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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
BLACKMAILERS' GANG
BROKEN UP, is BELIEF
San Francisco Police Arrest Leader
Suspected in $5Oo,OOo Swim
ding Conspiracy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September g.
With the arrest here yesterday of
Thomas Hardy, police believed they
have broken up the last of three
gangs of blackmailers credited with
having mulcted several wealthy per-
sons of from 100000 to 100000 each
in the last four years.
One gang was broken up in Los
Angeles two days ago and another
was revealed earlier in st. Louis.
Hardy was said to have been asso-
ciated with all three at various times.
He was held today on $4,000 bail.
Under the methods of the gang,
police said, Scouts" trailed pros
pect until they found him in a COM
promising situation. Then "detec-
tives" closed in, flashed their badges
and arrested" the party. On the
way to Jail cash bail, usually $780,
600. was arranged and the detectives
squared" the case by disappearing.
Police reporters" would then in
terview the victim and for bride
would keep the story out of the
paper" represented.
When the victims realized they had
been muIcted they would not report
the matter to the police. fearing real
xaNlblicitN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
OBSERVER FROZEN
IN PLANE FLIGHT
Pilot Suffers Injuries When Ma
chine Crashes Into
Glacier.
By the Associated Press.

VIENNA, September 3.-A strange
aviation accident has been disclosed
through the finding of the wreckage
of a Jugoslav military airplane on a
glacier in the Voralberg sector, just
below Isabella Peak, with her pilot
still alive, although injured, and her
observer frozen to death.
The machine was one of a group of
13 which left Belgrade for Prague
Saturday. This one alone failed to
reach it's destination. It was found
near the Reutlinger shelter by Alpine
guides. who We're sent out to search
for it.
The pilot, Jugoslav subaltern,
was found near the machine alive, but
with both legs broken. The body of
the observer. Col. Petrovich, was
found frozen some distance from the
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
$3.50, 900 FOR UNIVERSITY.
Sum Donated to Medical School of
Chicago Institution.

CHICAGO, September 8 CP.-An-
nouncement of two gifts totalling
S550,000 for the use of the new Med
ical School of the University of Chi
cage was made yesterday. One gift
of 100000 for the erection of an or
thopedic hospital will provide the uni
versity with unexcelled facilities for
the treatment of children, it was said.
The orthopedic hospital is the gift
of Mrs. Gertrude Dunn Hicks, cousin
of Mrs. Harry Pratt Judson, widow of
the former president of the university.
Louis 3. Kuppenheiner provided
S250,000, the income of which is to be
used for study and research in the
field of ophthaImology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
WIFE SUES GYPSY SMITH
Evangelist Accused Of Cruelty in
Action for Divorce.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, September 8
R.-A divorce action instituted sew
eral months ago by Karin Tjader
Smith of Darien. against Gypsy Pat"
Smith, also of Darien, evangelist, was
filed yesterday in the Superior Court.
The action is based on allegations of
cruelty and misconduct.
In the petition 1t is stated that the
couple were married in 1920. In ad-
dition to a decree the woman seeks
custody of their son and an award
of alimony and the right to resume
her former name of Karin Tjader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
Bridge Collapse Victim Dies.
Il DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Septem-
Der ST. w. Meetze. Stafford County
farmer, Sc years old, died at Mary
Washington Hospital here yesterday
as result Of injuries sustained when a
county bridge on which he was work
ing gave way under the weight of a
truck Axes were used to extricate
him from between heavy timber,
where he was caught. He is survived
by his wife and four brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
TICKET MEN INDICTED.
Heads of Two Agencies in New
York Are Accused.

NEW YORK. September 3 R.-
The heads of two theater ticket
agencies were indicted by the Federal
grand jury yesterday as a further
step in the recently concluded Federal
investigation into alleged ticket
gouging."
The Federal body's indictments
charged the Pathe, Ticket Service
Corporation and Russell H. Unruh,
said to be it's head; also Henry Alpert
Of the Ideal Theater Ticket Service,
with having violated the Federal law
making false tax returns of receipts
from the sale of theater tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
BARTHELMESS TO WED.
Movie Actor Says He Will Marry
Katherine Wilson in November.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September 8
R).-Richard Barthelmess, film star,
said yesterday that he would marry
Katherine Wilson. stage and screen
actress, abou. November Is, probably
in New York, where their engagement
was announced Recently.
Barthelmess returned to Hollywood
yesterday from New York for a con-
ference with his producers about his
next picture, which he said would be
completed in November. Miss Wilson
is expected here soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
RAIL WAY TRAFFIC HALTS.
Queensland Government and Trans
portation Service at Odds.

BRISBANE, Queensland. September
OPAL railway traffic in Queens
land ceased at noon today when the
government dismissed all the men,
bers of the Australian Railways who
refused to assist in transporting goods
to a sugar mill at South tombstone
which had been put on the blacklist
by the cane cutters. The Australian
Railway Union declared that if the
government threats were carried out
they would declare transport block.
ade of Queensland.
The railway commissioner says he
expects to have partial service run
ming Monday. as large numbers of
men are volunteering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
Oil Men to Discuss Problems.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sep
TENDER up. Leaders in the Pc
troleum industry will confer here Sep
TENDER II on problems arising from
overproduction of oil and the resultant
slump in prices. Notice of the confer
ence was received yesterday from F.
w. Marland. president Of the Marland
Oil Co,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
WILL AID ORPHAN FUND.
Aviatrix to Garry Check From New
York to France.

WHEELING, w. Va, September 3
P).-It is planned to have Miss Ruth
Elder, Florida aviatrix, carry a check
for French war orphans when she
hops off late this month from New
York for France.
The Wheeling chapter of the Of
ficers' Reserve Corps has launched
what is intended to be a national fund
for the war orphans and it has been
decided to ask other chapters in the
United States to contribute to the
fund Miss Elder proposes to carry
overseas through the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
$4,000 Swim Planned.

TORONTO. September 8 P.-
Davis L. Cooley OF Long Beach.
Calf, who financed a fellow citizen,
Kyle Leonard, in his entry in the
Lake Ontario marathon swim, stated
yesterday that he proposed organizing
another swim marathon, to be held in
Lake Elsinore. Calf. for prize Of
S3nx00Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
Priest Active at SO.

BERLIN, September 8 P).-Rev.
Father Heidegger of Holzkirchen, in
Lower Bavaria. is the oldest priest in
Europe and perhaps in the world.
Father Heidegger is SO. He recently
celebrated the seventy-fifth anniver-
sary of his ordination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
FLYER BURNED TO DEATH.
Capt. j. w. Signer Dies When
Plane Hits High-Power Wires.

HONOLULU, September 3 R.-
Capt. John w. Signer, an Army avi.
ator, was burned to death yesterday
when an airplane he was plotting
struck high-power wires near Soho.
field Barracks. Private Riley. who
was flying with Signer, was slightly
injured.
After striking the wires the plane
flew $50 yards before crashing to
earth and catching fire.
Capt. Signer was born in Minnesota
in 1889 and entered the Army from
the Minnesota National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
TWO KILLED IN RIOT.
Moslems Object to Soviet Edict
for dwelling Women.

SAMARKAND, Turkestan, Septem-
Der 8 (P.-Two militiamen were kill
ed by fanatic Moslems in the town of
Chusta in disorders growing out Of
the campaign initiated by the Soviets
for unwilling Moslem women. The
Moslems destroyed the building hous-
ing the Soviet executive committee
and many Soviet officials were severely
injured.
The ringleaders escaped, but the
Soviet court condemned two of the
Moslems to death and 10 others to va
rious terms of Imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
BRISTOL TO HEAD FLEET.
Rear Admiral Named to Command
in .Asiatic Waters.

SHANGHAI, September R.-
Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, it Is
stated. will assume command of the
United States Asiatic Fleet on Sep
TENDER 8. Rear Admiral Clarence s.
Williams, whom he succeeds. will
leave for the United States the follow
IN O. dau IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
NIGHT CLUB BURNS.
Mont Martre, at Palm Beach, De-
stroyed-Loss, 100000.

PALM BEACH, Fla, September 8
R.-The Mont Martre, Palm Beach
night club, burned to the ground yes
terday, entailing a loss estimated by
the owners at approximately 100000.
Origin Of the fire has not been deter.
mined,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03

Tungsten, which Is so important
factor in making incandescent lamps.
was scarcely known a generation ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03

Over four-fifths of the worlds
supply of gum arabic comes from the
Sudan, which has an almost unlim-
tied supply Of gum trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03

Shells of scallops were used for
decoration by man long before the
if0pd value of the shellfish was
SaAnraoiatAA
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
M C[INTIC RAPS
NAVY TACTICS

Declaring that the Navy Depart.
ment has suppressed reports of re-
markable demonstration Of the, SUI
periority Of airships over battle
ships, Representative James ".
Mcclintic 3D. of Oklahoma, said
today that he would demand q full
examination when the House Naval
Affairs Committee considers the
new $725, 00O,O 900 building program
of the Navy Department.
1.-THE Navy is controlled by adj
mirals who want the public to be-
lieve that the battIeship. is still a
great fighting craft" said McClintic.
"A few months ago the sixth
bombing squadron at Guantanamo
Bay made perfect score dropping
bombs on q target smaller than a
cruiser. One of the bombs failed
to explode. but every bomb hit the
mark.
During the week of October IT,
! am informed, another remarkable
demonstration was held off Hamp-
ton Roads, Va. This test also was
nearly 100 per cent perfect.
mot q word has been heard from
the Navy Department about this
test, although the department never
hesitates to give out some news
about the showing Of q warship.
During the World War we were
forced to lay our big battleships up
in the Hudson River most Of the
time, afraid to let them become
targets Of German submarines and
airplanes in the fighting zones"
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
8 COUPLES Do
LEGION WORK
BY international News Service

BY international News Service
TEXARKANA, Dec. 1s.-When
Edward e. Spafford, national com.
mander of the American Legion,
arrived on a recent trip through
northern Texas, he found the lie.
gion's work here pretty much Of a
family affair.
Among the legionnaires greeting
him were John G.. Piplin, com.
mander of the Arkansas depart.
ment Of the legion. whose wife is
president Of the Arkansas depart.
ment Of the American Legion Aux.
iliary; DR.. J.. j. Kosminsky, com.
mander OF the Texarkana Legion
post, whose wife Is president OF the
Texarkana unity of the auxiliary,
and c. r. West, executive commit.
teeman for the first Texas district,
whose wife holds a similar office
IN the auxiliary.
In commenting on the situation.
Commander Spafford predicted close
cooperation between the legion and
the auxiliary in this locality.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
JAPAN HITS j. s.
NAVAL PLANS
BY LUTHER HUSTON
International News Service

TOKYO, Dec. 16.-Declaring 1t
reversal of the policy that inspired
the Washington Disarmament Con-
ference, Americas billion.dollar naval
building program, as presented to
Congfess, was bitterly assailed today
by the Japanese press.
Great Britain, on the other hand,
was praised for her GOODNESS and
refusal to alter her program in face
of the American proposal.
After limiting that the program is
intended as bargaining lever to
be used by the United States at
the next naval disarmament confer
ence, the newspaper Nichi Nichi
declares:
Whatever its purpose, the pro-
gram is q reversal of the policy fol-
lowed since President Harding was
in office. 1t has disappointed any
hopes raised concerning Americas
leadership in the movement toward
peace"
THAT the country sponsoring the
tri-partite conference now proposes
such expansion makes it difficult for
us to understand Americas real in
tentions," said the newspaper Asahi.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

Egbert. According to Milton Ress.
Ter. county agent for the Society
for Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails, Haws kept q number Of
horses and mules in a barn which
did not properly protect them dur.
ing the winter months.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Judge Pledges Help
To Man He Sentenced

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Discovered
hiding in a refuse can in an at.
tempt to escape from Sing Sing
Prison, Peter III. Federle. formerly
OF Brooklyn, was sentenced to an
additional three and one.half years
by Judge Bleakley in White Plains.
Convinced he is not q hardened
criminal Judge Bleakley said he
would intercede in his behalf before
the parole board.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Child of Five Is Killed
When Caught by Belt

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Dec. 16.--
From injuries suffered when he
was mangled in the machinery OF
the family's grist mill at Center
Valley, Dorsey Reichard, aged s,
died In the Allentown Hospital.
The boy, who frequently visited
the mill. which was owned by his
father, ventured too near the ma.
chinery and was caught in large
belt.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
SLAYER
IDENTIFIED
By international New. seryle.

Los ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 16.
Finger prints today identified Ray
Muldee, Of Detroit, as the man who
dashed into q downtown restaurant
and shot to death q woman cashier
and then ended his own life.
The double tragedy happened al.
most month ago. when Mrs. Amelia
Giachino was shot down as she stood
behind her desk.
Detectives expressed the belief
that a frustrated hold-up prompted
the killing.
Police records revealed that Muldee
had been arrested in the Michigan
City last February on an auto theft
charge.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Fined ON CRUELTY CHARGE

NoRRIsToWN, Pa. Dec. IT,
Charged with cruelty to animals.
Fred Haws. of JeffersOnville. was
fined $40 and costs by Magistrate
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14

Rain in northwest Kansas, where
moisture has been lacking, counted
also as a bearish influence of wheat,
but the effect of export buying proved
subsequently a counter balance and so,
too, did widespread persistent adverse
conditions for seeding of the spring
crop.
Besides advices at hand were indi-
cative that a period of dry warm wea-
ther would now be welcomed over the
greater part of winter wheat territory
Aside from complications, corn was
depressed by asserting that much
acreage intended for oats and spring
wheat may be used for corn. Oats de-
veloped comparative strength largely
because of unfavorable weather and
the fact that farm work over a wide
area is now later than normal. Provi-
sions were responsive to downturns in
the corn market and in cotton oil as
Well
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, April 13 (P).-Big export
buying of wheat rallied all grain today
after wheat and corn had both fallen
to new low price record for the sea-
SON. Difficulties of the Armour Grain
company had a good deal to do with
the temporary weakness of values.
Wheat closed irregular u cent net
lower to an equal advance; corn un-
changed to Y cent down; oats un-
changed to as@15 cent up, and provi-
sions unchanged to 5 cents decline.
Estimates were current after the
close that buying of North American
wheat today for shipment to Europe
amounted to fully 100000 bushels.
The enlarged export demand came
after early breaks in price had carried
down the May delivery to $l.3O%, the
lowest figures yet on the crop. These
figures for wheat were reached partly
as a result of corn weakness resulting
from talk of probable increased de-
liveries on May corn contracts, situa-
tion due to expectance of need for
prompt selling up of supposed heavy
Armour holdings of corn.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
Renew Your Health
Bv Publication

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Health" Why not rid yourself OF
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
CRACK FEATHERWEIGHTS
ARE SIGNED BY FUGAZY

NEW YORK, April 10 P)-Humbert
J. Fugazy, rival of Tex Rickard In
the metropolitan fight promoting
field, today announced the signing
OF Honey boy Finnegan and Red
Chapman, crack Boston feather
weights, for 12-round match at
T;bbets> fell Brooklyn, on June 3.
Signing OF the principals came
within "a hours of the New York
state athletic commissions sugges-
ton that such a match would clear
the muddled situation that has exist
cd in the featherweight ranks since
the retirement of Louis (Kid) kap-
Ian, the titleholder, last July. The
division has had no champion since
Kaplan decided he could no longer
make the class weight limit of 126
pounds. -
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
LIBERAL LEADER WILL
NOT LEAVE NICARAGUA

MEXICO CITY, April 13. R-Dr.
Juan sacasa, head of the liberal
regime in Nicaragua, has no inten-
tfon of abandoning Nicaragua, says
statement issued by Pedro Zepeda, lib
eral representative here.
The statement authorized by the
liberal foreign minister, r. Espinosa,
asserted that the conservatives are
engaged in propaganda claiming VIC
tories over the liberals to create a
favorable atmosphere before the ar
rival in Nicaragua of Henry L. Stin-
son, personal representative of Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Zepeda said he had advices showing
that the conservative offensive at
Matiguas was desultory and losing
strength Fierce fighting has oc-
cured at Olama, near TERRA Azul,
over a four-mile front, with casual
ties on both sides of more than 800
Dispatch Telephones 81 and 81.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
LOST NOTE MAY SHOW
REASON FOR SUICIDE

f CHICAGO, April 49, lP)--A note, as
vet unbound, and which Mrs. Martha
Auerbach, 36-year-old mother of two
children, is believed to have written
iss the basis for a police belief that
the woman jumped to her death today
from the twelfth floor hotel apart
ment of a sister, Mrs. Anne Living
ston Mrs. Auerbach died in hos
pttal shortly after the fall.
The note which hotel employees said
was found in the Livingston apart
ment disappeared before police ar
rived.
Mrs Auerbach is said to be sep
arated from her husband, Milton Auer-
bach of San Francisco.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
u MEXICAN
"A LEAGUE

CLEVELAND, April IS #9-With
the game won until the ninth IN
ming, the Cleveland Indians blew UP
and allowed Chicago to score SIN
runs and take the second game OF
the opening series, to 2, today.
Batting for Peck, Hunnefield start
ed the rally by reaching first or
s.purgeon's error. McCurdy bunted
safely and Clancy Walked. Miller
replaced Levsen in the box but VITA
fatal results. Boone, batting Tor
Moore singled, Kamm doubled, Bar
rett singled and Falll doubled. Then
Manager McCallister sent in Youns
Hudlin, who retired the next three
Sox. Levsen allowed but one hit
until the eighth inning.
George Burns smacked homer
over the right field wall in the
eighth. Tie score;
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
After the Flu" is over
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old-time strength and energy restored.
S.SS. is unequalled for restoring
strength and vitality.
You owe it to yourself and family
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build up red blood corpuscles. 1t
improves the processes by which the
body is nourished. 1t is time tried
and reliable. S.S.S. is made from the
roots of fresh herbs and plants. and
is prepared in a scientific way in
modern laboratory.
S.S.S. is sold at all good drug stores
in two sizes. The larger size is more
economical.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-14
Billy
FNNAAASl
OAHS
Value of Cobb

~ -
the Philadelphia Athletics this year?
That question has been asked me
many times since Connie Mack took
over the Georgia Peach 1t is a
rather difficult query.
My answer in sense is going to
be a rather negative one. / would
say that Cobb is going to be almost
as valuable as threat as he will
be when actually in the lineup.
In other words, with Cobb sitting
on the bench, Mack has a great Of
fonsive weapons, a player feared by
rival clubs as no other player, with
the possible exception of Babe Ruth.
!, 1t may sound rather strange to
say that player sitting on the
bench taking no part in the game,
may have a direct Influence on the
result, yet that is just the part Ty
Cobb will play this summer.
Ty Cobb has lost much of his
speed l don't believe even Ty would
give you an argument, if you insisted
he had dropped at least two steps
in. going to first in comparison with
his best days.
EdS SAOWeO Up
Admitting that Cobb is considerably
slower, yet it has affected only one
feature of his play, fielding
Cobb can no longer get the quick
start on fly ball that was once
his custom, neither can he cover the
wide territory that he could when
in his prime.
At the bat, he is as dangerous
as ever He still looks them over
as of yore, picks the ball he wants
to hit and usually does a mighty
good job of it. Cobb will still be
great hitter when the legs refuse
to longer properly function.
True, he no longer takes the daring
chances that he once took on the
bases. He neither steals bases with
the frequency he once did or stretches
hits into extra bases. Withal he
continues to be as great threat
as ever, a constant mental hazard
to the battery men and infielders.
The fame of Cobb continues to
overshadow any failings that age has
caused to enter into his play. The
opposition thinks only of his great
ness.
still Great Threat
Recently in spring city series
between the two Philadelphia clubs,
the Athletes defeated the Phillies,
FL in extra innings. Tt was while
reading the account of: that game
that I realized what a great threat
Cobb still was.
Going into the eighth inning with
Carlson pitching great ball and the
Phiilies leading 10, defeat doomed
ahead for the Mackmen.
With Cobb on first base, Jimmy
Wilson catching for the lPhilies had
a short passed ball, which heafumbled
several times. Had Cobb known the
ball was going to be fumbled, he
could have reached second easily
No doubt the belief that Cobb was
racing for second caused Wilson to
have trouble picking up the ball
That fooled both Pitcher Carlson
and Catcher Wilson. The going was
heavy and they figured Cobb wouldn't
try to steal. He did it on the
very next pitch, then scored from
second on a single, evening the
count. The Athletics won, FL, in
II innings.
Which simply illustrates the point
that am trying to make+that Cobb
is still baseballs greatest threat be-
cause of the mental hazard he con-
stantly creates for the opposition,
whether actually in the lineup or
sitting on the bench.