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Evening star., 1927-12-30
Lindbergh's Mental Notes to Be Used
In Forming Central American Lines

Mexico and would form a network Of
lines TO Mexico City. the capitals of
the Central American countries and
along the eastern coast of South
America. Mr.. Kelly said that the
first step in the project would he
either from Key West. Fla. New Or.
leans or Galveston, Tex, to Mexico
CITY.
lie said his measure limited the
award Of contracts To American com.
panies.
The routes at first would require
some extra subsidy" he declared.
but within a short time should be
selfsusiaining."
A contract for "a line from the
terminus of the chica go. Dallas route
to San Antonio. Tex. was let seVeral !
months ago with the proviso that
when the Mexican government esiab
fishes a line to the border. San An.
tonic will be linked with either
Brownsville or Loredo 10 complete the
route.
Evening star., 1927-12-30

BY the Associated Press
The mental notes being filed away
by Col, Lindbergh as he wings his
way through Central America may be
spread upon the records of congress.
sional committees TO guide them in
planning air mail routes to the dis
tant republics.
The first congressional action on
the Post Office Department plan to
foster the international mail service
will come after the holidays when the
House post office committee considers
bill by Representative Kelly Of
Pennsylvania. ranking Republican on
the body. 10 establish line to Mexico
City. Measures 10 authorize routes
10 other Latin American points will
follow and Mr. Kelly said today that
he may ask Col. I.indbereh TO give
the committee his observations on fly.
ing conditions
The routes proposed in the Kelly
measure would start from the Gulf of
Evening star., 1927-12-30
PRESIDENT OF PANAMA
FLY WITH LINDBERGH
CHAR Looks on Flyer as Super.
natural at Times, He
Declares.


PANAMA. December 3e.-Pfesident
chisrs is going 20 make his fist air.
plane fight with Col. Charles A. Lind
i,ergh when he comes here. he told
the Associated Press correspondent.
II look upon Lindbergh as q super
natural person sometimes. he said.
sIe asked about the airmans likes nj
e5sIjkss and commented on the lark
of s.terest shown by Lindbergh in
woman.
f~hlatt asked IL there was any secret
si,oi,t the constr ruciion of the spifh
x ei. Louis which might account for
Tludt<ygh's sagccess. On being told
shat there vsg not, cbiagI shook his
head and aid, What tna -,
The President said his @!fr intend
eH 10 ei*e LlnGbetgh present /"
carry home 10 his mother.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
GANG LEADER SLAIN
WHILE HIDING IN ATTIC
Machine Gun Fires IL Shots Into
Body Of st. Louis Terror
lists Chief.

ST. LOUIS, December 30.-Nito
Giannola. 81, gang leader and ter
rorist. was cornered by two unidenti
fed men late yesterday and shot 20
death with sub-machine gun as he
croucf1ed in a darkened attic where
he had fed for shelter. He was the
fourteenth victim Of gang warfare in
the past five months.
~ house where he was killed was
the home OF Mrs. Peter Cusimano
whose husband. police said. was
driven from st. Louis by Giannola
gangsters. Giannoia was wounded II
times His pistol. fully loaded, lay
under his body. The glsyers esca ped.
Giannoia was shot and seriously
wounded year ago last September
but told detectives ne was shot acci-
6entaily.
Evening star., 1927-12-30

grounds, When called they will PRO.
ctcd northward along East Executive
avenue Ia the east entrance.
Citizens desiring IL be resolved hy
the President at pm. will form i'm
column from the northwest gate ot
the White House grounds, extending
west along Pennsylvania avenue.
thence south on Seventeenth street,
along the walk facing the State. War
and Navy Building. as may he neceS,
sarY.
bhe following reads will he clnSe,,
Ia vehicle traffic, except as iu,iica, ed
aiHNe. between the hours If 10 am,
and pm:
Road south of the Treasury tTrcs.ur,
pastt.
West Executive avenue
East Executive avenue
- koad south of the state. War and Navy
Hhthtine estate niscel.
- Ehr rnadwa noTth at the Flt,pSa In th,,
Whit" Lot t>outh Executive, aN~no,.
Evening star., 1927-12-30

tfVm Tlt- BIS I40HdOD-
A commercial Traveller. staying al II
snail hotel, wished 10 catch an early
morning train. and asked the proprie'
Tor for the loan of an alarm clock,
fhe produced the clock hud remarked
"" don't often Use II, sir. and
sometimes IL sticks "A bit. but II II
doesn't go of just touch the little
hammer and n'ii ring all right,
Evening star., 1927-12-30

tnaklhR before going Ia the lanAmef-
lean Conference IN mid aniihry at
Havana should be delighted Ia
sp"nd tn,iriI unof" lime here.
| shall leave Gnutsinain with very
pleasant insIDDrlsn nf u hnd deep
gratitude fnr the kindness of lis peo,
pie.
f"DsfiEhi fU91 in lbe I1nitei states aud
's..a-ta h~@io" f"bs. 'enitai a'ni South
bY ihe New iofk 1iueH Go All fishls re.
tsi
Evening star., 1927-12-30
BUS STOP CHANGED.
Patrons at Barney Circle. South
sas, Will Be Given Waiting Room

gbe Public Utilities Commission 10.
hsy aoDyoyed plan for tsatranSlng
,ne ua0tor t,Js sud street ear stops 10
Barney Circle, ~ Seventeenth street
syd Pennsylvania avenue "'p' ii""s'
xI5lcn viii remove sils nF"|@sh3 "I
t,sss4ugers crossing the street "h"h
iFa usfefilDg.
The cbsnge involves an extension
Of the iypp 81 the iFttHlfni 81 'hf
Tegenteetth ahd t'ennE%i>anla avenue
a4n. ~ s}e TafjtsI Traction 90. and
tbe re,otjigg2 vf the nlotOf bUsses 1sFi
3 se.rpe,3afv roadway 10 the clf"ie. a
waiting room viii be piafed ~ ihl'
poiut ~ sela. aoth street car "tF Tue
patrons.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
PHYSICIAN IS HELD
IN W0MAN'S DEATH
Body Found in Sack at Los
| Angeles-Suspect Favor
ed in Her viii.
Sy the Associated Press,


LOS ANGELES, December 30
Police today claimed they had solved
southern California's newest murde,
case in the arrest of DR.. Charles NJ
Mcmillan, former Texas physician
VINO formally was charged with the
siaying OF Mrs. Amelia Appleby. sup
posedly wealthy apartment house
owner OF Chicago. Her body was
FOUND sewn in a sack just outside the
city limits last Monday.
Mcmillan, who came here several
.-Ssrs ago from Colorado. Tex. was
caught here last night when officers
raided his apartment and found him
rorIng over Mrs. Arrlehy's private
papers. which he had spread on the
floor.
The police said Mcmillan had asso-
ciated with Mrs. Appleby for some
time. had obtained her power of at
torney and had made a trip East with
her last Summer The officers de-
clared the motive for the Staying was
the desire of the physician TO acquire
title to the woman's property. which
was said to include more than the
Chicago apartment.
win Favors Doctor.
A will written in pencil. preSuma-
bly, that of Mrs. ApplehN. was found
among the papers in McMillans apart
ment. 1t had been drawn in his favor
Although the police believed Amelia
Applehy was the woman's true name.
they declared she had been known a s
Mrs. Mollie Burke, Mrs. Amelia FL
lenoaugh and Mrs. Margaret Ellen.
baugh. Her body was identified by
neighbors, who said she had been miss
ing from her home since last Monday
and that another family had moved
into her house.
The doctor told officers that blood
stains which they had found on his
coat were from a nosebleed.
Surgeons knots" were used. ac-
cording TO the deputy sheriffs. in tying
up the woman's body.
Seen at Home.
Neighbors Of Mrs. Appleby told
deputy sheriffs that they had seen Nc
MILAN at the woman's home many
times, the last time being Friday.
when he assisted her in repairing her
automobile. after which they drove
away together.
Mcmillan also was there Monday
and assisted the new tenants to
move in.
Mrs. Appleby's body showed she had
hesn dead about IL hours. She had
been beaten about the head and then
strangled and tied IN the sack with
twine. and the entire bundle wrapped
with window sashweight cord.
Officers first were of the opinion
that the woman might not have been
dead when left on hill not far from
the road, and that exposure might
have caused her death.
Mcmillan denied that he had any
thing to do with the killing.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Panama Children
To Throw Flowers
As Lindy Goes BY
By the Associated Press

bg EHH NksUCI4ItU fTFNs,
PANAMA, December 30.-~Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh Will be bonn.
barded with flowers during the
mile ride from one end of the city
to the other when he arrives here.
The flowers viii be thrown by school
children who will form "A lane OF
honor" along the route he will pass
To the city hall
Arriving at the city hall. Lind.
bergh will be decorated with
medal by a representative of the
city corporation and accorded the
freedom OF the city.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Erudite Delivery.

! rom AnAWFrs INnTIOn.
An enterprising coal dealer some.
what prone 10 air his alleged knowl.
edge on every possible occasion, had
the following printed on his business
cards:
Coal delivered In carte or coal de
eAe
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Lindbergh's Visit
Booming Panama's
Tailoring Business

PANAMA. December 36.-The
start of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's
Central American flight has
brought a boom to the tailoring
business here. Tailors report
veri,ahle flood Of orders for formal
dress for the dances and functions
To be given for the flyer.
LindberGh is expected to arrive
some time between January 8 and
January u. According to the lat
est cable advices. his stay will be
for six days.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Present Members Praised.
OH! |!

From the Boston Transcript
How did Tom get his black eye?"
Lovers quarrel"
You don't mean TO say that Edith
soaked him.
Certainly not. It was Edith's
other beau"
Evening star., 1927-12-30
NEW TRIAL BOARD
PLAN CONSIDERED
Commissioners Begin Study
of Hesse's Proposal for
Reorganization.

The District Commissioners today
began a study Of the plan proposed
by Maj Edwin p Hesse. superintend-
cnt OF police. for TeorganiZin' the
Police Trial Board. Action proba bly,
will not be taken by the Commission
ers until next week. although Mai
liesse had hoped to put the changes
into effect January l.
The reorca niZation plan involves a
complete change in the personnel of
the board and the addition of an in
spector OF police as we'll az a different
method OF procedure. The boa-d now
is composed OF two police ~s.cIaIs and
an assistant corporation counsel. I'm.
der Mai Hesse's plan it would consist
OF three police officials and an assist.
ant corporation counsel
Would Increase Duties.
The new plan also contempIates
added duties for the assistant cornora.
ton counsel assigned to the hoard
Resides representing the Police Danart.
nent in the prosecution of cases he.
fore the board. the assistant corpora
ton counsel also would he required tn
give advice and assistance TO prose-
cutting witnesses.
'h'i tie bDdfd present method of
procedure members of the Police De-
partment against whom charges ha We
been preferred may obtain counsel To
represent them upon their appea ra neA
before the trial board. and in such in.
stances. Mai. Hesse believes. the
prosecuting witnesses are placed al a
DISADVANTAGE because OF the lack OF
legal advice
Present Members Praised.
Capts. Martin Reilly and Ira Sheetz
the presen; police officers on the
hoard, would be replaced under Mai.
Hesse's plan by CaptS e. p. NJ. Lore,
and c. l.. Plemmons. The third Off.
Ger would he Inspector Louis J. StoI,.
While Capts. Reilly and Sheetz
have given exceptional service on the
board. Commissioner Dougher, y
pointed out that change i'm per.
Sonnel is desirable for the benefit of
these officers. Two years. the Com.
sioner believes. should he the maxi.
mum tenure Of any District official
assigned TO a special board or com.
mittee. and II Is his intention to inject
new blood on all such auxiliary
units OF the municipal government.
Evening star., 1927-12-30

The American University Of Beirut
Is 81 years old. represents no sect or
program. bit seeks 20 create in,srra.
tional Enni Will
Evening star., 1927-12-30
A Young Wisecracker.

From the Boston Transcript
Mother" said Johnny proudly. Il
know what waffle is; it's a non-skid
pancake"
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Many ttfsis. Held.

Next ] went 10 the ttaI,tleF Hl
Commerce. Ahl"h pft5fHttsd to nae ;u
tsftsilnF specimens ot the aG rf fnut
eru GlIa'eutaian INDIAN. Attsf lunch
enB al iiie legation win iie President
and Sonora thBroH l went 10 the
Aurora Field and serViesd iiIe Tpliii
of 81 Louie ioI tou1orTow = flight Win
tb. assistance of GtfatsnaIan IiiDts.
Mhat Was left Of the day Included "a
rere.Hion by the American o0tany, 4
la at.il,ei by ihe Rotary iiui,. ID b8li 81
Iha military Tnsino and another ~ the
American Cub
THE bDapiiable people III Buaietnail
are HakinR IA very hard for nae IA
lseep my = isit here d.S u 10 the tAn
aash Which ibe snnehl aibpae. II n
Hafe moi for all las oih her visits Ia our
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Others Named i'm Bills.

Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Franklin f.. Hodge
and Rocco PiSano. joy-riding. Sylvia
Turner. assault with dangerous
weapon and assault with intent 10 Kill.
Samuel Smith. Jack r.. ESpanolia and
l.onn.e q. Jennings. jov.riding: Mel.
Yin G.. Reed. Albert Smith, nalmar r.
Holland. Lawrence r. White and
charles Henjamin. alias Charles Jones
h"uSchreaking and larceny: Mary
Johnson. EsbaIle RidGley. George
Kline. alias Alexander ID. Myers
alias Albert Dwight and Clarence
Clarke. grand larceny: Leon T
SummcrNlll". larceny after trust,
George Williams. violating Harrison
narcotic law; Harry Edelin. forgery.
Frank 4. Maier. violating Mann act;
Walter n. 4. Bryant, housel,reaking.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
Many Speak English.

Next came "A reception ny the
municipality III the city hall. Its
rst 10 presented an attractive tropical
SCENE. being decorated with green
batnt,oo branches and soft pine
needIcs strswn on the floor,
MANY Euatefns ians apparently know
our language, two speeches here he,
ing made In excellent English The
city presented 10 me Il hand painted
scroll. making me- one Of its cniz"ns
II 10 difficult 10 md words 10 express
my appreciation of all theFs honDrs.
thperlgIly since ! realize that they
are lneant 10 show the ferIias 0f the
people sov ard the people of ia. United
States
went then 10 SEE remarkable
piI Esicat relief map Df GtlnttInhla, ht.
wDfk ~ GuateHalh Ian engineer 1.
shows the Whole country Dn nom
npulat scale 10 10 900 and - vertical
rcair ~ ] 10 2,GGo, and apparently II
has been done with great care. Some
sharp HoIca noes which stand oui like
teeth IN his map. are fee high,
t.lti s-s4+I,tjpg peaks reaohna IN Bltl
iiid. ~ y 900 feet. by which ! passed
yesterday.
THIS nap Is saif 10 be unique
relief uihD on kiIfh schis u gives
PDoD idea of The mountain ranges
nd ipss Ia nds between here. iteilZr
% nd b'rt @H"n itrilIe and san SaiyadDi
nSFF NhI'h ny iDuie tHItrt ms urhi.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
GRAND Jury NAMES
28 IN INDICTMENTS
18 True Bills Include Charges
From Criminal Assault to
Housebreaking.

Eighteen indictments were returned
today by the grand jury on charges
ranging from criminal assault to
housebrcakiug.
George Tinsley. cOlored, il indicted
for destroying private property. lie
is charged with entering the janitor's s
quarters at 2905 Eleventh street dur
ing the night of November 27 and
cutting with a razor two suits of
clothes. three pairs of pants and n
cap belonging to Samuel a. Howard.
colored. and three dresses and other
property of Towards wife.
Three Indicted for Assault.
Robert l.. Fogg. Clyde NJ. Leonard
and Samuel kushner. all white. are
charged with a criminal assault. The
girl. "A waitress. IS years old, was ac-
quanted with one of the men. who
had taken her to her home from work
after midnight on one occa sion. On
the night of the alleged assault he
met her as she waS leaving work, the
police say. and offered to take her
home. The other men were in the
sar. and. instead Of going TO her home.
drove to rOadhouse in Marylan nd.
where they danced. The Young wom-
m cnmplnined that on their return at
a secluded place on Riggs road she
was assaulted. FoGg and Leonard are
under arrest. and the police are said
To he looking for kushuer
Indicted for violating the narcotic
law are four Chinese arrested in a
raid on lower PENNSYLVANIA avenue by
the narcotic squad and police last
month. They are Ching Wing.
Charles Lee. Lee Lee and Ben Lee.
The grand jurors refused to indict
flinas Jackson, charged with grand
larceny. and Eilier George. charged
with an assault.
Evening star., 1927-12-30
TROPICAL SCENERY
ATTRACTS L|NDY
Flyer Inspects Unusual Map
to Study Route to British
Honduras.


BY Tropical Wireless.
December 29.-This entire region has
interest d me ever since | went TO
Panama in 1914. The glimpses one
gets Of IL In flying over the country,
and here in the capital. only whet the
desire to see ii more leisurely.
The scener. Is different, being. OF
course. more tropical than our coun.
try or in Mexico City. though the al.
titude of the capital makes 1t less
tropical than the iowlands OF Guate.
mala toward the Gulf, over which
plan to fly In the trip TO Belize TO-
morrow
The climate is very agreeable. 1t
Is hard to remember under the Guate.
malan sun and among the palms.
bamboos and strange Towering trees
here that IL is the dead Of Winter
in many paris Of the United States.
City Appears New.
The character Of the country is diff
ferent, too. The great number OF ex.
pensive cars one sees here and the
newness Of many buildings give Ii a
modeI air. yet one learns that Gnate-
mala City Is one of the oldest centers
Of Western civilization in the two
Americas. The Spanish conquista'
dore. Aiyarado, one Of the heutenanis
Of cortes, came here from Mexico 400
wears ago and established the first
Guatemala City
After flying here from Mexico City
one can appreciate little better what
that trip mnst have been. accomplish
cd %hen Ailarado made IL overland
in The early sixteenth century.
Aside from the Spa nish ciyiiiZa tion
Of Guatemala there WAS aiFo the still
older civilization Of the Maya Indians
developed here, 10 add interest 10 the
country.
The day has been very crowded
one, II began with a call IN which
paid my respects 10 President
chacon 81 the presidential palace
with Minister Geissier. Then ! cali
| ed on the ministers Of foreign affairs
| and " war.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

should boil three good-sized potatoes
until soft. and then drain and mash
or put through the vegetable ricer.
Set four cups Of milk on to cook with
one small onion cut fine. Let cook for
twenty minutes in double boiler. Add
the scalded milk to the mashed pota-
toes with salt and pepper. Now work
two tablespoons of butter with two
tablespoons Of flour and add little of
the soup-return to the soup for
thickening. Pour through strainer
and serve.
To make the candied sweet potatoes
by an easy recipe that is sure to give
delicious results proceed thus. Cook
four or five sweet potatoes in, their
skins, and when tender let cool slight
ly and remove skins. Cut them into
slices about q third of an inch thick.
Have ready a plate containing brown
sugar. Melt two tablespoons of lard
and two of butter in frying pan.
Dip the potatoes in the sugar on each
Evening star., 1927-11-06

seen on the new evening frocks. There
is nothing very obvious about the
lengthening of skirts that has come
about, because at most 1t Is only an
inch or so. an extended panel, a
series of uneven draperies and points.
Yet the iengthening is very real and
should be taken into consideration
when you go in quest Of new evening
frocks for Winter.
Remember that--skirts that are long
enough always to hide the bend Of the
knee-and skirts that are uneven
around the lower edge. Out Of a hun.
dred new evening frocks you might
not be able to find one that was cut
with a perfectly even hemline. -
The sleeveless frock for evening Is
something that we have taken as
more or less for granted. The short
sleeve Is something that we .ook for
only in the more picturesque of eve.
ming frocks. And the long sleeve
usually made to conform to the lines
of the arm liz found occasionally in
dinner or theater frocks.
Real flowers have been revived. OF
course, in one way real flowers don't
need reviving. for never have florists
had such large orders to Ali as within
recent years. But for actual wearing
| women have certainly usually chosen
| flowers Of q more durable sort than
those that grow in gardens and hot.
houses. But now real flowers are
| sometimes carried or worn in the eve.
| ming. A duchess in Paris has set the
fashion for carrying flowers. She has
| appeared carrying bunch OF red. red
roses in the bend of her ARMAND 20
the fad started.
Whether you know it or not arms
| present the most difficult problem of
all in the selection of evening dresses.
This does seem remarkable when
| often there il no sleeve at all and
usually very little In an evening frock
| Still arms must be beautiful or at
least nicely proportioned to look well
bare and American women for Some
reason or other do not seem to have
very good arms. At least. speaking
comparatively, OF course, the Ameri-
can girls arm is nothing to boast OF.
| y n Y y
| EVENING frocks usually have either
long sleeves or no sleeves. at all.
but occasionally a robe de style or
period frock shows shorter sleeves OF
the baby sort, and these should never,
never be worn by the woman with
arms that are at all large.
A prominent dressmaker tells me
that women with large arms ought
never to choose close.fitting sleeves
though they seem to think that trans
parent close.ftting sleeves are i'm.
mensely suitable. Instead they should
choose-according to this authority
long sleeves that are either slit at the
front or that are full enough to hang
gracefully from the arm without out.
lining it's contours.
The very newest fashions IN hair
arrangement seem to be adapted ia
hair that Is just growing In, and SO
hair at the rather ungainly one or two
inch length, so far from being a liza,
bility, is decidedly an asset.
A popular actress soon to appear in
a new play has permitted her lair to
grow. and appears with il worn in a
new way that Is considered by those
who know as decidedly smart. The
ends are curied in soft round ringlets.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Keep Up Your Cooking Skill,
Making Old Standbys Better

dry as possible by pressing with the
back of plate. Then press through
a vegetable ricer. Put in a saucepan.
add a little pepper and butter and a
tablespoon or so of cream or rich top
milk. Stir over the fire until the but
ter and cream are. we'll mixed.
Pot roast suggested for Wednesday
dinner Is delicious when made as fol-
lows: Get a chunky piece of beef from
the top round and be sure to have 1t
larded Melt two tablespoons of fat
in the frying pan and brown one onion
chopped fine. Remove the onion and
put in kettle: Now put the meat in
the pan and brown thoroughly all
over. Remove from the frying pan
into the kettle. Pour two cups Of
boiling water into the frying pan and
then turn this into the kettle. Add a
cup of canned tomatoes. Cover close.
ly and let it cook very slowly for
three hours or more, adding only a
little more water ii necessary. The
cover should be we'll fitted so that the
steam will not escape. Mix up little
cold water and flour, and with this
Evening star., 1927-11-06

thicken the gravy and strain. If the
meat Is cooked long and slowly it will
be very, very tender.
Coffee cake, which is suggested for
breakfast Thursday, may be bought
at the bakers, but may be easily
made with baking powder at home.
Mix two cups Of flour, third Of a cup
Of sugar. scant teaspoon of salt,
three and a half teaspoons Of baking
powder and a half teaspoon of CHINA.
mon together, add two tablespoons Of
cut-up citron If desired. Now mix two
tablespoons of melted butter with
two eggs and cup of milk. Stir this
into the dry ingredients and pour in
a creased pan, sprinkle with very
little mixed sugar and cinnamon and
bake for about twenty minutes.
.Creamed cottage cheese salad sug-
gested for luncheon on Friday Is made
from the cottage cheese that may be
bought at most dairies. Mix the cheese
with a few tablespoons of cream and
very little salt, and then press
through a wire. strainer. Arrange ta.
blespoons of this on beds Of crisp let.
tuce. sprinkle with paprika and add
mayonnaise.
There are several ways Of making
potato soup suggested for Saturday
luncheon. To serve six or seven you