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FIRE COMP ANY q
WINS STAR TROPHY
No. 5 Truck Also Fastest in
Its Division in Annual
Speed Tests.

Supreme in their respective classes,
No. 81 Engine Company and No.
Truck Company were adjudged the win
ners today of the annual speed tests oil
the District Fire Department.
Its record of SIS seconds, made yes
terday, untouched by IA other COM
panies competing early today in the
concluding tests, No. Il company comes
into permanent possession of The Eve
ming Star Cup by reason of previous
victories in 1926 and 1927. Although
several other companies gave it a close
call, No. 81 came within two-fifths OF
a second of equaling its 1926 record oi
clearing quarters on a fire alarm in
seconds fiat, the greatest burst OF speed
ever shown by a District engine COM
pany during the five years of the Of
fetal tests.
Wins Merchants Cup.
In establishing a time of z 2-5 Sec
onds also yesterday No. Truck Is the
winner of the cup awarded annually
to the fastest truck company by the
Merchants and Manufacturers ASsoci.
alton. This snappy outfit from George.
town crushed the hopes of Truck No. IA
winner in the two preceding years.
Official confirmation of the records
set in this years tests will be forwarded
to Chief Engineer Watson by the com
mittee, of which Chief Engineer Thoma:
OConnor, drillmaster of the Fire De-
partment, was chairman.
Todays sharpest competition was
furnished by Engine Companies No. IA
No. 2 and No. 4, the latter a colored
company. They tied in the fast speed
of z seconds fiat.
Although it had little hope OF win
ming, the steady fire tug cleared the
mark at the stroke of the gong In
% 2-5 seconds. Considering the climb
that Pilot j. B. Raleigh had to make
into the pilot house and the difficulties
OF starting, this time was considered
nearly record.
Makes Perfect Start.
No. IA Engine crew dashed clear
across Eighth street in its effort to sci
a new record. Except for a slight
skipping motor, 1t Is believed the COM
pany would have succeeded. Lieut.. II
Buhler was In command. Driver r
Literal, and w. p. Bateman at the
crank, performed an excellent job In
getting under way.
NO. engine, Twelfth street between
G and H streets, got away to perfect
start. Sergt. N. S. Bradford was IN
charge of the crew. The driver, j. n
Hennig, pressed his foot ON the SELL
starter and the engine roared tmme-
diate response. These two companies
easily demonstrated their superiority In
the speed tests involving half a dozen
companies today.
Truck Company Leads.
While tests conducted yesterday att
ernoon at IA engine and truck houses
failed to smash any Of the RECORDS
made earlier in the day, No. II Truck
Company came very near doing 1t. IL
showed the greatest speed of the after
noon, z 3-5 seconds, just a fifth OF o
second behind No. in Georgetown
In number of cases in the afternoon
when the men had done their utmost
the motors failed, with a result thai
an otherwise good job was spoiled. :,
Among the engine companies No. "a
and No. % were the stellar performers
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
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THREE ARE ACQUITTED
IN MINE MURDER TRIAL
Former Coal and Iron Policemen
Were Accused of Beating
Borkowski to Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sepember 28.-Three
former coal and iron policemen today
were acquitted of a charge of murder
in connection with the death of John
BorkowSki, a miner.
The death of Borkowski last Febru-
ary, which the prosecution claimed re-
suited from a beating given him by
the officers at the private police bar
racks at Imperial, brought about wide
spread protests against the private police
system that had their echoes in the
State Legislature. A measure was intro
duced in the Legislature to abolish the
private police, but the move was not
successful.
The defense contended Borkowski was
beaten by one of the defendants, Harold
Watts, in self-defense. The other off,
GERS, Walter Lyster and Frank Slapikis,
had no part in the beating of the miner.
the defense asserted.
The prosecution refused to quash
charges of involuntary manslaughter.
and the defendants were taken back to
jail pending arrangements for bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
SAAR PARLEY TO OPEN
In PARIS OCTOBER II
Return OF Mines to Germany or
Economic Cola boration to
Be Determined.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 28.-Formal ne
gotiations between France and Ger
many over the future of the Saar Basin
and its important coal mines will begin
in Paris on october II.
The discussions. which are expected
to be long and intricate, will seek to
determine whether the mines which
are now held by France shall be re-
turned to Germany at the valuation
price or whether some sort of economic
collaboration can be worked out be-
tween the two countries SO that the
products of the basin shall be available
to both.
The Germans are understood to be
asking the immediate return of the
mines, while the French take the posi-
tion that unless collaboration can be
worked out. the interests of France
demand that the status quo remain
until a plebiscite. which is scheduled
for 1885 under the treaty Of Versatile
can be held. -
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Garnett M. Frye, Taxi Chauf-
feur, Goes Before Grand
Jury to Support Affidavit
Concerning Charges.
REPORT TO BE MADE
SOMETIME MONDAY
Startling Developments Are
Hinted by 0fficial-Mrs. Brown
Gives Version of Her Quarrel
With Husband and Reported
Screams

The grand jury investigating
the mysterious death of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Mcpherson called halt to-
dav in it's questioning of witnesses
and prepared to make its report
Monday, after receiving laSt-min-
ute testimony reputedly of a most
sensational nature.
The sensation was provided b.
surprise witness, Garnett M.
Frye, youthful taXicab driver, who
last night signed an affidavit iden-
tifying man, already known to
police in the case, as passenger
he drove to the Park Lane Apart
mentS late on the night Mrs. Nc
Pherson strangled to death there
with a pajama cord knotted
around her neck.
Frye was cloSeted with the
grand jurors for nearly an hour
this morning, and he is under
stood to have repeated to them
startling statements made in a
paper sworn to before Assistant
District Attorney Collins. The
affidavit was introduced as evi-
dence today.
The jury also questioned Ed
ward Dyer, Frye's employer, and
Mrs. william Brown, occupant of
an apartment in the LombarGy,
Just across the areaWay from the
Mcpherson apartment. Mrs. Brown
corroborates previous testimony
that a Woman'S screams were
heard between 2 and 3 o'clock the
night Of the tragedy. ~~-t
After summoning newspaper men to
whom Frye first made his disclosures
the grand jury decided it would not
need their testimony and indicated that
no more witnesses would be questioned
unless there were further developments.
The jury must hand down its report
some time Monday, as its term expires
automatically Monday night.
Tells of Passenger.
The affidavit by Frye alleges he took
the man in his cab at Fifteenth and
New York avenue after midnight and
carried him to an alleyway between the
rear of the Park Lane and the Westend
Market. The man alighted, paid the
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
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GOVERNMENT WORKERS TO ASK
YEAR-'ROUND HALF HOLIDAYS
Today Marks End of Short Saturdays Granted Employees
During Summer.

President Steward today, Twill only be
following the trend In industry and
business and We expect to see bill
introduced early in the regular session
to bring the Government into line with
the progressive movement in the world
of affairs"
The Saturday half holiday was estab-
ltshed several years ago as three
month proposition, but about two years
ago President Coolidge extended 1t so
as to run through the entire Summer
from the first of June to the last of
September. 1t formerly extended from
the middle of June to the middle of
September.
Government workers planned to take
full advantage of the last half holiday
today and there was an early exodus
from the city to the Capitals play
grounds at nearby golf courses, beaches
and mountain resorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28

While Government workers today
we're bidding good-by to the last Sat-
urday half holiday for this year,
Luther Steward, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees,
came forward with the promise that his
organization will make determined
effort at the next session of Congress
to get the half holiday all the year
round.
Backed by resolution passed unani-
mously by the federation at its BIZ
ennial convention at Sault ste. Marie,
Mich, this month, the national officers
here are determined to push their CAM
paign for legislation to accomplish the
purpose.
ITO grant the short Saturday all
year to Government workers." said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
LOS ANGELES POLICE
GRAFT QUIZ STIRRED
New Indictments Returned in
County Grand Jury's "Protec-
ton" Probe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, September 28.-In-
vestigation of charges of corruption and
bribe-taking by Los Angeles policemen
was stirred up yesterday after the re-
turn of additional indictments by the
county grand jury.
The jury yesterday returned indict-
ments againss M. B. Sheffield and A.
T. Lanahan, colored police lieutenants.
They were accused of taking protection
money from bootleggers.
The grand jury also returned addi-
tional indictments against w. E. Evans,
M. H. Ledbetter, H. M. Hill, o. L. Peter
son and L. F. Sale, vice squad police
men, who previously had been indicted
for bribe-taking. w. B. Westman, con-
fessed bootlegger,s told the grand jury
he had paid protection money to off,
GERS for six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
Denver Man Is Killed
For Using Fountain
To Wash False Teeth

DENVER, September % (P.-
John Stoltz. 81, is dead because
he chose to wash his false teeth
at public drinking fountain on
a downtown street.
James D. De Losier, 66. who saw
him, became angered and struck
Stoltz in the face, knocking him
down and fracturing his skull.
De Losier Is held by police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28

PHILADELPHIA, September % Up.
Speeding up their slow pace of the
past two days, the men swung into the
lead in the six-day endurance race be-
tween man and beast at the arena here
today.
AS the contest entered the l03d hour,
the team composed of Joie Ray, Chi
cago, and Johnny Salo, Passaic, N. j..
led the horses by almost miles with
a score of 440 miles and laps.
The score of the leading horses. Red
wood and Fleetwood, was 434 miles 9
laDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
U. S BEAUTY DISAPPEARS.
Mrs. May France, London Husband
Fears, Victim of Tragedy.

BRIGHTON, England. September %
CP).-Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance of Mrs. May France, beautiful
American wife of Ernest France, an
antique dealer. after her return TO Eng
land from America recently.
She landed at Liverpool from the
liner Scythia on September 6, bringing
with her more than $1,000 worth of
jewelry and money. Since then moth
ing has been heard of her and there
are no clues to her whereabouts. In
the United States she visited her parents
in South Richmond, Va
I'm afraid something terrible has
happened to her." her husband said
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
BANDITS GET PAY ROLL.
Dash Into New Orleans Office and
Escape With $500.

NEW ORLEANS, La, September %
R).-Three hooded raincoat bandits
with pistols and sawed-of shotguns
today dashed into the Todd Shipbuild-
ing Co., Howard avenue and Fulton
street, and robbed the paymaster of the
weekly pay roll, amounting to $500.
The robbery was carried out so quietly
that a score of workers in the office
section hardly knew that the bandits
had jammed a gun into the side OF
Raymond Kirkpatrick, the paymaster
until the trio had made their exit.
Getting the money, the robbers es-
capped in a stolen automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
Clocks Go Back
Tonight for End
Of Daylight Saving

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 28.-
The daylight saving time. which
has been In effect during the
Summer in this and hundreds of
other cities in the country, will
end at 2 am. tomorrow with
return to standard time. Under
daylight saving timepieces have
been an hour fast since April %.
Most persons will set their clocks
an hour back as they go to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
Fare Jumps Taxi on Long Ride.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, September %
tPy.-W. j. Even, Detroit taxi driver,
is disillusioned. 1t looked like velvet
when a fare in Detroit ordered him to
drive to New York The fare jumped
the cab in Yonkers, near the largest
here to wire for money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
ADM. ROBERTSON ILL.
18th District Commandant Is Con
fined in San Diego Hospital.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. September %
(P).-Rear Admiral Ashley H. Robert
son. commandant of the eleventh anval
district, is seriously i'll at the local naval
hospital.
Admiral Robertson was successfully
operated on recently, but complications
subsequently developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
HURRICANE WARNINGS RENEWED
Storm Is Unabated After Raging All
Night in Miami.

MIAMI, Fla, September % R.-
Southeastern Florida today renewed its
vigil against approach of a furious
West Indian hurricane in the face of
renewed hurricane warnings from the
United States Weather Bureau at Wash
ington, extending from Miami to Key
West. The westward movement of the
storm brought for the first time since
its approach was indicated the direction
of northeast warnings on the west
coast of the State, from Key West to
Tampa.
The threat of the storm. which thrust
its fury upon Nassau during a 48-hour
period to exact a toll of at leafs 20
lives and unestimated property damage
was felt in winds of gale force and
moderate gale force along the lower
east coast from West Palm Beach
south.
With Key West cut off from tele-
phonic communication in the face of
murky weather and a 7:30 o'clock read
ing of 29.49, accompanied by winds of
moderate gale force. United States
Weather Forecaster H. B. Boyer pre-
dicted an increase in wind velocity up
to hurricane force there unless the 6is-
turbance changes its direction within
the next few hours.
Richard w. Gray, United States mete-
Continued on Page 2, Column ID
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CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Texas Prison Farm Inmates Dig
Tunnel IS Feet; Hounds Trail.

Tunnel rs Feet; Hounds Trail.
HUNTSVILLE, Tex, September %
P).-Seventeen convicts at the Wynne
State prison farm for tuberculars near
here, escaped last night, Warden G. F.
Hanell reported today.
The men dug out through the kitchen
floor feet into the ground and
tunneled IS feet to the surface behind
a building outside the confines, and, out
of sight of the guards.
Fifty men, every guard and prison
official available in this section, fol-
lowed a pack of bloodhounds today on
the trail of the escaped convicts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
LADY MURRAY is SLAIN.
Scottish Baron's Widow Believed
to Have Been Shot Accidentally.

INVERNESS. Scotland, September %
P).-Lady Murray. widow of the first
Baron Murray of Elibank. was found
dead with gunshot wound in her head
on a hillside near her home at Easdale,
Argyllshire, last night.
Lady Murray had been in the habit
of frightening off herd of goats which
sometimes strayed into her garden, and
In doing so traversed a treacherous and
slippery path. 1t is believed that she
fell and shot herself accidentally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
Expected to Pass Midway
Between Island and Main.
land; Matacumbe Message
Tells of Velocity of go.
HURRICANE TAKES TOLL
OF 20 LIVES AT NASSAU
West Coast Warnings Ordered From
Tampa Southward-Storm Un-
abated After Raging All Night
at Miami-Train Marooned at
Homestead.

MIAMI, Fla, September %
(P.-The hurricane will move
across the straits north of Key
West, r. w. Gray, Miami
weather man, said at 10:45 am.
Mr.. Gray said gale winds would
continue here for two more
hours, after which there would
be an abatement at Miami.
BY the Associated Press.
KEY WEST, Fla, September
28-Whipped by a wind that in
creased from 40 to 60 miles an
hour between $50 and $50 o'clock
this morning, a heavy sea was
breaking over the sea wall here,
endangering small craft anchored
close to shore and flooding the
lower end of the streets running
to the waterfront. The Govern :
ment barometer reading at 3
o'clock was 2942.
The wind was reported as shift
ing slowly from north to west.
indicating that the storm center
would pass approximately mid
way between here and the main
land. The center of the disturb
ance at o'clock was placed by
H. B. Boyer, Government mete-
orologist, as 95 miles east north
east of Key West and 80 miles due
south of Miami.
Unofficial reports received here by
the Pan-American Always said an esti-
mated wind OF 80 miles an hour was
sweeping across Matacumbe Key, 30
miles northeast of here. The report
did not state whether there had been
any damage to the fishing camps located
OH the key.
Shortly after the receipt of the mes
sage from Matacumbe Key. telephone
communication between Key West and
the mainland was cut off at No Name
Key, 40 miles south of Matacumbe All
telegraph lines were out with the excep-
ton of the cables from here to Havana,
Miami and Punta RaSsa.
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Radio Prograrns-Page SO
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From Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
MAN RACERS TAKE LEAD,

Continued on Page 2, Column J.
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~. g. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
little change in temperature.
Temperatures: Highest, 81, at 2:50
pm, yesterday; lowest. 63. at $50 am.
today. Full report on page T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28

Washington defeated the Yankees in
the first game of the double -header
here this afternoon
The score was 6 to 4,
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Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and
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Mother Doesnf See Baby
Until 3 Days After Birth

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 26-P-
Mrs. George Gilt. gypsy. saw her
three-day-old baby for the first time
today because she remained true to
customs Of her tribe.
When her baby was born, her hus-
band. as most daddies do. was pac-
ing the corridors of n hospital here
A nurse walked up To him. smiled
and said. We'll it's a -"
Don't tell me-" the father shout
ed and fled.
Another nurse went TO the moth
er. Here Is your baby, its 3 -
49, !" she began.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-27
NEW YORK Cotton

NEW YORK. Dec. 27-Pl-Cotton
opened steady at q decline on "a
points To an advance OF 3 points.
Near months were lower infer some
further January liquidation proba-
bly, Influenced BY circulation or q
few additional notices. Otherwise
offerings were light while JaEuary
contracts we're soon absorbed. and
the market held very steady at the
end Of the first half hour with active
months showing net advances OF 3
To III points.
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CHICAGO WHEAT

CHICAGO. Dec. 27-Rl7Sharp
setbacks of Liverpool quotations led
70 early dOwntUrns today In wheat
values here.
Opening 1ss 10 2il Off. Chicago
wheat later showed some power 10
rally. Corn, oats and provisions we're
easy, with corr starting Nv "A A to
s lower. and subsequently holding
near to the initial range.
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MARKETS
~. O. COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27-tP-
First trades on the cotton market
showed losses or 3 70 4 points as
Liverpool came In lower than due.
New York cotton opened firm and
cntinued to advance causing an
early rally here. January advanced
TO 1920. March 17.47 and May 17-72.
or III to IA points above opening
figures. The market was steady &C
the end or the first hour and 2 to
5 points under the highs.
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Don't tell me" interrupted Mrs.
Gilt, "And 7 can't see the baby"
The hOSpi.-l was nOn-plussed.
Finally the father returned and
explained the mystery.
According To n custom of their
tribe, parents must not zee their
offsprings until they are three days
old. They mustn't even be- told the
sen The babies car wear mo clothes
and must be fed by friends.
Little Mr.. Gilt. u husky yOungsteEs
didn't seem tO mind.