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Near Central High School
8 rooms, 2 baths. a. m. i. Price. $4,000;
81. 90 cash.
AUSTIN M. COOPER
$50 18th st. N. W. NJ. 1882.
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Copyright. 1927. King Features Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03
PEN WOMEN no MEET

With Mrs. Estelle N. Moses pre-
siding, the drama group Of the Dis.
trict branch, League Of American
Pen Women, will hold its first win.
ter meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in
the new clubrooms at 1108 Six.
tenth st. N. w.
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KIN c RADIOS.
COOLIDGE

King Albert and President Cool.
idge exchanged radotelegraph mes
sages today upon the occasion OF
the Inauguration of direct radiotele-
graphic service between the United
States and Belgium. King Albert's
message read:
1.-THE opening of the Ruysselede
Wireless Station affords Belgium
another easy way of long-distance
communication which cannot fail to
enhance our relations with the
United States. I am glad Of this
opportunity to give the President
of the great American Republic the
assurance Of my sentiments Of
friendship and to tend to his COM
patriots cordial and warm message
from the Belgian people"
President Coolidge replied:
"Your Majesty's gracious mes
sage on the Inauguration Of the
new radiotelegraph direct service
between the United States and Bel
GUM is but another proof Of the
constantly increasing ties Of under
standing and Of communication
which link this country with Bel
GUM. In expressing my personal
good wishes to Your Majesty, I de-
side to add the affectionate greet
ing Of the people Of the United
States to those Of Belgium"
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FAITH. The pubIlc's faith IL mot
misplaced I'm the who's Who' firms
now appearing ON next 90 the last
page Of tOday'a paper. They have
! proved their worth.
The Washington times., 1927-10-03

This specially purchased lot
Of fine fall hats represents
one of our fin.st Anniver-
sary Sale achievements. To
think Of buying felts, We
lours, rich satins and velvets
at q price SO low. Large,
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ln5a F6pOrt just says ~ peOpIe
we're killed. and let's it go at that.
Who killed them, or how. or why,
wasn't OF enough Importance to
mention.
Twenty American citizens killed
looked ike rather large allowance
to us, so we asked H. A. A. Smith.
chief Investigator Of McCarl's office,
how the killings were accomplished.
No Information
He told us that the investigation
was finished, the report was printed
and out Of his hands, and ne had no
more information 10 offer. st. Eliza
bets Hospital. discussing $1,000, 900
per year, has great many warm
and able friends in Washington. and
is harder to Gibonize even than the
Traffic Directors office
Reference to the 20 killings was
made only In the 45-pag4 jungle
of statistics in the back part OF the
report, where one person in a
thousand or so would ever live TO
penetrate, That table OF killings
was placed in about as friendly q
way to the hospital as could pos.
sibly be done, without leaving 20
patients unaccounted for.
After a few minutes argument
Mr.. Smith told us that the report
was Wrong-"only" 10 patients had
been killed. Four were put out OF
the way by attendants as set forth
on pages 40 and 80 OF the report,
he said, and six had been assaulted
and killed by manlacal patients.
A week or so later on page 50
we happened to notice this sen.
tence: Patients not infrequentIy
inJure one another, but the records
show no fatal occurrences" .
Odd Combinations
So, up to date. we have the fol.
lowing statements from Comptroller
General McCarI's office:
twenty patients were killed and
none were killed by other patients.
Only 10 patients were killed ana
six Of them were killed by maniacal
patients.
That looks like a Job for the
that juggles dead men around that
way is too careless.
We hope the proposed new corn.
mitment law, which will empower
the hospital doctors to 60 out look
ing for business, doesn't pass.
Not till they get their death &C.
counts Strengthened out, anyhow.
Someone might get lost in the
Juggling.
II that dog-catcher lunacy law
goes through, here's what the sup
posed lunatic" will land in, up to
his neck, according to page 40 of
the McCarl report:
Zone patient, J. p. McCumisky, a
white male. was neglected while in
restraint. As a result of this
neglect, the patient suffered with
multiple ulcers fiat were stated To
be one of the causes of his death
three weeks later.
The medical officer guilty of this
neglect was REPRIMANDED by
] the disciplinary board OF the hos
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pital. A negro male patient, VIII.
liam Green, was so severely beaten
by attendants and nurses In How
ard Hall that his death occurred
within ~ hours thereafter.
Indictment Given
The offenders in this case were
dismissed. reported to the police.
and indicted by the Federal grand
jury on a charge OF granddaughter.
Patient Larey De GRANGE in an
alteration with an attendant re.
ceived a fractured rib The records
Indicate that the offending attend.
ant was discharged.
Patient John Osborne, during the
course of a bath. being badly adj
ministered by an attendant, was
scalded so badly that death re.
suited the following day. The at
tendant in this case was exonerated
by q coroner's inquest, which found
the cause of death to be due to
shock following accidental scalding.
Patient James rafferty, sustained
fracture OF the tibia and fibula
of the left leg as a result OF being
jumped on by an attendant. who
was Immediately separated from
NAlG SSANA WO IOunu
guilty of beating Patient John Ever.
ton to death with 4 baseball bat
were discharged from the hospital,
arrested. and held for the action of
the grand Jury.
Funny System
Patient Stephen ]. Mccarthy, in
an alteration with an attendant,
suffered a rupture of the liver and
kidney hemorrhage into the alb
dominal cavity that caused his
death a few hours later. The at.
tendant, according to the records,
left Immediately following this as
sault and has not been heard from
since"
The hospital authorities were so
busy looking for the dangerous
lunatics" released from this
SHAMELESS on habeas corpus, and
who haven't injured any one yet,
that no time could be spared to
watch the nver-rupturing, rib.
smashing philanthropists who were
paid last year $s32,OOO for ''nurs-
ing" 1000 patients with a baseball
bait.
And for all these kidney-smash.
ings and bone.breakings and death
maulings, the McCarI report does
not record single conviction. But
officials are very active in their
efforts to stop habeas corpus re-
leases of sane and harmless pa
tents.
That's interesting.
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For SIS years, millions have rub.
bed soothing, penetrating st. Jacob

anteed by all druggists.
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Trinity High Students to
Repeat Seventeen

The second performance of the
popular play, Seventeen" will be
presented at S:15 o'clock tonight by
members OF Holy Trinity High
Schools student body. The first
presentation was made last night
with Ann Lyddane in the leading
role of Willie Baxter. This role
will be played tonight by Mary
Roach.
The play will be staged in the
school auditorium, Thirty-sixth and
Q Streets Northwest, and money
raised will be used for the work
of Trinity parish. The players
were coached by Sue H. Murray
and music will be furnished by the
Georgetown Blue and GRAY Col.
legians. under the direction OF Ruth
NicoIs.
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D. A. r. MEET CALLED

Nearly 1000 members OF tho Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter. Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution.
will be represented at the annual
conference of the chapter to be held
Thursday and Friday in Memorial
Continental Hall.
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st. Elizabeth Deaths
Are go Killed
By DONALD McDoUGAL

Comptroller General lCar reports that 20 patients
been killed in St Ezabhs Hospital since June go 1915.
This is in addition 30 WHO committed suicide and los who
died from natural causes during the 10year period (See
page l55 House Document sos 69th Congress End SESSION.
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WAR PRISONER RETURNS

TRENTE. Italy. March latter
10 years absence on war serylce 4
certain Benjamin Marched, peasant
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Of this district, aatonished his vii.
LACE BY coming home this week.
Parents and friends believed him
dead Marchel says that only 4
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Just in for Spring I
New Suits
& Topcoats
s IS

3s7 fine aIl-wool suits.
Cheviots, worsteds, cassi-
meres. Smartly tailored
in single and double
breasted styles. New col
ors. Sizes 80 to 40. Al
terations made without
charge.
Topcoats of imported
and domestic high-grade
cloths. Atwood single
breasted box coatsrag-
Ian sleeves in many. Full
size range.
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few weeks ago did be learn that
the World War was over and he
was free to leave the Province Of
Poltoyo. Russia, where he worked
on the land
Evening star., 1927-04-28
48 u. S. WARSHIPS
TO CONCENTRATE
Hampton Roads Demonstration
May 80 to June 4 Will Be
Largest in Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 23.--Forty-
eight vessels OF the United States
battle and scouting fleets. including
II dreadnaughts and 26 destroyers.
will be in Hampton Roads during
Fleet week. May 20 to June 4. ac-
cording to a schedule released by the
commandant OF the ffth naval dis
trlct.
The tattleships Will include the
Texas and the New York OF the scout
ing fleet, and the California. the Ari-
zoRa. the IDAHO. tho Mississippi, the
Oklahoma, the Pennsylvania. the
West Virginia and the Maryland.
Two OF the &c destroyers will be
the Bruce and the Charles Ausburn
Of the scouting fleet and the following
Of the battle fleet: Decatur. Farduhar.
Farragut, Henshaw. Hull. f. J. Burns,
Kidder, Lavallette. Litchtield. Nc
Cauley. McDermut. Melville, Melvin
Marvin. Moody, Muliany, Omaha, Per
ciyal, SslfridSe, Shirk. Sloat, Somers,
William Jones, Wood. Marlborough and
Zellin. The tender Affair. flagship OF
the destroyers. also will he here.
The concentration of warships will
be the largest In Hampton Roads since
the battle fleet went to the Pacific
several years ago.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
EX-SENATOR FRANCE
is WILLED 100000
Estate of Late Wife Estimated at
$1,500,000-Church Among
Beneficiaries.
Snocial Disnatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, April 28.-By
the will of his late wife, Mrs. Evelyn
S. France, filed for probate at Elkton
Md, yesterday, former Senator Joseph
1. France of Maryland will receive ap-
proximately $500, 900. The estate is
estimated to be worth $1,500,000.
A bequest of 100000 in cash is
given the Senator, besides which he
receives the residue when bequests
are made to relatives, friends, and
500, 900 to the Tome Methodist Epis
copal Church at Fort Deposit. The
largest bequest made, outside of the
one given to the former Senator. is
$50 900 to her brother. William P. Mes
bitt. Another brother, Charles f.
Nesbitt, is left $4,000. Both of these
amounts are in trust.
A niece, Evelyn Lathbury Chacher.
is willed $4,000 in trust; another
niece, Ethel Virginia Nesbit Gamble,
and a nephew, Charles Meg. Nesbitt,
both $4,000; Mrs. Evelyn N. Wash
burn, $4,000 in trust; a nephew.
Brantwell K. Lathbury, $4,000 in
trust: an uncle, Millard S. Abraham,
$4,000 in trust: James H. Randall,
SIS 900 in trust; William J. Brown,
1000 in trust and $1,000 outright;
Harry NJ. Andrews, $4,000; Elizabeth
Smith of Cookesbury, $1,000; Virginia
Martha Arthur, $4,000; Elizabeth Re-
guard of Baltimore, $1,000, and. $4,000
to the Hopewell Cemetery Association
to care for the France lot.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
THREE APPOINTED
TO PLANNING BODY
Hoover, Lee and Hilton Will Rep
resent Montgomery
County.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 2S.--Names
of the three Montgomery County mem
Park and Planning Commission. Gre
ated by the last session of the Mary
land Legislature, were formally an
nounced this morning following the
receipt of the appointments by Circuit
Clerk Preston r. Ray from Gov.
r chic of Maryland.
George p. Hoover of Chevy Chase
and L Blair Lee of Silver Spring were
appointed for the six-year terms. while
Robert G.. Hilton of Rockville was ap-
pointed for four years.
j. Bond Smith of Takoma Park was
appointed counsel and Thomas Hamp-
ton secretary and treasurer.
Similar appointments are to be made
for Prince Georges County, the clerk
at Upper Marlboro expecting receipt
the list within a short time. The
chairman of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, who at present
is T. Howard Duckett, will be mem
ber of the commission from Prince
Georges.
'Nhe Montgomery members will take
oath on or before May 2, when their
appointment becomes effective. Their
salaries will be $500 year each. The
chairman, to be designated by Gov.
Richie, will receive $1,000 The gen
eral counsel will receive So 400 and the
secretary and treasurer $4,000
Three offices will be established. one
in Montgomery County, one in Prince
Georges and one in Washington.
The purposes of the commission are
to plan streets, parks and building
operations to conform with those of
the National Capital.
The legislature creating the com.
mission at the same time created
the Maryland-W Washington Metropoli-
tan district, which embraces portion
OF the counties lying nearest to the
Capital.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
$1,75O,O)D CHURCH
PLANS APPROVED
200 Delegates of Disciples of
Christ View Site of Thomas
Circle EdifiCe.

With approximately $50, 900 already
pledged, leaders in the Church of the
Disciples of Christ were actively en-
gagged today in a campaign, formally
approved yesterday by the National
City Christian Church Commission, to
obtain $1,750,00 with which to erect
a national shrine on the northwest
corner of Massachusetts avenue and
Fourteenth street. at Thomas Circle.
In recognition of the fact that
Wa ,hington is rapidly becoming the
religious center of the Nation, it is
planned to make the new church a
worthy addition to the national
churches of other denominations being
located here.
Two Hundred Visit Site.
Yesterday afternoon 200 visiting
church leaders from all sections of the
country suspended their all-day ses-
sion at the Washington Hotel long
enough to visit the site already OBJ
tanned for the church.
After viewing the site and express
ing themselves as we'll pleased with
the location, which will not permit
of other buildings marring the beauty
Of the setting, the delegation mo-
tored to leading churches and me-
MORALS of the city, stopping at the
National Cathedral, where they re-
Ceived the good wishes Of tie leaders
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in Washington. Then they returned
10 the conference room and ratified
in full the plans for the financing
of the great national edifice.
Dean Welcomes Delegates.
Dean G. C. Bratenahl welcomed the
delegates to the Cathedral and con-
Quoted a brief service in Bethlehem
Chapel. In a few words he wished
the enterprise well and predicted that
the church, which will be the leading
institution of the Disciples of Christ,
viii prove an important factor in
making Washington the religious CEN
ter of the Nation.
A letter was read from Bishop Free
man, who is in New York, heartily
indorsing the aim of those who hope
soon to make the long-cherished dream
a reality.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
Dry Bureau Applications Flood Boards,
Following Exposure of Schools Claims

al applications have already been re-
ceived at the commission offices.
Dates for the close of receipt of ap-
plications for the several examinations
were announced today as follows:
May 3-Chief of field division, pro.
hibition zone supervisor, prohibition
administrator assistant prohibition ad-
ministrator, deputy prohibition admin
istrator, senior prohibition investiga.
tor, field office inspector and associate
field office inspector.
May 9--Junior prohibition agent,
prohibition agent, Junior prohibition
investigator, prohibition investigator
and warehouse watchman.
May 16-Senior attorney, attorney,
associate attorney, assistant attorney
and Junior attorney.
Evening star., 1927-04-28

Exposure of the claims of civil serv-
ice schools to train applicants for Gov
ernment posts and secure jobs for
them has brought a literal flood of
applicants for the $500 new positions
under the Prohibition Bureau, the
Civil Service Commission announced
today.
More than a thousand letters a day
are being received by the commission,
making inquiry concerning the exam
nations under the reorganization of
the Prohibition Bureau. The commits
sion's 1900 local examining boards
throughout the country report land
Office business in distributing applica-
ton blanks. Several thousand form.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
Buddy" Poppy Fund Sends $500 Aid
To President for Victims of Flood

AS head Of the American Red Cross,
President Coolidge today received a
$500 contribution from the buddy"
poppy relief fund of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars to be used in extending
relief to the victims of the Mississippi
flood district. The donation was hand
ed TO the President at the White
House today by Elizabeth Anne Stitt.
3-year-old daughter of Commander-in-
Chief Theodore Stitt of Brooklyn,
N. y.
Following this ceremony little
Elizabeth presented to President Cool
idge the first buddy poppy of the
season. Most of these poppies are
made by disabled veterans in the vari-
Gus Government hospitals and dis
tributed by the veterans of foreign
wars during the week preceding
Memorial day. The funds derived
from the annual buddy poppy drive
are used to extend relief to disabled
Evening star., 1927-04-28

and needy veterans and their de-
pendents.
President Coolidge has given his
hearty Endorsement to the enterprise,
and in a letter to the commander in
chief Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr.. Coolidge pointed out that the sale
has a double significance. The Presi-
dent said that the sales perpetuate
and emphasize particularly fine SYM
bolisn, calling TO the mind the SUI
preme sacrifice OF those who died in
the cause Of our country. Such SYM
bolism cannot fail to have its effect
in inspiring us to the sacrifices de-
manded Of all good citizens in peace
times. Furthermore. those who buy
these poppies do something very real
to help the disabled veterans who
make them. 81 commend the move
ment heartily and hope for its con-
,tinued success" the President con-
c111ja1
Evening star., 1927-04-28
NEIGHBOR SAVES HOME
THREATENED BY FIRE
John w. Hurley Carries Burning
Basket From Claude B. Koontz's
Residence on Geranium Street.

John w. Hurley, plumber and an
gler, yesterday afternoon became a
volunteer fireman, dashing into the
home of his neighbor, Claude 8.
Koontz, 1903 Geranium street, and
carrying out a blazing basket of trash,
which was causing smoke 10 pour from
the windows.
Inspector Charles A. Evans, assist
ant chief Of police, another neighbor,
attired in his natty new uniform, ap-
peared just as Hurley was emerging
and attempted to lend q hand but the
volunteer fire fighter waved him away.
Hurley risked his supper to aid his
neighbor, depositing a package con-
tanning beefsteak on the sidewalk as
he hurried into the house, imminent
prey for q prowling dog. which was
frightened away by children.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
LAND CLAIM YIELDED.
Maryland Helps U. S. Clear Title
on D. C. Aqueduct Route.

Gov. Albert c. Ritchie of Maryland
has signed the bill introduced in the
Senate of the Maryland General AS
sembly by Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer,
chairman of the judiciary commit
tee, which cedes to the United States
Government any claim it may have to
fer parcels of land near Great Falls,
in Montgomery County.
The new Washington Aqueduct now
is on the property, which consists of
very small pieces of land, and there
is a cloud on the title. The purpose
of the act is to clear the record so far
as Marylands' claim, so that the Fed
eral Government may proceed against
the other claimants and settle the mat
ter in the United States courts. The
measure was introduced in the Assem-
bly, at the request of the attorney gen.
eral Of Maryland
Evening star., 1927-04-28
MUSICAL ARRANGED.

The last musical of the season will
be given by the City Club tonight
at $50. The program will be broad
cast by WMAL. The artists are Henry
Smidt -Gregor, concert pianist; Doro-
thy Sherman Pierson, soprano, and
Violet Warren Pierson, dramatic
reader.
H. J. Odenthal, executive secretary
of the club. announced that the club
will give another series of 20 musi-
Gals next season, beginning October
/. The music directors for the coming
season are Capt. William Stannard,
Paul Bleyden, William Pierson and
Mr.. Odenthal.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
w. D. McKim Shares in Estate.

William D. McKim, 1901 Eighteenth
street, has. been left $4,000 in cash
and a large share in the estate of
his brother, John A. McKim, who re-
tired 90 years ago from the banking
firm of McKim Bros. & Co. of New
York. The will of the retired banker
was filed in Surrogate Court in New
York and gives the bulk of the estate
to 10 philanthropic institutions, it is
rpn0rtad
Evening star., 1927-04-28
Macdonald Is Almost Well.

PHILADELPHIA. Aprn zS P.-J.
Ramsey Macdonald, former British
labor premier. who is In Jefferson
Hospital here suffering from a sore
throat, IS virtually recovered and -
expected 90 leave the hospital In about
two days, his physician announced TO-
dav. All that remains necessary u
brief rest for Mr.. Macdonald to re-
cover strength, it was said.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
DAIRYMEN END MEETING.

The American Dairy Federation
closed a three-day meeting here to-
day. About 200 dairymen were in at
tendance, representing every branch
of the dairy business.
Although the Hotel Harrington was
headquarters for the meeting, most
of the time was spent in visits to
various bureaus of the Department of
Agriculture. This morning the dele
gates went to the Department of Com
merce. The opening day of the meet
ing was devoted largely to a visit to
the Beltsville Dairy Experiment Farm,
in Maryland.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
VISITS PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Anna Papadopoulas, Greek
Philanthropist, Bears Greetings.

Mrs. Anna Papadopoulas, who is af'
fectionately referred to in her native
land, Greece, as the mother of the
soldiers" because Of her philan-
thropic and welfare work, called at
the White House today to pay her re-
spects to President Coolidge, and to
convey to him greetings from her
country and to express the gratitude
of the people Of Greece for all that
America has done for them.
She was presented by the Greek
Minister, and from the White House
they went to the national headquarters
of the Red Cross. Mrs. Papadopou-
las said that she is in this country
studying the philanthropic organiza-
tions and the hospitals as well as the
welfare activities.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
Operatic Composer Weds.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 27 CP).-
The marriage yesterday of Miss
Marion Campbell. Cleveland, operate
composer, and Alexander Winton,
pioneer automobile manufacturer and
president of the Winton Motor Works,
was revealed here today. The couple
were married secretly at Covington,
XIV.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
$3.25o, 900 in Theater Merger.

CLEVELAND, April 2S (P).-Thea-
ters in Akron, Canton, Mansfield and
Cleveland were combined under one
ownership last night in the $3,250, 900
merger of the Silverman-Oh Thea
ters CO. and the M. S. Fine & Co., a
Kramer interest of Cleveland, into Va
riety Amusements, Inc.
Evening star., 1927-04-28
APPEAL FOR CLOTHING.
Salvation Army Officials Point to
Needs in Flood Districts.

An appeal for clothing for sufferers
in the Mississippi flood area was is
sued today by local officials Of the Sal
walton Army. The organization has
made extensive preparations to CO.
operate in meeting this need and a
call to Main S023 will bring a prompt
reply to those who wish to contribute.
Local officers of the Salvation Army
feel that the seriousness of the situa-
ton cannot be overcmphasized.