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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
PRISONER CLIMBS SHAFT.
BUT FAILS TO ESCAPE
Convict Loses Chance at Freedom
After Three-day Glide
out" in Prison.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, kans., June 2S.--Instead
of the freedom from the Kansas State
'Penitentiary which he sought, Clyde
w. Garrett 35-year-old prisoner from
Wichita, climbed a mine shaft to a
job breaking rock.
Garrett was captured after a two
day "hideout" in ventilator in his
dollhouse, night spent somewhere
in the prison mine, and climb of
720 feet up a vertical, slippery mine
shaft at midnight something never
accomplished before as far as officials
can recall.
Garrett was caught as he emerged
from the shaft, officials having faith
omed his plan after he had played
hide-and-seek about the prison nearly
three days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
Snow Purchased
for Refrigeration
Is Useless in Heat

YALTA, Crimea CP.-The Dnie-
propetrovsk Cooperative Society,
"Stepovik," has undertaken a fruit
less experiment in refrigeration by
means of snow.
1t offered to pay three rubles ($1.50}
for every 40 pounds of snow brought
to it's premises. The proposition was
alluring and men. women and boys
from near and far stormed Ai-Petri,
the only snow-clad mountain in
Crimea.
Many carloads We're delivered.
piled in the courtyards of the society
and paid for in cash. But tempera-
ture of 100 degrees melted it before it
could be put to any useful purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
BIG MOVIE FOLK AWAIT
NOTICE OF SALARY CUT
Ten Per Cent Decrease Goes in Ell
feet for Non-Contract Studio
Employees.
By the Associated Press.

by IDe ASSO1dItu IEtSS.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf. June Is
With the 10 per cent wage cut de-
creed by motion picture producers in
effect generally as far as non-contract
employees of the studios were concern
ed, none Of the more prominent di-
rectors and actors under contract TO-
day had been notified formally of any
proposed change in their salaries.
The producers held a lengthy and
closed meeting yesterday, when the
reduction became effective, after which
they denied reports that the feasibil-
ity of resembling the wage reduction
order in the case of long-term studio
employees was considered.
Despite the rumors which flew
about Hollywood that the salary slash
would be held in allegiance for at
least 10 days, and producers would
arbitrate the plans with committees
representing actors, official announce
, ments came from virtually every
studio that the cuts had been placed
| in effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
WANTS WOMAN POLICE.
French Feminist Urges Naming o
Paris Auxiliary,

PARIS. CP)--Police women may soon
be seen in France If the plea of Nine.
Avril de Sainte-CroiX. one of the lead
ing feminists of the country, is grant
ed by the Paris municipal council.
In the face of two unfavorable OFF,
cial REPORTS made in 1924 on the APP
pointment of women as police officers,
Nine. de Sainte-Croix asked that a
body Of woman auXiliaries be appoint
ed for special detail in women's and
ehiIdrarlta .xsorln>- .x,s..,. 49, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
HONOR SUFFRAGIST.
London's "Grand Old Woman
Gets f1,OOO Gift.

LONDON, LP).-Dame Millicent Faw-
cett, grand old woman" of the equal
suffrage movement in Great Britain,
has been presented with $1,000, raised
by public subscription. in recognition
of her services to the suffrage cause.
She Immediately gave the sum to
the endowment of a room in the Uni
versity Women's Settlement in
Chelsea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
NOrbeck Is Denied
Senate Address;
Talks at Recess
b. the Associated Press.


PIERRE, S. D., June 2S.--United
States Senator Peter Norbeck was
denied the privilege Of addressing
his own State Senate yesterday in
regular session. but talked to the
legislators during special recess
taken for the purpose.
Senator George Berry OF Clark
County. characterizing the United
States Senator as "a lobbyist" for
State park bills he supports, cast
a dissenting vote when unanimous
consent was asked for the Sena-
tors speech.
Immediately after. however. the
Senate recessed for 80 minutes and
all members remained in their
seats while Mr.. Norbeck, men,
Der of the State Park Board, ex-
planned the bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
BARONET is JAILED
FOR GIRL ASSAULT
Sir Gerard Arthur Maxwell-Will-
shire Pleads Guilty and Gets
Six-Month Term.

By the Associated Press.
MAIDSTONE. England, June 2S.-
Sir Gerard Arthur MaXwell-Willshire
pleaded guilty when brought up for
trial at the Assize Court today on 4
charge of assaulting Miss Jean Odds
employee of London hair dressing es
Establishment. He was sentenced to siX
months Imprisonment without hard
labor.
Miss Odds charged that after an au'
tomObile ride the night of May IL the
baronet drove to a lonely wood near
this place. stripped her of her clothing
and left her tied to a tree.
Sir Gerard Observation-Disclosures, third
baronet. is "a years old, and succeeded
to the title in 1919. His first marriage
to Lillian Birtles, musical comedy
actress, ended in divorce in 1928. Later
in the same year he married Miss
Vera Gainsford of Sydney, Australia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
FILM ACTRESSES FEW.
British Women Fail to Fill Film
Demands.

LONDON. LP).-British critics who
are trying to discover why England
has produced so few woman film stars
say their actresses lack the necessary
sense of adventure and pluck.
Most of the younger London stage
women have attempted to act in the
films, but the outstanding British mo-
ton picture actresses admittedly are
few.
Some British producers say English
types do not photograph well. The
actresses blame the situation on poor
direction and unsatisfactory technique
of photography.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
QUEEN WILL DECORATE
HER CHICAGO HOSTS
Marie Sends Awards to Be Dis
tributed Among Those Who
Entertained Her.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-Decorations
from Queen Marie of Rumania are on
their way to Chicogoans who had a
share in her entertainment in the
United States. Society rumOr has it
that one of the awards is for Mrs.
Ira Nelson Morris, wife of the former
American Minister to the Balkans.
Mrs. Morris and her husband ac-
companied the Queen on her Ameri-
can tour last Autumn. Mrs. Morris
has written a book. con Tour With
Queen Marie" for the benefit of the
Rumanian Red Cross.
Arthur NIeeker, Chicago social
leader and one of Queen Marie's ad-
visers on her tour, also is reported to
be slated for a decoration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
Want Traffic Officer.
ADMITS HE is CONVICT.
"Harry Duncan" Arrested in To
ronto, Wanted in Tennessee.

TORONTO, Ontario, June % CP).-
Toronto police expect that application
~ill be made by the Tennessee author
flies for the eXtradition of Harry
Duncan" who is being held here on
n housebreaking charge.
lie was arrested Saturday and SAID,
according to the police, that he had
escaped from Tennessee Penitentiary
where he was serving 20-year term
for murder.
This information was sent to Nash
vile and word has come back that it
tallies with the facts. A circular on
file in Toronto police headquarters
dealing with the convict's escape
gave the police the idea that they
had . much wanted prisoner .I--...--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
LLOYD GEORGE HITS JAZZ
Former Premier Puts Hope in
Community Sings.

CRICCIETH, Wales, June % CP).-
Lloyd George is an advocate of COM
munity singing and does not like jazz.
Presiding at concert given by the
Welsh Imperial Singers, Mr.. Lloyd
George said: Community singing will.
l hope. redeem the land from the saw
age animalism of jazz which is with
out inspiration and without joy, and
leaves no impression on n country
striving to improve it's conditions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
FAMOUS RUBENS FOUND.
Paintings in Village Church Said
to Be MASTERPIECES.

TULA, L. S. S. r.. June 2S LP).-
Four paintings, which are said to be
genuine Rubens, have been discovered
in a small church in the village of
Lobanova, in Tula Province.
They represent scenes from the
Bible. Three are painted on canvas,
and one on wood This village was
once part of the huge land properties
of the princes of Lobanov-R ostovski
who were connoisseurs of art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
FOUR YOUTHS ROB BBANK.
Kidnap Cashier and Get $4,000
in Cash as Loot.

KINSLEY, Kans., June IS R).-
Four youthful robbers held up the
kinsley National Bank yesterday
afternoon, kidnapped the cashier. r. w.
Owings, and escaped in a motor car
with between $1,000 and $4,000 in
ca sh.
The cashier returned to Kinsley
about a half hour later. explaining
the robbers had taken him miles
out into the country. where they told
him, 10 walk back ri.
Il Mona of tina robbers. MAS ma aked. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
Beached Ship Now in Port.

BOSTON, June % tP).-The Clyde
Line steamship Ozark, which was
beached near Pamet river on Cape
Cod last week after colliding with
ank sinking the fishing trawler Surge.
which lostl three Of its crew, arrived
hare. XesteEdayA ssnsis.,.s al ,;i......s.s..s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
DEPLORE ADVANCE
IN D. c. TAX RATE
Mid-City Citizens Object to
Rezoning Property Ad-
jacent to Schools.

Deploring the increase in District
taxes in a resolution adopted after
considerable discussion last night, the
Mid-City Citizens Association at its
final meeting of the season at Thorn
son School, Twelfth and L streets,
urged Congress to be more liberal in
District appropriations and asked for
n systematic fiscal investigation.
1t was pointed out that the ma jority
of home owners in the District are
Government clerks, with an average
salary of 81 500, who can i'll afford
the tax increase this year of approx
mately IS per cent. Attention was
called to the fact that Congress this
wear was contributing only $4,000, 600
toward a total District budget of $780,
100000.
Will Present Petition.
Strenuous objection was raised to
the rezoning of property adjacent to
schools for business construction.
Emphasis was laid on the fact that
there is no place for the children to
NAV in congested areas except the
streets and that further business con
struction in school neighborhoodS
would attract more traffic NJ. T..
Salisbury, secretary of the associ
ton, will present a petition on this
subject 10 the District Commissioners
The establishment of an airport fol-
Washington was Endorsed by the asso
citation with the recommendation thai
the ultimate choice of a site be left tC
eeronautical experts. Lieut.. Col. L. )
Grant, Sd, was commended for his &C
ton in preventing the further ruthless
destruction of shade trees along the
city streets.
Want Traffic Officer.
DIR. Frederick Repetti, William j
Thorn and f.. u. Myers were appointed
by 4. ]. Driscoll. president of the as
ISOLATION. who presided. to confer witt
the District traffic committee relative
to- stationinG traffic policeman a
Ninth and L streets and making ]
street, west of New Jersey avenue, ;
one-way street.
The display of flags from residence
and business houses on July wa
urged. Michael j. Lane was elected
a member of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
Duplicate Key" Thief Gets $500

A duplicate key worker gained en-
trance to the home of Mrs. John II.
Hartman, second floor of 1106 Ninth
street. between and 6 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Police We're told that
the inthlder stole two diamond rings
Ealued ht $500, 49, o. iisa1asA - 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
TAX PLAN FAILS.
Assessing Chinese Telephone Sub
scribers Brings Strong Protest.

PEKING. June % CP).--An attempt
TO raise 100000 extra for the mill
tary factions of North China by tax.
ing every telephone subscriber in
Picking $50 extra for the use of the
instrument has come to naught as n
result Of the storm Of protests raised
by Chinese merchants. - ..-..-..a......ee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-28
Gets Reserve Commission.

Lewis V. kreh, Silver Spring, Md.
has been commissioned by the War
Department first lieutenant in the
1nfantN Reserve Corps Of the Army.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
THE NEW BRADLEY

DEFHRBlSHED redecoraed the Bradley Theatre will N open he public again Sunday evening dis tnety improvement for the the surrounding country The organ he decorations the and com the adequate venlang system all vel additions house that of thinking has al the satisfactory small payhOuses this country There has been for be
 ng Bradley there good 10 be proud During the time when the theatre the property of Smith Aper the local public became accustomed to good motion entertainment varied by vaudeville and and then play This program the present management have continued admirably he took the house Il s hoped that the theatre been brought the level of efficiency of the metropolitan playhouse the manage ment will the cfT chance of and hearing of the poken drama Movie fare week after week becomes mon eeHe Surely there must be profit inviting io he house from lne of the companies ha ther and from Boston Hartford Providence and Worcester be- GeFF ha Putnam would welcome these plays. frequent feature
 in the old days before he moving picture began t2 hde the stages Q myriad theatres.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
WHY NOT A BOOKSTORE :?

XIT have always regretted che fact that Putnam possses " drstas bookstore and this is sad with all due respect o those 7a shops win, carry bo7ks 9; ;hv ;ypy ;; manded rather than advertised We believe that good book store with circulating library would find profitable place in the city fife Possibly through the lack of such bookstore The Patriot frequently receives requests for advice reading What good books you recommend writes from time time lady who dwels within radius of five miles II had good bookshop we'd send the lady there AS 1t send list of making but usually she must send of for her books.
 Yesterday sent another list and before looked around town Co see We could buy single the list Ne couldn't find of them and yet they all books highly ad yertised and widely reviewed The list you know in. cuded Ludwg two remarkable books the Kaiser and Nj poleon the detestahe but readable Elmer Gantry Bromfelds boesome but wor>manke novel "A Good Wou. an. Feuchtwangers magnificent story. Power" Katherine Mayos splendid study of Mother India that strange book African lore. Trader Horn Mrs Whartons Twilight Sleep
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT
HE'D RY THE PATRIOT PRESS, ING.
BIGGER AID BETTER TELEPHONES

THE statement printed elsewhere in fh sue and signed bs James IT, Moran president of the Southern Ne" England Company w undoubtedly aas the suspicious of many that the announced raise telephone rates R bH another method oi adding to he profits of company known to dividends of generous proportions Nevertheless if the raise n rates is nee essay improvement the telephone service will object The telephone has become than convenience business well personal contact absolute necessity There communities where the announcement of raise ID telephone greeted by shouts of indignation for the simple that the service has not kept with the complicated and almost toohurred methods living happen be locally since the ee phone service order both n the itself and the courtesy of the local operators f Moran his facts and his public take them or leave them l probably lose few if subscribers because ot the rate increase telephone here to and t much of absolute necessity o be eliminated by anyone become dependent t and that includes most all of
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
AS CHARLIE GOES TO PARIS

IfALIE KY AN going to Paris ue week The reason that 0 Charlie Ryan going ta Paris nez week because once upon time years he fought If yea things ha happened of these that par
 eaary gba4y and unpleasant you oH remember when lights s dark and then they back o tea
 choking yiVidnes thal makes soa turn your head over and bury the pillow and think of things pleasant many phases of life the things best remembered. little sadly sometimesa the happy moments umque experiences stand from the usual for lifetime One happy things that Charlie Ryan and few hundred thousand other members the American Legion remembers a certain leave that he had in Paris
 hes going back te lee that leave. veteran. Le gionnare guest France HcH Paris that isnt the those last weeks o 9S and he first months of 1919 There won't be many uniforms sight ENeo besalaed officers will be missing Military and diplomatic motors won't be hurryng through the But Paris will be there. delightful for all of what the odmers tell of the Paris that existed before he And Charlie Ryan and his will have the privilege uf just walking about and drinking the beauties of the worlds beautiful city He may the Place de Ia Goneorde rainy all shining lights he may walk through the TuiIeres gardens the Champs Eysees swing To the shadoW Arc by nckcrng light that marks the grave of the Gn Dames shadovy p those of the Toeadcro And ia day Charlie Ryan and his Legion friends will have fallen the atmosphere o u a and they will have learned 10 de hr Parsas da he ferrass, and GrHk Paris And when he home and you ask hn what EesW be be ule indefinite but a least hell say Well saw Paris"
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
RETURN FROM SIX WEEK.
 TRIP TO WEST COAST

storm, and ir s Francisco taey found many nf ing
 San rr followed lhe rtiue dr ts Dos Angeles, and thea strt. aeiF return trip. fh-s hs morn utaarls route. They reached The eas..g. coast 10 Nlr1uia and then c. H1rtHzz aEI tH Acw York. fhen ta Putnam IaaiH long esz H4ae came .a tHa sseAHsEa third Of the continent. where for three days .feg were gua of lae pilot of hraken-dowu ord
 They left tae cast without large Im of money. and found the trip euite iuexpens Nights were spent at k of C. headquarters tn various cities. or if no such aceommodalons were at hand. barns were frequently used as dormIt0res.
 The weather was generally cold across the whole country. but SO many new sights were found and people met that the trip proved very pleasant and worthwhile
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
RoTARIANs HEAR TALK
 BY PUTNAM FLORIS I

0to Hermans8u. owner of the Grove street treeuhuuses was the speaker at "Wednesday noon lunch con of the Rotary club ai Che Putnam Inn Mir Hermauson gave short talk on carnations lie said that along with thc rose. the carnation is one of inc leading flowers in popularity at present l. was first introduced into America an lS52 and now there are 4.000 greenhouses devoted Co the culti- k4tion of this flower More than twelve thousand people are employed 4H .ts culture
 He described the process of eros sInr flowers to get new varieties, told el che process If cultivation of new and old shades and gave other inter. rstiur information At the close of his talk several of the club members asked questions and there was some dise'ts-ion on the subject.
 The club president, Dr. Karl T.. Pmllrs reported on meeting of Rutar executives of this district at Hartford which he with $. Nikoloff. thc RoN J. r English and George
 rsI- attended
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02

Having toured from Putnam 10 San Francisco and back. Lawrence PhaneUf of Wilkinson street reached his home there Monday zfteraoea after six ~erks tup With Bos- ton friend st esmPa aion the Put nam young man left town in the mid de of July, on ibe start of the eHps- dition. The lr.p was made by ihs nov popular method of receiving rides from motorists. the system usually called "hiteh. hiking or bumming %
 Leaving Putnam tae first stop on lbe jalnt vas Bridgeport, and then %aW York From there the travellers went down through New Jersey 10 Philadelphia. then to Pittsburgh and Akron. Ohio. They followed a main trunk line across Che continent. mak- ing the trip westward iu three weeks, averaging over loo miles per day lu Nebraska they ran into u heavy hail
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
SEEK TREASURE

Edward ? Reich of Hartford evi- dently still believes that there is a chest of gold or other treasure bu- ried in Windhsm county, for his ad- vertisement appeared in the New York Herald d-Tribune" this week as follows under the column of informa- ton wanted:
 TREASURE LOST in Wiudham County-W ould like information Of the names of the four men that were in Thompson. Conn, between twelve and fifteen years ago that had q plan of the lost treasure in Windham Coun- ty. Any information to this will be ap- preciated Please notify F.. r. Reich.
 The address given is 22 Haffis Street Webster. but this is believed to be only a temporary one for MT. Reich The report of this buried treasure was first brought te light late last year when Mir Reich advertised in The edarffard Courant. and the Patriot inquired rf several Thompson citizens az f6 whether theE had ever heard of the hnied treasure.
 The chest af gold, according Co the legend. Was buried iu Revolutionary times on the farm of Otto Reich af WilsanpiiIe. who was an uncle of the Hartford citizen \ band of sol diers during the war carrying the gold to Washington's army at Valley For pe. was attacked. according to the story. by British and Indians To save the treasure it was hastily ha- ried next to q large tree on tap of a hill believed 10 be located on the Reich farm off the present Webster-Thomp- son road The treasure bearers were all killed by the attacking party and the gold still remains in the ground
 Many Thompson residents have heard the story but so far as known no one has ever gone SO far as to dig for the gold Apparently Mr. Reich has a new angle of the case in hls present search for men believe tc have a map of the treasure area.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
MISS MAGNANT COMPLETES
 HOSPITAL TRAINING COURSI

I.aasa CHrinnc NaEnant. daughter If Nr and Mrs Peter Magnant. f6 Church rect, win be graduated from St NHrrr, Hospital Training School far Nutse September lath. Gradu- ati1n exercises will take place in the Hospital chapel at S15 P m. R Rev Bjshae Thomas NJ oEcary If tho Snrine6eld diocese will award dlplo- fsaz nineteen graduates and will als6 doIiver the address This will be followed hy solemn heuldictInn of the Blessed sacrament
 Mi MHenant has heen very act i've and napular member of her class at Sf Nrcput's She will be one ot the three graduates to receive honors at araaHat4un for having attained the highest mark iu her studies during her three.lear course She was also chosen yice president of her class for the t8st fAH wears
 Mis- Nagnant is very well known amane fhH eounger set of this city She was born here and received her pri- mary ed tian at St Mary B pareehlal school. and attended Putnam High school with tho class of l920
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
REGISTRARS NOTICE

The Registrars of the Town of Pomfret hereby give notice that they will meet in the Town House Tuesday, September 6, 1927 From 9 o'clock A. NJ. to 3 o'clock ?. M., to revise and perfect the list of electors in said Town of Pemfret. The revised list may be examined at the office of the Town Clerk. and on the sign post on the Sth of September. No applications Co be made voters can be received after five o'clock F. NJ. on Tuesday. September 6 Blank applications may be obtained of
 GEORGE $. PLATT
 HOWARD T. WHITE
 Registrars. Dated at Pomfret. Conn. Septem- ber 2. 1927
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
sPoRTMEN'S OUTING AT
 LAKE COMPOUNCE

Man n5rt.men from Putnam are expec.eI -a attend The second annual autaa aa field day for Connecticut zHarf=a ta be held at Lake Com pauHez Harrow. Thousands or neo- pie ffH T over the state will likely hF=aH far Ca witness the events and F. X Maryette of Put i.sre- esertiug the Northeastern Conue ut Fish and Game Cub. ls a member of the committed which has braueht .ae arrangements for compile ton