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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

I am sure. would have been deceived
had / permitted the man to broadcast
as Richard. I explained that Mr..
Richard was unable to be present.
and that in his stead a friend would
read what Mr. Richard had written.
1 have always been pleasantly sus-
picious that Tex's reticence and not
illness was responsible for his in
ability to speak before radios mil.
lions. Richard is not given to talking
directly to the public. He employs
press agents to do that.
Tommy Gibbons spoke one evening
over the radio. Whether or not 1t was
an i'll omen. the fact is that the next
night Tom was knocked out for the
first time in his life by no other than
Gene Tunney
1t was Gene. by the way. who was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

12:45 and 8 pm; on Sunday, s. pm:
west, via B. & o., 6:45 and 8 am, ESQ
and 7:45 pm; on Sunday. ESQ and 7:45
pm; south, via Orange and Alexan-
dria, am. and $3.50 pm; south. via
Aqua Creek, am. and pm; Rock
vile (by stage), 10 am; Marlboro tby
STAGE. am; Mount Vernon Thy
steamboat), the steamer Arrow, Capt.
,Stackpole, leaves every day except
Sunday at 10 am.
1t was a habit Of q considerable
number of the people of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

A BASE BALL player suffering
~ acutely from stage fright could
"A not bat .001 in a sand.lot league.
Il n And yet / have seen athletic
stars who, in the presence of
$4,000 screaming, frenzied fans, could
scoop up line drives at second or
knock them into the rightfield stands
for home runs, quail before a small.
inanimate, inarticulate, metal disc.
have witnessed men in whose
hearts there is no fear of living
things; who gamely fall or seize
championships in the prize ring or on
the track, falter and fly in the face
OF nothing more terrifying than that
0iminutive object known as the
microphone.
What makes men, famous for their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

Seven-thirty. The red light. Quiet.
You're on the air. Two million
persons waiting in wilderness villages,
tuning in on the prairies, adjusting
the dials in palatial homes. What a
vast and capacious auditorium to hold
such IA monster assemblage, were it
physically possible to gather them all
under one great roof! 1t would simply
have been part of the days work for
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Hotel, corner Third and Pennsylvania
avenue; Wormley's, corner II and FIT
teenth; Grays, $40 Fifteenth; Jenness
House, r between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth. facing Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; st. Cloud Hotel, Ninth and F; St.
Marc Hotel corner Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Seventh street.
X !: X X
TO SHOW you what traffic center
l. the metropolis was in 1870. | take
from the directory the following time
table: Trains for New York, am,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

common decency. The announcers
employed by some of these studios are
allowed the widest latitude.
There are high-class studios which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

censor every syllable emanating from
the microphone. They read in advance
the address of every speaker. Subtle
propaganda is expurgated, and any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

Corbett. From the roped arena,
Corbett essayed the even more heroic
roles of the stage. And he has made
a good living at it. Today he owns
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Manv Brave Souls Have Quailed When Facing the Mic
BY THORNTON FISHER.

$%| aBaaH~ Remembers Adventures
nTyTn
Evening star., 1927-05-17
WRG|N|ANS CRIPPLE
ATTACKING ARMY"
Langley Field Flyers in Texas
destroy" Bridge in War
ManeuVerS.
BY the Assoolated Press

by the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. May l7-Blue
airplane bombers destroyed a bridge
over the Colorado River at Austin
shortly before midnight last night.
crippling communication lines of the
invading red army attacking from the
north in Joint Air Corps-InfanIry
maneuvers here
Nine huge Martin bombers partici-
pated in the raid The squadron
traN ersed 90 miles of enemy territory TO
reach It's objective. Flares We're released
over the bridge To simulate a night
bomb attack
Orders for the raid reached the
second bombardment group of Lang
Field Hampton. Va, stationed at
Brooks Field for the maneuvers
shortly before niGhtfall, The ships
took off smoothly. and maintained
three V formations timed sn that the
groups would reach the bridge at 10
minute intervals
The flyers found almost perfect
weather with a full moon directly
overhead On reaching Austin little
time was lost in locating the target.
Each ship released two flares and re-
sumed formation for the return flight.
The trip required about two hours
The attack was made to demonstrate
the value of air superiority in modern
warfare
More air raids We're ordered today
With more than 200 planes assembled
at four fields here, virtually every type
Of ship will take the air for scouting,
patrols or to photograph enemy posi-
tions preparatory to- the general In
fantry. Artillery and Cavalry attack
tomorrow
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PACTS SIGNED In U. S.
SUBJECT OF RULING
Court Holds Foreign Monopolies
Financed by American Banks
Amenable to Antitrust Laws.
3y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Foreign monopolies financed by
American bankers or commercial in
terests through agreements signed in
this country are amenable to the anti
trust laws, the Supreme Court de-
clared yesterday in case appealed by
the Government against the Sisal
Sales Corporation and others.
Severely criticizing the Government
for the way in which it had prepared
the case, the Court, in an opinion by
Justice McReynolds, declared there
seemed to be enough to indicate a
meritorious cause. and to send it back
to the lower court at New York City
for trial on its merits.
The Government sought to restrain
the Sisal Sales Corporation and other
American interests from further opera
ton under an agreement with a Next
can corporation which enjoyed u
monopoly for the expectation from
Yucatan of fiber used in the manu-
facture of binding twine. The ar
rangement was described by the Court
as "A successful plan to destroy COM
petition and to control and monopo.
liZe the purchase. importation and
sale of sisal," and said that the Sher-
man act 'inhibits contracts, combina.
t1onS and COnSpiracies to destroy COM
petition in interstate and foreign
trade and commerce as we'll as at
tempts TO mOnopolize such trade"
Evening star., 1927-05-17
ENEMY SECRETLY
|NvESTSU.S. COAST
Fleet in "War" to Capture
New York Port and New
England.
Rv the Associated Press.


NEWPORT. r. L., May 11.-'War'
was in progress today with industrial
New England and tn port of New
York as the objective of the enemy
A defening (Blue) fleet of Is lie
stroyers steamed out of Narragansett
Bay, bent on locating an invading
(Blacl0 amanda of IS ships, which has
five days in which to land a theoreti
cal force of $4,000 men between Chat
ham. Mass. and he mouth of the
Connecticut River-the technical start
of an enemy drive to seize New Eng
land and New York City.
"Blue" Fleet Speeds Away.
The Blue fleet steamed straight Off
shore at Il 10-knot speed. drawing
Gordon of ships across the stretch of
coast line to he protected. The feet
was ordered TO turn back $50 miles
out if the Black ships should not be
sighted. BY night il the Gordon will
have been drawn inward again to pre-
vent any outtianking movement on the
part of the enemy.
The Blue ships were ordered not to
engage the more powerful Blacks at
sea The Blue fleets object is to
keep the land defenses, under COM
mand OF Maj. Gen. Preston Brown,
posted on the enemy movement, in
order that his force of $4,000 troops
may be concentrated quickly at any
threatened landing point
Land Forces Alert.
Skeletonized infantry. anti-aircraft
signal and other units were scattered
along the entire "War zone" coast
line intent on giving the alarm should
the Blacks succeed in slipping through
the Blue fleet. while four Army divi-
siOns stood ready for instant mobil.
ization-the 26th at Camp Devens.
Mass, the 18th at Hartford, Conn.
the 97th at Putnam, Conn. and the
94th at Taunton, Mass.
Searchlights, sound detectors and
small force of naval seaplanes con-
stituted the remainder of the Blues
equipment for detecting the approach
of the Black forces.
The planes were ordered TO aug
ment the sea patrol and give warning
Of feints at the shore line by Rear
Admiral Hughes powerful invading
fleet.
Training in the use of new arrna-
ment and an attempt to determine
whether the Arm or the Navy has
the major responsibility in prevent.
ing the landing of a hostile force will
be two of the biggest purposes of the
joint maneuvers, Gen. Brown has ex.
planned
Evening star., 1927-05-17
OLD TOWN MEETING
TO HONOR COL. BELL
Testimonial to Retiring Engi-
neer Commissioner Planned
for Saturday Night.

Arrangements for the big civic dem
onstration to be given in Central High
School Saturday night in honor of
Lieut.. Col. j. Franklin Bell, Engineer
Commissioner, who will return to duty
with troops in the Army next month,
were completed today by the commit
tee in charge. Charles /. Stengle, chair
man, announced.
Efforts have been concentrated
around making the testimonial to the
retiring Commissioner take on the at
mosphere of an "old-faShioned town
meeting" The evenings program
will open at 7:45 o'clock with hand
concert by the United States Army
Band of 72 pieces, under the command
of Capt. Curtis u. Away and directed
by Capt. William j. Stannard. assisted
by Second Leader Thomas F. Darcy.
Band to Open Proceedings.
For one-half hour the band will play,
and then President James G. Yaden
of the Federatio of Citizens Associa-
tions will call the meeting to order
and present Mr.. Stengle, chairman of
the law and legislation committee of
the federation, as the presiding officer
Of the evening.
Under the leadership of Percy s.
Foster, massed singing by the audi
ence will follow for Is minutes
Scheduled addresses will be delivered
by Commissioners Proctor l.. Dough
erty and Sidney l.. Taliaferro; Lieut..
Col. u. S. Grant, Sd; Maj. Gen. Charles
P. Summerall, chief of staff; Miss
Mabel Boardman and Jesse c. Suter,
former president of the federation.
Col. Bell to Say Farewell.
After a trumpet solo by Second
Leader Darcy. Col. Bell will be intro
duced and will deliver his farewell
address to the citizens of the District.
| The band then will take up its concert
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PRATT PROBES ROBBERY
OF JEWELRY CONCERN
Arnold Continues Inventory of
Stock to Ascertain Exact Loss
of Valua BILE Goods.

Inspector Henry G. Pratt, chief OF
detectives, is actively participating in
the investigat ton of the jewelry rob
berry committed Saturday night or
Sunday morning In the establishment
of Adam f. Arnold, 1923 G. street.
Arnold is continuing examination of
his stock to determine definitely the
value of the stolen property. and rep
resentatives Of an insurance company
are assisting in the checking.
A box containing approximately
$4,000 worth Of jewelry that the ex.
pert burglars had neglected to take
from the store was found by the
merchant yesterday. The box prob
ably had been accidentally dropped
by the burglars while hurrying from
the store.
Copies of 4 partial description of
the loot have been mailed to police
departments throughout the country
and a complete list will be mailed
later. Two men were arrested yes
terday afternoon and held in con-
nection with the investigation of the
robbery. but detectives today said
they were satisfied they had no con-
nection with 1t.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Education Easier
To Get Than Shun,
Says College Head
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. May IL
Getting an education nowadays is
easier than avoiding one, in the
opinion of Walter Dill Scott. presi-
dent Of Northwestern University,
Evanston, III.
1T is becoming rather hard 20
dodge some sort of an educat ton in
the United States.'' said DIR. Scott.
a speaker on the program of the
American Association for Adult
Education. He mentioned part
time schools. libraries. clubs. night
schools. Sunday schools. chatau-
quaS. lyceums, social settlements.
books, newspapers. maga zines. radio
stations, motion pictures and com
mercial houses as contributing TO
the intellectual growth of the indi-
vidual
There is no age limit to learning.
he declared, a man of 60 being as
able 30 profit as a boy OF 16
Evening star., 1927-05-17
RIVER LEVEE BARRIERS FAIL
TO HALT MISSISSIPPI FLOODS
Successive Breaks Cause Overflow of Hun
dreds of Thousands of Acres In
Valley Greatest Deluge

! cordia parish were closed because of
! the food situation.
| Gravity Of the situation along the
| lower river was such that April 26,
! Gov. Simpson issued a proclamation
| setting noon, April %, was the time,
when the dixie at Caernarvon would
! be dynamited to give New Orleans
relief
5000 Made Homeless.
The following day the exodus Of
! 5000 citizens of ST. Bernard and
Plaquemines parishes was begun The
! Caernaryon crevaSse opened slowly
despite the fact that / 500 pounds of
dynamite was exploded along a 200
foot stretch. For 10 days thereafter
dynamiting was continued until the
break reached 1000 feet in width.
Four crevasses occurred in the lower
Concordia parish feyees during the
night of April 80 and early morning
of May l. Creva sses also occurred at
Bougere, 80 miles below Vidalia
La: at Brabston. 10 miles north of
BouGere, and a mile and half above
Erabston.. With the territory behind
the levees in New Orleans already
covered with backwater, the only
effect was to increase the flow into
the Black River section, piling water
against the Bayou des Glaises levees
in Avoyelles parish. Waters from
these crevasses gradually spread over
| lower Concordia and Catahoula parish
es. driving hundreds from their
homes
Crashes Through Leyees.
After weeks of fighting the Mis-.
SlSSippi River crashed through leyees
six miles north of ST Joseph, La,
flooding TenSas parish and driving
$4,000 people from their homes. Then
danger shifted to Bayou Des Glaises,
where a fight was made to hold back
waters from six crevasses, flood
waters of the Red and Ouachita
Rivers. During the fight. the plain
levee at Fidalia, La. crumpled. flood.
ing the town of 700 population and
completing the inundation of north
east Louisiana. flooding more than
100000 acres and driving 10000
people from their homes.
Flood waters courSing across north
east Louisiana continued to pile up
against the Bayou des GLASSES levees,
and May 10 a small levee at Bayou
Rouge crumpled. turning flood waters
on % square miles. The battle at
Bayou des GLASSES was lost May 13.
Wnen creVaSSe occurred near MO-
reauville; then few hours later an
other break occurred there. turning
flood waters down the west side of
the Atchafalaya basin into the Sugar
Bowl of Louisiana and the Evange-
line country.
Additional crevasses occurred along
Bayou des GLASSES May II and Is, and
today the whole line of levee was con-
sidered doomed.
When those waters reach the gulf,
approximately 100000 acres In 16
parishes Of the State will have been in
undated and more than 100000 people
made homeless. Property loss can only
be estimated after the floods recede.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
WILL CONFER ON FLOODS.
Officials and Engineers From 27
States to Meet.

CHICAGO, May II Op).-Senators
governors, Representatives. Army and
civil engineers. and civic leaders from
% States in the Mississippi Valley
have signifed their intentions of at
tending the Mississippi Valley flood
conference here June to 1, Mayor
William Hale Thompson of Chicago
said today.
Representative John J. Cochran Of
Missouri has written Mayor Thomp.
son, suggesting that President Cool
adge be asked by the conferees TO call
q special session of Congress to act
upon the flood conferences recon-
lnendations.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

iulnbia Typographical Union, No. 10l.
and 500 from the Sisterhood of
Washington Hebrew Congregation
The following contributions have
Evening star., 1927-05-17
By the Associated Press

DH tne Asso'ateu FIeeS
MEMPHIS. Tenn. May IA
small private levee protecting 19,00C
acres Of soil in Laconia Circle. Ark.
caved into the Mississippi River
March 90. the first of a series of
breaks which have spelled the great
est disaster in the history Of the
South
The waters in the lower valley
began to fall the day following the
Laconia break. but that did not last
long. Unprecedented rains in the
upper basin and melting SHOWS of
the East and West brought a greater
deluge to the Mississippi than had
ever been recorded before.
A small levee in front of Columbus,
Ky. which had held through sthe
previous high water. a week before.
crashed in. Hills surrounding Co
lumbus kept the water confined to a
comparatively small area there.
Another week passed before fur.
ther breaks occurred, while every
available workman labored upon the
dikes of the valley
Waters Crush Barriers.
Whitehall. Ark. was the scene of
the first break of the new week.
when April Is, waters crushed through
barrier, Dornea. Mo-, experienced
the next great break. 1t occurred
April Is. Three days passed before
another collapse. Then a private
leree protecting New Madrid, Mo-.
gave way and permitted the ST.
Francis Basin in Arkansas to over
flow. The main line levee at knowl-
ton. Ark. many miles south of the
Missouri breaks. parted and as a re-
suit nearly score of lives were lost
when Government boat was drawn
into a whirl near the break and over
turned. That break occurred April 90
Mounds Landing. Miss, more COM
monty known during the flood as
Stops Landing, experienced a break
April 81. which later was to flood
Greenville when a small protecting
wall was swept away. The break at
Mounds Landing was the greatest
disaster which had ever befallen the
Yazoo and Mississippi delta section,
as thousands of persons were driven
from their homes. many more thou
ands Of acres of land inundated and
many lives reported lost.
Cabin TeeIe Plantation. La. had the
next break May 3.
Levee breaks In Arkansas along
tributaries of the Mississippi during
April caused hundreds of thousands of
acres to be flooded and thousands TO
flee their homes. Pendleton. Medford
and South Bend. Ark, where the
Government maintains levees, were
inundated between April q and 20.
The first crevasse in the lower Mis-
sissippi levees occurred April 23. when
the tank ship Inspector. rammed the
levee at Junior plantation, 35 miles
below New Orleans, opening a breach
60 feet wide. Waters poured into a
sparsley settled section.
Conditions became grave in the fifth
Louisiana district early in April and
patrols were stationed on the dikes
at night. On April 10, schools in Con.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Soft Minerals,
From London TId-Blts.

From London dBits.
In a village near Chepstow one Of
the girls was sitting for an examina-
ton for a scholarship at Monmouth
School.
one Of the questions was, Name
six minerals"
1t was some time before she could
remember six, but at last they came
10 her. and she answered: Ginger
beer. ginger ale, lemonade, soda water,
;seltzer water and l1ola." .....-...
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Builders of Fires
NearU.S. Land Held
ViOlatOrs of Law
By the Associated Press.

The United States won yesterday
In the contention that persons who
build fires on privately owned land
near inf1ammable material on Gov
ernment and Indian reservations
and fail to totally extinguish them
are guilty of violating Federal stat.
utes. The question arose in case
from northern Florida brought
against u. ]. Afford.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Bat-Like Airplane Speedy.

In an effort to produce an airplane
along the lines of bird. a Partisan
inventor has turned out one that re-
sembles a bat. 1t has large wing-like
planes, and even the propellors are
of fantastic construction. Latest de-
sign Bleriot engines supply the power.
and vertical fuel tanks surround the
narrow cabin from which the pilot
steers the craft
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Contributions Received.

Contributions received by the Dis
trict Chapter included $500 from Co
Evening star., 1927-05-17

program. during which an informal
reception will be rendered Col. Bell.
Interspersed on the program of
speeches will be solos by Ambrose
Durkin and Miss Mabel l.. LOTUS,
accompanied by Mrs. Briska Jones.
Mr.. Stengle said today he had re-
ceived reports that IA citizens associa-
tions would be represented by large
delega tions. Plans have been made
to seat 800 persons on the platform
and it is anticipated that every seat
in the auditorium will be occupied.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Electric-driven tools are being used
in making violins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-30
JONES SEEKS
LEGAL TONES,
NOT LAURELS
Will Hurry Home to Brush
Up on His LaW-NOt to Play
Until National Amateur

New York, July 3S.-(P)- Bobby
Jones is looking forward to career
as lawyer rather than more golf
titles.
Bobby came to New York last night
from his conquest Of st. Andrews,
where he won the British omen cham
pionship for the second time in two
years, announced that he would play
no more golf until the national anna
teur championship starts August %
at MINNEAPOLIS, and said he would
hurry home to Atlanta to brush up
on legal matters.
Atlantans. were at the gangplank
with brass band as Bobby rushed
into the arms of his mother and his
wife and shook hands with some 90
odd Dixie welcomers. The homecom-
ing celebration was stripped Of
formality. contemplated parade up
Fifth Avenue was abandoned and Bod.
by went into "huddle" with his add
mircrs in a private room at the
far end of pier.
Bobby sgd he did not intend to
defend his championship next year.