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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
MRS. REEVE TO SPEAK.
Will Address Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation Tomorrow.

Mrs. Margaretta Willis Reeve of
Phi!a delpha, president of the National
Congress OF Parent Teacher Associa-
tons. will be the guest of honor and
speaker at the meeting of the Dis
trict Congress of Parent-Teacher As
socia tons at the Willard Hotel tomor-
row afternoon at 1880 o'clock. which
will commemorate the thirtieth ami
versary of the founding Of the national
organization.
Mrs. Reeve made special arrange
ments to attend the meeting here, it is
explained She is scheduled to address
Is state conventions before the ma
tional convention AT Oakland. Calf,
the latter part of May. and has Just
returned from an extended speaking
tour in the West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
DROP CASE OF PRAYING
SECT THAT TIED WOMAN
Dakota Officials Announce No Ac-
ton Willie Be Taken-Vic-
tim Recovering.

by the Associated Press.
TRIP, 5. OAK. February l4.-Com.
pletion OF an Investigation into the
ease OF Mrs. II. Wollman OF BOLTON
who was tied to {; bed for three DAYS
while members OF a religious sect
made efforts TO pray the evil spirit"
out of her body. brought a statement
from Claire kintz. States attorney of
Hutchinson County, that no action
would be taken against persons aI
legged to be responsible for the deed
Mrs. Wollman is recovering from
the effects of her experience. which
ended when business men Of Bridge
water formed a committee and took
her from the custody of the sect and
placed her under the case OF a phv.
stefan.
"One cannot prosecute a religious
sect in America" Mr.. KNIT declared
Yesterday. in explaining why no ac.
ton would he taken in the case. las
far AS ! am concerned. the case vii!
be dropped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
American Relief Workers In Armenia
UNDERGOING Treatment for "Earth-Shock

The worst case of earth shock" is
that of Solomon Massey of Denver.
Colo. business manager Of the Near
East Relief, who was thrown into a
semi-comatose state by the recurring
earth commissions. necessitating cessa-
ton OF all work. In describing his
feelings, Mr.. Massey, who served in
the war in France, said the first earth
quake caused him 10 feel violent YER
tigo followed by ''Scasickness.' Sue
ceeding earthquakes. persisting for a.
period OF several months. brought on
complete nervous collapse. which
could be cured only by his leaving the
scene Of the EARTHQUAKES altcgether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14

own ideas about the Origin of the day.
The former, according to William 5.
Walsh's ''Curiosities OF Popular Gus
toms, point out that "N' and &c" were
frequently interchangeable in popular
speech. and explain that the Norman
word "galantin.' a lover OF the fair
sex, was often written ''valantin.
eventually becoming valentine" \
confusion OF this word with the name
of Bishop Valentine. resulted in
st. Valentines day" it is stated
Mate Choosing Time.
The lexicographer turns to Railev's
Dictionary of 1921 and cites the ex-
PLANTATION that about this time of
vear-February--the birds choose their
mates, and probably thence came the
custom OF the young men and maidens
choosing valentines, or special loving
friends. on that day"
fhe antiquarian quotes Francis
Deuce. in his illustrations of Shake
speare' $500, in his suggestion that
the day is the ChristianiZed form of
the classic Lupercalia. which were
feasts held in Rome during the month
OF FEBRUARY in honor Of Pan and Juno.
during which it was customary to put
names OF young women in a lottery
box ana nave them drawn by eligible
young men.
This theory is bolstered by the noted
haslologlst. Rev. Alban Butler. who.
In his Lives of the Saints" explains
that Christian pastors in the early era
Christian notifications for
the pagan practices of the day, and
that since the original celebrate took
place during the middle of February
the modernized ceremonies were fixed
about the same time.
However obscure the origin. st. Val.
entlne's day has come down through
the ages in pronounced and accelerated
FORM. and 1t behooves every one, par
,lcuiarly husbands and suitors, not to
rose slght OF this fact--business and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
DAUGHERTY JUDGE
RULES OUT PAPERS
OFFERED BY u. S

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most verbatim objections to- admission
of this testimony aS against Harry
NJ. Daueherty former Attorney Cen
eral, made by Max II, Steuer, chief of
counsel for DauShertY. at the first
trial. won for his client exclusion Of
the letters and testimony. Judge Ju-
liam W. Mack admitted smiths testi.
mony and tho license as evidence
against Daughcrty at the first trial.
Steucr was not IN court Corbin had
transcript OF the testimony VI tn"
first trial before him as he made his
objection.
Bent on proving that Miller was I'M
usually Interested III passage OF the
S.. O00. 600 claim the Government to-
day sought for the second time To pro
cure admissions of kilograms sent To
Miller by his private secretary.
To do this, the Government recall
ed Harrison Rouse. investigator of tina
general accountants office. TO identity
kilograms taken from Government
files. Two of these kilograms were
sent to Miller at Pittsburgh by Fred
ii. Wilson. his secretary.
Advised of Passage.
one telegram advised Miller that
Wilson had learned unofficially that
the claim had been passed. The other
advised official passage.
The Government then sought to
prove that i'm the three years Wilson
was secretary to Miller he sent no
other kilograms anent claims.
The charges grew out of the trans
fer of nearly $1,000 goo of the assets
of the American Metal Co. which had
been impoundcd as enemy-owned. tn
Merton. The deal was effected in 1921.
Nal :. paugherty. brother of the
former Attorney General, was in the
when court reconvened
after adjournment Friday. he was a
witness at the first trial and Is ex-
yected to testify in this one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
i. s. BEGINS FORD
TAX CASE EVIDENCE
Shares Worth Between ST.
500 and $4,000 in Spring
of 1918, 1t Is Held.


Ford Motor Co. stock was worth
somewhere between 900 and $4,000 a
share in the Spring of 1913 in the opin-
ion of the Government, which today
began presenting it's case against Sen
ator CouZens and other former minor
ity stockholders for $50, 900. 600 addi-
tional taxes on the transfer of their
stock TO the Ford family in 1919.
DisavoWing the valuation of $94S9
n share arrived az by Daniel 6. Roper,
former commissioner of internal rev
enue, which ii designates as "a deci-
sion of convenience Alexander w.
Gregg. solicitor of the Treasury De
partment told the Board Of Tax
Appeals that "Ropers action was lille
gal. without effect and not binding
upon the Government"
Gregg asserted that the sale of the
stock to Ford was not made upon the
assumption that the Roper valuati
bound the Government, and that If
the Treasury made an error in its
original appraisal which resulted in
an underpayment of $30,000,000 in
taxes. it was now the duty of the
Government to correct that error.
In disavowing the method by Roper
in arriving at his valuation. Gregg
charged that r. S. Talbert, Ropers
chief deputy, made his estimate after
"a hurried and curSory consideration
of the question" and that he ignored
the we'll considered advice Of his
associates"
The subsequent examinations con-
Quoted by the Treasury in 1921 and
1922, which uniformly upheld the
Roper valuations, and which have
been cited by the petitioners. were
designated by Gregg as having been
equally cursosy.
He announced that the Government
will prove that Henry Ford. in 1917,
placed value of $1,000 "A share on
the stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
MORENO EVIDENCE
FINISHED AT TRIAL
Judge Considers Question of
His Characterization
on Stories of Shooting.

Justice William Hitz. presiding at
the Busch murder trial in Criminal
Division =, has under consideration
this afternoon a ruling on whether
Assistant United States Attorney
George d. Horning. jr., may cross
examine Samuel Moreno one of the
four defendants. on statement of
the Petworth shooting he signed for
the police and also on several Oral
statements made shortly after the
shooting.
Martin O'Donoshue and Clifford
Grant. Moreno's counsel. this morning
concluded the presentation of evidence
to bear out their claim that the
young Italian was not responsible for
anything he said owing to the pain
produced by gunshot wound in the
leg and rough Treatment" accorded
him by the police.
Newspaper Man Called.
Moreno's attorneys called Detec-
tive Seret. Thomas Sweeney and Ed
ward Duffy, local newspaper cor
respondent. in support of their claims
that Moreno suffered much pain.
Sweeney testified that Moreno limped
slightly as he walked on level ground.
but 1t was virtually impossible for
him to climb stairs When he was
taken to Garfield Hospital the dav
after the shooting to appear before
Policeman Leo w. *. Busch. who was
fatally wounded. Sweeney said he
carried him up the stairs.
Duffy was called to testify about a
series of stories he wrote for a local
newspaper at the time of the shoot
ing. Ilorning had planned to cross
examine Moreno on these stories also.
declaring that they. together with
other statements made to the police
show marked divergence" from
the direct testimony the defendant
gave on the stand Friday.
Request Not to BE Pressed.
Hofning, however, announced he
would not press his request for au-
thority to crOSs-eXamine Moreno on
the stories. and plans for subpoenaine
MAI. W. l.. Peak, superintendent of
the Jail. To explain why Duffy was
permitted TO interview Moreno were
aba ndoned.
Duffy declared Moreno appeared
willing to talk and that during the
interview, lasting nearly five hours,
me prisoner was asked only about
10 questions. Moreno referred 10 the
wounded leg and Il assumed he was
IN pam, the newspaper man said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
LA GUARDIA SAYS MILLS
TIPS OFF CLUBS ON RAID
Writes Letter to Andrews Renew
ing Attack on New York
Dry Administrat ton

ny tuF SssUtidleu
Renewing his attack against prohi-
bition administration in New York
City. Representative La GlIartlia. Re
publican, New York. in a letter today
to Assistant Secretary Andrews of
the Treasury, charged Chester i.
Mills, New York City prohibition adj
ministrator, with having tipped off,
night clubs of a raid by dry agents
last Friday night.
The New York member said that
from information given out i'm Mills
office, evening papers published stories
that dry agents Friday night planned
roundup Of night clubs scattered
around the Times Square districts and
points east, north and south"
1T is the rule in the New York of
fee To tip Off and TO so spread the
news. That is part of the policy to
shake down alleged violators and Gre
ate a plausible excuse for finding no
evidence when the make believe, fake
raid takes place" La Guardia said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
DOCTOR CLEARED
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
Grand Jury Refuses Indlct-
ments Against Abbott.
81 Are Held.

DIR. LEROY Abbott of 14S3 Newton
street was GENERATED today by the
grand jury Of responsibility Tor the
death OF Mrs. Lena l.. Boilnser
January is. The Young woman died
ut her apartment. 1874 North tapitoi
street.
The grand jurors also refused m
dictments against Russ Preston, JOY
riding. and David j. Harris and Della
Greathouse, violating the white slave
act.
t,mbeZZlement and larceny after
rust are charged i'm an indictment
against Thomas NJ. Hewitt jr.. for
mar employee of Buckley GrlndleN.
insurance agents. The accused is said
to have collected about 1863 from pa
IRONS of the firm and failed TO ac-
count for it between June - ana
July l..
A total Of 81 indictments was re
ported today to Justice Hoehling In
Criminal Division /. Others indicted,
insf-the charges. include:
Philip Mackabee, joY-ridinG: II. &.
Hinckley. false pretenSes: Walter Hill.
Andrew Works and Maurice Clark.
alias Ied Taylor. robbery: Paul r..
Jones, houSebrealling and larceny;
Sarah |. Jackson. Marian Davis and
Vincent Hawkins. grand larceny:
Ernest Jackson and George jackson,
robbery.
Frank Nalleri and Robert +. Checks
= casesl. housebreaking and larceny:
Isaac Jacobs. violating national pro-
hibition act: Beatrice NJ. Smith and
Pearl Virginia Thurston. forgery and
utterinc; Philip =. Marshall and James
Lee Dean, smoke screen; Landonia Q.
Robinson. alias I.andonia Coakley.
alias Landonia Johnson. alias Ollie
Johnson, bigamy.
Mary Demetro, Joseph Henderson,
Thomas Asble, John II. Williams:
Thomas Asble, Joseph Henderson,
John Williams. Frank Lee Barhan;
John Williams. Joseph Henderson.
Thomas Asble: John Gibson alias John
Martin, Margaret Martin; Merdes
Gettes, Nelson Burns and William
Hayden, robbery.
Keller BrechVill alias Albert &.
Brechbill. Eli Demetro, Nora Demetro.
Joe Evans. Julius Wagstaff, Julius
Nagstaff. William Russell. William
Russell and Fred Cook grand lar
ceny: Edgar Dugan. ID. NJ. Osborne
and Leonard Hults, violating white
slave traffic act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
DISPOSE OF SUPPLIES.
Army Equipment for Use in Mex
lean Expedition Salvaged.

\ million pounds of surplus sup
pies which have been lying r years
at the Columbus, y. Mex. base of
the PershinG punitive expedition into
Mexico in quest Of the late pancho
Villa. have been salvaged by Army
wagon trains and conveyed to the
quarternaster depot at Fort Bliss
The movement represents the redis-
tribution of these stores by hauling
them 81 miles, nine round trips of
trains numbering as high as 50
wagons OF the LIST Cavalry Division
having been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
PLANS ANNUAL BANQUET.
Washington Transportation Club
to Hold Affair Tomorrow Night.

The Washington Transportation
Club will hold its twcnty-first annual
banquet at the Raleigh Hotel tomor-
row night, with District Commits
sioners and railroad officials from the
United States and Canada as its guests.
William r. MacCracken, jr.. Assistant
Secretary OF Commerce for aero
nautics: Philip =, Campbell of Kansas
and Representative Rathhone of Illi-
nois will speak.
Never Coleman will furnish music,
and there will be other entertainment
fea lures.
&. II. Stewart. district superintend-
ent of the Pullman Co, is president
of the club. The dinner is in charge
of the following committee: Odell 5.
Smith, Jack Lewis. jr.; A. e. Brown
and r. l.. Richardson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
NICARAGUA ARMIES
MASS FOR BATTLE
Americans and Other For
eignerS in Danger in Fight
for MatagaIpa.

By the Associated Press
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. February
IA battle between the Corrserva
tive and Liberal forces was in the
making today at Matagalpa. whore
there are Is Americans and 30 other
foreigners. Matagalpa is 10 miles
from Managua.
Liberal troops with machine guns
were assembled by Gen. Moncada for
attack on the town. The Conservative
defenders were in command Of Gen.
Gomez.
The village Of Muy Muy, about Ia
miles from Malaga lpa. which has
passed back and forth the last few
days between the Liberals and Con
servatives. was last reported In the
hands of the Liberal troops: from
this village the Liberals started
marching ON Matagalpa
Some residents OF the town, fearful
or bombardments. left for places of
safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
AUTO VICTIM BURIED.
Groom Ware Walker Was Descen.
dant of President Polk.

Funeral services for Groom Ware
Walker, ST., SO years old who died in
Emergency Hospital Saturday from
injuries sustained when struck by an
automobile. were conducted i'm Cav
lers chapel this afternoon. Rev.
George f.. Dudley Officiated. Inter
ment was in Abbey Mauseleum. Ar
lngton Heights, Va.
Mr.. Walker was the son Of the
tie Gen. Hal B. Walker Of the Con
federate army, and a descendant OF
Pres dent Polk. He was for 20 years
connected with the New York Life
Insurance Co r..
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Mary Thornton Walker, daughter Of
Gen. Alexander Thornton of the Con-
federate army. and three sons, Groom
Ware Walker. jr.; Knox Polk Walker
and George Thornton Walker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
BRIG. GEN. PLUMMER DIES.
End Comes on Pacific Coast After
Lengthy Career.

Brig. Gen, Edward IL. Plummer. who
was retired in November. 1918. at his
own request after more than 40 years
service in the Army. died at Pacific
Grove. Calf. Friday, according to
War Department advices. lie was
born at Elkridge, Howard County,
Md. September "a 1855, and was
graduated from the Military academy
I'm June, 1877.
His service was in the Infantry
until the appointment to brigade rank
in 1915. lie commanded the 35th In
fantry during the Spanish War and
the Philippine insurrection and held
the temporary rank of major general
in the National Army during the
World War. Ills widow resides at S12
Laurel avenue. Pacific Grove, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
KIPLING REACHES RIO,
Arrives to Be Guest of Brazilian
Government.

RIO DE JANEIRO. February IA
Hp. Rudyard KIplins. who is to be
the guest of the Brazilian govern.
ment arrived here Yesterday on the
g Gamer Andes from Southampton
lie was officially welcomed by repre-
:eDtatiVes OF the foreign Office and the
isi'a lillian Academy of Letters
I<ipling was almost the last passen-
se.' ashore. and as he came down the
2ansWay he was surrounded by news
paper representatives and writer's Of
various kinds.
He is accompanied by his wife and
plans to remain In South America for
about a month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
MOORE REFUSES OFFER.
Former Ambassador Opposes Theat,
rical Dictatorship.

Alexander r. Moore. former Amhas-
sador To Spain, said here today that
he was opposed to amy dictato rship
IN the theatrical world and would
not accept an offer 10 become the
play ear of New York
the theater managers and actors
themselves must work out "A salts
factory solution. ne said.
Recently there were limitations
that Mr.. Moore would be offered a
role in drama similar Ia that of Judge
Lands i'm base ball The former Am.
hassador called AT the White House
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
RAIL CRASH KILLS EIGHT.
Children Among Those Caught in
British Train Wreck

LONDON. February II up Ar
least eight passengers were killed and
lnany injured when a train from
Withetsea stfa"k AN express train
bound 70: Scari,oruu this morning.
Six coaches %: the Withersea train.
in which were u number Of school
children and business men, We're tele
sCoped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
CONSIDERS INDIAN QUIZ.
Senate subcommittee to Make Pre-
liminary Inquiry.

An investigation to determine
whether 10 investigate conditions
among the Indians will be under
taken by Senate subcommittee.
senator King. Democrat, Utah. has
u rcSolu' ion Oh The subject pending.
but the Senate Indian committee de-
c.ded today that preliminary hear
i1gs should be held before the pro-
posal was voted up or down. Com
mittee members felt that to order an
inyestigat ton without prior evidence
Of Irregularities would reflect unduly
on the Indian Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
Mass for Mrs. I. 7. May.

The Association Of Work for Poor
Churches will have a memorial mass
for the late Mrs. Isabel r. May. Wife
If Col. Henry May, In the Chapel Of
the Perpetual Alteration, lil3 Y
street tomorrow morning AT O'Clock.
Mrs. May. vino died i'm New York,
was an active worker for the as@p-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
VALENTINES DAY KEEPS STEP
WITH TIME BY PHONE AND RADIO
SWANS Dispatch Flowers and Cand y by
Wire and Send Greetings by Air
to Sweethearts.

Husban ds who go home this eve
need expect no mercy from their
wives. The same applies to sweet
hearts and SWANS the world over. for
since earlier recollection February II
has been associated with cupid and
his love miSsiVes.
Customs have changed with the
march of progress. The modern sys-
tenn consists in calling the nearest
florist or candy merchant on the phone
and giving instructions for delivery of
bouquet Of roses or heart -sha ped
box of honhonS to the piquant miss in
question; or dispatch OF a stereotyped
word of greeting by mail, wire or even
radio
Time has witnessed the passing in
popularity of the lacy valentine for
the racy one. Instead of the roses
are-reda Notwithstanding" type, civil
iization has given us the mama speak
to-pap pa and-tell me you be mine" bill
letdUuX.
Comic Ones Remain.
And the comic, burlesque penny val.
entine, which was characterized by an
English writer in 1897 as a "hideous
bit of vulgarity," still remains lone
Of the tribulations of the day to
quote further from the same author.
Just who is responsible for Nalen-
tines day is something about which
historians are uncertain. The good st.
Valentine for whom, apparently, the
day received its name wrote no love
songs and lived life far from roman
tic. in the general sense of the term.
He was a Bishop of Rome, cast into
Jail and finally beheaded because of
his faith. The only other Bishop Val
entine for whom the day might have
been named had little to do with sen.
timent. either. and he came to an in
glorious end by choking to death on a
fishbOne.
Etymologists, photographers, an
tiquarians and hagiologists have their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14

LENINAKAN. Armenia, February
14.-Several American relief workers
are undergoing treatment for shell
shock, or. more appropriately earth
shock caused by the frequent earth
ouakes in Armenia recently.
The intense mental strain imposed
by the first great earthquake, which
destroyed 81 villages and towns. was
aggravatedaby continuous series of
further shocks lasting over period
Of three months. This brought num-
Der Of the Americans to Q state Of
profound nervous exhauStions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
Nef Approved for Rail Board.

President Cooldge's selection Of Pat
NJ \en. former Governor of Texas
as member of the board OF i.edia-
ton SET up under the WatsonParker
railroad law. Was approved today by
the Senate interstate commerce COM
rnftfae. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
CONSUL GENERAL COFFIN
DIES AT ALGIERS POST
Diplomat Highly Regarded at
State Experimentation
Was Assured.
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, February 14.--Consul
General William Coffin died last night
Of heart disease at Aigiers. where he
had been on a vacation.
Mr.. Coffin was regarded al the State
Department az man of outSta nding
ability and WAS certain of early pro-
motion to the rank of minister.
Coffin was assigned to Berlin at the
close of the war for the purpose OF
re-establishing The American consular
service in Germany, and performed
the task in a manner highly salts
factory to both governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14
Lieut.. Reed Ordered Here.

First Lieut. Walter j. Reed Army
Air Ccrps. at Kelly Field, Texas. has
been ordered to this city for duty in
the office OF the chief OF Army Air
Corps
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