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Evening star., 1927-03-23
FRANCE OBDURATE
ON DISARMAMENT
Statement to League on
Naval Limitation Combats
U. S. and British View.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland. March 23.--
France insists that naval strength in
any plan for limitation of ornaments
shall be based on total tonnage. This
is contrary to the British and Ameri-
can view that tonnage should be
measured by categories of ships.
The French draft of a general
treaty for Limitation OF ornaments,
as submitted to a commission of the
League of Nations now in session
preparing for a disarmament confer
ence, emphasizes that it should be
left to the various powers to make
up their tonnage by the style Of
warships best suited to their own in
terests as regards defense and Sc
curity
In limitation of land electives, the
French draft also differs from the
British draft The British stipulated
that such limitation should include
reservists, while under the French
plan reservists would be excluded.
Demands Advance Statement.
One of the French provisions calls
upon the powers to make known in
advance what their annual armament
expenditures will be. 1t suggests that
members Of the League council, with
representatives of the United States
and Russia added. shall constitute a
permanent disarmament commission
to see that the treaty terms are car
ried out On this point the French
draft is virtually in agreement with
the British, except that France has
added Russia.
France would have added to the
treaty a special naval clause stipulat-
ing that. the treaty does not interfere
with pacts previously signed by sep
arate nations. This is commented on
as a friendly allusion to the three
power conference on limitation of
arnaments proposed by President
Coolidge.
View of German Delegate.
The present inequality of arma-
ments. the German delegate, Count
Won Bernstorff, told the commission
yesterday. was bad for the mainte-
nance of peace. He pointed TO the
weakness in armaments of his own
country and called for reductions by
the powerful states, together with
general cut
Evening star., 1927-03-23
REVOLT IN ALBANIA
STILL SMOLDERS;
zOGU IS ACCUSED
Dictator Charged With Sell
ing Country to MuSsolinl
for Gold.
TRIBES ARE RESENTFUL
AT TREATY OF TIRANA
Great Powers Assist Frank Discus
sion Over Pact Between Rome
and Belgrade.
by PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyrght. IoZI
PARIS, March 23.-The interior
situation in Albania is extremely dis
turbing, according to reports received
here. Revolutions are brewing against
the President dictator, Ahmed Zogu,
who is accused of having sold his
country to Italy by the treaty Of
Tirana for gold and the promise of a
crown.
The Albanian tribes are said to have
been slow to understand that the
Tirana treaty means the loss of AL
banian independence, which has been
so fiercely maintained throughout the
centuries, but the agitation by revo-
lutionary clubs now is growing inces-
sanity under the slogan, Albania to
the Albaniansp
Italian Invasion Seen.
The secret landing of four Italian
ships near DuraZZo with arms ana
military supplies is being told in all
the mountain villages, as is also the
arrival Of a hundred Italian officers in
civilian garb, said to be topographers,
but suspected of other aims.
Zogus dictatorship is growing con-
tinually more severe. A dozen politi-
cal opponents are said to have been
executed. Many others have fed
across the Jugoslav frontier. The
mails are strictly censored and infor-
nation concerning the latest develop
ments is difficult to obtain.
Zogu Is Opposed.
What seems certain is that the ma
iority of Alba mans including all the
northern Christians and many Mos
lens, are now against Zogu.
The latter's treasury is said to be
empty and the state employees have
not been paid in the last five months.
From two sources it is declared that
Zogu on March 10 ordered a general
but that the ma jority of
the conscripts fled to the mountains,
where they are still in hiding awaiting
developments.
JEAnTrE yC AxrnunErn
Evening star., 1927-03-23
CANADIANS ASK RETURN
OF IMPOUNDED CARGO
Legation Presents Claim to Wood
Pulp Found Aboard Seized
Rum-Running Steamer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Return of the wood pulp cargo inn
pounded by the United States Govern
ment when the Canadian steamer
Clackamas was seized on a rum-run-
ming charge has been formally asked
by the Canadian legation here.
1t Is understood the State Depart
ment has been urged to recognize
the principle that the owners of the
cargo In this case were not respon-
sible for any illegal actions of the
captain and the crew of the vessel
The Clackamas sailed from Halifax
in February with shipment of wood
pulp from the Pictou Pulp and Paper
Co. consigned to Philadelphia. She
was refused papers pending investi-
cation of a charge that she picked
up a cargo of liquor on the high seas
and delivered It at Newark, N. J. The
case Is now before the American
courts.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
MARINE AND TWO
OTHER AMERICANS
HURT IN SHANGHAI
u. S. Detachment Holds
Northern Approach to Inter-
national Settlement.
ALL FOREIGN RESIDENTS
EVACUATING NANKING
Cantonese Commander, in Mani
festo, Says Shanghai Will Be
Base for World Revolution

BY the Associated Press
Injury of three Americans in Shang-
hal was reported today to the Navy
Department by Admiral Williams.
commander of the Asiatic fleet.
One of them, a Marine. was slightly
hurt by a spent bullet. The identity
and the extent of the injuries of the
other two We're not disclosed, the ad-
miral merely saying two other Ameri,
cans had been reported as injured.
Foreigners Leaving NanISing.
Evacuation of foreigners from the
City of Nanking is proceeding. Admi
raj Williams reported in another dis
patch.
He said that 175 Americans already
have left Nanking, las on board the
American destroyers Noa and Pres.
ton and 80 proceeding down the river
in merchant ships. Twenty-Five
Americans have refused to leave the
city.
The report added that reinforce
ments of the Shantungese are cross
ing the river to Nanking and that
Chinkiang has been evacuated by all
of the Fengtien troops.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Reno Sets Record
With One Divorce
Suit an Hour Filed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO. New. March 23.-Reno
is not on the gilded frontier. but it
has a rush" of it's own TO share in
the attention now being given to
Nevada.
In the last As hours As suits for
divorce have been filed in the Reno
courts. The rush has developed as
the result of the new three months
residence law. which was passed
by the recent Legislature.
Even when Reno. under the ad-
vantages of the six months resi-
dence law, was famous as a divorce
center, the fling of separation suits
never reached such numbers as
now. Forty-eight suits in a month
was comparatively high record
then.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
43 PEASANTS DROWN.

ORENBURG. Russia, March % up.
peasants were drowned
yesterday when an overloaded ferry
boat capsized The passengers were
en- route to church services in a
town and were overtaken
by storm. The small craft sank
within a few minutes within sight of
terrified relatives on the opposite
shore. Most of the victims were
women and children.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
NOME GETS AIR LINE.
Trip From Fairbanks to Main City
Takes Seven Hours.

NOME, Alaska. March 23.--Air-
plane passenger service has been ex-
tended 10 Nome.
Pilot Joe Crosson arrived from Fair
banks yesterday and started the re-
turn trip with Alfred Lomen, Nome
reindeer exporter, as q passenger,
Crosson made the 550-mile journey
from Fairbanks in less than 7 hours.
1t takes weeks by dog team.
Lomen, en- route to New York on
business. hopes to set q record by
making the trip in Is days. He will
proceed from Fairbanks to the coast
by rail thence to Seattle by steamer.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
AUTO RECIPROCITY
IS mot IN DANGER
RitChie Insists New Gas Tax
in Maryland viii Not
Affect District.
BY WILLIAM j. WHEATLEY.
Staff Correspondent of The Star

ANNAPOLIS. March % Auto
mobile reciprocity between the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland is
not in jeopardy as the result of the
act of the Maryland Legislature in
putting an additional tax of IL
cents on gasoline sold within the
State. 1t was made emphatic here
today by Gov Albert G. Ritchie, Mai.
e. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring,
speaker Of the" ITouse OF Delegates,
and John N. Mackall, chairman of
the State Road Commission.
Gov Ritchie said that the automo-
bile reciprocity between Maryland
and the District was assured for all
time and that the passage of the bill
providing an increase in the gas tax
has no relation to automobile reci-
procfty with the District of Columbia.
Purely State Measure.
It will not affect the existing ami
cable relations between the two po-
litical entities in any way, he de-
clared, and added that the District of
Columbia was not even considered
when the matter was under dis
cussion. Gov. Ritchie said that it is
purely q State measure to provide
needed funds for lateral highways.
There will be no effort on the part
of State officials to have the National
Legislators put over an additional
tax for District gasoline users in
order to protect the distributors near
the border line, for 1t is his infor-
nation that the gasoline producing
companies will take care of this diff
ferential as q phase of the law of
supply and demand.
All three officials emphasized that
no question of reciprocity was in
yolved and said they did not desire
to see the District get an increase
in taxes purely for the purpose Of
meeting the Maryland raise.
Both Gov Richie and Mr.. Mackall
said they doubted whether they
could impose on the District under
the reciprocity law another condition
that the District provide an increased
tax, even IL they desired to do so.
Reciprocity to Stay.
Mr.. Mackall said the law under
which reciprocity was granted would
not permit the imposition of any
additional conditions now or in the
future. and that when reciprocity
came originally it came TO stay. There
were no SLTHlSS llcu " IL III hllS
way, he added.
1t is preposterous for any one 10
set down the Maryland increase as
an excuse for forcing the raise on
the people of the District Of Colum-
bia, Gov. Ritchie declared. 1t is
useless, he said, Tor any one to argue
that the District will have to add Il
tax under the guise that reciprocity
requires 1t. The governor was very
anxious for the people Of Washing
ton, particularly the motorists, to
know that Maryland was not even
considering cutting off reciprocity be-
tween the State and the District.
If the authorities of the District
of Columbia want to increase the tax
on gasoline for purposes of their
own, Gov Ritchie said, they could
do it, but it is not made necessary
by the act of the Maryland Legisla-
ture.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Pershing Sails to Europe.

NEW YORK, March % H).-Gen.
John j. Pershing sailed for Europe to-
day on the liner George Washington.
While abroad he will be active in con
nection with the Battle Monuments
Commission, of which ne is chairman.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
SETTLEMENT FELT NEAR.
Frank Exchange Over Treaty of
1irana Is Favored.

PARIS, March 20 Cp).-The Italo.
Jugoslav clash--the second of the
kind to set Europe atremble within a
few months-appeared today 10 all
tntents and purposes to be on the way
to settlement
1t is felt in diplomatic quarters that
the moment now is ripe to seek to
remove the cause of the trouble in
the Balkans by a thorough examina-
tion Of the situation created by the
treaty of Tirana. The Jugoslay gov
ernment has expressed Willingness to
accept such procedure, and it is un-
derstood that France and Great
Britain are disposed to use their good
offices with the Italian government in
favor OF having a frank exchange Of
views between Italy and the Belgrade
government.
Without such an exchange. Foreign
Minister brand observed during de-
bate in the Chamber Of Deputies lone
cannot be altogether optinistic
Evening star., 1927-03-23
FATHER SAYS BOY, II,
WAS SLAIN BY BROTHER
Declares They Were Always Quar-
reling and Believes Son Was
Deliberately Drowned.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March %. Walanty
Skubelek, father of Andrew Skubelek.
II years old, whose body was found
off Lake Front Park, miles east of
Gary, yesterday, believes his son was
deliberately drowned by another son.
The body of the boy was identified
late yesterday by the father. The be-
lief was expressed that the boy had
come to his death through foul play.
The boy disappeared March is, with
his brother John and another COM
panion. Both sons, said the father,
were always quarreling. The three
boys We're last seen in a boat on the
Little Calumet River, March II.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
WILD TRUCK KILLS SIX.
Eight Others Among 70 Worker.
Injured in Prussian Silesia,

GLATZ, Prussian Silesia, March "a
(E).-At least six persons We're killed
and eight seriously injured in an au.
tomobile accident this morning when
a truck, carrying 20 workers to a
factory near here. got out of control
and dashed down a steep incline.
1t Is feared the death list will grow
as the removal of the debris advances.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
LEAGUE is AVOIDED.
Paris and London Believe Council
Will Not Be Needed.

LONDON, March % P).-Both the
London and Paris governments now
believe that the dispute between italy
and JugosIavia, which has arisen over
mutual charges of military concen-
trations near the frontiers. can be
settled without sun1moning a special
session of the council of the League
of Nations to consider it.
Foreign Minister Chamberlain told
the House of Commons today that he
did not think the league would have
to be called in and advices from Paris
indicate that. the French government
holds the same belief.
MussoIini Wants Peace.
1t was announced that Premier
Mussolini of Italy has notified both
Paris and London that he desires the
maintenance of peace in the Balkans.
Nevertheless, the foreign offices are
somewhat puzzled over what pro-
cedure to adopt in solving the con-
troversy.
1t is not known here whether Italy
would accept an inquiry by the
League of Nations into the disposi-
ton Of the Jugoslav troops, but il Is
understood that Foreign Ministers
BRAND and Chamberlain are urging
the Rome and Belgrade governments
to make an amicable settlement with
out the necessity of mediation by a
third party. It is felt that the friction
has been momentarily relieved. but 1t
is recognized that unless the two
countries reach a definite agreement
1t may be renewed at any time by
. some border incident.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
JugOslavs Deny Charges.

The latest near-crisis in the Balkans
developed over allegations by Italy
that Jugoslavia was mobilizing troons
along the Albanian frontier. The
Jugoslav government has vehemently
denied the charges that she was try
ing to bring about a revolt in Albania
CThe treaty of Tirana was signed
last November between the Italian
Minister to Albania and the Albanian
foreign minister. 1t was described as
a treaty Of amity and security" but
1t aroused a ferment in the Balkans
when reports spread that it contained
secret military clauses. These were
promptly denied by Italy)
Evening star., 1927-03-23
MONTGOMERYTAX
AREA BILL PASSED
Measure in Reorganizing
County Government Now
Goes to Senate.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The star.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 23.-
Improvement and development of that
part of Montgomery County adjacent
to the District of Columbia line in ac-
cordance with the plans for expand
ing the National Capital are provided
for in bill which passed the House
of Delegates of the Maryland Gen
erai Assembly here last night with
out a dissenting vote. The measure,
which was introduced and fostered
by the Montgomery County delegation
in the lower house. creates a special
tax area In the county and designates
1t as 'the Montgomery County Subur-
ban District" 1t now goes to the Sen
ate, where it is not expected to meet
with any opposition, as it is a dis
tinctly local bill
The bill, in effect, puts the official
stamp OF approval of the State of
Maryland on the broad plans for the
development of the area which is de-
fined in the bill and which, in large
measure, follows the lines OF the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Dis
trict. 1t marks the beginning of the
county on it's era of urban develop
ment forced on it by the expansion of
the District of Columbia across the
boundary line.
Increases Commissioners Powers.
The legislation designates the Mont
gomery County Commissioners as the
legislative body and district councll3
of the proposed district and empowers
them to make regulations in regard To
building; authorizes them to construct
and light streets, roads and sidewalks,
cutters and buildings; to permit, under
restrictions, the construction and
maintenance of telegraph, telephone
and electric lines as well as gas mains;
also the laying of railroad and street
car tracks and the operation OF cars:
gives authority to contract for all
municipal purposes. to inspect, license
for regulation or revenue, regulate or
prohibit places Of amusement or otner
public places, sanatoriums, hospitals,
homes for the aged, orphan asylumti,
homes for children and conValescent
homes.
1t also authorizes them to enact
ordinances for the protection OF health,
safely, comfort or morals of the dis
trict. and to attach penalties Tor the
violation of such ordinances to estab-
lish and regulate markets; 10 provide
nv ordinance for condemning, opening
or closing widening, improving streets
and alleys; to regulate and control ali
offensive trades, manufacture or traf-
fic and to prohibit hogpens, stables,
cowyards and slaughter houses and
control the manner for the disposal of
waste products except sewage, gar
bage, refuse and ashes; to enter upon
private property and designate re-
straint or injury to such entry as a
misdeameanor; to fix the duties Of the
county commissioners of the fourth
and fifth commissioners districts.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Authority for Road Bonds.

They also would be empowered to
authorize and direct the issue and
sale of county bonds for the construc-
ton of roads within the district and
provide for the payment of interest
and for retirement: to levy and collect
the tax of 80 cents on each 800 of
assessed property and to allocate the
funds for certain purposes; to grade,
construct. reconstruct, pave and other
wise improve streets, sidewalks, alleys
or highways and assess the cost
thereof against the abutting property
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Evening star., 1927-03-23
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Prob
ably light rain tomorrow afternoon or
night. Lowest temperature about 36
degrees. Temperature-Highes 46, at
4:30 pm. yesterday: lowest, 35, at
am. today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

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Evening star., 1927-05-08

was much admired in that funny
play, Jane" as was Henrietta Cros-
man in 'Gloriana." May Irwin was
the Widow Jones and Isabelle Coe
was the weeping Niobe in a play full
| of humorous complications.
| was present at the first perform
anCe of the pastoral melodrama. way
| Down East" with Odell Williams as
the Squire and Phoebe Davies as
| Anna. A straightaway narrative like
| this Is welcome when presented on
the stage with attractiveness and
vigor. Viola Allen was very popular
at this period. too. in Hall Gaines
play, THE Christian" and Maxine
! Elliott was a much admired star
| Charles T.. Hoyt wrote and presented
| the first modern American musical
comedies in those days. l am salts
| fed that my memory of that long ago
| is not too roseate when / say that
| these comedies have not been sur
| passed since. Annie Russell and
Maude Adams also were playing TO
| crowded houses everywhere. and
| Augustin DAILY and The Bostonians
were Offering delightful light operas
robin Hood" THE Serenade, "A
Runaway Girl" THE Geisha" and
San Toy One song hit followed
another in these melodious pieces, not
''highbrow," but pleasant and
rhythnical measures, colorful and
harmonious.
I shall never forget Mrs. John
Drew as Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridans
classic comedy. The Rivals" Francis
Wilson and Marie Jansen were also
delightful in THE Merry Monarch"
| recall Edward Harrigan's series of
laughabie plays of old New York
life, and Creston Clarke's inspired
Hamlet. Bronson Howard'S "Shenan-
doah" and many other fine dramas
of Civil War days were popular then.
Held by the Enemy" Secret Serv-
ice "A Fair Rebel" and Across the
Potomac" are some notable ex-
amples. Do you remember how we
used to whistle, There Was an Old
Man Who Had Two Sons" from
Thomas q. Seabrooke's show, The
Isle of Champagne" and how Frank !
Daniels used to twitch his funny eye
broWs as Little Puck" and THE
Wizard of the Nile?'
Gustav Kerker's musical comedy
classic, "The Belle of New York"
was presented for the first time one |
night near the end of 1897. The |
audience was one of the most demon !
strative of that enthusiastic period. !
First nights have IL fascination. There |,
is q speculation about them that never !
is had at any other performance. Will |
the play be n success, and If so, In /
what degree? Dan Daily at the head |
of the Cohoes Anti Cigarette League, |
Edna May as the Salvation Lassie, !
Phyllis Rankin. Paula Edwards and |
the rest of that very clever COM
pany. were happily cast in this
comedy with an endless succession |
of clever song and dance numbers. /
If laughter and merriment are as |
healthfui as physicians say. The
Belle of New York was certainly a
splendid tonic.
The year of the Spanish American
War. 1898. was a prosperous season
for the stage. War times are al
ways profitable for the theater.
People seem to seek relief from pent-
up excitement and amusements
nrosper. Most OF the playhouses In |
that war period were constantly
draped in the national colors. both
inside and out Every building few