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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Will Come to Washington
Voluntarily, Officials
Are Told.
HER PRESENCE is VITAL
AT BURLlNGAME TRIAL
Reports That Hearing Will Be De.
ferred Until After Blanton
Leaves Congress Denied.

Mrs. Helen f. Blalock, the missing
Seventh street palmist, whose sensa-
tional charges against Capt. Guy E.
Burlingame of the second police pre-
cinct led to his suspension at his own
request, will return to Washington vol
unfairly within the next week, accord
ing to information received today by
officials who are to prosecute the case.
The absence of Mrs. Blalock is the
only reason for the delay in bringing
Capt. Burlingame to trial, for without
her testimony, it was pointed out, it
would be difficult to attempt to prove
many of the charges contained in the
affidavit which she gave Representative
Blanton at his home in Abilene, Tex.
Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride, who has been instructed by the
Commissioners to draw the charges on
which Burlingame is to be tried, de-
clared today that even with the infor-
nation furnished by the Department
of Justice, which is investigating the
case, he is still unable to proceed with
his work The reports from the De-
partment of Justice, he said, contained
very little information which will be
of assistance to him in framing the
charges.
There have been reports that the
trial would be deferred until after
March 4, when Bianton will no longer
be a member of Congress, but these
were denied emphatically by District
officials. Mr.. Bride. said just as, soon
as Mrs. Blalock appears and is ques-
toned he would proceed to draw the
charges. If she comes back to WASH
ington as expected within a week, he
said, Burlingame's trial could be set
long before March 4. Burlingame, he
pointed out, can be ordered to trial
within 48 hours after being presented
with copy of the charges, but he per-
sonally is in favor of allowing the officer
more time to prepare his defense.
The. scheduled executive session OF
the Gibson investigating subcommittee
was not held this morning, owing to the
fact that Chairman Gibson Is confined
to his apartment with severe cold
The session will probably be held Mon
day morning, as Mr.. Gibson Is extreme.
ly anxious to cleanup the loose ends
of various Investigations that have been
in progress SO he may complete the re-
port on which he is working, to be sub
mitted to the House next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Food Running Low
In Town Where 385
~
MenAre SnowbOund
Two Weeks Isolation of
Colorado Miners Brings
Telephone Call for Aid.

BY the Associated Press.
DURANGO, Colo, February 16.-Cut
off from the world by snowslides for
two weeks, 385 miners at the Sunny
side Mine and Mill north of the iso-
lated town of Silverton, near here, today
had only enough food to last three or
four days.
BY telephone, their only means OF
communication with the outside, the
miners sent word last night that their
provisions were low. A supply of meat
butter and eggs would be exhausted in
few days, they said.
Efforts to move mail and provisions
to Silverton and Eureka, another jso-
lated town, on mule pack train have
failed. Great snow slides ~between Gil
verton and Durango nave buried che
railroad tracks under snow that In some
places reached<8 depth of 200 feet
An army Of islfovelers has been at work
10 days cutting through the blockade
and IT. SWas estimated that 1t would
take that much longer to get through
Two snow shoe runners have been
given contract to attempt to carry
mail into the snowbound settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
A dawn-to-dusk flight from the
United States to the Panama Canal
Zone will be attempted March 10 by
Capt. Ira c. Eaker. who was chief pilot
Of the record breaking endurance plane
Question Mark
The flight will be made in the first
model of the P-12. newest and fastest
of Army pursuit planes delivered to the
Air Corps. 1t will start from Browns
vile. Tex. with France Field, Panama,
as the terminal. Five stops will be made
In the 2.000-mile flight-Tampico and
Minititlan, Mexico; Guatemala City,
Guatemala; Managua, Nicaragua, and
David. Panama.
Capt. Eaker is at Seattle. where his
ship Is being built. He plans to leave
there either Monday or Tuesday for
Kelly Field, san Antonio, making over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
WOMAN ATTEMPTS
DEATH IN FURNACE
Evanston, Ill, Case Recalls Self
Immolation Case of Elfrieda
Knaak Last October.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 16-Miss Helen
Friedrich, %. was severely burned
though not fatally. in the furnace OF
her home at Evanston yesterday. Much
as did Elfrieda Knaak OF Lake Bluff
Ill. last October, she stuck her head
and shoulders into the furnace and
over the bed Of hot Goals. The pain
however, forced her to fall back and
her screams brought her father to her
side.
II was too much of q coward to &c
through with it," she cried.
Miss Friedrich's hair was burned to
the scalp and her head and shoulders
were scared. After treatment of her
burns she was removed to the Evanston
PsychOpathic Hospital.
Her father said she had been i'll, and
that she was discouraged by reason oi
an ear ailment. Physicians believe she
was delirious when she went to the
furnace room.
Miss Friedrich had no love affairs, her
father said, nor was there any back
ground Of psychology and cult study
such as investigators found in the
Knaak case. Miss Knaak died from
burns suffered when she went to the
furnace of the Lake Bluff police station
and thrust her face, arms and feet into
the furnace in what she said were self
sacrificial rites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
TEN MEN ESCAPE
FROM SUNkEh SUB
Test Of New 0xygen.Infated
Lungs" Proves Successful
for 81 Feet.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KEY WEST. Fla, February 16.-Ten
men, the largest number ever to escape
from sunken submarine, stepped out
of the submarine S-4 yesterday and
made their way safely to the surface
from a depth of "a feet.
The party donned the new oxygen
inflated lungs" worn like masks and
left the submarine through the newly
perfected escape hatch.
DR.. M. S. Lombard, United States
Public Health officer in charge of the
local Marine Hospital. who was a mem
ber of the party, said the device Is salts
factory from a medical standpoint.
The tests are being conducted by the
Navy tender Mallard with the S-4. in
an effort to devise some way of saving
crews OF stricken submarines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Z|HLMAN PREDICTS
MERGER PASSAGE
Certain in House, Probable
in Senate, District Commit
tee Head Says.

After legislative struggle for more
than IL years, the street railway merger
resolution will almost certainly pass the
House and probably pass in the Senate,
Chairman zihlman of the House Dis
trict committee said today after con-
ferences with House leaders.
He expects to get special rule Civ
ing the merger resolution privileged
status for early consideration in the
House. He has been advised that nego-
tiations are in progress with the likeli-
hood that the Identical resolution will
be passed in the Senate the close of the
short session.
MIR. zihlman was instructed by the
District committee in reporting the bill
yesterday to confer with the House
leaders for special action to facilitate
the passage of this measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
STOCK PRICES SLUMP
AFTER COUNCIL ACTION
Sharp Break Follows Statement
Upholding Drive on Specu-
latiOn

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February l6.-A mad
scramble to get out of the stock market
as result of the Federal Reserve cam
paign to force reduction in brokers
borrowings brought about another sharp
decline in prices In today's brief session.
Scores of active issues sank 81 to 50 a
share, and a few high-priced specialties
crumbled $40 to $21 under an avalanche
OF selling for long and short accounts.
Total sales were 2.488, 700 shares.
Radio (old stock, which sold as high
as $410 this year. and at $420 In 1he
closing weeks Of 1928, broke S2i q share
to $685.. Wright Aeronautical, Union
Carbide, Montgomery-Ward, Johns
Manville and a score of the other So
called blue chip" issues closed at net
declines of SIS share, or more. Such
popular rails and industrials as Canadian
Pacific, United States Steel common
American Can. Sears -Roebuck. Ameri-
can Telephone. Woolworth, Packard.
Anaconda and National Cash Register
lost 81 share or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
WINDOW SMASHED,
&,075 GEMS TAKEN
Boys Sleep Peacefully Above
Store While Robbers Are
at Work. =,

Breaking through a barred shed win
dow in the rear of the Herman k6rman
Jewelry Co., 706 H street ,northeast,
early today, robbers smashed a large
plate-glass window. pried off lock on
an iron door and escaped with jewelry
valued at $4.O75-
Detective Howard Ogle<- Headquarters
detective, who is inEsstfeat the case,
said that .ss-tsee robbers smashed their
way Into the store two boys, whose
names are unknown to the police, slept
peacefully in a room above The boys
discovered the thefts this morning when
they left for work. Several men are
thought to have participated In the
Diamonds scattered about the floor of
the shop advanced the theory that the
robbers had been frightened away be-
fore completing their work. Two show
cases containing valuable jewelry re-
manned untouched to strengthen this
theory
Last night. Detective Ogle said, Mrs.
norman had requested her husband to
lock the jeWelry in a safe, but he had
said that the shop was inaccessible.
His contention, Detective Ogle says, is
nearly correct, as the place is barred
from front to rear with strong iron bars.
The detective says the place could not
have been entered without the aid of
the crowbar and wrench found by police
investigating the case this morning.
w. r. Enyeart, fingerprint expert at
headquarters, made an examination this
morning for signs of fingerprints, but
was unable to find anything
The loot consists of 18 diamond rings,
valued at $500; six diamond dinner
rings, valued at 500; 10 Swiss wrist
watches, valued at 5000: two, valued
at $50, and 24O large emblem rings,
valued at $2,400. The two boys, who
were sleeping in the building, reported
to police that at the time of the rob-
berry two overcoats, valued at $25, were
stolen from their rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Dawn-to-Dusk Fills ght From u. S. to
Canal Zone to Be Tried March 10

night stops at Oakland, Riverside and
San Diego, Calf: Tucson, Ariz.; Ell
Paso and Midland, Tex. Thorough
fight tests will be conducted at Kelly
Field, where special gas tank and
pumping gear will be installed.
The plane will leave for Brownsville
March or 9 so as to be ready at dawn
on March 10 for the fight to Panama,
II weather conditions are favorable.
In event the project is successful
Capt. Eaker will make another race
with daylight on the return trip by
leaving Panama at dawn In an en-
deavor to reach Brownsville that eve
ming and Washington, D. c.. the fol-
lowing day.
The ship will be named the Pan
American. 1t Is small, fast machine,
with wing spread OF 23 feet and from
tip to tail measures not more than al
feet. It is powered with Q 450-horse-
power, nine-cylinder, air-cooled motor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
JOHN COOLIDGE HERE.

John Coolidge. son of the President.
is paying brief visit to his parents at
the White House over the week end.
He arrived In Washington early this
morning from New Haven, Conn, and
expects to return early next week,
probably leaving Monday morning.
This will be the last visit OF the
Presidents son to the White House be-
fore the expiration of Mr.. Coolidge's
term as President. March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
MISS MORROW ON TRIP.
Fiancee Visits Cuernayaca. Where
Lindy First Paid Her Court.

MEXICO CITY. February Is tP).-
Miss Anne Morrow was on a week end
vacation today at Cuernavaca, where
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. her fiance,
first paid her coS4:
Miss Morrow left with her father,
Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, and her
mother yesterday to remain until Mon
day at the Morrow country residence
there.
Near the residence is the Cuernavaca
City Hall, an old palace of Cortez, and
an old hotel which Carlota and Maxi
milan used as residence.
During Col. Lindberghs stay in Mex
leo he and the Morrows spent several
week ends there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Hoover to Visit Havana.

HAVANA, February Is OP.-Word
was received yesterday from Domingo
Milford. Cuban consul at Miami, Fla.
that Herbert Hoover will visit Havana
soon after his inauguration as President
on March 4. The cable from the con-
sui said that he had talked with the
President-elect I'm Miami
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Shin Picks Up SOS.

NEW YORK, February Is LP).-The
steamship President Harding wirelessed
today that she had picked up an S o s
call from the American freighter
Padnsay and was going to her assist
ance In latitude 4l:30 north and
longitude 1850 west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
HOPS OFF AT SAT- AM.


CHARLESTON, S. c.. February Is
(P).-Col. Charles A. Lindbergn, flying
from Miami to Washington, hoped OF
from the navy yard flying field here at
6:47 this morning, despite very adverse
weather conditions for flying.
First reports reaching the city of
Charleston from the navy yard this
morning were that Lindbergh had not
taken off at daybreak. as planned. and
1t was some time before 1t was learned
that he had hoped.
It was not announced when he
thought he would reach Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
FAVORlTISM CHARGED.
Commissioners Inaugural Parade
Regulations Are Attacked.

While the privileged resolution
authorizing the Quartering of troops In
public buildings of the District during
the inaugural period was under discus
sion in the House today, Representative
Lozier of Missouri. said that the regula-
tions promulgated by District officials
are In abuse and disregard of public
rights. Mr.. Lozier charged that the
District Commissioners, in attempting
to exercise control over advantageous
positions along the line of the inaugural
parade are acting in favor of persons
holding concessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
SCIENTISTS START TRIP.
Englishmen Going to Malaga t.
Study Felipe of Sun May 8.

Study Felipe of Sun May 8.
LONDON, February Is LP).-One of
the most important scientific expeditions
ever organized in Great Britain will
leave today on 7,500-mile journey to
Malaga to make special observations of
the eclipse of the sun on May g.
1t consists of astronomers from the
Royal Observatory at Greenwich and
from Cambridge University who will
attempt to make thorough astro-
nomical test of the Einstein theory OF
relativity. Efforts will be made to OBJ
tain, photographically accurate meas
urements of the apparent displacement
of stars which is to be noticed during
an eclipse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
AIR MAIL DELIVERED.
Letters Transported by Lindbergh
Arrive in New York.

Arrive In New York.
NEW YORK, February Is LP.-The
'Lindbergh air MAIL" which has been
carried from Panama and other Gen.
tral American countries to Miami, Fla,
by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, arrived
here yesterday.
The mail arrived in two planes, which
landed at Hadley Field, N. j.. and was
the. first shipment to reach this coun-
try over the new international air mail
route recently inaugurated by Lind
bergh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
WEATHER

%. 3. Weather Bureau Forecast.1
Partly cloudy tonight; minimum tenn
perature about ~ degrees; tomorrow
partly cloudy, not quite SO cold.
Temperatures: Highest, Al, at pm.
yesterday: lowest, 81, at $50 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02
JOHNSON kids" eoRBETT.

JOHNSON kids" GoRBETT.
The Jeffries crowd still had hopes
and were yelling encouragement
from all parts of the arena. Jim
Corbett, second to Jeffries, was fol
lowing every move and making
occasional comment. Finally John
son caught his eye. Again he smiled
showed those gold teeth. :.
"Mr. Corbett," he remarked, look
ing over the edge Of the ring, you
better come up here and help out
Mr.. Jeffries. -
A few minutes later he spoke to
Corbett again.
"Cain't do no good out there, Mr..
lin" said the grinning darby. This
Mr.. Jeffres needs somebody up
here. and right now!"
There was never gamer fighter
than Jim Jeffries. He gave all he
had, but he was up against it. l
don't know if anything could have
saved him. there is no doubt in my
mind that. the. stomach. trouble
weakened him He appeared heavy
and slow moving from the start.
When it was all over / hurr ed
to find out just how We stood imam
cially.
The receipts for that fight were
s27O,715! I suppose my smile would
have been as golden as that OF Jack
Johnson IL had had the gold
teeth. After all the troubles ana
irritations I was a big winner,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02
JEFFRIEs MAKES MISTAKE.

At the very start Of the fight
Jeffr:es made the mistake OF trying
to box with Johnson. The darky
was entirely too clever for him. In
the first round however. Johnson
was extremely cautious. He tented
around to be sure of his ground,
For three minutes. he took no
chances whatever. Johnson was a
very clever ring general. He was
trying to see how far he could go.
When Jeffre tired to box him. JACK
began to grin. :.
AS the fight progressed Johnson
knew he was going 20 win. Then
his boyishness came TO the surface.
He could not resist making jokes.
In one miSup Jeffries missed and
Johnson soaked HIM good one.
"Nfr. Jaffries " sad the darby Il $
! rs parting in a big grin, "aint no
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Broad and College Streets)

Rev. w. T. Johnson. ID. Pastor
Residence 1904 Brook Road. ser
vices: Sunday. 1880 A. M. and 3
Y M. Sunday School $3.50 A. NJ.
All are welcome. 80.
Mt. Olive. and Union Hope Baptist
Churches, King William Co. va.
Location: Stop s. Richmond Peters
burg Pike.
Rev. G. C. Boiling, B TIL, pastor
Residence, 502 West Clay Street
Richmond, Va. Phone Madison
257l-J. Services at Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church, second and fourth Sun.
DAYS. Services at Union Baptist
Church, first and third Sundays.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02

Tim Jeffries was not actually
knocked down and out by Jack john
son In fact. as referee l did not
connt him out-made no count at
all. .
This statement is made in answer
TO several requests 1 have had 10
tell lust how Jack Johnson knocked
out Jeffries on that memorable
Fourth of July in Reno. o.. -.
The end came after it was very
anparent that Jim Jeffr es was
beaten. Johnson was entirely 100
clever for him and seemed to nave
more physical strength. Jack was
gradually wearing the big fellow
down and had him webbing about
the ring. In the twelfth round, AFTER
Jeffries had been knocked down ana
laid up against the ropes ana hao
showed that he had no more chance
of winning Sam Berger jumped IN
the ring. = -
That's enough" he said to me
TEX CATCHES JoHNsoN's ARM
Just as he said it Johnson mad
drawn back for a final blow and |
caught his arm. That was the emu
of the fight. Jeffries was on MS
feet. . 1t was scored. technical
Knockout. OF course. In a few min
utes Johnson would have had him
out. Sam Berger was very wise ana
sensible in stopping it when he did :
For me the end Of that famous
fight was a great relief. My job OF
refereeing had been no trouble az
all. The men fought clearly, and
there was little for me to do except
keep them at it. -. -
The greatest relief, though. was
that the fight. at last, had been
successfully pulled off. knew II
was a financial success before we
entered the ring. Hundreds OF those
holding tickets for the fight in San
Francisco had exchanged their tick
cts for seats at Reno. The arena
was full. -. 80
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02
GRAVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
(Henrico County Val

Rev. w. l.. Tuck Pastor Resi-
dence. 722 Carlisle Ave. Richmond
Sunday services: Sunday School
$50 A. NJ, Morning Services,
1870 A NJ; Evening Services, 8
p NJ: Communion Fourth Sun
1avs p VI
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mond Times Dispatch and the
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Alliance)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-02-02
TEX RICHARD
Though Dead
Yet Speaketh
His Estimate of "Jack Johnson
AND the Lafter'S Description
.YeffrieS=JOhnSOn Fight
lat Reno, Nevada.

use in talking, dis is one time youse
met yo' Waterloo! Jes' go an tell
EN- l sa d so. Vas, sir-Waterloo is
right"
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

of H. E. Dearman, the states star
witness, who had testified at the
preliminary that he had seen Pruitt
put something in his pocket, and
then testify at the trial that the
something was gun. "Dearnnan did
not see Pruitt put a gun in his po-
cket", said Noon, who then went on
to belittle the conflicting testimony
given by Dearman In regard to the
kind of a hat he wore on the day
of the killing. II don't think any
of the jurors will place much weight
in Dearman's testimony, said Noon.
He then referred to Robert Kea-
tons testimony on Wednesday
wherein Keaton said Dearman told
him some things differently than he
Dearnaan) had testified in court.
1.-The evidence shows, said Mr..
Noon, "that Dr. Pruitt went home
after the shooting and that a gun
was found south of the scene of the
crime. (The Pruitt home is north
of the scene). whether this gun
was used in the shooting of John
ston I do not know, but it is a
peculiar coincidence. The gun found
four days after the shooting, had
five loaded and one exploded shell.
No testimony has been given that
the doctor ever owned a gun in his
life".
Attorney Noon spoke for one hour
and fifty minutes after which
Nogales international., 1929-11-08

court was adjourned at noon and
reconvened at 2 o'clock, County At
torney Thurman then beginning the
closing argument for the state. If
you find the defendant guilty I
ask for the supreme penalty, said
Thurman. Everything have found
leads me to feel the defendant is
guilty. The witnesses told the same
story at this trial as they did as
the preliminary.
"The gun was found SO miles
from Nogales. I didn't consider the
gun any value as to the guilt or in
nocence of the defendant. What
reason has any of the witnesses to
lie?
",The state witnesses tell you they
saw Pruitt come to the camp, heard
a shot while Pruitt was in john
stons office, and saw Pruitt leave.
"I can't see how there's any doubt
as to the guilt of this defendant.
The county attorneys argument
lasted As minutes, during which he
reviewed the testimony of the states
witnesses and urged that Pruitt be
found guilty.
His argument closed at 2:40, and
Judge O'Connor then spent half
hour reading instructions to the
jury. At 3:15 the case was turned
OVER to the jury, the courtroom
cleared, the jury began celebrating,
and one hour and ten minutes lat
er Pruitt was a free man to join
his wife and two little girls who had
been at his side in the courtroom
during most Of the trial.
The Pruitt trial lasted six days.
Work OF getting a jury began
week ago this morning and consum-
ed Friday and Saturday. Presenta-
ton of testimony began Monday.
Both sides, the state and the de-
fense, made a hard effort to win,
and with exception of few little
instances, friendliness was displayed