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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
TWO MISSING GIRLS
ARE SOUGHT HERE
Disappear From Convent
School in Philadelphia.
Mothers Give Descriptions.

Two girls, 4 and 16 years old. VINO
disa ppeared from their convent school
in Philadelphia on January Z, are
being sought here by the police and
their mothers, the latter having come
here.
Dora Waterman, one of the missing,
the elder. is described as being feet
tall, weighing us pounds. She has
medium brown hair. which she wears
parted on the side, blue eyes and fair
skin. At the time she was last seen
she wore a red dress, cherry patent
leather slippers light brown caracul
coat with brown fox shawl collar and
a rose colored velvet hat. She is said
to have carried with her also an
extra coat of dark brown cloth with
fur collar land cuffs.
The other girl sought is Helen
Brennan. IA, feet tall and weighing
40 pounds. She is described as
having brown eyes, dark brown bob
bed hair and olive complexion. When
she left she is said to have worn a
tan hat with pompOn, tan sport coat
with small fox collar, cherry patent
leather slippers and a red dress.
When they left their school, with
out saying where they were going,
they had s25 in cash. Their mothers
told the police today that they are
fond of dancing and may he found
frequenting dance halls and cabarets.
Mrs. Waterman and Mrs. Brennan
said yesterday that they only desire
to have the girls communicate with
them or come TO their homes, and no
punishment awaits them. Their
mothers said they had no reason for
leaving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
BUILDING
GOES UNHAMP Erred
Legislation Giving Fine Arts
Commission Supervision Not
Likely This Session.

Legislation designed to authorize
the Commission of Fine Arts or the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission to have jurisdiction over
the design of private building in re-
lation to Government building prof.
ectS and ncar-parkS is not unlikely to
he introduced at the present session Of
Congress.
Although the matter, preached two
months ago by the fine arts body, has
been the subject of several conferences
between the two commissions, there
has been no move made to draft Il bill
tn authorize either body to take over
such jurisdiction, according to III. T.
Caemmerer, secretary of the Fine 4 rtS
Commission. Members of the commits
sion are In complete sympathy with
the move, but make it plain that any
legislation must he SO drawn as to
insure there will be no interference
with private enterprise, except where
it NAV affect the appearance of
Washington in relation to the public
building program or the present and
future development of public parks.
During the coming Spring and
Summer, Mr.. Caemmercr said, the
matter of private building Jurisdiction
is sure to crystalline into a bin to he
presented to Congress. Chairman
Moore is In favor Of some form of
jurisdiction. and authorities of the
Park and Planning Commission have
expressed similar views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
CORNELIUS FORD TO LEAD
HOLY NAME UNION AGAIN
Harry O'Neill Also Reelected Of
ficer Of Washington Chapter.
Mr.. Boylan Speaks.

Cornelius Ford, former public print
or, was reelected last evening as pres
ident of the Washington Section of
the Holy Name Union. ut the quarter
ly meeting of delegates at st. Peters
Hall. Second and G streets southeast.
Harry S. O'Neill of st. Paul's branch.
was reelected vice president Matthew
Noone Of st. Stephens parish and
John f. Curtin of st. JosephS branch
were reelected as secretary and treas
urer. respectively. Sir knight Harry
Walsh again was chosen marshal.
Representative Boylan of New York
addressed the delegates on the Next
can situation and Rev. Peter l.. Ireton,
spiritual director of the Baltimore sec
ton of the union, told of the success
of the Big Brother movement in Bal
timore and congratulated the Wash
ington section on the report of the ex-
eeutive secretary of the Washington
Big Brothers.
Delegates were present from 80
Washington parishes. The April meet
ing of the delegates will be held at
the Church of Good Shepherd in South
west Washington. The annual conven-
ton of the Archdiocesan Union will
be held in April, but the place has not
been selected yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
JOHN HERMANN, 80,
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
Six Children, Seven Grandchildren,
Three Great-grandchildren
Help Him Celebrate.

Ninety years old today. John Fred
Cf'ick Hermann. 1902 / street south
east, founder of the Hermann Bot
Ting Works. celebrated his birthday,
surrounded by his six children, seven
grandchildren, three great grandchil-
dren and many friends and other rela-
tfves
Mr. Hermann was born in Germany
in 1887 and came to the United States
in 1855. After living a year in Balti-
more, he moved to Washington, where
he established n bakery. He left the
bakery business in 1873 and started
The Hermann BOttlins Works. He
was president Of this concern until 1G
years ago, at which time he retired
from official duties. He always has re-
tanned his interest in the factory. how
ever. rising every morning at 1870
O'Clock and going To the office. where
he acts in an advisory capacity
Hermann was married in 1861. His
wife died in 1907. They had IL chill
dren, five Of whom died. His eldest
son, August G. Hermann, took his
fathers place as head of the bottling
works. The other children are: Mrs.
f.. Is. SchlotterbeCk, Charles r. Herr
mann. Mrs. G. J. Schwartz. r. A. Herr
mann and Miss Margaret Hermann,
all of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
SLAIN WIFE'S BODY
SOUGHT IN RIVER
Confession by Wisconsin
Man Also Raises Issue of
State Jurisdiction.
By tho Associated Press.

hy tho Associated Press.
MACSTON. Wis, January 25.-
Authorities today were confronted by
two knotty problems in connection
with the confession OF William n. Cot
fey that he slew his second wife. es-
tablishing the corpus deficit and de-
termining in what State the woman
was killed.
Somewhere beneath the ice of the
Mississippi River. below DUBUQUE.
Iowa, lies the body of Mrs. Hattie
sherman Iales. whom the itinerant
bond salesman and lay preacher con
feSsed he accidentally killed with n
base hall bat after he had contracted
btgamOus marriage with her.
Charges will not be filed against
COffey until It has been decided
whether the staying WAS in Iowa,
where a death penalty may be assess-
ed for murder, or in Wisconsin where
the maximum punishment is life inn
priSonment.
Coffey maintained that the death
blow was struck during a quarrel with
the woman while they were camping
on the Wisconsin side Of the Inter
state Bridge casa of Dubuque on Oc-
tober 10. Iowa authorities. however.
have taken hand in the case on the
assumption that the woman may have
been slain on the Iowa side
They announced that a base ball
bat had been found at Eagle Point
Park, a Dubuque tourist camp. last
Fan, and they believed this clue would
play an important part in the inves.
tigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
UNDER-COVER SYSTEM
EXPLAINED TO SENATE
Prohibition Method Engaged in
Only to Apprehend Major
Law Violators.

By the Associated Press
Under-cOver" activities OF the
Treasury Department in prohibition
enforcement are engaged in only TO
gain information leading to evidence
against major law violators engaged
in the commercialiZed liquor traffic,
the Senate was told today in re-
port submitted in response to "A rcso-
luton by Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri.
While declaring the under cover"
work was not looked upon with favor
In any circumstances. the report de.
clarcd it was expressly forbidden If
Illegal methods were adopted. or if
used for purposes other than obtain.
ing evidence In big cases.
The famous Bridge Whist club in
New York, the report declared, was
organized IN New York by prolibi-
ton agents 10 develop close contacts
with overseas smugglers of liquor,
which was regarded as the most con
spicuous source of supply. The club
has figured largely in recent debate
centering around enforcement acCivi-
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
OUTLINES, CAMPAIGN
FOR DENTAL HYGIENE
Dr. Camalier Points to Care of
Teeth as Essential to
Good Health.

DR.. c. Willard Camalier, director
of the dental health educational cam
paign that IS to open in Washington
April 4 and continue though to April
81 outlined some Of the plans for
the campaign last night in an address
before the District of Columbia Den,
tai Hygiene Association.
The campaign has as it's goal, the
speaker said the acceleration of in
tcrest here in the need of strict dental
hygiene as an essential for good
health. Important exhibits will be
maintained in the National Museum,
illustrating the important role clean,
sound teeth and gums play in the
program of good health in every indi-
V.dual
The campaign is to be carried into
the schools, too. DR.. Camalier said.
Particular emphasis will he placed on
the need Of children practicing dental
h. giene early. To stimulate interest,
pl ties have been offered to high school
students for the best play on dental
hygiene, and 10 the graded schools
for the best posters on the subject.
The Dental Hygiene Association is
supporting the campaign plans ener-
getically and will take a prominent
part when it begins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
500 MARINES TAKEN
FROM MAIL GUARD
Additional Force to Be With
Notwithstanding at
QuantiCo and San Diego.

Five hundred Marines We're with
drawn today from the mail guard.
They will he concentrated Vt the
Marine bases at QuantiCo. Va. and
San Diego, Calf. An additional hoi,
for similar concentration. Will hc with.
drawn from their present assignment
of guarding the mails IN or before
February IL.
Recently an emergency Marine bat
TALON was organized ut san Diego,
to he held for any contingency dat
might arise. The detachment of 300
at Guam now Is under orders tn move
Ia Cavitc. Philippine Islands. I" he
nearer the trouble zone In thiRl, hut
thus far no orders have heen issued
To replace them at Guam.
Possible Changes Cited.
should the battalion now at san
Diego he moved Ia Guam. its place
permanently would lac taken presum-
ably by the new detachment tn bc az.
Semhlcd from the men withdrawn
from the mail guard,
The Marine Corps cammandant Mai
Gen. Lcteune, insisted today that the
latest movement of troops had no
hearing on the Chinese or Nicaraguan
situations.
I.500 Still on Guard.
Today's withdrawal leaves 100 Ma
rines on duty as mail guards. Gen.
Leieune said that estimates soon to he
submitted tu Congress would provide
for maintenance OF 900 Marine mail
guards until July /. The February Is
Withdrawals will reduce the detail to
that figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
RETAIL SHOE MEN
DISCUSS SLOGANS"
Methods of Advertising and Styles
in Footwear Topics at Associa-
ton Meeting Today.

Styles in shoes and slogans for use
in advertising shoes were discussed
this morning at the Pennsylvania
Shoe Retail Merchants Association
meeting a the Willard Hotel.
AS far as shoes go the trend is
towards the increasing popularity OF
the black shoe with narrower toes
than have been in vogue in recent
years. the shoe delegates said, while
DIR. William Mather Lewis. president
Of George Washington University.
advocated the creation of snappy
slogan, suitable for calling attention
to the industry as whole.
DR.. Lewis explained that the work
of the universities is to give young
men and women a sound. fundamental
education, and that it is up to the
business men to teach them the fine.
technical trade points which will
make the university graduates valu-
able to their respective industries.
The convention will close tomorrow
night with n banquet. Next years
convention will he bigger than ever,
for Yesterday 1t was decided to in
crease the scope of the association
from "A state body to the entire
Middle Atlantic section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
NJ u S | C.
HAROLD BAUER's RECITAL.

Harold Bauer, the noted pianist,
honored throughout the world for his
great talent, and recently more spe-
officially by the French government.
which bestowed upon him the Legion
OF Honor medal, the ribbon Of which
he wore for the first time at his APP
pearance yesterday in the Library of
Congress, gave "a delightful piano re-
citai of clavier music of the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
First Mr.. Bauer played old Italian.
opening the program with Claudio
Merulo's ''Toccata in G. Major" and
including the exquisite "Arietta in q
Minor" of Leo, and Scarlatti's Sonata
in Major with fascinating shading
of the tonal effects in the fiorid pas
sages which would be monotonous UNI
der less talented hands. Mr.. Bauer
seemed in wonderful mood yesterday
and carried his audience, which pack
ed the hall. with him every moment
In the second group the feature was
sonata by Johann kuhnau. with
programmatic design that proved the
modcrns are not nearly so modern or
unique as we have been sometimes led
to believe There is wonderful humor
| in this work The audience had to
! laugh, with Mr.. Bauer himself con.
tributing a fieeting grin. after the first
movement, which dealt with "the
stamping and defying of Goliath"
The glissandos involved in the en-.
counter of David and Goliath would
have done credit to Henry Cowel.
The choral effects in the Praise of
David" were fascinating i'm the man
ner of their achievement by Mr..
Bauer. The whole sonata was Il rare
| treat TO have IL followed by Mr..
| Bauer's joyful conception of Johann
Sebastian Bach's Suite In A Minor
seemed almost too good to be true.
/ Here again, in the sarabandc, there
were tonal effects that achieve what
more than one modern has attempted
! in vain.
The Rameau "Rondeau en- Musette"
( was charming, and Couperin's two
short works stood out in this period
music with distinct individuality. The
delicacy of "Minuet In l. Flat" by
Schubert. known as the composer of
Silesian sonatas," was another happy
memory to carry away. Josef Haydn
provided completely satisfying finale
in Fantasia in G Major II. Fs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
SU MMERALL TO ATTEND
1ST DIVISION MEETING
Members of District Branch Of So
ciety Will Assemble Fri
day Night.

Gen. Charles T. Summerall and
other Army officials viii attend the
meeting of the District of Columbia
Branch of the 1st DIVISION Society. to
be held in the City Club Friday night
at 8 O'Clock. Gen. Hanson Ely will
be the principal speaker.
The entertainment committee has
arranged an extensive program. in
Guiding selections by the Army Band
Orchestra. Sergt. Carl Hubner, direc-
tor: Danny Drummond in dancing.
Preston Bauman in song and dance.
Riva r.. HOckenberry, songs; Raw
Hart guitar and ukulele, and Dave
Fricsel reCitatiOns.
Members of the society have ar
ranged to come from various parts of
the country, Capt. NJ. +. DrisColl, who
has charge of arrangements. stated.
Col. a. Moreno, Lieut.. Col. Thomas }
Dickson and Maj. CORTLAND Parker
have announced their intentions to at
tend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
Dow-2-ard-Outers
Justify Confidence
BY Repaying Help
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 25.--Deni-
zans of the Bowcry, rendezvous of
black sheep from all parts of
America. are so honest that bed
ana board can he supplied the
wastrels. out of jobbers and others
that frequent It's haunts without
the landlord becoming 'insolvent,
the Bowery Y. NJ. G. a. report for
1926 aflirms.
During the year 22.735 downHnd-
cutters were given meats and lodg-
ing the report shows. Many of
them were trusted" on their
promise To pay when they got
job. Although the Y. NJ. &. y. pro.
cured jobs for only 9.507 of the
mon seeking shelter and food, the
institute was 80 per cent self
supporting. Operating revenues
amounted to S2SS.5 Contrihu-
lions amounted to S270I2 ana
there was II surplus Of $2.367,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
D. c. FIRE LOSSES
$999,195 IN 1926.
Underwriters Compile Fig
ures Showing ID Per Cent
Increase Over Year 1924.

Fire losses In the District Of Colum
bin during 1925 amounted 10 1920. 1875
according 10 figures compiled by the
National Board Of Fire Underwriters
which today were made public. The
toll exaCted by fires was an increase oi
II per cont over 1874 when the total
was set at $3.50 ,9S7.
MuCt Of this costly total might have
been prevented, tho underwriters indi
Cnte. OF the toll Of nearly million
dollars. - per cent, or S4lS.S97, was
due TO careleasue&H of smokers in dis
posing Of burning matches and cigars
ANA cigarettes.
Other Originating Causes.
Second in Importance among origi
mating causes of fires here were
stoves, furnaces. boilers and their
pipes" which are listed as causing a
total loss Of $57.759. Gncendiarism
ranked third. with S41,9I7.
For the entire United States the
grand total in 1925 was 1858 .428, 1888
this figure including the usual % per
cent allowance for unrcported and un
insured fires, the report states.
Burden Carried by Public.
II should he remembered too. the
bptfd points out, tEat In addition u
the direct bill for fire destruction
there are various incidental losses.
These include the cost of eXtinguish
ment and interruption of business
which swell the actual toll perhaps
100 per cent, all of the burden being
carried. necessarily, by the public.
1t requires about a year for the ac.
tuarial bureau Of the board to classi
fy. segregate and tabulate the mil
lion reports it receives annually. and
until this task is completed it is not
possible to analyze in detail the losses
of a given year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
CHILEANS PROTEST
i. S. MEXICO STAND.
United Latin American Front
Against yankee Imperial
ism" Urged at Meeting.


SANTIAGO, Chile, January 26.--
Five hundred persons last night par.
tCipatcd In manifestation Of protest
against tho United States for It's atti-
tudc toward Mexico and Nicaragua,
The speakers. whose stand was deco.
rated with Mexican flags. urged n
united Latin American front against
Yankee Imperialism. The meeting
was held ut the Junior Democratic
club. There were no dist urbanCcN
At - mass meeting of workers uu.
Ter the auspices of the regional CON
federation of Labor at Mexico City
Monday the labor leader. Jose Cutter
rez. appealed to his hearers to rally
to the support of the Mexican govern.
ment against Yankee imperialism,
which seeks any pretext for armed
invasion of Mexico and threatens all
Latin America. " lie was confident
that the Mexican organization would
have the moral support Of labor
throughout the world
Senior Gutierrez pictured Mexico as
tho outpost of Latin American liberty,
which, he declared, was being asSailed
by dollar diplomacy and Yankee i'm
perialism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
OLDFIELD is HONORED.
Arkansas Representative Re-elect-
ed Democratic Committee Head.

Representative Oldfield of Arkansas
was reelected chairman of the Demo
cratic national congressional commit
tee last night at it's annual meeting.
Ralph Roberts of Indiana was again
selected executive secretary.
Plans for the congressional cleo
lions in 1928 were discussed at the
meeting Representative Garrett of
Tennessee, the minority leader in the
House, praised Mr.. Oldfield for the
way he conducted the fight last Fail
to increase the Democratic member
ship in the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
JEWISH CENTER TO ELECT.
Officers to Be Selected Next Sun
day Evening.

The annual election of officers next
Sunday evening at the Jewish Com
munity Center will be held in con.
junction with the meeting of the Ma
tional Jewish Forum. it was announced
today by Maurice Bisgyer, director of
the center.
The forum is devoted to the discus
sion of current social and political
problems. presenting speakers Of ma.
tional prominence. Sidney l.. Nyburg,
noted Jewish novelist and author of
THE Chosen People" will speak, fol
lowed by an open discussion.
Harry King, the incumbent presi-
dent of the center, heads the slate
of officers UP for reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
STREET-PAVlNG BIDS
FOR DISTRICT OPENED
Corson & Gruman Low Bidder for
Sheet Asphalt and Vitrifed
Brick.

Bids for a number of street-paving
projects scheduled to begin in March,
involving a total cost of more than
$4,000. were opened yesterday after
noon at the District Building. Sealed
proposals also were opened for the in
stallation of a accommodating sys-
TEN in the new Mckinley Technical
High School.
COrson & Gruman submitted the low
price on paving, $2.62 a square yard
for sheet asphalt surface, of which APP
proXimately 10000 square yards will
be laid, and SAT per square yard for
approximately 500 yards of vitrifed
block
There was only one bid on the Nc
Kinley High School cleaning system
The low price, 1904, was quoted by
the w. G.. Cornell Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
IMMIGRATION LAW UP.
House Bill Would Postpone Appli.
cations of National Origin.

Application of the national original
provision of the immigration law
would be postponed one year under
a bill introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Jacobstein, Democrat. New
York.
Under the present law the provision,
which would materially revise imm-
grafton quotas of several countries,
would become effective July /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
NOTED EDUCATOR DIES.
Prof. Nutting of Iowa u. Was Ma
tionally Known.

IOWA CITY, January Is LP).-Prof.
Charles G.. Nutting, 60, retired, oldest
member of the faculty of the Univer-
sity of Iowa in point of service and
nationally known for his geological
expeditions to the Bahamas, Fiji
Islands, New Zealand, Trinidad and
Alaska, died yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
CLAIMS COFFEE HONORS.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. January 25
Obituary Smet. 47-yearold barber,
is the latest claimant of the coffee
guzzling championship. He astound-
ed watchers yesterday by gulping SO
cups in six hours, and then wound up
by drinking a pint of beer.
Smet's coffee feat beat the record
of Gus Comstock of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, by one cup and was four cups
under what he said was the unofficial
record Of 80 cups set by Frank Trach-
tnowitz of Raw. N. d. IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
Paris U. Rector Dies.

PARIS. January IS (P).-Prof.
Paul Lapie, rector of the University
of Paris is dead, a victim of grippe.
He was to have taken a leading part
today in the ceremony of the Undue
ton OF Prof. Charles Cestre into
the chair Of American Literature and
Civilization at the Sorbonne founded
by the late Lee Kohns of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
DINNER AT CITY CLUB.
Members to Serve as Walters, in
Accordance With Custom.

With members serving as walters,
in accordance with an annual custom
the City Club will hold its annual
beefsteak dinner and stag night 10.
morrow. The affair Will be held in the
auditorium from 8 until IL pm.
Each member will put on white
apron and hat, pass into the kitchen
and help himself. An entertainment
program, consisting OF motion pictures
and acts, has been arranged by Ru-
dolph Jose, chairman of the house
committee, and II. J. Odenthal, execu-
tive secretary of the club. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
PAPERS FOR LINERS.
Glover Adopts Plan for Deliverance
at Quarantine.

BY the Associated Press.
Transatlantic travellers on steam
ships arriving at New York will be
able TO buy their fayorite newspaper
before the vessel docks. under an ar
rangenent announced here by w.
irving Glover second assistant post
master general.
Publishers will be permitted to send
their newspapers to incoming liners
on the mail transfer vessels, which
meet all mail stea mships at the quar-
antine station off Staten Island.