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The Washington times., 1927-02-07
TWO DAYS Of
SPRING HERE

Probability that Washington win
be visited ~ at least two days Of
spring weather was forecast today
by the weather Bureau. which re-
ported temperatures since last mid.
night ranging from 81 to IS de-
arees.
Virtually all evidences OF Satur.
days light snowfall had vanished
early today and the freezing mark
in temperature has not been
reached since noon yesterday.
At that time the bureau recorded
33 degrees and the official Their.
Enometer gradually assembled until
last midnight when II stood at So.
At 10 o'clock this morning it re-
corded approximately IS degrees
with continued rises looked for.
The outlook for continued fair
weather and unseasonal tempera-
lures stood at least for today and
part Of tomorrow, according to the
bureau. there being only slight
probability Of rain before Tuesday
afternoon.
That the District Of Columbia,
nearby Maryland and Virginia have
enjoyed an unusually temperate
winter Il indicated by the bureaus
record Of the accumulated excess OF
temperature since the first Of 1897
Washington and contiguous territory
having rs degrees ITO spare up
TO today. Since February / the
abnorrnAlity Of temperature aggre,
gates 81 degrees. the bureau rec.
oris show.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
ESCAPING GAS
KILLS NAN

Because John II. Bryan. ~ years
old. 1642 Ninth St. N. W.. failed
to tell his family that he brought
a guest home last night. the guest
lies unidentified In Emergency Hos
pital and Bryan is dead. unable to
make known the name of his guest.
The two men were discovered IN
Bryan's room today. Gas was
flowing from a disconnected tube
to 4 heater. Bryan was dead and
the guest. man about so years
old, was unconscious.
They were found by James
Bryan, q brother Of the dead man.
who srnelled the odor OF escaping
gas and entered the room Bryan
was pronounced dead BY Doctor
Ball, Of Emergency Hospital. The
unidentified man is in q critical
condition.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
CONTINUED from Page u

Els library was very large and IL
probably now much larger.
mote by editor: Mildred Harris
was asked whether Charlie Chaplin
had ever told her about a boyho0d
sweetheart In London while he was
still IN his teenn. The girls mother
thought he was too poor to marry,
Miss Harris said she once heard
him refer to that incident briefly.
She asked him to tell her more
about It. But he did not tell her
the details.
His BOyhoOd Romance
The story. as told to one Of HIS
business associates was this: When
he was is or 10 and earning NOT
more than ten dollars q week, he
fell in love with a girl little older
than himself. The girls people
were In moderate circumstances
and her mother forbade Chaplin
even TO talk OF an engagement, as
he was not able to support q wife
Charlie and the girl parted more or
less In tears. and Charlie was still
an obscure and : iIl.paid vaudeville
actor when he came 20 America IA
1910, at the age Of 81.
He made very little progress on
his road from rags to riches" az
long az he remained on the spoken
stage In vaudeville. There were
thousands Of variety actors who
could do q turn as we'll az he.
But the camera raagicalIy revealed
one day his genius. His insig.
nificant, almost pathetic life
changed almost overnight from pov.
erty and obscurity to riches and
worldwide fame.
Returns Like COnqueror
He had left London ia 1910 an un.
known actor Of p no r. r~-rnre,
ciated. constantly seeking employ.
ment. He returned to England for
the first time in 1891 after his great
trtumphs In the United States. II
res his first vacation IN years. To
his amazement he was greeted at
the foreign dock by the Lord Mayor
Of Southampton, who delivered &
formal speech Of welcome In the
presence OF q delegation from the
city council. The special train to
Waterloo station. London, was met
by Q crowd Of more than 10000
peopls.
Charlie Chaplin was escorted by
mounted police through vociferous
crowds filling the Strand and block.
ing traffic, to the Savoy Hotel,
where royal suite (nuch to his
dismay) had been reserved for him.
In the next few days he was com.
manded to meet the King and Queen
&c England at Buckingham Palace.
Sweetheart Now BARRIERS Wife
A week or two later q similar pop.
ular ovation attended his arrival In
Paris where he received the dscora-
ton OF the Le~ion OF Honor at the
h nds OF a French cabinet minister,
who, az IL customary, kissed him on
both cheeks after bes+ wing the
decoration.
During his short stay in London
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
Frank Tinney Goes West;
Wife is In HOLLYWOOD

NEW YORK. Feb. .7.-Frank
Tinney. former star blackface
comedian. who slipped quietly from
the Naval Hospital at Philadelphia
last Friday, was reported today to
be speeding West. Along Broad,
way they say Tinney's destination
is Hollywood, Cal.
Mrs. Tinney. the comedians d.:
vorced wife. 10 in Hollywood. So
is Imo9ene Wilson. beautiful
Broadway chorus girl. who figured
prominently In his life year ago.
Tinney was In the hospital from
q nervous breakdown.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
Three More Mexican
Rebels Are Executed

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7.-Ttres
more execution were added today
to the IengthenIng list Of Mexican
rebels who have paid with their
lives for alleged conspiring or tax,
ing arms against the Gales re,
ginae.
A rebel chief was executad today
at Acaponeta, IN NayaFit State.
Two were executed ID Pnebla penI.
Tertiary on Friday.
Five other plotters held at Puebla
by the military authorities viii Be
brought to Mexico City for trial.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
Mrs. Warburton Denies
Shell Wed Vanderbilt

PARIS. Feb. TT enaphatIcaily
deny that I am going to marry
Nv. X. Vanderbilt" declared Mrs.
Rose Lancaster Warburton, Of New
York. when rerorts to this effect
were brought to her =. ntion. The
ruuAor Is too ridiculous to discuss. :"
Mrs. WArburton and Vanderbilt
dined tx ether last night. They did
not come to FrInce on the same
boat as reported by q New York
Newspaper. Mrs. Warburton arrived
Friday on the Majestic and Wander.
bit arrived Saturday on the France.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
STUDENT.
IN SUICIDE WAVE

ROCHESTER,. N. r. Feb ~
The number OF college students
who have committed suicide this
year stood at II today with the
tragic death Of ]. Morgan DER. r..
2O-year'oId sophomore at the Uni.
versity Of Rocheiaor.
Derr shot and killed himself with
a rifle in the some manner az hls
classmate and chuin. Rigby WIe,
shot himself In New York.
Dependency over continued i'll
health was believed today to have
been the cause Of Derr's suicide.
Derr, however. left no indication
Of the reason for his act. Univer.
sity officials said he was a good
student.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
Youthful Romance Of
Chaplin Revealed

recording 20 the story told ct the
time by one OF his assoc. ates---
Charlie Chaplin went again 20 the
little barber shop 10 an obscure cor.
IleP Of London In which he had once
worked. After diIigent and sylnpa-
tI1etlc inquiry, he found the address
Of the woman with ' .0m he had
been On love In bis teens. He went
n ~@H on her. He fe-.- her the
wife Of 4 barber and the mother Of
five children.
Charlie Chaplin's progress from
who came to be l1onored by kings
probably has no more interesting
episode than this. But his disin.
20 indulge IN "reminiscences made
Il impossible to get further details.
Odd Twist Of Fate
The incident happened after his
divorce from Mildred Harris. Charlie
Chaplin Il quoted by one OF his
business associates as saying at
that time: liant Il singular that
when / wanted TO marry ] couldn't
because ] had no money. Now
when / have all the money ] want,
/ don't want to be married"
! am sorry for Lita Grey. not
only because she has been dialllu.
stoned, ae was disiIlusioned, but
because she must be wondering and
worrying about those babies Of hers.
And knowing Charlie Chaplln's pas
siOnat0 devotion to babies - ] do,
! am sure he b very unhappy now.
do not know Lita Grey. ! have
never met her. But know that
Charlie DOUBTLESS believed that Q
could make her happy, AZ he be.
Meved he AID make me happy.
Charles attitude toward q home
has changed In the past few years,
/ am sure. He loves children so
much that believe he has come
to see that children and home go
together. Probably he has learned
. great deal In these last years.
Never Neglected Her
Love Of home was certainly not
characteristic of Charlie Chaplin
then. Home was more q convent.
ence to him than anything else.
So far as money and material
things 20. Charlie Chaplin never
neglected me. He would provide
well for his wife and his children.
He would love his children and
think Of them. but his wife-weil
that would depend on his mood.
Domestic responsibility entered
into Charles life TO very small
degree. It was not wilful neglect,
/ think. a. simply failing 70 remem.
Der that II takes two to make a
marriage and two TO make home
Perhaps lt h the same way with
children. He loves children. but
does not understand the responsible.
lty Of q family. He wants children
to play with him. To watch and
enjoy. II our baby had lived. every.
thing might have been different.
Tomorrow Mildred Harris. In her
final chapter. sums no her HE
with Charlie Chaplin and tells sym.
pathetlcally why the life Of such q
genius cannot be happy.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
I'm the Toledo Clubber. "
AsgaiIant Tells Girl

DETROIT. Feb. Tim the
toledo clubber." a man told an IL.
ysar-oid girl today as he flashed a
revolver and forced her into a near.
BY field.
The man was described as 25, 5
feet 8 inches tail, light build and
wore . gray cap and light overcoat.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
Passengers Shaken Up
When Cars Jump Track

CHICAGO. Feb. 7.--More than 100
passengers on a fast Chicago. Bur.
llngton & Quincy passenger train
from 81. Paul were shaken up when
seven cars left the rails at Downer's
Grove. 81 miles west Of here today.
No one was seriously hurt, a. all
Of the cars remained upright.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
MON Too merry
BRENT|ES

ROCKVILLE. ma. Feb. This
week 10 being observed by the teach.
ers In the grammar school grades Of
the public schools Of Montgomery
county as Observation week"
BY direction Of the various super.
visors teachers win spend one day
during the week in class rooms other
than their own and observe the
teachers and children at work, the
theory being that every teacher who
thus visits Is sure to see some worth.
while work and thereby get help
and inspiration.
Influenza and pneumonia are
prevalent in Montgomery county and
physicians generally are being kept
on the go administering to those
stricken. The influenza is said to be
mild In type, but pneumonia has
proved fatal In not q few cases,
Within the next few DAYS the
equipment of the Takoma Park
volunteer fire department will be
1uSAA1ChICu Ny OlQuGDnkCE CTuCk
with q pumping capacity OF 500 gal.
Ions of water a minute and capable
Of making so miles an hour.
The Rev. Bertram M. Osgood,
pastor of the Baptist Church, OF.
ficiated at the marriage here yes.
terday afternoon Of Oliver D. Ell.
more, Of Fayetteville, N. c., and
Miss Mary M. Russell, OF Manassas,
Va. the home of the minister being
the scene Of the ceremony.
The condition Of DR.. George L,
Edmonds, Of Rockville, who for the
last ten days has been i'll of pneu.
monia at Annapolis, where he is
serving his fourth term as q mem.
Der OF the house of delegates, a
reported to be improved and his re.
covery IL held probable.
The Washington times., 1927-02-07
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift 4 Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D.
G., for week ending Saturday. February
s. 1927. on shipments sold out, ranged
from 1850 cents to 1900 cents per pound
ana averaged 1874 cents per pound.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

chairman, Mrs Mary III. Duvall
Eastern Shore chairman, Mrs Charles
w, Whaland. Chestertowp; Western
Maryland chairman Miss Ruth shoe
maker, Bethesda: Central Maryland
chairman, Miss Mary f.. W. Risteau,
sharon; Southern Maryland chair
man. Mrs Henry r. Burroughs,
Chaptico: recording secretary, Mrs
Ernest w Offutt, Rockville; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs, Virginia d.
Pritchard Cumberland. treasurer.
Mrs. Arthur Pacy, Baltimore; chair
man resolution committee Mrs,
George Gather. Baltimore; chairman
publicity. Mrs Elwood Offutt Oak
land; parliamentarian Mrs Charles
h. Roach, Friendship Heights;
finance committee. Mrs. Howard
Bryant, Baltimore legislation COM
mittee. Mrs Patrick O'Rouarke.
Frosthurg; chairman executive coun-
oil, Mrs. j. Armstrong Kirby. Baltl-
more: auditors Mrs. William J.
johnson. Snow Hill. and Mrs, James
r. Lanahan Baltimore. Following
the meeting a committee appointed
by Miss Forward of the Federation
OF Democratic Women met with
committee of the United Democratic
Woman's Clubs of Maryland to dis
cuss the first steps to be taken for
uniting. Preceding the meeting the
semi-annual business session of the
Woman's Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County, was held with Mrs.
Edwin A. Merritt, president of
Chevy Chase i'm the chair.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
THORPE DEFENDS
MODERN BUSINESS
Editor Speaks at Dinner of Wood
ward & Lothrop
Employees,

A defense of modern business was
sounded last night by Merle Thorpe,
editor OF Nations Business. in an al.
dress before tha annual goodfellow'
ship banquet Of the Twenty-Year Club
of Woodward 4 Lothrop's at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Mr. Thorpe, who spoke IN support
of business practices attributed most
of the unjust criticism of business TO
ignorance arising from lack of un-
derstanding of the lmost infinite ram
ifications," which are entaited IN u.s.
semhling finished product of NOR
chandise.
The dinner was attended by appro%i'
mately 125 employees OF Woodward y
Lothrop's, the club being composed OF
those who have served with that estab'
lishment more than 20 years. Music
and entertainment, rendered by mem'
bers of the club, and short address
by r. f. Kibbey, the president, COM
prised an extensive program, in
which the George Washington Giee
Club and the Smjthson Hedgson
School of Stage Dancing also par
ticipated.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
INSTITUTE TO COMBINE
FARMING AND RELIGION
Federal and State Cooperation in
Program Of Presbyterian
Church at Germantown.
anecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
GERMANTOWN, Md, April 23--
An agricultural, economic and re
ligious institute, under auspices Of
the NellsviIle Presbyterian church
with Federal and state cooperation,
will be held here the week Of May
10 S, inclusive. Rev. DR.. Warren
III Wilson win preside, and speakers
will include many prominent officials.
The program opens at II am. with
an address by DIR. ". +. Woods, to be
followed at 1880 by a lecture. Solo
mons Temple" by w. II. II. Smith
Of Takoma Park
Monday at 10 pm. the keynote ad'
dress win be made by Rev, DIR. John
c. Palmer, pastor OF Washington
Heights church, Washington DIR. T.
p. Simons of the state extension SER
vice, Rev. J. r. Duffleld of the Presby-
terian extension service, Miss Mabel
Thurston Of Washington and r. w.
Dunlap, assistant secretary of the
Agricultural Department, will be
speakers. DIR Wilson and c. J. Gal
pin OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture will conduct a round table on
Rural Life"
Or. Z. G. Auchter, Miss Venia NJ
Kellar, Rev. Homef j. Councillor, DIR.
:. II. DeVault, DIR. r. A. Pearson.
DIR. E. G, Jenkins, DR. A. F. Woods,
y. 4. Crawford o. w. Anderson,
Archibald Engel and others will be
on the program during the remainder
Of the week, The Maryland Uni
Nersity Glee Club viii be among the
entertainers. Rev. William Fl. Top.
ping, pastor of the church, arranged
the program.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

sumer> i tvalny real AN 0risina. paem
TO the VI Oined "a .siar%.~ I... vs-
Mary Ro5ch of friendship hg 81
and Fred Burle!gh gay dance
Among those attending tram No,
gomery County we're Irs. Edwin h
Merritt. Mrs Ernest vs.. Ohutt .ii
James Ord Airs. James Chrlst0phs
Mrs William w. Skinner. Mrs. JCseI
Cissel, AIRS. Walter e Psrry, Ar
Lawrence Allnut; Mrs Frank DySo
Mrs Harry d. Appleby, Mrs, Geor,
Peter. Miss Emily Russell Mrs {,
gan. Mrs. Estelle II. Weaver dr
Thomas w Perry. Mrs. Vernon ID.
son. Mrs. Roger Shaw, Mrs. Geor@
Edmuuds, Mrs. Robert Allnutt. Mrs
Merle Haines. Mrs Robert Saunder,
Mrs. Samuel Riggs, Mrs. Harry Pei,
Mrs. Randolph Bopp. Miss Ruth Shoa
maker, Miss Laura Gillilaud. Mrs. Ell
ward l.. Pugh, Miss Jean skinner
Mr.. and AIRS. Charles Roach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston b. Ray. Mr. and MIR
Perry Waters, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Griffith, MAI, +. Brooke Lee and Lac,
Shaw.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
PLANE AFIRE IN FLIGHT
IS LANDED IN SAFETY
Naval Craft Is .Undamaged, Due to
Cool Action of Lieut.. Comdr
j, F. Maloney.

by the Associated Press,
NORFOLK, Va, April 23.-Lieu,
G MIR j. +, Maloney, flight Office
at the naval air station. acted quickly
this afternoon when a plane he was
testing caught Are 5000 feet i'm the
air. The fire was extingulshed and
the plane was landed without 'apparent
damage
COmdr Malouey and Aviation Chief
Mechanic Mate Allen took up one OF
the new planes for a test fight.
While soaring over the air station
fire originated in some fashion unde-
termined. Spectators o. the ground
notice the swope but did not sus
pect the plane was burning. The ma
'cnine circied downward and landed
with q dead stick" as they say If
the engine has been cut off.
Comdr. Maloney. upon alighting. re
ported that the fire developed at che
top of his climb, He immediatelN
e. off his gas and opened the throt
tie in order that the flames might be
sucked into the cylinders. Then he
turned on his fire eXtinguisher and
descended with his engine cut off. He
made perfect landing.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
HARMONY VOICED
BY CLUbWOMEN
Maryland Democratic Organ
izationS Look to Unity
for RitChie.

Harmony among party workers and
Endorsement OF Gov. Ritchie were key
notes of rally of Democratic women
of Maryland held yesterday at the Viii
lard Hotel. with more than 200 in at
tendance.
For the first time in so years Mary,
land is on the presidential horizon.
as Mrs. Elizabeth Il. Menefee of
Cumberland, president of the United
Democratic Clubs Of Maryland, viewed
the political situation, She said 1t
would fall to Maryland to elect a ma
tive son by the ardor Of women's sup
port, and that Gov, Ritchie was as
sured of success,
The meeting was held under auspices
of the State organization with the
Women's Democratic Club Of Mont
gomery County host. Mrs George
Gather of Baltimore. national vice
congressional chairman of Maryland,
opened the meeting with prayer and
the welcome was delivered by Mrs.
Menefee, Bringing all the clubs to-
gather as one, under the leadership
of such women as Mrs. s, Johnson
Poe, Baltimore, national committee.
woman of Maryland. Mrs. Gather.
Miss Lillian Forward. president of the
Federation of Democratic Women, and
Mrs. Moison, president OF the BaIti-
more CityWide Club. would result in
great influence, Mrs. Menefee said.
Officers Are Reelected.
Following reports OF the standing
committee and the business meeting
AIRS. Robert l.. Lentbecker, chairman
of the nominating committee, offered
the following resolution:
Owing to the effort being made TO
unite the two State clubs in Il closer
GO operation, the executive commit
tee requests the present officers of
the United Democratic Womans
Clubs of Maryland to retain their
present positions for another year"
This resolution was accepted and
the officers being e-elected are:
President Mrs. Elizabeth r. Meme
fee, Cumberland Baltimore city
Evening star., 1927-04-24
DODGE AGAIN DENIES
RECONCILIATI0N REPORT
Wife Says She Will Press Divorce
Suit After Visiting Children,
III in Los Angeles.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALF, April
23.-Denial that they were reconciled
or that they intended becoming SO was
reiterated by Horace =. Dodge, Jr..
and his estranged wife, Mrs, Lois
Knowlton Dodge, before they left san
Francisco today.
Mrs. Dodge was en- route to Los
Angeles to be with her children, who
are Ill with scarlet fever. Dodge left
bv train ostensibly for Detroit,
though he did not reveal his destina-
ton,
The San Francisco Bulletin quoted
Mrs Dodge as declaring that she and
her husband made D private settle
ment OF $40, 900, 900 last year"
Mrs. Dodge said she would so to
Detroit to press a divorce suit as soon
as her children recovered.
Disposal Of battery and assault
charges filed by newspapermen and Of
$4,000 suit brought by a camera
man was left By Dodge to an at
torney. a
Evening star., 1927-04-24

university students will say farewell
to William r.. Williamson, William
McSwain and John II. Trimble, who
viii leave ON Saturday for England.
The debating team meets Cambridge
on May "a, and will debate with other
British universities during the month,
1T is expected that tour of the con-
tinent viii be made, the men return
ing late in June,
DR.. William Mather Lewis. George
Farnham. coach Of debating, and in
charge of public speaking in the uni
yersity, and Gilbert J.. Hall, faculty
debating representative, will speak at
the meeting Friday morning.
On Tuesday night in Corcoran Hall
K. K. Kawakami will speak on Jap
anese Journalism before the Interna-
tional Relations Club Mr. Kawakami
is correspondent for the leading Jap
anese newspapers and shortly goes
to Geneva to report the three.power
conference. He is a contributor to
American newspapers and journals
and was a student at the University
of Iowa and the University of Wis
consin.
DIR. Lewis Visits Chicago.
DR.. Lewis spoke last week at Chi.
cago University and before the State
Teachers Association. He returned 10
this city at once.
Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle visited
the University of North Carolina dur,
ing the Easter holidays to attend the
conference of deans and advisers of
men.
The first two volumes of eight of
the series, American Secretaries of
State and Their Diplomacy" by Or,
Samuel II, Bemis of the university
faculty, are just off the press Of Alfred
Knopf j. Franklin Jameson, II. Bar
rett Learned and James Brown Scott
are associated with DR.. Bemis in the
works.
The Classical Association of the Mid
die and South Atlantic States will hold
its annual meeting at George Wash
ington University on May 6 and z.
The program is completed. Many uni.
versity and high school teachers are
listed on the various committees.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Raphine, Va, Has $40, 900 Fire.

Special Dispatch to The star.
STAUNTON, Va, April 23.--Fire,
believed to have been caused by light
ming, last night destroyed the Nc
CorInick building at Raphine, just
across the Augusta county line in
Rockbridge county. The loss is esti.
mated at $100 with light" insur-
ance. Two automobiles were burned
On the ground floor was the Raphine
post Office The telephone exchange
was on the second floor. Rain pre-.
vented spread Of flames.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
200 al Luncheon.

The annual luncheon was attended
by more than 200 and an instructive
and interesting harmony" program
followed. Mrs. Merritt presided and
in her address of Welcome stressed
the value of harmony among the
women in both county and state. BY
request Mrs Menefee repeated her
address 10 the convention in her re.
sponse TO Mrs. Merritt Mrs. Gather
as vice congressional chairman, spoke
as to her hope for absolute harmony
among all the, women in. the State by
the time of the 1928 campaign. The
principal speaker for the afternoon
was Representative Charles j. Linthi-
cum. who centered his talk on the
question of State rights. which SUB
iect Gov Ritchie mas discussed exten-
sively in the past few years. He also
spoke of the importance of the or
sanization worker, declaring that the
precinct and ward workers were the
most important offices to be held and
that the success or defeat of the party
depended on the ability of these lead
ers. Howard Bryant, candidate for
third term as Tice mayor of Baltimore
in the election next month, and Mai
+. Brooke Lee. Speaker of the House,
were the other speakers. Mrs, Ed
wa d l.. Pugh of Chevy Chase, one of
the four original members of the
Woman's Democratic Club of Mont.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
GAME is REPL LENlSHED.
Gains 9,s3e Cottontails
and 2,357 Bob Whites.
pecLaI Dlspatch % The So.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. April 23.-Mary
lands population was increased this
week by 11,176-bob whites and cot
tontail rabbits
STATE Game Warden, f. Lee LIE
Compte announced he had distributed
1888 cottontails from Kansas and
Missouri to the q counties, and
1897 Mexican partridges.