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Evening star., 1927-03-13
ANNE NICHOLS PROVIDES FUND
FOR EDWARD PAYSON~WESTON
Producer of Famous Play
Sets Aside Interest
on $4,000.
Noted Pedestrian, Destitute,
viii Find Relief in Gen.
erouS Gift.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 12.--The long
road that had led the aging feet OF
Edward Payson Weston. transconti-
mental pedestrian, downward into pow
erty and sickness, turned into more
pleasant country today when a for
tune of $4,000 was set aside for the
old mans maintenance and care.
On the eve of the aged walker S
eighty-ninth birthday anniversary,
Anne Nichols, playwright and pro-
ducer, and her general manager, VIII
liam De Lignemare. set aside the FUND,
the interest at per cent to go to Wes-
ton in monthly installments of $3.50 as
long as he lives.
Announcement of the gift was made
by q. II. Maines," chairman of the
Weston committee of the New York
Press Club, as Miss Nichols sailed for
Europe in connection with the produc-
ton of her "Abie's Irish Rose" III sew
eral foreign countries.
Weston, whose exploits as walker
won him international fame, but no
fortune, was recently found i'll and
impoverished i'm a Greenwich Village
tenement. His spirit still unbroken.
the old man announced that he would
attempt to earn Il living by becoming
a messenger boy" as soon as he re-
gained his strength.
Instead of recovering, however, he
suffered n stroke of paralysis and his
need became acute. AS he had once
been a reporter on New York news
papers the Press Club felt it's RESPONSE
bility and formed committee to raise
a fund. Several donations have been
Evening star., 1927-03-13

received prior to Miss Nichols large
gift, among them 800 check yester
day from Edward w. Browning, "Cin.
derella Man Of recent notoriety.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
MARRIAGE BLOCKED,
HEIRESS QUITS HOME
Marchioness Curzon, However
Declares Daughter Is Spending
Week End With Friends
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. March 12--Several of the
London newspapers have printed re-
ports that Miss SIarcella Duggan,
daughter of the Marchioness ,Curzon
of Kedleston, defying her mothers re-
fusal to consent for her to marry
Edward Rice, a London barrister, has
fed from home.
The marchioness, who is widow of
Lord Curzon, has characterized these
reports as unfounded, saying that her
daughter is spending the week end
with the Duke and Duchess of Rut-
land and will return home Monday.
The Sunday Express says that Miss
Duggan and Mr.. Rice will be married
soon, and that Miss Duggan now is
visiting Rice's aunt. Still other re-
ports suggest that the marriage can
not take place soon, because Miss
Duggar is only 19 years old and must
first win her mothers consent.
The Evening Standard of London
stated on March 5 that the engage
ment of Miss Duggan and Mr.. Rice
would be announced shortly. Later
the Marchioness Curzon denied the
report.
Miss Duggan inherited a consider
able share of the fortune of her father,
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CONFESSED SLAYER
OF 8 NEAR DEATH
Strength Ebbs From Hagan, Who
i Said He Killed Wife and
y Two Infants.
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLESTON, Mo. March l2.--
The specter Of death today loomed be-
tween Lang Hagan and the punish
ment he said he is ready to receive
for staying his young wife and her
two infant children at Bardstown. KY,
I two years ago.
Coilapsing after his dramatic con
fession yesterday that he had slain
his two children by crushing their
heads with his hands when they were
!, only a few days old, Hagan today was
In critical condition, and 1t appeared
5 doubtful whether he could be removed
, to Kentucky as planned.
Hagan's strength has slowly ebbed
since his confession Wednesday that
\ he murdered his wife, Mary. buried
her body in a grave beneath their
house and then fired the structure
He is suffering from tuberculosis.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
FARMERS OF FRANCE
ORGANIZE NATI0NALLY Y
\ System of Chambers of Agriculture
Will Act as Unit in Pro-
tecting Interests.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 12.--Farmers of
France soon expect to speak and act
as a unit in telling the government
exactly what they want.
They are organizing a national sys-
tenn of chambers of agriculture under
the direction of the government, with
"a central chamber to act with au-
thority. The plan has been hanging
fire for so years.
Farmers heretofore. the city people
: say, have contributed but little in
I taxes. Their interests, however have
been in the hands of politicians de-
= pendent upon their votes, but often
sdisagreeing as to their needs. Their
deputies agreed usually only on the
VI necessity of not making them pay
heavy taxes, for the farmers children
have gone to the cities just as they
have in the United States.
Commerce already has the same
system of chambers, but the different
businesses do not always see eye to
8 eye and they fear the great influence
- OF the farmers whose demands upon
the government are likely TO be uni
form.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
URUGUAYANF FLYERS
ROBBED OF PANTS
Moors Appropriated Clothing
After Wreck of Plane
Near Cape Jubi.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 12.--Trousers more
than anything else were the immediate
need Of Maj. Tadeo Larre.Borges
Truguyan aviator and his three com
!. panions when they arrived at Cape
Jubi after their weeks detention by
a tribe of Moors, says dispatch from
4 Casablanca, Morocco, TO the Petit
Psrisien.
The aviators told the correspondent
that they had little of their clothing
left when they finished their half
mile free style swim ashore after
their plane had been wrecked OF the
coast about so miles from Cape Jubi.
The flyers waded ashore and later
marched over the desolate country in
their abbreviated attire until they
were rescued by French airmen and
were carried to Cape Jubi after a
ransom had been arranged with the
Loors.
Natives Take Clothes.
Mai. Larre-B -Borges said that he and
his men were seized by the natives
when they waded ashore and that
they were stripped virtually naked,
seDuI no SpIlOuS ObiiCI
wise. They passed chilly night UNI
clothed. watching the Moors who sat
and waited until the seaplane was
washed ashore. The tribesmen then
looted it.
Although the Moors showed disap-
pointment at finding nothing on the
aviators but their check books, they
foresaw the possibility of ransom and
set out along the shore for Puerto
Carsaldo, where they awaited negotia-
tions.
Moors Fire at Plane.
En- route, they saw a French avia-
tor who later reported seeing the
zmarchers. but said he was unable to
determine il the Uruguayans were
among them.
1T was we he saw" said Mai
Larre- -Borges, 'tbut our costumes did
not exactly identify us. We tried to
make signals and to light fires, but
were prevented by the menace of
rifles and soon we were hidden under
dwarf palms while the Moors fired at
the airplane. -
Evening star., 1927-03-13
SMOKING GAINS FAVOR.
Russia Reports Increase in Ciga'
rette and Vodka Users.

MOSCOW, March II 0PD.--Smoking.
j. like vodka drinking, is on the increase
In Soviet Russia.
Last year more than $4,000 ,000 900
cigarettes were consumed and this
~ year the state will produce 100000
0D0, 900 cigarettes, This will net the
government about 100000 rubles
~- In revenue.
The increase in cigarette smok-
! ing Is attributed largely to the ex-
: treme conditions of life, worry, ner-
Z, vous excitement, hunger and sick
ness following the Bolshevik Rev.
olution. During the famine years
the Russians formed the habit of
smoking to lessen the pangs of hunger.
The habit has persisted despite the
4 fact that there is now ample food in
Russia.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
ORCHESTRA HEAD DIES.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Director
Stricken While Driving.

Los ANGELES, Calf, March IL
R.-Walter Henry Rothwell. director
Orchestra since its founding eight
years ago, died suddenly here today.
He succumbed to an attack of apo
piexy while driving his automobile
Rothwell came here from st. Paul,
Mimi, where he conducted the SYM
phony orchestra. He also appeared as
guest conductor in New York. Detroit
Cincinnati and Philadelphia. The
widow, Elizabeth Rothwell soprano,
is in Berlin with her two children
'Rothwell was born In London in 1872
Evening star., 1927-03-13
BARON TO BE DANCER.
italian Nobleman Sails to Take
Hotel Job in Bermuda.

NEW YORK, March 10 LP).-Bar.
on Georgia Mario Surani, Italian
4 Eobleman and an officer during the
war, sailed for Bermuda today to be-
come a hotel dancer in Hamilton.
The Baron said he had been engag.
ed TO be married three times during
the past year, one of his fiancees
y having been Gertrude Vanderbilt,
: dancer. but that something or other
tShad intervened each time to prevent
the ceremony.
He inherited half million dollars
/, from his fathers estate, he said. but
he was in Paris at the time and had
! spent the money very quickly, neces-
: stating his going TO work.
81 always danced rather we'll" he
ccnfided. $50 / took up this form of
labor"
Evening star., 1927-03-13

the late Alfred Duggan of Buenos
Aires. The marchioness before her
marriage to Mr.. Duggan was Miss
Grace Elvina Kinds. daughter of the
late j. Monroe Kinds of Alabama.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

The new telephone line between the
City of Mexico and San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, in the first stretch of long-dis.
completed.
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the end of their visit TO Paris, after
having rcceivd about every honor
that the French government and peo-
pie, In admiration Of their heroic
exploit, could imagine. They ar
ranged to spend their last full day
in Paris with birds of feather
Most of the afternoon was pledged
FOR a conference with General Del
cambre. htI d Of the French weather
bureau, and French air experts.
French aerial writers are to be hosts
of the airmen at dinner tonight.
Tomorrow the four men are to
proceed to Calais and Dunkirk. where
Commander Byrd is to be made an
honorary citizen. Afterwards, they
are to go to Ls Touguet on special
train Of the American chamber OF
commerce tourists.
After resting at lie Touquet, they
will go to Cherbourg to board the
Lcviathan for the .homeward voyage
on Tuesday. With them on. the
steamer will be their dism;M.led
plane. the America.
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direction Of the Missouri River Diver
sion association and will visit points
Of interest along the route over
which it is proposed to divert the
flood waters of the Missouri river.
The tour will inspect the dam site at
Buchanan, the James Lake reservoir.
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House and make tour Of the Black
Hills.
The Stutsman county delegation
will be received by President Cools
idge on the morning of July IL at
the executive offices at Rapid City.
II is expected that at least 20 cars
Will join the caravan before it reach-
100 thu Black Hil ls.a - ara
The other caravan is under the
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Arrow Wood Lake, Spirit. Wood Lake.
Carrington. New. Rockford, Tessen-
den, Harvey, Minnewaukan, Sheyenne
and Devils Lake. A picnic lunch
will be held at Arrow Wood Lake
today and an evening meeting will
be held at New Rockford. The prin-
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cipal meeting Of the tour will be
held at the Lakewood park auditor
Jun a. Devils Lake Sunday after
noon. Senator'S Gerald +. Nye and
Lynn j. Frazier, congressman o. B.
Burtness and Thomas Hall, Governor
A..-G. Sorlic and state engineers of
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Jamestown. n. d., July 8.--t4,-
Two automobile caravans left James,
town early today. One. under the
leade rshf1S of C0untysJ udge sAcn98
land. will visit the summer White
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BYRD'S! PARIS
VISIT NEARS
FINISH TODAY
Tomorrow He and COmpan.
lens Leave French Capital
viii Sail Tuesday

Paris. July 8.--fP-C Commander
Richard T. Byrd. and his three COM
rades, who ended their Transatlantic
flight at the French seaside resort
of VcrSurMcr a week ago, arc near
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North and South Dakota. and county
and city officials of both states are
expected to attend the Deyils Lake
meeting.
Canada celebrates her DIAMOND
jutifee ayr nation this year,
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Our green vegetable line is the best
tie market affords. consisting Of
Fresh Peas, !, C aulifloweF, Cucum-
berz. Large Celery, Green Pep
!, pcrs,, Carrots, RaAishes, Rhubarb.
Fresh TenAtoes and Green Onions.
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and We had ambitions to enter the
1928 Olympic games.
We tried to interest our friends
In pool to back us. but the idea
sounded too much like q boyiel
dream to them. can't blame
them. George had never competed
in anything Ike that and ell the
conditions would be against him.
But ! had confidence in him. Any.
way we had to drop the pool plan.
and we were the two bluest boys
lin Toronto.
Where does a boy go when IFS
troubles are beyond him? 70 his
mother, Of course. And you cant
guess what happened. They staktd
us. Georges mother managed to
scrap together $50 and that was q
real sacrifice because they are very
poor. And my mother turned over
to me $50. most OF our savings q
greater percentages or them, sus
pect, than she would admit to me.
After all. the real heroes al
the Catalina swim are our
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Philadelphia on my motorcycle. and
often filled our aquatic dates by
motoring
. So one day when George was al
most in despair ever the delay and
his own poverty ! said:
bike?''
Georges face lit up. That was
enough. We went to Walker and
stressed the point that by. leaving
right away we could get to California
in time for a months training in
cold water. He liked the idea and
thought the money could be. for
Warded to us later. but there was
nothing definite about it, 30 George
and /. put our heads together to
figure out expenses and map out
the trip on the old motorcycle.
II went to Georges mother to tell
her about Il. And certainly did do
some arguing, relating how we had
been on long motorcycle trips be-
fore.
want your consent to let George
30 with me, was my final shot But
George was, only 4 q, ana mothers
always worry about al the possible
ties Of danger ana misfortune. I
told her how tsenfes would bring
back $25. 900, but her boys safety
WIS or more concern to her than any.
thing. Finally however, BY fast
talking I got her consent to let
George embark on our great adven-
tafk
With CREST excitement we set
to work putting our motorcycle
: into shape. i had some doubts
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YOUNG AND PAT Sc |
KICK OUT Of TRIP
ON old BIKE

Editors Note: When George Young lad of IL bottled his
vict0g IOs entrants the spectacular Catalina Channel
sum- only person ho wosnt surprised Blu Hustinas Bu
that going against the best
the pord tao Of sokom had conquered the English ekdn But
Bill EAW h0t he could do He had been Georges pal boy
hood and Bas tasdsm and confidence and urging Wh
prompted George To O Cdiforna for the And 1t
B h0 brought George Young the his battered motor
cycle after many tg and dscoa01eng Blu Hast
tells The Who story all Us fascinating details He has
gTsgdg described ho.o hs fret met George at the 0d soming
6y Of ardpOas tsatag Now % Nth the stor.
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about the old machine. bot J
wouldn't listen to my fears.
First, We gave II 4 coat Of paint.
George and I taking turns at the
brush. We oveFhauled It and
had : sidecar attached, 60 We
could alternately drive and en-
joy 3 siesta, or sleep Il neces-
ssry, because We we're deter.
mined % forge ahead twenty.
four hours 3 day.. s
Il was d. weeks job to put the ma
chine In order, and III the meantime
we took our cups and trophies to Z
place On BIoor Street with the ides
Of displa ying them IN q window viii
a. sign to let ali passersby know thai
VS. were bound for the Catalina swim
and would appreciate donations. w,
were confident Of raising the neces
sary money, but I'VE dropped tn,
plan like hot potato when WI
learned that in accepting money WI
might lose our amateur standing
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AnacOstia Eagles
Beat Calvary Eve

Despite stubborn battle present
ed by the Calvary Methodist tossors,
the Anacostia Eagles continued to
march merrily on to another court
championship. As the result Of 4
nesting between these Two teams
the Eagles emerged winner, s1.so.
Ralph Bennih JACK Smith and Leo
Fitzgerald played q spar King game
for the winners who cilnched the
victory in the final moments. Dunn
played well Tor the losers.
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mothers. Georges and mine. be-.
GAUGE here they were allowing
us to take the risk. and giving
tas money they needed 50 much
Tor themselves. There were
teaFa IN HI our eyes when we
kissed them In thanks.
In our Joy to be off George
would have left with only his
sweater and cap. / went to q store
to get q rough. practical outfit and
persuaded George to do the same.
Just as we were about to mount
the machine. what do you think
happened?
Detectives swooped down on
Georges home.
We were scared for 4 minute be.
cause It threatened to delay us. but
I knew George hadn't done any.
thing. It all turned out to be a
comedy Of errors, bur nothing could
have seemed more tragic at the
George had borrowed gun from
q friend, and on d visit to another
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friends home had forgotten it there.
Later he went back to get it when
his host was out, and the latter. find.
ing the gun gone. notified the police,
A neighbor had seen George rs
enter the house and set the dstec.
tives on HE. tran. But hasty expla.
nations cleared Il all up.
That incident set the keynote Of
the trip-it was one thrill after an.
other.
And so. while skeptics and beilev.
ers IN our enterprise laid bets as to
our ever getting really started, the
old motorcycle engine sputtered
away 10 q start and we left Toronto
on November IL at. o'clock in the
afternoon. I'll admit there was 4
throb in our threats. a thrill in our
hearts, and 4 tear In our eyes.
We were on our way to win for
George or never return.
Tomorrow Bill Hastings tells in
his dramatic way how, almost frozen,
they plowed through snow and even
faced death on their journey frana
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III
Sl1A<A1k1 En- Ill
By BILL HASTINGS. PAL. OF GEORGE YOt

BY BILL" HASTINGS. PAL. OF GEORGE YOUNG
George and wouldn't have we had gotten
an engraved c the big Catalina swim for $4,000 The
carried the local spread like
Every swimmer got real thrill out Of that George that the
whole thing made him. newspaper
nouncement good engraved invitation.
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by installing the registration sys.
tenn which has the approval Of
the club directors and which Is
very much to be desired BY the
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! ORE MAN WILL FIGHT
UNDER NEW RULE

Iaugmang policy the Arcadia Sporting Club
VAL not require lts members e pay Their dues full month a
to affiliate with the organization register the club
gratis and within twenty days thereafter become eligible
their dues the night Of particular they witness
applicant registered required twenty dsys
however, the system Of monthly dues viii be vogue
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ADOPTING plan Of Two boxing
exhibitions per month, which sched-
ule embraces the bringing Of Al
Foreman 70 the Arcadia early in.
March. the Mt. Pleasant sporting
organization hopes 10 anaass mem.
bership second to none in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. The present
program calls for Foreman ap-
wish to see Washington's popular
featherweight in action must abide
by the strict letter Of the clubs
charter by being registered 20 days
IN advance or adhering to the here
tofore policy of monthly dues in
advance.
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Applicants for club member
ship win not be required 20 pay
anything at the time IL regis
tratiOTl. Once registered, how
ever, the privilege Of paying
seHni-nlOntEly dues will be ex-
tended after the 20-day period
has elapsed.
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But one registration Is necessary
in order to exercise this privilege
and President frankie Mann is ex.
pecting q heavy enrolment be
tween now and February 1s, the
last day that the semi-nonthly
dues Alternative win be available
for the Foreman bout.
Mann is considering three OPP
ponents for Foreman and expects
to know by Sunday who the Local
feathers opponent win be. Two
sliows will be conducted monthly
from now on. All club members
have the privilege Of using the
clubs gymnasium and athletic
paraphernaIia
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he n3Q never gone III 1oc real long
distance work. and that Catalina
Channel was well over 20 miles Of
salt water and treacherous tides that
George didn't know anything about.
And even sharks. George had con.
fidence III himself, alright. but he Is
modest. and he never starts any
thing he cant finish. But I was
enthusiastic insmy picture Of victory.
He figured he'd take the chance. /
was ali worked up. because / knew
he'd win.
We had been ehHnas for years and
We had been in every aquatic meet
we had the money to get to for four
years. / always figured n high
tower, spring board and platform div
Ing, and the 40.yard swim. George
went In for the longer distances,
from d mile UP to three, although
he didn't draw the line at events as
short as 200 yards.
His swimming was handled By
Johnny Walker, fOrnler coach OF
the West End Y. NJ. q. A.. To.
r0utO; and we went to Walker to
help us figure ont how To get to
California and enter George ag
Canada's logical contender. It
was agreed that Walker was %
underWrfte the expedition on 3
sharing agreement and that his
wife and son were to accompany,
George while I WIS to pay my &
own expenses
We stuck around for q month,
anxious TO get away, but the money
was not forthcoming. Now George
and I had once driven as Tar IS
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Boxing and wrestling instruc.
tors win be on baud every
afternoon and evening TO give
free advice IN either Of these
sports and the rowing ma
chimes, and other equipment
win be available for the use OF
members.
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The exhibitions staged by frankie
Mann during the last two months
have been well patronized under
the monthly dues system. but he
hopes to multiply the membership
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Canada to Catalina. Be sure to read
this thrilling chapter in an epic Of
youthful adventure and battles
against odds TO final triumph.l
(Ccpyrfght 1927, BY Famous Features
Syndicate Inc
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With CREST excitement we set
to work putting our motorcycle
into shape. i had some doubts