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Evening star., 1927-09-08
M u SIC
The Washingtonians Give
Opera in Garden Theater

THE Washingtonians, Rollin
Bonds company of youthful
singers, last night presented
1.-THE Chimes of Normandy"
in the garden of the old Gen.
Lewis mansion at 456 N street south
west. The garden had been converted
into an outdoor theater with the stage
at the south end, and combined with
the excellent efforts of harvest moon,
the scene was attractive.
It was quite evident that great
deal of work and time has been spent
in training the chorus and the singers
In the cast. The costuming, In gen
eral. was very good and quite et'
fectiye. The stage settings We're un.
usual. the scene in the second act
showing the great hall in the chateau
with the old armor was rather better
than the others.
OF particular interest in the cast
was the singing of Augustine Aranclo
in the part of Jean GrenicheuX. Tnls
vounC man handled his part with in
telligence and his singing showed con-
siderable ability, coupled with better
than average voice. !, MISS Elsie
Schulze, as the Lost Marchioness, was
capable and her voice equal TO the ue-
mands of the part.
Harry Myers as Inc h1A H"AS
Corneville, did very well with the part
assigned to him and his singing, par
ticularly in the second and third acts.
was much better than in the nrst
mart of the opera. Gayle Hunt, as
Serpolette, gave a creditable per-
formance.
little "between-the-acts" diver
tissen1ent created considerable sur
prise when Rose NoVak, young Vlo'
Iinist with talent, played several mum.
bers, Her skill won the plaudlts or
her audience and it was loath 10 allow
her return to her part.as a member
of the chorus.
Faces peering over the fences OF
adjoining back yards, whole families
perched in precariouS positions on
kitchen roofs and the occasional howl
ing of dog tied up in a cellar, coupled
with the soporano of a cat calling
the other members Of its backyard
quartet" daunted not the cast Of the
Washingtonians and only added to
the amusement of the audience.
It was an odd performance, with a
decidedly Greenwich Village fair, and
a good-sized audience good naturedly
amused itself through rather too long
waits between acts after late open.
ing. These little difficulties remedied,
and with the addition of some sort of
a curtain to screen the activities of
stage hands between acts, and the
open-airf opera of Washingtons South
west will be- worth while going to see.
r. D. p.
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FATHER IS SILENT
IN HILL TRAGEDY
Parent Fails for First Time to
Affirm Innocence of Slayer
Suspect.
Nv the Associated Press.


SEATTLE, Wash. September 81
For the first time DR.. Fl. G. Hill of
Streator, H.. today failed to express
conviction that his 22.year-old son
Harry was innocent of the matricide
with which he has been formally
charged.
Il can't make any statement" the
wealthy physician declared after a
third conference with his son, who
has been held in the city Jail here
since his arrest Saturday night.
mo, 1 can't say whether affirm
Harry's innocence" said the father,
who was visibly grieved.
Groundwork for two attempts to
prevent extradition of the young fugi-
tive to Streator for trial on charge
of numbering his mother had been
laid by defense attorneys.
Hearing Tomorrow.
The attorneys would not say. how
ever, whether they would go through
with the announced fight against the
youths return to Illinois.
If they decide to resist eXtradition
the attorneys viii make their first
legal skirmish tomorrow morning,
when the King County Superior Court
is to hear arguments on petition for
a writ of habeaS corpus. Release of
the young suspect is asked on the
ground that he is being Illegally de-
tanned.
If the habeas corpus proceedings
fail, the attorneys had planned to go
to Olympia, where Gov. Roland H.
Hartley Is scheduled to hold an
extradition hearing tomorrow after
noon. The governors hearing had
been scheduled for today, but was
postponed when requisition papers
failed to arrive from Chicago.
The fugitive's father arrived in
Seattle yesterday and Immediately
conferred with his son and the defense
attorneys. The lawyers, who had In
dicated that they would fight extradi-
tion, said they would not reach a
decision until today.
Illinois Officials Arrive.
Three Illinois officials who expect
to take the Streator fugitive back to
his home town for tria' arrived sew
eral hours ahead of DIR. Hill, although
the physician made the last zoo miles
of his journey by airplane from
Portland.
Until the papers come and until
we know definitely what the Hill de-
Tense plans to do. there Is little we
can do except mark time" said
Chester Jacobson, assistant State S
attorney of Ottawa, Ill. 1--WE ques.
toned Hill briefly, but he would say
nothing"
Accompanying Prosecutor Jacobson
10 Seattle were Chief of Police William
Robb of Streator and Sheriff Floyd 5.
Clark of La Sale County, Ill.
Young Hill, who is alleged to have
shot and killed his mother in Streator
August 13, has insistently maintained
that he Is innocent.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
USE ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.
French Athletes Convinced o
Value in Toning Up System.

BY Science Service.
PARIS.--The members of one of
the French athletic teams are regu-
larly using ultraviolet ray baths dur
ing training. having been convinced
of their value In toning up the sys-
TEN.
England as we'll as France is fol-
lowing the example Of America and
Germany in the use of ultraviolet
rays for preventive and curative med
ical purposes. In the British Parlia.
ment bill is under consideration
making it obligatory for light baths
as well as water baths to be installed
in mines, freely available for every
miner who has been deprived Of sun.
light for six hours day. An enter.
prising municipality is fitting out or
dinary public bathhouses with ''ar.
tificial sunlight"
Evening star., 1927-09-08
TWO BRITISH PRINCES
START JOURNEY HOME
Wales and George Sail From Que
bee After Long Trip Through
Canada.

BY the Associated Press.
QUEBEC, Quebec, September s.
The Prince of Wales and Prince
George sailed for home yesterday
aboard the Empress of Scotland.
Their last day on Canadian soil was
free from ceremony and display. After
bidding good-by to the railwaymen
who had accompanied them on their
7,000.mile trip across Canada the two
princes played a round of golf, had
luncheon at the golf club and said
good-by to the lieutenant governor
and their many friends.
The Empress of Scotland and the
vessels in the harbor were gay with
bunting. President Beatty of the
Canadian Pacific Railway was down
to look over final arrangements
The two princes did not go aboard
until shortly before the vessel sailed.
Premier Taschereau of Quebec fol.
lowed them aboard to extend the good
wishes of his province.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Heads Printing House Craft.

NEW YORK, September 8 P).-A.
e. Giegengack of New York. general
manager of the fourth Educational
Graphic Arts Exposition. was elected
president of the International Associa-
ton of Printing House Craftsmen at
the organizations annual meeting
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1927-09-08
Press Boycotts Gomez.

MEXICO. CITY, September P).-
Mexican newspaper men at Vera Cruz
have declared a boycott against Ar
nulfo r. Gomez, candidate for Presi.
dent of Mexico, and in signed state
ment have refused to print in Vera
Cruz or telegraph to any newspaper
elsewhere any news regarding him.
The newspaper men assert that Go
mez threatened and improperly criu.
cized them. This Gomez has denied.
Evening star., 1927-09-08

Naturally dark furs can now be
dyed in light colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
CONNECTICUT AVENUE
GETS 3O-MILE LIMIT
Certain Stretches From Klingle
Bridge to Circle to Have High
speed Mark.

A 30-mile speed limit along certain
sections of Connecticut avenue from
the north side of Klingle Bridge to
Chevy Chase Circle was approved by
the District Commissioners today on
recommendation of Traffic Director M.
O. Eldridge.
The 30mile limit will not be con-
tinuous. There will be 22-mile an
hour limit from Klingle Bridge to
Van Ness street, and between Har-
rison and Livingstone streets, with a
15.mile limit between Livingstone
street and the District line. Mr.. Ell
bridge explained in his recommends
ton that on other arterial highways
where the increased speed method has
been given trial the results have
been most satisfactory and the tend
ency has been to reduce the speed
rather than to increase 1t.
"At the present time many vehicles
are being operated over Connecticut
avenue at a speed in excess OF 80
miles an hour" he said, and it is
believed that the legaliZing of the
3O-mile limit on that section and the
lowering of the limit at other places,
together with a proper placement of
signs designating these limits, will 90
far toward reducing the traffic haz-
ards on this street"
A rejecting type stop sign, visible
at night, has been erected on each
street intersection Connecticut avenue
In order to stop traflc before enter.
ing or crossing.
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KING SEEKS INQUIRY
OF D. c. NOMINEES
Would Refer Utilities Board
Names to Subcom-
mittee.

When the nominations of the two
civilian members of the new Public
Utilities Commission and of the
peoples counsel to the commission are
taken up in the Senate District COM
mittee, Senator King, Democrat, Of
Utah, probably will urge that they be
referred to a subcommittee for con-
sideration before being acted upon
Senator King said he had three tele-
phone calls this morning in regard to
the appointments, and while he has
not received any specific complaints
against the three men nominated, he
thought the course of referring local
appointments to a subcommittee for
study should be followed in this in
stance.
1t was Senator King who had the
nominations of District Commission
ers Dougherty and Taliaferro referred
to a subcommittee, which will meet in
executive session at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning to pass on them.
Many Letters Received.
The District committee several
weeks ago received a number of let
ters relating to the nominees for Dis.
trict Commissioners, but Senator
Capper has stated that they did not
contain any serious objections.
Senator Capper has not received
any communications or comment
since yesterday on the Public Utility
Commission appointments. 1t is
known that Chairman Capper was
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
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FIRST OIL ACTION
BEGUN BY MEXICO
Company Cited for Failure
to Apply for Certification
Under New Act.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, January 14.-The
department of industry and commerce
has delivered to Attorney General Or
tega the first Of It's citations of oil
companies who have not applied for
ratification of their rights under the
netroleum and land laws.
The citations were delivered under
an order issued by President Gales on
January 4, and were furnished In or
der that the attorney general may
take action to which the nation is en-
titled against private individuals or
corporations engaged in the oil in
dustry which have not fulfilled the
laws" concerning their concessions.
Under Mexico's new oil laws. which
became effective on January / of this
wear. all rights and titles acquired be-
fore 1917. when the new Mexican con.
stitution went into effect, are declared
invalid and their holders were required
TO apply for concessions confirming
their rights before January /.
American oil companies, owning ex-
tensiye tracts affected by the laws,
have refused to apply for confirmatory
concessions on the contention that no
adequate protection of their rights Is
provided.
On January 1t was announced
that Attorney General Ortega had
vet to decide the character of the ac-
ton he would take. against the for
eign oil companies which had not com
piled with the new laws. After 9 con-
ference with President Gales, he said:
II cannot say at this time in what
form ! shall take the action to which
the nation Is entitled, but ! can say
that / will act according to law"
Meanwhile. the oil companies have
bean continuing operations
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DEBATE
RED AIMS IN LATIN AMERICA
Eaton Upholds Administration in House
as Dill Charges U. s. With Trying
to ''Bully' Nicaragua.

States was seeking to bully Mic
aragua. = His attack was supported by
Senator Hetlin. Democrat, of Ala
hama, and others, while Senator
Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, Is
preparing to speak within the next
few days in protest against the ad'
ministration policies, and Senator
Edge. Republican. indicated he would
address the Senate in defense of the
President.
mo Defense for Intrigue"
Senator Mcke"- Democrat. Of
Tennessee. ask tif there was any
justification fitted States agents
"intriguine"'. n government officials
in Nicaragua.
There is no defense whatever for
such action, Dill responded. He
protested against policy of bullying
Nicaragua when we should be playing
the big brother"
Senator Hetiin. Democrat. Alabama
then took up the attack upon the ad.
ministration policy. Hefin said
81 ,000, 900 had been raised in the
knights of Columbus convention in
Philadelphia last August ito help car.
ry on war against Mexico
The resolution passed by the Knights
of Columbus convention. Heflin said,
amounted to a demand for war with
Mexico.
Il am not denying the knights of
Columbus the right of petition he
said. But I am opposed to any
church seeking to plunge this country
into war. No Protestant church can
do that with my approval"
Senator Heflin said he had received
A letter warning him chain of
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
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By the Associated Press
Congressional discussion Of the Mex.
iCan-Nicara guam tancle swung back
today to the concern of the America II
Government over Communist aims in
Latin America. and TO the possibility
Of a break with Mexico over her land
and oil policy.
The protest voiced yesterday by
Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign
relations committee against the
course followed by President Coolidge
in Nicaragua also was seconded from
the Senate floor with Senator Din
Democrat. OF Washington leading the
attack on the administration pilots.
In the House Representative Eaton,
Republican. OF New Jersey delivered q
general defense of the President s
policy in Latin America. and asked
his colleagues directly whether they
proposed 10 stand for the President
Of the United States or the President
of Mexico"
Sees Danger to Continent.
The great danger in the present
situation. said Mr.. Eaton. was that
the Western world would permit itself
10 be overrun by bolshevistic unrest
hate and strife" engendered in Rus.
sia In reply, Representative Huddle
ston. Democrat, of Arkansas. read an
editorial describing Secretary kel'
logg's statement as "an indecent in
tellectual exposure"
A resolution Which would declare ii
the opinion of the House that no rea-
son exists to break relations with
Mexico was introduced by Representa-
tive Moore of Virginia, a Democratic
member of the foreign affairs commit
tee.
Senator Dill charged that the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
FREEDOM OF PRESS
DEFENDED BY REED
Must Be Safeguarded in War
as Well as Peace, He
: Tells Editors.

The freedom of the press should be
safeguarded in peace and in war alike
with every editor assured the right
to defend or criticize any doctrine he
elects, treason. scandal ana violations
of public decency excepted, Senator
James Reed. Democrat, of Missouri
told the fifth annual meeting of the
American Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors this morning.
THE liberty of the press" Senator
Reed declared, lis chiefly valuable
when IL lis used to break down the
more fixed opinions of mankind. II
is monstrous that a citizen cannot
speak for or against the prosecution
of a war. The liberty of the press
must be maintained in peace and war
alike, trusting confidently in the spa-
triotism and common sense of our
people"
Traces Free Speech Fight.
Speaking on the subject. "The Lib
erty of the Press Senator Reed
traced the fight for free speech from
the days of Socrates and Milton to
the times of jefferson and Lincoln
whom he quoted as defenders of the
doctrine that democracy can exist
sured every person. Free press. he
added. was only more modern ex.
preston of free speech.
Jefferson declared that he would
rather live in a country with news
papers and no government than in a
country with government and no
newspapers, the speaker said. Yet
how easy it Is to control the press in
this country was proved during the
last war. The House passed almost
unanimously bill which would have
provided a censor to tell the news
papers what they should print and
110,000,000 people what they could
read.
THAT bill was defeated in the
Senate. But when a censorship of a
kind was established anyhow, there
were very few of you editors who had
the heart to publicly oppose 1t. What
ever we may say now. there are very
few of us today who can justify the
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
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DUMB FR|ES SWEPT
BY S1OD,ODO BLAZE
Public Hall, Store, Garage
and Two Homes Burn-Ma-
rines Fight Spread.
Special pisratch to The Star.

special Dlspatch TO The Star.
QCANTICO, Va, January 15.-The
town of Dumfries, on the Washington
Richmond highway. miles west OF
here. was practically DESTROYED by fire
between l and o'clock this morning
the loss extending upward of 500 900
Seventyflve United States Marines
from this post. with chemical appa
ratus and buckets battled the flames
and two stores and several residences
were saved.
Meeting quarters of the lodges OF
Odd Fellows and Junior Order United
American Mechanics, the general mer
chandise store of w. Brawner, ad
jacent. and across the street the resi-
dences of J. H. McInteer and D. c.
Cline and the garage of Mr.. Cline
We're destroyed
The fire started in the Odd Fellows
Hall, it is believed. but the cause has
not been ascertained. A meeting OF
the lodge had just been held. There
were no narrow escapes, because
most of the population had been
aroused by the struggle of the lodge
place before spread of the flames.
Several women and children were
among the scores who gathered.
Those whose homes were burned
were given shelter by neighbors. The
marines were summoned by telephone.
The blaze burst through the windows
of the lodge quarters at 1245. As
the marines reached Dumfries, shortly
after l o'clock, the larger building
was mass of flames and residents of
the town and farmers were making
feeble efforts to save nearby struc-
lures. In spite of the dashing of
water by hundreds of bucketfuls upon
the blistering surfaces of the struc-
lures across the street, the flames
soon had them beyond control. The
loss is about half covered by insur-
a 0n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Veterans Learn of Bonus for First Time
And Stage Rush for Cash In California

The mad rush for loans has about
ended in this community, several
nanks having promptly advanced
tnem. 1t is interesting to get the
viewpoint on these loans of Mai. F.
A. Royse. chief of the personal serv-
Ice section of the Veterans Bureau
once here. He believes the rush
for loans will be best for the vet
erans in the long run.
Many veterans are careless with
their certificates. he said. They lose
them, let them get stolen, deposit
them with their landladies in lieu OF
rent or board payments, give them
as security to loan sharks or other
wise dispose of them. But when
the certificates are deposited with
authorized banks for loans they ulti-
mately go into safe-keeping at
Washington.
There most of them will remain.
he believes. until the present bonus
law is changed or Is years expire
and the veteran gets the remainder
of his compensation, safely kept for
him by the Government, despite any
desire he may have had In the
meantime to- spend lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Obstructive Tactics Hinder Evacu
alton of Foreigners.

HANKOW, January IA ND.-The
Kuomintang, or Nationalist party
backing the Cantonese in their fight
to put China under unified control
was set forth by j. Borodin, Soviet
Russian n~7. 81 adviser to the Ma
tionai. $ the power which even
tually vii relieve all oppressed peo.
pies of the earth He made the state
ment in an address at a mass meeting
here last night.
Borodin warned the throng against
the possibility of A counter revolu
ton against the Nationalists.
The meeting was in the form of a
reception to Gen. Chang Kai.Shek
commander-in-c of the southern
forces. Gen. Sang and Gen. Galhssn
his Russian adviser, also spoke.
Big Evacuation Problem.
Although evacuation Of foreigners
from Hankow, Kiukiang and other
noints down the river from here was
carried out with a minimum of de-
Law. British authorities yesterday were
confronted with difficult problem
in connection with the general evacu
alton order issued in respect to al
British subjects in the interior OF
Szechwan, Hupeh and Human prov.
inces.
Many refugees in the three interior
states have TO journey hundreds OF
miles by the slowest forms of trans
portation in order TO reach the river
where they are being put aboard ships
In addition to the natural difficulties
the British are being hindered by OBJ
structive tactics by some of the labor
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'AGENTSO Of SENATE
aNPH|[ADELPH|AT To
GET VARE BALLOTS
Writ Served on Kendrick
Calls on Him to Turn Over
Vote Boxes.
OFFICIALS OF ELECTION
ALSO GET SUBPOENAS
Mayor Announces Release From
Order to Appear in
Washington.
By the Associated Press.


Armed with double-barrelled SUBJ
poenas, agents of the Senate are in
Philadelphia today seeking to take
possession of the ballot boxes. ballots
and other documents used in the sena'
tortal election last November.
One set of subpoenas directs Mayor
Kendrick and the election officials Of
Philadelphia County TO turn over the
boxes to the Senate agents, while the
other set calls upon the mayor and
election officials to bring the boxes to
Washington tomorrow.
The second batch of subpoenas was
issued for use only in the event that
the mayor and other officials declined
to deliver the ballots to the Senate
agents. The city and county officials
hold the election documents under tha
laws of the State and it was regarded
as possible that they might decline
to deliver them except TO the Senate
itself.
The votes are sought as the first
step in the investigation Of the
Pennsylvania election by the Senate
campaign funds committee on the
basis of charges of fraud and corrup-
ton brought in a petition of William
3. Wilson, Democrat, contesting the
election of William S. Ware, Repub-
lican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Box of Ballots
In Pennsylvania
Probe Disappears
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, January IA
missing ballot box was the object
of search by Allegheny County
detectives today.
The box. that of the third dis
trict of the fourth ward of Pitts
burgh, was among number or
dered seized by District Attorney
Samuel H. Gardner, who Is con-
ducting a grand jury investigation
of the November election. When
detectives went to the Soho School
for the box it was missing.
Alderman John H. Carr, in whose
charge it had been placed, said he
put the box in the school because
he did not have room for it in his
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Gov Ferguson Clemency Total 3,242,
With Five Days Remaining of Term

issued to men recently convicted in
his district.
Gov. Ferguson inyitation to Bexar
County officials to prove any of the
clemency proclamations she had is
sued since taking Office two years ago
were unjustified was unchallenged.
Although she pardoned a man from
that county yesterday. the presiding
Judge admitted he had approved the
proposal
The State Legislature, which has
before 1t a bill TO repeal the amnesty
measure passed in 1924 restoring the
political rights of James E. Ferguson,
husban nd of the governor. who was
ousted as chief State executive in
1917, yesterday refused to confirm
several appointments recently made
by Mrs. Ferguson.