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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
HOUSEBREAkER GETS
3-YEAR PRISON TERM

Richard A. Lee. colored. was sent
to the penitentiary for three years
today by Justice Hoehling in Criminal
Division ! for housebreaking. Lee
was arrested February "a about 3
o'clock I'm the morning in an alley in
rear of 905 l street with his arms full
of clothes. On investigation the po-
lice found that the store of David Ro-
seminal had been looted
For an assault with a pistol on the
husband of his daughter. Joseph
Smothers, colored, was given a term
of two wears in the penitentiary
Terms OF one year at Occoquan were
imposed by Justice HoehlinG on Philip
Mackab bee. colored. for ioy-riding
William T.. Penning. forgery: Grace
Chapman. colored forgery, and Vim
cent Hawkins, grand larceny.
Lena and Issac Jacobs were SEN
fenced for violating the national pro
hibition law. The woman was fined
$3.50 for a first offenSe and the ma n
was sentenced TO serve 80 days in
jail. An appeal was noted, bond being
ixed at $1,000 for the man and $500
for tho womans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18

the President shook hands with 2,O97.
1t was shortly after this event that
the President first noticed the pain in
his wrist. 1t was given some simple
treatment and soon disappeared onlv
to return within a few DAYS. This
pain came and went fairly regularly.
although accompanied by no great
pain or inconvenience until several
DAYS ago when the pain became acute
Has X-Ray Taken of Wrist.
1t was then that the President 5
physical Advisers prevailed upon
him to have an X-ray taken of his
wrist. This revealed the swollen ten.
don and the evidence of a foreign
fluid. The principal reason for tightly
bandaging the wrist, 1t was explained,
was with the view of producing suf-
ficient pressure to force the fluid from
the wrist.
It Is needless to say that the at.
taches at the Executive Offices were
glad to see the daily receptions abol
ished. It necessitated no little amount
of work on their part to handle the
crowds.
These forms of receptions. with
their accompanying presidential hand
shaking, became the vogue during the
Harding administration. President
Wilson did not hold any at his office
during his administration. nor did
President Taft. Col Roosevelt received
great numbers of callers at his Office
but most of these were official callers
or more or less known TO the Execu-
tive and not representative of the pub
lie i'm general, as were the crowds
that nnade4up daily lines that have
filed through President Coolidge's Of
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MUSIC COMPETITION
SET FOR TOMORROW
Capitals Representatives in Ma
tional Contest Will Be Chosen
at That Time.

Local artists and student musicians
will compete tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock at the Franklin Square Hotel
for the honor of representing the
Capital district at the biennial con
vention of the National Federation Of
Music Clubs TO be held in Chicago
April 1925 The winners of the sew
eral contests here win compete for
large cash prizes at Chicago. Win
ners of similar contests in Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland also will
compete in the local concert, which is
open to the public.
The judges of the contest are: Her
man G. Rakeman, &. Il. Christiani and
Henri Sokolov, for violins; Mrs. Mae
Brooks, Edouard Albion and DR.. Alex
ander Henneman, for voice. and Amy
C. Leavitt and Helen Fetter, general
music. Three auditors will be selected
from the visiting State officers and
chairmen.
Following the contest the contest
ants and Judges will be entertained AT
a luncheon by the District of Column
bia Federation of Music Clubs, under
whose auspices the contest Is being
held.
AT the Chicago national contests
I he student winners will be awarded
$3.50 in cash and artist winners will
be given $500 for first prize and $3.50
for second honors. A special opera
voice prize of 81 900 will be given by
the National Opera Club of America
for female voice of outstanding
quality. If deserving. the winner of
this contest will be given a hearing
| by the Metropolitan Opera Co. De
borah Nadworney and Katherine
| Meisle, grand opera stars, began their
careers in this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
RUSSELL
DIES IN CAROLINA
Widely Known Here as Rec
tor of St. PatriCk'S Church
From 1908 to 1917.

The Right Rev. William 7. Russell
d. d.. Bishop of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Charleston. $. c., and for
merIy rector of st. Patrick's Church
of this city, died today at Charleston,
s. c., according TO an Associated
Press dispatch.
He was widely known in Washing
ton from 1908 until 1917, while he
served as the rector of st. Patrick
Church. He left this city and a host
of friends in March, 1917 to assume
charge of the Charleston diocese.
Educated at LoyOla.
Bishop Russell was GO years old
He was the son of William II. and
Rose r. Russell of Baltimore and was
educated at Loyola College, Baltimore
st. Charles College. Md, and In the
American College in Rome. He also
spent four years in theological studies
at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore
and two years at the Catholic Uni
versity.
He was ordained Roman Catholic
priest June 81 1889, and was pastor OF
st. Jerome's Church at Hyattsville
Md. from that year until 1894. Wher
he was called to Baltimore to assume
the post of secretary to the late
Cardinal Gibbons.
He remained in Baltimore in that
post from 1894 until 1908, when ne
came to this city as rector of ST
Patrick's Church.
Made Bishop i'm 1916.
In June, 1911, Father Russell, as
pastor of St Patrick's. was nominated
and designated a Domestic prelate to
Pope Plus X. with the title Monsignor
and in December, 1916. he was elected
bishop, being consecrated the fol
lowing March.
Bishop Russell gained recognition
as an historian of Maryland by the
publication in 1907 of his work en-
titled Maryland, the Land of Sanctu
ary." He wrote the history of the
archdiocese of Baltimore for the Cath
Ollie Encyclopedia and was member
of the American Historical Association
and the Maryland Historical SocieV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
PERRY S. HEATH, 70,
is CRITICALLY ILL

Perry s. Heath, prominent as Il
newspaper correspondent and pub
Usher, widely known in national po
litical circles for many years, is in Il
critical condition at his home from
complication of diseases.
Mr.. Heath, it was said at his home,
POO S street. today. has been in IN
health for more than three years. but
his condition became serious about
four weeks ago. taking turn for the
worse within the last week.
Mr.. Heath is 20 years old. lie pur-
chased the Salt Lake Tribune about
% years ago. and shortly thereafter
established the Salt Lake Telegram,
which he sold after a short period.
He also once was editor of the Chm
cinnati Commercial Gazette. During
period of the early sos. while a
Washington correspondent, newspaper
history credits him with being the
most prolific copy writer in the coun-
try"
lie is charter member OF the Grid
iron Club and a member of the Ma
tionaI Press Club and Racquet Club
of this city and of the Authors Club
of London.
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insult IS ACCUSED
AS S1O0,0DD DONOR
Dever Group Issues State
ment Abiding to Power
Behind Thompson.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 1S.--Samuel In
sull. Chicago public utilities executive.
recently cited to the Senate for con
tempt of its campaign fund investi-
eating committee, today was named
indirectly by the peoples Dever-for-
mayor committee, as contributor of
100000 to William Hale Thompson's
1915 campaign fund and as the man
behind Thompson.
Samuel insult, the public utilities
magnate of Chicago and surrounding
territory, refused to tell the Senate
investigating committee to whom he
had contributed a specific sum of $40.-
000." said a statement by the COM
mittee
According to Thompson, this did
not so to Mayor Dever. Perhaps
Thompson can tell who got this
Never Real Mayor.
LAS a matter of fact, William Hale
Thompson never was the real mayor
of Chicago. He called himself the
mayor for eight years. while the man
behind Thompson ran the town.. He
wants to be called mayor again. Then
who would run the town? Who is the
man behind Thompson now?
Here are the facts:
I'm 1915 Thompson solemnly prom
Used to battle for the people against
the public utilities.
HE didn't tell the people that Sam
uel insult had contributed 500. 900 10
the Thompson campaign. insult was
then and is now the head of the gas
company, the electric company and
the elevated railways and the overload
of the street railways.
Thompson didn't tell the people
that he owned S1t7.300 of stock in
insults Commonwealth Edison Co."
Three COrnered Fight.
The statement was one of the most
startling developments of a three
cornered campaign of Thompson, Will
liam f. Dever the Democratic incum-
bent and DIR. John Dill Robertson of
the Peoples Ownership. Smash
Crime Ring" party preliminary to the
mayoralty election April s..
The campaign has been vitriolic.
and Dever and Thompson have hurled
short and ugly words at each other.
Mr.. insult is abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
GOV. WHITFIELD
DIES IN MISSISSIPPI.
Cancer of Bone, Which
Caused Amputation of Leg,
Proves Fatal.


JACKSON, Miss, March IS. - Gov.
Henry l.. Whitfield of Mississippi
died at 4:41 o'clock this morning. He
succumbed to cancer of the bone,
which first attacked the left leg, caus-
ing an amputation on November 30.
Several days ago. after having re-
turned to executive duties, he was
again forced to his bed.
Mrs. Whitfield was with the gov
ernor in the executive mansion when
he died.
AT the death of Gov. Whitfield
Lieut. Gov. Dennis Murphree of Pitts
boro automatically became chief eX-
ecutive of the State
Gov. Murphree, who it is expected
will be administered the oath of office
in a few days, is Al years old. He is
a former State senator. At Pitts
boro Gov. Murphree published the
Pittsboro Monitor. He is married and
has four children.
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OF PRESIDENT
STRAINED IN SETTING
HANDSHAKING RECORD

Continued from First Page)
and pump-handle shake to the out
stretched hands as the long lines file
past him. but he gets firm hold on
these hands and then gives strong
quick pull. his object being to hurry
the line along as much as possible
1t was that constant pulling for long
periods that Is credited with having
strained the Presidents tendon.
Is Quickest Handshaker.
Besides having record for shak-
ing hands with the greatest number
of White House callers in recent
years, President Coolidge also has
the reputation of being the quickest
handshaker. At least he can move
long line Of callers more rapidly
than any of his immediate prede-
cesSorS.
He can dispose of so hands a min
ute. or 5000 an hour. SO proficient
and expert has he become that the
policemen and other attaches han
ding the crowds in the outer rooms
have difficulty keeping the line NOV
ing fast enough to keep up with the
President. This is particularly no
ticeable when huge crowds are going
through the line such as on occasions
like the public reception at the White
House on New Years day 1t is a
common sight to see the people in
this long line. sometimes stretched
through the White House grounds
and down Pennsylvania avenue
nearly as far as Seventeenth street
running to keep up with those ahead
of them in the line filing through
the executive mansion.
Has Shaken zoo, 900 Hands.
Since August 2. 1923, when he sue
ceeded Warren G. Harding as Presi.
dent, Mr.. Coolidge has shaken hands
with approximately 100000 people
The actual count of handshakes at
the White House during Mr.. Cool
idge's administration up to the pres
ent time is l90,633. However. this
count does not include the handshak-
ing done by the President away from
the White House.
OF the more than 10000 hand
shakes given by the President since
occupying the White House, 136,452
were at the Executive office. The re.
mainder were the handshakes incident
to the New Year receptions and the
receptions incident to the social sea.
sons at the White House. During the
Army and Navy reception February
II. which wound up the se0aA saaanns
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honest business house does not have to
rob it's customers or evade the law to
be prosperous and make a decent liv-
ing"
Mr.. Horner took hypothetical case
of car costing 800 delivered in
Washington. The purchaser pays
$500 cash, leaving a deferred payment
of 81 900, which is to be spread over
a wear. The highest charge for carry
ing this account asked by any of the
finance companies used by the auto
mobile dealers was $132.32 for the en-
tire wear. This price included insur-
value of the car and all costs.
All of the companies charge about
the same price, Mr.. Horner showed.
bv the factory organization, charged
but SSS for financing $1,000 deferred
payment This, too, included all in
surance for the full value of the car
and all costs. The difference in the
charges of the other finance corpora
tions is less than S. in any case, Mr..
Horner said.
Declaring the establishments re-
ferred to by The Star 10 be nothing
more than pawnbrokers." Mr.. Horner
said he would not be surprised il the
automobile industry of Washington
did not bring legal action to restrain
them from referring TO themselves as
automobile finance" companies. Such
a reference. he declared. is reflection
on the honest automobile finance
corporations of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
FORD'S PROPOSED
MERGER REJECTED
|. c. c. Disapproves Console
dation of Toledo and lronton
Railway Properties.

BY the Associated Press.
Henry Fords proposals tn consoli-
date his Detroit. Toledo 4 lronton
Railroad properties into single new
corporation We're disapproved today
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
The commission dismissed an en-
tire series of applications made by
Ford interests which had been fought
by small group of minority STOCK
holders who would have been required
TO sell out their Detroit, Toledo
Ironton stock.
Bought by Ford I'm 1920.
In 1920 Mr.. Ford bought control of
the Detroit, Toledo g. Ironton and Cd
tanned all of its common stock with
the exception Of a small amount, Tor
which he was reported to nave OF
fered a. large price. Later he organ
lied a new company, the Detroit N
IrOnton which obtained permission
to- build branch lines serving the
larger system, and he also acquired
the Toledo Detroit Co, operating an
electric railroad.
He first approached the commission
two years ago with a proposal TO nave
the Detroit & Ironton lease the line
withdrew that application while the
minority opposition was being pre-
scented.
Another Proposal Turned Down.
The next proposal. on which the
commission announced it's decision TO-
day. was to have the entire property
of the Detroit, Toledo & lronton, sold
to the Detroit & Ironton, with the
latter company. issuing l2,2OS,OOo
shares of new common stock ana *lV,-
985, 500 in bonds. The minority stock
holders of the Detroit, Toledo & iron
ton would have been disposed OF In
The transaction by being required 10
accept in cash an appraised value TOT
their Detroit, Toledo & lronton stock.
"That there is discrimination against
the minority appears from the fact
that they are given no choice, the
commission said, but to accept the
cash equivalent of the value placed
upon their stock.
Contention Disregarded.
The commission held. however, that
it was unnecessary to consider the
contention between the Ford interests
and the minority. The Ford applica-
ton, it held should be denied be-
cause provisions of the law permit
ting railroad consolidation have not
come into effect, particularly in that
the commission itself has not laid
down a general plan for consolidation.
Accordingly the project, including the
various security issues and transfers,
was dismissed as premature.
Alternative is Suggested.
1--WE suggest that if it is believed
that the public interest would be
served by unified operation of the
properties here in question" the de-
cision concluded, "a proposal there
for should be submitted for our con
sideration in an application by the
Detroit Toledo & Ironton for author
ity to acquire control, under lease, of
the property of the Detroit & Ironton."
The suggestion the commission
made proposed just the reverse of the
plan presented in behalf of Mr.. Ford,
in that it would leave the new com
pany to be operated as a part of the
old company, and would not disturb
the minority status.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
PATIENT FLEES HOSPITAL.
Man Escapes From Psychopathic
Ward at Walter Reed.

Edward A. Westover, 81 years Old
a patient, escaped through a window
of the psychopathic ward Of Walter
Reed Hospital last night and police
were requested to search for him.
Hospital attendants and police had
secured the territory near the hos
pital without result. Police were told
Westover may have worn only pa
jamas when he disappeared. He was
admitted to the hospital three weeks
ago from an Army post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
IMPRISONED AND FINED.

TAMPA, Fla. March is AP).---Dr.
George 4. Munich, convicted head of a
diploma mill. said to have been oper-
ated here since 1921, was sentenced TO
i've years imprisonment in the Fed
er1l Penitentiary at Alta nta and fine
Of $1,000 in Federal Court TODAY No.
tice Of an appeal was filed by defense
attorneyh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
.LEGA[|TY0F COOK
PAROLE DISPUTED
District Attorney Expected to
Press Test in Federal Ap-
pe|Iate Court.

Legality of the five-year parole
era nted DR. Frederick A. Cook. Arctic
explorer and oil promoter. Yesterday
by Federal Judge James &. Wilson at
Fort Worth, Tex. is expected TO he
tested in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals.
While Attorney General Sargent
and other officials of the Department
of Justice so far have refused to com
ment on the probationary order, eX-
tended yesterday under the 1925 Fed
eral probation act. it is regarded as
certain that District Attorney Zweifel
at Fort Worth will be instructed to
press for action on the appeal he al
ready has announced will be filed.
This Immediately would throw the
question into the higher Federal court
and possibly start legal proceedings
that would be continued until the
United States Supreme Court would
be reached.
Serving 14-Year Sentence.
DIR. Cook. who still claims to be the
original discoverer of the North Pole,
now is serving l4.year sentence at
Leavenworth Penitentiarv on convic-
ton of misuse of the mails for oil
stock promotion. He will be paroled
TO Erskine Williams, Fort Worth at
torneN and churchman.
While the new parole law has been
used in a number of instances by
Judges during the two years since it's
adoption, Government attorneys at
Fort Worth raised the same objection
that was pointed to here in that a
judge did not have the authority to
grant probation after q prisoner had
begun serving his sentence
This apparently is the main issue
raised so far as the Department OF
Justice is concerned, and its determi
nation is expected to have far-reach'
ing effect. The department took an
active part in bringing about Cook =
conviction.
Judge Claims Control.
Judge Wilson, in granting the pa
role. held that the new law is a "radi
cal departure, without parallel" and
gives the trial judge control over the
prisoner until the termination of the
sentence period.
THE act gives district judges in
some instances pardoning power not
enjoyed by. the President" he said.
The Judge stated in his opinion that
the original sentence against Cook
was excessive and that if he served
the full time he would be rs years old
when released. Probation virtually
amounts TO suspended sentence and at
the end of the five-year period Cook
will be eligible for complete freedom
by pardon and will be forced to re-
turn to prison unless the President eX-
tends pardon or commutes the SEN
tence.
No Final Test Made.
Under the new law judges are en-
powered to revoke or modify condi-
ton of probation, but no specific ref
erence is made to whether such Glenn
ency could be accorded after a part OF
the sentence is served. The Justice
Department said no final test has ever
been made on this point.
At the hearing in Fort Worth six
cases were cited. one from Arkansas
holding a judge did not have author
ity to pardon after sentence had
begun, while another case, from Ari-
IONA, was interpreted as holding the
opposite. Conflict also was said to
exist in the other four decisions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
BANS LISBON PUBLISHER.
Portuguese Government Sends DR..
Fernando Pizarro Across Frontier.

LISBON, Portugal. March IS CP.-
DR.. Fernando Pizarro. director of the
newspaper Correio Da Mania, has
been conducted over the frontier. lie
was expelled for issuing circular Il
few weeks ago to well known mon
archists I'm terms which the Govern
ment considered offensive to the pres
ent regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18

The sewer and water departments,
which perform n service essential 10
the continued growth of the city,
Jared well at the hands of Congress
i'm the appropriation act for the fiscal
year 1928
i. Il. Gordon, sanitary engineer.
will enter upon the new fiscal year
with 81 700 800 for all classes of sewer
construction and maintenance, as
against $1,447 900 for the year draw
ing to close. This not only is an
increase of S253.390 above current
allotments. but represents an adj
vance also of $98S90 above the recon-
mendations of the budget bureau.
J. s. Garland. superintendent of the
water department, will have for the
new fiscal year a total of $1,970,51O,
an increase of $676,319 over his cur
rent appropriations of $l,294, 1871.
Perhaps the development of great
est interest to taxpayers in connec-
ton with these two departments is
the fact that on July | the special
assessments for laying mains will go
down automatically from SO to 81
per front foot in the case of sewers
and from So to 1925 per foot for
water mains.
ITtSeHI hdte DtItdttu.
The House appropriations commit
tee made two attempts to continue
the present rates. The necessary pro-
vision was stricken from the District
appropriation bill on a point of order
in the House. and when 1t was later
written into the second deficiency
bill and approved by the House. the
Senate appropriations committee elm
{ryl.t
have been able to restore the language
to the deficiency bill in conference.
but that measure never reached the
stage of conference, having failed to
pass the Senate i'm the fllibuster of
the closing days. AS a result, the
rates revert automatically to those
fixed by law number of years ago.
The reduced assessment probably
will not affect the future expenditures
of the sewer department. since appro-
priations for that department are
made from general revenue and the
assessments are merely deposited in
the Treasury as source of general
revenue.
The water department is in a diff
ferent situation. In that water revenue
collections are applied directly to the
expenses of that department.. The
income Of the water department.
therefore. will be somewhat reduced
during the coming fiscal year and
may have some effect on the amount
to be appropriated for that depart
ment IN the fiscal year 1929. Mr..
Garland expects to derive 1915 900
from the 50 assessment for laying
mains to new houses in the current
fiscal year, but he has not attempted
to estimate what the $l.25 rate will
produce next year.
Expect to Keep Pace.
1t has been a problem for both the
sewer and water departments in re.
cent years to keep pace with build
ing operations in extending house
service connections. The sewer fund
for this class Of work, however. has
been increased In the new law from
s400, 900 to 100000. and in view of
this increase the sanitary engineer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerman. lead,
er; Emil A. Fenstad. second leaders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-18

More than 10000 pounds of soaps
made In this country were used In
ether lands In the past yeaH