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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
Beredoll Seeks American Plane to Fly
From Germany to Interior of y. s.

not answer" he amplified on his plans
as follows:
IT am anxious to fly from Europe
to the American interior until the
gasoline gives out, as soon as an air.
plane can be obtained. No German
plane capable of this flight is obtain.
able at present"
A dispatch from Bremerhaven last
week said that Charles Levine, who ac-
companied Chamberlin on his Atlantic
flight, had informed Bergdoll that
the Columbia was not for sale. To a
proposal that Bergdoll be permitted to
accompany Chamberlin on a return
fight to the United States, Levine re.
piled that he and Chamberlin were
going back to New gork together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 23.--Grover Bergdoll.
notorious draft dodger. anxious to re-
turn to America and inspired by the
recent transatlantic flights. is deter.
mined to fly to the United States if
he can obtain an American plane
capable of making the trip.
Telegraphing the Berlin bureau Of
the Associated Press today from Hoex-
ter, Westphalia, where he stopped on
an automobile tour. Bergdoll wrote:
''Will the constructor of the Spirit of
st. Louis or the Columbia deliver a
plane with q Wright motor in short
order?"
Referring to his proposal to pur.
chase to Columbia. which Levine did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
MEXICO FOREIGN CREDIT
SEEN SHOWING ADVANCE
New York Bankers to Extend
100000 Pesos to Govern.
ment as Loan.
By the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, June 23.-Evidenc&
of improvement in MeXico's foreign
credit is seen by the newspapers in
the announcement that the interna-
tional bankers committee on Mexico
in New York is to extend a loan of
5,000,0 pesos to the Mexican gov.
ernment.
The papers think the fact that the
Mexican government met the pay
ments on it's foreign debt under the
PaniLamont agreement created a bet
ter opinion among the bankers Of
Mexico's credit.
Well informed persons believe that
IL the loan in finally arranged, the
money may be used as fund to sup
port the retirement from circulation
of that amount Of silver coins in an
effort to improve silver exchange.
whichI has been low in terms Of gold
for rnany months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
DISTRICTS TAX LEVY
MAY BE SET TOMORROW
Commissioners Expected to Ap-
prove Recommendation for $1.75
Rate From Donovan.

The Districts tax levy for the COM
ing fiscal year, beginning July /, Is
expected to be fixed by the Commir.
sioners at their semi-weekly board
meeting tomorrow morning.
The Commissioners originally had
planned to determine the tax rate last
week, but were delayed on account OF
the failure Of Auditor Daniel j. Dono-
van to submit his recommendations on
scheduled time. The auditor, however,
completed the draft of his report yes.
terday afternoon and submitted Il to
the Commissioners for consideration.
While Mr.. Donovan has yelled his
recommendations with strict secrecy,
it is understood that he has proposed
a rate of $1.75 on 800 Of assessed
valuation of real and personal prop
erty. The current rate is $3.50.
1t is unknown, however, whether
the Commissioners plan to order
rate lower than $1.75 in view OF the
protest Of the trade organizations
against a levy higher than t1.AA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
BYRD PREPARES TO HOP OFF
AT4O'CLOCK IN MORNING
Plane Will Be Ready to Go at Dawn To-
morrow; Many Seek to Buy
Passage to Paris.

vorable he would either ride that
storm up the coast or try to beat 1t.
"All we ask is a $3.50 break on the
wind" he said. LAS soon as we get
that Wen be off"
MANY SEEK PASSAGE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23
DR.. Schacht Sails

BERLIN, June % LP.-Dr. HAL
mar Schacht, president of the Ger
man Reichsbank, is leaving for the
United states today to participate
in a, meeting OF bank governors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23

Continued on Page 5, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23

20. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Thundershowers this afternoon or
night; cooler tonight; tomorrow fair.
Temperature-Highest SS, at 2:45
pm. yesterday; lowest, IS, at 5 am.
today.
Full report on page Q.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08

Apartments In desirable locations and
~ reasonable prices ean b secured
through the Rental Columns o. today's
Times and Herald Classified Section
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
q ~
VII | AGES
WIPED
OUT

TOKYO, March. g. The
death toll of the earthquake
which rocked Western Japan
yesterday continued to mount
today.
At least 1000 persons have
persisted, according to the
Vernacular Press.
Thousands of others have
been injured, while $4,000 are
homeless.
Property damage is enorm-
Gus. Entire villages and
towns have been destroyed.
Virtually every population
center in the province Of Tan.
go has been wrecked.
American Woman Drowned
One American woman was killed
when she was pushed into the
bay at Kobe and drowned. This
occurred when tourists Of the
steamer California attempted to
get on the boat at Kobe.
Five of the crew of the Califor.
nia were also injured.
The town of Mineyama appeared
to be the greatest sufferer. There,
it was reported, 1000 persons
were killed when the quake struck.
Several thousand were injured,
also.
Dead Strewn on Streets
Streets Of the town are reported
strewn with the dead, while terrified
refugees fled the city for Miyazu.
Kyoto prefecture also suffered
heavily. both in lives lost and prop
erty damage. The town Of Ishikawa.
Continued on Page q. Column l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
BREAK
ISEXPECTED

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March S.
"A break in the alignment of the
Liberal forces Of DIR. Juan Sacasa.
through pressure exerted by United
States forces, is expected soon.
While American Minister Charles
G. Eberhardt is prepared to offer
his good offices in arranging for
the Liberal general Moncada to lay
down his arms, he Is waiting word
from DIR. Sacasa before making a
definite move. Sacasa's minister Of
war reports that General Moncada
is anxious to terminate the con-
flict by conducting negotiations
with the conservative forces of
President Diaz through Minister
Eberhardt, but is desirous first of
securing the approval of his chief,
DR.. Sacasa.
President Diaz Ia not so opti-
mistic. In an interview with Inter-
national News Service he said Gen.
eral Moncada's Difference to Sacasa
means the latter will look to Pres
ident Gales Of Mexico for instruc-
tions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08

WHERE BOYS ORGIES WERE HELD
POLICEMEN H. c. RHUE and Henry Tucker, of the
Tenth precinct today explored the Dynamite Dem of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08

Associations-'I hardly know what
to say. We go ahead building cities
for grown men and women. We
don't seem to think that children
have to live in them. too.
I'VE are pushing the children 80
fast that they are grown-ups when
they should still be children. 1
don't blame the child. Somehow
that home has been at fault. The
child that gave birth to the baby
paid a double price.
1--WE don't plan our cities for chill
dren. Look at this city Of ours,
j Continued on Page 2. Column s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08

Attractive bargains in Washington'a
most desirable used cars for sale can
be purchased through the Automobiles
For sale columns Of The Timea and
Herald Classified Section,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08

Those interviewed, and what they
said, follow:
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. President
Coolidge's pastor = 1.-TWO wrongs
never made a right. I would have
had good deal more sympathy with
the men folks of the family if they
had gotten together and given the
man in the case what he deserves.
And If I were on jury. you'd have
a hard time making me convict
them il they went so far as to kill
him."
Hard 10 Comment
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president
Of the Congress Of Parent-Teacher
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
PLEA FO R
MERCY IS
futile
By DAVID P. sENTNER

ny O3AV4O e DGN j. EAR
NEW YORK, March s.
Thomas w. Miller, alien prop
erty custodian during the
Harding Administration, today
was sentenced to Is months in
the Federal Penitentiary at
Atlanta and fined $4,000.
Convicted Friday
Miller was convicted last Fri
day by a jury of conspiring to
deprive the Government of his
honest services through the APP
prevail of $7,O0O,O0O claim for
war-seized German property He
was co-defendant with Harry M
Daugherty, former Attorney Gen
eral. The jury disagreed regard
ing Daugherty, but found Miller
guilty. The case against Daugh-
erty was dismissed, The two
former Government officials were
accused of having shared in a
1891 900 fee" paid by the foreign
Continued on Page 2, Column So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
Walsh In South

Davis j. Walsh, lnterna-
Honal News Service sports
editor, is now in the South
to make a tour Of the big
league training camps. Read
what he says Of the pros.
pects Of the big Ieaguers each
day In The washington
Times.
Walsh IL unbiased. He
writes in a style which has
earned him = large foIIow-
ing Of discriminating fans.
The Times will run Walsh's
story and comments each
day.
From the camp Of the Ma
tionais Louis A. DoagheF Is
sending a daily account az
Harris and his gang. with
Walsh and Dougher, aug
mented by daily stories af
blE league camp notes aud
news. Times sports page IoI-
lowers are well provided with
baseball dope.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
AIRS
OIL DEALS
RAPED

The Government lost the first
skirmisll in the trial Of Harry r.
Sinclair today when Justice Will
lam Hitx. in District Supreme
Court. sustained defense Obiec-
tiOns. These were against an
attempt to go beyond the Senate
Continued on Page 2, Column 2,
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I)YN ANIL [
FOUND ION
PUPILS

An old tumble-down house
at 1879 Columbia Rd. N. W.,
today revealed itself as the
rendezvous for a clique of
young high-sehool boys and
Continued on Page ?. Column A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
PRINCE TON MANI
KILLS SELF
BY international News sereice

PRINCETON, n. j., March 8.
The student suicide wave claimed
another victim today when Bruce
F. Wilson, 20, of Louisville, KY,
sophomore at Princeton University,
killed himself in his room at Hamil.
ton Hall by drinking iodine and
then hanging himself to a fixture.
Wilson had been an invalid since
birth and had been under the care
of the director of physical educa-
ton since he came to the uniger-
sity Is months ago.
He was an honor student in
each Of his three terms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
Navy Athletic Chief
UndergOes Operation

Commander J. H. Ingram, head
OF the department Of physical train
ing at the United States Naval
Academy, underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Academy
hospital this morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-08
D. c. Sees Social Upset
IN Baby Tragedy

The New Jersey mother who took pistol and killed her
l6yearod daughter yesterday few minutes after the
girl became the mother of baby son. found little usca
ton among Washingtonians today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
PEERLESS OFFERS
MPLET.ELY NEW
S|X-CYL|NDER CAR
Price Lowest Ever Placed
on Auto of This
Make.

An entirely new car, to be known
as the Six-Sixty, has just been an
nounced by the Peerless Motor Car
Corporation and will be on display
at the salesroom of the Chillson-Bo-
hanon Sales Company, 1OO5 N. Me-
ridian st. The Six-Sixty sells at the
lowest price ever placed on a Peer
less car.
The new model, which has been
in an experimental state for two
years. is powered by a motor de-
scribed as being one of the most ef-
ficient for it's size ever developed.
The four-door sedan, a two-door
sedan. roadster-coupe. phaeton and
roadster are available on the new
SiX-Sixty chassis.
This new model, has a heavy seven
bearing crankshaft. The bearings
are rig ture" type and are ma
chined to such a precision that they
are interchangeable. Peerless lock-
head four.wheel brakes are standard.
The Ross cam and lever steering
gear is used. Thinker bearings are
built in both the front and rear
axles.
The bore OF the Six.Sixty motor is
3lt inches and the stroke is 4 inches.
The piston displacement is 1891 Gu
bic inches.
The color combinations are TO he
two-tone and in harmony with the
years trend toward lighter colors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
WATCH WHEELS;
KEEP EN- LINED

If the pitch and toe-in of the
wheels on an automobile equipped
with thirty inch tires are out of ad-
be dragged one mile sideways for
every sixteen miles of driving. There
are dozens of such cars on the
streets of every city.
The advent of four-wheel brakes
and balloon tires has compelled auto
motive engineers TO re-adjust front
axles and front wheels, so that they
now have three distinct angles
Pitch, Toe-in and Castor or axle tilt,
thus bringing the wheels more nearly
vertical to the curved crown of the
road, and placing the weight of the
car more directly over the tires.
Pitch is the sloping inward (ver-
tically) of the wheel, so that the bot
toms of the front rims are from one
to three inches closer together than
the tops. Toe-in is slight pigeon
toeing' Of the front wheels, making
the forward edges of the rims closer
together than the rear. An axle tilt
is then given to prevent front wheels
from "shimmying" or wandering"
Unless these three angles are COR
rectly balanced according to the man.
ufacturer's specifications and every
make of car is different, tires will
scuff and wear badly, and front
wheels will "shimmy" or have a ten
dency to wander" or perhaps be
hard to turn.
Unequal pressure by four-wheel
brakes, or unusual strain in turning
a corner may twist an axle and up
set this delicate balance. Slight
shocks such as humping the curb or
"chuck-hole," as well as worn BUSH
ings, pins and bearings are often
the cause of front end trouble.
For safe, economical driving it, is
wise to check up on these three inn
portant front wheel angles at fire.
quent intervals. Up-to-date garages
are now equipped with gauges and
aligning devices that make it posi-
bic to test pitch, toe-in and axle tilt
in ten or fifteen minutes, while you
sit in your car. These tests some
times discover bent and twisted
axles worn parts, and even a
swung rear end.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
STARTERS
OF FORDS
IN MOVIES
Used on Liberty Engines in
Generator Work.

Hollywood's Movie Colony Is the
source of a new kind of story-this
time on the stellar role that a mere
Ford starter is playing in the picture
studios of the Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer
Company. The Ford starter has al
ready proved itself to be the only sat-
isfactory device for hauling down
aerial targets for the Navy Air Serv-
ice. Now it has gone into motion
pictures, and has been assigned to
regular duty starting the Liberty en-
gines used on the current generator
wagons for field work.
Starters designed especially for air
craft engines, and costing as high as
a unit, were tried. Nearly every
starter for the purpose was con-
nected with -Goldwyn-Mayer
Liberty at one time or another, but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
DURANT BRINGS
MILTON SPECIAL

Tommy Millions Detroit Special
has just arrived here for the Me-
mortal day 500-mile race and is slow
ly being broken in for the arduous
duty 1t will have to perform in the
hands of Cliff Durant, who has been
selected to drive the concoction that
Milton built.
Durant, who is well known in
Detroit, has arrived here with two
airplanes, three passenger cars and a
lot of other paraphernalia. He is
all set for the long practice siege
proceeding the race.
In Durant's garage a miniature
brokers' office has been arranged
and throughout the day while
mechanics are working on the car
the ticker keeps clicking away and
Durant's office assistants mingle
with the mechanics. Durant does a
bit Of trading on the exchange, goes
out Tor a fast ride to clarity his
mind and returns to do a bit more
trading.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
MOTORISTS FIND
MUCH RED TAPE
SEEING CANADA
Money for Permit Refunded
II Driver 0beys
Limit.

BIZ NEA Servtce
DETROIT, Mich, May 1S.-Get-
ting into Canada is much easier than
getting out. But if the following
advice is taken there's no trouble
even in the latter.
Before motorist may enter Can
ada he must register his automobile
and valuable with the American Gus
toms authorities at the part of entry,
after showing his State license card.
He gets a duplicate of the registra-
ton card, which must be returned
at the port through which he re-
enters this country.
Each car owner is permitted to re-
main in Canada for ninety days, al
though he gets permission at first
for thirty days and must have his
permit extended for thirty more days
at time by the nearest customs Of
ficer, after getting the certification of
an authorized official of a Canadian
automobile club.
Permit Costs SIS
A permit may be obtained to re-
main six months, but only on de-
post of $25 for the automobile and
a bond for double the amount of du-
Ties for the car and other valuables
taken in. The motorist must also
get the signature of two Canadians
on his bond. All this is returned If
he doesn't exceed his limit.
There's a 800 exemption on value
Of goods bought in Canada, but ev-
erything must be declared on the
return trip. Not more than 40 cigars
or 100 cigarets may be brought back
without payment of duty.
Tires Not Immune
If tire blows out and a new one
has to be bought in Canada, it has
to be declared and a duty paid on
it. This, however, is refunded by
the custom authorities.
There are liberal allowances for
wearing apparel, camping and hunt
ing equipment, cameras and the like
taken into Canada. These are passed
free as travellers baggage.
But pictures are dutiable. There
fore, if you use the camera in Can
ada, bring back the unfinished mega
tives, which are duty free, and have
them developed and printed on this
side.
All this, of course applies only to
accredited residents of the United
states.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
Maurice, Dancer, Dying
BIZ Lpifed Press

UW IVITfF TTCNN
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May IS.
Maurice Mouvet, successor to Yer
non Castles fame as a ball room
dancer, was dying here today in the
Savoy Hotel. Hope was abandoned
by Maurice's physicians three days
ago. but the patient was being kept
alive by the administration of
oxygen and the injection of NOR
phine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18

with the Ford starter with the same
success. Convinced, the Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer Studios thus equipped
three more generator wagons.
With the reduction gear included a
Ford starter for a Liberty motor, the
studios figure, costs S35, against the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
593 Car Brands Dead

OF the GAS automobiles of differ
ent manufacture, brought out in the
United States since the beginning
Of the industry, only So are now
being made. OF the 331 different
makes OF trucks brought cut in
1904, 100 remain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
Latest in CheUv0letS

Chevrolet announces a new model,
the Imperial Landau. 1t Isl five
passenger closed car of new design.
The new model is equipped with
specially designed Fisher body.
The car is satin black Duco finish,
with double bead stripes of Chasseur
red. Window frames have a Grim
son trim on the outside and maroon
within the car. The top rear quar-
ter and the sun visor are of mouse
gray textile leather.
The Imperial Landau is fitted with
a swing-out type windshield of one
piece design on nickeled brackets,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18

soner or later every one of them
failed.
Finally. Small obtained a Ford
starter, constructed reduction gear
of sixty-four-to-one ratio to use with
it, and solved the problem.
A second generator was equipped
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
Chicago Faster

The progressive system of traffic
control by stop and so lights, in
stead of the synchronized method,
has speeded up Chicago traffic so
per cent and has reduced accidents
% per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
BATTLE OVER YANGTzE
Northern GunbOat at WOosung Forts;
Japanese Wounded.

BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI. May 1S.-Yangtze
River traffic to and from Shanghai
was blocked today by a battle be-
tween the northern gunboat Haichi
and the Woosung forts.
A Japanese naval officer was
wounded aboard the Japanese de-
stroyer Mono, en- route to Hankow,
when the vessel passed between
northern and southern troops en-
gagged in battle across the river at
Chankiang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18

prior cost of $500 for an unsatis-
factory one.
Besides its economy and efficiency
the Ford starter has the advantage
of being easily inspected and res
paired,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18
NO GEARS, NO BRAKES
Dane Says He Has Made Motor
Dream Come True

BIZ NEA Serrice
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May
1S.-Scot Iverson, 24-year-old Dan
ish engineer, claims to have invented
a gearless and brakeless automobile
which, he says, can be built and sold
for a lower price than that of any
automobile on the present market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18

while narrow front pillars provide
for increased driving vision.
Introduction of the Imperial pro-
vides the company with eight models
six closed and two open cars. In
addition to the passeiger models, the
company is also building commercial
vehicles in both ton and half-ton
sizes.
Although the factories have been
in production on the Imperial for
several weeks, the formal showing
of the new model throughout the
country was withheld to permit
dealers to obtain sufficient cars to
cope with the initial demand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-18


cludes figures for the lowest priced
cars.
The average new car, after ito
first year Of use, has a value Of 50
per cent its original price, says Col
Leonard p. Ayres. famous Cleve-
land statistician. His estimates of
depreciation the first year range
from a drop to SO per cent of the
cars original value, up to one of 63
per cent.
Caspar Rousch, formerly connect
ed with the Frank Hatfield Com
pany, Ford dealers, has become a
member of the used car forces of
the c. o. Warnock Company. also
Ford dealers. Rousch had been en-
gagged in selling Ford cars for nine
years. In 1924 he won the honor OF
selling more Ford units than any
other salesman in this locality. the
Warnock Company says.