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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
"RED TAPE" SLASHED.
Civil Service Commission Sets
Record for Speed in Test.

Government red tape was slashed
and cut 10 bits few days ago in
establishment of new speed record
for examination announcements by
the Civil Service Commission.
Postmaster General New asked the
commission 10 announce an examina.
ti0n for railway mail clerks. and the
commission. taking the request as a
test for speed. rushed the copy
through the Government Printing
Office within three hours. Forty thou
sand announcements of the examina-
ton were in the mail within two days.
sent out 20 every oivil service district
from Maine 10 California In add
don. about 700 600 individual requests
on file were answered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
PASSING ON RIGHT
FAVORED BY TWO
Other Motorists File Protests
Against Proposed TRAIT
fiC Rule.

The first Endorsements of the pro
posed amendment TO the traffic code
which would permit vehicles to pass
on the right were received by the
Commissioners today from Charles l..
Frailey. Washington attorney. and
Ray l.. Smith, a member of tho Lin
coin Park Citizens Association. ard
the American Automobile Association.
At the same time however, the Com
missioners received a score of add
tional protests against the proposed
change. The majority of them were
written by motorists who seem Ia
think that a right-hand passing rule
would increase rather than decrease
accidents.
Letters to BE Considered.
All of the communications con the
subject. which has stirred up more
public interest than any other pro
posed change in the traffic regulations
since a suggested ban on all night
parking. which cams during the al
ministration of former Commissioner
Frederick a. Fenninc, will be given
serious consideration by the Board Of
District Commissioner before acting
ted by Traffic Director NJ, q. EldriGge
The Commissioners considered the
DO recommended changes yesterday
afternoon. but deferred action pend
ing a report from the District trdtEic
council.
Found No Difficulty.
Mr.. F'railey in his Endorsement of
the right-hand passing plan pointed
out that he has driven his machine
in many cities and ON Fifth avenue
in New York. where passing to the
right is a custom and discovered no
difficulty or danger whatever in pass
ing and. being passed on the right.
Others have told me-" he said, they
considered it easier to drive in New
York than in Washington.
Prominent among the DIRECTORS to
the plan is Herbert l.. Davis, auditor
of the District Supreme Court. who
told the commission that many motor
lists already are engaging in the
''reprehensible practice" i'm anticipa-
ton of favorable action by the COM
missioners on Mr.. Eldridge's recon-
mendation.
Others who wrote in protest to the
change were. Thomas Nj. Woodward.
Mrs. l.. w. Engster. j. ID. Ward. A.
w. Collins, Frank w. Garden, Harry
T. Kranz. w. ]. Howard Charles r.
Seal. F. NJ. Weaver. Hiram Green, II.
G. Cummings. r. r. Timons, Il. e.
Morris, T.. G.. Sander. j. f.. Smith.
c, Swieson. r. NJ. Horne, c. X. Glover
and o. Kettler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26

Continued from First Pase)
no warfare and there must be no
Killings.
SThe order. in the form of letter
signed by the presidents of the on
Lneong and Hip Sing Tongs, was
drafted at conference called 10y Dis
trict Attorney Banion. who threatened
wholesale deportations il the warfare,
which already has taken toll of 10
lives in six cities, did not cease.
Even while the rival tong leaders
were comforting with the district at
toraey two more Chinese were killed
one in Washington and another in
Cambridge, Mass. Both shootings had
the appearance Of tong murders. but
they occurred before the ma nifesto'
had been sent out.
Truce Still la Effect.
The letter declares the truce signed
two years ago IL sin in effect and
urges members Of both tongs To re
spect it, II disclaims responsibility
for letter sent out two days ago
signed Zip Sing Tong which
claimed a killing in Newark. \. J.,
10 have been a tong affair and ad-
vfsed all Hip Sing men to take to
cover, that the tong war was on again.
The district attorney said he be-
lteved the tong leaders innocent OF
responsibility for the outbreak and
expressed confidence that the killings
would cease.
Police, however. in cities where
there are large Chinese sections did
not relax their vigilance. and heavy
patrols were maintained
A Chinese laundryman and real es.
tate owner was slain i'm Cambridge,
Mass. The killer escaped.
Previous killings were in Brooklyn,
Newark, n. j.; Chicago ana Man
chester. Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
FRENCH R0YALISTS
ATTACKED BY POPE
Plus Declares Action Franchise
Body Represents Real Revolt
Against Church.
Br the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME March 26.--Pope Plus de.
dared yesterday that the attitude Of
the Action Franchise group in France
represents "a real revolt against the
authority of the church"
(Only recently L'Action Franchise.
the Royalist organ of Leon Daudet,
was placed on the index by the Ro-
man Catholic church.l
Speaking Of the students Of the
French Seminary here. the pontiff
Vigorously condemned the French
royal group as '.misleaders Of souls
and PRISONERS OF the intelligence,
guided by ''the spirit of sophism, ar
rogance and audacitv."
The Pope dismissed as absurd and
unfounded all accusations against the
holy see made by adherents Of
L,Action Franchise. and condemned
their theological theories as mere
Tickling of the ears"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
STUDENTS ASsAIL CHRISTIANS
Serious Agitation Breaks Out at Foo.
chow; Pastor Seized.

FOOCHOW. China, March rs R).----
Serious anti.Christian agitation was
started here by Communist students,
who, at a meeting yesterday. urged
the overthrow of Christianity. The
students seized and bound a Chinese
pastor and placed a FOOLS cap on his
head. They paraded him through the
foreign quarter past the British and
American mission buildings.
Posters appeared denouncing re-
ligion and the church, also threaten
ing certain Chinese Christians with
death.
Consular officials protested to the
local authorities, but some concern is
felt that the Chinese authorities will
not be able to afford adequate protec.
ton to foreigners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26

Representative Zihlman of Mary
land today presented to the President
the name of Judge Albert A. Doub
of Cumberland to be considered i'm
an appointment to the newly
created Federal judgeship for Mary
land. Mr.. Zihlman told the President
that Judge Doub is now on the circuit
bench in the western part of Mary.
land and has the Endorsement of the
bar association of that section for APP
pointment to the new Federal Judge
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
MACNIDER FORCED DOWN.
Rain and sleet Halt Flight of AS
sistant War Secretary.

RIBAULT. Mimi. March % L4)
A rain and sleet storm yesterday
forced down All airplane in which
Hanford MacNider, Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, was dying from Mason
City. Iowa. to the twin cities. The
plane landed in muddy field.
Mr. MacNider left by automobile for
The. twin cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
IMMUNITY RECOGNIZED.
Judge Schuldt Dismisses Auto Case
Under Privilege.

Diplomatic immunity" was recog-
nized in Traffic Court today by Judge
Schuldt in the case of Elvira Martinez
Sobral, 21-year-old daughter of En-.
rique Martinez Sobral, assistant agent
of the United States. Mexican General
Claims Commission. who was charged
with parking abreast in front of the
noon.
Patrolman Schenck of the third pre-
cinct insisted that the girl be brought
to court, but when she presented Gre
dentials showing her to be the daugh.
ter of the claims commission official
and claimed diplomatic immunity, her
claim was recognized immediately and
the case was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
TYPHOID STILL RACES.


MONTREAL, March 26 tP).-Despite
assertions that the typhoid epidemic,
raging here since March 4, was on the
wane, health officials said 102 new
cases have been reported bringing the
total number of cases, since the cpl
demic began, TO LILO. On the advice
of the health authorities, many resi-
dents are being inoculated. Physicians
throughout the city were busy last
night administering anti.typhoid
serum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
STRIKERS GET $4,000.
Red Rail Workers Send Gift to
Mexican Colleagues.

MEXICO CITY March % R).--
The central committee of the Russian
Railway Unions has sent so 900 rubles
(about $25 ,000) to the Railway and
Transport Federation, lin behalf of a
million railway workers of the soviet
republics"
The money was dispatched to aid
the railway strikers. with the hope
that they will continue their ''ener-
getic struggle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
H0USEWARMING PLANNED.
Jewish Foster Home to Hold Affair
Tomorrow

The Jewish Foster Home will hold
housewarming tomorrow. when the
children. officers and directors will be
at home to the public from to in
the afternoon. The housewarming Is
in honor of the Purim season and the
inspection of the recent additions and
improvements to the home, which is
located at 1918 q street.
A linen shower will be held as q
Purim offering.
The president Of the home is Isaac
Il. Nordlinger, the vice president,
Gerson Nordlinger; the second vice
president, Jacob Eisenman; recording
secretary, David Frank: financial sec.
rotary, Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, and
treasurer. AdoIph Weyl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
PEACE TALK HEARD.
Chang Reported Ready 10 Negotiate
for Truce

LONDON. March rs LP).---Reuter'
Shanghai correspondent says Marshal
Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian war lord,
is reported to be DESTROYS of negotiat-
ing with the moderate Southerners
for a truce, to be followed by the con-
clusfon of peace.
IhiS report, the correspondent ADDS,
is confirmed by representatives of the
Ankuochun or allied Northern armies,
OF which Marshal Chang is com
mander- inchief.
Japanese women and children were
outraged and assaulted by the Can
tonese In Marking, says the Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Express
in an account of the release of the
foreigners after the last ultimatum by
the foreign naval commanders.
Just before expiration of the
ultimatum, at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, a British party, followed
closely by Japanese, appeared at the
water front. The Japanese numbered
about 100. Nearly every garment
had been torn from some of the
women and children.
Officer Is Bayoneted.
The Japanese Maj. Menito was bay
oneted while attempting to rescue
woman and the Japanese chief of
police was shot in the head while try
ing to save another from molestation.
AS sole relics they brought out
large portrait of the late Emperor of
Japan and q copy of the japanese
consular code.
Just after the hour for expiration
of the ultimatunf, parties of Amer
leans, including many women, came
into sight on the bund. They were
the last Of the foreigners to arrive,
as they had the greatest distance to
travel.
Some of the American women had
been brutally treated. Their clothing
was ripped, and they were otherwise
maltreated. Some fell behind. ex-
hausted.
Reuters Shanghai correspondent
quotes "a particularly well informed
high official" as declaring
I'VE are only at the beginning OF
the trouble in China. The real thing
is only now beginning"
Troops Show Restraint.
Great restraint was displayed by the
British troops during the troubles in
Shanghai the correspondent adds.
This is revealed by the fact that Off
cial reports show only 40 rounds We're
fired, resulting in 4o casualtles,
throughout the worst period expert
enced on the northern border of the
international settlement. This period
was last Monday. when 1000 Chinese
troops tried to break through.
Not shot has been fired since that
time The Coldstream Guards in the
outlying districts have been con-
stantly sniped at, but with the as
sistance of the police they are gradu
ally clearing out the snipers by means
of raids, in which they used only
truncheons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
.LEVEE DYNAM|TED,
REPORTS DECLARE
Water Said to Be Six Feet
Deep Near Kennett, Mo.
Large Area Flooded.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 2o.-Un-
confirmed reports reaching the Mem
phis Commercial Appeal late last night
from kennett, Mo, declared that a
levee of the st. Francis River had
been dynamited, flooding a wide area.
Meager reports reaching here said
highways were covered with feet
OF water. The levee reported to have
been dynamited was said to be near
Deering, about 20 miles from Kennett.
Thousands of acres of land were re-
ported flooded, but no information re-
gardinG possible loss of life of live
stock was obtainable.
1t was not believed any lives were
lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
FRENCH REPLY DELAYED.
Ministers Fail to Take Up Question
Of Arms Farley Invitation.

PARIS. March e Op).-~The French
Council of Ministers again failed at
today's session 10 discuss the matter
of Frances reply 10 President
Coolidge's invitation for the appoint
ment OF an observer 10 the three
power naval disarmament conference
at Geneva.
The matter viii probably be taken
up by the middle OF next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
Brother Learns That Earl Hobart
Was Wounded.

NEW YORK, March Is Op).-Don.
aid A. Hobart. New York business
man, said last night he had been in
formed by the Standard OH Co. of New
York that his brother, Earle r. Ho-
bart of Boston. has been injured in
the hostilities at Socony Hill, Nan.
king.
MIR. Hobart said the company had
received only meager details and did
not know the nature of his brothers.
injuries.
His brothers. wife was safe. the re-
ports said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
FLYERS LEAVE CAYENNE.
Good Will Planes to Stop Next in
Dutch Guiana.

NEW YORK. March 26 tP).-The
French Cable Co. was advised today
that the United States Army good will
flyers left Cayenne. French Guiana, at
O'Clock this norning in continuation
of their honleward journey.
The next scheduled stop on the
flight is ParaRaribo, Dutch Guiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
Retirement Ruling Announced.

Classified civil service employees who
are appointed to the post of acting
postmaster are subject to the pro-
visions of the retirement law, under
decision of the controller general.
announced today. A letter from the
controller general to the Secretary of
the Interior today said that acting
postmasters promoted. appointed or
transferred from classified positions
come within the terms of the retire
ment act and their compensation is
subject to the 31a per cent deduction
for retirement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
BOXER STABBED TO DEATH
Nine. Including Comedian, Held
After Alleged Brawl.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. March 20
GPl.-Eddie Diggins, 80, wen known
lightweight boxer. was stabbed to
death early today in what police said
was "A free-forall fight i'm Hollywood
tea room.
no. Nine men and women, including
y lloyd Hamilton, motion picture
comedian. were held for investigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
LAUREL--TO-BALTIMORE
MARATHON IS STARTED
Nearly Fourscore Runners Begin
Stretch--De Mar Is Among
Contestants.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAUREL, Md, March 26.--Nearly
fourscore runners Hoped away from
the starters gun at noon today in the
fifth renewal of the annual Laurel
to-Baltimore marathon. The gray
headed Clarence de Mar of Boston,
winner of the national marathon over
the same course last year; Albert r.
Whitey) Nicholson of Cygnet A. c.,
East Port Chester, Conn, and William
Agee of Baltimore. who finished two
and three last year, were pounding
the macadam well to the van.
Among nationally known marathon
ers entered. who did not start were
Frank Il. Vending of Buffalo, Percy
Wyer of Toronto, and John Rossi of
Cygnet A. G..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
DANIELS SEES FAILURE
OF 9-POWER TREATY
Declares Landing of Marines at
Shanghai Indicates Failure of
Chinese Agreement.
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., March &c.
In the opinion of Josephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Navy. the
presence of United States vessels In
Chinese waters and the landing of Ma
rines at Shanghai is proof that the
nine power treaty which grew out of
the Washington disarmament confer.
ence has accomplished nothing.
THE treaty was intended to bring
Justice to China, and was hailed as
harbinger of peace by the Orient"
said Mr. Daniels, who is on vacation
here.
I'VE say that we want to remain
isolated. But we can't be isolated
from the rest of the world Our ships
are everywhere. Furthermore. we
wouldn't if we could be. The truth of
the whole matter is that America has
done nothing to promote world peace
since the armistice. and in addition she
has sacrificed her naval strength"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
MORE MARINES ARE ORDERED
TO CHINA; AMERICANS SAVED

ter. and protest strongly against the
outrageous and unprovoked attack
upon and the killing of American citi-
zens by Nationalist forces" at Nan
king.
The consul was instructed also TO
urge Chen to take every possible
measure to save the Americans still
at Marking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
Women Warned of Tight Belts.

LONDON, March &c R).-"Resist
the back the blouse movement,
is the slogan of British physicalscul-
turists, who foresee the return of
blouses and distinct waist lines in req
cent fashions, and are warning wom-
en- against costumes which must be
tightly belted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
BABY SCALDED IN BATH.
Garrett Park. Accident Occurs i'll
Absence of Parents.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

SpeCiai DlSpatcn 10 Inc star.
KENSINGTON, Md, March 20
Mary Ann Renshaw, 10-months-Old
daughter of c. w. and Mrs. Renshaw
of Garrett Park, near here. is at
Children's Hospital in Washington
suffering from serious scalds to the
back and arms.
The accident occurred late yeSter-
day, while Mrs. Renshaw was on Il
trip to Washington, the coIored maid
left in charge of the infant explaining
the child evidently turned on the water
accidentally in trying to climb out
of the tub while the maid was out
of the bathroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26

I, SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Re.
public, March IS GP).--Dwight r.
Davis. American Secretary of War.
who arrived here from Porto Rico on
the II. s. s. Florida yesterday. left to,
day overland for Haiti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
L. s. TO FILE PROTEST.
Consul Instructed to Make Represen.
tafiOns to China.

PEklNG, China. March % P).--
The American legation has instructed
the consul at Hankow to call on Eu-
gene Chen, Cantonese, foreign minis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26
ALL D. c. CHINESE
HELD IN CITY AFTER
Staying OF WAITER

continued from First Pasel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
COMFORT
TO HORSES
ON TRAINS
New Order StipuIateS Num-
Der of Attendants to Each
Car Load.
Times staff Correspondent

BIZ NEA Serricc
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Horses
horses, horses-interested in horses,
horses horses, are the staid members
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
They have just announced their
decisions that thoroughbred racing
horses, polo ponies and show horses
shall not be expected to travel with
out sufficient comfort and attend
ance.
More than nine race horses in a
car need six attendants who, the
commission has decided. shall ride
free. A total of thirteen or more
polo ponies in a car need three at.
tendants.
In many instances. at present,
only two free-riding attendants per
car are allowed.
The value of horses of this kind
runs about 100000 per car.
The express companies opposing
the increase in free-riding attend
ants say that these horses are ship
ped at a declared valuation of 5000
per animal, which would make q
valuation of only 2,400 for load of
twelve horses instead of 100000,
and said that the increase would
make them pay passenger fares out
Of proportion to the express rates
charged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
FRANCE TO BUILD
STEEL, CONCRETE
/ LINE OF DEFENSE
Work on Plan of General
Staff Will Begin
in July.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, May 13.-Convinced that
the next war, like the last, will be a
trench war, France will begin in
July the construction of a hugs for
titled line along her Eastern frontier
with concrete trenches and dIgouts
linking sunken forts, as solid as steel
and cement can make them.
Huge new forts, containing en-
placements for greater guns than any
which doomed during the World
Wra, will be undermined with sub
terranean magazines for ammunition,
kitchens, hospitals and sleeping
quarters for defense troops and gun
crews.
Between the forts will be scat
tered cement store houses, as near
bomb proof as possible, to contain
barbed wire, sandbags, entrenching
tools and other military engineering
supplies All these will be connected
by trenches, some of them merely
theoretical, but others built of rein
forced concrete to resist winter frost.
Sees Little Change
In the French general staff which
is perhaps as good as any in Europe,
the experts are convinced that war
methods have changed but little since
1918 despite the progress in aviation.
The staff advanced two theories for
the erection of this great defensive
bulwark.
One was for building a complete
trench system between the English
Channel and the Swiss border. The
other was for erection of storehoLses
along the same line. They eventual
ly combined the two ideas. The
work has been delayed by lack of
money, but funds are now available
for the work along the Rhine in Al
SAGE and Lorraine.
The old French defense system,
built after Germany took the two
Rhine provinces in 1870, ran from
Verdun to Switzerland by Toul. In
addition there were severa fortified
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-13
CITY HALL JOINER HAS
FINGERS IN SEVEN PIES

They are Marion County Order of
Elephants, Marion County Republi-
can committee, City Republican COM
mittee, Indiana Amateur Basketball
Association, Central Staes Basketball
Association and Great Western Ath-
letic Association.
StenOgraphic Aid
Miss Edna Robinson, stenographic
clerk, aids Zimmerman with his city
task, but he handles all the other
jobs himself, working often at home
in the evening.
Zimmerman directs $4,000 amateur
basketball players in eighteen States
every year from Indianapolis. An
organization which he formed nine
years ago today directs $1,000 indie
pendent teams throughout Indiana
and the middle west. He directs 652
Indiana teams.
Worked as Trainer
While Technical High School
student Zimmerman became a fan
and worked as trainer. Nine years
ago he started his idea with eighteen
city teams and developed it each
year.
Some day hope to hold a real
national amateur basketball tourney,
and idea which has been overlooked
by every athletic organization in the
world" Zimmerman said.