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Evening star., 1927-10-18
Half of Transatlantic Phone Calls
Confined to Confidential Chatter

! a day in February. Despite this, how.
ever, because of the heavy mainte-
nance cost, the service is not yet on
commercially profitable basis.
'"There is nothing novel in this
financial situation. however" the COM
pany's statement asserted. "A new
means Of communication does not get
onto paying basis Immediately. 1t
takes time for the public to get used
to the new facilities and so to adjust
their business and social habits as to
make full use Of the service.
'In this respect the record Of the
transatlantic telephone circuit is re.
peating the history of other long.
distance telephone facilities. When
the first transcontinental circuit was
opened to public service between New
York and San Francisco in 1915 it
was almost as much of a novelty as
the transatlantic service was 10
months ago, and traffic remained ex-
tremely small for several years.
''The transatlantic service at the
end of the first eight months was do.
ing more business than the transcon.
tinental circuit at the end OF two
ysaye."
Evening star., 1927-10-18
GORDON CAMPBELL
RELEASED ON PAROLE
Montana Oil Promoter, Indicted
With Wheeler, Is Freed From
Penitentiary.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEAVEN Kans., october
18.-Gordon Campbell, Great Falls,
Mont. oil promoter. was released on
parole today from the Federal peniten-
tiary here, where he was serving a
two-year sentence for using the mails
to defraud in connection with the sale
of oil stock. He departed for Great
Falls.
Campbell was convicted May S, 1925.
He was recommended for parole by
the Federal parole board which sat
here last month and the parole was
approved Saturday by Attorney Gen.
eral Sargent, the papers reaching
Warden T. b. White here today.
Campbell was discoverer Of the
Kevin-Sunburst oil field and achieved
much publicity by employing Senator
Burton K. Wheeler as his attorney at
$4,000 year, following Wheeler's
election. Campbell also was under in
dictment with Wheeler and e. s.
Booth, former solicitor of the Interior
Department, for conspiracy to obtain
Federal land by fraud.
In addition to his two.year sentence,
Campbell was fined $4,000 by Judge
George NJ. Bourquin Of Montana.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
PRESIDENT GREETS
BRITISH OFFICERS
Admiral CoWan and Staff Are
Received Informally at
White House.

Admiral Sir Walter n. Cowan, pic.
turesque veteran Of the worlds great
est sea battle at Jutland, and head
Of Great Britain's special naval mis-.
sion Of good will to Washington, to.
day paid his respects to President
Coolidge at the White House.
Admiral Cowan. with the command
ers of the two visiting British light
cruisers, Capt. A. B. Cunningham of
H. NJ. S. Calcutta, and Capt. ]. A. G..
Troup of H. M. s. Cairo, and Sir
Philip Sasson, British undersecretary
for air, were presented to President
Coolidge by the British Ambassador,
Sir Esme Howard, shortly before
noon.
Informal Ceremonies.
The ceremonies, which took place
in the executive offices, were brief and
informal. The President shook hands
with the British officers and exchanged
q few words of felicitation, during
which he welcomed the visitors to
the Capital on behalf Of the Nation.
The party went from the White
House to the National Press Club,
where Sir Esme and Admiral Cowan
and his staff were the guests of honor
at luncheon. Later this afternoon
they will be rendered a reception by
Rear Admiral Arthur L. Willard, COM
mandant of the Washington Navy
Yard, and Mrs. Willard.
The climax Of the days activities
will be a grand ball tonight at the
British embassy. There will be a
number of dinner parties preceding the
ball. Six hundred invitations have
been issued for the ball.
Sailors Go Sightseeing.
While the officers were being feted
in official quarters, the men under
them were being entertained with q
variety of diversions. Half a dozen
United States Marines conducted the
British marines on an extensive sight
seeing tour of the city and environs
today. Theater parties are being pro.
fusely interspersed in the Today pro-
gram arranged for the visitors. Thurs.
day night the United States Marines
will give a dance for the Britishers
at the Marine Barracks and tentative
arrangements have been made for a
return dance by the Britishers on the
following evening.
The first formal function in honor
Of the officers was a dinner given at
the Mayf1ower Hotel last night by
Secretary Wilbur. In addition to Ad-
miral Cowan and his staff, the guests
included Sir Esme Howard, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Warner and a
number of high officers Of the British
and American navies.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
ITALY HELD READY TO AWARD
SOVEREIGN DOMAIN TO VATICAN
Temporal as Well as Spiritual Power to
Be Granted if Negotiations
Prosper, Writer Holds.

ton of modern Rome beyond the
Tiber; nor access to the sea-"
2. The Vatican will acknowledge
that the questions at issue concern
only the two contracting parties,
namely, the Pope and the Italian gov
ernment, rejecting any foreign inter.
ference. although taking into account
the universal spiritual interests Of the
church.
3. The government | acknowl-
edge temporarily as well as spiritual
sovereignty as inherently belonging to
t. Pope continuously through the
centuries, hence implicitly admitting
that former Italian governments jurid'
ically were in error in seeking to
reduce the Pope to the status of dis
tinguished guest"
4. The Pope wit. acknowledge mod
ern Italy as juridically AM rightfully
existing and enter into the most cor
dial formal and friendly relations as
between sovereign powers.
Heated newspaper controversies dur
ing the past week have occasioned eX.
travagant guesses concerning the
basis of the supposed imminent settle
ment, but 1t now can be stated that
the agreement in princiIle has been
informally reached between the Vati-
can and the Italian government, and
formal negotiations on the above basis
now are considered probable during
the coming months.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
S25Q,OD0,0(]D TAX
CUT HELD POSSIBLE
Treasury Has Been Figuring
on SurpIuses to Assure
Future Safety.

Informal calculations at the Treas
ury Department indicated, it was
learned today, that the Government
revenues can stand a tax cut by the
next Congress Of somewhere around
$3.50, 900 900.
While the official figures have been
kept secret, it was learned that the
Treasury, with its characteristic eau
ton, has been figuring carefully on
the question Of the large surpluses
and substantial items of a non-recur.
rent nature in order to arrive at some
conclusion which may safely carry the
Treasury over years in the future
when certain present sources Of un-
usual revenue will have disappeared.
Surplus for the present fiscal year
s192S-whieh is expectedssto be some
what less than that Of $685. 100000 for
the last fiscal year is also composed
Of certain non.recurrent items which
it is believed have led the Treasury
to greater caution in planning a tax
cut for the future.
Surplus Estimates.
The surplus for this year may be
somewhat under $500, 900, accord
ing to predictions Of experts. A sur
plus of this size cannot be expected
for the next fiscal year. they declare.
Among the large items composing
the 1927 surplus of $685.. 900 were
$60, 100000 farm loan bonds, $4,000.
900 railroad receipts from the days OF
Government operations and about ST..
900 900 from the War Finance Cor
poration which has closed up its busi-
ness.
A matter Of back taxes Is also ex-
pected to fall off in the future as the
Government Is coming to the end or
the period when it can collect from
the huge excess profits tax OF war
time. Last year, back taxes amounted
to 1891, 100000. They will probably be
almost as high during the present
year, which ends June 80, 1928. But
Treasury officials expect big drop in
this item for the fiscal year 1929.
The current revenues Of the Govern
ment, however, continue to come in at
a rate of speed which is admitted all
around will allow for some tax re.
duction.
Congress to Decide.
How much this tax reduction will
be remains to be developed by Con.
gress itself and the actual Treasury
figures will probably be disclosed be.
fore long, when the House ways and
means committee meets to take up
the problem.
One factor of income is from cases in
dispute before the Board of Tax Ap-
peals. where they are now pending
cases totaling more than $500 900.
At the rate of settlement Of these
cases, the Treasury expects to get
about $3.50, 100000 from the cases now
on hand.
President Reserves Decision.
Until President Coolidge receives
definite figures from the Treasury De-
partment, showing the estimated re-
ceipts for the next year. and esti.
mates from the Budget Bureau OF the
expenditures for that period, he will
decline to make any predictions as to
how far he can go in recommending
tax reduction. He has no hesitancy,
however, in saying that it will be i'm
possible to make a reduction as high
as 50,O00,O00, as has been sug-
gested by some.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
PRESIDENT TO CONFER
WITH GEN. SUMMERALL
Chief Of Staff Will Discuss Mill.
tary Conditions With
Executive.

Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
chief of staff Of the Army. who was
recalled to Washington at the instance
Of the President because Of speeches
he was making in the West criticizing
the housing conditions Of the Army,
will be received by the President either
late this afternoon or tomorrow.
It is understood that the President
has been advised that Gen. Summerall
has denied that he made some Of the
statements which were carried in the
press, but at the same time the Presi.
dent is anxious to make some inquiry
and to discuss generally with the chief
of staff the military conditions Of the
countrya
Evening star., 1927-10-18
% Billion a Year
Is u. S. Food Bill,
CrOcers Are Told
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated RreSe.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., October
18.-People Of the United States
spend the staggering sum Of $22,-
000,000,0O0 a year for food, A. c.
Monagle Of New York told the dele
gates to the annual convention Of
the American Grocery Speciality
Manufacturers Association today.
This includes every kind Of food
products consumed by the public
as reported from the grocer, the
butcher and the candy store" he
said, adding that there are 351 500
groceries in the country. 81, 1868
places where candy is sold exclu-
sively and 10000 shops handling
only bakery goods, and that to get
the maximum benefit Of their news
paper and magazine advertising
speciality manufacturers should
have their products on the shelves
of all these establishments.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
BY HIRAM X. MODERWELL.

BY Radio to The Star and the chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1927.
ROME, October 1S.-This correspond
ent learns from an authoritative
source that the terms whereon the
Roman question relations between
the Catholic Church and the italian
government) will be settled in the
near future, if present informal nego-
tiations continue without unforeseen
complications, are as follows.
/. The government will acknowl-
edge the present Vatican territory
plus several square miles west thereof
as the iuridical political domain of the
Pope. The government will acknowl-
edge that the Pope thereon institutes
complete sovereignty as of inherent
right and not by concession of the
Italian government. This sovereignty
will be acknowledged as equal in every
respect to that of other sovereigns,
including the right to have foreign
embassies to the Vatican free from
Italian surveillance anG to send mail
and kilograms in diplomatic pouches
free from outside interf srence. The
territory described does not include
territory frequently mentioned-for
example. "Leonine City," or the por.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
ESCAPE Of GOMEZ
!. SEEN BY PURSUERS
Rebel Chiefs Whereabouts
Unknown, Federal Gen.
eraI Admits.


MEXICO CITY, October 1S.-The
escape of Gen. Arnulfo Gomez. revolu'
tionary leader, from the Federal
soldiers who were pursuing him, was
admitted to be a possibility today by
those who directed the search.
The whereabouts of the revolution
ary leader. who was reported officially
last week to have been discovered in
the Huatusco region of Vera Cruz,
with only brigands as his followers, is
unknown, Gen. Alvarez, chief Of the
presidential staff. told newspaper men.
Escape Seen Possible.
'Do you now consider it possible
that Gomez may succeed in escaping
Gen. Alvarez was asked.
Why yes, 1t is possible" he replied
with b shrug Of his shoulders. He
may get to the seacoast or the Oil
fields, where he is supposed to have
friends; he might even work his way
northward. toward the border.
"All the Mexican government wants
to do. is to get rid of Gomez. 1t would
solve our problem il he did succeed in
escaping"
Gen. Alvarez smiled significantly as
he added, 'that does not mean we will
not get him IL he remains in the
country long enough"
OF the situation in general, Gen
Alvarez said: 1.-THE situation in fact is
| unchanged. There is no revolution
and no military problem anywhere in
| the republic. There are few bandit
gangs here and there to which the
government attaches no importance
Press reports Of occasional conflicts
of so-called rebel groups with Federal
| soldiers in some states are purely
| local rows with small groups of NAL
contents, and not worth statements
| from this Office"
Ends Press ParIeys.
Gen. Alvarez then told newspaper
correspondents that he would nc
longer meet with them daily as he has
done since the revolutionary attempt
was made.
There is no news, so why have
any meetings with newspaper men?
he said. ''If there should be any news
will let you know"
Belated dispatches to the capita
from scattered points report the kill
! ing Of various rebel leaders by The
federal forces in their campaign tt
stamp out the last embers of revolt.
Gen. Benjamin MendeZ. former fed
eral officer; Margarito Gomez, former
congressman, and 80 members of q
rebel band which they headed were
killed in battle with federal forces Fri
day near Zacualpan, State Of Mexico
The remaining members Of the band
which attacked the federal garrison al
Zacualpan, were routed.
From Tampico it was reported thai
the rebel leader F'lorentino Ocaro was
killed when he attempted to fan the
fame or revolt in the breasts OF his
countrymen.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
FOUR INDICTED FOR PARTS
IN BREWING FIRM TRIAL
Dry officials Aiae and Son Accused,
With Two Others, Of cob
structing Justice"

By the Associated Fress.
LEXINGTON. KY, October 49,
George Griffin. assistant to William o.
Mays, Federal prohibition administra-
tor Of Kentucky and Tennessee; his
son, Claude Griffin, and Richard Null
Inns and Albert r. st. Clair, all of
Mount Sterling, KY, were indicted to.
day and charged with "feloniously and
corruptly obstructing justice"
The indictments were returned by
the Federal grand jury and charged
that the men entered into a conspir.
acy to keep witnesses away from
court and to conceal material evi.
dence in the George Weidemann Brew
ing Co. case for a. consideration OF
$40 900 in cash.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
10 WIVES CHARGED
TO CHICAGO PRISONER
Man Arrested at Pistol Point Has
Many Mates, Two Women
Declare.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 1S.-Women
have caused Alfred Herbert. 80, more
or less concern, If the police account
Of his being married to 10 Of them at
the same time is accurate.
Thus it was something Of a circum'
stance that his arrest on a bigamy
charge late yesterday was made by
woman police officer. The police
woman, with drawn revolver. arrested
Herbert in front of loop office build
ing where he was employed as private
watchman.
His father. Frank Herbert. said he
knew of ''at least six wives" Of his
son. Two Mrs. Herberts" met at the
police station and by comparing notes
and information brought the total to
10. Some of the women to whom
Herbert may have been married are
believed by police to live in San Fran
cisco. and inquiries are being made
there.
One of the two "Mrs. Herberts"
here said she was married to Albert
Herbert in Cincinnati in June, 1921.
The other woman gave the date of
her marriage as June, 1926. in
Chicago.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, october 1S.-The
social impulse which causes house
wives to chat over the back fence and
men to stop each other on the street
for a friendly word is responsible for
almost half the business on the trans
atlantic telephone.
"An analysis of the conversations
transmitted during the month Of Sep
tember." says a statement issued to-.
day from the Office Of A. w. Page,
vice president Of the American Tele.
phone & Telegraph Co.. indicates
that. while classifications are neces-
sarily approximate. almost half the
conversations are Of a social nature"
About one-third Of the conversations
relate to financial business and the
remainder includes talks dealing with
mercantile. newspaper. theatrical and
miscellaneous matter.
The service spra ng into public favor.
it was said. on its Inauguration last
January. an average OF IL calls day
being made that month aud eight calls
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Four Inches of Snow
Near. FrOstburg
Damages Orchards
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, October
18.-Four inches Of snow Is reported
in Garrett County. just west of
Frostburg, while 8 inches fell at
Meyersdale. Pa.
The fall was SO heavy that
thousands Of trees are reported to
have been broken down, due to the
weight of the wet snow on the
leaves. Many apple orchards are
said to have been destroyed.
Late apples not yet picked
formed a basis for the great weight
of snow. which the tree trunk could
not bear. Trains arriving from the
West over the railroads are snow
covered. The snow has been fol-
lowed by toggential rains at various
points.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
TEN FREE IN JAIL BREAK.

ST. CLAIRSvILLE, Ohio. October
IS P).-Ten prisoners escaped from
the county Jail here today by sliding
down a rope made from blankets.
after Russell Gilmore, trusty, SEN
fenced yesterday to one to seven years
in the State penitentiary for larceny,
picked lock to the cell block.
Eighteen other inmates refused to
join Gilmore in his break. Most Of
the escaped prisoners were awaiting
trial for burglary.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Money of All Countries Legal Tender
In Albania, Nation With No Currency

lira, the Greek drachma, the Ruma.
nian lei, the Serbian dinar, the Bull
garian leva, the Austrian crown and
other coins are accepted cheerfully by
Albanian banks and shopkeepers. But
one has to be an expert in numismat.
les to identify them.
A portrait gallery of the kings and
emperors of the past may be carried in
one pocket, ranging from old King
Nicholas Of Montenegro, Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, King Peter
Of Serbia. Prince Milan w, the Kings
OF Sardonia and the two Sicilies, Pic
Mono and the Emperor Ferdinand. to
Napoleon, King of Italy and Bona
parte, first consul.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
By the Associated Press.

SCUTARI, Albania, October 1S.-
Albania does not look closely at the
color of the visitors money. Some is
better than others. but it's all good.
The money Of all nations Is legal
tender in Albania. For centuries this
primitive little state bordering the
Adriatic has had no currency OF its
own and has had to be content with
alien money Of all sorts.
Even the paper notes Of the Confed-
crate States of America are in circu-
lation, although they have no value.
The American dollar is the favorite.
The French silver franc. the Italian
Evening star., 1927-10-18
SHIP ORDERED HOME.

MANILA, October 1S R.-The
Spanish cruiser Bias de Lezo, which
has been visiting here for several
days, today was ordered to cut short
its stay here and sail for Spain tomor.
row. The reason for the order was
not made known. The ship was to
have remained until Friday.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
QUEEN AND |LEANA
DENY EL0PEMEN7
Marie Amazed and Indignant
at Report of Attempted
Suicide.
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldteu ETeSe.
SINAIA, Rumania, October 49,
Queen Marie expressed renewed indig
nation and amaZement today at re
vived reports that Princess Ileana hat
eloped with a naval officer and at 6
further sensational report that the
princess had attempted to commit
suicide because her elopement had
been frustrated.
II am grieved and astonished be
yond measure that my good American
friends whom I so lately met could be
heve such preposterous and i'm
plausible stories," said the widowed
she is living with Princess Ileana
Prince Nicholas and her daughter, the
former Queen Elizabeth Of Greece.
Ileana Denies Rumors.
CAS- you see. Ileana has never left
my side since King Ferdinand died,
said the Queen. "Is it fair or decent
or manly for American and European
papers to circulate such libel about us
SO sool. after our bereavement?
cannot believe that Americans have
so little chivalry as to invade the
sanctity of grief of a Queen and the
broken heart of a young daughter
with such cruel and false stories"
To the correspondent, who visited
the palace today, Princess Ileana her
self declared that she was far too busy
helping her mother and attending Il
too many serious and important affair.
| to think Of marrying.
Princess Ileana for the past three
mont has been seen virtually at al
| times with her mother. The only
lapse in her stay at Sinaia was 6
month ago when she and others a.
| the palace went for short trip or
the Black Sea in launch, which later
encountered difficulties because Of g
storm The party was aided by &
German ship, but at no time were thu
members in danger of drowning.
Seldom Leaves Palace.
The 1s.year-old ~rincess. so far a.
| known, has had no love affairs and the
| on'7 time she is ever seen out of the
palace ground Is when she Is &C
companied by her English tutor. Mis-.
Elizabeth Marr, or when she is lead
ing her troop of Girl Scouts on 6
mountain climb or country hike.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Will Try Channel Swim Again.

FOLKESTONE, England, october 1S
by cold weather. Miss
Mercedes Gleitzn, London typist, left
today on a cross-Channel boat for
France, where she will make another
attempt to swim the Channel.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
''FrOns Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

tU. 8. Weather Bureau Forecastb
Rain this afternoon and probably
tonight; slightly cooler tonight; To-
morrow partly cloudy.
observation-disclosures, SO. at 2:30
pm. yesterday; lowest. AZ, at 10 pm.
yesterday. Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
BACHELORS IN BRITAIN
DENY 'WILDNESS' THEORY
Resent Notion of Creation Poll
tician, Pointing to Balfour
and Pitt.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASsOCIdECU EFVss.
LONDON, June 7.-British bach
elors resent the theory of NJ. stephan
Raditch, head of the Croatian Peas
ants party in Jugoslavia. that bach
elCrs are wild and irrepressible."
The Raditch party has decided that
bachelors cannot be ministers or mem
bers of Parliament. and has given
its unmarried members holding of
fetal positions instructions to take
unto themselves wives under penalty
of expulsion.
Pitt and the Earl Of Balfour are
pointed to by London bachelors as
unmarried men who have done pretty
well by old England in official posi-
tons and We're never charged with
irresponsible vagaries.