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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
ACTION ON DEBT PACT
UNCERTAIN IN PARIS
Chamber of Deputies, Convening
Today, May Devote All Time to
Domestic Issues.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, January 1.-THE Chamber
of Deputies convened this afternoon,
after it's Christmas holidays adjourn
ment, with the prospect that the reg
ular 1927 session would assume un-
usual Importance, embracing as it
does discussions of pressing domestic
and foreign affairs.
Among the most important matters
to come up is Premier Poincare's as
yet undivulged plan for the future of
the franc.
In view of the program already out
lined, it seems certain that the Wash
ington debt agreement can come up
only late in the session, IL at all, as
the premier considers domestic affairs
to be more important for the moment.
Today's session was largely devoted
to formalities. One item on the order
of business was the election of a new
president to succeed Raoul Peret,
who was elected to the Senate on
Sunday.
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RATlONS BILL REPORTED.
Measure Would Put Army on
Equality With Navy and Marines.

The James bill to place Army rations
on a parity with those of the Navy
and Marine Corps was reported today
by the House military committee. The
present allotment for each marine and
sailor is between 81 and So cents
whereas the Army figure is about 35
cents.
Secretary Davis of the War Depart
ment has informed the committee OF
his protests to the budget director
against low Army rations, explaining
that these were fixed by executive or
der, whereas the rations for the Navy
and Marine Corps were fixed by Con
PreSS.
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BOY BURNS TO DEATH.
Colonel Severely Injured in Vain
Effort to Rescue 7-Year-old.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, January IL C4o)
Kenneth Lum, Z years old. of Chi
cago, was killed, and Col. c. r. Terry,
commandant of the Illinois Military
Institute at Aledo, ILL.,, near here, was
seriously burned in fire which de-
stroyed the junior dormitory last
night.
Disregarding the warnings of fire
men, Col Terry climbed a ladder and
entered a second-story room where the
Lum boy was known to be. He car
ried him to a window. but collapsed
before rescuers could reach him.
Mai Ellis Braucht, director of ath-
letics, entered the room after the roof
had fallen in and dragged Col. Terry
to safety.
The boys body was not recovered
until the flames had been extinguished.
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AGITATION is SPREADING.
Fear for Foreigners Causes Removal
of Missionaries.

PEKING. January II LR.-Agita- =
tion against foreigners is spreading
rapidly over interior China and their
condition has become precarious.
Dispatches from foreign officials at
HankoW received yesterday stated
that the British were removing their
missionaries from all places they
could reach in the Provinces of
Hupeh, Human and Szechwan in the
Yangtze River Basin and from Flu
kien Province along the coast.
The Nationalist government has
taken over temporarily the admins
tration of the British concessions at
Hankow and kiukiang, cities on the
YangtZe, where Coolie mobs melted
bN anti-foreign speeches and propa-
ganda a few days ago tore down
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, January 11.--A Reuter-
dispatch from Peking says that mes
sages were received today from Shan
tung stating that all the inhabitants
OF Wanghihpao. totaling a thousand,
have been massacred by bandits.
The message adds that the villagers
of Wanghihpao. 30 miles west of the
birthplace of Confucius, at Chufu.
actively opposed the bandits, who
awaited reinforcements, after which
they surrounded and set fire to the
village. slaughtering the inhabitants
irrespective of age or sex.
Some persons are said to have been
burned to death in their homes; 9th
erS were shot attempting to escape,
while young children literally were
pulled to pieces
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MAY HOLD CONCESSION.
Cantonese Indicate Intention Toward
British Property in HankOw.

TIANKOW, China, January II N).
An indication that the Nationalist
government intends to retain control
of the seized British concession here
was given in a proclamation issued
yesterday.
The proclamation, emanating from
the office of the commissioner in
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GRAND JURY TO RENEW
INQUIRY OF LYNCHING
Same Men Who Served Before in
Wytheville, Va, Investiga-
ton Are Recalled by Court.

By the Associated Press.
WYTHEVILLE, Va, January Ii
Circuit Judge Horace Southerland late
yesterday summoned a special grand
jury to resume investigation of the
lynching of Raymond Bird, negro, who
was removed from the Wythe County
Jail here on August 10, shot and his
body hung from a tree near the Saint
Paul settlement, in the western end of
the county.
The grand jury, which is composed
of the same men who started an in
quiry into the affair soon after it oc-
Cured, will meet Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. The earlier grand jury,
of which they were members, adjourn.
ed without making a report and auto
matically went out of existence at
the opening of the October term of
court.
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COLD BRINGS OUT
MIAMI OvERCOATS
Ice in Tampa as South Expert.
ences Low Temperature
of Season.

By the Associated Press.
Winters grip on the South extended
today as far as the lower east and
west coasts of Florida, where record
low temperatures Of the season
brought out little-used overcoats in
Miami and West Palm Beach, and
gave Tampa a glimpse Of ice.
A minimum reading of 81 degrees
at Miami and West Palm Beach this
morning was the coolest in seven
years. Tampa reported an official
temperature of 33, but unofficial read
ings were lower, and ice patches were
formed in places. 1t was 36 at ST.
Petersburg.
A steady breeze averted frost in the
extreme southern portions of Florida,
but damage was believed to have re.
notably in the truck section around
Orlando, where the thermometer
dropped to 26. Tallahassee held the
record, with % degrees.
Cold weather prevailed throughout
the region east of the Mississippi, the
Weather Bureau reported, although
snow fell only in the Carolinas. 1t
was 10 in Atlanta the lowest of the
Winter, and low temperature readings
were recorded elsewhere in the South.
Killing frost was forecast for to-
night in Georgia, central and extreme
northwest Florida, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, and light to heavy frost on
the mainland Of extreme Southern
Florida.
Continued cold weather will shove
the mercury down again tonight to
about midway Of freezing and zero
marks, Forcaster Mitchell predicted
today.
The frigid breeZes are expected to
diminish by tomorrow and fair skies
then should bring about a warming
up process, he said. The rise in
temperature tomorrow will not be
rapid. however.
The thermometer sank to 16 degrees
early today, and it continued to hover
down the scale despite a day of sun
shine. Clear skies are in prospect
for the immediate future, the fore
Ifsaateg ssta1ads
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SUES FOR DIVORCE.

CHICAGO. January II CP.-Mrs.
Grace Meeker Cramer. daughter of
Arthur Meeker, wealthy packer,
through her attorney, yesterday
brought suit for divorce here against
Ambrose c. Cramer, I'd, charging de.
sertion. They were married at a fash
ionable wedding in 1916, and the suit
charged Cramer deserted her in Janu-
ary, 1924. Mrs. .Cramer is at Santa
Barbara, Calf, with her two children,
and Mr.. Cramer at present is in Paris.
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COMMISSION ACTION DUE.
Senators Consider Dougherty and
Taliaferro Saturday.

The special subcommittee of the
Senate District committee will meet at
10 o'clock Saturday morning to con-
slider the nominations of District Com
missioners Dougherty and Taliaferro.
The subcommittee is headed by
Senator Wesley Jones, Republican, of
Washington, and the other two mem
bers are Senators Sackett, Republi-
can, of Kentucky, and King, Demo
crat, of Utah.
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HUGE BUSINESS FAILS.

NEW YORK, January II P).---
Growth of business from an original
$2I investment to $4,000. 900 and it's
decline to less than the initial stake
was described in suit involving the
estate of the late Solomon Silberstein,
Rrooklyn cotton goods converter.
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Spanish War Vets Meet.

ORANGEBURG, S. c., January II
R.-The South Carolina department
of the United Spanish-American War
Veterans began a two-day convention
here last night with United States
Senator Rice w. Means of Colorado
national commander of the society. az
speaker
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SOVIET PLOT FOILED.
Conspiracy to Electrocute Mine
Workers Barred.

MOSCOW, Russia, January IL Lp)
The Workers Gazette says that the
authorities have frustrated daring
plan devised by EVIL elements among
the workmen" TO blow up the Soviet
mines. powerhouses and equipment in
the Doncts coal basin.
The Gazette says that plans We're
discovered for the electrocution Of
workers by a powerful charge of elec-
.ricity to bc sent through parts of
the machinery constantly handled by
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11

SAN SALVADOR, Republic Of Sal
vador, January IL CP).-The United
States Army Sod viii air fleet" ar
rived here at o'clock this morning
from Guatemala CITY
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BANDITS, ENRAGED, SLAY 1000
IN CHINESE VILLAGE, IS REPORT
Resistance Results In Massacre Including
Women and Children, Says Shan
tung Dispatch to London.

charge of the area. refers TO the
former British municipal council "
The reference was taken by the for
eign population to mean that British
interest in the concession has ended
and that the Chinese control of the
area is not provisional protection, as
first announced by the NationaliStS.
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Manager Would Compel PinchOt to
Issue Regular Certificate.

PHILADELPHIA, January II R).-~
Senator-elect William S. Ware was to-
| day urged by his campaign manager
to seek a mandamus compelling Gov.
Pinchot to issue a new certificate of
election.
Harry A. Mackey, city treasurer of
Philadelphia who managed Mr.. Vare's
campaigns at the primary and general
election, asserted that under the
Pennsylvania law Gov. Pinchot has
no choice in the matter of certifica-
ton.
Mr.. Mackey, commenting on the
certificate of doubt sent to MIR.
Ware, said it was the "crowning act
of Pinchot's administration of bigotry
partisanship and false pretense." He
said the qualified certificate was is
sued contrary to law.
Calls Pinchot Lawbreaker.
"Pinchot has shown in his whole
administration that his cry for law
enforcement has been personal poll
tics" Mackey said. He has always
been ready to break Il law for the
same reason.
In support of his contention that
the law is mandatory and leaves the
governor no choice but to issue Ger
tificate according to the usual form.
Mackey quoted from section 2 of what
is known as the direct senatorial cleo
ton act of July "a, 1913.
Mackey declared this section, he be-
lieved, made the duty of certifying
the election "a ministerial' one and
therefore mandatory.
Wants Action at Once.
Mackey said he wants to start suit
in the State Supreme Court rather
than in the Dauphin County Court at
Harrisburg, asking the highest trib-
unal TO take original jurisdiction so
that final action may be had before
Gov. Pinchot goes out of office at
noon next Tuesday.
Before Maclley mentioned the man
damus suit, Senator-elect Ware had
proposed TO await until Gov elect
John S. Fisher was inaugurated and
obtain "A certificate of election from
him. Mr.. Mackey did not favor this
except as a last resort, pointing out
that it might be construed as an easy
avoidance of the challenge implied in
the governors letter TO Vice President
| Dawes. in which he stated he had
| doubts as to whether Ware had been
| duly elected.
| Gov. ELECT Fisher is in New York
State and is expected here Thursday.
| Mandamus Legality Doubted.
! HARRISBURG, Pa, January II
/ P).--Attorney General Woodruff to-
| day said that a governor may not be
mandamused, and asserted this ques-
| ton was decided in January, 1877, by
| the State Supreme Court, when an at
tempt was made to mandamus Gov,
]. +. Hartranft. in an action growing
out Of the Pittsburgh railroad riots in
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COOLIDGE ACTION
CALLED WARL|KE
President Pushing U. S. Into
Conflict With Mexico,
Says HuddIeSton.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

While Republican leaders in Con
gress today praised President Cool
idge's message on Nicaragua and ex
pressed confidence in him, Represent
ative Huddleston of Alabama, Demo
crat, attacked the Presidents Mica
raguan policy again on the flor of the
House.
The Nicaraguan tangle and MeXico's
part in it will be considered by com
mittees of Congress at both ends OF
the Capitol tomorrow. Secretary kel
logg of the State Department is to ap
pear before the foreign relations com
mittee of the Senate. The House
foreign affairs committee voted today
to take up the various resolutions re
garding Nicaragua which it now has
before it, including one by Mr.. Hud
dleston directing the withdrawal OF
American marines.
Joint Hearing Opposed.
During q meeting of the foreign
affairs committee of the House today
a proposal was made that the com
mittee suggest to the Senate foreign
relations committee that it sit with
the latter committee tomorrow when
Secretary Kellogg discusses the Cen
tral American situation, but this sug
gestion was not adopted.
Administration leaders declared that
the policy OF the Government toward
Nicaragua has been greatly strength.
ened by the frank statement made
by the resident in his special mes,
sage to Congress yesterday.
Comment from Mexico in regard to
the Presidents charges that Mexican
arms had been shipped to the Sacasa
revolutionists iii Nicaragua was
awaited with no little interest. II
was indicated at the Mexican EN-
bassy that a statement would be
forthcoming later today.
HuddlestOn Fears War.
Addressing the House, Representa-
tive Huddleston said that the admin
istration apparently was pushing the
United States into war with Mexico
Secretary Kellogg" said the Ala
bama Representative. lis acting like
a bull in diplomatic china shop
Continued on Page S, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11

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.
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Continued on Page 4. Column s.
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WEATHER.

tU. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and continued cold, with lowest
temperature about 16 degrees tonight,
Tomorrow fair: rising temperature.
peratuYe-Highest 80, at pm.
Yesterday: lowest 16, at 740 am. to-
day. Full report on page 8.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22

house very well indeed, confning
cooking odors to their proper place.
An up-to-date feature is the break
fast nook, which Is especially desir-
able in small families. where there
Is no servant. Small families fire.
quently eat breakfast in the kitchen.
and the children are most conven-
iently served there at lunch time
The breakfast nook Is the logical So
luton for the serving of such meals
most conveniently.
The stairs are of the combination
type, separate short flights from the
main hall and kitchen. establishing
communication with the main flight.
thus affording all the conveniences of
two separate flights and yet retaining
the economy of one flight
The second story contains four bed
rooms, each of Which has good
sized closet cad plenty of wall space
for the convenient placing of furni-
ture. Yet Z >sh of the bed rooms has
at least two windows, thus affording
plenty Of light and air, and the cross
ventilation so much desired
Working drawings showing all plans
and elevations necessary for the builder
in the construction of this house and
complete specifications may be obtained
at nominal cost by addressing the Bull
ding Editor Kindly refer to House Plan
No. ll5-R.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22

Entrance is had directly into the
hall, which is practically one with
the living room, for it is semi-sep-
arated only by a wide cased opening.
This arrangement provides the hall
desired in cold climates, and yet
gives the large living room so pop
ular to-day. especially by families
where there are young folks who like
to entertain. The usual fireplace is
provided, and the porch adjoining
forms a pleasant out door addition to
the living room in summer.
A feature of the hall that is in
teresting is the coat closet. where
guests can place their wraps handily,
instead of being compelled to lay
them over chairs in an upstairs room
as must so frequently be done. 1t is
thoughtful consideration like this for
guests that make a house really the
right type of home for one to en-
tertain in.
The arrangement of the pantry in
relation to the kitchen and dining g
room is excellent in that 1t is i'm
possible for guests to see into the
kitchen, and yet the extra steps
needed to go from one of these rooms
to the other is not worth mentioning
Besides. such an arrangement sepa-
rates the kitchen from the rest of the
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22

This charming little house is the
first of a series specially prepared
for US by Philip Resnyk. a we'll
known New York architect of small
houses. The exteriors are unusually
good ,architecturally, and the plans
are SO dimensioned that timbers and
trim In stock all over the country
can be made use of without waste.
This insures an owner getting the
most house for the least money.
The house illustrated this week is
an excellent example of the most
modern development of the small
Dutch Colonial type. 1t has the char
acteristic gambrel roof. yet the long
dormer makes the second story as
roomy as could be desired. The pro-
portions of the windows ir relation
to the mass of the house itself are
unusually good, and give proof of the
fact that 1t is care in details like
these which makes house stand out
from it's neighbors. Indeed 1t can
not be too strongly emphasized that
1t is just as cheap to build an attract
i've looking house as it is to build an
ugly one, for the secret lies in the
proportions.
The color scheme of the exterior
is that which we are accustomed to
associate with colonIal-white CLAP
boards. green shutters, and weathered
green shingles on the roof.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
People
and
Euenfs
vENTNoR PROJECTS
Advertising Fund and New School
Discussed

Pending city projects were
discussed at the Ventnor Second
Ward Republican club meeting.
Thursday night, Vice-President
Waslesk presiding. The proposed
$4,000 advertising campaign was
the subject of talk by Byron
jenkins, financial chairman of the
city council, who, while favoring
the move, was desirous of sounding
public sentiment on the matter.
The new school building project
was also discussed, but no action
taken, the sentiment being that
the board of education was in a
position to know best the education
al needs of the city.
"Sweigart Night" is planned for
the clubs next meeting, when the
councilmanic leader is expected to
give out full information on the
proposed new city hall, he being
chairman of the council committee
In charge Of that project.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
2s. q, %. blk. 1s1.B; Sept. II.

26, 27, 2S, blk. 1s1-B; Sept. II.
Same to Revere Finance Co.; lots
1 to 40, inc, blk. 148; Sept. II.
Same to Waiter D. Leonard; lots
SO, 40, blk. 161; Sept. IT,
Same to Geo. E. Resch; lot 10,
blk. 1874; Sept II.
Same to Ceasre Sbrolla; lot 1873,
blk. 1874; Sept. II.
Same to Giuseppe Bronzi; lot II,
blk. 1874; Sept. II.
Same to Ella Singer; lots "a, 25,
blk. 1890; Sept. IT.
Same to James Keating; lots 81,
So, blk. 1888; Sept. II.
Same to Revere Finance Co..;
lots 3 to IA, inc, blk. 149; Sept. II.
Same to Cesare Sbrolla; lots 10,
20, blk. 191-A; Sept. II.
Same to Robert G. Shaw; lot 81,
blk 157: Sept. II.
Same to Blanche B. Chrisman
lots to 40, inc, blk. 153; Sept. II.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22

Annie Saunders ct vir to Anna
Kensler; E. line of Barclay. 170
IT. N. of Winchester, N. 40 #. by
e. 62.5 fl; Oct. ID
Hannah NJ. Clowney ct vir to
Mabel E. Clowney; E line of Mans
field, so ft. S. Of Atlantic, S. so it.
by E. 62.5 TT; Oct IA.
Alfred A. Jones ct ux to Gather
inc NJ. Latzo: 2s5 ft. N of Ventnor,
80 IT. E. of Brunswick; E. 1851
TT. by S. 94.42 it.; Oct. IA.
Louis Costan ct ux to VIM. F.
Taubel; w. line of Barclay, S5 it.
N. of Atlantic, N. 40 TT. by w. 62.5
1T; Oct. IA.
\ Cummings Bros. TO Werner
Bretz; N. E. side of Swarthmore,
95 #. N. w. of Monmouth, N. w
80 it. by N. e. so ft.; Oct. IA.
Lewis P. Scott ct ux to Chelsea
Park Co.; lots l to II, inc, blk 1,
map of Ventnor City; Oct. 13.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
$1,000 FOR LIBRARY
Equipment Will Be Placed On
Municipal Pier

At the recent meeting of the
Ventnor Common Council on motion
made by w. K. Clymer, of the pier
committee, that not more than
$1,000 be appropriated for the pur-
chase of library equipment to house
the county library on the yentnor
municipal pier, met with approval
and the library will be realty in
the near future, it was stated. Mr..
Clymer also asked for an appropri-
alton of $500 for temperory heat
ing system for the municipal pier
which was granted.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
McNALLEY-HARRoLD
Local Girl Wed in Holy Spirit
Church.

Church.
Miss Caroline Harold, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Harold, of
Victoria avenue, Ventnor, became
the bride of John w. McNally, son
of Mrs. Wilhelmina McNally, of
Newport avenue, Ventnor, ON Satur-
day.
The ceremony was performed in
the Holy Spirit church with Father
Hayes officiating. The bride was
lovely in travelling gown of
beige chiffon, trimmed with brown.
She wore cloche hat Of gold
satin trimmed with brown satin.
Her bouquet was of sweetheart
roses.
| Miss Helen Harold, sister of
the bride, wore dainty frock of
pencil blue chiffon, with a blue
and gold hat. She carried pink
roses.
Raymond McDevitt was best man
and John Harold Jr, and Charles
B Detweiller were ushers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mentally are enjoy
ing an extended trip through the
south. Upon their return they will
reside in this city.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
vENTNoR CITY HALL PLANS
Will Be Received at Meeting of
Council Monday Night.

The plans and specifications of
the new Ventnor city hall which
will be erected at Sacramento ave-
nue. will be presented to council for
its approval at the meeting next
Monday evening.
At the same meeting City Engin-
eer Rightmire will make report
on the bids for the installation Of
storm drains throughout Ventnor.
Bids have been received from the
following: William Martin, of
Pfeasantville; James Ferry Comp
any. of Atlantic City; Daniel S.
Bader Company, of Atlantic City,
and the Standard Engineering and
Construction Company, of Atlantic
City.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-11-22
REPAIR PUMPER
ventnor Fire Department Has
Efficient Machine.

Rather than have new pumper
ordered for the Ventnor fire depart
ment, at a cost of about $4,000,
Captain David Stuart and his
helpers in the firehouse have again
repaired the pumper purchased in
1911, which has done as good work.
Stuart says, as any of the modern
ones at fires The pumper broke
down at the Ocean City fire and
three weeks ago the men began re-
pairing it. Tests show that it can
throw 1000 gallons a minute al
though originally rated at $50
gallons per minute. The fire depart
ment experts claim it would have
cost $1,000 to have had the job
done outside and declare the old
machine is as good as ever for
ordinary fire work. The repair cost
was $4,000.