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Evening star., 1927-05-21
RADIATOR INSPECTOR"
ROBS GIRL STUDENTS
Dormitory at Hood College Robbed
of $100 in Cash-Three
Schools Ransacked.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, May c1.--Offi-
cials of Hood College reported to
local police yesterday that a stranger
entered several rooms in the girls
dormitory and took about 800 in cash
and some valuables. The thief was
seen and was said to have told stu
dents that he was inspecting radiators.
Police are confident that the same
person is responsible for entering
three public schools this week.
Frederick High, Church street and
North Market street schools were
ransacked at night. The Hood College
theft was staged In daylight, -
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MUSICIANS ATTACK
LAW ON COPYRIGHTS
Federation Meeting in Baltimore
Urges Congress to Relieve
Their Burden"
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, May 21.--Copyrisht
laws that permit publishers to demand
many payments for sheet music We're
attacked in a resolution passed at the
convention of the American Fedora
ton OF Musicians here yesterday.
The, resolution declares that the
Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers has steadily and consistent.
ly increased its private taxation for
the use Of music for each orchestra
and band, and that it is now being
''forcibly demonstrated that the tax
burden is being shifted In effect to
the musicians by controlling the num-
ber of musicians employed, the
elimination of music entirely and in
other ways"
The resolution urges Congress to
change the copyright laws.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
California Law
Closes Road to
''Cin Marriages.
BY the Associated Press.


SACRAMENTO. Calf, May 21.-
The State OF California today closed
the road to elopers and others who
would marry in haste. Gov. Young
signed a bill recently passed by the
Legislature requiring couples to give
three-day notices of intention to marry
before they can obtain licenses. The
bill was referred to in the Legislature
as having been designed to prevent
gin marriages"
The governor also added three years
to the time California parents may
supervise the conduct of their girls
by approving a measure increasing the
age of majority from Is to 81.
The law, however, will not require
girls over IS to obtain the consent Of
their parents before they can wed.
1t provides that those who marry be.
fore they are Fl may be considered
as adults and may enter agreements
and contracts.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Pacific Northwest
VisiOned as Center
OF World Culture
By the Associated Press.

pS the AssOCldtSu
NEW YORK, May 21.-World
prosperity and culture is destined
to center in the Pacific Northwest
within so years. according to a sur
vey of the scientific probabilities
made by DIR. J. Russell Smith, pro-
fessor of economic geography at
Columbia University.
DIR. Smith, who is called the
greatest international authority on
his subject, has presented his con-
clusions in the American Magazine,
published today.
He expects an area extending
400 miles along the coast of Oregon
and Washington to outstrip New
York.
Climate, water-power and agri-
cultural resources are three of the
factors which point scientifically.
he says. to the future ascendancy
of the Pacific Northwest.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

started their arrest Blumenfield be-
lieved that by getting inside the store
he would come under the protection
Of his prospective habeas corpus writ
Chief Hughes was unable to say
offhand concerning the superior merits
of a capias to a writ of habeas
corpus, so he ordered Blumenfield held
overnight, pending a hearing today.
Blumenfield was named as a par
ticipant in the Chenoa robbery by
William Evans, the escaped Missouri
lifer. who, in priests garb. attempted
to dynamite the old State Peniten'
tiary at Joliet to free a friend.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Park Commission Elects.
Ipecial Dispatch to The Star.

FROSTBURG, Md, May 21.-The
new park commission appointed by
Mayor Samuel II. Tiddy organized by
electing the following officers: Presi.
dent, Horace G.. Evans; secretary, Mrs.
John l.. Dunkle, and treasurer, Gin.
ton ID. Jeffries. G. Gale Townsend
and Otto Hohing are the other mem.
bers Of the board.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
COMMUNITY WORK
NLEG|ON ISSUE
Savage Holds Posts Aim to
Further Home Service
During Year.
Ly the Associates, Press.

Ly the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE. N. c., May 21.-com.
munity 'rvice is the major issue Of
the American Legion curing the cur
rent year, Howard P. Savage, Indian
apolis, national commander of the
American Legion. said here yesterday
in an address delivered in connection
with the celebration of the 152d ami
versary OF the signing OF the Meek.
lenburg Declaration of Independence.
lie spoke last night at a community
banquet which brought to a. close the
celebration. which was featured by a.
parade yesterday morning and sham
battle. with United States troops from
Fort Bragg and National Guardsmen
from number of western North Car.
olina cities participating.
Other speakers at the banquet were
Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerail, Chief
of Staff of the United States Army:
kenesaw Mountain Lands, high com.
missioner of base ball, and others.
Judge Lands this afternoon attended
a South Atlantic Association base ball
game here.
Believes i'm Preparedness.
Reviewing the history OF the Ameri.
can Legion, Comdr. Savage said that
the Legion believed in preparedness.
He said it believed that failure to pre
pare was "a breeder of wars"
During its nine years of existence.
he said, the Legion has been preparing
it-af to do community arvice.
Many great writer's. MANY deep
students Of American life have said
the Legion Is a great organization
without an ISSUE" he said, but COM
service gives this statement
the lie direct. 1t took the Legion q.
long time to reach this goal, because
there We're many things tn be done be.
Tore such a program could be under
taken. Visualize the result of 1O.25S
posts doing some worthwhile thing
for their particular communities dur.
ing 1927.
Community Endeavors.
"In the year to come Fairgrounds
will keep children off the dangerous
streets, libraries will offer opportunity
TO hard-pressed workers in small COM
educational movements will
raise on the scale toward that goal of
an infinite God that none may know
but all wish for-the perfection OF
man,"
Commander Savage then reviewed
he accomplishments of the Legion.
idyHuS lhat tne Legion, with 7OU.00O
members at the end of the organiza.
ion in the years of 1919 and 1920.
lad turned to getting employment for
brought about by creation OF
he Veterans Bureau, and added that
oday the Legion is nearing the $780,
100 mark in membership.
Speaking of preparedness, he said
hat Ito the extent that it's members
pray to God to spare the world an.
'ther holacost like the one that tore
It our very existence for four years,
he Legion is pacifist, but 1t is not
in extreme pacifist. and it does not
dvocate disarmament 1t does not
hut Its eyes to fact. and it does not
Ielieve another war is not possible"
---- ------
Evening star., 1927-05-21
VETERAN Is BURIED.
James A. Nee, Jr., Served on LIE
viathan During War.

CUMBERLAND, Md. May 21.--The
body of James A. Nee. jr.. World War
veteran, who died at Mount Sinai
Hospital, Baltimore, following an ILL.,
ness of eight weeks, was brought to
the home of his father, James A. Nee,
sr., this city. and the funeral will be
held today from st. Mary's Catholic
Church.
Mr.. Nee was yeoman in the
United States Navy and was on the
Leviathan for several months He
was a member of the Independent
Order Of ForesterS and the Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen. D. r.
Nee, Frederick, Md, is his brother,
and Mrs. n. II. Metzger, Baltimore,
his sister.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
VOTE CONTEST DENIED.
Riverda1e Council Holds Citizen.
Re mt Ballot Was Legal.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIVERDALE. Nd, May 21.-The
town council at a special meeting
last night decided that the charges Of
Illegal voting brought by W. j..
Cooney and j. H. Harrington to in.
validate the recent town election
were unfounded and voted, 3 to ., to
drop the case.
1t had been charged that William
NJ. Smith had voted in both Riverdale
and Mount Rainier on the same day.
The council found that Smith had a
legal right to cast his ballot in River
dale
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Force of Habit.

From the Boston Transcript
A dentist says that he had an alb
sent minded motorist in his chair the
other day. will you lake gas?" he
asked.
Yeah replied the am patient.
"and you'd better leok -at themaiI, too"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
BOY BROWNS IN RIVER.
10-Year-0Id Swimmer Dies II
Stream Near Home.

NORFOLK, Va, May 81 LP.-
Ernest Pierce, aged 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. f. s. Pierce of Hertford
n. C., was drowned in Perkmans Is
River, near his home. yesterday after.
noon while in swimming with several
mpanionsr
Evening star., 1927-05-21

The dodo, a strange looking pigeon
on the Island off Mauritius, became
extinct in the Seventeenth. century.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Idle curiosity keeps lot OF peoe'~.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
CAPONE'S WHEREABOUTS
 PUZZLE TO SLEUTHS
Chicago Detectives Continue 10 Guard House Whether Gangster
 is in tt or Not

Chicago, Dec. 20 P-Chicaso de- tectives were not certain today whether they were holding Al Ca pone. the gangster. prisoner or merely guarding an empty house.
 When Capone was freed under bond on q gun carrying charge at Joliet last Friday he and his friends drove northward. presumably 10 his mothers home In Cicero. a suburb. As soon as Chief o. Detectives Will liam F. O'Connor heard of It he or dered the guard thrown about the f he attempted to leave.
 Despite the vigilance Of the de tectiyes, who said they have not seen q sign of lite within the house since they started guard, Chief O'Connor last night said he was convinced Capone had either slipped out or that he had not taken refuge in the house. Several neighbors said Ca pone walked out 0, the house Sun day morning and drove away in his automobile.
 Nevertheless Chief O'Connor con- tinued the guard, ordering his men to arrest any who attempted 10 enter ths house. Simultaneously. he or dered a guard at the homes of other gangsters--Josep Aiello. chief Of q rival gang. and Antonio Lombardo and Joseph Salts
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20

Finally. as to the alleged evil
 motive in endeavoring to reflect up- on the insurgents in the senate through the publication Of these documents. that seems to me to be the most asinine statement that can be picked out of Senator Norris scrap heap ot misrepresentation and | hilllngsgate.
 My papers have always been in the main supporters of the insurgent group of senators. ... "A. matter of fact, am an in- surgent myself. and have always been and always will be an insur- gent against whatever seems to be
 contrary 10 the interests Of our gov ernment and the welfare of our peo-
 pie. and in sustaining those prin-
 ciples and that policy I published
 these Mexican documents, believing
 then and believing now that l did
 my simple duty. regardless. of con-
 sequences 10 myself and considering
 merely the best benefit of the Amer iCan people"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
HOOVER ELIGIBLE
Friends of Ex-SeCrctary Point To
 Attorney Generals Opinion To

Friends of Ex-SecretAry Point Tc
 Attorney Generals Opinion IL
 Support Their Contention
 New York, Dec. 20 W>-Ths New York World today says friends of Herbert Hoover point to the opinion written in 1920 by former Attorney General George w. Wickersham to support their contention that Hoov- CT is eligible for the presidency. The question as to whether the sec retary of commerce meet the con. stitutional requirements of 14 years continuous residence in the United States because of his previous so- journs abroad. Is being discussed by newspapers. The World says that the question was raised privately in the campaign of 1890 and MT. Wick ersham after reviewing the secre- tary's life. held there was ample evidence that he had not lost his domicile in this country.
 Some constitutional lawyers, who would not permit the use Of their names. the World says. hold there is merit in the contention Of those who believe Secretary Hoover dis qualified constitutionally to hold the presidency. The majority, however, including Louis Marshall and ex- Governor Charles S. Whitman. agree with Mir. Wickersham. the article says.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
FEDERAL BUILDING
 PLANS ARE RUSHED
Many of Projects Now Under Way Authorized in 1918

Washington. Dec. 90 Pt-Con- gross has made flying start toward carrying out the administration new public building program. which received | twelve months setback when the appropriation failed in the senate fiiibuster last session. Both the house and the senate already have approved and sent to the White House deficiency supply bill carrying among other items, slightly more than ss.0o0.oo0 for the initi- Ation of the first years work of the program, which ultimately will pro- vide for new post office. and teder- sl buildings in many cities
 Practically all of the projects to be cared for under this appropri- alton were authorized In 1913, and since that time have been awaiting the attention Of congress, which was diverted first by the war.
 Tho ss,o0o,o00 appropriation is the first money actually to be pro- vtded under the S165, 900, 900 public buildings act authorized last session, Tn addition. the budget bureau has recommended to congress an appro+ priation Of several million dollars 10 start construction next year on number Of other buildings in various cities.
 The appropriation awaiting presi- dent Coolidge's approval will be available immediately upon his sign ing of the deficiency bill. Besides these measures. the house yesterday passed and sent 10 the senate bills 10 authorize appropriations of s1e5.- 100000, 70 increase to S290 000,00O the total amount to be made avail able during the next ten years.
 For the first five years Of this period. sS5.000, ,00G IS to be appro- priated annually. After that the remainder Of the total fund is to be appropriated Tn such amounts as required 10 provide for the comple- ton Of various projects.
 The measure, ss approved yester- day by the house, was 8 duplicate Of the bill which failed of passage last year in the senate
 The only opposition that has de- TAloped 10 the public buildings pro- gram has been from southern demo- crass who contend that congress. rather than the treasury and post office departments should determine where the new buildings are fo be located.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20

and suppressed others, in which case l could have been accused Of sup pression Of the facts or perversion of the facts to suit my own prejudices or opinions.
 Tn the third place. I might have interviewed the senators mentioned and published their explanations in my newspapers, but l could not sec, and can not now see, how denials made in my newspapers would have any superior force or effect over denials made by them under oath before a governmental body.
 Moreover, such a course would have necessitated the publication of the senator's names. and I was in no way adequately informed of the probable course of the government, and as 10 whether 1t ever would be considered necessary or desirable by the government to make public the senator's names.
 Therefore, I mentioned no in- dividuals, but merely printed the documents deleted of names, and left the determination of that in- portant point for the goVern- ment. xxxy
 Tt was only when the authentic ity Of the documents became almost overwhelmingly established, that publication began. 111x
 Tt is true. as MT. Norris said and as told the committee. that I have property valued at approximately four million dollars in Mexico, which I had possessed In peace and secur- ity through the friendship and favor of the Mexican government.
 Certainly nobody but a perfect iackass-aud Senator Norris is not that--at least not q perfect one could imagine that my property holdings were benefited by losing the friendship and favor of the Mexican government.
 'As a matter Of fact. In publish ing these documents there was strong probability--in fact. the near certainty that these properties would be conflscated at the earliest possible moment by the Mexican government. yxx1
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
HEARST IN REPLY TO SEN. NORRIS
Brands NebraSkan'S Words as
 Hysterical and YituperatiVe

New York. Dec. % Ps-W. E. Hearst last night issued d statement in reply 10 an open letter from Senator Norris Of Nebraska regard ing publication Of documents by the Hearst newspapers. The statement says in par
 Tt is not necessary 10 reply to Senator Norris hysterical and vitu- perative statement in kind.
 T might state. however. that 1T Senator Norris Is anxious to estab- fish the truth, he might begin by telling the truth. thing that he has distinctly refrained from doing throughout his whole statement
 The plain facts Of this whole Mexican matter are that these Mexi- can documents are apparently quite authentic, and that no proof what ever has been produced of their lack Of authenticity. xxyy
 'I might have in the first place, retrained from publishing any of the documa ants, in which case, my pos session Of the documents being known. I would eventually have been accused by persons as careless Of facts as Senator Norris, Of hay ing been too cowardly and too con- cerned for my property interests In Mexico to have revealed facts through the medium of my news papers, which affected the welfare Of the American people, and which the American people had a right to be acquainted with,
 Tn the second place, might have printed some of the documents
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
ATHEIST IS CLEARED 0F S7RA70N ATTACK
Court Says Waste Basket Place
 for "TraSh'

New York, Dee. ce.-LP}-lhe Rev. pr. John Roach straton, pastor of Calvary Baptist church. should nave thrown the letter and annoying literature sent to him by Charles smith, atheist. into the wastebasket instead Of making it the subject of criminal proceedings against smith in the opinion of Supreme Court Jus ,i-e Grain. who ordered Smith dis charged yesterday. The letter was silly and ill-natured. but not crlml- nal the court eaid.
 MT. smith, who Is President Of the American society for the Advance ment cr Atheism, was prosecuted In ,he ulagistrates' courts by the clergy man for six months until finally Maststrata Gottlieb held Smith for trial In special sessions in sSoo bail. Tn order to have the question passed on by the supreme court, Smith had his ball withdrawn and used out q writ 0, habeas corpus.
 Finds Nothing Criminal
 The opinion Of Justice Grain, who ts one of the leading Protestant Episcopal laymen in New York. said:
 The petitioner was charged with violating Section 551 Of the Penal law In knowingly sending q letter 70 tho complainant with Intent to cause him annoyance. The letter was silly sd ill-natured, but not criminal. The law does not concern itself with the punishment of every unworthy thought committed to paper and the mall, although penned and posted from i!!-w!ll.
 "The recipient Of the letter has been sensitive, rather than sensible. It should have passed to the waste basket The statute was not enacted to salvs irritAted feelings No one can make another a criminal by as- sorting that he has been annoyed by tho receipt of such trash. If 1t was mailed to obtain notoriety 1t has been In part successful. and the fur 'her criminal prosecution Of the writer would but attain his end without advantage to the public.
 'Ths writ Is sustained and the pe- titioner discharged"
 In . statement last night Mir. Smith dissented from Justice Grains suggestion that the letter may have been mailed to obtain notoriety" and said that ''thi. preposterous prosecution was simply 2 publicity move on the part of Dr. straton." " He insisted that he had not bom- bsrded pr. straton with streams of literature" as the clergyman had .ried to show, but sent him "only four pieces of literature in addition to replies to his own letters"
 ''As far as Dr. straton personally IS concerned" MT. Smith added. i've shall make no further efforts to con- vert him to atheism. We abandon him as hopeless. We shall continue 70 keep watch over his healing &C., tivities."
 Mir. Smith said he intends to sue pr. straton after the holidays for sl0o,oo0 for defamation and for ap- noyance and expense. He insisted that his letters to Dr. straton were courteous throughout"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
HAMMOND CAMP TO ELECT

A. c Hammond Camp, U. S. w. V. will hold a regular meeting at the state armory this evening at 8 o'clock. Election of officers will take place and new members mus tered into the camp. Last night the members of the camp setback team went 10 Bristol and played the fourth round of tournament with Hadsell camp, the local aggregation being the winners by q score of 3 10 !. This makes New Britain five points ahead of Bristol at the pres ent time.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
PLAN FOR OLYMPICS

Rome, Dec. 20 (UP)-Dnputy Lando Ferntti, president 10 the Ital- ian Olympic committee, today con- terred with Secretary General Aug usto Turati, of the fascist party. to plan a nationwide organization to recruit material. with the co-opera- ton of the government, for next summers Olympic games at Amster- dam
New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
FIRST AIR TAXIS IN DURBAN
Similar Service to Be Extended {,
 All Parts Of South Africa

Durban, South Africa, Dec 20 Rl- South Africa's first aerial taxi serv ice Is being started at Durban witi four Moth" airplanea
 Air taxi work to all parts of Soutl Africa, aerial survey and advertis ing by airplane are to be undertaken
 A similar service. equipped witt Avro-Airon machines, is being or. ganized at Cape Town.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10

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clear. 10 levcled, See. 17-16-12.
Submit. Morgan, 1912 HiPoint, L.
a. 10t6
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
JUNIOR COLLEGE
NOT DISCOURAGED
COACH DECLARES

Contrary to general opinion Coach
Green is very wen satisfied with the
showing lis team made against the
high srhool last Friday afternool.
TIE high school team was doped to
win the contest by a score of l3 70
which is Just exactly what they
ala. The Junior Colleg" mru are
offering 70 alibis. The high school
men ou'plavrd them in every de
pJrtmcut Of the game. Their line
charged 81 fast that the Jayceea
couldn' : get play started. The
ends were in there so fast on the
forward passes that 10 passes could
hc completed The high school were
right UP on their toes all the time.
70 the credit Of the Junior Col
i'gr boys however, it must be stated
hat they have been given only four
line plays and the fact that they
had little Scrimmagc Tuesday with
l!oltyille may have slowed them up
some for Friday. The J. G. defense
was set to watch for end runs, for
ward passes and trick plays. Ia
stead of that the high school shot
play after play right into the line
and were able to get away with it
III spite Of the superior weight OF
tine collcgiauS.
Wednesday afternoon CalcNico
high school team will be on the
local gridiron for scrimmagc game
with the !. {. 1t will be similar
game to that played with Holtviilc
last Tuesday, both coaches being on
tnc fold of play to correct mistakes.