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Evening star., 1924-10-28
$3o,ooo,ooo LOSS v1s1oNED.
La Toilette Says People Will Pay
Sum if Tariff Stands.
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, October 2S.-
With the election one week away.
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette left
here early today to carry his fight for
the presidency back into New York
State. He speaks t0night in Brook
lyn, tomorrow night in Schenectady,
and then will invade New England
for an address Thursday night at Bos-
ton before turning West for speeches
In Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
The Independent candidate launched
his final week of campaigning here
last night with an address in which
he again assailed President Coolidge,
referring to him as 1.-The silent serv-
ant of the system" which, he con-
tended, controls the Government.
The Wisconsin Senator sought to
show that the sugar trust" had been
active in bringing about an increase
in sugar duties, had attempted to de-
crease sugar imports. and are now
exerting pressure to prevent a reduc-
tion in the sugar tariff rates.
May Cost People $4,000, 900. =
Every week that President Cool
idges decision has been delayed costs
American housewives $1,000,000. There
have been IL weeks since the report
was first submitted. If after Novem-
Der he fails to order reduction and
this holds the matter up until the 5th
of March, when a new President will
take his place, the total cost of the
delay will amount to about $4,000
900.
Declaring that every effort was
made by, the sugar interests to delay
the report of commission" Mr.. La
Toilette continued:
Senator Smoot, chairman of the
finance committee of the Senate. and
stockholder in the Utah-Idaho Sugar
Company. called Vice Chairman Gull
bertson, who favored an early re-
port and reduction of the sugar
tariff, to his Office at the Capitol.
Senator Smoot told Mr.. Culbertson
that there was much criticism of the
tariff commission by certain members
of Congress, and asked whether he
would not meet some members of the
Senate and House who were waiting
in another room. The commissioners
was finally conducted by Senator
Smoot into an adjoining room.
These In Confersnee.
when he got into the committee
room ne found there some members
of Congress, representing sugar in
terests, such as Senator Phipps and
Representative Timberlake of Colo
RADIO. But there were others. The
lawyers and lobbyists for the sugar in
terests were there. Mr.. Hodges, then
attorney for the beet sugar industry
and now treasurer OF the Republican
national committee, was there. Thus
the vice chairman of the tarin COM
mission was subjected to q cross fire
OF criticism from the sugar lawyers
interested in the case then pending
before the commissionl This was after
arguments had been made In this
under. consideration by the connie
siOneFs.
.Do you know what this meals?
Evening star., 1924-10-28
LETTER LONE CLUE
TO SHORES MURDER
Signed ''From the Furnace y
and Police See Possible
Lead in Missive.

The military board of inquiry in
vestfgating the mysterious death Of
russell Shores, 22-year-old sentry,
whose body was found with one fatal
bullet wound in the abdomen early
last Wednesday morning. reported to-
day a verdict of homicide
Maj. G. NJ. Watson, executive officer
or walter Reed Hospital, stated that
the board reached the same conciu-
sion as the coroner's jury did yes
terday afternoon, after examining
many OF the same witnesses.
The report of the board of inquiry
has been dispatched to the office of
the adjutant general of the Army.
The next step in the case, running
down whatever clues may be present.
ed finds detectives and military in
vestigators faced with a task in
which details have been allowed to
cool.
Detectives Put on Case.
Inspector c. l.. Grant announced
that Detectives waldron, Sweeney,
Springman and Darnall have been
placed on the case.
Neither the decision of the coroner's
jury nor the finding of the board of
inquiry at Walter Reed Hospital
brought any evidence of particular
hustle or stir among the investiga-
tors. They admit there are no clues
on which to start and that the case
today presents as great a mystery
or greater one because of the lapse
OF time-aS when the body was found
seeming paradox confronts the
detectives and military officials. Every
evidence of the silent Witnesses" as
the ground and appurtenances sur
rounding the spot where the body was
round are termed. give no indication
OF violence and every indication of
suicide. The wound in the body of the
deceased, however, gives no indication
OF suicide because of its position and
| the course of the bullet and every in
dication that it had been fired by an
other person. This was pointed out
by an experienced criminologist inter-
ested in the case, today.
One of the first efforts of the police
VIII center upon the information
which can be given by close friends
Of the deceased. Detectives will en-
deavor to uncover some indication of
motive by running down his associa-
tions, not only in this city, but also
in places where he was located be-
fore coming to Walter Reed Hospital.
shores Military Record.
Shores military record shows seven
months and eleven days previous
service in the Army before enlisting
at Camp Hayes, in Ohio. on July 8
last for the present term OF service
He came here about three months ago.
In his pocket, at the time of his
death, We're found two letters. One
was from his sister. The other was
signed, From the Furnace" This lat
ter letter, it is said. supplies the lone
straw at which officials interested in
running out the case are grasping
Efforts will be made, 1t was stated
by Inspector Grant today. to discover
just who the author of the letter is,
and If possible to learn from this
writer whether any fear of violence
was ever expressed by the deceased.
Evening star., 1924-10-28

ing the notorious rum fleet and seri-
ously intsrrupting the Illicit liquor
supply to that crowded section of the
dry United States.
How many of these new picket
boats are operating in the fleet, how
many grim destroyers are lending
their power and speed to the fight,
and how they are prosecuting their
campaign against the smugglers,
grown willy by long practice in elud-
ing the inadequate Government forces
at sea-all this must be retained as
among the principal secrets of the
great campaign to help dry up Amer
lea.
More new boats, however, it is un-
derstood unofficially. are to be launched
Where or when is not made public
either.
Live Up to Tradition.
The United States Coast Guard and
its corps Of seasoned officers,
tried like steel in the service,< which
dates back to 1890 and has a wealth
of tradition and pride in performance,
are not overly boastful in their new
campaign against the enemy, and full
ly credit the smuggler with the
strength of his position. They recog-
nize the difficulties to be overcome,
and are set. with this new fleet, to
succeed.
This spirit is eloquently set forth
by Admiral Billiard in a statement
over his signature in the current
number of the Congressional Digest
discussing the Coast Guards task in
enforcing the eighteenth amendment.
No military organization in the
world" says Admiral Billiard, has
higher traditions or standards OF
service or a finer spirit of devotion
to duty than has the United States
Coast Guard. These assets the serv-
ice has and they are far more inn
portant even than additional vessels
and motor boats. Throughout its
long history the Coast Guard has
never yet failed in any task assigned
1t. 1t now faces the greatest and
most trying task in it's long history
but officers and men, with one accord
are going into this fight to uphold the
Constitution with a splendid deter
mination to give the best that is in
them to the end that the proud record
of the Coast Guard shall not suffer"
Evening star., 1924-10-28
COURT IS INVOKED
IN CHURCH DISPUTE
One Group Says Playhouse
Trustees Illegally Sold
! House for $50,0oO.

There Is discord in the Church of
Life and Joy. which meets at the
Playhouse, 1914 y street and the Dis
trict Supreme Court was asked today
TO settle the differences. One group
Of the members and trustees brought
suit against the remaining trustees,
whom they charge with being Illegally
elected and with selling the building
TO A j. Schippert for $4,000. The
plaintiffs seek to get possession of
note for $4,000, deferred payment on
the property, which becomes due No
vember /, and asks an accounting of
the $4,000 received in cash from the
purchaser.
Justice Hoehlng issued a rule on
Bertram NJ. Dimmick, Mrs. Z. NJ. Dim
mick and Ada Rainey, trustees of the
church; A. J. Schippert, the purchaser,
and the Washington Loan and Trust
Company, where the note was depos-
ited for collection. The plaintiffs are
Il. Z. Schooley and 80 other charter
members of the church organization.
Church Organized in 1919.
The church was organized in 1919,
and the plaintiffs say they partici
pated in raising the funds necessary to
buy the property. and some of their
number were duly elected trustees OF
the church.
The defendants, Mr.. and Mrs. DIM
mick and Miss Ada Rainey. it is as
serted. at a pretended meeting of the
church were elected trustees and an
attempt made to transfer the church
property to new organization known
as the National Science of Truth AS
sociation, which the defendants had
formed.
The Playhouse property has been
in the courts before. 1t was started
by a number of social lights about
II years ago for dances and other
social functions. but met with oppo-
sition from Admiral Schroeder, a
neighbor, who sought the aid of the
courts to prevent the noises which
were kept up until the wee hours.
The court granted the relief and fixed
the hours at which dances could be con-
Quoted.
When the sale mentioned in todays
suit was advertised, it was stated that
Mr.. Schippert would remove his under
taking establishment to the site. The
British Ambassador. it is stated. pro-
tested to the District Commissioners
against the locating Of the undertaking
establishment
Robert II. Mcneil represents the
plaintiffs.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
CHILDREN MISSING;
MOTHER SUSPECTED
Little Ones Disappear on
Way to School, Father
Seeks Divorced Wife.

Believing his first wife, from whom
he secured divorce in Savannah, Ga,
four years ago. has kidnapped his two
children. James Coursey of 125 G
street northeast today was endeavor-
ing to communicate with friends in
the South as to her whereabouts,
while police were combing the city
for Bertha and Shelton. aged and
Z. respectively, who disappeared be-
tween their home and the Carberry
School yesterday within four hours
of each other.
Bertha left home shortly before 3
and was due to return for lunch at
2:30 and then take her little brother
to the afternoon session of the second
grade. When she failed to appear at
the usual hour, Mrs. Coursey, the
stepmother. thought she had been de-
tanned by the teacher and sent Shell
ton off alone. IF i see her I'll tell
her to come home right away" the
little boy said to Mrs. Coursey. About
o'clock, Bertha, not having returned
home. Mrs. Coursey went to the
school and was informed by her
teacher that the child had not ap-
peared for class that day.
Neither Child Mt School.
Mrs. Coursey then went to Shelton's
classroom and he likewise had not
been seen. AS a last resort. she went
to the home of friend. thinking
the children might have gone there.
but she had no success. Hailing pa
troll wagon, she informed the police
of the disappearance.
Mr.. Coursey said today his former
wife was adjudged incompetent to
mother his children and pending the
settlement of divorce proceedings in
Savannah ne was given the boy and
his wife the girl. She violated her
end of the agreement by not appear
ing with the child when the case
was called for hearing. He was given
the divorce, he said. and after a wide
search found her in New Smyrna, Fla
Calling the law to his side. he Sc
cured custody of Bertha in January
last year and since that time he
hasn't seen his first wife.
Dresned in Blue.
Bertha was dressed in blue voile
dress with black dots. lavender socks
and low shoes and wore a blue coat.
She was bareheaded. She is described
as weighing about 65 pounds, has
dark hair and eyes and is large for
her age. Shelton is said to be small
for his age and resembles his sister.
He wore tan pongee waist with
black trousers, dark gray socks and
green sandals.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
WILBUR FOR NAVY
GUN ELEVATION
Secretary Holds 1t Essential
Requisite in Acquiring
Homogeneous" U. S. Fleet.

Efforts to acquire Homogeneous
fleet" for the United States will be
unavailing unless the gun-eIevatfon
machinery on American battleships
be improved to permit all main bat
terles TO reach an average maximum
elevation, Secretary of the Navy Will
bur declared in an address last night
through station WCAP. which closed
the Capitals Navy day program
Naval strength in the last analysis
he emphasized. must be measured BY
the blow a ships guns can delive.
at long ranges"
Subject to the construction of the
treaty for the Limitation of arma-
ment. we are asking Congress to
authorize the necessary changes TO
permit this elevation" the Secretary
said, 80 that our fleet may Nave a
maximum efficiency at long ranges
We anticipate that future naval wars
Will be fought in great feet actions
where a nation will stake everything
upon the issue of a single battle"
Aviation Not Overlooked.
L2nying that the Navy had over
looked the Importance of aviation in
modern naval strategy, Secretary
Wilbur called attention that the
horsepower of airpIane engines in
commission today in the Navy is
almost equal to the total horse
power of the Navy with which W.
defeated Spain" while there was on
hand or building airplane engines
which would more than double this
power.
The Navy Department recently re
ported to Congress that our Navy as
a whole was only so per cent as pow
erful as that Of Great Britain he sa id
This ratio was faulty. due to the fact
that four of our battleships needed boiler
repairs. Three of these have since been
repaired
Cites EnS1aBd's Superior Tonnage
The Secretary quoted data to show
that England now possessed superior
tonnage to the United States in air
craft carriers and scout cruisers, hay-
ing constructed extensively in both
classes since the Limitation treaty was
adopted. He reviewed the proceed
ings in the last Congress which had
resulted in the failure of the pending
naval construction bill to become Il.
law and declared that lit does not liz
in the mouth of the nominee of the
Democratic party to charge the ad-
ministration with dereliction concern
ing the Navy when needed Legislation
proposed by the administration wa
defeated by two Democratic Sena
tors"
Would Prevent Aggressive War.
I'VE are going ahead with our Nav
plans" Secretary Wilbur declared
"If We and the other powers conform
to the agreed ratio, not only in bat
tleships. but also in other surface
and subsurface and aircraft. success
full. aggressive warfare between the
signatory powers across the oceans
which border our shores will be an
impossibility.'
He closed with a prediction that il
would be possible. to outlaw war
just as civilization had outlawed vel
low fever, typhoid and other plaques.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
TREASURE SHIP SUNK IL YEARS
LOCATED OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
DiUers to Go after Meridas Cargo of Gold, SiIuer,
Jesoels and Copper, Valued From So, 100000
to SIS, 5,OOO,OOO-Hijackers Feared.

work began. the sunken ship was
discovered. Leaders of the expedition
refused today to reveal the exact To-
cation for fear that hijackers may
be attracted to the spot. Roughly
she lies 200 feet down, So miles east
and half mile north of Cape Charles.
The Merida was sunk in May. 1911,
when she was rammed at night by
the steamship Admiral Farragut. The
Ward line. owner of the sunken craft,
did not consider 1t feasible to under
take the salvaging of the ship. A
group of New York men, including
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, jr.; Frank
lin /. Mallory and Hayward Drayton,
Sd, h We undertaken to recover the
lost l. "a ;ure
Evening star., 1924-10-28
F|NNEY SAYS FALL
AVOIDED PUBLICITY
Claims He Was Hasty and
Secretive on Elk Hills
and Teapot Leases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 2S.-Fur-
ther testimony of Edward c. Ffnney.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
as to the alleged inclination of Albert
s. Fall, former Secretary Of the In
terror, toward haste and secrecy in
awarding the Elk Hills naval oil
leases and contracts to the Pan
American Petroleum Co. remained for
today's session of the trial of the
Governments suit to cancel those
leases and contracts.
Finney yesterday testified that Fall
was impatient with delays in the Elk
Hills lease negotiations and ex-
pressed a desire to wind up the Elk
Hills transactions simultaneously
with the granting of Teapot Dome
leases to the Sinclair interests He
also identified a letter from Fall TO
Edwin DENLY, then Secretary of the
Navy, in which Fall said: Il have in
structed my office to give out moth
ing regarding these contracts"
Evening star., 1924-10-28
YALE CLUB TO MEET.
Luncheon Tomorrow With New Of
x f1cers in Charge.

The regular weekly luncheon of the
Yale Club of Washington will be held
at the University Club tomorrow
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Richard H. Wilmer is the new pres
ident of the organization for 1924-25.
Walter Bruce Howe has been chosen
first vice president; Winslow Van
Devanter, second vice president; John
F. Dryden, secretary; j. Maury Dove,
jr., treasurer; Charles Cheney Hyde.
Paul Kaufman, Joseph Fairbanks and
Maj. George P. Ahearn, directors.
The Yale Musical Clubs will give a
concert at the New Willard Hotel
the night of December 10. The Yale
Club of Washington will be host to
the musical clubs on that date, and
in the afternoon a tea dance will be
given for the organizations.
Evening star., 1924-10-28

teenth and Fl streets northeast and if
he goes by way of Maryland avenue
and the Capitol grounds he does not
meet another traffic man until he
reaches Seventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. There is another at
Ninth street, and then no more until
Fourteenth street is reached.
At the intervening crossings along
Pennsylvania avenue patroImen are
stationed during the morning and
evening rush hours, but the inspector
believes they should be made regular
traffic posts. The inspector said there
should be traffic men permanently
stationed on Pennsylvania avenue at
Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth streets. There
also should be men at the correspond
Ing Intersections on r and @ streets.
In his opinion.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
SEEK COALITION.
German Republicans Out to Beat
Reactionary Candidates.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 2S.-Coalition of
all of the Republican forces in the
forthcoming Reichstag election is
urged by the Republican party, which
failed to win any seats in the last
election. Defeat of reaction is de-
clared to be the fundamental issue of
the campaign. The party refrains
from placing a ticket in the field and
hopes that the other parties. which
are loyal to the republic and COM
mitted to fulfillment of it's policies,
will agree to put UP a joint ticket.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
COOPERATE

amc Bur that
hcc n Washington
OFFICERS DUTY
on a he isa
shift of To
MOTORISTS
in moving
II already to
semaph s m to do
THE DUTY PEDESTRIAN
To to keepo
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Evening star., 1924-10-28
-FENG AND WI NEAR
CLASH FOR PEK|NG
Soldiers of Both Generals
Digging Trenches for
Finish Conflict.
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
PEKING, October 2s-The advance
troops of WI Pei Flu, former COM
mander in chief of the central gov
ernment armies, have arrived at
La1gfang, half way between Tientsin
and Peking, whittier the troops of
Feng Yu Hsiang, his ormer lieu
tenant, now in control of Peking,
are moving AS result fighting is
Imminent there.
Rumors that the two forces have
clashed are groundIess. as passengers
on the international train. which ar
rived here last evening from Tient-
sin, passed the lines and saw the
soldiers deliberately digging en-
trenchments. They were only few
miles apart.
WI Strength Unknown.
The strength of Wu's army is en-
tirely unknown here. The morale of
his men also is a matter of doubt.
His detractors declare they entirely
lack morale, the bulk of the army
still at Shanhaikwan being at the
point of a disorganized retreat.
Most of Feng's troops were moved
out of Peking toward Tientsin dur
ing the week end.
There is no change in the political
status. 1t is reported that President
Tsao Kun desires to retire and
would if F'eng permitted.
The designations of the members
of the cabinet are reported to have
been accepted, and an effort is being
made to reorganize it under the
premiership of c. T. Wang, but the
mandates have not been promulgated.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 2S.-Treasure
hunters, who left New York early
this month to recover gold, silver.
copper and jewels, which went down
with the steamship Merida of the
virginia Capes in 1911, have been
successful in the first phase OF the
expedition.
The sunken ship has been located.
DIVERS now will be sent down after
the treasure, the value of which is
estimated at $2,O00.000 to $4,000. zoo.
The trailers. Foam and Spray,
dragged the waters in the vicinity,
where the Merida sank, with q mile
long iron sweep. Ten days after the
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Ambassador Riddle III.

PANAMA. October 2S-John W.
Riddle, American Ambassador to Ar
gentina, en- route to the United States
for a vacation, was taken off the
steamship Santa Teresa, which ar
rived here yesterday, and removed
to a hospital. suffering severely from
rheumatism.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Tarries in New JeFSey.
Freight Schooner Blows Up.

WOODS HOLE, Mass, October 2S.-
The coastal freighting schooner
Pansy Bitters caught fire and blew
up while at anchor in Tarpaulin Cove
early today Capt. W. F. Nickerson
and Mate Jarvis Robbins were blown
from their hunks to the deck. Inc
skipper, severely burned, rescued
Robbins from the flames, and they
escaped in the schooner's tender.
They will recover. The schooner is
a total loss. The cause OF the fre
and explosion is unknown.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Wife Asks Divorce.

Absolute divorce is asked in suit
filed by Mrs AIRY Elizabeth Hyman
against Frank Hyman, in which she
charges misconduct and names a CO.
respondent. They were married June
IS, 1919. and have two children. At
torney 6. 7. Clayton appears for the
wifA
Evening star., 1924-10-28
Conscience Fund Increased.

More money for Unole Sans con-
science fund was received yesterday
by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
1t came in three $50 bills and $50
bill. The writer said: Think owe
the United States Government about
$I70, which I enclose.
Evening star., 1924-10-28
"GUARD" FLOTILLA
ROUTS RUM FLEET

Continued from First PAGE
Evening star., 1924-10-28
SMOOT, ANSWERING
LA Toilette, SAYS
STOCK is FOR SALE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-10-28

SECOND RACE-Consolation SteepIechase
Handicap; purse, 5000; for 3-year-olds ami
up; about miles.
Top Notch ...... 142 Boa atman ... 1ss
Gravity ........ 140 ~St. Pancras 135
Evening star., 1924-10-28
LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR WEDNESDAY.

FIRST RACE-Purse. $1,000; for 2-year.olds:
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
SONS OF VETERANS
OPEN REUNION TONIGHT

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 3.-Af-
ter the opening session here tonight,
the Sons Of Confederate Veterans
will have no set program for their
convention, but will devote Thea
time to making the United Confed-
crate Veterans reunion, which is be-
ing held here at the same time, q
success, according to an announce
ment by W. Mcdonald Lee, Ricn-
mond, Va, commander-in-chief.
J. L. Highshaw, Memphis, CON-
mander Of the Nathan Bedford For
rest Camp, No. 215, will call the
convention TO order and Rev. B. A..
Owen, Lathrop, Mo-, chaplain-in-
chief, viii deliver the invocation.
The meeting then will be turned
over to J. L. Buard, commander Of
the Tennessee division, who will
present Commander Lee. Following
his address, the commander will in
troduce other officials Of the organ
ization and the ladies Of the staff.
Miss Emily Gaines Parker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bedeu
Parker, Of New Yok City, and a
{ Continued on Page Four.)