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Evening star., 1927-02-02
BROKER SAYSFORD
REFUSED BILLION
Turned Down Enormous Cash
Offer for Holdings in Last
Month, Prentice Holds.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An offer of 81 ,000, 100000 for their
stock in the Ford Motor Co. was re-
fused within the last 80 days by Henry
and Edsel Ford, the Board of Tax APP
peals was told today by John w. Prem
tice of New York.
lie testified that on two previous
occasions likewise. in 1924 and 1925,
the Ford family rejected spot cash
offer of 81, ,0o0. 900 900 for the company.
Mr.. Prentice, member of the brok-
arage firm of Hornblower & Weeks,
was Tho second witness put on the
staffd by former minority stockholders
OF the company IN the renewed hear
ings here on their appeal from q
Treasury assessment Of $50. 900 900 in
additional taxes on sale of their stock.
The progress made by the Ford Co.
since 1916, Prentice said, was so rapid
that it was impossible to strike an
average for stock valuations. He
pointed out that during the panic
Years of 1907 and 1908, when indus
rial stocks declined generally. the
shares of the Ford Motor Co. forged
ahead.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
MEDICINAL LIQUOR
CORPORATION PLAN
REJECTED, IS TOS
House Committee Turns
Down Andrews Proposal for
Federal DiStiIlerieS.
STOCK SALE TO PUBLIC
AR0USES OPPOSITION
Prohibition Chief Holds Supply
Must Be Replenished-New Pro-
gram to Be offered.

The Treasury's proposal for replen-
ishing the stock of medicinal liquor
was rejected today by the House ways
and means committee by a vote of
16 to s.
A subcommittee was appointed to
inquire further into the subject and
to draft a new measure, eliminating
objections which members found in
the Treasury bill.
Andrews Plans Study.
The rejected proposal would have
created a Government corporation to
manufacture and control the medicinal
liquor with a provision that its stock
could pass to private individuals. The
committee felt that this provision
might injure prohibition enforcement.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews, in charge of prohibition,
who had proposed the medicinal liquor
corporation, had no comment to make
on the committees action when In
formed of the vote today. He would
take some time to study the entire
situation before making any kind OF
statement, he said.
Gen. Andrews has been urging the
passage of this legislation as one of
the most important IdClIlS LIE 1ISd5-
ury in its administration of prohibi-
ton.
Holds Replenishment Necessary.
The bill, which would reorganize
the department itself. creating a
commissioner of prohibition and a
commissioner of customs, also has re-
ceived major attention from the
Treasury. But the most emphasis
recently has been placed upon the
medicinal liquor bill at protracted
hearings before the committee. Some
thing must be done to begin replenish-
ment of the supply of medicinal liquor,
the Treasury has insisted, and the
proposed corporation had been sug-
gested as the best means of replenish-
ing the supply.
Should Congress fail to pass any
new legislation to meet the situation,
1t would devoiye upon the Treasury
under me old law. to designate car-
tain dfstiIleries to reopen, and begin
mahufacture of new product such
a course of action, however, has been
considered by officials as so fraught
with possibilities of difficulty, expense
and danger of leaks into bootleg chan.
nels as to be undesirable.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
HAZING SUSPENDS
19 AT HIGH SCHOOL
Alexandria Students Rolled Fresh
men Down Muddy Bank.
Is Charge.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February O.
Nineteen students of the Alexandria.
High School We're suspended yesterday
and today as a result of the hazing of
freshmen. who were rolled down a
muddy bank and their clothing spoiled.
Another student was missing. HI. II.
Moncure. the principal, says he has
taken steps permanently to break UP
the practice of hazing. Freshmen who
were victims of the most recent esca-
pades were recently promoted from
Jefferson School The suspensions fol-
lowed an investigation, in which all
admitted participating. it is said. For
several of the students the time of
suspension was only 48 hours and they
Will be readmitted to their classes to-
morrow morning. Two of those sus.
pended are leaders in basket ball.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
SENATE NAVY BILL
REJECTED IN HOUSE
Measure Providing New
Cruisers Goes to Con-
ference.
By the Associated Press.

oJ bhe ASSOIdteu ETeES.
Without debate the House today
refused to accept the Senate amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill
providing for three more cruisers. The
bill was sent to conference.
The House also refused to accept all
other Senate amendments. This pro-
cedure is customary. Representative
French, Republican, Idaho, was ap-
pointed to head the House conferees.
AS amended the bill provides 81, ,200,-
600 for beginning work on the
scout cruisers this year, which Presi-
dent Coolidge has advised against,
pending the outcome of steps for
another disarmament conference.
The Senate passed the bill late
yesterday without q record vote after
adding several amendments, includ-
ing the one to begin construction of
three scouts, the last of eight author
lied in 1924. The vote on the cruiser
amendment was 40 to 27.
Despite its previous failure in the
House in somewhat modified form,
Senate leaders predict the amend
ment will be approved by that body.
The opinion also prevails that the
President will sign the bill with this
provision included.
President Can Stop Work.
Under the amendment the Presi-
dent, If he wished, could direct the
Navy department to withhold the
letting of bids for the ships. This
provision. it is believed, would afford
the Chief Executive a lever for use
in event the awarding of contracts
should be deemed by him as in con-
flict with developments at Geneva,
where disarmament conference pro-
posals are now in the preliminary
stages.
Although only rs Senators voted
on the cruiser amendment, those who
favored 1t constituted majority of
the entire membership of SO. An un-
usual development was the fact that
all OF the Republican insurgents stood
behind the President. Eight Demo
Gratis and scattering of Republican
regulars joined them in opposing the
proposal, while "a Republicans and
20 Democrats combined to put it
over.
Want BALANCED Navy.
Urging the amendment, Chairman
Hale and other members of the naval
committee said the ships, together
with number of other light cruisers,
were needed to balance the Nations
fighting fleet
The Senate went on record yester-
day as opposing the withdrawal of
Marines from Haiti until 1896, as pro-
vided by treaty.
An amendment by Senator King,
Democrat, Utah, to the naval supply
bill that would have prevented the
use of any of its funds for maintain
ing Marines in that republic was re-
jected by an overwhelming viva voce
vote.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Ohio Judge Sends Unusual Telegram
OF Coincidence to Dead Friend Beyond

caused all your friends to hold you
dear. When my time comes to cross
over the Jordan / hope ] may meet
you at the landing on the other side
and / hope everybody there calls you
Chris Wall.
You have added much to the sum
total of human joy. am sure all is
well with you wherever you are. III
will aid me much to keep the faith
and continue life's battle to feel that
you are looking down with encourage
ment and approval.
Good night, but not good by. your
friend and well wisher,
''R r. KAINKAID.''
Mr.. WALL retired fire chief and
former safety director, will be buried
Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
BRIDEGROOM IS HELD.
Donovan Frazee to Answer Perjury
Charge at Upper Marlboro.

Donovan Frazee to Answer Perjury
Charge at Upper Marlboro.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, February
donovan Byron Frazee, 10 years
old. $3.50 Colorado avenue, Washing.
ton, waived preliminary hearing when
arraigned before Justice of the Peace
II. w. Gore here yesterday on the
charge OF having falsif1ed the age of
his bride, Marguerite Lane Frazee, Is,
1643 Rosedale street northeast, Wash.
ington, and his own, and was released
on $500 bond for appearance before
the grand jury at the April term of
the Circuit Court. He Is alleged to
have informed the county marriage
license clerk that he was 81 and the
girl Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazee were married
in Hyattsville a little more than q
week ago, and following the wedding
they advised their parents. Mrs. Myrtle
Long, the brides mother, became
angry, it Is said and kept the girl
home that evening. The couple have
not met since says the mother.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
AGREES ON BONUS
LOANS BY BUREAU
Ways and Means Committee
Authorizes Green to intro
duce Bill Fixing Interest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Loans by the Veterans Bureau at
6 per cent interest on bonus certifi :
Gates have been agreed upon by the
House ways and means committee.
Chairman Green was instructed to
introduce q new bill today for this
purpose, with the understanding that
1t would be approved by the commit
tee at once.
Nearly dozen bills had been of
fered for making bonus loans, but
the committee failed to decide Ia
favor of any of them.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Duck Duke of York
In Neptune's Rites
While at Equator
wireless to the Associated Press.

Wireless TO the Associated Press
FL. NJ. S. RENOWN, February 2.
The Duke of York. King Georges
second son, now properly can call
himself an old sea dog He was,
with his duchess, duly initiated
into King Neptune's kingdom to-
day as the Renown crossed the
Equator in the Pacific en- route to
Australia
The Duchess escaped the duck
ing, which is a traditional part of
the ceremony, but her royal spouse
was chucked into a big canvas
bath. where the bears" soused
him mercilessly. He emerged
smilingly, as did his brother, the
Prince of Wales, on a similar oc-
casion. Before the ducking, the
duke was we'll lathered and shaved
with big wooden razor.
The ceremonies were carried out
with exaggerated pomp and in
elaborate costumes. A thousand
other novices those crossing the
Equator for the first time) were ini-
tiated, and it required half the day
to duck them all.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
NEW CAR STOPS ORDERED.

Establishment OF additional car stops
to provide adequate transfer connec-
IL now running crosstown was order
ed today by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The new stops viii be at Fifth and
IL streets for north and southbound
cars, at Fifth and III streets northeast
for east and westbound cars, ana at
Massachusetts, avenue and first street
northeast for Westhnund g.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Found Dead Head in Fire.

GASTONIA, N. c.. February 2 Lp1.
wv. III. RuInfelt. rs years old, saw
mill proprietor. was found dead In his
home at Stanley today his head lying
in the blaze Of an open fireplace. No
one saw him fall. but members Of his
family said he was a somnambulist
and that the only explanation they
could give was that he walked Ia. his
sleep early today and was stricken
with 4 heart attack. falling into the
Evening star., 1927-02-02
MINE WORKERS. GROUP
OPPOSES CUT IN WAGES
Committee Presents Recommends
tions to Convention at Indianap-
oils, Urging Adoption.
Rr the Aasnniated prnsa
By the Associated Pres

INDIANAPOLIS. February q
The scale committee of the United
Mine Workers of America, in conven-
ton here, was authorized to obtain
the best agreement possible from the
operators of the central competitive
filed on the basis of mo reduction, y
in the report of the wage committee
submitted today
The report, if adopted by the con
vention, will constitute the instruc.
tions to the miners representatives
when they meet with the operators
at Miami. Fla, February IA, to ne
gotiate a new wage contract.
The effect of the committees recon-
n1endations is to grant authority to
the scale COMMITTEES to get the best
contract obtainable without direct
stipulatiOns as to wages or hours.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
BUSCH'S CHARGE
BARRED BY COURT
Justice Hitz Rejects Testi-
mony to Show Policeman
Identified Moreno.

Government testimony, given with
the jury absent, which showed that
Policeman Leo w. X. Busch, on his
bed in Garfield Hospital, September
27, identified Samuel Moreno, one of
four defendants charged with his
death, as the man who shot him was
refused admission in evidence today
by Justice William ITitz, presiding at
the trial in Criminal Division 2, when
Moreno's counsel brought in testi.
mony which showed that Busch iden.
titled Moreno as the man he himself
shot.
Conflict of Testimony.
This conflict of testimony, the pre-
ponderance Of which was on Moreno s
side, caused Justice Eitz to sustain
the objections of the defense to the
admisSibility of a statement by DIR.
James A. Kilroy, a police surgeon,
who testified that Busch pointed to
Moreno and declared:
You're the man that shot me-" and
kflroy's own statement. that the de-
fendant bowed his head affirnla-
tively.''
Immediately after DR.. Kilroy left
the stand, Martin O'Donoghue, Mo.
reno's counsel, called Detective Ed
ward j. Kelley who, with Detectives
Thomas f. Sweeney and Joseph
Waldron, were present in Busch s
room at Garfield Hospital when Mo.
reno, Nicholas Lee Eagles and John
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, February Am unusual
telegram of coincidence addressed to
Chris F. Wall, who died Monday, was
received by members OF his family
today from r. r. Kinkaid, justice of
the Ohio Supreme Court In Columbus.
The telegram read: This evenings
papers here announced that you 4fAve
passed over life's divide. Il<cannot
think Of you as being very<far away
from Toledo, so / am addressing you
direct.
you have made. d Wonderful fight
for life, and one which entities you to
live near youP1oved ones and friends
for manY@years to come.
Your passing means a personal
loss~to me. Your many hne qualities
Evening star., 1927-02-02
KELLOGG WAITS ON CHINA.
Has No News of Factions Getting To-
gether on Negotiations.
BY the Associated Press


BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Kellogg was still without
information through any official chan
mel today indicating that the two Chi
nese factions desired to undertake joint
negotiations with the United States
for new treaties dealing with customs
matters and extraterritoriality
Neither has the Secretary been ad-
vised of any project for naming new
American commission of investigation
into the Chinese situation. This is
one Of several courses which have
been suggested to President Coolidge.
state Department officials will not
comment on the breaking off of me-
gotiations between the British gov
ernment and the Cantonese faction in
China.
Further steps to insure the fullest
protection and possible transportation
requirements of Americans in evacu-
sting central China are being taken
by the United States.
Twelve hundred Marines, many of
whom have seen service in France
Nicaragua and the Philippines, are
making ready at san Diego for depar
ture this week on the transport Chau'
mont for Far Eastern duty, while Army
recruiting officers have called upon
corps area commanders for $50 re
cruits TO fill up gaps in the ranks OF
khe 18th Infantry garrison at Tien.
tsin.
Marines Going TO Guam.
The San Diego Marines, making ur
the 4th Regiment. viii be taken tc
Guam to replace those ordered to Ma
Mia, and will be available for emer.
gency use by Admiral Williams, com.
nanding the Asiatic feet. While Navy
orders fixed their sailing for tomor
row, word from the California Ma
rine base indicated they may not ge
away before Saturday, because of tn.
Continued on Page S. Column %
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Postal Employees
Disrespect Ties Up
Mails of Austria

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, February 2.-All Austria
was without mail service today be-
cause a post office employe did not
take off, his hat in the presence of
the postmaster of the Vienna district.
The postmaster reprimanded the
employe for his carelessness and his
fellow workers took offense, calling
q general strike of postmen and mail
wagon drivers.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
MAY PROVIDE FOR PROBE
Drive Soon for $50, 600 Fund to In
vestigate Alien Property.

Efforts will be made to get a
$4,000 appropriation through the
Senate. to prosecute the investiga-
ton of the alien property custodian's
office as soon as action is taken on
the House measure for the settlement
of German and American war claims.
This measure is now before the
Senate finance committee, which is
expected soon TO report it with
amendments.
The investigation was authorized
at the last session, but it has been
delayed due to lack of funds.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
U. S. TO SEND ENJOYS
TO CANADA AND ERIN
Frederick A. Sterling May Repre-.
sent Government in Irish
Free State.
By the Associated Press.

BY inc Ahs0cIateu FFesb.
Plans to send regular American
diplomatic representatives to the Irish
Free State and to Canada has so far
progressed that a State Department
request for appropriations for the pur-
pose now is before the Budget Bureau.
The names of the men selected for
Minister'S to the two countries We're
not made public, but the State Depart.
ment did not deny London reports that
it had asked the Dublin government
whether Frederick A. Sterling, now
consular of the American embassy in
London, was acceptable as American
Minister TO the Free State.
The name of an American Minister
to Canada also is understood to have
been similarly presented for approval
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Jazz Makes Piano
Mere 'Thump Box
Says Tuners Chief
By the Associated Press.


DALLAS, Tex, February g.
Jazz music is hard on pianos, and
of the estimated 1O,000,000 in the
United States about 100000 are
out of tune and are merely ''thump
boxes" in the opinion of Charles
Deutschmann of Chicago, president
of the National Association of Piano
Tuners.
jazz artists wear out a piano
faster than exponents OF classical
music do. partly because they keep
banging on the same keys, Deutsch-
mann declared at meeting of the
local members of his craft.
Real musicians" nave more range,
in addition to q higher touch, he
explained
Evening star., 1927-02-02
BILL TO COMMITTEE.
D. c. Heads Ok. Pressing of Meas
ure Creating Traffic Bureau.

Without passing upon the merits OF
the bill providing for the creation of a
traffic violations bureau in the traffic
department to handle cases involving
minor infractions of the traffic code,
the District Commissioners today au-
thorized its author, Col /. G. Moller.
assistant director of traffic, to present
the measure to the Gibson sub
committee of the House. which is now
investigating the crowded conditions
in Police Court
The plan was recommended by the
citizens committee which also urged
the consolidation OF the Police and
Municipal Courts as one method OF
alleviating the congestion In the for
n1er tribunal. The Gibson committee
also has shown keen interest In the
plan, calling upon Col. MoIler several
times to outline its features
Evening star., 1927-02-02

AVON PARK, Fla, February 2 up.
Fire early today DESTROYED Avon
Park Hotel, landmark of pioneer days,
with an estimated loss of $780, 900.
Thirty-six gusts escaped In scanty
attire 1t was the first tourist hotel
built in interior southern Florida.
Evening star., 1927-02-02
Senate for Greece.

ATHENS, February Q N) The
Chamber Of Deputies. by 4 vote of Ia
to. 90. has passed an amendment tp
the cons tution establishing s senatss
such d hpdy has not existed in Greece
since fh3 revolution of la6as
Evening star., 1927-02-02
$3.50, 900, 900 SALE BEGUN.
Soviet Offers Trainloads of Articles
Seized From Rich.

Seized From Rich.
MOSCOW, February CP).--Sev-
eral trainloads of gold and silver
dinner sets. tea services, candleabras,
goblets. vases and miscellaneous art
objects valued at $150,000.0 900, were
placed on sale today by the Soviet
authorities.
Al greater part OF the vast col1ec-
tion. second only in importance to
the $264. .000.0 900 crown jewel collec-
ton, represents articles confIscated
from private families throughout
Russia after the revolution and ma Z
tionalized by the government.
Evening star., 1927-02-02

Continued on. Page 5. Column %
Evening star., 1927-02-02

90. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair tonight and probably tomorrow;
slightly colder tonight; minimum tenn
perature about 36 degrees. Tempera-
ture--Highest. So. at noon today; low
est. 43, at 10 pm. yesterday.
Full report on page g. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
BLUE AND WHITE GAMES
CALL FOR THREE JAUNTS
Penn Freshmen and Navy Plcbes Included on List
Scholastic Baskeiers 10 Have Active Week
With Some Battles i'm Sight.

Needs. though. prohablv will arrange
brushes with some of the fraternity
teams AT Maryland, and may book
Central High of Washington
Coach Leland Worthington wants
TO keep tho lIyattsville toSsers in
shape for the state high school cham
pionship series which is slated to
begin about March Is. and in which
they will represent Prince Georges
County.
Central High School swimmers, who
opened their season vest erdaN against
the Navy Pleb@$ at Annapolis. are ne
gotiatinC for meet with Calvert Han
OF Baltimore in the Central pool on
next Friday. Edwin Schufie. assist
ant mana ger, who now is acting man
ager following tho withdrawal from
school of the mana ger. is arranging n
card for the Blue and White mermen
that viii keep them busy until the
Easter holidays. +. j. Drummer. y
member of the Central faculty, and a
former crack swimmer with the Nau-
illus and Washington Clubs here. is
coaching tho squad, which contains
some highly capable material. Brun
ner al one time held for number of
years the South Atlantic title fof
plunge for distance. Practice sessions
for the Central fish" are held each
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday aft
ernoon following the close of classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
TWO TWIN VICT0RS
IN HILLTOP GAMES

Alderman and Wiesnfrs we're chief
pnint .getters In the regular saturday
afternoon meet held among members
Of the Georgetown track squad yester'
day ut the Hilltop.
Alderman Won the shotput ana the
35.pound-w eight throw and Niesnef
captured the high jump and the pole
vault.
Summaries:
40-YARD pASH--wou Ivy Meanev
feeil secoud Whelan 'scrstch' th'rd- sum.
it6,YARp DASH FIRST grpupl-.won hhgy
Adamaitis scratch: second. conner -r - -"
yardsi ihird. FaGsnri , 80 SsrTmi ,rr.r 81
F H@'to- sSn"i by Mathews go wards, sec.
0nd. Clarke 3 vard-l; third. Symansky
s% gs6 n T T NJ II; Il ,. WON by Kaiser
tstrstchi: second Gepior tscrsatchl: third.
''1 i ?,$Ses66.YkRb RI S"won ~, Crouch
1scTatrhh, s seGepd r GSrn'a iGrA''h' '''r"
z'f tS5-YAR6 6'r' Hr:Rb fi9s by Beech
third Farrell tscratch4 Time :,
o HIGH SMP~an ~ T Hsirh ft 81 in
POTE VATLT--Won ny wiesner tscratch'
He ss1Hi'9}TPPJtT1won by Adlsmag Scratch
sscP,d n Hgdsc = tee in third se'''" =
req ss55:LB. WSEiIGH M THRoW-wou by .Adle.
third. HadscR a feet'. Distance. 30 II
Broad Iump--won ny sheylin, scratch
T Sscpatch, J. "t Distance. - It, in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
NAVY PLEBES DEFEAT
CENTRAL SWIM NJ ERS

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February H.
Brilliant fancy diving of Sanford. cap
tain of the swimming team of Central
High School, stood out in the work of
that aggregation. which was defeated
by the Navy plebes today, So to 10.
Central made up it's 10 points by
Sanford's first in the diving and third
places.
Summaries:
2Q0.yard relay----won by Navy. with
Reeder. Phillips Kohlhas and Pizzutiello.
Time. - n,fo: Central swimmers. Hoffman,
Bonnet Smell and sanford.
Fancy diying-Won by Sanford Central,
gag Grantham Navy. second. 1852; Kohl
100-yard breast stroke--Won by Hanson,
Navy; Sutton Navy, second Bates, Central.
iO0-yard back sfroke-won by Alexander.
Navy: Simor< Nasyy, second; Hunt. Central,
22O.yard free style--Won by Reeder Navy
HYDE Navy. second; Walton Central third.
Navy. Kohlhas' Navy, second SANFORD. Cen Cen
nv Seward free styls-,Won by PhilIins, Navy;
Time a:ss 7.io.. '''' '''''' 'e'" st. '"'r"