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Evening star., 1927-12-06
MOTHER AND TWO
CHILDREN SOUGHT
Woman Answering Descrip.
ton of Parent Reported
Given Lift Into Miami.
By the Associated Press.


ASHENILLE. y. c., December g.
Search for Mrs. Peggy Bryant and her
two little daughters. Marjorie and
Frances. whom she is accused OF hav-
ing kidnapped after they had been taken
from her by the Juvenile Court of Bun
combc County. last night was centered
in Florida with officers and her
estranged husband believing they are
in Miami.
a woman answering the description
Of Mrs Bryant. with two little girls,
was left by a train at West Palm
Beach Fla. yesterday. and later
obtained a lift" into Miami. Police
of Miami and ASheville officials We're
in communication early today. but
Miami officers told inquirers during
the day that they would not take any
action until a warrant is received.
G.. Wallace Bryant. eStranGed hus-
band of the woman and an invalid at
a local Sanitarium. was in direct COM
muncation with Miami officials also.
He expressed the belief that his wife,
from whom the children were taken
after he had accused her of improper
conduct with Henry Westall. Ashe-
vile Cluhman and scion of a wealthy
western North Carolina family, had
gone to Miami. where she is known
to have a number Of friends.
Bryant yesterday made known the
contents of the note which Mrs. Bry-
ant gave to the negro nurse Stella
Wright to lure her away from the chill
dren. The note sent to Bryant, while
the mother volunteered to care for
the little girls. merely said, wallace,
good luck.
The children were dismissed an hour
after they had been turned over TO
Mrs. BRYANT in front of the hospital.
where they had been visiting the
father. when they failed to return to
the home Of Mrs. Addie A. Floyd. in
whose care the Juvenile Court had
placed them.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
BUREAU DISCUSSES.
FEARS Of FARMER
Downward Road to Peasantry
Brought Up at Ameri-
can Federation.
Ev the Associated Press.

Fv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 6.-Thc farm
or fears he is on the downward ROAD
10 peasantry and wonders why he
should stick to the plow and hold ms
children TO a calling stigmatized every
where. declared William T. Dodd he
fore the American Farm Bureau ted'
Grafton Yesterday.
with an unprecedented tarIh Tor
Industrial men StcadNlnS hdIhi'S
law FOR financial interests. tranSpor'
t,t;on act for railroads and an immi-
grafton law tor labor. the farmers
think themselves crowded ont OF the
house of their fathers. SAID froi'
Dodd. VINO is a member OF the hlStoiN
department of the University oil Ihl'
cago.
doned their calliugS the last six wears.
Tho condition of the small hometown
ING farmer is worse than it has ever
been He receives a little more than
q dollar n bushcl for wheat. and the
CITY consumer pays 10 cents pound
for bread. He receives 81 or So bar
rel for apples, and the consumer pays
from $40 to SIS a barrel. lie receives
10 cents n pound for pork on the hoof
while the consumer pays 30 cents a
pound for bacon.
The margin is too great. Something
is RADICAL wrong.
eff the tariff he lowered, the cities
must suffer. If the railroads be re-
ouired to lower their rates. railway
labor will strike If commission mer-
chants and other city organizations
he put under control. the cry OF Dol
ohoXiSp, ,riGpS
eff farmers seek to help themselves
1t is socialism.
"A serious problem. and it behooves
statesmen to solve it or toftelt thelf
CLAIM on tho people.
Among the matters being conSid
cred hv the resolutions committee for
epnrnval of the ninth annual meet
ing Of the Farm Bureau were flood
prevention. Muscle Shoals, the Boulder
Dam project and the McNary-HauGen
measure. vetoed al the last session Of
Congress hv PRESIDENT Coolidge. As
to the latter measure. members said
reelection of Sam n. Thompson, presi
dent of the bureau, would indicate the
rganization would put all its force
behind passage of the bill in this Ses
sion of Congress, over the President :
veto if necessary No candidates have
been mentioned thus far for the presi
dencv.
t'i"ht. ON stations will broadcast the
speech of Gen. John J. PershinS Wed
ne,tiay morning between 10 and ii
O'Clock. central standard time. The
general may be heard over kYW. Chi
cago, WHAS. Louisville; kDkA, Pitts
bureh: WLW. Cincinnati; WJR. De
troit: WMC. Memphis, WSM, Nash
VILE; WIZ, New York; WBC, Spring
field Mass: WRZH. Boston, anC
NHAM, Rochester. \. Y.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Sister of Kaiser
'Opposes Husbands
Riding Motorcycle
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BONN, Germany, December e
Frau Victoria Subkoff, 61-year-old
sister of the former Kaiser. de-
clares she never will permit her
o7.year.old husband to ride his in
fernal motorcycle" again.
Alexander Suhkoff. the young
Russian emigre for whom she ex-
changed the title of princess for
that of frau few weeks ago, fell
from his motorcycle Yesterday
morning, with consequent injuries
to his head that sent him to a
hospital.
Frau Subkoff was greatly excited
when she heard of her husbands
mishap. During their honeymoon
she frequently rode on the rear
seat of her husbands two-wheeled
vehicle strapped on for safety, but
now must be considered lost to the
motorcycle world.
Suhkoff fell from the machine
when his front tire exploded Just
as he was about to leave a filling
station.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUT
ENGINEERED BY P...2ENTS
Second Strike of Pupils Within
Brief Period Due to Controversy
Over Woman Principal.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT, Greg. December Ga
second school strike engineered by
the parents of about 40 of Newport's $
80 or more high school students was
in progress today as the result of q
controversy over the principal. Mrs
Daisy IIalleck.
The strike. which is the second in
the last few weeks. got under way
yesterday when the parents gathered
at the school and directed their chill
dren to collect their books and go
home. The complaint was that the
board of education had violated the
will of the majority in appointing a
woman instead of n man to have
charge of the school About a dozen
students remained in their classes.
one Of the complaints against Mrs.
Halleck in the previous strike was
that she wore long dresses and used
old ia ashioned methods in running the
school
Evening star., 1927-12-06
HAROLD Il. YOUNG AT HEAD
Elected President of Alabama So
ciety-Other Officers Chosen.

Harold Il. Young, 1926 Davis street
was elected president of the Arkansa s
state Society at a meeting last night
in the Washington Club. Walter A..
Bolinger was elected secretary. Colin
McRae treasurer and j. G.. White
side. director of publicity.
Representatives Oldfeld, Ragon.
Tillman and Read of Arkansas and
jeremiah South. former chief clerk of
the House of Representa- tives, made
brief addresses. Several readings were
given by Miss Ina Montgomery
The society voted to have dance
and banquet in February. Last nights
meeting was followed by a dance and
musical program.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Chinese Boy Wins Citizenship

NEW YORK. December GP.--A
Chinese boy who ran afoul of the i'm
migration authorities when he arrived
by steamer from Portland, Greg, his
birthplace was freed from Ellis Island
yesterday after a years struggle to
prove his citizenship.
Leong Cheung How. Is years old,
was ordered deported to China when
he arrived here in November, 1926.
The Circuit Court Of Appeals ordered
his release yesterday on the basis of
evidence that the boy never had been
in China and was a native-born Amer
lean. He is a son of Leong Ding, who
was born i'm Boston.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
$50, 900 TO CANCER FUND.
Grant by du Points of Wilmingto
to Promote Research.

PHILADELPHIA. December 6 LF).
a grant Of $4,000 from the III
Points of Wilmington, Del, for the FUR
therance of cancer research has been
accepted by DIR. Ellce Mcdonald. Ca
madam chemist and specialist ir can
Ger investigation, it was announced
yesterday.
Dr.. Mcdonald is said to have discov-
cred specific facts about changes in
the blood and cells of the body OF can
ccr victims. The research vii be con
Quoted at the Graduate School OF
Medicine of the University of PennsyI
Nania.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
$500 for Each Dead Burglar.

pLAINVIEW, Tex. December 6 up.
-Irate residents here have originated
4 "home prowlers' carcaS fund"
A reward of $500 raised by sub
scription, is to he paid for each slain
burglar or "peepinC tom" in an effort
to halt an epidemic of llIrglarieS.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
GIVEN MACHINE GUN
FOR VISIT TO CHICAGO
Col. Scott Gets Weapon to Fight
Off Gangsters at Fare
we'll Dinner.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. December G.-BeCau use
his Muskogee. Okla. friends said they
feared for his safety among Chicago
rangSters. they gave him machine
gun for protection at Il farewell ban
quct before he came here, Col. Hugh
Scott told n group of hospital exocu-
tives and surgeons at a welcoming
luncheon yesterday.
Col. Scott was head of n United
States veterans hospital at Muskogee
and came here as chief of staff of the
Speedway Hospital. He was formerly
chief of staff of the Veterans Bureau u
in Washington.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

eve deny women the right TO stand
for election for political posts. We
believe feminism to be one Of many
democratic alterations of the civil and
political life of our times" says A.
Mussolini, brother of Bcnito.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

With n kitchen apron over her black
dress, Queen Mary recently put in a
busy day helping to check and sort
thousands OF garments collected by the
Needlework Guild for London's sick
and DOOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25

dition of the country. The stock mar
keS H. just wind. anyhow. When II
gets blowing too hard 1t will blow it
self out"
dds 1000 Employees.
During the last 10 days some 1000
employees have been added to the Ford
plants, bringing the total to more
than 62 800. This. Mr.. Ford indicated.
did not necessarily mean production
records are being sought.
I'VE don't know how fast they will
come through at first" he said. The
output might jump from ] 900 a day
to 5000 or 5000 day within few
weeks"
Mr.. Ford added that planning and
achieving the new car had afforded
him much pleasure. THE job has
been a tremendous task. but the great
est fun in the world" he said.
Not Built to Fit Price.
While he expressed the belief that
mot less than 100000 of the new cars
will be required for the trade AZ rapid
~ as we can furnish Them" Mr.. Ford
added that he did not know when the
first of them would come froi. the as
semhly line. I'VE are in production
on many parts now" he said.
The motor manufacturer would not
discuss prices in specific terms. I'VE
did not build the car to 1T price, "
no S1 III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25
Globe TrOtter
Calls Cooked
Ants Delicious

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON. "A dish of cooked
ants Is a delicious food, says a
globe trotter writing to the Lon
don newspapers.
He has lived in Uganda for
many years and says that there
are many kinds of ants greedily
relished by the inhabitants. Some
prefer their ants raw, others
cooked In hospitals a plate of
boiled ants is frequently given to
patients. while on market days
children buy portions wrapped up
In banana leaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25
AT|ON'S COND|T|ON
SOUND, SAYSFORD
las No Fear Volume ProduC-
ton of New Car Will Not
Be Justified.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 24.-Henry
ord has no fear that economic con
itions may not Justify volume pro.
uction of the new automobile now in
ne making in the Ford plants, and
elieves fluctuations in the stock mar
ct are no indlca ton of the economic
pndition of the country.
THE condition of the country is
bund." he said today. The wild
uctuations of the stock market are
n indication of the real economic con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25
CAT SHEPHERDS RABBITS.
Protects Prison Pets Until He
Gets Death Hurt in Fight.

Correspondence of The star.
FLORENCE. Ariz.-Tiger, striped
like a convict, became an inmate OF
the state prison here when so tiny
a kitten he had to be fed with an
eye dropper. He lived to good
age and gave his life in defense of
baby rabbits grown In the prison
by the manager of the bakery, who
raised this remarkable cat.
The bakery manager had small
rabbit farm and Tiger followed him
about and thus formed great at
tachment for the young rabbits.
which he protected.
Other cats that found their way
into the prison sought to catch the
baby rabbits and Tiger fought many
battle with them in safeguarding
his masters pets. In all these fights
he came off successfully until re-
Gently when cat Of unusal strength
gave battle and Tiger was so clawed
and wounded that he died.
Don't disturb the beam in your eye
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Mental Arithmetic.

from the Boston Transcript.
What time is it. -Jarvis?"
Eleven forty-three, sir"
"Er--Jarvis. you might work that
out for me, will you?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25

Don't disturb the beam in your eye
if it's a sunbeam.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

| will be at the usual hours--Christmas
dinner being at o'cock.
The White House today took on all
the genuine atmosphere of the Yule.
tide season. Throughout the rooms
green's suggestive Of the season were
attractively hung, and in the many
windows Of the old mansion and in
those of the executive Office large
wrcaths were hung. Holly Is not
used in these decorations. Mrs. Cool.
idge is opposed to the destruction of
holly trees and for that reason does
not permit this green to be used in
the White House Christmas arrange.
mcnt.
Five Christmas trees have arrived
at the White House, but they will not
be put in position yet. 1t Is under.
stood that again three trees will be
set up in the blue room, one In the
library and the remaining one In the
main hallway on the second floor.
These details will he worked out with
in the next day by Mrs. Coolidge. to
whom the President turns over this
responsibility.
John Coolidge Home.
Mrs. Coolidge derives no end of en-.
ioyment from this sort of thing. She
has been doing 1t for years-long be.
fore she and her husband ever had
any idea of living In the White House.
John Coolidge, who is home from Am
herst for the holidays, always assists
his mother In the trimming of the
Christmas trees.
Mrs. Coolidge also does all the
Christmas shopping for the family.
The President gets his enjoyment in
this respect by walking along the
streets in the business section during
the evening rush hour and stops FIRE.
Quently to look into the show win
dowS.
Tomorrow morning Mrs. Coolidge
will assist in the distribution Of pres
ents at the Salvation Army headquar.
ters, and at Keith's Theater when
presents are distributed to children
under the auspices of the Central
Union Mission.
The President is keeping busily en-.
gagged at his desk. although he has
cut down materially in his business
engagements. Christmas eve he will
push the button illuminating the com.
fnunity Christmas tree In Sherman
Circle and later ne and Mrs Coolidge
will listen to the singing Of Christmas
carols on the front portico by the glee
club Of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and the assembled public, and
later In the evening will participate in
the carol singing to be broadcast over
the land by means Of the radio.
According to the present arrange.
ments there will be no house guests
at the White House over Christmas,
but II IL understood that q few close
friends will be guests at Christmas
dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
EGGS

strictly j day old, white leghorn, sterile:
deliveries Monday. Wednesday FRIDAY, Satur.
Gay anywhere In or near business district di.
rot from hennery. Present price G5 Genie
] wsnt orders for regular supply. Call West
1901 after tonight or any time Saturday. .
DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE MOTHS HAVE
finished eating the ngohaiF on your furni.
II.
WE CAN KILL THEM
without taking the furniture apart and
ses cost y s I'll, iis part of our service.
BEDELL'S FACTORY.
6l0 81. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
OFFICIALS SCATTER
ON HOLIDAY TRIPS
Half Expect to Be at Home
FiresideS-White House
to Have Trees.
BY the Associated Press.


When that genial, generous old gen.
tleman with the flowing whiskers
makes his Christmas eve calls on the
Nations official family he'll need a
Col. Lindbergh to help him spot the
scattered chimneys.
About half Of Washington's officials
will be here: the others are fleeing to
distant firesides to spend the holidays
at home. President Coolidge will re.
main here, OF course, but Vice Presi-
dent Dawes has gone to his home at
Evanston. Ill. The cabinet is divided
six and four. with the majority wait.
ing here for Santa.
With Congress bowling itself out of
the picture in favor of Santa Claus,
its members who live within easy dis.
lance of the Capital are moving out
to their homes.
Curtis Staying Here.
Senator Curtis, the Republican floor
leader. is staying here, while Senator
Robinson, the Democratic leader, was
undecided whether he would remain
here or leave Sunday with the com.
mittee named to attend the funeral
of Senator Andrieus A. Jones of New
Mexico.
Speaker Longworth of the House
and Mrs. Lopgworth will spend Chi
mas here for the, rirst time in three
years. their celebration revolving about
baby Paulina. House Ma jority Leader
Tilson will be at New Haven, Conn,
and Minority Leader Garrett will go
20 his home at Dresden. Tenn.
The cabinet members who will re-
main here are Attorney General Sar-
gent and Secretaries kellogg. Jardine.
Hoover and the two Davises. Mr..
Sargent's family Will spend the holi-
days in Vermont.
Mellon Going to Pittsburgh.
Secretary Mellon will open his Pitts.
burgh home. to remain until a few
days after Christmas. and Secretary
Work has gone to Denver to visit his
sons, DIR. Phillip Work and Robert b.
H. Work. Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Paist at Wayne, Pa: Mrs. Paist Is Mr..
Wilbur'S sister. Postmaster General
New and Mrs. New will be at their In
dianapoliS home.
The White House Christmas pro-
gram will be similar to that followed
IN previous years. Three trees will be
lighted in the blue room, while the
usual community tree on the Ellipse
south OF the Treasury will be illumi.
mated tomorrow night. when the Pres.
ident presses gold button. Carol
singing exercises at the tree will be
attended by Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge.
and afterward the Interstate Com
merce Commission Choir will serenade
the presidential family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
HARRY A. HAMEL DEAD.
Longtime Resident Of Distric
Heart Disease Victim.

Harry A. Hamel. "a years old, for
many years a resident of this city
died at his home, 725 Tenth street
northeast, yesterday. Death was
attributed to heart disease. Mr.
Hamel was native OF Montgomery
County. Nd. He was a stonecutter.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Mary A. Hamel; daughter. Miss
Marie Hamel: two brothers. Thomas
A. Hamel of Riverdale. Md, and viii.
liam A. Hamel of this city. and three
sisters. Mrs. r. NJ. Harriss and Mrs.
Annie E. Selby Of this city. and Mrs
j. w. Crown of Riverdale.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the Holy Name Catholic Church
tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. Inter,
ment will be in Mount Olivet Gene.
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

OFFICE OF THE PTRFMEN.s INsTfP.
aDce Company of Washington and Georre.
town. 3o3 seventh street northwest. The
etoekhol0efs Of the Firemen's Insurance.
COMPANY OF WASHINGTON and GEORGETOWN
wil meet sf the once on Monday January
1878 Tor the purpose of eiecting thirteen
directors for the ensuing year Poiis Oman
from IL am. 20 g noon.
ALBERT W. HOWARD. Secretary.
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House each day now, and on each
succeeding trip their bundles are
heavier and more numerous.
The Christmas presents for Presi-
dents. as a general rule. are more
useful in their nature than they are
expensive. Articles Of clothing. books
and candy generally predominant.
Two sweaters and a pair OF WOODEN
wristlets for the President already
have arrived. as have a pair OF fur
gloves. OF course. the President and
the First Lady receive some very
handsome and costly gifts. but these
usually are from relatives and very
intimate friends. The practice has
been TO discourage the sending of very
costly gifts to the Executive by other
than persons very. intimate with the
family.
Will Spend Quiet Day.
White House attaches while discuss.
| Ing today the increase In the number
| OF remembrances being received this
year were at q loss TO offer an expla.
| nation. One advanced the though,
that probably Mr.. Cooiidge's decision
10 retire to private life at the expira.
ton OF his term many have been q
contributing factor in, this apparent
thoughtfulness on the part Of the
public. IT is thought also that the
personal popularity OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge throughout the country un.
questionably had something to do
| with 1t.
AS has been their custom. the Pres
dent and Mrs. Coolidge will observe
Christmas quietly. Aside from an ex.
change Of gifts In the library on the
second floor Christmas morning and
the attending OF religious services, the
daily routine OF the White House Will
NOT be greatly altered. The mea Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
new CHEVROLET MODELS.
Complete Line will Be Put on Mar.
ket January 8.

DETROIT, December % OpD.-The
Chevrolet division of the General Mo.
tors Corporation. chief competitor of
the Ford Motor Co. will bring out a
complete" new line Of cars on Janu.
airy 3, 1t was announced today by w.
S. knudsen, president of the Chevrolet
Co.
Production of the new model. Mr..
Knudsen said. has been under way In
the company's various assembly plants
since December IL.
No details of what changes have
been made nor Of prices OF the various
body styles will be available, the an
nouncement stated. until January g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
HUNDREDS OF GIFTS
REACH WHITE HOUSE,
NEARING NEW MARK

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