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The Washington times., 1927-11-16

witnesses had told police they heard
him quarreling bitterly with Meis.
terknecht because the latter had re.
married
The first wife. Mrs. Susan Mejs.
terknecht, of Yonkers, r. Y. told
police she had been separated from
her husband for two years and that
he had driven her aud their two
children out of their home. He had
Voluntarily paid her $40 week
since then. she said.
She said she had never been
served with any sort Of divorce pa.
pers, and that az far as she knew
she was still legally married to the
inventor at the time of the killing.
The second wife, Mrs. Sophie
Meisterknecht, of 107 Navesink
Ave, Highlands. who has been
arrested and released in $40. 900 bail
as material witness, informed
police she had understood that her
husband was a divorced man.
Her brother, Alexander Schneider,
Of Cleveland. who is being sought
as the murderer, told her that her
husband was a bigamtst, according
to police.
The two women have never met.
Both are slight. pale, blonde, and
about 40 years old.
Both women have claimed the
body which was turned over to
the second wife for burial today.
Detectives. it was said trailed
Schneider 10 Yonkers after the
murder. and later to Newark, where
he is said to have boarded a Penn.
sylvania railroad train bound for
Chicago, with ticket to Cleveland.
shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
Mrs. M. A. WOOtOn, y,
Leaves $1,000. 900 Estate

ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., Nov. 10.
Mrs. Mary A. Wootton, ~ years
old, widow OF Jonathan Wootton.
who succumbed yesterday Of
injuries received in A fall three
months ago, leaves an estate valued
at 100000, it was revealed to.
day.
A brother. Samuel Coulter, fesid.
ing in Ireland, and r sister, Mrs
Jane Chism. of Philadelphia, are
her closest survivors.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
Ransom Agreement With
Riffs Is Denied in Paris

PARIS. Nov. IA published re
port that an agreement had been
reached with IT, hostile Riff tribes.
men in Morocco for ransoming Yves
Eteeg, Jean Maillet and four women,
who were kidnapped in October, was
officially denied at the Foreign OF.
flee today.
"One never reaches an agreement
with these tribesmCn until the priS-
Oners are actually delivered into one 8
hands" said the director of MOrOc-
can affairs. There is no confirma-
ton of the report that the kidnapped
Arnaud girls are expected TO arrive
at FOum FL Anceur today"
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
SLAYER" HELD.
WRONG MAN

HIGHLANDS, n. j., Nov. ia
Partly convinced that a suspect un-
der arrest in connection with the
murder of Herbert MeisterknPcht,
inventor and former German naval
officer. is 1.-The wrong man." official
interest in the strange case reverted
again today to the story told by the
slain mans two wives.
The arrest of a man during the
night at Trenton, believed to be
Alexander Schneider. of Cleveland.
Meisterknecht's brothe".m-law, was
said early today to have been a case
of mistaken Identity. Srhreiber is
sought on warrant issued after
The Washington times., 1927-11-16

jefferson City, Mo, where he had
been serving a 14-year sentence for
armed robbery.
Gillespie and O'keefe confessed To
Prosecutor John y. Watts that they
had participated in four other rob-
berries.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
SHOT Down
IN ROBBERY
Ry International New. servtc.

DETROIT. Nov. l6.-Frank Gil.
lespie. %, St. Louis. Mo, is dying
in Receiving Hospital and one of
three accomplices is seriously
wounded and two others. one a
woman, are held by police on
charges of armed robbery.
The men were shot in a close
range pistol duel with Patrolman
Charles Boyd during an attempted
holdup of filling station last night
Charles O'Keefe, 28, the wounded
accomplice of Gillespie. is thought by
police to he an escaped convict from
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
Help Wanted

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10 sell photo coupons. This will
prove very advantageous TO
many people. particularly at this
time Of year. See the Help
Wanted Columns Of today's
paper in Classified.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16

The above wants ond offers
are only a few Of the many
inferesting proportions you
wiH find adVertised in today's
TimsS "rd Herald classified
cdVsrti@rs seetions.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
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The Washington times., 1927-11-16
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The Washington times., 1927-11-16
Unfurnished Apartment
for Rent

X ST. y. VS. rooms, bath,
modern, near Western High
School; convenient location; rent
$40. You will find attractive
apartments in all sections Of the
city advertised for rent in the
Rental Columns of tOday's CIas-
Sified Section.
The Washington times., 1927-11-16
Financial

SECOND TRUST FIRST
TRUST. Collateral loans made
on trust notes. IL you have
financial difficulties, see the
Classified Columns and then
take your problems to the
firms listed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
TRANSIT COMPANY
PLEA WITHDRAWN
W. R. T. Hearing on Demand
for 10-Cent Straight Fare
0mitS Valuation.

The question of valuation will not
enter into the hearings on the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co.'S application
for authority to charge a straight 10
cent cash fare, it was announced to-
day by John w. Childress, chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission.
The company's petition for higher
fare contained a request that its
physical property be valued while the
rate case is under consideration. The
company, however, according to Mr..
Childress has withdrawn this request
for a valuation.
The hearings on the 10-cent fare ap-
plication will get under way Monday,
after long delay, caused by the &C.
ton Of William NICK. Clayton, chair
man of the utilities committee of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations. in
questioning the legality of the bus
company's ownership by the North
American Co. of New York.
The former utilities commission re-
fused to consider the application, which
was filed last Fall, until the company
cleared up the doubtful legality of it's
ownership The new commission. how
ever, held that the company itself was
not responsible for the action of it's
stockholders and thereby removed the
barrier to consideration Of the appli-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
VAN SWERINGEN BANK
DEPOSITS PROBED
Inquiry Made by Interstate Com
merce Commission Studying
C. & O. Merger Plan.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Bank deposits of Van Sweringen
railroads and the relationship of loans
to the Van Sweringen interests by the
same banks were inquired into before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
TODAY, which is considering the
Chesapeake q Ohio merger plan.
Henry w. Anderson, counsel for
minority stockholders, demanded
abatement from o. p. Van Sweringen
as to the borrowings he and his as
sociates had made from j. p. Morgan
e Co., Kuhn, Loeb & Co, the First
National Bank of New York, the Union
Trust Co, Cleveland, and the GUARDIAN
Trust Co, Detroit, and several other
large banks. :,
In these institutions, which are on
the line of the railroad, Mr.. Anderson
said. the Chesapeake & Ohio custom
arily carried large deposits. At
torneys for the c. & o., which IS seek
ing permission to purchase con
troll of the Erie and Pere Marquette
objected to the questions, but c. ID
Mahaffie, directing the hearing, over
ruled their objection.
Mr.. Van Sweringen said c. & 0
funds had been deposited in banks of
dts lines, because it was necessary tC
deposit some of it's balances with large
institutions, where they would be safe
although it also had deposits in banks
on its lines.
Mr. Mahaffie cited one loan of 81,
500, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08

Can dog be guilty of contributory
negligence? This novel proposition of
law Is raised in an amended plea filed
in the Municipal Court by Assistant
United States Attorney E. Russell
Kelly in defense of John F. Clark. an
employee of the Department of JUS
tice, who was sued for $500 damages
by George c. Aukam, presiding judge
of the Municipal Court, for running
over and killing a pedigreed dog be-
longing to the jurist.
Kelly says it can, and in his plea
sets up that the dog ran in front OF
the automobile of Clark in such man.
ner as to cause the dog to be struck.
ANY injuries sustained by the
dog" says the plea of the defendant,
were caused by the carelessness and
negligence of it. the said dog
Clark denies the. charge that he
willfully or with wanton disregard of
any ones rights collided with the dog,
but declares the dog was struck and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
PLANS FOR TRAFFIC
RELIEF ARE STUDIED
Commissioners Seek Solution
of Congestion Problem
on NJ Street.

The District Commissioners today
began consideration Of two proposals
for relieving traffic congestion on NJ
street through Georgetown. One con.
templates the adoption of a twohour
parking restriction between Twenty
ninth and Thirty-sixth streets, and
the other the prohibition of all park
ing during rush hours.
Inspector e. w. Brown, in charge
of the Traffic Bureau, has recommend
ed the establishment Of a twohour
parking limit, pointing out that a pro-
hibition against all parking during the
rush hours would interfere seriously
with the business conducted on M
street. The merchants, he said, al
ready have indicated that they favor
a two-hour parking limit.
The chief cause of the congestion
during the rush hours, it was said. Is
the lack of parking space. which re-
suits in double parking at many
points. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, super
intendent of police, after a personal
investigation Of the situation, suggest
ed that parking be prohibited on the
south side of M street between and
$50 am. and on the north side from
to $50 pm. Inspector Brown. how
ever. believes that two-hour parking
restriction would serve to remedy the
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
GALLAUDET GIVES
TWENTY DEGREES
Holds Graduating Exercises
in Chapel HaII-14 Are
Made "A. BIS"

Degrees were awarded to 20 mem
bers of hte graduating class of Gal
laudet College commencement exer-
cises yesterday afternoon in Chapel
Hail. Fourteen members of t.le senior
class received degrees of A. B., while
3. S. degrees were conferred upon six
The commencement speaker : as DR..
J. w. Jones superintendent of the
Ohio State School for the Deaf, who
emphasized that education means in
creased earning power and success in
life, and that the students should bear
in mind that the beginning of educa.
ton is graduation from college
Brief talks were also made by
Luther SHIRLEY, Norman Scarvie and
Miss Esther f. Fordman.
Guests of honor included Secretary
of the Interior Work and Commits.
sioner Dougherty
Preceding the award of diplomas
DR.. Percival Hall, president of the
college, read to the members of the
graduating class communication
from President Coolidge extending his
greetings and expressing his regret
at not being able to attend the com
menCement exercises.
A short musical program was rem
dered by William Meilicke, who played
tIic SdAOUIlOilSS accompanied at lue
piano by Richard Powell.
Those who received diplomas were
Bachelor of Science, Olita Brothers
Edmund Bumann. Mary Marsden. ant
Calame, eBatrice Forstman, Der
Fern New n; in bacelor of arts, Mich
olas Bi,raundal, Mary Brookes, Guy
nard Golden, William Brow, Casper
Jacobsen, Walter King. Lillian Nc
Farland. Albert Rose, Norman Scar
vie. Luther SHIRLEY. Edward Scope
and Bernie Wright.
Diplomas from the Normal Training
School were received by Mary Bowen
| Marshall Hester, Jeanne Harris
Howard Quigley and Elizabeth Sowell
Honorary degrees of bachelor of arts
were conferred upon Thomas S. Mac
Aloney, superintendent of the Colorado
State School for the Deaf, at Colorado
Springs, and Frank G. Barnes of Ray
ners. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
BENEFITS PLANNED
Sorority Ball and Little Thea.
ter Entertainment Expect
ed to Swell List.

Advance ticket sales indicate that
the Mississippi flood relief ball to be
given at the Mayf1ower Hotel Satur-
day night under the sponsorship of
Beta CHAPTER. Sigma Delta Pf Sorority,
will materially increase the relief fund
raised by the District Chapter of The
Red Cross, which totaled Sl43.617.46
at noon today. The national fund was
$14,S ,S0S.36.
The Washington Little Theater
Guild will present tonight ana tomor-
row night a bill of one-act plays at
Pierce Hall, half of the proceeds to
go to the flood relief fund. The per-
formances will begin at S:l5 o'clock.
Debutantes' SpeciaIties.
Debutantes will give several spec
ialty numbers at the relief ball and
the George Washington University
Glee Club will sing. An invitation was
radioed to Lindbergh yesterday TO at
tend the ball, If only for few min
utes.
Contributions received by the local
chapter include $173.04 from the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls and
S35.14 from the Potomac Heights
Community Church.
District Chapters Report.
Donations received by the District
Chapter include: Section 260, Western
High School, SIS; Elsa johnson, 81; DR..
and Mrs. John Minor, S25: Marguerite
c. Colbert, S.; st. Thomas parish, $40;
Harry c. Kramer, SO: Harry II. Phil
brick, $40; the Potomac Heights Com
munity Church. S35.14; National Ca
thedral School for Girls, $173.04: Theo.
dore l.. Gardner SIS; Interstate Com
merce Commission (additionaD, Sc;
War Department (additionaD. $685.;
Miss Adelaide S. Baylor, SIS; Miss
Mary F. Herdina. 81; Barnes Rich
ardson, SIS: Mrs. William Belden Noble
(additionaD. 500: Department Of Com
MERGE (additionaD. $42.52.
Stars Receipts S15,774.47.
Contributions received by The Star
include: Previously acknowledged,
15,754.47; National Lineal Society of
the Spanish War, Washington Temple
No. l, SO; Nettie B. Meyers, SIS; Girl
Scout Troop 10, SIS. Total to date,
S15,774.47.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
Has Dog Mind, and, if So, Is 1t Superior
To That of7-Year Child? Court Is Asked

hit because of its own negligence.
Persons contributing to the cause
of an accident are debarred in law
from recovering damages except under
the employers liability act and ex-
cept in the case of infants under Z
years of age. Children over are
not held to the same degree of care
required to be exercised by an adult.
BY the plea the Municipal Court
will be required to determine whether
a dog has mind and. if so. whether
it is superior to that of a child more
than Z years old.
Attorneys Newmayer & King and
Miss Katherine Duckwall. former as
sistant clerk Of the Municipal Court,
representing Judge Aukam. will file
a demurrer to the amended plea. in
which they will deny that a dog can
be held guilty of contributory negli-
gence and will insist that Clark he
held responsible for the death of the
canine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
F0RGETS GIFT BAG.

NEW YORK. June 8 CP.--In the
rush Of sailing to meet her husband
in Germany, Mrs. Clarence Chamber
lin left behind the travelling bag pre-
scented to her by the Brooklyn Cham
Der of Commerce.
The German consulate, concentrat
ing all the forces Of diplomacy on the
problem, arranged for the bag to go
in the official pouch and arrive shortly
after its owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
FRANK D. PEARNE DIES.

CHICAGO, June 8 GP).-Frank D.
Pearne, So. head of the radio and
engineering departments Of Lane
Technical High School, until recently
radio editor Of the Chicago Herald
and Examiner, and the inventor of
several electrical devices now in wide
use. died suddenly last night.
Born in Davenport. Iowa, Mr..
Pearne at II was employed by the
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. 1t was
while in this employment that he per-
fected printing telegraph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
TWO AMERICANS ARRESTED.
Accused of Illegal Dealing in Arms
With Chinese.

SHANGHAI, June (F).-An Amer
Jean lawyer, w. WorthingtOn; anoth'
err American, Samuel Chalet, and an
Italian named Jovino were arrested
this afternoon by the police of the
international settlement here for al
seged illegal dealing in arms.
1t is reported that the men in ques-
ton entered into negotiations with a
sChinese general" who really was a
detective, about a month ago for the
sale of a quantity of arms and am
nlunition.
The negotiations progressed until
this afternoon, when it is alleged they
arranged to meet at the generals
house for the purpose of conSummat-
ing the deal.
Two foreign detectives watched the
proceedings through a knothole. 1t
is alleged that the accused men pro-
duced two Mausers and 1000 rounds
of ammunition, upon which they were
arrested and handed over to their re-
6pective cOnsulates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08

The Sahara Desert once had plenty
of rain and was covered by dense
jungleS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
LEGATION EXPECTED
TOSTAY AT PEK|NG
Any Change in Status of Cap
itaI Likely to Be Orderly.
Marines in Readiness.
By the Associated Press.

PICKING, June SIT is most i'm
probable that the American legation
and American residents generally will
evacuate Picking in the near future
according to the most authoritative
indications. 1t is also unlikely that
the legation guard will be strength
ened. Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler
holding the entire force of 1900
Marines recently landed at Tientsin
at that port in readiness to cope with
any unforeseen emergency.
The general military situation be-
tween the North and South has
again reached a stalemate and any
thing in the nature of real warfare
has been replaced by a series of
obscure moves on the Chinese polit-
Iical chessboard, which are too COM
plicated TO be followed closely.
No Trouble Expected.
Close observers of the situation be-
iieve that Marshal Chang Tso-Lin.
Manchurian war lord, who has been
in negotiations with Gen. Chang
iKai-Shek. the Moderate Nationalist
lgeneralissimo, with a view of COM
bining and making peace, will re-
main in Picking for at least several
weeks.
! These observers also believe that
when Picking is turned over. as it
is expected win be done ultimately,
the process will be peaceable and
will be by arrangement among the
principal war lords concerned, and
that there Will be no danger of a
new Boxer situation or even of
events such as took place at Marking
last March.
Marines Go Ashore.
TIENTSIN. China, June R).-
Mai Gen. John Duncan, commander
of the British Shanghai defense force,
left for Picking this afternoon.
For the last trhee days, the Bund
here has been the scene Of military
activity, the American Marines who
were sent from Shanghai being
brought ashore in lighters.
Large crowds of Chinese and for
eigners today watched the unloading
of artillery. caterpillar tractors and
tanks The completeness of the
American equipment was the subject
of general comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
STRESEMANN PRAISES
FLIGHT TO SCHURMAN
Sends Congratulatory Telegram on
Achievement of Levine and
Chamberlin.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BADEN-BADEN, Germany, June 8.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann, the Ger
man foreign secretary, sent a con-
gratulatory telegram to Jacob Gould
Schurman, the American Ambassador,
on the occasion of the arrival in Ber-
lin of Clarence Chamberlin and
Charles Levine.
'Sincerest congratulations on the
grand accomplishment of your COM
patriots" the message read. May
the timely flight to this country prove
the basis for further strengthening
our spiritual and cultural ties"
DR.. Stresemann had luncheon yes
terday with George Tchitcherin, the
Soviet foreign commissar, after which
they retired for long discussion. pre-
sumably on the relations between
their countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
valley must be protected from future

valley must be protected from future
catastrophe.
when Congress convenes to take
up the problem of flood control, I am
certain that the question will be set
tied for all time and that the future
prosperity and growth of the valley
will be guaranteed. All that you need
down here to make your success COM
plete is a sense of security. I am will
ing to guarantee you right here and
now that the sense of security will be
forthcoming within the next or 10
months.
at is hard to carry on in the face
of the bitter odds hich now confront
you, with the June rise coming on.
But / beseech you all to not give up
the fight now. If you can ranage
to stand the gait through this pres
ent emergency, you will have reached
the threshold of another and brighter
day-an era of progress hitherto un-
known in the South"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08

Badger holes and, to a lesser ex-
kent, prairie dog holes are harder on
very young lambs than are coyotes,
In the opinion of a number of forest
rangers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08
THIS THIEF is "NO SPORT"
Steals Golfng Outfit From Auto.
Other Thefts Reported.

An unsportsmanlike thief with a
sporting instinct stole a golfing out
TT, including 81 balls, from the auto
mobile Of Louis w. Atkinson, 1924 q
street, as it was parked near the
Monument yesterday afternoon. Sew
ieral other minor thefts were reported
TO police.
A sneak thief took $50 and a gold
watch from a room occupied by Carl
Nv. Reisly and Delbert Reisly, 1898
Pennsylvania avenue. last night. One
hundred penknives and several SOU
venirs were reported stolen from
1shiro Kitahara, 469 Pennsylvania
avenue.
! James Cummiskey, Georgetown Uni
Nersity, stated that a diamond ring
valued at $3.50 had been taken from
b room in Ryan Hall during the past
three weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-31
Expert Outlines Program in
Neu Article Issued Recently

wise on your alfalfa. If you think
you are killing your alfalfa out,
just stoop down on your knees and
scratch away some of the dirt, and
you will find that very few of the
plants have been at all injured.
The spring tooth may throw up
some dirt and cover the plants, but
they will come on very rapidly and
usually grow more vigorously than
ever before? Especially with
Grimm and Cossack alfalfa plants,
many farmers say that cultivating
seems to. make the plants mad"
and they grow all the faster and
and throw out side shoots. Thus
by cultivating every year the field
is kept free from weeds; the mois-
ture rs conserved that is in the
ground and there is a uniform
spread of bacteria throughout the
field.
There is only one time when
cultivating with disc would real
ly do the thing that you would de
sire to accomplish. This would be
in mold field that is badly set
into bluegrass or June grass sod.
By running the disc over it length
wise and crosswise, you will cut
the sod up SO that the spring tooth
will have chance to work these
sods and grass roots out of the
soil and thus give the sun chance
to get at them and dry them up.
A good many farmers in Mime
sot have foun1 that it is a good
plan to run the common harrow
with the teeth set at a half slant
to level off the soil and pulverize
it into a smoother, more of a dust
mulch-like surface.
If you have never cultivated
your alfalfa and are afraid that
you are going to kill it out, go
and talk to one of your neighbors
that has cultivated his, and I am
sure you will borrow or buy if
you haven't a drag suitable for
cultivating your alfalfa, and give
your field a good cultivation this
year.