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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-09

MISS CLldUW1Ch OlASISo @1VV All
cash for the best last line for her
incomplete limerick. She was wired
that there was plenty of work
ahead of her selecting the winner
from the hundreds and hundreds OF
answers to her offer.
I'll get busy right away just as
soon as 1 arrive in Washington
I'll have Sunday, Monday and Tues
day to select she wired.
Today and Sunday, and Monday
up to noon. will be the final OPP
portunities to win Ida Mays 800
Her limerick, printed for the first
time Thursday, brought instant re
Spouse.
Today is the last day the limerick
will be printed. Here it is
Miss Ida May Chadwick. the dancer.
Says Men prefer blondes" What's
the answer?
A pretty brunette
Says. "Ida's all wet"
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Plot, Declares Ailnee's Friend

BRADENTON. Fla, Oct. 9.-Aignee
Semple McPherson's trials and
trfbulations in the courts OF Los
Angeles are the result of plot on
the part of the established churches
Ia that city against the AneeIus
Temple and the woman evangelist.
This is the opinion of T. J. McIn-
tosh, OF Bradenton, an itinerant
evangelist, who claims that Mrs.
Mcpherson resided with the Nc.
Intosh family in Hongkong, China,
IN 1910, and was engaged in evan
Keiistic and mission work.
Mcintosh says that Mrs McPher-
son. who was then Mrs. Robert
Simple. came to Hongkong sron
Chicago and stayed about ten
months
Her husband, Robert Semple. died
IN Hongkong and Mcintosh says Re
served az pallbearer at Semple s
funeral.
A few days after Mr.. Semple 5
death, according to Mcintosh, a
pnby girl was born 10 Mrs. Semple
and shortly thereafter, the woman
and her child were sent back e
california.
Mcintosh has wired Mrs McPaer
fuH tl Send him facts about ner
Geo u order that 10" may cham
H..H Hr. .tuts.
$1,000. l.a l. uY' sr,u Mr. VI.
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YOUNG MOTHER
TAKES POISON
BY international News Service

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Mrs. Cath
crime Nichols, 20, Of Pittsburgh, who
recently was acquitted of throwing
acid in a rivals face today attempt
ed suicide on the street by swal-
lowing two bichloride OF mercury
pills. according to police.
The young woman was found with
her eight months old daughter
Betty in her arms.
my husband and I quarrelled SO
much" she explained weakly. "that
1 couldn't stand it any more"
She is in a. serious condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-09
115,S77,OOO Residents
of America Own
1924 Each

The per capita wealth of the
United States on October 1 was
$42.34, or II cents higher than
a year ago, the Treasury an
nounced today.
The total money stock was
So, 442, 1861, 900, of which $4,906,-
10000 was in circulation. The
rest was held in Federal Re-
serve banks.
Population was estimated on
October 1 at 1851, 900, an
increase of 1,419,0O0 during the
year.
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MEDICAL BUILDING BIDS
ARE OPENED AT HOWARD

Howard University officials have
opened bids for the construction of
a medical building TO cost $270, 900,
with $4,000 additional for equip
ment.
DR.. Emmett J. Scott, chairman of
the board OF award, announced TO-
day that more than 100 builders are
submitting estimates. HsSsrM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-09
Mt. Pleasant Meeting

Members of the Mt. Pleasant
Citizens Association will meet in
the Public Library, Sixteenth
Street. near Lamont, tonight at &
o'clock.
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Blonde Lines Pile Up
For Miss Chadwick

II hope Washington folks prefer blondes'
the advance message of Miss Ida May Chadwick who
arrives in Washington tomorrow with her ''Six Dizzy
Blondes for a week at the B. F. Keith Theater.
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Business opportunities are open to
those who are seeking some kind Of
attachment with reliable concerns. The
Times and Herald will reveal this
Information to you through the cIassl-
fled section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-09

An explorer in Africa tells of a
beauty show held in the heart OF
the jungle. Five hundred young
women entered. and the winner
was judged by the perfection of
her feet.
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Tuesday night from the stage of
the 3. f. Keith Theater, Ida May
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Peril

MORNING OF WORRY-All morning
| was fearful of an accident. What did
the property man mean when he said,
1T was sure murder?" Lanier and
had asked him. He answered that he
was taking orders, not making state
ments. That fateful afternoon was on
location. | was To drive car down n
steep Hill at the foot of which was sup
posed IN be passing train An accident
VAS go Ice worked partly with trick pho
togruphl
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Photo by International Newzreel

a rarity. And so, with the
aid of Olga Halstead, it
was installed in some In
dian pottery and packed
off to the city's Southwest
Museum.
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ARREST OF
ORN|STON
NEARS
BY international News Service

l0teEnallOnAA
Los ANGELES, Oct. 9.-The
net was Tightening around Ken
meth G. Ormiston, missing CO.
defendant in the Aimee Semple
Mcpherson conspiracy case, &C
cording to the district attorneys
office today.
1--WE have an excellent chance
to apprehend Ormiston," Keyes de-
clared. "Our information concern
ing his whereabouts seems to be
authentic"
The district attorney would not
discuss this phase of the case at
length and refused to divulge the
nature of his information.
Reported In Pasadena
Ormiston was reported as having
been seen in Pasadena several days
ago.
The testimony at yesterdays SEES
sion dealt largely with Ormiston's
Mrs. Mcpherson. who alleged she
had been kidnapped and taken to
Mexico.
Whereas the State alleges she
was Omissions companion at
Carmel cottage and that her kid
naping story was nothing more
than a hoax.
s. s. Hahn, attorney for Mrs.
Lorraine Wiseman- Sielaff; another
co-defendant, who alleges Mrs. Nc
Pherson offered her sum Of money
to produce Miss X' to- pose as
Ormiston's companion at Carmel,
stated yesterday that he antici-
pated the filing of manslaughter
and perjury charges as the out
growth of the preliminary hearing.
Which, if any. of the four defend
ants already charged with con-
spiracy, will be named in these
charges, was not revealed.
Deaths In the Case
Since Mrs. McPherson's disap-
pearance, a number Of deaths have
occurred among persons more or
less connected with the case.
Ed Harrison, diver, contracted
influenza ana uISu DIS 1Sch1L Va
his attempt to find the body OF
Mrs. Mcpherson, who was thought
to have been drowned.
Another young man also lost his
life while diving for the supposed
body.
r. A. Mckinley, blind attorney
who had been negotiating with
Mrs. Mcpherson to produce Rose
and Steve" her two alleged kid
napers, and two other men We're
killed in an automobile accident.
DIR. A. NJ. Waters, who was said
10 have been communicating with
Mrs. Mcpherson and her mother
was found dead, n suicide, by of.
ficers from the district attorneys
office when they went TO his home
TO question him in connection with
the case.
There will be no session Of +he
hearing today. The hearing will
be resumed Monday.
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CAMERAMAN ABUSED-Meanwhil
he was making the cameraman as nerv-
Gus as he was me- 1.-TWO hundred feet
more, you bonehead! Did | holIer to
you? Can't you wait for orders?" There
are more ways than one of breaking "a
contract. reminded myself. But if
Delroy thought he was going to make il
too hot for me, he was going to find
himself mistaken. "lle was out on Q
soarc last night again" said the camera
MAJ to me under hs breath. with sigh
Evening star., 1926-03-08
COLD WAVE MOVES
EAST WITH SNOW
Rise in Temperature Fore
cast for Mississippi VAL
Iey~Jratfic Relieved.

Ry the Associated Press
CHICAGO. March S.-March. shsk-
ing a leonine name. showered snow
over wide area in the Central West
over the week end. and then moved
East for a repetition OF the act.
Warm weather was promised to-
day for most OF the Mississippi Valley
territory. but lower temperatures, sc-
Companied by snow and rain. were
forecast for Atlantic Coast States.
Minnesota. heaviest sufferer from
the snowfall. slowly crept from un-
der an to 10 inch bla nket today.
Highways made impossible by the
heavy snowfall of Saturday. and sun
day were being opened. but bus traf-
fic into Wisconsin, Iowa and South
Dakota was completely tied up by
the storm.
Heavy drifts formed under the
pressure of high wind Sunday night
constituted serious difficulty. One
thousand persons marooned in Milaca
during a basket ball tournament Sat
urday night were able to return TO
their homes today.
The unexpected guests caused a
severe strain on the Milaca 1arder.
while ali available space in public
buildings of the small town was
utilized to quarter them.
In Chicago snow fiurries fell
throughout Sunday, the mercury
dropping to 10 degrees above zero at
midnight. A rise of at least 10 de-
grees was in prospect, however, for
today.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
WOMAN IS ATTACKED
BY ANOTHER IN STORE

Assaulted by a colored woman
whom she had accused of stealing
her pocketbook, Mrs. Sarah Cohen.
so. proprietress Of grocery store at
1888 Twelfth street. was badly beaten
shortly before noon today. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital. suf-
fering from shock and a cut on her
throat. but physicians said she was
not in danger.
Mrs. Cohen had been knocked to
ing over her beating her with large
stick when she was rescued by George
G. Twohy. deputy United States
marshal, who was attracted by her
screams as he passed the store. lie
held the colOred woman. Mabel Wash
ington, 507 II street. until police ar
rived.
The assault was caused according
to the story told police by Mrs. Cohen,
by her asking the woman to stop when
she attempted to carry from the
store her pocketbook. The colored
woman entered the store while Mrs.
Cohen was telephoning. She went
through the store to n rear room and
appeared a few moments later carry
ing Mrs. Cohen's pocketbook,. she
said.
The colored woman was taken to
the second precinct station and
charged with larceny. The pocket
hook. which contained a small sum
Of money, was returned to Mrs. Cohen.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
RESOLUTION PROVIDES
CONGRESS DELEGATION
House Passes Measure to Send
Members and Senators to
Virginia Celebra tion.

The House today passed concur
rent resolution offered by Representa-
tive Montague. Democrat, Virginia
for appointment of an official repre-
sentation from both House and Sen
ate to attend the celebration of the
150th birthday anniversary OF the
Declaration OF Independence at Will
liamsburg, Va, May Is.
MIR. Montague explained that on
May Is, 1875. the Virginia convention.
then assembled in Williamsburg, pass
ed resolution directing the Virginia
members of the Continental Congress
to bring about action declaring the
Thirteen Original Colonies free and
indepe ndent States and absolved from
all allegiance to the British crown.
The resolution provides for appoint
ment of five members of the House
and five members of the Senate, ap-
pointed by the presiding officers Of the
two Houses, to attend the celebratio
at Williamsburg on May Is. The reso.
luton carries no appropria
Evening star., 1926-03-08
ILLINOIS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER
NEW ELEMENT In EARTH STUDY
Special X.Ray Apparatus, Designed on Campus,
Used to Isolate Eighty-Eighth of Possible
Nnety.Two Simple Substances.

this unknown element, number I'll,
and with the special N-ray equip
ment were able to study the isolated
compounds Of the new element. lead
ing to the definite announcement or
the discovery.
The most recently discovered ele-
ment was hafnium, announced In
Copenhagen in 1929. The announce
ment created great interest. but the
element Is comparatively Httl"
known. The newest well known ele-
ment discovered Is helium.
This was first observed as existing
in the sun in 1868, and then in 1894
was discovered on the earth. Many
elements. such as gold, silver. mer-
curry, iron, copper. lead and the like,
were known to the ancients, but
others are more modern In discovery.
The new element Is of a metallic
nature, but whether II may prove Of
high value commercially or otherwise
the chemists have been unable to
predict.
Since only the X-ray photographs
have disclosed 1t in the form of lines,
no description or other authentic In
dica ton of it's possibilities has become
available. The discoverers made up
their own samples OF rare earth" In
which the element was found and fur
ther experime ntation will be made In
an effort to obtain mo. 6l'-for
which no other name has even been
suggested-in larger quantities In or
der to learn more about it.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
GERMANS DEMAND
KA|SER'S ESTATES
100000 Sign Petition for
Confiscation in Single Day
in Berlin Alone.
RY A. r. DECKER.

By Radio 20 The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BERLIN, March s.-Former Kaiser
Wilhelm. who dema nds his castles
back along with hundreds OF princes
archdukes. mark grafs and ordinary
grefs, or counts. is making American
style propa nda in the Reich to IN
nuence the Reichstag to free the
crown property Of the seals Of Ger
man courts.
Throughout Germany people began
last Thursday signing their names 10
the proposed law by which all royal
and imperial property will he conhs-
Gated bv the State and the proceeds
devoted to war victins-war Widows
orphans. cripples and losers by cur
rency imitation.
On Sunday Berlin alone gave 100000
sienatures so IL is considered certain
that the necessary 4.000. 900 signatures
will be obtained before the legal fort
night has elapsed Then the Reich
stag will he compelled TO consider the
proposition.
Parties Are Split.
If the Eeichstag fails to make the
proposition law, the people must de
upon which a majority NJ 10000 900
must he obtained to make the PROPOSE
ton law.
Parties Of the Right are opposed 70
the law. They want to give the for
ner kaiser his property for the sake
Of maintaining respect for private
property. The Socialists are for dis
possession. The Democrats want to
compromise.
The Socialists claim that insufficient
lists have been posted and that people
go home because they refused TO wait
in line to af1x their names. They
claim that Nationalists are preventing
people from signing in the country
districts. and. as the lists are open.
many fear to sign and so incur the
displeasure Of landowners or run the
risk of the former kaiser's displca sure
IN event he should return some day
Others point out that Fran Ebert
wife of the first president Of the re
public. must he satisfied with 500
marks monthly as q pension.
Kaiser Starts Propaganda.
Meanwhile. the former kaiser is
flooding the country with arguments
why the royal family is justified in
demanding an income Of 500. 900 a
wear. Already since 1919 Wilhelm
has received private property and
works Of art worth more than $40
n00. .000. Nobody knows the total de.
nands Of former German prices, be
cause each German province has been
deciding its own cases separately.
The former kaiser wants returned
to him A blooded stock estate at Cad
tnen. West Prussia worth 1000 0Oh
marks. and at Camenz Schnells nsteing
a farm and an estate worth SIS .060 :.
0o0 marks. Wilhelm also dema nds
the Berland and Potsdam pal ces,
which are valued a As 000. 900 marks
He also wants the hunting preserve
and lodge In Rominten.
In the Berlin Landtag proposition
was proposed giving the kaiser 30
000. 900 marks in cash and 300 acres
TO call off his claims. hut the law
never passed because the entire mat
ter of settling with the former kaiser
and former princes has been brought
before the ReichstaC by indiGna MT So.
cialists. who point out that the former
kaiser and princes already are re-
ceivtng large pensions AZ officers. some
having been made lieutenants in
the army while still in the cradle.
tcopvriEht, e26. bv Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1926-03-08
PLANS FOR OFFICE
BUILDING ENLARGED
Application Shows 18th and
New York Avenue Structure
to Be so Per Cent Larger.

The Washington Central Trust Cor
poratiOn which is to erect the large
Washington Building. at the corner
Of Fifteenth street, New York avenue
and G. street. has filed an application
for permission to eXcavate, which in
dicates that the building when finally
completed will be approximately so
per cent larger than originally con
templated.
The building. which was originally
TO cost s.. 900 900. was to start from
the former site OF the old Dutch mar
ket on G. street and TO the Holman n
Building next to the Evan ms Building
on New York avenue. 1t is under
stood that the building will now not
only take in the Holman Building.
but when fully completed will take
in the Evans Building as it now
stands as part of the whole struc-
ture. and that 1t will extend on G
street mp TO Snyder Tailor store or
perhaps further and take in the old
Merchants Trust 60. Building.
Announcement of the original project
was made about eight months ago
and created considerable interest, as
the properties taken in were extremely
valuable. The old George Washington
Hotel. the Home Life Insurance
building. the United States Shipping
Boa rd office, Liggett's drug store. the
Old Dutch Market and Henderson
cigar store properties have been raZed.
The plans for the building call FOR
one of the most elaborate office struc-
lures in the city and the additional
property. which it is understood Will
he added to the structure before it Is
finished. will make it one of the larg
est in the city.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
POLICE ROUT MOB;
125 STRIKERS HELD
Band of 500 Fur Workers
Dispersed in New York
as Clubs Fly.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March S.--A platoon
of police. some of them mounted and
others using their clubs, dispersed 500
striking fur workers today " when they
attempted to hold a demonstration at
Seventh avenue and West Twenty
fourth street. One hundred man and
25 woman strikers were arrested on
charges of disorderly conduct.
Several strikers were hit by the
polcemen's clubs. but none was seri-
ously injured. After being dispersed
the workers retired ot two union halls
where they held Indignation meetings.
The disturba nee was the first of any
importance since 10000 fur workers
in more than 1000 shops went on
strike February Is, after some of the
employers had ordered a lockout of
their workers.
The workers struck for a 4O-hour
week. equal distribution of work
throughout the year and an unem-
ployment fund to guard against sea
sonal layoffs.
Last week union officials announced
that about 90 shops had acceded to the
workers demands and that work
would he resumed in these shops this
week.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
JUDGE POSTPONES
CITING REPORTERS
Takes No Action When
Papers Are Circulated Cow
ering Trial Despite Ban.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Assoc ated Press.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, March s.
After a conference with Judge Walter
A. White, attorneys for the New Or
leans newspapers said he would issue
no citation today for contempt against
reporters whose papers violated MS
order regarding publication ot testi-
monv in the Favre trial. now being
held here. 1t was understood that any
action Judge White may take would
come after the trial has ended. Ne"
Orleans papers containing testimony
were circulated In this county vesteT
day. despite the order.
Jesse F'avre is on trial charged with
the murder OF J. A. McLemore. one OF
two Federal entomologists slain near
here recently, apparently for robbery.
and before beginning the testimony
Judge White ordered that no papers
being circulated in this county should
publish any OF the testimony, saying
IL might affect trials of others on the
81 me charges.
Testimony was introduced Saturday.
the first two days of the trial being
occupied In completing jury. ana
presentation OF the states case was
resumed this morning with chris
Pearson the first witness. He told OF
the appearance OF the defendant at
his home Saturday after the double
shaving. He also described watch.
coat and sweater he said Favre had
with him.
Joe c. Jones, deputy sheriff. who
arrested the defendant. Identified the
articles as having been taken from
Favre or found in Pearson's home.
where Pearson said they were placed.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
BANQUET TOMORROW
SEVENTEEN Anniversary of Frater-
nifty Will Be Observed at
the Racquet Club.

The Washington City Rho Cha pter
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
will celebrate its seventeen annlver-
sarv with the annual Founders day
banquet tomorrow at pm, at the
Racquet Club.
Among the honor guests and speak
ers will he Senator'S Pat Harrison and
Kew Pittman, Representatives Arnold,
Vaile. Ragon and Cox. Gen. Cheatham
and several others noted in Army.
Navy and political circles. Former
Senator A. o. Stanley will preside as
toa stmaster All are members OF the
fraternity.
Gov. Bra ndon, past national hon
orary president of the organiza tion,
also Is expected to he present, as he
Is now In town on business.
Enticing entertainment has been
MANNED for the occasion, featured by
songs. dances and wit and humor. Of
fered by some of Washington best
known talent.
All Sig Alphs are invited.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
RETIREMENT HITS SNAG.
Measure to Liberalize Provisions in
General Discussion.

Libera lization of civil service re
tirement provisions ran into a sna aC
In the House civil service commit
tee today. The subcommittee which
has been drafting the liheraliziuG
measure made a unanimous report "a
the full committee. This precipi-
tated general discussion of the
work of the subcommittee and the
provisions of the hill as reported.
Several of these provisions were
quite thoroughly discussed without
conclusive action.
The civil service committee is 10
meet again Friday to discuss other
provisions of the liberia lizins bill.
Chairman LehlbaCh of the civil
service committee said today thai
there is no prospect Of an early re-
port to the House on the retirement
bill because the hill as reported from
the subcommittee has To ne gone
over entirely again in the full com
mittee.
Evening star., 1926-03-08
BR00KHART URGES
FARMERS AID BILL
Tells Senate Committee SIS.
100000 Loan Small Compared
With Road Relief.

Appearing before the Senate agri.
culture committee ;oday in support
~ his joint farm exports and cooper
ative bill. Senator Brookhart. Repub-
lican, Iowa. declared the railroads had
been given outright $4,000, 900 and
the Government should not hesitate
to loan the farmers SIS. 900. 900.
During the war he said. "$536.-
n00.0 900 was taken out OF the Treas
urv and given to the railroads and
since that time s307 600 900 more has
been loaned the carriers. On this
basis the farmers would he entitled
to loan OF s4o0. .0o0, 900 This bill
proposes that SIS. 900 600 he loa ned the
farmers to aid in marketing the sur
plus crops
All farmers. he contenjed. would he
aided by his bill The hardest crop to
handle, he added, would be cotton. AS
so per cent of II Is exported against
an average Of 12 per cent Of other
crops, hut despite this he claimed the
cotton farmers would he benefited. as
they do not sell their crop at world
prices. His bill. he said. would esta b.
lish a better price than the world
price