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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-03
THE FINAL SURRENDER

81 was advised to leave. l went
in the country. I got a paper from
Richmond and saw where 1T said a
man named Scott had been killed.
1 knew that it should have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
Fail to Find Explorer,

Two men who set out last year 10
search the Brazilian jungle for Col, r.
III, Fawcett, the explorer. missing since
iDa5, have returned 70 London, They
found no trace at the explorer and are
az the opinion that Col Fawcett and
his companions were slain BY the IN
dams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
MRS. FELL SHIELD
ASDEATHPLOTTER
Woman Accused of Planning
10 Kill Her EStranged
Husband.

Mrs. Grace Marie zell. SO New York
avenue northeast. was today held for
the action of the grand jury under
$4,000 bond to answer a charge OF
intent to kill as result of an alleged
plot to poison her eStranged husband,
John NJ. Zell, 1869 Thirty-first street.
When arraigned before Judge .saac
r. Hit in Police Court this morning
she waived examination and pleaded
not guilty.
Mrs. Zell was arrested Friday night
by Detective Darnell as q result OF
information furnished police by MRS.
Ollie Manion of Glen Echo Heights,
Md, Sister-in-law of Mrs. Zell. A
handbag. said to belong to Mrs. Zen,
containing alleged poisoned whisky,
chloroform. a piece of cheeScloth ana
two pairs Of rubber gloves. were found
after the arrest.
Mrs. Manion told the police that her
siSter-in-law had revealed to her plot
to entice her husband into an auto
mobile ride under the pretext of an
attempt at reconciliation. The ride
was to terminate In drinking party
and after Zell was poisoned and
chloformed the car was TO be pushed
over bank to give the appearance OF
having been wrecked. according to her
story.
Under questioning, Mrs, Zell is said
to have confessed. In part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
BURGLARS SUCCEED
IN FIVE ATTEMPTS
Three Stores and Two Houses En-
tered in Last "a Hours, Police
Are Informed.

Burglary of three stores and two
houses has been reported to the police
during the past "a hours.
Returning from vacation trip. Mrs.
John e. Palmer, 1904 r street south
east, found that her home had been
entered during her absence from June
80 to July 6. She reported to the
police yesterday that jewelry valued al
more than $500 was stolen. Entrance
was gained with a duplicate key.
John Lund. 1910 Fourteenth street,
asked police to investigate the robbery
OF his Iunchroom at that address Sat-
urday night. winn $169.40 in cash and
a check for $40 were taken.
Walter Keeler, In business at 1898
Seventh street. reported the taking OF
fishing tackle, valued at s35 from his
store Saturday night. A duplicate key
furnished entry.
A pocketbook containing $3.50 in bills
and several checks was reported stolen
from a rear room at l446 streel
about $50 O'Clock this morning. Mrs
william Jeweler explained that the
pocketbook had been left In the room
In the rear Of the store only few
minutes before 1t was missed.
Theft of a chest OF carpenter tools
valued at S65 belonging TO John
Richards, 1891 l. street northeast, alc
paint supplies valued at $l8, property
OF George Pitt, 718 Thirteenth street
Is being investigated by the police. The
property was stolen from vacant
house at 9i3 Rhode Island avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
DR.. RHEES NAMED
SPECIAL DRY AGENT
Appointee Has Been in Charge
of Narcotic Division
Work.

DR.. Benjamin r. Rhees, who for years
has been In charge of the Washington
Narcotic Division and has directed raids
which resulted in the roundup of large
quantities of narcotics both in this city
and other communities under his juriS-
diction, has been transferred to the
newly created post of special agent
in charge Of the new Washington dis
trict of the Field Division. Prohibition
Bureau.
The newly organized Office has au-
thority to investigate and run down
interdistrict or nationwide conspiracy
cases in violation of the Volstead act
DR.. Rhees had had wide experience
in investigation work while in charge
Of the narcotic division.
Headquarters will be in Washington
and the territory under DR.. Rhees will
include eastern Pennsylvania. Mary
land, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Virginia. West Virginia. North and
South Carolina.
placed in charge of the Washington
Narcotic Division. succeeding DR.. Rhees
The new special inspection division
created for the purpose of investigating
complaints against prohibition agents
themselves has swung into action, and
is being directed by DR. Doran. As
explained recently by the Commissioner
this new division will operate to In
vestigate specific cases to which IL is
assigned by the Commissioner. 1t Is
composed or highly specialized inveSti-
gators. including some men from the
special intelligence unit of the Bureau
| OF Internal Revenue, and some former
i, postal inspectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
Elks Lay Corner Stone,

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND, MD, July 9.~-The
corner stone OF the new 100000 home
OF Cumberland Lodge, No. 90, Benevo~
lent Protective Order OF Eiks, being
erected on South Center street, was
laid yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
INCOME TAXES DROP
IN MARYLAND AREA
Reports Show 100000 Loss.
District Includes Returns
From Washington.

Income taxes for the Nation and
for the collection district of Maryland.
including also the District OF Colum-
bia. showed million dollar decrease
In the fiscal year 1928, as compared
with 1927. according 10 figures made
public last night by the Internal Rev
enue Bureau
These taxes for the district OF Mary
land. including this city. declined from
$45 $40, 554 for 1927 to s44, sos. 4es In
1928. The Nations income taxes
showed a drop during the same period
from &2.2l9,925. 443 tn $2,i74, 4D6.471
Total collections from all sources foi
the country fell of also from $685.
683, 1879 70 s2,790, 006,885 for 1928
The State of Virginia reported gair
In income taxes, growing from $40, $780,
578 In 1927 20 s2i ,B60,734 In 1928.
The figures are based on telegraphit
reports as Of June 30 from collectors
throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
MRS. CLOTH FIGHTS
ALlMONY INJUNCTION
Demurrer Action in Alexandria De.
lays Hearing on New Trial
for Alleged Assault.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July AT q
special hearing OF Circuit Judge Howard
Smith this morning. when petition
for new trial was TO have been heard III
behalf of Mrs, William G. Cloth, con-
victed recently and given a years Inn
prisonment for assault upon her nus
band, who is commemorative attorney
OF Arlington County, the court heard q
petition OF Mrs Cloth for demurrer
against an injunction Of her husband
who objects to continuing alimony,
Following the alimony injunction
hearing the petition of Mrs, Cloth fol
new trial will be taken UP. The
woman Is represented In court by Attor-
ney r, Louis Wendenhurg Of Richmond
The demurrer seeks to prevent making
permanent the temporary injunction
recently granted at Warrenton by Judge
Fletcher. Cloth charged adultery
against his wife In obtaining the In
junction. Bonds are Gu ueposis In q
local bank, which are 10 be sold In case
OF discontinuance OF the alimoiy. unless
the injunction Is made permanent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
U. S. WOMAN CONSULAR
CLERK is ASSASSlNATE0
Husband of Carrie Saleeby Also
Slain in Beirut. Syria, State
Department Hears.

by the Associated Press.
Consul General KnabShue at Beirut
Syria, reported TO the State DEPART
ment today that Carrie Saleeey, a clerk
in the consular ONCE. and her husband
had been assassinated on the night OF
July Z. No details were included in the
message heyong the statement that the
assassination was generally believed 20
be the result OF family feud.
The message said the consul general
was taking all necessary action, ana
asked that Mrs. Hester G. Bryan Of ST.
Elmo, Tenn, be advised. as she was be-
heved Co be the nearest relative.
State Department records show that
the dead woman was q daughter Ct
Francis x. Erd of Lexington. Ky, m
which city she also had q brother, 5. A.
Erd, living. Her FIRST work for the Cow
eminent was clerical duty at the enl-
basSy In Paris In 1912. followed by stint.
lar duty at Beirut In 1917 She went 20
Beirut q second time IN 1870, and had
been there since that time. she was
married In 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09

and then called on Herr Wilhelm
Hohenzollern at Doom, Holland, There
the three companions of adventure
separated. and while Maj. James Fitz-
maurice was heading back to Ireland
Capt. Herman Koehl and Baron Won
Huenefeld returned TO Germany, but
instead OF further official adulation
the latter two encountered cold Shout
ders at Cologne because they had ac-
cepted hospitality from the former wal
lord.
A war echo OF totally different calibei
took place In France, where Ferdinand
Foch, marshal of France and allied
generaliSsimo, was present at the dedi-
cation of q memorial TO his own deeds
| and talents. The modesty of the great
warrior was put to q severe test by the
passionately warm words OF praise thai
| were showered upon him.
And In far distant China was vel
another military drama. Four generals
of the Nationalist party lourneyed tc
| Picking and there before the tomb oil
| Sun Yat-Sen. father OF the Nationalist
idea, rendered to his spirit an accoun,
of their stewardship 1t was related
that one OF these generals, who had
led his men through many a bloody
| fight In the civil war. broke into sohS
who first had visioned the possibilities
of united republican China.
India Aspires to Seif-Government.
Aspirations for self-gevernment OF
another Oriental country came to the
front In London, where delegates from,
India withdrew from British Empire
labor conference, They resented refusal
of the conference to pass a resolution
In support of autonomy for India. and
were not piacated by an explanation
that the gathering was only sort al
experience meeting on union labor
questions,
The future of trade relations Of Ger
many and Russia hangs Ia the balance
of reaction to the trial of three Ger
mans and half q hundred Russians ac-
cuaed OF arti-Soviet sabotage In the
coal mines OF the Donetx region. The
Germans were freed. but IL Russians
were sentenced 10 death and 30 others
ID prison. Germans assert the whole
affaifA viii make German capital
char ~ Soviet state enterprises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
BOND ISSUE FOR D. C.
SUBURBS APPROVED
Water and Sewerage Improvements
to Cost $500, 900 in Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, July Extensive linz
proyements In the way Of extending
the water and sewerage systems OF
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission In both Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties were assured
when the Public Service Commission
Saturday approved the application OF
the Sanitary Commission TO issue $780,
900 series r bonds.
The bonds bear interest at the rate
OF W. per cent from july !, 1928, and
run for SO years with option OF re-
demption by the commission after 81
years. 1t was stated that the bonds
may be offered TO the public this week
Work on extending the water and
sewerage systems will be started at once
In approving the application the COM
mission ordered that the Sanitary Com
mission shall make reports duly verineo
by officials as follows
Immediately upon the sale Tor cast
Of its said bonds authorized as afore'
said, or any part or parts thereof. the
fact Of such sale or sales, the terms
and conditions thereof, and the amount
! realized therefrom.
AT the termination Of each ane
every period of six months from the
date OF this order, the disposition and
use made OF the proceeds OF the sale
OF the sail bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
RADIO Commission
HEARS COMPL
Federal Body Considers Pro-
test From Stations Or
! dered Discontinued.
NJ Ia. Associated Press.

~ kLH AtSUNtANE0 EANS0s
The Federal Radio Commission today
opened its doors TO representatives OF
hroadcasting stations ordered to cease
operations on August and heard ap-
piications for hearings from about half
of the 1872 stations termed by the COM
mission as linwarranted by the public
interest, convenience or necessity.
The roll Of the stations was called
and II appeared virtually impossible Tor
the commission TO conclude the hear
ines by August as the representatives
rose and requested up TO four hours
time to present testimony TO justify the
continued existence OF their transmit
ters. One witness, Jacob Conn OF Sta
ton wCOT, Providence r. l., said ne
would have at least 500 witnesses to
protest against termination oil his
license.
Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate
for the presidency. representing station
wEVD. the memorial TO Eugene v. Debs,
At Woodhaven. N. Y, was among the
witnesses.
Thomas filed a brief in which he
challenged the right Of the commission
10 revoke the license Of station WEVD.
raising the issue OF free speech,
If WEVD is taken Of the air and
In fact is not treated on parity with
others who are richer and more In
fuential with the Government" the
brief said, the people Of this Nation
can truly recognize that radio, which
might be such a splendid force for the
honest clash OF ideas, is nothing but
a tool 70 be used by the powerful
against any form OF disagreement OF
any species Of protest.
I'VE ask no special privilege. Give
us the power. the time and as ad-
vantageous wave lengths as have beer
bestowed on these great and mighty
money making interests To destroy u
is unthinkabie and un-American."
Louis q. Caldwell. chief counsel o
the commission, announced that i
was the intention TO exclude from evi
dence all letters. petitions and othe
documentary evidence not sworn u
Thomas and Frederick G. Dow OF sta
ton WLBH, Farmingdale, N. X, voices
opposition 10 this policy on the grounl
that It would entail prohibitiye expense
Several stations announced their IN
tentiGn o. consolidating. while other
announced that they would oppose Wig
oTo4gly any move TO exclude them Iron
the bFoadcasting system
Six Nebraska stations offered 10 con
holtdate. They are stations KGBY. 90
l1iFllbus: KOCH, Wayne; KGDW, Hum
boIdt; KCBZ, York; KEGS, Centfs
City and KGEO, Grand Island.
The roll call was answered by rep
fesentatiyes Of i07 stations affected b
the general order. and the con1missio
announced that 1t would prepare
docket Of the cases for nearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS
OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD

with italy. Mussolini sending the Italian
Ambassador back to Vienna after an
absence of four months. This break
arose from complaints of Germanic resi-
dents OF the old Austrian Tyrol. an
neXed to Italy after the World War.
Chancellor Siepel of Austria ended the
affair by assuring Italy that Austria
officially realized that the dissatisfied
Germans should have appealed to Rome
instead of Vienna. But many OF his
constituents are accusing Siepel of
knuckling down to Italy.
Some thrilling drama was recorded In
the foreign news Three hundred lives
were lost In the wreck OF Chilean gov
eminent steamer,
Belgian Financier Missing.
Capt. Alfred Lowenstein, spectacular
Belgian financier, disappeared from a
plane that crossed the English channel
at height Of 1000 feet. and the Stock
Exchanges OF London, Brussels, Paris
and Berlin reacted sharply.
Lieut.. Lundborg, Swedish flyer who
was marooned on the Arctic ice after
he had heroicaliy rescued Gen. umberto
Mobile. was himself rescued by an equal
ly daring Swedish officer. Lieut.. Shyberg,
Five of Mobiles men remain ON the ice
near Foyn Island The fate OF nine OF
their companions and OF six rescuers
headed by Roald Amundsen, Is en-"
shrouded In the Arctic silences.
While mariners and flyers of six ma
tions continued their perilous efforts To
succor the italian polar explorers, two
other Italians. Capt, Arturo Fefrarin
and Mai. Carlo p. Del Prete, performed
splendid exploit by flying from Rome
to the coast al Brazil, They established
new record for distance on nonstop
fiiaht. taking la,irels which had been In
the United states since Chamheriin and
Levine travelled from Long Island TO
Germany In June, 1927
The crew of the plane Bremen, first
TO span the Atlantic from east To west,
received homage and praise In tho capt-
tails OK Germany, England and ireland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09

BY the Associated Press
The Balkan volcano Is rumbling and
smoking again, but whereas few years
ago these symptoms would have sent
messengers scurrying among the chan
celleries OF empires and kingdoms, the
democracies OF modern Europe seem
content to let the troubled governments
OF that region settle their own affairs
What started as party political row
in Jugoslavia developed last week into
a threat against the entity of the king
dom. The Serbs. Croats and Stevens
make up the realm Of King Alexander
and the Croats are In open rebellion
against political domination by. the
Serbs. They have uttered threat
through Stefan Raditch that they are
about ready to disregard the ties Of the
combination
IF the present coalition continues To
govern, catastrophe Is inevitable" said
Raditch. For Croatians only two
possibilities remain-the King and the
people"
Back Of the present scene are the
Nettuno treaties granting italian cit
liens the right TO own lands on the
Adriatic Litorai Of Croatia, for out OF
the debate over those pacts came the
shooting In the House OF Deputies In
which two Croatians were killed and
Raditch himself wounded. The Croats
insist now upon dissolution OF parlia-
ment and they have even refused to ac-
cept the leadership of new cabinet
under any other condition, King Alex
ander has about decided upon nom
political combination of educators,
technicians and other professional men
to bridge the ehasm between the rival
racial elements,
In Greece Eleutherios Venigelos.
stanch Republican and foe Of Com
munism and royalty alike, returned TO
the premiership, decree dissolying the
Parliament of that country was issued,
and new elections were called for Au~
gust New strikes were also called by
The dissatisfied elements,
Austria retnImfM 10 normal relations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
Militia Fund Cut OF.

LONDON, July o HJ.~~Consterna
ton has been caused In the Channel
Islands because the British govern
ment has announced that contributions
10 the maintenance OF the compulsory
militia In Guernsey and Jersey viii
close. For more than half century
the government has provided arms.
uniforms and instructors to the militia.
which is said 10 be the oldest in the
British empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09

CfiARLoTTE. N. c.. July Q TEL.
Henry Hammond. IS years old. was
killed. his wife. 10. received injuries u
her head and arms. and Mr. and Mrs.
Ward Grow suffered severe decorations
and bruises IN head-on autom0hile
collision yesterday afternoon en- the
uastonia road. All are from Char
iotte, H. u. fieAvener. I.incolntpn.
driver OF the other car. Is held and WIN
be charged with mansiaughter. ofarrr1
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
MARYLAND STATION AFFECTED.

Attorney Frank d. Scott Of Washing
ton today requested the Federal Radio
Commission 20 set down for hearing on
July 10 q case Of Station WSMD. at
Salisbury, Md. IN connection with the
general program Of wedding cut sta
ions not deemed TO have sufiicient pub
lie interest and necessity 10 continue.
Station W6MD Is owned by Thomas
Little and was formerly known as
Station WBES, located at Takoma
Park, I'D,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-18

owner was sailor. And what about
those good strong pillars? Maybe he
was an eX-sea-captain. They always
build good substantial house some
where, to retire to-
"Such classic columns" said | In
structively, for couldn't let Mr.. Rob-
erts contradict and not do so myself,
"are often used as purely cOnven-
tional frame for a bookplate picture"
Mr.. Case nodded approvingly, but
the captain, intent on making another
point, noticed none of us. He said:
"And there's an unmistakable give
away in the signature; did you notice
it. Miss Fuller?"
"YeS," | assented; "the 'circled ser
pent,' as it's called, is quite wrong"
"Yes, his tail Is In his mouth, as
1t should be, but the mouth is open,
not closed. It's q very strange error
in detail, for the general execution of
that drawing shows a marvellous grasp
of, COlfax's Characteristic method
bold, few fine lines of shading, won
derful clearness In the smallest de-
tails. It's just the difference between
the master and the imitator."
Another instance where a closed
mouth would have been the part of
wisdom" suggested Mr.. Case. lightly.
lie closed the book and put ii into my
hand and as ! laio il on the desk,
Nancy's cheerful clatter ceased She
looked at me expectantly; saw she
had finished all the work assigned her,
and was looking for more.
was just about to give her some
directions when she stepped up qui-
city and pointed to a pile Of books in
front of me.
"Shall | take those now" she asked
"Yes, please" said, land then
place them all on the wagon to be
returned to the shelves"
She avidly swooped up everything
in sight; yes, thanks to her industry
Clarihew's "Notes" would be listed
after all Her enthusiasm for work
seemed contagious. The teapot was
now drained, and Captain Ashland
moved that the session should adjourn
with rising vote of thanks. and In
quired eagerly. as he took his leave, If
did not really think we really ought
to have tea every day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-18
,red himself by some secret process

ored himself by some secret process
probably involving Walnut juice =
which, however, died with him. he
was a great artist, full of whims. I've
seen many of his prints. all done on
that shade of paper. and. of course, on
a paper century or more old. made
of linen rags This Is of modern man.
ufacture. made of wood fiber"
"Colfax died about eighteen-thirty,
didn't he?" inquired.
"Yes; he was about seventy-five, ]
believe. The arithmetic gave me an
ITCHY of this drawing" said the cap
tain, looking whimsical. "Colfax. you
see, was a patriot first and an artist
afterward-"
l laughed and helped him out:
"He never would accept orders from
Americans because he absolutely OPP
posed the Revolution. And as it seems
likely that this old American law book
must have been the property of an
American, it doesn't seem likely that
the plate would have been designed
by Colfax."
Especially" added the captain, "as
the design is pictorial AS was nat
ural enough In a man with Colfax's
royalist sympathies and aristocratic
clientele, he almost always made he
raldic designs for bookplates-that is,
designs showing the family coat of
arms. Only something out of the
common would have led him to make
a pictorial plate, if he ever did"
MAY l have a look at 1t nowT'
asked Mr.. Case, as Mr.. Roberts closed
the book to drink his nonsensical tea.
Rather an imaginative picture, isn't
it?"
"All except the immediate fore
ground" agreed Captain Ashland.
THAT table covered with old instru-
ments-I don't recognize many Of
them-looks very realistic, and the
alembic and skull are conventional
owners symbols used on many a doc
tors bookplate. What the rest of the
picture signifies, one could hardly fell
without knowing something about the
owner"
1.-The ship looks realistic, to me-"
observed Mr.. Roberts, absolutely un-
able to refrain from differing with
some one any longer. maybe the