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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
SHER|FFS IN FIGHT
OVER GANG LEADER
Removal of Birger From One
Prison to Another Is
Denied.

HARRISBURG. H., February 3
An attempt to remove Charles Burger.
gang leader, from the Saline County
jail here TO the Franklin County Jail
at Benton failed today, when deputies
of Sheriff Lige Turner of this county
refused to give him up in the absence
of Turner
When a demand for Burger was
made by Sheriff James PritChard OF
Franklin County, who was accompa-
MED by Sheriff Oren Coleman of vii
hanson County and about 10 deputies
two of Turner's deputies said their su.
periOr had given instructions not 70
let Birger out. They said the gang
chieftain had been permitted to take a
machine gun and a pistol into his cell.
Bigger submitted to arrest late yes
terday at his home here on a charge
Of completely in the murder Of Mayor
Joe Adams of West City. who was a
friend Of the rival Shelton gangsters
The warrant, which was issued six
weeks ago, was served by Sheriff
PritChard, assisted by Sheriff Turner.
Birger was taken TO the county iail
here and Sheriff Pritchard returned TO
Benton with the understanding ne
would come back later for Burger, al
though no definite time was set. Tur.
ner went 10 Springfield for a road
meeting and was not expected to re-
turn until late tonight or tomorrow
Friends of Burger were reported To-
have lett for Benton today I'm an ef-
fort TO obtain the gang leaders, release
under habeas corpus proceedings
Birger's adherents said he had at frs
been promised an opportunity to make
bond, which was later refused. Birgev
is reported to have begged his guards
to let him out Of jail so he could de
fend himself openly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
SENATORS UNDECIDED
IN COL. SMITH CASE
Reported Majority of Elections
Committee Favor Swearing in
Senator-elect.

The case of Col. Frank L. Smith.
Senator designate from Illinois, whose
right to a seat in the Senate has
been challenged, was before the Sen
ate privileges and elections commit
tee today without a decision being
reached The committee is to meet
again tomorrow morning at 1890.
A majority of the committee, it was
reported after the meeting. is in favor
Of submitting a report favorable to
the immediate swearing in of Col.
Smith on constitutional grounds. 1t
was also reported that a majority
of the committee was not favorable.
however, to the retention of his seat
by Col, Smith after he had been
sworn in.
The committee has had difficulty
reconciling these two views and to in
clude them in a single report. Some
members of the committee have favor
ed the submission of a preliminary
report. dealing merely with the ques-
ton of swearing in Col. Smith without
further delay.
Col. Smith was not in Washington
for the meeting today. His attorneys,
c. J. Doyle and Oscar Carlstrom at
torney general of Illinois, were here
to receive the committees decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
WOMEN TAKING PART.
$50 Register as Members of Tile
Contractors Association.

More than $50 women, registered at
the Mayflower with the twenty-fourth
annual convention of the Tile and
Mantel Contractors Association of
America, We're driven about the city
on a sight seeing trip this morning
and to Arlington National Cemetery.
AT 1 o'clock they had lunch at the
Little Tea House. This evening all the
members of the convention are ex-
pected to attend the show at Keith's
Theater.
The morning and afternoon were
given over to closed business sessions.
The headliner on tomorrow's pro
gram is a reception by President Cool
idge at the White House at IL o'clock.
A picture of the convention members
will be made in the White House
grounds. The reception will be fol-
lowed by trip to Mount Vernon
with lunch at the George Mason Hotel,
Alexandria. In the evening dinner
dance will be given in the grand ball
room of the Mayfiower Hotel. The
convention closes Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
DISTRICT HEADS
FIGHT BOXING BILL
Officials Disapprove of Meas
ure to Allow and Regulate
That Sport.

The District Commissioners today
disapproved of the bin to allow and
regulate boxing In the District. Their
unfavorahle recommendation, sent TO
Chairman Iihlman Of the House Dis
triCt committee, was among n list Of
recommendations on other pending
measures.
Miss Ida r.. Barnhart. corresponding
secretary for the Business Women =
Council, sent IN an Enforcement in
the interest Of education" Of the Glib
son bill for extension of the Public
Library Service.
Favors Widening Street.
J. G. Yaden, chairman of the Citi-
zens' Advisory Council reported ia
vorably on the bill for widening Of 6
street northeast, from 80 TO 100 feet.
from North Carolina avenue and Six
teenth street to Twenty -first street, as
the main entrance TO AnacOstia Park.
He said this legislation is in the in
terest of economy.
Mr.. Yaden also recommended two
amendments to the bill, limiting
guardianships to the number of five.
These amendments would give the
court discretion to exceed the limits
where it appeared that this would not
ne Incompatible with the interests Oh
the States already being served.
The advisory council also indorsed
the bill to regulate the sale Of black
bass in the District. II declared in ia
vor Of the bill concerning liability for
participation in brooches of fduciary
obligations. The council also fayOrs
the bill in relation to condemnation
of land for parks, parkways and play
grounds, to prevent these properties
being despoined during the tendency
of condemnation proceedings. Mr..
Yaden also favorably reported on the
bill to provide an insurance code, with
an amendment which would provide
that the license fee and rate of taxes
be the same as existing law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Woman, 1O8, First
on Pension Rolls.
Claimed by Death

Death again has stricken No. l
from the pension rolls.
Mrs. Mahala Hun, los years old,
who died recently near Louisa,
Ky, was one If II surviving
widows of the war of 1912, and
was the oldest pensioner of all.
Mrs, Hun was born in Decem-
Der 1918, Wayne County. West
Virginia. In 1869 she married
James Huff who served as pri-
waite in the war of 1912. enlisting
at Jonesville. Lee County. who
died in 1879 Her father Moses
Wells also served in the 1872 con-
tlict and her grandfather Richard
Wells, jr., fought in the Revolu-
ton. lie was the grandson of
Richard Wells. Virginia colonist,
who was elected in 1647 10 the
House Of Burgesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
REBELS SURRENDER
IN NORTH PORTUGAL.
Firing in Lisbon That Drove
U. S. Envoy Out of Legation
/ Reported Continuing.

By the Associated Press,
LONDON. February 9.--The in
surgeuts at oporto, Northern Portu-
gal who rose against the Carmona
dictatorship last week. have capt.
ulated 10 the government forces, say
official advices received in London
this afternoon.
Firing continues in Lisbon, the
capital however, and there have
been many casualties in the eight
ing of the last three days. The dis
patches give assurance that no
Americans or Britishers have been
injured
An indication that President Car
mona's adherents are holding their
own in Lisbon is seen in special dis
patches saving that ali cable and
wireless stations are in the hands
OF the government.
Travellers arriving over the border
In Spain are quoted as expressing
belief that the uprising has been
suppressed. and frontier dispatches
received in Madrid tell Of minor
victory for the Carmona forces in
heading off a rebel column headed
southwark from Valenco- dominic
in the direction Of Oporto.
An evening news dispatch from
Tigo. Spain. says so were killed and
several hundred wounded during the
fighting at OpOrto. The city was
occupied Yesterday afternoon when
the revolutionaries there surrendered.
Before surrendering the revolu-
tionaries asked that all sergeants.
corporals and private soldiers in
volved in the uprising be freed from
responsibility for it. The govern
ment commander agreed. except with
reference 10 the sergeants.
During the fighting a grenade
burst in an asylum for girls, killing
one and wounding another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
SENATORS ON INSPECTION
TOUR OF CITY'S STREETS
District Subcommittee Preparing
to Recommed Appropriations
for Repair Items.

The District subcommittee of the
Senate appropriations committee made
an automobile tour of the city today
to observe the condition of the streets
preparatory to taking action on the
various street items in the local appro-
priation bill for next year.
This tour of inspection probably will
prevent the subcommittee from hold
ing an executive session today for the
purpose of arriving at a decision on
those features of the bill concerning
which there is still some doubt.
Aside from the street paving work
one of the most important questions to
be voted on by the subcommittee with
in the next day or two is the item for
IA additional public school teachers,
which the House failed to provide for,
but which are regarded as essential by
school officials and a number of civic
organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Police Property Custodian's Kindness
Leads to Tangle In Clothing Ownership

clothing and hand 1t over to the
owners applying for it.
Lyle f. Gould the proprietor OF the
clothing repair and tailor shop on
Nichols avenue. was recently sentenc-
cd to Occoquan. because OF a liquor
law violation. The clothing or ms
clients remained at the shop.
landlord and tenant case came up
in Municipal Court. The premises
were outlined as abandoned and dis
possess warrant issued. The owners
of the steampressing machine, stili
holding title under a conditional sale
agreement, stock it. Deputy Marshal
Thompson took the warrant and
cleaned out the premises as called for
by the warrant.
The steam-pressing people have their
machine. The owner has his premises
And Mr. McGrath has the clothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
WOMAN'S ASSAILANT
FLEES VIRGINIA POLICE
Mrs. George Kessler Of Clarendon
Faints When Struck by
Intruder in Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLARENDON, Va. February o.
Police are securing the county for a
man who yesterday noon entered the
home of Mrs. George Kessler, striking
her several times. Frightened by her
screams he rushed from the home and
disappeared.
Mrs. Kessler. describing her expert
ence today said that she had just got
ten her child off to school when the
man entered her home. After being
struck she tainted. Neighbors came to
her assistance Mrs. Kessler said the
assailant was about 80 years old She
had seen him lettering in the neigh
borhood the day before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
OMAHA PAPER SOLD.
Daily News Soon to Be Consoli-
dated With the Bee.

OMAHA, Nebr., February 9 Up
Purchase of The. Omaha Daily News
by The Omaha Bee was announced
yesterday.
The newspaper Will be consolidated
as soon as plans can be worked out.
probably during February. Until that
time they Will be operated separately
The News formerly was the proper
ty of Mrs. Laurence Ashbaugh and
L. V. Reay Of st. Paul. and c. d.
Bertolet, Chicago. The Bee is owned
by Nelson b. Updyke. Omaha.
The purchase price was not an
nounced. The News started publica-
ton % years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09

The agreeable nature of Property
Custodian Thomas McGrath of the
Police Department has gotten him into
a mess.
Somebody called him up yesterday
and said that there was some clothing
outside Of 243S Nichols avenue south
east, on which Deputy Marshal
Thompson had served a ''dispossess'
and set out on the street, and asked
McGrath whether he would take care
of them.
oh, sure" replied McGrath. He
expected to find some clothing. lie
found some. Five hundred pieces of
apparel, it is estimated, are now
stacked into a little mountain on the
floor Of the property room at police
headquarters, belonging to probably
several hundred different persons. And
McGrath's mess is how to separate the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
ICE JAM BREAKS UP.
Threatened Railroad Cut-Off in
Newfoundland Averted.

ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland. Febru-
airy 8 (F9.-The ice jam in the Elk
ploits River broke up during last
night and further danger from the
floods which threatened to cut off
railway communication between east
ern and western Newfoundland was
averted The water fell Is feet in II
hours.
The paper mills at Grand Falls,
where the food caused a suspension
of operations, were reopened in part
today. As the generators We're satu-
rated it will be three weeks before
full activity can be resumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
George Muss-Arnoldt Dies.

AVON, Mass, February George
Muss-Arnoldt, SO, artist and dog
fancier, of Tuckahoe, N. Y, died to-
day. He had officiated as judge at
dog shows in all parts Of this country
and in England and Germany. His
paintings Of dogs and other animals
frequently were reproduced for cal
endars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Garbage Grease Bid Accepted.

The bid of A. L. Webster e. Co. of
Chicago for the purchase of approx
mately 100000 pounds of garbage
grease at the District reduction plant
at Cherry Hill, Va, was accepted to-
day by the Commissioners. The firm
offered the highest price of four bid
ders. It's price was Salty a hundred
pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
SENATORS MAY QUIZ
LAWRENCE DENNIS
Foreign Affairs Committee Seek
First Hand Information
About Nicaragua.

Reopening of its hearing on the Mic
arguan situation with Lawrence Den
mis-, recalled American charge at Ma
nagua, as a witness was discussed to-
day by the Senate foreign relations
committee, but without decision.
The matter will be taken up again
next week. Secretary Kellogg was
heard at length several weeks ago and
a. number of committeeman desire now
to get a first-hand story of conditions
in Nicaragua from the charge, who
has been relieved of duty at Managua
to become head of the Central Ameri-
can division of the State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
900 MILES OF VIRGINIA
ROADS TO BE OILED
"Cold" and "Hot" Treatments
Specified in Bids, With Work to
Be Completed by August /.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
RICHMOND, Va, February O.
State officials have asked bids for
oiling 900 miles of roads extending
into various parts Of the State.
The bids call for the applying of
this oil to the highways, the great
bulk Of which is to be the cold
treatment, with requests for bids for
1872 900 gallons Of "hot" treatment.
The specifications for the furnishing
and applying this material are to
be had at the office of the State High
way Commission, the bids to be
opened February rs. The total Of
material for the work is about
1000 900 gallons Of oil and kindred
preparations. The work is to com
mence at once and the contract calls
for the completion of the work by
the 1st Of August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
L. S. ENVOY UNDER FIRE.
Driven Out of Legation in Lisbon, But
Believed Safe.

Further official dispatches were
eagerly awaited at the State Depart
ment today telling of the situation
confronting Fred NJ bearing. Ameli-
can Minister to Portugal, who, be-
cause of the danger from rifle and gun
fire in the revolutionary outbreak,
has been forced to abandon the lega-
ton building at Lisbon.
A message received from the Min
lister yesterday said the building, SIT
uated in the downtown section of the
city near the British legation. had
been struck many times by rifle and
machine gun bullets 1t gave no de-
tails as 10 the revolutionary situation.
but said:
Reports Serious Situation.
The situation in Lisbon is very Sc
r1ous and will probably continue so
for several days" adding: THE Min
lister has been obliged to abandon the
legation, which was repeatedly struck
by rife and machine gun. fire.
Officials here believe it highly i'm
probable that. protective measures in
Portugal such as the British have
taken in sending warships there will
% warranted by the United States,
since there are comparatively few
that country.
If some diplomatic action is taken
1t probably would be simply a protest
demanding that measures be taken to
Insure the protection of the legation s
officers and other American citizens
in the Portuguese capital. No such
step, however, has been Indicated by
the department
Warship Not Requested.
Minister bearing has not asked that
naval vessel be sent 10 Lisbon, al
though there was some difficulty few
days ago about his communications
with Washington. This difficulty ap-
parently has been cleared up, as two
messages have been received from
him within the last "a hours.
If Minister bearing finds it desirable
that an American warship join the
group of foreign war craft assembling
at Lisbon to insure protection of for
eign nationals, proba bly, the Navy De-
partment will be asked to send one
of the destroyers now in the Mediter-
ranean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
20 Auto Tag Limit
Is Extended Until
March l by Ruling

Still doubtful as 20 the date Of
delivery Of the final shipment of
the Districts 1927 automobile
Identification tags, the Commission
ers yesterday afternoon extended
the time limit for the use of the
1926 tags from February 10 to
March /
A carload OF tags IL supposed to
he en- route from Chicago, but
District officials have been unable
to trace them. Distribution Of the
plates, which was suspended last
week when the available supply
was exhausted. will be resumed as
soon as the additional shipment
arrives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
STANDARD RAISES PRICE
OF GAS ONE CENT IN CITY
Maryland Also Affected by In
crease-Retail Figure Here
Now "a Cents.
By the Associated Press

y tII6 lAsaVCIdIEu FFfss.
NEW YORK. February 9.-The
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey today
advanced the price of gasoline l cent
a gallon in Maryland and the District
of Columbia. The new tank wagon
price is 10 cents gallon.
The advance of / cent was met by
the Texas Co. in the same territory
vanced from % to "a cents a gallon
here today as a result of the increase.
The former wholesale price was 20
cents a gallon, including the 2-cent
tax. The increase raises the whole
sale price to 81 cents, including tax.
The new retail price is % cents plus
the 2-cent tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
CHAPLIN BAN LIFTED.
Pasadena Upsets Censor's Ruling
Against Films. 1

PASADENA, Calf, February up.
The recently imposed ban on mo-
ton pictures featuring Charles Spen-
Ger Chaplin was lifted here yesterday
bv the board of city directors.
The city directors decided by vote
of 5 to 2 that C. V. Cowan, chairman
of the board of censors, had overstep-
ped his power in refusing a church
permission to show a Chaplin comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
EVOLUTION SUPPORTED.
Missouri Bill to Prohibit Teaching
Subject Killed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, February
R.-The Missouri House of Rep
resentatives, by a vote of 81 to 62,
late yesterday killed a bill to prohibit
the teaching of evolution in the
schools of the State.
The action came after debate of
two and one-half hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
SMOKERS SUSPENDED.
Four Goucher Students Under Ten
day Sentence.

BALTIMORE, Md, February Up.
Four freshmen of Goucher College
have been suspended for 10 days by
the executive council of the college
student organization for smoking in
the dormitories. The action of the
student council was approved by the
college authorities.
Cigarettes in the dormitories were
banned some time ago, along with
radio, which resulted in too much
morning after" drowsiness, and the
Charleston, which shook pictures off
the walls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
II S DEBT COMMISSION EXPIRES
TODAY WITH WORK NOT FINISHED

taries Kellogg and Hoover, Senator
Smoot, Representative Crisp, Demo-
crat, Georgia; Representative Bur
ton, Republican, Ohio; Richard
Olney, former member of the House,
and Edward n. Hurley Garrard B.
Winston, formerly undersecretary of
the Treasury. was secretary to the
commission.
The settlements follow:
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Republican, opened the debate in sup.
port of the rule, declaring that the
farmers of America were insisting
upon the proposed legislation and were
entitled to it.
Representative Haugen before the
debate began predicted that there
would be sufficient votes in the House
to pass the bill. An amendment to
include tobacco as one Of the basic
farm commodities mentioned in the
bill, he said, undoubtedly would be
adopted. This. it is said. will greatly
strengthen the bill in the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
BATH ADVOCATE DIES.
Indian Who Took Daily Plunge
Had Passed Century Mark.

AGASSIz, British Columbia, Febru-
airy 8 R).-"Ol Mac" Indian medicine
man, whose recipe for longevity was
daily bath in the glacial waters Of
the Harrison River regardless of
weather conditions, is dead.
He was well over 100 years." &C.
cording to local records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Continued from First Page.)

Tdberian debt of 100000 is on the
hooks. The Armenian government,
which also owed this country, is out
of existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09

An aviator was fined $25 and costs
for flying too low over Garnette, Kans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
Personnel of Commission.


Members of the commission, besides
-hairman Mellon, included Secre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
u. S. MAY NOT GET
COSMOS CLUB SITE
ON LAFAYETTE SQUARE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
IN PAY
FOR COMMISSIONERS
FAVORED IN HOUSE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
PRESIDENTS VETO
OF FARM BILL SEEN
UNLESS MODIFIED

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-26
ABOUT THE
LOBBIES

Senator Howard A. Cam, Frank
fort, presented L;eut. Gov. Il. Harold
Van Or1aaa q black marble slab upon
which to wed the gavol On the
stone is carved tho name of the donor
and Senate Session OF 1921"
Mike Samitali.s. Gary soldier, will
receive S204 compensation for in
juries receiver while at Camp Knox,
if a special bill introduced by SEN
ator Oliver c. Holmes is passed.
Holmes declared that the adjutant
general and others had approved the
measure. Samitakis was hurt while
at the annual encampment of the
Indiana National Guard.
Lieutenant Governor r. Harold
Van Orman again sneered at investi-
cations into Indiana political cor
ruption when he was called on to
speak at the Izaac Walton dinner
Tuesday night. He referred to
Thomas II. Adams as the barefoot
boy from Vincennes' and said that
the time had come to investigate
the Investigators. Later Van Or
man was referred to as Eddie Foy''
by the main speaker OF the evening.
indianapolis City Prosecutor Ar
thur NJ. Dinsmore may get salary
raise from $125 to $500 a month, in
a special bill now pending before the
House. lie has appeared before the
committee receiving the bill and eX
planned that his job is to prosecute
/ city cases in four courts and that nc
handles all of his own appeals.
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