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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
LARGE AREA FLOODED,
LEVEES ARE BROKEN
st. Francis River, in Missouri
Overhows for Second Time
This Year.

By the Associated Press.
KENNETH, Mo-, March 2S.-Water
Of the st. Francis River tonight is
pouring through several breaks in the
levee north and south of here. Belief
Is expressed here that the crest will
be reached tonight. A large area is
inundated by the food waters, but
most Of the land covered is not in
cultivation.
Reports reaching here from Marked
Tree and Truman, Ark, are to the
effect that the river has broken
through the levee at several places
and is spreading over a wide area.
Many persons are reported homeless
in that section.
This Is the second food from the st.
Francis this year. The last rise oc.
Cured about seven weeks ago, cutting
several holes in the levee in Dunklin
County. Only one break was repaired
before the present flood halted the
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
BORAH COMMITTEE
MAY CONFER SOON
Authority Found for Foreign
Relations Group to Func-
ton During Recess.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate foreign relations COM
mittee may function this Summer,
after all. investigating the Mexican,
Nicaraguan and perhaps Chinese
situations.
Senators delving into the volume
Of Senate rules have come across an
almost-forgotten resolution adopted
in 1921 and providing that the regular
standing committees shall continue
and have power to act until their
successors are appointed.
On the basis of this authority Chair
man Borah, who unsuccessfully
sought at the last session to obtain
authority for the committee to go to
Mexico and Central America, is ex-
pected to issue an early call for a
meeting of the committee with view
to authorizing a subcommittee to act.
Doubt Concerning Funds.
With the retirement of Senators
Pepper, Republican, Pennsylvania,
and Lenroot. Republican, Wisconsin,
those favoring inquiries into the
Mexican and Nicaraguan situations
would be in control. Whether
majority of the committee would come
to Washington in response to a call
is an open question
There also is doubt as to whether
the committee could obtain funds to
pay travelling and other expenses,
since all vouchers would have to be
approved by Chairman KeyeS OF the
Senate audit committee, who already
has declined to approve expenses of
the Senate campaign funds committee.
There is difference in the status
of the two committees, however, the
one being a standing committee and
the other an especially appointed one
to perform q specific purpose, the in
vestigation of senatorial primaries and
elections held last year.
Resolution Was Amended.
Just before Congress adjourned,
Chairman Borah offered a resolution
proposing that his committee hold in
vestigations into the Mexican and
Nicaraguan situations and to visit
those countries If it deemed that
course advisable.
This resolution failed to meet with
the full approval of the administra-
ton, and before the committee acted
upon it, several State Department Of
ficials appeared and gave additional
information regarding the admins
tration's course in Central America.
Administration Senators then had
the resolution so amended as to re-
quire the committee when sitting dur
ing the recess to remain within the
continental United States.
Lost I'm Filibuster.
The measure in this form was re.
ported favorably to the Senate, but
like many other pieces Of legislation,
failed in the filibuster Of the closing
days OF the session.
Most Senators. Chairman Borah
among them, thought that ended the
matter, but an examination today Of
the Senate rules disclosed that author
ity existed for the committee to func-
ton until its successor is appointed
with the converting Of the new Con-
gress next December.
The resolution comforting such
authority was adopted in 1921 at the
opening Of the Sixty.Seventh Con-
gress, the purpose being q complete
reorganization Of the standing com.
mittees. so that additional places
would be given the Republicans. who
had rolled up large Senate majority
in the Harding tidal wave Of 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
FACES MURDER CHARGE.
Common Law Husband Accused /,
Teachers Death.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., March 26 Up.
Harold F. Farnham, 4S, was formal.
ly charged tonight with the murder
Of Miss Lille l. Browne, 58-year-old
retired school teacher, with whom, it
Is said, he had lived for three years as
common law husband.
.Farnham persisted In his contention
that the woman lost her life in a fall
downstairs during dizzy spell. Police
say examination revealed that finger
marks were left on the woman's left
arm and face. indicating, they believe,
the application of great pressure.
Farnham will be arraigned Monday
morning.
Miss Brownies will, leaves the whole
estate to Farnham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
BANDITS GET $4,000.

Two Unmasked Men Rob Bank
and Escape.
ABILENE, Tex. March rs R.-
Two unmasked men today robbed the
First State Bank of Ovalo, this county,
Of $4,000 and escaped in a sedan.
The men forced 1. N. Wilkinson,
cashier, and Joe Harrison, bookkeep-
err, into the bank vault and shut the
door. 1t did not lock, however. The
robbers overlooked $12,50O of Govern
ment bonds and $40 in small change
was scattered about the sidewalk as
they fed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
BOYS FOUND DEAD IN CAVE
Pair Suffooated in Opening They
Had Dug in Canyon.

CHILDRESS, Tex, March 26 OP.-
Suffocated in cave Of their own dig
ging. Calvin Kent, Is, and Harvey
King, II, were found dead by their
grandmother, Mrs. James Woodward,
on farm two miles north of Childress
today.
The boys at play had dug back
under the ground several feet when
the top n the little cave in the side
Of canyon wall fell In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
27 MEN BELIEVED LOST.
Crews of Two Fishing Vessels
Missing After Collision.

REYKJEVIK, Iceland, March 2s
H).-Twenty-seven lives are believed
to have been lost in the collision Of
two fishing boats today. One vessel
sank after the collision, carrying with
1t seven members of the crew. The
other boat is missing and is believed
to have gone down with 20 members
of it's crew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
American Planes
In Nicaragua Will
Bomb Attackers
Nv IN. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. March
Gas a result OF the firing on
an American plane yesterday. the
Marine aviators here will be sup
piled with bombs and machine
guns and instructed to return such
fire in the future.
Rumors received here that the
Liberals were planning an attempt
to take the city of Leon. where
American Marines have established
a neutral zone, tonight resulted in
orders to a force of 800 Marines
to be prepared to proceed at any
time to preserve order there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
TWO SOLDIERS SLAIN.
Fight Over Pistol Results II
Deaths at Fort Scott, Calf.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, March 2s
R).-A fight over possession of an
automatic pistol at Fort Scott today
resulted in the death of two enlisted
men. Priv. Perry Holmes of In.
dianapolis died of wounds shortly
after the encounter, and William 0.
Escue of Lynnville, Tenn. private In
the SD Coast Artillery, died later at
a hospital.
Holmes had received an honorable
discharge last week and re-enlisted.
Army Investigators were Of the
opinion that the fatal shooting was
caused bv bad blood" between the
two men over love affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
BOMB NEAR U. S. OFFICES,
Unexploded Device Found in Build.
ing Housing Chilean Newsnaner.

SANTIAGO, Chile, March rs Up..-
An unexploded bomb was found last
night near the Offices of the news.
paper La Patria, on the eighth floor
or the large Ariztia Building.
The United States embassy and the
commercial .attache have offices on
the same floor. but some distance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Snowstorm in New York.

NEW YORK, March 2S Up.N New
York City was treated to a Spring
snowstorm this afternoon, which the
Weather Bureau said might possibly
continue Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Commissioner General of Immigra.
ton Hull, who recently underwent an
operation at Garfield Hospital. 70 re-
ported to be recovering.
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L
stunned implied duties which the fed
Grafton had approved, and there had
been no Reputation of such acts based
on such implied powers In the past.
Findings Of Committee.
The summary of the committees
findings follows:
your committee does not believe
that the action of the council in re-
cording itself as believing that one al
ready appointed by the President was
qualified to occupy the position to
which he had been appointed, and, in
stating that it was the opinion Of the
council that early confirmation by the
Senate would be in the interest Of the
people of the District OF Columbia.
constitutes censurable act"
Adjournment Defeated.
Final action on the committees re-
port came at the close of an hour and
a half of debate. which waxed warm
sporadically, and was frequently
punctuated by parliamentary maneu-
vers. Once an effort was made to
prevent consideration Of the report,
when motion for adjournment was
made at the conclusion of the special
order Of business, which concerned a
report Of the education committee.
The motion was lost by a vote OF So
TO IL.
William G. Henderson, delegate
from the North Capitol Citizens AS
ISOLATION, opened the discussion by de-
ploring the councils co-called "im-
piled powers" There's a question
IN my MIND as to just where the
council got these implied powers" he
declared. Il am certain they are not
provided for In the councils organic
act"
Implied Powers Criticized.
Delegate Clayton also added a criti.
cism Of the councils implied powers
and declared that its lust for power
has resulted in a "supercouncil. -
The council" he said, lis on the high
seas under full sail. Our move at this
time. is TO say, We believe in the coun.
Gil, but to get any power other than
the expressed power authorized in the
organic act should come from u.s.
The situation has come to a point
where either the council or the FEEDER
ati"l Is unnecessary. and If one Is tc
go, i prefer the latter
MIR. Clayton prefaced these remarks
with an explanation OF the action OF
nending censure for the council
e"One of the questions that has
plagued my association" he said, lis
why the council, instead of asking the
Senate TO confirm the appointments
Of the two members Of the commits
sion as we'll as Mr.. Fleharty, singled
out the peoples counsel and thereby
cast a reflection on the other two
While the Brightwood association was
opposed TO all three nominees, 1t be
Aeves in fair play"
StuIl Defends Endorsement.
Harry n. Stull, recorder of the
council and author of the resolution
which Endorsed Mr.. Ffeharty, answer
ed Mr.. Clayton with a statement that
he had known the appointee for 2f
wears and he was the real representa-
tive Of the people among the three
appointees. as he would serve as the
peoples representative before the
commission, and he thought the coun
Gil. az an organization representing
the people. should single him out fol
Endorsement after his fitness for of
flee had been determined. Moreover
Mr. stuli said the council had no in
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CITIZENS Federation
DECLINES TO cENSURE
ADVISORY COUNCIL

CONTINUED from First Page)
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stunned implied duties which the fed
GRAFTON had approved, and there had
been no reputation of such acts based
on such implied powers In the past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
Words for Spelling Bee Picked

the Zone Spelling Bee, which
will be held early in May. In this
the winners in the various build
ings will meet in eight zone CEN
ters, where they will spell for
zone championships.
With the Indianapolis contest
ants reduced to eight zone cham
pions, attention will turn to the
State Spelling Bee, which will he
held in Indianapolis late in May.
1t is then that the zone w.n2 ci
will compete with the champions
from each of the counties cooper
ating with The Times, which is
sponsoring the National Spelling
Bee in Indiana. The date and
place for the State meet, at which
a State champion will be chosen
through oral competition, have
not been determined.
A trip to Washington, D. c.,
the scene of the National Spelling
Bee, in June will be the reward
for the winner of the State spell
ing championship. The winner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

will be properly chaperoned, all
expenses for the trip and the
stay in Washington being paid by
The Times.
The National Spelling Cham
pion will be awarded $1,000 in
gold. The award fixed for the
runner-up is $500 in gold, while
an additional $500 will be dis
tributed among other winners.
In Washington the winner OF
the Indiana title will enjoy trips
through the various Government
buildings, will see the historic Po-
tomac River, visit Mount Vernon,
the home of George. Washington
and may have a glimpse into the
temporary White House, where
President Coolidge will greet all
the spelling champions. Theater
parties and luncheons will be ar
ranged.
All of which explains why In
dianapolis children are friendly
enemies in this very serious busi-
ness of spelling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

The words that will determine
the grade winners in the prelimi-
nary round of the Indianapolis
Spelling Bee will be chosn to-
day by the teachers and princi-
pals of the various school build
ings.
Conferences will be held by
the teachers at which fifty words
will be selected from the Mccall
Speller. These words will be
sealed until Thursday morning,
when about 10000 boys and girls
will compete for grade cham
pionships.
When the pupils of the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades
of the eighty-one public schools,
enrolled in the Indianapolis
Spelling Bee, which is being
sponsored by The Times, write
the contest Thursday they will
face the problem of spelling the
word list selected in each school.
The lists will vary because of the
ideas of the various teachers as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06

to just what words should be
chosen.
Teachers have been instructed
to use their own discretion in the
selection of words, choosing
those difficult to spell and words
that are easy, but confusing, to
the speller.
When the pupils have complet-
ed the written contest Thursday
their papers will be submitted to
the class teachers for grading.
Names of eight winners in each
school will be reported to Miss
Flora E Drake, assistant super
intendent of schools, by the
teachers of the various grades,
and will be recorded in her Office.
The 10000 contestants will be re-
duced, through the preliminary
contest, to 648 grade champions,
who will compete in eighty-one
Building Spelling Bees on
April 27.
The first oral contest will be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
g MINES IN
STATE SIGN Up
Strip Coal Conference Set
for Thursday.

BB United Press
TERRE EAUTE, Ind, April g.
Twenty-nine Indiana independent
coal mine operators have signed to
continue work under the old jack
sonville agreement, pending settle
ment of the mining situation, dis
trict headquarters of the United
Mine Workers of America an
nounced today. The remainder will
sign up soon, Harvey Cartwright,
district president, said. Independent
mines represent about 20 per cent
of the industry, he said.
Settlement of another 20 per cent
Of the suspension is seen in the ne
gotiation conference Thursday morn
ing of the Indiana Producers Asso-
citation, operators of strip mines, and
the district mine worker represent
atives. A preliminary session was
to be held this afternoon.
Consideration of the miners pro-
posal for a district conference by
the Indiana Bituminous Operators
Association, the other operator fac
tor in the suspension, pends recov-
cry from an illness of Phil II. Penna,
secretary. Penna is reported to be
rapidly improving.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
CYCLOPS
CALLED BY Jury
George S. Elliott Enters Po-
IitiCal Probe.

George S. Elliott, former county
Klan Eyclops. was recalled to the
Marion County grand jury rooms to-
day in connection with the jury's
resumption Of the probe into alleged
political corruption in the State.
1t was understood that Elliott
merely told the jury members of the
testimony he gave last fall when a
jury investigated the matter eleven
weeks without returning indict-
ments.
Elliott and Harvey Bedford, for
mer Klan official, and former police
traffic inspector, were called to-
gether to the jury last fall, after be-
ing missing" for several weeks.
Judge James A. Collins named
Miss Anna X. Leistner, former Sec
retary of Alvah J. Rucker, former
corporation counsel, stenographer to
take testimony in the corruption
pobe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
CLEAN N-UP
STAGED BY
DRY AGENTS
Eleven Arrested in Raids by
Federal and Local Au-
thoritieS.
WOMAN CAUGHT IN NET
WinkIer Expects Drive to
Net 20 Tiger Cases.

Twenty-Five Federal, county and
city officers united today in a series
Of liquor raids here.
At noon eleven arrests had been
made. The cleanup drive was to
continue this afternoon. Arrest of
at least twenty persons was expect
ed, according to George l.. Winkler,
deputy prohibition administrator.
Alleged offenders, arrested on war
rants issued by Municipal Judge Dan
V. White, were taken to the Fed
eral Bldg, then placed in custody
of Sheriff Omer Hawkins.
They were to be arraigned before
Criminal Judge James A. Collins.
Deputy Prosecutor John L. Niblack
filed affidavits.
Church Complains
Gavra Spuzich, who operates a
confectionery at 162 w. Sixteenth
ST., is alleged to have sold liquor
to Methodist Hospital attaches, Of
ficers said. Methodist Church men,
bers reported they believed Spurich
was selling liquor, agents said.
At $50 w, Washington st. officers
arrested Phillip Kekles, 5491k w.
Washington, and Peter Yankoff,
567h w. Washington, alleged en-
ployes. Kekles is said to have owned
the place until year ago, when
convicted of operating a blind tiger.
Yankof, officers said, was a "look-
out man" and pressed a warning
buZzer when officers arrived.
Pat Uberto was charged with oper-
ating blind tiger at southwest
corner Prospect st. and Sherman
DR.. The raiders declared Uberto at
tempted to destroy the evidence by
pouring out thirty gallons Of wine.
Enough was recovered for evidence,
they said.
Cora Won Sprecklesen, 732 Virginia
Ave-, also was held.
Three Witnesses
Lewis Risto, 511 w. Washington
St, was arrested on a sale and
possession charge. A pint of liquor
was confiscated, officers said.
When raiders bore down on soft
drink parlor at 306 N. Senate Ave,
they found neither proprietor or
liquor. But they found three
Negroes, who said they had bought
drinks there. They arrested George
Jennings, Maryland and Illinois
SITS; Charles Cravens, 423 w.
Fifteenth ST., and Thomas Adams,
631 e. Miami ST., as witnesses,
pending arrest of the proprietor.
Others ! lG: William Lee, APT w.
No. ST.; Risto Bozich, 463 w.
Washington ST.; Eddie Holtkemeyer,
205 N. Capitol.
Operatives, through error, raided
a residence on w. North st. The
search warrant read n. West st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
|ND|ANAP Oils DAY
IS OBSERVED At
HOME EXPOSITION
HooSierS Invited to Visit
Show at Playground on
Thursday.

Officials of the Indianapolis Real
Estate Board, which is sponsoring
the Home Complete Exposition an
nounced that today is Indianapolis
Day at the big show in the Manu-
facturers building at State fair
ground.
Thursday will be Indiana Day.
and hundreds of visiting realtors
and home builders from over Indiana
will attend.
10000 Attended
Twenty thousand home seekers at
tended the show Tuesday night.
This number, according to Z. j.
Holloway, Indianapolis Home Build
ers' Association president, is the
largest crowd ever assembled in the
building.
A steady stream of men and wom-
en- filed into the model home cen
terpiece of the exposition from the
opening Of the doors Tuesday night
until IL p. m.
The house, a beautiful brick
French chateau, is set amidst a re-
alistic background. Sod, hedges,
flowers and fiagstones have been
used to landscape the "lot," upon
which the home is located. in the
center of the building.
Space-Saving Devices
Many novel time and space-saving
devices are attracting interest. A
breakfast table that folds into a
built-in cupboard door, a refrigera-
tion system that generates ice by
means of gas flames directed on GER
tain chemicals, kitchen cabinets that
provide the acme of convenience,
mail boxes that announce the ar
rival of the mailman and a score of
other ingenious devices are on ex-
hibit.
The auditorium orthophonic victro-
la, which can be regulated in volume
from a whisper to a sound which can
be heard more than a mile away, at
tracts much interest. The instru-
ment was first used at the Sesqui-
centennial Exposition, in Phila-
delphia.
Crowds have increased nightly
since the opening of the show ? d it
is believed that many would the
exhibits in greater comfort IL they
attended in the afternoon.
The exposition will close Saturday
at 1890 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
ROBERTS TRIES AGAIN
Prepares Another Ordinance Asking
S15O,OO0 for Market.

An ordinance asking for a $150,0 600
bond issue for the repair of the city
market is being prepared by AS
sistant City Attorney Don F. Rob-
erts for presentation to the city
council at next meeting.
A similar ordinance was stricken
from the files by council at its last
meeting. Maybe they will get
tired of having it presented to them
and authorize the bond ISSUE" Rob-
erts said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
LOWDEN PRAISED
By. .SAP|RO UNDER
REEDS QU|zZ|NG
Libel Case Plaintiff Declares
Former Governor a Real
Farmer.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, April 6.-Former Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois is
a very fine gentleman, a wonderful
lawyer and one of the largest farm
ers of certain commodities in the
country, Aaron Sapiro declared to-
day during his cross examination in
the Ford-Sapiro libel suit.
Senator James A. Reed, question
ing Sapiro regarding the National
Wheat Growers advisory committee,
asked the witness for the commit
tees personnel and whether they
were growers.
Sapiro named the committee.
''Is Lowden a grower" asked the
Senator
"One of the largest in the country,
in some lines"
Does Lowden make his living as
a farmer or as the son-in-law of
Pullman?" the Senator shot back.
mo, he makes his living as a law
yer and farmer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-06
The Bride Should
Kiss the Judge

"Why all the hurryY"
asked Municipal Court
Judge Paul G. Wetter to-
day Of Herbert Farmer
lee, "a, of 502 Marion Ave-,
caught driving thirty
three miles an hour on w.
Washington ST., Tuesday
evening.
81 was in a hurry to get
home for the first dinner
my wife has ever fixed up
for me. We were married
only last Saturday." Par
merlee replied.
" Well, l hope you'll be
just as anxious to get
home ten years from
now," " said Wetter, tenn
pering his brusqueness by
withholding judgment.