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Evening star., 1927-11-08
PRESIDENT INVITED
TO ALEXANDRIA FETE
Washing ton Birthday Association
Group Calls at White House
With Senator.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November S.
A committee composed of representa-
tives of the George Washington Birth.
day Association called on President
Coolidge yesterday afternoon and in
vited him to attend the parade and
patriotic celebration here on February
-. President Coolidge promised to
consider the invitation.
Senator Claude A. Swanson, former
Representative Charles G. Carlin.
Mayor William Albert Smoot of Alex.
andria. J. William May. Martin T.
Greene. Harry ID. Kirk. Fred G.. Good.
row and Nelson T. Snyder composed
the committee which visited the Pres
ident at the White House.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Fire Department to Meet.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
POTOMAC. Va, November S.-The
regular monthly meeting of the Po-
tomac Fire Department will be held
in the council chamber of the town
hall building tonight at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Will Be Buried in Lynchburg.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBURG. Va. November S.
The body of s. J.. Babcock, so years
old. formerly of Lynchburg, who died
Sunday at La Crosse. Va. was brought
here yesterday afternoon for burial.
Mr.. Babcock is survived by his widow.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Before the war Russia had prac.
tically no chemical industry. but the
wartime need for powder. explosives
and poison gas led to the develop
ment Of this industry, which is still
growing
Evening star., 1927-11-08

the ,itrators Of 1877 changed the
boundary to the low-water line, Civ.
ing as their reason for doing so the
long occupation by Virginia Of the
land above that line.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

1t is estimated that 60 million tons
of fuel are wasted in this country each
year because of imrefect combustion.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Several hundred kinds Of corn are
grown in the corn belt of the United
States
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Beginning November 7th,
q Bureau messa9e will
be broadcast the first and
third Mondays of each
month through the cour.
tesy of Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Masonic Lodge to Meet.

POTOMAC, Va. November s.
Henry Knox Field Lodge of Masons
will meet in the auditorium Of the
town hall building tonight at o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

The appearance of this adver-
tisement in these columns is
evidence that this publication
co-operates with and supports
The Better Business Bureau for
your protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
MARTIN RELIEVED
At BOILING FIELD
Takes Charge of New Air Di-
vision-Succeeded by Maj.
H. BurWeII.

Maj Frederick l.. Martin, Army Air
CO. lJ, Today Was renewed from duty
IN command at Boiling Field. Anacos-
tia, and will assume charge of Il new
division in the office of Maj. Gen.
Mason NJ. Patrick, chief OF the Air
Corps. The new division will be
known as the management division,
and will he organized and directed by
Maj. Martin.
Mai Martin will be succeeded bv
Mai Harvey Burwell, who has been
second in command at Boiling Field
under Martin.
Mai. Martin has been at Boiling
Field since August 30, 1926. He came
here from the Command and General
Staff School at Fort Leavenworth,
where he had been stationed for Il
year. Previously he had been at Lang
lev Field during 1924 and 1925.
Mai Martin attracted international
attention when, in command OF the
Army world f1iers, he crashed in the
western part of Alaska on Anrii 30,
1924, and was lost for 10 days. he
had been held up at Portage Bay for
10 DAYS with hole in the crankcase
of his motor, and started in fog
across the mountains of the western
peninsula. Flying low, he hit noun
tain and crashed. He and his com
panion, Sergt. Harvey, although not
badly hurt, were 10 days getting back
to the Seattle, the ship that accom-
companied them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
GIRL AND FATHER SLAIN,
POLICE HOLD HUSBAND
Double Shooting Motive Believed
to Have Been Wife's Suit
for Divorce.
By the Associated Press.


HAMILTON, Ohio. March 15.-A
romance that passed into the divorce
court moved on to tragedy here last
night.
Mrs. Katherine Foley, 21. and her
father, James Mitts, So, are dead.
Mlchael Foley, jr., the young hus-
band, Is in Jail, charged with killing
| them. They were shot at the fathers
home, police said. by Foley.
Even since the filing of the petition
Foley has loitered about the home of
his father-in-law, where his wife had
gone. Last night he appeared as
usual, the police said, and demanded
that some member of the family come
to the street to talk with him. Mitts
armed himself and went forth. As
he STEPPED from his front door he re-
ceived shotgun charge in the brea at
from which he died a few minutes
later.
Witnesses drawn by the shooting
told police that Foley then rushed
into the house and killed his wife in
stantly with single charge. He
turned the gun on his mother.in-law.
but it TANNED, police We're told, and
he fled.
Foley was arrested an hour later.
but refused to talk. He was held
today without bail pending the action
of the county grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

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der or try to enter at Port au Prince
it was said he would be apprehended
at once by the Haitian gendarmes.
Former United States Marines com
mand the gendarmes, it was said, but
this would not prevent President Bor-
nos orders from being carried out.
Arrest or no arrest, the situation
is embarrassing enough TO the admln-
istration, State Department officials
are Ioath to believe that Senator King
would deliberately court arrest by
going across the border. On the
other hand, it was said in some circles
today the Senator would not be dls-
pleased in event he is placed under
arrest.
The exclusion incident, whether car
ried to that point or not, will provide
Senator King with ammunition Tor
other attacks upon the Borno regime
in speeches in and out of the Senate.
For this reason, State Department
officials believe, President Borno
would be playing a more diplomatic
game if he permitted the Senator to
land in Haiti. possibly under promise
not to address any public demonstra-
ton held in his honor.
Only King Is Barred.
While the State Department knows
of nothing it can do further, the
Haitian legation in Washington has
made clear that the ban applies only
to Senator King and to no other Sena-
tors who have criticized President
Borno's administration. This serves
somewhat to relieve the tension to-
day.
The legation said that the Utah
Senat tor, before departing from New
York, had telegraphed leaders of the
opposition party Of his proposed visit.
and, while the legation announcement
went no further, it is believed by
some that this incident incensed Presi-
dent Borno more than Kings criti-
cism.
A congressional party of SO mem
bers, more acceptable to the Haitian
government than Senator King, land
ed at Port au Prince Sunday and was
received by President Borno, it was
reported at the State Department to-
day This verifies the position of the
Haitian government that its ban was
aimed solely at Senator King.
Headed by Barley.
Senator-elect Barley of Kentucky
headed the delegation of visiting Con-
gressmen and made friendly reply
to the address of welcome by Presi-
dent Borno.
The Haitian President. speaking in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
BOULEVARD "STOP"
SIGNS DISREGARDED;
OFFICIALS PLAN ACTION

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It is pointed out that this provi-
sion is one of the most terse and
clear in the entire traffic code. There
is no qualification, no proviSo except
that the vehicle on the arterial high
way shall be travelling at legal rate
of speed Nothing is said about 1.-THE
man on the right" "the man in the
middle of the intersection" or any
other driver. Under any and all cir
cumstances of ordinary driving the
rights of the man on the boulevard
absolutely are unmodified. These
rights are held to be manifestly abso-
lutte.
According to observers, the chief
form taken by violations of this pro-
vision is that of "coasting" into the
intersection, coming almost to a stop,
shifting gears and proceeding across
as if one had complied fully with the
regulation.
Stopping Not Enough.
Stopping is but one feature Of com.
| pliance, and far from the most i'm
portant feature, it is argued. The
advantages of the regulation, the
speed and safety it assures to the
major line of travel, come not from
the fact that the man crossing the
boulevard stops, but from his waiting
| until the way is clear to cross with.
| out holding up single car.
The arterial highways have been
designated after searching study of
the status, of the traffic they carry
They have been found to serve the
bulk of the vehicular stream coursing
through the National Capital from all
directions. In the interest of moving
this heavy volume of traffic with
celebrity and safety, traffic engineering
thought decreed that, regardless of
every other consideration, the boule-
ward users should have the right of
way.
This system has been adopted In
every large city in the country. It's
full effect and value have been proved
convincingly wherever it has received
the cooperation and understanding of
the motoring public, according to
| critics of the manner in which it has
worked out in Washington.
Selfishness Blamed.
Selfishness is declared to be the
basis of a majority of violations of
this vital right of way regulation. The
| average driver proves himself capable
of understanding the regulation when
Ii gives MN III advantage, DIS WHEN
| he is travelling on the boulevard, it
| is held. When he is forced to cross it,
| un1er other circumstances, he is said
to reveal q marked facility in ignoring
| the advantages of the regulation as
| well as it's summary demands.
Apart from the willfulness or igno
| rance of the violation, it is held to be
| clear that no other section of the
| traffic code comes in for so much or
so confusing abuse.
The chief danger of such a situa-
| ton is obvious. The man on the
| boulevard assumes rightfully that he
| has the right of way so long as he
| keeps within the speed limit Accord
| ingly, he drives faster than on other
| streets. Under such circumstances
| his car is more difficult to stop and
| the chances for a more serious mis-.
hap are greatly increased.
Experience has proved this to be
the case. 1t also has proved the man
! who entered the boulevard is In a
serious way for defense Of his ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
Result of Segrave Speed Test
May Presage New Transport Era
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN
Automobile Editor of The Star

The one who concludes that the
'freakishness" of the mystery car
nullifies it's capacity to contribute to
automotive engineering practice can
upset his own conclusion simply by
recalling that the 1.-the, powerful au
tomobile of the moment is freak
in comparison to its predecessor OF
1917. The first "horseless carriage
certainly was a freak" This par
ticular variety of freak" however,
has a most happy facility for fitting
ideally into that which is called prog
resS.
Mystery Car" Is Unique.
1t is an amazing story that Maj.
Segrave tells of the scientific genius
that went into the conception and con-
struction of the car which, even If
it fails to achieve it's maximum speed
adds none the less a brilliant chapter
to the history of automotive engineer
ing. There is nothing like the "mys
terry carr" in the world.
It has, for instance. "a cylinders
The American racing car has eight
To reach a speed of 140 miles an hour
the engine of the conventional speed
way car of American construction
must turn at tremendous rate. The
Segrave monster when it travels a.
200 miles in achieving this terrific
momentum at a motor rpm. speed
of 2,200-an engine speed that paral
lels almost exactly the peak of one OF
the popular four-cylinder passenger
cars made in the United States.
The mystery car" yields mile tc
the gallon of gasoline, while the Amer
lean racing car gives from seven tt
eight.
Faces Enormous Handicap.
These are but a few of the SHARP
differences between the two types OF
cars. In the series of articles which
Maj. Segrave is writing for The Eve
ming Star he goes exclusively into
detailed variations from conventional
practices that are to be noted in the
mystery car" He tells also of the
tremendous odds against which the
driver of the car must fight when he
essays to establish the limit of LAND
speed on the Florida sands next week
The hopes of the greatest engineer
ing minds in the world are tied up in
the accomplishment of the daring
driver. They are too important to be
dismissed with a What of it?" Who
can say what will come from such
engineering thought?
In the light of what has gone be-
fore in the automotive field, the least
one can do is wait and see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
NANKING NEW OBJECTIVE.
Cantonese to Attack City as Key to
Shanghai.

LONDON, March Is (P).-The city
OF Marking, lying on the right bank
OF the YangtZe River, 1870 miles north
west of Shanghai, apparently now is
the chief objective of the Cantonese
forces in their maneuvers ultimately
to reach Shanghai.
Advices today were that the Can
tonese were at determined grips with
the Shantung forces between Thing.
in the Province of Kiangsu, and
Changing, southwark in the Prov
ince of Chekiang. They were attempt
ing to drive a wedge and in an en-
circling movement take Marking, be-
bore making a frontal attack on
Shanghai.
In a dispatch to the Daily Mail, Sir
Percival Phillips says the maneuver-
ing now in progress is but a continu-
alton of that which recently culminat-
ed in the capture by the Cantonese
of Wuhu on the river so miles to the
south.
Close i'm on Nanl1ing.
In hard fighting yesterday, the cor
respondent asserts, the Cantonese
pushed their line of attack to within
20 miles Of Marking on the south.
The ShantungeSe army of Gen. Chang
Tsung- Chang is endeavoring to hold
the railroad against the invaders, for
1t is felt that the loss of Marking To
the Cantonese would have a tremen.
dous moral effect.
Fearful that the fall of the city
would result in antiforeign outbreaks
similar to those that occurred when
the Cantonese took Wuhu, the Amer
lean and British officials in Marking
already have laid plans for the evac
uation of their nationals. The foreign
element in the Marking area aggre
gates 800, including a large number
Of missionaries and some 430 Amer
leans.
Foreigners Ordered Out.
One report from Shanghai says the
Americans and British have received
urgent orders to depart, and that
those who have not already obeyed
are preparing to do so Immediately.
dispatch to the Westminster Ga
zette from Shanghai asserts that or
ders for the foreigners to evacuate
Marking were really due to fears thai
the city would fall TO the Cantonese
within the next few days, more
through treachery than by force.
The same correspondent forecasts
the possibility of serious looting In
Shanghai by the defending Shan
tungese troops. He says the French
visualizing such a contingency, have
ordered reinforcements of 1000 co
lonial troops, and that barracks are
being prepared for them.
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agents might provoke an outburst at
any time.
From a military standpoint. Great
Britain still is quite safe, but what
worries the British cabinet is that
these anti-British activities of Soviet
agents tend to provoke disorders, not
with q view of obtaining immediate
results, but of draining the British
treasury.
War to Cost Millions.
The Chinese war is going TO cost
the country millions, not only in mill
tary expenditures, but in loss of trade.
Anti. British activities tending to cause
trouble among the Malays might prove
very costly to the British rubber in.
dustry, and if fresh troubles in Arabia
materialize, the treasury will be
drained Of substantial sums, when the
chancellor of the eXchequer Is having
a hard fight to find new revenues to
balance this years deficit
Under the circumstances, ii is hard
Iy surprising to find many tories ad.
vocating an aggressive policy against
Russia, and suggesting that the
Soyiets should "be given change In
their own money" They hint that
more than one of Russia's neighbors
would be delighted to settle old scores
with the Soviets, and hint that II
Downing street approved the policy il
might let them loose Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
CHURCHES PROTEST
GEORGIA FLOGG|NGS
81 Congregations Join in De.
mand That Guilty Be
Brought to Justice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 15.-Georgla
floggings have aroused church people
of 81 congregations of that state L
such an extent that an appeal has
been made to the governor 10 Dflhe
those guilty TO justice.
In a resolution adopted yesterday
the Christian Council, representing
these congregations. made its petit
ton to the chief executive, declaring
that Georgia is being disgraced in the
eyes of the world.
Weekly Whippings Barred.
A survey made by the Atlanta Con,
stitution brought the recent acts OF
mob violence in three counties into
public notice.
In Toombs County, it was said,
masked bands have held weekly
whipping parties" for more than a
year The total persons whipped, 1t
is estimated, was more than 100. In
this county and in Treutlen County,
where II. NJ. Flanders, editor of the
Soperton News, was whipped, the
Constitution correspondent declared,
his investigation showed that two
groups have taken the law into their
own hands and cowed those who are
In favor of law and order.
Masked bands in Toombs County
have whipped women. the correspond
ent said. These bands have paraded
in robes and other regalia, he de-
clared.
List of 0utrages.
Among the known victims are: A
man who was said to have deserted
his wife; another whom the masked
men did not think had paid a fine
quickly enough for violation of the
prohibition law: a married woman &C.
cused be her assailant of misconduct
a man who was drunk and lazy: a
father, son and daughter; a preacher
and married woman about to be-
come a mother
Gov. Walker has not commented on
the council petition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
LOVE CULT CASE HALTED.
Temporary Delay in Hearing In
volving Juvenile Delinquency.

OAKLAND, Calf, March Is C).-
Hearing of the charges against lead
ers of the White Brotherhood" al
legged love cult, was postponed until
tomorrow, when the principals ap
peared yesterday before Judge Lincoln
S. Church of the Juvenile Court.
Mrs. Emma Gibbs, the 'ermen
gaarde," and Russell j. Alley, the
"grand omar of the alleged cult, were
jointly charged with contributing t
the delinquency of a minor. Mrs
Gertrude Wright. "searreda." or lead
err, of the cult, was similarly charged
on a separate complaint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

ton when the case is brought into
court. The regulations gave him no
right on the intersection so long as
his presence there impeded the prog
ress of traffic on the more important
thoroughfare.
Situation Growing Worse.
While observers declare it is pos
sible to condone some ignorant vio-
lations of the provision, they main
tain that the fact that 1t has been q
part of the code for almost two years
demonstrates taht willfullness, not ig-
norance, is the cause of the danger
Gus and frequent disobedience shown
by drivers.
The fact that the situation is grow
ing worse instead of better is held to
be further proof of this contention
and to show urgent need for drastic
action in enforcement The more
moderate of the critics of this type of
driving declare in favor of more rig
orous enforcement in the interest of
realizing the full benefits that are
held to be inherent in the regulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
AIDS REED BOOM.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Cochran, Democrat
Missouri, devotes five columns of the
most recent post-session Congressional
Record to a detailed analysis of Sen
ator James Reeds contributions tC
American craftsmanship and con
cludes:
"A great majority of its (Missouris
people, regardless of party affiliations
are eager to contribute for the benefit
of the whole Union the distinguished
services OF James A. Reed as Presi
dent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
MANS FASTEST LAND SPEED
SOUGHT IN MAMMOTH CAR
MightieSt Motor Ever Built to
Meet Sensational Test on
Beach at Daytona.
Nature Sets Limit on Pace by
Mysterious Forces, Race
Driver Says.

(Note-This is the first Of a series Of
fue articles in achich Maj. II. o. d. Sc
grdpe. dayedeuU British race dgiper. de-
enormous hdndicaps ne faces IN his at.
tempt 10 reach he highest land speed
thGt as hunsdnip possible. The erper{-
meRt DiH be made merit 1ceeh on the
beach at DdvtORd. Florida.
IN this article Maj. Se1rqUe describes
the forces Of Nature thai haze set the
speed limit achich ne ,cW attempt to
ind. The second article Of the series. in
rhich MAJ. .Se0rGUe deals min tie
mystery car, tciH Gppedr IN The Fee
nina Star kOnaorrOtn. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

English, proposed toast to the Presi-
dent of the United States, to Congress
and to the visiting officials. He spoke
warmly of the cooperation of the
United States, the accomplishment I'M
der the treaty and the collaboration
of the high commissioner, John II.
Russell, and the treaty officials, which
he said has been of the greatest value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK.
Will Address Pan-American Con-
ferance Here May 5.
Rv the AssOciated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge viii address a
Joint session of the Pan-American
Commercial Conference and the United
States Chamber of commerce in Wash
ington Tuesday, May 8.
Business men from all of the South
American republics and many sections
of the United States are expected to
he present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

by the Nationalist commandments
Gen. Chang Kai-shek, and the left
wing or radical faction of the Repub-
hcan Revolutionary party. With a
view to preventing the split from
shattering the military chances of
the Cantonese, it appears that a
truce has been agreed upon that the
national council, composed of both
military and political representatives,
has been revived to carry on the con-
fiict with the north.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

which has never been attempted before
for racing cars, would fill volumes.
Even the eddieS around the cockpit
and the wind scoops have been
studied in miniature.
From the behavior of the most sue
cessful model body shape of the lot
the startling fact was calculated that
at 200 miles an hour car with such a
body would experience a downward
pressure over the front axle of 700
pounds, while the suction over the
back axle would create a lift of $50
pounds, which is almost the weight of
the rear engine.
When we first discovered this we
were sup against it," until a mechanic
was struck with the great idea of
turning the tail upside down, and so
giving the wind something to press
down against. BY doing this, how
ever, we sacrificed the perfect stream
line shape, and so will have to.pay for
it in speed.
Head-on Resistance High.
The head-on resistance at 200 miles
per hour will be 652 pounds.
Facts like these help to explain why
the scientists are so positive that there
is a limit to the speed we can travel
on land
AT low speeds nature looks on the
motorist with tolerance, but the faster
he wants to go the more she demands
compromise. Like a money-lender, she
takes with one hand what she gives
with the other Finally, way up
around 200 miles an hour, which Is the
speed I hope to reach, scientists tell
us that she drives so hard a bargain
with the motorist that he cannot eX-
coed a certain figure.
And / mean to try to find out just
what that figure is.
Copyright. 1927