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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
REV. /. NJ. LAWSON
QUITS PASTORATE
Maryland Avenue Minister
Leaves After Split
Over Inquiry.

Rev. II. NJ. Lawson, about whose
pastorate OF the Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church Il bitter controversy
has ragged resigned last night and
took Al of his flock with him. These
members of the congregation who left
with the pastor will give him a re-
ception August 3. at which time plans
for the establishment Of n new church
in the Northwest section of the city
will be discussed.
The congregation was split as re-
suit of the pastors inquiry into the
conduct Of two Of its members. Last
Sunday he rendered his resignation
from the pulpit, but the congregation.
by vote of q to Z, refused to &C.
cept the resignation. After that
meeting Mr.. Lawson reiterated his in
tention of resigfling.
4 heated discussion took place last
night when he announced that he
would leave. The pastor left the pull
pit after invoking his blessing on
every member of the church Fol
lowing his move the A members of
the congregation announced their
designations.
The Council Of Baptist Ministers Will
appoint a minister to fill the vacant
pulpit every Sunday, it Is understood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
INDIA FLOOD TOLL
ESTIMATED At 500
All Europeans.in Baroda Re-
ported Saved-Natives
Swept to Death.
By the Associated Cress.


LONDON, August 1.-The Bombay
correspondent Of the Daily Mail quotes
a European. who has arrived in Bonn
bay from Baroda Qndia) as saying
that a large number Of people were
swept to their death In the floods in
the latter city. This visitor estimates
the deaths at close to 500, although
adding that the exact total never will
be known. The Daily Mail dispatch
continues to quote this informant in
substance. as follows:
Volunteer parties in the city of
Baroda did heroic rescue work in
boats, saving among others the British
resident Nhe British government repre-
sentative in the state of Baroda) Lieut..
Col. Richard Burke, and party Of so,
who were marooned on the top floor
of the British residency for three days
without food. All the Europeans in
Beroda city were saved.
Wrestling Champion Rescues so.
The situation within the city was
terrible. Near the railway station a
fierce current swept away houses and
the inmates climbed into trees from
which many dropped from exhaustion
after several days and were carried
away in the waters.
An Indian wrestling champion, who
is a strong swimmer, alone rescued
60 people from trees and housetops.
The bodies Of human beings and of
animals were mixed in inextricable
confusion. In some parts Of the city
the utmost misery exists, many thou.
sands being homeless.
Ajwa Lake OverfiOws.
Ajwa Lake overfiowed, the first
rush of water dividing the city into
three islands. Patients in the hos.
pitfalls were removed. The fine collec-
ton OF animals in the Boroda Zoo
was entirely lost.
The situation In other affected
places Is much the same as in Bo-
roda. 1t Is estimated that 10000 peo-
pie are homeless in Ahmedabad. The
damage was especially great in the
Amod, Breach, Janbusar and Dholka
districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
YACHT OLDOT SOLD.
Commodore Forsberg Announces
Transfer to Victor H. Borsodi.

Commodore G. w. Forsberg, Wash
ington leader in aquatic sports, today
announced the sale of his luxurious
yasht Oldot to Victor III. Borsodi,
president of the Borsodi Fuel & Oil
Co. Of Houston. Tex.
Commodore Fosberg has owned the
oldot for more than four years and
during this time has entertained scores
of outstanding figures Of the National
Capital on trips both far and near.
The Oldot is 1t T0foot tiuSh.deck
cruiser and has been to Canada and
Florida, taking part in practically al,
of the rcgattas OF note held on the
Atlantic Coast.
With its new owner at the helm the
Oidot left yesterday morning at 4
O'Clock on the longest trip of it's
career. $500 miles down the coast and
around the Gulf of Mexico 10 Houston,
Tex. The trip will take 80 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
MISSING BOY LOCATED.
Public Welfare Ward Quits Picnic
Party at Harpers Ferry.

Eugene Greet. Q years old. ward Of
this Board Of Public Welfare, who dis.
appeared from a picnic party partici~
pated in by number Of wards Of
the board at Iiarpers Ferry. W. Va,
Saturday morning, was found in
Washington County, Md. on the OPP
pusite side of the Potomac, Satu day
afternoon and turned over to county
officers
Eugene. whose record as a runaway
contains numerous entries. vii! he re-
turned here this afternoon by II rep
IesentatiYe of the Board OF Public
Welfare. v ord of his capture was
received by officials Of the board early
Saturday night, Maryland officials
saying he was being detained III the
jail at HagerstoWn.
Maryland officers were requested to
detain him at some place other than
the county prison. He had been in a
school at lessups. Nd. and Was on a
picnic with other memQers Of the
school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
LEBOUEF SUSPECT
CONFESSES PART
Sheriff Claims BeadIe Admits
Being Present During
Mans Murder.

BY the Associated Press
FRANKLIN. La, August 1.--Sheriff
Cha rles Pecot announced today that
James Beadle, one Of the three de-
PENDANTS in the Lebouef murder trial,
made a confession to him. Sheriff
Pecot said Beadle admitted being pres.
ent when James j. Lebouef was slain.
The sheriff declined to give any more
details. explaining they will be related
when he takes the witness stand.
Announcement of Beadle's confess
sion followed a request by him in open
court for separate counsel to represent
him.
Both Mrs. Lebouef and DIR. Dreher
are alleged to have made statements
accusing Beadle of firing the two shots
which ended Lebouef's life.
The court appointed Rene s. IIimel.
former district attorney of st. Mary's
Parish, as counsel for Beadle.
James r. Patterson, chief defense
counsel, said he had heard nothing of
Beadle's desire for separate counsel.
but he registered no objection, al
though he represented Beadle as well
as the other defendants during the
first week OF the trial. which began
Last Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01

Commission to Consider Proposed
Changes Wednesday Morning.

The Zoning Commission will hold
public hearing Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock in the huariroom of the
District building to consider 10 pro-
posed changes in coming.
The principal application for re.
coming involves property abutting
both sides OF Eighteenth street be-
tween III and / streets, for which a
height limit Of 40 feet Is sought. The
height limitation now is 80 feet An
other important change sought af-
fects property on the south side Of
Q street between Vermont avenue and
Twelfth street. which the applicant
wants rezoned from residential to first
commercial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
VANzETT| BREAKS
LONG PRISON FAST
Sacco Continues to Refuse
Fo0d-Decisi0n in
Case Near.

"eH+1~N'N'~N
BOSTON, August 1-Entering the
week in which his fate is expected
to be decided, Bartolomeo Vanzetti
convicted with Nicola Sacco of muir
der, today appeared to have abandoned
the hunger strike which both had car
ried on for two weeks. Nanzetti ac-
ceptcd milk, coffee and bread served
him for breakfast at the State prison
today. Yesterday he not only ate a
portion of the regular meals but asked
for bread for supper. which is usually
omitted on Sunday nights. Sacco this
morning continued to refuse all food.
The decision which may mean life
or death to Sacco and Nanzetti, oc-
cupied Gov. Alvan T. Fuller today as
he prepared TO hear the last few wit
nessess in his long investigation of the
case. 1T is expected to be concluded
Wednesday with an announcement of
what action, If any he may take to
save the two men from scheduled
electrocution the week of August 10.
Gov. FulleT worked steadily Sunday
on the case except for a brief interval
when he visited his 12-year-old son,
Alvan ir., at the Massachusetts Gen
eral Hospital. The boy was operated
upon Saturday for appendicitis and
has since been showing steady i'm
provemcnt.
AT the Charlestown State prison.
Nanzetti broke his hunger strike for
the second time in exactly two weeks
when he partook of the regular meals
and asked for bread and tea at the
evening hour. There was no indica-
lion whether he bad become persuaded
by his own counsel and the prison
physician that his fast might harm
his own best interests. Saccoe bow
ever, continued to refuse everything.
\ crowd Of > 900 persons brayed Il
doNnpOnr yesterday to listen To spea <
eTS on E0Ston Common plead for the
, condemned men. \ large force of
police was kept IN reserve for possible
demonstrations but there We're no dis
orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
MRS. HARTUNG SUES.
Wife Accuses Husband in Action
for Divorce.

Carl Hartung, jr.. whose address is
given as 2155 Champlain street. today
was made defendant in a. suit for linn
tied divorce filed in Equity Court by
his wife. Hattie Hartung, 1905 TWEEN
tieth street northeast.
Through Attorneys Burkart & Quinn
the plaintiff tells the court that the
defendant spends time with other
women, neglecting her and their
child When she demonstrated. she
alleges. he struck and choked her.
and threatened to cripple her for life.
She itemiZes a number of bills for
necessities which are long overdue.
and adds that the defendant finally
left her July 13.
She is compelled to work to sup
port herself and child. she says,
while the defendant is employed at
salary of 5000 a month. The couple
were married in th.S city J1ae p,
121l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
STATIONS REPRIMANDED.
Radio Centers Called for Jumping
Wave Assignments.

Failure to keep on their assigned
wave lengths drew a reprimand to 20
radio broadcasting stations from the
Federal Radio Commission today. In
line with it's announced policy to make
all broadcasters adhere strictly to
their air channels, the commission
ordered the score of stations to show
cause why their licenses should not
be revoked.
The stations. all located in and near
New York City. We're as follows:
WNJ. WIN, WODA. VIGIL. WkBO.
WBBc, VISION, WRNY, WQAO,
WPAP, WCGU. WMBQ, WARS.
WMSG. WNVRL, W'kBQ, WCDA,
WBNY, WLBX and WAAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
AIMEE AND MOTHER
SPLIT OVER MONEY
Mrs. Kennedy Wants Half of
Proceeds Gathered in
Religious Work.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August 1.-The
principal cause of trouble between
Aimee Semple Mcpherson and her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, was
unmasked today as the two warning
leaders Of Angelus Temple vowed their
willingness to meet once more ana
discuss the elder woman's demands
for ''fifty-fifty" split of the property
which they have accumulated since
starting their big religious enterprise.
The temple often is referred to as a
million-dollar concern.
Plans for the conference were an
nounced last night after Mrs. Ken
nedy, who recently was ordered re-
moved as business manager of the
church, had declared she would con-
slider no settlement except an equal
division of the financial receipts of the
institution. The evangelist then de-
clared her willingness to meet Mrs.
Kennedy in an effort to settle the
feud which has rocked Angelus
Temple.
AssaiIs Refreshments.
Mrs. Mcpherson said she was willing
to bar from the meeting her church
committee, watermelon and lemonade.
all three Of which have incurred the
displeasure of Mrs. Kennedy. The
church committee never has been
recognized by the evangelist's mother.
The refreshments, she said. had
broken up previous conferences.
ct can't talk to her." Mrs. Kennedy
complained to reporters. Every time
try to talk to her at a conference
she just eats watermelon and drinks
lemonade"
Neither Angelus Temples huge
building overlooking the Los Angeles
Park nor the adjoining magnificent
structure which houses the Bible
school are involved in Mrs. Kennedy's
settlement terms. She listed, how
ever, as part Of the fortune which
she would insist on her daughter
dividing property surrounding the
temple. this property, she said, in
Guiding Sos 900 worth purchased dur
ing the last year.
Sponsored Project.
"Mrs. Mcpherson didn't have any,
thing when 1 Joined her." Mrs. Ken
nedy said, land it was my money
which financed our work all these
years which ultimately brought sister
to the leadership Of the greatest indi-
vidual church in America.
ffty-fifty on everything we made dur
ing the ensuing years, and 1t is upon
that agreement that l want her to set
tle."
Between services Mrs. Mcpherson
told reporters she was willing to meet
her mother and effect settlement at
any time Mrs. Kennedy desired. She
refused to discuss for publication,
however, the terms which she was
ready to offer her mother.
Mrs. Kennedy declared she was
willing to entertain a settlement
she would remain at the
temple in an advisory capacity. She
however. this would be prac-
-icable.
Mrs. Mcpherson and her mother
have been associated in religious
work since shortly before they came
% Los Angeles, eight years ago. from
Denver In an old automobile and in
'elatiyely modes financial circum- :