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Evening star., 1927-05-08
Mrs. Martin, First Woman Candidate
for President, Favors Is as Voting Age

BRIGHTON, England, May LF).--
Mrs. Victoria Claflin Woodruff Mar.
tin, the first woman candidate for the
Presidency of the United States--in
1S72--and long a fighter for equal
suffrage, believes that 25 Is plenty
young enough for men and women to
obtain the franchise.
In 1872 Mrs. Martin carried the
banner OF equal suffrage in Maine and
California as presidential candidate of
the Equal Rights party, and at 8S she
Is still interested In promoting the
emancipation of women.
II want women to have the vote
as soon as theyare fit to use it," Mrs.
Martin told correspondent for the
Associated PRESS, but do not be-
lieve in forced maturity. Twenty-Five
is youHs enough for persons OF both
sexes fo exercise the franchise.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
VETERANS FACE
LOSS OF BILLIONS
Insurance Must Be Convert
ed or ReinStated Before
Midnight of July 2.

Billions of dollars of insurance will
slip through the fingers of veterans
of the World War unless they take
advantage of the opportunity to re-
instate or convert it before midnight
of July 2.
Although the exact total of the
amount still outstanding and avail
able for reinstatement or conversion
is not known at the Veterans Bureau,
figures on May l show that it may
run into many billions. t.,
Total S4O.544 .OOO, 900.
For instance. the total amount of
insurance originally applied for by
veterans was $40. .544 200, 900. Figures
show that $4,000, 900 900 of this
lapsed and $2,354 ,069, ,555 was con
verted into other forms of Govern.
ment insurance. Most OF this $36,.
900 100000 still can be renewed.
Claims have been awarded under
the war risk, or term insurance, In
the amount of $1,4S1 .324.144, and
claims on converted policies have been
awarded in the sum of SAL .5667
There is still in force $766.61S.693 in
term insurance, which must be rem
stated into the new five-year level
premium term insurance, or converted
into one of the six other kinds Of
policies. The total amount of Gov
ernment insurance now in force is
So 2,777, ,026,426
Veterans have been urged from time
to time to pick up their Government
insurance before it is too late, but &C.
cording to the figures, apparently a
minority have taken advantage Of the
opportunity.
Time Expires July 2.
Officials at the bureau say they have
no idea how. many thousands of men
there are living who could reinstate
or convert their insurance. or exactly
how many billions would be added to
the insurance In the bureau, should
all of them take advantage of the op-
portunity.
Under an act of Congress. veterans
have only until midnight of July to
take the necessary steps. After that
their opportunity will be gone. -
Evening star., 1927-05-08
CITIZENS COUNCIL
WINS IN BATTLE
Moves to Restrict Actions
and Allow Trade Repre-
Sentation Defeated.

The movement designed to restrict
the activities of the Citizens Ad-
visory Council and to give represen.
tation on it to the trade and labor
organizations of the District, were
definitely and most vigorously killed
last night by the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations. Moreover, the
federation placed an Interpretation on
the councils organic act which Inn
poses in it, not only the power to act
in an advisory capacity to the District
Commissioners. but full authority to
perform any other acts" in general
harmony with the purpose for which
it was created.
Bitter arguments. involving person
alities and many parliamentary
maneuvers preceded the federation S
final action, which is regarded as a
complete answer to those who have
criticized the council and sought TO
circumscribe it's work.
Votes Are Overwhelming.
With overwhelming votes, the fede.
ration rejected an amendment to the
organic act of the council. proposed
by William NICK. Clayton, which
would have placed on it representa-.
tives of the Washington Board of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce. Mer.
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton and the Central Labor Union,
and an amendment which originated
in the West End Citizens Association,
intended to preclude the council from
doing anything except advising the
Commissioners upon matters affecting
the municipal government. 1t also
voted down another amendment,
which it had previously indorsed,
stipulating that the actions of the
council shall not be construed as eX-
pressive of the views Of the fedora.
ton. and adopted as a substitute, a
resolution. laudatory in the defense
of the council, and approving the gen.
eral scope of the work it has under
taken.
The substitute was introduced and
engineered through the federation by
Jesse C.. Suter, it's former president
It encountered many obstacles in the
form of proposed amendments, and
provoked heated debate, chiefly he-
tween Mr.. Suter and Mr.. Clayton. In
adopted form, however, the resolution
was substantially as presented, it hav-
ing lost only one minor paragraph,
which was objected to by Charles /.
Stengle because he said it cast re-
Election on the law and legislation COM
mittee, of which he is chairman.
Resolution i'm Full.
The resolution, in full, follows:
Whereas certain amendments pro-
posed to the organic act creating the
Citizens Advisory Council clearly in
dicate a misconception of the funda-
mental principles involved in the
erection of this unofficial city council
and a further lack of understanding
of the complete adequacy of the pro-
visions of the said organic act. and;
Whereas both the Federation of
Citizens Associations and the Citizens
Advisory Council suffer in their pres
tige by reason of such misconceptions,
it is fitting that a clear statement be
adopted by this federation and spread
in full on the journal,
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Federation of Citizens Associations in
regular meeting assembled this
seventh day of May, 1927, that we do
Continued on Page 5, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-05-08
227,OOO Refugees Vaccinated.

Of the Western American States, to
see how it will flourish there.
Negotiations have been going on for
some time with agricultural officials
of Oregon. They are said to be much
interested and to have promised to
give the seed a thorough test.
The new offspring of fax is known
as j. w. S. seed, being named Ger
John w. Steward, County Antrim agri-
culturist. who conceived the idea and
developed it.
James G. Crawford, director of the
great York street mill in Belfast and
one of the best known flax experts in
the kingdom, says reports of the ex-
periments reaching him are most en-.
couraging. indicating surely the pro.
duction of cheaper linen.
Linen manufacturers generally are
hopeful and firmly convinced that the
day of cheaper linen is soon coming.
They will profit accordingly. they be.
lieve, owing to the greater demand
which will follow.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
MORE THAN 1886, 900 AIDED.
Total of $4,000 Expected-Water Sur
rounds Refuge Camp.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May I. (P).-
Flood sufferers receiving aid from the
Red Cross in the seven States affected
by the disastrous Mississippi Valley
foundations, numbered 338,000 tonight,
with the Louisiana figures still incom-
plete.
New excavations are going forward
in the face of rising waters along sew
eral rivers in south central Louisiana
and the list Of the needy is expected
to reach $50, 900 soon. The figures in
clude more than 100000 persons who
are refugees in the "a concentration
camps, four new camps having been
added since the last figures were is
sued. The remainder are receiving
food and other help in their flooded
homes, upper floors of store buildings
and places where they elected to seek
refuge until the waters recede,
$4,000 Refugees Vaccinated.
The total of vaccinations for typhoid
reached 900 persons. with those
for smallpox 108,000. Why the small
poX vaccination Jagged behind the
typhoid was not explained, but it was
said that ample supplies Of serum
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
Evening star., 1927-05-08
$4,000 FOR STUDENTS.
Scholarship Award to Result il
Exchange With Scandinavia.

NEW YORK. May LP.-The
an-Scandinavian Foundation to.
day announced the award of $4,000 in
scholarships for an exchange OF stu.
dents between America and the Scan
dinavian countries of Europe.
Nine American students will so
abroad and more than 80 Scandinavian
will come to the United States in the
largest exchange of students ever
made at one time between America
and the northern European countries,
DR.. Henry Goddard Leach. president
of the foundation. said.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

Mrs. Martin was seated with her
daughter, Miss Virginia Woodruff. in
their apartment. Time has not
dimmed the eyes of this spirited
woman. who. with her sister. the. late
Lady Cook, formerly Tennessee Claf-
lin, was the first woman broker in
New York. and lectured in support
OF equal suffrage and eugenics before
they both came to England.
The interviewer asked:
But what of yourself at 21?'
II was making history when / was
81" Mrs. Martin replied. ''but / was
a wife when little more than a child.
My son was born when / was very
young ''.'
But what about your daughter"
Mrs. Martin was asked, surely she
was fit to vote at 21."
{ Certainly not" she replied
Evening star., 1927-05-08
HOOVER NOT TO RUN
IN 1928, CALDER SAYS
Former Senator Declares Secretary
Will Not Be Presidential
Candidate.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May Tn state
ment to the New York Herald Tribune
tonight, William NJ. Calder, president
of the National Republican Club and
former United States Senator. said
that Herbert Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce. will not be q candidate for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent in 1928.
Mr.. Calder. who returned from
Washington today. said he received
this information in a personal inter
view with Mr. Hoover, who had told
him that he was doing all he could
for the denomination and reelection
Of President Coolidge.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-52 PAGES.

General News-LocaI, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Co1leges-Page q.
Civilian Army News-Page 81.
At the Community Centers-Page 3S.
d. A. r. Activities-Page 80.
Fairfax County, Va, second of a
series of articles on interesting and
historic nearby communicating
AZ,
Around the City-Page 43.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Pag 45.
District of Columbia National Guard
Page As.
Financial Nevs-Pages 46. al and 40.
Radio News and Programs-Page As.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
NEW ECONOMIC ERA
SEEN AT GENEVA
Soviet Attitude, Seeking COL
Elaboration, Held lndiCa-
tion of Progress.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland. May T.
That the world has moved into an i'm
portant economic, and perhaps also
political path is the general opinion in
Geneva tonight-this due to two ad
dresses delivered today at the Inter
national Economic Conference by dele
gates of the Russian Soviet.
AT the economic conference at
Genoa and The Hague. when attempts
were unsuccessfully made to bring
the Soviets into the European CON
cert, representatives of Russia at
tackled the western system of economy,
but today Russia delegates held out
the hand of collaboration and frankly
asked for cooperation with capital.
Would Cancel Debts.
Cancellation of all war debts, re.
moval Of immigration barriers and
complete disarmament on land and
sea were proposed by the Russian
delegation as the indispensable means
of attaining world economic restora-
ton. Eight other measures We're
recommended by Valerian Obolensky
Ossinski, and these were Teferred to
in the lobbies as THE eleven Soviet
commandments.
The recommendations included an
increase in the wages of workers, an
8-hour day, with hours in the mines;
liberty of trade unionism, with the
right to strike; help for the unem-
ployed by increased taxation of the
rich, a campaign against the raising
of prices, especially by combines
nj. - .A1
dates. with recognition of the self
determination of peoples, economically
and politically; cessation Of military
intervention in China and cessation
of the boycott of the Soviet republics
with establishment of relations where
by concessions would be given for
foreign credits.
Holds Capitalism Causes War.
NJ. Obolenski Ossinski asserted that
the Soviet rejects the capitalistic sys
tenn. because it leads to war, but is
| ready to collaborate with it to pro
| tect the interest of the masses.
Gregoire SokolLiRoff said that the
| Soviet union would welcome indus
trial agreements with foreign coun
tries and capitalists, and that there
| was no reason why there could not
| be pacific competition between the
! two economic systems represented by
| the Soviet and other countries.
| In a statement to the press tonight
M. Jouhaux, French labor leader, SAID
| that the addresses of the Soviet dele
gates meant that Soviet Russia haC
abandoned the idea of world com
munistic revolution. He believed the
world would accept the Soviet offer
| to collaborate, provided the offer was
! sincere.
NJ. Loucheur of France advocated
the adoption in Europe of American
| industrial methods and the organiza
ton of an interna tional combine.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
FLEES FROM HOSPITAL.
Delirious Woman Jumps Out of
Window and Walks OFF.

Allie Ridgely. 81 years old, jumped
out of a window in the contagious dis
ease ward at Garfield Hospital last
night and was taken into custody
while walking on Eleventh street be-
tween Florida avenue and u streets.
Noticing the young woman attired
In hospital clothes with blanket over
her shoulders, Alfred Mendelson, 219
FIRST street. notified the police of the
eighth precinct. resulting in her re-
turn to the hospital. Police were in
formed that the young woman was in
a delirious condition following a siege
Of scarlet fever.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
THREE DEAD, 20 ILL
FROM POISON LIQUOR
BY the Associated Press.

By lHe As5UVAdItU IIEsb+
BUFFALO. N. Y, May Three
deaths and 20 new cases was the
weeks record in the city's latest out.
break of liquor-poisoning cases, city
hospital records show. Patients dis
charged as cured, physicians said,
would be able TO return to normal
activities, but in no instance was the
victim restored to his former state of
health. Fourteen days has been the
average length of their stay in the
hospital.
twenty-five cents pint Is the
standard price forsthe grade of liquor
filing the alcohol wards.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
CAPT. NUNGESSER
HOPSOFF FORU.S.
IN GIANT PLANE
Thunderstorm Six Hours Be-
fore Flight Fails to
Deter Attempt.
FRENCHMAN EXPECTS
TO LAND NEAR BOSTON
Declares He Is Not in Race for
$4,000 Prize for First
to Perform Feat,
Rr tn. Assoclatcd Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
LIE BOURGET. France. May $
(Sundayl-Capt. Charles Nungesser
and Capt. Francis Coli took the air
at SIS this Sunday morning for
their long fight from Paris to New
York.
The White Bird, the French avia-
ators' now famous plane, with It's load
of more than FIVE tons, got away TO
snIendid start. sailing fast into the
air on its great transatlantic ad-
venture.
At $40 this morning the plane was
brought into the field and the motor
given a final tuning up. Everything
was in perfect shape.
A huge crowd gathered to witness
the departure.
At IL o'clock last night heavy local
thunderstorm prevailed. Reports
from the coast and sea, however
were considered favorable.
1t seemed that the i'll luck that had
dogged the efforts of the flyers VINO
hoped to cross the Atlantic and mas
already cost the lives of four had for
the moment at least disappeared.
Storm Passes Away.
The machine rose gracefully in the
attn air and at $50 was lost in the
gray clouds TO the westward, the
first rays Of the rising sun cleaning
for an instant on it's white wings.
Lightning flashed to the southwark
8 the plane rose from the runway,
but it was a simple last manlfesta-
tion of the dying local storm.
Weather conditions at lie Bourget
were perfect, and from predictions re-
ceived by wire and handed to Capt.
Nungesser a few minutes before ne
climbed into the cockpit of the plane,
It seemed that the aviators would
have even the winds in their favor
on the long jump.
Their route lay over Honheur'
whence Chanaplain 324 years ago
sailed for the conquest of the New
World. Thence they planned to skirt
the southern coastline of England,
mass over Fassnet, Ireland, and after
following a great circle on their way
scross the Nerth Atlantic, pick up
early Monday the Newfoundland
From there, said Capt. Coli. 1t is
the plainest Kind of sailing down
the New Eng and coast to Mitchei
Field. where. ir luck holds, they Will
come to earth some time around noon
Monday.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Boy High Jumpers
Break Left Wrists
In Similar Falls
By the Associated Press.

RAWLINS, Wyo.. MAY 7.-Prac.
ticing the high jump preparatory
to entering a track meet here to-
day. Robert Anderson and Fern
Hudley, local high school boys, fell
and broke their left wrists.
Both cleared the bar at 5 feet.
Anderson jumped first, swapping a
hone in his wrist in the drop. and
Hudley met a similar accident i'm
mediately afterward.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PART THREE--1s PAGES.

Observation-Disclosures and the Photo.
play.
Music--Page S.
Motors and Motoring-Pages s. Z
and s.
Veterans of the Great War-Pase 9,
Fraternal News-Page 10.
Army and Navy News-Page II.
Spanish War Veterans-Page IL.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PART TWO-16 PAGES.

Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 4.
Reviews of Spring Books-Page 4.
Tales of Well known Folks--Page 9
News of the Clubs-Page II.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

Magazine standardization and Fea.
lures.
The Rambler-Paee 3.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
ANNIVERSARY OF NC4 TRIP

NEW YORlS. May s GP,.-Nunges
ser's start tohay Of an attempt at +
Continued IA Page ?. Column 81
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PART SHIP PAGES

PART SHIP PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Clubwomen of the Nation--Page 10.
w. G.. T. u. Notes-Page 10.
Serial. Red Head"-Page II.
Y. W. c. A. News-Page II.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

GRAPHIC SECTION--l4 PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
ssFrOn Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes al
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately
Evening star., 1927-05-08

COLOR SECTION PAGES,
Mutt and Jeff; Reglar Fellers; Mr..
and Mrs; High Lights of History.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PART FOUR PAGES.
PART FIVE-S PAGES,

Pink Sports Section.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
WEATHER.

~. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.}
Fair today, tomorrow increasing
c,oudiness and warmer; gentle to mod
crate northeast shifting to southeast
winds.
Full report on page 13.
The Washington times., 1927-05-11
New Wonderful
Face Ponder

II the face powder you now use
does not stay on long enough to
suit you does. not keep 4 ugly
shine away indefi 'tely--does not
make your skin. colorfuI like .
peach-try this new wonderful
special French Process Face Pow
der called MELLO-GLO. Remenl-
be- the name MELLO-GLO. There's
nothing like it. The Palais Royal.
Inc, and other good stores.
The Washington times., 1927-05-11
DISTANT STATIONS

-Pittsburgh--46i
,: m.-pinner concert from WEAF
6:66 p. ms-Scores; Covatoa Orchestra
$40 p. m.-Uncle Kaybee
p. ma Russian Reyerie'
p. m.--WEAF program.
$3.50 p. nl.--Beaux Arts Quartet.
p. ua.--WEAF program
WABTD--AEinneapol
p. m.-Musical program.
II ?. .-ekyrocket froIic
WCC0-lEInneapOIls-st. PauI-4iG.A
,. ul.-WEAF program.
$3.50 p. us-Musica1 program.
p. m.-Boy Scouts program.
$3.50 p. m.-Lana o. Boys.
9:4b p. m.--Saxophone Quartet
p. nl.-MarigoId Orchestras.
1850 midnight-Or
WsMB-New OrIeans-sls
$3.50 p. m.--Concert program.
WsM-N Nashville 2s2.s
,. na.---WJz program.
SD. nl.--Vito and His Radio Seven.
10 p. nl.--MusicaIe.
II p. nl.-Roger Williams U. Quartet
AMA-shenandoah-461
KEUO--st. L0uIs-S4B.a
1880 p. m.--Address; music
kM0X-St. L0uis--2eO,2
p ni.-Studio program.
so ?. m.-Berger's dance orchestra
9 p. ms-Soloist: the Three Aces.
$3.50 p. m.--Berger's Dance Orchestra
10 p. n.--Checkerhoarders
az. 1880 p. m.-Lange's Orchestra: solo.
KsD--st. LouIs-S45.I
?. n--MEAF program.
!, CNKW--Winnipeg--
~ p. m.--Jasper Park Lodge orches-
WADC-Akron-25s
2. m.-xets Of Foreign Wars Band.
p m.-Elack and Gold Serenaders.
W6B-Atianta--42s,3
p. m .---WEAF program.
1915 p. nn.-Concert.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
p m.-choral Singers; Bible Leo
WEAEC.--Berrien springv-sIs
s;lb p. n.r-Missionary College Band,
-ChicagO--536
p. m.--WJZ program,
p. m.--Concert.
70 p. m.-Concert
1890 p m:-congress carnival.
WBBM-C hicagO.-220
,. m.-Ben Pollocks Orchestra.
Sis p. m.-Travelog "In Alagka."
s;2s p. m.--Concert Orchestra.
s:Ab p. m---Ralph Williams Orchestra.
~ .. ms--The Nutty Club
WCFLr-ChicagO--402
p. Unpopular program.
-ChicagO-S5O.2
p. f1.--Mooseheart Children,
p. m.-WJZ program.
10 .. m.-OrchestPa: soioiste.
u p. Unpopular program,
~ .. m.--Informal revue.
WGES-ChfcagO-8l
10 p. m.-'Man from the Golden
II D. m.-Paradise Orchestra.
IL o. m.--Banjo hour.
The Washington times., 1927-05-11


ling the Evsready hour--the es.
teemed orchestra and singers turn
ing themselves for the evening into
grave diggers and throwing out
on the wave lengths song after
song that had been buried for gen
erations.
SANG WITH
EMOTIONAL GESTURES
The singers name, as we caught
1t, Is Wanda Leese. She sang one
or two other ancient things, like
wise with most appropriate enao-
ticnai gestures. Wtlfred Glenn set
the pace for the hour BY singing
s'VNoodman, Spare That TreeP
After that nature simply took its
course and grandpa and grandma
were kept busy Identifying and e.
fablishing the vintage Of the mel
lody that flowed through loud
speakers. It was great evening
FOR the old folks--and quite al
startling one for the youngsters
who didn't know anything about
McGinty going down or that there
was tavern in the town or there
ever had been q musical curse to
an aculuS neaEI.
The new feature, having to do
with Cupid and the adventures of
Vivian and Jim, which WEAF and
WRC launched with considerable
splash last evening, seems to have
all sorts Of merit as entertainment
and should 60 along swimmingly
through tho 13 weeks Of its prom
ised life. One might suggest that
the snatci1es OF music supposed to
Illuminate the thought OF the char
acters either be left out altogether
or made to fit more smoothly into
tho action. Most Of 1t last evening
was neither necessary or properly
adjusted to the needs of the moment
It was used. The general idea Is
good and the people engaged to put
it over couldn't be bettered.
Nothing was more interesting on
the evening program than the vivid
and brief story of the capture of
Fort Ticonderoga during the great
moment from history Of WEAF cir
culation. Nor could small Or
chestra deliver more than Moe
Baer's Inoco organization. which
WMAL sent to customers, The
Chevy Chase Chanters, from the
same station, made themselves very
much at home in the listening 1iy-
ing rooms also. The constant din
in the atmosphere. made listening in
on the Voc anniversary program
impossible at this distance-but we
heard snatches OF it, as we did of
the Atlanta and Cleveland offerings.