Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1927, Page 51

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WASHINGTON; 1. €., THURSDAY, ST B R R T e At T A T T e Tt T B T S DECEMBER 15, 1927. THE EVENING STAR, | rol of any hushand, wife or cred- Sandwich Smuggled ‘SPENDTHRIFT TRUST iy o o> roers. e or e May of this year the son in a * FAIRFAX T0 PROBE v . * rikshald will after Jan By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, December 15 ’ vestigation has been sta to de- | termine whether a_smuggled sand- | wich caused the death of Claude | Hermann, 3l.year-old hospital pa- tient. Mrs. Jeanette Meyers, 25, sweet- heart of Hermann, told police she taken him a sandwich she made | self, but_insisted his death must e been due to natural causes. s | s > sandwich W December 15.—Sale | of at least 2,000 acres of the Govern- | ) ment reservation at Fort Humphreys MUMETNE will be asked of Congress in a bill ently was 10 be introduced Ly Representative | > the sandwich. R. Walton Moore, according to Plerce | ARE CUSY IN TOY SHOPS | An in- Burden Seen in Taxless Fort | Humphreys and Occoquan | Acres—Annexation Hit. | Special Dispatch to The Star, FAIRFAX, Va., Hermann, who wa: heart disease, app: covering until he 2 idle and produces no taxes for the | county, it was pointed out, while 125 or more homeowners in the nel; are required | for road improve nts. Other | idle land at Occoquan the District of Columbi was mentioned as a bur County The address was made Christmas Draws | Approach of ‘ High Attendance in Voca- \ to Fairfax tional Classes. The approach of Christmas has stim- | Fairfax County Ch: 1 the interest of members of the | ',1;,::1:“’\""“;}"“){ headay h ¥s Club of Washington in the toy | denounced the Alexandria S| ith from 18 to 20 boys nightly | of annexing more terr the eational the | neglecting industrial improveme report on vitie: within her city li He spoke of | ted ¥ to the I the large area of Fort Humphreys and | declared. A tot Occoquan, and said that the county | for Novembe! orded. would be robbed by the annexation| Junior games, intermediate volley of some of the best tax-producing ball. tumbling, pyramid building, box- | territory in favor of a city which had | ing and calisthentics, senior basket | not done her full duty to her own |ball practice, selection of teams and | taxpayers development of group leadership, have President Gibbs of the chamber ap-|their devotees in the gymnasium,| Dointed Mr. Allen, J. W. Cox and|while additional room has been sup: | Harvey Clapp. all of Mount Vernon |plied in the carpenter and print shops. | district, as a committee to study the | The staff and alumni painted most of | excess land question in the Fort|the games rooms and shops during | Humphreys tract | the month. The club has been success. | The Chamber of Commerce went on | ful in obtaininy many volunteer work- | s asking the State Highway | ers this vear, the report points out. ion to include in the State| The Scout troop meets Tuesday and | system the John Marshall Highway, | Friday nights which ha the linking | — of the northern end of the proposed | Shenandoah National Park with | : GERMAN BUDGET RAISED. Washington, D. ( | it | | | | Increase of $80,000,000 Voted ini BUTLER ASKS REPEAL | OF PROHIBITION LAW | »sr i {of Educator's Speech Opens Drive by | Wet Association of efore the | asses, | sumbit. | d of directors ndance of 7,235 | Reichstag Over Criticism. BERLIN, December 15 (#).—The opted by a vote | asing the sal- s and the allow- | and invalided war veterans from 18 to 33 per cent. In- versely the higher grades are accord- ed less than the lower. By this measure the Reich’s total | budget will be augmented roughly by | 5,000,000 marks (approximately $80, 000,000) annually. In a recent state-| Ing speech o paign by the Mis. | ment the finance minister, Dr. Koeh- | ®ouri Association Against Prohibition | 1er, replying to criticism of this plan here last night, and advocated repeal | 0 the memorandum of §. Parker Gil- ot the eighteenth amendment. | bert, agent-general for reparation pay- | Avoiding, as he said, the “vulgar and | Ments. declared that the new expendi- | meaningless terms ‘wet' and .dry. | ture would not entail additional tax Butler said the liquor question as | Ation, | Missouri. By the Associated Press, ST. LOUIS, December 15 olas Murray Butler. lumbia Univ —Dr. Nick but would be entirely covered ToPatient WhoDied| FUND IS OVERTURNED iiix “ins o5 e York for the benefit of Pumpelly’s | ditors, contrary to the provisions of | | the trust fund. His action is upheld Court Upholds Heir's Action in|;,"the court's opinion, which declares By the Associated Prese. | 15.—The Rhode Isla i | that “public policy prohibits that one | | should have the absolute right to re- | | ceive and enjoy income from a trust nd at the same time defy | Assigning Interests to Pay Creditors. A 310,000 note given to Perry, the | | 2aucation of Pumpelly’s three sons, ali- | mony due his divorced wife, Amelle | Ripley Pumpelly, and amounts due | | creditors are to be paid by Perry in | the order named under the provisions i 11 of the trust deed’ given him by Pum-! d_established | o I pelly, million | rer, who died at Newport in | the benefit of his son, | PROVIDEN I nd Supreme Court n an opinion handed down yester: turned the provisions of a so-called spendthrift” trust by the late Raphael Pu December o Development of machinery in the phael W. Pumpelly of Samarcand, |window glass industry in recent years C. The provisions exempted the |has practically eliminated the. hand income from rence or methods of production. Victrola Club Now Forming! Learn About It! It Means Much to You Machine ...coeevenee....$125.00 4.50 6.00 6 75c double-face records 4 $1.50 double-face records Records your $13550 own selection. .. You pay $10 cash and then! THE MOST LIBERAL TERMS YOU’VE EVER HEARD OF. “The PALAIS ROYAL Men!—What a Sale! 00 Knitted Jackets $3.98 Regularly $5.00 For Golf For Motoring For General Wear Though they are light in weight, they have plenty of warmth and can be worn under a coat very comfortably. They are well knitted and well made, fit close at the neck, have reinforced but- tonholes and two pockets with buttons. Desirable colors, too—dark ox- ford, brown, blue, camel and heather. Sizes 34 to 46. Men’s “No Shrink” White Broadcloth - raised by the eighteenth amendment | bY the surplus of the Reich's revenues. is a problem in government and char- acterized -the amcndment as a com- plete ~departure from constitutional traditions. ““There are three possible coursés of action,” said Dr. ment, repeal or nullification. The first is impossible because the amendment is contrary to the entire Constitution. Repeal is preferable to nullification because it is straightforward and hon- est, and will restore our Government to the form originally established by | the Constitution. Repeal will open the way for a constructive solution of the | problem: each State ‘could then decide | for itself. ' Repeal #5 the only way to avoid_a nullification that is coming very fast indeed over the country."” - e WOMAN AND HUSBAND HELD 'V JEWEL THEFTS Couple Arrested in New York After Two Others Walk Of With $40,000 in Gems.® By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 15.—A wom- an suspected of having sys matically victimized Maiden Lane jewelers is under arrest, with her husband, and police are seeKing two men who yes- terday walked off from a Maiden Lane establishment with $40,000 worth of | gems. | Mre. Martha Wood, 27, of Jersey -City, was charged with grand larceny, | and her husband. Frank, 30, with act- | ing in concert with her. The woman | is said by detectives to have confessed to stealing $5,000 worth of Jewelry in the past two months. Detectives say they recovered $2,000 worth of the | gems. The woman was identified by | three jewelers as one who visited their stores shortly before thefts were dis- covered. | Two men asked to inspect the wares of a Maiden Lane establishment. o clerk told police, and so honest was | their appéarance that he left them | looking over $40,000 worth of dia. | monds. On his return he found men | and diamonds missing. INDUSTRIAL PEACE MOVE MADE BY CIVIC LEADERS | Study of Problem With Committee From Churches Proposed in New York. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK. December of the causes underlying industrial | and international disputes, with g | view to promoting industrial and in- | ternational peace, was urged by Ralph | M. Easley, chairman of the executive | council of the National Civic Fede a-! tion, In an address at its twenty | seventh annual meeting yesterday Mr.. Easley suggested appointment by the federation of a committee to make & joint study of the problem | with & committee of the World Al | lance for International Friendship | through the churches | Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of | acting 15.—Study | Labor and esident of the Civic Federa- | tion, attacked the practices of equity | courts, particul in the granting of | injunctions in labor disputes. 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