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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
PLAYWRIGHT ARRESTED.
C. F. oursler Held to Insure Pay
ment of Alimony.

NEW YORK, June 90 N).-Charles
Fulton Oursler, playwright and nov
elist, was arrested today and taken
to the sheriff's Office, where he was be-
ir.g held, to file bond of $4,000 to in.
sure the payment Of $4,000 annual
alimony awarded to Mrs. Rose x.
Oursler, for the support of herself and
two children.
Mrs. Oursler, who was formerly
Rose Keller Karger of Savannah, Ga,
complained that the editor was leav-
ing for Europe Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Extra Gas Tanks Thrown Over.
board at Sea When They
Interfere With Compass.
MAKES PERFECT TAKE.OFF
DESPITE WIND AND WET FIELD
Fear of Losing Prestige Believed to Have
Prompted Commander to Go at
First Opportunity.
By the Canadian Press.


HALIFAX Nova Scotia, June 2o-Comdr Richard E. Byrd
his monopane America, covered the length of Nova
day his nonstop flight Paris hours and 30 minutes
terng Col Charles Lndber time earlier by hour
and minutes
The America arrived off the Scotia at 10 am
Eastern daylight time and left the tip the province
at | 80.
Weather Improving.
Chambern time in the Columbia much slower than that
of either the Spirit of St Louis or the America
Improving weather conditions favored the flyers they
headed for Newfoundland brilliant sunshine and with no foo in
sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
U. S. FLYERS AT BERN.
Chamberlin and Levine Greeted by
American Legation.

BERN, Switzerland, June % P).-
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles
Levine, New York-to-Germany avia-
tors, who have been on a tour Of Cen
trail Europe, arrived here from Zurich
today and were greeted by representa-
tives of the American legation. They
will fly to Paris tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
RAIN DELAYS AIR TOUR.
Fourteen Planes on Reliability
Cruise Are at Schenectady.

1U1SC 131 ut 1O11S11CEt1]1J7
SCHENECTADY. N. y, June 90 lF).
Transforms over a large part of
Massachusetts along the course to be
taken by the national air tour neces-
STATED a delay in the take-off Of the
ii planes for the hop from Science
tady to Boston today.
Reports from Boston received at
the airport here said that although
rain was falling in that city. The. out
look was for clearing weather later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Hops on at Dawn.

man crew took off at dawn,
The great three-motored Fokker
took the air at SPA O'Clock, Eastern
daylight time, just 48 seconds after
being released from the top of the
runway, where it had been tied for
the past six days while unfayorab,e
weather forbade a flight.
The storms that have blocked a
flight during the more than a month
and a half that the Byrd plane has
been waiting at the field seemed last
night to be as great an obstacle as
ever, but in the early hours of the
morning Comdr. Byrd suddenly an.
nounced that despite the weather
mans report he had decided to leave.
Small Crowd Present.
Immediately there was a great
hustle of preparation around the
hangar and runway and last prepare
tons were made for the third time in
a week. But this time the prepare.
tons seemed somehow to be more con.
elusive than before and the small
crowd felt sure as dawn approached
that they were to be more fortunate
than thousands who have fiocked to
the field on other nights and been
disappointed.
everything went FORWARD In bust.
nesslike manner and shortly before
5 o'clock Comdr. Byrd with his crew,
Bert Acosta, George Neville and
Bernt Balchen. drove out to the plane.
L. Harold Kinkade, Wright motor ex.
pert, climbed aboard and tuned up the
motors.
The crew waved farewell, climbed
to their places and signaled to give
her the gun" A mechanic standing
behind the plane slashed at the re-
stralning rope as the engines roared,
and the great ship shot down the in
cline and whirred across the field in
the misty light of a rainy dawn.
: Tea Eliminates Kinkade.
Slx-tenths Of a mile it drove across
the field, and then slowly, as though
the men inside were lifting her up
ward by main strength, it f1oated up.
ward and scared into the air.
The take-off was the occasion for a
rumor that kinkade had slowed him
self away as fifth man in the plane.
Yesterday afternoon Byrd had told
him that he would like to have the
motor expert along and Kinkade re-
piled: well you may find me there
(Continua6 On pooo CoI,,cor ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Weather Improving.

The Byrd plane reeled off the 400
miles from Roosevelt Field in 4 hours
and "a minutes, taking just one min.
ute longer time for the distance than
Lindbergh.
The America had Indifferent weather
for the flight and continually bucked
into showers and fogs along the first
leg OF the trip. Stormy weather was
reported OFF the Irish coast today, but
Paris said conditions In France were
improving. James III. Scarf, New York
forecaster. said conditions generally
Were favorable,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

They few very low over Louisburg.
apparently making certain OF their
point of departure over the Gulf OF
St. Lawrence to Newfoundland.
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10. 3. Weather Bureau Forecast.]
Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow
fair.
Temperature-Highes 81, at noon
today; lowest, So, at Sis am. today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-31

Shop early for
best selections. be-
cause there will
be a big crowd of
thr fly women.
who W i'll desire
one or m ore of
these hats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
BREUN|NGERCO.
HOMES SELL

Prominent among good reports in
regard to the real estate market, that
of Breuninger & Co., whose principal
office is in the Vermont building, is
most optimistic, and Notwithstanding
the fact that this firm is young, its
experience has been enough to have
it staunchly maintain that il you
have the proper goods to show, there
will be no difficulty in disposing of
them.
This firm is completely sold out of
completed homes and ahead of CON
struction at Seventeenth and Otis
Streets Northeast. a beautiful section
known as Woodbridge. Ten homes
are being built and four are already
sold.
In Michigan Park, new group of
10 Sunshine homes" are under con-
struction and several of these have
found new owners.
This certainly appears as though
the market is good and that the pub.
lie is as much in need of homes as
ever, although just a bit more par
ticular about the houses 1t buys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11

president of the District National
Bank; Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., secre.
tary of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce; w. S. Hodge, jr.,
president of Boulevard Properties,
Inc, and Mrs. Minar.
1000 Names Submitted
About 1000 names were sub
mitted during the contest and the
judges encountered some difficulty
in selecting the winner because Of
the excellence of q large number
Of the suggestions. When the
choice had been narrowed down
to half a dozen. "Greenway Downs"
finally was decided upon by the
judges, not alone because of its
attractiveness, but also on account
OF its historical significance in its
tribute to Lord Fairfax, one Of
the most interesting and romantic
figures of Colonial days.
Lord Fairfax owned the northern
neck OF Virginia, the land between
the Potomac and the Rappahannock
rivers and between Chesapeake Rav
and the Allegheny Mountains. His
cousin William Fairfax's daughter.
Anne, married Lawrence Washing
ton. 1t was through this marriage
that Lord Fairfax met the youthful
George Washington and made him
MS surveyor. He is credited with do.
ing more to advance the interests of
washington than any other man.
Manor House at White Post
The manor house of Lord Fairfax
at White Post. Va, was known &C
Greenway Court, and 1t was from
this old Fairfax estate that Miss
Hewlett took the name of Green.
way Downs" for the new domestic
tract which is the first to be devel.
oped by Mrs Minar In Fairfax
county.
Mrs. Minar win place the new sub
division on sale next Saturday. June
IL. Restrictions will be much the
same as in the higher-price.S sub.
divisions of Washington and Vir-.
ginia, the intention being to have it a
fitting and attractive addition to
Falls Church, which is known as
one of the prettiest Virginia suburbs
of the National Capital. The 800
prize will be presented to Miss How
lett at Greenway Downs" on the
opening day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
PINEY POINT IS
POPULAR

Developers of shore properties in
the vicinity of Washington are
enthusiastic over the demand for
this class of development.
Decoration Day marked the open
Ing Of the summer resort season
and already motorists have been
seeking the watering places within
driving distance in great numbers.
Piney Point shores, at Piney
Point, q project opened last fall
By Bauman and Heinzman, local
developers Of waterfront properties
Is showing great advancement. I'm
provements are being made as
rapidly as possible and several cot
fages are under course of construc-
ton. Streets have been graded and
grayeled. A pier has been com.
pleted. The park set aside for
community use Is being improved
with tennis courts and popular
swings and other amusennts for
the children.
John Hardin is erecting q five.
room cottage on the corner of st.
fwo-story cottage on Popular Street
The Hardin cottage faces the yacht
basin and is of year.round construc-
ton, John Davis has completed a
two-story cottage on Popular Street
adjoining the Hardin cottage. An
attractive bungalow is being erected
on Walnut Street for Lyle Mann
who expects to soon occupy the
cottage for the season. James Her.
man, Of Alexandria, Va. is erecting
e spacious cottage on st. Georges
Avenue near the State road. The
Hartman cottage will be completed
about July 1.
Three lots at the corner OF the
State road and st. Georges Avenue
have been sold for business pur-
poses and building will be erected
during the summer.
Piney Point Shores lies in the
heart of. noted summering resort
where Washingtonians have been
vacationing for a generation. The
drive over State roads is an enjoy
able one, passing, through T. b.,
Clinton, Waldorf, HughesvilIe. Char
lotte Hall and Leonardtown. a !
historical and picturesque part of
southern Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
COOLIDGE SEES
TAX SLASH

A tax cut of at least 5000 600, 900
at the next session Of Congress was
assured today.
This was the belief of Congress.
sional leaders following President
Coohdge's speech to the Govern
ment's business organization last
night in which he announced the
Treasury would have an unprece-
dented surplus OF 1899 600 900 at the
c'ose OF the present fiscal year on
June 80.
Mr.. Coolidge held out the promise
of the tax slash but did not mem
ton the probable size of the reduc-
ton.
1t was a rosy report which Mr..
Coolidge gave of the Governments
financial status. In the seven years
the budget has been in operation
the public debt has been reduced
$1,000. 100000 year. The Govern.
ment's income is above the estimates,
while the expenditures are $780,.
100000 below the estimates Tor the
wear,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
Boy Snatches Purse
OF Visitor to CITY

Mrs. Augusta Berg, Of Living
ston, N. T., a visitor for the Lind
bergh celebration was robbed of
her purse last night by a colored
boy, who escaped after he had
snatched it from her hand at South
Dakota Avenue and Vista Street
Northeast.
It contained $27, watch and a
ring, she told police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
CHAIN STORE LIST

A directory of chain store head
quarters in the United States has
been issued by the National Asso.
citation of Real Estate Boards
through it's property management
division and brokers division.
The list cites 4,903 chain store
headquarters, classified in 80 lines
OF business. 1t was prepared espe-
cially for the two divisions, and
has been issued by them to their
individual members as one Of the
special services sent by each divi-
sion to members only from time to
time throughout the year.
Many attractive homes are IN today,a
Best Homo BuyB-Classified Ad PaRes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11

director Of the extension department
Of the National Association OF Real
Estate Boards. viii speak.
Mr.. Herren, who has addressed the
board several times before, has con
veyed considerable information TO
the local organization and he has re-
Elected the national opinion of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
500 FOR
NAME

With the name "Greenway
Downs" Miss Sarah A. Hewlett,
2009 Park Rd. N. W.. won the
500 prize contest for the naming
of the new Ruby Lee Minar, Inc,
subdivision at Falls Church. Va,
in Fairfax County. Announcement
Of the winner was made by the
committee of judges which was
made up Of Mrs. Grace Hays Riley.
dean of Washingtn College Of
Law and president of the Woman's
City Club; Joshua Evans, jr., vice
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11
Real Estate Board
To Meet on Thursda,

There win be a meeting Of the
Washington Real Estate Board on
Thursday, June %, at Wardnan
Park Hotel at which w. e. Herren,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11

Bulgaria Is a large tobacco pro.
Queer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-11

realtors of the country. In add.
ton to Mr.. Herren's address i'm
portant business will also be dis
cussed. The meeting will be fol.
lowed by a buffet supper.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
LARGE FORCE OF
MEN BATTLING
BIG FOREST FIRE
By United rrcss Leased Nir.

NEWHALL, Aug. 25.-Twelve
hundred men labored today to bring
under control fire that has been
razing the Ridge Route district,
north of here, devastating nearly
$4,000 acres since Sunday.
Hope of combating the blaze,
rangers said, rested in lull in the
wind or the burning out of the fires
IN the desert wastes to the east Of
Sawmill mountain ridges.
Dynamite and backfiring were
employed yesterday in futile eff
fort to stem the fire.
headquarters have been establish
ed here from which reserve fire
fighters are sent to the danger zone
and supplies are distributed to var
lous detachments of men.
Traffic along the Ridge Route
and connecting highways is und.s-
turbed, and motorists are not being
drafted for fire forces, forestry of
ficials announced.
George II. Cecil, supervisor of the
Angelus forest service, announced
last night that the blaze was assum-
ing proportions that mark it as the
worst in the history of Angelus for.
est.
New detachments of men to re-
lleve those who have been in the
fire. zone for several davs are ex-
pected to reach here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
OPINION ON SUCCESS Of CONFERENCE: DIVIDED
Immigration Service Breaks Up Several Smuggling RINGS
Ring Is
Trying to Lower
Price for Grapes

NISALI,, Cal, Aug. 2j-Charges
that a ring of New Orleans grape
buyers were attempting to slash
the price of California grapes were
made by Donald d. Conn, managing
director of the California Vineyard
lists Association III an address here
last night.
Conn charges that these buyers
made a practice of awaiting receipt
of quotations from California ship
pers before discussing terms and
wiring back to California shippers
that they had received quotations
lower than those offered, thereby
hoping to force price reduction
Steps will be taken to eireumVent
this method, Conn asserted.
Check Charge Continued The
preliminary hearing in the ease Of
Richard Thano, scheduled to be held
before Judge Mayfield this after
noon, has been put over until Sep
temlrr 20 Thane il charged with
having given check on q bank
without sufficient funds to meet
payment W. K. Dryden of Braw
lev is the complainant. Ernest
Utley is appearing as attorney for
the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
City's Valuation
Shows Increase

An increase Of approximately
10000 in the assessed valuation
of properties in FL Centre was made
in the comp lation Of this years as
sessment roll. The total figures, re
leased by !. c. Ncale, city clerk
this morning, place the valuation at
S9,439,4l5.
The city council, meeting as a
board of ualization raised the fig
ures compiled by the assessors by
$lS1,3S5 The maiority Of this in
crease was made iii personal prop
ertv which was boosted from So
397,65l to s2,5l7,ss6. Real estate
was increased only $450 from $3,,
l26, 1893 to $3,l26,s43 Improvements
on real property were increased by
the board from $3,904,325 to $3,965,-
o25.
This brings the total figure of
assessments to $9,609, 754. There il
an exemption to war veterans of
sl70,339
The tax rate this year will be the
same as in 1926 or $l.55 on 800
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
Press Entertains
"NOted Visi tor"

News being scarce and as the
Press strives to please, the fol
lowing item is printed by re-
quest.
Ray Edgar, we'll known local
real estate agent, was q visitor
at the Press office this morn
ing"
Upon FINISHING his affairs with
the business office. the realtor
dropped into the editorial room
and declared he would like to see
hts name in the paper.
SO here 1t is, and as a result
Of the visit the editor Is shy
p'peful of tobacco, a match and
four minutes time. The distingtu
shed realtor will probably throw
fit when the advertising de
partment bills him fer this, which
Is advertising and nothing else
but.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
PROBABLE
OUTCOME
P()zzL|N(
CalifOrnia-AriZ0na Row
Is Stumbling Block To
Agreement.
DEElN URGES SPEED
Nevada Makes Concession
on Water Contingent on
Ending Feud.
nv United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 25.-Dele-
river conference in Denver today
were divided over the ultimate sue
cess of the parlev.
The dispute between California
and Arizona over division of water
allocated them still remained the
greatest stumbling block. Injection
of the Mexico situation and tha
power problem into the conference,
two subjects several states were re-
ported preparing stands on, also
caused detection among representa-.
tives who hitherto had been more
optimistic.
Efforts at mediation toward solv-
ing the claims of California and
Arizona last night were unsuccess-
full when both states announced
they would make no further conces-
sions.
Cancellation sponsored by the
four upper states took form in exc
cutive meetings attended by Gov
ernors Young. California; Emerson,
Wyoming, Dillon, New Mexico;
Hunt, Arizona; Dern, Utah, and Ad-
ans, Colorado
California cannot relinquish an
other gallon of water,' Governor
oung said after the meeting.
Regardless of time concessions,
Arizona delegates announced, their
| state will not accept California 5
perfected rights proposal.
''lf peace proposals fall Gov
ernor Dern said, ct will mean that
either an entirely new proposition
| must be submitted or that the four
upper states act as tribunal
Governor Young of California de-
clared he doubted that the four up
because both himself and Governor
; Dillon, had to return home Satur-
day.
'California is through pairing"
Young said. "If Arizona fails to
accept our proposals California is
perfectly willing to have her sub
nit TO any fair tribunal. If this
were done, am confident that Cali
fornia would be awarded at least
~ per cent more Wdltr imam SHc
asks for
Nevada is willing to relinquish
her right to one-third of the lower
basin Colorado river water and take
only 100000 acre feet year, Gov
ernor F. B. Balzar of Nevada told
delegates to the conference today.
Balzar said Nevada s offer TO ae-
cept the lesser allotment is contin-
gent on Arizona and California
agreeing.
"Our offer is made provided that
Nevada is compensated for proper
ty that would be inundated if the
Boulder dam is built Balzar con
tinued.
George s. Malone, Nevada state
engineer, in outlining the proposal,
said that Nevada also demands it
be allowed to purchase at cost one
third of the power to be generated
from the Boulder dam. He agreed,
however, that at the present confer
ence Nevada will limit her request
to the ALLEGATION of water.
The need of speedy settlement
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
REDFERN LEAVES
GEORGIA 0NLO
TRIP TO BRAZIL
Aviator Hopes to Set Up
New Long Distance
Mark on Flight.
Ry United Press Leased Wire

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Aug. 25,-
Paul Redfern took off for Brazil
at 1915 p. IN. (E.S.T) today in the
monoplane Port of Brunswick.
fedfern started from the field
on Glyn Isle, hoping to make the
1900 mile flight to Rio De Janiero
without a stop.
| The first attempt to start in the
heavy Stinson monoplane failed,
the 200 horsepower Wright engine
being unable to develop sufficient
life to get the plane off the ground,
and it came to a stop on the beach,
half mile from the starting point.
The second attempt was success.
full.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS The
navy has six vessels III the Carrib-
bean sea. They will be advised to
watch for sight of Paul Redfern in
his plane Port of Brunswick, on
his flight from Brunswick, Ga, to
! Rio De Janiero.
, ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y,
! Aug. 25.-Sharp cross winds and
generally unfavorable conditions
! forced another postponement this
afternoon of the proposed flight to
Rome of the Fokker monOplane
Old Glory.
The plane was on the runway at
Roosevelt field ready for flight,
but after waiting two hours Lloyd
Bertaud, pilot, announced it would
be impossible to get away today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
Seek Pigeon AS
Clue To Flyers


RIVERSIDE, Aug. 25.-A
white carrier pigeon bearing a
number band on itsi leg, benev-
ed to be possible clue to the
fate of the missing Dole flyers,
was the object of a search here
today.
The bird flew into the ranch
of George w. Cowles Sunday
and has returned at intervals to
eat with flock of Leghorn
chickens.
The pigeon has evaded all at
tempts to capture it but the
number on the lebgand Is said
to be "15.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
NORRIS EXPLAINS
SUSPE NSI0N OF
LINDA BURRACE

Appearance at Loew s State thea
ter in Los Angeles, subscque nt to
her participation in the Venice beau
t. contest, is the reason given for
disquahtying Linda Burrage of this
rity as Miss Southern California, -
according to telegram received
today from Herb Norris, manager
Of the local West Coast theaters.
The telegram follows; Miss
Eurrage and Miss Copeland both
stand suspended Tor receiving mon
cry for appearing at Loew ) state
right after Venice contest but We
laVe not given up hope yet. We are
DONG everything posi- Bile to get
suspension lifted There is still a
chance.
Local friends Of Miss Burrage are
unable to understand and greatly
resent the action of disqualifying
hcT. She won her title in falr COM
petition at San Francisco and was
accepted as an entry to that contest
subsequent to the Venice contest
and her appearance at the theater.
With the other winners in the
Venice contest, Linda made u week 3
appearance at the theater and WAS
paid for it. This is construed by
those in charge OF the San Francisco
contest as making her a professional,
but to local residents it appears 10
be stretching the Imagination. "~
Her many friends here are hop
ing that Norris Will be successful
IN his efforts to have the suspension
lifted, SO that Linda may be given
the right Of defending the title
which she won against her com
DrtltUTs.