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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
FARMER AND WIFE
FOUND MURDERED
Man Killed With Own Gun:
Wife With Ratchet After Co.
ing to Investigate Noise.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, December
23.-Charles Hallerman and his wife
were killed at their farm home, II
miles south of here early today by
an unknown aSSailant.
The bodies of the couple were found
in the yard of their home by the dead
mans brother, Leo, who lived with
them.
Leo Hallernlan said his brother and
sister-in-law went to the yard when
they heard a noise. Shortly after
they left the house he said he heard
Mrs. Hallerman scream: ".Oh, Sam,
don't. Oh, they're going to kill
shots.
Running into the yard, Leo said
he found the bodies. Both had been
instantly killed, Hallerman by shot
in the temple and Mrs. Hallerman by
blows over the head. He says he saw
no trace of their slayers.
A Ratchet apparently had been
used to kill Mrs. Hallerman, who was
A years old. Hallerman, As, appar
emily had been killed with his own
shotgun. which, according to the
brother he had taken with him from
the house.
Leo Hallerman told Sheriff r. S.
Ramsey, who is investigating the kill
ings. that he heard an automobile
go down the road as he came out of
the house. Sheriff Ramsey is work
ing on the theory that revenge may
have been the motive for the crime.
Ramsey received reports that
threats were made against Hallerman
at Jeffersonville, a nearby village, by
man who is under surveillance.
~ i Ii al, l,1,
been reported in the neighborhood re-
GENTLY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
SMOOT TAKES ISSUE
WITH DEBT PLAN
Opposes Proposal of Column
bia Professors for Settling
Wartime Obligations.

Chairman Smoot of the Senate
finance committee, an authority on
war debt settlements, took issue in
the Senate yesterday with the plan
of professors of economics at Column
bia University for settling Europe 8
wartime obligations to this country.
Summing up the war debt situation
in its relation to the views OF the
professors, Senator Smoot said:
THE Columbia professors complain
because all debtors are not treated on
an equality. They speak of "a settle
ment of so per cent present value with
Great Britain and 26 per cent present
value with Italy. DO they propose TO
correct this want of equality by rails
ing the Italian settlement to that of
the British, which, of course, would
impose a burden impossible of per-
Torrance by Italy, or do they propose
that the British be reduced to SO per
cent and the Italian raised to so per
cent, which would make an easy
settlement for Great Britain and still
an impossible settlement for Italy; or
do they propose that the British settle
ment shall be brought down to tho
Italian 26 per cent, thus imposing no
real burden on England at all? II the
last is their proposition, then why can
not Italy say it's 20 per cent should be
reduced to zero because we are collect
ing nothing from another debtor, as,
for instance, Armenia? The whole
proposition is an absurdity. If it
means anything, 1t means complete
cancellation. 1t seems disingenious to
state the professors are against can
collation. and still urge a method of
settlement of the question which in
evitabiy means cancellation.
LAS their suggestion is understood,
it is proposed that the United States
go into a joint conference to fix the
amounts of these debts upon the stand
ard of equality and generosity
They do not state at whose expense
generosity is to take place. OF course,
not of Columbia University, which
enjoys the privilege of exemption
from taxation and therefore would
feel not at all any cancellation of
debts. The whole proposition of the
Columbia professors amounts to a pro
posed conference between ourselves,
a minority of one, and. our debtors,
all the rest of the proposed conferees.
The debtors are to fix how much, if
any, of their debts they wish to pay.
The standards of equality and gen
crosby will be applied by the debtors.
Like so many good -intentioned peo-
pie, the Columbia professors, instead
of accomplishing the benefits which
they seek to confer, are actually do
ing harm to those they say they
would help"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
JOSEPH B. BOURNE
GETS PARIS DIVORCE
Wins Separation From Julia Bel
rose Bourne, Former Wash
ington Girl.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, December 23.-Joseph Baker
Bourne of New York has been granted
a divorce from Mrs. Julia Belrose
Bourne on the grounds of desertion
The couple were married at Green
wich, Conn, on May %, 1922.
The wedding of the Bournes, OF
which there had been no advance an
nouncement, caused surprise both here
and abroad 1t was NIr. Bournes sec
ond marriage. his first wife, Miss
Julia Chaplin, daughter of Chester W
Chaplin. steamboat owner, having di
vorced him in 1920.
The second Mrs. Bourne is about the
age of Mr.. Bourne's young daughter
Miss Pauline Chaplin Bourne, who
was one of the witnesses to the mar
riage ceremony. Her father was the
late Louis Belrose of Washington, and
she was known as an accomplished
musician.
Mr.. Bourne is n member of the New
York Yacht Club, the Mayfiower De
scendants, the Sons of the Revolution
and the Military Order of Foreign
Wars, and served in the World War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
LIKES TREE, TAKES 1T.
Cowboy Foot Ball Star, However
Couldn't Outrun Cop.

IOWA CITY, Iowa, December %
(P.-Nick Hutch, cowboy of the Iowa
backfield was thrown for loss Tues
day night by a local policeman.
The cowboy, imbued with holiday
spirit, wanted a Chritmas tree, and
when an evergreen in front of a
grocery store took his fancy, lie tucked
it under his arm and started home.
But a policeman strolled by just as
Nick roped the tree, and after a short
chase tackled the foot ball star.
When Hutch appeared in Police
Court yesterday, he was penalized $25
and costs, with admonition from the
mayor to confine his foot ball tactics
to the gridirOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
FOUR DIE IN M|DA|R
CRASH OF 2PLANES
Landing Gear of One Hits
Wing of Other as They Try
to Pass in Fog.

BY the Associated Press.
RANTOUL, H., December 23.-Sor-
row swept aside the spirit of the
Christmas season today at Chanute
Field, where four Army officers
plunged to death in a head-on crash
of their planes.
The two ships, roaring through a
fog that hung over the field. locked
together at dusk yesterday and drop
ped 400 feet to the ground. Two OF
the victims were flying on the eve OF
departure homeward for holiday
visits.
There was brief flash of flame
when the planes splintered against the
earth, a mile from the hangers, but
they did not catch frs, and Capt
Harold G. Foster of Chicago was
found still alive in the twisted cockpit
He died before reaching hospital.
Three Killed Instantly.
First Lieuts. Henry W. Kunkel of
Columbia. Mo, and Albert j. Clayton
OF Philadelphia and Second Lieut..
Ralph w. Lawter of Huntington, w.
Va, were killed instantly. They were
Regular Army pilots, and Capt. Eos
ter a World War veteran, was Re
serve officer. just completing three
month duty tour.
Lieut. Lawter had informed his
mother at Huntington that he had OBJ
tanned permission to fly an Army
plane to that place, with his bride
of three months. for Christmas visit.
and at Philadelphia the parents of
Lieut.. Clayton. a direct descendant of
the first Governor of Delaware, were
preparing for his holiday arrival. He
was unmarried
Leaves Wife and Two Children.
Lieut. Kunkel who returned last
Summer from three years service In
Hawaii, is survived by a widow and
two small daughters. Mrs. Foster lives
at the field and was Frustrated by the
accident.
An inquiry has been ordered, but
although several other ships were in
the air, it is believed travelling sales
man passing the field was the; only
eyewitness. Brother officers believe. the
crash came when the pilots. suddenly
seeing each other through the fog, at
tempted to swerve. The landing gear
of Lieut.. Kunkel's PIT locked with
the wing of Lieut.. Lawter's De Havi-
land.
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PRESIDENT TO GET
MACH|N|STS' PLEA
Navy Yard Workers to Carry
Wage Increase Fight Up
to Congress.

Machinists of the Washington Navy
Yard, ignored completely under the
recent award Of the Navy Depuart-
mental Wage Tpard, are going to
carry their fight for increased wages
to Congress ami the White House.
their Spokesman served notice today,
James J. Noonan, president of Co
lumbia Lodge. ia, International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, made the dec
laration today that were the navy
yard a private establishment the ma
chinists employed there, between
900 and 1000, would not hesitate to
walk out" in protest against the re-
fusal of the general board to grant
them even cents an hour increase
in pay.
Local Board Ignored.
THE exact truth of the situation
will be laid before every member OF
Congress and President Coolidge per-
sonally," Mr.. Noonan declared. Sup
ported by officers of the American
Federation of Labor, the navy yard
machinists are going to wage Wig
orous fight before Congress in their
efforts to obtain what they contend
the law of 1862 authorizes-a wage
to conform as nearly as possible to
the corresponding scale of wages paid
at private establishments in the Vicin-
ity of Washington.
Despite the fact that the local board
recommended an increase of 2 cents
an hour for the Navy Yard machin-
lists, Mr. Noonan pointed out, this
recommendation was ignored COM
pletely by the general board. The
local machinists appealed from the
recommendation of their local board
and demanded 81 an hour as the pay
schedule 1t is on these terms that
they intend to carry their fight over
the head of the general board.
Says Public Deceived.
Mr.. Noonan protested that the pub
lie has been led to believe that the
machinists, as q group, had been in
cluded in the award of the depart
mental board. when. in fact. they
have received no increase whatever.
Their present scale of "a cents an
hour stands, as before the award at
feCting other small groups of Navy
Yard employees was made. The ma
chinistS, it was stressed represent
the largest group of artisans at the
Navy Yard.
while the machinsts at the Gov
eminent Printing once ana the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing re-
ceive over $1.10 an hour" said Mr..
Noonan, 1.-The machinists employed at
the yard believe they are entitled at
least to $1.00 per hour as per the in
tent of the law Of 1862 governing
wages in navy yards. These facts
could not have been given serious con-
sideration by the Navy Department.
practically all local boards in the
United States recommended the ma
chinists for increases in pay. The
General Board of Review refused to
allow these recommendations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
ATTACKS OIL COMPANIES.
Mexican Department Says Small
Group Causing All Of Trouble.

MEXICO CITY, December % P)-
The Department of Commerce and In
dustry, which has jurisdiction over
the enforcement of the petroleum and
alien land laws, in d statement yes
terday declared that a small group of
unnamed oil companies was attempt
ing "by all kinds of Vaccination" to
cause suspicion among the other
companies and prevent them from &C
cepting the new laws.
officials of the department continue
to insist that most of the foreign oil
companies already have accepted or
will accept the regulations. which,
among other things, stipulate that
foreign oil interests operating in
Mexico must abandon the protection
! Of their governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23

Continued from First Page)
the United States, respectfully repre-
sents:
II. The above captioned cause is
set for trial before one of the justices
of your honorable court on Wednes-
day, February 2, 1927. Your petit
toners desire the attendance at the
trial of the above captioned cause of
James f. O'Neil and Harry NJ. Black
mer. The said James +. O'Neil and
Harry NJ. Blackmer are citizens of
the United States and are now be
yond the jurisdiction of the United
States, your petitioners being advised
that they are, or both lately have
been, in the Republic of France.
20. That your petitioners believe
and therefore aver, that the attend
ance of the said persons at the trial
of the said cause is vital and i'm
portant to the United States, because,
as your petitioners aver, they believe
that the said witnesses have knOWl-
edge and information with regard to
certain important facts which the
United States desires to prove in the
said case. and that their testimony
as TO said facts will be material in
connection with the establishment not
only of the conspiracy charged be-
tween the defendants in the above
captiOned cause, but in connection
with the proof of overt acts done by
the defendants pursuant to said con-
spiracy. More particularly your pc
titioners believe, and therefore aver
that the said James T.. O'Neil and
Harry NJ. Blackmer can testify to
the facts concerning the persons who
were in the latter part of the year
1921 and during the year 1922 stock
holders of the Continental Trading
Co. Ltd, a corporation, and with re-
gard to the distribution by thar cor
poration to it's stockholders of certain
United States 80 per cent Liberty
loan bonds as dividends certain OF
which bonds, as your petitioners be
lieve, and therefore aver, were subse-
uuently delivered by or on behalf of
one of the defendants, Harry F. Sim
clair to the other defendant, Albert
3. Fall.
SubpOenas Are Sought.
SO. That your petitioners base this
petition upon the provisions of an
act of Congress, being No. 4S3, of the
Sixty-eighth Congress, entitled An
Act relating to contempts,' approved
July 3, 1926.
that your honorable court, or one
Of the justices thereof. may order that
subpoenas issue in this cause adj
dressed to any consul general or
consul of the United States within
the Republic of France. or within any
country in which either of the said
witnesses may be, commanding such
witness to appear before this court in
Criminal Court, No. 2. at the city of
Washington. d. c.. on the second
day of February, 1927.
And your petitioners further pray
that your honorable court, or the
be rendered to the said witnesses, re-
spectively, for their necessary ex-
penses in travelling to and from the
city of Washington, d. c., where this
judge entering the order upon this
petition, fix the amount which shall
honorable court sits. and the ex-
penses Of his attendance upon the
court; and your petitioners respect
fully represent that $500 is proper
sum to be fixed in that behalf"
3 Salt mines Of Galacia have been
worked since the thirteenth century
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
VOTES $4,000 FUND.
Red Cross Committee to Aid Ref.
ugees in Bulgaria.

Cooperating with other nations rep
resented in the League of. Red Cross
Societies, the central committee of the
American Red Cross today authorized
an additional appropriation of Sic, 200
to be used in caring for refugee chill
dren in Bulgaria during the Winter
months. One-half of this amount will
be made available January 1 and the
balance on February Is.
There are in Bulgaria approximately
1905 refugees, who have been herd
ed into the little country during the
past few years as a result of the OBJ
ligatory exchange of populations in
the Balkans under the Lausanne
treaty, the Red Cross explains.
EyeWitnesses from Bulgaria, it is
continued, state that these people are
living under the most lamentable con-
ditions, inadequately housed, malnour-
ished and without opportunity to earn
living. Many of the children are
suffering from diseases, due to malnu-
triton. The American money will be
used to maintain kitchens, upon
which thousands will depend for life
during the next five months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
MARYLANDERS GET
BEAUT|F Y|NG DATA
Flaming Expert Tells of Leg
isIation Needed for Har-
monious Development.

Another step in the plan to unite
the District of Columbia and Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties
Md, in a general identifying scheme
was taken today when the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion engaged Alfred Bettman of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, in an advisory capacity
Mr.. Bettman conferred today with
Lieut.. Col. u. s. Grant, 3rd, executive
officer of the commission, and with
Maj. f. Brooke Lee, chairman OF
Maryland's planning commission, on
the matter of legislation which will
be needed from the coming Maryland
Legislature to perfect the scheme fol
cooperation. Mai. Lee and other mem
bers of the Maryland commission have
in mind certain legislation which will
be introduced when the Legislature
convenes next month, intended &c
bring about a cooperative scheme for
the Identification of Maryland ir
conformity with plans laid down for
the District of Columbia.
Gets Maryland View.
Nothing definite was determined al
today's conferences, Mr.. Bettmar
merely desiring to get the viewpoint
of the Marylanders with a view to ad
vising them as to the best legislation
to accomplish the desired end. He Is
acting merely in an advisory capacity
and is to give such advice as the
Maryland people desire.
He is dealing particularly with the
Maryland delegation at this time. II
was pointed out, because of the near
ness of the date of converting of the
session of the Legislature. at which il
is hoped to have much of the legiSla
ton authorizing the planning devel'
opment pass.
To See Virginians.
AS soon as these matters are set
tied, Mr.. Bettman will hold confer
enceS with representatives of the Ar
lington County, Va, Planning Com
mission and advise them on needed
legislation, if they request it, as did
the Maryland delegation.
Mr. Bettman was a member of the
Hoover conference on city planning
and is said to be we'll fortified with
information which will be of great as
sistance in fostering the regional de-
yeloprhent plan for Washington and
its environs. He has made a particu-
lar study of legislation in connection
with city planning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
HORSE SHOES AT HEARING

SACRAMENTO. Calf. December %
N).-Two heavy horseshoes. one of
them with nails in it, were taken from
a pair of negro convicts at Folsom
Just before they were ushered into the
presence Of the State board of prison
directors.
The negroes disclaimed any inten-
ton of pitching the horseshoes at the
board members, however. They ex-
planned that when they were told the
board would hear their pleas for pa
role they thought they might as well
take along their, good luck pieces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Removal of Plants DELAYED.

WARE. Mass, December % LP)-
Two New England communities re
ceived assurances of q merry Chris
mas yesterday when the Otis Co. an
nounced at Boston that the proposed
removal Of its textile plants in this
town and at Greenville, n. H., TO the
South had been postponed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
FASHIONABLE SCHOOL
IS BURNED TO GROUND
Ely Court at Greenwich, Conn,
Destroyed With Loss of More
Than 100000.


GREENWICH, Conn. December %.
Ely Court, an exclusive school for
girls, was burned to the ground today
with loss estimated at upward OF
100000 The school was closed for
the holidays. and the 100 girl students
had departed for their homes.
The fire started on the north side
of the school near the chimney, and
spread rapidly through the structure,
which was made up of several build
ings.
The school is two miles from the
center of the town, and the fire gained
great Roadway before fire apparatus
arrived.
Mrs. Parsons and Miss Elijah
Ely, the owners. said the buildings
were valued at nearly 100000. and
that the furnishings and decorations,
many of which came from Europe,
We're very valuable. The students had
left all their belongings at the school,
and their losses viii be heavy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
BOY SKATERS DROWN.

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, De
eember % R.-Eugene Wright, q
and Fred Thompson, IL, were drowned
in Eel River yesterday, when ice
on which they were skating gave
way. Treacherous ice frustrated eff
sorts of rescuers to reach them.
James Wright, 6, brother of Eu-
gene, one of the skating party, was
nearest shore and escaped. He sum.
moned help. Their bodies were re.
covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
Virginia Home Damaged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PURCELLVILLE, Va, December
23-Fire of unknown origin damaged
the home of Deck Warner at Hamil-
ton, Tuesday night $1,000. Mr.. and
Mrs. Warner We're away. The Pur-
cellVille Fire Company prevented
spread of the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
National Tourney Sought.

A national rife tournament for the
Army. Navy. Marine Corps and
National Guard is proposed in a bill
introduced yesterday by Represent
alive Speaks, Republican. Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23

Labor unions of Mexico have been
asked by the National Railways of
Mexico to accept a reduction in wages
so that the government may pay its
increasing number of bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT NEW YORK.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
CAR TA~Tr F-Iy> ~

American Shipper-London "a 90 Pm.
Danzig and Libau -. 3:00P PM
Ascania,-Havre and London -. Noon
Santa Luea--Cristobal. west coast
ports and Havana ......... IL 100 AM.
Finland-Havana Cristobal. Los
Angeles and San Francisco 3 :0OPM
President Monroe-World cruise. ! 100 p M
Dominica--Ma rtinique and Trim
tdad .......... Noon
Ocean prince-Cape Town. $40. 3:00P.M.
Cauto-Progreso .......... Noon
San MateO-Puerto Colombia. Noon
rraubate-Santos ......... Noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23
FALL AND SINCLAIR
MUST STAND TRIAL;
PLEA OVERRULED

Continued from First Page.)
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SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals at and Sailings From
New York.

ARRIVALS AT NEW YORK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-23

; Salt mines Of Galacia have been
worked since the thirteenth century.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-03

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powering oblivion. She had waited
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