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Evening star., 1927-09-20
WIFE IN AMERICA
IS DENIED BY CHANG
Former Chinese Commander Re-
flutes Reports of Her Ar
rival Aboard Liner.
By the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI, September 20.-Gen.
Chang kai-Shek. former Nationalist
communicating chief, Is quoted as de-
claring, in an Interview at Fenghwa
on September 10. that the woman
who arrived at San Francisco aboard
the liner President Jackson from
China early this month Is not his
wife.
He branded the report as "the work
of political enemies" seeking to en-
barrass him in any way possible,
adding that he does not know the
Nine. Chang Kai-Shek mentioned
in dispatches.
Chang is quoted as stating that
he divorced his legal wife in 1921.
later taking two concubines. whom
he freed" this year, believing con-
tinuance Of the practice of con-
cubinage undesirable.
He asserted that at present he is
entirely without wife. but he made
no mention of the report published
in the United States that he intended
to wed Miss Melting Soong, Wellesley
College graduate and sister of Nine.
Sun Yat-Sen. widow of the founder
Of the Nationalist movement.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
USURY CASES MAY DIE
IN JULIAN LITIGATION
Keyes Announces Recommendation
to Be Made for Accused Re-
turning Illegal Profits.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. September Co
Usury indictments brought against
many prominent business men who
collected illegal interest on pool loans
in the Julian Petroleum stock over
issue embroglio, but who have returned
to the Julian receivers their illegal
profits, will be recommended for dis
missal when the defendants come up
for trial, District Attorney Asa Keys
announced yesterday,
The prosecutor made known this
stand in a letter to Louis Horchiz,
secretary Of the Julian stockholders
committee, which asked that the cases
against those who had returned their
profits quickly" be dropped "for the
betterment of the corporation"
The district attorneys Office indi.
Gated probable dismissal of scores of
usury suits and the probable receipt
by the receivers of more large sums
from alleged usurers, who doubtless
would return the money to escape trial
On the charge. Many indictments were
on charges ranging from conspiracy to
embeZzlement in connection with the
overissuance of nearly $100,000,O00 in
stock
Trial Of Fl. NJ. Haldeman, one of
those indicted for usury, was contin-
ued yesterday to November 2S on mo-
ton of the city prosecutor.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, September
2O.-A discovery which he believes
may lead to a solution of the prob
lem of undernourishment of children
and greatly reduce infant mortality,
by feeding vitamin b direct to the
infant has been announced here by
DR.. Barnett Sure. professor of agri-
cultural chemistry at the University OF
Arkansas College of Agriculture.
After seven years of experimental
work with white rats. DR.. Sure has
announced remarkable results from
administering the greater portion of
vitamin B allowance to the young in
stead of to the mother at certain
critical stage in lactation when the
young are failing.
DR.. Sure points out that while
pediatricians already recognize the
needs for cod liver oil and orange and
tomato juices for infants. to furnish
vitamins A. D and c. no provision yet
has been made or vitamin 3 therapy.
BY his method DR.. Sure claims he
is able to induce lactating expert
mental white rats to rear their young
to weaning age on strictly synthetic
diets composed of purified food sub
stances. In attempts to save 30 htters
Evening star., 1927-09-20
SHUBERT BELASCO-"Garden of
Eden"

''The Garden of Eden" starting it's
second weeks consecutive showing<at
the Belasco Theater last night, again
played to a large house and apparent
ly Is destined to be big box Office
attraction during the remainder of
this week.
The play holds interest and has
scenes that might be considered appro-
pirate for the title, THE Garden of
Eden.''
The play has surprise ending and
a plenty Of good acting. Miss Miriam
Hopkins as Toni Lebrun plays the
emotional parts well. Alison Skip
worth, Rosa, the next most important
character in the play, is splendid and
keeps the audience well amused with
her matter of fact comments on vari.
Gus questions and problems as they
arise.
The story starts with some rough
work in a Paris cabaret. And finishes
with a brilliant arrangement for
royal wedding. The finish is consider
ably better than the star. AS it aver
ages through, the performance makes
very satisfactory entertainment.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
Feeding Vitamin B Direct to Infant
Promises Reduction of Mortality

of young at the point of failure only
one litter has been lost
The specially prepared product Is
fed to the young in liquid form by
means Of a medicine dropper. 1t is a
concentrated product from yeast, pre-
pared under DR.. Sure's direction by a
commercial laboratory.
1t Is quite possible. DR.. Sure de-
clares. that a large proportion of the
infant mortality associated with gas
tro-intestinal disturbances during the
first year of life is due to vitamin r
deficiencies.
Such vitamin deficiencies may be
brought about by the character Of the
American diet. which is composed
largely of degerminated cereals, sugar
and meat. in addition by the physiO
logical inability of the nursing mother
to secrete her daily vitamin B intake
quantitatively and rapidly into the
milk which is indispensable for fire.
quent nutrition and welfare" DIR. Sure
said.
DR.. Sure found that while rearing
OF the young at certain stage in lac
tatlon became a complete failure when
the mother received 500 milligrams of
vitamin, it developed into a complete
success when the young received $50
milligrams and the mother only SO
milligrams
Evening star., 1927-09-20
CHARLES W. CONLEY, 88,
DIES AT MARYLAND HOME
Prominent Montgomery County
Farmer Had Lived on Fairlands
Estate for SO Years.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September 90
Charles William Conley, 8S years old,
died yesterday at his farm, Green
Ridge. near Fairlands, Md, Mr.. Con-
ley. who was born in Washington and
had lyived at Green Ridge for the last
81 years.
His family formerly owned much
real estate in downtown Washington
and in Montgomery County and was
prominently concerned with Maryland
affairs for many years.
He is survived by two sons, Col
Edgar I. Conley of Washington and
DR.. Charles II. Conley of Frederick;
and two daughters, Mrs. Eugene
Jones, wife of State Senator Jones of
Kensington, and Mrs. Helen M.
Brown, widow of William r. Brown,
who made her home with her father
Mrs. Conley died at Green Ridge
about 10 years ago.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at st. Marks Epis.
copal Church. Fairlands. burial to be
in the church cemetery.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
WOMAN IS CHOKED
BY WOULD-BE THIEF
Burglar Frightened Away by
Screams-Another Woman
Causes Intruder'S Arrest.

One woman was choked by an in
truder whom she scared away from
her home by her screams early to-
day. while another was responsible
for the capture of man who broke
into her apartment.
Awakened by a noise in her bed
room over her groceryestore at 450 r
street about o'clock this morning,
Mrs. Bsesie Hurwitz, IS years old.
was choked by an unidentified colorcd
man as she attempted to leave her
bed. Mrs. HurwitZ, despite the at
tack. managed to make an outcry and
the intruder fed.
Burglar ChokeS Her.
Mrs HurwitZ told police she saw
the figure of man moving about the
room when she first awakened. and
believing it was one Of her grand
children, called several times. Re-
ceiving no response. she made move
to leave the bed. whereupon the in
truder grabbed her by the throat and
choked her in an effort to prevent an
outcry.
Examination of the premises dis
closed that he had gained entrance
rear window. When police
men from the second precinct and
Detective E. f. Thompson of police
arrived. no traces of the
burglar could be found.
Hears Footsteps, Calls Police.
Hearing footsteps in her apartment
about o'clock this morning. Miss
Marion Smith. us Eighteenth street,
calmly telephoned the police, who re-
sponded Immediately and arrested
colored man who gave his name and
address as Edward Green, % years
old, 1922 U street. He was held for
Police reserves from the third pre-
,inct and Detective E. +. Thompson re.
sponded to the call and they reported.
found Green in the building. He had
entered through an unfastened win.
dow, it is charged. According to De-
tective Thompson. Green admitted he
was looking for money.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
City Manager Returns.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG. Va. September 90
City Manager r. w. B. Hart has re-
turned from Dubuque. Iowa, where he
attended the convention of the City
Managers Association last week.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
Horse Is Rescued,
Unharmed, From
Bottom of Well

Responding to an emergency call
received from a resident of River
road, just across the District line in
Maryland, yesterday afternoon.
members of the wrecking crew of
the Georgetown Rent-a Car Co.
1907 NJ street. found their services
needed in rescue work of a horse
that had fallen into a well.
Fortunately for the animal and
it's owner, there was but little water
in the well. and use of the crane
of the wrecking crew resulted in
the rescue of the horse unharmed.
Evening star., 1927-09-20

stage offerings, carried sufficient in
terest to keep the President and Mrs.
Coolidge entertained until its finish.
Public Officials in Audience.
Others at the performance were
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur and their son, Mr.. Leonard
Wilbur; the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Jardine, the Secretary of
Commerce, Mr.. Herbert Hoover: At
torney General Sargent, the Ambass.
ador of Argentina and Sonora de
Pueyrredon, the Ambassador of Mex.
leo and Sonora de Tellez, the Ampas-
sador of France. M. Paul Claudel, and
Mile. Claudel; the newly appointed
Ambassador of Chile and Sonora de
Daviia, the Minister of Finland, Mr..
Astrom; the Minister of Colombia and
Sonora de Olaya, the Minister Of Vene.
zuela. Senor Grisanti, and his daugh-
ters, the Senoritas Grisanti: the Minister
of Persia. Mira Davoud Khan Meftah;
the Minister of Nicaragua and Sonora
de Cesar. the Minister of the Domin-
lean Republic and Sonora de Morales,
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas,
Representative and Mrs. Maurice Fl.
hotNhCAs anu Ahl i"hi u
w. Eberle, the chief of staff. u. S. A.
and Mrs. Charles p. Summerall; Surg.
Gen. of the Army and Mrs. MERIT
w. Ireland, the director general Of
the Pan-American Union, DR.. J.. S.
Rowe; the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, Mr.. Charles s. Dewey; Ad.
miral and Mrs. Luther Z. Gregory,
District Commissioner and Mrs. Proc
tor L. Dougherty. the commissioner
of the Federal Loan Commission and
Mrs. Charles w. Hunt. Mr.. Everett
Sanders, Comdr. and Mrs Joel T.
Boone, Mr. Leander Mccormick
Goodhart of the British embassy, Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
David S. Barry.
Former Postmaster of the District
and Mrs. M. o. Chance. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. jr., Mr.. and Mrs. William Fox
Of New York, Mr.. John Zanfp, Mr..
md Mrs. Carter Field. Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Il. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Linz, Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram
Linz, Miss Mary Randolph. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Glover. jr.; former Repre-
and Mrs. Philip Pitt Camp
bell. former Representative and Mrs.
Frank w. NIondell. the president of
he Press Club and Mrs. Louis Lud-
ow, DR.. and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
Mrs. John D. Bredbenner of Easton,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Randall II. Hag-
Ter. Senorita Eleana Calderon, Mr.
and Mrs. Y. E. Booker. jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fred Essary, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hal Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin w.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
lam Bryan. Miss Kathryn Ellis. Col.
md Mrs. Robert M. Harper. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. DR.. and Mrs.
Chester d. Swope, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
3owdoin Craighill. Mr.. and Mrs.
frederic William Vile, Mr.. George
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Nichols,
Mrs. Mildred Kolb Schulze. Miss
Gretchen Hood. Miss Julia Hume,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred P. Dennis, Mr..
Stanley Horner. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Atherton Du Puy, Mr.. and Mrs.
:. c. Calhoun. Maj. Alvin T. Sande-
ord, Mr.. and Mrs. David l.. Selke.
.Ir. Richard w. Hynsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs
lawrence Beatus. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wooten of Louisiana, Mr.. Adolph S. |
Ochs of New York and Mr.. and Mrs. |
Henry r., Swpiphart
Evening star., 1927-09-20
entertainer, is employed to interest

entertainer, is employed to interest
the heir.
Then, following the rules laid down
in fiction of this sort, the girl falls
in love with the crown prince, not
knowing that he has prospects"
Another prince. a nephew Of the
king, causes more or less trouble, and
the climax takes place in Paris, after
Gaby has been given title so that
she can marry the man she loves, the
crown prince.
There is a set rule by which. such
pictures should be viewed by an
audience. The imagination should be
allowed free play; one must forget
this world and it's troubles, and travel
along with the characters of the
story. And then, after the whole
thing is over never think of the
romantic story again, or it's impossi-
bilities will come creeping to the
fore. s..
Virginia Valli is an adorable Gaby,
and George O'Brien makes a stalwart
Crown Prince Michael. Peter l..
Roberts. the American banker, is
portrayed by J. Farrell Macdonald
and Thomas Jefferson is King
Haakon. William Powell plays the
cunning Prince Eric, who is respon-
sible for all the difficulties of the
young lovers. All the scenes are laid
In Paris and the little kingdom.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
PRESIDENT PRAISES
PRESS CLUB BUILDING
Comments on Beauty of Structure
and Superior Advantages Offered
by Modern Theater.

President Coolidge, who attended
the opening performance of the Fox
Theater in the new Press Club Build
ing, was deeply impressed with the
beauty of the new building. He was
represented as remarking to friends
today that the erection of this build
ing was not only a marked improve
ment to that section of Washington,
but that the theater within the build.
ing will add greatly to the pleasure of
the theater-goers of the Capital City.
Evening star., 1927-09-20

Sunday night The fire was discovered
by Clifton Ward after two OF the
houses were enveloped in flames. Fire.
men fought the blaze from a nearby
cistern, and although a strong south
wind swept sparks over surrounding
homes, no others caught fire. The
bungalows were on Frederick avenue
between First and Second streets.
Evening star., 1927-09-20

Among trades listed in the London
post office directory are those of coal
dust grinders. brewery amalgamators,
milk-guard manufacturers and dandy
roll makers.
Evening star., 1927-09-20
ADDITIONAL WINGS
ASKED BY HOSPITAL
tuberculosis Institution
Needs More Room, DR.. Pea
body Says in Report.

Construction of an east and west
wing to the main building of the Tu-
berc ulosis Hospital to provide needed
relief from congestion is urged by DIR.
Joseph Winthrop Peabody, superin-
tendent, in his annual report for the
last fiscal year ending June 80, made
public today by George S. Wilson,
director of the Board of Public We'll
fare.
A statistical table which accom-
panied the report showed that more
patients were cared for during the
12-month period than at any other
time since 1916. The total number of
cases cared for was 513.
Gain Is Accounted for.
"It is believed that the real cause
for this" he report said, lies in the
fact that local physicians and the varl-
Gus socila agencies are advising pa
tients to seek treatment near at hand.
rather than in their homes or the more
distant health centers. During the Win
ter months the wards were greatly
congested, so much so, that the time
has now come when additional space
must be provided in order to adequate
ly care for all those seeking admission.
"The construction of an east and
west WlIlS IO tIc IIldIi OuiiuiA6 "ONiN
relieve the congestion among the pa
tients, experienced in the past two
years, and the basement of these
structures would provide quarters for
those employees whose constant pres
ence on the premises is so necessary
for the welfare Of the hospital.
Provision for Doctors.
"By an addition to the south end
of the nurses home, suitable quarters
would be provided for the resident
physicians This addition would be
separate and distinct from the present
building and would conform in out.
line with plans submitted some years
ago, which were subsequently aban-
doned for lack of sufficient appropria-
tion when the nurses home was built
in 1924.
"By providing suitable quarters for
the doctors outside of the main build
ing, the space now used by them
could be utilized for many very esen-
tial purposes-such as storage, the
hospital having no space for supplies
at this time"
Evening star., 1927-09-20
BUNGALOWS DESTROYED.
Two Unoccupied Houses at North
Beach Burned.

Two unoccupied bungalows burned
to the ground and third was partly
DESTROYED by fire at North Beach late
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He's Not of Her Crowd

Dear Martha Lee: 1 am coming to you
with. a problem that is beginning to
trouble me seriously The young people
| go with are college bred, of good fami-
/ met this young man while doing col
lege research work. Physically he is my
ideal / was instantly attracted to nm:
lie has good mind, too. but being or
cnts, he has the education, manners and
general mental equipment OF factory
hand He adores me and If l followed my
feelings, I would him. ,-,,- .o,,,s
Now every one OF my , IrienSGs WYNN hi'i
into our crowd. l am beginning to surfer,
because in all my life I've never met any
one I've felt this way about; .,.rorr
I don't like to advise you about
Athis, Margie 1t SO depends upon
1whe+ sort of a person you are. II
your love for him has qualities other
than those resulting from physical
attraction, you will not let what
folks say" outweigh your regard for
him. However, you indicate a large
respect for mass opinion and might
always resent his causing you to
flaunt this.
A possible solution is the fact that
he may be willing to work hard to
mentally improve-for your sake. In
the meantime, though only you
know whether you have sufficient
courage to stand by your choice,
against "the crowd"
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Wido\
Takes Pain OFF the Calendar
Lose Fat ,
Without
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WOMAN'S MOVEMENT is
QUIETER, BUT STILL HERE
Although Noise of Equal Rights Is Missing in Papers,
Suffrage Doesn't Satisfy.

bid women, but not men, to engage
in certain occupations at night. This
is what today's "Woman's move
ment means'-no discrimination be
tween women and men, not even dis
elimination which is shown for WON
ans supposed "own good"
Il don't want a chair to sit on,
yells the woman of today's Woman
movement"-"unless you make him
sit down too"
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BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

Booth Harrington, famous Hoosier
says that freedom is the only hope
for happy marriage.
BY this, of course, he means free.
dom for the individual. Husband
and wife are to follow the pursuits
they like best. They shall be free
to come and go as they choose, to
live where they please and to occupy
themselves as they like. Mr.. Tar
kington even goes so far as to say
that one shall not censor the others
love affairs.
Do you really suppose we shall
ever attain this attitude of indiffer-
ence? And what sort of thing
would marriage be if we did?
We must remember that when
there was no such thing as liberty
in matrimony, marriages may not
have been such happy things, but at
least they stuck. And the more in
dividual freedom we have acquired
the more difficulty we have had
staying married.
Couples in by-gone days did not
know anything about this new
tangled freedom, and when they
were wed they expected to assume
responsibilities toward each other
and the family. They were not al
ways on the lookout for self, but
spent part of their time doing some
thing for each other.
And is anybody prepared to prove
that those marriages were any less
happy than our promiscuous and
numerous ones of today? Certainly
we know there must have been
plenty Of discomfort and even mis-
cradle persons, but are we any bet
ter off? In spite Of the fact that
we may marry and divorce as often
as we please, we are just about as
dissatisfied and complaining and
downright bitter as men and women
have ever been.
And what perfectly foolish thing
it is to expect only felicity from