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Evening star., 1927-11-01
TWO KILLINGS LAID
LOVE QUARRELS
Police Say Alleged Slayers Have
Confessed to Shooting of
Women Friends.

Katherine Martin Ward, cOlored q
years old. 1851 L street. was shot ana
killed last night by Earl Williams, col
ored, 2S years old. 1922 Thirteenth
street. When arrested Williams told
police Il killed her because l loved
her"
The couple met on | between Sec
ond and Third streets southeast about
1:45 o'clock last night. had Glove
quarrel and separated, Katherine
running from Williams
AS she ran Williams fired five shots
at her. shooting her through the body
and killing her almost instantly. BY
ISLANDERS gathered about the slayer
and held him unit, the arrival of Po-
liceman J. T. White and B. G. Mat
thews. who arrested him and booked
him on a charge of murder.
George Thompson. colored. % years
old, formerly of Rocky Hall. Conn .
was arrested late yesterday afternoon
and charged with the killing of Elsie
Brown. colored. of 1910 Kenyon street,
who was found shot to death on
couch at her home Saturday night.
Thompson. who said that something
was preying on his mind, gave him.
self up to police after hiding for two
days in his room at 1927 Seventh
street. declaring Il am the man who
killed Elsie Brown"
Thompson said that he had planned
to kill himself after he had killed
Elsie. to end all of their troubles, but
that when the time came to take his
own life he found that he had lost his
nerve.
He and Elsie were. engaged to be
married" ne said. and Saturday night
Elsie went out with another man
When they argued over that Elsie IT.
buked him and told him their love
affair was at an end. Then I shot
her. he said.
At inquests .Ield at the morgue to-
day Williams and Thompson were
held for the action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1927-11-01
MAJ. E. T. WEISEL
DIES AT HOME HERE
Retired Artillery Officer Served as
Lieutenant Colonel During
World Wa.

Maj. Edmund Turner Weisel, L. s.
A, retired. died at his residence, 1927
Nineteenth street. yesterday after a
short illness. Funeral services will be
conducted in the Norval X. Tabler
funeral home. 92S NJ street, tomorrow
afternoon at 80 o'clock Interment
will be in Arlington Cemetery
Maj. Weisel was the son of Mrs.
Isabel Weisel and the late Col Daniel
Weisel. Medical Corps. L. ). A.
Mai. Weisel was horn at Fort
Candy. Washington. September 81,
1878. and was appointed A second lieu.
tenant in the Artillery Corps in July.
1901. from the District of Columbia
Subsequently ne was graduated from
the Coast Artillery School in 1909
from the School Of the Line in 1920
and from the General STAFF School in
1921.
During the World War he served as
a major and lieutenant colonel in the
National Army. In July, 1920. he was
promoted TO the grade Of ma ior in he
Regular Army and in June. 1922, was
transferred TO the retired list on ac-
count of disability incident to service.
For several years past he made his
home with his mother, Mrs. Daniel
Weisel, at 1927 Nineteenth street.
Don't believe that woman believes
all that man believes she believes.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

Opening at 4 O'Clock Saturday after.
noon lip to noon today more than
1000 persons had viewed the exhibit
ton. including most of the high Gov
ernment officials and many parties
from the diplomatic corps. Tomorrow
is special Army and Navy and Marine
Corps day. Flyers from Boiling Field
are to be guests of department Off.
cials tomorrow afternoon. when one
of the new seedlings will be named in
honor OF aviation progress.
Large groups from 20 colleges. SEM
inaries and academies around Wash
ington will make Thursday "Ameri-
can Beauty day" with representatives
from every State in the Union attend
ing.
Friday Is to be Pan-American day,
with the official representatives of all
Evening star., 1927-11-01

the American republics entertaining
friends and holding receptions.
Saturday Is reserved for school
children. when parents and teachers
are invited to bring children from all
the schools.
Four more OF the new pompon
varieties were named Yesterday: The
Jessie Marie, n light pink. semi
double: the Mary Monfort, dark pink,
double. large flowers; the Billy.
creamy white, semi-double, and the
LenOra, white, semi-double.
Commercial growers from many
States. some of whom are the largest
producers of Chrysanthemums in the
world. are daily visitors at the show
as guests of DIR. William A. TAYLOR
and other officials of the Bureau of
Plant Industry. All of the new Jap.
anese seedlings and more than 90 OF
the new pompons varieties have been
Evening star., 1927-11-01
PUBLISHERS PLAY
AT FALL SESSION
Golf, Fishing and Other
Sports Call Delegates From
Convention Meetings.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NORFOLK. November 1.-The lure
of the out-of-doors where day that
might we'll have been handpicked for
golf. fishing and other sports sent
in an irresistible call. almost com
pletely disrupted the business sessions
scheduled yesterday for the opening
of the third annual Autumn meeting
of the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association at the Cavalier Hotel,
Virginia Beach
The ma ioritv Of the 1o5 publishers
and newspaper executives. many of
whom have with them their wives or
members of their families. arrived al
the hotel Sunday night, coming from
Richmond ard spending most of the
say visiting historic shrines en- route
aiost in Golf Toys.
They were prepared yesterday morn.
Ing to get down to the work of the
convention which has to do with
problems of the profession, but when
the opening session was ca He'd to
order. nine-tenths of them appeared
in their golf togs and few tarred
longer than was necessary.
John Stewart Bryan. publisher of
the Richmond News Leader delivered
the address of welcome, telling the
visitors that Nireinians were eager to
lay the elorieS Of their State at the
feet of their guests. James w. Young
Of the ]. Walters Thompson Co. ad-
NertiSing agents a past president of
the American Association of Advertis-
ing Agencies, discussed the value of
the advertising agencies to the pub
Fishers. Their research work not only
eleVates the quality of advertising but
tnPrna re h1
McGivena Is Speaker.
l.. z. McGivena. promotion manage
Of the New York News. discussed some
of the difficulties met with in the de.
Velopment of A metropolitan paper.
Louis Wiley. business manager of the
New York Times: c. Fl. Rembold. man.
ager of the Daily Times.Star, Cincin.
natl, and f. j. Lynett. publisher of
the Scranton. Pa. Times. discussed
the subject with Mr. McGivena. whose
subject was Uncommon Carriers"
The business session was executive,
and upon its adjournment a ma iority
OF the delegates moved to the Princess
Anne Country Golf Club for the an
nual golf tournament for the associa.
tion championship. Others. under the
leadership of Louis I. Jaffee of the
Virginia n-Pilot. Norfolk. journeyed to
LynnhaVen Inlet, famous fishing
ground. for try at some of the big
trout now reported running. Still 9th
ers took occasion to explore the sand
dunes and Cape Henry desert
no women of the party were not
overlooked and in the afternoon they
were guests at a bridge tea at the
motel Last night pictures of actual
hattie scenes in the World War were
shown IS special feature of the con.
Nention. Today the golf tournament
Is continuing. In the afternoon an
oyster roast will be given.
The delegates include most Of the
Who's Who" in newspaperdom in the
United States and Canada.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

Col. Moore waa from Nevada, was
appointed Il second lieutenant of IN
fantry in October, 1854, and was grad
uated from the Infantry and Cavalry
School in 1887. lie reached the grade
Of colonel in July. 1916, and shortly
after was retired an account of uis-
ability incident to the service. His
nearest surviving relative is a cousin.
Lee ID. Marie. Ocean Beach, Calf. 4
Evening star., 1927-11-01
MRS. HORNE, 79, DIES.
Native of South Carolina Was
Resident of Washington.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER. Va, November l.
Funeral services were held YESTERDAY
for Mrs. Mary Eliza beth McF'adder
Horne. 70 years old. of Washington,
who died a the home Of her son-in.
law, r. r. Tolbert of the Culpeper
High School.
Burial will be at her old home in
Chester. s. c. Mrs. Horne is survived
by four sons. John, William and
Ralph Horne of Washington. and
Robert Hope Horne of California Two
daughters, Mrs. r. E. Archer Of Wash.
ington. and Mrs. r. r. Tolbert Of Cul-
pepper and sister, Mrs. F.. F. Billing
ham of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

approved for commercial production
next season by these experts.
Plants displayed this year are to be
sent into most of the States for home
garden growth. In this way, the de.
partment keeps a careful record Of the
varieties which thrive best in certain
climates.
The show is open daily from 0 am.
until pm.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

Don't believe that a woman believes
all that man believes she believes.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va. November 1.-Th'
Junior Order. United American Me
chanics. will meet in the council cham
Der OF the Town Hall Building tonigh
at O'Clock
Evening star., 1927-11-01
o. E. S. Meets Tonight.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC, Va, November L.
Jessica Callahan Chapter, Order
Eastern Star. will meet in the audi
torium of the Town Hall Building
tonight at o'clock
Evening star., 1927-11-01
mum" SHOW SETS
ATTENDANCE MARK
600 Have Viewed Display
Since Saturday-Airmen
to Be Guests.

Each day attendance records at the
annual mum" show of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture are broken.
Evening star., 1927-11-01

man with a smooth manner may
often he, a slippery customer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
DE PINEDO BEGINS LONG FLIGHT
OVER PERILOUS BRAZIL JUNGLE
Start Is Made From Asuncion. Paraguay,
Across Area Infested With Reptiles
and Savage Indians

drains an immense region known as
the great swamps, a dangerous place
covered with dense vegetation. unoer
which is mud deep enough to swal-
low the plane in case of forced lanu-
ing
This region is the home OF myrlads
of alligators and of the dreaded Bra
lillian water snake, the Sucuri, Whlcn
sometimes exceeds 35 feet in length
and which, normally feeding on ami
mails, is capable of devouring a man.
The great swamps are visited at
this time of the year by electrical
tempeStS.
Corumba is the most important
trading town on the southern Brazil
ian frontier and was one of the bases
used by President Roosevelt in his
explorations. From there De Pinedo
and his companions will follow the
Upper Para quay River and then pick
up the Guapore at its headwaters.
The latter is considered by the Bra
zilians as their most beautiful river.
Its banks are lined with an astonish-
ing variety of luXuriant tropical foil
age, in which are found brilliantly
plumaged birds. But. like the regions
farther south, there are also great
hordes of alligators and sucuris. In
addition there are Swarms of W1ngless
insects nicknamed "gunpowder mos
quitoes," which inflict painful stings.
The river is full of parinhas.
t1esh-eating fish, and the neighboring
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
Rebecca, Presidents Pet Raccoon,
Banished to Zoo; Reason Undisclosed

to have taken this step because he felt
that the little animal would be more
comfortable and happier among others
of the raccoon family. Moreover. the
President is represented as thinking
that the quarters for Rebecca at 15
Dupont circle were not large enough
to make her membership in the presi-
Dental household a happy one.
Rebecca was sent to the White
House last December by an admirer
in Tennessee. who intended the
animal for the Presidents Christmas
dinner, to replace the traditional
turkey. The President took an i'm
mediate fancy to the little animal the
moment he saw her upon arriving
at the White House. and soon after
ward this feeling grew into a real
attachment. 1t seemed to be mutual.
too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
CHANG IS REPORTED.
ASKING LARGE SUM.
Demand for f1,O0O,O00 to
Save Shanghai Refused,
Dispatch Says.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 16.-With the
Nationalist forces in China keeping
up their intensive struggle to sur
round and isolate the Marking posi-
ton from Shanghai, comes report
from Shanghai that Gen. Chang
Tsung Chang, the Shantungese de-
fender of that city, has offered for
large money consideration 10
evacuate the terrain he holds and
thus save the region from becoming
a zone of actual hostilities.
Chang has offered for G1,000,000 to
retire from Kiangsu, says dispatcn
to the Westminster Gazette. Il the
amount Is not forthcoming, IL is
asserted, he intends. il necessary. 10
retreat upon Shanghai itself, thus
bringing the prize city OF the orient
into the struggle for mastery be-
tween the Northerners and South
erners. According to the correspond
ent. the Chinese merchants In Shang-
hal are unable or unwilling to raise
the huge sum demanded.
Prepare to Evacuate Nanking.
Preparations have been made in
Nanking to evacuate the women ana
children there in case of the close
aunroach of the Cantonese.
a promise has been made by Gen.
Ho Ying- Yin, Nationalist comman-
der in the Province of Chekiang.
which borders on the south the
Province of Kiangsu, In whicn
Shanghai is situated, that he VIII
not attempt by force to take the
international settlement in Shang-
hal. says another dispatch to the
Westminster Gazette. He has prom
ised also to fully protect foreigners
inside or outside the settlements.
Ho has requested that the military
and civilian defense forces IN Snahg
hal keen within their boundaries.
lengthy protest has been issued
nv the British commercial community
in Shanghai over the agreement re-
Gently concluded at Hankow between
Great Britain and the Cantonese. the
nrotest saws the agreement contains
no safeguards nor anything in return
for the virtual surrender by the Brit
ish of all rights except that Oh eX
Intentionally.
Protest is to be made to the Ma
tjonalist government If an investiga
tion being made by American Consul
General Iockhart at Hankow should
show that Nationalists were respon
sihIe for firing upon and damaging
the bridge of the American torpedo
boat destroyer Preble on the Yangtse
River near Wuhu last SUNDAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16

By the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. March
IA long line of negroes staged a
steady run on the United States Post
Office here for heavy Withdrawals
from the postal savings department
today. following reports. circulated
widely through negro sections through
the night that "the Government was
going broke"
More than 100 negroes awaited the
opening of the Government building
at o'clock and the number increased
rapidly for several hours, with mild
excitement prevailing, but then the
line dwindled. A half dozen negro
ministers, together with welfare work
ers, exhorted the depositors to keep
their funds intact, but their admoni-
tions were In vain.
The run followed closely on the clos
ing of the Farmers Bank & Trust
Co. here Monday and the unsuccess-
full run on the Citizens Bank of West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
ALLEGED MESSAGE PUBLISHED
Note Printed in Haitian Paper Says
He Will Attempt to Enter.

poRT AU PRINCE, Haiti, March 1S
N I,Irformation, newspaper
o4h;ch Witch supports the administration Of Of
this prss purported message ,. from Senator Sci ~
King Kin to Percival Thoey t.,,.;n ana ,,n,on M
Iolibois, leaders of the patrio.ic uil.oa'
which opposed the Borno adm'h'stra'
ton: - rohIa sentiment
"a vopr ON gracious invitation" said the
sose anu you. 'I have arranged to visit
Haiti about the 18th.
fiaia aRorno has forbidden me to enter
,,oi.t ' do not believe that he will
he b So unwise as to prevent my seeing
the Haitian people. D.,,o ~.
~, evening. Will you inform me
~ t,o the situation? Perhaps you Will
meet 'i'o SENATOR KING"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16

Rebecca, President Coolidge's pet
raccoon, has been banished from the
White House animal aristocracy ana
will make her future home at the
Zoo.
without explaining to any one, the
President yesterday gave directions
to have this pet sent away, and
few hours later Rebecca was be-
moaning her fate in a large cage
with a number of other raccoons in
the Zoo Park.
Considerable surprise was caused
among the attaches of the White
House force when 1t was learned that
Rebecca, for9whom the President had
always shown great fondness. had
been so uriceremoniously banished.
ThsnPresideut IL understood. however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
Policeman Dives Into Bay and Saves Two
Women Trapped in Submerged Auto

Pontoon Bridge. drove to the right,
over the embankment and into the
water.
Patrolman Coleman heard the noise
of the crash and running to the bridge
dived into the water. The machine
was lying in nine feet OF water and
Coleman, breaking a window, swan
inside. He grasped Mrs. Doom and
swan with her TO the shore. He then
returned and found Mrs. Allen in a
semi-conscious condition with, her
head under water. One leg had been
caught under the steering wheel and
Coleman was unable to extricate her.
Others, however. had been attracted
TO the scene and Coleman managed
to keep Mrs. Aliens head above water
until firemen could lower ladder
and release her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
Ministers, Split on u. S. Bid
to Send Observer, Seek
Much Information.
ACCEPTANCE, IF VOTED,
TO BE COURTESY ONLY
Italy and Britain Asked Concern
ing Their Intentions-Cruiser and
Submarine Plans Sought.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago DAILY
News Copyright, 1877.

News. Copyright 1927.
PARIS. March 16.-Before deciding
whether to send an observer to the
Geneva three power naval conference
the French government wants more
Information.
The council of ministers has dis
agreed on the subject. Some mem
bers would send an observer out OF
courtesy, some would refuse to partl-
cipate in any form, and others whose
views have prevailed would walt and
make further inquiry.
Italy is being consulted on her in
tentions today, and also Great
Britain. for it is believed here that
Britain represents the crux or the
naval problem. Nj. Boncour, the
French delegate at Geneva, VIII also
be asked to give advice. The United
States Will be asked whether the date
for the three power conference VIII be
before or after the Geneva general
disarmament conference, and what
America intends to propose as cruiser
and submarine ratios.
Observer Plan Disliked.
On the basis of the information
thus collected. the French government
will make a final decision probably
Saturday. The correspondent be-
lieves that an observer will be sent,
but nothing is sure. The French
consider that the observer is purely
an American invention, which is
repugnant to the French tempera-
mentor either the observer does
nothing, and is therefore useless, or
he does something, in which case 1t
would be better If he were full dele
gate.
The fact is that France is unani.
mously opposed to the whole idea of
this naval conference and IL she parti-
cipates in any form it will be only as
a mark of courteey toward the United
States.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
KING TO STAY OUT
Of HAITI, HE SAYS
Announces He Will Not At
tempt to Enter-Lands at
Santo Domingo.
BY the Associated Press.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Re-
nublic. March Ex-senator William
II. King of Utah will not attempt to
enter Haiti, whose government has
decided against admitting him into
the country. The Senator made TINS
today upon his arrlVai
here from Porto Rico.
senator King said his decision not
n 90 to Haiti agreed with the attitude
NJ the United States Government. lie
fears that his presence in Haiti might
nrovoke trouble, and he wishes to
avoid any untoward incidents In
friendly country.
senator King arrived this morning
accompanied by Felix Cordova
DaviIa. resident commissioner Oh
porto Rico In Washington. They
ware received by delegation repre-
senting the Dominican Senate ana
the municipality. c+or
Soon after their arrival Senator
Kinp and Mr.. Davila went to a notei
nd discussed with the Haitian
danuties. Pierre Hudecourt and Pierre
paul the prospects for the Senator
visiting Haiti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
American Missionaries Robbed.

Admiral williams. commanding the
United States Asiatic fleet, has report
ed 70 Washington the incident of the
firing by northern troops upon the
Preble. the bridge of which was hit
three times. The destroyer replied
with machine guns. Five officers and
men of the Preble were sent from
Wuhu on the Standard Oil launch
Meian to investigate reports that Ma
tionalists had conflscated oil com
pany property at Taifing. Hearing
that the Meian had been fired upon
the Preble went to Taifing last Sat
urday, and 1t was found that the oil
company's Meifoo, and not the
Meian, had been attacked. The Meian
returned the fire. Later while escort
ing the Meian to Wuhu the Preble
was fired upon.
Admiral Williams also reported
American missionaries near Anhwei
had been robbed by Chinese.
Soviet Active In Harbin.
The Toxic correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph says reports from
Manchuria indicate some uneasiness
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AssOcleted Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., March 16.
in their closed automobile
which they inadvertently had driven
over an embankment into the waters
OF the Thorofare. two Philadelphia
women were saved from drowning
early today by policeman who swan
inside the car to rescue them.
The two women, Mrs. Charles Doom.
wife of the former manager of the
Philadelphia National League base
bali club. and Mrs. A. d. Allen were
revived in nearby home and later
taken to Mrs. Dooin's home in a
taxicab The policeman, William Cole
man. was taken to a hospital.
Mrs. DOOM had been driving the car
and evidently becoming confused as
to the location of thesAlbany Avenue