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The Washington times., 1927-01-17
COURT ISSUES
NEW RULING

Chief Justice Mccoy, of the Dis,
trict Suprem Court. today declared
that officers and enlisted men at st.
Elizabeths Hospital, whose terms of
enlistment have expired. be detained
in custody until an opportunity is
afforded the Government to institute
lunacV proceedings.
This new rule was established
today when the court signed an
order directing that David Alberstein
be discharged unless petition in
lunacy be filed by next Wednesday.
A large number of writs of habeas
corpus have been filed in the past
few months and number of
patients have been released from
custody without any hearing as to
their present mental condition, under
the ruling that the patient was no
longer under military or naval con.
troll.
Assistant District Attorney Neil
Burkinshaw has been opposing these
releases and recently filed a brief
with the Chief Justice. resulting in
the new departure.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
COP
GIVES BOND

Policeman Everett w. Brown, of
the Tenth precinct. was brought to
Police Court today on charges of
"hit-and-run" driving. Judge Isaac
r. Hit released him in $500 bond to
assure his appearance Friday for ar.
raignment.
Browns automobile number was
taken by witnesses following the run
ming down of Mrs. Katherine Hubert,
~, 1916 G st. N. W., and her
3-year-old grandchild, Josephine
Reed, 34O7 Georgia Ave. N. W., Sat
urday night at Georgia Avenue and
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
SCHOOL BOARD
PROBE SET

Investigation of serious charges of
corruption in the appointment of
members of the Board of Educa ton
will begin at 1880 p. m. tomorrow
before the subcommittee on educa.
ton of the House District Committee.
Representative Frank r. Reid of
Illinois. chairman. has called Rep
resentatives Ernest w. Gibson OF
Vermont and Ralph Gilbert of Ken.
lucky, who made the charges last
week before the District Committee.
He also has called Capt. Julius
|. Peyser, former member of the
board, who testified before the Gi3-
son subcommittee last year, that
attempts had been made to influ.
ence his action on the board
through threats of dismissal.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
COURT ALLOWS
LUMBER SUIT

The contention of counsel for the
Government that the acqnittal of
John L. Phillips, former Republican
committeeman from Georgia, and
others of a conspiracy charge to
defraud the United States in con.
nection with the sale Of surplus
Army lumber, is no bar to the prose.
cution of the civil action by the
Government for an accounting was
sustained today by Justice Bailey.
of the District Supreme Court.
The Government claims it lost
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
District Has Shortage
OF Household Employees

The Districts supply of domestic,
servants has been completely ex
hausted, it was announced today BY
the Department of LABOR. as re
suit of the December survey OF EN-
ployment conditions here.
The survey showed that there Ia
been decrease in employment -
both skilled and unskilled labor her
largely due to regular seasonal d.,
creases.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
VIRTUE IT'S OWN REWARD

A ScOtchman ODee lost a SEQ bill,
and it was unexpectedly returned to
him BY an honest little girl who
found 1t. After the ScOtchman re-
covered, the following conversation
ensued:
ScOtty--And are We a pure little
Hurl?
Little Girl--Yes. mister.
ScOtty-Then thank We Heaven, for
virtue il It's Own reward. SILICUS.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Thrift Group HOnOrs
Franklin's Birthday

Benjamin Franklin's birthday Is
marked today by the opening of Ma
tional Thrift Week. Washington 3
most prominent organizations and
citizens will conduct the campaign
here
Victor Deyber. president of the
Second National Bank, as general
chairman of the thrift" program
in the District. has directed the plac.
ing of wreaths around Benjamin
Franklin's statue, Tenth and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest.
Tomorrow will be observed as
National Budget Day; Wednesday,
Life Insurance day; Thursday, Own
Your Own Home; Friday, Safe In.
vestment: Saturday. Pay Bills
Promptly. and Sunday, Share with
Others Day.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Times STAFF Photo

Lamont Street Northwest. resulting
in injuries to both.
Brown failed to stop, it Is charged.
The policeman was, arrested yester-
day at his home, GOA Kenyon ST.
N. W.. by Lieut.. William G. Stott
and suspended from the force pend.
ing the outcome of the case.
Judge Hit continued the case on
account of Mrs. Hubert's inability
to appear as a witness. The child is
reported quite recovered today.
A mercury filled tube features a
switch that has been invented fer
attachment to clocks to control elt.c.
trio currents at set times.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
STEAMbOAI STEVE.
~
LONG DISTANCE KISSING

Gertrude Laurence, stage star,
"e1chdnged kisses With Jack
Buchanan, IN London, cVer
Ieircless telephone, for fourteen
minutes. The bill WnS $780,"
Right costly kisses, but thes'
generally come high, no matter
Whether of the closeup or long.
distance Variety. There is GER
tainly more thrill to them, ho1U-
eUe1g When they are of the lip
to-lip variety, and especially
WieR they go fourteen minutes
without intermission.
GRAVY.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Jardine Goes West to
Discuss Grazing Fees

Secretary OF Agriculture Jardine
LETT Washington today for the West,
where he will discuss with officials
OF national and State live stock as.
sociations the appraisals and re-
views of grazing fees which have
neen made during the past four
years.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
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WBILLPRlc!E
REG us.pAT OFFICE
ALIMONY INSURANCE

A 4oise gGzooboo comes to as
Nth the statement that the cry
ing need for this country is an
AliMony Insurance Company,
t0hich UiH sell chaps contem-
plating matrimony policies an
surfing them against payment of
Glimony, IN case the marital
machinery doesn't run smoothly.
"Gold digging is getting to be
such a widespread industry"
says he, shat the Average feL-
topo is getting tin,id about mar
rage, tearing that If has Uife
Is designing female she ViH
soon find excuses to apply for
diUorce and alimong. Once he
begins paying Glimony he is
mortgaged for life, and his
future efforts are nleOays clouded
Nth the thought of the Glimony
ball and chain tied to him"
An alimony policy n, a safe
Glinlony Insurance company, it
Is pointed ont, q0ould shift thu
financial burdens to the COM
pnny, lust as in the case of
automobile and casualty insur-
Gnce. The company 10oMld, of
course, defend the man against
Giimony claims.
We mag decide to open books
for subscriptions to stock in
the first Alimony Insurance
Company. It ought to pay big
dividends. Do 1Ue hear any
Coices calling for stock? HotU
about yon, Charlie Chaplin?
He talks about his ''traIn Of thought"
Maybe q freight II the kind,
Because ne always thinks he has
big load on his mind.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
mora than 81. 00O. 0O0.

more than SI,UUU,UUU.
The court was, asked by Attorney
Charles A. Douglas, Of counsel fol
Phillips. to suspend the hearing for
As hours to permit an application to
the Court of Appeals for special
appeal. Assistant Attorney General
Ward objected and the court directed
that the case proceed.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Congregation Sings As
Mortgage Burns
.Epworth M. E., South,
Church Celebrates Clear
Qnce Of $4,000 Debt.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Cuba is steadily increasing It's pro-
6uction of henequen and is makins
about 12,0OO,0O0 pounds of rope and
twine each year.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

A wonderful girl was Jennie reete /:
She never powdered on the street.
A different type Is DesdemOna DeCees,
She powders where and when she
pIeases.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

THE TRANSFc : ALTON
sThings amt what they used to be-"
said Deacon Brown,
ssThe world seems gone crazy way
folks run around.
with iaEx. night clubs, cabarets, II
sure Is n condition
where, II religion doesn't stop IL,
we're heading for Derditlon."
one day Mrs. Brown spent the better
part In q beauty shop.
She had her struggling hair changed
to . bOyish chop;
Her weather oak neck was massaged
20 remove the tan,
And she finally consented to have
manicured each hand.
A BIT Of rouge. and flaming lips COM
pIeted her makeup.
Adorned with the shortest skirt she
possibly could rake up.
She burst In on tho deacon, he almost
had q chopper.
ssBABY," said he. ''you little devil,
come here and kiss POPPER."
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

To help him walk over water with
SHOES he has invented a German
has added hand operated rowing
attachment that operates paddles.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Suzanne Lengten thinks
Helen Wills as getting toe fat
for championship tennis. Won
der WhGt Helen 1oiH think
about Suzanne? SETH.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

He talks about his train Of thought,
Maybe q freight II the kind,
Because he always thinks he has
A big load on his mind.
GENEVTEVE,
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
HOME AIDED BY
GOOD CLASS

A detail in home building often
overlooked but which recently has
been coming In for widespread rec.
ognition as an extremely important
factor in influencing the sale, rent
ing and resale Of houses is the
quality Of glass used in windows
and doors. according to a state
ment from the plate glass manufac-
turers of America.
Builders are Weakening to the i'm.
portant part the quality Of the
"eyes" OF a home play in its gen.
eral appearance and its appeal to
prospective home owners or tenants,
it Is asserted.
Although the kind Of glass used
sometimes seems an inconsequential
matter. reports coming TO the plate
glass manufacturers from real estate
men indicate that this point has a
direct bearing upon both values and
STABILITY.
The builder of q suburban de-
velopment on the outskirts of an
Eastern city, who recently finished
a group OF twenty homes, reported
his experience after glazing ten
with ordinary window glass and the
other ten with polished plate glass.
The ten glazed with plate glass
all were rented within a month after
they were finished. Three of the
ten glazed with ordinary glass have
not yet been rented. The other
seven have been rented, but at a
lower rental than that obtained
for those in which plate glass was
used,
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
Mellon GIVENIGIRL, IS, IS[EF1
TRIANGLE PLAN BIG FORTUNE

The way is rapidly being cleared
for the official adoption of the new
public buildings plan for the "tri-
angle" south of Pennsylvania Ave
nue..
accommodation in favor Of the
plan. as developed by the Fine Arts
Commission, were submitted to Sec
rotary of the Treasury Mellon to.
day by committee comprising C.
G. Moore, chairman of the commits.
sion; Louis Simon, Treasury archi-
tect; F. L. Olmsted, of Brookline,
Mass; and Milton B. Medary, mem.
Der of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Prompt action by the Treasury
Department in favor of the new
project. which revolutionizes the en-.
tire public buildings program in
Washington, is looked for, SO that
the public Buildings Commission
can act upon it when it holds its
summer meeting here In the near
future.
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
TITLES POPULAR
IN BUILDING

Lightweight and incombustible
tile for use as fireproofl partitions.
roof.decks and floors are manu-.
featured from gypsum and wood
fiber. with about 81 per cent Of
the whole being gypsum and the
balance wood fiber. When used
for partitions such tiles are laid
up very much as brick is laid up
only the mortar used is gypsum
mortar.
For roof-decks they are manu-
featured to special sizes. laid across
the steel roof members, fastened
and then are ready for any stand
ard kind OF roof covering. When
used for floors, they are covered
with cement topping, over which
the finish flooring is applied.
In addition to barring fire be-
cause of their incombustibility.
such tile reduce the transmission
of heat and sound from room to
room or floor to floor because Of
the natural insulating properties Ct
the gypsum from which they are
made. and because Of the hollow air
space that each tile contains. They
also can be sawed to fit odd-slzed
spaces and can be nailed into posi-
ton with the same ease that wood
Is sawed and nailed.
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
CODE
/. Of D. c. CITED

Building codes Of the future
VIII require the owners to have
competent engineer to inspect large
structures before they can be put
TO use, said Col. John w. Oehmann,
Chief Inspector of Buildings of the
District OF Columbia.
Col. oehmann is a delegate at the
National Building Officials Con-
ference, which held its annual meet
ing In Chicago April 26.
This plan is at present being
used In the nations capital, where
II insnres sound conjunction and
thorough inspection without add.
tional cost to the city. Only engineers
who have been approved by the
Chief Inspector OF Buildings may
be employed under this law. A
rigid standard regarding the approx
al OF inspectors permits only an
experienced engineer to hold this
position.
HE must make continuous
inspection during construction of
the building. and then make a
report on It in which he may recon-.
mend that it be approved for use.
This system makes him responsible
for its structural safety"
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
Insulation Isl
BIC ASSET

With the appreciation by the
American home-owner and home
builder Of the money-saving and
comfort.giying possibilities Of home
insulation has come the development
Of various insulating materials until
an exhibit Of them would look al.
most like a school-room display Of
materials quaint and curious.
There Is, for example, an lnsulat.
ing material made OF a sea-weed
called '.eel-glass. Another is man
ufactured into q semtrigid board
from the waste fibers Of sugar cane.
Still another is what Is called spun
: limestone" Others are made from
cork, wood nbers. gypsum, etc.
One OF the most interesting is q
cellular gypsum that comes in a
powdered form and that is mixed
with water before 1t is installed.
When the water Is mixed into this
gypsum insulator gas Is released.
This Eas causes the mass to swell
and rise very much in the manner
i that bread rises. In this swollen
state the material ~ installed. Then
It sets (hardens). The result is
an Insulating blanket OF light.
weight rock that is literally honey
combed with nyriads Of tiny dead
air cells, which are the things that
perform the service of insulation.
Virtually all of the insulating ma.
terials mentioned are effective fuel
savers and comfort-givers when In
use. And no hard and fast rule
can be given the home-owner when,
ne comes to choosing among them.
A good point for guidance, though.
Is that of choosing an insulating
material that is incombustible as
well as insulating. In this way
1ire-stops will be installed at the
points where the insulating material.
Is used.
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
By International News Service

SALISBURY, Nd. May Edna
Davy. a pretty little 13.year-old girl,
daughter of a poor Maryland
farmer. was millionaire today-al-
most. Edna was named as the
principal beneficiary in the will Of
the late DR.. Edward e. Tull, who
died leaving an estate valued at
$1,000. 900.
DIR. Tull had tried to legally
adopt the child and her sister.
Ruth, prior to his death, but paren.
tai objections prevented.
DR.. Tull's next of kin, Mrs. Louise
TulI Baker, Of Baltimore, a sister,
and Robert H. Jones, a half-brother,
have served notice OF a contest.
The estate includes 1000 acres of
rich Maryland farmland and securi.
ties,
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
Business High School
Will Hold Exercises

Facsradalum exercises win be
held at Business High School to-
night at $3.50 o'clock.
Speakers win be DIR. Edward T.
Devine, dean of the Graduate
School OF American University;
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superinten.
dent of public schools; Allan Davis,
principal: Miss May Bradshaw,
vice principal, and Henry A.
Schweinhaut, president of the as.
ISOLATION.
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
Ex-U. S. Attorney in
China Is Convicted

SHANGHAI, May 7.-Leonard
Husar. former United States district
attorney In China. was today found
guilty of embezzlement and despoil.
alton of Government property.
Sentence will be passed on Mon
day. Husar's attorneys announced
their intention of appealing.
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
PHlLOSOPHIC MEET

The Society for Philosophical In.
quiry will hold its annual commence
ratiye meeting at the National Mu.
scum, room As, Tuesday afternoon,
at AS o'clock. DIR. Thomas William
Shepherd viii discuss Hegel's Epis-
tennology"; Charles A. Carraco,
',Hegeps Philosophy Of History" and
Prof. Edward e. Richardson will
give 4 survey of '.Hegel."
The Washington times., 1927-05-07
Mildred Sullivan
Made School Queen

Mildred Sullivan. pupil at Powell
Junior High School. is queen to.
day. She was crowned so at a
May festival and colorful pageant
yesterday at Meridian Park, staged
by more than 800 members of her
school.
1.-THE History OF a Dance" was
depicted by a tableaux at the May
function, and Lieut.. John Tigert,
of the High School Cadet Corps,
drilled his platoon for exhibition.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-14
GRAND CANYON

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Mr.. and Mrs. herman Moore re-
turned Sunday eve dng from Los An
geIes where Mrs noore was in the
Santa Fe hospital for a minor opera
ton. She has recovered nicely and
after a few weeks of light exercise
and special diet and care expects to
be as well as eyer.
Mrs. J. f. Kmtner returned home
Thursday from Colorado Springs. She
has been several months visiting her
people there and is much improved in
health
Last week Johnny Cunningham and
Clyde Bernard drove to the north rim
with a big truck to get faWns for dis
tribution here. They returned Mon
day with ten, which are quite tame
and altogether cute and cunning, and
the community has taken on the as
pect of a game preserve with the tiny
creatures making themselves at home
III everyone's back yard.
Columbus day was celebrated with
an appropriate program at the local
school. 1t was held in the afternoon
with readings, music and patriotic
songs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hansen and son
Carl Jr LETT Saturday by car for Tor
renee, Calf, where they will make
their home while Mr.. Hansen is on
another JOB for the Mckee Construc-
ton Co. They will be greatly missed
by large circle of friends here who
hope they will return at some future
time to again take charge OF work for
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-14

another trip here in 1897. Raymond
Armsby Of Burlingame, Cal, director
of the San Francisco palace of fine
arts, IS greatly interested in the red
brother and is actively connected with
the Indian Defense society He has
deep love for the wonder of nature
and the story Of its discovery. On
one OF the three visits he has made to
this section Mr. Armsby conceived
the idea Of placing bronze tablet at
the end Of the trail in honor of the
faithful guide, who had died in 1917.
He subsequently had the marker
made, and came with his own party
to erect it in a selected spot on the
rocks just east of the Bridge. The
monument pictures Nasia Begay on a
horse. Although Piute he mingled
with the Navajo and wore his cos
tune. The California party met the
Kayenta group at Ben WetherilPs
trading post on Navajo mountain and
from there made the last 80 miles Of
the trip over the self-same trail used
by Nasja Begay in the first pilgrim
age Is years ago. The party came
out by the Bernheimer trail discov-
cred in 1928. The ceremony was at
tended by fourteen white people and
two Indians, seventeen pack animals
and sixteen saddle horses being used
for this journey. Previous to this
dedication visit S34 persons had reg
istered at the Bridge. Those to have
the privilege of witnessing the cere-
mony were Mr.. Armsby, Richard
Stewart Of Stanford university, act
ing as secretary to Mr.. Armsby on
this trip; Mrs. William Parrott and
Mrs. Corbett Moody of San Mateo,
Cal: Wilbur Hall of Los Gatos, Cal,
writer for Saturday Evening Post and
Cosmopolitan; Frank Pinkley of Casa
Grande, custodian of national monu-
ments of the southwestern division
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
Utah; Pat Cannon, sent by William
Randolph Hearst to take moving pic
lures for the international News; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wetherill, w. ]. Davis,
Jack And Ventress Wade and Frank
Wyatt, all of Kayenta. The entire
party returned to Kayenta, where the
visitors spent several days in rest and
recreation before continuing their
journey to the coast via Grand Can
yon.
The Coconino sun., 1927-10-14

their company. They were the recipl-
ents of many farewell social favors.
Billy" Joynt went to the Santa Fe
hospital at Los Angeles on Monday
for an operation on his ear. 1t has
been troubling him for some time and
on the advice of the doctor he will
have the operation performed to avoid
more serious trouble.
Word from the George Coltons at
Phoenix states that they are all re-
covering nicely, Mr.. Cotton from his
recent illness and Mrs. Cotton, and
daughter, Miss Harriette, and Georges
aunt, Miss Harriet Cotton Of Brook
lyn, N. ", from the effects of their
automobile accident.
The Santa Pc depot yard is taking
on a very cosmopolitan appearance.
New raised cement platforms are be-
ing installed, 750 feet long, and new
raised freight platform is being built
directly west of the depot.
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Ennis had as
guests on Sunday, Mr.. Ennis sister,
Mrs. Harry McDougal and her hus-
band and family, Mrs. Larsen, Mrs.
Gunther and Mrs Murdcok of Will
Hams. They drove up in the morning
and with the Ennis family went on a
picnic to the pinon groves.
After many postponements, the
rummage sale put on by the combined
Americanization committees OF the
PIT. A. and American Legion Auxil-
iary, will be held at the community
building on Wednesday evening.
Elaborate plans are being made to
make it the success 1t has been IN
former years.
j. B. LeMaster and wife Of Phoe-
nix drove up on Sunday for a few
days business.
Another redskin bit the dust! On
Sunday evening a guest drove up III
front of Ell Tovar hotel in a nice new
Oakland roadster. He asked an at
tendant nearby if he could leave the
car there and being assured that he
could left it and entered the hotel.
When he came out it was nowhere in
sight. On inquiry it was learned that
one 'Red" Holt, former resident Of
Oklahoma and recently a porter at
Bright Angel camp had driven his car
away and kept right on going. Dep-
uty Sheriff Bob Mathie went on his
trail after notifying nearby towns,
and on Monday evening he was taken
in at Jerome and returned to Flag
staff for trial.
A special feature picture show was
given at Community hall on Monday
evening by the Community club. The
film, "The iron Horse" played to an
over-crowded house.
Mr.. VanZandt, in charge of con-
struction at the new hangar at Red
mountain for the Scenic Airways, Inc,
is proving a very affable host to local
people wishing to try the air route for
the first time. His guests are vari-
ously expressing their appreciation,
some by "some ride" and others by
sIraxyor 90 -