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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
OFFICER BARNETTE
BEFORE TRIAL BOARD
Charged With Falsely Accusing
Newspaper Man Of Violating
Traffic Regulations.

Policeman Emlous Barnette Of the
eighth precinct charged with conduct
preiudiciai to the good order and re-
putation of the Police Department went
before the trial board today. The
charges are result of an automobile
accident on September 8, In which j..
Leo Suerue, automobile editor of the
washington Times and the officer fig
ured.
Barnette was alleged by Sugrue to
have recklessly and unlawfully operated
his automobile and to have berated
Sugrue and falsely accused him of
violating the traffic regulations.
Sugrue said the accident occurred at
Fourteenth and r streets, that Bar
nette's automobile darted out from be-
hind a street car and forced him to
halt his own car on the tracks to avoid
collision, only to have the trolley
strike MIN.
Following the accident the matter
was thrashed out in Police Court and
Barnette was convicted of reckless driv-
ing and Sugrue acquitted of the charge
OF failing TO give right of way. pre-
ferred by the officer. 1t was introduced
into the testimony today that motion
for a new trial on the reckless driving
charge against Barnette is pending be-
fore Police Court Judge Isaac r. Hit,
who convicted the officer.
Taking the stand In his own behalf.
Barnette denied that he berated Sugrue
or that he drove across the intersection
at an unlawful speed.
Two witnesses, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Chester H. Gray and william
H. McGrath. policeman, testified that
at the preliminary hearing Sugrue said
he did not move his car from the tracks
because he wanted to see that the mo-
torman had control of the street car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
Italy Backs Convention.

GENEVA, September I19 LP.-Italy
has notified the League Of Nations OF
her adhesion. subject to ratification. TO
the Geneva opium convention Of 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
RIOT IN MARYLAND
PRISON RENEWED
Threat of Punishment by Gov.
Richie Ignored-268 Inmates
Segregated by Warden.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 10
Ignoring Gov. Ritchie's threat of pun
ishment il order was not restored today.
prisoners at the Maryland Penitentiary
started another rioting demonstration
this morning. Fearing that the most
serious trouble would come today, War
den Patrick j. Brady took steps to fore
stall 1t by segregating the 268 prison.
ers who are still on strike for a public
investigation of the charges Of cruelty
to inmates. which has been denied by
Gov. Richie.
Warden Brady is moving the strikers
to cells in one tier of the west wing
Of the building, and as soon as this
has been accomplished expects to put a
stop to the rioting. Stuart S. Janney.
director of welfare, announced this
morning that the strike would be ended
today and that drastic measures would
be taken If the strikers did not submit
voluntarily and return to work. The
penitentiary force has been reinforced
by a hundred city police armed with
short guns and company OF the city
FIRE department Is constantly on duty
to prevent fires, as a number Of the
rioters continued to toss burning papers
from their cells. After the rioters are
segregated in one tier prison officials
contemplate turning the fire hose on
them in their cells in an effort to re-
store order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
aA" hk
Sergt. Kelly, Hero of Indian War of 1898,
To Be Decorated Friday for Gallantry

Income Tax Division of the Treasury
Department.
Retired from the service in August
1905, at his own request, after more than
80 years of service, Mr.. Kelly had since
made Washington his home. The War
Department announcement Of the dec
grafton, glancing back three decades,
recalls that Gin an engagement with
hostile Chippewa Indians at Leech Lake,
Mimi, october SIS, 1898, he displayed
extraordinary heroism in assuming.
upon the death of his commanding Of
ficer, the command of the skirmishers
on the right of the line, and. with utter
disregard for his own personal safety,
so CALAMITY led and directed his men
that this action had much to- do with
the subsequent victorious result of the
engagement"
Mr. Kelly enlisted in the United States
Army at Fort Smelling, Mimi, In 1876.
At the time Of the engagement for
which he will be decorated he was first
sergeant of Co. e. Sd United States In
fantrV, .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

Stirring days in the Old West and
the engagement with the Chippewa In
dians at Leech Lake, Mimi, october
Sc, 1898, were recalled here today with
the announcement that Thomas Kelly,
ex-master sergeant of the Army, would
be decorated at the Monument Grounds
Friday afternoon with the Distinguished
Service Cross for his gallantry in that
fray In assuming command Of Skin
mishers when death took his command
ing officer, leading the force to victory.
Mr.. Kelly, native of Ireland, who
lives at 2l06 F street, will be the center
of Colorful military ceremony as
fitting sequel to that thrilling feat for
Brig. Gen. H. o. Williams, commanding
all the Regular Army troops in this
vicinity, will personally decorate him at
the general parade: of troops. The vet
eran of the Indian wars is now guard
under the director of public buildings
and public parks of the National Capt.
tai and is assigned to that section of
the National Press Building, Four
tenth and r streets, occupied by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
TRIANGLE MODEL
BIDS OPEN MONDAY
Miniature Will Show All De-
tails Of Federal Building
Projects.

Bids will be opened September "a !,
3 pm. in the Office of the supervising
architect of the Treasury for the con-.
struction of large size model, either.
in plaster or cardboard OF the gree
Federal triangle, on which Congress has
authorized the Governments buildirc
program.
The model will present a likeness OF
the entire triangle with its buildings,
parks. pools, fountains and landscaping
In color.
Such q miniature of the great pro-
gram Of the Gover,Slent projected for
the future, and already well under way,
Is expected to be not only interesting
to the public, but of much use to archi-
tects, engineers and others planning
and executing the plan, as well as to
Congress. which will be called upon to
appropriate further funds.
The model will be about &c feet long
by feet wide at the widest point. Two
different bids are asked. one for the
model made of plaster and another of
cardboard The specifications call for
the most minute details to be repro
duced in the toy city. every depression
or extension of 6 inches or greater in
the original plan Of building must be
represented in the model.
Only one model of any Of the build
ings so far authorized in the public
building program was ever completed
for the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Building. But 1t was decided to change
the plan of the building after the model
was made, and 1t was never made pub
lie.
Two buildings already under way on
the triangle are the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. for which foundation
work is well along, and the Department
of Commerce for which the excavation
virtually has been completed. and for
September IS. The triangle Is bounded
by Pennsylvania avenue. Fourteenth
street and the Botanic Garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
Says dope" Caused
Youths KIDNAPPING
In Rumble Seat
Tennessean Pair Returned
From Virginia Blame
Plight on Narcotics.

Two frank-faced Tennessee youths who
came here to see the sights and who
sought the added thrill Of an initial
shot of DOPE" just to see what 1t was
like, were in the firm grip of the law
here today, facing charges of robbery,
kidnapping and joy-riding.
They we're brought back here today
from Danville, Va, by Detective Brodie,
to learn that their first experiment with
narcotics had Melted them rueful re-
suits. The youths, James Henry Valid
ron, Is, and William jackson Carter, 81,
of Memphis, Tenn, are charged with
holding I'D James H. Chambers in his
haberdashery, at lilo Connecticut ave-
nue. Monday night. They escaped to
Virginia in an automobile taken from
the Stoneleigh Garage. where it was
being washed by Walter Dunn, colored,
whom they locked in the rumble seat
and carried to Richmond.
A delightful sightseeing trip to Mount
Vernon with a group Of schoolgirls
was interesting, but 1t lacked the real
kick" that the boys were seeking in
the strange city. When a genial
stranger in Lafayette Park suggested
dope" as providing such a thrill, the
boys agreed to try it out. they told
police today. They gave the stranger
all their money for supply Of drugs
and instruments with which to use
them.
The pair claim they were under the
influence Of these drugs when they
robbed Chambers of money and mer-
chandise valued at $500 Monday night,
Detective Brodie asserted.
Dunn, the car washer. was placed in
the rumble seat and released as the
| car reached the outskirts of Richmond.
The youths gave him SIS with which to
return to Washington. In stockinged
feet, since the robbers had forced him
| to remove his rubber boots. Dunn walk
| ed long distance to police headquar-
| tiers at Richmond and told them Of his
plight The Richmond authorities noti-
| fed local police. who caused apprchen-
sion Of the two men as they reached
Danville.
Brodie said that their return trip was
fraught with disaster. First they
struck the wind and rain at Thornberg,
Va, and the automobile, which was
being driven by James e. Hayes, the
owner, broke down, so was lowed to
the nearest service station. All four
men then took the bus and came on to
Washington.
Walden said that he had been en-
ployed for the past five years as a
blacksmith helper in an iron works at
Memphis. Carter had been employed
as laborer for construction COM
pany of the same city. A month age
they decided to travel, so combined
their resources and started out.
When they reached Charlotte, N. C..
they decided to come to Washington
They arrived here last Wednesday. On
Friday, they said, they met the dope
peddler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
STUDENTS FILLING
HIGH SCHOOL SEATS
More Than 100000 Attending
in U. S., DR.. Morgan Informs
University Glass.

More than four million students are
filling the high schools of the United
States and more than two million are
going to college this Fall, Dr. Joy Elmer
Morgan, editor of the National Educa-
tional Association Journal, told the
students of American University College
of Liberal Arts, at the formal opening
chapel of the year this morning at
Hurst Hail.
There had been a tremendous growth
of interest in education throughout the
country. DR.. Morgan said.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
college, offcially presented the students
to DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor of
the university, who welcomed them
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
conducted devotions and Mrs. Elvina
Neal Rowe sang.
The social season of the university
was opened last night by reception
given by the chancellor and Mrs. Clark
at their home on the campus In honor
of the new faculty members.
Registration continued today and
classes will open tomorrow morning at
the college. The downtown School of
the Political Sciences and the Graduate
School of American University, however,
will not open until next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

Here IL the autogyro plane trial per-
A Torrance before its flight yesterday from London 70
IN Paris. The strange aircraft, which somewhat
~ S;S M ~ r; %S hn ;sotn ns y we th a ~
across the English Channel.
Copyright by p. g. A. Photos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
SCHENCK is ACQUITTED.
Wife Refuses to Testify Against
Policeman Taken in Raid.

Frederick A. Schenck, who was
recommended for dismissal from the
police force by the trial board last
week, was this morning acquitted Of o
statutory offense charge In Police
Court when jury under Judge Robert
E. Mattingly returned directed verdict
refused to testify against him.
Schenck was arrested In q raid by
police of the third precinct several
weeks ago. Two young women were ar
rested at the same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
Indian On Spree
With Mental Bow
And Arrow Fined

Arrested in Madison court yester-
day by Policeman F. B. Knott of the
sixth precinct, who noticed him go
ing through the motions of shoot
ing with q bow and arrow without
having either q bow or arrow, Chief
Longfellow, an Indian, giving his
address as 312 G street, pleaded
guilty to amortization before Judge
Robert E. Mattingly In Police Court
today and was fined $40. The po.
liceman said the Indian explained
that If he had only had . bow and
arrow he would have been able to
escape arrest. e-a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
MAN AND WIFE HELD.

Pair Taken in Camden, N. j., Ac-
cused Of swindling D. G. Firms.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SCRANTON, Pa, September 19.-Ar-
rested in Camden, N. j., by Govern
ment agents, H. o. Hagner and his
wife, Julia. former owners of the En-
pire Sales Co. here. are under bail
pending hearing on charges of hav-
ing used the mails to defraud
It Is charged that the Hagners swim
died the Merchants Transfer and
Storage Co. Of Washington, D. c.. by
taking claims and notes against a
number Of Scranton merchants and
selling the forged papers to the Wash
ington company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
HOOVER EXT0LLED
IN COUNTY DRIVE
William Tyler Page and Mrs.
Gertrude Bischoff Mont
gomery Speakers.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September 49,
The Republican campaign in Mont
gomery County got 'under way here
yesterday, Called by Paul Sleman,
chairman of the State central commit
tee for the county, as a conference of
representative Republicans from each
registration and make other plans. for
the campaign. the meeting was a
rally and love feast. Approximately
120 Of the county's leading party men
and women were present. Mr.. Sleman
explained that the conference was in
tended principally to make arrange
rnents to enroll every eligible Republic
an. He introduced Mrs. Gertrude
Brown Bischoff, sent out by the labor
section of the national headquarters
at Washington. She made speech
In which she pictured Mr.. Hoover as
the ideal candidate, sure to appeal to
Hoover Lauded by Page.
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
United States House of Representa-
tives, also spoke He hkened Mr..
Hoover to Gen. Washington in that
engineering was the substratum of the
fitness Of both for the presidency, and
declared there is no comparison be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
presidential candidates so far as their
qualifications for Office are concerned. :
Mr.. Page stated in his speech that
he recently returned from a sojourn In
New England and in Pennsylvania, in
both Of which sections he made spe-
cial efforts to ascertain the political
situations. He declared that New Eng
land would roll up Is usual heavy Re-
publican majorities. with the exception,
he thought, of Massachusetts,, where
he found Republican prospects less IA
vorable because of conditions in the
textile industry, and for "other infiu-
ences which will net NAME" Penn
sylvania. he said, is in fine shape from
the Republican standpoint excepting
the city of Philadelphia. and predicted
that the State would give Mr.. Hoover
heavy majority.
County Victory Forecast.
Although the Democrats of Mont
gomery County have book majority
expressed by some of those attending
the conference that the county would
give Mr.. Hoover majority, several plac.
ing 1t at 1000 or more.
Prominent among those at the meet.
ing were Asa M. Stabler, nearly 80, ant
Alban @. Thomas, only few years hi.
junior. Both predicted that Mr.. Hoover
would be the next President.
Some of the other prominent member,
Of the party in attendance were Thoma!
4. Robertson, United States Commits
sioner of Patents; William T. S. Curtis
Grant Leet. Mortimer o. Stabler, Alder
Stabler, Capt. Frank L. Hewitt, John W
Coffman. Willis B. Burdette, John w
Case, James M. Mount, Thomas L. Da W
son, Wilson L. Townsend, Charles r
tHartshorne. Henry Latterner, Harold c
s6mith. r. Barnard Welsh, Maurice M
Browning, Walter r. Tuckerman. Waite
p. Flunniey. j. William Garrett, Fran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
BYRD SHIP DISABLED.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone, September 10.
The City of New York, advance supply
vessel of Comdr. Byrd's South Polar ex-
petition. wirelessed late last night she
was returning to. Balboa owing to engine
trouble.
The ship cleared Balboa this morning
and was of Bona Island. about 25 miles
from here. when the trouble developed.
She is expected to reach here tomorrow
morning for repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
Planes Seek Bandits.

BAGDAD, Irak, September 10 R.--
Royal air force machines have gone in
pursuit of bandits. who yesterday
crossed the border from Turkey and
raided three Irak villages on the
northern frontier, three persons were
killed in the raid and number Of cat
tie were stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
LEGION GUEST ON WAY.
Maj. Scapini, Blind Veteran, Com
ing From France to Session.

PARIS, September 10 R.-Maj.
Georges Scapini, blind war veteran and
now member Of the French Chamber
OF Deputies, today started for the
United States to attend the American
Legion convention at San Antonio,
where he will be guest OF honor.
The major, who is a leader in the
movement for the rehabilitation of SOL
diers blinded in the war. was invited
can Legion as a special representative
Of the French people. While In the
United States he will lecture at several
universities. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

According to a Maine paper "the
Fauuuembergue family of Gorham Is
getting its name changed to Triouleyre
because the latter IL easier to pro-
nounce." We never heard of Triouleyre
before, but 1t seems wonderfully adapted
In pro4Alnceahility In case the vets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
Man With the Gray Muffler


banking account of Lady Lettice Moran
on the morning of the murder"
What, the girl who Is going to marry
the Duke of Rochester,"
THE wedding is announced for to-
morrow. The fragment Of gray note
paper found. Just where the mattress
had been cut, obviously in search of the
letter or something of the sort The
knife had gone through the corner and
left this triangle. We discovered that
this was the color Of the notepaper
commonly used by Lady Lettice A few
more inquiries and We discovered also
that her maid answered exactly to the
description Of the woman who bought
the gray muller. and that she Is SUI
fering from a cough
"Blackmail" the chief murmurcd.
Precisely" Benskin agreed. There S
blackmail concerned in the affair some
how. but haven't been able to recon-
struct the situation exactly as yet, and
am afraid of making wrong move,
The fellow l want is the fellow who
knocked me out ] want him very
badly"
What about Lady Lettice?"
I'm going to see her this afternoon.
The fact of 1t is, I've been afraid TO APP
proach her officially The maid may be
honest. or she may be in with the fell
low whom we want. and, II l called at
the house from Scotland Yard and she
got wind Of it, 1t would be all up with
our catching our man if shes in the
plot I've left it till this afternoon on
purpose. There's a small reception,
with a show Of the presents, and have
managed to persuade an old school
fellow to take me in as an ordinary
guest"
Before you go. just let me hear how
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Continued from First pagel
bottom at all. and you may be sure thai
there are trout lying there under thS
water We kept on trying till Georgt
slipped off the log into the pool anc
Charlie and l got pretty wet in helping
him out. so We knew that that pool
would be spoiled for a while and We
decided TO move on.
We held a sort OF council of war and
decided to make a short cut through
the bush so as 70 hit the stream again
round bend. We had all been I'm the
bush a good deal and knew. Of course,
how to hold our direction either with
the sun or with compass,
For the matter of that, you can al
ways tell the south in the bush by the
moss on the trees, or II YOU are stuck
you can blaze mark on tree here
and there and keep an absolutely
straight line We could have had only
half mile, or quarter Of mile 20
go, aud how we missed II l don't know
Our compass was a bum compass. any
~ way. and the sun was darkened
over with rain clouds, and we had no
ak, and trees didn't seem 10 be the
ktnU WIN the FlEnt moss on tfiems ANY
way. we lost a lot Of time over an hour
perhaps. and the flies got Al us pretty
hard We thought OF stopping to eat
lunch, but We had no time,
In another four hours IL would be
shutdown and when you've only four
hours left for fshing, YOU can't be
bothered stopping to eat So We Just
ate hard boiled eggs as We walked We
weren't hungry anyway When you're
out fishing and tranlpins through The
woods YOU never set hungry,
So at last We struck the stream again
lower down In place that We agreed
was the best vet II was more open
ground, the bush had ended. and there
we're big willows along the bank ana
alderS ON the edge Of the stream Charlie
said that wherever you see alderS YOU
can be certain the trout are there,
We hardly got our lines In al this new
place hefnre~Iippl HaShI had bite
from az big trout as ever felt He
iust pulled the pole clean down into the
water, snapped the eut and cleared OF
with hook and all We expected he'd
bite again it's hard Ca stop one al those
big tellowse~hut no nothing doing We
all three tried IN the same spot. but not
q bite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
Sc, nAD 10 GET our ny MIDNIGHT"

ener Of that State cant succeed him-
self, lie was elected IS wet. and
so IL looks like AL II he runs ON his
inclination" instead Of on the Dem
oeratic Platform" will carry New Jer-
sey. AL was 10 come down there for
a big day at the Governors Summer
home at Sen dirt. and they expected
the biggest crowd that had ever as
semhled In that country AL was 10
make 'em a speech and they are near
enough 10 New York 10 understand IL.
Its a great place to land In ain
aeroplane, right IN the Governors front
yard Was to speak at Ocean Grove
Its that Methodist settlement YOU have
heard so much about, where they don't
lot an automobile Ia there on Sunday
no amuaements running Just kinder
go into prayer and meditation ! was
In there Saturday night and had Ia