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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
FINEST RHINE WINE
TO BE S. A SWALLOW
Few Bottles Of 1921 Vintage Bring
$41 Each at Wholesale
Auction.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March IA few bottles
OF what connoisseurs declare to be
"the finest wine ever grown on the
Rhine" are being put on the German
market at a figure that win make
the golden fluid cost something like
IS a good sized swallow to the til-
innate consumer. 1t brought the rec
ord price of $41 bottle wholesale
at auction in Wiesbaden.
The wine liz of the vintage Of 1921,
the best Rhine wine season in many
years and is Of the Auslese, or dried
grape variety, of the Steinberger
brand. 1t was taken from govern
ment cellars after the Ruhr advance
in 1928 and sold ito a wine firm,
which put It into cellerage at Frank
fort on Main. There 1t reposed until
put up for sale at Wiesbaden.
There were only $50 bottles OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
VIOLlNIST KILLS HIMSELF.
Former Philadelphia Orchestra
Member Ends Life in Taxicab.

PHILADELPHIA. March R).-
The victim of nervous brea kdown.
Fred Ulrich. 54, former vaudeville
actor and one.time violinist with the
Philadelphia Orchestra, shot and
killed himself in a taxicab here yes
terday.
Ulrich, a native Of Baltimore, where
his father was a widely known mu-
stefan. until three days ago had been
patient In a local sanatorium. He
suffered nervous breakdown eight
months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Plans Lone FIJI ht Across Atlantic July a
In Plane Without Flotation Gear or Radio

The object Of Lindbergh's fight 10 the
$4,000 Raymond Orteig prize He
plans to make the 3,400-mile jump
alone The plane will carry no fiota-
ton gear and no radio except a small
receiving set.
Lindbergh's flight Is being financed
by q group Of st. Louis men, and the
plane Is to be christened Spirit OF ST.
Louis.
Pitting his luck and flying skill
against Lindbergh will be Comdr. Noel
Davis of the Navy. He will pilot tri-
motored Fokker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01

Steinberger and 1t was predicted 1t
would bring $25 bottle, but no one
expected 1t would run up to the SAL
1t brought, as against the former
record price of $22. With profits and
taxes added. the retail price of the
wine is expected to run something
more than $50 per bottle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01

By the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Calf. March Con
struction Of monoplane that will race
against at least one other airplane
across the Atlantic Ocean this Sum.
mer, with $4,000 as the prize, was
started here yesterday.
The craft is being built for Capt
Charles A. Lindbergh of the Air Corps
Reserve, who plans to hop off from
Roosevelt Field. Long Island, n. Y,
July and land either in Paris or on
the coast of France 81 hours later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
SLURS BY RADIO ALLEGED.
Defamatory Statements Broadcast.
Dickstein Charges, in House.

Representative Dickstein, Demo-
crat, New York, charged yesterday
that radio station WHAP in New
York was permitting the broadcast
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
F IND INCREASE
IN DRINKING

Arrests for drunkenness have in.
creased steadily since 1919 and
reached their peak during the year
just passed, the Moderation League
of America announced after an ex-
haustiye survey of conditions alco.
holic in the United States. The
leagues report Is based on figures
received from the police of 6O2
cities.
Drunkenness increased almost as
fast in 1926 as it did in 1926" the
league finds, land somewhat faster
than it did in 1924. In the COZ
places reporting, arrests for drunk.
enness increased from 65O,961 in
1924 to 68T,S12 in 1926 and to TIL.
$50 in 1926.
I'm 534 cities arrests for drunken.
ness in 1926 were higher than in
any previous year, excepting 1916.
The war boom peak in that year
was 56S,792 arrests for drunkenness.
Conditions in the former so.called
dry States are very much worse
today. compared with 1916. that are
conditions in the so-called wet
States. In the dry States the
number of arrests for drunkenness
went up rather sharply in 1925.
whereas in the former wet States
1926 slightly exceeded the 1914 level,
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
OIL JURY SPIES
COST S1,400
By GEORGE 3. DURNO


It cost between 81 400 ana $500
for the expenses of the Burns de-
tectives who Swallowed for IL days
the jury that sat in the oil con.
spiracy trial of Harry f. Sinclair,
oil magnate, and former Secretary
of the Interior Albert B. Fall.
This was testified today in the
criminal contempt trial of Sinclair.
William j. Burns and four of their
associates, by Charles G. Rudy,
Burns mana ger, who had charge OF
the operation.
Fifteen hundred dollars. Rudy
testified, was brought to him by
Charles L. Veitsch, manager of the
Baltimore Burns office. Veitsch
likewise is on trial.
| District Attorney Peyton Gordon
established that no funds were
drawn from the Washington office.
although a large branch is main
tanned mere.
Kidwell Is Mystery
An expectant crowd gathered in
Justice Frederic l.. Siddons' court
/ anxious to learn what Edward j.
Kidwell, No. IL on the jury that sat
In judgment of Sinclair and former
Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall
last October, told District Attorney
Peyton Gordon during the course OF
mysterious five-hour conference
last Friday.
KidwelI is the juror whose alleged
loose talk" coupled with the dis.
covery that Sinclair had engaged
the Burns Detective Agency To
shadow the oil jury, forced a mis-.
trial in the celebrated conspiracy
case and resulted in the present
contempt trial.
1 He appeared voluntarily at the
4 District Attorneys office last week
and asked permission ito make .
further statement" What this
statement was, Gordon is guarding
zealously. Best obtainable infornla.
II ton has it that he stated that
during the course of the trial he
was approached by stranger and
4 sounded out" for his views on tbs
ease.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
BY GIRL
IS DENIED

A denial that he had ever
promised to marry Miss Mary L.
Harris. of Stamford, Conn. and
therefore could not be guilty Of any
breach Of promise. was made today
in the District Supreme Court by
Arthur Delaney. $3.50 Stanton Rd.,
Anacostia.
Delaney was named defendant in
suit for $4,000, filed November
is, by Miss Harris, alleging that he
had woood and won her, been guilty
OF misconduct and then thrown her
over.
All of this Delaney denies, de-
claring that he never won, or at
tempted to win, her affections and
never was engaged to her or made
any improper advances.
Miss Harris says that she spent
$3.50 on her wedding gown and &C.
cessories which have never been
used.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
HELD UP
BY WEATHER

Bad weather may delay Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh's flight to
Mexico City in the Spirit of st.
Louis. While no date had been SET
by Lindbergh for his hop, friends
believed he would try to leave
Wednesday.
Lindbergh spent yesterday at
Boiling Field, flying service planes
and checking up on We" Every
strut was carefully gone over by
the youthful "Emissary of the
Air. and he took personal charge
of looking after the whirlwind
motor.
No formal announcements have
been made concerning the flight
and arrangements are going for.
ward In the same business like
matter of fact way that marked
Lindbergh's preparations for his
Paris flight.
While all the facilities of both the
Army and Navy air forces have beer
placed at Lindbergh's disposal. there
Is no suggestion that such aid will
make the proposed flight of an Off
cial character.
Much time was spent yesterday by
the ace on the Navy side of Boiling
Field. and Lindbergh was asked t
take his pick of planes.
I'D like to fly them ALL" he re
piled.
He flew in three of them, and
incidentally had his first experience
with pontoon equipped plane.
First he went up in a Weight OF
Navy plane. and did some stuntins
for the unusually large Sunda!
crowd that visited the field. Their
he tried Boeing plane. His las
flight for the day was in Fair
child with pontoons. His take of
was perfect despite his unfamiliar
ity with rising from the water. ant
when he came down he expressed
pleasure over the way it ran.
The American Government ha!
been asked by Cuba to use its ''gooc
offices" to get Lindbergh to in
clude Havana in his itinerary.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

The bill was referred 10 the
House Committee on Civil Service.
It provides for new salary scale
for all grades Of service under the
classification act as follows:
Professional and scientific serv'
ice: Grade /, $4,000 to $4,000;
Grade 2, $4,000 to $1,000; Grade 3,
So, 400 to $4,000: Grade 4. $4,000
to IS .400: Grade 5, $500 to $500;
Grade 6, $1,000 to $4,000; Grade Z,
$4,000 to $4,000.
Subprofessional service: Grade 1,
$500; Grade 2, $500 to $1,740
Grade 3. $1,740 to 1920; Grade &
1920 to $2,10O; Grade 5. $4,000 to
$4,000; Grade s. $4,000 to $4,000;
Grade Z. $500 to $1,000; Grade 8
$500 to $4,000.
Clerical. administrative and fiscal
service: Grade !. $500 to S1.740
Grade 2. $1.74O to $3.50; Grade s
1920 to s2,100: Grade 4, $4,000 to
$4,000: Grade s, $4,000 to $500
Grade s. $4,000 to $500; Grade Z
$500 to $1,000; Grade 8, So, 400
to $4,000: Grade 8. $4,000 to $4,000
Grade 10. $4,000 to $4,000; Grade
II, $4,000 to SIS, 400: Grade ~. SIS, 500
to $500: Grade IS, $1,000 to 50 900
Grade IA, $4,000 to $4,000.
Custodial service: Grade /, $3.50
Grade 2. $500: Grade 8, $1,000 t.
$1,740; Grade 4, $1,74O to 1890
Grade S. 1920 to $2.1O0: Grade
$1,000 to $2.280: Grade Z. $2.2SO Il
$4,000; Grade 8. $500 to $4,000
Grade ,, $4,000 to $500; Grade 10
800 to $1,000.
Clerical.mechanical service: Grade
I. so to 81 cents an hour; Grade
20 to as cents an hour: Grade
80 to IS cents an hour: Grade 4
30 cents to 81 90 an hour; Grade S
$4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Another bill was introduced II
the House today by Representative
George n. Segar, Of New Jersey, Il
establish an eight.hour day an.
six-day week for employees of Gus
todial service.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Fight to Retain Barry
In Senate Job I'm Again

The fight against the retention Of
David s. Barry as Sergeant-at-Arms
OF the Senate has again flared IN.
A group OF Democrats, annoyed at
his action in refusing to cooperate
with the Reed "slush fund.- com.
mittee last summer, win try to
block his reelection when the Sen.
ate organizes in the next few DAYS.
Friends Of Barry, who is a for.
ner newspaper correspondent in
Washington, assert that they have
mustered an easy majority for him
and that the assistance OF the
progressive Republican Senator's in
organizing the Senate has been
pledged. The vote, however, will be
a close one.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
MARKET PLANS
STRIKE SNAG

Another deadlock in the long
drawn-out farmers market con-
troversy is expected in Congress.
Opposition to the temporary plac-
ing of the market on the Mall,
directly south of the Center
Market, as proposed by the District
Commissioners, was expressed at
the Capitol today.
Several Senators declared it is
extremely unlikely that Congress
will sanction such a plan, or any
other proposal involving the use OF
park property for commercial pro-
jects, even on temporary basis.
The issue probably will be the
subject of early consideration by
the Senate District Committee, in
asmuch as work upon excavating
the site of the new Internal
Revenue Building, now occupied in
part by the farmers market, must
continue not later than February.
There was general understand.
ing among members of the Senate
District Committee that the matter
would be entirely settled il left
In the hands of the Commissioners
over the summer and fall months.
disappointment is expressed that a
Ilnal solution of the problem seems
as rar away as ever.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
GRIEF, STATUE N ROCK CREEK CEMETERY

Americans should be made to sit
in front Of this statue once week"
John Galsworthy. famous English
novelist, said after visit to the
statue Grief in Rock Greek
Church Cemetery.
Thousands OF persons annually
visit the statue and gaze wonder.
ingly on the interesting work.
Designed by Augustus Saint
Gaudens, the statue is Memorial
to Mrs. Henry Adams" wife Of the
historian and grandson Of President
John Quincy Adams. The sculptor
was an intimate friend here and
abroad of Adams.
The statue. sometimes referred to
as THE Peace of God" stands in a
circular grove of tall evergreens,
not far removed from Rock Creek
Church Road. What the artist
meant to symbolic has never been
definitely known. It was unveiled
In 1891. Mrs. Adams. an amateur
photographer Of note, died by her
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

Ine cases OF the quartet AFreSLeu
yesterday were to be tried today, but
continuance was granted owing to
the illness of an important witness.
Those held are Lorenzo Frank
Mitchell. 20, 1872 Fourteenth st.
N. W.; Wasso Mitchell. SIS. and his
wife. Lilly, SO, 1890 Seventh st.
N. W.. and Rosa Mitchell. 40. 219
Pennsylvania Ave. N. w.
An additional charge of assault is
placed against Wasso.
The difficulty, which Is in the
nature of feud between the houses
of Mitchell and Bimbo, arose. it
seems. when Lorenzo declared his in
tention of marrying Annie Bimbo, a
princess Of the rival tribe.
Tribal pow-wows were held in vain.
with orefce taking the Bimbo side.
Retaliatory measures were resorted
to on both sides, police state. and in
what followed Annie and Marie
Bimbo lost $3.50, they said. The ar
rests followed.
Upon being informed of the ar
rests. King Emil, car Of the Mitchell
tribe, called at the Second precinct
station. house to register a protest.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Stockings to Go With
Free Christmas Shoes

c, George D. Horning, who at Christ
mas time for years has given chill
dren holding tickets from the Cen
trail Union Mission, each a pair Of
shoes through Saks and Company,
this year win include two pairs Of
stockings with each pair.
Isaac Cans, of the Saks' store an.
nounced today's Mr.. Mornings in
structions to the firm. and said the
same formula would be followed
with regard to the Christ Child So
ciety. Each child given an order
for pair of shoes by the society
will also receive the stockings as
we'll.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Boy Pianist Will Play
Dec. II at Jewish Center

The Jewish Community Center has
opened preliminary plans for mem
bership drive, December rs to Jan
uary s. Louis e. Spiegler heads the
enrolment.
A mass meeting December %, win
be addressed by Judge Otto Rosal.
sky, of New York.
Shura Cherkassky, 14-year-old boy
pianist, will give a concert at the
Center this Wednesday evening.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
1000 Daily Requests
For Time, Please
Too Much

1t became necessary to dis
continue the practice of giving
"the correct time" when the
number of telephone calls Of in
curry reached as high as 1000
a day, according to the annual
report of Rear Admiral r. II.
Leigh, who, as chief of the Blu
reau OF Navigation, is at the
head Of the Naval Observatory.
The admiral also stated that
those who are under the impress
sion that they are getting cor
rect time over the radio are mis-
taken. He points out that there
is an average error of 0.031 of
second in the time signals as
broadcast from the observatory
by radio stations. There is a
maximum error, he claimed, Of
OILS Of a second.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

own hand in 1885 when she drank
portion of the acid she had
planned to use in developing pic
lures. The Adams home was next
door to that of John Hay, on III
Street at Sixteenth.
The memorial originally bore the
name of Mrs. Adams, but Mr..
Adams was so annoyed by the pub
lie that he had all names and initials
removed. The memorial and tomb
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams today bear
no names or marks Of identifica-
ton.
After the memorial was erected.
Mr.. Adams used to spend many
hours each week seated in the
granite enclosure, noting the re-
marks Of visitors. He writes at
length of them in his famous auto
biography, 1.-THE Education of Henry
Adams" Mr.. Adams, born in 1888,
died in 1918. He spent most of his
life in Washington, but frequently
went for long pilgrimases through
Europe.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Christmas Trees AT
Center Market
Herald Santa

Just as sure as the first robin
Of 1927 heralded the approach Of
spring, the first consignment Of
Christmas trees in the Farmers
Market proclaimed today that
the happy Yuletide, as the holt
day card writer's say, is just
around the corner.
This infallible symptom Of
Santa Claus coming was con.
siderably in evidence at the out.
door stalls west Of Center Mar.
ket. Pine, fir and evergreen OF
all types and prices lay piled
on the bricks, waiting for Gus
toners.
Prices won't be any higher
than last years. the dealers say.
The trees come from nearby
Maryland and Virginia, and most
Of the first lot win go toward
the decoration Of business and
pref Christmas festivities.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Girl From Baltimore
Attempts Suicide

The police are today Investigating
the alleged attempted suicide of
Bette Dorsey, % years old, of Bal
timore. Nd.
The young woman was taken to
Casualty Hospital late last night
after she is said to have swallowed
q poison dose while in her room
at q downtown hotel. Her recov-
cry is expected.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Carnegie Institute
To Close Exhibition

Lectures by DIR. Arthur L. Day,
geophysical expert; DR.. g. L.
Streeter, embryology professor; DR..
Ralph w. CLANCY, authority on fos.
sill plant life, will mark the closing
program of the Carnegie Institutes
annual exhibition in the administra.
ton building, Sixteenth and r
Streets N. w.
The sessions today are from Ia
$50 and to 10 D. m.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
MU-SO-LlT CLUB PLANS

The December program meeting
OF the Mu-So-Lit Club scheduled for
Wednesday,, p. M, will not be
held. Perry w. Howard, executive
board member, announced today.
Measures for immediate action will
be considered instead Of Q program
OF entertainment.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

Chase wild bull frogs for three
miles and gather up hops. To
them add 10 gallons Of tan bark,
One-hah pint of good shelIac and
one bar Of home made soap. Boil
80 hours. then strain through an
!. w. w. sock to keep IL from
to each pint to give It q kick.
Pour q little into the kitchen
sink; II IL takes the enamel off,
Il 10 ready for bottling. This
recipe 10 guaranteed to be legal.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
PEPPY HOME BREW

Robert A. Miller, who repre-
sents an important beverage
house here, believes this recipe
for poppy home brew promises
lightning results:
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
vAssAR GIRLS, SMOKING DEN

News item says Vassar College
seniors raise $1,000 for their
smoking den)
The vassarettes from POughkeepsle
To the SUN, Of $1,000 got nicotine
tipsy M
For a cute smoking den
Much like that Of men M
But colorful like the true gypsy.
Twill be only for vassar girl seniors,
The privilege depends ON demeanors;
y A large electric fan
will clear the smoke ban
So their draperies won't 20 10 the
cleaners.
Male guests are rightfuIIy ''banned,"
Though set scheme for music Ii
planned:
"Spit-tunes" will be barred,
But puffs. good and hard,
may be played by each baby, grand.
SILICUS.
~~~
That marriage is not heaven
by any means is illustrated by
the suit for divorce of Arthur
w. Angel, of Los Angeles.
against Ethel A. Angel.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
IT'S THE TRUTH

"'I've learned ONE certain thing"
Said Henry DePuyster HOners.
SCIENTISTS are not the only people
Who are pulling boners."
YEA 30.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
-Four Gypsies Accused
In Tribal Feuds

Charges of robbery against four members Of the turbulent
Mitchell tribe of gypses will be heard in Police Court Wednes
day Assistant District Attorney Ralph Given stated today
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Federal Salaries Bill
Offers Neu Scale

"A bill increase the salaries Of all Federal employees under
the classification introduced in the House today by
Representative Richard ]. WEIGH of California.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

President Gales can be
sure of one thing. The Visit
to Merico of Colonel Lind
bergh will not cost the Meai-
can treasury q cent.
G. III. D.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

He calls his girl "GrGpefruit,"
And the reason aOhy
Is qUhem he tries to squeeze her
She squGshes him IN the eye.
ARABELLA +.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

A scientist says that the
aOenther has a deep bearing
on the behavior of fish.
YouU notice that aOhen you
meet 'em on the street and
they say, "Cod enough for
yoM?" or "Hot enough for
you?" JIMJAM JAKE.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
MODERN GREASE

Butter-CapricOrnus.
Cod Liver Oil Codified fat.
Corn Oil-FreezOne.
Mineral Oil-GOld dust.
Oleomargarine "A Norwegian
elnigrant.
Cotton Seed Oil-GOod pick
ings.
Lard-A smooth mixer.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Girls Aid Mothers In
Eastern Center

Community Work Dr0Us
Women OF Al Ages For
Millinery, Dressnaking,
Basket Weaving
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
SOME EXAMPLES
OF PROSPERITY
ON u. S. FARMS
Tillers Get Nothing But
Debts from Labor
BY STANLEY J. CLARK

On Dec. w. M. Allison brought
into futile, Oklahoma, a load Of seed
cotton. After waiting until noon the
cotton was converted into lint. The
bale weighed $50 pounds and sold for
six cents per pound, the price for the
bale being S31.0S. After paying pick
ing, ginning and wrapping Allison had
80 cents for which to pay himself for
blowing the ground, buying the seed,
cultiyating the land and hauling the
cotton to town.
Another farmer received 10 cents,
for the same efforts put forth above.
Thousands Of acres Of cotton have
not been touched by the hands of pick
ers. The tenant farmer finds himself
in a position where he can get pay for
gathering all crops but his own. If
he gathers his own crop the landlord
or banker gets it and refuses to allow
the tenant one penny for gathering.
The tenant moves away, abandons his
crop for his creditors to gather, and
hires himself to some small landlord
and thereby gets pay enough to keep
from starving.
In Iowa.
Iowa farmers are mortgaged more
that $1,000,000,000. The interest on
this debt at five per cent is s65,O0O.-
900 annually, the public debt born by
the farmers in the same state is $780,
$4,000, the interest on this debt
makes another amount of interest 3d.
$4,000. In addition to the two items
mentioned above is the visit of the tax
collector. In 1925 the total in taxes
from farmers was $e7,S00.0O0. The
total debt per acre on Iowa farmers
averages four dollars and FIVE cents
per acre annually. The figures are
from the Iowa Farm Bureau Mes
sanger.
United States steel cut a melon of
5000, 100000.