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Evening star., 1927-04-26
E. C. POWELL ELECTED
FLOWER CLUB HEAD
Succeeds l.. W. Ksphart as Presi
dent Of Takoma Hortieul-
tural body.

Edwin c. Powell of the Department
Of Agriculture is the new president of
the Takoma Horticultural Club. hav.
ing been elevated from the vice presi.
dency at the monthly meeting last
night in the Takona Park Library.
The election was necessary to fill the
unexpired term of L. w. Kephart
whose. resignation was accepted at
this meeting.
Mr.. Kephart will start Sunday on a
10-month exploration trip to Africa
in the interest Of the Department of
Agriculture. The new vice president
chosen last night was Henry f. Allan.
son.
A talk on "PerenniaIs" was given
by DR.. A. J. Peters Of the Department
Of Agriculture, who has had expert
ence with wide variety His talk COW
cred cultural directions, means of
propagation, variety lists and the
kinds which demanded sun. shade or
moisture, He included many of the
native wild flowers suitable for gar.
den use, such as valerian, St. Johns
wort, Jack-in-the-pulpit, bloodroot,
erythronium, hepatica, trillium, vinca,
violets, phlox and the large family of
ferns.
Among the perennials succeeding
best III this climate, he said, are pyre.
thrum, gaillardia, Oriental poppy,
hardy candytuft, hardy alyssum, core
Opsis. gypsophila, astilbe, hibiscus,
lily-of-the valley, monarda. bachelor
buttons. phloX. hemorachallis, funIlia
flax, cnrysanthemum, sedum in va.
riety yellow primrose, iris, peonies,
golden glow achillea, SALIVA azurea
hardy American asters, sage, laven.
der, shasta daisy and butterfiy weed
II. G. Skeels gave some helpful in
formation on the planting, propaga
tion and care of shrubs and the types
/ best suited TO this locality. B. y. Nor.
tisoh answered questions on iris,
Evening star., 1927-04-26
FOUR HURT, z AUTOS
BURN AFTER CRASH
Boy Believed to Have Dropped
Lighted Match in Pool of Gaso-
line, Setting Cars Ablaze.

Two automobiles were set ablaze
and four persons slightly hurt yes
terday afternoon at Tenth and +
streets northeast, when two cars col
lided. A lighted match, dropped by
a small boy into a pool of gasoline
spilled on the street, is believed To
have caused the blaze which dam
aged both cars.
The machines were driven by Jack
II. Sullivan, $40 Otis place. and Rus
sci Burke, 1922 r street southeast
Sullivan was accompanied by his two
children and Wade Bucker, 5000 New.
ton street, all of whom received minor
injuries, necessitating treatment at
Casualty Hospital Firemen extin'
suish the burning cars in time to pre-
vent their destruction,
Harry Lyles, so years old, 500 Ten,
nessee avenue northeast, was Injured
by the automobile Of Hamilton Pitch.
er, $50 Fifty fifth street northeast, In
front Of 730 Fifteenth street northeast
last night about 1870 o'clock. Police
reported the accident resulted from
cranking the car in gear. The in
Jured man was taken home.
Susie Byrd, colored, so years old,
119 G street southwest, was struck by
a street car at Benning road and
Twenty-siZth street northeast last
night about 9 o'clock. Her right hip
was injured and her hands cut She
was treated at Casualty Hospital by
DR. Francis Weiksner.
The automobile of George +. Poo
vey, Virginia Highlands, Va, skidded
on the car tracks while rounding
Thomas Circle about 80 o'clock this
morning and overturned. Poovey and
Miss Ethel Bellars, the latter also a
resident Of Virginia Highlands, were
shghIy hurt They were treated at
Emergency Hospital by DR. AIillard f.
Ottmau
Evening star., 1927-04-26
DIAMOND DEALER BEATEN
AND ROBBED OF $4,000
San Francisco Broker Clubbed by
Lone Bandit in City Business
Center in Daylight.
By tho Associated Press.

Los ANGELES, April 26.--Alfonse
Jeddis, San Francisco diamond brok-
err, was pounced upon by a robber,
dubbed with a pistol and robbed of
$4,000 in uncut stones on the seventh
floor of the Loew's State Building. in
the center of the Los Angeles busi-
ness district. yesterday.
A bystander Thomas Virgin, who
came to the brokers' aid, missed his
footing and falling down a flight of
stairs, was injured too severely to
continue in the struggle.
Jeddis told the police he had gone
to the offices of a jewelry company
in the building. where he exhibited
his diamonds. Placing the stones in
two pouches. he started for another
office on the floor below. AS he start
ed down the stairway the bandit
jumped upon his back and struck
him with pistol. In the tussle that
followed the robber threw Jeddis
down and tore the pouches from his
inside coat pocket.
After Virgin had fallen down the
stairs a score Of tenants of the build
ing pursued the robber down the six
flights, where he knocked over an
elevator starter who attempted to
stop him.
The gem thief 1eaped aboard a
passing street car and escaped.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
HAND Is AMPUTATED
AFTER AUTO INJURY
Washington Girl Hurt Near Ell
licott City Is Taken
to Baltimore.
Special Dispatch To The star.

SpSGtdj OlspatcH 10 Ins star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 26,--Miss
Viola Javins, t9 years old, of Wash
ington had her right hand so severely
injured in an automobile accident early
yesterday near Ellicott City that she
was brought to University Hospital
by Mervel Miller, where the hand was
amputated Physicians say her condi-
ton is serious due to loss OF blood.
Bert Sinclair Of Alliance, Ohio, who
was driving the automobile, told police
that he drove from the road when he
was blinded by the headlights of an
approaching machine. Miss Javins
was riding in the front seat of the
sedan. Her sister Helen and John
Wilson were on the rear seat with
Rome Davis Of Washington. Accord
ing TO Sinclair, Miss Viola was cut
when a window and door broke. The
other occupants of the car were cut
and bruised.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
PER,NICIOUS ANEMIA IS CURBED
BY EXPERIMENTS IN CHICAGO
DR.. Karl Koessler Announces Successful
Treatment of 80 Patients-Fat-
Soluble Vitamins Are Factor.

way also they inhibit the abnormal
blood destruction.
Foods of Importance.
"tThe foods of greatest value in this
new treatment are butter. milk,
cream, egg yolks, tomatoes. spinach,
lettuce, oranges, grapefruit and pine
apples. OF meats, the edible viscera
which are commonly eaten only
rarely are the greatest value: Liver,
lungs, sweetbreads, kidneys, beef
heart and brain"
DIR. Koessler feels 1t still is too
early to say that his patients are
cured permanently.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
TWO WOMEN HON0RED.
Mrs. G. T. Guernsey and Mrs. G. L.
Meade Given Medals.

Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey. ma
tional president of the Daughters Of
American CoIonists, and Mrs. q. Louis
Meade. regent of Charter Oak Chapter
Of Cleveland, were presented with pa
triotie service medals by Col. James A.
Moss, director general Of the United
States Flag Association, at the annual
meeting of the Daughters Of Amer.
lean ColonIsts at the Washington
Hotel yesterday.
Mrs. Guernsey is a former president
general of the Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution. She presided at the
sessions Of the Daughters of American
Colonists yesterday. Progress in en-.
larging the membership of the society
and In formation of new chapters was
ianarted at tha aftaruaaHa session, "a.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
WILBUR DELIVERS SPEECH
Naval Secretary Attends Knights
of Columbus Function.

Speaking before 5000 persons gath.
cred at a card party. dance, carnival
and ban held by the knights Of Col
umbus in the Washington auditorium
last night. Secretary of the Navy
Curtis y. W3lbur declared religion and
education are the TWO things that
spell the perpetuity Of the Govern
,5ent Secretary Wilbur said he felt
indebfed to the United States Gov.
ernrnent for financing him through
the Naval Academy.
The function was held in the inter-
est of the Archbishop Curley-Knights
Of Columbus scholarship fund created
10 send ii deserving students through
high school each year.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Delay Opening Timber Bids.

Opening of bids for large quantity
Of pulpwood timber In Tongass Ma
tional Forest, near Sitka, Alaska, was
deferred yesterday .hx the Forest Serv-
ice upon application from a prospec-
tive bidder for an extension OF the
date to permit a further field investi-
cation of the tinltr. A decision upon
granting the appncatton win be made
Within a day or tf0.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
WORLDS LARGEST GARAGE
Chicago Space Equipped to Park
5000 Cars Daily.

CHICAGO. April 26 L4).-The larg-
est outdoor garage in the world
stretches between Michigan avenues
row of skyscrapers and Lake Mich
igan. In tract of Iowland hidden
from the street level of the drive by
the Illinois Central suburban tracks
downtown workers park from 1000 to
5000 cars daily.
Yet this huge parking space accom-
modates only half the automobiles
parked all day, six days q week, in the
downtown district, and city planners
are urging that open-air parking space
be provided in Grant Park for at least
Is 900 automobiles. They deem the
day near when all parking in business
streets will be forbidden.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
MEXICO TO SELL LANDS.
Nationalized Property Valued a.
Million to Be Auctioned.

MEXICO CITY, April 26 1p).-The
Mexican government is reported to be
preparing TO sell at auction national
lZed property" TO the value Of more
than 100000 pesos. The character
Of the property is not revealed.
The decree issued Sunday giving
Secretary of the Treasury Montes de
Oca control of all the government
finances, and providing for the sale of
government property, was at first con.
strued as involving the possible sale
OF church porperty. The government
officials, however. declared that it was
not the intention to apply the law in
that direction, =
Evening star., 1927-04-26
WOMAN TRAILS IN RACE.
Charlotte, N. c., Mayoralty Elm
ination Contest Favors Man.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 26 L4).-
Charlotte's woman candidate for
mayor, Miss Julia M. Alexander, at.
torney. received less than one.tlIird
as many votes as her masculine op-
ponent in the municipal elimination
primary held here yesterday.
She was given / 1,730 votes, while f.
M. Redd, her opponent, who also is an
attorney, received 5,412.
The primary, however, does not af.
feet the n1ayoralty race. since the two
highest candidates are certified for the
general election on May and only
two persons are running for mayor.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April Unsatisfactory
results from a new treatment for per-
nicious anemia were announced here
by DIR. Karl Koessler of the Univer.
sity of Chicago, following two years
Of experiments.
The experiments, which are being
continued at the Sprague Institute at
the university, tended to show that
the fat-soluble vitimins in the diet
provided at least one factor in the
regeneration of the blood.
Experts disagree on the important
vitamins in regenerating the blood
from the ravages OF pernicious
aneInia, American Medical Associa-
ton spokesmen say. However, under
Dr. Koessler's treatment, none of 30
patients placed on his diet have had
relapse.
New Dietary Regimen.
During the last two ysars Il new
dietary regimen has been used by DIR.
Koessler in treatment Of 80 sufferers, u
said statement authorized by the
scientist and read to the Chicago
Society of Internal Medicine. I'm
from two to four months after treat.
ment begins the blood of these
patients can scarcely be distinguished
from that of normal Individual
The blood count has become normal
and the hemoglobin is present In
normal amount. No relapse has been
| observed in any of these patients
which is an important point since
periods of improvements commonly
alternate with relapses in this
| disease. The patients feel stronger
than they did for many years, and
they gain materially in weight.
1T seems then that the fat-soluble
vitamins are necessary for the new
formation Of bloaz, and that In some
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Will Enter Balloon Race.

The Swiss Aero Club today advised
President Porter Adams of the Ma
ti0nal Aeronautic Association that 1T
win enter one balloon In the Gordon
Bennett international balloon race to
be held in the United States this Sum
mera
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Legation Looks for Release of AL
legged Liquor Ship.

The Panama legation expects the
early release of the steamer Federal
ship, seized in the Pacific several
weeks ago and brought to San Fran
cisco as q rum runner.
The San Francisco courts found that
the arrest was illegal, but the ship
and it's million-dollar liquor cargo We're
not released. The vessel is of Pana-
manian registry and demand for it's
release calls for the return also of the
cargo. Panama is expected to protest
the seizure OF the ship, which was
taken several hundred miles from the
American shore.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
TEACHER is ACCUSED.
Parents Charge Children Given
Severe Beatings.

PLYMOUTH, Ind. April 26 Cp.~-
Charges ot assault were fled in JUS
tice Of the Peace Court here Yesterday
against X. c. Kirk, fifth grade school
teacher, by irate parents of several
children alleged to have been fiogged
by Kirk upon the failure TO meme.
rize "The Village Blacksmith. A"
Several girls, aged about 10 wears
who claimed they had been beaten
with Il piece Of garden hose. are. said
to have exhibited welts on their bodies
at a doctors examination. Kirk is
only 20 years old.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Earl CARROLL IMPROVES.
May Be Able to Go to Atlanta in
Few Days.

GREENVILLE. s. c., April Is G1p.
The slow process Of rebuilding
wrecked physical and nervous svs.
TENS, through which Earl Carroll
New York theatrical producer. has
been passing at the city hospital for
the past week, is continuing slowly
but encouragingIy. He is still with.
out any fair appetite, liquid foods be.
ing virtually all the nourishment he
viii take.
IL present improvement continues,
Carroll will be in condition to be
transferred to the Atlanta Penitenti.
ary within few days, it has been
intimated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
SANITARY DISTRICT CASE
DRAWS LEGAL LIGHTS
Former Senator Lewis Joins Noted
Array Arguing Lakes Di-
version Issue.

BY the Associated Press
No important litigation in recent
years has produced an assemblage of
legal luminaries equal to that now en-
gagged in the battle to determine
whether the Illinois So nitary district
is tapping the Great Lakes system for
more water than its charter permits
former justice of the Supreme
Court and Secretary of State. Charles
Even Hughes, is presiding over the
hearings here as special master in
chancery, appointed by the Supreme
Court. James M. Beck, former Solic-
itor General of the United States, is
acting as advisory counsel for the de-
Tense, while former Senator j. Hamil-
ton Lewis. one of the best known at
torneys of the Midwest, has now en-
tered the litigation as special counsel
for the Illinois sanitary district.
The case for the complainant States
is conducted by Newton d. Baker, for
mer Secretary of War. Assisting in
both camps are the attorney generals
of no less than 10 States which are
parties to the action, numerous as
sistants and another dozen of we'll
known lawyers who have been re-
tanned by the litigants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
MARINES READY FOR CHINA.
Cruiser Halted at Guam to Await
Possible Shanghai Call.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Further precautionary moves by the
Washington Government to insure
readiness of it's naval forces to pro-
tect American lives in China. should
the need arise, were disclosed yester-
day at the Navy Department.
The cruiser Huron, recently
relieved as flagship of Admiral
Williams, commanding the Asiatic
fleet, and en- route to Puget Sound
Navy Yard was held at Guam in read
mess to pick up the Marine detach-
ment there for service in China
should it be called for by Williams on
his arrival i'll Chinese waters from
Manila.
1t was reiterated by Secretary Will
bur and Maj. Gen. Lejeune, comman
dant of the Marine Corps, that the
Huron was diverted purely as a pre-
cautionary measure on the initiative
Of the Navy Department itself.
This was confirmed at the State
Department, where it was said that no
request for naval forces had been re-
ceived from the American consul at
Shanghai, the point where attention
of various powers is now centered
due to the size of the foreign popula-
ton there and the fears, expressed in
press dispatches, that the anti-foreign
demonstrations which forced the vir-
tual evacuation of the British conces-
sion at Hankow might spread TO
Shanghai.
step. taken to reorsanize at San
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
FEARS SOVIET CONTROL.
New Envoy Says Diaz Will Overcome
Rebels.

NEW YORK, January IL P).-
Success of the Sacasa Liberals in
Nicaragua would mean the further
ing Of Soviet interests" Alexandra
Cesar, Nicaraguan Minister of the
Diaz government to the United States,
asserted yesterday. Mr.. Cesar arrived
on the Panama mail steamship Colon
bia.
IF the revolution succeeds, the new
government will be controlled by
President Gales of Mexico, and the
reason Mexico wants control Is to
further the Soviet interests" he told
ship reporters. There is Soviet
money behind Mexico.
THE Diaz government has been
constitutionally established, and has
been recognized by eight nations. Ii
the revolution does not receive more
support from Mexico the Diaz govern.
ment will be competent to defeat it
All good Nicaraguans would like to
have peace through the good offices of
the American legation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11

British concession barriers and swept
in riotous fashion over the foreign
section. American and British wom-
en- and children placed aboard river
steamers to escape jeering, hostile
Coolie mobs have arrived in Shanghai
to receive protection of white resi-
dents there.
The Cantonese soldiers of the
Nationalist government, unpaid for
months, have become surly and for
eigners expressed little confidence
that they could be controlled. Trans
portation was sought at Hankow to
convey more American women and
children to Shanghai, following those
who departed last week.
Officials of the Cantonese or Ma
tionalist government. which began It's
drive for a unified China last Spring
from the southeastern provinces of
Kwangtung and kwansi, were en-
deavoring to induce foreigners to
return to their concessions and resume
business, but with little success. The
Cantonese were reminded that
throughout their successful campaign
over a large portion of China they
had frequently under Russian tutelage
issued official proclamations Of intent
to abolish all foreign concessions.
Business at Hankow was at a stand
still. Foreign men declined to reopen
their business places until develop
ments gave them more faith in the
promises of the Cantonese to pre-
serve order.
Most of the swhite men remained in
barricaded buildings, while a special
Chinese police force patrolIed the
streets, having replaced Cantonese
troops and ptckets.
Meanwhile the Chinese populace
began to suffer from hunger brought
on by unemployment and economic
paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
MRS. C. M. COUDEN DIES.
Funeral Will Be at Gawler's
Chapel Tomorrow Morning.

Mrs Carrie Melish Couden. 81 years
old, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas
j. and Mrs. Maria B. Melish of Cincin-
natl, Ohio. died in the Washington
Sanitarium. Takoma Park. yesterday
after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Couden was born in Ohio in
1862, but had been a resident of Wash
ington for 80 years. She was the
widow of the late DIR. Morrow Couden
and mother of Mrs. Leonard G. Tingley
of Providence, K. L., and John Melish
Couden of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
Gawler's chapel Thursday morning. at
II o'clock. Rev. J. Howard Melish of
Brooklyn. n. Y, and the Rev. John H.
A. Bomberger of Epiphany Church.
this CITY. will off1ciate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
SELECTION OF Jury
ON IN BUSCH CASE
Session Is Occupied in Ex-
aiming TaIesmen-Sev-
eraI Are Excused.

Examination of talesmen i'll an
effort to secure a jury to try Nicholas
Lee Eagles, John +. McCabe, Samuel
Moreno and John Proctor, occupied
the entire session of Criminal Division
before Justice William HitZ today.
The four men ere accused of murder
in the first degre in connection with
the killing of Policeman Leo w. K.
Busch, September % last in a running
pistol battle near Grant Circle.
The first talesman examined was
James w. Abel, 637 Allison street.
Abel said he is a second cousin of
John Proctor one of the prisoners.
and would be embarrassed to serve
on the jury. He was excused by the
court over the objection of counsel
for the defense. A number of others
had conscientious Scruples against in
hlctlng the death penalty. One of the
talesmen declared he thought the law
ought to be changed which requires
the death penalty to follow a convic-
ton of murder in the first degree.
He said, however. in a proper case he
would vote for conviction.
Counsel for the defense inquired OF
talesmen their utilization with the Ma
sonic order, other societies and citi
zens' associations. Each side has 1C
peremptory challenges to exclude tales
men from the jury panel.
Assistant United States Attorney
George d. Horning, who is conducting
the prosecution, expects the case &c
take at least two weeks, because he
has ~ witnesses to present to the
jury. There are eight lawyers for the
defense and cross-examination of i'm
portant Government witnesses is like
~ to be protracted
Among the lawyers for the defense
are James 4. O'Shea, John II. Bur.
nett, James b. Archer, Alfred L. Ben
nett, Harry A. Grant, Martin O'Don-
ogtiue and Tannenbaum & Wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
RITES FOR COL. DADE.

Arrangements have been made for
the burial in Arlington National Gene
terry of the body of Col. Alexander
l.. Dade, United States Army, re-
tired, who died at his home in Hop
kinsville, KY, last Saturday. The flu
neral party is due here this afternoon.
Col. Dade was graduated from the
Military Academy in June. 1887, and
reached the grade of colonel of Cav
airy in February, 1917. He served
in the Philippine instruction follow
ing the Spanish War, in several In
dian campaigns, in the Mexican Punt
tive expedition in 1916 and in the
World War, in which last named con-
flict he held the temporary rank of
brigadie4 general in the Signal Corps.
He was retired in June, 1920, on &C
count of disability incident to the
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
Gen. Smedley Butler, Emphatically
Favors Prohibition, Upshaw Tells House

Volstead act. which has been the
greatest piece of class legislation
ever enacted in this country: allows
the rich to have liquor when the poor
cannot get it. Had thought law
written for everybody, but while a
Philadelphia policeman l discovered
my mistake.
mo other reference to Volstead act
or prohibition. l am enphatically in
favor of prohibition and have not
said or minated anything to con
trary. but do consider Volstead act
and all other toothless enforcement
laws Silly in the extreme"
Upshaw said he was delighted"
with Buffers wire, but thought it was
unfortunate" he had referred to the
Volstead law as silly act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-11
WOOD URGES SUBSIDY
FOR U. S. TRADE FLEET
Declares No Merchant Marine in
World Can Live Without Gov
eminent Aid.

The American merchant marine
should be subsidized. declared Repre-
sentative VIII K. Wood Republican,
of Indiana, in the House yesterday in
explaining the independent offices ap-
preparation bill. of which he is in
charge, and which carries appropria-
tons for the Shipping Board.
AS long as we have no policy we
will have no merchant marine" said
Mr.. Wood. There is not a merchant
marine in the world that could live "a
hours without subsidy, and there
never will be-"
Calling attention to the industrial
effect which he finds resulting from
excessive competitive importations
Mr.. Wood declared that the Ameri.
can people cannot afford to let this
condition drift to the point where in
dustrial and financial depression may
be threatened"