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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20

ing to our various requirements .
concluded Bridgeman.
Admiral Viscount Saito, voicing
the japanese proposals, suggested
that each Of the three powers,
Great Britain. the United States and
Japan, should be authorized to
maintain their present total tonnage
of surface auxiliary craft and sub
marines.
Would Exclude Capital Ships
Admiral saito suggested that cap.
ital ships and aircraft carriers COW
cred by the Washington treaty
should be excluded from the present
deliberations as well as ships not
exceeding 700 tons and aircraft car
riers of less than 10000 tons.
The conference adjourned at the
conclusion Of Admiral Saito's speech
without setting date for another
plenary conference, although the
chief delegates will meet tomorrow
to arrange the constitution Of an
executive committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20
Board of Trade Will
Act on ID. C.. Estimates

Final action will be taken by the
Washington Board of Trade on the
District budget estimates. at a meet
ing of the board of directors tonight
at 1880 o'clock, President E. c. Ora
ham presiding.
To fill the vacancy on the board left
by the death of Walter H. Klopfer.
". W. Ross is expected to be elect !
q director. Another member will be
elected a. treasurer. Klopfep having
filled these two offices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20
u. S. Proposals for
Slashing Navies

The American proposals presented today at the
,;fnt;on
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Defeats His Brother
For ST. AlOysuis Honor

Rivalry that started between
twin brothers at the beginning of
the past school year.. came to a
close when Brian A. McGrath, IS,
S39 Fourth st. N. E., was presented
with a medal for general excellence
and made the vaNdiotory address
at the commencement exercises at
the st, Aloysuis Boys School, North
Capitol and X SITS. N w.
Brian won the honors from his
brother, Francis P. McGrath, by but
"a narrow margin. The former led
his class during the first part of
the year and the latter during the
last part. The medal awarded to
Brian carries a scholarship to Con-
zaga High School.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20
Washington May Get
Postal Alliance Plant

1t is expected Washington will be
selected az headquarters for publ
cation of the Postal Alliance, now
located at Kansas City, Mo-, when
the National Alliance of Colored
Postal Employees meet in biennial
convention July 10 at Memphis,
Tenn, Col. Joseph NJ. Trigg, vet
eran colored Washington postal
clerk said today.
Colonel Trigg will head the Wash
sngton delegation at the conclave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20
J0TT|NGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 90
In police court today two violators
of the dry law pleaded guilty and
were fined $70.50 each. Thomas
Beauregard and Sarah Parker, the
latter colored, each had a small
amount Of liquor in their pockets.
G. II. Rivahrds, charged with inter-
fering with police officers while
they were raiding his home was
dismissed when 1t was shown that
he had only argued with Sergt.
Edgar Sims.
The following have been in
stalled as officers of Alva Aerie
No. 7S1. Order of Eagles: Albert
Il. Schlag, past president; John R
Travers, president; James r. Dun
can, vice president: Charles Martin,
chaplain; Joseph II. West. secre-
tary, and John d. Nornoyle, treas
urer.
:. Two trips will be given by the
local fire department for the benefit
of its excursion fund, needing $500.
A fund Of at least $4,000 is neces-
saary to carry out the entertain
ment for the visiting firemen.
The Seminole Tribe of Red Men
has elected the following officers
for six months term: j. A. SuIil-
van, prophet; George W. Wells,
sachem; w. E. Watkins, senior
sycamore: Stuard Moore, junior
sycamore: Norman Roberts, chief
of records; e. L. Davis, trustee,
and r. c. Sullivan, degree captain.
Although no definite action has
been taken by the bondholders
who bought the Washington-Vir.
GINA Railway Company. it is ex.
pected that some disposition of the
road will be made next week.
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HELD FOR PLOT
To KILL THREE
Continued from First Page,)

Continued from First Page.)
the murder of her mother and
father.
Mamie's alleged statement to po.
lice said that Morse attacked her
five years ago in barn, that she
had hated the old man ever since
and had made an attempt to kill
Morse with a chair three years ago.
The maids statement said that
the Dey family prevailed on Morse
to get rid of his property and that
the plot against the lives of Mr..
and Mrs. Dey was the result.
Morse put up the 81 600 bail for his
daughter. Bessie.
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Chicago Is Swept by
Furious Rain Storm

CHICAGO. June 20.-Wind, rain
end lightning swept over Chicago
today. flooding easements, stailing
thousands Of automobiles and leav.
Ing behind a wake of freak acct
dents. No one was injured.
Damage was estimated at more
than $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
New York Has Cow
Living in Shadow
Of l6-Story House

NEW YORK, July 9.-'You can't
bring child up properly in New
York. He can't get acquainted
with a cow"
A. G. Bookwalter. Eastern Y. NJ.
c. A. director. says it. North Of
town his family has all the farm
animals and a woods with a brook.
But the COW charge is unfair.
New York City has a COW. Daisy
lives in Central Park, lives In the
shadow Of a 16-story house. and
never budges when subway blasts
rock the earth hard by.
Nightly Frank Hoey, former
New Hampshire farm boy, milks
Daisy and sends the milk to the
monkeys in the zoo. Then Daisy
sleeps. needless Of saxophone and
drum in nearby cabaret.
Daisy's an ordinary moo COW,
but there are sacred cows in at
least three geological gardens.
Copyright. 1927. in all countries. by Mort
American Newspaper Alliance1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
PESTS DESTROYING
TREES AND SHRUBS
CaterpilIarS in Northwest
Section Arouse Ire
of Residents.

A scourge Of caterpillars has d.,
scended upon the residential section
In the vicinity of Sixteenth and 4
streets, spreading destruction to beau
tiful shade trees and invading prem
lses wherever there is an open win
dow.
Mrs. r. l.. Pyle of 1888 Sixteenth
street. whose five story residence
seems to be the center of attack by
the army of caterpillars. telephoned to
The Star yesterday to say that the
pests were beginning TO swarm as
high as the roof
You can believe it or not" Mrs
Pyle said. but when lie in bed at
night | can actually hear the cater.
pillars gnawing. IL sounds like the
light dripping of rain
Cutters and sidewalks in the yiciu.
ity of Mrs Pyle's home. at the corner
OF Sixteenth and x streets, show evi.
dences of the nights work of sys-
tematic destruction tothe trees Each
morning street cleaners sweep up
cart loads of punctured leaves and
swarms OF caterpilIars that have
dropped from the trees
rev frees ESCAPED.
Mrs. Pyle said she had complained
repeatedly to the District authorities
After the first sprinkling of the tree
she said the District officials explained
that the pests would not reappear.
But here they are. everywhere" she
protested. pointing to her own house
over which hundreds of the caterpiI.
lars were crawling and nesting
under the caves
Practically every tree on K street
between Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets has fallen victim to the
plague Of caterpillars. A number Of
the smaller ones have been stripped
leaves at the top of the larger trees
have escaped the ravages of the pest
thus far.
Same Trouble Last Year.
Mrs. Pyle's residence and some Of
the other homes i'm the vicinity are
providing breeding places for the
pests, which reappear after workmen
have been set to the task of cleaning
them off. I'VE had the same OK.
perience last year and nothing was
done about it." Mrs. PYLE declared.
Flower boxes and shrubbery in the
neighborhood also have fallen victims
20 the gradually increasing swarms Of
caterpillars. A number of hedges,
particularly. have suffered.
While reporter for The Star was
hearing Mrs. Pyle's tale of woe
standing beneath a tree in front of
her home. he felt a sudden itching at
the back of his neck. He reached
to pluck off an inquisitive caterpillar
Of bright yellow with a black line
down the middle of it's fuzzy back.
An examination of his hat later dis.
closed the presence of three others,
who evidently sought a change Of
diet.
Tops of automobiles parked at the
curbing beneath the trees on r street
were sprinkled with caterpllars and
some were exploring the seats. \
number of residents complained that
it was necessary to wipe off their win
dow and door screens each day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
D'ANNUNz|O AGAIN
TO SEEK THEATER
Famous italian Wants to
Build House for His
Own Plays.
Special pispatch To The Star.

Special Dispatch tO Inc star.
GARDA. Italy, July at the age
of 81 and broken in health. with an
eve lost in the World War, Gabrielle
D'Annunzio. the poet-soldier, once as
famous for his extraordinary power
over women as for his verses. is max.
ing another bid to realize his life
dream of theater where he can pro-
duce his own plays to his hearts con-
tent,
He wants to build it of marble in
his grounds. at the Vittoriale. a villa
of modest proportions on Lake Garda
He has invited 500 friends to see a
play Of his, 'Jorio's Daughter" in
those grounds on September II; each
guest to pay S55 for his seat. This
ought to bring him half million
lire. and he hopes the government
will subscribe the rest.
Years ago. DuSe, the great Italian
actress, stroVe to collect enough
money to build him his own theater
on the Jianiculum Hill, at Rome. But
she lost money on his plays, which,
written in beautiful If archaic lam
guage, are hardly suited for big audi
ences, and the end of their seven.year
romance caused wealthy friends of
hers to lose interest in the scheme
Whether the poet still has enough
magnetic power to attract lovers of
the theater to the Lake Garda re-
mains to be seen.
Copyright. Press Publishing Co. New York
World. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
JUDGES TO RECEIVE
BACK PAY JULY 81
Payments Suspended by
Shortage Soon to
Be Resumed.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Payment Of the Federal judiciary at
the increased rate authorized by the
last Congress, curtailed by failure Of
the second deficiency bill, will be re.
sumed July 81. Although the increase
was effective on passage of the bill,
funds Of the Department of Justice
were so depleted toward the end of
the last fiscal year that salaries were
paid at the old rate. the Government
owing the judges the difference be-
tween their former salaries and the
amount fixed by Congress.
These sums have accrued TO their
credit as accommodating salary. and
will be paid after Congress has made
funds available for that purpose. New
appropriations which were effective
July / will enable resumption Of pay
ments under the new pay rate, which
increased the pay of the 1856 district
judges from $500 to $4,000, and
that Of the 81 members of the Circuit
Court of Appeals from $500 to
$12,500.
The five members of the Court of
Claims also obtained increases from
$500 to S12 500 Territorial judges
We're not affected by the bill. APP
proximately two months pay is due
the jurists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
COUSIN OF BYRDS DEAD.
Mrs. Elsie Love Hope, Pneumonia
Victim, Prominent in Virginia.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
WINCHESTER. Va, July 9--Mrs
Elsie Love Hope, 81 years old, wife of
DR.. j. Wilton Hope, Hampton, Va,
and daughter Of the late DIR. and Mrs
William S. Love, this city, died early
today of pneumonia at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Joseph A. Massie.
whom she had been visiting. All her
family We're at the bedside. including
her husband. one son, J. Wilton Hope.
Jr.; three daughters. Mrs. George
Bentley and Misses Elsie Page Hope
and Mary Boyd Faulkner Hope of
Hampton. and her sisters. Mrs. Ken
meth w. Hudgins of Hampton and
Mrs. Massie. this city. The funeral
viii take place here Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Hope was a granddaughter of the
late Charles J. Faulkner. Minister to
France under Buchanan, and a cousin
OF Gov. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia
and Comdr. Richard E. Byrd. jr a.,
North Pole and transatlantic flyer
Her marriage to DIR. Hope here 81
years ago was brilliant society event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
ENLIVEN Fl. EUSTlS
1906 Candidates Enrolled First
Day at Citizens Military Camp.
0evotions Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FORT EUSTIS, Va, July with
1.506 candidates answering the first
reveille yesterday and few late ar
rivals today. work at the citizens mill
tary training camp here is on in
earnest. Candidates were allowed the
usu. half holiday today.
Services for Professionals, Catholics
and Jews have been arranged for to.
morrow, attendance upon the services
Of their choice being required of the
candidates.
The schedule Friday began at 7:20
o'clock with the organization of units
From $50 until 9:20 the candidtes
were instructed in the steps and
marching. From $3.50 to 1870 candi.
dates attended lectures on hygiene
and care of their equipment.
The first mass calesthenics were
given from to 500 O'Clock this
morning. The schedule began at 1880
with an inspection. which lasted for
Is minutes. This was followed by Is
minutes of drill. A lecture or military
courtesy followed. From $50 to 1920
candidates were instructed in the steps
and marching. From 1890 to II o'clock
candidates attended lectures on the
"Obligations of Citizens" From IL to
11:20 o'clock lecture on military
courtesy was given. followed by 10
minutes of platoon drill, the work for
the day ending at 1870 o'clock. The
swimming pool. tennis courts and
base ball diamonds were the scenes of
much activity during the afternoon.
Edinburgh has a campaign against
betting on the streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
MRS. STUART, 81, BURIED.
Hyattsville Woman Was Resident
of Washington so Years.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, July T.
Funeral services for Mrs. Della B.
Stuart, 81 years old. wife Of the late
Capt John Stuart of the United States
Coast Guard. longtime Washington
resident. and said to be the last living
Civil War nurse. who died yesterday
at the Sacred Heart Home here.
will be held Monday at 9 am.
from the chapel at the home.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gene.
terry. Members of the Army Nurses
Relief Corps, of which Mrs. Stuart
was member. will attend the serv.
ices.
Mrs. Stuart enjoyed good health un-
I'll little more than year ago, when
she dislocated a leg. Her mind was
keen until the last.
Mrs. Stuart who was born in Dub.
lin. Ireland. came to Washington when
young woman and resided here so
years. Her husband, who died in
1894, served throughout the Civil War
with the Union forces. Mrs. Stuart's
survivors are two grandchildren. Rod.
erick II. Jamison of 1903 Minnesota
avenue southeast, and Mrs. Mae JAM
ison Stephens Of 141 Z street south.
east, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
BLUE MONDAY IN BERLIN
IF NO AVIATORS ARRIVE
German Cartoonist Pictures Sun
day Sport as Waiting for
Oversee FLYERS,

Correspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
BERLIN-A Sunday may be count
ed as lost unless somebody arrives
from overseas in an airplane. accord
ing to the cartoonist of Der Blaue
Montag" blue Monday, the comic
section of the Montag Morgen.
The cartoonist depicts four men
with their families sitting in the grass
by an aerodome and playing cards.
The expression on their faces is
clearly one of boredom. One of the
cards sharks breaks the silence by
saying disgustedly. Already the sec
ond week, and no new ocean fiier has
arrived" The caption of the cartoon
is, "a Quiet Sunday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Railway Station Robbed
,ecial Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, July g.
Thieves were rewarded with a small
quantity Of cigarettes and other mer.
chandise when they robbed the Bal.
timore & Ohio Railroad station at
Evansville last night or early this
morning. A similar robbery at
Charleston, w. Va, leads police to be.
lieve that the same persons are re.
sponsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Foreign Trade of Egypt.

Preliminary figures of foreign ira lie
for the first four months oe 1927 fur
Their reflect the decreased purchasing
power of the population. Imports
show decline of 20 per cent and en-
ports are 3 per cent lower than for
the corresponding period of 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Becomes County Home Agent

Spt' TAI DlspatVh 10 Tie oIdT-
FREDERICK. Md, July 9.-Miss
Helen Pearson. Madison, Wis, as
umed duties as home demonstration
agent for the Federation of Rural
Nomens clubs of Frederick County
today. She was recently appointed by
tae tedeiai department of Agricul
turv and the University of Maryland
Extension Service. Point of Rocks
CLUB has been admitted u the fedora
Llon. il was announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Veterinarians to Meet.
oecial Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK. Md, July o
Addresses. a banquet and an enter.
tainment program will be features of
the Summer meeting of the Maryland
Veterinary Medical Association, to be
held at the University of Maryland
here, July 2122. Among the speakers
will be DR.. j. H. Mcneil, State veteri-
marian for New Jersey. There will be
talks by a member of the veterinarian
department of the University Of Penn
.ylvanla. by speakers from Cornell
University and elsewhere. DR.. Fred
w. Cruickshanks of Hagerstown. Md,
~ president Of the State association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Lawn Party for Playground.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
CHEVERLY, Md. July "a lawn
party. under auspices of a committee
Of five appointed by the Citizens AS
sociatio will be given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marshall July
IA and Is. Proceeds will be for play
ground equipment for the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
CANDIDATE GIVEN AID.
East Falls Church Meeting for Eel
lows as Supervisor.

EAST FALLS CHURCH. Va. July
ga committee of citizens from
Washington district met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Coward Fri
day night to discuss the progress Of
their plans to promote the interests
of Harry A. Fellows, who is a candi-
date for supervisor of Arlington
County. Mr.. Fellows has lived in
Washington district Is years and is ia
miliar with conditions and needs of the
county. r. c. l.. Moncure presided.
Arrangements were made to ac-
quaint as many citizens as possible
with Mr.. Fellows ability and qualifi-
cations to promote the best interests
Of the county.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held at the home of r. A, Hodg-
son July q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
ROAD WORK UNDER WAY.
Concrete Shoulders to Be Extended
in Frederick County, Md.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, July 9.-Work
or putting concrete shoulders along
the State road between Thurmont and
Einmitsburg was begun yesterday
Thls is the most important piece of
work TO be undertaken by the State
Roads Commission in this county this
Summer. Seven and one-half miles of
concrete will be poured on each side
of the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
SHREVE DEFEATS SCOTT.
Falls Church Coun cilmanic Tie De.
cided by 10O-to-75 Vote.
Special Dispatch 70 The Sta

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. July g.
Carroll V. Shreve was elected council
man from the third ward over James
Il. Scott. at special election held
today between ! o'clock and shutdown
IL the council room. The vote was
100 to IS
The election decided the tie resulting
in the recent effwn elsctionA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
SUIT TO GUST OIL FIRMS
DROPPED IN MISSOURI
State Attorney General Asks Dis
missal of Proceedings Against
Four Companies.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. July g.
Dismissal of custer proceedings in
the Missouri Supreme Court against
the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, the
Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky, the
Texas Oil Co. and the White Eagle
Oil & Refining Co.. was sought in a
motion fled with the court late today
by Attorney General North T. Gentry.
A decision by the United States
Supreme Court upholding the prac-
tees complained Of in Missouri was
assigned as the reason for the At
torney Generals action. which is tan.
tamount to dismissal of the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Cumberland Shipping Apples.
oecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, July 9.-Ship-
ments of the first apples of the sea son
from the big Hancock fruit belt began
today with the forwarding of several
cars of Yellow Transparents. the earli-
est apple grown in this territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
Wheat Nearly Harvested

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICK, Md, July S.-With
continued good weather. Frederick
County farmers will complete their
wheat harvesting this week. Most of
the grain has been cut. An average
yield is predicted.
Chemicals that keep auto windshields
free from moisture during rainy wealth
er have been introduced in America.
The border vidette., 1927-04-30

between the Big Jim and the
Worlds Fair mines, it was decid
ed that further development Of
the Trench would disclose just
what the development Of the Big
Jim had disclosed, to. wit: Ore
bodies of a size and richness far
SURPRISING anything which had
ever been found by the old oper.
atOrS.
Ia the afternoon shift on the
21st, Superintendent Peterson
reported that the miners broke
into the vein on the $50 foot
level.
Drifting to the northwest and
southeast will open the three
big ore shoots and will give the
company ample ore reserves for
q long time to come.
Indications are that the ore
bodies on the $50 foot level will
be richer and greater in extent
than on the $50 level.
The border vidette., 1927-04-30
WILL GO TO CAMP PERRY, OHIO

TT. Sam Houston, Tex, Apr
That G. M. T. c.. Rifle Teams
will be formed in each Corps
Area by selection of fifteen sue.
cessful graduates Of the various
courses from each camp has just
been published by the War De.
partment.
All volunteers, the team mem
bers will possess markedly good
character, sense of responsible
ty and ability to become instruc.
tors of rife practice and any one
member of experience will com.
mand the team.
Four members of each team
may be from G. M. T. G. teams
which competed in the National
Matches In 1924 and 1925, but
not more than one may be from
the Regular Army or National
Guard. What a wonderful
chance for new students this
year!
The teams will be scheduled
to arrive at Camp Perry, Ohio.
August 22nd. They will attend
the Small Arms School, partici
pate id the National Rifle Asso
citation and National Matches
and leave for Camp about Sep
.tember Goth to return home.
Eigth Corps Area G. M. T. G.
teams have, in past years, made
brilliant records. winning the
National G. M. #. G. matches in
1923, 1924 and 1925, (no compe.
tition held in 1926.
In 1923, member of the G.
M. T. G. team, Harry Renshaw,
Nogales, Arizona, not only made
a splendid showing on the team,
but was the only student of G.
M. T. G. and r. 0. T. G. teams
selected to fire on the civilian
team competing in the Uoited
Service Match.
This years team will be out to
win! All G. M. T. G. students
may compete for place on the
team. The team will spend a
month at Camp Perry, Ohio.