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PHYSICIAN FOUND DEAD.
New Yorker Went to San Francisco
Recently to Marry.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 10 LR.-
DR. A. b. Berk, so years old promi
nent New York City physician, was
found dead in his hotel room here
yesterday. Authorities were investi-
eating the cause of death.
DR. Berk came to San Fra ncisco
two weeks ago to marry Mrs. Myrtle
Kolner. They had announced the
wedding would be within the next
couple of DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-19

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AUTOHOT is made with the standard RUUD Moment.
Valve, the standard RUUD Automatic Gas Cutoff and
other RUUD quality featuress good.Oa!ae throughout
inches of floor space is needed.
AUTOHOT offers more for your money than any other
water heater at or near its price.
Pears to Build It's Minutes to Bay II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-19
Students Killed in Crash.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July 10 (P).
Richard J. Dana and w. l.. Reid,
jr., both students at Coulver Military
Academy, were fatally injured in an
automobile collision three miles east
of this city. yesterday. Reid's home
was at SIG Franklin street, Denver,
Colo, while Dana was from Derrick,
Mexican County, Pa,
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tons would have to be laid down in
cruisers of 5000 tons.

The 6,000-ton cruiser is capable of
meeting Great Britain's needs far
better than those of the United
States because of the many navy
bases possessed by the British. With
few navy bases the United States
requires larger vessels with a greater
operating radius. Also, the 6.000ton
cruiser could carry, it is said. only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-19

6.inch guns, the same caliber Of gun
which could be placed on the big
British merchant steamers in time of
war-merchant steame4 in which
the British far outnumber the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-19

Hollondaise sauce combines par
ticularly we'll with asparagus and is
a good way of serving eggs when they
are plentiful.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
ATHEISTS TO MEET

The Washington Chapter, Amer
lean Association for the Advance
ment OF Atheism. will meet at s1T
Thirteenth st. N. W., Sunday night
at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
DENIES K|DWELL
CAVE EVIDENCE

A blanket denial that Edward J..
Kidwell, jr., .talkative juror In the
Fall-Sinclair oil trial, has admitted
that he was approached or offered
bribe was made today by both the
District Attorneys office and S. Nc
Comas Hawken, attorney for Kid
well in the Sinclair Burns contempt
proceedings.
Kidwell yesterday spent five
hours closeted with the district at
torney's office, and 1t was init
mated that he had signed an affi-
davit to the effect that he had been
approached.
Secrecy surrounds Kidwell's state
ment made to the district attorney
yesterday. Major Gordon today re-
fused to admit that Kidwell would
be Government witness when the
trial resumes on Monday.
kidwell made what was described
as a voluntary statement to the
district attorney. Mr.. Hawken to-
day, however, said that his client
had been asked to come into the
office.
1t was stated by the Government
prosecutors that Kidwell's appear
ance should throw further light on
his action In discussing with out
siders the possible outcome Of the
conspiracy trial. It was not re-
vealed whether the Government
would present the new Kidwell
testimony to the court on Monday
in the form Of affidavit or wait
until Kidwell himself takes the
stand for examination.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Champions 1859 Feet
Held High Air Record

Another international air record
came winging back to America
today when word was received that
the Aeronautique Internationale had
recognized the $3.50 feet attained
by Lieut.. C. C. Champion. U. s. N,
here last July as constituting a
world altitude record for heavier
than-air machines.
Champion barely escaped with his
life. for his engine burned out and
his plane caught fire.
In a semiconscious state, because
Of lack of oxygen. he plunged nearly
seven miles downward, finally re-
gaining control of his ship. He
landed IT. in a Maryland }cornfield.
The highest previously recognized
altitude record was 3e.S4i feet, made
by sadi Leconte. the FFeneAR SaHiatuA.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
LORRAINE ASKS
FOR MOTHER
Times staff Photos
CONTINUED from First Page.)
Thursday to Governor Smith, a
she bases all her hope on him.
Ruth n Nervous Wreck

Thursday to Governor Smith, a.
she bases all her hope on him.
Ruth Nervous Wreck
Ruth is 3 nervous wreck" she
said. Il don't know what keeps
her up. She's like q bird in Q
cage"
A large mamma doll was sent to
Sing Sing prison for Lorraine. II
was shown to Ruth, who gave it to
her mother to give the child. The
gift came from a 'sympathizer.'
Judd Gray received a package
containing seven books and two
packs of playing cards. They were
sent by G. v. Seiffert. The post
mark was obliterated. The cards
will be returned and the books will
be shown to the prison chaplain
for approval.
The application of the Prudential
Insurance Company to restrain Mrs.
Snyder. Mrs. Brown and Lorraine
from prosecuting an action TO coll
lect the $500 life insurance Of
Albert Snyder. was heard by Su.
preme Court Justice Thomas
Churchill. He reserved decision.
The insurance company also
asked the supreme court to restrain
Lorraine from assigning her inter.
est in the policies to anyone else.
The fight over the slain mans
insurance went to the Supreme
Court yesterday.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
80 Per Cent Of Town
Are All Named Brown

LONDON. Dec. 1o.~-A recent
shipwreck off the picturesque vii.
lags Of cressweli. Northumberland.
during which 2S men were saved
by the villages lifeboat. has re.
vealed that 80 per cent of the
Inhabitants Of the village are named
Brown.
All are related, and when the
hfeboat sets out. manned by. two
families named Brown, it II drag
red into tha swirlinr waters hy
the Brown women, the wives and
daughters Of the men aboard.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Nj. WIDOW
SHINQ)ERS
At JAIL
CONTINUED from Flrst Paee)

Continued from First Page.)
Aer face twitched, ana she seemed
unsteady on her feet. The same
formula of sentence was repeated.
Widow Weeps
As the widow was led from the
court room she weakened visibly.
She was supported by the sheriff,
who held her. tightly. Her eyes
filled with tears, and she was
barely able to walk. She shuddered
as the sheriff pushed her gently
toward the Jail.
Beach, who followed, was in
marked contrast. He held his head
up, and walked with a firm, brisk
step. He almost ran down the
UNDERGROUND passage leading to the
cell block, looking straight ahead.
The two prisoners must remain In
the Jail for two days, but not for
longer than 20 days. Sheriff Cirnino
. said he would be glad to keep them
here for that length of time before
sending them to the State Prison
0t Trenton, $50 that they can be
near home for Christmas"
Verdict Unpopular
General condemnation was ex.
pressed everywhere over the Ver-
dict Of the jury. The consensus
was that either the defendants were
guilty of murder in the first de.
gree or were not guilty.
The members Of the panel were
condemned by those who discussed
the case and the compromise verdict
was criticised by every one. The
statute declares that voluntary man.
slaughter Is an act Of killing done
in the heat Of passion, but the
State has charged that the doctors
murder was the result of deep
laid plot by the widow and poultry
raiser because OF their love" af.
fair.
Those who criticiss the verdict
point to this theory Of the state
to show that the verdict could not
have been rendered by the evidence
presented-that either the defend.
ants wre guilty of murder in the
first degree or should have been
freed.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Prison Riot Leaders
Face Trial on January 5

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. 10.
Charged with the murder of Ray
Singleton, a guard. the six leadsr
Of the Thanksgiving Day riot at
Folsom Prison will be held for trial
here on January ).
Eleven convicts lost their lives In
the n1utiny. and another guard died
of heart failure during the uprising.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Madonna" of Movies
Is Granted Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 10.
Dorothy Cumming, film actress, who
portrayed the Madonna role in
"The King OF Kings" today had
been granted a divorce from Frank
Elliott Dakin,. English actor,
She accused Dakin of cruelty.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
l,4S7,52S Words Sent
Out on Lilliendahl
Trial
By International Nawa eeFYlea

MAYS LANDING, N. J.. Dec.
1o.-Tha Western Union Tele.
graph Company announces that
q total of i,4s7,52s words on the
Iilliendahl murder trial were filed
from the special court house Of
flee alone. About 100000 more
words on the trial were sent
from the Atlantic City office.
Five leased wires at the court
house sent probably 3 half mil.
lion words.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Snow In West.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 10--Wash.
ington, with the exception OF the
coast, where rain was falling, to-
day was blanketed with a mantle
of snow, and experiencing the cold
est weather of the year, Weather
forecasters predicted the mercury
would drop to 20 degrees above zero
today. Snow fell here yesterday,
but melted quickly.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
COLD WEATHER
To YIELD
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Continued from First Page.)
sciousness for but q few moments,
and was then taken to Gallinger
Hospital He is about IS years old,
weighs 210 pounds, and is slightly
bald.
The other man, Hampton Coving-
ton, colored, who lives on Third
Street between / and X Streets
Northwest, fell from a new building
under construction at Sixteenth and
Monroe Streets Northwest when he
became numbed py the cold. He
was taken unconscious to Casualty
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
RESEARCH EXHIBIT

Samples OF research work by the
Carnegie Institution OF Washington
will be on exhibition in the Ad-
ministration Building, Sixteenth and
P SITS. N. W.. today from 2 to $40
p. M. and from to 10 p. m. The
exhibition will continue through
Monday.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Newsreel Photo
JOSEPH AND MRS. CUCINOTTA
STUDY OIL CONDITIONS

The committee of nine, represent
ing the Government. the oil in.
dustry and the American Bar Asso.
citation, met this morning in the
office of Secretary Work in the
Interior Department Building.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
TAK0MA CITIZENS TO MEET

The Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
citation will meet Monday night in
the Takoma branch of the Public
Library. The new president and
secretary. Roy Y. Ferner and Her.
bert w. Rutledge, respectively, will
be installed.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
DIVORCE SUIT STOPPED

Mrs. Marena Kicks, wife of Har'
fison Kicks, who sued her husband
for limited divorce December "a,
through Attorney z. M. Martin, has
petitioned that her suit be dropped.
Justice A. A. Hoehling granted the
petition.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
FRIEND PRAISES
MRS. REMUS

Continued from First Page)
parted she said she "would die"
before she would ask him to take
her back.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
TEN YEARS FOR ATTACK

Dewey Hawkins, colored, charged
with statutory offense against
colored girl. was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary by JUS
tice Walter I. Mccoy in the Dis
trict Criminal Court.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Portrayed In New Light

her back.
Portrayed In New Light
That is the new light in which
Mrs. Remus is being portrayed
today. The picture. is being painted
from the witness stand by a
former close friend OF the murder
ed woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Felix,
refined, soft voiced woman OF
Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Felix, the wife OF Alvin
Felix. construction contractor, WAS
intimately acquainted with Mrs.
Remus in Atlanta during period
when Remus was behind the walls
of the Federal Penitentiary in that
city for violation of the prohibition
law.
She 81 the first rebuttal witness
for the State and has taken it
upon herself to remove the
smirches that may have been
placed upon the name of Mrs.
Remus by the parade of defense
witnesses for the past twelve court
days.
The Remus she described was
not the mistreated man defense wit.
nesses have been depicting him.
Rather he was a man who had
declared that "all the money in
the world was not worth one hour
of penal servitude,' and in the
next breath announced he would
kill Franklin l.. Dodge, the dry
sleuth, whom he thought had stolen
his wife's affections.
Threatened Dodge's Life
She told of how loyal Mrs. Remus
was to her husband when he was
in Jail at Atlanta.
She related an instance when Mrs.
Remus came out OF the penitentiary,
crying, after a visit to Remus. On
that occasion. Mrs. Remus sank to
the road side and Mrs. Felix, who
had been waiting outside for her,
picked her Up.
And when she visited Mrs. Remus
in Cincinnati, after Remus was re,
leased from Jail. there was quite a
scene in the Remus Dream Man
sion" on Price Hill.
Mrs. Felix was discussing with
Remus his marital troubles. He
and his wife were then parted.
Remus said: 81 am going to kill
Dodge" Mrs. Felix reminded him
he had said all the money in the
world was not worth an hour of
penal servitude and that he might
spend all his life behind the bars.
He merely sneered, she testified.
And Mrs. Remus cried. She was
very unhappy.
Mrs. Felix resumes the witness
stand today to complete her defense
of the character Of the woman
whose lips We're sealed by a pistol
shot fired by gun in the hands
Of Remus.
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14

been ruined by the construction of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. They
say that by lowering the level Of the
canal that their wells have ceased to
produce water. Senator Bayard will
probably encounter difficulty in this
measure owing to the trouble in trac-
ing the flow of the water underground.
Senator Bayard is prepared however,
to show that the reconstruction of the
canal has deprived these residents Of
a water supply from their wells. Sen
ator Bayard also made another drive
for legislation providing compensa-
tion for owners whose muskrat marsh
es have been ruined. These claims
are also an aftermath Of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal contention.
Senator Bayard had this bill before
the last Senate but it failed to pass.
Senator Bayard also re-introduced his
bill authorizing refund of estate tax
from the estate Of the late Amelia
dupont. Federal officials, it was
shown by Senator Bayard, practically
admitted the justice of this claim for
refund A number Of other private
claim bills will be offered by Senator
Bayard, which include a number Of
pension bills. Senator Bayard is
member of the committee on claims
and will urge favorable action at this
session. Representative Houston had
few bills left over from the last ses-
sion and did not have many new mea-
sures to offer at the opening of the
House on Monday. Owing to the ser
ious illness of Senator DUPONT, no new
measures will be offered by his office
for some time His bill for a super
highway from the Atlantic to the
Pacific will probably be reintroduced
at the coming session.
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14
BAYARD HAD NUMEROUS BILLS
Delaware Senator After Claims For
Losses Along G. & d. Canal

Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Of Del
aware, dumped into the legislature
hopper of the Senate, when Congress
met Monday Of last week, consid-
cradle number of bills. Some Of these
failed Of passage at the last session.
and some of them are new. Senator
Bayard offered bill providing for
compensation for citizens Of st.
Georges, who say their wells have
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14
|[e|FIfRA11R!! !!L7.G OFF CARS Ii5,
I jII SAFETYPlAN
rrrT OF CHICAGO THINKS THINK
Accidents Take Place He
st Of ths,nse the Drivers Cannot Put
Jays, Becausk prakes quick Enough

~ Accidents lahe 1,t
sags Se'iG5ik 4 Brakes Quick Enough
t'0' ~. !, accidents BY eliminating t!I
foot Ss,laI accslIi recommendation which
the unlsuai isbed to Louis a. Drex-
been !j1l.t Iurn,Siith If the Delaware Safety
president De- !. = Z. III Felt, Of Chicago. e;
|Hncil, { II Dy proposal is based On the
Esssary ~ j move his foot from The
driver tsa ! accelerator W in the event
|ke t. W srgency as well as the fre.
a .+nnning snlSa on the gas il place q
n | ,r.Ee s,Eef by new drivers III, ro,+
I .,alarts Drans q advanced BY Mr felt
Ergu9slIsT etlIows. aIn the light Of l5
1s ,pnspience t0li0%r, driving automobiles
r' ea5 eAPst ne employment Of chauf-
\ 2 ana &, 'py convinced that one thing
n !. ! ~ dnne to surely minimize The
4 U. Y Il f0 serious automobile accl-
Pei Tbis i, i to do away entirely
/, IL equipment Of automobiles
IN M 4 / known as the accelerator.
H.irs g.;ra,,s foot should be on the
! /. al, oyery instant. ! understand
4 I3.itsJ tseil States Bureau Of Standards
1a+ormined l,t', that about half 2
N ~ siapses between the time the
l,;i,,ar Il Il told to stop and the IT,
/. .sot tbe car begins to slow
] .5rough i,lT1 the action Of the brakes.
4 i no doubt whatever but wha'
r,ior portion Of this time is con-
n IN moving the foot from the ac-
rstor y The brake, which requires
,Doupd actiOn-frst, lifting the
tben moving it to one side, and
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14
Emergency Brake Useless

Gin most situations where an acci-
dent impends, whether it be in the
matter Of automobile collisions, skid
ding, or surprise sprung by pedes-
trian, OF any other kind of situation
such as would result in injury or
death, the emergency brake is useless.
It takes too long to get hold Of it, and
it cannot be used on a skiddy street
by rapid alternate braking and release
to effect a stop as can the foot-brake.
It would seem to be a self-evident
proposition that no one should be per-
mitted to drive a rapidly moving We
hicle on public streets without having
the foot on the brake ready for instant
stopping. Neither is the braking
power Of the engine Of any practical
use in case of a surprise. But if one
wants to use the small braking effect
of the engine, one can do it quicker
with the finger than with the foot.
Gone who can visualize what takes
place in cases Of serious accidents will
readily perceive that a large percen-
tage of fatal accidents would never
have occurred if, in the first place,
the drivers fot had been on the brake
instead of on the accelerator. Not one
person in 100000 can think in split
seconds. | have spent a lifetime de-
signing manually-operated machinery
in which hundredths Of a second are
vital factors.
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14

then pressing it down. No doubt they
sometimes miss the brake.
'If the foot is constantly on the
brake, in case of danger the brake is
instantly applied. The reaction is in
stinctive and instantaneous as soon as
the danger is perceived.
Smyrna times., 1927-12-14
Was Sporting Proposition

The accelerator was first put on as
a sporting proposition, and is one Of
those things which appeals to the man
who wants to be smart. If law were
passed removing the accelerator, all
manufacturers would position their
throttle lever as in the cars, for in
stance, of the Dodge and the Packard,
So as to be convenient for operation
with the fingers while both hands have
hold Of the steering wheel, but even
that is not necessary.
''The idea that one can dodge in
case of emergency to avoid trouble is
almost wholly mistaken one, but if
he needs to dodge, the driver still has
both hands to handle the wheel. The
left foot on the clutch disconnects the
engine and therefore the throttle does
not need to be closed. As matter of
fact, anybody who is competent to
properly drive an automobile does not
need both hands to dodge with, but, if
he does, he has them just the same
without the accelerator as with it, be-
cause the throttle does not need to be
closed. have equipped some cars SO
that the throttle closes automatically
if the thumb or fingers are removed
from it, but that is not at all neces-
sary."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
LAW IS
PLA|NED
N HWH E#

The "Real Estate Profession and
It's Relation to the State was the sub
ject of the lecture at the Z. M. G. A.
Real Estate school. Monday night. BY
Roger j. Whiteford, general counsel
of the washington Real Estate Board.
Mr.. Whiteford pointed out that under
present regulations attorneys and
doctors have to pass examinations
and that the Government has right
to regulate persons engaged in bust
ness where it is Of a kind that gives
it a strict public interest, and that
in more than 20 States in this couIl.
try and provinces of Canada there
are laws regulating persons in real
estate business.
He stressed however, that the
State may regulate individuals i'll q
business, but not the business ITSELF.
He said that the first law regulating
persons in real estate business was
passed in 1912 in Michigan.
He explained this type OF law Is
valid because the real estate mans
relation to a client is of trust. He
declared that while legislation cannot
make a man honest it will help to
keep out the dishonest.
!. He explained that realtors do not
desire the entry into the real estate
business Of incompetent persons,
but feel that all who have the
qualifications have the right, and
the law does mot stress the educa-
ftional side 50 much as the character
and integrity test, but the time will
come when an educational test win
be applied. The license bill proposed
for the District. he said, Is model.
Mr.. Whiteford defined a number
Of technical terms and explained
that in the bill the term broker
means anyone who sells or offers to
sell or rent real estate.
The term does not include the
man who sells only his own prop
erty, but If a person employs a
salesman, the salesman must have
license.
The law contemplates q commits
sion to enforce the act, usually
composed Of five men. The ex-
penses to be paid by fees charged
brokers for their licenses.
Qualifications for a. license, he
said, are a good reputation for
honesty and truthfulness, integrity;
the knowledge adequately to trans
act real estate business; ability to
give proper service to clients.
II the commission refuses
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05
oW 1E-AND

Chase and will just barely touch the
nearest edge Of Takoma Park.
The county is credited with an
estimated gain in population during
the past six years of 80 per cent
The 1920 census revealed popula-
ton density of $50 persons per
square mile, while conservative estl.
mates now place the density at l'Oo5
persons, the booklet states.
twenty-five Schools in County
A SUBURBAN city,, three to four
miles distant from washington, IS
now in process Of evolution in the
central area, embracing the unIn-
corporated and practically contigu-
Gus towns of Clarendon. Cherrydale
and Ballston and the extensive
suburban developments OF Ashton
Heights. Lee Heights, Lyon ParK
and Lyon Village" ii isApointed oll-
The county has % school build
ings in use, 20 churches, volunteer
fire departments, an industrial sec
ton. a city water supply In process
of installation and numerous otner
advantages. Taxes, it is stated, are
generally lower than in the District
of Columbia and nearby States.
Fairfax county's suburban farm,
ing possibilities are stressed. The
average value Of land in 1920 was
$61.S9 per acre. $20.64 per acre
higher than the average for the
entire State. The county led the
State in dairying. The population
in 1920 was 81 ,943. Extensive n.y.
droelectric possibilities exist on two
sides Of the county, at the Great
Falls of the Potomac and on Deco.
guam Creek.
I Fairfax county is at the thresh.
old of future growth that is as
assured as is the further expansion
and Identification of Greater Wash.
ington, of which it is destined to
become southwestern segment. :"
the booklet concludes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-05

women who are trying to raise
$3.50. 900. reported to the directors OF
the campaign.
Division totals announced by the
leaders are: Mrs. Martin Vaughan.
S6,122.25; Arthur Carr, $662; s. =.
Kramer, 1880; DIR. Fred Repetti,
$1,523; g. T.. s. Williams. $1,9f1; DR..
Roy r. Dunmire, $1,OO2, and j.
Harry Cunningham. S1,1OO