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Evening star., 1927-03-28
COAL MINE WAGE
CONFERENCE OPENS
Unions and Operators Seek
to Limit Suspension of
Work April |.

BY the AssOciate0 Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 2S.-Upon
the meeting of the policy committee
of the United Mine Workers here to-
day depends the extent of the suspen
sion of operation in the Nation s
unionized bituminous coal mines
April /. Contracts between the opera
tors and the miners expire March 81.
The policy committee consists of
representatives from each soft coal
district and is empowered to call q
general walkout. 1t also may limit
the suspension to certain fields. To-
days meeting is "A resumption of a
wage discussion started at Miami, Fla.
last month during an unsuccessful
contract conference between miners
and operators.
Central Field Strike Expected.
Both mine owners and mine officials
have little hope Of averting walk
competitive field. which includes
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania. Bituminous factions in
these States have refused to recede
from their previous wage demands,
which. on the operators part, were
for a sliding scale, based on non union
competition.
The miners We're bound by the
Indianapolis convention in January
not to accept lower wages.
Present Contracts Continued.
Mine owners in at least two dis.
tricts--No. 9, central Pennsylvania
and Iowa-outside the central field
have agreed to continue present con-
tracts until permanent adjustment Is
made.
All districts outside Illinois, Indiana
Ohio and western Pennsylvania follow
the central field in contract agree
ments. 1t is believed the policy com
mittee will permit the miners to
remain at work in districts where the
operat tors are willing to temporarily
continue present scales. but will order
out those workers in fields that are
adamant.
The central field employs 100, 900
men. while the total force in all the
zones is 100000.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
AID FOR DISTRICT
ANNU|TANTSA
McCarl Ruling Sought Simi-
lar to Relief Given to
Veterans.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

In order that there may be no doubt
regarding the legality of making
draft against the 1928 appropriations
available after July /. to pay pensions
to go policemen and tiremen, los
school teachers on the retired roll. 50
dependent children under the Board
of Public Welfare and about 100 wild
ows and children and disabled District
employees, the Board of District Com
missioners will ask a specific ruling
from Controller General McCarl.
District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan
feels that there is a strict analogy be-
tween the plight of the District pen
sioners and the 900 war veterans
and their widows, in favor of whom
the controller general made a ruling
last Wednesday that their May and
June checks could be drawn against
the appropriations for the next fiscal
year and which was approved by the
budget director and the President.
Applies to District Annuitants.
Almost word for word the McCarl
memorandum on the veteran pension
ers applied to the District civilian an
nuitants. and little doubt is enter.
tanned that it will be used as a basis
Tor paying the District claimants regu-
Iarly each month until the deficiency
bill that failed behind the Senate fill
buster has been passed to reimburse
the 1928 appropriations Off the amount
that has to De drawn in anticipation
District Auditor Donovan presented
strong argument in support Of this
procedure to the Commissioners to-
day. which will be forwarded to the
controller general, with a request for
his o. k.
The real appealing point about the
District pensioners is that they are
among the most needy in the District,
practically living a hand to. mouth ex-
istence, and that among them there
will be real suffering il the pension
checks are not received each month
This would mean the cutting off of
their bread and butter and all the
necessities Of life. Most of these
would be unable to get credit for
two or three months and would be
absolutely dependent upon charity.
Approval Is Expected.
1t is not believed by the District of
ficials that the Office of the controller
general, which has taken a broad
visioned and sympathetic interpreta.
ton Of the law in the case of the vet
eran pensioners. would. because of a
mere technicality, permit such a con-
dition to exist I'm the National Capital,
especially since Congress has recog-
nized the duty of the District govern
ment to support these people, in part
at least.
Every one is striving to find a way
that has not been blocked by specific
law to pay these pensioners each
month, and it is considered certain
that the official announcement that
they are to be paid will be made
within very few days.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
COUNTESS SHIELDS
SHOOTING MOTIVE
at Is My Secret" She Says.
Condition of Both Victims
Still Serious.

bN lne ASSOcldteu tfess.
PARIS, March 2S.-Countess Alice
de Janze. formerly Alice Silverthorne
of Chicago, today maintained secrecy
as to why she shot Raymond Vincen,
de Trafford, member of prominent
English family.
To police official who was permit
ted to see her for few moments al
the hospital, she said: II decline to
give the reason for my act; it is my
secret"
AT a Paris railway station on Sat
urday the countess fired twice when
De Trafford leaned from the window
of a coach to kiss her good-by as she
stood on the platform. The first bul
let entered his chest and the second
pierced her abdomen.
Likely to Recover.
There was some hope today that the
countess would recover, although. the
doctors thought they would be unable
to say for two or three days. DE
Trafford was extremely weak today
and II was impossible to make prop.
er examination of the wound. which
Is close to the heart. The physical rs
said there was danger of an internal
hemorrhage.
Countess de Janze is daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. William Silver
thorne of Buffalo. n. Y, and a niece
of Mrs. Francis f. May of Chicago.
She was married to Count de Janze In
Chicago in 1921.
About two years ago the couple
went on hunting trip to Kenya Col
ony, British East Africa. The count
ess was introduced to De Trafford
there.
Divorce Suit Filed.
The count returned from one of his
trips alone, to find that his wife and
De Trafford had disappeared. He
started divorce proceedings, asking for
the custody of their son and daughter
Friends believe that the countess
was deeply affected when De Traf
ford's interest in her began to wane.
He accompanied her to the station In
a taxicab Saturday. The supposition
Is that he then told her he would have
to leave her for good, because Of the
insistence of his family. He is the
youngest son of Sir Humphrey Fran
els de Trafford
Evening star., 1927-03-28
81 MEX|CANS DIE
IN Fierce BATTLE
700 Strongly Intrenched In.
surgents Routed by Force
of 1000 Regulars.

MEXICO CITY, March 26.-Sixty
rebels were killed and 100 captured
and "a federal Soldiers were killed
and 20 wounded in a fierce combat
at Cerro Picachos. State Of Jalisco,
last week, 1t Is reported in dispa tches
from Arrandas. The accounts say
that 700 strongly fortified insurgents
fought 1000 federal troops until their
ammunition was exhausted. Then the
redoubts of the rebels were rushed
and they were dispersed.
In q clash between two Agrarian
factions at Santiago Village, State of
Hidalga. Saturday three were killed
and % wounded The disturbance de-
veIoped during an investigation into
the affairs Of Francisco Ocariz, chief
of the local agrarian committee, by
representatives of the national agra
iran commission.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
PASTOR RESIGNS POST.

Rev. Fl. NJ. Lawson rendered his
resignation last night as pastor of the
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr.. Lawson. who came here
eight and a half years ago from
Vernon. Mich, announces he will de-
vote his time as editor of the Amer
lean Sentinel of Religious Liberty,
which he has been publishing here fo,.
some time. He found he could not
devote the needed attention to both
the church duties and to the publica-
tion of his paper.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 2s.-A new
type of airplane designed TO take off
from IA field the size of a pocket
handkerchief" and for landing on the
roofs of buildings is ready for test
ing here.
Leonard w. Bonney, trained in 1910
by Orville Wright, and one of the
veteran pilots OF the country, has
completed the machine after two
years effort.
Tests this week, he said. viii prove
whether he Is Just another nut" or
40 years ahead of everybody else" as
a designer.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
Airplane, Fashioned After Sea Culls,
For Landing on Roofs, Ready for Tests

The machine Is fashioned after "A
sea gull. Many of the principles Of
bird flight, particularly those for max T.
ing quick stops i'm afighting, were used
in the new design.
AS soon as the plane touches the
ground the wings cease to support
the machine and act with their full
surface as airbrakes to stop forward
motion. A further application of this
principle folds the wings back along
the fuselage until the machine can
he run into hangar with IA door Is
feet wide.
The elevators may be spread In
flight as a blackbird "fantails" while
on the wing. The wings and tail sur
faces af.Asofs sduralurainum.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
DIES, VICTIM OF GAS.
Retired Business Man of Annapolis
Had Grieved for Wife.
nnc,al Dlsratch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star,
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 2s.--
Robert f.. Mccoy, So years old. a
retired business man. was found dead
from gas in his room here yesterday.
two lets being open and cracks in
the door plugged with paper.
Despondent since the death Of his
wife two years ago. Mccoy had made
frequent trips TO her grave near Bal
timore. and his supposed suicide fol.
lowed return from there late Sat.
urday. He had been living at the
home OF his daughter and sonin-law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph +. Bromwell
23 Murray street.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
NEW B0LSHEvIST GROUP
CHARGED IN PHILIPPINES
Membership in Secret Society De-
clared to Run Into the
Thousands.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, March 2s.-A new secret
society Of pronounced bolshevist char.
acter has been orga nized in the phi,ip.
pine Isla nds. says La Taliba. reliable
vernacular newspaper. II Is called
Los Legionarios Del Pueblo"
Membership in the organization Is
said to run into the thousands. ho, h
in Manila and the provinces. and Is
spreading rapidly.
Another radical organization mere i.
said TO be disbandina to avoid an in.
quiry into alleged mishandling of
funds.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
MEDINA STATUS CLEARED.

Gustavo Medina. sued recently for
annulment Of marriage by two WON.
en-. Katrina van Renssa laer, society
girl here, and Dorothy Brumback OF
Lyon Village. Va, has not been con-
nected with the Spanish embassy re-
Gently. the embassy announced today v
in a formal statement covering Me-
dina s status.
Medina. the embassy says, formerly
was employed there as a typist, but
his connection was severed some time
ago. The statement is designed ia
make clear that he was not an At.
1ache.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
GANDHl REPORTED ILL.

MADRAS. British India. March 2S
Np). Mohandas X. Gandhi, leader OF
the Indian Nationalists, is Ill from
overwork His condition Is not serious,
but doctors advise a complete rest.
Gandhi, known to his followers as
the "Mahatma," or wonder worker, is
81 years old
Evening star., 1927-03-28
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra at Stanley Hall.
b;sb o'clock. John =. M. Zimmerma nn
leader; Emil A. Fenstad. second
leader.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21

Der Is. At that time the team to rep
resent the United States at the inter
national contest, to be held in London,
will be selected.
Phillip Leager, 17-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzzo Leager, Of this
county, is recovering from a gun shot
wound in the arm sustained, when he
accidently knocked a gun from the
corner of a room, where it was rest
ing. The shot entered his breast and
arm below the elbow. He is now in
Easton Emergency Hospital.
Henry w. Catlin, of New York,
formerly of the Eastern Shore and
president of the Maryland Society Of
New York City, has purchased the
Dunn farm for $4,000. It contains
more than 200 acres and is tenanted
at present by Albert Joiner.
William Goodwin, Jr., of Crumpton
was badly bruised at the Queen Anne's
county horse show when he fell from
his mount as the horse did somer-
sault. He is recovering at his home.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborh0od

Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborh0od
Cheswold, Sept. 20.-The Cheswold
w. @. 4. U. at its recent meeting
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Ida
Emory; ce-president, Mrs. Kate
Thompson; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Mamie Casson; treasurer, Mrs.
Laura Harrington; L. T. i. superin-
tendent, Mrs. Emma Reed; evangelis-
tic, Mrs. Jennie Cantwell; Sabbath OBJ
servance, Mrs. Anna Vaughn; Red
Letter Day, Mrs. Lettie BMoggs; I'm
ion sigal, Mrs. Suma Boyce; press
correspondence, Mrs. Bertha Scarbor-
ough.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Lafferty, Mrs.
Rebecca Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Denney
Morris and Mrs. Elizabeth Emory at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Sara Lizzie
Smith at Smyrna on Wednesday after
noon.
o. J. Lafferty visited his sister, Mrs.
Amanda Kemp, Of Dover, over the
weekend.
Jean Moore, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Moore, Of Wilmington,
spent several days recently with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank a..
Moore.
Nolan Short and family, of Little
Greek, have moved into the George b.
Moore property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs, of Philadel
phia, were recent guests of Mrs. Suma
Boyce.
Mrs. Lena Knotts, of near Townsend
spent brief visit last week with her
sister, Mrs. Laura Harrington.
Calvin Boggs, youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Boggs, had the misfor
tune to fall and brake his arm.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
DELAWARE CATTLE WATCHED
Tubercular Tests Are Covering All
Dairy Herds in State of Delaware

Tubercular Tests Are Covering All
Dairy Herds in State of Delaware
For the first time since Delaware
became a State all the dairies in this
Commonwealth have either been test
ed to eradicate tuberculosis through
testing of the cows, or have signed
up to have tests made. In the minds
of the health authorities this situation
marks a progressive step along health
lines. Because of the necessary eli
mination of cows suffering from tu-
berculosis from herds, the owners have
endeavored in many instances to avoid
having their cows tubercular tested al
though the payments of money to
them by the State and government
has almost equalized the value of the
cattle loss. The last two farmers to
sign up to have their herds tested live
in New Castle County, but signed up
this week. According to DIR. Arthur
t. Davis, executive secretary Of the
State Board of Health, Delaware is
now 100 per cent strong in fighting
bovine tuberculosis. Several cases of
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21

fruit and getting high prices in a rush
for the late crops.
The farmers are busily engaged in
hauling both corn and tomatoes to
local canneries. The qaulity of the
products could not be better but the
acreage per grower is much less
than a few years ago when the canned
goods market was such as to merit
heavy production due to a brisk de
mand the year round.
During the few days Of last week
quite a number from Townsend at
tended the Fair at Wilmington.
Mrs. Franklin Taylor, of Whining
ton, is spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Maloney.
A. G. P. Reynolds, who has been i'll
for several days, has sufficiently re-
covered as to be able to resume his
duties at Barlow Tower, on Wednes-
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Maloney Of
Hillcrest, Mrs. Charles F. George and
son Albert, Of Townsend, were visitors
at Millersville and Gettysburg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Callahan, Mr..
Joseph Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Carol and children Of Wilmington,
were visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. @. F. George near Townsend
Miss Mae George and Mr.. Leroy
George of Chester, also were visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. George.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles George were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence O'Neal near Galena, Md.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
THOROUGHFARE NECK
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Neighborhood

Thoroughfare Neck, Sept. 2O.-Sun-
day was "Home Coming Sunday" at
Friendship M. E. Church in Thorough
fare Neck. Rev. F. c. McSorley
preached in the morning and Rev. G..
L. Hardesty preached in the evening.
The Smyrna quartet, composed of ].
E. Hoffecker, L. NJ Price, w. Town
send jefferson, and S. L. Rogers, made
an impression with their sacred musi-
cal numbers and when the service was
over nearly half of the congregation
pressed forward to congratulate them.
1t was a fine service throughout the
day and friends of old Friendship and
former residents of Thoroughfare
Neck came from everywhere to join in
the days greeting.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
KENTON
Items Of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighborhoOd


Cleaned About the Neighborhood
Kenton, Sept. 20.-Miss Catherine
Smith and Mr.. Ernest Smith, children
Of DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Smith who
graduated from Smyrna High School
last June left this week to take a
four year course at the University of
Delaware at Newark.
Mr.. J. P. Walker and daughter En-
ma who have been on a two weeks
vacation, returned last week.
Mrs. Harriet Money of Rehoboth
is spending a few days this week in
town.
Mrs. Harvey Morris and son Billy
Of Havre de Grace, Nd, have been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. N.
Bull.
Mr.. George o. Smith of Washington
D. O., spent the weekend in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Thomas spent
several days last week in Atlantic
City, N. ].
Mrs. ]. George Knots is out of
town this week.
Mr.. Eugene Attix of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Attix Sr.
Mr.. Lester Cook who met with an
accident last week was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital in Wilmington
for treatment. We are glad to say
he is much improved at this writing.
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Geoghegan who
have been on a two weeks vacation
have returned.
Mr.. Bryan Crossley, Mr.. Dewey
Crossley, Mr. Jacob Crossley, Nh. .Dud-
ley Crossley and Mr.. Clyde Reed mo-
tored to Gettysburg, Pa, On Sunday
for the day.
Mr.. Frank Jewell and family and
Mrs. Bryan Crossley and son Weston
motored to Wilmington on Sunday
and spent the day.
Mrs. E. F. Smith and children Cath
crime and Ernest motored to Green's
boro, Md, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Arthurs, Mrs.
J. D. Crossley, and Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Hutchins motored to Newark on
Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
DEAKYNEVILLE
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighb0rhood

Deakyneville, Sept. 2O.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Mccall and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. BATHS, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ham,
Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at their
cottage at Flemings Landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Ingram and
two sons and Mrs. Jane Cleaver, of
Hare's Corner, Mrs. Edw. Lurty and
two sons Of Townsend, spent Sunday
at Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Z. Donovan
and family, Mrs. Jennie Donovan
spent Sunday in Wilmington, visiting
their daughter, Miss Elisabeth Dono-
van who is recuperating after an OPP
Grafton of appendicitis and is getting
along as well as can be expected.
Quite few from Townsend, Black
bird, Odessa, st. Georges and Smyrna
the "Home Coming Day" at
Friendship M. E. Church last Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
WELLINGTON

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town and Community
Millington, Md, Sept. 20.-By vir-
tue Of honors achieved at the recent
Maryland State Fair at Timonium,
when he carried off first honor as the
highest ranking individual in judging
all breeds of dairy cattle in the boys
contests, Norman Pennington, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edgar Pennington, is
a member of the team to represent
Maryland at the national cattle judg-
ing contest at Memphis, Tenn, Octo-
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21

typhoid fever were discovered in Kent
county during the past two weeks. But
the cases at this time are not as num-
erous as in previous years. A bit of
clever work was done in the past week
by officials of the State Board of
Health in tracing the carrier, who had
infected two persons in the same town
One of the first things the Health
officials did was to inquire into the
milk supply given the two persons Ill
with the fever. When the dairy from
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21
TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the Neighborhood

Townsend, Sept. 20.-Congratula-
tions are being extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mannering residents Of
South street, on the birth Of twins.
both Of whom are girls. They were
born on Monday morning and mother
and children are doing well.
Growers are still discussing the
strawberry crop which passed all
bounds as a good payer, during the
past season. The crop was the larg-
est for several seasons and held a
firmer price than ever before in the
history of the luscious fruit. Some
of the growers are still picking late
Smyrna times., 1927-09-21

which the milk they liau ltiaa"ri y
was examined it was f3le' tss b
of the men working n Iii,rsr -
suffered from TYPHOID Il c,cI
ago. He is now q tylf .s fb1
is a menace to eyer!g,i III. Il II
continue to handle mlln n dsif i
ducts. Fortunately 'i.J ~ c,r|
Sdii selling the milk and tnS in 4
sibly promised not % O+bsn : /
handle food sold 70
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25

civilians and about five naval officers.
The number of defense witnesses de
pend upon the nature Of the case pre-
scented by Capt. Potter.
The trial. in the opinion of Capt.
Potter. VII be somewhat technical and
should he over in about three trial
days. The case. the Judge advocate be
lieves. will hinge about what low nj.
titude' is. Lieut.. Williamsons state.
ment at the time his identity was re-
vealed following; search for the plane
and pilot of several days, maintained
at all times he was at safe altitude
and would have been able TO make a
safe landing in the event Of engine
trouble, while reports from eyewitness
es of the flight indicated he, at one
time. was on a level with the fifth
floor of the ArConne apartments.
The trial will he open 10 the public
unless the members of the court. upon
eonNenng tomorrow. vote that the Ses-
sions should be closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
TRAINING Of CHILD
HELD CRIME CURE
Moose Told Home Life and
Trade instruction Are Impor-
tant to Modern Youth.

PHILADELPHIA. August o5.-A
comprehensive plan for crime preven.
zion was put before the Supreme Lodge
of the Loyal Order of Moose at the
world convention here yesterday by
Rodney H. Brandon, supreme secre-
tary aud grand regent of the Moose,
heart Legion. The plan calls for:
\ substitute for the home, IL the
chlld's home is broken up.
Religious training for every child,
Education for every child.
Schooling in a useful trade for every
child.
Crime in Amer ca" Mr.. Brandon
said. seems to be speciality of
youth. Crime has cost the American
people $4,000. 900 600 This great
civic loss is subject to treatment if
not to cure"
At n business session yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-25
FLYER FACES TRIAL
BOARD TOMORROW
Navy to Try Lieut.. William
y son for Stunning in City
at Low Altitude.

Lieut.. Thomas T. Williamson of the
Aircraft Squadrons. Scouting Fleet
based at Hampton Roads. Va. will be
srlaced on trial before Navy general
@rourt martial ut the navy yard TO-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock, on
charges of violating Federal. civil and
military flying regulations which pro.
hihit stunning at low attitudes over
congested areas. The charges grew
cut of the young officers fight in n
Navy Curtiss fighting plane in the
Vicinity of Sixteenth street and Co
slumbia road Sunday afternoon, July
81.
Lieut. Williamson VIII he defended
by Capt. Field Hariis, Marine Corps,
While Capt. H. y. Potter. Marine
Corps. will be the judge advocate or
prosecutor Capt. Potter .<II today
that his witness list inclIkad three