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Evening star., 1927-08-12
NELSON 7. JOHNSON
GETS HIGHER POST
Division Chief Promoted by
President to Be Assistant
Secretary of State.

Nelson r. Johnson. chief of the Far
Eastern Division of the State Depart
ment and n recognized authority on
Chinese affairs, yesterday was ap-
pointed Assistant Secretary of State.
The appointment was made by the
Pres sdent and announced from the
Summer White House. MIR. Johnson
will succeed to the post vacated by
the promotion of Robert T.. ODDS to
the undersecrCtaryShip of the depart
ment in succession to Joseph c. Grew,
new Ambassador to Turkey.
The new Assistant Secretary. a ma
tive of the District OF Columbia, has
been in the department since 1907
when he entered as student inter
prefer in China. lie passed through
all grades in the consular service and
after a series of assignments in China
IVES ordered back here for specialized
work.
Becomes Expert Assistant.
He was detailed as an expert as
siStant on Far Eastern questions dur
ing the conference on limitations of
armaments here in 1921 and in 1924
became Il foreign service officer and
assistant Ia the then chief of the Far
Eastern Division, John Van n. Mac
VI
Minister to China.
Johnson has been chief adviser to
Secretary Kellogg on the Chinese prob
lens Of the last two years, and in that
canacitV has frequently had occasion
10 confer with President Coolidge on
developments of the Chinese situation.
AS an Assistant Secretary he will con-
tinue to exercise general supervision
over departmental activities in connec-
ton with policies in the Far East.
He is a graduate of George Wash
ington University.
Other Changes In Service.
other changes in the foreign service
announced at the state Department
include the following: Frederic r. Dol
beare of New York. counselor of le-
CATION, from Bern to Ottawa. Hallett
Johnson of New Jersey, first secre.
tary. from Paris to Oslo; David Mex.
Key of Tennessee, from consul at Ant
werp to third secretary at Berlin; John
II. MacNeagh of New York, second
secretary, from Managua to Washing
ton. D. c.: John Il. Moffatt of New
York. first secretary, from Ottawa. to
Washington, ID. c.: Edward l.. Reed
of PENNSYLVANIA, first secretary. from
Berlin to Brussels: Clifford w. Nc
Glassun of the District of Columbia,
vice consul, from Prague to Port Said;
Maxwell l.. Hamilton of Iowa, consul.
from Shanghai to Washington. ID. C.;
Samuel W. Honaker Of Texas. consul.
from this city to Port an Prince; Rob
ert D. Longyear of Massachusetts,
consul, from Geneva to this city.
Fred c. Eastin. jr., of Missouri, con.
sui at Sac Paulo, has resigned.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
LEWIS w. OLDHAM DIES,
War Department Messenger Served
for 20 Years.

Lewis w. Oldham. 40 years old. col
ored, who had served as messenger
ana clerk In the War Department for
more than 20 years. died at his resi-
dence. 1920 T street, Yesterday after
long illness.
He was a member Of Social Lodge.
No. i. +. a. \. NJ. Colored. and Rising
sun Lodge. No. 1865. G.. l.. .. o. r
lie also belonged to the Florida Ave
nue. Baptist Church. and hld been ac-
tive IN Boy Scout activities, serving
ne Scoutmaster of Troop j0j. He was
once In the second hand furniture
business
lie is survived by his widow. Mrs
Alma Candy Oldham; three brothers.
John W.. Rev. Il. r. and Rev. G.. W.
Oldham. and sister Mrs. Rena Hen.
derSon.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
WORLD DROPS WORK
OF HEYWOOD BROUN
Articles Discontinued Because Of
"Extravagant Opinions on
Sacco-Vanzetti Case.

NEW YORK, August 12.-Ralph
Pulitzer. editor of the New York
World, in a signed statement in that
paper today announced that articles
by Haywood Broun, one of the stand
ing features, had been discontinued
because Broun insisted upon discuss
ing the SaccO-NanZetti case after two
articles in which he had expressed his
personal opinion with utmost eXtrava-
gance.'
The last Broun article, published
August 6, contained the following
para graph:
prom now on, ] want to know
will the institution of learning at Cam
bridge, which once we called Harvard,
be known as Hangmans House,"
Pickets before the Statehouse in
Boston Wednesday carried placards
with another quotation from Il pre-
vious article which asserted ''If all the
venerable college presidents in the
country tottered forward and pro-
nounced the men guilty, they would
still be innocent
'"rhe World has always believed in
allowing the fullest possible express
sion of individual opinion to those of
its special writer's who write under
their own names" said Mr.. Pulit-
zers statement. "Straining its inter
pretation of this privilege. the World
allowed Mr.. Broun to write two artl-
cles on the Sacco.NanZetti case, in
which he expressed his personal opin-
ion with the utmost extravaganza.
",rhe World then instructed him, now
that he had made his own position
clear, TO select other subjects for his
next articles. Mr.. Broun, however
continued to write on the Sacco.Nan-
zetti case. The World. therefore. ex-
ercising it's right to final decision as to
what it will publish in its columns,
has omitted afl articles submitted by
Broun.
Broun told the Associated Press he
would devote his time to the writing
of magazine articles, or perhaps would
return to the stage.
Ruth Hale, president of the Lucy
Stone League and Broun's wife. was
j one of the New Workers 10 go to
Boston to picket the statehouse.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
JUSTICE Mccoy WARNS
OF RADICALISM MENACE
In Lun cheon Address Stresses
Need of Educating Aliens in
U. S. Customs and Traditions.

The importance of educating aliens
as TO the customs and traditions of
this country as a means of keeping
them from becoming radicals was
stressed by Chief Justice Walter
Mccoy Of the District Supreme Court
in an address at a luncheon of the
Cosmopolitan Club in the Lee House
yesterday.
Justice Mccoy declared that every
effort should be made ''to catch the
aliens as they come in" In order that
that they might he taught the Ameri.
can ideals of patriotism and justice.
lie praised the local Americanization
School and declared that only about
one of a thousand graduates of such
schools is likely To become a radical.
He also emphasized the deep interest
shown by the students In such schools.
adding that they often know more
about the United States Constitution
than native-horn Americans.
Frederick i. Rice, president of the
club, presided at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
CARRIERS
NEAR COMPLETION
Last of New Cruisers Will Be
Finished by 1890, Navy
Resume Indicates.


A resume of work on ships now
under construction by the Navy show
ed that the aircraft carriers, LeXing-
ton and Saratoga, both will be COM
plet ed shy next January 5, and all of
the last three of the eight 10,000-ton
cruisers authorized by Congress by
March 13, 1890.
1t showed also that all OF the six
river gunboats beng constructed for
the Navy by the k'Nngnan Dock <
Engineering Works in China, which
have been held up by labor troubles,
will be finished by January 10 next,
and that by September /, 1929. the
three fleet submarines. Va, Va, and
V-6. will be added to the naval lists.
The carrier Lexington, previously
estimated for completion on NoNem-
her 81. was 93.2 per cent complete on
August J. 1t will he ready by January
5, while the Saratoga. 965 per cent
complete August /, is scheduled for
completion October 81.
The light cruisers Pensacola and
Salt Lake City are due to be complet-
ed July o, 1929. On August / the
Pensacola. being built at the New
York Navy Yard, was 13.7 per cent
completed. while the Salt Lake City.
under contraction by the American
Brown Boveri Electrical Corporation.
was 20.3 per cent on the way. Less
than / per cent of the preliminary
work on the other six cruisers had
been started on August /.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
THEATER MEN INDORSE
50-CENT TICKET PROFIT
new York Houses Favor "McBride
Plan Requiring $4,000
Bond for Agencies.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 12.-Theater
owners: representing - per cent of
New lork's playhouses. last night
approved the Mcbride plan" which
provides for the sale. of tickets h,.
agencies at not more than so cents
over boXoffice prices.
tlftN-six theaters, including the
Florenz Ziegfeld interests, were rep.
resented at the meeting. Among the
leading owners not represented we've
the Dillingham; and Erlanger houses.
Theater owners said that while
agencies other than that of William
Mcbride, leading ticket agenc;-
owner, who suggested the plan, had
not approved the plan, they expected
no difficulty on that point.
The plan would require ticket
brokers to post $4,000 bonds to guar
antee performance of their obligations
and its operation would he controlled
by an arbitration board of five.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
W00DL0THIAN CLUB
WILL TAKE CRUISE
Department Store Employees Group
to Leave Tonight for Two
Day Outing.

The Woodlothian Club, composed Of
employees of Woodward & Lothrop do.
partment store, will embark tonight
on two-day cruise aboard the s. s.
Southland 20 Old Point Comfort Nor
folk. Hampton Roads and Yorktown,
returning early Monday morning.
Leaving the employees entrance OF
the store at $50 o'clock tonight, the
club members will be conveyed to the
Seventh street wharf in busses, where
they will be photographed prior TO
the departure of the steamer.
scheduled for 7:3O. A program of
dancing. from $50 until midnight, has
been arranged, with gold prize"
waltz at 1890 pm.
The boat will arrive i'm Norfolk at
O'Clock tomorrow evening and will
leave at midnight to anchor in Hamp-
ton Roads. Early Sunday morning
the party will arrive al Old Point Com.
fort and after religious services and an
inspection of Fort Monroe the boat
will leave for Yorktown
Points of interest about Yorktown
VIII be visited and at $50 pm. the
boat will begin its journey homewa rd.
AT $50 Sunday evening the Wood
lothian Chorus will present sacred
tdHtdtd. MUSIC Tor dancing and din
ner will be furnished by the Wood
lothian orchestra.
Following is the WOodlothian cruise
committee: General chairman. George
II. Davis: secretary, Miss Marion b.
Snyder. Committee on arrangements:
George d. Halsey, Harry Mockbee.
Ticket committee: Miss Louise Vie.
man. chairman; Miss Cora Cudworth
Publicity committee: j. W. HARDY,
Richard Harvey Enter.
tainment committee: B. p. Wheatley,
chairman: Fl. G.. Leef. Miss f.. Duck,
il. s. Mccarthy. l.. X. Ashford. Com
mittee on dancing: j. Hall, chairman;
c. A. Riden. Committee on conces-
sions: II. l.. Richardson. chairman.
Religious services: Stanley Robinson,
Concert by the chorus: v. II. Star
nell, chairman.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
TAX CUT UNLIKELY,
DAVIS DECLARES
Secretary Warns Farmers
Necessities Demand
Large Funds.

BY the Associated Press.
MOOSEHF'ART, August 12.-Secre-
tary of Labor James j. Davis, speak
ing yesterday to 80 900 farmers of
Illinois attending the annual picnic
here of the Illinois Agricultural As
sociation, declared that money cannot
be appropriated by the Government
for many important necessities if
taxes are reduced.
There is great agitation because
of the surplus of S635 900 900" said
Secretary Davis. I'm face of this
there is talk of farm relief. for which
the minimum amount needed will he
$500 600 900. The flood relief fund for
the Mississippi valley, together with
the Boulder Dam development, will
require millions, and millions more
will be needed to connect the oceans
with the Great Lakes. 1t is all right
to talk about reduced taxes, but not
in view of such q program
People should remember the old
song entitled. Eggs Without Ham
Are Not Worth a Damn and if those
who direct the expenditures of the
Government do not have the money
coming in to pay for these develop
ments and if YOU reduce taxes first,
it will be pitiful for the party in
power. They cannot raise taxes
once they have been reduced"
Secretary Davis spoke briefly on the
subject of selective immigration. He
said he favOrs an amendment to the
law. to provide for uniting families
who are on both sides of the ocean.
Labor is the 'only great subdivision
of human endeavor" that is acting
fairly toward the farmer. said Senator
Kenneth Mckellar Democrat) of Ten.
nessee, who praised the McNary-Hau.
gen farm relief bill.
More than thirty millions of our
people are engaged in agriculture-it
is basic industry" Senator MckelIar
added. The average income for the
average farmer is $3.50 year. All
other groups average $1,415 a wear
These figures tell their own story of
special benefits to all groups except
the farmers"
Il am on my vacation, and am re-
spending to an invitation made to me
in st. Paul by the President to visit
him at the Summer White House"
Secretary Davis said He denied that
he had been summoned to Rapid CITY
by the President.
conditions throughout the country
are fine, and they are going to get
better the Secretary declared. He
seemed much impressed with South
Dakota crop conditions, observed in
his flight over the eastern part of the
State. After his visit with the Presi-
dent, the Secretary expects to return
by rail to Huron. where he will re-
enter the airplane for a flight to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
AID ASKED IN HUNT
FOR ELMER R. BAYNE.
Police of Capital and Maryland
Urged to Search for Missing
Youth.

Police authorities of Washington
and Maryland We're asked today to
search for Elmer r. Bayne. 90 years
old. of 20 Grant place, who disap-
peared Wednesday,, leaving behind
two farewell notes to friends.
One note, addressed "Marjorie'
and written in pencil on small piece
of paper. was found Tuesday pinned
to Bayne's automobile. which had
been parked in front of a home at
Clinton, Md. The note bade Marjorie
"goodby. forever" and was signed
Elmer" Another note said. Good
by. Roderick and Buddy, Elmer"
Bayne has not been seen since,
he got on of Buddy Middleton's auto
mobile within 100 yards Of his par
ents' home, at Clinton. last Wednes-
dav night. saying he was going To
visit his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. r ii. Bayne. The note was
found Tuesday, but as Bayne was
seen the next evening at Clinton,
little attention was paid to it. The
other note was found in Baynes room,
on Grant place.
When last seen Bayne was wear
ing blue serge suit, black patent
leather shoes and a Panama hat.
with brown band. He is of tall,
slender build and weighs about 130
or 1875 pounds. His parents say he
was extremely mild hammered and Of
temperate habits.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
Dog Day" End After Flouting Tradition
By Bringing Subnormal Temperatures

Government weather officials put no
faith in Sirius as a weather prophet,
and they pointed out today that their
forecasts recently would have fallen
wide of the mark il they had depend
ed on tradition. July, it was said. had
an average temperature of rs degrees,
which is slightly below normal. while
. of the first II days of August have
been two or three degrees below
normal.
Meanwhile. the stay-at-home vaca-
tiOnists are congratulating themselves
on the foresight in saving the ex-
pense of an out-of-town trip by bask'
ing In the Capitals balmy climate this
Summer.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
.FIREMEN IMPERILED
BY STREAM FROM HOSE
H. j. Bicksler of Local Engine
Company, Knocked Into River,
Narrowly Escapes Injuries.

Thrown into the water by the force
Of the hose on the Ffrefighter while
battling a blaze at Twelfth and Water
streets southwest late yesterday
afternoon. II. j. Bicksler. "a years
old, member of No. 16 Engine Com
pany, narrowly escaped injury from
The propeller of the tireboat before be-
ing assisted to shore by Private
George W. Rock of No. 13 Engine
Company, who plunged overheard to
the rescue Of his companion.
The powerful stream of water sent
out by the fireboat also inflicted
slight injuries on G. W. Reid Of No.
Is Engine Company and Caesar Young,
colored, of No. 4 Engine Company. The
fireboat and the engine companies had
responded TO an alarm from the lum-
Der yard OF Johnson & Wimsatt,
Inc The fire was eXtinguished quick
~ and damage was estimated at $500.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
ALLEGED RUM SHIP
CUTS BARGE IN TWO
81 Men Arrested, 7 Trucks
and 3 Cars Captured, With
ea&
S500,000 Cargo.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 12-The An.
sonia, a single stacker steamboat, sa1d
by police TO contain a half-million.del.
lar load of contraband LIQUOR, was an.
chored under guard off the Statue of
Liberty today after it had fled from
tack of almost half a hundred Staten
the surprise attack of almost half a
hundred Staten Island police, had cut
a sand barge in two i'm the Kill Won
Kull and had run upon a sand bar.
where it was captured by the Coast
Guard
Thirtv-fOUr men We're arrested nv
the Staten Island police, who also can.
tur2d seven 7-ton trucks and three eX.
pensive automobiles. In addition. tho
Coast Guard made prisoners of 81
men aboard the Ansonia.
Second in 81 Hours.
The steamer was the second alleged
rum runner to be captured in New
York llarbor within "a hours. The
British steamer Sebastopol was taken
yesterday with a load of liquor esti-
mated by the Coast Guard to be worth
s30O,OOO at bootleg prices, and the
crew of II men was held for hcarirs,
lated. The Sebastapol was also tech.
hicaily classified as a pirate shin he-
cause it was said To have changed it's
name at sea to the Westmorelan
1atrolman Dauria early today saw
me single stacker tied up at an
abandoned dock at Arlington with
about one hundred men gathered
around a fleet of waiting trucks an
parently preparing to unload the
steamers cargo.
He telephoned for reinforcements
and when these arrived and called
upon the throng to surrender there
was wild scramble to eSCape
Thirty-four men, however, including
those police believe to be the ring
leaders, We're arrested.
Cuts Barge in Two.
While the police were busy taking
their prisoners the crew of the steam
er, which had not vet begun to un-
load, cut the boat loose from tho
dock and started at full speed
through the waters of the Kill Won
Kull. In his haste to escape the
helmSman ran his boat into two
anchored sand barges, cutting one
of them cleanly in two and causing
two men on board to be thrown head
long into the water
The alleged rum runner careened
onward through the darkness until
it ran it's prov high and dry onto
sand bar.
Police said that all the men cap
tured except six were truckmen and
laborers. The six occupied eXpen-
sive automobiles which were lined
up on the pier with the trucks.
The Ansonia was described as a lake
steamer. The only American freighter
Ansonia listed by the Bureau of Navi-
cation was built in Cleveland eight
years ago and was formerly called the
Lake Forney. The Ansonia Steam
ship Corporation of Wilmington was
listed as the owner. Before arriving
here. she was last mentioned as arriv-
ing at Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1927-08-12

the opposition party, that his re-elec-
ton was a foregone conclusion.
Secretary Davis is discussing a va
riety of subjects relating to the La.
bor Department with the President to-
day. He brought with him some fig
ures showing a slight increase in un-
employment lie explained. however,
that this unemployment is only in
spots. He said he expects an i'm
provement when Fall sets in. lie
mentioned the textile. steel. window
glass and cherry growing industries
as being the principal ones where
there is unemployment.
There is Il slight business recession
generally. according to Mr.. Davis OBJ.
servations, but he feels satisfied that
the situation will grow no worse and
that within few months there will
he a noticeable improvement. He said
the slump in the industries where
there is letting down in employment
is due to a large extent to foreign
competition. This competition could
be met without any difficulty if the
tariff on the articles in question was
increased. he said.
Secretary Davis reported to the Pres.
ldent that the hituminous coal strike
is dragging along with no prospect
of an immediate settlement. He said
that the general competitive fields are
the only ones affected. lie said there
are 10000, 900 tons Of soft coal in
stock and that there is no reason TO
be alarmed about amy shortage.
Mr.. Davis said the matter of the
Federal Government deporting Sacco
and NanZetti. as has been suggested.
has never been put to him.
Eugene Meyer. jr., head Of the re.
organized Federal Farm Loan Board,
another visitor expected today, Is
understood To have been summoned
by the President for the purpose OF
discussing the agricultural situation
and to pass Judgment upon ideas pre-
sented to him this Summer looking
To extending relief to the farmers
Brig. Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord, di-
rector of the budget, will arrive at
the game lodge tonight loaded down
with figures relating to preliminary
estimates of the Government depart
ments. He and the President will
30 over these estimates tonight and
tomorrow. to determine what shall be
allowed IN the preparation q the
budget.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
CLUE TO ACID BOMB
TOSSER THOUGHT FOUND
Mrs. Brooke's Information May Aid
Police in Locating
Assailant.

Although still confined to her home
1885 North Capitol street, from shock
and pain induced by an acid bomb
thrown through a street car window
against her right arm Monday night,
Mrs. Cora Lee Brooke stated THIS
morning that she believed mat she
had obtained clue as to her mys-
terious assailant and will actively as
sist police in their investigation.
Mrs. Brooke has held several con
ferences, with detectives of the fifth
precinct. who are investigating the
bomb throwing, and expressed the
hope today that the mystery will be
cleared up shortly. She stated that
her arm appeared TO be better Nester-
day but that the small scar where she
was scared by the acid began to burn
again this morning and she appea red
to have lost her strength in that
arm.
Evening star., 1927-08-12
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Army Band.
at the Tuberculosis Hospital. Four
teenth and Upshur streets, at 7:3G
O'Clock tonight
Program.
March. America First. ....... Losey
overture to I'll Guarany". .. Gomez
Mexican waltz. "Besos V Pesos"
Martinez
Two popular songs
Ia Rosy Cheeks. .... Simmons
tb) "Me and My Shadow. .Jolson
Selections from The Sunshine
VIII 'iNupciS
Characteristic piece, con Tiptoe."
Hosmer
Air de ballet. "Polka Caprice. .Perlet
Maryland, Short
with solo variations for different
instruments.)
March. Sycamore. 49,. Goldman
THE Star Spangled Banner"