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Evening star., 1927-10-31
U. S. LETS $4,000, 900
BUILDING CONTRACT
Louis Adler Realty Company to
Erect Customs Court
in New York.

One Of the largest jobs In the Gov
ernment building program outside Of
Washington moved forward today
when it was learned the Treasury
has let the contract for erection of
a building in New York City to cost
not more than $3.000,0 900 10 be used
as n United States Customs Court
and appraisers stores building.
Through this great building will
come the representative 10 pei cent
of all merchandise imported through
the port Of New York To be appraised.
The Government realizes on these
appraisals more than million day
in customs revenue
The contract was let to The Louis
Adler Realty Corporation of New
YORK and the building IS to be COM
pleted by December 81, 1928. a pen
atty of 5000 day for each addition
al day beyond this time will be as
sessed. according 10 the contract.
The site of the building is not far
from the present old appraisers build
ing and Is on block No. 5Sl bounded by
Varick. King, Hudson, and West
Houston streets. The property on the
block is owned by the famous Trinity
Church.
The Treasury is proceeding on tho
program under special act Of Con-
gress. which is IN no way connected
with the great 800, 900 900 program
for the country outside Of Washing.
ton. 4 special act Of Congress, signed
March Of this year authorized the
Treasury 10 purchase a building on
this specific site for the purpose desig
mated at cost not to exceed
SS. 900 900.
Due to the necessity for speed, II
was believed that the contractor would
begin work this week.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
De LUXE BUS SERVICE
WILL START TOMORROW
Capital Traction Inaugurates Line
From Cleveland Park to Tenth
and E Streets Northwest.

The Capital Traction Co. today an
nounced the Inauguration of their de
luxe bus service from Cleveland Park
at 7:40 am. tomorrow.
The busses used will be similar in
type to those used on the Chevy Chase
de luxe line, with a seat guaranteed
to every passenger. The fare will be
25 cents per passenger. The busses
will operate on a Commute headway.
Following is the route announced
for the busses: Beginning at Thirty
fourth and OrdWay streets northwest,
south on Thirty.fourth street to Gar
field street, thence to Woodland drive,
to Calvert street, to Nineteenth street.
to S street, to Seventeenth street, to
I street, to Thirteenth street. to f
street, to the terminus at Tenth and
Z streets northwest.
The busses will return over the
same route except that between Thir-
teenth and Seventeenth streets they
will traverse K street instead Of /
street.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
LEGION WOMEN'S HEAD
WAS SALVATION LASSIE
Mrs. w. III. Wallbridge Served
Nearly Under Enemy Guns
in Army Hut.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
PETERBOROUGH, n. H.--Mrs.
William III. Wallbridge Of Peterbor-
ough, elected head Of the Women's
Auxiliary of the American Legion in
Paris. was literally born to the
bonnet"
The daughter Of William Mcintyre,
commander of the Salvation Army,
she had 25G days under enemy guns
when she was serving soldiers in a
Salvation Army hut. Twice she was
cited for courage under fire.
Now my service Is Of another
kind" she told the Associated Press.
Il know that my new job means the
hardest work | have ever done, hard
er even than war days. But I'm
proud the women picked me-
Mrs. Wallbridge is the wife Of
former lieutenant of machine guns
who served in France with the 26th
Division, Il Ftss fssa,
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Farmer Accuses Woman of Being Witch
And Causing German Pig Death E Epidemic

So they gathered all the pins and
the pork became n pincushion.
On the third day the farmer was
on watch. A neighbors elderly wife
entered his gate. He rushed at her
with broom and pitchfork and drove
her away with barrage Of curses.
The woman rushed into the village
and told the villagers the farmer was
mad.
The two took the matter to court
After an exciting trial they came to
an agreement. The judge declared
sagely:
/. The woman Is not a witch.
2. The farmer is not mad.
But the villagers belief in witch
craft is lust as strong ns ever.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
PUBLISHERS ASSEMBLE
AT VIRGINIA BEACH
Business Session Brief So Delegates
Can Qualify for Golf
Tourney.

By the Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va, October 31.-Pub.
fishers of newspapers reaching 80 per
cent OF the 120.000.000 population of
the United States and Canada met
today at Virginia Beach for the
annual Fall convention of the Ameri.
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton.
The convention was called to order
by John Stewart Bryan, publisher of
the Richmond News Leader, president
OF the association.
The business session was compare.
lively brief so as to permit starting
the qualifying Of members for the az
sociation golf tournament on the
links Of the Princess Anne Country
Club
The tournament will take place TO.
morrow afternoon, and Is an annual
event of great interest tn the pub
fishers. Tonight at $50 o'clock Col.
Solbert's exclusive motion pictures cf
the World War were TO be shown.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
FINDS DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Coroner Issues Certificate in Case
of Asphyxiated Man.

Coroner hewitt today rendered a
certificate Of accidental death in the
case of John T. Smith, SIS years old,
roomer at 2025 Portner place, who was
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas. Po-
lice discovered that gas escaped from
a defective fixture. The body was
found when John T. Wiegert. a fel-
low employe at Ostmann's meat stand
in Center Market, went to ascertain
the cause of Smiths failure to report
for work.
Dr. Millard II. Ottman of Emergency
Hospital responded to an emergency
call. but life was extinct. James
Smith. brother of the deceased, resid-
ing in Camden. \. j., and sister re-
siding in Middleburg, Va, were no.
titled.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
WILL BE ALL-BRITISH
Empire Marketing Board to Urge
Use of Products from Domin-
ions in Recipe.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON.-If the Empire Market
ing Board plans work out as they
hope, everybody in England will make
their Christmas pudding from recipe
drawn up by King Georges chef.
This calls for Australian currants
and sultanas, Canadian apples, South
African raisins and candied peel, New
Zealand suet, West Indies sugar, Irish
Free State eggs, Ceylon cinnamon,
Zanzibar cloves, Straits Settlement
nutmeg, Indian spice. Cyprus brandy,
Jamaican rum, United Kingdom
bread crumbs and -four. In addition
Chef Cedard advocates the addition Of
two quarts of old English beer.
Sauce for the pudding will be made
from Empire ingredients.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
FOX BITES POLICEMAN.
Animals Subsequent Death Causes
Anxiety Over Wound.

A young fox, pet of Policeman Clay
Connell of the seventh precinct, sud-
denly attacked it's owner about q
week ago and bit him on the thumb
Of his right hand. The wound in.
ficted was only a slight one. how
ever, and but little attention was paid
to it until two days later, when the
animal died, the conditions under
which death occurred suggesting the
possibility that it was suffering from
rapies.
Police surgeons are treating the
wound. The animals body was turned
over to the Bureau OF Animal Indus
try, Department Of Agriculture, for
examination, and it will be several
days before the result Of an examina.
ton of the brain will be known.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Political Questions Feared.
Five Forest Fires Checked.
patch to The Star.

Sp6ClaI UIspdECh 70 Tie star.
T BALTIMORE, October 31.-The Fall
forest fire season, held back two weeks
by rains. opened Saturday with five
fires being reported to the office of
F. w. Besley, State forester, by
deputy forest wardens. All were
quickly checked. Three burned off
stretches of timber land in Garrett
County totaling approximately 20
acres, Two occurred in Dorchester
County. with 20 acres Of timber land
being destroyed.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Correspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BARK kENHOLM, Germany.-In this
Old World district between the North
Sea and the Baltic they still believe
in witches.
One after another the pigs have
bee n dying, for no apparent reason.
An old peasant woman said it must
be the witches.
They asked the advice Of an old
gypsy woman, and she told them how
the witch could be found.
Gather all the pins in the village"
she said. land stick them into the
body Of the young pig which has just
died. Then the first person who en-
; tcrs the farmers house on the third
following day is the witch.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
JOHN LUTHER LONG DIES.
Author of Madame Butterfly
Passes Away in Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA, October 81 Lp.-
John Luther Long, author Of Ma
haihe Butterfly and other stories and
plays. died in hospital at Clifton
Springs, y. Y. today. according to
telegram received here.
Mr.. Long started out to be a lawyer
for some time and underwent an op
GRAFTON last Saturday.
Atr. Long Started ont to be a lawyer
and gave up a good practice here
when his literary efforts won him
fame. He wrote the story Of Madame
Butterfly" on which Puccini's famous
opera was based. -.-.--.-----.-.--
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Halloween Dance Postponed.
IL Dispatch 10 The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
& COLVIN RUN. Va. October 21.--
On account of the death Saturday of
Cecil Altman, member, the School
and Community League has postponed
until Wednesday evening the Hal
loween dance to have been given at
the auditorium tonight.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
MRS. P. M. TYRRELL DIES.
Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow at
Daug Home.

Ms. Phoebe Maria TyrreIl, 80 years
"id, tor many years resident Of this
rity, died In the Iaplewood Sanitori-
unt. Silver Springs. Md, Yesterday,
after long Illness. She had long
been AN active member Of the Church
ot the Holy City, Swedenborgian
Funeral services viii be conducted
AT the residence Of her dauehtcr-in.
law. Mrs. Lillian VI. Tyfreli, 1929
irving street. tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
BESIDES her daughter.in. law, Mrs.
TNrrell leaves three grandchildren.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
SEEK TO IDENTIFY
WOMAN IN RIVER
Two Disappear From Norfolk
Boats-Son of One
to View Body.

Efforts are being made this morning
to determine whether the body found
in the Potomac River yesterday was
that of Mrs. Beatrice Coe, 3S, 140S
Eighth street. who disappeared from
a boat of the Norfolk Washington line
two weeks ago while en- route to Nor
folk or If it was that Of Mrs. Laura
Purvis, IS years old. 1852 Seventeenth
street. missing from a boat of the
same line when il docked at Norfolk
yesterday morning.
The body is being held at an under
taking establishment in Norfolk, and
Mrs. Purvis' son, ID. r. =. Purvis,
Georgetown University student, is on
his way to Norfolk TO attempt to
establish identity.
Disappears From Boat.
Saturday night Mrs. Purvis, who
had been boarding at the Seventeenth
street address with her elderly mother,
Mrs. Alice Mills, and who had been
in i'll health for several years, quietly
took passage for Norfolk and could
not be found when the boat docked
there Sunday morning.
In the stateroom which she had
ahared with Mrs. +. 4. Pirrons, 53G
Irving street, a package of wearing
apparel was found upon which Mrs.
puryis had written: please deliver
this to Mrs Mills, 1852 Seventeenth
street northwest" Mrs. Pirrons said
that she had offered 10 share her room
with Mrs. purvis when she learned
that she did not have sufficient funds
to pay for stateroom. She left the
room for q few minutes. she said. and
when she returned Mrs. Purvis had
disappeared. 1t is believed that she
jumped overheard shortly after S
O'Clock last night.
Several hours after the vessel
docked. the body of a woman was
discovered fioa ting in the river By the
4 keeDcr Of the Matthias Point light
: house. a description of the body was
sent 10 Washington police and Mrs
Puryis' son was notified lie was con
WINGED that the body found Was that
OF his mother, Knowing nothing ~ her
absence. he had attended a masquc-
rade party Saturday night.
Last Seen by Purser.
Mrs. puryis was last seen aboard
the ship by the purSe3 and Airs Pr
rons shortly before $50 O'clock Sat.
urday night.
she had been living with her mother
in Washington since July. moving
here from Galveston, Tex Her bus.
band. T.. NJ Purris. is believed to be
I in Nexico Mrs. l.. r. Thornhill. with
whom Mrs. purvis and her mother
were boarding. said that she had told
no one Of her plans To board the boat.
and that when she did not return Sat.
urday night her mother thought that
she WIS out with her son, realizing
later that something must have hap
pened.
Although she appeared to be in a
good frame of mind for the last sor.
ctal days. Mrs. ThOrnhill said. she
had been brooding for some time over
iffshealth.
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Marine Sergeant a Suicide.

The suicide OF Sergt. James +.
Miskell of Beaver Lick. Ky, Was re
ported 10 the Navy Department toda v
hv Brig. Gen Smedlcy Butter. COM
msnding the 3fS Marine Brigade in
China. Miskell took his life yesterday
at Tientsin, ..--....
Evening star., 1927-10-31
Social Note.

From the Boston Transcript.
Exchange-"The home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Cleary was entertained
by thief last Friday while they were
at the theater."
Evening star., 1927-10-31
DAVIS SEES END
OF FLOOD PERIL
Finds Mississippi Valley Pro.
tective Work Almost Done.
Calls on President.
By the Associated Press.

A personal inspection OF the Missis-
spipi flood area during the last two
weeks has satisfied Secretary Davis
of the War Department that the pro-
tective work upon which the Govern.
ment is engaged will have reached a
status by January l at latest which
will care for any normal flood. condi-
ton during the Spring months.
Mr.. Davis called at the White
House this morning. presumably to
give President Coolidge first-hand
report on what he had learned during
his trip. He said later that he had
been surprised to find that as a gen.
eral rule recovery from flood damages
along the river had progressed more
rapidly than he had believed possible
when he was over the same territory
During the progress of the floods.
Work Near Completion.
Repairs to the levee breaks In
many cases will have been completed
by December Is, the War Secretary
said, and the levees at these points
will be as strong and in most cases
stronger than they were before the
unprecedented flood of last Summer.
Work on coordination by Army
engineers of reports from the six
separate engineering boards which
are studying phases of the flood con-
troll program is progressing at a rate,
Secretary Davis said, that insures
presentation of reasonable complete
control plan project to Congress
when it convenes in December.
In some cases, he said. determine
ton of the exact location of spill
ways or reservoir sites or relief chan
nels probably must be left to subse-
uuent intensive engineering study.
The general location OF these flood
control works under the plan, how
ever, can be indicated in the draft
which will be presented to Congress
as soon as it convenes.
Political Questions Feared.
The chief fear expressed by Missis.
sippi Valley residents and those in
food areas generally, Secretary Davis
said, was that political questions might
arise to embarrass the flood control
proposals or to clutter it with un-
related items.
He had noticed throughout the re-
gion, he said. an increasing disposi-
tion to await the report of Army engi-
neers to Congress as the only basis
upon which control plans of suf7i-
GENTLY broad foundation could be
worked out.
Evening star., 1927-10-31

From the Boston Transcript.
$50 your friend the aviator has quit
the business. Why's that?"
Too many Jay flyers he says"
Evening star., 1927-10-31

England now has 100000 radio re-
.eiving sets. as,.. zksss -. {;
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ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TON FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, IS.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the matter of the Estate of
Jervis Pierce, Decedent.
A certain instrument purporting
to be the last will and testament OF
Jervis Pierce having been filed in
this court and open for inspection,
and the petition of Eleanor Amy
Pierce being duly filed herein, rep
resenting, among other things, that
said decedent, then being a resident
of the County of st. Louis, State. OF
Minnesota, died testate on the LIST
day of November, 1927, and that
said petitioner is the surviving spouse
and the executrix named in the Last
Will and Testament of said deced-
ent, and praying that said instru-
ment be allowed and admitted to
probate as the last will and testa-
ment of said decedent, and that let
tiers Testamentary be issued to the
said Eleanor Amy Pierce thereon.
1t Is Ordered, That said petition
be heard before this court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in Duluth, in said County,
on Monday, the 23rd day of jan
uary, 1928, at nine o'clock A. M,
and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are here
by cited and required to file in said
court prior to said day of hearing,
any objections they may have to the
allowance of said Will, and at said
time and place to show cause, if any
there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
Miner according to law, and that a
copy of this order be served on the
County Treasurer of st. Louis
County not less than ten days prior
to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, December
21st, 1927.
BY the Court,
Attest: S. w. GILPIN,
Sheldon Watts Judge of
Clerk of Probate. Probate.
Seal of the Probate Court, st.
Louis County, Minnesota
A. w. Nelson, Attorney at Law.
1890 l-13.
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in the Northern portion of the
NWA of Section %, Township 65
North, Range 10 West, 4th P. M,
living South "a degrees, West
443O feet from the M. C. on the
Northeast Corner Of Lot 1 of Sec
ton 21-65-10, containing approx
mately 800 acres.
An Unsurveyed Island located
in the Northern portion of the
NWA of Section %, Township 65
North, Range 10 West, 18th P. NJ,
living South. "a degrees, West
1880 feet from the M. C. on the
Northeast Corner Of Lot of Sec
ton 21-65-10, containing approx
mately 0.50 acre.
An Unsurveyed Island located
in the central portion of the NR
of Section 80, Township 65 North,
Range 10 West, 4th P. NJ, lying
South 80 degrees, West 1450 feet
from the M. C. on the Northwest
Corner of Lot 1 of said Section,
containing approximately 1900
acres.
An Unsurveyed Island located
in the central portion of the
NWA of Section 20, Township 65
North, Range 10 West, 4th P. M,
lying due North $50 feet from the
most Northerly point of Lot 2 OF
said Section, containing approx
mately 1.20 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described, or de
string to object because of the min
eral character of the land, or fol
any other reason, to disposal to ap
plicant, should file their Affidavit
of protest in this office, on or before
the 9th day of February, 1928.
j. R. WATERS,
1890 1-27 Register
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spring.
Moland-Main road from county
line graveled most of way to Owa-
tonna.
Steele Center-Trunk Highway No.
here widened.
Meriden-Car of hogs shipped from
here by Meriden Livestock Ship
ping Association recently to Aus
tin.
Oklee-Variety store remodeled rec
emily.
Oklee-Addition being built to front
of Commercial Club hall.
Motley-Geo. Mosher remodels his
store.
Observation-Disclosures Office of Min
nesota Power & Light Company
moved to this place.
Aitkin-$4O,00O bonds voted here
for building addition to high
school.
Thief River Falls - Cooperative
Poultry Association shipped more
than 100000 pounds turkeys this
year, compared to $1,000 pounds
last year.
LYONS in this locality
picking corn.
-Bituminous treatment to be
applied to road from this place to
Little Falls.
Whitehall = Trempealeau County
poultry show will be held here
January 10 to IL.
Highway No. 2, Detroit Lakes to
Hawley, 24.5 miles, will require
removal of $50, 900 yards of earth
moving, in 1928.
Red Wing will be asked to build
$4,000 terminals for federal riv-
er barge service.
Rapidity of freight transportation in
United States has increased since
1919 by 80 to 40 per cent.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office, Cass
Lake, Mimi, December 10, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Steve
Agnich, ST., whose post-office adj
dress is Box 924, Ely, Minnesota,
did, on the 18th day of November,
1926, file in this Office Sworn State
ment and Application, No. O14353,
to purchase the Lot 8, Section 8,
Township 63-N, Range INV ,4th
Prin. Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions Of the
act of June 3rd, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement, and
that, pursuant to such application,
the land and timber thereon have
been appraised, at $4,000; that said
applicant will offer final proof in
support of his application and sworn
statement on the 28th day of Feb
ruary, 1928, before o. A. Poirier,
u. S. Commissioner, at his Office, at
Virginia Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate contest at any time before
patent issues, by filing corrobo-
rated affidavit in this office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry.
j. r. WATERS,
1928 PIT Register.
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Serial No. 014597.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office, Cass
Lake, Mimi, December 10, 1927.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That
Thomas F. McGilvray, by Ben A.
Mizen, his Attorney in Fact, the
post office address of Attorney in
Fact being Duluth, Minnesota, on
December 10, 1927, filed in this
office his application to select under
the provisions of the Act of Cong
ress Approved July 1, 1898, GO
Stat. 597-620), the
An Unsurveyed Island located
ON the Section Line between Sec
tions 81 and %, Township 65
North, Range 10 West, 4th F. M,
lying due North $50 feet from
the M. c. on the Northwest Cor
ner of Lot of Section % of said
Township, containing approx
mately 27.OO acres.
An Unsurveyed Island located
in the Northern portion of the
! NWA of Section %, Township
IS North, Range 10 West, 9Th P.
NJ, lying South 70 degrees, West
1000 feet from the M. G.. on the
Northeast Corner of Lot l OF Sec
ton 21-65-10, containing approx
mately 4.50 acres.
An Unsurveyed Island located
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Departments of the Interior.
U. s. Land Office at Cass Lake,
Minnesota, December z, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Ed
ward ROLAND Fredrickson, whose
post-office address is 931 East 7th
St., Duluth, Minnesota, did, on the
23rd day Of February, 1927, file in
this Office Sworn Statement and APP
plication, No. O14394, to purchase
the Lots 15, %, %, Section %,
Township 81 NJ, Range 7W., 4th
Prin. Meridian, and the timber there
on, under the provisions of the act
of June 3, 1878, and acts amenda-
tory, known. as the Climber and
Stone Law" at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and that,
pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been
appraised, at $46.23 the timber esti-
mated at $27.74, and the land
$l8.49; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of his applica-
ton and sworn statement on the
oath day of February, 1928, before
Clerk of the Distrist Court, at Du-
luth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate contest at any time before
patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this office, al
leging facts which would defeat the
entry.
]. R. WATERS,
1916 2-1O Register.
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