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Evening star., 1926-11-27
PAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL.

Yesterday was a day of interna-
tional music for those who cared to
listen from early morning until late
at night. Although southeastern Eu-
rope was represented by the Jugo-
slavic Orchestra at night, the day be-
gan auSpiciOusly with a program of
Latin American music given by the
Friday Morning Music Club, at the
Pan-American Union Building, with
the cooperation Of the Pan-American
Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director gen.
eral: Franklin Adams. counselor.
Mexico. Argentina and Cuba were
we'll represented, but it was Guate-
mala which was given the stellar po'
Sition on this program. Raul Pania-
qua. a pianist native to that country
was the featured artist, and his play
ing seemed to be of absorbing inter
est to the large audience of diplo-
matte Representatives and members OF
the Friday Morning Music Club that
filled the long Hall of the Americas
to capacity. His first group included
clever patterns after several Of the
old masters in his own composition
a suite in r Major" His second
group included Waltz de Concert,
by II. Alvarado. and two of Senior
PaniaGua's compositions, "Etude de
Concert in B Flat Minor" and Pay
sage d'Automne." The former OF
these was subtitled "Volcan de Aqua,
and before the pianist performed 1t
Senior Don Francisco Sanchez L.atour
Minister from Guatemala, gave some
fascinating program notes for the
work. He stated that il tells OF the
terrific volcanic eruption in 154l.
which completely destroyed the first
capital of Guatemala. built in 1924
and also Of several superstitions con
nected with the incident. The work,
indeed. Stimulates the volcanic erup
ton vividly, and the hearer feels he
can almost see the steam of the boil
ing water that gives this volcano its
name. Senor Paniagua is a vivaCious
artist, who puts every inch of him.
self into his playing. and whose nm
gers are unusually nimble in the
tripping passages OF long runs. 1t is
interesting 10 know that he studied
for three years in Madrid with
Granados; one would like TO hear his
playing of some of that composer S
works.
The other Latin American on the
program was Senior Leo Alvarado,
violinist, who played two character.
istic Mexican dances by Elorduy. the
second Of which, "Corazon." has q
Evening star., 1926-11-27
SMITH NOT GUILTY
IN MURDER TRIAL
But Defendant in Stella MariS
Case Gets Year for
Carrying Arms.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
MAIDSTONE, England. November
27.-Alphonse F. A. Smith today was
found not guilty Of murder or man
slaughter in connection with the
shooting of his friend, John Thomas
Derham. -
He was sentenced, however, to IL
| months at hard labor for carrying
firearms with intent to endanger life.
Justice Avery, addressing the jury
| which heard Smith swear that the
shooting of Derham on August IL IN
the Smith villa, Stella Maris, was
accidental, said:
There is no motive more likely to
cause man or woman to desire 10 90
injury than jealousy"
The prosecution had based its case
on the theory that Smith shot Der
ham in a fit Of jealous rage over the
latter's attentions to Mrs. Smith.
Pointing out that Mrs. Smith had
not been called as a witness. the
Judge asked: "Is 1t conceivable that,
if she could support or corroborate
the story which Smith has told you,
she would not have been called as a
witness for the defense?"
Referring to the "unwritten law"
the Judge said that this was merely
a name for no law at all re-
verting us to the state of barbarism.
CThe prosecutor at the opening of the
trial declared there was no "unwritten
law" in England.
Dealing with Smiths plea that he
had intended to commit suicide and
that Derham was accidentally shot
during the struggle, the judge cited a
law reading:
IF a man pulls the trigger Of a
revolver with intent to kill himself
IL anG accidentally kills some
one else, he is guilty Of murder"
Evening star., 1926-11-27
PETROvA ARRIVES
WITH BANNED PLAY
Lord High Chamberlain oil
/! England Held Production
q, InsuIted America.
By the Associated Press.

ny tn0 AeSoclateQ Press,
NEW YORK, November 27.-Olga
Petrova, actress and playwright, ar
rived from England yesterday to
arrange production of a play on which
the lord high chamberlain turned
the official thumbs down In London
as insulting to America.
''He insisted on certain cuts" she
said. "in which 1 acquiesced. and then
he turned it down anyway"
Asked what "cuts" the court func-
tionary. who is vested with theatrical
censorship. had demanded, Miss
Petrova said he had objected to the
words obscene" and abdomen"
Not Insulting, She Says.
~After those words were removed" b"
she said, "he became fearful that the
play would be Objectionable to Amer
ica, as the first act dealt with a satire
on the American Purity League. He
took the position that if America was
TO be insulted, Americans ought to
do 1t first. That's where he was most
absurd. The play is in no way in
sulting."
The actress said she also locked
horns with the lord high chamber
lain over the fact that her heroine
rallied against God and called Him a
bully
''IIe said it might be all very WELL"
she said, "for people to do that sort
of thing in the Bible, but that 1t is
not done nowadays in the better
classes.
Cites job and Saul.
81 cited Job and Saul of TarSus and
others as precedents, but he would
not relent. saying that these men
lived a long time ago and did not
know any better"
Miss Petrova said the play is called
''What Do We Want?" and deals
with man who married so that he
would have constant temptation, and
then at the end Of four years found
he had made a fool Of himself"
Evening star., 1926-11-27
MRS. RAY BREZ DIES.
Widow of Colman Brez Is Bur1et
in Ohev Sholom Cemetery.

Mrs. Ray Brez, IS years old. died
at her residence, in the Ashley Apart
ments, Wednesday. She was the
widow of Colman Brez. They were
married in Hamburg, Germany. Mrs.
Brez had been a resident of Washing
ton for the past 35 years and was a
member of the Order of the Eastern
Star. Her husband was employed for
many years as a designer and builder
of delicate instruments by the De-
partment of Agriculture. He was
killed in an accident 18 years ago.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence yesterday afternoon.
Interment was in the Ohev Sholom
Congregation Cemetery. Mrs. Brez
is survived by son, Selig c. Brez,
and five daughters, Mrs. Arthur Alb
bott, Mrs. George Stein Of Miami,
Fla; Mrs Milton Diamond, Miss Flor
ence Brez and Mrs. Adlai Mann.
Evening star., 1926-11-27

For kicking q puppy so hard that It
died, William Manson of Hull, Eng
land, has been sentenced to three
months hard labor.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
MOBILE LECTURES
ON POLAR FLIGHT
Designer and Pilot of Norge
Gives Illustrated Talk
on Trip Over Pole.

| Gen. Umberto Mobile, recently ar
| rived in this country, last evening de-
scribed the Polar flight of the Norge,
| the dirigible which he designed and
piloted, and showed slides and pic
lures of the flight from the time of
J the departure until Its arrival In
Alaska. His address was made before
the National Geographic Society, at
J it's opening lecture of the season, at
| the Washington Auditorium, before a
distinguished audience, which includ-
ed the entire staff Of the Italian En-
bassy, Army and Navy officers and
other prominent citizens of Washing
| ton.
The speaker was introduced by Or.
| Gilbert Grosvenor, president OF the
| National Geographic Soviety, as THE
genius who designed and constructed
| the Norge" Gen. Mobile said Italy
deserved the credit for the technical
| organization of the fight, and he paid
| a high tribute to Lincoln Ellsworth,
the American who gave it part of
| its financial support.
The most dramatic moment In his
| talk was when he told how, after
| traversing heavy fogs, and passing
beyond any signs of animal life at "a
degrees the big ship reached the top
Of the world, glided down to 600 feet,
while Amundsen, Ellsworth and he
dropped the flags of their respective
nations.
Pictures of Flight Shown.
Pictures shown included slides and
motion pictures, beginning with the
construction of the ship in Rome, its
departure, wherein was seen Mussolini
with his face bandaged from wound
at the hands of a would-be assassin,
and of it's flight via France, England,
Norway and Russia, to Kings Bay,
| Spitsbergen.
When the plane left Spitzbergen
seals were seen for a time, also fish In
! the ice channels. but at "a degrees all
signs of life disappeared and 1t was
| then that fog was encountered SO that
icicles formed on metal parts Of the
airship and caused concern on the part
of it's navigators.
Gen. Mobile said he had no fear of
not reaching the Pole, but that the
outcome Of the flight after that was
an unknown quantity. The flight to
the Pole was but 500 miles, in compari-
son with the 1900 miles from the Pole
| to Alaska.
Wanted Norge Shot.
On their arrival in Alaska, he said,
one Eskimo lad shouted to MS father:
Take your gun and shoot it; it is fly
ing seal; others averred it must be a
winged elephant, while some Of the old
men Of the tribe decided 1t could only
be the devil himself. He told Of the
search along the Alaska coast for a
landing place until the descent at Tel
ler after the 8,5O0-mile total journey
from Rome across the top of the earth.
Gen. Mobile read many passages
from his log, reciting conditions en-
countered and the events of the flight.
Practically exhausted after their 46
hours in the air from Kings Bay to
Teller, the first thought Of everybody
upon their arrival was for sleep.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
vi u S &c
A JUGOSLAVIC ORCHESTRA.

A group of musicians, hailing from
the country of Jugoslavia, home Of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, pre-
sented a colOrful program at the
Hamline NJ. +. Church last night be-
fore an enthusiastic audience. The
group Is composed Of six men, headed
by Joseph ROtkvich, and they call
themselves the Adriatic Tamburica
Orchestra. They wear the peasant
costume of the section from which
they come-white blouSeS carefully
embroidered, white knee trousers and
shiny high black boots. The red
velvet EIton jackets embroidered in
gold braid give them a Masonic
touch in costume. and bright blue
sashes add a dash of color. Their
queer steel-stringed instruments, called
tamburicas, shaped like ukuleles,
mandolins and a bass-cello, are heavily
tnlaid with mother ofpearl and. with
the exception of the bass-cello, all
strings are tuned in ID. This largest
instrument has four strings, two in D
and two in G.. These gay people deck
even their proSaic music racks with
wreathS of artificial flowers and long
streamers of red until the complete
effect suggests that they are ready
for the prize float in an Atlantic City
parade.
L ne IIluSlC SSS play eu Nv lIllS OTCIeS-
ira Is quite as novel and diverting as
their ensemble pictorial effect. AL
though they pleased their audience
extremely with the gayety with which
they dashed off old familiarS. such as
Turkey in the Straw" and opelatic
selections from Poet and Peasant" :"
III Trovatore," "Rigoletto" and THE
Bohemian Girl" it was really in their
one group of native folk songs and
dance music that they were at their
best as a distinctive orga aniZation. The
music not only suited their inStru
mentS. which one member OF the
group stated are only used by the
peasants and not by sophisticated mu
sicians of their country, but their en-
Semble singing also was thoroughly
enjoyable. They have good, natural
voices and sing without any affecta-
tions. Their attack is good and their
IhythmS beyond reproach. Another
prize number, broadly humorous. was
called "A Day in Jugoslavia" and re-
minded one Of Paul Whiteman'S band
playing some Of their ''high-brow'
Jazz music. similarly programlnatic.
All farm animals, trains. church bells,
etc. were included. Nothing whatso-
ever from the early morning lark to
the evening serenade of the nightin-
gale was omitted. and the audience
hugely enjoyed the entire selection.
Popular numbers Of the day were
not ignored. "Yearning," Baby
Face" Valencia" and "Oh. Where Is
My Sweetie Hiding Tonight" were
played The finale was a medley of
American patriotic airs.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
DUELL PERJURY ACTION
DROPPED IN NEW YORK
Former Head Of Movie Concern
Escapes New Trial as Gish Suit
Charges Are Withdrawn.
, the Assoctated press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 27.-Fed-
eral indictment charging perjury
against Charles II. Duell, former
president of Inspiration Pictures. in
connection with suit brought against
Lillian Gish, motion picture actress,
was nolle pressed yesterday.
The order multiplying the indictment
was issued in the Office Of the United
States attorney on the ground that
trial Of Duell last May had resulted
in a jury disagreement and that no
additional evidence could be presented
at a new trial.
Duell sued Miss Gish to enjoin her
from making motion pictures for any
one but himself. Judge Mack threw
the case out of court, declaring that
perjury had been committed. and
Duell was indicted.
During the Gish trial. Duell said
he and the actress had been engaged.
but she denied this. Duell is the
son Of the late Charles H. Duen OF
the United States Court Of Appeals.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
100000 SHOPMEN
GET WAGE BOOST
Eleven Western Railroads
Grant Increases TotaIing
100000 Yearly.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 27.-Wage in
creaseS estimated at 100000 annu-
ally on IL Western railroads operating
out of Chicago, affecting about 100, 900
shopmen. have been granted by the
roads, it was disclosed yesterday. The
advance ranges from l to cents an
hour, in most cases 2 cents an hour.
The roads involved are the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific; AtchiSon.
Topeka and Santa Fe; Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy; Chicago and East
ern Illinois, Fort Worth and Denver,
Union Pacific, Wabash. Illinois Cen
trail, Great Northern, Missouri Pa
cific, and Chicago and Alton.
On most roads the increase Is efrec-
tive this month or on December l.
The Missouri Pacific increase. al
though not announced, was effective
August l last and the Santa Fe No
vember i.
Other Negotiations.
The advances were negotiated with
the local associations of shopmen.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way is negotiating with the federated
shop crafts, but has not reached any
agreement. The federated shop crafts
are recognized also on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. but
have not been on many or the roaoS
since the strike Of 1922.
officials of the Rock Island lines
said the increases had gone into ef-
feet on that road September ID, and
had added cents an hour to the
metal workers wage. making the
standard "A cents on that road and IS
cents for woodworkerS. On roads
uuently the standard Is higher.
The Union Pacific increase. like
that on the Illinois Central. Is effec-
tive December l.
The Santa Fe increase was cents
an hour, affecting about $4,000 men.
The Great Northern increase was
only l cent an hour for men already
receiving 78 cents and over, but 2
cents for those receiving less.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Increased shop wages generally cent.
It's subsidiary, the Fort Worth and
Denver, where the basis was lower,
increased 2 cents.
Eastern Rates Raised.
The Wabash Increased wages 2h
cents nm hour, making the metal me-
chanics' rate 7g cents.
The Union Pacific raised it's men 2
cents An hour. making the metal me-
chanics rate 70 cents and the car
mems Gs cents.
Tho Illinois Central Increase IL 2
cents an hour and tho burlington.
with a cent increase. brought the
metal trades rate up To 7b cents an
hour.
The New York Central and tho BAL
timore and Ohio. in the East. have
Evening star., 1926-11-27
WHEELER HITS RITCHIE.

Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
Of the Anti-Saloon League, holds that
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
would be necessary before Gov
Ritchie of Maryland could put into
effect his proposal advanced Yesterday
in an address at Chicago for local op-
ton and State determination Of pro-
hibition.
Wheeler, in a statement, charged
the Maryland governor with falling to
uphold the prohibition law in Mary
Evening star., 1926-11-27
ACTRESS AWARD UPHELD.
Verdict of $6O,6S2 for Jewel Car
men Sustained in Appeal.

NEW YORK, November q R).-
Verdict of $6O,6S2. awarded Jewel
Carmen, motion picture actress,
against the Fox Film Corporation, was
affirmed yesterday by the appellate
division of the Supreme Court.
Fox Films in it's appeal alleged that
the Judge committed grave error" in
making "prejudicial remarks" before
the jury that made the award. The
actress claimed the film company by
malicious interference" prevented
her from fulfilling a contract.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Santa Claus Toys
Made Chiefly East
OF the Mississippi
By the Associated Press.

Santa Claus toy factories in the
United States are situated chiefly
east OF the Mississippi River.
or 361 toy factories in operation
at the end Of 1925 the Census Bu-
reau reported today, 106 were in
New York. Al in Ohio, "a in Penn.
sylvania and 25 in both Illinois
and Massachusetts, while in the
West California was represented by
IA factories and Kansas 8. The
value of the industry's products
for the last biennial census period
was $53,102,642.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
made similar increases, involving

large numbers of employees. The New
York Central, which pays pro rata for
overtime, raised the metal trades
wages to a standard rate Of 76 cents
an hour. The Baltimore and Ohio
made the rate Is cents an hour, but
pays time and half for overtime.
While the increase was negotiated
through the local association Of shop
men, it was said by railroad officials
that the raise was voluntary" and
not forced by shopmen's demands.
The last major increase of raises on
most of the roads concerned was after
the shopmen's strike Of 1922. The
major railway systems have added
increases since that time, it was said,
but yesterdays was the largest since
1922.
Evening star., 1926-11-27
Emneror SLIGHTLY Better.

TOXIC, November q R).-The i'm
perial Japanese household stated to.
day that the condition Of the Emperor,
whose long illness has been acute for
he past Is days, was improved slight
v and his temperature was reported
lower
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, June (SpeciaD.-
Receipts Of Maryland and Virginia
Strawberries have been very liberal
the past week, and the market con-
sequently shows a decline in values
despite the fact that the demand con-
tinues good, but is centered on fancy
stock, while all ordinary fruit sells
low and mostly to packers. Last Sat
urday Maryland berries were bring
ing 15 to 20 a quart, and Virginia
IL to 20, while today Virginia berries
are selling 10 to Is and Maryland
berries are bringing IL to IS.
Native and nearby garden truck
under good and constant demand
continues steady, and prices are well
maintained at the following quota
tionS:
Asparagus, 200 to 400 dozen, and
1.20 to 1.80 for culis; Norfolk green
peas, 400 to 4.25 per 5peck hamper;
beets, 400 and 800 hundred; cabbage,
100 to 1.25 hamper; carrots, 500 to
100 hundred; kale. 80 and 40 bushel;
lettuce, 25 to 60 bushel; Spring onions,
1.25 and 1.50 hundred; peas, 1.75 to
zoo bushel; radishes. $50 to 250 hun
dred; rhubarb, 200 and 800 hundred;
spinach. 40 to 60 bushel,
Evening star., 1926-06-06

eral selling attacks today against. spe.
cialities believed to be under the spon-
sorship of pools, but they encoun-
tered strong support in practically
all cases.
The few outstanding weak spots
were American Woolen preferred.
Punta Allegro Sugar, Wilson pre-
ferred new, and Worthington Pump.
On the other hand, bullish demonstra'
tions were successfully conducted In
American and Foreign Power, Ameri-
san Safety Razor, International Tele-
phone and Sterling Products.
Trading in the rails was quiet, but
the understone was strong. Specu-
lative interest centered largely in Bal
timore & Ohio, New York Central
and nickel Plate all of which
showed net gains of two points or
more.
Foreign exchange trading was of
the usual quiet half-holiday character,
with the principal rates holding
steady. Demand sterling rules
around $4.S6B, and French and Bel
gian francs were slightly higher
around 3.081a and 3.10h cents, respec-
lively. Polish zloty dropped half q
cent to cents. Other changes were
largely nominal.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
MARKET ABSORBS
PROFIT TAKING
Shares Show Splendid Re.
sistance to Selling Pres
Sure-RaiIS Gain.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 5.--Today's brief
session of the stock market was called
upon to absorb a fairly large volume
OF profit taking and bear selling, but
it developed splendid resistance to
pressure. Closing quotations disclosed
considerable irregularity, but the in
dustrial average showed q net loss of
less than one-tenth Of one point, while
the railroad average advanced nearly
two-flfths of a point. Total sales ag.
gregate 622,400 shares.
Overnight business news was rather
colorless in character. Steel shares
however, respond to reports of an in.
crease in the price of heavy melting
steel scrap, and a better demand for
pipe. United States Steel common
closed nearly point higher at 1869,
after having sold down to 1851.
Despite the. generally favorable ma.
ture Of the oil trade news, the petro
leum shares were inclined to heavi
ness. some Of the liquidation being
attributed to tired holders Of long
stocks, who were disappointed at their
failure to make a better response to
the excellent earning statement of
practically all companies and the bull.
ish statistics on gasoline consumption
Atlantic Refining broke to 116h, but
later rallied to 118A, where it was off
2A points on the day. Most of the
other changes in that group were
fractional.
Although the advance Of the last
week had carried the Industrial
averages above the high mark reached
on the recovery last month. the short
interest, Judging from the large mum.
ber Of stock loaning flat" or at q
premium, is still of substantial pro.
portions. Bear traders launched sew.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BONDS co LOWER
IN SHORT SESSION
All But Highest Grade In
veStmentS Drift Down.
Rails Irregular.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. June 5.-Realizing
sales today imposed considerable
restraint upon bond trading with
prices of all but high-grade rail and
public utility issues drifting irregu-
larly lower. The usual Saturday let
up in activity intensified the markets s
dullneSS.
Foreign obligations continued to
slide back today, forfeiting a large
part of the gains established earlier
in the week. German corporation
issues yielded readily to profit taking
although the governments bonds
held firm around the years top price.
Mexican obligations also were heavy.
The pronounced weakness of sugar
company lines was the outstanding
feature of trading in the domestic
list. Selling was inspired by the
omission of the Manati pfdl dividend
and this company's report calling at
tention to unfavorable conditions in
the industry. Losses of a point or so
were recorded by Manati, Cuba Cane
and Franciscan issues. Skelly Oil
6ks fell back 3h points and Ameri-
can Writing Paper 6s points.
Buying interest was kept alive in
a few railroad issues, but changes
generally were limited to fractions.
Rock Island refunding 4s, northern
Pacific As, Iowa Central As. New
Haven As and New York Susque-
hanna and Western 5s were in de-
mand, but the Nickel Plate and Erie
issues Jagged.