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Evening star., 1927-12-27
Brave Schoolgirl, Kept Alive Sc Days
By Artificial Means, Dies With Smile

OCONTO Nehr., December q Ro.--
The stubborn fight to save the life Of
Alma OvergIrd. the IG.vear old high
school girl who has lived for 36 days
through the aid Of artificial rnspira.
ton ended today. The girl died this
morning. remaining conscious to the
end.
Failing since Christmas day, the
girls strength was almost gone last
night She no longer inkeh with hcr
Evening star., 1927-12-27
DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
Injuries When Hit by Bus Fatal to
Henry Acton, "a.

A verdict Of accidental death was
returned this morning by coroner 5
jury in the case Of Henry Acton, 81
years old. Of 2025 Renuing road north
east, who died suddenly Saturday at
Cas- nalty Hospital. whore he was be-
ing treated for injuries. which he re-
ceiVed when struck by bus of the
Washington Railway aud Electric Co.,
on December L..
Acton was suffering from severe
decorations about the head and shock
when taken To the hospital.
Evening star., 1927-12-27

three years go. 4. II. Stephenson. jr..
son Of Mr. and Mrs. 4 II. Stephenson
ot Butte. has already travelled thou
sands of miles by airplane.
The little chap had his first fight
when less than year old. According
Evening star., 1927-12-27
BOY. 3, HAS AIR RECORD.
Montana Child Took First Ride Be.
fore He Was Year Old.

Correspondence of The Star.
BUTTE. Mont. Born in Missoula
Evening star., 1927-12-27

Montana Air Service Co, Junior has
spent more than 50 hours In the air.
Recently while coming from Mis-
soula 20 Butte in plane piloted by
his father a series Of had air pockets
was encountered above Hell Gate.
Ride en-. cowboy" the little char
shouted To his mother
Evening star., 1927-12-27
Army Plane Forced to Land.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. December %
P).-Lieut. Lester Munger. flying an
Army plane from Washington To Sci
fridge Field. Mich. with Col. Newborn
as passenger. and intending 70
make Buffalo last night. was forced to
land at the Syracuse airport late veg.
terdaY on account of low gassolinn
pressure. The flyers decided 10 re-
main overnight
Evening star., 1927-12-27
THIRD FIRE RECORDED.

QUEBEC. Quebec. December q
up. For the third time in month
q religious institution in Quebec w3s
destroyed by fire when flames early
yesterday consumed the Summer re-
treat Of the Maizerets Seminary.
Joseph Pageau. the caretakcr; he
seven members Of his family and a
staff Of 10 servants escaped in their
night clothes.
The building destroyed yestercla :;
was built in 1916, following upon the
destruction Of the original building on
the site held by Montgomery troops
a year earlier
Evening star., 1927-12-27

tonight and tomorrow night, with
Miss Margaret Davis playing the or
gan ovcrturc-rcciiHl including Halle
luiah Chorus" from The Messiah
tHandeD. "Christmas Musette" Mail
lcyl, and "Rerccuse" from "Jocelyn'
tGodardl Miss Efie Collamore. anoth-
or guest organist. will play tomorrow
night preceding the play.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
BOMBING IS BLAMED
ON PUSHCART FIGHT
Baltimore Police Think Outrage
Was Result of Ban on
Street Vendors.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, August 16.-The
police have finally abandoned the
| theory that the attempt to blow I'D
the home Of Mayor Broening on Au.
gust was made by a Sacco-Venzetti
sympathizer, and now believe it was
the work Of some one with a griev-
ance against the city administration.
A check-up Of all places where dyn-
amite is sold as we'll as on all con.
struction and other companies hand
ling dynamite, shows that the ex.
plosive was not obtained in the city,
police say.
The latest theory advanced is that
the bomb was exploded by one of the
pushcart men, who were put out of
business by city ordinance, which
went into effect on August 1. These
men had been occupying the public
streets for years and resented what
they termed "the confiscation of their
business" by the enforcement Of the
city ordinance prohibiting further oc.
cupancy of the public streets by push
cart merchants.
While the ordinance was passed by
the previous administration, the ma
jOrity OF the men forced to rent stores
or go out Of business blamed Mayor
BrOening for their misfortune and it
1t now believed one of them attempt
ed to blow up the mayors home in
revenge. This theory Is given weight
by the fact that the explosion showed
signs Of being "amateurish" and the
bomb was not properly constructed to
do much damage.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
|TAL0-ALbAN|AN
FIGHT REPORTED
Belgrade Says Troops of
Small Country and Roman
Instructors Battle.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, Austria. August 16.-Dis-
patches from Belgrade, the Jugoslavian
.apital, say it is learned there that AL.
banian soldiers and Italian military
instructors clashed yesterday at Sou
tari, and that there were dead and
wounded on both sides.
Italy holds a mandate from the
great powers, conferred by the Coun-
Gil of Ambassadors, to maintain peace
in Albania.
Belgrade has been a clearing house
for reports concerning Albania ever
since the signing last year of the
treaty between the Albanian and 1tal-
ian governments. The Jugoslavian ms
charged that the treaty contained
secret clauses enabling Italy to exer-
else undue influence over Albania, to
the detriment Of Jugoslavia. This was
denied from Rome.
Jugoslavias s especial interest in the
matter is based apparently on feel
ing that Italy, by controlling the small
country across the Adriatic, would by
the same token control the Adriatic
Sea, thus being able to cut Jugoslavia
off from the Mediterranean.
Two months ago an incident arose
when Jugoslavia charged that an en-
ploye of her legation in Alba mia had
been arrested on charge of espion-
age. Diplomatic relations were sew.
cred and the situation appeared threat
ening. but the matter was smoothed
over through the good offices of the
great powers.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

ALTON, Va. August 16.-The mys-
terry Of the strange magnetic in
fiuence" in the Blue Ridge Mountains
here, long a matter of debate among
motorists using the State highway
through this lofty ridge. has been
solved-or rather, exploded.
The Influence" is the same as that
which pulled the apple down on New
tons forehead so many years ago,
viz, gravity. and nothing else. accord
ing to State and Federal authorities
who have Investigated the reports.
Insist They Are Held Back.
Motorists who have experienced the
peculiar "effect" on their engines as
they pilot their cars up an apparently
nesr-leyel stretch of the highway ap-
preaching the famous "hairpin"
curve near Blue Ridge Terrace dog.
gedly insist that some unnatural
power grips their motors and holds
back their automobiles at this point.
But FL. G. Shirley. chairman of the
State Highway Commission; Wilbur
A. Nelson. State geologist. and other
officials who have looked ir to the mat
ter agree that it's all a myth, found.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
GRAND JURY DROPS
SHOOTING OF HALL
Declines to Return Indictment
Against Policeman Who
Killed Youth.

| The grand jury followed the lead
of the coroner's jury today and de-
clined to return an indictment against
Policeman B. r. Campbell of the tenth
precinct for the shooting and killing
Of Larry Hall, 20 years old, Isl Morton
street, in the chase of a speeding auto.
mobile on Hardwood road just off
Michigan avenue.
| Campbell was in the sidecar Of a
motor cycle operated by Policeman w.
s. Buchanan of the tenth precinct, and
it was claimed that an attempt was
being made by the driver Of the auto
mobile to force the motor cycle against
the fence inclosing the Soldiers Home
| grounds.
1t developed that the automobile.
property OF David Samakow, 21O1 New
| Hampshire avenue. had been taken
from in front of the owners house the
I night before.
ExOnerated at Inquest.
Campbell was exonerated by a
corOner's jury at an inquest conducted
at the Morgue several days after the
shooting. Counsel was employed by
the mother of the dead youth to assist
in an investigation of the shooting,
and it was decided by the authorities
to have the grand jury pass upon it.
In the meantime Campbell was taken
before the Police Trial Board and tried
on charges of violating the regula-
tlons of the department In regard to
the use of firearms. The board held
him guilty and recommended fine of
$10O. Counsel for the accused police
man appealed to the District Commits
siOners and the appeal is still pending.
The grand jurors also ignored a
charge of bigamy against George
Johnson, charge Of assault against
Richard f. Hall. one of joy-riding
against William T. Slater and a charge
of operating a smoke screen against
Joe Edwards.
Twelty indictments were reported
by the grand jury, charges of grand
larceny leading followed closely by
allegations of joy-riding and non.sup.
port.
Other Charges Reported.
Charges Of grand larceny were re-
ported against Carl Lee Taylor. Her.
man Scott, Roy Beahm, Wilbert Tay-
lor, John Robinson, John Pitts, Frank
A. Randolph, Josephine Colbert two
cases) and Paul Greenfee. House
breaking is charged against John III.
Hunter and Neil Lee Bailey. JOY
riding Is alleged against Howard s.
Cole, Bernard l.. Downey, Willis T.
Carey and James Robinson two casest
Operation of smoke screen is the
charge against George Dodson. who
is said to have turned on a heavy
smoke screen when a policeman was
following him. Joseph d. Ward is
accused of larceny after trust and
charges of non-support are made
against Dennis Boswell, Robert
Hacker. John Mobley and John 8.
MulHcan.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
PRESIDENT SEES TAX CUT
IF CONGRESS STOPS SPENDING
Reduction Possible at Next Session If
Government Expenses Are Held Down,
Executive Believes.

made it very clear that he Is fearful
at this time To make any promises or
to go ahead and plan for the turning
back of the surplus to the taxpayers,
because of feeling that Congress
will provide for the spending Of more
public money than is contemplated by
the budget.
He was represented as amplifying
this feeling by saying that it is a
known fact that the reduction of taxes
depends greatly upon the amount OF
the money the Government proposes
to spend, and that it is a well known
fact that Congress always has shown
a disposition to spend.
In speaking so candidlv OF his opin-
ion of Congress in the matter of reck-
less spending. the President indicated
that he is inclined to feel that another
tax cut would he possible if the eX-
penses of the government could be
kept down to the amount set down in
the budget.
The President. while discussing the
subject with friends today. not only
Continued on Page 5, Column %
Evening star., 1927-08-16
u. S.-MEX|CO CLAIM
|. PACT IS EXTENDED
Agreement Lengthened Two
Years by Kellogg and
Ambassador.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The agreement extending for two
years the provisions of the general
claims convention between the United
States and Mexico was signed today
at the State Department by Secretary
Kellogg and Ambassador Tellez. AS
originally drawn, the convention would
have terminated the work of the Gen
eral Claims Commission on August 80,
1927, but the extension carries for
ward the period until August 30. 1879.
Under the articles of agreement the
commission is specifically denied juris-
diction over any claim for loss or
damage filed subsequent to August
80. 1927. The extension of time was
agreed upon to permit a sufficient
time for the examination and adJudl'
ca ton Of claims filed on or before the
end of this month.
In making public the new articles
of agreement, the State Department
also issued a summary of the work
Of the commission. showing that of
81 American claims already heard
and decided by the commission,
awards were made in 36 cases aggre-
gazing oZ,1-lyO0J III 1dNot VI lhS
United States. The total amount in
volved in the 81 cases of American
claims aggregated $3.790.796.
The commission also decided nine
Mexican claims, in five of which
awards were made to the Mexican
claimants aggregating $4,000. the
total of the nine claims amounting to
$440,910.
Certain Of the American claims al
lowed draw interest at the rate of 6
per cent from date set by the COM
mission in each case.
The largest sum involved in
awards made to American claiman nts
was 81 1907 531, to the Illinois Central
Railroad Co., and the largest Mexi-
can claim was $4,000, to Francisco
Mallen.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
HY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

RAPID CITY, S. Oak, August 10
President Coolidge was represented to-
day as saying that a tax reduction is
possible next session, but any action
depends upon the disposition of the
next Congress to spend money.
AS far as he personally is concerned
the President said that it is impossible
for him to state at the present time
what the prospect for another slash
in the taxes will be when the next
Congress meets.
He indicated that it is evident that
there will he something of a surplus
and that if the matter was left entire
ly in his hands and without interfer-
ence from Congress. he could now say
definitely what the Nation could eX-
pect in way of having another lower
ing of the tax burden.
In this connection the President
Evening star., 1927-08-16
MAGNETIC PULL" ON MOTORS
ONLY STEEP VIRGINIA GRADE
Optical Illusion Fools Autoists Into Think
ing Mysterious Power Is Holding
Cars Back Near Alton.

ed partly on an optical illusion as to
the degree of the grade in the ascent
They point out that before reaching
the affected" stretch of road automo
biles are forced to climb a long series
of steep. torturous hills and curves
and that by the time they are near
the magnetic" spot their motors are
Overheated and laboring. Then comes
a brief section of open highway, much
straighter than that they have just
traversed and apparently much nearer
level. Here is where they are de-
ceived, however, they assert.
Ascent Is Very Steep.
THAT particular piece Of road that
motorists claim is nearly level, as a
matter of fact, is one of the steepest
ascents in the mountain" Chairman,
Shirley declared today. ut is an op.
tical illusion. They think they are
going over. a comparatively easy sec.
ton, and when their engines fail 10
respond as they should. they become
convinced that some magnetic influ-
ence is at work on their motors.
"I have had lots of inquiries about
this situation, some of them from
prominent citizens. One of the lead.
ing bankers in Richmond still believes
that terrestrial magnetism. and not
Continued on Page 8, Column So
Evening star., 1927-08-16
!. OGDEN ARMOUR
IS DEAD IN LONDON
Millionaire Packer Expires
After Long Illness of Typhoid
Fever, Contracted Abroad.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, August 16.--J. Og-
den Armour died today in London, a
cablegram received here by Lester
Armour, his nephew, said.
Mr.. Armour, wealthy Chicago pack
er, had been ill for some time with
typhoid fever, recovery being greatly
hampered by occurrences of stomach
attacks. an ailment from which he
has suffered for some time. The pro
longed fever left him in a weakened
condition, cabled reports said.
John J. Mitchell, jr., accompanied
by Mrs. Mitchell, who was Lolita
Armour, recently hurried to the bed
side of her father, from California,
when his condition became grave.
Lester Armour said the cablegram
announcing the death contained no
further information.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Ar
mour were at the bedside when Mr..
Armour died.
Mr.. Armour would have been 64
years old in November.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
INCOME OF S444,O00,OOO
PREDICTED FOR FARMERa
Ninth Federal Reserve Bank EST
mates Return From Crops
in Western States.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, August Is,
Based on prevailing prices, a cash
income of nearly $444, 900 900 from
wheat. rye. fax and potatoes is seen
by the Ninth Federal Reserve Bank
for farmers in it's territory.
This would approximate the 1924 in,
come for those crops in Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Montana
and part of Wisconsin, says ths
monthly agricultural and financial re-
port of the bank.
The Northwest shippers advisory
board was quoted as estimating a 81
per cent increase in shipments of ag,
ricultural implements and vehicles in
the third quarter of 1927 over ship,
ments in the third quarter of 1926.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
SOCIALISTS REJECT STRIKE.
Will Not Participate in Protest OF
Workers Party.

NEW YORK, August 16 LR.-The
Socialist party announced today that
it would not participate in the strike
called yesterday for August % by the
Workers Party Communist) in pro.
test against the execution of Sacco and
VanZetti. set for that night.
Although we will not relax our ef-
forts TO win freedom for Sacco and
Vanzetti.". said Edward Levinson, sec.
retary OF the Sacco-Vanzetti commit.
tee formed by the Socialist party and
several trades unions, cit is altogether
unlikely that another protest strike
will be held
He pointed to the protest strike on
August 9 as "a clear and emphatic
demonstration of how the workers feel
in regard to the two Massachusetts
radicals"
Evening star., 1927-08-16

LONDON, August 16 (P.-Sixteen
deaths from pneumonia are reported
to have occurred during an epidemic
on the British steamer Sutlej, carry
ing 500 immigrants from Trinidad to
Calcutta. An Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Cape Town says that the
captain of the vessel, on arriving at
Durham, South Africa. reported the
deaths and added that most of the
fatalities came after only two days
illness.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
5000 IN DIAMOND RUSH.
New Transvaal Discovery Fails t,
Equal Grasfontein Strike.

LONDON. August is CR.-Onl,
about 5000 people are participating ii
the rush to the new diamond field al
Wolverdiend. Transvaal. as compared
with $4,000 in the recent rush to Gras
fontein.
The Daily Nails johannesburg cor
respondent says the latest movement
is called the desperation rush" be
cause the diggers declare that only by
the opening OF the Wolverdiend area
before the passing of the proposed pre-
cious stones bill, restricting the open
ing Of new Diamond fields, can they bt
saved from starvation.
Other diamond diggings are nearlJ
exhausted, II II said.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
FULLER HAS CONFERENCE.
Told Of Explosion by Commissioner Of
Public Safety.

BOSTON, August 16 R).-Gov. Full.
ler arrived at his Office at the State
house this morning and Immediately
was visited by Alfred +. Foote, State
commissioner of public safety. who
told him of the explosion early today
which wrecked the home of Lewis Nc,
Hard of East Milton, juror in the
Sacco-NanZetti trial.
The commissioner said. after his
conference with the executive, that no
guards in addition to those already on
duty at various points would he sta
toned anywhere as a result of the ex.
plosion.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
AssaiIs Judges Attitude.

at will doubtless be contended by
the commonwealth" the defense brief
said, that no error of law appeared
in the conduct of the trial. Even if
this, however, be conceded, itsdoes not
close the question.
Every lawyer knows how In fact,
and in spite Of any restrictions Of his
powers. such, for example, as the
statute prohibiting charges upon the
facts, a judge can and often does
make his opinion felt. There is an
atmosphere in every case which
transcends anything that can be put
into words. and there is, perhaps, moth
ing more likely to affect this atmos.
phere than the attitude of the presid-
ing justice"
The brief pointed out that while
there might be serious doubt"
whether under the statutes a motion
for a new trial could be made after
sentence unless the sentence were first
revoked, Judge Thayer had insisted
that the motion for new trial be
argued before that for revocation Of
sentence, adding:
IF he had revoked the sentence
Judge Thayer would certainly have
had power to grant the motion for
new trial"
The brief reviewed the allega tions
Of prejudice which have been put in
evidence in previous court proceed
ings, based on alleged remarks by
Judge Thayer outside the courtroom
Eoptinued on Page 4. Column a.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
Developed Huge Business.

Jonathan Ogden Armour, eldest son
OF Philip ID. Armour, sr, founder OF
the great Armour & Co. packing in
dustry, sacrificed his senior year in
Yale University because of his fathers S
desire to give him an early training in
the rudimentS of the huge business
enterprise that he was destined event
ually to direct.
After a year of apprenticeship, dur
ing which he made study of every
branch of the vast concern, young Ar
mour assumed the executive respon-
sbiiities of the packing house, and for
more than II years applied himself
diligently to the task of mastering
every phase of the packing business.
lie assumed complete control upon the
death OF his father in 1901.
Under the direction Of j. Ogden
Armour, the volume of Armour az
Co.'S business grew from $l82 900 900
| a year TO more than $1,000 200, 900 a
year, and the activities of the company
| were greatly expanded and developed.
Mr.. Armour built additional plants in
various parts of the country to en-
courage and develop the production OF
live stock in the territory surround
ing these plants, and TO eliminate un-
| duly long hauls to the yards. 1t was
under his guidance also that the South
American subsidiaries of the company
were established.
Those opened world markets to the
livestock raiSers of South America and
broke the valuable monopoly held by
British interests in the cattle business
OF Argentina. Today there ara five
Armour plants south OF the Equator
u in the United States, and one in
Canada. There also are approximately
| 400 branch houses in the United States
TO facilitate distribution. Mr.. Armour s
| administration of the business, accord
| Ing TO his closest associates, was
| peculiar in that it was one of develop
| ment almost exclusively.
! Born in Milwaukee.
]. Ogden Armour was born in Mil
| Waukee, November II, 1863. Twelve
years later the Armour family moved
! from Milwaukee to Chicago. After at
| tending the public schools there, Mr.
Armour entered Yale in 1881, and three
wears later returned 20 Chicago to EN-
bark upon his business career.
| Mr.. Armour married Miss Lolita
| Sheldon. daughter of Martin j. Shel-
| don of Suffield. Conn, in 1891. They
| have one daughter, Mrs. John j
! Mitchell, jr., who was Lolita Ogden
Armour. born in 1895.
Mr. Armour had extensive business
Continued on Page 6, Column ~
Evening star., 1927-08-16
EIGHT KILLED IN RIOT.
Panama Mob Suffers in Attemp'
to Storm Jail.

PANAMA, August is R.-Eight
persons were reported killed and
many injured in an attempt to storm
the Jail at Buenaventura yesterday.
to lynch policeman whom it held
responsible for the shooting to death
of a prominent citizen.
Unable to obtain arms. the crowds
used rocks and sticks freely as the
police and a handful Of soldiers tried
to force them back. Reinforcements
had to be called from the nearby
town of Call.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
Prejudice Is Alleged.

The brief filed by defense counsel,
upon which Mr. Hill elaborated in his
arguments, was devoted to the ques-
ton of Judge Thayer's alleged preju-
dice and the power Of the courts to
take action in favor of the defendants.
1.-The following fundamental ques.
tions," the brief said, "are before the
court,
Il. Whether, in view of the state of
mind Of Judge Thayer, as disclosed by
the facts upon the record. the petit
TONERS had such trial and such con-
sideration at subsequent proceedings
as that to which they were entitled
under the law and the Constitution
of Massachusetts and OF the United
States.
'2. Whether the question Of Judge
Thayer's own prejudice or any other
question in the case could legally and
constitutionaIly be decided by him.
'3. If either oh both Of these ques-
tions be determined in favor of the
petitioners, whether there is any legal
remedy available to them in the two
cases now before the court. This In
cludes the question whether writ Of
error may now be brought TO re-eX.
anime the case for any error in law
or in fact"
Evening star., 1927-08-16

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