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Evening star., 1927-12-10
WIDOW AND BEACH
GIVEN TEN YEARS
Mrs. LiIIiendahl Weeps at
SentenCe-Move for New
Trial Delayed.
By the Associated Press.

MAYS LANDING, n. j., December
10.-Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and
Willis Beach, convicted of voluntary
manslaughter for the killing of the
woman's aged physician husband Sep
tember Is, last. today were sentenced
to 10 years each at hard labor in the
State prison at Trenton.
Mrs. Lilliendahl had to be assisted
to her feet by Attorney Phillips OF
her counsel when she rose to receive
sentence. AS Justice Campbell slowly
pronounced the words, hard labor for
10 years." the widows shoulders
heaved. She breathcd with apparent
difficulty. then burst into tears.
Beach's face remained impassive.
Defense counsel decided today not
to ask for a new trial just now on new
evidence said to have been discovered
since the case went to the jury.
When Mrs. Lilliendahl and Beach
were brought before the bar for SEN
tence today, Robert ii. MCCarter of
defense counsel, told the court that
the new evidence was mot in shape"
which to base motion for a new trial.
I'VE shall have to depend" McCar-
ter said, ION IL writ of error. l under
stand that we have six months in
which to take this action. The new
evidence is not at the moment in such
shape that we can base a motion for
a new trial on it,"
Evening star., 1927-12-10
WIVES SUE TO FREE
ROBBERY SUSPECTS
Mrs. Belson and Mrs. Donovan in
Habeas Actions Charge Access
to Husbands Is Barred.

Declaring that the police have denied
them access to their husbands, who
are being held as suspects in cOnnec-
tion with the recent r street jewelry
robberies, Mrs. Bette d. Belson. wife
of Edward Belson, and Mrs. Bernice
Donovan, wife of jeremiah p. Dono-
van, both residents Of Chicago, have
filed in the District Supreme Court
separate petitions in habeas corpus
for the release of their husbands. The
women say that they visited the
stations where the husbands are kept,
and with their counsel sought an in
terview, which was denied by the po-
lice.
Justice Bailey, to whom the petit
tiOns We're presented, directed that the
men be produced in court, and fixed
a hearing for December 12. Release
of the men was ordered If they can
furnish bail bonds of $4,000 each,
which figure was fixed by the courts s
order. Attorneys George X. Sheriff
and William A. Coome appeared for
the petitioners.
The Detective Bureau received a
telegram last night from W. c. O'Con-
nor, chief of detectives of Chicago,
asking that Nicholas Palmer, 35 years
old, who gave his address as 10 Smith
street. Boston, Mass, and Donovan,
81 years old. who said he lived at
48441a Madison street, Chicago, be
held The other four men and the
one woman taken in a raid this week
have been charged with vagrancy.
the police having failed to connect
them with any Of the recent rObberies
in this city.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
URGES SHORTER HOURS
FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Representative Mead Sees Legisla-
tion Needed to Liberalize
Working Conditions.

Legislation embodying shorter hours
and other concessions for postal en-
ployes whose duties compel them to
work at night was termed necessary
by Representative Mead. Democrat,
of New York, member of the House
Post Office committee, who addressed
the Washington local of the National
Federation of Post Office Clerks last
night at Typographical Temple.
The need for further liberalization
of the Civil Service retirement law
was also outlined by Mr.. Mead, who
pointed out that postal employees
should be entitled the option of re-
tiring after 80 years service.
A reception and welcome was ten
dered William Otte of Lincoln, Nebr
newly elected assistant secretary
treasurer of the National Federation,
who is in Washington to aid Washing
ton officials of the fedora tion in franz
ing legislation during this session of
Congress.
Brief addresses also were made by
Leo n. George, president of the local.
Thomas f. Flaherty, secretary-treas-
urer, and Vice Presidents Weinstock
of Philadelphia. Torka of New York
and Murphy of Boston, and former
Presidents Gilbert Hyatt and Wilkin-
son of the WASHINGTON local.
Miss Sadie Kelly rendered several
musical selections. Joseph Hurwitz
SecretarV presided
Evening star., 1927-12-10
FIRST DEFICIENCY
MEASURE PASSED
House Approves Bill Contain
ing S713,244 Appropria-
ton for District.

From the $40 Edition of Yesterdays star
Including $713,24435 for the Dis.
trict government and many other i'm
portant items of general expenditure
to be disbursed on Federal projects
and Capital betterments, the $780,.
900 900 first deficiency bill for the cur.
rent and fiscal years was passed by
the House this afternoon. The House,
in committee of the whole, had ap-
proved the bill yesterday afternoon.
The bill was the first to pass in the
now Congress and the House then I'M
mediatelv started work on the $232,
735 900 tax reduction measure.
The measure provides more than
IS, 900 900 toward the first years prof.
ects included in the s100.000,0 900 f1ve-
year public buildings program. Every
building project recommended by the
budget and the appropriations commit
, tee was approved with final passage.
Among the other important items
carried in the bill are those for Army
and Navy pensions and veterans COM
pensation as well as an item of $940,.
| 900 toward elevating the guns on the
| battleships Oklahoma and Nevada.
| The latter provision was voted in the
measure after spirited fight and is
contingent on the Presidents decision
as to whether 1t would violate the
| Washington arms treaty.
| An appropriation of 100000 for
| the Department of Agriculture to
| acquire the site for the national
arboretum was approved. OF the pub
lie buildings allotment $2,100,000 is for
work on buildings now under construc
tion in Washington or contracts foI
which are about to be let.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
HOOVER CHOICE OF TEXAS
G. 0. p, ASSERTS CREAGER
Delegation to Kansas City to Be
Solidly for secretary,
He Believes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Herbert Hoover is the choice of r.
B. Creager, Republican national COM
mitteeman from Texas, for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination. In a
statement issued here yesterday he
said he believed Hoover would have
the support of Texas Republicans and
that the Texas delegation to Kansas
City would be "solidly for him.
Creager who had urged the drafting
of President Coolidge for the nomina-
ton until the Presidents "elimina-
tion" statement of this week, said
that Texas would be "a real battle
ground in 1925" and predicted the
Secretary of Commerce would receive
an unprecedented vote" in the South,
where he was said by Creager to be
Intensely popular"
~ am for Hoover" he said, "be.
cause he is an able executive and ad-
ministrator. worthy of high traditions
of the presidency. He is a business
man in the best and finest sense of
the word He has broad knowledge
Of world affairs. gained by actual con-
tact, and a characteristically and
soundly American point of view"
Evening star., 1927-12-10
MEXICO TO HONOR IINDY."
Flying Squadron to Welcome America s
Aerial Ambassador.

MEXICO CITY, December 10 P).-
The government has ordered a flying
squadron to welcome Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Americas aerial ambassa-
dor of good will. when he flies here
from Washington.
Although Lindbergh's reply to Presi-
dent Gales message asking the date
of his arrival has not been received
aviation authorities have issued orders
for an airplane squad to be ready to
fiy to San Luis Potosi. 200 miles north
of here, to meet Lindbergh. They will
escort him to the capital.
Excursions are being organized by
the National Railways to bring people
into the capital from the countryside
for Lindbergh's arrival. instructions
will be wired by the railway company
to its men along the route to Laredo
Tex, at the border. to be prepared &c
give the flying colonel assistance in
case of a mishap.
The National Railways has decided
to place de luxe private car at Lind
bergh's disposal as well as to afford
him facilities for the transportation OF
his plane in the event that he decides
to make the return trip by train.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
E. A. RULE CLUB HEAD.
Chosen President of Cosmopolitans
at Annual Election.

Edward A. Rule was chosen presi-
dent of the Cosmopolitan Club at the
annual election at luncheon in the
Lee House Thursday. Walter Cav
Ter was elected vice president. Other
officers named were Michael ID.
Schaefer, secretary, reelected; Ed
ward G.. Gramm, treasurer, and Fred
erck j. Rice Harry Hobart and
Gordon Bonnette, members of the
executive committee. Mr.. Schaefer
and Philip Buettner were chosen
delegates to the annual convention of
Cosmopolitan Clubs to be held in
Duluth. Mimi, next year The Off
GERS are to be installed at the first
meeting of the club in January.
Announcement was made that a
Christmas party will be held for the
members of the club at the Lee
House December %, at which time
each member of the club will get a
present and a fund will be raised
for charity purposes. 1t also was
announced that children's Christ
mas party will be held in the Lee
House December 90. Robert Nc
Chesney is chairman of the commit
tee in charge of arrangements for
the latter.
Booster gifts were won by Roy
Champion and Frederick j. Rice.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
PACT WITH PARIS
TO Be SOUGHT SOON
President Tells Women
Treaty to Outlaw War Will
Be Discussed Shortly.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Miss Jane Adams. heading a dele
CATION of the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom was
told by President Coolidge today
that he expected negotiations be-
tween this country and France
toward ii treaty to outlaw war to
begin shortly after Ambassador Her.
rick returns to Paris.
Such a treaty was first suggest
cd by Foreign Minister BRAND and
while it incurred no immediate re-
SponSe from this government, the
President recently let he known that
he hopes some good can come of such
negotiations, declaring that the only
stumbling block appeared to be Ger
tain provisions of the American Con-
stitutiOn.
The league, of which Miss Adams
is Internal tional president, desires arbi-
tration for all pecuniary claims and
other legal issues arising out of in
jury to persons or damage to property
and for the submission to arbitration
of all other disputes which diplomacy
may fail to settle.
The President informed the delesa =
ton, Miss Adams said, that he was
doing all he could TO promote interna-
tional peace and that he always was
ready to listen to new proposals. He
called attention to his statements in
this connection in his various mes
Sages to Congress and his effort to
reach an agreement for limitation of
naval armament at Geneva last
Summer.
Miss Adams said she suggested to
Mr.. Coolidge that the failure of the
Geneva conference was probably due
to the fact that it's delegates were
Navy men rather than civilians, and
she declared that the President re-
piled:
Perhaps"
Evening star., 1927-12-10
BOARD OF TRADE DINNER
SCHEDULED FEBRUARY a
Tickets for Midwinter Event at
Willard Hotel Already Placed
on Sale.

Tickets for the annual Mid-winter
dinner of the Washington Board of
Trade, to be held at the Willard Hotel
February 4, this week were placed on
sale in the offices of the board in The
Star Building and already several hun
dred reservations have been taken.
The capacity of the large ballroom
of the hotel limits the number of
reservations to about 700 and the COM
mittee in charge, of which Odell S.
Smith is general chairman, has adopt
ed the policy Of first come. first served,
in the matter of reservations. it is
announced.
The committee will meet tonight to
consider plans for the affair. which is
the chief social function of the board
Of the year. A number of local and
Federal officials will be invited as
honor guests at the banquet, as well
as the Governors of Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
Coolidge's Uncanny
Memory Fails Him
At Conference

President Coolidge's memory.
noted for it's retentive powers, and
described by those who know him
we'll as being almost uncanny, went
back on him yesterday, just at the
time when he wanted to announce
something to the Washington cor
respondents who had assembled in
his office for their semiweekly con-
ference with the Executive.
When the conference had con-
cluded the President said he had
something of Importance to take
up with the correspondents and
after a pause of a few seconds his
face broke into smiles and he then
laughingly admitted that he couldn't
remember for the moment what 1t
was-that the thought had entirely
slipped his mind.
The President went on to say
that he had been giving some lit
tie thought to what he had intended
to say and he considered the sub
ject as being quite important and
for that reason was surprised at
his inability to remember what it
was. He dismissed the subject by
saying that he would try to re-
member it when he meets the
newspaper men again Tuesday.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
GETS DIVORCE DECREE.

Justice Hitz has awarded an in
tcrlocutory decree of absolute divorce
to Mrs. Esther W. Marshall from
Thomas A. Marshall, real estate
broker and promoter. The wife is
given the custody of the four children
and he is directed to pay the wife
81 900 January / and S1,500 on March
/, 1928. in addition to monthly ali
mony of s425. They were married
September 16, 1922. and the wife says
her husband deserted her in NOvem-
ber, 1926. Attorney Iredell Meares
appeared for the wife.
Evening star., 1927-12-10

fishing purported official Mexican doc.
uments, says today the documents con.
tain no evidence that representatives
of the American Government received
money from Mexico. An investiga.
tion of charges by the Hearst papers
that President Gales had ordered
81 100000 paid to four Senators has
been ordered by the United States Sen.
ate
The American says:
These documents contain evidence
of an attempt on the part of the rep
reSentativeS of the Mexican govern.
ment to convey money in large sums
to certain representatives Of the
American Government. But there is
no evidence that this money was ever
received by the representatives of the
American Government mentioned i'm
these documents.
There is no evidence that these
large amounts of money ever got anv
farther than the pockets of certain
Intermediates.
THE Hearst publications, therefore.
nave eliminated all names of alleged
recipients of these funds, being un-
inclined to place any confidence in
the allegation of Mexican corruption.
lists and wholly unwilling to run the
risk of doing injustice to men of good
repute in our Government.
Nevertheless, the documents do
make these allegations and the docu-
ments are genuine documents from
the Mexican governmental files"
The paper. after saying that II is
the duty of the Senate to investigate
the allegations, says:
Whether the names contained in
these documents shall ever be pub.
lished must depend entirely upon the
decision of the United States Senate
The Hearst publications consider that
the responsibility is too great for them
to assume"
Evening star., 1927-12-10
FIRST COST IS SET
IN VALUATION CASE
Three Federal Judges Decide
Against Reproduction Basis
in st. Louis Suit.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. December 10.-Pailroad
valuations should be on the basis Of
original cost rather than cost Of re-.
production new. special court Of
three Federal judges decided unani.
mously today in the st. Louis and
O'Fallon test case, involving differ.
cnce of $11 900, 900 in valuation Of the
Nations railroads.
The opinion was written by Cir.
cult Judge KimbrOugh Stone of Ran
sas City, supported in Concurrinc
opinion by District Judge c. Il. Faris
of st. Louis and supported without
comment by Circuit Judge Arb1 s.
Van Vallenburg of Kansas City. The
special court was appointed by the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
here.
Serves AS Test Case.
The case has held national atten.
ton because of its acceptance ny both
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the railroads as test of The
principles and methods to be en-
ployed in a valuation of all the rail
purpose of rate making and for the
recapture by the Federal Government
of excess earnings as defined by tn"
transportation act.
The commission in the O'Fa,l1n case
rejected the method of valuatiun r.o-
posed by the railroads of cost OC pc.
production now and declared IL leaned
to the prudent investment theory.
Decree to BE Filed December 10.
Judge Faris. in his concurring or.n-
ion, declared that neither reproduction
new nor prudent investment can be
used as the exclusive yardstick Of
value. but said that the reproduction
new theory would react "monstrousiy"
upon the public and, in time, upon the
roads themselves.
BY refusing to overturn the commits
sions valuation figure in the O'Fallon
case, the court rejected the chief plea
of the roads.
The court set December 10 for filing
of the decree and for the hearing OF
motions of appeal in St. Louis.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
WASHINGTON GIRL VOLUNTEERS
FOR BRAZILIAN JUNGLE MISSION
Fair Reader of Star Is Willing to Change
Appearances if Comdr. Dyott Will
Take Her on Expedition.

give me the chance to he your ohedi
ent fourth and handy man"
Readers of The Evening Star in
Pennsylvania. Virginia and Maryland
as We'll as in Washington wrote to
Comdr. Dyott offering their services.
The Army, Navy and Government
departments were we'll represented.
DructeSter Volunteers.
In no spirit Of hoastng, but as
proof Of his ability to face danger a
young man wrote:
NO better proof of my nerve could
be given than the fact that at one
time | played the part of human
guinea pig for a famous doctor to
test the potency Of numerous deadly
drugs Another man stated:
MY natural tendencies are no.
made. The life of an explorer ap-
peals to me---which IS an inherited
trait. My ancestors for 20 genera
tions were explorers or soldiers"
Comdr. Dyott said in an interview
that he preferred a man who did not
talk much. This was stressed by
several applicants. one said:
"One who spends much time out
Of doors, in the woods. naturally ac-
quires q silence. or disdain for
volubility, which, as you have said
is an essential in II camp" A 20
year-old lad wrote naively:
"Above all can keep silence, hav-
ing practiced it lots during my school
days My parents often wonder if |
am in love, the way I quietly sit
and think"
Comdr Dyott, who is in New York
completing his plans for the eXpedi-
ton. expects to he deep in the Bra
lillian jungle in January. Col. p. H..
Fawcett. whom he will seek, van
ished into the wilderness in search of
an ancient civilization. With him
went his son Jack and Raleigh Rimell
of Los Angeles. They have not been
heard from since May, 1925.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
SAN FRANCISCO SEEKS
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Representative Here Asked to Start
Canvassing Committee
Members.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssoclateQ Frese.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 10
An effort to bring the 1928 Demo
cratic national convention to San
Francisco was begun yesterday after
the San Francisco Tourist and Conven-
tion League had telegraphed to John
Shea, it's representative in Washing
ton, to start canvassing committee
men of that party for their opinions
on the matter.
City Supervisor Warren Shannon,
who also is in the National Capital.
probably will be asked by Mayor
James Rolph to act with other repre-
sentatives of San Francisco in the new
convention campaign. The Democratic
national committee will meet in
Washington some time next month
to decide on convention city.
H. II. McPike, chairman of the
Democratic State organization, said he
believed the possibilities of bringing
the convention to this city were
fairly bright and worth working very
hard for"
Evening star., 1927-12-10
.L|NDBERGH FLIGHT
/. TO CUBA PROPOSED
Officials Are Unaware of
Flyers Attitude in Regard
to Invitation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has re.
ceived a formal invitation to visit
Cuba in addition to his invitation from
President Gales of Mexico for the
Observation-Disclosures City flight.
The existence of the Cuba invitation
was learned today at the State De-
partment, although officials said they
had no knowledge of the aviator's plan
in regard to a flight to that country.
1t was emphasized again that the
Government looked with favor upon
Lindbergh's flight to Mexico, and that
if he desired it he would be supplied
with official greetings to be carried be-
tween the two capitals.
In view of his expressed desire to
make the trip wholly unofficial in
character, however. it seems unlikely
that he will bear letters either from
the White House or the State Depart
ment to government dignitaries in
Mexico or in any other Latin Amer
ican country he may visit
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Evening star., 1927-12-10

In the selections from the Congress
siOnal Club Cook Book. for use on the
menu at the cook book luncheon, to
be held at the Grace Dodge Hotel
Monday, there stands out recipe by
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury De-
partment, who, it appears. has put
forth an excellent curried chicken.
This will be eaten along with Mrs.
Coolidge's corn meal mullins.
The club is composed of the wives
and daughters of the members of
Congress, but the cook book contains
recipes from others in the social and
official Washington. The selections
made for the coming luncheon, and
their contributors, follow, it being dis
closed that not all the recipes were
contributed by members: Alabama
ambrosia, Mrs. Louis G. Cramton;
bouillon, Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall;
anchovy sandwiches, Mrs. Duncan u.
Fletcher; spinach mold, Mrs. w. A.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
Seven Bids for Is u. S. Flying Boats
Submitted; Cost Will Exceed Million

order, this will constitute the largest
single purchase of aircraft ever placed
by the Navy.
The development of the air-cooled
engine and the rapid construction of
large flying boats will make it possi-
BILE in the near future for commercial
aviation to utilize the flying boat more
than heretofore. Admiral Moffett de-
clared TODAY. The fact that nature
has provided perfect landing fields for
the flying boat. the admiral said,
would cause commercial interest to
realize the usefulness of water flying
lie said the new planes would fly
from the West Coast to Hawaii with
out difficulty and in case of accident
pilots would have an even break if the
plane came down on the sea.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
VETERANS TO GET FLAG.

RALEIGH, N. c., December 10 LP).
Ten North Carolina Confederate vet
Grams have been appointed by Gov.
Angus w. Mclean to go to Washing.
ton December 16 and receive from n
delegation of Civil War veterans from
Maine the 54th North Carolina Infan.
try flag, captured in the War Between
the States, it was learned today from
the governors secretary.
The flag which the Maine delegation
accompanied by Gov. Brewster of that
State, will tender the North Caro-.
lini&ns at Washington has remained
in the Maine capitol for many years.
Evening star., 1927-12-10
THREE CHILDREN BURN
TO DEATH AS THEY SLEEP
Parents of Youngsters Severely
Injured in Effort to
Save Them.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated PreSS.
MOBERLY, Mo-, December 10
Three children of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Stephens were burned to death and
the parents suffered serious burns in
fire early today which destroyed
their home. one mile south of Moberly.
The children, Maurine, Z; Barney,
ir., 8. and Martha Lydia, II. were
sleeping in room adjoining the room
occupied by their mother, who man
aged TO escape only after being seri
ously burned about the face and arms.
Stephens, who operates small
dairy, had arisen at am, and after
building fires in the stoves had left
for the barn to milk. He answered his
wife's screams and rushed to the
house. which he found in a mass Of
flames.
He was burned horribly about the
body attempting to reach the children.