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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
PROBLEM AGITATEs FRENCH.
Press Considers Matter Difficult. but
Is Hopeful of Solution.

PARIS. October a R.-The Franco
American tariff problem is one of ex-
trenae difficulty, in the general view OF
the Paris press, and publication OF the
texts of the aides memoirs exchanged
by the two governments brings this
out more clearly than ever before.
Nevertheless no reason is seen, LIE
Matin says, why a solution should not
be found, for lin spite of the fact that
the doctrines of the two parties are
completely opposed to each other, the
negotiations have been opened in a
most amicable spirit"
LIE Journal, widely circulated paper,
Is critical of the American viewpoint,
saying:
IF on the French side there is evi-
dent proof that good will is pushed to
the extreme limit, on the American
the arguments are stated in a tone of
imperialism.
washington does not hesitate to
seize as a pretext the signature OF
the Franco-German accord, which
causes America, as matter OF fact,
but the slightest prejudice, and tr
raise the whole question of interna
tional commercial relations"
There is little other editorial com
ment, although the papers publish
copious summaries of the documents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
SOUGHT AS BANDIT,
WILSON GIVES UP
Man Accused of Robbing
Bank at MT. Jackson, Va,
Surrenders Here.

Cecil Hampton Wilson, 81 years old
a band of four bandits, two men and
TWO women, for the $4,000 hold-up and
robbery of the National Bank of
Mount Jackson, Va, surrendered to
the police here today.
Wilson, while admitting the Vir-
ginia robbery, gave himself up in the
District in the hope that he might be
tried on an embezzlement charge and
escape being turned over to the Fir-
ginia authorities.
Wilson, however, will be surrendered
to the Virginia authorities If they
make application for him, Inspector
Henry G. Pratt, chief of detectives,
said. Wilson's reputed embezzlement
here, amounting to s400, was from the
Home Laundry Goa where he Was
employed. 1t antedated the bank rob-
berry a couple of days, according to
Pratt. The detective chief said he
would get in touch with the Virginia
authorities Immediately.
Posses Are EIuded.
Betty Wilson, one of the two women
sought by the police as members OF
the tandit gang, forced him at the
point of gun to drive the automoolle
to the bank and hold up the cashier,
Wilson told the police.
Kirby B. Dellinger, paroled Fedora
convict, identified by the Virginia au-
thorities as the second male member
of the band, became separated from
him five days after the man hunt In
the Virginia mountains, Wilson told
the police, one day after the two had
abandoned the two women with whom
they had eluded posses for the four
days following the hold-up.
Went to Florida.
Wilson declared that he went to
Florida after he made good his escape
from Virginia and had just returned
here. Reports received by the Vlr'
ginia officials this week disclosed that
Betty Wilson and her woman com
panion had been traced to the home
of a relative Of the former at Niagara
Falls, n. Y, whence they disappeared
several days ago.
Hired i'm Capital.
After the robbery on July 25 it was
definitely established that the automo
bile used in the hold-up and left aban
doned at Mount Jackson was hired
in Washington.
c. I. Dellinger, bookkeeper at the
bank, is a cousin of the fugitive, Kirby
Is. Dellinger, and recognized him when
the hold-up took place. It was this
clue that brought the identity of VIII
son and the two women to the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
Coolidge Thanked
Bv Won Hindenburg
For Fluctuations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 4.-President
Won Hindenburg was greatly
touched by the greetings to the
German nation which President
Coolidge included in his message
to the German president felicitating
him upon his eightieth birthday,
October 2.
please accept, Mr.. President, my
grateful thanks for your birthday
congratulations which gave me the
sincerest pleasure" President Won
Hindenburg today said in acknowl-
edging President Coolidge's con-
gratulations. 1.-THE message of
sincere friendship from the Ameri.
can people to the German people,
which you transmitted in such
appreciative words, was a special
birthday joy to me and from my
heart i reciprocate the same in
behalf of the German people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
By G.. GOULD LINCOLN,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

DETROIT. Mich, October Amy
other candidate for the Republican
delegation from Michigan in 1928 has
Herbert Hoover to beat. That will
be- some job. Mr.. Hoover is out in
front in the Wolverine State and like
ly to stay there. according to well in
formed Republican leaders and OBJ
servers here. Claims that the dele
cation will be for former Gov. Frank
o. Lowden, coming from Lowden
headquarters in New York, are the
merest propaganda. it is said.
Michigan is IL Progressive State. 1t
regards Mr.. Hoover as a Progressive.
Il likes his record as an administrator
both during the war and afterward
1t is great industrial State as well
as agricultural. It's business men like
Hoover and it's farmers are not so
enamored of the McNary Haugen bill
rs to make that a serious issue
against the Secretary of Commerce.
Added TO these factors is Il consider
able support which Mr.. Hoover al
ready is receiving from some of the
principal newspapers of the State,
including the Detroit News. which
is boosting the Hoover candidacy at
every opportunity.
Mr.. Hoover is no stranger to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
VIRGINIA AUTO TAX
WILL Be ENFORCED
State Commissioner SAYS
Part-Time Residents
Must Pay.

James M. Hayes, jr., commissioner
of motor vehicles of Virginia, today
advised the Traffic Bureau that all
District citizens residing. however
temporarily, in Virginia, must buy
Virginia tags for their automobiles,
but he left unsettled the question as
to commercial vehicles.
With regard to the latter class of
vehicles, Mr.. Hayes wrote "As to
commercial vehicles operated in Vir-
ginia, if the owner is carrying on
business in this State, he will have
to have a Virginia license. l don't
think this will apply to concerns de-
livering to their patrons, when the
sale is made in Washington
District traffic officials regarded Vir-
ginia's reply. in so far as it affects
commercial vehicles, as ambiguous,
and not tending to clarity the situa-
tion.'
Ruling for Private Cars.
$50 far as business automobiles are
concerned, we know but little more
now than when we wrote for enilght-
eminent" Assistant Traffic Director
Eldridge remarked. "Mr. Hayes makes
it quite clear, however, that District
residents having cottages in Virginia,
and others spending even small part
of their time there, must purchase
Virginia license plates
The traffic director had asked the
Virginia motor commissioner how long
a District citizen might live in Vii
ginia, temporarily. without being re-
uuired to buy tags; and whether DIS
trict owners of commercial vehicles
doing business in Virginia should have
to equip their trucks with Virginia
plates.
Mr.. Hayes answer follows:
"Under a ruling by the attorney gem
eral given this department at the IN
stance of H. Collins Cockrell of Fair
fax County, the attorney general ruled
that those residing in this State tenn
porarily or permanently are required
to obtain license.
mo specific time has been set. If a
narty has a dual residence, part or
the time in Virginia and part in the
District of Columbia, he will have to
take a license in this State"
Claims Wholesale Violation.
Then followed the clause about COM
mercial vehicles quoted above, ana
concluding the letter was this para
graph:
"Tf the District authorities would CO.
operate with Virginia, and break up
the wholesale violation of the securing
of District tags by legal residents of
Virginia, there would be no more trou-
ble."
With regard to the latter statement,
Mr.. Eldridge declared that Washing
ton was sympathetic to Virginia's de-
sire to prevent bona tide residents of
Virginia from coming here, giving
fictitious address and buying the
cheaper District of Columbia tags, but
he knows of no way in which local
authorities can stop the practice.
There is a provision in the traffic
Continued on Page 2. Column l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
POWER FIRMS ACCUSED
IN BOULDER DAM FIGHT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Octo-
ber 4.-What was described as Ma
tion-wide movement to expose misrep-
resentation by power companies in
the fight against the Boulder Canyon
Dam project on the Colorado River
was started here last night by Rep
resentative Phil D. Swing Of Cali
fornia.
Addressing the San Bernardino
Chamber of Commerce, Representa-
tive Swing charged that the National
Electric Light Association at its At
lantic City meeting had organized the
National Utilities Association. with
the object of opposing the Swing
Johnson bill in Congress.
1.-THE power companies are putting
on an expensive Nationwide cam
paign, in which they hope to reach
every community" Mr.. Swing said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
GERMAN PLANE OFF
ON FLIGHT TO U. S
Junkers Leaves Norderney for
Azores on New Attempt to
Span Atlantic.

BY the Associated Press.
NORDERNEY, Germany, October
A new German attempt to span
The Atlantic Ocean by air began to-
day with the departure of the D-1230,
q three-motored Junkers hvdroair-
plane, for the United States by way
Of the Azores.
The plane, in command Of Freder'
Eek Loose, one of the crew of the
Junkers plane Bremen during the un
successful transatlantic attempt in
August, took off at 4:46 pm. after q
start of about $50 yards. and headed
in a westerly direction with the Azores
as it's destination.
The greatest secrecy surrounded the
final preparations for the hop off and
il was impossible to learn whether
Lily DillenZ, A Viennese actress, was
sn board, as had been reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
DISASTER AVERTED.

STONEHAVEN, Scotland, October
R.-The London-Aberdeen express
bearing 500 passengers, narrowly es
capped disaster at a stone bridge span
ming a ravine $50 feet deep near here
last night.
The train, Of 13 coaches drawn by
two engines, was making fast time
when the second engine and four OF
the coaches left the track. The de
rallied cars plowed up the roadbed, but
the weight and pull of the first engine
held the train steady until it came to
standstill only few feet from the
ravine. No one was injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
Woman Says Her Dandru& Led to Idea
For Seed Cleaning Device; Asks 81, AIS, 900

and while she was living in Nevada
she was bothered with dandruff. "A
comb was of little use, she said, SO
she attached an ordinary hair brush
to a vacuum cleaner and used TINS
contrivance on her hair. Later this
principle was used in the seed clean
ing and grading machine.
Harry Warren, she said, was a
neighbor at that time. She told MN
her story and he built seed cleaning
machine. They were married In 1871
shortly after he had taken out pat
entS.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Warren are ask
ing for divorce on counter charges OF
infidelity. The hearing before the
master in chancery. however, is solely
on the financial questions involved.
The divorce trial Is on the Superior
Court calendar. --
~. AZ -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
COOLIDGE INVITES
c, 0. ?. LEADERS
National Committee Men,
bers Asked to Chat at White
House Breakfast.

A score or more members of the
Republican national committee. who
have been comforting here at Repub
lican national headquarters with
Chairman William M. Butler will be
the guests of President Coolidge al
breakfast at the White House tomor.
row morning.
1t was said by the Presidents asso-
ciates that there is no occasion to at.
tach any significance to the Presi.
dents inviting these committeeman
to gather around the breakfast table
and for an informal chat over hot
cakes and sausage. There is no deny
ing the fact, however, that. President
Coolidge, aside from his particular
leadership of the Republican party,
has always taken a keen interest IN
the party's welfare, and it is thought
quite natural that he is anxious to
hear what these men have to report
as to the political conditions in their
respective States.
Those close to the President Sug-
gested that in spite of the Presidents
announced decision that he does not
choose to be a candidate again he is
anxious to be informed as to the con-
dition of the party organization
throughout the States.
Meeting Place Discussed.
The committeeman who have been
here during the past two days and
who have talked with Chairman But
ler and other officers of the commit
tee as well as other committee MEM
bers, indicated today that the only
object of these meetings so far as
they have been able to find out has
been to afford an exchange of ideas
and observations and to discuss in
formally the possible meeting place
for the next Republican national con-
vention.
It is evident from what most of the
visiting committeeman have said since
coming here that there is no doubt in
their minds that President Coolidge
was absolutely sincere when he an
nounced his decision to not be candi-
date to succeed himself, and that there
is not the slightest possibility of in
fluencing him either to change his
mind or to be drafted at the eleventh
hour, There are others who do not
agree to this in it's entirety. While
they do not question the Presidents s
sincerity or motives, they feel hopeful
that he would not turn down the nom-
ination if it comes TO him unsolicited
and by acclamation.
All the visiting committeeman inti-
Continued on Page 5, Column 1)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
President and Mrs. Coolidge Observe
22d Anniversary of Their Wedding

President and Mrs. Coolidge today
are observing their twenty second
wedding anniversary, but, as has been
their custom. they have arranged no
celebration.
They have received number of
congratulatory messages from old
friends and relatives back in Vermont
and Massachusetts,. and several happy
reminders of the day have been re-
ceived from official friends in Wash
ington. The President and Mrs. Cool
idge, however, have never permit
ted the observance of this anniver.
sary to alter the daily routine since
they have been In the White House.
1t has been their custom to observe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04

the occasion in the simplest and quiet
est of ways. The President is under
stood to have presented a little token
to Mrs. Coolidge to mark the anni-
versary, and Mrs. Coolidge saw to it
that there was larger profusion of
flowers about their living quarters in
the White House today.
When President Coolidge met Grace
A. Goodhue he was a struggling young
attorney in Northampton, Mass, and
she was an instructor in a school in
that place. Their marriage took place
at the home of Mrs. Coolidge's par
ents in Vermont. and. after a brief
honeymoon. the couple started life to-
gether in very modest quarters in
Northampton, which city has since
been their home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 4.--Dandruff,
according to Mrs. Alice n. Warren,
provided the idea for the $5,000,0 ,000
invention which is occupying the at
tention Of master in chancery here.
Mrs Warren. who is suing Harry
r. Warren, president Of the Warren
Seed Cleaning Co, for divorce and for
S1,475, 900 stock in his concern, testi-
fed yesterday that had it not been
for the dandruff there would have
been no seed cleaning device. 1t is
on her claim that she was co-inventor
with her husband of the valuable de.
vice that she bases her claim for
stock.
Before her marriage. shs testified.
Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
Recommended as Envoy.

Appointment Of David W. kauf'
man, Philadelphia lawyer. as Minis
ter to Egypt. was recommended to-
day to President Coolidge by Senator
Reed, Republican. Pennsylvania. He
said Senator-elect Ware Of Pennsyl
vania also favored Kaufman's Sc
lection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
Indicted Official Resigns.

INDIANAPOLIS, October R).-
Virgil Vandagrifft, who recently was
indicted on a charge Of violating the
State securities act, today resigned
as president of the indianapolis Board
Of Works. Vandagrfft's indictment
had to do with private business
venture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
PRESIDENT IS FIRM
IN FIGHT ON NEW
FRENCH SCHEDULES
Chief Executive Views In
creased Duties as DisCrim-
ination Against America.
rlRMER TONE FORECAST
IN NEXT U. S. EXPRESSION
/, Demand for Same Treatment Ac-
corded Other Nations Is Likely
to Be Made.

The tariff dispute between this Ma
ton and France has reached a point
where The American Government has
its back up and stands ready to insist
that it be not Disseminated against
Fjv France in the matter of levying
tariff duties.
This was made clear at the White
House today when the President was
represented as saying that the main
question as it appears to the Ameri'
van Government is one solely of dis
Elimination and that every other
phase of the conflict that has been
going on for some weeks is subordl-
nate.
Asks No FavOrs.
II was made clear that the State De
partment in its next note TO France
dealing with the tariff controversy will
inform that country that the United
States is determined that it will enter
10 negotiatio unless the discrimina-
torv tactics of France are removed.
France viii be Informed that America
wants to he treated the same as any
of the other nations with which it has
: country asks no favors and looks for
no preference.
The President was represented as
regretting the difference between the
two countries have not been adjust
ed before this, particularly as he con-
siders the two countries on such splen-
did terms, and is not un,nindfui of
the fact that they were so recently
associated in arms. But it was made
clear at the White House during the
discussion of this subject that the
American Government feels keenly
hurt at what it considers the dis
elimination against it's commerce by
France 1t was pointed out that the
amount of the American goods affect
ed by this discrimination is not large,
possibly not amounting to more than
$4,000. 900 annually, but it IS the
principle that is involved that the
American Government finds hard to
Justify.
Discrimination Claimed.
In further making clear the posi-
tion of the Government the President
was represented as saying that the
United States is not complaining to
France about rates or tariff customs.
Nor is it protesting against the ex-
ciusion entirely of certain articles eE-
ported by the United States to that
country. Neither does the American
Government offer any complaint
about the extending of favors by
France to any other country, but 1t
does insist that France is discrimi-
mating against the commerce of the
United States and it is made clear
that there will be no adjusting of
the tariff differences existing now be-
tween France and America unless
this discrimination is stopped.
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04

~ Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair: slightly cooler tonight; tomor-
row fair.
Observation-Disclosures. 76, at noon
today: lowest, Sc, at 3:45 am. today.
Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
Claims "WholesaIe" Violation.

Continued on Page 2. Column 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
COUPLE MURDERED
IN GAMBLERS WAR
Victims Found Shot to Death in
Auto Identified by
Police.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, Mich, August 27.--Thc
murder of a man and a woman, whose
bodies were found last night in an
automobile near the downtown dis
triCt. today was definitely credited by
police to another episode of the gam
blers' war, with identification of the
bodies as those of Lester "A. Mccall, a
gambler, and his wife. Clara.
Until Tuesday of this week Mccall
and his wife had lived at a near down
town hotel, which was the scene of a
shooting ARRAY Tuesday afternoon in
which Andrew Potts, another alleged
gambler. and Oscar II. Bacon were
seriously wounded.
Examination today revealed that
Mrs. McCalls body bore two recent
bullet wounds and one older wound
Her husbands body bore one newer
wound and one old wound. Police be-
leve the older wounds were incurred
in Tuesdays ARRAY.
The two recent wounds, which
caused Mrs. McCall's death, We're in
the head, one below each eye. Nc
Call had been shot below the right
eye. Each of the older wounds was
in the arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
Y. c. I. j. ATTACKS
REEDS CANDIDACY
Senator Is Eliminated From
Unions List of Presiden-
tiaI FavoriteS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August 81.
With one prospective presidential
candidate already openly condemned
from the platform and the trap set for
all candidates refusing to become
avowed prohibitionists, members of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union planned today to shape their
program for the next year.
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri
was the first person among the presi-
Dental possibilities to draw fire from
the platform. He was attacked by Il
fellow Missouran at last nights mass
meeting as being unworthy of the
support of the union because of his
alleged wet" tendencies
The speaker was Mrs. Nellie Burger.
president of the Missouri w. c. r. U.
II cannot visualize the man whom T
saw before the Senate committee
hearing making demonstrations and
explaining the easy processes of dis
tilling liquor and explaining the ease
of the violation of the Volstead law
serving as President of the United
States" she said.
Preceding Mrs. Burger on the pro-
gram was Senator Arthur Robinson of
Indiana. He said that even though
prohibition means bootleggers," one
corner saloon in former times in any
city sold more intoxicating liquor
than all the bootleggers put together
Scheduled to address the convention
today was Andrew J. Nolstead of
Minnesota. father" of the r:ohibition
law.
Other speakers were to include Miss
Cora +. Stoddard. director of the
unions bureau of scientific temper
ance investigation. and Mrs. Lena
Lowe 1ost, Washington, representa-
tive of the bureau of legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
MAN CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
ACCUSED OF EXTORTION
Said to Have Confessed Being De-
serter-Charged With I'm
personating officer.

Arrest in an alleged attempt to eX-
tort money from a negro by imper-
sonating an officer, Albert Joseph
Grove, % years old, confessed deser-
ter from Fort Washington, Md, made
Il break for liberty last night, only to
be recaptured several blocks away in
a shed in the rear of c street south
est
Police plan to have him arraigned
in Police Govt Monday on charges OF
III .,ersonating an officer and carrying
concealed weapons. He also may be
charged with eXtortion.
A special officers badge and a load.
ed pistol We're found in ward nearby,
The badge had been pinned to Grove
coat. Grove is said by police to have
admitted making several successful
attempts to extort money from Joseph
Templeton, colored, of 423 Delaware
avenue southwest during the past few
days. Templeton told police he gave
up total of Sl10 and his watch to
Grove.