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The Washington times., 1928-06-01
DETECTIVE SUED

NoRRIsToWN. Pa. June /.
Claiming they had been arrested
falsely and malicioGsly charged with
suspicion Of having burslarized the
home OF Abraham Pollock. Potts
town March 10. 1928, and later dis
charged by a magistrate for lack
Of evidence. Weston O. Shutes and
Katherine Keely, OF Phoenixville.
filed an action here against r. J..
Hanefy. Pottstown detective. Each
plaintiff asks for $4,000 damages.
The Washington times., 1928-06-01
Two Hurt, Three Safe
When Auto Overturns

QUAKERToWN. Pa. June IT,
Mrs. Helen suthowierfslSi So. Of
Philadelphia. i in Grand View
hospital, seilersviIle. with severe
cuts and 1 probable fractured arm.
ana her five-year.old daughter.
Atelonia, Is III the same institution
with cuts on the face.
Stanley Suthowierfslxis the injured
woman's husband. lost control Of
his automobile when the steering
gear broke. The automobile ran
into q gutter and overturned The
father, together with his two other
children, William 10. and Helen. y.
escaped with slight bruises.
The Washington times., 1928-06-01
New Death Ray to Be
Used 10 SpIit Atom

BERLIN. June 1.-Herr Bray
chens. .a German engineer, has in
vented a death ray, which il q
combination OF various rays, cap
able OF killing small animals, plants
and germs, according to the Neue
Berliner zeitung today.
He plans to use the ray in an
attempt 10 split the atom.
The Washington times., 1928-06-01
ACHE IUST SILL SKULL

WOODBURY., n. u. June IL Wiz
liam Moore, SIS. or laulsboro. walked
into Underwood Hospital complain.
ing of headache. Physicians found
his skull fractured,
Moore told authorities he had
been struck over the head with =
pipe last week when he refused 70
lend money TO nero.
The Washington times., 1928-06-01
SEEKING TRADE

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. June
IA Canadian government trade
commissioner has arrived here on
a tour of Central and South Amer
lea seeking commercial trade for
Canada.
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NEW ORLEANS POLICE
CONTINUE GAMING FIGHT
Absence of Judge Prevents Court
Order, Which Was Sought
by Chartered Club.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La. July 2i.-Fail-
ure of chartered club to obtain a re-
straining order today left Supt. of Po-
lice Healey at liberty to continue his
campaign, inaugurated two DAYS ego.
against gamblers and their establish
ments here. Absence of Judge Walter
Gleason from the city blocked efforts
toward restraining order. the petition
having been assigned to his division of
court.
Meanwhile. the old Gem Social Club.
which initiated the movement to pre-
vent police raiding chartered clubs to
prevent gambling, through issuance of
court order. received the support Of SIM
liar organizations today
Officials of the Nehi Social Club file
a petition for an Injunction to restrain
the police. while atsornsvs said simi'a"
action would be taken bv other club
MONDAY. The Nehi writ was made re
turnable July 26.
Undaunted by the new turn of events
Supt. Healey ordered his men to con-
tinue their campaign against gamhiinc
houses. More than 400 clubs had been
served with orders to close their gam
ing tables today. and. according to
police. observance has been 100 per cent
The order to the police not only We
to close the games but to arrest habi
tues of the houses.
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PICTURES SERVE
USEFUL PURPOSE
Interior Department Heads
Say Photographs Faclli-
tate Work.

The Interior Department possesses
a collection of some 10000 photographs
of It's employees, past and present, which
it keeps as part of Its identification
system. This has been requirement
of the department for many years and
each permanent employee must file his
photograph as part Of his official
papers.
In the collection there are some 2.l00
photographs of Washingtonians alone,
representing wide variety of avoca-
tons, ranging from the file clerk to
the biologist who goes out In the Sum-
mer to widen the horizon of knowledge
in the hidden spots of America. In
the department are also the photo
graphs of the field employees, from the
irrigation engineers of Arizona TO the
guides of Yellowstone National Park.
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, which is
under the Interior Department. does
not require It's employees To file photo
graphs, but Freedmens Hospital, an
other unit of the department, has
about 81 on file.
The Identification photographers are
brought into play when questions OF
promotion and other personnel problems
are being discussed and officials of the
department declare that they have
served useful purpose. The Civil
Service Commission requires that each
one who takes a Government examina-
ton file photograph, but the Interior
Department goes one better by re-
curing that another photograph be
filed for Its own use.
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years, John Griffin first, Bernard Shan
ahan second. 75-yard dash. for girls
under IL years, Margaret Sullivan first,
Ethel Perry second. throwing the rolling
pin, for married women, Mrs, Margaret
George first. Mrs, Helen Perry second
75-yard dash, for men over IS years,
A. S Bundy first, f. G. Prudhomme sec
ond. T5-yard dash for men over 81 and
under IS years, j. A. Ashford first. A. G.
Sousa second, egg race. for girls under
II years Miss e, F, Lynch first, Martha
Smith second egg race, for ladies over
81 years, Mrs. c. b, jewell first, Mrs. A.
Ellis second; needle threading contest.
Miss d. G. Young first. Mrs. r, G, Leon
ard Sc aond Miss Anna Dawson third |:
standing broad Jump, for members OF
the Spanish War Veterans. +, G. Prud-
homme first. George b. Parker second.
A. S. Bundy third,
Past Department President Edna r.,
Symmetrical OF the Ladies' Auxiliariea
was Endorsed by the Council OF Admin
istration at It's last meeting for ma
tional office, subject to the action of
the national convention.
| Gertrude Dolan was initiated as a
member OF the Admiral George Dewey
| Naval Auxiliary at its meeting Monday
night.
Elizabeth Norris, president of the
auxiliary. announced that tile vista
! ton to the United States Soldiers Home
| Hospital would be held July 20 at 2 pm
! All members are requested To meet al
/ the main gate ON that date,
The meetings Of the camps and aux.
| iliaries for the week are. Col James s
Petit Camp, Tuesday night, 92l Penn,
! sylvania avenue southeast: Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Camp, Friday night. pythiar
Temple Gen Nelson A, Miles Auxiliary
Friday night. pythian Temple.
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COSTLY MEALSA|D
PARIS TRADE DRIVE
Rival Nations Are Aroused by
Methods in France to
Lure Buyers.
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Pres
PARIS, July 21.-Employment Of the
lures of Paris, French chefs and
French vineyards in efforts to increase
exports. particularly n the United
States. as a help toward the payment
of war debts is rousing European cnm-
mercial rivals of this country. The
English are said. particularly. to BE-
stirred up by the skill with whi"f
French exporters are profiting by los-
sens learned when the franc was at It's
low ebb.
All the enticements Of France have
been utilized to get buyers here and to
keen them here. The professors of sew
eral American agricultural colleges
who are just finishing a tour as guests
of the Potash Cartel, have been shown
how the productivity of fertilized farms
has been increased But the arguments
have been hammercd homo over coed
dinners conducted by picked enter
tainers.
Hard on the heels IF these visitors
will come group Of BUYERS from re-
tail garment dealers They will be
dined. luncheoned. receptioned and
otherwise kept so busy that they will
not have time to visit other markets
This has become settled policy TO-
ward all potential buyers. and French
trade papers frankly urge their Glen
teles to make much fuss and hang out
the fisgs. since commerce is at stnSa.
M"re conventions. s,i"h es 2 ro"~nt visit
by social service workers and other
groups OF visitors. are welcomed, but
without appreciate expense.
Commercial enterprise of this nature
never has been shown hitherto BY
Frenchmen. and It has astonished
European competitors. They are awak-
ening now to the possibility that the
grip of France on world trade. gained
through the depreciqt ton Of the franc
is likely to be made permanent grasp
/ through the medium of the knife-and-
fork diplomacy.
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Bandits Victim
Is Left i'm Alley
Minus Trousers
By ,he Associaied presa.

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July 2l.-
Forcing one of his victims to disrobs
while driving through the business
district, hold-up man today robbed
two messengers of the American
Building Co. and escaped with Sass
In cash.
The robber boarded the messen-
gers automobile as 1t stopped for
traffic light and drew gun. order
ing them to drive on. A. f. Hub
bard. one of the messengers, at
tempted to wrench the pistol from
the bandits hand and was struck
over the head. Then while the car
moved through the business district,
Hubbard was forced to remove his
trousers and shoes. j. w. Lawrence.
the driver. was ordered to do like
wise. but was spared the humilia-
ton when IL became apparent he
would have to stop the car to COM
ply
Half a mile from the business
district the robber forced Lawrence
to drive into an alley where he or
dered the two men from the car
and drove away with the money.
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Zoo Gets Animals
Caught by Marine
Force i'm Nicaragua

A shipment Of 10 crates OF WIG
animals captured by the Marine
Corps IN Nicaragua arrived al the
Zoo this morning
The shipment included two mar
quay cats, two spider monkeys. one
Whitehead monkey. three coata-
nnundls. one wild hog, one collafed
peccary. one caracara, one agouii
and three lemon breasted toucaTls
besides some smaller birds,
The animals were collected undsr
the direction Of Lieut.. II c, Kellefs
Of the Navy Medical Corps, who IL
attached 10 the Marine expedition,
and constitutes the second shipment
10 the National Geological Park.
All arrived in good condition, after
weeks sea voyage. Some OF them.
especially the spider monkeys. had
been kept as pets by the enlisted
men. who were unable 10 keep them
when their attachments were moved
The coatsmundis are members OF
the coon family. abundant In Gen.
trsi America: the caraeara Is a
large yulture-like hawk and the
n1sFguay cats are similar TO cara
eUls, but with longer tails.
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for The Star visited the ice house yes
terday and made a te-t
Lets see YOU cut a piece of ice
Weighing IS pounds" the reporter
asked.
sure" replied John. He arose from
his squeaky chair on the sidewalk, step
ped into the dark, implanted shed,
fumbled around on top of his ice bin
until he found a stick of wood about
6 inches long. which lay beside several
others of varying length. and then
picked up his ice Ratchet and went
to work
Laying the stick of wood on top of
long cake of ice. he felt for the end
of the stick and started cutting. The
cake cracked open evenly under expert
blows. and he lifted 1t out with pair
of tongs.
Hanging it on the scale without help,
he ran his thumb down the side Of the
face of the scale and felt for the
pointer It was noted that down the
edge of the scale we're filed dozen or
so inches corresponding to the usual
weights used in measuring ice.
"Ah guess that's Is pounds. amt it?'
he said. John was right The pointer
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JOHN RANSON1E. BLIND ICEMAN, PROVES ADEPT
AT MAKING CORRECT WEIGHT BY USE OF STICKS
Has Supported Self for IS
Years at Little Store
on @ Street.
FUMES AFFECTED SIGHT
Obliged to Quit as Laborer
on Streets Quarter
Century Ago.

.Jnhn Ransome is totally blind and
cannot see to cut the cakes of ice he
serves his many customers in old
GEORGETOWN. but even the critical
scrutiny of municipal weight inspectors
has failed to find any error in the
measure he doles out by the feel of his
hands.
Tn9 venerable colored iceman is
more expert at cutting q piece of ice
so that it will weigh just right than
many of his competitors with all their
faculties. With the aid of several
measuring sticks, cut from kindling
wood, he cages the proper place to
apply his PICK, and then. to make, sure
OF the proper weight he hangs the cake
on his weil-worn scales and literally
feels" the poundage with his sensitive
thumb.
Accuracy Is Uncanny.
Johns remarkable ability along these
lines is a continuing source of amaze
ment to the boys in the neighborhood
of Twenty-seventh and Q streets, near
the corner OF which he has his RAM
shackle office" and his customers also
marvel at his uncanny accuracy with
the icepick and scales.
John lost his sight quarter OK a
century age as a result. he says OF
working over the fumes of hot asphalt
while employed in repairing the sur
face of downtown streets. Since the
day he last glinlpsed sunlight he has
earned his own living, despite the great
handicap of blindness.
No. ssh." he said yesterday. "Ah
nevah had t. so Begin 70 anything
First All, went to cuGtin' wood and
then All rubbed clothes all day, Fin'ly
All stahted in tn ice business bout Is
yea,ls ago, and All been suppo' tin
mahsef evah sencei"
The old man is a familiar figure on
the streets of Georgetown. from Twen-
ty-iourth to Twenty-ninth streets and
from P to N streets, Every morning,
seven days in the week, he piles his
ice in rickety handcart at his by 10
ice house" on Twenty-seventh street
near the corner of o. and starts out
on his route John pays little colored
boy TO guide him 10 his two-score
customers. many OF whom are prom
inent white citizens. and 10 OF whom
have been taking ice from him for
Is years.
Skeptical of reports about Johns
proves in guessing weight. a reporter
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GLOBE C|RCLERS
At MINNEAPOLIS
Mears and CoIlyer Hope to
Reach Gotham by Noon
Tomorrow.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. July 21.--
John Henry ,Mears and r. D. Collyer.
globe circlers. completed a nonstop
flight from Spokane. Wash, when they
landed at Wold-Chamberlain Field here
tonight. They left Sookane shortly
after 1880 am, Pacific Coast time, and
they arrived here at 7:55 pm, central
standard time.
The flyers hope to reach New York
tomorrow at noon and thus better by
more than four days the existing
round the-world record of % days, held
by Linton Wells and Edward Evans of
New York
Mears and Collyer. By landing here,
cleared UP doubts as to their night
stop. 1t had been reported that they
might make Omaha, Nebr.. their night
stop. But they were persuaded by Ken
meth Smith, member of local aviation
company, to come here for the night as
his guest. Their plane will be refueled
and an early morning start for New
York planned
Shortly after their arrival Mears an
nounced that they intended to leave
Minneapolis again at 2 am. tomorrow
for the last hop of their 25,000-mile
record breaking trip. If they can get
to New York by 5 pm, Sunday. he said,
they will have encircled the world in %
DAYS. the fastest time ever made
Nearly 800 persons were at the air.
port tonight to greet the flyers. al
though favorable winds Brought them
in ahead Of schedule on the 1900 mile
flight.
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rested almost exactly on the 25-pound
mark.
Relies on Sticks.
Asked how he did it, he explained
that IS years of daily practice had
made him experienced. He pointed to
his various measuring sticks and gave
them all the credit. but, after all, 1t was
John who cut them to the correct
length
Ransome makes what he calls "a fair
Twin out of his ice business. He pays
81 a month for the rent of his ice
house, gives the boy something for
guiding him around and has enough
left to feed and clothe himself. pay his
church dues at the Mount Zion A. M
E. Church and keep up small insur-
ance policy He lives, rent free. with
his niece. Alberta Smacom, at 2sl3 N
street.
John is extremely proud OF the fact
that he does not have to depend on
others for support.
"Yas, sub" he exclaimed. Ah've
made right fair Twin all nah life. an
what's mo-. All expec' { go right on
maxim nah own way!"
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ESCAPED MURDERER
CAPTURED IN CHICAGO
shader. One of Gang That Killed
Joliet Warden. Will Die
in Week.

Pr the Associated Press
CHICAGO. July 2i.-Charles Snaner;
are rf the seven convicts VINO kiiieo
T1en,,tv Warden Peter Klein ana es-
eaned from the penitentiary at STATE
vile m. two years ago, was recapIuieu
for the second time today. WITHIN an
hn,r he was on his way back 70 Joiiet
y-here he was tried and CONDEMNED 20
hang for killing Klein before ne mac
his second escape. Joliet autnorIties
said he would be executed wltnlh
wreck ,-,.,.or e.o,r,s
4oox snader single handed He was on
- fmrIouqt al the time. and vas
9r;vir.g a truckload Of dirt Tor ms
sardey through the street when ne
ssv ttle escaped killer inside a tire snop.
wrant,ir,c his revolver in newspapeI
~ nrick;ne I'D an old tire and rim I'm
outside the place. he entered on 'iie
rresense Of having it repaired.
sfader thew him. but did not Tecog-
rsze MIN in his grimy working elos,a.s.
sto-ns pressed his revolver 70 SaaoeL a.. :
side ard made him prisoner. Snaog 1
was carrying two heavy-cai1ofe feF"'-
geTE.
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AMERICAN LEGION.

American Legionnaires and members
of the auxiliary attending their ma
tional convention at San Antonio, Tex
October to IL will welcome as one OF
their distinguished guests Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh,
Definite acceptance by the flying
colonel of the Legion's invitation, ex-
tended by National Comdr. Edward E
Spafford. has just been announced by
Nat NJ. Washer, general Legion conven-
ton chairman.
This will be Lindbergh's first visit to
San Antonio since he did his training
In flying in 1924 and 1928
Lindbergh entered the primary course
at Brooks Field Mt San Antonio on
March 10, 1924 He was transferred to
Kelly Field for advanced training ON
September IL following. In March.
1875, he was graduated at Kelly Field
and entered the Army Air Corps as a
second lietenant in reserve,
In May two years later he 1eaped into
international fame by his daring non
stop flight In the Spirit OF st. Louis
from New York to Paris.
During the second three months of
1928 cash recoveries for World War
veterans and their dependents IN in
surance. disability and death compen-
sation and adjusted compensation
amounted to $e1o,i43.l3 according to
q report OF the national rehabilitation
committee of the American Legion
This brings the total recoveries for the
first six months of the year to $780,
$40 a. This committee Is financed by
the Legion and was created for the pur-
pose OF aiding veterans and their de-
pendents in prosecuting claims against
the Government which resulted from
war service. No charge Is made for the
aid given by the Legion committee.
AT the monthly meeting of Jane
Delano Post. delegates to the depart
ment convention were elected as tol-
lows Comdr Mabel r. Staub, chairman
of the delegation, and Lucille Allan.
Esther Hall. Mayme e. Smith. Charlotte
Il, Berry, Helen Mccarthy, Jane .sraen,
Wilson, Annie kilmartin. Rose O'Hara.
Hope Knickerbocker. Catherine Crowley
and Gladys Allen,
The post was addressed Sy Ollie
Clapp Steele who recently returned
from Oklahoma
The post had lawn party Wednes-
day night at 1896 Massachusetts, avenue,
At the last regular meeting of
Vincent h. Costello Post, No. Is, held
in the board room of the District Build
Ing, the following were elected rs dele
gates and alternates to the department
convention to be held Augtis. eliza,
Post Comdr, Thomas Mason, Thomas
Walsh, William Mitchell. Thomas Muir
ray, l.. II. Atkins. Thomas Costello
Daniel J. Donovan, William Spieer
William r. Franklin and Charles N
Hess, delegates. and Emmett Bateman,
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LAND FROM LINER.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash July 21.-Speed-
ing eastward by airplane today on the
last lap OF their round the-wor'd
journey. John Henry Mears and B. d.
Collyer seemed assured of success iE
their attempt to break the record for
circling the globe.
Mears and Collyer landed with their
plane from the steamer Empress OF
Russia at Vancouver. British Columbia,
at 1910 O'Clock last night after voy-
age across the Pacific from Toxic. The
folding wings of their plane were
spread and they took to the air at 3:37
am, reaching here at 7:30 am.
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III LIE u "a u L
schools of his ma
tive city. gradual
ing from h ! G h
school at the age
of Is years.
He served in the
Civil Wa. enlist
ing in 1864 IN Bat
terry G, l3th Regi-
ment. New York
Volunteer Art J.
lery. and was hon.
orably discharged
August rs, 1865,
Following his Civil
War service he en-
listed in the Regu-
lar Army August
II, 1866, in Troop
z ety, TTf.ftnfl
rax,o1wr.
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THREE TRUSTEES NAMED

Special Dispatch 10 The star
FAIRFAX. Va, July 2i.-~At a meet
ing of the county trustee electoral
board IN the school board room this
morning the following trustees were APP
pointed
Gee !, Bready for Herndon, r. s
McCandllsh FairfaS, Samuel Styles Falls
Church. The apooin 'ments are for -four
years, the terms to begin at once. The
electoral board includes Mrs, Nathan
Davis 'orton. chairman, Douglas
Maekall, Mclean, and Asa Bradshaw
Herndon.
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cARRaNzA HONOR SOUGHT
Fl paso Movement for Erection OF
Memorial Announced.

u emCtIaI AHHDNH~EU'
FL, PASO, Tex, july 81 lPl.-El Con-
tinentaI. Spanish newspaper here, mas
fritisird movement TO erect a nlorlu-
rneYt 70 the memory Of Capt. Emilio
Carranza. Mexican aviation ace and
god win flyer. who fell to his oea1n
il New jersey two weeks ago.
Il is planned by the newspaper 70
have the memorial erected on the spo,
where Carranza landed on his Mexico
Cny-Juarez flight. September 2. 1927
FUNDS would be raised by popular
subscriptions. According To present
plans. the corner stone would be lao
July Is, gtih civil authorities from Fl
paso and civic and military authorities
from Juarez participating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
ASKS SIS, 900 DAMAGES.
Garage Proprietor Claims Business
Injured by Competitor.

Suit for an injunction and $4,000
damages has been filed In the District
Supreme Court by Herbert Harris, trad
ing as the Harris Garage, In rear of
2li2 Massachusetts, avenue. against
Frank S. Little. trading as the Mass
sachusetts Avenue Garage, In rear OF
2i12 Massachusetts avenue. Harris says
the defendants actual address Is rear
Of 2f27 r street and the entrance Is
directly opposite the entrance to his
place. He calls the advertising methods
OF his competitor deceptive and declares
II has caused him much annoyance and
financial loss, Attorney P, p Richardson
appears for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

Sergt. Samuel G. Mawson. depart
ment chaplain of the District Spanish
War Veterans, was born in New York
City August 80. lS46. and was educated
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EDUCATIONAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-26
Venus Vanishes;
Authors Search
For Her Is Vain

PARIS. July 26 Especially There
are no Venuses In France and Jean
vignaud is in despair. Dianas, yes;
MinervaS, yes, but not single God
dess of Love to be found In the
country.
Vignaud, novelist and literary edi-
tor Of the Petit Parisien, has written
book In which Venus is charac-
ter. 1t was to be filmed, but
woman to play the part cannot be
found. The specifications call for
her TO be modern. aristocratic. ele-
CANT. preferably blond, well built
tall"
Maurice de Waleffe. expert in femi-
nine beauty. corroborateS Vignauds
complaint that such creature is not
available yet he points out that such
uniformed figures existed from the
remoteSt antiquity until quite recent
~. IL the statues and pictures OF the
last 5000 years are to be believed
Even in comparatively recent years
the blond plump Venus must have
been known TO such painters as Fra
gonard. Boucher, Ingres. She has
not changed appreciably from the
RuhenS type.