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The Washington times., 1927-08-20
REPRISAL
limited HERE

In answer to differences made
last night by speakers at a meet
ing Of Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers
at the Playhouse, 141S N st. N.
W., that war of reprisal might
follow the execution Tuesday of
the Boston radicals, police today
added guards to the already tight
Gordon which has been placed
around Government buildings and
homes of officials.
John Brown died as a martyr,
but his spirit lived on through
four years of civil war" Western
Star. one Of the speakers declared,
Who knows but what the death
OF these two men may do the
same?'
Some 800 sympathizers and curl
Gus spectators heard Mother Ella
Reeves Bloor exhort the workers
Of America to draw inspiration"
from the execution of Sacco and
Vanzetti and to sound the death
kneH OF autocracy" in America.
Conspiracy by the Department of
State Is responsible for the execu-
1890 OA I4AS WV SAlADAGB 5I1uINGH
O'Connell, chairman, declared
amidst applause.
BY unanimous consent of the
participants in the meeting, Chair
man O'ConnelI dispatched a teIe-
gram to President Coolidge in
which the Chief Executive was
asked to pardon Sacco and Van
zetti.
While the meeting was taking
place. Washington police were put
ting in practice rigid precaution-
airy measures to forestaIl any at
tempts at bombing the action of
the Massachusetts, Supreme Courts
decision of Friday may occasion.
Side entrances to many public
buildings were ordered closed and
close scrutiny of all persons enter
ing and leaving main entrances
was included in instructions. Day
and night guards we're placed about
the homes OF all Cabinet officers
as well as other Government Of
ficials.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20

speeded up his machine, swinging
around the side of the car in an
attempt to pass it.
Although injured and severely
shaken up himself, Cullen leaped
from his machine, and with the aid
of two pedestrians, carried the tin
conscious doctor into the Osteo.
pathic Hospital.
An examination by physicians
showed that DIR. Eliason was suf-
fering from a fracture of the spine.
q possible fracture Of the skull and
severe decorations and bruises of
the face and body.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
TIRE BLOWOUT
KILLS YOUTH

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, Aug. 20
His skull fractured when his car
turned over after q tire blowout
about midnight when he was re-
turning home from d dance, Alonzo
Phillips, one Of Bloomsburg's most
popular young men, died three
hours later In the Geisinger Me.
mortal Hospital, at Danville, twenty
years Of age, he was the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G.. Phillips
and q student at Bucknell Univer.
sity.
Passing motorists took the youth
to the hospital a. few minutes after
the accident, which occurred on
curve near the Riverside Park.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
EdmOnston, Md, Bridge
Closed: Traffic DetOurs

Vehicular traffic to and from
Edmonston, Nd, today started maxi
ing detour through Hyattsville, as
= result Of the condemnation and
closing last night OF the Edmonston
bridge over the Eastern Branch Of
the Potomac River.
The closing Of the span was
ordered by the town council of Ed.
nnonston after engineers reports to
the effect that the bridge was unsafe
was read.
Some time ago the council paid
5000 for repairs to the bridge, but
this amount was found TO be made
Quate.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
WET
FIGHT HARD

uS AMtNEN1tADMMA AN@8 BGRNNGS
DETROIT, Aug. Prohibition
enforcement in Detroit is "a pretty
serious proposition" in the opinion
of DIR. James N. Doran, new pro-
hibition director, who made this
city q visit recently.
DR.. Doran. however, said he re.
gardsd local effort to halt the
liquor traffic AZ succeeding very
well in spite Of Detroit's peculiar
geographic position"
Get the big fellow ana the
source Of supply but don't over.
look the little fellow" said DR..
Doran.
8 The seriousness OF the local
problem can be attributed to the
tremendous flow Of LIQUOR from
Canada" he said.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
DEAF HOLD OUTING

Members Of the local branch Of the
National Fratsrnal Society Of the
Deaf are holding their annual out
Ing today ct Chesapeake Beach.
Hunter s. Ellington, of 42S Eleventh
st. N. E., heads the arrangements
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Mothers Plea Sends
Drunken Son to Jail
For Thirty Days

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.
On complaint of his 7O-year-old
mother, who charged him with
being drunk every day and with.
attempting to put everybody out
Of their home in Camden, when
ever she demonstrated with him.
John Connell, "a, was sentenced
to 80 days in Jail by Police
Judge Bertman.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Charles S. Miller Co.
Receiver APPOINTED

The appointment Of a receiver for
the Charles s. Miller Company. a
corporation, was approveds today
under the terms of decree signed
by Chief Justice Walter I. Mccoy,
in the District Supreme Court.
Edward G. Kriz was named re.
ceiver and bonded for $4,000. The
receiver ID appointed on petition OF
the New York Indemnity Company.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
CHINESE FIRE ON
j. 5. CONSUL
BY international News eervics

ny UNCONSTITUTIONAL news service
PEKING. Aug. 20.--J. II. Paxton,
United states consul in Narlking,
who e making his headquarters
aboard the STANDARD Oil launch
Meifu, reported today that Chinese
fired on the vessel with rifles from
the right bank Of the Yangtse River
below Marking.
!. Several bullets struck the launch,
but no one was hit.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
CONNOLLY WILL FILED

An estate valued at $4,000 was
left by Hannah A. Connolly, who
died August IL, according to petition
for letters documentary filed yester.
day In the District Probate Court by
her sister. Mary A. Connolly
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Male Figure Called
More Decorative

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2o-"Besdss, ths male figure is
decidedly decorative than the female figure which is
but phase several proving that the male better
biological specimen generally, than the female"
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Howard NJ, Sutherland
At Bedside of III Wife

WHHlLING, w. Va. Aug. 30.
Entertaining deep concern about her
condition. Howard M. Sutherland,
allen property custodian Of the
United States, was today at the bed.
side Of his wife In the Davis Memo
rial Hospital at Ellxins. where Mrs.
Sutherland recently underwent m
operation for appendicitis, according
to report here today.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20
Doctor Breaks Back
On Way to Patient

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20.-Hurrying to dying patient,
DR. Eldridge L. Eiason 4s years old, weknown Phadel
phia physician himself lying at the point of death in the
Osteopathc Hospital after his automobile struck
boWled over
The Washington times., 1927-08-20

Interrupted by a message from the
hospital while In business conference
here. Mr.. Sutherland chartered an
automobile and sped to his wife's
side.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20

English bookbinders obtain
delicate leather from the skins of
Indian frogs.
The Washington times., 1927-08-20

Aimee Mop herson
To Write Book On
Her kidnapping
Bat VIII It Tell Hon. Lin
gerie Got Into Radio
Operator ) Trunk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
Ordered to Training.

First Lieut.. Charles E. Herrstrom,
Ordnance Department Reserve, Of this
city has been ordered to the proving
ground, Aberdeen, Nd. for duty in
training
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
WIFE AWARDED ALIM0NY.
Mrs. Gordy Twice Acquitted on
Insanity Charge.

Mrs. Louise Gordy, wife of Roy c..
Gordy, World War veteran, who was
twice acquitted on charges of insanity
before juries in the District Supreme
Court. was yesterday awarded tempo
rary alimony in the sum of SOS per
month pending the outcome Of her
suit for limited divorce. The order
was signed by Justice James F. Smith
of the u. S. Court of Customs APP.
peals, who has been sitting lately in
the Equity Division of the District
Supreme Court.
Mrs. Gordy emphatically denied
charges of misconduct preferred
against her by Gordy, who named two
correspondents in counter action.
She averred that his cruelty had
brought on nervous collapse and
that she was thus accused of I'M
soundness of mind. Mrs. Gordy was
awarded temporary custody of two
minor children of the parties. Attor-
ney Raymond Neudecker appeared on
behalf of Mrs. Gordy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Nationai-"The Last of Mrs. Chey
ney," comedy. at $40 pm.
KeitIl's-Three headliners, vaude
Vile. at 2:15 and S:l5 pm.
Earle-"Modena's Flashes Of Art. -
vaudeville, continuous 1880 to II pm
Metropolitan THE Notorious
Lady" at 11:50 am, l;50. $50, $40
7:45 and $50 pm.
Columbia - Wedding Bills," al
1l:2o am, 1905. 2:45, ABS, els, s and
$50 pm.
Rialto-"The Prince of Tempters, -
at 1926 am, lis, $50, SIS, 7:20 and
9:35 pm.
Palace-"The Galatians and the
Murphys," at il am, 1925. 2:25. 4:30,
$50. 1855 and 10 pm.
Little -"Polikushka." con-
tinuous 1870 to IL pm.
TivoIi--"The World at Her Feet, .
at 2:40, 4:25, els, s and $50 pm.
Enthusiastically Greater Glory,
at 5:35. 1880 and $50 pm.
Central-"Love's Greatest Mistake, -
1890. ,, $50, 5, $50, s and $40 pm.
Wardman Park-"Cyrano de Ber-
gerac." at Z and 9 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
q NEW PLANES
ORDERED BY i. S.
Contracts Also Awarded for
48 Air.CooIed En-.
gines.

By the Associated Press
Five contracts for "a new airplanes
of improved types and As air-cooled
engines, at total cost of 81 ,647,47S
were awarded yesterday by the Navy
Department
The awards represent the first to
he made under this fiscal years appro.
priation for naval aeronautics and
the machines will be of the latest
models in fighting, training and obser.
walton designs.
Curtiss Co. Gets Award
The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor
Co. of Garden City. n. Y, under a
S513.191 contract. will build IS class
VI (model F7C-D planes. These will
be a special type shipboard fighter.
equipped with Pratt & Whitney 400.
horsepower air-cooled Wasp" en-
gines
To the Chance Vought Corporation,
Long Island City, y. Y. went a con.
tract for 90 model O2U-1 planes and
spare parts at a cost of $347 $50. They
will be an improved type of the pres
ent O2U two-seater Vought Observa.
ton machine.
Fifteen model N.Y. planes and
spare parts will be built under a
$127.137 contract awarded the Con-
solidated Aircraft Corporation Of Buff
falo, n. Y. Equipped also with
Wasp air-cooled engines. these ships
will be an advanced type of present
training planes of that make.
Experimental Plane.
Under a second contract the Vought
interests will build a $4,000 expert.
mental fighting plane to be known
as model XF2U-1. This machine will
be along the lines of the observation
plane that recently broke five world
records at the Naval Air Station here,
but will be a two-seater. fighting ship
instead of an observation plane.
The Wright Aeronautical Corpora
ton was given the contract for the
IS engines and spare parts at cost
of $610,100. They will be the nine
cylinder static radial air.cooled type,
developing not less than 500-horse
power at 1900 revolutions per minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
REFER JAIL REPORT.
Commissioners Send 1t on to Wei
fare Board.

The latest report of the Federal Blu
reau of Efficiency recommending the
modernization of the District Jail by
the reconstruction of the interior of
the north, south and west wings was
referred by the District Commissioners
yesterday to the Board of Public Wei
fare.
not yet considered the recommends
tons, and do not plan to take any ac-
ton on them until a reply is received
from the welfare board.
Aside from the reconstruction Of the
three wings, the bureau also recon-
mended the appointment of a social
worker at the Jail to look after the
personal welfare of the prisoners and
protect them from ''shyster" lawyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
WEAR BATTLESHlP GRAY.
Japanese Delegates at Geneva
Adopt New Color.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
GENEVA.-Battlesh gray is the
uniform hue of the suits worn by the
Japanese delegation to the naval
limitation conference here.
With the single exception of Ad-
miral Saito. the tint of painted steel is
the favorite, even among the news
paper men accompanying the dele.
gates.
Only one Of the japanese has APP
peared in plus tours. He is Mr. Siburi.
official of the Toxic foreign Office and
an indefatigable secret golfer" Every
morning at finds him up and away
to the local course, safe from the eyes
Of the British and American devotees
of the links.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21

One out of every seven suicides in
the United States occurs in New York
i'itV
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The first regimental parade Is schet
uled for Thursday


uled for Thursday.
Geofge $ Cauthorne Of Company
A, $50 33d street, Mount Rainier, Md,
was selected as the best basic candi'
date in the regiment for last week,
the board OF inspec rs announced to
day.
Silas f. Emory. Company G. a
Il of Warrant Officer S. III. Emory.
Fort Eustis, was selected as the best
red student Reece NJ. Dennis. Com
pany A. of Pittsville, Nd, was named
alternate.
Henry J. Whiting, Company A, So
Adams street northwest. Washington.
D. c., was named as the best white
candidate. and Leroy c. Rouzer. Com
pany G, SO Sovth Potomac avenue,
Waynesboro. Pa, alternate.
Charles c. Boley, Company E. of
Pulaski. Va, was selected as the best
blue or fourth year student, and Crit
tendon p. Judd, pany G, Min
eral. Va. alternate.
The 18th Squad, cd Platoon. Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
SEEKS 1929 CONVENTION.
Dental Association Starts Move for
National Gathering.

The Di .rict OF Columbia Dental AS
ISOLATION has initiated a movement to
bring the 1929 convention OF the
American Dental Associat ton to Wash
ington. An inv. ltion to the board CT
trustees of the national organization
was mailed. and with it went
a note from Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty. setting forth the advan-
tages of Washington as convention
city and extending an invitation on be-
half of the Commissioners.
The invitation from the dental as
sociation was signed by DR.. Ralph L.
Morrison. president of the association,
DR.. c. w. Camalier, vice president; DIR.
w. II. Simkins, secretary, and DIR.
Mark Il. Finley. who, with DIR. Cana.
Ii =. was delegate to the 1927 conven.
tiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
BATTALION PARADE
HELD AT FORT EUSTIS
First Regimental Exercises Are
Scheduled for Thursday
Awards Made.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FORT EUSTIS. Va, July Iii
The LIST Battalion parade of the 1927
Citizens Military Training Camp at
Fort Eustis was held Monday after
noon, the 500 andidates passing the
re iewing officer in platoon front
The I'd Battalion of 500 candi-
dates viewed the parade. This situa-
ton will be reversed this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21

pany B, was selected as the best
squad in the regiment The third
platoon of Company G. the best pla.
toon, and Company c. as best com
pany.
The students selected as the best
basics. red. white and blue candidates
will constitute the regimental color
bearers and color guards for the en-
suing week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
MURDERS GIRL;
FANATIC DOES
F|ENDISH ACT

TOLEDO. Oregon. Feb 2 Because
she refused to follow him in his
beliefs, Alexander Hill, religious ia,
matte. strangled to death Minnie
Washington, l7year-old Indian girl
on the Silctz reservation.
The body was discovered in an
abandoned house after Hill had con.
fided to friend: I've sent the girl
on" because she refused to subscribe
to his beliefs
Hill has been conducting gospel
services in the Siletz reservation
church. He called at the Washing
ton home early in the morning to
persuade Minnie 10 so with him
About 10 O'Clock he appeared at a
friends house and announced he was
THE Savior" He said all who would
not follow him would suffer. Then
he told of killing the Washington
girl
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or
CONVICTED MAN
NOW CONFIRMED
Texas Murderer, Guilty of
Killing Nine, Also Slew
Four Others.

WHITTIER Cal. FeD. > The con-
fesSion of George J. Hassell, recent
" convicted in Texas of killing his
wife and eight sfepehildren, in Whicii
he admitted the murder Of Whittier
family. 10 years ago. has been con
firmed by the finding of human bones
buried in the cellar OF the house he
formerly occupied.
The victims are believed to be
Mrs. Marie Vogel and three adopted
children who disappeared under myS-
terioIs circumstances in 1917.
Officers were guided in the searcn
b. a chart Hassell prepared
Hassell declared he choked and
dubbed the woman, with who he was
living, then killed the sleeping chill
dren, following an argument as to
whether he should enlist in the army
during the World War.
When the skeletons were dug up
they were found TO be those of an
adult and three children. The skull.
of each had been crushed to bits
A rope was found tightly drawn
about the necks and gave mute evi
dence of strangulation. The boys
skull was wrapped in IA heavy cloth
indicating he had been smotheret
and strangled.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
BANK R0BBER
Arrested AND
HAS CONFESSED

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 2 - The
police said Thomas Hardy, aged %.
captured last night, has confessed
participating in robbing the oak
Vile, Wash. bank of $4,000. Sus-
picions were aroused when he at
tempted to rent another automobile
instead of using The one he was
driving.
A garage man identified Hardy
from newspaper descriptions and
telephoned the police Two thousand
dollars in currency, bearing the ser
ial numbers OF the sstolen notes
were found in Hardy's possession.
Hardy's real name is Thomas e.
Conway. He said his partner in the
robbery was gunman and eA-con-
vct from the Montana State Peniten-
tiary.
Conway was jailed here after tax
ing the officers to a cache near
Oakville. Dispatches from the Oiym-
pia Daily Recorder said $500 III
silver. $1,000 in warrants and Sc
curities We're found in the cache.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
WHIP WIELDER
KILLED BY HIS
Wife, DAUGHTER

CLEVELAND. ohio, Feb. An
ton Liszka, aged 3S years, was hack
ed TO death last night by axes
welded by his daughter Elizabeth
aged Il, and his wife, Anna aged
SO, because they were afraid he
would kill us.
Anna Liszl1a said her husband
had been whipping her and her
three children. The oldest child.
Victoria, aged II, had been forced
to leave home. Anna got up last
night for a drink of water which
her husband refused to get for her
Returning to the bed, she stumbled
over an ak. Fearing her husband
meant to kill her, she awoke heI
daughter Elizabeth, and they slew
IisZka.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
LIQUOR MEASURE
HALTED BY COM,
Replcnishins Hol M C die a |
Liquor and New Corpor-
alton Hits Snag.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2. The
House Ways an, Means Committee
today rejected tire Treasury proposal
fer repleni1hines sss stotl' ef MEDICAL
liquor, including the creation OF the
Government corporation to manu-
factnre and control liquor, with
the provision that the liquor could
pass to private individuals.
The committee felt the provisions
might injure prohibition enforce
ment. A subcommittee was APP
pointed to make inquiries and draft
IA new proposal eliminating obiec-
linnnhln fpatnreS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
SMALL REWARD
FOR BIG sum

NEWARK. r. J.. Feb. 2 Rather
than pay more than ffty-cent reward
for the recovery of $1,000 which ahe
lost December %, Mrs. Bertha Ger
horn. CT years old, and alone in the
world. has refused to accept the
return Of her savings.
With the money III sight, she of
fered 10 cents, and increased the
amount Of 80 cents and then left The
police station in disgust.
Lordes Prescott, waitress, found
The money.
Meanwhile Mrs. Gerhorn was offer
ing reward for the return of her
savings and got in touch with police.
In checking Mrs. Gerhorns story
police learned that bag containing
$4,000 was found in her mattress
after she had been AN inmate Of
the Orange City home at Livingston
for two years She was required Ia
pay $735 for her care and attention
and then came to Newark.
Well" said Captain Sebold, at
ponce HeduqudIieIS, suppose we tuli
the money over to you now, are yol
going to reward this honest young
lady as promised in the paper?"
Well she said ''if | give 10 cents
| am giving a reward as | promised.
Finally she increased the reward
to 80 cents. Sebold urging that the
finder was entitled to more than that
Sooner than give reward you
keep it all.' was her reply as she
left.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
BYRD PLANE TO STAND
IN NEW FORD MUSEUM

DETROIT Feb 2.-On a site III
the village of F'ordson, where he was
born G3 years ago, Henry Ford will
hibits.
1t will occupy forty-dcre area.
Construction will begin this spring
with view to finishing the struc-
ture by late fall.
An exhibit showing the progress
of transportation will be assembled
in the museum, and in this group
viii stand the plane Josephine
Ford" in which Commander Richard
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f. Byrd flew over the north pole
in 1926.
OK carts, the ne-horse shay. the
first locomotive to travel from De
troit to Chicago, and other vehicles
will constitute the panorama Of
transportation.
Many other lines of industry will
be exemplfied in the museum An
cient and modern methods of brick
making-an industry for which Ford
son formerly was widely known
will be displayed, as will collection
Of sawmills.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-02-02
Negro Assaulter Taken
By Mob and Strung Up

WILLIS, Texas. Feb. :. Tom
Payne, aged %, negro. sawmill work
er. was taken from two officers by
an unmasked mob of whites last
night and hanged to a roadside tree
Payne had been arrested. charged
with the assault, with intent to muir
der of Jack Rogers. white mill work
er. Rogers throat was cut. He VIII
$50 Fearing violence the Officers
were transferring Payne to Hunts
vile when the mob surrounded then
and took Payne away.