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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and con-
tinued cool tonight. tomorrow fa1r
and slowly rising temperature.
MARYLAND, Virginia and West Nlr-
ginia-Fair and continued cool; tomor-
row fair with slowly rising tempera-
ture.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 81; PM,
70; IL midnight, 81; 4 am, 60; am,
So; IL am, 90.
Barometer-4 pm, 1886; 3 pm,
29. SO; II midnight, 5000; 4 am, 1906;
s am. 30.13; IL am, 1928.
Highest temperature, 81, occurred
at 4:45 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature. So, occurred
at am. today.
Temperature same date last yea
Highest, II; lowest, Sc.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey)
Today-Iow tide, GIL am. and
6:37 pm; high tide, 11:49 am.
Tomorrow-Iow tide, 1902 am. and
7:24 pm: high tide, 1922 am. and
1886 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose 4:46 am; sun sets
1887 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:47 am; sun
sets 1897 pm.
Moon rises 9:59 a m; sets 1928 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
clear this morning.
xNeafher In XarinnS Cities.
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HAMMOND CH|DES
APATHY Of VOTERS
Announces Program to Get
Electors to Polls in 1928
Ba|Ioting.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Failing TO
understand that political parties are
the basis of American government
the present day citizen resents TIE
mart they play in elections and stays
awav from the polls, declared John
Havs Hammond yesterday. Ills
statement was issued after CONSIDER
ing more than 10000 answers 10 d
circulated natloltaIS
among the voters by the department
of political education. VI when M =
Hammond is chairman, or the NoiF
Partisan National Civic Federation.
Hoping to expunge tine deplorapie
record of 49," when two'thlrds OF the
electorate failed to vote, Mr.. HAM
mond explained the plan or the req.
Grafton to conduct a campaign VI
intensive, individual service among
the voters in preparation for the 1879
elections. when virtually all of the
Legislatures as we'll as the city couii'
ellis are to be elected.
Committees on practical citizen
shin. to be created in each OF more
than 100000 local bodies composing
fraternal. patriotic. commercial, labor
AGRICULTURAL, church and womens or
which are cooperating
with the federation, will conduct the
work. he explained
"The plan provides that the local
committees thus to be created in q; a
given community" he continued, VIII
also form a central committee, when
in addition to advising on methods Tor
getting out the vote on registration
primary and election days. will ar
range for study of the vital ques-
lions dealt with by State and munic
ipal bodies" Such central committees
already have been formed In Ne"
York and Boston.
The average citizen has come 10
shun party politics because OF us cor
ruption and dishonesty, which ne mas
allowed to creep in by his own neglect
\ Al 1Iax,ay>onnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
CAPPER WARNS TAXES
ARE BOOSTED BY WAR
Outlawing Of International Con-
ficts by Solemn Treaty Seen
as Remedy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 4.-Federal taxes
are high because the cost of war is
high and will come down when nations
can get along with less war and not
before, Senator Arthur Capper of
Kansas declared yesterday in an
address at a patriotic meeting at
Mooseheart, ILL.,, where the Moose
Lodge maintains a home and school
for children.
1.-THE biggest part of the money we
send to Washington goes to pay debts
of all kinds incurred for war pur-
poses" he said. I'VE are not spending
TOO much so far as present needs are
concerned, but until we outlaw war by
a solemn treaty between the nations.
until we make war an internatioal
crime. disarmament agreements are
bound to be more or less meaningless
no matter how sincerely carried out. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
CHURCH BELL CAST
FROM FRENCH CANNON
Presented by Kaiser Wilhelm I to
Quaint Old German Struc-
ture in America.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DULUTH. Mimi, July Each
Sunday morning the members Of a
quaint little German church here are
summoned to worship by bell cast
from French cannon captured in the
Franco Prussian war.
German troops took the cannon, a
6-pound brass rifled fieldpiece. at
the surrender of Metz. and Kaiser
Wilhelm / presented the bell cast
from the cannon to st. Paurs Evan
gelical German Church in 1874.
The bell, weighing 800 pounds and
keeping it's melodious tone after more
than so years. has an inscription on
the side: Aus t'ranZosechem Ge-
schultz Won Kaiser Wilhelm l, 1874"
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Continued from First Page)
lumbia Red Cross, Veterans of For
eign Wars and auxiliaries: marshal,
Mrs. I. l.. Kebler. Third section,
right-Daughters of the American
Revolution, Children of the American
Revolution: marshal, 3. d. Schreiner.
Fourth section. left-Sons of the
Revolution, Scions of Colonial Cava-
liers, citizens military training camps,
marshal. Allan Stratton. Fourth sec
ton, right--Army and Navy Union,
Danes of the Loyal Legion, Military
Order of Foreign Wars, marshal,
George Godfrey
Fifth section. left-AIlitary Order
World War, Society of Signers of the
Declaration of Independence, Wom-
ems Overseas Service League, So
ciety of Natives, National Tribune of
District of Columbia, marshal, Reid
Middleton.
Fifth section, right--Order of Indian
Wars, District Of Columbia Chapter
of American War Mothers, municipal
Fairgrounds. Association of Oldest In
habitants, AmeriZanization Organiza.
ton, marshal, r. A BOgley.
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HOLIDAY AT ROCKVILLE.
Independence Day Observed Without
FOrMalities.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. July 4.--Thore
was no formal celebration of hide
pendencc day in Rockville. The banks,
post Office and business houses, how
ever, were closed during the day, as
were the courthouse offices, and In
virtually every other way the day was
observed as a holiday by the people
of the community.
At several places in the county elab-
crate programs were staged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
MANY TOWNS MARK DAY.
Outings Feature Programs OF Prince
Georges Communities.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md. July A.
Many towns throughout Prince
Georges County are holding Fourth OF
July programs.
Schoo! grounds at University Park
will be the scene of fireworks and
other amusemcnts tonight. Baden,
Iceland and Bowie arranged outings
which included sports of great va
riety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
Crippled Worker
Lives i'm Bath Tub
By Paris Roadside

BY thf AssOCIaItU FTFss
PARIS. July 4--Nalentin Lee
page of Charleroi, like DioSenes,
lives in tub History does not
specify what kind of tub the
Greek cynic used. but his French
imitator houses himself in bath
tub.
Lepage formerly was a glass
worker. He was disabled by fac
tory accident and has spent three
years, rent free. by the roadside, in
his tub. which begins to show
wear. He has rugged old tarpaul1n
over uprights for shelter ana
privacy. An old box is cupboard,
wardrobe and table. Another box,
outside, houses his best friend, a
wolf hound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
MONTANANS PLAN
BOAT TRIP TO GULF
Journeys Down Mississippi
River in Small Craft Aim
of VacationiSts.
By the Associated Press.

HELENA, Mont, July 4.-The
spirit of Tom Sawyer still lives.
I'D next to the Canadian border
two vacationists are planning boat
trips down the Mississippi River to
the Gulf Of Mexico this Summer.
Delbert D. Dotson. who retired this
Spring as county treasurer OF Rich
mond County. has built an 18-foot
boat. in which he. Mrs. Dotson and
a small boy friend are going to loaf
and fish their way from Sidney.
Mont. to New Orleans, camping as
they go. Sidney is on the Yellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04

stone River. a tributary to the Mis-.
souri, River.
Oscar Cutting, in 26-foot boat pro-
PEELED with sweeps. expects to jour-
ney this Summer $500 miles, from
Glasgow, down the Milk. Missouri
and Mississippi Rivers TO New Or.
leans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
Radio Works Underground.

HOT SPRINGS. s. Dak., July A
radio set functions perfectly a mile
underground in deep grotto of Wind
Cave. Reception is as good, listeners
h4f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
Girl Claims Record Climb.

Wearing walking dress and high.
heeled shoes, Vera Tomlinson. aged 10.
recently climbed chimney $50 feet
high. at Leeds. England. and smoked
a cigarette while sitting on the para.
pet. She claims that her feat is the
world record for girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
TWO DIE IN PISTOL DUEL.
Police Chief and Man He At
tempted to Arrest Killed.

ELLENSBURG. Wash. July 4.
@.-Chief of Police Alva Tucker
was shot and killed here while at
tempting to arrest John Emerson,
end the latter was shot by the chief
and patrolman, dying almost i'm
mediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
FOREIGN.
Il am Greenwich tin

The first survey OF oil-electric loco
motive records shows thaA their OPP
Grating cost is only one-fo1Ith that of
steam locomotives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
EVENTS IN HISTORY
OF THE DAY WE CELEBRATE"
Milestones in Nations Progress Noted
Since Famous Declaration of 1ndepend-
ence Was Proclaimed to the World.
Atlantic Cable Exhibited.

of the Revolution. would be placed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
CAPITAL OBSERVES
NATIONS BIRTHDAY
IN PATRIOTIC FETES

Continued from First Page.)
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Hiero.Iyplhics Suggested.

A thousand square feet of this stone
floor have been uncovered up to July
/. Exploration trenches elsewhere
have indicated that the road continues
a great distance. The stones are 6
inches thick and are carefully fitted
into place.
While digging along The surface of
this floor-like formation a fragment
of rock which bears strange mark
ings was picked up. Here again there
is a difference of opinion. The rock
was taken to Yellow Robe, a Carlisle
graduate and an expert on Indian
history.
He said the raised circles and lines
were undoubtedly hieroglyphics. They
do not belong to the Indian language
which predominates in drawings of
animals and birds.
DIR. O'Hara. who has done extensive
exploration in the Bad Lands at the
foot of the hills, says he has found
formations similar to portions OF the
walls in the so-called hidden city"
He believes first that there was an
earthquake that opened tissues.
These, he reasons. were filled in
by minerals carried by water Then
he believes the stone walls. SO formed.
cracked and that other minerals filled
III the pTOkeIl JOlIltS, accounting Tor
the so-called mortar
Manmade or nature made, the walls
excite more debate than anything else
in the Black Hills.
A tourist recently offered $4,000
for share In the project. He was
turned down because the explorers
admit that they do not know what
their work will xsacover. They are
just digging onsand keeping open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
Copyright by 2
By the Associated Press. ,

makers of olden times could eat more
or at least with less serious results,
it has been decided by dietetic ex-
perts who have been comparing pres.
ent overeating cases with those of
other years. The question came up
in connection with coroners' an
nouncements that an 11-year-old boy
and a man had eaten so much on
Christmas day that they died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
GOOD WILL PLANES
PARTED BY M|SHAP
Three Reach Colombia While
Other Two Turn Back
to Panama.
N the Associated Press.

BUENAvENTURA, Colombia, Jan.
uary Sl.--Three Of the five Ameri.
can good will airplanes, the New York,
San Francisco and San Antonio, ar
rived here at 500 pm. Saturday, five
hours and 80 minutes after the feet
had taken on from France Field,
Panama.
The plane st. Louis turned back
3sst before reaching San Miguel Bay,
an hour after the flight started, and
the Detroit turned back with her, as
tt had been agreed that where a plane
il disabled another shall stay with
her.
The three other planes pushed on.
and, according to Maj. Dargue, the
commander, soon encountered strong
head winds until they had passed
Caro- Corrientes. Here low clouds
and rain forced the flyers down until
they were only 200 feet above the
ocean.
Between Capes Mario and Corrien.
ten, a low, muddy coast of Panama
Maj. Dargue said, the planes passed
through millions of birds. and the
air1nen often had to idle their engines
TO save propellers while flying through
them.
The flyers came through without
rnishap and on arrival here moored
their planes out In the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
New Air Mail Rate
Goes Into Effect
With Cut Tuesday

The new rate for air mail goes
into effect tomorrow. 1t will be 10
cents for each half ounce or frac-
ton. displacing the zone rate. For
example, a half-ounce letter for
San Francisco. postage for which
Is now "a cents, that is. cents
for each of the three transcon-
tinental air mail zones. under the
new rate requires only 10 cents
postage. A new 20-cent air mail
stamp has been issued for postage
on letters that weigh more than
a half ounce. but not over one
ounce. The fiat rate. postal off,
cials says, will eliminate many
complications and will undoubt-
eddy attract a much larger vol
unne of letters to the air mail. Any
mailable matter, except that liable
to damage by freezing, up to 90
pounds in weight and not over
81 inches in length and gtrth
combined, may be sent by air
mail. .f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
GRAND RELIEF BALL
r., PLANS COMPLETED
Allied War Veterans to Devote
Proceeds to Needy Ex.Soldiers,
Widows and Orphans.

Arrangements virtually have been
completed for the grand relief ball of
the Allied War Veterans to be held
next Monday at the City Club. Pro-
ceeds of the ball will be used exclu-
sively for the relief of needy veterans.
their widows and orphans, according
to an announcement by the veterans
relief committee today.
Music will be furnished by the
Army, Navy. and Marine Corps or
chestras, and a program Of special en-
tertainment features will be given.
dancing will be from 8 untH / o'clock.
The chairman of the executive com
mittee has called a meeting of the
committee for Friday evening at
o'clock at the G.. A. r. Hall to make
final arrangements for the ball.
Members OF the executive commit
tee OF the general committee for the
ball and entertainment are: Maj
Charles William Freeman. general
chairman, organization and control
Capt. Frederick J.. Jones. general vice
chairman, tickets and publicity; Lieut.
Howard S. Fisk, treasurer, chairman
of finance committee; Maj. Fred G.
Lucas, secretary. chairman of audit
committee; Col. T. j. Ryan, chairman
committee on ticket distribution and
sales; Jacob B. De Hart, chairman
committee on cooperation and veter
ans relations; Capt. E. B. Baldwin
chairman, committee on invitations
and patriotic relations; j. G. Yaden
chairman, veterans civic relations and
cooperation: Capt. Watson B. Miller
chairman. music. and supply commit
tee; Comdr. Charles Kohen, chairman
entertainment and program commit
tee: Capt. Z. j. Buffalo. chairman
decorations committee; Adolph A
Schippert, chairman, house commit
tee: Capt. Henry NJ. Jet. chairman
floor committee; Comdr. G. o.. How
ard chairman, reception committee
Adjt. II. j. Photis, chairman. budget
committee; Maj. w. l.. Peak, chair
man, executive committee; Miss Mar
garet Liech, chairman. ladies' com
mittee. and Harlan Wood. chairman
legal committees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
BILLBOARD BALL
TO HELP CHARITIES
Junior League Affair on Friday In
tended to Raise Funds for
Work.

Funds obtained by the Junior
rsasue at their billboard ball to be
held at the willard Hotel Friday Will
be given to the Endorsed charities of
the city, the league announced today.
Each year the Junior League en-
beavers to raise enough money to
give substantial aid to the various
Charities and many of these charities
count on the league for definite an
nual contributions, 1T is explained.
The National Association OF the
Junior Leagues of America, OF which
the Washington League is a member,
was founded in New York by a small
group of girls who wanted to make a
real contribution toward the chart
table organizat lions of their city. Their
idea was soon adopted by other cities
! until at the present time there are
go leagues in the country.
Members of the Junior League of
Washington give their voluntary serv-
ices to the Children's Hospital, Asso-
ciated Charities, Walter Reed Hos
pital. Red Cross department for the
blind at the reading room for the
blind at the Library of Congress,
Juvenile Protective Association, In
structive Visiting Nurse Society, the
settlement houses and many other or
CARNATIONS.
The league aided nearly all of these
organizations financially during the
past year besides several others, in
Guiding the Home for the Incurables.
Noel House. Salvation Army, Child
Welfare Association. Girl Scouts and
Travellers Aid. 1t also furnished the
salary of a paid worker in tho Asso-
ciated Charities. Money was given
to the Children's Hospital endowment
fund. 1t was announced that the
Washington League desires TO con-
Ifribute toward permanent endowment
kunda whsns possihlas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31

Atrplane service across the Andes
in peru is expected 10 cut the trip
down from the usual three weeks
tourney 70 only two days
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FALL ON STAIRS
KILLS SCIENTIST
Dr.. George Byron Gordon, Ri.
rector of Penn Museum, in
Fatal Accident.
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, January 31.-Dr.
George Byron Gordon, director Of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum.
archeologist and anthropologist, Is
dead.
Apparently stricken with paralysis
while ascending the stairway at the
Racquet Club, where he had attended
a dinner Saturday night, he fell back
ward down the steps, fracturing his
skull on the marble landing. He died
yesterday without regaining con-
seriousness. He was Sc years old and
unmarried.
Heard Roosevelt Lecture.
DIR. Gordon had attended the dinner
of the Wilderness Club, at which
Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt de-
scribed their recent trip to Asia. After
leaving the banquet room DIR. Gordon
started up the stairs to the second
floor for his overcoat. and when about
half way up he toppled over and fell
backward.
DR.. Gordon was one of the worlds
foremost authorities on archaeology,
particularly pertaining to the Ameri-
can continent. He was graduated at
the University of South Carolina In
1888 and later attended Harvard Uni
versity. He received the degree of
doctor of science from Harvard In
1894 and in the same year was named
chief of the Harvard expedition to
Central America. He continued at the
head of the expedition for six years.
Joined Penn Faculty.
In 1903 he joined the faculty Of the
University of Pennsylvania. From
1907 to 1915 he was assistant pro-
fessor of anthropology at the univer-
'sity and he had served as director of
the museum since 1910. He had con-
tributed many important books to tho
literature of archaeology.
He was born on Prince Edward
Island, Canada, in 1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
Champion Eaters of Today Amateurs
Beside Title Holders of 18th Century

Officials, in searching records, as
certained that @, a famous rake of
the eighteenth century won a $1,000
bet from Sir John Lade by producing
the worlds champion food consumer
Old Q's deputy reported on the out
come of the eating match as follows:
81 have to acquaint your grace that
your man defeated his antagonist by
a pig and an apple pie"
Apple pies today are trif1ing affairs,
I'm size, compared with the delicacy OF
that order in the days of old Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
BLOOD TESTS PROPOSED
TO PROVE INTOXICATlON
Phxladelphia Considers Plan in Con-
nection With Drunkenness
Charge in Crime Cases.

NJ Gh6 Aosoc1aJeo FTces.
PHILADELPHIA, January 31.---
Hood tests to determine infoxication
VIII be adopted by Philadelphia police
II experiments now under way show
the plan TO be feasible. Director of
public Safety George w. Elliott said
today.
one of the experiments being made
In 20 determine the exactness of the
tests in the cases of human beings
and the feasibility Of their application
to Intoxicated automobile drivers and
policemen and prisoners whose ratio
Of drunkenness may be a factor. In
cases of persons killed the tests have
shown that traces of alcohol remain
in the blood for several hours with
out change in proportion.
I'VE are willing" said Director Ell
lott, ''to add the latest scientific
ynethods of protecting the police and
the public II our surgeons find they
can be carried out and worked eff
GENTLY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
VETS MAY SEE "0LD SOD"
Fighting Irish In A. E. r. Invited
to Visit ireland.

The fighting Irish Of the American
Expeditionary Force have been In
vited to stop off and visit the "old
sod" when they go to, Paris for the
American Legion convention.
This proposal was announced yes
terday by Francis J. Kilkenny, who
headed similar movement in 1910.
He said the plan had received the in-
dorsement of Legion officials and he
had asked the support of President
Cosgrave&of the Irish Free State and
Sir james, Craig, prime minister Of
Northsrn< xxalanA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
Briton Who, as Boy,
Heard Woman Scold
Future King. Dies
Wide World Photos.

By the Associated fTess.
AMBLESIDE. England, January
31.-Thomas Creighton, who heard
the late King Edward sharply up
braided by local village character
known as Betty is dead at the
age of IS. Betty caught King Ed
ward chasing sheep with his boy
friend, the young Earl Cadogan.
That was 70 years ago. Edward,
then Prince Of Wales. at the age
of Is, was staying in the lake dis
trict and fell into the temptation
to make the sheep run.
''If / knew who your mothers
were." Betty shouted wrathfully.
Il would write and tell them to
give you the strap. You are very
badly brought up boys"
Betty got bad fright on being
told afterward who the boys were.
Tradition has 1t that Queen VIC
toria sent her a new gown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
BESTOWAL OF ORDERS
RIDICULED IN GERMANY
Liberal Press Attacks Bill Author
izing Republic to Confer Deco
rations for MeMtorious Services.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 31.-If the Ger
man Republic returns to the decora-
COMMISSIONING business so common
under the old empire, 1t will do so
in the face of the ridicule of section
of the Liberal press.
The government prepared a bill
under which it would be empowered
to bestow orders or decorations for
various meritorious services.
One paper prints pictures Of the
form decorations should take. Among
them are the ''Order of Liberation, %
for the taxpayer freed by, the govern
ment collector of all his possessions,
and the "Order of Departure" for
retiring cabinet ministers. The SYM
boil of the latter Is setting sun in
scribed with the thanks of the re-
public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
KAIsER's SON HONORED.
Prince Oscar Succeeds Eitel in Elk
elusive German Order.

BERLIN, January 81 OP).-Prince
Oscar, fifth son of former Kaiser Will
liam, has been elected grand master
of the Order Of st. John, the most ex-
elusive and aristocratic order in Ger
many.
Oscar replaces his older brother,
Prince Eitel, who resigned this post
after his divorce from Princess Eitel
Frederick in October, in which the
court declared him the guilty party.
The divorce proceedings were secret,
but 1t was announced that the decree
was granted on grounds of ill.treat.
ment and -ancompatihilitNs