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Evening star., 1927-11-28
YOUTHS ABANDON
"ATHLETIC BUREAU
Two Return Fees Sent by High
School Stars-FolloW
Reporters Advice.

With an investigation" Of their
operation Of the college Athletic Bu-
reau" launched by United States pos
tai inspectors, two Washington youths
today We're considerably perturbed
over publicity given their unsuccess-
full venture, which they abandoned
last Friday when Philadelphia news
paper reporter advised them that the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion would oppose their activities.
Charles c. WOLF. jr., 25 years old.
1343 Jefferson street, manager of the
toy department of one of the city's
large department stores. explained to
The Star today the function Of the
bureau" which he and his chum.
Earl l.. Kirchner, rs years old, 1888
Colorado avenue, sought to establish.
Aware of the assistance given him
in the form Of non-athletic employ
ment, in recognition Of his foot ball
ability. which materially aided him
to work his way" through Allegheny
College, WOLF declared he and kirch.
ner meant merely to establish con.
tact between high school and prep
school graduates Of exceptional ath'
letic ability and colleges seeking such
material. In return for this listing
service the bureau" operators were
to be paid fee of 81 by each regis
trant. they said.
Only four replies We're received from
the letters they sent out. WOLF ex.
planned today. and these fees have
been returned to their senders. The
decision to halt their activities was
made after Walter Fox, reporter on
the Philadelphia Bulletin. advised
WOLF over long.distace telephone
last Thursday. that che National Col.
legiate Athletic Association, which
learned of the receipt Of their letter
by a Philadelphia boy, would oppose
their operation.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
SUGAR PARLEY BEGUN.

BERLIN. November 2s R.-Col.
Jose Tarafa, chairman of the Cuban
Sugar Defense Commission, arrived
here today from Amsterdam to confer
with German. Polish and Czechoslo-
vakian sugar manufacturers. concern
ing the recently-signed interna tional
sugar agreement with them apportion.
ing exports.
While in Amsterdam, Col. Tarafa
reached tentative arrangement with
the Dutch sugar interests.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
GAIN IN ELECTION
Brunswick Announcement Shows
Swing to Left-Nationalists
Lose Half Landtag Seats.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUNSWICK, Germany, November
2S.-The Landtag elections here show.
ed swing to the Left, the German
Nationalists losing half their seats and
the Socialists gaining 5.
The new Landtag will be composed
Of "a Socialists. Communists, DEM
ocrats, 5 Nationalists, 8 Peoples
party, 4 Economic party. Houseown.
ers' party and Fascist party.
Recent local elections in Germany
have shown notable Socialist gains. In
the Bremen House of Burgesses early
this month the Socialists topped the
poll with so. In Darmstadt the Com.
munists gained seats, while the Ma
tionalists lost 8, and in Mecklenberg
Socialist gains were shown.
The local elections, which were held
November 13. alarmed some Of the
Conservative papers, which referred to
the day as "black Sunday"
Evening star., 1927-11-28
T. J. MacSPEIDEN DIES.
Retired Commission Merchant tc
Be Buried Tomorrow.

Thomas J. AIacSpeiden. sr.. 81 years
old. retired commission merchant and
a resident here for the past IS years,
died at his residence, 1928 Twelfth
street. yesterday after a long Illness.
Mr. MacSpeiden was in business on
Louisiana avenue until his retirement
about two years ago.
He Is survived by his widow. Mrs.
J. MacSpeiden. jr.. Of Baltimore: two
sisters. Mrs. Maud Grim of New York
and Mrs. r. D. Parkinson Of Charlotte,
N. c.. and a brother. Arthur E. Mac.
Speiden of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Nevius funeral home. 924 New
York avenue. tomorrow evening at Z
o'clock. The body will be cremated.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
COMMERCE OFFICE
DETAILS REVEALED
Building to Stretch 1850
Feet North and South and
Have Breadth of 325 Feet.

Details of the construction and office
arrangement of the new Commerce
Department Building to go up between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth and and
l. streets were announced today by
the department.
Stretching out to a north and south
length of I .050 feet and breadth OF
S25 feet it will he 500 feet longer than
the Capitol Building and % feet mar
rover 1t will rise seven stories above
the street and will occupy an area of
about 345 600 square feet or nearly
eight acres Construction under
ground will include a complete base
'ment for general use, with a sub
basement for the heating and power
plant.
Type Is Described.
The structure itself is TO he of
monumental type, characterized by
great simplicity of treatment. Prac-
ticallv the only ornamentation is the
central group of "a columns on the
east facade and four portcos with
four columns each on the west. Both
north and south ends are, relieved by
a rortiro and n group of IA columns.
Triple-arched Gateways two stories
high. will give direct access through
the structure to the interior courts
where e and II streets now run. but
above the gates the structural mass
will be carried so!idly. making the
building StruCturalIy and outWardly
an unb"oken unit.
In effect the Commerce Department
Building will be three complete rec
tangular buildings in one, the central
cell being longer than those on either
wing A single large court is to be
maintained above the first floor in
each of the rectangles forming the
end structures, to provide space for
future expansion.
Plenty of Floor Space.
With 1,092 500 square feet of floor
space provided for, the units of the de-
partment to be grouped within the
building have been given as much at
tention with regard to efficient ar
rangement as space and individual
needs permit. In the middle group OF
the three buildings will be located the
general executive and administrative
functions, the offices of the Secretary,
the Assistant Secretaries. the solicitor
and the chief clerks office. The top
floor will house a specially designed
skylighted space for the department
library. while in the basement a large
cafeteria for department employees Is
10 he provided. Opposite the main en-
trance will be placed an auditorium
with seating space for thousand per.
sons, while smaller conference rooms
are also to be located on the same
floor.
The more compact and smaller bu-
reaus and services of the department
are 20 be assigned to the central part
of the structure, including the aero.
nautics branch, the radio division, the
bureau of foreign and domestic com.
merce, lighthouses. mines, fisheries.
navigation and steamboat inspection.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
ANSWERS BRIDGE PLEAS.
Hesse Explains Where District
Jurisdiction Ends.

Although the District Government
maintains the lights and roadway on
the Virginia approach to Highway
Bridge. police jurisdiction ends at the
highwater mark on the Virginia
side of the river. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse,
superintendent of police, reported to-.
day tor Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty, in response to a complaint
that the District police have failed TO
take steps to prevent double parking
or the distribution Of hand bills on
the approach.
The policing of the Virginia ap-
proach. Maj. Hesse said, is a matter
for the police of Arlington County, Va.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
PILLS KILL BABY.
Child Eats Them Thinking They
Are Candy.

Finding a Bottle of pills on bu-
reau in the bedroom of his home,
32S5 M street, today. William Ma
thaniel Sandbower, 3h years old,
possibly thinking them candy. ate
them. He was in convulsions when
his mother. Mrs. Ivy NJ. Sandbower.
found him. He was rushed to
Georgetown University Hospital,
where he died about an hour later.
William Sandbower. father OF the
child, purchased the pills last night
and took two Of them, leaving the bot.
tie on the bureau.
The body was turned over to I'm
dertaker Wise and Coroner Nevitt
this afternoon Is conducting an in
the cause of death.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Valuable Fur Coat Vanishes.

A mink fur coat valued at $3.50 dis.
appeared from kann's Store, Pennsyl.
vania avenue and Eighth street, be.
tween s o'clock Saturday night and 8
o'clock this morning. Report Of the
disappearance Of the garment was
made to the police, and members Of
the clothing squad are conducting an
investi igation A
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Woman Envoy Back in Norway.

OSLO, Norway. November % R).-
Nine. Alexandra kollantay, who re-
Gently returned to Moscow after serv.
ing as Soviet Russia's envoy to Mexico
for about a year, today resumed her
post as Soviet Minister to Norway. the
position she had held before going to
aEIexico. q
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Four Mexicans Executed.

MEXICO CITY, November 2S R.-
-Four prisoners, including man
described as the sacristan of Jaconna
parish. have been executed in the
state of Jalisco after the defeat OF a
l-ebel force. says a special dispatch
Srom Zamora. The executions were
carried out after the prisoners had
been courtmartialed.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Gilbert Given Until January 16.

Chief Justice Taft gave notice in
the Supreme Court today that Abr;,n
Gilbert. who was cited to show cause
why he should not be held In con.
tempt because of fees and llowances
received by him in the Consolidated
Gas cases. would be given until Janu.
ary 16 next in which to answer.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Mite Boxes Gather
$2O5,675 Toward
MethOdists' Fund
BY the Associated Press.

Uy CIfB AsSOtIdCeU ITEsS,
CHICAGO. November 28.-Mite
boxes, those small cardboard
receptacles in which widows and
other women of scant means are
wont to drop their charity offer
ings, contributed 20.567,480 pennies
in 1927 toward the total of 1922
549.93 received by the Woman's
Home Mission Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
The New Idea of Cancer
Many Cases Can Be Cured If Reported Promptly
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THE DANGER SIGNALS OF CANCER
BULLETIN NO. 8.

THE DANGER SIGNALS OF CANCER.
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Tomorrow's Article-Is Heredtary?"
Evening star., 1927-11-28

Churches complain that they are
unable to obtain competent organists,
since the motion picture theaters
with the offer Of larger salaries oh.
tain the best Of these musicians.
Evening star., 1927-11-28


that the allegations and charges
made against Kidwell are false and
without any foundation in fact: that
they reflect upon and impugn the
honor and integrity of the juror, who
has not been made a party to the
petition of the United States attor-
ney. Unless Kidwell is permitted to
intervene. the lawyer stated, he Will
not have an opportunity TO defend
himself against the allegations and
charges.
The PRAYERS of the petition of Kid
we'll are that he be allowed to inter-
vene; that he may be made party to
the petition filed by United States
Attorney Gordon and be afforded an
opportunity to defend himself against
the allegations and charges: that he
may have the benefit of the process
of the court to summon witnesses to
testify in his behalf.
The allegations and charges re.
ferred to in kidwelPs new petition. as
contained in the application oe Maj.
Gordon for contempt rules. are that
on October 30. while the Fall-Sinclair
trial was in progress, kidwell outside
the courtroom and at All Fcurand-a.
half street southwest, made remarks
in the presence and in thu hearing OF
]. Ray Akers and Donald Kay King
concerning his attitude and intended
action as a juror toward the issues
on trial in that case.
Attorney Hawkrn declared that
when Justice Siddons had appointed
a commission of lawyers to invests.
gate the alleged contempt. Kidwell
was satisfied to defer pressing his
former petition for eXoneration, but
as no action has been taken and as
KidwelIs name is mentioned in the
Governments petition. he prepared
the new petition.
Seen as Stumbling Block.
Kidwell's action, it was authorita.
lively learned, may have the effect of
stumbling block" in the way of the
Governments action against the six re.
spondents named in the courts order.
Since the developments with respect
to the Burns and Sinclair groups. the
Government has almost ignored the
Eidwell matter entirely for the reason.
il was said bv one authority, that
''it is like going hunting for big game
and stopping by the wayside to shoot
at a mackerel in a rain barrel.'
Probably for that reason, kidwell
was not included in the Government s
tette in contempt of court. However,
Justice Siddons noted the absence of
Kidwelrs name and commenting upon
this fact. was told by Maj. Gordon that
the matter already had been laid be-
fore the court In the original four af-
fidavits that brought the Teapot Dome
case to an abrupt halt.
Maj. Gordon at the same time in
formed the court that If requested he
would file a separate petition for con-
tempt rule for Kidwell on the charges
that he discussed the case while Serv-
ing as q juror with a former street car
conductor and a newspaper reporter.
AT noon today. Maj. Gordon had not
filed the petition and as Car as could
be learned, it is not yet prepared.
Owing TO the prominence Of five Of
the six respondents and the serious
charges against them, the prosecutors
feel all their efforts should be spent
on proving the charges they lodged in
the contempt petition without having
10 give thought to n relative unim-
portant case--the Kidwell matter
from the standpoint Of the Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
FLIGHT GIVEN UP.
Berlin Announcement Follows Mishap
at HOrta,

BERLIN, November cS CP).-The
crew of the Junkers plane D-123O. now
at Horta, Island OF Fayal. Azores. has
decided to give up their attempt to fly
to America this year. the Junkers Co.
announced today.
The crew. which failed again this
morning to take off for Newfound.
land. found the sea swell too strong.
It was explained.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
COURT SUMMONSES
ACCEPTED BY 3 IN
/ OIL CONTEMPT CASE

Continued from First Page.)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
Fake Cripple
Assaults Pair

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA mys-
terry attack by cripple' who as
saulted two friendly motorists who
gave him lift, then picked up his
crutches, leaped from the machine
and fled, is being probed by the po-
lice today.
c. p. Kirsch, suffering from sew
eral hammer wounds on the head,
and his motheri-law, Mrs. Edith
kneale, also beaten during the ride,
told the story that started the
search for the "cripple.'
Kirsch said that he was driving
through the rain last night when the
man appeared in the street and sig
aled for ride. Pity prompted him
to stop, Kirsch said, and the man
was barely able to hobble into the
back seat.
Hardly had the machine started
when the passenger aimed a hammer
blow at Kirsch. The mother-inlaw
screamed and Kirsch ducked, receiv-
ing several glancing blows before
the man turned the weapon on Mrs.
Kneale, striking her several times.
Then he seized his crutchcs and
ran. Neighbors told the police the
"cripple' attempted to stop several
ears before Kirsch gave him shelter
from the rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
Hughes Appointed
Delegation Head

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Charles
Evans Hughes, former secretary OF
state, was designated by President
Coolidge today as chairman of the
United States delegation to the
sixth panAmerican conference at
Havana, Cuba, opening January l6,
1928.
The other members of the Ameri-
can delegation as announced at the
White House are:
Henry p. Fletcher, Pennsylvania,
American ambassador to Italy; Os
car Underwood, former Democratic
senator from Alabama; Dwight w
Morrow, New Jersey, newly appoint
ed American ambassador to Mexico
Morgan j. o O'Brien of New York
James Brown Scott, of the Carnegie
foundation for international peace,
Washington, ID. c.; Ray Lyman Will
hur, president of Stanford Univer-
sity, California, and DR.. Leo S,
Rowe, director general of the Pan
American Union here.
When the new United States am
bassador to Cuba is appointed he
will be added to the delegation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
STATES CROPS
BENEFITED BY
HEAVY RAINFALL
October Breaks Record
For Precipitation in
Many Places.
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. Clear
skies and a warming sun greeted
Southern California today following
yesterdays heavy downpour, which
contributed materially to a record
breaking October rainfall in this see
tiOn of the state
Weather forecasters ana agricul-
tural spokesmen are united in the
opinion that the steady deluge pf
yesterday, as well as other minor
showers of the month, were of unes-
timable benefit to crops.
The rain soaked deep into the
ground, they said, and was not of a
driving kind that would harm un-
harvested grapes, the cotton crop
and other Manageable garden, field
and orchard produce.
When the final gauge was taken
in Los Angeles yesterdays fall was
found to be 1.60 inches, boosting
Octobcr's total to . inches, said to
be a record precipitation for the pc
riod since 1917 when 2.71 inches
fell
Records of AZ years standing tum-
I bled in Riverside when 2.34 inches
fell during "a hour period, for
an October total of 3.54, the largest
for-the month since 1907. Neighbor,
ing mountains are covered with
snow. The entire county reports
record falls, with Corona leading
for "a hours with % inches. 1t
was clear today.
Football, interior and coast COM
munities took their share of the
valuable moisture. the records show
| Yesterdays measurements for the
storm in leading Southern Califor-
| MIA centers were:
Bakersfield, l.58; Riverside, .257;
San Diego, 1.02; Pasadena, 1913;
Santa Ana, 3.26; Santa Barbara
lis; Fullerton, 2.46; San Bernardo
10, 2.26; Azusa, 2.05; San Gabriel
2.05; Pomona, 2.37; Orange 1.95
Redlands 2.O5; Los Angeles harbor
2.60.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
SELECTING JURY
IN WATTERS0N
CASE DIFFICULT
by United Press Leased Wire

INDEPENDENCE, Calf, Nov. /.
Without prospect of completing a
Jury before tomorrow, the trial of
Mark Q. and w. w. Watterson, on
charges of embezzlement in connec-
ton with the failure of their five
Owens Valley banks, entered its
second day here today.
The task of selecting jury,
made difficult by the fact that prac-
tically all financial Institutions of
the valley were controlled by the
Watterson brothers, was taken UP
again today with II tentative jur-
ors in the box.
The tentative jury of SIX women
and six men were drawn yesterday
from so of the panel of 124 tales
Iaen who were examined, the prose
cution and defense having eXercis-
ed eight of the 20 challenges each.
Prejudice for or against the bank
crs has been the principal reason for
excusing most of the jurors examin
fcud between Owns Valley and the
city of Los Angeles are heard re
peatedly during the examination OF
prospective jurors.
Asserted Justification growing out
of the operation of banks at Lone
Pine, Bishop, independence and Big
Pine and SO counts of embezzIe
ment, constitute the charges upon
which the Watterson brothers arc
standing trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
BUSINESS SHOWS
STEADY GROWTH
DURING OCTOBER
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l.-Indi.
cations of progress in almost every
line with business striking a new
stride during October following a
summer of steady, but rather quiet
development are in evidence, ac-
cording to the monthly Business Re.
view of the southwest compiled by
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce.
Increasing building activity not
only in Los Angeles but in other
leading Southern California cities
and in Arizona and New Mexico,
marked one of the indications of the
striking progress during the past
month. Bank clearings have shown
an increase and timely rains have
aided agriculture.
GA better tone is found in min
ing circles, particularly in copper
which has shown fractional price
advance,' the Review states. "In-
dustrial activity generally in the
southwest is at higher point than
last year, although the petroleum
and motion picture industries still
continue to be relatively Slow
The Los Angeles stock exchange
for October established record
month in exchange history while the
incomplete figures of the Los An
geles post office indicate that there
will be about the same ratio of gain
as in September when the largest
gain of any of the Is major cities
of the nation was recorded.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
By United Press Leased Wire

WASliI MUTTON, NOV. /. -
Siding with the Democrats
against President Coolidge and
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ion, representatives of the Unit
cd States Chamber of Commerce
today appealed to the house
WAYS and means committee for
$400, 100000 tax reduction.
Appearing at opening of the
hearings on the new revenue
bill, spokesmen for the chamber
asked the committee to reduce
the corporation tax from 13 1-2
to 10 percent, wipe out all ex-
else taxes on automobiles and
admissions and eliminate the
states tax.
Representatives of the cham
her took direct issue with Mr..
Coolidge and Mellon, who said
reduction must he held around
1926, 100000. Mellon has pro-
posed that the corporation tax
be reduced only to ~ percent
and that excise taxes lie retain
ed as they are.
James II. MacColl, textile
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
Default Vacated
By Court Order

A motion to vacate the default
Judgment entered against the de
fendant in the case of A. A. Gibson
against r. J. Morrison was granted
by Judge A. G.. Finney in superior
court, department two, this morning.
The motion was made by Utley and
Nuffer, attorneys for the defendant.
Default has been entered in the
ease and after testimony of the
plaintiff had been entered, iudg-
ment as praved for in the complaint
was entered for Gibson. An affi-
davit. however. was filed by Morri
son showing that he had been i'm
nrisoned prior to the time of the
filing of the action and had de-
pended upon the appearance of an
attorney to file answer in the case.
The attorney, however, did not ap-
pear until the time limit for filing
answer had expired.
In addition the defendant charged
that he had entered a contract with
the plaintiff relative to his work
and he charged that if settlement
were effected it would be found
that the plaintiff was indebted to
him in the sum of some $4,000 in
stead of he being indebted to the
plaintiff for the sum of $1,000 as
pravcd for in the complaint.
Morrison is at present in the Gust
ody of the sheriff on charge of
having murdered Cecil Gibson,
brother of the plaintiff in the civil
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-01
Dark Stranger
Trial Opens In
Canadian CITY
by United Press Leased Wire

WINNIPEG, Nov. 1.-What prom
i8es to be one of Canada s most spec
tacular murder trials opened here to-
day with Earl Nelson, "The Goril-
IL man, facing charges of murder
ing Mrs. Emily Patterson.
Nelson is believed to be the
strangler who is responsible for the
deaths of 90 Or more women in vari-
Gus cities of the United States.
Since his arrest he has maintain
cd silence and before the trial open
cd today there was no indication as
to what defense would be offered.
Nelson was said to have escaped
from the Napa hospital for the
insane in, California four years ago,
and it was believed insanity might
be his defense.
Nelson also faces murder charges
IN connection with the death of
Lola Cowan, a young girl found dead
under circumstances similar to those
surrounding the Patterson crime.
1t was believed here that Nelson
may be responsible for strangu!a
tions in San Francisco, Detroit, Sc
attic, Portland and other American
cities.