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Kinds manufacturing facilities were
superior and that the Grouse Kinds
Co. had a more extensive and expert
enced engineering force on traffic
signal work, which / proposed to avail
myself of in the interest of the District
of Columbia.
Il have had it impressed upon me
by officials in all cities visited that the
engineering force of the Grouse Kinds
Co. had been of great assistance to
them In their installations.
On my return TO Washington and
after reporting conditions as / found
them to Mr.. Eldridge, director of
traffic. and obtaining his approval |
immediately requested the Grouse
Kinds Co. to send their best traffic
signal engineer to Washington to as
slst me In making a layout of traffic
Signals for the District of Columbia
and In writing the specifications for
the signals themselves and the control
apparatus best suited to our needs
Explains Cooperation Here.
After reciting the details of CO.
operation extended by the Grouse
Kinds Co. in sending an expert to
Washington to help with the specif-
cations. and declaring that he was
anxious to have leeway in this first
| contract with which he was concern
ed. Col. Moller said that he feared
that If we did not specify enough
signals and found that we had a sur
plus to spend that surplus would re.
vert to the Treasury due to the fact
that it would be impossible to re-
advertise for additional bids before
June 30" and as q result after much
discussion with Mr.. Marion G.. Har-
grove, the purchasing officer for the
District, it was finally agreed that the
proposal sheet should specify two or
more on certain items and one or
more on other items where it was
evident that only one would be re-
quired."
AS q result of this contract, it was
shown before the committee, ar
rangements for obtaining 80 signal
lights were made, of which only rs
were delivered. although the 90 were
certified to as having been received by
Col Moller. This was the crux of one
of the charges of Irregularities against
Col Moller.
Regarding this point. Col Moller
said that when the question arose
as to what should be done with re.
gard to the 80 signal lights when it
was found that there would not be
enough money in appropriations to
pay for their installation beca use of
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sibie that some one unauthorized
might gain access to the correspon-
dence and remove paper, the loss of
which would make it difficult for him
to clear up the situation in manner
not open To misinterpretation.
In conclusion Col. Moller calls at
tention to the fact that his work in
giving Washington an automatic sig
nal control system has led to his APP
pointment as chairman of the ma
tional committee on electric traffic
signals ut street intersections and TO
his appointment as member of the
committee of the American Engineer
ing Council appointed to obtain uni
form operation and installation OF
traffic signals III all municipalities.
Continuance Is Authorized.
The House District committee at a
special meeting today directed the
Gibson subcommittee. which has been
investigating the municipal admins
tration in the District of Columbia. TO
continue throughout the time that
Congress is not in session.
This resolution was adopted: THAT
the members of the subcommittee OF
the District of Columbia of the House
of Representatives who are members
of the Seventeen Congress authorized
to make a survey of the government
of the District of Columbia be, and
hereby are, authorized to continue
such surveys or inquiries as they deem
necessary during the recess Of Con-
gress between the adjournment of
the Sixty ninth Congress and the con-
vening Of the Seventeen Congress.
with authority to summon witnesses
and send for persons and papers"
Will Continue Hearings.
Chairman Gibson assured his com
mittee members that he had pledges
from Representatives Reid of Illinois
and Houston of Delaware, both Re
publicanS, that they would remain in
Washington to continue hearings and
that he himself would be present
when needed.
Mr.. Gibson called attention to the
fact that the House appropriation
committee already has authorized the
Bureau of Efficiency to continue its
study of the local government. He
said that the resolution presented to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
JURY GIVES WOMAN
LIFE TERM IN PRISON
Mrs. Virginia Mullins of Gary,
Ind, Convicted on First Ballot
of Numbering Husband.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CROWN POINT, Ind, March q.
Only one ballot was needed by a
jury here yesterday in voting a. YER
dict of guilty and a penalty Of life
Imprisonment for Mrs. Virginia Null
Inns Of Gary, formerly of Commerce.
Tex, charged with the murder Of her
husband, Joseph Mullins, who was
shot to death q year ago while taking
a walk with his wife through q Gary
park.
William Donaldson, a raomer i'm the
Mullins home, who had accompanied
them from Texas. was tried and con-
victed last Fall for completely i'm the
murder. and also was sentenced to
life imprisonment.
The State charged that the woman
and Donaldson plotted the murder,
Mrs. Mullins Turing her husband into
the park so that Donaldson, lying in
wait, could shoot Mullins to death
Mrs. Mullins turned against DON
aldson at his trial and was the States
chief witness against him. She &C.
cused him directly Of the murder and
denied she had plotted with him to
put her husband out of the way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
ONE K|LLED,FOUR
HURT IN ACCIDENTS
John A. Southern, Hit by
Street Car, Dies-Youth
Injured in Crash.

John A. Southern, So years old, $3.50
d street southeast. was struck by a
southbound Capital Traction car al
Eighth and G streets southeast early
last night and was so severely injured
that he died in Casualty Hospital two
hours later. Death resulted from a
fracture of the skull.
Southern, according to the police,
was running across Eighth street
when the street car, in charge of Mo-
torman Virgil w. Reamy, 90S Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, hit him.
The injured man was taken, uncon-
scious, to the hospital, where he was
treated by DIR. Sindoni, who held no
hope for his recovery. Coroner hewitt
conducted an inquest at the morgue
today.
Severely Hurt i'm Auto Collision.
William Herbert Arnold, 10 years
DID, 1928 Park place southeast. was
severely injured yesterday afternoon
when his automobile collided with a
machine driven by William j. Ball,
colored, 1247 d street southeast. on
Florida avenue between Second and
Third streets northeast and was over
turned. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital by DIR. HOLSTER for an in
jury to his head and possible internal
uiJui KS. Dali WIS Helu ny TIE ptItCN
to await the result of Arnold's in
juries.
Wallace Montgomery, 5 years old,
1907 Taylor street northeast. suffered
a fracture of the leg yesterday after
noon when knocked down on the street
near his home by a motor vehicle of
the Post Office Department driven by
l.. F. Barrett, sol III street. The in
jured boy was treated at Sibley Hos
pital by DIR. Becker.
BIames "Blinding Lights" for Crash.
Binding lights on an approaching
automobile were blamed for an acct
dent to Leo Nachman, is years old.
2S12 Wisconsin avenue, near the
Massachusetts avenue entrance to the
Naval Observatory grounds, at 1890
o'clock this morning. Nachman's car
hit a tree. and his head was injured.
He was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where DIR. P. j. Gittleman gave
: first aid.
Policeman Chmylko of the eleventh
precinct was injured yesterday after
noon when his motor cycle overturned
at North Carolina avenue and Eighth
street southeast. The accident hap
pened when the policeman made a
short turn to avoid a collision with a
motor bus OF the Washington Railway
& Electric Co. Chmylko was treated
at Casualty Hospital for injuries to
his face and shoulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
DR.. LEWIS RAPS AUTOIST.
Traffic Problems Laid to Driving
in Baltimore Address.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 4.-"Its not
the increasing number of cars that
makes the so-called traffic problem.
It's the decreasing number of ladies
and gentlemen behind the Wheels
This analysis was made by DR.. viii.
liam Mather Lewis, president of
George Washington University, in adj
dressing the Kiwanis Club here yes
terday.
Common courtesy seems to be hold
ing up pretty we'll nowadays" Dr.
Lewis said, until we get behind the
wheels of our cars. Then we act as
though nobody else has right on
the street at ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
BILLS SEEK TAX LEVY
FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Chevy Chase and Bethesda Meas
ures introduced in Lower Branch
of Maryland Assembly.

Special Dispatch To The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March f.
Funds for the maintenance of the fire
departments Of Chevy Chase and
Bethesda. Montgomery County, would
be provided by direct tax levy by the
county commissioners on real and
personal property within those areas
under the provisions of companion
bills introduced by the Montgomery
delegation in the House of Delegates
yesterday.
levy Of Is cents on the 500
would apply as to Chevy Chase and
Is cents for Bethesda. The fire de-
partments of both of these towns are
Incorporated organizations. Main
tenanCe and operation expenses would
include the salaries of tiremen, under
the bills. The bills also define areas
where these special assessments
would be applicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
STAGE BARS CHILDREN.
Chicago Pupils Can Appear Onl!
During Holidays.

CHICAGO, March R.-Children
no longer will appear on the stages of
Chicago theaters except at Christmas
time, management of the theaters an
nounced yesterday, following protest
meeting with school authorities and a
Chicago womens aid committee.
The women opposed children's stage
appearances on the grounds they were
kept up too late and often missed
their classes. f#
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
NATURAL BRIDGE STUDY
IN ARCH SLING PLANNED
Scientists Who Explored Endless
Caverns Arrive at Staunton for
Trip to Wonder Spot.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
STANTON, Va. March 4.-Dr.
Chester A. Reeds. head of the de-
partment of invertibrate paleontology
of the American Museum of Natural
History. arrived last night from
Washington on his way to study the
contour and formation of the Natural
Bridge.
A request has been made by DIR.
Reeds that equipment. be provided
SO that he may be swung from the
top of the arch of the bridge to make
a study of the ceiling and walls. He
has his own photographers.
The party headed by DIR. Reeds is
the same that recently explored the
Endless cayerns and it's members
We're guests of Maj. Edward NJ
Brown while there. Maj. Brown is
the owner of Endless Caverns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
SERVICE BILL SIGNED.
Commerce Department Foreign
Branch Reorganization Approved.

The bill reorganizing the foreign
service of the Commerce Department
giving its agents a permanent status,
was signed yesterday by President
Coolidge In the presence of Secretary
Hoover and Director Klein of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
The foreign service never has had
q permanent status and had appro-
withheld in the past it would have
lapsed. The bill was passed after a
fight lasting more than two years
President Coolidge presented to DR.
Klein the pen with which he signed
the measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
| PRESIDENT TO OFFICIATE.
Shirley j. Short, Air Mail Pilot,
to Receive Trophy Tomorrow.

The Harmon Trophy, awarded by
the American section of the Interna'
tional League of Aviators to Shirley
j. Short, a transcontinental air mail
pilot, will be presented to the airman
tomorrow by President Coolidge.
Following the presentation cere-
mony, Pilot Short will be the guest
of honor at luncheon given by the
District Of Columbia Chapter, National
Aeronautic Association. at the Army
and Navy Club. Postmaster General
New and other officials of the Air
Mail Service have been invited to at
tend.
Short was awarded the trophy for
flying more than 500 hours over the
transcontinental route without a
forced landing or accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
TAX BEER GARDEN LOSS.
Liabilities Through Contract
Breach Held Deductible.

Liabilities incurred through breach
of contract were held deductible losses
on tax returns in a decision yesterday
by the board of tax appeals.
In another ruling the board held
property used in operating a beer
garden made useless by the prohibi-
ton law may not be deducted from
income tax returns.
The breach of contract decision was
rendered in an action brought by the
Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Co. of West
Virginia, while the beer garden case
related to losses in the storage and
disposal of stems, wine glasses and
goblets of the Marigold Garden Co
and Randolph Hotel Co. of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
FIGHT LEWD PERIODICALS.
Virginia Temperance Women Also
Score Woman Smokers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, March 4.-The
Richmond and Henrico district of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
has opened war on the lewd publica-
lions which are placed on the news
| stands. 1t calls on the people to see
| that such publications are driven from
the city,.
The union went on record against
| the sale of cigarettes to minors and to
women, condemning the increasing
smoking habit of women. Resolutions
were adopted calling on the voters to
| name no person to any Office who is
not in sympathy with the cause of
| temperance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
NARROWED IN BATH.
Cigar Store Magnate Imprisoned by
Automatic Lock.

NEW YORK, March R).-David
A. Schultz, who has engineered some
important and intricate mergers in the
tobacco and candy retail trades, was
marooned several hours in the bath
room of his home through inability to
solve an automatic lock.
His apartment Is on the sixteenth
floor, and MFR. Schulte's efforts to at
tract attention from the street were
ma yai1inR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
DEATH MYSTERY CLEARED
John Seal, Caroline County, Va.
Farmer, Heart Disease Victim.
Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, March 4.-The re
suit Of the autopsy on John Seal, the
caroline County farmer, showed that
his death several days ago was due
TO an attack of heart disease, following
p drinking bout, in which it is alleged
Fred Lecours and his wife, lately OF
canada, figured.
The man and woman We're detained
n the county Jail, but not arrested
Funeral services for the farmer were
held yesterday afternoon from tho
Methodist Church. He is survived by
wo daughters, Mrs. John Acors and
frs. John Evans. both of Caroline
nd Hanly Seal of Atlanta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
Two Residences Burned.

Especial Dispatch TO The Star.
EASTON, Md, March 1.-Two resi-
dences were destroyed by fire here
this morning at a loss of $4,000.
They were the homes Of Frank Ross
and Simon A. Nedius. The fire started
in the Ross home, and Mrs. Ross,
overcome by smoke, was rescued by
passers-by who discovered the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
Locust Plaques
Menacing Large
Areas i'm Russia

BY the Associated Press
ASTRAkHAN. Russia, March
4.-Plagues of locusts, so times
greater than those of last year, are
menacing large areas of Astra-
Khan Province, and the authorities
have appealed to Moscow for four
airplanes to assist In discriminating
the pests.
Ninetythree special detachments
are engaged In destroying the eggs
of the locusts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
WIFE BEATER GETS
1O-LASH SENTENCE
Maryland Judge Orders First Flog'
ging of White Man in Talbot
County Since Slavery.

b the Associated Press.
EASTON, Md, March 4.-Ten
lashes and 80 days in Jail was the
sentence melted out to Leo Donnelly,
80 years old, wife beaten, by Police
Justice Frank S. Oren of st. Michaels
yesterday.
The trial followed charges of assault
and battery preferred against Don
nelly by his 19-year-old wife. Louise
This is the first time in Talbot
County that wife-beater has received
a whipping post sentence, since
slavery DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
Fall From Porch Fatal.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. March A.
William Durff, 70 years old, of Ship
pensburg, Pa, was instantly killed last
night when he fell off the back porch
at the home of James Lucas here,
breaking his neck. Durff and Lucas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

A French scientist, Charles Perez,
has been honored by the French Acad-
envy for discovering the process by
which a caterpillar turns into butter.
Atf
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day is for the purpose of having the
Gibson subcommittee supervise the
work of the Bureau of Efficiency.
The District Commissioners are in
hearty sympathy with this investiga-
ton and will cooperate, Mr.. Gibson
said -...
Representative Reid declared that
the Gibson subcommittee lis &C.
complishing more good than can he
measured in money and more than the
people dream
This investigation by the Gibson
subcommittee is not intended as a
club over the heads of District en-
ployes." he said. Its objects are
constructive. We do not say that
graft and corruption exist, but some
times stupidity and negligence on the
part Of officials are just as bad
Mr. Gibson was lauded by his col
leagues for "heroic intelligence, fair
minded constructive works"
William Tyler Page. clerk Of the
House, and an authority on the Con
stitution and rules of the House, said
today that this action by the Dis
triCt committee gives the Gibson sub.
committee no authority beyond that
of private citizens or members-elect
to the Seventeen Congress.
COnnOt Subpoena Witnesses.
The House itself could not author
ize subcommittee investigation eX-
Cept through concurrent resolution
approved by the Senate The House
cannot. therefore, delegate greater
authority to any committee than it
has itself" said Mr.. Page. 1.-The
Gibson subcommittee will not have
authority to subpoena witnesses and
compel them to testify or to insist
upon introduction of records and
papers.
At the special meeting today the
District committee adopted a reso-
luton eulogizing the work of Repre-
sentative Oscar f.. Keller. Repre-
sentative of Minnesota, who has
been member for eight years and
was defeated for reelection.
Representative Hammer, Demo
crat. stated that in 80 years expert
ence he knew of no more able and
honest legislator than Mr.. Keller. and
Representative Gibson, Republican, of
Vermont said he considered Mi
Keller one of the most important and
able members of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
MOLLER DEFENDS
TRAFFIC CONTRACT
ACTS IN AFFIDAVIT

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The Washington times., 1927-12-10
King Of Kings"
Film Booked for
the National

Manager Harry Rapley of the
National Theater, has booked
Cecil B. DeMille's production,
"The King of Kings" beginning
Sunday evening, December 1S.
This is the picture that has been
presented to crowded audiences
for six months at the Gaiety The.
ater. New York. 1t had an ex-
ceedingly successful run in Bos.
ton and Is now running to big
business in Philadelphia and Los
Angeles, as well as in New York.
In filming this wonderful story
of Christ, Mr.. Demille showed,
tremendous daring, the work be-
ing even more venturesome than
his THE Ten Commandments"
and the pitfalls many. The
unanimous praise of the review
ers in all the metropolitan
centers indicates that his tre-
mendous effort proved entirely
successful. Using all his own.
personal resources and exhaust
ing the new and old technic of
the motion picture art, he was
also aided in the work by repre-
s9ntatives of many faiths and re-
search scholars of authority. Miss
Jeanie Macpherson, the scenarist,
is said to have wrought a more
finely constructed story than that
OF The Ten Commandments"
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
History Continues
AS a Source
of Fiction

American history-never.fa failing
source Of Inspiration to novelists,
poets, playwrights and scenarists
has yielded another stirring
drama for the motion picture
screen.
This time the most colorful
character in the lore of the ma.
tion's most colorful state is de-
picted in a powerful melodrama.
The character is Joaquin Muir.
rieta, Spanish bandit who helped
rescue California from the grip
Of terror which followed the gold
rush of 1S49.
The picture "The Gay De.
fender" new Paramount re.
lease. is showing at Loew's Pal.
ace, with Richard Dix starred in
the central role. 1t is said to he
the most romantic characterize
tion in his career.
Murrieta, California history re-
lates, was strangely enough a
resident of Los Angeles, where IS
years later his life was done into
celluloid by Dix. Scion of nm
aristocratic Mexican family, the
youth turned to banditry only
when his brother was hanged and
his wife tortured by American
desperadoes whose heavy-handed
attempts to take justice into their
own hands was phase of the
story period Of the gold rush.
Vowing vengeance, Murrieta set
out to win retribution, and in
the short but eventful three years
that elapsed before a sheriff's
bullet killed him, the vow had
grown to the, proportions of a
sacred passion. At one time,
Murrieta had more than 1000 fol-
lowers and was bent on no less a
project than driving every Amer.
lean out Of the State of Califor.
mia.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Tearle's Charge Is
Not Backed,
Claim

Complaint OF Conway Tearle
against producers whom. he
charged. were conspiring to pre-
vent him from obtaining screen
employment. never was substans
tiated. Frank Woods, secretary
Of the Academy of NJ. p. Arts
and Sciences. declares in answer
ing statement credited to Tearle
that the academy failed to bring
about change in the situation.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
The Vari-COIOred
Career Of
Mr.. Kraus

Werner Kraus. who has the lead
Ing role in the new U. F. A. produc-
tion. Secrets of SOUL" playing
at the Little, exemplifies, as does
Emil Jannings, the versatility and
personality developed by the better
German screen actors in the train
ing of German studios.
Kraus has probably played as
many diversified roles as .Tannings,
says the Motion Picture Guild. AL
ready famous on the stage when
he entered the movies eight years
ago, one of his first characterize
tiOns has brought him undying
fame, as his Doctor Caligari. in
"The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. :"
gave him the principal part in the
screens first work of art. This
role was followed by others of
every description, ranging from
comic to tragic, fantastic to
realistic.
Kraus has appeared as a thug in
"The Three Wax-Works," as a
straight leading man in "Jeal-
ousy.' as Robespierre in "All for a
Woman as a half-wit in "The
Treasure" as a humble laborer in
shattered" as comic clerk in a
recent German production, and in
many other films. His versatility
is largely due to that fact that
German studios do not make a
"one-part actor out of any out.
etandinging as is the practice of
American studios.
The Washington times., 1927-12-10
Who's Responsible
For the New
Opera

The American Opera Company
which is to give three operas at
Polls on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evening next week, is
sponsored by the American Society
for Opera in English, which has
been organized to establish a per-
manent opera company whose
members. including singers, or
chestra and technical and exeeu.
tive staff shall be Americans. Will
liam T. Darlington, of New York,
is president of the society, Richard
A. Strong is vice president Vladi.
mir Rosing artistic director, and
Otter Stewart secretary and treas.
urer. The producing board of the
society consists of Mr.. Rosing, J.
Campbell McInnes. Frank st.
Leger, Robert A. Simon ami Deems
Taylor.
Mr.. st. Leger is the conductor of
the company and Eugene Goossens
will make some appearances as