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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
AMELIA BINGHAM
DIES IN NEW YORK
Veteran Actress Manages to
Get to Window for Last
View of Hudson River.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, September Amelia
Bingham, veteran actress, died today
at her home on Riverside drive of
pneumonia. She was So years old.
She had been an invalid for eight
months, but this morning she arose
from her bed and managed to get to
the window to look out over the Hud-
son River view she loved.
The effort was almost too much,
and she was brought back to her
bedside. II am afraid we are nearing
the end" she said to her nurse, and
shortly after died. Her sister, Mrs.
Mino Leslie, also was at the bedside.
Starred i'm MelOdrama.
Miss Bingham was one Of the stars
of the American melodramatic stage
and among the first Of American
women to succeed as manager and
theatrical producer. Her first appear
ance on the stage was in tour OF
the Pacific Coast with Mckee Rankin,
and the success she attained resulted
in New YofK engagement. making
her debut in that city December IS,
the Bowery. She had a leading part
in the melodrama, THE Struggle for
Life"
In 1897 Miss Bingham was engaged
by Charles F'rohman for leading
part in his production of THE White
Heather" and remained under his
management several years. Among
the better known plays in which she
was cast were THE Pink Domino
ION and Off, THE Proper Caper,"
"At the White Horse Tavern" 1.-THE
Cuckoo" and His Excellency, the
Governor. During the season of
1S99-1900 she appeared in the melo-
drama, Hearts Are Trumps."
Played in London.
Miss Bingham went to London In
1900 and became intensely interested
in women acting in and managing
their own companies. She determined
to emulate them and upon her return
to America organized her own COM
pany and accepted a play from Clyde
Fitch. "The Climbers"
This was first produced by her
stock company at the Bijou Theater,
New York, January Is. 1901. proved
a success from the start, and en-
joyed a long run. The next year
she produced Lady Margaret" and
THE Modern Magdalen," and in 1903
another of her notable successes. THE
Frisky Mrs. Johnson"
She starred with William H. Crane
and Douglas Fairbanks in THE New
Henrietta" in New York the latter
part Of 1913, and revived THE
Climbers" in 1914.
Miss Bingham was born at Hicks
willie, Ohio. March 20, 1859. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Smiley. She was educated in the
public schools and Ohio Wesleyan
University. When she was married
to Lloyd M. Bingham she assumed
her marriage name in her profess
sional work. Mr.. Bingham died in
1915.
She was great believer in
spiritualism and told her friends that
she had had communications with
her dead husband, Lloyd Bingham,
through a mediumistic friend. lie
confided to those nearest to h~r 'lat
her husband had recently It a
message saying Don't thin; so
much about death, Amelia, write the
book"
This was in reference to her
memoirs, on which she had been
working for a long time. During her
long illness she had received hum
dreds OF old time friends at her bed
side. &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
WANTS TO FLY OVER SEA,

: LONDON. September R.-Miss
Mabel Boil of Rochester, N. Y, ar.
rived In London from Paris today and
joined the ranks Of the liz women
who want to cross the Atlantic with
Charles A. Levine. or participate in
any other fight he may undertake.
Levine has letters and kilograms
from women in this country. Ireland.
Scotland. Belgium. Germany and Hol.
land, asking to be included in the
night. The applicants give their
weight variously from 80 to 1870
pounds. but Levine cannot accommo.
date any of them.
He called at the air ministry this
morning and obtained permission to
start his fight from the ranwell Air
drome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01

Tor landscape establishment of the
upper end OF Pennsylvania avenue.
Indications are that the privately
rented buildings between e street.
Ohio avenue, Fourteenth and FIT.
teenth will be RACED as soon az the
tenants vacate. II all Of the several
federal and District activities now
quartered on those two squares can.
not be relocated until Congress pro.
vides money to rent space for them
elsewhere, they could be passed over
for the time being, 1t was said. 4,
The Treasury Department has not
made detailed arrangements vet for
the actual work of clearing the north
portion OF the Commerce site, but
probably will do so before long.
Work on the new Commerce Build.
ing will have to be confined to the
north half Of the site until officials
decide definitely what to do with re.
gard to the large income tax unit of
Internal Revenue, now located on the
south half of the Commerce site.
The new home for the Internal
Revenue Building. on the site bounded
by Tenth, Twelfth. c and B streets.
is expected to be started also late this
Fall. and one possible solution would
be to complete a part of that struc.
ture to take care of the income tax
unit in time to make way for the
southern portion Of the Commerce
Building. 1t was emphasized. how.
ever, that this Is only one possibility.
and that the income tax housing ques.
ton may be solved in some other way.
Space Given ID. C.
The Treasury Department today of.
ficially confirmed its previous tentative
agreement to all wo the Woman's Blu.
reau Of the Police Department, the
House Of Detention and the medical
clinic of the Health Department to
occupy government-owned buildings
In the vicinity Of Fifteenth street and
Ohio avenue until Congress convenes
and provides funds for the rental OF
private buildings in which to house
these activities. The confirmation
was contained in a letter which the
Commissioners received from r. A.
Birgfeld, chief clerk of the Treasury
Department.
Mr.. Birgfeld's letter to the Commits.
sioners said in part:
While It is understood the Dis
trict government has no funds with
which to pay for the rental OF
quarters for the activity mentioned
1t Is assumed that estimates will be
submitted to the Bureau Of the Budget
for inclusion In the first deficiency
bill to be presented to the next Con.
gress for an appropriation to pay for
housing said activity for the balance
Of the fiscal year, 1928.
If 1t Is found impossible to provide
other aforementioned space for
the House Of Detention before author.
ity Is secured from Congress, 1t Is the
intention Of the Treasury Department
to proceed with the excavation of the
site, allowing the House of Detention
property to remain intact until funds
have been provided for the rent of
other space, or until adequate quarters
can be secured elsewhere in some
other manner
THE department will appreciate an
acknowledgment of this notice. and
an indication Of such action as your
board may find possible to take with
view to clearing the site at the
earliest practical date"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Army Band,
at the Capitol steps, at 1870 pm, Will
liam J. Stannard, band leader. con-
Quoting:
Uruguayan march, "Coronel Con-
zales .Gubitosi
Overture. Festival. ......... Leutner
Trumpet solo, THE Commandant,"
Chambers
Thomas r. Darcy, second leader.
Selections from Don Cesar de Ba.
zan" .................. .Massenet
Nicaraguan waltz. Los Amors de
Abraham" ...................M ena
March. Trophy Of Victory. STANDARD
Overture to "Mignon". Thomas
Two selected pieces
(a) ION Tiptoe" ............ .Hosmer
Oh polka Caprice. .Perlet
March, Captain Abrams. Morris
Grand scenes from Eugene One.
kuine" ..............Ts chaikowsky
Two fox-trots. Selected
Intermezzo. Love in Idleness,"
Macbeth
March, "Fairest Of the Fair. .sousa
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band,
at the Sylvan Theater. Monument
Grounds, at 1880 pm:
March, Flag Of Victory. Won Blon
Overture, Mountains Of the North"
Tregina
"Rondo al oengarese" tGgypsy
Rondo) Haydn
Cornet solo, valse brilliante. Sounds
from the Hudson. ......... Clarke
John P. White.
Grand scenes from Les Huege-
nots" ................... Meyerbeer
Characteristic, eau Bord du Ruis-
seau" (At the Brook. 80. .Boisdeffre
sAndante and Rondo Cappriccioso."
Mendelssohn
Second Hungarian Rhapsody. List
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01

Italian cruiser might be willing to
pick the American entrant up at a
European port and rush him to the
scene of the world seaplane classic.
This suggestion was made in view
of the efforts of Comdr. Silvio
Scaroni. Italian air attache. to get
the Williams plane aboard the Ital-
ian steamer Martha Washington,
which sailed Tuesday for Trieste.
Why this opportunity was not &C.
cepted by Williams cannot be explain
ed here unless 1t is his desire to first
break the seaplane record before GO
ing abroad, and thereby make the
4,500-mile voyage on a naval cruiser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
MRS. FANNY HAMLIN DIES.
Resident Of Capital 40 Years-Fu'
neral Held This Afternoon.

Mrs. Fanny NJ. Hamlin. 81 years old,
a resident Of this city for the past 40
years, died Monday after an illness OF
several months. She was a member
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Gunton- Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Anna 8. Hodges, No. East Kirk
street, Chevy Chase. Md. and Mrs.
Fanny M. Elton of North Dakota, and
a son, George r. Hamlin, of this city.
Funeral services were conducted at
the daughters residence in Chevy
Chase this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
Bernard Braskamp, pastor of Gunton-
Temple, offlciated. Interment was
private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
$4,000 Demand
New Obstacle to
Levine's Flight


LONDON, September IA tenn
porary obstacle to Charles A. Le-
vines proposed transatlantic fight
appeared today when the Imperial
Always announced that they had
a contract with Capt. w. G. Hinch-
cliffe. whom Levine had selected to
pilot the airplane Columbia, and
would require $4,000 from Levine
for releasing Hinchcliffe.
Levine, it is understood, indicated
that he thought this sum exces.
sive, but offered to underwrite a
$4,000 insurance policy on Hinch.
cliffe. The Imperial Always ex.
planned that it would cost that
amount to train another pilot to re-
place Hinchcliffe in experience and
value.
Negotiations were said to be pro.
ceeding this afternoon without any
agreement having been reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
W. T. DAVIS, 81, DIES.
Government Employe Was Once
Prominent as Local Artist.

William Triplett Davis, 81 years old,
once an artist of some note locally
and employed as clerk in the Gov.
eminent service for many years, died
here yesterday after a long illness
He was a native of this city.
He is survived by two brothers.
Henry B. and George NJ. Davis. and
a sister, Mrs. Mary Di Petta.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Lees funeral home. 332 Pennsyl-
vapia avenue, tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
Fog Along Coast
And Out at Sea
Reported Heavy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland,
September 1.-Dense fog was re-
ported out toward the sea this
morning and the steamer Silvia,
arriving here at o'clock, reported
heavy fog all along the coast.
The night remained fine and
clear until daylight, when the
weather turned cold and cloudy,
but the wind had taken a favor
able shift to the northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
STARTS 7,000-MILE HOP.
British Aviator Attempting Lon
don-to-Capetown Flight.

LONDON, September 1 R1.-To
demonstrate the feasibility of long.
distance flying in light airplane.
Lieut.. r. r. Bentley, instructor for
the South African air force, left
Hendon this morning in a De Havi.
to make the 1000 miles in 10 days
The machine has an extra fuel tank,
giving an additional cruising radius
for the long hops necessary over the
African wilds. Bentley's route follows
the course of the Nile. to Khartum.
and continues by way of Livingstone.
Buluwayo and Johannesburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
Police Seek Couple.

Police are on the lookout for a youth
about % and a girl about 16. for recent
Toonaing house thefts.
It is reported that the couple ap.
peared at several houses In the bust.
ness section the past few days and
various articles were missed after their
departure. ---.-.- ..--....-
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troiter, is equipped with a Wright
whirlwind motor and is almost identi-
cal In construction to the Pride Of De-
troit. the world cruising monoplane
which arrived yesterday in CONSTANT
nople.
Warned by a pre.arranged signal of
three fash bombs and continued blow
ing Of factory whistles that the flyers
would take-off at dawn. thousands Of
London citizens were at the field to
speed the airmen on their attempted
3,700.mile fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
THEATER WORKERS
DEMAND MORE PAY
Musicians Negotiating for
$85 a Week-Stage Hands
Postpone WaIkout.

Although the contracts of local
theaters with union musicians will
expire Saturday night and confer
ences regarding the demands of the
union for a higher wage scale have
not produced any definite result
neither the union leaders nor the rep.
resentatives of the theater manage
ments look for any labor difficulties
or dark theaters" arising from that
cause. 1t was made clear today.
A. G. Hayden, president of the Mu
sicians' Union, stated that there would
be no trouble here from present indi
cations, and this opinion was also
held at the headquarters of several
theaters.
Demand S85 a Week.
The scale of musicians pay at the
present time ranges from $3.50 per
week in the "two-a.day" big motion
picture and vaudeville houses here to
around $4O week in the neighbor.
hood theaters.
The musicians are demanding an
increase Of pay to $S5 per week in the
larger theaters, with proportionate in.
creases running down the line. The
original demands, presented at a con.
ference almost a month ago, however
are understood to have been some.
what modified. 1t is believed that
some increase will be granted before
the negotiations are concluded.
Another conference was scheduled
for today between representatives OF
theaters and union representatives
Whether this would bring the issue
to conclusion was problematical. II
was stated. 1t is recalled by persons
interested that two years ago, when
the musicians contracts were up for
consideration the conferences ran two
months before a final arrangement,
was reached. during this time the
theaters continuing to operate and the
musicians to play without contract.
Walh.Out Is Ayerted.
In event of a failure to reach terms
before the present expiration Of the
contract Saturday night, it was stated
the same situation might arise and
the negotiations go forward without
a contract being signed until their
conclusion.
Union stage hands, whose contract
expired last night, are also seeking an
increase OF more than is per cent in
pay, the present scale ranging from
500 to sos per week, according to thea
ter managers. A walk-out had been
scheduled for last night, but at an
eleventh-hour conference yesterday II
was agreed to extend the time for ne
EQUATION for two weeks. Here, too
the prediction of both sides Is that
difiiculties will be settled without a
strike or walk.out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
Accused Of Stealing Auto.

Out of employment and unable to
support his wife and father. George
Carville Finley, "a years old, a Balti.
more carpenter. 10 said by police to
have stolen an automobile in Balti.
more and bargainfd for Its sale in this
nt$ 80 ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
SEEK CHURCH UNITY.
Scandinavian Bishops Gather in

0G"1U1k1"V1"H 0HSHOPS N"1HoK Az
Conference at Fritzoehus.
By Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.
OSLO, September ALI of the
bishops in Norway, Sweden. Denmark,
Iceland and Finland, to the total mum.
Der Of so. gathered today at Fritzoe.
hus. near Larvik. Among the guests
IL Archbishop Soederblom. who 10 the
northern Protestant churches pri.
mate. The aim of the conference ia
to create spiritual unity IN Scandi.
nayia. n
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at Belle Isle and follow the north
shore of the Gulf Of st. Lawrence and
the St. Lawrence River to Montreal.
thence the Ottawa River to Ottawa.
The st. Lawrence offered an inescap-
able guide to the destination once the
plane reached the continent.
LONDON NOT ALARMED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
WINDSOR-TO-WINDSOR
PLANE HEADS EAST
ON PERILOUS VOYAGE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
PLANE OF PRINCESS
MISSING; NOT SEEN
SINCE DEPARTURE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
LONDON
SLYERS MAKE SECOND
ATTEMPT AT OCEAN

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-01
vACATING OF SITE
FOR U. S. BUILDINGS
PRESENTS PROBLEM

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The Washington times., 1927-10-18
DR.. L.O.HOWARD
QUITS POST

DR.. Leland Ossan Howard. for
80 years chief of the Bureau Of
Of Agriculture. has retired from
the administrative field, it was
announced today.
He was succeeded by DR.. c. l..
Marlatt, who has been connected
with the bureau since 1888, and
until today acted as associate chief
of the office.
Although DIR. Howard is resign.
ing as chief, he will remain with
the bureau to continue his re-
search work He is recognized as
perhaps the worlds foremost in.
vestigator in entomology, and il
the author of several outstanding
works on insects.
At his own request. he was re-
tired as chief, but expects to con.
tlnue in active service as long as
his years permit. He was horn
June II. 1857, at Rockford. m,
and holds degrees from Cornell
Georgetown, George Washington
ana Pittsburgh universities. He
Is a past president of the American
association For Advancement NJ
Science and other scientific or.
CARNATIONS. He IL married, has
three daughters and lives at 170s
IWenty-first st, y. W.
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
S 70 0,O00,000'
TAX GUT, AIM

The Administrations tax reduo
ton program was outlined at this
Treasury Department today.
It cortemplates q total cut Of
$3.50, 100000, about 100000, 900 less
than advocated by Senate Repubn.
can leaders. Chief features are q
per cent cut of the present 1914
per cent corporation tax: a slight
reduction Of the maximum lsurtax
rates and elimination Of practically
all Of the remaining war taxes.
The plan will be submitted by
the Treasury to the House Ways
and Means Committee when it
meets on October 81 to draft tax
Legislation. q.
Following a months survey Of,
Government finances, Treasury offs
Gals estimated that the Federal
surplus for 1928 will be nearly
$500, 100000, and the surplus for
1929 about $500, 000, 900. On the
basis of these figures, the Treasury
believes that the Government can
stand a slash of $3.50, 100000 this
year by Congress. X
Any greater reduction at this
time is not warranted by the Treas
ury's financial condition, officials
said.
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-The local
cotton market developed a better
tone today and prices worked to
levels approximately 81 a bale above
yesterdays low marks. On the
rise. however, the market still had
to contend with moderate selling
by the South and wire and spot
houses, particularly for hedge &C.
count.
The movement consequently had
lost most Of its force around the
20-So-cents level for December, with
the result that prices in later deal
ings fluctuated narrowly.
On the call values ranged at net
gains of from 10 to 16 points un.
der the influence of a sharp rally
at Liverpool, good spot news from
the Southern markets and advices
of cool weather in the Eastern Por.
ton of the cotton belt.
Frost appeared in the Memphis
district. The trade bought freely,
as did Liverpool. New Orleans and
the local professional element.
Short covering and rebuying by
yesterdays late sellers also was in
good volume.
Noon prices were; December,
2o.7s, up Is; January. 20.s0, up IS,
and July, 21.03, up IS.
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
Nations To Stabilize
Tin Prices to Kill
Off Speculation

LONDON, Oct. 1s.-.ln agree
ment has been reached by the tin
mining interests Of Great Britain,
America and Holland 10 stabilize
the world price of tin at 81, 500 per
ton. The present move is being
made to rid the tin market of
spectators and to maintain the
price level.
Great Britain controls from 50
TO so per cent of the worlds tin.
production, and America controls
from 20 to Is per cent.
Holt NJ. Moore. who is associated
with the Armours. declaIed in an
interview that the world is
slowly making a tin prison for
ITSELF
Man uses tin nearly every min.
ute of the day." said Moore.
America uses about 80 per cent
Of the worlds tin supply for tin
foil alone. 1t is difficult to see
how the present unrestricted use
of tin can be allowed to continue"
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
DARKEST DEEDS
PUBLIC, CLAIM

When character witnesses sing
the praises Of accused persons in
criminal cases they may be investi.
gated to a great extent concerning
their knowledge, Of reports. suspi-
cions; rumors and hearsay about
past deeds of defendants, accord
ing to the contentious of the Gov
eminent in a brief filed today in
the Court Of Appeals.
United States Attorney Peyton
Gordon and Raymond Neudecker,
his assistant, seek to uphold the
conviction OF Margaret Clark for
larceny, where witnesses who under
took to testify to her good repu-
tation We're asked, over objection,
whether they had heard she was
convicted for violating the prohibit
rtion law. and arrested for larceny
from a department store.
Justice Bailey sentenced the &C.
cused to prison for one year on a
charge of stealing a coat OF Lucy
Cogswell from a local depa rtment
store in December Of 1928.
The Federal prosecutors take the
position thGt whenever a witness
tries TO show an accused person e
reputation is good, they may be
grilled over reports they may have
heard of past misdeeds.
The case comes up for argument
In the appellate court next week.
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
Shrine REIGNS
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. Is,
over 400 Shriners are expected to
take part here in the parade and
ceremonial in which Acca Temple,
of Richmond. will initiate 100 can
didates from northern Varsinia. a
special. train. from Richmond brought
200 Shriners, the Acca Band. patrol
and chanters and a carload of
equipment for the initiation, which
is being held in the George Wash
ington National Memorial Temple.
Engine company No. 4, driven by
Stuart Jones, and ladder truck No.
/. driven by Leo Lyons. collided, at
Washington and Prince Streets yes
terday afternoon and both pieces of
apparatus were slightly damaged.
The annexation ordinance win be
passed this afternoon ct a special
meeting OF the city council. and to-
morrow City Attorney Albert v.
Bryan win notify the counties.
The Washington times., 1927-10-18
Wife Tries
Poison, But Will Live

Despondenr because of her sepa.
ration from J her husband, Mrs
Levina Heck, % years old, s17 q
st. s. z attempted to end her life
with poison last night. according
TO Fifth precinct police. After
treatment at Casualty Hospital ner
condition was pronounced as net
serious.
Mrs. Heck is said to have told
police that she became respondent
over martial difficulties and thought
1T better to end her life than at.
tempt the sole support and care
of her two babies.