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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
STORES CLOSED
ON SATURDAYS

Most of the Districts merchants
will inaugurate the policy of closing
their places Of business on Satur-
days for the months of July and
August. beginning with Saturday,
July 3. they announced today.
The following announced this
weekend closing policy:
Ayre & Taylor Co. (also July -, r.
Berberich's Sons, Inc. Berry & Whit
more Co. Brewood (AIso July p,
Arthur Burt Co, NJ. Brooks & Co..
& Co, Salvatore Desio. Victor E. Desio
& Co, z. F. Droop & Sons Co., Dulin
Martin Co.. Erlebacher. Gait & Bro.
luntii September 15l. N. Goldenberg.
Co. VIM. Hahn e. Co. If Street store),
Harris Shop. Hausler Co. The Hecht
Co. James B. Henderson. w. H. Hes
sick & Son Islso in June). E. G. Hines
Co. House Hermann. Hub Furni-
ture Co, Frank r. Jelleff. Inc. Jordan
Piano Co, s. Kann Sons Co., kaufman
Homer L. Kit, Lansburgh & Bro,
Lansburgh Furniture Co. Philip Levy
Co, The Louvre, Mayer & Co, Mayer
4 Sons, National furniture Co, P. j.
inc, III. Pasternak M Phiiipsborn &
&c elch. sons RiaiE B Eoos seS 1R
Bros. Co. Schwab, Inc. tclosed entire
month of August, w. & ]. Sloane tbe-
gin June 25), George w. Spier. Snyder
& Little, Won STEINER & BaumEartner.
Woodward & Lothrop, Hugo Worch The
The following firms will be closed
half day Saturdays during the
months of July and August, begin
Addressograph Co. (June to Sep
TENDER 24B, Automatic Burner Co..
Inc; Ballard Oil Equipment Co, Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Co.. Beckers
Leather Goods Co, BiggS Engineering
Co., n. G.. NJ. Burton q Sons (half
day Saturdays throughout the year,.
Cornell Wall Paper Co. (half day Sat-
urdays throughout the year,, w. D..
Campbell Co.. Edward & Tanner Co,
day when Government closes half day.,
Emile, franklin a. Co., G. q H. Heat
ing Co, General Outdoor Advertising
Co., Harris & Shafer (June is to Sep
TENDER 49,, The Heating Corp, Kleen
Heet Sales Co.. Inc; Model Shop, Ma
tional Electrical Supply Co. Through
out the Year,. OIL Burner Engineering
Service (beginning June ~, Pennsyl-
vsnia Railroad. Charles H. Potter &
Co. Inc; kthroughout the year,, Ray
& Sons (also in June).
The following will close at 2 o'clock
Saturdays during July and August. be-
G Grosners. William Hahn q Co.
(man's shop), D. J. Kaufman, Parker
Bridget Co., Raleigh Haberdasher,
saks & Co.. selinger's.
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GIRL DROWNING
ACCIDENTAL

CUMBERLAND, Md. June Is.
The death by drowning of Miss Ethel
banner, pretty 2O-year-old Cumber-
land girl, is q, closed incident, States
Attorney William A. Hustler an
nounced today.
Because OF the fact that she had
been seen in an automobile. with a
man on the night previous to the
finding OF her body at Dreyers
Beach. her staying was suspected,
even though the coroner had investi-
gated and found no evidences OF
violence.
Raymond L. Zimmerla. young
married man of this city, came for
ward and identified himself as the
man seen with her the night be-
fore.
zimmerla declared that he and
Miss Danner had been riding in his
automobile from 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night until 3 Thursday morn
ing.
About o'clock Miss Danner de.
cided she wanted to 20 swimming,
Zimmerla said, and insisted that un.
less he went with her she would
find another man. She undressed in
his car, he stated, which he vacated
temporarily, and plunged in, clad IN
her underwear.
He stated that about daylight his
entreaties for her to come out and
go home were unavailing, so he put
her clothes out of the car and de.
parted. That was the last seen Of her
alive.
Zimmerla's story has been &C.
cepted as true, the States attorney
explained.
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F AREWELL
SESSION
SECRE

Los ANGELES, June 2S.-In an
atmosphere surcharged by the re-
port OF secret farewell dinner at
tended by Dorothy Mackaye, the
actress, and her sweetheart, Paul
Kelly, film actor, the State yester.
day began its closing arguments In
its effort to send Miss Mackaye to
prison on the charge Of concealing
the circumstances Of the death of
her husband, Ray Raymond, must.
cal comedy actor.
Deputy District Attorney Kemp
asked for the infliction of the most
severe punishment provided by law,
a penitentiary sentence Of one to
five years. He declared that Miss
Mackaye still loves Kelly, who IL
now under one to ten-year man.
slaughter sentence for fatally beat
ing Raymond in a quarrel over the
actress affections.
Not to Probe Report
Kemp contended that Miss
Mackaye. Kelly and DR.. Walter J.
Sullivan, facing a charge similar to
the one against the actress, made
an agreement to conceal the facts
Of Raymond's death. It was for
this purpose, he said, that Kelly
turned over $500 to Miss Mackaye,
$500 going to DR.. Sullivan.
Although not a matter for the at
tention Of the jury, the reported fare
wen turkey dinner" attended by
Miss Mackaye and Kelly at the home
Of Mrs. Ben Wilson, wife of a mo-
ton picture director, last Sunday, to-
day engaged the attention Of the trial
principals.
Judge Charles Burnell, who was
told by Deputy Sheriff Peters that
Kelly and the actress had been to-
gether at dinner while the convicted
film actor was in Hollywood in the
officers custody for the transaction
of private business, termed the in
cident indiscreet, but said no official
action will be taken.
With both Kelly and Miss Mackaye
denying they had met, Jerry Geisler.
counsel for the actress, declared the
episode was a ''frame-up'' on Miss
Mackaye. and that he will try to get
it before the jury today. Miss
Mackaye, according to his version,
was used by motion picture friends
OF Kelly. who hoped to help him out
Of his scrape by making the actress
appear in the role Of siren Turing
him on.
|. Before the story broke officially,
both Kelly and Miss Mackaye had
denied rumors of the meeting,
There's absolutely nothing to
it, Kelly stated in the county jail.
''I haven't seen Kelly, but I'd
love to have dinner with him, Z"
said Miss Mackaye.
The incident has thrown q food
of light on the most interesting
phase Of the case, the present
relations Of Miss Mackaye and
Kelly.
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Chinese Nationalist
Lose 10000 in Battle

LONDON, June 2S.-The Chinese
Nationalist armies under General
Chang Kai-Shek have met with a
severe reverse in the neighborhood
of Hsuchowfu, suffering $4,000 cas-
ualties, most of whom were killed,
according to dispatches from
Shanghai.
The nationalists admit, the dis
patches said, that they had sus-
tanned the most staggering reverse
of the present war. The northern
general, Sun Chuan-Fang, whom
Chiang. Kai-Shek defeated before
Shanghai, attacked Hsuchowfu in
force. The nationalists, after four
days of desperate fighting, were
compelled to evacuate their posi-
tions and retire in the direction OF
Pengpu. representing a loss OF ,
miles of territory.
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TESTIMONY
At TRIAL
YELLED

In surprise attack. the prose
sutton fired its heaviest guns in an
early attempt to crush the Rev. AL
fred e. Barrows at the opening ses-
sions of his trial by the Washing
ton Presbytery yesterday.
Despite the strongest attempts
to maintain secrecy, some of the
details leaked out. DIR. Barrows,
pastor Of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church, was brought before the
trial board of the Presbytery. meet
ing in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, to answer formal
charges of conduct unbecoming a
minister.
Charge Is Years Old
The prosecution, it is understood,
depends largely Oh the testimony
last night of Private F. j. Scoville,
of No. ID precinct.
Scoville was formerly attached to
No. 3 precinct. About three years
ago, according to his statements,
while .patrolling the old "Badlands"
district in the northeast section of
the city he saw the Rev. Mr..
Barrows. 1t was on this episode
that the charges have been flied
against the clergyman.
Prior to his arrival at the
church last night there was a
strong belief among members of the
congregation that the policeman
would be afraid to come and give
his testimony.
Scoville, however, arrived shortly
after o'clock and was hurried into
the church by leaders of the attack
against the Rev. Mr.. Barrows.
Scoville testified for more than
fifteen minutes.
On leaving the church he said
to a group of witnesses standing
outside:
"Well, told them the whole
story-every detail just as saw it
and Barrows sat there and didn't
say word
Threat Came Months Ago
Officer Scoville also revealed that
he had received threatening tele-
warning him not to testify. The
several months ago.
Another star witness for the
prosecution last night was Sergt.
]. o. B. Gray, of No. II precinct.
Gray refused TO reveal to news.
paper men the nature of his testi-
nnony last night, stating only that
he told them everything he
knew"
Several other witnesses whose
names could not he learned were
called by the prosecution last
night.
The Rev. Mr.. Barrows left the
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city last night on a late train for
Brooklyn where he will attend the
funeral of his sister-in-law. He is
not expected back until Friday.
In the meantime, sessions of the
trial will be held today when,-it is
believed, the prosecution will have
completed it's case. 1t is under.
stood the next sessions will be
held Friday when the Rev. Mr..
Barrows will be on hand to begin
his defense.
The trial board is composed of
the following men:
The Revs. Wallacs Radcliffe. j.
H. HOLSTER, William Il. Eisen-
berger. James II. Miers, and Elder
Chester r. Smith, Elder w. Spencer
Armstrong and Elder Walter II,
Handy
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U. S. REGISTRAR NAMED

RAPID CITY, S. D., June rs.
President Coolidge today appointed
Walter o. Woods, of Kansas, reg
istrar Of the Treasury.
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Royalty Battles

AMONG THE SOCIAL regis.
trites at Newport, sOciety's fay.
Ored summer watering place, is
Princess de Braganza, the for
mer Anita Stewart, who is now
the widow Of the late Prince
Miguel de Braganza, Of Spain.
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Pennsy Announces New
Night Train to New York

The Pennsylvania railroad today
announced the addition of a new
night train to New York City. 1t
has solid Pullman equipment, con-
sisting of standard sleepers. draw
ing-room compartment cars and. the
new 14-room slepeing cars, Tia
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Some business
office is due
for a beauty
in a short
while. Miss
Lorraine
Bunch, Miss
Washington"
of 1924, has
just graduated
from a local
school for
secretaries
and is about
to battle the
commercial
world.
-eap
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transportation and public utilities
industry.
Profit-making manufacturing cor
porations, numbering 54,137, showed
net income of $4,383 .357 900, while
34.5S7 in this group failed tn make
sufficient income to be subject to
Federal taxation.
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train leaves Washington at 1;25
a. m.
An important change has also
been made in the running time Of
the Congressional Limited which
now leaves Washington at AIS
p. M, fifteen minutes later than be-
fore. yet arriving In New York at
9 thus cutting down fifteen minutes
Of the Journey
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j. s. To D|SARN|
NICARAGUA

Tee warning factions in Mica.
ragua will either lay down their
arms, or American marines will
take the arms away from them.
This ultimatun, delivered by
Henry L. Stimson. personal repre-
sentative Of President Coolidge, has
been presented to the rebel forces
of DIR. Juan B. Sacasa, and prob.
ably will result in a cessation OF
Nicaraguan hostilities within As
hours, according to official reports
to the State Department.
The Marines have been drawn
up between the two opposing
armies--those of Diaz and Mon.
cado--and IL the arms are not
Forthcoming by tomorrow forcible
disarming viii proceed, with the
marines doing the forcing
An elght.point peace plan has
been drawn up by Stimson as the
basis for the disarmament. 1t pro-
vides, briefly, for the continuance
In office OF President Diaz until the
end Of 1928, an election then to be
held under supervision OF the Ameri-
can Government.
The peace plan is substantially
the same as drawn up by Diaz
some months ago and rejected by
the Sacasa faction at that time.
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ALLIANCE ENDS
CONFERENCE

Following the reading Of fesolu-
tons and reports this morning,
delegates to the second annual con.
ference Of the Women's Universal
Alliance prepared to leave on their
annual pilgrimage to Mt. Vernon.
The conference was officially, ad.
journed at the close of the session,
but number OF the women are
expected to stay over for special
Mothers Day services tomorrow.
, zone Of the most astute politicians
in the country told me recently
that Mrs. Coolidge was worth
81 900, 900 a year to the Republican
party" Miss Vera Bloom, daughter
of Representative Sol Bloom, of
New York, delegate, asserted.
1.-THE grace and charm Of Mrs.
Coolidge and other women IN Wash.
ington's official circle.' continued
Miss Bloom. ''are real factors in
formulating political policies"
Conditions approaching servitude
among the women and children OF
several states were charged by Mrs.
Bernita 8. Matthews, president OF
the Woinen's Bar Association Of the
District, yesterday. THE laws Of
several states place the wives and
children under almost complete
domination Of their husbands and
fathers" she said.
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FLIERS WILL Be
TINES GUESTS

Delegates to the Pan.American
conference on commercial aviation
will be entertained tonight at Keith'a
Theater as guests OF The Wash.
iigton Times and The Washington
Herald.
Boxes, decorated with flags of the
II South and Central American
countries that have delegates at the
conference, and with the American
flag, have been reserved.
The next meeting of the confer.
ence will be Monday in the Pan
American Union Building. The meet
ing yesterday, which was primarily
to organize the conference, elected
William p. MacCracken, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, as chairman
of the conference. It also directed
the Inter.American Commission on
Commercial Aeronautics to prepare
a model treaty embodying Uniform
air traffic regulations which may be
adopted by all Pan-American coun-
tries.
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To STAGE
BIC SHOW

A remarkable show under her
big tent" to mark the arrival OF
summer June % il planned by
nature who will have her blooms
at her best then. Her sky schedule
for June follows:
June 15.-Total eclipse Of the
moon visible in North and South
America. In Eastern Standard
Time the moon win first dip into
the shadow Of the earth and par.
tial' eclipse will begin at 1:4S a. m.
on June Is. The total eclipse win
begin at 3d4 a. m.
June 22.-Summer begins at 5.22
a. m. Eastern Standard time when
the sun reaches its greatest dis
lance north Of the Equator. This
will be the longest day Of the year
in the Northern Hemisphere.
June 26.-Approach Of the small
Pons- Winnecke Comet within three
and a half million miles Of the
earth.
June 2s.-Total eclipse Of the
sun. Visible in Alaska (partiaD
England and Scandinavia. Europe
and Northern Africa (partiaD.
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SNYDER TRIAL
BIC SUCCESS
CONTINUED from Page 81

tContinued from rage o.
stormins about the outside door
penetrate the strained atmosphere
OF the courtroom. Harsh shouts
/ Of the attendants who are beating
them hack from breaking the doors
in their excitement add 70 the
clamor.
A TIlird.Rate Show
All for what? To see a third.
rate show that would not be able
to get a theater to house It were
il shown on Broadway. Only the
crime itself Il noteworthy. Note,
worthy because Of its horror. ita
gruesonle details, and the despieable
passion that perpetrated It. Ifs
staging IL poor. Its actors are
rank.
Only the Judge, a scholar vic.
timized by his achievement, Il
above the general petty order Of
the show. With tired eyes and
quiet submission he sits listening
from his judicial chair. his head
upon the mob before him, but upon
the white ceiling, to the sordid Lines
Of the drama.
fl0G we, .Hr0pS ABSURD
The plot IL vile. The props alb
surd. And the English ingram.
NAUTICAL and frequently naisunder.
stood. A sashweight, some picture
wire, blood-stained linen crammed
into jam jar, a suitcase with
unprtntable contents, a sheaf OF I'M
tabulated insurance checks. Those
are the props.
we went to bed. : We had )
few drinks and then we went 10
bed. We had some more
drinks and then we went to bed.
hit him with the sash.
weight. Then she hit him
with the sashweight. ssI said /
thought he was dead. 80 Then
We had some more drinks.
We were drunk"
That is the plot.
The staging is remarkable. Re.
markable because Of its pathetic
| inferiority.
II met she and he later on
Her and her daughter came with
''What was youse dOin' den. MIR.
Gray?"
vivid whose did you gos"
Two Selfish Egotists.
That ID the English in the dia-
logue.
And the actors. Unique! Two
selfish cyclists. Two people whose
thoughts never carried them be.
yond themselves, whose greed and
overdeyeloped self.belief fooled them
into thinking they were gods who
could perpetrate a murder and get
away with it. No intelligent stage
director would give them = job.
But because it is legal. Because
1t has the backing of the law. Be.
cause 1t is sexy. Because it Ia vile.
The people in search of vicarioua
thrills jam into the scene of horror.
Then, too, with the purging OF
Broadway 1t has no competition,
/. IL the only thing. 1t is therefore
successful. Day after day the same
faces, strained with excitement,
eager anticipation, hushed breathing,
waiting to be thrilled, waiting for
the kick, wallowing in the newest
sex show.
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FELINE FEMlNISM

A man In Chicago seeking > divorce
from his wife
Told the judge . gathering OF cats
caused the strife,
For he had . %Catty" mate who hA0
tWenty-fOtr eats
with nine lives each, two hundred
sixteen, and no rats.
The prOwling, me0wing, gpltttng ana
claWinR day and night
Got ON his nerves and he sought r..
lief from his plight.
He found III the crowded household
he had no place.
The wise judge pOndered before de-
Gliding the case.
MADAM" said he, ''It's either cats or
husband you must choose,
iii give y0u twenty days TO get rid
Of the cats, or refuse"
The unhappy wife pleaded, 'sBut, Judge,
they're 30 nice and cute"
(SheIl keep the cats, and tell the
world her husband's . bFutel.
OLD SOCKS.
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TWO Beaten BY
IRED MATE

IT want my husband to set every.
thing that Is coming to him, and /
intend to prosecute him to the
limit" declared Mrs. Ruth -yitale,
proprietor Of a beauty shop at sOs
Fourteenth st. N. W., today. fol.
lowing an attack made by Joseph
A. Vitale last night on her and
Harry A. Nelligan, SSH Thirteenth
st. N. W., with club and knife.
Mrs. WHALE was discharged from
Emergency Hospital early today fol.
lowing treatment for a slashed
forehead and wrist and bruises
from blows of the club.
Michigan viii be discharged later
today. He was cut on the head and
neck and eight stitches were re.
Quired to close the wounds. He
suffered severely from loss OF
blood.
Michigan Ready to Leave
"The attack was the climax n
threats and abuse" Mrs. WHALE de.
clared. 1.-THE thing that incenses me
most is the attack on Mr.. Nelligan.
He Is agent for local printing com.
pany which had engaged to do
some printing for me. He stopped
by last night on his way home to
deliver the goods and was standing
by the door with his hat in his hand
when my husband came In the fire.
escape window and struck me and
then attacked him"
Mrs. WHALE says the attack was
made by her husband in a fit OF
anger over the fact that earlier in
the day she had obtained from the
District Supreme Court an injunc.
ton restraining her husband from
molcsting her, pending the settle.
n1ent OF a suit for divorce she had
Instituted against him.
Arrested BY Middleton
The attacks on Mrs. Vitale and
Michigan were made shortly after
ii o'clock last night. Mrs. Vittale
said there were several customers
in her beauty parlor at the time.
WHALE entered by climbing a fire
escape and coming through the
window, she told the police.
She screamed for help and her
cries were heard by Policeman Wal
lace J. Middleton, OF the First pre-.
cinct, who placed WHALE under ar.
rest. He is being held at the First
precinct to answer the charges Of
assault with a deadly weapon. Mrs.
WHALE and Michigan were sent to
Emergency Hospital in the First
precinct patrol.
Vitale gained notoriety when he
wrecked his wife's beauty parlor on
March IL.
"T4e demanded $500 and when I
refused to give it to him he wrecked
the place. He slashed the draperiee
and pictures with a knife, smashed
the furniture and ruined all my
equipment. The damage amounted
to $1,000" Mrs. Vitale said.
Filed Suit On April IL
On April Is, Mrs. WHALE filed suit
against her husband for a limited
divorce, charging systematic cruelty
and abuse. A week later the hus-
band filed a cross bill for limited
divorce, admitting that he had
wrecked the beauty parlor, but de-
claring he had loaned his wife the
money to so into business. g$
The Whales were married In 1921
and had lived together. up until the
wreckins of the beauty parlor ON
March II. Since then Vitale has
lived at 721 Third st. N. e. He is
SO years old and his wife is 81.
They have two children, Cecil, IL,
and George. IA.
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robin Hood Offered
At Boys Club Festival

The light opera s'Robin Hood
was presented BY members Of the
Boys Club last night as the fea.
ture Of the annual spring festival
Of the Neighborhood House. 40
n Street, 8. W., in the court garden
theater.
Re-enacting the string deeds of
Robin Hood and his merry band.
the boys, attired In the traditional
red and green costumes, romped
through q miniature Sherwood For
est in q very creditabie perform.
apce.
Ten boys, dressed as black cats,
gave an amusing version Of the
Felix Dance. Mrs. William Bolton
was in charge Of the entertainment.
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WAR MEMORIAL
FUND LAGS

The largest daily report so far re.
ceived is expected to be made at
noon today when team workers in
the campaign to secure funds for a
memorial to the Districts war dead
meet at luncheon.
Disappointed at the returns to
date, workers are hoping that the
reports from the special committe
working on business houses ana
the Franklin School report from
school children win materially swell
the total collected.
Reports yesterday showed that
only $43,500 have been collected out
Of the quota Of $4,000, leaving q
balance to be collected of $96,5O0.
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POLICE
RANK HIGH

Police statistics collected from 81
cities show that Washington's police
rank high in efficiency and economy.
Briefly, these statistics, which
have been submitted to Commits
sioner Proctor L. Dougherty by
Major Edwin B. Hesse, superintend.
emit of police, show:
That in the last five years there
have been LAB homicides here, all
but five Of which have been solved.
q record which, compares favorably
with the best in the world.
Local police rank second among
police Of American cities for eff
cheney in clearing up miscellaneous
serious crimes.
Ten cities have a larger number
Of policemen per square mile and
four more per 1000 population than
Washington. The average for
square mile cost Of policing is
S499, 1890 as compared with $4S,.
210.75 for Washington.
Washington has 2.43 policemen
Tor every 1000 of population; 1884
for each square mile Of area and
the cost Of the department is 1915
per capita Of population. That
cost per capita in, New York is
S6.6S: Newark, 1914; Richmond,
1922 and Boston $3.50.