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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
HIGH-SPEED LIMITS
ON STREETS SLATED
List of Certain Boulevards Will Be
Submitted to Commissioners
for Approval,

A list of boulevard highways on
which it is proposed to increase the
speed limit to 80 miles an hour was
prepared yesterday b. Col. ]. c. Mol
Ter, acting director of traffic, and will
be submitted to the Commissioners for
their approval early next week.
II is planned to raise the speed
limit just IS soon as the new boule-
ward stop signs are installed at inter
sections along these highways. The
signs are being manufact in Bal
timore and are scheduled To he ship
ped before Tuesday. installation viii
begin Immediately.
While Col Molleg declined TO reveal
the boulevards on which he proposes
TO increase the speed limit. it is known
that portions OF Massachusetts and
Wisconsin avenues are included in-the
list, as we'll as Bladensburg road for
the entire distance from Fifteenth and
Fl streets TO the District line. The
limit now is 80 miles an hour along
some sections of this road, north of
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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RAMSAY IS CHOICE
OF ALABAMA G. O.P.
Capitalist Nominated for
Senate Seat to BE Vacated
by Underwood.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. August 10
Smothering all suggestions Of action
on the ku KluX Khan, the Republica n
State convention here yesterday
named Erekine Ramsay, birmingham
capitalist and phiianthropiet. as a
candidate for the United States Senat"
to succeed Senator Oscar w. | nd"r-
wood, whose term expires March l,
1927.
The platform adopted indorsed
President Coolidge and the national
administration, highly commended
the economy exercised. ana con
tanned planks reaftrming belief in the
protective tariff and emphasizing the
need of law enforcement. Prison pa
role power was favored when eXer-
cised for the good of the state" Coy.
Rrandon'S policy was diSapprOVed.
Removal of ConYictS from the mines
also was favored. The platform in
cluded an appeal To the thinking pa
triotic people of all classes who have
no a to grind to Join with us in reg
isterinc protest against the deSener-
ate condition into which the Demo
cratic party has fallen
Candidates for the House Of Repre-
sentatives We're nominated in the
sixth and eighth districts. Other dis
triCts will nominate later r. NJ.
Sims of Florence was nominated in
the eighth district. The sixth district
convention nominated {. NJ Ayers
of Tuscaloosa.
Charles r. Robinson. permanent
chairman. in sounding the keynote Of
the meeting declared that the Demo
Gratis of Alabama were in chaotic
state of mind politically and that it
behooved the Republican party to pre-
sent a ur8ted front at = ;1Me Wh@n 4
sound party was needed to correct the
alleged political evils.
Col Dallas Smith, Cpe!ika. was
nominated Ia head ;he St;,e ticket. II
he accepts. he VIII oppose Col Blob
Graves. Democrat, in the November
election.
Ramsay Silent on Future.
NEW YORK. August 10 6P).-I.rs-
kline Ramsay declined to state last
night whether he would accept the
nomination for United States Senator
made yesterday by the Alabama state
Republican convention.
Mr.. Ramsay said he had not re-
ceived offiCial word Of the action taken
at the Alabama convention. He LEFT
today for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
and does not expect To rf;urn 10 BIZ
mingham until the latter part of the
month.
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STREET WIDENING
PROGRAM ENDORSED
Eight Thoroughfares Pro-
posed, But All May Not
Be Approved.

The proposed street-widening pro
gram for 1928 was given the unani
NOUS Endorsement of civic and bust
ness leaders of the District at a pub
l,c hearing conducted by the Commits
sioners today in the bOardroom Of
the District Building.
Although the tentative schedule
calls for the widening of eight thor
u@hfares. Commissioner Bell explain
ed that not more than two or three
are likely to Ia approved.
The eight streets slated for widen
ing in the proposed program are
Thirteenth from | to Massachusetts
avenue. Fifteenth from | to Massa
chusetts avenue. Tenth from F to
Massachusetts avenue. +, from Fourth
to Fifth, Twelfth from Pennsylvan mia
avenue TO f and New York avenue to
MaSSac huSettS avenue, connecticut
avenue from y to Dupont circle and
from Eighteenth to y street, Seven
teenth from Pennsylva MIA avenue to
X and II from Seventh to Thirteenth.
Suggestions were made that the list
also include Fifteenth street from
New York avenue to * street. and +
and {; streets between Seventh and
Ninth streets.
Only two objections were raised
6-dll'SI lfle eIllllN Ik'Ai''t' Wv N''N'
made by Charles Conradis. represent
ing Third Church of Christ. Scientist,
Nko pointed out that widening OF
Thirteenth street to the extent pro
posed would spoil the plans for alter
ing the church it recently acquired for
it's congregation at the southeast cor
nar of Thirteenth and l. streets.
II. NJ. Doyle, former judge Of the Mu-
nicipal Court. as representative Of the
owners of Tudor Hall. AT Tenth and
Massachusetts avenue. protested
against the plan to widen Tenth street,
Representatives of civic and huSl-
ness orga nizations told the commits
sioners that the widening Of these
downtown streets would ne a. lat-
reaching step toward relieving traffic
congestion.
Among them were A. j. Driscoll
president of the Mid-City Citizens
Associa ton: W. Pearce Rayner of the
Board of Trade and the District
Traffic Council: Ross p. Andrews of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Harold II. Levi. vice
president and general manager Of the
IIerh; Co: Arthur r.. Seymour. sec
rotary Of the Washington Chamber
of commerce. and Howard s. Fisk
Of the Thayer Printing Co.
Mr.. Andrews and Mr.. Lew hoth
spoke particularly of the situation
around the block occupied by the
Patent Office and explained that II
would he remedied by the widening
Of + and G. streets between Seventh
and Ninth streets. Mr. Rayner sug-
Cested that the narrow single blocks
such as Thirteenth from | TO X,
Twelfth street from Pennsylvania
avenue to f. and Fifteenth from !
70 X he widened first. heca use they
are traffic bottle necks."
The Commissioners took the sug-
gestions under Amusement.
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HERR|CK DEFENDS
PEOPLE OF FRANCE
Hardships Due to Depreciat-
ed Money Calls for U. S.
Sympathy, Says Envoy.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND. August 19.-Home
to rest for a short time before he de-
parts for Washington, Myron 7. Her
rick, United States Ambassador to
France. yesterday urged that a toler-
ant attitude for the grief-stricken
sister nation across the sea" be main
tanned in this country.
The depreciation of the franc has
affected the French people very
much and they are irritated because
of it," he said I'VE ought to he pa
tent with them, and ask ourselves If
we would he as patient as they If our
currency had deprecated seven or
eight times and our country was filled
with rich foreigners"
Instances of unCivil treatment of
Americans in France have not been
general. but have been unpleasantly
magnified in this country. he said.
Mr. Herrick will spend A month at
the home of his son, Parmely w. Her
rick. Then he will so to Washington
for conferences with President Cool
idge and Secretary Kellogg, after
which he will return to Paris
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SUN VICTIM SOUGHT.
Wife of c. G.. Mcmahon Searches
Capital-Lost Him in Ohio.

Acting on Information that her hus-
band, Charles George Mcmahon, 81
years old, advertising manager of the
Miller Brothers 101 Ranch. who is
believed to be an amnesia victim and
has heen missing since August I, may
in Washington. his wife. Mrs. Nina
Mcmahon. is searching the city today
in company with Headquarters De
tective George Darnell.
Mrs. Mcmahon says that her hus-
band was stricken by a sunstroke in
Detroit on August 4, and that while
she was taking him to a resort near
Chicago she lost him in the station a.
Cincinnati. She says she traced him
to Pittsburgh and thence to Philadel-
phia. where newspaper man told her
he had seen her husband in Wash
ingtOn.
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|. & N. RAISES WAGES.
$500 Employees Affected by New
Sliding Scale Signed.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 10 Up.
Representative of the Brotherhood
Of Railway and Steamship Clerks.
Express and Station Employees and
officials of the Louisville and Nash
willie Railroad Co. yesterday signed
an agreement whereby approximately
$500 employees of the l.. & y. will re-
ceive wage increases totaling $40a,eoo
annually.
The new agreement provides for
sliding scale of wages according to
length Of service and type OF worh
handled
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Former Washingtonian Dies.

John r. Bennett. 81 years old. for.
mer Washington resident. died at his
home in New Brunswick. y. j., on
August s. after long illness, friends
here have been advised
Mr.. Bennett is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett: two
sisters. Mrs. Mary Ella Bennett Hihbs
of Washington and Mrs. Rachel Riley
of Haddon Heights. y. j.. and three
brothers. Josiah Bennett of Tucker
ton. y. j.; William Bennett Of New
Brunswick. n. j., and Constantine
Bennett Of Philadelphia, Pa.
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PUP ROUTS ROBBERS.

CHICAGO. August !? GP)-A
e.month.old police dog saved his mis-
tress. Mrs Robert Marshall. from two
robbers last night as they were start
ing 10 bind her in her home The
men entered The house on pretense
Of wanting 10 REM a room. When
the pup. III an adjoining room. heard
the scuffline. he forced the men to
drop their weapons and flee.
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II FORD TOUR PLANES
DUE IN CLEVELAND TODAY
Airmen in Relia bility Test Flying
From Cincinnati With Beach
and Meister in Lead.

bN TTIF A<-IHTTTH'I TFpN1.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 70 -
Twenty-one airplanes participating in
the 2,500-mile Ford reliability tour
were scheduled to arrive at the Cleve-
land airport about noon today from
Cincinnati. Twenty-one checkers, one
for each machine. will see that every
flyers log for the leg from CinCinnat i
is completely checked and timed.
The tour, while primarily an endur-
ance and reliability test. has heCom"
A race. with Walter Beach of Wichita
kans.. and Louis &. Meister of De
trOit jockeying their pla ines for the
lead. Chief Starter Floyd j. Logan
said.
The aviators will hop off from her"
tomorrow at 10 am. at one-minu'e
intervals.
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Appeals to Police to Recover $1,000
And Is Arrested for Bank Robbery

$1,000, police said. He had disap-
peared three days before the hold
up at the time $500 of the banks
cash was reported missing.
A week ago Ford wrote a letter
to the police asking aid in tracing
two women whom he had brought
here from Buffalo, y. Y. and who,
he said, had taken a valise containS
ing $4,000 from his rooms. lnvesti-
CATION resulted in the mans arrest
as a fugitive from justice.
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100000 AQUARIUM GIFT

CHICAGO. August 10 ga new
gift of 10000 for the proposed
Shedd Aquarium by John G. Shedd,
wealthy Chicagoan, in addition 10
his previous donation of 100000,
was announced last night.
NJ. a. Traylor. president Of the
Shedd Aquarium Society. said when
it became apparent that plans for a
building equally imposing as the Field
Museum could not be accomplished
with $4,000 the EXTRA million was
added.
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ESCAPED Convict Returns.

MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. August ~
(P)-Iames Niteneer. life termer and
trustv al the Indian State Prison.
who escaped Monday. returned YES
terday, paying a taxi driver 81" TO
bring him back from Chicago
Nitenger, sent 70 prison in 1907 from
La Favette, said he became. conscience
stricken. He Will retain his job in
charge Of the prison water works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 19.-An al
legged thief who sought the aid of
police in recovering a part of his
loot from two women was arrested
here last night.
The man. who said he was George
w. Ford. former employe OF the
Peninsular State Bank of Highland
Park. Mich. admitted holding up the
bank last July II and escaping with
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Noted Geologist Dies.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. August 10
P).-Earle Sloan. former assistant
United States geologist and authority
on the Charleston earthquake of 1856,
died today. He was also South Caro-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Matrimonial Asset.

From the Eoston Transcript.
There is one good thing about mar
riage"
What is it?'
1T makes a man think more and
talk less/4
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Two Get Commissions.

Alton s. Heyser. 33is Mount Pleas
ant street, this city, has been ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the
Air Corps, and Clarence W. Rem
shave, Garrett Park, Md, a first
neuNnant Of Infantry. both in the
Omcsrs. Reserve Corps Of the Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19

Exports from the United States to
the Orient for the month of April. ac-
cording to the Department of Com
merce, were $1l 100000 greater than
for the same month in 1925. However,
our total trade with the Orient for
April showed .dnpp of To per cent as
compared With Ne previous month.
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before whom the matter was heard,
denied his petition in habeas corpus
\ De Brodes was Immediately com
mitted to jail to await trial on the
murder Indictment.
Through Attorneys wilton ~ Lam,
bert and Godfrey L., Munter, the
prisoner fled another petition in
habeas corpus some weeks ago and
Justice Hoehling submitted the mat.
ter to q Jury today. DIR. Kenneth
w. Kinney and DIR. Harry J. Craw.
ford testified that, although subject
to epileptic seizures, De Brodes is
not insane. The physicians claimed
that epilepsy is rot necessarily In
sanity, and pointed out that a num-
Der Of persons prominent in history
were afflicted with epilepsy, including
Lord Byron, julius Caesar and others.
DIR. John Lind and another alienigt
from the hospital, expressed the opin-
ion that DeBrodes Is not sane, and
stands In need Of further hopital
treatment. They pointed out that fol.
lowing a seizure DeBrodes has
period Of mental confusion, and de-
clared that In such periods he is likely
to do harm. Assistant United States
Attorneys Burkinshaw and Ffheily
represented the hospital authorities
who opposed the release of the pris-
oner.
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WRIT ASKED TO FORCE
sEsoUl SUNDAY cL oslNG

~ the Associated Press. 3Fs.
PHILADELPHIA. July 14s-An In
junction aimed to close the SesQui.
centennial Exposition on Sundays was
sought IN Common Pleas Court today.
"a hearing on the APPLICATION win be
held next Monday.
The complainallts are four mem
berB Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church committee Of 100. They allege
that the opening Of the exposition on
Sundays Is in violation Of the act OF
April 90. 1874. one OF the so-calied
blue laws" ana the act Of April "a,
1925, which provided FOR the partici-
nation 81 the state of Pennsylvania
ia the exposition and that the exposi'
tion be conducted In conformity with
all existing laws governing Sunday
observance.
The law Of 1874 provides Q fine of
81 or irnprisonment for six days. Tor
any individual who violates the Sab
bath day by worldly employment.
The application for the Injunction
came after II had been announced
that warrants had been issued against
~ employees of the exposition associ.
alton charging them with selling
tickets and otherwise participating in
the 0cIIVlIy OF Inc SApO1lIAOAA VA sun
day in violation Of the law.
The exposition has been wide open
the last two Sundays BY direction Of
the board Of directors OF the associ.
alton. The decision to open the show
on Sundays started storm Of pro-
tests by q number Of church denomi'
nations and resulted In the notificA-
ton to Mayor Kendr1ck by several OF
the church bodies that they would
withdraw their support from the en-
terprfge t's
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REVENGE WAS BACK
. OF TRIPLE Staying
Manned Youth Admits Cicero
/ Murders, Seeking to Kill
Employers Son.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July IA - The blind
quest of revenge by an immigrant OF
a year ago who had lost a thumb In
q lathe was revealed today as the
indirect cause OF the latest triple
Staying in Cicero.
Three persons shot to death in the
West Side suburb early Monday We're
innocent victims of his search for ret
l1bution, according to the confession
of James Crucius, alias Granite, VINO
was captured last night.
Crueius was arrested within a few
blocks of the scene OF the killings
when he returned in, search OF
fourth, and his intended, victim. !,
The 21-year-old Immigrant had
marked the life of Sol Schwartz, son
of the owner of the American
F1ange & Manufacturing Co. Young
Schwartz, he said, made him work at
a defective lathe, which four weeks
ago severed the thumb from his left
hand.
Shortly afterward, Crucius said, he
was discharged and was unable to OBJ
tain employment because of his
MANNED hand. He plotted to Kill
Schwartz. Foreseeing that he would
need money for his defense. he start
ed out to obtain funds. He got an
automatic pistol, and last week in a
West Side flop house" met Tommy
McWaine, 20, just in from Muskegon,
Mich, and also destitute. They
loftered together for a time and
agreed to become partner robbers.
First they robbed an insurance
agent, next a woman and her escort,
and then on Sunday night, Crucius
said. they set out on another foray.
They halted q taxicab, overpowered
the chauffeur, took his uniform and
trussed him with tire chains.
Proceeding block they stopped to
rob Marie Blang, %, and Frederick
Helm, her escort, who had just driven
to Miss Blaug's home from church.
He made a gesture of protest and
fusillade of shots killed both. Then.
Ludwig Rose, the chauffeur, attempt
ed to escape and was shot down as
he fed up the street.
Crucius and McWaine fed in the
stolen cab, and wrecked It when they
crashed through a. railroad crossing
gate, Crucius escaping, while Nc
Waine was caught. All day Tuesday
he hid on a roof near the scene Of
the shooting, appeared at an apart
ment house that night and disappear
ed after leaving a suicide note.
Last night a patrolman noticed
q furtive passer-by with a missing
left thumb and arrested him. An hour
later Crucius had made his incoherent
confession. Crucius said he shot
Rose and Helm, but not Miss BLANC.
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brushing up in his practice. 'sThe
President" he added, ..casts beauti-
fully. He throws a nice line
Mr.. Coolidge, however. rapidly IL be-
coming convinced that fishing Is q lot
like politics. Every move causes a
controversy.
) Fish's Mouth IN Controversy.
The first fish ne caught started q
discussion as to whether 1t was a pike
or pickerel. The bass he landed Tues
day has precipitated another. discus-
sion as to whether It was 9 large
mouthed or small-mouthed variety.
Otis says It was a small.mouthed bass
and that 1t fought like a 4D-pound
|muskellunge. 4s
white Pine Camp now sports 3 large
American nag which has been run to
the top Of SO.foot stan erected near
the lake. edge. directly IN front Of
the living cabin OF the camp. Some
comment was made about the absence
Of g nag at the camp and when the
marines, who are here for guard duty,
learned that the President wanted one
they set to work cutting down Nor
way pine tree and turning 1t into q
really fine-looking fiagstan. The
nag itself was supplied by the marine
camp, and when the marines this
morning appeared on the lawn in front
OF the living cabin with their present
President and Mrs. Coolidge came out
on the grounds and, after thanking
the donors, stood by and personally
asuperintendeds the selection of q spot
for the staff and the subsequent erec-
ton Of it. Il
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SULTAN IS IEERED,
so JAILED IN VIVID
BASTILLE DAY .FETE

CONTINUED from First page,
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BODY OF GEN. WALLER DUE
IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY
Services for Famous Marine Fight
or Tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Burial Here Later.

Funeral services for Mai. Gen. Lit
Teton w. T. Waller. u. IS. NJ. c.. re-
tired, who died in Atlantic City early
yesterday after a long illness, will be
held In Philadelphia tomorrow after
noon, and the body win be brought
to Washington for interment In Ar.
lington National Cemetery Friday. &
The services will be conducted at the
OiiversH. Bair Building, 1920 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. at $50 pm. The
body 81 to STRIVE ak Union Station ut
1880 o'clock Friday afternoon, whence
ii viii be taken to the receiving vault
at Arlington At 1:45 o'clock the pro-
cessioIl to the grave will begin.
Arrangements were being made at
the Navy Department today for the
participation Of Navy and Marine
Corps officers in the Anal services.
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AE. II F -
Hundreds Of thousands Of spec.
tators packed the Champs Elysees
and other avenues leading to the
Place de pEtoile, site OF the Arc de
Triomphe and the Tomb of the Un-
known Poilu.
Marshal Petain and Primo Rivera
arrived at the reviewing stand early,
as did the American Ambassador,
Myron Herrick, ana others. Crowds
already were massed in the Champs
Elysees to see the cars of the officials
pass, and the Communists and other
radical elements were set for a
demonstration against Primo de
Rivera and the Sultan.
They were disappointed In the case
Of the Spanish dictator, as he already
was at the Arc de Triomphe, but de-
risive whistles greeted the Sultan
! when he passed up the avenue at
the side of President DoImergue in
an open automobile, with the usual
presidential guard.
The whistling and cheering was
about even, but the President, by con-
tinually bowling and doffing his hat,
gave the impression to the Sultan that
the crowd was according him warm
reception.
Scene Is Of Briilianee.
Z q -
The gathering of officials at the Arc
de Triomphe presented scene of
color and brilliance. There were q
hundred Moroccans in white burnouses,
French generals in blue and gold,
French naval officers in black and
gold, and foreign ambassadors and at.
taches in the glitterina uniforms Of
their various countries. One striking
figure was the Maharajah of Kapur-
fhala in native robes, wearing his in
sigma as grand commander of the
Legion of Honor.
Preceding the ceremony, President
Doumergue decorated several generals
with the military medal or the Legion
of Honor.
Every branch of the French army
was represented in the review, which
was headed by the students OF the
Polytechnic School and ST. Cyr (the
French West Point. High lights
among the passing troops were the
native tirailleurs of Tunis, Algeria
and Morocco; SenegaleSe Infantry zou-
Moroccan cavalry of the French army.
the personal guard of the Sultan, and
q company Of the foreign legion.
Artillery Display Made.
Infantry. mounted and dismounted
cavalry, and artillery from rs MILL.
meter guns UP to 255's. gave q
demonstration Of Frances military
strength on the day devoted to cele.
bration of the fall of the Bastille.
Except for the whistling at the Sui
tan, the huge crowds were good ma
tured and cheered frequently, shout.
ing 'rVive pArmee" as some especial
historic battalion passed.
After the review President Dou.
mergue, Gen. Rivera, Sultan Youseft
and others drove down the Champs
Hysees in automobiles. Each was
uarded by a squadron of cavalry to
Irevent any chance Of hostile demon
ttration, but the crowd by that time
seemed entirely good humored. Gen.
Gouraud received loud cheers from
the sweltering crowds everywhere he
passed Belgian, Italian and Spanish
colors were plentiful in the decora.
& tionS.
The traditional street dancing,
which began last evening, continued
through the night, and win be re-
\ humed tonight.