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Evening star., 1927-10-13
AUTOMOBILE TITLE
LAW URGED FOR D. C.

Enactment of an automobile title
law for the District of Columbia as a
means of protecting owners OF auto
mobiles from fraud in the purchase OF
cars was indorsed by members of the
transportation committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
at meeting yesterday afternoon in
the Offices of the chamber in the
Homer Building.
Such q law, II was pointed out by
members of the committee, also would
serve to guard against the issuance
of District of Columbia tags to non.
residents not entitled to them if pres
entation of a certificate showing title
to an automobile were required for
the purchase of local tags, as much as
the giving of fictitious local addresses
thus would be minimiZed.
Enactment of such title law,
which for some time has been urged
by other groups here, thus was seen
as an aid in the solution of the pres
ent controversy between the District
Of Columbia and Virginia over the
new Virginia tag law. This proposal,
ii is understood, will be presented at
the conference this afternoon between
local trade officials and Traffic Di-
rector Harland with James M. Hayes,
jr., commissioner Of motor vehicles
at Richmond following the conference
with Gov. Byrd.
Jerome Fanciulli, chairman or the
transportation committee, presided at
the meeting yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
BUILDING FOR CLINICS
URGED IMMEDIATELY
Board of Directors of Social Hy.
giene Society Advocates Aid for
District Activities.

Immediate steps to purchase a build
Ing to house the tuberculosis and So
cial hygiene clinics operated under
the direction of the District of Co.
lumbia Health Department was urged
by the board of directors Of the Social
Hygiene Society at the monthly meet.
ing yesterday afternoon at headquar-
ters, in The Star Building. The board
was told by DR.. w. c. Fowler, health
officer, that these two clinics will be
removed this week from 400 Fifteenth
street, the tuberculosis clinic going to
the tuberculosis Hospital and the so.
cial hygiene clinic TO a portion of the
Asylum Building at Gailinger Munich
pal Hospital. This necessity was de-
plored. as the distance is very great
and the facilities inadequate, it was
declared.
DIR. Robert Scott Lamb, president
of the Social Hygiene Society, appoint.
ed committee to cooperate with the
tuberculosis Society and the Council
OF Social Agencies to assure the Com.
missioners of their desire to help 10
provide q more adequate and accept
able building 20 house the clinics.
Those on this committee are Mrs. r.
Thomas w L, chairman; Arthur May,
Mrs. o. L. Veerhoff. Mrs. Joseph
Sanders, Mrs. Walter S. Cfford, How
ard Moran and Willard c. Smith.
The board also announced plans for
a series of educational lectures during
the latter part of November by DIR.
Thomas w. Galloway Of the American
Social Hygiene Association, who will
appear under the auspices Of the local
Social Hygiene Society.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
MISSIONARY RELATES
EXPERIENCES IN INDIA
Rev. E. c. Davis Talks at Meeting
at Columbia Heights Chris
tian Church.

Rev. r. c. Davis. who for the past
"a years has been a missionary in
India, told the convention of the
Disciples Of Christ, being held today
in the Columbia Heights Christian
Church, of his experiences there and
the difficulties and conditions that are
met in his work.
Rev. John r. Golden, secretary OF
the United Christian Missionary So
ciety of st. Louis, presided at the
meeting at which about 100 delegates
representing 50 churches in Mary
land, Delaware and the District of
Columbia were present.
Mr.. Golden presented the situation
to the delegates, looking forward to
the celebration in 1880 of the 1,900th
anniversary of the Pentecost, which
will be conducted by the missionary
society as an inspiration to greater
efforts.
Other speakers this morning were
Rev. p. A. Cave, on the missionary
M. Jarrett of the College of Lynch
burg, who told OF the work being
done there.
This afternoon Mr.. Davis again
will address the meeting. Rev. G..
B. Reynolds OF Lynchburg and Miss
Nora e. Darnell, national superin-
tendent Of the children's work of the
United Christian Missionary Society,"
also will be heard. The convention
will be closed tonight with ban
quet at which Mr.. Golden will speak
on the situation in China.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
DAWN STILL HELD
AT OLD ORCHARD
Wind and Rain Prevent WOm-
ans "Safe and Sane" Hop
to Copenhagen.
BIZ the Associated Press.

0y b0e AbSOCidbeu GTcbS.
OLD ORCHARD. Me-, October 1S.
A stiff southerly wind, a steadily
falling rain, thick weather and rough
sea combined this morning to post
pone probably for another day the
projected America to- Copenhagen
flight of Mrs. Frances Grayson, and
her two companions in their big
Sikorsky amphibian monoplane.
There was the bare possibility that
the flyers might leave at dusk when
low tide shall have widened the mar
row beach runway, but it was only
a possibility.
The Dawn, as the plane has been
christened, stood fueled and ready,
provisioned for the fight, while the
aviators and their companions who
few here with them this week from
Long Island, n, Y, chafed at the
fresh delays. y
The aviators have. been awaiting
clear weather since early last month.
Mrs. Grayson has consistently re-
fused to take a needless chance. It
must be a safe and sane" flight or
none at all, she has announced.
Mrs. Mildred B. StultZ and Mrs.
Gertrude J. Goldsborough, wives re-
spectively of the co-pilot and navi-
gator of the trip, had Joined the
party today from New York.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
COOLIDGE PRAISES
BRAKES SERVICES
President Accepts Resigna-
tion of USefuI Official
With Regret.

Accepting the resignation of Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce ]. Walter
Drake, President Coolidge yesterday
sent Mr.. Drake a letter in which he
voiced regret over his severance of
connection with the Government and
highly praised his able administration
of four years.
You haye given four years OF devot-
ed service President Coolidge wrote
Mr. Drake. Ito the American people IN
the upbuilding of our commerce ana
industry, and in such you have served
not only the industries and business,
but the stability of employment--ard
thus the whole people"
Mr.. Drake gave notice last June
that he intended to resign this Fat.
due to his desire to re-enter business
life, and just sent his formal resig-
nation.
Up to the time Mr.. Drake became
Assistant Secretary of Commerce he
was chairman of the board of the
Hupp Motor Car Corporation, of which
he was one of the organizers in 1908,
and he was also widely interested in
an active way in several other motor
enterprises and industrial activities.
He was also at that time director
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. Director of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, and actively associated as di-
rector OF several Of the leading ma
tional business organizations, particu-
larly those concerned with foreign
trade.
When Herbert Hoover took office
as Secretary of Commerce he had
called upon a number of leading men
in the business world to come to his
assistance as an advisory committee in
reorganizing the business services of
the department, and Mr.. Drake served
for time as chairman Of the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
LABOR HANDS OFF,.
mus. DIPLOMACY.
Convention Chiefs Steer
Clear of Questions Involving
National Policies.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
| LOS ANGELES, October 13.-Inter.
national policy and interstate contro.
| versies have no place on the course
| plotted for the American Federation
of Labor convention here by it's
| leaders.
The federation chiefs declared
neither Of these problems should be
argued on the convention floor.
/ Delegates yesterday gave their ap-
proval to a "hands off" policy on
! international relations when they de.
| clined to denounce the Government s
foreign policy In Latin America and
| China.
The resolutions committee report on
| the Colorado River development situa.
ton showed that the deration' s
leaders had no intention of taking a
hand in the squabble Of the seven
States of the rivers basin. The COM
mittee's report on the river problem
| is yet to be voted upon by the con-
! vention.
Gets Unanimous Approval.
Affirmation of the Monroe Doctrine,
embodied in the resolution commit.
| tees diSapproval of a resolution intro
duced by John Sullivan of New York,
| opposing American interference in
| foreign countries" received the unani.
nous approval of the delegates. The
committee declared that the resolu-
ton itself had no regard for the
truth"
! The committee pointed out that
President William Green of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor, who also
is president of the Pan.American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, had taken the Me
araguan situation up with the United
States Government ''in an effort to be
helpful to the Nicaraguan people,"
A declaration that American and
so-called American interests in foreign
countries abide by and accept the con-
sequences of the laws of such coun-
tries just as foreigners and foreign in
terests within our borders must abide
by and accept the consequences of
American laws" was suggested by the
labor committee.
Attitude ON Immigration.
Although the committee believed
that the Government had Committed
errors" in past intervention in China,
it declared that a mere withdrawal
would give other nations an oppor-
tunity to use American interests "to
embroil our Government further"
For the second time in the conven-
tion. the delegates supported the ad-
ministration policy of self-restraint
rather than quota laws to control the
immigration from neighboring coun-
tries. This action came on resolu-
tions asking that Canada and Latin
American countries be placed on the
quota basis. Both were referred to
the executive council, virtually ta-
bling them.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
RUTH ELDER SAFE
WITH CO-PlLOT AFTER
LANDING AT SEA

Continued from First Page.)
American Girl might land in Spain,
due to the altered course in avoiding
perhaps impossible storms. sA
Confident friends Of the pilots
pointed to the emergency equipment
the plane carried. There was the
dump valve, which might have loosed
the fatal weight, of gasoline. They
had, too, flber-lined rubber Hfe-buoy
suits with breath condensers to. sup
ply water and emergency rations in
a waterproof case.
The radio, a small outfit capable
of sending only, which might be op.
Grated IL the plane We're afioat; was
provided with a kite aerial and
afforded communication within a
radius of Is miles. The functioning
of all these safeguards is contingent,
airmen realized, upon margin of
time in case Of a. forced landing at
sea. 1t was such a margin, appar-
emily, that the Old Glory and its three
occupants did not enjoy.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
HOME TOWN ELATED.
Hundreds Break Into Cheers as News
of Flyers Safety Is Received.

LAKELAND, Fla, October 13 GP.
joy unrestrained marked the recep-
tion by their home town of the AS.
sociated Press dispatches announcing
that Miss Ruth Elder and George
Haldeman had landed safely in the
American Girl at sea.
Hundreds Of persons gathered in
front of the Office Of the Lakeland
Ledger broke into deafening roar of
applause as the announcer read the
flash of the safety Of the Lakeland
flyers.
j. j. Haldeman, father OF the CO.
pilotNand navigator of the American
Girl, was in the Ledger Office when
the flash came. He was too overcome
for n few seconds to make any COM
lnept. r4s S4& ~
Evening star., 1927-10-13
HACKERS "TICKLED PINK"
"One of Bravest Little Women in
World" Wheeling Man Says.

WHEELING, w. Va, October 1s
uP'.-Joseph Holloway, speaking for
the Wheeling hackers of the Ruth
Elder flight, after being informed by
the Associated Press of the fact that
MISS Elder and George Haldeman
were safe, said;
I'VE are tickled pink. We are so
happy we cannot express it in words
NOT one of the men backing the flight
mas mad wink of sleep since she
started Tuesday night and we are so
pleased now it win be impossible to
sleep. Miss Elder started against our
protests, but after she was once off
we prayed for her success. All we
care for is to know she is alive and
safe. Whether she succeeded or not
she is one of the braveat little women
in the world. Have the Associated
Press tell her If possible of our great
happiness in knowing she is alive"
Evening star., 1927-10-13
CAR MERGER PLAN
KEENLY AWAITED
Public Utilities Commission
Experts to Get Wilson Pro-
poSaI Tomorrow.

With considerable anxiety members
of the Public Utilities Commission to.
day awaited a report from Harley P.
Wilson, owner of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., who has evolved
a plan which he believes will bring
about a voluntary merger of the street
railway companies of the District.
Mr.. Wilson. who also is member
of the board of directors of the North
American Co., New York investment
corporation which is credited with
holding a controlling interest in the
Washington Railway and Electric Co.
and considerable stock of the Capital
Traction Co., let 1t become known yes
terday afternoon that merger scheme
on whichs he has worked for some
months had virtually been completed
and that hee would reveal it in tenta-
tive form at least at a conference to.
morrow morning with John w. Chill.
dress, chairman of the Public Utiii.
ties Commission.
Details Closely Guarded.
Mr.. Wilson is in New York today,
presumably perfecting certain details
of the merger scheme with the North
American Co., but he promised to re-
turn tomorrow morning to confer with
Mr.. Childress. Reports were circulat.
ed in his absence. however, that the
plan would not be in complete shape
for consideration of the Utilities Com
mission chairman by that time and
that Monday most likely would be the
time for its presentation.
The cardinal features of the plan
as we'll as its minor details have been
closely guarded by Mr.. Wilson ap-
parently as members Of the commits
sion and even the officials of the street
railway companies disclaimed any
knowledge about it. Members of the
commission, however, indicated that
they are elated because an evident
step has been taken to bring about the
long advocated consolidation.
Childress Is Pleased.
Mr.. Childress is particularly pleased
because Mr.. Wilson's scheme gives
evidence of leading to voluntary
merger rather than one forced by
legislation, which the former Utilities
Commission aimed to accomplish in a
bill it prepared and sent to Congress
last Winter. Mr.. ChildreSS has re-
peatedly indicated that he is not in
sympathy with compulsory merger
except as last resort, believing that
voluntary amalgamation would prove
far more satisfactory to the public.
Col. Harrison Brand, jr., vice chair
man of the commission, and the En-
gineer Commissioner, William B..
Ladue, it's third member, also are in
clned to favor a voluntary merger,
providing it is based on terms that
would be acceptable to the public.
The only fear of the commission
members is that Mr.. Wilson may
have worked out a merger scheme
with a service at cost basis as it's
fundamental principle. Such propo-
sition, it was said, likely would not
appeal to the commission, as the
merged company would have to be
guaranteed q certain rate Of return
on a fair valuation and the rates Of
fare would fiuctuate according to the
cost of the service.
Any merger plan approved by the
commission, however. would have to
be given the sanction OF Congress
before 1t could be put into effect.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
MOTHER sOBS WITH RELIEF.
Family of Aviatrix Keep Watch for
News in Press Office.

ADMISSION, Ala, October 13 P).--
Sobs choked the voice of Mrs. ]. o.
Elder here today as she gave thanks
that no harm had befallen her ad-
venturous daughter, Ruth Elder,
transatlantic aviatrix.
The girl flyers parents, sisters and
brothers were gathered in a local
newspaper Office this morning, anx.
iously waiting for reports of. Miss Ell.
der's progress across the Atlantic in
the plane American Girl
Throughout the night they sat in
their little home. not daring to sleep.
Anxiety was written on the faces
of ALL
Il knew Ruth would be found safe"
the mother exclaimed when she was
told of Ruth's landing beside the
Dutch tanker Barendrecht. The
father, standing aside, turned his head
and wiped away tear.
Smiles on the faces of the brothers
and sisters replaced the troubled ex-
pressions which plainly have shown
their misgiving during the last few
days.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
HORSE RACING is HELD
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
Board of Tax Appeals Backs Re-
ductions Made by Two
Wideners.

By the Associated Press.
Horse re- cling is legitimate business
and expenses and losses occurred in
deductible from Federal income tax
returns, the Board Of Tax Appeals
hAs held in passing on claims for de-
ductions made by Joseph +. and
George d. Widener of Philadelphia.
The owners of the widely known
Widener stables listed their racing
business as only one Of the factors
entering into their claims for tax de-
auctions for the years 1919 to 1922, in.
elusive, and experts of the board said
today they were unable to estimate
how much the racing deductions alone
would total.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
CHINESE BANDS FIGHT
IN FOOCHOW STREETS
Nationalists Sweep Into City After
Battle at Gates-Foreign-
ers Safe.

FOOCHOW, China, October 13.--
The streets of this city were a battle
field today for Nationalist forces, who
attempted to expel followers of Tang
Hsu Ching. A number of casualties
were reported.
Tang Hsu Ching had demanded
1000 900 Mexican dollars as the price
OF evacuating the city. Yesterday
there were clashes between his fol.
lowers and students. The populace
has accused the provincial military
chieftain Of wholesale graft. A half.
million Mexican dollars had been paid
him and his further demands were re-
fused.
Prior to tho arrival OF the Nation.
alists. Tang Hsu Ching closed the
city gates, manned the walls and pre-
pared for battle. The Nationalists
were greeted with heavy rifle fire.
The Nationalists succeeded in break.
ing into the city and carried the
battle into the streets
Evening star., 1927-10-13
LITHUANIAN ARRESTS
MADE LEAGUE ISSUE
Complaint Concerns Alleged De-
tention of Teachers by
Polish Forces.
By the Associated Press

Dy JHc hbbUtIdEeu TIUhB.
GENEVA. October 13.--Lithuania
has addressed a complaint to the Sec
retary-general of the League of Ma
tions respecting the alleged closing
of Lithuanian schools and the arrest
of schoolmasters in Wilma territory,
by Polish authorities on the grounds
apparently OF political agitation.
The complaint has been circulated
among members of the League and
Poland will be invited to furnish ex.
plaNAtionS.
Evening star., 1927-10-13

samples of small or no commercial
value and of mail packages valued
at the equivalent of not over $50 gold,
shall be exempt from requirements
for the presentation of consular in
voices and the payment of consular
fees.
Where countries regard 1t neces-
sary to require the prescribed docu-
ments on all shipments, no consular
certification should be required of the
documents covering advertising mat
ters and samples. or mail packages
valued at under $50 gold; or. if any
fee be required, it be paid by the con-
signee in the country of destination"
The purpose of this proposal is to
give effect to the position now COM
monty taken that the commercial use
of parcel post should be facilitated
and not subjected to the conditions
and charges usual for commercial
shipment.
A number of the American republics
now waive all requirements for con-
sular documents or fees in the case
of parcel post shipments, and others
either waive the fees or provide for
their collections from the consignee at
destination.
AAS pAOpOSd1 IL 10 SldnUdTulZe lHeSc
tactics.
Plan Fee recommendation.
Recommendation will be made to
the various American republics that
consular fees shall be considered
compensation for services rendered
and not as additional duties, in ac-
cordance with a resolution adopted
by the commission late yesterday. A
number of proposals looking to agree
ment on this point were presented
and the one finally adopted was an
amended form of proposition pre-
sented by the delegate from Panama.
The proposal as adopted was as fol-
lows: 1T is recommended that the
countries represented at this confer
ence resolves, That consular fees be
considered as compensation for serv-
ices rendered instead of considering
them as additional duties. 1t is
recommended at the same time that
said countries shall seek to reduce
in conformity with their necessities,
their consular charges, II II Is not
possible to establish a hxed tariff" )"
Evening star., 1927-10-13
AZORES FLIGHT DELAYED.
Junkers Plane Starts Ocean Trip,
but Engine Gives Trouble.

LISBON, Portugal, October 13 Dr.
The Junkers plane D.12SO hoped
off this morning with the intention Of
proceeding to the Azores en- route to
the United States, but soon after
landed. as one of the engines was CIV
ing trouble.
The plane made fight over Lisbon,
when the German airmen decided It
would be advisable to land before
taking of on the ocean hop to the
Azores.
Evening star., 1927-10-13

Continued from First PageD
are planning to hold consultations
here on the coming presidential cam
paign, it is indicated with the an.
nouncement that Clem l.. Shaver,
chairman of the part%s national COM
mittee, tomorrow and Saturday will
come to confer with prominent Wash
ington Democrats on the party's af-
fairs. The conferences are intended
mainly to discuss plans for the COM
ing meeting of the national commit.
tee of the party in January, at which
the 1928 convention city will be
selected.
Several cities have bid for the con.
vention, including Detroit and Cleve-
land, which also are in the running
for the Republican convention. Other
cities which have invited the party
are Chicago, Atlantic City and Miami,
Fla. ss'~