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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
KAIFENG REPORTED CAPTURED
Northern Forces Said to Be in Control
of Capital.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1877.
SHANGHAI, September 13.-For-
eign wireless messages from HankoW
bear the report that kaifeng, capital
of Honan Province, has been captured
by Fengtien (Northern forces.
The Shanghai Zarya, white Rus
siam newspaper, asserts that all So
Wet Russian consulates in China nave
been ordered by Moscow to mobilize
under commanding staff now in
China to join the alleged RED army
at Vladivostok and Khabarovsk IN
far eastern Siberia. Also, the paper
asserts, Soviet citizens have been or
dered to register for consumption.
Zarya affirms that its news comes
from it's correspondent in Manchuria.
According to wireless message
from Hankow, 5000 troops have been
DISPATCHED from Wuchang to the
Puchi area, which is about so miles
southwest of Hankow and Wuchang.
to deal with Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
REPORT SEEN SOON
ON CONDEMNATION
Equity Court Expected to Get
Early Decision on Tri-
angle Litigation.

A condemnation commission appoint
ed by Equity Court to handle litiga-
ton over a parcel Of ground In the
Internal Revenue Bureau site near
The Post Office Department Building
Is nearly ready to report to the court,
it was learned today. This will be the
first action of it's kind, expected to be
followed by long string of similar
procedures looking to the acquisition
of the entire triangle south OF Penn
svlvania avenue for the Government
public building program.
Custom in Proceedings.
The custom is for the commission to
make it's report to the court, which
reviews the report, and in turn makes
further official report to the Depart
ment Of Justice.
The Department Of Justice will refer
the matter to the Treasury Depart
ment for action, and If all action is
favorable all along the line. the papers
will then go back to the Department
of Justice for final action and the
Treasury will then pay for the ground
at the price agreed to.
Plots Being Condemned.
Already several plots of ground In
the District are under condemnation
proceedings, including a square for
the new Department of Agriculture
Building south of r street southwest
and opposite the present department
headquarters: a parcel near the Gov
eminent Printing Office, for extension
Of that establishment, and a large
area north Of the Congressional Ii
brary for the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
Legislation authorizing purchase of
the whole triangle has not as yet been
enacted, the bill, which passed the
House. failing in the Senate jam at
the last session OF Congress, but ad.
ministration leaders expect it's pas
sage at the coming session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Beach Hotel Burns.

WILMINGTON, n. c., September
10 OP.-The Carolina Beach Hotel at
Carolina Beach, resort near here,
burned early today The origin of the
fire has not yet been determined.
The loss Is estimated at $125.000. all
furnishings as well as the building
being totally destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
School Personnel Shifts Due.

A quantity of personnel changes will
b approved by the Board of Educa-
ton at meeting to be held tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock al the Frann
lin School. 1t is also expected than
DIR. III. b. Learned, chairman of then
buildings and grounds committee. will
make an important report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Odd Fellows Plan Dance.
dal nisnatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, September ID
Arlington Lodge of Odd Fellows has
plans about completed for dance to
be given in it's hall here Thursday
evening at 9 o'clock. Music will be
furnished by Russ Hendley and his
~. C. Jazz Bandits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
NAVY TO BE IN AIR RACES.
Pilots Are Designated for Spokane
Events.

Lieut.. Comdr. Gerald F. Began of
Michigan and Lieuts. Herbert F.. Re-
gan and Aaron +. Stoors of New York,
all attached to the Aircraft Squadron
of the Pacific Fleet, have been desig-
mated as pilots of the three naval
planes entered in the national air
races at Spokane late this month.
They will participate in the free-for-
all pursuit race and the special Navy
Marine Corps pursuit plane contest.
They will fly Boeing pursuit ships
equipped with Packard 1900 water
cooled motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

nent he brought back many valuable
plant specimens for experimental pur-
poses in the United States.
Has Written Many Volumes.
For many years DIR. Shantz has
specialized in plant geography in re-
lation to plant industry and his writ
ings on this subject fill many techni-
cal volumes. He made extensive
researches in the Great Plains area
and the semiarid territories Of Ari-
IONA and southern California. Last
year he made other Investigations
in these territories for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. for the purpose
of mapping vegetation with view
to furnishing information as to the
possible agricultural value of these
lands.
DR.. ShantZ Is 81 years old and a
native of Michigan. lie was grad
uated from the University Of Ne.
hraSka.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Religious freedom was granted the
inhabitants of the Philippines under
the treaty OF December 10, 1898. The
ma ority of the civilized Inhabitants
are Roman Catholics, ~~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

With her first long poem, 1.-THE
Land" Miss V. Sackville West, poet
and author, has won the HawthOrnden
prize Of f100, for what Ia deemed to be
the best literary production Of 1926 in
England,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Presidents Son Off to College.

John Coolidge, son of President and
Mrs. Coolidge, Is leaving Washington
today to return to Amherst College.
where he will enter on his last year
next week,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
WATER AND SEWER
ISSUE UNSOLvED
Federal Plans for RemodeIing
Triangle and Cost Involved
Not Disclosed.

The District Commissioners ana
heads of the various engineering de-
partments of the municipal govern
ment denied today any knowledge OF
reports that the Federal Government
is planning to require the District to
paw the cost of remodeling the water
and sewer mains in the Pennsylvania
avenue triangle to meet the greater
needs of the public buildings to he
erected under the $50,000,000 construc-
ton program.
The question of financing the re
moval of the present underground
construction and the replacement of
larger mains has not yet been solved
as far as the Commissioners know
but they are proceeding on the theory
that the District will not be called
upon to pay the cost. In fact, the
heads of the departments concerned.
most emphatically declare that they
will resist any effort on the part of the
Federal Government to use the appro-
priations of their respective depart
ments for charging the mains.
Rumor Traced to Farley.
The Commissioners believe that a
conference held with a representative
of the supervising arch1tectS ONCE OF
the Treasury last Saturday concern
ing plans for the removal OF the un.
derground construction in the vicinity
of Fifteenth street and Ohio avenue,
where work is scheduled to start soon
for the new Department of Commerce
Building. may have caused the circu
lation Of the reports that a demand
was made upon the District to pay
the cost of the work.
Engineer Commissioner William b.
Ladue explained that the Treasury
Department representative merely re-
ouested the District to make arrange.
ments for the removal Of the under
ground construction on the site OF the
new Commerce Building. preparatory
to the excavating work. but hat no
indication was given that the munich
pal government was expected to move
the mains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
District Exempted, He Believes.

Commissioner Ladue said he is under
the impression that there is some
doubt as to whether the District or
Federal government would pay the
cost of remodeling the water and
sewer mains in the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. triangle, but that he Is quite sure
that the expense will not be saddled
on the municipal government.
J. S. Garland, superintendent of
the Water Department. also denied
that he had conferred for two hours
with Commissioner Ladue yesterday
concerning the removal of the water
mains in the Pennsylvania avenue tri-
angular area. He said some time ago
he prepared an estimate for the Treas
ury Department on the probable cost
of charging the water mains In the
area, but that no intimation was given
him that he was expected to do the
work out Of the appropriations for
his department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
MARLBORO ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.

(Horses listed according to post positions.
First race PM
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: claiming: q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
BAND CONCERTS.
TONIGHT.


BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band. at the bandstand, at $40 o'clock
March. Charge of the Light Bri-
gaze ........ -Iauil
Hungarian overture, "Gsekenay,"
Keller Bella
Solo for baritone, Calvary" (requesb
Gney-Zimmermann
Musician Guy Gieve.
japanese fox trot, "Suki San"
Donaldson
Excerpts from the musical comedy
Rose Marie. ...............F riml
Waltz suite. Imperial" 80. Eilenberg
Finale, Lincoln Centennial"
Lee Sanford
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band at
Chevy Chase Circle. $50 o'clock.
March, THE American Gentlemen"
De LuCa
Suite, Scenes Picturesque" Massenet
Entr'acte from Miss Dolly Dollar"
Herbert
Overture, THE Force of Destiny
Verdi
Symphonic march, athens the Beau
thur de Luca
Grand scenes from the opera Romeo
and Juliet" .................G ounod
Valse, Jolly Fellows. ...... Vollstedt
Excerpts from the musical comedy
1.-The Enchantress' Herbert
Spanish march, ''CadiZ" ........ Naldie
: The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
TYPHOON KILLS 100
NEAR OMURA, WHERE
WORLD FLYERS WAIT

Continued from First Pageo
Evening star., 1927-05-07

proved by the voters this week. will
be started next year. according to the
plans Of this administration.
The new loans are 10000 900 for
schools. 10000, 600 to continue water
supply improvements. $40 .0000 for
sewers, IS 900 900 for paving. bridges
and elimination of grade crossings
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Bricklayers Strike Today.

SEATTLE, Wash. May Z GP).--A
strike of bricklayers and affiliated
trowel trades workers, involving
about 500 men. was called for today
as the result of failure to reach a set
tlement with employers on their. de-
mand for a fiye-day week and pay
increase of 81 a day.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
PLAN BIGGER TERMINAL.
Bush Co. in Brooklyn to Spend
More Millions.

Brooklyns huge Bush Terminal, the
largest single coordination of trans
portation facilities. is to attain even
greater proportions under the new ex-
pansion program. The company's
plans call for the expenditure Of be-
tween $4,000, 600 and $40 900 900 dur
ing the next to 10 years for addi-
tional industrial buildings. wharfage,
warehouses. trackage and steam pow
er plant units.
The two new S1.000,0 900 factory
structures. started unannounced some
Evening star., 1927-05-07

months ago and now nearing compile
ton, are located between Thirty ninth
and Forty-frst streets and First ave
nue. and the upper bay. Each of the
buildings cover an entire square block
and will add approximately 500 900
square feet each to the loft area of
the present factory space of the plant
Evening star., 1927-05-07
NEW LOANS AVAILABLE.

Total of SAT, 500, 900 for Improve
ments in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. May 7.-The ex-
penditure of the new loans for city
improvements, totaling 47,500.000, ap.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Taxable Basis $685., 5,57O,176.

On real and personal property as
sessments in the counties, the in
crease for 1928 will be approximately
12 per cent over the amount in 1927.
The taxable basis for real and per-
sonal property in the counties for
1927 is $685.. 5.570,176.
In computing the 1928 tax rate of
25.64 cents on each 500 of property.
it is figured on an increase of more
than $4,000 600 on real and personal
property in the counties.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
Transferred to Virginia

Capt. Louis G. Gibncy. 9th Cavalry,
Fort Riley, kans., has been trans
fcrred To the Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer,
Va.
Evening star., 1927-05-07

The cost of living i'm Germany today
Is near 80 per cent more than i'm 1873.
Evening star., 1927-05-07

Short skirts and bobbed hair are
tnder ban I'm Budapest.
Evening star., 1927-05-07

81 .000, 900 for conduits. $4,000 900 for
new municipal buildings. So 900 900
for a new central library building
and $500 900 to provide airport IA
cilities here.
Evening star., 1927-05-07
MARYLAND SEES
ASSESSMENT RISE
Increase Of s80,000,0O0 in
Taxable Basis Is Pre-
diCted by Ray.
sne.i,i rlienatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. May Maryland S
taxable basis will be increased by
$50, 600 900 when the Statewide reas-
sessment of personal property and
real estate. already begun, is com
pleted according TO j. Enos Ray,
chairman Of the State Tax Commis'
sion.
Preparatory work in the counties
has been nearly completed and ac-
tual reassessment is under way in
Hartford County. Mr.. Ray said.
Exclusive of Baltimore.
The $S0.000,000 estimate does not
include the increased assessments in
Baltimore City.
Estimates of the increased assess.
ments were taken into consideration
when the State tax rate for 1928 and
1929 was reached. 1t is estimated
that the tax basis for 1928 will be
s., 2,514 ,266,322 and for 1929 it viii be
81, $50, ,526,354.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
MAN BRAVES EXPLODING GAS
TO RESCUE BURNED WORKER
S. C. Wood Expires After
Blast in Virginia Acety-
Iene Plant.
Building Near Highway
Bridge Wrecked by Re-
suIting Blaze.

= s c. Wood, 55 years old of Oakton,
Va, was burned to death and Charles
Pitts of Cottage City. Nd, was seri-
ously injured in a series of explosions
that wrecked the acetylene plant of
the Southern Oxygen Co, near the
south end of Highway Bridge this
Wood, whose face and body were
terribly mutilated by the explosions,
was rescued from the flaming ruins
Of the acetylene factory by r. 3.
Swope of 374S Huntington street,
president of the company, but died at
Emergency Hospital. Swope was in
the main office of the plant. which
occupies a separate building in front
Of the factory.
Big Gas Tanks Near.
Large storage tanks of the Ameri-
can Oil Co. containing thousands of
gallons Of gasoline. were within 90
Evening star., 1927-09-22
S[OCUMbE LEAVES
IN HURRY WITH $425
"Big, Dark Man With Pug
Nose and Feet at Home on
News Desk" Sought.

A big, dark man with a pug nose
and little black dog are being very
much sought today by two brothers.
o. and D. Layton. who want to see
him about the dog--and also about
a little loan of $425. The big, dark
man goes under the name of W..
Slocumbe and said he was a postal
inspector and personal friend of
Postmaster General Harry New and
used to talk to him with his feet on
his desk.
Slocumbe rented a room at Owen
Layton's home, 200 Z street, about
a month ago and brought his wife
and dog to live with him. Layton said
he was very busy and every day went
off to inspect post offices at Manassas,
Bull Run and other points south. He
often spoke of the high regard in
which Mr.. New held him.
Needed Loan i'm Hurry.
Monday, Layton says, Slocumbe
told him his brother had gotten in
little trouble and needed S5OO TO get
out again. He would pay back the
$500 Thursday, he said. Layton
couldn't find but SITS around the
house, so he took Slocumbe to his
brothers. home at 1855 Emerson street
northeast and the other Layton fur
nished $3.50.
Yesterday Slocumbe went up to
Mrs owen Layton and paid his rent.
Not long after that he was seen by
f. E. budding, who lives across the
street, leaving the house with mys-
terious package under his arm and
his little black dog at his heels. He
didn't return last night.
This morning Layton climbed in the
window of his room and found his
trunk and suit case were still there,
but further examination disclosed the
disturbing fact that there was moth
ing in them but some newspapers
which were completely out of date.
Dog Was Smallest Bull.
Layton spoke to No. 6 police pre-
cinct about it and also called the
chief postal inspectors Office. The
inspector said there wasn't any Slo-
cumbe in his outfit and Mr.. New
said he didn't know anybody named
Slocumbe who kept his feet on his
desk. The Laytons are awfully wor-
ried. D. Layton has some bills to
nav which he let slide a day or two
so he could help Slocumbe out. o.
Layton wants to know why he paid
his rent.
Slocumbe is over feet and weighs
about 100 pounds, the Laytons say.
He said his dog was the smallest
French bull in the world.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
ODDS ON DEMPSEY
At s TO ; OFFERED
At SCENE Of FIGHT
10000 Expected to Witness
EpochaI Battle for Title in
Windy City Tonight.
COOL, CLEAR WEATHER
is GOVERN MENT FORECAST
Principals Declared in Fine Shape
City Seethes With Excitement
as Fans Arrive.

By the Associated Press.
Chicago seethed with excitement
and a bustling mass of fight fandom
this afternoon as the time for the
Dempsev-Tunney heavyweight title
battle neared.
Fast-flving reports that there was
some eleventh hour 'plunglns On
Dempsey helped stimulate the swirl
ing bahbling crowd. Although bet
ting odds generally held close 10 even
,,onev there were some Wagefs re-
ported on Dempsey to win AT 70 D
Wagering on a possible Knockout oS
either fighter also favored the eA,
champion. On the floor OF the boaiu
of Trade one offer to pet So'V"V VA
dempsey went begging.
The commotion was confined chleil!
90 downtown streets, hotels ana the
'loop." ,xo,o
The vast pine and concrete arena,
Soldier Field, was comparatively quies
as few scattering hundreds gathereo
~. the onening rush at pm.
Demnsev. in town overnight, spellt
the morning in secluslon. 1ulies
left his camp at Lake villa shortiS oe
fore noon for Chicago. ,.fora
Tbe lighters will not meet petu1e
+bev climb into the ring petWeeh 80
and 10 pm, Chicago daylight t1lie, .n
Arraneements were made Tor tnelh "
1raioh in separately this afternoon.
Eoot hall, weather, cool ana ciouuy'
,.,.a,,aiIed huf there was no lndlcatloa
of rain.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
LIGHT COMPANY IS SEEKING
CLAIMANTS OF $381 900 REFUND
MANAGEMENT Has Been Making Efforts to
Give Back Money. but Many Creditors
Cannot Be Found.

The Potomac Electric Power Co. and
the Public Utilities Commission have
become impressed with the difficulty
of giving money away. The power
company, for instance, has on hand
some 1881 900 which it is more than
anxious to divide among approximate
ly $4,000 persons. 1t is, the money
which remains of the $3,000,000 due
the electric buying public after the re-
fund agreed upon between counsel for
the Potomac Electric Power Co. and
the Utilities Commission, after seven
years of litigation over electric light
rates. Those to whom none. is due
have either left the city or, remaining
in Washington, are not sufficiently in
terested to apply for the money due
them.
On January 13 next the statute of
limitations will apply to the refunds
and the money left over will be amor
tized over period of years and paid
Evening star., 1927-09-22

in dividends of the electric light com
pany.
On file at the Potomac Electric
Power Co. and in the office of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission at the District
Building is a weighty batch of papers
bearing the names of electric light
consumers who cannot be found.
There are 1900 sheets of paper. each
sheet containing about so names. The
electric light company has made two
efforts to find each consumer. Some
of the efforts have been unavailing.
Others have been successful, but the
consumers remain uninterested in Sc
curing their refunds.
In one case recently the owner of a
number of apartment houses was no.
titled by telephone that she had about
81 900 due her as a refund. She ex-
pressed no surprise, replying that she
knew 1t but hadn't gotten around to
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1927-09-22
RAIDERS INDICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
GundIach Staying Charged to
All Four Dry Agents at
Le0nardt0Wn.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, September
22-All four of the prohibition agents
who participated in the raid week
ago today in which Charles A. Gund-
ZACH, a farmer, II years old, was shot
to death in the yard of his home, were
indicted on charges of murder in the
first degree, the grand jury, which be-
gan hearing the evidence yesterday.
returning it's report about noon today.
The defendants are Randolph Brew
err Dano NJ. Jackley, John T. Fisher,
jr., and Robert F. Cornett. Fisher was
wounded in the knee by Gundlach,
who refused to surrender upon COM
mand of the agents, when they ap-
preached his home, and has been un-
der treatment at Walter Reed Hos
pital in Washington. Mrs. Gundlach
and others told of numerous shots
fired by the raiders, who were said to
have gone to the farm on anonymous
information that a whisky still exist
ed there. They had no warrant. it is
said.
Bench warrants were issued by the
Circuit Court. Prosecuting Attorney
Phillip H. Dorsey. jr., will have
charge of the arraignment Of the men
upon their arrest. The question of
the amount of bail, if bail is allowed,
is being discussed. The warrant
against Fisher will be served as soon
as he is able to appear.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

By the Associatrd Press.
LONDON, September 22.-The be-
lief that the death of Prof. Adrian
Stokes from yellow fever was that of
a martyr to scientific investigation on
the very eve Of his return from West
Africa with his task all but accom-
plished was held today at the Gugs
Hospital Medical School. 1t was from
this school that Prof. Stokes was
granted leave Of absence to conduct
researches as member Of the Rocke-
Teller yellow fever commission.
Commenting on yesterdays an
nouncement by the Daily Mail that
Prof. Stokes had died at Lagos. West
Africa, officials at the medical school
expressed belief that Prof. Stokes had
caught the disease from ene of the
Evening star., 1927-09-22
CAPT. GILES MISSING.

CHICAGO, September % R.-Capt.
Frederick A.. Giles, Australian aviator,
who hopes to fly from Detroit to We'll
lington, New Zealand, was an hour
overdue at Ford Field, Lansing. ILL.,,
at II o'clock this morning. He took
off from Hess Field, Lansing, ILL.,,
Mich, near Detroit, at 6:45 am.
He planned to stop at Lansing
Field for day to have his plane thor.
oughly inspected before continuing on
his fight.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
FROST CAUSES DAMAGE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, September %.
"A heavy frost was reported in the
Cumberland Valley today and is be-
lieved to have caused thousands of
dollars damage to farmers and or
chardistS.
The mercury was down to 36 at the
Government station near here. Corn,
which has not fully ripened, and fruit
are believed to be hard hit.