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Evening star., 1927-05-12
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
FOR BELL RECEPTION
Big Civic Tribute to Retiring En-
gineer Commissioner to Be Held
at Central High.

Arrangements for the civic recep-
ton in honor of Lieut.. Col. j. Frank
lin Bell, retiring Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, were virtually
completed at meeting Of the COM
mittee in charge last night in the Dis
trict Building.
Announcement was made that more
than 800 prominent national and local
public officials and civil leaders
had accepted invitations to attend
the reception, which will be held in
the Central High School Auditorium
May p. A number of the members
of the Senate and House District COM
mittees also are expected to attend.
The opening feature will be a con-
cert by the United States Army Band.
The reception will be informal in
character. No tickets of admission
will be required. A small section of
seats will be reserved, however, for
the invited guests.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
WOULD SHIFT DUTIES.

Engineer Commissioner J. Frank.
lin Bell is planning to rearrange the
assignments of his three assistants,
Maj. w. E. r. Covell, Maj. l.. E. At
kins and Capt. Fl. c. Whitehurst, in
order to relieve the latter of some of
his multifarious duties. The plan was
discussed at conference today be.
tween the Commissioner and his as.
sistants, but an order for the change
was not issued.
Supervision over the building in.
spector's Office, now one of the assign
ments of Capt. Whitehurst, probably
will be given to Maj. Covell. The lat.
ter's duties as an attache of the Pub.
lie Utilities Commission have been
reduced somewhat, Col. Bell said,
since the creation of the new COM
mission. Maj Covell now has super
vision over the electrical department.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, May 12.--What is
believed to be the longest and best
preserved Lincoln manuscript In ex-
istence has come to light in this little
Illinois town, the first of So named
for the martyred President.
The manuscript. one of many pa
pers relating to Lincoln left by the
late Col. Robert B. Latham, friend
of the Emancipator, was that Of the
famous speech on sectionalism, deliv.
cred in 1856. during the campaigning
against Buchanan and Fremont.
Papers to Be Sold.
Two Of the new Lincoln papers
were displayed today by Will Latham,
son Of the colonel, who recently
opened the Latham place here to the
public. Mr.. Latham said he was
entirely unconscious OF the value of
the papers until a few days ago, and
he had been carrying around in bis
coat pocket the manuscript \ OF the
speech on sectionalism. which has
been valued at many thousands of
dollars.
Among collectors who are seeking
the papers are representatives of
Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller.
it was stated, but the manuscript is
to be placed in charge of the .Ameri-
can Art Association in New York for
sale at auction.
In addition, among the Latham
papers, was found letter from Lin
coin in which the future President
wrote to his friend that "it was as
plain as the weight of three small
hogs why one should vote for Fill.
more for President" and in the manu-
script he championed Fillmore by de.
elaring the issue, Simply shall slavery
be allowed to extend into the United
States territory now legally free?
Buchanan says it shall and Fillmore
says it shall not"
A more intimate glimpse into the
life oS Lincoln .wasAyevealsd in the
Evening star., 1927-05-12
PHOTOGRAPHER SUED.
Two Seek Return Of rs Cents Each,
Charging Non-Delivery.

Edward H. Post, commercial pho.
tographer, 1904 F street; has been
sued in Municipal Court by H. d.
Wingard, 1907 Massachusetts, avenue,
and G. Herman Brandt, 3435 Brown
street, for the return of money which
the plaintiffs allege they paid Post
for pictures he never delivered to
them.
The suit. filed for the plaintiffs by
E. Willard Hyde, alleges that Post
took group picture at meeting of
the Tisitaw Club at the Grace Dodge
Hotel, March z9, that the plaintiffs
each paid Post rs cents for prints of
the pictuEe and that the defendant has
faiIad to Aalixer thasn. ~~s......rs ~~ssS....s sgs'4
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Estate Control Changed.

Former Commissioner Frederick A.
Fenning, on his own motion. yester-
day was relieved as committee of the
estate of Joe Grabosky, by an order
issued by Justice Bailey of the District
Supreme Court. The estate. valued at
$13.770, was ordered turned over to
the Baltimore Trust Co. of Baltimore.
Grabosky has been transferred from
Washington to a GoveHnmehk hospital
IN. Mainland. ~
Evening star., 1927-05-12
DAILY PAPERS CALLED
BEST FOR ADVERTISING
Westinghouse Electric Company
oficial Says They Get Closest
to BUYERS.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 12.--The daily
newspaper was declared TO be the out
standing medium for advertisers by
J. c. McQuiston, advertising manager
of the Westinghouse Electric & Man
ufacturing Co., in an address before
the closing session of the Association
of National Advertisers here yester-
day.
iThe daily newspaper gets closer to
the buyer than any other form of ad-
vertising." he said. THE retail buy.
ers naturally turn to the medium that
is most handy and lowest in price,
and that is the daily newspaper"
Evening star., 1927-05-12
SEALED BIDS INVITED.

National Zoo Authorities to Erect
Public Exhibition House.
Sealed proposals for the construc-
ton of a public exhibition house in
the National Geological Park were
opened for the second time Tues
day by Roland Brennan, chief
clerk of the Engineering Department
of the District government. The first
bids, opened several weeks ago. ex-
ceeded the available appropriation of
S102 900. and the specifications We're
altered to provide for slightly small
er building and were readvertised.
The low bidder on the revised speci-
fications is the Arthur L. Smith Co,
which quoted price of $95 1890. The
contract is expected to be awarded to
this firm. as the price quoted comes
within the appropriation. = 'sssS aessss
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Polish Aviator Killed.

WARSAW. Poland, May II LP1.--
After looping the loop several times
Yesterday. Col. Plodowski, assistant
chief of the Polish air force, was killed
when the plane he was plotting
crashed through the roof of building
aseR the outskirts OF Warsaw
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
lie Paradis Tonight

With the formal opening Of
Cafe lie Paradis and the Club
Chantecler this week, the Tan
dance resort season win step into
full swing.
lie Paradis win open tonight
and the Club Chantecier win
make its fail debut ON Wednes.
day. During the summer lie Par.
ads has been dressed in i new
costume Of Parisian theme de.
signed by Mrs. Meyer Davis.
The beauties Of the evening sky
are represented modernistically
IN this scheme Of interior decora.
ton which features q sunset can.
opy in batiked tones of rose am.
Der and aquamarine. Amber star
lights and a night black velvet
curtain studded with brilIiants
fit appropriately into the en-.
semble. The warm colors OF
the canopy are repeated in
deeper note in the banduettes
which are covered with velvet
striped in violet, gold and rose.
The Club Chantecler musical
ensemble VIII be headed again
this year by Paul Fidelman, with
Bert Bernath as featured violin.
ist and entertainer. This musical
group Is noted for producing
discreetly softened but very gay
ana mighty rhythmed dance music.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27


The second act is a marvel Of
what the more fastidious ped
ants call "theater." From the
time the curtain rises on
room whose door is SO lighted
as to silhouette incoming fig
ures, the sense of suspense is
ever increasing and So COM
pactly is the act contrived by
its authors, that the outcome
defies guesswork.
It will be. necessary to chivvy
much of the dialogue in act one
and three. There were arid
lapses of interest IN both Of
these, due to repetitious talk.
The piece veers from accepted
tenets in constructing crime
plays in that the reason for
the murder, who committed it
and what's going to become of
him, are intelIigences known to
the audience before Scotland
!.
Yard reaches the scene.
~
That excellent accountant of
drawing room practices, Al. 3.
Matthews, fits the part Of the
vengeful Philip Voaze as-though
It were blueprinted for no one
else III the world. His sirnula-
tions were Of such high order,
as to inspire agreement with
him that he actually would kill
lady "who interfered with my
sense Of refinement"
More agreeably cast is Arthur
Wontner, an English actor,
whose suavities we have never
seen bettered on the stage.
Kathleen MacD onnell, who looks
like Marjorie Rambeau and who
can emote with the authentic
touch, manages expertly, the
Deborah Kane role.
Scattered throughout are nice
bits, one BY Horace Sinclair, as
i puttering police surgeon and
Ethel Critics as Cockney
maid.
p. s.. Music has again been
installed at the BeIasco, per-
manently IS the hope of one
and all.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
WHOLE SHEBANG
HELD OVER AT
THE FOX

Fox's ornate temple 81 fun Is
holding over the pageant bill that
staggered local movie house
patrons the week Of its birth,
and since the affair was gone
into r0undly and soundIy by our
esteemed Uncle Harold q week
ago, we may dispense with any
detailed vivisectiDn OF the proc
gram.
Resembling something just out
Of tissue paper or a fairy palace
the minds eye may have pictured
the house Is entertaining crowds
Of capacity gaping crowds still
wondering whether they. are i'm.
pressed most with the entertain.
n1ent itself or the briIliance Of
the whole shooting match, ushers
and all.
The picture presentation paid
10 Love, while hardly vehicle
that would stagger box office
ia its own right is well accepted
and should be unless the donators
would have Roxy transport the
Passion Play for six bits.
Candy Is still here, appearing
first in her music box number
and again on the tail end of the
stage program In the "Glowworm
Oh well, there Is no express
reason why this thing should be
taken in detail Roxy, the master
Snowman. is leading the r Street
movie race. with the vaudeville
race thrown In for bargain, and
you'd see the pon1p, and splendor
of il all, even IL we told you the
show was rotten. while ON the
contrary it's like has never been
seen in local movie house.
r. @. Nice.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27

Wings" Of course. Is the
king Of the new attractions.
picture which ranks with any.
thing turned out since the films
began. Also in the front Of
1.-THE new season are THE Patent
Leather Kid and Garden Of
Allah. The big production .of
THE Student Prince, is set
to 90, and eyes are turning
expectantly toward the reputedfy
tremendous Won StrOheim pic
ture. "The Wedding March"
The last Of the old guard was
The Big Parade" 1t finally
has hauled down its flag as q
record-setter Of the $2-top. two
a-day aristocracy and has gone
into the popular-priced continuous
class. This move followed those
two other big war films" What
Price Glory and seventh
Heaven. = Two Of the summers
offerings. .'The King Of Kings
and "0ld San Francisco stiIl
continue.
Another change from the sum.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Sinister Doings Up
Mayfair Way
By HARoLD PHILLTPS

polished adroy opus called Interference sur
psed Beaso audience out Of the harg featuring
first night and found the auditors slipping enthusasms
the oversgneG could only partly subscribe Only partly
you there's considerable good it including elegantly
homicide.
rather amable neuroc dying from ardent scupng
feshpots determines to retrieve from his erswhe mistress
packet Of letters he had forwarded her in
This viii be his last decent gesture the he really loved
and to whom the missives belong.
He forces rendezvous exerts touching ness recovering
the loot and them with fed scorn he tells the
Matchmaking damsel what he thinks of her. The
from hyer her and she again where
he administers prussic acid cocktail Deborah Kane
writing about like the energetic half Of the Casting McG
to such emoluments as await naughty Nadies.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27

ENTIRE ROXY" PROGRAM,
HELD OVER SECOND WEEK
The Washington times., 1927-09-27

mer season was the removal OF
Emil Jannings' .The Way Of
All Flesh" from the Rlalto Thea.
ter. It had a run Of IL weeks.
equalling the record set by IVA.
rietyv Tor q run in a continu-
ous-performance theater. 1t was
consistently supported and might
have gone on indefinitely but
for the need to give place to a
new picture. It IS estimated
that more than $4,000 persons
saw the picture twice, and that
the reel Was run through for
500 exhibitions.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Castings

Two new players have been cast
by Paul Leni for THE Man Who
Laughs. in which Conrad Veiit
and Mary Philbtn will play the
big spectacular roles. George
Siegman will play Hardquanonne,
and Torben Meyers, the Danish
character star, plays the Conn
praehico spy In the first episode.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27

Besserer, Otis Harlan. joseph
Bennett. Ena Gregory and John
Westwood, Molly osDay has been
given the role OF the heroine.
John Boles win play opposite,
while Alec B, Francis win enact
the title role.
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Pick Shepherd" Cast

Late additions to the cast Of
THE Shepherd Of the Hills,
which First National is making
from Harold Bell Wright's novel,
are Romaine Fielding. Eugenia
The Washington times., 1927-09-27
Broadway Changes
It's Complexion

The old Broadway movie Be said definitely
have surrendered Of big special pictures
the street unchaenged BY anythng else in sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-16

has the right-of-way provided he has
stopped before entering the intersec.
ton, there Is great likelihood of Jus.
tice miscarrying when collision cases
on the arterial highways are brought
into court.
From this, 1t may be adduced that
there is great necessity for fully ac-
quainting every member OF the police
force with the simple and terse inter-
probation Of the law that cross trafiic
not only must stop at the intersection.
but also walt until the way is abso-
lutely clear before entering the bo,lle.
ward.
With every individual on the police
force equipped with this informa ton
and charged with the responsibility of
using it--with reason, OF course, as in
other traffic cases--it Is believed that
a long step toward enforcement Of the
law would be taken.
AS matters stand, with a wide count
showing SO per cent of the motorists
of the city violating the law and with
apparently slightly more than half of
the police officers ignorant of its
construction, the situation patiently is
fraught with grave danger.
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Biondi will off1ciate. visits n the
shrine will be welcome throughout the
day.
Easter programs have been an
nounced by many other churches, and
the congregations are expected to turn
out in their latest Spring outfits. as
is the custom.
The annual parade of fashions may
be looked for along Connecticut ave-
nue. and other houlevards, and prepa-
rations have been made by park on.
Gals to take care of crowds OF pedes-
TRANS and motorists.
In order to make the Zoo Park safe
for the great number of childre.l to
flock there Monday for the egg.rolling,
the entrance gates will be Closed to
all vehicles.
At the White House the usual
Easter Monday celebration will be
staged by exuberant youngsters from
all parts of the city. President and
Mrs Coolidge, while temporary resi-
dents elsewhere. probably will take
time to drop in on the merrymakers
for while, as they have done in pre-
vious years The section of the grounds
being used by the construction force
will be roped off.
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CONTRACTS ARE LET
| FOR SIX CRUISERS
Nays 10000 Ton Fighters
/ to Be Built at Five
/ Ship Yards.

The Mare Island, Calf, and the
Bremerton, Wash. Navy Yards will
Zach build one of the six 10,000-ton
cruisers for which bids were recently
opened at the Navy Department.
I The remaining four cruisers will be
built, one by the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation of Quincy, Mass:
enc by the American Brown Boveri
Electrical Corporation of Camden. n.
j., and two by the Newport News,
Va, Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
One Ship to Be Completed.
Secretary Wilbur was to open bids
fbday for the completion of the con-
atruction of the 1O,000-ton cruiser
Salt Lake City, for which a contract
vas let about year ago TO the VIII
Fam Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine
Building Co, of Philadelphia, Pa
While no official announcement was
made it was indicated that the Cramp
Co. had failed to execute the contract
satisfactorily.
2The bids to be opened today also in
dude propelling machinery for the
Salt Lake City and for the cruiser
PENSACOLA, being built at the New York
Navy Yard.
& Navy's Program Complete.
THE awards of the six cruisers yes
terday represent the remaining part
OF the program for eight scout cruisers
which were authorized in 1924 by Con-
gress. Appropriations for three of the
six were provided by Congress in 1924,
1925 and 1926, while the last Congress
authorized an initial appropriation of
$4S0, 900 for the construction of the
remaining three ships. Bids for the
work were opened April 5, and their
terms were made public at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-16
CARROLL TO IMPROVE
STEADILY, DOCTORS SAY
Theatrical Producer, Emerging
From Coma, to Remain in
Hospital as Prisoner.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE. S. c., April 16.--
After watching their patient emerge
periodically from the acute coma
which seized him Wednesday. ply.
sicians attending Earl Carroll. New
York theatrical producer. last night
announced there seemed no reason
why the Improvement should not con-
tinue steadily.
Carroll will remain in the city hos
pital as O Federal prisoner, until his
condition warrants his removal, Chief
Deputy Marshall john PingIey said.
Mrs. Carroll, who became i'll with
bronchitis and cold after arriving from
New York Thursday, was still con-
fined to bed, but her physician said
her temperature was normal and that
size was doing satisfactorily
Early yesterday, Carroll muttered
semi-consciously several times convey
ing to attendants and physicians the
impression that he believed himself
in Atlanta prison.
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CAPITAL THR0NGED
WITH VISITORS AS
EASTER DRAWS NEAR

Continued from First Page)
Europe, where he visited his daugh.
ter, Mrs. David K. E. Bruce. Secre.
tary Hoover probably will spend most
OF his Easter on train from New
York to Washington, while Secretary
Work is in Hawaii on an official mis-.
sion.
Vice President Dawes will spend
Easter at his home in Evanston, Ill.,,
while Speaker Longworth as well as
many other congressional leaders will
remain in the Capital.
of worshipers
Sunrise services will be held at 7:30
o'clock at Walter Reed Hospital and at
Temple Heights, Connecticut and
Florida avenues. The former will be
under auspices of the Army Medical
Center and the latter of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches
A living cross" formed by 800
members OF the hospital personnel
win be q feat .e of the Walter Reed
ceremonies AS designed by Chaplain
A. c. Oliver, jr., the cross will be $50
feet long, laid out on the slope be-
tween the bandstand and the main
building. The base will be composed
of enlisted men of the medical detach-
mt and the upper portion of Army
nurses in white uniforms. Sixty Red
Gross workers in uniform will form
the heart of the cross under leader
ship Of Miss Margaret H. Lower, field
director at the hospital Students of
the Army School of Nursing and the
ocoupational and physio-therapy aids
VIII outline tie entire group.
Col. AxtOn to Speak.
Col. John T. Axton, chief of Army
chaplain will deliver an Easter mes.
sage. The scripture lesson will be
read by Rev. DR.. Thomas c. Clark
of the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church. Capt. E. r.. Holz of the Sal.
walton Army will offer prayer. The
musical program will include selec.
tions by the Army Band and a solo
by Mrs. Walter X. Wilson, soprano.
In thu event OF bad weather the serv-
Ices will be held in the Red Cross
house. WRC will broadcast the pro.
gram.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur will
preside at the Temple Heights exer.
cises. Rev. DR.. 7. R. Sizoo, pastor of
the New. York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will give the sermon. The
Marine Band Brass Quartet will play
and the singing win be directed by
Percy Foster. The grounds were
donat | for the occasion by the Grand
Lodge of Masons Of the District, and
@GHnd Chaplain j. c. Palmer will
assist in the services.
Services at the National Cathedral
Mount st. Alban, Will begin with holy
communion at 1870 am, in Bethlehem
man and Chancellor William L. De
Chapel, with Bishop James Z. Free
Nrles officiating. There will be morn
ing prayer at 10 o'clock in the new
man chapel in the crvpt of the south
Chapel of the Resurrection, the Nor
transept. Rev. DR. DE Vries will have
charge of this service. Dean C. c. F
Bratenahl will preach the sermon al
an IL o'clock festival service, anC
Bishop Freeman will conduct The
@vensong service at o'clock in the
afternoon.
Solemn pontif1cal mass will be suns
IN the National Shrine Of the I'm
maculats Conception at Catholic Uni
VsrBity. Apostolic Delegate Fumasoni
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CREST PASSES ST. LOUIS.
Villages Isolated and Great Areas Sub
merged i'm Wake.

ST. LOUIS, April IS tP.--Citizsns
of the Central Mississippi Valley today
watched the crest of the gigantic swell
in the Mississippi River sweep past
their levees, gathering additional force
from the turgid tributary streams
along the way.
From all of the territory adjacent to
the mighty father of waters" in Hi.
nois and Missouri came reports Of
flooded highways, frantic efforts to
save water-soaked levees, great areas
submerged under sheets Of water. iso-
lated villages and homeless refugees.
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MISSISSIPPI LEvEE BREAKS.
Thousands Of Acres Inundated South
of Charleston, Mo.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, April 16
P.-The Mississippi levee. IS miles
south Of Charleston, Mo-, III MISSISSIPPI
p: County, broke away today and
water was inundating thousands of
acres in the lowlands in that vicinity
\ heavy wind, tapping over the top
of the newly constructed embankment,
washed out breach in the levee and
within a few minutes a gap 100 yards
in length had been opened.
Four hundred men who had been
working to hold this stretch were
called to safety and no effort will be
made to repair the break, engineers
said
The break occurred at a point near
Wolf Island, where forces had been
concentrated for the past week in
an effort to hold the levee. which
was rebuilt late last year. Wolf Island
is almost directly across the river
from Hickman, Ky.
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WINNIPEG FEELS FLOOD.
Man Drowned as Assiniboine River
OverfOws Banks.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 16 up.
--Lowlands along the Assinibuine Riv.
err to the west Of Winnipeg and In the
vicinity of Portage La Prairie were
flooded today. The river overlooked
its banks In the Portage yesterday
and with further rainfall last night a
serious situation Is feared. Many ice
jams were reported in the river be.
tween here and portage. Hundreds of
acres of lowlands have been flooded
along the Seine River in Southeastern
Manitoba.
c. Cert Portage La Prairie grocer,
was drowned while attempting to ford
a stream.
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continued to supervise relief for the
homeless at Rocksprings and several
other Texas towns damaged in series
of tornadoes. The State sent crews to
aid in salvage work.
Losses to stockmen in the five.day
snowstorm in Colorado, Wyoming and
Nebraska were small as compared to
estimates when drifts several feet in
height threatened to wipe out entire
herds of cattle and large bands OF
sheep. The snowfall was heaviest at
Casper, Wyo., where 33 inches was re-
ported.
Damage in Oklahoma and Kansas
was estimated at more than S3 ,000, 900.