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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
0R|ENTALS FLOCK
INTO PHILIPPINES
Japanese and Chinese Get
Strong FoothoId in
Davao District.
BY PAUL WRIGHT.

~ Cable :" The star and Gh,cngn Daily
%cp~. FopErtght ICES.
MANILA, February 27.-Japanese and
Chinese immigrants are arriving in the
island in increasing numbers. due TO
the financial and business depression
in Japan and the distress OF civil war
in China
The japanese immigrants are cOnccn-
trating upon the rich Dayao district
IN southern MindanaO and are likely
TO present a delicate problem 10 the
new administration Of Gov. Cen. Slim
son. japanese immigration 10 that
point began long after Americans began
successfully 10 develop plantations, but
today the japanese number thousands
while the number OF Americans are less
than four score
Report from shipping circles in Hong
kong a.c 10 the effect that hundreds
Of japanese are on every boat going
10 southern NindanaO. Official Statis-
tics Of the Philippine government show
that last years movement was the
greatest since the boom time In America
IN. 1915 attracted thousands Of Japa-
ncSo. The total remaining in the island
Is Unprecedented
Davao Colony Large.
japanese arrivals exceeded departures
by more than 1900 last year, the great
II part ct them sticking in Davao,
where the japanese arc establishing the
,trongcSi settlement under the American
flag
The Americans in the Darao district
are chiefly stalWart. courageous men
and women OF the pioneer type, who
gladly welcome the japanese. The
Americans are entirely too few 10 dc
~ no, Safy
native supply Of labor is inadequate
and unreliable The japanese generally
begin their careers by working the land
on shares with their predecessors. pro-
ducing hemp. cocOutitS and oil nuts
While there IS no legal restriction
against japanese immigration the case
Of the Chinese is different, The
Chinese immigrants take advantage OF
The permissible entry Of merchants.
Minor children also crowd IN illegally.
Thousands Of coolies arrive every year
as merchants after Scrubh.ng up and
being dressed in proper clothes at Annoy.
There are training camps III the neigh
borhood Of Annoy where coolies are
taught 10 act like merchants until they
arc past the immigration officials.
Many Chinese return 20 the home
land, but thousands remain. In add
ton there Is a huge immigration by
Malaga sailing craft from Borneo.
Chinese Merchants Prosper.
Chinese already control the greater
part OF the retail business Of the Is
lands. their shops prospecting III almost
every village,
Filipino government officials explain
an evident trutii~~that they arc unable
Ia control the Illicit immigration be-
cause Of insufficient funds and m IN
adequate number 81 Coast Guard cut
tcrs They had IL cutters prior 10 1918
for patrol duties. but now they have
only one
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MRS. J. M. HUMPHREY DIES,
Long Tire Resident Of Capital Vic.
tim Of Pneumonia.

MIs Josephine M pump!lrcY ~
years old, died Of pneumonia at her
residence 1924 Fourth street southeast,
yesterday. a native Of Baltimore Mrh.
Humphrey bad been "A resident Of this
city since she WAS rs years old
She hayes her husband Joseph II
plHnphicy, five sons. John A. james
H. Nelson D.. Jackson r and Raymond
j Humphrey. aud three daughters Mrs
Eliza !, Pennington, Mise fthci j, PUN
phfey and ME-. Florence +. Scott, all
u Isis city
Funeral services VIII be- conducted III
the residence Tomorrow afternoon ri :!
O'Clock, inirTment VIII be in Congrea~
sional Cemetery.
Ihr mayor ~ New YOiks special
advisory committee on school buildings
hGa found defects IN the - school
buildings II recent construction which
inspected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27

lirndcrShot could not be considered
an electrical engineer. rs all his school
ing was obtained III high school, the
ma ior said HIS ideas on electricity
cannot be- called orthodox" he added
but for lust that reason | have n lot
of faith In him. because IN setting to
work on this problem he didn't fall into
The rlts scientifically trained men have
been walking IN Tor years"
The Seattle Post lntellgrncer today
quotes Alfred NJ Hubbard ot Seattle
as believing the llcnderahot meter N II
development of free energy" motor
he patented III 1919, lie was quoted ITS
saying his apparatus extracted electrical
energy from rndum He said ne sold -
per cent OF his patent rights Ia the
Rudhlm Chemical Go. Of Pittsburgh IN
1000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27

the way We wired II up and said that
ii violated all the prime piles aud that 1t
wouldn't work Then It did work"
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THE WEATHER

District of Colunbia-Fair, cooler to-
night: tomorrow fair, slightly cooler;
gentle to moderate northwest winds.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight: tomorrow fair. cooler; fresh
southwest winds, shifting to west late
this afternoon.
Virginia-Partly cloudy. preceded by
showers in southeast portion tonight;
slightly cooler in west and north por-
tons; tomorrow fair. cooler in east por-
ton; fresh southwest, shifting to west
winds
West Virginia-Fair. cooler tonight;
tomorrow fair; slightly cooler in ex-
trerne east portion.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 20; 8 pm, So;
IL midnight, 81; 4 am, so; am, SO;
noon. "a.
Barometer pm, 3015; pm
30.16: IL midnight. 30.12 4 am, zoos;
8 am, 30.02 noon. 1924.
Highest temperature, 10, occurred at
noon today.
Lowest temperature, 50. occurred at
3 am today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, ~.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United states Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today--Low tide. 1l:10 am and
"a pm; high tide, 4:32 am. and
S:03 pm.
Tcniorrow-Low tide, 1901 pm:
high tide, 5:32 am. and 5:57 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose Sill am; sun sets
$50 pm.
Tornorrow-Sun rises 6:12 am; sun
sets 5:38 pm.
Moon rises :49 am; sets 400 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition Of the Water.
Great Falls-Clear.
Harpers Ferry-Potomac clear; Shen-
andoah clear.
Weather in Various Cities.
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FOREIGN.
Eugene Black to Speak.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHEREYDALE Va. October o.
Representative Eugene Black of Texas
has been added as speaker at the
Democratic rally to be held at Fire
mems Hall here tomorrow night. under
the auspices of the Smith Robinson
Moore Club of Arlington County. sc-
cording to announcement Of William
L. Bragg, president of the club. wilbur
C. Hall. delegate to the General As
sembly from Fairfax County, is the
other speaker.
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In Mkmnrlam.


BALDWIN. LAURA V. In sad but LOVING re-
mother and sister. LAURA ', fALDwfi;.
day day October 9. ii" is2a. A' Ga '
Today recalls the memories
OF loved one. zone to rest.
Ard those who think of her TO-DAY
Are those who love her best
She will never be forgotten.
But " IN MEMORIES 1M shs M will he so With
LoHrSSe u; AalT Tsssys rs s ssfsr AND sFor
memoirs q our taithfuI AND bsIoysd wife
sso today. October J. Ilsss' '''4 wv
We miss her no less as time passes on
For sbssncs can never clos: the door Of
While the lamp. Of our 1--we ar. stili
HER tovIINd HUSBAND. WILLIAM Z.
81 RrS2EEg S2S AM AND P ia aHli5zE:
HINES. CHARLES.F. In memory of my son.
sso todss, octobs F T isIs ed ten years
HIS FATHER.
MCCARTHY. DENNIS J. IN. sad but loving
Ssnd brN M aAssTT Who se S:p sqs
3D. 49, s life esh VIE TfiT' Ans s1S o tSfnz
osTMANN, KATHERINE A.. In loving
memory Of my dear dauzhter and our
sister. KATHERINE A. O5TMANN tnce
Gassl. who departed thiz life October .,
1918. THE FAMILY.
oZBURN, WADE n. In loving. Remembrance
OF our dear. husband and. father, WADE
4. ozBURE who died one year ago today
0''OO'' o 90 WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
PROCTOR. FRANKLIN NJ. In loving n1en1-
Org of cur dear husband, father and srand-
father. yhc died nine years sso toda%.
9 9sSSfoSe4rE 3 is WIFE. DAUGHTER AND
GRANDCHILDREN.
SMITH. MARY J. Sacred to the memory
Of our dear nother and sister. who de-
parted this life two years aso yesterday.
october 8. 1926
1t seems like yesterday, dear mother, since
you went away.
How We have longed for your loving smile
and tender care.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER AND SON-IN.
Law. MILDRED AND BURRELL PENN.
Only those that have lost devoted sister
know the meaning Of gone.
BROTHER AND SISTERS. CHARLES.
CARRIE AND HENRIETTA.
WASHINGTON, LUCY. In sad but loving
remembrance of my dear mother, LUCY
thirty years ago todsS. October o. 1898.
Gone. but not forgotten.
And she will ever live in my heart.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER. MARTHA
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have bsen re3orted 10
ting Health Department in the pact - hours
Charles Smith Bundv. ~. the FaIkstone
Edwfn L. Shope. a. es7 Nd. ave. ne
Charles Henry Grace, %. A2s Kenyon st.
Nancy Wiley Patterson. 40. Garn.ld Hos
pitsl.
John Econonnu. So. GARFIELD Hospital
vincent Marcionetti. AZ. 1908 23nd g. NV
Dora Lee Kidwell a.. 2637 Conn. ave
James w. Hernessey. -. United States
William r. Clark. 70. Freednen's Hospital.
Jennie Riddick, IS. i2ioA carrolburs 81.
Chester r.. Martin. 4s. 2aiG 18th St
Frank Colfton, Al. FreednaenS Hospitai
Richard Washington. 40. Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Luvenia Edelen. 81. Providence Hospital.
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be in Greenwood Cemetery. Brooklyn.
n. Y.
Mrs. Gibson was 70 years old. She
had resided in this city since soon
after the death of Admiral Gibson
about IS years ago.
She is survived by five daughters
Mrs. Albert r. Church. wife of Capt
Church, U. S. N: Mrs. Gibson Glaenzer
Mrs. W. T. Tarrant. wife Of Capt Tar
rant, U. S. NJ: Miss Kate Gibson and
Miss Elizabeth Gibson. and by one son
Comdr Holbrook Gibson, u S. N.
Australia expects the early return OF
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HUGH FRAME DROWNED.
Professor in western University

Professor in Western University
Was Widely Known Here.
Prof Hugh Frame. head Of the School
of Transportation in the University Of
Washington and widely known here
was drowned near Seattle. wash. Sun
day when washed overheard while on
yachting party. according to word re-
ccived by Ralph A. Graves, 37oS Har-
rison street.
Mr.. Frame came here frequently in
connection with studies Of transporta-
| ton problems.
He is survived by his parents. who
| reside in Halifax. Nova Scotia, and a
sister, residing in New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
DEaths.

NEwMAN p p Mel; s. osscS ss 1923 e.
die NJ. Newman and son Of the late Francis
L. and Rachel Newman Funeral Thursday
RsIS 1etC s r.S Sse'f M 0 in .G9
ntsnt in Loudon Park Cemetery.' Relatives
and friends invited to attend TO-
osTMAN THoYAs ssad as.IS s e. Mo1-
T Tk n. 0oFTMAN. Beloved hgsSsnd
q Clara B.. end DEVOTED father Of LOUIS Gngs
Al Apartment s7oM. Wsrdrsn s:rk Kot.l
on sSsnee to csSTeh q st. Thomas the the
Apostle, where mass will be said at . I'm, nm.
POLAND. GEORGE WASHINGTON. on
pi HaIAy GEORGE wAsHfNGfToN, 'i hus5 aTS
o. sr tae s Laaa Hsynes e 17so ave
NV, on Wednesday, october TO- ss 8 m.
Interment private.
sH Iys M S. r G o nr. M SSs 9f s
widow Of Charles W. shiles; Funeral from
the residsnc. Of her dsgshter;1 Mrs oN " T.
10. at pm. Interment AZ CONGRESSIONAL
Cemetery.
sIMoNDs. DELLA LESTER. A. her resi-
Dr.. Edward B. simonds. Funersl from
MG. kH % rSarsS Sr octsser H. 10 am "a.
terment Fort Lincoln Cemetery 10
dsnly. ,Monday. october &. 1913: JOHN +.
wife, Mrs Mary waters; one dsuzhtsr.
Mrs. Estelle Taylor; one son. William H:
Waters, jr.: one granddaughter. one
grandson, one daughter -in-lsw and a host
Of other relatives and FRIENDS. Remains
restlIns a. the GecTSs sA ,S GlarSe C o, ie
OF funeral hereafter.
WILLIAMS. .sALLIE. M. Departed. this life
Monday. October 8. 1928. at 2;4S N, At
2e0S pun1barton ave. nv. SA1LIE NJ.
WILLIAMS, loving mother Of Della, Les
Eett and grandmother Of nine grandchildren.
She also leaves a host OF other relatives
and friends. Remains resting at the ".
Ernest Jarvis funeral parlors 2sth ana
Dumbarton ave. NV. Funeral Wednesday.
October 10. at 2 pm, from the residence,
2SO6 punharton ave. n. ".
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Mount Rainier, Md. three grandcf1il-
dren and four reat-grandchildrer
Funeral services will be conducted OF
the residence tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. Interment will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
MRS. slLvERsoN DIES.
Resident of Baltimore Was visit
ing Daughter in This City.

Surrounding to the inflrmities of age.
Mrs. Kath.ryne Silverson. 50 years old.
of 1922 East Bittle street Baltimore.
Nd, was found dead in bed yesterday
ct the home Of her daughter. Mrs Louis
Leibold, 1908 S street southeast.
She was pronounced dead by Dr.. H.
K. Butler, 1851 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. She was found by her SON.
in-law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
MRS. ALICE CLEEVES DIES
Passes Away at Home of Daughter
at Age of "a Years.

az Age OF o. Yeats.
Mrs. Alice Cleeves, 81 years old, widow
of Arnold Cleeves died at the home Of
her daughter. Mrs. Carlone C.. New
man, 1349 Park road. yesterday. She
had been in failing health for about a
year Mrs. Cleaves had resided in this
city since young child
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.
Newman two sons Maurice NJ. Cleevss
of this city and William A. Cleeves of
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported 10
the Health Department in the past ~ hours:
John and Frances G; Warrins. girl.
Charles w ana Ethel v, Sine. boy
Courtland P aud Mamie L. Zell. boy.
John w and Nora 3. Murray. boy.
Used car statesmen are just being in
troduced in Denmark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
MRS. GIBSON DIES.
Widow OF Rear Admiral Had Been
&C.

Ill for Month.
Mrs. Aurelia Holbrook Gibson, widow
of Rear Admiral William c. Gibson.
U. S. NJ, died at her residence In the
Decatur. 2131 Florida avenue. yester-
day after an illness of about a month.
Private funeral services will be con.
Quoted at the residence tomorrow after
noon at Sis O'Clock. Rev. z. B. T.
Phillips. rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, will oficiate. Interment will
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LOST.
BLACK BAG containing checks and papers
@ VI % of ys9e i4 coSn ave r. m
two rose bowls, one brown glazed pottery,
the other hand Elaborated china in Persian
w sSsrds Ss Mr. Ea "a g. Land. Dunn Lorns
va Telephone Fails Churen 8Os-F-lS. 9"
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for N5 Shares g. Dreterred STOCK series 1915
5 J9iis + c coe. reward R p L. Pec %
DoG-Enslish bull terrier. white. with
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FOX TERRIER-Brown and black spots.
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, after 8. Reward. Mr.. Rorey. TO-
GLASSES Lefayette, PARK and
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I HANDBAG-Will party who found handbag
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SMALL, r.. ALFRED. We wish to express
our sincere appreciation to our many
trisnds , and relatives for syrpathy and
the death OF our dear husband, son and
sretahers T., ALEREp SMALL sn~ns 900
MES EsM e ALFRED SMALL SISTERS AND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09

Australia expects the early return OF
nrnSneritV
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HARRIS. MATILDA. Ofacers and members
81 e. are psaS Ss sa'e e.
tend the funeral of Sister MATILDA HAR-
RIS. THURSDAY: october II. 1925. AZ 9
O'Clock pm. from the Liberty Baptist
Church. 23rd ST. between II and SITS. n. W
Call meeting Wednesday. October 10, Al
7.3n q. m. at the hall
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OVERCOAT-Gray and black, with black
band on left sleeve and black handkerchief
in breast pocket. between 18th and New
York ave: and 18th and. u; finder please
call at 1874 Gales ne. or phone Lin. 2494
and receive suit BILE reward
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POCKETBOOR, containing railroad passes.
other PAPERS Return Room l. Southern Rail-
way Bids, 18th & Pa. ave.
POODLE DOG, namc Boots" Call Clev.
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PURSE or nrst floor Kann's Dept. Store,
about $50 Monday. Oct. g. A tan envelope
purse containing Bills. Return to s3f Eye
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

the lady must be naturally insuscept
ible to ivy poisoning. I am very easily
poisoned. even If go near the plant In
the Winter when it is dormant. Last
year I wrote for your advice, and fol-
lowing your suggestion. ate small por-
tiOns OF ivy leaf or rather a tiny bud
early this Spring In "a hours my lips
became swollen and the inside Of my
mouth broke out with the eruptions,
and l believe the eruption or irrita-
ton extended throughout the digestive
tract / suffered for a week before
l found relief. No more poison Ivy for
me My advice to persons susceptible
to ivy poisoning is to stay as far as
possible away from 1t.
This is the first adverse report We
have received from any one Who has
tried eating an ivy leaf or berry by way
of acquiring immunity. We have had
numerous reports from people who de-
clare they have found this practice
harmless and effective Perhaps the
trouble was simply an overdose In Mrs.
G.. l.. HIS case We should like to re-
ceive other reports from readers who
have had personal experience. Mean
while. cannot recommend the method
/ can recommend only the annual
course of very dilute homeopathic
tincture of ivy leaf. directions for which
am glad to send to readers who wish
10 obtain innmunity-inclose with your
request a stamped envelope bearing
your address.
COPYRIGHT 1927
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Everyday Law Cases
What IL Test OF the Validity OF
An Agreement Not 10 Engage
in Business?
by THE COUNSELLOR.
by THE COUNSELLOR

DR.. Cook sold his dental practice to
DIR. Smith, agreeing never again to
practice his profession In Midcity. Five
years later, however. Or Cook returned
to the city and re-opened his office, An
action in damages for breach Of agree
mant was then brought against hun,
In his defense DR. Cook called tflr
attention OF the court to the fact that
The agreement barred him for life from
making living In Mdcity and was,
therefore. unreasonable in its terms.
Moreover, he declared, the agreement
was invalid as being In restraint Of
trade.
But the court held that the agree
ment was enforceable, declaring.
An agreement not 10 engage in a
business or profession unlimited as to
both time and space is regarded as a
total restraint Of trade and Is void.
However. an agreement which Is rca-
sonably limited in point OF space is
not invalid because 1t Is unlimited In
point Of time. II follows that where
the restraint is limited as to both time
and space, the agreement In valid The
principal test OF the validity OF the
contract Ia the reagonablcness Of the
restraint imunsrd I"
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Today i'm
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

August 81, i8i4.-Mayor Blake about
noon today issued a call for all abe-
bodied men remaining in the city. in
Guiding all free colored men as well as
whites. to meet tomorrow at the Capt.
toi and thence go to Bladensburg and
throw up brcastWorkS. which our de-
Tending troops may occupy in the eX-
pected event that the British invaders
approach the city from that direction.
our troops including the available
Federal force and the District Militia,
are between the city aud the British,
who are slowly moving IN this direction
from the PatuXent River. 1t Is expect
ed that the invaders Will reach Upper
Marlboro tomorrow. The British are
believed 10 be about 1000 strong. The
American force at present In the Field
totals about $500. Militia from Mary
land and perhaps from other nearby
States may augment our force before
the battle is joined.
Intense excitement and alarm pre-
vail throughout the city today So
many citizens have marched out to
defend their homes that the apprehen-
sion among wives and relatives is gen.
cral. At the same time ii is feared
that If the British succeed in forcing
their way into the city the destruction
Of property will be great. This view is
based upon knowledge of the burning
and pillaging by the enemy soldiers
and sailors at various points on Chesa-
peake Bay and its tributary rivers
during the last year
Many persons here today are in a
feverish hustle of preparation TO leave
their homes with all of the valuables.
Officials and clerks of the Government
are also busy packing in boxes all valu-
able books and papers in the executive
departments. The archives Of the
State Department are being placed in
linen bags to be conveyed TO LeeSburg.
Va, and stored there until the danger
Is passed II the British continue their
march toward the city tomorrow, it Is
expected that there will be a general
exodus OF citizens and government Of
fcials.
1t is understood that Capt. Barney
has destroyed the American fiotilla in
the Patuxent to keep the boats from
falling into the hands of the British
and that he will join the American de-
Tending force with 600 men from the
tiotilla tomorrow.
Gen. Winder, in command OF the
American force. will probably fall back
slowly before the advancing British
until he reaches the entertainments
which are to be thrown up at Bladens-
burg. provided of course. that the in
yaders march in that direction.