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Evening star., 1926-03-24
POWER IS CUT OFF
BY CONDUIT BLAST
Window Shattered When Gases in
Manhole Near 18th and H
Streets Exploded.

Manhole covers over an electric
power conduit furnishing current for
street lights on Fourteenth and III
streets blew up in that vicinity last
night from a combustion Of accumu-
lated gases, resulting in the darkening
of lights over a large section of the
northeast until repairs could be made.
Specific cause for the explosion is
being investigated today by experts
from the Potomac Electric Power Co.
1t is believed possible that a short cir
cult spark may have ignited gases in
the conduit.
Firemen responding to an alarm
were forced to wait until the 10000
volt power had been cut off before
attempting to extinguish the fire that
followed the explosion in the conduit.
A plate glass window was shattered
in the Equitable building at SIG Four
teenth street by the explosion.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
BANDIT WHO SLEW
POLICEMAN TAKEN
Eight HoIdups, Which Melted
$224, 900, Also Charged
to Leader.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 24-William j.
White alleged slayer Of motor cycle
policeman and believed to have taken
part in eight robberies which netted
1924 900. is in the custody Of Chicago
police today.
Shortly after his arrest he was
identified as the leader of the band
which recently secured $4,000 in a
spectacular payroll hold-up at the
International Harvester Co. Three
witnesses later pointed him out as the
murderer of Edward Pflaume, SUBJ
urban officer, slain last December 13.
He is credited by police with having
been the leader of two Chicago theater
robberies, which netted $4,000 each,
and also the leader of bands which
escaped with $4,000 in the former
International Harvester payroll hold
up and $4,000 from the McHenry,
ILL.,, State Bank.
He is alleged to have participated in
three other bank robberies, in which
SG5, 900 was stolen, including $50. 200
taken from the DroVerS' State Bank
OF Chicago.
White, known to the police as
Three Fingered jack as a result of
his custom of wearing a glove with
two fingers stuffed to conceal the miss
ing digits on his hand, was arrested
Yesterday in suburban roadhouse.
He was armed with four revolvers and
a shotgun, but was taken by police
before he could shoot.
After Whites arrest a police squad
laid in wait at the roadhouse for his
pal. Tommy Shupe, wanted in con-
nection with the McHenry and Har-
vester robberies. Shupe attempted to
escape. but was apprehended after a
chase. in which his automobile was
wrecked.
Two other men, identified as mem
bers of the Harvester hold-up band
were held for the grand jury yester
day. They are James Gentle and
Joseph Leopold.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
MAINE DEMOCRATS
MEET IN HARMONY
Party Convention Opens With
Troublesome Issues of 1924
Seemingly Settled.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND. Me-, March "a
Maine Democrats went into their bi-
ennial State convention here today
with united ranks. There were no
indications of dissension among the
delegates such as developed over the
ku KluX klan and prohibition ques-
tions two years ago. Neither subject
had been discussed at the preconven-
ton meeting of the delegates. al
though leaders were of the opinion
that the platform to be adopted today
would carry a plank for strict pro-
hibition enforcement.
A 27-year-old Democrat was chosen
to preside at the convention. He Is
Charles M. Starbird Of Auburn.
The chairman's speech and the or
ganization of the convention were
expected to occupy most of the morn
ing session.
Representative William A. Old
1eld OF Arkansas. chairman of the
Democratic national congressional
committee, will discuss national is
sues at the afternoon session.
The convention was to elect a
State committee and adopt a plat
form.
Mayor Ernest l.. Mclean of Au-
gusta, is the only announced can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for governor in the June primaries.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
GIRL, IA, MAROONED, ALONE, KEEPS
LIGHTHOUSE LAMP ALICHT 3 DAYS
Parents Kept Ashore by Fury of Seas, But Daughter
With Loaf of Bread for Food, Carries on
Until They Return.
haps frightened and going without

haps frightened and going without
sleep.
They and the girl, however, were
doomed to continue the ordeal, for
Monday the gale was worse than ever
and passage across the three miles of
raging seas was impossible.
The third night came, and again
the light cleaned forth at the proper
hour. as If the lighthouse keeper'h him.
self had been there at his task. Not
until S o'clock yesterday afternoon
did the seas abate sufficiently to en-
able the parents to return. They
reached the lighthouse in a motor.
boat. This was so badly buffeted by
the waves that the crew did not ven.
ture to return to the mainland.
AS the flash worked regularly while
Mr.. and Mrs. Langtan were ashore,
it was evident that the girl kept
awake at night and wound every four
hours the clockwork apparatus which
turns the light.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
STATUE RITES TUESDAY.
DAUGHTERS to Unveil Memorial to
DIR. Long, Pioneer Anesthetist.

The statue of DR.. Crawford w.
Long. to be placed in statuary hall
in the Capitol by the State of Georgia
in recognition of his pioneer work In
the use of ether enesthesia, will be
unveiled by his daughters, Mrs.
Frances Long Taylor and Miss.
Emma Long, when the exercises are
held next Tuesday.
Arrangements are being made to
seat several hundred people at the
exercises, which many distinguished
Georgians and others have been in
vited to attend. The District Alumni
Society of the University Of Penn
sylvania, represented by a committee
of IL, will place a wreath on the
statue.
John Massey Rhind is sculptor of
the Long statue. which will be in
p stalled In the hall within a day or
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Evening star., 1926-03-24
.Heartbeats of Five
Heard Hundreds
OF Miles on Radio
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 24-Per
sons hundreds of miles distant last
night heard the heartbeats of five
men broadcast here from radio sta
tion WCCO.
A combination stethoscope and am
plifier was rugged to the microphone
by physicists of the University of Min
nesota to reproduce the sounds of the
heart. Reports from points through.
out the Northwest indicated the sue
cess of the experiment.
The sound was compared to that of
pump by many listeners. The diff
ference in sound caused by the open
ing and closing of the heart valves
was said to be discernible.
Evening star., 1926-03-24
DRAMATISTS WIN POINT.
u. S. Finds No Evidence Of Anti
Trust Law Breach.

No basis for action has been found
by the Department of Justice in an
investigation Of the Association Of
American Dramatists.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the department as possi-
BILE violation Of the Federal antitrust
laws. No action will be taken, it was
stated, for the reason that the sub
ject matter, including manuscripts
and scenarios Of plays and motion pic
ture productions. does not appear to
iRyplYe iptArltAte .trada pI copomerceT
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Stage "Lady Windermere's Fam y

Lady Windermere's Fan" will be
presented at the new Armstrong
Auditorium Saturday, under the
direction of Miss Mary Powell
Burrill. The cast includes: Louise
Cook, M. Grant Lucas, jr., Aston
Waters Burleigh, Kitty B. Bruce,
James Nelson Saunders, Brenda Ray
MOryck, Carrie f. S. Lee. Clarence
Marshall Hill, Charles Williams,
Margaret Virginia Smith, B. Franklin
Brown, Bernice Brooks Brown, Alice
Mcneil, Julia +. Brooks, J. Marcus T..
Vance. jE. Ruth keRQ. - .-
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Right-hand Turns Curbed.

A general order instructing all
members Of the Police Department
to enforce rigidly the regulation gov.
erning right-ha turns at street I'm.
tersections was issued today by Maj.
Edwin Fl. Hesse. superintendent Ot
police The regulation requires that
right-han turns at intersections be
made only On the Erssu go" siGuals
Evening star., 1926-03-24
Hectic Charleston
Beginning to Lose
Favor in New York

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March PA silver
lining is becoming visible in the
cloud which has hung over dancers
unable to learn the Charleston,
says Maurie Rubens, composer OF
music for musical comedies, here
from New York.
New York already is firing of
the bang bang Charleston rhythm"
he asserted. II rewrote the entire
score of a play I am now working
on to get rid Of this type Of tune.
People want tunes that do not
leave them with headaches"
Evening star., 1926-03-24
ARLINGTON BANQUET
PLANS TO BE LAID
Committee Meets Tonight at Court
House-Lyon Village List
to Be Named.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va, March "a
The committee of the Arlington
County Civic Federation appointed by
President II. L. Plymale to plan for
the second annual banquet of the or
ganization, will hold its first meeting
at the courthouse tonight. 1t con-
sists of Clarence r. Ahalt, chairman;
G. A. Collier, r. A. Ryland, F. P.
Scott, J.. H. Bittenbender, Joseph l..
May, Thomas Crack, Robert knicely,
j. D. Cushman, w. d. Mabry. G. A.
S. Sinclair, F. e. Mann, John w.
Milstead, Walter U. Varney, Arthur
J. Porter, L. C. McNemar, T. =. Gill
bert. r. H. Foreman. c. JFrevost.
F. T. Tracy, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson. Ar.
j. A. c. Fought, P. v. Houndy. B. NJ.
Luckett, A. Dexter DAvis, Maj. E.
w. r. Ewing, Mrs. M Rex Hunt.
Mrs. j. A. Boston, Frank G.. Camp
bell, Prof. Fletcher KerAp, Monroe
II. Stockett and Charles II. Kinchloe.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYON VILLAGE, Va, March a.
Standing committees Of the Lyon VII.
lage Citizens Association will be Sc
lected tonight at a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the association
at the home of Monroe H. Stockett,
president of the organization.
The committees will concern them
selves not only with purely local mat.
ters, but with the broader problems
affecting the county in general, it Is
stated. The association plans to take
an active part in the movement for a
greater Arlington County.
The newly appointed delegates to
the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton, Stuart T. Ashton. James E.
Chinn and z. H. Harris, with ex-
officio Delegate Stockett. will apply
for admission to the federation at its
meeting April 6. In the meantime, at
the invitation of Robert E. Plymale,
president of the federation, President
Stockett has designated Delegate
Chinn to represent Lyon Village at
the meeting tonight to plan for
countx banquet and celehxations -
Evening star., 1926-03-24
WOMAN KNITTED ON WRIST.
Laundry Worker Attacked by
Brutal Prow1er in. Boston.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. March "a C9.
Another name has been added to
the list Of women knitted by providers
in Boston and vicinity in recent
weeks. Miss Alberta May Ross, a
laundry worker, reported to the
police last night that she was slashed
by a man as she entered lunchroom
Monday. She found her hand and
wrist, had been cut by some sharp
Instrument,
Evening star., 1926-05-26
SHERIFF RESENTS COURT
DiCTATING JAIL DIET
Judges Order Menu Which Omcial
Says He Cannot Feed Prison
ers at As Cents Per Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
cLEV ELAND, Ohio, May Is
Sheriff Fred kohler today was cOn-
siderinR what action. II any, he will
take on recommendation Of Common
Pleas Court judges. who have ordered
him to replace hts scanty jail diet with
more wholesome food.
A county grand jury reported sew
eral days ago that county jail prison
ers were fed on a menu OF cO1ee,
"hot.Water" soup and stale bread.
The judges ordered q menu Of meat d,
vegetables, potatoes. fresh bread.
cereal. milk a nd coffee. 'Sheriff kohler
intimated he will contest power OF the
judges 10 dictate TO him. kohler
maintains he cannot feed prisoners
the diet outlined for As cents q day.
the sum he is allowed TO feed each
prisoner. The judges declared the
menu could he prepared for s cents a
day.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
GERMAN. STUDENTS
REACH CITY TONIGHT
Is Who Will Do Farm and Indus.
trial Work in America to
Be Y. M. C. A. Guests.

Twenty-Five young German students
Will arrive in Washington this eve
ming for 24.hour visit TO the Ma
tional Capital before continuing on
their way West. where they will work
during the Summer in several cities
and on farms to learn American
methods. Their visit to America and
the work for them on farms In Wis
consin and in industrial establish
ments In Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
Detroit were arranged through the
National Y. NJ. E.. A., which has a lso
made arrangements for sending a
number OF American students to Eu-
rope.
The students will receive wages paid
other workers and at the some time
learn American methods in thee pro-
fessions or Vocations in which thew
are specializing in Germany. The
plan, 1t IS stated, not only has been
FOUND beneficial TO the students, but
Evening star., 1926-05-26
DR.. BYERS ELECTED
BY LUTHERAN SNYOD
Baltimorean Succeeds DR.. Weidley
of Washington as Mary.
land District Head.

Special Dispatch to The star
HAGERSTOWN, May 2s. Rev. Dr.
i. Edward Byers, pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church. Baltimore. today
was elected president of the Lutheran
Synod of Maryland. which convened
here yesterday. succeeding Rev. Dr..
John Weidley of Washington ID. &.
Rev. William F. Wade of tioiy Com
forter Church, Baltimore. was re-
elected secretary. and l.. Russell
Alden. an attorney OF Washington.
treasurer for the sixteenth term. Rev.
William G. Minnick of Baltimore was
reappointed statistical secretary.
The sessions. which will continue
until Thursday. are being held in
Trinity Lutheran Church here. and
are the 10Th annual convention Of
the Maryland Synod.
L. Russell Alden. treasurer. reported
that the total receipts for the year
amounted to $11379s.73 His repors
also showed that there We're 81, ,296 ac-
tive members in Maryland.
~ the session this afternoon new
constitution was adopted. and memo.
rial services held in honor of Rev. r.
i. Wade. Rev. y. f. F.. kaynoe and
Rev. s. A. Hedges.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
WARDEN At JOLIET
TO" BLOW OFF LID
Whitman Assures Sensation
on Stand Today-Biamed
for Prison Laxity.
BY the AaeOcisted Press.

Joliet. H.. May rs. Warden
.Iohn l.. Whitman. blamed by Gov.
Len Small yesterday for lax conditions
at the State prison here, will so before
the grand jury today. He Indicated
last night that he expects to blow
the lid off everything"
In abatement read before the
grand jury investigating prison con-
ditions,. following the murder OF a
deputy warden and the escape OF
seven prisoners. Gov. Small blamed
the warden for lax prison discipline,
although he said he believed the
warden was sincere in his efforts at
prison reform.
The governor intimated that the re
moval Of the warden might he one Of
The results OF the investigation. but
said he would take no action pending
the report of the grand jury.
Previously. Win CoIvin. head OF the
State Department Of Pardons and
Paroles. and Chauncey Jenkins. head
of the Department OF Public Welfare,
had also blamed Warden Whitman
for conditions at the prison. Whitman
had appeared before the grand jury
here and before the special crime
gra nd Jury in Chicago and denied that
he was responsible. insisting that his
hands have been tied by those over
him.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
JUDGES CRITICIZED
BY YPSYCH|ATR|STS
Emotional Reaction in Proba-
tion Cases Sometimes Bad,
Says One Expert.
Nv the Associated Press

ny the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May a
Judges, as we'll as the men they try
and the attaches of their courts. who
artists and probation officers their
greatest problem today.
This statement was made last night
nv DIR. F. l.. Williams of New York.
medical director of the national COM
mittee for mental hygiene, in an ad-
dress before the National Probation
Association.
Perhaps IS per cent of our Grim
inal cases are readily understandable.
the most part can be solved with the
right approach and sufficient patience
Dangers i'm Leadership.
''1rhe most dangerous element in SO
ciety is the leader, powerful intel
lectually and financially. who is in far
better mental health than the people
whom he is supposed to guide and
help.
What are we going to do with the
Judge, who. as soon as injustice ap-
pears between mother ana sou. geis
so steamed up that he becomes unable
TO see the situation fairly" he asked.
Or what of the probation officer who,
as soon as he detects somebody lying
to him. straightway flies off the han.
die so that he cannot properly weigh
the good with the bad?
The problem of the probation of
fcer is TO cope with the hard boiled
Judge. whose breakfast does not agree
with him or with the sentimental one
who must shed a tear over an es-
arrangement of mother and son.
Report on Education.
s Benderlv, director Of the Eureau
of Jewish Education, New YORK. told
the National Conference o. Jewish
Social Service last night that the Jews
in this country spend SS,000,Q0 an
nually on their public schools.
Six national social service associa-
lions began their meetings two days
ago in advance of the National Con.
ference of Social Work which opens
tonight. This conference will bring to-
sether 5000 delegates from so allied
organizations. fH9
Parents for years past have been
making the vital mistake OF withhold
inS from their children knowledge
they should have about sex. DR..
Rachelle Iarros. professor Of OBJ
stetrics At the University of Illinois,
said in addressing the National Con
ference Of Jewish Social Service yes
terday.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
80 HELD AS GAMBLERS.
Entire Florida Dog Race Track
Personnel Ia Indicted.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS. Fla. May
2S tR.--Eighty men were indicted by
clay County grand jury here last
night In connection with alleged gam
bling a, the Seminole Kennel Club
greyhound racing track at Orange
Park.
The men. representing the complete
personnel Of the racing plant. were
charged by the grand jury with keep
ing a place for gaming and gambling" I"
They were released on their own
recog MIA nee last night. Bonds are
TO be fixed at q hearing today.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Posters in Fire Stations.

a eeQaesi OF Lieut.. Cot. John Scott
Of the ORGANIZED Reserves for per
mission TO place posters relating
10 the citizens military training
camps for the Summer Of 1926 in all
Fire Department houses was approved
Yesterday by the District Commits
Sioners, go
Evening star., 1926-05-26
B. L. Fowler Left $34.2S9.

Benjamin l.. Fowler. who died May
T. left personal property valued At
tS4 2S9 and owned half interest in
premises 10 Carol avenue. Takoma
Park, Md. according 10 the petition
of his brother. Harry G. Fowler. and
a niece, Alice E. Fowler. both of Nil
Naukee, for the probate of his will
The petitioners ask that letters of
administration with the will annexed
he granted to Charles q. Doten.
Attorney Charles s. Shreve appears
for the estate.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
II ATS In with the program sponsored

II ATS In with the program sponsored
by the Y. NJ. G.. A. for the spread Of
International good will.
The young men will be met at Union
Station by q delegation from the
Washington y. NJ. &. A. Tonight they
will occupy quarters st the Central
be guests of they MI. A.: onss tour
or the city. and this evening they will
attend a banquet to be given in their
honor at Howard University. They
leave Washington tomorrow evening
Evening star., 1926-05-26
20.Inch Painting
By Manet Brings
100000 Francs
ay tn. A ssoc,atN Press.

PARIS. May 26.-A small pstnt-
Ing by Manet "Punchthello," 20
by l2ia inches. fetched 100000
francs at sale Al the Hotel
Drouet. In addition the buyer will
have to pay taxes Of nearly 20 per
cent. which will bring the cost To
more than 100000 francs. or about
$4,000. 1t is said the purchaser
Is Frenchman.
The little picture was shown In
the 1874 salon and was bough, by
the celebrated singer. Jean Bap
tiste Faure. II was sold in 1873
for 1000 gold francs. or about $500.
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04
Hand-Painted Novelties
Feature Wcmen's Wear

There is marked demand these
days for plain crepes, georgettes and
radiums from women who wish to
paint designs on them and so develop
their own novelties.
Patterns of printed stuff are bought
and the designs are copied in some
what lavish manner, actual paints be-
ing. used. Much of this kind of work
is being done by women who are adept
in the use of the brush themselves.
1t is believed that quite a movement
along this line is indicated because
the painting is a fad. BY buying the
plain materials many women of good
imaginative qualities or with artistic
ideas are enabled to produce patterns
that are exclusive.
The same thing is happening in the
making of scarfs, which vogue is des-
tined for greater popularity during the
coming months.
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04
Dinner-Jacket Fashion
Is Growing in Paris

When the dinner-jacket style for
women was started over year ago
it was the house of "Anna" that start
ed tit was met with more ridicule
than admiration. Nobody realized the
extent to which it would "catch on" =
A great many of these costumes now
are to be seen. at the smart restau-
rants in the Bois de Boulogne When
worn by really elegant women, says a
writer in ga G. B. one of the lead
ing magazines of fashion, they lose
their slightly doubtful significance and
are quite as. pretty as: the prettiest
decollete. 1T is. generally admitted
that they go very well with short hair.
One Of the most effective seen
lately was made of sort Of green silk
rep with thread lame and was worn
with skirt of plated gold in lace.
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04
Premiums for Bobies

AS French babies become scarcer
and scarcer the governmental desire
to increase the population grows
stronger and stronger. A law has
just gone into effect substantially in
creasing the awards portioned out to
the parents whose progeny are many.
Families with four children or
more under the age of thirteen are
allowed $50 francs annually for each
child after the third. Provision is
also made for widows and widowers.
A widow with five children would re-
ceive under the new regulations 1880
francs, or $500, according to prewar
standards.
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04
Fur T Prorr1incr1t i'm
New Autumn Coats
Straight Line Modes Still
to Be Good the Coming
Season.

A distinctive collection of fall coats
for dress, travel and sports introduces
many of the newest phases of the
mode, such as the dOlman sleeve and
a suggestion of the blouse treatment.
The fabrics employed in the devel-
Opment of these coats provide great
interest and variety, especially those
in the travel and sports category.
There are imported tweeds, shadow
plaids and novelty weaves, such as an
imitation lizard fabric which is very
effective. For the dress coats smooth
surfaced fabrics are shown.
Fur-lined models are included also,
as illustrated in a beaver cOlored
duvetyn-like material lined with sus-
Tiki and trimmed with beaver collar
and cuffs.
The straight lines are maintained
throughout, with emphasis placed on
intricate scanning and paneling. A
striking feature of many of the
models is the luxurious fur cuffs COW
ering the entire forearm to the elbow
and extending above in pointed effect
Caracul, kit fox, kOlinsky and squir-
rel are some of the most predominant
furs employed for the collars and
cuffs.
The dolman takes expression in a
black and white Imported tweed
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04
Danger of Typhoid
In Vacation Season

The increase in the prevalence of
typhoid fever is often directly proper
tional to the increase in touring by
motor car, according to a statement
issued by the Illinois department of
public health.
In 1925, the disease spread into
eight states from polluted drinking
water of one small town in Indiana.
Six cases in Illinois were traced to
this source.
The motor car takes large numbers
Of people from their own protected
community into others in which the
sanitary conditions are not safe.
Every person must take the response
bility for the safety of his own, food
and water at such a time.
The tourist season is open. 1t
would be we'll for the public to re-
member that vaccination protects every
one, while cleanliness and sanitation,
equally protective, are not always
practiced by others.-Hygeia Maya
zine.