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Evening star., 1924-03-27
ROBS SPECIAL ENVOY
FROM NICARAGUA
Thief Ransacks New York Suite
While Casprillo Is on Trip to
Washington.
Ryfbe Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 27.-Salvatore
casprillo. a special envoy from Mica
ragua, who came to this country two
weeks ago for a conference with
President Coolidge, was robbed of
clothing, jewelry and baggage valued
at $1,000 soon after his arrival in
New York, 1t was learned last night
when Joseph Bendix, twenty six years
old, was arrested.
All the property, with the exception
of the jewelry, was recovered after
Bendix's arrest. The police said they
FOUND in his possession keys of more
than a score of hotels in New York
city and other cities as far west as
Chicago.
r Senior Casprillo stopped at the I'm
perial Hotel upon his arrival in New
York. Four days later he went to
Washington, leaving some of his bag
gage here. When he returned the
suite had been ransacked. Checks
for baggage which he had sent to the
New Willard Hotel, in Washington,
were among the stolen articles. Ben
dix police charged, sent the checks
to Washington and had the baggage
delivered to his New York apart
ment-
When Bendix was arrested he had
in his pocket the key to Senor Cas-
prillo's suite, police said.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
Banking Trust & Mortgage Co.

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Trusts In Washington and Vicinity
Reasonable Terms-Prompt investi9a-
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Evening star., 1924-03-27
DRESSED POULTRY
SLIGHTLY LOWER
Local Wholesale Market Re-
port, Embracing Meats and
Vegetables, Butter, Eggs.

Heavy shipments of hens on the
wholesale commission market today,
coupled with little demand brought
the price down another notch, with
the result that the fowl generally
was quoted at "a cents pound. This
price prevailed for large, small and
leghorns, and some dealers indicated
mat before the day was over 90
might be quoted. Standing against
the many crates of hens were a few
turkeys, the hens being quoted about
SS to 40, young toms 80 to 80 and old
toms 20. A few keats also were in
evidence and they were sold by the
piece, prices being about So cents for
Soung and 80 cents for old.
In the dressed poultry line, fancy
mems dropped from % tc 26 cents;
turkey hens were quoted at 40; young
toms, 80 to SO; old toms, 25.
Prices for Calves and Lambs.
Cnoice calves in the live stock di-
VISION, brought IL cents most every
Where. Spring lambs. still scarce,
were reported to be due on the mar
ket soon.
Fresh nearby eggs. candled, No 1
stock, were selling with commission
merchants, from 81 to % in the
Whole lots, smaller lots being l to 3
cents higher.
Although the butter market was
unchanged, the atmosphere seemed to
predict drop in price by the first
OF the week. This was explained as
oelng due to a decrease in the price in
the west and a flood of butter from Ar
sentlna and Denmark within the last
few days.
Fresh beef and pork and smoked
nfs.n
Evening star., 1924-03-27
ny WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.
Rec ceived
,ini Dispa tcb to The stal

SpeciIi Dispa tcb to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 27.-While pre-
fessional operators continued to work
at cross purposes on the curb ex-
change today, the market was the
most interesting of any in the past
two weeks. Public participation on
the buying side was larger, and the
important changes were for the most
part on the side of the advance.
Numerous of the high-grade indus
trials, which had done comparatively
nothing on previous days, suddenly
came in for attention. Included
among these was Park & Tilford,
which ran up to a new high around
81. Buying of this stock was III be-
lated response to the showing in the
quarterly report issued a few days
ago. Current assets were given as
s4,599,382 against current liabilities
of $II5,425, while the net profit
amounted to $i29,333.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
SEEKS PERMIT FOR E. R. LINE.

The Golden Belt railroad of Kansas
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for authority to con-
struct a connecting line, connecting
with The Santa Fe at Great Bend and
the Union Pacific at Plainvile. The
company would sell 100000 in z per
cent twenty-flve-year bonds to finance
construction.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
Arrivals Past Tventy-four Hours.

Washington arrivals for past TWEEN
ty-four hours and cars on track at s
am. today: Apples, one New York,
freight. four T broken enc and thre9 Sn.iis nn1 IN Il
broken cars on track; cabbage, six
broken and one unbroken cars on
track: celery, one FIczida freight,
four broken and one uEhroken cars
on track; potatoes, seven Mich igan
freight, eleven barrels Virginia boat,
eight broken and eleven unbroken
cars on track; lettuce, one California
freight, twenty-five crates Florida ex-
press, four broken and two unbroken
cars on track; grapefruit, four
broken cars on track; oranges, four
Florida freight, five broken and two
unbroken cars on track; onions, two
broken and one unbroken cars on
track; tomatoes. two Florida freight,
Sixty-SiX crates Florida express, four
broken and two unbroken cars on
track; carrots, one broken car on
on track; string beans, 100 baskets
five crates Florida express; peppers,
fifty-six crates Florida express; spin
ach, one Texas freight, fifty crates
North Carolina express, fourteen bar
I-elS Virginia boat, one urbroken car
on track: mixed vegetables, five
broken and one unbroken cars on
track; mixed fruit, two broken cars
on track; lemons, one broken car on
track; Strawberries. seven refriger-
ators Florida express; brussels
sprouts, twenty-five crates New York
express; kale, 242 barrels Virginia
boat
Evening star., 1924-03-27

Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market firm; Michi
gan. 150-pound sacks, russet rurals,
Z. s, No. 1, 2.50a2.75 per sack: New
York, 150-pound sacks, round whites,
L. S., No. /, mostly 800 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market firm: Texas. bushel
baskets, best, 400; fair quality. 1.75.
String beans-Supplies light: market
strong; Florida. = -bushel hampers.
green, best, $50; fair quality, 800.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: mar
let steady: Florida, skies, ripes and
turning, wrapped best, fancy count,
=. so; choice count, . so: ordinary quail
ity, 1.50a2.50. Straw wberries-Supp!ies be
light; market steady; Florida, refrig-
orators, fair quality, G0a65 per quart.
Beets-SupplieS moderate; market
steady; Texas. bushel baskets. mostly
225. Carrots-Supplies moderate;
market steady; Texas, bushel baskets,
2.25a2.50, mostly $50.
Evening star., 1924-03-27

Lead has often been discovered by
locating one of the plants of the
sumac family. which is said to always
grow near the metal.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES

SALES.
Potomac Electric g. & ref 7-sI,oOo at
1867 $1,000 at 1o6s4, 81. 600 at 1861, s., 900
at 1864
Capital Traction Colo at 941A.
Washington RBy. & Flee pfd.-10 at 7oA
10 at 12as. 10 at 723s, 10 at 72&s, 10 at 72aS
10 at 7e&s, 10 at 722S 10 at 729s, 10 at 72%
10 at 72S, 10 at 72&.
Washington Gas Lght-1o at 49X. 10 at
49A.
AFTER CALL,
Capital Traction 5s-S2, 900 at 96Z
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-2 at 12k
10 at 72%s, at 72I.
Money-Call loans, and per cent.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
G. 0. P. TO DISREGARD
LA Toilette PLANKS
Adams Declares Party Will Con-
slider Problems, Not High
Sounding Issues"
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio May 31-That
the Republican national convention
convenIng June 10, Will take no heed
of the demands of Senator Robert NJ
La Toilette, Wisconsin. that certain
progressive planks suggested by him
be incorporated in the platform, was
indicated by John T. Adams, chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee, in a written statement today
The statement follows:
The Cleveland convention will be
one of the best in the history of the
Republican organization. The party
Is harmonious. II wants President
Coolidge as it's standard bearer for
the forthcoming campaign. and there
are several excellent possibilities for
the vice presidential nomination, any
one of whom would be acceptable to
the party and the country.
The platform, of course, has been
given preliminary consideration. 1t
will contain q concise statement of
Republican achievements during the
administrations of Harding and Cool
idge, a frank statement of the prac-
tica1 problems of the nation and a
strong Republican program for meet
ing them. The pledges to be found
in the Republican platform this year
can be made in good faith, because of
the manner in which the pledges of
four years ago have been fulfilled.
"It is very certain that the Repub-
lican platform will not seek out high
sounding issues to win support. But
it will give special attention to those
pressing problems which vitally af-
feet the peace and prosperity of the
country, and which are the common
concern of every American citizen.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
PRESIDENT GETS TAX
BILL; APPROVAL SEEN
Mellon Personally Carries Measure
to White House-Confers
With Coolidge.
OBJECTIONS MAY BE RAISED
Statement to Accompany Signature
Is Expected.

The tax reduction bill was placed
finally before President Coolidge to-
day for action.
Secretary Mellon personally took
the measure to the White House,
with a statement of the Treasury's
views and spent an hour with the
President, discussing not only the bill
but the whole subject Of the gov
ernment's fiscal position, particularly
with reference to legislation pending
before Congress which would involve
expenditures.
The Treasury Secretary declined to
say whether he had presented any
recommendation or merely an anal
ySiS of the bill
Director Lord of the budget bureau
accompanied Mr.. Mellon to the White
House, but remained only a short time
in conference with the President and
the Treasury Secretary.
Approval of Bill Seen.
The belief still prevailed after the
that the President would
approve the measure. and the sugges-
tion was advanced that he might issue
an accompanying statement saying the
legislation contained Objectionable fea-
lures. but on the whole was an i'm
provement over the existing law.
Opinion differed among those close
to the President as to when he would
act Some thought action would be
taken speedily, while others believed
1t might be postponed until near the
end of the period allowed the Execu-
tive, which expires June 6, in order
that pending legislation contem-
plating large appropriations might
thereby be discouraged.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
DIES ON RESEARCH TRIP
IN JUNGLE OF PANAMA
John L. Baer of Smithsonian Insti-
tuition Had Been in Search
of "White Indians"

Word has been received here of
the death in the Darien jungle of
Panama of John Leonard Baer, act
ing curator of American archaeology
of the Smithsonian Institution. He
was a member of a party of scientists
headed by r. o. Marsh, which is eX-
ploring the Darien Peninsula. with
"a view of finding tribe of white
Indians" said to have been seen in
the interior. Death was due to
typhoid fever. He was buried in
Caledonia, Panama, Thursday
Mr.. Baer had been connected with
the Smithsonian Institution about
three years. Last winter when there
was talk of exploring the peninsula
he volunteered to make the trip with
the party of scientists. His services,
it is said, were considered especially
valuable to the expedition because
of previous experience he had in
Indian research work in Pennsyl-
vania for the National Museum for
several years before coming to this
city.
He was a graduate of the Lafayette
University and while in this city took
a post graduate course at George
Washington University.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Arnold Baer
'residing in the Maury apartments. 7O1
18th street, received word about a
week ago that he was ILL., Besides
his wife. he is survived by five broth
ers, Frank Baer of York. Pa; H p
Baer of Atlantic City, y. j.: G. NJ
Baer of Della, Pa; Noel Baer of Los
Angeles, Calf, and B. b. Baer of
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
COURT -MARTIALW WAITS
EVIDENCE FROM CHILE
Col. Scherer Heads Inquiry Into
Alleged $4,000 Shortage of
Maj. McCammon.
PLEADS MIND AFFLICTION
Counsel Would Show Embassy At
tache Had Breakdown.

A military court-martial here
headed by Col. L. c. Scherer of the
cavalry. is awaiting dispositions from
Chile and the report of a medical
board on the mental competence Of
Maj. +. E. McCammon, who was
placed on trial May 10, charged with
a shortage of $4,000 in his accounts
as military attache at the American
embassy, Santiago, Chile.
When the court convened military
counsel for the defendant pleaded
mental incompetence. The sessions
were recessed then, and the case re
ferred to a medical board for report
on the mental condition of Maj. Nc
Cannon, and written requests fo-
understood also that cables have
been sent to Chile for witnesses to
come here.
First Word of Trial.
First word OF the trial came from
Congress when, in the stenographio
report of testimony before the House
found that Congress had been asked
to make good two worthless checks
alleged to have been cashed by Nc
Cannon at Chilean bank. The
committee decided to make no provi-
sion for payment until the result OF
the trial is known.
1t was learned authoritatively today
that military counsel for Maj. Nc
Cannon will have as virtually the
sole basis of defense the plea OF
mental incompetence. Friends of MAJ
McCammon pointed out that it was
in 1922 and another in 1928, when he
suffered from aphasia. Formal
charges were first preferred a month
ago. it was learned. but the court
martial was not convened until three
weeks ago today.
In his testimony before the House
appropriations committee, when il
was framing the deficiency appropria-
ton bill. to be taken up in the House
in a day or SO, Col. w. j. Naylor. as
be provided in the bill to make good
McCammon'S alleged defalcation.
stating that the total shortage was
about $4,000" and that two checks
were involved.
Good Name to Maintain.
at is an open and shut case" said
Col. NaylSr. There is not any aues-
ton but that he will be fully pun
ished and it is a question of main
tanning our good name in Chile:
According to our investigation he
got taken in in by the MARQUIS OF
Queensberry and a man by the name
of Morell. two well known interna-
tional characters, and they got him
into a baccarat game and fleeced
him
Friends of Maj McCammon say he
came here voluntarily and did not
attempt to escape arrest.
Denial was made by James Easily
Smith, local attorney. of statements
fn Col Navlnr in the
stenographic report. The report
quoted Naylor as saying that after
Mai. McCammon came here and was
checking up on the shortage, Mccain
mon employed counsel, Mr.. Easily
smith, who was trying to see if he
could not get the Secretary to let
this officer resign If he made the
shortage good, but we recommended
against that" "Mr. Easby-Smith was
trying to see il he could not raise
money to pay back the shortage"
Col Naylor is reported to have said
Evening star., 1924-05-31
COURT PLEA VOICED
IN HARDING'S TRACKS
President Coolidge on Same Plat
form at Arlington Points
Duty of America.
MANY VETERANS IN THR0NG
Memorial Address in Chilly Air.
Cabinet Members Attend.

When President Coolidge in his
Memorial day address at Arlington
yesterday made a strong plea for the
entrance of this nation into a world
court as proposed by President Hard
ing and advocated by Secretary
Hughes, he stood upon the same plat
form where he predecessor last Me-
mortal day uttered his faith in such
a plan. Although President Coolidge.
while rededicating himself to the
same proposal, admitted that he does
not look upon the court favored by
him as a certain guarantee agalnSt
war, he predicted a greater America
and the development of better and
finer national spirit.
1t was a brilliant gathering that
President Coolidge was addressing.
No more impressive setting for an
important presidential utterance
could be desired. From the marble
rostrum of the Arlington Amphithe-
ater the executive looked down upon
several thousand persons, including
veterans Of the civil war. the Span
ish-American war and the world war:
Most of these were in uniform and
wore decorations.
Question of Duty.
The President spoke earnestly and
with unusual seriousness. There was
an outbreak of applause when he
said: We cannot take a step OF this
kind without assuming some obliga-
tions Here again, II we are TO re-
ceiye anything We must surrender
something We may as we'll face the
question candidly, and il we are Will
ing to assume these new duties in
Exchange for the benefits which
would accrue to us, let US say so. IL
we are not willing, let us say that
/ desire my country to meet tnenl
without evasion and without rear IN
an upright. downright squaie'
American way.
ing other passages in his remarks.
but what brought forth the greatest
amount of applause was when ne oe
Tended the Army and Navy ana oe-
cIared that as weapons of defense
they were cheap at any price.
Speaks in Chilly Air.
The President stood with his head
uncovered and his topcoat removed
as he delivered his speech. The ar
was chilly and there was SUN oree|e
blowing. When he concluded and
walked to his seat; his hair was con- con,
and his words easily heard and al
though the delivery required more
than half an hour, the Presldent
showed no fatigue or other Ill effects;
her husband to the cemetery. sat in
HOY next to the rostrum. In the box
with her were Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Stearns of Boston. old friends OF the
family, who are frequent gueSIs at
the White House; c. Bascom Slemp,
the Presidents secretary. sat on the
rostrum, and probably there was no
more Interested Listener during ring the ie
Presidents speech than me- unIess II
y.s Secretary of State Hughes, who
sat ~as in a nearby box. His hat was
removed and he looked intentiy at
the President In the same box with
the Secretary of State were Secre-
~ Of war Weeks and Secretary OF
I.abor Davis. Postmaster General
New and Secretary of the Navy Will
bur were in other boxes.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
PEPPER PLAN SEEN
WORLD COURT DEFEAT
Democrats of Foreign Relations
Committee Submit Minor
ity Report.
SWANSON ISSUES PROPOSAL
Virginia Senator for Outline Like
Harding's, Coolidge's.

In approving the Pepper plan, the
Republican majority of the Senate
foreign relations committee took the
most certain way for defeating any
action by this Congress to secure ad-
herence by the United States to the
world court, the Democratic members
declared today in a minority report.
The report was signed by every
Democratic member, and was pre-
sented by Senator Swanson, Virginia,
author of proposal which, the
minority asserted. comprised almost
precisely the outlines given in the
MESA geS of Presidents HardingS and
Coolidge.
The issue presented by the presi-
Dental communications, the report
said, was to adhere under certain
conditions and safe reservations to
the existing Permanent Court of
International Justice"
The departure Of the committee
from this issue" it continued, has
destroyed all prospects of favorable
action at this time, unless President
Coolidge and Secretary Hughes can
induce a sufficient number of their
associates in the Senate to cooperate
for the adoption of resolution max
ing effective their recommendations.
Two freSluents Ignored.
The recommendations of the two
Presidents received no consideration
from the committee, the minority as
serted, until Senator Swanson, had in
troduced his resolution to make them
effective. If this resolution was
adopted, the report declared, "the
United States would have no legal
OF nations nor assume any of it's
Obligations, as clearly pointed out by
Secretary Hughes
Far from being dependent upon the
league, the Democrats said. the court
actually would be as independent as
judges are confirmed by the Senate,
and their salaries fixed by Congress
it was argued. without in any way
destroying the independence of the
judicial system.
The permanent courts work has
satisfactorily the report continued,
that the court and its members are
to be continued under the proposed
PEPPER plan. The decisions of the
proved. the Undersigned members of
the committee are unable to under
stand why plan which has worked
so well and satisfactorily should be
diScarOeo Tor an untrled plan.
Sees No Value in Plan.
1T is believed that the adoption of
the plan recommended by the COM
mittee would not be productive of
any good, but simply cause delay and
prevent the United States from be-
coming a signatory member of the
protocol. 1t puts the United States
in the undesirable attitude of de-
manding that forty-eight nations
should change an accepted and sat
isfactory plan to adopt an untried
one"
The Democratic report declared "a
very regrettable feature" of the
committee recommendation was Its
unconcealed enmity to the league of
nations"
This plan eliminates every men
tion of the league it said, except
where it was impossible to strike
out the name without destroying the
value of an article entirely"
Evening star., 1924-05-31
DEFENDS VETERANS
BUREAU IN SENATE
Reed of Pennsylvania Blames Ex-
Director Forbes for ANY
Faulty Conditions.

Blame for any faulty condition in
the Veterans Bureau was placed on
former Director Forbes oy Senator
Reed. Republican, Pennsylvania, in a
defense of the present bureau admin
istration today from recent attacks
by Senator Oddie, Republican, Nevada
and others.
Senator Reed, who was chairman of
the special Senate committee, which
investigated Forbes administration
of the bureau. told the Senate that
Frank T. Hines, the present director,
had made the most of a complicated
situation in the year he has been
in Office.
Claims Being Cleared.
There were $4,000 claims pending
when Director Hines took over the
bureau. Senator Reed said, and this
is being cleared up with reasonable
dispatch.
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
also praised the service of Director
Hines.
He is soldier himself" Senator
Smoot said, and he has sympathy
for the veterans"
Senator Reed declared Forbes had
failed to appreciate the gravity of
the trust imposed upon him, allowed
shocking extravaganza, and appar-
entity thought last of the best con-
siderations of the men entrusted to
his care"
Pointing out the difficulties of the
task confronting Director Hines,
Senator Reed said there were 235,OOO
claims still pending, that about $4,000
pieces of mail arrived at the bureau
daily. and that the director was
responsible also for the largest in
surance organization in business
today.
The bureau is current in most of
it's work, Senator Reed said, and the
number of employees has been de-
creased by $500 despite the increase
lin hospitals. The cost of the bureau
had been cut in this year by
$9O, 900, 900 he added.
Evening star., 1924-05-31
GLOBE FLYERS TO MAKE
NEXT HOP TOMORROW
Delay in Completing Overhauling
of Planes Ends Chance to
Renew Trip Today.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May 31.-The American
flyers, now at Kasmigaura, are plan
ming to hop off tomorrow at am.
on the next stage of their expedition
around the world. They had hoped
to fly today, but it was found i'm
possible to complete overhauling of
their three planes in time.
The flyers will head first for Kushi-
motto, on the southern end of this
island, Honshu, and then will go on,
if possible, to Kagoshima, at the ex-
treme southern end of Japan, the
same day. The stop at kushimoto
will be shortened as much as pos
sible. Present expectations are that
its duration will be only that neces-
sary for refueling the planes.
The flyers hope to make the 500
mile jump across the China Sea Mon
day, reaching the Asiatic continent
near Shanghai Monday evening. From
Kasumigaura to kushimoto is $50
miles; thence to Kagoshima is al
most as far. so that the flyers pro-
gram calls for 1900 miles of travel
within forty hours or SO.