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Evening star., 1927-05-17
Scot Turns Joke
Back on Upton
In Sale of Paper
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 11.--Sir Thomas
Upton. Irish yachtsman and racon-
teur, told one on himself while here
on "a purely business trip"
WAS l ever in the newspaper
business? Once" said Sir Thomas.
Il was making trip across the
English Channel with John Dewar
the famous Scotch whisky man.
some years ago. Before boarding
the boat to England we had bought
a large number OF English papers.
/ was standing at the rail with
these under my arm when an Eng
lishman approached and asked me
whether l had an Express. / real
lied he had mistaken me for
neWGman.
II thought that ! might please
my Scotch friend. Dewar. by sell
ing 1-penny Express for rence,
SO | let the Englishman have the
paper. Later. / told / war about
it. He was angry.
what do you mean he said
The Express sells for 5 pence in
France.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
so "REBELS" ARE SLAIN,
MEXICO CITY DECLARES
Government Says Catholic Ex-
tremists, Lead by Priests, Die
in Jalisco Encounter.
Bv lac Assoeiated PICS.

By Inc Ass0nlateu Tress.
MEXICO CITY. May l7,--Fifty
rebels" said by the government to
have been members of II group led by
three Catholic priests, have been
killed in an encounter with federal
forces in the State Of Jalisco, it was
officially announced today.
The battle took place, according
20 the announcement, when the Fed
erals. commanded by Gen. Espiridion
Rodriguez. overlook a group Of Cath
olic extremists commanded by the
priests, Antonio PedroZa. Pedro Con
zaes and Vega at III Toro Ranch,
state Of Jalisco."
Evening star., 1927-05-17
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Evening star., 1927-05-17

Standing III front Of the Speaker.
Bynum roared out that he was a
tyrant. Martin. like Il Greek chorus.
repeated, 'Tyrant. sir, addressing the
Speaker. The House family laughed
and Bynum looked surprised. and then
Went on pouring out his abuse. and
at the end Of every sentence there
was the echo from Martin by this
time the House was in roar. even
t.e Democrats joining with US. The
scene was too comical not to laugh
Evening star., 1927-05-17
AIMEE MCPHERSON SUED
FOR 81, 600, 900 BY WOMAN
Evangelist's Mother Also Made De-
fendant in Defamation of
Character Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Los ANGELES, May 17.-An
amended complaint, asking damages
Of 81 600 600 for alleged defamation of
character, was fled in Superior Court
here Yesterday against Aimee Sempie
Mcpherson. evangelist. and her moth
er. Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, by Mrs.
Nirla Kimball.
The plaintiff charged that Mrs MIC
Pherson referred to her as the woman
who occupied the Carmel cottage.
which figured in the evangelist's dis
appearance investigation and subse.
quent trial. with Kenneth G.. Ornis-
ton, onetime radio operator at the
evangelist's Angelus Temple.
demurrer to Mrs. kimball's orig
inal complaint was filed several
months ago and is scheduled to be
heard today.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
roo LNTE To CLASSIFY.
HEli

LINOLEUM and carpet layer ;
must be experienced; man
with machine preferred Apply
superintendent, the Palais Roy
al, q st. and llth
Evening star., 1927-05-17
TWO ARE QUESTIONED
IN HICKS SLAYlNG
Chicago Police Arrest Comely
Brunette and Alleged Gangster,
Keeping Names Secret.
By the Assoclated Press.

By the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 17.--A come
ly brunette and a ganGster were ar
rested by the police here yesterday in
another effort to solve the Staying OF
Clifford NJ. Hicks. lawyer and former
minister. The officers refused to di-
vulge the name of either.
The woman was whisked away
in an automobile after a conference
in Detective Chief Kaiser's office Chief
Kaiser said she had given nothing
new on the murder
The man. reputed gangster, was
said by Chief Kaiser TO have known
Glenn Hicks, brother of the slain law
yer and beneficiary of most of his
estate and $685., 900 life insurance
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Fire DESTROYS Factory.

WILMINGTON. Del. May II L4o).
Fire last night destroyed the paint
factory Of James Bradford Go. here,
and for a time threatened the entire
business block in which it was located
Damage was placed at 5000 000.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Sealed Fate of FiIibuster

"That days work sealed the fate
OF the filibuster though the Demo.
Gratis kept it up. Day after day Reed
ineXorably counted Quorums, until his
parliamentary revolution was an ac-
compIished fact The fight continued
TO be enlivened by stormy scenes. 1t
Evening star., 1927-05-17
MEMOIRS OF UNCLE JOE CANNON
As Told to L. WHITE BUSBEY His Confidential Secretary

ethics, Martin turned TO Bynum and
exclaimed: Hell. ne won't fight and
dragged him away. while the House
went into a paroXysm Of laughter
and literally applauded both men for
having entertained us.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

All Holland will be Ell fete on April
30. in celebration of the coming Of age
of the Princess Juliana. heir to the
throne.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

New dining cars to be used in Aus
tralia will be 72 feet long. and will
seat 4S persons in the saloon
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Martin Echoed Abuse

fore and thought the time had come
for action
Evening star., 1927-05-17

[H YbAI fcdIiH aHBefeu lhe
"\A| Democrats. | think, was
Reed mad and cause
him TO lose his temper, and their sur
nrjse that he should have done what
nobody believed was possible, said
1-ncle Joe Cannon. in describing the
way Sneaker Reed forced the House
To vote when they tried 10 tie his
hands by remaining silent. when
the Democrats rushed down into the
well and began to assail him he
showed his annoyance, hut nothing
more His temptation was great 10
answer hacb-and how he would have
enjoved it.-but he closed his lips
tfoht he stood erect AT his desk and
waited until the storm had subsided.
What could the Democrats do? They
must have felt they were making a
ridiculous spectacle Of themselves.
and. as there was nothing TO be made
hv iostIinc each other in front of
Speaker who seemed deaf TO insult
and indifferent to abuse. the only
thing left TO them was to troop back
to their seats.
Then this incomprehensible man
continued 10 call the roll where he
had been interrupted, the Democrats
after each name was called drowning
his voice and Reed patiently waiting
untjI the tumult had. in a measure,
died down. when he named a few more
men. Nothing could divert him. His
nllrDose was TO prove and place on
record the fact that a quorum was
present Il took him several hours |
10 do This, but when his work was |
finished il was established that not !
on}v was there a quorum, but practi- |
caiiy the entire membership was pres
ent IN the House.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Golf shafts made from hickory OF
the eastern Kentucky mountains are
among the finest made.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
Night of Conferences.

Night of Conferences.
"This done. Reed addressed the
House. and for the first time since
he had taken the. chair that day he
was listened 10 in silence and with
respect. His action, he explained,
was strictly legal and based on the
provisions of the Constitution. Crisp
and Carlisle spoke for the Democrats
and I for our side. On Mckinley's
motion the House then adjourned, as
every one was tired out by the excite
ment and wanted a chance to rest.
THAT was night of hurried and
stormy conferences. Reed was laying
out his plans to Mckinley and me,
and the furious Democrats We're plot
ting their course. They resolved to
start the fight next day and challenge
the czar at the drop of the hat. The
row was 10 begin the moment he tried
to do any business, however ordinary.
"As soon as the usual routine pro
posal TO approve the journal of the
previous day was made, the Demo
Gratis refused to permit it. Again
Reed had to count a quorum. He did
il amid storm Of protest. | have
seen many ludicrous things in the
House, but none ever equaled what
happened in the midst of this ruction.
Bynum of Indiana, one of the most !
violent of the kickers the day before, |
was a man generally well liked by the |
House, although very much of parti- |
san. When Reed called Bynum's |
ri xyst
loud voice, rushed from his seat down |
the center aisle and stood in the well |
In front of the Speakers desk.
Bynum Goes Into Action.
''TTe went into action like a valiant |
knight attended by his faithful squire |
Martin of Texas. Martin was a |
character He had got into the news. |
papers the very day after he arrived
in Washington. He came, carpetbag
in hand, went to a boarding house and
blew out the gas. He had never seen
a gas jet before. The knight didn't
want him for a squire, but couldn't
help himself.
I'm our conference the night before
Mckinley and I had told Reed he had
handled himself splendidly. that his
method had been perfect and we were
sure he had smashed the filibuster.
Reed said he intended to give the Dem
Ocrats all the rope they wanted. He
would do nothing that had the slight
est suggestion of oppression or depriv-
ing them of their rights. If they
wanted to call him names he would
allow them the full measure of their
enjoyment, but whenever it was neces-
sary to disclose the presence of a
quorum he would do so, no matter
how long it took or what measures
had to be employed. He asked US if
we approved. We told him nothing
could be better.
$50 when Bynum took the center
of the stage I was not surprised that
Reed listened patiently to his invec-
tive. Bynum stood facing the Speaker.
Martin moved over to Bynum's left
and stood with one foot on the first
deadly serious. He came from a part
of the country where men do not suf-
fer insults tanely. lie had been a
frontiersman and led an adventurous
life; according TO his code an oppro-
brious word was quickly followed by
a blow, or if the word was not re-
sented A man proclaimed himself yel-
low and forfeited the respect of his
fellows. Martin must have been puz-
zled by the proceedings Of the day be
S----------.--.----
Evening star., 1927-05-17
CHAPTER NNT.

</V YlIAT really angered the
7" n Democrats, | think, was
" " their failure to make
Read mad and cause
Evening star., 1927-10-20
PRETZFELDER ELECTED
F.. HEAD OF BROTHERHOOD
Eighth Street Temple Group Names
Officers and New Board
Members.

Five new board members were
chosen and Leon Pretzfelder was
elected president last night at the first
annual meeting of the Brotherhood Of
the Eighth Street Temple. The other
new officers are: Harold Iichtenstein,
vice president; Harold Strauss, secre-
tary, and A. D. Frank, treasurer.
Elected to fill the expired terms Of
board members were: S. Sherry Stein.
Harold Ganss. Allen V. De Ford, Nor
man G. Kal and Henry Jaffe.
Reports OF committee chairmen were
accepted. R. B. II. Lyon was elected
to fill the honorary Office of counselor
of the brotherhood. He appealed for
support for the Boys Club campaign.
A. team of eight was named to meet
with the Boys Club committee and
assist.
Rabbi William Franklin Rosenblum
spoke on "Brothering Our Youth" He
introduced Franklin Blumenthal OF
Los Angeles, who will conduct a high
school class at the temple.
The new board will hold its first
meeting at the town house OF the
Town and Country Club Monday eve.
ming, to appoint committees and plan
the years work.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
IMMIGRATION WORK
DESCRIBED TO GUILD
Sibley Hospital Group Hears
Deaconess Maurer, Angel Is
land Alien Worker.

Approximately 100 members of the
Women's Guild of Sibley Hospital this
morning heard Miss Katherine Maurer
deaconess of the Women's Home
Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, tell Of some of the
conditions and incidents met with in
her work at Angel Island in San
Francisco Harbor, the Ellis Island OF
the Pacific Coast. The meeting was
held in the chapel Of Rust Hall at
Sibley.
Miss Maurer, who is known in San
Francisco as 1.-The Angel of Angel Is.
land" has been intimately connected
with the work of the society there
among the immigrants for the past Is
years. She described the routine OF
her life and said that although II
might sound romantic to those mex.
pericnced in welfare work, it was by
no means all play and the romance
often disappeared In the ugiiness OF
reality.
The preparatory work for Hospital
night" to be held by the guild on
Friday November IL. was discussed
and the members were urged to put
forth every effort to make II a sue
cess. Mrs. G. H. Lambkin is in charge
OF the arrangements. She is assisted
by Mrs. Albert Fisher. Miss Ruth
Clark and Mrs. G. 8. Cole.
Entertainment was furnished by
Miss Mary Apple, contralto soloist OF
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, who was accompanied on the
piano by Stewart Dickson, organis:
and choir director of Columbia Heights
Christian Church,
Evening star., 1927-10-20
LEOPOLD JONAS, 70,
DIES; BURIAL IN SOUTH

Leopold Jonas, 70 years old, died at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Louis Loeb, in the Cathedral Mansions,
today after a short illness. He and
his wife recently had come here from
Nashville, Tenn, to make their home.
Besides Mrs. Loeb. Mr.. Jonas leaves
three other daughters of this city.
Mrs. Harry S. Louis. Mrs. Mark s.
Goldnamer and Mrs. Joseph d. Kauf-
man. His widow, Mrs. Ricka Hirsh
Jonas; u. son, Sidney Jonas Of Nash
vile. and two grandchildren, Elizabeth
Ann and Jonas Kaufman also survive.
Brief funeral services were held
here this afternoon. Burial will be in
Nashville.
Mr.. Jonas was for many years
executive director of the firm of L..
jonas & Co., jobbers and manufac-
turers of ladies' cloaks. hats and milli'
merry in Nashville, where he had taken
an active part In civic and business
affairs for nearly half a century.
Evening star., 1927-10-20

Parole Papers Fail to Arrive
Early Today, but Release Is
Expected in Afternoon.


ATLANTA, October 20.-Parols pa
pers for Earl Carroll did not arrive in
the first mail delivery at the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary today and War
den John W. Shook indicated that IL
probably would be mid-afternoon be
fore the Broadway producer would be
relea sed.
The second delivery of mail Is
around noon and after the papers are
received there will be formality OF
signing the parole and checking out
with the record clerk.
Carroll was at the honor farm
where he served as librarian. early TO-
day, waiting to be brought to the main
prison, 10 miles nearer Atlanta, during
the morning.
Mrs. Carroll Arrives.
Mrs. Carroll reached here today and
went to a hotel TO await the New
York theatrical producers release from
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on pa.
role during the day.
Accompanying Mrs. Carroll were
Carroll's sister, Mrs. Alice Schneider,
and one OF his brothers, James Carroll.
Another brother. Norman, is in charge
of the Carroll show now In New
England.
The closing act of the impresarios
prison drama found him eager 20
appear on the street that won him
fame as producer Of musical
revues-and sentence in the Federal
prison for his widely reviewed bathtub
party.
His signature TO papers authorizing
his release on parole was the formal
gesture necessary to cut short his
| confinement and re.establ the
identity Of prisoner 24.909.
Dinner Is Cancelled.
Early this morning Carroll waw all
readiness. He would brook no delay
for the trip that takes him back to
New York. Even his gratitude to the
people OF Greenville. 8. c.. where he
| lay in hospital for a month after
sudden illness had interrupted his
journey to Atlanta and prison. could
not slacken his program Of a speedy
return. A proposed stop-over there
was Cancelled and regrets were sent
| to those who had planned a dinner in
| his honor.
All of his personal effects were
packed yesterday In his little hut on
| the prison honor farm. Because he
was well supplied with smartly tailor
ed clothing. the regulation Civilian
suit" given to departing inmates when
| they cast off prison garb was not
| offered him.
| The creator of the "Vanities" offered
no word of future plans, even to inti-
mate friends, as he arranged the de-
| tails of his departure.
Remembers Convict Friends.
CarrolTs thoughtfulness for his
| friends among the prisoners caused
| him to order many OF his personal pos
sessions left for their use, including
an expensive radio set and a sum OF
money he had on deposit at the prison.
The latter he ordered used to help his
friends as Warden Shook saw mt.
Another gesture came yesterday
when Carroll voluntarily wrote out
a check for $4,000 to pay the fine that
his sentence had also imposed. This
| was not due until his sentence and
| parole have expired, but Carroll ex.
| pressed a desire to "pay It now and
avoid any entangling technicalities."
Warden Shook made the comment
that Carroll was one Of very few
prisoners then within the walls who
could write such check and have 1t
honored.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
RADIO OBOARDPOST
GIVEN TO BUTMAN
News Service Head Is Named
Secretary to Succeed
Sam T. Pickard.

Appointment of Carl H. Butman.
former newspaper man and editor OF
radio news service. as secretary OF
the Federal Radio Commission was
announced today by Rear Admiral w.
II. G.. Bullard, chairman OF the COM
mission. Mr.. Butman succeeds Sam
T. Pickard, who has been named a
member of the commission and Will
take over his new duties on Novem'
Der /, the effective date OF the resig'
nation of Henry A. Bellows. mem
ber OF the radio board since last
March.
Mr.. Butman, who is at present act.
ing as news director for the Interna-
tional Radiotelegraphic Conference.
was born in Chelsea, Mass, in 1884
and educated in the public schools OF
Massachusetts and Washington, where
he came in 1900. He is q graduate OF
Mckinley Manual Training High
School and was captain in the cadet
corps at the school. He attended col
lege for two years at Dartmouth Uni
versity, and later went to Cornell and
George Washington University. He
Is a member of Delta Tau Delta fra
ternity.
His first position in Washington
was with the Smithsonian Institution,
where he served from 1903 to 1917,
later becoming identified with the
Creei bureau and with the News Bu-
reau of the War Department. He
then went with Air Service Journal,
and later with the International News
Service, Associated Press and the
Wall Street Journal He organized
the Washington Radio News Service
In 1922 and is the present head OF
that organization, dealing with radio
news from Washington. He Is mar.
ried and lives at 1907 Cleveland ave-
nue..
Mr.. Butman's duties as secretary of
the Radio Commission will be to keep
in touch with all the varied interests
that constitute the many phases Of
radio communication, and to handle
the secretarial business Of the COM
mission. The Radio Control Board is
legally in existence, but an appropria'
tion to pay salaries to its members at
the rate of $4,000 per year. was lost
when the second deficiency act failed
Of passage in the last Congress.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
MRS. EDWIN r. WILEY
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
Funeral Services Held Today for
Woman Prominent in Fra
ternal Work.

Mrs. Susie r. Wiley. wife OF Edwin
J.. Wiley and for many years promi.
rent in fraternal organizations here,
died at the home Of her son. William
r. Wiley. 2024 Fourteenth street
southeast, Tuesday after 10 weeks
iliness. She would have been 50
years old today.
Mrs. Wiley was a member OF the
Order Of the Eastern Star and the
Daughters OF America. She had re.
sided in this city since young girl.
Funeral services were conducted in
the Emmanuel Episcopal Church this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. Luther
T.. Frank officiated. Interment was in
Glenwood Cemetery. Seven grand
children were the pallbearers.
Mrs. Wiley leaves her husband. two
sons, William E. and John F. Wiley,
shree daughters. Mrs. Pearl Ford. Mrs.
Mabel Gafield and Mrs. Mamie Hun
gerford. and q sister, Mrs. Emma
Smith.
Evening star., 1927-10-20
BABY|S RESCUED
AS7HOMES BURN
Stove With $1,000 Saved,
Trousseau Destroyed as
Whole Block Is Threatened.

A baby was rescued. $1,000 hidden
In a gas heater was salvaged, trous.
seau was burned. necesitating the post
ponment OF a wedding, and more than
a dozen children lost their school books
In a fire early last night which dam.
aged seven frame houses in the 100
block OF Seventh street northeast.
Within a few minutes after the fire
broke out, apparently between 1885,
1876 Seventh street northeast. the side.
walk was Uttered with furniture
carried out by residents who feared
the flames would sweep through the
block A second alarm was turned
in, about S o'clock. and IS pieces OF
apparatus were employed in confln-
ing the blaze to seven houses. several
of which were only slightly damaged.
Saved by Grandfather.
Cropping his way up a smoke-filled
stairway TO the second floor of 1856
Seventh street northeast. Lawrence r.
Payne snatched his sleeping 7.month'
old grandson, John Myers, from his
crib and carried him to safety.
At the same time Mrs. jeanette
Hulse, 65 years old. 1872 Seventh street
northeast, attempted to enter her
burning house. crying that she wanted
to get her stove. Firemen held her
back. since the rooms were filled with
flames, but Capt. 7. Buckley Of No. y
Engine Co informed by the frantic
woman that the stove contained $1,000
in bonds and bills. dashed i'll and bore
1t safely out. The valuable contents
were extracted at a corner store.
Orville Thomas. a meter reader. 6S3
Massachusetts avenue northeast. who
was hailed by Mrs. Hulse with the
cry. You read my meter-now you
save my bonds assisted in the rescue
of the precious stove.
TrOussean Is Destroyed.
The tears of a 22-year-old bride to-
be, Miss Pearl Grisso, 134 Seventh
street northeast. at first passed unno-
ticed in the general excitement until
1t developed that her entire trousseau,
including II gowns and accessories
the result of more than year of care
full preparation, had been destroyed in
the fire. She had planned to be mar
ried the first Of next month to Ray
mond Groves of Alexandria. who was
at her home when the fire broke out
but her father said this morning that
the wedding would probably be post
poned until a later date.
Miss Grisso, her fiance, her brothers
David and Jacob, and friend. James
Mothershead. were playing cards in
the living room on the first floor when
the fire broke out in the rear of the
second floor, spreading through the
upper story and sweeping through the
closet in which was locked her trous-
seau before it was discovered. Her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel b. Girls
so. were eating an oyster supper at
the Bretheren Church, Fourth and
North Carolina avenue southeast,
when called home by the news that
their house was ablaze.
Inc lHtle girl In the block today
was disconsoiate. She said she liked
to go to school and was going any
way, even il she didn't have any books
or any dresses left except the one
she had on. The total property dam
age, tentative estimates by firemen
indicate, will not exceed $4,000.