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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
COOLIDGE IS BACKED
IN MEXICO STAND
House Foreign Affairs Com
mi.tee Votes to Report
FairChild Measure.
by The Associated Press.

ny tne Associated Press.
BY a count of . to 5, the House for
eign affairs committee voted today tt
report the Falrchild resolution affirm
ing the position taken by President
Coolidge in the Nicaraguan- Mexlcar
situation.
The vote was on party lines. excep'
that Representative Connaly, Demo
crat, Texas, Joined with eight RepuD
leans in the affirmative. He said ne
was opposed to the resolution, and
voted because it would enable him tc
move to reconsider. He then made
motion that the vote be reconsidered
and the committee became involved IN
q discussion over he rules.
Reconsideration Motion Rejected.
The Fairchild resolution would place
the House on record as expressing
''its full concurrence" with the Presl'
dents position.
The reconsideration motion finally
was rejected to 6.
BY vote 1T 3 to z, it also rejected
a motion by Representative Moore,
Democrat. Virginia, to call Secretary
Kellogg. or q subordinate State De-
partment Official designated by MIN
for questioning on the Mexican
Nicaraguan situation. On this vote
Representative Fish, Republican. New
York, Joined with the Democrats sup
porting Moore.
Representative Connally next moved
that in reporting the Fairchild resnlu'
ton the committee have red bo' der
printed around the document, bu" MS
suggestion was ignored.
During the debate Represen. alive
O'Connell, Democrat, New YORK. de
clared that Representative FaffShild
Republican. New York, sponsored the
resolution in order to obtain White
House favor which may help the gen.
tleman after March A."
Denies Move for Favor.
Fairchild, who was not reelected to
the next Congress, replied that there
isn't an appo1ntive position l would
have and denied that his actions
were prompted by any desire to obtain
the favor OF President Coolidge.
Republican lntimations that the
Democrats were playing politics were
denied by Moore and Connally. The
latter appealed TO the newspapers to
give careful consideration ''of how this
is being put over" saying that he
could not differ with the administra-
ton without being twitted by the
Republicans. He added that he feared
that the administration was on path
that might lead to war if some fanatic
in Nicaragua should spill American
blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
EXCUSE z JURORS
IN EKER RUM CASE
Judge Declares Technical
MistriaI of Mayor, Police
Chief and II Others.
By the Associated Press.

~ VIC ANbOClabeO ETesS.
NEW YORK. February IA tech.
nical mistrial was declared today in
the Eker rum case in which the mayor
and chief of police Of Edgewater.
N. j.. and II others are defendants,
when two jurors were excused by
Judge Meekins. A recess was taken
pending impaneling of new Jurors.
The two jurors excused were Ernest
8. Blum and Herbert B. Lederer. 1t
was, indicated that Blum, who is an
importer Of medicinal wines, was re-
lieved because it was considered the
nature of his occupation would pre-
vent him from being impartial.
Lederer was allowed to retire on
the ground that he knew party who
had contributed to the defense fund"
Judge Meekins said that this would
not be enough to bar Lederer, but
that he might be excused If he felt
that his continuance on the panel
would prove embarrassing.
The defendants are charged with
conspiring to violate the prohibition
and customs law by landing liquor
brought from the Bahamas in the
steamer Eker. It Is charged that oper-
ators OF the Eker paid $4,000 in
bribes to arrange the landing of the
$2,O0O.000 rum cargo on the Jersey
coast.
OF this money $4,000 is said by
the Government to have Eone to
Mayor Henry Wissel of Edgewater for
distribution to Chief of Police James
A. Oman and other officials. The
other $4,000. it is charged, was given
to Police Sergt. John ]. Lowery of
the marine division, New York.
Pleas Of guilty by three co-defend.
ants and the dismissal Of a prospec.
tive juror who startled the court by
rejecting jury service on the ground
that some of his relatives were rum
runners featured first day of the trial.
Cecil Kinder and d. Turner of Chi.
cago and Maurice Borden of New.
port. r. l., pleaded guilty and were
remanded for sentence. This reduced
the number of defendants to 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
BROWNING DEN|ES1
CRUELTY CHARGES
Never Struck Peaches" He
Tells Court From the
Witness Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, February
Edward West Browning took the
stand at .11:25 o'clock today to deny
his wife's charges that he was a cruel
husband
Flushed. but apparently not very
nervous, the witness took his seat and
gave his age as So. Since he was Is
years old, he said, he had been in the
real estate business.
His meeting with the then Frances
Heenan at the McAlpin Hotel at q
sororiety dance was then described.
Miss Heenan walked up to a group
| OF people / was with, and after she
mad been introduced to me. she asked
me to dance" Browning said. After
| the dance she gave me her telephone
number She was %, she said at first,
| and gradually reduced the age as got
| better acquainted"
Describes Acid Incident.
The witness described the incidents
OF the acid burning. the first knowl-
cage or which, he said, was a tele-
phone massage from Mrs. Heenan.
Browning detailed how medical at
| tention was received and how he
cahed the police, against Mrs. Hee-
| mans wishes.
Dld YOU have anything to do with
TINS acid burning Of the grip" John
r. Mack of Browning's counsel asked.
only with securing help and medi-
cal attention" answered Browning.
Dld you ever strike your wife, or
ala she ever scream?'' he was asked.
NO sir, no sir" he said.
Describes Wife's spells"
Browning described the spells"
Wnich Mrs. Browning told about In
her testimony.
She scared me half to death" he
SAID. She would froth at the mouth
ana bite her tongue and had a kind
OF a rattle in her throat.
When l was one year old I might
nave crawled on the floor, but never
since, browning said, Iaughinglv.
when asked if he had ever 1umped
about like monkey on the floor.
bought so or so dresses and
lcoats-anything she wanted she could
have" he declared.
riverside Drive was too cheap''
Tor his wife, he said, when looking
Lor an apartment In New York for
dogs, but 1 was afraid If she bad =
car OF her own she would have a
speH and hurt herself" he said.
Gander Bobs Up Again.
MRS. Elizabeth d. Farney, the first
Wltness' testified Mrs. Browning
seemed 10 get lot of enjoyment out
OF Browning's honking gander. Her
husband. Frank J. Farney. said he
met Mrs. Browning, not through an
introduction, but by Quitting In Ia
a group.
MISS Emma r. Steiner, an orchea.
tral conductor; Margaret Macdonald
journalist and publicity woman. and
mrs: Norma Drupike, an acquaintance
testified. '9O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
MEXICAN BOND INTEREST.

NEW YORK, February l R).-
Funds necessary to complete payment
in full of the second six-months' in
terest on the bonds of the Republic
of Mexico have been received here
and will be placed at the disposal
Of the international committee of
bankers by the Mexican treasury
department, 1t was announced today
by Arturo M. Elias. financial agent
of Mexico. Interest on the guaran-
teed bonds of the National Railway
OF Mexico also was provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Girl Is Suspended from Rafters
Before Death by Poison; Father Held

their father and stepmother were told
by the boy, who ran away from home
and went to live with another sister
to escape the fathers cruelty, officers
said.
No report from b. B. Ross, State
chemist at Auburn, who is making an
examination of the girls internal
organs to establish the fact of her
poisoning, was expected until Wednes-
day by local authorities. The mother
of the girl, divorced from Ireathouse
and now living in Warrior. Ala. was
expected last night to arrive here to
give additional Information to ofxlceTn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
DISTRICT COMMITTEES
REAFFIRM OPPOSITION
Favor Grading and Draining of
School Grounds for Play
Purposes.

The education and highways and
parks and waterways committees of
the Federation of Citizens Associa.
tons voted last night to reaffirm their
original report opposing the proposed
employment of a landscape architect
who would be charged with giving
special esthetic treatment to the pub
lie school grounds and approaches to
the buildings. but favoring instead
the grading and draining Of school
grounds for play purposes.
The report was presented to the
federation at it's last meeting, but
was referred back by action of that
body for reconsideration.
Maj. Layson E. Atkins, assistant
District Engineer Commits sioner, ap-
peared before the committees at their
joint meeting and outlined the plans
contemplated to improve the appear.
ance of the school grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
ICE WAGON TURNED OVER.
Hit by Car at New York Avenue
and Tenth Street.

An ice wagon containing 1000
mounds of Ice was turned over this
morning when a westbound street car
hit 1t at New York avenue and Tenth
street.
The driver, H. G. Nau, owner of
the truck and veteran ice dealer.
leaped to safety and the truck escaped
with minor damages, although part
of it's icy cargo was strewn about the
street.
Mr.. Nau was going south on Tenth
street and attempted to make a left
hand turn on New York avenue when
the street car hit the rear of his
truck. tossing 1t over on it's side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Held Cor Grand Jury Action.

James Lee Dean of go l street.
charged with operating a smoke
screen, pleaded not guilty in Police
Court today before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt and was held for the action
Of the grand jury on bond of 81 900.
Dean was arrested by Policeman VIII.
liam J. Cunningham of the fourth
precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Today in Congress
SENATE.

Senator Harrison, Democrat, Of
Mississippi called up for considera-
ton his resolution seeking to have
the Senate express the belief that
taxes should be reduced at this ses-
sion.
Chairman Hale of the naval COM
mittee called up the naval appro-
prfation bill again with a possibil-
3ty of vote today on the contro-
versial amendments providing ST.
100000 to begin work on three
cruisers.
Senator Mayfield, Democrat, Of
Texas, appealed for action at this
session on three pending bills to
tighten up the enforcement of
prohibition.
A judiciary subcommittee, head.
ed by Senator Walsh of Montana,
resumed hearings to determine
what steps the Federal Trade Com
mission has taken in the investiga-
ton of the bread and baking in
dustry.
Immigration committee held a
meeting to consider pending bills
on the national origin quota provi-
sion Of existing law.
Interstate commerce committee
held a hearing on railroad consoli-
dations.
HOUSE.
The House today Is considering
the largest District appropriation
bill ever before Congress.
Representatives Simmons, Ne
braska, Republican; Collins, Mis-
sissippi, Democrat; Griffin, New
York, Democrat, all members of
the subcommittee that drafted the
District appropriation bills, dis
cussed the question Of IA addition
al teachers for the Washington
schools WHO'D were recommended by
the budget but stricken out by the
appropriations committee. Repre-
sentative Funk, Republican, ILL
nois, discussed the bill generally
and made important specific recon-
mendations regarding the Traffic
Bureau and the corporation coun-
sells office.
The House today approved the
resolution granting the Gibson sub
committee which is making a sys-
tematic study Of the municipal adj
ministration authority to subpoena
witnesses. and providing an appro-
priation of $500.
Interstate commerce committee
in executive session on railroad
consolidation.
Military affairs committee holds
regular meeting in executive seS-
sion.
Legislative appropriation bill re-
ported to House after full meeting
of appropriations committee.
Ways and means committee in
executive session on whisky bill.
Foreign affairs committee con-
ducts hearing on Fairchild reSolu-
ton on Mexico.
immigration committee in execu.
tive session.
Rules committee conducts hear.
ing, with Representative Porter,
chairman Of foreign affairs COM
mittee. as witness, on third Hague
conference.
Public lands committee holds
meeting In executive session.
Judiciary subcommittee of House
District committee favorably re-
ports bill to regulate practice of
pharmacy and arranges for hear
ings to start next Monday on Sun
day blue law bill
Subcommittee on police and fire
men Of the House District commit
tee concludes hearings on proposed
merger of United States park po-
lice force with the Metropolitan po-
lice force.
Judiciary committee conducts
hearing before subcommittee.
Banking and currency commit
tee continues hearing on Federal
farm loan bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
INDUSTRIAL AGE DATA.
Growth of Manufacturing in u. s.
Outlined by Statistician.

Growth of manufacturing in the in
dustrial age of the United States since
1873 was outlined by Woodlief Thomas
statistician of the Federal Reserve
Board. in an address before the Wash
ington Statistical Society's annual
meeting last night at the Raleigh
Hotel.
DR.. E. Dana Durand Of the Depart
ment of Commerce was elected preSi
dent of the society, succeeding DR.
]. A. Hill of the Census Bureau. WIZ
liam M. Steuart, director of the cen
sus, was elected vice president. and
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., was elected sec
retary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

By the Associated Press.
CENTERVILLE. Ala, February
Nellie Greathouse. 15-year-old girl,
whose death by poisoning last week
caused the arrest of her father, b. +.
Greenhouse, on a charge of murder,
was tortured by being suspended by
her wrists from the rafters as a pun
ishment for falling to do housework
satisfactorily a short time before her
death, her brother, Noah Greenhouse,
II. told officers yesterday.
Other instances Of inhuman treat.
ment Of his sister and himself by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. February Father
Knickerbocker is known to the
skyline gazing visitors as an old fell
low with his head held loftily among
the clouds. But a survey reveals that
New York is about the nearest thing
in existence to an undersea city.
At no point below Forty-second
street is the elevation more than As
feet above sea level Most of the tall
buildings have their foundations be-
low the waterline. The subways,
wherever they have to dip to slide
under intersections. sewers, gas lines,
and water pipes, burrow through rock
which Is a wall between the fishes of
the deep and the millions who go
hurtling through the tunnels on their
way to work or PLAY
An army of men - drilling through
miles of New Yorlx's bedrock, and
trucks are carting Off thousands of
cubic feet az earth and rock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
HELP SERVICE MEN.
Insurance Consultants on Duty
Late in Day.

Announcement was made at the
Veterans Bureau this morning that.
beginning this afternoon and continu-
ing through February Z, insurance
consultants will be on duty to accom-
modate service men employed during
the day.
This service is in line with the cam.
paign to have veterans convert their
insurance policies. The consultants
will give advice from 400 to $50 pm,
A consultant will be at the I street en-.
trance OF the Washington regional of.
fee and another at the main entrance
OF the central Office. on Vermont ave.
nue..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Harvey Myers Jailed.

TAMPA. Fla, February / R.-
Harvey Myers of Covfngton. KY,
president of the defunct West Coast
Jockey Club, was sentenced TO ] year
IN jail by Judge w. Raleigh PettaHay
of the Criminal Court OF HillsboroU AZ
County today, after conviction on
charges Of conspiracy to violate the
state gambling laws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
William Smith. 80. Exnires

William Smith, colored, 80 wears
old. 1881 Johnson street, died yester.
day afternoon. Smith recently had
been under the care of a physician.
A certificate of death from natural
causes was given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Landed at 1883 PM.

WILMINGTON, Calf, February
C)-The Wilmington Transporta-
ton Company reported today that a
man who accompanied Henry F.
Sullivan on second attempt to swim
the San Pedro Channel from Santa
Catalina Island, informed one of their
officials that the Massachusetts, swim.
mer had landed at 1853 pm. last
night at Point Vicente, and had gone
from there by launch to Long Beach.
The informant, who gave his name
as d. r. Monroe of Long Beach, said
Sullivan started at 108 Monday
morning, which would make his
crossing time % hours and As
minutes, or seven hours more than
that taken by George Young of
Toronto, Ontario, who also landed at
Point Vicente in winning the $25 900
Wrigley ocean marathon two weeks
ago.
His appearance on the Pine Avenue
Pier at Long Beach gave rise to
reports that he had completed the
crossing there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
Mabel M. james, A, Dead.

Mabel M. James, A. died at her
home, sos / street. at about 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Coroner hewitt
gave a certificate of death from
natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
BAND CONCERT.
TODAY.

TODAY.
By the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks
8:15 o'clock, William H. Santelmann'
leader; Taylor Branson, second leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
SWIMMER CROSSES
CATALINA CHANNEL
Henry Sullivan of MassaChu-
sets Makes Trip in % Hours
After Failing in Marathon.
Bv the Associated presa


LONG BEACH, Calf, February
1.-THE municipal observer on Pine
Avenue Pier here stated that Henry
F. Sullivan of Lowell. Mass. landed
on the pier here about s o'clock this
morning from a launch which he
boarded at Point Vicente, declaring
that he had swan the San Pedro
Channel from Santa Catalina Island
in % hours and As minutes.
Sullivan, who conquered the Eng.
lish Channel several years ago, failed
in the recent island marathon race.
won by George Young of Toronto.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
Movie Music

An innovation started last Sun
day at the Fox Theater is
symphony concert by the house
orchestra under the leadership of
Adolphe Korspan. The curtain
rises at p. m. and the feast
lasts for an hour.
The headline advertisement for
this Sunday will he the playing of
kiss Me Again" by Samuel
Norman, first violinist. of Wash
ington's largest orchestra.
1t Is OF interest to note that
the violin to be used by this
artist is one with a pedigree dat
ing back many years. The i'm
strument is owned by Charles
Aver Whipple, painter of
the Capitol, who has owned it
for more than forty years.
"Nicholaus Amatus, fecit in
Cremona, 1875" is the signature
inside the quality.toned instru-
ment. 1t will be remembered
that ,Amati was the teacher of
Stradivarius and Guarnerius and
maker Of violins that have never
been equaled since. There are
only a few Of them in this coun:
try.
The Metropolitan Symphony
Orchestra, under Daniel Breeskin,
this week reverts to it's usual
custom Of providing a variegated
musical program for embellish-
ment Of Breakfast at Sunrise"
First Nationals new starring
vehicle for Constance TalmadRe,
The concert overture selected by
Mr.. Breeskin will be Offenbach's
"Orpheus, a favorite standard
composition. The recurrent
theme number will be Two
Loving Arms" from the musical
comedy, Just Fancy" by Chraig,
and for the occasional will be
employed new popular hit from
1.-THE Madcap," by Rubens, bear.
Ing. the title of "OdIe-de-
j. Virgil Huffman, in presenting
his usual organ concert as pre-
Jude to the regular performance
Sunday. commencing at 2:30. will
play the following numbers: Pill
grims' Chorus from "Tannhau-
ser" (Wagner): Three Favorite
Melodies Or. FrimiD; a. Sympathy;
b. Indian Love Call; Z. Song of the
Vagabonds: Petite Biiouterie Carl
Bohn): stars and Stripes For.
ever John Phillip Sousa).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
3 Big Gotham Houses
Now changers

A. L. Eanger has bought the full control of the New Amster
Foc theaters purchasing the Marc
Kaw partner the theaters which
on Forty-second Street, New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
FOR THOSE WHO
STAY UP
LATE

Milton Davis, the new director
of LIE Paradis Band, is getting
to be known as the Meyer Davis
ace of aces.
Director Davis knows every
trick in the devious paths of syn.
copation, He delights in imposing
fantastic curlicues of melody and
tricky bits of harmony upon 4
background of thorough musician.
ship.
Individual song numbers are
being used to highlight the dance
music program at lie Paradis this
fall. Matt Walker, banjo player.
and Dorm Francis, drummer, step
out of their parts every evening
to act as soloists. Both of these
young entertainers know practi-
cally everything that Is to be
known about the art of shouting
and grooming song right into
the hearts of the folks who know
their jazz.
With the first of the series of
Wednesday speciality nights ac-
claimed by Club Lido patrons, the
management is preparing to
elaborate these affairs in weeks
to come.
Theatrical stars playing various
local theaters will continue to he
guests of honor at the beautiful
new night cub in the Hamilton
Hotel. 14th and X Streets North.
west, on these occasions.
Next Wednesdays entertain.
ment program will ba headed by
Eileen Lally. the Lido Darling,
and Ivy Stevens, a poppy and
attractive singer and dancer who
scored with Lido patrons on her
initial appearance last Wednes-
day.
The Lido Band. led by Emory
Daugherty, will continue to grind
out their compelling rhythms.
No membership cards are
necessary for admission to Club
Lido: the cover charge is not
increased for these special events.
The Mohawk Quartet is booked
for its first appearance Of the
season at Swanee next Saturday
night. The Mohawkers are reck-
oned as the finest opponents Of
close harmony in the Capital, and
their Saturday night program is
said to include group of brand
new songs to be presented for
the first time.
Addition of Roland Young,
tenor soloist, to the lineup IT
the Swanee Syncopators, is an
nounced by Manager j. w. Wood.
Thus another element of spice
is added to the already highly.
seasoned Swanee entertainments.
The new Swanee warbler spe-
cializes in ballad numbers. Ills
appearance marks the formation
OF what may be called the Swa.
nee vocal trio. since AL Norton,
banjoist, and Al Sokol, saxophon.
ist, are already quite in the habit
of dropping their instruments
from time to time to indulge
in little close harmony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22

tober rs, 1903, with all the i'm.
provements and embellishments
that a score Of years advance in
theater construction and decoration
now makes possible.
THE public is always the real
star in the theater." said Mr..
Erlanger. in making this an
nouncement, ''and 1t has been
mighty good to me. 1t is my am
bition now. as it has been in the
past. to give in return to the
public in this and other cities the
most wholesome entertainment
Drocurable in modern, up-to.date
theaters where, whenever 1t
chooses to attend. 1t will always
be received with the courteous
welcome star deserves. l want
to reinvest in the theatrical bust
ness a substantial part of my
earnings in that business-the only
business in which / have ever
engaged"
This announcement of his plans
for the New Amsterdam may be
Interpreted TO mean that Mr.. Err.
LANCER hasn't the slightest in
tention of turning the gorgeous
old house over to the motion pic
ture interests. as Broadway has
heard rumored lately.