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the guests from out Of town were Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Kohner of Pitts
burgh. Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Ezekiel of
Richmond and Mrs. Henrietta Kohner
and Mr. and Mrs Harry Levy of Balti-
more. Covers we're laid for 80 guests.
Miss Edith Kohner is spending the
week end in Baltimore with her sister,
Miss Elizabeth Kohner, who is attend
ing Goucfler College.
Mrs Adolph M. Fishel celebrated her
seventv-fourth birthday anniversary in
formally Thursday night in the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Weyl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fishel we're the guests of honor at din
ner. and relatives and friends called
during the evening to offer their con-
rratulstiOns
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Mr.. Slosson to Be Guest
OF Universitv Women

This American Association of Uni
vsrsity Women will have Mr.. Edwin E.
Slosson as the guest of honor and
speaker at their Monday tea tomorrow.
Mrs. Edward T. Devine will introduce
Mr.. Slosson, who is the director of
Science Service, and whose topic will
be Sunshine-Natural and Artificial" "
Mrs. Paul E. Shorb and Mrs. Edwin E.
Slosson will be the hostesses.
Ths American Association of Univer-
sity Women will give a dinner Thurs
day evening at o'clock to Right Rev.
Logan Herbert Roots, Missionary Bishop
of Hankow. China, who since the be-
ginning of the twentieth century, when
he first went to China. has been active
in Chinese affairs. Canon Arson Phelps
Stokes of the National Cathedral will
introduce Bishop Roots. who will speak
n China and America Today"
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w. Alden Wall of the Mai. 1'Enfant;
Mrs. NJ de Glare Berry of the Mai
William Overton Calls: Mrs. I. 5. Null
lis of the Manor House; Mrs. Maude H.
Gutelius of the Marcia Burns Mrs.
Sarah A. Bowley of the Margaret Whet-
ten Mrs. zell NJ. Oatley of the Martha
Washington; Mrs. Amos G.. Draper Of
the Mary Bartlett; Miss Dorinda Rogers
Of the Mary Washington; Mrs. A. E. T.
Hansmann Of the Monticello: Mrs L.
D. Carmen of the Our Flag; Miss Mary
z. Roberts of the Patriots Memorial:
Miss May " Frey of the Potomac; Mrs.
James Madison Cults of the President
Monroe: Mrs. James E. Mulcare of the
Sarah Franklin; Miss Julia Mcfarland
of the Susan Riviere Hetzel; Mrs. Wal
ter E. Hutton of the Thirteen Colonies
Miss Ida Vance Of the Thomas Mar
shall and Mrs F. T. Norcross of the
Victory Chapter
Woman deer hunters in the Highlands
Of Scotland were more numerous this
l&af1
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Judge Lynn Chapter, D. AR,
To Meet at Card Party

The Judge Lynn Chapter. d. A. r.,
will hold its annual benefit card party
at the Mayf1ower Hotel Saturday after
noon, october 81. at o'clock. Mrs.
Coolidge heads the list of patronesses,
which includes Mrs. William NJ. Jardine,
Mrs. George r. Farnun1, Mrs. r. "
Taylor, Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro. Mrs.
Alfred J. Brosseau, Mrs william Sher-
man Walker and Mrs. David D. Cald-
we'll
Evening star., 1928-10-14

The number of seals in Alaska is
about Ave times that Of 1910. when the
United States Bureau Of Fisheries took
charge
The Washington times., 1928-01-26
Indy HOPS FOR
COLOMBIA

BALBOA. Canal Zone, Jan. &C.
Changing his mind suddenly both
as to starting date and destination.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh today
was to take off from France Field
for Cartagena, Colombia,
The flying coloners starting time
was set for. a. m. He was TO
have taken off tomorrow for Boz
gotta, the Colombian capital. he
FASTENED his departure and decided
instead to land at Cartagena, he
explained, in order to comply with
the wishes of the people of that
city, who have prepared a great
reception for him.
After few days at Cartagena
and few more at Bogota, whittier
he will fly from the former city,
Colonel Lindbergh will take off for
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TURN OVER
HOW'S THE
OLD BEAN?

TO-DAY we are going to play
i scrambled egg. 1t sounds
silly, but speed and accuracy in
this game serve a. indices Of
mental cajacity.
This is not intended as a test
of knowledge. Quickness Of the
brain and accuracy Of its activi-
ties rather than book knowledge"
are on trial,
Below, are groups of words
which can be made into sentences.
See how quickly you can make
sentences of them and then state
whether the expressions are true
or untrue. CTime yourself. Ready,
goD
green eat cow . grass can
always animals small are
elephants
caused are matches BY NOT
fires
pears fruits fish and apples
are
toes five men fingers and 10
have
is have it money good to
If you did these right loft the
bat" you are unusually clever, ana
should try the next twister:
Write as many different SEN
fences as you can in three min
utes, each sentence containing
the following words:
MAN HORSE BOX
ANSWERS ON PAGE s.
The Washington times., 1928-01-26
By IntsrnatIonal Vows Service

Nv international News Service
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26. "a
superintendent jury to sit
in Judgment on William Ed,
ward Hickman for the kidnap-
ing and murder Of 12-year-olo
Marian Parker, will be sought
by the defense.
This was revealed as the trial
entered its second day with
opposing counsel prepared to
battle over the selection Of
jury.
Only Mentally Fit Wanted
eve will challenge any prospec-
tive juror who is not mentally
equipped clearly to understand
ID a t h illogical and psychological
phases involved in an insanity de-
fense," declared Defense Counsel
Richard Cantillon.
The assignment Of Judge ]. J.
Trabucco to preside over the hear
ing paved the way for the resump-
ton of the trial today and un-
tangled the legal snarl brought
about yesterday when Superior
Judge Carlos S. Hardy disqualified
himself.
Judge Hardy was charged with
prejudice in an affidavit submitted
(TT1RN OVER
The Washington times., 1928-01-26
NESS IN oil
CASE SLUGGED

The attack upon Mrs. William
Lantz, Milbourne, Pa, a defense
witness, and the theft of a letter
which she said the defense had in
tended to offer in evidence, was
brought to the judicial notice of
Justice Siddons in District Supreme
Court today. when the Bdrns-Sin-
clair contempt hearing was resumed.
Charles A. Douglas, Burns attor-
Dey. told the court MS. Lantz had
been bound, gagged, and slugged in
the Hamilton Hotel 70 I'm which she
and her husband occupied wnile here
to testify concerning William J. Nc
Mullin, Burns operative who turned
Government spy.
McMullin, a star Government wit
ness, had testified he made a.. false
affidavit touching upon the activi-
ties Of a juror in the Fali-Sinclair
conspiracy trial, At the behest of
Burns officials. The letter taken
from Mrs. Lantz, Douglas said, men
toned McMullin.
Justice Siddons expressed the hope
the assailant would be arrested, but
said there was nothing else he could
do under the circumstances.
Room Ransacked
Shortly before Z o'clock last night
Lantz reported to the Hamilton
Hotel management that he found
his wife bound and gagged and
semi.conscious in her room when
he returned from dinner. The
room, he said, showed signs OF
having been ransacked, but the
only thing missing was the letter.
Copies OF affidavits made by
I4antz for the defense and turned
over to defense counsel showed evil
dence of having been examined
but they were not taken.
Mrs. LantZ, according to her hus
band, was on the floor between
two twin beds when he entered the
room. He had been gone less than
An hour and had taken the key
with him at his wife's request
Her feet were protruding beyond
the bed, he said, and at first he
was unable to find her in the dim
lit room. although he could hear
her. labored breathing.
One Of his own handkerchiefs had
NOhtinueA on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times., 1928-01-26

The young widow, who says she
desired baby but did not wish TO
be burdened with A husband and
so selected a father for her child
who would not be concerned with
the infants future. has remained
secluded in her home since being
discharged by a maternity hospital,
Sunday.
Intimates of the young widow
say she has been overwhelmed by
the storm of favorable and adverse
comment following. revelation Of
her advanced experiment in soci.
ology. Friends say she will prob
ably be forced to issue a statement
in view of the wide publicity her
The Washington times., 1928-01-26
GIRL HEL D
Fob HEAVY
RANSOM
BY International News service


NEW YORK, Jan. 26.Pub-
lie interest in the strange dis
appearance of Frances st. John
Smith, who vanished from
Smith College, Northampton,
Mass, on January 13, was
heightened today by a widely
circulated but unconfirmed re-
port that the 1s-year-oId girl
was being held for $4,000
ransom.
Denied BY Attorney
Parents of the missing student
and their legal advisers were said
to be in communication with those
demanding money for revealing
her alleged whereabouts. That
the report was a fact was denied,
however, by Langdon Marvin, New
York city attorney, and close
friend of the family. He said Miss
Smiths parents had received about
10 "so-called ransom letters" but
they had as yet had no reason to
place credence in any of them.
Drag River
Despite the ransom report, the
authorities. proceeding on the theory
that Miss Smith might have drowned
herself. continued to drag the Con-
necticut river at Hadley bridge.
Northampton. the scene of several
and plans Went forward for
a securing of the countryside by
Mr.. and Mrs. st. John Smith,
weighed down with grief and
anxiety. were meanwhile being de-
luged with rumOrs, reports, guesses
and suggestions from all parts OF the
country. The parents are in
Northampton hoping for some IA
The Washington times., 1928-01-26

case has caused.
An intimate friend of Mrs. Burn.
ham. Maurice Becker, landscape
artist. whose studio is only q, few
doors removed from the home of
Mayor Walker, said today he had
been visiting her in Lying.ln Hos.
pital shortly after news of the
baby's birth became public and was
present when reporters swarmed
there to see her.
MRS. Burnham had no idea her
simple announcement would create
so wide a discussion" Mr.. Becker
said. "As soon as she realized what
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'vorable news. Not since the disap-
pearance eighteen years ago of an
other New York heiress, Dorothy
Arnold, has public interest attained
the height it has in the mysterious
The Washington times., 1928-01-26
international Newsresl Photo

case of pretty, Titian.haired Fran
ces.
IT am sure she Is still alive, "
Continued on Page 3, Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Mrs. Grace Mailhouse
Burnham mother Of the eugenc baby has denied herself to
newspaper callers the of her extraordinary adventure
maternity became public, is that Mrs. Burnham doesn
what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
AIRPLANE BEACON
MEETS FLYING TEST
Directive Radio Apparatus Proves
Successful in Plane
Guidance.

Flying tests OF the airplane directive
radio beacon, made in flights between
College. Park, Md. and Bellefonte. Pa,
have proved entirely successful. the
Commerce Department announced to-
day. A Bureau OF Standards expert
mental plane. flying under conditions
of low visibility. had no trouble IN
identifying and keeping on the radio
course. and the indicator was success
full In operation under bad flying con-
ditions.
The observations made on the flights
have made IL desirable To install more
reliable means OF modulating the radio
beacon current at the frequcncies re-
CURED by the indicator on the plane.
and flights have been discontinued
until the alterations have been COM
pleted ut College Park.
Two flights were made from Belle
fonlc with the radio telephone trans
hitting set operating at frcquencies
near those allotted for airpiane tele-
phone service by the International
interchangeable Conference. The tests
showed thoroughly satisfactory radio
reception up 10 100 miles. the greatest
distance attempted, and indicated that
these frequencies are somewhat better
adapted 10 telephony from ground to
aircraft than the higher treQuencies
used previously In the Standards Btu
reaus experimental work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
BATHING POOL CLAUSE
is RESTORED TO BILL
Conferees Would Authorize Swim
ming Tank on Part Of Me-
Kinley School Site.

Conferccs on the independent Offices
appropriation bill today restored the
House provision giving legal authority
to the director Of public buildings and
public parks To place one OF the new
bathing pools OH the grounds OF the
New Mckinley High School. near sec
und and II streets northeast
After the contract FOR construction OF
The pool had been awarded some time
ago, question was raised rs Ia the
right OF the Office OF public buildings
and parks To Use this ground for bath"
ing pool purposes, and Controller uen~
eral McCarl held that the land was
purchased for school pufposes and was
not available ah II pool site.
The House wrote into the independent
Offices bin a paragraph. specifying that
IL certain portion Of the Mckinley site
could be used for pool, The Senate
struck out the provision but al the con-
ference OF managers from both branches
~ Congress. the House language Was re-
sOred. The report Of the eonfefeea prob
ably viii be acted on by the 5cnato and
House within few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
WHITE HOUSE VISTA
TO BE MADE BRIGHTER

A new scheme for lighting Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue between Fifteenth and
Seventeenth streets in order 10 brightly
illuminate the vista TO the White House
lis being worked out by Mai w. f. r.
Covell. senior Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, and Warren r.. Hadley,
electrical engineer OF the District.
Mai Covell said that Pennsylvania
avenue In front OF the White House,
since the street lighting improvement
program has been under way. is one II
The poorest illuminated streets In the
downtown section and, as result,
sightseefs and others who pass the
White House grounds AT night are
unable to appreciate their esthctic APP
pearance.
The new lighting arrangement, ac-
c0rding To MAI C0yell. probably viii
provided tor lights OF varying candle
power 81 as 10 create the proper effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
PATRIOT PAGEANT SET
AT PARK COMMUNITY
Youth Will Present Event Wedues-
day-Model Aircraft Tour
ney Opens Saturday.

Park View Community Center r:,;
present patriotic program "Wednesday
agnt at O'Clock n which Boy Scouts.
Girl Scouts. Drum and Bugle Co-Cs
Park View Junior Players and senior
and junior members Of the community
viii Join.
The District OF Columbia miniature
aircraft tournament Will open with A
mass meeting Saturday night in The
auditorium OF the Central Community
Center. The competitions. alternating
outdoor and indoor. Will De held every
TWO or three weeks thereafter until :.,s
hnal grand tournament in Sep;er,bs-
instructions IN elementary ae~oraut!cs
and II the building Of many types q.
planes eligible for the Atlantic ci.y
tournament will be given by Pau
Edward CARRIER and the members c:
theCap!tal Model Aero CLUB.
Community dances are being fea-
tured this Winter by the Community
Center Department in the EaS. Wash
ington and Southeast CecierS. the for
mer holding weekly dances on Tues
day and Saturday nights and the latter
on Fridays. Young peoples dances are
also being held on Friday nights 81
PARK View. with dancing Instructions
Tor adults on Wednesdays. At CC!urn-
Ola Heights Center. the Old TYNE
Dancing Club meets on Thu-SSsv
nights with both square and round
dances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
TWOBEL|EVEOLOST
ON HOP TO SHIP
Frozen Engine Thought to
Have Ended Effort to Greet
Woman on Liner.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.--A fight
in the freezing cold Of Saturday after
noon by a pilot and passenger, Tho
wanted TO meet an incoming liner ard
wave a greeting to a woman passenger,
today vas believed 70 have added to
more names to the list OF flyers los. 2:
sea.
The two missing men are Walter
Hendricks. 81. Kew Gardens, Long
Island. a professional pilot, and the
passenger is believed to be Dave stag
CERT, address unknown.
They took off from Curt!ss Field,
Long Island, Saturday afternoon with
a four-hour gasoline supply and moth
ing has been heard o: them since.
Search by air and water failed 70 bring
any trace Of them or their plane.
Believe Engine Froze.
Hendricks fellow aYiators feared tne
plane, which was not equipped for
landing on water had been forced DOM
with a frozen engine. Il would no:
have remained long a9oat and TIE only
hope vas that the FIVE. mad landed
near SbIIS SH4d4L aAA4P N1AA%AA tA-A .4OH
have a radio.
An area Of several hundred miles %
Fire Island was scanned yesterday from
a plane hired by a man said 70 &c
brother Of Staggert. NJ NJ Msrr!-,
field manager Of the Cur:iss Flying
Service. VINO piloted the rescue plane,
said visibility was good and they were
able 10 examine the ocean surface fO-
100 miles and also searched all the
sandy coyes and beaches along the ya;.
Coast Guard cutters also searched the
waters of Fire Island.
Pilots Refused
The missing passenger visited se-eTa!
hangers at Curtiss Field Saturday after
noon and attempted 70 hire a plane and
pilot. He said he wanted 10 Hy ou-
10 meet an incoming liner 70 ware the
first greeting TO q girl returning on Z
boat from Europe. AL the regular air
plane operators shook their heads and
advised against making a flight tna-
day.
He finally approached Hendricks, who
does not have a plane. and got his con
sent TO attempt the fight. Hendricks
secured the loan Of a Waco b!o,aue
from Frederick II. Brohan Of Queens
whom he had been teaching TO fy. or
the plea that ne had chance 70 PICK
up little change" Their tase-os was
witnessed By only two persons The
are believed TO have missed the shin
since no incoming liner reported being
visited BY plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
CHURCHMENAS
BAN ON BIC NAVY
Group Calls on President to
Take Lead in World
Peace Move.

Deprecating the naval building pro-
gram as recommended by Secretary
Wilbur. delegation representing the
Federal Council OF the Churches o!
Christ In America urged the President
today TO withdraw his support from this
proposed legislation. The President was
told by the delegation that opposition
70 the Navy expansion program was
not primarily because Of It's financial
cost. but because 1t jeopardizes the
proposals OF this Nation. which has Of
fered TO negotiate treaties to "renounCe
war as national policy
III an address read 10 the President
BY Bishop William F. Mcdowell OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church OF this
city. the point was stressed that the
churches OF the country give hearty
support to the President in his ideals
and declarations. that the Unitcl
States desires and seeks peace and that
our country has definitely rclinquished
the old standards of dealing with other
countries by terror and force and Is
definitely committed TO the new stand
ard of dealing with them through
friendship and understanding.
Would Cali New Farley.
The address suggested the importance
OF letting the nations OF the world know
OF the readiness on the part OF TINS
country TO enter on another dlSarnlR-
ment conference and to extend Stlll
further the program and Ideals OF the
Washington Conference on Limitation
of Armamcnts II was hoped that this
Government will not be deferred IN this
direction by the failure OK the disarnla-
ment conference held III Geneva last
Summer.
In asking the President To withhold
his signature from a big navy bill, the
delegation explained that they were
doing so because they believed Sich
legislation would impair our internal
tional relations and Is not III harmony
with the Nations desire for world arms
limitations.
Rev. Charles S. MaeFarland. general
secretary of the council. made SKATE
ment during the conference, III when
he outlined the purposes OF the dc'fsa-
ton and described what II represents,
He said that I'VE are concerned mainly
with the constructive aspects and the
permanent procedures Of the matter
under consideration
Others IN the delegation we're Bishop
James Cannon. IT., Of the Methodist
episcopal Churcn Soutn OF TINS Guy
bishop James +, Freeman OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church of this
city. Mrs Earnest Evans OF New York,
Congregational BOARD az Foreign Mis-
Sions; Mrs, Daniel j, Fleming ot New
York. Federation OF Wonlan's Foreign
Mission Boards, Rev. Charles N
Iaihrop os New York. Protestant EptS-
copal Church; Rev, John A, Marquis OF
New York. chairman administrative
committee of the Federal Council of
Churches: Rev. Lewis y Nudge ot
Philadelphia. Presbyterian Church, Rev.
A. II. Petty III Philadelphia. Northern
Baptist Convention. and Prot. w Roth
we'll ot New York. Congregational
Churches ot the United states OF
America.
Spokesman for the delegation said
afterwards that the President made u
brief statement Ia them during the con-
ference, but declined 10 make II public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
TEAPOT DOME PROBERS
TRACE BONDS IN GOTHAM
investigation Geek Whereabouts
Of Continental Oil Securi-

investigators for the SENATE Teapot
Dome committee are In New YORK CITY
today tracing some SG00000 Of the
Liberty bonds which formed par, ot
the 5000 900 profits u the Continental
Trading CO u Canada,
Al its nearing Saturday the commit
tee obtained from Robert Rae, manager
of the New Tofk agency ~ the D0inin-
.on Bank ~ Canada, the names III the
hfokrfs from whom these bonds were
purchased by that agency for the Con-
tiuentai company and the investigating
vii beek ~ obtain from Them The serial
numbers III the bonds ~ an eH1rl 10
determine WhctHer any ~ them went
iiitD any sort ~ political 0r other fund.
Ch1IImau Nye said today Thai fur~
ther hearings ny tie committee prom
ably would await the conclusion ~ the
investigators WGfk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
TRIP ABOARD MAYFLOWER
BENEFITS MRS. COOLIDGE
First Lady Recovering From Cold
She Contracted More Than
Month Ago.

Mrs. Coolidge, who is recuperating
from cod she contracted more than
a month ago, appeared today 70 be
greatly benefited by cruise aboard
The presidential yacht Mayfower yes
terday. with small party Of friends
EE!e accompanied the President on the
yacht. which left Washington early
yesterday afternoon ard old not return
Until this morning The others in the
party we're Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w
htearns II Boston. VINO are White
Eo1se guests. mr.. anG Mrs. 4. X. Hall
Of New York. Mrs r. y Hills Of Mas
facnQsett&. q glrl1ood chum Of Mrs.
Coolidge and representative John q
Tl4soG, ma iorjty leader o: the House.
.HrE. Ccol.6Pe, however, did not ac-
Company the President IN the morning,
The! ne attended services a, the First
Congregational Church. II vas only
Upon he urging On me part Of her hus-
band and her physician that she made
f1e TIP aboard the Mayf;ower She said
sfNrwaFc that me outing vas very
beneficial
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"COMMAN DMENTS" BRIDE
TO LIVE IN CAPITAL
Couple Will Make Home Here.
Young Woman Denies Au-
thorship of Rules.
thorship of Rules.

Detcrminedly declining IN reveal
where they were married Saturday. Mr.
and Mrs Harold X Beck to-day were
settling down 10 welded life q: All
apartment i'll Cathedral Mansions
North. dtScountins the famous Ten
Commandments" the bride WAS sup
posed 10 have laid down tor her future
husbands guidance IN November, Mr..
Beck. who is connected with The Worth
ington Pump and Machinery Corpora
ton. with Offices III The Homer Build
ing. revealed today that the commando
mentS" we're the work o. friend re-
porter III New Work." and the couple
diSclaimed any authorship Or RESPONSE
hilitV for them,
MIR Beck, who Is IS years cld fcr-
merry lived ne Montanrt CNirtS, Four
tcenth and FarWout streets. while his
bride, who was Miss Dorothy Ia Verne
Bachcr. is - and lived IN East Orange.
N j The groom Is graduate Of
Tufts Collese. his former home being
IN Everett Mass.