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Evening star., 1927-07-18
CHILD DIES AS HEAT
WAVE BREAKS HERE
Youth Playing Base Ball Also
Stricken-East Feels Relief.
Death Toll at 80.

Relief came to Washington and the
rest Of the East today from the op-
pressive heat wave which in the past
six days has claimed so lives.
The Weather Bureau today predict
ed cooler and clear weather for to-
night. Tomorrow the temperature
probably will rise again to about &c.
highest point expected today, but this
rise again will be followed Wednesday
by another cooling period reported to-
day in the Middle West. 1t was indi-
Gated that normal July temperature
would prevail throughout the week.
William Rollins Barnes, colored, 5
months old and exceptionally large
for his age, was found unconscious in
bed at his home, 400 L street, yester-
day morning. He died before a physi-
clan from Emergency Hospital reach
ed the house. Coroner hewitt said
the child's death probably resulted
from the heat.
While participating in a game of
base ball at Sixteenth and Kramer
streets northeast yesterday morning,
Walter Bowen, colored, 21 years old,
COG Sixteenth street northeast, suf-
fered an attack of heat prostration.
Evening star., 1927-07-18

NEW YORK, July 1S.-To the
acclaim of their countrymen. five men
stepped back today on to American
soil--the soil they last saw dropping
away from under them as they took
to the skies on nonstop flights to
Europe.
Crowds at the Battery broke into
tumultuous cheers Of welcome as the
city tug Macon nosed into Pier A
with the flyers at noon.
The Macon came from Quarantine,
where it had taken Comdr. Richard r.
Byrd and his three-man crew of the
monoplane America" and Clarence
Chamberlin, pilot of the monoplane
Columbia" from the liner Leviathan,
on which they returned from Europe.
AS the Macon steamed up the bay.
harbor craft whistled a shrill greet
ing, fire boats sprayed fountains of sea
water into the air, the guns Of Cover
nor's Island doomed nine-gun salute,
and airplanes lowered overhead.
Among the persons who made the
Evening star., 1927-07-18
THREATENED DUEL
AMUSES DIPLOMATS
Ex-Archduke's Defiance of
Hungarian Minister Is
Treated as Joke.

Diplomatic circles in Washington
found welcome relief from Summer
boredom today when they learned of
the latest aerican escapat., of the
Ex-Archduke Leopold Of Austria, a
grandnephew of Emperor Francis
Joseph, who Is reported to be seeking
a duel with Count Laszlo Szechenyi,
the Hungarian Minister to the United
States.
Distance at !aast lends " to the
occasion, for the Hungarian Minister
and his American wife, the former
Gladys Vanderbilt, are at home on
leave and the unlucky Hapsburg, who
sent telegraphic challenge, is still in
Hollywood, unable to leave for lack of
funds.
Inquiries here developed the fact
that Archduke Leopold is just plain
mister" and it was said at the Aus
trian legation that if he seeks pecu-
mary relief from those quarters he
will have to renounce all claim to his
title and prove to the satisfaction of
the legation that he is an Austrian
citizen.
Since the Hungarian legation staff
Evening star., 1927-07-18
SEES
CONFLICT WITH j. S.
Delegate to A. F. L.-Pan-
American Labor Conference
Hits Killings by Marines.

A fiery attack on killings by United
States Marines in Nicaragua was
hurled into the midst of the fifth con-
gress of the Pan-American Federation
of Labor, which met here today.
Just as the delegates were pushing
back their chairs preparatory to leav-
ing for the midday recess Saloman de
Ia Selda, delegate from Nicaragua,
rose and asked permission to speak,
because it might be too late later in
the day."
Announcing that he had just been
informed that the Marines had killed
800 Nicaraguan Liberals, De la Selda
said:
II have been in contact with the in.
innate feeling and sacred mind of the
people of Nicaragua for many years,
and I want to say that if the Marines
do not depart from Nicaragua they
will have to destroy the population Of
the entire country. This is the convic-
tion of the labor population of Mica.
ragua."
Greeted by Applause.
AS the Nicaraguan ended his i'm
passioned speech a burst of applause
came from the Latin American dele
gates. Rapping for order. the presi-
dent, William Green, said that the
3 situation would be taken up later in
| the convention and said, 1.-The conven.
ton will take notice of this very de.
plorable situation"
| A few minutes before De la Selda
had told newspaper men: This is
| war. They will have to kill many
| thousands more"
Attacked by Green.
Demanding that the United States
keep hands off Latin American do
mestic difficulties and denouncing thu
use Of arms for the settlement of any
! differences between the United States
and Latin American countries, Presi
dent Green sounded the keynote of the
congress.
Referring to the Mexican and Mica
raguan situations, Green said:
, we are irrevocably opposed to tn
use Of arms or declaration of war fo
the settlement of any dispute tha
may arise between any Latin Amer
lcan country and the United States.
Urges Economic Freedom.
The American Federation of Labo
ana the Pan-American Federation o
Labor, he said, stand for economi
freedom, freedom of the press, freedom
of worship and political self.determ
! nation.
1--WE insist upon the right of work
: ers to organize trade unions, direct
I ed and managed by the worker
themselves" he said. I'VE will oppos
with all the power we possess an
, attempt to interfere with the right {
l workers to organize their own trad
2 unions. We attach great importance t
this principle because we realize tn
}. economic salvation of the worker d.
! pends on his right to organize an
Y the development Of his organiZatio
TO the highest point of service.
= ut is the organized labor NOV
e ment on the American continent ar
d all over the world that has resiste
autocracy, stood for liberty and stot
c as protector of people when threa
D. ened by autocratic governments.
d I'VE will always maintain respet
! Gontinued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1927-07-18

Boosting that he would drink Yam
kee blood Sandino and his followers
began the attack Friday morning. No
news of the encounter was received at
Managua until two scouting planes
came from Ocotal, reporting that San
dino was attacking that place and the
fighting was intense. Gen. Feland i'm
mediately dispatched the five bombing
planes, under Maj. Ross E. Rowell
and it was probably the arrival OF
these planes that saved the day.
/ b. Nicaraguans Asked Truce.
| = After the fighting had been in prog
ress for several hours Sandino sent
a messenger to Maj. G. D. Hatfield, in
+ command of the Marines at Ocotal
! requesting a Commute truce. Maj
I Hatfield replied that the truce would
last only as long as the bearer of the
white flag was in sight.
II The Americans were greatly handi
! capped, as Ocotal is a rebel center
many sympathiZers having arms and
/ ammunition hidden in their houses
/ When the fighting began more than
100 Joined Sandino, and there was con
siderable sniping. Lieut.. Bruce soon
d
According to a government report, a
conservative Senator living in Ocotal
Jose Maria Paguaga, was murdered by
the rebels when he entered the town
Another report is that he was killed
while seeking safety. Ramiriz Alb
banza, political chief of Ocotal, was
wounded in the left arm during the
fighting.
Gen. Sandino was not seen in the
thickest part of the fighting, direct
ing his forces from a safe distance
Latest reports said he was fleeing to
the northeast with a few followers
Among the rebel dead is Gen. Marina
Sandinos right hand man.
Gen. Feland commended Maj. Hat
field and Maj. Rowell for their brav.
cry. The scouting planes proved
their worth, for if they had not ar
rived with the report Of the fight
against overwhelming odds, a different
story might have been written.
Telegraph Wires Cut.
The telegraph lines had been cut
and they brought the first news en-
ahling Gen. Feland to send the bomb
ing planes. The fight of the bombing
planes to Ocotal through terrifi
storm was brilliant feat.
Gen. Feland has given orders TO
. his bombing squadron to destroy an,
concentration Of Sandino forces.
1t is stated in government quarter
that Gen. Sandino, who has been oc
cupying American mines at San Eel
nando. and recently refused to SUI
render when called upon to do so b
Mai. Hatfield, gathered stron
force by belittling the Marines an
constabulary, telling his follower
there would be no difficulty in owe
whelming OcOtal.
The prevailing belief was tha
Sandino would never attack tn
Marines, but the report is that spit
in Ocotal advised him of the sma
number of Marines and constabular
there.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
THIRD MARINE DEATH.
Two Others Slain i'm Nicaraguan Ac-
tions Earlier i'm Year.

The death of another marine in
Nicaragua brings to three the total
action fatalities among American oc-
cupational forces since they returned
to that country early this year.
Capt. Richard B. Buchanan OF this
city and Private Marvin Jackson of
Chicago, were killed on May 16, when
a guerrilla band of natives attacked
a marine detachment at LapoZ Centre.
While no official report had been re-
ceiyed at the Navy Department today
on the encounters at Ocotal Saturday
and Sunday, an unofficial report re-
ceived by radio was said at Marine
Corps headquarters to have conceded
with news dispatches as to details.
Marine Corps records give the
home address of Pvt. Michael A. Oh
hleski at r. f. d. ., Roulette, Pa, anc
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1927-07-18
u. S. CONSUL SHOT;
PLOT IS CHARGED
British Colleague in Mexico
Finds Evidence of ASSaS-
sination Attempt.
By the Associated Press.


Evidence of an attempt to assas
sinate William E. Chapman, American
consul at Puerto Mexico. Mexico, has
been transmitted to American officials
here after an investigation by Chap
mans colleague, J. J.. Hparks, the
British vice consul.
Chapman was shot and seriously,
thought not fatally, wounded in his
residence at the Mexican port yester-
day and Sparks informed the Ameri-
can embassy in Mexico City that two
men had entered the building during
the night through a skylight, one
armed with pistol and the other with
a knife. When Chapman arose to in
vestigate they made no demand upon
him, but followed him back to his bed
room and shot him.
Punishment Demanded.
The embassy made immediate rep
resentation to the Mexican foreign
Office, asking the apprehension and
punishment Of Chapman'S asSailants.
Chapman was sent from his former
post at Torreon to Puerto Mexico last
Fall, but did not open consular Office
at the latter place until March.
The motive for the attack on Chap
man has not been made clear in dis
patches received here.
Puerto, Mexico, has been regarded
as the source of potential trouble by
prohibition authorities for many
months, and has been noted for rum
runners.
Since the assignment of Mr.. Chap
man, conditions have improved, al
though he was not detailed to Puerto,
Mexico, with that object in view.
Formerly Lived In Capital.
William E. Chapman, who is so
years old, was assistant superinten-
dent of the State, War and Navy
building from 1910 to 1916. He was
graduated from the Washington Col.
lege of Law in 1914 and later from the
National University Law School. He
was we'll known here during his resi-
dence. In January, 1915, he was ap-
pointed consul Of class 8 and as
signed to Mazaltan. Since then he has
served details at Nogales, Quaymas,
Sault st. Marie and Torreon.
He was born in Pisgah, Ark.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
Severe Quake Recorded Here.

Earthquake disturbances lasting
more than four hours were recorded
on the Georgetown University seismo-
graph today. The maximum quake,
described by Director Tondorf as very
severe. occurred between 7:27 and 1882
am. The distance was 1900 miles
from Ny1s.I-.-.. ON.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
Chihli to Take $12,ooo,ooo Levy.

TIENTSIN, July Is @.-Following
the example Of other provinces, the
authorities of Chihli have notified the
representatives of powers concerned
that they forthwith are taking over
control of the provincial salt gabelle.
amounting to $12,000,00O annually.
The powers affected have dispatched
representatives to the salt station at
Tangku in an endeavor to prevent the
seizure of the revenue.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
Public Safety

In the interest of public
safety, The Star will be glad
to have its attention called
to any infraction of the
traffic regulations or any
discourtesy on the part of its
automobile delivery drivers.
The drivers of The Stars
fleet Of over fifty automo-
biles have been instructed
in their duties with the
greatest possible care. Few
accidents, and none of these
OF serious nature, have
ever occurred. To the end
that this record may be
maintained and improved,
the public's cooperation in
reporting any case of care.
less driving will be appreci-
ated.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
HANKOW CAPTURED
BY GEN. HO CHEN
Southern Conservative Also
Takes Hanyang, Says Dis
patch to London.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 18-A Reuters dis.
patch from Shanghai says that mes
sage from we'll informed sources in
Hankow reports the capture Of both
Hankow and Hanyang from the South
ern Extremists by Gen. Ho Chen, the
Conservative Southern commander.
Gen. Ho Chen is reported to have
carried out coup detat against the
radicals, occupying Hanyang yester-
day and Hankow today. He is also
said to have captured railway and
other strategic points. The general
has been commandant Of the garrison
at Wuchang, opposite Hankow.
Coup Smoothly Executed.
The maneuver is stated to have been
executed with remarkable smoothness,
adds the dispatch. There was no sign
of a military movement and the popu-
lace was undisturbed OutWardly. Prob
ably the overthrowing of the Commun-
lists, says Reuters correspondent, has
the approval Of the Hankow govern
ment as a preparatory move to the
latter coming out on the side Of the
moderates. 1t was Gen. Ho Chen
who, with his Honanese troops, broke
up the farmers and peasants union in
Honan last month. The general re-
Gently executed members Of Commun-
lists at Wuchang.
The whereabouts Of Michael Boro-
din, adviser to the Hankow National
list Government, continues a mystery,
says a Shanghai dispatch to Reuters,
which adds there Is great anxiety to
track him, in view Of the reward of
f12,500 sterling offered by the Nan
king government for his apprehension.
Borodin is Russian, and the Soviet
consulate at Shanghai asserted he is
taking a rest cure. Others believe
he is in Shanghai, comforting with
Manuel Quezon, president Of the Phil
ippine Senate, who arrived there re-
. Gently with a party Of Filipino poll
ticians.
The Reuter- correspondent says that
Quezon has made speeches lately in
favor Of linking agitation for Philip.
pine independence with the National
ist movement in China and similar
activities in Java and India.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
Health For Sale!

In Washington a Plumber must be licensed before
he can treat sick water pipe.
But in Washington there scores of unlicensed
man and woman doctors selling health" and treating
the human body. They subject to regulation,
inspection standard by which their ability fitness
for such grave responsibility can be judged.
Is the sick man safe in their hands?
Beginning tomorrow, in series Of six articles, The
Star will discuss conditions here among unlicensed
heaers.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
'ress to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1927-07-18

Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star., 1927-07-18
WEATHER.

20. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair and cooler tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy.
Temperature-Highes 81, at 3:45
pm. yesterday; lowest, "A, at am.
today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-07-18
Favor Obsolete Ship Use.

AS a result of the fact that the
United States soon will have large
number Of obsolete cruisers, Ameri.
can circles say that the United States
would seem to suffer a disadvantage in
any arrangement concerning obsolete
craft for some years to come, but 1t Is
pointed out here that this is result
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Evening star., 1927-07-18

Saturdays Circulation, 91,3l2
Sundays Circulation. 106,588
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
BISHOP LAWRENCE WILL
 RETIRE ON SATURDAY
Mass. Clergyman Has Long Been One of Most Active Members
 of Methodist Church,

Bosoon. April % Dpl-Bishop Wn- liam Lawrence will retire from his office as bishop of the Protestant tomorrow.
 The possibilities of the diocese will fall automatically upon Bishop toad tutor Charles Lewis Slattarv. Bishop Lawrence recently forwarded his resignation because Of advanc- ing y"ars, to the presiding bishop, John Gardner Murray. bishop of Maryland, The retiring bishop will continue his duties at the Cathedral in this city.
 Owing largely 10 Bishop Law renee's initiative and organization ability $N.oun.pr1 was collected as a pension fund in 1916 for Episcopal ClorEy in The United States and their dependent families.
 Born in Boston, May 30, 1850, he became bishop Of Massachusetts in 1893. succeeding the late Bishop Brooks. Before his conservation as bishop. he had served as dean of the Episcopal Theological school in Cambridge. He is a graduate and fellow Of Harvard university, and president of tn" board Of directors Of Wellesley college.
 Bishop Lawrence displayed his energies in many directions. He gathered fund to aid the poorer parishes in his diocese 10 obtain rec tories, II" was instrumental in rais- ing s1.o0o,uoo to increase salaries of teachers at Harvard and also Of an- other fund, exceeding a million dol lars for Wellesley college.
 At the 95th anniversary celebra- ton Of his conservation in 1918, Bishop Lawrence declined material gifts, but he requested and rcceiv- ed q pledge for a period of 20 weeks of more vigorous religious life" among his people
 He married Julia Cunningham, of Boston. in 1874.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
RADIO IS NAVY'S NERVE CENTER NOW
Communication Office Is Im-
 p0rtant Place

Washington, April 20 P)-Dis- turbances in distant China again have focused attention O. the Naval radio communication office. the nerve center Of the rayy,' from which in few hours orders can be sent to Americas ships Of war any where on the globe.
 Little heard Of since the world war, it was through this office in the navy department building that "ordcrs from Washington went sputtering out to Admiral Williams, commander of American naval forces at Shanghai. It vas through the radio on his flagship. the cruiser Pittsburgh, that word was carried on 10 Rear Admiral Hough at Nan king that Washington" stood be- hind him in whatever steps he might consider necessary to protect American lives.
 II has been through this nerve center" that President Coolidge and other officials Of the United States government have kept m close touch with the turbulent conditions in China, and more than once the pres ident personally has tclephoned to the watch officer in charge for the latest dispatches. 1t Is back 10 this center that the navy looks for in struCtions when on foroig, missions, and it is to that point that messages Of disaster first are sent.
 Frequently in recent weeks, mes sagcs have been rclayed to Wash ington from Shanghai in a little more than four hours, while in other cases the lapse in time has been cut down materially. Within less than l2 minutes from the time q message was received, last fall, Admiral E.bcrlc. chief of naval 'CmmunlCa- lions, dispatched an order for a cruiser and destroyer 10 proceed at once 10 the Isle of Pines 10 aid hurricane sufferers.
 TWcnty-four hours a day and every day in the year. q watch IS kept on duty in tn" communications office most of 'h" time more than a dozen radio operators being on duty. This office is the center for more than q score of relay stations, and each year millions of words are sent to and fro through the air.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
MILLION FOR NEW WORK
New England Telephone and Tcle graph Company Plans to spend Si 10. 60. in Improvements.

Boston, April 2o NP -- The -srcuti," committee of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company today authorized the oX- rendi'ure of St.4G7.G01 for new construction and Improvements in plant. necessary to meet the de Wands for service. Including pre- tous authorizations 'he total com nlitmcnc Of the company for plant .Speudirures this year is Sl3, = III.
 In Ehod" Island the company plans 10 spend sl7 G"2 for changes iu the Gasp"c central office build iug. Providence; S2u@1t for aerial rabes in the Eastern avenue sec ion Of awtuck,t; Si.7No for ad- ditioual toll circuits m Rhode Is land. and s25,2i9 for underground and aerial cables connecting with the west central office in rrOyi- lsuCe.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
HUGHES ANXIOUS
 FOR WORLD PEACE
Urges Agreement to Stop Pro.
 YOCatiYe" Armament

Washington, April 29 Lp-Iut.r- national agreement to do away with provocative" armament Is urged by Charles Evans Hughes.
 The former secretary Of state in his annual address last nigh--aS president Of the American Society of International Law declared there shoula be binding com mpacts, claarly worled. among the leading powers against cNcesscs in armamcnts and 'Iisreg gard Of noncombatants III war fare.
 "It would be idle" he said. "to 'Npcct a more favorable time for fho limitation of armamcHts than no", and yet, paradoXIcallv the dlf- ficulties mount so high as to ap- pear to be well-nieh insuperable T. is well to understand the aim. r. Is not 10 cripple reasonable de tense. but To do away with provo "at!Ee armament
 Mir. Hughes, however, challenged the theory that attack is the best method or ItttIlst.
 such defense. h. asserted, had all the elements of aggressive prepara- ion. The United States, he said, had taken the lead in presenting "tte international ideal of 'hs abandonment Of even the appear ance Of aggressive purpose and thus in facilitating the reduction of Inc burden of exec ssiVe arms in a-r"eing al the Washington con renee not to fol1ify Guam and 'Ic Philippines To have done otherwise, he said, would have been proy ocdtiNc.
 Nr. Hughes declared he looked Nith hope toward the proposed three power naval conference at Geneva between the United States TT at Britain and Japan, and said Y seemed 10 him entirely practi- cabi" to find appropriate arrange m'uts by which they can agree without sacrificing any reasonable demands of protection and de t.us"."
 While discussions at GenaNa on plans for limiting land armaments might well mak" on despair of success" he declared q continuance of these discussions is greatly 10 be desired.
 Mir. Hughes expressed regret that international agreement had not been reached on limiting use of poisonous sasses. aerial bonn hardments and other newer devel- cpments in warfare for the oblitera- ton of whole populations in future wars
 There are several and contra dictory reasons for this apparent indifference he asserted "Funda- mentally, it appears that the com polling sentiment does not exist. First there are those who are 50 in- tent on abolishing war, that they have no patience with regulations of war. There are others, perhaps a,s numerous, who are satisfied that nothing can prevent war. Then there are those who. in their desire to abolish war. wish 10 make il as horrible as possible.
 Tt would appear 10 be worthy of consideration that if there is not q sufficiently compelling humane sentiment 10 induce agreement. if war should come. to mitigate un- necessary cruoities and to spar, non combafants from unrestrained I violence. little progress has been made in cultiva'lng the oasouahle disposition by which was may be prevented. Peoples which delibcr- ately prepare for such violence are those which are likely to inflict il.
 "Never before have helpless peo- pies been menaced by such possibil- ties of widespread destruction"
New Britain herald., 1927-04-29
FRI Ak AUTO SHOW

rs.uaeo. April lR-A topsy- mruy automobile without chassis. a0d with jhr motor over the rear wheels. designed 10 take the ptac' of the hors"-draHn delivery cart, Is heiuc shown for the first time at the annual convention of the r"tail de- liycrNmeH'S association hero,
 Tho car is wholly uuorthodox in coustruotton- having no ayles, and instead or the body resting on 6 chassis. It Is suspended from steel frame work attached to the front and rear springs.