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Evening star., 1927-12-16
Shovel Salvage Nets $4,000.

Correspondence of The Star,
SAN FRANCISCO.--B shovels
used by the road gangs netted the
Southern Pacific n $4,000 saving last
year, according to A. :. Mckelligon
general storekeeper for the company
Instead of buying complete new
outfit of 3S.G04 shovels. the number
needed for road work. the company
repaired and salvaged $3.50 broker
ones. The value of the broken shoNels
was more than Sl1 900. but the cost
of reclaiming them for further use
was slightly more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1927-12-16
PLANNING SOCIETIES
ELECT GEORGE B. FORD
New Yorker Named to Succeed
Frederic A. Delano at Annual
Session Here.

The Federated Societies on pan.
ming and Parks elected George X.
Ford of New York as president to sue
ceed Frederic A. Delano of Washing
ton. at the annual meeting of the di
rectors held last night in the Cosmos
Club. The directors officially thanked
Mr.. Deiano for his work. Plans We're
discussed for closer cooperation be-
tween the American Civic Association.
which Mr.. Delano heads: the Ameri-
can Park Society, Park Executives.
National Conference on City Planning
and National Conference on Stat"
Parks. which form the component
groups of the federation.
DR.. George NJ. Peterson of the Uni
versity of Minnesota submitted a pre-.
liminary report on the study of the
land resources of the United States
for present and future uses. Dr Pc
terson is making the study for Joint
committee, set up by the Federated
Societies. 10 arrive at bases for a
sound land policy.
These persons were present at din
ner at the Cosmos Club which preced-
ed the meeting: MIR. Ford, Mr.. De
lano. Chauncey J. Hamiin of Buffalo.
Alfred Rettman of Cincinnati. Warren
H. Manning Of Cambridge, Mass; Fla
vel Shurtleff of New York. secretary
of the National Conference on City
Planning Miss Harlean James. secre-
tary of the American Civic Associa-
ton. and her associate secretary. Mrs.
Albert Lee Thurman, and Miss Baa
trice NJ. Ward. secretary of the Ma
tional Conference of State Parks.
Evening star., 1927-12-16
BODY IN RIVER IDENTIFIED
Bellboy Says Mans Name Was
Karr and Worked for I. c. C.

LOUISVILLE, KY. December 16
pa body, recovered from the
Ohio River was identified last night
as that of man registered at
hotel here under the name OF I'll.
Earr, A.. of Detroit. Mich.
There was bullet woupd in the
head and a small pistol was still
grasped in the mans hand, police
said The identifica ton was made
by bell boy at the hotel. who tod
police karr had informed him ne
worked for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. karr registered at the
hotel December 4. but left December
l.. the hotel management said.
Evening star., 1927-12-16
COWBOYS ROPE BEARS.
Latest Sport on Texas Border Is
Perilous One for Riders.

of the Associated Press.
SAN ANGELO. TeX.--Bear-roplng
Is the latest sport among cowboys OF
west Texas. Prairie fires in Mexico
have driven bears across the klo
;rande. and cowboys ride over ranches
in quest of the animals and throw
their lassoes at them.
Once he fastens rope about
bears foot or neck. the horseman has
To be careful to keep the beast from
climbing up the rope and sharing the
mount.
Evening star., 1927-12-16
Club Distributes Yule Gifts.

,COLMAR MANOR. Md, December
1.-THE Mothers Club held its De
cember meeting Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. G. e. Nag Q. \ Christmas
party followed the NEE ing. Joseph
Weiss played Santa Claus and dis
trihuted gifts. The next meeting Will
be held .IanmarN 10.
Evening star., 1927-12-16

OUTGOING STEAMERS.
SAILING TODAY.
Prns Frederik Hendrik-Port au Prince |
Baraaos@Cape Ga s Hsiiien. Port de Paix. Go.
naives and Puerto Colombia.
SAILING TOMORROW
Alauna-Plyn outh Havre and London.
Mime observation-disclosures and London
Mayar-santiaco Kingston and Puerto CO.
La, Playa--Puerto cortez. Puerto Barrios and
Toloa-Havana Cristobal and Port Limon.
Nova Scotia-st, Thomas ST. Crox and Bar
Southern Cross-Rlo de Janeiro Santos
PPGn,evaS2 @ sUeS9S Nsples arnd and Palermo
American Banker-London.
RonsflllonTvigo and Bordeaux
ReIiance-West, Indian cruise
r Nerlsssa1si Johns and Halifax.
Atlantlc---Buenos Aires.
Britte-Santo Domingo.
Gronland-Santo Domingo
terdik-Rotterdam.
SAILING SUNDAY. DECEMBER Is.
Keutuckian-Cristobal and Pacific Coast.
SAILING MONDAY DECEMBER 10.
Manuel CaIvo-Cadiz and Barcelona.
Stuttgart-Plymouth. Cherbourg and Bremen
SAILING TUESDAY. DECEMBER 90.
polycarp-Para Ceara and Pernambuco.
Franconis-West Indies cruise.
SAILING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 81.
Albert T3alin-Cherbourg Southampton and
Hamburg.
Santa Marta-Kingston. Crrstobal. Puerto
Colombia and Santa Marta.
Facon-San Juan. La Guayra and Mara
caibo
Fort Victori5-Bermuda.
SAILING THURSDAY. DECEMBER %.
Alfonso XIII-Coruna. Santander and Bilbao
American Merchant--PlymoIth and London
Coamo-San Juan and san Domingo Ctty.
Eetonla--Con onenhagen ana DahzlE ., -,
President Van Burpn--Havana Crlstobal and
San Francisco faround the world
Santa Ana-Crlstobal. lquque and Vaipa-
raiso.
Evening star., 1927-12-16

erai Government were proposed In
resolution today by Representative
SABBATH. Democrat. Illinois.
Another Representative, Mead.
New York Democrat, proposed In
bill to repeal the 'Nolstead act and
substitute an 'act of temperance OF
the United States which would pro-
vide that the manufacture and sale
of liauor IN misdemeanor and
punishable by 800 fine or 30 days
Imprisonment.
The SABBATH resolution would permit
the states To decide by popular vote
whether Federal liquor dispensaries
Evening star., 1927-12-16
TAXI UNION ELECTS.
Ernest r. Lyles New President of
Drivers Organization.

Ernest r. Lyles was elected presi-
dent of the Taxicab Drivers Union.
Local 169, at meeting in Musicians
Hall. 1905 f street. last night. The
other officers elected with Lyles are:
Ernest Cole. vice president; L. p.
Mettler, ecretary-treasurer; NJ. f.
Guilbault, recording secretary, and
]. A. Carr. business agent. The new
officers will be installed at the union s
next meeting, the second Friday in
January.
1t was announced at the meeting
that in the future only union drivers
would be employed by the Diamond
Cab Co.
Lyles succeeds J. E. Cavelier as
president
Evening star., 1927-12-16
Student. Elect officers.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
LAUREL. Md, December II
Ralph White has been elected nrasi-
dent Of the junior class of IanreI
High School. with Virginia Reed vice
president. Edith Sellers secretary a nd
John J. Whitaker treasurer. new
set OF tools has been received bv the
manual training department of The
school
Evening star., 1927-12-16

Tt is estimated that $500, 900 work
ers quit their jobs or change them
each wear i'm the United States.
Evening star., 1927-12-16
FEDERAL DlSPENSARIES
FOR LIQUOR PROPOSED
Government Manufacture and Sale
Also Authorized in Resolution by
Representative SABBATH.

BY the Associated Press.
The establishment of Federal liquor
dispensaries" and the Manufacture
and sale of liquor entirely by the FED
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
SIX INJURED IN
ACCIDENTS

Injuries were sustained by six per-
sons in q series Of weekend traffic
accidents. None was seriously hurt.
Tony B. Fitzwater. 27, 1885
Twelfth st. N. W.. received q frac-
ture OF the leg when an axle broke
on the milk wagon he was driving.
causing the wagon to overturn. The
accident occurred at Seventeenth
and u Streets Northwest. and the
injured man was taken to Elmer
gency Hospital
Two persons were injured in a
collision at Sixth and Streets
Northwest, between automobiles
operated by Paul Lauder. 27, 1888
S ST. N. w. and Thomas NJ. Hall,
Is Florida Ave. N. w. Both Lauder
and his wife, Geraldine Lauder, p,
were cut by flying glass and were
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Julius s. Nevlaser, 1858 Lanier
Pl. N. W.. suffered injuries to the
head and leg when the taxicab
he was driving struck the back OF
a Washington Railway and Electric
Company bus. at Eighteenth and
H Streets Northwest. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Others injured were Raymond
Murphy, IS. 1718 First st. N. W.;
Harvey Murphy, colored. 80. 1000
Columbia Road N. W., and Joseph
Barnes, 125 Fifteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
THAW WILL AID
MRS. BARNlj|N
81 Inssrnational News ssrvies1

AAN&AAA-As
NEW YORK. Feb. 2s-Iarry
Thaw stepped back into the lime
light for moment today. He an
nounced that he will send a $500
check to Mrs. Ellen Barnum. Of
Beacon. N. r. who stabbed her son.
Joseph. 10. because OF his mag
ging."
Mrs. Barnum is the wife Of the
late Homer Barnum, formerly .
keeper at the Matteawan State
Hospital for the Insane. at Beacon,
from which Thaw escaped.
Because Of Thaw's escape, Bar
mum was discharged. and the farm.
lily met With a succession OF mis-
fortunes. Thaw said he considered
the $500 a payment of "an old
debt. Mrs. Barnum has not been
arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
Anything Goes Under
Trick Sanity Law
RY DONALD McDoUQAL

The Massachusetts commitment laws have been held to
by psyhiat prosecuting attorneys and police officials
about the best ever aenst can't look at the unacy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28

cold water and otherwise mall
treated her. The signing of fraudu
lent accident papers is a favorite
way of explaining the results Of
deliberate attacks on the part Of
attendants, and woe be to the nurse
who refuses to do So"
Somehow this reminds us of the
William Greene case, at st. Eliza.
beths, referred to in Comptroller
McCarl's report of conditions there.
page 49,
Patients are choked," the Boston
newspaper man continues. until
unconscious, right there. inside Of
said 'bathtubs,' as mere sport.
Heart disease is the usual and
customary morning and evening
hospital verdict. Stripped naked
and then thrown among the most
violent and dangerous and insane
inmates-this is what is called the
bull PEN treatment"
We can't understand why the
psychiatrists are so enraptured with
the Massachusetts, commitment law
and so anxious to introduce It to
the District.
Maybe it's because they haven't
heard about these things; or maybe
it's because they think the rest Of
US haven't.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
Police Flee as Kitty
FrOlics With Explosive

ERIE. Pa, Feb. 2S.-'Blackie,' =
mascot cat Of the Erie Police De.
partment, caused an exodus of Of
ficers from the station house when
she was found playfulIy rolling a
bottle containing nearly a pint OF
nitroglycerine. taken by police from
Jack Lawson, 80. ptured in the
plant Of the Ontario Biscuit Com
pany after the safe had been
blown.
Police brought the bottle to head
quarters along with other yegg.
mans tools without knowing the
danger of its contents. Lawson
finally offered to handle It for
them but when police discovered
their danger it was necessary to
call for volunteers to take the stuff
and dump It into Lake Erie.
Emergencies arising at in0ppOrtune
minutes can be easily handled after
you have read the list OF services
rendered by the dependable business
professional and commercial men n
the "yVhO's Who columns ~ The
Times and Herald classified ssetien.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
KrigWa Players Plan
Benefit Performance

Washingotn CoIored Krigwa Play.
ers viii give a benefit performance
at the Phillis Wheatley Y. w. C. A.,
Ninth Street and Rhode Island Ave.
nue. Northwest, tonight at s p. m.
Meeting days Of the UkeIele Club
has been fixed for Mondays at 8
p. m.
All industrial groups Of the .sY"
planned a get-together meeting for
Thursday in the main auditorium
Of the Wheatley home at 8 p. M.
Part Of their plans for spring in
clude country walks each Sunday
morning at o'clock.
"A Night in SPAIN by the Ora,
matte Club of the "Y" win be given
Saturday at 8 p. m. The Queen
Dancing Club will interpret ''Elsa's
Dream of the Dancing Dolls' In
the gymnasium at o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
At WORK
ON RUBBER
By international News Service

BY International News Service
FORT MEYER, Fla, Feb. 30.
Thomas A. Edison at so still has
deep-rooted ambition. It is to
make the United, States free from
dependence on other countries for
its supply Of crude rubber.
Fired with this ambition, the
world-famous inventor is working
hard today in his little shop at his
winter home here to perfect an
invention that would effect such
result.
In an exclusive interview with an
International News Service CORES.
,pondent, Edison said that II he Is
successful with his new invention
it would have a revolutionary effect
on the South by displanting cotton
growing with rubber producing.
Edison said he realizes this coun-
try is wholly dependent upon for.
eign countries for its supply Of
rubber. and that in case of war
might be entirely cut off from its
supply. He is concentrating on
the development of a machine
which would crush the rubber plant,
press the sap and separate the
liquid rubber from the rosin.
Edison's friend. Henry Ford. Is
cooperating with him. The auto
mobile manufacturer has obtained
a large quantity of rubber seed
from Madagascar and ground is
being prepared here for its planting.
"American-grown rubber Of COM
mercial value is one Of the greatest
needs Of the United States" said
Edison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
Gan T0NESE
BRING Up
ARMY

ny international News Service
SHANGHAI, Feb. 2s.--Sporadic
fighting Is going on in the vicinity
Of sungkiang. The nationalists are
bombarding the entrenched Sun
Chuan.Fang lines about four miles
beyond the city, but the main at
tack Of the southerners has not
vet beer launched. The main body
Of the nationalists 10 coming up
from flashing. The battle to settle
the fate OF Shanghai, win DO
fought wednesday, probably. OPP
posing the ''reds" are S5 900 men.
The British transport Minnesota
arrived today from England bring
Ing a thousand marines. The men
did not disembark, however, re-
naming on board for the time being.
Sixteen hundred troops from the
transport Megantic will disembark
this week and camp on city prop
erty in the Yangtzepoo and Bub'
bling Well districts.
Two British and two Indian bat
talions are entrenched beyond the
international settlement limits In
the Jess Field Park district.
The most elaborate barbed wire
and sandbag barbados have been
completed around both the inter.
national and French concessions,
and these are closely guarded
against entry by any Chinese SOL
diery.
Tho ona honr general strike
threatened for today protesting
against the landing Of British troops
failed to materiaiize In Shanghai,
as the labor leaders failed to bring
out the workers.
Shanghai is quiet. the weather Is
dull.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28

For insane asylums and the like.
the taxpayers Of the State are ex-
pending $4,000. 900 per year. but we
haven't been able to find out who
gets it.
{ The law there has several pro-
visions In common with the proposed
lunacy law for the District, pending
before the House Judiciary Com
mittee.
Many Massachusetts, people don't
like that law, and q few years ago
they held meeting in Faneuil Hall
to protest against it, and against the
abuses that resulted from II.
Crowd Objects
The crowd damned the hall and
provided an overflow meeting of
1000, Just outside, in the place where
the Boston martyrs were killed for
protesting against tyranny. back In
The meeting didn't accomplish
much. to Judge from the following
editorial, clipped from the Boston
Telegram OF July /, 1925:
George M. Kline is head Of the
States department Of mental dis
eases. He spends considerable part
OF his time whispering in his own ear,
What a wonderful man is George M.
Kline And for this pleasant occupa-
ton, and covering up the deplorable
conditions that exist in some OF the
hospitals for the insane in Massa-
chusetts, DR.. Kline is paid a large
salary by the taxpayers.
at is reported that DR.. Kline has
recently made tour Of some of the
State hospitals for the insane. If he
happened to visit Westboro. the Tele.
gram can tell him Of some Of the
conditions he might have found there
ff he had not been determined to
overlook them.
Food Is UNIT
BY sitting down at table with
some of the patients he might have
discovered that food hardly fit for
swine is being regularly served to
half-starved inmates.
He might have questioned one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
PERSHING AIDE
IS HANGED
By International News serviee


CLAYTON. Mo-. Feb. 2s.-Robert
Johnson. 2S, negro. who was orderly
to Gen. John J. Pershing for 10
months in France, was hanged here
today for an attac'- on a white
woman.
johnson. who had gained a 30.day
reprieve through the intercession Of
General Persh1ng, went to his death
bravely. The general had written a
letter to Governor Baker asking him
to investigate the case and this re.
quest was granted by the respite
which ended today.
Frank Fraenger, husband Of the
woman he attacked, witnessed. the
execution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
Gen. SmedIey D. Butler
To Command in China

Gen. Smedley D. Butler was
ordered to Shanghai today to com.
mand the United States Marine
Corps expeditionary forces in China
Today's order follows notification
to General Butler several days ago
to hold himself In readiness" for
the assignment.
Accompanying him on the first
available transport leaving San
Francisco will be Col. A. B. Miller,
Col. Percy Archer and Lieut..
Charles Whitaker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
10000 GIVE AID
To CHAPLIN
BY international News Service

VIENNA. Feb. 28.-"Justitia," an
organization Of 10000 Austrian men
formed to defend the rights Of mere
man against the encroachments of
emancipated woman. has adopted
resolutions Of sympathy for Charlie
Chaplin in his marital difficulties
and is extending an invitation to
the film comedian to come to AUS
tria to lecture upon Marriage
America"
During the sympathetic discussion
Of Chaplin's marital difficulties.
members took occasion to denounce
the tyranny and selfishness of
modern woman"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
Versatile Carmel

FOR TWO YEARS Carmel My.
oers, MetrO-G oldwyn-Maye actress,
must not marry. but Is to com.
pose songs and lyrics for Rudolf
Primal to publish or play in his
musical comedies. The pretty
film actress was revealed as the
author Of ooh. LOuella." q new
musical comedy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28

Advertise your needs for dOnieatIe
help through the Help Wanted Columns
of The Times and Herald classified
section. Many folks seeking employ
ment read these columns daily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-28
IMPORTANT
BILLS NOT
TO PASS

The sixty.ninth Congress entered
Its final week today. with its law.
making record practically closed.
The Congress Will die at noon next
Friday with the final enactment of
q radio control bin. passage OF the
new branch banking act. the vetoed
farm relief measure and dozen ap.
preparation bills as It's principal legis
lative achievements. Unless political
miracles occur, Administration
leaders admitted. there WIN be no
other major legislation enacted dur
ing the four remaining days. The
lone chance for any measure Of ma
tional interest becoming q law. they
said, lay In its enactment by unani-
nous consent.
Filibuster Caused Jam
Congress- found itself in this
Jammed condition chiefly because Of
the eight-day filibuster against the
Boulder dam bill. The measure re.
mained before the Senate, but its dis
placement was a matter only Of
hours.
Two petitions, asking cloture to
ward off filibusters. were pending In
the Senate today. They were spon.
sored by advocates OF the new public
buildings bin and the Andrews pro-
hibition reorganization bill. Appear
ances indicated that cloture would
be refused on both measures.
Caught In the legislative jam and
facing defeat were score Of impor-
tant bills. They ranged from prohibi-
ton measures. such as the Andrews
"under.cover agents" bill and the
Administrators medicinal liquor
bill, to Muscle Shoals legislation and
half dozen resolutions proposing
new Senatorial inquiries.
Politics to Play Part
Administration leaders expecte /
the final week to be devoted to con.
siderable politics. One subject which
faces certain debate will involve
President Coolidge's reported aspira-
tons for third term. The La Fol.
lette resolution, declaring against a.
third term for any president, was
pending and will provoke consider
able debate whenever 1t gets hear
ing.
The Washington times., 1927-06-01
WIVES Of j. s.
. EMPLOYEES MAY
BE JURORS

The right of women. the wives
Of government employees, to serve
on District of Columbia 1uries was
upheld today by Justice A. A.
Hoehling.
The decision was made in the
Malcomb Howard murder case. On
the jury, which convicted Howard
of murder was Mrs. Lille Green.
wife of United States marshal
Joseph Green. After the verdict,
the constitutionality Of married
woman. the wife OF a government
employe, serving on a jury. was
attacked by Attorney Abner Siegel,
counsel for the defense.
Siegel held that under the law
a man and his wife. in legal con.
temptation, are one and the same.
Therefore, in as much as a govern
ment employs cannot serve on a
jury, it would follow that the wife
of a government employe is not SO
privileged.
The question OF women serving
Aon juries was also attacked on the
ground that the law permitting
them to serve also gives to women
to right to be excused. The court
held that this was not discrimina.
tory. Congress recognized the fact
that certain reasons, both of con-
venience and necessity, pertain to
and affect women which do not
eYuaily apply to men. That has
always been so. and it has been re-
peatedly so recognized" Justice
Hoehling said
The Washington times., 1927-06-01
Bis D. c. LIGHT
ORDER GIVEN
BLIZZARD

Improved lighting for every street
in downtown Washington was or.
dered by the District Commission
ers today in the biggest single
street lighting order ever issued
here.
New and improved incandescent
or arc lamps will replace the OBJ
solete lights on every street within
the area bounded by Pennsylvania
Avenue, Eighteenth Street, NJ
Street, Massachusetts, Avenue, and
Sixth Street within the next year.
Most OF the lighting will be
done by incandescent lamps, but
the more important streets. such
as r, F. q, New York Avenue,
Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth SITS, between Penn.
sylvania and New York AYES, and
Seventh and Fourteenth SITS, will
get arc lights.
Within the past week new lights
have been turned on throughout
u st. N. W., + and G SITS. N. w,
WGAl VI seventeenth EOIIGCls 1Wtil-
ty-fifth and Twenty-sixth SITS, and
Kalorama Rd. Work is progressing
on Eighteenth st. N. w.
The next big job win be ON
Florida Avenue from Fifteenth and
H SITS. N. e., to Twenty second
Street and Massachusetts Ave. N.
w. This work will be pushed so
that lights can he turned on within
the next few weeks.