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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
Overproduction Is Gambling
With National Safety, Sec
rotary Tells Bar Group.
PROPOSES COMMITTEE
TO DRAFT LEGISLATION
Safeguarding of Nations Re-
sources and Protection Against
High Prices Essential, He Says.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 30.-The
Federal Government should ask the
next Congress for legislation to con.
serve the Nations oil resources, Sec
the mineral law section Of the Ameri-
can Bar Association.
So as to have unity in thought, &C.
ton and legislation in the interests Of
economic production and consumption
Of our greatest natural resource" the
Interior Secretary proposed the con.
shutting of committee of three lead
ing lawyers, three petroleum engineers
and three Government representatives
to draft bill for the Federal Oil Con.
servation Board to introduce in the
10th Congress. The legislation should
be intended to protect the Nations oil
deposits against waste in production,
he added, and the public against flu.
ture high cost of oil products.
Secretary Work warned that the
present reproduction Of about a
million barrels of oil daily amounts
to gambling with national safety and
dppSdiCu W LiiC 4C6ol PAOLSSoAOlA w
formulate a sane and positive course
that will protect our national struc-
ture in the years to come"
Stresses Conservation Need.
The secretary said that the need for
conservation of oil in the ground was
never more apparent than now if "our
future needs would be assured" and
'our national life surely safeguarded."
IF Federal or additional State leg.
is1ation is essential as a corrective"
he continued, 1.-The sooner such en-.
actment is evolved, the better.
IF the remedy rests with the oil
companies themselves, through vol
untary and wholehearted cooperation,
or through compulsory unit pool op-
Grafton, or some other method, the
time Is pre-eminently ripe for action"
The secretary, who is chairman of
the Federal Oil Conservation Board.
called attention to the tremendous
Of the Smackover and
Seminole pools, with it's attendant
waste of billions of feet of valuable
gas, and pleaded for Constructive
craftsmanship to save an overcom-
petitive industry from itself.'
Urges Government Aid.
What is needed" he declared, ais
not government interfering with bust.
ness nor business meddling with gov.
eminent, but government helping in
dustry for its own and the public
good"
Unless the industry is able to co.
operate in the conservation program,
the secretary asserted, huge losses
are inevitable.
Statistics for which he would not
vouch, but which he said were ven.
tured by men intimately in touch with
the industry, were cited by the Score.
tary as indicating a decline since the
peak of 1926 of more than $500, O0O, 900
in the market value of oil company
stocks represented on the New York
Stock Exchange. Some, he added, in.
Continued on Page 4, Column p
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Huge Waterspout Rushes Over Chesapeake
as Excursion Party Watches From Boat

as the twisting, writhing funnel ap.
peared several miles away, swept on
ward. and in 10 minutes disintegrated
in a smother of muddy foam close by.
The spout narrowly missed striking a
skiff and schooner. AS the column
broke up, excursionists said that a
lone cloud, rolling around its top.
quickly disappeared.
Chief Engineer Walker Of the Cam.
bridge said this was the first spout
he had seen In the Chesapeake during
many years experience. -. { -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
FIVE DIE NFEUD
OVER RACING COUP
Failure of Track Plot Results
in Warfare-F0ur 9th
ers Wounded.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, August 30.-The failure
of a betting coup, with suspicion of
treachery, as an aftermath, has served
to cause virtual self-obliteration Of a
clever gang Of racetrack swindlers.
the police believe.
The underworld feud, which has re.
suited in the deaths of five persons
and the wounding Of four others, was
unfolded today by officers investigat.
ing the deaths of Mark Tillery (alias
McCalD, international sought con
fidence man. and a woman known 10.
cally as Clara Mccall and thought to
be his wife.
Operated i'm South.
Banded together several years ago,
police records indicate, the gang OPP
Grated extensively in Southern resort
cities and Havana until the Winter of
1925, when investigation Of a $55. 900
Miami swindle caused them to drop
from sight.
Next Atlanta authorities began
search for the gang following q pay.
off" swindle there.
Prior to one of the races during the
August meet at the Windsor race
track last year. track officials were
tipped off that an attempt had been
made to disable some Of the favorites
in the race. A man seen lettering
about the stables was arrested and
punished by Canadian authorities.
The man was Oscar Bacon, said to be
member of the gang.
Rival Factions Develop.
AS the result Of the suspected tip.
off, the gang broke up into rival fac
tons, according to the police theory.
and warfare followed.
John Lee Masters, alleged leader of
the gang, was shot to death in a
Detroit gambling house a few weeks
after failure Of the coup.
Shortly after Masters death a man
armed with a shotgun invaded a
gambling house here operated by
Charles Dubay and killed Earling
Norrass, confidence man Of Mime
apolis, another alleged member Of the
gang.
Dubay and Roy Browder Of Louis
vile were held for a time In connec'
ton with the Staying, but were re-
leased. only to be made targets of
shotgun fire from a speeding auto
mobile, which sent them to hospitals
seriously wounded.
Two Men Found Wounded.
Last week Bacon and Andrew
Potts were found seriously wounded
in fashionable hotel, following re-
ports Of a gunfight. Two men and a
woman were seen running from the
hotel.
Two days later the bodies Of Tillery
and his wife were found in an auto.
mobile, bullet holes through their
heads. The same night Harold Brad
ley, alleged confidence man, was shot
down on a street and died Sunday
night.
Bacon and Potts, questioned yes
terday, claimed that Tillery, craZed
with fear that he had been marked
for execution. shot and wounded
them when they attempted to prevent
him from committing suicide and then
ended the life Of his wife and him
self.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, August 30.-A huge
waterspout, its top hidden in a dark
cloud high above its spray-ri1antled
foot. hurtled across the Chesapeake
Bay from the mouth Of the Magothy
to the mouth Of the Chester River yes
terday, it was reported last night by
returning excurstonists.
Dozens Of people crowded the decks
Of the little excursion Eeamer Cam
bridge, uaooged ut q Chester River piey,
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HOPE FOR SAFETY RENEWED.
Straight Course Would Have Taken
Flyer There, Backers Say.

BRUNSWICK, Ga, August 80 (P.-
A solitary fragment of neWS-the re-
port that an unidentified plane had
been sighted over the delta Of the
Orinoco River in VeneZuela-reneWed
hope in two continents today that
Paul Redfern, missing Georgia AVA
tor, may be found alive somewhere in
South America.
Advices yesterday from Caracas,
Venezuela. stating that mailman
Saturday afternoon saw plane flying
southwark at an unnamed point
along the Orinoco, caused widespread
speculation that the craft may have
been Redfern's Port of Brunswick.
Course 100 Miles to East.
The young flyer charted his Bruins
wick-toRio De Janeiro route to carry
him hundred miles or more east of
the Orinoco's mouth in winging his
way from the Island Of Trinidad to
point about so miles off Georgetown,
British Guiana, where he intended
heading inland. Flight officials here
expressed the belief that IL the plane
sighted was Redfern's, the airman
probably had been blown off his course
or else he had followed the short line
to seek landing place when his gas
oline supply was exhausted. II his
plane had been running continuously
since he hoped off from here Thurs
day noon, his fuel would have been
running very low at that time.
Advices from Washington strength
ened the possibility that Redfern may
have reached South America. The
Weather Bureau announced 1t had
been unable to verify reports of a
ctr oil
wick to Trinidad, which 1t was feared
might have ended the flight disas-
trously. A seaplane pilot returning to
Miami Saturday had reported a tropi.
cal disturbance in Redfern's part east
of the Bahamas, when the flyer would
have proceeded less than 500 miles
along his journey.
Orinoco Report Unconfirmed.
Lack of confirmation Of the Orinoco
information prompted Paul j. Warner.
flight committee chairman here, yes
terday to request cooperation OF the
Navy and Coast Guard in systematic
fight for the missing pilot. The Navy,
according to Assistant Secretary
Warner, has no ships available in the
region of Porto Rico from which a
search was suggested, and the delay
in placing the nearest naval vessels at
Newport, r. l., in that area made 1t
impractical.
Coast Guard headquarters at Wash
ington last night instructed Comdr.
Phil w. Lauriat, head of Florida East
Coast patrol area, at Savannah, to
render such assistance as he might
deem practicable" in searching for
Redfern.
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BANDITS WHO KILLED
U. S. WOMAN ROUTED
Mexican Military Expedition Re-
ported to Have Dispersed
Rebel Band.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A report that the bandits responsible
for the death of Miss Florence Ander-
son Of Los Angeles had been dispersed
by Mexican troops was transmitted to
the State Department today by John
w. Ives, consul at MazatIan.
The message said that tn: chief Of
military operations in the state of
Nayarit was In personal charge of 900
Mexican troops which were operating
against the bandits in the vicinity of
Acaponeta. Miss Anderson was fatal
ly wounded when the train on which
she was a passenger was attacked re.
Gently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, August go
One of the strangest accidents that
has ever occurred at a local flying
field took place today, when Lieut.. L.
E. Hunting skillfully landed his plane
without landing gear.
Hunting was flying over the field
at Fort Sam Houston when his plane
went into o tail spin at low altitude.
II struck the ground. bounced into
the air and continued to nX ,--~.~....-.
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BY WILLIAM S. BROCK, pilot. and
EDWARD +. SCHLEE, copilOt of
the Pride of Detroit.

EDWARD +. SCHLEE, copilOt of
the Pride of Detroit.
BY Wireless to The Star and New York Times.
MUNICH, August eff every
stage were like today, this trip would
be a cinch. We had easy shedding
the whole way from London to Mu-
Mich. although once or twice we ran
slightly off our course. The weather
was ideal. except perhaps, for slight
winds. They did not hold the old
boat back much, however, and our
time for the days run was satisfac
tory.
If we had a hard and fast schedule
which we haven't-We would be a
little ahead of it. But there is no in
tention of covering a special mileage
on any given day or to get around
the world in any prescribed number of
days. All we are out to do is to defeat
the previous round-the-world record of
2S days. otherwise, we are just
pair of aerial hoboes. flying whenever
we feel like it and when conditions are
favorable.
After plenty Of sleep, we started
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HAIL DRIFTS 8 FEET DEEP.
Storm in Craig County, Va, Ties
Up Auto Traffic.

ROANOKE, Va. August 30 R).-
Jailstones as large as pigeon eggs
fell in such volume in Craig County
during the storm Sunday that they
formed drifts to a depth of s feet,
FARMERS of that county declared yes
terday. :.
Motorists reported the hail did dam
age TO the tops Of thsir cara and made
travelling Aimost innpoAaiblA $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
TOWN OFFICIALS INDICTED

CHICAGO. ILL.,, August 30 @.-
Twenty-Five persons. including Chief
of Police Andrew Bentkowski of
Calumet Park, suburb. were named
today in an indictment returned by
the Federal grand jury charging vic.
lations Of the prohibition law. Others
indicted were Leonard Kluck, village
trustee. and John Yakas, policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
BRAZIL REDOUBLES
HUNT FOR REDFERN
Flyer Believed Lost in Wilds
if Report of Plane at
Orinoco Is True.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED fresS.
RIO JANEIRO, August 30.-Every
effort is being made by the Brazilian
government to locate Paul Redfern,
the American aviator, who started
from Brunswick, Ga, last Thursday
on a nonstop fight to Brazil and Of
whom no definite word has been heard
since. Regular traffic over the ma
tional telegraph is being delayed to
permit Of half-hourly long-distance
communications over hundreds of
miles of government wires, but all
attempts to solve the latest aviation
mystery have been unavailing.
The efforts have been doubled since
the rurnor was received that he had
been seen at 8 o'clock Saturday after.
noon blowing through the sky above
the northern rim of the South Arnerl-
can Continent at the mouth OF the
Orinoco River. It is pointed out here,
however. that he should have passed
over that region Friday evening In
stead of Saturday afternoon; that II
he actually passed Saturday AFTER
noon he must have used nearly all his
gasoline.
May Be Lost i'm Wilds.
It is declared further that If adverse
winds delayed him "a hours in reach
ing the South American continent and
he then continued the flight hoping
to reach Brazil, he probably had to
come down at some place where per-
haps days would be required before
he was able to reach a point from
which to communicate with the out
side world. This is especially true II
he landed in the mountainous region.
somewhere between Brazil and Vene-
zuela, or the Guinas, which are not
even we'll mapped.
The Brazilian government has an
expedition in that region at the pres.
ent time, surveying the boundary. but
the central Office of the National Tele-
graphs was advised at 1890 o'clock
last night that there was absolutely
no news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
45 REPORTED HELD
AS SPIES IN RUMANlA
Frontier Guards Involved In New
Rumors Of Russian Activity
In Bessarabia.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Aesoclateu PresB.
VIENNA, Austria, August 3o.-Dis-
patches from Bucharest, Rumania.
say 3 army reserve officials. .
officers of the frontier guards and 40
civilians have been arrested at Kishi-
new, Bessarabia (Rumania), on
charges of espionage in behalf of
Soviet Russia.
The arrests, the dispatches add,
have created a lively sensation in
Bucharest, following upon a recent
raid on the Communists headquarters
in the Rumanian capital with the
detention Of so persons, and charges
against other frontier guards.
The Rumanian military authorities
are said to have decided upon fire.
quent changes In the officers serving
on the Bessarabian frontier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
Injured Altman Dies.

PITTSBURGH, August 80 @.-In-
jured when an Anticipated airplane
crashed at Belts Field, McKeesport.
Sunday. Clifford Burnworth, student
pilot, died in a hospital today. James
r. Clawson, street car conductor and
airman, who was plotting the plane at
the time. was killed instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
Human Fly Burglar
Gets $500 Cash and
$4,000. i'm Jewelry
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES. August 30.-A
human fly" burglar descended
from the roof of the Hotel Alex
andria yesterday by finger and toe
holds, entered the rooms of five
sleeping guests through the win
dows and obtained $500 in cash and
jewelry valued at 5000.
Detectives said imprints made
by fingers and toes in the dust of
window lodges were their only
clues. None of the guests was dis
turbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
Alleged Spy Condemned to Death.

VITEBSK, Russia. August 80 @.-|
Vitold Ulkevitch. alleged Polish spy,
vas sentenced to death by the dis
trict court here today on a charge of
military espionage in behalf OF the
Polish intelligence service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-30
BALTIMORE FACES FIGHT.
Must Be Reached by To-
morrow to Keep Movies Open.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 30.-Unless
an agreement Is reached between the
moving picture theater owners and
members Of the union Of motion pic.
ture operators by tomorrow night.
Baltimore may be without moving
pictures on Thursday. =
In an effort to prevent the impend.
ing strike Of motion picture operators,
a conference is being held today be.
lContinued on Page 8. Column IL
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YANGTzE is CROSSED.
Northern Troops Pass to South Side
of Chinese Waterway.

SHANGHAI, August 80 R.-The
northern forces are said to be attempt
ing to cross the YangtZe River again
in force. Fifteen hundred troops are
reported to have succeeded in reach
ing the southern bank.
A telegram from Chinkiang, Kiang-
SUI Province, states that only 1000
southern troops remain in Chinkiang.
Three hundred others repeatedly have
deserted and joined bandits in the
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No Indication of Sentence.

CONTINUED on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-09-18

John Winson, who died recently at
Norfolk, England, at the age of S5,
worked on the same farm for SO
years and had never had a doctor.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Senior Ca rios Davila,
Chilean Ambassador,
Arrives in Capital

Continued from Fourth Page)
writer and equally ready as an
orator. and though this mission to the
United States is his first political APP
pointment, he is we'll known through
out the republic both for his editorials
and his eloquent public speeches.
Senior Davila was for some time at
tached to Ell Mercurio, journal
which has the distinction of being the
dean of newspapers published in the
New World The venerable paper has
been issued regularly since Septem-
Der. 1927.
The Ambassador, like his wife,
comes Of an ancient family i'll the
Chilean republic. AS his name shows,
his people are of the lovely old city of
AviIa, and originally he would have
written himself as Carlos d'Avlla, but
a full generation ago, simplitied meth
DDS came into vogue and the old
name form has been dropped. For
some years the new Ambassador prac-
ticed law, having studied in the
university of his native city. 1t is
anticipated that Senor Davila will
present his credentials during this
week.
Another change in the Chilean en-
bassy staff Is the transfer of the
military attache, Lieut.. Col. Carlos
Garflas, to the war department Of the
Chilean capital. He has been pro-
noted to the rank of colonel and will
become commander of the regiment of
artillery known as "Maturana," it
being the custom in Chile to call regi-
ments after distinguished commanders.
Col. Garf1as came to Washington three
years ago and he and Sonora Garfias
have been prominent in social affairs.
A young son was born during their
residence here, Mario Garfas, now a
little less than a year old There are
two other children, Jorge Garfias, who
Is 10, and Mercedes, who is 8. Col
and Sonora Garfias and their family
will sail for home October 6 on the
steamship Essequibo.
Senior Agacio, counselor of the en-
bassy, who was married in the Span
Church of New York City last Febru-
ary. has returned to reseume his
duties in the embassy after honey
moon journey lasting eight months
and which included visits along the
Pacific Coast, all Of Central America,
Mexico, and many parts of the South
ern Hemisphere. Sonora Agacio was
before her marriage, Senorita Con-
suelo Yglesias of San Jose, Costa Rico.
She came to Washington on short
visit and here met her husband. Their
travels included a visit to the sonora s
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Pretty Shower in Honor
OF Mrs. Harnsbereer

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Harris, on Woodland drive, was
the scene of a very pretty shower
given Mrs. Reynolds Trent Harms
berger, who before her marriage,
which took place Friday, September
16, was Miss Elizabeth Berrien.
Among those invited were Miss
Martha Harris, Miss Aileen Harris,
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rosenbaum Of
Little Rock, Ark; Miss Catherine
Baker, Miss Agatha Bowen, Miss
Florenz BreZ, Miss Madeline Burleigh,
Miss Helene Carmack, Miss Regina
Cissel, Mrs. May M. Cook, Miss Cath
crime Dennean, Mrs. Emma S. Ewell,
Miss Margaret Fainter, Mrs. Kathryn
Gallinfore, Miss Catherine Hallett,
Mrs. Helen Halloran, Mrs. Louise
Harsch, Miss Ethel Higdon, Miss
Eleanor Jones, Miss Caroline Kuffner,
Miss Marguerite Mackay, Mrs. Lucille
Mccall, Miss Margaret Mckenzie,
Miss Mathilda Meister, Miss BLANCHE
Pardue, Miss Margaret Reith, Miss
Virginia Richards, Mrs. Eula Schulz,
Mrs. Hilda Perry, Mrs. Withers Shep-
herd, Miss Helen Squier, Miss Dixie
Trathen. Miss Mary Zimmerman, Miss
Anna Vandermast and Mrs. Elizabeth
BentSOn.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Sir Esme and Lady Howard
Return to City Next Week
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Continued from Fourth Page)
and is expected to come to Washing
ton shortly.
The first secretary Of the Peruvian
embassy and Sonora de Gonzalez
Prada will return tomorrow or Tues
day from New York, where they have
been for several days.
The secretary of the Italian embassy
and Signora Mascia. are again in their
apartment at 2422 Tracy place for the
Winter. Signora Mascia's mother,
Mrs. James Domville. will come shortly
from her home in Montreal. Canada
and will spend a month at the Hotel
Mayflower.
The naval attache Of the Italian
embassy, Comdr. Lais, has leased the
will move from Wardman Park Hotel
the first of October, when Signora
Iais will join him in Washington.
The new assistant military attache
of the Japanese embassy, Capt. Obata,
has arrived and taken up his duties.
Capt. Obata succeeds Capt. Saburo
Isoda, who has return to Japan.
The secretary of the Brazilian en-
bassy, Senior Paulo Coelho do
Almeida, is expected to arrive in New
York Tuesday from Europe, and will
come shortly to Washington. Senhora
do Almeida remained abroad and will
Join him here later in the year.
The naval attache of the Chilean
embassy, Comdr. Lajous, who is in
Canada for fortnight, is expected to
be in Washington by the end Of this
month.
The military attache of the French
embassy, Gen. George A. l.. Dumont,
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Engagements to Wed
Arouse the Interest
Of Capital Society

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Buchanan street announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Martha
Louise to Mr.. William Falconer of
Raymond, n. H. The wedding will
take place early in November and
they will locate in the New England
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F. Davis "of
Clarendon, Va, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Virginia
Anstis to Mr.. William Harold Moore,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Moore
of Millerstown, Pa. Mr.. Moore is a
student at Pennsylvania State College
and a member of the 1928 graduating
class. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodman Aronstein
announce the engagement of their
daughter Sylvia to Mr.. Albert Sher-
man, of this city. The wedding will
take place in the early Spring.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
Surprise Party Given
Miss Stone on Birthday

A surprise party was he'd Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss Edna
Stone of Wyckoff, N. j.. who cele-
brated her twenty-frst birthday ami
versary in Washington.
The party was given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Wiessner, 3532
r street northwest. In the company
were Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Wiessner,
Miss Anna Mitchell, Miss Ida Swat
ford Miss Agnes Roberts. Mr.. Gene
Swafford Mr. George Wilson. Mr.
Joseph Parrillo, Mr.. Joseph Maffon
gelli, Mr.. John Ianacone, Mr.. Ralph
Hammann and Mr.. Charles Stenz.
The evening was spent in singing
and dancing. Mr.. Joseph Parrillo
sang 80 Sole Milo" in italian, accom-
panied at the piano by Mr.. Charles
Stenz.