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New Britain herald., 1928-01-03

referred te the foreign relations con- mittss. whsrs 1t was permitted to die.
 Y felt that our policy in going into Nicaragua in the first place was wrong" Senator Wheeler said. We were morally bound to uphold the constitution of that country and we have not lived up to that obligation.
 But aside from the question of our assuming the wrong attitude Tn tho first place in going Into Nicara- qua, 1t does seem to me that when we do send marines into territory, whether rightly or wrongly. we ought sufficiently to protect them so that they would not be subject to being slaughtered as our marines have been in the last few days"
 FeIand In Command
 Brigadier General Logan Feland was selected to take command of the entire marine force in Nicaragua in the drive against the bandits.
 General Feland was in command of the original contingent in Nicara- qua before peace terms were made between the liberals and conserNa- tives. He was then withdrawn and the remaining marines were put in charge of Col. Louis Mason Gluick.
 General Feland ts now spending vacation at Southern Pines. N. C.
 The marine reinforcements will be sent out from San Diego, Cal, and Paris Island. s. c. The san Diego battalion will land on the west coast of Nicaragua and will later be joined by the other battalion from the east coast.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
Coast Guard Cutter Is
 Hunting Disabled Shic

New York, Jan. , (UP)-An uni gone and in danger of laundering in q heavy sea. was sought today by the coast guard cutter Seminole 75 miles south of here.
 Word that the schooner was In distress was brought by the Porto
New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
U. s, ORDERING MARINES TO to
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action, he called attention that American lives had been lost in al most every skirmish with the ban dits and that this should be stop ped. He assumed there would be some reaction in congress to the lat est turn of events in Nicaragua.
 Wheclcr's Position
 At the last session of congress. Senator Wheeler's resolution was
New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
Special Notice

The T. A. B. Whist has been post poned from Tuesday. Jan. 2, until Thursday, Jan. 5. This week only adv.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
MANUFACTURER A SUICIDE

j. F. Smith Of Norristown, Pa., shoots Himself While Despontlent.
 Norristown, Pa. aJn. , UP)-J. Futhey Smith. secretary of the I. w. Smith Woolen Company. Bridgeport,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
NOTED FJNNCIER DIES C. NJ. Kittle, Rlsc From Water Boy to Man Of Wealth h FeW Years.

to Man Of Wealth h FcW Years.
 Chicago, Jan. ! (UP)-Charles M. Kittle. 47. who rose from water boy to . vice president of the Illinois Central railroad and resigned to head the Sears- Roebuck Company. died yesterday.
 Infection developed from an oper- ation for gall stones on Christmas morning caused the death.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

In Japan handwriting IL the cri
terson OF a woman's personality, heI
mentality and her education.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
$500 WORTH OF SUGAR
PAID FOR BOSTON SITE
Old Deed Recounts Sale Of Land in
1866 by Samuel
Maverick.

A deed by which the whole present
site OF East Boston was sold for $4,000
worth of brown sugar, to be deposited
Evening star., 1928-01-07
MEXICO TO HONOR
PROPERTY RIGHTS
American Circles Expect
Retroactive Features of
Oil Law Revoked.
By the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, January THE
opinion Of the best informed American
circles, semi.officially expressed. is that
under the petroleum law, as recently
amended by the Mexican Congress at
the suggestion Of President Gales, the
Mexican government will respect prop
erty rights and oil lands acquired and
developed for oil before May !, 1917.
The circles say that the alleged retro
active confiscatory features Of the Oil
law seem to be removed by the Gales
amendments SO far as developed Oil
lands are concerned. but whether this
is actually the fact can be disclosed
only by future developments in the
practical administration by the Mexi.
can government Of the amended law.
This well informed America opinion
has not been obtained from the for
eign oil companies. 1t Is known that
the attitude of the foreign oil compa-
MES regarding the amended law is in
effect simply one of waiting to see
what happens.
The Mexican government. in the be.
lief of the semiofficial spokesman, in
tends to apply the amended law as
meaning that the rights existing be.
fore 1917, when the new Mexican con.
stitution became effective. or devel.
oped oil lands will be confirmed by con.
firmatory concessions.
This, however. would apply only to
oil lands explored or worked for oil
before 1917. 1t is not known what
will he the status of titles to oil lands
acquired before 1917 in cases where
such lands have not been explored or
worked for oil before that date.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

The Georgian colonial architecture
with which we are familiar in this
country is a somewhat simplified and
restrained product Of the same
change which was producing in
England the Georgian or English
classic architecture as successor to
the Gothic tradition governing most
previous work for many years.
In the New World the struggle for
existence and the more restrained and
simpler fashions resulting from an
austere outlook on life postponed the
complete acceptance Of the Georgian
style. particularly In its more decora-
tive aspects. Thornton Mixer, in his
book. 'Old Houses Of New England" :"
points out that 'it is natural that
manifest itself In that colony in which
the Puritan ideal was weakest. and
last where the zeal for the Puritan
ideal was most intense. Before 1920
excellent specimens OF Georgian
houses appear at Portsmouth. a
center OF trade and seafaring. while
not until well along toward the end
OF the eighteenth century is the
fashion adopted in the Republic OF
New Haven. and even then in re.
strained form"
The Georgian house Is particularly
interesting as an instance Of how the
natural good taste Of the early car.
penter-architects provided an excel.
lent setting for the rather elaborate
classical ornamentation which this
style imposed upon n type OF home
already Well established in this
country.
The Georgian colonial is most
strongly distinguished by the uni
formity In interior planning. with
which the central hall IL used as the
governing note OF the entire design.
Rooms branch to right and left OF
this hall. which is usually embellished
with elaborate but rather classic de-
sign. the stairway being genuine
work OF art. painstakingly produced
by a master craftsman In wood.
The house Is usually square In
shape. with gambreI, hip or gable
roof. Detail ornamentation Ia almost
| wholly confined to the central front
doorw ayand dentil holdings under
the caves. Large dormers usually
pierce the roof. giving a great deal
of light and ventilation 70 third.story
| rooms.
The style gives evidence Of very
intelligent use OF wood and brick.
Seldom is there any excess OF ma
| teriai or crudeness In the design.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
FORESTRY BILL FAVORED
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
$4,000, 900 Fund for Acquisition
OF Woodlands Backed by
Many Interests.

4 1avorab report on the McNary-
Woodruff bill providing for Federal
expenditures Of o.000,o 900 for the &C.
quisition of forest lands. was voted
this week by the Senate committee on
agriculture and forestry, following
brief hearings in which lumbermen.
Soresters and others urged the early
passage of the measure. The com.
mittee also voted to report the bill
with an amendment making the total
appropriation available for an eight
year program. instead ct ten'year
program as originally provided,
81 .0oO. 900 of which is to become avail.
able Immediately upon enactment.
Col. w. e. Greeley. chief United
States forester, explained that the bill
contemplated the purchase OF 1000 900
acres at the headwaters OF navigable
streams. two and one-hah million
acres I'm the Lake States and like
amount in the Southern pine region.
He estimated the lands in the Lake
States and In the South together
would cost approximately 5000. 600.
while the 1000 900 acres would cost
about SIS 200. 900.
Speedier action also was urged by
p. s. Kellogg. chairman OF the ma
tional forestry program committee.
and John 6. Holmes of the Southern
Forestry Congress. Mr.. Kellogg said
that, while private timber land own.
ers had made remarkable progress In
the matter of reforestation. private
capital should not be expected. under
present circumstances In the various
States. to grow trees that require q
century to mature. He said that wal
a matter for public enterprise. Be
cause Of the delay in passing this
measure, he added. the Nation has
lost many years in growth OF timber
Evening star., 1928-01-07
PLANS NEW APARTMENT.
Investment Company to Build
S25O,OOO Structure Soon.

Plans for the construction Of q five.
story modern apartment building to
be located at $500 Ontario road, at the
intersection OF Lanier place. this week
were filed with the District building
inspector by the Ell Kay Building &
Investment Co. The estimated con.
struction cost Of the new project. the
largest officially recorded thus far this
year. will be $25O.000.
The building. to be approximately
go feet high, will have brick facade
with limestone trimming and will be
of the modified English style of archi.
lecture. The apartment will contain
20 apartment units. which will range
in size from 'hree rooms and bath to
seven rooms and two baths. Most OF
the apartments. however. Will be OF
large size. The building will have a
frontage Of $50 feet on Ontario road.
with q frontage Of 120 feet On Lanier
place.
Construction Of the building is ex.
pected to be started in the near fu.
ture and to be completed early next
Fall.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

OF the deed. points out that while
brown sugar 10 not a large item OF
present-day East Boston consumption.
the people now inhabiting the site con-
sumo many times over $500 worth
annually.
The society also announces the gift
by Joseph r. Day OF the Real . tate
Board Of New York Of valuable col.
lection OF some 200 pamphlets and acts
Of the seventeenth and eighteenth cen.
tury dealing with early British trade
policies
Evening star., 1928-01-07
BUILDING IS ACTIVE
! DURING DECEMBER
Private Projects Authorized
in Month Reach Total of
S2,007, $3.50.

Private building projects authorized
in the District of Columbia during
December amounted to S2,O07.SS0, a
month of activity nearly normal for
1897, according to an official tabula.
;ion OF building permit values made
public today by Col. John w. Och.
mann, building inspector.
Construction of 151 dwellings OF va
rious types were included in the list
OF approved operations, the total cost
being computed at $1.026, ,2So. or
slightly more than half the total for
the entire list OF operations. Plans
were approved during the month for
3he building Of five apartment houses
10 cost a total of $505. 900.
Permits were issued as follows:
Evening star., 1928-01-07
NEED OF HOME OWNING
STRESSED BY RENTER

The largest tenant in the United
States has just disclosed some inter.
esting data as TO what 1t costs not
to own your own roof.
The tenant is the Post Office De-
partment. What It says is based on
experience with an annual expendi.
ture for rents Of something like $iS..
900. 900.
It costs the post Office an average
Of S71 cents a square foot for rented
property. according to Frank Z. Nc.
MILAN. superintendent of post Office
quarters and engineering. The cost
a square foot for rental OF space to
house other governmental activities
averages higher. 1t Is close to $1.23.
1t costs the Government an average
OF 80 cents square foot to own Its
buildings.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
LUMBER CURTAILED.
Holiday Week Curbs Industry, Re-
port Shows.

The Christmas holiday week, With
one less operating day. resulted In
sharp curtailment of the lumber move
ment. says the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association. reviewing
telegraphic reports from 397 mills, OF
which 314 are softwood and SO hard
wood. Production. shipments and new
business were much below those OF
the preceding week. but. on the other
hand they were. apparently, ABOUT
level with the record OF the CORE
spending week of 1926.
The softwood mills showed less de.
crease in new business. compared with
the previous week. than In shipments
and production: the last showing the
heaviest decline of all. Compared with
the corresponding week Of 1925. there
was a very slight falling Off in new
business and a small decline In both
shipments and production.
The hardwood mills. apparently. ex.
perienced considerable contraction Of
orders. as compared with the previ.
Gus week. and shipments and produc
ton also fell of notably. Taking into
consideration the smaller number OF
mills reporting last week. 1t appears
that the order file was about as large
as a year ago. with slight reduction
In shipments and production.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

In certain West Indian warehouse.
has just come into the possession Of
Business Historical Society. Boston.
The deed, dated 1856. was for the
swampy tract Of land then known az
Noodles Island. It transferred the
tract from Samuel Maverick. who had
possession OF the island before the
coming OF John Win hrop's colony, to
one John Burch for consideration
Of certain amounts Of muscovadoes or
unrefined sugar.
The society in Announcing the gift
Evening star., 1928-01-07
u. S. Georgian Colonial Architecture
Is Simpli6ed Product of English Type

Everything, apparently. was subordi.
mated to the considerations OF sym.
metry and grace in design. The ex.
ampies extant Of homes built during
the Georgian colonial period are liv-
ing proofs Of the taste in homes
which the early settlers manifested
almost from the time America was
first colonized.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Old Wooden Water Mains Good.

Wooden water mains dug up after
35 or more years service in the East
Side of New York City were found
in good state Of preservation and
ready for many more years. They
We're removed only because Of en-.
largements to the system. and prove
tho economy. In a graphic way. Of
good materials properly used.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

The All-States Hotel. eight-story res
idential hotel. located at Ola Nine
teenth street. opposite the Interior De-
partment Building. recently was com.
pleted and now is ready for its ten
ant owners, for the most part business
woman employees in the Government
departments here. who are incorpo.
rated as the All-States Hotel, Inc.
The All.States Hotel. planned in a
measure to provide permanent resi-
dence for business women now or for
merly housed in the Government Ho-
tells for Women on Union Station
plaza. which will be torn down with
development OF the approach to the
Capitol, is q combination Of a modern
hotel and apartment in its facilities.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

The following summary shows the
distribution Of improvements among
The respective sections OF the DISTRICT
of Columbia and the values of same
New buildings:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
EXPRESS WORKERS
IN GOTHAM STRIKE
$4,000 to $1,000 Walk Out,
Union CIaims-Seniority
Rule Believed Cause.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 10.-The Great
er New York area was the scene today
of an unannounced strike of members
of the Brotherhood of Railroad and
Express Clerks employed at the Ameri-
can Railway Express Co., which went
into effect shortly before midnight and
the cause of which was shrouded in
somewhat of a mystery.
Union claims were that between H.
900 and $4,000 employees had quit their
places on trucks. weighing machines
and desks. and asserted the strike would
be extended throughout the country.
No official union statement on the
reason for the strike could be obtained,
but one delegate explained that the
principal grievance was failure of the
company to recognize the seniority rule
whereby in slack seasons the most re-
cent employe would be the first to be
laid off.
Union pickets were on duty through
out the night at the various railroad
yards and express company terminals.
As drivers brought out their trucks for
the days work they were approached
by the pickets, and in cases where they
were won over the trucks were driven
back to the stables
Extra police were on duty at the
yards and the company's stables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
DORAN HOLDS BUSINESS
LIKES PRESENT DRY RULE
Declares Permit System Works
Nicely and Little Legal
Liquor Is Diverted.

Business interests are satisfied with
the present dry regulations, DR.. James
M. Doran, prohibition commissioner,
said today, in relating the results of
a recent trip he took to the Midwest
and the South. Only very small per-
centage of legal liquor finds its way
into illicit channels, DR.. Doran declared,
in calling attention to the point that
less than per cent of liquor seized
in the Midwest area showed legal liquor
origin.
The business interests. DR.. Doran
asserted, do not desire any loosening
up in vhe prohibition regulations. as
they wish to be protected from Illicit
operators.
The permit system is working nice
ly." DR.. Doran said
Turning to the New York situation,
where deaths have been reported, due
to alcoholic poisoning. DR.. Doran said
that he could not find that they were
due to a source other than straight
wood alcohol. and this is not rsisteS
to prohibition enforcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
zEPPEL|N'S START
SET FOR TOMORROW
Take-off for Sea Voyage viii
Be Made at 8 Am. if
Wind AbateS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Germany, Oc-
tober 10-The start of the transatlan-
tic fight of the huge dirible Graf Yep
pelin was set late today for am. to-
morrow. Announcement of this was
made a few hours after DR.. Hugo
Eckener who is to pilot the big airsnip
to the United States, had reluctantly
decided that he could not get away to-
day.
stiff breeze blowing around the
hangar made handling of the big craft
impracticable. Even tomorrows start
was predicated upon a change in this
condition.
The latest weather report indicated
that depression in the Atlantic was
spreading northward as far as Iceland
and in southerly direction as far as
the Azores. Thus the depression blank
eted completely the area through which
the dirigible would have to pass.
New Passenger List.
The complete passenger list continued
of paramount interest and several
changes and additions were announced.
Dr. Kruger of the ministry of trans
portation will take the place of Prof,
Ludwig Kaas of the German Centrist
party and three additional names were
listed, these being Herr Won Tiyszka, a
representative Of the Zeppelin's under
writers; Herr Book, representing the
Transradio Co., and Herr SchirlitZ, rep
resenting the Zeiss Co., manufacturers
of optical and navigation instruments.
The mails for America were closed
with $4,000 pieces aboard.
Passengers baggage, limited to 55
pounds each, was stored, and gas, fuel
and food supplies were complete.
Dr. Eckener adhered to his policy of
not discussing the route he plans to
follow. He and other officers have fire.
quently said the course would not be
decided definitely until the dirigible was
in the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
WIFE'S PRAISE OF WESLEY EDDY
is BLAMED IN ARREST OF MAN
Performer Charges Govern
ment Clerk ShadoWed and
Threatened Him.
Alleges Telephone Calls and
AnnoyanCes Extended Over
Several Months.

His wife's praise of Wesley Eddy's
performances as master of ceremonies"
at the Palace Theater was the only
explanation offered in Police Court to-
day by Aubrey Miller, 4O08 Marlboro
place, Government clerk, when he was
arraigned on Eddy's complaint that he
had "shadowed" him and threatened to
throw acid in his face.
Eddy testified that telephone calls
and annoyance from Miller had extend
ed over period of several months
Miller's case was continued until Octo-
Der II and he was ordered sent to Gal
linger Hospital for treatment In re-
Sponse to one telephone call, Eddy testi-
ned, he and Mrs. Eddy visited the
Miller home, and as they were leav-
ing. he said, Miller threatened to throw
acid in Eddy's face. One of the tele-
phone calls came at o'clock in the
morning, Eddy testified On another
occasion he said Mrs. Eddy answered
the phone and voice on the wire
which he said was that of Miller de-
clared you are not Mrs. Eddy. I
know where Mrs. Eddy is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
SUSPECT DENIES TYING
GIRL OF 16 TO TREE
Baltimore Undertaken Offers Alibi
in Case of Miss Shriver, Found
Near Cemetery.

BALTIMORE, October 10.-Stanley
j. Wakefield, 80 years old. an under
taker, is held at police headquarters in
connection with an attack on Miss Lotta
Shriver, 16, of Grasonville, Queen Anne
County, today declared he is innocent
and can prove an alibi.
Wakefield surrendered yesterday
when he learned his name had been
mentioned in the case He insisted he
was at work in Baltimore Monday,
when the girl was found semiconscious
bound hand and foot with 40 feet of
rope, near the Grasonville Cemetery.
Detective Capt. Burns said his force
will check up on Wakefield'S story, but
also will turn him over to Deputy
Sheriff Perkins of Centerville, If Per-
kins insists on taking him to the girls
bedside to face identification. 1t was
said the girl, unable to move her voice
muscles, wrote down Wakefleld's name
on a piece of paper. 1t was said at
Grasonville the girl knew Wakefield
when she worked in Baltimore. Police
here were in doubt today whether in
writing Wakefield'S name Miss Shriver
meant accusation or merely desire to
have him come to her bedside and help
her.
Radio Po6a RI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
ENGINEER KILLED
IN TRAIN COLLISION
Passenger Locomotive Hits Rear
End of Freight-Several Are
Injured.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, October
10.-John McGregor. engineer, was killed
and several passengers injured early to-
day in a collision between a Wabash
Railroad passenger train and freight
near Stevensville, Is miles from here.
The injured were taken to Buffalo.
The freight train was on siding, but
it is understood that the rear end did
not clear the main line and the pas
senger train ploughed through. The
passenger train was going from Detroit
TO Buffalo and most of the passengers
were in their berths when the accident
occurred. = -.