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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Cat Adopts Four
Skunk Kittens to
Replace Her Own
Ru the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
QUINCY, ILL.,. April 9.-Maternai
instinct in a cat resulted In a
strange nature story told by T. A.
Jones. farmer, living in Brook
field, Mo, near here.
A gray mother cat with four
kittens came 10 his home. Ills
children prepared TO give the
mother and her brood a comfort
able home. but Jones, having other
ideas on the subject, consigned the
four kittens to a creek.
The next day, TO his surprise,
his small son informed him that
the kittens were safe and sound.
Recalling the traditional nine
lives" attributed to cats, Jones in
vestigated and found that the cat
had acquired four other kittens
without doubt, but instead Of their
being some other feline's offspring,
they were Of the genus mephitis, or
common American skunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Mussolini Has Plain Clothes Men Active
10 Feet Apart During Public Appearance

fully scrutinize all passers-by, particu.
larry those who bear the aspect of
being foreigners,
The correspondent, who was com
PEELED to walk through the lines of
march during a ceremony the Duce
was expected to attend last week, was
stopped four times within 100 yards.
Each time he was forced to show
identification documents. Every door
way was occupied by plain clothes
men, and guardians of the law also
lurked behind trees or walked up and
down lanes and alleys abutting on
the main thoroughfares. At some
places even windows had police watch.
ers in them.
1t is noticeable that Mussolini has
greatly curtailed his program of ap-
pearing before the public
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SOLD FOR $3,OOO,0OO.

NEW YORK. April 8 LAP).-Three
theaters. situated on land near Broad
way and Forty-fifth street, acquired
originally by the Astor family for a
few hundred dollars an acre, were sold
today for $3,000,000 to Walter Reade
owner of chain of theaters in New
Jersey. The City Investing Co,
which sold them, acquired the play.
houses for 81 $50 900 when the hold.
ings of the late Henry Astor were
disposed of. at auction.
The three theaters are The Astor,
The Bijou and The Morosco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
ENGRAVING BUREAU
FRICTION SETTLED
Treasury and Employees
Representatives Reach
Understanding.

Officials of the Treasury Department
and representatives of the National
Federation of Federal Employees
reached an agreement yesterday after
noon at a conference on working con.
ditions in the numbering division Of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, which had been attacked by the
federation in a statement Friday as
being highly unfayorable.
Beyond the assertion that there was
a meeting OF minds on the subject of
working conditions. nothing was d.
vulged in relation to a change Of pro.
gram or policy in the numbering di-
vision, where, it had been charged by
the federation. young women were
being pushed beyond their physical
endurance in an effort 10 speed-up
production.
Present at Conference.
The conference was held in the
Office of Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury G. S. Dewey, and in addition
to him, Director Alvin Hall of the
bureau and Luther c. Steward and
Gertrude NJ. McNally, president and
ecretary-treasurer of the federation.
were present. A staten 1nt issued by
Treasury officials after the meeting
said:
THE questions of the amount of
output and the general working con-
ditions in the numbering division were
discussed.
Agreeable to Federation.
THE administrative officials at the
bureau gave assurance that the con.
clusions reached will be entirely
satisfactory. not only from the stand
point of the Federal Government but
from that of the employees as we'll"
Miss McNally said after the meet
ing that it had been agreed to leave
all announcements of the conference
to the Treasury Department and
explained that what had been decided
upon was agreeable to the federation.
The federation Friday in it's formal
statement, had demanded an investi-
cation OF affairs at the bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
MOSCOW RECALLS
CHARGE At PEK|NG
INPROTEST OF RAID
Soviet Government Orders
Return of All Officials
of Embassy.
ONLY PERSONNEL LEFT
ARE CONSULAR AGENTS
Repulse Of Cantonese Army North
of Yangtze River by Northern
Troops Reported
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
(, MOSCOWf> April 9.-Soviet Russia
has recalled her charge d'affaires in
Peking as protest against the raiding
by the Northern Chinese authorities
of the Soviet embassy compound in
Peking.
All embassy officials have been
ordered to leave by their government.
The only personnel which will re-
main are officials entrusted with car
rying out consular functions.
Soviet Demands Redress.
In a note delivered tonight to Chang
Yen-Sf, Chinese charge d'affaires, here,
the Soviet government gave notice
that pending satisfactory redress Tor
the Peking raid, it viii be compelled,
as a sign of protest. TO recall its
charge d'affaires, NJ. Tchernik, with
the whole embassy staff from Peking.
The Soviet government demands
that the police be Immediately eyacu-
ated from the compound; that all ar
rested must be released; that all
documents taken from the embassy
quarters be returned; that all posses
sions, money, personal property,
household effects and books, taken by
the police and the military of the
army of pacification" that is Chang
Tso Lin's northern forces, must De
returned to the owners.
Only the consulate staff will be per
nlitted to remain in Peking, the note
states.
Disclaiins Reprisal Moves.
After exhaustively recounting the
events leading up to the embassy raid
the note explains:
The Soviet government confines IT.
self to elementary demands without
putting the Peking government into
an embarrassing position. :"
ANY imperialist government would
resort 10 cruel reprisals, but the,Sovief
government. while possessing the
technical means for repressive meas
ures, nevertheless, declares it definite
ly rejects such asStep. II fully ufl7
derstands that irresponsible foreign
imperialists are provoking Russia ia
war and fully understands that the
Peking cabinet has become q tool IN
the game played by foreign imperial
ist groups.
therefore the Soviet government Is
and will be guided in its policy by
the interests of the workers OF the
world as well as by the interests OF
the masses of the Chinese nation.
Expresses Desire for Peace.
"Respondlng to the Peking provo
cation, the aim OF which is to make
worse the international situation.
transform the hostilities at the pres.
ent time led by several imperialist
mowers, into a new world war, the
Soviet government declares it viii not
allow itself TO be provoked by any
BODY. but win by all means defend the
peace between nations.
The Soviet note concludes:
s.The Soviet government has no
doubt that in its desire for peace il
will find support by all workers of all
countries and first of all by the people
of China and the Union of Socialist
Soviet Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
BOTH PROTEST INNOCENCE.
Sacco and Vanzetti Charge Court
With Tyranny.

DEDHAM, Mass. April Opl.--After
seven years of waiting Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti heard the
sentence Of death pronounced upon
them today. In those seven years
echoes of the case have been heard on
several continents. In the same court
where they were convicted of murder
by a jury in 1921, they were con-
demned today TO be electrocuted at
the State prison in the week OF July
10. Sentence was imposed by Judge
Webster Thayer, who presided at
their trial.
Both men accepted the courts in.
vitation to make statements before
sentence was pronounced. In dra
matte addresses neither asked for
mercy, but each protested his inno-
cence OF the crime of which they were
found guilty-the murder of two pay
roll guards during an attempted rob
berry at a South Braintree shoe fac
tory. April Is, 1920. and accused
Judge Thayer, the jury which con-
victed them and the District attorney
who prosecuted them, Of prejudice.
Hold Trial Unfair.
They contended that they did not
get a fair trial on account Of their
radicalism, charge that has resulted
in worldwide agitation by radical
organizations for a new trial. Neither
showed any change OF emotion as he
heard himself condemned to die. al
though both interrupted the sentence,
Vanzetti to ask to speak to his
counsel. and sacco to cry out: That
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paddock" ACTION
IS HESSE'S THREAT
Determined to Wipe Out
City's "Speak- -EaSies" in
Steady Campaign.

Determined to wipe out Washing
tons "speak-easies" and near beer"
emporiums where forbidden intox.
icants are sold, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse,
superintendent of police, announced
yesterday that he would seek pad
lock" injunctions against the pro-
prietors of such places arrested in the
future.
One temporary paddock" injunction
already has been issued by Justice
Bailey Of the District Supreme Court
against George p. Rock, Charles f.
Whitlock, Wilfred Hooe and ELLA P.
Rock to prevent the sale of liquor at
222 Seventh street southeast. The pc.
tition for the injunction contained the
allegation that Harry N. Doughitt, a
prohibition agent. and Policeman
Doweil Mansfield bought colored corn
whisky at a near-beer saloon con
Quoted by the defendants, or some of
them, last month.
Scores of Places.
Maj. Hesse does not deny that there
are scores of places in Washington
where a thirsty individual may pro-
cure a drink of liquor Of doubtful
quality by merely flashing card
signed by the proprietor or by civ.
ing a signal The proprletors of most
of these establishments already have
been arrested one or more times, he
said, but they continue TO sell liquor
because of the small fines imposed by
the courts or the opportunity To es.
cape punishment by demanding a
jury trial and having the case thrown
into the congested court docket.
THE mere arrest of the 'speak-easy'
proprietors, we have learned" said
Maj. Hesse has not had the effect
of stopping the sale of liquor We
are forced to resort to more drastic
measures, and / believe the desired
results can be accomplished through
the paddock injunctions. In any
event, shall attempt to paddock
that the prohibition law is being
violated"
To Prohibitionize City.
Maj Hesse's latest move to drive
the 'speak.easies" out of business is
a part Of his general campaign to
prohibitionize the District. Only last
week he called his prohibition en-
forcement squad into conference and
, gave them instructions for a con-
certed drive against rum runners.
bootleggers and all persons engaged
In an illicit liquor traffic.
The campaign, Maj. Hesse assures,
will not be one of the spectacular
sporadic type. but continuous and
persistent attack on the liquor sellers.
y E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
$4,000 Apply for Places on Prohibition
Staff, While Only Few Are to be Filled

Attesting to the alarcity with which
office seekers are clamoring for prohi.
bition enforcement jobs, 1t was an.
nounced yesterday that fully $4,000
persons have applied for the $500 po.
sitions in the Bureau of Prohibition
which were classified under the civil
service by the act OF March 3.
Under this act all employees In the
bureau, with the sole exception Of the
subject to the Civu Service on or be-
fore September 800
For the 2 900 applicants disappOint-
ment Is III Eore Or the greater bulk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
NINE. SCHUMAN- HEINK
GETS DOCTORS DEGREE
Academic Recognition in Music,
"Honoris Causa,' Conferred
in Wisconsin.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
APPLETON. Wis. April 9.--Mme.
Ernestine Schuman Heink became a
doctor of music today when an
honorary degree was conferred upon
the famous contralto by the Lawrence
College Conservatory of Music.
In an impressive ceremony before
1000 students and friends, President
Henry w. Wriston conferred the
degree "Honoris Causa a"-the first to
be given by the conservatory of
music.
Because you have known the mean
ing of education, because you have
always grown In power Of understand
ing and Interpretation, because you
have forever been eager TO enlarge
your experience and to broaden your
outlook. we delight to honor you."
President Wriston told Nine. Schu-
mann Heink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

BY no means are there $500 vacan.
cies to be filled in that sense, it was
pointed out, for the incumbents were
all re-appointed on April /, with few
exceptions, subject TO qualifying in
the examinations now being held.
It Is reasonable to presume that a
majority of these $500 employees will
qualify and retain their positions, so
the crumbs that are likely TO fall to
the lot of $4,000 office seekers will be
few Examinations are being con-
Quoted now under civil service rules
for all these positions which range
from administrators 20 Ehtehmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
CANTONESE DEFEAT REPORTED
Twice RepuIsed North of Yangtze
River, Dispatches Say.

SHANGHAI, April OP).-The Can.
tonese northward advance toward
Tientsin and Peking has met with an
unexpected reverse. Reorganized
Northern forces under Gen. Sun Chuan-
Fang, whose army crumpled under the
Cantonese advance on Shanghai in
February, are reported 10 have re-
pulsed the Cantonese on two fronts
along the TientsIn-Pukow Railway and
on the Grand Canal to the east.
The Cantonese on the railway, dis
patches say. were forced back toward
Fengyang. northwest of Nanking and
rs miles southeast of Pengpu, which
they occupied only a week ago. News
! Of the operations along the Grand
Canal is meager, but the Cantonese
are pictured as retiring steadily to-
ward the Yangtze.
Another Reverse Reported.
Another Cantonese reverse is re.
ported on the north bank Of the
Yangtze, opposite Kiangyin and some
distance east Of the Grand Canal.
This may open the way for flank
attack by the Northerners, threaten
ing Pukow. across from Nanking, IN
the rear Of the Cantonese column oper-
ating up the Tientsin.Pukow line.
The Cantonese flag is reported to
have been hauled down at Chinkiang,
midway between Nanking and Kiang'
yin on the Yangtze. Hundreds OF
: Cantonese wounded have been brought
southwark across the river.
Meanwhile the American, British
Italian and Japanese Ministers IN
Peking met today TO consider. it Is
believed. the demands 10 be made on
the Cantonese in consequence Of the
Nanking outbreaks Of a fortnight ago
in which a number Of foreigners were
killed or injured and foreign property
destroyed and looted.
I.ondon dispatches say the demands
will be presented early next week and
will call for reparations. apologies
and punishment Of those responsible
! for the outrages)
Americans Still Leave Peking.
Groups of Americans continue &c
leave Peking. the northern capital
and many Britishers are passing
through toward Tientsin from points
in the neighboring provinces of Shans
and Honan. Virtually all American;
have left the interior of Shantuns
province, III reaching Chefoo and 30E
Tsingtao, both on the coast.
The japanese evacuation Of Han
kow on the Yangtze, which begar
after Chinese mobs attacked the con
eession there. is or in full force. TIVE
steamers brought 1900 Japanese her,
today, leaving about 500 in Hankow
All Japanese are reported out o
; Changsha, Human province. While th
british evacuation of points abov
Hankow is complete, and the Italian
are beginning 70 come out.
Further south measures are cor
Yinuing for defense of Shameen, IN
foreign quarter OF Canton, agains
possible Chinese aggression. Troubl
g. feared next Tuesday when a Chi
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, April 9.--Plain clothes de-
tectives, stationed 10 feet apart on
both sides of the streets, stand by
when Premier Mussolini walks or
rides through the public thorough
fares Of the Eternal City. This is a
noticeable aspect of the protective
measures inforced on behalf of the
premier. They apparently have been
strengthened during the past few
months, although no official announce
ment has been made Of the fact.
The streets are patrolled by veri-
table army and grim agents of the
law. who make their appearance at
their stations long before the time Of
the premier's arrival. They permit
the movement of traffic Through the
guarded thoroughfares, bpt they care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Eight Pages of Sports

The Star, for today, presents
its news and comment on ac-
tivities In the realm of sports I'm
an S.page section, twice the
space usually allotted to this
class OF matter on Sunday.
With the opening OF the ma
ior league base ball season but
two days distant and other
lines of competitive endeavor
getting a fresh start with the
advent Of Spring. it was deemed
advisable to increase the space
for this feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Whale Bites Cable,
Cutting Army. Line
To Sitka. Alaska
By the Assoclated press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash, April g.
This is the tale of a whale, or
vice versa. The United States
cable steamship Dellwood reported
today that a whale, hungry or
curious, had bitten into the Army
Signal Corps Alaska cable last
Sunday, thereby severing communi-
cation.
Once before, 90 years ago, it is
asserted, a whale bit into the Seat
tle-Sitka cable and caused a break.
On that occasion the whale becam
entangled in the wire and was
fished up by the repair ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
TODAY'S STAR
PART nNE--A4 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page %.
News of the Clubs-Page 81.
ID. A. r. Activities-Page 35.
w. G. T. U.-Page 35.
Boy Scouts-Page 35.
Fraternal News-Page So.
Veterans of the Great War-Page 81.
Civilian Army News-Page 81.
Radio News and Programs-Pages 40
and Al.
PART 1WO--16 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page A.
Reviews of Spring Books-Page 4.
Tales of Well Known Folk-Page 10.
Y. w. c. A. Notes-Page II.
PART THREE-1O PAGES.
Amusements-Theaters and the Photo.
play.
Army and Navy News-Page 4.
Music--Page 5.
Motors and Motoring--Pages 6 and Z.
Serial, THE Gray Phantom's Ro-
mance"-Page 8.
District National Guard--Page g.
Spanish War Veterans--Page 8.
PART FOUR--8 PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE--8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-~F'iction and Fea.
lures.
The Rambler-Page 3.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
T'Ia aci6ad Advar4;vi,,z
District of Columbia Naval Reserves
Page 9.
Financial News-Pages 10, IL and IL.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page -.
At the Community Centers-Page IL.
Around the City-Page 10.
GRAPHIC SECTION-12 PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION-4 PAGES.
Mutt and jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr.
and Mrs; High Lights of History.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
WEATHER.

70. 5. Westhef Bureau Foreeast3
Cloudy today. Tomorrow rain, ris-
ing temperature.
Temperature: Highest, 81, at s
pm; lowest, 35, at pm.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
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SEEK AID FOR
BLUE LAWS

SAN FRANCISCO, May s1.-
With the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
controversy over control Of the
Princeton seminary APPARENTLY set.
tied in favor of the modernists, the
general assembly Of the Presby-
terrain Church was settling back
into routine discussions today.
After three hours OF impassioned
debate, the liberal faction succeeded
in passing resolution which will
place reorganization work at the
Princeton seminary under one
board. The fundamentalists were
also defeated in their attempt to
elevate to higher position DIR. j.
Gresham Machen, ultra.fundamen-
talist member Of the Princeton
faculty.
Leaders Of the Lords Day ALI
ance announced today their inten-
ton of endeavoring to get support
of the Presbyterians for rigid and
absolute observance Of Sundays.
The alliance hopes to make the
Sabbath "blue" by securing passage
Of laws to prevent motion picture
shows, ball games or other amuse-
ments and to prohibit the conduct
of any business not absolutely es-
sential on Sunday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Today
Neutrality-suspicious. Circle CItl-
Gems Association, Northminster Church.
p. m.
Meetine-TrinIdad Citizens Associa-
ton, Wheatley School, p. m.
Band Concerts-Marine Band Mac
MILAN Park, 1880 p. M; Navy Band,
Sylvan Theater, Monument Grounds,
1880 p. m. Soldiers Home Band,
Soldiers Home, 6:45 p. m.
Tomorrow
Spring Flower show--Amefican Horti-
cultural Society, Washington Hotel,
Card party-war Memorial Fund.
Hamilton Hotel, p. m.
Band concerts-Army Band. Sylvan
Theatsr, 1880 p. M; Marine Band.
Capitol, 1880 p. m; Soldiers Home
Band, Soldiers Home, q. m; Navy
Band, Navy Yard, 1880 p. m.
Meeting-Stone Mountain Memorial
Association, washington Hotel.
Luncheon-Rotary Club. Willard Hotel
1890 p. m.
Hotel, 1880 D. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31
Open Fields School
To Hold 5-DaY Outing

Athletic events. picnic and d
Maypole dance will feature five.
day outing of the Open Fields
School for Children at Forest Glen,
Md.
Yesterday the children of Neigh.
borhood House Joined in memorial
day exercises. Today the children
viii hold a picnic. Tomorrow
there will be a dramatization of
Hiawatha. Thursday q MaypoIe
dance viii feature the day and
Friday addresses will be made as
part OF the closing exercises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31

order. evoked cheering from sew
eraI thousand Klansmen here Ct q
mass meeting last night.
Special trains brought Klansmen
70 Lynchburg from many parts Of
the State. The demonstration was
staged in the home town Of Sena-
tor Carter Glass primarily for the
purpose. It was said, of demonstrate
ing the Klan'b strength to the SEN
ator. Glass was recently quoted
az saving the '.Klan IL dead" in
Virginia. Khan leaders resented 1t.
Nearly 5000 Klansnen paraded
through the streets In robes and
masks, many Of the marchers sing
ing that they would "hang Carter
Glass and AL Smith on q sour apple
Tree"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31
Sheffield AbOlishes
No. IL on ALI Houses

SHEFFIELD England, May 81.
Builders having complained that
houses numbered 10 cannot be sold,
Sheffield City Corporation have de.
.cided that on council estates no house
shall receive such number but that
the numbers shall jump from 10 tol14.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-31
SOCIETY FLOWER SHOW

Thousands Of roses and other
blooms will be on exhibit at the
fourth annual flower show OF the
American Horticultural Society at
the Washington Hotel, which will
be open to the public from TO
10 p. M, tomorrow. Mrs. William
M. Jardine, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, will be one of the
patronesses at the show.
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HEAD HITS
Al SMITH
By international News Service

LYNCHBURG. Va. May 31.-
when the 1929 Democratic. con.
vent:on is over, the Ku KIux Khan
will have Alfred e. Smiths hide
sailed and nailed to the barn door.
this prediction, made by Hiram
w. Evans, imperial wizard of the
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Infants Handmade

Hand embroidered. Sizes mo. to 3.
set-in sleeves.