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Evening star., 1927-02-07
BOGUS POLICE MAY
Be STOPPING AUTOS
Hesse Begins Investigation
of Reports Coming From
Nearby Maryland.

Faced by the possibility that bogus
sponsible for the detention of several
Maryland motorists at the District
line for the purpose of searching their
automobiles for liquor, Maj. Edwin B.
Hesse, superintendent of police, today
ordered an investigation. Two Mary
land motorists have made complaint
n writing to Maj. Hesse.
Inspector Louis j. Stoll has been
named by Maj. Hesse to head the in
vestigation. Robert Reindollar, en-
rlneer of surveys of the Maryland
State Roads Commission, and Arthur
Wakefield, general superintendent of
construction of the American Oil Co.
reported the searches. Other com
plants were filed.
The complaining Maryland motor
lists all state that the men who held
them up wore khaki uniforms and
used motor cycles. They say the of
ficers" flashed badges on them which
they wore on their wrists.
Both Maj. Hesse and the Federal
prohibition officials are at a loss to
understand who the Officers" could
have been.
Maj. Hesse points out that his men
work either in plain clothes or in the
regulation uniform. The Federal of
ficials maintain that none of their
men use motor cycles at any time.
Outside of embarrassment, the
Maryland motorists reported they suf-
fered none as a result of the holdups.
Both Mr.. Reindollar and Mr.. Wake
field expressed the opinion that the
men who held them up did so in an
efficient manner.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
HOTEL GUEST ROBBED.
.RUSE SAVES BURGLAR
Quiets Prospective Victims Fears
by Explaining He Entered
Wrong Rooms.

Police today concluded that the man
who robbed William Reid of New YORK
of $140 while he slept in his room at
the Franklin Square Hotel yesterday
was the same who was found In the
room of Lu Dick, Akron, Ohio, at the
same hotel and who offered profuse
apologies for being in Dicks presence,
explaining he mad entered the wrong
room and pointing to his discarded
shoes and stockinged feet as evidence
of the mistake.
Dick told police he was awakened
by noise and found the man In MS
room. Immediately on being discoV
cred, the intruder stated he thought
he was in his own room and was
politely dismissed by Dick. The Incl
dent came to light when the Reid
robbery was reported.
James Skinner, 434 First street
southwest, appealed to the police to
recover property stolen from his home
since the latter part of December.
Four chairs. a heater. clothing and
jeWelry valued at $3.50 were stolen, he
stated.
The First Baptist Church, colored,
Sixth and G streets southwest, was
robbed between o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon and o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. rive chairs anu u rug Fdlueu az
$40 comprised the loot Joseph A. Hall.
a trustee of the church, told the police.
A show window at the store of
Samuel Mitchell, I'll Ninth street, was
broken open late Saturday night or
yesterday morning. Six rings valued
at 500 were taken.
Theft of diamond ring valued at
$75 was reported by Mrs. Elliott Sher.
idan, 30051a Sherman avenue. The
ring disappeared from her home the
past few days.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
FORD TAX CASE
TO BECOME LIVELY
Testimony of Blair and Nash
May Give Political Tinge
to Trial.

A hint of important impending de-
velopments was given today as former
minority stockholders in the Ford Mo-
tor Co. neared the conclusion of their
presentation of evidence in the $50
100000 tax recovery proceeding
brought against them by the Treasury
Today's session before the Board of
Tax Appeals was given over to sta
tistical testimony by expert witnesses,
but it was indicated that the case
would take a livelier turn with the
testimony, perhaps tomorrow, of David
II. Blair, former commissioner of in
ternal revenue. and his chief deputy,
c. r. Nash.
These two witnesses have been
subpoenaed upon petition by counsel
for the protesting taxpayers. who
said their testimony was required to
amplify the circumstances which
prompted the Government to reopen
the case in 1925. shortly before tho
statute of limitations expired, and to
levy an additional impost. 1t is not
improbable that examination of the
former Government officials will have
a political angle.
Alexander w. Gregg. in charge OF
the Governments case. was allotted
today's session for cross examination
of David Friday. economist of the
Brookings Graduate School for POliti.
cal Economy; Paul NJ. Clay of Moody's
Investors Service, and Prof. Ralph T..
Badger of Providence, r. I.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
HEARING ON PERMANENT
STATE BUILDINGS CALLED
Commissioners Act Upon Harper
Suggestion and Set Time as
10 Am. Tomorrow.

A public hearing on plans of the
permanent States buildings committee
for the erection in Washington of per-
manent States buildings for the pro-
posed exposition in commemoration of
the 200th anniversary of the birth of
George Washington will be held by
the District Commissioners in the
boardroom of the District Building to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock.
The hearing was called upon the
request of Robert n. Harper, chair
man of the committee. who explained
that there Is no desire on the part Of
the committee nor does it intend to
ask that an exposition be held in
Washington in 1882.
What we want" he said, lis
simply that concerted action be taken
by the authorities to have the States
build permanent buildings here, and
each building to be dedicated by the
state during whatever celebration is
held in Washington in the Summer
of 1928"
Other members of the committee
are j. Harry Cunningham, Martin A.
Leese, Ross P. Andrews, Jesse G.
Suter, Charles w. Darr and Frank NJ.
Low.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
GIFT TO COLLEGE DUE
TO CHANCE MEETING
Worcester Manufacturer Revealed
as Donor of 100000 Fund
to Washburn.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., February 7.-Iden.
ity of the donor of the 500 900 which
established the department of citizen
ship at Washburn College here was
made public yesterday, on the sixty
econd anniversary of the founding of
Washburn. The gift was from George
7. Alden, wealthy manufactures of
Worcester, Mass, who died last Sep
ember, and was the indirect result of
| chance acquaintance formed by
President P. p. Womer of Washburn
when, having lost his way on the
streets of Worcester in q snowstorm,
ne stopped at the Alden home for In
sormation.
When President Womer left the
house a few hours later he took with
him pledge of 1000 for the general
endowment of the college. Mr.. Alden's
interest in Washburn grew, and finally
eliminated in the large donation for
the citizenship department year ago
The department will henceforth bear
the name of the donor.
Mr.. Alden himself was an educator.
having been president some years ago
of the Worcester archaeological School.
Washburn conferred on him the de-
gree of doctor of laws at the 1926 COM
nencement. Mr.. Alden was not pres
7nt at the exercises and no mention
was made of the award at the time.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
MEXICAN POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
Maneuvering for Choice of Sue
cessor to President Gales Arous-
ing Widespread Interest.
BY the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY. February MA
neuvering for the next years presiden-
tial elections to determine the sue
cesSor to President Gales is arousing
increasing interest. Gen. Obregon,
former President, has made no public
statement as to whether he will be a
candidate. but friends are working in
his behalf, having obtained a consti-
tutional amendment to permit an ex-
President to serve again after an in
tervening term.
Supporters of Gen. Arnulfo Gomez.
military commandant at Vera Cruz,
styling themselves 'the anti-reelection
party" have announced the presiden-
tial candidacy of Gomez, while sup
porters of Gen. Francisco Serrano,
governor Of the federal district, have
announced Serrano's candidacy. But
neither Gomez nor Serrano has made
a personal announcement.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
B|TUM|NOUS STRIKE
HINGES ON PARLEY
Union Officials Believed to
Favor WaIk-out Unless
Wages Are Raised.

Suspension of work In the unionized
bituminous coal fields faces the Ma
ton unless the joint conference of
miners and operators at Miami, sched-
uled for February IS, irons out the diff
ferenceS now existing between the two
factions and satisfactory wage
agreement is reached in time to erase
the difficulties now lying between
them, the Government is now con-
vinced.
Reports coming to Government
sources in Washington indicate that
the feeling among miners and mine
union officials favOrs a suspension OF
work in the union mines unless wages
In the union fields are placed on q
higher level in relation to wages paid
in the non-union fields.
A sliding scale of wages, designed
to retain the balance between wages
in the union and non-union fields, is
desired by the miners. Against this
proposed scale the operators have put
in a bid for slight upward wage revi
sion above the Jacksonville scale
which has been in effect for the past
three years.
-Four delegates from each side and
three representing the public will meet
at Miami, Fla, February %, to at
tempt to settle the differences between
the two proposals, which appear now
to forecast a suspension of work in
the unionized bituminous mines unless
an agreement is reached.
The Jacksonville agreement expires
March 81. and on the following day.
unless the differences are reconciled, a
suspension seems likely.
With production of coal attaining a
near record last year. however, con
tinuing in unabated measure through
the Winter, and the stocks alreadl
large, and certain to be larger in case
a strike Is threatened, Government
officials insist there Is no reason tc
fear coal shortage, unless the threat
ened suspension lasts for several
months.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
COURT UPH0LDS AWARD
IN $500 DAMAGE SUIT
Pullman Co. Loses on Appeal
of Judgment Given Mary H.
Eppler and Husband

The Pullman Co. today lost its ap-
peal from judgments of the District
Supreme Court in favor of Mrs. Mary
ii. Eppler and her husband, Frank
V. Eppler, for injuries sustained by
the wife by falling from an upper
berth of sleeping car of the COM
pany. The District Court of Appeals
in an opinion by Justice c. S. Hatfield
today affirmed the lower court, de-
claring there was no prejudicial error
committed by the trial judge. Mrs.
Eppler had been awarded a judgment
for $4,000 and her husband one for
$500 for loss of her services.
The plaintiffs contended that the
porter failed to answer a summons to
assist the wife and that when she at
tempted to leave her berth the straps
did not hold and she was thrown to
the floor Of the car. The company
claimed that Mrs. Eppler, thinking
she was in lower berth stepped out
and fell when she was excited over a
commotion in the car. The wife and
two daughters were riding from Que
bee to Boston July q, 1924.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
SIGNS OF POISON FOUND
IN DEAD WOMAN'S BODY
Authorities Probing Case of Mrs.
Mary L. Pole, Who Expired
Saturday in Hospital.

Symptoms Of poison have been
found in the body Of Mrs. Mary L.
Pole, SO years old, who died in
emergency Hospital Saturday after
noon several hours after she had been
found unconscious in her home, at
1851 Pennsylvania avenue, and the
Health Department chemist has been
called upon for an analysis of them.
Dr. Joseph ID. Rogers, deputy coroner
performed an autopsy and made the
disco very. DR. Rogers was informed
that Mrs. Pole had taken a narcotic
to relieve pain from a serious disease
and ne believes she accidentally took
an overdose Of il.
Otto II. Trading, nephew Of Mrs.
Polle,- who was ound unconscious in
the apartment. he and his aunt oc-
cupied at the time Mrs. Pole was re-
moved for medical attention, has re-
gained consciousness at Casualty Hos
pital. The patient is said to have told
attending physicians that he had in
du!Sed in Intoxicating liquor Satur'
. 0A1.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
BANDITS GET $4,000.

DETROIT, February Z OP.-While
seven men and a woman were held
prisoners in a physicians office in a
downtown building yesterday by a
group of hold-up men, the robbers
cut hole through the office floor to
a jewelry store below, where they
blew safe and obtained jewelry val
ued at $40 900.
Four men took part in the hold-up
and held the group in the office at
bay more than four hours while they
went about their work 1eisurely.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
GOOD WILL FLYERS
RESUME JOURNEY
Four Pan-American Planes Leave
Lima, Peru for
Pisco.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LIMA, Peru, February THE four
pan American flight planes resumed
their journey yesterday morning
Headed by the New York, flagship,
piloted by Maj. Herbert Dargue, flight
commander, they hoped off for Pisco.
There the aviators will have lunch
and replenish their fuel supply The
next stop will be at Islay and then at
Molleno.
At Mollendo the flyers will take a
special train for La Paz. Bolivia
The good will" air mission was ac-
companied by two Peruvian airplanes,
piloted by Juan Leguia, son of Presi-
dent Leguia, and Juan O'Connor, avia-
tion instructor, respectively.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
MOTHER COMFORT
COED BURGLAR
Marion Meyers, Charged
With Attempting to Rob
Bank, krraigned Today.
b. tho Associated Press.


FERMILLTON. s. Oak. February
7.-Comforted by her mother. Miss
Marion Meyers, pretty 19-year-old CO.
cd burglar. was more cheerful today
as she faced a third degree burglary
charge for attempting to rob the First
National Bank here.
The mother, Mrs. M. l.. Meyers.
employed in a restaurant at Woon-
socket, arrived here shortly after
Clay County had obtained a signed
confession from the girl. The confes-
sion stated that she had attempted to
enter the bank vault early Saturday
to get S24 with which to pay her tut
ton at the University of South Da
kota, where she was q freshman. The
robbery attempt was a failure.
Mother Is Puzzled.
Mrs. Meyers was unable to under
stand why her daughter should need
money for school expenses. She said
She had sent Marian Sc every week
and that the latter had worked for
her board and room at the home of
Prof. Charles G. Josey.
I'VE seem to have nothing but sor-
row in our family" said Mrs. Meyers.
MY husband, who was a well driller
at Valley City, n. Oak, died nine
years ago. Then my young son be-
came Ill and he has been at a hospital
at Huron, S. Oak. for three years.
And then this.
But I am going to stick by my
girl"
Mrs. Meyers said she had no money
to hire a lawyer, but expressed her
belief that the Judge would be kind
10 her daughter.
Authorities at first believed Miss
Meyers must have had accomplices in
her attempt to rob the bank, but they
abandoned this theory when she
steadfastly denied that any one had
helped her.
Students at the university said she
had no close friends at the school,
that she was often mOrose, and fire.
Quently was crying when she came to
classes in the morning.
ArTaignment Set for Today.
Arraignment on the burglary charge
was set for today before a justice of
the peace. The penalty for third de-
gree burglary in this State is not more
than Is years in the penitentiary.
The girls prosecutor, States Attor-
ney Perkins, was graduated from the
University of South Dakota last June.
Miss Meyers related in her confes-
sion that she left the home of Prof.
Josey early Friday evening and after
waiting In the post office and a rest
room until j am. Saturday, entered
the bank building through a window
in the rear hallway Unable to get
into the main room of the bank, she
went into an adjoining garage, where
she obtained collection of pliers, drill
bits and a screw driver. With these
she drilled and piled her way into the
banks main room. After opening a
drawer, which was empty, she became
front door and fed to the rear. She
was found sitting on the steps in a
hallway at 6 am.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
TWO FIREMEN ARE DEAD
AND a HURT IN CHICAGO
100000 Blaze Near Downtown
District Proves Fatal When
Brick Wall Collapses.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 1.-Two fire
men were killed and four others were
seriously injured yesterday when a
five-story brick wall collapsed after a
$500 900 fire swept through the Metro
politan Building, near the downtown
district, burying II firemen in the
debris.
The five-story building which burn
ed was the property of the Metropoli-
tan Picture Frame Co, and the build
ing, except for the one wall, had been
destroyed before the accident occurred.
Several firemen were on top of the
wall and were ordered to leave just
as it buck1ed and crashed.
William Flynn was killed in the
fall and David Lynch died in a hos
pital. Origin of the fire was unde-
ternined
Evening star., 1927-02-07
QUAKES HIT CALIFORNIA.
Sharp Shocks Felt at Los Angeles
and Santa Monica.

LOS ANGELES, February H).-
An earthquake of short duration was
felt here at 8:26 o'clock last night.
1t was of sufficient intensity to rattle
dishes.
In the southwestern section of this
city, where the shock appeared to
be the heaviest, the walls of resi-
dences were shaken. while residents
in the Santa Monica Bay district
reported that the tremor was ac-
companied by a rumble
At Beverly Hills the vibrations
were felt for 80 seconds. The shock
was reported light in Hollywood.
SANTA MONICA, Calf, February
7 R.-A sharp earthquake shock
accompanied by a distinct rumble
was felt here at 1926 o'clock last
night.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
ACTOR DIES FROM INJURY.
Matt Untermeyer's Partner Unwit
tingly Causes Fatality.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, February Z LE).
Matt Untermeyer, "a, New York
actor, died here yesterday from a
broken back, suffered last Monday
when his partner. Henry Willie. fell
from the top of pole on which he was
performing in a theater and struck
Untermeyer. Untermeyer was holding
the pole.
Willie, whose toe strap loosened,
causing him to fall, suffered a frac-
ture of the arm.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
MEXICO TEACHERS FIGHT.
Claim Foreigners Train Children
There Improperly.

MEXICO CITY, February CP.-
Claiming that foreigners teach Mexi-
can boys to love everything foreign
and to despise everything Mexican,
the National Teachers League has
asked the department of education
to use its good offices to bring about
an amendment of article 3 of the
constitution which would forbid for
eign teachers to teach Mexican boys
under Is.
The teachers also desire legisla-
ton to close foreign-owned primary
schools because, they say, prefer
ence is given in such schools to the
teaching of geography and history of
countries other than Mexico
Evening star., 1927-02-07
Firemen Seek Siren Fund.
Dispatch to The star.

GREATER CAPITOL HEIGHTS,
Md, February IA committee of
Greater Capitol Heights Volunteer
Fire Co. No. 2 is at work to raise
$400 to buy an electric siren to be
operated from the telephone COM
pany's switchboard. Thus far the
committee has received contributions
Of $25 from the Citizens Association
of Suitland and $4345 from District
Heights and the Ritchie Station neigh
borhoods. Although the company has
been organized only a year, It has two
chemical trucks, the debt on which is
nearly paid
Evening star., 1927-02-07
Gunmen Fire on Strikers.

NEW YORK, February Z P).-
Excitement reigned among hundreds
of persons on their way to work this
morning, when two unidentified gun
men opened fire on group of gar
ment strikers at Fifty-seventh street
and Broadway. After wounding Sam.
uel Cohen. one of the strikers. in
the leg. the gunmen escaped in an
automobile with three companions.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
ACQUIRES NEW PATENTS.
California Concern to Push "Talk.
ing Films

SAN FRANCISCO, February 7 Up.
The Federal Telegraph Co. OF Cali.
fornia yesterday announced 1t had ac-
quired patents controlling basic proc
esses In the art Of talking films" and
transmission of pictures by wireless.
In making the announcement. Ru-
dolph Spreckels, chairman of the
board of directors. said the inventor
of the processes, Theodore Fl. Nakken
OF Holland, was at present working in
the company's laboratories at Palo
Alto, Calf, preparing for commercial
manufacture Of the apparatus.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
DIES AT AGE OF 1922.
Michael Culmar, Key West, Sup
posed Oldest Man In u. S.

KEY WEST, Fla, February LP.-
Michael Culmer, said to be the oldest
white man in the United States, died
here yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Lorenzo Gibson. Cul-
mer had attained the age of 122 years
and for many years had lived on one
of the Florida keys, where he cele.
brated his one hundredth anniversary
in 1904. He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Gibson and Mrs. Bertram Knowles,
and son. Michael Culmer, jr.. all Of
this city.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
CHARLES B. ALEXANDER,
CAPITALIST, DIES AT 7e
Regent of New York State Univer-
sity Once Trustee of
Princeton.
By the Associated Press

DJ III0 AssOCIdltu FTees.
NEW YORK. February 7.-Charles
Beatty Alexander. rs. lawyer, capital
list and regent of the University OF
the State Of New York, died today.
In 1887, Mr.. Alexander married Har
riet Crocker, daughter of Charles
Crocker OF San Francisco.
Mr.. Alexander was for many years
a trustee of Princeton University and
was vice president of the General
Society of the Cincinnati and president
o fthe State Society of the Cincinnati
of Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the Society OF
Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution
New York State Bar Association, and
officer of the French Legion of Honor
Evening star., 1927-02-07
MarOOned Man Eats
Raw Fish % Days
Before He Is Found

by tne ABBOIAteU Fr1B8s
PRINCE RUPERT, British Co
lumbia.. February For "a days.
while ]. MacCullough was maroon
ed on Lyisle Island, Off the North
ern British Columbia coast, he had
only raw shellfish for food. He
had nearly succumbed to exposure
when rescued by a passing fishing
boat and brought here to hospital,
where he is expected to recover.
MacCullough's gas boat blew up
several miles from the island early
last month and he clung to the
wreckage for eight hours before
it drifted ashore.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
DELAYED BY ILLNESS.
Fleming of Canada Explains
Absence From Gould Inquiry.

WOODSTOCK. N. B.. February 7
Op).-The Hon. j. X. Fleming's failure
to acknowledge the invitation of a
United States Senate committee at
Washington, D. c., to appear there in
connection with the Senator Gould
inquiry was due to illness, it was
learned here.
Mr.. Fleming's son, Hugh J., sent a
telegram to the committee saying that
his father has just undergone an oper-
alton and that the invitation would be
handed to him as soon as his condi-
ton permits.
The time allowance set by the com
mittee expires today.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
AUTOlST BROWNS IN CAR.
Machine Skids on Dock and
Plunges in River.

CHESTER, Pa, February Z CR.-
One life was lost Saturday night
when an automobile skidded across
the steamship docks at the foot of
Market street and plunged into the
Delaware River.
First reports, based on statements
Of a dock watchman, the only eyewit-
ness, said there were four persons, two
men and two women, in the motor car.
Investigation revealed that Stanley
Brezeski, AZ, OF this city, was the only
occupant of the car. His body was
recovered
Evening star., 1927-02-07
Will Come to Hospital.

Col. Robert II. Peck, United States
Infantry at Atlanta, has been
ordered to this city for treatment at
Walter Reed General Hospital.
Evening star., 1927-02-07
Pony That Drank
Pop From Bottle
Indigestion Victim
By the Associated Press.

NEWTON, N. j., February e.
Woolsey, pony that could take a
bottle of soda pop between his lips
and keep it tilted until it's contents
were drained, is dead of acute
indigestion at the age of 40 years.
For 18 years Woolsey was the
property of Mrs. Ida Morrison,
milk dealer. Most of her GUS
toners fed him sugar.
A hotel proprietor in Garwood,
who sold him to Mrs. Morrison,
trained the animal to walk up
four steps to bar for a drink.