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Evening star., 1927-10-28
JEWISH WOMEN TO GIVE
ANNUAL BENEFIT PLAY
"Hodge-Podge Follies" Will Be
Presented at Center Tues
day Night.

"The Hodge Podge F'ollies," a re-
vue in eight acts, will be given as
the annual benefit entertainment by
the National Council Of Jewish Wom-
en- in the Jewish Community Center,
Sixteenth and q streets, Tuesday
night at o'clock. The philanthropic
work of the council is extensive, it
is pointed out. and each year an en-
tertainment is given to raise funds
for the work.
One of the principal acts will be a
fashion review, comparing the styles
of 1890 with those of the present time
Another act will consist of choral
singing by 90 voices, with solo parts
bv Mrs. Katherine w. HertZberg
The services of several professional
entertainers have been enlisted to
help round out the program.
The general committee in charge
IF arrangements for the affair is com
posed of Mrs. David A. Eaer, Mrs
Jesse Miller. Miss Bertha Israel, .hs
f.. Nordlinger, Miss Matte Oettinel
and Mrs. Mark Lansburgh.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
PLANE PASSENGERS DIE.
Two Fatally Hurt, Pilot Injured
in Crash at Atlanta.

ATLANTA. October % LP.-Perry
Hinsley of Defuniak, Fla. and Roy c.
Burgess, whose home is given as Chi
cago. were fatally injured late yester-
day when plane in which they were
passengers. piloted by Paul Davis,
crashed near Gambler Field. local air.
port.
Hinsley was declared dead when the
three men reached a hospital. while
Burgess died shortly after arrival.
Pilot Davis suffered broken leg and
arm.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Left Wife Tuesday.
Marine Corps Changes,

Col J. G. Beaumont has been de-
tached from Marine headquarters,
Washington, and ordered To the bat
fleehip Texas as fleet Marine officer
of the United States feet; Maj. f.. A..
Gardener, from Paris Island. s. c.,
to Charleston. s. G.: First Lieut.. G..
H. Mccullough. from Marine head
quarters, this city. to the navy yard,
New York Second Lieut., T. j. Me
Quade, from 5th Marine Regiment,
Nicaragua. To Quantico. Va; Second
Lieut.. Il H. Saiztnan. from Boston to
5th Regiment. Nicaragua: Second
Lieut. T. F. Kaiser. from Pensacola,
Fla, to I'D Marine Brigade. in China
Second Lieut.. r. II. Lamson Scribner,
from San Diego, Calf, 10 Observation
Evening star., 1927-10-28
WARNS OF SWINDLERS.
Better Business Bureau Director
Addresses School for Secretaries.

Warning against INSCRIPTIONS em.
ployers who exact cash bonds and
pledges for stock purchases from
prospective secretarial workers was
given to members of the day classes
Of the Washington School for Secre-
taries by Louis Rothschild director
of the Better Business Bureau. in
the school classrooms yesterday aft.
ernOon.
'In many unfortunate cases." Mr..
Rothschild said. ''the swindlers have
obtained money in this way from ap-
plicants for secretarial positions and
then have vanished from sight
Capt. Louis b. Montfort, president
of the Washington School for Secre-
taries, urged the classes to bring into
the commercial world. after their
graduation, high ethical standards.
The speakers were introduced by j..
II Palmer. manager of the school
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Autoist Robbed by Thugs.

Two unidentified colored men stop
ped Oscar Millard, colored chauffeur,
of III Third street southeast. at F'if-
teenth and T streets about IL O'Clock
last night and employed him to drive
them to the viaduct at Benning.
<sWhen the viaduct was reached afh
the driver heard an order to hold up
his hands and turned to face a pistol.
He gave I'D S1.95.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
TEXT BOOK WRITER'S HIT
BY AVIATION CHANGES
Developments So Rapid That In
structions Become Obsolete Be-
fore They Can Be Rewritten.

BY the Associated Press.
Changes In all branches of aviation
come 50 swiftly that Army Air Corps
text book writer's are unable to keep
pace. The work was made necessary
hv the fact that sources of informa
ton on aeronautics are limited and
compiling text books requires original
study.
New developments come so rapidly
that texts become obsolete before they
can he rewritten" War Department
eXplana ton today said
In reply 10 requests from aviation
schools for authority to use these text
books or parts of them, the War
Department has required only that
credit be given where they are re
printed and that there DE no resale
ot Government documents at a profit.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
PROHIBITION POLL
OF CLERGY SCORED
Anti-SaIoon Counsel Denies
Temperance Group Is
Backed by Church.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, october 2S.--A nation
wide survey conducted by the National
Episcopal Church Temperance Society,
in which 1882 Episcopal clergymen
approved modification of the Folstead
act, was regarded today by Orville s.
Poland, counselor to the Anti-Saloon
League, as the work of an organiza'
ton holding only "a parasitic connec-
ton" with the Episcopal Church, and
whose secretary apparently was in the
pay of the wet cause.
"If the Church Temperance Society,
which has published a statement pur-
porting to show that Episcopal clergy.
men are two to one against prohibition,
had any official connection with the
Episcopal Church, l should refuse to
comment upon their statement" Po-
land said. Bishop Manning some time
since made it certain that the sO-called
Church Temperance Society is no real
part of the church, but has only q
parasitic connection with it"
On Wet Pay Roll.
He declared DIR. James Empring-
ham, who as national secretary of the
SoSiCIy lOOh d pIOHlDItiOit pOll dDOul
two years ago, was apparently on the
pay roll of the Association Against the
Eighteenth Amendment. He asked
the identity of an anonymous" donor
of S50.000 to the society.
DIR. Empringham, when informed OF
Mr.. Poland's statements. said ne was
not and never had been on the pay roll
of the association named. II have no
expectations of being on that pay roll"
he said. Il wish | were. l would like
to be. 1t is nothing to be ashamed of
and l could use the money!
No Record of Salary.
At the offices of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment II
was said there was no record of any
salary payment to DR.. Empringham.
The donation of $500 to the tenn
perance society, said DR.. Empringham.
was from the estate of Letitia Willet
Garrison, widow of Cornelius Garri.
son. She died in London in 1925.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Scuttled
In 1872 Battle
Raised in Canada
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIDLAND, Ontario, October 81.
The frigate Nancy, scuttled by
it's British crew during the War
of 1912 to prevent its capture dur
ing a battle with United States
warships, was raised yesterday on
a Notawasaga River island formed
near the craft during the 1l3 years
the ship lay on the river bottom.
The ship today was only a skele-
ton OF the frigate Of 1872. Its
sides were torn by cannon balls
and the seams had been opened by
the long period OF submersion.
The keel, however, was said to be
as strait as on the day the frigate
was launched, which was said to
have been in 1879.
Plans are being formulated to
preserve the ship near the spot
where it was scuttled.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Man Hurt in Street Fall.

Henry j.. Green. IS years old, 1869
Columbia road, was found unconscious
in front of 1869 Willard street yester-
day. having been injured when he ac-
cidentally slipped and fell. lie re-
ceived first aid in a nearby house be-
fore he was taken to Emergency Hos
pital Hospital physicians reported
the patient suffering from an injury
to his spine and shock. His recovery
ia pxpectpt
Evening star., 1927-10-28
u. S. Asks Bids for Mobile Mast
For Use in Moorine Dirigibles

ground crew. Between 300 and 500
men now are needed for that purpose.
Observers from Germany, Spain and
Great Britain are understood to be
deeply interested in developments OF
a portable mast. The mast for which
bids have been asked will be equipped
with a telescope tower. which may
be raised or lowered to meet the nose
OF the mammoth dirigible. 1t VIII be
carried on tractor which can be run
into the shed housing the dirlglbie,
connect with the ship and bring IL out
for an ascension.
DEVELOPMENT of the mobile mast is
seen bv naval experts as a distinct
achievement for the United States.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Heads Georgia U. D. c.

CONVICTION. Ga, October 90 LP).-
Mrs. W. TrOx Bankston Of this city
was elected president Of the Georgia
division Of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. which adjourned its
session here last night. Mrs. Bank
ston was opposed by Mrs. s. J, Lang,
Sandorsyille for the ONCE.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Mad Man. Arrested
Found to Be Victim
OF Bad TOOthache
By the Associated Press.

TARRYTOWN, n. Y, October 2S.
This man isn't crazy, but he has
an awful toothache which Is driv'
ing him mad" a surgeon at Grass
lands Hospital said, when Officer
Kohl of the Greenburg police
brought in Anthony Joseph. who
was found wandering about acting
like a wild man.
officer Kohl started out with suf.
ficient equipment to capture and
restrain a lunatic. He was con-
yinced that Joseph was insane. un-
til the surgeon told him differently.
The surgeon relieved the toothache
for the man and he returned to his
home in Greenburg acting perfect
" normal.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Perfection Of plans for a mobile
mooring mast for dirigibles, to be
tried out at Lakehurst, n. j., home
field of the Los Angeles, became
known yesterday at the Navy Depart
ment through advertisement for bids
for such a mast, to be opened here No
vember %.
Although plans have been kept
strictly confidential, Rear Admiral
Moffett, chief of the Naval Bureau of
Aeronautics, admitted it was part Of
secret development including other
mechanical improvements, which will
effect "a considerable reduction" in
the number Of men required for a
Evening star., 1927-10-28
TWO WOMEN SLA|Nl
ONES MATE SOUl'
Land and Sea Sea1 d Aft
er Hac d B 'es Are
F0udF in 'unk'
Nv the Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, October ga
search of land land sea was under way
today for Henry Moity, former New
Iberia, La, butcher shop proprietor
and erstwhile commercial artist, who,
drink era zed and in a jealous rage, is
alleged to have killed his wife and his
brothers wife yesterday by clubbing
them over she head and then hacking
their bodice to pieces with huge
knife.
Radio reports received today from
three of seven ships requested to
search their holds and question their
personnel in the hope that Moity
would be located, said no trace of the
fugitive was found. Similar reports
were received from officers Of adjacent
towns and States, who were asked to
be on the lookout.
Jealousy Is Blamed
Moity is wanted for killing his wife,
Mrs. Theresa Alfano MOity, %, the
mother of his three children, and Mrs.
Leona Lee Moity. 2S, his brother Jo-
sephs wife and the mother of three.
The bodies We're found in trunks, face
down, with the severed heads, arms
and lower limbs placed around ana on
top of the torsos. With the body of
his wife the slayer left his weapon. a
knife, two feet long and two inches
wide, used in hacking sugar cane
stalks The bodies were found by two
insurance agents, called To the scene
by the negro scrub woman, who found
traces of blood.
Joseph Moity surrendered to police
Yesterday afternoon and expressed the
belief that his brother had killed the
women through jealousy. Joseph de
clared both he and his brother had
been having difficulties with the
wives because OF attentions they ac'
cepted from other men.
Left Wife Tuesday.
Joseph said he took his children and
left his wife Tuesday after a quarrel
Henry stayed on hoping for change
Joseph said.
Joseph, who is 81 and five years his
brothers senior. said the last he sa "
of Henry was when he appeared al
his room late Wednesday NIGHT with
his three children and asked that they
be allowed to stay. He had beer
drinking hea willy, Joseph said.
Frank kimmell, whose name was
found penciled on a wall in Mrs. The
resa Moity's room. was arrested anc
is being held for questioning. He ad
ntted being intimate with the woma n
police said.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Screen Villain" Weds Divorce.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, October 2S
(P,. John MILAN. screen villain. and
Mrs Victoire Hale, dieOrced wife OF
Creighton Hale. the film actor, were
married hers. last night,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Lincoln S Anniversary

With anniversary approaching
feay
country helping they will
people, by people
With malice
people should
of public characteristic OF Honest
In this day of the
president
the
drunkard, Lincoln twinkle
like whskey
Absolute his every thought
and action Beitted and rdcued secretary
Lincoln refused the
him, replying that Stanton of
motivating during
his entire life from his fighting
a
With the Civil farseeng Godgiyen
vision had Furnishing vanquished Rather would
he assist in raising
back the o prosperity
Nnetenths Of the following
influenced exploit
the Lincoln years
suffering misunderstanding throughout
Abraham south as anything but
wayward child led mood but nevertheless
child of the
Abraham Lncons life every right
thinking
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Disarmament Conference
thinking American.

showing courage
proposing further five
China commissions
o the
Reports that the surprise France
that while that inclined sympathcay
general disarmament reservation would probably be asked
regarding limitation on subm
Mussoln viewing peace prospects with SO much
pemigm that his likely
Of the plan.
The league Of nations through
disarmament conference should military
as well as that Of the existing
Russia European nations
While there nothing
poa is launched at time
Hardng disarmament conferences
Practically all that the yesterday
the 2 ratio in
the line include all fighting
respective
The of France and italy
might not be applied in lesser
question to the conference.
II probable that Great Britain with favor such a
conference the British admiralty that it intends to RELY
largely in the future on air craft
dreadnaught
Many British officers foolish
spend $4OOOOOOO that can be DESTROYED by
$4,000 bombing plane, a Otorped
While there any charge that any of the powers that
signed the disarmament any
its provisions France and
Japan have money air fleets which
have matter ratio agreed upon
far fighting of
And yet when the United big
guns on ts aeshps give greater
Great Britain with Washington claiming that
such acts would violate
the large baleships per cent less efficient in battle
than they would be greater range while the
bateships of other flock of bombes
like guls per or more stronger
than when the
It the disarmament pact
be urged that the United States strengthened addition
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON-The Hon. T, Web
Der Wilson, congressman from Missi-
ssippi, is serenely confident that he
mas begun what will blossom into
complete government censorship of
all the magazines in America.
He has introduced bin to this
effect.
In the first place, he is going to
push il himself, and in the second
end vastly more important place.
he is sure that the women of the
nation are going to hammer the
ether congressman until they put
it over for him.
Later on, he says, the bill may be
extended TO cover books, but books
contribute a mere drop of filth to
the magazines bucketful.
The Wilson bill provides for &,
national board of magazine censor
ship to be appointed by the presi-
dent with five members who will
have the right to select as many
helpers as they find necessary.
here probably will be jobs for
plenty of assistant censors, as there
are said TO be some $4,000 or 3o,-
coo periodicals, appearing from twice
week to once a year.
All magazines would be censored
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
With Other Editors
ENOUGH BLAME FOR ALL
(Tucson Citizen)

Superintendent Phil Merrill
at among other things
that he responsible
facilities school; present
what it should be- I blame all
provides"
The commonto all who hold
office the any
merely negative attitude
SCHOOL, appeared
before the legislature provide
Ut evident that he thinks
future juveniles who in his
We repeat the school
such would them
go to the people with the storyraher
temporize when others call attention
said make the sufficiently
it" shall gladly
apologize for oissimo ours statements.
The Citizen considered good authority that
Fort Grant children treated little
we do not think that putting rongya least when
criminals at Florence repeat common
who have been condemned
when the fact of the
juveniles at the school
conine they
fitted when
believe that
filled indignation the failure
the properly discharge duty
dued
h
Says Mr. Merrill "Now
paranship and bukpasng out of
the question, girls
condoning
he admits not conducive to the reclamation
negatively throwing the blame
the the juveniles
Mr. Merrill we believe is picture
leaf of his for the 1925-1926
and doubt he
but the
a political job,
through through injustice
be the situation, and
working justify
their
When juveniles
with attempt
them better resist temptation
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Sixteen Years Ago

c. Fl. Repath has rented rooms
iii the Brophy building and is
preparing plans for the proposed
enlargement of the c. 4 A.
smelter.
D. A. skeels, who has been
visiting his wife in California,
returned to Douglas yesterday,
James b. Rickard, of the gov
ernment land office and an old
friend of Albert M. Sames, was
a Douglas visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Fl. S. Kenyon returned
yesterday from Kediands, can
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Baxter,
of Grand Rapids, Mich, ana
Claude Way, forest supervisor in
the Huachucas, went to the
Slaughter ranch yesterday for a
short visit. From there they will
go to Yellowstone Park on horse
back, expecting to take about
four months for the trip.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
WASHINGTON a.
LETTER SKI

before publication. The publisher
OF any magazine who failed to send
q copy to the censorship board ana
have it approved before issuing it
would be liable 10 a maximum inn
Irisonment Of 10 years and a maxi
mum fine of $4,000. Express COM
ranies handing such an uncensored
magazine would be liable to fine
Of $4,000.
Congressman Wilson has a choice
collection Of horrible examples of
the type of magazine "obscenity" he
seeks to abolish They include pic
lures of nude women and various
articles, poems and stories which
are even more exciting than the
PICTURES
He has found smut" in some of
the ritzier magazines as we'll as the
lowest. He even mentioned Scrib'
rers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
More Truth Than Poetry
By James j. Montague
THE REFORMER0

Sir Galahad earnest
Sir Galahad was brave,
He thought he had to fight like mad
A wicked world to
In base and evil courses
He took extreme delight
"Gadzooks,' quoth he, ''it's up to
To set the darn thing right"
lofty lot of morals
Sir Galahad he had,
The wicked ways of those bad days
Made him profoundly sad
He muttered climbing into
His shining suit of MAIL
''Now lust and hate shall abdicate
And virtue shall prevail"
He fought in many battles
few of which he won;
"Tll forge ahead he boldly said
Until the job is done"
Disseminating virtue
He Jared through stress and Storm
Determined still to have his will
And make the world reform
But sadly disllusioned
Sir Galahad day
Was to trot from Camelot
Upon his charger gray
''This world and those who dwell there
Are too darn tough quoth he,
Let others fight to- set them right
1t is not up to me-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Of capital ships But there nothing the
or
hides, today
The United States the ready
defend itself may from sky
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Destructive Dreams

Daphne-Paris will always have
bitter memories for Ethel
Joan--A love affair." was it?
Daphne-Not exactly. 1t was the
place she was going to for her honey
moon If she ever got married!--
London Opinion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Abe Martin

When some folks agree with my
opinions I begin t suspect I'm wrong
We frequently make mistake i'm
eIectin' bum official, hut ther's no
excuse fer appOintin' one.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Jones; II never was more pleased
in my life than when | heard my
neighbor's piano going this morning."
Smith; "Is he such fine pianist"'
Smith: mo, ! heard it going away
in van"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

The funeral of the late emperor
OF Japan cost $2OOO,OOO says a
dispatch No wonder the people
shout i" Long like the EMPEROR
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Who remembers way back when
men used to wear wire collar -shap-
ers under their coats?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
BSA!B8

Soft collars for warm weather
and sports only is fashions new
ruling. out of the trenches by
July 4th, boys.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Plucked From the Plains
BIarney

Mistress-"B Bridget, it always seems
to me that the crankiest mistresses
get the best cooks
Cook-"Ah, go on wild your blarney"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

An irish chiropodist announces that
he has removed corns from all the
crowned heads or europe.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

And this" said the artist 'fs my
latest frieze."
How perfectly wonderfulr said
the appreciative flapper 1T actually
makes me shiver to look at nr
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Not Far Enough

Mother" said Bobby, did you
tell father that I wanted wireless
set?"
Yes, dear, but he said he couldn't
afford it,
4 knew he'd say that. what did
YOU do then"
Il told him how much you desired
l. and argued in favor of it. but
twas no use"
Argued oh, mother; if it's been
something you wanted yourself, you'd
have gone into 'sterics and then you'd
have got it"-Weekly Scotsman.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

me SoViets n
perfectly
Copyright 1927, by the Bell Syndicate Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Old Lady; "Oh conductor, please
stop the car. dropped my wig out
of the window"
Conductor: Never mind, madam,
there is switch just this Side OF
the next stop"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

He: rs she progressive or con-
servative?"
She: Il don't know. She weais
last years hat, drives this years
car and lives on next years income"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

guarding little
better than OF ire o
the condition. there enough to
gor
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Tender Flower

We'll AIgy, 1 hear you have taken
up walking as the doctor ordered.
How does it go?"
Seems bitlawkward at first with
out Windshield. louisville Courier
Journal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
DTSCREET MONARCH

Wen thing the drv
from the back
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Barefooted, the Georgia Nester sat
on the steps Of his tumbled down
shack, sucking the stem of an empty
corn-cob pipe. A stranger, stopping
for drink of water and wishing
to be friendly, said:
How is your cotton coming on?y
"Ain't got none" said the nester.
Didn't you plant any?" asked the
stranger.
Nope" said the man, fraid O.
boil weevils."
Well said the stranger, chow
is your corn?"
Didn't plant none,' said the man,
"'fraid want goin' TO be no rain"
The stranger was abashed, but
cheerful still.
Well, hows your potatoes?p he
asked.
"Ain't got none" came the answer,
''scairt O. the tater bugs
"Well, what did you plant?" asked
the stranger
"Nuthin'," replied the man. 7 jest
played safe"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
Touchdown

Jones tucked the football under his
arm with grim determination in his
eye. In scant ten yards he would be
across the line to safety He twisted
and lodged Men lunged at him, but
he kept on.
He was just thinking 81 have made
it, when the ball slipped from his
grasp. The whistle blew.
Jones stopped, sighed, set down his
kiddy-car, adjusted his parcels, cursed
Santa Claus, picked up the football:
the whistle blew again and traffic was
once more against him.-Ponolulu
Star Bulletin.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12
WORTH TRYING
GOALS TO NEWCAsTLE

We approve of radio censorship will begin static
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Father: 81 don't approve of your
acquaintance with that telephone girl"
Why, she's connected with the best
families in town"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

She: This green is as smooth as
4 ballroom floor.
He: May l have the next stance!
Rutgers Chanticleer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-12

Doctor: Madam, your husband is
suffering from voluntary inertia"
Wife 'Oh, the poor man, and /
have been accusing him of being
lazy!"