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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
DAVIS CALLS TARIFF
CHIEF ISSUE IN 1928
Secretary Of Labor Tells Repub.
lican Meeting in Allentown
Protection Bans Idleness.
By the Associated Press.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. August 81
The protective tariff system is the bull
wark between the American working
man and idleness, and is the chief fac
tor in this country's prosperity, Secre-
tary of Labor Davis declared today in
describing what he believed would be
the chief political issue of 1928.
Secretary Davis addressed the an
nual meeting Of the Lehigh County
Republicans at Fogelsville. near here
and later was guest at the picnic of
the Cambrian Societies of the Lehigh
Valley, composed of persons of Welsh
descent
What would you rather have, then,
the men of Europe doing the work. or
the men of the United States?" Mr.
Davis asked. in opening his address.
That is going to be the issue in
1925"
IF we had no tariff the factories
of other countries would open up and
ours would have to be closed he
said. I'VE must think in terms of
.Americans-thats the way l shall
always think-that's why l am Re.
publican.
THE Republican party believes in
higher standards of living-in high
pay for every worker. It is the full
envelope that makes a community
prosperous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
AMER ICANS SEEKING DIVORCE
FIND SECLUSION IN TIE RIVIERA
Engage Recklessly in GANGS While They
Await Paris Action on Separa-.
ton Suits.

a def croupier, she ofttimes wishes
il were n decree Of divorce she were
receiving, the lawyers say, and when
Il gentleman in evening clothes loses
few thous1 nds, he frequently
wishes it were IN unwonted mate
that the Croupier's rake was taking
away from MIN
Fear Of Publicity.
Fear Of the publicity given foreign
ers seeking divorces in Paris helps to
account tor the popularity of the
gaming tables here. the lawyers say
The casino at Juan-LesPins. fire.
quented largely by Americans. re-
ported $40 300 profit last year. while
the casino here. always a lodestone
for English people. reported a gross
return of go 900, 900 during the same
time.
Proof OF the desire of divorce seek
ers to hide out is seen in the mum
Der of queries received by provincial
lawyers from correspondents oil
American divorce lawyers in Paris
asking for information about idea
spots for husbands and wives to BIT
properly separated without undue
publicity and boredom.
| During the necessary "unmating'
| period. instead of establishing lega
residence at Paris. divorce seekers
have adopted the custom of register
| ing themselves here, at Deauville
Nice, Vichy and other resorts. II
| their advertisements for the 1928 sea
son some of the resorts feature this
slogan. Get your divorce at your ia
vorite resort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
AMERICAN u. TO HAVE
BUSINESS MANAGER
Herbert E. Walter Named to New.
ly Created Position in Admins
tration System of University.

Expanding the administrative sys-
tenn of American University to keep
pace with it's growth, the board OF
trustees has authorized creation of
a new position. business manager of
the university, to which Herbert T.
Walter of this city has been ap-
pointed, it was announced last night
by the official bulletin Of the insti-
tuition.
The new business manager has es-
tablished his office i'm the Battelle
Memorial, executive headquarters for
the university, and will operate in
cooperation with and under personal
direction of the chancellor, DR..
Lucius c. Clark.
DR.. Clark and Mrs. Clark are ex-
pected to return from an extended
tour of Europe this week, and plans
for the opening of school next month,
with the new business manager in
the administrative system, will 60
forward rapidly.
Faculty members are beginning to
return to Washington from their va =
cations for the opening Of the Fall
term. at the College of Liberal Arts
on September 10 and at the School
of the Political Sciences, and the
Graduate School a week later.
DR.. d. o. Kinsman. professor of
economics, and Mrs. Kinsman will
return this week from Stoughton,
Wis. where they have been visiting
their daughter.
DR.. Jessie NJ. Ferguson, new men,
Der of the faculty, to be assistant
professor of education. arrived in
Washington last week.
DR. Edward T. Devine. dean of the
Graduate School, leaves today to adj
dress teachers institutes at Rockford
ILL.,. and Oregon. Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
YOUTHS FACE TRIAL
TUESDAY IN MURDER
Body of 2-Year-0ld Dealer of
Newport News Will Be
Buried Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, August
27.-Arthur Peterson. and Connolly
Donaldson. charged with murder in
connection with the Staying of Sam
uel Rudd. we'll known grain dealer.
will be placed on trial Tuesday
morning, August 80. 1t was decided
at a preliminary hearing here To-Day
Peterson is charged with the actual
murder and Donaldson with being an
accessory before and after the fact.
The body of the 62-year-old victim
awaited interment, giving mute evil
dence of terrible beating and stab
bling Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at pm.
The moods of the two youths. who
are alleged by police to have con-
fessed to the crime last night, were
in direct contrast. Peterson was
visibly nervous at the preliminary
trial and smoked number Of cigar
cites during the day while Donaldson
was apparently unmoved, talking to
detectives without any show OF
nervousness. Dona ldson appeared
very bitter toward Peterson.
One part of the alleged confession
of last night was reported cleared up
today. Detectives said that the re-
port that Donaldson had given the
death Knife TO Peterson before the
crime was altered to- the statement
that Peterson had secured the knife
some time before from Donaldson's
home.
E The alleged confession, last night,
gave the reason for the Staying az
a desire to stage big party" at a
local beach. Rudd being killed in
order that his cash register could
be robbed Detective Capt. J. NJ
Peach said today that the two
visited the scene of the killing an
hour or two after the grain dealer
had been stabbed in a vain attempt
to open the cash register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
MURDER SUSPECTS
UNMOVED At TRIAL
Mrs. Willis Laughs at Wordy
Battle Between Attorneys.
Detective on Stand.
By The Associated Press.

BY Inc Associated iTeSS.
GREENVILLE,, S. c.. August 27.--
Under a bitter fire of cross-examind-
ton, w. w. Rogers maintained today
that every unexploded clue in the
midnight staying of Sheriff Sam ID,
Willis pointed only to his widow,
Mrs. Ethel Willis, and to Henry s.
friend, who went on trial here Thurs
day for the murder.
During the detectives recital of the
trails followed by the investigating
officers and the subsequent hectic
ross-eXamination conducted by James
H. Price, defense attorney. Mrs. Willis
was more composed than she had been
since the trial began. She laughed
heartily at an interchange between
State and defense lawyers just before
adjournment Townsend continued to
exhibit the utmost nonchalance.
Rogers, regarded generally as the
chief investigator in the case, admitted
during the cross-eXaminatiOn that he
did not have the pistols with which
the 36.year-old sheriff was shot down
at his garage door few minutes after
midnight on the morning of Sunday
June II.
Detective Declared Biased.
The two .32-caliber automatics
which figured in early reports of the
investigation, the detective testified
belonged to Robert Lee Goings
Greenville electrician, who, according
to the witness, was one OF the firSt
suspects in the case because of q
rumor that the slain officer had beer
intimate with Mrs. Goings. But tests
made by w. M. Perry Of Columbia. the
detective said. indicated that neither
of the pistols had been used in firinG
the four fatal shots into the sheriff's
head and body. Mrs. Willis, he con
tinusd, denied emphatically that she
ever had heard the rumor about her
husband and the electricians wife.
Price and Col. Alvin II. Dean, chiel
of defense staff. joined in telling Judge
Millidge L. Bonham that they expected
to show Rogers had been unfair and
biased, and had not conducted his in
vestigation of the murder in good
faith.
The detective was asked if he had
not gone to interview Mrs. Willis the
first time on Sunday afternoon with a
suspicion planted in his mind by
other officers, alleged to have been un
friendly to Townsend, that she and
Townsend were guilty.
Positively no." he replied.
Later. when quizzed about visit
to the Willis home on the following
Tuesday. he said:
when ! talked to Henry Town
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send at 3 o'clock, had as little idea
of arresting him as l have of jump
ing off this building"
Townsend was arrested that night,
and Price asked Rogers upon what
evidence he had caused the arrest.
Murders come from little things
the detective started, but Price in.
terrupted.
Hold on, we don't want a speech. y
LET the witness answer the ques
ton" interposed Judge Bonham.
well, l learned of an intimacy
Rogers began again, and again the
defense attorney interrupted him
After a wrangle between opposing
counsel, the question was withdrawn.
Contradicts Statement.
|. Rogers direct testimony added
nothing to the chain of circumstantial
evidence involving footprints, and the
movements of the defendants several
hours before the tragedy, forged by
former States witnesses.
He gave one bit of testimony to
contradict a statement made by Mrs.
Willis. in her bail hearing affidavit. to
the effect that she and Sheriff Willis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28


CANNES. France, August 81
The Riviera, long pictured a law-
ding and gambling ground for gay
for sufferers of marital woes, in the
come tax experts.
Many of the well dressed women
and men who gather nightly at the
green baize-covered gaming tables are
really gambling for stakes of the
heart and not the purse. they say
The games of chance in which they
indulge, sometimes recklessly. are
merely q means of killing time. They
await with greater anxiety the turn
ing Of the wheels of the divorce
courts of Paris than they do the rou-
lette wheels of the casino.
On the tables they place sums OF
money, but in documents filed in
Paris courts they have placed their
emotions. and they are far more con
cerned to win there than here.
The stakes are high here, at times
The income tax experts calculate
that between S150.000.000 and 5000,
600. 900 was risked on the decisions OF
gaming instruments here last year
The divorce lawyers point out thai
regardless Of the amount of the pc
cuniary hazards of the gaming table:
here, larger stakes are being played
for in the Paris courts.
Somewhat Indifferent.
When distinguishedly goWne,
woman nonchalantly rakes in a pill;
of bank notes showed toward her by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
POL!CE TO ENFORCE
LAW ON BILLB0ARDS
E1iye Starts to Curb Violations OF
Rules Governing Pub
lie Signs.

A special campaign to round m
billboard regulations has been started
by the Police Department at the re-
quest of Mai w. f. X, Covell. senior
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
Complaints that the regulations VIE
being violated. i'm some eases hagr1nt-
~. led Mai. lowell to urge the polio
to take action
a comprehensive digest of all laws
and regulations relating to the eItc
ton and maintenance of signs. pie
pared by Mai Coveli has been d.
tributed to the precinct commanders.
with Il request that they as we'll as
the members of their respective com
mands. familiarize themselves with TIE
salient features. There are listed a.,
follows:
81 Bill posters and persons engaged
in painting or placing signs or advtr-
tisements on land. buildings. etc.
require "a license before engaging i'll
such business. Lawl
- The placing Of signs for the
sale, rent OF lease Of land or premises
| on the sidewalk or parking is pro-
| hibited. u.awi.
%. Permits are required for tie
| placing Of signs on buildings which
| advertise Il business tbona fidel con-
| Quoted in said building. only when
such sign is larger than one square
| foot in area. (Regulation).
a, Real estate signs permitted by
| Section of the act approved March
| 4, 1913. may be erected without per.
| NIT if such sign does not exceed one
| square foot in area. Resulation). j.
%. Except where there exists spe-
cif1c authority therefor. signs or adj
| vTtisements are prohibited from being
built, placed. erected. hung or left In
or upon any street. avenue. alley.
| highway. footwalk. parking or other
public space, Regulation).
| &c In all cases where permits are
required. the building inspector Is the
issuing authority"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
WOMAN WRITER'S
TAKE Up AVIATION
Pilots Licenses Won by Two
Well Known in lit
erary Field.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
PARIS.-Novelists and musicians
al" seeking inspiration in the skies.
Among the latest women to be
awarded pilots licenses l. France are
two whose regulations vera first
achieved in literature anj music.
Frenchmen believe that If woman
can f1y the Atlantic ocean. that wom
a. is Nine Louise Faure- Favier, who
is as we'll known for her books as she
is for her flying. She holds the
worlds altitude record for woman fly
ers with a 6,500-meter distance. Many
of her novels have plots of air and
aviation. Her latest novel is concerned
with the conflict between the black
and white races.
First Woman to Cross Channel.
Nine. Faure. Favier flew the Eng
fish Channel in 1919, the first woman
to accomplish this feat. She wa. also
first of her sex to fly the Mediter-
ranean from Afarseille to Algiers,
which she did in 1928.
France conferred the Legion of
Honor upon her for her literary &C.
complishments as we'll as her daring
air featS. She has a gold medal of
the French Aviation Club.
A South American musician, writer
and lecturer Senorita Amalia de la
Tapia, has astonished veteran French
airmen by her skill in passing the
pilots test in Paris.
Senorita Amalia. who comes from
Bolivia, is still in her early EOS,
but she handles a plane with daring
and skill, although she believes that
flying is not a woman's game as a
rule.
Wins Pilots License.
Flying takes too much sacrifice and
Cool-headedness to be a suitable pro-
fession for women" she explained.
There are many other meters more
suited to them and in which they can
be more useful than men,"
The Bolivian girl first took to the
air in Peru, and since then, she says,
her one idea has been to become pilot
When her family opposed her she
went to the United States, where she
secretly began to learn to fly. She
finished her work in France, anC last
Spring was breveted ,ilot.
But women are out of luck as avi.
ators in France. They have the legal
and moral right to fly, but none of
the airplane companies will employ
them.
The decision of the International
Commission of Aerial Navigation, re.
Gently, authorizing women to pilot
commercial and passenger airplanes,
opened the gates to airfields. But the
men who own the air services in
France say they have no intention OF
employing them as air pilots.
All of the principal French conn.,
panies have said: mo women" Some
of them admit that the rigid physical
examination required of pilots would
protect the public, but air work is a
mans job, they say.
May Go to Bolivia.
Future perfection of airplane me-
chanics and science, some suggest,
may change their attitude.
Although Senorita de la Tapia there
fore has no hope of practicing her
profession as a commercial pilot in
France, she may, however. take up
plotting in Bolivia, where the govern
ment, she says, is interested in de-
veloping air communications despite
the difficulties posed by high attitudes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
TEXTILE SOCIAL SERVICE
q
NAMES PECK PRESIDENT
Ninth Annual Convention of South
ern Organization Ends With
Business Meeting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., August 81
E. b. Peck of Whitney, S. G., was
elected president of the Southern
Textile Social Service Association at
business meeting today which closed
the ninth annual convention of the
association, following a two-day ses-
sion of the university under the auspi.
ces of the extension division in con.
junction with its Summer institute.
Mr.. Peck succeeds Miss Belle Fuller
of Pacolet. S. G.
other officers elected for the COM
ing year were Miss Cary Hame Mau.
ney Of Rock Hill, S. c., vice president,
to succeed G, G.. Suttler of Spartans.
burg. S. c.: Miss Betty Richardson.
Laurens, S. c., secretary. to succeed
Miss Betty Laurens, also of Green's
boro. treasurer, to succeed Miss Pearl
Wyche of Greensboro.
Mill executives appointed on the ex-
ecutive committee are Bernard Cone
Of Greensboro and George NJ. Wright
of Great Falls, S. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
REEDBIRDS UNDER BAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 81. There
will be no open season for reedbirds
in Maryland this year. Federal regu-
la tions have closed the season indefi-
nitely. There also will be no open
season for yellow legs during 1927
and 1928.
The open season on rail birds. squr-
rels and doves begins September J.,
except in Carrot. Allegany. Washing
ton, Howard and Baltimore Counties,
where the open season on squirrels
and doves will begin November 10.
Rabbits, bob whites and phea ga hts
are reported 10 be very plentiful this
year. according to +. Lee lie Connie.
State game warden. The bag limit
a day on squirrels Is 10 and on doves
and rail- birds IS. ..--..,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
DOG-SAVER GETS MEDAL,
Farmers Son Wears Award fol
Rescuing Ring.

SPARTANBURG, S. c., August q
R.-Because he pulled Ring, famous
Woodruff foxhound, from his prison
in a deep cave from which dozens of
strong men had tried several days
and nights to free the animal. Willie
Nelson now wears a medal upon his
breast.
Nelson, Woodruff farmers son,
was presented with the medal yester-
day by the Boston Humane Society
which heard of the youths brave act
some months ago. The society deemed
Nelson's feat worthy of special recog.
milton and requested Mrs. c. c. Myers.
prominent Asheville woman, to go to
Woodruff. find Nelson and present him
with the bronze medal which is to
commemorate the Woodruff youths
part in the rescue Of Vandy kclly's
famous foxhound.
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had visited Henry Townsend late Sat.
urday, short time after Townsend
had been discharged from a nearby
hospital where he had undergone a
minor operation.
On Sunday afternoon, the detective
quoted Townsend as saying:
Poor Sam didn't know l was out
of the hospital yet"
Price demanded Of Rogers if Town
send had not been arrested before
clues pointing in other directions had
been traced. but the detective replied
in the negative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
NEW SCHEDULE TO BEACH.
Changes in Train Time Table to
Be Effective Tomorrow.

3 A new schedule of trains to and
from Chesapeake Beach becomes eff
fective today. according to announce
ment made by w. j. Hayward, gem
eral manager Of the Beach Railroad.
Trains will leave the District line
today at $3.50, 80 and 80 am,
2:30, 4:45 and 8 pm. returning at
q am, 1890, 3, 6, s and 10 pm.
Beginning tomorrow and continu
Ing through September 16. with the
exception of Labor day, Saturdays
and Sundays, trains will leave the
District line at 3 and 80 am,
2:30 and $40 pm, returning at
6:35 am, and ], 2:30 and s pm.
Additional trains will be operated
over the week ends and on Labor
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
MOOSE PLAN EXPANSION.
Supreme Council Grants Regional
Charter to Britons.

PHILADELPHIA, August q R.-
Preliminary plans for world expan-
sion and consolidation Of the Loyal
Order of Moose were taken today
when the Supreme Council granted a
regional charter to the lodges of the
British Isles and announced that the
lodges of France and Germany would
be organized into regional units.
The British Isles charter was given
to Sir John Daniel, Cardiff. Wales,
who has been here throughout the
convention Of the order, which ended
yesterday. Thousands of Moose from
all parts Of the world were leaving
for their homes today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
MAN ARRESTED, STILL
DESTROYED IN RAID
Police Visit Eighteenth Street
House After Neighbors Complain
of Corn Mash Odor.

A 200-gallon still, AZ barrels of mash,
a 40-gallon barrel of whisky and IL
barrels of corn sugar were seized by
police of the eighth precinct, when
they, raided the house at 2417 Eight.
zenith street last night and arrested
Harry kyne, 80 years old, on charges
of manufacturing and illegal posses
sion of liquor.
Neighbors complained of the odor OF
corn mash and Lieut.. K. T. Harvey
of the eighth precinct organized the
raidiug party.
The police found well equipped dis
tillery, they said. 1t was demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
TOWN FINES OIL MAN.
Contractor Convicted of Drilling
More Than One Well to Block.

OXFORD, Kans., August 81 R).-
When this little town, caught in the
glamour of oil riches, voted this week
to place civic beauty first and none
tary gain second, 1t meant just that.
Oil men found it out today.
The townspeople voted to enforce
an ordinance limiting one Oil well to
each block, rather than have bristling
derricks obscure the skies even though
the black gold" should fill pocket
books to overlooking. The first con-
viction came today when Harry Down
ing, oil contractor, was found guilty
on five counts of violating the ordi
nance and fined $3.50. He appealed to
the District Court.
G. l.. Ramsey, driller, was booked
for violating the towns decree, and
his case will come up later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
LIND6ERGkl IN IOWA.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. August 81 CP)
Col. Charles A. LindberSh was greet.
ed here today by thousands who
cheered a welcome as the Spirit of st.
Louis circled over the city. After a
brief speech at the fair grounds addi.
tional thousands viewed the parade
along 40-block route to his hotel.
The schedule provided for banquet
in honor of Lindbergh tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
HELD IN PASSPORT CASE.
Greek Taken Here Said to Have
Left British Ship at Baltimore.

Andrew Hormantos, % years old,
a native of Greece. was arrested for
immigration authorities last night
by Detectives Messer and Christen-
sen of police headquarters on a
charge of landing In this country
without passport.
Detectives declared they had been
informed he sailed from Southampton
on British steamer as a steward
and left the ship few days ago in
Baltimore.
Silk culture is being fostered as q
new industry i'm Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
MENNONITE CONFERENCE
CLOSES WITH ELECTION
Sessions Held in Pennsylvania Are
Described as Among Most I'M
portant Church Has Had.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BELLEVILLE. Pa, August 27.--
Delegates to the general conference
of the Mennonite Church of the
United States and Canada, which
ended today, chose the following OFF,
GERS; d. A. Yoder Elkhart. Ind.
moderator; John S. Mast. Elverson,
Pa. assistant moderator; J. l.. Stout
fer, Harrisonburg, Va, assistant
secretary: j. c. Fry, Archibald. Ohio,
treasurer, and n. E. Miller of
Springs. Pa. permanent secretary.
Two additional members of the
executive committee were elected
from the delegates present. They
are: J. M. Kreider. Palmyra, No.,
and Aaron Mast, Mason and Dixon.
Pa.
More than 5000 delegates attended
the conference, which was described
as one of the most important in the
history of the church.