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Evening star., 1926-10-20
THREE PLOTTERS SEIZED.
Esthonians Accused Of Effort to
Slay Lx-Envoy to Russia.

IENINGRAD, October 20 lP.-
Three Esthonians were arrested today
charged with attempting to assassi-
nate Ado Birk, former Esthopian
minister TO Russia.
According TO the police, the men
confessed that they were sent 10 Rus
sia by the ESthonian secret police to
kill NJ Birk because Of his alleged
Soviet sympathies. If they succeeded
each was TO receive 200 900 Estho-
nian marks, the police say. but their
plans We're frustrated.
Birk. who was relieved of his post
by the Esthonian government for al
legged partisanship toward the Bolshe
viks. is still i'll Moscow, fearing his
life would be jeopardized IL he re-
turned to his native country.
Evening star., 1926-10-20
IMPERIAL PARLEY
MEETS IN SECRET
British Foreign Policies
Taken Up at Frank Dis
Cussion in London.

LONDON, October 20.-The i'm
perial conference began it's first busi-
ness session this morning at No. 10
Downing street with a frank discus
sion of foreign affairs-so frank, in
fact, that it was held in camera.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, the for
eign secretary, was to make an eX-
haustive review which, it was under
stood, would be in part q defense OF
the Locarno treaty to which some OF
the dominion delegates are opposed.
will Be Kept Secret.
(The Locarno treaty binds Great
Britain. in common with the other
signatories, to guarantee mainte-
nance of the territorial status quo as
regards the frontiers between Bel
giun, France and Germany. Article
TX specifically states that the treaty
shall Impose no obligation upon any
of the British dominions. or upor
India, unless the government Of such
dominion, or of India, signifies its ac-
ceptance thereof)
Today's proceedings Of the confer
ence were to be confined to Sil
Austen's statement, and it was init
mated that no part of 1t would be
given out for publication. The pre-
miers of the dominions will probab bly,
not make their statements on the sub
ject of foreign affairs for several days
Sees Need for Understanding.
Premier Baldwin, in submitting tC
the conference his views on the nava
policy of the empire, said it was posi-
BILE to have separate fleets in a united
empire, but not without having 6
common foreign policy to determine
the action of the forces maintained ir
different parts of the empire. Gre
alton of separate fleets rould make
it essential that the foreign policy OF
the empire be a common policy.
IF it is to be a common policy,
Premier Baldwin added, lit Is obvi
ously one on which the dominions
must be taken into consultation-a
policy which they must know, which
they must understand and which they
must apDrOVe,"
Evening star., 1926-10-20
England Pioneer Aviatriix to Quit Flying,
Charging Male Jealousy Is Too ighting

can form a successful career for a
woman. but now / have been refused
permission to act as an instructr@s
because it is said am taking bread
out OF the mouths Of men pilots"
Mrs. Lynn said she Cancelled an ex-
hibition flight arranged for next Sat
urday before the Dominion premiers
who are attending the imperial con.
ference. but she revoked the cancelIa-
tion at the request of an officer of the
air ministry. Saturdays flight, how
ever. positively would be her last, she
said.
Mrs. Lynn is credited with being the
first woman in England to loop the
loop in the air. She jumped from a
plane with a parachute at the height
OF $500 feet early in the year. On
October 8. flying with a male pas
senger, she narrowly escaped death
wheni her machine crashed
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Fruit on Heels
OF Suspect Leaves
Trail for Police
BY the Associated Press.

PEORIA. H., October 20.-Per-
simmons laid trail that led to a
Jail cell for Andrew Bentley, 21-
year-old negro arrested at Canton,
ILL.,, as the attacker Of numerous
women. Brought to Peoria be-
cause Of fear of threats Of lynching
at Canton, Bentley was said by the
police to have confessed assaulting
seven women and TO have. admit
ted the Staying Of Oliver Wysong,
81, husband Of one of the victims.
The persimmon trail started at
the home of Mrs. II. G. Hirschley,
wife Of a physician, where there
is a persimmon tree. To Bemley's
heels were found sticking two of
the puckery fruit. Mrs. Hirschley
was attacked last night.
Bentley. object of a police search
for some time. was captured after
@ chase by Ben Harter, Canton
motor cycle policeman and husband
OF one of the women recently at
tackled. -
Evening star., 1926-10-20
$50 HOMES DESTROYED.
Storm Reported Moving From Havana
Toward Florida.

MIAMI, Fla, October 20 LR.-A
tropical storm Of great intensity,
whipping out of the West Indies,
was lashing Havana and the West
Coast of Cuba today and threatened
to leap across to Florida.
Before all cable service to the Cuban
capital was severed, reports received
by the Cuban consulate here said that
more than $50 homes had been
demolished in the thickly populated
Vibora and Jesus del Monte residential
sections. The American embassy is
in the Jesus del Monte district. No
word has been received from the
interior.
Advices received from the Western
Union were that the wind had attain.
ed a velocity of SO miles an hour in
Havana and that the barometer at
$50 am. was falling rapidly.
Moving Toward Florida.
Weather Bureau reports from Wash
ington, describing the disturbance as
Of great intensity" said it was NOV.
ing North or Northeast and hurricane
warnings were ordered for the south
ern Florida coast and storm warnings
for central Florida.
With northeast winds expected tc
reach hurricane force late this after
noon over extreme southern Florida
Miami took all precautions. All schools
in the city and county made ready tc
close Immediately on receipt of the
first storm warning and at noon the
city Jail was emptied of prisoners that
they might be with their families In
the event the hurricane strikes. The,
We're put on their honor to return
after the emergency.
Meanwhile, Tampa and other cities
on the west coast took similar precau
tions. The weather forecaster at Tam
pa, declaring 1t might be necessary
to issue hurricane warnings before
midnight. warned shipping and resi-
lents to be prepared for an emergency
Seas High; Barometer Falls.
The storm was kicking up high seas
the steamship Ulua, in the Gulf of
Mexico. 40 miles west-northwest OF
Havana. advised the Tropical radio
station at am, and a driving rain
was falling. The barometer reading
was reported as 1854.
The Weather Bureau at 1915 O'Clock
reported a steady drop in the barom
eter from 1896 inches at o'clock to
1916. with a driving rain and a con
tinued moderate wind.
Precautions were taken here on an
extensive scale. with the issue OF
newspapers shortly before noon with
first storm information. All city en-
ployes abandoned their work at the
news and prepared for the storm.
DIR. A. w. Ziebold, public service di
rector, announced that in the event of
storm every school will be converted
into a relief station. with all nurses
and physicians instructed to report to
the nearest school for duty.
Evening star., 1926-10-20

LONDON, October 20.-The Daily
Express says that Mrs. Elliott Lynn.
England's pioneer aviatrix. has re.
solved to abandon flying as a protest
against jealousy, which she declares
has made her life as a flyer intol-
cradle.
For months" she said. '"I have had
to contend with a campaign of yelled
innuendo and open righteousness
which has made life unbearable. 1t
is all due to jealousy. because have
had too much publicity. / have been
jeered and ridiculed by men who scoff
at the idea of a woman becoming a
successful pilot and sometimes the
spiteful chaH has been so bad that /
could hardly bring myself to go to the
airdronle."
Mrs. Lynn added that she had
proved ny her earnings that aviation
Evening star., 1926-10-20
REVIEW ANNAPOLIS CADETS.
Royal Party Guests of State or
..,.... Journey to Academy.
! 4 STAFF Correspondeat Of The Star.

Bysa staff CorresPondeat Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS Nd, October 90
Having completed u 4o-hour round Of
Aainment in the National Capital, Her
Ma jesty Marie, Queen Of Runania,
and their Royal Highnesses Prince
Nicholas and Princess Ileana bade
Hdieu TO Washington today and be-
came the guests of the neighbOring
State of Maryland. Still the official
guest of the United States Govern
ment. the Queen was escorted to An
napolis this morning for an inspec-
ton and review Of the splendidly
trained cadets Of the Naval Academy,
and she then proceeded by motor to
Baltimore to be the guest of honor
at Il pretentious municipal luncheon
in the Hotel Belvedere.
A dismal. drizzling sky greeted her
majesty as she took her leave Of the
Capital at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. Queen Marie wrapped herself
in a bronze green rainCoat and wore
an attractive coat of bronze velvet.
Princess 1leapa wore gray squirrel
coat and chic purple hat, and Prince
Nicholas was attired in the uniform of
a lieutenant Of the Rumanian navy.
Greeted Along Route.
The ride over slippery highways to
thee Naval Academy was completed
speedily, and one of Maryland S
motor cycle officers narrowly escaped
INJURY when his machine skidded at
the outskirts of Annapolis, throw
ing him to the street. The Queen was
not aware of the accident.
y large crowd Of eager spectators,
their spirits undampened by the
steady doWnpour of rain. gave a
hearty farewell to the royal party as
the legation Was vacated. and groups
Of school children and townsfolk
along the route We're on hand to
glimpse the Queen. The main street
Of Marlboro was thickly lined with
citizens carrying American flags, and
Her Majesty had the long procession
of official automobiles halt so that
she could acknowledge the greeting
of the Marylanders.
Thousands of Annapolis residents
were waiting inside the academy
grounds when the royal car passed
along the parade grounds. where.
stretched out in regimental forma =
Iion. were eight companies of erect,
rain soaked future admirals," ready
10 pass III review.
Given President Salute.
4 presidential artillery salute of
q guns thundered a welcome TO the
royal party as ii drew into the
academy gates. The shots were fired
from a battery OF guns on the sea
wall overlooking the Patapsco River
\ buGle sounded its electrifying
note as the Queen left her limousine
and took her place on the field under
q special canopy Of canvas. On her
right We're Prince Nicholas and Prin-
cess Ileana, and on her left was
Admiral Mutton. superintendent Of
the Naval Academy, resplendent in
formal dress uniform OF blue and
gold. Then the band struck up the
Rumanian national anthem. while
the assembly stood at attention.
Another trumpet sounded and magi-
Continued on Page I. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Heavy Amphibian Plane Is Launched
From Ship by Explosion of Powder

used in an eight-pound shell. was ex.
ploded. Tossed forward, the plane
gained altitude immediate and re.
mained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the
deck by cables and the engine was
running at full speed. The impulse
If the powder explosion snapped the
cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the
demonstration said its success opened
a vast field for projecting heavy
planes from battleships hitherto be-
ueved impossible
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Falls From Window.

Morgan Caho, "a years old. ~ p
street. in the employ Of an awning
company, fell from a second-story
window to the ground yesterday after
noon, while taking down an awning at
s543 sixteenth street and broke his
left leg. He was given surgical aid at
Garfield Hospital.
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Gasoline Price Cut.

The wholesale price of gasoline drop
ped cent a gallon here and generally
throughout the East today. The new
tank wagon price Is IS cents a gallon
This price cut was made by the lead
ing Oil companies. The retail reduc
ton, 1t was announced, would become
eRectiye within the next few days
Evening star., 1926-10-20
QUEENS RAIL BILL
WILL Be BUT S28
Roads Ask Right to Cut
Tariff for Special Royal
Encourage.

| A six-week trip across the Cont
nent and back again on a de lux pri-
vate train for $28 is the unique priv
ilege accorded Queen Marie of Ru-
mania and her royal encourage of
| 80 persons.
This was revealed today, when the
! Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, on be-
half of nine other roads over whose
| systems the royal party will travel,
| filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission application for special
reduced rates over their lines, eff
| fective tomorrow.
Equipment will be furnished by the
Pullman Co, the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy and the Northern Pacific,
which latter line will furnish the pri-
vate car Yellowstone, in which the
Queen will travel.
Never before has a royal parsonage
travelling unofficially in this country,
benefited by such a bargain" it was
said, as Queen Marie. Other royalty
it is understood, when their trans
portation was not paid by the gov
ernment, paid the usual railroad
tariffs.
Queen Marie last night gave the
| stamp Of approval to her itinerary
| after leaving New York on the un-
| official phase of her stay in America
! and announced definitely that she will
not visit California on her Western
/ trip, as planned originally, because
| of the non-co-operation of the rail-
! roads involved.
| She has planned, however. to pay
a visit to West Point, N. Y, and to
| Victoria, British Columbia, two places
| on her itinerary not heretofore in
| cluded.
Col. John II. Carroll, general coun-
| sci of the Baltimore and Ohio Kali
| road, in charge of the Queens itin-
erary, said that difficulties with the
Southern Pacific Railroad, which re-
fused to Join with other roads in
granting a rate of 81 for transporting
the special train over its lines, was
responsible for the elimination Of San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
California cities from her route.
Officials to Make Trip.
Col. Carroll. as we'll as Samuel Hill,
a warm personal friend. who issued
the first invitation for the Queen to
visit this country, will accompany the
roval party, together with other rail
road officials.
The private car furnished by Gen.
w. w. Atterbury, president OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. during the
"officiar' phase of Queen Marie's visit
to Washington left the city at 1870
o'clock this morning, bearing the serv-
ants and Maries pet cocker spaniel
Grecy to Baltimore, where the Queen
boards the train at 3:45 o'clock. 1t
will arrive In New York at 7:45 o'clock,
where the Queen and her suite will be
the guests Of the Ambassador Hotel.
The personnel of the party which
will leave for Philadelphia tomorrow
afternoon on the first leg of the
transcontinental trip was announced
prior to the Queens departure this
morning for Annapolis. 1t will in
clude: Princess Ileana, Prince Mich
olas. Nine Simone Lahavary. Nine.
Procopie. Miss MARI. Miss Loi Fuller,
the dancer; Ira Nelson Morris, Ru-
mantan consul general at Chicago, and
Mrs Morris: Miss G. Block. Mr..
Maurice. secretary to Miss Fuller;
three gentlemen of homer, one aide
de-camp. two secretaries to the
Queen, six maids and four men
servants.
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Key West in Path.

KEY WEST, Fla, October 20 Up).-
Key West has prepared for the COM
ing Of the West Indian hurricane.
Storm shutters have been put up and
shipping is hugging the shore closely.
Unofficial information from Havana
was that the storm center was ex-
pected to reach here this afternoon,
Evening star., 1926-10-20
Hits Woman Bootlegger.

STEUBENVILLE. Ohio, October q
Pp-Mayor E. j. Sander today toI6
the State w. c. r. U. convention here
that the worst prohibition problem In
SteuDenville is the woman boot.
logger"
Evening star., 1926-10-20
By the Associated Press.

SAN PEDRO. Calf, October Co
For the first time In the history OF
aeronautics, a 5,10o-pound "amphib
ian" plane was launched yesterday
off the deck of a battleship here by
means of a powder catapult.
The plane. type that can land
either on earth or water, was shot
off the top of the turret on the quar-
ter deck Of the battleship West Fir-
ginia by a catapult in which a
charge Of powder. equivalent to that
Evening star., 1926-10-20

Continued on Page 5, Column H.
Evening star., 1926-10-20

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tior is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1926-10-20

NContinued on Page Z. Column ~
Evening star., 1926-10-20

u. 5. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Rain this afternoon: clearing and
colder tonight; tomorrow fair.
Temperatures-Highest. so, at $50
pm. yesterday; lowest, AZ, at am.
today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1926-01-27
STARVING. WOLFLIKE CHILDREN
PILLAGE HOMES In RUSSIAN CITIES
Small Armies of Famished Urchins Terrorize Citizens
With Assaults and Thefts Until Armed Militia
Restores Order-Have Own Government.

steal are cast out. like drones from a
hive of bees.
The urchins even have their own
intelligence service, being informed
beforehand whenever the police plan
a raid on them.
Nine. kalinin declares that these
rowing unfOrtunates enjoy such free
dom and absolute aban ndon it is i'm
possible to keep them in asylums and
orphanages. The problem is beyond
the government, and she appeals for
public assistance.
Rabies Kill Five.
Five persons are dead in Moscow
from rabies caused by the bites of
animals suffering from hydrophobia.
The disease is spreading owing TO a
plague of wolves and vagrant dogs
and cats in the city and its sur
rounding area.
One man has been torn to pieces
by a pack of wolves in the outskirts
of Moscow. 1t is estimated that
thousands of cattle have been killed
by hunger maddened wolves. which
have attacked farmhouses and preyed
extensively on cattle, pigs and poul-
try.
People bitten by wolves, dogs and
cats are coming to Moscow from all
parts of Russia for treatment at the
Pasteur Institute, where there already
are Is patients afflicted with rabies.
Evening star., 1926-01-27
CONFESSES HIDING
DEAD WIFE IN WELL
Mailman Tells U. S. Agents
He Hid Spouse's Corpse
After Finding Her Dead.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated frsss.
NEWCOMERSTOW Ohio. Jan
uary 27-After being questioned
half the night. Harvey Haver, As, a
mail carrier, broke down and con-
fessed that the body of his wife,
Katherine, formerly of Sinking
Spring, Pa, could be found at the bot
tom of an abandoned we'll on his
here.
The body was found and an inquest
will be held this afternoon to de-
termine the cause of death. Haver
told of finding his wife dead in the
pended from a chain, following a
body to the farm and placed it in the
well. as the last time they visited the
old homestead she told him that the
well would make good place for her
to find everlasting peace.
Haver told the authorities that he
had nothing to do with causing his
wife's death.
The investigation of his wife's dis
appearance was started by Federal
authorities, who have charged him
with tampering with the mails. He is
alleged to have opened letters from his
wife'S relatives since her disappear
ance. Up until early this morning
he maintained that he did not know
his Wifes whereabouts. On January
IS, nearly two months after she dis
appeared, he filed suit for divorce, al
leging desertion. He also recently
paid a premium on his wife's insur-
ance.
Evening star., 1926-01-27
TACNA ELECTORAL
LAW IS APPROVED
PIebiscitary Commission
o. KS Rules to Govern Vot-
ing-Pershing Leaves.

By the Associated Press.
AFRICA, Chile, January 27.-The
Tacna- africa plebiscitary commission
today unanimously approved the cleo
toral law which is to govern the pie
biscite ordered by President Coolidge
as arbitrator in the dispute over the
province between Chile ard Feru
Gen. Pershing is sailing for the
United States on the cruiser Denver
late today. His place as neutral chair
man of the commission is being taken
by Maj Gen. William Lassiter
While Gen. PershinSS physical con-
dition is not such as to cause imme-
date anxiety, the doctors here believe
1t best that he return home and sub.
NIT to treatment without delay.
The general has been taking daily
exercises, walking or horseback rid
ing, after the long hours spent in his
office His appearance is normal, al
though he is perhaps paler end more
careworn than when he arrived.
Evening star., 1926-01-27
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, January 27.-Driven by
hunger and cold. great crowds of va
grant children are descending on the
large cities from outlying sections like
famished wolves. robbing pedestrians,
pillaging homes and destroying prop
erty.
At Kharkov small armies of these
children have terroriZed the popula-
ton for the last two days. with their
assaults on houses and thefts, and
il was only after the greatest difficulty
and threats to shoot at them. that
armed militia restored order. Scores of
the youthful marauders were arrested.
Nine. kalinin. wife of the chairman
of the all-Russian central executive
committee, visited the home in Mos
COW of one group of these pariah
urchins, which consisted of a huge
tar cauldron. Remaining with the
gnomelike inmates throughout the
night. she learned much about their
habits and activities.
Have Own Government.
She found a special form of COM
munism existed among them. One of
their number, for instance, specialiZes
in stealing ladies' purses; another. in
snatching loaves of bread; a third
fuel: a fourth, clothing, while fifth
does general scout work. At the end of
the day the spoils are evenly appor-
toned. Those who refuse to work or
Evening star., 1926-01-27
RESCUE Of 81 MEN
THWARTED BY GALE
Two Freighters Sinking.
Boats Standing by Help
less in Heavy Storm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 27.-The fate
of 81 men. members of the crews of
the British freighters Antinoe and
Laristan, which have been in distress
in a storm at sea for three days, was
still In doubt today.
Six men of the Laristan We're res
cued yesterday by the German liner
Bremen, leaving "a aboard. The
United States liner President Roose-
welt, which has lost two of it's crew
in efforts to aid the Antinoe, was still
standing by today
Five of the dozen passenger liners
that have been battling toward At
lantic ports from one to two days late
yesterday. They were the Transyl-
vania, Duilio, Giuseppe Verdi, Mount
Royal and Regina.
Leviathan Due Today.
The Leviathan and Columbus are
due today and the Aquitania and
France tomorrow.
The President Roosevelt sent word
yesterday the condition of the Antinoe
was serious and its ability to keep
afloat doubtful. The Roosevelt has
been standing by the freighter in a
snowstorm since Sunday.
The Bremen, which answered the
Laristap's sos Monday night, sent d
radio to Halifax last night announc-
ing the rescue of six of the 80 men
of the LariStan.
Further assistance was hampered by
huge seas.
The Canadian government steamer
Reindeer is ready at Halifax to go to
the aid of the Laristan, storm out
side Halifax preventing her leaving
the harbor last night.
Freighters Heavy Laden.
The Laristan, with coal, was bound
from Swansea to New York The
Antlnoe was carrying wheat from New
York to Queenstown.
Capt. Fried of the President Roose-
velt sent message by radio, in which
he told of Vainly maneuvering his shin
throughout the day in snow. rain and
sleet squalls and in high seas TO get
into favorable position for a rescue.
The sea was too rough to get a line
aboard the Antinoe. An EMMY life.
boat was launched and it drifted along
side the Antinoe, but members of the
crew were unable to reach if. and
later it capsized
Capt. Fried described the Antinoe as
riding sluggish, with the lee rail roll
ing under and engine room reported
flooded.
He said he looked for improvements
of the weather today.