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The concensus of opinion among
the delegates is that the corner
stone for the new $2,000,000 Con-
stitution Hall will be laid during
the next Congress. About 81 .500.-
900 Of the necessary amount has
been subscribed. The rest will be
raised through gifts, the sale Of
seats and boxes and by the sale OF
small plots of ground on the site,
each to be dedicated to an Ameri.
can hero whose name will appear
on the cornerstone. The new hall
will be located in the rear Of the
present d. A. r. Hall.
William Tyler Page, who de.
livered the Americans Greed this
morning, has just proposed six
grand children for membership
in the Children of the American
Revolution. They will be en-.
rolled in the Capt. Thomas H.
Welles Chapter, District of Column
bia. This chapter was formed
during President Taft's term in
office and was named for an an
cestor of Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover will give
a tea for the California deIega-
ton at her home Wednesday.
Both Secretary and Mrs. Hoover
are from California.
Mrs. Frederick Irving Mosher,
regent of the Baltimore chapter,
will be hostess at a. luncheon at
the Washington Hotel tomorrow
in honor OF Maryland State and
national officers. Mrs. Eta Legg
Galloway, Maryland State editor,
will present the second volume Of
Maryland genealogical records.
Miss Mary Lou Gordon White,
Tennessee State president of the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy. is here as a delegate from
the Campbell Chapter, d. A.. R.,
Nashville.
The District of Columbia D. A.
r. will unveil tablet next Sat.
urday on the building at the
northeast corner of Fourteenth
and H Streets Northwest. mark.
{ ing the site Of the structure in
which the National Society, D.
A. r., was founded, August g.,
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MONDAY, APRIL 10. 1927.
D. A. R. Sidelights

1890. All delegates are invited
to be present.
The North Carolina delegation
will hold its State meeting at
2:S0 Tuesday afternoon In the
board rooms of Continental Hall.
Mrs. Edwin c. Gregory is State
regent.
An important meeting OF the
national committee on legislation
in the United States Congress
will be held Tuesday afternoon in
the room of Children of the
American Revolution at Cont.
mental Hall. Mrs. Edwin c..
Gregory Is chairman.
Prolonged applause greeted the
procession of pages TO the plat.
form this morning. Each page,
bearing her delegates State flag,
took a place. on the platform.
The new professional, dedicated to
Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau by Helen
Stone McColl. was played for the
first time during the march Of
the pages.
The North Carolina State dele
cation will hold its regular meet.
Ing at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday.
The Vermont State luncheon
will be held at the New Willard
Hotel at o'clock Tuesday after.
noon.
Senator and Mrs. Harry W.
Keyes will give a tea to the New
Hampshire delegation on Wednes.
day, April 20, at 1909 Sixteenth
st.
Denouncing what he termed
"the trend toward Socialism in
this country" Wilbert H. Barrett,
president-general of the Sons of
the American Revolution in ex-
tending greetings from his society
to the delegates this morning,
praised their efforts in combating
this influence. Mr.. Barrett par
ticularly criticised child labor legis-
lation and increasing bureaucracy
in our Government.
IF the men of this country
would show as much interest In
governmental affairs as you women
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BAN
PUT ON
REDS
BY ALFRED MEYER
international News Service


SHANGHAI, April Is. - Steps
were taken by the Conservatives
under General Chang Kali shek at
Nanking today to convert the So
called Marking conference into a
government in opposition to the
Hankow Red" administration, ac-
cording to authoritative informa.
ton received here.
Four thousand northern soldiers,
captured in fighting between Pukow
and Pengpu, arrived today from
Marking.
Nine thousand others will arrive
later. National military chiefs said.
A Marking dispatch reported the
captured of Pengpu by the Can.
tonese. While this claim is con.
sidered doubtful there is every in.
dication that the northerners met
with a serious reverse and have
been driven back from Pukow.
Conservatives in Shanghai, Nan.
king and elsewhere are planning
mass meetings to be held Tuesday
to celebrate the Inauguration Of
the new regime.
The 1900 northern prisoners ar.
irving today were trapped in an
envelOping movement carried out by
the Cantonese moving from the
Anhwef district several days ago.
Nationalist leaders are planning
to send all the prisoners. tc
Fukien. later enrolling them in the
1 southern army.
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Roxy" to Be Guest Of
Pennsylvania Society

The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
James j. Davis will head the re-
ceiving line on radio night" the
meeting of the Pennsylvania So
ciety, to be held in the Mayflower
Hotel next Wednesday evening.
Roxy. of radio fame, will be q
guest of the society.
Others in the receiving line win
be representative and Mrs. Thomas
w. Phillips, jr., Mrs. w. Harry
Brown, Mrs. Henry .F'itzhugh, Mrs.
John Crayke Simpson, Mrs. Herbert
]. Slocum, Mrs. George Mesta. Mrs.
w. Chattin Wetherill, Mrs. Robin
son Downey and Mrs. Virginia
White Sneel.
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ANNAPOLIS, April 1s.-Bootleg.
gers and low dives catering to mid
shipmen at the Naval Academy in
fest the city and suburbs, Judge
Robert Moss declared today in his
charge to the Anne Arundel grand
jury.
A "deplorahle situation" exists, the
court asserted and called on the
grand jury to make a thorough in
vestigation.
Local bootleggers have been
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CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

Catholic groups here are prepar-
ing to send delegates to the thir-
tenth meeting of the National Con-
ference of Catholic Charities in Los
Angeles. September 4 to 8.
The annual meetings have been
held at Catholic University here
eight times and as far West as
Des Moines. Iowa, but this Is the
first time it has been held on the
West coast.
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Alive, But Dead

dead OR ALIVE, he's dead
to me-" That's what Mrs. Norma
LightfO0t, Of Los Angeles, said
after reports that her husband
declared legally dead January 20,
had applied for compensation as
q war veteran. Judge Walter
Guerin minded down decree de-.
termining that Ernest LightfoOt,
having been missing for seven
years, was dead. Mrs. Lighffoot Is
seeking compensation as . sol.
Ilier's widow.
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ILL; CASE
OFF FOR DAY
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
Nv international News Service

DETROIT, April ia twenty
four hour adjournment was taken
at the 81 900 900 Ford-Sapiro libel
suit in Federal court today because
OF the Illness of Senator James A.
Reed, chief of Henry Ford's coun-
sci.
Reed was stricken with acute in
digestion on train nearing Detroit
as he returned from q weekend
trip to Washington.
The Senator was hurried to q
hotel where physicians were called
to attend him.
Counsel for Aaron Sapiro, So
called cooperative king, agreed to
the adjournment.
Reed has conducted q cross-ex-
animation of Sapiro for the last
two weeks.
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international Newsreel Photos
MRS. NORMA I4IGHTFOOT
have done" he said, I'VE would
notice Immediately a marked i'm.
provement.'
Following Mr.. Barrett, Prof.
William Libbie, general president
of the Sons Of, the Revolution,
spoke. He followed along much
the same lines al Mr.. Barrett and
laid a particular emphasis on. the
increasing influence women are
having in political affairs.
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Picking IL EIated

Picking IL Elated
PICKING. April $50 Officials here
were elated today over the report
that Gen. Chang Kai Shels and his
moderate adherents are inaugural.
Ing 4 new government at Marking
along anti-communist lines. From
Hanlow came news that the Com.
-munists have appointed Gen. Teng
Schen Chi commander of q force
TO oppose Gen. Chang Kai Shek
II the breach between the conserva-
tive and radical branches Of the
Cantonese party develops into open
hostiIities.
Sixty-eight Americans are re-
naming at Hankow, including two
women, American Consul Lockhart
reports.
There IL = force OF nearly 40
international warships lying Of
Hankow or nearby.
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Romeo Was Paid

JOHN NJ. HICKMAN. with
Mrs. Hickman, Of Boston. figures
in most unusual suit for
breach Of promise. He names
Mrs. LeOra Marvin in bis action
and seeks from her S35,OOO DAM
ages. He alleges that Mrs. Mar
vim, wealthy Cambridge widow.
paid him $35 weekly to love her.
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JUDGE SAYS BOOTLEGGERS
PREY UPON "MIDDIES"
Times staff PhotS
HELEN Gin rear

profiteering on the midshipmen Il
such an extent, the court said, thai
the middies have blacklist on whicl
they place the names of dealers whe
oVercharge. Exorbitant prices vert
paid by midshipmen for their Christ
mas gin, the court said.
The court declared that the situal
ton is q reflection. on the city and
county. He devoted most of hie
charge to the subject of local prohibS
ton.
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coined the delegates to the National
Capital in the name of the District
Commissioners and the people of
Washington.
The greetings were interpreted
with musical program. including
vocal and Instrumental selections,
following which reports of various
committees were made by their re.
spectiYe chairmen.
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WILL DISCUSS PAVING

The streets and avenues commit
tee of the Washington Board Of
Trade will meet Thursday in the
board rooms to consider proposed
paving to be done. George G. Shinn
announced today
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Russian scientists are develop.
ing a device to keep the blood of
a person in circulation and thus
prolong his life after his heart
and lungs have ceased to function.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
TRIO HELD IN DEATH
Of WOMAN VISITOR
Three Youths to Face Grand
Jury After Car Killed One,
y g Hurt Another.

Edwin Parker, Heath Smith and
WILDER A. Blaine, each II years old,
Were held for tn action of the grand
tury this morning by the coroner's S
jury, winding up the inquest into the
death Of Mrs. III. A. Hershberger of
Kingston, Pa, who with her husband
was struck down Tuesday evening at
Thomas Circle by car driven by
Parker. and in which the two other
boys were passengers. The inquiry
started yesterday.
ctanley Chichone of 1885 Irving
street, who. was largely responsible
for the apprehension of the youths,
testified this morning that he saw
their car strike the couple and drive
on down Massachusetts avenue with
out stopping. After circling through
the section for some time Chichone
returned to the circle, took Policeman
D. A. Henry of the second precinct
into his automobile and continued his
search. They found the boys getting
out Of the car at Thirteenth street
and Massachusetts avenue, where, 1t
had stalled. They said that the
driver of the car had run into the
apartment house at 1901 Massa-
chusetts avenue and told Policeman
Henry he would find him there.
Henry cid not take them at their
word, however, but took them to the
station house.
Lieut.. James McQuade of the sec.
cnd precinct. testified that while at
the station house none Of the boys
admitted driving the car at first.
Later. when Francis Scruggs of 211
Fourth street southeast, owner of the
car, was brought in, Parker admitted
being the driver, he said.
Scruggs testified that he had loaned
his car to Parker. .n--
Evening star., 1927-11-12
SUCCESS PREDICTED
FOR CHARITY DRIVE
Catholics Expect $4,000 Campaign
to Reach Goal With
Pastors Aid.

AS this Is the first year the active
support Of all the pastors Of the city
has been obtained, Rev. DIR. John
O'Grady. director of the Catholic Char
tiles. expects the drive for $4,000 to
he exceptionally successful, he de.
clared last night at a meeting OF the
team captains in the City Club. The
drive is to begin November 15 and
is to continue until the 23d. George
II. O'Connor is general chairman of
the committee in charge.
The final plans as to teamwork
were completed last night. Another
meeting will be held tomorrow at
4 o'clock in the City Club. Twenty
three teams totaling approximately
ESQ members are to assist in the ap.
peal. Next week meetings will be
held every night to take stock of
the days activities.
Each team will be aided by q men,
Der of the executive committee. The
team captains and the committee
members who will assist them in their
respective parishes ars as follows: st.
Aloysius. Miss Minnie Mailer and
James j.. Colifiower; st. Anthony's,
Mrs. William Holmes and Adam
Weschler: Blessed Sacrament, Miss
Marie Creahen and Raphael Semmes;
Nativity. Miss Helen Anthony and M.
a. keane; st. Dcminlc's. Miss Ger.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED,
,peciaI Dispatch TO The Star.

npeciaI Dispatch to The Star.
I POTOMAC, Va. November H.
Committees to serve during the com.
ing year were named by the Parent
Teachers Association of George Mason
High School at a meeting of that or
xanization in the school auditorium
Thursday night. The membership also
laid plans for various activities.
Principal w. H. Thomas of George
Mason High School announced the Sc
lection of the following committees;
Ways and means. Mrs. w. c. Davis,
chairman; Mrs. Keller. Mrs. Jack Var
ney, Mrs. Keys and Mrs. Carter. Pub
betty, Mrs. Naomi r. Craver. chair
man; II. Kirk and Melvin Kite. Mem.
bership, Mrs. Frank Norton. chair
man; Mrs. j. B. Kirkman. Mrs: w. n.
Waggerman, Mrs. f. ID. File, Mrs. Il.
G. Palmer and Mrs. Homage; pro
gram, Mrs Jennifer Broaddus'
chairman; Mrs. John Gary, Mrs. Sulli'
van, Miss Mabel Allen and Miss Nc.
Daniel. Beautifying school grounds,
w. II. Thomas, chairman; Miss Evans.
Mrs. Henry Ransom, Mr.. Dulin and
Mrs. j. r. Goode. Religious, Rev. w.
r. Hardesty. chairman: Rev. w. &.
Bell and Rev. John S. Sewers.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
RADIO ARBITRATION
AGREED TO BY j. S.
American Delegation Re.
verses Attitude at Interna.
tionaI Conference.
BY the Associated Press.


The American delegation to the in
ternational radio conference set q
precedent yesterday by agreeing. in
4 meeting of the full convention COM
mittee of the conference to the in
clusion of an unconditional and COM
pulsory arbitration clause in an
International treaty binding upon
the United States.
Reversing the attitude 1t had
adopted last week in a subcommittee
when it favored the existing optional
arbitration clause. the delegation
voted in favor of compulsory arbi-
tration for the settlement of any in
ternational dispute arising from the
radio convention.
In previous treaties and conven-
tions stipulating arbitration, the
American Government always has
excepted from such treatment dis
putes involving national honor and
independence or other questions not
considered suitable for arbitration.
State Department officials. 1t Is un-
derstood, thought. however, that since
the radio convention win be en- en-
tirely technical instrument, and dis
putes arising from it win in no way
involve Americas independence.
honor or any other matter which
could not with all propriety. be ar
bitrated.
In the same convention committee
yesterday the American delegation
achieved one of the major goals/of
American radio policy by obtaining
the elimination from the London
convention of an article which ex-
tended to radio practice certain rules
and regulations taken from the inter-
national telegraphic convention.
Since the American Government Is
not a party to the telegraphic con-
vention the anomalous situation had
arisen that while American cable
companies were not hampered by the
restrictions of this convention. Amer
lean radio concerns were bound by
some of these owing to Americas
affiliation with the international radio
convention
Evening star., 1927-11-12

trude Marsden and Henry j. Auth; st.
Gabriel's, Miss Margaret McAlester
and DR.. John O'Grady; Holy Com.
forter. Miss Sara McGarvey and
James II. Johnson, jr.; Holy Name
Miss Mary Quinn and Francis r.
Weller; Holy Trinity. Miss Nora
Flynn and Raymond Wise; Immacu.
late Conception, Miss Ann Atkinson
and D. j. DUNCAN; st. Joseph's. Mrs.
William Hettinger and Hugh Reilly;
st. Martins, Miss Catherine Donavan
and Allen Pope; st. Matthew'S, Mrs.
Reiman Chesley and DIR. Henry J.
Crosson: st. Patrick's, Miss Estelle
Kearney and Arthur j. May; St
Pauls, Mrs. Joseph Hardie and
Joseph y. Sullivan; st. Peters, Miss
Mary Bauskett and M. ID. Schaeffer;
Sacred Heart. Miss katherine Knott
and B. r. Saul; st. stephens. Miss
Anna Ready and George Z. Potter;
st. Teresa's, Mrs. William Echterman
and Charles w. Darf.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
PRESIDENT GREETS
FRAT.ERNAL |. ORDER
Delegates to Convention Visit
White House-NeW Of
ficers Named.

Delegates to the thirty-second an.
nual convention of the District of
Columbia Council of the Junior Order
Of United American Mechanics were
received today at the White House
by President Coolidge.
The convention opened last night in
the Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast. o. B. Harlow
was elected State councillor, to succeed
John d. Simpson; A. G.. Columbus was
elected State vice councillor; Frank G.
Mangum, State warden; II. +. Sud-
worth, State conductor; Thomas +.
Jones, State treasurer; George G..
Myers, State chaplain; William p.
Ernest, inside State sentinel, and
Edward A. Beihl, outside State
sentinel.
Councillors Report.
The retiring State councillor present
ed his annual report. with recon-
mendation that the initiation fee Of
the order be reduced as means of
increasing the membership. The con.
vention disapproved this suggestion.
State Secretary John Pender report
ed that there are 20 councils in the
District OF Columbia, with a member
ship totaling 1000. Councils making
a. net gain. Of more than 20 were
Anacostia,s No. is; Edward J. Ross,
No. 26, and Capital. No. %. Other
councils showing membership gains
were Liberty Bell, No. 55; Potomac
Valley Forge, No. 30; Woodrow VIII
Scott Key, No. %. and Washington,
No. 13.
Omer Stubbs, national vice councillor,
OF Covtngton, KY, announced a gain
in membership in Kentucky during
the past six months of 5000. The
new members include the governor and
Lieutenant governor, he said. Ten
thousand new members were added to
the rolls throughout the country dur.
ing that period. il was declared. Mr.
Stubbs said there .were ia members
| of the order in the House and 10 In
| the Senate.
National Councillor f. A. Llewelyn
| told of the orders activities in further.
ance Of stricter immigration laws
| After their reception at the White
House the delegates went to Mount
| Vernon, where the national officers
| placed a wreath on the tomb of
| George Washington. On the way back
| they will visit the George Washing
ton National Masonic Memorial in
Alexandria.
Annual Banquet.
The annual banquet of the council
will be held at 6:30 this evening at
| the Raleigh Hotel. Speakers will in
clude Charles /. Stengle, former
Representative Of New York, and
| Rev. Luther B. Franck. rector OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Ana
| costa. Members Of Congress ex-
pected at the banquet include Repre-
sentatives John c. Box, j. Will Taylor
| and B. Carroll Reece Of Tennessee
John J. McSwain and Albert Gasqua
of South Carolina and John M
| Robsion of Kentucky.
| Members of the local council and
| the national officers will go to
Arlington Cemetery tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock and place wreath
J en the Tanah Of the Unknown Soldier
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Snead Makes Address.
Negro Singers Estate $33, 1858.

NEW YORK, November 12 @.-
Florence Mills, famous negro singer
and dancer, left an estate valued at
S33, ,146.SS. but no will. Surrogate
Court granted letters of administration
to her husband, Ulysses S. Thompson,
yesterday.
Besides her husband. the only other
heir to the revue stars estate was
her mother. Nellie Winfrey, of New
York.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Carpenter, Revealed as Hero of War,
Once Sentenced to Die for Desertion

drafted and sent to Camp Meade, Md.
for training, the Sun says. After his
arrival in France he refused to drill
and was sent to the guardhouse. he
deserted, was captured and sentenced
to death by court-martial.
While awaiting the death sentence.
he escaped and rejoined his regiment
in the front-line trenches. There his
heroism in bringing in wounded under
fire attracted the attention OK officers.
who recommended clemency, the Sun
continued. His sentence was set
aside.
Stierheim was decorated for valor
by Gen. Pershing, but no record of
the decoration has been found, the
paper asserts,
Evening star., 1927-11-12
EXPLORER GETS MEDAL.
New York Clubs Trophy Is Pre-
sented to Nansen.

OSLO. Norway, November IL Op.-
The medal of the Explorers Club OF
New York has been presented to DR..
F'ridtjof Nansen, polar explorer. by
Laurits S. Swenson, American Minis
ter, in behalf of the National Geo.
graphic Society of America.
The presentation was made at BAN
quet at the American legation. in rec
ognition of Nansen's Arctic achieve
ments. Members of the cabinet, Mayor
Borge of Oslo and other notable per
sons were among the guests.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
YOUNG BRUCE QUITS
CONSULAR SERVICE
Son Of Maryland Senator Says He
Has Made No Definite Plans
for Future.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md. November H.
Resignation of David *. f. Bruce,
son of Senator William Cabell Bruce
of Maryland, from the consular serv
ice has been submitted to the Govern
ment. He served as vice consul at
Rome following his appointment in
1928. With his wife. formerly Miss
Ailsa Mellon. daughter of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. he has been liv-
ing at the home of Senator Bruce in
this city. The marriage last year was
a social event of national interest.
Bruce studied law at the University
of Virginia and the University of
Maryland after two years at Prince.
ton. Upon graduation he became en-.
gagged with his fathers law firm. In
1924 he served a part term as a dele
gate in the Maryland Legislature. He
has made no definite plans for the
future, he said last night.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
ALIMONY PLEA DENIED.
Woman Fails to Get Aid During
Annulment Suit.

Mrs Cecil f. Means was denied tenn
porary alimony yesterday by Justice
Hoehling in Equity Division l In her
annulment suit against Charles +.
Means. She sued to have her mar
rage annuled on the ground that her
huse@"d ives already married when he
went through ceremony with her
July /, 1920.
The court pointed out that section
9fo OF the code requires that wife
DENY that her marriage is invalid be.
lfore she may be awarded alimony and
here the wife relies on the inyalidity
OF the contract @~@
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Third Bandit Convicted.

OKMULGEE, Okla. November u
R.-Clyde Brandon. accused bandit,
was found guilty of murder yesterday.
the third man to he convicted for the
Staying of a police officer who tried
to Illustrate the robbery of two banks
at Beggs. Okla, last May. Brandon
was given life in rriseHs
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Noted Engineer Dead.

LOS ANGELES, November IL OP).
William Scott Humbert. nationally
known engineer. who had large pari
in the construction of the CrotOn, =.
", reservoir aqueduct and the Nj
agara Falls power project, died In
hospital yesterday after three weeks
Illness.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Md, November IL
The Sun said yesterday that con-
scientious objector, who was decorated
for bravery under fire after being SEN
fenced to death for desertion from the
American Army during the World
War;, has been virtually identified
here as Richard L. Stierheim, former
ly Baltimore carpenter and a men,
ber of Company b. 3l5th Infantry
The story was also carried in this
weeks issue Of the Editor and Pub
Usher.
Files of the Sun showed the paper
states. that IA staff correspondent in.
.terviewed Stierheim shortly after his
return from France. SGerheim was