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Evening star., 1928-12-28
FIND BARBER SHOP BASIN
is HIDING PLACE FOR RUM

A covered basin in barber shop is
the latest place which the eagle eyes
of Sergt. o. j. Letterman's vice squad
have ferreted out as the hiding place
for liquor and as a result three BARRIERS
are today facing charges Of illegal pos
session of liquor.
The basin so ingeniously used is In a
shop in the 1900 block of Wisconsin
avenue and was discovered by an
informer several days ago. He swore
that George T. Harper. barber in the
store, made sale to him.
When the squad raided the establish
ment yesterday they claimed three and
one-half pints were found in the basin.
Harper together with Otto II. Fisher and
Elmer e. Wilson was arrested Harper
will be charged with second offense sale
and third offense possession according
to Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
POSSES HUNT TRUSTY
IN PRISON SLAYING
Carpenter-Sergeant Found With
Throat Slashed-Girl, Is,
Missing From Home.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARCHMAN. Miss. December o.
j. D. Duvall. SIS. carpenter-sergeant
at the State prison farm here, was
found slain early today; his 18-year-old
daughter Ruth was missing and coll
ored trusty, Charles Shepherd. was.
being sought by posses with blood
hounds.
Duvall's body was found In the
dining room of their home by his wife.
His throat had been slashed and his
head beaten with a hammer. which,
with an ice pick and butcher knife, was
found nearby. There were evidences
that the daughter had retired. and q
letter she had written to friend was
found in her room.
Shepherd was serving a sentence for
robbery. l.. T. Fox, superintendent OF
the State penitentiary, offered a $500
reward for his capture. Duvall was the
father Of eight children.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
LAYOUT OF TRACKS
WILL Be PRESENTED
Suggestions From Railway
Companies to Be Received
by Committee.

Suggestions from the street railway
companies as to how they believe the
car tracks in the vicinity of the Capt.
tol should be laid out in connection
with the development of the Union
Station Plaza will be received by the
Senate public buildings and grounds
committee within few days after Con-
gress reconvenes.
Senator Keyes. Republican of New
Hampshire, chairman OF the commit
tee. said he has been advised by the
traction companies that they will be
ready after the holiday recess to pre-
sent their views, and the Senator stated
he would call a meeting of the COM
mittee for that purpose soon.
The railway companies some time
ago filed objection to the provision
in the Plaza improvement bill which
would require them to meet the cost
of relocating the tracks between the
Capitol and the station to conform with
the landscape plan which has been
adopted for the Plaza.
AT that time 1t was indicated also
that the companies would call atten-
ClON 10 Changes WHICH tIlcy CLOuSlt
would be desirable in the proposed re-
location of tracks.
The Plaza improvement bill has pass
ed the House and Is expected to be
acted on by the Senate committee as
soon as the railway companies have been
granted a hearing. The Plaza as plan
ned, in its present form, would call
for the removal of car tracks from
Delaware avenue between the station
and the Capitol and from B street be-
tween Delaware avenue and First street
east New tracks would be laid on First
street east from B street to the station
and on c street between Delaware ave-
nue. and First street.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
JANITOR IS LINKED
IN WOMANS DEATH
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 28-
Disclosure that Philip Haynes. colored,
former ianitor of the apartment house
from which Mrs. Ella Mcdowell Rogers
disappeared october was an ex-convict
and parole violator led detectives today
to renew their efforts to link him with
the mystery of the 29-year-old widow.
Haynes, under the name or Harry
Watkins. was convicted at Lexington In
1914 Of housebreaking and sentenced to
term of from to 10 years. 1t was
established yesterday. He was paroled
in 1920 and that year was listed as
parole violator. Haynes also Is under
indictment for malicious shooting as a
result of an affray year ago in
pool room.
DR.. Vernon Robins, city chemist, has
tested for traces of human blood sub
stance scraped from the cracks of
Joints of the concrete floor of the
apartment building basement. Other
articles submitted to him for examina-
ton included burned bones, a stained
monkey wrench and pair Of trousers.
Contents of his partial report have
been withheld.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
PRELIMINARY ARMS
PARLEY CONVOKED
TO MEET APRIL IS
Russian Proposal to Be Chief
Issue of Preparatory
Commission.
ALSO EXPECT FIRST MOVE
FOR NAVAL REDUCTIONS
Another Conference Called for
March IL on Control of Manu-
facture of Armaments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, December 28-The Pre-
paratory Commission for disarmament
conference has been convoked to meet
at Geneva on April Is.
The convocation was announced to-
day by President Loudon of the Pre-
paratory Commission after he had as
certained that the various countries, in
cluding the United States, had no OBJ
jections to the date.
1t was understood that the Russian
project for partial disarmament for all
nations will be the main item on the
agenda with the hope that the naval
experts also will begin efforts to agree
on a formula for a reduction in cruisers
and submarines.
Count Won Bernstorf of Germany
chairman of a commission which Is
drafting a treaty for the control OF the
manufacture of ornaments, today sum-
moned meeting of the experts Tor
March IL at Geneva. The meeting Will
be especially devoted to a discussion OF
a scheme of classification OF armamentS
introduced by the Belgian delegation.
Each national represented on the
commission, including the United States,
has a right to name its experts. The
commission has failed thus far to agree
on the text OF a convention, being
divided especially on the problem OF
how much publicity is to be accorded to
ornaments.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Two Wreaths Placed On Wilson, Tomb
On I'D Anniversary of His Birth

A wreath from faithful family friend
and a second which bore the card of
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation were
the only floral tributes left today upon
the tomb of the late President Wilson
in the crypt of Bethlehem Chapel on
the seventy-second anniversary of his
birth.
Scarcely more than the usual number
of daily visitors to Washington Ca
thedral today paused for a moment be-
side the last resting place of the great
wartime President.
The name of the friend who places
wreath on the tomb Of Wilson each an
niversary of his birth. 1t was explained
Evening star., 1928-12-28
PLANE TAKES OFF
ON ENDURANCE HOP
Albatross, After Previous Failure,
Hopes to Stay in Air Over
Seventy Hours.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELCENTRO. Calf. December 2S.-
Carrying a load of 646 gallons Of gaso-
line the single -motored monoplane AL
batross took off at 6:55 am. today In
another effort to break the worlds
endurance flight record. Charles Roche
vile and John Guglementi were at the
controls.
Rocheville said he believed the plane
could remain aloft more than 10 hours
The Albatross took the air quickly
travelling seven-tenths of mile before
it's wheels left the earth. The pilots
headed for the Salton Sea, where they
said the flight would be made today tc
take advantage of the dense atmos-
phere below sea level.
Several previous attempts 20 set 8
new worlds endurance mark In the
plane met with failure.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
U. S. PARTICIPATION SEEN.
Officials Here, However, Not Optimistic
Over Conference Results.

Officials Here, However, Not Optimistic
Over Conference Results.
By the Associated Press.
Continued American participation in
the discussions of the preparatory COM
mission for a disarmament conference
to. be held at Geneva April is was seen
at the State Department today as as
sured. although official notification OF
the meeting had not reached this Gov
eminent. Unless there has been pro-
jected some satisfactory proposal for
cruiser limitation, and so far the Ameri-
can Government was unaware ofeany
having been put forward, administra-
ton officials had little hope, however,
that concrete progress would reSull
from the commissions meeting.
Since the fifth meeting Of the pre-
paratory disarmament commission last
March little has been accomplished to-
ward solving the difficulties in the way
of naval disarmament. The Anglo
French naval compromise, having been
rejected by the United States and prac-
tically abandoned by Great Britain
probably would not be discussed. The
American Government has declared IT.
self for "real reduction and limitation
of naval armament" and expressed the
belief that the Franco British agree
ment would actually tend to defeat the
primary objective of any disarmament
conference in that it would not elm
mate competition in naval armament
and would not effect economy.
The American position regarding
cruisers and submarines was said to bt
unchanged from that urged at the
three-power conference at Geneva II
1927. This Government has, however
expressed its willingness ito use its
best efforts to obtain basis OF further
naval limitation satisfactory to al
powers, including those not represented
at the three-power conference in Ge'
neva." The United States was de.
scribed as willing to take into consid.
Grafton in any conference the Specia
needs of France, Italy or any othel
naval power for that particular clas:
of vessels deemed by them most suitable
for their defense.
This attitude, expressed by Secretary
Kellogg in his response to Great Britain
and France in connection with the
Franco-British compromise, has not re.
suited in further discussions of the
question with the United States. There
had been indicated at Geneva dis
position that the League, before con-
voking the preliminary commission
should await the removal of some of the
naval difficulties. 1t was thought thai
the meeting probably has been decided
upon, however. with the hope that the
delegates of the naval powers might
reach some agreement concerning the
types of cruisers and submarines to bt
limited during private conversations ii
the course of the general negotiations ii
April It was understood here that tht
agenda of the preparatory commission
would include the Soviet proposal fol
partial disarmament and the German
proposal for publicity with regard tt
ornaments.
Evening star., 1928-12-28

, by officials of the Cathedral, is not to
be divulged.
Mrs Edith Boiling Wilson, the widow
of Woodrow Wilson, is in New York,
where she will attend tonight the Demo-
cratic dinner to be given there in honor
Of his memory. Meanwhile local Demo-
Gratis in large numbers are preparing to
attend the dinner of the Woodrow Will
son Memorial Committee tonight in the
quarters of the Woman's National Demo-
avenue.
Prof William E. Todd will speak on
Woodrow Wilson, the Last Liberal" "
Frederick A. Delano is chairman Of the
! committee
Evening star., 1928-12-28
.SOJOURNERS MOVE
FOR LARGER NAVY
Call Conference January II
for Support of Measure
for More Cruisers.

Determined to checkmate propaganda
directed against legislation pending in
Congress to provide for construction of
IS new cruisers for the Navy, the Ma
tional Sojourners, an organization con-
sisting of commissioned officers of the
uniformed services, who are Master
Masons, today announced a patriotic
rally, to be held January IL at the May
flower Hotel This gathering. desig-
mated "pro-cruiser" meeting to get
behind President Coolidge in his naval
program, will come onethe heels OF the
citizens conference on cruisers, which
is against the cruiser program, and will
meet at the Hotel Washington on jan
uary 8.
Announcement of the meeting of the
National SojournerS was made today
by Capt. George F. Unmacht, The or
ganization's secretary-treasurer. who
said the principal speaker at the BAN
quet will be Col. Paul v. McNutt, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion Victory Post Drum Corps of
the American Legion and the United
States Marine Band will furnish music.
Organizations Invited to Meet.
The national committee of SO, of
which Rear Admiral Luther e. Gregory
is chairman, will be in session January
IL in semi-annual meeting with the
national officers, with whom it is
af1liatsd.
Yesterday Capt. Unmacht addressed q
letter to number of national organiza-
tions all over the country, including the
Daughters of the American Revolution
the Womans Relief Corps, the American
Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and others, inviting them to participate
in the conference. A number have
already signified their acceptance, he
said today.
The agenda of the National Sojourn-
ers Conference was mapped out some
| time ago, Capt Unmacht explained
and has been divided into three topics
How Can Sojourners Help in Recti-
/ flying the Criminal Condition so RAM
| pant Today?" ITO Study Ways and
Means Whereby National Sojourners
Can be Recognized Body in Time OF
Emergency for Taking Charge of Relief
and Welfare Work on Behalf of the
Masonic Fraternities" and a Further
. Discussion OF the Forces Which Are
Now Directed Against Our National
| Defense"
! In view Of the pressure being brought
to bear on Congress in opposition to the
cruiser bill, he explained, the question
| of national defense has assumed a po-
sition OF major Importance on the pro-
| gram.
VIII Install New Officers.
Washington Chapter, No. 3, Of the
National Sojourners will hold its an
nual banquet at the Mayf1ower Hotel
on January IL, and all the national Of
| flcerS will attend. Officers of the chap
| ter will be installed on this occasion
| The national officers of the National
! Sojourners are:
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of the
Chemical Warfare Service of the Army
! president: Rear Admiral Reynold T.
Hall, U. S. NJ, retired, first vice presi-
dent; Maj. Gen. M. w. ireland, Sur
geon General of tie Army, second vice
president; Capt. Alfred c. Oliver, chap
lain, and Capt. Unmacht, secretary
treasurer.
Tentative plans have been made tc
have the banquet addresses broadcast
over station WRC.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Federal Workers
To Get No Holiday
On New Year Eve

There will be no Government
holiday Monday prior to New
Year day, according to E. w. Lib
bey, president of the Association
of Chief Clerks of the Executive
Departments.
In granting a holiday prior to
Christmas, President Coolidge in
dicated it could not be considered
a precedent, and he issued no
order prior to leaving for his va
cation at Sapelo Island. Libbey,
who speaks for the chief clerks,
sees no prospect for a holiday
next Monday.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
ALLAN A. RYAN FAILS
TO FILE WILL CONTEST
Son of Magnate Does Not Appear
at Hearing to Dispute
Award.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 2s.-Possi-
bility of contest of Thomas Fortune
Ryan's will disposing of an estate
valued as high as half a billion dollars
vanished today when Allan A. Ryan, a
son whom the magnate remembered
only with set of shirt studs, failed to
appear to dispute the testament.
At hearing before John E. Quinn,
assistant to Surrogate James A. Foley,
the only business relating to the will
was the filing of formal depositions by
the witnesses. 1t was expected the will
would be admitted to probate later in
the day.
Allan Ryan, whose present address is
Montreal, became estranged from his
father several years ago. He was abroad
when the elder Ryan died.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
MEXICAN REBELS ROUTED,
Twenty-Seven Insurgents Killed in
Four Battles, Is Report.

MEXICO CITY, December % CP).-
Dispatches from Guadalajara today
said that military authorities there had
received advices that 81 insurgents had
been killed in four engagements with
federal forces at various points in the
state of JaliSco.
The heaviest combat took place at
Los Capellanes, where IS insurgents
we're killed, as well as one soldier, and
two army officers and two soldiers were
wounded. The insurgents were dis
persed in all four encounters.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
NV ihe Assnciated Press.

STOCKHOLM, December 28.--The
anxiety of Crown Princess Astrid OF
Belgium for the welfare of her baby
daughter, Princess Josephine Charlotte
who is staying with her grandmother
Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, while her
parents are travelling in the Far East
occasioned one of the longest telephone
calls that ever came to Sweden.
From Banjuwang, on the Island OF
Java, the young mother yesterday call
ed up her former country home. Frid-
hem, In the Province of Ostergothland
where the family Is spending the Christ
mas holidays.
From Java to Amsterdam the call
Evening star., 1928-12-28
$125,000 THEFT CHARGED
Secretary Accused of Stealing
Chamber of Commerce Funds.

PITTSBURGH, December % CP).-
Charged with the theft of $125,o0O
from the funds of the Chamber of
Commerce of New York, Enrico Con-
nune, SO, described by the police as
secretary of the organization, was ar
rested here today. New York and Pitts
burgh detectives arrested the man on
a warrant brought here by New York
officer.
Commune, detectives said. had been
sought for two months He will be
taken back to New York tonight.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Announce Tariffs Soon.

MADRID, December % (P).-The
government announced today that
duties under the new tariff law will be
made known by New Year day. 1t was
said that the changes would be COM
paratively few and that the duties on
automobiles and other merchandise
from the United States would not be
changed
Evening star., 1928-12-28
DEATH TAKES WOMAN
AT AGE OF 104 YEARS
Her Last Birthday Celebrated by
Taking Plane Ride-Wrote Story
for A. p. About Trip.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, December
28.-Mrs. Catherine B. Fenton, who on
her 104th birthday last Winter bobbed
her hair, took an airplane ride and
wrote story about 1t for the Asso-
ciated Press, died at her home here
today Of paralysis.
Mrs. Fenton. who formerly resided In
jamestown, N. Y, was a native Of
Scotland and came to this country more
than 100 years ago. She was affection
ately known in Florida as Grandma
and at the annual festival here last
year as queen of the Three-Quarter
Century Club Of st. Petersburg she won
more applause than did any bathing
beauty. Her airplane ride vas taken
with George Haldemazs 4
Evening star., 1928-12-28
VIII Install New Officers.
Acts to Paw U. S. Interest,

FORTALEzA, State of Ceara, Bra
zil December % LP).-The state gov
ernment has taken steps to pay inter-
est on a sinking fund loan contracted
in the United States through a New
Orleans bank. OF some $l21 200 avail
able $4,000 will be used to pay the
interest for 1924-5, while $4,000 will
pay the current interest
Evening star., 1928-12-28
KING ALEXANDER ILL.
Jugoslavian Monarch Confined t.
Room With Cold.

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, December %
R).-King Alexander has been confined
to his room with cold, but he was able
to receive Premier KoroshetZ yesterday.
He was expected to be able to begin
consultations today with party leaders
with view to settling the crisis due to
dissensionS between Radicals and Dem
ocrats, Il
Evening star., 1928-12-28
500 DIE AS TYPHOON
SWEEPS PHILIPPINES
Six Provinces Facing Famine
Red Cross Sends Workers and
Seed for Crops.

hCN N4USS oSIIuS w UI h6IS dHU
Seed for Crops.
BY the Associated Press.
Loss Of 500 lives and 20 vessels and
q threat of destitution and famine in
six provinces of the Philippine Islands
were detailed in the first reports on the
recent typhoon received here today by
the American Red Cross from Governor
General Henry L. Stimson.
A relief fund of $4,000 has been for
warded from Washington to the Manila
Red Cross chapter. and cabled report:
stated that Christmas relief ship car
rying emergency workers and seed fol
ouick-growing crops to prevent famine
had sailed for Manila.
Evening star., 1928-12-28
Princess Astrid, Anxious About Baby,
Phones From Java to Home in Sweden

went by wireless, short wave. an es-
timated distance of 10000 kilometers
G,452 miles) and from Amsterdam to
Fridhem, distance Of 1900 kilometers
(931.5 miles,, by the regular telephone
cable under the Baltic, which connects
Sweden with Holland. Germany and
other European countries.
Later Princess Ingeborg said she
could hear her daughters voice as
clearly as though she had been in the
same building. The news of the Is
month-old baby was: "All we'll"
Evening star., 1928-12-28

CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-12-28

WEATHER.
20. s. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair tonight, with lowest tempera-
ture about "a degrees; tomorrow In
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
Temperatures: Highest, A. at noon
today: lowest. 80, at / 80 am. today.
Full report on page 6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Fire Inspector
PAYS Commitment
To Local Schools

In n letter to Or. q. V. Lawrence.
president Of the Brownsville school
board, Lee ID. Olive. fire inspector.
paid the fire prevention methods and
systems Of the public schools here a
compliment after making a tour Of
INSPECTION.
The letter in part follows:
The only thing requested u
fire proof or metal containers for
trash three ward schools rs YOU will
see noted on the inclosed blank.
IL wish to thank your superintend-
ent. Mr.. G. ". Gotke for the splen-
did cooperation and assistance that
he gave me in my inspection. and for
the cleanliness and neat conditions
Of the schools. Also. the fire drill
which was given me ut the West
Brownsville school and the orderly
manner in which the teachers had the
children to pass out OF the building.
"All of your schools are kept free
from trash and Accommodations in the
closet which We appreciate very much
and hope that these conditions will
continue I"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Texas Boy Was
Nearly Ruined

Thousands of children are robbed
Of their birth-right Of health and
happiness by awful constipation.
Waste matter held too long in their
bowels forms poisons which pollute
their blood, cause headaches, bad
breath. coated tongue, Indigestion,
biliousness. make them weak, sallow.
fretful and underweight.
Don't let your child suffer from
constipation until his stomach and
bowels are weakened. At the first
sign of bad breath. coated tongue
or fsverishneSs. stop his trouble
quick with California Fig Syrup.
Children love its rich, fruity taste
II cleans them out thoroughly. regu-
lates stomach and bowels and gives
these organ one and strength so
they continue to act normally of their
own accord.
Thousands If Texas mothers are
eager 70 tell Of their experience with
il. Mrs. Clara Hid. Route c. Box
rs. San Antonio. says: "Mv little son
Alfred was nearly ruined by weak
bowels before I began giving him
California Fig Syrup. He was sallow.
bilious. talf.sick al Tire time. Nov
he's strong and we'll end full Of life.
Since this experience I've kept Cali
fornia Fig Syrup in the house all the
time for colds and any upset spells"
Protect your child from immits-
tons Of California Fig Syrup. See
that the carton you get bears the
world California"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-08
Residents Urged
To Clean Flues
During Campaign

Senior Capt. J.. d. Guerra Of Cen
trail station, Thursday announced the
opening of the Brownsville fire de-
partment's annual chimney cleaning
campaign which is to continue until
November "a.
Chimney cleaning crews have been
obtained by the department. and will
be sent out from Central station as
calls demand.
All home owners Of the city are
requested 10 aid in this campaign
and see that their chimneys are
cleaned during the period Of the cam
paign Guerra stated.
winter fires will soon be lighted
and u Is very important that the dirt
and SCOT accumulated from last year
Re cleaned out Of all chimneys and
f%lues." he said. unless this i done
1t may mean serious fire loss. We
will send cleaners to any one who
wants the work done and all they will
have to do is telephone $50. The
work will only cost them n minimum
amount. prices varying from 81 to
So"