half an hour to pay
their respects to him. but it met with
opposition as setting UP a superior
idol that was dangerous to liberty
What would these same petty
politicians think now could they see
the beautiful city bearing mis- name
or if they could know that one day
each year is devoted to remembering
him when they begrudged him ha II
an hour while alive. At the expira-
ton of his second term. he was ask
ed to serve again. He refused say
ing that two terms were enough for
any one man. thereby setting a pre-
ce,icrL which has never been broken
Washington returned to his home
and two years later, while preparing
for war with the expectation of an
outbreak with France. he was struck
down by a sudden illness, which last
ed but day. He died at Mt. Vernon
Dec. Il. 1899. His last words were
"Tis Well which fttingly summed
up his whole life.
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seize the opportunity to visit Christ
church, where Washington was con-
firmed and where his religious duties
were done. Here is Washington's
Pew, exactly as it was in the days
when he occupied it with his family,
unchanged to this day by man or the
hand of time. The Church is in active
use, and visitors are reserved the use
OF Washington's pew and the one
used by Robert E. Lee when a men,
Der of the congregation. at services.
From the age of 16 up we can trace
Washington's every step. 1t was at
this age that he obtained his first
employment. the surveying of Lord
Fairfax's estate. He started out by
way of Ashby's Gap in the Blue
Ridge entering the Shenandoah VAL
ley of Virginia. After five weeks In
the wilderness. he was given the
position as public surveyor for the
State upon his return. His military
career began at the outbreak of the
seven years war between the French
and Indians on one side and the
Colonists on the other. He was given
command of the first army of volun-
tiers. and the title Of Lieutenant
Colonel. Due to lack of men. he was
defeated on his first expedition.
Shortly after this. General Braddock
arrived from England with two
crack regiments. General Braddock's
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penetrate even farther into the Cobb
desert than ever before. The endless
stretches Of shifting sands and rough
and utterly roadless desert wastes
apparently mean nothing to these
cars. We have staked our lives re-
peatedly on their reliability and are
prepared to do so again.
only a few days ago I cabled my
motor transport men, j. Mckenzie
Young and Norman Lowell, in Picking,
asking a report on the condition OF
last years cars. Their immediate
answer was that they had already
taken down two of the cars complete
~. with the intention of replacing all
worn or broken parts. but had found
absolutely nothing wrong. The only
work to be done was to clean the dis
mantled parts and put them back
again. They were expecting nothing
more difficult on the other three.
'Of course we take the best posi-
Bile care of the cars. but even then
they are often forced to operate un-
der trying conditions. For example,
we once ran out of cup grease. Mrs.
Andrews had insisted on packing
some vasaline and cold cream for
use in case of cold. These answered
the purpose very nicely. On another
occasion We found our oil supply ex-
hausted. 1t was at particularly UNI
fortunate time when food was very
low nd we were hungry. We came
upon some natives who had a store
of mutton fat. We melted the fat
and while 1t was melting it gave off
thu odor of delicious roast. adding
more to our discomfort because it
whetted cur appetites. But the Oil
we got from that fat did the work.
Our cars vert on 500 miles without
the slightest trouble"
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ignorance of Indian warfare cost him
his life in the first battle between
the Indians and the regulars, but
Washington's activities in the same
battle won for him the appointment
of Commander in-C Chief of all the
Virginia forces. In 1859 he brought
to Mt. Vernon, his bride. Martha
GUSTS. a young widow with two chill
dren. For the next II years the
greater part of Washington's time
was spent at Mt. Vernon. varying
his duties as a country gentleman
with service as vestryman in the
Episcopal Church at Alexandria, and
member Of the House of Burgesses.
In 1774 Washington was chosen to
attend the first Continental Congress
among others from Virginia. While
they were trying to make peace with
the King of England word of the
Boston Massacre and the Battle of
Lexington reached them. Washing
ton was given command of the army
and under the sprea ding limbs of the
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proceed Immediately to complete his
organiza ton. which gill DE practic.
all tt, same as the o.s that COM
prise0 last years expedition. His
caravan Of $50 camels was &C edulcd
to leave Kalgan on February 18th and
Will have penetrated sore 100 miles
into the Cobb desert bet re 1: is over
taken BY DR.. Andrews and his party
of 40 The latter travels by motor
car.
The caravan will carry. among
other things, $500 cations Of gasoline,
100 gallons of oil. SO pounds oi
grease, three and a half tons of -four,
/ ~ tons of rice AMI soc pounds of
cnffce
While Dr. Andi es- would make no
pl edio tons as to the n499re of ex'
,,ected new discoveries. NE. did de-
clare that the expedition undoubtedly
would yield more important revcl-
atoms concerning primitive man than
any~previous journey into this great
hidden region.
During his visit In Detroit DR..
Andrews spent several days at Dodge
Brothers factory. He was curious,
he sail. to see more of an institution
that could turn out such remarkable
cars. He has uscc puCce Brothers
cars on all his exIt,i til rs. Las.
year there there were five in his fleet
and this year Re will increase 1t to
nine, four new vehicles having been
ordered for shipment to China. Feb
ruary J.. There will be no other cars
or motor vehicles of any description
in the expedition. which is sponsored
jointly by the American Museum of
Natural History and Asia Magazine.
"My experience with Dodge Broth
ers motor cars" DR.. Andrews said.
satisfies me that we can readily
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historic elm tree at Cambridge, he
formally took command of the Con-
tinental Army at the age of 43.
Frowned on Celebration
History tells of the fearful winter
at Valley Forge. Washington's bril-
liant Crossing of the Delaware"
which turned the tide of the war. 1t
was at this time that the young
Frenchman, the Marquis de Lafayette,
who later became a controlling factor
in securing French aid for America,
joined Washington's army. New
hope was given the army with the
approach of Spring, and the al
lance of France. lending support to
AInerioe, was like ray of sunshine
after months of darkness. The tide
OF latte turned. General Clinton
sent to England. but before more
troops could arrive and within ten
days after the seige Of Yorktown be-
gan. CORVALLIS surrendered. 1t was
sevcrel months vet before Washing
ton dishanded his army and went to
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MOTOR SHIPMENTS PROVE BIC
RAILROAD PROSPERITY

Many other items such as building
materials and equipment for factories
and garages, less than carload ship
ments of parts and accessories and
express matter, are not included be-
cause there is no separate classical
ton for these.
Nearly 10 Days to Move Automotivs
Products
Statisticians find that it would
take all the passenger and freight
locomotives and all of the various
kinds of freight cars of the railroads
nearly 10 days to handle this BUSH
ness at one time: all of which is an
other way of stating the fact that of
51,177,962 carloads of freight of all
kinds handled by the railroads in
1925, more than three million car
loads were induced by the manu-
facture and use Of motor cars.
The importance of this business to
railroads is emphasized by COMPARE
son with the shipping of other
principal commodities in 1925. Coal
leads with 8.S66,392 carloads. fol-
lowed by forest products 3.741,068
grain and grain products 2,3O0,199,
ore 2.01S,S54, live stock 1,635,252.
Shipments of automobiles and parts
alone during the year Appropriated
100000 carloads compared with 740, :
57S in 1924.
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WASHINGTON MEMORIALS MANY
FOR TOURISTS TO VIRGINIA

President of the United States
knowing that when he mounted his
horse and rode away he would never
see his mother again. She died a few
weeks later. In her honor at Fred
ericksbura, stands the only monu-
ment erected to a woman by women
In the history of the United States.
Fredericksburg is an ancient city
and many OF its wonderful old homes
stand To-Day in good state of preser-
Walton. just as they were in revolu
tlonarH times. The good women OF
Fredericksburg have saved for pos
terity the beautiful home of Betty
Washington. Kenmore" where can
be seen colonial mansion with its
furnishings as they were in the days
when Virginia paid tribute to an
English King.
Washineton's Masonic Lodge
In Fredericksburg is the lodge in
which George Washington was made
a Mason. and there Is carefully pre-
served the Bible on which he took
the solemn oath of the organization.
In the city are many other historic
things. including properties owned by
Washington, the spot where he wen,
to school. the law offices and temper
airy home of James Monroe, presi-
dent of the United States, an ancient
Masonic burying ground. the Rising
Sun Tavern, post tavern for visitors
in 1776. Surrounding the city within
radius Of a few miles lie Chancel-
louisville, Spotsylvania Courthouse
the battlefields of the Wilderness
Bloody Angle, Bull Run. the spot
where the first observation balloon
ever used in warfare spied out the
activities of the enemy in the War
Between the States and where
Mathew Fontaine Maury. pathfinder
of the seas" once lived.
Everyone has heard of and desires
to see the beautiful shaft to Wash
lngton in the city bearing his name.
His home. Mt. Vernon. across the
river overlooking the majestic
Potomac, also is a mecca for all
good Americans.
The National Memorial
In leaving Washington for Mt.
Vernon the traveller should not fail to
stop in Alexandria. Here in course
of construction is the wonderful
Masonic National Memorial to
George Washington, rising near the
station, and here also Is the Masonic
Lodge in which he was master.
While in the city the visitor should
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r..der;cksburg, Va.-"Bosh. Bum
.hs" IL the way in which Rupert
run In a historic address in
ihreas.Sinpton. ID. c. characterized
", Mss s,ory of George Washington and
,Ss Cherry Tree. which has become
Wv that it has crept into text
s.nss and received a general accept
Wv. uuc from the public at large.
' pu. Rupert Hughes to the contrary
~ sood people of Fredericksburg,
! me near where George Wash
,ua.nn spent his early youth on the
luz ~ his father, stoutly adhere
iss George could not tell a lie and
tnas nroduce for the visitor the
nv .n tree that George chopped down
va his little Ratchet. BY way of
VIII s,.nation it might be said that the
nrssen tree is sprout from the
stump of the one around Wnicn
s.ohably the most famous tradition
y American history has arisen.
r.orue Washington was born on
az mr. near Wakefield, Virginia,
iaia marked by a shaft erected by
~. .v rederal Government which is
. ~. annually by hundreds OF
.aur,sts from every part of America.
n"sn,s he was very old. however, his
s.thar moved to near FREDERICKSBURG
I'D located on the banks of the Rap
nahannock river. The old homestead
~ The Washington family has been
ssstroved. but today the Office of the
niantation's physician remains in as
GOOD condition as ever. Back OF this
sncient building stands the cherry
,rse Mainly showing that in its
vomth some untoward event marred
its career.
Around Fredericksburg all the
traditions of the youth of Washing
ton center. In field near the cherry
tree Is where the boy rode his
fathers colt to death. and below is
the river where the boy undoubtedly
Hshed on many occasions and where.
accompanied by his little sister he
was ferried across to the opposite
shore every school day and trudged
I'D Lovers Lane to learn the rudi-
ments
In fredericksburg itself is the
home Of Mary, the mother of Wash
ington, and her garden has been pre-
served for posterity. showing her
taste for the beautiful. Here it was
that, suffering from a fatal illness,
she kissed her son good bye. and he
left her to take UP his duties as
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Coincident with the announcement
of the record earnings by railroads in
1925 comes the statement that rail
shipment of motor products passed
all previous peaks during. the same
year. The total of freight carloads of
automotive products hauled by the
railroads was 100000 in 1925 ac-
cording to J. S. Marvin. chairman Of
the traffic managers conference, Ma
tional Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce.
1.-The record railroad earnings
coupled with the record carload ship
ments of motor products are signifi-
cant Of the coordinate interest of all
lines of transportation" says the
statement.
Motor transport is one Of the
major customers of railroads and.
more important still. 1t aids the rail
lines in developing national re-
sources and wealth. Just as the rail-
road is more economical in long haul
transportation, so In many forms Of
short haul travel the motor vehicle
is the most efficient"
Total automotive freight. including
shipment of motor cars and parts.
gasoline used in automobiles. road
building material and kindred freight.
during the year 1925. Is estimated at
100000.
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Another Auto Trip
Across Cobb Desert

Detroit, Feb. 19--Dr. Roy Chapman
Andrews, master prober into the past,
will sail on March 6, from Vancouver
or San Francisco. for China. on his
fourth and most important of all ex-
petitions into the heart of Mongolia.
Announcement of his plans was
made here today by DR.. Andrews.
who was in the city for L,ivate
lecture to employees of Dodge Broth
ers. Inc.
Arrived in Picking. Or. Andrews will
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<HKESPEARES mankind
number who prime by automobiles
the StewaWarn Safety might
ling like this parody his famous lines:
At first the infant,
Killed a while in his arms,
And then the careless schoolboy with his marbeA
Playing In the after his lessons
Are And then the lover,
Absentninded, walking with a box candy
Under his his loved
Is struck by taxi and hurted to the ground.
Next comes the gay young blood
Out for his evenings entertainment, whom
Sixty miles hour lands forty
Upon a slab in unfrendly morgue
And then the banker full Of worldly pride and honorA
And wakes to find Saint Peter quizzing him.
Next the family man. with years upon him.
Confused and jostled in the crowd,
Missteps, and dies amid thanksgiving
That his last premium paid up.
And last, hOary tottering and feeble,
Perhaps with crutch, eye dimmed with time
An easy victim for selfish motorist
thought SKILL everythng-but
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vice. Special attention will be given
to the parts department where a
complete stock of Chrysler parts will
be maintained. A "a hour service
Tor obsolete parts will be establish
ed; The building will be equipped
with ladies' and mems rest room,
an accessory department and will
maintain "a hour garage service.
The service and repair department
will be under the capable manage
ment of ]. Berry Ellis. we'll known in
Augusta and recognized as one of the
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6u7<e~ 8 Savage architects.

leading motor car mechanics in
Cents al Maine. Mr.. Ellis and his as
sistants will be thoroughly familiar,
not only with the Chrysler but other
leading makes as well.
Mr.. Hunt. before coming to Au-
gusta, was connected with the
Franklin Motor Co., and the Boston
Buick Co., and also served his APP
premiership as a mechanic. He has
made a host of friends during his
stay in Augusta who all wish him
continued success.