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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27
GERMAN FLIER
ADDED TO AIR
TRAGEDIES FEAR

LONDON, Sept. 26 0P)-The absence
of news here and in Berlin of the
progress of Lieut.. Otto Koennecke,
German, flier, who left Angora, Turkey,
Saturday morning for Barsa, Irak, has
raised the fear here that the world
has to face another air tragedy.
There are SO many possibilities,
however, in this overland journey Of
the plane Germania, especially over a
region which is largely desert or most
ly thinly populated and unprovided
with the best means of communication
that the dwindling hope has not given
way to despair.
i CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 26 CR-
The German embassy here was not
aware of Lieut. Otto Koennecke'S fail
ure to arrive at Basra until informed
by the Associated Press correspondent.
The embassy is not alarmed, and as
Sumes that he decided to land at
Aleppo and has been detained there
by frontier formalitieS.
The embassy has sent query to
Aleppo, but does not expect a reply
before Wednesday morning. There is
no intention to ask the Turkish gov
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27
GIANTS PRACTICALLY
ELIMINATED BY LOSS

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (R - The
Pittsburgh Pirates apparently had the
National league championship safely
slowed away today through keeping up
their two-game lead by virtue of
victory over the Cubs while the Card
inals downed the Reds. After a stern
struggle to remain in the fight, the
Giants, by some quirk of fate, stumbled
before the lowly Phillies to be practi-
cally eliminated from the contenderS.
The standing:
Games
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27
VISITING HERE

Mrs. B. F. Pettis and son, George,
of Grand junction, Colo, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Bloomer of this
city. Mrs. Pettis is a sister of Mrs.
Boomer
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27
Games

The Pirates must win three out Of
four games remaining to clinch the
flag should the Cardinals make sweep
of the four contests left to be played
The standing then would be;
Won Lost Ave.
Pittsburgh j. Iel. go. .95 So GIT
st. Louis ..e........ "a 60 $40
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27

ernment to institute a search for
Koennecke and his companions, for the
present
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27

and it has no bearing on the pres
ent negotiations except insofar as
they may be unsuccessful.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-27
RETURNs HOME


Mrs. R. E. McCartan has returned
from Ell Paso where she has been the
guest of relatives and friends for a
few days.
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Urges Air Chief

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California S Action
Dooms River arIey

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Great Loss Of Life
Is Expected

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28l Miles an Hour
Speed Is Attained

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Aeronautical Club

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Evening star., 1927-12-08

This Summer. after flying from Lon
don to Berlin. travellers will he able
to proceed by organized air stages
right through to Peking.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
CANADIAN GUESTS
TOUR WASHINGTON
Governor General and Wife
Spending Today on Sight
seeing Trip.

Sight seeing, with an excursion
into the field of arts and observing
American politics in practice, occu-
MED the program of the Governor
General of Canada and Viscountess
willingdon today. the last full day
of their sojourn in Washington. The
distinguished visitor, who is a par
Iiamentarian of wide experience, hav-
ing sat in the House of Commons in
his native Britain for several years.
had an opportunity to see Congress
in full swing. Tonight the British
Ambassador and Lady Isabella How
ard will entertain the guests at
dinner.
cation at 10 o'clock and visited the
Ereer Art Gallery, the Smithsonian
institution, which was made possible
hv the funds of an Englishman, and
the Lincoln Memorial. They evidenc-
ed deep interest in the exhibits and
following this tour returned to the
canadian legation, where they lunched
informally.
The Governor General and Wis
countess Willingdon arranged to
leave the legation this afternoon at
z o'clock, visiting the Capitol and the
Congressional Library. the PhllnpS
Memorial Gallery at 1908 Twenty
first street was ready to claim their
attention later in the afternoon
A reception for senior American
military and naval officers will be
held this afternoon at 5 o'clock at
the home of the British military at
1ache. Col Richard Pope-Hennessy.
oI25 Leroy place. At Z o'clock at the
I,ritish embassy. the British Amhas-
sador and Lady Howard will enter.
tain the eminent visitors. closing their
social calendar in Washington. They
will leave on their special train to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, for
New York and Boston.
Last night at o'clock, the Cana
Alan Minister and Mrs. Vincent Mas
sew gave a dinner at the legation In
honor of their eXcellencies and at
10.3O O'Clock "A reception was held in
their honor.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
BUS LINES TO TRY
NEW ROUTE SYSTEM
Limited Coaches Will Avoid
Traffic Lights on Sixteenth
Street in Rush Hours.

Because it cohtended that the auto
matte traffic lights on Sixteenth street
slowed up the recently instituted rush
hour express service between Six
teenth and Kennedy streets and
Eighth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. the Washington Rapid Transit
Co. was authorized by the Public Utili-
ties Commission today to operate the
limited busses for trial periods on both
Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets.
careful check will be made to de-
termine on which of these streets the
busses can make the best time to and
from the" uptown and downtown
terminals. AT the end of the trial
period a permanent route on either
Fifteenth or Seventeenth street may
be authorized should the check show
that the busses make better time than
on Sixteenth street.
The commission also decided to
make it's revaluation of the properties
of the Washington Gas Light Co. as
of December 81. instead of June 80
as previously arranged. This eXten-
sion in time was not objected to by
Ord Preston. president of the com.
pany, 1t was said, and 1t will permit
a more complete and up-to-date pic
ture of the company's properties.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
PARK ECONOMIES
CITED BY GRANT
Public Buildings Report Asks
Planting Materials for
' Requirements Here.

Although appropriations for the
maintenance of public buildings and
parks have been inadequate, neverthe-
less by the practicing Of certain econo-
mics, money has been saved in vari-
Gus ways resulting in making the
appropriations go further than they
would otherwise. according to Lieut.
Col L. S. Grant, Sd, director of the
office of public buildings and public
parks Of the National Capital, de-
livered to the President today.
Painting and systematic repairs are
needed in the averaging buildings,
and when made they tend to decrea Sc
the future cost of maintenance. he
saws. In the parks there is urgent
need of planting materials for replace.
ments and of funds for Improvement
of newly acquired park areas, espe-
cially small parks in the streets of
newly built-up residential districts.
However. it is expected that the two
newly established nurseries will per-
NIT the acquisition of more plants
when young and cheap. and the pro-
duction of a helpful supply of larger
plants annually.
AS the administrative. personnel and
field forces have shown competence
and zeal in the performance OF their
duties, so the engineering and technl'
cal personnel has taken great care
and exercised much ingenuity in the
plans and specifications for the
structural work assigned to the office.
That the effort TO prescribe the best
practica BILE methods and to define the
work 10 be done so specifically as
20 fnrjat otlnU-4 hN
bidders for uncertainties has been pre-
eminentiy successful seems to be am
ply confirmed by the Unexpectedly low
bids obtained on ma jor projects and
the fact that. as far as they have
gone. the contractors have not suf.
fered by the bargain.
Discussing the preca utions taken
following the jumping of two persons
from the top of the Washing on
Monument, he says that an item OF
Sl5 900 has been included in the 1928
estimates for the instal latio of a
safety grill and rail around the stair.
! way for the protection of approx
mately 100000 persons who walk up
annually.
Paying particular tribute to the
/ United States park police, he says that
| of the many occasions on which the
! I'dfk polcle were required TO handle
large crowds the outstanding instance
| of the year occurred at the Lindbergt
/ reception at the Monument Ground.
on June IL. 1927.
| "At this time an extremely enthusi
astic crowd. variously estimated al
! from one to two hundred thousand
people. was, with the cooperation OF
details from the Regular Army kept
under complete control without any
serious injury or the breaking of the
established lines or undue delay to the
participants in The ceremony. This il
believed to he the only reception ten
dered him either here or abroad, a
which he was completely protected
against molestation by an enthusiastic
crowd"
Evening star., 1927-12-08

Cardiff, Wales, claims to have the
most beautiful women Of any city in
the Britisnpsles. .----.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
D. c. HEADS FIND
BUDGET IS FAIR"
School and Airport Items
Believed to Be Biggest
Taken From Estimates.

Although the bureau of the budget
slashed about S2,Q0OOO0 from the
original estimates of the District for
the next fiscal year, municipal Gov
ernment officials indicated today that
the budget as finally approved and
submitted to Congress calling for
$40, ,431 1856 is flair ant. well balanced. J"
incidentally, they pointed out. this is
the largest budget for the District
that has ever gone to Congress.
While a comparative analysis of
the estimates as submitted by the
Commissioners and those approved by
the Budget Bureau is not obtainable
because of the law which forbids the
Commissioners from making public
the District budget as framed by
them, it was indicated that the most
severe cuts made by the Budget Bu-
reau affected the public schools and
the proposed municipal airport, as
the item of $150,000 for beginning
work on the project was eliminated
entirely.
The Commissioners, it is understood,
had allotted approximately S13.500,-
600 to the public schools, and the
Budget Bureau trimmed this figure to
$12. .156,130. The major reductions, it
was said, were made in items for land
purchases for proposed new schools
and Fairgrounds.
The reduction in the school esti-
mates and the elimination of the air.
port item alone make up about ST.
100000 of the total $2.000,000 cut.
The remaining $50O.000, it was said
was slashed from the estimates of the
various departments.
The Commissioners themselves had
no comment to make on the budget as
finally approved by the budget bu-
reau, but indications are that they
will make a vigorous fight before the
appropriations committees of the
Senate and House for restoration of
the more important items omitted by
the Budget Bureau.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Baptism by Holy Spirit" Is Described
By Wife and Son of Famous Pastor

struck Paul in Biblical days" the
youth declared, 1.-The power of God
went through me in great waves. |
started to sing, / guess. and pray, and
the more l prayed the happier be-
came"
Mrs. Straton said her conversion
came one evening at service con-
Quoted by Uldne Utley, girl evan
gelist. The pastors wife said she fell
to her knees and wept in gratitude
and humility.
Comparing the experiences of his
wife and his son, DR.. Straton said,
both of these, being so different,
show the power of the Lord. While
Mrs. Straton did not speak in another
tongue, as did Warren, Gods baptism
of her was just as complete"
Evening star., 1927-12-08
MRS. TUCK CHOSEN
AGAIN BY j. D. c.
Election of Officers Features
Close of Annual One
Day Congress.

Mrs. Albion w. Tuck was unani-
mously reelected president of the
Washington Division of the United
Daughters of the ,Confederacy last
night at the conclusion of the one-day
congress held yesterday in Confeder.
ate Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont
avenue.
Other officials who were elected for
the year 1928 were: Mrs. A. Eugene
Barr. first vice president: Mrs. Will
liam A. King. second vice president:
Mrs. George Alexander. third vice
president; Mrs. Elizabeth LeatZow. re.
cording secretary; Mrs. E. II. LYMAN.
corresponding secretary. and the fol-
lowing. who were reelected: Miss C.
Blanche Sinclair. treasurer; Mrs. Lo-
rena Hewett, registrar: Mrs. Frank
Goodman. auditor; Mrs. Samuel r.
Milton, historian: Mrs. Julia o. AL
mand. recorder of crosses: Mrs. Clara
McCrone. chaplain: Mrs. Edward
Wood. custodian. Mrs. Maude How
ell Smith was named parliamentarian
Six Chapters Take Part.
Yesterdays annual congress was
conducted by the six chapters of the
local division, which at present are
affiliating with the national body. and
was not participated in by five dissent
ing chapters which more than five
years ago entirely withdrew from the
local division of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy after an open
break over general policies.
The five dissenting chapters, it was
said yesterday. had been invited to
attend the annual congress as
peace move" which was the out
growth of an attempt at the national
convention at Charleston to foster
such a spirit of harmony, but they
did not appear.
Changes i'm Bylaws.
Principal items in the revision of
the constitution and bylaws. which
occupied the especiai attention of the
congress yesterday. consisted in the
incorpora ton into the bylaws of the
committee on credentials. finance. edu-
cation and entertainment: the continu-
alton of the life of executive commit
tee. in the capacity of an advisory
council, during intervals between ma
tional conventions to carry on bust.
ness or the local divisions: an amend.
ment doubling the per capita state
tax: and the creation of the office of
third vice president. now held by
Mrs. George Alexander.
Two service crosses, the award
given by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to lineal descendants of
confederate veterans who took part
in the World War. were awarded
George lie Dane and William Le
Dane. by DIR. Hugh K. Fulton, depart.
ment chaplain of the American
Legion, who opened the meeting with
prayer and delivered a short address.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
RAIL FUTURE PRAISED.
Roads to Handle Burden of Trans.
portation, Says Ashton.

Notwithstanding the possibilities of
boats, motor trucks and airplanes as
means of transportation, the chief
burden of transportation service in
the United States will continue to rest
on the railroads and their ability to
provide adequate. efficient and econom-
ical transportation at all times. r.
TT. Ashton, president Of the American
Railway Association, told the Wash
inGton Society of Engineers at the
Raleigh Hotel last night.
Great improvements which have
taken place in the transportation serv-
ice in recent years have come because
of three factors, Mr.. Ashton said
These he listed as passage of the
transportation act of 1920: the faith
Of the railroads established by this
law. resulting in heavy expenditures,
and cooperation of shippers and the
pubic in speed4g UP rail shipments.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
WILL FORM CHAPTER.

A local chapter of the National
Women's Democratic Law Enforce.
ment League will be organized Mon.
day afternoon at a meeting at the
Maytlower Hotel at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Jesse w. Nicholson of Chevy Chase
national president of the league, has
announced.
The organization is growing rapidly
Mrs Nicholson stated. Many chapters
have been formed in Maryland and
Virginia. 1t Is planned to establish
chapters throughout the country.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
VESSELS JAMMED
IN BUFF AL0 HARBOR
Four Freighters and Passen-
ger Ship Wedged in Slip
During Storm.
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO. n. Y. December Sin
the teeth Of gale that lashed the
Lake Erie water front and brought a
blizzard to western New York today,
four freighters and a passenger
steamer were torn from their moor
ings i'm the Buffalo Harbor.
The vessels became Wedgcd in the
entrance to a slip. but the extent
of the damage has not been learned
Thirty other vessels dragged anchors
while the gale ragged. but were not
torn loose.
Veteran fishermen at Dunkirk, on
Lake Erie said the water was the
highest in a generation. Many fish.
ing boats were torn from their moor
ings and swept out into the lake
Cellars of homes along the water
front were flooded. A large area in
the South End section of Buffalo was
flooded and the Lake Shore Highway
was under water at many points. One
hundred families were taken from
their homes in rowboats.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
ESQ 600 Asked for Fish Stations.

A hill authorizing the establishment
of fish.hatching and fish-cultural sta.
tions in fifteen States at cost of
$50. 900 each. has been introduced by
Representative celler. Democrat,
Now York The stations would be
eeta bIished In Alabama, Arizona. Colo
RADIO. Florida, Indiana. Illinois. Mary
land New York. North Carolina. Ore
son Okla homa, Texas. South Caro-
Ina. Massachusetts and Washington.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
AUTO TAGS READY.
Virginia Commissioner Will Begin
Sale December Is.
cneoiaI Disnatch IN The Star.


RICHMOND, Va, December s.
Motor VEHICLE Commissioner Hayes is
ready to begin the distribution of
license tags for the coming year. TIE
sale is to begin December Is.
Old licenses are to be recognized to
January Is, thus giving owners a
full months grace. To obviate the
rush at the Capitol, where the tags
are issued for this city. Mr.. Hayes
has provided for the issuance of
licenses in every county in the State
save Chesterfield and Henrico, the
residents of these counties being re-
guired to come to this city for their
tags. Application blanks are being
mailed to owners at this time. some
$4,000 day going into the mails,
with instructions not to present them
before December Is.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
tie AssOciated Press.

BY tEo AssOciated Press.
NEW YORK, December 8.-The
wife and the son of Rev. DR.. John
Roach Straton. ''testifying for the
Lord" described last night how they
had been baptized by the Holy
Spirit"
Warren. the 19-year- old son of the
pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, and Mrs. Straton took
the pulpit at DIR. Straton's request
that they disprove allegations of
Holy Rollers" and Pentacostalism.
These allegations last January re-
suited in the resignation Of of the
church's Is deacons.
Referring to the experience his
father had described as 1.-The power of
God striking Warren down as it
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Cant. Muller Retired.

Capt. Charley Muller. U. S. In
fantry. in San Francisco on leave of
absence. has been placed on the re-
tired list Of the Army on account of
disability incident to the servic He
enlisted in the Army in May. 1905.
and served as a captain of Infantry in
the National Army through the World
War and at it's close was made a cap.
tain in the Regular establishments.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Steamship Officer Knighted.
80 ,op,,ence of the Associated Press.

corre .pondence of the Associated Press
cHICAGO.-Justus p. Seeburg. Off
c;al of the Swedish American Steam
shin Lines, has been made knight of
.ha order of The North Star by the
Einp of Sweden The decoration. the
1,iyhest the Swedish crown can CON
cor was awarded Seeburg for promot-
;np good will and commerce between
t,e United States and Sweden.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

A ripple of laughter passed over a
Boston courtroom the other day when
Julius Caesar. who gave evidence of
undoubted African descent, was ar.
raighed on a charge of nonsupport of
Mrs. Julius Caesar and Julius
Evening star., 1927-04-03

There will be a meeting of the
Carbery P. T. A. April Z at 7:45 pm
ht the school A program is being
prepared. followed by refreshments.
Prof. Stephen Kramer, assistant
superintendent of schools, and Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter will be the
Speakers.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
MUSIGR A PHS

charming musical program at her
studio, on G street, week ago yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Hazlett, who has a remarka.
bly, fine dramatic soprano voice. sang
"Chanson de Tyltyl." from Albert
VOLTS "L'Oiseau Bleu"; La Forge's S
song. Expectancy" and Die Ehre
Gottes aus der Natur," by Beethoven,
the aforementioned being in honor of
the Beethoven centenary. The singer
was obliged to repeat the last two
songs.
The other singers, Misses Bell
Mitchell and Campbell. sang the scene
from THE Mikado." Three Little
Maids from School," and it, too, was
encored.
The accompanies were Mrs. John
b. Hutson. for Miss Hazlett. and Miss
Margaret We'll, for the trio.
Mary Frances Glenn, soprano. gave
program of solos at the District
of Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs luncheon at the Hotel Roose.
welt last Monday. She was accom-
panied at the piano by Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs.
Edith B. Athey, who has been laid
up for weeks because of her broken
ankles, has at last recovered sufficient.
ly to resume her work as teacher.
accompanist and supervisor of com,
munity piano classes. Also she is
playing the organ at the Hamlins
Methodist Episcopal Church again. II
has been necessary, however, for her
to cancel her special monthly organ
recitals for the rest of this season
Evening star., 1927-04-03
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp elected
to membership George c. Harmon,
Lawrence +. Kilkenney. Gus l.. Britt
and by transfer John NJ. Wood of
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas
Camp of Newport. Department of
Rhode Island. Gus L. Britt, elected at
a previous meeting, and J.. z. kilken-
ney were mustered in. Comdr. Lorin
G. Nelson announced that election OF
delegates to the Department Encamp.
ment and the National Encampment
will be held May l.. May 20, the
birthday anniversary of the camp will
be observed with appropriate cere-
monies. The camp appropriated 500
to Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
No. 6, which has just been organized.
The president of Miles Auxiliary Is
Miss Tiliie May Roth. formerly
member of Admiral George Dewey
Naval Auxiliary and a past depart
ment president of the Department of
the District of Columbia. Past Comdr
James B. Carver spoke of organizing
a boys band to be composed exclu-
sively of sons of veterans of the Span
fsh War 1t will make it's first public
appearance in the Memorial day pa.
rade May 80. Addresses were made by
Comdr. William f. O'Neill, Past
Comdr John J. Allen and George w.
Kingsbury of Harden Camp. Comdr.
James l.. Dawson, Senior Vice and
Junior Vice Comdr. f. II. Graves and
E. G.. Barstow. The camp unanimous
ly indorsed its present commander,
Lorin c. Nelson for the Office of
junior vice department commander
and Chaplain George NJ. Woods for de-
partment chaplain. and will present
Evening star., 1927-04-03
She has resumed her classes in organ
work at the church

She has resumed her classes in organ
work at the church.
The Washington Ladies' Quartet
sang several selections at'the banquet
Of the Athletic Club of the Columbia
Heights Christian Church Tuesday
evening. The personnel of the quar-
prano, director; Mary McAninch, sec
ond soprano; Adelaide Boyd. alto:
Ruth Clark. second alto, and Flol
ence Ring. accompanist.
The Beethoven musical given Mon
day afternoon in the home of Mrs
George Gravatt under the auspices of
the music section of the Chevy Chase
Woman's Club was most interesting.
Mrs. II. w. Gillett read a paper on
the life of Ludwig van Beethoven,
and Brook" from the pastoral sym
phony. played at two pianos, with
Mrs. G. V. INLAY and Mrs. F. A. Hun
newell at the first piano and Mrs.
Grace Jackson and Mrs. T. w. Nor.
cross at the second piano. ...
The third number was a trio.
when Twilight Weaves." from
''Minuet In c." sung by Mrs. NJ. c.
Guthrie, Mrs. w. A. Domer and Mrs.
Carl Stuhler.
Several pictures of Beethoven were
shown and two of his compositions
were played on the victrola, with ex-
plantations by Walter Damrosch.
A reading by Mrs. Fl. Fl. Kerbey
told the story of Beethoven's Moon
light Sonata"
Mrs. Archer l.. Haycock, guest of
the club. sang with a Painted Rib
bon." accompanied at the piano by her
| If~- W..
was closed with the Concerto -
played by Mrs. INLAY and Mrs. Hun
NJ we'll. The program was arranged
by Mrs. Carl G. Stuhler.