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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
BUSCH MURDER
TRIAL DELAYED
PoStponement Follows Filing
of Writ by Stepfather of
Samuel Moreno.

Trial of four men charged with
murder in the first degree in con
nection with the killing of Policeman
Leo w. X. Busch near Grant Circle.
September &c, was postponed today
by Justice William Hitz in Criminal
Division until tomorrow.
The postponment was made neces-
sary by the filing of an application for
writ of prohibition in the District
Court of Appeals by Alexandra Belle,
stepfather of Samuel Moreno, one of
the accused. Belle declared his step
son is mentally unbalanced, and to
force him to trial with the other de-
PENDANTS would be miscarriage of
justice. The appeal was denied today.
Inc application for the writ asked
that the trial be delayed until the
mental condition of Moreno is passed
upon by a jury. 1t was filed by At
torney Harry A. Grant.
Grant informed the court that he
filed a petition January for a mental
examination and attached an affidavit
of DIR. Kenneth w. Kinney, local
allenist. who has made a careful ex-
animation of the prisoner and gave
The lawyer asserted that his client is
not Of sufficient mentality to inform
him of his defense.
The others accused in the killing
are Nicholas Lee Eagles, John f
McCabe and John Proctor and all
with the exception of McCabe are
under the age of 81. The four men
were In court ready to face the en-
paneltng of a jury this morning, but
were returned to Jail when the case
was postponed. A number of the
Government witnesses were in court
and quite crowd of persons. eager
TO hear the trial, had assembled out
side the courtroom.
The Government filed an opposition
IN the Court of Appeals to the grant
ing of the writ. Assistant United
states Attorney Rover presented the
objections of the prosecution to the
appellate court
Assistant United States Attorney
George ID. Horning, jr., will prose
cute the murder charge against the
four men, who are represented by At
torneys James A. O'Shea, John Fl.
burnett, James 3. Archer, Alfred l..
Bennett, Harry A. Grant, Martin
O'Donoghue and Tannenbaum & Wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
PHONES OF ESCAPE
FROM ACADEMY FIRE
Harry Palmer of Clarendon, Who
Leaped From Window at Front
Royal, Pictures Scene.

Harry Templeton Palmer, jr., Of
Clarendon, Va, who jumped from "a
second story window of Randolph-Ma-
con Academy during the fire early to-
day, telephoned friends here a graphic
eyewitness account of the disaster.
THE boys in my room. which was
at the rear of the second floor, We're
awakened by the cries of fire. and by
the sitting smoke" he said. ''Wo
jumped into any clothing we could
find handy and ran toward the door
to find our way cut off by the dense
smoke.
II had managed to grab my over.
coat and l slipped it over my pajamas.
The boys began piling through one Of
the windows which overlooked the
roof of a porch. We took turns in
jumping to the ground. which was
not much of a drop-about 10 feet, !
guess.
THE fellows on the third floor were
out of luck, however. They couldn't
get down the stairs and they had to
jump. That's how they got their legs
broken. Some of them were trying
To tie sheets together so that they
would have something to slide on.
Others of us who had reached the
ground. held out blankets on which
they could jump. Some of them made
the leap without getting seriously
injured.
"One student. named Navia. mis-
judged the distance and leaped sew
eral feet from the blanket. He was
right badly injured. l understand.
Everybody finally got out. The
building had hardly been emptied
before it seemed that the whole
place burst into flames. Walls fell
in and the intense heat drove us far
away. The water in the swimming
pool was boiled out.
Young Palmer is in his second
year. His parents are in Florida.
His father is owner of the Palmer
stable of race horses, now running
at the Orlando track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
ELECTION FRAUD PROBE
BEGUN IN PITTSBURGH
Allegheny County Grand Jury
Opens Inquiry Into Alleged
Irregularities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTBURGH, January 10.--1nvesti-
cation of the November election in AL
legheny County was started today by
the county grand jury, which was
called in special session last week for
that purpose.
The inquiry was ordered by Crimi-
nal Court Judge John A. Evans on pc
tition of District Attorney Samuel H.
Gardner, who charged certain frauds"
had been perpetrated at unnamed pol
ing places and detailed a number OF
irregularities which he said had been
uncovered.
The district attorney said the charges
were based on an investigation con-
Quoted by county detectives and re-
quested a grand jury inquiry in order
to fix responsibility through eXamina-
ton of witnesses under oath and the
opening of ballot boxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
MRS. ROBINETTE EXPIRES.

Mrs. Agnes Boole Robinette, IS.
widow of Lieut.. Augustine Robinette,
Civil War veteran of the Third Mary
land Cavalry died yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Miss Resale
A. Robinette, Ill Primrose street,
Chevy Chase. She had been i'll several
months.
A native of New York State. Mrs.
Robinette has lived in Washington
for more than 80 years. She is sur
vived by her daughter and four sons.
Leonard Fl. r., Fred G., Howard A.
and Donald ]. Robinette, this city.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock at
Wright's funeral parolrs, 1887 Tenth
street. Interment will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
FUND STARTED TO AID
WIDOW OF SLAIN MAN
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter and z Chill
dren in Need as Result Of
Murder.

A fund for Mrs. Joseph Edward Car
penter, whose husband, a civil en-
ploye at the Indian Head, Md, prov
ing ground, died Friday from gunshot
wounds inflicted by two negro bandits,
and her seven little daughters, has
been started by Miss Mary Wright
Davis of the Government Hotels with
an initial contribution of SIS.
The Star will gladly take care of
any further contributions from its
readers to be devoted to the assist
ance of Mrs. Carpenter, whose large
family has been practically without
means of support since the death Of
the father. Washington school chill
dren> have already contributed gen
erously to the extent of $77 on their
own initiative, and have signif1ed that
this amount is to be given to The Star
to swell the fund just started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Bandit RObs Store
OF 500 After His
First Trial Fails

A hold.up man who believes in
the old motto, IF at first you don't
succeed" etc., followed it's tenets
today and succeeded in robbing the
Sanitary Grocery Co. store at 601
Massachusetts avenue, after falling
in previous attempt.
On Christmas eve the robber ap-
peared at the store and demanded
money from the manager, Charles
b. Corridor. Corridors assertion
that all receipts had been turned
over to a collector a short while
before served to turn the intruder
away.
Early today the same young man
returned and tried 1t again. Mr..
Corridor was robbed of about $50,
he reported to police.
The store manager declared he
Is positive the visits were made by
the same person. The holdup man
is described as being about 51s feet
tall and youthful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
MERCERSBURG FIRE
RAZES MAIN HALL
Students Get Out Safely and Help
in Battle With 100000
Blaze.
BY the Associated Press.

MERCERSBURG, Pa, January 10
Historic "Old Main Hail." the prin-
cipal building of Mercersburg Acad-
envy. which for a time after the battle
of Gettysburg was used as hospital
for Confederate soldiers, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Both of President
Coohdge's sons occupied rooms in the
structure while students at MERGERS
burg.
Built in 1886, the building. in addi-
ton to dormitOries, housed the chem
zeal laboratory, drafting room, library
and the old chapel. Most of the 5000
volumes in the library and paintings
of prominent alumni that hung in the
chapel were destroyed. The damage
was estimated at $500 900.
The fire, which occurred early yes
terday from an undetermined cause.
damaged the main heating plant, ne
cessitating the closing Of the school
for two weeks. All the students got
out safely and aided in fighting the
flames. Most of them later left for
their homes. Glasses will be resumed
on January 25 in temporary quarters.
Or. w. NJ. Irvine, headmaster, said
the hall would be rebuilt along the
general lines Of the old structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
RITES FOR GEN. O'CONNELL
Burial in Arlington Tomorrow
With Full Military Honors.

Funeral services for Brig. Gen. John
j. OConnell, Sc years old, Civil. Span
ish-American and Indian wars and
Philippine campaign veteran, of the
Wyoming apartments, Columbia road
and California street, who died Tues
day at Atlantic City, will be con-
Quoted tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock at st. Patrick's Church, Tenth
and G streets, followed by interment
with full military honors in Arlington
Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Maj. Gen.
G. S. Summerall, Maj. Gen. John L..
Glen, Maj. Gen. David c. Shanks,
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Menoher. Col.
William II. Tschappat and Lieut.. Col.
kensey j. Hampton.
Gen. O'Connell is survived by his
daughter. Miss Lillian O'Conneu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
FEARING INSANITY,
MAN ENDS LIFE:
Edwin CarneaI Writes Note to
Coroner Before Shooting
Himself.

Edwin Ernest Carneal, jr., &c years
DID, shot himself in the head at the
home Of his aunt. 460 X street, at $50
o'clock this morning, and died shortly
after his removal to Emergency Hos
pital.
Young Carneal was found lying
across his bed, bleeding from the
wound in his head, with a revolver in
his right hand, by Mrs. j. j. Bowles,
the aunt. Mrs. Bowles had called her
nephew for breakfast at o'clock, and
he had answered that he would 'be
right down."
After a few minutes, when he did
not put in his appearance, Mrs. Bowles
called him again. When she received
no answer she went to his room on
the third floor. where she discovered
him unconscious.
Leaves Note TO Coroner.
A note addressed to THE Coroner
and signed by young Carnea, was
found by the police. In the message
the young man declared This is an
other case of one seeking relief from
circumstances which would eventually
result in total insanity" and he added,
ANY further circumstances can be
obtained from my father, +. f.. Car
neal, ST., residing at POO Massachu-
sets avenue"
Mrs. Elizabeth Carneal, trained
nurse, said this morning that the only
reason she could assigned for her
sons act was financial difficulties.
She said that he had been living in
New Orleans, and that he returned to
Washington about 10 days before
Christmas to seek employment.
Gets Job mt Willard.
He succeeded in obtaining work at
the New Willard Hotel, where he OPP
Grated an elevator until two days ago
when. his mother said this morning,
he was laid off pending the compile
ton of repairs. He was to have re-
turned TO work tomorrow morning,
she said.
Mrs. Carneal and her sons father
are divorced, the mother said this
morning, and her son remained with
her until he left this city to seek EN-
ployment elsewhere.
The senior Mr.. Carneal could not
be located this morning at the Fair
fax apartments. 2100 Massachusetts
avenue, where he lives with the sec
ond wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
HOUSE CLERK ADDRESSES
BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 81
Page Chief Speaker at Ground
Breaking for Hut at Friend
ship Heights.

William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House OF Representatives, addressed
members Of Troop "a, Boy Scouts of
America, yesterday afternoon, near
Friendship Heights, when ground was
broken for the erection of a troop hut
James Dulin turned the first spade Of
earth.
Prayer was offered by Albert Shoe
maker. and Frederick Mooney also
spoke.
The new hut viii be the headquar-
ters of the troop in the future. The
members will assist in building the
structure. The lot on Willard avenue
was donated by Henry W. Offutt.
The members of the troop are:
James Houghton, Charles Roach,
Curtis Dellinger, Aubrey Dellinger,
John Kuhn, Bryan Leet, Harvey Leet,
George Offutt, jr.: John Mark, Henry
Latterner and John Sherry. Henry
Scott is the scoutmaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
D. c. ASKS S95,245
TO MEET EXPENSES
Bill Covering Deficiencies
Being Considered by House
Appropriations Committee.

Deficiency estimates totaling $95,24o
for the District government in order
to complete the present fiscal year
were taken UP for consideration Aby
the House appropriations committee
today.
Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty
Mai. Daniel J. Donovan, District audi
tor; Maj. W. l.. Il. Covell. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, and George
S. Watson. chief engineer Of the Fire
Department, We're the witnesses called
in justification of these items, which
are as follows:
In order to permit the new Public
Utilities Commission to function,
items for salaries for the new Com
,nissioners from February | to June
80, and for the new peoples counsel,
$500, and an item Of 81 900 for Incl
dental expenses of the commission.
For additional salaries for nine new
assistant assessors needed to make the
annual instead of the biennial assess
ment of real estate, an item of 81 ,425.
For salaries of jurors in the Juve-
nile Court, 800.
For furniture for the addition to
the MacFarland Junior High School,
$1,000.
For uniforms and other necessary
equipment for the Metropolitan Po-
lice force, 1892
For uniforms for the members OF
The Fire Department, 10000.
Hearings on the regular District
appropriation bill for the coming fiscal
year starting July 1, which We're to
have been started today before the
subcommittee headed by Representa-
tive Funk, Republican, of Illinois,
have been postponed until Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
PLAN $4,000 MILES
OF NEW HIGHWAY
Road Builders Picture Saw
ings of Millions in Traffic
Cost-Convention Opens.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 10.--Good roads
So, 900 miles of them planned for
this year alone-were visioned today
by the American Road Builders con-
vention as an important factor in
Americas present and future pros
perity.
BY making markets accessible, the
roads to be built this year will add
more than $4,000 ,000, 900 in value to
farm lands and save millions of dol.
lars annually in reduced traffic con
gestion, in the opinion Of Charles NJ.
Upham. Raleigh. N. c., business direo
tor of the association, which is hold.
ing it's twenty-fourth session.
Shirley of Virginia Present.
At the historic Coliseum, the thou
sands of delegates, including many
from Canada. Mexico and Central and
South American countries. saw more
than 100000 worth of road machin.
cry. described as the most extensive
exhibit of it's kind ever held.
Among the delegates was f. G..
Shirley. chairman of the Virginia
State Highway Commission, and pres
ident of the road builders, who spoke
enthusiastically of the strides in high
way construction.
This era of prosperity is due partly
to good roads, he said. 1.-The in
creased travel by automobile has in
creased attendance at schools thereby
reducing illiteracy in country areas.
and the dense population in cities has
been benefited from the standpoint of
health by families spending week ends
in the open"
Governors Day Tomorrow.
Governors day" tomorrow, will be
followed Wednesday by the PAN.
American Exposition" which will
mark the first official introduction of
South and Central America to the
international hard roads conferences.
Several score Government officials
and highway experts who represent
the countries south of the United
States later will tour this country on
highway surveys,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
POPE BANS FRENCH
ROYALIST NEWSPAPER
Articles Against Holy See Blamed
for Prohibition, Decree Explains.
Editor Welcome Ostracism.

PARIS. January 10.-Ths Royalist
newspaper, L'Action Franchise. has
been placed in the index of prohibited
books by a decree of Pope Plus XII.
For the first time in history a news
paper has been added to the church's
index alongside the names of many
noted literary works.
L'Action Franchise has come under
the ban because-aS set forth in the
decree-"of certain articles written
and published recently by it-articles
which any sensible man would be
forced to recognize were written
against the Holy See and the Supreme
Pontiff himself.
The Pope's decree is commented
upon extensively by all Paris news
papers, and is warmly opposed by
Royalist circles in France.
with deep respect, but with serene
conscience" Charles Maurras, editor
of L'Action Franchise, writes, Il ac-
cept the ostracism Of the Vatican"
Leon Daudet, joint editor with
Maurras, writinp in more sardonlc
vein, virtually thanks the Holy See
for 1.-The fine advertising"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
Today in Congress
SENATE.

The Senate was plunged into
debate over rumors that Senator
elect Brookhart of Iowa is i'll
Washington lobbying for the con-
firmation of Cyrus E. Woods as a
member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The debate
was started by Senator Steck,
Democrat. Iowa, when he read into
the record telegram he had sent
to Mr.. Brookhart. The Senate
finally voted, 40 to 80, to refer the
question to the interstate com
merce committee, which is now
holding hearings on the Woods
nomination.
The agriculture committee held
an executive session on a pending
bill affecting certain stockyards in
the West.
Special Senate committee resumed
hearings on the workings of the
tariff law and the Tariff Commits
sion.
Judiciary committee held regu-
lar weekly meeting.
The maternity and infancy bill
is scheduled to come up at o'clock
as the unfinished business of the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
PUPILS MARCH OUT
OF BURNING SCHOOL
Mother Superior and Nuns
Prevent Panic at Fire
in Philadelphia.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January To-
Sixty pupils of the parochial school
of Our Mother of Sorrows Church at
Forty-eighth street and Lancaster
avenue, were trapped by smoke when
fire swept through the gymnasium in
the basement today.
F'iremen and volunteers, climbing
ladders to the third floor of the fire.
resisting stone building, carried the
children and their teachers down to
the street in safety.
Fifteen hundred children, with 80
Nuns and two lay teachers in charge,
were in the four-story building when
the janitor discovered the fire, which
was confined to the gymnasium.
March Out Quietly.
The janitor quickly notified Mother
Rose Agnes of the Sisters of St.
Joseph. mother superior in charge of
the school, who rang the alarm which
summons the children and their
teachers to fire drill. For the first
few minutes the children were I'M
aware that this was different from the
regular fire drills.
Taking their places in the line, the
boys and girls marched out of the
classrooms and into the corridors.
Wisps of smoke came drifting up, and
the children realized there was q
fire somewhere and apprehensively
glanced about. The teachers Gained
them and all the pupils of the first
and second floors We're soon on the
street.
Smoke Traps Pupils.
Pupils on the third floor, however.
were not able to get out in time to
escape the heavy smoke. Fire appa-
ratus quickly arrived and the work, of
bringing the youngsters down ladders
was started.
Firemen made trip after trip in TAX
ing them down.
Some of the children looked upon
the rescue ais q great adventure and
others tearfully sought their mothers,
many of whom were in the crowd
watching the work of the firemen and
were held back by policemen with diff
ficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
P|NCHOT DOUBTS
WARE WAS ELECTED
Certifies Republican Nominee
for Senate "Appears to
Have Been CrOSen."
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSS.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 10.
Transmitting the returns of the No
vember election for Senator from
Pennsylvania to the President of the
United States Senate, Gov. Pinchot
has refused to certify that William
$. Ware has been duly chosen by
the qualified electors" of the Common
wealth.
Instead he departed from the Gus
tomary form of such certificate and
wrote that Mr.. Ware appears to have
been chosen" as Senator.
The communication, dated January
s, was made public today by the gov
ernor.
Certificate Quoted.
1t quotes the certificate. sent Ware
by registered mail. as follows:
This is to certify that on the face
of the returns filed in the Office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
of the election held on the
second day of November, 1925,
William S. Ware appears to have been
chosen by the qualified electors of
the State of Pennsylvania a Senator
from said State to represent said
State in the Senate of the United
States for the term of six years, be-
ginning or the fourth day of March,
1927
The governors letter continues:
THE form of words customarily
used for such certificates by the gov
ernors of this Commonwealth and the
form recommended by the Senate of
the United States both include GER
LITIGATION that the candidate in ques'
ton has been duly chosen by the
qualified electors of the Common
wealth.
Partly Bought, Partly Stolen.
'I cannot so certify, because I do
not believe that Mr.. Ware has been
chosen. On the contrary, l am con-
WINGED, and have repeatedly declared.
that his nomination was partly bought
and partly stolen, and that frauds
committed in his interest have faint
cd both the primary and the general
election. But even If there had been
no fraud in the election, man who
was not honestly nominated cannot
be honestly entitled to Il seat.
THE stealing of votes for Mr.. ware,
and the amount and the sources OF
the money spent in his behalf make
II clear to me that the election re-
turns do not in fact correctly repre-
sent the will of the sovereign voters
Of Pennsylvania.
IT. therefore, have so worded the
certificate required by law that l can
sign it without distorting the truth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
5 BELIEVED SLAIN
AT B|RGER ARSENAL
Four Bodies Recovered After
Explosion and Fire Wipe
Out Gangs Fort.

by the Associated Press.
MARION, ILL.,, January 10.-The
possibility that five persons instead
Of four lost their lives In the latest
outbreak Of the southern Illinois gang
war was under investigation today.
Mrs. Art Newman said those at
Shady Rest, the fortified roadhouse
Of Charles Birger, gang leader, shortly
before it was dynamited and burned
Saturday night were Steve George
and wife, caretakers; Jack Crews and
Elmo Thompson of West Frankfort
and Jimmy Sims Of Harrisburg.
AS only four charred bodies were
found in the ruins yesterday, Coroner
George Bell returned to the scene
today to search for a fifth body.
Mrs. Newman, the wife of a Birger
lieutenant, attributed the affair TO the
rival Shelton gang. whose leaders.
Carl, Earl and Bernard Shelton, broth
ers, are facing trial on a mail robbery
charge. Carl is at liberty under
100000 bond, but his brothers are in
Jail at Bloomington and Peoria. Mrs
Newman said the Sheltonites now
have headquarters near Flora, I'll.
Burger Is Missing.
Birger, who is wanted on a Franklin
County murder warrant, has not been
seen at his home, at Harrisburg, for
10 days. His roadhouse, half way be-
tween Marion and Harrisburg, was
just inside Williamson County
Sheriff Qren Coleman said he did
not believe the outbreak would result
in immediate reprisals by the Burger
gang and he would not appeal to Gov.
Len Small for troops. The gang war
previously had taken eight or nine
lives within less than five months.
There We're no known witnesses to
the destruction of Shady Rest. which
served as a storage place for rifles,
machine guns and revolvers and was
a meeting place for the Birger fol
lowers.