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Evening star., 1927-09-16
3OSTREETSL|STED
FOR IMPROVEMENT
Resurfacing Program Ap-
proved by Commissioners
on Recommendation.

A program of street improvements
providing for the resurfacing of 30
roadways was approved by the Dis
trict Commissioners today on recon-
mendation of a. S. Fennell, assistant
engineer of highways. The streets
to be resurfaced follow:
Northwest-Twelfth street. from
Rhode Island avenue to Vermont
avenue; Thirteenth street, from Iowa
Circle to U street; Twenty-fourth
street, from L to M street; Fourth
street, from New Jersey avenue to
Florida avenue; Thirty-sixth street,
from Prospect avenue to o street;
Caroline street, from Fifteenth to
Sixteenth street: Clifton street, from
Fourteenth to University street; Cor
coran street, from Eighteenth to
Nineteenth street; Defrees street,
from North Capitol to First street;
f street, from Seventh to Ninth
street; Ridge street. from Fourth to
Fifth street; Sixth street, from Rhode
Island avenue to Florida avenue.
Twenty.second street, from Massa-
chusetts avenue to r street; K street,
from Tenth to Twelfth street; Clifton
street, from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
street; street, from North Capitol to
First street: E street, from Seven
teenth to Eighteenth street; N street,
from Thirty-third to Thirty fifth street
Harvard street. from Fourteenth to
Fifteenth street; Pennsylvania avenue,
from Eighteenth to Twenty -fr(
street; Calvert street, from Eighteenth
to Twenty y-f1rst street; F street. from
Ninth to 200 feet west; F street, from
Fourteenth street east to the alley, and
New York avenue, H street, to 100 feet
west.
Northeast-Sixth street, from East
Capitol to B street; Emerson street
from Thirteenth to Fourteenth street
Florida avenue, from North Capitol
street to lexington place. and Florida
Evening star., 1927-09-16
|SERGT. YORK SUES OPPONENTS
OF HIS SCHOOL FOR $75O,OOO
Declares Group Baked Drives
by SIander of His
Life Work.
Hero of Argonne Says Fund
Appropriated by State
Is Tied Up.

| BY the Associated Press.
| JAMESTOWN, Tenn, September
| 16.-"In behalf Of all school children
of Fentress County. Tenn, and the
Alvin c. York Industrial Institute.
as the writ recites. Sergt. Alvin c.
York has filed suit for S750,000 dam
ages against the Bank of Jamestown
W. l.. Wright. J. 7. Wheeler. 0. O.
Frogge, Ward r. Case, George L.
Stockton, w. j. Jones. II. n. Wright
w. T.. Potter. J. w. Evans and James
S. Linder, all residents of Fentress
County.
1t is claimed by the sergeant in his
declaration that the parties cited have
as an organized body so opposed all
his drives in behalf Of the school he
hoped to found 20 aid children Of the
mountains that they have been rem
dered failures.
Holds Work Delayed.
Sergt York. in a document hat re-
cites in legal phraseology the struS-
gle into which he has put his whole
time and strength, claims thai his
school, "the idol Of his life" has been
DELAYED in construction. He declared
that the group he is suing has ham
psred him and his co-workers and an
noyed him and caused him to suffer
much humiliation and mental pain
and anguish"
False and unwarranted statements
have been made, he says, which have
prevented him obtaining the use of
the $4,000 appropriated by the State
and the like sum voted by the Fen
tress County Court, as we'll as tying
up $4,000 he had raised in personal
campaigns for the school. The latter
sum, he says, he actually went out
in the world and raised on the lee
ture platform.
Not satisfied with preventing drives
from being a success. York claims
the defendants have used the news.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
MRS. MARY {. WARLICK
WINS DIVORCE DECREE

Justice Hoehling today signed final
decree of absolute divorce in favor
of Mrs. Mary E. Warlick of the Ar
e. lo Apartments, from Alton A. War
lick, former Army officer and Veterans
Bureau employe, on grounds of mis-
conduct. The decree permits the wife
to resume the use Of her maiden name.
The pleadings show that the core
spondent named by Mrs. Warlick died
before the case came on for trial last
June. 1t was alleged by the wife that
Warlick deserted her after she had
sacrificed work and money in an at
tempt to assist him in q real estate
venture. No alimony was requested
by the wife, who was represented by
Attorneys Raymond Neudecker and
William G. Ashford.
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vancement of the fund Of $4,000, 900
for the purchase of park sites, the
purpose of which would be to make
possible the acquisition Of park sites
before their value has been enhanced
appreciably during delays in their pur-
chase.
Approval also was given to the pro.
posal that the planning commission
be authorized to sell fractional par
cells of land no longer needed for park
purposes, the proceeds Of which would
be turned back into the United States
Treasury, and to acquire future estates
and rights in land to be purchased for
parks.
Provis0 on Leasing.
The committee also gave approval
to the proposal that the planning
commission be permitted to lease
for limited periods buildings on land
acquired for ultimate governmental!
purposes, with the proviso, however
that the Government pay taxes on
such revenue producing land, just as
private owners would have to pay.
Action on measure proposing
that q condemnation jury of either
one Judge of the District Supreme
Court or a jury Of three, which would
sit in all condemnation cases, was
held over for joint meeting Of the
committees on law and parks and
reservations. The bill which would
require approval by the Fine Arts
Commission of plans for all build
ings over 40 feet in height erected
within 200 feet Of any public build
ing or park area was referred to the
committee on public and private
buildings.
Mr.. Graham presided over the
meeting. which lasted nearly three
hours. and Fred G. Coldren, expert
of the planning commission, led in
a discussion Of provisions of the
proposed measures.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
GANG Of THIEVES
! FIND OLDPASSAGE
Sultans' Spies Tunnel Used
in Futile Attempt to
Rob Casino.

BY the Associated Press.
ONSTANTINOPLE, September 16
Discovery by thieves OF secret pas
sage, formerly used by spies OF the
sultans, leading TO the Yildiz Palace
nearly cost the gambling casino there
it's cash reserve, the police declare
The vaults of the casino, which was
recently closed by the government
are said to contain large amount
of money.
The robber band was arrested wed
nesday night after a bloody fight IN
which two policemen and two of the
gangsters Were killed. AT first the
authorities thought they had captured
a group Of political plotters, but
further investigation unearthed the
plan to rob the vaults of the casino.
Leader Is Armenian.
The prisoners are Turks and Ar
menianS. Their leader, an Armenian,
recently returned from America, bring
ing with him, it is alleged, newly ac-
quired knowledge Of bandit methods
and an ample supply of automatic
pistols, gas bombs and burglars tools.
An automobile bearing forged police
department plates and a chartered air
plane had been provided for the get
away" but the plan was upset by the
encounter with the police.
The kiosque, or palace, at YildiZ.
overlooking the Bosporus, was for
merly the residence of the notorious
Sultan Abdul Hamid. 1t was converted
into a gambling resort a year ago,
when a group of Italian promoters
were given the concession by the Turk
ish Nationalist government after most
of the finer fittings, including the
sultan's throne. chandeliers, decora-
tions and furniture, had been removed
to Angora. the new Turkish capital.
At the time of the leasing it was
stated that the government expected
to realize about s500,000 a year from
the enterprise. The casino was con-
Quoted along the lines of Monte Carlo,
but admission was confined strictly
to non-Moslems, the Turks being for
hidden to gamble by the Koran.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
HEAT CLOSES SCHOOLS.
Lynchburg Has Temperature of sc
Degrees at Noon

LYNCHBURG, Va, September 16
schools here issued orders to the prin-
cipals yesterday to close the schools
this afternoon at o'clock. this being
because of heat wave.
Yesterdays maximum was "a de.
grees, this being degrees below the
absolute maximum for the month.
The official temperature at noon today
was 80 degrees.
Evening star., 1927-09-16

papers against him and his life's
work. He declares they have caused
libelous articles to be published
against him. Slander has been re-
sorted to, not only of him personally
but of his business.
These attacks and the activity of
the group he has sued have now i'm
paired the hope of completing the
school, the hero Of the Argonne sets
forth in conclusion. so in behalf of
the citizens and taxpayers of the
State and of the school children of
Fentress County he asks damages.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
HOTEL MANAGERS FIGHT !
HACK STAND PROPOSAL
Colladay Protests Before Commits
sioners on Plan of Hesse,
Termed Illegal.

Washington hotel managers have
planned an energetic fight against the
proposal of Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, su-
perintendent of police, that public
hack stands be established adjacent to
hotels, thereby ending the parking
concessions enjoyed by certain taxicab
companies. 1t was indicated today,
when Edward F. Colladay, represent
ing the Washington Hotel Managers
Association, appeared before the Com
.rlissioners to protest the approval of
the recommendation.
Mr.. Colladay argued that the plan
cannot legally be carried out, and
asked the Commissioners TO allow him
time to present brief on the legality
of the taxicab concession before for.
NAL action is taken on Maj. Hesse's
recommendation.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
Cable Rates Reduced

NEW YORK, September 16 P).-
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
today announced a reduction of 6
cents q word on cable rates on all
classes of traffic from the United
States to Burma, Ceylon and India,
effective October /. The new rates
apply proportionately to traffic origi-
mating in any part Of the United
States.
Evening star., 1927-09-16

avenue, from o street to Fifth street.
Southeast-Sixth street, from Penn
sylyania avenue to F. street. and Sixth
street, from North Carolina avenue to
B street.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
PLANNING PARLEY
SET FOR TONIGHT
Park Commission to Confer
With Other Groups at Din
ner Session.

Members Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission will
meet with representatives of several
Washington civic, trade and profes
sonal bodies in a dinner session at
Z o'clock this evening at the Cosmos
Club for general study of six i'm
portant proposed measures affecting
the park and highway programs for
the District of Columbia.
The representatives Of the local
groups will be asked to give their
suggestions concerning the proposed
measures, drafted for the park and
planning commission by it's executive
secretary, Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, which
when put into their final forms are
expected to be submitted to Congress
for action at the coming session.
The bills include among a number
Of important technical provisions
authorization for fund Of 10000. 900
to be advanced to the planning com
mission over a period of five years
for the acquisition of needed park and
playground sites.
General Purposes Approved.
The committee of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce on parks, play.
grounds. highways and bridges early
this week went on record approving
the general purposes of the measures
and last night the parks and reserva
tions committee of the Board OF
Trade added it's Endorsement to sew
eral of the measures. while suggesting
changes in others.
The Board of Trade will be repre-
sented this evening by it's president
Edwin c. Graham; w. w. Everett
the vice president, and Alexander
Wolf, chairman of the committee or
law. Other organizations to be rep
resented include the committee or
parks of the Chamber of Commerce
the Citizens Advisory Council, the
local chapter of the American Insti
tute of Architects and the Opera tive
Builders Association.
The committee Of the Board OF
Trade last night approved the ad
Evening star., 1927-09-16

A Hollywood woman seeking a
divorce from her husband, who
claimed to be a direct descendant or
Ivan the Terrible, declared he was
all OF that and more.
Evening star., 1927-09-16

A bonfire on Holbrook Moor, Eng.
land, recently contained so tons of
r,oforial
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER A. 1921
Y" BASKETBALL
PLAYERS PLAN
FALL PROGRAM

A number of basketball players met
at the Y. M. C. A. last night to ar
range a fall tournament. The COM
mittee has stated that there will be
six teams in the tournament and that
there will be some keen competition
The Y M c, A. and the c. and A.
teams have already been organized and
will begin practice work next week.
1t is expected that there will be a
team from the G. @. smelter and one
from the city. The committee will try
to get the high school alumni to or
ganize team also.
~ All those who wish to place a team
in this league will get in touch with
J W.. Desming, the physical director,
as soon as possible.
The basketball season in the past
has been too short and there are
many young men that have expressed
wish that fall league be started.
1t is expected that the league will
get under way early in November so
that the games wlllAbe, completed be-
fore the southern Arizona conference
gets started in January and that any
of the teams in the league may enter
the conference. MN
The teams that have already signi-,
fled their intentions of entering the
southern conference are Benson, Will
cox, Tombstone, two teams from Bis
bee and the Douglas Y M. G. A. There
is a possibility of a team from Pearce.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
COMING HORSE
RACE IS NOT
USUAL Event

The matched horse race which is
to be run off at the race track at
the fair grounds on Sunday, October
%, is not an ordinary matched race.
1T is race at $40 yards for $500
and at 100 yards further for another
$500. The race VIII be run over a
$40 yard track with first money to
be paid at $40 yards and second
money at $40 the money being the
same in both instances.
This indicates that there is not
only a difference of opinion between
the hackers of the two horses as to
which of them can run the fastest
but there is also difference of
opinion as to which is the fastest
over a given distance.
This adds greatly to the spirit OF
he race for both horses may win
this race, one winning at $40 yards
and the other at $40 yards. The
horses are Cow Boy know as the
Muir Cow Boy, owned by Frank
Werk, Of Stevens, New Mexico, who
will ride his horse. The other horse
lis Frank Eaton's brown, horse, the
1eAiA1O VA4cO VIII AL U41S A0CCS
keld here the last day of the county
fair. Ben Bartlett is slated to ride
this horse
A signed and witnessed agreement
has been drawn up as to the time
and place for the race, the manner
in which it shall be run and judged
and with this agreement is the money
Cow Boy is to carry 116. pounds
according to the agreement. while
the Eaton horse is to carry 1873. Is
pounds.
There is great interest in the race
as it is one which involves some oil
the most interesting theories of the
sport of kings, the question Of speed
in a horse and the question of what
distance best brings out the greatest
lspeed in each individual runner.
Other races are being arranged fol
SO that there should be a good pro-
gram for the day of the thatcher
race aside from the main event, or
which there is much speculation
among horsemen both in this district
Iand throughout the district of New
Mexico, from which both the horses
come and where they have both beer
seen in action
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
Prize FIGHT
BETTING LEGAL.
JUSTICE RULES.

NEW YORK, Oct 13, P)-Ac-
ceptance of wagers on prize fights
legalized by the Walker boxing law
does not constitute a misdemeanor,
it was decided today. by Supreme
Court Justice Nalente, who granted
a writ of habeas corpus freeing r.
vine W. Never from trial in connect
ion with the taking of a $500 bet on
the Delaney -lIaloney fight last Feb
ruary.
when the cloak of illegality is
stripped from the fight Justice
Valente rules, then the taint OF
criminality disappears from a wager
laid upon the result of the contest" F"
He pointed out that those sections
of the law governing prize fights be-
fore the enactment of the Walker
law were stripped of their power by
the latter bill and that restrictions
against betting were cleared away
with the ban against fighting.
The ruling was interpreted as still
another step in the campaign against
anti-betting legislation by varied
sporting interests. Judge Valente de-
clared in his opinion that to be guild
ed by any other Interpretation OF
the law than that which holdss bet
ting to be legalzed when the fight
itself is legalized would be Ito per-
NIT ones own notions OF morality
to supersede the standards erected
by the legislature.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
Huachuca Plans Horse
Show For Holidays To
Be Brilliant Affair


Fort Huachuca's fall race meet is
now bit of colorful history The
next big event on the post enter
tairlnient program is the coming
Christmas horse show. Officers and
men alike has started training their
horses and are promising a high
class performance at the December
show.
A class of special Importance is
for the best colt sired by a Remount
Stallion. There are prizes of twenty
five, fifteen and ten dollars for the
colts placing first, second and third.
The colt is to be shown in hand. His
looks, manners and build are what
count. He must have been sired by
Chappaqua Jr., or some other Re
mount stallion.
Those within driving distance OF the
post will be glad to know that for
NAL mounted guard is held on the
main parade ground every Thursday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. This is a
dressy spectacle and quite worth
seeing. The band participates, play
| ing IN the saddle Visitors are well
come. This is an opportunity to hear
some good band music and to see
something of the snowy side of army
work
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
AND
DISTRIBUTORS
:, FAIL TO AGREE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 GA reso-
luton that producers and distributors
saw as an attempt to nail the red
flag of the auctioneer, outside the
salesroonls of the movie studios was
offered by the independent theater
owners today at the trade practice
conference being held under auspices
of the federal trade commission.
The resolution was voted for
solidly by the independent theater
men and as solidly objected to by the
producers, distributors and exhibitors
affiliated with producers and dis
tributorS
Independent exhibitors argued for
the resolution that it would do away
with alleged discriminatory methods
which they said prevented them from
getting the best films regardless of
their Willingness to pay more for
them than what they termed the
favored houses were paying.
In the roll call vote neither side
gave way an inch, resulting III a
vote heavily against the resolution.
Commissioner Myers reminded the
delegates that this fact did not mean
The resolution was rejected, as the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
BOWLING SCORES


The Bank of Douglas bowling team
Won four points from the Cactus
court group last night at the \ alieys
sexton made high score OF l92
and & high total of A76 for tne
winning team. @. Beals was hlgh
man for the Cactus Court with marks
Of .121 and 1863. The Railroad PIN
snashers vanquished the Lucky
strikes to the tune Of 70 in tnelf
match. johnson annexed all tne
7ioh honors for the winners With
marks of l74 and SOL. The best
scores for the Lucky Strikes were
made by Fish with -ahis high game
Of 13o and high total of 3S3.
Tonight the Copper Queen delega-
tion will stage a feature tussle witt
the American legion gutter pal
artists. .zo
Bank of Douglas: Cooper, 473;
Coughlin, 426; Crowell $50; Sexton
476: Work, 431;s total, 2136,
Cactus Court Handicap, 252; n G
Beals, 297; G. Beals, 1863; Sullenberger
27O; G. Colvin, 256; M. Karrh, 257
total, 1895.
Railroad: johnson, SOL; Klutz, 362
Young, 453; Hill, 439; Dingensmith
1853; total 2118.
Lucky Strikes: Handicap, 345; Fish
1888: Lowell, 300; Thrasher, 285; M
Davis, 325; E. Smith, 1854; total, 1892
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
BACKERs ORDER
MISS ELDER TO
GO ON TO PARIS

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 13 P-
"C1o on to Paris" was the terse
clear-cut message of instruction to-
night from Wheeling hackers Of the
American Girl Atlantic flight
TO Miss Ruth Elder, daring Lake
land, Fla, aviatrix and her co-pilot
George w Haldeman, now safe
aboard q Dutch tanker somewhere
near the Azores.
Capt. Haldeman requested irstruc'-
tions from the sponsors of the flight
after ne and Miss Elder had been
snatched aboard the steamer from
the tossing ocean surface. The mes
sage was relayed by radio from. the
tanker Barendrecht to the Paris
office of the Associated Press, and
then by cable to Joseph D. Holloway,
of Wheeling, one of the sponsors. The
reply was transmitted through the
Associated Press to Paris and then
by radio to the pair at sea.
vote was taken merely to show the
federal trade commission what the
sentiment was in the various branches
of the industry
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14

Miss Elder wanted to go to Paris, -
said Holloway in explaining the in
structions given Haldeman "She
tried hard to get there by plane, and
to turn them back now would be
cruel, and indicative of lack Of
appreciation for loyal service. Let
her go on by steamer and reap the
glory which is justly due her"
How do you intend that they
reach Paris?" Holloway was asked.
'Haldeman will choose his own
route and method" he replied.
The Wheeling hackers are jubilafit
tonight over rescue of the fliers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
HUDDLE SYSTEM is
ABANDONED BY COACH

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. 1S, R-Be-
canse Coach Ed Madigan feels that
the Huddle system gives a football
team 'eleven quarterbacks when
oniv one is wanted St. Mary's has
returned to the old method Of call
ing signals. i.
Madigan says that from now on
his team will be run by one player
the quarterback. Result OF the St
Marv's-CaIifornia game, which the
latter won 1870, greatly disappointed
Madigan and he b1ames the huddle
system partly for his teams show
ing In that contest. he says the
Quarterback several times proposed
the proper stratagem but was over
ruled by the rest OF, the squad
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-14
CALF ORNIA HALFBACK
WILL WEAR GLASSES

BERKELEY, Oct. 13, R-Fans who
attend the California Oregon game at
Portland, Saturday. probably win rub
their eyes when they see a football
player who looks like an aviator and
runs like a deer.
Not a freak at all--only Brick"
Marcus, speedy California halfback,
who has been fitted with glasses
and thus becomes the first and only
be-spectacled gridiron athlete around
here so far as memory serves. A
great player but handicapped by poor
vision, Marcus will wear specially
constructed goggles. The glass is said
to be unbreakable.