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Evening star., 1927-12-06
AUTO BANDIT GETS
$500 FROM RUNNER
Thug Drives Alongside OF
Bank Employees Car
and Waves Gun.

A daylight bandit. travelling in an
automobile. held up a runner for the
District National Bank at the point
of a pistol shortly before noon today
and got away with 5000 in cash.
The runner. Francis f. Jameson.
20 years old. was in an automobile
and was driving along Eighth street
between r and Florida avenue. en-
route from the Industrial Savings
Bank, where he had made collections,
to the Prudential Bank. TT Florida
avenue, when an automobile driven
by a white man. about 80 years old.
drew alongside.
Bandit Points Gun.
The strange driver asked the run
ner the direction of the ball park.
The runner pointed the way. and
when he glanced back toward his
ouestioner he found a pistol pointing
at him.
Hand over your money" the BAN
dit demanded, in low tone. keeping
the pistol shielded by his coat from
the sight of passersby.
The bank messenger denied that he
had any money
"Oh. yes, you have" insisted the
bandit. II know that you've been
making collections at the banks; hand
it over"
Jameson, who was unarmed. gave
the cash, which he carried in his
pockets, to the bandit. who stuned IL
in his coat and drove off.
Bank officials stated that the Dandlt
had evidently planned the hold-up In
advance and had followed the runner,
waiting for a comparatively deserted
stretch of street before committing
the crime.
Police Open Probe.
HEADQUARTERS and Eighth Precinct
detectives began an immediate inves-
tigation. but were unable to obtain
the license number Of the bandits
machine.
Jameson has been employed by the
District National Bank for the past
four months. his superi6rs stated. He
was making his customary collection
tour visiting the Industrial and Pru-
dental banks.
The bandit used a green sedan, and
was described as being of medium
build, wearing light brown overcoat.
He was smooth shaven. Detectives +.
E. Thompson and Nally are investi-
eating the hold-up.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
PRESIDENT CALLS ECONOMY VITAL
TO CONTINUED PROSPERITY, BUT
STRESSES FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS
High Lights of President's $ Message

Farm Relc-Creaton of Federal farm board administer a
revolving fund to help co-opcratlves.
Flood diks splWays
aids to navigation the lower Mississippi
Observation-Disclosures recommended by the
Of
enough for national defense,
supply officers.
Navy-More submarines and apane carriers, but
participation IN a naval building
Pro,ibiton-Strct enforcement
Coa-Legaion permitting the President during strikes
Foreign Reaons-Understa andng with other toward
with the Constitution.
Phlppme-Cong essona supervision expenditures
and visit the islands by
=
for flood protection
Merchant Mane-Sop further building ships
private capital as second line of naval defense.
Inland NavgationProecton Of the Gulf
through the ST Lawrence.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
EIGHT DIE IN FIRE
AT BOARDING HOUSE
Victims Trapped by Flames
in Upper Story of Burn
ing Building.
By the Associated Press.

Dy the ASSOcidteu Erese.
WILLIAMSON, w. Va, December
6.-Eight persons met death in
fire which destroyed a boarding
house here today.
Six of the victims were residents of
the Dingess section of Mingo County,
several of them here to testify in the
murder trial of Elijah Wellman and
his three sons.
The fire originated in a hallway be-
tween two sections of the rooming
house about I'm and spread so rap.
idly that the eight were trapped when
the flames cut off the stairway at the
front of the building. Another stair.
way at the rear, intended as a fire
exit. was blocked and prevented es-
cape in that direction, 1t was said
after the fire.
All the bodies were found in a bath
room on the upper floor, to which the
flames 1t was apparent that some
of the victims had sought to wrap
their heads in water.soaked blankets
Those burned to death were:
Mrs. Will Hampton, her three chill
dren, Goldie. Wade and a 6-week old
baby: Pearl Johnson Browning and
Deputy Sheriff John L. Marcum Of the
Dingess section. and Bob Ireson and
his son Albert, who conducted a cafe
on the ground floor of the building
and lived above it.
The origin of the fire was uncer-
tain. but flremen believed that it start.
ed in a trash pile. Deputy Marcum
was believed to have lost his life be.
tach an artificial leg after the danger
became known. A companion occupy
ing the same room with Mrs. Hamp-
ton escaped.
The upper part of the building was
virtually destroyed before firemen got
control of the flames and prevented
spread of the flames to other buildings.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
SINCLAIR AND DOHENY
GET INSTITUTE BERTHS
Oil Magnates Reported to Have
Been Chosen for Board of Di-
rectors Despite Opposition.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 6.-Harry F.
Sinclair and Edward l.. Doheny were
among the 32 candidates for the board
OF directors chosen by the councillors
of the American Petroleum Institute
today, it was unotficially reported.
The selections are not made public
until presented to the general assem-
bly, of the institute. consisting OF
$500 delegates, for final consideration.
Sinclair's name was approved by the
group of directors at large, and the
foreign trade section of the board of
councillors again chose Doheny.
Both Doheny and Sinclair have
been directors since the institute was
established eight years ago. For the
past two years there has been an
agitation to drop them from. the
directorate, because of their connec-
tion with the Teapot and Elk Hills
naval reserve oil leases.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
MIAMI-HAvANA AIR LINE.
Service to Operate Daily With
Three Lalge Ships.

MIAMI, Fla, December R)-
Daily passenger service between Mi
ami and Havana will be inaugurated
about December 25 by the Cuba-Ameri-
can Air Line, Inc, of New York, ac-
cOrding to an announcement today by
r Duncan Just of Miami, president.
Three 16-passenger planes, will be
operated on schedule which will al.
low passengers to make the round
trip in a day. with several hours for
business or sightseeing in Havana,
Mr.. Just said.
Tri-weekly sailings from Palm Beach
We're also planned and d New York.
Havana schedule is ultimately to be
werked out.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
African Finch, Held
Most VOluble Bird,
Speaks 800 Words
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 6.-The
African finch. reputedly the most
voluble member of the bird king
dom. doesn't sing-it talks, DR..
William NJ. Patterson. who is doing
research work at Columbia Uni
versity, told the New York Branch
of the American Psychological AS.
socia tion.
The finch has an alphabet of "a
letters and symbols and vocabu.
larry of about 800 words. DR.. Pat
terson said He asserted his study
of the bird showed it spoke in
prose comparing to sanskrit,
Chinese, the language of the Hopi
Indians and English.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Full Text of President Coolid ges
Message to the Seventieth Congress

have been absorbed without serious
detriment TO our great economic
structure Stocks Of goods are mod.
crate and a wholesome caution is
prevalent. Rates of interest for in
dustry, agriculture and government
have been reduced. Savers and in.
yestors are providing capital for new
construction in industry and public
works. The purchasing power of
agriculture has increased. If the peo-
pie maintain that confidence which
they are entitled to have in them.
Continued on Page 6. Column II
Evening star., 1927-12-06

The full text of the Presidents
message, delivered to Congress today,
follows:
Members of the Congress-:
1t is gratifying to report that for
the fourth consecutive year the state
Of the Union in general is good. We
are at peace. The country as a
whole has had a prosperity never ex,
ceeded. Wages are at their highest
range, employment is plentiful. Some
parts of agriculture and industry have
Jagged; some localities have suffered
from storm and food. But such losses
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Cites False Affidavit.

"Are not these things cOntempt?"
he asked, and then he declared: us 1t
not contempt to present a false affi.
,lavit to the court that one of the
jurors was communicated with by per-
sons of the Government? / have an
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Radio Programs Page st

Continued on Page 4. Column g.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
y WEATHER.

10, 5. Weather Bureau Forecast1
Partly cloudy; not so cold tonight:
tomorrow increasing cloudiness and
warmer, followed by rain.
Temperature--Ilighes 45. at AIS
pm. yesterday: lowest, IS. at Z am.
today. Full report on page g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
IN FLOOD.
To SAVE AREA

NEW ORLEANS, May 30.-One
Of natures freakish WITNESSES may
save big part of Louisiana's sugar
bowl from the Mississippi flood.
Engineers have been puzzled for
several days by strange phenome-
non at the break Of the Atchafalaya
River levee at McCrea. and DIR. I.
M. Cline. meteorologist in charge of
the local weather bureau. has Off
cially confirmed their findings. They
have discovered that while the break
is growing wider daily, the amount
of water flowing through the open
Ing is constantly diminishing.
The outcome, says Cline, will
probably be that much of the east
ern half of the sugar bowl. consid-
cred doomed by the McCrea break.
will not be inundated. Cline said
he was unable to account for the
diminishing flow through the break,
unless the river which tore away
the bank is now building up a
sandbar as a temporary levee.
A special bulletin by DIR. Cline
points out that the McCrea break
today is more than 1000 feet wide,
yet it is emptying less water than
1t did five days ago. when it was
1000 feet wide. This despite the
fact that the flood crest has not vet
passed McCrea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
SIX ARE INJURED.
IN TRAFFIC

One person was critically injured
and five others less seriously hurt
in weekend traffic accidents.
John w. Eckard, IS. 126 North
Carolina Ave. S. E., suffered a pos
sible skull fracture when his motor
cycle skidded In front of 4T21
Georgia Ave. N. W., throwing him
to the street. He was first treated
at Walter Reed Hospital, and then
taken to Emergency Hospital.
A triple collision in front of 1851
Eleventh st. N. W., resulted in the
injury Of Mrs. Jessie Grady, of that
address, and damage to two auto
mobiles. The car in which Mrs.
Grady was riding, operated by her
husband, Frank J. Grady, was pull
ing from the curb when struck by
a street car and knocked into the
automobile of William HELEN,
parked in front of 1925 Eleventh
st. Mrs. Grady was treated by a
neighboring physician.
Policeman M. r. Gore, OF the
Twelfth Precinct, suffered slight in.
juries when the police automobile
he was driving struck a trolley
pole at Rhode Island Ave. and Six
teenth st. N. e. He told his SUI.
periors that the steering gear locked,
causing him to lose control of the
car.
The others injured were Mrs.
Mary Soloman, 707 Quincy ST. N.
W.; Mrs. Minnie L. Ward, so, 141S
Twenty-first st. N W., and Susan
Taylor, colored, 80, 1887 Whittier
st. n. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
3 Injured in RiOting
Over FaSCists' Ceremony

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 30
Three men were recovering from
slight injuries and four were at
liberty on bond today, charged with
disturbing the peace, as the result
of an anti-Fascist riot staged here
Yesterday at st. Rocco Church. A
thousand persons milled about the
church, battling with bricks and
other impromptu weapons, when
the local Facisti post donned black
shirts and endeavored to hold cere-
monies in connection with the dedi-
cation of a new post flag.
Sentiment of the crowd was said
by police to have been about evenly
divided. and shouts of Liberty for
italy," mingled with cries of give
Mussolini!' The dedication was
abandoned, after catcalls and brick
bats hurled through the church
windows made it impossible to con-
tinue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
Robin Hood to Be Given
By WentwOrth-Parr Cast

Woodruff Youngs will play the
lead in a dramatic version of Robin
Hood" to be presented for the
benefit of the Mississippi flood suf-
ferers, by the Estelle Wentworth
Albert Parr players. in Pierce Hall,
Sixteenth and Harvard Streets
Northwest, this evening,
Nina Norman will play Lady
Maran; Jesse Veitch, the Sheriff Of
Nottingham, and Russell Cordrey,
Friar Tuck
Others in the cast are: Gladys
George, Elizabeth Seidenspinner,
Esther Stieg, Christine irish,
Blanche Kerr, Elliott Button, Mel.
vile Veitch, Donald Moody, Ira
Meyer. Joseph Stapleton, Paul
Burthe, Roland Speer and Lynn
De Mott
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
Major and Mrs. HOdgsOn
Have Golden Wedding

The celebration of their golden
wedding anniversary today by
Major and Mrs. Frederick s. Hodg-
son, 1928 Illinois Ave-, will be
tempered by sorrow.
Major Hodgson; a veteran him.
self, will be unable to participate
in Memorial Day services as he Is
i'll with bad cold. However, other
members of the family will Journey
to local cemeteries to honor fallen
friends and "buddies."
The couple were married on
Memorial Day in 1877. Mrs. HodS-
son came to this city from Virginia
when a child. The husbands fam.
lily has lived in Washington for
generations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
Graduation Exercises
At FreIinghuysen U

Graduation exercises Of Frelins-
huysen University viii be held
Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the
John Wesley Church, Fourteenth
and Corcoran Streets Northwest,
President Jesse Lawson announced
today.
The Rev. J. Milton waldron
preached the baecalaureate sermon
last night at Shiloh Baptist Church,
Ninth and p Streets Northwest,
praising the college for its .devel.
oprnent from three to 300 students.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
GIRL WIFE DIES
. FROM POISON

A policeman's girl.wife yesterday
succumbed to the effects of a
poison dose self-administered on
April 80. The suicide was Mrs.
Pearl .Updegraff, IS years old. 626
Randolph st. N. w. wife of Police.
man George Updegraff, Of the
Tenth precinct.
She was taken to Garfield Hos.
pital after she refused first-aid
efforts Of her husband, which he
attempted to administer after she
told him she had taken poison, For
almost a month physicians at
tempted to save her life but were
hampered by her seeming indif-
ference to their efforts.
Policeman Updegraff is the man
to whom the raincoat of Policeman
Leo w. K. Busch was given after
the latter was murdered Hast Sep.
TENDER. He appeared as witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
BARS CANADIAN
ALIEN LABOR

Congress alone can straight4n out
the tangls created by the ruling of
the Department of Labor barring all
alien-born Canadian residents from
entering the United States daily to
work unless qualified as immigrants
under the 1924 quota law. Secre-
tary of State Kellogg has informed
the Canadian legation here in a note
made public today.
This decision was reached after
several weeks investigation by the
State Department and after the Sec
rotary had twice expressed himself
as hopeful of reaching a solution
which would be fair to both sides.
The Labor Department ruling, 1t
is estimated, will affect about 5000
Canadian residents who every day
cross the border to Detroit to work
In the automobile and other fac
tories there 1t also affects about
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30

Know who can serve SOn at . mo-
ment's n0fice-read the many business
announcements in the who's Who'
Guide In tOday's Times and Herald
Classified Ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
DIR. Lucius C. Clark Is
American II. Speaker

A proposal to establish in Wash
ington a student international house.
dedicated to Christian idealism, has
been advanced by DIR. Lucius G.
Clark. chancellor of American Uni
versity.
Such a gathering point for stu
dents from all parts of the world
would mean smuch for international
peace, DIR. Clark declared in his
annual convocation sermon in the
university auditorium last night.
DIR. Clark said that the old.fash.
Toned American ideals represented
by Washington and Lincoln were a
source of inspiration for the
America of the future. and that the
efforts of intellectuals and icono.
clasts to blacken their characters
would fall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30
Headquarters Company
Enjoys Potomac Trip

Headquarters Company. District
of Washington. enjoyed a boat trip
down the Potomac yesterday in
celebrating the fifth anniversary Of
its establishment.
The trip was made on the Gen.
D. III. Rucker to Fort Washington
and Marshall Hall, with nearly $50
persons aboard. The Army Band
furnished music for dancing and
various sporting events were held
at Marshall Hall.
Headquarters Company was or
ganized by act of Congress in 1922.
with Capt. J. Zeilier in command.
1t Is the Presidents escort on all
important occasions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30

1900 other workers living at points
opposite Buffalo, n. z; Port Huron.
Mich, and other American cities.
Although registration OF all Can.
adams affected by the ruling win be.
gin June 30, its major provisions do
not become effective until after six
months. BY then, the State Depart
ment hopes, Congress will have had
time to act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-30

testifying as to the bullet holes IN
the coat at the murder trial OF
Nicholas Lee Eagles, John c. Proc.
tor and Samuel Moreno. All are
now awaiting execution.
Funeral services for Mrs. Upde.
graft win be held at 2 D. m. to-
morrow at the funeral parIors of
Martin w. Hysong, 1900 n st.
N. w
New Britain herald., 1927-07-28
PIRATES DEFEAT ROBINS
 AND TAKE LEAD AGAIN
Dazzy Vance Is Victim of Corsars' Drive - Cards Triumph Over Phillies-Reds Divide With Braves Tanks Defeat Browns-Whte Sox Down Sena' tors In 10 Innings - Tigers Nose Out Athletics In Tight Game-Gehrig Hits Homer.
(Rv United Press) .

(By United Press).
 By their 2 to 1 defeat of the Brooklyn Robins while the New York Giants were beating the Chi cago Cubs 6 to 4, the Pittsburgh Pirates today had an undlsputed lead in the National league.
 Vic Aldridge allowed the Robins only five hits while the Pirates touched Dazzy Vance for nine' Paul Waner's double in the eighth, after Brooklyn had tied the score, started the rally for the needed run. Tray nor and Cuyler sacrificed, enabling Waner to score.
 Until the ninth inning, Charley Root pitched we'll. the Cubs holding a 1 to 2 advantage over the Glants' He had retired two men in the ninth and the 27,OO0 fans were prepared for A Cub victory. With young Nell Ott at the plote. Root slipped over two strikes. The rest should nave been easy, but Ott with two men on bases. Hornsby and Terry followed with safeties. and the 17th victory that Root thought he had was gone
 The champion Cardinals triumph cd over Phila delphia, 9 to 8. Home run. by Frisch and Lester Bell had twice tied the count. With the bases full and two out in the eleventh Blades singled, bringing in the Wln- ming run.
 The Cincinnati Reds. continuing their winning stride. climbed into nfth place in the National league by dividing a double header with the Boston Braves. The Braves LOOK the first game. 2 to 2, but the Reds came hack in the second to win to 7. The Reds lost their chance at the first game when Nehf and May welded seven straight hits, which netted seven runs.
 In the American league, the New York Yankees drubbed the St. Louis Browns 4 to 1, as Lou Gehrig con- nected with his 33rd home run to tie with Ruth again. It was the 14th defeat of the Browns by the Yankees this season.
 The Chicago White sox took a len inning contest from the Wash inpton Senators. to 4. Although the Sox scored four runs in the flrst three innings, the Senators evened the count in the fifth. Three runs by the Sox in the tenth inning ended the game.
 The Tigers won tight game from the Athletics to 1. Harry He'll man. Detroit, hit a home run in the sixth with none on base. Sam Gray the winning pitcher, allowed six hits
New Britain herald., 1927-07-28
WASHINGTON SWAMPS "Y''
 OUTFIT IN SHORT GAME
Last Years Rotary League Champions Have Easy Time In Fve-Inning Encounter - Smith Team Buries Nathan Hale Under 24 to Score-Downpour of Rain Stops Both Contests-League Race Is Begin. ming to Tighten Up-Accounts of Play

Anderson, on the mound for tho Smith team. held Nathan Hale to four scattered hits and at no stage was he in danger. He struck out six batters and led his mates at bat wit h four hits out of five times up. Every member of the Smith team hit at least once and brought in runs.
 Nathan Hale scored it's one run in the first inning but in the second. the Smith batters started and didn't quit until the game was over. Jwaor- ski walked to start the game for Nathan Hale and Florkowski sent him home with a double. Smith fail- ed to score in the first but in the second. Anderson started with & single over third. He stole second and third and Lynch walked. Singles by Thomey and Villa, more hits by their mates gave Smith eight runs. Golas was driven off the mound in the next inning and Flork owski who relieved him was hit hard. Eleven more runs in the third inning, set tied the outcome of the game. The c,1 nm Ir,ar,.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-28
PLAY TWO GAMES
 IN DUSTY LEAGUE Leaders to Meet TailenderS at
 Walnut Hill Park
League Standing

The P. G r. Corbin team, leading outfit in the race for the Industrial league pennant this season, will stack up against the tail ender Union Works team tonight at 5:So o'clock at Walnut Hill park. The occupants of first place are decidedly the favorites over the Union Works team because of the relative merits of both clubs.
 However, in it's game against the New Britain Machine team last Tuesday night, the Union Works showed that it can put up as good ball game as any other outfit in the league and it may be that the team has at last found itself and is ready to give the Corbin team real battle tonight.
 Stanley Works, the team that Is giving Corbins battle for the league pennant, will stack up against R. < F. tonight. The Buttmakers are in for a hot session because the R. & F.. team has also started to play base b Il and in it's last game. made things hot for the opposing team.
 Both games will be staged at 5:3o o'clock tonight and it is expected that a large crowd will be out to watch the contests. The league has meeting the Landers and Fafnir teams in it's next two games and Stanley Works playing the Stanley Rule and the New Britain Machine. Both teams had & hard row to hoe to keep winning until the end of the year and an exciting finish is pre- dicted for the league this year.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-28
PICK PLAYERS FOR
 DAVIS CUP MATCH
Mexico and Japan Name Tenta-
 tive Representatives

St. Louis, July 23 R-Tentative selection has been made of the play CTS who will represent in Mexico and Japan in the Davis cup tennis matches to be played here Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 Dependent upon the final decision on the protest of the Japanee~ against Robert G. Kinsey. playi for Mexico. kinsey will be the mum Der 1 singles player of the Mexican team, and Alfonso Unda, number 2.
 The doubles team will consist of Kinsey and Claude Butlin, the Eng lishman who at the age of 50 years is open golf champion of Mexico. and held the Mexico tennis singles cham pionship for 2S consecutive years.
 The number 1 Japanese singles player undoubtedly will be Takecht Harada whom Tilden has called the most spectacular player in world. The other Japanese singles player probably will be Yoskiro Ohta, pres ent singles champion of Japan. The Japanese delegation received la telegram from the Japanese con- sul at Mexico City saying that Kim sey had resided there two years. and this was taken to be favorable to Kinsey's eligibility to represent Mex !co.