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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
MUNICIPAL CENTER
BILL PASSES HOUSE
W|TH3OTHER ACTS
Amended Simmons Measure
to Purchase Four Squares
for Site Approved.
CHILDREN'S TUBERCULAR
SANITARIUM AUTHORIZED
Tax Proposals o. K.'d-0ne Pro-
vides Personal Levy Must Be
Paid Before Car Tag Issued.

The House today promptly passed
four important District bills before
going into the committee of the whole
for consideration of the Zihlman bill
providing for additional bathing pools,
on which Representative Blanton was
recognized and proceeded to discuss the
Burlingame case and law enforcement
in the District.
The House passed the Simmons bill,
as amended in the District committee,
providing for acquisition of the four
large city squares between Third and
Sixth streets, Pennsylvania avenue, In
diana and Louisiana avenues as site
for a municipal center.
The estimated cost is approXi-
mately $6,000,000. Representative
Black, Democrat, Texas, inquired re-
garding the proposed purchase of
four squares instead of the two
northern squares as recommended by
the District Commissioners. Chair
man Zihlman of the District COM
mittee handling this legislation. Chair
man Simmons Of the subcommittee
on District appropriations, author of
the bill, and Representative Under
hill, Republican, Massachusetts, who
offered the amendment in the COM
mittee, all explained the desirability
of immediate acquisition of the en-
tire site needed for the municipal
center TO prevent enhancement of
values on any part not acquired. run
ming up the price against the Dis
trict taxpayers.
The House also passed without de-
bate the bill authorizing establish
ment of childrens tuberculosis SAN
itarium at an estimated cost of $780,
900.
The House passed two tax bills, one
providing a better method of collecting
taxes on intangible personal property,
which already has passed the Senate.
This measure provides that a person
must pay personal property tax before
he can get an automobile license and
places the same penalty for failure to
pay taxes as for failure to pay on tan
gible real property.
Representative Blanton supported
this measure and emphasized that 1t
carried unanimous report from the Dis
trict committee.
reported safeguards both the property
owner on the District Treasury in the
sale of property for delinquent taxes.
1t was explained that this measure car
ries the approval of the District asses
sors, the District auditor and the COR
poration counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
MEXICO IS STIRRED
BY TRAIN BOMBING
Portes Gil Escapes as Blast
Kills One-CroWds Riot
at T0raI Funeral.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, February 1.-THE
greatest excitement Mexico City has
known since the assassination of
President-elect Alvaro Obregop- pre-
vailed today.
Police guards were doubled because
Of dynamiting of the train on which
President Emilio Portes Gil was re-
turning here yesterday, and because OF
discovery shortly after midnight of an
unexploded bomb in the campaign
headquarters of Aaron Saenz, preSi-
Dental candidate.
Saenz Is governor of the state of
Nuevo Leon, the candidate of the Ma
tional Revolutionary party for the
presidency, and Is Son-in-laW OF eX-
President Gales.
President Portes Gil arrived here
shortly after l o'clock this morning
aboard the special train which had
been the object of bomb attack In
the state of Guanajuato, between the
stations of Comonfort and Rincon.
Portes Gil Smiles Greeting.
Smiling, the President greeted Of
ficers and members of his staff from
the observation of the rear car before
leaving with Sonora Portes Gil and his
baby daughter in an automobile Tor
Chapultepec Castle.
Arriving with hem was the minister
of war, Gen. Joaquin Amaro, and
Sonora Amaro A heavy military guard
was kept about the Colonia Station
until after they left for their homes. .
Adding to the Sabbath excitement
were demonstrations accompanying the
funeral of Gen. Obregon's assassin, Jose
de Leon Toral, who was executed Satur-
day. Of "a persons arrested, 20 were
women. Three we're killed and 80 were
wounded.
The bombing of President Portes Gus
train took place as the locomotive
passed over a bridge in the desert Will
derness in the eastern rsGt OF the state
of Guanajuato, south of San Luis Potosi
The locomotive was partly destroyed
and two coaches back of it were thrown
from the tracks The fireman in the
locomotive was killed. The pilot train,
which preceded the presidential special
passed over the bridge unscratched.
The President and the secretary OF
war left the rear coach and questioned
some Indians whom troops captured In
searching the vicinity. They satisfied
themselves these had nothing to do with
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
ALIEN SMUGGLING JOINS RANKS
OF "MILLION-DOLLAR RACKETS''
"Back-Gate" Crashing in
Wholesale Lots Is Highly
Profitable.
Underworld Leaders Turn
From Booze and Dope to
New Enterprise.

crashing the back gdte"-or snug
Cling alien undeSir1bles in 1UholesGle
lots across United States borderS-joins
the "ntillion-dollar rGcketS." Smug
glers' syndicdteS, tUeH financed, a0ith
agents il, many cities here and abroad,
are nop delivering human contrabGnd
on our shores at the rate of 100 900
annually and collecting 500 to 81 900
head.
The tast-growing menace OF this
alien smuggling conspiracy, whicTt hc6
unloaded between 1000 900 and f,300,-
900 undesirables on the United States
since the 1924 quota lGtr iDent into eff
feet, is reUeGIed in a series OF t,0elUe
articles, OF ,Chich this is the first
BY NORMAN KLEIN.
"Back-gate crashing" is the newest
big-money business to interest the
racketeerS.
Turning from the competition
crowded industries of booze and dope,
the master minds of the underworld are
now engaged in getting strangle hold
on safe and highly profitable racket
smuggling aliens into the United States.
With smugglers' syndicates building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
Report Wales Will Abandon Riding
Surprises English Hunting Circles

was giving up the sport "for the time
being" only, and did not intend to
abandon 1t permanently. The action
was described ae one of self-denial en-
failing considerable sacrifice in view of
the princes well known delight in hunt
ing.
Even before the serious illness of King
George frequent narrow escapes from
serious hurts while he was hunting
caused some public apprehension for
the princes safety II he should persist
in his hard riding.
The secretary Of the Prince Of Wales
said today that the report published
here yesterday that the heir to the
throne had decided to abandon all
point-to-point racing and hunting was
exaggerated. The prince himself was
at his hunting lodge, near Melton
Mowbray, but the oficial explanation
came from York House, his London
residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
''I'm in JAIL Swain
Phones Girl; Isn't;
She Has Him Put In
Annoyed Enough by This
Guy She Tells Police,
Calling Him a Pest.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 11.-Sure enough,
William J. Walsh is in JAIL
He said as much last night, but then
he was just kidding. He knew as much
today and it was no joke.
For year Walsh had regarded Miss
Hazel Lofgren as his particular girl
friend. Last night, however, when he
dropped around he found his welcome
charged with frigidity. Miss Lofgren as
much as told him to get out and stay
out, and that if he came back in 20
years it would be too soon.
1t is just such a reception as this
that upsets fellow. Walsh decided to
go forth and execute some maneuvers.
He went to the KenSington Police
Station and from there telephoned Miss
Lofgren.
IT am in the hands," he said, "of the
police
Delighted, I'm sure!" came the voice.
"Good-by."
Thwarted, Walsh went into the night.
Half an hour later the RoSeland Hos
pital notified police that a young man
had just dashed in, announcing he had
been beset by thugs and beaten. The
hospital could find no wounds. 1t was
impressed, however, with his insistence
that Miss Hazel Lofgren be notified
1t was quiet night, anyway, SO the
desk sergeant at Kensington Station
notified the young man and Miss Lof-
gren to come over, which they did
Walsh was waiting with open arms
when she walked in, but she sidestepped.
Sergeant" she said, 1--WE been an
noyed enough by this guy. Lock him
up. He's a pest"
Should Walsh decide to telephone her
today and say he is in the hands of the
police, he can speak with marked de-
gree of exactitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
MLEOD BILL ASKS
DISTRICT DELEGATE
Election to Congress Would
Be Done by Commits
Si0ners.

Legislation providing for the election
of a delegate in Congress from the Dis
trict of Columbia is proposed in a bill
introduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Mcleod, Republican, Michi-
gan, chairman of the judiciary sub
committee of the House District COM
mittee to which this bill was referred.
The Mcleod bill proposes that dele
gate to serve during each Congress shall
be elected by the Board of Commission
ers of the District. The qualifications
specified are the same as for the Dis
trict Commissioners, and in addition Mr..
Mcleod would require that the delegate
shall have been bona fide resident of
the District for not less than 10 years
continuously previous to his election,
that he shall be not less than IS years
of age, and provides that no member of
the Board of Commissioners shall pe
eligible for election and delegate until
the expiration of four years after the
termination of his service as a, Com
missioner.
The bill introduced today provides for
the delegate to be elected on the second
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of every even year.
The person named by a majority vote
of the board of commissioners shall be
declared duly elected and certificate to
that effect shall be given by the secre-
tary of the board, the bill provides
Every such delegate shall have seat
in the House with the right of debate
but not of voting. In case vacancy
occurs in the Office of delegate the chair
man of the District Commissioners is
directed to call special election to fill
such vacancy.
The salary and allowances of the
delegate from the District would be
similar to the salary and allowances of
the delegates from Alaska and Hawaii
Representative Mcleod expressed
confidence today that he can get a
favorable report to the House on this
bill at the present session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
VATICAN AND ITALY
END CHURCH ISSUE
BY SIGNING TREATY
Momentous Question Solved
as MussoIini and Cardinal
Gasparri Affix Signatures.
TEXT OF DOCUMENTS
Is NOT MADE PUBLIC
Historical Papers to Be Presented
to Legislative Assembly Before
Contents Are Announced.
SUMMARY OF PACT
Text of Official Com
munique on Papal
Relations.

by the ASSOCldteQ FIeSS.
ROME, February 1.-THE text of
the official communique summarize
ing the agreement, concordat and
financial convention between the
Vatican and Italy, which will be
published tomorrow, follows:
THE political treaty between the
holy see and Italy is composed OF a
preamble of q articles. After stat
ing that the two high contracting
parties recognize the advisability OF
eliminating every reason for enmity
between them, it begins by reaf-
firming the principle contained in
the first article of the constitution
of the Italian kingdom, by which
the Catholic apostolic Roman re-
ligion is the only state religion in
Italy.
1.-THE treaty then proceeds recog-
nizing the full property and exclu-
Sive dominion and sovereign juris-
diction of the Holy See over the
Vatican as at present constituted.
City of Vatican Created.
"For this purpose. the City of the
Vatican is created, declaring that in
it's territory no interference by the
Italian government will be possible
and that there will be no authority
but the authority of the Holy See.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
.AWATR|X BREAKS
/. THREE AIR RECORDS
Bobby Trout Sets Marks for
Endurance, Night Flying
and Distance.

MINES FIELD, Los Angeles, Feb
ruary IL P).-Miss Bobby Trout,
Los Angeles girl aviator, landed here
at 1O:19:30 o'clock tkis morning in
her Golden Eagle monoplane, setting
a new world endurance flight record
for women of 16 hours and SO min
utes.
BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 11.-Miss
Bobby Trout of Los Angeles captured
three worlds aviation records here today
by exceeding the existing marks set by
woman flyers for endurance, night flying
and distance covered in solo fight.
Miss Trout set new women's endur-
ance record at 8:27:30 o'clock this morn
ing by remaining aloft two hours longer
than Miss Elinor Smith of New York,
who few days ago established mark
of 13 hours, 16 minutes and IS seconds.
The girl aviator, who held the endur-
ance record before Miss Smith made her
attempt, broke by wide margin the
women's night flying record of eight
1lOuIS. L 1E tlllI0 IcCOIO, 1Ok O1otd1iCC
covered by woman in plane such as
Miss Trout is flying, was broken when
she passed the 932-mile mark.
Miss Trout took the air at 5:10:45
o'clock yesterday afternoon shortly after
Miss Marvel Crosson, 25, had driven her
plane in what was believed to have been
a successful flight to break the women's
altitude record of 20,270 feet held by
Mrs. Louise McPhetridge Thaden of
Oakland, Calf. Miss Crosson, who has
piloted mail and supply planes in
Alaska, said the altimeter on her plane.
capable of registering only 10000 feet,
indicated that point and she was certain
she had gone higher. The sealed baro-
graph carried in her plane will be sent
to Washington for official reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
81 on Japanese Ship Battle Gale
With Would-Be Rescuers Helpless

er rescue ship. also was assumed to
have reached the stricken vessel.
The Alloway's signals were so weak
they could barely be heard by the naval
radio station at Dutch Harbor. It was
assumed in the absence of messages
that there was little change in the
condition of the ship.
The Alloway was first reported in
distress last Friday. Her engines had
broken down and gale overlook it,
Capt H. Throckmorton refused to aban-
don the ship as long as her hull was
sound.
The last information received here
was that the Alloway was in no i'm
mediate danger. but that she was being
driven before the powerful wind toward
the rocks of Unalaska Island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
HOT POLITICAL ROW
SPLITS TENNESSEE
Senator McKellar Expected to Go
to Nashville in Answer to Gov
ernor's Telegraphic Plea.
BY the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, February IL
An apparently innocent redistricting
bill for Tennessee. presented in the
General Assembly here. has stirred up
a controversy so heated that United
States Senator K. D. McKeller is ex-
pected to come here from Washington
to participate in the battle.
The bill would cut the representa-
ton of the States largest counties,
Shelby and Davidson, and would in
crease representation in several other
counties.
Senator Mcclellan Immediately wired
Gov. Henry Horton of Tennessee ask
ing him If the bill were "a political
trade between administration forces and
Representative j. Will Taylor" Taylor
is a Republican leader in Tennessee.
Gov. Horton replied yesterday, Sug-
geSting to the Senator that If he were
to leave your seat in the United States
Senate to become councillor to the
Tennessee Legislature, you could aid
your party by urging the Shelby County
delegation to support measures Endorsed
by Tennessee Democrats in the pri-
mary and general election"
The legislators from Shelby, Nc
Kellar'S home county, are members of
an inSurgent group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11

BY the Associated Press
SEATTLE, February 11-Intrusting
their lives to the strength of a hull
destired to be scrapped if it reaches
Japan, "a officers and men aboard
the disabled japanese freighter Allo-
way today were fighting through a
9e-mile Alaskan gale while would-be
rescue craft looked on helplessly.
The exact plight of the steamer was
unknown here this morning, as the ra-
dio had brought no word since late
yesterday The steamer Bronncy, which
Yesterday gave up an attempt 10 Tow
the Alloway after the helpless craft
became unmanageable, presumably was
= standing by. The Montauk. anoth-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, February 11-Surprise and
disappointment prevailed in English
hunting circles today after publication
in the Express of a story that the
Prince of Wales had decided to abandon
hunting and point-to-point racing.
The story said hunting stable Of Is
horses, among them Degomme, a ia
vorite, would be sold within fortnight,
the decision being due to rapidly in
creasing duties of the prince because Of
the Hines of his father.
In his years of riding the prince has
become very popular among hunting
ing mastery of his horses, but has i'm
proved greatly in the last three seasons
and now there are few hunters who can
follow him in fast run.
The Express story. which lacked con-
firmation, emphasized, however, that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
Worlds Oldest Monarch Ill.

TROPPAU, Austro- -CZechoslovakian
Frontier, February IL CP).-Prince John
of Lichtenstein, the oldest monarch in
the world and who has governed his
principality II years, is critically i'll at
his palace here with bronchitis. Mem
bers of his encourage told the Associ-
ated Press that there was much anX-
iety respecting the condition of the So
year-old monarch OF late years he has
been enfeebled and almost blind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11

we'll financed organizations in many
cities of the United States, Canada,
Mexico. South America, China and
Europe, the day-after-day traffic in
astonishing proportions.
1t is estimated by immigration off,
cials that approximately 100000 aliens
a year are smuggled into this country
and that this business of crashing the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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WEATHER.

10 3. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy. slightly colder tonight mini
mum temperature about 18 degrees; to-
morrow partly cloudy
Temperatures: Highest, "a, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, "a. at am. today.
Full report on page 3.
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Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
FANCY LIQUOR
STOCK SEIZED
BY DRY SQUAD
William Jones Is Held to
U. S. Grand Jury Under
Bond of $500.

A liquor stock de luxe was seized
Monday, federal agents report, when
william (Bnlie) Jones, $500 Win
throp avenue, was arrested on
charges of possession of liquor in
a raid by police. Jones was held
to federal grand jury under $500
bond after hearing before United
States Commissioner Charles w.
Kern.
Joseph w. Stephens, $50 Win
throp avenue, in whose home the
expensive liquor was found, was re-
leased when it was testified the
liquor was owned by Jones. Jones
and his wife we're acquitted in fed
eral court in 1928 in connection
with purchase of stolen automo-
bile.
The federal agents said the con-
fiscated liquor included fourteen
pints of Bourbon eleven quarts of
Welsh Imperial liquor, eight quarts
of Teachers Highland Cream, one
quart of Mumm's Extra Dry cham
payne and seven one-gallOn tins of
grain alcohol.
William c. Witten, 40, Of Law
renee, and Charles f. Harris, 26, of
the service company Eleventh in
fantry, at Ft. Benjamin Harrison,
we're arrested on blind tiger charges
Monday night by deputy sheriffs
and will face federal charges. The
two are alleged to have sold liquor
to- soldiers at Fl. Harrison.
The raid followed a fight in Wit
tens chicken house Monday after
noon in which it is charged Ser
geant Albert Wells of Ft. Harrison
was beaten on the head with a
hammer. Sergeant Wells filed
charges of assault and battery with
intent to kill against Witten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
Acute y
Indigestion = :
Hook Drug Co. Says Pleas
ant to Take Elixir Must Help
Poor Distressed Stomachs or
Money Gladly Refunded.

You can be so distressed with gas
and fullness and bloating that you
think your heart is going to stop
beating.
Your stomach may be SO distended
that your breathing is short and
gaspy.
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief-What'S to be done?
Just one tablespoonful of Dare'S
Mentha Pepsin and in ten minutes
the gas disappears, the pressing on
the heart ceases and you can breathe
deep and naturally.
Oh! What blessed relief; but why
not get rid of stomach attacks alto
gether? Why have chronic indi-
gestion at all? ,
Especially when Hook Drug Co. or
any druggist anywhere guarantees
Dare's Mentha Pepsin to end in
digestion, or money back.-Adver-
tisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
MISSION DEDICATED
Converts Night Feature at
Wheeler Rescue.

Converts night" will celebrate
tonight's dedicatory exercises at the
new Wheeler Rescue Mission, 245
North Delaware street.
The exercises began Sunday and
will continue through next Sunday.
j. M. Cottrell of Youngstown, O.,
will speak at tonights meeting. All
contributors to the missions build
ing fund will be guests at the exer-
ciSes.
Monday night, c. B. Mcqueen
and D. j. NIcNeal of Chicago mis-
sions were the principal speakers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
DICTIONARIES BOOSTED
Post Resolves to Back Members for
County Commission.

Post Resolves to Back Members for
County Commission.
A resolution advocating that
legion members be nominated for
county commissioners on both
tickets in the primaries next May,
was adopted by the McIlvaine-
Kothe post of the American Legion
Monday night. so churches on the
World war memorial plaza site may
be acquired by the county and
RACED.
The First Baptist church and the
Second Presbyterian church are
valued at more than 100000. Of
ficials and members of the churches
have expressed willingness to
negotiate sale of the buildings so
the Plaza plan may be realized.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
Papa Spank

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81
Everybody suffered but father
when Jimmie Scofeld got a
spanking.
When his mother spanked
him, his father promptly
turned her over his knee and
spanked her, it was related in
superior court by Mrs. Tavern
Scofield. She was granted
divorce from John Scofleld and
custody of Jimmy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
Cold Causes Need

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. 3.-Cold
weather has disclosed several fami-
lies in destitute circumstances here.
In one day, seventy-three families
were given food and fuel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03

original trade mark winch will recognize the minute you
The prices quoted hardly justify the rich neutrality-suspicious. qua
and distinctive design of each lamp Choice of rcay
iron bases genuine onyxoher in plated and modnist
effects Parchmenhand tailored silk and georgete shades full
lined and richly trimmed We advise early seeconomo1row.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-20

Paris, Dec. 20 R}-Paris to Pckin in 30 hours and the solution of the ever increasing problem of city traffic are two of the results prom lsed by the Tight airplanc trolley ' an invention which Joseph Archer, a French engineer intends to dam- onstrate in Paris within a few months.
 Traffic in tine air will decrease and relieve traffic in the streets. M. Archer says. "Instcad of en tering our houses through the street doors We will enter them from the roofs."
 The invention is based upon the following principles:
 The vehicle. monoplane body, moves upon suspended monorail or wire.
 The motive power is g propeller worked by q 15HP electrical motor