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Evening star., 1927-04-22
WALSH DEMANDS
ALUMINIUM ACTION
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Sargent has been
requested by Senator Thomas j.
Walsh. Democrat. Montana, to file
complaint against the Aluminium Co.
OF America for contempt because OF
violation Of a decree of the District
Court Of Western Pennsylvania in re-
lation to contracts for scrap alum
inum.
In a letter 10 the Attorney General
the Montana Senator says that unless
action is taken prior to July ] the
statute of limitation viii have expired
and the Aluminium company would be
permitted TO continue practices that
permitted il to dominate the scrap
aluIninuna market.
Senator Walsh charges that the
Aluminium Co, in which Secretary
Mellon is a stockholder had frozen
out" independent users of scrap alumni
mum by increasing the price of scrap
to within 10 per cent of the price of
virgin metal. This was done, he says,
when the Aluminium Co. contracted
with the Edward G. Budd Manufac-
turing Co., of Philadelphia, the Fisher
Body CO., the Hudson Motor Co., the
Continental Motor Co. and the Pierce
Arrow Motor Co. to purchase their
scrap product.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

be for weeks. these refugees must be
fed. sheltered and clothed. Their
health must be protected.
Situation Regarded as Serious.
"In the event that the floods rise
to the predicted higher levels i'm the
next few days, the number whose
most primary needs must be cared for
will quickly be doubled and trebled.
The situation is indeed grave. The
Government is giving such aid as lies
within it's power. Government boats
that are available are being used 10
rescue those in danger and carrying
refugees to safety. The War Depart
ment is providing the Red Cross with
tents for housing refugees.
THE National Guard. State and To-
cal authorities are assisting. But the
burden of caring for the homeless
rests upon the agency designated by
Government charter to provide relief
in disaster-the American National
Red Cross-for so great a task addi-
tionaI funds must he obtained imme-
diately. 1t therefore becomes my
duty as President of the United
States and president OF the Ameri-
can National Red Cross to direct the
sympathy of our people to the sad
plight of thousands of their fellow
citizens, and to urge that generous
contributions be promptly forthcom-
ing TO alleviate their suffering.
In order that there may he the
utmost coordination and effective
ness in the administration of the re-
lief fund.- | recommend that all con
tributions, clearly designated. be for
warded to the nearest local Red Cross
chapter or to the American National
Red Cross office in Washington. st.
Louis or San Francisco.
Il am confident that, as always in
the past, the people will support the
Red Cross in it's humane task"
Evening star., 1927-04-22
RADIO CHAOSTOEND
! TOMORROW NIGHT
New Licenses Granted Most
of 1872 StationS-Denied
to 130 Jumpers"

Chaos in the air viii cease tomor'
row night
Radio broadcasting stations whieh
have jumped wave lengths at Will
after tomorrow night must broadcast
on Irequencies which DO not interfere
with other stations Licenses to
operate after tomorrow night at mid
night have been granted most ot lhe
1872 stations in existence.
R1t 100 or more broadcasting sta.
,fons. most Of them in the list ot
wave Jumpers who have skipped
their old frequency assignments Tor
preferable ether positions since
,TuIv ]. either will he left out IN the
cold without licenses or placed below
800 meters on the wave band spec
+rlIm where their programs viii be
heard bv relatively few listeners.
Penalty for jumping
II is one Of the penalties the Fed,
eral Radio Commission has metea oul
10 the station operators VINO ignored
The purpose Of the law during the
paiod when Federal control OF the
al~ was non-eXistent
The effect of the situation 10 the
listening BduAp ptbAHs 'NNo - =
4, commissioner Caldwell Of the Radio
commission. is that chaos in the AR
will cease tomorrow night. The med
lev of heterodyning whistles. slde
band interference and miscellaneous
tumble Of noises which have disturbed
listeners for many months will be en-
irelv done away with. II stations
continue to ignore the radio law theN
viii be liable to suspension ot license
and court action, with posslblllty OF
imposition Of heavy fines.
New Schedule Worked Out.
Not only will the general situation
lie cleared up. but a new schedule o.
frequency assignment or wave length,
designed to reduce local interference.
has been worked out by the commits
sion for use in New York and Chicago
and win become effective at midnight
tomorrow night. The result will be
the first tangible evidence TO the pub
lie of the work of clearing the air un-
dertaken by the new air control board,
with 100 stations operating below
go meters, or not operating ar all the
COZ stations left will not Interfere with
each other any more than they did
nrior TO the decision Of a Chicago
nudge last Spring which permitted sta
lions to choose any wave length, Com
missioner Caldwell said
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FOOD AND SUPPLIES RUSHED.

KANSAS CITY, April % (P.-
Swollen streams in Kansas. oklahoma
and western Missouri receded today
under clearing skies TO permit speed
ing Of food and supplies to hundreds
left homeless by two weeks of floods
and storms.
A cold wave that swept out Of the
Rocky Mountain States yesterday to
add to suffering and threaten fruit
and grain, APPARENTLY had passed over
the Southwest this morning. The
mercury stood in the upper thirties
or lower forties in Kansas and Okla
homa this morning after dropping to
the freezing point.
Higher temperatures also were re-
ported in the intermountain and Pa
cific Coast States, where fruit was
damaged by frost.
Thousands of acres OF cotton, po-
tatoes and small grain We're reported
destroyed by floods. State and county
organizations are supervising relief
to upward Of 1000 homeless in the
southwest.
REARnST0WN TNnER WATER
Evening star., 1927-04-22
DENIES HIERARCHY
BEHIND BANDITS
Apostolic Delegate Calls
Mexican Report Evidence of
Antl-CathOIiC Propaganda.
By the Associated Press.

BY tae Associated Press
Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni Blond
apostolic delegate 20 the United States
announced today that he was "ces.
tain that the Mexican hierarchy h.,
nothing 10 do either directly or iudl
reCtly with the recent attack by
band Of outlaws upon a Mexicar
passenger train, in which the train
was set on fire aud many passeugtI.S
were either slain or burned TO death
Replying to n statement by Presi-
dent Gales Of Mexico. irtimating that
the attack was carried out with the
knowledge Of the Catholic Episcopaje
Of Mexico. Archbishop Bioudi said
that My first request TO the Ameri.
can public in this matter is that iuuc
ment be suspended untn definite aua
reliable details are available.
THE only news we have to date T.
from government sources" he de
clared. land. as every one knows. all
dispatches from Mexico are vigorously
censored by the Gales government,
whose officials decide what can and
must he sent out to the press.
81 can absolutely deny the charge
Of President Gales carried i'm press
dispatches that the Mexican hierarchy
is responsible for the attack. The
charge is without foundation and q
result Of the bitter hatred Of Presi-
dent Gales for the Catholic Church.
Because three priests led the at
taCking party, as he asserts. then W.
must conclude that the Catholic
Church Of Mexico is responsible fot
the massacre. Moreover i'm a man
ner wholly unworthy, as the head of
a civilized State. President Gales reck
lessly asserts that this attack is an
other evidence OF what he implies is
the systematic tyranny OF the Cath.
Olic Church
Evening star., 1927-04-22
RAINS BLOCK AUTOS
AT BLADENSBURG
Special Dispatch to The star.


BLADENSBURG, Md. April o2.-
Tributaries of the Anacostia River in
this section We're swollen today as a
result of the heavy rains last night.
Eastern Branch had overflowed its
banks by 8 am. and water was over
the highway near the bridge separat-
ing Bladensburg and HyattsvilIe.
Motorists We're compelled TO use
other routes in reaching Washington
from the North and East.
Rain started this morning after the
deiuge of last night and a further rise
of Eastern Branch was threatened.
Considerable wind accompanied the
rain this morning and last night. Re.
cession of the Eastern Branch water
is not expected before night.
Considerable swelling of the North.
western and Paint Branches also was
reported today
Evening star., 1927-04-22

NCOHLlIiutu II OiI i II 81 d6S.l
operate with the officers of the Red
Cross in their relief work. They were
Secretaries Mellon, Davis and Hoover.
1t was said that this committee
would meet at the Red Cross Building
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was ex-
planned also that the committees work
will not have any connection with the
acceptance of contributions, but to de
terinine how the Federal Government
through it's many agencies can best
cooperate,
Text of Proclamation.
The Presidents proclamation fol
lows:
ITO the People of the United States:
Eight States of the Union are suf-
fering one of the most extensive floods
in the history of the country. For
more than two weeks the waters Of
the Mississippi River and its tribu-
taries, swollen to record volume, have
been overwhelming and breakin.r
through the levees raised to confinS
them within their courses. They have
deluged millions of acres of agricul-
tural land, inundated many towns
and driven thousands of people from
their homes. The crest of the flood
is advancing southwark, daily Great.
ing new ruin.
"In the first few days the situation
instead of improving, as had been
hoped, has been rapidly growing
worse. the food waters have con-
tinually forced new breeches in the
leyees, despite the efforts of hundreds
of workers, with consequent increased
destruction.
THE American Red Cross reports
that, by a most conservative estimate
there are now more than 5000
refugees from the flood who must be
cared for hy the Red Cross. While
his er11nrcencv continues which will
Evening star., 1927-04-22
OBREGON's DAUGHTER SAFE.

SAN FRANCISCO. April % Up,
John Rosseter. local capitalist, las,
night announced receipt Of a tela-
gram from former Mexican President
Obregon stating that Obregon S
6~ughter, Dona Refugia Ponce de
Leon, reported killed in a bandit mas
sacrs Tuesday, was in Il place of
sarery.
Rosseter. close friend of the former
Mexican president. said Obregon teIe-
graphed that Dona Refugia was not
aboard the train at the time of the
massacre. Her name was included in
the list of those killed when bandits
raided a Guadala jara-NIeXicu CITY
train and killed 100 passengers.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

COnunhed from y tlFSl Idee.l
United states 10 tax itself for the
benefit of the District Of Columbia
on gasoline used in its public
vehicles Whether Congress may i'm
pose such a tax on the United States
rs not necessary to determine.
"The recognized rule is that the
Government and its instrumentalities
are not taxable. The United States
provides a stipulated sum as its share
of the expenses Of the District of Co
3tlnbia Fiscal year. 1927, act May 10,
1925, A statute 417D, and there may
not indirectly be added thereto fur
gher sums and in appreciable amounts
a would result and appears in the
present contention. 1t is not ConceIV-
n bic that a statute which fails to men
tion the United States in any of it's
I s sections as being liable for the tax
evidences such an intention, partic-
ularly when, as pointed out in the de
cision Of August l6, 1896. sections 13
and IA Of the act required registra-
ton tags and certificates used on Cow
eminent vehicles TO he furnished with
out charge and specifically required
governmental agencies selling gas
oline to private consumers to collect
the tax from such consumers and
turn II over TO the collector OF the
District Of Columbia.
Large Amounts Paid.
"In view OF the apparently large
amounts that have heretofore been
paid, and for which there appears no
adequate fund under which TO make
a refund-the Commissioners are re
quested TO direct the auditor Of the
District of Columbia to report TO this
office at once all claims now filed for
refunds 10 the United States and
thereafter from time to time monthly
report such further claims filed for
refunds arising prior hereto, so that
he same may be reported to Congress
for debiting against such revenues of
The District of Columbia as it may
designate.
The proper action should be taken
TO avoid future collections on Govern
ment purchases"
Evening star., 1927-04-22
BEARDsTOWN UNDER WATER.
Schools Closed and Exodus o
Refugees Continues.

BEARDSTOWN. H., April % GP).
-Grim-faced residents of the inun-
business as best they could today.
All grade schools are closed and the
high school will be closed at the end
of today's session.
The historic Beardstown courthouse,
where Abraham Lincoln defended
Duff Armstrong on a murder charge,
is surrounded by water. With the
aid of hip boots, streets in the higher
sections ofsthe city can be navigated.
but boats are necessary in the lower
parts.
The exodus from stricken sections
continues, but no cases of suffering
have been repQrted.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

of Senator Glass that the Democratic
convention be held here. Washing
ton would be a wonderful place for it..
believe that the people would pro-
vide the funds necessary for the en-
tertainment of the delegates and the
convention guests.
'The Washington Auditorium is
we'll equipped to handle the conven-
tion It's facilities for the press as
we'll as for the delegates are ample.
Indeed. it has facilities for the press
which are not equalled in many con-
vention halls in other cities More
than $500 square feet of floor space
below the convention hall can be
turned over TO the correspondents"
Has Been Leader for Years.
Mr. Harper was chairman of the
Wilson inaugural committee, and has
taken a leading part in Democratic
politics here for many years.
A representative of the Washington
Arcade Co., in charge Of the Arcadia,
Fourteenth street near Park road, said
today that when present plans for re-
modelling the structure are completed
about October Is the Arcadia Audi
torium will seat 10000, and that during
a convention 5000 additional tenn
poTary seats could be installed. The
present seating capacity is 5000.
The remodeled auditorium, it was
said. will consist of an arena similar
to that of Madison Square Garden and
one balcony. There will be no pillars
or posts TO interfere with vision from
any part of the hall. The plans also
call for indirect cooling equipment to
make the auditorium comfortable in
Yf11 xV99t her Rooms aISn yv0fIl1 l3n
available for committee meatings.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
SEE COVENANT VIOLATED.

Charles S. and Lillian RI. Elder, col.
ored. residing at 116 Adams street,
We're filed today in the District SUI
preme Court by Edward Stanley, Ed
ward c. and Grace f. Mooney and
Frank r. and Lillian V. Rogers. white
residents on the same block. They
charge that the covenant not to sell
to negroes was violated in the sale of
116 Adams street by Hulst Glenn, jr.,
former owner of the property.
The occupancy of the property by
colored people is alleged to be harm.
full to the real estate values in that
section. Attorneys Adkins & Nesbit
and Leo w. Simon appear for the
white residents.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

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% children, ranging from infants L.
I0-year-old boys and girls, were
killed in the second class coaches
and that another 20 lost their par
ents.
The United States embassy had No.
information today to substantial
early reports that from to : Amer
leans We're on the train. Apparently
the only Americans who witnessed
the outrage were II. Dock. for many
years resident of Guadalajara. and
f. S. De Lima, vice president of the
Banco de Mexico. who is a natural
lied American. They reached AIexico
City Yesterday.
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kansas was rising as they spread out
through crevasses or moved on toward
the Mississippi.
Flood waters were recedng in the
area around New Madrid Mo, and
bright sunlight gave the hope that
conditions would gradually improve.
Further Rise Forecast.
The Mississippi from st. Louis to
Chester, Ill, was at a stand today.
The river was rising Immediately
above and falling below those points.
The stage here remained at $40. A
further rise was forecast, however, as
result of Missouri River flood waters
due to reach the Mississippi Sunday.
The crest forecast for st. Louis was
still SO feet for Monday, the highest
since 1908.
At Cairo, H.. the stage today was
SIS. a fall OF a in the last "A hours
The greatest disaster to the lower
Mississippi Valley in more than q hun
dred years was growing more grave
today with almost hourly reports of
further widespread death, desolation
and destruction caused by the furious
tide of the Mississippi and it's tribu-
taries.
More Than 100 900 Homeless.
Property damage was estimated high
into the millions, and more than hun
dred thousand were homeless and suf-
fering for want of food, clothing and
shelter.
The most serious condition continued
to center around practically the en-
tire State of Arkansas, particularly
the ST. Francis Valley and the Mis-
sissippi delta.
The Mississippi delta section strug-
gIed against long odds as waters
spread over 5000 square miles. Thou
sands have been forced to flee from
their homes; many are marooned, hun
CRY, cold and destitute.
NIiSsissippis governor has requested
Federal troops to aid in rescue ana re-
lief work.
Epidemics Are Spreading.
Suffering among the refugees was
increasing with bitter weather adding
to the horror of mud and disease. Epi-
denies of mumps, measles and whoop-
ing cough were spreading with little
medical aid available.
TeXarkana reported that the Ousn-
hita River, OH it's second rise of the
year. had inundated 500 square miles
of Texas and Arkansas soil. Pine.
Bluff reported that more than 1000
persons We're marooned in Jefferson
County alone from waters flowing
through gaps in the Arkansas levee.
Rescue work was slow, due to the
high winds, and many of the refugees
We're standing out in the open. where
they were targets for the chilling
blasts.
Fort Smith, cut off from the use of
wire communication to the east last
night, was believed to be suffering
from an increasingly dangerous situa-
tion. Scores of other smaller towns
and cities in that section of the State
also were cut off, and from which
many reports of suffering were heard.
In the st. Francis Basin. spurred
by the waters from the new Madrid,
Mo, gap in the leYee, residents fed in
the face Of the inevitable deluge which
is slowly creeping kuthward There
is no outlet for ting flood until the
water has covered an area more than
IA ~
Evening star., 1927-04-22
SENATOR NORRIS HITS
COOLIDGE CANDIDACY
Nebraskan Says Third Term" Is
Long Step Toward
Monarchism.
BE the As.ooiatea Press.

b the Associated Press.
Senator Norris Of Nebraska. who
is going 10 the Wisconsin woods 10.
morrow for q vacation, stopped pack
ing up long enough today to shy
another political missile in the general
direction of the boom for President
Coolidge for another term. The
Nebraska Senator. who on numerous
occasions has assailed the head of his
party, said a third term for any
President constituted a long step
toward monarchicul government. lie
added that it was immaterial whether
President first succeeded TO the
Office from the vice presidency.
Already, he said. the Southern Re-
publican machine, (which is universal
IS admitted TO be corrupt" is prepared
10 send Coolidge delegates 10 thAneXt
IRepublican national conyeHtloiT in
payment for former fayors.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
Martin 4. Leese Concurs.

Martin A. Leese, president OF the
local Chamber of Commerce. declared:
II concur deeply. with Senator Carter
Glass, the Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Virginia, III his eN-
pressed opinion that Washington is
the most logical place for the 1928 con-
Yention. We have here the only neu-
tral political territory in the country"
A similar expression was voiced by
Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation who added that he felt
Washington would respond with the
necessary guarantees. If a definite
movement is organized here for the
purpose Of formally seeking the con-
Vention, he said. a committee should
be set TO work to plan arrangements.
Washington is the most logical selec-
ton for the convention, being in neu-
trail political zone and having availa-
bic ample hotel and auditorium facili-
ties, Robert J. Cottrell, assistant sec.
retarY of the Board of Trade, said in
speaking for +. G. Graham, president
Of the organization.
Boosters Of Washington for the con-
vention selection pointed 10 the salts
factory manner in which Washington
handled the Shrine convention, which
brought an estimated number Of $780,
600 10 this city, and to the Holy Name
Society convention, which brought
about 100, 900 visitors.
Harper Heartily Approves
Robert \. Harper, assistant treas
urer of the Democratic national com
mittee and treasurer of the Demo
cratic national congressional commit
tee. said:
= heartily approve the suggestion
Evening star., 1927-04-22
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.
sSECoNR RAcE-purse, 81 200: The Good

III. p. Whitney and T.. 8 Thompson entry
+GreentFee Stable entry.
SFoxcatcher entry.
William Garth entry.
j. W. Bean entry
aGoodstone entry
oP. II. FaulcOner and J. P Jones entry
Evening star., 1927-04-22

III p. whitney entry.
tSeagram Stable entry.
Walter NJ. Jefiords entry.
walter J salmon entry.
j, +. Griffith entry,
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D. C. MUST RETURN
TAX, SAYS MCCARL,
ON GAS PURCHASES

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Will Study Guarantee.

Citing the manifold advantages of
Washington as q convention city,
which clearly have been demonstrated
in the manner in which this city acted
as host to the Shriners, Holy Name
Society and other great organizations
which have convened here, representa-
tives OF the trade bodies heartily in
dorsed the invitation extended by Sen
ator Carter Glass of Virginia to the
Democratic national committee.
The possibility of organizing a con
certcd movement here to bring the
Democratic convention to Washington
will be discussed in the next few days
at meetings of the governing boat DIS
Of the Washington Board Of Trade.
the Chamber Of Commerce and the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, it was said today. AT these
meetings the matter Of financial
guarantee, which a number of otner
cities are making in connection with
their invitations, also will be taken up.
Washington ranks high among the
greatest cities of the Nation in hotel
accommodations, it is pointed out,
| being Cxcelled only by New York, At
iantic City and Chicago. Besides
other advantages Of first class rail
communication and uneXceiled press
service here, the trade bodies en-
phasized. Washington is admirably sit
uated for such "a convention, located
on the border between the North and
The South
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ArchIbail entrN-

FIFTH RACE-The Philadelphiq H3udi
cap $4,000 added; 3-year-olds and up. =
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MEXICO CLAMPS
LID ON ALL BUT
OFFICIAL MESSAGES

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PRESIDENT ASKS PROMPT AID
FOR SUFFERERS IN FLOOD AREA

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