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Evening star., 1928-12-21
Davis Orders New
Flagstaff Raised
On Original Site
Loyal Legion and G. A. r
Score Victory Over
Pole at Arlington.

The controverted Arlington flagpole
goes back.
Adopting the earnest plea of members
of the Loyal Legion and the Grano
Army of the Republic, Secretary OF Wal
Davis today ordered erection Of a new
fiagpole on the site of the old stan re-
Gently taken down because Of deteriora-
ton at the top of the terrace i'll front
of the historic Lee Mansion at Airing
ton National Cemetery. The new pole
will be tubular, 100 feet in height and
will be without guys.
II will replace the old f1agpole erected
on the same site in 1868 by Maj. Gen.
Meigs, quartermaSter general OF the
Army who established the Arlington
Cemetery at the close of the Civil War.
Several members of the Fine Arts Com
mission had objected to erection of a
flagstaff on the old site on eSthetic
grounds and, at their suggestion, a new
site for the pole had been tentatively
selected about 800 yards to the south of
the old site and directly in front Of
the Civil War Temple of Fame and the
granite tomb of the unknown soldiers
of the Civil War.
Representatives of the Grand Army
of the Republic at a recent public hear
ing by the quartermaster general ap-
pealed for replacement of the staff on
the old site, and so far as official rec
ordS go, no formal objections have
been made to such action, although
previously Confederate organizations
had opposed the staff's position in front
of the homestead of the noted South
ern leader.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Anne Nichols, Tired
OF Abie's Irish Rose,
Seeks Finer Things
Hopes Dramatic Eldora'
do Dies, Testimony in
$3,OOO,OOO Suit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Anne
Nichols, the author of "Abie's Irish
Rose" has turned her thoughts to
finer things" and would like to forget
about the play that has brought in
revenues of $22,000,000.
This verbal turning her back on her
dramatic Ell Dorado was made when she
testified in her suit against Universal
Pictures Corporation for $3,000,000 dam
ages, charging plagiarism Of her play
for the filming of "The Cohens and
KellyS."
Counsel for the defendant asked her
to read magazine article purporting
to have been written by her and en-
titled, THE Million Dollar Hit"
She denied authorship of the article
and said she never had seen it before.
She declared she detested references to
her play in connection with its financial
success.
II got so sick of 'Abie's Irish Rose"
she exclaimed, because I have heard
so much of 1t in the last few years.
hope it dies. I am thinking of finer
things"
Defense counsel asserted "The Cohens
and KellyS" was not based On Miss
Nichols play, but was burleSque on
Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet"
Miss Nichols testified she never had
read Shakespeare and of his array of
characters she only was familiar with
Shylock, and that because of matter
of pound of flesh.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
BOULDER DAM BILL
SIGNED DBY COOLIDGE
Utah or Arizona Must Ratify
Compact Before Act Is
Effective.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge today signed the
Boulder Dam bill providing for recla-
nation, flood control and power project
on the Colorado River.
The measure provides that the Gov
ernment shall supply the $165, 1000, 900
estimated as necessary to construct a
dam and accompanying works in Black
Canyon. The money is to be repaid
under an amortization plan from pro-
ceeds of the sale of power.
The signature of the President was
the last official act required in provid-
ing Federal authority for the cOnstruc-
tion, but either Utah or Arizona of the
seven Colorado River basin States must
ratify the Colorado River compact for
distribution of water before the act can
become effective.
Proponents Witness Signing.
The President affixed his signature
before gathering of proponents of the
Swing johnson bill who were brought
to the executive Office by Senator
johnson and Representative Swing,
California Republicans, who for years
had led the fight for enactment of the
bill.
The long fight in Congress came to
its end earlier in the week when the
House accepted Senate amendments to
the measure The Senate passed the
bill December IA.
In addition to Johnson and Swing,
the delegation that stood around Mr..
Coolidge's desk today as he signed the
measure included Representative Smith
of Idaho ElWood Mead, director OF the
Bureau of Reclamation, and w. B.
Mathews, attorney for the Bureau OF
Power and Light of Los Angeles.
Afterward they posed on the White
House lawn with Mr. Coolidge for
newspaper photographers.
Members of the cabinet were gather
ing at the White House for their semi
weekly meeting as the group re-entered
the executive Offices after the picture
taking Senator johnson and Repre-
sentative Swing were warmly congrat-
ulated by the cabinet officers.
Arizona Fights Bill.
most determined fight against the
Boulder Dam legislation had been Waged
in Congress by Arizona since its in
ception, Senators Ashurst and Hayden,
Democrats. of that State, and Repre-
Sentative Douglas, another Democrat,
bearing the brunt of all opposition.
The Arizona Senators both played
prominent parts in the f1libuster waged
against the measure in the Senate last
Spring.
Only yesterday the Arizona LegiS-
Continued on Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1928-12-21
OPPORTUNITY FUND
CLIMBING SLOWLY
With $4,000 as Goal, Only
$3,439 Is Reported
Subscribed.

For men must work and women must
weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to
sleep.
This grim philosophy of a century
ago seems strangely out of place against
the background of approaching Christ
mas with the festooned stores, the gift
laden shoppers, the general prosperity
and good will
Yet under the surface of Washing
toms yuletime preparations the eternal
sorrows of the poor remain about as
much in evidence as ever Death and
poverty have been about their nefarious
business all year.
Ordinarily Responsive.
Ordinarily, and in less prosperous
years, the people of the National Cap
ital have responded generously to ap-
peals to remedy some of the outStand-
ing cases of misery which are brought
to their attention at this season. The
Associated Charities each year presents
TO the public II appealing opportunities
for practical application of the teach
ings of the founder of Christianity,
whose nativity is being celebrated.
Response Disappointing.
This year the response so far has
been disappointing. Those to whom
the year has been good seem far re-
moved from those to whom the year
has been evil. Approximately $4,000
is needed. Only $3,439 has been sub
scribed-a pitiably small amount. The
Continued ON Page 8, Column %
Evening star., 1928-12-21
HOOVER PLURALITY OVER SMITH
OFFICIALLY SET AT 6,423,612
President-Elect Won Bigger Vote In
Massachusetts, Than Coolidge Did Four
Years Ago; Sc, ,798, ,e69 Cast Ballots.

Wheeler independent ticket, however,
had 1922, ,856 votes.
Hoover carried 40 States as against
81 carried by President Coolidge four
years ago. Pennsylvania gave him his
largest majority, 987, ,796, while Gov.
Smiths largest plurality was in Louisi-
ana. where he had lead of 113,495.
While overwhelmed both in the popular
vote and in the electoral college, Gov.
Smiths total was more than 5000, 900
higher than the 8,386,503 cast for Mr..
Davis in 1924.
Mr.. Hoover's vote was higher in
every State than that of Mr. Coolidge
four years ago, with the exception of
Rhode Island. This held true in Presi-
dent Coolidgess home State of Massa-
chusettS, which was carried by Gov.
Smith. The governors total was less
than the Democratic figures of four
years ago tn New Mexico, Tennessee
and Texas, Notwithstanding the large
increase in the number of ballots cast.
Five States Cast Big Vote.
The Hoover column shows he re-
ceived more than a million votes in
five California, Illinois, New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Gov.
Smith reached the million mark in Illi-
nois, New York and Pennsylvania.
States of the once-solid South record
ed 3,356.758 votes for the two major
Continued on Page Q, Column g.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
FORMER LEFT TURN
MAY Be RESTORED
Dougherty Studies Com
plants Against Present Sys-
tenn of Waiting on Right.

The left-hand-turn rule for vehicles,
in vogue in Washington, is undergoing
official scrutiny and may be abandoned
in favor of a return to the old system
it was learned at the District Building
today.
Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty
said that the system whereby motor
ist is compelled. at intersections gov
erned by a trafic light or patrolman. to
draw over to his right in the intersec-
ton and wait for the flow of traffic to
change direction, has come in for some
very waspisl1 criticism, and that the let
ters complaining of this feature of the
traffic regulations are arriving in num-
bers out Of all proportion to complaints
about other of the kinks in the rules.
Mr.. Dougherty said that personally he
was in favor of the present system,
which he believed safer than the old
system, whereby the motorists wishing
to make q turn drew up to the center
Of the intersection beside the officer. But
bllC PCOPkC hS q WAAOACp AAC 0CAACESC, 0AN
accustomed to the old system and there
fore prefer it.
There are very few cities which have
this system, I believe" said Mr.
Dougherty. Cleveland is one, and per-
haps few others. The result of this is
that few of our tourists have had any
experience with this rule before arriv-
ing in the city. It causes a lot of con-
fusion for them and for every one else.
"One of the complaints most fire.
quently heard is that motorists trying
to make right-hand turn, who happen
to fall in behind line of others watt
ing for the left-hand turn at a narrow
intersection, are unduly delayed"
Mr.. Dougherty indicated that he
would probably allow the matter to re-
main as it is for a while, and watch the
public reaction to the rule a little
further. The rule has been in effect
several months
Evening star., 1928-12-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Herbert Hoover's plurality over Gov.
Smith in the November election was
6,423,612.
Figures gathered by the Associated
Press from the election officials OF the
48 States show these totals:
Hoover, 81 ,429. .109.
Smith, 15,005, ,497.
The total vote cast, the, largest in the
history of the United States, was &c.
798, $50.
The votes not accounted for in the
Hoover and Smith columns went to
minor parties.
Thomas Leads Minors.
Norman Thomas, the Socialist candi-
date. received the majority of these
votes, polling 267,835. Foster, Workers
party candidate, got 48 8,228, and Rey-
nolds, SocialiSt-Labor, 81 ,181. Varney,
Prohibitionist candidate, got almost as
many as Reynolds, 20,10l, and Webb,
Farmer-Labor, 6,391.
Mr.. Hoover'S plurality did not reach
the figures registered for President Cool
idge in 1924, although the former Sec
retary of Commerce polled a much
larger VOTE In that year Mr. Coolidge
received 15,725,016 votes, giving him a
lead of 7,338,513 over John w. Davis,
Democratic nominee. The La Toilette
Evening star., 1928-12-21
ZERO A LA ALMANAC
MAKES WEST SILVER
Canadian Cold Wave Leaves Five
States in Frappe of Low
Temperatures.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Winter
came to the Middle West today just as
the almanac said it would.
AS the sun scooted to its Winter
solstice to give the United States its
shortest day Of the year and herald the
official beginning of Winter, cold weather
swept into the Midwest from Canada.
Winter officially begins at 8;04 pm.
tonight, but for the Dakotas, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and part of Canada, it al
ready has become established.
Devils Lake, N. Dak, had minimum
of 18 below yesterday, and at Bismarck,
N. Oak, the mercury fell to 6 below
st Paul experienced low temperature
of 4 below while Duluth and Moorhead
Mimi, each recorded readings of 8 be-
low. Zero weather gripped La Crosse
Wis, and The Pas, Manitoba. Shlvered
in 80 below zero weather.
Chicago had the coolest day since last
Winter Yesterday when snow flurries
and bitter winds sent the mercury down
to Z degrees above at 8 pm.
More snow was accompanied by q
slight temperature rise over the most
of the Rocky Mountain section.
ATLANTA, Ga, December 21 UP).-
Winters assault on the South, which
Yesterday brought cold rains and some
snow today, had slowed down to &
steady, seasonal cold, which caused
| Weather Bureau officials to predict idea
Christmas shopping conditions for the
week end.
General forecasts were fair, with cole
for today and rising temperatures to-
morrow. Atlanta. with low of % de-
grees, ranked with the lowest reported
With the exception of Florida, freezing
weather was general, however.
Near-freezing temperatures were re,
J ported In Alabama. Tennessee, Missis
sippi. Arkansas ane Louisiana sxysrr
Evening star., 1928-12-21
TEMPERATURE OF 18
EXPECTED HERE TONIGHT


Colder weather of today, which
ushered in the shortest day of the year.
tonight; will bring one of the lowest
temperatures of the early Winter. To-
days low, at 9 o'clock this morning,
was %, and Weather Bureau officials
predict the temperature will drop with
the sun until a temperature of about
18 will be reached during the night.
The subfreeZing temperatures which
prevail In the Middle West are not ex-
pected to reach Washington. The fore
caster at the Weather Bureau expects
the temperature tomorrow to be
Slowing rising"
Today found a brilliant sun rising
at 7:21 am, to set this afternoon at
4:47. The day is 9 hours and 26 min
utes in length, 13 minutes longer than
the day in New York, where it will be
but hours and Is minutes long. The
sun rose in NeM York at 7:lS and will
set at 4;3l. = a..
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Ofhcer's Second Auto in Fig Months
Ruined in Second Mishap in One Night

the same time. Stanton's car took the
force of the blow and overturned He
and his wife and two children crawled
out, took inventory and discovered to
their great surprise that they were not
injured.
Witnesses helped to right the
machine, the motor was started and
they drove away in the somewhat bat
tered car. Parking it in front of his
house, Stanton went to bed. He slept
soundly until / O'Clock this morning,
when he heard the warning sirens on
speeding fire engines.
They drew closer, so he got out Of
bed and looked out the window. His
automobile was in flames. When the
firemen left it was a smouldering mas
OF ruins.e
Evening star., 1928-12-21

A distorted form somewhat resemb-
ling an automobile relentlessly pursued
Policeman George T. Stanton of the
ninth precinct. as he tossed about on
his bed this morning in his home at
COS H street northeast. The form was
plainly labled Hard Luck"
About eight months ago Stanton
purchased an automobile. He drove
it for few days, just enough TO break
it in for the road, and then it got in
front of a street car. The inevitable
crash destroyed the automobile, but the
policeman escaped injury.
Not discouraged. Stanton bought an
other car. He drove it without mis-
hap until last night when he and Elgin
L. Ridgeway, 249 Eighth street north
east, both tried to cross the street at
Evening star., 1928-12-21
KNIFE WOUND FATAL
TO ASSISTANT COACH
Youth Removed to Portland, Greg.
as Violence Is Feared-Dis-
pute Over Girl Blamed.
ny the Associated Press.


CORVALLIS, Greg, December 21.-
Lewis (Hip) Dickerson, assistant Ore
gon State College athletic coach. died
here this morning as the result Of a
stab wound, inflicted last Tuesday by
LAMA Bryant, 20, Corvallis youth, in
an alteration over girl.
Bryant, who was arrested on an open
charge, has been removed TO Portland
by Corvallis authorities, who feared
possible violence.
In a Jail cell in Portland last night
Bryant said: There was no intention
on my part to stab Dickerson. There
was q misunderstanding over a date
with a girl. / thought l had a date
with her. She seemed to misunder-
stand and went with Dickerson. met
him on the street and struck him. !
cannot account for the stabbing. !
must have lost control of myself
don't remember"
Prosecuting officers of Corvallis had
announced that Bryant would be
charged with murder in the event OF
Dickerson'S death.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
us. ASKED TOOUST
DRUNKEN DRIVERS
SaCkett Bill Provides for Dis
miSSaI From u. S. Service
Upon Conviction.

Dismissal from service of any employe
of the United States or District of
Columbia or any one in the military or
naval establishments on conviction of
operating an automobile under the in
f1uence of liquor 10 provided in bill
introduced today by Senator Sackett,
Republican of Kentucky, who also
offered a resolution declaring. it to be
the sense of the Senate that the Presi-
dent should request the recall of any one
connected with an embassy or diplo-
matte mission, who pleads immunity in
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Policeman, Taking Garlic as Influenza
i. Preventive, Suffers Acute Indigestion

Day just a week ago Since then Day
has been gormandizing on garlic. Each
night at roll call he has stood apart
from the others, exhaling discreetly.
Last night as he was about to answer
to his name, he collapsed. They rushed
him to a hospital, fearing influenza.
doctor, however. diagnosed the case
as acute indigestion, superinduced by
garlic.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
~ the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. December 2l.-The prev
alence of influenza has been matter
of deep concern to Patrolman Charles
Day of the Town Hall police station.
Day persistently sought medical advice
from his brother officers.
None of the policemen at Town Hall
Is. strictly speaking, an authority on
disease. yet all we're certain they knew
the proper preventive. Garlic, they said,
would knock the influenza germ higher
than Franklin's kite.
ZAs prescription vas given ofacer
Evening star., 1928-12-21
VIOLENT QUAKE ROCKS
ISLAND OF MINDANAO
One Person Killed, Undetermined
Number Injured, Many Houses
Collapse-Fire Breaks Out.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, December 81. - Manila
learned today that violent earthquake
shook the greater part of Mindanao
Island Wednesday night. One person
was killed at Cotabato, capital of the
province of that name. Many houses
collapsed and fire broke out, but it was
quickly controlled An undetermined
number of persons were injured.
The damage was estimated at $780,
900. The tremblor also was felt in
zamboanga and Davao, two other prov
ines of Mindanao, but little damage
was done in those areas.
The Weather Bureau estimated that
the quake had its center in the Celebes
Sea, 1000 kilometerS south of Manila
Evening star., 1928-12-21
GUILTY PLEA MADE
BY JOSEPH UNGER
Man Accused of Being Narcotic
Ring Agent Changes
His Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 21.-Joseph
Unger, on trial as agent of an interna-
tional narcotics syndicate believed to
have been financed by Arnold Roth
stein. slain gambler, changed his plea
to guilty in Federal Court today.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Sister Arrested.

DETROIT. December II Up).-Mrs.
Joe Unger. held in New York as the
key man," in the Arnold Rothstein
dope ring, was arrested in Detroit
Wednesday night. Federal narcotic
officers announced today. She was taken
to New York yesterday, Dr. H. H.
Wouters, head of narcotics investigators
in the Michigan-O Ohio district, said.
Mrs Schoenenbach was trailed here
from her home in Indianapolis, which
she left shortly after the killing in New
York of Rothstein. She was traced
through Chicago and to the home of
brother-in-la here.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

tU s. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair and colder tonight with lowest
temperature about l8 degrees; tomorrow
increasing cloudiness with slowly rising
temperature. Temperatures: Highest,
46 at pm. yesterday; lowest, 26. at
$50 am. today. Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 2
Evening star., 1928-12-21

Continued on Page 2, Column IL
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-05-01
$4,000, 900 Plants Ordered
From Moapa Valley Farms

the tomato plant crop of southern
Utah, but the Moapa Valley was
uninjured.
K. o. KnudSou called attention
to the 240 acre field of wheat on
the Winterwood ranch just east
of Vegas, which he stated was
being cut, cured for hay and baled
by portable baler which 81 haul
ed through the field instead of
having the grain hauled to it,.
Charlie Ronnow, a member of
the farm bureau stated that the
Chamber of Commerce had but
little dea of the work the Farm
bureau is doing, and appealed for
greater cooperation and assistance.
WOULD DEFEND CLARK
President Martin reported that
Dick Wallace, now residing in Reno
desired cuts to illustrate articles
which he would write to Offset
damaging articles said to have
been printed in the northern part
of the state.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-05-01
FOLLIES JUDGED
EXCEPTIONAL HIT
BY BIG AUDIENCE
HURRICANE OF LAUGHS
FOLLOWS ACTION
OF CLUB REVUE

Don't dare miss it tonight
the Kiwanis Follies. Playing to
q packed house last night, the
members of the Vegas Kiwanis
club, augmented by much non
member pulchritude, kept the aud
ience in continual gale OF laugh
ter from the first curtain to the
last. The show will be repeated
this evening and from all ac-
counts the seat sale is going fast
1t would be difficult to pick
outstanding stars from the cast,
all we're good, and many were
excellent. The final production
showed that the direction of Myr-
tie M. Colaw, of Greely, Colorado,
was painstakingly and successfully
done
Honors for the best looking wo-
man in the cast went to Cub
Ryerse, Harve Perry, it will
be conceded gabe the best FEM
inine imperSonation. People who
fail to attend tonight will miss
one of the treats of the season.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-05-01
GIRL ORATOR IN
VEGAS SUNDAY

1T was lots of fun, and exhil-
irating, but I'm afraid I'll miss my
Monday morning classes, declar-
ed pretty Dorothy NJ. Carlson as
she stepped from the cockpit OF a
Los Angeles bound Western Air
express plane Sunday evening at
the Vegas air port. Miss Carlson,
champion student orator of the
United States, was returning to
school from her home in Salt Lake
City. She made the weekend trip
by air to act as one of the judges
in the state finals of this years
national oratorical contest.
Miss Carlson is now a freshmen
student at the University of South
ern California where she plans to
study law
Dusk overlook the plane and
Miss Carlson was forced to remain
overnight in Las Vegas, resuming
her journey again yesterday morn
ing. She admitted she liked Las
Vegas because it was nice and
green"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-05-01
Ten MEN
WILL 60
TO RENO
HARMONY ALSO MARKS
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
IN COURT HOUSE

The Democratic County conven-
ton was called to order at the
court room this morning by County
Chairman Tom Carroll, a large
proportion of the 65 delegates en-
titled to seats being present in
person.
Harley A. Harmon was made
temporary secretary but was re-
leased from duty when Tom Car
rol was made permanent chair
man and Ed. L.. Norris perman-
ent secretary.
Ten delegates were elected to
attend the state convention at
Rno May IL, as follows:
Ed. w. Clark, Chas. Lee HorSey
E. S Sheparpd. Tom Fanatia, VIM.
r. McFadden, Roscoe Thomas, DR..
E. H Conger, Tom Carroll, Harmon
Tobler and Al Cahlan.
The contention voted to send
the delekates uninstructed and all
pledged themselves to attend the
convention in person.
Tom Carroll was reelected coun-
ty chairman.
The convention was harmon
ious throughout and the atten-
dance much larger than usual.