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Evening star., 1927-10-18
HARBOR DEEPENING
ASKED IN ANNAPOLIS
Naval Academy and Citizens Rep
resented at Hearing Before
Engineer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, October 1S.-
Citizens of Annapolis and Capt. VIII
liam +. Halsey, representing the Nava
Academy, held a meeting here late
yesterday, before Maj. c. X. Pettis OF
the Engineer Corps Of the War De
partment relative to dredging the
channel from the Chesapeake Bay into
Annapolis and for widening and deep
ening the city harbor.
The matter will come before the
War and Navy Departments for final
action. The movement was begun
several years ago when Admiral
Edward w. Eberle was superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy. He and
G. j. Armstrong, present city post.
master, made several surveys.
Mayor Charles W. Smith, recently
got back of the old movement and
Admiral Louis NJ. Mutton, present
superintendent Of the Naval Academy,
is also said to favor the plan. Several
meetings have been held between the
city and academy heads at which Maj.
Pettis and Senator w. Cabell Bruce
and Representative Stephen w. Gam.
brill were present. The meeting yes-
terday was to determine the needs
from a commercial standpoint.
Ridgely z. Melvin, attorney, spoke
as representative of the Rotary
Club. He pointed out that the present
harbor was totally inadequate and that
it was because of the poor harbor that
commerce was kept away from the
city.
Representatives of the Chance
Marine Construction Co. also pre-
sented their views. This company
spoke on wartime conditions Of 1914,
when they had great difficulty in
launching vessels built for the Gov
ernment. Another speaker told of a
large ship construction company
which was forced to leave here be-
cause of the shallowness.
1t was pointed out by old seamen
that when a northwesterner sweeps
up the bay the water is scarcely four
feet deep in certain localities. Ships
are forced to wait for high tide in
order to depart, speakers said.
Capt. Halsey stated that 1t would
be an advantage to enable the big
naval vessels to lay close to the
academy instead of four or five miles
out. The trips back and forth to
these ships in the small boats at the
academy in hazardous journey.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Three New World's Records Set
At Annual Typewritine Contest

raey when she made but Is errors In
one hours continuous writing.
Another new worlds speed record
was made in the school novice class
contest when Chester Soucek Of Corap-
oils, Pa, wrote 81 words a minute.
This exceeded the old record by five
words. Lucille "A. Coulcombe Of Ber-
lin, N. H., was second in this class
with 500 words a minute, while Leslie
P. Kiniston of Brockville, Ontario, was
third. She was credited with having
written 80.plus words minute.
The new worlds amateur cham.
pion is Joseph Pitison Of Brook.
lyn, who wrote lit words a minute for
one.half hours continuous writing.
This exceeded last years speed by one
word a minute. Second in this class
was Ruth Manly Of Portland, Greg,
with Ill words a minute. while Rich
ard Myers of Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
was third with 110 words a minute.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
DRY OFFICERS HIT
H|P-POCKET FLASK
War on Restaurants That
Permit Private Drinking
Backed by Court Ruling.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, October 1S.-Prohibitio
officers had a Supreme Court shille.
lagh today to brandish over cabaret
and restaurant owners who might be
inclined to permit hip flask drinking
in their places.
The Supreme Court action was a
refusal to review proceedings under
Rouge, two bright centers of
Chicago night life, were padlocked last
year.
The petitioners, seeking a writ of
certiorari on an appeal from the Cir
cult Court Of Appeals, argued that the
keeping" of liquor by patrons in a
hip flask for personal consumption is
not a keeping" by the owner Of q
cabaret within the meaning Of the law.
Drastic Action Not Expected.
E. c. Yellowley, who administers
prohibition enforcement for the Fed
eral Government in this area, found
satisfaction in the ruling, but planned
no drastic use of it Immediately. He
said, however, that the efficiency of
his forces would be materially in
creased by the new weapon, which
provided in effect that places where
patrons drink "hip liquor" may be
padlocked.
Yellowley said no concerted drive On
hotels or restaurants is contemplated
under the Supreme Court action.
These places are constantly under
he said, "and whenever
we find that open, public and undis-
turbed drinking is going on there will
be suitable action"
Passing of Blame" Condemned.
Yellowley added that prohibition of
ficers always had contended that cab
aret owners had no right to pass the
blame to customers when drinking
was discovered in their places.
Had the decision been otherwise"
ne said, cabaret men might advertise
that customers could bring in their
liquor and consume it unmolested."
Hotel and restaurant owners gem
orally were not disturbed by the rul-
ng.
I'VE can't forbid drinking" said f.
J. Stevens, manager Of the Stevens
Hotel. "The law already does that.
But We don't aid or encourage it."
Frank Behring Of the Hotel Sher-
nan said his organization did not EN-
courage public drinking.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
MRS. BRUEGGEMAN
RETAINS j. s. lob
President Reappoi1ts Chair
man of Employees Compen-
sation Commission.

Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueggeman OF
| St. Louis has been reappointed by
President Coolidge as a member and
chairman of the United States Em
ployes' Compensation Commission. She
was appointed to this commission by
President Harding and her term OF
six years Is about to expire. Her re-
appointment for a new term Of six
years has been made by recess appoint
ment.
Mrs. Brueggeman has always taken
an active part in the civic affairs of
her native city, and Is nationally prom.
inent in Republican politics. She ie
vice president of the Republican State
Voters Association of the District of
Columbia and was active as speaker
during the national campaigns Of 1920
and 1924.
Service During World War.
During the World War she organized
the ambulance division of the St.
Louis Red Cross Motor Corps, the first
division to be formed in this country
and which was later used as a model
for other ambulance divisions of motor
corps in other parts Of the country.
In July 1919 Mrs. Brueggeman, was
elected Republican national commit
teewoman from Missouri, the first of
her sex to hold this position in her
State. She was a delegate.at-large
from Missouri to the Republican ma
tional convention held in Chicago,
June, 1920, at which convention War
rem G. Harding was nominated for
President.
Aids i'm Party's Campaign.
During the ensuing campaign of
that year she was made a member of
the executive committee Of the Re-
publican State committee of Missouri,
being the first woman to serve on that
committee, and later was appointed
by Will Fl. Hays, chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, as a
member of the campaign advisory
committee.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
BISHOP ASKS SUPPORT
OF WHOLESOME PLAY
Approval Of Clean Dramas Will
Purge Stage, Manning Tells
Gathering.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, October 1S.-Of three
courses open to those who oppose "the
evil use of the STAGE" the support of
clean, wholesome productions Is the
most effective, Bishop William T. Man
ming of the Episcopal Church said last
night at the first annual dinner Of the
Church and Drama Association.
The other methods of purging the
stage, he said were "to denounce it as
wholly evil'' and "to condemn that
which is evil and corrupting."
The Rev. Francis P. Duffey, former
Army chaplain, charged that small
group of managers was responsible
for the cheap, sordid and debasing"
productions.
when few of the managers have
as high ideals as the bulk of the man.
ayers and the actors the situation will
right ITSELF" he said.
Julia Marlowe urged establishment
of State and municipal theaters, as
serting that experience in Europe
had proven such a plan educates the
public taste to appreciate the finest
things in the theatrical world.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
WOMAN ExONERATED
IN HUSBANDS DEATH
Chesterfield County Prosecutor
Asks Directed Verdict Of Not
Guilty in Staying.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, October 1S.-Mrs.
j. L. Colgin, indicted last Spring on a
charge of numbering her husband in
his store at Chesterfield courthouse,
near here, was released yesterday
when the States attorney, after the
jury had been selected and the States
evidence was presented asked the
court to instruct the jury to return
a verdict of not guilty, stating that
the evidence was insufficient to convict
her and that he was convinced her
original statement in the case was
true.
Colgin was found shot in the back
April IA. At that time Mrs. Colgin
contended that the three-year-old SON
of their housekeeper had taken a gun
from a drawer and accidentally shot
the storekeeper.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
YOUTH, SHOT, ACCUSED
OF ROBBING MAIL TILL
Member of Prominent Family
Caught in Act Of Stealing Pos
tai Money, officer Says.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, October 1S.-
Thomas Hundley, 10 member Of a
prominent family at Darper. N. c..
near here, was nursing a leg wound
in the Draper Jail today after he is
alleged to have been surprised in the
act frobbing the Draper post office.
Joseph Mitchell, postmaster, has
for several days checked up from $40
to SIS short each day. Yesterday an
officer hid In the building, which was
locked up while Mitchell went to
dinner. Hundley is said to have let
himself in with a key and was at the
till when the officer revealed himself.
Hundley struck the officer in the face
with a milk bottle, it is charged, the
latter drawing his revolver and wound.
ing him.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 1.-two new
worlds records for speed on a type
writer and a new worlds record for
accuracy were made last night at the
international typewriting contest.
George l.. Hossfield Of Paterson, N.
j., successfully defended his world s
professional title and established a
new record for speed in that class
when he wrote 1873 words a minute,
exceeding last years record by one
word minute.
In this class contest Albert Tan.
CORA, also of Paterson, N. j., was sec.
ond, writing 131 words minute.
Barney Stapert, also of Paterson, was
third with 129 words a minute.
Stella Willins Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
one of the two woman contestants in
the worlds professional class, estab-
lished a new worlds record for accu-
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Pastor Declines Call.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October
1S.-Rev. E. V. Peyton, pastor of Fair
vania County, has declined call to
<lem and Goshen churches in Spotsyl
vania County has declined a call to
the pastorate Of the Saluda and Ur.
hanna Baptist churches. Rev. Mr.,
Peyton came TO this field from Saluda
about two years ago and has twice
been approached to return TO the Mid
dlesex post and he has also received
q call to Harmony Grove Baptist
Church in the same county. all OF
which he has declined in order TO re.
main here. ............-.-
Evening star., 1927-10-18
New Congregation Forms.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MARTINSBURG. w. Va, October
Is. "A Primitive Baptist Church was
organized officially here Sunday and
Elder j. T. Power named the first min.
lister. The congregation numbers a
membership of 16 as the church be-
gins its existence. Members of the
faith from adjoining sections in Penn.
sylvania, Maryland and Virginia at
tended the ceremonies incident to
opening the church here, the service
being in charge of presbytery headed
by Elder B. w. Power. Of this country.
aged ~. g
Evening star., 1927-10-18
1ntoxication Arrests Decline.
,ecia1 Dispatch to The Star

SptCIdI OI5UdICH 10 TIC star.
BALTIMORE, October 18.-Whether
due to more strict enforcement Of
the prohibition law or to other causes,
arrests for drunkenness here have
shown decrease so far this year.
From January / to September 80
police records show there have been
4,035 arrests for drunkenness in Balti.
more. The total number of arrests
for drunkenness for the first nine
months Of 1926 was 4,316.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
MADE MASONIC HEAD.
F. w. Van Horn Becomes Grand
Master in West Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to- The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. october
18.-Frank w. Van Horn, this city,
was notified today Of his elevation
automatically to the grand mastership
of West Virginia Masons through the
death yesterday of William Taylor
County.
Grand Master Van Horn has been
the deputy during the past year. The
election Of fficers in the Grand Lodge
occurs next month in Huntington.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
SANITY HEARING
GRANTED REMUS
Jury to Quiz Former Rum
Kina October 31-Accused
Seeks Dispositions.
By the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, October 18.-George
Remus, former bootleg king, under in
dictment for first degree murder of his
wife, Mrs. Imogene Remus, will be
tried before a jury upon the question
of his sanity October 81. Judge Ches
ter r. Shook of the criminal division
of Common Pleas Court made this
order yesterday, after Remus announc
ed he would file an insanity plea to-
day, supplemental to the not-guilty
plea he entered last Saturday when
arraigned.
Should the jury in the insanity hear.
ing find him to have been insane at
the time he shot his wife, he will be
committed to the Lima State Hospital.
but If the verdict holds him to have
been sane, he will go to trial on the
murder charge November IA, the date
originally set.
Plea Ordered Filed.
Remus, who is conducting his own
defense, aided by Attorney Charles II.
I,lston, wanted to wait until the time
of his trial to plead insanity. Elston
argued a motion for leave to do this,
attacking the constitutionality Of an
Ohio statute providing that an in
sanity plea must be made at the time
of arraignment. Judge Shook overrul-
ed the motion and informed the de-
Tense that the plea would have to be
filed today.
Under Ohio law. three alienists must
he named to examine the defendant
in the sanity hearing and the reports
which they make may be introduced
IS evidence. Judge Shook named DIR.
Emerson A. North, DIR. David Wolf
stein and DR.. f. A. Daver to serve
in this capacity.
Although Remus lost one phase of
his legal contest yesterday, he won a
victory in another. His victory came
when Judge Shook ruled that the de-
fense may take dispositions for the
purpose of evidence, from all the per-
sons living in other cities who were
named in an application Remus filed
Saturday.
These depositions may be used either
in the sanity hearing or in the trial.
by means Of them, Remus said he
will prove the existence of a con-
spiracy between his wife and Franklin
l.. Dodge. jr., former prohibition agent,
to rob him of his fortune and to take
his life, and also an Illicit relation
ship between Mrs. Remus and Dodge.
1t was agreed that the State would
be permitted to take depositions at
the same time as the defense, in order
10 expedite the proceeding. Elston,
representatives OF the prosecutors Of
fice and William Copeland, official ste
nographer. will begin taking the depo-
sitions this week. They will visit 10
cities and take depositions from rs
persons.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Auto Injuries Fatal.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.


FROSTBURG, Nd, October 49,
Ralph Herman, %, son of William
Herman, Eckhart, near here, died at
Miners Hospital yesterday from in
ternal injuries received when the auto
mobile in which he was riding, driven
by A. B. Willison of this place, plunged
ovcrS-a 30-foot embankment.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Father and Son Lose
Left-Hand Fingers
|. I'm Corn Binder
By the Associated Press.

oy btAO AocO|t0tCU fCcSs
FOND DU LAC, Wis, October
1S.-Father and son lost fingers of
their left hands in two accidents
within 80 minutes Of each other
yesterday. Arnold Thill was at
tempting to fix a broken corn
binder when his left hand was
caught in the chain and the index
finger taken off. While he was on
the way to a physician his father
attempted to repair the machine
and caught his hand in the same
manner, losing the first and Sec
ond fingers.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, October 18.--
Edwin A. Raine, 68 years Of age, died
at his home, 112 Denver avenue, Sun
day night, having been i'll two years
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Cora Brown Raine.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Alleged Assassin on Trial.

PARIS, October 1S R.-with a
large body of police guarding all en-
frances to the court, Samuel Schwartz
bard, Russian matchmaker, went on
trial today for the assassination Of
Gen. Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Sepa.
ratist leader.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Sightless Musician
Plans Singing Tour
To Get State Post
pv tho A..ocIated proaa

By the Associated Press.
ELIZABETH, N. j., October 49,
Louis Schnepel, blind musician, one
of the four Democratic nominees
for assemblymen from Union Coun-
ty, will campaign with motor
truck bearing a piano. He will tour
way into the Legislature"
He seeks the seat now held by
Thomas L. Muir, also blind, Re-
publican, former newspaper edi.
tor Of Plainfield.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Detailed to National Guard.

Capt. Edgar e. Robinson, saith In
fantry, Fort Eustis. Va, now in this
city on leave of absence, has been
ordered to Oshkosh for duty with the
Wisconsin National Guard.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
H. T. WALKER, 86, DIES.
Confederate Veteran Survived by
Three Sons and Three Daughters.
pecial pispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, october 49,
Henry Taylor Walker, SO years old,
died at his home, 625 Main street, Sun.
day after an illness of four weeks.
He was a Confederate veteran and
is survived by the following children:
Robert Walker, Mrs. Eleanor Walker,
William Walker, Harry Walker, Mrs.
Kate Spencer and Mrs. Cora Mullen
Of this city.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

A new government bonded ware.
house in Papapis Is in operation.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
MEATS MOVE WELL
IN CENTER MARKET
Fish Scarce and Higher, but
Oysters Are Reported
Plentiful.

There was the usual Friday early
morning demand for marine products
experienced at Municipal Fish Market
today. Fish We're scarce and hlgn,
hut oysters were plentiful and offered
at last weeks prices. Crabmeat was
plentiful and cheap. dealers reported
but not much in demand.
Meat dealers reported an improve
ment in the tone Of the meat market,
sale of pork and pork products beinS
particularly brisk. A slight advance
in the price of pork lolns was re-
ported. prices of other meats remain
ing unchanged.
\ firmer condition Of the butter
market was reported. New York mar
ket prices advanced a fraction OF a
cent, according to reports. but TTlceS
here did not advance. No change IN
the egg market was reported.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 54;
tub. 51a52; store packed, 30a3l.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 41a4S; hen
nerv, 55a6O; current receipts, 45.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 40a42;
fowls, small and medium. 22a23; large,
24a25; Spring chickens, 25a26; ROSTERS
l6a11; ducks, 1Sa20; keats, young, l0a
rs; old, 35 Dressed-Turkeys,4 ,4oa5o:
Spring chickens, 30aS2; roosters, lSa
20; ducks. 1Sa20: capons. fancy. heavy.
40a45: ducks. 25; keats, S0a90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, lSa@0;
Evening star., 1927-11-11

undoubtedly will reduce the cost of
gasoline production to place where
this concern, at least. will be able to
get satisfactory profits.
Some other concerns feel they are
in somewhat precarious positions,
owing to the low prices for their pro
ducts, and all are preparing to put
into effect strenuous campaigns to IN
crease the consumption of crude. gaso.
line, kerosene, lubricating oils and fuel
oils.
It should not be overlooked, IN aooi,
ton, that the Pacific Coast fields stiii
are capable of far higher productlon
than the present rate being recorded
Fifty million barrels of petroleum pro-
ducts passed to the Atlantic Coast
through the Panama Canal during the
year ended June 80, 1927. The ship
ments for the current year probaply
will not be quite so heavy, but there
is a huge quantity of petroleum IN
production in California which couio
he released at any time the operators
deemed it expedient. Only about 2
per cent of the production of the Cail'
fornia fields went out of the state IN
the last year.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

the year. For the fourth quarter,
technically. the situation is better. but
it is a period when consumption is
lowest.
Crude production now Is averaging
slightly above 100000 barrels day.
This compares with peak of 2,580,-
900, but it also compares with an
average of 2,223,000 barrels for 1926.
Consumption undoubtedly has IN
creased this year, but not so greatly
as has production.
The Seminole pool. which was
blamed for the larger part of the
overproduction, now is showing a de-
cline in output West Texas, how
ever, still is flowing at high rate and
the potential output in this section is
estimated at 600 900 barrels day. In
addition, there must be at least 300, 900
barrels day of possible production,
which is shut in owing to the un-
profitable low prices. All of these
facts would tend to indicate slow
and gradual return to normal of the
industry.
Expenditures for additional steel
storage facilities to care for the ter
rife excess have been especially high.
Many companies thus have been Sc.
riously embarra ssed financially They
not only have to make up for the low
prices in order to regain their posi-
tionS, but also for these storage out
lays.
The oil companies, however. still
are unsettled and are Whistling for a
wind that will carry them to profitable
markets. 1t is understood that one
great refining concern is preparing to
take huge risks in the introduction of
an entirely new process of gasoline
manufacture. This process has been
subjected to exhaustive laboratory
tests, but not to quantity production
tests. None the less, the company is
understood to be willing "to take a
big gamble" on the success of this
process. If it proves satisfactory, it
Evening star., 1927-11-11
MAYTAG ACCEPTANCE
CORPORATION FORMED

NEWTON, Iowa, November II up.
announcement of organization of
the Maytag Acceptance Corporation, a
subsidiary of the Maytag Washing Ma
chine Co, to finance installment paper
for the concern, was announced yes
terday by F. l.. Maytag. The Finance
Corporation is capitalized at 100000.
and is said to be the only organization
formed as a subsidiary to finance Gus
toners of a washing machine factory.
Officers of the new corpration are
F. i. Maytag of Newton, president;
f. H. Maytag of Newton. and o. 0.
Cameron of Cleveland. vice presidents;
A. r. Carton, Chicago, secretary, and
L. +. Stevens of Newton. treasurer.