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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28

Deery, Estelle Murray. Helen Ter.
neake and Elizabeth German, and
Messrs. Fegan, Cox, Foster and Lib
hey.
Mark Twain's comical satire on
early Britain, when King Arthur and
his round table wove romance and
deeds of valor into historic tradition,
needs no review. 1t is a masterpiece
we'll known and we'll beloved by all
Americans. The film is being shown
for the second time in a Washington
playhouse. having made its initial APP
pearance more than year ago.
1t is one of the most amusing stor-
les from the pen Of Americas beloved
humorist and has lost nothing in its
transfer to the silver sheet.
CENTRAI-"The New Champion"
1.-THE New Champion" starring Will
liam Fairbanks, is the feature at
Crandalls Central Theater the first
two days Of this week. The action of
Continued on Fifteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28
AMBASSADOR-"The Wilderness
Woman"

Arthur Stringer's story of The
Wilderness Woman" as adapted to
the screen for First National, Is also
the feature at Crandall's Ambassador
Theater the first three days Of the
week. 1t is supplemented with an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28

amusing one of Paul Terry's "Aesop's
Fables" and entertained large au-
diences yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
SOME MAY CLOSE STORES
 ON SATURDAY NIGHTS
Uniform Hours Committee Power less and Independent Action By
 Merchants is Anticipated >

The question of Saturday nigr' losing of stores is dead. officially an at least for another year, according to thc records Of inc uniform hours committee of Inc Chamber Of Com m"rce. The committee mt yester- dag 10 consider the question in re ,pousr 10 action taken at recent m""ting of th" merchants Of tno oi'y in mass meeting. There was nothing the committee could lo siuco if had no authority 10 take my binding action, and thercforo that body followed the only course open and left the matter on the
 ab'o for the present.
 Thet this will not be the end O. '0c question Is an open secrtt. Many merchants. particularly those south of th' railroad tracks. have mad" up 'hlir minds to close Saturday nights. r is und"rstooI, and independ.u action Is looked for.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
BERLIN
Court Judges Must Keep Awake Ex-Kaiser Listed in Phone Direc- tory as His Majesty

Berlin, April 2i--Criminal court judges in Germany no longer will be allowed to snooze in their comfortable armchairs while court is in session. The supreme judicial tribunal has cut Of the century-old paragraph in the crlm- Inal code which held that a Judges mere physical presence in the courtroom was sulti- ciont evidence of q fair trial
 Complaints by the bar association that jur- ists were taking advantage of the vague term inology Of the code and making up for lost sleep when proceedings Jagged, induced the tribunal 10 take action,
 The new order gives either inc state or the defense the right to Q new trial if the judge slept at any time during the case. But the order continues the judge must have been so sound asleep that he obviously missed portions of the evidence Or argument. Merely do2ng off for Q few minutes or even snoring audby a few times, the tribunal ruled. cannot be re garded as evidence of actual slumber
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
DOINGS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
PARIS
French Opera Fans Want to Hear Mary Garden-Woman Proud of
 Being Oldest Old Maid in France"

Paris, April 24-Comoedia, the Paris daily. which deals only with things theatrical and the nne arts, is eXerting itself to have Mary Garden invited to sing at the opera In recogni- ton of the work she has done in behalf of French opera in America.
 Miss Garden i9 to sing Melissande at the Opera Comique where she created the role and will find the composer, Andre Massager, once more holding the conductor's baton. Comoedla finds in this celebration a delicate homage both to the veteran composer and 10 q singer who has valiantly defended French musical art but does not consider that 1t is sufficient.
 Comoedia suggests that as the National Academy Of Music, the official name for the Paris Opera, is preparing a revival of "Salome" NJ. Rouchc. the director, should invite Miss Garden to sing the same part and later give Paris chance of seeing Afano's "Resurrec- ton" with her in the role in which she has scored great success.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
HOW WILHELM IS LISTED

The cX-kaiser IS again roIorrod To m me new Berlin telephone directory as His Majesty" For Inter den Linden 36 is listed in the d. rectory as the Imperial Echequor Of His Majesty, the Emperor and King Wilhelm IT. from which all the ex-kaiscrs financial inter ests are administered.
 The building which is called 'he Netherlands Paais is the personal property Of the IIohen- zoIlern family. This name, however has nothing 10 do with the fact that the eX-kaiscr is resident of the Netherlands but was chos- en in honor Of Dutch princess who married g. Hohenzoern prince in the middle Of the nlneteenth century.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
Nationwide Group of
 Radio Men Organizin 2

NinneapoIis Minn.. April 24 (P'-- organization Of the first nation-Did" group ct the radio industry. the Federated Radio Trade association with headquarters here was com. pInted yesterday with filing Of ar- ,icIes Of incorporation with tho sec rciary of state at St. Paul
 Twenty radio trade associations united in forming the new national body. whose purpose is the stahi'iz- ation of the industry and the co- ordination Of tho work Of lis mem hers along the lines Of standardized practices and efficient distribution. It's slogan is flor the advancement ot radio"
 Harold J. Wrapc Of St, Louis, Mo, is president of the association and Thomas White, Buffalo. \. T., is a director.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24

British Art Expert Says American Women Are Best Groomed in World-Youngster Sets Fashions.

London, April oi-The American woman Is lhe best groomed woman in the world In the opinion Of Sir John Lavery of the Royal Academy Of Art, who has just returned from the United States where he painted many DOT traits,
 SIT John, who was accompanied by Lady Iayery. said he had 1t on the authority of his wife. that the American women spend nearly all of their time on dress"
 Many Of the women. he said. although wealthy, do not have maids, "because they prefer to look after their own clothing
 Sir John is a great admirer of New York city. He maintains that the beauty Of the American metropolis Is considerably enhanced when it is yelled in clouds of smoke. as was often the case when he was there during the hard coal strike.
 "T can do more work in America in four months than I can do in England in eight" , declared Sir John, who added: And If we had the trans Atlantic climate here in England, we would all become hustlers like the Americans in an incredibly short time.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
CHALLENGE MERE MEN

The school marms Of Britain have tossed their hats into the ring and announced war to finish in what they consider challenge fer superiority issued by men teachers.
 The school masters recent resolution that no male teacher should serve under woman principal, Is considered by the women teachers as ''perfccty preposterous."
 In 6 public announcement the National Union of Women Teachers aver they welcome the "sex warfare" resolution of the school masters association "as we now know exactly where we stand, and by organizing our forces We shall the more easily be able to resist this oclatod effort to stem the tide"
 The women teachers are backed up In their stand by the Womens Freedom League, Lady Frances Balfour and other women of prom thence.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
WEARS [. S. "CHEATERS"

Princess Victoria, sister of King George, was the first member of the royal family 10 wear the heavy horn-rmmed glasses which in Eng land are considered distinctly American.
 Long before her recent serious illness, her eyes gave her much trouble and Victoria took to horn trimmed glasses. but not without con- siderable teasing from the king. It wasn't long, however before the tables were turned on the monarch, for he too, had 10 wear glasses
 He found the prevailing American style Of spectacles the most convenient and comfort able. For a time he wore them only for read. ing in his apartments but on the occasion Of the opening of the second season of the British Empire exhibition ct Wembley, he donncd them 10 read his address, and thus displayed them 10 his whole worldwide realm
 King George never wears glasses In public unless he needs to refer to an address or docu- ment.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
MUST PAY FIRST

Pay first and argue after" Is the policy Of Inc French tax department in various disputes over interpretation of the multitude of taxa lion laws which have been voted in the last few years.
 Someone will have to compile a special code of these laws in the opinion of officials and ta&. collectors who are as hay regarding their application as the tax payers, In the last two years finance minister bills voted comprise no less than 1,079 articles, and appeals from the tax departments interpretation of these laws are being made freely to the state council the only body in France qualified to lay down interpretations on the law,
 Although the tax collectors are following the policy of requesting immediate payment, they realize that the complicated provisions of the new laws are bound to make collections slower.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
OLDEST OLD MAID

Madcmoiselle Augustine Restitude Touzet, born January C, 1923, and by that same token proud aspirant 10 tho title Of the oldest old maid in France" has just had her hair bobbed
 Surely" she says, "ono must keep up with ones time" She eats and drinks what shc plcases and is particularly fond Of omelette with bacon, a speciality of the countryside. Her recreations are singing and playing cards and she does all her own housework,
 Every day and in every way l feel better and better" says Mile. Touzet. When l was a young girl l was thin and sickly. Shes a bird fit for cats neat the old folk used to say Some eighty years ago the doctor gave me up for lost"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
Sons of St. George Hold
 Their Annual Meetin.

Philadelphia, April 24 Pl-Tl.. r rt for mutual cooperation and .rt"ndship between the United States and Grort Britain in the interests O. I'ilgaiion nrs the sentiment voiced lay speakers last niEht at the annual dinner of the society Of the Sons cf st. George.
 'l lon't believe fhs time hos comn." sad r. W. Wilson. former mem CT Of the British parliament.
 whom either vour cour'rv or mine ran safely vi'ndrar tt Influence from the world Think ot rhst r. "ouH mean A this moment '~ '"iia NoFlrms a@a Hinfqs arc fighting each other in The sir+s'z 1- Nfrica fha~o are lr rr rf .5 -'
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24

10 be kept In order and there are problems 10 be met in Asia Minor.
 "I believe inc work Of serving the world is too great for England alone, and that is why there is need for cooperation between what is left of shock and shell-rdden England and .ha United States of America
 Tn England we have had lot 10 cort"nd with. We haze been educated by Ireland, exploited by S'oNanl, hyrnot!2ed hy Wales and "bsorind hy Canada. and we n"nl a friend. Tha. is why we come 10 the tinted Sta trs.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
EAT DOGS AND HORSES

Dogs and horses still form considerable part of Germanys meat supply.s Last year 142 O00 horses and 5,7oo dogs were killed un- der government supervision and sold as horse steaks, horse or dog outlets, Or sausages.
 The average German eats 103 pounds of meat year. an increase Of 10 pounds per capita over 1924. Pork is by far the most popular. More than i2t0o,ooo hogs and only I,000,000 calves were slaughtered in 13@5
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
SpOTLEss TOWN CRUSADE

The Munich city council, struggling in its own, to restore the pre-war reputation of Ger. man cities for having srotlessly clean streets has passed an ordinance prohibiting persons from littering the thoroughfares with waste paper and rubbish.
 Special squads of plain-clothes men are en. powered 10 levy and collect fine of fifty cents for each ofense, giving receipt on the spot, They have orders 10 arrest violators who re- fuse to pay the fine
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
FILM SEMINARY

film seminary 70 train teachers in demon strating educatio motion pictures in public schools and nigh schools is 10 be started by the Berlin board Of education.
 The Film and Picture Alliance. which sron- sored the idea is urging other cities to start similar training courses
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
10 INCOME RIM SHIP

La Martiniere", the convict ship sailed from the island of Re recently with $40 lifers and long term men aboard, will dismantle the iron cages which now constitute it's hold as soon as it's human cargo is landed and proceed 10 Jamaica. to take aboard 1G,000 kegs of rum for Havre
 Sailing west with the effects and return east with the cause" said prohibition advo- cate when he heard of the ships charter for fhe return trip.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
SETS STYLES AT THREE

Although quite unaware Of l., Master George LGsnol4s, elder son of Princess Mary, has be- gun 10 set fashions at the tender age of three.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
No Kiddin This I ime)

W AAN4AlA AAAo my I The grass seems to be shooting up on every lawn. You can tell the lawns that have been treated with Wonderlawn Grass Seed. They have that thick green velvety look. S1.00 for pounds-enough for the average lawn.
 [ How about the garden you planned for this year? Don't weaken. It's good sport and you'll reap the benefits in the form of peas, corn, beets beans not to mention the fun of watching them grow I We'll tell you all we know about manipulat- ing garden and we'll give you book that tells you pretty nearly everything you might want to know about gardening. This book is free of course.
 Every variety of seed is here for you In package or bulk
 I Spading Forks, Hoes, Rakes, Shovels- every one worthy product of the True Temper brand-they are we'll balanced they carry the double guarantee True Tempers and Hjerpe's.
 I Wheelbarrows-Another shipment just ar. rived--the same type we advertised last week. The others sold fast and so will these Built for wear and priced to sell easily.
 Enameloid the perfect household paint. The special deal is still in force. This is the last day
 Rogers Brushing Lacquer-advertised in this weeks Saturday Evening Post--is sold here exclusively. We'll be happy to demonstrate this remarkable product. I Still few Ladders remaining-you can buy one for $l.5O $2.O0 or $500. Of sturdy build and nicely finished
 Then there's our garden hose and builders hardware and-a thousand other things you might like to hear about. | T This is remarkable place, if we do say it ourselves. Our stock will surprise you with its size and variety. You might drop in and | look around-buyer or visitor it's all the | Ua 4o b,1-o [ Open this evening, lN
New Britain herald., 1926-04-24

Eeudon's ro-t oG're Ilrrrtorv this -.sr weighs II pounds : Ogucrs. and rarta. .-e tH1n pnrt-.
Evening star., 1926-10-22

Jurisdiction of the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland appointed by Gov.
Richie, Democratic pass the House
Of Representatives on the unanimous
consent calendar. One voice In ob1ec-
ton. would have blocked the bill"
Mere Routine Work, He Says.
Accomplishments claimed by Mr.:
Zihlman's supporters and admitted
by Mr.. Mish were characterized by the
speaker as being routine work which
any Representative could undertake
and consummate.
"As chairman Of the District Of Co
lumbia Committee" continued Mr
Mish, "he takes good care Of the bust
ness interests and builders needs or
the District of Columbia and so en-
joys their support in his campaigns
in adjacent Maryland to a greater ex-
tent than any Maryland Representa-
tive before him. But what has he
done for Montgomery County,"
Gov. Ritchie stated that the Re-
publican candidates should dwell on
some constructive criticism, rather
than on political propaganda. Other
speakers were Representative Tyd-
ings, Democratic candidate for Sena-
tor, who attacked what he described
as Senator Weller's absentee record;
E. Brooke Lee, county Democratic
leader and candidate for the House of
Delegates; ]. Bond Smith. who pre-
sided at the Takonaa Park meeting;
George L. Edmonds, candidate for the
House Of Delegates, and William S.
Gordy, jr., candidate for controller
of the treasury.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Enemy Owned Company Legally Sold,
He Declares ,-s

Predicting that the Government
will not prevail in the Bosch Magnetic
suit filed yesterday at Boston, A.
Mitchell Palmer, former alien prop
erty custodian and later Attorney
General. one of the % defendants
named in the suit declared in a state
mont last night that the attempt OF
the Government to assess the defend-
ants with the difference between the
claimed S9.000,000 valuation of the
company and the $4.150,000 sale price
was an outrageous abuse of powers
Mr.. Palmer said he sold the dis
loyal and enemy owned Bosch. Mag
neto Co. at public sale, after wide ad.
vertisement, to the highest or several
bidders, for $4.150, 900.
Now, after eight years." he con-
tinued, 1.-The Government, claiming
the property was worth $9,000,000,
brings suit against the purchasers, a
number of public officials who con.
Quoted the business under my direc-
ton and myself to recover the differ
ence. No crime, corruption or wrong
doing is alleged SO far as know, but
we are asked to pay. this enormous
sum on the theory that the property
was worth 1t.
Financial experts have differed
ABOUT Ino value Vi lIi0
only know I got for it the highest
price I could at a sale conducted ac-
cording to law The Bosch company
could not have been sold for 5000, 900.
If it had been, the American citizens
who bought it would probably have
been ruined.
From 1921, numerous Investigations
Of this sale have been made, by
grand juries and otherwise, and moth
ing improper in the sale has been
shown. Now. after hiring Merton
Lewis of New York, attorney for the
German owners, as a special assist
ant attorney general, the Government
brings this suit. This is the same
Lewis who in the first investigation
as attorney general before
a Senate committee and so deceived
the committee that Senator Walsh
told him nothing that he might say
could be believed.
Despite continued efforts of the
Germans, aided by our political enc
mics, to undo the work of the alien
property custodian during the war
efforts which have kept us constantly
in the courts to defend our work at
our own expense-in not a single case
has the German contention so fur
prevailed. It will not prevail in this
case, but the bringing of the suit Is
an outrageous abuse of powers
Evening star., 1926-10-22
&,55,A6 BOSCH
PLOT IS CHARGED
Palmer Among q Accused of
Conspiracy to Sell Plant
at Huge Loss.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON. October 22.-Charges of
q conspiracy between United States
officials and two nationally known
financial organizations to defraud the
United States Government of $685.
546, by representing the assets of the
Bosch Magnetic Co. Of Springfield at
less than half Of their true value, were
made yesterday in a suit against %
defendants filed here in Federal Court
by the Department of Justice.
The defendants include A. Mitchell
alien property custodian and later
Attorney General; Francis p. Garvan
Of New York, former chief of the
Bureau of Investigation of the Gus
todian; Joseph +. Guffey of Pitts
burgh, who was director OF sales for
the custodian. and officers of Horn
blower & Weeks of Boston and New
York, bankers and brokers, and the
Chase Securities Co. Of New York.
Fraudulent Report Charged.
The scheme. the Government
charges, was to have one of the
alleged conspirators, John A. Mac
Martin. given charge Of the books or
the seized property as assistant
secretary. He made a fraudulent re-
port of it's assets, it was charged, and
at the same time Hornblower & Weeks
were informed Of the true value and
they. with Chase Securities Co..
financed its sale to Martin z. Kern Of
Allentown, Pa, another Of the de-
PENDANTS.
The sale was made for s4.15O 900
and the company was reorganized
into the present American Bosch
Magnetic Co. The Government charges
that actually the value at the time Of
sale was S9.685. .56407.
After the United States entered the
war the Bosch Magnetic Co., in con-
Torrance with wartime legislation,
made report Of the amount of enemy
owned stock. Then, it Is charged
Palmer. Kern and Arthur T. Murray
of Springfield. president Of the Ameri-
can Bosch Magnetic Co, entered into
conspiracy to seize the property, to
appoint Murray as general manager,
to sell to Kern at less than its right
value and then to reorganize the COM
pany at a great profit to several and
at loss to the Government.
Officers Are Accused.
In carrying out this plot. the Gov
ernment charges, Murray became gen.
eral manager, William G.. Fitzpatrick,
Detroit lawyer, became a director and
secretary, and MacMartin assistant
secretary. Garyan had knowledge Of
1t. the Government says. George A.
Macdonald. Springfield banker, and ].
Harry Covington of Easton, Md. were
also made defendants on the ground
that they had knowledge, of the plot.
the first as a director of the company
and Covington as counsel for Kern.
The directors of Hornblower &
Weeks, who were made defendants,
were Henry Hornblower and Ralph
Hornhlower, James j. Phelan, Ed
mond l.. Geary and Henry n. Sweet
of Boston: John Prentiss, Charles T.
Lowering, James A. Fayne, James l..
Evening star., 1926-10-22
z|HLMAN'S RECORD
ATTACKED BY M|SH
G.; O. P, Representative, Up
t. for Reelection, Is Target
for Democratic Opponent.

The record of Representative Fred
N. Zihlman, Republican, of Maryland.
was attacked by Frank M. Mish, his
Democratic opponent, in a series Of
Montgomery County Democratic raj
lies last night, at which Gov. Ritchie
also spoke briefly.
Declaring that Representative r.
Walton Moore, Democrat, Virginia,
was instrumental in securing an ap
preparation Of s14,000,000 for the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, Mr.. Mish
said:
This immense sum, which will so
greatly and directly help all Of Airing
ton County, Va. is nearly three times
as much as the entire State Of Mary
land has received from the United
States Government for Federal-aid
roads from 1917, when the United
States made its first appropriation to
build Federal-aid roads in the various
States, through July, 1926, to which
date Maryland has received $5.1l2,-
1862 for such roads, and the $14,-
100000 is over and above Virginia's
share of the Federal-aid roads dis
tribution.
Cites Tax Shared by State.
The cost in United States taxes, OF
which Maryland pays her share, OF
this one bridge joining Washington
city and Arlington County, Va, is 4O
per cent Of the entire amount Of Mary
land bonds that the State has issued to
build our great system Of State roads.
What such improvement has Zihl-
man gotten for adjacent Maryland?'
Misi inquired.
Mr.. Mish also declared that Mr..
Moore secured the connection of Ar
lington County sewers with Fort Myer
sewer, thus lessening the sewer cost
to Arlington County. Then he asked,
Where has Zihlman SO helped Mont
gomery County,"
ION the other hand" he continued,
"Zihlman allowed the bill giving the
proposed Loughborough Belt Line
Railroad-a menace to $50,00O.OOO In
property; opposed by every town and
taxing area in the suburban end OF
Montgomery County. by all the citi-
zens' associations of the county: by
the Democratic County commissioners
Of Montgomery County and already
withdrawn by its sponsors from the
Evening star., 1926-10-22
CIRCLE REOPENS TODAY.
Sixteenth Street and Massachusett:
Avenue Confluence Repaved.

Scott Circle, which has been closed
to traffic for several weeks because OF
street repaving operations, will be re-
opened at o'clock this afternoon. 1t
was announced today by Traffic d.
rector NJ. o. Eldridge.
The busses of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., which were re-
routed temporarily, will resume their
regular routes via Scott Circle: