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Evening star., 1927-09-26
FRENCH TAX CASE
DELAYS i. S. PACTS.
Dozen Trade Treaties Held
Up Pending Settlement
of Recent Protest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American commercial treaty nCgo.
tiations pending or in prospect With
a dozen or more countries are at Il
standstill until the tariff controversy
between France and the United States
is settled-the prospective exchange
of diplomatic notes between the two
countries becoming a crucible for a
test of Europe's complaints against
American high duties, in the opinion
of European diplomats in Washington.
However, the diplomats agreed that
the prospective of a tariff war was in
tolerable to all nations and that the
Franco American negotiations lln-
doubtedly would not culminate in ar
open encounter of tariff duties with
the concomitant world commercial
disturbance, an obstacle to the World
War economy recovery.
The State Department has not yet
heard from France when her reply to
the renewed American suggestion for
mostfavored nation commercial
treaty would be sent to the Washing
ton Government. That the delay
meant hopeful sign of French ac-
ceptance was the view in some quar-
ters. European diplomats, however,
pFeulcIeu IndJ IL r france accepted tIliS
country's proposal it would be only
after an extended exchange of notes
In connection with making the French
dispute a test case. an official of the
French embassy here declared that
France for centuries had been fighting
European International problems with
test cases with the involved nations
and the American tariff was the most
recent instance. Besides the tariff
duties, it was indicated by the dipl0-
mats that the question of American
agricultural quarantines had proved
a vexatious problem to other nations
recently.
One of the countries. Spain, which
is negotiating a commercial treaty is
expected to commence deliberations on
the agreement next month. The
Spanish Ambassador, Don Alexandra
Padilla, is due to return here next
month as the head of the negotiating
commission, and while the moduS
Vivendi of the pact expires November
26, il is likely the treaty. will he eX.
tended until the new compact becomes
effective. ne point the Spanish dele
cation is understood to be contesting
for is the lifting of the quarantine
against Malaga grass.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
MERIDIAN PARK
TO Be IMPROVED
Work Starts to Beautify Area
Long Deemed Eyesore.
to Cost S71,710.

Improvement of the southern part
of Meridian Hill Park, which has been
an eyesore and a source of complaint
for many years. has been started.
under the direction of the office of
Public Buildings and Public Parks.
ii is hoped that the work will be an
inducemcnt to the Buchanan Memorial
Association to begin the placement
there of the Buchanan statute. Lieut..
Col. l.. :. Grant. Sd, director of the
office Of Public Buildings and Parks,
has been in communication with
Iawrison Riggs Of Baltimore, with
the idea of having the association
start the work of placing the statue
and informing him of what the GOV
errment is doing to improve this part
of the park.
The contract has been let to the
Fred Drew Go. of this city for the
construction of walls around the un-
improved end of the park. at cost of
S71,71Q. The Fifteenth street wall
viii he completed from Belmont to W
street. A wall Az feet high will be
constructed along the southern
boundary of the park on w street be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
and another wall will be built on
sixteenth street from w to its con-
nection with the present wall OH the
upper end of the park.
Provision has been made for three
new entrances to the park, one at
Fifteenth and w streets, another at
Sixteenth and w streets and a third
on Sixteenth street opposite Hender-
son Castle.
In a short time the landscape gar
deners Of the Public Buildings Office
will begin the work of setting out
shrubbery, which was purchased
earlier in the year and other steps will
be taken to improve the whole lower
area of the park, including the con
struction Of a walk adjacent to the
" street wall, which will be sur
mounted by a balustrade.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
HELD AS ROBBERS
OF CRAMT0N HOME
Two Youths Taken in Rich
mond With SiIverWare
Being Returned Here.
Special Dispatch to The star.

GpeE1Ai DtspAfCh TO Jn9 HIaT.
RICHMOND. Va. September 26.--
Detective Sergt. Harry A. Cole Of
Washington took the 1905 train for
the Capital today with Arthur Japan
and Oscar Nydon, alleged robbers
Of the home of Representative Louis
c. Cramton, 1929 Irving street
Iapan and Nydon, IL years Old re-
spectively had $50 pieces of silver
ware in their possession. the police
say, which they We're trying 70 dis
pose of at local paWnshop when
arrested. Other articles of the Kind
We're sold in Alexandria according
TO their alleged confession. The po-
lice say they robbed the Michigan
Representative home in Washington
last Friday. climbing through a sec
ond-story window while the house
was apparently unocCupied. About
$500 worth of silverware and other
articles were reported stolen.
The prisoners said their homes are
I'm Brooklyn, y. Y, where they had
been attending high school. Before
starting South on trip to broaden
their experiences they told police ac-
cording to records here, they robbed
home in Brooklyn. taking a number
of vaiuables upon which they realized
enough 10 pay their way TO Washing
ton. They gave their Brooklyn ad-
dresses as 1860 Sterling place and
314 East Forty street. No re-
sistance was offered when the police
surrendered them 10 the Washington
detective, and a hearing which had
been arranged for Police Court here
was Cancelled.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
STAR MODEL HOME.
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Rock Creek Park Estates
Residence Is Praised by
Many Visitors.

Overwhelming numbers of visitors
thronged The Star model home located
in Rock Creek Park Estates yester
day when this house the third of
series Of four demonstration homes
tponsored this year by The Star and
the Home owners institute, was offi
Clally opened for a month of free pub
nc inspection.
Long before the announced opening
hour of noon hundreds of persons be
:;Hn to arrive to make a more leisurelN
inspection than was possible later and
ny dafternoon more than $500 bad
been counted with the crowds shortly
hereafter becoming so great that all
attempts to keep an accurate count
of the total had TO be abandoned.
Many Visitors Today.
AS early as 10 o'clock today also
visitors We're arriving at the home
While representatives of the firm of
Edison w, Briggs, builders of the
house, were making preparations to
receive even larger numbers later in
the day, The house officially is open
from noon until $50 O'Clock daily and
an invitation is extended to all inter
e6ted in the better homes movement
any time during the ensuing month
The home is located on orchid street
about one block north of kalmia road
EXclama ions of approval were
heard on every hand yesterday as the
.hrOngs of interested home owners and
others filed through the rooms of the
place noting an individual trea tment
here and there in this house, which
Is a modern rendition of the country
house type with definite English and
Norman architectural features.
Situated on the crest of a great
knoll, which rises to the north of
Kalmia road and overlooking Rock
Creek Park. the general effect of the
outline of the exhibition house, which
was designed to fit into it's setting,
brought forth expressions of approval.
as did also the unusual texture of the
exterior walls. the blending of the soft
tones of the brick and stone work and
the slate shingle roof
Entering the house by way of a
nagstone walk which curves as ii
nears the front porch, the visitors
found themselves in long hallway
running from front to rear of the
house and which provided a vista out
Evening star., 1927-09-26

SPANISH TAUGHT ~ AN ELDERLY
native gentleman at schpnls pupils homes V}
~ hia residence $500 l3th t. NV va
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Evening star., 1927-09-26
BRIT0N CAPTURES
SCHNEIDER TROPHY
AT 281-MILE SPEED

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Evening star., 1927-09-26
Three Hurt in Plane Crash.

ST. LOUIS, September 26 (41 -
Two men and woman were critically
injured late yesterday when a passen
ger airplane from Lambert, st. Louis
flying field, crashed near Bridgeton,
n slIllIIfh
Evening star., 1927-09-26

Succumbs at Home, Aged 81, After
Long Illness.

Mrs. Mary Eta Woolard. So years
old. wife of Robert f. Woolard. retail
meat dealer in Center Market died AT
her home. 433 Tenth street northeast
Saturday after long Illness She
was a lifelong resident Of the District
md a member of the Order of the
Eastern star
Funeral services will be conducted
Ut the Fifth BartiSt Chuch. Sixth AMI
e streets southwest. tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. Rev. John F..
HriGgs wilt oficiate. Interment will
he n Ced9r Hill Cemetery.
Besides her husband, -Irs, Woolard
leaves two sons. Robert n. jr.. and
Morris WooIard; a daughter. Miss Ida
Woolard; two sisters. Mrs. John Rob
2rts and Mrs Thomas ODonnell. and
I brother. Alfred Wright. all of this
titV
Evening star., 1927-09-26
ARREST HELD NEAR
IN FATAL SHOOTING
OF DR.. LILLIENDAHl

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Evening star., 1927-09-26
LA Toilette GROUP
TO WAGE OWN FIGHT
Butler Understood to Have Called
Meeting in Capital 0cto-
Der 4 on Wisconsin.
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated HfeEa,
MILWAUKEE, September 26.-
Definite indications that the La Fol
lette faction will conduct a campaign
for presidential delegates Independent
of the national Republican party
were given today by State Senator
John B. Chase, chairman Of the State
central Republican committee.
Senator Chase said the La Fol-
lette controlled State Republican or
ganiZation would make no recommen-
dations TO William Butler, chairman
of the national Republican commit
tee, who is understood here to have
called a meeting October 4 in Wash
ington to discuss the question of the
Wisconsin situation.
Chase said the State committee
would make no recommendation as
to the filling of vacancies on the ma
tional committee. Wisconsin has been
without representation on the national
committee for three years since Ira
Lorens, a La Folletteite. resigned.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
D. C. PASTOR GIVEN CALL.
Richmond Baptists Seek Rev. o. B.
Falls of Wisconsin Ave. Church.

special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. September 20
Rev. o. 3. Falls of the Wisconsin Ave-
aue Baptist Church Of Washington has
seen extended a call to the Emmanuel
Baptist Church here.
He has not given notice Of accep-
lance, but il he comes here the change
will be effective November /.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
Collision Hurts Three.
special Dispatch 70 The star.

laurel Md. September 26.-Mr.
and Mrs Marion Williams and Charles
Shelley. colored, all of 1222 Eighth
street, Washington. are in Washing
ION hospitals in serious condition TO-
5av as the result Of their automobile
being in a collision with truck near
hIuIrkirk on the Washington-Bait I'LL
more hoi1levnrd Yesterday aT@rnH"n.
Evening star., 1927-09-26
DIES AT THE AGE OF 81.
Miss Agatha L. Towles Succumbs
at Epiphany Church Home.

Miss Agatha Lewis Towles, s.
years old, a resident of this city for
the past 40 years. died in the Epiph-
any Church Home, 1921 M1ssa-
chusetts avenue, yesterday. Funeral
services will be conducted in the
home chapel this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. DIR. z. r. T. Phillips.
rector Of the Church of the Epiphany,
will offiCiate, 1nterment will he in
GlenwoOd Cemetery
A native of Columbia. Va. Miss
ToWles was the daughter of the late
DR.. William Beverly Towes and Mrs
Harriet Washington Towles. She is
survived by three nephews and seven
nieceS,
Evening star., 1927-05-03
D. {. MAN GIVEN
IPUL|TzER PRIZE
Prof< Bemis of G. W. U. Is
Awarded $4,000 for Work
-.
: on History.

By the associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 3-Pulitzer
prizes awarded for outstanding work
in the :fields of journalism and the
arts bE the Advisory Board Of the
School Of Journalism of Columbia
University were announced by Presi-
dent Nicholas Murray Butler yester.
day.
Journalism;
A S5t0 gold medal, for the most
distinguished and meritorious public
service Erendered by any American
newsps Ger during the year" to the
Canton Ohio, Daily News "for its
brave, laatriotic and effective fight for
the uiShcation of municipal politics
and forEthe ending of vicious state
of afaiim brought about by collusion
D.. betweenscity authorities and the crimi-
nal ele,Hent, fight which had a
tragic rssult in the assassination of
the editkr of the paper, Don r. Mel
lett"
Prize for Editorial.
To the Boston, Mass, Herald. for
an editorial entitled, I'VE Submit, "
by +. lewiston Bullard. published
October IS. 1925. a prize of $500 FOR
the best .editoriaI article written dur
ing the fear"
TO JOHN T. Rogers of the st. Louis,
Mo, Posi- Dispatch. 81 900, for the in
uuiry lestding TO the impeachment Of
Judge George W. English Of the
United states Court for the Eastern
District bf Illinois," as "the hest eX-
ample ofIa reporters work during the
year"
TO Nelson Harding of the Brooklyn,
n. Y, Daily Eagle. $500. for his car
toOn. Topping the Idol" published
September 10. 1926, as the hest car
toon published in any American news
paper during the year.
Won by Louis Brom1eId.
Letters:
To Louis Bromfield, ST. ,oOo for his
novel, Early Autumn"
To Paul Green, author of the play
sin Abraham's Bosom 81 900.
To Samuel F'lagg Bemis of George
Washington University, $4,000. for
his historical work "Pinckney's
Treaty-A Study of Americas Advan-
tage From Europe's Distress--17SS-
1900"
To Emory Holloway, 1000 for his
biographical work, Whitman, an In
depreciation in Narrative.
To Leonora Speyer. $1,000. for "Fid.
dler's Farewell" volume of verse.
Three travelling scholarships, hav-
ing a value of 81 500 each. to gra6u
ates of the School of Journalism, were
awarded Gordon Neander Havens of
Brooklyn. Orrin Tisdale Pierson of
Denver, Colo. and Jacob S. Hohen-
berg OF Jamaica, y. Y.
Gets Music Scholarship.
Ouinto E. Maganini of California
was awarded a 81 500 scholarship as
''the student Of music in America who
may be deemed the most talented and
deserving" in order that he may con-
tinue his studies with the advantages
of European instruction"
Olindo NJ Ricci of New York re;
ceives a scholarship of 1.500 as the
''art student in America who shall be
certified as the most promising and
deserving by the National Academy of
Design"
President Butler also announced the
election to the School of Journalism's
advisory board of Frank Fl. Kent of
the Baltimore Sun, who succeeds the
late Edward Page Mitchell of the New
York SUM-
Evening star., 1927-05-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May S.-Numerous ro-
mances and engagements developed
among the 500 students aboard the
Holland. American Line ship Ryndam.
first American co-educational floating
university. while the ship was on IT'S
seven.month tour of the world, the
New York Sun today quotes Mrs. f.
NJ. F'ogg, dean of the woman students
as saying:
"Of course, many of our students
became engaged on the voyage. SAID
Mrs. Fogg. at was only perfectly
natural outgrowth of propinquity and
attachments formed during the long
voyage.
None of them have announced their
engagements formally, but we know
several of them to be engaged But
side from that-or better. including
that can state quite positively that
the educational aspect of the cruise
was a success in every way.
1--WE made no attempt at strict dis
cipline. The student body was COM
posed of 440 boys aud 60 girls from
every State in the Union. The girls
had cabins on one side of the vessel
and the boys on the other Each stu
dent was assigned to the same cabin
throughout the trip. AS soon as the
girls came on board they were given
the privilege of choosing their own
chaperon."
The Ryndam docked at Hoboken yes
terday, while hundreds of parents
from every part of the country vel
coined the returning sea going frosh,
sophs, juniors and seniors.
Sponsors of the cruise are planning
a second tour of the world to be
gin in September. which, however. will
not be co-educational DR.. James
Lough. dean of the floating university,
explaining the departure from the CO
educational feature, said girls pro
vide something of a distraction on a
lnnc. c,.i1iSc Of this Lind aud that fnd.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
Plane Tows Glider 80 Miles.

BERLIN, May 04l.--An airplane
flew so miles from Karlsruhe to
Frankfurt yesterday. towing a glider
by a rope 100 meters long, feat
never accomplished before.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
URGES TARIFF INCREASE.
Reed Of Pennsylvania Wants More
Duty on Glass.

An increase of so peg cent in the
tariff on plate window glass was urged
upon President Coolidge yesterday by
Senator Reed, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Declaring that a number of com.
panies had failed and that many have
suspended dividends. Reed complained
particularly of irnportations from Bel
gium, and asked the President to
have the Tariff Commission speed up
its INQUIRY on these importations.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
Romance Aboard Floating University
Results In Numerous ENGAGEMENTS

ing proper accommoda tions for the
girl students on field excursions was
rather difficult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
WALES IS EXPECTED
TO VIEW POLO PLAY

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 9.-The Prince
of Wales is expected to be among the
thousands who will witness the inter
national polo matches between the
United States and England. starting
September 5 at the Meadow Brook
Club in Westbury. n. Y.
The royal box is being completed
at the field, which will have seating
capacity of more than 10000 persons.
More than 100000 for tickets has
been subscribed for the international
event, indicating the unprecedented
concern over the resumption Of tho
classic series This amount has come
entirely from polo players and clubs
affiliated with the United States Polo
Association. but hundreds of appliCa.
tons from all parts of the world are
yet to be considered. The advance
sale to the public opened today.
With the lineup Of Americas big
Four" already determined. and the
British Army -in-Ind selection immi-
nent. players of both teams are at the
intensive period of their training
Practice matches will he held every
day this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
ATHLETES QUALIFY
FOR TITLE CHANCES

Happy Hollow Fairgrounds will be
represented in the interplayground
track meet August 25 by the follow
ing, who qualified yesterday in the
preliminary meet held on the Happy
Hollow field under supervision of
Coach Harrington:
sO-POUND CLASS.
50-yari dash-Eddie Keels and Jack
Hutchinson: running high Jump, Frank
Hutchinson William Ray a. feet inches :;
running broad jump. William Ray ia feet
. lnches).
SJ-POUND CLASS.
60-yard dash-Bob Merninger and Jack
Richard; running high Jump. Bob Merninger
- feet inches,, running broad Jump.
Jack Richard IA feet IL inchesl.
2I00-P0UND CLASS.
6n-yard dash--Gene Dipgler, Samuel
Johnson. William Burke: running high lump
Dingler. Burke and johnson IS feet run
ming broad Jump. Burke Us feet l inch :.
1i5.POUND CLASS.
S0-yard dash-Cannon and Romero: run
ming high Jump. Cannon s feet 3 inchest :
running broad jump, Cannon az feet .
inchesl.
UNLIMITED CLASS.
100-yard dash-Mackey. Smith and Glenn
running broad Jump. Craghan t19 feet 3
inches,: running high jump. McDenit.
Gardner and Washington IS feet lnchesl ::
half-mie run. Smith and White; sS0.yard
relay. Craghan. Smith, Glenn and Mackey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
THREE JUNIOR MINES
LEAD IN TITLE RACE

A triangular miX-up has developed
In local junior base ball championship
ranks, which will probably require
plenty of action if it is to be unrav-
eled.
Anacostia Eagle Juniors, coached
by Mrs. Eva O'Donnell. and Moose
Juniors. managed by William ]. Nal
ley, lay claim to the District title,
while the Brentwood Juniors, by vir-
tue of win over the Eagles, figure
themselves the best in both the Dis
trict and nearby Maryland.
BY clouting freely in a game on
Sunday, Valleys charges triumphed
over Brentwood youthful aspirants.
10 to ), and as a result, claim another
game with the Anacostians, who
scored a victory over Moose earlier in
the season, and fell later in a close
contest with the Marylanders.
Mrs. O'Donnell claims the title for
her team by virtue of 10 consecutive
wins over all the junior teams in the
District. But one game has been lost
by the Birds this season, and that TO
the Maryland team.
Ealley predicts that his charges
would win the ma jority of games in a
three game clash with the Eagles. His
teams victory over Brentwood is but
one of the many scored over the best
Junior teams in independent and Cap
ital City Lague ranks. His lads are
ready to engage the Anacostians in
the three game series whenever the
boys from the Southeast are ready to
defend their laurels, Manager Nalley
declares.
While the real battle for honors ap-
pears to have narrowed to these three
teams, there are several others, which
have been devoting most of their time
TO Capital City League contests to
date and may have to he reckoned
with later on.
Peerless Juniors remain undefea ted
In section B of the Capital City
League race and are hopeful of gain
ing the title in that class, which would
entitle them 10 meet the champions of
independent ranks this Fall. Auth s
and Manhattans also have their at
tention focused on the championship
crown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-09
LEAD AMERICAN LEAGUE
FOR 40 STRAIGHT WEEKS
Pass Old Mark of New York Giants of 81 Consecutive
Week Ends at the Top and May Boost This by
End of Season to 40 Weeks

end from that time to the finish of
the, race. when they won the pennant,
they were In first place. That was a
total of % weeks. The Yanks have
not been out of first place at any
week end in the 1927 season to date
period of II weeks. So their total
now is 40 successive weeks-and they
still are going.
If the .Yanks never are ousted from
first place this year they will have
been in the lead for a total of 40
weeks, which will break all records of
later days all over the face of the
schedule.
Not all the records of old-time win
ners were kept with the attempted
accuracy of these days, or with the
same desire to afford information, but
there is nothing offhand which sug-
gests that any team has eXcelled this
total, just as there was nothing to
indicate that any team ever had made
the run that the Giants made in 1872.
and 1928. In 1924 the Giants held
first place for "a weeks, but unfortu
nately there was a lapse between the
end of 1923 and the beginning of a
new run in 1924-eXactly one little
insignificant week which knocked n
record of splendor sky high.
In the first week of the 1926 season
the Giants were not in first place.
Had they been there, they would have
been in first place in 192223-24 for a
total of SO week ends in succession.
AS an athletic achievement. the
ability Of both the New York teams to
keep in first place is astonishing, con-
sidering the opposition in base ball
campaign and the nature of it, with
men travelling all over half CONT.
nent to exert themselves in competi.
ton.
On the other hand. the Western