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The Washington times., 1927-10-31
WOMAN LEAPS.
OFF STEAMER J.
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the home OF a schoolmate since
word reached him OF the mothers
disappearance.
Mrs. Purvis. friends said, has
been an invalid seven years, suffer.
ing from a form OF neuritis, and
recently had been informed by her
physician that she could live only
a short time.
Mind Affected, Belief
It Il believed this knowledge
preyed on her mind.
She was not missed by her mother
at the Seventeenth Street address,
who thought her daughter was with
her son.. The son was attending a
halloween party Saturday night
when the mother left her home.
Mrs. Coe disappeared from the
Norfolk steamer on October 16,
leaving a note to the purser and
another to Mrs. Bailey Brown, of
1907 Delafield Pl., N. W., a friend.
Mrs Coe also left a widowed mother.
Mrs. Brown today said that she
49, SAA y NhO OOuy IOCOVcEEu yeSIcE-
day was not that Of Mrs. Coe. She
said Commonwealth Attorney Joseph
A. Billingsley, of King George coun.
ty. Va, telephoned her last night,
and from the description he gave it
could not be that Of Mrs. Coe. who
was Of slight build and had bobbed
hair.
The corpse now held at the under.
taking establishment Of ]. Walker
at Comorn, Va, was that of a WON.
an Of medium build with long black
hair. 1t had been in the water only
few hours, according to the under
taker.
Neither young Purvis, nor friends
of Mrs. Coe would leave Washington
to view the body. it was said.
Mrs. Bailey said 1t was thought not
necessary in view of her telephone
conversation with the Common.
wealth attorney, and at the Mont
gomery home it was said Purvis
would not go. he was so certain
the body was not his mother.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
SUE
FOR S250,000
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on the District Commissioners was
$2o7, or 50 cents per suit.
The contention OF the teachers
IL that after being refused a
proper rating, the schedules being
made by Major r. o. Wilmarth,
were revised by Major Donovan.
The teachers asked that Major
Donovan's decisions denying the
higher rating be reviewed by Comp
troller McCarl, which was refused
by the Comptroller on the ground
that the Commissioners did not ask
It, and also that the question in.
volved was not an overpayment
but rather an underpayment-
something that his (McCarl's) office
was not concerned with.
There are now pending five sim.
ilar suits in the Municipal Court,
these being In the nature Of test
cases. These five cases are set for
hearing on November IL. and in.
volved in the decisions will be the
status of all public school teachers
Of the District and the method Of
classifications, which affect their
rate of pay.
Should the suits be successfully
prosecuted, it will not only mean
the recovery Of more than a quar-
ter Of a million dollars back pay
for the teachers, but will affect the
future pay Of several hundred teach.
srs: whose ratings would be made
higher
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
HORSES TO WATCH
AT PIMLICO
BY BrocatOr-

FINISTERRE-A 3-year.old
that is fit and ready; the stable
dumped lot of jack on this one
last time out, but the rascal ran
away going to the post and lost
whatever chances he had Of
winning. The" will get it back
next time out.
XENOPHON-Boy, the real
devil himself. I saw them fall
over themselves coming out Of
the paddock to make a bet on
this one last Thursday. The
wise birds socked it in on the
beezer. but after laying second
all the way curled up like a cir
Gus tent. He was probably
short and will do next time out.
Bear in mind that he beat
HAPPY Argo at Bowie once.
JACK W., Jr.-The Seagram
Stable will knock them silly
with this one at the old hill
top. Money came back to the
track last time out, but he flat
tened out after leading all the
way.
CLINCH-Listen, I can't 70
into full details about this one.
But a certain woman around
town put the car in hook to bet
on this one. He finished fourth
and was backed down from Is to
l to S to /. That's how strong
the tip was. Stick the name in
the old hat band. Here's a good
place to get the winter over
coat next time he goes.
LIE BEY-Never mind what
he did Saturday. This English
bred colt is playing hide-and-
seek. Twice the stable sank the
ship and each time he finished
among the also rams. Under.
stand that he goes this week
and the company doesn't matter.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
Adams Sons Honor
Him On 5931st
Birthday

BALTIMORE, Oct. s1.-Ais
fame assured until the end Of
time, Adanna, the first man,
was honored here on his birth.
day. II he were living he would
be 1891 years old.
Friends and neighbors Of the
late John P. Brady, gathered at
the Brady estate, Bowleys Lane
and Philadelphia Road, to lay
flowers upon the monument to
Adams. erected and unveiled by
Mr.. Brady in 1909.
Brady asserted that Adam was
born October 20, 1904 years be.
fore Christ, as indicated by the
Bible.
The monument IL believed the
only one to Adams in America.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
C1emenceau Bargains
In Carrots on Market

PARIS, Oct. S1.-In spite Of his
seth year, Clemenceau is Just as
Keen as ever on finding things out
Tor himself. Recently he was
noticed among some street markets,
making trifling purchases to find out
a little about the cost Of living.
These are too dear" he was
heard to remark to a fat market.
woman asking so confines for some
carrots. "I'll give you So"
"All right, my little man." she re-
piled, you may take them at that
price because you make me think
OF the good old man Monsieur
Clemenceau who I wish would come
back and rule us again."
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
FORBUSH HUNT
IS RENEWED
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where the woman was seen, with.
out finding any trace Of her.
There L. possibility, however,
that she may have been frightened
by the searching party and crossed
the road into a larger and wilder
section Of woods. It is this region
that will be searched today.
One Kept Watch
The two colored men were walk.
ing along a path Saturday after.
Aoon when they noticed q woman
combing her hair. They went on
TO the village store at Wheaton,
whore they learned Of Mrs. For.
bush'g disappearance. Returning to
the woods, they saw the woman
asleep. While one Of them kept
watch, the other ran to a telephone
and called Washington police.
When the searching party got to
me scene, however. they were told
the woman had walked off and
That the man on guard duty had
been afraid to follow her.
Find Bed Of Leaves
a search Of the woods resulted
IN discovery Of a bed Of leaves,
which, apparently, had been slept
pm. No other clues were found.
The Rev. Dascomb e. Forbush,
pf Canandaigua, N. Y, however, re.
fuses to relinquish faith in the
Glue which he regards as the best
which has yet come in.
It has now been more than IL
days since Mrs. Forbush disap.
peared while attending Keith's The
ater and unless she has managed
TO obtain food, it is not thought
likely she would have sufficient
strength to move around.
The husband believes, however,
that her unusually good physique
would enable her to keep alive for
several days more.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
OIL DEAL MADE.
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timing Company, was the dominant
figure in the Continental.
Littleton undertook to convince
the jury that Sinclair was present
as an agent for his own crude oil
purchasing company. DESTROYS Of
purchasing the Humphreys oil from
the Continental. ~
H. L. Phillips, president Of the
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Com
pany then took the stand and pro.
duced contract under which that.
concern bought the oil from the
Continental at $1.75, per barrel.
This was profit to the Con-.
tinental Of Is cents a barrel-$S, OOO,.
900 in all. Sinclair had guaranteed
the Continental contract which
made possible the taking of this
profit from his own company.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
GERMAN ENVOY.
MAY Be KEEP
BY InternationAI News Service

AHeSAAotAOuA1 N0Wb 6CEVIC0
BERLIN, Oct. 31.-It was re.
ported this afternoon in circles close
to the Foreign Office that the
German government is sounding
the American government as to
the acceptability Of DR.. Klep, pres
emit Chancellor Of the German EN-.
bassy, as the new German Am
bassador to the United States.
The post was offered to State
Secretary Won Schubert, who re.
fused to accept it.
Germany has been without an
ambassador at Washington since
Baron Won Nathan was killed in
an airplane disaster in this country
five weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31

Worked a mile in 1:41 last
Tuesday and that's good enough
for any mans horse.
WHATLL DOL know that
/ will do next time he goes
sink the old B. r. right on the
old nose. Tom Rodrick has =
mighty sweet Splinter here and
can take the best into camp.
He is cherry ripe.
MARCHE MILITAIRE-A. C.
Bostwick has q fine colt in this
one. The checkers claim he can
out-run his own shadow. Four
times he has been entered and
each time was scratched. What
the object was only the stable
knows. But he'll take the best
into camp. His latest move was
6 furlongs in 1:15.
CHARLES H.-A 2-year-old
that will start in the claiming
division here. Although he is
unreliable due to his erraticness
at the barrier, he has been train
ing in splendid style. I expect
to see him tin-can at juicy odds.
SHUTTLE ALONG-Oh, look
who we have here. Don't look
up his past performances, they
don't count. Pimlico is his meat
and he is fit as hands can make
him. Belongs in a smart stable.
worked 6 furlongs in 1:15 3-5
last Friday.
SENATOR NORRIS-They've
been fooling with this old cam
paigner and If he doesn't win
before the meeting is over stick
to him until he goes to Bowie.
! understand that he is going
this week.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
Explains Killing.

S@ASN@ eSNAASSAAAVts1ASGs
Explains Killing.
The murders came about in this
manner, according to the statement
made by Henry Moity to District
Attorney Stanley:
Moity met the sailor and con.
fided his marital troubles. The
sailor suggested that Henry ought
to kill his wife, and then after
some hesitation on Moity's part,
the sailor obligingly said he would
do 1t. Henry then purchased a
knife, struggled the sailor into his
home and after the killing, helped
him In slowing the bodies in the
trunks.
District Attorney Stanley irdi.
Gated that he expected a more de-
tailed confession from the prisoner
later on.
Sheriff Thomas Stark, of Thibo.
daux, received word Saturday night
from friends living at Golden
Meadows, near there, that a man
answering Henry's description was
working on a boat on Bayou La.
Fourche, the sheriff sent Dominick
Peret to Cutoff to meet the boat.
There Moity was found and arrested,
Henry Moity at once cleared his
brother, Joseph, who surrendered
a few hours after the bodies were
found. Joseph was taken to Stan.
ley's office for questioning today.
He was kept in one room and
Henry in another. They were not
allowed to see each other for the
present.
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Moity blames the crime upon
Gene Alderman or Auckson, q
sailor acquaintance.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31
$65,OO0 IS SOUGHT

individuals and not teams will
carry the appeal Of the Instruc-
tive Visiting Nurses Society for
$65,000 budget for 1928 to Wash.
ington Homes during the drive be.
tween November / and 5, it was
announced today. Mrs. Calvin Cool.
idge is chairman Of the society's
honorary board.
The Washington times., 1927-10-31

Schools for dining car stewards,
cooks and walters are to be es-
tablished in Chicago and New York
by a railroad that already IL oper.
ating one at Columbus, o.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
MODERN STYLES AFFECT
 $ COTTON INDUSTRY MOST
I92. Patterns Take More Than Yard Less Than Those Of $ Years
 \gO-\cW Fabrics Liked.

Washington. Oct. oG U'p)-Thc hem line of skirts has moved grad ualy upward until now the average woman wears her dresses , inches or more from the ground, accord ing to Dr. Louise stanley. chief ot the bureau of nome economies of the agriculture department.
 Dr. stanley has completed q study or fashions showing iha. short skirts and sleeves hay" di- r"ctly affected the y5Srdagc sold Of all kinds of goods.
 In 1919 the average woman need "i , 7-S wards of 3G-iNch material for a dress. In 1927 patterns call for f t-6 yards.
 "The skirts worn in 1919 reached inc ankles. in 1925 it was from 10 to r. inches above the floor, and at present fl is T. or more inches up,' nr. S'anley said
 The study also showed that cot ton has suffered more than any other fabric by the change in fash ion.
 Changes in the length of skirts and sleeves, the straight line dress i"sign. In" leCroas. iu the amount o' clothing worn by women and tn, vogue for dress designs that can not always be suitably developed in cotton, have been some of the fac tors that have influenced the rcduc- tion in consumption Of cottons," she said.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
PREMIER ISSUES
 NET HUGE PROFITS
General Motors and U. s. Steel
 Divide Large Earnings

New York. Oct. c6 Pl-Inyestors in Americas two premier industrial corporations today found themselves iegatees 10 profits aggrcgating more than s250, 100000 rolled up in the first nine months Of 1927 by the General Motors and the United States Steel Corporations.
 AS usual. General Motors showed the way to the Steel Corpora ton. it's nearest competitor in giant earn ing capacity. The motors report showed net earning for the first three quarters of the year of s193,- 75S,ooo while the Steel organization had net income of s74.05N,o00. Much of these vast sums will reach invest ors in the form of dividend checks. with substantial surpluses left in the terasuries of eht two companies.
 General Motors remarkable nine months earnings, surpa ssed those of any previous complete year. Gen eral Motors profits are at the rate of s10.75 per share on the new So5 Der fDilllllOil SlO'h lulllIS tilc III Ht three quarters of the year.
 The Steel Corporation. whose earnings declined from the cores bonding pedior of last year, never the less showed nine months net Of s132,999. GOO and s4l.373,S%l for the third quarter of 1927. This is at a rate of s1.75 per share on the r. l16,2S5 shares of common and com pares with Sl45, ,500o0o or S13.o7 per share on 5,OS3.o25 shares outstand- ing in the first three qaurtcrs Of 1926.
 For the third quarter Of this year steel's earnings dropped s11.30o, ,oo0 while those of General Motors in creased approximately sS.500. .000.
 Many stocks participated in .thn markets advance coinciden1al with the encouraging reports of earnings by the industrial leaders and the upturn in prices was brisk.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
LEVINE AND PILOT
 ARE FRIENDS AGAIN
Transatlantic Tier and Passenger Declare a Conclusion Satisfactory
 to Both has Been Agreed Upon.

New York. Oct. 26 P-Charles A. Levine and his former pilot, Clar- ence D. Chamberlin, have patched up their differences, Charles c. Lockwood, attorney for Chamberlin, announced last night.
 A statement issued by. Lockwood declared that "a conclusion satisfac- tory to both was readily reached and abreed upon." No details of the set tlement were made public, nor was it made known whether Levine paid Chamberlin the s25.O0O he was re- ported to have promised the flier for piloting the Columbia from Roose- welt field to Germany.
 At friendly conference this evening between the principals" Lockwood said. "a conclusion sats- factory to both was readily reached and agreed upon. Although Clarence Cham berlin is now free to engage himself as he may see fit. the cor dial relations between him and Charles Levine continue, and the fu- ture may find them allied in avia- tion.
 "Mr. Chamberlin expressed regret at any report indicating strife, for the suggestion of the get-together was made on the day after Levine's return, but was delayed by other business"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
S2O,OOO EMBEZZLEMENI
 CHARGED TO BROKER
Woman Mentioned in Warrant Charging Defendant With Misap-
 propriation Of Lifc's Savings

New Haven, Oct. oG LP'-A war rant charging five counts of embez- zlemcn by agent totalling more than S9o.o"0 has been issued against Frank !. Smith. according to an an- nounCcm"nt mad" by City Attorney Harry NJ. French here today.
 smith is alleged to be head of brokerage concern with it's main offices in Providence, l.. l. and branches here, in Boston. Spring field, Hartford and Waterbury. Eva $. Rowland of Bridgeport, and for mer resident here, was mentioned in the warrant She charged Smith with securing nearly sl0,o00, her llfc's savings, under prctenSe Of in- Vostng ii in gilt edge securities.
 Repeated attempts to locate smith have been unsuccessful thus far. po- lice said. He was last reported in California.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
Her Hubby's Hair
 Was Turning Grey
She Finds Simple Tonic Keeps Scalp Healthy. Prevents
 Gray Hair and Dandruff
HURT HIS CHANGES
 IN A BUSINESS WAY

My husbands hair began turning Eray-mads him look too old-made us look like an old ooupie-hurt his chances of advancement in the office so I took home couple bottles ot this wonderful rcW l.ea's Hair Tonic and made him let He massage little into his s.ulu each night for two weeks. II was wonderful Every hair in his head took on new life all tn" dandruff disappeared In three weeks time I hardly realized 1t, the change had been so gradual but when looked l couldn't find a gray hair in his head. &iure then he occasionally rubs his scalp with this tonic after a sham poo and he actually looks ten years younger. l use n little on my own s,alp now and then Just to keep it free of dandrud and rpevcnt gray hair and fall ing hair wu!ch had before I started" Thus another Washington lady whose name .s withheld for obvious reasons, enthusiastically endorses Lca'S Hair Tonic The Tonic leading druggists are featuring here now.
 Anyone mas get the same excellent results. Si per bottle nt drug store or send dollar bill wi;" name and address to Lea : Tonic O., Brentwood. Md, for bottle by return mall.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26

many and Russia 10 Spitzbcrg"u where we will establish our bas".
 "The expedition will be all-Itali;t" and will include 16 or 17 member
 One of the difficulties to ho fac. ed is transportation by sea Of sui iicient gasoline to carry out the eA- plorations from Spitzbergen. This may cause some loss Of time sine. Spitzbergeu is not generally open tl shipping until April. However. w expect to get sufficient fuel thcrr early in April 10 enable us 10 begin actual explorations by mid-April.
 We will make number of flights over the o.500.000 square miles of totally uneXplored territory about the Pole. We expect to spend the entire summer in the north"
 In recognition Of Mobiles achieve ments in aerial navigation and ex- ploration the Papal Scientific acao- emy "Tiberina' presented the gen. eral with the insignia Of mem ber- ship at a ceremony attended by Cardinal Lega and a large number Of prclates, scientists and writers.
 Mobile indicated number of sci- entists and writers will accompany him on his next venture.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
CHURCH AT PEACE
 IN SCIENCE AGF'
Pastor Defines Catholicism
 and "PrOteStantiSIn'

Albany. \. Y. Oct. @5 P-Th" church has no quarrcl with science for it knows the limitations Of sci sncc. which are in" limitations of human nature. This was made plain to q thousand delegates now attcnd- ing the third annual Catholic con- grcsS of the Protestant Episcopal church when the Rev. Julian h.. Hamlin, of Newport, l., l.. address Cd tn" opening session of the con- gress last night.
 The modernism Of the sixteenth century finds it's counterpart in the Cundamentalism of today, Mr. Ham lin said. and the present day church will not be drawn into a quarrel founded on those provincialsms in the sphere Of time called fundameH- talism or modernism
 Anti-Ca,hollcism "in the spirit Of inc sheet and hood" Was defined by Rev. Charles Jarvis Hartman. rec tor Of the church of st. James the Less. Philadelphia.
 If hy Protestant Nou moan dis owning papal ohodieucr; sharing the movement for freedom. education pnd individual developments: publi" worship in English; the open Bible; We are Protestant. If you mean anti-ratholic, especially in the spirit or in. sheet and hood. every man tO choose his own church. | complete break with the past the dilemma t"twn"n fundamoutahsm and mod
 lujsm-y you mean ny Protestant what most Proto>tauts sem to mean. W" arr not Protestant, and God forbid we ever should be"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
,D|RIG|bLE WILL
 CRUISE OVER POLE
Italian Expedition to Explore
 Unknown Lands

Rome. Oct 26 (UP)--An all-Ital- ian expedition will leave Ciampino airfield the first week Of April for Spitzbergen to esta blish a base from which to explore by dirigible the two and a half million square miles of unknown territory around the North Pole, General Umberto No- bile, who flew with Roald Amund- sen over the Pole year ago, told the United Press in an interview today.
 The dirigible which Mobile will use is practically ready at Champino airtield, where it has undergone notifications suggested by the 1926 flight.
 We will be able to start for the North Pole the first week of April if all goes well with our prepara- tions." said Mobile. ''NNe will fol- low a different route from the pre- vious occasion when We flew across France and England. This time we will cross the Alps. ny over Ger
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
SINISTER FREED
 BY JURY VERDICT
Miss Bessie Morse, 40, Exoner-
 ated Of Maids Charges

New Brunswick, \. J, Oct. 26 LP, Miss Bessie Morse, 40-year-old sNins'er today IS free of a charge Of conspiring with her mulato maid, 10 slay three members of the Morse family in order 10 obtain the s100,- ooo estate Of her father.
 The woman and her maid. who turned states witness and testified that her mistress was the brains" of the plan, were acquitted yester- day by jury of three women and nine men.
 Miss Morse, taking the stand in her own behalf, in low voice brok- en by sobs denied the charge made by the Negress. that she had cngin- cered the plotto kill Mrs Elmer Dey, her sister, the sisters husband and the Dey's adopted son.
 The Todd woman, who worked for the Morse family 16 years claimed that Miss Morse instructed her to hire gunmen to kill the Deys.
 The two women were arrested in June when Bill Chasey. a fish ped dler. told authorities that the Ne gress had offered him several thou sand dollars 10 obtain the gunmen. Two county detectives posed as gum mon and alleged that they received several thousands dollars from Mamie Todd.
 After her arrest, Miss Morse father, maintaining that she vas in rocent, made bai of $7,ooo for her and retained counsel. He was kill ed in an accident last month
 By his will Miss Morse and Mrs Dcy share equally in tn" estate.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
AMUNDSEN HURRIES
 BACK TO NORWAY
Arctic Explorer Leaves Behind Him Dinner, Medal of Honor and
 Cancelled Lecture Tour.

New York. Oct 26 GPN-Leayiug behind hlm a cancelled lecture tour and an Explorers club medal that Was 10 have been awarded him at a dinner in his honor Saturday eve- ming Captain Roaid Amundsen. noted polar explorer, today sailed Tor Norway with no explanation of his hasty departure.
 Am sailing today" he telc- graphed officials Of the club. Sorry | cant he with you."
 Besides the lectures. which We're 10 begin next week, Captain Amund- sen was to have been honored at the clubs dinner by Major General A. W, Greedy, |. $. A, who was coming here from Washington for the occasion. Several famous fellow explorers were also on the speak rrs' list.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-26
"Hub' eX-Mayor and Son
 In Two Accidents in Hour

Boston. Oct. 2f UPD-Withiu 3v 'urlcy Of Boston and his son, James NJ. Curley, Jr. were involved in sep crate accidents here last night.
 The former mayor injured a wrist W hen he fell from d stairway at Cambridge hospital.
 His son was driver of an automo- bile which struck David Monagle ei Iharlcstown. Monaglc was not seriously hurt