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Evening star., 1927-11-11
WOMAN KILLS SELF
AND -FOUR CHILDREN
Wife OF Government Worker,
Depressed by Poverty,
Turns on Gas.
By the Associated Press.

BY tns Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 1t.-sepa.
rated for five years from her husband,
believed to be in Fort Worth, Tea,
and depressed over the des6tution Of
her family. Mrs. Hildegarde wywiss,
As. today opened the Jets Of a gas
stove and brought death to herself and
four small children.
The bodies were found by neighoors
IN their Thirty.flrst street apartment,
Police said the woman's husband, Lud.
wig. is Government employe at Fort
Worth.
The bodies of the children, attired in
| night clothes. were in bed. Their
mother had died on her knees by the
side of the cot on which her youngest
child, Carl. aged laid. Her arms were
about him, protectingly.
Mrs. WywiaS' meager earnings as
| a clothes presser amounted to about
S25 week. After her rent of S22 a
month had been paid, there was not
| enough to feed and clothe the children
| and herself properly. so that they had
been accepting charity from
| nursery which had purchased a new
pair of shoes for each of the children.
Even on the gas bill, Mrs. Wywias
had gotten so far behind in payment
that the company had locked the
| meter. Grim testimony of the family's
destitution was furnished by the fact
| that she was obliged to break the
meter to kill herself and her children.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
MASKED MAN KILLS
TWO IN GANG FEUD
Gunman Stays Foes in Cafe
and Escapes-TWo 9th
ers Wounded.
By the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, November II.
A masked executioner of the un-
derworld entered a cafe here last
night, slew two members of what
police think was a rival bootlegging
gang, left two others wounded and
escaped with a companion in an au
tomobile.
The death sentence of the gang
sters was carried out without cere-
mony by shotgun. Robert Aeillo. %.
and Frank Aeillo. 90. brothers, were
shot and killed as they sat playing
cards. Vito Lapacola, %, and Lee
Meachum, 26, tneir companions at
cards were seriously wounded.
The Staying scene was within
block of the police station. Hearing
shots, a detective ran to the restau-
rant in time to see the slayer and
his companion disappear in an auto
mobile carrying Missouri license.
The only witnesses were several
woman patrons Of the place. but they
were unable to offer much help 10
officers.
Police believe the slain men were
members of bootlegging gang,
whose operations extended from here
to Chicago and st. Louis.
Sam Aeillo. brother Of the slain
pair, left the cafe a few minutes
before the killer arrived. Tony. an
other brother, is now facing murder
charge here. A nephew, Jasper
Aeillo, was shot and killed In front
of his home last Summer and an
uncle of the brothers was reported
killed in st. Louis yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
h|GH-WATER CURB
PLANS SUGGESTED
House Committee Receives
Two Concrete Proposals on
Mississippi Conditions.
ny the Associated Press.


With the views of more than two
score persons on the Mississippi Valley
flood situation laid before it, the House
flood control committee. in recess be
cause of Armistioe day. had secured
during it's four days hearings two
concrete proposals for curbing high
waters-reservoirs at the headwaters
of the Mississippi's tributaries and the
establishment of. a diversion channel
through the old bed of the river in
Missouri.
The committee. which commenced
it's hearings last Monday. probably
will not convene until next week,
although at the option OF its members
a special session may be called to hear
tomorrow witnesses who have to leave
the city.
Change i'm Procedure.
Next week will mark a departure
from the reports of individual flood
sufferers who have predomlnated
among the witnesses of this week and
American Farm Bureau and United
States Chamber of Commerce officials
will be called to give their observa-
tions on the agricultural and economic
situation of the stricken valley.
Delegations from two Western
States, North Dakota and Oklahoma,
presented lengthy. arguments for the
establishment of reservoirs at the
tributaries headwaters. Headed by
Representative Sinclair, Republican,
and Gov. A. G. Sorlie, the North
Dakotans proposed the diversion of
she Missouri Rivers food flow by a
dam at Stanton and through chan
mel into Devils Lake. and thence
through the Cheyenne River into the
Red River. which flows northward to
Hudson Bay.
Proposal Endorsed by Others.
Senator elect Thomas, Democrat,
Oklahoma, and Ernest E. Blaker,
Oklahoma City, chairman of the Inter
state Flood Control Commission for
the Arkansas and Red Rivers. also
supported the impounding of excess
waters at the heads Of these streams
to reduce the flood flow in the main
river In both proposals the i'm
pounded waters would be used for
irrigation in the arid West.
The diversion channel through Mis-
souri, was urged by representatives of
Illinois River cities as an effective
means Of removing the flood menace
from the upper valley. It would be
created through the Little River, st.
James and st. Johns Bayous, which
formerly were the course OF the
stream.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

enables us to follow anv suspected
person as long as we think it neces.
eary. for years in some cases. and
there Is a good chance that sooner or
later we will get evidence to JUSTIFY
an arrest. We make a practice OF
watch. persons who make repeated
trirs to Europe without any obvious
excuse. We also keep close watch on
steamship employees. OF course we
after to get records on all possible
diamond sales in Europe and watch
Sor the purchasers when they arrive.
'"The smugglers show extreme clever.
ness in their system OF disposing OF
the gems on this side. II we can
break up the fences in and around
New York we will have accomplished
a great deal in breaking up this
traffic"
Barney Welsh, o1d.time sleuth trail
ing jewel smugglers, was rather pes
eimistic about the Governments
chances Of really putting an end to
diamond smuggling.
ITS just about impossible to beat
these fellows" he said. Take a case
like that of Margolis and Abe Treppel
when we picked them up at Rouses
Point three years ago. 1t was just an
accident that we got on their trail.
The inspectors searched everything
they had-even tore out the lining of
their clothing-and found nothing.
One Of the inspectors, in moving
things around a table, picked up an
old hairbrush. It seemed heavy and
he took a good look at it. Some of
the varnsh at the roots OF the bris'
ties seemed lumpy. They opened 1t
up and took out s150,000 worth Of dia'
mondS.
''I remember another case where we
searched the hotel room of a couple OF
girls who had just come in. We found
nothing and apologized to the girls
for bothering them. AS we were about
TO go one of the boys took piece OF
candy out of a box lying open on the
table. He almost broke a tooth biting
into big diamond. There was a dia
mond in every piece. These girls hat
been working for a Paris smuggling
gang for years. / once picked up G
notherly old lady and found she had
false teeth fixed up with a compart
ment fun of diamonds. It's more OF
less an accident when you catcl
tnem.'
tCopyriRht 1929
Evening star., 1927-11-11
new TURN IN OIL
INQUIRY PROMISED
AS QUIZ NEARS END
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the trial. Since Burns made this
charge, however, the Government has
exploded that theory.
The first Of the 16 Burns men to go
before the trial jurors was A. j. Sui.
Ivan. Each operative was asked to
give his name and to tell which of
the jurors he had been detailed to
shadow. 1t was left to the juror to
seek to identify him.
Unfriendly to Kidwell.
The other Burns men, including
Ruddy, were p. M. O'Neil, William V.
Long, who trailed Juror Costinett;
John Cline, Samuel Kirby, Paul
Humei ighauser. G. II. Robbins, assist
ant manager. f. j. OReilly, j. Dwyer,
C. l.. Cietsch, Thomas Brennan, Sgd
ney Knowles and two men known as
Merritt and Steers. ...--
The 12 jurors were waiting for them
when the Burns men showed up. 1t
is apparent that unfriendliness toward
Edward ]. Kidwell, jr, the talkative
juror who played a part In bringing
about the mistrial in the Teapot Dome
case, SIIll cAiotCu Ol tAS Pe%A ~ AAAS
fromer associates.
None Of them spoke to Kidwell, and
when they were ushered into Burkin-
shaw's office, Kidwell waited outside
alone. Later he was called into the
room with the others.
The constant attendance required
of the Jurors during the past two
weeks of the grand jury investigation
evidently was telling on the patience
Of some Of them. Mrs. Amelia Bailey.
one of the two woman jurors. declared
she wasn't going to come to the court.
house any more until she got paid
for 1t.
ELDER Burns Appears.
Their feelings on this score were
Modified. however. for when the jurors
were excused for the day they went
down to the United States MarshaPs
office armed with vouchers through
which they will be paid at the rate of
50 day during the time they have
been called as witnesses.
While Burkinshaw's identification
party was being staged, w. Sherman
Burns walked into the corridor loaded
"a
Evening star., 1927-11-11
TRAFFIC LIGHTING
CHANGESDEBATED
Suggestions Made by Street
Car and Bus Companies
Up Before Commission.

Changes in the extensive traffic light
installation program of Traffic Di
rector William II. Harland, advocated
by the street car and motor bus COM
panies, in order to avoid potential de-
lays with their operating schedules
were considered at a joint conference
To-Day between members of the Public
Utilities Commission and representa-
tives of the transportation systems.
The District Commissioners and
the Utilities Commission agreed in
principle yesterday to Mr.. Harland's S
program. The traffic director was in
structed, however, to confer further
with the commission and the agents
of the transportation companies, ana
make such changes as would minimize
delays in the operation of the busses
or streets cars.
See Revision Soon Completed.
The revision of the program is ex-
pected to be completed within few
days, and the Commissioners then
propose to approve it and advertise for
bids for approximately $4,000 worth
of traffic lights. Action will be
hastened to prevent the traffic light
Iu0Q from reNertlnS 10 TIE rSuelui
Treasury, which it will do unless the
money is either expended or obligated
by December 81.
Mr.. Harland's program has been
banded about ever since it was drawn
up some months ago. After considera-
ton by the Commissioners it was re.
ferred to the District Traffic Council.
The council recommended several
changes, which were agreed to by the
traffic director.
Referred to Utilities Board.
When the program was returned
to the Commissioners it was referred
to the Public Utilities Commission for
consideration, because of the effect
certain of the proposed installations
would have on street car and motor
bus schedules. Capt. r. G.. KlotZ,
the commissions chief engineer,
recommended It's disapproval after
discussing the program with repre-
sentatives of the car companies.
The commission, however, has taken
the position that the lights are neces-
sary, and after the notifications are
made in the arrangement for inter-
section installations on the routes of
the street cars and motor busses, it
would approve the program.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
tLEANA UNVEILS SHAFT
TO KING FERDINAND
1v ths Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
1AZARJIK, Rumania. November II.
Princess Ileana today unveiled the
arst monument TO be erected in honor
Of her father, the late King Ferdi.
nand.
Funds for the monument were con.
trfbuted by the officers and soldiers
Of the 40th Rumanian Cavalry Divi
sion, of which the late monarch was
once commander.
The Princess looked the picture OF
health after her fortnight's stay at the
41eashore.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
|SOV|ETREPORTED
| SEEKING j. S. LOAN
France Said to Discourage
Efforts in Wall Street With
Warning of Possible Break.
By The Aasnclated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 1.-THE
New York Times says today it has
learned from reliable Wall Street
sources that Soviet government repre-.
sentatives have approached American
bankers within the last few weeks
seeking assistance to ameliorate the
Russian financial situation.
The Russian representatives, the
Times says, have been so far unsuc-
cessful but are expected to resume
negotiations for q loan within the next
month or so.
Charles f. Mitchell, president OF the
National City Bank, was met by Soviet
agents in Paris. the Times says. but
nothing came of the conversations,
and Mr.. Mitchell knew of no plans for
possible Russian loan in this market
French Surveillance Reported.
One report heard in the financial
district concerning Soviet conferences
with American bankers was that the
French government kept the Russian
agents under surveillance while they
were in France and has informally
notified the American banking inter
ests that the conferences should be
terminated because Of the Franco
Soviet relations.
The Times says that the informal
Russian proposal was for the issuance
of about $100,0O0.0 900 of 3la per cent
60.year bonds. These bonds, 1t was
proposed, should be exchanged on a
ratable basis for the present out.
standing and defaulted obligations OF
the Russian government in this coun'
try. which are estimated at approx
mately $50, ,0O0, 900, in addition to claims
for property destroyed or damaged IN
the war and debts due to the Amerl'
can Government arising out OF the
war.
Diplomacy Is Obstacle.
With these outstanding obligations
taken care of by the 31a per cent
bond issue, it was suggested, says the
Times. that the Soviet government
should receive a credit with which to
carry out rehabilitation projects.
An obstacle was seen in the way of
the fiotation of Russian loan here
| in the fact that the Soviet govern
ment is unrecognized by the UnGed
States. It was considered that any
financial agreement with Russia must
be preceded by a refunding of Russian
debts to the United States, as the
State Departments approval OF Ameri'
can loans to foreign countries Is re-
garded as conditional upon arrange
ments for payment Of war debts due
the United States by the nations con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
two other daughters, Mrs. George
Charles and Mrs. Albert Edmonds.
Inauest Is DELAYED.


After eye-witnesses had testified at
On inquest today that Parker had
driven his car away without stopping
when he ran down Mr.. and Mrs.
Hirshberger, the hearing was post.
poned when a necessary witness could
not be found.
The witness, Stanley Chichon. 1923
J. street, reported by police to be the
driver Of a car which pursued the car
driven by Parker, and containing two
schoolmates, resulting in his arrest,
will be directed to appear at the re-
sumption Of the inquest tomorrow
morning at 11:30 o'clock.
Testimony this morning indicated
that Parker was accompanied by
Heath Smith and Wilbur Blain. both
II years old, George Washington Uni
versity students, 1901 Massachusetts,
avenue, in a car borrowed from
friend. Policeman Brady A. Henry
of No. 2 precinct testified that after
their car had been driven to the curb
in front of 1901 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. the boys ran, and after being
overtaken and taken to the station
house, at first said the owner Of the
car was the driver.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
RITES HONOR HARDING.
Ohio Republican Women Hold Me
mortal Services at Marion.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November II
R).-Republican women Of Ohio went
to Marion today to hold memorial serv.
ices for the late President and Mrs.
Warren G. Harding.
More than 1000 women had gather.
ed here for the pilgrimage, the open
ing event of the Ohio Council Of Re
publican Women.
An Armistice banquet will be held
tonight, with Senators Frank b. Willis
and Simeon d. Fess among the
speakers.
Following the trip to Marion a bust
ness session was scheduled at Colum
bus.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
When Is Doughnut Homemade and How,
Baker Asks Court in Injunction Reply

he lives over in Georgetown, and does
business on d street in the down
town section. He never received any
formula for making doughnuts, Beu'
ebert says, from Emery but while
working for him made them JUST as
he had done with his former employer,
except that he was instructed to omit
eggs.
His douShnuts. Beuchert asserts,
are better than those sold by Emory
because they contain both eggs and
milk, and he claims Emery is trying
to stife competition. Beuchert is
represented by Attorney Alfred M.
Schwartz
Evening star., 1927-11-11
Two Thieves Calm
Mother and Baby;
Third LOOts Home
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, November 11.-one
burglar rocked a whimpering baby
to sleep, another Gained the
mothers fears. while a third forced
the father to help him ransack the
home.
The family was sleeping when
the armed trio entered the apart.
ment OF VIII Joseph. ,
The mo.her and baby, 8 months
old. were awakened and two of the
robbers went to them. While one
patted the woman on the head and
assured her she would not be mo.
losted the other rocked the infant
In Its crib Jewelry and wearing
apparel worth $1,000 WAS taken.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

at o'clock. The public is invited to
join in the tribute.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo and, their 6.year.old daughter,
Mary Faith, will be present. The
little girl, granddaughter OF Mr..
Wilson, will lay a wreath on the
tomb. Color bearers and special repre-
sentatives Of George Washington Post
of the Legion, of which Mr.. Wilson
was a member. will take part In the
services.
The program will begin with pro.
cessional hymn, 1.-THE Strife Is Ger,
the Battle Done" and there will be
other appropriate hymns interspersed.
James Fl. Taylor, pastor Of Central
Presbyterian Church, which was at
tended by President Wilson.
Bishop James +. Freeman will de-
liver an address of eulogy. The COM
mittee in charge consists Of Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrams, Mrs. Huston
Thompson, Mrs. Blair Bannister. Mrs.
Fl. E. G. Bryant and Oliver p. New
man.
Columbia Lodge, No. IS, I. B. p. o.
Elks, will unveil a captured German
gun in front of it's Columbia Home,
Third street and Rhode Island avenue,
at 4:15 o'clock.
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief OF
the Chemical Warfare Service of the
Army, addressed members of the City
Club on the meaning Of Armistice day
at their forum luncheon this after
noon.
Cadets in Pilgrimage.
Twenty cadets Of the Central High
School Corps journeyed to Arlington
this morning, where at $50 o'clock,
Col. Spencer Pollard of the corps laid
a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
for the high school Of Jamaica Plains.
Boston. Mass. Each year the Jamaica
Plains students send funds for the
purchase of a wreath for the tomb to
Central High School, with the request
that the local institutions cadets place
the wreath for them.
This mornings ceremony. brief and
simple, was held under direction of
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
Of schools; Stephen f. Kramer, assist
.ant superintendent; Alvin w. Miller,
principal Of Central, and M. j. Nelson,
assistant principal, all of whom ac-
companied the cadets on their mission.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
GOULD GRANDCHILDREN
ESCAPE AS HOME BURNS
By the Associated Press.

EASTHAMPTON. N. Y, Novem
ber 11.--Stuyvesant and Caroline
Wainwright, young grandchildren OF
the late George ], Gould. escaped from
a fire that destroyed the home Of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll L. Vain
wright, late last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wainwright were
away when the fire started. While dis.
tracted servants and flremen searched
the blazing structure In vain. the
youngsters were found on the lawn
of the estate, calmly watching the fire,
The blaze started from a defective
fiue. The loss was estimated at $780,
900.
Mrs. Wainwright Is the former
Edith Gould.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

What Is homemade doughnut
and is there any property right in the
name?
These queries are put up to Justice
William HitZ in an answer filed today
by Carl f. Beuchert, baker. 2o9 New
York avenue, to suit for injunction
brought against him by S. D. Emery.
1918 d street, to prevent the sale Of
Bikes Homemade Doughtnuts and to
keep Beuchert from soliciting custom
ers of the plaintiff with whom he had
been formerly employed.
Beuchert says Emery does not
make a homemade doughnut because
Evening star., 1927-11-11
War Dead Silently Saluted.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va. November IL.
"A silent salute to World War dead
was given here today from IL to 11:02
am, the signal for the salute having
been given by the sounding of factory
whistles. Street cars and most Of
the traffic stopped for the 2-minute
period,
Evening star., 1927-11-11
Capital Couple Marry.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, November Ii
Fred w. Fowle and Lila Keller, both
Of Washington, were married We'd
nesday night at the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church parsonage by the pas.
tor. Rev. U. y. G. Rupp.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

down with office records. Fifteen or
twenty minutes later William j. Burns
founder of the detective agency, also
put in an appearance. The elder
Burns was unusually quiet. sherman
Burns was to be the first witness be.
fors the grand jury. today.
Evening star., 1927-11-11

enough experienced pilots to meet the
rapidly increasing demand for thelr
services. New men must be trained
and schools have been established for
their training. In these schools lies
the greatest menace confronting ava
ton.
Young America wants to fly and is
going to fly. Thousands Of young men
are entering and preparing to enter
aviation schools. Most Of them have
limited finances and consequently must
enter a school which has a small tui-
ton fee.
unfortunately there are many of
these institutions operating today and
often graduating students with less
than 10 hours of flying training. These
graduates must find some way to con-
tinue flying and, since they have not
money enough to rent or buy plane,
they must also earn at least their eX-
penses as they fly.
Confidence Lacking.
"This situation results in inexperi-
enced pilots carrying passengers for
hire, often under adverse conditions,
in flights which really should be under
supervision as part of their training.
Even If an accident is averted during
the first 100 or 200 hours, the pilot
still lacks much of the knowledge and
technique of the art of flying which
should have been learned during the
training period.
I'VE have surprisingly few accidents
on our airlines and with our expert
enced operators, but we read only too
often of crashes which upon investiSa-
ton are found in almost every instance
to have resulted from inexperience
and lack of Judgment on the part of
the pilot.
Apparently the only method of
combating the existing situation is
first through regulation of flying
schools and second through regulation
of the qualifications required of a
pilot engaging in commercial flying
and especially in passenger carrying.
1.-The Department of Commerce.
through the Bureau of Aeronautics.
is regulating interstate flying very
successfully. but it has no control over
flying activities within individual
States. and, of course. the student
pilot confines himself to the borders
of his own State during his most
dangerous period.
Increasing Safety.
During the two and a half decades
of it's existence, aviation has pro-
gressed toward ever-increasing safety.
THE next advance will come
through regulation of air activities.
including certain minimum require
ments of flying school courses. but
before extensive regulation can re-
come effective the Department OF
Commerce must be given the right TO
regulate all flying activities instead
of interstate traffic only.
EITHER through Federal or individ:
ual State action We are In need OF
uniform flying regulations throughout
the Union.
"a number of States have adopted
Department of Commerce regulations.
but the majority have either no regu
lations whatsoever or have enacted
special rules which will In the end
only serve to retard aeronautical de-
velopment. I say this In the interest
OF the safety of the men who want to
be pilots and of those Of our people
who want to dy." .--------
Evening star., 1927-11-11
LINDBERGH URGES
u. S. REGULATION
OF ALL FLYING

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HUSBAND BATTLES
FOR LIFE, UNAWARE
INJURED WIFE DIED

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Geo, 900, 900 GEM
SMUGGLING RING
BELIEVED FOUND

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