Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1927, Page 2

L COMNERCEOF DETALSREVEALED Building to Stretch 1,050 Feet North and South and Have Breadth of 325 Feet. Details of the construction and office ngement of the new Commerce rtment Building to go up between and Fifteenth and B and by ar Tep: Tourteen 10 streets were announced today the department Stretching out to a north and south th of 1,030 feet and a breadth of et it will he 3 ‘eet longer than x and 25 feet ma ven stories above an area of or neatly under- complete base- s with a sub- for the heating and power eight ac ground w t for semer plant. Type Is Described. The structure itself is to be of monumental type. characterized by great simplicity of treatment. Prac- ically the only ornamentation is the of 24 columns on the nd_ four porticos with en st. Both north and south ends are. relieved by & portico and » of 14 columns. Triple-arc eways two stories high will xive direct through the structure to the interior courts 1 v run, but 1 mass v. making the and outwardly Duilding structurally an unbroken 1 Tn effect the Commerce Department Ruilding will be three complete rec- tangular buildings in one, the central cell heing longer than those on either wing. A single large court is to be maintained above the first floor in each of the rectangles forming the end structures, to provide space for future expansion. Plenty of Floor Space. With 1,002,800 square feet of floor provided for, the units of the de- partment to be grouped within the building have Leen given as much at- tention with regard to efficient ar- ement as space and individual permit. In the middle group of ¢ buildings will be located the 1 executive and administrative functions, the offices of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, the solicitor and the chief clerk's office. The top floor will house a specially designed 1 ce for the department ary, while in the basement a large cafeteria for department employes is to be provided. Opposite the main en- trance will be placed an auditorium with seating space for a thousand per- sons, while smaller conference rooms are also to be located on the same floor. The more compact and smaller bu- reaus and services of the department are ‘o be assigned to the central part of the structure, including the aero- nautics branch, the radio division, the bureau of foreign and domestic com- merce, lighthouses, mines, fisheries, navigation and steamboat inspection. . COURT SUMMONSES ACCEPTED BY 3 IN OIL CONTEMPT CASE (Continued from First Page.) that the allegations and charges made against Kidwell are false and without any foundation in fact: that they reflect upon and impugn the honor and integrity of the juror, who THE EVENING FLYERS FOUND DEAD BACHMAN MERGER ~ PLAN'S PRAISED Maj. W. E. R. Covell Declares System for Consolidation Valuable, But Not Final. The plan drafted by B. McK. Bach- man, chief accountant of the Public Ctilities Commission, for consolidating the street railways of the District will be of material assistance to the com- mission in working out a merger scheme for presentation to Congress, according to Maj. W. E. R. Covell, who as Acting Engineer Commissioner is also serving as a member of the commission. Maj. Covell said today the Bachman plan is “interesting,” but that he did not believe it would be the final scheme adopted by the commission. “1t wiil, however,” he said, “be of valuable assistance to the commission in arriving at a final conclusion.” Maj. Covell's Views. The views of Maj. Covell are the first to come from a District official since the Bachman plan was made public by the commission last Friday. Other officlals have avoided comment on the plan on the ground that thus far they have only had time to make a cursory examination of the docu- ment. The Bachman plan is the only one of the three thus far projected that is before the commission in complete detail. The scheme drafted by Harley P. Wilson has been before the com- mission officially since Qctober 31, but it 1s not in complete form, and the author does not desire the commis- sion to discuss it at public hearings until his final plan is submitted. Third Merger Plan. The third merger plan, worked out by the firm of Charles Hansel, con- sulting engineers and utility special- ists, for the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citizens’ Asso- ciations, is now being printed and put in form for publication. According to Maj. Clayton E. Emig, acting chalr- man of the committee, the plan will has not been made a party to the petition of the United States attor- ney. Unless Kidwell is permitted to intervene, the lawyer stated, he will not have an opportunity to defend himself against the allegations and charges. The prayers of the petition of Kid- well are that he be allowed to inter- vene; that he may be made a party to the petition filed by United States Attorney Gordon and be afforded an opportunity to defend himself against the allegations and charges; that he may have the benefit of the process of the court to summon witnesces to testify in his behaif. The allegations and charzes re- ferred to in Kidwell's new petition, as contained in the application of Maj. Gordon for contempt rules, are that on October 29, while the Fall-Sinclair trial was in progress, Kidwell, outside the courtroom and at 411 Feurand-a- haif street southwest, made remarks in the presence and in th3 hearing of . R Akers and Donald Kay King conc ng his attitude and intended action as a juror toward the issues on trial in that cace. Attorney Hawken when Justice Siddons a commission of lawyers to investi- gate the alleged contempt, Kidwell was satisfled to defer pressing his declared that had appointed be ready for public inspection Wed- nesday afternoon when it will be taken up for consideration by the committee at a special meeting called for 4:30 o'clock in the board room of the District Building. The Hansel plan is contained in a voluminous document of 125 closely typewritten pages and more than 100 maps, charts and plats. The plan has been based on a comprehensive tran: portation survey made by the firm's engineers, and according to informa- tion which has leaked out, it is pat- terned after the so-called Mitten sys. tem, which governs the operation of the Philadelphia transit lines. — JAMES J. McDEVITT DIES; WAS UNION VETERAN Resident Here for 25 Years and Navy Yard Employe Suc- cumbs at Age of 84. James J. McDevitt, 84 years old, Union Army veteran, former employe at the Washington Navy Yard and a resident of this city for the past 25 years, died at his residence, 501 C former petition for exoneration, but as no action has been taken and as Kidwell’s name is mentioned in the Government’s petition. he prepared the new petition. Seen as Stumbling Block. Kidwell's action, it was authorita- tively learned, may have the effect of " in the way of the s action against the six re- spondents named in the court’s order. Since the developments with respect 1o the Bur and Sinclair groups, the « as almost fgnored the Kidwell matter entirely for the reason, it was said bv onme authority, that *it is like going hunting for big game and stopping by the wayside to shoot at a mackerel in a rain barrel Probably for that reason, Kidwell was not included in the Government’s petition to cite the Sinclair-Burns sex- tette in contempt of court. However, Justice Siddons noted the absence of Kidwell’s name and commenting upon Maj. Gordon that already had been laid be- urt in the original four af- to an Maj. Gordon i same time in- formed the court that if requested he vould file a_separate petition for a con- tempt rule he disc while serv. ? or with a former street car conductor and a_newspaper reporter. At noon tc Maj. Gordon had not filed the petition and “ar as could be learned, it §s not yet prepared. Owing to the prominence of five of . respondents and the serious t them, the prosecutors proving the charges they lodged in the contempt petition without having to give thought to a relative unim- portant case—the Kidwell matter— trom the standpoint of the Govern- ment. o Four Mexicans Executed. MEXICO CITY, November 28 (P).— Your prisoners, including a man described as the sacristan of Jaconna yparish, have been executed in the state of Jalisco er the defeat of a Tebel force, says a special dispatch $rom Zamora. The executions were carried out after the prisoners had been court-martialed ‘Woman Envoy Back in Norway. OSLO, Norway, November 28 (#).— Dme. Alexandra Kollantay, who re- cently returned to Moscow after serv- ing as Soviet Russia’s envoy to Mexico for ahout a year, today resumed her post as Soviet Minister to Norway, the position she had held before going to adlexico. N street northeast, yesterday, after an illness of 10 days. He retired from his position at the Navy Yard about 10 years ago. Mr. McDevitt participated in many of the major engagements of the civil war. He came to this city from Fred- erick, Md. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Wednesday morning. Interment will be in Frederick, Md. Mr. McDevitt is survived by his widow, Mrs. Martha M. McDevitt; five sons, Bernard, John, Amos, Clarence and Arthur McDevitt: two daughters, Mrs G. E. Flynn and Mrs. Clinton MacEachran, all of this city, and two sisters of Frederick, Md. Within 24 hours Julia Mitchell Os- born will have to choose whether she will be an outcast from her people with a husband or a princess of royal Romany blood with no husband. Mecanwhile her father, King Emil Mitchell, and about 300 gypsy tribal leaders from all over the country are trying to do her choosing for her. From North, South, East and West Romany chieftains have come in answer to the call of the King to try his daughter, who eloped with Wil- liam Osborn of 2222 Shannon place southeast about two weeks ago. The King's headquarters at 219 Pennsyl- vania avenue, where on ordinary days the King's court will read the bumps on your head for two bits, today was the scene of much activity. King Appeals to Court. The tale the gypsies tell runs as follows: Osborn met, the princess in Philadelphia, where she was staying with members of the tribe, swept her oft her feet and ran away with her. Only 16 and unable to know her own heart, they say, she followed him blindly to his home here, where she is now living. ‘When the King learned of the mar. riage e appealed ¢o the Juvenile Court to adjudge the princess incor- rigible, Judge Kathryn Sellers will pass on the case tomorrow. Early to- Pilot E. R. Emery (I!'lfl) and Mechanic William D. Zolman, Bolling Field | privates, who left here Friday near noon for Columbus, Ohio, and whose bodies today were found near their wrecked plane. DATH FOR COUNGIL - MAYBE DROPPED to Accept Offer of Citi- zens’ Body. The offer of the Citizens' Advisory Council to give up the voluntary oath of office taken by its members, in order to meet an objection of the trade organizations of the District who questioned legality of this pro- cedure, probably will be accepted by the Commissioners, it was indicated today at the District Building. The council made its offer to dis- pense with the informal cath in report to the Commissioners several weeks ago, which was designed as a reply to the veiled attack of the trade bodies. While the Commissioners, board, have not yet given official considera- tion to the council's offer, Commis- sioner Proctor L. Dougherty intimated that it probably would be taken up some time this week. The Commis- sioner sald he was unable to prophesy what action the board would take in respect to the offer, but indications are that it will be accepted. The Commissioners, it was pointed out, are anxious that all of the civic organizations in the District work in harmony for the best interests of the city. They are represented as feeling that if the oath of office taken by members of the council is a cause of friction, it can be removed by nc- cepting the council's offer without in- terfering with the activities of that body. GERMAN SOCIALISTS GAIN IN ELECTION Brunswick Announcement Shows Swing to Left—Nationalists Lose Half Landtag Seats. By the Associated Press. BRUNSWICK, Germany, November 28.—The Landtag elections here show- ed a swing to the Left, the German Nationalists losing half their seats and the Socialists gaining 5. The new Landtag will be composed of 24 Socialists, 2 Communists, 2 Dem- ocrats, 5 Natlonalists, 8 People's party, 4 Economic party, 2 Houseown- ers’ party and 1 Fascist party. Recent local elections in Germany have shown notable Socialist gains. In the Bremen House of Burgesses early this month the Socialists topped the poll with 50. In Darmstadt the Com- munists gained 2 seats, while the Na- tionalists lost 3, and in Mecklenberg Socialist gains were shown. ‘The local elections, which were held November 13, alarmed some of the Conservative papers, which referred to the day as “black Sunday.” ANSWERS BE:HDGE PLEAS. Hesse Explains Where District Jurisdiction Ends. Although the District Government maintains the lights and ‘roadway on the Virginia approach to Highway Bridge, police jurisdiction ends at the highwater mark on the Virginia side of the river, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, reported to- day to. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, in response to a complaint that the District police have failed to take steps to prevent double parking or the distribution of hand bills on the approach. The policing of the Virginia ap- proach, Maj. Hesse said, is a matter for the police of Arlington County, V: GYPSY PRINCESS MUST QUIT SPOUSE OR FACE OSTRACISM Tribal Leaders Gather to Consider Case of 16-Year-Old Girl—Juvenile Court Aid Sought. day the King left here for Philadel- phia to gather evidence to present to the court. The princess apparently has done her chooging already. She is living at Osborn’s home, and according to his mother, Mrs. Thomas II. Osborn, hasn't said anything about going back to her people. But, say the gypsies, there has heen no opportunity for her people to plead the cause of blood. She took the road to romance, they say, and has refused to turn back or listen to the plea of her people. - Tomorrow they will have their chance. She must appear in court, and whether or mnot Judge Sellers adjudges her incorrigible and recognizes the king's authority over her they will have a chance to appeal to her pride in her Romany blood. Then, they predict, she may change her mind. Faces Explusion. =f not there will be a grand council. When a member of the royal family marries without the consent of - tribal leaders the custom is for a jury of the leaders to consider the charges against her. If she refuses to renounce her husband they predict that her royal title will be stripped from her and she will be expelled from the ! tribe, 4 | Commissioners Seen Ready | | final su STAR, WASHINGTON, 95,173 SUBSCRIBED TO TORNADO RELIEF ! Increased ContributionsI Show D. C. Realizes Need, Barnett Says. With the realization that distress is genuine among hundreds of Washing- | ton’s tornado sufferers, contributions | came Into the office of the District of | Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross in | !increased amounts today from public | spirited citizens. { When the sum o to swell to $6,173 the amount col !lected from all sources, Maj. Gen corge Barnett, in charge of reliet 'k, expressed the belief that Wash ington is waking up to the fact tha® {an unusual emergency exists in the sections swept by the recent tornado (Gen. Barnett made it clear that Wash ingtonians are lending a helping hand, net a charitable hand, in coming to the assistance of familles made desti- tute. $1.818 was added | To Meet Tonight. The committee on awards will meet again tonight to pass on cases requir- ing immediate attention and the in- creased contributions will do much to aid this humanitarian work. So | diligently have all Red Cross workers applied themselv to the task of investigating individual cuses that the end of the committee’s work will come | this week. It is possible that all the reliet by reconstruction of their homes by Wednesday night and the commit- tee then can provide for the less un- fortunate before Saturday. Among contributions received today at Red Cr headquarters were four of $500 each from Mrs. W. H. Baldwin, Col. Arthur O'Brien, Countess Gladys chenyi and Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, n. Barnett said today that investi- gations revealed that each family that appealed for aid was a self-supporting unit of the community, and that not a single family has ever been listed as a ‘“charity case” by any organiza- tion in the District. Alexandria Recovering. At Alexandria, Va., which lay in the path of the tornado, relief work is progressing to a point where the advi ory committee will begin making awards tomorrow. A vey shows that 144 residences | and buildings were damaged by the storm, 19 of which were demolished and will have to be rebuilt. Approximately 100 persons werc made homeless and these have been given temporary shelter in the alms house. The last of these, seven or eight families, will move back into their homes today. It will take about 10 days before the Alexandria committee can pass on all cases re- quiring financial assistance. Three Red Cross workers, Miss ie James, Virginia field representa- ive; Miss Florence Alexander and Miss Mary Parr from the national headquarters have been compiling data and taking care of emergency cases. The chairman of the advisory committee is Mrs. T. W. Robinson. The situation in Prince Georges County. Md., is taking care of itself. Less than 10 families in Hyattsville Colmar Manor require aid in financing necessayy reconstruction work. Only about two buildings, it was said, will bave to be rebuilt. Reports Are Praised. Referring - to the local situation, Gen. Barnett praised reports rendered to the committee on awards as being so enlightening that there has not been a single unwise award. Contributions received at the Dis- trict Red Cross Chapter today follow: M W. I. Baldwin. $500.00 Col. Arthur O'Brien. 500.00 Countess Gladys Szecheny 500,00 Mrs, Charles Boughton Wood 100.00 Mrs. J. W. MacMurray 10.00 Mabel E. Baker 1.00 Dangerfield . 5.00 3 Schuerger 1.00 Dr. Viola Reese. 5.00 Mr. A. C. Wilson. 2.00 Cash 1.00 Mrs. 1.00 Flora C. 1.00 Mrs. Henry L 1.00 Miss Worthington .. 10.00 1 D. W, Knox Stanley White . Olivia T. Clossgn. Victor A. Emerius Margaret L. D. Clark Sara Crowell Mrs. R. W. Lee. Cash Mary Jessie F. C . J. W. Holcombe Eleanor M, Connolly. Anna_G. Connolly.. Mrs. Harry W. Hahn Mrs. Emile Berliner.. seeeenes...$1,818.00 Total ..... YOUTHS ABANDON “ATHLETIC BUREAU” most desperate cases will be given || Two Return Fees Sent by High School Stars—Follow Reporter’s Advice. With an “investigation” of their operation of the “College Athletic Bu- reau” launched by United States pos- tal inspectors, two Washington youths today were considerably perturbed over publicity given their unsuccess- ful venture, which they abandoned last Friday when a Philadelphia news- paper reporter advised them that the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion would oppose their activities. ‘harles C. Wolz, jr., 25 years old, 343 Jefferson street, manager of the toy department of one of the city's large department stores, explained to The Star today the function of the “bureau,” which he and his chum, Earl L. Kirchner, 26 yvears old, 5338 Colorado avenue, sought to establish. Aware of the assistance given him in the form of non-athletic employ- ment, in recognition of his foot ball ability, which - materially aided him to “work his way"” through Allegheny College, Wolz declared he and Kirch- ner meant merely to establish a con- tact between high school and prep school graduates of exceptional ath- letic ability and colleges seeking such material. In return for this listing service the “bureau” operators were to be paid a fee of $2 by each regis- trant, they said. Only four replies were received from the letters they sent out, Wolz ex- plained today. and these fees have been returned to their senders. The decision to halt their activities was made after Walter Fox, reporter on the Philadelphia Bulletin, advised Wolz over long-distace telephone last Thursday, that ghe National Col- legiate Athletic Association, which learned of the receipt of their letter by a Philadelphia boy, would oppose their operation. . Churches complain that they are unable to obtain competent organists, since the motion picture- theaters with the offer of larger salaries ob- tain the best of these musicians, D. C. MONDAY, Urge Definite Plan of Fiscal Relations SENATOR PHIRPS. REPRESENTATIVE _ZIHLMAN. FARMERS' MARKET REPORT IS READY Data on Various Sites Will Be Submitted to City Heads Tomorrow. A report outlining the merits of the various sites proposed for the new Farmer's Produce Market, prepared by Maj. W. E. R. Covell, Acting Engineer Commissioner in the absence of Col. Willlam B. Ladue, will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners at its seml-weekly meeting tomorrow morn- ing, it was announced today at the District Building. The report is based on an exhaus- tive study Maj. Covell made of the voluminous data submitted . to the Commissioners in support of the dif- ferent sites. While it contains ro recommendation, it is understood that Maj. Covell has made several definite conclusions with respect to the pro- posed market sites. According to Maj. Covell, the report is intended to serve as a guide to the Commissioners in selecting a site. The Commissioners are required by congressjonal direction to recommend a site before December 15 which will not cost in excess of $600,000. As soon as Maj. Covell's report is recefved the Commissioners plan to make a personal inspection of the varfous sites, and then draw up their recommendation for Congress. The recommendation will be embodied in a report which the Commissioners hope to send to the Capitol in about two weeks. Maj. Covell was assigned by the Commissioners to study the market site data and prepare a summarized report for their consideration because of the efficient manner in which he handied the municipal airport prob- lem. He has devoted a major portion of hie time to the market question ever since it was referred to him, fol- lowing the public hearings in October. e PILLS KILL BABY. Child Eats Them Thinking They Are Candy. Finding a Bottle of pills on a bu- reau in the bedroom of his home, 3285 M street, today, Willlam Na- thaniel Sandbower, 3% years old, possibly thinking them candy, ate them. Ie was in convulsions when his mother, Mrs. Ivy M. Sandbower, found him. He was rushed to Georgetown University Hospital, where he died about an hour later, William Sandbower, father of the child, purchased the pills last night and took two of them, leaving the bot- tie on the ‘bureau. The body was turned over to Un- dertaker Wise and Coroner Neviit this afternoon is conducting an in- vestigation In an effort to determine the cause of death. NOVEMBER 28, 1927. CAPT. EVANS, ADMIRAL'S SON, GRANTED DIVORCE IN MEXICO Former Gertrude Pullman Wed Officer in 1901—Wife Ordered Navy Band to Play Against His Orders, Suit Reveals. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 28.—Capt. Franck Taylor Evans, U. S. N, son of Admiral Robley D. (Fighting Bob) Evans, has been granted a divorce from the former Gertrude Pullman at Sonora, Mexico, it was announced by his attorney, Arturo Del Toro, who was back from Mexico today looking for_business. The decrea was authorized by Capt. vans. He said Mrs. Evans had signed |# power of attorney recoxnizing the | jurisdiction of that court. and asserted {that the decree, for that reason, could {not be contested anywhere. Capt. Evans, the attorney said, made 1 ment of half his annual income and “other interests” on Mrs. Evans. The half of the income amounts to $3,000 a year. The divorce was granted on the erounds that the couple had not been living together for six months. The first open break between Capt. and Mrs. Evans, said the attorney, came on January 1, 1924, “when, defy- Ing her husband's explicit orders. she ordered the band of the Newport Na- val Training Station, to play at a New Year reception to 150 persons at her husband’s quarters. He moved to the attic and used the bhack stairs. but soon left her and has not lived with I o ans is now in Newport, R. L., ing to Del Toro. She did not go Mite Boxes Gather $205,675 Toward Methodists’ Fund By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 28.—Mite boxes, those small cardboard receptacles in which widows and other women of scant means are wont to drop their charity offer- ings, contributed 20,567,480 pennies in 1927 toward the total of $3,232.- 549.93 received by the Woman's Home Mission Soclety of the Methodist Episcopal Church. POPE TO CREATE FOUR CARDINALS Archbishop of Quebec Among Those to Receive Honor at Decem- ber Consistories. By the Associated Press. ROME, November 2J.--Four new cardinals will be created by Pope Pius next month. The pontiff has definitely decided to hold a secret consistory December 19 and a public consistory December 22, creating as cardinals Mgr. Raymond K. M. Rouleau. Archbishop of Quebec; Mgr. Zaccaria Martinez v Nunez, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain, Mgr. Charles Joseph Binet, Archbishop of Besancon, and Mgr. Alessio Lepicier, titular Bishop of Tarsus, who will re- place Cardinal Billot as French cardi- nal of the curia. ‘The selection of the new cardinals is regarded as most important. First, because the pontiff has chosen all non- Italians, and second, because the new princes of the church are almost en- tirely from among the religious orders. By selecting non-Italians the Pope has brought the proportion in the sacred college almost equal between Italians and non-Italians, - since the former now number 33 and the latter, with the new cardinals, will number 32. Archbishop Rouleau is a Dominican, Archbishop Nunez is an Agostinian and Bishop Lepicier is a Servite. .. _TWO PLEAD GUILTY. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE. Md., November 28.— Horace E. Davis, 22 years old. and Elmer Rise, 16, pleaded guilty in Cir- cuit Court here this morning to as- sault and robbery and sentence will be_passed later. May 3 last E. T. Willlams, an em- ploye of a motor company in Washing- ton, was tied up and robbed and his automobile taken from him while he was demonstrating the machine to the youths, who had represented them- selves as prospective purchasers. This occurred near Whiteoak. in Mont- gomery County. Two weeks later Rise told his father, who lives in Takoma Park, and said he and Davis had been in Indiana and back. The automobile had been abandoned and recovered. The elder Rise turned his son over to the police and Davis was arrested. His home is at North ‘Woodside. Some time ago Davis married the 45-year-old widow of an uncle. ——— SUGAR PARLEY BEGUN. BERLIN, November 28 (#).—Col. Jose Tarafa, chairman of the Cuban Sugar Defense Commission, arrived here today from Amsterdam to confer with German. Polish-and Czechoslo- vakian sugar manufacturers. concern- ing the recently-signed internationa) sugar agreement with them apportion- ing_exports. ‘While in Amsterdam, Col. Tarafa reached a tentative arrangement with the Dutch sugar interests. The New Idea of Cancer Many Cases Can Be Cured If Reported Promptly BULLETIN NO. 3. American Society for Control of Cancer; 25 West 43d St., New York City. THE DANGER SIGNALS OF CANCER. One of the reasons why so many people die of cancer lies in the fact that the disease usually exists for some time before it is properly treated. to a large and dangerous one. It has then progressed from a local and miniature cancer Therefore, everybody should learn what the first symptoms are and what to do when they are believed to be present. Any lump, especially in the breast, which comes and remains for some time without satisfactory explanation should be looked upon with suspicion. In nearly all instances the suspicion One should go immediately to a competent physician. of cancer will have been unfounded. Any sore that does not heal—particularly about the tongue, mouth or lips—is suspicious of cancer. The lower lip, especially among men, is a favorite starting point. Sometimes the tongue or other part of the mouth is the place where a cancer begins. Beware of the spot where a broken tooth or ill fitting dental plate has rubbed until a sore has resulted. ‘When such a condition is found go immediately to a capable physician to make sure of the diagnosis. It may not be cancer, but if it is that trouble, your action may prevent very serious consequences. Any irregular bleeding or abnormal discharge from any of the orifices .f the body is a danger signal which should be promptly heeded. Persistent indigestion with loss of weight is a symptom of cancer of the stomach which is so frequent as to make its earliest possible detection imperative. Perjodic physical examinations made with an eye alert to cancer afford one of the best means of protection agalnst this disease. They should be taken once a year after the age of 35 has been reached. The Time to Cure Cancer Is When It Is Beginning. If you think you have any of the sypmtoms descrided in these arti- - cles you should de examined by your doctor or et @ hospital at once. Tomorrow’s Article—"Ts Cancer Hereditary?* to Mexico and her husband’'s stay there was limited to three days, peti- tioners for divorce in Sonora not being required to establish residence. The couple were married in 1901 at Fort Monroe, Va, shortly after the captain’s return from the Philip- pines, where his service in the Span- ish-American War had been highly commended. During the World War Capt. Evans served as senior aid to Adwniral Hil- lary Jones in the United States At. lantic Coast Patrol Squadron, later preparing 10 yach nd 10 submarine chasers for service in the war zone, where he commanded them. He fis now stationed at the Brooklyn Navy | Vard. Capt. Evans is well known in naval circles of the Capital. having resided here in his pre-Academy days and having regarded Washington as his home until 1920, when he established his residence in Newport, I'. I. He lived here with his distinguished father until the latter's death, Janu- ary 3, 1912, During his naval career e has been constantly shifting from station to station and consequently had but little time to spend in this =ity. His naval assignments alwa ve heen elsewhere than in Wash- Inzton. . Capt ns was appointed to the Naval Academy as a cadet-at-large rom Washington. THEATER TRANSFER 1S REPORTED HERE Metropolitan and Earle to Be Interchanged, Amuse- ment Men Hear. Well founded reports involving negotiations for an exchange of the- aters between the Metropolitan and Earle Theaters, both under the man- agement of the Stanley-Crandall Co. of Washington, were the chief topic today in local amusement circles. Two weeks hence, it is said, the Metropolitan Theater, with its $100,- 000 orchestra, will move into the palatfal quarters now occupled by the Earle vaudeville house. The Metro- politan Theater is to be renovated and eventually will be turned into a vaudeville house under the Earle management. No Denial Made. While no denial was made at the office of either theater that some such deal is under way, all inquiries were referred to Harry M. Crandall, man- ager of the amusement company. Mr. Crandall, however, was inaccess- ible at this time. Competition in motion picture cir- cles, heightened by the recent opening of the Fox Theater, is given as the reason for the proposed transfer of the two theaters. The Earle Theater is one of the largest and most hand- somely equipped in Washington and is situated a block from the center of the F street ‘“movie” district. While no confirmation could be ob- tained, it is understood that the or- chestra members of the Earle have been given two weeks' notice. By moving into the Earle Theater, the Metropolitan management would be making a bold bid at competing with the newer and larger Fox The- ater. The stage at the Earle is un- usually large and well adapted for the prescntation of vaudeville features sharing honors with the motion pic- tures, and the Metropolitan Theater, with some stage changes, can well be adapted to use as a vaudeville house. Prices Reduced. The Metropolitan, on F street be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets, is the most important of the so-called chain of Crandall motion picture theaters. Recently it reduced its prices to meet the inroads of competit.on but has not stressed vaudeville features to the extent of some other motiort' pic- ture houses. Under the plan now :eported the facilities at the Earle Theater will enable the Metropolita1 management to offer vaudeville in conection with the feature films on a bigger scale than before. f Motion pictures in other cities, uotable in the case of the Capitol Theater in.New York, have faced the same situation and have been com- pelled to meet the «demands for vaudeville and picture bills on an elaborate scale. —_— PAVING OF STREET TO BE CELEBRATED Citizens Plan Joint Demonstration With Parade and Dance. A joint committee of members of the Brookland. Michigan Park and Dahlgren Terrace Citizens' associa- tions have planned a celebration of the paving and opening of Twelfth street between Rhode Island avenue and Michigan avenue, to be held on December 12, starting at 7 o'clock. The parade will consist of several bands, floats made up of business men’s automobiles decorated for the occasion and hundreds of citizens. Forming at Twelfth street and Rhode Island avenue, the line of march will be north on Twelfth street to Michi- VUNKERS FLIGHT OFF AFTER MISHAP Plane Damages Last Pro- peller in Effort o Fly From Horta to U. S. By the Associated Press. HORTA, Island of Fayal, November 28.—The Junkers plane D-1230, en route from Germany to the United States, bent its last pro peller in an attempt to take off for Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, at 4 o'clock this morning. Now it's all over,” Lilli Dillonz, Viennese actress, who is a passenger aboard the plane, said as she stepped ashore in her flying suit. Smiling: she added: “Our last propeller hus been bent. The plane did not succeed in r from the water despite good sea s wind conditions. Il luck has attended the efforts of the Junkers tri-motored hydro-airplane D-1230 since 1t tried to continue its flight from the Azores to the United States. The plane has been at Horta October 14 awaiting favorable her to continue its flight, begun at Norderney, Germany. October 4 Crew Unhurt in Crash. When favorable weather arrived the plane was unable to rise from the waters of the harbor Propelle bent in two of these attempts November 23, another this morn While at Horta the D-1230 was Joined by the Heinkel hydro-airplane D-1220 on November 4. Both planes were backed by the Hamburg-Ameri- can Steamship Line In an effort to demonstrate the practicabllity for transoceanic flying. On November 14, while the Junkers plane was prep: ing to hop off, the Heinkle plane started on its 1,600-mile flight to Har- bor Grace, Newfoundland. It crashed within a few seconds, its heavy pon- toons catching in the waves and caus- ing the ship to plunge into the ocean. The crew was not injured. The Junkers plane carried one pas- sengen, Lilli Dillenz, Viennese actres: who was reported to have paid $12. to accompany the plane. The trip across the Atlantic was to be made in stages. Azores, Stops at Amsterdam. The plane stopped at Amster October 5. and then continued Lisbon, The D-1230 fell into the Santa Cruz. near Lisbon. It was taken in tow by a tug and arrived at the Portuguese capital on the night of October 6. On October 14 it left the European continent and landed at Horta. ‘While there, Johan Risticz and A ander von Bentheim were sent from Germany to replace Ralph Starke and Karl Loebe, who flew the plane from Norderny. Friedrich Loose, one of n;e original crew, remained with the plane. FLIGHT GIVEN UP. Berlin Announcement Follows Mishap at Horta. BERLIN, November 28 (#).—The crew of the Junkers plane D-1230, now at Horta, Island of Fayal, Azores, has decided to give up their attempt to fly to America this year, the Junkers Co. announced today. The crew, which failed again this mornipg to take off for Newfound- land, found the sea swell too strong, it was explained. o MEETS DEATH BY AUTO; THOUGHT VICTIM OF GANG Police First Believed Peter Theres Was Killed in Chicago Bandit War. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. November 28.—A death at first attributed to gangland ven- geance because the body was found near the “dumping ground,” where gang war victims frequently have been killed, proved today to have been the result of injuries Inflicted by two automobiles. When the unconscious Peter Theres, 36, was found in the highway at Ninety-fifth street and Keene avenue last night. the body stripped to the waist and showing welts as from u strap, an Investigation was started. Police learned that Theres had been run down by one automobile and then run over by another. The first car did not stop. The second, driven by Ray A. Page, struck the man before Page could bring his car to a standstill. Part of Theres' clothing caught in the drive shaft of the Page car and was ripped from his back. The welts re- sulted from the tightening of the clothes as they were wound around the drive shaft. A skull fracture and internal juries caused death. o T. ). MacSPEIDEN DIES. Retired Commission Merchant to Be Buried Tomorrow. in- Thomas J. MacSpeiden, sr., 52 years old, retired commission merchant and a resident here for the past 18 vears, died at his residence, 1223 Twelfth street, yesterday after a long illness. Mr. MacSpelden was in business on Loulsiana avenue until his retirement about two years ago. He {s survived by his widow, Mrs. Myrtle C. MacSpeiden; a son, Thomas J. MacSpeiden, jr.. of Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs. Maud Crim of New York ind Mrs. R. D. Parkinson of Charlotte, N. C., and a brother, Arthur E. Mac- Spelden of Baltimore. Funeral services will be conducted at the Nevius funeral home, 924 New York avenue, tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. The body will be cremated. gan avenue, thence o Tenth atreet, thence to Monroe street to Twelfth, where it will disband. Following the parade there will be a public celebration in the Masonic Hall, Twelfth and Monroe streets, at which the Commissioners of the Dis- trict will speak. The paraders will then attend a dance, which will be held in St. Anthony's Hall, Twelfth Street near Monroe. Members of the joint committee which is planning the celebration are Marvin M. McLean, David Herrmann, Claude B. Phelps, Lee R. Wilson, Willlam V. Lewis, R, N. Ashmund, G. S. Bradley, Dr. G. R. Ellis, L. W. Hart and E. C. Saltzman of the Brookland Citizens® Association, L. S. Trundle, E. J. Brennan, B. B. Pettus, J. Connolly and M. M. Deviny of the Michigan Park Association, and P. F. Mitton, A. F. E. and John G. Miller of the Dahlgren Terrace Cit- izens' Association. Twelfth street northeast is a con- necting traffic link between Rhode Is- land avenue and Monroe street, which streets are- main highways in the Brookland section of the city. Valuable Fur Coat Vanishes. A mink fur coat valued at $550 dis- appeared from Kann’s Store, Pennsyl- vania avenue and Eighth street, be- tween 6 o'clock Saturday night and 9 o’'clock this morning. Report of the disappearance of the garment was made to the police, and members of the clothing squad are conducting an investigation. 4 Gilbert Given Until January 16. Cnief Justice Taft gave notice in the Supreme Court today that Abrain Gilbert, who was cited to show cause why he should not be held in con tempt because of fees and : llowances received by him in the Consolidated Gas cases, would be given until Janu- ary 16 next in_which to _answer. November 28 27 Days to Christmas Watch for the First Christmas Seals