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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
PRESIDENT NAMES
RADIO COMMISSION
Adm. w. H. G. Billiard Heads
List of Nominations Sent
to Senate.

President Coolidge sent to the Sen
ate TODAY the names of the following
five men to be members of the Fed
eral Radio Commission:
William ii. G. Billiard, rear admiral,
u. S. n. retired. of Media, Pa, for
a term of six years.
Orestes H Caldwell of Bronxv1lle.
n. Y. editor of radio publications, for
a term of five years.
Eugene O. Sykes of Jackson. Miss,
former justice of the Supreme Court
of Mississippi, for term of four
years.
Henry A. Bellows of Minneapolis,
Mimi, director of Gold Medal Radio
Station, for a term of three years.
John f. Dillon of San Francisco,
Calf, supervising radio operator in
San Francisco, for term of two years.
The appointments were made by the
President under the new radio act,
and each commissioner will receive a
salary of $4,000 for the first year,
after which they will be paid at the
rate of $40 per day for each meeting
of the commission.
In making his selections for this
important commission the President
has complied with the regional re-
uuirements of the radio act, and has,
with the exception of Judge Sykes
of Mississippi. selected men who are
looked upon is experts in radio mat
ters. Judge Sykes and Mr.. Bellows
of Minnesota are Democrats and the
other members are Republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
DR.. LEWIS RESIGNS AS G. WI.
PRESIDENT TO COTOLAFAYETTE
viii Present His Decision to
Trustees Today, Effec-
tive in September.
Came to Capital in 1917 to
Direct War Savings
Stamp Campaigns.

Dr. William Mathcr Lewis today re-
Signs as president of George Wash.
lngton University to become president
OF Lafayette College at Easton, Pa.
Or. Lewis viii submit his resignation
to the board of trustees of George
Washington at a special meeting this
afternoon at 4:30. and has been as
sured that it will be accepted.
I)r. Lewis will so to Lafayette in
September. He will succeed John II.
MacCracken. resigned DIR. Lewis
viii continue as head of George Wash.
ington until Fail. by which time it is
expected i successor will have been
chosen.
Or. Lewis has had the Lafayette
offer under consideration for several
months. but only recently decided to
accept it, AS his resignation will not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
PRAISE PORTER RESOLUTION
Canton and Picking Cable Approval to
House Member.
BY the Associated Press.


Cablegrams from representatives of
both the Picking and Canton factions
in China indorsing the Porter reso.
luton proposing Independent Ameri-
can action in dealings with China have
been received by DIR. Alfred SIZE the
Chinese Minister to Washington,
The messages. one from Eugene
Chen. foreign minister Of the can.
ronese government, and the other
from Wellington koo. foreign minis.
ter Of the Picking government, were
made public today by Chairman Por.
ter of the House foreign affairs com
lnittee. who received them from Dr.
Sze
The communication from Chen
read:
Please express my personal appre,
citation TO Mr.. Porter with the hope
that the American Government will
not repeat the British government s
mistake in procedure
The cablegram from koo said:
please convey Chairman Porter
our sincere appreciation tof) his cou-
rageous. far-sighted leadership in
championing China's cause. His sue
cessful efforts are new token (o1
Americas friendship for Chinese
people,
Mr. Porter, in making public the
communications, said that they sup
ported his contention for independent
action by the American Government
in dealing with matters of Chinese
sustoms, tariffs and eXtraterritoriai.
ity questions, adding that while the
chinese may be divided on domestic
questions, they are strongly united
in their desire that China's equality
among the nations be recognized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
u. S. Ship Disarms
100 Chinese, Says
Hankow Dispatch
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Seizure by the United States
mine sweeper Pigeon at Hankow
of the arms of 100 Chinese soldiers,
who had debarked from tire Stand
ard Oil vessel Mel lung, was re-
ported today TO the Navy Depart
ment. No reason for the seizure
was given.
The vessel had been command
eered by the Chinese, and was used
for transporting troops. The arms
are TO be turned over to the proper
Chinese authorities through The
American consul genera.
When the Mel Hung arrived at
Hankow it went alongside "A pom.
toon above the customhouse and
moored there, and yesterday the
Pigeon towed her to IA berth along
side the Isabel, flagship of the
YangtZe patrol force. The soldiers
aboard were landed without trouble.
but their arms, consisting of 200
rifles and ammunition, were re.
tanned aboard the Pigeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
FRENCH GUARD u. S. CHANCERY
AFTER REDS BESIEGE HERRICK
Communists and Anarchists
Plead With Envoy for
SaCco and Vanzetti.
Ambassador Says Appeals
Must Be Made to MaSsa-
ChuSetts Authorities.

BY the Assoc nted Press
PARIS. March 1.--Anerican Am
bassador Myron r. Herrick is tired of
explaining American constitutional
law to delegations of anarchists and
Communists asking freedom for Sacco
and Vanzetti, the Italians convicted
of murder In Massachusetts.
In a letter to Henri Torres, advo-
cate for the defense in the most noted
trials of anarchists and Communists
in France In recent years. the Am
bassador points out that such petit
lions must be directed to the State
House in Boston, as American law
makes the State of Massachusetts, the
sole Judge concerning punishment for
crimes within it's borders of the
nature of that for which Sacco and
Vanzetti were condemned.
Meanwhile, the Surete Generate, the
French Scotland Yard, on it's own
initiative, has increased the police
guard about the chancery, fearing
possible demonstrations in view of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
COLORADO TOWN ISOLATED.

DENVER. Colo, March 1 LP.--Cut
off from the rest of the world for
more than two weeks by previous
storms. Silverton. Colo, last night
was further isolated after more than
48 hours snowfall. with weather fore
casts pointing to continuance of
the storm in that part of the State.
Slides of snow ranging in depth
from 10 to 100 feet have blocked high
ways and railroads. Telephone and
telegraph lines were kept open with
difficulty. Railroad officials estimate
that it will take a month to clear the
way for a resumption of traffic into
Silverton. and In the meantime food
and mail must be transported across
A number of Silverton business men
were forced to abandon packs which
they had attempted to carry into the
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
SNOW MUFFLES LIONS ROAR.

KANSAS CITY, March l (P).-The
March lion withheld resounding roars
from the Middle West and Southwest
today to enter on a light blanket of
snow.
With seven inches of snow in
Wyoming and from two to four
inches in other mountain States, fur
ries continued last night in the Dako,
tas, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
and upper Mississippi Valley States.
A three-inch snowfall was recorded
in the Texas Panhandle, while a cold
rain was general over the State.
Forecasts for today called for gen.
orally cloudy weather throughout this
territory, with snow fiurries or rain.
Government bureaus today issued
figures showing a heavy snowfall in
the mountains, indicating a big flow
this Spring from streams draining the
Continental Divide. From 10 to 175
inches was reported in the Cascades
of Oregon and Canada. 80 to 102
inches in northwestern Wyoming and
eastern Idaho and 113 inches in the
Sierras of central California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
COOPER CLEARED
BY HOUSE PROBERS
Judiciary Committee Pro-
poses Dismissal of I'm
parchment Charges.

BY the Associated Press.
Dismissal of Impeachment charges
against Federal Judge Frank Cooper
of the northern New Yorw district
was recommended today by the House
judiciary committee.
The committee decided that allega-
tons of unfitness for the bench, pre-
ferred against Cooper by Representa-
tive La Guardia, Republican. New
York. could not be construed as con-
shutting grounds for impeachment.
All Acts Not Approved.
1t was added, however. that the
committees action was not to be con-
strued as approving ell of the judges
acts.
Judge Cooper was charged by Mr..
LaGuardia with having conspired
with prohibition enforcement officials
to entrap liquor law violators and
with having later sat in Judgment
over the men entrapped.
LaGuardia also accused Cooper of
usurping power in connection with
bankruptcy cases.
Decision Is Unanimous.
While certain activities of Judge
Frank Cooper, with relation to the
manner of procuring evidence in
cases which would come before him
for trial are not to be considered as
approved by this report" the commit
tee said, 1.-The evidence does not call
for the interposition of the constitu-
tlonal powers of the House with
regard to Impeachment"
Chairman Graham said the report
was adopted without a dissenting
vote.
Satisfied" Says La Guardia.
Mr.. La Guardia said that, while he
was not wholly satisfied, the report
justified his proceedings against Judge
Cooper.
my conscience is entirely clear in
this matter" he said.
Elisha Hanson, chief counsel for the
New York Judge, said that stripped
of all verbiage, the real charge against
Judge Cooper. which was not an i'm
peachable charge, was that he was
jealous in his enforcement of the law
in a district characterized by the re-
sponsible Government officials entrust-
ed with law enforcement therein as
absolutely the worst in the United
States.
This charge" he added, was based
on the activities of Government pro-
hlbition agents. who rounded up q
gang of notorious bootleggers, most of
whom pleaded guilty without standing
trial, and six OF whom were convicted
upon trial before Judge Cooper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
NEW TRIAL IS ASKED
BY JOHN C. PROCTOR
Busch Case Defendant Says He Has
Evidence Not Used Before
by Counsel.

John &. Proctor, IS years old, CON
victed last Saturday of murder in the
first degree in connection with the
killing of Policeman Leo X. Busch
September % last. his afternoon fed
a motion for new trial. PesiGes de-
claring the verdict contrary TO The
evidence and alleging errors Of law
by the trial justice, counsel for Proc.
tor assert that they have discovered
new and material evidence which
would be of benefit 10 their client if
given another trial
The nature of the new evidence is
not disclosed but counsel say the fail
ure to have it at the former trial was
not due to any want of ability of coun.
sci or their client. Attorneys James
E. Archer. A. l.. Bennett and Charles
F. Sanford appealed for the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
FIVE BURN TO DEATH
IN FARMHOUSE BLAZE
Four Children and Grandfather
Trapped by Flames in Tar
paper-Covered Structure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfesS.
HIBBING, Mimi, March l.--Five
persons, four children and their TO-
year-old grandfather, We're burned
to death near here today when fire.
caused by an overheated stove. de-
stroyed the home of Samuel Basford.
a farmer.
Mrs. Basford was seriously burned
in fleeing from the building, which
had an interior of composition board
material and an exterior covered by
tar paper. Frantic efforts of Basford
to rescue his children from the sec
ond floor were baked by the spread
OF the flames.
The children ranged in age from
to 10 years. They were sleeping
with the elder Basford on the Sec
ond floor. Their bodies, huG6led TO-
gether as though for protection. were
recovered by firemen from Hfb01ng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Go BELIEVED DEAD
AS z BRITISH MINE
DISASTERS TRAP 152
Explosion in Wales Shaft
Feared to Have Killed
81 Workers.

By the Associated Press
CWM, Wales. March 1.-F'ifty.two
coal miners are believed to have lost
their lives as a result of an explosion
early this morning which entombed
them in the gas-filled workings of
the Marine Colliery here.
The toll of known dead early this
afternoon was %, while hope had been
abandoned Of rescuing 80 others who
were trapped in a section a mile and q
half from the main shaft.
1876 Men i'm Mines.
At the time Of the explosion, there
were 1856 men in the mines. Rescue
squads fought grimly through the
long morning hours to reach their
comrades and more than 80 men were
brought TO the surface alive.
The task of the rescuers was most
difficult because of poisonous gases,
and many who descended into the
mine we're overcome and taken to
hospitals, The gas became so bad at
noon that rescue work had to be
abandoned to permit ventilation Of
the mine.
Hundreds of women and children,
the families of the entombed men,
gathered about the pithead and there
were pathetic scenes as they rushed
forward to identify each man rescuesd.
Watchers Show Heroism.
Throughout the anxious hours the
greatest heroism under the tragedy
was displayed by these watchers.
The disaster. which is one of the
worst the Welsh have known in re
cent years, took place on their ma
tional day--St. David's day--and the
whole country was plunged in gloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Move to Prevent Extension of
Reed Committees Life
Is in Evidence.
ACCUSATION OF INSULT
IS STRONGLY OPPOSED
Attempt to Bring Up Prohibition
Bill on Point of Order
Voted Down.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN.

Desperate efforts to prevent action
by the Senate on the resolution to
extend the life of the Reed s!ush
funds committee and to prevent the
citation of Samuel insult and other
recalcitrant witnesses for contempt
were under way in the Senate today.
A group of Republican Senators is
intent upon putting an end. II pos
sible. to the slush fund committee.
The disclosures made by the commit
tees Investigations in Pennsylvania
and Illinois have not been helpful to
the Republican party.
With only two and a half days of
the session remaining after today,
the program is to shut Senator Reed
of Missouri out, to prevent him from
calling up or obtaining action upon
his resolution citing for contempt and
his resolution extending the life Of
his committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
TELLER RETURNING HERE.
Mexican Ambassador Abandons
Visit to Ill Brother.

Manuel Teller. the Mexican Am
bassador here, who left Washington
Saturday for Mexico, has abandoned
his trip and is on his way back to his
post.
The explanation given at the EN-.
bassy was that the Ambassador in
tended to visit brother, Ill in Mexico,
hut was informed en- route that his
brothers condition had taken a turn
for the better.
1t was declared no development in
Mexioa american relations was in
NolYed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
France Will Erect
Elaborate Defense
Works on Borders
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March IA complete.
new and elaborate line of fortifi-
cations around the frontier is an
essential part of Frances military
policy, War Minister PainleVe told
the Petit Parisien. Lack of funds,
he added. up TO now had prevented
construction of these works, which
were necessary to assure France
peace and safety. But after long,
difficult discussion the plan had
been traced and final details were
being studied SO that 81 start would
be made in July.
NJ. Painleve said that to complete
the work would require years. how
many being dependent on financial
possibilities. He was sure that the
fortitiCations would be assurance
against all risks of war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Prohibition Bill Called Up.

When the Senate met today Sena-
tor Reed of Missouri. chairman of the
slush-fund committee. was prepared to
offer his resolution citing Samuel In
sull, public utility magnate of Chicago;
Daniel r. Schuyler, his attorney, and
Thomas w Cunningham of Philadel-
phia to the United States attorney for
the District of Columbia for contempt
AS soon as the clerk began the read
ing of the journal Senator Reed of
Pennsylvania. one of those who is OPP
posing the program of the slush-fund
committee, leaped to his feet and made
Continued on Page 4. Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
AMERICANS ARE HINDEREDx
Pickets and Agitators Impede Evacu
alton From Western China.

PEkING, March / OY.-Evacuation
Of Anglo-Americans from western
China apparently is being impeded by
pickets and agita tors.
Pre- ests to Eugene Chen, Cantonese
foreign minister, regarding such Incl
dents up to this time have been with
out results.
a number Of unpleasant incidents oc-
CURED recently on the upper Yangtse
Among these was an attempt to pre-
vent foreign refugees from going
aboard an American vessel by crowd
ing 1t with Chinese. luejackets from
the gunboat Monocacy boarded the
steamer and cleared off enough ma
tives to make room for the foreign
passengers.
The few foreigners remaining in
Changsha. capital Of Human Province
may be evacuated shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
IA Miners Feared Drowned.

NOTTINGHAM, England, March !
P).-Hope was virtually abandoned
late today for the rescue of ID men,
who fell to the bottom of the flooded
shaft of the Bilsthrope Colliery when
a staging collapsed.
Seventeen men were on the staging.
but three were saved by landing on
portions of the scaffolding part of the
WaV down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
ANTI-BRITISH OUTBREAK.
Troops Concentrated i'm Canton to
Curb Demonstrators.

CANTON, March / PA huge
demonstration protesting against the
British military movement at Shang-
hal was staged here yesterday. Can
ton merchants threatened TO strike
against the demands of the unions,
which they consider ridiculous.
Large forces of troops were concen-
trated here TO cope with the situation.
which threatened to grow into a wide
spread labor outbreak under commu-
mist direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
OIL LEASE DECISION
MAY HIT SINCLAIR
Question of Fair Trial Later
Raised by Supreme
Courts Opinion.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The highest court In the land has
unanimously held Edward l.. Doheny
and former Secretary Albert r. Fall
of the Interior Department to have
tainted the Elk Hills oil leases with
fraud and corruption whereas a
jury of H. men acquitted the same
men of conspiracy to defraud
This contradiction. almost unparal-
leled in history. means that while the
two defendants escaped personal
punishment they are, on the other
hand, recorded for all time to have
committed wrong in the eyes of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The court expressed the opinion that
irregularity existed even apart from
the $100, 900 loan made to Mr.. Fall by
Mr. Doheny.
Several questions are being asked
today in official Washington as a re-
suit of the decision. First how can
Messrs. FAN and Sinclair, who come
up for trial next month on another
set of leases, namely, those Of Teapot
Dome, ever get IL fair trial? VIII not
the Supreme Court case be quoted to
a jury by Government lawyers? Is
there any Jurisdiction in which the
verdict of the court will be unknown
to Il men even though a judge may
rule as inadmissible the Supreme
Court opinion just rendered?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
FENG CALLED CHINESE.
Report General Is Hungarian by Birth
Denied i'm Manila.

MANILA March 0P).-Lingoh
Wang Wang. Chinese consul general
in Manila, declared here today the re.
port that Gen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, Chi.
nese military leader, is a Hungarian
by birth and a former United States
Army officer was entirely erroneous .
Wang declared he had known Gen.
Feng for many years. Feng is of
purely Chinese extraction and wa 8
born in Anhwei Province, Wang said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
OREGON READY TO RUN.
Will Be Mexican Presidential Can
didate if Citizens Insist.

MEXICO CITY. March i CP.--For-
mer President Obregon admits there
is a possibility of his being candi.
date in the 1928 presidential elections.
In a statement intended to clear
up the present political situation, he
expresses the hope that the so-called
anti-re -electionist group may create
public sentiment against his candi-
dacy, thus allowing him to continue
In private life, but he asserts he is
ready. to serve his country Ii ma
jority of the citizens clearly indicate
a desire that he again participate in
politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
MARCH, LAMBL|KE,
CHASED BY LION
Snow Tonight, With Probable
Mixture of Rain and SIeet,
Forecast for Capital.

Although March came in like
lamb there is a lion chasing it.
Some time tonight 1t will start to
snow in Washington, and tomorrow
there probably will be a messy mix
ture of snow, rain and sleet. the
Weather Bureau predicts.
After that it probably will get warm
again. Washington it was explained,
is on the borderline between snow
and rain. There will be considerable
snow to the north. while the south
will have considerable rain.
The snow here will not start until
after dark and may come any time be-
tween nightfall and midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Turk-Russo Pact to Be Signed.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, March / On.
A commercial treaty between Soviet
Russia and Turkey win be signed at
Angora on Thursday. eliminating
four years of negotiations 1t IA
hailed by the Turks as removing the
only bar to Russo.Turk friendship.
Turkish imports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
DALE TAKEN IN CUSTODY.
Editor Facing Criminal Libel
Charge Arrested in Ohio.

MUNCIE. Ind, March / Op.--
George w. Dale. weekly newspaper
publisher. whose arrest on criminal
libel charge has been ordered by
Judge Clarence w Dearth of the Cir
cult Court, was taken into custody
today at Fort Recovery. Ohio. a town
near the Indiana Ohio State line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
$1,500,000 for Hospital.

Expenditure of $1.500,000 for cree
ton OF a hospital at the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
at Dayton Ohio, is provided for in a
bill passed by the House last night
and sent to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
SUN AGAIN BEATEN
AND GENERAL QUITS
|SSHANGHA| RUMOR
Meng Chao-Yueh Said to
BaIk at Fighting With Shan
tung ReintorcementS.
AMERICANS IMPEDED
IN LEAVING INTERIOR
Both Canton and Picking Gable Ap-
prevail of Porter Resolution for
independent U. S. Pact,
Cy the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI. March INA tionalist
sources today declared that Marshal
Sun Chuan- Fang's troops defending
Shanghai had suffered another de
feat near Sungkiang, % miles south
Of here. Confirmation of the report
could not be obtained from compe-
tent authorities. However. local Can
tonese receive battle information far
ahead of the official reports.
Troops Of Gen. Chang Tsung-
Chang, military governor of Shan
lung Province. who has come to
Suns aid, continue TO arrive from
Marking. 90 miles west of here.
Most of the northern troops are
concentrating in the vicinity of
Shanghai. very few OF them going to
Suns front.
DissensiOn Is Reported.
Serious dissension between the two
allied northern armies defending
Shanghai against the Cantonese was
foresbadowed today when one of the
leading generals of Marshal Sun re-
fused to fight with the Shantung
forces.
The dissenting general. Meng Chao-
Yueh, who previously had given
Marshal Sun a good deal of trouble,
and his staff deserted this morning.
Gen. Meng commanded a division.
What action his leaderless division
is taking is not known at present, but
further serious dissension is feared.
Hours Strike i'm Haukow.
Sun and Chang. having returned
from she front yesterday. departed to-
day for Marking, capital of the prov
tnce.
one-hour strike was observed in
Hankow yesterday as a protest
against the landing of British troops
at Shanghai. Despite the objection
Of the Cantonese, the dispatch of
British forces TO China continues.
battalion of the Coldstream Guards
arrived this morning at Hongkong
from England.