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Evening star., 1934-05-24
MAN WANTEDH HERE
|FOUND MURDERED,
VICTIM Of A ride"
Body of Morris Kaufman
Thrown Behind Rock
in Pittsburgh.
lSOUGHT IN CONNECTION
WITH STEALING OF AUTOS
Believed to Have Accompanied
W. B. Phillips in Staying
Here April rs.

Washington and Philadelphia police
were cooperating today with Pitts
burgh authorities in an effort to
break through the gangland mystery
surrounding the Staying of Morris
(Big George Kaufman, 27, who was
taken for a ride" in Pittsburgh yes
terday and his body thrown behind
a boulder on vacant lot.
Kaufman was wanted here as one
of band of criminals said to have
used Washington as a headquarters
while they stole automobiles and hi
lacked tobacco shipments along the
Atlantic seaboard. He also is be-
lieved to have been a companion of
William B Phillips at the time the
later was shot to death here on April
rs by Acting Police Sergt. John A.
Cation, tenth precinct. during a gun
battle at Adams Mill road and On
tario place.
Known as Machine Gunner.
Philadelphia police had sought the
slain gangSter for the shooting at
Upper Darby recently of Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Fontaine, reputed sweet
heart of Phillips. Kaufman was
known to police as a machine gun
ner and a reputed member of the
notorious Meadows gang Of Phila-
delphia.
Some OF the other things the au-
thorities of various cities wanted
Kaufman to explain. according to an
Associated Press dispatch from Pitts
burgn, were three murders, a bank
hold-up and several mail robberies
Mrs. Fontaine, who is now under
guard here, was said TO have been
shot because she knew too much
about the operations of the gang. She
was brought here following her partial
recovery, and her whereabouts now is
being carefully concealed by Wash
ington police and Department of JUS
tice agents.
Phillips was shot as he and two
other members of the gang started
TO drive off in an automobile being
watched by police and Department
of Justice agents. The automobile was
traced here following the hijacking
of a s35,o00, truckload of tobacco in
North Carolina.
Presumably Gang Victim.
Kaufman was identified through
fingerprint records, according to the
Associated Press. His bullet-riddled
body was found huddled behind a
boulder in a fashionable Pittsburgh
suburb. presumably the victim of gang
vengeance. A possibility of robbery
was discounted by the fact that an
expensive watch and S51 in bills were
found on his body.
The body had been brought to the
spot where it was discovered in an
automobile. and a trail of blood led
to the curb some distance away.
Mrs. Fontaine was said to have
muttered Big George" several times
after she was taken to Delaware
County, Pa, Hospital. Police here
believe Kaufman either shot Mrs.
Fontaine in an effort to seal her lips
or participated in the shooting.
A search of Pittsburgh garages today
failed to reveal the automobile which
Kauffman's sister, Nan Dodson of
Philadelphia, told police he drove to
Pittsburgh. Police said she wired the
family is without funds. If found, the
auto will be sold to pay funeral ex-
penSeS.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The secrets Of the medieval al
chemists who labored over their
crucibles in clouds of red smoke trying
to change iron into gold and to pro-
duce an elixer of life are yielding to
a study now under way with head
quarters at the Library Of Congress
here.
They are proving, for all their color
full and mysterious language, for the
most part pure nonsense, according to
J. w. Wilson, medieval scholar, who
is listing and studying the alchemical
manuscripts now in American libraries.
Most of the alchemists. blissfully
ignorant of chemical properties, ap-
parently believed honestly that they
were transmitting baser metals into
gold and silver. their difficult manu-
scripts show. What they were doing
was changing them to gold color.
They could not differentiate the result
from pure gold
The most remarkable of these manu-
scripts recently was located in the
library of Lehigh University and
brought to Washington for study. 1t
Evening star., 1934-05-24
MASS|NC COLORS
PLANS COMPLETED
Arrangements Are Made to
Seat $4,000 at Wash.
ington Cathedral.

The Arrangements Committee for
the Massing of the Colors service at
Washington Cathedral, at o'clock
Sunday afternoon, held a final meet
ing yesterday at the Cathedral library,
and it was announced that seats
will be available for congregation of
$4,000 for the occasion.
Maj Edwin N. Lewis, secretary, Ma
tional Cathedral Association. said
There will be ample accommodation
for all who attend, and the public will
be admitted without tickets"
Many Units in Line.
A section of the amphitheater on
the south slope of Mount st. Alban
will be reserved for 600 color bearers
who will march from ST. Adams
Church down the pilgrims steps and
through the center aisle of the cres-
cent to a woodland altar set I'D in the
grove on the hillside approximately
100 different organizations will be in
line, and 500 separate units will be
represented
The procession will move in four
divisions, commanded respectively by
Maj. Charles Demonet. Lieut.. Col
Robert P. Parrott, Lieut.. Jules Demonet
and Capt. Myron D. Smith. Mai
Walter w, Burns will be grand
marshal.
Drum and bugle corps participating
Will include: Costello Post, American
Legion; Overseas, Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Advance Post Junior. Veterans
OF Foreign Wars, and Boy Scouts.
Reception Committee.
Officers of the Military Order of the
World War, sponsors of the service
and other Army and Navy officers
Will receive the distinguished guests.
The committee consists of Brig. Gen.
William E. Horton. Rear Admiral
Lucien C. Bostwick. Rear Admiral
Harry G. Hamlet, Brig. Gen. Hugh
Matthews, Brig Gen Perry L. Miles
and Maj. John D. Cutter.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will preach
the memorial sermon and Rear
Admiral William H. Standley will
deliver the commemorative address.
Col. Alva ]. Breasted, chief of chap
lalns, U. S. A.. and Capt. Arlington
A, McCallrlm, chaplain general, Mill
tary Order of the World War, will lead
the prayers. Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes will be master of ceremonies.
A message from President Roosevelt
will be broadcast.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
''Secrets'' of Old Alchemists
PrOue to Be Pure Nonsense
MedieuaI Men Tried to Make Gold
and Silrer of Baser Metals, Scholar
Studying Manuscripts Reveals.

as MANY as YOU are able to find. And
take fresh daffodils and white hele-
bore in great quantity. Add dragons
blood blood of a red man, sal armo-
MAC, sal alkah. sal nitrum, sulphur
and finally IRON"
To convert copper into silver. take
one toad or several in the month OF
March, let it be placed in a glazed
vase well covered and glued with the
lutte of wisdom. And make fire all
one day and it shall become a powder.
And if of this powder one ounce Is
placed on an equal amount of copper
it will become the best silver"
Potent Mixture Had
Many Powers.
Potent. indeed. is the aqua FORTS
made from a mixture Of vitriol. sal
nitrum and cinnebar boiled until
red smoke fills the head OF the alem-
bic" 1t WILL among other things,
dissolve mercury. silver, gold or cop
per; color the hair, remove corns and
callouses, cure cancer, erase letters
from paper, color silver so it cannot
be told from gold, cause infatuation,
give weight to money, dissolve pearls,
soften coral like wax. break sword
quickly. If little sublimated mer-
curry is dissolved in the liquid and put
in any beasts mouth. it cannot resist
death"
Again the reader is assured: "The
tooth of wolf, its pelt or an eye. II
carried, brings success and provokes
and induces friendship and great
favor"
The last is "a wonderful medicine
for various sickneSses and inflrmlties
and for several other things. Take OF
the muscat nut, cloves, galigale. car
damon, fennel, cubeb, mace, grains OF
paradise, ginger, cinnamon, in equal
parts. All these pulverize well to-
gether and then place in the best
white wine. and the thicker the mate
rial is, the better. Place in an alem-
bic and distill with gentle fire. This
liquid gives ingress to a spirit into
the body. It fixes what Is not fixed.
destroys corruption and preserves in
good state all the things which it
touches. It is valuable in all frigid
sicknesses. Also it draws to itself the
virtues of herbs and drugs, clears
muddy vision, heals an inner or outer
abscess removes blemiSh, redness and
burning Of the eyes, restrains tears,
is good for splenetics and hepatics If
it is drunk, congeals mercury and
whitens copper. cures wounds, pre-
serves from decay, cures flstula and
cancer Given in drink to epileptics,
it cures them, and all gout caused by
cold and paralysis, if the places have
been annointed. It sharpens the in
tellect, renders one cheerful and laugh
ing, and. above all. preserves youth
and health. It removes freckles and
other spots from the face. cures salt
rheum and red spots, toothache, quipsy
and abscess Of the throat If 1t is gar
gled. It composes marvelously the
melancholics and cures sufferers from
sciatica, podagre and dropsy caused
by cold. It makes new wine old. drives
away poison. cleanses, sweetens and
mollifies, and makes every metal NAL
Ieable."
Evening star., 1934-05-24
Pair Smash Window
And Steal a Dress as
Crowd Looks on

Somebody's girl is going to
have a brand-new $4.95 pink
dress this evening.
Police are looking for that
somebody" and the other young
colored man who was with him
when he smashed the show win
COW of Hearn's dress shop, at 806
Seventh street. about 8 o'clock
this morning and stole the single
garment.
The crowd of eight or ten per-
sons who watched him take the
dress must have sympathized
with his romantic intentions, be-
cause no one offered to hinder
the flight of the pair.
They escaped in a taxicab just
a brief minute before Motor
Cycle Policemen w. B. Hopkins
and r. N. Finch arrived in re-
sponse to call.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Navy Band at
the band stand. Navy Yard, this eve
ming at o'clock. Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader; Alex Morris, assistant
leader:
March, THE Spirit of the Nation"
Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett
Dedicated to President Franklin D
Roosevelt.
Dance of the Tumblers,"
RimSky- Korsakow
From the opera "The Snow Maiden. "
March song, "MacNamarras' Band. u
(Marching song of the Toronto Regi-
ment)
Suite, (a) "Lullabye" Song.
Mrs. Alfred S. Cillett
(b) I'm My Garden" Reverie.
Mrs. Alfred S. Gillett
Rustic Dance. Goldmark
From the Country Wedding Sym
phony."
March, king Cotton. ....... .Sousa
Valse, '-Ciribiribin" ...... .Pestalossa
Intermezzo, Peter Piper's Franks"
Woods
March, "Cheerio". "...........G Goldman
THE National Anthem"
BY the United States Soldiers Home
band this evening at the band stand
at $40 o'clock. John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointer,
associate:
March, "Archduke Albrecht" .Kpmzak
Overture, "All Hands on Deck" .Suppe
Entr'a (a) "Minuet in E Flat"
Mozart
(b) "Melodie in A Flat"
Zimmerman
Scenes from comic opera Robin
Hood" DE Koven
Popular: (a) Let's All Sing Like the
Brides Sing. g"............E Evans
fb) "Amapola" la".............L .Lacalle
Waltz suite, "The Ambassador"
Strauss
Finale, american Colors". PAMELA
THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-05-24
BL|NDA|DMEASURE
is GIVEN APPROVAL
House Committee Orders
Favorable Report on
Changed Pension Bill.

A favorable report was ordered by
the House District Committee today
on bill to provide financial aid for
needy blind residents of the District.
The committee, however, made sew
eral major changes in the original
bill with the consent of Representa-
tive Kelly, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, its sponsor.
One of the amendments raised the
minimum age limits of applicants for
a pension from 16 to 10 years. An
other eliminated entirely the maxi
mum amount of the annuity, thus CIV
ing the Board of Public Welfare, which
will administer the pension fund. dis
cretionary power to determine figure
based on the needs Of the applicant.
First Limit was $1,000.
The bill originally limited the aid
to $1,000 a year, including the an
nuity and income Of the applicant
from all other sources. Representa-
tive Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois,
said this amount appears "extraordi-
narily high" in comparison with such
pensions in the States. and expressed
fear the House would not approve it.
The committee also removed from
the bill an entire section which would
have denied relief to a blind person
who is married to another who is also
blind unless one shall not have been
blind at the time of marriage or un-
less they were married prior to enact
ment Of the measure.
Home Bill Approved.
The committee also ordered a fa-
vorable report on bill to dissolve the
Ellen Wilson Memorial Home. which
was incorporated some years ago un-
der a congressional charter and tabled
a measure designed to give additional
powers to the District Board OF OPP
tometry.
Legislation is necessary to dissolve
the memorial home, the committee
was told. because the District Supreme
Court has held it lacked authority to
do so.
The committee tabled the optometry
bill on the ground that it would give
the Optometry Board too much power.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
Animals Helped in
Secret Formulae.

Animals had a considerable part in
the secret formulae of the alchemIsCs,
as If evidenced by the following:
ITO convert copper into the hest
gold take hens and put them In cap
tivity SO that they cannot eat any
thing but beans. Then take IS eggs
from them, put them In a secret place.
and let them stand until all are re.
duced to one. Then take and put in
a furnace and let them burn with
sufficient combustion. From thus
powder you shall make the best gold,
If you know how to operate wisely.''
Another instructs TO take one live
lizard and one live toad and put them
together in one vase so that one
animal may eat the other. and seal the
vase except one opening on top,
through which you may see when the
smoke shall cease in the burning CT
them on furnace. When the smoke
has ceased let that vase be drawn out
from the fire. Project of this powder
onto Equified copper and it will all
be converted into silver"
To convert iron into silver all the
wise men are agreed, the manuscript
says, ON the following method: Take
two toads which carry poison with
them, or you may have 10 Of them or
Evening star., 1934-05-24
Civil War Statues
To Go Undecorated
On Memorial Day

For the first time in a great
many years Washington's statues
honoring Civil War heroes will
be without their customary deco
rations on Memorial day, because
Congress neglected to appropriate
the small fund to make this
possible.
This became known today
when Albert Clyde-Burton, as
sistant superintendent of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, replied to
queries on the subject.
For many years past the park
authorities have decorated the
statues for the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
O. KS WOMEN'S TREATY

The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee yesterday approved the treaty
signed by a group of Pan-American
nations at Montevideo granting equal
ity to women in nationality laws.
The treaty, to which the United
States is a party declares there shall
be mo distinction based on sex as
regards nationality" in the legislation
or practices of merlber nations.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
TWO HELD ROBBED
Daniel Moore and Julius Kapalos

Daniel Moore and julius KapaloS
Lose Small Sums of Money.
Two persons reported to police they
were held up and robbed by bandits
late last night and early today.
Daniel Moore, 479 M street south
west. reported he vas robbed of a
small amount of change by two col
ored men shortly after midnight in
South Washington.
Julius KapaloS, 1904 M street, told
police he was held u by a white
bandit who was accompanied by a
colored man and robbed of a small
sum of money. Kapalos said the rob-
berry occurred opposite his home and
that he pursued the bandits after they
had taken his money from him.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
OIL BILL FAVORED
General Approval Given by SEN
ate Mining Committee.

Chairman Logan said today after
an executive session of the Senate
Mining Committee that it had gen
orally approved" the Thomas admin
istration supported bill to give Secre-
tary Ickes greater control over oil
production.
A formal vote on the measure will
not be had before Monday.
President Roosevelt yesterday re-
quested passage this session.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
CATTLE BILL PASSED
House Resolution Adopted by SEN
ate Also Provides Cotton Funds.

ate Also Provides Cotton Funds.
A House resolution appropriating
$50, 100000 to carry out the Jones'
Connally cattle bill and appropriating
for administration of the Bankhead
cotton bill was pass. yesterday by the
Senate and sent to the White House.
The resolution carries no specific
amount for the cotton bill, but Sen
ator Bankhead,, Democrat, of Ala
bama, author of the bill, said the
costs had been estimated at about
$6,000,0
He added that the Agricultural De-
partment was anxious to set the cattle
fund Immediately to apply to drought
relief measures.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
Justice Hitz Improved.

The condition of Justice william
Hitz of the District Court Of Appeals,
who underwent an operation for the
removal of tonsils at Garfield Hospital
Monday, was described today as i'm
proved. The jurist probably will be
released within q few days.
Evening star., 1934-05-24
ROB HOTEL ROOMS

ing Occupants Undisturbed.
Thieves last night robbed two rooms
in the Ambassador Hotel of 1928. En-
trance to the rooms was made through
unlocked doors. The thieves worked
so quietly that the sleeping occupants
were not disturbed.
One of the victims, Val c. thinner,
a Department of Justice operative
was robbed of SIPS, the thieves not
disturbing his service pistol.
On the floor below, the room oc-
cupied by Ralph w. Barnes of Colum-
bus, Ohio, was raided and $98 stolen
Evening star., 1934-05-24
Hearst Guest of President.

William Randolph Hearst, the pub
Usher. was a guest today at the White
House. President Roosevelt conferred
with him at a luncheon meeting in
the executive ofice.
Evening star., 1934-05-24

Democratic Club to Meet.
BEALLSVILLE, Md. May "a (Spe-
ciaD D.-The Young Mems Democratic
Club of GAINESVILLE and Poolesville
districts will meet Monday night at
the home of Charles H. Davis.
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WESLEYAN METHODIST
ga small church with a larg'
mission"

ga small church with a large
mission"
Rev. Dewey o. Miller, pastor.
A local Sunday school rally Is
planned for tomorrow and a prize
will be given to the one who
brings the most scholars that
were not out last Sunday.
Preaching at II a. m, by the
Rev. NJ. R. Harvey.
Prayer meeting ir prayer room
at 7:15 p. m.
Preaching, 8 p. m.
Tomorrow brings 10 close the
two-weeks revival which has been
in progress. Last evening the
evangelist spoke from the subject,
"Who will be on the victory side
when the beast makes war with
the LAMB" A large audience
listened attentively. There will be
no service tonight, bue we are ex-
pecting two great services over
the Sabbath day. All are invited
to come and hear Rev. M. R. Har-
yey, who is delivering some force
full messages both in song and
ministry. Instrumental and vocal
music has proven great asset to
the meeting. Come and enjoy the
closing services with us.
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GONE TO CHURCH SUNDAylN

!. sermon subject, Living Joyful
Ily." We hope to help young peo-
pie especially through this mes
sage also.
Christian EndeavOr: Juniors,
80; Intermediates and Seniors,
7:15.
Woman's Auxiliary - Monthly
meeting, Monday, S:3G, at the
residence of Mrs. Adger Smyth,
the president. This will be the
annual Birthday Meeting The
birthday offering will be given for
NEEDY families of our home mis-
sionaries and retired or deceased
ministers" Those going will leave
the church at 8 o'clock.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday at
s p. m.
A cordial welcome to visitors.
Music for Sundays services has
been arranged as follows:
MORNING SERVICE
Response by the choir.
Anthem Fear Not, o Israel
Max Spickfler
EVENING SERVICE
Quartct-The Lord Is My Shep-
herd ------- hoSchat
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the foolish. Put now and hence
forth there is an inseparable
chasm between them. Of course
the Oilless lamps flickered and
died down, for no wick could
light the bride-groom's way at
midnight as the foolish virgins
should have known and doubtless
did know. And of course the
wise could not at that hour or
any other time supply the fool
ish with the oil of salvation, for
religion is personal matter ana
every one of us must give &C.
count OF himself to God. The
only thing they could say-and
no doubt they had said it often
beforc--was that the unready
must for themselves buy from the
only market ever open to man.
FOLLY AND WISDOM
IN REWARD
When the bridegroom came the
virgins were to be ready for his
coming. The contrast between
the wise and foolish now becomes
clearer. The foolish with dying
torches went away to buy what
they should have secured long
before. Only the wise were on
hand with flaming torches when
the bridegroom arrived and so
they alone accompanied him into
his banquet hall. After the door
was shut the foolish virgins APP
peared, still without oil in their
lamps, and piteously called fol-
admittance. But they had will
fully neglected their duty. And
50 the only place for them now
was outside. Hence the bride
groom's bitter word of non-rec-
ignition. And hence the Mast
cr's word that We watch for his
coming, since we know not what
moment of the busy day or
drowsy night he will appear.
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GROVE STREET GOSPEL

Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, IN
charge of C. S. Fullbright, super
intendent. .
Preaching at II a. m. and 8
p. m.
Young peoples meeting at .
D. M, to which all young people
are invited. This meeting is de-
yotional and instructive.
The Sunday evening prayer,
group, led by w. H. Plank, VIII
meet at 7:15 p. m, to which all
our members are urged to De
present. -,
Miller Memorial Bible class VIII
meet on Tuesday at. 8 p. m, anu
will have the second study In the
series of Bible Truth and doc
trine.
At the morning service, TO
which all our members are urged
to be present, there will be some
important matters Ger consldera-
ton and every member should 1e
! there.