davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1927-10-27

The Reform School for Boys in the
Island of Saint John functioned as usual
during the year. Recently, the name Of
this institution was officially changed by
legislation to THE Boys Home, at the
suggestion Of the Government, thus re-
moving the stigma suggested by a
'Reformstory."
ITO be continued
, 1927-10-27

TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Halifax. MS, Oct. 25th. The physics
department at Dalhousie University an
nounced early yesterday afternoon that
the most severe earthquake recorded on
the Dalhousie seismograph this year had
begun registering shortly after twelve
O'Clock and was continuing. The first
phase was recorded at 12.1 10 and the adj
ditional phases followed at 1915, 1918,
and IL q, reaching a maximum inten-
sity at 1928.
Mitchell Field. Oct. 25th. Colonel
Charles L|indbergh arrived here after
completing a 22, $50 mile tour of the coun-
try 10 his Spirit OF ST. Louis, one min
ute ahead OF his scheduled time.
Helsingfors, Finland. Oct 25th. Twenty
persons were either burned to death or
sutfocated and a number seriously injur-
ed, 10 a fire at the motion picture threa-
tire in Tammerfors last night. When the
film caught fire. the operator warned
the spectators to flee. A panic ensued
when, in trying to escape, they found
the exits blocked by lines of people wait
ing 10 come in to the next perfor nance.
Shrewsbury, Oct. 25th. The Marquis of
AClaDIluSE Q4C0 81 = Va Y NiOCA yE0lGIQdy
afternoon.
Sigmaringen, Germany. Oct, 25th.
Prince William Won Hohenzollern Of Sig
marlngen, brother OF The late King Fer
dIuaud Of RumaEia, died yesterday from
heart failure. When Rumania entered
The great war against Germany the
Tllrce returned ali his Rumanlan deco.
ratIous. He and his brother never be-
came reconclled.
London, Oct.25 Messages of sympathy
with the King and Queen in the sudden
death Of TIE Queens brother the Marquis
OF Cambridge, who died yesterday
following an operation, have been re-
celvpd by the Majesties from al. parts of
tie Empire, PubIc engagements of the
members Of the Royal Family, incIud-
ing ne projected visit of the Prince of
Wales tomorrow 10 Shrewsbury where the
Marquis oil Cambridge lived, have been
cancelled. The arrangements for the
fun4latand court mourning will be set.
tied today.
London, Oct. 25th-A far reaching
scheme for the coordination of the
LONDON passenger transport services,
has been formulated by the London and
home counties traffic advisory committee
and submitted for the consideration Of
the Minister of Transport. 1t is under
, 1927-10-27

the scneme snail De submitted to all the
traffic authorities concerned, for an ex-
preston Of their views. The proposals
contemplate the consolidation of under.
ground railways. tramW8ys and Omni-
buses under unified management, sub
Ject 10 public con&oI and The poolng
and distribution of surplus revenues Of
the undertaking concerned. The com
mittee are convinced that if their recon-.
meDdation are adopted. various under
takinRs can be made self supporting
without any increase 10 the general
level OF fares now prevailing. 1t is pro-
posed that the scheme, it adopted should
continue to operate for a minimum peri
cd OF forty two years, subject TO revision
or variation within that period only by
general consent of the parties.
London. Oct. 25th-A strong plea for
progressive measures of disarmament
was made last night by Mr.. Lloyd
George, at the League eff Nations meet
ing lie expressed firm conviction that
the League Of Nations could straighten
out international difficulties without con-
tiict, but peace in Europe was uuattain-
able until they had disarmament all
round. The business of the League was
to prove that security could be more
firmly established that it was, but it was
not all, or for the most part, merely a
question OF organizing a machinery to
to this end. There must be a new and
better spirit before a better era, could
be achieved.
London, Oct. 25th. settlement of the
dispute regarding the design of the
South African flag, which has caused
keen controversy throughout the Union
since the flag bill was first introduced Ina
Parliament, Will, it is expected, be
announced by General Hertzog today.
The negotiations, which according to
authoritative press messages have thus
resulted In agreement, were begun last
Wednesday and were conducted private
iy between General Hertzog and General
SHUTS, leader of the South African Party
The bill proposed a flag design of horn
zontal stripes OF orange, white and blue,
with q shield on the white stripe, one
quarter OF The shield being occupied by
the Union Jack. Opponents protests
that the design did not give sufficient
prominence to the Unlod JACK and the
old Boer Republican flag. 1t is ant.cjpat
ed the new design viii satisfy all except
the Extremists.
London, Ocl. 25th. First Lord Of the
Admiralty Brldgeman in a speech last
night referred 10 the recent naval ilmi-
tauIon conference at Geneva. He said
that he was not dlshearteued over the
outcome OF the conference. He would
like f0 ha yA Oof . satisfactory a0raapGapf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
NEW LAND POLICY
SEEN AS FARM AID
Agriculture Official Urges
Constructive Program
at Institute.

WILLIAMSBURG Mass, August
20.-The adoption of a scientific con.
structive land settlement program to
relieve agricultural ills was urged to.
day at the Institute of Politics by Nils
A. Olsen, assistant chief of the Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics, Depart
ment Of Agriculture, in discussion of
land policies as they relate to farm
prosperity.
Much of the farmers trouble has
been due to Federal and State land
policies which stimulated unwise ex-
tension Of agricultural production, he
commended. He outlined a land policy
designed to help place agriculture on
a stable, profitable basis, claiming
such a policy should prevent the pres
ent great reserve Of potential crop
land from being brought into use so
rapidly as to cause chronic SURPRISES
from farm products
The Outgrown homestead policy with
its stimulus to land settlement should
be aba ndoned, our reforestation policy
should be expanded and a system OF
regulation applied to the uncontrolled
open range of the West, he asserted.
Reclamation of swamp lands which
cannot compete with lands now In
use, and Federal and State activity
concerned with shaping public land
policies should be co-ordinated, he
maintained.
G. V. Portus Of the University of
Australia declared the Australian
farmer to be in the same straits as
the American farmer. High tariff,
high production costs, high land val
ues and a surplus which cannot be
profitably sold in world markets pre-
sent as agricultural problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
LEGION PILGRIMS
MISS LANDMARKS
Find Crops In Place of
Trenches and Villages
Now Prosperous.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSe.
PARIS, August 20.-American
Legion pilgrims scattered today along
the old battle front in France were
having considerable difficulty in find.
ing landmarks to refresh their own
memories or to point out to wives and
children. Crops wave over what once
were trenches, and places which con-
sisted Of few piles Of scorched
bricks now are neat, prosperous towns
and villages. Even wars ravages in
woods and forests have been almost
completely blotted out by luxuriant
nature.
The Americans, however, find their
former hosts and hostesses unchanged.
In cottage and chateau everywhere
they are meeting the proverbial hospi-
tality Of the French country folk, and
if they cat and drink all that IS being
pressed upon them the medical sec
ton of the American Legion conven-
ton will have its hands full before the
visitors leave for home.
Invitations to public receptions con-
tinue to arrive at headquarters from
cities and towns throughout the
length and breadth Of France. Thus
far. only one has been accepted by
Adjutant James +. Barton, in charge
Of the arrangements for the forthcom-
ing convention. 1t is one from the
city Of Rheims to a banquet on Sep.
TENDER 25.
Many Of the Americans are in the
Chateau Thierry, Sain Mihiel and Yer
dun sectors, having gone there almost
Immediately upon reaching Paris after
landing at Cherbourg Thursday. They
have renewed acquaintance with.
and In some cases introduced their
families to. the French families who
cared for thsm during the war -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
MAN HELD AS AID
IN ESCAPE OF TWO
MiHWorker Accused of Pass
ing Guns to Pair in
Pittsburgh Jail.
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, August 20.-Arrest
Of the man who detectives declared
furnished the automatic pistols, with
which Paul Jawarski and Jack Vas
binder shot their way from the ALE
gheny County Jail Thursday, today
gave what authorities said was their
first definite clue in the sensational
prison break of the two convicted
slayers.
! The man, taken at Wheeling last
night and brought to Pittsburgh to-
day, has been identified by the prison
bookkeeper, detectives asserted, as
the one who handed the weapons
through the bars.
The mans name was established as
Paul Wisnowski. At the county Jail,
the same one from which Jawarski
and Vasbinder escaped, police said
records showed he had served a TO-
months sentence for violation of the
prohibition law. 1t was a photograph
taken at that time that the book
keeper was said to have identified.
Detectives also said they had located
a man who spoke to Wisconsin, in
the street in front Of the Jail on Thurs
day, 10 minutes before Jawarski and
Vasbinder escaped.
AS soon as Wisnowski was Jailed
here, the arresting officers went to
bed, after having been engaged for
many hours in a search for the miss
ing convicts. It was planned to ques-
ton the suspect later. He declined to
talk when arrested.
Wisnowski has a wife and family
in Steubenville, Ohio, detectives said,
adding it was known the suspect had
made trip to Detroit, reported head
quarters of the Jawarski gang, last
July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
EXPED|T|ONSFA|L
TOF|ND EXPLORER
Cave Rescue Crews Unable
to Locate GeoIogist.
Governor Aiding.
By the Associated Press.


SHELLMOUND. Tenn, August 20.
Eleven expeditions into Nick-a'Jack
Cave had failed today to reveal any
trace as to the fate Of Lawrence
Ashley, cave explorer and geolog1st.
who entered the cavern at 8 o'clock
last Monday. Ashley. as far as can
be ascertained, carried only Scant pro-
visions with him and was equipped
with a limited supply of carbide TO
light the underground passages which
he set out to explore.
Near the bank of an underground
stream which flows through the re-
cesses of the cavern one party OF
searchers found imprints which they
believe were made by Ashley's hands
and knees, but there was no clue as
to whether the explorer had slipped
into the icy waters and had been
swept away or had merely crawled
to the bank of the river in his ex-
ploring work.
In the meantime there was no ces-
sation of the search. Farmers in the
community have volunteered to pene-
trate the uncharted passages and the
State of Tennessee has also taken an
active part in the quest. Gov. Austin
Peay yesterday ordered Chief Mine
Inspector o. z. Pile to report imme-
diately at the cave with six picked
members of the mine rescue crew
from lockwood. Mr.. Pile was to as
sumo charge Of the work and or.
ganize furthr rescue expeditions. J.
d. Ashley, brother of the missing
man. left his home. in Bloomington,
ILL.,, yesterday to aid in the search.
The geologist recently told friends
here that he had discovered a mar
row entrance of dirt, loose rocks and
shale formation leading to a much
larger cavern than any part yet ex-
plored.
Traditional stories Of the cave are
that it was formerly occupied by yari-
Gus bands of Cherokee Indians and
that there are lost" entrances to
the cavern in Georgia and Alabama
as well as the Tennessee entrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
CHANGES APPROVED
IN HIGHWAY PLANS
Four recommendations of
City Heads Accepted by
Park Commission.

Four out Of five recommendations
by the District Commissioners for
changes in the highway system here
were approved late yesterday after
noon by the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission at the conclu-
sion of its all-day meeting.
The first change eliminated Volta
place between Forty-second and Forty
fourth streets.
The second provided for change in
Twenty-SeVenth street or Swart road
so that the highway should follow the
line Of the old road and be Widened,
rather than cutting across the present
road, as the original plan provided.
Parkway Street Changed.
The third authorized a slight change
in a new border street, not as yet
named, to run along recently acquired
parkway east of Nichols avenue south
east. The new road will straighten out
property lines so that it will run east
and west, leaving private property on
one side, facing the Government park
on the other side of the road.
Extension Of Fourteenth street
northward from Kalmia street to the
District line was authorized, a dis
lance of about three blocks, and in
this connection, the preservation of
two stream valleys in the same reigh'
borhood was authorized, so that road
ways will run on either side Of the
stream, which originates in Silver
Spring, just over the District line.
Condemnation Postponed.
The commission put over for fur.
Their consideration a proposal con-
corning the property bounded by AL
bemarle street, Forty-seventh street,
Massachusetts avenue, Nebraska ave-
nue., University terrace and Little
Falls road.
Condemnation Of some property.
about three acres in exterk in the
Piney Branch district west Of Six
teenth street, was officially reported
to the commission.
The widening Of Twentythird street
from Washington Circle south to the
Lincoln Memorial, as part Of the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge development,
was discussed, but put over to the
September meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20

A design competition for an am
phibian fighting plane. which would
enable a pursuit pilot to land and
take off either on water or on flying
field, has been announced by the Navy
Department and will expire midnight
December 8.
The competition calls for something
new in the field of fighting aircraft.
The Navy at present is using land
fighting planes, similar to the Army
pursuit planes, for, service on the
carriers, from which they take off and
land on the flying deck. Battleships
and cruisers soon will be equipped
with the new Boeing and Curtiss ship
board fighters, but these are fitted
with pontoons. They are launched
by catapults and on returning to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
SHERRILL IN HOSPITAL.
Cincinnati City Manager Suffers
From Defective Teeth.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., August 20 up.
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., city man.
ager Of Cincinnati. who came to
Waynesville, N. c., last week to visit
friends, was resting comfortably in
Mission Hospital here last night,
where he went on the advice of ply
sicians after the discovery Of a toxic
condition, caused by defective teeth,
was causing him considerable trouble.
Hospital authorities announced that
he was making steady progress and
that his condition Is not regarded as
serious, though he suffered consider
able pain from the removal OF several
teeth yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Navy Seeks Amphibian Fighting Plane;
Opens Contest for Design for New Graft

ship land on the water and are hoist
ed aboard.
The carrier fighting plane Is at a
disadvantage if forced to go down into
the sea with wheels. Invariably it
means q partial or total "wash-out" of
the plane. With a seaplane hull, how.
ever, it could float on the surface like
a seaplane and still embody the land
ing qualities Of land plane.
The Looming amphibian observation
plane is the only type in service to-
day, but owing to it's weight and size
it's maximum speed is held down to
about 100 miles an hour. In drawing
up plans for an amphibian fighting
plane, the designers will be faced with
the problem of retaining the present
high speed and maneuverability of the
single-seater fighting planes, while
adding weight and drag" to the
Ia ndinp gear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Mother and 3 Children Killed.

SEYMOUR, Ind, August 90 Co.,
A mother and her three children were
killed here last night when their auto
mobile was struck by northbound
Pennsylvania passenger train at a
crossing two blocks south Of the
depot. Mrs. Densel O'COnnor, 81
years old, of Seymour, a son Max, IL.
and her daughter Mary Margaret, II
months, were killed instantly. The
woman's other son. Joe, jr., 6, died in
q local hospital an hour later .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
CHURCH WORKER HELD
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE
Russell Strohm, Seeking Collections
in California, to Fight
Extradition to Ohio.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITTIER, Calf, August 90
Russell Strohn, who said he was a
field secretary for the United Brethren
Church, is under arrest here today on
Columbus, Ohio, charges Of passing
checks without sufficient funds
Deputy sheriffs who arrested
Strohm in the Christian Church here,
where he was discussing collections
for its organization. said he was ac-
cused of having given a check for
900 in payment for a residence
here. The check was not honored by
the Columbus, Ohio, bank upon which
it was drawn. Strohm told officers he
was the son Of r. B. Strohm, presi-
dent of the Farmers & Merchants
National Bank of Columbus and had
a power of attorney to draw on his
fathers account.
He denied the charges against him
and said he would fight eXtradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
CAPT. DOLLAR INJURED.
Head of Ship Firm Breaks Two
Ribs in Fall.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 20
P.--Employes in the Office of Capt.
Robert Dollar, S3-year-old head of the
Dollar Steamship Co., have learned
that the veteran ship operator had
fallen a few days ago at his home in
San Rafael, near here, and had broken
two ribs.
The family doctor set the ribs, and
Capt. Dollar continued his daily office
work as usual. He said nothing Of
the accident to his office force until
Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
FREED IN ASSAULT CASE.
Orchestra Leader Is Dismissed in
Police Court.

The charge OF assault against
Thomas j. Cannon, leader Of the
Palace Theater Orchestra. which has
been pending since July Is. was dis.
missed by Judge Robert f. Mattingly
In Police Court Thursday after the
defendant had withdrawn his plea for
JURY trial and stood trial by the court.
Cannon admitted striking Harry
Heimer. years old. of 2602 Mozart
place, after the boy snapped rubber
pand in the eye of his 4-year.old
daughter.
Judge Mattingly ruled that the az
fair was justified and that It was
making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Cannon had previously forfeited his
bond and was brought in on an at
tachment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Assessment Demurrer Filed.

The District OF Columbia, through
Assistant Corporation Counsel VIII
liams yesterday intcrposed Il demurrer
TO the suit of the Chevy Chase Land
60. to recover $I5.706 paid for assess
ments under the Borland Amendment
for paving Connecticut avenue, Abe
marie, Van Ness and Forty-tirst streets
on which the company's property
abuts. Mr. Williams says the money
was paid voluntarily and may not
be recovered under the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
PEST CAMPAIGN ASSAILED.
Governments Corn Borer Work
Branded as Futile.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 20 Np.-
Asserting that there are now many
more European corn borers in Ohio
than there were before the Federal
Governments $10,000,000 clean up
campaign began last Spring, Drs. L..
J.. Huber and G. r. Neiswander,
entomologists Of the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment Station at Wooster. today
charged that the Governments cam
paign is virtually failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
KILLINGS AT SEA
co BEFORE COURT
Cook Sentenced to 10 Years
in Prison as Trial of
SteWardess Opens.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 20-A negro
sea cook today awaited removal to
Atlanta prison to begin serving a 10
year sentence for the murder of his
wife aboard the schooner kingSway,
while Federal authorities turned their
attention to another alleged killing on
the high seas for which a ships
stewardess is accused.
While a jury in Federal Court last
night returned a second-degree muir
der verdict against Earl Battice, "a
years old, for the fatal slashing of his
wife Lucia, Federal authorities had
started machinery in motion to bring
10 trial Mrs. Waits, 32year-old widow,
accused of killing the refrigerating
engineer on the steamer American
Trader.
Occurs on Weird Cruise.
Battice contended that he killed his
wife because she accepted the ad.
svances Of Karl Badke, donkey engine
tender on the schooner, who is now
awaiting trial on charges of niutiny,
growing out OF the weird cruise Of the
kingsway from the African gold coast
to New York.
The Government charged the cook
killed his wife in order TO be free
to marry Emily Zamot, his 18-year-old
Porto Rican sweetheart.
Authorities had not ended their fight
TO punish Battice before they arrested
Mrs. Waits on her arrival from Eng
land on the liner President Roosevelt.
The warrant said that, INSPIRED by
the devil and without the fear of God
before her eyes" she poured acid on
Louis Fisher, with the result that he
"languished and died.
The woman was held pending the
arrival Of Fishers body and papers
in the case from London, where Mrs.
Waits was said in cable advices to
have been eXonerated in the death.
Mrs. Waits told authorities here a
coroner's jury had freed her after the
surgeon on the American Trader tes-
titled Fisher died from shock.
Autopsy to BE Performed.
An autopsy will be performed on the
body, authorities said, to determine
the actual cause Of the death and the
extent of the burns. There were two
versions Of the acid throwing-one
that she poured il down the engineers
throat as he slept, the other that she
threw it over his chin and chest. lie
died almost Immediately.
Mrs. Waits explained she merely
wanted 10 diSN%ule MN temporarily
while he was in London, to prevent his
going ashore to call on another
woman.
Besides the cause of Fishers death
other complexities enter the case
Fisher died off Bishops Light. ii i:
said, and there is some question 81
jurisdiction Of American and English
courts. Another factor is that Mrs
Waits was born in Liverpool, of Irisl
parentage, but is an American citizen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Financier Sent to Prison.

LOS ANGELES. August 20 R.-
Jacob Goldstein, wealthy president of
the Rothschild Mortgage & Finance
Co., was allowed to plead guilty to
manslaughter in Superior Court yes
terday for the killing of his business
partner, Frederick A. Stern, July IS.
He was sentenced to serve from l
to 10 years in San Quentin Peniten-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Husband Under Bond.

Chief Justice Mccoy yesterday or
dered the release on $500 bond of
Earl o. keyser, who was arrested on
warrant charging non-support OF
his wife liz West Virginia. Hearing on
the writ was set for September IS. At
torney e. Russell Kelly appeared for
the petitioner. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Noted Surgeon Dies.

ROANOKE, Va, August 20 F).--
DR.. Spared Gale, chief surgeon of
the Norfolk & Western Railroad and
one of the most prominent medical
men of the State, died here last night
at HAAS o'clock after q brief illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-20
Denied by Church Officials.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 20 LP).-
Officials of the United Brethren Church
here today said Russell Strohm, held
at Whittier, Calf, on a bad check
charge. was not O field secretary of
the church 80 far as they knew