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Evening star., 1927-09-02
DETECTIVES HOME
WRECKED BY BOMB
Hazleton, Pa, officer and Family
Thrown From Beds, but
Uninjured.

HAZLETON, Pa, September q.
The home of Daniel I. McKelvey, city
detective and president of the Penn
sylvania Police Chiefs Association.
was wrecked by dynamite explosion
early today. He and his wife and two
children were thrown from their beds
by the blast, but were uninjured.
The charge was placed under the
porch, and blew out the entire front
of the house. The adjoining residence
of r. M. Esposito was damaged. and
windows in nearly every building
within a radius of two blocks were
shattered.
McKelvey attributed the explosion
to gangsters' plot Of vengeance for re.
cent prosecutions
Evening star., 1927-09-02
WOMAN SWIMMERS FAIL.
Mrs. Weidman and Miss Marriott
Abandon Channel Attempt.

LONDON. September 2 R.-The
English Channel has added two more
victories to it's long list. Mrs. Jack
Weidman and "Jane Darwin" Miss
Lorna Marriott, British women, who
took the plunge at Cape Girls Nez,
France, yesterday in the hope of
swimming across the treacherous
waterway to the English coast, were
forced to abandon the attempt.
Mrs. Weidman collapsed after swim
ming 31a hours, and Miss Marriott
gave up after about 2 hours, when she
discovered she had missed the tide.
This was the fifth unsuccessful at
tempt of Miss Marriott
Evening star., 1927-09-02
LONDON's ANXIETY DEEPENs.
Hope for Flyers Safety Based on Use
of Rubber Boat.

LONDON, September 2 (P.--Anxiety
deepened today for the safety Of the
transatlantic plane st. Raphael, two
eviators, Capt. Hamilton and Col. Min
chin and their princess passenger. ~~
II the plane alighted at sea, what
ever hope exists here is based on the
rubber boat which the st. Raphael
carried, for 1t was taken for granted
the plane would sink quickly. 1t was
realized, however, that this boat could
not be expected to float long IL the
sea was rough. Nevertheless the ex-
perience was recalled Of Harry g.
Hawker, the British aviator, who was
rescued in midocean by a steamer in
May, 1919, while on a transatlantic
fight from st. Johns, Newfoundland,
to Ireland. 1t was felt by some that
the st. Raphael crew might have been
picked up in similar manner il they
were forced down.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE.
Blast Wrecks Fireworks Plant in
Argentina Town.

BUENOS AIRES, September R.-
Eleven persons are known to have
been killed in an explosion at fire.
works establishment in the suburb of
San Martin this morning. The build.
ing was wrecked and burned by fire
following the explosion. AS firemen
fought to extinguish the blaze 1t was
feared that bodies of additional VIC
tins would be found in the wreckage.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
KEEPING SCHOOLS SHUT
IS OHIO DOCTORS AIM
State and District Health Officials
Expect to Combat Infantile
Paralysis Thus.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio,g September q
State and district health officials from
all parts of Ohio met here today with
postponement of all school openings
to curb the spread of infantile
paralysis. q
There are 'sow approximately $50
reported case,g in the State, with 20
deaths. SeWfal cities already have
announced tilsir schools will not open
Monday as :eheduled.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
BROCK AND SCHLEE
ON WAY TO ALEPPO
Airmen Leave ConStantinopIe
After Days Delay in Get
ting Permit.

ALEPPO, Syria, September 2 lP.
The American round-the-world
plane, Pride of Detroit, is reported
by the Havas Agency to have flown
over Moslemiyeh. few miles north
of Aleppo, at 2:15 o'clock this aft
ernoon, headed southeast.
By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Sep
tember 2.-The American round-the-
world plane, Pride of Detroit, hoped
off here at $40 o'clock this morning
for Aleppo and Bagdad. The airmen,
William S. Brock and Edward F.
Schlee. hoped to reach Bagdad, about
1.075 miles from Constantinople, by
4:30 in the afternoon.
Brock and Schlee reached Constan-
tinople from Belgrade, Jugoslavia,
shortly before noon Wednesday and
Immediately became involved in
Turkish red tape, which would not
permit them to take off on the next
lap of their Hight until authorization
was given by the Turkish military au-
thorities at Angora.
Day Lost i'm Flight.
AS patiently as they could they
waited all Wednesday afternoon and
throughout Thursday for the permit
to fly over Anatolia, but it did not
reach them until late last night.
The plane faced difficult crossing
of the mountains of Asia Minor and
the desert regions of Aleppo, Syria,
but, weather reports being favorable,
the Americans hoped to reach Bagdad,
Irak, before dark.
They were to make a detour of 1876
miles around the Black Sea Coast to
comply with "a Turkish stipulation
that they keep away from the naval
base at Ismid.
Enjoyed Hospitality.
AS they left they were bade fare
well by the Turkish commander of
the airdrome, who won their graft
tude by his courtesy and continued
efforts to release their delayed plane
in the. face of governmental red tape.
Brock and Schlee were so happy to
be off that they jokingly referred to
their delay as evidence Of the famed
Oriental hospitality, whose code is
never to let the guest go, even when
he wants to.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
RUSSIAN EMIGRANT SLAIN
BY OFFICIAL IN LEGATION
Warsaw Shooting Tragedy Is
Traced to Attack by Newcomer
With Knife.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Poland, September q
The Russian legation here was the
scene of a tragedy at noon today
when a Russian emigrant was shot
dead after an alteration with minor
official. 1t is declared that the official
used his revolver only when attacked
by the emigrant with a knife. An In
vestigation is under way.
No political complications are ex.
pected, the Polish authorities say, as
the incident occurred on Soviet terri
tory and involved only Russians.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
'P|RATES TAKE SHIP
WITH BRITISH FLAG
| IN CHINESE WATERS
Captain and Chief Engineer
Shot-EngIish Navy At
tacks Outlaws Lair.
SUMS LOSSES PLACED
AT 100000 ON YANGTZE
Northern Forces Reported With
drawn to River Bank After
Sanguinary Battle.

By the Associated Press.
HONGkONG, China, September
2.-Pirates seized the Chinese
steamer Koochow. flying the British
flag, at Lingyang Gorge, on the
West River. Twelve pirates board
ed the vessel, shot the captain
while he was at dinner and then
shot the chief engineer, throwing
the body overheard. The koochow
was taken to Taipinghu. where
more pirates helped to loot the
ship. The compradore and his
staff, with 100 Chinese passengers,
were carried off as prisoners.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
WEATHER SIMILAR TO BYRD's.
Navy Experts Say Princess Plane
Probably Met Crosswinds.

Weather conditions along part of
(he route the now overdue st. Raphael
iplane expected to follow from Eng
land to Canada are believed by naval
photographers here to have been com.
parable in part to that encountered by
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Evening star., 1927-09-02
SANDE'S WIFE DEAD.
Jockey Cancels Riding Engage
ments for Saratoga Meeting.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Sep
tember 2 CP.-Marion Casey Sande,
rs years old, wife of Earl Sande,
jockey, died today.
Sande Immediately Cancelled his rid
ing engagements for the remainder
of the Saratoga meeting This will
eliminate him as a rider in the $50 900
Hopeful Stake and other events on
the last day of the meeting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
EMBEzzLERK|LLS
SELF WHEN TAKEN
W. L. CoghiII, Sought Since
1922 by D. C. Police,
Arrested in West.
By the Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Greg, September 2.
&C. L. Wilson, wanted by Washing
ton, D. c., authorities for embezzle-
ment and who escaped from deputy
sheriff at Los Angeles on May 25.
shot and killed himself early today
after being arrested here.
Wilson had been called out of bed
by the detectives and was packing
his hand baggage. Without warning
he ripped out part Of the lining of
bag, seized pistol and fired a
shot through his brain.
Wilson, who was 35 years old. is
also known in Waghi2 gton as w. L.
Coghill.
Evening star., 1927-09-02

The correspondent of the West
minister Gazette Hondon) at Hong.
kong said that the punitive expedition
which raided Bias Bay in search of
pirates who looted the steamer Yat-
shing, consisted of the cruiser Danae,
the sloop Foxglove, the destroyer
Sirdar and the aircraft carrier
Hermes. He reported that several
villages were destroyed by gunfire
and dynamite, but there was no trace
of pirates.
Pirates were active off the Kwang-
tung coast of China early in the year
and as a consequence British naval
authorities carried out a strong puni-
tive expedition on the Bias Bay lair,
using all the paraphernalia of modern
warfare. Under cover of airplanes.
landing parties destroyed about 100
houses by fire and explosives in two
groups of villages.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
BRITISH SMITE PIRATES.
Successful Punitive Expedition Is
Conducted by Navy.

SHANGHAI. September 2 (P).-
Nationalist headquarters assert that
the Northern forces have evacuated
Pukow, opposite Nanking. The Ma
II nalists add that the evacuation
was made necessary by the arrival Of
Nationalist reinforcements from Han
kow, which threatened to cut off Gen.
Sun Chuan-Fang, Northern COM
mander. from his allies by severing
the Tientsin-Pukow Railway at
Pengpu.
At the same time foreign reports
state that the Northerners gradually
are working their way across the
YangtZe.
British naval forces, it was officially
announced today. conducted suc-
cessful punitive expedition against
the pirate stronghold, Bias Bay, near
Hongkong. yesterday. No details
were issued.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
GALES HOPES FOR SOLUTION.

tCopyright. 1927.
Evening star., 1927-09-02
WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and tomor-
row; slightly warmer tomorrow.
Temperature--Highe II, at noon
today; lowest, 81, at 7:30 am. today.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star., 1927-09-02

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.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
SELECTING JURY
in LIBEL ACTION
AGAINST FORD
BY M.D.TRACY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

COURT ROOM, Detroit. Mich.
March 15.-Lines along which the
Ford -Sapiro million dollar libel suit
will be fought out began slowly to
develop in court today, with the Sc
lection of the jury occupying atten-
tion of judge and attorneys, but
they still were without distinct out
line.
After two hours CT questioning
prospective talesmen, it was evi-
dent that event the defense, which
has firmly maintained that Jewry
was not an issue in the case, never
theless. took cognizance of the diff
ference between Jew and non-Jew
as jury material.
At the same time q man who tes-
tilted he once "ioined the Ku Klux
Klan more out of curiosity than
anything else was subjected to
close questioning by Attorney vii.
liam Henry Gallagher for Aaron
Sapiro. Observers thought both
sides were beginning to admit that
Jewry had something to do with the
ease.
The issues were just little moro
clearly defined at the opening of
the court session when Federal
Judge Fred II. RAYMOND, presiding,
ruled against Sapiro's motion TO
force revision of Ford g complaint
and left the way open for Ford 70
plead Justification of his attacks
on Slpiro as one line of defense.
Perhaps the most interesting de-
velopment of the day was the reve-
lation that Ford is 6 man whom few
of his fellow residents of Wayne
county, Mich, really know. One wo-
man was excused from the panel
when she said she and Mrs. Ford
belonged to the same organiza-
ton without naming the organiza,
+ioO
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
PICTURES
PRAISED
BY HAYS
Film Car Declares No
Censorship Could Have
Performed Cleanup
OUTLINES METHODS
Care Taken to Prevent
Undesirable Matter Be-
ing Used.
by United Press Leased Wire

AMBhIDGE, Mass, March 10
NO censorship could have brought
about the results which have been
attained in cleaning up the motion
picture industry, viii H. HAYS,
president of the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of
America, Inc, said in an address to-
day before the Harvard graduate
school Of business administration.
In his address, which is the first
of q series to be given by leaders of
the motion picture industry, Hays
said:
"There has become rather preva-
lent a certain type of book and play
that deals in theme and situation
with certain topics which in pre-
vious years were discussed only in
whispers.' -
Hays, explaining his organiza
tons method of keeping the screen
clean, said that when company
holding membership in the corpora
ton is offered the screen rights to
a book or play of probably ques,
tionable nature, the association is
Informed by the company repro
sentatives. If the judgment is con-
firmed. notice is sent out BY the
association to all other member
companies, naming the objection
able play or book
American Monopoly
Thus, he said, other companies,
representing about 80 per cent of
the producers, have an opportunity
to avoid perturbation of the novel
or play which the assoc iation disap-
proves.
"Our methods, which is, OF
course, thoroughly legal and which
has proved efficient, is not censor
ship in any sense of the word, -
Hays said. "Our formula does not
by any possible Interpretation limit
the production of vital or artistic
pictures. Any method which did
that would fail absolutely
The United States now produces
more than S5 per cent of all the
worlds motion pictures, Hays said.
Hollywood has become an inter
national enterprise.''
The greatest potentiality for gooi
possessed by the motion picture is
its power of bringing about better
understanding between men, groups
and nations, in Hays belief.
When we know one another, we
do not hate one another. When we
do not hate we DO not make war;
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
Chinese
RAILWAY
SEVERED
Heavy Fighting Reported
Near Marking Which is
Deserted by Whites.
LOOTING is FEARED
French Increase Shanghai
Forces With 1000 Men
to Avoid Trouble.
BY H. FRANCIS MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent


SHANGHAI, March 15.-Canton-
ese troops were reported today to
have achieved their immediate objee-
tive of cutting the Marking Shan
ghai railway line.
The Cantonese suddenly shifted
their attack from the Soochow
front to the vicinity of Marking.
Heavy fighting. was reported be-
tween Thing and Changhing. The
southerners were believed to have
forced their way up to position
only 20 miles from Marking.
American and British authorities
hastily completed arrangements for
removing all missionaries remaining
in the Marking district.
A mob at Ichang was reported to
have wrecked and looted the Salt
control headquarters there.
For several weeks, the Cantonese
have been striving at several places
along the Marking Shanghai railway
to cut the road and thus further iso.
late the northern forces at Shanghai
from their allies to the north.
Although the shifting of the at.
tack from Foochow to Marking
takes the fighting farther away
from Shanghai, control of the rail.
way and capture of Marking would
give the Nationalists a great ad.
vantage when they renew their
drive towards the seaport.
Fears for the safety Of Shanghai
led French authorities here to re-
quest 1000 additional colonial
troops. Danger of serious lootins
was cited in the request.
The Nationaiists were reported to
have suffered heavy losses in fight.
ing near Wukiang.
While the southern forces pressed
their new offensive, reports from
Hankow indicated internal dissen'
sion among their leaders was grow
ing, with the Anti Communist move
ment of the Chang Kai-Shek fac
ton apparently gaining strength.
Investigation of the death of
United States Marine Sergeant
James B. Montague. whose body
was found yesterday in the Whang-
poo river at Shanghai, disclosed he
died from conclusion of the brain,
leading to belief that he might have
been murdered. n
Collection of salt taxes for yeafs
has been administered by Europeans
in China. The proceeds of the tax
are variously divided, the Boxer
indemnity fund and the Chinese
treasury sharing in the collections.
Various administrative offices are
maintained, one of them at Ichang.
LONDON, March l5.--All Ameri-
can and British citizens in Marking
have been ordered to leave because
the city is threatened by the Can
tonese, a Shanghai dispatch to the
Daily Express said today.
Those remaining in the city were
preparing to leave Immediately, the
dispatch said
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
Film Star Named
In Court Order

Judge A. C. Finney issued an or
der to Pola Negri, noted film star,
yesterday.
The order to the actress was to
the effect that she must appear be-
fore referee in Los Angeles at 10
o clock on the morning of March
80 and make report on properties
in her possession or under her con-
troll belonging to one +. +. Es-
trade.
Information regarding the matter
is to the effect that Estrade was
sued for $500 by E. G. Wilkins i'll
superior court, Imperial county, in
1929, and that on November 8 of
that year, Judgment was returned
in favor of the plaintiff for that
amount. It appears that Estrade
has been employed by the film star
as a chauffeur and that through
said employment she has become in
dnbted to him. The monies accruing
from such employment are said to
have been attached as q result of
the Judgment and the actress was
notified on December s, 1926, to
make report of her holdings to the
referee.
The case was brought before
Judge Finney yesterday, the person
appearing for the plaintiff filing
affidavit to the effect that the
actress had failed to make such APP
pearance despite the serving of n
summons to that effect. The order
of the court was issued after the
affidavit was placed on record.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
SfN:A TE
OPPOSES
NEW PLEA
Insanity Defense Measure
Causes Hot Fight When
Presented.
BAR BILL is RAPED
Principle Declared To
Be Un-American and
Unconstitutional.

SACRAMENTO, March 15.-Ver-
bal dynamite today rocked both
houses Of the state legislature stimuli.
taneously.
While the assembly listened to
explosions of oratOry from its at
torney members of the proposed
self governing bar bill for regula-
ton of California attorneys, the SEN
ate was split wide open over the
proposal to add new plea in mur,
der cases-that of "not guilty by
reason Of insanity.'
Vote in each instance was delay
ed, the crime revision bill being
postponed by the senate at the re-
quest of Senator Fl. G.. Jones of San
Jose and the bar bill until the af-
tcrnoon session of the lower house.
If defendant doesn't enter the
insanity plea at the time he makes
his original plea, he cannot use in
sanity as defense,' Senator c..
c. Baker of Salinas, author of the
crime procedure bill, explained. He
pointed out that the purpose of the
measure was to avoid long and com
picated trials.
Senator r. c. West of Alameda,
criminal attorney, attacked the
measure on the ground that it would
cause two trials in every murder
case instead of one. -
A hot verbal tilt in the senate
was nipped in the bud by Senator
II. G. Jones Of San Jose who asked
that Senator Bakers bill be post
pOned until tomorrow. The purpose
of the bill, Baker explained, was
to avoid long. complicated trials.
Senator T.. II. Christian of Hay
ward opposed the bill, declaring it
would prevent n man who had be
come insane after entering his plea
from ever entering the plea of in
sanity.
"The bill would have the effect
Of restoring public confidence in
our state judiciary,' asserted AS
semblvman Harry +. Sewell, Whit,
tier, i'll opening long argument in
favor of the self governing bar
measure. He declared he believes it
one of the most important issues
before the legislature.
"The principal is wrong, un-
American and unconstitutional. -
declared Assemblyman r. j. Ander-
son of Redding, in denunciation
of the measure following the as
sembly 5 refusal to adopt an amend
ment he offered which would have
made the organization of lawyers
n commission instead of corpora.
tion.
It breaks down the great prin-
ciplcs which the judiciary of the
state had already established,
stated Anderson. "It creates a state
within a state and is class legisla-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
ARIZONA SEEKS
INFORMATION ON
LETTUCE DEAL

Realizing the benefits which com"
from inspect ION aud standardi2a-
tion, Arizona lettuce growers in the
Phoenix district hay" appealed to
Imperial county for advice in start
ing system of inspection for their
lcttur" crop, similar 10 that in cf-
feet here.
In answer TO a request received
hv Horticultural Commissioner B.
A. lGarrigan, Otis Kelso of the To-
cal office left today for Phoenix,
where he will take temporary
charge of organizing inspection
work. Arizona has no standardiZa
tion act similar to that of this state,
and the present movement is the
first step in this direction.
Within a short time llarrigan eN-
poets 10 send over three or fo0r
trained inspectors, who can carry ON
the work The request for inspec-
tion service is originating with
growers who also operate in lmper-
ial valley and who realize that the
Arizona deal will be benefited by
applying methods now in force here.
Local lettuce growers, IN com
mcnting on the announcement to-
dav, stated they believe the move
will be indirectly beneficial to I'm,
perial Valleys lettuce industry, as
flooding the eastern markets with
inferior quality produce is undesir'
able and has bad effect on the
general market, regardless of the
district from which it comes.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-15
WEEPAH MINERS
KEPT BUSY BY
BIG. WINDSTORM
New Camp Nearly Blown
Away as Desert Winds
Reach Gale Size.
By United Press Leased Wire

TONOPAH, New, March Is
Gold seekers at Weepah, the new
mecca for mining men, today stop
ped digging ore out Of the ground
and dug sand out Of their ears.
The camp, still very much on the
temporary order, struggled out of
the grip of Il windstorm which
swept the desert yesterday and all
but wrecked things.
There WASH t much to wreck, but
the wind did its best.
Some half dozen or 50 prospcc
tors tents, hastily erected, were.
torn to shreds and frying pans and
other meager house keeping equip
mont went scooting down the wash.
AS II result, no one slept at
Weepah last night. Instead, pros
pcctors, visitors and All came back
to Tonopah to wash up.
This morning the weather was
clear and snappy, and the scores
who have been lured by Weepah s
promises went back to the camp,
replaced torn tents with new ones,
and started prospecting again.
With railroads from the coast Of
fering special rates, another influx
of fortune hunters and idle curious
was expected today.
Tonopah is booming, which means
the Main street is lined with auto
mobiles, bearing license plates from
states all over the west.
Some hardy motorists have come
through Death Valley to get here,
encountering sand storms enroute
which made their cars look as if
they have just been scrapcd off,
ready for new "paint job.
The two or three cafes which
boast entertainers are doing a big
business. Besides their interest in
extracting gold from the customers,
some of the girls have staked out
their own claims and are hiring
- Desert Rats to work them.
Every foot of ground i'll all direc-
tions from the Horton "strike y has
been staked out, and many claims
are being worked. Little mounds
of fresh earth grow daily, as hope
full prospectors burrow into the
earth i'll search of the elusive gold
which runs SO heavy in places and
IS entirely missing elsewhere.