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The Washington times., 1927-08-11

Of CITY.
INSURANCE

The Districts fire Insurance.
rates, which according to Super.
intendent of Insurance M. Baldwin,
jr., are at least is per cent too
high, are being Investigated BY the
bureau of efficiency, II was learned
today.
In his annual report to the Dis.
tricf Commissioners yesterday, Mr..
Baldwin charged that the fire In
surance rates here should be re.
duced nit least lis per cent, and rec
commended the appointment of 4
commission to seek such a reduc,
ton.
He pointed out that IN 1926 fire
insurance companies here collected
premiums amounting to $2.771,s 1870.
whereas they paid out for losses
only $500, 757. or less than IS per
cent.
Meanwhile, II was learned today,
the bureau OF efficiency Is conduct.
ing an exhaustive probe OF these
rates, and win report on them to
the. District Commissions In the
near future.
The efficiency experts have been
studying the entire Insurance de-
partment for the past three months
and, It was learned, have devoted
particular attention to the fire in
surance rate question.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
25-cENT BUS
LINE ASKED

The Capital Traction Company
today petitioned the Public Utili-
ties Commission for permission to
run 4 25-cent de luxe coach lire
from Tenth and e Streets to
Thirty.fourth and Macomb Streets
II Cleveland Park. A similar re-
quest was turned down BY the old
commission early last year.
This company said that '.the
marked success and popularity of
the Chevy Chase Coach Line, and
requests made to US from citizens
Of Cleveland Park and vicinity, Inn
pei US to renew this application.
The company suggested the fol-
lowing route: Thirty.fourth and
Ordway Streets Northwest to Cleve.
land Avenue. east to Garfield
Street, west to Thirty-fourth Street,
south to Massachusetts, Avenue,
southeast to Seventeenth Street.
south TO Street, east to Thirteenth
Street, south to e Street, east to
Tenth Street. south to u street.
west to Eleventh Street. north to
e Street, laying over at Twelfth
and F Streets and returning by the
same route.
The following alternate route was
suggested:
From Thirty-fourth and Ordway
Streets south to Garfield Street;
east to Cleveland Avenue. southeast
to Calvert Street, east to Connecti-
cut Avenue. and thence along the
route OF the Chevy Chase line to
Tenth and e Streets.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

POLICE ACT on
SUSPICION

Major Edwin B. Hesse, super,
intendent Of police, has ordered an
Investigation into the arrest ana
detention by his force of BENJAMIN
]. McNally on the vague suspicion
that he was bomber.
Mentally was on his way home
from q movie Sunday niek when
he passed the Department. Or
Justice Building. NOTICING 4 group
Of policemen standing around he
slOWeda down To see what was calls-
Ing the excitement. Then we went
around the block and returned to
get another look.
The police watched his actions
closely, and the next afternoon, az
he was coming our Of the offices IL
the International Bricklayers and
PlastererB Union, where he Il cIn.
plDyed, he was arrested by Police
men Carroll, ,of the Second preciFc-
McNaIly claims that he was then
taken TO the station house and
charged with Investigation and
was not allowed to call his family
or friends TO let them know where
he was.
The next day his father, Informed
OF his sons arrest by The Washing.
ton Times, obtained his release.
Major HesSB also has ordered an
investiga tion into the arrest Satur-
day morning pt Renilx B. Miller, an
emplOye Of the Capital Traction
Company. on his way to work
about a. m. Miller was stopped
and detained so long BY Policemen
O'Connor and GrayelY Of The
Fourth precinct that he was late
for work. When he protested they
took him to the station house and
charged him with disorderly con-
duct.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
GUT TAXI FARE
To SUBURBS

The Black and White Taxicab
Company. with which the yellow
Cab Company recently merged,
notified the Public Utilities Com
mission today that 1t has decided
to discontinue the dead mileage
charge for its cabs TO any place
within three miles Of the District
line.
Big reductions in the flat rates
to nearby Maryland ana Virginia
towns were announced at the same
time.
The announcement today means
that persons calling for cab out
side Of the District Line and with.
In three miles OF the line viii not
have to pay an additional charge
over the ordinary mileage charge.
Flat rates to nearby towns have
been reduced about 20 per cent
according to the schedules filed
with the commission today Among
the reductions are the following:
Alexandria, 81 to 1920; Fairfax.
SO to SIS; Fort Washington, SO to
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
D. [. TAXES PASS
s3Q,QIlO,00Q

A recommendation that the per.
sOnal tax for automobiles be added
to the annual registration fee and
collected at the same time the regis.
tratlon tag Is issued, was included
today in the annual report OF Tax
Collector Chatham M. Towers 10
the District Commissioners
Towers pointed out that his office
has been having great difficulty IN
collecting the personal taxes on
automobiles because Of the fact thai
g large number Of erroneous adj
dresses are given at the time 81
the annual registration and also be.
cause the ownership Of cars changes
freq uently during the year.
Total tax collections for the wear.
the report revealed. were $50 ,29I ,667.
an increase Of 1855. 900. This ~
the first time that the DISTRICTS
tax collections have ever reached
the 10000, 900 mark. y
The increase was distributes a.
follows: Real estate taxes, 81 .275..
S4S; tangible personal taxes. 500.
666; intangible personal taxes. 500.
6Il;; insurance taxes, $22 ,l15:
penalties on real estate and Der.
sonal taxes, $59,812; gasoline tar.
Sis 800; miscellaneous collections,
$47, 1885, a N
Tax funds collected amounted ID
$3,777 ,132; water fund collections
including rents, $1,451, 91O;f ana the
real estate tax sale amounted Is
SS42, 1872. 8 ~
The total Of the real estate taxes
was SIG ,628,454; Tangible perSor,aI
taxes, $3.636, 1873; Intangible personal
taxes. $2,259 ,915; uncollected taxes.
on real estate, amounted to 81. O3g. !.
ISL; and urlcollected personal taxes
totailed S4O2 900.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

( AASA9O RAeAaA1s sN0AANLA4R4HkN@ AA1kNAAA9
public school pupils visit the
museum group on systematic
schedule ii connection with their
studies Of history, geography and
the sciences
In the past Individual classes
have been taken through the build.
ings from time to time, but there
has been no organized system Of
visits planned so as to coordinate
with the studies. u
Museum and school officials are
convinced that the exhibits can be-
made to fill an important place In
the visual education OF the chill
dreTl. They believe that the young
students will have q deeper interest
in their hooks IL they have some
visual conception OF the objects and
places about. which they read.
The proposed creation of d sepa.
rate District OF Columbia section.
in. the New National Museum is 4
part Of this plan, It was learned
today
From this section the students
VIII be able to obtain within short
time + conception Of the geography
q the District something Of It's
history and growth, and q colnpre-
nensive knowled dye yof the bird, I'M
sect and plant life around them.
Ihe idea Of visual education Isl
"a King tirrnel hold every year In the
minds OF educators, = explained an 81.
Licial q the Smithsonian Institution
today. @ ~ a !, n q "a 4 5s II
We believe that 4 class of chill.
dren, with intelligent supervision BY
their regular teacher. can obtain
more concrete information about cer-
tain Of their studies by an afternoon
"A the midst OF our collections than
BY hours of book study.
Compressed air operated, double
barreled mailing machine has been
invented 70 speed up construction.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
No Blacksmith Shops
Is Cry Of Modern
u. S. Farmer

The Transformation Of the
roadside blacksmith shop into !
garage and service station has
added much to the woes Of the
farmer who has horses to Be
shod, the Department Of Agri-
culture declared today IN an
nouncing publication Of 4 bulle-
tin on farm horseshoeing.
The passing Of the village
blacksmith is making it neces-
sary for the farmer to shoe his
own horses and learn to care
for the feet of his draft ami
mails, the Department announced.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Jay PierrepOnt Moffat
Returning to Washington

\ day Fierrepont, Moffat. OF New
York. who recently was relieved Of
his duties IA charge u social cere.
monies IA the White House and
given the post Of first secretary Of
the American legation in Ottawa,
Canada, has been reasslgned to the
State Department. It was announced
today.
No reason Is given for his transfer
back to Washing ton. nd 1T could
not be ascertained today whether he
will again be put In cha &c of social
activities at the Executive Mansion,
Mr.. Moffattss appointment at the
White House followed the resigna.
Stion of Miss Laura Harlan as social
secretary to Mrs Coolidge & year
ago.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
WIFE MISSING.
WITH BABY

His wife and their three-weeks-
old baby boy missing since Monday.
Clyde Hanback,, . giazier, Of 1123
Tenth st. N. W.. today requested
the assistance Of the police Of the
District and Florida in locating
them.
He Il afraid his young wife, Mrs.
Catherine Elizabeth Hanback,. in
fit Of dependency. has attempted to
90 to relatives near Miami. Fla.
Il am afraid for her safety and
that Of the baby" Hanback, said.
''she has not recovered sufficiently
to make a trip of that sort without
injuring her health. The baby Is
too young to have been taken out
Of the house.
The Hanbacks were married less
than two years ago after an elope-
ment to Elkton. Md. They kept
their marriage secret for several
months Then Hanback, brought
his bride to live at the home of
his mother. Mrs. Annie s. Hanback,
at the Tenth Street address,
For time they were very
happy and devoted 2 the groom's
mother declared. But Kfttie be-
came restless and finally. without
warming she packed up her things
and left.
1--WE didn't hear anything Of her
for some time. She then began,
corresponding with me from the
home Of her brother In Miami. She
said she had gone from Washington
to Philadelphia and obtained EN-
ployment as a checking girl In a
hotel long enough to earn her rail-
road fare to Florida"
After she had been in Florida
for several months she wrote to my
son that she was expecting to be-
come q mother. He induced her
to come home. " Mrs. Hanback, con-
tinued.
she arrived here about two
months ago and lived here with me
and nv son until the babv was
born at Garfield hospital. She re-
turned home here when the baby
was 10 DAYS old"
Mr.. Hanback, said that his wife
carried only d small handbag full
OF clothing. She had enough
money with her, he thought. to paw
her way to Florida.
am afraid my wife win never
be content to live here, he said.
want the baby. though, and
am going to make every effort to
find her.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
BLASTS SHAKE.
CHAIN BRIDGE

Chain bridge Ii IN imminent dam
ger Of collapsinK as = result siof
blasting operations BY the builders
81 the new ArlIngto ton county water
supply system, according to re
port from i. Il. Howser assistant
bridge engineer. which Ii being
studied today by Capt. II. G. White.
hurst assistant engineer commits
eioners
The water supply contractors are
blasting within 100 yards of the
detericrated south abutmerit. How.
ser reported He pointed ont that
the blasting Is causing much more
serious vibration than the traffic.
which was banned from the bridge.
II the Virginia span Of the
bridge should collapse II would not
only endadger life and block the
river at that point. but would
carry down with II the water mains
Tor the Arlington county water sys-
TEN which are built over It.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Gets is Years ii Jail
For Theft Of Chars

James b. Butler colored, who
has spent 10 years III prison win
spend another is years there Il he
lives out the sentences imposed today
by Chief Justice Mccoy In District
Supreme Court. He was sent up
on three cases of house. breaking.
Edward Pl0wden. coloreds also
drew 4 tS-year sentence from the
court He was convicted Of steal.
inE Is boxes Of cigars from 81 PEG.
PIES Drug Store.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
FORT eits Collateral
On LIQUOR Charge

Arrested for illegal possession Of
whisky last night following 4 raid
on her apartment 1T the Tivoll,
Park Road and Hiatt Place North
west. pretty Miss Nellie Jean Mo.
hand, ~ years old. today forfeited
SIS collateral rather than appear ii
police court to defend herself
against the charge.
She was arrested BY Policemen
10. w. Mansfield and e. @. Rhue,S
lof the Tenth Precinct. six quarts
Of alleged whisky were found IN
her apartment. She was taken Ia
the precinct station house ana
booked
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
WHIPS FRoM WAYBACK

e. ..j 81
WHIFFS FROM WAYBACK
j Misses MytIe and Pertle Elderly
have been enjoying visit from their
nephew, Mr.. WellnOane R0under, Of
New York and Washington, the past
two weeks.
Miss Eunlce SOanHai ana Mr.. Well
IOane ROundeP visited the movies
over 1T Little City last evening and
nav John Hilbert and Beata HaFfo
in cloves Lingering" returning
shortly before 10 b. m, in Mr..
ROundersa roadster.
Little Lizzie Willingly was over to
Cal C0nRamy's playing with little
Peter and the kittens last evening
and got . ride hack with Mr..
RouRdeF and Miss Soamm1 ~ they
caIne BY there.
lew ElHn1dGd has heen paying at-
tenfsOn 0f late To the girl who ;4as
been staying at HI DudgeOn,s On her.
vacation from the city, hut D not
seen around there 20 much since her
husband showed up Tuesday.
Meeting Of the ladies' AID win Be
with Aunt QueeMie Peoples fl1in week,
who pYOEnlaea CElKdle-Cake and ounce
preserves, 30 full meeting Il en-
pected. GENE BLOSSOM.
80
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Admiral G. @. ReIny
Passes seth Birthday

The eighty.slxth birthday of Rear
Admiral George g. Remey, retired,
oldest officer Of the American Navy,
was celebrated yesterday At the
summer home OF his daughter, Mrs.
J. w. Wadleish, at jamestown, r. j.
Admiral and Mrs. Remay spend
their winters IN Washington. The
former was retired from active
service "a years ago.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
BoBBfN RED HAIR

Il barber'p Dob n none TOO sweet
IN sunitEleF, 81 the bFOlling heat,
INT when I bob red hair, o boy,
sThat Job y pretty hard to beat.
= may not - : gentleman,
Tor. people, I am no bIonde sam
nit when u hob red hair, o BOY.
i jump for Joy, - help me Dan!
Tor brunette maids 4 cannot eaFe; Z.
Ansi Lark brown tFessen make me
swear.
But how / do my stuff, o boz va,
Just perfect, when / bob red hairl
sHAKEsPEARh T0OT,,
Poet ana Tonsoriafists
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
YOUTH IS MISSING

Washington police have been
asked to look out for Raymond e.
Reeley, 20. Of Hyattsville, Nd, wno
disappeared from his home TUESDAY
Members Of the family cay the bay
apparently left for work Tuesday
morning but he failed TO arrive 81
his place Of employment.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Army BIilnps Float
Over ID. 6. Going Home

Two Army blimps. the TC.5 and
TC-s, floated over Washington last
night en- route to their home base at
Langley Field. Va,
The dirigibles took aerial photo
graphs OF Camp Meade yesterday and
refueled at Boiling Field.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

Non that Colonel Lind
berglb has smoked a cigGrette
md nsny eUen take b drink
he aU01lts ne suppose
.Is sCilI merit be kissing same
giyl and singing IL spite 81
the 0Id sgdrniiEg to besUGre
of sviile acOnsgn md eO5la. ss
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Smithsonian Aid Seer,
for D. @. Schools
-Photo 81 Harris ana Ewing.

The Smithsonian Institution and National Museum col
lecons destined to play important part the edca
tion Of pupils the District public schools according plans
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

Practically All winter sports can
be played the year around in new
building at Berlin. artificial ice and
snow being provided.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

AUTOMOBILES using endless belt
freads have been developed by
French engineers for travel over
desert sands IL Africa.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
IIIIsT 70 TURN BACKNARD

JUST 70 TURN BACKWARD
When 1 was Just . little boy
believed MI ! heard
lneIudlng the yarn u eanta Claus
And how 70 catch any BIRD.
u even tried te4 do ~ told.
That . catch bird without TAN
An gou had 70 "a. and 10 more,
Was - put salt qn III tall.
Int though xeaFI have changed me.
And from believing refrain,
~ tive ! great deal Il be
That same little hoy again.
HENRY II.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
HAMILTON AND oTEY
Times staff Photo

WHILE HUNDREDS PASSED NEARBY during the
rush hour late yesterday afternoon thieves looted safe
in the o. HI Dodge auto service station $50 Pennsylvania
Ave N W. The burglars got $3.50 and several papers Of
value only to Avie M Hamilton manager Of the station.
ing the safe.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
Doctor Prettgma1t Is a CHI
eago Rlsvsiciqt.
SOON no RETURN

Onf slIsnt President went out to the
~ wear Is 10 saiIoH hi ana rabbit
slIilass peat j
AraonE bis other adernments 70
tickle y0u Sg
Yss the 4 hea5drebs ~ q chief Of the
z Sioux
seonl he'll come back to his place
Ii Wnahin gtOn n.
And WIN put away hla hat, feathers
DAKOTA DAN
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

Wife deserters IN FIRE.
,naOltt, tNeb., are to be put
Ill Jail on d diet of bread
and mater. Viii that be
morse punishment than h0v-
inp to pay 0timony?
G.. H. d.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

Pictures Of Chief Leading
EARLE, Of the Sioar tribe,
better kito9Cn as CulVim Cool
iidne, slt0aC that the politicians
suvent yet picked him Of niI
his featbers.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

son atEer. am / descended
from 8 monkey
Father 81 don't know, SON. /
never saw any Of yOnr mothers
aticestOFs. e CATRINA.
Evening star., 1927-03-06

How do they do it? John D. Rockefeller tries
his hand at archery after being defeated by three
woman archers in golf versus archery match on
his private links at Ormond Beach, Fla
World
Evening star., 1927-10-02
WIFE OF POLICEMAN
DIES FROM POISON
Mrs. Thelma Godbold, "a, Mother
of Two Children, Succumbs
at Hospital.

Mrs. Thelma Godbold. "a years old.
mother of two young children, iden-
titled by the police as the wife of
Motor Cycle Policeman James Godbold
of Precinct No. 2. died at Casualty
Hospital early this morning from the
effects Of poison which she took short
ly before ii o'clock last night.
Virgil Morton Lawrence. 23 years
DID, LAG Eleventh street southeast.
who accompanied Mrs. Godbold to the
hospital told the police that he took
Mrs. Godbold to the home of his
mother several weeks ago and intro
duced her as his wife, after Mrs. God
bold told him they had been married
in Rockville, following what he de-
scribed as drunken party" He
said she awakened him at IL o'clock
last night and said she had taken
poison. He called his mother who
summoned the family physician. DR..
Richard Tobin. DR.. Tobin. after ad-
ministering an antidote. ordered her
rushed to Casualty. where she died
shortly before 2 o'clock.
Policeman J. D. Bennett and w. p.
Ais of the Fifth Precinct identified the
woman as the wife Of officer Godbold
and reported that she had been sep
arated from her husband.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
GRAND Jury HEARS
5 SHORT TOMORROW
Immediate Indictment Sought
for Luray Man in Kill
ing of Girl.
Special Dispatch to The star.


LURAY. Va, October 1.--Indict
ment Of Tom Short for first degree
murder in connection with the shoot
ing of 19-year-old Elsie Buracker will
be asked Monday before a special
grand jury. for the convening OF
which Commonwealth Attorney F. J.
Walton began preparations today.
Short surrendered this morning I'd
Sheriff Edward Lucas, denying he
fired the shot. The girl was killed as
she sat with members of her family
in the little home on the outskirts oi
this town, the charge from a shotgun
coming from a window through
which the face of Short had been
seen. the authorities We're told, by
member of the family only a moment
before. News Of the tragedy did not
become known until the following
morning. the terror stricken occu.
pants of the Buracker house having
barricaded themselves in fear OF
further harm. Sam Buracker, thu
father, was at Shenandoah Junction,
w. Va, where he was employed.
Short came here on a train from
Ingram. near where he said he had
been hiding. He fled because i1s
feared he would be accused and ven.
geance would be summarily meted
to him. he said. He last saw Miss
Buracker Tuesday and parted with
her on friendly terms. he declared.
He refused to explain where he was
at 7:30 Tuesday night, near which
time the shot was fired, saying ha
could prove an alibi at the right time.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
MAN FATALLY INJURED
BY BUS ON LEE HIGHWAY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va. October III.
l.. Offutt, 55 years of age, of Cherry
dale, was fatally injured this after
noon when he was struck by bus of
the Arnold Co. on the Lee Highway
at Lee Heights. He died while being
taken to Georgetown University Hos
pital by James G.. Jester Of 1910 G
street, Washington. d. G.
Eugene Winter, driver Of the bus,
went to the Office of Sheriff Howard
B. Fields, at the courthouse, and ~
ported the ease.
Winter told the county authorities
he was travelling at moderate speed
and that Offutt stepped in front of the
machine while attempting to cross
the. road. According to other wit.
nesses. Offutt had been standing on
top Of small bank talking to a
woman. He started to run across the
highway. They say he apparently be.
came confused and stepped back into
the path Of the machine.
Offutt was widower and resided
with a grandson, II. A. Offutt. He was
o builder and realty dealer.
Evening star., 1927-10-02
BANDITS BEAT AUTOIST
WHEN CASH is NOT FOUND
Three Crowd Grocery Store Man
ager to Side of Road Near
Four-Mile Run.

Crowded into the side of the road
by three bandits in another automo-
bile while driving to Washington
from his place of employment last
night, r. G.. Avery. manager of the
Potomac, Va, branch of the Piggy
Wiggly store. was pulled from his car
and beaten by two OF the men in an
unsuccessful attempt at robbery.
Avery was not badly injured, and
his attackers were frightened away
by other automobilists on River road,
near Four-Mile Run, where the hold
up took place. The men got nothing.
according to Avery, who thought
they were under the impression he
was carrying the days receipts. Re-
norting the case to Town Sergt. A. +.
Driscoll of Potomac the grocer said
he always hid the money at the store
before leaving for his home at 110S
e street southeast.
The hold-up took place shortly aft
er 1890 o'clock. the highwaymen ap-
narently having trailed Avery from
the store.