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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
LIGHT RECORDER
WILL MEASURE
INTENSITY

SCHENECTADY N. Y, March 8
GA daylight recorder, with
which General Umberto Mobile, OF
the italian air service, will attempt
to measure light intensities at the
north pole curing the polar flight
he plans to make in dirigible
this summer, has been developed
in the research laboratory of the
General Electric company by DR..
L. r. Koller.
A photo-electric cell said to be
100 times more sensitive than the
usual instrument of this type is
cell will record accurately light in
tensities to be found between star
light and direct sunlight.
$50 far as l know this will be
the first time that anyone has
attempted to measure the light in
tensities over the norh pole said
DR.. Killer tonight. Whether there
is less light over the pole than
in other parts Of the world and
whether the light is more uniform
or subject to fluctuations will be
of interest to scientists. There will
be many other uses for these mea-
surements in the polar regions, !"
The seven-inch photo-electric
cell, which has connections with u
recording meter, is gasrfilled bulb
coated on the inside with layer
of saesium, a silyer-white metallic
element, just one atola deep.
"The head OF an ordinary pin
contains eight sextillion atoms, I"
Drs Loller explained. Perhaps this
will give better idea of the thin
ness of this coating of saesium. II
it should be more than one atom
deep, the tube would not operate
effectively.
The apparatus is operated by
batteries. Variations in the inten-
Isity of daylight change the flow
Iof electrons within the cell, and
this in turn causes variation in
the movements of the recording
needle in the meter
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
PIMA WATER co. o. KID

PHOENIX, March HI-A certifl-
cate OF convenience and necessity was
issued today by the corporation com
mission authorizing the Pima Water
company to operate a public utility
at Pima for the purpose OF supplying
domestic water to residents OF that
comm 7~2ity. The company was also
authorized to mortgage ~ property
and assets for $4,000 to be used in
tile maintenance and operation of the
water plant
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
ACQUIT sHELLENBERGER

NOGALES March 6 (E9-M. l..
Shellenperger, prominent cattleman
of southern Arizona who shot John
Yeas, also a well known cattleman
of that district after the two are
alleged to have quarreled over a
cow1nan's rope, was acquitted by a
Santa Cruz county jury today The
Jury. the second to try Shellenberger
on a charge OF murder, deliberated
IT hours. The first jury failed to
reach a verdict.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
sTUDEBAKER EARNINGS

NEW YORK, March 8 lP-The
Studebaker corporation today reported
for the year ended December 81, 1927,
net profits of S11 ,937, ,s61 81, as against
$13,042, 1897 in 1926 This was
equivalent to $500 per share on
1,8i5,000 shares OF common stock
outstanding, as against $6.77 in 1926.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09

former Governor Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois; $1,000 to that of the late
Major General Leonard Wood with
an additional $1,000 after the Chicago
convention Of that year to pay off a
deficit, and $500 to the campaign fund
of Herbert Hoover, which was turned
over to F. H. RaWson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
JACOBS GOES TO /. A.

PHOENIX, March s R-Federal
Judge F. G. Jacobs left today for
Los Angeles where he has been
assigned to the trial OF mail fraud
case. He will not return to Phoenix
before the middle of April
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
MARINES ROUT REBELS

MANAGUA. Mic. March iP)-De-
layed advices from Tepaneca report
that joint marine and national guard
patrols encountered band of SIN
dinistas Feb %, killing four of them
including General Formas Melgara
supposed to be a Honduran. The
marines also captured a number oi
pack animals and quantity of dyna-
mite.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
MORE TEAPOT
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York and other cities. A list of stock
holders which he supplied carried the
names Of Secretary Mellon and Swift
and Co., and Armour and Co., Chicago
packers
Committee members assumed that
the $25,OOO in bonds given to Patten
constituted a art of the $4,000 gov
ernment securities which Will H. Hays
former chairman of the republican ma
tional committee, testified last week
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09
PLANE HITS
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The two .nen came to Nicaragua
about three weeks ago aboard the
airplane carrier Saratoga. Byrd
previously had service in this country
Frankforter leaves a widow and three
children.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
POLICE TRIAL BOARD
WILL SIT TWO DAYS
Sessions to Be Held Wednesday
and Thursday in Effort to
Clear Docket.

The Police Trial Board will sit two
days this week instead Of one in an
effort to clear It's docket of accumu-
lated cases, it was announced today by
Maj Edwin B. HesSe. superintendent
of police. The first session will be held
Wednesday morning and the regular
session will be held as usual Thursday
morning.
More than dozen cases are waiting
hearing and Maj. Hesse is anxious
to have them disposed of as early as
possible. particularly in view of the
agitation for an improvement in the
discipline of the force. The most i'm
portant of these cases involves Motor
Cycle Policeman Howard j. Dorren-
bacher, who was suspended last week
when 1t was alleged he was found asleep
in the fourteenth precinct station while
on duty. Dorrenbacher is charged with
neglect of duty, INSTRUMENTATION and
intoxication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
PROBE OF UTILITIES
REOPENS TOMORROW
1000 Report Forms on Power
Firms Financing Sent Out
by Trade Commission.

BY the Associated Press.
Preliminary to reOpening tomorrow
its investigation into the activities of
power utilities as ordered by the Walsh
Senate resolution, the Federal Trade
Commission today issued its sixth in
term report on its findings to date.
The document showed that ! 900 re-
port forms requiring comprehensive
data on the financing of utilities had
been sent out. with the request that
they be returned to the commission
filled out by November /.
Numbering 225 pages. the report form
contains 78 separate schedules for the
various financial operations of utilities,
but only the large holding companies
are required to fill out all schedules.
Certain OF these schedules apply only
to specialized utilities interests. such as
electric and gas operating companies
and construction companies
The interim report disclosed that
more than 5000 replies had been re-
ceived from the first QUESTIONABLE sent
to utility groups last Spring which
called for administrative information
as basis "for measuring the impor-
lance of interstate business in electric
energy and gas, the relative Importance
of holding company groups"
Included in the report to the Senate
also was a descriptive list of the nu-
; merous exhibits introduced into the in
vestigation of publicity activities oil
power utilities, bringing that list up tc
date
The publicity phase of the investiga-
| ton is to be continued tomorrow wher
witnesses from several different local..
ties will appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
THOMAS EDISON DENIES
HE WILL VOTE FOR SMITH
Electrical Wizard Announces That
He and Henry Ford Will
Support Hoover.

The vote of Thomas A. Edison will be
cast for Herbert Hoover in the COM
ing election, the inventor declared
in a letter to Republican headquarters,
denying a published report that Edison
expected to support Gov. Smith. He
said Henry Ford would also vote for
Hoover.
Both Mr.. Ford and I are strong for
Hoover. and we both intend to vote for
him" Edison wrote. Il enclose a clip
ping in which 1t Is stated that MIR.
Ford and l are on opposite sides in the
present presidential campaign, and
that Mr.. Ford is for Hoover and for
Smith. These statements are 100 per
cent false. Similar clippings are coming
in from various parts Of the United
States"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison in New
Jersey when the Republican candidate
goes to Newark for his speech there
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
CAPTIVE AMERICAN
FREED BY BANDITS
E. J. Bumstead, Held in Mex
leo Three Weeks, Released
When Ransom Is Paid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. September 17.-Mrs
E. j. Bumstead, wife of a Los Angeles
mining engineer who has been held
captive by Mexican bandits demanding
a 20,000-pesos ransom. received tele-
gram early today advising her that her
husband had been released and was
en- route home. The message said the
release was secured by payment of the
ransom.
The telegram read, in part:
Released. Am on my way to Ixtlan.
Feel fine. but tired
Mrs. Bumstead, who has been near
collapse since her husband was reported
kidnapped by the bandits. was overcome
when she received the news. Half of
the ransom, it was said. was paid early
this month, and the remainder turned
over yesterday.
The engineer was captured August Is
near Ixtlan, in the state of Nayarit,
where he had gone to manage a mine.
The bandits were reported to have car
ried him to a mountain stronghold and
then demanded ransom. Later MeXi-
can troops were reported to have gone
to his rescue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
SUBMITS FIGURES
ON LOCAL MERGER
Utility Expert Reports to Sem
ator Capper Valuations on
D. C. Traction Systems.

A preliminary report dealing to a
large extent with the valuations of the
local railway systems was filed with
Chairman Capper of the Senate District
committee today by DR.. Milo r. Maltbie,
the New York utility expert who was
engaged by the committee to advise it
on the proposed street car merger
plan.
Senator Capper has decided not to
make public the preliminary report In
advance of the reconvening of the COM
mittee, but he will forward copies Of it
to the other members of the special
subcommittee handling the merger reso-
luton. so that they may study the data
thus far prepared by the expert and
make any suggestions that may occur
to them for further inquiry. Dr. Maltble
will go on with his work and submit
final memorandum to the committee
just before Congress meets.
Merger Agreement Discussed.
According to Senator Capper, the
preliminary report is not in the nature
of recommendations as to what the
pub NoiioAobS VI
information intended to give the mem
bers of Congress a clearer picture OF
the terms of merger as agreed upon by
the companies. He said it deals to
considerable extent with the valuation
because that is the basis for fixing
rates and because the valuation con-
tanned in the merger agreement Is te
remain in effect for 10 years.
Senator Capper said he hopes to gel
his subcommittee together week or sc
before Congress convenes.
IT believe that we will then have be-
fore lis all the information we will neec
to begin consideration OF the merger
proposal" said the Senator.
Discussion by Senate Expected.
He added that he expected the Senate
will want to discuss the question
thoroughly and, for that reason, the
subcommittee will gather all the IN
formation it can on the subject.
Senator Capper also expressed thu
hope today that the coming session o.
| Congress will be able to approve thu
proposed codification of District law!
being prepared for submission to thu
House and Senate this Winter. HI
| said local lawyers had often called hi
attention to the need for such |
| codification here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
$2,ODO,OlO BUILDING.
PROJECTS PUSHED
Howard University, Freed
mems and st. EIizabeth's
Construction Start Soon.

A building program to cost in the vi
cinity of S2.000.000 will be undertaken
soon by the Interior Department in
conjunction with activities under Its
charge in Washington. This work is
necessitated by expansion and modern
tzation at Howard University. Freed
mems Hospital and st. Elizabeths Hos
pital..
The largest building in the group will
he the new medical and surgical hospital
to be erected at st. Elizabeth's Plans
by the Veterans Bureau are now before
the Fine Arts Commission awaiting ap.
proval and when the Endorsement OF
that body is given. the department VIII
be ready to go ahead with construction;
There is an average daily population of
more than 1000 patients at st. Eliza
beth's.
Howard University Projects.
A chemistry building. the construc-
tion and equipment of which Will cost
1890 600. will be erected soon at Howard
TJniyersity Plans are being prepared by
Albert 1. Cassell, the architect. Plans
for a girls dormitory at the university
probably will be submitted TO the sec
retary of the Interior and the FINE
Arts Commission around the mlddle OF
next month. This dormitorl. university
officials said, will meet an important
and definite need of the institution. IL
Ia the aim of the university to house
every woman student who comes from
out the city on the university GROUNDS.
OF the 634 women registered in the
various schools more than half usually
come from outside the District, officials
declared. Last year there were 2,268
students at Howard University, 1855 OF
them in medicine.
The department has funds appro-
priated by Congress for Improvements
at Freedmen's Hospital and plans for
this work are expected to be ready by
October l. Two new elevators costing
$4,000 already have been installed at
the hospital For additions to and re-
modelling of the nurses home, there Is
Sl5O.OO0 available; for remodeling the
power plant, $4,000 has been appro-
priated, and for remodeling the dining
room. kitchen and employees quarters,
$4,000 has been made available.
Will Modernize Hospital.
Assistant Secretary Edward c. Finney
of the Interior Department explained
that this construction program at
Freedmen's Hospital will bring the in
stitution up to the modern standard
prescribed by leading States for the
hospital and Nurses Training School.
when that is done Freedmen's Hos
pital will be very fine institution o.
its type" Assistant Secretary Finne!
said. 1T is important in that it fur
nishes an adjunct to Howard Univer-
sity and materially assists in the medi
cal training of students and internes.
There were last year 4,463 indoo
patients at Freedmen's Hospital anc
2O,l90 outdoor patients who received
treatment.
When the plans are considered suit
able for this new construction program
the Secretary of the Interior will cal
for bids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
SECRETARY WEST BACK
FROM INSPECTION TOUR

Secretary of the Interior West re-
turned today following an inspection
tour of several of the departments
projects in the Western section OF the
country. His desk was piled with sew
eral matters awaiting his attention and
he arranged To attend tomorrow his first
cabinet meeting.
Secretary West announced when he
took office that he inteded to familiarize
himself with the workings of the de-
partment. and prior to his Western trip
spent some time In Washington in
close touch with the various functions
IF his new office and then departed for
the West to get clear insight into the
workings Of the department IN the field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
ZONING HEARING OCT. 10.
First Fall Hearing of Commission
Announced by Dawson.

The first Fall public hearing of the
Zoning Commission will be held october
10. 1t was announced today by Mai.
Donald A. Dawson, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner and executive officer CT
the commission.
The last date on which petitions may
be received for that hearing, Mai.
Dawson said. Is at the close of business
September 26,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
POLICE SHOW VIGILANCE.
Two Officers in Southwest Make 80
Week End Arrests.

II Southwest Washington, in the
neighborhood of Clark's court. isn't a
law-abiding community it isn't the fault
of Policemen S.. l.. De Vaughan and
r.. S. Warner of the fourth precinct.
The two officers patrol their beat to-
gether, and between them they arrested
SO persons over the week end for in
toXication and disorderly conduct.
Their biggest haul" was made at
1851 Third street southwest, where IS
persons were arrested early this morn
ing for disorderliness.
All OF those arrested we're colored and
80 Of them forfeited collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
HORTICULTURAL CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL SHOW
Takoma Park Gardeners Exhibit
Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables
In Library.

The Takoma Horticultural Club of
Takoma Park is holding It's eleventh
annual fruit, flower and vegetable show
in the Takoma Library, beginning this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The show will
be open until o'clock tonight and
again tomorrow afternoon and evening,
closing tomorrow, at 8 pm.
berger and D. Victor Lumsden will be
Judges. Competition Is open to all
amateur fruit and vegetable growers In
the District.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments includes: Fl. A. Hochbaum,
chairman; w. r. Simmons, Miss Mar
jorie Hansen. Mrs. C. E. Young, Mrs.
A. w. Spaulding and Mrs. E. L. Crandall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17

The gallery gets an "eyeful" Of super
golf as Bobby Jones wins his fourth national
amateur title. Bobby is seen here putting on the
seventh green in his final round match with
the British champion Phil Perkins.
Associated Press Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
Baltimoreans Appeal to Washington
Policeman to Clean Up Rum Mill

South Baltimore. appeals to the local
policeman to "help make this decent
place to live In"
Giving the location of an alleged
"speakeasy' and the name of woman
who is said to run 1t. the writer refers
to the rum mill. full of young girls
at all hours of the night, which Is a
disgrace to South Baltimore"
II Policeman Burke is unable to clean
ND the dump his correspondents re-
quest him to give the letter to some
agent who can help"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17

Although, like the prophet, some
members Of the Washington police
force may be without honor In their
own country" the fame of others ap-
pears to have reached foreign fields"
as attested by letter received by
Policeman William F. Burke of Sergt.
Letterman's liquor squad, asking him
to come over and clean up" Balti-
more.
The letter received last Friday and
signed by the residents OF q street in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
REVEAL ITINERARY
OF COOLIDGE TOUR
President Will Inspect Re-
construction Work on
Vermont Trip.

President Coolidge's visit this week to
Vermont will be devoted principally to
travelling about that State to inspect
the reconstruction work accomplished
since the floods last year. The itinerary
for his trip, which has just been COM
pleted, calls for stops at Montpelier,
Burlington. Rutland and Proctorsville.
The President also will stop going to
and from Vermont at Northampton,
Mass. to visit Mrs Lemira Goodhue,
mother of Mrs. Coolidge. who has been
i'll at the Dickinson Hospital in that
city since last December 1t is very
likely that Mrs. Coolidge will not re-
turn to Washington. but will remain in
Northampton for week or so to be
with her mother.
Governor Will Meet Party.
Very little time will be spent by Mr..
and Mrs. Coolidge at Plymouth Notch,
Vt, the birthplace of the President.
The present schedule calls only for an
overnight stop at the old Coolidge
home at the Notch.
Gov Weeks of Vermont. at whose
invitation the President is to make his
inspection tour. will board the presi-
Dental train at some point close to
the Vermont line and will remain with
the party for the rest of the tour. The
schedule calls for the Presidents arrival
back at the White House Saturday
morning.
The President made few engagements
today, desiring to devote all the time
possible to disposing of governmental
business. From S.Teral of his callers
the President was informed that the
political situation generally is improving
from the Republican report.
John P. Adams of Iowa, former chair
man of the Republican national COM
mite. who has visited a number of
States of the East and Midwest, spoke
very confidently of Mr.. Hoover's pros
poets. Hoover will carry all of the
Western. Central and Eastern States
with the exception OF possibly two, he
said.
Secretary West Calls,
Secretary Of Interior West. who was
on an inspection trip in the West when
President Coolidge arrived back in
Washington last week, informed the
President today that the tide is turning
In Hoover's favor and that states that
might have been considered doubtful a
few weeks ago are now safe"
Senator Nye OF North Dakota. one of
the progressive group In the Senate,
who has come out for Hoover and Cur
tbs. said at the White House today that
he believes the farmers. while not en-
thusiastfc over the Republican PROM
iSes, would prefer Hoover to Gov.
Smith.
Senator Nye called at the White
House with Senator Frazier, from North
Dakota, to ask the President to issue an
order to increase the tariff duty ON
fax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17

Curityba. Brazil. is planning to in
stall a hydroelectric plant at water
fall near the city to supply power for
the municipal street car lines. .-.--.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17

Foodstuffs sent from the United States
fiscal year were valued at $792, 000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sep
TENDER II P).-Lieut. Charles p. Wells
OF Denver. pilot, was killed and John
7. Long. Bogalusa. La, was probably
fatally injured when their plane went
into tail spin 500 feet from the
ground and crashed on the municipal
landing field here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-17
CHARGE TWO IN PLOT
TO FORGE DRUG ORDERS
Police Allege Men Used Doctors
Names to Obtain Narcotics
on Prescriptions.

Thomas Hilton Chisholm, 80 years old
Of Asheville, N. c., and John Pembroke
le Bocq, 80, of New York City, were held
for the action Of the grand jury by
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage today following a hearing
on charges of conspiracy to violate the
narcotic laws by forging doctors pre-
scriptions. LIE Bocq's bond was set at
81 500 and Chisholms at $4,000.
The men were arrested by Detectives
r. A. Sanders and G. Z. Mansfield of
the headquarters narcotic squad. last
week after druggist to whom they
had presented prescription became
suspicious and notified police. The men
are said to have succeeded In having
four prescriptions filled previously.
Chisholm and LIE Bocq have been
conducting an agency for new auto
mobile advertising light here. police
say.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-04
WORKERS STRIKE
IN ROLLS ROYCE

The electrical department of the
Brewster Rolls Royce automobile
factory in Long Island went out on
strike last Monday after their de-
mand for the reinstatement of M.
Fortoul had been refused. Fortoul
was fired Ito cut down expenses" /"
To bolster up this hypocritical state
ment, the company gave him good
recommendation and said they were
"sorry." Yet the knowledge of the
true reason for his dismissal was
Immediately recognized by the men.
That reason was a suspicion of con-
nection with the Mascot" the shop
paper Of the Communist nucleus in
the shop.
"The Mascot" had been appearing
monthly since February or this
year. The company was forced to
make many of the small improve
ments demanded by the paper. The
company organized a social and
athletic club, which fell flat with
the men.
Two months ago, however, the
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