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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
PANTAGES PUTS CASE
WITH VETERAN LAWYER
La Compile Davis, Criminal Attor-
ney, to- Handle Assault
Appeal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 2S.-Alex-
ander Pantages, 81, multi-millionaire
vaudeville magnate, announced from his
cell in the county jail yesterday he had
retained La Compile Davis Of Los An
geles, veteran criminal lawyer, to take
care Of his appeal from o conviction
Of an assault charge brought by Eunice
Pringel, II, q dancer.
PantageS said Davis and Jerry Geislef,
one Of the defense counsel during the
trial, would be In charge Of the appeal,
and w. I. Gilbert, another of the
counsel, would act in an advisory capac-
ity. He said Joseph Ford, the third de-
Tense lawyer, no longer was In his
employ.
The theater owner was sentenced to
from one to fifty years In San Quentin
Penitentiary and is awaiting the out
come OF his appeal in jail here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
5 INDICTED FOR MURDER
OF: SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Convict Testifiss Doctor stabbed
Teacher After He Delivered
Hammer Blow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. -
GENEVA, Ala, November 2s.--Five
persons were indicted for first-degree
murder by q Houston County grand
jury here yesterday in connection with
the Staying last year of Claud Avant,
principal Of the Slocomb, Ala, High
School. Those indicted are DR.. @. W.
Smith. his son, Clyde Smith; Lee Phil
lips, Mandell Jones and Charlie Brown,
the last a negro.
At recent preliminary hearing all
five were implicated in the killing In
testimony given by Phillips, State
convict. He testified that after he had
hit the school principal on the head
with a hammer DR.. Smith plunged q
knife into Avant's heart while the victim
lay unconscious on the floor Of his
schoolroom. Phillips said DR.. Smiths
son and Jones and Brown also were
present.
Phillips testified he was given 5000
by DR.. Smith. who explained, he said,
that he owed DR.. Avant money and
could not pay 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
Chile's Exports Increase.
BY Cable to The Star.

By Cable to The Star.
SANTIAGO, Chile, November 2a.--.
Chiles expectations during the first 10
months of 1929, as compared with the
same period in 1928, showed an increase
Of $46,591. $50, according to data COM
piled by the department of general
statistics.
The first 10 months of 1929 totaled
S239, 285,550, as compared against $780,
57l,950 for the same period in 1928.
In 1929 the exports exceeded the i'm
ports in value In the amount Of $685.
205,550. During the first 10 months of
1928 exports exceeded imports $780,
7l4.750.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
GUESTS RoUSED by SHOT
IN PARK CENTRAL HOTEL
Pistol Discharged by Investigators
in Room Where Arnold Roth
stein Was Wounded.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November ga re-
volver shot, coming from the room In
which Arnold Rothstein is said to have
been MORALLY wounded a year ago,
startled residents on the third floor of
the Park Central Hotel last night.
AS guests rushed to their doors two
men interviewed every one on the floor
did you hear anything?" they asked.
eyes, a revolver shot," was the In
variable reply.
"Sure it wasn't automobile backf1re?"
they would ask.
When asked whether they were work.
ing on the Rothstein case the two men
replied in the Affirmative, but declined
to give their names or reveal their con-
neetion. It was recalled that at the
trial Of George A. McManus for the
Rothstein murder it was testified by a
woman guest at the hotel that she
heard noise, which she at first thought
might be shot, but later decided was
the backfire of an automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
Two Indicted for Murder.

CHICAGO, November 20 P.-True
bills charging murder were reported
voted by the county grand jury Tuesday
against Samuel Howard Dorr, insurance
agent, and Mrs. Genevieve O'Brien, his
paramour, for the Staying of the worn-
ans husband, William O'Brien, last
week. q.
Dorr has confessed, authorities said
that he fatally shot O'Brien in the lat
ter's apartment last week Mrs. O'Brien
at first told police that she fired the
fatal shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
Canada, Builds Tank
To Test Miniature
Floats for Planes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
OTTAWA, November pa
tank 400 feet long, 6 feet deep
and 3 feet wide Is being con-
structed here for the purpose of
testing new designs in seaplane
floats. Model aircraft equipped
with miniature floats will be
towed through the water in the
tank at a speed Of 80 feet per
second.
The building Of the tank is the
first step toward equipping a
laboratory for earodynamic ex-
perimentS to be undertaken by
the Aeronautical Research, branch
of the division of physics and en-
cheering in the National Re-
search Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
LUMBER-LADEN VESSEL
SINKS AT PENSACOLA
Efforts to Flood Craft, on Bottom
in 80 Feet of Water, to Be
Made Today.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PENSACOLA, Fla, November 2o'---
The 6,000-ton Italian freighter EScarn-
bia, loaded with 1871 900 feet OF lum.
Der for Genoa, Italy, sank in 80 feet OF
water here last night, while prepare
lions were under way to sail for the
Italian port. Thirty-one members OF
the crew left the vessel before it sank.
William Rosasco, head of the Pensa-
cola diVi ion CT Rosasco Bros, Pensacola
and Genoa, italy, shipping firm, said
plans TO float the Escambia would be
laid today.
Rosasco was unable to give the reason
for the ships sinking, but said that the
cargo of lumber, part Of which was
loaded on the top deck, had been
shifted late yesterday when list to the
starboard was noticed.
The Escambia went around of Key
West November 10, but was floated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
MINES TAKE VACATION.
Diamond Producers Halt Operations
Due to Trade Conditions.

ANTWERP, November 80 CP1.-Em-
ployers in the diamond industry here
decided last night to close their works
from December z to December 81 be-
cause Of the continuing slump in trade
conditions. The 10000 workers affected
will receive unemployment pay from
q fund to which both employers and
men contribute.
After almost an all-night sitting the
general meeting Of various syndicatea
representing the Belgian diamond in
dustry decided today in Brussels to
reduce working hours in half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
WOMAN PAYS 81, 900 FOR SIENCING
NOISY DRUM CORPS WITH BULLETS
Judge Scores Bandsen and Officers, Refusing to Send
Her to Prison for Wounding Player.

the shooting because of the nature of
her objections to the music.
Judge Henry Burt Ware, in imposing
a fine instead Of q prison sentence,
criticised Collier and the officers who
sought 70 arrest Mrs. Fleming, saying
II am inclined to believe that the
offense was caused by acts any man OF
set of men should not be proud Of"
Mrs. Fleming, 20, who lives at Oar
neys Point. N. j.. was visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Emma Robinson, In Alloway,
near whose home the fife and drum
corps was DracticinH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
Robber Slain, Another wounded.

CHICAGO. November 28 R).-One
unidentified robber was slain, another
wounded, but was assisted away by the
third after the trio had held up Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Tito in their apart
ment, stealing three diamond rings
which Mrs. Zito valued at $4,000. Tito
followed the robbers into the street, fir
ing at them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
BY the Associated Press.

SALEM, N. j., November 28.-Sequels
to Mrs. Lillian Jennings objections to
the noise made by q newly organized
fife and drum corps have cost her
$1,000. She paid the fine with a check.
During argument on the night OF May
6 over the noise Mrs. Fleming shot
Postmaster Joseph Collier Of Alloway,
one of the musicians She WAS con-
victed by a Jury Of atrocious assault and
battery and resisting arrest. Collier had
obtained q warrant Tor her arrest before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
TWO FLYERS ESCAPE.
Plane Damaged in Forced Landing
in Pennsylvania,

ELIzABETHTOWN, Pa, November
% (P.-Two United States Army flyers
escaped injury yesterday when their
airplane made q forced landing on q
field here. The men, Lieut.. M. A. Lewis,
90, and r. B. Davenport, "a, both of
Mitchell Field, N. Y, were en- route to
st. Louis when q clogged fuel line re-
suited in burned bearings and they
were compelled to land on the nearest
field.
The landing gear of the plane was
stripped, the wings were cracked and
the fuselage torn, but the aviators were
unhurt. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
R. F. wilmer DIES.
Former Railway and Lumber Elk
ecutive Expires at Age Of 66.

PHILADELPHIA; November 20 R-
Robert Foster Wilmer, former president
Of the Central West Virginia Sc Southern
Railroad, and former president Of .
number Of paper and lumber concerns,
died Tuesday at his home here. He was
born in Sunbury, Pa, IS years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
BUILDS HUGE PLANE.
Italy Joins Nations Engaged ii
Producing Monster Aircraft.

MILAN, Italy. November % R1.-
italy has joined the ranks of nations
producing big planes by constructing a
six-lnotored, 5000 horsepower, Caproni
biplane, capable of lifting 81 tons.
The giant plane, $50 feet long, has
been taken over by the Italian Air
Force to be used as a bomber. 1t Will
carry almost tons of bombs and
2,640 gallons of gasoline, and develops
q maximum speed of 131 miles per hour
The biplane has the lower wing long,
er than the upper. The six motors are
mounted in three pairs, one motor push.
ing. the other pulling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
Fire Menaces Argentine Town.

ROSARIO, Argentina, November 20
@.-A huge fire near the center Of the
cit. threatened yesterday to destroy an.
entire block and did damage estimated
az 81 8Rn 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
ARMIES OF LEECE1ES HOLD JUNGLE
800 YEARS AGAINST WHITE MAN
Smithsonian Scientists Describe Enemy
More Feared In Ceylon Than Cobra,
Buffalo or Rogue" Elephant. mo
by THOMAS r.. HENRY.

largely through the protection afforded
described Smithsonian
Institution just issued telling of his
Ceyon
pscOunn deadly the buffalo the elephant
this little giant which builds nests like bird attacks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28

LONDON, November 20 (P.-Spencer
Stuart Dickson, British consul general
&C Marseille, Tuesday was appointed
British Minister at Bogota, Colombia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

received prompt reply that it was. Samu0
Truman Crown, by which name he was chris
tened could not have lived long after this event
happened, for he died in 1872, three years
after Gen. Grant became President. At his
death he left a widow and two small sons,
William Stanley Crown and Frank Bland
Crown, the latter being the manager Of the
Law Reporter Co, while the former passed
away few years ago.
Of1cer S. T. Crown, according to Maj. Syt-
vester, for his frequent acts of bravery received
the sobriquet of "Rarey Crown"
Just how much of the clipping quoted h
true is not easily answered. Frank B. Crown
says he always heard that his father did upon
one occasion arrest Gen. Grant for fast driving,
but recalls nothing further regarding the incl
dent.
Gen. Grant did not become President until
1869, and the statement that he was arrested
while Chief Executive in 1866-when Johnson
was Presdent-would of course be impossible.
The writer always understood that Officer
West arrested President Grant for fast driving
on Boundary street-now Florida avenue-and
took him to the old second precinct on Seventh
street. where he disclosed his identity and WAS
released, afterward highly complimenting West
for doing his duty. West was then attached
to this precinct, and it is quite unlikely ne
would take person outside of his own pre-
einct
ANY arrest Of the President in the District OF
Columbia must, under any and all circum-
stances, be but technical for the President II
he so wished, could discharge the whole force
and place in Office here those who would show
the proper regard for his exalted position even
If he did violate the law.
Even If thirsting for notoriety, there are few
policemen who would knowingly arrest, or mes
tempt to arrest, the Chief Magistrate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

Miss Payne, loaned the writer the portraits
used in this story, and George, now said to
reside in Laurel, Md.
Recently the writer received clipping from
a Pacific Coast paper which, in connection
with other matters, speaks of our old police
force 1t is interesting in at least two ways.
for its accuracy and its inaccuracy. Here 1t Is:
Herbert Hoover cannot be arrested for any
act whatever-not even If he kills some one.
The person of the President Of the United
States Is inviolable during his term of office,
and he Is beyond the reach Of any other de-
partment of the Government. If the Presi-
dent should be impeached, convicted and re-
moved from ONCE, he can then be arrested.
In spite of the fact that the President cannot
be arrested both Franklin Pierce and Ulysses
s. Grant, while President were arrested
President Pierce, while returning on horse
back from the home of William Morgan, acct
dentally ran down the wife of Nathan Lewis.
constable named Stanley Edelin, placed
President Pierce, under arrest. He was imme-
diately released. however.
President Grant was arrested in Washington
for fast driving, while driving west on M street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets VIII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Tribal Cust0ms in Ecuador:

ECUADOR may look small on the map, but 70
the explorer it Is an immensely large coun-
try, because Of the greatly varied nature Of its
physical characteristics and the absorbingly in-
teresting things seen on all sides.
Rising from the lowlands of the Pacific it ex-
tends back over the Andes and then down into
the jungle land about the headwaters of the
Amazon Many of its ancient tribes stil exist
with their tribal customs Of hundreds OF years
ago, such as grotesque painting Of the bodies
and dishguring Of the faces.
The main industry Of the country Is grazing,
although large quantities Of chocolate and
smaller quantities Of bananas, rice, cotton. cacaO
and other lowland products are raised. Fairly
good qualities Of cotton and WOODEN goods arr
also manufactured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Speed in Retorestation.

THAT the country is gradually awakening .
the necessity of replacing the sadly depleted
forests is indicated in the figures for 1928 con-
corning the tree planting of the "a States and
two Territories cooperating with the Federal
Government under the terms of the Clarke-M
Nary act.
In exact figures, So SOS, 291 trees were set out.
Of which 28,757, 448 were distributed to farmers
under the Federal measure. More than 18,O00.-
600 trees were set out on private lands other
than farms, and nearly 81 100000 on State
lands.
Many of these trees were set out as shelter
belts and windbreaks, but by far the greater
part were planted for reforestation purposes.
Strangely, New York led with $4,000 trees,
with Pennsylvania close second and Ohio
Massachusetts, Vermont and New Jersey ranl~
ing well up.
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to the bull ring and kill him as easily as could
any man, and from this 1t is evident that her
son. the lieutenant must have inherited her
strength
The children of william and Barbara john
son were: William L., James. Sarah A., Henry
and Jacob, twins, and Andrew.
Sarah A. Johnson married John B. King,
and their daughter, Emma r., married Capt.
James e. Hefner, one of the finest policemen
who ever wore a uniform. The writer Is par
ticularly well acquainted with Mrs. Heffner and
her daughter Lillie-Mrs. Edward J. Stulf-
having resided as child in the same neigh
borhood with them.
Lieut. johnson married Miss Mary De
Strange, and the following issue resulted: Kate.
who married Thomas H. Unsworth, the jew
eler; Sarah, who became Mrs. Frank T. De
Neale, and whose husband resides in the old
johnson homestead, to the north Of the en-
trance of the base ball park; Ellenora, who
married John w. Payne, and whose daughter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

liam H. West, a Negro policeman, ran out IN
the street, grabbed the bride and was dragged
half q block before he brought the horse and
buggy to q stop. When West recognized Presi-
dent Grant he apologized. President Grant
said, 'Oh1cer, do your duty ~
1.-THE policeman took the horse and buggy
to the police station on Massachusetts, avenue,
from which place the horse and buggy were
driven to the White House stables The Negro
policeman was shortly thereafter made q
mounted policeman at additional pay. On
April IL, 1866, Gen. q. S. Grant was arrested
by Onicer S. A. Bailey for fast driving and
was fined IS. On July /, 1866, he was ar
rested by Ohicer s. T. Crown for fast driving
and again fined S."
REING the family genealogist, my sister-in-
law sent this item on to me because she
wished to know If the s. r. Crown here re-
ferred to was her uncle. and Of course she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

for the next moment the door Of the house was
crashed Il, ar Lieut. johnson entered the
room vile.e tie life and death struggle was
going On. he two men cowed the gang of
rufians arI the entire party was put under
arrest
During the fight and before the lieutenant
arrived a member Of the gang Of rioters, one
Jack Donohue, killed the Bailey woman by
striking her in the head with a table leg, the
blow being aimed at the head Of Sergt Dun
nigan."
Poor Dunnigan later as lieutenant gave his
life for the public's peace as security.
T IEUT. JOHNSON came of sturdy stock His
father, william johnson, was q sea cap
tain and lived to be 80 years Of age, dying
December 10. 1859. His wife was Barbara
(MilIer) Johnson of Middletown, Md, woman
said to be of unusual strength, who died on
March 81, 1s47, at the age Of Sc years.
While William johnson was at sea Mrs.
johnson kept dairy farm where the base ball
grounds are now, her home being where the
Park Hotel once stood It is said she was so
powerful that she could draw a steer down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

THE story of how he saved the life Of Sergt.
David Dunnigan Of his command has also
some thrilling aspects.
Dunnigan was sent to the house Of Mrs.
Bailey who was suspected Of keeping speak
easy" on Brightwood road now Georgia avenue
When the sergeant arrived and told the woman
his mission, he was invited into the house, but,
as the story goes mo sooner was the blue
coat inside the dwelling than the light was
extinguished and he was beset by a gang Of
rowdies. He was knocked down time after
time with clubs in the hands Of the gang, yet
he managed to fight back, but the blows he
had received. together with the loss of blood
he sustained, finally so weakened him that he
was almost in, for the fight in the dark had
lasted nearly an hour, and the officer had
about given up all hope when his ears caught
the sounds Of horse running rapidly up the
road, and as he listened he heard a police
whistle which told him that assistance was
near.
1.-The sergeantiS theory was the right one,
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
F. rsTODAYS
oPORTORIAL
b. KIRK MlLLER~

John d. Rockefeller, ST., has
every reason in the world to
sympathize with President Clark
Griffith, Of the Washington base
ball team. Both have felt the
wrath of Judge Kennesaw Noun
tain Lands ire, the only diff
ference in Rockefeller's and
Griffith's cases is that Griff
has had to pay and pay and pay,
and Rockefeller just laughed off
his fine.
Twice within four months His
Honor has seen fit to slap pretty
severe penalties on Clark Grit
fifth, technicalities rather than
intent to do wrong, being the
gist of one instance, the under
cover deals, and utter failure on
the part of Judge Lands to
consider alleged collision against
Griffith by the Toledo club and
Pitcher Paul Mccullough, being
responsible for Griff's most re-
cent bad break at the hands of
the High Commissioner of base
ball.
It doesn't require any partic-
ular legal acumen to under
stand that when a couple of
parties get together to frame"
another party, for their own
monetary benefit, there's dirty
work at the crossroads.
Griff declares that he adduced
evidence before Judge Lands
yesterday in the case: Toledo
Baseball Club and Pitcher Paul
Mccullough VS.. The Washington
Baseball Club to show that Nc
Cullough, several weeks ago,
feeling that he would be unable
to recover his physical form to
pitch baseball, requested by tele-
graph that he be placed on the
voluntary retired list. A copy
of this telegram was also sent
to Judge Lands by Mccullough
at the time.
Griff further states that Nc
Cullough admitted this and that
the Toledo club admitted that it
then got hold of Mccullough and
told him if he withdrew that re-
quest, so that Toledo wouldn't
lose the 500, 900 purchase through
McCullough's failure to report
to Washington, Toledo would pay
Mccullough a part of that pur-
chase price. Griff says these
allegations we're not denied.
Yet Judge Lands rules Griff
must take Mccullough, who
even now is not fit to pitch. and
who doesn't know when he will
be able to do so, and also rules
that Toledo keeps the $4,000.
You can't blame the baseball
world for laughing at Judge
Landis' renditions. You can't
The Washington times., 1929-06-10

blame John D. Rockefeller for
laughing, at Lands, and you
can't blame Griffith for looking
rather whimsical when he told
the newspaper boys of Lands
ruling.
But Griff didn't squawk, for
at heart he is not a squawker.
He knows the decision is just
as wet as the famous $685.
100000 decision, yet what's he
going to do about it. Why,
he's just going to forget it,
that's all.
Summer must indeed be here.
Both Boston clubs are either
in the cellar or at it's threshold,
which isn't such a bad place to
spend the hot months at that.
Washington fans were glad
to see Coach AL Schacht re-
turn to his post near third base
yesterday, following a very dis
concerting illness which has had
him laid up at his home in New
York.
Many people do not realize it,
because his work does not
show in the box scores nor in
the weekly published averages,
but the third base coachers'
job is about as intricate an
undertaking as there is around
a ball club, and Clark Griffith
is sponsor for the statement
that Schacht is one Of the best
he has ever seen in the business.
Fans who notice those things,
too, are witness to the fact
that Schacht seldom steers the
runners wrong and of the times
he has appeared to be wrong
it was a matter of judgment
as to whether the runner could
beat the throw.
Besides his coaching, Schacht
is a good influence around a
club. He is of a bright, jovial,
kidding disposition which keeps
the dull members of the team
keyed up to an alert pitch,
thereby improving the whole
teams spirit. While Bucky
Harris was in town he took
occasion to inquire after
Schacht's health and pay tri-
butte to Al's qualities as a
valuable adjunct to any team.
Anyway, and speaking of
Bucky Harris, he was not given
a three-day suspension here
last week for anything that
transpired between him and
Umpire MCGOWAN twixt third
base and the Detroit dugout.
That suspension was slapped
on him by Umpire Campbell for
some remarks which Bucky
made to the plate umpire as he
was on his way to the showers.