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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
TWIRLER BAUMGARTNE2
RETIRES FROM DIAMOND

PHILADELPHIA. February "a R)
Stanley Baumgartner, former
major league pitcher today an
nounced his retirement from base ball.
He is to work for ii newspaper.
Baumgartner had been a member
of both the local American and Ma
tional League teams. He was sent
by the Athletics last year to the
Portland club of the Pacific Coast
League in q trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February 24,--An
M ultimatum by Tex Richard to
VI Jack Dempsey settles the
4 status of the former heavy
weight champion in the pro-
moter's matchmaking plans.
Dempsey must defeat the winner of
the elimination tournament now being
staged at Madison Square Garden in
order to gain a ret urn match with
Gene Tunney. Otherwise Dempsey will
be retired from consideration as a
challenger.
Dempsey will not meet Turney un-
less he proves he is the best man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

<AMPA. Fla. February "a
Young Joe Carroll's chances of
landing big league berth with
L the Nationals have just about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
LEO DIEGEL TO BE PRO
AT WHITE PLAINS CLUB

BY the Associated Press
Leo Diegel has signed as playing
professional of the Fenimore Country
Club of White Plains, y. Y, with
Jim Donaldson as the teaching pro-
fessionaI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
On my toes I.
1880 Georgia Ave.

I've been making friends faster
than / can count 'em. Pm Barking
Dog-the nesv cigarette. A richer,
smoother, more pleasing smoke
-. Making friends 50 fast keeps
me "on my toes"-but try me
yourself for a few days and you'll
know why they're 50 wild about me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
WINS HORSESHOE TITLE.

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, February
"a Pl-C. G., Davis or Columbus,
Ohio; won the national horseshoe
pitching. championship in the annual
tournament here.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-10-13
THE POKANE WOMAN

The Shakespearean Study Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Norman Bel
cher, 2511 Liberty, Friday, October IA,
Papers which were postponed from last
meeting will be read by Mrs. E. A.
Egger, Mrs. Norman Belcher, Mrs. ID.
G. Hewitt and Mrs. Rosslow. Mrs.
Eggers paper will be From what
sources did Shakespeare get his mater
ial and what was original with him!
Mrs Belcher will trace the two plots
and indicate each. Mrs. Rosslo% will
give a character sketch of Viola, and
Mrs. Hewitt will give Il cha tacter
sketch of Malzoio. Five minute
sketches of Feste will be given; the
Duke, by Mrs. II. Il. Garfield, Sir Toby
Belch and Andrew Agnechuk by Mrs.
Frank Atkinson, Olivia by Mrs. II. \.
Hoffman. Mrs. Walter Hubbell will
read "Where is the exposition of the
play completed? Locate the climax.
Purpose of the short sOlilouquies. Act
Three will be studied.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-10-13

The Good Government League met
last Monday at the Crescent auditor
ium, Mrs. William Whitmarsh, presi-
dent. presided. Mrs. George Keith was
chairman of the program. Samuel L.
Weaver spoke on the difference be-
tween the national and the state con-
situations, stressing the sacredness of
the constitution and referring particu-
larry to the eighteenth amendment.
He brough out the point that the law
should be obeyed, and that if people
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-10-13
Too Vide n Gap

The little theatre idea has been applied by Jerome
Swnfod the concert baritone his concerts at Atlantic City and
Buzzard Bay during the His based
the theory that music recitas should be less formal
According to Mr. Swnford Germany led the the in
formal musical about two years the aim being
bring audience and performer into closer rapport Various devices
used to them terms of intimacy, and the idea
endorsed by many followers of the Youth Movement Central
Europe Further developments of the reca ntime
Movement.
Mr. Swnfod believes the experiment fairer hearing
Both artists audience stimulating to
each other this closer contact he declares in report his
experiment There present too wide between
musician and his audence-an invisible barrier of fomaly
fobds the artist from doing than render his
bow to the audience and walk off.
$50 stiffness is unnecessary The most enjoyable
after the formal and
its crowd about the platform for extra
In the delightful atmosphere of nfomaity that then
prevails artist often outdoes himself The human touch
added the audience itself the inside and there
warmth performance that has been sadly lacking in the
severe rendition of the formal program
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-10-13
10, naugbt contents hee wbo content ST not Me. ="
Thompson-Houndo of Heaoen.
IL Is Up To Us

letters Both appeals for the organized efforts of
bring better conditions children who depend
the interest of the public to enjoy the necessities
of e the other setting forth workable for the
child could three months without her glasses because the
$3.50 for them not forthcoming yet Miss Sbbett de-
cares that she is dealing with such problems daily We feel
that deal of the force of her letter lost in that there
slip the proof reading Zone of the things that turns
editors hair gray but there appeal there that will find
the heart of club womanand let do
thing to help.
study the question of free garbage disposal We know that the
city should have it and that should be working toward
though the time when it will is remote No
be the terrible risk health that by hav
bundles of garbage dumped in vacant lots where children
and the of loosely buried refuse which lie
where it, Women think of these things
for the protection OF their children.
The question of lighting the residence districts
important and to put the city, in the lime
light is to make it the most brilliantly lighted city America
There publicity which will bring greater
the national air derby.
4 Club Woman
Are you better wife, mother and homemaker because you
club woman?" Mrs John Dickinson Sherman famli
ary known Mary Sherman asks the first of
articles the woman of Today" If you not will be
lucky if you keep under should be in the
with the president of the General Federation of WomenS
Clubs Mrs. Sherman feels strongly the place of the
100000 always optimistic but demanding better future
for the and doing her part create it, The only
has for being club according to Mrs. Sherman
is ITO think clearly about public Matters to home
with knowledge to be interesting wife and
capable a mother
Too Vide Gap
I,o,4.o. Il
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-10-13
Thursday, October 10, 1927

are dissatisfied the amendment should
be repealed, but as long as it is law
it should be held sacred.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
EVERETT OFFICIALS ARE ACQUITTED 0F
 LIQUOR CONSPIRACY
JURY OUT THREE HOURS RE. TURNED SEALED VERDICT;
 ALL PROMINENT CITIZENS

SEATTLE, Oct. 15. (P)-C. T. Ros- COG, Snohomish county prosecutor and four other Everett officials, were ac- quilted of liquor conspiracy charges. The jury out three hours last night, returned a sealed verdict which was opened today. The acquitted de- fendants were J. Howard Shattuck, former State legislator and patrole of ficer John McCulloch, former Snohom- ish county deputy sheriff; Thomas Headlee. Everett Public Safety Con- missioner; and Harry Brinkman, Ev- erett detective chief
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
ENGINEER HUMES IF STATE WASHINGTON
 ARRESTED OLYMPIA
SON OF FORMER FAIRBANKS MAY OR IS HELD IN CONTEMPT OF
 COURT

OLYMPIA, Oct. 15. (P-The arrest of Samuel J. Humes, State highway engineer, for contempt of court was ordered by the State Supreme court in an opionion signed by all nine members of the court The writ of commitment was issued to the Thurs ton county sheriff who immediately sent deputies in search for Humes.
 The contempt proceedings grew out of the refusal of the highway engin- ger to deliver to the State committee some of it's records seized by the en- gineer last May when Governor Hart ley, member of the committee, split with State Auditor Clausen and Treas urer Potts. Humes was appointed by Hartley. His defense in the contempt proceedings was the State director of efficiency, also a gubernatorial ap- pointee, had taken over the records to make an audit and that he was physi- cally unable to deliver them.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
FRENCH LINER RAMS AND SINKS BRIGHTER
 NEW YORK HARBOR
TWENTY-FouR OF s1 PASSENGERS RESCUED; BRIGHTER SANK
 WITHIN 15 MINUTES

NEW YORK, Oct. 15. (P)-The giant French liner Paris looming out of the shadow of the Statue of Liberty In New York Bay rammed and sank the Norwegian freighter Besseggen at 1:30 this morning.
 Of the 31 passengers and members of the crew of the freighter at least 24 were brought to safety in spectacu- lar rescues by ferry boats and police boats and other harbor craft. The survivors included several women and children.
 The freighter went down within 15 minutes while those aboard clambered to the super-structure when 1t was found all lifeboats had been thrown from the davits and time prohibited the use of life belts. No warning of the crash came to the sleeping per sons and within a few minutes the super-structure of the freighter was dotted with frantic passengers and seamen.
 As the vessel listed heavily by the stern many jumped into the black water and called to the rapidly gather ing in the water, fought to reach for life preservers and the lowered life boats.
 Three possible causes of the colli- sion are advanced by witnesses; strong northwest wind, which had swept across the upper bay at ebb tide at which point where the collision oc- cured, runs with considerable strength, and the hulk, lying short distance away, of freighter which went down last fall
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
EXTRA ALLOTMENT IF S11,500 |S GRANTED
 FUR KE|uA| HIGHWAY
GLACIER HIGHWAY AND LOCA- TON SURVEYS, FORESTRY
 DEPARTMENT, INCLUDED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (P)-An al- lotment for an additional $55,000 for forest highway projects in Alaska dur ing the current year has been approv- ed by acting Secretary Dunlaw, of the Department of Agriculture, for recon struction work on the Glacier highway.
 Included in the allotmentt is $11,500 for reconstruction of bridges on the Kenai Lake highway and $23,50O for the remainder of location surveys on forest road projects.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
1s REPORTED KILLED

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Is. R- Sixteen persons were killed, five of them women, when the interurban hit the automobile. Five others were so seriously injured that they may die. So violent was the crash that bodies were hurled many feet The noise aroused the sparsely set tied neighborhood asd first aid was quickly administered. Automobile lights played on the dead and dying as an effort was made to establish order out Of the chaos Husbands, wives and other relatives went fran tically among the prostrate dead and injured seeking their loved ones.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
ARGENTINE MARKET
 NAY BE OPENED AGAIN
 J. 5. CANNED GOODS
INSIDE OF THE CANS MUST BE LACQUERED BEFORE SALMON
 IS PACKED

SEATTLE, Oct. 15. (P-The Argen- tine governmental restrictions forbid ding the sale of canned salmon unless the inside of the cans are lacquered before fish are packed may be remov- ed within the next 10 days says advic- es to the Mccormick Steamship Co. Representative say the restriction be- came effective in December applying to all canned foods with sulphuric acid reaction of three percent or more thus ending the effects of West Coast Ship pers and Brokers to establish an Ar genuine market with present packing method.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
DARING AV|ATR|X AND COP|LOT AT
 H0RTA; BOTH WELL
PLANE BURST INTO FLAMES WHEN BUMPED SIDE OF SHIP;
 WINGS BROKEN ROUGH SEA

1 KOREAN ISLAND, Azores, Oct. 15.
 (P-Vivacious as ever and minus neither her poise nor lipstick Ruth Elder stepped ashore safe with her
 co-pilot George Haldeman from a dar- ing venture over the Atlantic in the plane American Girl" Altho Miss Elder was unwilling to give an inter view until later it was learned in a statement given out by radio officer
 member that the explosion in the American Girls" engine followed
 Jumping of the plane against the side of the freighter Barendracht after the Iwings had broken off by rough seas.
 Flames from the plane shot up so high that had the Barendracht carried
 benzine or gasoline she would have blown up also. Hu
 Miss Elder and Haldeman are in fine shape, except for fatigue, and the first thing Miss Elder did was to pro- duce lipstick and her first words were, s'thank you very much". Passports, parachutes and luggage were lost in the ocean. I
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
FRENCH Av|ATORs
 ARRIVE PORT NATAL
 AMID CHEERS CROWD
NAVIGATION ACROSS THE BROAD ExPANSE SOUTH ATLANTIC
 WAS ACCURATE

PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Oct. 15. (P, -Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Le brix who hopped from St. Louis, Sene- gal, yesterday morning landed at Port Natal at Il 40 Friday night. Costes brought the plane "Nungesser-Coli" down amid the cheers of a great crowd. Navigation across the ex- panse of the South Atlantic was ac curate and the radio equipment on the plain proved a valuable help.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
|NTERURBAN, TRAILER CRASHED; A ARE DEAD
 AND MANY INJURED
SEHARA DRILL TEAM OF INDIAN APoLiS NUMBERING 65 WAS
 ENRoUTE TO BARN DANCE

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 15. (P)-Four- teen persons are known to have been killed and 24 injured, five probably fatally, when Union Traction Co. an terurban struck an automobile trailer on the outskirts of the city. All the dead and injured, except the motor man and conductor, were members of the Sehara Drill team of Indianapolis. A party, numbering 65, were in the truck and trailer bound for barn dance.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
ALBANIAN MINISTER
 |S ASSASS|NATED
 BY YOUNG STUDENT
MURDERER CALMLY ADMITS. IN TENTION SAYING cENA WISH
 ED BETRAY COUNTRY

PRAGE, Czecho Slovakia, Oct. 15. (P)-Cena Beg, newly appointed AL banian minister, was assassinated by an Albanian student Agivianih Bebi, while dining in hotel. Bebi was ar rested immediately and calmly admitt- ed his intention to kill Cena because he said Cena wishes to betray Alban- ia to CzechO SlOvakia.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
QUESTIONS DRIVERS

At one place a man stood silently beside a blanket shrouded figure, The picture hardly needed explana- tion: Tt is my wife" he said; he merely stood guard until the body was removed when he was led away. Police took the driver of the auto, Harry Stewart, to headquarters for questioning.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
FIRST GIRL EDITOR

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Oct. 15. R- For the first time in the 75 years that "The Gettysburgian" has been published, a girl takes her place on the editorial staff of the Gettysburg College paper this fall
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
LEAVING WEDNESDAY

LISBON, Portugal Oct. 15. P)-It has been arranged for Ruth Elder and George Haldeman to leave Horta for Lisbon on the steamer Lima which is due here Wednesday.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-10-15
WITH BOOTLEGGERS

OLYMPIA, Oct 15. (P)-Engineer Humes was placed in the same cell with 15 others more than half of whom are accused of violating the prohibi- tion law
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
FL|ER UNHURT
IN WRECK
Times s.aft Photo

Ensign N. W. Ellis. Of the Naval
Air Station, Anacostia. escaped with.
out getting wet when the wing Of
his plane struck the waters of the
Eastern Branch opposite the Navy
Yard at noon today and wrecked.
Ensign Ellis, in a Looming am
phibian plane. the type used by the
American Good VIII flyers in their
trip around South America. was ex-
perimenting with new type catapult
when the accident occurred.
Whether the catabult failed to
throw the plane off with sufficient
speed. or the strong wind interfered,
could not be determined 1t flew
for over q hundred yards and sank
gradually until the left wing struck
the water and crumpled.
The Navy Yard boat crew took
Ellis off the plane and towed 1t to
the Navy Yard shore.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
HOLD
DOWN JOB
ALONE

The secret meeting Tuesday Of
the District Commissioners and
group Of friends Of M. o. Eldridge,
it was indicated, today, resulted in
q decision to leave the office OF
Director Of Traffic. from which
Eldridge was denoted. untitled for
an indefinite period.
This plan was reached as a com.
promise, 1t Is understood, between
two factions.
Representative Thomas L. Blan-
ton Of Texas; it Is understood, led
the group which requested the re-
instatement Of Eldridge as director.
When 1t was found that the pro.
posal could not be granted in view
Of the facts Iinearthed by Bureau
OF Efficiency investigators regard
Ing the traffic light scandal. the
compromise motion was offered.
= It is understood that the plan to
leave the office of director at least
temporarily vacant received the
support Of George w. Offutt, chair
ell. .
Under this plan Eldridge mus
assume full charge of all the work
Of the Traffic Bureau. He will be
compelled to acquaint himself with
all phases Of the traffic manage
ment.
! One Of the strongest points
Drought out against Eldridge in the
investigation and which resulted in
MS demotion was the fact that he
had not attempted to acauaint him.
self with the details OF contracts
for traffic control equipment. His
demotion was demanded on The
ground that his lack of knowledge
Of transactions for which he wa
responsible demonstrated his unfit
ness to hold an executive office.
The proposal to abolish the Trsf-
Tic Bureau and to turn control ~
traffic in the District over to the
Police Department. with the eIec.
trical department assuming care. of
the traffic control lights. win -
fought by the Gibson subcommittee
OF the House District Committee.
representative Gibson believes
that the Traffic Bureau n neces.
sary In Washington and that any
other method Of control would be 4
step backward.
Eldridge's proposed change In tbe
traffic regulations to legalize s.pass
ing on the right" was approved Nv
the Traffic Advisory Council TO-DAY
in report to the District Commits.
sioners. ----l-''
The council also approved, with
few minor exceptions. ali Of the "a
amendments to the code which are
now before the Commissioner for
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
HELD IN
GAMING CASE

Mrs. Josephine Graham arrested
yesterday afternoon at her apart
ment, 1912 New York Ave. N. W.,
on a charge of setting up a gaming
table, waived a hearing before
Judge Macdonald in Police Court
today, and pleaded not guilty.
She was held under $4,000 bond
for the grand jury. 1t is alleged
that Mrs. Graham told the police
she inherited the business from her
husband who died two weeks ago.
Chester Duck, of Clarendon, Va,
who was arrested yesterday in an
apartment at 1897 st. N. W. on a
handbook charge, and George Sui
livAn, Of 1902 Fourteenth st. N. W.,
who was arrested at 1856 Wisconsin
Ave. n. w. on a similar charge. both
pleaded not guilty and were held un-
DER $4,000 bond each for the, action
of the Grand Jury.
A number of witnesses were held
in 500 bond each to appear for the
Government.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
mrs. CRANE
ASKS DIVORCE

Simon Il. Craner, manager of the
Underwood Typewriter Company Of
Elmira, New York, and q former
resident of Washington today was
sued for an absolute divorce by his
wife Mrs. jamie Craner ,of 1901
Thirteenth st, N. W.
Mrs. Craner names correspond
ent, the wife of a Washington man.
and through her attorney Fred B.
Rhodes, declares that the correspond
ent and her husband are at the
present time in Elmira.
While the Craners lived here,
the wife AYERS in her petition,
filed In the District Supreme Court,
her husband met the correspondent,
who was at that time living with
her husband.
They became infatuated, and the
infatuation resulted in the Crahers'
separation in 1926. The wife
alleges that the husband and the
correspondent committed acts of in
discretion here and also in New
York.
The court also is asked 70 grant
herr alimony, counsel fees and court
costs. The couple were married
in Alexandra IN 1914 and have no
ehildrsn.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
AUTO LAWS D. K.
SAYS RATHB0NE

Strong opposition to any change
in the District Traffic Act was ex-
pressed today by Representative
Rathbone, of Illinois. member Of
the House District Committee.
After a conference with Presi.
dent Coolidge. Representative Path
bone announced that the movement
sponsored by the Bureau of Eff.
ficiencys Senator William Fl. King
and others, to ''enascuIste'' the Of
flee Of Director of Traffic would
have little show Of approval next
December.
In my opinion. the present traf-
fic law Is functioning satisfactorily
In Washington, j" said Rathbone. II
helped to frame the act and I do
not think It IL in need OF amend
ment.
The present troubles with the
personnel chosen for traffic admin.
istration here are temporary. Tbey
do not reflect upon the traffic law
have been in favor Of the worl,
OF the Gibson subcommittee ana
think the Investigation should be
continued"
Representative Rathbone. who ar
rived in Washington Yesterday. ex.
pressed deep interest in the selec.
ton of new director OF traffic
lie said the District Commissioners
should be given a free hand In the
selection. regardless Of political con-
siderations.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
QUIZ
NEARL I OVER ]

investigation of the District re-
fuse division, including the garbage
and trash disposal plants, has been
nearly completed BY experts of this
Bureau OF Efficiency.
a preliminary report, which, It
il understood, will recommend mod
ernization OF the system. probably
will he drafted next. week and sub
mitted to the District Commission
ers and to the Gibson subcornmit-
tee of the House District Commit
tee.
Complete reconstruction of the
garbage disposal plant at Cherry
Hill. Va, is desirable and would
result in a large increase of reve-
nue., the Investigation ST, W 3.
Larger revenues also can be se-
cured from the sale of trash and
paper, the Investigation has. indi-
Gated.
Some OF the proposed changes
will necessitate legislative action
and special appropriations. The
necessary legislation will be drafted
this summer and presented to Con.
gress next December.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07
CIVIC COUNCIL
SWORN IN

The new Citizens Advisory Codn.
ell. elected at a meeting of the
Federation OF Citizens Associations
and Federation nf Civic Associations
last week was sworn into. office and
organized at the District Building
today.
The oath of office was admin
istered by Daniel r. Garges, secre-
tary to the Board OF Commissioners
in the office of Commissioners Proc.
tor IL. Dougherty. The Commission
ers, several members of the old
council, and friends, were present
for the ceremony.
James G.. Yaden, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and ex.officio chairman OF the
council, presided.
Edwin S. Hege was elected re.
corder to succeed Harry n. Stull
who retired from the council and
Kenneth p. Armstrong elected
.aestenk recorder and treasurer.
efl advised the new members
bills which were be-
fore the last Congress in order
chat some definite recommendation
may be made at the next Congress.
George C. Havenner. who is be-
ginning his third term on the coun-
Gil, was appointed chairman of the
committee to prepare budget .esti-
mates for the next fiscal year.
Members of the council sworn in
today were Robert r. Strobel, Col.
Henry C. Newcomer, DR.. George H.
Richardson. George r. Beason,
Hege. Armstrong and Havenner.
George r. Wales, who was re-
elected to the council. was not
present today and will be sworn in
at some future date.
The Washington times., 1927-04-07

ago set the date for April but this
was changed to April Is at the re-
quest Of the company.
The Commission today authorized
the issuance OF cent intercompany
transfers at New York and New
Jersey Avenues from northbound
Capital Traction cars to eastbound
Washington Railway and Electric
cars and vice versa.
The recent decision of Comptroller
General J. r. McCarl limiting the
salaries the Commission can pay. to
valuation experts was discussed. The
Commission will make 4 further
study of the decision in the hope Of
meeting McCarl's objections.