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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
ROCKEFELLER IS IS,
HOPING TO Be 100
Magnate Has Quiet Birthday.
Enjoys Extraordinarily
Good Health Now.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July S.-John II.
Rockefeller. reputedly still the ruler of
the destines of the Standard Oil com.
panies and central figure in one of
Wall Streets greatest struggles of the
last II months. was IS years old today
In extraordinarily good health, the
man long known as "the richest man
in the world decided to make his
birthday on his estate at Pocantico
Hills. n. ". follow his usual daily
program with only slight deviation.
Work and golf in the morning, a
drive in his automobile through the
Westchester hills in the afternoon,
followed by an early dinner with his
family and few friends. was the an
nounced course for the day Omission
OF a brass band and, other features
that once formed part of the celebra.
ton was explained as merely due to
desire to spare the magnate unneces-
sary fatigue.
Retired Is Years.
Born in an age when whale oil was
the worlds illuminant, Mr.. Rockefeller
has lived to see bathtubs, telegraphs,
telephones. electric light, motor ears.
radio and airplanes become integral
parts of American life.
When Kerosene, the original source
of the Rockefeller fortune, ceased to
be used as q common illuminant. Mr..
Rockefeller's income continued to in
crease even more rapidly, through the
increased sale of gasoline.
Twenty-Five years ago he retired
from business affairs.
Western Maryland Fight.
The oil kings name doomed large
early this year in the Stock Exchange
struggle for control of the Wheeling
& Lake Erie and Western Maryland
Railroads, two short lines important
i'm trunk line consolidation schemes.
Mr.. Rockefeller controlled both lines.
Controlling interests in the roads
were finally acquired by the New
York Central. the Baltimore & Ohio
and Nickel Plate" systems, but only
after short" traders on the Stock
Exchange had lost millions of doll
lars through skyrocketing of prices
of stocks of the short lines.
Mr.. Rockefeller is regarded as exc
hibiting typical shrewdness in hold.
ing his Stock Exchange seat. He
bought it for $4,000 A years ago.
1t ID HOW WOItH approximately SG@V,VVv
or more and saves him hundreds OF
thousands annually in commissions.
The magnate is said to have his eye
on the exchange despite his age.
Now Eats Anything.
His Pocantico Hills estate has
been increased to an area of about
) square miles during the last year.
He aspires not only to reach the CEN
fury mark in age, but also to cover
the nine-hoie course on the estate
at a figure equal to half his present
years, or A..
Excepting Sundays, he plays golf
each day in the year, in the Winter
at Ormond Beach. Fla. and in Sum-
mer at his estates at Lakewood and
Pocantico Hills. He recently ADAM
doned the Lakewood course as too
difficult.
At one time Mr.. Rocefeller's diet
was restricted, but during the last
year it was explained that, due to his
excellent health, he now eats what
he wants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
JAPANESE TROOPS
ARR|VEAT TS|NAN
First TrainIoad Reaches In
land Point in Shantung,
Others 10 Follow.

BY tne AssOcldttf AItsS.
PEKING, July Sit was learned
officially today that the first trainload
of Japanese troops from Tsingtao has
arrived without incident at Tsinan,
$50 miles inland in Shantung. from
Tsingtao, and that four more train
loads are journeying to Tsinan. Small
contingents are being dropped off at
various railway points.
Five hundred marines have been
landed from Japanese warships at
Tsingtao to protect the residents of
the port, this probably giving rise to
the reports that United States Marines
had landed or were landing.
Tsingtao and Tsinan are reported
to be quiet, the revolt movement there
apparently having broken down. The
Southerners CNationalists) are said to
be not close enough to Immediately
menace Tsingtao.
Shantungese headquarters claims
that the Northerners have recaptured
Lincheng and are advancing toward
Hanchwang, on the Tsinpu Railway
near the southern border Of Shantung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
COVELL PREPARES
AIRPORT FIGURES
FOR TRADE GROUPS
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lures along the route cannot be let
until the survey is completed.
Regardless of whether Baltimore
is ultimately chosen as the stop on
the coastal air route. Washington
will be one Of the emergency land
ing places. The same condition APP
plies to Baltimore in the event this
city is chosen as the air mail stop
Would BE for Forced Landings.
This does not mean that mail planes
would touch daily at either emergency
field it was pointed out today. They
would be emergency" fields within
the strict meaning of the term. for use
only in case of a forced landing. SINH
lar fields will be designated about
every 80 miles along the entire route
and it is possible. it. was said. that
one would he designated between
here and Baltimore.
Should Washington lose out I'm the
race for the air mail stop, the Depart.
ment of Commerce could and probably
would designate Boiling Field as such
an emergency landing place. 1t was
this use that r. Trubee Davision, AS.
sistant Secretary OF War In charge Of
aviation. had In mind when he first
announced that Boiling Field could be
used only for emergency. landings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08

Here he is told what he may eat.
there what he may smoke and every
where what he may drink. What he
may read or write or see on the stage
is prescribed, too, and not content
with this, his Government advises
him how to hang his curtains in his
home. what meat to cook for his
Christmas dinner and not two months
ago the Department of Agriculture
distributed throughout the country a
treatise entitled Pocket Essay on
kissing"
Gov. Richie asserted that the
growing contempt for law" is at
tributable in a large measure to this
unholy zeal for more law"
Those at least who knew what
their rights were under a government
of law often do not know under this
Government of men whether they
have any rights at ALL" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Military Band. at $40 o'clock; John S.
M. Zimmerman. bandmaster.
March, Comrades of the Legion"
SOusa.
Overture, Jack and Jill'.. Thomas
Suite characteristic, THE Last Days
of Pompeii' Sousa
(a) in the House of Burbo and
Stratonica.''
(b) "Nydia' the blind girD.
tc) "The Destruction of Pompeii."
Scenes from Irish romantic opera.
eileen" Herbert
Fox trot, 'All over Nothing at AL"
Rule
Waltz suite, "TOut Paris. Waldteufel
Finale Wang Wang Blues" Johnson
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
GLUCOSE HALTS RELAPSE,

TORONTO, Ontario July R).-
The feeding of glucose directly into
the blood yesterday overcame n re-
lapse suffered by Mrs. Hope Leon
tough of this city, who has been in a
hospital for some days in critical
condition. following S. days Of fasting.
Mrs. Leontoush showed immediate
Improvement from this treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
Placed on Probation.

Frederick Sampson today was given
two years in the penitentiary by
Justice Hoehling in Criminal Court
No. /, on a charge of forgery and ut
tering. He was placed on probation.
Sampson forged the name of guest
at the Mayflower Hotel to an order for
a hired car, and then wrecked the ma
chine. He was directed to pay for the
machine at S35 per month until the
company was reimbursed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
Two Smallpox Cases Reported.

Two more cases of smallpox were re-
ported today by the District Health
Department. making total of 81 since
the outbreak i'm April. The latest VIC
tins are Essie Steelman, 1419 Ninth
street, and Carrie Mason, 2015 Fifth
street, bth colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08

tons of submarines. basing his claim
on the necessity of defending the
coast of the island empire against
possible invasion. The figure is a..
900 tons higher than the minimum
proposed by the American delegation
which suggested a submarine tonnage
of 10000 to 10000 for the United
States and Great Britain and So 1000
to $4,000 for Japan.
There are indications that the Jap
anese delegation will not give up it's
submarine claims, if they are relin-
quished at all, without an intensive
struggle
Japan's proposal for fixing the
total tonnage Of cruisers and destroy
ers suggested 100000 tons as a limit
for the United States and Great Brit
ain and 100000 for Japan. The orig.
inal American recommendation placed
the cruiser tonnage for Japan at 1907
900 tons and the destroyer tonnage at
10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
De Mile Faces Prosecution.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, July s Gp).--
The city prosecutor announced today
he would file complaint charging
usury against Cecil b. de Mile. mill
lionaire motion picture producer and
loan pools for refinancing the col
lapsed Julian Petroleum Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
Child Breaks Leg at Play.

While playing on the porch at her
home. 1906 Belmont street. yesterday
afternoon. Yvonne Kemp. 3 years old,
fell to the ground, a distance OF about
Il feet. and broke her left leg. The
injured child was taken to ChiDdren's
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08

Continued from First Page.)
Judge resumed his position. Bluege
threw out Spurgeon. Judge took
Summa's grounder and beat him to
the bag. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-J. Sewell threw
out Reeves. Hadley took third
strike. Rice flied to Jameson. No
runs.
CLEVELAND-Reev threw out
Burns. j. Sewell singled over Harris.
l.. Sewell singled against the right.
field wall, sending j. Sewell to third.
Jacobson singled to left. scoring Joe
Sewell, while l.. Sewell stopped at
second. Ruel threw out Lutzke, both
runners advancing. Hadley threw out
Uhle. One run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08

! Home, after ALL is place where
wife can tell her husband what she
thinks OF him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
POLICE, ASSAILED
IN MURDER CASE,
HUNT FOR TYPEWRITER

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SHEFFIELD RESIGNS
POST, BUT AWAITS
PRESIDENTS WILL

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CRISIS MORE ACUTE
AS BRIT0N HINTS AT
AGGRESSION BY U. S.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
MATS TAKE OPENER
OF DOUBLE-HEADER
FROM TRIBE, 7 TO 4

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08

WASHINGTON-Ha fouled to
Luke Sewell. Speaker beat out slow
roller TO j. Sewell. Goslin lined to
Summa. Judge singled to center. send
ing Speaker to third. Ruel famed. No
runs.
CLEVELAND - Jameson walked.
Sturgeon, trying to sacrifice, fouled to
Ruel. Summa flied to Speaker. Burns
forced Jameson with grounder to
Harris. No runs.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
GIRL VICTIM Of
ODD COMPLEX

Victim of a singular complex
which prompts her to disappear
from her home only when the
clock strikes or IL in the morn
ing, Miss Genieve Ciffo, "a years
old, was again missing today from
her home at 2Os First st. s. E.,
while police secured the city for
her.
Four times this week, Miss Ciffo
had faded from view while her
relatives directed police in a city.
wide search. Twice she slipped
away from her home at o'clock
and twice at IL o'clock, police
were told.
Each time, she is repentent and
abashed at the worry she caused
relatives, the police we're told.
But when the clock rolls around
again, she disappears"
The victim Of i'll health, Miss Ciffo
is believed to have wandered away
in a daze. Authorities in nearby
communities have been given a de-
scription of the girl that she may
be apprehended in the event she Is
picked up by motorists.
A canvass of the neighborhood
where she lives failed to produce
anyone who had seen the girl. 1t is
not known whether or not she pos
sessed any money. but relatives
thought it improbable.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
HUNTER SHOOTS
GRAY EAGLE

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Sept. 3. while
returning from squirrel hunt near
the Potomac river, a mile above
Great Falls, today, Harry Shaw, of
Potomac. shot and killed a young
gray eagle, which measured 20
inches from wing tip to wing tip.
II was the first Of the kind to be
killed In the county in long time.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage OF Roy o. Yagel, IS,
OF York. Pa, and Miss Violet ".
SwOpe, 81, Of Washington, and
Robert s, Dickens, 81, and Miss
Anna L. Wilson. 1s, both Of Wash
ington.
of property In the Chevy Chase
precinct Of Bethesda district are
unsatisfactory, In that they are in
many instances from Is to 30 per
cent lower than existing assess
ments. Lawrence A. Chiswell, super.
visor of assessments Cor the county,
| has CdAlNu upon w AltdI1s LNiGS III
futt to tender his resignation as
assessor for the precinct.
A portrait OF Gen. Richard Mont.
gomery, for whom Montgomery
county was named, will be formally
presented to the county Tuesday
morning by the Col. Tench Thigh.
man Chapter. Daughters of The
American Revolution, of this county.
/ The presentation will be made by
Mrs. Enoch G. Johnson, regent, and
Judge Robert b. Peter will accept
it on behalf of the county. Mrs.
William H. Talbot, former regent.
will speak and the invocation and
benediction will be by the Rev. Mil
lard F. Minnick, rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Rockville. and
the Rev. Clarence Parker, rector OF
st. Johns Episcopal Church. Beth
esda, respectively.
The exercises will take place in
/ the circuit court room, on wall
1 of which the portrait will be hung.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
TRAIL CLUES IN
Ak ATTACK

Detective Tom Garrison and
Prince Georges county police of.
ficers left HyattsviIle today on a
mission which it is declared is ex.
pected to result in the arrest oi
another negro and probable solution
of the mysterious attack Thursday
afternoon on Wallace C. Raybold,
aged Bladensburg merchant, who
was all but hacked to death with
an ak.
In the arrest yesterday of Ollie
Commodore, 24-year-old negro, the
police said they believed they had
a man who could throw much light
on the attack.
1t is believed that the trip early
today is the result of information
obtained from Commodore.
Commodore will be given a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace John
j. Fainter. at Hyattsville Tuesday
at which time Detective Sergt Fred
Sandberg, of the Washington police,
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
COP ROW SPLITS
FALLS CHURCH

The quiet peacefulness OF Falls
Church, Va, has been supplanted
by a bitter factional strife result
ing from decision Of the town
council last night to install q traf.
fic officer who will work under the
fee. system.
Amos Rust, regular traffic Off
cer.s on a straight salary basis, has
resigned. and leading citizens are
taking steps to circulate a petition
in protest Of the council action.
The motion by Councilman L. P.
Daniel to appoint Charles Whalen,
jr., as special officer precipitated
= heated argument.
Rust, who has been employed
by the town for several years, was
recently required to drive the town
road scraper in addition to his
duties as traffic cop.
This, according TO Mayor r. c. 4.
Moncure, resulted in a sharp falling
off in the total revenue derived
from traffic fines.
Mayor Moncure denied there was
any. intention to make speed
trap" of the town and said he had
favored the appointment of an adj
ditional officer only after the rs
per cent decrease in the number OF
traffic arrests had shown that
Rust could not scrape the roads
and adequately patrol them at the
same time.
Under the laws of Virginia, the
new traffic officer is entitled to 81
for each arrest, and an additional
81 is supposed to go to the mayor
who tries all violations of town
ordinances.
A large turnout is expected at
the regular meeting of the council
Monday night, when, it is expected,
a strong effort will be made to
have the council revoke its appoint.
ment of Officer Whalen as a fee
officer.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
GE1
PAY RAISE

The dove Of peace hovered over
local theaters today as q result, Of
the agreement reached between the
Musicians Protective Union and the
theater managers which terminated
two months battle for salary In.
creases.
The musicians originally de.
manded $S5 q week in the leading
houses and proportionate pay in the
smaller ones.
1t Is believed they receded a BIT
from this position, but it was stated
that their final demands were agreed
to by the managers.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

in Casualty Hospital in a serious
condition.
Commodore will be given a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace
Johns j. Fainter at Hyattsville
Tuesday, at which time Detective
Sergeant Fred Sandberg. of the
Washington police, will testify as
to finger prints found at the scene
of the crime.
According to Private Detective
Tom Carlson, former deputy sheriff
Of Prince Georges County. who ar.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
OPEN FIGHT ON
BLUE LAWS

Denouncing the appeal Of the
Lords Day Alliance for "finan-
cial war chest" with which to pass
a Sunday closing law for the Dis
trict of Columbia. the National As
ISOLATION Opposed to Blue Laws,
INC. today issued a call to Wash.
ington residents to maintain a
united front against blue laws, .
from its offices at ST. Thirteenth
st. n. w.
Speakers will again he on hand
TO oppose the Landlord bill the
coming winter, Attorney Marx
Lewis is quoted as saying.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
GENEvIEvE cIsso

will testify as to finger prints
found at the scene of the crime.
According to Garrison, who ar.
rested Commodore, a bloody shirt
was found underneath the negro's
clothing.
Commodore is said to have been
laxative in explaining that The
attack was made by another negro
whose name he did not know. but
when asked to explain the blood
on his shirt refused to talk further.
Raybold, who is 10 years old, is
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
Rescuer Burned

RUSHING TO AID neighbor
imperiled By gasoline fire, Ga
briel Michael, as. of 1910 Prospect
Ave.. was badly burned. He was
treated at Georgetown University
Hospital. He saved the life OF
Mrs. Annie AmOuri. AZ. Of 3416
Prospect Ave. She was burned on
the hands.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

rested Commodore, q bloody shirt
was found underneath the negro's
clothing. Commodore is said to have
been laxative in explaining that
the attack was made by another
negro whose name he claimed he
did not know. but when asked to
explain the blood on his shirt re.
fused to talk further.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03
PEACE FAILS IN
MOVIE STRIKE
By international News Service

~ NAHNrN mn Iu'I13I ANeVFs rNEFICS
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Peace negotia.
ton aimed at ending Chicago's
movie strike and lockout, broke
down early today after an all
night conference of theater owners
and officials representing the
Motion Picture Operators Union.
Hope OF reopening the $50 moving
picture houses that have been
closed since Monday. was said to
be slight.
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

T,"vely P',"rtmer+s IN the s..t,.,r',- ~
within walking distance TO your office
q "a uaiancy IN today : IIeAlai
The Washington times., 1927-09-03

Comfort and reliability are the first
services a good Used Car performs.
See Classified first, then see about
getting one.
The broad ax., 1927-02-05

Mr.. Williams seems to be making
great headway in his candidacy for
The broad ax., 1927-02-05

Like Hon. Edward R. Litsinger, the
choice Of the Deneen-Brundage group
for the Republican nomination for City
Clerk is native Chicagoan, Mr.. Harry
E. Hoff. He was born here in 1873.
Mr.. Hoff has public school education
besides a business college course and
the cumulative knowledge of just how
public Offices Of an administrative
character should be conducted that
comes from a quarter Of century in
important branches of public service.
For eighteen years active in pub
lie affairs and in Republican party pol
itics, Mr.. Hoff who is at present Chief
Deputy Recorder of Cook County, has
had exceptional experience in the city
attorneys Office and that of the elec-
ton commissioners to qualify him for
City Clerk. AS the chief assistant to
County Recorder, Hon. Joseph F.
Haas for the past ten years Mr.. Hoff
has rendered invaluable services in
raising the standard of efficiency and
economy in the Recorders Office to the
recognized high plane it rests upon
today.
He has in fact been credited chiefly
BY Mr.. Haas, with putting into prac
The broad ax., 1927-02-05

We have few words to say to you
of vital importance to our common in
terests. We do not speak as politicians
but as friends, desirous of seeing our
race uplifted in order to reach that
height due US all.
Election day approaches. Now is
the time to decide upon the best man
to elect as Alderman of our ward.
A. I. Williams is man Of high ideals
and strong character. He viii serve
the second ward as he did during. the
time Of the riot. His position as Al
derman will make it possible for him
10 serve you better. During the year
of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen,
after our homes and so many OF our
lives had been taken from us, he
placed a petition before our present
alderman and asked him to get con-
sideration from the city council to
recompense those who lost property
and the relatives Of those who lost
their lives. This Mr.. Anderson re-
fused to do. Mr.. Williams did not stop
here. He went to democratic alder
man. who Of course was white and
pleaded our cause to him. As be was
The broad ax., 1927-02-05

dent Of the World brought to light the
story of Mrs. Lucy Mooney and
others who were in the jail, that off,
GERS of the law, including the sheriff
and Governors constable, had
helped the lynchers take the prisoners
from their cells.
Those who told their stories before
the grand jury included seven pris-
oners who were taken to the state
peHitentiary for safe keeping some
time after the Worlds story had re-
suited in official action.
The case went before the regular
grand jury Wednesday, former Gov
ernor McRae deciding not to call a
special grand jury to hear the case
before his term expired.
The broad ax., 1927-02-05
Attorney Augustus L. Williams Highly
Endorsed By Many Business Men Of the
Second Ward for Alderman.
He Continues to Hold Many Largely Attended
Meetings Each Evening.

a reasonable minded man, he took the
matter under consideration and intro
duced the measure to the city council.
This fight for your rights and mine
was without compensation. He fought
that fight and he won. If he was just
a man and did that much good for us
what could he do as alderman? We
were the chief sufferers from the riot
and today we are the main sufferers
from filth in alleys and from unem-
ployment.
When the gas company opens our
streets they must get permit from
the alderman. The telephone company,
the various factories. grocery stores
and building contractors must all get
permits from the alderman. Mr.. Viii
Iiams will ask them for employment Of
our people instead of the usual hand
out that goes to the alderman.
We do not believe that any great
mass Of the voters Of the second ward
are to be purchased BY promises or BY
bag Of gold We believe in their sin
cerity and their intelligence and in or
der to secure that belief we have il
them, we are asking that you forge