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Evening star., 1927-08-26
Movie Group Buys
Land for Exclusive
Subdivision ofOwn
By the Associated Press.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Au.
gust 26.--An exclusively "movie
subdivision" has been launched as
result of the purchase of a tract
of 12S acres here by a syndicate
Of film folk headed by Milton Sills.
the actors
Associated with Sills in the pur.
chase of the property. which ad-
joins the Doheny estate. were
Lew Cody, John Gilbert. Chester
Conklin, Laura La Plante. Anna
Gregory, AL Rogell. William Setter
and Edward Montaigne.
The tract will he divided. accord.
ing to it's purchasers, into estates
which will be sold to motion pic
ture people only.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
PRESIDENT VIEWS
GRAND CANYON
Arrives From Yellowstone
Lake Shortly Before Noon
to Gaze at Wonders.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

YELLOWSTONE TION a L
PARK. August o6.----As a fitting cli-
max TO their tour OF Yellowstone
National Park. President and Mrs
Coolidge have come to the Grand
Canyon. conceded by every one to
be the supreme glory of the Yellow
stone From several points OF
vantage. including Artist Point and
Inspiration Point, they stood ana
looked upon the marvellous colors IN
the canyon and at the Great Fall
where the racing waters of the yell
lowstone River rush over the edge
Of the precipice TO fall with mighty
roar 30S feet below.
This inspiring view. as afforded
from Artist Point. was particularly
impressive to the President and Mrs
Coolidge because 1t was from this
place that Moran painted that ceie-
brated picture Of the canyon which
hangs in the Capitol back in WASH
ngton.
Arrive Near Noon.
The Presidential party arrived at
the Canyon Hotel shortly before
noon, having made several stops
along the way from Yellowstone
Lake. where the President had two
great days of fishing. This 14-m1!e
ride was made along the west side
of the Yellowstone River.
After luncheon it is thought the
President will go fishing again on
Grebe Lake, which is back In the
mountains, about six miles off the
main highway. the last three miles
L 1z a hnrSnh1 rl<
The President developed a genuine
liking for Grebe Lake as a fishing
ground Yesterday afternoon when he
motored all the way from Yellow
stone Lake, and in which he caught
pound rainbow trout, the
largest he has ever caught in his life
and said to be the record for the
park this season.
This huge trout put up game fight
before the President finally landed
him. Although he caught only five
trout on Grebe Lake yesterday after
noon, the President was highly elated
with the spot because of the four
pound patriarch he succeeded in
landing,
Black Hills Return.
During the forenoon of yesterday
the President f1shed in Squaw Lake,
Just few miles inland from Yellow
stone Lake, and on that expedition he
caught 10 trout of the cut.throat
variety.
Mrs. Coolidge and John last night
and this morning spoke most enthusi'
astically Of their motor ride yester'
day to the base Of the Teton Noun
tains. 13.747 feet high. and Mount
Moran, close by, 12,100 feet. They
attended a community play in the
camp at Yellowstone Lake again last
night, although they did not remain
for the dancing afterward. Tired by
his Q hours angling yesterday. the
President lost little time after supper
before he retired for the night.
lie intimated, however before going
to bed that he would like to have
arrangements made for him to leave
the park so as to be back in the Bla ok
Hills in time for church Sunday
morning. It is thought the presi
Dental party will start back for the
Summer White House tomorrow after.
| noon and that the return journey
| will be made via Cody, Wyo.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
WOMAN NEAR COLLAPSE
IN TRIAL FOR MURDER
Mrs. Ethel Willis Views Blood.
stained Garments of Her
Slain Husband.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE. S. c., August 2t
Mrs. Ethel Willis was apparently
on the verge of breaking down today
as the blood stained clothing Of her
slain husband was introduced as evi
dence in the murder trial Of herself
and Henry s. Townsend.
She buried her face In her hands
and her body was shaking as Coroner
John l.. Parks pointed out the per
forations made by the four bullets
that struck down Sheriff Willis at his
garage door.
Coroner Parks testified to finding
the footprints of woman in the soft
soil at the rear of Mrs. Willis auto.
mobile in the Willis garage. The foot
prints led toward the spot where the
oficers body was found, he said.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Il the Associated Press

IL the Associated Press
CHAMONIX, France, August 60
4 mountain tourist party. after gazing
upon the vast sea Of ice filing the
highest basins OF the Mont Blanc
chain, was suddenly changed into n
party of death and suffering when the
cog railway train in which the descent
was being made was wrecked near
Montenvers last night. Twentyone
persons were known today TO have
been killed and 80 were seriously in.
jured.
Twelve of the dead had been identi-
fled this afternoon. but the mutilated
condition of the other bodies made
Identification extremely difficult.
Seemingly. none of the co occupants
OF the wrecked coach escaped un
scathed. Twenty-Five injured we're
taken to the Chamonix Hospital and
others to clinics at Montenvers. An
necy and other places =, the region.
Among the injured were Mrs. New
ton Perry Of Chicago and her daugh
ter. who suffered broken legs. Their
maid was among those killed.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch to
London says a Mrs. Vida of Chicago
Evening star., 1927-08-26
UTILITIES GROUP TO MEET,
Federation Committee to Consider
Potomac Power Plan.

A special meeting OF the public
utilities committee Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations will be held
in the pressroom of the District Build.
ing tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock
to consider developments on the pro.
posed hydro-electric plant on the
Potomac and the contemplated exten.
sion Of the use of one-man street cars
The meeting was called today by
Clayton Enlig. acting chairman Of the
committee. following the postpone.
ment OF the special session Of the fed
Grafton. which was scheduled to have
been held in the boardroom Of the Dis
trict Building tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
LOS ANGELES JOLTED
BY SHIFTING OF WIND
Naval Dirigible Slightly Damaged
at Mooring Mast When Stern
Swings Nearly Vertical.
By the Associated Press.

LAKEHURST, n. j., August 90
The United States Navy dirigible Los
Angeles was slightly damaged yester.
day when a sudden shift of the wind
and a rise in temperature caused the
stern of the ship to swing from
horizontal to a near vertical position
as she was moored TO the mast.
The ship was taken out Of her
hangar and made fast to the mast
yesterday in preparation for post
repair fight, the first since June IL.
Twenty members of the crew aboard
the Los Angeles grasped stanchions
and held on as the huge bag swung
up into the air and then descended to
its normal position. None of the men
was injured.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles E. Rosen.
dahl, commander Of the ship. said that
the only damage was caused by loose
equipment which was thrown about
the vessel. He asserted that the
damage was slight and could be easily
repaired.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
VISITOR is FINED $40
FOR SOLICITING IN CITY
Accused Found Guilty of Selling
Subscriptions to Publications
Without Permit.

Gordon Forrest Cobb of Camden, y.
j., was fined $40 in Police Court this
morning by Judge Macdonald upon
conviction Of soliciting without per-
NIT. He was arrested yesterday aft.
ernoon by Detectives Patrick O'Brien
and ]. c. Collins in an effort to put
a stop to wholesale soliciting of sub
scriptions for publications.
Several young women were reported
80 be working under Cobb's directions.
and while he denied he had done any
Of the subscription soliciting in per
son, the court ruled that his reputed
supervision constituted violation OF
the regulation.
Employees of Cobb were witnesses
In Police Court. explaining their
method Of working.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
HINDU DROPS SUIT.
Sought $4,000 From Clubw oman
Settles for $500.

LOS ANGELES, August 26 (R.-
Swan Singh, who says he is member
of Hindu aristocracy, yesterday an.
nounced he had withdrawn his S10,-
600 suit against Mrs. Elizabeth C. T.
Miller, wealthy Cleveland woman and
president of the Republican Women of
Ohio.
Singh said the suit had been set
tied out of court for $780, The suit
had charged that Mrs. Miller owed
Singh for back pay for his services as
press agent and advance booker en- a
lecture tour and that Mrs Miller had
not returned gold brocaded robe he
had loaned to her.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
BALLOON TO HAVE ALARM
so PILOT MAY SLEEP
Buzzer Arranged to Wake Race
Airman When Bag Begins
to Descend.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio. August ga racing
balloon with an alarm that will sound
when the bag descends, making it pos.
sible for the pilot to sleep above the
clouds, will be used by Ward T. Van
Orman, international balloon racing
title holder. when he defends his
championship in the 1927 race starting
from Detroit September 10.
Announcement OF the new device
was made here today. 1t is called an
"alarm altimeter," and in addition to
recording the balloons height sounds
a buzzer and turns on light when
the bag starts to descend.
Evening star., 1927-08-26
REJECTS WOOD APPOlNTEE
Philippines Senate Refuses to Con-
Arm Manila Mayor.

MANILA, August 26 R.-The Phil
ippine Senate today rejected the ap'
pointment by the late Gov. Gen. Leon
ard Wood Of Miguel Romualdez as
mayor of Manila Romualdez. serving
subject TO confirmation. submitted his
resignation to Vice Gov. Gen. Eugene
A. Gilmore on Woods death, but the
resignation was not accepted
Evening star., 1927-08-26
Col. Sheriff. Reported Better.

ASHEvILLE. N. c.. August 26 up.
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.. city manager
OF Cincinnati. who has been critically
Ill in a hospital here for several days
today continued to make noticeable
progress toward recovery. his physi
clan said.
Evening star., 1927-08-26

For many centuries the salt trade
of China has been a government
monopoly. Indeed. the income de-
rived In this way has more than once
figured as a prime factor In guaran-
teeing loans made by foreign nations.
Evening star., 1927-08-26

In the last Is years British Colum.
bia has contributed more than 1885,
100000 to the mineral wealth Of the
world.
Evening star., 1927-08-26

Labor disputes in Germany caused
loss Of l.250.000 working days last
year. 17.000.00 in 1925 and $1,000 in
1924
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

nostic, Jew, Mohammedan or Chris
tan, if he extends a helping hand to
those in need Of assistance. The days
of religious intolerance are long past
and the privilege of believing or not
believing is a personal liberty. Mr..
barrow does not say he does not be-
lieve, he simply doubts, and the poet
says, There is more faith in honest
doubt than is contained in half your
creeds."
The thing that should be Of greatest
concern to our group is, what the man
does for US and not what the man be-
lieves. That he has championed our
cause, at the risk of his popularity and
almost his life, is Of greatest moment.
The friendship Of one such man is
worth the hatred Of a dozen so-calIed
Christians, who know not the Father
hood OF God nor the Brotherhood Of
man, and do not believe in fair play.
Let MS ask ourselves this one question,
What can any man possibly gain by
befriending the Negro? We have
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
Sleeves an Important
Feature Of the Mode

Sleeves deserve more than brief
mention. In many instances they are
Of primary importance and lend dis
tinction to a frock that otherwise
might escape attention. In studying
the new models as they come from
the salons of their designers one is
struck by the versatility displayed In
the creation of sleeves that are indi-
vidual without being bizarre
Fullness and width are character
istics Of the present-day sleeves but
SO cleverly Is the material handled
that there is no suggestion Of bulk.
The sleeve introduced by a Paris
house of worldwide fame has already
become famous One finds II incor-
porated into wraps az well as dresses,
and its wide deep armhole and taper
ing line to the wrist are exceptionally
graceful and fattering.
One OF the most interesting devel-
opments In sleeve fashions Is the use
Of materials different from those from
which the gown IN made. Lace, lame,
embroidered chiffons and linens an
well as printed velvets are frequently
seen in combination with a different
fabric and the effect Is strikingly
smart.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

ment for white idlers Of these great
world cities The Negro, himself.
has progressed since leaving the
jungles of his fatherland, while his
Nordic admirers have evidently retro
graded and become somewhat demor-
allied in their taste for pleasure and
enjoyment.
It is, indeed. gratifying to know that
this fair and open-minded critic is able
to draw the line Of distinction between
different types Of artists OF our group
he says: ''the mad arabesques Of the
incompatible Josephine can give us an
almost shocking insight into our own
more sombre depths, but Florence
Mills, for instance, is developing
toward an almost precious elegance /"
We make no proud boasts Of our
racial kinship to Josephine Baker.
with her "demoralizing" appeal. "a
genius, NJ. Levinson says, "who is
able at one bound to join her savage
torefathers and with another to 90
back to our common animal ances-
tors"
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
Kidskin Regarded
Smart for Sports
Comes in Neutral Tones, or
May Be Dyed Almost
Amy Shade Desired.

The sports coat will, OF course, be
seen throughout the winter season.
The passing OF the football period in
no way dimmed the popularity Of the
sports fur or leather coat that went
SO proudly TO the gridiron. Indeed.
the football season but served to in
troduce the serviceability and smart
ness of the truly chic sports fur or
leather coat.
Trim lines are accentuated In the
sports models. There is a dash and
straightness OF line to the informal
coat that marks ii for youths own.
And the leather or kidskin coat has
entered into a season that demands
the unusual in it's wardrobe with so
much style that at least one coat
should appear in the young persons
wardrobe.
Kidskins come In natural tones or
may be dyed almost any shade. With
kasha favored for Innings In the sports
coat, there is a great chance to intro
duce color to the sports world. Leath-
err coats strikingly lined in reds,
green's, orange, rose and blue appear
almost everywhere. These gay Innings
frequently appear. adding a colorful
note to the leather coat in either lapel,
collar, cuff or in general banding
effect that is highly satisfying and
new.
Black kidskin lined in scarlet pre-
sented one Of the smartest pictures re-
Gently at a sports event, while the
white kidskin coat worn by Alice
White In her film, The Runaway En-
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
The Industrial Conditions Owing to the Past and Present
Stagnaton IN Business Is Not So Very Rosy at this Time
and the Housing Conditions Would Be Totally insufficient
to Provide Immediate Homes for Such Vast Multitude

turned to their southern homes, and
many of them not being accustomed
to the ways of large cities naturally
fell into the hands Of the law and their
short cominEs made It hard on the
good and the bad colored people alike.
It Is really 4 serious thing for the
white Republican speakers to attempt
to make the white and colored people
believe that the colored people will
rush into this city by wholesale.
The colored leaders of the race in
this city should sanely advise the col
ored people that il will or would be
much better for them to come to this
city in smaller numbers, with no brass
bands to herald their coming and that
would enable them to secure some
thing to do much more easily. The
colored people and their white lead
ers should not herald 1t to the world
that there are almost three hundred
thousand colored people in this city
and with the one hundred and fifty
two thousand who are getting ready to
come there will soon be Ave hundred
thousand colored people residing in
Chicago.
This is one Of the widest wild cat
statements that has ever been dished
up; At no time in this city has there
been such large number Of colored
people; ut no time has there been over
one hundred and seventy-hve thousand
colored people in this city and 4 thou
sand years from now the whites no
doubt will still out number colored
people in Chicago.
In the mean time whites and the
colored must work hard to make Chi
cago in every way the best the great
est and the most beautiful city on
earth
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

At all of the elections held in this
city, important or unimportant, the
leaders of both sides of the political
game always strive some way or other,
to stir the white and the colored peo-
pie up over the race question. The so
called colored leaders are past mas
ters in that same art and really they
outdo the white political leaders in
that respect.
1t always happens that just as soon
as the elections get under good head
way, some one will start up the hew
and cry that the whites are going
to run all the colored people out of
town or that the colored people are
planning on driving all the whites into
Lake Michigan" The white daily
newspapers start their race prejudice
mud batteries to working overtime
and they brighten the people into feel
ing or believing that there might be
some truth IN the wild statements ap-
pearing in the newspapers pertaining
to the unfriendly relations existing be-
tween the white and colored people in
this city.
Some of the cold and selfish white
politicians contend shat it would be
Just the thing if a race riot would
break out in this city just before the
election for that would be the means
Of lining up all the whites on one side
of the political fence and all the col
ored voters on the other side Of the
same fence, and in that case a white
person could be elected mayor of Chi
caRo without the aid Of the colored
voters.
With such black and murderous
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
Elizabethan Influence
on English Fashions

The Elizabethan influence on mod
ern English fashions is emphasized by
Pierrot frills on the new winter
frocks. Short hair IL believed re-
sponsible for the vogue for neck orna-
mentation. It is exemplified by high
collars finished with bows or by col
lars made Of strings around the neck.
The tulle bow has come In again on d
gigantic scale. With light dresses a
black velvet band IL worn around the
neck and Is finished or az the side
back by an immense bow OF tulle. The
black band must ut closely around
the neck In order to give the bow its
full value and fairly stir tuIIe In used
so that IL may stick out as much az
Queen EIizabeth's ruff. with gray
hair. gray tulle IN used.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

schemes flying through the air work
ing on the nerves of the people who are
wrought mp to q high pitch of excite
ment and many Of them already being
heavily armed, we are indeed fearful
for the Safety Of the lives Of the people
between now and the night Of the cleo
ton.
In order to further stir up the bitter
race feeling in this city, it has been
stated many times in public for the
purpose of influencing the colored
voters that in the near future one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
thousand colored people would be
dumped in one pile in Chicago right
from the rural districts of the southern
states. Such reports have struck ter
ror in the hearts Of many Of the cit
izens Of Chicago, for to say the least,
It would be q great set back to the
vast majority of the coIored people
who have been residing in this city
for many years and are law abiding
through and through to the back bone.
1t 10 a we'll known fact that If one or
two hundred thousand colored people
would suddenly appear in this city the
housing conditions are 80 limited that
thousands Of them would find them
selves without homes or places to
sleep, for it Will be recalled that prior
to and just after the war for 4 world
wide democracy that vast armies OF
colored people invaded this city, and
many Of them after being forced to
live in unsanitary quarters-hve to ten
persons residing in one or two cold
roomS-enduring many hardships
which never confronted them in the
southland Many Of them sadly re-
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

StyIIsfs continue 20 talk In terms os
tho ensemble sh2es, hat and bag to
match 10 the modes proud achieve
ment tfIs season, In the way Of rsIat-
Ing the costume even unto the slight
est detail. These new cxquisIteIy fine
kIdsEsIn sets are just about -as hand.
some as the mind can conceive. The
uItra-emart oct In the picture 10 made
Of ebony kIdskIn-the new name Paris
has given TO black. This naive hat OF
the ebony kIdsIIn has a turnbaek Of
gray snakessSin. Both purse and shoes
are strapped with snakesIeIn Identical
70 that used for the facing Of the hat
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

nothing to give him, He has all to
lose and absolutely nothing to gain, so
it must be only sincere compassion or
keen sense Of justice that prompts
him to plead our cause
A recent Nordic speaker, referring
to Mr. Darrow, said: barrow talks
like monkey, acts like a monkey and
will die like monkey" If this be
true, oh, for more Nordic monkeys
with the courage to stand up and de-
fend publicly those who are despised
and rejected Of men.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

Americas Negro problem would be
solved in twenty-five years if, scattered
throughout the country, there were
fifty such schools as the Cardinal
Gibbons Institute, in St Mary's Coun-
ty. Maryland, where Negro youths are
Taught to Be both intellectual and in
dustrious," says Senator David /.
Walsh of Massachusetts.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
ELEvEN-YEAR-oLD BOY
KILLED BY FAST TRAIN
Preston News Servicel

Brownsville. Pa, April flames
Connor, II years old. Friday evening
late. was struck by a fast train on the
Monongahela railroad at Mt Sterling.
The boy had been playing near the
railroad and had attempted to cross
the track ahead OF the train.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

Adolph Gereau, statesman, of St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, writes: at is
my sincere hope that now the people
Of these islands have been made cit
izens of the United States they will
be given consideration and opportu-
mites to help themselves, economically
and commercially. by the people Of the
United States"
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
The Negro Dance
Under European Eyes

An article by Andre Levinson, ap-
pearing under this heading in THE
4heatre Arts" magazine for April,
~ goes into the very ethics Of Ne
go Jazz dancing. Since the French
"f''er' Andre Colurony, has devoted
= volume Of his collection, Modern
MUSIC to Jazz" jazz dancing may now
0e admitted into the galaxy of fine
''a ugh but recently it was an
'''''' OF est and ridicule, to both the
f- the press. In the language
Z has arrived.
is 5roven by the Juror that has
ed by the colored artists Of
Negro" at the Champ
'SeeS' Paris, where a vast audience
s'estS these colored performers night
Y, ior Josephine Baker and Florence
nus have taken Paris by storm. OF
sS'spnine Baker, M. Levinson says:
: Is not a grotesque Negro dancing
~ VINO stands before the audience,
vi black Venus" 1t is she with
| Simian suppIeness, who is re-
I p'nSiOle for the Charleston craze in
''is today She is IAN idol that en-
's1es and incites mankind"
ine writer draws a sharp contrast
T,'"een the Josephine Baker and the
j. O'snce Mills type of dancing, the
-'sF being dainty and free from SEN
'a'y' He asserts that it is a long
nom the valley Of the Niger to
=: I, White lights Of Broadway, and who
: Oeny thisf In the Niger Valley
- dances were sacred ceremonials,
II n Paris, New York and Chicago,
nave become a mere divertise-
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
CLARENCE BARROW, THE
BROTHER"
By Ella Albert Brown, A B.
preston News Servicel

preston News Service)
II is indeed very strange that mem
bers Of our group should have any
feelings but those Of gratitude for
Clarence Darrow, the noted criminal
lawyer, and champion of the OPP
dressed. But this seems to be the case
from the many criticisms we read con-
corning his religious beliefs. Of what
concern IS It to US whether he be ag-
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

A woman recently related that her
husband always quoted Shakespeare
nc breakfast. Bacon at that hour ID
fnr more suitable. London Opinion.