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Smyrna times., 1927-11-16
100000 MEMBERS
GOAL OF RED CROSS
ANNUAL ROLL CALL
Need of Expansion Due to Excess
Sive Demands for Disaster
Relief and Other Services.

a Red Cross membership Of 5,000,-
600 in the United States will be sought
this year during the Eleventh Annual
Roll Call, November IL to "a. Chair
man John Barton Payne announced
following completion Of study of
the demands which the past year
made on all branches Of the Red
Cross organization.
He stressed particularly the in
creasing demands Of disaster relief
as pointing to the need for an in
creased membership to aid in carrying
the growing responsibility in this field.
For several years our membership
has remained at a little more than
100000 adults" he said. 1--WE are
proud Of this membership. 1t is
body of our choice spirits, but there
are many more Of like spirit who
should be counted in this Roll Call.
We need at least 100000 adult mem
bers. We are obliged to draw annu-
ally upon our reserves, and the de-
mands upon u increasC each year.
Our Roll Call funds should meet our
normal needs and add something to
our reserves for the great disasters.
we must have a large reserve. No
one can tell when situation may
arise when this reserve will be essen.
tial to the lives of thousands.
"The Red Cross cannot wait to
raise funds" Judge Payne declared.
Action prompt, instant, is its life.
Instant action means the lives OF
many. 1t must be strong, it must be
ready; this means large reserve"
Total expenditures Of the American
Red Cross in the fiscal year to June
80 last in all fields amounted to $16,.
139,S4S6O, Of which s11,36O,34S.6O rep.
resented the National Organization s
appropriations and S4,779,O00 the cost
to the Red Cross local chapters. In
cluded in this total was a disaster
relief, for which $8,216,893.31 had
actually been expended to the close Of
the year. This does not cover expen.
ditures which continued to be made
in the Mississippi Valley food, or in
other disasters originating during the
n6Cdl year UuL nlO5O OpO4 aLAOAo -
tended over into the current period.
Service to disabled veterans, an
other outstanding demand on the or.
ganization, called for S2,93O, O,223.S6, and
service to men Of the Regular Army
and Navy, s5O7 7,SS2.3O. Maintenance
Of an enrolled Nurses Reserve, from
which the needs Of disaster service
and other emergencies are met. and
which numbers more than $4,000
nurses totalled $45,24S.83. For the
Public Health Nursing program, ma
tion-wide activity of the Red Cross
sSO1, ,O6S.99 was expended. Other serv
ices contributing to health and we'll
being included instruction in Home
Hygiene and Care Of the Sick, fol
which S165, 5,380.16 was spent; Nutri
tion Instruction, which teaches thou
sands annually correct food principles
in relation to health, $171 ,370.73;
First Aid and Life Saving, a service
which is actually curtailing accident
and water casualties, $685., 4,7S006:
Junior Red Cross, the children's
branch Of Red Cross activity, and one
Smyrna times., 1927-11-16
Two White House "Fronts'

There are two fronts to the Execu.
tive mansion. In the days when the
White House was constructed, coloni.
al homes, especially In the South,
we're built with two fronts" wherever
1t was possible to locate them near a
river. The phrases, the river front
and the land front, are found in many
descriptions of colonial homes. In the
early days Of Washington, the Po.
tomac flowed much closer to the White
House than It does today. The build
ing, therefore, was regarded as having
a river front as well as land front.
Smyrna times., 1927-11-16
Refers to Dress

New York.-Greer chartreuse is to
~ popular in the spring. It's shade
for milady's clothes. The forecast is
made BY Miss Margaret H. Rorke,
textile color expert. just back from
p..-is
Smyrna times., 1927-11-16
Screen and Stage
Strand Theatre. Smyrna

Friday and Saturday-Richard Dix
in "Shanghai Bound" with Mary
Brian. The picture Of a thousand
thrills and enough action to keep you
IN your head until the finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
FAMILY IS RESCUED
IN MIDNIGHT FIRE
Parents and 8 Children Carried
Down Ladders as Smoke
Fills Apartment.

A man and his wife and their
three children, ranging in age from
months to years, were carried
down ladders from their smoke filled
second story room at 702 Rhode Is
land avenue. shortly before last mid
night, while firemen fought stub
born rubbish blaze in the basement
of a delicatessen store at Seventh
street and Rhode Island avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Woffstein and
their children were sleeping when
awakened by smoke. They ran
screaming to the windows just as
firemen of No. 4 truck company ar
rived in answer to an alarm and
they were carried to the street by
Sergt. J. j. Listun and Pvt Diegel-
man.
The fire was confined to the base
ment of the store of A. H. Chaconas.
Damage was done also to the Reese
tire shop at 704 Rhode Island avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
GALES CLEARS ROAD
TO REFLECT 0BREGON
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 22.-Gen
Alvaro Obregon, who became Presi-
dent of Mexico, after the Carranza
revolution, again looms as the most
potential successor to the presidency
by virtue of a decree, signed by Presi-
dent Gales today, permitting a for
mer President to resume the presi-
dency after one intervening term.
President Gales decree puts into
effect a constitutional amendment
passed through Parliament by Obre-
CONS friends. who are working, they
claim, with the utmost confidence and
success. to elect inn- next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Bell County, KY, Peace Officers Quit
When Two Are Convicted for Murder

the Baptist ministry. dismissed the
county patrolmen. Judge Robbins
said that because Of his own inexperi-
ence in Office he thought that Sheriff
j. S. Helton should police the county.
His patrolmen, too, were inexperi-
enced, Robbins added.
Sheriff Helton said today that he
did not intend to swear in any more
deputies for the present.
Sheriff Helton said he would require
his remaining deputies to make bonds
of $4,000 each as protection to
themselves and him. 1t was under.
stood that the action was to cover
any damage suits that might be filed
as q result of persons being killed
by deputies.
Bell, mountain county in the
southeastern part of the State. has
a. population lilore than 35.00O..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
HUDDLESTON ASKS FACTS.
Wants Congress Taken Into Kellogg's
Confidence.

BY the Associated Press
Activity here yesterday with regard
to the Nicaraguan situation was con.
fined to the House of Representatives,
where two resolutions dealing with
the administration policy toward
that country were introduced by Rep
resentative Moore, Democrat, Vir-
ginia. On the floor Representative
Huddleston, Democrat, Alabama, re-
newed his criticism of the administra-
ton and demanded that Secretary KEEL
logg take Congress into his con.
fidence.
As for the controversy with Mexico
over application of the new oil and
land regulations there were no de.
velopments here.
Asked to Oppose Intervention.
In one of the resolutions offered by
representative Moore, who has been
outspoken in his criticism of the Wash
ington Governments policy toward
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
TWO HOLD-UPS REPORTED
IN SUBURBAN SECTION
Same Bandits Responsible for Both
Robberies in Northeast,
Police Believe.

Two hold-ups, which police believe
to be the operation of the same group
of bandits. were reported last night
from the northeast suburban section.
Andrew L. Mundya 10, of Tifty-third
street northeast told police he was
held up at the point of a pistol by two
colored men at Division avenue and
blaine street northeast and robbed of
s14 in bills. He gave a good descrip-
ton of the bandits.
A short time earlier George E. Will
liams of Maryland Park, Md, taxi
cab driver, reported that three colored
men held him up on Benning road,
near Central avenue. not far from the
scene of the other hold-up, and robbed
him of between $40 and SIS sbillss ;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
PINEVILLE, KY. January 22.-In
protest against the precedent set by
the conviction of two of their number
for murder. most of Bell County's
peace officers resigned today The
county judge then dismissed his Ia
county patrolmen.
Constable Bother Smith and Deputy
Sheriff Frank Bowman were SEN
fenced to life imprisonment yesterday
for the murder of DIR. r. L. Latti-
more. The physician was slain at his
home at Blanche on Christmas day,
when Smith. Bowman and several.
other officers went 20 arrest him on
minor charge. The other officers
were indicted but released on bond.
County fudge W. T. Robbins, who
ASSUMED his duties January !. 1925,
after 8seryingR more than 25 years In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

really believe he added, with considerable
acerbity, that the war which devastated Eu-
rope, if not the world, between those terrible
years of 1914 and 1918 is to be the last of which
history will bear record?
1 am glad to say that many do not share
this fine and splendid but dangerous faith that
everything is to go we'll with the world in the
future"
DO you. then. consider war necessity?"
'All the wars of which history bears record
can be explained upon the basis of the histori-
cal facts. But war itself, the fact of war which
seems to permeate the story of mankind since
the days of Cain down to our own. that cannot
be explained. At any rate, it has never yet been
explained.
perhaps war is one of the inscrutable
things-one of the facts which. like so many
other inexplcable facts, must remain too much
for merely human wisdom to account for 1t
may be that war is the origin of all things
great, as all ancient Greek philosopher once
said, or it may be of divine origin, as the
French thinker, Prudhon, has affirmed
from which human progress springs, as Renan
IS to say about war as fact it continues to
is not exterminated. The war through which
gh which | fought as humble private in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
NEW PEACE PARLEY
PROPOSED BY D|Az
Conference of Nicaraguans
Only Urged by President
to End Strife.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January
ga proposal to end the civil strife
in his country by another conference
of Nicaraguans in Nicaragua was
voiced today by President Adolfo
Diaz, head of the Conservative gov
ernment.
Coincidentally, he announced OPP
position to the principle of settlement
of the Nicaraguan conflict by foreign
countries. His views We're made
known in statement to the Asso-
ciated Press.
What we now hold out for" Presi-
dent Diaz said, las the only dignified
and satisfactory means of reaching a
solution of our problem is a confer
ence of Nicaraguans, by Nicaraguans
and within Nicaragua.
Approves Neutral Zone.
For such a conference we are will
ing to have a neutral zone declared
and maintained by the United States
in our territory, but we are opposed
to the principle of the settlement of
Nicaraguan political disputes by for
e!gn countries, and particularly by
countries where the governments have
openly expressed hostility to us and
where the revolution against us has
found a base of operations for expe.
ditions, as has been the case in both
Guatemala and Costa Rica."
A conference, as suggested by Presi-
dent Diaz, was held in Corinto Mica
ragua, last October but failed despite
heroic efforts made by Lawrence
Dennis. American charge d'affaires
and Rear Admiral Latimer.
The Liberals refused at that time to
have anything to do with a Conserva-
tive President because, they argued
DIR. Sacasa was elected by the people
as vice president, and since Carlos
SolorZano, now a resident of Cali.
fornia, had resigned, Sacasa was In
line for the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
MURDER D|SPROVED
IN CLARKE AUTOPSY
Physician Claims Body of
Rich Spinster Shows
Natural Death.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dspatcn 10 Inc star
CAPE MAY. n. j., January "a
An autopsy today revealed absolutely
no evidence OF foul play in the death
of Miss Mary Clarke, wealthy Pitts
burgh and Washington spinster here
a week ago today.
With this announcement, first def
mite light was shed on the tangled
situation IN which State police have
resolutely held to their theory that
the aged woman probably met death
by exposure while wandering in the
blizzard, victim of an1nesia.
This attitude of the State police has
been just as resolutely opposed by
Coroner William H. Thompson. whose
belief in theory of murder with
robbery motive has been shared by
most of the townspeople, many OF
whom had known Miss Clarke as
visitor here during Summer months.
The autopsy was performed by DR..
julius NJ. Way, the coroner's physi-
clan, and after he had made an ex-
ternal examination and had examined
the chest cavity, heart and lungs, he
issued his statement, contradicting a
murder theory.
Died of Natural Causes.
DR.. Way announced that with the
exception OF the chemical analysis
of the stomach, yet to be made, there
was no evidence of foul play.
He declared in his examination of
the vital organs in the body the
woman died from strangulation or
natural causes.
Strangulation could have been
caused by sand which he found in
the bronchial tubes and the lungs
and this could have been inhaled by
Miss Clarke as she staggered along
the beach in the binding gale.
The bruises on her arm, DR.. Way
said, were caused by those who re-
moved the body from the beach as
they were compelled to chop 1t out
of the sand where 1t was frozen.
None of the organs, such as the
heart, liver or stomach, gave any in
dication she had taken poison or had
been poisoned. he added.
A superficial examination OF the
stomach, DIR. Way said. showed the
woman had no food for upward OF "A
hours, and that she was in weak
ened condition when she staggered
on the beach. The stomach will be
sent u d CIlSHilSl III TAtIdiIlAN @AbJ AVi
an analysis the result of which will
not be known for four days.
While DR.. Ways findings were ac-
cepted by State police as confirma-
ton of their disbelief in the murder
theory, the mystery of the wealthy
spinster's death did not come as near
ultimate solution as had been ex-
pected.
An inquest was to have been held
at noon today, and the production be-
fore the jury of all evidence thus far
gathered was expected to go tar
toward clearing the situation, but at
the last moment the coroner post
poned the inquest.
He gave no explanation for this
action, other than that he has power
to set a date for the inquest and VIII
order it when he feels disposed to.
When the inquest is held, the State
police are prepared to submit evi-
dence to prove their doubt that Miss
Clarke had $40 900 worth of bonds in
her possession just before death, and
their disbelief in the presence of
we'll dressed woman companion on
her trip to the shore. The State po-
lice declare that they can account Tor
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Salvation Army to Collect Discarded
Toys for Children Santa Forgot

poor children, who will probably
treasure them second hand more
than their original possessors cher
ish them new.
The one-eyed dolls, the three
legged dogs, the battle SCARED tin
soldiers and the like, many of which
have gone into the discard since
Christmas, will find new homes
where they will bring happiness. The
toys will be collected by the Saliva
ton Army inaugura ting its first TOY
campaign" which. will extend through
ell next week = { :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BRITAIN MASS|NG
TROOPS TO GUARD
RIGHTS IN CHINA
Four BattaIionS Are Ordered
to Be Ready for Duty
in Far East.
LONDON DENIES MOVE
CONSIDERS AGGRESSION
Serious Disorders Disturb Shang-
,hai-Apprehension Grows Over
Plight of Americans.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 22.-Four bat
taliors of British troops have been or
oered to be in readiness for embarka-
ton for China. This is in addition to
the 600 marines who will probably
embark at Portsmouth Monday for
the Far East. From India comes re-
ports that an Indian brigade is also
preparing for a rapid movement.
The government decided today to
take the country partly into its con-
fidence and official communicates an
nouncing the new preparations were
issued by both the foreign office and
war Office. There has been consider
able mystification over the contrast
between the ministers constant assur
ances of conciliatory policy toward
China and the unusual naval and
military preparations, which are daily
increasing.
No Aggressive Intention.
Official quarters still maintain that
these preparations are nothing but
precautionary measures for the pro
lection of British subjects and inter
ests and that there is no aggressive in
tention. They assert that negotiations
with China are continuing, and also
that, although general conditions in
China contain the seeds of possible
grave Developments, there is no inn
mediate danger.
a high ministerial authority tonight
denied that Yesterdays cabinet coun-
Gil was called owing to the receipt of
bad n sws from China. On the con-
trary, il is understood that no news of
Importance has been received within
the last As hours from either the Brit
fish Minister. Miles Lampson, or
Charge O'Malley.
Hanlxow Situation Better.
Press dispatches today indicate an
improved situation at Hankow, but
less favorable elsewhere. The report
that British business houses have re-
opened at Hankow tends to show that
Charge O'Malley's negotiations with
Eugene Chen, Cantonese foreign min
lister, have been progressing salts
factorily.
Shanghai dispatches, on the other
hand, report serious disorders
The cabinet will undoubtedly hold
further councils for the coming week,
and the negotiations looking to an un-
derstanding between Great Britain
and China will probably be prolonged,
owing to the difficulties and slowness
of communication. There is also ap-
prehension that the censorship is
being freely applied to dispatches
from China. thus preventing the Brit
ish public from learning the true sit
uation.
Dispatches from India declare that
rumors are rife in Delhi of the
mobilization of an Indian brigade for
service in China. but neither official
confirmation nor denial can be OBJ
tanned One dispatch asserts that.
among the troops ordered to the Far
East from India are the Durham
Light Infantry. the Gloucestershires
and battalion of Punjab Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

CHICAGO, January 22.-Children
in homes that Santa Claus forgot on
Christmas are going to have their
share of cheer after all. A belated
Santa Claus in the form of lassies
Of the Salvation Army will visit
them. bringing some of the things
for which children of the poor
looked in vain in the stockings they
hung up.
Toys. little battered perhaps. and
vdisdained by the children who re-
reiveA- ahems s-arseHe = given toSthe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
P0NZI IS REQUESTED.
Bay States Plea to Moody Goes to
Attorney General.

AUSTIN. Tex. January % IP.-
A requisition asking the return of
Charles Ponzi, held at Houston, to
Massachusetts was presented to Gov.
Dan Moody today. 1t was referred
to the attorney generals department
for examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
MARYLAND BACKS
GREATER CAPITAL
Leaders of Nearby Counties
Pledge Support to New
Planning Work.
BY WILLIAM J. wHEATLEY.

On the wing of the spirit of co-opera-
ton and coordination, born of a de-
sire for capital city the peer of those
of the world, regional development
plans for the metropolitan area of
the National Capital in Montgomery
and Prince Georges County, Md,
zation last night.
Federal, State. county, township.
corporation, town officials of the two
counties figuratively threw their arms
across their political borders and
united for the proposed development,
heartily indorsing every step looking
toward realization of plans of the Ma
tional Capital as well as State park
and planning commissions.
Nearly one hundred persons We're
the guests, at dinner at the City
Club, of Maj. E. Brooke Lee,
speaker of the Maryland House of
Delegates and chairman of the de
facto Maryland Planning Commission.
They were called together for the ex-
press purpose of determining whether
or not they wanted to take advantage
of the opportunities held out to them
I
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission for becoming the
front door of the Nations Capital.
Willing to Pay.
For this privilege they are willing
TO pay. as the proposed bill which will
be introduced and pushed through the
current Legislature provides for tax
nf
of providing the necessary funds with
which to purchase lands for parks and
Fairgrounds, zone the area, provide
wide boulevards, avenues and streets.
Some of the speakers thought the in
vestment was so good that it ought to
be Is cents on the S100
After the plan of the Maryland
planning commission was laid down,
following the pointing out of some
of the advantages by officials of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, there was not a dissent
ing voice. While some of the mayors
and other representatives said they
had not sounded out their people, they
felt sure that when it was properly
presented to them and explained, as it
was last night, that they could do
nothing but approve it.
AfAdJ" Ice, III OpCIiIuS the ul6GIlHE,
explained that the proposed bill was
purely tentative and it was the pur-
pose of the meeting to get for the
legislative delegates the feeling of the
people toward the measure, and re-
mind them that it would be subject
to revision up until it was passed by
the legislature. One of the greatest
aids to the proposed plan. he said, was
the National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission, which provided
central agency with which the Mary
land organization could deal Hereto
fore, he pointed out, it was necessary
to deal with three agencies. Congress,
the District Commissioners and the
officers of the Army Engineer Corps.
State Aid Pledged.
He let it be known last night that
if the people of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties stand to-
gether on this planning program, that
they can expect substantial appro-
priation as aid from the State in the
supplemental budget. He declared
only yesterday he had a talk with
Gov. Ritchie, about the matter, and
that he found him in a more recep-
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