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Evening star., 1927-05-06
G. H. CALVERT TO PRESIDE
Maryland State Society Elects
Board of Officers.

George II. Calvert, jr., president Of
the National Hotel Co, was elected
president of the Maryland State So
ciety of the District of Columbia last
night at the annual election of officers,
held in the Thomson School. Other
officers elected were: John Ritchie, jr.,
first vice president; Miss Catherine
Morgan, second vice president; Miss
Ogarita Webster, recording secretary;
Miss Emma Loker, corresponding Sec
retary; Clement w. Sheriff, treasurer;
j. V. Morgan, historian, and Thomas
II. Taliaferro and G. Amory Maddox,
trustees.
The society also instructed the en-
tertainment committee to complete ar.
rangements for next months meet
ing, which, 1t was explained, will be
picnic or card party.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Gayety Midnight Show Tonight.

Manager Ira La Motto of the Gayety
Theater mas announced that, previous
to the closing of the Gayety season
tomorrow night. Hurtig and Seamon' 5
famous all-colored novelty show,
"4-11-44." viii be presented in a mid
night show this evening. beginning
promptly at IL o'clock midnight. 1t
is one of the notable attractions of
the burlesque year at the Gayety.
and the extra performance is said to
have been made necessary by extraor-
dinary patronage during the week.
taxing the theater's, capacity.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Thompson Seeks to Take Ward Power
From Hinky Dink and Bathhouse John

which the Democratic 'Hinky Dink"
and "Bathhouse" John have domi-
mated SO long.
The political palaver was that Flrn-
est d. Potts, restaurateur and Re-
publican worker, had been commits
stoned to take control of the Kenna-
Coughlin ward, which often has been
called the highest in the world and
bring it into the Republican fold.
Challenging of the Democratic
dominance-the ward remained Demo-
cratic by 5000 votes at the last elec-
tion--was a surprise, but it failed to
annoy former Alderman Kenna. whose
proud boast is that he never lost his
ward or precinct in his 20 years of
leadership
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Milk Consumption
Reaches High Mark
In Nation for 1926

Milk and cream consumption
reached the unprecedented aver
age of 55.3 gallons per capita in
the United States last year.
The Department of Agriculture
announces that total consumption
was 56,417, 900, 900 pounds, COM
pared with 54,325, IT'S, 900 pounds in
1928.
The daily per capita consumption
of milk and cream on farms was
AT pints and in cities 1867 pint.
Practically all large cities showed
increased per capita consumption.
The annual per capita consump-
ton has risen steadily. In 1920
it was 43 gallons; in 1921, 40: in
1923, SO; in 1924, 54.75; in 1925,
54.75, and in 1926, 55.3.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
TWO HURT BY AUTOS.

Carmelo Crupi, 205 G street north
east, was the driver Of an automobile
that overturned while making a turn
at New Jersey avenue and G street
about 8 o'clock last night, resulting
in an injury to Anthony Como, IL
years old, 612 G street northeast, an
occupant. The boy was treated at
Casualty Hospital for shock, cuts and
bruises.
While crossing near the intersec-
tion of Sixth and X streets yesterday,
Frank Smith. colored, so years old.
SAT n street, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Raymond Macomber,
4213 Seventh street. He said he was
injured, but refused to go to hos
pital.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Fairfax County Woman Deis.
snecial Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MERRIFIELD, Va, May 6.--Word
reached here this morning of the
death at Harrisonburg, Va, of Mrs.
Lucinda B. Brayman, resident of
Fairfax County 40 years. She was
So wears old. Two sons survive
Everett c. Brayman of Merryfeld and
M. f. Brayman of Harrisonburg.
Burial viii be at Oakton tomorrow at
10 a IN. ~
Evening star., 1927-05-06
STAUNTON BANKER DIES.
James c. Foster Was Father Of
Darlington Foster of D. C.
,necial Disnatch 10 The Stnr

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va. May 6.--James c.
Foster. 55 years old. prominent Staun-
ton churchman and banker, died here
this morning in a hospital where he
underwent an operation. He was the
National Valley Banks trust officer
and recently had been elected treas
urer of Shenandoah Valley, Inc. He
had served as secretary and treasurer
of the Trinity Episcopal Sunday
school for 80 years. He was menu
ber of the city school board. Surviv.
ing are his widow. four children, i'm
Guiding a son, Darlington Foster of
Washington, ID. c.; four brothers and
two sisters.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May. 6.-Mayor Thomp-
son, who punctuated his campaign
with few barbed mots at King
George of England, today was joust-
ing politically with two other rulers
"Hinky Dink" Michael Kenna and
Alderman "Bathhouse John" Cough
lin, who have ruled the first ward
so long that the memory of the pres.
ent generation runs not to the con-
trary.
Success in the election, some city
hall politicians said, has inspired the
Republican organization. which the
mayor heads, to move boldly forward
in an unprecedented attempt to line
up for the Republicans the ward
Evening star., 1927-05-06
2OO-POunder. Falls
From 4-Day Fast,
But Doctors Help

With restaurants on every hand,
but without a cent in his pockets.
Harold A. Jaris, weighing more
than 200 pounds and giving his
address as Indianapolis. collapsed
from hunger on F street near
Thirteenth street yesterday after
noon and was taken TO Emergency
Hospital. He told physicians he
was out of work and had had
nothing to eat for four days.
Fortified by a square meal, as
the guest of the hospital. and given
funds donated by the doctors. he
walked out with the remark that
he felt fine"
Evening star., 1927-05-06
AiRMAN TO BE TRIED.
Court Martial to Hear Case of
FLYER Who Hit Worker in Field.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May C4D.-
A military tribunal of Is officers from
the 4th Army Corps area will hear
the trial of Lieut.. Arthur Lehman,
United States Army Air Service, here
May 8 on a charge of manslaughter.
The charge was the outgrowth of
the death of Frank Browder, Confed-
crate veteran, killed last fall when a
low.fying airplane struck him as he
walked through a cotton field on his
plantation.
Maj. John A. Parker of Atlanta, will
head prosecution at the hearing.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Officers Ordered Here.

Maj. De Rosy C. Cabell, at Water
town. Mass; Capt Roswell &c. Hardy,
at Watervliet. N. Y, and Capt. Norris
w. Osborn at Fort Benning, Ga, all
of the Ordnance Department, have
been ordered to this city for duty.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Noted Steeplechase Rider Dies.

BALTIMORE, May s CP.-Robert
NJ. (Bob) Taylor. widely known steeple-
chase rder, died at his home here yes
terday following an acute heart at
tack. He is survived by his widow
and three sisters.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Woman ministers In the United
States now number 13. most Of whom
serve in NIral communities.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
special Disnatch to The Star

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, May 6.--It
was said today by friends Of Mrs.
Maria ]. McShane, mother of the
naval ensign who died under mysteri-
Gus circumstances at San Pedro.
Calf, last October, that a brother OF
Mrs. McShane, Arthur Johns, an at
torney of New York City. brought
about the private investigation which
has resulted in a reopening of the
case by the Navy Department.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
NAVY AGAIN TO PROBE
DEATH OF M'SHANE
Relative of Ensign Who Died in
California Under Mysterious
Circumstances Acts.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. Calf, May g.
The Times says an inquiry into the
death of Ensign Julian j. McShane.
u. s. N. of the battleship Tennessee,
who died mysteriously after attending
a party at the California Yacht Club
at San Pedro the night of October s.
1926. will be reopened by order OF
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur.
Private detectives are said to have
been employed by Lawrence w.
Frankley. an attorney retained by
McShane's mother. Mrs. Maria J. Nc
Shane of Elliott City, Md, soon after
the Navy closed it's first inquiry into
the ensign's death. The Navy board
of inquiry at the close of it's investi-
cation announced that McShane's
death was not due to foul play.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
morrow SPEECH
P[EASES MEXICO
New Enyoy's Reference to
Sovereignty Strikes a Re-
sponsive Noe.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. November Eel
Universal Grafico declares that in the
formal speech of Dwight w. Morrow
delivering his credentials as United
States Ambassador to President Gales
the Mexican people have noticed one
word. sovereignty" at which they re-
joiced.
Mr.. Morrow said: 1T is my earnest
hope that we shall not fail to adjust
outstanding questions with that dig
nifty and mutual respect which should
mark the international relationship of
two sovereign and Independent states.
The fact that Mr.. Morrow referred
to Mexico thus. Ell Universal Grafico
says, is a good omen because few
diplomatic orations by representatives
Of the United States referred to Mexi-
can sovereignty with such a satisfac-
tory meaning for Mexicans
The words are especially significant,
the paper declares, when discussions
of disputes between Mexico and Amer
lea now hinge on Mexican sovereignty.
The long standing dispute between
Mexico and the United States over
oil and mineral holdings is regarded
as one of the principal problems with
which Mr.. Morrow has to deal.
Under the oil regulations which be-
came effective January last. foreign
owned oil lands for which no conces.
sions had been asked before that date
may be assigned to other claimants.
The Mexican government has alb
stained so far from rigid enforcement
Of the statute, probably to await ac.
ton by the Mexican Supreme Court on
litigation brought by foreign oil COM
panies.
The American Government has held
that this article was confiscatory.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
COUNSEL PUZZLED
OVER JUROR KIDWELL
Failure of Justice Siddons to Take
Note of Alleged Misconduct
Raises Problem.

Failure Of Justice Siddons to take
note of the supposed misconduct of
Juror kidwell before excusing the
jury, except to notify him of the men.
ton of his name in the affidavits, had
left the Government counsel in a
quandary, it was stated this after.
noon. Counsel were not prepared to
say what steps. if any, would be
taken.
Kidwell was taken before the grand
jury at his own request to tell all he
knew of the affair. Should testimony
now being considered by the grand
jurors develop any connection Of the
juror with the action Of the Burns'
detectives, whose activities are being
inquired into, an indictment for con-
spiracy to obstruct justice might be
returned against him and he might
become amenable to the statute which
provides a penalty of six years' i'm.
prisonment, If convicted.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
FALL REGRETS
M|STR|AL IN CASE
Justice Siddons Took the OBJ
viousIv P'rht Course,
He Declares.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Expressing regret over the mistrial
of the oil case, Albert B. Fail said in
a statement today that Justice Sid
dons took the obviously right course. -
THE fair and impartial trial guara n.
teed to every citizen by the Constitu.
tion Of the United States has been
made impossible by the publicity Of
the last 4S hours. irrespective of any
other consideration" Fall said. "The
determination of Mr.. Justice Siddons
to accord fair trial has been mani
fest in this case.
Personally, greatly regret and
am deeply disappointed by what has
just occurred. In ill-health | came
here for this trial 1t offered me
the first opportunity to present to
a court and jury my defense ta
charges which have been made the
foot ball Of politics and the delight of
the muckraker for more than three
years.
Confident of Acquittal.
"oniy the evidence of the prosecu-
ton has been presented. Not cne
word had been said in connection
with my defense when this case
ended. The time for my counsel to
'outline the defense had not arrived.
Il had expected that within the
week our opportunity would come l
was prepared completely to refute
the charges against me and / enter
tanned no doubt whatever that a yer-
dict OF acquittal would be rendered,
because l am confident that my de-
fense would convince every fair
Continued on Page S, Column A.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
SUSPECT LOSES APPEAL.

. COLUMBUS, Ohio, November CP.
Nathan Weinzimmer. alleged to be
the last of the famous Whittmore
gang of robbers. must stand trial in
New York for his part in diamond
robbery there January II. 1927. as
the result of the Ohio Supreme Court
today refusing to review his appeal on
habeas corpus proceedings
Weinzimmer is under $4,000 bond
from Cleveland court.
Last Summer Gov. Donahey hon.
ored requisition papers for Weinzim-
mer's removal to New York, but he
instituted habeas corpus proceedings
in Cleveland. The proceedings were
denied there, whereupon he appealed.
The robbery for which he is wanted
in New York was that of the Goudvis
diamond firm
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Three ESCAPE DEATH
AT ELKTON CROSSING
Car 0verturns, but Navy Medical
Officers Miss Train-One Goes
to Hospital.

Three naval medical officers, at.
tach-,. to the Naval Medical School
here. had a close brush with death to-
day in an automobile accident at Elk
ton, Nd, just missing train and
ending the experience with their auto
mobile overturned. DR.. Albert Ich.
stadt came to the Naval Hospital for
treatment and will have X-rays taken
Of his right arm and shoulder blade,
which may be fractured.
The doctor was riding with his col
Leagues, DR.. Henry Smith and DR.. c..
Fl. Weber, toward a crossing of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Dispatches of the Associated Press
fr ,m Elkton declare that the safety
gates were sad to have been down,
but DR.. Smith, who was driving, did
not see the warning and went through
He managed to swing the car to an
other track. the dispatches add. just
in time to avoid being struck by the
tr in. but the machine turned over
Drs. Smith and Weber, who did not
apply for hospital treatment. were
said to have received cuts, the former
about the body and the latter on the
legs. face and arms. They left Elkton
by train for Washington, arriving with
DIR. Ichstadt.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
INTEREST CENTERS /
IN HAVANA SESSION
U. S. Ready for Attack on
Policies From Pan-Ameri-
can DeIenates in January.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The willingness of Charles Evans
Hughes and other eminent Americans
to serve on the United States dele
at Havana In January confirms the
Importance which Is being attached
throughout the western hemisphere
to the next gathering.
Efforts at the last meeting to make
of the Pan-American Union political
rather than a commercial body. dis
cussion of the implications of the Mon
roe doctrine and new problems that
are arising I'm connection with the
membership of Latin American states
in the League of Nations at Geneva
all have combined to make the policy
of the United States toward its neigh.
bors the central theme of the con-
ference. however general or abstract
may be the items on the program.
Policies Face Attacks.
The United States Government
recognizes that her policies in Cen
trail America as we'll as South Amer
lea may come under severe criticism
and she is ready for the combat. AM
bassador Henry Fletcher, who now is
at Rome, but who served in Chine
and Mexico and speaks Spanish flu
emily, has been chosen a delegate, as
has been Ambassador Dwight Nor
row. now in Mexico City. The Amer
lean Ambassador to Cuba will be a
member of the delegation. but former
Secretary Hughes and Ambassadors
Fletcher and Morrow are expected to
take care of the more or less political
problems that may arise at the
meeting.
DIR. James Brown Scott. Dean Will
bur of Leland Stanford University,
former Judge Morgan O'Brien and
former Senator Underwood will de-
vote themselves to the legal and
questions that will be dis
cussed. DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director
general of the Pan-American Union,
will be concerned largely with the ad-
side of the conference and
is himself a diplomat versed in the
large questions that will confront the
American delegation. He, too, is
Spanish scholar.
Uphold Fundamentals.
International rules on aviation,
measures for extending civil rights to
women on the same basis as men, and
affecting various phases of
and maritime practice, to-
gether with an agreement on cardinal
principles of international law, will
constitute the legal work of the con.
ference. But there will be plenty of
in the discussion for the
revival of the project launched last
time, whereby the Pan.American
states shall be knit together in a
better organization for the better prob
lens common to this hemisphere.
The United States has not been op-
posed in principle to such an idea,
but has felt it could not in any way
Continued on Page 2, Column 1,)
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Senator Walsh Declares Gravity
- OF Jury Tampering Is Inestimable

Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon
tana, who conducted the senatorial
inquiry OF the Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve lease, when informed of the
mistrial in the Fall-Sinclair case. said
today:
1t is In the last degree deplorable
II there entails any enormous addi-
tfonai burden on the taxpayer That.
however. Is not the worst feature.
The gravity Of offense OF such an In.
reference with the orderly admins.
tration OF justice cannot be overesti.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

mated. 1t is to be hoped that the
grand jury inquiry will be searching
and that no guilty man will be per.
mitted to escape. however elevated
his position may be in the social.
business or political world. II SUN.
Gent punishment Is not meted out to
any one attempting improperly to in.
fiuence a juror In the trial Of case
such as that which has so unfortu.
nately come to sn end. the multitude
and Ia the courts and In the admins.
tration Of Justice"
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Nation Attained Highest Standard
Of Living in 1926, Income Reveals

$4,000. 100000 in 1922, $1,000. .O00, 900 in
1925 and $4,000. 900, 900 in 1926, when
a total of 9.6S2. 900 900 was earned.
The same increase holds true for the
average per capita income, which in
1921 was $1,637, compared with $2.210
in 1926.
''This income indicates the highest
standard of living for the population
of the United States ever attained in
this O.. any other country" the bureau
said.
not the result of an increase In the
price .evel," 1t added. "for the average
price of consumed goods was actually
slightly less in 1926 than in 1921"
Evening star., 1927-11-02
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
The highest standard of living ever
attained in the history OF the world
was reached last year by the Ameri-
can people. the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue said today in renort show
ing that the III 100000 persons in the
United States had total income in
1926 Of nearly 100000. 900 900. an in.
crease of approximately $27 900 .00O..
900, more than 43 per cent in the five
years since 1921.
The bureaus figures revealed an In
crease in the Nations income for each
year since 1921, when a total of $62,-
900. 900. 900 was recorded. It increased
Evening star., 1927-11-02
School Bus Row
Lands Two Fathers
OF Pupils ''in Jail'


BY tne AssOclated Press.
WINSTON-SALEM. n. c., No
vember 2.-J. f. Muslin and T. d.
Pyrtle, living in the Walkertown
school district, today were serving
80 days on the county roads all be-
cause the school bus would not stop
at their homes to pick up their
children, and they refused to send
the children to the regular stopping
place, 200 yards distant.
They were hailed to court here
and found guilty of failing to COM
ply with the compulsory school
law. The court offered to suspend
Judgment on payment of court
costs, but both refused to pay and
they were sentenced to the roads.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Two Brokers End Lives.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 2
P).-Seated in armchairs and separ.
ated from each other and their clerks
only by glass partitions. two well
known stockholders, Adalbert Vas
and Samuel Cuth. today shot them.
selves dead within full view of each
other and their clerks.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
BERLIN ENVOY TO u. S.
IS REPORTED NAMED
DR.. Friedrich w. Won Prittwitz-
Gaffron Declared Choice
in Germany.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 2.-Dr. Fried
rich Wilhelm Won Prittwitz-Gafron,
councillor of the German embassy at
Rome. has been confirmed as success
sor to Baron Ago Won Nathan. late
German ambassador to the United
states. it was learned in diplomatic
circles today.
: DR.. Won Prittwitz. .Gaffron. who is
"A years old. was a close friend Of the
late Baron Won Nathan and is con.
sidered one of the ablest and most
prominent of the younger set or Ger
man diplomats. He Is reported to
be literally inclined In his politics.
DR.. Won -Gaffron comes
from an old military family. He
studied law and before the war. served
in diplomatic posts at Washington and
st. Petersburg. His assignment to
the embassy at Rome came In 1921.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Marilyn Miller Wins Divorce.

PARIS, November 2 R.-The Yer.
sailles tribunal has granted Marilyn
Miller stage and screen actress, a
divorce from Jack Pickford.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
WEA THEIR.

~ 3 Weather Bureau Forecast.p
Mostly cloudy and somewhat colder
tonight: tomorrow fair and colder.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 73. at 1:50
pm. yesterday: lowest, so. at 6 am.
today, Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

Continued on Page S. Column A.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Hush EnvelOps Room.

CONTINUED on Page 8, Column
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-30
GLASGOW MAN TAKEN
FOR WIFE DESERTI0N

Undersheriff Taylor of Valley
county was here Tuesday and
took Clyde Robinson back to Glas-
gov with him. He was working
on a threshing crew in McCone
county when picked up by Sheriff
Davis.
Robinson was arrested on a
charge of wife desertion. He left
his wife and two small children
at Glasgow taking a four-year-old
girl with him. On the day he
was taken back to Glasgow, his
10-months-old daughter died at the
Glasgow hospital from intestinal
disease. The 2-year-old son is
critically i'll with the same trou-
BILE. Robinson had a hearing be-
fore Judge Rapp and was paroled
on his promise to provide for his
family.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-30
James BOYD Attends
Chinook Celebration

James Boyd left Thursday for
Chinook to attend the big celebra-
ton on the 50th anniversary of
the battle of Bears Paw. The
surrender of Chief Joseph, leader
of the Nez Perces, in 1877 marked
the end of werfare between the
whites and Indians. Mr.. Boyd
was a scout under General Nelson
A. Miles at the time. He has a
vivid memory of the way the bat
tie field looked and of the circum-
stances surrounding the surrender
of Chief Joseph, leader who won
the admiration of all who came
in contact with him. Mrs. James
Stuart, who recently attended the
Indian conference here, was a
member of Chief Joseph's party,
and was niece of Looking Glass,
a Nez Perce leader, who fell in the
battle.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-30
WHEAT SHIPMENTS
now 100000 BU.
CONGESTION AT TERMINALS
HAMPERS TRANSPORTA-
TlON-PRICE FIRM

Farmers are improving the good
weather to market wheat. The
line OF trucks coming from north,
south, east and west does not
stop except for a few hours during
the middle of the night.
P. M. Krebsbach, who was in
town Thursday from Vida, says
it will be ten days before thresh-
ing will be cleaned up in the
Vida community.
North of the river in the terri
tory adjacent to Wolf Point, con-
siderably more threshing remains
than south, while still farther
north farmers have not more than
made a good beginning.
Shipments from Wolf Point now
total over 100000 bushels. c. P.
Swedberg, Great Northern agent,
says there is a serious congestion
of wheat at Grand Forks and Du-
luth. Shipments are held at Grand
Forks for inspection, and wheat
trains are arriving so fast that it
is difficult to avoid blockade
in the yards. At Duluth mills and
elevators are plugged at times.
In spite of the heavy shipments
the price is holding firm and re-
ports from Wolf Point and sur
rounding markets indicate that
the premiums bid are somewhat
larger than they were last week.