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Evening star., 1927-12-06
COOLIDGE CLAIMS
DENIED BY SENATOR
Robinson Takes Exception to
Statements on National
Prosperity.

That part of the Presidents an
nual message to Congress relating to
flood control along the Mississippi was
characterized as disappointing by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader of the Senate. The mi
noritv leader further declared that
the references of the President to
farm relief 'arc so general in their
character that they do not form n
basis for substantial legislation.
Senator Robinson also asserted that
the claim of great prosperity Is nn'
justified He contended that bank
failures. part-time operation Of man
ufactlring plants, including many
wooden and cotton mills. and also the
business Of retailers, indicate that the
claim of prosperity is not justified.
With regard to flood control, Sena-
tor Robinson took issue particularly
with the recommendation that The
land in the flooded district shall bear
a material portion of the cost of con
structing levccs and other public work
found to be necessary.
mo system which imposes n sub
stantial part of the cost of the work
can he carried out for the reason, con-
siderng the indebtedness heretofore
incurred which constitutes n tax bur
den so heavy that il is almost CON
tiscatory. that the ability to provide
funds already has been exhausted by
localities most Immediately affected" "
1t also was commended by the Demo-
cratic leader that it will be impossible
to safeguard against a recurrence of
the great disaster without dealing
with the tributaries to the main river.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
DAVIS GETS REPORT
ON FLOOD CONTROL
Secretary Discusses Plan
With JadWin-M0SeS
Asks Campaign.

The War Department flood control
plan for the Mississippi Valley, based
on exhaustive reports and data as
sembled by various engineer boards,
now virtually complete. was placed
in the hands Of Secretary of War
Davis yesterday. and he discussed it
with Maj Gen. Jadwin. chief of Army
engineers. No decision had been
reached aas to when il would be sent
to Congress or as to when it would he
made public.
The specific recommendations are
understood to be comparatively brief,
although the control plan, when
transmitted to Congress. will embody
detailed reports as a basis of the en-
Sineers' recommendations.
A coalition between New England
and the Mississippi Valley to obtain
uniform flood relief legislation was
proposed today by Senator Moses,
Republican, of New Hampshire.
Declaring that the interests of both
sections were fundamentally the
same, the Senator said he hoped the
two sections may agree upon the
method which they prefer to see
adopted and that they will unite in q
vigorous effort to bring about its
adoption"
Senator Moses sets down the prin
ciple in his statement that since most
of the damage wrought by the New
England floods was to Federal aid
highways. it was incumbent upon the
Government to replace the roads.
A meeting OF members of tbs
Senate and House from New Encla nc
will be called soon. the Senator said
in an effort to adopt a flood relief
program on which united action car
be obtained.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
CITIZENS TO OPPOSE
PHONE RATE CHANGE
Takoma Park League Will Protest
metropolitan Schedule" for
Nearby Maryland.

The proposed substitution Of what
il termed metropolitan schedule
for the present rates to subscribers
residing in Maryland by the Chesa.
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. was
opposed in resolutions adopted last
night at a meeting Of the Community
League Of Takoma Park, Md, held
I'm the Takoma Presbyterian Church.
The officers of the league were in.
structed to strongly oppose the in.
crease and to secure the co-opera ton
of other civic bodies in the move
ment.
1t was pointed out that the chief
usefulness of a telephone to residents
on the Maryland side lay in the in
Ter hange of calls with subscribers
on the Districc side, and under the
so-called metropolitan schedule" it is
nroposed TO increase the subscription
rates approximately 20 per cent and
at the same time cut the service in
two by requiring the payment Of toll
charges on all calls originating il
the District of Columbia.
Blair Lee. member OF the Mary
land National Park and Planning
commission. addressed the meeting
outlining briefly the historical back
ground of the commission, whlch wal
created by the 1874 WA '""n :. 'S"i"
Iature. largely through the efforts o
Montgomery and Prince George
counties representatives in the Lesls
lature. 49, -,oo.a
Mr.. Lee stated that the genera
nlan for parks looks toward PARKWAY
along the waterways similar 10 lIoci
Creek. 1T is expected that much
this land will be given by the own
are Or. c. G.. Galloway. pfes'deh
~ the league. presided at the meeting
Evening star., 1927-12-06
CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE
PAVING IMPROVEMENT
Parade and Mass Meeting to Mark
Opening of New North
east Area.

Final preparation for the parade
and mass meeting TO he held next Mon
day evening at o'clock to celebrate
the opening Of the new paved section
at Twelfth street and Rhode Island
avenue northeast were completed la st
night by the Twelfth street celebration
committee, which met in Masonic Hall.
Twelfth and Monroe streets northeast.
Marvin NJ. Mclean, chairman of the
committee, announced that Commits.
sioner Proctor l.. Dougherty and the
Assistant Engineer Commissioner, Ma j.
W. r.. X. Coveli, will address the mass
meeting at Masonic Hall which will
follow the parade.
Prizes will he awarded for the three
best window displays which are offer
ed by merchants; for three best auto
mobile floats. also presented by mer-
chants, and for the three best deco
rated privately owned cars.
The mass meeting will be followed
by dance in st. Anthony's Hall.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
EQUAL RIGHTS PLEA
MADE TO CONGRESS
Two Delegations Garry Petition to
Capitol-Urge Leg
islation.

Bearing petitions declared to carry
the signatures of thousa nds of persons
throughout the country, two delega-
tons of the Equal Rights League and
National Race Congress of America
went to the Capitol today to present
to Congress a plea for equal rights
legislation. This action was decided
upon at a conference Of leaders yes
terday.
Thomas III. r. Clark of shington,
chairman of the leagues Federal peti.
ton commission. headed one delega-
ton, which called upon Representa-.
tive +. w. Dallinger, Of Massachu-
setts, who was asked to present the
petition in the House. Rev. William
II. Jernagin, vice president "a large.
headed the delega ton which called
upon Senator Gillett, of Massachu.
setts, and requested presentation Of
the petition TO the Senate. The peti
ton said in part:
I'VE, the undersigned citizens Of the
United States of America, seeking
the abolition OF the civil and political
disabilities under which millions OF
American citizens live because of Afri
can extraction and descent, do petition
your honorable body to abolish by ap
propriate legislation color segregation
IN interstate travel, IN Federal employ
ment, in Federal territory and else
| where to provide adequate educationa
facilities for colored youth i'm the
South and give Federal aid to South
ern education; to end the military oc
cupa ton of Haiti as a violation Of the
Declaration of Independence, of inter
| national law, of the right to tn,
| Haitian people to maintain their in
dependent national existence; to carr,
out your sworn obligation to enforc,
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the Federal Constitution ant
! to afford protection of life by passag,
Of Federal law against lynching ant
mob violence"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
POSTAL REVENUES
DECLINE, SAYS NEW
Net Loss of $28.914,716
Shown Last Year, Says
Report to Congress.

There was net loss last year
amounting to $2S,914,716 in postal OPP
erations, Postmaster General New dis
| closed to Congress yesterday in sub.
mitting recommendation for changes
in postal rates.
First-class mail was the only class
showing a profit, it having been $50,
la .429, while SecOnd-claSs mail, news
papers and periodicals, showed a loss
OF SS4 ,0o2 ,702.
The Postmaster Generals recon-
mendatiOns for cha in rates were:
Restore the 1-cent postage rate Oh
post cards.
Reduce the postage on magazines
and newspapers when sent by others
than the publisher or news agent to
cent for each ounces.
Provide for collecting l cent addi.
tional an ounce on first class matter
when mailed with postage deficient
more than one rate.
Provide for collecting on delivery
business reply cards and business re.
ply letters at the regular rate together,
with not more than cents on each
card or letter.
Provide transmission Of third ella 50
mail In quantities Of not less than
20 pounds. OF identical separately ad.
dressed pieces, at II cents a pound.
excepting books. catalogues, seeds,
etc, on which the rate shall he 4
| cents pound, but i'm no case at
less than / cent per piece. This in
effect would restore the l-cent mini.
mum rate on open envelope direct adj.
vertisng.
Provide single fee giving any class
OF mail the expedition in transporta-
ton now given matter paid at the
special handling rate. and also special
delivery at destination.
Authorize the Postma ster General
to take credit in the financial state.
ments of the department for the esti-
mate cost OF carrying and handling
frankcd and penalty matter. with the
| exception OF penalty matter Of the
Post Office Department.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
CHILD WELFARE UNIT
SALE OPENS TODAY
Many Articles of Value Offered by
Managers of Children's
Hospital Benefit.

The rummage sale of the Child Wei
fare Society Of Children's Hospital
opened today ut 914 + street with a
large attenda ance Of buyers. Many
tables of articles We're on display, and
a luncheon was served at noon, under
the direction of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien,
assisted by several prominent young
society women.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long is general
chairman at the sale. and il being as.
sisted by an able committee. She has
requested the public TO donate add.
tional material for this sale, which is
for the benefit of lhe Child Welfare
Clinic at Children's Hospital.
Mrs. O'Brien's assistants at the
luncheon today included Miss Rose
mary y. Griffin. Miss Elizabeth Nit.
cheil, Miss Betty Ives. Miss Frances
Mckee and Miss Helen Robinson.
Those in the lunchroom tomorrow
will include Miss Alice Cults. Miss
Lydia ArchbOld. Miss Helen Strauss
Miss Louise Fitzhugh and Miss Wini
fred West.
The sale will be open daily from 1o
| to 5. 1t has not been decided when il
will end.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
WARS NOT YET OVER,
LORD ALLENBY SAYS
Dangers of Strife Still Present,
Field Marshal Tells Cav
airy Regiment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 6.-War dam
gers have not yet disappeared, de-
clared Field Marshal Lord Allenby at
a reunion, Of the Royal Bucks Hus-
sars. The cavalry was threatened
with extinction, he said, but it had
not died yet.
Whatever the pacif1sts may say,
we have not yet done with fighting,'
Lord Allenhy asserted.
''The last war was one to end war
and let us hope it has done SO, but
it is very likely that it has not.
IF we have another war. there will
he countries i'm which tanks and air.
planes cannot win victory.
Il don't want to detract from the
splendid work of the infantry, but
they must have cavalry TO help
them"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
KING Of GYPS|ES
APPEALS TO COURT
Emil Mitchell Petitions for
AnnuIment of 15-Year-OId
Daughters Marriage.

Emil Mitchell. King of the Gypsies
today applied TO the District Supreme
Court for annulment of the marriag
Of his 15-year-old daughter, Julia Os.
born. otherwise known as Mary A
Osborn and formerly the Princess
Julia of the tribe. The suit is insti
tuted in the name of the daughter by
the father as next friend, and charges
that a death threat" keeps the child.
wife bound to her huSba nd, William
l.. Osborn.
This is the third attempt Of King
Mitchell to separate the couple since
their marriage at Rockville November
II. He first had the daughter and her
husband arrested in Police Court on
a charge of the larceny of two dia.
mond rings and $2S5, which the king
claimed had been taken by the daugh.
ter and given to her husband.
Charge Dismissed
This charge was dropped when an
incorrigihility charge was made by the
king in Juvenile Court. before Judge
Mary OToole, who dismissed the
charge.
King Mitchell tells the District Sll.
preme Court that his daughter
through fear has been forced To con.
tinue to live with Osborn, who has
threatened TO kill the parents and
family of the said Julia Osborn, il
she leaves him and returns to them u
Mitchell says his daughter was
born December "a, 1911. and will not
he Is years old until Christmas eve.
The defendant, Osborn, is 25 years
old. the court is informed. The child
left her fathers home November 6
King Mitchell declares. to visit a sis
ter in Philadelphia, where she re-
mained until November IA.
Married at Rockville.
The defendant induced her to dis.
carl her gypsy raimem and substi-
tute suitable clothing such as is
usually worn by young girls" and to
accompany him to the District of
Columbia and thence to Rockville,
where the marriage was performed.
Osborn, it is stated, gave the girls
age as IS years when applying for
the license. which was granted with
out consent of parent or guardian
and under the Maryland laws the girl
was incapacitated from entering into
valid marriage.
Attorneys NJ. J. Lane and Harry
F. Kennedy appear for King Mitchell.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Swimmers in Dog Race"

Capitalizing the popularity Of grey
hound racing in Engla nd. swimmers al
a bathing resort recently held a dog
race" They We're papier mache masks
in the form of dogs heads and at the
start plunged from boxes resembling
the starters boxes at the canine
events.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
Greek M. c. on British Flag.

In connection with the centenary
celebration Of the Greek War Of Indie.
pendence, NJ. Caclamanos, Greek Min
lister in London. pinned the Greek
military cross of the firstc lass onto
the tattered flag of the Asia, the
British flagship at the battle Of Nav
arinO, fought 100 years ago.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
LAUDS COLLEGE COURSE.
F. B. Guynn Holds Higher Educa'
cation as Asset.

Increased education has assured the
prosperity of the coming generation,
r. f.. Guvnn. county superintendent
of schools of Charles County, Md. told
the students of Southern Brothers
Business University this morning.
Where college education is now
common asset it was formerly one
of extreme rarity and importance. y
Mr.. Guynn said "A college education
is now taken for granted and busi
ness education has become all-impor-
tant to business success"
Mr.. Guynn urged the $50 students
to study modern business methods
from all aspects.
Evening star., 1927-12-06
WILL TRY TO SPLIT
PARTY OVER SMITH
PrOhibitioniSts Plan War in
South if Governor Is
Nominated.

A threat to attempt to split the
Democratic party in the South if
Gov. Alfred f. Smith is nominated
as it's standardbearer was made to-
day by ID. Leigh Colvin of New
York, chairman of the executive COM
national committee, which met in
closed session at the Raleigh Hotel.
The sentiment Of the meeting. Mr..
Colvin said was to select either In
dianapOlis or Chicago for the ma
tional convention vi the Prohibition
party. which likely will be held after
the ma jor party conventions, prob
ably in July. Definite action on the
time and place was anticipated at IL
meeting late today.
I'VE look FOR large accession to
our ranks if the larger parties do not
put Il dry plank in their platform
and nominate dry candidate Mr.
COlvin said. We are planning to
make the largest campaign in our
history, and we were organized in
1863, and have had presidential and
vice presidential candidates in the
field ever since. IL Smith is nOml-
mated, we will concentrate in the
South, with the determine ion of car
rying the electoral votes ofsseveral of
the Southern States
In,iOrses Sentiment.
w. d. Martin Of Ilasbrouck Heights,
n. j., chairman of the New Jersey
State orga nizatio OF the party, in
dursing this sentiment, said: "A law
conferring right, such as woman
suffrage, will enforce itself, but law
prohibiting a wrong intrenched tinan-
cially, socially and politically re-
quires for its enforcement a political
party composed of voters unanl-
Inously favoring such enforcement.
no political party can carry through
satisfactorily and enforce any meas
ure concerning which there is sharp
and bitter division within it's own
ranks-such as exists both in the Re
publican and Democratic parties on
the prohibition question.
Senator Borah's recently-expressed
position that until prohibition has the
support Of the party in power, which is
committed to it's enforcement. we will
not have proper enforcement, has
been our position all along.
I'VE should have new alignment
of parties" Mr.. Martin asserted.
'''rhere is now no real division be-
tween the major parties The Demo.
cratic party. particularly, gives evil
dence OF a division within it's ranks"
Evening star., 1927-12-06
FRIEND Of REMUS
CALM UNDER FIRE
State Fails to Shake Story Of
Witness That Slayer
Was Insane.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, December s.-Ceorzs
Connors, intimate of George Eemus
for half-dozen years. and the
prosecution in Eemus' murder trial
for the Staying of his wife Imogene
offered n sharp fencing match today,
with Connors under cross-eXamina ton
for the third day.
Only once did Walter X. Sihbald,
assistant prosecutor, seem to find a
vulnerable spot in the cool Connnrs'
arrnor. Connors previously had testi-
fled that he was with Remus for three
straight weeks. day and night. after
the defendant was released from he
Atlanta Federal Penitentiarv. Today
he admitted that possibly his own or
Remus' trips out of town had broken
the continuity of the association.
Judge Warns Defense.
Remus' daughter Eomola again was
in court today. She sat alongside her
father and patted his arm from time
20 time.
hist most peremptOry manner of the
trial today. AT the very outset he
warned Connors against wise crack.
ing" at Sibbald and told him to con.
fine himself 10 answers to questions.
Eemus was directed sternly TO sit
down; wait while am talking" when
he tried to enter an objection while
the court was ruling.
Connors admitted that he habitually
went armed after Eemus was released
from the penitentiarv. once he needed
his weapon sorely, he indica ted when
Johnny Gehrum. former Cincinnati
saloon keeper. half-pulled pistol
while Remus and Mrs. Remus were
talking in the Eemus home.
Mrs. Remus had visited the $3.50 900
show place, Connors testified, to talk
over their marital difficulties.
| Eemus and his wife retired to the
| library, he said while Gehrum took
| mp post outside the door.
Letters Urge Conference.
Among the several score of docu.
ments which have been introduced,
were some letters the State identified
az from Remus to his wife. advising
her peatcdly to get in contact with
| Franklin l.. Dodge. jr., the former
| Department of Justice agent, who
| obtained the conviction which sent
| Remus to Atlanta. 1t was an asso.
| citation his wife and the Federal agent
| formed which Remus says drove him
| crazy.
Despite the expressed intention OF
| Clarence Darrow and several other
| friends of Remus to come to Cincinnati
to testify as character witnesses the
defense was near the ending of its
case, said Charles III. Elston, co-counsel
with Remus.
Elston said that after Connors left
| the witness stand he thought there
would he no more than one or two
other witnesses.
The great human interest drama
continued to play to packed houses.
| Hours before court opens each day
| long queues of would-be spectators
| form In the courthouse corridors. and
are there at adjournment with some
persons never having moved so feet.
The first 100 in line are the lucky
ones. They are all who can get into
| the courtroom.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

College and universities are now
offering women's courses. in electric
ity and the use of electrical equip
mont
Evening star., 1927-12-06

Rayon has become so popular in Eu-
rope that Belgian rayon Manufacturers
are working to capacity. and eXten-
sions to the plant are planned.
Evening star., 1927-12-06

Not content with being the first
municipality in the worlAto levy tax
on bobhed heads, the. Hbwn of Neu-
stadt, Thuringia, has cided TO inn
Evening star., 1927-12-06

EX-cab- drivers aSSOcia tions of
Greece are buying many taxicabs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-22

agitator meets with q cooler reception. Conservatism
is no longer a thing to be hidden from view.
"The agony Is not over with. II Is too much to ex-
pect SO soon. But prosperity is gradually dissipating
unrest. Soon the farm problem will be a thing Of his
tory. We need to congratulate ourselves on passing
through n trying time without committing the business
Of the country to costly experiments in price legisla-
ton
Considerable speculation is being INDUCED in BY
political leaders relative TO the effect the new condi-
tion in the agricultural areas will have upon farm re-
lief legislation. The agitation, which was so strong
throughout the Northwest last year, has subsidized, and
has been replaced by a comprehensive effort on the
part Of farmers to get together and work out their
problems on a cooperative basis, many Of the leaders
taking the view that with farm prices again stabilized,
sterilization can be maintained by cooperative control
Of production and marketing, a plan which meets the
approval Of business, financial and industrial leaders
as well as that Of the most progressive agricultural
lists.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-22
WEAK, NERVOUS
Georgia Lady Could Not Sleep
Nights, But After Taking
Cardui She Was 'Like a
Different Person."

Conner, Ga.-Mrs. c. II. Smith, OF
this place, related the following
interesting experience:
Fl was weak and nervous and run
down. ! couldn't sleep at night /
felt tired and not II condition to do
my work. / had Cardui recommend
ed TO me, but always thought / could
out-do most sickness, but this was
one time ! needed help. ] was 80
weak / could hardly lift my hand.
FL can't express how bad / felt.
I'll know l improved after taking
Cardui. i was like a different per-
son. / was built up and was strong
on and better than in a long time.
Il have n young daughter who had
the flu and after she got UP she
would once in a while have such So
we're cramping spells. just suffer ter
ubly. / knew there was q weakness
and, hoping Cardui would reach this
trouble. l had her take il, and the
6rst bottle helped her so much she
was able to leave il off and does not
have this trouble now?
NCardui has been in use for more
than 80 years.
Purely vegetable. mild, harmless.
At all drug stores. Hc-rys