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Evening star., 1928-04-02
MOVES CONvULS S|VE
ON STOCK MARKET
Bulls and Bears in Struggle
for ControI-Some Big
Early Gains Lost.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Convulsive
price movements. rejecting the struggle
for control between opposing specula-
tive groups. characterized todays stock
market. Radio, after opening 50 a
share lOwer at $178. rallied to a new
high record at s19650 and then quick
ly slipped below $3.50. Nearly two
score issues were marked up 81 to near
ly 50 a share in the first few hours OF
trading. A wave of selling orders swept
through the market in the early after
noon when the call money rate was
marked up to 5ls per cent, the highest
Of the year
Trading failed to keep pace with the
1000 0O0-share sessions last week. al
though total sales for the day undoubt-
edly viii cross the 5000 000-share mark
Tor the seventeenth consecutive full
session. Marking up of the call monev
rate, coincident with the calling OF
about $l5.000.000 in loans, was attrib-
uted to the heavy demand for funds in
connection with quarterly settlements.
Radio fell from S1965O to s188 within
Is minutes General Motors. which had
rallied from s184 to sl8775. quickly Slip
ped back to Sl85.25 and American IN
ternational. Allied Chemical Mont
gomery Ward and Sears-Roebuck sold
down 50 to 50 share below Saturdays
final quotations.
Among the many issues which had
pushed into new high ground in the
early up-Swing were ST. Paul common
and preferred: Great Northern, prefer
red, Gulf Oil. American Ice. Best &
Co. Park g. Tilford. Gillette Safety
Razor. American Safety Razor. Curtiss
Aeroplane and Wright Aeronautical. the
last named soaring $50 to Sl0l so.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
MARINES SCATTER
NICARAGUA REBELS
Five Insurgents Are Killed,
Two Wounded. in Two
Skirmishes.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, I'll .
American Marines vigorously pursued
scattered rebels III northern Nicaragua
today after large band Of them had
been set upon by the Marines in two
clashes and routed.
Five rebels were killed and two
wounded Although his name was not
announced. one of those slain was
known to have been chief lieutenant
of Gen. Augustine Sandino. insurgeni
commander.
The skirmishes took place about sc
miles north Of Jinotepe. but Marine
headquarters. hoping to deal the San
dino movement decisive blow before
the rainy season next month. concealed
the exact location for military reasons
There were no Marine casualties.
Twenty-one horses and mules. is sad
dies. ? rifles. several machetes and a
number of bombs were captured from
the rebels. The belief prevailed that
the band was the largest encountered
in more than a month.
II had been reported that these in
SurgentS were active in southern Nueva
Segovia and three patrols set out to
look for them.
Apparently surprising the rebels in a
mountainous region. a patrol under
Lieut. Harold C., Roberts of New York
was the first to encounter them. The
band was routed in a sharp fight, with
several casualties
An hour later a second patrol, under
Lieut.. Paul A. Putnam Of Michigan,
ran into a group Of the rebels who
had gathered together their forces
again Effective use OF machine guns
by the Marines brought more rebel
casualties and the insurgents scattered
with the Marines in pursuit.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
ORATORS PREPARE
F0RF|NALS MAy4O
Intensive Campaign of CON-
petition Will Be Renewed
Next Week.

While The Star areas participants
in the Fifth National Oratorical Contest
are preparing during this weeks inter-
school lapse OF activity for the renewal
next week Of the intensive Campaign
Of competition which will end only with
The Star finals on May 10, Japan. one
OF the nine nations competing in the
third International Oratorical Contest.
likewise Is training it's students of
forensic proWess to compete for world
honors here next October.
Through The Star finals tEis areas
representative in the national finals. 10
De held In the Washington Auditorium
May rs. with a jury Of Supreme Court
justices passing Judgment on the orators.
VIII be chosen. Similarly, the repre-
sentatives of the seven other zones in
thts country will be chosen for entry
IN the national finals. The winner OF
tnal contest. then. viii represent the
united States in the international meet
IN october. when the champions Of
england, France, Canada, Mexico, Cuba,
Japan, Holland and Germany will con-
tend In their own right for world high
school oratorical honors.
Japan Chooses June 1.
According TO present plans. Japan's
japanese national finals. June l. This
Oriental nation presents one Of the nost
interesting figures in the worId contest.
IN view OF the fact that its contestants
are delivering their orations In Eng
hsn rather than in their native tongue.
sponsored by newspaper printed in
English. the Toxic Advertiser the con-
test IN Japan Is directed by Paul Rusch.
q director OF the English Speaking
students Federation. In his task Of
directing the nation wide competition
IN that country. Mr.. RuSch has the CO.
operation Of Prince Tokugawa. presi-
cent OF the America-Japan Society.
Inc primary responsibility for the
actual administration Of the contest in
the steps by which Japan's represent
atiVe viii be chosen. however, were
placed on the America Japan Society
by Marquis Komura Of the foreign
Office.
support Of Native Press.
In a recent cablegram to Randolph
Leigh, director general Of the national
ana international contests, Mr.. Rusch.
VINO Is professor Of English in the
Rikkyo University and the Waseda Uni
verslyt, both OF which are located in
Toxic. declared that the English-edited
Ac"SPdpcE mas the nearly support OF
several journals printed in japanese.
Through an intensive campaign. he has
said, Japan's champion should be a
strong contender for the world cham
pionship when he delivers his speech
from the stage Of the Washington Audi
torium with other nations representa-
tives
English, MIR. RuSch explained. Is
studied aSSiduouSly by japanese students
and the contest is being made a r,oeans
OF stimulating students in the effective
use of the Occidental language.
The japanese champion viii leave the
Orient for the United States earIy in
September. After landing at Seattle, he
Will journey TO Washington By way OF
Chicago and New York. arriving here
one week before the international finals.
October Is.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR WASHINGTON
OFFICE BUILDING

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ment store company Of Parker Bridget
filed suit against the corporation to OBJ
tain lease for large portion OF the
basement and first floors OF the build
ing under contract which 1t claimed
it had from the owners of the property,
This followed disagreement as TO the
height and floor levels OF the building.
said not to have been built in accord
ance with specifications at the time the
department store entered into confer
enceS for space in the building.
The Weaver Bros. suit had the effect
of attaching rentals of the building
pending outcome of its claim TO $4,000
rental commissions and this litigation
gave rise to numerous runors in the
past few weeks that the property would
20 into the hands of receiver.
At the outset the building project
encountered difficulties which caused de-
LAYS resulting in losses IN interest
money on the building prior 10 its
completion. which was announced last
October %. A change III the major
contractor of the building was made
after the building operation had been
held up for q time. Also II was orig
.llally planned that the Washington
BElIGlnR W0UlQ DC ItEdtcl .IotH itlG
plant in the adjoining Evans Building
After the building was nearly completed
this was found TO be impracticable. and
plans were drawn for the erection OF a
separate heating plant in the Wash
ington Building itself Here the build
ers ran into difficulties with the Dis
trict officials due 10 the fact that plans
for the smokestack on the building ran
above the authorized height limit set
by the District Notifications were
made in the plans after some study,
however. and the stack was permitted
Several months ago officials Of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
agreed 10 take large quarters on the
fourth floor Of the building as its new
home. This lease was signed recently
by officials Of the City Central Corpora
ton, but preparation of the rooms de-
signed for the chambers use has been
delayed.
The Washington Building has beer
appraised at $4,000. 900 and. II Is un-
derstood, was financed on that basis.
There Ii a first mortgage OF $2,S00 900
on the building, bearing 8 per cent
interest, due in 1910.
Evening star., 1928-04-02

The action Of jury In the District
gupreme Court In awarding 'erdlet
for $4,000 damages 10 Miss Mabel +.
gneed. an employe Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, after khe had
accepted a check for $22s from claim
agent Of the Capital Traction co. in
settlement Of injuries sustained In ear
accident, and had signed release, was
upheld today by the District Court OF
Appeals In an opinion of Judge Oscar u.
Bland Of the United States Court of
Customs Appeals, who sat in The alb
senee VI Justice Van Orsdel Justice
Charles II. Hobb dissented, but did not
file aH opinion.
The woman retained the check with
out eashing 1t for more than a year.
while she grew worse from injuries sus~
tanned Dy the pTsmatas starting of h
car Of the company at ; W J"fssy ave-
nne and q street k0vel der 10, 1873
She charged fraud against itl6 agent of
| the company, who told her, II was claim =
/ I'd, that her doctor had said II Was not
| the injury received from the accident
| hut another Ailment that was causing
! her trouble Miss Eneed when her ease
~ E.sa ~ w " Aaa s1sAase fs2R
Evening star., 1928-04-02
NEW FARM MARKET
PLAN DISCLOSED
Latest Scheme Would Build
in Retail Section at Cost
of S. 500, 600.

Plans for another proposed market
nroject III the downtown area, 1t was
learned today. call for huge enterprise.
70 cost about $2.S0o,0o0, With slightly
mere ticor space than old Center Mar
ket. housed in a two-storv building to
occupv virtually city block.
While the exact location was not dis
closed. ii was said that ii will be some
where south of New York avenue ana
east Of Fifteenth street.
Those behind the proposal, when IS
the largest Of at least three market
protects now en- foot in different parts
Of the city. said rapid progress WIS De-
Ing made
For instance. parking space would oe
provided for automobiles OF customers
coming to the market. on the entire top
OF the building and in part OF
basement. Access to both would be ny
ramps.
The structure would be Of architec-
tural design to harmonic with the re-
tail business district. and would nave
limestone exterior.
Modern Refrigeration.
Refrigeration would be furnished to
stands Of those needing il for thelx prod
uctS, in the most up-to-date and SCI d
tifIc fashion. from a plant III the tass-
nlent
Action Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations Saturday night Ill con-
cemning the erection Of any farmers
wholesale market out OF pubic fulaS
and asking for a new central retain
market was a topic Of major considera-
ton today in circles concerned IN the
market situation
Cones of the federation's sweeping
eN.>sr, Fy1.-1s FSNF r.
retarv David Babp 10 the Speaker OF
the House. the President Of the Senate.
with REQUEST for inclusion in the Con-
cressional Record. and to the District
commissioners. the Citizens' Advisory
Council. the Bureau Of the Budget, and
chairn4en of the Senate and House COM
nittees on the District Of Columbia.
See Blow to Southwest
Retail n?arketnen we're hailing the
federation action as a stimulus to some
pr0ject 10 replace Cenper Market in
ADEQUATE fashion. while the farmers
and proponents of the Southwest site
saw the resolution as a sharp blow
against their bill for 5000 900 Farmers
Market II the southwest. The measure
is now before the Senate having passed
the House. Delegates to the federation
il was indicated viii probably bring the
fight against the PUBIC Wnolesale
Farmers Market up in many citizens
association. most of which meet during
the early part Of the month.
Driven from their sheds. which are
beng torn away 10 make room for the
Internal Revenue Building. the farmers
now are doing business along the 3
rect curb. A bill is pending is tooth Ell
street curb. A bill is pending IN Con-
sress 70 provide temporary shelters
along B street.
Center Market itself is to be razeo
70 give way TO the new Department OF
Justice Building.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
Court Upholds $4,000 Award to Woman
Despite Her Signing Release for Injury

q couch IN the courtroom, where she
recliued throughout the court sessions.
While the rule that one who seeks to
avoid the effects Of a contract, says the
court. obtained by fraud. must act with
diligence upon the discovery Of the
fraud, Is a wholesome rule IL has not
been applied by the courts 10 n
frauduiently procured release, upon
facts from which different reasonable
conclusions could be drawn and where
the application Of the doctrine of ratifi-
cation by delay would cause manifest
and ifreparabie injustice.
"A contract which obtains for S225 a
| consideration worth $4,000" says
Justice Bland, under ordinary circum~
stances In enforceable. but the courts
will not indulge In the niceties and re-
flnements OF the law IN order 10 uphold
such a contract where IL was obtained
by fraud"
The decision may have the effect, IL
Is stated, of putting an end 10 the prac~
| tlce of the company Of making settle
menis without suit with persons injured
on the cars and may greatly Increase
the work of the courts by compelling
all injured persons 10 have recourse 70
sAi.| ksslnss .ns qQrpoFstaRps -+.-- -
Evening star., 1928-04-02

house with Inspector Stoll, Policeman
Joseph Hunt and Assistant United
States Attorney Hart when the atiidavitS
were made out.
Recalls Visit 10 Precinct.
Just before this Hlanton had asked
Sehenck II he were present at roll call
In the third precinct on March when
the representative had told the as
sembled policemen that Staples was be-
ing framed and he knew who was doing
1t. 5chenck was not present at the roll
call.
Didn't you know I was referring to
yo, and Huntp" Blanton demanded.
II did not frame him." Schenck re-
piled Indignantly. "and didn't know
you we're referring 10 u.s."
Evening star., 1928-04-02
Sheriff Lacking
Vehicles Releases
200 From Arrest


NEWARK, Ohio, April 1.-Two
hundred persons arrested at cock
fight held at Buckeye Lake yester-
day were released by Sheriff Carl
Foulk and his deputies because they
lacked vehicles necessary to take the
crowd to the nearest Jail, Is miles
away
Minor johnson of Newark. the
proprietor, was held under 5000
bond.
Cock fighters from Ohio. Indiana
and Kentucky points within 300
mile radius were present.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
A Legitimate Pony.

Correspondence OF ths Associated Press.
CANYON, Tex~~A pony Is useful to
Frank Steen. II, best Latin scholar In
Canyon High School He rides II "a
miles day between home and school
Evening star., 1928-04-02
Storm Destroys Crimean Houses

MOSCOW, April =. P.-Dispatches
from the Crinean Peninsula state that
the mountainous region there has been
swept BY q violent storm. Houses were
destroyed in many villages and crops
and orchards damaged.
Evening star., 1928-04-02

Nearly 100000 pairs OF rubber boots
from America we're donned in the
United Kingdom last wear
Evening star., 1928-04-02
80 ESCAPE EXPLOSION.

West Virginia Mine Blast Reported
Without Fatalities.
CHARLESTON, w. va. April N1).
Thirty men escaped safely from the
No. z mine Of the Keystone Coal IL
Coke Co, at Keystone, following an
explosion there today. r.. NJ. Lambie
chief of the State Mining Department,
Was advised by William Wilson. super
intendent Of the nina Wilson told
Lambie that NO far as he knew no Ia
talities resulted from the blast.
Evening star., 1928-04-02
RETIREMENT BILL,
INCREASING ANNUITY,
REPORTED TO SENATE

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Evening star., 1928-04-02
MOTORISTS OF D. C.
ARE IMPRESSED WITH
GOLDEN RULE DRIVE

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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
Man Injured Tn
Auto Crash
AT Plaster City

Three automobile accidents oc-
cured in and about the city over
che weekend but reports ON only
one Of these accidents was made at
the traffic office or other legal
points in the city.
Mike Hcrrra Of Calexico was in
iure6 in one OF the accidents which
occurred near Plaster City yestcr-
day afternoon. He was brought to
the county hospital but attaches at
the hospital said that his injuries
were Of only minor nature but
that he was considerably under the
Influence of Intoxicating liquor. No
report Of the accident was filed.
y report was received at the
sheriff s office to the effect that
an accidcnt had occurred in the
east side of the city and that some
one had been badly injured In
vcStigation showed that the acci-
dent had occurred the night Wcvi-
Gus to the report and that one Of
the cars, Ford coupe, had over
turned. This machine had been
towed away but the other ear was
still there. No indication that any
one had been injured was found.
NJ. l.. Thomas Of FL Centre and l..
h. Holt of Holtvillc were the driv-
crs of two cars that figured in n
minor accident on the CaleXico
Highway just south of FL Centre
yesterday morning. No one was
injured. This accident was report
ed at the traffic office.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
Yankee Engineer
Killed in Mexico
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 The
murder of Henry c. Schmitt, an
American mining engineer in Trini-
dad. sta,c of Durango, Mexico, was
reported to the state department
today by Consul William |. Jack
son, at Torreon.
According 20 jackson S telegram
Schmitt was attacked and killed
Saturday by two unidentified per-
sons at Travador mine, Trinidad
40 miles southwest of TorreOn.
Gcnertl Escobar, in charge of the
Torren Military district, has prom
ised to cooperate in apprehending
the murderers.
jackson added that he would
leave immediately to obtain the
body and take it to Torren, and
that Esobacr was sending a col
onel and Is soldiers with him.
jackson has Photographed the
American Consulate at Monterey
where Schmitt was registered, to
notify his wife, who is understood
to be in Alameda, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
Two Games At
Wilson Field

A double header between the
Southern Sierras, pennant contend
ers, and the Bucks will be played
at Wilson field tonight, the opening
contest getting under way at 7:15
clock. sEF
The Sierras won their first game
against the Bucks but the contest
was officially declared out upon the
filing of a protest by the losers.
The power company team must
take both games to stick in the race
for the league honors with the Shell
Oil team. The Sierras also have Il
protested game to play over with
the Scheniman Paper Company
team.
This week s play in the night race
may settle the question of the pen
ant and again it may throw the
teams into closer race for the
bunting.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
DEPUTY SHERLFFS
QUESTION TALE
OF LONG HAIR

Al Arnold, Main street barber.
doesn t believe in "lady luck any
more. After Harry Bair, one of his
customers, left the shop this morning
he took out Il bottle of ink and
printed "natural before all of the
listings on the price card.
At that Al had a grand and glor-
ious time while he was at it. Start
ing shortly after 10 o clock Al cut
and cut and hacked and sawed. Af-
ter cutting away about - inches of
hair and some ID inches of beard
Al found that he did have man in
the chair.
"Well anyway the boys took his
picture before the cut and they re
going to get another one now, so
believe me m going to cash in on
a before and after Of this baby, -
remarked Al as he hit the register
for six bits shortly before noon.
Before Bair had the hair cut and
shave he told the authorities who
had him in tov, Deputy Sheriffs
Sharp and Gillett, that he was 81
years old. After the operation he
admitted that he is only SO. He also
had plenty of names, Harry Chin,
David Longeno, Harry La Flore be
ing some of them.
Bair was picked up in Brawlcy
this morning by the deputies as 4
suspicious character and pleaded
guilty to charge of vagrancy in
Judge Mayfield court. He was
sentenced to 80 days.
In the meantime the authorities
are doing some fingerprinting and
taking backward glances at records.
Bair told them that he came here
last June and started raising the
hair crop.
"I wanted to get in the movies" 3"
he declared.
The deputies, however, believed
that lie had some other motive i'll
putting his facial map in hiding and
they are planning a thorough inves-
tigation to determine whether or not
the theory is correct.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
Delucchi And
Pal Indicted

Robert Delucchi, arrested in Cal.
eXico recently by Deputy Sheriffs
Wright and Christian in connection
wieh the shooting of Ralph Amabile
in Santa Nella, and Antoine Negra
have been indicted by the Merced
County grand jury for murder, ac-
cording to advices received here to-
day.
Demcchi in statement to Mer-
ced authorities is said to have de
clared that Negra did the shooting,
firing only once into Amabile's
back after the latter had been in
duced to visit barn in a lonely
section near Santa Nella.
Edna Johnson, the woman arrest
ed here with Delucchi, was released
by authorities after being queS-
toned in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
SCORE OF LIVES
LOST ON COAST
OVER WEEKEND
BY United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Aug. 20 -
Twenty-oEe persons suffered violent
deaths on the Pacific coast over the
last week end, a United Press tab
ulation today showed.
Automobile accidents took the
heaviest toll, II persons losing
their lives in traffic.
California reported II of the
deaths, Washington four and Ore
gon none.
In Washington one person died
from Il still explosion, two were
killed in automobile wrecks and one
drowned when an airplane fell into
Lake Washington at Seattle
\. A. Cooper was shot to death
by John Dinklc in mining fcud
near Weavervillr. Cal.
Ray Nice, a, was shot acciden-
tally with his own rifle willie hunt
ing near Los Angeles.
Mrs. Edith Gladys Campbell
Walker, 90, wealthy widow Of Au-
burn, burned to death when a mys-
terious fire destroyed her home.
Treacherous currents Of the San
Joaquin river pulled IIildcgard
Rundberg. II, and Vivian Hubbard,
-, both of Oakland, to their deaths
Attacked by cramps while swim
ming in the Feather river, Frank
Weithaup. -. drowned before help
reached him.
Autos Raise Havoc
\ fast automobile failed to make
a sharp turn near Santa Barbara
and Paul F. Austin, "a, of Pasa-
dent was killed.
Louis Gonzales, p, was killed
when an automobile plunged over
a 30-foot embankment near Los
Angeles.
\ collision at Del Rey cost the
life of Frank Carey of Orosi.
Fernando Fuel, Oakhurst, died in
a MADEIRA hospital Of injuries suf-
fered in recent automobile acci-
dent.
7. j. Emberton died of injuries
suffered when he was run down by
an automobile at Hanford
Oscar B. Lane, 81, and Lewis
ChrisSolm, 10, both Of College City,
lost their lives in traffic accident
at Iuba City.
When he lost control of his auto
mobile near Stockton, Balerio Con
zales, "a, was killed
Lynn Oseson, %, of Sap Fran.
cisco, was killed when he drove his
automobile into another machine at
Mountain Vie-.
Manslaughter charges will hC
filed against Frank Tieze, whose
automobile killed Elvyn White, "a
on a San Francisco street.
w. A. "Sandy' Sanders, Oak
land pilot was killed when the
| plane piloted by Mrs. Louise NJ
! Thaden crashed at Alapeda.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-20
PERSONALS

President Leo Hctzel of the FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce and
Mrs. Hetzel returned to FL Centre
this morning from two weeks va
cation trip. Mr.. and Mrs. HCtzel
made an extended motor tour along
the coast.
John S. Loofborrow, former city
clerk, now located in Los Angeles
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Julia Foncannon left Satur-
day for an extended vacation trip
to the coast.
Friends of Mrs. Wooda Blcsy, To-
cal dancing teacher, have received
cards announcing her return here
about September !.
Hugh Osborne and r. ]. Worth
ington, returned this morning from
business trip to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs john b. Baker arc
) returning to the valley from Van
couvcr, aboard the "Feltrc.'