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Evening star., 1927-02-17
Women's Coats-Season-End!

$500 so to $135 Richly Furred Womens Coats to be
closed out tomorrow at $500 and $780, presenting
precented savings!
1-s125 woMANs KAsHMIR SUEDE coATin wine color with
collar and cuffs $35
1-s11o LITTLE BLACK BRoADTAIL plati.
wolf collar and cuHs S32
s-$ss5o WoMENs PLATINUM WOLF TRIMMED CoATs-in
mir Suede-gracke and blue $35
2-$7e5o WoMENs RICHLY FURRED
black Veora with squirrel and fox collars $35
WoMENs DISTINCTIVE FUR-TRlMMED coATs-Actualy
black eackI blue models with platinum wolf collar
-se5 LITTLE WoMANs chanoreIa
platinum collar $35
1-ss5 FUR-rRIMMED DoLMAN WRAPin little
1-s7e5o WoMANs FUR-TRlMMEo TRAVEL coAT-grey tweed
with fur collar and cuHs $50
-$7e5o FUR-TRiMMED BLACK coATs-in
Kit fox collars cuffs and modified blouse backs $35
STUNNING COATn little size-brown veIoria
with collars and cuffs $35
1-s6s5o WoMANs -CoLLARED TRAVEL
1-$1s5 WoMANs MAGNIFICENT BLACK LAvERRA CoAT-~ith
beaver collar, cuffs pockets $55
1-s125 GREEN PoINTERRA coAT-~ith squirrel collar
1-s11o WoMANs BLACK VENICE coAT-~ith shawl collar
cuffs of ngtai
-ses WoMANs BROWN PoiNTERRA coAT-mith
4-sss.5o WoMENs BLACK KAsHMiR SUEDE coATs-wh
3-$s9.5o WOMENS RICHLY FURRED ESTRELLA coATs-back
and sraeke blue with mink squirrel collars and
Evening star., 1927-02-17
SAILOR PLANS TO WE'D
ON "DEATH" ANNIVERSARY
Man Reported Dead Two Years
Ago Will Celebrae with
Nuptials Today.
~ fha Associatpd Press

BY the Associated Press.
= PITTSBURGH, February 17.-Van
Howard Livingstone. former United
States sailor, is 10 be married in his
home here at $50 pm. today, the
hour of his reported death two years
Evening star., 1927-02-17
"SECRET ARMAMENTS"
ARE CALLED PHANTOM
Germany's Minister SCOTS at Sc
crecy, Declaring Cost Would
Betray Plans.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 17.-Germany's
secret armaments" are nothing but
a phantom. Minister of Defense Ges-
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Sports Attire-Season-End!

Frocks, Coats, Sweaters, Skirts Boomers Mddies
Bousesa absurdy low prices for clearance tomorrow
fa-$2e5-s5 ENGLISH BRoADcLoTH BLoUsEs-~he slightly
sied but just the thing for the Spring tailored suit Sizes s6
27-s15o MILDLY pLoUsEsMan o. War MILDLY bousesj.st
schoolgirl 2
short seevesS with Made with desirable sides Sizes
3-$595o SPORTS coSTuMES-two
sporting horizontal stripes: $3.50
3$35 SPORTS FROCkS-coped
the shirt velvet skirt yellow
$3.50 IAFAYETTE BLACK SATIN GYM BlooMERs-fui
Rs-snus fitting,
side buttonns the adjustable waistine. o
14sss5 TAFAYEITE SERGE f.tsd
sos lMeoRIEo CAPE LEATHER coATs-fui length
sasso IMPoRIED cAPEsKlN coAI-p.ssf"
1-$o WHITE CHECKED VEIVETEEN skiRf-
bodice $3.50
$50 Jersey sklRIS-rose and green 81
f$950 eROCADED SILK SkIRT-pnk pleated yoke $295
$1WHIE SILK sklRT-peated $2e5
2-$2s5- $3!es sLtP-ovER SWEATERS-ai
$50 sIiPo swEAIE Rs-~h student neek-~hite with
1-so75 Wool ANo RAYoN coAI $as5
$50 HORIZONTALLY STRIPED SLEEVELESS VEST-whe blue
Sporswear Shop-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Season-End Stockings

6o pairs s25s5 SPORTS sToCkiNGsvry smart wool and
combinations;
90 tone cess Yd rib effects snd 10Xet check 165
With Paris cox Sizes Sa to o but all sizes in color
black .S375
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Season-End Handkerchiefs

5c-35c WoMENS NOVELTY LINEN HANDkE RCHlEFS-hen
stitched and rolled hens, excellent
15c 25c
5oc-7c MEMS HANDkERcHiEFs-al linen of splendid
hens .35c each; for $1oo
all in stunning novelty printed effective coIorns
Evening star., 1927-02-17

4Hr%%ss~ $$x
M sE
Evening star., 1927-02-17
OFFICER STAYS WIFE,
FATALLY WOUNDS SELF
Deputy Sheriff In South Carolina
Believed Despondent Over FL
nancial Troubles.

I3y NIIE IFsb.
Williamson. s. c.. February IT.
M. clyde Brown. a deputy sheriff. to-
day shot and killed his wife in their
home here and then fatally wounded
himself, dying on the way to hos
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Season-End. Neckwear


IMPORTED WOOL selection
Random and white Shetland reduced for
3e5o FRENc IMPORTED scARFs-a fascinating choice
ncuding-one MantIa. painted shaws
Chinese printsFrench
erbroidered-and blocked chiffon Spanish
1s5S CLOTH scARF-not imported SO
s35 Feather FATTY BAGS 81 s1s s5
Season-End Gift Novelties
ss5 puNHiLL LlGHTERs ;:;:.....................s1o
BARoQUE PEARL CHoCkERS. RS..:..................s1e
$s-THREE:srRAND IMITATION Pearl NEckLAcEs s1s5
$395$5 CORAL NECkLACES30 90 inches
Season-End Toiletries
2-s125o LoUEY vENN observation-disclosures
2-S10 JORDON
Sis BOTTLE RosiNE PERFUME So
$3.50 BOTTLES OMY BATH ESSENCE.
2-$5.75 BOTTLES ROSINE PERFUME.
$3.50 BOTTLES CARON CHAMPAGNE BATH
$50 BOTTLE CARBON CHAMPAGNE BATH LIQUID
All
25&.
Seoson-End Gloves
GLoVES-aI sizes in the
lot excellent color reduced for
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Season-End Luggage

$500 HAT BOXES-o
ing Mirror back and shrred back pocket s5
and side shirred pockets $3.50
poe6eH5s and t9ssah six in,ng ssa5
$3.50 PLAID Upper RoLLwith cohide binding For
Evening star., 1927-02-17
Season-End Umbrellas

15Stos15 ALL SILK IS RIB kYoTA FRAMES
bakete
tips and ferru match Navy,
clearance
2o-$785 SIXTEEN RIB kYOTA FRAME UMBRELLAS-aI
handles of
25$5 ALL SILK 10 RIB UMBRELLAS-Wth
tone handles choice of blue 1895
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, July 15.-Cotton
prices swung higher today under
the influence of continued short
covering. together with an active
demand from the trade, Liverpool
and local professional interests.
Moderate advances were registered
before the movement was halted
temporarily by slight profit.taking
at the higher levels.
Early weather news was inter.
preted as unfavOrable, further I'M
desired rains falling in the eastern
and southwestern portions of the
cotton belt. Continued rains in
these sections served TO produce
fears OF increased boil weevil activ.
1ty. Sentiment also was encouraged
by evidences of a strengthening in
the technical structure of the mar
ket and the rapid absorption of
offerings within limited ranges dur.
ing Thursdays late liquidation.
Noon prices were: July, 1856. up
OF; October, 1894, I'D Ii: Decem.
Der, 1913, up IL; and January, 1897
up IA. The Liverpool market closed
steady with July at 9:45; october.
1853, December. $3.50. January, 9.72
and March, 9.7S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
Trio Is Arraigned on
Charge of Auto Theft

Ernest Rowland John T. Bruce,
and Arthur D. S. Orr, colored,
charged with stealing an automo.
bile on July s, belonging to the
National Brick Company. at Terra.
Gotta, today pleaded guilty before
Judge Mattingly in Police Court
and were held each under 81 GOO
bond for the action of the Grand
Jury.
The stolen car was located in
Wilmington, Del, and the accused
were locked up in the Delaware
State Penitentiary at New Castle,
where they had been sent on some
other offense.
Detective Sergts. H. M. Jet and
Jake Wolf identified the machine
and arrested the prisoners and
brought them back to this CITY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MA
MARKET
LIST HIGHER
BY international News Service

ASs NoAAA8NAOAAAA LNENo 0OANAGC
NEW YORK, July 15.-Buoyancy
featured the stock market during
early trading today. The entire list
was higher.
Confidence regarding the tech
nical strength of the market was
strengthened greatly and another
wave Of buying resulted. Baldwin
Locomotive jumped So. to PASS
establishing a new high for the
year.
1t was an active morning on the
exchange. Rails were bought
heavily. Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe gained ss to 1856, Della.
ware me hudson advanced q to 215,
st. Louis Southwestern was up q
at SSS and New Haven and Hart
ford ruled unchanged at 53%.
Industrial stocks, which for the
past few days have been only mod
erately active, were generally
higher on evidences of brisk de-
mand. American Smelling jumped
IL to 1874. Remington Typewriter
gained q to As, Westinghouse Elec.
trio advanced Is to S2k; Wool
worth was up q at 1908 and
American Can was u higher at So.
Motors were also strong. General
Motors, up IL at 205% and Stude-
baker, up * at 521z. were the out.
standing features Of this group.
Oils held firm.
Call money remained at per
cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
SHIP SUNK, ONE
IS KILLED
By InternationaI News service


NEW YORK, July 15.--The HoI.
land.American liner Veendan wan
in collision with the Norwegian
steamer sagaland today. four miles
off Nantucket, and sank the latter
vessel, according to wireless report
from the Veendam received at the
lines offices here.
It was reported by Capt. W. Knoll,
Of the Veendam, that all persons
aboard the Sagaland were saved, ex.
cept one.
The Veendam, 10 days out Of Rot
terdam, was unchanged by the
crash, and is proceeding to New
York, according to the message. The
liner carried approximately IFS pas
sengers.
The SagaIand was out OF Cuba for
Boston, under charter OF the West
India Steamship Company.
A wireless message sent by Cap
tain Petersen, Of the Sagaland, from
aboard the Veendam, was received
by the New York offices Of the West
Indian Steamship Company stating
briefly that there had been a col
lision, resulting in the sinking Of the
Sagaland and the loss of one life.
Officials Of the West indian Steam
ship Company said, so far as they
knew. the Sagaland carried no pas.
sengers.
They were unable to give the mum.
Der of the crew on board the Saga
land. Ordinarily. they said, the
Sagaland carried a crew OF %, but
whether she carried the full compile
ment on this trip was unknown to
them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Receipts. IS 900. Market
10000 higher. Top. $1,000; bulk,
S8.251O.45; heavyweight. So S0@9.75;
mediumweight, $9.5O@1O.45 light
weight, $9.70@10.5O; light lights,
s9.S5@10.S5; packing sows, $1,000
$50; pigs, 10000; followers 10000.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900. Market
steady. Calves-Receipts 1000,
Market steady. Beef steers, good
and choice. $12.50@14.50. common
and medium, $7.50@11 so yearlings,
S7oO@13.75; butcher cattle, heifers,
S6@12.50; cows, $4,000 bulls, $50
$50; calves, $11@15; feeder steers,
S7.50@9.5O; stocker steers S769:
stocker cows and heifers $5@750.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 Market
steady. Medium and choice lambs,
$13.75@1475: culls and common,
$9@11; yearlings. $9.50@I2: common
and choice ewes. $407 rs: feeder
lambs. $1150013.75.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
LIBERTY BONDS

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Liberty ans due 1947. ........ 500 %
LIBERTY first ANS due l947. 1929
Lioerty second 4Hs due 1872. 10000
LIBERTY third ANS due 1923. 100 81
Liberty fourth 4Bs due 1929. 1921
" D treasury cf due 1862. -. 1912
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & co..
DIR. T. C. Norwood Leaves
Estate Valued at SIG. 900

DR.. John c. Norwood, prominent
D, c. colored physician who died
June IS, left an estate valued at
more than $4,000 according to the
petition recently filed in Probate
Court by William H. Richards and
Robert Thompson. executors.
The deceased is survived by a
widow, Mrs. Irene Norwood and
three sons John William and DR..
Harold Norwood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
Gets 3 Months in Jail
DESPITE Wife's Plea

Judge Mattingly. in Police Court
today. refused the request Of Rilear
George, that he place her husband,
Lawrence George, colored, on pro-
baton. for stabbing her, and sent
him to Jail for three months.
George was up in Police Court
on similar charge before. and his
personal bond taken. so the court
decided George needed some dis
cipline.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15

HOURLY SALE OF STOCKS
Il Eas am 0ao Ian :oaooo Jpn Spm
High Low lClose
Money ..............I J -
Suburban apartment houses are Offer
ing furnished apartments for rent
select yours from the Rental Columns
81 &he 1SAWlfied Ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
EpwOrth League Hears
Talk by Rev. w. A. TavIo1

Influence Of Christian Move.
ments in the United States was
the" subject of an address by the
Rev. W. A. Taylor, which opened
the secondary session of the
Epworth League at Miles Memorial
Church, Third and L Streets North.
west, today.
Bishop 3. D. w. Jones, Of the
A. M. E. Zion Church, Washington
diocese, will be the principal
speaker tonight at 8 d. M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, July 15.-Clearine
house statement: Exchanges. 1857.
600. 900; balances. sos. 900 900: Fed.
eral Reserve Banks credit balance.
&93, 900 900.
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your TIMES or Herald everv
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you Immediately from the
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Evening star., 1927-02-28
OWNER OF "CAVE DOG"
DENIES PUBLICITY AIM
Refutes Charge Of Elaborate Fu-
neraI-Says Love Prompted
Costly Search.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., February Is
A masters love for his dog, and not
any desire for the widespread pub
licity that resulted, was the sole
motive of II. v. Kelley of Woodruff
in spending several hundred dollars
and working night and day to rescue
his fox-hound Ring" from the cave
in which he was trapped like Floyd
Collins. Mr.. Kelley said in communi-
cation received by the Associated
Press.
Mr.. Kelley took exception to re-
ports that he had planned elaborate
memorial exercises" after Ring
died from pneumonia last week. a
few hours after being released from
the cavern in which he was prisoner
for 40 hours.
II want the world to know" Mr..
Kelley wrote. that | undertook Ring s
rescue with never thought that any
notice would ever be taken of 1t. l
thought, perhaps. people would laugh
at me and call me a crank when they
heard of it.
IT did not attempt it because he
was such valuable dog. I under
took it. simply because loved him
and because / knew he would starve
to death if I left him there. His
barking would have haunted me the
balance of my days IL l had made
no effort to release him."
Evening star., 1927-02-28

A temperature of SO degrees below
zero, Fahrenheit, within q little more
than miles from the earth's surface
was recorded during the flight of one
of the United States Weather Bu-
reau's sounding balloons sent up last
Spring from Royal Center, Ind, in
series Of flights whose results are
just announced. This temperature
represented drop of 166 degrees
from that prevailing at the surface.
Forty-four flights were made Of
balloons. either single or in groups.
attached to case of recording instru-
ments and self-opening parachute.
Thirty-seven of these instrument
cases were found and returned to the
bureau after flights extending in
some cases more than 200 miles. Sew.
eral of these flights exceeded the
highest altitude ever reached by any
aviator.
The highest was 1920 meters, or
about 1913 miles, but on this flight the
lowest temperature was a little higher
Evening star., 1927-02-28
MILLIONAIRE TO GIVE
CENTER OF LEARNING
Henry E. Huntington Will Convert
Famous Collection Into Re-
search Laboratory.
By the Associated Press.

SAN MARINO, Calf. February ,oS
Henry +. Huntington, millionaire
railroad man. celebrated his seventy
seventh birthday here yesterday by
announcing the adoption of a plan
which eventually will convert his ia.
nous collection Of art works and rare
manuscripts into free research labo.
ratory for the advancement Of learn.
ing.
r. Huntington owns one of the
hnest private collections of English
and American literature In the world,
including the original manuscripts of
BENJAMIN Franklin's autobiography
and large collection of Lincoln let
terS and manuscripts.
The Henry E. Huntington Library
and Art Gallery, including a handsome
library building; the Huntington resi-
dence. botanical garden and 200-acre
estate here, have been transferred to a
board of trustees for the purpose. The
donor, however. has elected to per.
form the duties of the trustees, and
mafntai the residence which contains
his art collection for the use of himself
during his lifetime.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
FAMOUS SCHOOL SAVED.
Scene of Walt Whitman's Early
Days Bought for $50.

NEW YORK, February % R).-The
little schoolhouse in Woodbury., Long
Island, where Walt Whitman t.-ught
at the age of II, was saved from de.
struction yesterday by group Of New
York admirers of the poet. They
raised funds to buy the structure from
the house wrecker who bought 1t at
auction Saturday for $1S.
GEMS Taylor. composer. and Edna
st. Vincent Millay, poet. were among
the contributors who raised $50 as the
purchase price. Frank Velsor, the
house wrecker, had bought the build.
ing Saturday to use the historic tim
bers as secondhand lumber.
Julia Hoyt. who owns a plot of
ground across the road from the pres.
ent site Of the schoolhouse, consented
to have the building removed to her
property.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
Dry AGENTS FACE TRIAL.
Tnur and Chauffeur Charged With
g., Staying in 1924.
.tial Dispatch to The Star.

Spccial Dispatch to phe star.
BALTIMORE, February 2S.-Pro.
hibition Agents Ford, Barton. Stevens
and Ely and their chauffeur, William
Tfabing, will go on trial before Judge
S5per and jury in Federal Court to-
n6trow on charges Of Staying Law.
renee Wenger, who they sought to
a9-est on a liquor charge in Hartford
County on November 10. 1924.
h'he trial i'm Federal Court will fol-
low a controversy between Federal
add State authorities which resulted
jsS Supreme Court decision sending
::te case 10 United States Court and
:eAving charges of perjury and con,
spdracy to be tried in the Circuit
Court of Hartford County. Wenger
was found dead in the woods about
500 yards from still the agents raid.
ed near Madonna. Agents claimed
they saw three men running from a
still. Shots were fired. agents ad-
mitted, but they denied shooting in
tho direction where Wenger was
found.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
Temperature Miles In Air Recorded at
&c Below by Weather Bureau Balloons

than that found miles lower on the
other flight, the minimum being Ss
below zero. This was not experienced
at the extreme altitude, but miles Or
so lower as this balloon entered what
weather men call the stratosphere, a
relatively warm upper crust of the
atmosphere.
The balloons used in these Weather
Bureau experiments are about 40
inches across when inflated. The re-
cording instruments, with parachute
and wicker case to take up the shock
of arrival at the earth's surface, weigh
less than a pound. The balloons rise
until they expand to the bursting
point in the rarefied air, which at 10
miles amounts to about one-tenth the
density of surface air.
Most of the balloons came down
within SO miles of the starting point.
One was found at Vanceburg, KY, 213
miles southeast, and another landed
at Tilbury, Ontario, zoo miles north
east, having crossed Lake Erie en-
route.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
EIGHT LOSE LIVES
IN BURNING HOMES
Dream Saves Boy as Mother
and Three Brothers Die.
Four Children Trapped.
py the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 2S.-Dreamins
that some one had stolen his toy
wagon from the front yard Of his
home here, Morris Couzens, s years
old, awakened early yesterday and ran
downstairs to investigate. The action
probably saved his life, for as he
reached the lower floor he discovered
the house in flames and called to
neighbors for help. Before aid arrived.
however. his mother. Rose Couzens,
and three brothers, Meryl, Is months,
James, s years, and John, years,
trapped in the rear Of the house. were
burned to death.
The fire is believed to have been
caused by an oyerheated stove.
QUEBEC, Quebec. February 2S CP).--
Four children last night lost their lives
in a fire which destroyed their home
at Thetford Mines. The victims, chill
dren Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vital Roy, ranged
In age from 10 years to months. The
blaze followed an explosion OF gasoline
With which the father was kindling a
NE in the kitchen stove. The mother
whs attending mass.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
DIVORCED EL0PERS
FACE GRAND Jury
Capt. Marson and Mrs.
Burch Defend Action and
Say They Intend to Wed. /:
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, February 2s.-
Capt. Arnaldo Nhrson, Italian war
hero, and his stepdaughter-in-law,
Mrs. Isabelle Keyes Burch, young
Yonkers, n. Y, society matron, who
turned their backs on their families,
their friends and the law last Septem-
ber and eloped to San Francisco, today
attacked the last obstacle between
them and the happiness they seek.
Ordered before a Federal grand Jury
here to present their side Of the four
cornered situation, they sought TO
convince the inquisitorial body that
they had intended no wrong, and that
since neither Mrs. Burch's husband
nor Capt. Marson's wife would consent
to divorces, they had taken the only
way out. They were indicted here
about two months ago on Mann act
charges. which were not pressed. The
Government now seeks an additional
Indictment for conspiracy to violate
the Mann act.
Left Free by Divorces.
Recently Lyndon w. Burch, husband
OF Mrs. Burch and grandson OF the
the Protestant Episcopal Church. OBJ.
tained a divorce in New York at the
same time Mrs. Grace ShotwelI Mar.
son, daughter OF the late bishop. was
granted a divorce from Marson.
In statements issued yesterday Mrs.
Burch and Marson said that they had
no regrets. <-.,
eyes, it is worth it!' cried Capt.
Marson. ''Love, real love that often
comes to us too late in life for fulfill.
ment, has no valuation. There IL no
price to big to pay for its attain.
ment."
Mrs. Burch Hopeful.
Mrs. Burch, less defiant, was more
hopeful.
II am working. and shall continue
to do sO," she said. There must be
ultimate peace somewhere In the
future. and I am willing to work to.
ward that end"
Capt. Marson continued. '.Now that
the divorces have gone through in
New York, we can only hope that
nothing arises to prevent our mar.
'iage when the necessary legal period
Of three months has elapsed"
Evening star., 1927-02-28
PRINCE REGARDS u. S,
TARDY IN AVIATION
William of Sweden Impressed by
Slow Development of Com.
mercial Air Lines.

CHICAGO. February IS. -- The
thing about America that particularly
impresses Prince William of Sweden,
he said upon arriving from Detroit
on his Middle Western tour, is the
tardy development of commercial
aviation as compared with European
air progress.
The long jumps between cities on
the American continent would nat.
urally seem to make time saving here
more important than in Europe.
Prince William said.
Over there we feel as safe climbing
into our airplane as boarding a
train" he added. land the percentage
Of accidents is virtually the same"
OF prohibition in America he said:
You people seem to have turned
prohibition into politics.
And of American cities he COM
mented:
IF | had to choose between adven.
turing in the big cities or in Africa,
l believe I'd choose Africa"
Prince William will remain in Chi.
cago until Tuesday.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
TWO TRAINS CRUSH AUTO.
Mother Of Three Killed in Crash;
Five Escape.

GARY. Ind, February % CP).-Arrs.
Maude Edwards. mother Of three chill
dren, was killed while five other per.
sons miraculously escaped death yes.
terday when their automobile was
struck by two trains coming in oppo-
site directions at multiple crossing
here.
James Fl. Garbett, tin mill super
intendent, received fractured skull,
which may prove fatal. The other
four were injured only slightly.
The first train, eastbound, crashed
into the automobile and hurled it into
the path of an onrushing westbound
train, which carried the machine Il
quarter of mile down the track be-
fore it was stopped.
Evening star., 1927-02-28
FIRE LOSS is $3.50, 900.
Wagon Company's Entire Plant Is
Threatened for Time.

WILSON. \. G.. February eS up
damage estimated AT from $3.50. 900
\ 10 $500. 900 was done by fire which de-
Vstroyed q portion of the main build
ing OF the Hackney Wagon Co. here
Saturday.
The fire threa tened several adjoin
ing houses and the entire $1,250,000
plant. Officials OF the company said
that no Official check could be made
~ this time. but that the loss might
reach '$300, 900.