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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
VIRGIN ISLANDS
GOVERNOR DIES
Capt. Martin {. Trench,
U. S. NJ, SucCumbs Sudden
" to Pneumonia Attack.

| BY the Associated Press.
| WORCESTER, Mass, January g.
| Capt Martin L. Trench, u. S. N,
aged 81 years. governor of the
| Virgin Islands, died suddenly at
| noon today III the home of Capt.
Ralph Earle. T.. S. n, president
| of the Worcester Polytechnic Insti-
tute. Capt. Trench was in good
health when he came here to spend
| the holidays. He suffered from a
cold January /, and was confined to
the house, but his sickness was not
considered serious until yesterday.
! when bronchial pneumonia set in. TIE
end approached rapidly. With him at
| the bedside were his wife and their
son, Martin E. Trench. jr.
Capt. and Mrs. Trench had only
recently returned from the Virgin
Islands. They stopped off in Wash
ington, where the captain had a con-
ference with President Coolidge, and
met the members of the House com
mittee on naval affairs.
Capt. Trench was born in Dennison,
Mimi, and appointed to the Naval
Academy. Annapolis, Nd, as a naval
cadet in 1889
He was graduated in 1898 and APP
pointed as assistant engineer. While
at Annapolis he was a star foot ball
player and was a member of the teal
which played the Military Academy,
West Point, n. Y, team for the first
time in 1890 Capt. Trench served on
the U. S. S. Iowa during the Spanish
American War, and later, in 1898,
while attached to the Naval Academy,
was promoted to passed assistant en-
gineer.
H. ytx,rw l. fsa1
to lieutenant, junior grade, and until
1901, when he was promoted to lieu
tenant, saw service successfully on
the Annapolis. Resolute, Machias, To-
peka and Kearsarge. From 1902 to
1906, Capt. Trench was on duty at the
Naval Academy and aboard the Hart
ford Kentucky and Alabama. He was
promoted to lieutenant commander in
1907, and was attached to the Arkan-
sas the following year.
Headed Navy Yard.
Capt. Trench served on the Indiana
n19l0 and was later in command OF
the Terry before going to the Mis-
souri, the next year. He was promoted
to commander and assigned to the
Bureau of Navigation in 1912. From
1915 to 1924 he was successfully In
command of the Denver, the Colorado,
the Pueblo North st. Louis with the
rank of temporary captain, captain OF
the yard, Washington, and assistant
superintendent, naval gun factory, in
spector of ordnance and commanding
officer with the permanent rank of
captain of the naval torpedo station.
Newport. r. l., commanding officer,
L. S. s. North Dakota, captain of the
yard and commanding officer OF the
receiving ship at Philadelphia, and
commandant of the sixth naval district
and navy yard, Charleston, S. c.
Capt. Trench became governor OF
the Virgin Islands in September, 1925,
and was retired in November, but con-
tinued his post. He received the
Navy Cross for his services during the
World War.
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Col. Keefer Succeeds McCaw:

Col. Frank +. Keefer, Medical Corps
L. S. A., was nominated today by
President Coolidge to be assistant to
the Surgeon General of the Army.
with the rank of brigadier general.
Col. Keefer will succeed Brig. Gen.
McCaW,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks,
$3.50 pm, William Fl. Santelmann,
leader; Taylor Branson, second Leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

Export trade of Is leading countries
of the world in 1926 totaled more than
$40, 900 900 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

SENATE.

Consideration of the Lausanne
treaty with Turkey is expected to
be resumed in executive session
following the routine morning
business in the Senate.
Hearings on the nomination of
CYRUS E. Woods to be a member
Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission began before the Senate
interstate commerce committee.
District Of Columbia committee is
meeting to consider nominations Of
Commissioners Dougherty and
Taliaferro, and the report on coal
prices in Washington last Winter.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of
Montana argued in support of an
investigation into the qualifications
of Senator Gould of Maine. before
a subcommittee of the privileges
and elections committee.
Agriculture committee continued
hearings on the packers and stock
yards bill.
Naval affairs committee held
executive session to consider cal
lendar bills.
HOUSE.
of New York addressed House on
Roosevelt anniversary.
House took up Senate bill au-
thorizing construction of a bridge
across Columbia River near Long
View, Wash.
Continued. consideration of Navy
appropriation bill
Independent offices appropriation
bill reported to House.
Underhill bill authorizing acquiSf-
ton of triangle south Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the Mall &c be
considered in executive session to-
morrow morning by public build
ings committee.
Subcommittee of appropriations
committee n~exeCutive session on
State, Justice and Commerce and
Labor appropriation bill.
Naval affairs committee in execu-
tive session on undermining of bat
tleships.
Patents committee conducts
hearings on trade mark bill.
Indian affairs committee consid-
ers oil land leasing bill.
Military affairs committee con-
ducts hearing on five-year pro-
gram, with Gen. Patrick and AS
SlStant secretary OF war as VII
neSSeS.
Committee on election of Presi-
dent and Vice President conducts
hearing on proposed amendment to
the corrupt practices act.
Banking and currency committee
conducts hearing on farm loan bill.
Committee on agriculture con-
siders Haugen Federal Farm Board
bill.
Judiciary committee holds regu-
lar meeting in executive session.
immigration committee, In exec
utive session, considers admission
of husbands.
Committee on public buildings
and grounds favoratly reports q
IN to remove barrier against q
post office site in Pennsylvania and
considered Dayton hospital bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
S2,500,OOO for Bridge.

total of $1,000 is recommended, which
is an increase of $4,000 for salaries
and expenses.
$2,5OO,OOO for Bridge.
The appropriations committee rec
ommends $2,5OO,0OO for continuing
the construction of the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge. Representative Wood
told the House that the work on this
bridge is progressing satisfactorily,
the abutments on the east side hav-
ing been excavated and concrete now
being poured in. The substructure of
the first pier is practically completed,
the second pier has been sXcavated
and is ready for concrete and work on
the third pier is well under way.
Contracts have been let for granite
for both the substructures and the
superstructure. Included in the
analysis of cost of work for the COM
ing fiscal year is 100000 for land
for & street development as the main
approach to the bridge. This fits in
with the Federal building program
on the triangle south of Pennsylvania
avenue to the Mall.
For the Bureau of Efficiency an
appropriation of 100000 is recon-
mended. Mr.. Wood told the House
that during the past year this bu-
r1Au cOn0uCCeO IL VI kSSlA-
cations resulting in large savings to
the Government through the adop-
ton of the recommended improve
ment in the method of conducting
the business in various offices and
that the bureau is now engaged in
q number of important investiga-
tons, including one covering the
District government and with re-
quests pending for assistance in eX-
cess of the capacity of the present
organization.
56O,7O5 in Civil Service.
The Civil Service Commission is
allocated S1,007, 442. which is an in
crease of $4,700 over the budget
estimate. OF this increase $4,000 is
for compensation of the Commits
sioners with their salaries increased
to $500 each. The report shows
that there are now 60,S11 civil serv
ice employees in. the District. the
largest number being in the Treas
ury Department, which has 14,762.
and outside of the District there
are employed 499,S94. with the laFg
est number in the Post Office De-
partment with 302,O67. This makes
the total number employed by the
Government in the civil service.
560,705.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

The cooperative consumers socie-
ties in Great Britain have an aggre.
gate capitalization of over $3.50. 00O, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

OUIIlIII40O n Jill p ~ e = . -
34T. making the total recommended
$480,136.
For the Commission of Fine Arts a
total of 1900 is recommended. which
is an increase of $4,000 for salaries
and expenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
$512,9O1. 1903 VOTED
IN FISCAL MEASURE;
S2.5OO.OOO FOR BRIDGE

Continued from First Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

Note--ykis is the third Of u series Of
orioles on me iafant mortality rate in the
District Of C0iumbid The t0urth Of the
series tcM appear tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06


For infants born ut short intervals
after preceding births the mortality
rate was highest, according to the re-
port. In a small proportion Of cases
those in which the mother became
pregnant during the first year Of life
of the infant-they became factor in
the infant s chances OF survival. This
was due, according TO the report, to
the greater prevalence of artificial
feeding among these infants. In many
cases probably weaving was advised
as soon as the subsequent pregnancy
was known.
The mortality among the exclusively
artif1cially fed averaged between three
and four times that among the exclu-
sively breast fed, and the report said
the analysis of this factor indicated
that early artificial feeding was espe-
cially harmful. In the first few
months Immediately following the be-
ginning of early artificial feeding the
mortality amonog the artificially fed
tended to increase relatively to that
among the breast fed. However, when
the transition from breast to partly
breast or to artificial feeding was de-
ferred until the eighth or ninth month
| of the infants life it was accompanied
not by increasing but rather by de-
| creasing mortality rates
The excess mortality among the eX-
clusively artificially fed appeared
from every cause of death, but was
most marked In the case of gastric
and intestinal diseases.
The color and nationality Of the
mother played a prominent part in the
death rate in this survey. 1t was
| found that Jewish was lowest, with
! 53.5: native white, second, with 1913;
German. 1o3.1; Italian, 10a.S. other
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
LONE SKUNK MARCHES
4 y 4
INTO POSTOFFICE AND
r. y r.
TAKES CHARGE; SHOT

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Aug. 5.
--tPi-Regulations and rules prov
"a III little avail when skunE
strOlled into the p0stoffirc here
early Friday and took charge.
Postal employees tried I'D enticc
the polecat outside but he seemed
to prefer their company and
strOlled nonchalant!y from one
mail sack TO another. evidently
quite at home.
Employees finally called q police
man who shot the unwelcumr
guest Until that time the cat
had behaved as gentleman. but
he became indignant when the
shot was fired and evidences 81
his displeasurc could be observed
around the pos.office today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
u. S. BUILDS
GIANT PLANE
Huge Bomber, Con
structed in Secrecy,
To Be Tested

NEW YORK. n. ". Aug. 5.-tPl-
The third giant bomber To be Sec
retiy constructed recently for the G.
5. Army. larger and heavier than
the previous two. and employing a
unique tubular steel wing construc-
tion- which has been urder develop
ment for five years. will be tested
BY the Keystone Aircraft Corpora
tiOn. Bristol. Pa. next Wednesday
the corporation announced through
its pr-ss REPRESENTATIVES here today
The Keystone plane will b.
known as "super-cyelops." and
will carry four tons Of military load
including Il one-ton bomb. in addi-
tion 10 six. possibly ten. machine
guns I'll will be driven hy two $50
horse power Packard motors and viii
weigh eight tons when loaded
IL has been secretly under devel
OPment for the past two and a hall
years, Richard Blythe. representa-.
tive Of the Keystone eomrany. re-
vealed.
The first two giant battle planes
to he tested recently after secret
construction were the Fokkrr bomb
er and the Crrris Condor. eacn
equipped with six machine guns.
The super-cyclnps is said TO Dc
the miChtieSt nlare vet construct
ed ir the United States and is be
leved to be the mightiest in the
world. like thc Curtiss Conaor i
~ bi-plane. while the Fokker
bombgr IL mcnoplane.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
MOTHER Was
THREATENED
YOUTH SAYS
Fort Worth Farmer Is
Shot AS He Lies on
Bed; Case Second in
Two Weeks

FORT WORTH. Texas. AuE.5.-CPi
Robert Mckinley. In. who lives
rear Mansa, was charged with muir
der here today In connection with
the killing OF his step-father, vii
liam Lewis Holloway, 40. farmer.
who was sho- to death as he lay
sleeping on a bed IN the front yard
Of mis- home about IS miles from
here Thursday night.
After a short visit with his mother
Thursday and au alteration with
his sttpfathCr, Mckinley returned tr
the house Thursday night ITO xii
Holloway the boy told officers wno
arrested him Friday morning and
brought him TO Fort Worth
II shot him because ! believed ne
would kill ms mother and myself a.
the first opportunity" Mckinley
said. ia left home two years ago
because Holloway mistrg4-ad a.
BOTH
Mckinley approached the house
and fould his step-father sleeping
in the front yard on a cot. He open
ed fire with a pistol he told off
GERS. At the first shot, Holloway
ieapeh 70 MS lteAf kidhDtu Nhot-
gun ~ his side ard attempted 10 re-
turn the fire, but crumpled % tho
ground before the youths bullets.
Mckinley said he returned 10 the
farm Thursday to get q letter which
ne had been told was there for him.
When Mrs. Holloway met her son IN
front of the house. Holloway cursed
and abused her as we'll as the boy,
drew knife and made threatening
GESTURES, ne said. The woman at
tempted 10 leave with the boy. ~
said. but was prevented when Hol-
l0way locked un her clothes.
The case ~ the second IN the W.
cinity Of Fort Worth in the last
ten days in which minor shot and
killed a step-father. On July 26,
Ruth Hogan, - year old nigh school
girl. shot her step-fa'her, w. H.
Mason, 10 death when ~ called
early w the morrang tu talk to hia
estranged wife, the girls mother
She shot him. she said because She
feared her mother would he injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
ON
FRUIT PEST
SET AUG. g
Recommendations of
State Specialists To
Be Considered At
Open Session

An open hearing on the question
of taking steps 70 enforce hosl-
Tree period IN eradicating the More
lost fruit fiy from this section viii
be held by the commissioners court
OF Cameron county on August 20. ac-
cording TO announcement issued Fri
DAY by County Judge Oscar c.
Dancy.
All Cameron county residents in
tert sted in the matter are invited by
the county Judge to be present for
the hearing, az which time the recon
mcndations Of X. Il. Mcdonald. en-
tomCl0gist, and j. VI. Del Curto.
plant pathologist. but with the state
department of agriculture. will oe
considered.
Outline Method
The proper method Of control or
eradication will be TO create each
year, from about March / To Octa-
Der 81, nOr-host fruit period. dur
ing which time the pest shall be sub
Jected TO starvation" the state spe-
cialists say in their recommenda-
tions. Your fruits that ripen dur
ing the fall and winter should be re-
moved from the trees By about
March ! Of each year. and sold or
stored under proper conditions. 9th
er host fruits which serve durinv
the spring and summer season to
pCrpstuate the pest should he d.
stroyed Also the various orchards
should be cleaned Of fallen fruit by
the beginning OF the host-free period.
and also the October-block citrus
should be removed from the trees
while green.
To Hold UD Fruit
"Since the Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Of the United States has decid-
ed to prevent fruits infested with
the Mexican fruit fly from entering
the channels Of Interstate commerce.
your fruits can not be profitably
disposed of unless effective eradica-
tion measures are permanently en-
forced Your locality being on the
border. the pest il likely 70 be re-
introduced az any future time
Hence. your plan of eradication
should be made permanent. There
fore, the simplest. most practical
and most efficient procedure is IA
take out entirely the host trees that
ripen their fruits during the host
free period
THE uncared-for host fruit trees
or groves Of even grapefruit "a
AZ a place where the Mexican fruit
fly NAV breed. but where other seri.
Gus pests may be propagated. Hence
we would recommend the destruction
tcontinued on page two.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
RECORD MADE
IN ENDURANCE
German Plane STAYS
Aloft 52 Hours
e Minutes

DESSAU. Germany. Aug. 5.-lP,-
Cornelius +. D. Zard and Johana
kisticz brought their Junkers W.-33
plane 70 earth az 1913 o'clock this
morning after having established Y
new world endurance flight record
Of 52 hours % minutes. The former
record. 81 hours III minutes Is sec
ondS. was held by Clarence Cham
berlin ard Bert Acosta.
Ed Zard and Risticz began the
grind az $50 O'Clock Wcdnfsda /.
morning and spent their long hours
in the mir Shutting" between De-
Sau and Leipsic
The mHchiue made q perfect lard
ing. Both fli-rs were wildly cheer
ed by a crowd which had assumed
immense proportions after the news
spread that the airmen had broken
TIE record set by the Americana.
The record was shattered az s.62
c'claek tsiis morning when the
Irrkers Dlane had been i'm the air jl
hours ~ mirutts.
Now that the plane and motor
have survived the air efforts of the
e7durarce fiight. il i expected that
the first Of the German trars-At-
lsntic hon would be undertaken
esT!y next week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
4 MEN Held
IN ACCIDENT
One Hurt When Wag-
on Is Demolished
Near Harlingen
Especial TO The HeraldO

HARLINGEN. Tex. Aug. ). Four
Florida men we're being held here
Friday morning for investigation in
connection with an accident on the
highway between San Benito and
harlingen Thursday night in which
q wagon with four men in IL was
practically demolished. one of the
men being seriously injured.
According 70 the testimony of the
men IN the wagon the automobile in
which the Harlirgen men are alIeg-
ed 70 have been driving did no,
stop after the crash. but continued
toward Haringen. One of the men
~ the wagon secured the number OF
the car aGd gave IL to Officers, who
located the owners At "A hotel in Har-
lIngen. and arrested them.
The injured man sustained a brok
en- collar bone.
Investigation in the case was be.
ing made by Deputy Sheriff W. IT.
Johnson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
MOVE MADETO
PREVENTBOUT
Chicago Club to File
Suit in Tunney-
Dempsey Affair

CHICAGO. Ill.. Aug. 5.-tPi-The
hicago Coliseum Club. headed by
b. r. Clements. announced through
Ralph Rosen. It's chief % counsel
today. that II intended to start court
action 10 prevent Jack Dempsey
boxing Gene Tunncy here next
month for the heavyweight cham
pionship.
Rosens statement pointed our
that Dempsey, IN March 1926. had
contracted 70 box Harry Wills un-
der Clements promotion and agreed
20 fight no one else in the interim.
ROsen obtained an Injunction in an
Indiana court prohibiting Dempsey
from fighting Turney Al Philadel-
phia. nut the decree vas rot reC0g-
nized III Pennsylvania.
Advance notice Of the intention ot
the Coils am club was given. Rosen
said. because eve do not wish 10
Be placed in the posinon in the
court actions which are 20 be
brought. OF opening the way for a
defenss upon the theory that the
public. whose interests and right
are always To be given first con-
sidCratic1. was not advised of the
true state of facts In time % pre-
vent financial loss.
"Our action when flied will Cis-
close the most flaErant and asto"-
ishing disregard. not only of our
rights. but OF the public's right ss
well. and feel confident that 20
fight will bt possible IN Chicago bc-
tween Dempsey and Tunney as now
proposed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
Los Angeles Water Femd
Blamed as Banks Closed

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Aug. s.
DPl-The feud between the city of
Los Angeles and ranchers of Owens
Valley over valuable water rights.
the cause OF frequent dynamiting Of
the Los Angeles water system, TODAY
was blamed for the breakdown OF
the valleys financial structure-all
five of the couuty's banks having
closed their doors yesterday.
This result has been brought
about bv the last four years Of de-
structive work carried on by the
city Of Los Angeles" was the bitter
note posted on the door 81 each in
stitution 10 notify depositors of
the failures.
The banks. according 10 their last
available statements had total de-
posits OF approximately S2.50O.00O.
The banks. The First National
Bank OF Bishop. the Inyo County
Bank Of Bishop. a state institution.
with branches AZ Big Pine. Inde-
pendcnce ard Lone Pine. were placed
IN the hands Of bank examiners.
Close Voluntarily
They closed voluntarily. according
"a vi ". Watterson. president OF
the State Bank and cashier Of the
national institution. Neither he nor
his brother, VI. Q. WattersOn who is
president Of the National Ba-k and
cashier of the State Bank. would
comment on the possibility or reor-
sanitation ~ reopcninv cf the in
stitutions
MI q. Nattersou declared nv could
not say what protection would ~
afforded depositOrs.
From Los Angs les came a quick de-
nal that the city was responsible
for the situation
The city ~ Los Angeles has sen.
2 great deal NJ money into the val
ley and IL all has cleared through
these banks" said John ri Rich
ards. q member III the Los Angeles
water AID power commission. which
has fought the battle 90 gain for
the city the valley water rights
Says Cause Internal
The cause Of the failures appear
% Us 20 be Internal. Certainly this
city can in no way be chaG gedt with
responsibility
The purchase of Owens Valley
land and water rights and the all
version ~ part Of the water III
Owens river twenty years ago when
the Los Angeles aqueduct was built
started strife between valley
ranchers and merchants and the
city which has grown in bitterness
ever since The valley business meE
demand separations for losses
through decreased population and
ranchefs demand the purchase by
the city of their lands ID assertedly
hirh values. The total reDarations
asked approximates 81 500. 600
Thev raid hetvee7 y and Is mil
i'oa dolle-s in eash for lands ru~.
CHASED IN the llev. rr1arafsnls
figures show
Ir the renrrattu-S War violence
haS hTe- -n-n trf -e Hp-s~ rlrres
h t-r- ~-'lr tEnr+s -Htf.ir- tr
tt vnf1ll+ rr I-s rr---
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-05
REFUCIO COUNTY
TO PAVE HIGHWAY

Another gap in the paved highway
between the Valley and Houston Is
70 be closed.
This is assured in the passage Of
q s2.5OO.00O road paving bond issue
in Refugio county. announcement of
which was received today by County
Judge Oscar c. Dancy. of Cameron
county in ~ telephone conversation
with Nat Wetzei. chairman of the
good roads committee Of Wiliacy
county.
This IL considered an important
factor IN bringing about a continu-
Gus paved highway from Browne
willie 70 Houston. ~ VI will prob
ably cause more pressure tO be eN-
erted in inducing Kenedy county to
pave. Judge Dancy said.