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Evening star., 1927-05-16
PHILIPPINE EMPIRE" FALLS;
DEMENTED LEADER GIVES UP
Guard Around Palace" Arrested and Will
Be Put to Work-"Emperor
Going to Asylum

Despite the objection of his follow
ers to his confinement in an asylum.
Entrencherado himself has expressed
as possible. 1t is expected that he
will leave for Manila within a few
days. His personal guard is to he dis
armed and told 10 go to work, leaving
the old man alone with his private sec
retary, a young nigh school student.
Utopia Was Promised.
According to the authorities, En-.
trencherado built his empire" upon
promises of an immediate Utopia III
which it would not be necessary to
labor. His subjects would eat sleep
and enjoy themselves. It was ex-
planned that in the tropics it is easy
for magnetic leader to rally a for
midahle following, especially where
quick material advantage is promised.
Entrencherado' activities included
no boishevism and no threat against
Americans. He confined himself to
delnding the always credulous and ex-
citable mobs. Most of the empires
followers were poor, ignorant natives
who did not realize the seriousness of
defying the government. 1t is ex.
pected that most of those who parti-
cipated in the Occidental Negros at.
tack will be freed
The ringleaders, however, will be
tried for murder as well as for sedi-
ton, as an officer was killed in the
fighting. The IS arrested at IloiIo
Will be tried for sedition.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
MONDAY EVENING CLUB
CALLS ANNUAL MEETING
Election of Officers and Reception
of Reports Due This After
noon at 5 O'Clock.

Election of officers and reports of
various committees will feature the
annual meeting of the Monday Eve
ming Club in the Home for Incurables
this afternoon at o'clock. Former
District Commissioner Louis Brown
low is the nominee for president,
having beer named as the April
meeting of the club, to succeed Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins.
Other officers nominated for re-
election are as follows: For first
vice president, Willard c. Smith: Sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Ernest r.
Grant; treasurer, Wallace Hatch; re-
cording secretary. James Il. Stuart;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. w. A.
Roberts. EXECUTIVE board, Dorsey
w. Hyde. jr.; Walter S. Ufford, Miss
Louise Mcclure and Mrs. Nina G..
Van Wrinkle
Reports will include the outlining
of child labor conditions, by Mrs.
Walter S. Ufford, a discussion of ade-
quate care for the feeble minded by
Arthur Deering Call. report ON the
proposed sanitarium for tubercular
children by Mrs. e. R. Grant and
discussion on additional medical ia
cilities in the schools by Mr.. Hatch.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
400 NURSES HEAR
CALLING PRAISED
Rev. w. S. Abernethy breaches
Special Sermon--1,500 Attend
Services in Church.

The trained nurses profession was
lauded by Rev. w. S. Abernethy, pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church. who
delivered a baccalaureate sermon To
400 trained nurses of the city, repre-
senting 10 hospitals, yesterday, at
Calvary Church. The services were
held under the auspices of the Dis
trict League of Nursing Education
and were attended by more than 1900
persons.s
DR. Abernethy declared that "nurs
ing is a holy occupation which en-
shrines one in the heart of his fellow
man He pointed to Edith Caeell
and Florence Nightingale as the con
spicuous examples Of a nurses devo-
ton to duty and as the highest Illus
trations of the service which can be
rendered by members of that profes.
sion.
The hospitals represented were Wal
Ter Reed, Emergency, Children's, Sib-
ley, Memorial, Gallinger. Homeo-
pathic, st. Elizabeth's. Garfield and
George Washington.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
APPRAISAL
EXPERT EMPLOYED
RevaIuation of Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light
Co. Started.

The first step toward revaluation
Of the physical properties of the Wash
ington and Georgetown Gas Light
companies was taken today by the
Public Utilities Commission with the
employment of IT. Carl Wolf, engineer
of the Maryland Public Service Com
mission, TO make historical research
Of the properties. The commission
also plans to engage another vallia.
ton expert to assist il. and has offered
this position TO Andrew Sangster,
prominent New York accountant.
The actual work of revaluing the
properties Of the two companies is
expected to get under way in about
two weeks and probably will continue
six months a special board COM
posed of the two outside valuation
experts, Harrison Brand, vice chair
man of the commission, and Ralph B.
Fieharty, peoples counsel, will direct
the investigation.
A suggestion has been made that
the commission revalue the proper
ties of the Washington and George
town Gas light Cos. of Montgomery
County, Md, at the same time it
investigates the local companies. The
Maryland companies are subsidiaries
of the two local companies. This
proposal likely will be considered on
Thursday, when members of the
Maryland Public Service Commission
come to Washington to meet the Dis
trict commission.
Headquarters for thes revalutaion
activities probably will be established
at 140S Pennsylvania avenue, which
has been put at the disposal of the
commission by Lieut.. Col u, S. Grant,
30, director of the office of bublic
buildings and public parks of the Ma
tional Capital. The commission ap.
pealed to Col. Grant several weeks
ago for temporary quarters in one of
the Government buildings, because of
the lack Of accommodations in the
District Building.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
.Jeweled w heels
Found i'm New York
Gambling palace"
Hv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-PoIice un-
covered what they described as one
OF the most expensively appointed
gambling establishments found in
New York in a generation early
yesterday morning. Detectives,
entering large double apartment
on West Eighty-third street. ar
rested seven men and seized three
jeweled roulette wheels thought
to be worth at least $4,000 each.
The furnishings of the establish
lnent police considered worth sub.
stantially more than 100000.
Several expensively dressed men
and women, found at the tables.
were questioned for more than
two hours and released. Police with
held their names. The raid followed
aninvestigation of six weeks, In
which tho man charged with own
ing the place was traced here from
Boston. When arrested he gave the
name of Lawrence J. Tobin, Al.
Six men were held
Evening star., 1927-05-16
Music of Organ
Irks u. S. Fighter
Beaten by Briton
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON.--Archie Bell. New
York bantamweight, and his Amer
lean seconds were startled by the
swelling, melodious strains of a
pipe organ when the little party
was ushered into Royal Albert
Hall on May for the 15-round
bout with Teddy Baldock, British
fighter, which Bell lost on points.
The New Workers. especially Bell.
looked around amazed, wondering
what it was all about.
The organ, often heard by the
King and Queen. is one of the
largest in the world and always is
played at big fistic contests. Its
base was hidden from the Ameri-
cans by enormous black and white
figures for use in indicating the
rounds, but some of its 9,00O-odd
pipes reach nearly to the ceiling.
Bell says he does not care for
organ music in the ring. When
the decision was awarded to Bal
dock the organ peaIed out For
he's a jolly good fellow" but Bell
didn't hear this. owing to the
cheers of the 1000 or so spectators.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
SERVANT TO TELL
Of KELLY AFFAIR
Actors Japanese Houseboy
Is Witness for State in
Murder Trial.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, May 16.--More evil
dence about what happened in the
apartment of Paul Kelly, screen juve-
nile. while Ray Raymond, husband OF
Dorothy Mackaye, actress, was away
playing the lead i'm musical comedy,
was expected by the State today as
it summoned Teno Yobu, Kelly's
Japanese houseboy. to testify against
his employer, who is on trial for Ray
mond's murder.
Teno Yobu, otherwise known as
Jungle" was scheduled to take the
stand as soon as Miss Mackaye, over
whose love Kelly and Raymond mixed
in bare.knuclxle fight in the latter's
home. finished her story of divided
affections when the court resumed
its work at 2 pm. The State charges
the fight resulted in Raymond's
death. The defense maintains the
musical comedy star died of other
causes.
The prosecution indicated that It
regards "Jungle's" story as being
more sensational and of greater i'm
portance than that given by Miss
Mackaye last week, when she hesi-
family admitted that n passionate
love existed between Kelly and her
self
Miss Mackaye, who. with DIR. Wal
ter j. sullivan. is awaiting trial OH
an indictment charging them with at
tempting to cover up facts surround
ing the death of Raymond. probably
will be excused after brief question:
ing by the defense.
Jungle" was expected to testify
concerning previous testimony that
Miss Mackaye several times remained
away from home all night and that
on the mornings following was
reached by telephone at Kelly's apart
ment. This testimony was given by
Miss Charlotte Ethel Lee, negro
housekeeper for the Raymonds. who
was an eyewitness to the fight.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
CRASH SHHURLSSEVEN
THROUGH AUTO TOP
Six Gonzaga High School
Alumni Injured at Sill
YER Hill, Md.

Three young men We're seriously
injured. three received comparatively
minor injuries, and one escaped with
scratches, when their car skidded
against culyert and then hit a tree,
while rounding a sharp turn on the
Hill, Md, near the District line.
The seven. all alumni of Gonzaga
High School, were coming toward
Washington when George Brew, %
years old, bricklayer, IA / street.
an approaching machine just as his
car struck a wet stretch of road at
the curve.
Better hold tight boys" Brew call
ed at that moment the car Iurched
on the wet road, iunged against the
culvert and hit a tree with such
force as to throw the occupants
through the top.
Brew in Serious Plight.
Brew Is in serious condition at
Casualty Hospital. He has a COM
pound fracture of the right leg. sew
eral fractured ribs. probable internal
injuries, and a possible fracture of
the skull.
William Dugan, q years old, 1422
c street northeast, owner of the car,
bricklayer, was unconscious at Prov
idence Hospital this morning. Tie is
badly cut, and it is feared his skull is
fractured.
Harry Boucher, 2t years old, 4S III
street northeast War Department
employe, is in the same hospital
badly shocked and with a possible
fracture of the skull.
Thomas Dorsey, % years old,
hricklaver. 1922 G street northeast,
and Thomas Quill, % years old, IL
X street northeast, printer. are at
Casualty Hospital. Dorsey lost sew
eral teeth and is cut about the legs.
Quill was injured about the jaw and
sustained a twisted ankle.
Compositor Victim.
r. +. Smith, % years old, | street
northeast. a. compositor for the Wash
ington Daily News, was treated at
Providence for cuts aud injuries to
his right leg and then taken to his
home.
Robert Geanau. % years old,
plumber. 825 North Capitol street, was
tossed through the roof of the car
and on past barbed-wire fence, but
escaped with nothing worse than two
small scratches on his face and
shaking up.
Passing motorists took the injured
tn Casualty and Providence Hospitals.
The accident happened about 1880
O'Clock. Smith declared that the on
coming car, whose headlights blinded
Brew, sped by without stopping to
render assistance.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
DEFEND TEXAS CITY =
IN WAR MANEUvERS
Representatives of Nine Nations
Watch Infantry and Air Battle"
Of San Antonio.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. May ia
barrage of military orders rolled out
of Blue Army headquarters here today
as tine staff organized its forces for
the defense of San Antonio against an
in vasion from the north by Red
horde.
Although scores of airplanes will
continue to simulate bombing of the
Red communication lines. few actual
troop movements or engagements will
take place until Wednesday. The
Blue generals will then launch q drive
on New Braunfels, 81 miles north of
here, tho Red capital.
In the meantime the Blue staff must
prepare hundreds of orders covering
the movement of supplies. artillery,
assignment of positions and other de-
tails incident to actual warfare.
Representatives of nine nations are
here for the joint Infantry-Air Corps
maneuvers. in which the End Division,
the 1st Cavalry and the 4th Field
(Mountain) Artillery are participating.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
COURT FIGHT OPENS
ON HOUSE Of DAVID
More Than 100 Witnesses
Are on Hand to Testify
for State.
Bs the Associated Press.

Is the Associated Press.
BENTON HARBOR. Mich, May
16.-The States move to bring about
dissolution OF the House Of David
coiony. on the grounds that it is a
haven Of vice and - nuisance, operat-
ing under the guise Of a religious
organization got under way IN Cir
cut Court today, in the form of re.
ceivership proceedings.
More than 100 witnesses We're here
to testify for the State as to the char
acter Of the institution and it's lead
ers, Benjamin and Mary Purnell, i'll
whose name the colony property, val
ued at more than $1,000, 900, is listed.
Special Judge Named.
The witnesses include q number Of
former coionists. by whose testimony
prosecuting attorneys said an attenaDt
will lie made to show ilagrant inn
morality existed i'll the colony, and
that members. recruited from the
rural districts of Australia aud
America. we're mulcted OF their life
savings by the Purnells,
The defense plea. it was indicated,
will be based on the contention that
disgrlntled members of the colony
and others 10 be named in the testi-
nouy entered into conspiracy 10
tllscrcdit the organization and its
leaders Testimony viii show, de.
fcnse counsel said, that persons
expelled from the colony, after at
tempting To blackmaii their former
leaders, began a campaign of calumny
and derogation, which ultimately de-
veloped the present court action.
Louis H. Fead Of Newberry is sit
ting as special judge, He was selected
by the presiding judge of the states
Circuit Courts, from a list presented
Ey counsel tor both sides.
;viony Member Defends.
George j.. Nichols, former president
Of The Michigan Bar Association, is
acting as special prosecutor III charge
of the case and is being assisted by
Attorney General William H. Potter
and attaches of the local prosecutors s
office.
H. y. newhirst, colony member
end former justice of the California
Supreme Court, heads defense coun-
Aei.
Attorneys last night indicated more
than u month would be required TO
hear the case,
Evening star., 1927-05-16
FRENCH VETERANS URGE
PAY FOR SUPPLIES ONLY
Combatants' Union Declares "Po-
litical Debt" Should Be Borne
Solely by United States.
Inv ana Associated Press

by tHb AssUCIdLeu Pfess.
CLERMONT FERRAND, PARIS,
May 16.-Meeting in convention here,
the National Union of Combatants
has adopted resolution that France
should pay for war supplies obtained
from the American Expeditionary
Force to the amount of $407 600, 900,
but no political debt"
That debt. according to the dele.
gates, represents Americas share OF
the costs of the war waged in COM
mon' and demand for it would pro
foundly deceive the French veterans,
who consented to heavy sacrifices for
four years, only to bring all the allies
to victory. of which America up to
now has reaped the benefit"
Evening star., 1927-05-16
SANTIAGO SEES KELLOGG
COLD TO PERU PROTEST
Move Disregarded by Secretary,
Ambassador Advises Govern
ment in Tacna Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO. Chile, May 16.--The
Chilean government, in a statement
to the press, declares that after the
recent Peruvian protest to Washing
ton over the Chilean governments ma
tionalization policy respecting Tacna-
africa, the foreign minister instructed
the Ambassador Mt Washington to in
form Secretary Kellogg that this pol
icy was not III violation of the arbitral
award. 1t was merely exercise of the
authority Chile has maintained and
continues to maintain in the disputed
territory. The Ambassador also was
instructed to explain that the Peruvian
note was intended to divert Mr.. KEEL
logg's opinion in favor of that coun-
try.
The Chilean Ambassador. the note
says, after acting on these instruc-
tions, Informed his government three
days ago that Secretary Kellogg had
disfesarded the Peruvian protest.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
MRS. M. ]. STRAYER DEAD.

Mrs. Martha Jane Strayer, so
years old, of 406 Shepherd street, died
at her residence yesterday following
a brief illness. She came to this city
Is years ago from Pittsburgh. She
was member of the Women's Re-
lief Corps, and the Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Strayer is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. o. A, Patterson of
this city and Mrs. j. C. Pearson of
New York City.
The body will be taken to Pitts
burgh this evening for burial tomor
rOM.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
FILIPIN0S HONOR VIRGIN.
Make Annual Pilgrimage to Shrine
of Antipolo.

MANILA, May 16 tF9. Thousands
of Filipinos are pilgrimaging to An
tipolo. a small town near here, to
pay annual homage to the Virgin of
Antipolo. Their mode of travel ranges
from foot and pony-drawn carts to
costly motor cars.
The statue of the Virgin Of Antipolo
was brought from Spain many years
ago, and since has played an impor.
tant role in the religious pageants
Two churches in which the Virgin was
housed have burned. but the statue
escaped damage. leading the populace
TO believe it capable Of inspiring
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Evening star., 1927-05-16
VISIT PITTSBURGH.
South and Central American Busi-
ness Men Tour Plants.

PITTSBURGH, May 16 (P).--Thirty-
three South and Central American
business men and economists who are
touring the United States, studying
business methods and inspecting man
ufacturing establishments, today visit
ed several of Pittsburgh's largest in
dustrial plants. They will be guests
Of the Chamber of Commerce at a
dinner tonight.
The delegation after leaving here
will visit Cleveland. Akron, Chicago,
South Bend, Detroit, Buffalo, Sche-
nectady and New York.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, May 16.-~~The ''empire"
of the insane Flor Entrencherado. self
proclaimed Emperor of the Philip
pines" seemed today to have fallen.
Constahulary advices from Iloilo,
principal city of the Island of Panay,
south of here, said So of the leaders OF
Entrencherado' armed hodyguard,
which surrounded his palace a bam-
boo shack near Iloilo, for the avowed
purpose of resisting with their lives
any attempt to remove their leader to
an asylum, had been arrested, and the
mcnacing situation brought under
control.
Entrencherado domain, though not
recognized by any government, in
cluded upward of 100000 subjects,
and for a time 1t was feared that a
serious revolutionary movement would
develop.
Followers Also Arrested.
in addition to the leaders ACT of the
demented leaders, followers have been
arrested to the south in the province
of Occidental Negros in connection
with an attempt to seize control of
four towns last week. The two acts
are believed by the constabulary to
have crushed the revolutionary move.
Although Entrencherado took no part
in the Occidental Negros disturb.
ances, the authorities look upon him
as having unwttingly been the spirit
behind the movement.
Evening star., 1927-05-16
BRITISH ARE WARNED.
Home Office Tells Nationalists to
Avoid Siberian Route.

PEKING, May is R).-The British
legation has received from the home
governments instructions that its ma
tionaIs pipceeding to England must
not travel by the Siberian route for
Evening star., 1927-05-16
3 Killed. % Hurt, on Train.

FORT WILLIAM, Ontario, May
Is Rl.--Three trainmen were killed
and % persons were injured yester-
day when an eastbound Canadian Pa
citic passenger train was derailed by
a washout three miles east Of Nipigon,
Ontario.
Evening star., 1927-05-16

At Friends church near Nobles-
vile. Ind, a woman pastor recently
preached the sermon and conducted
the service at the funeral of her hus.
Evening star., 1927-05-16

Most Of the streets in the large
cities of China are given very high.
sounding names, such as the Street
Iof Righteousness and Charity
Evening star., 1927-05-16

Crown Prince Olaf of Norway, who
recently finished his university edu-
cation in England, Is about to start on
= world tour. IL.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

edly met death while carrying on his
attempts to obtain and prolong the
analgesic state. in which the subject
loses all feeling but retains conscious
ness. This state now is attained for
ton was DIR. Wilson's chief ambition
through years of laboratory study.
His method" said a medical friend
today, twas to subject himself to an
anaesthetic and, while going under
to describe his sensations to a group
of associates or students He would
conduct his experiments in any con-
venient place-in a colleagues house
or at home. He made gallant efforts to
record the exact time the analgesic
state occurred"
Had Faith i'm Own Will.
DR.. Wilson held that by the strength
Of his own will he could impel com
plete Inconsistencies under the in
fuence of gas. 1t was his belief that
only by experimenting on himself
could he gather the data he sought
The gas machine which he faced in
the fatal test was a gift from Dr.
Ockesson. one of a group of Ameri-
can anaesthetists who visited Man
chester last year. Since receiving the
instrument DIR. Wilson had given
most Of his time to study OF gases
His death recalls the somewhat sim
ear case of Prof. Harold Maxwell Le-
troy of London. who succumbed two
years ago while experimenting on
gas for suppression of insect pests.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

Laboone, Oscar Embler. Kyle Watts,
G.. II. Penley. Craig Styles, Bill Ash
more and ]. l.. Cherbault.
The raid came after about two weeks
Of intensive work by Federal agents
who came here at the request of
Sheriff Brown and worked under cover
to secure the information that led to
the arrests.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
Fire to Destroy
Disused Hospital
AS Death Germs
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
EDMONTON, England. September
IA disused hospital in the pop
ulous downtown district here has
been ordered burned down by the
city health authorities, who fear
hat If the structure were razed
in any other way disease germs
might escape
About 25 years ago there was a
terrible smallpox epidemic here
and since then the hospital has been
used as storage place for lumber.
Health officers said that if the
building were pulled down disease
germs might escape through the
wood joints. 50 it was decided to
dispose of it by fire.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
ELEVEN ARRESTS MADE
BY NARCOTIC RAIDERS
Violators of Law in North Caro-
lima Charged With Illegal Han
ding and Selling Opiates.

By the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE. N. c., September IA.
Eleven persons were taken yester
day in a narcotic raid by Sheriff
Laurence E. Brown and members of
his department. They will probably
be given a hearing today before the
United States commissioner on charges
of violating the provisions of the
Harrison narcotic act.
The arrest came within two hours
time after the trap was sprung Two
of the men were taken as they drove
into Asheville in automobiles, one be-
hind the other Several were found
asleep. All will be charged with sell
ing and handling narcotics.
Those who were taken in the raid
were: A. NJ. Christopher. Ray Miller.
DeWie Johnson, Cliff Powers, w. NJ
Evening star., 1927-09-14
SENTENCE OF DEATH
IS DECLARED FINAL
Alleged Spies in Moscow to Face
Firing Squad Within ~ Hours,
Is Decree.

BY the Associated Press.
LENINGRAD, Russia, September
1.-THE sentence of death passed
Monday upon Albert Goyer and eight
other persons charged with being
spies and terrorists was declared to-
lay to be final. No appeal will be
admitted and the sentence will be
carried out by a firing squad within
72 hours of the time the verdict was
rendered. or by tomorrow night.
In passing sentence the court de-
Clared it considered las an establish
ed fact that from 1918 onward Brit
ish intelligence service organs have
carried on energetic spying activities
in the territory of the Soviet Union,
utilizing for this purpose various
white refugees and in individual in
stances finding support from the in
telligence staffs of certain states bor-
dering on Russia and their diplomatic
representatives..
The court. according to Tass, the
Russian news agency, found, regard