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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15
Ne " CLUE
FOUND BY
POLICE

Robbery, revenge, Jealousy !.
These three possible motives
were being considered today by
police investigating the Staying
"Wednesday night of Charles
Leon Smith and the slashin Of
his companion, Mrs. Agnes
Garvin.
The killing took place on al
spot near the New York Ave-
nue. bridge in a clump of
bushes, where Mrs. Garvin says
she led Smith to sleep off the
effects of liquor.
Clues In Robbery
The new element of robbery
entered the case today with the
finding, near the scene of the
crime of the dead mans empty
pocketbook and Mrs. Garvin's
gold and ivory locket, with a rib
bon attached.
Finding of the pocketbook
would strengthen the story of
Mrs. Garvin that she was at
tackled by giant negro, and
slashed across the stomach.
Husband Is Freed
Michael Garvin, husband of the
injured woman and mess sergeant
at Boiling Field was questioned yes
terday, found to know nothing of
the affair, and released in the Gus.
tody of Boiling Field officers. lie
was not permitted to discuss the
affair today.
Detention. is permitted to see no
one. He is IA years of age. but of
powerful physique, appearing to be
much older,
Mrs. J. A. Kidd. 32S Virginia Ave.
s. E., mother of Mrs. Garvin, TODAY
defended her daughters relations
with the dead man. The two had
been friends from infancy. Mrs. Kidd
said. Both We're reared in the vi.
cinity of First and NJ SITS. S. E.
she told police.
Meantime the "cooling-off system"
administered since early yesterday
morning to the son by the police,
is hoped to help solve the mystery.
The police are convinced that the
boy knows more of the shaving of
Smith, and the cutting. of his
mother, than he already has told,
so they are depriving him of his
liberty in hope that his spirit will
break and he will reveal "every.
thing"
WOman's Story Doubted
Despite the fact that Mrs. Garvin
claimed that she was attacked by
a giant negro. who killed Smith
when he tried to protect her against
the attack, members of the head. |
quarters homicide squad are center !
ing most of their efforts upon the
activities Of the son.
Just why Mrs. Garvin should have
been so persistent in her efforts to
have the boy bring them blanket. |
(Continued on Paga . Col,,p,,. ~ |
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Jones shot the final Is holes this
afternoon in a fine 70 and, as the
last putt hpled out. British reserve
suddenly was lost in the thrill of
having seen golf history written,
and before tones could escape from
the green, he was caught by eager
hands and lifted high in triumph.
Then the mob started for the
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and who is still serving it.
Herbert Hoover, Secretary Of the
Department of Commerce, has
accepted the honorary Craftsmanship
of the Walter johnson Twentieth
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Smiths
Log
lin Washington Time
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
SAN FRANCISCO, July Is.
Following is the log of the at
tempted flight Gf Ernest Smith
and Emery BrOnte from the Cali.
fOrnia mainland to Honolulu:
Thursday
lao p. m.-Left Oakland NUM-.
cipal Airport.
8 D. m.-Reported flying at 1000
feet above fog 100 miles southwest
of San Francisco.
p, m.--Fliers radio all well.
5 p. m.-PIane radios encounter
ing heavy fog.
Gas p. m.-Steamer MOnOa re-
ports receiving strong radios from
plane. All well.
p. m.--FlierS radio fog heavy,
but plane going strong.
p. m. - Smith again radios,
"AIl well"
p. m. - Smith radios "StiIl
fOggy, but going strong" This
message gave position as latitude
35.42 north, longitude 1894 west.
1t was then believed $40 miles out
from San Francisco.
Friday
3:O1 a. m.-The s. s, Lauuris.
sima reported to the Federal
Telegraph Company that it had
heard the call signal of Smiths
plane while about 1900 miles out.
The message was too weak to be
heard distinctly.
4:25-Steamer La Purissima,
1895 miles from San Francisco
hears planes message.
6:25 a. m.--Reported by u. s.
Army Transport Kenours the
vessel being 800 miles from
Honolulu.
8 a. m.-Steamer WiTheImina re.
ports plane 500 miles off Hawaiian
coast.
9 a. m.-Steamer CaIawaii re.
ports hearing s. @. S. that Smiths
gas is exhausted.
10 a. m.-Naval station at HiIO
hears message, Landing in water.
Send help"
1O:25 a. m.-Steamers CaIawaii
and Wilhelmina and United States
transport report being on way to
plane.
1O:45 a. m.--HOnoIuIu gets radio.
1--WE are going into sea. Have
rubber boat. Send help"
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sacred edifice of the club house
with the evident intention Of bear
ing Jones triumphantly within but
the police interviewed in time.
Thus the great Bobby achieved the
honor of two straight champion
ships. a distinction claimed by few
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Jones Retains Crown,
Makes Coll History
BY r. A. WRAY
international News Service

ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 15.-Robert T. Jones jr,
gentleman and golfer first last and always today the
British Open Golf Championship for the second successive year
and IN doing broke all scoring records for the open cham
plonshlp both here and his country America While
distinctly British gallery wild the invader
finished the 72hole distance 2S5 strokes breaking the
British record of e91 and Chick Evans 1885, made at
Minikahda. in 1916
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Testimonial to Honor
Walter johnson
By KIRK MILLER

Washington IS to be the of civic testimonial I'M
exceied outside OF patriotic military celebrations August
when Waiter Johnson premier pitcher of the American
League wall be honored at Clark Griffith Stadium the
cason OF his twentieth anniversary in the American League
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-15

Every civic and fraternal organi.
cation of the District of Columbia
and the thousands of fandom inside
and outside of those groups will
join in honoring the only living
baseball player who has served one
major hague club over such a span
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DETECTIVE

DETECTIVE EDWARD e. MILES
AN ATTEMPTED JAIL-BREAK at Rockville failed
yesterday when Clarence and Clinton Miles held as mate
rial witnesses in the unsoved mystery Staying Of Edward
!. Mills, Montgomery County dairyman Just prior to
the discovery of oosened bars in Clarence cell by Will
liam Perry Trail jr., of the jalor Edward Miles
visited his two younger brothers. Samuel G. Mills
first cousin of slain man, proved an alib when ar
EAaed for questioning and later was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
SPAIN TO ELECTRIFY
OLD ROMAN TUNNELS
Treasured Relics Will Be Exposed
by Lights in Ancient
Passages.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Spain.-Poisonous snakes
and insects are to be chased out of the
underground passages beneath the
city and their wealth of Roman, Moor
ish, Jewish and Christian art objects
disclosed to the public by modern cleo
trio lights.
The entrance to the tunnels, which
date back to Roman times, wa found
beneath the home of Ell Greco, the
famous seventeenth century painter.
The passages are tuneled five stories
underground, and secret corridors go
off for miles in several directions, some
even coming out into the river below
the city.
Built by various holders of the an
cient city, they contain valuable relics
of the Romans, the Moors, the Jews
and the Christians. The home of the
painter was once owned by a rich Jew,
to whom certain of the tunnels are at
tributed. and deposits Of gold have
been discovered in them. There also
are splendid Roman vases, Moorish
doorways and murals. BY next year
the city of Toledo will have many of
the valuable relics restored and many
of the rooms lighted so that they may
be easily accessible to tourists.
Many difficulties are being met in
connection with the work. The un-
foreground rooms and corridors are so
infested with scorpions. snakes and
others poisonous that few workmen
were willing to enter them. There
were ''bottomless" pits to be bridged
and just as the work seemed simpli-
fed, new passages were suddenly dis
covered, and they, too, were to be
cleared out.
Some of the tunnels have never been
explored. and the city has offered
every inducement to workers who
have constantly refused. 1t is esti.
mated that some of the tunnels could
not b. gone through in 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
BLACKMAIL CHARGED
TO GIRL BANK CLERK
Accused Of Demanding $4,000
From New Jersey Society
Matron.
By the Associated Press.


RIDGEWOOD. y. j.. August Ii
An attractive 21-year.old bank clerk,
whose reputation was unblemished in
the community, was held under $4,000
bail today, accused of blackmailng
Mrs. +. A. Won Moschzisker, leader of
RldgeWood's social set and wife of a
prominent New York attorney.
The clerk, Miss Sarah Novel;, is
charged with sending during the past
year number of threatening letters
demanding payment of $4,000 from
Mrs. Won Moschzisker.
One letter made public by Prosecu.
tor A. c. Hart accused Mrs. Won
Moschzisker, of trying hard to get
me in bad with the bank" and threat
ened that blackmail letters would be
written to prominent people" on Mrs
Won Moschzisker's monogrammed sta
tionery unless $4,000 each was paid
to certain Miss and Mi"
You will never convince a jury that
you hadn't written them" the letter
read, when it's your own paper, you
ought to get about five years, ha, ha."
The prosecutor said that investiga-
lions by handwriting and tinGer-print
experts convinced him that the letters
were written by the young woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
EAGLES SELECT CITY.
Los Angeles Awarded Orders Con-
vention for Next Year.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August II
R).-Los Angeles was awarded the
1928 convention of the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles at yesterdays business
session of the annual convention of
the national order.
Kansas City, Cleveland, Buffalo and
New Orleans also sought the meeting.
Milwaukee's proposal that this city
be chosen as the site of the national
memorial building of the Eagles will
not be placed before the convention
until tomorrow. The proposed build
ing will house the national headquar-
tiers of the fraternity and cost $4,000
900. 1t will be erected in memory of
the Eagles who lost their lives in the
World War. Present headquarters is
in Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
CHURCH ATTITUDE
GIVEN AT LAUSANNE
New York Episcopal Bishop
Urges Unity, Especially in
Dealing With Missions.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August
1.-THE first of six special reports on
subjects which the world conference
on faith and order seeks to find agree
mant was presented ait a full session
today. The report came from the
commission considering the "church's
message TO the world" the Gospel,
and expressed the united attitude to-
ward the Gospel of the churches rec.
resented at the conference
Before presentation of the report.
which later was followed by five on
various topics. the Right Rev. Charles
VI. Brent, Protetasnt Epicopal Bishop
VI Western New York. who is presid-
ing officer of the convention. declared
hat the conference was now approach.
ing the most important part OF its
work
Il am just as much afraid of my
own prejudices and ignorances as I
am of the prejudices and ignorances
of Others" he said. 1--WE must pro-
gress in unity or lose the ground that
we have gained, especially in the mis-.
sion fields
The bishop then asked that altera.
tons in the reports be proposed only
where questions of conscience were
involved, and reminded the delegates
that their votes on the various re.
ports would not commit the churches
which they represented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
BROTHERHOOD BANK
IS NAMED IN SUIT
Investment Company Stockholders
Ask for Accounting of
Profits Made.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, August II. - Suit
was filed here yesterday against the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
alleging that notes, properties and
securities ''of little or no value had
been 'unloaded" by the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers Cooperative
Bank here on the Brotherhood In
vestment Co, the holding company OF
all the brotherhood's financial under
takings.
The suit, brought by two stock
holders of the investment company
asks for an accounting Of all profits
made by the bank in it's dealings with
the investment company and that
all transactions be declared null and
void which resulted in loss TO the
investment company.
A similar suit was filed last Nav
against the then present officers OF
the Bank & Investment Co, but since
that time the brotherhood organi
Zation has been changed and new
0fhcers are in control. All officers
of the brotherhood are named de.
PENDANTS in the latest action.
The suit is based on an alleged
agreement signed May 81, 1925, by
officers of the bank, which said that
the investment company would suffer
no loss through exchanges of secur.
tiles, notes and properties.
the plaintiffs, Wilfred F. Mari
Canton, Ohio, and William A. Walker
Pittsburgh, assert the investment
company was started in 1922 with a
capitalization Of $l0.000,00O and that
IT'S assets now are practically value
, .ess because Of the exchanges with
the brotherhood bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
WOMAN IS WELFARE
DIRECTOR OF ROAD
Miss Avis Lobdell Is Head of I'm
portant Department on North
west Line.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Greg, August IL
Aside from passenger schedules and
freight handling, the welfare of it's
workers is Of paramount Importance
in railroads activities, declares Miss
Avis Lobdell, welfare director for a
rail transportation company operating
in the Northwest.
"Since the war, and the consequent
employment Of women, their problems
have entered into the railroads re-
sponsibility," Miss Lobdell asserts.
THE efficiency of workers can be of
value only so long as their personal
problems are not a disturbing influence
in the performance of their duties"
In addition to the distinction of
being perhaps the only welfare di-
rector employed by a railroad in the
United States, she has that of having
had charge of a passenger train for
complete trip of 500 miles. 1t was
when she was placed in supervision Of
a train bearing delegates to cOnven-
ton of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
ST. PAUL HITS MERGER.
Road Asks to. Intervene in Great
Northern Northern Pacific Case.

. CHICAGO, August IL @.-Formal
petition of intervention on behalf of
the Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul
Railway in the proposed merger of
the Great Northern & Northern Pa
cific Railroads was yesterday for
warded to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
In announcing its move to inter.
vene to prevent the proposed merger,
H. E. Byram, president Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, said
that the public interest generally. as
we'll as the interest of the St Paul,
will be "prejudicially affected" if the
application of the Hill lines to merge
is approved by the commission.
so powerful combination of rail-
roads would seriously impair railroad
competition in the Northwest said
Mr.. Byram. 'Once formed it could
never be dissolved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
WOMAN FATALLY.
INJURED BY AUTO
Mrs. Eliza Bull, SO, Was For.
mer Resident of Po-
tomac, Md.

Mrs Eliza E. Bull, SO years old.
widow of w. NJ. Bull, prominent resi-
dent of Mont gomery County, Md, was
fatally injured by an automobile
driven by Arnold Hill, % years old, of
Capitol Heights, Md, while crossing
the roadway in front of the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Bradley T. John
son, 42I7 Bowen road southeast, late
yesterday afternoon. She died at Gal
linger Hospital at 7:30 O'Clock.
Mrs. Bull, who recently returned
from q visit with a daughter. Mrs.
Nettie Richardson. at Palm Beach.
Fla, was spending a few weeks with
Mrs. johnson. and yesterday after
noon Mrs. Lille Alexander, another
daughter called on her. The mother
accompanied Mrs. Alexander to a
motor bus that stopped in front OF the
Johnson home. and was returning to
the house when she was knocked
down.
Six Children Survive.
The injured woman was taken TO
the hospital in the car that struck
her. and hospital surgeons found her
condition so critical that they were
unable to hold out any hope for her
recovery.
A coroner's jury decided that the
death was que 10 dH dItlueHl anu IA
onerated the driver.
Mrs. Bull was native Of Potomac,
MONTGOMERY County, Md. and was
Miss Eliza f. Offutt before marriage.
After the death of her husband she
made her home with her children.
She is survived by six children-M. o.
Bull. Mrs. Lille Alexander, Mrs. Mat
lie Johnson Mrs. Nettie Richardson,
Mrs. Lottie Beckwith and William M.
Bull.
Funeral services will be held Satur
day at the residence of Mrs. Beck
With. 1902 South Carolina avenue
southeast lnterment will be at Po'
tomac, Md. beside the body Of Mrs.
Bulls husband,
While walking east near Thirtieth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east last night. Lewis r. Ridgeway,
80 years old, 2507 Burns street south
cast. was knocked down by an auto
mobile owned and driven by Walter
7 Newman, 5l3 East Capitol street.
He received decorations and bruises
about the head and body and was
treated at Casualty Hosital.
Dodson Kirk. 20 years old, 1919 F
street northeast, sustained q n injury
In his knee last night when his auto
mobile crashed into a barricade in
east. Police reported that the barri.
cade was well lighted.
In an effort to avoid being struck
by an automobile in front of her home
1000 Four-and-a half street southwest
last night Sophia Williamson fell and
struck her shoulder against the curb
She was given first aid at Casualty
Hospital.
Traffic Policeman Hurt.
Miss SteVin Einstein Wilson. A.
years old, S15ia / street. was severely
Injured yesterday afternoon when
knocked down at Sixth and il streets
bv the automobile OF Ernest Campbell
1880 Belmont street. She was treated
At Emergency Hospital for injuries II
her head and body. A charge OF reck
less driving was preferred against
Campbell. and he furnished bond OF
$500 for his appearance.
Policeman !. r. Leach of the sixth
precinct, residing at 1921 Fifth street
sustained an injury TO his heel yester
dsy afternoon as result Of beins
struck By an automobue while direct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
'Homeliest Member of Loyal Knights
Will Be Chosen at Outing Tomorrow

Stunts" A jury of women will de,
eide who is the ugliest member and
will award him a prize. There will
be also a ball-throwing contest for
women foot races for boys and girls,
a volley ball game for men. children S
grab bag and peanut scramble for
the boy campers. Rev. Homer j.
Councillor will be in charge of the
program.
Leonard w. De Cast, associate gen.
eral secretary of the Y. M. c. A.,
will relate the history of Camp Let's
and tell Of it's future plans. The visi-
tors will make an inspection of the
entire camp. The regular weekly club
prize will be awarded by Horace l..
Stevenson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
NEW EVIDENCE CLAIMED
IN Staying CASE
Mrs. Lebouef and Dreher to Ask
Retrial on Charge of Staying
Louisianan.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PfeSs.
NEW ORLEANS. August lin.
portant new evidence will be presented
Friday in motion for retrial for
Mrs. Ada Lebouef and DIR. Thomas f.
Dreher, recently sentenced to death
for the murder of James Lebouef of
Morgan City, according to James r.
Parkerson, chief of the defense
counsel.
Mr.. Parkerson, who returned last
night from Poplarville, Miss, said that
he would produce an unnamed witness
who would testify that James Beadle,
third defendant in the murder case
had told him of killing a man and
burying him in lake on the night
of July !.
I'm not worried If the body Is
found Beadle was quoted as saying
They'll blame Doc Dreher anyway"
Beadle was convicted with DIR. Dire.
her and Mrs. Lebouef, but was given a
life sentence instead of the death pen
atty because of the jury's recommen.
dation of mercy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11

Hest" member of the Loyal knights
of the Round Table at an all-day out
ing Of the club tomorrow at Camp
Let's, the Y. M. c. A. camp for boys
on the Rhode River
About so members of the club, COM
posed Of local business and profess
sional men, together with their fami-
lies and friends, will be guests of the
camp for the day. They will leave
the District line at Mount Rainier
at 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning in
caravan of automobiles. led by Dr.
Everett M. Ellison, president of the
club.
The program includes swimming
luncheon and many contests and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
FAIR BUSINESS LEADER
WAS ONCE BANK CLERK
Woman Once Denied Promotion in
Small Town Wins State
Wide Fame.

by the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, n. c., August 11.--Ad
vancement to officialdom in small
town bank was once denied Miss
Bertha HELEN by its president because
she was woman.
Being an ambitious clerk, she i'm
mediately resigned. Today she is as.
sistant and acting cashier of one of
the largest banks in North Carolina
She was recently elected the State S
leading business woman.
Bank officials, she says, are gener.
ally not in favor of pushing their
women employees into executive posi-
tons. For this reason women have
to work harder than men to succeed.
Because they possess tact, PERSONAL
ity, honesty. loyalty and care for de-
tails. all important banking requis
ties" she believes the day of women
bankers is daWning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
FIND NIGHT LIFE TAME.
Visitors in Turkish Capital Note
Absence Of Frivolity.

correspondence of the Associated Press.
ANGORA.-The cabarets and night
Ire or Turkeys capital seem tame and
modest to visitors who have heard
strange tales of harems and their
yelled ladies'.
The Turks seldom do NOR for en-.
tertalnment than take a drink and
watch young women from the second
row OF chorus dance about in Win.
ter clothes. -
, The conventional musical comedy
costume appears to be the extreme
limit. and the hardest thing to find In
Turkey is the famous Turkish dancing
girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
CARNIVAL IS ARRANGED.
Maryland Park to Raise Money for
Public Improvements.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARYLAND PARK, Nd. August
IA carnival to raise funds for pub
lie improvements will be held tomor-
row and Saturday nights at New
Roadway and Maple avenue here by
the Maryland Park Citizens Associa-
ton. There will be various amuse.
ments. booths and other carnival
features.
j. Dedman heads the committee in
charge. His assistants are Albert
Wicks, Charles Vaughn, Charles Kauf-
man, Henry Schmidt, Alvin Turner,
j. King and j. w. Houchen. A com.
mittee of local clubwomen, headed by
Mrs. Bessie Schmidt, is assisting. Re.
Gently the citizens association bought
a tractor and road scraper and there
has been much road improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-11
$1,000 FIRE HITS FARM.
Barn and Contents Near Laurel
and Old School Burned.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Nd, August 11.-Ffre Of
unknown origin, which started in
haystack. yesterday afternoon destroy
ed a Darn and another outbuilding on
the 16O-acre farm of Henry A. Lam.
mers, three miles east of Muirkirk on
the Laurel-Bowie road. A number of
farming implements. full crops of hay
and wheat and two hogs were lost, the
total estimated damage being SIS ,0O9.
An abandoned schoolhouse some
distance away burned when ignited By
sparks. Hard work by neighbors who
formed bucket brigade saved the
home and a number of outbuild.
ings. Fire departments from a num-
Der of towns in this section of the
county responded, but were DELAYED
through misunderstanding as to the
location of the fire.