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Evening star., 1927-10-07
REBEL CHIEF, CALM IN DEATH,
TAKES CHARGE OF EXECUTION

out of the line Of fire. and raised his
sword for the signal.
The soldiers aimed their rifles. ST.
lence gripped the courtyard. Even
the children. sensing the tenseness,
ceased their prattle.
Quijano pushed the pith helmet
back a bit on his forehead. The smile
bad vanished. and his jaw was firmly
set. He leaned forward, his hands
behind him and his shoulders
hunched. precisely like a man steel
ing himself for a plunge into cold
water.
On the third stroke Of the officers
sword the rifles cracked as one. The
body leaped as though released from
a great tension, and then reeled to
fall backward. Every bullet had
been aimed at the breats and the
face was not disfigured.
But life was not extinct, and at
signal from the officer the sergeant
of the firing squad stepped forward
placed the muzzle of his rifle within
an inch Of the forehead and pulled
the trigger.
An army helmet was placed over
the wound. the fife and drum corps
played quickstep and the soldiers
who had lined the courtyard in
hollow square were pdlducu past tue
body to show them what happens
TO rebels.
The crowd began to disperse, the
peddlers resuming their cries. and
the courtyard where so many men
have died was soon nearly empty.
OaIy the little lizards remained. play
ing up and down the sun-soaked wall
among the bullet holes. The body
lay beneath. waiting to be claimed by
friends or relatives.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
BALTIMORE WOMEN
NEAR GOLF TITLE
'
MaryIanders Advance Il
Semi-FinaIs in Middle At
Iantic Tournament.

An nj Baltimore final in the WON
ems golf championship OF the Mid
ole Atlantic Golf Association appeared
probable today as semi-tinalists in
tie tournament at the ConGressiona|
Country Club started the match-play
round. Miss Virginia Holzderbcr OF
the Baltimore Country Club. Mary
land State women's champion, who de
foa.c Dorothy White OF Washington
hn'der Of the women's District t.t,e,
me; Mrs. L. r. Chapman Of Congress
s5onal al one Semi-tinal, and Mrs.
Alma Won Steinner OF Beaver Dam,
was opposed to the defending char
rion. Mrs. T.. Boyd Morrow Of the
Iltridce Country Club.
Miss HoiZdevh"r registered a "
Yesterday to defeat Miss White. who
n-as one Of the favorites 10 win the
title turning up on the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club PLAYER and
winning the match on the eighteenth
hole when Miss White missed 20.
foot putt for Il ) 10 square. Mrs.
Chapman won easily from Mrs. VIII
Jiam :. Corby Of Columbia. whom she
defeated ! and and Mrs. Won Stein
ner defeated Mrs. +. Il. Tilley OF In
dian Spring, 1 up. Mrs. Morrow de-
featcd Mrs r. I. Rose of Congress
sonal. and 3. to win her way 10 the
semi-fnalS.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
BY BRIAN BELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, October 1.-THE New
York Yankees came home today with
ore-half of the world championship
! won. They may never win the other
half, but they brought two games
with them from Pittsburgh and sew
eral trainloads of experts, who ex-
pect a quick finish to the 1927 classic.
Four victories are necessary to win
the title extending over all base ball
Tying territory.
The National League pennant win
ners have not begun to win, and their
play in the first two games has sug-
gested that they have not begun to
fight. The boldness that brought the
Buccaneers home in front in a hectic
closing struggle in the senior league
has been missing from their make
up in the opening games played be-
fore a sympathetic crowd Of home
folks friendly enough until the name
of kiki Cuyler, the outfielder who
has been stood in a corner with a
Ounce cap on his head, is mentioned.
Fans Blame Bush.
Both games in Pittsburgh provoked
outbursts against Manager Bush )
policy of keeping Cuyler out of the
game For that reason he may well
come lL6 CUdtSe VI SNcHcIE W NEW
York. The throng at the Yankee
Stadium this afternoon does not care
whether Cuyler plays or autographs
base balls, his principal occupation at
Forbes Field.
Manager Higgins reserved his
choice until game time, but indicated
Pennock would pitch if his injured
knee would permit. Moore was his
second choice.
The stadium. much larger than
Forbes Field, can take care of a world
series crowd of approximately $4,000
persons and the early jam today in
1icated that the first game in New
York would find all the seats and
standing room occupied. The Yankees
have earned the tribute Of their
friends, for win or lose they have made
an impressive start in a world series
to cap the climax Of a season that has
broken financial and artistic records.
The Yankees broke the American
League record of games won and
Babe Ruth made a new home-run
mark.
Manager DOME Bush announced
Lee Meadows as his pitching choice
of the first players to take his spec
tacles with him on the base ball field.
Dyed -the-Wool base ball fans
waited all night outside the Yankee
Stadium in order to get their choice
OF bleacher seats.
Equipped with boxes to sit on and
light lunches. Frank Higgins. Il one
legged man from Troy. n. Y; John
Green. a negro employed by the Gov
crnment at Washington. and John
Marino of the Bronx, were the first
to start the line at s o'clock last
night. By midnight more joined the
camp. Among the fans were Jack
Beckwith. Harry Stone and Louis
Armstrong. all of Fredericksburg, Va
Billy Higgins, a negro comedian.
put the crowd in good humor by
playing jazz records on portable
phonograph. He also brought an oil
stove and a camp chair with him.
Between times he explained that he
had tried to buy a ticket from a
speculator.
Sixty dollars" said the speculator
stop clowning." was the answer.
I'm comic myself"
The crowd increased steadily and
when the sun peeped over the horizon
200 fans were in line. Everybody
sang Hail, Hail, the Gangs All
Here" and popular airs
During the early forenoon the fans
Evening star., 1927-10-07
i. s. RADIO POLICY
DEFINED BY DAVIS
Jurist Tells of Division Be.
tween Private and Gov
ernment Agencies.

A declaration of the policy of the
United States in standing for divi-
sion into two classes of the regula-
lions to be adopted by the lnterna =
tional Radio Telegraph conference
was made by Judge Stephen Davis or
The American delegation at meet
ing Of the conferences executive
committee here today.
Outlining the system of private OPP
GRAFTON Of radio in this country,
Judge Davis strongly urged that tne
delegates accept the American posi-
tion that regulation which the con-
ference may adopt be divided into
two SeS--governmental and man
agerial. lie urged that no reGl :
tions be adopted. (which would make
ii necessary that the United States
should change this fundamental pol
icy, which it believes to be for the
best interests of its people.
The position of the American dele
cation all along has been that no reg
ulation should he adopted which
would bind the governments as com :
mtnicating agencies. Since in this
country radio is privately operated,
the delegation holds that the confer
ence should take no steps which the
United States could not follow con-
sistcntly.
The last thing the delegation Of the
United States would suggest" Judge
Davis said, is that there should D4
any provision IN this convention or IN
| its regulations which would affect the
| internal affairs OF any ether countr|
! We ask that You may assume tht
| same attitude toward the situation III
! The United States
The position of the United States
| he pointed out is not taken as 4
matter of whim or caprice. 1t is made
! necessary by the fundamental organi
| zation of the Government of the
United States and by the character OF
the communication system which has
been established in this country. -
Evening star., 1927-10-07

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. October 7.-Gen. AL.
fredo Rueda Quijano, executed for re-
bellion. died bravely.
Placed against a Sun-warmed wall
in the courtyard of the grim old San
LaZaro military prison. stripped Of his
insignia and branded traitor. he
spurned the blindfold which would
haye shut out the sight of the fatal
rife muzzles and twice summoped his
executioners nearer, that they might
not miss.
Quijano led his troops out of the
Mexico City garrison barracks last
Sunday night to join the rebellion for
the leadership of which Gen. Fran
cisco Serrano had already been exc
cuted and Gems. Arnulfo Gomez and
Hector Almada are being hunted in
the interior of Vera Cruz.
Seized and turned over to the gov.
ernment forces by his own men. who
claimed he had deceived them, Qui-
jano was questioned before a court
martial all of Wednesday night and
early yesterday was found guilty and
condemned to die.
At II o'clock he was taken across
the city from the Santiago prison,
where the court martial sat, to the
place of execution. He arrived there
at 11:20. Five minutes later he lay
lifeless on the Ground, but in the in
term he had borne himself with such
degree of composure and fortitude
that even the soldiers who killed him
murmured Que hombre! Que hon.
bre." C"What a man")
~ EtaI
yard when the general entered. walk
ing ahead of his guards, smiling and
waving greetings to friends he chanced
to see. He wore khaki military
breeches, leather puttees and the pith
sun helmet which is the field head
gear of Mexican officers. But the in
sigma on the helmet had been re-
moved and his military blouse had
been replaced by a double-breasted
dark civilian REFER jacket, buttoned
and belted
Clean shaven and showing perfect
self-control in every line of his clear
cut face, he strode across the court
yard without hesitation. selected a
place before the granite wall and stood
rigidly erect, Il comma nding figure,
more than six feet tall, of powerful
build.
'"ne courtyard had been opened to
the public and vendors of ice cream
cones. popcorn. fruit and candy
shouted their wares. Workmen in
overalls, washerwomen with baskets
of laundry. looked on. while curious
children ceased their play and peered
down from the balconies of nearby
tenement houses.
1t might have been a carnival but
for the lone figure against the wall
where tiny lizards played among the
bullet holes that gave grim testimony
of the previous tragedies enacted
there.
The condemned man, calmly survey
ing the scene, saw the correspondents
of the Associated Press, the New York
Times and the New York Herald Trib-
une, the only foreign newspaper men
present, waved his hand and cried in
English: "Good-by! Good by
Then. as the firing squad took its
position, he said g the soldiers: "Yon
are too far away. Come closer" The
squad advanced few steps.
You are still too far away" said
QuiJano, with not tremor in his
voice You had better come still
closer"
Again the squad moved forward,
narrowing the distance to about II
feet.
The commanding officer then asked:
do YOU desire to he blindfolded?"
Gen. Quijano proudly tossed his
head
NO" he said loudly.
"Bueno." The officer stepped aside.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
GAS COSTS REDUCED
IN PRICE WARFARE
Slashes Occur in Three States as
Companies Compete for
Trade.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 7.-Gasoline
price-cutting warfare has started in
three states, Louisiana, Ohio and
Michigan reporting decreases Of to
) cents a gallon.
The largest cut was made in New
Orleans. where the price dropped
from 1872 to 1912 cents a gallon in
two weeks. A 2-cent reduction on serv.
ice and tank wagon costs by the Sin.
clair Oil Co. in Detroit was immedi-
ately offset by a similar cut of the
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. which
brings gasoline TO the consumer for
14.S cents a gallon exclusive of the
State tax.
Expected reductions in crude oil
prices are reported from the Texas
field, in part due tn the price war
between the Panhandle and West
Texas fields
Evening star., 1927-10-07
POLICEMAN UPHELD
in NSHORT-SK|RT ROW
Grant, However. Declines to
Pass Upon Proper Length
OF Dress in Parks.

Although declining to say now
short women's skirts may he without
attracting public attention ing the
Washington parks. Lieut. Col. u. :.
Grant, Sd. director Of the office of
public buildings and public parks, to-
day upheld Park Policeman j. b. Law
Ter. who asked Mrs. Ross w. Keller.
y years old. of 1910 Esther place
southeast, to pull down her dress' i'm
Franklin Park Wednesday. After a
closed hearing this morning, attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Keller, it was de.
Clded by Col. Grant and Capt. Harris
Jones, in charge of the park pulir.
that Policeman Lawler had done his
duty
Mrs Keller thought that the DO.
liceman should apologize 70 her. but
Col. Grant and Capt. Jones did not
consider that necessary and he did
not apologize.
Two Witnesses Heard.
The evidence of two witnesses,
whose names were kept secret, was
to the effect that the policeman had
been courteous in speaking to Mrs.
Keller. They appeared voluntarily in
behalf of I.awler. against whom Mrs
Keller and her husband had lodged q
complaint, charging that she had been
greatly embarrassed by the police
mans request. Mr.. and Mrs. Keller
We're sitting on a park bench when
the incident occurred, and the police
man spoke to her after having first
told her husband that she was at
tracing attention.
Policeman Lawler said that a
prominent politician" asked him to
speak TO the wOman's husband. but
the name Of this man was withheld
by Col. Grant.
I'VE try to have the park police
men maintain order" said Col. Grant,
after the hearing was over, "in order
that the parks may be pleasant for
those who frequent them. OF course
it is impossible for me to say how
short a womans dress may be with
out making her conspicuous or at.
tracing public attention in the parks
Circumstances must govefn each
case. 1t seems to me. however, that
when policeman notices that Wom-
an is attracting attention, it Is only
an act of kindness for him to call her
attention to the fact.
Holds Policeman Courteous.
"The evidence in this case indicates
that Policeman Lawler was entirely
courteous. He spoke first to Mr.. Kel-
Ter and then when he refused to speak
to his wife, the policeman spoke in
gentlemanly way to Mrs. Keller. They
demanded that he arrest her. IL he
thought she was violating any law.
but the policeman declined to do that.
1t 1s much better in such cases to
avoid making arrests, if persons by
timely suggestions can be prevented
from violating any law or police reg.
ulation. Mrs. Keller had not corn.
mitted an arrestable offense"
Evening star., 1927-10-07
Women ClamOr for Tickets.

! sands.
Women ClamOr for Tickets.
BY 1890 O'Clock 5000 persons were
! in the crowd milling about the
bleacher gates and 200 mounted and
! foot policemen had been detailed To
| keep the fans in order. Each arriv-
| ing subway and elevated train dis
gorged its load of rooters at the
! stadium and as they reached the
street the newcomers were herded
/ into lines by the officers.
| Many women were among those
| who clamored at the ticket window
! The crowd was good natured and the
! biuecoats had an easy time.
| Yanks Early on Scene.
! The Yankees came out for the open
ing game in New York more than two
hours before game time. Despite their
early appearance they found many of
their friends to greet them. Before
noon many patient persons who stood
/ in line to buy unreserved seats were
sitting in them and saying between
! yaWns: Come on, Ruth"
The Big BABE. one of the first Yam
KEGS on the field. was given a big
hand and great cheer when he went
up to hit. The home run king drove
the first ball Don Miller threw up
against the right field barrier, the
blast barely escaping home-run terri
tory. He did not get the ball out of
the park on his times up, but drove
! two terrific smashes into deep right
center
The relocated band of Pittsburgh
was replaced by one all in gray. The
New York bandsmen sat out in the
sun. while the Pittsburghers showed a
preference for the shade.
Earl Combs turned the tables on
a group of photographers by appro-
priating a press camera and swapping
some base ball shots, both stills and
action.
The crowd got it's first chance to
cheer long and Justify when Lou
Gchrig, junior home-run hitter of the
Yankees, drove two in succession
high in the right field bleachers.
Tony LazZeri, who suffered an in
jured wrist in the first game of the
series. but showed no signs of his
hurt yesterday, took his turn at bat
| ting practice. He was hitting the
ball on line and was apparently
not worried by his bad wrist. 1t was
tightly bandaged.
Pirates Get Cheer.
Both Pennock and Moore, with the
pitching mantle expected to fall on
one, participated in batting practice.
This was regarded as a gesture on
the part Of Moore, who does little, if
any. hitting.
When a great outburst developed
in the bleachers apparently without
reason, it was found that the motion
picture cameramen were asking the
bleacherites to register excitement.
The excitement was registered by
the camera men when a line drive
missed a tripod by inches.
The Yanks had been at practice for
nearly an hour when the Pirates came
on the field. The visitors were given
1usty cheer. Several of the athletes
were called to the edge of the grand
stand railing to shake hands with men
and women from their home towns
and others who knew them when they
were not participating In world series
ball games.
Babe Ruth gave his public chance
to yell when he sent towering fly
into the right field stands and then
followed with one higher and farther
that landed squarely in the middle Of
the bleachers. Gehrig then slapped an.
other in the seats.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
DEMANDS FOR WAR
FOLLOW KILLING OF
JUG0SLAV GENERAL
Continued from First Page)

Munich Of King Alexander and King
EDrs and the decision OF the Jugo-
slav and Bulgarian governments to
work toward 4 union which some anti.
mate might result in q dual monarchy
It is thought the MacejoniaEs, fearing
- union which would exclude their
chances Of forming an independent
government, are using conlitalo meth.
cis 70 cause bad feeling between the
countries.
according to the Belgrade news.
paper Politika. the Macedonians are
being aided by Italian money and
funds from Macedonians in America.
1t is thought also that certain Balkan
governments are working toward d
Balkan alliance to restore the mon
arch0 in Greece.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
TWO HELD FOR TRIAL.
Proprietors of Clothing Store Ac-
cused of False Advertising.

Morris and Benjamin Greenfield,
proprietors of the Service Haberdash-
cry, mems clothing shop at 442 Ninth
street, today We're arrested by Head
quarters Detectives Howard L. Ogle
and c. J. T. Weber and booked at po-
lice headquarters on charges of false
advertising.
The arrests We're made on complaint
of an employe of the Better Business
Bureau, who charged that a suit of
cf clothes advertised by Greenfield
as Ill WOOL had been found TO he
nearly all cotton"
The men We're released when they
posted 800 collateral each for their
appearance for trial.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
$4,000 japanese Air Prize Offered

TOXIC. October Z P).-Kumej jiro
Taxi. millionaire member of the Jap
anese Diet from Kobe, has tele-
graphed the Imperial Aviation Asso-
citation offering a prize of 100 900
yen tabout S50,000) to the first Jap
anese making a transpacific flight
during 1928 in a Japanese airplane.
Evening star., 1927-10-07

II ask for no discussion on the mat
ter I merely ask now that you Keep
our situation in your minds. We are
fairly hopeful in spite OF the dliferent
systems that exist in the world-gov-
ernment operation in some countries.
priyate operation in others-that
nevertheless we shall be able to flnd a
common ground on which to meet"
Evening star., 1927-10-07
September Circulation
Daily. 95,555
Sunday, 1O4,419

District of ColumbiI SIS:
FLEMING NEWROLD. business manager
OF THE EVENING aud SUNDAY STAR. does
solemnly swear that the actual number of
copies of the paper named sold and dlstrll-
utcd during the month of September, AID.
1927. was as follows
Evening star., 1927-10-07
ARMY DEMONSTRATES. LATEST
GUNS IN SPECTACULAR DISPLAY
Shells Hurled 80 Miles, Aircraft Targets
Riddled and Barrages Fired Before Ord
nance Association and u S. Officials.

in their wake great clouds Of chok-
ing smoke. which blew back into the
faces of the spectators.
This was favorable for the troop
attack. AS six-Whccl trucks rolled onto
the field under this cover. loaded with
troops in light packs, rifles held ready.
As they were placed in position, they
disC Chdrged their CarGOeS. and then
hurried off the field out of the the
uretiCal line OF fire of the enemy.
The tanks kept advancing. pressing
down the brush. as the rifles kept up
their rattle, the men dropping prone,
only their steel hats ClsteninE in the
sun. showing their position through
the smoke. All the while the heavy
artillery kept up the flank fire, NOV
inS slowly forward behind the troops
The horse drawn artillery then
trotted and ratified onto the battle
'front.' dropped their guns and ammu-
milton. while the horses We're galloped
to the rear. Hundreds OF service
charges then were fired from these
guns, manned by the 80 L. ). Field
Artillery from Fort Hoyle. Edgewood
Md.
Evening star., 1927-10-07

Worker bees have s,4oe eyes. queen
bees 1900 and drones 1880. accord.
Sng to the expert At one college. -.
Evening star., 1927-10-07
YANKS AND BUGS GREETED
BY HUGE CROWD AT STADIUM
Gotham Fans, Stirred by American Con-
tenders Showing, See Victory Within
Grasp of Huggmen.

started a steady march to the field
and the crowd soon numbered thou.
nj
Evening star., 1927-10-07
LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.

FIRST RACE-Purse, $1,000; maiden
rear-Olds ) IN furlOngs
Evening star., 1927-10-07
Tractor Equipment Shown.

The crowd then moved back to the
main front. picturesque section Of
! the reservation, having the appear.
dncS ot devastated battle ground. with
tree trunks blown off. and brush torn
down By previous exhibitions Here.
az first, was = display ot mobile ord
nance equipment on tractors, wnic b
plOwsd over rough ground. through
water and jarred and jerked their
up Tators through soft rnud bur reach
ing their destination.
Then the tanks moved up toward
the front, and while covered on the
shells plowing small valleys through
the earth. as they fred in the direc
ton Of the distant woodland. leaving
-. = e q .ax..- !. q .se,S1,. !.
Evening star., 1927-10-07

THIRD RACE-Purse. 81 300: claiming
l.Na r-nlds aud Il fIlrlnnys
Evening star., 1927-10-07

a Idle Hour Farm entry.
SECOND RACE--Pursc, 81 800; claiming
Tor 3.Near ODDS and up: Il miles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-09-01
Jins Seems to FOIIOu
 Careers of Valuable
 Players Moj. Leagues

i NEW YORK, Sept. Like a medalist in golf, a major leaguer receiving the most valuable play. CT award usually seems to be followed by a jinx. Such at least with very few exceptions, has been the case in the big circuits.
 In 1922 George Sisler was voted the much-coveted honor in the American League. That year tie Browns star hit APO, tying CoDb's mark for the Johnsonian wheel, made in 1911. George poled out 2a6 hits. scored 134 runs and stole 51 bases. It was his greatest season.
 Tho next campaign. however. found Sisler not even in uniform Eye trouble not only kept hiL out of the game. but for timo it appeared George would never be able to play again. Sisler since has been far from the stellar all round performer he was in 1922.
 In 1923 Babe Ruth was given the most valuable player diploma. Ruth batted .393, leading the lea que. The next campaign the Babe fell down bit, though not as much as he did in 1925, when illness forced him out of the game for several weeks and broughl his batting mark to a paltry .290. Last year he got back to .372, still few hops behind that .393 of three years before.
 In 1925 Roger Peckinpaugh. then with Washington. gained the laurels. Peck did much to bring the Senators their second con secutiye pennant. But he was big disappointment in the world series with the Pirates, setting new record for errors in the clas- sic. Everything Peck did seemed to go wrong. His play was patne- tic. also disastrous to Washing tons hopes.
 Last year Peck played in on.y 57 games. Last winter he was shunted to the White Sox in a trade. That's how the veteran shortstop followed up his fine 1925 chase.
 The 1926 honor went to George Burns of the Cleveland Indians.