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, 1927-05-09

Geneva, May 6tb-The economic Con-
ference which is expected to lay down
a doctrine for curing the worlds econo.
mic ills, and to which the Soviet dele
gates will make their VOW today, began
its session with a general discussion Of
the main causes of the economic Difficult
ties. The Russian Soviet delegates are
being carefully guarded against posi-
BILE attempts against their lives.
Canton China, May 6th-RadicaIs and
bandits continue loCting and burning
villages in the outlying districts. In
Canton the situation is quiet and Mission
aries and others, who sought shelter
during the recent disturbances, are re-
turning in large numbers.
London. May 6th-Reverses suffered
by General Chang Kai Shek, Commander
of the Moderate or Marking Nationalist
are reported in an exchange telegraph
despatch from Hong Kong. which says
that 1900 troops left FoochoW on
Wednesday to reinforce him. Chang
is said to be still trying to conclude
negotiations with Gen. Sun Chuen Fang
to get his support.
London, May 6th-The Evening News
says that within the next few weeks one
of the best known British airmen will
attempt to fly to Canada and back in an
ordinary seapIane. Besides two pilots
and q navigator, the plane will carry a
passenger, and will pay his fare. 1t will
be the first East to West trip between
Europe to North America, the first re-
turn flight and the first passenger
carrying fight, the paper says. The
outward journey will be by way of the
Azores, where the plane will refuel.
The return from Montreal will be direct
to England. The name of the airmen
are not given and the paper says all
plans are being kept secret.
Paris, May 9Th The possibility that
Captain Charles Nungesser will hop off
this morning on his attempt to conquer
the Atlantic in q fight from Paris to
New York, is now considered strong.
London, May 6th-lhe House of Com
mons has passed the second reading of
the Trade Union Bill. The Labour mem
bers had tried to persist with the de-
bate past the customary hour, but were
prevented by Sir Douglass Hogg invol-
wing closure and when the motion of
j. K. CIynes to reject the bill was put
up, it was defeated 566 to 176. The bill
was referred to the con mittee of the
whole House, instead of the usual small
committee and the committee stage will
begin next Tuesday. The labour party
already have submitted hundreds Of
amendments. Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr.
Philip Snowden were the principal oppo-
nents of the bill in the final DAYS de-
, 1927-05-09

ST. CROIX STATION.
SUGAR MARKET
New York, May 9th. The raw sugar
market was steady yesterday, but with no
sales reported and prices were unchanged
at 4 II, for spot Cuban, duty paid. Raw
sugar future closed net unchanged to two
points higher. Approximate AZ, 900 tons.
May closed 3 CO., July 3 or, September
3.16. December 1922. January 3 OF,
March POP. A fair inquiry was reported
for refined sugar, with prices IN,
changed al 600 to 6.20 for fine gran,
ulated
Washington, Nay 6 h. Great Britain
has sought an official restatement from
tn: Government arising from the letter
of M. Andrew w. Mellon 10 NJ. H 0ben,
of PrincetoWn University, regarding the
British wan debts, but Mr.. Kellogg,
Secretary of State. in a two paragraph
/. note has replied that the discussion was
~purely domestic and no desire for dipIo.
matte exchanges is entertained.
London, May 9Th. MIR. Winston
Churchill's reply to Andrew w Mellon,
United States Secretary of the Treasury,
has been received with a chorus of APP
prevail by the morning papers, the5Liber-
al papers endorsing II as heartily as the
Conservatives, One of the chief grounds
for resentment here at Mr., MELONS let
ter to professor Hibben, was that it was
regarded as gravely prejudicing Great
Britain relations with the European pow
ers, as indicated by the readiness with
which the Continental Press seizes upon
MIR. Melons statements as a5preteXt to
attack Great Britain. The papers now
express all hope that this mischief"
has been ~countered by Mr.. C~hurchiIFs
reply. The Liberal News relerring to
this, says: MIR, Churchill's rebuttal Of
the legend of a perfidious albion could
hardly have been given more ~trenchantIy
or, at the same time, more c~Ourteously."
Some of the other papers lay stress on
''the courteous and friendly tone of the
note. The Westminster Gazette says Mr..
ChurchiiIs facts and figures are support.
ed by a cogency of argument which is all
the more effective because its tO0e is
temperate, even friendly" The Daily
Telegraph" contends that the Chancel-
lor sets forth with crushing simplicity
how hopelessIy wrong are Mr.. Melons
figures in every particular. The Con
sentative Morning Post" says "whpth,
er influenced lay domestic ~eXicelcies or
NOT, Mr.. Mellon published TO the world
erroneous statements which we trust he
will see fit ID withdraw
London, May 6th.-The brief reply
of the United States Secretary of State
, 1927-05-09

Henricksen and UIrich defeated Thinner
and Van Lanner in the doubles, 81, SO,
6 8. GA.
New York, May 6th.-The death Of
Hudson Maxim, the aged inventor, who
is stricken with anemia, is expected mo-
mentariIy.
Washington, May 6th.-The British
note to the United States indicating that
the figures given out by Secretary Mel
Ion on British payments were inaccurate,
brought a brief and quick reply from Mr..
Mellon, reiterating the accuracy OF the
figures. SCne newspapers comment on
the curtnes8 of the Mellon reply, bnt
officials in Downing Street said the pur-
pose of the British note was primarily to
correct false impressions created among
Great Britain's debtors by the Mellon
debt statements.
Santa Ana, May 5th.-Ernest r. Ball.
composer of Mother Machree" and nu-
merous other songs, died at the theatre,
after giving a performance.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
New York, May 9Th.
Flour standard export grades $7.20.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per bag of
1856 lbs. S4 IS.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel $36.0 90.
Pork short clear medium quality per
barrel S26.5 so.
Sugar centrif. basis So deg. test per
100 lbs. $3.O1.
Exchange sight $4 ,855
Exchange 60 days $4804
Evening star., 1927-11-28
JOHN c. SCHROEDER DIES;
WAS MUSIC CONDUCTOR
Was Leader of Orchestras at Promi
nent Hotels Here for Past
80 Years.

John C. Schroeder, &c years old.
musical conductor. whose orchestras
for many years furnished the music
for leading hotels. diplomatic and so.
tial functions in this city. died at the
residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Charles s Zuhorst, 30l East Capitol
street. yesterday after q long illness
For nearly 80 years MIR. Schroeder's 8
orchestra furnished the music at the
Willard. Ebbitt and Raleigh Hotels.
He retired from business about 10
years ago.
He was assistant secretary Of the
Washington Safe Deposit Co.. until
retiring about a year ago, after a
service Of 38 years. For 20 years he
was vestryman of Christ Episcopal
Church of Southeast Washington.
Funeral services will be conducted
in the Christ Episcopal Church We'd
nesday morning at II o'clock. Rev.
G. T.. Buck. rector. will officiate, as.
sisted by Rev. William Pettus. rector
Of st. Marks Episcopal Church. In.
terment will he in Congressional
Cemetery.
Mr. Schroeder was the son Of the
late August w. and Aitazera Hender.
son Schroeder He is survived by his
widow Mrs. Ovelton Shelton Schroed.
er; a daughter Mrs Charles S. Eur
horst; three brothers, Clarence w.
Charles r. and Robert NJ. Schroeder:
five sisters. Mrs. M. B. Domer. Mrs
David Bell. Mrs. Rita Won Hermann.
Miss Emmie Schroeder and Miss Leila
H. Schroeder, and two grandchildren
Charles s. Zurhorst. jr., and Mary
Ovelton Zurhorst. all of this city.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
NAVY PROBES FATAL
HAWAII PLANE CRASH
Officers Doubt M'Comb Leaped
From Craft-Body of
Anthony Not Found.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. November 2S.-Navy
officers yesterday examined the body
of Lieut.. Comdr. Millington B. Nc
Comb to determine, if possible, how he
met his death, when his airplane
crashed off koko Head Comdr, Nc
Combs plane fell into the sea while
he and |. c. Anthony. Navy me.
chanic. were flying as an escort to the
steamer Malolo, which was leaving
Honolulu for San Francisco.
The investigators concluded that Nc
Comb did not leap from his plane and
that if any one jumped, as passengers
Of the Malolo reported it must have
been Anthony. There were two planes
in the naval escort. One was flown by
Lieut.. r. p. Kaufman, who returned
To Pearl Harbor Naval Station and re
! ported the accident.
A message received here yesterday
from the Malolo said that one wing
Of the plane broke cleanly off.
Naval tugs. which searched the spot
where the plane fell. found no trace
of Anthony or the wreckage of the
plane. 1t is presumed Anthony was
killed.
Evening star., 1927-11-28

The heirs of the late Prof. John j.
Montgomery Of Santa Clara, Calf,
have placed before the United States
Court of Claims the problem of ascer-
tanning who discovered and patented
the underlying principles Of the mod
ern airplane.
In a $10.O00,000 suit for alleged use
of an invention for which a patent
was granted Prof. Montgomery in
1906, Regina c. Montgomery and other
heirs contend all Government planes
today employ principles covered in
the patent for 3Spound glider which
made several successful flights.
The Government denies infringe
ment on the patent and alleges 1t was
not filed until more than year after
the Wright brothers made their
motor.propeiled flight in 1908.
Montgomery first successful flights
were made in March, 1905, in Santa
Cruz County. Calf. The plane was
Evening star., 1927-11-28

the type of Sinclair ana burns az
attempting to do, and succeeding hi
doing. can only confess myseif as
seeing occasions when capltal puiileh-
ment is altogether proper.
Called Menace to Nation.
"Thev and their kind, with the
oaars which are at their command.
constitute a threat against our Wen
heine. as a Nation thousands or tunes
greater than that afforded by all the
ereds' in creation combined! Tney
and their kind have no regard ioi
i,st;ce except in its use against Toes
Justice they regard with utter con.
temnt in so far as they themselves
are concerned" -,
The young Senator viewed the on
scandal as a natural cuimlnatloh ..
a system under which ne contenusu
the wealthy bought favors Oh 1--we -
ment hv liberal contributions 10 .nI
"war chests" of the two major poiitIca
narties during national caHlpais is
other fruits of the system, ne $50
wore 1.-The fixing of tax bills" IN 1aVot
of the wealthy. the protection OF
American dollars abroad by senulns
arn,ed forces into Nicaragua. Mexico
and China. c,,;no ord
events in Nicaragua. emma anu
Mexico. tax legislation, the ware ano
smith cases, the Fall-Slncialr case
making mockery of justice, these ana
other developments ought to. tnor,
ouphlv awaken Americans TO the leai
threat being made against them sen
ator Nye added. land cause them to
accent the challenge which wealth. Il
offering every day.
Sees Senate Opportunity.
"If they will accept that challenge
thew will first voice genuine indigna
ton, An indignant people VIII create
an indignant Congress and an ADMIN
istration that will turn boldly upon
this accursed power which holds sc
fast grin upon our economic ano
political life"
Senator Nye said the Senate had
"a wonderful opportunity" to strike
"at this curse in American politics
in settling the issues involved IN the
question of seating William 5. ware
Of Pennsylvania and Frank L. smith
of Illinois. He predicted that potn
would be denied seats.
Senator Nye told his audience tha'
If the American people were honest
with themselves and awake to tht
needs of Government, they would be
quite near to unanimous In support
of zone like George w. Norris FOL
elevation to the presidency"
Drafting of the Nebraska Senator
he said. SHOULD be urged, on every
enlightened hand"
Evening star., 1927-11-28
LEGION MEETINGS SET.
Two Important Virginia Confer
ences to Be Held December 5.

RICHMOND. Va, November 28 fEH.
Two important American Legion
district conferences will be held IN
Virginia on December 3, according 20
information from the State headquar-
ters Office here. One will be held at
Farmville and the other at Abingdon.
DIR. Israel Brown of Norfolk. depart
ment commander, will attend the
Farmville meeting. which will be at
tended by representatives of the 10
posts in the fourth district. and J. a..
Nicholas. jr.. State adjutant, will be
at the ninth district meeting. at Abb
ington, where II post representatives
will convene.
The meetings will be held for gen
eral discussion and several important
items will be discussed, it was said.
DR.. Brown and Mr. Nicholas. will go
to the national convention of State
comma nders and adjueants, which will
be In Indianapolis. December l2 to II.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
RAISE IN CANNED GOODS
RATES is SUSPENDED
Commerce Commission Orders Pres
ent Schedules Maintained
Until June 2S.
By the Associated Press.

Increased rates which railroads
planned to make effective today in
Pacific northwest territory on canned
goods were temporarily suspended by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to await investigation. The commits.
sion ordered present rates maintained
at least until June 28, and in the
meantime will determine whether the
roads are justified in increasing their
charges.
Illustrating the effect Of the contem-
plated increases, the commission said
the present rate on canned fruit and
vegetables from Portland. Ore, to
Spokane was 81 cents per 100 pounds
I'm carloads of 10000 pounds. while
the new schedule would make the
charge of 6S cents. Between the same
points in carloads of 60, 900 pounds a
present rate OF 40 cents would be in
creased to 50 cents.
Between Billings, Mont, and Port
land, Ore. a present rate Of 19 cents
on 60.000-pound carloads would be
raised TO 65 cents. Similar changes
would result in movement at num-
ber Of points in territory between
California and Montana.
Evening star., 1927-11-28

; who agreed with the position Of the
department.
"The law authorizes reimbursement
for time worked on Christmas day.
said McCari. "either In the form OF
compensatory time or overtime pay.
Compensatory time is generally com.
puted on the basis of the day. hut
overtime pay is generally computed
on the basis OF the hour.
Thus where an employe performs
all the service required of him Christ
mas day. he may be allowed one day
compensatory time within the next 80
days.
But" explained the Controller
General. "if reimbursement is made
IN the form of overtime pay. the en-
plOye would be entitled TO pay for
only the actual number of hours
worked on Christmas day. whether
more or less than the minimum
service requirement fixed administra
lively for that day"
Evening star., 1927-11-28
POSTAL employees
TO RECEIVE GIFT"
Workers to Get Day OFF for
Remaining at Posts
on Christmas.

Controller General McCarl and the
Post Office Department this year hav"
handed the postal employees new
Christmas gift.
Under special ruling by No Carl
the department has annount ell to the
thousands of postal workers through
out the country that they will he
given a days leave in exchange FOR
working until noon Christmas day
Heretofore the department had been
able to- give leave in exchange for
Christmas work only on an lour-for
hour basis.
The new order has been published
to the postal service and is being
hailed az q real Christmas present.
In explaining the new departure.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Bartlett said today the department
considered that the intensive work.
put in by employees during the morn
ing hours Christmas day entitled
them 10 full days leave under III.
law. The question was put to McCarl.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
REMUS' AIDE FACES
HEARING FOR PERJURY
Secretary Indicted in Cincinnati.
Arrangement Is Called
for Tomorrow.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, November 2S.-Eer-
non Il. Chumbley. convict from the
Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kans., now acting as secretary to
George Remus. was indicted today for
perjury.
He was alleged TO have made false
deposition for use in the divorce suit,
which Mrs Remus was going to press
when Remus killed her here last Oc-
tober 6.
Chumbley was enabled to come here
to assist Remus when writ OF ha-
beas corpus was granted in Federal
court at Kansas City. He and Remus
were together in the Atlanta Federal
penitentiary.
He was ordered arraigned at l pm.
tomorrow. He now is in jail here.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
REMUS INSANE,
WITNESSES SAY
Court Rules Testimon,
Shows Defendant Once
Had Diseased Mind.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 2S.-
Sufficient evidence has been intro
duced to show that the defendant once
had diseased mind Judge Chester r
Shook ruled in George Remus' murder
trial today.
He permitted the defense to begin
citing the alleged causes, thereby
opening up a very wide field.
The ruling was the second impor
tant one of the session. Judge Shook
previously had ruled that the defense
first would have to show independent.
ly that there had been signs of a dis
eased mentality before the causes of
1t could be proven.
Insane. Three Testify.
After three witnesses in a row had
testified that in their opinion Remus
had been insane prior to the time he
shot and killed his estranged second
wife, lmogene, in Eden Park here last
October 8. the court ruled that the
other matter could be gone into.
William Mueller, for eight years
caretaker at the Remus mansion
here: Lee Beatty, negro. former IS.
slstant Federal district attorney. and
Richard + Simmons. ir., attorney
Distillely Corporation, largely owned
by Remus, asserted opinions that
Remus was insane prior to the shoot
ing.
Emanuel Rosenburg, a Cincinnati Il
newspaper artist, was sandWjched in
with an opinion that the defendant
was fairly sane"
Through Beatty the name of Mrs
Mahle Walker Willebrandt WAS
brought into the case.
Pressed for Name.
At first he declined to name the
high Department of Justice official
he said Remus had mentioned when
raving that Federal agents had en-
tered into conspiracy with r.gan :
rats. notorious st. Louis, Mo-, gang
10 do away. with him.
II was only when Judge Chester X
Shook leaned over the bench and de-
manded that the negro attorney state
the name that Beatty said it had been
Mrs. Willebrandt.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
SALE OF SEALS OPENS.

The annual sales throughout the
Nation of Christmas seals under
auspices of the National tuberculosis
Association. was inaugurated here TO
day when President Coolidge received
from the hands of Mona Iauramt. IL
wears old. $50 sheet of seals.
The presentation of the seals was
made in the rear grounds OF the
White House in the presence of DR.
George M Kober. Or. Harvey w
Wiley, DR.. William Fowler and Mrs
Ernest II. Grant. directors OF tn,
association. Mona Lauramt wal
selected for the honor of present
ing the stamps to the President be.
cause cf her long. golden curls.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
SEES COAST CONVENTION.
Crocker Confident G. o. P. Will
Select San Francisco.

NEW YORK. November % R.-
William II. Crocker. Republican ma
tional committeeman from California.
said yesterday he was confident San
Francisco would be selected for the
1928 Republican national convention.
Detroit. Mich. now is the only
other city in the race, he said.
Crocker asserted he had obtained
pledges from more than half the ma
tional committee men to support San
Fra ancisco for the convention.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Inventor Heirs Claim u. S. infringement
OF Airplane Patent in $10,000,000 Suit

towed into the air by balloon and
freed when 500 feet up. John Ma
loney, parachute jumper, piloted the
tiny plane down, landing it in an
apple tree.
Maloney was unhurt, and on sec
ond fight succeeded in keeping the
glider In the air IS minutes. Speak
ing later on his experience he said:
For a few minutes l simply poised
In the air and then flew around in
different directions, circling, dartins
back and forth, up and down, as cas-
lily as an eagle could have done it. l
never had the least difficulty in guild
ing"
A third flight also was successful.
but on the fourth attempt Maloney
lost his life.
Prof. Montgomery became one Of
the charter members of the Aero Club
in 1906, but five years later lost his
own life in a crash of one of his ma
chimes.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Tariff Commission Urged.

NEW YORK. November % P).--
Tariff revision for the benefit OF agri-
culture. as recommended in the re
cent report Of the business mems
commission on agriculture, should be
placed in the hands Of commission
and not be left to Congress, In the
opinion OF John f, 1Edgerton, presi.
dent of the National Association OF
Manufacturers.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Treated Twice for Po n.

James A. Hackley, 20 years old. n
bricklayer. residing at 250S Second
street northeast, who was treated at
Casualty Hospital two weeks ago for
poison he was reported to have taken,
was treated there again last night for
similar illness. He was not serious
ly affected on either occasion, physi'
. clans reported, and was able to leave
the hospital today. 1t was reported at
the hospital that the patient said he
took the poison because he was de
spondent on account Of his inability
20 obtain employment.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
COMPLAINS OF TRAFFIC.
Traction Company Asks Relief
From Downtown Jam.

A complaint against traffic conges-
ton on Thirteenth street between r.
and II streets during rush hours,
which il claims is unnecessary and
should be remedied. was filed with the
Public Utilities Commission today by
the Capital Traction Co.
The motor busses of the company,
the complaint said, are frequently de.
layed by the congestion. which forces
them to proceed at an average rate
Of speed of four miles an hour.
The complaint Is expected to be
referred to Capt. r. G. Klotz, chief
engineer OF the commission, for inves.
tigation, and also to Traffic Director
William II. Harland.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
HEEDS U. S. PROTEST.
Correspondence School Abandons
Use of Words "Civil Service"

At the request Of the Federal Trade
Commission, a correspondence school
promoter has abandoned use Of the
words civil service" in advertising
correspondence school courses, which
have no connection with the Govern
ment.
The promoter also agreed to discon-
tinue representing that examinations
given by him open the way to $1,000
Sositions in the railway mail service.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
BOY HELD IN MURDER.
William McVey Charged With

BRISTOL, Va, November % (P.-
William McVey. IS. of this county.
was lodged in Jail at Marion late yes.
terday on murder charge growing
out of the stabbing to death of his
cousin, Paul McVey. IT. near here.
Police say the killing yesterday
morning resulted from a quarrel over
ownership of steel trap.
Evening star., 1927-11-28

there was involved
"the purchase OF
the administra.
tive branch Of the
G. o V e rnment;;'
large expenditures
in the effort to
Sidetrack a con-
gressional investi-
CATION and finally
an effort Of wealth
to subvert justice
in the criminal
trial.
II have never
been an advocate
of capital punish
ment. the North
Dakota S e n a tor
said. but when !
eaa what mon of
Evening star., 1927-11-28
Prisoner Freed to Comfort Wife.

Proving that the courts can be mer.
ciful as we'll as just. Judge Isaac r.
Hit suspended 20 days OF 30-day
sentence when Eddie p. Green, col.
Ored 2238 Eleventh street. was taken
from Jail and brought into Police
Court this morning. Green's baby
died Saturday morning while the
father was serving a Jail term for
reckless driving. Judge Hit told the
man to go home and comfort his wife.
Evening star., 1927-11-28
FREDERICK HUMMER ILL.
internationally Known Author and
PLAYWRIGHT Stricken in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, November % P.-
Suddenly stricken i'll Thursday night
on his return from New York to his
home here, Frederick Arnold Kun
mer, internationally known author and
playwright. is seriously Ill at the
Union Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. Hummer, whose works have
been translated in the Danish and sew
eral other languages, holds with few
other playwrights the honor Of hav-
ing several successful productions run
ming concurrently on Broadway. In
one year his 1.-THE Bonehead," a com.
edy; 1.-The Golden Girl and THE
Magic Melody" a musical comedy
were presented in New York.