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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
MEXICO PRODERS /
GET SUDDEN CALL
Senate Committee 10 Meet
Today to Hear New Witness.
Hearst Defends Course.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
a meeting of the special Senate CON
mittee Investigating charges Of ST.
215 600 Mexican fund for four 7 mi I'd
States Senators was suddenly "a LED to-
day TO hear a. surprise witness
The witness was said to he Robert
II. Murray, for many years news
paper man in Mexico City. He was ex-
pected to throw some light on the
documents which have been printed
in Hearst newspapers purporting to
show that the Mexican fund had been
created.
Hearings Of the committee had been
adjourned until next Tuesday and Sen
ator Reed, Republican. Pennsylvania.
chairman, had left the city. but upon
the appearance of the new witness
committee members went ahead with
plans for an immediate hearing later
today.
The committee yesterday informed
the Senate that it had no evidence
whatever indicating that any of the
four Senators named in the docu-
ments-Borah, Norris. Helin and La
Follette-had received any money or
had been approached in regard to the
Mexican affair. The committee is 90.
ing ahead now 10 determine the
source Of the documents and their
authenticity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
NEW MARKET SITE
AWAITS DECISION
Removal to Temporary Loca-
ton on Mall Must Have
o. K. Of Congress.

Removal of The present Farmers
Produce Market is now contingent
upon the action of Congress with re-
spect TO their recommendation for a
temporary location for the market on
the Mall between Sixth and Seventh
streets, the District Commissioners to-
day advised Carl T. Schuneman, as
sistant secretary of the Treasury.
The Commissioners wrote to Mr..
Schuneman in reply to his commune
cation December 8, inquiring whether
arrangements could be made for com
plete evacuation of the entire market
site by the latter part of January or
early in February to make way for
operations on the new Internal Rev
enue Building.
Substance of Previous Notice.
Previously the Treasury Depart
ment had notified the Commissioners
that they would be required to aban-
don only one-half of the market site
pending the selection Of a new loca-
ton.
"As you are no doubt aware, the
Commissioners of the District OF Co.
lumbia have submitted to Congress,
under date of December 10, their re-
port on the new site for the Farmers
Market, in which they recommend
that the market be temporarily To-
Gated on public property in the Mall,
pending determination of the final per-
manent site and the securing and inn
proving of such a site so that it may
be made available for its intended
use" said the letter of the. Commits
sioners.
Hope for Early Action.
1.-THE Commissioners hope that early
action will be taken by Congress
upon their report and that the action
taken will he such as to ENABLE them
to remove the entire Farmers Market
from it's present site to some other
site in, time to meet the wishes OF
the Treasury Department.
Pending action by Congress In the
matter, however. the Commissioners
do not feel that they are in a position
to definitely commit themselves upon
the subject matter of your letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
SACRAMENT WINE
SYSTEM CHANGED
New Regulations Adopted
After Conference With Or
thodox Rabbi Committee.

A new system of regulating and
checking the amount of sacramento
wine in use among the Jewish people
will be inaugurated in New York City
January l and If successful there may
be extended throughout the country.
This was announced by Prohibition
Commissioner j. M. Doran following a
conference today at the Treasury De
partment with committee represent
ing the Union of Orthodox Rabbis Of
America.
Use of Order Books.
The new departure in the system
will be the use of a system of check
books similar TO that employed by ply.
sicians in making out prescriptions,
These books win be issued to persons
who have been established as real
rabbis" and who are connected with a
bona fide congregation.
The rabbi will be authorized tc
issue orders on these check books tC
members Of his congregation in the
amount of one gallon per person, or
not more than five gallons per fam
| lily. per year. The order will be or
| regular bonded winery.
| The rabbi is to fill out, under the
new reBuldLlOn. not only a SIP winch
| he gives to the member Of his con
gregation. but also the stub on his
| check book. The stubs will be re
| turned to the Government and viii
| then be checked against the amount
Of wine which has been withdrawn
/ from the winery.
Hope to Prevent Fraud.
Prohibition officials feel that this
new system will be successful ir
checking the amount Of wine which
they feel has been getting into Illicit
| channels.
The committee representing the
orthodox rabbis Of the country went
over in detail all the phases Of the
new regulation. The conference was
! held with Assistant Secretary OF the
Urea sury Lowman. The members OF
the committee were S. Margolis. l.
Seller and c. II. Block. They were
accompanied by counsel.
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TOURISTS RESCUED.
SnOwb0und Travellers on Shore o
Lake Erie Are Brought Food.

BUFFALO, N. Y, December 20 (P).
Relief last night reached 200 men,
women and children, most of them
tourists, who had been snowbound for
40 hours on the Lakeshore road be-
tween the village of Jerusalem Cor
ners and Evans Center, on the south
shore OF Lake Erie.
A rotary snow pillow in charge Of a
crew of county employees succeeded in
cutting path through the huge drifts
piled up during a storm which began
on Sunday and continued intermit-
tently throughout yesterday. The
area of deep drifts covered only about
10 miles of the lake front, but the
highway at this point is the chief ar
terry of travel from East to West and
motorists going in both directions
plunged into the storm center before
realizing the danger of blockade.
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HEARING IS DELAYED.

Public hearing on the valuation OF
the Washington Rapid Transit Co.,
scheduled to begin tomorrow, have
been postponed until January 18. it
was announced today by Earl V.
Fisher, executive secretary OF the
Public Utilities Commission.
The postponement was ordered at
the request of George p. Hoover. at
torney for the bus company. who told
the commission that ne would be en-
gagged in other litigation this week.
AS a result Of the change, the commits
sion will fix the valuation as OF De-
cember 81. instead Of October 81, as
originally planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
WINTER GRIPS EAST.
Bleak Christmas Week on Hand as
Ships Battle Gales at Sea.

NEW YORK. December 90 HE.-
Writer arrived ahead of schedule and
had an icy grip on the Eastern Sec
ton of the country today.
Failing temperatures created bleak
Christmas week weather prospects on
land while high winds reached far
out to sea to delay seven transa atlantic
liners loaded with $4,000 sacks of
Christmas mail. All forms of traffic
were delayed. One man died Of ex-
haustion in Erie, Pa.
On today's list Of ship arrivals are
the White Star liner Majestic, carry
ing 1864 sacks of Christmas gifts and
messages: the White Star liner Cal
garlic, the Cunarder Ansonia, the
American Merchant liner American
Farmer, the Anchor Line 1etitia, the
Atlantic Transport liner Minnesota
and the neutrality-suspicious. liner
Thuringia. All were hours overdue.
Air mail traffic was disrupted in
western New York by snow. Com
munication lines were down in many
places in the Eastern Lake region.
and others were threatened by the
rising storm.
Relief agencies in New York City
were filled to capacity as the cold
drove the homeless to charity shelters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Woman, rs, Badly Hurt in Fall.

Mrs. Isabella NJ. Gill, rs years old
who was taken to Garfield Hospital
when she fell in front of her resi-
Aence, 1889 T street yesterday, was
reported 10 be in a serious condition
this morning by DR.. F. x. McGovern
X-ray photographs failed to show any
injuries, and IL is believed she suffered
o paralytic stroke. She 10 still
unconscious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
AUTO TRUCKS IN CRASH
Two Overturned in Colils1o
Drivers Escape Injury.

Two auto trucks were overturhe'
when they crashed head-on at th'
intersection of Fifteenth ana
streets shortly before noon touay'
Es;trzr driver was ipt,ir:d.
A truck from the Parker hH;tis1.
Co. which was operated by f. tI""'
man, colored, 5211 Dix street norm.
east, was travelling west on soreei
and the truck from the Universal
plating Co, whose driver "Ss j.
Walter Baxter, 1926 Nichols aVenue
southeast, was going south Oh I IL
teenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
RADIO FOR CONGRESS.
Fellowship Forum Offers Free Use
of Broadcasting Station.

The National House Of Representa-.
tives. was today offered absolutely
free Of charge" the service of Radio
Station WIFE, operated by the Eel
lowship Forum, at any time on a 10
day notice.
This offer was made, the letter
states, because the Fellowship Forum
is deeply interested in matters OF
Government and sincerely DESTROYS
to assist In any movement which
tends TO bring Congress and the citi'
zens Of, our great Nation more closely
together ---.-..---. -. -------.---.---.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
BAND CONCERT.

Bv the United States Soldies home
Rand Orchestra, at Stanley HAM, o:4O
o'clock, John S. M. Zimmerman,
leader. 1yo,...
March. LOS Banderillos" .Volpatti
overture, Opera Bouffe" 'FincE
Entr' acts:
(a) ''Nocturne" ...........D eAoxsn
(h) "Orientale. 'Ous
Excerpts from musical comedy
"Rio Rita. ........ i,0IuSy
Fox Trot, AFTER the Storm Neihnn
Waltz. "Old Timers. .-...... LACE
Finale when Day Is Done.
Katschae
'~The Star Spangled Rannse."
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Confers Favor on U. s. Employees.

Extra leave for Government en-
ployes, With pay. on Christmas and
New Year Eve, in addition to their
regular annual leave. is proposed by
Representative Fish. Republican OF
New York, In a resolution :ntrOd aced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
VOIGT SUIT DROPPED.
Terms of Settlement of 100000
Alienation Case Not Stated.

The suit of Mrs. Hilda c.. Voigt for
500 900 damages against her parents
in-law, Edward Voigt. local jeweler,
and Mrs. Charlotte Voigt, 1882 Wyo-
ming avenue, for alleged alienation of
the affections of her husband. Edward
Voigt, jr., former bank president, was
dismissed today by her counsel. It.
Morris Wampler and Robert E. Lynch.
Mrs Voigt was given a verdict for
the full amount when the case was
tried last year, but it was set aside by
the court and a new trial granted
The retrial was about to be reached
when the case was compromised. The
lawyers declined to give the terms of
the agreement by which the case was
dropped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
TWO FOUND MURDERED.
Mems Bodies, Tied Together, Dis
covered in Woods.

GALENA, ILL.,. December 20 P.-
The bodies Of two unidentified men
tied together, were found in Tapleys
Wood, eight miles east of Galena
today Indications were that they
had been murdered last night.
Each was between 35 and SO years
of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
Christmas Music
in the Churches!

Please send all material for the
special page of Christmas Music
to be I'm Saturdays Star, type
written, one side of the paper.
to reach this Office BEFORE
noon tomorrow, December 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

The height Of the correctly proper.
aaoned human figure is six Times the
length Of the right foot: -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
HOWELL TESTlFIES
HE KNEW SLEUTHS
WERE TRAILING HIM

Continued from First Page)
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Protest Photographs.

Each OF the four photographs as
submitted by O'Leary. brought forth
a vigorous objection from the defense
attorneys. Arguments ensued for
nearly half an hour, the defense seek
ing to prevent them from being ad-
mitted as evidence.
When the court finally overruled
these objections, O'Leary next offered
a drawing or plat showing the road
ways in the park. two trees. a bench
and other objects. The court also ad
mitted this drawing as evidence over
strenuous objection of opposing coun
sci.
While the Government has not dis
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
CAN'T BEAT U. s.
Spirit of Lindbergh Inspires Young Tennis Player in Match With Clever Erenchman,

St. Cloud, France, May 25 LP- Between gasps at the conclusion of the gruelling tennis match, which he lost yesterday tp Sydney B. Wood. youthful American player. the French junior player. Pierre Bar relet Dericou said: "The spirit of Lindbergh animated Wood. How can anyone beat the United States this week."
 The match between Wood and Dericou, whose combined ages are just equal to Bill Tilden's years, was the sole topic among tennis fans be- fore the start of the second days play in the international hardcourt championships today. The American grasped the victory after five stren- uous sets. 0-6. 6-S, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Spectators deserted the Centre court where the masterly Tilden was giv- ing tennis lesson to Senor Andreu of Spain. for the number seven court to watch the spirited battle between the tennis hopes of the future. Both boys were exhausted after the match.
 Tilden won from Andreu in easy fashion. 6-2, 6-2, 60. Francis T. Hunter. his American team mate, defeated Alphonse Persin. GA, 6-S,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25

farms, while in Mississippi 3o per cent of the arabic land will be out of water within the next few days.
 The Arkansas cultivated land to- tailed 1,s00,000 acres of which l. g50,O00 was planted in cotton, while in the Mississippi water covered ter ritory approximately 100000 acres practically all in cotton, were inun- dated.
 If the planting is made June l to 10, an average crop of cotton may be produced, if good climatic conditions occur" John Evans, U. s. department of agriculture assistant extension chief said.
 Secretary Hoover made a brief visit today to confer on Red Cross relief work in Arkansas, planning to return to Memphis early this afternoon, then go to Baton Rouge tonight.
 In Arkansas and Mississippi, the farmers are planting the high ridges which are out of water although the nearby lowlands are still flood ed, agricultural authorities said.
 In Missouri planting of 300.0o0 inundated acres has been started.
 Refugees in Arkansas and Missis- sippi are returning rapidly to their homes, Red Cross officials reported. Sixty thousands out of total Of 150.000 remain in the Arkansas camps with Helena, one of the larg- est concentration points being closed today, while in Mississippi 4s,OoO out of 90,000 total remain in that states camps. In Greenville. the worst stricken city of the flood with it's 15,000 population, the water re- ceded from its main street today for the first time since it inundation a month ago,
 Railroad authorities today started a count of their losses. In Arkan- sas, 1,311 miles of track were in- undated of which 15 per cent was washed out: in Mississippi 439 miles werr 516~ Water of which more than 3~- -v-were washed out, and in Louisiana .J955 miles were in- undated. without the inclusion of the Southern Pacific lines in the path of the Atchafalaya basin flood.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
BILLIARD TOURNEY
One Night Three-Cushion, Carom Play to Be Staged at Rogers Par lors Thursday Night.

A one night. three-cushion billiard tournament will be staged Thursday night at Rogers Billiard par!ors on Church street among the amateurs of the city. Because of the interest shown by devotees of the pocket billiard game in the art of English and carom, the tournament is ex- pected to give some of these cueists an opportunity of seeing just how good they are.
 Games of 10 or l5 points will be run off with play starting about s o'clock. Each man will play until he loses whereby he will be elimin- ated. Two billiard tables will be used, both having fast cushions.
 If the tournament Thursday eve- ming is successful, a tournament will be conducted every Thursday evening for a few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
PLUCK, NOT LUCK, FAMILY HERITAGE
Lindbergh's Grandfather Was
 Sturdy Old Pioneer

Minneapolis. May 25 R>-Pluck runs in tho Lindbergh family.
 The New York to Paris fliers paternal grandfather. who settled in Minnesota before the Civil War. had his share of it, 1t was shown in a dusty tome in the Minneapolis public library.
 The book-the 1916 report of the State Horticultural Society-reveal- ed that Captain Charles A. Lind bergh's grandfather, who came to this state penniless.> lost his right arm in an accident, but continued the development of his homestead near sauk Center. rearing his family in spite of the handicap.
 The Rev. c. s. Harrison of York, Neb.. iourneyed to the horticultural meeting to relate the story.
 "In 1861. I was living in sauk Center, where preached the first sermon" Harrison said. About ten miles from the city there was a St uIuv SNtue Nito SdS dI olic tiAiiS speaker of one branch of the swed- ish parliament and for while secretary to the king.
 "He had moved to Minnesota about 1860, and he was poor.
 "He took up preemption and built little log house 12 by 16. One day, he took a load of logs to the mill and. stumbling. fell on the saw. This caught him in the back, and also took a stab at his right arm.
 Tt was hot weather and there was no surgeon within 50 miles. I followed him to his home: we did not think he could live. I picked out the sawdust and rags from his wound and kept the mangled(arn wrapped in cold water.
 "Obtaining a horse from neigh bor and man to ride him, I sent for the doctor. Though 1t took the doctor three days to get there, we kept the patient with such care that his clean habits and robust consti- tution carried him through the operation successfully. I helped the doctor, and we took off the arm near hfs Shoulder.
 'But by the next December, the old hero was out chopplng rails with his left hand"
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
MATRIMONIAL GOSSIP
 AGAIN BEING REVIVED
Prince of Wales Name Now Linked With That of Spanish
 Princess.

London, May e5 (UP) - Gossip regarding the matrimonial plans of the Prince of Wales was revived today by the report that Princess Beatrice, eldest daughter of the king and queen of Spain, would accompany her parents when the latter visit London nexA month. Wales was a guest of the royal family at Madrid recently.
 Beatrice will be IS years old June 22 and Wales will be 33 the next day.
 Against the possibility of Bea- trice ever becoming the Princess of Wales, the wiseacres today raised the obstacle of her religion. The Spanish royal family is Catholic and whenever the names of Bea- trice and the prince have been linked, this fact alone has been sufficient to cause we'll grounded doubt.
 Then, too. there is increasing speculation here regarding the pos sibility that Wales may select a British bride. There is precedent for such a selection and the mar riage' of the> Duke of York to Scotch girl was so enthusiastically approved throughout Britain that there would be no doubt of public satisfaction if Wales married within the empire.
 Despite the first cousin relation ship between them. Lady May Cambridge recently has been prominently mentioned as a possi- ble Princess of Wales.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
AMERICAN CARS, ONLY,
 IN SPEEDWAY EVENT
Veterans of Indianapolis Event of Other Years Burning Up
 Speedway.

Indiana polls, May 25 P)-For the first time in several years only American made automobiles will participate in the annual 800 mile race at the Indianapolis motor speed way next Monday. The only foreign car entered, French creation. was declared out of the race today after having broken a connecting rod.
 Virtually all the veteran speedway drivers and a host of younger pilots today were putting the finishing touches on their cars in anticipation of the qualification trials to be held tomorrow and Friday. Each car driven by the man who will be be- hind the wheel at the start of the race must negotiate ten miles or four laps at minimum average speed of 90 miles an hour to be eligible.
 Frank Lockhart winner of last years race here; Leon Duray, leading Hartz, Cliff Durant and Pete De Paolo have been hitting the bricks close to 12O miles an hour in prac- tice spins.
 Rain the last two days has handi- capped the drivers.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
BY BUY EVANS

1. Runners on second and third score on a base hit by an improper batsman, only to have the mistake properly discovered, what is the ruling?.
 2. D6es the base umpire ever call a balk?
 3. What happens when . coacher at first or third. stationed in foul territory. is hit by thrown ball?
 1. Bases filled. two out, batter ap. parently triples. scoring all runners but fails to touch first base. for which he is called out on appeal. What about the runs?
 5. Bases filled. two out, batter ap- parently triples but fails to touch second and is called out on appeal. What about the runs?
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
NO EVENING CLOTHES

Paris. May 25 R-Borrowed dress clothes were worn by Captain Lindbergh last night, he had all kinds of street clothes. striking tan shoes and a splendid array of neck wear, but he had nothing for eve ming wear.
 When Ambassador Herrick an- nounced formal dinner, with re- cepton afterwards. there was q hurried review of young men about Lindbergh's build. One of them turned over his outfit to the aviator who thus was able to blossom forth in the regulation clothes.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
THIS TELLS IT

1. Proper batsman is called out. Since no runners can advance on any act of the improper batsman they are set back to second and third.
 2. It is within his power. but he seldom does. that being regarded as Q duty of the umpire-in-chief.
 3. The ball shall be considered in play. unless in the opinion of the umpire the coacher Intentionally in- terferes with such thrown ball. If he so decides. runner or runners re- turn to the bases last touched and coacher is penalized by his removal from field.
 1. The runs do not score. No runs score on any play in which batsman fails to reach first. as was the case here. since the batsman who tripled. never touched 1t.
 5. All runs score on what was really only Q single by the batsman. Failure to touch second had no bear ing on the runs that crossed the plate.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
FARMERS TRYING TO SALVAGE CROPS
Mississippi and Arkansas Dis
 trictS Being Reopend

Little Rock, Ark, May 25 P)- Arkansas and Mississippi planters are endeavoring to salvage from the losses of the inundation as large crops as possible, although the wa ters are receding from their fertile farms slowly. federal agricultural experts reported to Secretary of Commerce Hoover. In Arkansas the water has receded from practl- cally 50 per cent of the cultivated
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25

shoulder, yesterday strode up to the plate in the seventh inning for Leon- ard Hall prep school of Leonardtown. Md. eyed the pitcher and the two men on base and with a mighty swing clouted out long hit good for the circuit. Earlier he made a single but his team lost to George town prep. 12 to z.
 Sterling plays center and is de- scribed as deadly fielder. After making catch. he quickly discards his glove and whips the ball to any point with seldom failing accuracy.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-25
ESCAPED JAGUAR KILLED

Havana. Cuba, May 25 R|A jaguar which escaped from a circus in Santiago De Cuba about a year ago, has been shot and killed in Manzanillo, about 90 miles west of Santiago. The beast was shot by a farmer yesterday after having killed his livestock on several occasions.