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Evening star., 1927-05-18
''BLACK' FORCES HIT AS ''BLUES'
"TORPEDO" AIRPLANE CARRIER
Enemy Fleet Movements Reported OFF
New England-Fort Niche Bombards
Fiirst-Line Destroyers

Report of the enga cement reached
here through Fort Wright. headquar-
ters of the coast defenses of Long
Island Sound. as follows:
Fort Niche engaged for several
minutes at about 1853 against DDS
(tirst-line destroyers) in Long Island
Sound, Vessels displayed no lights.
DDS no longer in sight. Am contin-
uing search"
Niche is one Of the strongest forts
guarding the eastern approach to the
sound. Giant disappearing guns and
mortars are mounted on the concrete
placements of the island. 4 con-
firmatory report. which cast some
doubt on the identity of the vessels,
however, was received from Fort
Terry, Plum Island, few miles away.
There eight destroyers, followed by
tContinued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-05-18
LINER FAILS TO FIND TRACE.
France Goes 900 Miles Out of Course
i'm Search.

NEW YORK, May 18 R).-The
liner France, which followed the pro-
jected course of Capt. Nungesser and
Maj. Coli from France, arrived today
without having seen any trace of the
missing French aviators.
In the hope Of determining the fate
of the plane, White Bird, the France
went 400 miles north OF its usual
course and kept extra lookouts posted
all the way across.
Anthony Canavele, a Sandy Hook
pilot, who was in Paris when Nunges-
ser and Coli hoped off, was pas.
senger on the France.
THE day after they took the air, "
he said. terrific storm broke over
Paris, coming in from the sea. 1t
was followed by fog. Undoubtedly
Nungesser and Coli entered this same
storm area"
Evening star., 1927-05-18
SOVIET CONFINES TRADE
TO FRIENDLY NATIONS
Council Decides to Permit Excep-
tions Only in Particularly I'm
portant Cases.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, My 1S.-The Council
of Peoples Commissaries, it was an
nounced today by the Soviet News
Agency, Tass. has decided that foreign
trade operations henceforth are to be
conducted by Soviet representatives
and economic organizations as a gen.
eral rule only in those countries with
which the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republicas has formal diplomatic rela-
tions and where Soviet foreign trade
organizations are guaranteed condl'
tions which insure that their opera
tions will not be interrupted.
1t was added that the commissarlat
Of trade may permit exceptions to the
rule only when they are made neces-
sary by particularly important eco
nomic considerations or the peculiar
nature of some special transaction.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT. Il. J., May 1S.-The
Blue defending forces against the
Black enemy in the war game along
the southern New England coast be-
lieved~on the basis of reports received
from their submarine squadron today,
that they had struck severe blow
against the invaders by ''torpedoing
the aircraft carrier Langley.
The first brush of the war game
came during the night. when the giant
guns of Fort Niche engaged first
line destroyers of the Black invaders,
according to announcement made later
at Blue (defense) headquarters here.
In the absence of any report from the
umpires, it was assumed that the fire
had little effect.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Half-Baked Beans Stir Prison Strike;
81 Sing Sing Convicts Are Punished

hall, he declared the professors had
not gone about it in the right way"
Right after the halfbaked beans
were served II prison BARRIERS stopped
clipping and 40 men in the knitting
factory ceased knitting. Thirteen
officers of the prisoners mutual well
fare league resigned.
Just as fast as men struck Warden
Lawes had them sent to the punish
ment cells. He added SO armed men
to the prison guard. The strike col
lapsed.
They seemed to realize they had
acted hastily" said the warden, land
asked to be allowed to go back to
work." a.. sn.x.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
BANDITS KILL OFFICER.

TULSA, Okla, May IS P).-
gang of nine bandits looted the Far
mers' National Bank and the First
National Bank at Beggs, Okla, south
of here, early today, and in an ensuing
battle shot and killed Marshal w. j.
McAnalay and wounded woman,
escaping with several thousand dol
lars in cash.
News of the raid on the banks was
received in Tulsa by long distance
telephone from residents Of Beggs.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
CHANGE IN CREW SEEN.
Bertaud. However, Determined to
Cross Sea If Possible.

NEW YORK. May IS (P).-Squalls
in transatlantic flight circles, hereto
fore confined to the weather, today
reached Il point that indicated a
change in tho crew Of the Bellanca
plane Columbia.
Charles y. Levine. chairman Of the
board of the Columbia Aircraft Cor
Continued on Page >, Column s.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Public Printer Sails.

George III. Carter. public printer,
sailed today from New York on the
George Washington for a two-month
trip for the purpose of inspecting elec.
trotyping machinery i'm Europe. He
will visit plants in England, Germany
and France. Mr. Carter is acoompa-
MED by Edward G.. Whali, superinten.
dent of plate making at the Govern.
ment Printing Office.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
ARK OF COVENANT
BELIEVED LOCATED
California Pastor, Now in Pales-
tine, Says He Has Found Old
Jewish Treasure.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EDENDALE, Calf, May 1S.--A
cablegram from Rev. A. F. Futterer OF
Glendale. now in Jerusalem. declaring
the minister believes he has located
the Ark of the Covenant, was received
here yesterday by his wife.
Rev. Mr.. Futterer left last August
to undertake explorations which he
pi edicted would lead to the discovery
of the golden ark. lost from the time
Jeremiah's followers hid it and other
treasures, just prior to the Babylonian
captivity of the Jews. Mount Nebo
was the place where he expected to
make his discovery.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSSINING, n. Y, May 18.-Con.
victs at Sing Sing know their beans.
They look upon a half-baked bean as
culinary crime.
Such a faux pas on the part of an
institutional cook caused a convicts'
strike AS a result 62 of the $500
prisoners today occupied punishment
cells.
Warden Lewis e. Lawes admitted
the justice of the prisoners complaint.
The beans, he said, were not cooked
sufficiently. but etiquette must be oh.
served in prison as elsewhere. Address
ing a prisoners meeting in the mess
Evening star., 1927-05-18
D. c. MEDICAL LAW
WILL Be PRESSED
Practice Act as Proposed to
Association to Be Urged
on Congress.
By WILL +. KENNEDY,

To clean UP the condition in the
National Capital where any one at
all may undertake to treat human ills
without a doctors diploma and where
diploma mills have been in operation.
Congress will be urged in The coming
session to pass such a general medical
practice act as was proposed in a for
mai resolution presented yesterday to
the House of Delegates at the twenty
eighth annual session of the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
The Medical Society of the District
of Columbia has been working for
some time for such legislation. with
DR.. Joseph s. Wall, 1864 Wyoming
avenue, as chairman of it's legislative
committee. Hearings were held during
the past session of Congress before
both Senate and House committees,
but in the closing jam of leSisla-
tion this measure was prevented from
consideration in the two houses of
Congress. Senator Copeland OF New
York. himself a physician. has bill
pending, which he will press for ac-
ton when Congress ConVenes. lie de-
clared this intention in a telegram to
The Star today. Several members of
the House District committee are
greatly interested in this subject and
are ready to introduce bills and urge
their passage.
Lack of Vote Here Cited.
The resolution presented to the Ma
tional Medical convention yesterday
was as follows:
THE Medical Society of the District
of Columbia is seeking enactment by
the Congress of the United States of a
comprehensive medical practice act,
which provides for an adequate exam
ination of all persons seeking to treat
ailments of the human body.
"The physicians residing within the
District of Columbia are disenfran-
chised and deprived of representation
in either the Senate or the House of
Representatives, being denied the
of ballot, a right accorded
every citizen of the United States ex-
cepting those residing within the Dis
trict of Columbia.
THE City of Washington, because Of
the inadequacy of its present laws,
Continued on Page 5, Column IL
Evening star., 1927-05-18
MAY NOT RECOGNIZE CHANG.
Britain's Break With Hankow Does
Not Mean New Policy.

LONDON. May Is [P).--Great Brit
aims diplomatic break with the Han
kow Nationalists does not mean that
relations will be established with
Chang Kai-Shek's Marking regime,
the Associated Press was authorita-
lively informed in Downing street
today.
Foreign Office officials seem con-
vinced that the Hankow government
is on it's last legs, but they maintain
that no move has yet been made to-
ward recognition of Chang's regime
Official intelligence from British and
American sources at Nanking, for
warded by a Shanghai correspondent
Continued on Page ., Column 81
Evening star., 1927-05-18
BELLANCA CALLS PEACE PARLEY
OF OVERSEA FLYING DISPUTANTS
Levine, Negotiating for Aviator to Replace
Bertaud. Gets Offer From Latter to
Forego Prize for Privilege of Trip.

entire share of the prize money for
the privilege of making the flight.
Levine was known 10 be making
tentative negotiations to obtain an.
other navigator. but said that no mat
ter whether Bertaud went along or
not, Clarence Chamberlin would re.
main as pilot.
Continued inclement weather kept
all three planes. which are preparing
to make the flight to France, on the
ground this morning
Evening star., 1927-05-18

Radio Programs-Page So
Evening star., 1927-05-18
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., 1927-05-18
Cause of Strike Explained.

Labor leaders at Chicago declared
the strike vote grew out of the re-
fusal of the Pere Marquette officials
to negotiate disputes. The men, 1t is
understood, declare the Interpretation
put by the management on regulations
governing working conditions is at
variance with the Interpretation in
effect on other roads throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
Hoover Reviews Rescue Boats

Continued on Page 2. Column S.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
SCHOOL SELECTED AS
NEW TRAINING FIELD
Riders Business College to
Send a Student for
Practice

Pleasantville High school has
been selected as one of the New
Jersey schools in which a student
training for the teaching field a.
Riders Business college, Trenton,
will complete her education prac
tiee teaching, in the school under
the supervision of Principal Char.
les o. Wilson and other teachers
of the local high school.
Principal Wilson made the an.
nouncement today that a student
preparing for commercial teaching
would arrive here sometime in
April for the three weeks of work
Riders Business college is one
of the leading training schools in
the East for commercial teachers
and awards degrees. The selection
of the school here as a trainine
ground is pleasing to local schoo
officials.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
SALEM LADIES'
AID ELECTS
Re-Names Mrs. Marie St.
John President-Recent
Supper a Success

Election of officers was conducted
by members of Salem Church La.
dies Aid society when they met in
the church Tuesday night. The OF.
ficers elected were, Mrs. Marie st.
John, president; Mrs. Matte Lake,
vice-president; Mrs. Annie Steb-
bins, secretary; Mrs. Charles T. Al
len, treasurer.
The following committees were
appointed Diningroom. Mrs. Eth
Ell Horton and Mrs. John S. Wal.
ker: dishes. Mrs. j. NJ. Hilton and
Mrs. Annie Stebbins; silver, Mrs
Matte Lake and Mrs. John S. Wal
ker.
The committee on the recent sup
per announced that it was a won
derful success, both financial!
and socially. sl11 having beer
cleared.
Dainty refreshments were served
after the adjournment of the bust
ness session. The next meeting
will be held April 5.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
|MackS Start
Court Suit
Attempt to Recover Damages
From William G. Williams,
of Ventnor City
RESULT OF ACCIDENT

Suit has been started in the
supreme court of Atlantic City to
recover damages from William G..
Williams, of Ventnor, named as
defendant by Miss Gertrude Mack
and her father, George W. Mack,
of Glendale avenue, this city. Miss
Mack suffered the loss of her
right eye and sustained other in
juries following a collision OF
automobiles in Ventnor last Fourth
of July.
Miss Mack's father is suing for
amounts he has expended for the
injuries to his daughter. She was
a passenger in a sedan car driven
by George Harold, of this city,
when the accident occurred. The
couple had just left Miss Dorothy
Donnelly. of 1900 Pacific avenue,
when it is alleged that Williams
struck the Harrod car.
AS a result Miss Mack was
thrown through the windshield
later being taken TO the resort
hospital, where her eye was re
moved. Williams alleges that the
Harold car was operated in a
careless manner.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
Build High School Large
Enough For Future Needs
This Is the Insisent Suggestion Made the Interest of
Pleasantvile BY Those Who Have Had Experience

The City of Pleasantville is at
tracing much attention today be-
cause of steps taken to purchase a
site in Ansley Park, Franklin Bou-
levard, of the Seaboard Develop
mept Co, for a new high school.
The purchase has been authorized
by the Board of School Estimates
and the enabling act is now being
prepared.
Attention is directed to Pleas
antville from many directions and
the keenest interest is being taken
to see that Pleasantville builds a
high school large enough to meet
not only present. but requirements
for sometime to come
An official holding a high posi-
ton in the State Department OF
Education at Trenton, upon hear.
ing that Pleasantville is about to
erect new high school, made the
following statement:
1.-THE experience. until the last
few years, when our present build
ing program was started, has beer
that nearly every building built was
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
USE 30 MILLIONS
TO SAVE IS MINUTES
Improve New Jersey Road
Is Miles In Length
Near Elizabeth

Fred Lewis, of the State High
way Commission. outlines how
New Jersey is spending 100000
900 on a stretch of highway but Is
miles in length. in order to save
motorists Is minutes. He says this
huge sum is being spent to IN
l.sssys,s ~ .ssc ailid.
son River vAhicufar ttinnel, which
is one of the most congested areas
in the United States. All grade
crossings are to be eliminated
between Elizabeth and Jersey City.
Thirty million dollars" he says.
apparently is a tremendous sum
of money to spend on a road OF
this length, but these facts should
be considered: The 20.000,000 auto
mobiles travelling this route
annually will save on an average
about Is minutes apiece in time
between Elizabeth and the tunnel.
This saving in time is tremen-
dous item.
However, it may be very
reasonably assumed that these
10000, 900 automobiles will save
about IL cents apiece in fue2
between the two points. This
saving alone amounts to 100000
annually, or the interest on an in
vestment of s1O,OOO,O00 year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
Legion Show Is Well Received
AS 1t Plays In High School
Chen Chaude of 1927 Acclaimed Success-SolOs Dance
Numbers. Singing and Dancing Choruses and
Good Comedy Feature

"Chien Chaud," Mainland Post
of the American Legion's annual
revue. was acclaimed a success by
those who witnessed the show as
it opened Wednesday night and
played TO a capacity audience last
evening in the high school audit
orium. 1t will be given again to-
night, TO close its four day run to-
morrow evening.
Everything that goes into a re-
vue, with few innovations, is i'll
CHEN Chaud of this year. There
are solos. clever dance numbers,
fine choruses, sketches. comedy and
Just a bit of pathos 10 bring back
again the memory of war time days.
Throughout the show Fred X
Thomson and Anthony J. Corio,
its directors, are its chief come
dams. They are the real laugh
producers, having parts in many Of
the clever sketches that have been
arranged
James Way. W. P. G. broadcast
ing ace; Mary Ortendahl, Mildred
Mack; Almeda Martin and Ruth
Lawrence, Laura Kitchen and Geo.
Stroup have clever solo numbers.
The dance numbers by the Beta
Sigma girls; the lambda chorus
the Minuet number with its other
dances. and the Dance of the Ma
lions were also fine. Ann Stanton's
dances, especially the Black Bot
tom number, were well received.
Sketches included The Family
Jewels: The Wizards; The Fire
men; Animal Crackers; Where Dc
You Worka. John?; The General
Store; The Hold-up. and were all
well applauded.
The program of the show fol
lows:
1. Overture-American Legion
March. George Simpson; (a) Ny
Buddy, Elizabeth Sanders; Miss
Mainland Post No. 81, Florence
Laura Kitchen and chorus; (e)
Four Horsemen, Anthony ]. CoTic
and Fred X. Thompson: cd
Chorus.
2. The Silver Voice Tenor,
James Way
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
Bury Veteran
With HOnOrS
Job |. Risley's Funeral is At
tended BY Comrades and
Friends
POST FIRES SALUTE

With final volley from rifles
commandered by members of
Mainland Post No. 81, of the
American Legion, the remains of
job ]. Risley, life long resident of
rIeasantville, and another of the
few remaining Civil War veterans,
was buried Wednesday afternoon
in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
A few comrades of the days of
1861, friends who are affiliated
with the many fraternal organi-
cations of which he was a member,
with relatives and other friends,
accompanied the remains ITO the
grave.
Rev Thomas NJ. Simanton. pas
tor of the First sPresby.erian
church, of which he was an elder
was in charge of the services,
which were conducted from the
Parsels & Sons Funeral Home. IS
w. Washington avenueA
He was a member of the G. A.
r. having served in Company B,
25th regiment of New Jersey. He
was also an elder in the First
Presbyterian church and member
of Kinnewaugha Tribe, No. As, I.
o. r. NJ. and the Pleasantvill I
Knights of Pythias.
The deceased is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Will
liam q. Adams, Mrs. Elizabeth
Medholdt, Elwood Risley, of this
city, Curtis Risley. of Washington
D. c.; Mrs. Warren K. Saylor OF
Newark, and Mrs. Caroline Hires,
of Palmyra, n. J.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
MRS. M. OSBORNE
TO VISIT PARIS
Will Represent Auxiliary to
Mainland Post at French
= Cayital

A delegate was elected when the
Ladies Auxiliary to Mainland Post
No. 81, met in their hall on First
Street, Monday night, with Mrs.
Amy Candy. president, presiding.
Mrs. Margaret Osborne will rep
resent the local auxiliary at the spe-
cial state conference at Trenton in
reference TO the National Confer
ence. Mrs. Osborne will also have
the honor Of being the auxiliary's
delegate to Paris.
A cake sale will be held by the
organization tomorrow.
A supper was enjoyed during the
social hour. 1t was in charge of
Mrs. Joseph Conway, Mrs. Robert
Queen and Mrs. Ralph Cox.
Mrs. Robert Marshall was ad-
mitted as a new member.
The hostesses appointed for next
month are: Mrs. Anna Bfggs, Mrs.
Margaret Bassett and Mrs. William
Biggs. INasN
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
Clear AnSley
Park Site Of
Scrub Growth
Location of City's New High
School to Be Filled in
By July ]
DREDGE WILL START
WORK THIS MONTH
New Development to Have All
ConvenienceS-Bear Swamp
EyesOre to Vanish Forever
Sell Lots Soon.

Ansley Park, site of the new
PIeasantvilIe High School, and the
Mainland's newest real estate de-
velopment, is rapidly being cleared
of the scrub brush which has been
allowed TO grow, unmolested, in
what at one time was known as
Bear Swamp and has been for
years an eyesore in the center of
the city.
Workmen have been busy cutting
the brush there for the past ten
days, and their job is practically
completed. When it is finished,
according to the developers, the
Seaboard Development Corporation,
of which Ansley H Fox is presi-
dent, large dredges will pump the
sand from the bottom of Lakes Bay
to the tract, filling it in from the
Shore road to the meadows, where
bulkehads viii be constructed to
hold back the tides of the bay
officials of the Hill Dredging
Company have contracted to I'll I'M
the low land in the Park. work to
be completed by the end Of June.
The Seaboard Development Cor
poration has promised that the Ans
ley Park section of the city win be
one of the most beautiful residen-
tial sections on the Mainland
1t win contain every modern con
yenience. is located almost in the
heart OF the city. near steam and
electric lines. with water frontage
on the hay, where boating. fishing,
bathing, grabbing and sailis =
Il. Ii ADDITION BeausffuF f6nntaIn
and flower beds win be placed IA
public parkways, which VIII be
laid out there
The center Of the tract will be
the location OF the new Pleasant
vile High School, which viii be
erected at an approximate cost Of
100000. The school, viii overlook
the bay. and the homes which viii
be constructed on either side OF IL
A bill which has been introduced
in the Legislature. will give the
city all the lower portion Of Ansley
Park, which is not in Egg Harbc-
township, thus making the park
site a part OF the city Of Pleasant
vile. This move makes the park
available for local taxation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-04
PAGEANT PROTESTS
NOT SERIOUS
Atlantic City Chamber Min
imizes Criticism, of Beauty
Characterization

ATLANTIC City-Chamber OF
Commerce officers are not dis
posed to take too seriously the
protest framed by several women's
organizations in Philadelphia
against the beauty contest held in
connection with the Fall pageant.
1t was said that the criticism was
by no means new and that the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs at their Los Angeles con.
vention had taken similar action.
Il regret to see that the FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs has criti.
cized the pageant" said Frederick
Hickman. President of the Cham
Der of Commerce. ri am satisfied
that this action was initiated by
soma one who has never seen the
pageant, and was not familiar
with the conditions under which
the beauties compete and are
entertained.
Instead of having a demoraliz.
ing effect, the opposite is true be.
cause 1t has been demonstrated
to the young women of the country
that the popular girl is the cHe
who represents the highest ideals.
1.-THE winner of the 1926 contest,
Miss Norma Smallwood of Tulsa,
Okla. is real combination OF
beauty, grace and Intelligence,
artistic and refined. She is a type
which the American girl might
well emulate"