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Evening star., 1927-10-04

Zoo" they have not effected a salts
factory coordination.
There is but one dramatic scene cal
culated to thrill. 1t comes when the
(lecorous lady slaps the "shop-soiled'
gentleman with her gloves.
The casting of the play reveals tai
ent without much opportunity for its
expression. 1t includes Gwynn STRAIT
ford, Leila Bennett. in an impossible
role; Lucille Watson, Wallace Eddin'
ger, as the stupid husband; Elsie Law
son, Philip Cunningham and Horace
Dol1oolS
Evening star., 1927-10-04
SHUBERT BELASCO-"Synflletic
Sin"

The new play by Frederic and Fan
ME Hatton, co-authors of "Upstairs
and Down" and other successes. holds
but an unpromising future, if it is to
be judged by it's premiere here last
night at the Belasco. This little
drama Of the aspirations of an en-
tirely unsophisticated miss, who goes
to live in West Side, New York, in
search of "experience" that would
make an emotional actress of her,
proves unconvincing so far as any
Evening star., 1927-10-04
3.Piece Velour DuofOld Suite

Lovely velour is the. ma
terial selected for upholsferins
the three pieces in this Bed
Davenport Suite.
Evening star., 1927-10-04
Former Judge Lindsey Exonerated.

DENVER, October 4 OP).-Former
Juvenile Judge Ben 3. Lindsey was
absolved yesterday by the Denver Bar
Association of the charge of destroy
ing court records, made by former
District Attorney Phillip S. Vancise.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

have confided Il to the electric pole
which was serving him just then, as
the Duke of Argyle's post served MS
shepherds.
The man kept on shifting the quar-
ter so that the sun hlaZed 1t into
spotlight. And on his face was the
complacency of him who controls at
least one of the boons of life. The
man on the side might have posed as
life-sized image of Envy. ANA the
shadowy being, named Charity, took
an unexpected step forward, as IL TO
take a hand in the game.
"At the worst. | can shave at nome.
and if I buy smokes my wife will
bawl me out-maybe l ought 10 take
in a movie"
please will you buy a paper? 1
am hungry"
She looked it. Furthermore, she
was old and pathetically genteel
So the man forked over his quar-
ter. And he will probably never give
it another thought until sometime
somewhere-a Voice will say to him:
Il was hungry and you fed me-"
* X y
THE way to forget one trouble is TO
think of another. A woman who
lost lawsuit that seriously inter
fered with her comfortable mode of
life was grieveing herself into down
right illness, when, for moment.
she became diverted into' newer
worry over the marriage of son who
was her main support. This loss, ag-
gravated by jealousy Of the girl. made
the first trouble seem so far off and
dulled in contrast as to be nearly for
gotten, but while her anguish was
Evening star., 1927-10-23
CONVICTED VETERAN
is GRANTED LENIENCY
World War Soldier Found Guilty
of Fraud in Compensa-
ton Affidavit.

James n. Marchant. - years old. a
World War veteran. was sentenced
Yesterday by Justice Siddons to serve
two years in the penitentiary. but the
sentence was suspended and the vet.
eran placed on probation. Marchant
was conyicted of making n false atIi-
davit to the Veterans Bureau on which
his Compensat ton was increased from
500 to S135 n month. The affidavit de-
cIared that Christie r. Marchant. his
wife. was unemployed and dependent
on him while in fact the wife never
gave up her employment. MarChant
drew the increased allowance for sew
eral months.
Lee A. CASTOR. an elderly white
man, was sent to the pententiary for
five years on a charge of mstreatinG
a small girl. John Il. Nyman and
Frank Lee Barham. who looted the
store of James T.. RurbaGe May IL.
were given four years each in the
pentitentiary.
Clarence Mckenzie. charged with
stealing $40 from George Van Tassell
June T., was sent to the penitentiary
Evening star., 1927-10-23

torial hit of the evening that she de-
voted a whole stick of description to
it's design and to the shimmering
beauty of the near.jewels of which it
was composed. And, of course, it was
published next morning. Which ends
part /.
The proud wearer was scarcely
awake to the triumph Of her night
before when she was aroused by a
collector from an imposing store who
called with a bill for the girdle. Slip
ping into something conventional, she
faced the collector with all the vir-
tuous indignation the occas sion seemed
to call for:
IL don't like being disturbed at
this hour in the morning with bill
that do not owe. The thing was
sent to me yesterday on approval.
and as ! have decided not to keep 1t,
YOU u.ight as we'll take it back to the
store and tell them / don't want it,
The collector told the lady she had
worn it to the ball and showed her
the young newspaper woman's notice
to prove it. And, doubtless, the lady
made good-since isn't it dramatic
doctrine that the woman must pay
and pay and pay?
Anyhow, the incident must he con.
sidered as something new and strange
in this virtuous section, since none of
U.S. dear sisters, have ever sneaked
off overnight into a garment or jewel
that had been sent to us on approval.
or
Have we?
X X X
TIlis is about a man who belonged
to the Great Unwashed.
There was another man on the side.
but he didn't count except as scenic
effect. And for the same reason 1t is
just as well to iot down shadowy
being in the background and name her
Charity. Every little helps.
The man held a quarter out on the
palm of his hand. as he soliloquized
indecision whether to spend it on
smokes or a shave-both of which he
seemed to need.
How about couple of smokes?'
1t was crafty suggestion, but the
man on the side might just as we'll
Evening star., 1927-10-23
AROUND THE CITY
BY MAMIE LANCASTER.

mystery. Education has taken away
the faith that stakes the future on the
snap of nut on hot Goals or the
shape of an apple pairing as it falls
to the floor. And yet nuts will be
roasted and apples ducked for and
parings will be cast over shoulders to
show the initials of ones admirer-
which would be everybody If every
body's initial was an S; and there
will be prankish jests and rich. un
studied laughter of youth. God bless
it. everywhere, but-but it won't he
the Halloween of our own childhood,
away back in-but don't let's bother
with dates.
oh. yes, there will be bushels of
fun-cords and tons of it--but the
only witches you will see broomstick.
ing around-allowing for those who
came into the world on that date and
may be, just may be, seein' things
will be the commercialized crones
from Washington shops. May pros
perity bless them-every one:
x x
HUMAN nature is said to be the
same in all places, but here is a
little something to make us hope that
Washington bears no resemblance to
New York:
a colleague just home from Man
haitian brings a bit of experience
given to her by young newspaper
woman on paper there. One night
she was assigned to a big ball, with
special instructions to cover the
gowns worn by the social elect 1t
was fine ball and the costumes were
so rich and colorful that she had
taken down enough of them to turn
a column of print into a fashion pan
orama-with specially enthusiastic
paragraph for the wearer of a won
derful girdle of pearls. 1t was So
splendidly superior to any other sar.
Evening star., 1927-10-23


midnight-not a minute later, since
thev will have to be back to where
they came from before dawn brings
the feast of All Saints. If you were
born on that mystic date, you possess,
of course, the faculty of perceiVlng
and conversing with the supernatural
beings who will come flying in on us,
by broomsticks and he-goats, on the
night that all childhood celebrates.
In case this is news to you, it VIII be
a good time, this Halloween, to prac-
tice your magic gift. For the every
day rest of us all we can do is to
wait and watch for witches-shl---
Did YOU ever throw a ball of yarn
out of the window and then wind 1T in,
hoping to find your own true love at
the end of the string? And, Incl
Gentally, did he ever show up?
And do YOU remember that night
Sou walked backward around the
block with your mouth full of salt
and that other time when you went
upstairs backward-every spell had
to be worked backward in those be-
loved DAYS that were backward them
selves-with lighted candle in your
left hand so that you could look over
YOUR left shoulder in a mirror to
vision your young man, or your
chumS young manor any young
man that was a nice young man?
And, again, did he ever show up?
Also, if you have inherited scotch
plaidie or an Ivanhoe dialect, you Will
have to be careful or the goblins VIII
but everybody knows what the COB
Inns will do. You will have just one
chance of lodging those third-century
witches, and here is the official re-
cipe: Keep saying kind things and do.
ing helpful things to those who need
kindness and help. The good beings
who will be walking the earth on their
last night of penance before rising to
Heaven on the feast of All Saints will
pick up your words and deeds and
stone the witches with them until they
draw one drop of blood and one drop
of poison from their left shoulder
blades-and that puts the witches on
the blink. Try it once.
If you hark back to the other side
of date beginnings, when Myth han
dies doings with more delightful un-
certainty than her sister, History
since history is written up and myth
is handed down--you will find Hal
loween a tumble of mythology, Dru-
Idle beliefs and Christian legends
but these be sound-sense days, breth-
rem.
When Halloween comes We will
have dances and games, praise be, and
the only spirit present will be fun. not
Evening star., 1927-10-23
PRIZE GEM TO BE SOLD.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON.-Diamon and precious
stone dealers are agog with inter est
of the "Jubilee Diamond" said TO be
the loveliest and third largest stone
in the world.
The Jubilee is oval shape and was
found i'm the Jagersfontcin Mine 81
years ago 1t weighed $40 Carats ho-
fore and 239 carats after cutting. II
is owned by an English and Indian
syndicate beaded by Sir ID. Tata, the
Parsee millionaire. 1t is reported that
a quarter Of n million pounds sterling
is being asked for the gem.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

more acute 1t also provided her with
clue to relief by thinking of third
something that might take her mind
off the marriage of her son.
Having no individual suffering of
her own left. she concentrated on first
one friend and then another until, by
meddling with the affairs of her whole
neighborhood, she almost-almost--
forgot to give thought to personal
Affections in the everyday troubles Of
people around
The result. naturally, was a reputa-
ton for meddlinG. but--we can't have
everything exactly as we want it in
this world. And anything is better
than having to suffer right along over
our own woes. such as, say. a lost
lawsuit. daughtcr-in-law and half
alleCianCe son.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

soon, maybe, the
radio will be locat-
ing those wicked
witches who make
a night of it up
in the TfarZ Noun
tains or Walpur-
gis eve. If your
m q IN ory C a n
stretch far enough
to take in the
BLACK G roo k.
you will know
why. But:
We don't have
to go exploring Tor
Halloween goblins.
seeing they will
come a-visiting us
tomorrow w e e k
1-I- on6
Evening star., 1927-10-23

sonable to suppose that some altitude
contesting aviator is going to fly rlgnt
into the old lady who sweeps the COZ
webs out of the sky. Also, pretty
Evening star., 1927-10-23

VOW that Conan Doyle has dis
covered a race of people who
| live 5 miles under the ocean
carpeted sitting rooms. easy
chairs and the like--it is rea-
Evening star., 1927-04-27
ADJUSTMENTS
MISS HAWKS DANCING CLASS.

Beneath a Circus Tent" a playlet
written by Minnie Saxton Bliss, was
the feature of the program presented
by Miss Minnie Hawks dancing class
pupils in connection with their annual
Spring dance festival at the Shubert
Belasco Theater yesterday afternoon.
The outstanding members of the cast
We're Ruth Shaughnessy, Marion Nc
Carthy and Edna Lee Nnruh. The
presentation, Two Dancing Bears"
with Shirley Seiber and Pasha Slavin,
was unusually well staged, as was
the 1.-TWO Dancing Clowns" given by
James Thornton and Wilson Tolford.
A new and delightful ballet. Pas
des Bouquets" pleased the audience,
having score or more of girls
dressed in unusual costumes. The
dancing in this number was especially
good
Other features We're the Gypsy
dance by so children, the dance Of
the valentines, a waltz clog, the Per-
sian ballet, and the red, white and
blue finals. The dancing of little
Helen Dick in both her numbers and
that of Lucia Ellis was applauded by
the audience.
The performance was given for the
benefit of the Girl Scouts Association
dL the blSlIICL UI tCIuillbfd. OInCTS
of the company were Anne Thompson,
Frances Carnes, joan King, Mary
Bartram, Alice King, Robert King,
Phoebe Kent, Villette Sullivan. Sara
Lee Perot, Betty Chandler, Nathan
Lincoln, Charles White. Ryland
Bryant, Arch Kepner. Kurtz Hanson,
Sam Is. Hill, ir,; Donald Lamm, Har-
rison Brand. Wilbur Mead, Ned Nye,
John Bartram, Caroline Wisner. Vio-
let Karchen. Frances Reeves. Carol
Wall, Audrey Moer, Constance Har-
rel. Mary McIndoo, Virginia Clark,
Rose Gaddess, Constance HeiskelI,
Elizabeth Reed, Rachel Merritt, Ruth
Holman. Gertrude Sherman, Julia
Vogel, Louisette Diotti, Armen Bak-
shian. Fredica Ballard, Margaret An
derson. Helena Holman, Edna ALA
band, Hazel Baiarsky, Jean Wilson,
Louise Wilson, Elizabeth Hatten, Lois
Edmunds, Louise Allen. Valette
Schmidt Betty Bliss, Sallie Lee
Evening star., 1927-04-27

commitment of only those two kinds
Of cases. He asserted that this case
is controversy between the petit
toner and her father. William NJ
Fridell, and that it Is a private case.
He questioned the right of Assist
ant United States Attorney Burkin.
shaw to appear as counsel for DR..
w. A. White, superintendent of the
hospital.
Mr.. Burkinshaw replied that the
statutes of the United States directed
the United States attorney to appear
for the heads of Government depart.
ments.
George f. Curtis appeared for the
petitioner, while Attorney D. Edward
Clarke represented the father. JUS
tice HitZ granted the motion Of AT.
torney Curtis for a trial by jury, and
testimony was given as to the pres
ent mental status of the petitioner.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BOY NEARING END
| OF BREATH BATTLE
Pneumonia Threatens Paral-
ySiS Victim After Six Days
Forced Respiration.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ts ROANOKE, Va, April 27-Walter
Booths lease on life is short. Even
.the 1S-year-old Botetourt County farm.
er himslf now seems to realize this.
"I'll have to leave you soon,' he
stold his parents today as he neared
2the end of the sixth full day that the
sprecious breath of life has been pump
ed into his tired lungs by alternating
spairs Of friends. THE Lord has call
Jed me and I'll have to go.''
The grim anparition of pneumonia
estalked the youth today. He complains
sof a sensation in the throat and lungs
that indicated to attending physicians
sthat pneumonia would soon end the
battle the youth has waged with death
since his lungs collapsed at noon last
Thursday.
Variance in Pulse.
Booths pulse varied today between
so and TO- He had no temperature.
he was fed at intervals, sometimes
through glass tube and occasionally
with a spoon. He was given milk,
fruit juices, broth and albumen-
salmost anything he wants to eat"
The doctors said. But he does not want
given a mild stimulant
The youth sleeps despite the unbrok.
en- movement of his arms to pump air
into his lungs. He occasionally gets
from 15 to 80 minutes sleep at a time
His slumbers are sound and he seems
to be refreshed upon awakening.
When awake Booth is in full pos
session of his mental faculties His
head, however, is the only part Of his
body that responds to the will OF the
brain. From his neck downward he
has been claimed almost completely
by the paralysis that forced immedi-
ate abandonment of the operation last
Thursday to remedy the disIocated
Yertebra that is directly responsible
Tor his present condition.
Feeling in Arms and Legs.
The youths arms, legs, chest and
shoulder muscles are no longer under
his slightest control, but he retains
the sense of feeling in his arms and
Negs. His muscles are useless because
pf the nerve supply being interrupted
near the base of his skull by the frac-
fure-dislocation of the yrtebra re.
Ceived in an automobile accident in
May, 1926. The boys facial muscles
however, respond perfectly to the
brain: no part of his head or face
seems to have been affected.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BLANTON DECLARES
COMMITMENT VOID
Appears as Friend of the Court"
in Case Of Mrs. Edna
Caspery.

Representative Blanton of Texas ap-
peared yesterday before Justice Hitz of
the District Supreme Court as friend
OF the court" in a hearing on writ
of habeas corpus by which Mrs Edna
Caspery is seeking to be released from
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, where she
was committed November IL.
Mr.. Blanton told the court that the
proceeding under which Mrs. Caspery
had been committed was void because
she is not INDECENT and has no homi-
cidal tendencies. He declared the
statute confers jurisdiction on the
District Commissioners to procure
Evening star., 1927-04-27

ate with the Federal departments in
matters affecting the city
George w. Offutt, chairman of the
special committee on traffic of the
Board of Trade, will present a num-
Der of matters relating to the tax on
gasoline and traffic regulation.
George c. Shinn. chairman of the
committee on streets and avenues.
viii present a report on the work of
the committee and will outline street
improvements which can be expected
TO be made during the coming year.
Odell S. Smith will report on the
program of the public order commit
tee, of which he is chairman.
Edwin c. Graham will preside.
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Mrs. caspery claims that her father
secured her Incarceration to get
charge of her real estate.
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Young, Charles Helman, Peggy Thorn.
ton, Doris Moler, Halcyone Aquino,
Marie Jose Aquino, Pancha Slavin,
Nancy Davis. Lorraine Kalmans,
Ethel Kalmans, Adelaide Flanagan.
Virginia Trullinger, Ruth Baun1an.
Margaret Scott, Mary Quimby, Armen
Dakshiam, jeanette Tolford Grace
Cotton, Dan Gilmore. Shirley Seiber,
Pasha Slaven, Frederica Billiard, Betty
GumsauIus. Louise Veerhoff, Betty
Knapp Mary Alice Sturdevant, Win
nifred Fisher. Long Ellis and Chris
tian Ekengren.
Evening star., 1927-04-27

meeting of the
Washington Board
of Trade tonlor-
row evening ut
the Willard Hotel,
it was announced
today.
MIR. { a III p bell
viii speak infIr-
mally on the rela-
ton of the Dis
trict and the Fed
eral governments
pointing out the
Importance to the
District Of having
a recognized body
to lay it's needs
before committees
of Congress as
we'll nS t0 pO-CoYOay..
Evening star., 1927-04-27
FILLS TWO HIGH POSTS.
Fleet Corporation Makes Appoint.
ments to Vice Presidency.

The title Of vice president Of the
Merchant Fleet Corporation was
given yesterday to j. Caldwell Jen
kins, former director of industrial
relations and later director of opera
tions for the Shipping Board, and Il.
A. Kelly, who has been director of
operations for the fleet corporation.
Under the reorganization plans of
President Dalton, Jenkins was given
the title of vice president for admin
istration and Mr.. Kelly became vice
president for operations. Their APP
pointments were approved today by
the Shipping Board.
So rapid is the growth of the euca-
lyptus, or blue gum tree that great
forest may be formed in 30 wears
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Berlin has been enlarged TO the ex-
tent OF 1852 acres by the purchase Of
the estate 'tDueppel-Dreilinde in
The adjoining county Of Tetlow.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
LEGATION TO PROTEST.
Will File Panama's Objections to
Schooner Seizure.

The Panama legation expects to
protest to the State Department
against the seizure of the schooner
Hakadata by the Coast Guard off the
California coast on April Z. The ship
was taken as rum runner.
A report from the State Department
on the seizure Of the Panama steamer
Federalship under similar circum.
stances has been forwarded to
Panama.
Legation officials said that this re
port agreed that the Federalship had
been seized in the Pacific beyond the
jurisdiction of the United States. The
seizure has been held illegal by the
courts.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
French Flyer Leaves Morocco.

CASABLANCA, French Morocco,
April 27 (P9.-Capt. Saint Roman,
French aviator, left this morning for
Dakar, Senegal, in continuance of his
flight from Marseille to Buenos Aires.
Aires.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
INDICTED IN "SPY" CASE.
British officer to Be Tried for Hav-
ing Submarine Plans.

LONDON, April 27 (P.-Sitting at
Old Bailey. the grand jury today re-
turned true bill against Lieut..
Comdr. Colin Mayors, retired British
naval officer, who was arrested last
month for alleged Illegal possession
Of submarine plans.
Comdr. Mayors win be tried on a
charge of obtaining certain plans,
sketches. documents and information
calculated to be useful to an enemy"
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Rules of the Sale No exchanges. No
G. 0. DIS. No mail or phone orders.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
PLAN LABOR BILL FIGHT.

LONDON, April 27 (P).-PIans for
o national campaign against the gov
ernment's new trade unions bill, curb
ing the powers Of trade unions, have
been made by the General Council
of the Trades Union Congress.
The plans call for active propaganda
against the measure and for 5000
demonstrations on May / at which
most of the leading speakers in the
trade union and political labor move
Anent will be present.
On Friday a conference viii be held
by the executives of the unions affil-
ated 10 the Trades Union Congress
and further steps to be taken in oppo.
sition to the bill viii be formulated.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BOARD OF TRADE
TO HEAR CAMPBELL
Former Representative From Kan
sas to Be Principal Speaker
Tomorrow.

Philip Z. Campbell. former Repre-
sentative in Congress from Kansas
and now a local resident, will he
principal speaker at the monthly
The Washington times., 1927-02-23

Mr.. Adams placed Colonel Raymond
with the other two spades.
Mr.. Whithead. therefore, led the
queen Of clubs. 50 az to throw Colonel
Raymond IN the lead with the ace.
and force him to lead spade from
his 1916 np to Mr.. Whitehead's
jack-7. Colonel Raymond played his
ace OF clubs: Dummy discarded the
s Of hearts, and Mr.. Adams played
the Of clubs.
Colonel Raymond now was forced
TO lead from his 1915 Of spades up to
Declarer's jacl-7. whichever card he
led. Mr.. Whitehead had both Of the
remaining tricks, which Colonel Ray
Ynond readily conceded, giving the
Declarer four tricks IN no.trump-
one more than game. Aces were
easy, therefore counted for neither
side.
Mr.. Whitehead's end play was 4
clever move, and Is typical OF the
fine points OF auction brought out Ia
these radio bridge games.