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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
FRENCH TO FIGHT
BABYLON" CHARGE
League Report on Traffic in
Women Seen as Placing
Paris in Bad Light.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA. September Il. - The
French delegation to the League of
Nations Assembly says it is deter
mined once for all to nail the lie that
Paris is the only real modern
Babylon"
Senator Iabrousse, its representa-
tive on the Assemblies social welfare
committee, declares he will fight to a
finish the report of the Leagues in
vestigating committee into the traffic
in women and children. This report,
although held secret at present, Is
understood to put France generally
and Paris particularly in a bad light.
Senator IabrousSe points out that
the investigators spent three weeks
or more in Paris and only three days
in London, and never bothered to in
vestigate conditions in the world sea
ports.
lie admits that conditions in Frances
big Mediterranean port, Marseilles.
may not he exactly model, but he asks
why the investigators did not include
Liverpool, Genoa. Barcelona, Lisbon
and other seafarinS towns In the
scope of their activity.
The Senator is a heartily outspoken
citizen and is expected to make the
fur fly when the social welfare body
convenes to hear the committees re-
port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
NEW WESLEY HEIGHTS
CLUBHOUSE is OPENED
Commissioner Taliaferro Makes
Principal Address at Com
munity Building.

The new clubhouse of the Wesley
Heights Community Club, large Eng
lsh brick structure recently compile ted
at Forty fifth and Macomb streets, last
night was officially opened at cere-
monv staged in the building before
a large gathering of residents of the
community.
Commissioner Taliaferro. who made
the principal address. lauded the com.
munity spirit which has developed
Wesley Heights and said that this
was one of the qualifications of good
citizenship.
William G. Miller of the firm of
w. G, & a. \. Miller. builders and
owners Of the community house, pre-
scented the keys of the club quarters
to &. Chester Caywood, the president.
who made a brief response.
The clubhouse, which is two stories
high, was built for the use of the
club by the Miller firm and is TO be
sold to the club at cost, it was an
nounced. Club quarters are loca ted
on the second floor of the building,
and on the lower floor are provisions
for a drug store. grocery store and
real estate office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
INTERPRETATION OF FIGURES
se1> ON CROPS BLAMED FOR ROW
Department of Agriculture Seen as Facing
Difficulty in Broadcasting Fore
cast or Opinion.

from influencing the market except
by sllpDressing such data and this is
not desired by those interested in the
commodities because some authorita-
tive source is needed to offset the
many wild rumors and speculative ut
terarces which come ont from various
sections of the country at different
times.
Information Is Authorized.
Congress has authorized the gather
ing of information on crops and the
farmers and business men of the COun-
try have come to depend to no small
extent on Government figures. 1t is
the interpretation of those figures
which causes the trouble.
Secretary Jardine points out that
the last statement which caused the
drop in cotton prices was not a bit
different from that issued a month
ago and described conditions we'll
known to the trade. but that a quota
ton from part of the report was used
TO disturb the market. There is
nothing to prevent speculative ele-
ments from using Government infor-
nation for their own purposes, EN-
phasizing one section of a report in
stead of another. 1T is the potential
use OF the data which has come in
for criticism and that is why Score
tary Jardine now has issued an order
ordering disseminating the practice Of
commenting on price trends.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
KILL BAD LAWS, Y |
JUSTICE SUGGESTS
Member of Illinois Supreme
Court Assai|s IntoIerant
Statutes.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September IA justice
of the Illinois Supreme Court in n
Constitution day address last night
told the Chicago Bar Association and
the Illinois Sons of the America n
Revolution that notification of law is
often the only safety valve for a
selfgoverning people,
call me a rebel II you please
said Justice Floyd f.. Thompson. ut
is time strong men got up on their
hind legs and howled.
zone cannot praise a law and at
the same time effect it's repeal. If
a law is considered bad, it must be at
tackled, and war cannot be made
feebly.
1--WE honor our ia theirs who defed
laws they regarded IS oppressive, but
we shout treason to those who under
take to repeal a law which expresses
our pet intolerance.
Sees Effort at Tyranny.
"The traitors to our GoVernme mt
are not the few who criticize legisla-
ton coerced by organized groups
temporarily in control, but rather the
measures is swayed by personal con
siderations. and the lobbyist or group
representative whose threats of pun.
ishment or promises of reward how
ever yelled, are a means of infiuenc-
ing the Congressmen's vote.
Those who would force tyranny
upon us want to make us subjects of
the Nation. We are not subjects. We
are the sovereign rulers Of the
country.
Because a measure is adopted and
put on the statute books by those
who misrepresent us does not mean
that we must obey. Because the
people defy a law of which they do
not approve, / am not alarmed into
believing that the Nation is crumbling
and that we are headed for the scrap.
heap of nations. We are not lawless
Assails Plausible RefOrmers.
1.-THE menace to the Constitution Is
not the radical communist or an
archst. 1t is rather the more
plausible reformer who seeks to under
mine our Government structure by
tearing down the time-proven safe
guards.
1.-The same voter who demands that
his congressman pass stringent laws
for the enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment threatens him if he dis
obeys the constitutional mandate for
reapportionment.
Hundreds of statutes and ordi.
nances are made dead letters by COM
mon consent"
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Continued from First Pagso
think Gov. Smith should do the same
thing and just wipe off the slate.
After a while sentiment will crys-
tallize and we will find man. We
have got the material in the party.
We ought to get away from the old
antoganisms of Madison Square Gar
den and get together. l do not see
any reason why we should not do So.
Mr.. McAdoo is a splendid character
and in every way Qualifled to make a
great President"
Senator Caraway, Democrat. Arkan-
sas, said he thought McAdOo had done
commendable thing.
''Ie has put the party above him
SELF" Senator Caraway said, land we
are all under obligations to him. 1t
Gov. Smith, whose prominence is such
as to entitle him to be n candidate,
should feel impelled to follow Mr.. Nc
AdOO'S example, the next Democratic
convention will name the next Presi-
dent of the United States. If we were
freed from this controversy we would
have no difficulty in finding a suitable
candidate.
IF Mr.. McAdoo had shown the
same spirit at New York in 1924 L
think the convention would have writ
ten an entirely different history. At
that time Gov. Smith was willing TO
withdraw. What he may feel about
it now / do not know"
AssaiIs Selfish Rule.
Senator Caraway said he was in
hopes that the next Democratic con
vention could he held at Charlottes-
Vile. Va, the home of Thomas JEFF.
fersOn, where I'VE could rededicate
ourselves to principles
THE people are tired Of selfish gov
eminent" he added ''If they could
have a chance TO vote for man and
principles there would he no doubt
where their suffrage would co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
RAILROAD SUBMITS
PLANS FOR NEW BRIDGE

Plans Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for a new bridge across Water street
near the foot of Fourteenth street.
which would provide added facilities
for the handling of wholesale market
business in the southwest section,
were discussed with the Fine Arts
Commission last night by w. r. Car
penter, OF the engineering department
of the railroad.
A design for the proposed structure
was not submitted but the commits
sion heard the plans of the company
and suggested a single span construc-
ton of a character that would har-
monize with the proposed improve
ment of the Washington Channel
waterfront and with the entrance to
Potomac Park. 1t is expected de-
tailed design will be submitted for con-
sideration later.
The southwest section Is one OF sew
eral areas that have been advocated
a. possible locations for the wholesale
produce dealers who must move from
the existing market center south of
Pennsylvania avenue TO make way for
the Government building program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17

GENEVA, September II P).-The
anti-alcohol forces have lost the first
round of their battle to have the
League of Nations enter the war
against excessive drinking of spirit
Gus liquor.
After meeting the opposition of dele
gates from the wine and whisky pro-
ducing and consuming countries the
Finnish delegation to the league prac-
tically threw up the sponge today
when they announced that in view of
the compleXity of the problem they
would present a modified resolution
dealing with it. The original resolu-
ton proposed an active investigation
by the league into alcoholism and
the appointment of a permanent COM
mittee on the subject.
Any anti-alcohol movement by the
league might he considered a dis.
Guised attempt to enforce prohibition
on various countries, it was argued
before the humanitarian committee of
the Assembly last night.
Ridiculous, Says LOucheur.
Louis Loucheur of France insisted
that the league should not make it.
self ridiculous by seeking to inter-
fere with the freedom of individuals
He said that he respected persons who
drink water and asked that the same
tolerance be extended to those who
drink wine.
Although the smuggling of liquor
between the United States and Canada
is being carried on on large scale.
this has not compromised the peaceful
relations of the two countries, Philippe
Roy of Canada, said. He opposed the
Finnish proposal if it included WINE
(which is nOrishing and not poison"
lie declared lit is for each country to
regulate the use, not of alcohol, but
bad alcohol"
A vigorous plea to the council to
reconsider the decisions taken by it's
committee regarding the Ruma MAN
Hungarian controversy on the rights
of Hungarian landowners in Rumania
and to submit the entire question to
the Permanent Court of International
Justice was made by the veteran
Magyar statesman, Count AppOnyi.
The Hungarian spokesman analysed
the lengthy report on the matter.
which had been submitted by Sir
Austen Chamberlain. British foreign
minister. contrasting it's conclusions
word for word.
Among other points which he made,
Count Apponyi charged that French
and British landowners in Bessarabia,
now part of Rumania, got integral
when their property was
by Rumania and said
that Hungarian proprietors were not
favored.
The question at issue Is not political,
he argued. but judicial. and the
Leagues highest court and not the
council should be called upon to
settle it.
II see here an attempt by the
council to substitute itself for another
tribunal" Count Apponyi declared.
THAT constitutes a dangerous prece
dent. In combating ID. / am pleading
not only the cause of Hungary, but
that of international arbitration in
general and that of the League of
Nations
IF this decision Of the councils
committee is accepted the League of
Nations will not he the same tomor-
row." he continued. ut would be a
body blow at the internationa magis-
trature ave have so laboriously in
stituteCH -y.w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
MAN AND WOMAN UP
ON HOLD-UP CHARGES

The police are holding man and
woman and searching for another man
who, it is alleged. assisted the two in
q series of three taxicab hold-ups in
nearby Maryland and Virginia be-
tween August 10 and II.
Investigation by Detectives Talley
end Sweeney and policeman Boswell
led to the arrest of the woman, Mrs.
Florence Virginia Tyler. 33 years old.
Of Mount Rainier. Nd, last night, and
the arrest this morning of James Vol
ney Brown, % years old. of $40 q
street. who is said to have also par
ticipated in the robberies. Both con.
fessed, headquarters detectives said.
John B. Green Of 1903 Thirty-fourth
street, was the victim of the first hold
UP. August Is he was hired to drive
the pair that have been arrested to
Vienna, Va. Another man, still I'M
identified, was picked up on the way.
Near Tysons Corner, Va, Green was
held up and robbed of $12.
Sterling J. Gardener, 1888 s street,
was robbed in the same place and in
the same way of 81 and a watch the
evening Of August IS.
Two days later Walter F. Spittle,
1920 Chicago street southeast. was
hired to drive to Hyattsville, Md. and
when near there was robbed Of 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
H!LLERY CAREY FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS IN HOME

After being summoned 10 Ais Fifth
street northeast to administer to Hill
Iery Carey. % years old, who was
found about O'Clock, unconscious, in
the kitchen Of his home, apparently
overcome by gas, doctors from Cas-
uslty Hospital were refused admit
lance.
They reported the affair to the ninth
precinct, who ordered the relatives
of Carey 10 call a physician. DR.. John
9. Villipiano was called in and revived
Carey.
A woman, who told police she was
a relative of Carey, said she found
him unconscious on the kitchen floor
with gas escaping from the stove.
Carey said he was overcome while
attempting to warm over" his din
ner. Careys wife and baby were away
from home at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
CHANNEL BEATS GIRL.

BOULOGNE. France. September Il
P).-The South African girl. Mile
Hudson. made a game effort to beat
the Channel in her swim of yester-
dav. but was forced to quit ny the
cold when only 3 miles from Dover.
after being i'm the water about 13
hours. She started from Cape Girls
Nez at 11:06 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing and was taken out shortly after
midnight.
Soon after the start strong cur
rents from the west swept her out
of the course in the direction of
Calais. 1t is estimated that alto
gether she must have covered about
% miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
MRS. HARRINGTON DIES.

Mrs. Annie F.. Harrington. Ss years
old. widow of John J. Harrington,
formerly a widely known contractor
Of Georgetown. died in Georgetown
University Hospital today after long
illness. She had been A resident of
this city for the past 80 years and
was a member of Holy Trinity Cath
Ole Church.
Mrs. Harrington is survived by three
sons, Sergt. Joseph ID. harrington. Dis
trict hack inspector; John A. Harring-
ton, who conducts a sheet metal hush
ness in Georgetown. and William L..
Harrington, of st. Louis, Mo-, and a
sister, Miss Jennie NJ. Lynch OF this
city.
Funeral services will he conducted
al her late residence, 3400 Dent place,
at time to be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
IRISH OCEAN HOP
|. BEATEN BY WINDS
Macintosh and Fitzmaurice
Forced Back to Island by
Bad Weather.

BALLYBUNNION. County Kerry,
other attempt to conquer the unruly
Atlantic by a nonstop flight from east
to west has failed, but without dis
aster.
The great blue-and-brown monoplane
Princess Xenia, owned by the Ameri-
can tinplate heir. William B. Leeds,
and named for his Russian wife, came
to safe rest on Beale Strand. near
the mouth Of the Shannon. miles
south of this seaside resort, last night,
after her pilots, Capt. Robert II. Mac
Intosh and Commandment James G..
F'itzmaurice, had fought vainly with
violent headwinds and binding fog
over the sea.
Flyers Are Disappointed.
The plane was under the protection
of Civic Guards today while the air.
men told the story of their unsuccess-
full attempt to reach New York from
the Baldonnel airdrome, near Dublin.
Macintosh and FitZmaurice are nat
urally deeply disappointed over the
failure of their long planned effort, but 4,
like their plane, were unscathed by the
fight against the elements over the
ocean and their forced return to land.
They were in the air little less than
four and One-half hours.
Leaving Baldonnel Field at 1886
o'clock yesterday afternoon, they
made good progress across Ireland
only to encounter a 40-mile headwind
soon after passing out to sea over
the Galway coast. so miles to the
north of Ballybunnion.
Hit Dense Fog.
Then came a dense fog. They con-
tinued grimly for time. but. finding
it impossible to steer a true compass
course. they decided that best judG-
ment dictated a return, and at 4:5S
pm. swung the nose of the plane
back toward Ireland, emptying one
gasoline tank to lessen the chance
Of crash In landing.
For an hour or more after regain
ing the coast they cruised to and
fro at an extremely low altitude.
peering through the mist and seek
ing a favorable landing place. Cir
cling about and passing back and
forth a number of times along the
coastline, they at length brought their
ship down at 6 pm. on Beale Strand,
and made their way to a hotel for a
rest.
The myers estimate lndt tneN Iidu
progressed perhaps 800 miles over the
sea before they decided that con-
tinuance of the flight under the pre-
vailing conditions would be suicidal.
They had hoped to reach New York
from 'Ba ldonnel Field by way of New
foundland in 26 hours. and the plane
carried 72O gallons of fuel for the
attempt.
I'VE and the machine are o. X"
said Commandant F'itzmaurice. who.
like Capt Macintosh. saw aerial serv-
ice in the World War. The engine
ran perfectly. and we returned only
because in the circumstances 1t was
impossible to steer a true compass
course"
Fitzmaurice, a commandant In the
Irish Free State air force. succeeded
Capt Anthony Wreford, originally
chosen as Mac1ntOsh's companion,
when Wreford withdrew owing to an
injury to his knee, which he Consid-
cred would affect his control of the
heavy plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17

Continued from First Page)
Johnston-Noads Miss Betty made 1t
necessary to call off the special race
set for yesterday between the Miss
Betty and j. Fl. Rand's Little Spittire.
The Miss Betty was damaged in ship
ment and could not he repaired in time
to race at the regatta
Yesterdays summaries follow:
T.; President ; Cup; first heat IS mics
First GREENWICH Folly. owned and driven by
Horace Dodge. driven by Mrs. Delrhlne
Dodge Cromwell: third Miss Syndicate Hor-
81 pHdE s. ps aF' Se"r BY FhO Erickson
bel RodTs MEMORIAL GmG nile first
DODGE. driven ' by f Hhnaes'e h Gr9%woii
second Sc. 5!da, Greenwich Folly Owned ard dr'yen
s 80. second heasEFi1s,, MISS Miss $tad'@s,e:
Average, miles per hour. 81 ao3. 49,.
~ FhydroPIspss limited miles FRET
" ;; T. Rand. ir.: third. Miss, Rlcochset; e E.
second heat--First. Baby Ruth; second, Miss
s spIIttire VI; third; Miss Ricochet. Average
heai-7Flrst. Miss spitire Y Il. #, Rand.
Adolf Goe R@ s" o%asr S snd driver
third, Miss Buckeye. Gibson Bradheld owner
anu uflNef. Average miles per hour. 4Sopi.
Second heat-First. New Yorker driven by
Average miles ' per hour o 20 .7oI '' Miss Spit.
ire made. first lap at s.; miles per hour
was disabled and did not finish.
For Hall Scott championship trophy.
Class cupboard championship. "a
miles first heat-First. KayO ii. owned and
driven by J. H. Herbst: second. Cute Crafts
Boy Friend. A. T. Burlington. owner and
fngtonl driven by Charles G. Cooper. Az
erase miles per hour. "6.027 thew worlds
recOrdl. Second heat-First. Kayo III: Sec
ond. Cute Crafts Boy Friend: third. Cuteys
Cute Craft. Average miles per hour. "636Ss
Kayo II: second. Miss Detroit. owned and
driven by A. Vator; third. Cute Crafts Boy
Friend Average miles per hour. - y.
Final point score--Kayo ii. Zoe Cute
CRAFTS Boy Friend. i.O4R: Miss Detroit $40.
Runabouts. ITO horsepower or less-First
Miss Tri-State. H c. Van Sewer: second 4
CHRIS Graft Cadet. B. Smith: third. Dumb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
Claims $4,000 Damages.

Mrs. Clara Allen. 2004 Second street,
Yesterday filed suit in the District Su'
preme Court to recover $4,000 dam
ages from the Washington Railway &
Electric Co. and DR. Ralph j. Carlo
l105 Buchanan street, for alleged per-
sonal injuries. While a passenger in
bus Of the company March II, 1925, at
Sixteenth and Monroe streets an auto
mobile of the physician collided with
the bus causing her to sustain perma'
nent injuries. She is represented by
Attorneys Jones A. OShea and John
II. Burnett. ...u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
HALTS FORECAST
Of PRICE TRENDS
Secretary Jardine Bans Pub
location Relating to Crops
Following Protests.
tFrom Yesterdays $500

BY the Associated Press
The Department of Agriculture has
prohibited tho issuance in the future
Of foreca SITS of crop price trends under
order of Secretary ,lardine.
The ban against the predictions re-
suited after the department chief
tain had received n flood OF prot est
both from Southern members of Con-
greSs and leading cotton interests
against its recent report on cotton
price trends which caused breaks in
several markets of the country. At
Il cabinet session which lasted two
hours. the longest meeting since
President Coolidge took Office. the re-
port and the protests received care
full consideration and. following the
session, Mir. Jardine issued his pro
hibiting order.
President Makes Objection.
The President also after the cabinet
meeting announced that he regarded
price trend forecasts by Government
departments as hazardous, but he
added The clarifying OF the situation
would he left in the hands of the
agriculture officials.
Secretary Jardiue supplemented his
order with a statement declaring that
representing production, world stocks.
consumption and the usual relation Of
the prospective supply to price
Similar reports had been prepared
monthly for two years by the depart.
ment. he added. for The aid of farm
ers in planning their marketing and
production programs. Opinion among
the department officials held that
such price forecasts We're of i'm
mea surahle value to producers, hut it
was apparent the general public is
not prepared to protect itself against
persons who use the information for
unfair advantage"
Senators Register Protests.
Four Southern Senators, Carawav,
Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas; Heflin,
Alabama, and Harris, Georgia. all
Democrats. registered protests with
Mr.. Jardne. declaring that the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the de-
partment in it's crop reports should
confine itself to actual statistics and
under no circumstance make coniec-
lures as to future price trends. Two
Senators, Heflin and Harris. also
asked for the immediate discharge Of
the responsible employe. but at the
department it was indicated no such
action would be taken.
Another decision also was reached
by the Secretary in connection with
press publication of the Department.
reports with an order forhiddinC fu-
ture release of this news, except
through the Agricultural Press Serv-
ice. Heads of the Economics Bureau
told the Secretary that the cotton
statement was not intended for the
press. but for cotton co-operatives
and other persons who would under
stand its mea aiming"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-17
TRIBUTE TO GEN. BUTLER.

The Fine Arts Commission last
night approved the design of a tablet
to he placed in Marine Corps head
quarters here in recognition of the
services rendered by Brig. Gen. Smed-
icy u. Butler while he served as
Phila delphia's director of public safety
during 1924 and 1928.
a model of the tablet. showing the
profile OF the fighting Marine officer,
with an inscription commenting his
work az head of law enforcement in
the Quaker City, was submitted by
the Gen. Butler Commission of Phila-
delnhia. At the close of his service
in Philadelphia Gen. Butler returned
to duty in the Marine Corps and early
this year was sent with the Marines
to China.