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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
CARMEL LOSES OUT
IN BROWNING TRIAL
Ready, High Prices and All,
But Judge Shifts Case
to White Plains.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CARMEL, n. Y, January 24.-Ed-
ward w Browning's separation suit
against his wife, the former Frances
Peaches" Heenan, which opened here
at 1880 this morning, was adjourned
to White Plains 35 minutes later by
a ruling of Supreme Court Justice
A. II. F. Seeger.
Browning was represented by five
attorneys, of whom the spokesman
was John w. Mack of Poughkeepsie.
Tive, attorneys represented Mrs.
Browning. Henry Epstein spoke for
her counsel.
Epstein moved that the public and
the press be excluded. He spoke
against the atmosphere of the court
room and said that details of his
clients side of the separation suit
would be of such nature as TO make
their public airing inadvisable.
Agreed to Change.
Mr.. Mack. for Browning, said he
was in perfect accord with Epstein.
He suggested that the trial continue
public today only because, he said, he
would confine himself to testimony to
show merely that his client had been
abandoned by Mrs. Browning.
The trial will be resumed at 10
am tomorrow in it's new jurisdiction.
Only two witnesses were put on the
stand at today's opening, both wit
nesses for the wealthy New York
realtor. They were Edward p. Car
ney, his chauffeur, and John r. Cor
man, Brownings secretary. Both
testified that they had been told by
Mrs. Browning and her mother, Mrs.
Catharine Heenan, that Mrs. Brown
ing was "sick and tired of it all,'' and
was not going back to the real estate
man. The courtroom was filled with
800 seated and a hundred more stand
ing against the wall. Photographers
were barred, and one who sneaked in
was elected.
Two Give Testimony.
Carney took the stand to say that
he had been ordered by Mrs. Heenan
to take two or three trunks from the
Kew Gardens Uong IslanD apartment
of Mr. Browning to the apartment of
Mrs. Heenan in New York.
Carney said he obeved instructions
and that he heard Mrs. Browning say:
Money isn't everything. I'm tired
of it ALL
He added After | got the trunks
put away in Mrs. Heenan's place, |
asked if there was anything else to
do, and Mrs. Heenan said No and
that Peaches was sick and tired of it
all and that they were not going
back"
German testified that in October he
had been called to the telephone in
Browning's real estate office in Sew
enty-second street one day and told to
listen to this"
He said on the extension he heard
Browning ask to speak to his wife,
and Mrs Heenan said that Mrs.
Browning did not desire to speak to
her husband and that, besides,
Peaches" was through.
After a short examination by Ep-
stein, the two witnesses were dis
missed, and Browning's counsel rested.
Farm Women Applaud Browning.
Mr.. BroWning's entrance to the
courtroom was the occasion for pro
longed hand -clapping on the part Of
the women, many of whom were
elderly farm women, roughly dressed.
Mrs. Browning appeared without
any public ovation. She cried pro-
Continued on Page 4. Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
HANKOW REVIEWS RIOTS.

LONDON. January "a P).-Renew-
ed mob violence, endangerinS the life
of Sir Francis Aglen. inspector gen
cral of maritime customs in China,
broke out in Han<ow ON Friday.
DISPATCHES received today say Chi
nnse crowds attacked the customs
building, where Sir Francis was con
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
NO AMERICAN PACT.
State Department Denies Plan of
Concert i'm China.

BY the Associated Press
Although Admiral Williams. com
noanding American forces in Chinese
waters. has been consulted by other
foreign; naval officers on the problem
of defending foreign nationals in
China should the need arise. the State
Denartment said today no formal
agreement had been entered into be
tween Great Britain. Japan, France
and the United States, so far as the
Washington Government is concerned
In the course of the discussions
estimates as to the forces that would
he needed i'm any emergency and
where they could be obtained quickly
undoubtedly have been considered as
:. precautionary measure, but Hong
kong reports of an agreement for the
military defense. of Shanghai were de-
scribed as inaccurate.
Defense Is Underlined
The policy of the Washington gov
erument I'm dealing with possible
danger TO Americans there has been
,,,arolv TO move forces that would be
uufcklv available if serious rioting
occurred. but whether the purpose
og tho movement would be to evacu-
ata Americans from the city or TO
attempt the defense by force Of the
Internal tional settlement has never
heen stated in any definite way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
BANDIT GETS $1,000
AT MOVIE THEATER
Backs Ambassador Manager
and Assistants Against Wall
at Point of Gun.

While a comedy was on the screen,
a melodrama was enacted in the man
ayers Office of the Amba Ssador The
ater, Eighteenth and Columbia road,
last night. with a we'll dressed young
man playing the part of the villain,
holding the manager and three as
sistants at bay with a gun and walk
ing out with approximately $4,000, the
week end box office receipts.
The audience was in ignorance of
the hold-up, but few feet from the
auditorium. and was laughing at the
closing scenes of the picture.
Gathers Up Money.
The bandit backed Manager Robert
Etris, Donald Il. Gerow, his assistant,
and Charles o. Patterson, an usher,
against the wall of the office while he
gathered up the money which lay on
a table ready to be counted.
Just as the robber started TO leave
the office, still threatening his vic
Tins with the gun, George Fl. Fox, an
other usher. entered the room and was
forced to raise his hands and back
against the wall.
Keep your hands up and don't
leave the room for 10 minutes or I'll
begin shooting and cause panic"
the robber threatened as he left the
office
Police Search Vain.
AS soon as he had departed, police
of the eighth precinct were notified
and searched the neighborhood, but
found no trace of the bandit
The officials of the theater stated
that the hold-up man talked to them
In conversational tone and appeared
to be a man of education
The entire episode took ouly few
moments and occurred about 1910
o'clock, just before the close of the
last show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
ARBITRATION FACES
DEBATE TOMORROW
Agreement to Take Up Rob-
inSon Plan Reached by
Unanimous Consent.

BY unanimous consent, the Senate
today agreed to take up tomorrow the
Robinson resolution recommending
arbitration of the differences between
the United States and Mexico over
the latter's land and petroleum laws,
and to continue it's consideration until
it is finally disposed of.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic leader, soon after the Sen
ate met today, made the request
that his resolution be taken up ton1or-
row. After a brief discussion engaged
day. After brief discussion engaged
in by Senators Edge of New Jersey,
Lenroot of Wisconsin, Hefiin of Ala
bana and Robinson the agreement
was entered into.
Reported Last Week.
The Robinson resolution was favor
ably reported to the Senate by the
committee on foreign relations last
week. with only three Senators vot-
ing opposition to it. BY taking up
the resolution tomorrow it is consid-
cred likely that the Senate will pre-
cipitate debate of the entire Mex
lean situation.
Promise of another congressional
resolution of inquiry, public appeals
by labor, church and college groups in
the United States, and d mass meet
ing in Mexico City, at which, the
Washington Government was de-
nounced for it's imperialism" and
invasion of Nicaragua all served
to keep the situation in the limelight
over the week end
In a resolution prepared for intro
duction today Representative CALI
van, Democrat, Massachusetts, seeks
thorough inquiry into the Mexican
situation. asks the State Department
to disclose the financiers of pro
Gales propaganda now flooding this
country" and declares I'VE cannot sit
tamely by while the red fires burning
up Mexico are creeping closer to our
Enr,1ay-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
TAX FIGHT CARRIED
TO HOUSE FLOOR
Democrats Make Move to
Take 1895, 600, ,OCO Reduc-
tion Bill From Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Democrats today carried their
tax fight to the floor of the House,
where Representative Garrett of Ten
nessee, the minority leader. placed
upon the Speakers table petition to
take the 1895 100000 Garner tax re-
duction bill from the ways and means
committee. where Republicans voted
more than, month ago to pigeon
hole it.
Quoting President Coolidge as haV-
ing said in his message to Congress
that whenever the state of the
Treasury will permit, l believe in a
reduction of taxation" Garrett de-
clared there was an estimated Treas
ury surplus of $3.50 ,OO0 900 for the
present fiscal year and that "the con-
sumers of the country, to whom the
corporation tax is passed on, should
be given the measure of relief pro-
posed in the bill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
Leak" Is Charged.

Gallivan asserts, in the preamble
Of his resolution, that "insidious propa-
ganda has actually reached the floor
of Congress- and that "at least one
member of the staff of the State De-
partment has been discharged follow
ing complaint by Ambassador Shelf
field that there existed a leak from
that department to the Mexican en-
bassy" here.
Secretary Kellogg refused to com
ment on Representative Gallivan's
statement. The charge has been made
before. however and investigated by
the department. 1t could not be
learned today whether positive evi-
dence of a leak had been disclosed.
II is recalled that a new diplomatic
courier of the United States assigned
TO travel between Mexico. City and
ashington recently attracted atten-
ton in Mexico City. II now appears
that the courier service may have
been esta blished because of a desire
to insure complete secrecy for com
munications passing between the State
Department and Ambassador Sheffield
That American labor hopes the
United States will mot play the part
of an imperialistic autocrat in its re-
lations with Latin American countries,
but will prove itself to be- by practice
and preceDt an advocate and propo-
nent of the ideals of government
and democratic freedom" is an asSer.
ton made by William Green, president
Of the American Federation of Labor,
in an article appearing in the Ameri-
can FederatiOniSt.
Educators Urge Arbitration.
| The administrative committee of the
Federation Council of Churches de.
| clares in a statement that the present
| situations in Nicaragua and Mexico
| should lead our Government to for
mulate a clear policy for our future
relations with the peoples and govern
ments of Latin America"
While official silence continues re-
garding possible arbitration of the
Mexican oil and land law controversy,
professors of international law in 35
| colleges and universities, headed by
| Joseph p. Chamberlain of Columbia
have suggested this means as a way
out of the tangle on the ground that
| the questions at issue are appropriate
| for settlement by the judicial method" "
"Protracted delay" they declare, lis
dangerous. The property questions
| which are at the base of the differ
| ences may become obScured; the issue
| NAV become one of national pride and
sentiment; feeling may be aroused
| which will make impossible the iu-
diciaI settlement now practicable"
/ Orators at the protest meetings held
| in Mexico City yesterday under the
| auspices of "the Union of Central and
| South America and the Antilles" a so
Continued on Page 4, cumn -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
Need Republican Aid.

The Garner measure would reduce
the corporation tax from 1912 to IL
per cent. and repeal the automobile,
amusement, club dues and produce
stamp taxes. Under the rules the
petition will require the signature of
at least 21S members, of which Garner
said the Democrats could furnish only
1872, if every Democrat were able per-
sonally to appear in the House.
80 if results are obtained. we shall
have to have the signatures of a con-
siderable number of Republicans" he
declared
1--WE believe the country wants it
and we stand ready to help pass it
through a Republican Congress and
let it be signed by Republican Presi-
Continued on Page 9. Column Sd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
Farm Women Applaud Browning.

Mr. Brownings entrance to the
courtroom was the occasion for pro-
longed hand-clapping on the part Of
the women, many of whom were
elderly farm women, roughly dressed.
Mrs. Browning appeared without
any public ovation. She cried pro
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column ~
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Continued on Page ., Column o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; pos
sibly light rain this afternoon or to-
night; little change in temperature.
Highest, 81, at pm. yesterday; low
est. 33 at pm. yesterday.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-11-30
ToDAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.
NafionaI--',2 Girls Wanted" c,

Nati0nal--'2 Girls Wanted" COM
edy, at $40 pm. Matinee at 2:2o.
Belasco--"Restless Women" drama,
at 500 pm. Matinee at 2:20.
j Poli's--"The Circus Princess" mu'
sical comedy, at $40 pm.
Prcsident---"The Chocolate Soldier, "
light opera, at SEQ pm.
Keith's-Dr. Rockwell. vaudeville,
at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Earle--Mrs. Wallace Reid. vaude-
vile. continuous. 1880 to II pm.
Gayety -- Cock "A -Doodle.Do, bur-
lesque at 2:15 and Sis pm.
Strand-"Hollywood Scandals" bur-
lesque. at els and SIS pm.
Fox-"High School Hero" continu.
Gus. 12 noon to IL pm.
observation-disclosures Don't Lie.
at 11:05 am, 1916. 2:30, AGO, 6. 7:55
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Tea for Three" at 10:4s
am, 1915. 900, 4:e5, $50, 7;5o and
9:55 pm.
Rialto-"Silk Stockings" at 1140
n m. 1:25. $40. SEQ. 1885 and 9:55 pm
Columhia-"Th Garden of Allah
(second week.. at 1l:15 am, 1;10, 500,
5:25, TAO and $3.50 pm.
Little Theater-"Moon of Israel" at
80. $50, $50 40 and 9:30 pm.
Tivoli-"Soft Cushions" at 2;25,
4:10. 6, 7:45 and 9:35 pm.
Ambassador--"B Geste," at $50.
7:20 and 9:25 pm.
Central--"The Fighting Eagle" at
1890 ., $50, 5, $50, and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1927-11-30

Tt is estimated that the average con.
sumption of tobacco averages two and
one-half pounds per year for every in
habitant in the world
Evening star., 1927-11-30
BRIDE SUBMITS OPINION
ON COURT JURISDICTION
Counsel Holds Juvenile Branch
Should Handle Cases of
Children.

Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride has filed in the District Court
of Appeals brief in support of his
claim that the Juvenile Court has ex.
elusive jurisdiction over juveniles un-
der the age of II years. The case is
that of Harold Reed, 15-year-old col
orcd boy, charged with felony, who
was taken into the Police Court and
there sent to Jail to await trial. but
later released on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. to which the United States
attorneys Office noted an appeal.
Through Assistant Corporation
Counsel Thomas F. Cameron, Mr..
Bride informed the court that Con-
gress saw the improperly if not the
inhumanity of compelling the juve-
nile offender to face the same bar of
Justice and to rub shoulders with the
adult offender. and upon conviction be
remanded to Jail housing the hard
cned criminal of mature age. Under
the Juvenile Court act, he contends,
Congress gave to that tribunal alone
the right to act in all cases involving
juveniles under the age of II years.
Evening star., 1927-11-30
DONATIONS OF FLOWERS
SOUGHT FOR SHUT-lNS
Guild Asks Contributions of Blooms
and Plants for Distribu-
tion Here.

Donations of flowers and plants for
shut.ins were asked today by the
Washington Flower Guild, which dis
tributes them.
The guild maintains a receiving
station at the headquarters of Young
Womens Christian Association, Sew
enteenth and X streets, every Mon
day morning under the superinten-
dence of members, at which gifts are
accepted and sent to homes and in
stitutions.
The activities of the guild for the
month of December will be under the
direction of Mrs. Robert b. Far
quharson, who will have general su-
pervision, and Mrs. William Turner
and Mrs. John w. Moore, who will
be In charge of distribution, Mrs.
George Cyrus Thorpe. former chair.
man of the guild, announces. They
succeed Mrs. William Fitch Kelly and
Mrs. Edward Walton.
Evening star., 1927-11-30
CITIZENS INDORSE
GREAT FALLS PLAN
Iowa. Thomas Circle AssoCia.
tion Also Urges Beautifica-
ton of Potomac Gorge.

The utilization of the river for
power at Great Falls and the beau
tification of the gorge of the Potomac
were urged by the Iowa-Thomas Cir
Gle Citizens Association in resolu.
ton adopted at its meeting last
night in the Northminster Presbyte.
rian Church, Eleventh street and
Rhode Island avenue.
1t was pointed out the construction
of power plant TO harness the fails
would provide cheaper electricity for
Washington, largely abate the smoke
nuisance, enable the railroads running
into Washington to electrify their sys-
TENS in the vicinity and encourage in
dustry both in the city and in the
surrounding districts.
A motion was adopted requesting
the District authorities To change the
Iowa Circle section from a residential
zone to a first commercial community.
II. M. Fulton, Mrs. E. c. Johnson and
Miss Annie Lamkin were appointed as
a committee to determine the exact
limits of the proposed section.
The location of the proposed Farm
ers' Market on the site of the old
X Street Market was indorsed. AL
though the matter of the $4,000, 900
bond issue for purchasing park sites
was discussed at great length, no def
mite action was taken, the subject be.
ing referred to the committee on laws
and legislation for investigation and
a report.
Edgar B. Kay, president of the
Washington Chapter of the American
Association of Engineers, will give an
illustrated lecture on the problem of
the disposal of trash and garbage in
the District of Columbia at the Janu-
ary meeting of the association, it was
announced
NJ. A. Robins recited a short orisi-
nal composition and Miss Lois Teller
played on the piano. Miss Grace A.
Reed was elected to membership. Re-
freshments were served. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Ella NJ. Thompson, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1927-11-30
Husband Accuses Wife.

Franklin Rothwell, a stone mason
of 1049 Thirtieth street yesterday filed
a cross petition to the suit for linn
tied divorce brought against him by
his wife, Dora Rothwell. SOC G street
southeast. The husband asks an alb
solute divorce and names correspond
ent. Rothwell asks the custody of
their children. Attorneys Hawken &
Havell appear for the husband.
Evening star., 1927-11-30
CITY CLUB LAUNCHES
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
Organization Seeking 1000 Associ-
ate Members; Initiation
Fee Dropped.

The City Club today opened cam
paign for 1000 associate members.
Merritt o. Chance, former post
master, is chairman of the member
ship committee, and announced that
the associate members will be admit
ted without the payment of an initia.
ton fee, under the new rate of $50
year.
Adoption of this policy. he ex-
planned. is in line with plan put into
effect by the City Club of Boston,
which has built it's membership up to
5000, requiring small dues and no
initiation fees.
The local campaign will be directed
especially to the attention of Govern
ment employees.
Evening star., 1927-11-30

A mother noticed that her baby al
ways woke up when she lifted it out of
the baby carriage. The result was the
patenting of carriage with a detach.
able body that enabled baby to be
taken upstairs without being dis
turbed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-02
Courtney Hops Oft; Other Planes D0wn
Fundamental Urged
by State Educator
at County Institute
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN BENITO, Sept. 2.-Restora-
tion of the three RS" in school edu-
cation was urged Friday morning by
j. L. Barron, state department Of
education official, in a talk before
the Cameron county rural and COM
mon school district institute, which
closes here Friday afternoon.
The state educator pleaded for elm
ination of what he considers a large
amount of unnecessary school cours-
es and work, and declared that they
are four principal factors in school
life. These he gave as the return to
the three RS, vocational guild
auce, character, and health.
Vocational Guidance
On the subject Of vocational guild
ance he said that school should be
not so much a preparation for col
lege, as a preparation for life.
He stressed the importance Of
character training in the making Of
useful citizens, declaring that this
is one phase Of education in which
both parents and teachers should
work.
The speaker emphasized the import
ance Of playground activities for all
PupiiSs EdlHcE ludu sports lOE
chosen few. as a guide to health.
Supt. P. d. Kennamer of Cameron
county, in charge of the institute,
spoke on the county's school grounds
Identification program.
Other speakers included James
Scaief, superintendent at Highlands,
who spoke on playground activities;
J. t. Wagner, principal at Olmito;
DR.. Ernest w. Prothro. head Of the
county health unit, who spoke on
Fairgrounds and health; J. T. But
Ter Stuart Place principal, who talk
ed on the interscholastic league;
and Henry Alsmeyer, who spoke on
All clubs in the county.
Kennamer Talks
Kennamer concluded the morning
session with an inspirational talk
pointing out the public duties of
the teachers in building up the na-
tion.
Announcement was made at the
morning session of nominations for
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-02
BLUEBIRD IS
FORCED DBACK
Fog Causes French.
men to Give Up
u. S. Flight

LIE BoURGET. France. Sept. 1.--CF
Fog. hanging heavily over tie
French countryside. baked the BIZ
plane Blue Birds attempt to fly to
New York today.
The giant plane, manned by Leon
Givon and Pierre Corbu, after a beau
tiful take-off at 6:31 a. m. was back
over lie Bourget in less than two
hours. Then for almost another full
hour Givon circled The field, hoping
the haze would tighten but when il
remained still thick NJ o'clock he
began emptying his gasoline tsnks.
BY ten, the load had been reduced
from $500 l:tres (about $500 gslions)
to 1000 litres (l.060 gallonsD and the
lightened ship was landed graceful
ly. her pilot and navigator bitterly
disappointed over their failure.
The Blue Bird had proceeded about
nine miles when she turned back.
Undeterred. Given told The Associ-
ated Press that he would hop off to-
morrow If conditions were similar to
or better than those Of today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-02
Officials Give
Tunney Welcome

CHICAGO. Ill, Sept. 2.-tR-The
mayor, the city council, the Ameri-
can Legion and civic leaders were
banded together today into an Of
ficial welcoming committee for Gene
Tunney, the worlds heavyweight
champion.
There was on the program a pa
rade from the railroad station to
the city hall. to give Chicagoans a
chance to glimpse the man who is
to defend his title against Jack
Dempsey at Soldier Field September
22. Some key-to-the~city ceremonies
1t the city hall were arranged to
take only a short time. Then Tun-
ney was to look over the city and 70
to his training quarters at Cedar
Crest country club. He has been
training at Speculator, N. Y.
Dempsey yesterday boxed three
rounds with a trio OF. partners. lie
devoted his time to perfecting a de-
fense against left hand leaders and
iabs, but he pleased the crowd of
fans on hand when he occasionally
let 20 with some Of the punches he
hopes to land on Tunney.