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Evening star., 1927-09-06
HAUGE WILL GIVES
NEPHEW 100000
Relatives and Institutions Share
Remainder of Diplomats
Widows Estate.

The will of Nine. Louise Todd
Hauge. widow of Christian Hauge,
former Minister from the Neither
lands. filed today for probate. leaves
100000 to Jouett Ross Todd, %
years old, of Louisville, Ky, a
nephew.
The Harper Hospital, at Detroit.
Mich. is given $4,000 for the
maintenance of a room to he called
the Frederick JOY room. The Chill
dren's Free Hospital of Louisville,
Ky, and the Home for Incura bles
in the District of Columbia are each
given $4,000.
Other specific requests include
$4,000 to Margaret M. Todd; $4,000
each to Florence and Edith r. Todd
and 81 900 to Ada Buchanan. Premises
2349 Massachusetts avenue and all
other real estate with the household
effects are left to her brother, James
Ross Todd of Louisville. The remain
ing estate is to be divided between her
neice, Louise Todd Gilbert. wife of s
Parker Gilbert. agent general for rep
aratiOns. and her nephew. Jouett Ross
Todd. The Fidelity & Columbia Trust
Co. of Louisville is named as exec
utOr.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
PROBE NEW THEORY
IN LAUREL BLAST
Officers Investigate Another
Angle After Dog Is Found
Dead in Warehouse.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


LAUREL. Md, September 6.-1n
vestigation into the dynamiting yes
terday of a warehouse owned by Wal
ter Wiley, contractor and political
leader. here, took another turn today
when it was learned that officers were
following up theory that the lives of
Mrs. Wiley and her sister, Mrs. Emma
Tapscott. 19-year-old wife of Benia-
min Franklin Tapscott, who is being
held in connection with the dynamt-
ing, would have been in danger had
they followed their usual custom in
feeding a dog.
A hunting dog, under the care OF
the two women. found dead in the
building after the explosion. was de-
cIared by Thomas Garrison, Hyatts
vile detective. who arrested the pris
oner last night. TO be the foundation
for this theory.
Meanwhile. rapscott, who lives in
Laurel. is in the Bladensburg Jail
awaiting hearing tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock before Judge Chew
Sheriff of the Police Court at Hyatts.
vile. He is charged with destroying
property maliciously." Three wit
nesses, it was said, are willing to tes-
tity that they saw Tapscott running
away from the warehouse just before
the explosion.
According to Garrison, the two
women usually fed the dog at 10
o'clock and the explosion occurred at
that hour. AS it happened, Garrison
explained. neither of the women had
come down to the warehouse and only
the dog, setter. was killed by the
explosion, which partially wrecked the
structure.
The warehouse explosion yesterday
climaxed three mysterious fires with
in the past IS months in homes owned
by Mr.. Wiley in Laurel.
Tapscott and his wife parted a few
months after their marriage in 1924
and Mrs. Tapscott went to live with
her sisters family Recently she sued
for divorce
After fire in the Wiley home, Mrs.
Trapscott left it to keep house for
two brothers living nearby. Several
months later the house caught fire
after gasoline was poured on the front
step during the night Mrs. Trap.
scott and her brothers narrowly escap
ed death
The word of three persons led to
the arrest of Trapscott last night
after the explosion III the Wiley ware.
house. Dynamite had been placed
under the wooden flooring of the
structure and three-foot fuse led
to the explosive, it was said, and en-
trance had been gained through a
rear basement window.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
JOHN T. BURDINE DIES,
VICTIM OF AP0PLEXY
q. S. Navy Veteran, Long in Serv-
ice, Witnessed British Bombard-
ment of Alexandria, Egypt.

John L. Burdine, "a years old, United
States Navy veteran. at one time a
member Of the old Washington Light
Infantry. and formerly pattern max
er at the United States Navy Yard,
where he was employed for about 40
years, died of apoplexy at his resi-
dence, 4704 Fifteenth street, yesterday.
He was retired from the navy yard
about four years ago.
During his service in the Navy he
was present at the bOmbardment OF
Alexandria, Egypt. by the British,
aiding in loading refugees on Ameri'
can vessels.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Edith NJ Burdine; son, DIR. A. V
Burdine; a daughter, Mrs. Arrie Boyd
of Savannah. Ga: sister, Mrs. Isabel
Bates, and two brothers, Arthur and
Bernard Burdine.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence Thursday afternoon at
80 O'Clock. 1nterment will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
LAFAYETTE HONORED
AT BIRTHDAY RITES

Declaring "thoughtless complacency
of the deeds of our National heroes. +"
zone Of the greatest of our sins" and
condemning those who attempted to
defame them as "carrion seekers" "
Lieut.. Col. Leroy Smith of the Cen
eral Staff of the Army. eulogized the
memory of Maj. Gen. the Marquis de
Lafayette. at a brief patriotic service
conducted at 10 o'clock this morning
at the foot of Lafayette statue at
Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
place, in commemoration Of the 10th
anniversary of the birth of the great
F'renchman.
A floral tribute from the President
of the United States was presented
by Admiral Edward w. Eberle, u. S.
N. chief of naval operations. Then
wreath was laid on the statue by
Maj. Gen. Charles p. Summerall, u.
S. A.. chief of staff, representing the
District of Columbia Federation for
Patriotic Observance, under whose
auspices the exercises were held The
Engineer Commissioner Of the Dis
Evening star., 1927-09-06

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saw groups of these frame buildings
clustered along the highway in every
conceivable position. Many of them
were on the road itself until recently,
when they were dragged off by teams
or tractors.
Desha and Chicot Counties bore
the brunt of the flood in Arkansas, a
motor trip through both counties YES.
terday revealed to Mr.. Hoover the
widespread damage not only to the
built-up communities, but to the farms
and plantations. The Secretary and
his party visited Lake Village, Me-
Ghee, and Dermott in addition to
Arkansas City and there was ample
opportunity to get first hand informa.
ton on the flood and it's effects In
the open country much reconstruction
work is under way. Roads are being
scraped, bridges repaired and houses
put into habitable state. Most of the
farm land is overgrown with weeds
instead of cotton
To use plain expression of Mr.
Hoover himself, this community is
busted" It's only bank, which be.
fore the flood had resources of $500.
900, is on the financial rocks. The
IOnS
ago rated as A millionaire, is almost
penniess. Everybody in business is
so deeply in debt that they are almost
hopeless of ever getting out. The two
remaining saw mills, the towns prin.
cipal industries, have been able to
maintain operation only with the help
OF the Red Cross. Vast quantities of
their lumber were carried away by
the flood and deposited miles away.
pitiiul story of ruination by
the flood was unfolded to Mr.. Hoover
and Vice Chairman Fieser of the
Red Cross by town and county rep
resentatives. At the conclusion of
the report the $3.50 donation was
ordered without hesitation. This will
carry forward the relief and re-
habilitation program here until the
first OF next year, Hoover estimated.
Gets Vote Promises.
1t is the plan of the Red Cross
to extend such aid wherever needed
until January /, at least Arkansas
is extremely grateful for the min
istrations of the Red Cross generally
and the sympathetic aid of Secretary
Hoover personally. Some of the citi-
zens have adopted somewhat anus
ing methods Of expressing their ap-
probation. On two occasions yester-
day Secretary Hoover was ap-
preached by strangers who shook his
hand and promised quite solemnly
that they were going to vote for
him for President"
One of these was a cingham-cld
farm woman, who rushed up 10 him
and exclaimed, we're just farm folks
down here, Mr.. Hoover. and we're all
Democrats, but we're going to vote
for you"
The other was venerable old
darky in Eudora, Ark, who pushed
his way forward to Mr. Hoover's car
and said "YO' all's de man dat's help
ed us sufferers. ah'm gwine ter vote
TO yo' for President"
Mr.. Hoover smiled both times and
shook hands with his unintroduced
admirers.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Capt. Malcolm Rice Dies.

Capt. Malcolm Rice, United States
Infantry. serving as instructor of the
Kentucky National Guard, at Ash
land, Ky, died at his post last Satur-
day. according to War Department
advices He was awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross for extraordi-
nary heroism in action near Exer-
mont, France, October Is. 1918. The
citation shows that Capt. Rice was Sc.
verely gassed early in the action, and
although suffering greatly remained
with his company for four days, until
forced to evacuate by temporary blind.
ness. He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Gala l.. Rice. who is a resident
of Winchester. KY s.fs."c
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Dole Flyers Hunt
Abandonedby by Navy;
No Trace Is Found
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, September
6.-The last hope that searching
American war craft would find
some trace of the seven missing
Hawaiian flyers apparently van
ished today as the scout cruiser
Omaha, flagship of Rear Admiral
Luke AfcNamce, and the destroyers
Paul Hamilton, Stoddert, Thomp-
son. Kennedy, Somers and ]. +.
Rurnes rested here on their arrival
from Honolulu after searching an
area approximately 100000 square
miles in extent,
Admiral McNamee reported that
not single trace of the missing
Dole flyers was discovered.
simultaneously with the return
of the Omaha and the destroyers
came word by radio from Rear Ad-
miral Ridley Mclean that two di-
visions of submarines had disCon-
tinued the search for the Hawaiian
flyers. The submarines are steam.
ing from the 135th meridian for San
Diego. They are due Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
trict, Col. William B. Ladue. present
ed the wreath from the Commissio

trict, Col. William B. Ladue, present
ed the wreath from the Commissio-
ers.
Societies participating were: The
Sons of the Revolution, the Daughters
of the American Revolution in the
District OF Columbia, Aztec Club of
1S47, District of Columbia Chapter
of the American Red Cross, the
Dauc hters of Founders and Patriots,
the Federation of Women's Clubs, the
Society of the Danes of the Loyal
Legion and the Society of the United
States Daughters of 1872, the Girl
Scouts. the G.. A. r., the Order of the
Eastern Star, the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons, the Knights of Columbus. Lafa-
yette Lodge, No. 10, +. A. A. NJ; the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No
]. Daughters of Veterans; National
Society. Daughters of 1872; Naval and
Military order of the Spanish-Amer-
lean War, Reserve Officers Associa
tion of the United States, Scions of
Colonial Cavaliers, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War, L. S.
Grant Circle, No. /; Ladies of the G.
A. r., and United Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
BAND CONCERTS.

At Walter Reed General Hospital
this evening at 6:30 o'clock by sec.
tion of the United States Marine Band,
Taylor Branson. leader; Arthur S.
Witcomb, second leader, conducting.
March, THE Stars and Stripes For
ever ........... ......... .Sousa
Overture, "Ruy Bias. Mendelssohn
Romance, Arabian Night .Mildenberg
Cornet solo, Lost Chord" Sullivan
(Requested)
Musician Nicholas Cichese.
Scenes from Bohemian Girl" .Balfe
'VaIse Septembre". ............. Godin
Ballet Music from Faust" =. .Gounod
Patrol, Spirit of America .Zamecnick
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Military Band, this evening at $40
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant
leader.
March. THE Boy Scouts of Amer.
ica" .............,.... .Sousa
Overture. Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Suite de concert. Cleopatra" Oehmler
l. I'm Cleo's Barge"
2. "Anthony's Love Song"
3. "An Egyptian Dance"
4. "Cleopatra's Death"
Grand selection from the opera
"Lohengrin" ..............W wagner
Fox trot, I'm My Gondola" Warren
Valse miniature. Kisses. .Zamecnik
Finale, Boys of the Old Brigade"
The Star Spangled Banner"
At Grant Circle, by the United
States Navy Band, Charles Benter,
leader; Charles Wise, second leader;
this evening at 1880 o'clock.
March, "Ponderoso". King
Overture, Jubilee. .............B Bach
Duet for cornet and baritone, "A
Night in Venice. ....... Lucantoni
(Bandma De Giorgio and
Manganaro)
Scenes from the opera Martha"
Flotow
Two concert pieces.
(a) "Badine." Serenade. Gabriel Marie
(b) "Gipsy Idyll". ".............P .Piercy
Selection, "The Girl Behind the
Gun ,.............. 49,. .CafyIl
Waltzes from Babes in Toyland."
Herbert
Dervish chorus. I'm the Sudan
Sebek
March. "Givenchy". ..~-....... .karius
g "The Star Spans Banner"
Evening star., 1927-09-06

state leaders would ask him to recon.
slider his recent declaration that he
would not be a candidate.
Mr.. Hughes, who ran for President
against Woodrow Wilson, politely side.
stepped all sorts of questions designed
TO throw light on the subject. He said
ne mad not seen Charles G.. Lockwood.
brooklyn Republican leader. who sailed
Tor France recently with the an.
nouncement that he would see Mr..
Hughes and Sound him out" as to
how he felt about seeking the nomi.
nation.
Mr.. Hughes had been abroad two
months touring southern France and
the Pyrenees. He expects to go to
washington this week and argue q
case before the Supreme Court.
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Continued from First Page,)
Clarence Chamberlin, hopes to be the
first to Elake a transatlantic aerial
round ,.r-.
Everything was in readiness for the
start this morning. when word was
received o1 contrary winds ranging
from - to 35 miles an hour at vari-
Gus spots along the route. In addition
there was a dense fog over the air.
drome. which would have rendered a
take-off hazardous.
Levine arrived at Grantham, near
here, at / o'clock in the morning and
for time sat around the hotel there.
few hours later he came to the
airdrome and preparation for the
getaway began.
Evening star., 1927-09-06

Sergt. Ollie NJ. Schriver, United States
Marine Corps. coach of Central High
School rifle team. was fifth. with the
sa me score.
The second relay showed much inn
provement in that Capt. Jensen won
second place in class A, with 1913 points
out of 200, while First Lieut.. Edward
A. Mcmahon, headquarters and serv.
ice company, 12ist Engineers. was sec
ond in class 3. with 1914 points.
Furtheintr tryouts are to be held dur.
Ing the Geek.
Evening star., 1927-09-06

q gain would seek
{ h o Republican
nomination for
President by sa Y.
ing: IL think Pres.
ident Coolidge will
be renominated
and reelected.
II do not think
it Is necessary to
say anything more
than / have al.
ready said" re.
piled the smiling
former Secretary
OF State. as news
paper men on the
Leviathan persist.
cd in questioning
him on the report
that Rnn1Ihlican
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Courtney Delayed at Corunna.

MADRID, September 6 P).-Un.
favorable weather conditions were re-
ported by the observatory this MORN
ing, making it uncertain when Capt.
F. T. Courtney. the British aviator,
would be able to resume his flight to
America from Corunna.
Capt. Courtney will carry message
of greetings from the mayor Of Co.
runna TO the mayor of New York.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
AUTO DRIVER DIES
OF FRACTURED SKULL

HAGERSTOWN. Md, September G..
Robert Boward, % years old, of this
city, who sustained fractured skull
last night when his machine was side
swiped by another car on "A road near
here, died today in the Washington
County Hospital.
The police are hunting a hit-and-run
driver. following the story of Miss
Nave, who was with Boward at the
time of the mishap. She escaped in
jury. Boward is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas BoWard.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Jewish Town Destroyed by Fire.

WARSAW. Poland, September 8
P) Fire. reported to have been
started by children. destroyed prac'
tically the whole OF the market town
Of Koch last night. Most of the 1000
Inhabitants are Jews. The authori'
tres are taking measures to provide
Seheiter for the homeless
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Givon to Ignore Injuries.

PARIS, September R.-Leon
Givon will fly the big E'arman Blue
Bird to New York as soon as the
weather permits. despite the injuries
he received in his scuffle the other
night with workmen, who called him a
coward, friends said today.
They declared that the aviator S
hurts. while painful, were not serious
and that he could again take his seat
in the plane within a day or two.
1t seemed unlikely today that any
of the French planes waiting AT
LIE Bourget for the take-Off could begin
their transatlantic attempts for an.
other 4S hours. Weather reports from
Newfoundland and mid-Atlantic were
considered too unfavora ble
Evening star., 1927-09-06
RITES FOR R. P. TEELE, SR.

Commerce Department Economist
to Be Buried Tomorrow.
Funeral services for Raw Palmer
Teele, ST. economist of the Depart-
ment OF Agriculture. who died in
Myton. Utah. last Wednesday. will be
conducted at All Saints EnisconaI
Church, Chevy Chase Circle. tonlor-
row afternoon at $50 o'clock. Inter.
ment will he in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mr.. Teele. who was 5S wears old.
was detailed TO the Interior Depart.
ment by the Department of AgricuI-
ture To- head Il special commission 10
investigate economic conditions on
reclamation projects in Indian reser-
vations, and was engaged in that work
when stricken.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
DENEEN UNDER KNIFE.

CHICAGO, September 6 C4ol.-United
States Senator Charles :. Deneen of
Chicago has been Mt local hospital
for several days and is recovering
from minor operation. Il was learned
yesterday. His progress has been ex-
cellent. his physician said. and he
plans to leave the hospital Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-09-06

er, Boley to Bishop. Judge singled to
right. sending Goslin to third. Ruel
tripled to the right field corner, scor-
ing Goslin and Judge Bluege got a
homer with a drive against the upper
left field stands. scoring Ruel ahead.
Reeves swung for third strike, Coch-
rane let the ball get by and Reeves
got to first. Walberg threw out Mar
berry. Four runs.
PHILADELPHIA - Bluege threw
out French. Cobb walked. Ruel pro.
tested against Umpire McGowan's de-
cision and was put out of the game.
Berger now catching for Washington.
Cochrane singled past Stewart. send.
ing Cobb to third. Dykes flied to
Goslin. Cobb scored and Cochrane
took second after the catch. Jacob.
son doubled down the left field line,
scoring COchrane. Boley flied to
Speaker. Two runs.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
M'DR|DE MAY GET
!. POST OF WHEELER
General Superintendent Fa-
miIiar With Duties-0ther
Candidates Mentioned.

A successor to the late Wayne r.
Wheeler. general counsel of the Anti
Saloon League, will he elected by the
national board of directors of more
than $50 leading dry advocates from
every State in the Union in this city
on December IL. it was stated today.
The national board of directors will
meet coincident with the biennial con
vention of the league.
1t was generally admitted among
drv leaders of the National Capital
today that it will prove an extremely
difficult task to obtain as active and
efficient general counsel as Mr.. Wheel
er has proved.
Whether the executive committee
Of the league win select some one to
fiji the post for the interim between
now and the December IL meeting
was considered problematical today
Mcbride Has Filled Post.
II was recalled that Francis Scott
Mcbride. general superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League, of Wester-
Vile. Ohio. had virtually filled the
shoes" of Mr. Wheeler when the lat
ter was in bad physical shape during
the Closing days OF IIS last SSSSluu Va
Congress-. and some dry leaders fore
cast that he again would assume tenn
porary control pending the appoint
ment Of a permanent successor.
Authority TO call a special executive
committee meeting to consider the ad-
Visibility OF appointing a temporary
general counsel is said to be vested
in General Supt. Mcbride, Bishop
Thomas Nicholson of Chicago, presl-
dent of the league, or DIR. Ernest Z.
II. Cherrington of Westerville, Ohio
secretary of the league.
Other Candidates.
Candidates for the vacated general
counsel post suggested by dry leaders
TODAY included Bishop James Cannon,
jr., of Virginia, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South and chairman
of the leagues campaign committee;
DR.. Cherrington and Rev. +. c. Din
widdie, former Ohio prohibition leader
and for many years national leSisla-
tive director of the league.
Bishop Cannon's friends do not be-
lieve he would care to leave his pres
ent work to take up such duties.
Although the passing of Mr.. Wheeler
was regarded by the league officials
here as leaving Il place hard to fill,
they asserted that, with the exception
of few changes in policy, the leagues
work would go forward as usual.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Plane Loaded With Fuel.

With his pilot, Capt. Walter Hinch-
cliffe, he superintended the loading of
sos gallons of petrol prepared rations
for the long journey and then waited
for the mist over the field to lift. eN-
pecting to start soon after sunrise.
At S:45, sitter consulting the weather
charts, Capt. Hinchcliffe announced
that the flight would be postponed uiI-
til tomorrow morning.
Miss Mabel Boil, wealthy American
resident of Paris, was at the field to
plead again that Levine take her
along as a passenger. but he declined
to accept the responsibility for her
safety.
she made a new offer of $25, 900
if we would take her." Levine told
the correspondent, but / refused.
She may go to America and return
in the Columbia to Europe with Capt.
Hinchcliffe as pilot"
Evening star., 1927-09-06
HUGHES BELIEVES
COOLIDGE WILL RUN
Former Secretary Thinks
President Will Be Candi-
date in 1923 and Win. !
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 6.--Charles
Evans Hughes. who returned yester.
day from n trip abroad. parried vol.
leys of questions as to whether he
Evening star., 1927-09-06
Says Added Weight Was Dangerous

GRANTHAM. England, September
6 P).-Miss Boil was almost in tears
as she recounted here this afternoon
the circumstances preventing her from
undertaking the transatlantic flight
with Levine.
How could I endanger the lives of
the two men," asked Miss Boil. II
was just dying to fly. but they told
me this morning that it would be i'm
possible for any additional weight to
be taken on the Columbia. Mr.. Kin
kade Doc) Kinkade, the airplane ex-
pert. showed me the figures and
said; That will do. You can count
me out of this entirely. / wouldn't
risk the lives of those two brave
men,"
Evening star., 1927-09-06

Pennsylvania is the leading min
eral-producing State OF the Union,
Oklahoma coming second and Cali.
fornia third.
Evening star., 1927-09-06
CAMPAIGN DlSCORD
THREATENS AMITY
OF VETERANS SESSION

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MATS TAKE OPENER
OF DOUBLE-HEADER
BY SCORE OF lat 9

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CITY HIT BY FIVE
FLOODS THIS YEAR
AIDED BY HOOVER

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ingon the permanent national head.
quarters instead of having it shift to
the home city of the national com
mander Both local factions favor
this change,
Evening star., 1927-09-06
OLD GLORY LEAVES
FROM MAINE COAST
ON FLIGHT TO ROME

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