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Evening star., 1927-11-06
UNION W|THDRAWS
FROM A. FL. BODY
BrickIayers Sever Relations
With Building Trades
Department.

By the Associated Press
Officers Of the Bricklayers, Masons
and Plasterers Union gave notice TO
the American Federation of Labor
that their organizat ton had decided
to withdraw from further association
with the Federation building trads.
department.
The action does not constitute
withdrawal from affiliation with the
National Federation itself. it was ex-
planned at the bricklayers national
headquarters in Washington. but does
mean that hereafter the bricklayers
will conduct their affairs without re-
gard To the building trades depart
ment.
Dissatisfaction with the recent
award of the National Board for In
terunion Jurisdictional Disputes
caused the severance. it was ex-
planned by w. j. Spencer. secretary
of the building trades department.
and officers of the bricklayers.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
THUG FELLS STORE HEAD
AND FLEES WITH $50
Managers Wife Witnesses Attack
Victim Is Taken to
Hospital.

Charles F. Waldron, 81 years old.
mana ger of an Atlantic & Pacific store
at 100 2 street, was slugged into in
sensibility with piece of iron pipe
Yesterday afternoon by a negro. who
then seized $50 from the cash register
and escaped while Waldron wife
hooked on .powerless to aid her hus-
band ~ek
One customer was in the store when
-" entered. As Waldrrn start
ed TO wait on him the ha ndit whipped
the pipe from his pocket and struck.
Sam Walker. 215 P street. said the
man then escaped in an automobile.
The grocer. who lives at 3017 Fif.
teenth street, was taken to Sibiey
Hospital.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
CONFUSION RE|GNS .
IN TAX SLASH TALK
Sentiment WabbIes on Where
Cut in Revenues Shall
Be Made.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

III ever there was anything certain
about tax revision, it Is that the new
tax law will he written In the con-
ference committee Of both houses of
Congress. and not in the Treasury
Department nor the ways and means
committee of the House nor the finance
committee Of the Senate, nor in the
caucus Of any political party or group.
When the final bill is written 1t may
approximate some of the proposals
being made by Secretary Mellon hut
;hs will he A coincidence rather than
the result Of any deliberate PLANNING
For it is evident that sentiment on
lust where the cut in taxes shall he
made is just about as confused as
the estimates of what the total tax
reduction could be with safety.
Alignment Is Broken.
The clamor of interested groups has
begun. The cry for the repeal of
special taxes by the motor industry,
the theaters. etc, indicates a spirited
fight with political alignment broken
Up.
The politicians will have a difficult
time deciding where the cuts should
amount of gratitude in votes. For
obviously the people of small income
are not going to get enough of
change to make them aware of a
tax cut. The only opportunity to
reach the masses is through indirect
taxes as well as through the inn
proved condition of corporations
whose securities have been widely
distributed. There are various esti-
mates. of course. as to how many
people have A financial interest in
corpora tions nowadays. but it is con-
sidered no exaggeration to place the
figure in the neighborhood of 10000
900 persons.
The question OF how far the tax
cut shall go. whether it could he
s400 100000. AS advocated by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, or $500.
900 900. as suggested by Representa-.
tive Garner ranking Democrat on
the House ways and means commit
tee, or S225 900 900. as recommended
by Secretary Mellon and President
Coolidge, is largely academic. The
leaders of Congress know from ex-
perlence that when they get down
TO the Juggling of the various esti-
mates of what each division of taxes
will produce they are dependent upon
Treasury figures.
Depends on Business.
The productivity OF tax rate d,
pends to no small extent on current
business conditions as well as the
inevitable growth of the country.
One guess based upon Treasury
figures as to what the future will do
is just as good as another. but Con-
gress just the same is not likely tn
vary more than so to IS million dol
lars over Secretary Melons proposal.
Mr. Mellon has learned to place his
estimates low enough to allow for
the congressional habit of going
above his figures.
AS for the specific proposals, Con.
gress will reserve the right to elimin.
ate and substitute and even add new
forms of taxation, depending upon
the sentiment of the members when
they return here. The bill may go
through the House with one set OF
rates, but that will be merely to
expedite its journey to the Senate,
and ultimately to the conference
committee.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
RUSHING WATERS HALTED
National Guards Build Dam on
Androscoggin River.

RUMFORD, Me-, November fP.-
Twenty tons Of rock and 80 tons of
hagged sand. placed as an improvised
dam by National Guard forces, were
necessary 10 stem the waters OF the
Androscoggin River as they threat.
ened to destroy the business section of
Rumford today. An embankment
seemed about to be torn away as the
emergency measures were successful
after fight Of six hours, and the
waters were finally turned back to the
river bed
More than 100 houses, garages. lum.
Der mills and business places suffered
severe damage. Many persons are
homeless. Scores were rescued by
boats.
The town of Andover. IS miles from
Rumford. was hard hit. Many fami
lies were marooned, and the bursting
Of a reservoir made the water supply
unsafe.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
28 ARE REPORTED DEAD
AT WATERBURY, VT.
Appeal for Aid Sent Out by Com
mander of Fort Ethan
Allen.
BY the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
BOSTON, November 5.-Through
Army sources il was reported tonight
that IS persons are dead and many
homeless in Waterbury. VT, north
west of Montpelier. The information
was contained in radiogram to the
Army nase from Col. Frank Hopkins.
in command at Fort Ethan Allen,
which said:
First information from refugees
from Waterbury states that % We're
drowned there and many are home
less. Food and medical supplies bad
" needed Route through Smugglers
Notch possible. Am sending troops
and wagon trains that way with sup
plies
At Waterbury is situated the Yer
mont State Hospital for the Insane.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Airplanes to Aid Victims.

The National Aeronautic Associa.
ton, through its president. Porter
Ada ms, last night notified all its mem
bers in New England. who have air.
planes, 10 lend their machines Tor use
In food relief and their services az
pilots. Mr. Adams said that the asso.
cis lions members in this section have
approximately 80 planes, including
eoNpral soanIspoE
Evening star., 1927-11-06
BOYS SAVED FROM RIVER.
Youthful Hunters Picked Up as
Boat Capsizes.

Edward Ault, 1922 Military road.
and Paul Earl. 1921 Quackenbos
street, each is wears old. went on a
hunting trip yesterday that narrowly
escaped a tragic ending. Their boat
capsized in Georgetown Channel
throwing them overheard. s. Ambico
1340 n street northeast, passing in a
motor boat. picked them up They lost
all Of their hunting equipment
Evening star., 1927-11-06
SiGHTSEER INJURED.

Ignacia Guimarooes. 81 years old, n
Brazilian student at Columbia Uni
versity. New York, came to Washing
ton yesterday TO see the public build
ings, was knocked down by bicycle
ridden by Anthony Zell, 16-year-old
messenger boy, 534 / street southeast
Guim1rooes nose was broken.
He was treated at Casualty Hos
pital. The accident occurred on East
CaDitol street
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Lieut.. Mile Reassigned.

First Lieut.. Leland NJ. Miller, Army
All Corps. at Maxwell Field, Ala,
has been ordered to this city for
duty in the Office of the Chief of Air
Corps. Munitions Building.
Evening star., 1927-11-06

Piles Of oyster shells left by the In.
dams of the Alta ntic Coast show that
these hivalyes were an important
article OF food TO the red mon
Evening star., 1927-11-06

political. constitutional and cultural
impediments hamper more rigid
central control.
viewpoint on an issue which frequent
ly has come up for discussion with
the reparations agent. the reply lays
stress on desira bility OF keeping close
tab on the financial procedure of the
federated states in relation to it's bear
ing on the Reich's budget, and also
for the purpose of bringing their re-
Quirements of foreign capital strictly
within the scope of the agreement re-
Gently concluded between them. the
central government and the Reichs
Bank
On other points at issue. the Ger
man reply reiterates the governments
decision as empha sized by DIR. KoehIer
and the minister of economics. DR..
Curtius. in their respective explana-
tions to the Reichstag budget com.
mission last week. In conclusion, the
reply SAYS:
1T will he the constant endea vor
Of the German government to hold
fast TO the fundamental principles of
the experts plan. and. in view of the
facts herein set forth. no impartial
observer will gain the impression that
Germany is neglecting to take due
cognizance of her repara tions ohliga-
tions. There can also be no doubt
of her readiness 70 cooperate In the
problem Of effecting transfers in so
far AS they are possible within the
limits of sound financial Whd economic
OrinciuIeS -
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Stability Endangered.

Summarizing his objections to the
growing tendency of the Reich to fail
to exercise proper restraint in it's ex-
penditures. the agent general declares
that this is endangering stability OF
the German budget. the establishment
and maintenance of which was the
corner stone of the experts plan for
the reconstruction of Germany. The
situation At the moment is somewhat
relieved, he says, by increasing reve-
nues and declining unemployment.
Mr.. Gilbert concludes by warning
the German Government that A fresh
crisis would wipe out the effects of
the economic recovery recorded since
the sterilization of the currency and
the advent of the experts reparations
plan as reflected by her progress at
home and the re-esta blishment of her
credit abroad.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
GILBERT FORESEES
ECONOMIC PERIL IN
GERMAN FINANCES

CONTINUED from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
MOOSE CONVENTION
CLOSES WITH PARADE
Capital Lodge Among Award Win
ners at Sessions in
Philadelphia.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. August 81
Thirty thousand men, women and
children last night participated in the
annual parade of the Loyal Order of
Moose, which closed it's thirty-ninth
annual international convention. Most
of the attendants were in line. Prize
winners were announced as follows:
Best uniformed lodges - Rochester,
N. Y; Camden, N. j., and Hammond,
Ind.
Best floats outside of Pennsylvania
Los Angeles, Calf; Chicago. No. 2,
and Indiana.
Most men in line from the greatest
distances-Los Angeles. Calf; Wales
and England: New Orleans. La. and
Seattle. Wash.
Members and lodges Of indianapolis.
Ind. received the largest share OF
awards and prizes conferred at to-
davis session for various contests
conducted during the week. beginning
with the first prize for ritualistic
teams with escort. The next three
lodges in this contest, in order, were
Erie. Pa; Saginaw, Mich. and New
Orleans.
For ritualistic teams without escort,
Washington was first; Elwood, IND,
second; Davenport. Iowa, third, and
Indianapolis, fourth. Iowa City won
the contest for fancy drill, with
Rochester, n. Y, second; Syracuse,
third, and Pottstown, Pa, fourth. In
dianapolis won the only prize awarded
for a drum and bugle corps and Chi
cago took the only award for a
quartet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
DEAkYNE TO CONFER
ON FLOOD CONTROL
Assistant Chief of Army Engineers
Ordered to St. Louis-Spillway
Board Head Here.

Brig. Gen. Deakyne, assistant chief
Of Army Engineers, has been ordered
to st. Louis for conference with the
president of the Mississippi River
Commission in preparation of flood
control plans to be submitted to Con
gress in December.
The War Department said yester
day that numerous agencies are en-
gagged in studying different phases OF
the flood-control problem. Careful at
tention is being given proper CO
ordination of these studies.
After the conferences ait st. Louis
Gen. Deakyne will proceed to Kansas
City to confer there with the district
engineer regarding engineer work on
the Missouri River.
Mai. Gen. Jadwin, chief of En-
gineers, said yesterday that very
careful study of the flood problems OF
the lower Mississippi had been made
to date by the spillway board. Col. w.
p. Wooten, president Of the spillway
board, is here to confer with Gen.
Jadwin.
Gen. Jadwin directed the board to
continue in it's studies and compute.
tions and to include in it's report adj
ditional data looking to recommends
ton for the means to be employed for
the control of a flood even greater
than has heretofore been considered
by the Spillway board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
COURT TO Determine
JURISDICTION OF BOY
Attorney Seeks Writ of Habeas
Corpus for Removal From
Police Tribunal.

Has the Police Court jurisdiction
of a boy under the age of II years
charged with a felony?
This proposition was submitted to
the District Supreme Court yesterday
in an application for writ of habeas
corpus sued out by Attorney M. j.
Lane on behalf of Harold Reed. Is
years old, who was recently commit.
ted to Jail in default of bond on a
charge of HOUSEKEEPING. Reed was
one of number of boys that are
said to have broken into a Sanitary
Grocery Store and to have taken an
iron safe to Martinsburg, w. Va.
Lane says the boy should have been
arraigned in the Juvenile Court,
which under the law is given juris-
diction of persons under the age of
IL years.
Chief Justice Mccoy issued the writ
directing Maj. William L. Peake to
have the boy in court next Tuesday
and to show cause why. he should not
be surrendered to the Juvenile Court.
Attorney Lane declares that off.
Gals of both tribunals and repre-
sentatives of the Department of
Justice have been in conference on
the question of jurisdiction in such
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
WOMAN SEEKS $1,000
FROM ESTATE OF CODA
Emma Ralph Claims She Nursed
Man for 10 Years and Got
Small Remuneration.

Declaring that after she had kept
house and nursed the late Andrea
Coda for 10 years he left her only a
life interest in a small house at 763
Tenth street southeast, Emma Ralph
yesterday filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $1,000 from
his administrator, Edwin A. Mooers.
Through Attorney James A. Burns
the plaintiff says that September q.
1907, Coda, then a widower, promised
her that if she would serve as house.
keeper for him, cook his meals and
nurse him when he became i'll with
out compensation he would provide for
her in his will. She accepted the en-
ployment and remained with him
until his death recently. She says the
only. provision for her in the will was
the life interest in 763 Tenth street
southeast, which is worth about $500,
she states. Her services she regards
as worth $4,760, and after allowing for
the value of the life estate asks judg-
ment for the balance of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
HURT IN MISHAPS.
Street Car Injuries Man-Two Hit
by Autos.

jeremiah Christopher Lynch. AZ
years old, was struck by one-man
street car last night while crossing at
North Capitol and X streets and Sc
verely injured. He was treated at
Sibley Hospital for a possible fracture
of the right shoulder and shock. The
car was operated by Bernard Sanford.
A collision between the automobiles
of 3. G.. Elliott, 1912 I street, ana
Herbert M. Smith, 1852 Columbia road:
yesterday afternoon at Eleventh ana
u streets resulted in slight injury,
to Smith. He was treated at GarfieSi
Hospital.
Lucy Bell, colored. 40 years old, TAO
Harvard street, was knocked down at
Delaware avenue and b street yester.
day afternoon by. the automobile OF
Silas B. Smallwood, 80 Elizabeth
street, Alexandria, Va, and slightly
hurt. Physicians at Garfield Hospital
rendered first aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
DISORDERS BARRED
FOR LEGION PARADE
French Minister of Interior Out
lines Plans for Preventing Dis
turbances September 10.

PARIS, August 27.-M. Sarraut,
minister Of the interior, outlined at the
council of ministers, presided over by
President Doumergue, yesterday the
measures to be taken to assure order
at the parade of the American Legion
on September 19.
"The proposed manifestation must
take place in complete tranquility"
said NJ. Sarraut, lin order to give the
people of Paris an opportunity to show
our American guests the sympathy
which we have for them. I have
given the project of police instruc-
tons to make all dispositions to this
end"
Premier Poincare agreed with the
minister and informed the council that
Americans must not be disturbed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
Miss Lloyd George Urged to Run.

LONDON, August 81 @.-The
Westminster Gazette announces that
the Pontypridd. Wales, Liberal Asso.
citation has invited Miss Megan Lloyd
George, daughter of the former pre-
mier. to contest the seat for the Com
mons in the Liberal interest at the
next general election. Miss Lloyd
George is considering her reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
WELL VICTIM FREE
.--H a. usAaunA
AFTER 50 HOURS
Massachusetts Man Recov'
ering in Hospital Following
Spectacular Rescue.
By the Associated Press.


AUBURN. Mass, August 27.-Re-
leased after 80 hours of confinement
due to a cave-in of a 30.foot well he
was digging, Fred Lenau today was
winning back his rugged strength at
the Worcester City Hospital, with
every prospect of recovery unless
pneumonia Unexpectedly should de-
velop.
Physicians were amazed 1t the vi
tality of the 37-year-old iron moulder
as they worked oyer his numbed limbs.
in which circulation had been stopped
by his cramped position at the bottom
of the well. Cautiously they gave him
heuid nourishment, the first which
had passed his lips in a day and a
half.
THANK God, thank God. they saved
me-" were his first words early this
morning when, handed from worker
to worker, he was lifted over the edge
Of the excavation. His voice failed
him and he grasped the hand OF the
nearest policeman.
Misses His Boot.
Carried to the waiting ambulance ne
exclaimed, '.Where is my other boot!
1t was still imbeded in the muck or
the well, where for hours it had seem.
ed Lenau himself must lemaln until
death relieved him.
Mrs. Eva Lenau. his wife, bent and
kissed him as the ambulance started
for the hospital.
He responded rapidly to treatment
and in an hour his wife left him TO
sleep, while she FASTENED home to re-
ioice with their two children.
Hurriedly organized when the sides
of the nearly completed well caVed In
onhIenau at $50 pm. Thursday, vol
unteers worked untiringly to effect
his release. He was conscious at all
times and could make himself heard,
although he was out OF sight part OF
the time.
He was almost extricated when an
ether earth slide undid the work OF
hours. Planted in the mud up to his
knees, with board from the side
against his chest, Lenau was unable
to move. Because Of fear that an
other slide might suffocate him, he
was given air forced through tubes
and mask.
Rescue Shaft Sunk.
Sinking another shaft beside the
well. which was six feet in diameter,
the rescuers drove il below the level
at which the man was held.
Then they broke through and sawed
sway the plank which imprisoned the
upper part of his body. This let down
more dirt, which took hours of careful
work to clear,
The men worked on platforms at
different levels. passing up buckets OF
dirt from one to another until the sur
face was reached.
A crowd which had waited for
hours at the edge Of the pit cheered
loudly and followed the changing am
bulance into Worcester, where for
hours people drove about the streets
in a clamorous rejoicing, which was
encouraged rather than repressed by
the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
SEEKS SHIP LIGHT CHANGE
Fog-Piercing Beacon Inventor
Wants Hoover to Aid.

Secretary Hoover was asked yes
terday by Ramona r. Machlett, in
ventor of a fog piercing beacon, to
bring about amendment of naviga-
ton laws requiring ships to display
the red and green port and star
board lights.
Machlett declared that the beacon
had been installed on the Leviathan
to aid aviators experimenting with
the projected ship air mail service.
but the powerful fog light drowned
out the red and green navigation
lights.
The inventor contended use of the
beacon would facilitate development
of the ocean mail service. The Secre-
tary referred the matter to the
United States steamboat inspection
service for investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
COL. SHERRILL IMPROVES
Physicians Unable to Say When He
May Leave Hospital.

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. August q up.
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., city man.
ager of Cincinnati, and former mill
tary aid to President Harding, rested
we'll at the Mission Hospital here last
night and is much better" this morn
ing, attendants at the hospital said
today.
Although he has shown virtually
constant improvement since blood
TRANSMISSION operation early in the
week, following serious internal
hemorrhages from a stomach ulcer,
physicians attending the colonel are
still undetern med as to when he may
be able to le:.se the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
100 HURT IN GALE.
Ships Torn From Moorings as Wind
Sweeps Trieste.

TRIESTE, Italy, August q P).-
One hundred persons were injured,
ten seriously, in violent gale that
swept the town and harbor yester-
day. Ships broke from their moor
ings, and windows of many houses
were crashed in.
A similar gale destroyed much prop
erty in the Friuli region, where snow
fell in the mountains. In the town
of Carlino a roof collapsed. killing
a woman and seriously injuring A
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
Commissioned in Reserves.

Albert P. Duval, Hill Building, has
been commissioned by the War De-
partment as major in the Quarter.
master Corps; William J. Hughes, jr.,
1856 Cathedral avenue, captain in the
Judge advocate generals department;
Herbert II. Porter, Clarendon. Va,
captain in the ordnance department,
and Theo l.. Edmiston, jr., 3O12 Six
teenth street northeast. second lieu.
tenant of Infantry, all in the Reserve
Corps Of the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
Anna @. Nilsson Engaged.

LOS ANGELES. August q R).-
Anna @. Nilsson, film star. has an.
nounced her engagement to Earnest
J. Krause, Beverly Hills investment
broker. Miss Nilsson said the date
of the marriage had not been set, but
both she and Krause believed in long
engagements. Krause said he met
the actress in Berlin in 1921 when he
was On Q trip around the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
II DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE.
Fifty Hurt and More Than 700
Dwellings Damaged in Formosa.

TOXIC, August 81 CD.-The gov.
eminent colonization bureau an
nounced today that the earthquake
which shook southern Formosa
Thursday killed IL persons, injured so
and destroyed or damaged more than
700 dwellings and 200 offices, stores
and warehouses. The quake centered
in the town Of Sievu, and was not felt
in Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
CURE FOR FORMS OF CANCER
PREDICTED FOR NEW METHODS
New Type Of Radioactive "Seed Dem
onstrated-Claimed More Efficient
Than Old Treatments.

Abandoning the field of medicine for
a few years, he served as consul gem
eral at Stockholm and later as secre-
tary of the legations to Norway and
Sweden. Returning once more to med
icine, he has devoted himself to radium
therapy.
On leaving Vienna, he will take his
"seeds" to cancer centers in Berlin,
Paris and London.