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4 'H PART 1. NODERNFEATIRES P32, Sors Aere. Eeies. ORMSTON CREATES WOHAN KILSHAN SOSi2y mes smesemvcion. | WNEBLAST DEAT FIGHT IN CHICAGO. IN DUEL ON STREET t1o1. pine and Osher Yole Decorations, TOLL RISESTO30 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 12, 1926— i | | :Prisoner Is Accused of Par-| FOR NEW HOSPITAL Casualty Forces Organize in $250,000 Campaign for Improved Building. Several hospitalization features, en tirely new to hospitals in Washing- | plans for | ton. are incorporated in the new Casualty Hospital e constructed on a site adjacent to the present institution on Massachusetts avenue, between Tth and Sth northeast. Officials of C: pital who took over administration of the hospital from Emergency Hos pital authorities more than a vear ago, plan to erect a new institution, equipped with the most modern hos. pital features and with the best of emergency facilities. Structural the building will represent the lates in hospital construction. - Officlals of Casualty Hospital are gathering together a group of more than 6,000 men and women to ald in the drive for $250,000 for the new hos- pital, the drive funds to begin Janu- ary 17, under the general direction of Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, president of the institution. Fifteen hundred women are numbered among those who will take part in the drive, un- der the leadership of the board of woman managers of the hospital, headed by Mrs. Martha J. Vaughan. T.eaders in the drive organization in- clude Melvin Hazen, Ira E. Ben- nett, Malcolm G. Gibbs, George B. tson, Daniel d. Donovan, J. Harry Cunningham, Stephen E. Kramer, Thomas R. Weller, Mrs. E. B. Adams, Mrs. William J. Brower, Mrs. Martha © J. Vaughan, August G. Herrmann, Odell S. Smith. Charles J. Waters, Thomas M. Baker. W. W. Griffith, WHarry Allmond, Francis R. Weller, Thomas P. Hickman, Lewis F. Brad- ley, George Clagett, Edgar M. Mayne and Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, all mem- bers of the board of directors of Casualty Hospital. A permanent chairman to head these workers is expected to be named at a meeting of the board of directors this week. ‘Hospital officials hope to have more than $100,000 of the $250.000 set as # goal on the opening day of the drive. -About $36.000 is already in the hands of officlals, representing funds left to the hospital in legacies. A pledge of $1,000 toward the drive was made bv the Italian Masonic Club of Washington last night. The organization also plans to hold a chairty ball at the New Willard Hotel soon after the Easter holidavs, to swell its contribution. P. A. Ra- dice has been named chairman of the committee to arrange the ball, while the following members of the club have been named members of the executive committee: A. Tana and C. Gianetti, vice chairmen: Frank Ghiselli, treasurer; Willlam Amoroso, secretary, and Dr. Fred Repettl and Luigi Perna, members of the floor committee. The drive committee will he com- posed of a chairman, five vice chair- men and 50 team drive chairmen, who will have under their direction 500 teams, each with at leadt 10 members. An additional body of professional men. numbering nearlv 1.000, will alzo ald in the drive. Efforts are under way to organize a group of drive workers in nearby districts in Ma- ryland. v to t CHURCH ELECTS OFFICERS Heltmuller Heads Chriet Lutheran Congregation. Announcement was made yvesterday that the following officers have been elected for next vear by the Christ Lutheran Church. New Jersey ave- nue and Morgan street: ‘W. Charles Heitmuller, G. Louls Weller, vice Francis Mennen, secretary; Charles Kller, treasurer; Freeman Paulson, financial secretary; Enno Knollman, trustee; George Lautz, superintendent of the Sunday schoo. Officers of the Ladies’ Aid Society are: Mrs. G. Louis Weller, president; Mrs. W. Charles Heitmuller, vice president; Mrs. Luella Stabler, secre- tary; Mrs. T. Clayton Cross, treas- ticipation in Robbery of Mrs. Norman Williams. [ Extradition of Other Suspect to Be Sought in Gotham This Week. Detective B. W. Thompson of police headquarters, who went to New York | City early last Friday to bring back Joseph Fried, wanted here in the 500 jewel robbery at the home of Mrs. Norman Williams, 1227 Sixteenth early last March, came back to Washington last night without { Fried, but with his hand linked by steel wristlets to Isadore Benowitz, alias “Soda,” of New York, also wanted in the same case. Fried had refused to come back without extradition papers. Thomp- son, in New York. started to check up on facts surrounding his arrest, He ran acroes the trail of Benowitz. Procuring_his arrest, he mafled his photograph here by special delivery: detectives brought it to the Williams home, and it was identified the features of one of the bandits. The detective bureau then wired Thomp- son, who found that Benowitz would return voluntarily. Will Seek Extradition. Arrangements will be made im- mediately, according to the police. to obtain proper papers to assure the extradition of Fried early this week. Fried will have a hearing tomorrow in New York, relative to extradition, it is understood. Alreaay police have made arrange- ments to correct tha name of Fried on the indictment already returned by a grand jury against him. Fried's name was brought into the case fol- lowing the arrest of Joseph Davis, alias Davidoff, who was later convict- ed and sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary, and an indictment was returned against Fried, not under such a name, but {dentifying him under aliases of Willlam Soloman, Michael Goldstein and Willlam Dunn. ‘This matter was again referred to the grand jury after it became known that Fried was the man who was wanted under the three aliases and Thempson will return to New York armed with the legal levers to obtain his extradition to the District of Co- lumbia tomorrow. “The Rough One.” The Williams robbery occurred in the early evening after 6 o'clock. Mra. Willlams was entertaining guests when four bandits entered the house, announcing that they were prohibition agents. They made fast work of trussing up and gagging serv. ants and attendants at the house and then proceeded to rob the guests of jewelry. A valuable ring, plati- FALL AND DOHENY MAY KNOW FATE BY NEXT WEDNESDAY (Continued from First ‘Page.) York and Mr. Hogan on behalf of Doheny. The last word to the jury trom counsel is reserved for the Gov- ernment, and under present arrange- ments the rebuttal will be given by Mr. Pomerene. Justice Hoehling then will give his instructions to the jury, after which the 12 men will be locked up until they reach a verdict. May Exchange Prayers. { Under the general practice in the District Criminal Courts, it is cus- tomary for the presiding justice to read the prayers of counsel for both sides at the conclusion of his charge to the jury, in which the cqurt states the law, with special reference to the various prayers or petitions which he has granted. It is understood that the Govern-- ment has arranged about 30 prayers and the number to be cited by the urer, and Mrs. George Lautz, finan- cial secretary. THE WEATHER | of Columbia—Fair and tomorrow rain and Virginia—Partly rain at District and cloudy today, followed by night and tomorrow. West Virginia—Fair and warmer today, followed by rain tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow. Records for 24 Hours. Tempon.tugo—Mldn(whl, 33 2 am,, 36; 7 pm., 39 p.m., 39. Highest, 45; lowest, 33. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 46; lowest, 26. Tide Tables. (Compiled by United States Coast und Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low _tide, $:12 544 pm.; high tide, 113 1355 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 9:10 a.m. 8 p.m.; high tide, 217 a.m. and and am. a.m, and and 717 am.; sun Today—Sun rose, sets, 4:48 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun <un seis, 4:46 p.n. Moon rises, 1 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hows after sunset. Weather in Varfous Cities. rFempezature.— Precipl; ax. Min. ~ tation d 25 T S urday. nighi. Sy Bpm. 131 rises, T:18 am; defense will greatly exceed that. It was tonsidered possible that each side may exchange coples of its prayers and also provide the court with coples so that inthe inierval before Monday's session, Justice Hoehling can look them over and more readily under- stand the varfous points involved. This method, it was said, would serve to expedite the closing procedure. 1t has been one of the contentions of the defense throughout the trial that Fall and Doheny, personally, had little, if anything, to do with the nogotlations for the Pearl Harbor and Elk Hillc leases and contracts, that nothing has been brought out in the Government's testimony to eetablish the charge of collusion between the two defendants. It is understood that Government counsel, in their prayers, will contend that conspiracy can be proved without the alleged conspirators ever having actually met. Surprised at Speed. The rapidity with which the trial has approached an end has come as a general surprise. The two defend- ants appeared in court November 10 and pleaded “not gulity” to the charge of conspiracy. Twelve days later the trial was opened, November 22, and the jury selected before adjournment that afternoon. Eighty-five witn had been subpoenaed by the Govern- ment, but only a small proportion of these were called upon to testify. Attorney Roberts virtually closed the Government’s case when Mr. Hogan put the first defense witness on the stand. ‘The defense formally closed its case yesterday morning, after which the Government made only a very brief rebuttal. . The defense reached its climax when the elder Doheny took the stand after his wife and son had tes- tified about the $100,000 loan to Fall and the mutilagion of the note given the ofl man in return. It is on the elder Doheny's testi- mony that the defense hopes to prove that he was *“scared” into undertak- ing the Pearl Harbor construction work because of a threatened Japa- nese invasion of the Pacific Coast in Soines M 04 D gemaen ZagEREL 0.01 0.08 0.0% e 00§ 0.0 008 0.3 seattle Wi h Soringtield, 111 Tam Tole Y i i Torde: Ohte. "\ %u‘ 3 1921. To support this contention the defense has the testimony of Doheny and Capt. J. K. Robison, former chief of naval engineers, who told the jury of the Navy's secret war plans in the Pacific. It was to produce these plans that the defense called Secre- tary of the Navy Wilbur, who refused to divulge them. Attorney Roberts believes he has “punctured” the war rcare bubble, re- garded as of vital importance to the defense because of its possible psycho- logical effect on the jury, by bringing out that threatened war with Japan in 1921 was a hallucination in view of the singing of the four-power Pa- cific treaty at that time and the dis- armament conference, then in ses. sion here. Interest in the United States in Bo hemian porcelaln has been so gieat .hat it kept busy the potteries in Bo hemia that otherwise would have had 10 shut down and leave many em- <’ ployes num with a diamond setting, was pulled from the finger of Mrs. Wil- liams and the guests and servants particularly noted one of the bandits. who acted more roughly than the others. \When the photograph of Denowitz was shown to some of the sorvants it was identified as the por- trayal of the features of “the rough one.” Benowlitz was the fourth man ar- rested in connection with the case. The second suspect arrested, allegzed at the time to have been a member of the “Kid Dropper” gang of New York thugs, was later released. street, in one of the toughest East Side neighborhoods, was dramatic, it was shown by the account given by Thompson after his return. After trailing Benowitz in company with New York detectives, Thomp- son got the high sign from one of them to “make the grab.” He did, with such force that it tore three buttons off Renowitz's vest. Gotham Men Help. “You ruined me,” Benowitz said later, looking ruefully at the garment. The capture was brought about by tectives, Thompson said, who worked with him night and day as though the case was one of their own. Scraps of iInformation pointing to- ward Benowitz were pieced together until they were sufficient to justify the arrest in the opinion of the de- .| tectives. Benowitz denied emphatically ever having been in Washington or having had anything to do with the Willlams robbery or any of those implicated in it. He sald he was regularly em- ployed driving a soda and soft drink delivery wagon. - Benowitz readily consented to come back to Washington, stating he was certain he could clear himself, ‘Thompson said. He described himself as a Russian, 27 years old. HAWAII NOT AFRAID OF WAR IN PACIFIC 1921, Says Honolulu Editor. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—Relations of the countries on the Pacific are perceptibly improving and at no time in the last few years have Hawallans felt any apprehension over war possi- bilities, Riley H. Allen, editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, told the Daily News today. ‘Whatever may have been the situa- tion in 1921 or Japan’s attitude toward the United States at that time, when naval oil lands were leased to Ed- ward L. Doheny as disclosed ‘in_the trial of Doheny and Albert B, Fall, former Secretary of the Interlor, Allen sald Hawaflans sensed no tension. “While we in Hawall fully realize the necessity for adequate defense, there is not now and has not been at any recent date apprehension that war in.the Pacific actually threatens us, Mr. Allen was quoted. “We who live in the islands have not only a feeling of friendship toward all the Pacific nations, but a very real belief that none has active designs for initlating hostilities with us.” ASKS NAVY BE KEPT * AT FULL STRENGTH (Continued from First Page.) completion these two vessels will re- quire a complement aggregating more than 3,000 men. Since funds have not yet been ap- propriated, the report said, work on the Navy’'s projected new airships of 6,000,000 cubic feet has not been started. Some concern was noted among air officlals in this connection because the supply of hellum obtain. able from the Fort Worth, Tex., plant has been dwindling. Congress Askedto Legislate. The Secretary made brief mention of the disaster to the Navy arsenal at Lakc Denmark, N, J., asserting that operations of & mnavy always were attended By hazards of varying de- grees and that consequently accldents occur no matter how diligent the ef- forts to avold them. Recommenda- tions would be made to Congress, he sald, covering plans to guard against such occurrences as the Denmark explosion. Illustrating the variety and scope of the Navy's work in peace times, Secretary Wilbur pointed to the ac- tivities of warships in protecting life in China, Central America and else- where and of the Navy's part in alding in the relief of Florida hurri- cane sufferers, and in doing a hun- dred other jobs, important in them- selves, but which do not grip the popular imagination. Aviation Discussed. As to aviation, the report said a study of requirements of aviation materfal had shown' the percentage of rejections, due to fallure to meet physical standards, coupled with those due to eliminations during flight training, remained high, at about 70 per cent. The question of flight eliminations was investigal and it wag decided that they should be reduced by more careful prelim- inary selection of student material. A mnotable improvement in anti- aircraft gunnery was recorded and it was pointed out that operation of aircraft units for the fleet had reached a still higher rate of efficlency. Powder-propelled cata- pults are being installed on battle- i ships for launching observation and | scouting planes, and an amphibian | plane has been successfully launched from catapults, General health in the Navy was reporfed to be excellent, with the daily average of personnel on the sick list less than three. The general need of additional jfunds extended even to the navy rurds where derjpeclated equipment | could not be replaced because .of budget restrictions, Secretary Wil- bur sald. R The capture of Benowitz on Stanton | the co-operation of the New York de- | People There Felt No Tension in | f of Police Refuses to Ar-: rest Radio Overator as 4 Crowe Orders. weiated Prese CHICAGO, December Eenteth Ormis While in a prors from ed hix de- Pa.. officials ‘ounty hickered sposition of the unarrested | The former radio operaio . charged California with subornation of perjury and conspiracy to obstruct | justice in connection with the Aimee ! Semple McPherton kidnaping case, | eluded with complete success all | newspaper men except those whose | zuest he 1s, and apparently was un- | disturbed by the asperities’ which he |aroused between the chief of police |and the State's attorney. The lutter official, Robert E. Crowe, telephoned today to Chief of Police | Morgan A. Collins and sald he under; | stood that Ormiston had been broughi| |to Chicago last night in the com- | pany but not in the custody of Harry | Donnelly, a city detective. and di- | rected that Ormiston be arrested. Collins replied that he did mot | know Ormiston’s whereabouts. Crowe | responded that there was a warrant {out for Ormiston's arrest, and di- rected the police department to p duce him at the State's attorne: office at 11:30 o'clock. The hour came and W Photog- raphers poised their flastiights and cameras in the corridors of the Crimi- nal Court Building. But Ormiston did not appea, nor did the State’s attor- ney. | Later police executives indicated | that no steps had been taken to pro duce Ormiston and Colling said that the radio man was not wanted here | for anything and would not be ar- rested except on a fugitive warrant from California. Detective Is Criticized. The chief of police upbraided Don- nelly for going to Pennsylvania to detect a man neither sought here nor | charged with an infraction of the law in this city and county, but Donnelly explained that he thought the chief's permission to work on the case had been given him carte blanche. Ormiston's erstwhile custodians re-} ported him a willing and agreeable | captive. His attorney, Edward H. S.| Martin, the source of frequent state- ments from the radio man while he missing, was said to have con- ferred with him_soon after his ar- rival here, but Martin would make no comment on his client's reported plans for fighting extradition to fornia, Asa Keyes, district attorney at Los Angeles, is to arrive tomorrow from | Washington to take a hand iIn the | situation, and further moves by of- | ficlals apparently await his coming. {One of his assistants. Harold Davis, }ulsu was reported on his way here. | et e, TAX RELIEF PLANS DEFINITELY VETOED BY GROUP IN HOUSE (Continued from First Page) |the majority party and have a { majority in the ways and means com- | mittee.” | While Representative Tilson, the | Republican leader, said at a confer- ence with press correspondents that he personally favored applying the surplus to ' debt reduction, Repre- sentative Garrett of Tennessee, the minority House leader, issued a state- ment asserting that Democrats “are strongly and firmly of the opinion that conditions at this time justify tax re- duction.” ‘Although Democrats had not for- mulated a new plan of attack, Repub- licans regarded the tax question as shelved for the session. Mr. Garrett, however, announced at the time the Democratic bill was Introduced that every parliamentary means would be used to outmaneuver the Republican majority and bring the measure out of the ways and means committee, where ‘all revenue legislation must originate. Political Moses Blamed. Pronouncements by party financlal spokesmen after today's meeting were at odds. Green asserted that Garner's tax bill was ‘“obviously a political gesture never intended to be seriously considered,” while Garner countered with the charge that the “President and Secretary Mellon are opposing the Democratic bill purely for political Green sald Republican committee members were convinced there should be no tax revision until the full effect of the present revenue act is known, and held that Garner proceeded on the assumption that a surplus of at least $385,000,000 may be anticipated both in the next and future flscal years. Garner took a different view, con- tending the surplus would ‘“exceed $500,000,000" and accused the Presi- dent with “underestimating the sur- plus for 1924 $175,726,876; for 1925 by $182,620,749; and for 1926 by $115,- 726,816. 4 "l?lh average miscalculation for these three years was $168,000,000," Garner' asserted, “and there is no in- dication that he will do any better this time or the next. Both Mr..Cool- jdge and Mr. Mellon have said time and again that reduction of taxes will release capital that will go into pro- ductive enterprises and thereby in- crease the revenues of the Treasury. “But_now they don't want to do that. They want to hand back to the big boys and regular campaign con: tributors taxes that have been passed on to the consumer and then reduce taxes in 1927 just before election.” ROBERT CHAMBERS DEAD. Showman, Native of Washington, Expires in Philadelphia. Robert Chambers, showman, native of Washington and an executive at varfous times with Ringling Brothers, Sells-Floto, 101 Ranch, Johnny Jones Shows and other circus organizations, died Friday at his home in Priladel- phia, where he was last connected with concessions at the Besquicenten- nial. He succumbed to a lingoring ill- ness, but was confined to his bed only a few days. Elks' funeral services were held in Taylor’s funeral home in Philadelphla last - night, and the body will be brought to Washington, where it will lie in the W. W. Chambers funeral home until Tuesday morning. Burial will be in Loudon Park Cemetery, Bal- timore, beside his mother and father. The father was Willlam W. Chambers, who was In the fumeral and. livery business here at 1227 R street. Mr. Chambers is survived by a sis- ter, Miss Florence Chambers of the District of Columbia Playground De- nt, and & brother, Percy Cham- bers, also of this city. Pleased with the success of the first of the roads built for use of motor traffic only, that are operating under the concession of the Itallan govern- ment, the promoters are preparing to conatruct sqyeral mors, A Fair PRattle \Vvith Pistols, ArounJ Auvio—His Shots All Go Wiid. sot 1 | won with M 5 . 30. 1 Mrs. Hobbs, who to the! courthouse and st to thel wiff immediarely after the shooting wuld make no s+ atement. livstand- | ers, however, said a loud argun preceded the ‘shootin Dearborn 18 survived by a wife and two children. Mes. Hobbs is marri children. Acquaintances families had been intimate. The duel wase fought around De: bhorn's automobfle, which v on ths street. Witnesses Hobbs produced a pisto! an shooting after lgnoring 1 demands that she enter the Dearborn took an automatic pistol frem his car, and emerging from the opposita side, opencd fire. Two bul- lets ed ' through ths woman's cont, one going through a pocket and puncturing her powder puff, but neither struck her. Mrs. Hobbs' third shot struck Dear- born ahove the heart and he died al most instantly. JAIL MOODY’S GIRL TYPIST AS BANDIT IN HOLD-UP OF BANK . but has ne aid the two (Continued from st Page.) A revolver was used by the ‘girl who held up the bank. almly the girl walked Into the bank, posed as a newspaper woman and borrowed a typewriter in the rear of the building.” When all but two employes had left for lunch, the girl of about 17, whipped out a revolve from a coat pocket and robbed the institution. After locking cashier S. A. Jamison and Raymond Howe, hookkeeper, in the vault, the flapper bandit escaped in her coupe. Ruda officers said the girl got away with between $1,200 and $2,400. The woman was described as a slender brunette, weighing from 110 to 115 pounds, quietly dressed and not over 16 to 18 years old. She appeared at the bank an hour before the robbery and told officials she had been sent to write an article about the town of Buda, which has a_ population of about 300. sma‘ chatted with half a dozen or mor visitors and waited until all customers had left at noon. Jamison and Howe were preparing to go to lunch when she suddenly drew a gun from her coat and commanded: “Stand where you are!” Jamison was just coming out of the vault. Howe was in his cage at the bookkeeper's window. “Move over closer to him, she commanded Howe, He obeyed. The woman then ordered both men into the vault. She told Jamison to unlock the safe “Dig that money out,” she commanded, her gun leveled at Jami- son's head, with Howe also in front of its muzzle. 7 1 Jamison handed out two packages of currency, each containing $1,200. Another he dropped to the floor without the girl seeing it. ¥ She then slammed and locked the vault door, leaving the men inside. Persons on the street, who had not suspected the robbery, said they saw her calmly enter her coupe and drive away on the post road toward Austin. With a screwdriver Jamison and Howe succeeded in opening the vault door “from the inside within 10 min- utes and immediately telephoned officers at Austin and other towns. Miss Bradley was arrested after offi- cers had checked the license number on her car. The car was found on a wish rack at a garage here, and she was taken into custody when she called for it tonight. ¥rank Hill, a dalryman, identified Miss Bradley as the girl whose auto- mobile he pulled out of the mud on a lonely road back of his home, & miles south of here, this afternoon the robbery. uf!]:; sald she stuck a bill in his pocket, but he returned it. He related that he gave her a fatherly lecture when she called her mother at Aus- tin on the telephone, and told her she was stuck in the mud, but gave her location as on an Austin street. Hill made her telephone again to let Mrs. Bradley know where she was. “Why, it's ridiculous to think they are holding my little slip of a girl for bank robbery,” Mrs. Bradley told the Associated Press. “They have kept her from me, but at the habeas corpus proceedings I'll find where she {s and go to her, no matter where she may be.” Mrs. Bradley talked calmly about her daughter, until George Rowley, an old friend of her family, called, and momentarily her voice broke as she cntreated, “Oh, George, what have they done with my Beckie? Mrs. Bradley said her daughter took her to work at 8 o’clock this morning. “Rebecca didn’t work today at the Attorney General’s office, because she has been feeling badly the past few days. My daughter brought me home about 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, and Vb Daddy, Mother CanlHear Me Nem The most acceptable Christmas gift to one hard of hearingisan Acousticon. With this amazing invention, persons deaf for years now hear clearly the sweetness of human voices, sermons, mu- sic, and enjoy the pleasures of business and social life. FREE Testsfor All Deaf ‘You can test the Acousticon pri- vately at your convenience on FREE 'RIAL. Just one test will convince you that you can hear. Remember, ngfied makes more acute. So ot write now. Test an Acousticon and add to your family’s Chrigtmas joys. DICTOGRAPH PRODUCTS CORPORATION 1 nt |k Can Be Used Many Christmases if Treated With Bleach Solution. to preserve decorative Christ- eens tn order to save them 1 1o year and thus help save the native holly and ground pine, vhich is fast disappearing in this sec- ion, was cutlined last night by P. L. Ricker, president of the Wiidflower Preservation Society. Such treatment of leaves with solu- tion which within the past few years has been extended to ground pine and hollv was recommended by Mr. ticker, as one of the effective means of helping in the preservation cam- paign now being carried on by the Wildflower Preservation Soclety and the Natlonal Capital Committee of the Garden Club of America. Washingtonians have been urged to use substitute decorations for holly and ground pine, which are appearing in a glittering array this year in the stores to an extent unequaled: in the past. But the application of the treat- ment to new holly and ground pine was' also recommended, as enabling persons to use the natural greens, and vet save them from year to year in their original beauty “without further depletion of the native stock in this region. Method of Preserving. “For many years the florist’s trade has had a great variety of preserved leaves for decorative purposes at all ons,” sald Mr. Ricker. “These e been largely galax, maple, elm, oak, linen and magnolia, and in green, dark red and brown colors. These leaves keep their natural pliability for vears and rarvely drop from their branches. Tt is only within the last few vears that the process of prepar- ing these leaves has been applied to ans extent to ground pine and holly. This practice, if more extensively fol- u;m\d. will be one of the best methods of conserving the native supply these plants, by “The process con: s of first bleach- Ing the leaves to be preserved by placing the leafy branches in a large glass. wooden, “cement or enameled receptacle containing javelle water. This 8 a_strong corrosive solution and must not be placed in contact with any metal or allowed to get on clothes. “Javelle water is made by putting four pounds of sal soda (also called sodium carbonate and washing soda) into a glass or enamel vessel with one gallon of water and boiling 10 minutes. One pound of bleaching powder (also called chloride of lime), free from lumps, is then added. When cold this is strained Into a jug or large bottle and kept tightly corked. Metal receptacles will be destroyed by it, if allowed to stand. For large quantities the same proportions .may | be followed, the result strained into a i Three More, Including One Who Pronounced Shaft Safe, May Not Live. By the Associated Press. PRINCETON, Ind., December 11 The death of Jacob Schafer, 45, of Pringeton today increased the toll of life from the Francisco mine ex- wooden or cement vat and used at| jocion last Thursday morning to 30. once. Various Strengths Required. “Different leaves require different strengths of solution. with a large amount of tannin in them require that the javelle water be diluted with one-fourth the quan- tity of water, whilst most other leaves require the solution to have one-half its quantity of water added when used. Some delicate leaves like as- paragus and maidenhair fern require a still weaker solution. Most leaves will have the green color entirely bleached out in 10 or 12 hours, and some less. After bleaching. the leaves should be thoroughly washed in run- ning water to remove the bleaching solution, after which they are placed for a few minutes in a receptacle con- taining a green dye of as nearly the natural color as possible. Other colors may be used if desired. The dye should be kept just below the bolling point, and must be a dye suitable for dyeing cotton goods. “After dyeing, the material should be washed again in running water to remove surplus dye and then placed in a 5 per cent glycerin solution for about one-half to one hour as the ma- terial may require. It may then be placed on racks to dry. The glycerin keeps the leaves in a fresh and pliable condition. If it is desired to fireproof the material, it may be placed in a solution of ammonium phosphate be- fore drying. “Mistletoe is one of the few plants not adapted to this preserving method. There does not seem to be very defi- nite information as to whether Christ- mas use has materially lessened the supply. It probably has, but the plant is a parasite on the trees on which it grows and often causes considerable injury to the trees so that it is hardly advisable to Include it among the plants needing protection. “A number of States have laws for the protection of their native plants, but they are very difficult to enforce unless owners of the property will take an interest in obtaining warrants for arrest, and in most of the States having such laws they have appreciable effect on vandalism. HOPE OF SETTLING ISSUE OF GERMAN ARMAMENTS RISES (Continued fr sent a telegram to the cabinet with an implied or an explicit demand for ap- proval of the new proposal he had for- mulated, as he did not wish to submit it unless it was considered acceptable. This was taken to mean that M. Briand wanted a sort of vote of con- fidence. If he failed to get it in the instructions the cabinet sent him to- night, there are many who think he will resign. But whether he will have the complete support of the eabinet is not at present known. It is understood on good authority that the cabinet at its morning meet- ing took the same view as the Am- bassadors’ Council, but the Germans may have offered a compromise, con- sidering that preferable to taking a chance of a cabinet crisis, either here or in Berlin, or at both places. The fact that the Council of Am- bassadors and all the allled military experts have that Germany has not fulfilled her obligations and have refused to “whitewash” her, in- dicates how far ahead of the proces- sion M. Briand has been traveling. It might have been, however, that Dr. Stresemann at Geneva was ready to give M. Briand concessions that Gen. Von Pauwels (Germany) was not au- thorized to make before the Ambas- sadors’ Council in Paris, and, i that is so, M. Briand may have suhmitted to Premier Poincare a plan that can be accepted. Orie obstacle to taking German promises instead of actual execution is that the French press has been dis- cussing the proposed and expected withdrawal of allied control, as if all but insignificant ‘differences had been ironed out. Since the ambassadors have shown that really serious things are at stake, such as modernizing, in- stead of dismantling, forts and export- ing potential war material by Ger- many, the problem has assumed a somewhat different aspect !henhtgak the automobile down to be washed. - “When I reached home I found the officers had searched my room, and taken my revolver out of my dresser, and now, I understand, the officers are claiming Rebecca took the re- volver."” Mrs. Bradley said they moved to Austin about five years ago; that her daughter received her bachelor of arts degree last June from Texas Universi- ty, and is now working on her master of arts degree, majoring in American history. “She is all I have, and I'm sure everything will come out all right, and the officers will find they have made a terrible mistake.” Leaves like onk | | Clifford Riel, 16, youngest of the T1 | men trapped in the mine, died last | night. Death still stood its patient vigil outside the Methodist Hospital here, ready to clatm three other of the more serfously injured, while the first of the victims were buried today. George Rlack, fire boss, who pro- nounced the mine safe just a few minutes before the explosion: John Lehman and Oscar Rhinehart are the three in critical condition. All of the other 23 in the hospital are improving, attendants said. The fight against infection will be long and tedious because coal dust was ground into the burns, accord- ing to physicians. Most of the men in the hospital were severely burned, and in some instances they will be almost entirely encased in bandages for several weeks. WIFE FREED OF MURDER CHARGE IN GIRL’S DEATH By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, December 11.—-A wife who shot and killed a 16-year-old girl for breaking up her home was freed on a charge of murder here today. 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