Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, §. Weather Increasing cloudiness and tonight; tomorrow Temperature—F today; lowest, 34, I Full report on page 9. Bureau Forecast.) warmer rain. Highest at 6 64 . tod: “Clesing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 ch ¢ Eoening f WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Entered post _office, No. 30,296. as second class matt Washington, D. ( WASHINGTO N, Db. . C, TUEBDAY, ar, “From Pres ag fast as the paner. to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes s are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,213 APRIL 12, 1927 -FOR1 Y-FOUR PAGES bt (#) Means Assoc TWO CENTS. CANTONESE FIGHT FIERGELY AMONG SELVES IN 4 CITIES Moderate Groups Use Field Guns in Attack on Radical Centers. TWELVE KILLED, 600 LABORITES ARRESTED Military Leader of Chang Forces in Shanghai Bans Meetings—Anti: British Boycott Planned. By the Ass d Press. HANGHAIL April The between the moderate and radical tions of the Cantonese has develop into fierce fighting at several points Moderate groups, in one case using field g have attacked radical gat} igs in Shanghai, Hangchow, Nan- \ing and Amoy and disarmed large numbers of radical laborites. The fighting in Shanghai occurred during the early hours this morning, when adherents of Gen. Cang Kai- Shek, the Cantonese moderate leader and military commander-in-chief de- scended on the Red labor unions in the chapei, Nantao and Pootung na- tive sections. Attack Laborite Cent: Armed with machine-guns, Dpistols and bombs, the raiders, who were in plain clothes, attacked every known union center. Twelve were killed in the vario~ fights, and 600 laborites w including Chen Tsu- the t radical leader in the Shanghai district. Many unionists were wounded. Seven machine-guns, 300 rifies, many pistols and bombs, and much ammuni- tion was seized. Three hundred and fifty laborers in one building refused to surrender un- til field guns were brought up. The headquarters of the general labor unjon now is occupfed by Chinese troops, and the chairman of the union is missing. Radical Meetings Forbidden. Simultaneously a similar carried out at Hangchow, where nu merous persons were disarmed and split the radicals in the latter city. Gen. Pei Tsung-Chi, military com- | mander in the Shanghai district and subordinate of Gen. Chang Ka! ek, issued a proclamation after the raids forbidding meetings, strikes or demo: strations of mass nature as a precau- tionary measure in the suppression of Radical actlvities. Twelve Chinese were killed, 600 were disarmed and giins and.ammunition were seized as part of the program to eradicate extremists from the Kuo- mintang. Later, as a measure for the sup- pression of Radical activities, Chinese police in the native city sued a proclamation forbidding meet- ings, strikes or demonstrations of a mass nature. The proclamation was ordered by Gen. Pal Tsung-Chi, the Cantonese military commander here. anking Reported Bombed. From only the most meager wire- less dispatches received here regard- ing “the offensive of the northern forces ag: st the Cantonese, it is gathered that Chang Tsung-Chang, the Shantungese leader, is close to Pukow, across the Yangtze from Nan- king. 'His airplanes are reported to have bombed Nanking yesterday. Farther to the east Sun Chuan- Fang, who advanced down the Grand Canal, now is on the bank of the river opposite Chinkiang. He has deployed his troops along the bank as far as a point opposite Kiangyan, half way Dbetween Nanking and Shanghai, but has not yet crossed the river. Meanwhile the Cantonese still hold the railway between Shanghai Nanking. Occupy Foreigners’ Homes. Occupation by Chinese troops of all foreigners’ houses and the office build- ings of the Standard Oil Co. at Chin- kiang was reported in a wireless message received here today. Sampans and Jjunks were being kept off the Yangtze River near Chinkiang by rifle fire from steam launches. (Chinkiang, on the southern bank of the Yangtze, about 40 miles east of Nanking, was captured by the Can- tonese when they forced the North- erners out of Nanking several weeks ago. Northerners on the other side of the river.) Form Anti-British League. A definite anti-British movement, which may take the form of a boy: cott simflar to those recently declared at Canton and Hongkong, was launch- ed in the native section of Shanghai today. A great anti-British league was or- ganized at a meeting attended by rep- esentatives of the Kuomintang, the Women's Association, the Tram Work ers’ Union of the international settle. ment, the Telegraph Operators’ Union, students of the Shanghal Unt and others. Suggest Search of Vessels. ations were adopted hat the executive committee all the other organizations to on “gigantic propaganda" against the British and issue elrcu suncing them. Second, that tual steps be e British merchandise, be ming next week.” This was not plained, but it is recalled that Quo Tai-Chi, Cantonese commissioner for foreign’ affairs here, announced / that the Cantonese planned to search vess:ls entering the Whang poo River as a precaution against the entry of arms Third, that the “committee for the severance of economic relations with the British” meet tomorrow. It is in this reseclution that threat of a ho) cott is seen A wireless message from ys all British subjects there have to make their 10m ps in the Yan r on the waterfront, near wvarships. Rear Admiral advised these p of anti-foreign Hankow. Three First, en Hankow n Struggle fo: Supremacy S ng Kai southern | were | n, | secti raid was | rested. Moderates also dispersed at | the | is- | and | Late reports said the Cantonese | had evacuated Chinklang after suf-| fering reverses at the hands of the| - TRIO OF NORTHERN WAR LORDS‘f BELIEVED OPPOSING CANTONESE Chang Tsung‘-Chang’. Wu and Sun Chuan-; Fang Reported United as Southerners Are Pushed Back in Drive. BY PAUL WRIGHT. o The Star and Chicazo News. Copyrizht, 11 SHANGHAI, ~ April 12— | strea’ of luck broke after the South erners crossed the Yangtze Riv |news from the north and northwest today adverse to the Nation ause. It is admitted by “for strategic re: have evacuated Yangchow Yangtze from Chink {kiang (on the north bank of the ¥ | tze), but they affirm they are st: |ening their line between |a 1 Kiangyin (along the south | of the river). Positive information er aspects of the c icient, but ther here that the th lords, Chang Tsung-char and Sun Chuan-fang, are operating, driving south | lines, lay's rumors d |terday’s that Sun been able to cross the Chinkiang and cut the day he is supposed to far south as Penniu ion half way between Soochow and 1k By Cable Daily !| |n | banik reg; the mpaign ard i Troops Rush to Baitle. The Nationalists admit they are con- | | centrating forces at Quinsan (or Kun- | han), midway between Soochow and | | Shanghai. At this hour (6:10 p.m.) the | | Nationalists are pouring northward | along the Shanghai-Nanking Railway | to_stem the tide of defeat. There is| | believed to be a serious menace to the | Southerners in the Tanyang district Chinkiang | | have ! wounded have arrived at on t way south of ( where, according to rumor, Sun Chuan- g is trying to cut the line. The s vet unverified, however. ainly reason to believe n-fang's reorganized trooj d the Yangtze at sever ang in many Yangtze cities are, 5 down Kuomintang flags. Tenseness Relaxes, The Star and ¢ Copyright, 1927, ING, April 12.—The tenseness the situation in North China has finitely relaxed following reports of Southern reverses north of o River near Nanking and fresh evidences that the split between 1. Chiang Kai-shek and the Han extremlsts is widening, thus cr ating the opirion that the Southe vill be unable to raake further azo Daily ng Tsung-chanz’s foro White Russians, are repor captured Chuchow, srihwest Nanking, 1g's reorganized troops are veported to have decisively defeated Southerners along the Grand reaching the north bank of the Five hundred Southern Nanking. Chang Kai-shek has reached Nan- king and was reported planning to hold a military conference there to- ay, and a political conference on Thurs at which his attitude to- ward the determined. An unconfirmed report Y at a_section of the troops in (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) inc! ed o while Sun DIAZ ARMIY SEIZES - NCARAGUAN HILLS | | | Conservatives Force Liberals to Retreat South—NMon- cada Reported Kill2d. By the Associ i Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 1 | Gen. Viquez reported to the con | tive President, Adolfo today that the Conservativ were vietc ous in all their engagements yes day. He said they forced ti> Lib- erals to abandon all their. positions on the hilltops and retreat toward Esquipula and the south, with the loss of 16 machine guns, 2 3-inch can- | non and 60 cases of ammunition Gen. Viquez expressed the belief | that the liberals were forc;(lfm hun- ger ‘to abandon their fons and retreat toward the jun He told of the surrerder of 200 Lib- eral deserters, sgying they Informed | him that the Tiberal supplies were | low. He e€timated that the dead | numbered”100 in two days’ engage- ments, | Cefitradictory reports reached Ma-| nagua concerning the Liberal general, | ‘Moncada. One was that he was killed in vesterday’s fighting. another that he was wounded last week and still another that he was with the retreat- | ing forces, but slipped out at the be- | ginning of the Conservative offensive | | for the purpose of reorganizing and | attacking elsewhere. The dry season was broken vester-| rva- I | day by the first rain in five months. | | Six inches feil during the day, flooding | | houses and making roads temporarlly | | impassable. Hallstones fell part of the | time. There was much damage. | ARINE AID TO DIAZ ALLEGED. | i | MEXICO CITY, April 12 ().—Pedro | Zepeda, representative here of the! Liberal government in. Nicaragua, de- | livered a written protest to the news. | papers today against what he termed | the assistance rendered by United States Marines to the Conservative | | President, Adolfo Diaz. He declared | that American trucks, escorted by | Marines, had transported ammuni- tion and provisions since last Thurs day for the Conservative army. ELDRIDSE COMMENDS | HIGH-SPEED BOULEVARDS | | | | Establishment of hgih-speed boule. | | vards has mnot increased traffic | | cidents on them, Acting Traflic Direc- | }u.r M. O. Eldridge pointed out today, | | in announcing the results of the com- | parative analy of accide ini | |a three-month period befo | the fixing of a 30-mile-an-hour 1 | tim; | While the total number of accidents | | remalns : - showed |t of lone In the number of Injuries and | that no deaths had occ year as compared with one when | the speed limit was 22 mils The months used for the comparis were January, February and 1926 and 1927. The streets | ssachusetts avenue, from Belmont | to the District Line; Sixteenth, from Spring road to Alaska avenue, and | Connecticut avenue from Van Ness | Harrison. There were a total of | ccidents on these three | ng the three-month period -of | 1926, which resulted in three injuries | wnd one fatality. Ior the same period on the same highways this yeer with | the 30-mile limit in effect there was |total of 11 aceldents, four of which caused personal injuries s resulted, however. 1 are 11 ghy | will be submi FOREIGN POLICE GUARD L. S, ENVOYS London, Paris and Amster- cam Police Fear Action by Sacco-Vanzetti Groups. Associated Press . April ording to the : ymed and non uard the Amer in embassy in Jfondon. while Nicola cco and Barlolomeo Vanzetti are awaiting execution in Massachusetts. Thece précautions are described as due to the Sacco-Vanzetti demonstra- tlofis in various European capltals. Detectives of Scotland Yard, the newspaper says, also have undertaken p survelllance of packages addressed to the embassy. The Express quotes-an emba attache as saying that the embassy had nothing to do with these arrangements; whatever precautions were taken were due to the police. Protest Made to Herrick, PARIS. Ap.: 12 (#).--The Paris police are taking no chances of hostile demonstrations against the American embassy by sympathizers of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzettl, Six uniformed patrolmen and two plain-clothes men now are on duty at the embassy. instead of the two men formerly stationed there. The chan- cery guard has been increased similar- Iy, ‘and a police sergeant is stationed at the Place d'lena, commanding a | view of both establishments. Two protests against the death sen- tences against the two men reached Ambassador Herrick yesterday. They |came from Paris and Havre, where Communis held Saturd: DUTCH FEAR HOSTILITI meetings of protest were Agitation Finds Response in Red Cir- cles at Amsterdam. By Cable to The Star and News. Copyright, 1927 AMSTERDAM, April 12.—The agi- tation to save the Italian anarchists, co and Vanzetti, who have been ntenced 4o death in_the United ‘(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) . DELAY DISARMAMENT AT LEAST FOR YEAR Big Powers Are Held Responsible for Postponement of League Conference. and € ht, 12 on for di continuing with difficulty, weorking in the dark. Thursday to meet E Easter, when a ed on what h: the present se: ‘hicazo Daily he prepara- rmament is ipparently 1l adjourn rhursday report will be fon. The report ted to the council of the League of Nations next June, It now is certain that the three. power naval conference must be held before any new meeting of league’s disarmament commission can ce. This means that the next convention of the league commission 1 be fixed as late as November 1, | which naturally will delay on the ~general conference of the league. It is felt here that this new delay Is not the league's fault. The big powers are generally held responsible. for at. least disarmament | College Sanctions Ducking Stool’s Use To Chastise Recalcitrant Freshmen| ducking stools of Pur | land was revived cultural College yest. wetion of cil used the ancient fc shment against on fresh- md guilty of breaking the 3 lald down for their guidance. stretched across a ie of the old “duck which annually is used for the -freshman rope pull. Soph- willingly manned the other of the beam and the yearlings submerged in the muddy pond. wos made clear by college of- s that the affair was not a haz- ing party. Hazing is strictly forbid- den at Storr: end Before the entire college body they | ectured by the president of the tudent council and, one after an- other, fastened in ool at the end Radio Programs—Page 29 1d- | abid Hankow faction will be | turn up 1 s been done dur- | the | CHURCH MEMBERS BTAIN OWN DRY ENT FOR DRIVE 1Harry N. Douthitt Working | With Maj. Hesse on f “Speakeasy” Hunt. |OBTAINED INFORMAT!ON | FOR ONE PADLOCK CASE | Former Prohibition Unit Man Is| | Officer of Association Moving | to Clean Up City. Dot of sak-easie ermined to rid the near-beer and other liquor may be pur 1504 the ¢ 1 large ele- t of church people in Washington formi organization to Maj. Bdwin B. Hesse of police, by where an co- operate | superintender the efforts of former prohibition agent. Bearing a the title, “Church Sery Association of Washington, D. 1nization is being sponsored by Bible Class Associa- tion to act as a medium batween the lice and instances of law violations at the officers themselves are un- able to cope with. Members have been and are being drawn from the vari churches of the city and their ge to “take an active part in enforcement of all laws in the ‘olumbia and especially wcted in pursuance of the nendment to the Consti pled the District the law eighte tution. Already the th & force and influence of association has been demorn through its secretary, Harry N. Douthitt, a former prohibition agen who while working with the officer: has turned up a number of cases. Told to “Go to It.” Several days ago Douthitt, a man appearing 1o be near the half-century mark, neat in appearance and with a_ pleasin onality, walked into Maj Hes: nd sald he could th to 1t A Hesse told him. with you. first tangible accomplishment hitt was recorded when a tem- v “padl injunction was 18 sued by Justize Bailey of the Dis trict Supreme Court agains al- leged speak-easy on the petit ction Dby Douthitt and Dow nsfie who bought colored corn ear-beer saloon. o Association, now is being formed under the presi- dency of Horace L. Stevenson, son of Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. The as- sociation has not completed the se- Jection of its board of directors and other officers as yet, but the move- ment is spreading rapidly, according to those interested. “I'm The Nucleus Formed at Banquet. The nucleus of the organization was formed at the Washington birthday banquet of the Vaughn Bible class, at which spoke and urged the ch organizations. In- dlvidual members of that class since then have interested themselves in “elgining up the community” in this respect, according to Rev. Homer J. Councilor, teacher of the cla Mr. Councilor, who is In! the develonment of the association, ex- plained today it would support several men capable of performing the class of work that Douthitt is doing and to whom the individual members would o with their indication of the exist. ence of places operating In violation of the law. These men would act as liaison agents between the assoclation and the police and would personally endeavor to obtain the necessary evi- denc mbers of the assocfation, Mr. Councilor said, are unable to carry out such duties themselves through lack of experience and time. However, it is understood that one of the require- of membership in the Church e Association will be the willing- ness to allot a period of time each week toward locating the objection- able places. ol Douthitt has no standing as a police officer authority, special or otherwise, to make arrésts. He is re- ceiving no compensation for his ef- forts from the ice Department 'rntixer than reimbursement of funds pent on purchasing “evidence,” it is understood. His duty is to “follow- up” information given him by persons having knowledge of the existence of such “joints” and with the aid of the police to make his case. It was learned at the District Build- ing today that Douthitt¥had material- ly assisted in a dozen cases now be- ing prepared where “padlock” injunc- tions will be ed of .the court. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel the Anti-Saloon League of Amer- |ica, statéd Douthitt had sought as- sistance in the form of “tips” on places where liquor is sold and that from time to time the league had given him Information and advice on procedure in carrying out his work. 1 zue officlal added that he would e to assist Douthitt wherever of SEEK FLYING RECORD. MINEOLA, N. Y., April 12 (#).— Bert ta and Clarence D. Cham- tors, hopped of from Roose velt Field ot 9:30 a.m. today in an at- tempt to hreak the French duration | filght record by remaining in the air for more than 45 hours continu- ously. Cooli]ge flijilhl;ps . In Time to Avoid Fast-Moving Auto By the Associated Pre President Coolidge was forced to bolt hurriedly across the street last night in order to miss being hit by an automobile. ‘While out for his evening’s stroll near the Dupont Circle residence the President suddenly found him- self in the path of an oncoming car, which was unable to stop. Both he and Richard Jervis, secret service man accompanying him, had to jump hastily to protect themselves, Faulty brakes were ascribed by the frightened driver as the cause for the narrow;escape. | turning | | up evidence of law violations throush | RESIDENT HEARS PERSONAL PRAISE | Party Leaders Tell Executive of Strength Throughout Whole Country. President Coolidge today sat by qui.tly and listened to glowing ac- count. of his own strength throv out the country from leaders of pax | teen prominent par: of them battle-scarred veterans old-guard leadership of the party. the President’s guests at breakf: 15 Dupont Circle when they dis politics during a meal of bu cakes, sausage and scrambled e Ithough the White House afterwards that this breakfast { panv was mbled mer pLrposes. from the position oc {in the party’s highest council most of thess gues:s, and from wh some of them said later, polities had the right of way at the breakfast. Butler Sees President. The President after the departure of his guests had a talk with former Senator Willilam M. Butler of Massa- chusetts, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and later in the morning with Senator Willis of Ohio. | o has just returned to Washington after some extensive traveling about the country, and who had some inter- esting observations to divulge. | Senator Willis said it is amazing the | way in which the President’s strength fs growing. He sald he found after his travels in a number of States that the President is more popular with the people today than ever before. He sald he described these observations to the Presidsnt and wént so far as to assure him that he is satisfled th | unless there ix an earthquake in the | meantime President Coolidge and Vice President Dawes will be renomi- nated and elected in 1928. Makes No Comment. listened attentively, but made no com- ment so far as his becoming a candi- | date to succeed himself was concerned. | Senator Willls declared his belef | that the President will be compelled | to be a candidate. The people will de- mand it, He was equally certain that sov. Smith of New York will be the Democratic standard bearer and that Gov. Vic Donahey of Ohio will be his running mate. Instead of losing ground in West because of his stand on legislation,” Senator Willis said, “the President’s popularity has increased. He made more supporters than he lost from his stand on this legislation.” Butler Plans Tour. The President’s guests at breakfast wer “ormer Senator Butler, Senators Curti Smoot. Utah; Keyes. New the | farm | aine; Col. R. B. Creager, Repub- national committeeman from Texas; C. Bascom Slemp, his former secretary and Republican national smmitteeman from Virginia, and verett Sanders, the President’s sec- retary enator Butler will shortly start upon a swing around the country in the interest of the national committee and it is understood his conference with the President following the breakfast party was for the purposs of picking up matters incidental ro this forthcoming trip. He motored fro « the temporary White House to the executive office with the Presi- dent, during which ride his political talkk with the President continued. | CITY SURVEY CONTINUES. District Offices’ Study Unhampered | as Hearings Ars Dropped. : The investigations being made by the United States Bureau of Efficiency into the conduct of 11 " ranches of the muaicipal administration will continue until after June 1 uninterrupted by hearings conducted by the Gibson sub- {committee of the House District com- miitee, which is continuing its activi- ties unofficlally. Repre entatives Gibson of Vermont and Houston of Delaware are leaving Washington and have abandoned plans for any further hearings in the near future. Meanwhile the careful study being made by the experts of the Bu- reau of Efficiency under the direction of Herbert D. Brown will be continued with a view to advising the District officials of any administrative changes that should be made and of drafting for Congress recommendations for pro- posed legislative changes in the inter- ests of economy and efficiency. Flyers at Porto Rico. | runners | which form, “SEN PAT" SENDS SHIVER OF FEAR THROUGH WORRIED RUM FLEET| Billard's Aid -Says Few RemainingvSmug’-’ 1ers Know Days Are Numbered as Coast Guard pushes War. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 12, who know the Coast G adio code, intercepted m n Pat” is on their trail bring the shiver of fear and the innes | that tri Virginia C: from the pes to b he wder the sea-going him 100,000 square mil con s of wates »osad the various sages that le for the | ntration points of e now cleared ional smugglers.” Means Senior Officer. | n Pat” is the code designation nior patrol officer. the man who ch district in direct 3 t Guard a : officers are all full ved between f the u unde along the coast, or sq rum ro s all the wa) have « ates hav (Continued on Page 4, C: the of liquor all but niform. k of the nen the va he sald, CROWDER T0 QUIT AS ENVOY T0 R American Ambassador Has Been in Failing Heaith for Some Tiime. Resignation of Maj. wder as Ame 1 Ambassador to Cuba s expected soon, it was stated at the White House toc Gen. Enoch H. The Ohio Senator-said the President | lieved in the “not distant future.” it |avenue, and Levi T. Jones, merchant was explained, owing to his long serv- ice in Cuba and that has been placed on him in recent yes The White House statement was the first official confirmation that a change soon will take place in the ambassadorship in Cuba, despite many reports Gen. Crowder was 68 years old last Sunday and his health is not good. Before his appointment as Ambassa- dor on February 10, 1923. he was the personal representative of the Presi- dent in Cuba from 1919. ° It was €aid that President Coolidge regrets losing the services of Gen. Crowder, but has known for some time that he had been remaining at the post despite his failing health. His request to be relieved, therefore, was not unexpected. No intimation was given at the White House as to who will succeed him at Havana. During the World War Gen. Crowder was In charge of the draft. MAN, WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE By the Associated Pres: CORNING, N. Y., April 12.—A man named Henkle, his wife and four children, the oldest aged four, were burned to death today when their home, located a short of Big Flats, was destroyed by fire. Ch d bodies found in the ruins gave evidence of their fate. Five Killed, 120 Injured. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, April 12 (P).—Five persons are reported killed and 120 injured in the collision of two passenger trains today at Brunn, Moravia. Five coaches were destroyed. the heavy burden | distance east | I Three on Commission to Fix Value of Revenue Building Land. Justice Stafford of the District rreme Court today selected Joshui | B vice president of the Dis- tional Bank; Herbert C. 700 New Jersey 931 H street, as a commission to ap- praise the value of the land and im provements comprised in square 350, lying between B and C, Tenth and Eleveng) streets. The property 1s being condemned by the United States as a site for a new bullding for the |and is the first of the condemnation proceedings involved in the Govern- ment's $25,000,000 purchase of the tri angle lying between Pennsylvania ave- nue and the Mall for public buildings. Henry H. Glassie, regarded as an expert in condemnation proceedings, has been appointed by Attorney Gen. eral Sargent as a special assistant to handle the Government’s case. He is assisted by James J. O'Leary, assist- ant United States attorney. Owners of properties involved in the proceed- ing were represented by a number of lawyers, including Edwin C. Branden- burg, Joseph I. Weller, George W. Offutt, Lawrence Koenigsberger and Minor, Gatley & Rowland. The commission will meet Monday, April 25, and receive instructions from | Justice Stafford, after which it will view the property and set a date for the beginning of testimony as to its value. BANDITS GET $13,000. Overpower Messenger as He Leaves Armored Car. ARA FALLS, N. Y., April 12 UP).—Two armed bandits held up and robbed Francis McMahon, messenger for the Cataract Natlonal Bank, in the main post office today and escaped with about $13,000 in cash. McMahon had just stepped from an armored bank car under police guard and entered the building when the men covered him with guns, took the bag of money he carrled and speeded away in an nutomobile bearing an On- tario license. Dr. Fowler Drops Fork, Reads Story Of John Early's Escape, Expects Visit Dr. Willigm C. Fowler, District health officer, is not at all supersti: tious, but he dropped his fork at the breakfast table this morning, which, according to popular superstition, fore- casts the unexpected visit of a man. Lo and behold! Dr. Fowler picked up a morning newspaper in his office shortly afterwards and read that John Early, the Tar Heel leper, had once again escaped from the United States Public Health Service Lepro- sorium at Carvel, La. Despite his disbelief in s titions, the health SAN JUA! Porto Rico, Apnril 12 (P).—The United States Army Pan- American flyers arrived here at 9:35 o’clock this morning from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. It was a short hop of -about 80 miles. S officer made Preparations to receive the leper. Early never; to visit Washing- ton when he fets a fit of restlessness and disappeass from the public health pe leper§golony. .And the first person he always calls on Fowle.. Sporadically since 1908 Early has made visits to Washington. Some of them have been very brief, but one time he remained for several years as guest of the District in an improvised leper hospital on the banks of the Ana- costia River in the rewr of the Gallin- ger Hospital. The little building is still standing. “I am fully confident that Early will return,” said Dr. Fowler. “But he won't stay very long if he does. The unwelcome visitor, Dr. Fowler sald, was largely instrumental in the establishment of the leper asylum at Carvel. While incarcerated in Wash- ington, the health officer said, he in- terested Senator Ransdell of Louisiana In & leper hospital, and he fathered the Jegislation creating the institution. is Dr. | manders | and 40| APPRAISERS NAMED - FOR TRIANGLE SITE internal revenue commissioner's office | GEARS OF GAPITAL JAM AS BASE BA SEASON STARTS 30,000 Quit Work to Fill Stands as President Throws First Ball. ALL FANFARE OF PAST | WILL BE IN EVIDENCE Weather Man, Two Bands District Officials to Aid in Ceremonies. and Clark ( his gar | spiracy, engineered by | Bucky Harris and | was rumored that as the curtain was | made ready spond to the magie | words 3:30 after :nmrn t aged in menta | pitching preparate te | throwing out first ball Emulating the example | Nation's Jeader, some 3 ernmental, business, professional anc social cogs flew off in a tan toward the revamped and redecor iriffith Stadium, intent on givir rousing send-off to the National Cap | tal’s potential pennant claimants it | their opening attack on the Bostor | Red Sox. Glory of Past Planned. All of the fanfare of notable open | ing games of the past was on the program for the afternoon, from the stirring strains of populac and mar tial music by two brass bands to thy annual formality of unfurling the | American colors from the peak of the | flagstaff in deep center fleld. Ever the weather man joined in the move | ment to give the team an ideal greet ing, and blue skies were the o the auspicious opening | The music started midday hour under the Meyer Goldman and se the early bleacher and pavilion in high spirits until game nd was due to give to the nationally renc Band, whose resplende personnel will escort the Dis Commissioners ard ball clut Is to the flag-holsting ceremonies in the far corner. Walter Johnson Missing. one thing was lacking fron program. That thing was Walter Johnson. From time imme morial, to use an appropriate phrase | the Big Train from Coffeyville, Kans. hds been an outstanding figure ir ‘ashington's opening contest He s there, it is true, today, but not t¢ w down a mighty cheer as he toed the slab to lead his team onware | toward victory. Barney’s historic to hung limp from a bandaged foot—s | casualty of the strenuous training | ses | Nevertheless, | quent; Dld | again the ov: this practic ¥ the 3 o' Army formed | trict | off l Oni today or rather Walter” heard tion which alwa | his appearance on any base | and especi s0 the | grounds. | In Johnson's place on the ruht | was slated to loom the venerabl figure of Stanley Coveleskle, spit-bal twirler of no mean repute. Behin¢ the dampened glove, shielding thy menacing features of the principa exponent of molst hurling. lay the hopes of Washington fandom : signal vietory to launch campaign conse ones greety all field hom fe e Bucky's Finger Bandaged. Just to the rear of the pitcher’s box | according to last minute forecasts was to cavort the peppy voung man | ager of the Nationals, himself a vie | tim of the pre-season base ball battles With his finger tightly taped to pro tect the injury recentiy genial Mr. Stanley Harris seemed de termined to start the game at lea President Griffith announced ti Bucky had made up his mind to pla and he added that makes up his mind about anything he usvally does it.” If the manager's bandaged member complains from the harsh treatment, Stuffy Stewart wil be called on to play the keystone po sition. Curious as Washington was glimpse again their favorite athletes not one whit less eager were the nt to witness the novelty of the “Gray Eagle of Base Ball.” the beloved Tris Speaker, in the uniform of the Sena tors. The gray-haired veteran of th sport, who was obtained by the Washington club after the Speaker Cobb-Leonard mix-up of last Winter will help Washington realize its pen nant aspirations by holding dowr centerfleld. en Crowd on Hand Early, A fair sized crowd of “early birds' re on hand at the park this morn g to gather what choice worms there were in the form of unsold r served seats. Some 1,200 of the: seats were available when the sale bs gan, but by noon only a vi few were “eft, and these were going over the ticket counters fast. The gates were thrown open a noon and the sparse gathering arount the turnstiles rushed in to locate theis seats, or, in the case of pavilion ant bleacher customers, to secure a place of vantage on the unreserved henches Base ball would not be base bal without the inevitable hot dog ant pop. and the Washington Cluh through Assistant Secretary Bil Smith, saw to it that the crowds go all they wanted. Five hundre¢ pounds of “wienies” were importe: for the occasion, ready to be fitte( into 500 dozen rolls. A large crowe of venders took care of the distribu tion. President Griffith and Secretary Ed Eynon surveyed the stadium a noon and pronounced everything i1 tiptop shape for the big sei-y. The grandstand glistened with fresn greei paint trimmings and the fleid was a: smooth as a billiard table, Army Band to Lead. The formal program was to oper promptly at 3 o'clock with the mq to the field of Capt. annard’t rmy Band. Lining up In military formation for the grand march, the band will await a signal from the bench and then will proceed toware the remote flagstaff to the tune of ¢ stirring march. Leading the official delegation t center fleld will be District Commia {(Coatinued on Page 4, Column 4J