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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
ENGINEER FAVORS
RIVER BOULEVARD
Longer and More Costly
Route to Mount Vernon Held
Greater in Advantages.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 81
The proposed river route to Mount
Vernon has far greater advantages
than the proposed western route, p.
St. Julian WILSON, engineer, says in a
report to Thomas II. Mcdonald, chief
of the Bureau of Public Roads. Adop-
ton of the river route is recommend
ed. although. the report shows, it is
two miles longer and costs 81, 100, 900
more.
I'VE also had in mind the possible
development of the highway and the
bordering land as an extension of the
park system of the National Capital, -
says the report.
The eastern, or river route, it sets
forth, begins at the south end of the
proposed Arlington Memorial Bridge
at Columbia Island. 1t extends south.
east on the island, over bridge cross
ing Little River. thence under the
Highway and Railway Bridges, where
1t turns south and approximately
parallels the Potomac River, connect
ing with a northern extension of
Washington street in Alexandria. and
by southern extension of that street
crosses Hunting Creek basin to ap-
proXimately the location of the elec-
trio railway.
Parallel to Railway.
From here the location is prac-
tically parallel to the. railway until
high ground is reached near Well
ington Villa. 1t then follows along
the ridge overlooking the Potomac
River to Fort Hunt, where it bends
to the west, following the river bank
to Little Hunting Greek, crossing
where the ascent to Mount Vernon
begins Immediately and the line
curves gradually to the present en-
trance near the railway station at
Mount Vernon.
The length of the river route, he
says, is approximately 14.6 miles,
Continued on page 3, Column 2)
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DAM ACTION DELAYED.
Postponed by House COMMITTEES
Pending Farley of States.

Pending the outcome of negotia-
tions between Western States the
House rules committee yesterday de-
ferred action on a motion to give the
Swing Johnson Boulder Canyon Dam
bill preferred legislative status.
Chairman Smell said the committee
took the position that in view of
negotiations between commissioners
from States interested in Colorado
River development action should be
delayed temporarily.
Mr.. Smell also declared the COM
mittee felt it should have more in
formation on the subject and that
its decision at least should be post
poned until the testimony taken at
recent hearings on the advisability
of granting privileged status could
be printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
Police Plan to Sell
FaithfulDog to Give
Master Fit Funeral
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, January
27.-Faithful even in death. val
liable police dog may be sold TO pro-
vide funds for a fitting burial for
his destitute master.
In the county morgue todayEhere
lay the unclaimed body of George
Barth, known as "Old Barth, an
oGd-job man killed on a highway
here Monday by an automobile.
When he was struck down his
police dog for a time refused to
permit any one to approach the
body. AS Barth had no relatives
or close friends, police are plan
ming to sell the dog, valued at
more than 800. so the man can
especape the potter's grave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, January 27. - Three
weather-worn fishermen, for five days
held captive by the ice that locked
their tugboat in the middle of big
ice foe in lower Lake Michigan, were
rescued early today when the ocean
going freighter Sandmaster crushed
through to their side.
The rescuers found that supplies of
food dropped by airplane had STAYED
off hunger, but in their desperate fight
against numbing lake winds the three
men were wrecking their boat for fuel
when help arrived.
For IL hours the Sandmaster
charged the ice field in the dark, and
at midnight flashed a radio word to
her Chicago owners that she had won
the fight andswas alongside the tug.
A line was quickly run to the dimin-
utive Imperial. then lying five or six
miles pfe Michigan City IND, thap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
ARGENTINE SENATORS
SCORE U. S. POLICY
Would Avoid Loans From Ameri-
can Bankers-Seek Light on
Nicaragua.
BY the Associated Press.

L
BUENOS AIRES. January 27.-At-
tacking the imperialism and audac-
ity" of the United States in landing
American troops in Nicaragua, Sena-
tor Justo, leader of the Socialist group,
presented a motion in the Senate last
night asking for all information in
the hands of the government on the
present situation in Nicaragua.
The Senator declared that Argentina
should avoid increasing it's debts to
American bankers, otherwise "our
natural riches will be easy prey for
the eagles of Wall Street"
Other Senators approved the stand
taken by Justo. Ayvar Aguier, Radi-
cal member. said Argentina should
prepare herself against action by the
American Government similar to that
taken in the case of Nicaragua.
Senator Justo's motion was referred
to the committee of constitutional bus
mess for study
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
NEW LIEN ON CHAPLIN.

LOS ANGELES, January % OP.-
Charles Spencer Chaplin's assets were
more completely tied up and Mrs.
Chaplin's efforts to secure alimony
awarded in her divorce suit made more
difficult today when Government repre-
sentatives filed additional liens of
$685., 900 for alleged delinquent income
taxes against the United Artist Dis
tribution Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
SEEK MISSING BALLOON.
Russians Trying to Locate Giant
Airship on Rampage.

MOSCOW, January 27 LP).--All eyes
in Russia turned skyward today seek
ing a giant military balloon containing
Flight Comdr Garakandidze, which
disappeared Sunday after successful
trial flights over Moscow.
The government broadcast appeals
to the populace to report any traces
Of the missing balloon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
Cows Co on Strike
And Refuse to Give
Milk at "a Below
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SACO, Me, January 27.-The
cows went on strike in this vicinity
today as a protest against the cold
wave. Dairymen received word
from farmers who send them their
supplies that with the thermometer
registering "a below zero many of
the cows had refused to yield any
milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
Indians Fear Relic
Seizure and Maui
Mexican Official
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, January 27.-
Excited by reports that their
church would be closed and it's
sacred relics seized, Indians at
Chignahuapan Puebla, badly maui
ed Constantine InigueZ, supposing
that he had arrived for the pur-
pose.
Iniguez, who went to Chigna-
huapan to conduct an investiga-
ton for the agrarian commission.
was SO seriously injured that he
had TO be taken to a hospital at
Puebla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
ONE BELOW IN NEW YORK.
Coolest January % i'm Sc Years Hits
Metropolis as Northeast Shivers.

NEW YORK, January y GPl.--Etae
mercury in the official tl1ermomet~s
here dropped to l degrees below
zero at o'clock today--the coolest
January 27 here in 56 years.
For nearly two hours the ther-
moneter remained nearly stationary
and then began to rise. standing at
2 above zero at am.
An hour later the mercury jumped
upward more degrees and the fore
casters predicted that it would rise
steadily during the day
The intense cold caused an unpre-
cedented demand for accommodations
at municipal lodging houses. Thirteen
women and two children were among
the $40 accommodated at one house
The Salvation Army and the BoWery
Mission supplied beds for women, while
200 men slept in chairs al the HanIey
Rescue Mission on the Bowery
Tenement DweIlers Flee Fire.
During the sub-zero weather a fire
in five-story tenement house on
East 145th street drove Is families
into the street. The scantily clad
tenants climbed down fire escapes and
neighbors sheltered them. The blaze
is believed to have been of incendiary
origin.
The entire Northeast today was in
the grip of the most severe cold wave
Of the Winter.
temperature tumbled to zero and
subzero marks in all States east of
the Mississippi River. except in the
South. a further drop was forecast
for late today or tomorrow.
New England shipping was affected
and train schedules from the West
were somewhat disrupted by the frigid
weather, which swept out of the Cana
dian Northwest on 62-mile gale.
The Middle West also was a sufferer.
Brainerd. Mimi, had a temperature
OF ~ below, the lowest in the country.
Records for the Winter were shat.
tered throughout New England. AT
Greenvllle, Me, it was 16 below. and
unoff1clal instruments in northern Yer
mont registered 20 below zero. Boston
reported below. The mercury rest
ed at about zero in southern Connecti.
cut and Rhode Island.
30 Below at Twin Bridges.
A temperature of 80 below at Twin
Bridges, n. Y, was the lowest mark
in New York State.
In Philadelphia within six hours the
mercury dropped from 30 degrees to
10 above.
NO deaths from the cold were re-
ported and the gale was not accom-
panied by snow
Two f1shing schooners from Port
land, Me-, were missing. Another
schooner put into port with most of
her cargo and deck fittings gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
GOTHAM MAY GET STARS.
Giants, Yankees and Dodgers Elk
pected to Bid for Them.

NEW YORK, January 27 R.-
New York base ball men today viewed
the possibility of Ty Cobb and Iris
Speaker being sought by one or all
of the three Metropolitan clubs, the
Giants. the Yankees and Robins, as
TCo,,4Jr,,oa ~, -ao gs 1,oI,,n3o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
200 Mexican Houses Burn.

MEXICO CITY, January 27 R.-
About 200 houses We're destroyed by
fire in the town of Buena Vista
state of Sonora, last night. The dis
patches make no mention of casual
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
Caterpillar Dcfies Cold.

kEENE, N. H., January 27 CP).-It
may be marauding pest, but at least
1t is courageous. While the tempera-
ture ranged from IL to "a below zero
Continued on Page 8, Column 81
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'SFrOnt Press to Home
Within the Hour

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.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
WEATHER.

20. s. Weather Bureau Forecast
Fair and not so cold tonight: lowest
temperature about Is degrees: tomor-
row cloudy, rising temperature.
Temperature-High 90, at pm.
yesterday: lowest 8, at am. today.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27

The United States in its notice to
Chinese factions and the powers sig
natory to the Washington conference
treaties declared that if proper dele
gates can be agreed upon in the war
torn country it stands ready 20 trans
act. either in concert with other ma
tions or alone, if necessary. new tariff
md extraterritorial treaties with
china.
However, until new treaties are ne
Continued On Page H. Column 81
Evening star., 1927-12-01
100000 SEALS SOLD
UP TO NOON TODAY
Extra Force Required to Record
Remittances of Christmas
Campaign Now On.

Remttances representing 100000
Christmas Seals at one cent each had
been received and recorded by the
extra force of workers for the Wash
ington tuberculosis Association al the
Social Service House, 1922 Eleventh
street. headquarters Of the Christmas
Seal Sale. up to noon today, with
today's mail yet to be opened and
examined. it was reported. This
means $4,000 toward the $4,000 re.
quired to continue the various health
activities of the association through
out the coming year.
AS an aided means of giving city
wide publicity to the seal sale and
the health work for which it stands.
the community center managers yes
terday offered to make arrangements
for repetition in several of the enter.
tainments of the playlet, Sour Milk
Turned Sweet" as presented by the
dramatic class of Western High
School. under direction of Miss Sue
Garners, at the annual meeting of
the tuberculosis Association last Mon
Evening star., 1927-12-01
WATSON EXPLAINS
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Senator Defends System as
Aid to Prosperity at Wom-
ems Federation Meeting.

The operation of the protective
tariff was explained and the system
defended as necessary for the con
tinued prosperity of the country. by
Senator Watson. Republican. Of In
diana, who last night addressed the
Federation of Republican Women of
Montgomery County at Takoma Park
Md
The speech of the Indiana Senator
concluded a session that started at
O'Clock when the federation's polit
ical school was held in the Presby.
terian Community Hall. Supper was
served prior to the night meeting.
AT the political school the speakers
were: William Tyler Page, clerk of
the House of Representatives; Col.
Walter X. Wilson. U. S. A, who
spoke on National Defense: Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Miss Elizabeth
Z. Reiss, Mrs. Edward L. Stock and
Mrs. E. G. Johnson.
Coupled with his remarks on the
tariff. Senator Watson lauded the
Harding and Coolidge administrations.
He also urged further restriction of
immigration to protect the workers Of
the country who, he declared, now are
receiving the highest wages in history.
The session of the political school,
which has been in progress since June.
was its last. and certificates were pre-
scented to those members who had at
tended IS per cent or more of it's ses.
sions. Those getting these certifi-
Gates were Mrs. Stock, the sponsor;
Mrs. Eva S. Chace, Mrs. Sullivan j.
Ross, Miss Grace McEwen, Mrs. John
c. Newell. Miss Elizabeth Reiss. Mrs
E. C. DuVall, Miss Ida Dove. Mrs.
William Tyler Page. Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Mrs. Don Clark. Mrs
Enoch G. Johnson, Mrs. Scott DuVall
Mrs. Edgar Moore, Mrs. E. A. Parker
and Mrs. j. M. Luney.
Evening star., 1927-12-01
MEANS IS REFUSED
PLEA FOR PAROLE
Inability to Pay $4,000 Fine
Is Bar to Release, Sar-
gent Claims.

Request for parole Of CASTOR B..
Means. former Department of Justice
agent, now in Atlanta, was denied late
yesterday by Attorney General Sar-
gent. Means Is serving a term on
charges of conspiracy to brbe Gov
ernment officials.
At the Department of Justice it was
announced that the recommendation
Of the parole board that Means be re-
leased from prison had been turned
down by the Attorney General. be-
cause Means had not paid fines total.
ing $4,000. 1t was said that he could
not take a pauper's oath until ms
term, with allowance for good be-
havior. had been completed.
Means came into the limelight after
several previous exploits of a sensa'
tional character as a star witness
against Harry nj, Daugherty, when
his administration of the Department
of Justice was under investigation oy
Senate committee several years ago.
He was recommended for parole
last month.
Late last year Means completed the
serving of two-year sentence imposed
in New York after his conviction of
having conspired with bootleggers to
withdraw whiskey illegally from dis.
tilleries. AS he also had been fined
$40 .0O0 he served 30 days additional,
required because he had taken pau
rer's oath.
After serving the additional time,
Means Immediately began serving a
two.year sentence growing out of his
conviction in New York of conspiring
to bribe Government officials in con-
nection with the Crager system glass
fraud case in 1923. On this charge
also he was fined 10000 his inability
to pay either of the two fines blocking
favorable action on his parole recon-
nenda tiOn
Evening star., 1927-12-01
Flag Association Protests Big Bills
Plan for Bedecked Garbage Can Parade

"Press dispatches today announce
that in celebration of completion of an
incinerator plant, you are planning for
next Summer parade of 1000 loaded
garbage cans decorated with American
flags. If this is correct, the United
States Flag Association wishes to pro-
test most emphatically against such
desecration of our national emblem.
The United States Flag Association Is
headed by the President Of the United
among it's board of founders are in
cluded Charles E. Hughes, Gov. AL
fred e. Smith, former Senator Oscar
L. Underwood. former Senator 1. l..
Lenroot, Secretary of the Navy Will
bur, Cardinal O'Connell. Bishop James
e. Freeman and Rabbi Abram Simon"
Evening star., 1927-12-01
FIVE TELEPHONE GIRLS
MEET Mr.. COOLIDGE
President Greets Operators Who
Will Handle All White
House Calls.

President Coolidge today met the
five telephone girls who have been as
signed by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. to handle all of the
White House telephone calls at the
Main exchange, both local and long
distance.
l.. M. Griffin, general traffic super
intendent of the company, who pre-
sented the young women to the Presi-
dent, explained that these operators
were specially selected for the White
House work because of efficiency
records.
The operators are Miss l.. Sadtler,
Mrs. NJ. Jones. Mrs. l.. Campbell, Miss
G.. Earle and Miss S. McMenamin
While the operators were at the White
House they were shown the workings
of the telephone switchboard there.
London has an old-style bicycle
11Hh
Evening star., 1927-12-01

The proposal Of Mayor William
Hale Thompson of Chicago for a pa.
rade Of 1000 loaded garbage cans,
decorated with American flags, to cele-
brate the completion Of an incinerator
plant there next Summer, drew fire
today from the United States Flag
Association.
Col. James A. Moss. director general
of the association, announced that he
had sent a telegram to Mayor Thomp.
son, protesting most emphatically
against such desecration of our ma
tional emblem" Col. Moss branded
the proposal as the most preposter-
Gus thing he had ever heard of. The
telegram follows:
Evening star., 1927-12-01

day evening. 1t is planned to have
the play featured first at the Eastern
High School meeting Saturday night
and on Wednesday evening next week
at the Wilson Normal School,
Evening star., 1927-12-01

London has an old-style bicycle
club.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-15
First Presbyterian

international Sunday Schooi
lesson for January l6: "The Christ
ian S Use of the Bible Deuteron
omy 5:i-9; ,. Timothy: 3:l4l7.
Golden text: THY word is a lanp
unto my feet, and light unto my
path. Psalm ll9:l0j.
An adult Sunday School party viii
be given in the church basement
Thursday evening, January Goth, at
Z o'clock.
Sunday morning sermon subject
''The Guest Chamber of the soul, -
Communion Meditation.) Morning
anthem: cover the Stars by
Franz Abt, with solo part by vern
DeTar.
Sunday evening family worship al
Z O'Clock. Sermon subject: How
TO Develop Our Devotional Life
Special service of song lead by S.
p. Holiday.
Mrs. Hurlburt 5 Bible class meets
with Mrs. Clyde Dyer, at her coun.
try home, Tuesday, January IS.
Those who have machines available
for transportation will please report
to Mrs. II. c. Coe, telephone 4l9-W.
Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing topic: THE Laws of Strength.
Quit you like men, be strong. -
Corinthians 1913.
\ most cordial welcome awaits you
at all services.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-15
Rating Contest
At Golf Club

Ono of tho most interesting four
somcs of the rating matches to be
nlavcd on the IL Centre Golf club
course tomorrow is the battle royal
scheduled to take place involving
Frank penny Richmond, OF the
Richmond Bros. Sporting Goods
store. and Fred Gianola, assistant
manager Of the local Bank of Italy
branch. against d. l.. (Doc) Zinnn,
we'll known III Centre auctioncer,
and Charles Pitzer. prominent con
tractor.
This match will hold the interest
Of FL Centre golfers as the rumor -
abroad that each participant IS out
With "blo0d in his cyc' and IS eN'
pectcd to wage strenuous fight to
uphold his golfing honor.
The matches held tomorrow have
as their object the establishment of
the true rating Of local golfers. Aft
er the rating contest has been fin
ished, a tourney will be played, tho
winner of which will receive a
handsome loving cup. The holder
.f the trophy will at all times be
Subject 10 "a challenge from any
member Of the club, to play match
With the cup as the prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-15
FAREWELL DINNER
PARTY GIVEN FOR
EARL j. BOUINE

Earl J. Bodinc, who has resigned
his position as advertising manager
of the Press, was the guest of hon
or at farewell dinner party given
last night at the home of Miss Nora
Epler.
The table was attractively deco
rated with canG:es, place cards and
flowers. Mrs. a. B. Hanson assist
ed Miss Epler in serving.
The guests were fcllow-members
of the Junior League, semi
bachelor organization in which the
guest of the evening has taken an
active part. AS a token of the cs-
TEEN in which he is held by his
associates in the league, Mr.. Bodine
was presented with number of
gifts which he was assured he will
find useful in his new location.
He leaves today to become ad-
vcrtising manager of the Tularc Ad-
vance at Tulare, Calf.
Guests present included Al Riley,
Lee Nuffer, Jimmy Schofie!d,
Frank Taylor, Jimmy Sersain, Dr..
A. b. Hanson and Jimmy Greene.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-15
G0T0Church Sur1day!E
First Baptist

Closing services of the revival
campaign will mark the meetings
at the First Baptist church tomor-
row. Miss Stockton gospel preach
ing and the singing of Miss Gould
will be feature of the service.
Large congregations have attended
these services and it is expected
that the church will be crowded to
capacity for the services tomorrow.
At the morning service at IL a. m.
Miss Stockton speaks on GA Ring
ing Challenge from Man in Jail
Miss Gould will lead in the song SER
vice and sing one of her solos.
At tho evening service at 7:30
Miss Gould will have charge of the
musical program singing by re-
quest, two of the Negro spirituals
which, have so won her audiences.
The choir will have special num-
Der for the service.
Miss Stockton S closing message
will be on the subject care God S
Last W Is to Man Found In the
Bible.
The Sunday School meets at Gas
a. m. with a special program.
The morning prayer service is at
900 o o'clock, with called meeting
of the church.
The young peoples meeting at
6:30 p. IN. with invitation to all
young people. Strangers are espe-
ciallv welcome to all services.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-15
- Abouf
CALIFORNIA
: N, ,lKYlN ENGlERo .
California Stage Favorites

California has given many fay.
orites to the nation 5 Legitimate
stage, among them being; Mary An
derson. born in Sacramento, 1859
Fay BANTER, Los Angeles, 1892; J
Harry Benrimo, San Francisco, iS4T;
Holbrook Blinn, San Francisco,
1872; Betty Blythe, Los Angeles,
1897; MAY Buckley, San Francisco,
1875; jefferson De Angels, San
Francisco, 1852; Minnie Dupree,
San Francisco, 1873; Mabcllc Gil
man. San Francisco, 1880; Katherine
Grey, San Francisco, 1873; Edna
Wallace Hopper, San Francisco,
1874; Ethel Levey, San Francisco,
1881; Nance O'Ncill, Oakland, 1873 !;
Harry Bcnrimo, San Francisco, 1874 ;
1899: Lavell sherman, San Fran.
cisco, 1855; Helen Ware, San Fran
cisco, 1877; David Warfield, San
Francisco, 1866; Robert Warwick,
Sacramento, 1873.
What is the value of school prop
erty in this state'
S2o4 ,bZ4 ,0SU. Ndi1Ornld IdHha
fourth in the United States.
Which has won the most ponnants
in the Pacific Coast baseball laegue.
Los Angeles or San Francisco
Los Angeles has won the pcnnant
seven times and San Francisco six
times since the league was organized
in 1908.
How often have the Democrats
carried state elections
Nineteen. Almost every election
from 1850 to 1860, and from 1867
TO 1856 they carried seven, since
then only carrying in 1892, 1891 and
1916.
These questions will be answered
tomorrow:
Who founded the observatory at
Mt. Hamilton.
Is Colusa, the name of one of Cab.
fornia S counties, an Indian name
When was the first known crup'
ton of Mt. Lasscn!
When WAS copper discovered in
California and what is the value OF
production at the present time!
Questions about California VIII
be answered if sent to the Califor-
MIA Information department OF th'S
newspaper