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The Washington times., 1928-07-09

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The Washington times., 1928-07-09
BIRTHS

Albert s. and Mary F. Turner. boy.
Amos w. and Susie Houstman. girl.
Andrew c. and Lena J. Beamer girl.
Clinton and Melvina Reyes. boy.
Henry L. and Ruth Armes. boy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. william Stephen Corby
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snowden Fluckey, Mr.. Lahrey L. Keb-
linger, Mr.. Edward Hornibrook, Mr..
Ulie Chichester Linton, Mr.. Frank
Tharin, Mr.. CORTLAND l.. Warfield, Mr..
Martin Hayden, Mr.. Frederick Cham
bers, Mr.. James Polk, Mr.. Harold
Deveau. Mr.. Campbell Pitcher, Mr.. Jack
Powell, Mr.. Larry Grogan and Mr.. Jo-
seph Hayden.
The marriage Of Miss Priscilla H.
Ilsley daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben
L. Iisley, to Rev. Howard E. Koelb Of
Amesbury, Mass, will take place this
afternoon at 4:30 In the National Bap-
tist Memorial Church and will be fol-
lowed by q reception in the church par
lors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Wheeler Of
Chevy Chase, Md, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Charlotte to
Mr.. Thomas w. Reed OF Whining
ton, Del. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Pancoast have
arrived In Washington from their home
in Chestnut Hill, Pa. and are at the
Carlton for several days.
Miss Harriet Hanger, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Wallace W.. Hanger. Is
as the guest of Miss Marion Ruess on
Legation street. Miss Hanger Is stu
dent at Smith College. MFR. Wallace
Gait Hanger and Mr.. William Hanger
are with their parents, in Boston, Tor
the holidays.
A wedding of simplicity and charm
was that, at 4 o'clock yesterday, OF
Miss Margaret Campbell Garrett, daugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis walton
Garrett Of Cleveland Park. to- Mr.. AL
bert Sidney Briggs, jr., OF Richmond,
Va The ceremony was performed py
the Rev. Charles T. Turner at the Beth
lehem Chapel Of the washington Cathe-
dray in the presence OF relatives out
of-town guests and close friendS.
Anpropriate music was rendered by
Mr.. Priest. organist, and 20 Perfect
Love" at the conclusion of the be-
tronal was sung by the Boys Cathedral
Choir. ~ =.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and wore her mothers wed.
ding gown. fashioned Of ivory satin ana
Duchess lace. The veil, which fell be-
yond the train, was simply arranged,
and held across the back Of the head
with the spray Of orange blossoms, also
worn by her mother. She carried q
shower bouquet Of orchids and lilies OF
the valley.
Miss Betsy Garrett, sister Of the bride,
was maid Of honor, and wore bouffant
gown of cream tulle and taffeta, and
carried pink roses and stevia.
Mr.. Briggs had as his best man his
brother. DR.. Crenshaw Briggs OF Johns
Hopkins Hospital, and the ushers were
Mr.. Robert Walton Garrett, brother OF
the bride, and Mr.. Edward Mccormick
williams Of Berryville, Va.
Following the wedding an informal re-
ception was held at the home OF the
brides parents, after which the bride
and bridegroom left for an extended
Southern trip. They win be at home
after January Is in Dallas, Tex.
Miss Mary B. Temple Of Knoxville.
Tenn, has returned to Washington for
the Winter and Is again at the May
flower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hess have as
their guests in their home in Kensington
their nephew, Mr.. John Turssell, and Mr.
Milton Kolb of Cornell University
Miss Melcinia Hess and Miss Marian
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have with them for the holiday season
as house guests several friends Of their
| daughters, Miss Justine Corby and Miss
Eleanor Corby. The guests are Miss
Shirley Sinclair Of Westfield, N. j., a
classmate of Miss Justine Corby's at
Wellesley; Miss Jane SteveS Of New
York City and Miss katharine Flaval
Of Philadelphia, both former students
of the National Cathedral School, here,
| and Mr.. Robert Lane Of Great Neck,
Long Island, who Is Princeton stu
dent; Mr.. N. H. Barrows. jr., Of Port
land, Me-, senior at. Dartmouth
and Mr. Hadley Case and Mr.. Donald
Case of Glen Ridge, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corby are entertaining
for the young people this evening at
q dance in their home in Chevy Chase
Circle.
| Miss katharine Wilson, who is at
| tending West Virginia University, Is
| spending the holidays with her parents
at their home on Park road. She has
been joined this week by Miss Mary
Alice Gibson, daughter Of Maj. and
Mrs. Paul Gibson, formerly Of this city,
| but now stationed at Carlisle barracks.
Miss Gibson is student at Knox Col
lege. Galesburg, Ill.
Mrs. Mary st. Clair Price OF the
Conard Apartments has as her house
guests her four daughters, Mrs. Graham
Buhrman Of Gala, Va; Mrs. Arthur
K. Murrell of Lynchburg, Va; Miss
Elizabeth N. Price of Richmond, Va;
Miss Mildred v. Price of Gala, Va; her
two sons-in-law, Mr.. Graham Buhr-
man of Gala, Va, and Mr.. Arthur K.
Murrell, ST., Of Lynchburg, and her
four grandchildren, Arthur K. Murrell,
jr.; Graham Buhrman, jr.: Joseph
Buhrman and Bobby Buhrman.
At the Yuletide dinner Miss Patricia
Delaney Of Montreal, Canada, and Mr..
Arthur A. Riemer Of this city, en-
tertained the guests. Mrs. Price will
have her family with her during the rest
Of the holiday.
Mrs. Andrew Jackson Somerville en-
tertained at luncheon yesterday, her
guests who remained through the after
noon to play bridge, being asked to meet
Mrs. Perry M. WieSs Of Beaumont, Tex.
In the company were Mrs. Ralph Nc
Kee, Mrs Thomas Somerville, Mrs. j.
C.. Harding, Mrs. Harrison Somerville,
Miss Margaret Somerville, Mrs. Karl e.
FARRELL, Mrs. Paul Frederick Loehler,
Mrs. e. A. Roper, jr.; Mrs. w. A. VIII
liams, Mrs. Charles Long, Miss Betty
Bradford, Mrs. Henry j. Sterzer Mrs
w. A. Boyd, Mrs. George s. McCurdy
and Mrs. Richard E. Ennis.
Mrs. r. Seabury d'Espard entertained
at luncheon at her home Christmas day
for Mrs. Joseph Defrees and Mrs DON
aid Defrees of Chicago and Miss Adele
L. d'ESpard of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Schwartz enter
tanned at tea dance for their daugh-
ter, Miss Aria Marie Schwartz, We'd
nesday In the palm court Of the May
flower. Their guests were Miss Alice
Smoot, Miss Monta Rendiger, Miss
,Elinor Whitaker, Miss Margaret Nyce,
Miss Mary Hayden. Miss Eleanor Per.
kins and Miss Dorothy Perkins, daugh-
terS Of Representative and Mrs. Perkins
Of New Jersey: Miss Ruth Warren, Miss
Jane Lomas, Miss Diane Smith, Miss
Betty Shibley, Miss Sally Phinney,
daughter Of Lieut.. Col. r. T. Phinney,
u. s. A., and Miss Loret Taylor, grand
daughter of former Gov. Taylor of Ten
nessee. Their other guests included Mr..
Alan c. Graham, Mr.. William Blum, jr,;;
Mr.. John Chester Pyles, ir.; Mr.. James
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Veteran Who Lost
Leg in War Routs
Four Store Bandits
Using His Army Pistol,
He Kills One and
Wounds Another.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 2s.-There
aren't any more bullets in Joseph M.
Adler's old Army pistol today, but there
Is one less bandit alive.
Adler came out Of the World War
with the revolver and q wooden leg.
Last night, when four men held up his
drugstore, the war veteran, who was IN
his living quarters above the store, took
the gun from q drawer and hoobled
downstairs. -. (
Through q peephole Adler saw his
clerk being held Of by revolvers OF the
four robbers. Pushing open the door
and bracing himself with his wooden
leg, Adler opened fire. His first shot
went through the heart Of one OF the
bandits, later identified by fingerprints
as Harry Cassel, "a. Another man was
wounded and had to be dragged from
the store by his companions, who re-
turned Adler's fire without effect.
Persons who were In a South Clark
street restaurant early last night when
Onaflo Dipolito was. shot dead rs he
was eating dinner, said after viewing
Cassel's body today, that Cassel was one
Of the three men who slew Dipolito.
There was still another staying on
the South Side during the night. The
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Ronsaville Of Kensington, have issued
invitations for q bridge party Saturday
afternoon in the Columbia Country
Club.
Mrs. Charles Macon Wallingsford has
left Washington for an extended TRIP
through the West. Mrs. WallingsforC
will visit her brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howell Shoemaker.
in Los Angeles, before returning tc
washington.
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These privately owned lines are chiefly
In Transylvania. The main trunk lines
already are owned and operated by the
state. Total mileage Of the Runanian
railroads Is in the neighborhood Of
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H0YT AND WIFE ARRIVE.

OuuP1e, HemHITIeu 11UNUAy9 1SeB4s'
ter at Hotel.
Morton B. Hoyt and his wife, for
merly Miss Jeanne Bankhead, who were
remarked Monday in New York after
being divorced for eight months
reached Washington today and regis
tered at the Maydower Hotel.
Mr.. Hoyt is a member Of socially
prominent washington family, while
his wife Is the daughter of the late
Representative Bankhead Of Alabama
Henry M. Hoyt, father Of Mr.. Hoyt. was
solicitor general in President Taft's ad-
miniStration.
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Rumania to Buy Railroads.

Bucharest, Rufnania, December 20
R.-The Rumanian Government to-
day announces 1t has concluded nego-
tiations for the purchase Of all privately
owned railroads In the kingdom.
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Stunt Flyer Hurt in 1o.Foot Fall.

WESTFIELD, N. j., December % Up.
Johnnie PERI, stunt flyer, has .
broken wrist. He got It. in a 1o-foot
fall from an apple tree in releasing a
parachute which had enabled him to
make 2,0O0-foot drop from an air.
plane without scratch.
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body OF Linus Nelson, carpenter, was
found in an alley near his home. He
had been stabbed to death.
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Exports of automotive products for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1928,
totaled 423,o00 units, valued at $425,-
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Houses Of the non-parlor type are be-
ing built In England for 81 800, which
Is SASS less than last December.
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Cue for the scream" cut in Ann For
syth.
Professionalism took the place of per-
sonalities With tumble of words, Dot
Mason swung wildly, then, with shrek,
apparently forgot her hold on the ring
above, clawed at the other girl, and
dropped II a pummet, while the audi
cnce hesitated between guffaw and a
gasp as Ann Forsyth slipped to hang
ing position from one foot, and, gauging
her distance to fraction of an inch,
shot forth a hand to grip that of Dot
Mason and catch her up from the brink
of fall to the ground, seventy feet be-
low There they swung for moment
throwing kisses and flowers. an action
that allowed the unfastening of the tiny
steel clasp that t)und Dot Mason to
Ann Forsyth by means of the safety
wire. Quickly they rose to the rings
Isughingly acknowledging the applause;
after that came the descent, the waiting
maids, the laughing walk before the
grsndstand, and the dressing tent.
No longer was Ann Forsyth the
sprightly little figure she had appeared
in the big top. Her eyes were tired as
she arranged her costumes for the night
show and dressed for the street. Soon
she passed out of the tent, and, mailing
. taxi at the entrance to the circus
grounds. gave the hesitating command
IF you'll take me to the county jail
please"
n X
4 T last she was at the JAIL to make
her request in whisper. to look
about the small, square room into which
deputy had shunted her. commun.-
eating BY a closed wicket with cell
corridor beyond. Steps sounded. Then
the grating opened, and the features al
Joe Prescott. until this morning the
treasurer of the Worlds Famous Circus
r1-reared. The little star of the aerial
f.nss moved forward. striving for word:
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Modern Science Contribute Success This Glass Man Hunters
First Be Notified When Serious Crime Has Been Discovered

the presence of lawyers Monsieur B
almost threw a At. saying that the line
about him receiving the money was not
on the original contract
Monsieur Bayle, chief of the Paris
police laboratory. was asked to give an
expert report, and he cleared up the
mystery easily
This disputed line was written with
a different ink" he explained in court
1T looks like the same ink as the one
used in the body of the contract, bat
1t is not. You see, put a reagent on
both, and one turned blue and the
other red. I don't need to tell you the
significance of a different ink being
used. But that is not all. There is a
controversy over the revenue stamps,
Monsieur B saying there were none on
the original contract. as none were
necessary l examined these stamps
very carefully. I unsoaked them and
examined the paste. 1t was not the
glue used on our revenue stamps, but
a homemade starch paste. They had
been taken off another document and
used second time. It was very tricky
work l also examined the ink on these
stamps, and 1t was different from the
two other inks used. confirming my
intention that they were old stamps"
Inc COuFt convicted monsieur "A Oh
forgery without any further evidence.
*
IND the criminal leave flea bel nd?
~ A few years ago a girl called
Coco-la -Cherie was found stabbed to
death In her room at Lyons.
The thing that impressed DR.. Locard
most when he inspected the scene was
that her bed was filled with a tenacious
kind of tiny f1eas, scientifically known
as "pediculus capitis" and he decided
that the murderer had very likely picked
up a few specimens.
A little later a big fellow named
Mayor was arrested as suspect, and
his head was found covered with these
insects. but he vigorously denied the
crime.
II want to show you something" DR..
Locard told the man as he made him
sit down and look through big micro
scope. Here is flea called 'pediculus
capitis found it in the bed of Coco
la-Cherie. You may think that all fleas
are alike. but actually there are hum
dreds of different races. and they are all
different. Now shall show you one I
just picked of of you. DO you notice
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Basket Pottery.
old omar's tribute to the pott

old Omar's tribute to the potter and
~ his wheel and the biblical refer
ences to the same craftsman and his
equipment are picturesque portion
Of the heritage of Oriental literature.
The potter's wheel was known in Asia
in prehistoric times. In that remote
era, as soon as mankind began to de-
velop the first tendency toward civili-
cation, receptacles were made of clay
and hardened in heat The use of the
wheel. however. was not always a mart
of the operation. In spite OF this want
prehistoric pottery of remarkably fine
shape has been found throughout the
world. and some curiosity has been
manifested as to the methods of the
primitive workmen - workwomen in
many cases
The Western Hemisphere Is we'll rep
resented in the production of shapes
In clay that are beautiful and SYM
metrical. Without mechanical contriv-
ance, the American Indian has produced
wares that rival the symmetry, II not
possessing the rigid outline. of the ma
chine made. One method was the use
of mold made of basket-work. An
other was that of half mold of wood
When the clay had been shaped to the
half, the potter gradually rotated his
product. adding section by seton. until
the whole received the roun mss from
the mold. In another use OF tn wood.
en- mold, two halves receive r"i'
separate impressions and we, IN
Joined with liquid clay. A .v..lib
method consisted of the making of
number OF clay coils, of graduated Gil
conference. corresponding to the di.
mension Of the bowl at the particular
point where the coil was to lie. Wher
built up In this fashion. the bowl re
sembled the baskets of CANDY coils t.
be seen in the shops at Cn-istrras.
The next operation was TO heat III,
coils nat. This beating out was per.
haps an important part of the process
with ancient potters. Paddles and ham
mers of convenient shape we're used
and the clay wall compressed between
them. AS might be inferred, the beat.
ing required considerable skill. While
tedious. 1t had the advantage OF I'M
proving the texture of the clay.
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staff gets busy with test tubes. micro
scopes and other apparatus over their
clues The chief of detectives and his
men fret like hounds in leash until the
laboratory director gives his report, but
it is always worth waiting for.
DERHAPS it is a microbe. A few
years ago a widow named Fouch-
Grand was aSsassinated in her cafe at
Lyon. The late Prof. LacasSagne, dean
of the faculty of medicine of Lyon Uni
versity and police expert, was called in
to assist the police in searching for the
murderer's traces. Among some debris
left by the murderer he found a rare
parasitic microbe known as the yer
miculary oxyure."
eff I find the same microbe among
any suspects you pick up I'll have your
murderer" he calmly remarked to the
detective chief.
Prof. LacaSsagne actually found the
microbe on a man named Gaumet, who
had been arrested for some trif1ing Of
tense. and the fellow was SO astonished
by this scientific proof that he broke
down and confessed. After being SEN
fenced to the guillotine he asked to see
the professor.
II know am going to lose my head,
but I have no hard feelings toward
you," he said. I'm fact, l have the
greatest admiration for your skill. and
as a special favor I ask that after the
execution you prepare my skeleton and
keep it as a souvenir"
The headleSs skeleton, with red
mark showing where the knife fell,
still stands at tn door of the medical
department at Lyon University.
y
IN investigating burglary In an office
at Lyon DR.. Locard discovered
long. stiff white hair caught in the keys
of typewriter.
That's curious" he remarked to his
aides ITS a cats whisker." And he
became tremendously absorbed in 1t
when he learned that no cats were
kept In the office
Searching the floor carefully. he
picked up soft. reddish-brown hair,
which he identified as cat fur.
Telephone the chief OF detectives
that the burglar was accompanied by
reddish-brown cat" he snapped.
An hour later every cat Of that color
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that it is exactly the same? Look al
its eyes, t.; legs, its spots. 1t is very
curious that they should be the same
species"
The man suddenly pushed the micro
scope away from him with furious
gesture and crushed the little insect
with his huge fist.
Damn the man who ever invented
f1eas" he shouted. with curse. ano
then he made full confession.
He is nov serving life sentence or
Devils Island.
\ MURDER, or at least all the sign;
"A of one, was recently discovered ir
a deserted field on the outskirts oil
Parts.
The place was soaked with blood
which proved to be human blood. There
were signs of violent struggle, and the
mold of human body in the mud
Various trifles from mans pocket were
scattered about
Monsieur Bayle rushed to the scene
and found the charred remains of some
papers in a nearby gully. The papers
we're completely burned and more OF
less fallen 20 pieces. but he and his
aids built little shelter around the
SpUG w phOCCCt lt tiIt Wlllu. I1e
then took small bellows out of his
kit and lightly blew the pieces into the
air one by one. An aid caught each
one on piece of glass. sprayed castor
oil and collodion over the charred frag-
ment to make 1t hold together anc
then clamped another piece of glass on
top.
Rushing back to his laboratory. he
put these burned bits of paper under
various lights. and was able to read the
name OF a soldier who was stationed al
the Bordeaux garrison.
With this knowledge the police traced
the movements of the soldier, got on
the trail of persons who had been seen
in his company. and finally arrested
the murderers and located the body.
All the clues discovered on the scene
by the street detectives had proved use
less.
THE postmaster at Lyons discovered
two years ago that a clerk was
stealing letters, but he could not iden-
tify him.
DR.. Locard, who was called into the
case. came to the conclusion that the
clerk was opening the letters In a GER
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Her every attention was upon the girl
below.
"You told Col Atom that Joe had
that currency. You'd wormed 1t out OF
me, from time to time, just how they
worked the trick of getting 1t down to
the cars Don't try to deny It.; I re-
member: a question today and one
week later. when you thought wouldn't
notice That's why you've been so in
terested in the sideshow. That's why
you lost your ring that day when We
were riding to the old car. wasn't 1t :.
so that you could take up the back seat
and see If there was enough space In
that opening. where they keep the old
tubes and such, for the colonel to hide
there until the car was on the move and
making enough noise for him to get out.
open the box. get the money, sneak back
again, and then make his escape In the
darkness while Ed and Joe were carry
ing the box into the executive car to put
the money in the safe. Wasn't that
it?"
The girl below uttered an inarticulate
denial Ann Forsyth shook her viciously.
You figured to kill whole flock Of
birds with one stone. didn't you? You'd
get 5000 for yourself. throw suspicion
on Joe. and break my nerves, so that
/ would have to give up my act and
leave it to you Wasn't that it, Dot
Mason? Be careful with your answer"
she commanded My wrist is beginning
to play out What did Col Atom do
with that money!"
OAR below in the grandstands. vast
= expanse of upturned faces watched
what had been to them a tremendous
exposition of endurance. Again the
blonde angel had swung the dark one
about in circles. Again there had been
pleadings and hooking refusals. again
the jolts and supposed quarrels. At last
a cry had come, happy. excited from the
girl above. Now she had looked up. as
with realization that the audience still
was there. She smiled and threw kisses
and tossed the remainder of the corsage
out above the grandstand She set her.
self and swinging her companion of
the air in brief finale, pulled her up
to the rings. where she assisted her to
wrap the tape about her ankles for the
slide to the ground At last they we're
In the ring. making their bows. The
walk past the grandstand followed. and
the acknowledgment of applause, even
from men and women of the circus
Finally they reached the protection Of
the fagS and the Seni-darkneSs of the
pathway to the dressing-tent. There
Dot Mason gave little cry. Her shoul-
ders slumped and her knees broke
weakly: a moment more, and she was
on the ground. Ed Bloor moved from a
position in the darkness.
Whats the matter with the KIDD" ho
asked. The new act too much for
her?"
But Ann Forsyth was hurrying him
out of the hearing of other performers
as they moved to aid the stricken girl.
IN look after her. Get Col. Atom.
He'll confess-Ive got enough to force
1t out of him. They've done crooked
things before. They'd planned this
thing all season."
But the proof" demanded the
amazed detective. Ann Forsyth hailed
passing property man and sent him
Tor telegraph blanks. that she might
send wire to man awaiting trial.
Proof enough" she answered The
money is hidden in his bunk down ~
the railroad cars-sewed in the ma
tress!"
tCopyrEht. 1897