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The Washington times., 1927-08-20

9deOfgla avenue extended, the
main street Of the Maryland. North
of.Washington area, became scene
of busy activity early today and
thousands had thronged the little
town by noon, all ready for the eialo-
crate program to begin at 2 o'clock
and conclude at midnight tonight.
Governor Albert G. Ritchie, who
will be distinguished guest and the
principal speaker at the armory dedi-
cation, at 8 o'clock this evening, was
to be in the long parade, which in.
cludes approximately 100 floats OF
business, civic and fraternal organi.
zations, the decorated fire trucks and
floats Of more than a score OF yolun.
teer fire companies and five bands.
The afternoon program win be di.
rected by the volunteer firemen un.
der the auspices of the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department.
Award Prizes
Several silver loving cups, many
gold and other valuable prizes will
be awarded during the afternoon to
winners in the numerous competi.
tions between visiting fire com.
panies.
Sergeants Joe Bargsgni and d. j
Sullivan, OF the Washington Fire
Department, have been loaned Il
the jubilee committee by Chief
Geroge S. Watson to direct the
competitions which will include hook.
up contests, water battles, short
runs, long runs and special tests.
The famous Women's Fire De,
partment of Silver Spring, of which
Mrs. William j. Brannan, is chief
will have their fire truck in the
parade and stage a water battle
later on the Jubilee grounds.
Dedication OF the armory will
begin at o'clock. Among the
speakers will be Governor Ritchie
Representative Frederick n. Zihl
man, Major +. Brooke Lee, speaker
of the Maryland House of Dele
gates; Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckord
adjutant general Of the Maryland
National Guard and b. Horace Ford
president of the Maryland Fire
mems Association. Station WRC
will broadcast the addresses. Music
for the dedicatory exercises will be
furnished by the United States
Army Band. under the direction OF
Captain W. ]. Stannard.
Male Beauty Contest
Following the dedication. a shiek's
contest will be staged with sever
women--all blondes-as judges. A
girls beauty contest will follow
Gold prizes viii be awarded.
Two dances will be staged during
the evening. At the jubilee grounds
there will be dancing on the open
air pavilion under the auspices oil
the volunteer firemen's jubilee com
mittee. At the new armory an invf
tatien dance will be held for this
members of Service Company Of Sill
yer Spring and the 500 former mem
bers. many of whom are now promi
nent in the business and professional
life Of Washington and Maryland.
All visiting firemen and their
families will be served refreshments
and will be the guests of the three
local women's organizations of Sill
YER Spring. These are the Catholic
Daughters of America. Order Of the
Eastern Star and the Women's I'm
proyement Club.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
French Bonds Lead
Upward Movement

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.--F Foreign
government bonds and high.srade
industrial issues were leaders in the
upward movement Of the listed bond
market today.
French government and industrial
bonds were in, the front of the adj
vance in the foreign group, all of the
recent industrial bonds attracting
good buying. French government
TVS sold up to 114%, for a gain of
5s, while the French National Steam.
ship Is advanced n to 101.
Liberty bonds and Treasury issues
were quiet at the weekend, with
prices practically unchanged. First
Liberty AIS sold at 103.0S; second
Liberty Ans at 100, 10. and Treasury
3Sss at 100.2S, down fractionally
from the high of the week.
Railroad bonds were strong in
every department.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Radio Tells Woman
OF Husbands
Death

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.
Radio broadcasting for the rela-
tives Of George D. Damon, so,
an inventor, who died at the
Hotel Pennsylvania, brought the
mans wife from Royersford, Pa.
Damon registered two wseks
ago. He suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died four hours
later.
When his effects failed to dis
close names of relatives, his
death was announced over
WCAU. Mrs. Damon win take
the body back to Royersford.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Naval Officer Loses
Priced Gift Sword

IL q sword.swallower plying his
profession on the streets Of Wash.
ington?
Lieut.. Condr. d. r. Moon, of the
Corcoran Courts, thinks SO.
At any rate, the naval officer
packed his 4S.year.old gift sword
in a pigskin covering while moving
to his present address from 1909
Sixteenth st. N. W., saw that It
went into the moving van, and it
was missing when the van arrived
at Corcoran court.
Presented to him hy the class of
20 at Annapolis. lieutenant rom.
mander valued the sword highly,
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
LIBERTY BONDS
FOREIGN BONDS
.niahed by W. 3. Hibba 4 Go.
Chief Clerks Of u. S.
Bureaus Again Active

Revival Of the Association Of Chief
Clerks in the Federal Departments.
which has been inactive for three
years or more, was forecast today.
II personnel problems are to be
aired before Congress next winter.
the chief clerks, who had more to
do with the handling OF workers
than any other officers OF the Gov
ernment, desire to take part In
shaping new legislation, they say.
Further liberalization Of the re-
tirement act. as well as amendments
10 the classification law, are TO be
attempted by the Federal workers
at the next session Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
POliceman's Appeal on
Shooting Fine Denied

The District Commissioners have
denied the appeal OF Policeman E.
M. Taylor from a police trial board
decision filming him SIS for unwar.
ranted use of his revolver.
Taylor claimed that he fired his
revolver into the air in order to
scare a motorist he was chasing
into stopping. The motorist jumped
from his car and let 1t run into an
adjacent building.
The fugitive was known to Taylor
as a bootlegger and after the chase
It was, found that his car was carr
rying liquor. Nevertheless the trial
board held that the officer had shot
unnecessarily and and not in de-
Tense OF his life. This verdict was
upheld by the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
SLICED
S3,000,000

More than $4,000, 900 has been
sliced from the Districts budget es-
Inmates for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1929, by the District Com.
missioners, Auditor Daniel ]. Dono-
van announced today.
The Commissioners would not re-.
veal just where the budget cuts were
made, but it was learned that the
biggest were In the school and street
estimates, which are the largest
items in the estimates.
Every departments total was re-
duced some, however. it was ex-
planned.
The Commissioners attempted to
spread the $3,000,000 about proper.
tionateIy over the entire budget.
The new total of $2S .S04, $50 will
be forwarded to the Budgsa Bureau
by September Is. Hearings will be-
gin in October.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
LIVERPOOL COTToN

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20. - Spots
were quiet with prices steady. Sales
totaled 1000 bales; receipts, 1900
bales.
Middllngs fair was quoted at the
close at 12.39d: strictly good mid
dlings. 1880; good middlings. IL. SD;
strictly middlings, 11.19d; middlings,
I0.S9d; strictly low middlings, 10.49d;
low middlings. 10.14d; strictly good
ordinary, 9.79d: good ordinary. 9.34d.
Futures closed steady with October
mt 10.65d: December. 10.73d; January,
10.76d; March, 10.7Sd: Nav, 10. sod.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Dave Bancroft to Sue
Earl Smith for Assault

BOSTON. Aug. 20.-Dave Ban.
croft, manager and shortstop of the
Boston Braves, announced today
that he is suing Earl "Oil'' Smith,
catcher Of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
for $4,000 in connection with an
alleged assault in Pittsburgh re-
Gently.
Bancroft announced that IL Smith
appeared in Boston. papers in the
suit would be served on him.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Slandered, He Declares,
Asking for $4,000 Balm

Alleging that certain scandalous
and defamatory remarks were made.
reflecting upon his integrity, Rich.
ard A. Harman, filed a suit in the
District Supreme Court against
Daniel A. Healy, for $4,000
Harman tells the court that. the
defendant made these statements
last July in New York city and
that he has been greatly damaged
thereby. Hartman appears as his
own attorney in the suit.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Chaplin and Wife Meet
To Discuss Settlement

Los ANGELES, Calf. Aug. 2O.--
Charles Spencer Chaplin and his
estranged wife, Lita Grey Chaplin,
Thanked by their attorneys, met in
an eleventh hour conference here
last night to discuss a financial set.
tlement before their contested di-
vorce goes to trial in superior
court next Monday morning, it be-
came known today.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Street Railways Bus
Line Sued for $4,000

Alice Wallach MacGreGor. Of East
Hyattsville, Nd, today filed 4 suit
In the District Supreme Court
against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for $40 900.
Through her attorneys. Donovan
Foley & Roth. she tells the court
that on April IL, while a passenger
ON q bus operated by the company
that she was thrown from her seat
into the aisle and seriously injured.
The accident happened at Edmonston
Road and Defense Highway.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Faces Jail for Fake
Ship Board Vouchers

Clifford p. Cowen, of Lewistown,
Pa, who pleaded guilty to charges
of issuing fake vouchers OF the
United States Shipping Board, will
be sentenced at the beginning of
the October term OF court, District
Attorney Peyton Gordon said today.
Cowen is now out on bail The
case has been hanging fire in the
courts for several years.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
MERGENTHALER IINOTYPE co.
Brooklyn, n. r. Aug, 16. 1871.
nTUTnENn No 19T

DIVIDEND NO. 1T
quarterly dividend OF &l.2S and an
extra DIVIDEND ots Is cents upon each
of the 25s.O0O shares OF present out
standing stock Of no par value of
Mergeuthaler Linotype Company will be
paiH ON September 80. 1927. TO the
stockholders Of record AZ they appear
at the close Of business on September
s, 1927, The Transfer Books will not
JOS. T. MAcKEY. Treasurer.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
SilOer Spring Jubilee
Draus Thousands

To the accompaniment of shriekng sirens and changing
frebel uniformed volunteer remen Of nearby Maryland
and Virginia holding high carnival in Silver Spring today
at their first annual jubilee At the time Maryland
National Guardsmen dedicang $4,000 armory
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-C Clearing
house statement: Exchanges, $751;
O00, 900; balances, 81, ,00O, 900; Federal
Reserve Banks credit balances, $76,-
900 900.
A container for cement used in
shoe repair shops has been in
vented that is closed tight by a
spring TO prevent evaporation
when the brush is withdrawn.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

Marriage licenses have been issued TO the
tslnv ing:
John w Mayes and Willie r. snapp
Lawrence II Mann and Louise Carman.
Beniamin F.. Boyce ir.,s and Viola r..
chltiress both m Richmond. Va.
Nathan Cobb of Charlottesville. va and
Estele RatcliHe Of this city.
:, Harry Heller Of Lyon Park. Va. and
Bernite 4. BE, k of this city.
John Latin,cr and Helen A. Talhcrt.
Joseph q Sherland Of Cristotal Canal
Zone, ana Pearl r. Lynch of this city.
Ernest Williams and 0lena NJ. Saunders.
Robert e. Williams and Bernite b. Jackson
Joseph A. Grimes and Annie W. Morehcad
"oth - Greensboro, C..
Marion J. Oliver and Stella NJ. Griffin, both
.Iohr, II, Williams. and Lima Jackson. both
nj Frr,ler, lSshurg Va.
ManriCe F.. Norton and Mary ! Halicck.
Alec 0ishpid aud Minnie Rrnsnan
william, N Claon and Mary T.. Totteu.
Louis T. Set!gwirk and Mildred Williams.
Thomas y Purvc"t ~ this city and Edna
Hawkins If Hynttsvlle Md.
Harvey ". Richmond and Lille NJ. Smith.
both of Elk Mn Va
Na"ov u Costello of warrenton Va
Albert Morstein and Esther Shcvitz. beth
OF Baltimore Nd
Clarence r Pridgfon and Ethel Darhv
Rudolf ~Afickers and Flora Candry both Of
ri n a,ord Va.
Jo-enh Kramer Of BROOKLYN n V. and
Ntfta 'sin"kmHn II Baltimore. Mi
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sci for Mary Piclsford. Jack Dempsey.
Charles Chaplin and the Doheny oil

sci for Mary Pickforsi. Jack Dempsey.
Charles Chaplin and the Doheny oil
interests.
The climax of his career in politics
came when. MS head OF the California
delegation to the Democratic conven.
ton which nominated John w. Davis
for President. he was largely tnstru.
mental in holding the delegates from
ls Western states solidly behind VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo in the long dead,
lock between the McAdoo forces and
those backing Al Smith.
He became clerk In the old Occi
dental Hotel here. then famous as the
political headquarters Of the city. and
studied law at odd moments
McNah never held Office by election
except as delegate to the national con
vcntions. BY appointment he served
in many capacities. President Wilson
named him as a member of the indus
trial labor conference which sought To
end the steel strike and during the
World War he was on the aircraft
hoard organize tion committee. He was
also named arbiter TOR shipbuiliinS Ia
Dor disputes here.
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Births Reported.

(. rhe following births have bccn reported 4
he Health Department In the past - hours
Henry and Nellie Thorn,,erry boy.
John =. and Gnnevieve Dredgc. hoy,
.;nisepDe AUD Fiarina D'srcaneelo. hoy.
James W. and Nettie J. Grove girl.
Elmer T.. and Annie l.. Hayes girl
Albert W. and Dorothy A Blush. girl
Hildred g, and Cora NJ, Garrett. girl.
F,anr ~ " AID ard N Manc RA. aT s, rIr'
rhilp and Nntalda shn,alkOw. gill.
George w. and Marie McEntee. girl.
Samuel G.. and Christine X. IyttIr. girl
Ralph D aud Lillian A. Jennings. girl.
Marion +. and Mary T.. Frye. girl.
William and Jennie Schsr. girl.
Arrhihald and Mary l.. Ring. boy.
Walden md Anna Hamk. boy.
Charles ". and Cleo Seifert boy.
Thomas q and tenora Abel hoy.
Roy f. ani Mary H. Buroughs hoy.
.loscnh aud Anna H. Levy. hoy
Elmer q and Elizabeth L. Simpson hoy.
Hers'h'l l.. aud Ruth /" Main, boy.
trhi. + and Glady. Durham. hoy
addison " and Virginia G.. Brov. hoy.
Henry and Eunice G. Ashcroft hoy.
William md Lottie THOMPSON hoy.
Nathaniel and I.elah Warren, hoy.
James =. and Clementine e. Lee. girl
Louis and Et'nn Mack Hr1
John and Ella Hughev girl
William and Anna NJ stokes Girl.
samuel and Martha Roone girl
Rnirrt and Bertha Black girl
Jo4prh /. aud Fdth Young Girl
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
GAVIN M'NAB DIES
ON COAST At 81
Noted Lawyer and Demo.
cratic Leader Started Ca
recr as Hotel Clerk.

Iy tho AsssciGtei Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. December 90,
Gavin McNah, Ga, noted attorney,
Democratic header and celebrated IN.
contour. Is dead He was stricken
with apopleHN in his office Yesterday.
Esnch. har. officialdom and the gen
cral public FASTENED tn pay tribute To
the lawyer who started his career as
clerk in n hotel here and became one
of the hest known attorneys in the
United States winning fame Ms coun-
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JASPER. and Maggie Reed. boy.
John A. and Catherine Butler. boy.
Elmor and FRANCES Brisco..., boy.
Fabian and Estclia N Lnfot boy.
Eugene and AJtlie Colbert. hoy.
Wallace ard Elsie Thomas. boy.
Stephen and Gertrude Brown hoy
William !. and Lea II. l.. Anderson, boy.
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A new amphihious fighting airpla
which will alight on the deck of a
.@tt1cship or On the water. is being
tried out IN England
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported 10
the Health Department IN the pnsi - hours
Amelia n Walter. ~. 1881 11th st.
>, August Blunle. 60 United states soldiers
Home Hospital.
James II. Acton. 81. Casualty Hospital
J, &. Wallace A. ITO Pennsylvania ave.
Edward Birckhead. -. Emergency Hos
pital.
William ], Kelly 70 .b0f I3th a..
Conway Walker, ir 52I2 9Th 81.
lvnlo v Homes y months. Florence Crtten
ton Home,
Cora r. Wicks 81, 1901 oath II.
George W, Gross. 81. 1917 Douglas rd sc
Norman Henderson ~ Jos ~ at. a.w.
Rose Godfrey 81. NJ IT. s.w.
Ice nickerson ~ Emergency Hospital.
Hamilto" FRYE 10 Gallingcr Hospital
Frank Moore 70. Frredr,ens HOspitai
Anna Green. months. ChtIdren's Hospital
Mildred Witcher. ] month. 2o1i Stanton
rd s.e.
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Completion Of an extensive reclama-
tion scheme in Burma will soon per.
nit drilling of wells In an old river
bed
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hroadcio,h ana Bingham. in
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Long. rt'cmv ksnon0s cs color
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Heavy Unbleaehed
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
ADVANCE DATE ON
SCHOOL TAX BILL
College Building Measure
Ready for Last Reading.

Indiana's $1o,O0o,oO0 program to
build college buildings during the
next ten years is ready for third
reading in the Indiana House of
Representatives. The bill provides
for special 2-cent tax levy and is
one Of the measures advocated by
Governor jackson in his inaugural
address,
Late Thursday the bill was amend
ed to take effect in 1928 instead of
1929. Another amendment permits
the purchase of additional land as
well as the construction of build
ings.
The land purchase amendment,
offered by Representative John w.
Chamberlain Rep.), Vigo, provides
that the Governor must approve
purchases. Chamberlain said his
amendment referred particularly to
the Terre Haute branch of the In
diana State Normal School.
Representative Lloyd D. Clay
combe (Rep.), Indianapolis, offered
the amendment setting the date a
year ahead. He pointed out that the
amendment was compromise be-
tween the original date, 1927, pro-
vided for, and the date, 1929. set by
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

down scores Of suits on the city" he
said. u could not afford to make
such decision against the city.
I would be ousted as Rucker was"
Rucker declared that interest on
the Barrett law funds should be
turned into a sinking fund to pay
off the bonds as they come due.
THAT is what the law declares, .
he asserted. IF the 100000 in
terest, which the former county
treasurers have stolen, would have
been put into such a fund every one
would be happy and buying
municipal bonds would not be a
risk. That is. everyone but the
treasurers, would be happy"
Terrible Mess"
The city treasurer could also be
sued and ousted from office or be
held personally responsible for not
selling the delinquent property and
paying the bonds, Rucker stated.
1T is a terrible mess" he said.
mo doubt there are great num-
Der of irregularities and many illegal
acts forced on the trusting public,
which buys these bonds and do not
know the law. And the Barrett law
is so complicated that few lawyers
are an authority on it."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
R(GKER CHARGES
/, BARRETT BONDS
ARE MISLEADING
Reverses Opinion - Says
City Not Responsible as
Corporation.

Barrett law bonds issued by the
city probably are illegally phrased.
This is the announcement today
of Alvah, J. Rucker, former corpora
ton counsel, in speaking of the
ionds which have been due for pay
aent since 1922 and for which nu-
erous persons have sought to col
lect.
Rucker said the bonds were word
ed so as to lead the purchaser to
relieve that the city, as a corpora
ION, is responsible for the payment
~ the bonds.
City Is Trustee
"Such is not the CASE he said.
The city, as a corporation, is not
aspcnsible. But the city as a trus-
. may be held. The city acts only
a trustee for the Barrett law
.unds. The city treasurer may be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
FINDS NEW FOSSIL BED

MCPHERSON, Kan, Feb. ga
new bed of fossil tracks, imprints
left by strange birds and animals of
thousands Of years ago, have been
located here by Prof. H. H. Nininger,
biologist of Mcpherson College. This
part of the country is believed to
have been shallow lake in prehis-
toric times and animals left their
tracks in the stiff muck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

held for not selling the property
which is delinquent in payment of
assessments and paying the bonds
as soon, after they come due as the
sale can be made"
City Attorney John K. Ruckels-
haus, who said Thursday that the
city as a corporation could be held
for the payment of these bonds, to-
day said that he had not given the
subject enough consideration to
have given his opinion.
"Why my decision would bring
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
! THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

speakers topic: Some Of the Safe
guards to the Permanently Of
Farmers Elevator Organizations"
New officers were to be elected this
afternoon. j. w. Shorthill Of Oma-
ha, secretary of the national or
ganization, spoke at dinner Thurs
day night.
e. G. McColIum, secretary, of In
dianapolis, reported on activities. Ad-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

dresses were delivered by Mervyn
Crobaugh of Indiana University; H.
K. Kraybill, State chemist and seed
commissioner; e. c. Barrett, vice
president of the Indianapolis Grain
Exchange. and Samuel Holden, ex-
change chief inspector. ff
-~---e---uHnysEna.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25
BEFORE GRAIN DEALERS

Convention Hears Washington Man
Discuss Elevators.
w. J. Kuhrt of Washington, d.
c., today addressed the 800 grain
dealers attending the convention of
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
of Indiana at the Claypool. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-25

A verbal marriage agreement is
legal in Russia.