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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
PENITENTIARY TERM
ON BlGAMY CHARGE

Jesse Johnson, colored, yesterday
was sent to the penitentiary for two
years for bigamy. Counsel for the
accused asked for probation, but the
court let the man off with the mini
mum sentence under the law.
William r. Van Horn. who admitted
two charges OF joyriding, but who
police declare told them he was re-
eponsible for a number of automobiles
being stolen, was sent to the peniten.
tiary for two years.
Vernon c. Starke. colored, was
given one year at Occoquan for steal
ing automobile tires. Jesse Lucas.
colored, was given a like term on a
robbery charge. Lenora Howard,
colored. also was given one year in
Jail for stealing a valuable ring from
her place of employment. Charles r.
Barnes. colored. was given six months
for robbery. Lester B. Dixon was
given six months. at Occoquan for JOY.
riding.
Probation was extended by the
court to Frank j. Mulvey and Horace
w. Trice for housebreaking; Vincent
Massineo, attempted criminal assault
Leonard Caranfa. grand larceny, and
Emilio Capeto. larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
HOUSE TO TAKE UP
ARB0RETUM BILL
Place on Legislative Program
j. of Next Friday Made for
Measure by TiIson.

The National Arboretum bill provid-
ing for. acquisition of the Mount
Hamilton tract as q great outdoor
scientific laboratory for the Depart
ment of Agriculture was today placed
upon the legislative program for next
Friday by House Leader Tilson.
Chairman Smell of the rules COM
mittee is ready to offer a. special rule
in the House for privileged considera-
ton of this measure. which has al
ready passed the Senate and which
carries the Endorsement of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Garden Clubs
Of America and many horticultural
and forestry associations.
AS it passed the Senate, the bill au-
thorizes an appropriation of $500, 900
for acquisition of the property. The
House committee on agriculture has
reduced the amount to 100000 and
has also stricken out a clause which
would make the arboretum available
for public use as a park and recrea-
ton ground. This latter elimination
is made to prevent conflicting author
ity so that the administration of the
arboretum may be undoubtedly in the
Department of Agriculture, which will
have adequate control to prevent any
interference with the scientific work
of the Government.
1t is held of pressing Importance
that this measure be approved by the
House now, as this virgin territory is
threatened with despoliation by real
estate development. The owners Of
practically all Of the desired area have
agreed to sell at q sacrifice price to
the Government, but their offer re-
mains open only to the close Of the
present session.
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WOMEN WOUNDED
/. FIGHTING FOR D|Az
Battalion of Amazons, Led by
Girl, 20, Proves MettIe
at Chinandega.


MANAGUA, Nicaragua. February
who have been fighting for President
Diaz, are recovering from the effects
Of a severe battle.
They proved their mettle in tho
recent fight for the town Of Gilman.
dega.
A battalion under the leadership Of
20-year-old Natalie Garcia helped the
Conservatives to victory over the
Liberals after several days Of fierce
fighting.
Although the duties Of the battalion
for the most part consisted of clean.
ing guns and passing food and am.
munitiOn TO the conservative soldiers
In the trenches, the women were con.
stantly in the midst Of heavy fire, and
IS of them we're wounded. Senorita
Garcia is in a grave condition, hay.
ing been shot through the breast.
Chinandega, as viewed by the CORE
spondent. after the battle had ended,
showed the effects of the severe fight
ing, with bodies heaped in the streets.
bullet marks on nearly all the houses
and ~ blocks Of the business section a
mass Of smoking ruins. :.
According to estimates, exact fig
ures being impossible. the Conserve.
tives lost $50 men and the Lib.
erals IT'S.
A substantial army is being organ.
tied to protect Matagalpa, northeast
Of Managua, against an expected Lib.
eral attack. Gen. Moncado. the Lib.
eral commander, is reported to have
two armies of about 1000 men con.
verging on Matagalpa. The Conserva.
tives hope to have 1000 soldiers to
meet the attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
BABY AND BEAUTY
CONTESTS LISTED
Annual Fraternal Fair Opens To.
night, With Ziang Sun Wan
as Helper.

Ziang Sun Wan viii have charge OF
one of the several score of booths at
the fifth annual F'raternal Fair, which
will open tonight at 1880 o'clock in the
auditorium of the Arcadia, Fourteenth
street at Park road northwest. Wan
is the young Chinese youth who spent
more than seven years I'm Jail in con-
nection with the triple Chinese Staying
on kalorama road, and who was set
at liberty after three trials. Wan will
exhibit and sell candy he is producing
from recipes he made while in Jail.
Members of the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association will be the
hosts at the opening tonight. 1t is
expected 5000 will attend. The fair
will continue every night until Satur-
day, February 10. In all more than
10000 tickets have been distributed
among the friends OF the II civic and
fraternal organizations participating.
Edward Oliver. chairman of the
executive committee, announces pro-
gram for the fair each night, which
will be replete with vaudeville enter
tainment.
Baby beauty and popularity contests
will be held nightly at the fair. The
baby contest will be in three divisions
for children from six months to six
years of age. Parents entering their
them with Chairman Oliver. A booth
will be conducted by the Federal En-.
ployees' Union, one of the organiza-
tions sponsoring the fair Chairman
Oliver declares it will particularly
appeal to the war veterans.
Preceding the opening of the fair
doors, a concert will be given out
side of the Arcadia. There will be
continuous music inside. 1t is an
nouncd that scores Of prizes have
been donated by local merchants to
persons winning various competitions.
Among organizations participating
in the fair are: Junior Order of
Mechanics, Sons Of Jonadab. Daugh-
ters Of America, Esther Rebekah
Lodge. No. 5, I. 0. o. F.; Sons and
Daughters Of Liberty, Women's Bene-
At Association, American Legion
Woodmen Of the World and Woodmen
Circle.
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PLAN TO MAKE CAR
TAGS HERE PUSHED
Capt. Barnard Reports Ma.
chimes Can Be Bought When
$21 900 Is Available.

Plans for manufacturing the Dis.
trict's automobile identification tags
at the District workhouse. at Coco.
quan, Va. were pushed vigorously by
District officials today as result of
another delay I'm the delivery OF the
remainder OF the 1927 tags. Every
effort will be made. 1t was said, TO
have the 1923 tags turned out at the
penal institution.
Capt. NJ. NJ. Barnard. superinten-
dent OF penal institutions. who just re
turned from Nitro, w. Va. where he
went to investigate the cost OF APP
paratus necessary to manufacture the
tags, reported to the Commissioners
that all Of the equipment could be
obtained within the appropriation of
s21 900 carried in the District appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal year.
Just AZ soon as the appropriation be,
comes available the apparatus will be
purchase and the manufacture or
the tags started.
NJ. G. Hargrove. District purchasing
agent. abandoned his plan to adver-
tise for bids for furnishing the re-
mainder Of the 1927 tags which Repre-
sentative-elect Igoe Of Illinois has
asked to be relieved Of providing, and
wrote to the Maryland State Peniten-
tiary inquiring as to whether IL would
be able to manufacture these tags
Approximately 1880 additional pairs
of tags are needed Immediately, &C.
cording to Mr.. Hargrove, and others
may be ordered later.
The Maryland Penitentiary was the
second lowest bidder on the original
contract, quoting q price Of 1875 cents
a pair. The Chicago manufacture
who was awarded the contract, but
defaulted after delaying delivery Of
the tags for several months. quoted
a price Of 11.75 cents.
Mr.. Hargrove said that II the Mary
land Penitentiary Is unable to manu-
facture the tags he viii turn to the
third original bidder, a firm In Ken
lucky, which offered to make the tags
for Is cents a pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
SENATE DISTRICT GROUP
MEETS ON SUPPLY BILL
Appropriations subcommittee Mem
bers Have First-Hand Data
on Streets and Schools.

After pending three days I'm tour
ing the city to get first-hand informa-
ton on streets and school building
sites, the District subcommittee of the
Senate appropriations committee met
in executive session today it decide
what changes 1t will recommend in
the District appropriation bill ~
passed by the House.
II the subcommittee finishes mark
ing the bill today, 1t il probable that
the full appropriation committee will
meet Monday to give the measure q
final approval and report it to the
Senate.
One of the most important questions
to be settled by the subcommittee ia
whether to insert the item for "a ad-
ditional school teachers, which was
omitted by the House committee. 1t
is understood that the school ofIicials
have explained to the Senate subcom.
mittee the need for these teachers.
The subcommittee 10 headed by Sena-
tor Phipps OF Colorado. ,o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
ENGRAvINGS ON WOOD
AT CORCORAN GALLERY
Harry Wells Work Interesting
Because of Identification Move
in National Capital.

An exhibition Of unique wood points,
popularity known as engraving on
wood, by Harry Wells OF Evanston
ILL.,. opened today at the Corcoran Gal.
lery OF Art. On Monday afternoon
Mr.. Wells will show his autochron1e
photographs Of gardens in America,
England and Europe at the home OF
Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, 1926 r street,
at 4:30 o'clock.
The majority Of Mr.. Wells pictures,
II is stated, are of architectural
achievements in landscape gardening
and will be shown for the first time
I'm this citJ. The exhibition Is consid.
cred timely inasmuch as much
thought is being given to the posi-.
bilities for identification Of the gar
dens, parks and grounds about the
National Capital.
Mr.. Wells will illustrate his talk on
Monday afternoon with lantern slides.
Tho financial returns derived from the
lecture viii b given to the Girl Scouts
e tn Distx3CE t. The orso mn tion'a
D1ucat1oual IToIxana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
WOMAN, SHOT,PUTS'
| BLAME ON REDS"
Mamie Darlington, 20, at
Hospital, Admits That She
Fired Bullet Herself.

Fighting for her life on a cot in
Emergency Hospital. Miss Mamie
Darlington, % years old. gave a gar
bled account today Of how she was
shot in her apartment at Corcoran
Courts, Ais Twenty-third street, at ::
o'clock this morning. Miss Darlington
was taken to- the hospital this morn
ing suffering from two bullet wounds
just below the heart. apparently in
fiicted by herself
Almost incoherent from the effects
OF anesthetic, Miss Darlington first
said: Reds did it, Questioned later,
she said she shot herself. Afterward
she said she didn't remember what
had happened.
Drive About City.
Lieut.. V. NJ Guyman. Marine Of
ficer of Quantico, Va: Miss Alta Nc
Coy OF the Cordova Apartments and
Capt. and Mrs. II. T.. West, who live
in the next apartment from Miss
Darlington. visited her last night up
to about II O'Clock. they told police.
Later Miss Darlington suggested that
they take a drive.
Miss Mccoy and Lieut.. Guyana n
drove about the city and stopped
about midnight at SIS Eighteenth
street and Miss Darlington went in
to see a man named Smith. She said
she went to tell him good-by and that
she was going to Cuba. No one OF
the name of Smith could he found at
the address today.
Lieut.. Guyman and Miss Mccoy
left Miss Darlington in her apartment
and stopped at the Vests, they said.
and then went to the elevator to
leave. As they reached the elevator
they heard two shots.
Found Her on Floor.
They hurried back to the apart.
ment and found Miss Darlington lying
on the floor with a pistol by her side.
I'm sorry. l didn't mean to do 1t.
Tell him L forgive him. they heard
her say.
DIR. John F.. Hart of the Corcoran
Courts was called, and Miss CARING
ton was taken to the hospital by DIR.
Samuel Rodgers OF the hospital staff.
She was operated on Immediately
and the bullets were renewed.
Hospital authorities at noon said she
was slightly improved, but that she
had only q fighting chance.
One angle under investigation to-
day was the story that Miss CARING
ton had lost between $4,000 and $4,000
through young man in this city
who said he was going to invest it
for her. Police have his name.
1t became known today that the
young woman was greatly worried
and had appealed to certain infiu-
entail friends to get it back for her.
Despondent Over Losses.
This was in part verified by Capt.
West. who said Miss Darlington had
been respondent recently and had SUI
fered financial reverses.
Miss Darlington has lived at Cor
coran Courts for about a year. She
formerly resided at Cathedral Man
sions, where, she said, she had come
from Danville, Va.
Capt. West said today that there
was no one in the room with Miss
Darlington when the shooting &C.
Cured. He said he knew nothing Of
the man named Smith. No one of
that name rents an apartment at 818
Eighteenth street. where the party
stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
THE WEATHER

District OF Columbia-Cloudy and
slightly colder tonight; minimum
temperature about 90 degrees; to-
morrow. probably rain or snow.
Maryland-Cloudy and slightly
colder tonight; tomorrow, cloudy.
probably followed by rain or snow;
slightly colder in east portion.
Virginia-Cloudy, probably rain to
change In temperature.
West Virginia-Cloudy. probably
rain or snow tonight and tomorrow:
slightly colder tonight In north per-
ton.
Record for Twenty.four Hours
Thermometers PM, 40; s PM, IS;
IL midnight, SO; 4 AM, 81; am, "a;
noon, 45.
Barometer-4 p.m., 30.13: 8 PM.
3013: II midnight. 30.13; 4 am, 30.11;
s am, 3013; noon, 30.15.
Highest temperature, As, occurred
at noon.
Lowest temperature, 80, occurred at
$3.50 am.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, 20.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey.)
Today-Low tide, 11:12 am. and
1857 pm; high tide, AL am. and
GIL pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, IL am. and
1901 PM; high tide, 5:39 am. and
sos pm.
The Sun and the Moon.
Today--Sun rose 7:o4 am: sun sets
Sal pm,
sets 5:42 pm.
Moon rises 1859 PM; sets 4:19 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at Great Falls at a.m.--Tem-
perature, 81; condition, very muddy.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
Court Rules Man
Can Ignore Wife's
''Back-Scat Driving

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, February H.
If "A woman riding in an automo-
bile with her husband shall assume
the role of "back-seat driver" the
husband may calmly disregard her
advice and drive as he pleases. the
Georgia Court Of Appeals ruled in
effect yesterday
MIS-. Ruby Fuller was riding in
car driven by her husband when
II was in collision with one driven
by James Mills. minor son Of
Oscar Mills. Mrs. Fuller sued the
Miles for $4,000 damas es and re-
CeiNed verdict for $500. which
she appea led. The higher court in
granting her new trial held the
tflal JnCSo : instructions that the
jury might make allowance for
carelessness on the part OF the
PLAINTIFFS husband to be prejudicial
TO her case. as she was not re-
sponsible for any such careless
ness.
Since the marriage relation
gives the wife no right to control
all the movements of her hus.
band, said the ruling, sit cannot
he inferred that his wife, in riding
in her husbands automohile
which is being operated by him.
although they may be engaged in
the joint enterprise of taking their
children to ride for recreation. has
any right to direct and govern the
movements of her husband in the
cohtroi and operation of the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
W0ODSIDE CITIZENS 0. K.
LEGISLATION FOR ZONING
Proposed Suburban Development
Would Be First Submitted to
Referendum, However.

Legislation looking toward the de-
velopment of suburban Montgomery
County with respect to park. planning
and coming laws, but with the proviso
that such legislation and coming regu-
lations be submitted to a referendum
before going into effect, was recon-
mended last night in a resolution
passed at a special meeting of the
Woodside Civic Association.
A resolution also was adopted rec.
ommending that there be no change
in the form Of governmental admin
istration of suburban Montgomery
County until and unless 1t is approved
by "a majority of the voters in the
areas affected.
Motions were passed favoring resto-
ration Of through street car service
between Washington and Forest Glen
and the extension of Sixteenth street
in a direct line from the District limo
to the Brookville pike. The meeting
was held at the home Of A. 3. Claxton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
LISBON ROUNDS UP
LEADERS OF REVOLT
PortugaI'S Ex-War Minister
Was AsSaSSinated Before
RevoIutionaries Coded.

ps tHe associated Press.
LISBON. February 12.-Three hun.
dred civilians have been arrested in
LISBON since the revolutionaries sur.
rendered to the government. Troops
and police are still engaged in round.
ing up those prominently connected
WIN the movement which sought to
bring about the overthrow of the Car
mona government.
In addition to Commando Joao de
Carvalho, described as one of the ring.
leaders of the revolt in Lisbon. who
made his escape in a motor boat, the
authorities are searching for another
leader, Jose Domingos Santos, and two
others. who got out of Lisbon either
before or after the surrender.
Slain on Own Doorstep.
Maj. America Olava, former war
minister, assassinated by the revolu.
ioharles, was shot on his own door
step, the Lisbon correspondent of the
DAILY Mail reports.
The revolutlonists killed Mai. Olaya.
the correspondent says, because he
broke MS promise to cooperate with
tnem. His mother. seeing him col.
,oP"o' suhcieu d Hedrt attack and died
Immediately
The Daily Express correspondent
states that little or no respect was
paid to foreign property in Lisbon
during the fighting between the revo.
lutionaries and the loyal troops. He
describes the Argentine embassy "as
full of holes" and asserts that British
residences were "incompletely pro.
tected" by the British flag.
Administration Reform Is Aim.
The war minister states that meas.
ures will be taken to reform the
public administration, close the polit-
ical associations and secret societies,
and make strikes illegal.
The funerals for some of the soldiers
killed in the revolt were held today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

come from various parts of the coun-
try, but in each case the men detain-
ed proved not to be the bandits.
The crime charged against the De
brothers Is that they blew
up a Southern Pacific Railway train
on October IL. 1923, near Siskiyou,
Greg, killing the mail clerk, whose
body was burned, and shooting and
killing three trainmen. The Govern.
ment claims it has conclusive evidence
that the three brothers. who lived in
Eugene, Greg, committed the crime.
Rewards totaling $15,90O were of.
fered for their arrest.
In its search for the three brothers
the Post Office Department recently
advised postmasters and others that
the many reports OF their capture
which had proved false should not
cause any relaxation Of the efforts to
bring the men to Justice Prac.
tically every post office in the coun-
try has continued to display their
pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
.DIAZ DENIES HE WILL RESIGN
Message to Legation Here Says He
Will Stay Until 1928.

President Adolfo Diaz of Nicaragua.
in a message to his nations legation
here, made public late last night, is.
sued a categorical denial Of rumors
that he contemplates resignation Of
the presidency.
The legation. in a statement relating
the message from Dmz, declared that
the Nicaraguan President "conceives
it to be his solemn obligation to fulfill
the duties of his office" until the 1928
regular election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
Magnates
Upset by 1880 AM.
Date With Work

Stories are told by Interior De-
partment employees who have
served under several administra-
tons to illustrate Secretary Works
old-fashioned habits of work. lie
wa eS up early and reaches his
office about 1880 O'Clock, an hour
or 80 before most cabinet members
ind it necessary to report.
On one occasion a group OF
prominent coal mine operators
called on the Secretary and asked
for an engagement the next day.
Yes, indeed. it could be arranged
at 1870! That took place several
months ago, but discreet chuckles
are still heard over the amazed
expressions that marked the faces
or the coal magnates. They man
aged. however, to be on time and
found the Secretary waiting for
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
CANTON TO IGNORE PLEA.
Kellogg Plan to Neutralize Shanghai
Declared Improperly rendered.

HANKOW, February T. OPT
was understood here today that the
Nationalist tCantonese) government
would not reply to the proposal of
the United States for exemption of
Shanghai from the battle area or the
eastern battle front.
This position was said to have been
taken by the Cantonese on the ground
that the American proposal had been
improperly addressed. 1t was believed
Eugene Chen, Nationalist foreign min
lister, would issue a statement shortly
regarding the position of his govern.
ment.
The American proposal. made by
Secretary of State Kellogg. was sent
simultaneously to Marshal Chang Tso-
Lin. head of the Northern military al
lance, and to Gen. Chang Kai-Shek,
military leader Of the Cantonese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
COL, c. W. TREAT BURIED.
Was at President McKinley's Side
When He Was Shot.

PLATTEVILLE. Wis. February II
R).-Funeral services for Col. Curt
w. Treat, 72, who was at the side Of
President Mckinley when he was as
aassinated. were held here yesterday.
Col. Treat died Wednesday night.
Col Treat was director of the Pan
American Exposition. He founded the
first daily newspaper of Racine. Wis.
His widow and g. daughter survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
CHICAGO TALKS OVERSEE.
Telephone Service With London
Formally Inaugurated.

CHICAGO, February IL R). Chi
cago talked over wire and wireless
with London today, formally in.
commercial telephone serv-
ice between the two cities.
The first official call was set up at
7.43 am. Col. F. f. Shreve of the
London Telephone System responding
to the greeting Of f. O.. Hale, general
manager Of the Illinois Bell Telephone
Co