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Evening star., 1929-10-06
BRITISH ORATORY
F|NAL|ST IS 10
Oxford Candidate and French
Canadian Youth Coming
Here for Contest.

While Great Britain's western prov
ince, Canada. will be represented in
the coming Fourth International Ora
tortcal Contest finals here by French
speaking youth, England herself is send
ing q 19-year-old Briton, who will
enter Oxford University this Fall, to
do her battle.
F. Whitnall Allen of st. Michael,
Liverpool, is the lad who will carry
Fngland'S banner into the competition
in Constitution Hall october 26. Allen
will make his bid for the high school
oratorical championship with speech
on William Ewart Gladstone" in which
he will portray the effects Of that
stateSman's influence on International
ism.
Allen is a mature sort Of youth whose
observations will contrast considerably
with those undertaken in previous In
ternational contest finals by his Eng
lish predecessors. The others have
spoken generally about England's con-
tribution to constitutional government
and kindred subjects, while Allen Is
expected to diScusS some Of England's
own problems and trends in his speech.
Graduated Last Spring.
The youth. within six months of the
OSS AAAAAAS SSS aP Ny bAAC OAAASAoA AdASo va
the contest, was graduated last Spring
from. the Liverpool Collegiate School,
an institution of secondary education
grade. as O student OF which he won
his right to defend his country in the
world oratorical meet here this month
His activities at the Liverpool school
were confined entirely to academic ac-
complishments, for which he attained
quite a name as a tennis player and a
Notwithstanding enthusiast. He has
obtained special permission from the
oxford University officials to enter that
institution later than schedule requires
in order to come to the United States
for the contest finals. At oxford he
plans to prepare himself for career
Of teaching.
Two of Nine COntenders.
Allen and the French Canadian
champion Of Canada will be two of
nine national contenders for the world
championship in the international con-
test finals here october 26, In all, 81
nations competed in the contest, and
through group elimination meets be-
tween national champions, nine youths
boys and girls, or all boys. as prowess
and fate decree-will fight the final
conflict in the new Daughters Of the
American Revolution auditorium.
Ben w. Swofford, Kansas City, Mo,
boy who won the United States ma
tional championship in the Washington
Auditorium last May. defeating the
other regional contenders. will repre-
sent this country. The meet will be
attended, present indications show, by
as brilliant an audience as ever wit
messed any kind of event among high
school boys and girl. The diplomatic
corps will be well represented, as will
the highest educational circles of the
world powers.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
PLANS JUDGING TRIP.
Dorsey Carrier Of strasburg Will
Compete at State Fair.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STRASBURG, Va, October 5.-Dore-
sey Carrier son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Carrier, who won distinction in tudg-
ing at the F. F. v. Conference at
". p. / last Summer will leave for
Richmond tomorrow. where he will par
ticipate in competitive judging at the
State fair
From Richmond he will go to Har-
risonburg and Blacksburg to judge dairy
cattle, milk and poultry before going to
the National Dairy Show at st. Louis
as a member of the Virginia team.
Young Carrier was graduated from
the Strasburg High School last year.
Evening star., 1929-10-06
Revised Rate Schedule Filed.

STAUNTON, Va. October (Spe-
ciaD.-In accordance with its promise
made to the people of this community
through the city council. the Virginia
Public Service Co. yesterday announced
that it has filed with the State Corpora
ton Commission a revised schedule Of
rates for commercial and domestic
Lighting, effective October /.
Nearly $4,000 women are in the Brit
iSh government employ
Evening star., 1929-11-15
VARIETY PROGRAM
ON CHAIN TONIGHT
Sunshine Boys, Orchestra
and Comedy Team to Be
Heard From WMkL.

A new variety sponsored program fea-
turing Joe and Dan Mooney, THE sun
shine Boys" and an orchestra under the
direction of william Wirges, and Rosa
mund johnson and Arthur Porter, a
blackface comedy team, makes its debut
tonight over WMAL and associated Co
lumbia Broadcasting system stations.
THE Brown Bit Footlites," IS the
title Of the new attraction which oc-
cupies the period between 8 and $50
O'Clock. The initial program viii run
the gamut of musical hits from 20
years ago to current Broadway sue
cesses, interspersed with dialogue by
the comedy team.
The only dramatic sketch scheduled
by WMAL viii come during the True
story hour. It viii be o specially
adapted version Of the story When
Young Love DareS."
WNAIs other attractions include
the weekly presentation of the Wahl
Penmen and a late dance program by
Jan CARRIERS Orchestra. Vocal and or
Evening star., 1929-11-15
NEW VATICAN PAPER.
Official Organ of Holy See Is Pub
lished Daily.

ROME (N.AN.A) Recently there
appeared the first issue of the Osserva-
tore Romano, official organ Of the Holy
See, as the independent daily Of for
eign state. The Osservatore is now
printed in the Pope's own realm, with
offices and printing press inside the
Vatican City. Count Dalla Toree is the
editor now, not the "diretore respon-
Sable" for the journal has ceased to
be affected by the laws regulating the
italian press.
The printing machinery Benedict XIV
gave to the Florence Catholic organ
L'Unita Cattolica also has been sent to
Rome for installation in the palace In
Via Porta Angelica, the new headquar-
ters of the OSservatore. The Florence
paper, which in the past fought many
battles over the Roman question, VIII
no longer appear every day. 1t has be-
come a weekly.
Evening star., 1929-11-15

chestral versions Of popular songs make
up the program Of the Penmen The
selections Include Little by Little"
from "Sophomore," Same Old Moon
Same Old June" and I'm Only Making
Believe
Florence Yocum. soprano, and Gilbert
Fraser, tenor, District winners Of the
1929 Atwater Kent addition. win take a
prominent part In the program of WRC.
They viii sing the songs that won them
the title Of the best young singers in
the District, in addition to several duet
numbers.
WRC also has scheduled the return
of Harbor Lights, which features a dra-
matte sketch Of sea life, as well as a
variety Of other attractions. One of
these, of local origin, has been arranged
by Goldenbergs.
The Cities Service hour features two
piano solos by Frank Banta and selec-
tions by Bourdon's Orchestra from
will be ITO a Wild Rose" and his own
arrangement Of Popular Ditties Trans
cription."
Pickers' Program.
The Planters Pickers will again pre-
sent a group of Southern tunes depict
ing life below the Mason and Dixon
line. The program includes 1--WE Got
to Have YOU" Kentucky Babe and
Amt Misbehavin' from "FIot Choco-
late"
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson will be
heard over WRC at Sis o'clock in the
afternoon during the March of Events"
program. She will talk on "A Virginia
Girlhood."
Mabel owens, soprano, and the Ham
ilton Hotel Orchestra Will provide VOL s
Evening star., 1929-11-15
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
8:00-Cities Service Hour-Male
quartet and BOURBON Or-
chestra-WRC and N. b.
G. network.
8:30-Wahl Penman: graphology
and music-WMAL and
c. b. s. network.
S:45-Famous loves, Marie
Mancini";; dramatic Sketcn
with musical background
wy, WHAM, KDKA,
WBz, WJR, WLW, WRVA
and others.
9:3O-Theater memories; Mile.
Modiste," Act WIZ,
WBJ, WBAL, WHAM,
KDKA, WLW, WJR,
WREN, KYW, WTMJ and
KSTP.
10:00-Bremer Tully program;
dance orchestra, trio and
vocalists-wMAL and G.
B. S. network.
10:00-Planters Pickers: Hallelu-
jah Singers and Billy
Artz's Orchestra WRC
and N. B. c. network.
10:30-Armour program; Fred
Waldner, tenor; mixed
chorus Of 18 voices and
30-piece orchestra-WJZ,
WBZ, KDKA, WRVA,
WLW and others.
10:30-"Mystery House." melo-
drama with musical back
ground-WRC and N. B.
G. network.
Evening star., 1929-11-15

chief musical features. In addition
however. there will be a two-hour dance
prorram beginning at 10 O'Clock.
Dikra ". hawaiian, violintst, will
make his debut before the nicrophone
of WJSV tonight in a l5-minute re-
citai. The station also has scheduled q
number of other instrumental and vocal
features by prominent Washington
artists.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
5 MARSHALS REMAIN.

French Military Title Is Unused
in Times of Peace.
When the present marshals of France
pass away that rank will disappear
from the country-unless a new war
should come up in the meantime says
the Pathfinder OF the large crop ol
marshals developed by the World War
only five were left with the death OF
Foch.
OF course, most of these are men
well up in years. AS long as peace
lasts there will be no more, for it has
always been Frances policy to let the
title lapse until necessities of war re-
store it again.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
MEXICO RENOUNCES
CHINA PRIVILEGES
Extraterritorial Rights Surrender
ed to Nanking Govern
ment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, November 15.-The
Mexican government today announced
surrender Of all extraterritoriality privi-
legeS in China.
A statement by Acting Foreign Min
lister Cenaro Estrada said the Mexican
government was disposed to take the
word Of the Marking government that
Mexicans would be accorded full protec-
ton and treatment similar to other ma
tionals in accordance with Chinese law.
The announcement then said Mexico
has no intention of discussing China s
Evening star., 1929-11-15

rights 10 give herself laws required by
her people, and win not claim in the
future any extraterritoriality privileges
In that country" :.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
URGES MORE FEDERAL AID
IN HIGHWAY BUILDING


lieve the States of Burden by
Increasing Appropriations.
BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, November Is
Complaining that many States are COM
PEELED by public demands to build more
highways without Federal aid than with
it, the American Association of Highway
Officials yesterday urged Congress to in
crease the Federal aid highway appro-
priation to $l25 ZOO, 900 for each of the
fiscal years 1882 and 1888.
A request was made that the appro-
priation for the year 1891 be increased
to $l00,000,000. The Government Is now
allotting SIS, 100000 annually in aid for
construction of highways on the Federal
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
ANOTHER COLD
WAVE SWEEPING
OVER MIDWEST
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The seventh
wave of zero temperatures since the
new year was carried into Chicago
and the Great Lakes area today on
the wings of a howling gale.
The new wave followed a heavy
snow in Chicago yesterday which
required several thousand extra
employees to clear the streets.
John Dithmer, %, a student of
Purdue University and former cap
tain of the Purdue swimming team,
was killed and two companions in
iured when their automobile skid
ded into a bridge near Lebanon,
Ind.
A blizzard ragged for II hours
over Iowa and eastern Nebraska,
impeding railroad traffic and ham
pefing wire Communications. The
storm forced Jack Story, airmail
pilot, to "step out of his plane
near Davenport, Iowa. He landed
safely with his parachute.
Another pilot, Ernest Stafford,
flying from Coldwater, Mich, to
Chicago, crashed in the ice floes of
Lake Michigan near Michigan
City, Ind. He escaped serious injury
and was rescued by the coast guard.
Three Grand Trnnk car ferries,
ice bound in Lake Michigan near
Grand Haven were freed by the ice
breaker Comrade Stark after sever
al days Imprisonment. Another
ferry was reported resting in a
solid bed of ice. Despite the biz
Zard, state highway crews succeed
ed in cutting Il path to the village
of Colesburg, Iowa, which had been
isolated by snow and ice for nearly
two weeks. Fuel and provisions were
being carried into the village today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
ENGLAND
ASSURES
ITS AID
Prince of Wales Visi
Mining Center Expecte'
To Bring Relief.
COUNTRY AROUSED
Tales Of Suffering i
Poor Section Surprise t
Government.
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The direct a
tion for which the Prince of Vale
is so famous will bring prompt n
lief to the hundreds of thousands
sufferers in the British coal field
it was predicted today.
England has been stirred pr
foundly by the princes tour
Durham and Northumberland eoul
ties, where he discovered povert
and suffering among the unemplo,
ed miners and their families whic
he did not believe could exist.
The princes tour has been til
main topic of discussion in ever
English home, and the univers'
feeling was that the smiling youn
man would quickly get results. Wa
veterans remember how the prime
had habit of making unexpecte
tours of the billets in France whel
British troops rested after returnir
from the trenches. They remembe
ed how, if conditions were four
even slightly undesirable, there e
sued a great scurrying of red cappt
staff officers, arranging better qua
ters.
A parallel was expected in t
government offices in Whitehall al
"real activity" was predicted the
as soon as the prince has made h
report.
The government, it was believe
might make a large grant of fund
apart from its contribution of Of
pound for every pound subseribI
privately to the relief fund. III
fund already is well above $500
900. In addition, the prince vi
recommend chain of relief eentei
well manned and well supplied wi
goods, clothing, and food.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
FRIENDS URGE
HOOVER NOT TO
RETURN NORTH
BY THOMAS L. STOKES

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LONG KEY, Fla, Feb. l.-Pres-
idcnt elect Hoover is considering a
suggestion of some advisers that he
remain in Florida until just before
his Inauguration instead of return
ing to Washington two or three
weeks beforehand as planned.
His presence in Washington dur
ing the closing weeks of President
Coolidgc's 5 administration, they say,
would tend to move the limelight
away from the retiring President in
his last few days in office and
might be source of embarrass-
mcnt.
The President elect before leaving
Washington signified his intention
of returning shortly after the middle
of February and emphasized while
there that his several conferences
with Mr.. Coolige were for preserV
ing continuity in the two admins
trations. He therefore saw no rea-
son why he should not return to
Washington in advance of his in
auguration. His friends may dis
suade him.
This and other political concerns
were dismissed from the mind of the
next President today, however, as
he continued his fishing.
Mr.. Hoover set out again this
morning from the yacht Saunterer
on which he and Mrs. Hoover are
living, to catch bigger sailfish
than the 45 pound one he landed
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
AIR TRANSPORT
LINES DELAYED
BY BAD WEATHER
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. storm
conditions in northern California to-
day seriously intcrfercd with the
operation of air transport lines.
North and southbound trips of the
MadduX Air Lines tri-motored
planes were cancelled. The West
Coast transport called off its flight
to Portland.
The eastbound Bocing Air Trans
port mail plane left on schedule but
the westbomd plane, due yesterday,
was not expected until late today.
The Pacific Air Transport mail
plane from Los Angeles arrived in
Oakland three hours behind time on
account of rain near Fresno and
left for the north.
The Western Air Express operated
its daily schedule between Oakland
and Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
LOCAL YOUTH IS
QUESTIONED IN
NORTHCOTT CASE
Lester Weaver Taken To
Riverside On Demand OF
District Attorney.

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb. l.
Gordon S. Northcott took the wit
ness stand in his own defense again
today in an effort to prove that his
flight from his asserted "murder
farm to Canada was to escape i'm
migration officers w!o were investl-
eating his entrance into the coun-
try.
The youthful defendant-attorney
related in detail his hurried depar-
ture from the ranch when he saw
immigration authorities talking to
Sanford Clark chief prosecution
witness for the state,
He testified that ne joined Mrs.
Louise Northcott, and Cyrus North
colt in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Northcott, now under life
sentence for the confessed murder
of Walter Collins, testified yester-
day that she was Gordon 5 grand
mother and not his mother.
Northcott must stand trial for
his part in the staying of Collins
following the present trial for the
killing Of Louis and Nelson Winslow
and an unidentified Mexican.
In relating his flight from South
ern California, Northcott said he
and Mrs. Northcott went by auto
mobile to Seattle. There they pro
cecded to Vancouver in a motorboat
belonging to a friend, he testified
He stated that in order to deceive
immigration Officers he purchased
two return trip tickets to Seattle
and retained the stubs to indicate
that he had departed from Van
! rouver.
Northcott expected TO remain or
the stand all day and answer his
/ own questions in IN effort to sub
stantiate his conteations that ht
left his farm only to get away
from the immigration officers"
Relationship between the North
colts and Sanford and Jessie Clarl
still was in a tangle today, particul
arly following a denial by Mrs
! Winnifred Clark in Vancouver, B
c., that she is Gordon $ mother a
alleged by Mrs. Northcott.
While Northcott occupied tn
stand the state has under investiga
tion Lester Weaver, a youth wh'
was alleged to have accompanied
Northcott on his flight from South
ern California.
Weaver was brought to Riverside
by Chief of Police louis Manss OF
CaleXico, Calf, at the request Of
Deputy District Attorney Earle
Redwine.
Up to the time the Northcott tria1
opened it was believed that Weaver
was one of Northcott' s asserted
victims.
The youth was taken by authori
ties sometime ago in San Francisco
and returned to FL Centre it wa,
stated. a suit case in his possession
is said to have contained clothes
assertedly worn at one time by
Walter Collins.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
ATTORNEY SAYS
JUDGE HARDY DID
NOT GIVE ADVICE
Former Lawyer For Mrs.
M'Pherson Denies. Jurist
Assisted Him.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Aimee
Semple Mcpherson told her knidnap-
ing story before the grand jury in
1926 because she wished to protect
her own good name and that of
Angelus Temple, it was testified to-
day at the hearing into the $1,000
check she gave Superior Judge Car
los Hardy about that time.
81 told her it would be suicide
not to tell her story" Arthur
Vciteh, attorney, said. ~ believed
her and just at that time the re-
ports of the Carmel business were
getting into the newspapers.
Veitch said that Mrs. Mcpherson
and Judge Hardy agreed with him
in the matter.
The "CaEmel business was the
state charge that Mrs. Mcpherson
had been living at Carmel-by heSea
with Kenneth G. Ormiston, her
radio operator, instead of being held
by "Rosie and Steve" the kidnap
crs, as contended by the evangelist
Judge Agreed With Him
tiltH, W uO dCltu lpI VI -. wv
Phcrson for considerable time
when she ran into legal difficulties
as result of her story, said he
frequently talked with Judge Hardy
about the matter but that the jurist
pever offered any advice.
"Hc concurred with me often"
Ncitch said. "But he never sug-
gested any course to follow
The grand jury took no action
against Mrs. Mcpherson although
later the district attorneys office
forced her to answer charges of
conspiracy to defeat Justice. -
These charges were dismissed final
ly by Asa Kcycs, then district at
torney.
The present hearing will deter
mine whether impeachment proceed
ings will be brought against Judge
Hardy. 1t has been charged that
the $500 check he received from
Mrs. Mcpherson in 1926 while he
was sitting on the superior bench
was payment for legal services he
rendered, a violation of the state
code.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
STATE CLAIMS
LIFE OF WOMAN
AND PARAMOUR
Mrs. LebOeuf And Doctor
Dreher Hanged Today
In Louisiana.
by United Press Leased Wire

PARISH PRISON, Franklin, La,
Feb. 1.-Two figures in a small
town Glove affair "a married
woman and married man whose
Illicit schemings led finally to the
murder Of the woman's husband
paid for it all today with two snaps
of gallows trap il the little vine
covered Parish prison here.
Mrs. Ada Leboeuf was hanged at
1903 p. m. She was pronounced
dead at 1927 p. m.
DR.. Thomas f. Drcher, the family
physicians who had conspired with
her in love and murder followed her
through the gallows at 1875 p. m.
Both had been convicted and SEN
fenced to death for killing James
Lcboeuf, the woman husband.
The beads in Mrs. Leboeuf s
hands dropped behind her back as
she stood ON the scaffold. Her high
hcclcd shoes looked strange on the
uncouth rope bound figure. The
woman wore a lavender dress and
flesh colored stockings.
The voice of the Rev. j. j..
Rosseau was the onlv sound in the
chamber. Bible in hand, he stood
in front Of the still figure, praying
in a low voice.
\ moment s hush--then, the body
swung like a pendulum.
Doctor Denies Crime
pr. G. NJ. Horton said Mrs. Le-
bocuf had died almost instantly.
DR.. Dreher walked steadily to the
scaffold after the woman's body
had been taken down.
"God in heaven knows we don It
deserve this, he said. 1.-TWO innO-
cent souls gone for a crime that we
never could commit. God have
mercy. God hear our prayers. "
The doctor spoke constantly to
Martel, the jailcr.
"It's too tight. Do you want me
to choke?o he complained.
The trap sprung on this note of
protest. At 1885 DR.. Dreher sank
to his death.
At 1851 p. m, he was pronounced
dead
The doctor had proven the strong
er of the two. His vigorous pro
testations of innocence were in
strong contrast to the moaning fear
of the woman he had loved.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
Believe TraWler
Sank In Ocean
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW LONDON, Conn, Feb. l.
\ lifeboat of the Groton fishing
trawler Seiner, its air tanks crushed,
was brought up in fish net on
Georges Banks, the coast guard an
nounced today.
"This seems to, indicate pretty
def telv that the Seiner was
sunk,' Commander L. 7. Chalkel
said.
The Seiner, which carried % men,
including Captain Thomas Miller of
New York was last reported January
13 at the fishing grounds.
"Apparently,' Commander Chal-
ker said, "the boat went to the bot
tom with the Seiner. The pressure
at that depth-about 25 fathoms-
would be terrific
The Seiner was owned by the
Portland Trawling Company of Gro
ton, near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-01
new LIGHT SHED
ON MYSTERY OF
CYCLOPS FATE
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The U.
s. S. Cyclops, naval collier which
disappeared on the Atlantic ocean
IL years ago leaving no trace, may
have been caught in a terrific storm
south of the Virginia Capes, cap
sized and sank, confidential naval
records of World War days have
disclosed.
The records of the ship that was
lost with 306 souls aboard were
made available to the United Press,
some of them never before having
been made public.
Several outstanding facts were
CLEANED from the maze of letters,
radio communications and intercept
ed German messages, the most inn
pOrtant being that the ship was over
loaded, poorly manned, and that she
was seen March 9, 1918, one day
before the storm swept that section
of the Virginia Capes where but re-
Gently the liner Vestris sank with a
loss of ll3 lives.
In report to the navy depart
ment, Capt. c. f. Hilliard, of the
s. S. Amalco, stated he passed the
Cyclops ON March and on March
10 he ran into the heaviest gale he
had ever encountered.
eff 1 had been carrying manga
nese ore (with which the Cyclops
was loaded heavily)," he wrote, "I
could not have survived the gale -
The Cyclops was enroute from Rio
De Janiero to Baltimore, and be-
sides the crew, had aboard GA naval
some of whom were naval
prisoners in transfer. The records
seem to prove false the many rumors
the ship was sunk by submarines,
captured and its crew made prison
ers, or subjected to mutiny with the
crew turning her into a German
raider.