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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
Army Orders Reserve
Committees to Duty

In accordance with the policy Of
having two committees Of military
intelligence reserve officers report
for active duty in the War Depart.
ment general staff for a two
weeks period each year, the follow
ing Washington reserve officers
have been ordered to active duty
January %:
1t. Col. Arthur Campbell Turner,
1911 New Hampshire Ave. N. W.;
Major Henry Albert Hesse, $40 A
st. s. E., and Major Elmer L.
Trey. 1881 Monroe st. N. E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
King Michael Inherits
Famous PeIesch Castle

BUCHAREST. Dec. %. - Little
King Michael, the six-year-old mon
arch of Rumania, today is the owner
of the famous old castle Pelesch at
Sinaia, thanks to the will Of his
grandfather. the late King Ferdi.
nand. which has just been officially
approved by the courts.
The balance of the estate, which
totaled $500, 900, was divided among
the five children of Ferdinand and
Queen Marie. In addition to her
portion Princess lena received $780,.
900 for wedding gift
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
SENATE To GET
PA. BALLOTS

The question Of whether Penn
sylVania shall have Democratic
Senator for the first time in mod
ern history came a step nearer the
Senate today when 1t was learned
that some 100000 votes cast in
the keystone States Senatorial
election last year, will be seized
within 10 days.
The seizure. pending for months.
will be a move toward the recount
demanded by William r. Wilson,
former Democratic Cabinet mem.
her. in his contest for the SEN
atorial toga won but not worn by
William S. Ware, Republican Sen.
ator-elect. II the Senate finds
enough errors or throws out
enough ballots to overcome Vare's
plurality Of $4,000, Wilson will
win the seat.
The ballots will be brought here
by the Senate Elections Committee
from 65 counties in Pennsylvania,
where they were impounded by
Federal court order last September.
The ballots from the two remaining
counties-Allegheny and Philadei-
phia-were seized a year ago by
the Reed slush fund committee.
Meanwhile the Reed committee
will meet January to give Ware
and his ousted colleague, Senator
elect Frank l.. Smith (R) of Illinois,
new hearing on slush fund
charges. This will be preliminary
to the final battle to deny them
all title to the seats they apparently
won last November.
If denied his present seat, Ware,
of course, can run for reelection
to the vacancy thus created but he
can't he sure there is a vacancy
until the Wilson contest is decided.
II the Senate ultimately declares
Wilson legally elected--the Demo-
crat would be seated, even though
Ware had won an election to fill
the vacancy in the Tmna nfinao
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
"FOx" Faces Grilling
In UnsOlved Staying
OF Unidentified Man
BY International News Service

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. Is
William Edward Hickman today
faced grilling to determine il he
is involved in the murder of a "a
year,old man whose body was found
in September in a ditch along a
main highway near Cotton Falls,
Kan.
The new investigation was re-
duested by Assistant United States
Attorney Hutchinson, of Chicago. in
telegram to authorities here.
Hickman is believed to have been
somewhere in the Middle West at
the time of the murder. Many per.
sons were said TO have since identi-
fled him by photographs published
in Kansas newspapers as a com.
panion seen with the aged man
shortly before his death.
The victim has not been identified.
a bullet hole had pierced his brain.
His automobile was found wrecked
in Topeka. Kan. The license plates
were missing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
SICKNESS COST
DISCUSSED

What makes sickness so hard TO
bear is not so much the size of the
doctors bill. but the uncertainty
and its uneven distribution, Michael
NJ. Davis. consultant, Associated
Out.patient Clinics. New York city,
told the American Association fer
Labor Legislation today at the
Washington Hotel, meeting as part
of the Council of Learned Societies
sessions here.
The cost of illness in the United
States exceeds $4,000, ZOO, 900 annual
", divided into about $50 yearly
for the average family, Louis !.
Dublin, statistician for the Metro
politan Insurance Company, told
the association during discussion
of the High Cost of Being Sick.
The amount it costs to care for
the sick has risen greatly in recent
years. Davis said, and Illness "oc-
ours so unevenly and so unpra-
tlictably in any given family as to
Invite financial distress and disaster
when it descends,
Common Interest
1.-The patients who finch or fall
under sickness bills and the doctors
and hospitals who suffer from bills
uncollected and uncollectable have
a common interest in dealing with
this situation"
According to the best available
statistics, Davis said, serious sick
ness befalls about one-fifth of the
population each year, while one
third has little or no sickness dur
ing the twelvemonth, but over a
period of several years, few escape.
Reviewing figures gathered by
group of 80 physicians in Brooklyn.
Davis found that 1.-The high cost of
babies" in that community proved
a myth during the given period.
Some patients paid only from $50
to $75, but on the other hand
physician specializing in babies
a baby born in hospital cost more
than $500. The doctor got $3.50 OF
this and the rest went to the hos
pital for a ten-day stay.
Davis cited the case of one who
paid $1,000 for the removal of his
appendix, while another, for the
same operation, In less luAuIlouo
quarters in the same hospital, paid
only 5000. He told of those who
can afford it paying from 500 to
$500 for diagnoses, and then not
knowing which diagnosis to accept.
A table Davis read showed Varl-
Gus diseases classified as to their
duration and relative cost. Hernia,
of short duration, cost as high rs
1928 to cure, appendicitis 1919, Sn
operation for convergent strabismus
1854, and confinement cases from
$50 to $3.50.
Insurance Is Urged
OF long duration, bronchial
pneumonia case cost $2lO, gastric
ulcer $252, and a compound frac-
Gure $137. OF lower cost, although
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my first hold.up there was Of a
grocery store, in the outskirts. l
took $40, using the .SS automatic. ]
spent a week in Chicago but did
not make any other hold.ups there.
"Then I went to Detroit and stole
an Indiana license plate and put
it on the coupe / had stolen In
Kansas City.
From Detroit, I drove to Cleve-
land, Pittsburgh. New York and
then west to Columbus, Ohio. where
/ pulled three hold-ups in 80 min.
utes. / was out of funds then
and worked fast. First i held up
small market, then a drugstore
and then another market.
"All three of these hold-ups
brought me $40. fhac wa, NOvem-
Der l and on the following day
held up another market and got
less than $40.
Stole Another Car
"Then l drove the car to. st.
Louis, where / held up two drug.
stores, one right after the other,
and took 800.
From St. Louis I went to Kan
sas City, but I did not see my
mother while there. abandoned
the coupe in Kansas City and stole
another Chrysler, the one I used
here in the kidnapping. While in st.
Louis this time | bought shot
gun and sawed it off close TO the
base of the barrel. started to
western Kansas. but changed my
mind and drove to st. Louis.
Then l drove down through Mis-.
souri, and Texas to FL Paso where
| bought the As automatic which
had in my right hand when the
Pendleton officers arrested me.
II drove out to Los Angeles arriv.
ing here about November !. My first
holdup here was of a drugstore on
Sunset Boulevard. / took $35, some
tubes of toothpa ste and some sta
tionery. Then, the day following
| drove to San Francisco.
Takes Trombone
Il only committed one holdup in
San Francisco and this was the time
| stole the $3.50 slide trombone from
the music store man. l told him I
knew my father would buy it for
me as he had promised to.
II persuaded the music store man
to take a ride with me so that he
could get the money for the from
bone.
"Out in Golden Gate Park, I think
1t was, | held him up. put him out
OF the car and took the trombone.
Il returned to Los Angeles No
vember 20 and registered at the
Bellevue Apartments. That day !
held up a drug store snd the next
night held up two drug stores. All
three jobs brought me about S45
each. In the last drug store l took
ether and chloroform, for l must
have had the kidnapping idea in ms
head then. But l never used the
drugs and threw them away in a
trash can in Pershing Square.
Changes License Plate
Il tried to hold up a man and a
girl in Hollywood, but they saw
me and ran away, and l was afraid
they saw my license number, so /
drove to San Diego. tried to hold
up a man there that night, but he
ran to n door and knocked and
l drove away.
In San Diego I stole new license
plates for my Chrysler; the ones l
had on it in the kidnapping.
Then / came back to Los An
geles and had only $40. So / was
undecided whether to pull a holdur
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bile r a d ! a t o RS
and tenders. He
gained his first
expert ence by
working s u M
mers while at
tending school,
and he has con-
tinued in the
business e v e r
since.
Two years ago
Mr.. Greenberg
established the
Acme Radiator
nd F e n d e r
Works at Ash
Kay Street N.
w. Because of
his low rent and
n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

ne is able to turn out guaranteed
work at very low prices. The bust
ness has grown steadily since its in
ception and Mr.. Greenberg is al
ready looking forward to the day
when he will have a much larger
shop.
Mr.. Greenberg is a Veteran of
Foreign Wars. He is married and
has a young daughter attending
local school.
Look for MIR. Greenberg's an
MOuncement In the who's Wh.'"
columns ON next 10 the last page
Of itOday's Times and Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

of long duration, he cited a pneu-
monia case that was treated for SIS.
and fracture cases for $13, $50 and
$11S. A scarlet fever, case was
cured for $50.
Dublin in dealing with the cost
of sickness from the insurance COM
pany figures, recommended that the
insurance method be used to pro.
vide the family of moderate means
with funds to care for sudden i'll
ness. Under his proposal a family
would pay in premiums the approx.
innate average paid for medical care
and would be assured of good med
ical service when the illness &C.
Cured. The doctors would be paid
through the insurance money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

Judson c. WeIIiver tells in Sun.
days Herald how the u. s. is
stabilizing the worlds finance and
trade with its supply of gold.
Order your copy now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
CITIZENS ENTERTAIN

The Iowa-Thomas Circle Citizens
Association held its annual Christ
mas entertainment last night in the
Terrace Inn. 1900 Vermont Ave.
NJ w,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
Science Seen AS Ban
To Unhappiness

Humansc science is going to try to Danish unhappness
from the home The first step is broad research aimed
revealing social and psychological underlying the
gng dsagreabe and quarrelsome habits Of both and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
WHO'S
WIIO''
BY FRED LAMSON
Introducing
M. A. GREENBERG
Proprietor of the
Acme Radiator & Fender Works

M. A. Greenberg was one Of the
first to work at his line of business
in Washington-repai automo-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

him, I pulled four or five other hold
ups there and then went to Chicago.
Held Up Grocery
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25

BERLIN--2 family house, acres of land on main road for sale. Middle town. Tel. 961-14.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25

JANUARY SALE-On living room sets pieces, s9. Edward Gorfain. l6S Arch St. Tel 442t,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25

JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE-Of used pianos. Sensational bargains. Wonder ful savings on uprights and players. Come In and see them. Terms to suit You. Gihhs Piann Co. 121 Churrh St
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25
AUTOMOTIvE
Autos and Trucks For Sale

LEx1NGToN-1s25 touring car. Driven only 5000 miles and Is practically a new car. many extras. Guaranteed. c.
 A. Bence. 50 Chestnut St. Tel. 32l5.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25

KITCHEN STOVE-In Al condition,
 water front, all pipes and connections
 included. Call 270 during day, 163 eve- nngs F. H, Clark,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25
MERCHANDISE
Household Articles

FOUR-Rooms of household furnitul Ina. l27 Sexton St., 2nd floor.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-25

HUPMoBILE AND STAR
 USED CAR DEPT. 1928 Hudson Brougham 1925 Hudson Coach 1924 Chevrolet Coupe 1924 Ford Touring 1924 Lexington pass. Sedan 1924 Chandler Touring 1925 Ford Sedan 1923 Hupmohile Touring 1923 Hupmobile Coupe 1926 Flint Coach We also have several later model Fords. BURRITr MOTOR SALES CO. INC. 24o Hartford Ave. Phone 41s5.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
OFFICER LOSES
rum CHASE

A wild and noisy liquor chase
started at Sixth and M Streets
Northeast. and ended at the Mary
land line on Connecticut Avenue
Northwest. when Motorcycle Police.
man e. M. Taylor. of the Ninth
precinct, saw a high-powered tour
ing car pass Sixth and M Streets
Northeast, at a high rate of speed,
and gave chase.
Westward through NJ Street they
raced, reaching a speed of seventy
miles an hour. at times, and into
Fourteenth Street Northwest. Reach
ing Fourteenth and T Streets North
west, the fugitive car started to
zig-zag in q peculiar manner and
Taylor drew his pistol and placed
a bullet In the gasoline tank.
The hole, however, was too small
to stop the car and the driver sped
through Rock Creek Park, emerged
on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
and sped on toward Maryland. At
the Maryland line, Taylor gave up
the chase.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
D. G. HEADS ORDERED
TO GET new QUARTERS.
THROUGH
WITH AFFAIR

The Public Buildings Commission
today washed its hands" of any
responsibility for the future housing
OF the District government.
Restatfng its previous policy. ffIe
commission again emphasized the
fact that the entire District gov.
eminent must he removed from
the triangle south OF Pennsylvania
Avenue as soon as the new public
buildings program gets under way.
This applies not only to the
various District activities which
must find temporary housing while
the new Department Of Commerce
structure IL being built. but to the
main office of the municipal aid.
nlinistration In the District Building
itself.
The District government viii be
given definite period OF time
probably six months in which to
find temporary quarters for the
House Of Detention, the Traffic
Bureau and other activities outside
the main District Building, which
win not be taken over by the Public
Buildings Commission for q period
Of several years.
Meantime, the commission will
lend its moral support for the
creation of a civic center north of
Pennsylvania Avenue. but it will not
take any part In the legislation re-
quired for the project or assume
any responsibility for the plans.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
zONIVG CHANCE
HARD FOUGHT

Eight proposed changes In the
noning regulations were fought out
IN 4 public hearing before the
tzoning Commission in the board
room of the District Building to-
day.
Vigorous opposition to the in
vasion of commercial interests on
Newton Street, between Fourteenth
ana Fifteenth Streets. was made by
property owners and residents Of
that section.
A petition was before the commits
sion for rezoning 14O5 Newton St.
from residential to first commercial.
Most of the residents feared that
permitting one commercial establish
ment. in the block would open the
way for q complete change In the
status of the block.
Opposition to the proposed change
from residential to commercial Of
property at the southwest corner of
Tenth and p Streets was also regis
tered by property owners.
The most important of six changes
TO be considered at this afternoon
session of the hearing will be the
proposal to make property on both
sides of Conduit Road Northwest.
from Georgetown to the District line.
residential instead Of commercial.
leaving a few Commercial islands. :"
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
SEX COURSES IN
SCHOOLS, PLAN

instruction in sex hygiene in Dis
trict public schools may shortly be
introduced as a regular course Of
study.
Superintendent Of Schools Frank
w. Ballou made this known roday.
He announced that committees to
study the question from every angle
are soon to be appointed.
For a period of two years this
matter has been considered in
school circles, until lately it pre-
sents itself for immediate action,
DIR. Ballou states.
Parents and teachers organiza-
tons were addressed this winter on
the topic of sex hygiene by DIR. T.
w. Galloway. of the American Hy-
gisne Association, with headquarters
in New York.
As a result Of his suggestions, DIR.
BaIlou says a great number of in
terested parents and school officials
have endorsed q movement to teach
the subject as regular course of
study in local schools.
There are those who object to this
plan, Ballou said today, taking the
stand that sex hygiene should be
taught children in the home only.
Others contend it is not being prop
erly presented to minors in the
home and should be- offered them
in the class room.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
HOWARD SEEKS
$4,000

More than 100 Howard University
graduates living in Washington
gathered at Rankin Memorial
chapel. on the Howard campus, last
night and assumed the task OF rais-
ing 5000, the balance of $3.50 900
allotted to be raised by the colored
people of the United States toward
the 100000 endowment for the
Medical School Of Howard. The
General Education Board Of New
York is to give $250.0O0 on condi-
ton that the colored people raise a
like amount.
]. Franklin Wilson, local colored
attorney, presided at the meeting
and DIR. Mordecai johnson, president
OF Howard, was the principal
speaker. Twenty-Five captains were
selected who are each to organize
a team of Is members. The money
is to be raised by July l..
Mr.. Wilson stated $163, 049 was
collected in various parts of the
United States in the drive during
the first 80 days, and pointed out
that Of this amount colored people
of the United States gave in cash
eIO9 .232.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
KalOrarla Citizens Fight
Telling of More Trees

Indignantly protesting against the
destruction of shade trees, the
Kalorama Citizens Association, last
night, passed a resolution request.
ing that a study be made of the
traffic problem with a view of
arriving at a manner of solving it
without destroying shade trees. The
meeting was held In st. Margarets
Church.
In the resolution which lauded
the action of the District commits.
sioners in ordering a temporary
suspension of the tree cutting, the
organization pointed out that Wash
ington is famous for its shade
trees and twenty years would be
required for new trees to attain the
beauty of those destroyed.
A committee was appointed to
plan reception in honor of the
firemen of engine company No.
81. who lowered a worlds speed
record for departure from quarters
several months ago.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
Policeman Shoots Man
Breaking Show Window

Caught in the act of breaking the
glass in show window Of the
store of Harry A. Abranson, 1882
Seventh st. N. W.. early today, a
negro giving the name OF Thomas
6. Moore. %. 1920 Dix st. N. E.,
was shot in the right hip by Police
man H. NJ. woodward, OF the Sec
ond Precinct.
woodward reported to his SUI
periors that ha came upon Moore
just as he smashed the window
with a hammer wrapped in rag.
The policeman ordered him to stop.
he claims, and Moore ran. reaching
for his hip pocket in a threatening
manner.
1t was not until then, woodward
said, that he drew his pistol and
fired. Moore did not have a pistol
when arrested,
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
CIVIC GROUP OPPOSES
ola TON'S LEADERSHIP
PLACES 0. k. ON
PHONE PACT

william Nick. clayton's leader
ship of organized citizenship in pub
lie utilities affairs win be challenged
at the next meeting Of the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens : Associations
June 4.
The Cathedral Heights Associa-
ton has Endorsed the recent com.
promise between the Public Utilities
Commission and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
and will seek the federation's ap.
pfoval of its action at the June
meeting.
Clayton and the Brightwood Citi-
zens Association have protested the
compromise, declaring it a com.
plete victory for the telephone com.
pany."
For many years Clayton has prac.
tioally dictated the policies of the
federation in utilities matters. His
stand on this question is expected
to be challenged by Hugh Tramp.
ton, president of the Cathedral
Heights body.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
REDUCES new
LOUD SPEAKER

James Carrigan. Of 1919 G st. N.
W.. former juvenile of the Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer and First National
corporations, who sacrificed q
future in films for a career in radio
has just announced the invention
of new loud speaker. which is ex.
pected to revolutionize reproducers.
After leaving the films Carrigan
became associated with several large
fadio manufacturers where he made
a study of Teproducers.
Dissatisfied with the quality of
the reproduction he started expert
menting several years ago to
restore harmonics and depth to
music, and has just completed a
successful model.
He explained today that he uses
two or more cylinders of different
sizes made of a composition closed
at one end by a conicaI diaphragm.
These cylinders vibrate simultane.
onsly by an electro magnetic unit
such as used in the ordinary loud
speaker.
BY use of the two or more sized
cylinders he is able to produce the
entire scale and all frequencies.
The new reproducer has been named
the 'biophonic.''
Representative of several large
concerns have made overtures to
Carrigan to obtain the device.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
TONSILS AND GOLF

"A great amateur golfer, 1t Is
now claimed, lost many cham
pionship matches at the sOind-
up, because something Uent
wrOng. He had his tonsils re-
moved and pom three touynG-
ments in ron.
If you slice, remove your right
tonsit;; If you hook, haze the left
one taken out; If you top the
ball, hare both removed.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
COOKE SCHOOL BENEFIT

As a benefit for the Henry d.
Cooke School playground. card
party will be held by the Parent
Teacher Association, May "a, in the
Hecht Company auditorium. Parents
and friends are invited to attend.
Tickets may be obtained at the
school from Mrs. Kenneth Lord or
Mrs. Norman B. Naley, at the On
tario apartment.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18

TO MARY
I loved yOu but you never knew
My heart was all your own,
For when your SniforB round y0u
drew
i stood far of, alone.
/ loved the rose upon your cheek,
The snnshIRe In y0nP eye:
Yet oft when ! my love would speak
The words would Wilt and die.
IT'S now too late, my chance has
passed,
Twill come no more to me,
You're out Of reach. the dies been
east
And content must be.
But I can ten you in this way
tMy name does not appeaFD
What ] have often lOnged to say,
love you, Mary dear.
/. B. DAMN.
80
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
$500 Ring Stolen From
r. Street Apartment

Breaking into the apartment of
Miss Mary Wengert, 1920 r ST.
N, W., last night, thieves stole a
diamond ring worth $500; lingerie
valued at $40 and toilet articles
worth 50.
James E. Burbage, 309 Ninth St.
5. E., reported The theft Of silver
ware worth $31; clothing, $S1; trink-
cts, $S5, and a camera, $40. a rear
window was forced to gain entrance.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18
HELD FOR ASSAULT

Charged with making an assault
on Robert williams and Willie
Fields last Tuesday, Albert Dick
erson was held under $500 bond by
Judge Schuldt In Police Court to-
day for the action of the grand
Jury.
The Washington times., 1927-05-18

NetOs item in Washington
paper says: Former Commits
stomer LOAis BroDnlosC aUGs
elected president of the Mon
day Evening Club, at the an
11uGt meeting, held in the
Home for IncurabIes." Tut,
tut, Mr.. BrownloC, there's
at10Gys hope. Oh. D.