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Evening star., 1926-10-07
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR FIRST WORK ON
NEWU. s. BUILDINGS
Clearing of Part of Internal
Revenue Site to Be Start
ed Monday.

With award of two contracts in
volving the Internal Revenue Bureau
Building, and Liberty Loan Building,
the great $50,OO0,000 Federal housing
program in Washington today reach
ed the stage of actual operations, to
be continued for the next five years,
and to result in erection of several
monumental structures in the Capital.
The two contracts awarded today
were: ~~ .s.... ...-...
For wrecking the Government-own.
ed buildings on square No. 324, To-
Gated between Eleventh and Twelfth,
Little B and & streets. which Is to
be about one-fourth of the size of the
site for the Internal Revenue Build
ing. $3,125, to Sidney l.. Hechinger
OF this city.
For constructing two additional
stories on the Liberty Loan Building,
adjacent to the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, $57,S95. to the Consoli-
dated Engineering Co. of Baltimore.
The Government also reserved the
right to accept the additional bid of
the same company for more con-
struction on the same building, In the
sum of $10,4S0, within two months.
Ten BIDS SuDmltte0.
The Hechinger bid was the lower
of two bids for wrecking the square
of buildings, while that Of the Con-
solidated Engineering Co. Of Balti.
more was the lowest of eight bids on
the Liberty Loan Building.
Mr.. 1Iechinger announced today he
expected to start work with his
wrecking crew on Monday. Under
the contract the work is to be COM
pleted by December 10.
Meantime Government officials
charged with responsibility of carry
ing forward the building program
are working on several disputed ques
tions, chief among which seems to be
the location Of the new home for the
Department of Commerce and the
question of whether it would be ad
visable for the Government now to
purchase the rest of the great trian
gle between Pennsylva mia avenue.
Fifteenth street and the Mall.
Tentative plans are being drawn in
the office of the supervising architect
for placing the Department of Com
avenue and Fifteenth street Further
study Will he given to this by the
Public Buildings. Commission. the
Commission of Fine Arts and the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Differ Over Triangle Purchase.
Some difference of opinion appears
to exist among administration officials
rs to the fea sibility of purchasing the
remainder Of the great tract of land
between Pennsylvania avenue, Fiji
teenth street and the Mall. but senti-
ment in favor of such a far-sighteG
program seems to be growing. 1t
would require additional legislation
to incorporate this in the Federal
building program as now set up.
Evening star., 1926-10-07
FIRES PERIL RANCHES.
California Forest Blazes Leap so
Yards at Stretch.

SAN DIEGO. Calf, October z Up.-
Forest and brush fires, often leapin1
40 and so yards at a stretch, are
threatening ranches, homes. resorts
and water sheds in the Escondido dis.
trict. Five hundred men were on the
fire lines.
The entire Ell Cajon Valley and
much of the San Diego back country
were enveloped in smoke. A large
fire in Mexico. details Of which were
not learned here, increased the smoke
Evening star., 1926-10-07
Frederick William at Milan.

MILAN, Italy. October Z @.-
Frederick William, former Crown
Prince of Germany, arrived here to-
day incognito. He was recognized
while promenading in the center Of
the city, and was an object of curios
ity until he entered a taxicab and
disappeared. ~
Evening star., 1926-10-07
Differ Over Triangle Purchase.

York pitcher: Ball I. outside: strike |,
called: strike .. called: ball .. outside:
foul: ball 3. outside: Sherdel cut off a
seeming hit by Pennock. Sherdel
caught the ball in his gloved hand
Combs up: Ball ]. low; ball .. low;
strike /. called. strike .. called: ball 3.
high; O'Farrell took Combs short roll.
er and threw him out. Sherdel worked
a wide curve on the corners of the
plate all through the inning. No runs,
no hits. no errors.
CARDINALS - Sherdel up: Strike
|. called: ball 1. outside: Koenig threw
out Sherdel at first. Holm up: Strike
/ called: foul, strike 2; ball l, outside:
Holm famed. letting third strike
float over the plate. Southworth up:
Ball l. inside; foul. strike L. ball 2.
low. outside: Southworth sent up
high fly TO the Bambino. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
MISUNDERSTANDING up: Ball 1. low;
strike !. called: Koenig flied out TO
Hafey, hitting at a slow curve. Ruth
up: Strike l. called: ball I, inside: this
was a. slow ball: ball 3 outside: an
other slow curve; ball 3, inside; ball
4: Ruth walked: the fourth pitch was
low. Meusel up: Ball 1. outside; Meu-
sci flied out to Hafey and Ruth had
TO race back to first. Gehrig up: Ball
/. outside: Sherdel tried to pick Ruth
off first: strike l, called strike 2,
called: Gehrig famed. swinging for a
third strike: Sherdel's curves made
Gehrig Luk bad. No Iuns, no hits. no
errors.
Evening star., 1926-10-07
THIRD INNING.

ANKEES-Severeid up: The sky
was becoming quite overcast. Seve-
reid sent out fly TO Holm. who made
his first world series catch. Pennock
up. The spectators applauded the New
Evening star., 1926-10-07

Continued on Rage 2. Column 5.)
Evening star., 1926-10-07

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1926-10-07

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Evening star., 1926-10-07

tU. s. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair. continued cool tonight: tomor-
row fair; slowly rising temperature.
Temperature-Highes Il. at 2:S0
pm. yesterday; lowest, 40, at 6:45 an.
today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
II CHINESE KILLED in RIOTINC
OVER YIELDING TO POWERS EDlCT
Students Fired Upon During Demonstration Outside
Offices of Ministry-River Traffic Begun as
Demands Are Met.

armament of forts at Taku at the
mouth of the Pei River. and guaran
tees an open way to the sea.
Measures taken at Taku were purely
defensive and intended to guarantee
the safety Of Tientsin. They VIII
cease automatically when the danger
has been averted.
Provided the powers guarantee that
the FenGtien warShips retire. therebN
removing the danger to TlentSln, the
kuominchun will abandon measures
being applied.
Investigation is urged OF Chimes"
passengers aboard all ships as neces-
Sary to safeguard TientSin aGaint IN
nil fation of armed E'engtieners likely
to create disturbances in the city.
Demands of Powers.
The demands contained in the ulti-
matum of the powers We're:
IOStilitieS i'm the channel from the
Taku Bar To Tientsin must be discon-
tinued.
Mines and other Instructions must
be removed.
Navigation signals must be restored
and not further moleSted.
Combatant vessels must remain out
side the bar and refrain from interfer-
ence with foreign ships.
Searches of foreign vessels. except
Continued on Page T. Column ~
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HurriedIy Plans to Start After
Telephone Message That
Death Is Imminent.
TRAIN TO CARRY PARTY
AS FAR AS WOODSTOCK
15-Mile Trip to Plymouth to Be
Made by Autos-Mrs. Coolidge
Accompanies Executive.

President Coolidge will leave Wash
incton late this Afternoon for Ply
mouth. VI, 20 be with his father,
John c. Coolidge, reported today rs
rapidly sinking.
The President received an early
morning long distance telephone call
from DR.. Albert NJ Cram. who has
been attending Col. Coolidge since
his operation last Summer. 1t was
intimated that the President was
told that his fathers condition had
grown much worse and that little
hope was held out for him.
The President accordingly gave di-
rections 10 make ready for an i'm
mediate trip. Mrs. Coolidge will ac-
company her husband, and she re-
called invitations to a musical which
was TO have been given at 1 o'clock
this afternoon The President gave
orders 10 cut his retinue down TO the
lowest possible minimum because "f
the lack of living accommodations in
the little cross roads Vermont viii
lage.
In addition to the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, those accompanying
the President will be Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Sargent. Maj. James +.
COOp3l, the PRESIDENT physician, anu
Secret Service operatives. Newspaper
correspondents and photographers
will go on the train.
The party will go via White River
Junction to Woodstock. the trip from
Woodstock, u miles from Plymouth.
to be made by automobile. The Presi
dent is expected TO reach his father
early tomorrow morning.
1t is the President intention to
stay at the Coolidge home during this
visit. This old house is small and
without any of the so-called present
day modern improvements. Col.
Coolidge could never be persuaded To
install electric lights or running
water. Oil lamps furnish the illumi-
nation. One of those large stoves So
familiar in the New England coun-
try store supplies the heat. The
building is of the story-and-a- hall
type The room that will be occupied
by the President and his wife is on
the upper floor. and while quaint.
with its slanting ceiling and dormer
windows, it is decidedly small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
RAIL CHIEFS SPLIT
OVER LABOR BILL
Majority Favors Watson
Parker MeaSure-Loree
Leads Minority.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 1s.-The AS
ISOLATION Of Railway Executives was
divided into two camps today, the
ma jority favoring the Watson Parker
it unless amended.
Nineteen railroad representatives,
led by l.. r. Loree. president of the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad, OBJ
iected to the bill at an all-day meet
ing yesterday which ended in uproar.
This minority adopted resolution
notifying the secretary that they re-
pudiatsd the 1ction OF the aSsocia.
tons labor committee.
This committee, headed by W. W.
Atterhury. president of the Pennsyl-
vaniG Railroad and a committee of
railway workers. drew up the bill,
which already has been passed by the
House of Representatives and rec
commended to the Senate. 1t would
abolish the Railroad Labor Board and
substitute an arbitration board of
labor and employers to settle wage
disputes.
The open split came only after a
futile effort by the minority to inser,
a provision that the Interstate Com
merce Commission he empowered &c
set aside any wage agreement which
might affect rates.
Mr.. Loree charged that the bill
leaves the railroads at the mercy Of
employees and gives the public nc
protection.
Mr.. Atterbury denied this. callins
it the 'Locarno" of railroading.
Among the railroads that opposed
the bill were the st. Louis. San Fran
cisco: Pere Marquette; Wabash; Mis-
ouri-Kansas -TeXas: st. Louis South
western. and Rock Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
FLYERS Make Perfect Sham Attack. ,
Ship Nearly Put Out of Commission

the history of naval aviation, the per-
sonnet of the two squadrons has
staged two gas attacks at sea against
the destroyer Shirk with virtually
perfect results.
Officers who witnessed the latest
gas bomb attack on the destroyer by
aircraft assert that the dropping of
the bombs, each weighing arproxi.
mately 500 pounds, was SO perfectly
timed that a faultless pattern OF gas
was woven around the destroyer.
Only the fact that extraordinary pf G.
cautions had been taken by the de-
stroyer's crew to wear gas masks and
protective clothing prevented the war
ship from being temporarily, at least
placed out of commission. Another
spectacular gas bomb attack will be
staged against the Shirk Friday 10
miles off Point Iona, near here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
OF D. c.
TO Be 527,S8O SOON
Census Bureau Estimate
Shows 117,135,817 for
Whole Nation.

Advancing at rate of 1856 a year,
the District of Columbia will have a
population of 527 $50 persons on July
1, Census Bureau estimated today.
Although no Federal census has been
taken here since 1920. with the next
census scheduled for 1890. the District
of Columbia passed the 500. 900 mark
in population early in 1925. the bureau
estimated. On July /, 1925, Census
Bureau estimates placed the popula
ton of Washington at 513.994 persons.
The recent police census put the figure
slightly under 100000. The official
house.to.house census taken in Janu-
airy, 1920, showed Washington with
population of 437.o71. The growth in
six years, if the estimates are correct.
would be on the face of the July l,
1926, estimate, 10000 inhabitants.
Based on Normal Gains.
The Census Bureau estimates are
based on the normal yearly growth
shown for the decade between 1910 and
1920.
Maryland, with an official popula ton
of ,449.661. will have $780, inhab-
1920 count was 2,3O9,157 will have q
51S.5S9 by July /. West Virginia. with
a population of 1853. 701. will have l.
669, 1924 inha bitantS on July l.
An increase of II, 425. 197 since 1920,
bringing the total population up to
117,135,S17 for the United States as a
whole, is indicated in estimates for
the country.
List by States.
Population estimates and actual
counts by States, showing New York
and Pennsylvania retaining their rank
of first and second, respectively, fol
lows:
Alabama, 1926, OO1; Arizona. 444,7Os;
Arkansas. 1908. O4S; California, 4.S16.-
459: Colorado. 1,O5S,722: Connecticut,
!, sos ,491; Delaware, 24O,274; District
of Columbia. 527.SSO; Florida, 1917. 100:
Georgia, 313s.962; Idaho, 522,175;
Illinois. 7,202.9S3 Indiana. 3,124,499;
Iowa, 2,422,915; Kansas, 500 1896; Ken
lucky, 2,524.210; Louisiana, 1,91S,591;
Maine. 79O.O53; Maryland, 1.5S0.26S;
Massachusetts. 4,197.2sS; Michigan,
4,395.65l: Minnesota. 2.65l .306; Missis
sippi. l,790.6l8 u920 population):
Missouri, 3,498.143: Montana. 694.965:
Nebraska, 1.3S4703: Nevada. 77.4O7
u920 population); New Hampshire
453, sos; New Jersey, 3.6S0,482: New
Mexico, 38S. 146; New York, II ,303,296:
North Carolina, 2,S57,S4G; North
Dakota. GAL 1872 G925 population); Ohio,
6, 60O,146: Oklahoma, 2.342, 474; Oregon,
Stat; Pennsylvania. 9.613.57O; Rhode
Island, 1924; South Carolina. 1885,
O21: South Dakota. 6S9. 346; Tennessee,
2,467679; Texas. 5.312.661: Utah, 5l3,-
I'll: Vermont, 352.42S 1920 popula-
tion) Virginia. 2,51S.5s9: Washington,
1,53s.22S; West Virginia, 1.669.324;
Wisconsin,. 2,ss4,734, and Wyoming,
235,6S9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
Ky the 4 ssGciated Press.

Ky the Associated Press.
FEkINts. March is. - Seventeen
students were killed and Is wounded
by guards who fired on Il thousand
students who were demonstrating be
fore the cabinet offices.
The demonstration was in protest
against the governments acquies-
cense to the ultimatum of the powers
regarding the restoration of free com
munication between l'ekinS and Tien-
tsin and the sea.
TROOPS today were guarding the
residence of the chief of the military
squad which fired on the students.
The powers ultimatum demanded
action by noon today.
The foreign office memorandum to
the powers comments on the alleged
lack of patience on the part of the
diplomats. but assures the powers
that the competent military authori.
ties have been authorized to take
proper measures regarding the clauses
IN the memorandum of the powers.
The substance of the reply to the
five demands of the powers is as fol
lows.
The kuominChun will undertake to
observe the protocol of 1901 with the
United States. Great Britain, japan
and Italy. which provides for the dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
BELIEVES MARSHALL
BLED VICTIM ALIVE
Coroner's Physician Says Exam
nation Indicates Milliner Lived
After Being Clicked.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-Dr
William S. Wadsworth. coroner
physician. testifyinG at the trial to
day of David l.. Marshall. charged
with the murder of Anna May Diet
rich. said that complete asphyxia had
not taken place after she was choked
and her throat punctured to draw her
blood.
He was under crosseXamination by
Abraham Wernick. counsel for Mar
shall. and his statement startled the
spectators. The witness stated. how
ever, that compression of the neck
was sufficient cause for the issuance
of a death certificate.
A detective on Tuesday testified
that Marshall told him that he drained
the body of it's blood the night he
choked her preparatory to dismem-
berinS 1t the next day.
DR.. Wadsworth based his opinion
that life was not extinct when the
victims neck was stabbed on the fact
that he found blood and air in the
lungs, indicating to him that Miss
Dietrich had breath after the artery
had been severed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
PASTOR
WILL BE EXPELLED
Amsterdam Calvinist, Doubted
Story of Ewes Temptation
by Serpent.

Assem-, Holland March 1S.-The
Rev. J. II. Geelkerken. who in a
sermon doubted the biblical story of
Eve and the serpent, is to be expelled.
The General Synod of the Calvinist
Church. now in session, has made a
unanimous decision to this effect He
also will be deprived of his pastorate
at Amsterdam.
Last Saturday he was suspended
for three months. but he preached
while under suspension. At his trial
for heresy he refused to sign an un-
dertaking to subscribe to literal
Interpretation of the chapter of
Genesis referring to Eve and the ser
pent. When asked whether he be-
lieved the serpent was "a real crea-
ture." Mr.. Geelkerken asserted that
he believed the traditional interpre-
tation of the Secessionist Calvinist
Church that it was a real creature
was quite possible. but he admitted
he had believed the serpent was a
figurative representation of the devil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, March 1S.-
Seaplane gunners of the bombing and
torpedo wing of the battle fleet air.
craft squadrons under Comdr Warren
Child are believed to have established
a world record during the competitive
gunnery year now nearing a close.
Five gunners of VT-2 squadron
have scored the remarkable record or
81 hits in 81 shots while their sea-
planes were flying at speed OF more
than 80 miles an hour Several gun
ners of the VII squadron, it was re-
ported at North Island today, also
attained perfect scores in firing ma
chine guns at sleeve targets from
their seaplanes.
Not content with their amazing
gunnery record, which Comdr. Child
believes has never been eQuaIed in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
PASSENGERS AND CREW
SAVED IN FIRE AT SEA
Vessel Bound for Australia Aban-
doned 400 Miles From
Cape Town.
Rv the Associated Press.

CAPE TOWN, Union of South
Africa. March 1S.--A disaster at sea
was narrowly averted yesterday when
a wireless sos brought rescuing
shin in time to remove the passengers
and screw from the burning British
steamer Paparoa, 400 miles northwest
of this port.
The PaparOa. vessel OF 1886 tons,
left Liverpool February 20 for Bris-
bane, Australia. The firse broke out In
her hold. the bunkers became ignited
and the flames spread rapidly despite
heroic efforts by the crew. Distress
calls brought the British steamers
Barrabool, Diogenes and Aeneas rae
ing to her assistance. The BarrabOol
took off the passengers and crew, and
the Paparoa was abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
100000 Corporation to
Buy Land and Hold 1t for
National Capital.
WILL TAKE NO PROFIT
IN BEAUTIFYING CITY
Appropriation Bill Clause Is Only
Dark Cloud on Horizon of
Moses Proposal.
BY WILLIAM j. WHEATLEY.

Preservation and protection of pri-
vate lands needed in the develop
ment of the identification and recre-
ational program of the National
Capital by withdrawing them by pur-
chase from the process of commercial
development until public money is APP
propriated for their acquisition Is the
purpose of million-d dollar corporation,
the National Capital Park Association.
the articles of Incorporation for which
were filed with the Recorder of Deeds
here today by Arthur G. Moses.
This act gave birth to one of the
biggest benevolent and public spirited
orga nizations ever organized in the
National Capital. and said TO he the
only one of it's kind known in which
citizens will set aside their private
funds, with no expectation. hope or
desire of gain, purely for the purpose
of giving aid to the Government in
making the National Capital and the
metropolitan district of Washington
the most beautiful of it's kind in the
world.
TWENTY-FIVE Citizens Named.
The names of % prominent and
public spirited citizens appear on the
articles of Incorporation, people who
have subscribed most heartily to the
plan. conceived by MIR. Moses. to buy
up prospective park lands which the
city and park planners decide is need
ed The incorporators are Mrs. Anne
Archbold. c. b. Asher, Ira r.. Bennett.
Charles j. Bell. Frederick A. Delano,
William =. Emo. Robert V. Fleming.
Charles c. Glover, jr.: julius Gar
finckel. Joseph II. Hines, William ID.
Hoover, Christian Heurich, o. ii. +.
Johnson. Rudolph Kaufman. Arthur
G.. Moses, Frank B. Noyes, Theodore
w. Moves, Arthur O'Brien. John
Barton Payne. Henry G. Sheridan,
George W. White and Roger j.
Whiteford.
Briefly. the purpose of the organi'
cation, as set forth in it's articles of
Incorporate ton. is to aid assist and
supplement the activities of the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission.
Succinctly. stated. this is its proposed
method of working: 1t will ascertain
Continued on Page 3, Column -
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BY the Associated Press.
Proposed articles of impeachment
against Federal Judge George w.
English of Illinois. submitted to the
House judiciary committee today, in
dictate that the jurist, if impeached,
will be tried before the Senate on
charges not indictable in civil and
criminal courts.
The committee, in closed sessions,
took up the long list of counts pre-
scented by a subcommittee, in the hope
of making an early report to the
House. The accusations are restricted
to high misdeneanors In ONCE" un-
der the resolution adopted hy the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
Charges Against Judge English Held
Not Indictable in Criminal Courts

committee last week in recommending
impeachment proceedings.
The House, if 1t approves the reso
luton. will take action corresponding
to duties of a grand jury. Yet in this
case. it probably will be asked to pass
on charges outside the jurisdiction of
any grand jury.
Conduct unbecoming Federal
judge, including utterances of pro-
family on the bench. was charged dur
ing the special inquiry into the case
last Summer Ths judgeship being a
life appointment. impeachment is the
only process by which certain of such
accusations can be brought to trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
9,O69,l2O Volumes
In 1925 Keep Bible
Still Best Seller
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO. March 1S.-The Bible
is still the best seller" according
to the annual report Of the Ameri-
can Bible Society. an interdenomi-
national orga niZation. Last years
issue in $50 languages was g.
U69.120 volumes. nearly 100000
more than the preceding year and
the greatest number in any of the
40 years n the existence of the
Bible society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-18
MANY CABINETS THREATENED.
Failure TO Elect Germany TO League
.trouSeS Indignation.

LONDON. March s LP).-There is
profound disappointment among well
wiSherS for the League of Nations
throughout Europe over the break
down Of the session of the league
called 10 elect Germany to member
ship. In some countries the hope OF
an agreement at Geneva tending to-
ward general peace and security Is
regarded as indefinitely deferred, and
fears are expressed that there will
arise political recrimination in their
domestic politics which may add to
the difficulties.
Such reCriminations already have
been strongly manifested In Eng
and where the anti government
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