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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
DR.. CURT|US FAILS
TO FORM CABINET
President Hindenburg Ex-
pected to Ask Another
Leader to Try Task.

BY the Associated PresS.
BERLIN, January 15.-Strenuous
efforts to form a bourgeois ministry,
embodying all the parties of the right.
having been of no avail, DIR. julius
Curtius gave up the task yesterday.
He reported his failure to President
Won Hindenburg, who reserved dec1-
sion on the next step to constitute
cabinet to take the place of that
headed by Chancellor Marx which re-
signed in mid-December after an ad
verse vote by the Reichstag.
1t is possible that President Won
Hindenburg may commission DIR.
Curtius, who is a member of the
Peoples party, to try to form a cab
met which would be Middle or Left
coalition, but it is believed to be more
likely that the President will select
another leader.
DIR. CurtiuS was asked to form a
ministry on January 10. He carried
on prolonged negotiations for the sup
port of the Centrists, even offering to
refrain from becoming chancellor
himself. merely acting" for Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg, who had spe-
officially commissioned him to form a
"rightist government" The Centrists,
however, replied that they believed
the crisis could be solved only by the
formation of a cabinet of the middle
parties.
In political circles it is stated that
the Centrists became displeased when
the German Nationalist declined
clearly to. state the party's stand on
the Republican constitution and its
foreign policy. The Nationalist
| evaded such statement on the plea
that neither the party executive nor
! its representatives in the Reichstag
were present in sufficient numbers to
! warrant binding decisions.
President Won Hindenburg sum
mOned the Centrist chairman, Herr
Won Guerard, for conference today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Scientists Seek Disarmament of Jupiter
By Robbing His Lightning of It's Terrors

about ten or twenty millionths of a
second. The function of the system
is merely to discharge this energy
in the same period of time required
to build it up, matter of one or two
minutes.
The apparatus. consists of a series
of points or barbs of wire installed on
poles in circular formation around the
area to be protected, the poles being
80 to 100 feet high. There are three
strands of wire. These are connected
to ground water and to all metallic
points such as pipe lines, the rein
forcing of the cement reservoirs, wire
fences and other conductors. 1t
makes an electrical path for the re-
turn of the current to the storm
clouds in the same degree as it comes
to the earth in rainfall.
The system has been adopted by the
company for the Lomita reservoir
Of 4,300, 900 barrels capacity, the larg-
est in the world, as well as five
reservoirs at Watson Junction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES. January IS
The disarmament of Jupiter by rob-
bling his chief weapon, lightning, Of
it's terrors is being undertaken by the
Pan-American Petroleum Co. here in
the installation of a new system Of
protection over the largest reservoir
for oil storage in the world.
Col. Ernest II. Wilcox, chief engi-
neer of the Pan-American Co, in an
nouncing the installation of the new
system, said that it is the first effort
science has recorded to prevent
lightning strokes. 1t is known as
the Cage system of lightning pro-
lection, invented by John Milton Cage
of Los Angeles.
The system takes advantage of the
fact that the actual amount of cleo
tricity in a lightning stroke is rela-
lively small, having been estimated
at q commercial value of 80 cents.
The destructive power is caused by
the sudden release of the energy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
D. c. WOMEN HOSTS
TO NATIONAL BOARD
Prominent Speakers Address
Sessions of Public Wei
fare Committee.

The public welfare committee OF
the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs opened an all-day
session this morning at the Grace
Dodge Hotel in compliment to men,
bers of the national board of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs,
which adjourned it's mid-Winter meet
ing yesterday in order to consider
welfare conditions in the District of
Columbia
Miss Helen D. Pigeon, associate
secretary of the International Asso-
citation of Policewomen and lecturer
on criminology at George Washington
University, opened the session with
an address on the treatment of de-
liquents and criminals. She traced
the steps which have changed the
primitive idea of revenge to the mod
ern concept of education in dealing
with those falling under the jurisdic-
ton of the courts. DR.. Mary b. Har-
ris, superintendent of the Federal in
stitution for Women at Anderson, w.
Va. spoke on standards in Insti-
tutional Care"
Guests at Luncheon.
Members of the directory of the
General Federation were guests of
honor at luncheon Mrs. Walter Nc
Nabb Miller of St. Louis, chairman of
the public welfare committee of the
federation, told of the practical &C
tivities over which her committee has
supervision, and Miss Julia K. Jaffrey,
chairman of the committee on prob
lens of delinquency of the General
Federation, discussed the national
angle of prison reform.
Speakers later this afternoon will
comprise George Wilson. director of
the Board of Public Welfare of the
District of Columbia: DIR. Thomas
Parran. assistant surgeon general of
the United States Public Health
Mrs Virginia White Speel, president
of the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. Nina Van
Wrinkle, director of the Women's
Bureau and the House of Detention.
Board Sessions End.
The National Board of the General
Federation of Women'S Clubs closed
its meeting at the headquarters at
1874 n street last night, but many of
the SO directors remained over to
attend the local meeting today.
Final activities of the General
Federation Board included the recep-
ton of a report by Mrs. John Il.
Mason of Evanston, ILL.,, chairman of
the civil service committee, which
recommended the extension of the
marriage system in the civil service
to States not operating under this law
as an effective means to promote pub
lie economy and to check incom-
potency.
Mrs John ID. Sherman, president of
the federation, stated that she would
address a letter shortly to the general
membership. which comprises 10000
affiliated clubs all over the country,
summarizing the activities of the
board meeting and defining the stand
Of the federation on matters of ma
tdQnal interest,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
NAVAL ACADEMY HIT
BY ADMIRAL SIMS


, PROVIDENCE, r. l., January IS
''The Naval Academy at Annapolis is
the worst school in the world" said
Admiral w. S. Sims at a meeting of
the Newport Discussion Club in the
y. NJ. G. A Thursday night. The
school is not trying to turn out edu-
Gated men. but merely naval officers,
he explained.
His remarks, made at an open
forum, were prompted by questions
concerning the value of introducing
the vocational element in schools and
colleges.
He also said he thought it would
be a good idea If some of the college
men, especially those who cxcelled in
mathematics, were given special
courses and made naval officers. They
would make excellent officers. as he
found out from his experience with
them in command of the destroyer
6Aef QYeEfeass he SAID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
DEPUTY SENT TO JAIL.
Refused to Tell Judge Who Gave
Tip in Liquor Raid.

MOBILE, Ala, January Is R).-
Marshall Lee, a deputy sheriff of this
county refused to tell Judge N. r.
Clarke of Criminal Court who gave
him the information that led to a
liquor raid, and was sent to Jail for
"a hours for contempt of court.
Lee was a witness against Albert
Catiedge, charged with violating the
State dry laws, and the ldefendan s
attorney charged that he was a victim
of a frame-up.
Lee said that he would go to Jail
ERthec than tell who the infogmeU O..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Chevrons for Students.

Students who attend citizens mill.
tary training camps this Summer and
become non-commissioned officers will
be distinguished by a special chevron
to be issued by the Quartermaster
Corps. These chevrons will he of
regulation size, but will he of the
colors of the various arms of the
service. instead of. showing the olive
drab stripes on Il dark blue back
ground, as in the case Of the Regular
Army ohAvrou.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
Plumber Gets License.

The license OF Robert ii. Buchholz
master plumber. which was Cancelled
by the Commissioners December /,
has been returned, and a writ of man.
damus obtained by Buchholz against
the Commissioners has been ordered
discharged hx 1hlsticA Siddons.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
STATE TO USE ACCUSED
TO PROVE SLAYlNG CASE
Repudiated Confession Will Be
Main Testimony in Double
Murder Action.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JEFFERSON, Ohio, April 5.--Com.
pletion of jury today in the case of
Floyd Hewitt. 1e, charged with first
degree murder in the death Of Fred
erick Brown, jr., years old, was ex-
pected to begin trial in which the
youth himself would be the principal
witness for the prosecution.
Hewitt is alleged to have killed the
boy and his mother in their home,
near Conneaut, February IA, when
Mrs. Brown repulsed improper ad
vances.
Three jurors tentatively had been
accepted when court adjourned yes
terday. The Hewitt boy, whose re-
pudiated confession virtually consti-
tutes the States case against him, sat
Evening star., 1927-04-05
SHERIFF INSPECTS
| MINE PICKET LINES
Union Protest Limit Put on
Number Who May Watch
Non-Union Work.
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, April 5.-Sherift
Robert Braun of Allegheny County
today made a personal inspection of
mine union picket lines at non-union
operations of the Pittsburgh Coal Co.
I'm connection with the United Mine
Workers protest against his recent
order limiting pickets at some mines
TO eight. Accompanied by Philip Muir
ray. international vice president of
the union, and 2. T. Pagan, president
of district 3, the sheriff visited Mon
tour Mine No 10, where, he said, he
found a large number of pickets on
duty. They were orderly, he said.
After the inspection, the sheriff
said he had not yet determined Just
what final action he would take, add
ing that he would meet with the
union leaders later in the day.
Murray said he was not sausned
with the sheriffs order limiting the
number Of pickets and prohibiting
union meetings within half a mile of
a mine entry.
More Men Reported Working.
While union leaders claimed non
union operators were padding
figures on man power and production.
the Pittsburgh Coal Co. reported that
4 .707 men went TO work in its is
mines this morning, an increase OF
SOS over yesterday. Company repre-
sentatives said that less union pickets
were on duty today than at any time
since union mines suspended opera
tions last week.
The Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Cor
poration, which announced that here
after it will operate nonunion, has
made no effort to reopen a mine, Off
cials saying a resumption of opera
tions depended entirely upon the
number of men available for work.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
WILL DISCUSS GAS TAX.
Chamber of Commerce Directors to
Meet Tonight.

The proposed increase in the gaso-
line tax affecting the District Of Co
lumba will be taken up by the board
of directors Of the Washington Cham
ber of Commerce at it's regular month
ly meeting to be~ held tonight in the
offices of the chamber in the Homer
Building.
Dorsey w. Hyde. jr., secretary.
will present q statement showing rev.
enues derived from the gasoline tax
and the tax on real estate and per
sonal property and the amount of
road improvements made available
through present and past appropria
tons for this purpose.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Rabies Spreads From Pack of Coyotes
to Domestic Animals in Eastern Oregon

and they often compete successfully
tory Of the State Health Department
revealed that two coyotes and two
dogs killed in the affected district had
proved to be rabid. Three steers,
horse and q cow were killed recently,
the horse after it had attempted to
bite its owner and the COW after an
attempted attack on its driver.
Government officials said the disease
was spread as the coyotes became
rabid and ran amuck, biting every ami
NAL they can reach. Even rabbits and
sheep become ferocious and crazy
when infected.
Eastern and southern Oregon farm
ers suffered heavily a few years ago
when an epidemic of hydrophobia
broke out,
Evening star., 1927-04-05

Neither Queen Mary nor her daugh.
ter, Princess Mary, smoke.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND. Greg, April 5.-An
epidemic OF rabies. which apparently
started among a pack of coyotes and
spread to domestic animals. harassed
the Bear Valley and Izee districts of
eastern Oregon today as Federal aid
was invoked to stamp out the danger.
All coyotes in the district and every
head of live stock as well as other
domestic animals suspected of bearing
the infection were marked for
slaughter as four hunters of the
United States Biological Survey set
out to attack the cause of the
epidemic.
Existence of the danger was learned
yesterday when the Portland labora-
Evening star., 1927-04-05
]. M. SCHENCK HONORED.
Chosen President of United Artists
to Fill Vacancy.

NEW YORK, April CP).-Joseph
NJ. Schenck was elected president of
the United Artists Corporation at the
annual meeting of stockholders today.
He was chosen 10 fill vacancy that
has existed since the death, in 1926,
Of Hiram Abrams who held the office
of president from the organization of
United Artists in 1913 by Mary Pick
ford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie
Chaplin and u. W. Griffith.
Mr.. Schenck also was reelected
chairman of the board of directors.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
BATHTUB is RANKED
AS MENACE TO LIFE
More Deadly Than stepladder, and
Golf and Fishing Hazardous,
Accident Survey Shows.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 5.-The great
American bathtub is more deadly than
the treacherous household stepladder,
and golf and fishing are more haz-
ardous than foot ball, an annual anal
ysis of accident policies paid by an in
surance company here revealed yes
terday.
Accident claims paid to persons in
jured by falling in their bathtubs
more than doubled the number who
filed claims for injuries in falling
from stepladders, 33,303 accident
claims show. The figures were: Bath
tub. 98; stepladder, AZ.
Golf, the analysis shows, caused in,
juries which resulted in claims from
421 persons during the year, ranking
second only to base ball. Fishing
caused claims from 143 and foot bah
from 1872.
Neither Queen Mary nor her daugh.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

Chinese genius for self government
is all that saves China from complete
chaos during the revolutionary ups
and downs of the country. says A. II.
George. British government CONNER
cial agent in Shanghai.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Ballenger Takes Up New Duties.

J. Frank Ballenger yesterday took
over his new duties as assistant direc-
tor OF the Washington Better Busi-
ness Bureau. assisting Louis Roths-
child, director. Mr.. Ballenger for.
merly was third in rank in the bureau
and has taken the place Of Pearson G..
Brown, who has resigned Allen S.
Young will fill the vacancy created by
Mr.. Ballenger's promotion.
Asia meant 'land Of the dawn" in
the ancient Sanskrit language.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

stolidly throughout the examination
in contrast to Frederick Brown, sr.,
husband and father of the slain pair,
who exhibited visible emotion at men
tien of his sons name.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
German Bankers Visiting U. S.

NEW YORK, April 3 GP).-Three
members of the directorate of the
Deutsche Bank Of Germany arrived
here on the Hamburg-American liner
Albert Ballin yesterday. The three di-
rectors-Albert Blinzig, DIR. Arthur
Erdman and Will Schwendke-said
they were in America to attend to pri-
vate financial matters. They disclaim-
ed any intention of attempting to oh
tain a scaling down of reparations
payments under the Dawes plan.
About 1900 women fill executive
positions in banks throughout the
United States.
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
MRS. SUSIE ROOT RHODES

. plat book Miss Emma l. Davies supervisor Of the
division for home of dependent children Miss Mary
Allen acting director Public Welfare and Miss a. Patricia
Morse acting chief of the Child Welfare Division Then
there Mrs Nina G. Van Wrinkle of the Womens Bureau
and host Of Others the number growing yearly.
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
-International Newsreel Photo

-lnternatonal Newsree
RICHARD BARTHELMESS, noted movie star, and
his actress fiancee Katherine Wilson, who have Just
announced their engagement They declare that their
marriage will endure and give as their reason that
neither fell in love with the other at first sight romance
developing from companionship and understanding.
Miss Wilson will give up her stare career
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
Schlee, in DUN Story Of Flight, Tells How
Fliers We're Lost for Hours Ouer England

The afterglow of the sun over
the horizon shining on the clouds
through the rainfall formed the
most vivid, brightest and most
colorful rainbow that can be
imagined.
Sailed Toward Rainbo..7
The bow was slightly ahead Of
us. running straight across the
plane in front Of one tip to
zenith in r. skies on a line about
six degre head and then cut.
ting down front Of the other
tip. And We were sailing directly
into the huge, colorful arch In
the light grayness Of the re.
Elected sunset.
For nearly half an hour we
flew towards the rainbow but
never quite able to fly under that
beautiful arch. Pretty soon it
grew darker, the colors Of the
rainbow became less vivid in hue
and then faded away.
Later in the night the clouds
got thicker again. Dawn came
but we were not able to see land.
We decided to 60 down and see
where we were and as we de-
scended, we suddenly saw land
under us through . rift in the
clouds. 1t was like waking after
q shipwreck to find yourself on
deserted island, wondering
where you were. ~
That glimpse Of land Through
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
Photo By Underwood . Underwood

the clouds was our first glimpse
of land since we left and we had
not even seen the water since
the night before. We were un-
certain where we might be. We
thought we might be over Ire.
land or France.
Finally we came to small town
and decided we had better drop
q message and find out where
we were. II dropped a couple Of
messages and Bill dropped one
without getting an answer. The
first message was attached to q
, piece OF cardboard and the sec.
ond was wrapped in blue paper to
attract attention.
At last, after circling around.
we saw some people on the beach
and dropped scrubbed mes
sage on a paper bag weighted
with an orange. The message
read:
Please write the name of the
town and the country in the
sand
Wrote Name with Chalk
We were then flying only about
200 feet and I saw a small boy
pick up the bag. We circIed
back again and saw a group go
ing to a nearby street where
they wrote in huge block letters
with white chalk ON an asphalt
pavement:
"sestea. peveu.s
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
.HEADLESs Man
IS MYSTERY
N international News Service


NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Detec.
tives working on the mystery Of
the headless male body found in a
ravine in Flushing Manor, Queens,
Friday, admitted today that all
clues in the case had failed.
The body has not been identified.
The police are satisfied that 1t Is
not that of Charles Patti, White.
stone restauranter, who has not
been seen since shortly before the
finding of the body.
PATHS wife, who, the police say,
was separated from him, was ques-
toned closely by the police, and
PATHS brother, Rudolph, come
down from New Haven, Conn. and
took look at the body, now in
the morgue at Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan. Rudolph said he was
certain the body was not that of
Patti
The police are equally certain
that the body is not that of Joseph
Marmaro, of Ozone Park. Queens,
in spite of the fact that Marmaro's
wife identified 1t as his.
The police said that Marmaro had
prison record. and that his finger
prints, on file in Manhattan did
not correspond with the finger
prints Of the dead man.
An automobile, brand new, which
was abandoned near the place the
body was found, has been traced
to man In Long Island City, from
whom 1t was stolen.
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
BY EDWARD +. sCHLEE
tAs Related In an Interview with Uhversal servlce)
(COpyright. 1927, BY Universal servieel

LONDON, Aug. 29.H feels great to realize you have
crossed the Atlantic in an airpIane.
The weather bad in spots The air was bumpy at
all times We encountered during the voyage practically
all theweather conditions that heretofore made flying
dangerous.
We were not without sunshine and good visibility
but there was also rain and eet and the dreaded fogs
and mists which make blind flying necessary.
we lett Harbor Grace at 5lS New York time Saturday
morning. and had excellent weather at the start Our
plane made beautiful takeo climbing into the air after
running only half of the field and sailing easily into the
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
Women Taking Over
Higher Duties OF
D. C. Government

Many OF Best Posts Ii
Warrington Are Held.
By Competent Women
The Washington times., 1927-08-29

the clouds thinned out and we were
able to see the ocean clearly. The
sea looked to be calm.
Late in the afternoon we caught
up with bad weather and had
to climb to al height of i 900
feet, but even then we were un-
able to get out of 1t.
Sunset was scheduled according
to our maps for SGT, but we
did not see the sun go down.
About this time the rain and sleet
set in, providing one Of the most
Beautiful sights I have ever seen.
The Washington times., 1927-08-29
A. HILL
LAID TO REST

George Andrews Hill, astronomer,
Of the United States Naval Observe
tory, who was found dead at his
home. 25s5 Thirty-seyenth 81. N.
W., yesterday morning. was buried
today in Rock Creek Cemetery.
chapel of Birch's funeral parlor,
3034 M st. N w. 4.
Mr.. Hill was recognized a. one
of the country's foremost astrono-
nlers. He was born So years ago.
in New York State and educated in
the old Columbia College, now
George Washington University. For
the past As years he had been sta
toned at the Naval Observatory,
for the most part. as astronomer.
Author Of q number Of studies
of astronomy. Mr.. Hill became in
ternationally known for his treatise
of the star. Alpha Lyrae," which
he made this subject Of his book.
Prime Vertical Observations, 1898
1912"
He was a member Of the expedi-
ton which In 1905 journeyed to
Spain to view the eclipse of the sun
which occurred that year. He was
also known for his experiments with
wireless conducted between Paris
and Washington.
In addition TO the widow, Mr..
Hill leaves a son by his first wife,
Mrs. Martha L. Hill, of Glovers-
vile, N. Y. He is George G. Hill,
OF Washington. A brother, Robert
Hill, Of Dannbury, Conn, also sur
wives as does an uncle, DIR. David
Jayne Hill, assistant Secretary Of
State under Presidents Mckinley
and Roosevelt, and a grandson and
granddaughter, David C. Hill and
Mildred L. Hill, both Of Washing.
ton.
The Washington times., 1927-08-29

We had the finest kind of weather
conditions for the first so miles from
Newfoundland, with 4 strong tail
wind. We sighted our first ship
about an hour and half after the
takeoff and saw another a couple
Of hours later.
The weather began to get. worse
and we met slight mist. We
climbed to q height Of 5000 feet,
but were not able to shake off the
mist, About the middle Of the day
The Washington times., 1927-08-29

DAY BY DAY, since the advent 10 years ago Of Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, now superintendent of Fairgrounds
filling increasingly important roles in the
Government Of the District Of Columbia. In these
photos in addition to Mrs Rhodes shown Miss Mary
G. Fitzgerald, assistant tax assessor, who is examining