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Evening star., 1927-03-13
TWO HELD AS PAY
TRUCK DOMDERS
Auto in Which Bandits Fled
With $104, 900 Reported
Found.
Rr the A ssncia atetl Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 12.-
The arrest of two suspects and the
finding of the automobile in which
the nine bandits escaped with $104 900
after blowing up an armored pay car
of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Co.,
was reported tonight by county detec-
tives. The bandits machine was found
on Ginger Hill near Bentleyville, Pa.
The suspects were arrested in a near
by farmhouse.
Officers, armed with riot guns. were
stationed at the, farmhouse in the be-
lief that four men who left the place
shortly before the detectives arrived,
would return.
The bandits car bore PENNSYLVANIA
license plates 102.S95. The plates, it
was reported by the detectives, we're
stolen from q machine owned by j..
A. Gilmore of Monongahela City, Pa.
Police attempted to find Gilmore, hut
relatives said he had been away for
several days.
Farmer Away at Raid.
The suspects gave their names as
Stanley Sywczieck and Stanley Stan.
ko, both OF Detroit. Mich. The farm.
house is owned by Joe Wisowski, but
he was absent when the detectives
swooped down on the place.
A search Of the men revealed "A
passbook showing Stanko had depos.
tied 5000 In a Detroit bank early in
1926. There was nothing else on the
two suspects TO throw any light on
their residence or activities. A box
half flied with dynamite was found
in an Clubhouse.
The car. detectives learned upon
further investigation, was stolen from
i'm front of the Presbyterian Hospital
here last March 6. 1t Is the property
of DIR. Walter ID. Harvey and when
stolen carried plates with the mum.
Der 16.548. They had apparently been
removed and the ones issued to Gnl-
more substituted.
Plan All-Night Vigil.
Detectives had no idea when the
four other men would return, but
planned to maintain an all-night vigil
/ if necessary. They were tipped off
to the fact the quartet had left the
house by persons living I'm the neigh.
| borhood.
Other developments in the case to.
night included the Offering of So, 900
reward for the arrest and conviction
of the bandits by the express com.
pany which owned the armored car
that was blown up
In addition a reward of 10 per cent.
of any OF the stolen funds recovered
| was posted by the insurance company
| with which the express company car.
ried a policy covering loss of the
100000.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Own Parades
At Paris Meeting
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, March 12.--When
in Paris, act accordingly, so Mrs
Louise Juiienne, chairman of the pa
rade committee of the American Le
gion Auxiliary, has decided women
and men will march separately in the
Legion parade at the convention In
the French city.
Jaunty blue tams. white dresses and
blue capes trimmed in red viii be the
costumes of the 10000 woman auxil
iarv members who are expected to at
tend. The names of respective States
will appear on the tams In white let
tering, and the auxiliary emblem will
be worn on the left shoulder of the
cape.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
FORD MAY TESTIFY
AGAINST HIMSELF
Has Been Subpoenaed by
Sapiro in Libel Suit,
Attorneys Claim.
gy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, March 12-Henry
Ford as witness against lieiltE
Ford. the defendant, in the Sl'OoV'oVv
libel suit instituted against the motor
king bv Aaron Sapiro, Chicago attor-
new. looms as possibility in the case
which begins here Tuesday.
Placing of the automobile mahulac'
turer on the witness stand py the
plaintiff, whose attorneys clalm 10
have served a subpoena on him seV
eral months ago, would present eIie
situation of the defendant testitylnS
against himself. To further add to
the UNIQUE situation, rules of the FED
eral court in which the case VIII ne
heard prevent discrediting of the testi'
mony of ones own witness. Thus
the automobile king would appear as
q witness against himself, the defend
ant, but his testimony could not De
discredited by the plaintiffs attorneys
who placed him on the stand.
Deny Subpoena Was Served.
In the face of a statement by VIII
liam Henry Gallagher. CHIEF OF the
plaintiffs counsel, that subpoena
was served on Ford. C. b. Longley.
general counsel for the Ford Motor
Co, declares his client has given no
intimation that he has been sum
moned.
The suit arose over articles pub
lished i'm the Dearborn Independent
a weekly magazine, in which Saplro
was said to be the leader of a Jewish
conspiracy" seeking to control vari-
Gus cooperative marketing associa
tions. Whether w. j. Cameron. edi-
tor of the magazine, will occupy tho
witness stand, also Is problematical.
Numerous Witnesses Called.
Authorship of the articles, which
appeared over a period from April,
1924, to April. 1925. is credited to
Harry Dunn of San Francisco, who
wrote under the name of Robert Nor
gan.
Despite the appearance or non-ap-
pearance of the motor king and the
magazine editor on the witness stand,
indications are that others will not be
lacking to take their place.
Longley has announced readiness
of the defense to place between 100
a nd $50 witnesses on the stand and in
dications are that Gallagher also will
produce a sizeable number, although
he has given no definite figures.
VOIuminous Documentary Evidence.
Jurors selected to hear the case face
the burden of listening TO the reading
of voluminous documentary evidence.
prominent among ii approximately
$50 depositions taken by the defense
from practically all sections of the
United States.
Varied subjects of the agricultural
world are contained in the deposi-
tions. Fruit and vegetable organiza-
tlons in the West, wheat marketing
rganizations in Oregon, Washington.
Kansas and other States, potato as
sOciations in England, the West,
Middle West and Northwest and cot
ton associa tions in the South and
Southwest all are catalogued in the
hours Of listening facing the jurors.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
DISCUSS NORFOLK BRIDGE.
Delegation Confers With Davis on
Elizabeth River Project.

A delegation from Norfolk called on
Secretary Davis at the War Depart
ment yesterday and later conferred
with Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief of Army
engineers, regarding details of plans
for the bridge across the South Fork
of the Elizabeth River near Norfolk,
already authorized by Congress. No
decision on the technical questions
involved was reached at the confer.
ence, but 1t was indicated that the
matter probably would be settled next
week, when the engineers would sub
NIT to Secretary Davis their report
on the bridge plans.
The conferences yesterday were ar.
ranged by Senator Swanson of Vir.
ginia, although he did not attend them
In person.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CITIZENS PROTEST
REzON|NG MOVE
Mount Pleasant Group Would
Keep 18th Street Free
From Trade Activities.

Protest against the proposed plan
to rezone Sixteenth street from II
street to Scott Circle for commercial
purposes as petitioned to the District
Zoring Commission by 81 property
owners on that street, was made IN
a resolution passed by the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association at a
meeting held in the Mount Pleasant
branch library last night.
M. w. Lewis, past president OF the
association and chairman or the zon-
ing committee, said Sixteenth street
il "a beautiful gateway to the Wnlte
House" and asked the association 90
on record against the petition filed
with the District Zoning Commission.
Move Held Dangerous.
The move was termed nupatriotic
and dangerous, in view of the fact
that heavy trafic is continuous on
that street.
',The petition If granted would give
the real estate owners on sixteenth
street a wedge, whereby they would
in time make the entire street bust
ness thoroughfare," Mr.. Lewis said
The resolution provided that copy
be sent to the Federation of Citizens
Associations for action with the re-
quest that it be sent to other citizen
groups.
Resolutions commencing the efforts
of District Attorney Gordon, and
assistant District Attorneys O'Leary
and Horning in the recent Busch
murder trial and favoring co-opera-
ton with the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association for the securing OF
a public comfort station at Four
teenth street and Park road were
adopted.
Reports on Canvass.
William Henry White. chairfAAn of
the committee in charge of covenant
canvassing, reported rapid progress
in this work. He stated that the can
vassers were confronted with secur-
ing signatures for s to 10 houses on
Seventeenth street. between Lamont
street and Kilbourne place, which
are owned by Howard University.
A resolution was passed instructing
the committee to confer with officials
of the university relative to signing
the papers.
The following new members were
admitted: Samuel II. Bartlett, Samuel
III. Ludham, A. r. Murlin, Miss Eta
A. Enright, Wallace Hatch. Herbert
A. Howell, Miss Marriott A. Sweet.
e. Charlton Graves and Mrs. florence
M. Dyer. John De La Mater, presi-
dent, presided.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
both SIDES REST
|. IN CROARK|N TRIAL
Jury May Get Case Wednes'
day--BattIe RACES Over
Mentality.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March IL. - Whether
Harold J. Croarkin, slayer OF SIX
year-old Walter Sehmith Is 1alhe'
the Goof," and therefore not responsl.
Bile for his crime or whether ne II
Halle, the Guilty" and not insane,
therefore liable to the gallows. moved
d step nearer solution today wnen at'
torneys for both the State and defense
in his murder trial rested thelr cases
after three weeks of testimony.
Court was adjourned after a ruling
that final arguments would begin
Monday morning. giving the state
and prosecution each one day fof
summing up. so that the case may
reach the jury Wednesday.
State Expert Testifies.
The entire fight for the life of the
child SLAYER has been waged arouno
the question of his mentality, the oe
fense claiming his crime the work ol
an unbalanced mind, while the state
maintained he killed through rear
Of punishment in an EFFORT to conceal
attempts to mistreat the boy.
The State completed its case today
nv introducing the last of it's mental
experts and psychiatrists. DIR. I'll
Douglas Singer, the last of these state
experts. bore the brunt of bitter
cross-examination by the defense
with Croarkin's attorneys attempting
to silatter his unqualified opinion that
the slayer killed as normal killer
$10O Per Day.
DIR. Singer said under cross.examina'
ton that he was being paid 500 per
day for his testimony, that his ac'
count to date in the present trial was
about $4,000 and that in the last two
wears he has been paid nearly $4,000
by the State as an expert witness In
various trials.
Croarkin continued to sit defect
edly throughout the proceedings and
at the adjournment today was reused
from his chair to be led back to his
cell
Evening star., 1927-03-13
AUToISTS TO GET MEDALS
British Society Will Reward Care
full Motor Car Drivers.

LONDON, March ~ tP.-Silver
medals, and perhaps gold, are to he
awarded to automcbilists throughout
Great Britain for careful driving.
The competition is open TO all
drivers of any class of road vehicle
employed by members or subscribers
to the National Safety First Associ-
alton. A silver medal is awarded TO
every driver who competes five con-
secutive years free from blameworthy
accidents. At the end of each year
free from accident each driver gets
diploma. 1t Is planned TO award
gold medallion to those drivers who
go 10 consecutive years free OF blame
worthy accident.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CONDUCTOR GAM QUITS.
Leaves st. Louis Orchestra for
European Concerts.

ST. LOUIS. March "a Rudolph
CAM. conductor of the st. Louis
symphony Orchestra. has been re-
lleved at his own request, IL was an
nounced tonight.
CAM plans TO depart about April
Is for a series of concerts in Europe,
and several weeks ago asked to be
relieved after the concert tonight,
which closed the regular session.
Delay in the movement to complete
the financial reorganization OF the
symphony Society and thus assure
the continuation of the orchestra for
another season was given by Ganz as
his reason for asking to be relieved of
his duties.
In a letter to George j.. Markham
chairman OF the board of control,
GAM expressed regret at leaving st.
Louis, but declared that his work here
has been constantly nenaced by
clouds, Of monetary disaster"
Evening star., 1927-03-13
KING ALFONSO IMPROVES
Temperature Of Spanish Ruler Only
Slightly Above Normal.

MADRID, March IL P).-Further
Improvement In the condition OF King
Alfonso was announced this evening.
The King became III with the grippe
early this week.
died in the presence of his wife, chill
and his condition is improved" says
the communique. His temperature
was only four.tenths Of degree above
normal at 2:30 p.n."
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Toscanini Again Directing.

MILAN, Italy, March IL R.-
Arturo Toscanini has started directing
rehearsals of Lucia" and "Gioconda"
at La Scala Theater.
1.-The congested spot has disappeared
ly improved since his recent tour OF
the United States. He plans later to
direct productions of "Rigoletto" and
several other Verdi operas.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Passenger Killed, Flyer Unhurt.

SCOTTDALE, Pa. March IL (P).--
Accepting a ride In an airplane today,
Miss Pauline Reynolds, 21, was killed
when the machine crashed TO the
ground and was wrecked She suffered
broken neck, but the aviator. Carl
Strickler, was unhurt. Cause of the
accident was undetermined.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
DEATH HELD ACCIDENT.
Two Auto Drivers Cleared in Fatal
Injury of j. M. Rice.

A verdict OF accidental death was
returned by a coroners jury yester-
day investigating the death of James
NJ. Rice, rs years old. of Baltimore.
Md. who was fatally injured Friday
morning when the automobile in
which he was a passenger and q large
truck collided at Twenty second street
and Pennsyiva MIA avenue. The truck
was operated by Maynard F. HANNA,
3109 Nichols avenue southeast, ac.
cording TO testimony at the inquest,
while the automobile in which Rice
was a passenger was operated by
william +. Wright of GIebe road.
Ballston, Va. Both were eXonerated.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Commissioned in Reserve.

Clarence @. Pair, 745 Girard street
northwest, has been commissioned by
the War Department a first lieu
tenant in the Medical Reserve Corps
of the Army.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
President Opens Show

President Coolidge last night
opened the national flower show at
Detroit, by pressing an electric but
ton at the temporary White House
on Dupont Circle.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
AIR SERVICE ORGANIZATION
TO GIVE u. s. STRONG DEFENS-
Marked Changes in Army Aviation Corps
to Strengthen Force and Provide
Greater Safeguards

Note-Tbis n the frst OF series Of
three articles on fhe recent progress Of
0rtdfi0H fas Iris country. THIS article
CORPS.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
RECORD FOR SoBRIETY.
Town of 5000 Has Not Had Case
Of Drunkenness in Five Years.

HARLOW. England. March 12 LLp.
This little town of 5000 souls claims
to be the soberest spot in all Britain.
Harlow is not "dry," there being
10 licensed pubs" but authorities re-
port that there has not been a case
of drunkenness within the towns
limits for more than five years.
Harlow stands in the center of an
area which Is also gaining a name
for it's sObriety. There are "a towns
and villages in the County of Essex.
with a population of 10000, and ESQ
pubs, but not one resident was con-
victed for drunkenness during 1926.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

Mail is regularly carried to Mack
mac Island. Mich. by dogsled in Win
ter
Evening star., 1927-03-13


Eventually the school at March
Field will be brought back to the San
Antonio section, where a raw ground
man can walk in at one end Of the
establishment and emerge about a
year later sporting a nice. shiny pair
of silver wings. if he's good enough.
TO teach these aspiring youths ne
cessitates the withdrawal from many
fields OF pilots and enlisted men who
will act as instructors. While they are
gone, their organizations naturally
win be unable to function. so they
will he declared inactive until enough
new blood comes out of the schools to
reconstitute them. Among the or
ganizations thus affected will be the
s9th Observation Squadron and Sd
Photo Section at Boiling Field. When
the squadron again reappears on the
surface il will be at Mitchell Field,
Long Island. composed OF entire new
faces. The fate Of the Photo Section
is unknown.
The reserve force of the corps will
have to suffer the lack OF enlargement
for time until the@regular strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
D. A. R. Group Celebrates
Chapters Anniversary

On the evening of February IT at
the Grace Dodge Hotel there were
gathered happily around banquet
table 20 young lady members and
their guests of Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter, ID. A. r.. of which Mrs.
Frank Morrison Is regent. in celebra
ton of the chapters twelfth anniver-
sary. The table was gayly decorated.
The flowers were red and white car
nations, individually designed red
hearts as place cards and programa
with the added touch of red in the
form Of single cherry carelessly
hung over the rim of each drinking
glass. The artistic place cards, in the
form of program, were made by sew
eral of the chapters young lady mem
bers-Mrs. William Dougal Leetch,
Mrs. Carol J. Mcclure. Mrs. Edwin F.
Brooks and Miss Dorothy Gatchell-
and were suggestive of the two cele-
brated dates, st. Valentines day and
George Washington's birthday. Feb
ruary IA and %. between which dates
the banquet took place. Mrs. William
Dougal Leetch was the witty toast
mistress. He first toast was ITO
Friendship
Mrs. Morrison gave the address of
welcome.
The guests of honor for the celebra-
ton were Mrs. adam NJ. Wyant,
treasurer general, d. A. R., and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
Sir Esme and Lady Howard
Honor Guests This Evening

The British Ambassador. Sir Esme
Howard, with Lady Isabella. will be
the CHESTS of honor at the Carlton
Hotel tonight. this being the eighth
diplomatic evening" ARA nged by the
Bureau of Commercial Economics this
season. similar to the % free Inter.
national motion picture Sunday eve
nlngs" the bureau carried on last year
at the Wardman Theatre
Among the $50 guests who have
made advance reservations are: The
Spanish Ambassador and Sonora Pa
dilla. with party of four: the Swiss
Minister and Mime. Peter; the Finnish
Minister, Mr.. Alex l.. Astrom, the
Persian Minister. Mira Davoud Khan
Meftah, with party of four: the Ru-
manian Minister, Mr.. George Cretzi.
ano; Charge d'Affairs of Egypt Mr..
Ismail kamel Bey and a party of four
the German embassy party of six,
Counselor of Siam Mr.. Edward LOT
tus and party, Counselor of Hungary
Mr.. John Pelenyi and party, Counselor
of Czechoslovakia and Nine. Lipa. Mr.
Andrai Popovici. Rumanian legation:
Mr.. Bruno Kivikoski, Finnish lega
ton; Mr.. William j. B. Macaulay, Irish
legation: DIR. Farag Mikhail Moussa
and A. F. FL Eissy. Egyptian legation:
DR.. and Nine. Jan Papanek, Czecho-
slovakian legation; Senior Don Ceye-
tano de Quesada. Cuban legation:
Comdr. and Nine. I4ais, Italian lega
ton; Capt. A. Stopford. r. N: Mr..
John Joyce Broderick and Mr.. n. Fl.
Sims, all of the British embassy: Sen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

NEW YORK. February ga few
decades ago the term "the 400" was
coined as a distinctive designation for
New York society. At that time the
figure was considered somewhat large
and several of the leaders of the day
shook their heads and intimated that
the admitting of such a number to
the inner shrine was putting too great
a burden on exclusiveness. They
openly declared 1t was overcrowding
the social calendar.
Who among those protesting few
could have ina gained that in 1927
the rolls of the smart clubs alone
would include 40 1000. prominent men
and women in this city? None was
daring enough to predict that homes
of exclusive organizations would dot
the hills of Westchester and the shores
Of Long Island. Even the distinctive
colony at Tuxedo Park was a venture
at that time and considered bit too
far from the city to be really practical
for those who cared to share in the
round of events of town life.
The change which has occurred in
a short time is emphasized in the book
recently issued and entitled Club
Members of New York This con.
tains the names and addresses of
metropolitan area. 1t also gives his.
torical sketches in connection with the
growth of the clubs, including the
Union League, Turf and Field. Calu.
met and others of equal importance.
The clubs are divided under separate
headings-Westches Long Island
golf, yacht, womens and local. The
full list is as follows: Ardsley. Authors.
Bankers, the Brook, the Calumet, Cen
fury Association, the Creek, Colony,
Engineers, Greenwich Country, Hamil-
ton, Harvard, Hudson River Country,
Huntington Bay, Indian Harbor
Yacht, Jockey, Junior League, Knick-
erbocker, Larchmont Yacht, Long Is
land Country, Lotos. Meadowbrook
Metropolitan Club, Metropolitan Golf
Association, New York Club, New
York Stock Exchange, New York
Yacht, North Hampstead Country
Pen and Brush, Piping Rock, Racquet
ana Tennis. Riding, Seawanhaka Cor
1nthlan Yacht, Scarsdale Golf. Shin
necock Hills Golf, Sleepy Hollow Coun.
try, st. Nicholas, Turf and Field,
Tuxedo, Union, Union League, Uni
versity, University of Brooklyn,
Women's University Club and Yale
Members of the younger set here
were much interested in the announce
tIidl 1hISS ELIfl1iy IdFOllI0
coin has been betrothed to Sidney
Lanier. Both are very popular, espe-
cially with those interested in out.
door sports. Miss Lincoln is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Frederic
Walker Lincoln of 114S Fifth avenue
and Greenwich, Conn. Mr.. Lanier is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d.
Lanier of Greenwich.
Miss Lincoln was educated at the
Brearley School, New York, and at
Miss Porter's School, Pennington,
Conn. She made her debut two
years ago, and is member of the
Junior League.
Mr.. Lanier is a grandson of the
poet Sidney Lanier and son of the
publisher Charles D. Lanier. He is
a graduate of Princeton, class of "a.
and belongs to the Cap and Gown
Club Of Princeton. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Miss Lincoln is a sister of Fred
eric Walker Lincoln. jr., who married
Miss Isabel Rockefeller. and her sis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
Lieut.. and Mrs. Steinmetz
Hosts at Bridge Party

Lieut. and Mrs. Charles William
Steinmetz or Battery Park. Md, enter
tanned with a bridge party OF eight
tables at the Battery Park Community
Clubhouse, Wednesday evening. Their
guests were Col. and Mrs. william G..
Turner, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. FL. e.
Bulls, Maj. and Mrs. J. III. Jouett.
Maj. and Mrs. T. J. Hanley, Capt. and
Mrs. Otto G.. Trunk. Capt. and Mrs
Donald Muse, Capt. and Mrs. /. III. Ed
wards. Capt. and Mrs. N. Fl. Strick
land, Capt. and Mrs. w. F. Kraus,
Capt. and Mrs. A. w. Brock. jr.;
Lieut.. and Mrs. III. w. Johnson, Lieut.
and Mrs. j. ID. Barker, Lieut.. and
Mrs. r. J. Montieth, DR.. and Mrs. e.
F. Holman and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Litzen. Prize for ladies' high score
was won by Mrs. Edwards. the gentle
mans prize by Capt. Edwards. and
other prizes were won by Mrs. john
son and Lieut.. Barker.