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Evening star., 1927-04-05
PLAN BOND SALES
FOR BONUS LOANS
Officials Consider Steps to
Offset MCCarI'S Denial
of $4,000, 900.

Although Controller General ATcCarl
late yesterday denied the Veterans
Bureau the right to borrow $4,000, 600
from the adjusted service GER
tificate fund to advance loans on the
World War bonus, negotiations with
the Treasury Department were under
stood today to be substantially com.
pleted for the use of additional money
out of the United States Government
life insurance fund.
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
Mills indicated today he thought 1t
would be possible to provide the bureau
with funds for bonus loans by the tenn
porary sale of some Of the bonds of
the bureau belonging to the United
States Government life insurance
fund held in trust by the Treasury.
The sale of sufficient number of
bonds to carry on the bureaus pro
gram Of loans TO veterans would re-
move the possibility of clamping down
on loans by the bureau.
The temporary sale Of such bonds,
Mr.. Mills explained, would stipulate
that they could be repurchased by the
Government at a later date.
This means of eXtricating the Gov
ernment from an embarrassing situa-
ton precipitated by the failure Of
the second deficiency bin was under
stood to have been worked out with
the knowledge Of not only the Treas
ury and the Veterans Bureau officials
but also with unofficial notice Of
Controller General McCarl.
The Veterans Bureau had prepared
AZ appeal from the decision of Con
troller McCarl denying the use of
S25,000,0o0 out Of the adjusted service
certificate fund, but this appeal was
being held in abeyance today, pending
formal conclusion Of the negotiations
with the Treasury
The fund on which McCam denied
Continued ON Page 5. Column A.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
GREAT CITY ADJOINING DISTRICT,
IN MARYLAND, IS PROVIDED FOR
Legislature Adjourns After Setting Up Ma
chinery for Growth Of Capitals Sub
urbs-Urban Government Provided.

Of the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission for Mont
gomery County viii be appointed. At
Upper Marlboro, the county seat Of
Prince Georges County, the machinery
will be set IN motion for that part Of
the area which is to be included
within the proposed city district bor-
dering the District of Columbia.
But Montgomery development IS
to be carried on q larger plane, as
laws enacted provide u greater ma
chine to handle the development which
there already has gone far into the
urban plane.
Park and Planning Body.
The park and planning law creates
q commission Of six members, who are
TO plan the district on broad city lines
TO make 1t tie up as q Unit with the
District Of Columbia-a metropolitan
district which is to DeComo a part OF
the Greater Washington of The fu-
ture. Montgomery County's repre-
sentatiyes on this commission are to
be appointed probably this week and
win Immediately start to work plan
ming the streets and highways, Zoning,
parks and other city features. The
State has given it's pecuniary aid for
this work, having provided for an APP
preparation Of 100000 to be used for
the purchase of parks and play
grounds, which appropriation was
submitted to the Legislature by Gov.
Albert c. Ritchie, who is strongly be.
hind the proposed development.
Two Municipal Buildings.
in addition to this park and plan
ming district. the fourth and fifth
county commissioner districts of Mont
gomery, bordering on the Capital City.
have been provided with a special
(Continued on PAGE Z. column ~
Evening star., 1927-04-05
WILKINS STILL LOST
ON ALASKAN FLIGHT
Graham Flies 10 Miles in Vain.
Explorer May Be Walking
to Barrow.
BY A. NJ. SMITH.
BY Radio to The star and North American
Newspaper Alliance.


POINT BARROW, Alaska, April S.
Taking advantage of the first con-
tinued period Of good weather in many
days. Alger Graham yesterday took
the biplane Detroit News. No. 2. l10
miles east along the coast, but failed
to find any trace OF Capt. George II.
wilkins. who left here Tuesday in the
DN-1 for undiscovered land. Will
lzius has not been in radio cornmunica-
ton with this base since when he
transmitted only the words "engine
trouble" Friday night.
If he has left the plane to walk
back TO Barrow from the point of his
forced landing. 100 miles northeast OF
here. on the ice. 1t is unlikely that we
will hear anything more from him for
from 10 TO 20 days.
Graham followed the coast on the
slender chance that Wilkins and Eiel-
son might have started back TO Bar
row III the plane and missed their
objective. wilkins left categorical In
structions against a rescue flight over
the ice. Visibility was good today and
Graham was able TO see Il miles over
the ice pack from the coast.
There was little open water Graham
will try the southwest coast today and
a longer fight along the east coast IL
the weather permits. The tempera-
ture here Is Is regrees below zero and
the weather promises to remain clear.
.tcopynght. 1922. in United states. Great
k@stain and all eountries BY North American
ised.l
Evening star., 1927-04-05
$35,000,O00 Due Liberty Bondholders
As Interest Lies Untouched IN Treasury

guardian Of the excheduer. is Won
dering why his investors are not TAX
ing advantage OF this extraordinary
sum Of idle money.
In addition, the Treasury reports
that 4I,601 900 in Government Sc
eurities which have matured years
ago and which now draw no interest
are still In the hands of investors.
Carelessness is believed by Treas
Try experts to be responsible for this
situation.
a total or s37T00,0 900 in matured
interest obligations OF the Govern
ment is outstanding. If this We're
collected by the investors and rein
vested in securities netting only 3is
per cent. almost the minimum rate
on Government paper now, it would
net the holders more than sI.Qo0,000
annually.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

ANNApOLTS, Md, April 5.-Nhen
the 1927 session Of the Maryland Cen
era1 Assembly adjourned shortly after
midnight last night it carried in it's
archives the launching Of another
great city in Montgomery aud Prince
Georges Counties, adjoining the Dis
trict Of Columbia line. BY its action
and approval it has made possible the
development, by the administrative
machinery provided, Of an area which
will rapidly develop into rival in
residential possibilities OF the states
largest city, Baltimore.
Park and street development. mu-
nicipal buildings to handle the city
business, increased police forces, aid
for volunteer fire companies, control
of business activities, zoning-in fact,
everything required to guide the de-
velopment of a great residential com
munity into lanes leading 10 con-
formation to the plans for the develop
ment Of the National Capital-were
enacted and given the official stamp
Of approval of the people Of the State
az expressed through its legislators
and approved by it's administrative
officials.
Prompt Action to Follow.
Prompt action is to follow to put
the directions of the Legislature into
effect. This week at the county seat
at Rockville the county officials are
planning to put the gigantic machin-
cry-new to community run on a
rural plan Of goyernment-into effect.
BY the end of the week the first of the
city development machinery will be
put into operation, when the members
Evening star., 1927-04-05
MaCMurray Instructed as to
Course for Reparati0nS
From Cantonese.
TEXT OF AMERICAN NOTE
ONLY SLIGHTLY CHANGED
Declared Essentially Same as Two
Other Nations'-British Speed
ing Troop Reinforcements.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April Announcements
from China that the United States,
Great Britain and Japan have pre-
scented demands upon the Cantonese
government for reparation for the
Marking outrages was expected in
London momentariiy today, following
news that the United States had in
structed its Minister in Peking what
course to take. 1t is stated that the
British Minister already has received
his instructions.
Although the text Of the American
note is understood to have been slight
1y amended from the original draft as
submitted by American Minister Mac
Murray to Washington, it is essen
TALLY the same as the japanese and
British protests.
1t is expected the demands will be
handed to the political and military
authorities of the Cantonese regime
both at Hankow and Shanghai.
Ready to Act Single-Handed
Without waiting for the other pow
prs to decide whether to make joint
demands. the British cabinet yesterday
reaff1rmed its decision TO carry out a
strong policy, single-handed II neces.
sary, in obtaining full satisfaction.
Reinforcements for the Shanghai
defense force are hurriedly preparing
TO embark at English ports, and Off
ciaIs declare that the government IS
determined to exact full reDarations
for the outrages to which English ma
tionals in China have been subjected.
Then Great Britain viii consider the
Nankfng incident closed and proceed
with the policy of trying TO conclliate
British and Nationalist interests in
China.
Chen Statement Challenged.
Foreign Minister Chamberlain eX-
plained the latest phases of the Chi
nese crisis in the House of Commons
Yesterday afternoon. The Laborites
raised the subject of the statement
issued last week by Eugene Chen,
Nationalist foreign minister, IN which
he questioned whether Nationalist
troops were responsible for the Nan
king affair and asserted that Chinese
casualties outnumbered foreign losses
at Nanking a hundredfold.
Sir Austen challenged the accuracy
of Chen's figures regarding the losses.
He also remarked that the Nation
alists at Nanking we're showing in
creasing turbulence toward foreigners,
and that Moscow agents apparently
were encouraging the anti-forelgn
feeling in China.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Jury FOR BOERSIG
QUICKLY SECURED
Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
to indictment Charging
Double Murder.
By a staff Correspondent Of The star.

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE, Va.
April 5.-Obtaining jury in less
than an hour, the trial Of Louis Boer-
sig, charged with the murder of Z
year-old Loretta Ridgeway, near
Alexandria. March 4, moved swiftly in
the historic little courthouse here
today, while approximately 500 people,
massed both in and outside of the
courthouse, followed intently the en-
tire proceedings.
Before noon, Commonwealth AT.
torney Wilson Farr and William l..
Carne, Boersig's attorney, both had
made their opening statements. After
reciting in detail the brutal assault Of
Mrs. George Ridgeway and her two
daughters. both Of whom died as the
result of their injuries in their home
March 4, Farr drama ticany pointed
to Boersig as the murderer of the
children and declared: Death is the
only sentence you gentlemen can rem
der If YOU find one commensurate with
this crime"
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Searchers Enter Partly Flooded Mine
To Get Widow Insurance Claim Proof

"Old Pete" went to his death in one
Of the deep, murky water holes which
abound in The meaudering tunnels
which cover an area of 10 acres.
The tools and dinner pail he car.
ried into the mine the day it resumed
operation after a long shutdown We're
found lying in one of the tunnels after
his disappearance, but the trail lead
ing away from them proved untrace-
able and after 10 days Of searching his
hundredodd fellow workers and five
state inspectors gave up search
Now to provide proof of death, 80
that the widow can obtain conipensa.
tion for the loss Of "Old pefe's" sup
port, five State mine inspectors have
returned 10 the working to determine
where the digger met his doom,
Evening star., 1927-04-05

All the testimony al publ.c Eealines
last week was TO the effect that the
present broadcast band between 200
and $50 meters should not be widened
In addition to Mr.. Jenkins expert
ments in what he terms visual radio.
the commission has had q number of
encouraging reports regarding expert
ments being conducted in England and
Scotland along much the same lines.
Mr.. jenkins has done remarkable
work ir broadcasting through cooper
alton with the Navy Department ac-
tual weather maps and meteorological
forecasts to ships at sea. Much of
his work along this line has been done
through radio station NOE located in
the southern part OF Washington His
experimental work has been carried
on in his own laboratory in the north
vest section.
win Protect Area.
Mr. Jenkins made such a forceful
presentation of his plea that the wave
band between $50 and 200 meters be
reserved for visual radio experimental
ton and other allied applications OF
the radio art that the commission
made il known it viii protest against
any invasion of this area by CONNER
cial broadcasters.
Mr.. Jenkins claims to have perfected
mirror device by which movements
of actors on the stage or in any pub
lie place can be broadcast simultane-
ously with the voices Of the actors,
bringing the entire picture, visual and
aural before the eye and ear of the
broadcast listener. He told the COM
CONTINUED on Page 5, Column Sd
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Evening star., 1927-04-05

By the Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE. Ohio. April 5.--Re.
sumug n search abandoned nearly
five months ago. State mine inspec.
tors today went into the partially
water4fl working of the Cleveland
mine Of the Cambridge Colliel1es Co,
% miles southeast Of here. 10 hunt
for the body Of tOld Pete Swedish,
vcmber I.
Search is being resumed at the re
quest of miners Of subdistrict 6, who
took action last week after the State
Industrial Commission had denied the
death compensation claim of the
miners wife on the ground that there
was no proof Of his death,
mo doubt exists -hereabcuts that
Evening star., 1927-04-05
BY the Associated Press.

~ tttV
Americans as financiers are good
patriots, the Treasury has learned.
Recent financing movements to
meet the first Of the major war loan
obligations has revealed that pur-
chasers of the Liberty bond issues
have failed TO collect almost $s5, ,000,-
600 in interest due them.
More than sl4.500, 900 in these war
bonds lie untouched in American
homes or in the vaults OF we'll mean y
Ing but nnthinIing illvestors who
have neglected to clip one Of the
many coupons which will bring them
interest 1efni -annua liy
The cbupons. or course, are good
any tim and ITncle Sam has we'll
filed naney drawer with which 10
meet ITEM. but Secretary Mellon.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Vigorous Fight Indicated.

Attorney Carne in his opening state
ment informed the jury he would not
outline what the defense intended to
prove, but strongly Indicated that it
viii make a vigorous fight against the
death penalty lie said that Boersig
never had either denied or admitted
he was the slayer at the Ridgeway
home
Under the Virginia law the jury.
should it find Boersig guilty Of first
degree murder, has the choice of inn
posing The death sentence. life i'm
prisonment or 20 years in the peni-
tentiaIy.
The eyes Of 500 Fairfax and Alex
Continued on Page 5. Column 80
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Child''s Toy Horse,
1000 Years Old,
Is Found in Egypt
~ tha AssocIated Press.

By the Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK. April 5.--A child's
toy wooden horse and a wax tab
let recording the birth of twins In
145 AID, We're among many valu-
able objects discovered in the fa-
youm in Egypt by an expedition
of University of Michigan. Prof.
Francis w. Kelsey announced upon
return here from a three month
survey Of the excavations.
He said more than 5000 pieces Of
cloth, many tools and objects of
daily life in wood, leather and other
perishable materials were found in
good condition.
The excavation, now in its third
year. is being made on the edge Of
the Lybian Desert.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
PLAN HEADLIGHT DRIVE.
Police TO Arrest Motorists With
Only One Lamp Burning.

A roundup Of motorists driving
with only one headlight burning win
be made tonight by the Metropolitan
police as a result Of a special order
issued today by Maj Edwin s. Hesse,
superintendent.
"There are entirely too many cars
running around Washington at night
with only one headlight burning"
said Maj. Hesse. II do not propose
TO give motorists any further warn.
ings The police have been lenient
in the past, letting the offenders off
with an admonition to have the lights
fixed but arrests win be made from
now on
Evening star., 1927-04-05
FINDS DOUMERGUE BUSY.

Mellon Makes Unsuccessful Call on
French President
PARIS, April CP.-Andrew ".
Mellon, American Secretary Of the
Treasury, made an unofficial call at
the Elysee Palace this morning to
present his respects to President Dou.
mergue. The cabinet was in session.
however. and he left without being
received by the President.
Secretary Mellon came to France to
see his daughter, Mrs. David X
Bruce. who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis here.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
EyAcUArE UPPER YANGTzE.
All Americans Except Veteran Mis-
sionaries Leave Szeehwan.

SHANGHAI, China, April P).-
The American and British evacuation
of Szechwan Province, in the upper
yangfze Valley, is complete except
for handful of veteran missionaries
at Chengtu and Yachowfu, who re-
fusa to come out SZechwan has been
one Of the largest fields for mis-
sionary enterprise
The American gunboat Mohocacy,
hearing the United States consul anu
vice consul from Chungking, IN tI1e
same province, and conveying lne
steamer Gilman, has left Down River
for Ichang, the consul having learlleu ..S
that the remaining missionaries re-
fuse to leave.
The northward drive of the Can
tonese along the railway leading to
7ientsin and Peking is meeting with
strong resistance.
Northerners Capture kwantien.
Northern forces captured Kwantien,
60 miles northwest Of Nanklng, sun
dav after heavy lighting, and 200 Ma
tionalist wounded have arrived at the
latter city. The Nationalists are rush
ing reinforcements TO that sector
4 wireless dispatch from Marking
reported strong anti foreign ieeiifls
I'm that GiER. WDEfE E0lASbDj4S ONtNf~A
rival factions Of the Kuomintane We're
expected Nationalist soldiers IN UNI
form were seen Yesterday removing
property from residences Of foreign
ers there.
The latest estimate Of the casualties
IN the recent melee between Japanese
and Chinese I'm Hankow. said radio
Were 80 Chinese killed and many
wounded, and two japanese killed and
two wounded In addition seven Jap
'Hnese were held as hostages.
Japanese Hospital Looted.
The dispatch added that the Japa.
rese Country Club, the Japanese Hos
pital and the timber and oil g0downs,
or warehouses, We're looted and burn
ed. British property WAS not touched.
TIE former British concession was
quiet
Two hundred British soldiers ar
rived at Shameen, the foreign quarter
uG Canton. to protect The island
against a Chinese attack. Parades and
other demonstrations by anti-foreign-
lists for the purpose Of demanding the
return of Shameen - the Chinese
were postponed. Numerous foreign
Continued on Page I, Column p
Evening star., 1927-04-05
RADIO COMMISSION OPPOSES
WIDENING BROADCAST BAND
Present Sets Not Equipped to Receive
Above $50 or Below 200 Meters-Aid
Seen for Experimenters.

Widening of the broadcast frequency
band beyond its present limits was
definitely disapproved today by the
Federal Radio Commission. general
order issued by the commission de-
cIarad that broadcasting frequencies
hn1ov. 900 meters and above $50 meters
y,,iu not be assigned to broadcasting
stations except on specific request Of
such stations. Very few Of the COM
marciallv built radio sets on the mar.
lat today will receive below 200
meters and practically none have
range above $50 meters
The commission said in support OF
It's move that manifest inconvenience
to the listening public would result
from any immediate widening Of the
frequency band devoted to radio broad
casting.
Impressed by Telegram.
At the same time the commission
announced Ii viii hold open the band
between $50 and 200 meters for eXper-
mental work in broadcasting and al.
lied forms of radio service. The com
mission was declared today TO haze
been much impressed with the state
ment at public hearings last week of
G. Francis Jenkins, q Washington in
yentor. who declared thai visual radio
is a development which will be per-
fected within few months. With
further development Of The art. The
commission said the band between
150 and 200 meters may ne eventually
made available for breadcasting,
whether for the ear or the eye. If it
shall prove fssrticnlally well adapted
to such type of service to the public.
Evening star., 1927-04-05

MILWAUKEE. Wis. April ; lPl.-
Tired of living in a sightless world,
Mrs. Catherine Freshman, 8S years
old, yesterday ended her life by hang
ing She had been blind for p years.
Evening star., 1927-04-05
Two Political Clubs Are Dam
aged as Gangs Throw
Explosives.
POLLING PLACE WINDOWS
SHATTERED BY BULLETS
Policeman on Guard Fires at Flee
ing Car-Drucci Staying
Quiets Hoodlums.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 5.--A burst of cleo
tion violence and a food Of ballots
today marked Chicagos bitterest
mayoralty contest, with prospects for
q record vote of upward of / ,00O, 900
Bombing Of two Democratic politi.
cal clubs on the North Side early in
the morning, long before the polls
opened, and the killing Of Vincent
"schemer" Drucci. beer gang leader
Of the North Side, late yesterday ap.
parently reached the peak Of turbu-
lence in the prediction hours, but not
the end.
Polling Place Fired On.
-Four hours after the polls had
opened q polling place in the twenty
eighth ward, negro district on West
Lake street, was fired upon. Three
men speeding past the thirty-second
precinct voting place in roadster
emptied their revolvers, shattering
windows, but injuring no one A po-
liceman on guard ran out and fired
at the fleeing car and reported he be
lieyed he had wounded one of the
occupants.
Drucct was kllIed by a. detective
after he had been taken into custody.
He quarreled with Detective Daniel
Healy, who shot and killed him en-
route to the Criminal Courts Building.
Drucci was armed when apprehended.
HoodIums Are Quieted.
When hours passed after the OPEN
ing of the polls with little of the ex-
xrfn114,F !
as a result of the bitter campaign, in
which racial and religious issues were
used in addition to patriotic appeals.
flag waving and uproarious campaign
Continued on Page 5, Column 6.)
Evening star., 1927-04-05
EFFORT TO FORCE
KELLOGG OUT SEEN
Recurring Rumors Believed
Part of Movement to
Make Him Resign.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Secretary Kellogg has no intention
Of resigning from the cabinet. PIesi-
dent Coolidge does not intend TO sup
plant him as head Of the Department
Of State.
Yet run1ors that Mr.. Kellogg is TO
retire recur as often as the weeks and
months roll by. Almost it appears
there is q deliberate effort through
propaganda to force the retirement of
the Secretary Of State. That there is
a persistent and studied effort TO get
MIR. Kellogg out of the state Depart
ment is equally apparent. Certain
groups and interests Iii this country
would be delighted TO see him step
out Of the picture Among them are
the liberals. Mr.. Kellogg has been a
thorne in their flesh, a red rag TO a
hull ever since he has been in office.
The Democrats would be pleased to
see Mr.. Kellogg go out Of Office. They
would interpret his retirement as an
evidence that the foreign policy Of
the administration has lost favor.
that the President had yielded TO
pressure.
Returns Despite Rumor.
Both the Liberals and Democratic
critics Of the administration are voci-
ferrous in their attacks upon Secretary
Kellogg and the policy of the United
States in Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia
and China. And as Secretary Kellogg
is the head of the State Department,
he is the particular target of their
If-Mr Kellogg retired, would
there be change in the foreign
policy Of the United States? The
answer would depend largely upon
what had brought about the with
drawal of the Secretary from the
cabinet.
When Mr.. Kellogg went south a
few weeks ago to recuperate after an
attack Of grip, reports We're published
that he was soon TO leave the State
Department because Of i'll health. But
his health has returned and so has he.
Other Changes Rumored.
Reports of other possible cabinet
changes crop up with regularity. too.
Periodically Secretary Mellon is re-
tired from the Treasury Department.
Secretary Work Of the Interior De
partment has been the subject Of
number OF reports, one of the latest
being that he is To become chairman
of the Republican national committee
in place OF William NJ. Butler of
Continued on Page 5. Column H.