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Evening star., 1927-05-17
ST|MSON RETURNS
FROM NICARAGUA
Presidents Representative
Leaves Corint0 Aboard
Cruiser Trenton.

Henry L. Stimson, personal repre-
sentative of President Coolidge in
Nicaragua, has sailed away from Co.
rinto on board the cruiser Trenton for
Hampton Roads, Va, the Navy De-
partment was advised today.
Occupation of Rivas, south of Mana
qua, by a detachment of Marines for
the purpose of disarming all govern
ment troops in that vicinity today was
reported by Admiral Latimer, Ameri-
can naval commander in Nicaraguan
waters.
Liberals Leave Capital
He added that all Liberal troops
evacuated the vicinity of the Mica
raguan capital yesterday and those
living on the Atlantic coast would be
sent to their homes today.
Pvt. William +. Simon, jr., one of
the. tive Marines slightly wounded yes
terdav when a band of Liberals at.
tackled an American detachment in
Nicaragua, was identified by the Navy
Department today as coming from
Glastonbury, Conn, where his father
lives.
40 DEDnDTEn cTtT%-
Evening star., 1927-05-17
WILL HIT COUNTERFEITING

GENEVA, Switzerland, May II up.
The United States is to participate
in the League of Nations campaign
to check counterfeiting.
w. II. Moran. chief of the Secret
Service division of the Treasury De-
partment. is to come here as official
American delegate to the commission
which was created at the suggestion
Of Foreign Minister BRAND of France
following the exposure of the great
franc counterfeiting case in Hungary.
Fi~s
Evening star., 1927-05-17
DEFERS TAX CUT PLANS.

It is too early to map out any def
mite program for the tax reduction
expected at the next session of Con-
gress, in the opinion of President
Coolidge.
He prefers that the method of re-
duction be worked out after the sur
plus for the fiscal year ending June
80, is definitely known.
The President also believes the re-
duction must depend to some extent
on business conditions existing and
in prospect when Congress gets to-
gether next December.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PRESIDENT Is ABLE
TO RETURN TO DESK
Rest Overcomes Cold-Wil1 Ad-
dress Medical Association
as Scheduled,

Greatly refreshed by good nights
rest, President Coolidge returned to
his desk at the White House today
in time for the Cabinet meeting at
10 o'clock.
When the President developed a
slight bronchial cold early yesterday.
DR.. James +. Coupal. the White House
physician, advised him to remain in
bed during the afternoon so as to get
a complete rest. He will make his
address tonight before the American
Medical Association unless some un.
foreseen development occurs. 1t was
said the Presidents pulse was normal
and that he had no temperature last
night.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Girl 8 Years Old
Expects to Enter
Hi oh School at 9
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TILDEN, Nebr, May 17.--Vergie
Lee James, 8-year-old pupil OF
country school near here, expects
TO enter high school when she is 8.
Vergie recently passed the State
examination given for seventh and
eighth grade pupils with an aver
age grade of SO per cent. Her
teacher expects her to complete the
nine subjects required for the
eighth grade next year and be ready
for high school at years of age.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
YPARK|NG BAN
AS SALTERNATNETO TO
WIDENING STREETS
Commissioners to Consider
Step as Result of Protests
Against Telling Trees.
RESTRICTION SUGGESTED
FOR RUSH HOURS ONLY
North and South Thoroughfares
in Business Area Would Be
Affected by Move.

Prohibition of all parking on north
and south streets through the business
area during the rush hours appeared
to the District Commissioners today
as a potential alternative to the widen
ing Of certain thoroughfares and the
accompanying destruction of beauti
full shade trees.
Since the temporary suspension of
the street-widening program yester-
day, which was ordered as a result of
a storm of public protests against the
telling of the trees, the Commissioners
nave given serious consideration to the
question of whether to continue with
the street-widening projects or aban-
don them in favor of some other plan
which would provide the additional
traffic facilities through the congested
district
Would Widen Traffic Lanes.
The primary object Of the majority
of all of the street widening projects
already completed and those planned
for this year, it was pointed out, is to
increase traffic accommoda dations on the
north and south streets which bear
the burden of the traffic during rush
hours. BY prohibiting parking on
these arteries, it was said, 1t would
be possible to provide space almost
equivalent to that which would be
cleared by the widening of the street.
The Commissioners, however, are
in q dilemma as to how to proceed.
The street widenings were directed by
Congress in the appropriation act,
they argued, and whether such orders
are mandatory is a question which Is
puzZIing to them. The prosecution or
abolition of the 1927 widening pro-
gram. it was indicated, hinges on the
solution of this important question.
Study Contract Cancellation.
Moreover, the Commissioners are
considering the probable effect of
cessation of the street widening prof.
ects with relation to the contracts
which it has with the firms which
have been authorized to do the work.
A breach of these contracts, 1t was eX-
planned, might involve the District in
litigation and result possibly in the
loss of the money appropriated for
the work.
The street widening program, it was
said, will be held in abeyance for some
time, possibly until Congress convenes,
and then the matter would be placed
before it for reconsideration. Engi-
neer Commissioner Bell. who has di-
rect supervision over the street widen
ing activities. is of the opinion that
hasty prosecution of the street widen
ing program is not necessary and
that delay will cause no great in
convenience.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
~ REPORTED SLAIN.
Envoy to Mexico Says II Marines and
25 Liberals Were Killed

MEXICO CITY, May II LP).-Pedro
Zepeda, representative here of the
Liberal Nicaragua government said
last night he had received special dis
patches from Guatemala reporting that
II United States marines and 25 Lib
erals were killed in a clash when the
marines attempted to disarm a Liberal
group at La Paz. between Leon and
Managua.
The Liberals, Zepeda adds. withdrew
into the mountains and were not pur-
sued by the marines.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Ball of Fire. -
Possible Meteor.
ROars to Earth
By the Associated Press.

oS VIC HooOSlutSu IcoS
KANSAS CITY, May ia
sputtering ball of fire" roared out
of the clouds and exploded near
the General Hospital in South
Kansas City shortly before mid
night last night. The blast oc-
Cured so close to the ground that
a patch of grass was burned. No
trace of a meteor was found ex-
cept several small holes in a yard,
the largest about 2 inches in diam
eter.
The detonation was heard for
several blocks and caused numer-
Gus telephone calls to police and
fire departments.
-
Evening star., 1927-05-17
WEATHER.

tC. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Fair and somewhat warmer tonight;
tomorrow increasing cloudiness and
warmer, probably followed by showers.
Observation-Disclosures, so, at noon
yesterday; lowest, so. at am. today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Continued on Page 4. Column IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-19
$1,000 TIRE IN
DRESS SHOP

An early morning fire IN the
ladies' wear shop Of Robert Shelton,
1904 Fourteenth st. N. W.. caused
damage Of approximately $4,000 and
endangered the other shops sur
rounding 1t. The shop IS located in
the branch building OF the Riggs
National Bank, Fourteenth Street
ana Park Road Northwest.
Firemen say that the blaze started
from q short circuit in the back Of
the store ana probably had been
snaoldering for d long time before
it burst into flame. Firemen reached
the scene shortly after 4 o'clock.
"A greater amount of the damage
was done by smoke ana water.
Two persons were injured last
night when q short circuit caused
their automobiles to burst into
flames. They were Herman Oliff.
Is, 20OT1k Fourth st. N. f.. and his
wife. Mrs. Lorena diff. %. The
carpet caught on fire and burned
both about the face. hands and feet.
They were treated at Sibley Hospi-
tai.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-19
TAX IS SET 1T
CHE Wy CHASE

An extensive program Of side.
walk improvements IN Chevy Chase
village. Nd. during the next couple
Of years. was assured last night at
the annual town meeting in the
library when a resolution was
adopted recommending to the
county commissioners the contin.
uance during the coming year Of
the present village tax rate Of so
cents per 500 Of assessment.
George r. Hoover, chairman Of
the citizens committee for Sections
i and ,, embracing the territory
between the Circle and Bradley
Lane. presided. He explained that
although the village tax rate would
remain the same, the total rate
would be increased 25 cents per
500 during the coming yeaa1b
cents being for the maintenance OF
the new Chevy Chase Fire Depart
ment and 10 cents for the support
of the newly created Montgomery
County Planning and Park Com.
mission.
Mr.. Hoover told Of the work Of
the committee in preserving the
autonomy OF the. Chevy Chase area
In tax matters and In having this
territory excluded from the SUBJ
urban development area created by
the recent State legislature. an
area In which new tax of so
cents per 500 win be levied.
Chevy Chase Village had almost
a clean police record during the
past year, according TO Frederick
r. Parks. village manager. In his
annual report he pointed out that
there had been two arrests for
speeding and only one other arrest.
During the year there were only
two robberies both inside Jobs
planned on servants.
Mr.. Parks announced that East
Irving street, between the Brook
VILE, Road and Western Avenue,
would soon be surfaced. Within
the next two months. he said, all
roads dug up for pipe installations
would be repaired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-19

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
CHURCH TO GIVE PLAY
"OTHER WISE MAN"
Luther Place Memorial Edifce to
Be Scene Of Three Presentations
Of Van Dykes Classic.

For the third consecutive Christmas
season DR.. Henry Van Dykes famous
Yuletide legend. "fhe Other Wise
Man" will he presented at Luther
Place Memorial Church by cas-. Of
30 players. known an the Chapel Play.
ers. who are being assisted by Ka,he.
rlnS Riggs So narrator and harpist,
Denis Il. C0Dneii AN Artabsn the
Msdmn, who was the other wise
man in the story: Charlotte Iiarri.
h1n Az the Hebrew mother and Judy
Lysth ~ the I'artbian slave girl
Three presentations viii be given, at
s:aD u M, tonight. tomorrow ana We'd
nesdAy.
beginning At sl5 each evening an
organ overture recital Of fhristfnnn
music viii be given by different
washington Ofganist. Miss Annie
Anstadt, former ofganist at Luther
Place, WI he the guest musician the
hTs' night; Miss Margaret Davis Of
the Hsnliins School ~ Music IN this
city VIII play Tuesday night and Miss
Etlie fDlianDfe, Grganist of Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian Church, who Is
now ~ the Peabody Conservatory Of
Music IN Baltimore. viii render Wed
h*sihy evenings program.
EeV as"fEs III Dineuderfer, pastor
OF i.lih@T Flare congregation, has in
ViiEi The people Df Washington 10 at.
iend these presentations There il no
admission tse bad there are no iickets
a voluntary offering 10 aid ia fnane
Ing The ptDduciiDn VIII he cOliectfd.
The presentation, sE arranged by
lsssE Davis sehfeiner. is given In five
bfief scenes. with music inierilides
the soenss following closely The chap
tsfs IN the classic. namely, THE Sign In
the Sky" "isy the Waters ~ Babylon, :"
For the Sake Of d Little Child" I'm
the Hidden Way If sorrow" and ~
Pearl ~ Great Price"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
GROUP LED
BY RUTH MORGAN
Experienced Worker Will
Take Active Part in Capt.
tai Conference.


NEW YORK.--Years Of devotion to
the cause OF world peace are behind
Miss Ruth Morgan's contribution to
the Conference on the Cause and Cure
OF War, to h held in Washington Jan.
uary IL TO IS.
Miss Morgan. who 10 chairman Of
the foreign policy committee Of the
conference and vice president OF the
National League Of Women Voters,
was director of the Red Cross Nurses
Bureau in France during the World
War, and Immediately upon her re.
turn renewed her activities for inter
national peace and understanding.
She will be chairman OF the joint
committee of readers at the Confer
ence on the Cause and Cure OF War.
a group that will pass upon 400 manu-.
scripts submitted by women all over
the country in an effort to secure two
definite and workable peace plans"
She ~ head OF the department OF in
ternaiionai cooperation to prevent
war. H. peace. plan committee founded
by the League OF Women Voters in
1922, and in that capacity directed the
leagues three-year campaign for the
World Court.
At the close Of the Paris congress-
last year she was appointed chairman
0f the new peace committee or the
international Woman Suffrage AM.
ance. and as a result has been active
in coordinating women's peace efforts
the world over.
In New York. where she makes her
home. Miss Morgan has done "A great
deal of work an head of the W0men's
National Defense Committee and as
"a member Of the board Of managers Of
the Bellevue Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
ALL CHRISTMAS MAIL
DELIVERED IN NEW YORK
Record Set at Country's Greatest
Postal Center---Fifty"Fivs
Solicitations Cleared.

BY the Associated pfess
NEW york, December a6.-~There
were no Christmas presents or Christ
mas cards last night in the SO postal
subaiaiions Of New York CITY. the
greatest mail center In the United
states
Related cards and packages may
stragHis IN fur days, but before the
carriers went home they had deiiv'
cred all the millions of pieces az
Christmas mail that reached the gen
eral post once IN time for delivery
10 the substations IN the metropolitan
area.
One reason why the eountry's great
est mail center could make such
record. Postmaster John i, Kelly said,
WAS that this year the public re-
sp6nded mare generally than ever
tn the plea In mail early"
Wednesday, The biggest day Of the
season. IL ,a2a, 900 outgoing letters and
packages were handled, between Tie
nemher 10 and Fl outgoing mall re'
eeised numbered gs.oop.ooo pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
President Receives
Christmas Message
From Frozen North

Among the many Christmas
messages received by President
Coolidge was one from Donald
Macmillan, the Arctic explorer.
which arrived at the White House
in a most unusual way. The mes.
sage from Mr. Macmillan was
sent by radio from a northern point
in Labrador and was picked up by
Donald Meserye, who operates an
amateur radio station at Hudson,
Mass, and was relayed by him
through the medium OF the tele-
graph 10 the White House.
The message contained greetings
for the President and Mrs. Cool
idge expressing the wish OF Mr..
Macmillan and other members Of
the Field Museum scientific expedi.
ton in Labrador that the Presi.
dent and his wife have q happy
Christmas and an enjoyable New
Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
PEnT|ON|NG Jury
ASKED TO EXPLAIN
. Judge Charges Remus Panel
Seeks to InfIuence-Cites
Berger in Contempt.

NJ the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, December 2g.-Brand-
ing the petition signed by twelve
Jurors of the George Remus murder
trial seeking release OF John 8. Ber-
ger. A Rernus witness, from a perjury
Indictment an "a palpable attempt TO
influence this court" Judge Chester
n. shook Saturday cited Berger for
contempt CT court and summoned the
Jurors 10 appear before him Tuesday
and explain.
The petition. bearing the names OF
the ten men and two women who ac-
quilted Rernus for the staying OF his
es4ranged wife. Imogene. was handed
IN Judge Shook yesterday by Berger,
los Angeles exposition promoter and
f,yybOod friend Of the former boot
Iee King" for whom he testified.
Berger was indicted during the Re.
yyaatg trial. His testimony in general
drew q favorable picture Of Eemur.
lq,t the particular statements for
which he was accused Of perjury
were his denial that he had asked
Mrs. Rernus for $2s, 900 for her hus'
lsan5 and his statement that he had
never been convicted u a. felony.
Berger's petition related that The
4,4rnrs fully believed" his testimony
sRN Ef3Jf4 II DdEfSJ Nf3Egf FNSfAttb 4 SEAssE
yse.nain on the sole ground ofsnsanity.
AS a result NJ the petition the expo
ssti01 promoter not only was cited
for contempt, but also Lost his counsel,
attorney Charles Elston. who with
crew from The case and refused 70
ysrvexent Berger in the contempt hear.
az Eiston said he knew nothing ~
,he uetition until he read IL In the
newspapers
berger became apologize under q
seathing censuTe by Judge Shook.
he told the court he wanted 70
.nnioesze and said he had nothing 10
~ with the petition. lie said he did
"a kn0w its contents until four jurors
ia signed II end that he would not
Lsve filed IL hs6 he Known IL would
,.s,end the court. lie said itsnus. who
A. .u fatl awaiting Il sanity hearing
Tyew no the petition. but Itemus said
- understood some Of the jurors die.
tsted H.
Tsdge Shook a. first threatened
sfie action against the Jurors who
s'gped IA. Later, however, he express
Il belief they had been led into IL
,,gs,h0Ut knowledge ~ us significance.
sULen they appear before him Tues
nsy he IS ID he would explain It's zig
~ "a nee 10 them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
BOY BETTER, MOTHER
DEAD, AFTER CRASH
Wife and Son Of Col. Williams Of
ouantico Struck by Automobile
at Dumfries, Va.
Special Dispatch to The star.

oUANTICo. Va. pecemeer So
Accompanied by Col, George Williams.
the body " Mrs Williams. his wife.
who was killed Saturday by an auto
mobile at Dumtries. was removed
yesterday 20 the family home At Nor
folk,
George. jr,. Syear,eid son, who
suffered broken leg and other In.
iuries. Is resting Welt at the Marine
Corps Hospital here Mrs. Williams
and her SON were crossing the rtSsd
when struck, Col, Williams Occupied
an automobile nearby, Their machine
had been stopped while on tho way
here. After obtaining resreShmehss,
they started hack 10 the n.achsae.
preceded by CN,,, Williams, tie tnSs
crossed the highway ahead az hts
wife and son and entered his machine,
when an automobile. driven by H. q,
Wtsglcsworth ~ WetNiertdse, Va
approached, Mrs, Williams and her
son apparently became confused, hest
tatel, IL Is sstid in the midAle W the
rpad, WisgleSworth made "A DARING
ttSive Through pita III earrelS, hsS~
and concrete tltstks In his efforts ~
avoid striking the woman aud chssd,
who ,iArled tNark into the lStth NJ she
machine. Tie ieared tt<aN his svAAt
amt Was first ~ the slte NJ the
Victims, IL Is said Mrs. Williams and
the bay were placed In Col Wnlaa'~
automobile aud hurried t. the heSelsas
here. Mrs, Williams died about 10
O'clock last ntsht ef internal injuries
amt seNeFa, fractures,
An inquest viii he held Tomorrow
by pg, MarSetla III Manassas, eerraer,
Wtssleswerlh. who was not arrested.
viii attend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
Federation RESENTS
MOVIE STUDENT LIFE
Group President Says Pictures por-
tray False Version Of Col
lege Activities.

ny the Associated ffess.
ST, LOUIS. Mo. December sd,~~The
modern movie which pictures college
undergraduates IA recklessly wasting
their days In frivolity Is depiored by
Edward II. Miller Of ~, Louis. presi'
dent of tho National student Fedora
tion.
Miller said he was. without reserva.
ton, voicing the opinion of ZOO or
more delegates who recently gathered
In convention at Lincoln, Nahr,
Miller, senior at Washington and
i4ee University at Lexington, Va, In
siats that the ma Iority or the Ameri'
can university and college undergradn'
ates are, contrary tn common movie
interpretation, seriously ana IN a hnsi'
nesslike manner preparing themselves
for their professions.
students are canning more ana
more 10 resent fiimdam's interpreta'
ton OF college life" Miller said, lie
declared niaywrights and novells.s
were picking out the extreme around
which IN butt u fantastlo and essone'
uus story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26
THR OWBACK SEEN AS CHILDREN
WALK NATURALLY ON ALL FOURS
Museum Official Cites Three Cases of
Youngsters Who Displayed Habit =
of Animals.

stand alone. but when he got on all
fours he could move around actively.
All the limbs were upright. but the
knees were bent n little forward. Both
feet and hands were nearly fiat on the
floor. DIR. Hrdl!cka's observations
came to an end when the mother saw
that he was watching the child and re-
sentfully picked II up. She proved
ayerse to answering questions.
The third case cited by DIR. Hrd-
iicka was seen by him among one OF
the Bantu tribes OF negroes near the
lambert River. The child was q boy
about a year old. II was walking
steadily and quite rapidly on all fours.
but the method OF locomotion was
less like that OF q Quadruped than In
the other cases.
He has been informed, he says. by
Catholic missionary In the Rel.
CLAN Kongo that tho phenomenon Is
not unusual among tho people OF his
mission district.
For the time being. DR.. Hrdiicka
says. this seems to be the easiest
way OF locomotion. due to the par
ticular stage OF tho muscular and
skeletai development OF the child. but
there probably 10 an added factor
connected with the nervous system
which IL hereditary from long dis.
tant animal ancestors. In most chill
dren this remains dormant. he be-
lieves. but can he aroused aceiden-
tally during n limited period OF life.
Phenomenon Among Apes.
The same phenomenon. he says,
has been observed among the young
OF the anthropoid apes.
Such mental impulse in an
otherwise normal child" no says.
"can hardly be explained except az
something Of an atavistic nature"
DIR. Hrdlicka's conclusions appear
In the latest issue OF the Journal of
Physical Anthropology. OF which he
In editor.