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Evening star., 1927-05-09
DECLARES JETT ABSENT.
William #. Franklin Issues Statement
On Meeting.

Commenting on the statement yes
terday by Senior Vice Comdr, Henry
M. Jett of the Costello Post, Ameri-
can Legion, relative to the action of
the post on the war memorial, Will
liam F. Franklin, adjutant of the
post, has issued the following state
ment:
THE meeting OF the post at which
the action disapproving the form Of
the memorial was taken was a regu-
larly constituted meeting with 81
fact. IA new members were elected
to membership at this meeting.
13 Officers Present.
Instead of all regular officers being
absent. as Vice Comdr. Jett says,
there were 13 officers Of the post pres.
ent at the meeting. Vice Comdr. Jett
himself was absent and cannot there
fore testify concerning actions taken
at the meeting.
"Comdr. Mitchell. in order to ascer-
tain the posts record In q matter of
such great importance as this, would
naturally order committee to in
vestigate and report to him concern
Ing previous actions Of the post in
this matter. This committee has al.
ready reported.
Costello Post has never taken any
action approving this memorial in
the form proposed. At the time the
matter was first brought before the
post. on April g. 1925. the post voted
down motion to appropriate $50 for
this form of memorial.
Debate Was Affirmed.
The meeting of the post on May 3
was held on a regular meeting night
and called in the usual fashion. 1t
was therefore utterly wrong for Vice
Commander Jett, who was not pres
ent at the meeting, to refer to the
action as that OF diSgruntled men,
berS. 1t was the action Of the post.
At The time this important question
was up for discussion, no member
arose to speak in favor of the memo
rial. The entire debate was affirma-
tive for the resolution.
Commander Mitchell has directed
me to make ii plain that as the
citizens OF the District Of Columbia
have not erected any memorial COM
memorating the Civil and Spanish
Wars, 1t would be improper to erect
memorial commemOrating the
World War alone; that IL at this late
day a memorial is erected, it should
preserve the memory of the veter-
ans from the National Capital who
served In the Civil. Spanish and
World Wars. and 1t should take the
form of a living memorial--useful to
all veterans and to the community
and available for the needs of nation
al defense"
Evening star., 1927-05-09
MOTHER INDICTED
AFTER ABDUCTION
Seizure of Two Children
Charged to Mrs. Young
bIood-0ther Defendants.

Mrs. Piney A. Youngblo I'd, former
wife of James j. CourSey of 125 G.
street, today was indicted by the
grand jury on a charge of abduction
of her two children. Bertha, aged u,
and William, aged 10, on February IT.
as they were on their way to school.
The indictment alleges the two chill
dren were awarded to the father by
a Florida court in 1921 and that Mrs.
Youngblood, accompanied by a man
in an automobile, seized the children
as they were en- route to school and
disappeared.
4s Other, indictments reported by the
sgrana jurors were: Philip Akers and
Carl Il, Weisiger, grand larceny: Will
liam Brooks, alias William Harris,
and Nathaniel Brooks, housebreaking
and larceny; Joseph de Pasqualle,
Sam Bogiovanni, alias Samuel F.
Bongiovanni, and Marie Esmeralda
Sperrattie, alias Marie Foley and alias
Marie Brown, Thomas S. Cole. grand
larceny: julius w. Joel, joyriding and
housebreaking and larceny: Elmer G.
Coleman, Wilbur Grant and Marshall
Hunter. housebreaking and larceny;
Edward Soracco, alias Edward Waldo.
William E. Mills, alias B. E. Edwards,
Joseph f. Green, alias Joseph For
tune, alias Harry Jacobs, alias Harry
Lewis, alias Harvey Teller. false pre-
lenses; Allen Moorman, robbery; Will
liam .Frizzell, grand larceny: Fred
West, Mike Pima. George Wilson and
Vernon Frazer, assault with danger
Gus weapon; Peter Rockelli, forgery
and uttering: Raymond ]. Taylor, Joy.
riding; Eddie Roger Thompson. non
support of wife: Patrick Q. Burke,
Carvel H. Munnikheysen and William
Robinson, non.support Of minor chill
dren; Stuart Ingraham. non-support
of minor child; John r. Barnes, carnal
knowledge; Edward Seward johnson,
alias Edwin T. Jackson. violation of
Mann act.
The grand Jurors ignored charges
against the following: John c. Cook.
robbery: Louis Hopkins, homicide:
Morton fl. Rice. false pretenses:
Elmer Winfield Dodson, Elizabeth
Mary Rossignol, violation Section
S26a; Raymond Hitte, alias Raymond
Murphy. alias Hinky Dink, grand
larceny; Lily Ashly. bigamy.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
MOTHER Of FLYER
SURE OF SUCCESS
iame. Nungesser Tells of Her
Confidence in Son on
Ocean Flight.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, May 9.--No one was more
confident today that Capt. Nungesser
would succeed in his transatlantic
fight with Capt. Coli than Nungesser's
white.haired mother.
II have such confidence In him
that ii gives me strength to wait" she
told a representative of the Journal.
Even If there Is no news for a day
or two days, or several days, / will
not despair. I have a feeling that
Charles Is going to succeed.
Premonition of Start.
Charles came to lunch with me
Saturday, as he does every Saturday.
He was calm and cheerful and there
was nothing to indicate he was going
TO start the same night, but mothers
have presentiments. / said to him,
L have an impression you are going
to start soon with your friend Coli.
He laughed, saying. Mother, you are
very naive for the mother Of an
aviator. You surely don't dream I
will start now. Have you seen the
moon"
II had not noticed the moon and /
admitted it without knowing what
bearing the moon had on the flight.
Gently, tenderly Charles said
Don't be afraid, I shall still be here
on the thirtieth for your birthday,
and we will celebrate it joyously.' He
left me after luncheon. He kissed
me, as usual, without saying word. "
Prisoner OF Germans.
Opening the sideboard the mother
remarked, with O break in her voice:
Look. here is what is left Of the
custard he ate" She then became
reminiscent and said;
Charles made himself unaided. He
Is so good, so brave. The Germans
made me prisoner at Valenciennes
where ] lived. I was sent home with
the inmates of a lunatic asylum in
1917 by passing myself off as a mad
woman. I arrived in Paris In fright
full state. with hair hanging over my
shoulders. l saw my son, supporting
on two crutches a body racked by az
wounds. We were two crushed be.
ings. but we managed all the same to
be happy. After that how could be
anything but confident?'
Evening star., 1927-05-09
COUNT OF TRAFFIC
TO Be REQUESTED
National Capital Park Com
mission Needs Data for
Development.

Recommendation will be made to
the District of Columbia Commission
ers that provision be made for an
annual traffic court, to be used by
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission in its work of de-
veloping the National Capital. This
action was taken by the latter com.
mission today after going over a num-
Der Of traffic questions which came
up for discussion.
During it's consideration of this
matter it was brought to the atten-
ton of the commission. 1t was said,
that plans were being discussed for
an enlargement Of the present Public
Library Building, in Mount Vernon
Square. The commission expressed
It's opinion that the traffic situation
there was of so much importance that
much further consideration will have
TO be given to this problem in con-
nection with any plan for using more
Of this park for building purposes.
In Main Artery.
It was pointed out that there is
a serious traffic problem involved in
the lanes around this square and q
number OF different solutions have
been tried. It was added that any
addition to the building might pre-
vent in the future street changes
needed to handle the volume of
traffic, which is right in the main
artery between the Union Station and
the Northwest section of the city.
The commission made no definite
Recommendations as to the period OF
the year in which it is proposed to
take a traffic count, but 1t was pointed
out that once started it should be made
at the same time each year. This
count would include one of automo-
biles, another of pedestrians and an
other of street railway traffic. 1t is
desired to get statistics to ascertain
from year to year any changes in the
uses of any thoroughfares as to the
density Of traffic. and thus permit the
commission to see at glance the
trend of traffic movement so that it
can make its plans accordingly
New Highway Approved.
The commission approved plans for
a new highway between Bladensburg
road and Anacostia Park. 1t will
start at Bladensburg road as di-
reCt extension or queens Chapel road
and run north Of and parallel to the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks as far
as Anacostfa Park. The new highway
is to be 80 feet in width.
The commission also discussed the
tentative plans for the new bridge
across Rock Creek on NJ street and
decided that the span of the bridge
should be long enough to provide a
roadway in the valley at least Sd feet
wide with sidewalks based in addition
to this. The idea is to keep any
supporting members of the bridge
from obstructing the roadway. It
was proposed that the sidewalks
should be on the edge of the creek
at this point and It also was de-
termined that the roadway OF the
bridge proper should be 40 feet In
width.
Evening star., 1927-05-09

Massachusetts coast scanned clear
skies this morning for the first sight
OF Capt Nungesser's giant White Bird.
On land and on sea they strained to
the horizon as the hours passed and
no word came from the aviators.
Threatening weather, which blew
thick snow squalls about Cape Race,
Newfoundland. had given way to a
fine, clear morning. A visibility of 90
miles. failed. however, to show any
trace of the ship to watchers at the
wireless, station there.
Nungesser and Coli should have
passed that point at 2:30 o'clock,
Eastern daylight time, IL they were
able to maintain the schedule they set
for themselves. 1t was agreed, how
ever, that they might easily have done
so and remained invisible to those at
the station in the early hours, when
the storm ragged with particular Sc
verify.
To the south other watchers scanned
the heavens at Cape Breton and on
Sable Island, Nova Scotia. and from
there on down the Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, coasts hun
dreds sought tbs honor of being the
first to report the arrival over North
American soil OF the speeding air voy-
ayers.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
Nungesser Has World War Insignia
OF Skull and Gross Bones on Airplane

abandoned by the driver and four com
panions.
They barricaded the road, and Nun
gesser killed four officers of a Ger.
man Mors car and took possession of
the machine.
He reached his destination in the
captured car. Gasping out his mes.
sage for reinforcements, he dropped
exhausted. The commanding officer
sail: You are a Hussar, and you
drive a car of death. / name you
the Hussar of Death"
"Mors' is pronounced in French the
same as mort" which means death"
When Nungesser joined the aviation
corps he devised insignia to illustrate
the nickname. He chose the emblem
of the German Crown Princes regi.
ment, the skull and crossbones, and
added the candlesticks and coffin.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
.SUMMAT|ONS MADE
TO SNYDER JURORS
Attorney for Widow Charges
Double Prosecution by
Gray and State.
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 9-Defense
summations were completed at the
Snyder murder trial today. They
lasted almost four hours.
William Millard, addressing the jury
for Gray, asserted that Gray never
struck Albert Snyder at all and that
only luck saved him from being felled
by Mrs. Snyder. He asked for
manslaughter verdict.
Millard said that Immediately after
the killing Mrs. Snyder told Gray he
ought to take a drink
she did not know then" he said,
that he had already drunk from the
four'ounce bottle and survived. That
was to have been saved until Gray's
usefulness had passed
Accuses Mrs. Snyder.
The lawyer then outlined Gray's
story of the killing how Mrs. Snyder
led Gray into the room.
HE struck" Miliard said. 'and
Snyder grappled with him. Snyder
was getting the better OF 1t when
Gray called for help and Mrs. Snyder
finished the job"
Dana Wallace, for Mrs. Snyder told
the jury that ''this Is a case of the
Gray against Ruth Snyder"
And Henry Judd Gray" he said.
''is the most despicable creature that
| have ever seen. Ruth Snyder has
been put in a position by this double
prosecution that is extremely unfair.
Attacks Gray's Statement.
Wallace devoted the first part of his
address to an attempt to pick to pieces
the opening statement made two
weeks ago by counsel for Gray.
He was particularly severe about
the dominance" claims.
"Was he dominated when they went
on that honeymoon trip?" he shouted.
Did she ask to be taken on a honey
moon? No. He urged her to go and
/ believe that Haddon Gray met them
along the road"
Gray Remains Calm.
| Gray remained perfectly calm and
| watched Wallace intently.
| "He said in his testimony that he
| called to Mrs. Snyder to help him with
| the murder" Wallace screamed, but
| he did not say so in his confession.
| Why not? Why not? Was II because
he had not thought of that dramatic
| lie at that timer"
| Wallace made much of the fact that
| two pages Of Mrs. Snyder's confession
| did not bear her signature, though
every other page did. He acknowl-
| edged that every page of a copy was
| signed, but insisted that Mrs. Snyder
| had not read the copy before signing
| The two pages unsigned in the origi-
nal dealt with recountal of the kill.
ing and materially differed from the
accounts she gave Of 1t on the stand.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
ORATORS IN FINALS
FACE TIME FACTOR
Two Admirals and One Gen.
eraI to Watch Chronometers
in National Contest.

Time, the merciless factor, which
has spelled near disaster for at least
three semifinalists in the course of
the fourth National Oratorical Con-
test, will be enforced with even great
er rigidity in the national finals,
May 81, when the seven regional
champions contend for the high school
oratorical championship of the United
States.
In that contest, no less than two
of the Navy's rear admirals and a
major general of the Army will stand
watch over a brace of chronometers
while each OF the contestants delivers
his Grafton. Service men were invit-
ed to keep time because of their
tions for accuracy where time is con-
cerned.
The three officers who will be the
official timekeepers are:
Rear Admiral Richard Henry Leigh,
chief of the Bureau of Navigation,
u. S. N; Rear Admiral Luther E.
Gregory, chief of the Bureau Of Yards
and Docks, u. S. n, and Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries, chief of the Chem
ical Warfare Service, u. S. A.
VIII Be Carefully Timed.
The administration of time will be
conducted most carefully, since it is
a factor that may disqualify con-
testant in his bid for the national
championship. A contending orator
will be introduced and he will take
his place in the center of the stage
to address the chairman. Then, with
the first word of his speech proper,
the Army and Navy officers will be-
gin keeping time. The chronometer
will tick off the minutes and finally
the seconds while the speech is de-
livered.
The instant the timepiece records
the completion of the 10-minute period
one Of the officers will sound bell
that will. be heard throughout the
vast hall. Instantly, John Hays Ham
mond, who will preside, wifi '1et fall
the official gavel. A single word
spoken after the gavel falls, and the
speaker win be disqualified. If, how.
ever, the speaker halts with the gavel
he will be judged by the United
States Supreme Court Justices upon
the part Of the speech he will have
delivered before he was stopped.
This same rule was enforced during
The Star finals when this region s
pratorical champion was being
chosen. Instead Of bell, however,
whistle. blown by Inspector w. s.
Shelby of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, ended the contesting period
without the added assistance Of the
gavel. Two contestants were stopped
by that means, but each halted at
once, so that no speaker in this area
was disqualified. A speaker in the
Birmingham regional finals Friday
night was halted on time also.r but
In spite OF that stop the Judges
awarded her second honors. Such an
award was entirely proper under the
rules because she halted when the
timekeepers pronounced time up"
Evening star., 1927-05-09
DISCUSS COLLECTION
OF DELINQUENT TAXES
Commissioner Taliaferro Meets
With Department Heads to-
Study Problem.

Plans for collecting delinquent taxes
amounting to approximately $4,000, 900
which have been owed to the District
for number Of years were discussed
at a conference today between Com
missioner Sydney +. Taliaferro and
several-department heads Of the MUM
cipal Government
Commissioner Taliaferro is anxious
to find some way to force, the delin-
quent taxpayers to make remittances
and instructed the department heads
to study the problem with a view to
making recommendation to him.
Those who attended the conference
were Auditor Daniel ]. Donovan. Tax
Assessor William p. Richards and
Daniel f. Garges. secretary to the
Board Of Commissioners.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
FRANCE WINSw is CRY
THAT SWEEPS PARIS
French Capital Goes Wild With
Joy Over Reported Success
of Aviators.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 9.-"They've done It!
France wins was the whisper that
in a few minutes became almost a
shout. when dispatches were received
here giving the report that Capt.
Nungesser's transatlantic plane had
been sighted over Nova Scotia.
Parisians did not hesitate to begin
their celebration early, for with the
Atlantic reported safely crossed for
the first time by an airplane from
East to West without a stop. the rest
of the fight was considered relatively
unimportant.
On the Bourse the shouting OF or
ders for stocks turned into a great
cheer. Every one seemed to feel that
1t was a national triumph. Those
who heard the news passed it along
to the crowds in the streets and knots
OF people discussed it excitedly and
joyfully.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
By the Associated Press.

Dy IIt ASSUCIdlEU IIFss.
NEW YORK, May "a grinning
skull and crossbones, on the fuselagc
of his white bird biplane. is Capt.
Charles Nungesser's challenge to
death.
The skull and bones, resting be-
meath a white coffin with lighted cam
dies at each end, are inclosed in huge
black heart painted on the white fuse
lage. The device is identical with
that carried on Nungesser's plane
during his heroic war career, during
which he was officially credited with
bringing down 45 German planes.
After serving with the Second Hus.
sars in the early days of the war, he
was an automobile driver. Speeding
for reinforcements for a surrounded
detachment, his automobile was rid
died with German bullets and was
Evening star., 1927-05-09
Macdonald Improves.

PHILADELPHIA, May 9 (R-J
Ramsay Macdonald. former British
premier, who has been in Jeffersor,
Hospital for two weeks suffering from
a severe sore throat. is sitting .up
each day and steadily growing strong
er. Mr.. Macdonald is expected 10
leave the hospital this week.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
FIRE SWEEPS RESORT.
112 Cottages at Asbury Grove
Mass, Are Destroyed.

HAMILTON. Mass, May GP).-
Fire burned 800 yards through the
heart of Asbury Grove. famous camp
meeting spot, here last night, destroy
ing liz cottages, with loss estimated
at $125.000. The flame. raced for a
quarter of mile before a strong
southwest wind.
Mrs. Frank P. Trussell, so. of Ham,
watching the fire.
Massing forces before the tabernacle
at the northern end of the settlement,
firemen stopped the advance of the
flames and saved the structure.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
$4,000 Expended
In Effort to Span
Atlantic by Plane
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 9-More than
100000 has been spent in mans
efforts to span the Atlantic by air.
Expenses for planes and compli-
Gated preparations in several in
stances range from $4,000 to $780,
600.
Following are estimates on the
costs of FIVE of the foremost expe-
ditions: Capt. Charles Nungesser.
$4,000; late Comdr. Noel Davis,
$4,000: Capt. Rene Fonck, $780,
900; Comdr. Richard E. Byrd,
$4,000, and Columbia Aircraft Cor.
poration, owner of the duration
fight record breaking plane Column
bia, $5O,000.
Besides these ventures thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
several other expeditions.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
BYRD READY FOR HOP.
May Start Paris Flight Saturday II
Nungesser Fails.

NEW YORK, May 9 CP).-The New
York Evening Post says this after
noon that 1t has learned that Comdr
Richard Z. Byrd will take off in the
Fokker monoplane America for
Paris next Saturday, If Nungesser
and Coli are unsuccessful In their
effort.
The Evening Post says that Bert
Acosta, co-holder with Clarence
Chamberlin of the worlds endurance
air record, will replace the injured
Floyd Bennett as Byrd's co-pilot.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
IRISH THEATER BOMBED.
Land Mine Also Exploded. at War
Film Showing.

SLIGO. Ulster, Ireland, May 8 OP.-
A hand bomb and land mine were
used in a midnight attempt to blow
up the Pavilion Motion Picture Thea
ter here, where war film entitled
Mons is being shown.
Only the bomb exploded: otherwise.
the authorities say. the entire front
OF the building would have been
wrecked. No one was injured.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
SMALLPOX DROPS.
United States Still Ranks Behind
Asia as Leader.

NEW YORK. May 9 CR).-The
American Association for Medical
Progress announced yesterday that
the United States for the year 1926
reported more cases OF smallpox than
any other country outside OF Asia
although the percentage was less than
that of 1925.
According to State reports, there
were 1852 cases OF smallpox in this
country during 1926. distributed over
46 States and the District Of Colum-
bia. compared with 4l,643 cases in
1928.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
Mrs. Willebrandt
Being Considered
For U. S. Judgeship
By the Associated Press.

There arc indications today that
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
Assistant Attorney General, is
among those under consideration
by President Coolidge for appoint
ment as the Federal Judge in the
northern district of California.
Other names brought forward for
the place include Walter Perry
johnson and Franklin Il. Griffin of
San Francisco, both members of
the State Superior Court.
If appointed, Mrs. Wiilebrandt
would be the first woman to be
named as q Federal Judge.
Evening star., 1927-05-09
April Circulation
Daily. 1O2,7OO
Sunday. 11O,746

District of Columbia. So
FLEMING NEwBOLD. Business Manager
| of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does
copies Of the paper named sold and distrib.
uted during the month of April. d. 1927.
was as follows;
Evening star., 1927-05-09
FATE OF MEMORIAL
is AT STAKE TODAY
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beloved son. Maj. Harry L. Kimmell,
10th Infantry. 1st Division" one from
Mrs. Joseph d. Strong, which bore
the notation, From one of the ..ol.
diers' mothers" and a check from
Mrs. Julia H. Cox. lin tribute to Capt.
Theodore c. Cox"
Evening star., 1927-05-09
JAPANESE SHIPS SEIZED.
Philippines Authorities Act to
Curb Poachers.

MANILA. May Jp).-Two Japa.
nese vessels have been seized and
taken to APART, on the north coast
OF Luzon, by customs officers pending
an investigation. the Philippine con.
stabulary was advised today.
Sixteen Japanese were on one of the
bc ats and seven on the other.
They are suspected of being timber
and fishing poachers
Evening star., 1927-05-09
COAST CITIES ALERT.
Eager Eyes Scan Horizon for First
Sight OF Plane.

BOSTON, May 8 LR.-Eager eyes
from distant Newfoundland to the
Evening star., 1927-05-09

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Evening star., 1927-05-09

aP. H. Fauconer and ]. p. Jones entry,
bSamue Ross entry.
OK, r. Hit entry.
dWilliam Garth entry.
Evening star., 1927-05-09

Nth RACE-Purse. 81 800: claim
ar.nlda and IN. 4 l. ftailna
Evening star., 1927-05-09

Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather cloudy; track muddy,