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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
PETWORTH CORNER

!, 1hIs tleHEhtfuI corneF nome, bulIt OF
is leaving CITY on March 10Th, bargain At
price asked. The house y 70 feet wide
porches; h.-w,h.. electricity: oak floors
maids room with bath. House is in heaun-
ful condition. This is your opportunity to
make good buy
c. &. SHARAH.
800 18th st. NV. Main $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
BROOKLAND
DETACHED HOME.

as the, "Devonshire-cottage',t type: Beau.
tiful living room With glassed-in sun
porch adjoining; An UNUSUAL feature is
first floor. two large bedrooms and an
other complete bath on the second floor
room and lavatory In the. basement
oil-burninE.. heating plant. Premier au.
tomato hot-water heater; less than four
with garage. Best residential street. in
Cannot be duplicated at the price OF
Sl3,95o. Owner will accept reasonable
terms.
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NEAR 18th & VARNUM SITS

" lin II UT U INN z vi , y.
Ideal location. Just a short distance
from 10th st. Detached home on q lot
1870 it,. deep. Living room with fire.
place. dining room. kitchen and pantry
on first floor. Second floor has full
sized bedrooms and a large sleeping
porch. There IL also a hoored attic
Front and back porches; hot-water heat.
electricity, hardwood floors and FRIGID-
ARE. The lot has shade trees and "A
garage. An opportunity not to be neg
Iected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11

ENGLISH VILLAGE,
1921 Cathedral Ave. NV.
$l7, 500.
We have had listed with US this attractive
home in Washington's finest subdivision
containing 2 rooms. . baths maids room
and bath. oil burner and many other az
tractive features. This home is admirably
located and we believe 10 TO I've the best
buy in the, English Village. Owner. leaving
city has placed this low price on the house
for immediate sale, IL will pay you to in
spect this house Immediately. Convenient
terms may be arranged.
WARDMAN.
1887 K St. Main $3.50.
Exclusive Agents.
Specially Priced at $3.50.
zoos QUEBEC PL. NV.
bath; tapestry brick; built by Jameson
closed sleeping porch. screened throughout
built-in garage; built-in refrigerator: sery
ants toilet; minutes walk TO either l4th
or Georgia ave. cars. occupant will show
house. or ask your own broker. .5'
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REAL ESTATE LOANS.
fNAnItvraL

MONEY TO LOAN IN ANY AMOUNT FOR 8
or 8 years TO be secured upon first mortgages
In the District of Columbia. Installment loans
and Virginia on the 1O-year monthly Install
ment plan, providing for cancellation of the
z. QUINCY SMITH. INC. 909 9Th.
WANTED AT ONCE. 2nd TRUST NOTES
In amounts from $500 up: immediate &C.
ton: reasonable rate.
CHAS. d. SAGER.
924 14th So. NV. Main 80.
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1728 VARNUM ST. NV.

distinctive detached brick homes
rms; baths: y,car garage: desirably To-
Gated: large. well -planned rooms: fine APP
pointments and location constantly increas-
ing in value, overlooSing Rock Creek
OWNER. Adams 6613-W. or North $3.50
alter p.A. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
.HESSE WANTS 100
NEW POLICEMEN
Superintendent Outlines Plan
for Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil Hearing Estimates.

Mai. Edwin B. Hesse, superintend-
ent of police, outlined his plans to in
crease the uniformed personnel of the
Metropolitan police force at the daily
session yesterday afternoon of the
Citizens Advisory Council, which is
considering the budget estimate, of the
District government department heads
for the fiscal year 1928-1929.
The salary item in the Police Depart
ment's estimates, which represents an
increase of $3.50, 900 over the appro-
priation for the coming fiscal year.
Mai Hesse explained, will enable him
TO employ 100 additional policemen,
35 of whom would be used to bring the
number of traffic men up to 125.
There are now Is men assigned to the
traffic squad, and Is will be added
after July l. The other 65 will be
used as foot r1tro'man
Care Are RestoIen.
Mai Hesse told the council that the
department is so undermined at the
present time that the average number
of foot privates patrolling 50 square
miles at any one time is 1856. There
are many more than this number at
work sometimes, he said, and substan-
TALLY less at other times.
The council questioned Maj. Hesse
Is to an item of 100000 for the con-
struction of a new four-story build
ing adjoining the seventh precinct
station, and he explained that it would
be used as a repair shop and for the
storage of stolen automobiles that
have been recovered. A storage place
for the recovered cars is a pressing
need, the police chief pointed out, be-
cause occasionally these cars are
stolen again from the vacant lot on
which they are kept on Volta place,
near Wisconsin avenue.
Ask for Immunity.
Four members of the council took
advantage of Maj. Hesse's appear
ance and asked for immunity from ar
rest for parking overtime. These four
councilmen explained that they were
forced to park in The restricted zone
in order to attend the meeting and eX-
pected to find a ticket" attached to
their machines when the meeting ad-
iourned. The police superintendent
took the numbers of their automobile
Identification tags.
George S. Watson, chief engineer
of the Fire Department; DR.. William c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
NEW DRY LAW HEADS
MEET FOR FIRST TIME
Seymour Lowman, Successor to An.
drews, and DR.. J. M. Doran
Confer at Treasury.

Seymour Lowman, former lieu
tenant governor of New York State,
who has been named assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, effective August
/, and DR.. James M. Doran, the new
prohibition commissioner, met person
ally for the first time today at the
Treasury Department.
Although the appointments of the
assistant secretary in charge of pro-
hibitiOn enforcement, to succeed Gen.
Lincoln c.. Andrews, and the new
commissioner were announced some
time ago, the two men had never
seen each other until today, Mr.. Low
man said.
Mr.. Lowman was in conference
with Undersecretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills and DR.. Doran, and
went to the prohibition unit, where he
went over many details of the big
machine over which he is to take
supervision. He said he had no COM
ment to make at this time as to
policies or procedure which he eX-
pected to follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
NITRO BLAST KILLS
TWO; SCORE HURT
TruckIoad of Explosive Goes
Off in Highway, Wrecking
Three Houses.

BY the Associated Press.
BUTLER, Pa, June 1.-TWO men
were killed instantly and 20 other per-
sons were hurt, ne seriously, when
an automobile truck load of ND
glycerin exploded on the main high
way at Lies Hill. five miles from ut
I,r, today. Three Lick Hill residences
were destroyed and IS others damaged
by the force of the blast.
Frank Greer of Oil City, Pa, driver
of the truck, and an unidentified Ian
accom- .nying him were killed. Two
unidentified zen, walking on the high,
way. were injured seriously and doc.
tors said tn chance for ecc = =
was 81, ht. DC, .,ants of Lick Hill
houses were injured, some seriously.
The truck, loaded with explosives
had just turned from the main high
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way to a side road en- route to mag
azine storage shed, when the blast
occurred. The nitro was to have been
used in blowing oil wells. The force
of the blast rs felt five miles away.
Parts Hurled 500 Yards.
Parts of the truck and bodies of
the victims were found 500 yards
away The home of Mrs. Edward
Redeig, nearby, was destroyed as were
two adjoining houses. Mrs. RI deig
and two of her children were among
the injured. Others known to have
been injured included w. D. onder-
ly, Irene Long. Mrs. S. j. Turner,
Sadie Arnold, Mrs. M. Walters and
Nevada McFadden, all residents of
Lick Hill.
The Butle.' Chapter of the American
Red Cross sent workers to the scene
at once. State highway patrolmen
and State troopers ': charge of the
situation.
Many telephone poles, carrying tele'
graph, telephone and electric wires,
were ripped down, and gas lines were
broken Some of the damaged houses
caught fire.
Lick Hill is a sparsely settled farm.
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Fowler, health officer, and A. r. Nc
CONCEAL, plumbing inspector, also
appeared before the council to defend
the estimates of their respective de-
partments.
The fire chief said he wanted an in
crease of as men in the uniformed
part of his department, including two
captains, one lieutenant, one sergeant
and Is privates to man a new engine
company, six inspectors for the fire
marshals office and 20 others, who
would relieve as many privates to I'M
dergo a course of training in the drill
tower which is to be erected during
the coming fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
Takes Corns Off
in Three Minutes

Why suffer with corns or cal
louses when you can take them off
in from 8 to minutes with Shur-
off? No irritation or soreness as
with old-time preparations - no
waiting several days-no soaking
of feet. Simply apply Shur-Off,
keeping the corn or callous wet for
about two minutes-then take it
out, root and all. Pain stops the
instant Shur-Off is applied and the
full directions enclosed with each
package enables anyone to remove
painful corns and callouses easily.
Shur-Off costs only so cents at Peo-
Piles Drug Stores fall over town.;
positively will not irritate the
healthy skin and satisfaction is
guaranteed or you can have your
money back.-Advertisement.
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ing community. Oil well workers from
the nearby region make their home in
that town.
According to reports from Rouse
vile, where the truck was loaded, II
contained 400 quarts of nitro.
According to eyewitnesses. the
truck was turning from a paved road
into a mud road, and the explosion
occurred when a rear wheel slipped
off the concrete into small ditch. A
hole feet deep and IL feet long marks
the spot where the explosive went OF
The explosive was owned by the Pro
ducers' Torpedo Co. of Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09

Floods have done great damage in
Mandalay recently.
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their papers were confiscated, and
they were brought before Judge
Dearth in his courtroom and threat
ened with some undescribed penalty
if they again sold copies of the pa
per which had been taken from
them.
Aside from proving the fact that
the orders for this confiscation and
this seizure Of the boys came from
the judge, little time will be spent
on that matter.
Murray May Be Called
1t is also probable that Superior
Court Judge Robert Murray will be
called to tell why he went to the
Legislature in 1928 to secure a spe-
cial jury commissioner for his own
court. Up to that time the jury
commissioner from the Circuit Court
had drawn juries for both courts, as
Is done in most jurisdictions.
Former Judge Joseph G. Loeffier,
it is understood, will be served with
a subpoena duces ,tecum and asked
to bring certain documents in his
possession to the trial. He was
judge when Dearth served as prose-
cutor of the county. John O'Neill,
who was attorney for Sheriff Harry
McAuley when Dearth threatened
his impeachment last summer, will
also be summoned. He will be asked
to bring such evidence as he had
prepared for a defense of McAuley
had the charges not been dis
missed by Dearth.
Jury Evidence Sought
Attorney Lon Guthrie, who testi-
fed before the House judiciary A
committee concerning juries, and
Francis A. Shaw, former president of
the Muncie Bar Association, will be
on the short list of witnesses to be
called.
Lemuel A, Dawson, jury commits
sioner pro tenn. in 1925, will be sum-
moned and asked concerning the
summoning of juries under the or
ders of Judge Dearth.
Considerable confusion has re-
suited in the county clerks office
from the race between the House
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
ADVENTURES IN PEARLS

The room was small, dark, back
hall bedroom. It's owner, clad in a
cheap cotton kimona, stood looking
at the jewel. She knew it had been
sent by the president of the firm in
which she was the youngest, poor
est paid and most beautiful stenog-
rapher. She knew that if she kept
it it meant more jewels. silken
clothes, luxuries. But it meant, too,
giving up her dreams. Dreams of
cottage in the country, of fresh
faced children, a laughing young
husband.
What should she do? YEARLY
she walked to the window" and
looked out. In the lighted window
opposite were two curly-haired tots
in pajamas, listening. entranced, be-
fore the radio. AS she watched a
woman came into the room and
spoke to them. Immediately they
left their places and went to kreel
beside the bed for their evening
prayers.
The girl turned quickly. She
snapped shut the velvet case and
rewrapped it. Her decision was
made. It was not worth the price.
The jewel would go back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

Stories of pearls are winning beau
tiful prizes for local persons and al
ready a number of girls and women
have been made happy through
merely writing a short, 20O-word
story on these gems.
The story plot you have been
thinking about should be put on pa
per at the first possible moment, be-
cause you too, may be the author OF
the winning story which will be pub
lished daily in The Times.
The prize, five-pearl start OF the
famous genuine Add-A-Pearl, is
awarded the winner through a Times
order on the julius Walk & Son
Jewelry Store, and Z E. Washing
ton St.
This story may be typewriter or
in script. The plot and action must
center around pearls. 1t may be
true or fictitious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
NO HOME FUNDS
TOBE REQUESTED
Commissioners Ignore State
recommendations.

Disregarding recommendations of
the board of State charities, that i'm
provements be made on the new De-
tention Home, 225 E. Michigan ST.,
county commissioners will not ask
the council for remodeling appropri-
atoms, it was said today.
A list of business to be taken up
at the meeting, March rs, shows that
the Detention Home is not to be
considered.
The list consists of requests for
minor appropriations and $4,000
Sunnyside tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The home was leased from James
M. Davis through James F. Ed
wards, councilman and real estate
man, for $3.50 month. Council has
appropriated 1925 a month for
rental.
The State fire marshal's office and
the charities board demanded that
commissioners make improvements
costing more than $1,000.
At present no children are being
comitted to the home by Juvenile
Judge Frank j. Lair.
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managers and the defenders of
Dearth to search the jury records
under Dearth. Both sides have care
fully checked these lists with the
purpose of determining whether I'M
qualified persons were drawn in sus-
piciously large numbers.
The statement that $50 witnesses
would be called by Judge Dearth in
his defense has occasioned consider
able speculation. AS far as Is known
no subpoenaes have been served
and Dearth's attorneys have not
been noticeably active in the prep
aration Of evidence.
Expect No PrOlOngatiOn
Although making no statements,
the House managers have indicated
that they do not expect a prolonged
hearing before the Senate.
Interest in the hearing here cen
,ters largely upon the question OF
whether Judge Dearth will endeavo1
to avoid any trial before the Senate
through interposing objections tc
the power of the Senate to impeach
and whether that effort may be sue
cessful. One of the attorneys who
was in the conference when over
lures were made to the House OF
Representatives to compromise mat
tiers in order to prevent an impeach
ment vote and when the House is
sued it's famous ultimatum of a
resignation within the hour, states
that Judge Dearth at that time de-
clared he wanted a full and complete
inquiry. In view of his attitude, this
attorney states that any effort to
block such an inquiry is puzzling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
STUDY OF
C|TY'S BRIDGES
Chamber Group May Take
Up Survey Next Week.

Pending the return of Chairman
William Fortune and William
Book, director, the Chamber of Com
merce civic affairs committee today
is delaying consideration of the
bridge breach" according to John
f. White, vice chairman.
"The situation has become alarm
ing" White declared. Fortune did
not thdicate that a committee meet.
ing would be called during his alb
sence, but presume we will take up
the local bridge situation at a meet.
ing on his return"
Complaints have been received on
the condition of the w. New York
st. bridge and the Indiana Ave.
structure. Both will be considered
by the committee, White said, in adj
dition to the College Ave. span which
sank last week, and the Fall Creek
bridge at Central Ave., which en-.
gineers reported undermined.
Fortune and Book are scheduled
to return next week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
F|NGERPR|NTS OF
TWINS DECLARED
TO Be NOT ALIKE
Scotland Yard Detectives
Deny Claim Made by
Professor.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, March 1S.-Scotland
Yard has emphatically refuted
claims made by local professor that
the finger prints of twins are often
similar. No such instance has ever
been discovered in the history of the
fingerprint system, it is said.
German, Dutch and Swiss police
authorities quickly wrote to Scotland
Yard asking for information of the
report from England of the similar
ity of the finger prints of two twins
and pointing out that if the professor
was correct the whole system Of po-
lice Identification was threatened.
Scotland Yard has replied that the
professor, William Crowther of Uni
versity College, was mistaken.
Prof. Crother said that twins often
showed a resemblance not only in
build and size and shape and appear
ance, but in blood pressure and
fingerprints. He cited the case of
two twins, George and Edward Ellis,
whose finger prints, he said, were
similar.
Sir Wyndham Childs, assistant
commissioner of police and head of
the criminal investigation depart
ment of Scotland Yard, proved that
the professor was wrong. He said
that the Yard had dealt with over
four million finger prints and no two
had ever been found alike.
1.-THE system has never failed"
said Sir Wyndfam. Although the
formation of the fingers of the twins
resembled each other in many re-
spects, when it came to the finger
prints they were totally dissimilar.
You cannot slpit straWs; finger
prints are alike or they'a are not alike.
George Ellis, for instance, has three
radical loops and seven uinar loops,
while Edward has one radial loop
and nine ulnar loops. Any expert
could see the difference in a. minute"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
NANKlNG NEAR CAPTURE
Cantonese Push Attack on City
Shanghai Endangered.

BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, March 1S.-Capture
of Marking by the Cantonese was
reported imminent today after the
fall of Wukiang and Ishing to the
Nationalist.
Northern forces defending Man
king prepared to make a desperate
stand in that city, capture Of which
would make the already perilous po-
sition of Shanghai stin more critical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
Move to Make State
Fair Safe and Sober

Hip pocket liquor law violators
are to be more than ever tabooed
at the 1927 Indiana State Fair.
Gambling also will be barred.
This was the decision of the fair
board Thursday when it ruled that
Secretary e. j. Barker employ de-
tective to watch for law violations.
The board decided to continue it's
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
GOV. WHITFIELD,
MISSISSIPPI, DIES

BIZ United Press
JACKSON, Miss. March 49,
Governor Henry L. Whitfield of
Mississippi died early today after a
long battle with blood poisoning.
The Governor lapsed into uncon-
seriousness at noon Thursday, short
ly after directing his, funeral ar
rangements, in which he asked that
his rites be simple and that friends
send no flowers. He also requested
that his military staff act as pail
bearers and that the State flag be
draped around his casket.
He had been sinking rapidly since
his return here from Memphis,
Tenn, on crutches several months
ago. His left leg was amputated at
a Memphis hospital in an effort to
check spread of the poison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

Boston, many times holder of the
national title. today won her way
into the quarter-final round of the
national women's indoor tennis sin.
giles by defeating Mrs. A. II. Chaplin,
Jr., Springfield, 60, As, GA.
= Miss Edith Sigourney, Boston,
also entered the quarter finals by
disposing of Miss M. Morrill,, Ded-
ham, in straight sets, 6-1, 60.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
ACTRESS BODY FOUND
Man Admits Choking Woman
Stomach Trouble Complication.

BIZ United Press
ERIE, Pa, March 18.-While po-
lice this morning were holding K. H.
Bechtal Of Buffalo, here in connec-
ton with the death of Virginia Glib
ney, 40, of Philadelphia, in the
chorus of a burlesque show, who
was found dead in downtown no.
tel early today, her nude body lying
prone across a disordered bed,
Coroner Dan Hanley announced
that a post-mortem examination re-
vealed she may have died from
acute stomach trouble.
Bechtal confessed to police short
ly after his arrest that he had
choked the woman when she de-
manded $40 from him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
ADMITS MAIL ROBBERY
Man Held at Brooklyn-Oflicials Find
No Record Of Case.

BIZ United Press
BROOKLYN, March 1S.-Police to-'
day held a confessed mail robber.
Fred Bull Jr., "a, said he and FIVE
companions held up a Chicago & AL.
ton train at Alton, ILL.,, Aug. 2S,
1928, and escaped with 100000.
Postal. inspectors here had no rec
ord of such a robbery and newspaper
files yielded no information on it.
Chicago police were asked to
check up on the reported hold-up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

one-week program of Grand Circuit
racing.
The Thursday meeting considered
plans for new poultry building to
cost $4,000 and Red Cross and baby
buildings to be erected at a com
bined cost of not more than $4,000.
The Legislature appropriated $50. 900
for new buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
BY Lenore Knight,
NIorvautown Ind

1t lay on the table in the drab
little room, matchless, GLOWING
priceless pearl on a platinum chain,
cleaning against the velvet of the
little black case in which it had
come.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

When You Feel a Cold Coming On
Take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tab
let's to work eff the Cold and to fortify
the system against an attack of Grip
or Influenza A Safe and Proven Rem
edy. The box bears signature of u.
w. Grove. c.-Adyertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
This Weeks Reminders Of What to Plant
VEGETABLE SEEDS

We mention for planting
this month. Plant in heat
now and open ground as
soon as fit. Beets. Brussels
Sprouts. Cabbage, Carrots,
Caulifiower, Egg Pl ant.
Kohlrabi. Lettuce. Peppers,
Radish. Tomato. etc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
MRS. CHAPLIN DEFEATED

BIZ United Press
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, March
17-Mrs. George w. Wightman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
NASTURTIUMS

Giant Powered. dwarf and
tall. named and mixed col
ors. No finer varieties and
colors in the country than
we have. See special offers
below.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
SHORT TRIAL FOR
!. DEARTH FORESEEN

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