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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
FAMILY GIVEN ESTATE.
Will of Leonard Merritt Provides
for Wife and Three Daughters.

The will of Leonard Merritt, who
died August 81, was filed today for
probate. He leaves premises 1874 F
street southeast to his wife, Charlotte
3. Merritt, for life. then to his three
daughters, Ella A. Merritt, Pearl X
Merritt and Iva r. Bench. A trust
fund Of $4,000 is to be held by the
Washington Loan & Trust Co., and the
income paid to the wife during her
life. At her death the fund is to be
distributed among the three daughters
The remainder of the estate is to be
distributed one-half to the wife and
the other half among the daughters.
The Washington Loan & Trust Co.
is named as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Collector Realizes Dream in Finding
Rare Books Describing Ancient Coins

HARTFORD. Conn. August 25 (Hp.
The collectors age-old dream of find
ing a rarity in an unexpected way has
been realized by at least one member
of the American Numismatic Associa-
ton, now holding its annual conven-
ton in this city.
William II. Durham, veteran Chi
cago numismatist, reports that he
struck a gold mine" when he stepped
into a local book shop and bought an
extremely rare and valuable four-vol.
ume set, "Miscellanea Numismatica,"
by D. Magnan, published in Latin be-
tween the yeas 177217f4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
RAVING D. c. WOMAN IS
TAKEN FROM TRAIN
Police Unable to Find Address Un-
der Name, MRS. P. g. Elliott"
Found Among Effects
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 25.--
Running in the aisle and shouting
incoherently. a well dressed woman
was taken from a Pennsylvania train
at Union Station today and lodged in
Central police station pending inves-
tigation.
AS soon as she was placed in the de.
tention room Of the lookup. on the
second floor. the woman. still scream
ing, smashed a window with her
hands, with apparent intention to
escape. The bars outside the pane
blocked her leap.
Police found the name of Mrs. p.
G. Elliott. Washington. in her hand
bag, and three addresses, She Is
about 40. The train on which she
was a passenger was bound for Phil
adelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25

The books are printed on parchment
and bound in red morocco. They are
in excellent condition and contain
nearly 5000 steel plate engravings Of
Greek and Roman coins with much
valuable historical comment upon
them.
Since his purchase of the set, Mr..
Durham, who intends to give 1t to the
Chicago Art Institute, which Is already
in possession of several hundred books
on numismatic subjects donated by
him, has been besieged with offers
for Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
BAND CONCERTS.
TONIGHT.

BY the United States Army Band, at
the Capitol, 7:30 o'clock.
March, Trophy of Victory. .Stannard
Moorish suite. THE Courts of
Granada ...... .Chapi
Piccolo solo. Cleopatra Polka"
Damare
"Slavonic Rhapsody" =. .Friedemann
Selection, Victor Herbert Favorites,"
Arranged by Lake
March, Heroes Of the Air. . Clarke
Overture, Military" So. .Mendelssohn
Fantasia. Dixie" ........... Bellstedt
Fox trots (selected).
Waltz. "Espana" .......... Waldteufel
Novelty, Arkansas Traveller"
Lovenberg
March. Marine Corps Institute
Branson
"The Star spangled Banner"
BY the Army Music School Band.
at South Dakota avenue and Irving
street northeast. 1880 o'clock.
March. 'Punjaub". PAYNE
Overture. Tampa. .Herold
Solo for trombone, Aria" from
Stabat Mater. ....... .Rossini
Selection. Samson and Delilah."
Saint.Saens
Waltz. "old Timers. :. Lake
Two popular fox trots--
ta) Havana" Rose
(b) els It Possible. Woods
Excerpts from, THE Chocolate
SotuieF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .StrauS
Echoes from the Metropolitan
opera House" ..Tobani
"Abendlied" Evening Song),
r. r. Seitz
Nocturne, Dream Of Love-. List
Finale, "FantastiQuo'' .......... Fucik
tsThe Starn Sp&ngled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
GARDEN CLOSED TO MEMORIAL.
Tex Ridkard Bans Demonstration IN
Madison Square Structure.

CHICAGO, August Is R.-Madi.
son Square Garden in New York will
not be available for a Sacco-Vanzetti
memorial next Sunday, Tex Richard,
president of the Madison Square Gar
den Corporation, announced through
his secretary. Miss Naomi Lowensohn,
last night. An application for the use
of the garden, where the ashes of the
two radicals could lie in state, was
sent Richard from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Miss Hemingway Dead.

Miss Mamie p. Hemingway. 70
years old. died yesterday evening at
the Episcopal Diocesan Home. follow
ing brief illness. Funeral services
will he conducted by Rev. DIR. Robert
j. Shores at st. Margaret's Church to.
morrow afternoon at ESQ. Interment
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
She is survived by brother. c. b.
Hemingway, 913 street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
POLICEMAN KILLED IN RIOT.
German Communists Battle Officers
From Behind Barbados.


HAMBURG. Germany, August Is
R.-One policeman was killed and
several other officers and onlookers
were injured in Communist Sacco.
Vanzetti demonstrations here last
night.
The Communists erected barricades
across street car lines and attacked
police with stones and bottles. The
policeman who was killed was off
duty. He was dragged from a street
car, severely manhandled and after
running a few yards was overtaken
in state of collapse. The mob again
attacked him with daggers and clubs.
Police who rushed to his rescue were
received with a shower of stones. They
retaliated with revolver shots.
Order was re-established early this
morning after more hard fighting, in
which the other police and onlookers
were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25

Washington police were unable to
learn anything OF Mrs. Elliott at any
of the three addresses found in her
belongings at Baltimore. The Balti-
more police reported the handbag
contained 500 In cash and q ticket
TO West Phtiads lphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Milk Wagon Noises
Result i'm Demand
For Rubber Tires
By the Associated Press.

NEKC EAHsVNIuNtN INcbs
CHICAGO, August 25.-Rattling
milk wagons that disturb the early
morning slumber of Chicagoans
would be silenced under Il resolu-
ton placed before the City Coun.
Gil yesterday by Alderman John
Tomans.
The resolution provides that all
such vehicles must be rubber tired.
One councilman. member of the
committee to which the resolution
was referred. suggested that milk
be delivered in hot-water bottles to
prevent noise when they are placed
on front doorsteps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, August 25.-Until Sunday
the bodies OF Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Vanzetti will lie in state in
small funeral parlor in the North End.
the Italian section of Boston. The
undertaken agreed to remove religious
emblems. The bodies will be taken to
the parlor this afternoon.
Efforts to obtain a hall where the
bodies of the radicals who were exc
cuted for murder might lie in state
failed. The owners of the building
housing the Sacco-Vanzetti defenss
committee had 2-by-4 joist naileo
upright in the doorway to prevent
casl1et entering the building.
Better success attended the efforts
Of the defense committee to extend
the burial time limit to Sunday from
Friday, the limit provided by city or
dinance. The bodies will be borne at
the head of a funeral procession Sum
day past the Statehouse to Boston
Common, thence to Forest Hills for
cremation. The Common and the
Statehouse were the scenes of the ar
rest Of scores of Sacco sympathizers
prior to the executions.
Letter % Ford Made Public.
The place of burial of the ashes Of
Sacco was still unannOunced today, but
those of Vanzetti will be returned to
Italy by his sister.
A letter thanking Henry Ford for
his suggestion Of communication Of the
death sentence, written by Vanzetti
two days before the execution, has
been made public. The letter empha-
sized that Vanzetti would die affirming
his innocence las he did and saying
that the reason he hoped for COM
mutation was that with added length
of life he believed it would be proven
that he was not guilty.
Sympathizers i'm Dissension.
Meanwhile dissension has apparently
arisen between the SaccO-Vanzetti de-
Tense committee and the citizens ma
tional committee for Sacco and Van
zetti over the plans of the latter for a
national conference. to be held in New
York on August q and %. for the
purpose Of organizing a movement to
clear Sacco and VanZetti of the crime
for which they died and to provide a
memorial for them.
Aldino Felicani, founder of the orig
inal defense committee and intimate
friend of VanZetti, called the action of
the national committee IAN unwar-
ranted and ill-timed impertinence."
The work of the defense committee, he
said, would be done when the men are
buried.
nIICENJAN KILLED IN RIOT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Pie-Eating Contest
Halted When Boys
DevOur All Pastry
By the Associated Press.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, August
ga pie-eating contest scheduled
as a feature Of the annual Demo-
crat and Chronicle carrier boys
picnic yesterday fell through sadly,
no winner being declared.
In Is minutes the 300 boys had
eaten 30 dozen pies-all that had
been provided. The ammunition
falling, the contest was called on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Wife Is Business Manager.

Mrs. Jensen raised the plane pur-
chase money by subscription in Homo
lulu while her husband was en- route
to California to obtain a plane. She
has been the business manager of the
venture from the start.
In a message tn Jensen she told him
that if he dared to let the Aloha down
at sea she would row out and pat
YOU on the head with an oar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
S25'SEA FL|GHTFEE
OPPOSED BY WIFE
Mrs. Jensen Says Husband
Should Pay Nothing for
Aid in Prize Trip.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PFeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 25.-The
action of Martin Jensen in Honolulu
yesterday in paying his navigator
Capt. Paul Schluter, only $25 for nav
igating the monoplane Aloha from
San Francisco Bay to Honolulu to win
$4,000, second prize in the Dole race
was not in accordance with instruc
tions given by Mrs. Jensen to her hus
band before the race. She insisted
that the navigator be paid nothing.
From the beginning Mrs. Jensen
wanted her husband to fly alone. She
believed he could make the hop single
handed, and her opinion was based or
her experience when she accompa MED
him as an aviatrix at country fairs.
Offered Services for Nothing.
When 1t became apparent that Jen
sen might be compelled to use AZ five
gallon cans to carry his reserve sup
ply of gasoline he cabled to Mrs. Jen
sen saying he would be able to obtain
a second man in the plane, who could
refill the main fuel tanks from the
small cans and navigate the plane as
we'll This, Mrs. Jensen approved
providing no money was paid to the
navigator. The ve-gallon plan was
discarded later.
Jensen interviewed a long line OF
applicants and found an experienced
navigator-a captain in the Navy
who agreed to navigate the plane and
pour the gasoline without compsnsa'
ton.
The officer asked that he be guar
anteed his transporta ton back to the
mainland should the monoplane ar
rive in HONOLULU. Jensen said he
would guarantee the return fare il the
plane came within the prize money
otherwise not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
NEW TRAFFIC PLAN
SAYS PEDESTRIANS
MUST OBEY SIGNAL

Continued from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
Both Play Like Machines.

Both Play Like Machines.
Having the first three holes of the
second nine in perfect figures, Evans
still was / up at the twelfth on Held.
Evans was l under 4s at that point.
Held squared his match with Evans
at the fifteenth, where Chick was wide
with his approach and went ] above
par for 5. They had halved six
holes in par Just before that. both
playing like machines.
Evans was / down 10 Held at the end
Of the morning round, getting in a
bunch of Christmas trees with his
drive at the home hole.
Ouimet Wins Third.
Ouimet had TO get birdie 2 on the
baby third to gain a 1-up lead over
Finlay, the first two holes being shared
In par.
Finlay also got a bad S on the sixth
and was down to Ouimet, as he had
halved the preceding two in par.
Ouimet ~df%Tbsd the short eighth,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
JONES,PLAY|NGPA PAR,
TAKES LONG LEAD
Albanian s Up on Johnston
at 14th-MaCKenzie Even
With Legg.

By the Associated Press.
MTNIKAHDA CLUB, M1NNEAP.
OILS. August 25.-Bobby Jones played
mar golf for the first nirR holes of his
36.hole match with Jimmy Johnston
10 take lead of three holes over the
Mirikahda star. Bobby had one hole
over par, the fourth, and hagged a
birdie at the ninth. The rest were
pars.
Bobby was not hitting his shots as
he can hit them, but his ability to re-
cover from trouble continued to stand
him in good stead He was frequent
" off the line from the tee. he
slipped on the fourth. where his tee
shot was in a trap. and he found the
rough on the next two shots, taxing
four to reach the green, and finally
winding 1t up with six 10 johnston $
five. Bobby had won the second nome
with a par four, so this squared the
match.
The fifth was halved, but Jimmy
missed the green at the short sixth,
and Bobby won again with a par.
Both missed their tee shots at the
eighth. where Bobby was in trap
and Jimmy in the rough. Johnston
was too bold and was 35 feet past the
pin. while Jones came ont of the trap
dead to the pin for the par, going
up,
At the ninth Bobby made a great
shot and Jimmy got a bad break.
Johnston'S tee shot was in the fair
way, but in a hole, and he had to use
an iron when the distance called for
plenty of wood He was short and
took to get on, while Bobby was past
the pin with a great spoon shot. Bobby
got the birdie for a score of So, even
part for the nine.
Johnston hit a long tee shot at the
309-yard fifth and was only few
yards from the green. Bobby at the
fifth was in the adjoining twelfth
fairway, but pitched well on to halve
the hole in par As. The card:
Par out 4 5 8 3 5-35
Johnston ....4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5-37
Inpes 4-35
Evening star., 1927-09-29
RESERVOIRS VALUE
IN FLOODS DOUBTED
Army Engineers Say Huge Basins
Near Dayton Have Little
--
Effect Far Away.

That reservoirs on the tributaries
Of the Mississippi may not be counted
on as effective means Of controlling
floods on the main river is indicated
in q report just made public at the
War Department, covering results of
a study Of reservoirs on the Miami
River above Dayton, Ohio.
II these detention basins" erected
at q cost Of $15,000,000 to protect Day
ton from floods, had been operated
primarily for flood control on the Mis-.
sissippi, the crest Of the food would
have been lowered only one-sixty-
report declares.
Advocates Of reservoirs as a means
Of flood control have argued that large
basins along the tributaries and along
the main stem Of the Mississippi would
have prevented the 1927 flood. The
report Of the Army engineers. while
not stating any opinion regarding res
ervoirs as a general proposition, dis
closed that the Dayton reservoirs are
Of no appreciable help in time Of Mis-.
sissippi floods.
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of
engineers, pointed out today that the
reservoir board, which is investigating
the feasibility Of reservoirs as q flood.
control measure. has not completed
its study and has as vet made no re.
port Of its findings. The analysis Of
the Dayton reservoir project is just
one phase Of the investigation, he said,
and cannot at this time be said to
represent the attitude Of the board to.
ward all reservoirs.
This report, he said, will be COM
pleted in time for consideration along
with the various other reports on flood
control which are to be consolidated
and presented to Congress. The com.
plete fiood-control recommendations Of
the War Department will be ready by
December l, Gen. Jadwin stated.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
WALKER DELIGHTED
!. TO Be BACK HOME
Gotham Mayor Welcomed
With Bands and Cheers on
Return From Europe.
~ the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 29.-Mayor
James J. Walker, who packed 25
"hard-boiled" shirts in his luggage
about month ago and started on a
tour of European cities to study mu-
nicipal problems. is back. ready to
kiss every inch Of the sidewalks of
New York" from sheer joy at being
home again.
Nattily dressed but fatigued, the
mayor, accompanied by Mrs. Walker,
returned Tuesday on the lie de France
To find himself the focal point Of
welcoming demonstration that includ'
ed brass bands. handshakes, cheering,
large crowds and the presentation Of
q bouquet of roses and some talk
about a 16S-pound cheese.
The roses were dropped on the deck
OF the modernistic French liner by
Lieut.. AL Williams, navy aviator who
specializes on speed. Lieut.. Williams
f1ew a garishly painted plane a few
feet above the deck of the liner and
dropped the bouquet of roses, to which
was attached a card that read: "Wel-
come home to Father Knickerbocker's
illustrious son, who brought the true
personality of New York to the cap
itals of Europe
When the bouquet was being
shifted by the mayor, it seemed, by
association of ideas, to remind a friend
and city emp1oye of another gift. by
the way" he told the mayor, there's
Q f6S.pound cheese down at the City
Hall that some one sent you."
hope" Mayor Walker replied,
that there is no subtle allusion in
that"
Mayor Walker had, in radiograms
from the liner. virtually forbidden a
welcoming reception. But the recep.
tion was far different than the JEFF
ersonian simplicity" he asked as
background for his arrival.
To questions Of reporters why he
was late SO frequently at European
functions. the mayor replied:
We'll, there are worse things for
>. mayor to do than be late. The may
or OF Cherbourg called on me at in
the morning."
Evening star., 1927-09-29

Veivet-fashion's favorite in
lovely rich shades and black;
suede rayosa and venise-and
the furs, wolf and American
kit fox, some in shawl or mush-
room collars. Black, Malaga
red, green, new tan and
Franciscan brown.
Junjor MisssS c.
Evening star., 1927-09-29


Street Floor-some on the $
gationl
$l.o5 to $2.25 Chiffon
Stockings, SIPS
Sheer, silk stockings, some
with picoted tops, others with
contrasting colored heels. In
desirable shades for street and
evening wear, but not every
size in each shade. $1.26.
So and $3.95 Handmade
Cotton Gowns, $l.95
Philippine, nainsook and fine
French wolfe gowns, elaborated
with Swiss embroidery, dainty
net footing or hand .embroider.
cd and .scalloped yokes. In
white only. $1.96.
81 to $50 Collar and
Cuff Sets, Soc
Dainty crepe do chine and
linen collar and cuff sets in
white, flesh and ecru shades.
Ideal to freshen up your last
years froeks, Soc.
SOC Women's Novelty Hand.
kerchiefs, 35c--3 for 81
Women's attractive ail.linen
handkerchief in both white
and popular shades in eombi-
nations, como printed, come
embroidered and some appli.
qusd.
Evening star., 1927-09-29

50 Silk Underwear, $1.95
Step.ins and chemisss, OF
lustrous crepe do chine, dainti'y
trimmed with valeneiennes lace
or appliqued in fine net. u
the popular pastel shades. $1.95.
$3.50 to 81 Silk Scarfs
$l.o5
Attractive crepe dc chine
and eeorsetts scarfs in pastel
shades, suitable for wear with
tailored suits and topeoats.
$1!e5.
$3.50 Binner Corsettes
$3.50
Pink broehs eorsettss with
Swami cloth brassiere tops,
perfectly boned back, good sup.
port for diaphragm, z pairs at.
tached sarters. $3.50.
SOC Mems Handkerchief
35c-3 for ST
Beautiful, alI.Iinen handker.
chiefs, initiated in white and
coIofs, A, e, r, 6, J. l., N, and
w. Buy now for Xmas gifts.
$3.50 French Kid Cloves
$2.35
Broken sixss. In lovely gloves
with novelty cuffs In grey, tan,
beaver and brown. Desirable
for fall and winter wear, sass.
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Satin and Canton
for Women. $16.5O

the loveliest tailored froeks
using satin on two sides in
geniously-scailoped edged
jumpers-front drapes-side
drapes-smart p1eatings-new
Wee necklines and sometimes
lace collars and cuffs.
Women's Fyocks-Second Floor
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Vanity Silk
Boomers, $3.95

New street shades in these
popular striped glove silk
bloomers-that are guaranteed
to outwear any other glove silk
at the same price. They are
reinforced to the knee-and
come in platinum grey, new
tan, French nude and black.
Sizes S, s, ? and 8.
Grey Shops-Second Floor
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Satin and Canton for Women
Wool Ceorgette for Misses
Satins for Juniors
Wool Ceorgettc for
Misses. $16.5O

That new fabric-just %
light and as dressy as silk,
perfect for the tailored miss
makes some of these charming
little two-piece frocks. Then
there are jerseys-and wool
crepes. Tans, navy, green, new
reds, black-at $l6.501
Missss' Frock Shop-ThiSd Floor
Evening star., 1927-09-29
$500 Striped Flannel
Robes, 1895

These are we'll tailored with
full set-in sleeves and all-around
sash-you will find they wear
splendidly they are of such fine
half-wool flannel. Attractive
color combinations and delight
fully warm for wear during
the cold months to come.
Grey Shops-.Sec0nd Floor
Evening star., 1927-09-29
What's Left-Remnants!

Nominal prices for clearance Frdayl Some on the
Street Foorsome the Second Floora worth nvesti-
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Satins for
Juniors, $16.5O

Adorable new frocks with
the snug hipline-smart touches
of lace and pleatings. Also
canton crepes-velvet jackets
with pleated crepe skirts and
a wide choice of frocks in wool
crepes. Black, green, navy,
new tans and noonblu!
Junior Frock Shop--ThId Floor
Evening star., 1927-09-29
Pre-Shrunk Wool
Jersey FrOcks, $5.9S

Sizes l6 10 and 20 Years Womens Sizes 36 to 46
Another big group of little jersey frocs that
quickly-at this price-recenty . ,
the suggestshese well made Jersey froeKs
enough to business and cassroom-at
home-and for :.
One and two piece styles-ome aracvey embroidered some
featuring pin tucs-some two-tone eects-some win
colas-some with colars-ano all mace
with generous hens and clean finished seams
Morning Frock Shop-Fowsh Floor
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-22
Electric Current
Takes Mans Life

A verdict of death due to being
accidentally electrocuted was re.
turned by jury yesterday after
noon in the case q Sa:ome Medina,
2S, of Calexico. According to tes.
timony entered the man leaves a
wife and three children in FL Paso,
Tex, and was employed on the ice.
ing platform of the Pacific Fruit
Express at the time of his death.
Testimony was entered to show
that Medina had stepped across a
conveyor chain and that as he did
he came in contact with the chain.
He was holding iron bar in his
hand an& q, ne came in contact
with the chain this bar struck "A
track. 1t was testified that about
40 volts of electricity shot through
his body US a result of the contacts
Further evidence was introduced
through 4. Il. Cook. electrician, in
which it was brought out that no
electricity is supposed to be car.
red III the conveyor chain. \ new
motor had been installed to work
the conveyor and in some manner
current from this motor was being
carried through the chain.
The body was removed to the
Springer undertaking parlors where
it was to be held pending final
funeral arrangements.