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tion among themselves. That com
petition has greatly extended the area
Of sugar cultivation in Cuba 1t has
changed Cuba into being virtually
the whole of it--a one-crop country.
All other Cuban exports put together
are today utterly negligible in com
parison with the Cuban exports of
sugar. Cuba is sugar, and sugar has
been unprofitable, and therefore the
government must take hold and op
crate and insure the solution.
Cuba Wins Point.
That is the argument, and in Cuba
Il has totally won. The President of
Cuba. under new present Cuban legis-
lation, can forbid his fellow citizens
to cut down any more trees to make
way for any more new sugar fields.
He can, and he does, thus restrict
the sugar area.
In the next place, he can tell each
present sugar producer just how much
cane his mill can grind. He can thus
restrict production.
Finally, under the Tarafa law. he
can determine the destination of what
ever sugar may come into existence in
cuba after he has accomplished his
restrictions of area and production
BY his own order he can destine so
no more-to us Ameri
cans; and through the new Sugar
Export Corporation" he can destine
so much-and at such and such times
Ito 1.-The rest Of the world. more
experiment in national gov.
ernmental control OF private indus
try has never been put on the worlds
stage.
Yet the ambitions of the Cubans
soar even higher. They are looking
now for an Internationally well as
ma ational--control. Senor Tarafa is
sailing to Europe TO enter into con.
versations with the governments and
the sugar producers of Czechoslovakia
and Poland and The Netherla nds.
They are competitors of Cuba. Senior
Tarafa wants to get them to enter
into concerted sugarselling plans with
Cuba.
1t is surmised that one reason why
Evening star., 1927-10-23
INCREASES PLANNED.
Cotton and Wo0!en Goods Slated for
Higher Tariff Rates.

By the Associated Press.
Substantial increases in duties on
cotton and wooden goods, s We'll as
on silk and artificial silk, are included
in the new Cuban tariff schedule, the
Department of Commerce was advised
Yesterday.
The new tariff. effective October %.
completely revises import duties. ana
is such a complete revision AS 10 have
made it impossible TO cable all I'M
portant changes to the department
from Havana. A complete list Will he
received by NAL within few days.
United States goods will receive the
same percentage reductions under the
new schedule as afforded hN the oid.
according to the 1902 treaty OF rnp2l.
procity between the United states ana
Cuba.
Increased duties will he placed on
shoes. clothing, patent medicines, per
fumes, powders. lard and jetked beet
Evening star., 1927-10-23
DIES ENTERING HOSPITAL.

John Hanson. 40 years old, of 235
Massachusetts avenue. died yesterday
Gallinger Hospital, where he was re
moved by police from the residence Of
Alberta Thomas, colored, 923 Fifth
street.
The police reported that he had
swallowed poison and the case was re.
ported 10 Coroner J. Ramsey Nevitt.
The body was sent to the morgue.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
REMUS ATTORNEY
GIVEN DATA ONLY.
Information, but Not Files,
Made Available, Depart
ment of Justice Says.

~ sAs Associated Press.
Ayhough the attorney for George
EesnuS left Washington Friday, ex.
pressing himself highly satisfied with
she information he had obtained from
MieS cf the Department of Justice, the
department yesterday made the point
that IL had made available informa-
sion but not the files" of the depart.
inent,
The departments statement was
issued notwithstanding that Charles
Elston, counsel for the former bootleg
King. who now faces a charge Of mur-
derng his wife, and Carl T. Basler
representing the Cincinnati pr ,se.
cutor. apparently had a different un-
derstanding of what occurred. Their
version of the situation was allowed
10 stand until late yesterday. when
the department issued its brief state
ment.
Elston and Rasler came here os-
teusihly to make Attorney General
Sargent and other high officials wit
nesses in the case. in which Kemus
claims Franklin l.. Dodge, il. anu
Mrs Remus were unduly intimate
while he was in Jail having been
placed there largely through Dodges
activities He also charged his for
sence. From department files the
attorneys sought light. and were
anxious to get dispositions from de-
partment officials,
After conference ii was agreed
there would he no depositions and that
the attorneys had obtained all the
information desired They left for
New York, and yesterday the depart,
ment put out its explanatory version
in this way:
"At a conference held at the De-
partment of Justice. Friday. at which
the attorneys for the State of Ohio
and for George Remus were present,
il was determined that no dispositions
of the officials of the department
would be taken. The files of the de-
partment were not made available to
these attorneys and were not ex.
amined by them. The names and
addresses of persons who might he in
possession of information of interest
to both the State and the defense
were suggested to them
DISPOSITIONS ARE DEFERRED
Evening star., 1927-10-23
FOUR FOUND DEAD
IN WORKERS HOME
Police Say Wife Shot Others
and Then Committed
Suicide.

BY the Associated Press.
GLOVERSVILLE. n r. October
"a triple murder and A suicide,
according TO the "oroner's verdict.
was discovered at Mayfield, = miles
north of here, tonight when neigh
hors broke into the home nf Charles
Knapp and discovered the four mem
herS Of the family shot TO death.
The coroner announced his de-
"isicn that Mrs. Knapp shot the
others and then committed suicide.
The dead: Charles Knapp, 2S; his
wife IS; Doris Miller, her sister, l.,
Marjorie, adopted daughter. 4.
All Of the hodios.were found in he'd
on the second floor Of the Knapp
home. The Miller child was alone in
back bedroom. doll clasped IN hef
arms. The other three were in
front room, one of knapp's arms
about the baby and the other grasp
ing the hack of the bed. 1t was be-
lievcd they died last night.
According 10 The verdict Of Coroner
Walter Grunewald, Mrs. Knapp did
the shooting with q .22-caliher rifle.
Doris was shot through the right
temple. the husband and baby
through the left temple.
After firing the three fatal shots.
accOfulnS 20 lne coroner NefuiCt'
Mrs. Knapp got into bed beside her
husba nd, laid the rifle on an adjoining
cot, the muzZle against her side, and
shot herself through the heart.
A letter was found written by Mrs.
Knapp and addressed to her grand
mother. Mrs. Charles Tyrell who
lives near Worthwhile. In it she said
that Charles wants me to write you
and tell you how sorry we all are
that we are doing this"
The coroner could discover no
motive for the crime. Knapp was
employed as a glover in a factory IN
MaVfield
Evening star., 1927-10-23
MORROW WELCOMED AT BORDER
EN- ROUTE TO MEXICAN CAPITAL
New U. S. Envoy Greeted by
Officials as He Enters
Southern Republic.
Escape and Capture Of Pet
Terrier Causes Amusing
Break in Ceremonies.

LAREDO, Tex, October 22.--An eX-
ploration train of armored cars carry
ing $50 soldiers preceded Amba ssadof
Dwight Whitney Morrow into Mexico
TODAY. These elaborate preca utiOns
to insure safe trip of the diplomat T.
Mexico City were taken in view Of tn
attack upon a train from the Unitec
States at Jaral de Berr,o, the othe.
side Of San Luis Potosi, last Tuesday
The departure of Ambassador Nor
row from Laredo was delayed some j..
minutes by the fight of Daffin. Cath
crime Morrow's pet Scotch terrier,
back TO his adopted country. While
Mexican officials were extending a
welcome to Ambassador Morrow at :he
station in Nuevo Laredo. Daffin sour
ried off in a mad dash for the United
States. miles away. with Arthur
Bliss Lane of the United States en-
hassy at Mexico City and half a dozen
staff officers OF Gen. Roberto Torres
from the Laredo garrison in pursuit.
Mexican Captures Terrier.
Dafiin outdistanced his pursuers and
made for the international bridge.
scamperinG gayly across il. despite the
efforts of soldiers from Fort Mcintosh
to intercept him,
Before a little Mexican boy cap
tured the terrier, scores of persons
had Joined in the pursuit. Miss Nor
row in tears finally retrieved her pet,
who had ended in the arms of Col.
Robert c. Foy, commanding officer at
Fort Mcintosh. and happily she bore
him back to Mexican soil
Although Ambassador MorroW's
first hand study of the Mexican situa-
tion began today. his only comment
on arriving on Mexican soil was II
am glad to he here" He declined to
discuss his mission. His first expert
ence with Mexican hospitality came
with the cordial greeting which the
Evening star., 1927-10-23
DISPOSITIONS ARE DEFERRED
Defense Fails to Uncover Insanity
Evidence. Prosecutor Saws.

NEW YORK, October 90 UP).-Tak-
Ing OF dispositions in connection with
the trial for murder of George Remus,
once king of Cincinnati bootlegsers,
was deferred today until Monday, it
was announced by Carl f. Bassler. an
assistant prosecutor, i'm Cincinnati.
Thus far, Mr.. Bassler said, the de-
fense had failed to uncover a shred of
evidence in support of its plea of in.
sanity for Remus.
Arriving from Washington. where
several witnesses were questioned.
Bassler and Charles Elston, co-counsel
for the defense, planned to have in
terviewed additional witnesses. Elston
failed to produce the witnesses, Bass
Ter said. and the taking of depositions
was postponed.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
ARMY LAND TO BE SOLD.
Beach Property in Florida Likely
to Become Building Lots.
BY tho Associated Press

BY tho Associated Press.
Part of st. Josephs Bay, Florida
military reservation, % miles from Ap-
alachicola. will he sold under bids to
be opened at the War Department
November ~. The property includes
3,2ao acres. most Of it highland, GOV.
cred with virgin pine.
The estimated lumber content is l.
$50 900 board feet
ON the coast side. the property Is
said to he suitable for cottage sites.
with a white beach and excellent fish
ing 1t will he sold in subdivisions con.
tainink from j3 acres mp.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
BRIDGE PLANS APPROVED.
War Department Takes Action on
Several Applications.

The following applications were ap.
proved yesterday at the War De-
partment:
BY st. Johns County. Fla. plans for
q bridge over Trout Creek. four miles
southeast of Green Cove Springs.
BY the Louisiana Highway Commits
sion, revised plans for a bridge over
Boeuf River at Girard.
BY the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co. plans for A reconstructed bridge
over the Patapsco River on the line
of the Curtis Bay branch Of the road
Evening star., 1927-10-23

the Cubans broke the London sugar
price in their 50.000-ton sale to Tate
& Lyle was in order To show the
European sugar producers that they
can take their choice between entering
into cooperation with Cuba and get.
ting under sold and ruined by Cuba.
In other words, Cuba is on it's way
toward trying to organize the sugar
governments Of the world into an
interna tional governmental sugar pool.
Compared with them. our 'farm-re
lief" leaders in Congress seem like
'timid "pikers."
Evening star., 1927-10-23
Man Stabbed in Fight.

Stabbed in the back during An
alteration with four unidentified col.
ored men a Fourteenth and r streets
late last night. Harris Atchisou, %
years old 1884 Thirteenth street, was
taken to Emergency Hospital. where
his wound was dressed. His condi-
ton is not regarded as serious. The
wound appeared tn have been in
;iictcd with an ice pick
Evening star., 1927-10-23
MAGRUDER'S REPORT HERE
Wilbur Gets Reply of Admiral to
Queries on Article.

Secretary Wilbur Yesterday received
the report of Rear Admiral T. y.
Magruder, commanGant of the Phi's-
delphia Navy Yard, dealing with the
sdmirafs recent articlee published in
a weekly na SaZine. criiicizing condi-
tons in the naval establishment
The contents 81 the report. whirh
constitute an answer Ia inquiries
made by Secretary Wilbur following
publication Of the article, may he
made public at "A later date. the Sec.
rotary indicated.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

Decreases are scheduled on paints.
automobiles, tire and various classes
Of machinery Sharp reductions will
he made in duties on American rice.
but rates on citrous fruits will be
more than doubled.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
CUBAN SUGAR PRICE
MAY BE INCREASED
BY FARM AID" PLAN

CONTINUED from First Pagel
Evening star., 1927-08-30
HESSE SEEKS RIGHT TO ENTER
SUSPICIOUS CLUBS IN CAPITAL
Present Law Requires Search Warrant,
Hampering Investigations of Police,
Superintendent Declares

from the police" said Maj. Hesse. ut
is comparatively easy for club to
incorporate, and 1 know personally of
several that are incorporated under
the laws Of Delaware.
II have no doubt that the activities
in some of these clubs are legal in
every respect, but there are others I
know OF which should be watched oc.
casionally. But the necessity of pro-
curing a search warrant TO gain ad-
mittance is a stumbling block to the
police"
Wants Stronger Gun Law.
A recommendation for modification
Of the law with respect to incor-
porated clubs, Maj Hesse said, would
be embodied in his annual report to
the District Commissioners, which is
now in the process of preparation.
The police superintendent also plans
to again write into his annual report
recommendations for the enactment
for a fugitive law which would per-
NIT the department to function more
effectually with regard to fugitives
coming into the District from other
Jurisdictions and an adequate con-
cealed weapon law regulating the pur-
chase and possession of deadly weap-
ons in the District.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
JUSTICE is ACCUSED
OF CARRYING OFF DOG
Woman Has Magistrate Arrested
for Having Three-Legged
Canine Pet Shot.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EDMONSTON. Md, August 80. -
Justice Of the Peace John A. Down.
ing Of this place has been cited to
appear in the Prince Georges County
Police Court at Hyattsville tomorrow
morning before Justice j. Chew Sher-
if to answer a charge Of "feloniously
taking and carrying away a dog from
the property of Ella l.. Brown Mrs.
Brown. who is the wife Of George NJ.
Brown, a baker. swore out the war
rant against Judge Downing before
Justice of the Peace John j. Fainter
after, she charges, Downing visited
her home here August "a, in company
with Assistant Town Marshal Charles
Norris and Richard Norris, who. Mrs.
Norris alleges. upon Judge Downing's S
orders, took the dog from the house
to be shot, which was done soon
afterward.
Judge Downing stated that he
ordered the dog shot after half
dozen persons complained to him Of
it's being vicious and after it had bit
ten 13-year-old Michael Sullivan. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Sullivan.
neighbors Of the Smiths. He claimed
the dog has also bitten the Sullivan
boys brother and his mother. Judge
Downing said he was acting under a
town ordinance in ordering the dog
shot and has precedent for his action.
He was acting purely to protect the
community, he declared.
The dog. Buddy. was a fox terrier
with some bulldog blood, said Mrs.
Brown. 1t had but three legs and
was about years old.
Judge Downing said he hoped Mrs.
Brown would withdraw the charges
for the peace Of the community"
but intimated that II she does not he
will retaliate by serving couple of
warrants on her which he says he is
holding.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
| JUSTICE DECLINES
| TO SIT IN HEARING
Magistrate Feels Involved in Kill
ing Of Member Of Alleged
Masked Band.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DANVILLE, Va, August 30.-The
defense has won its first fight, out OF
court. in the attempt to absolve Charles
w. Wilson of charge of murder fol-
lowing the shooting Of John c.. Spar
row last Wednesday night. Magis
trate Ben w. Dodson. who was to have
been one of the three justices, has
volunteered to step off the bench be-
cause he feels that he was-involved in
the activities of County Constable
Oakes, who led the group of men on a
midnight mission to the Wilson home.
Dodson notified II. T. Wilson and
John w. Carter that he had asked
Magistrate Watson to sit in his place
The hearing will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at Bachelors Hall
near here and promises to be long
drawn out. While defense counsel in.
dicated at first that the issue of
hooded men would not be pressed very
strongly, it now appears that the re.
verse will be the case and that every
aspect of the case will be gone into.
The defense has photographs Of i'm.
portance to be submitted. One of
these, 1t is said, shows that the back
door at which the men alleged to be
robed sought to gain admittance suf-
fered broken lower hinge in the proc
ess. This is to be used to support
Wilson's plea that he shot to defend
his home from entry.
Evening star., 1927-08-30

Suspicious of the activities behind
the closed doors of some of Washing.
toms incorporated clubs" Maj. Ed
win b. Hesse, superintendent OF po-
lice, revealed today that he will seek
authority from Congress at the forth
coming session which will permit the
police to peek behind the scenes
without the aid of a search warrant.
Mai. Hesse explained that under the
present law it is difficult for the police
to make periodical investigations in
the incorporated clubs" because
search warrant is the policeman's
only card of admittance and that can
not be procured. except when enough
evidence is gathered in advance to
justify a raid.
Number Is Increasing.
What Maj. Hesse wants is a modifi-
cation Of the existing law, which will
give the police the same privilege of
going into the incorporated clubs"
that they now have in the case Of
public dance halls and other places
of amusement.
These incorporated clubs are ever
growing in number in Washington,
principally, l believe, because of the
greater degree of protection they have
Evening star., 1927-08-30
MAN, II, is ACCUSED
BY 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Held Without Bond in Bladens-
burg Jail for Action of Octo-
Der Grand Jury.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, August 30
]. r. Franklin. 77-year-old painter and
retired circus performer, Of East
Riverdale, was last night committed
to the Bladensburg Jail without bond
to await the action of the October
Prince Georges County grand jury on
charge of criminal assault, preferred
by Louise Chapman, 13-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Chap
man of East Riverdale. Justice of the
Peace John j. Fainter ordered Frank
Inns commitment after a preliminary
hearing in which the girl repeated
charges she made against him Sunday
before Washington policewomen.
Mark M. Ward, 40 years old. of
Washington. also was given q prelim.
mary hearing on a charge OF criminal
assault on the girl. However. the girl,
her parents and Wards children all
testified in his behalf. and ne was Re-
leased upon his personal bond.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
OYSTER CONSERVATION
MEASURES DISCUSSED
Maryland Officials Prepare for
Opening Of Season Under
New Laws.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 30.-With the
question of the right of the State to
demand 10 per cent Of the packers
shells for planting still unsettled, the
oyster season in Maryland opens in
many parts Of the State tomorrow.
The first oysters Of the new season
may be expected to reach nearby
markets on Thursday at prices slight
ly higher than in midseason. Early
in the season oysters probably will
bring Is cents to 81 bushel.
A conference of all deputy inspec-
tors and wardens in the State con.
servation department is being held
today by Swepson Earle, conservation
commissioner.
The meeting, Mr.. Earle said, is to
acquaint the deputies with all changes
in conservation laws made by the last
Legislature and to draw up plans for
supervising the oyster season.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT.
Jury Finds Killing Of Quigley Was
Unavoidable.

A verdict Of accidental death was
reported by coroner's jury at an in
quest conducted at the morgue today
In the case of Vernon L. Quigley,
407 Second street southeast, who was
crushed to death while working in
the National Press Club Building yes.
terday afternoon.
Quigley was in the employ of the
Otis Elevator Co. and was killed by
one of the elevators in the building
The verdict eXonerated the conductor
of the elevator.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
POLICE FORCE CHANGES.
Transfers Ordered Today Will Be-
come Effective September l.

Six changes in the personnel of the
Metropolitan police force were ordered
today by Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, super.
intendent, to become effective Septem-
Der /. All Of the policemen involved
are privates.
The transfer follow: Roy N. White,
from foot patrol to motor cycle duty,
thirteenth precinct; Earl A. Horsley.
from motor cycle duty to foot patrol,
eighth precinct: Taylor M. Lewis,
from foot patrol, fourteenth precinct.
to foot patrol. thirteenth precinct;
Benton H. Huffman, from foot patrol,
thirteenth precinct, to foot patrol.
fourteenth precinct; Allen Love, from
crossing officer, Traffic Bureau, to foot
patrol, third precinct, and Arthur T.
Davis, from crossing Office, Traffic Bu-
reau, to foot patrol, third precinct.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
THREE UNDER BAIL
ON THEFT CHARGES.
One Suspect Found Guilty of
Carrying Concealed
Weapon in D. c.

Arraigned in Police Court today be.
fore Judge r. E. Mattingly, Frank
Benjamin Waters. 27 years old, a
baker, Of 463 II street southwest, was
sentenced to a year in Jail and fined
$500 upon conviction of charges of
carrying a deadly weapon, and held
for the grand jury under $4,000 bond
with two alleged accomplices on pre-
liminary hearing of three charges Of
housebreaking against each.
Waters was captured in South
Washington last week by Policeman
John A. Hebrew of the fourth pre-
cinct. He was alleged to have had
a pistol. flashlight and mask in his
possession. John Francis Thomas,
painter. 20 years old, of 500 G. street
southwest. and Franklin Elmer Petit,
chauffeur, 2S years old, Of 800 Fourth
street northeast, were connected with
him by police in investigating three
cases of housebreaking in which Wa
ters is alleged by police to have fig
ured.
Held Under Bond.
Each Of the three men were held
Tor the grand jury under s. 900 bond
in each case of housebreaking, maxi
ing a total of $4,000 bond each for
the three cases charged against them.
Police reported that the trio con.
fessed number of burglaries in this
city and Alexandria, Va, involving
jeWelry and cash to the amount Of
approximately $500. A portion of
the jewelry has been recovered bv
Detectives G. j. P. Weber and Howard
f.. Ogle, police reported, the money
taken from score or more homes
having been spent, according to police.
Detectives Weber and Ogle took up
the investigation after the arrest of
Waters. They had been searching for
Waters and his companions before the
arrest Of Waters, it is stated, and the
prisoners are reported to have made
q clean breast of their alleged unlaw-
full doings.
RObberies Planned.
Included in reported confessions was
an intention to hold up the office of
the A. B. & w. Bus Co, in Alexandria.
Va, and the barn of the Washington
Railway and Electric Co. at Eleventh
street and Florida avenue. 1t also had
been planned to rob the Coca. Cola bot.
Ting works in South Washington.
Two intended holdups were prevent
ed. according to confessions, by the
presence in automobiles of the wives
Of the men selected to be robbed.
Evening star., 1927-08-30
E. P. OWENS, SO, DIES.
Virginia Farmer, Ill Several Years,
to Be Buried Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August
30.-E. P. Owens, SO years old. we'll
known farmer living near Igo, King
George County, died suddenly at his
home Sunday. Mr.. Owens had been
in declining health for the past sew
eral years. Besides his widow, Mrs.
Catherine Owens, he is survived by
two sons, H. c. Owens of Washington
and j. E. Owens Of Igo; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. C A. Savacool, Goby, and
Mrs. j. r. Mason, Owens. and three
brothers, James Owens and E. C.
Owens of Washington and j. N.
Owens of Bristow, Va.
Funeral services will be held at the
grave in the family burying grounds
at Shiloh this afternoon, conducted by
Rev. c. w. Stork.