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Evening star., 1928-04-08
TWO WASHINGTON SCHOLARS
WIN AWARDS FOR RESEARCH
G. w. u. Professor and Ii
brary of Congress Official
Honored.
Financial Aid Is Granted by
American Council of
Learned Societies.

Two washington scholars have been
granted financial aid for research by
the American Council of Learned So
cieties, which has made 20 such awards
for research into history, economies,
political science. archaeology, literature
and biography. Waldo @. Leland, per-
manent secretary Of the council. an
nounced Yesterday that Samuel F.
Bemis, professor Of history, George
washington University. and Frederick
E. BraSch. chief of the Smithsonian di-
vision. Library of Congress. have been
included in the list of benefciarieS,
Mr Bemis will engage in study of
the diplomatic history of the United
States and the award will permit him
TO travel hire assistants and tranScrioe
documents in European countries. Mr..
BraSch will travel in this country to
study the history of astronomy in colo
NAL America and mathematics and
phvsicS as allied subjects.
The names of the other recipients and
the purposes for which the awards were
made follow:
Robert G. Albion. assistant professor
Of history. Princeton University: for
transcripts of British consular reports
in the public record Office, London. in
a study of the history Of the port of
New York and its commerce O775-
ls6ol,
Study i'm Normandy.
Miss Elizabeth P. Brush. professor of
history. Rockford, III, College. for
travel TO Val Richer. Normandy. TO ex-
anime the papers of Guizot in a study
Of his life and times,
Kenneth Colegrove. professor of po-
litical science. Northwestern University.
for transcripts of documents in Russian,
German and American archives. in a
study of the open Door Policy Of John
Hay
Ralph c. Epstein. assistant professor
Of economics. University of Buffalo. for
travel in the United States to interview
persons in the automobile industry, cb-
serve manufacturing processes. etc. in
the preparation of the second volume
Of his work on The Automobile In
dustry."
Karl r. Geiser. professor of political
Germany, transcripts of material, and
clerical assistance, in a study of "the
Spirit Of Modern Germany"
Lawrence II. Cipson. professor Of
history and government. Lshigh Uni
verSity. for travel to American libraries
in a study of the institutional back
ground of the American Revolution.
J. G. deEoulhac Hamilton. professor
of history. University of North Caro-
lima, for travel and transcripts of
manuscript material in a study Of the
life Of James Hamilton. jr., of South
Carolina. u3l0-1S51.
For Clerical Assistance.
Robert j. Kellogg. professor of mod
ern languages and linguistics. Ottowa,
Kans.. University. for purchase of
books and clerical assistance in a study
Of the Indo-European afinities of Hit
tite
Henry s. Lucas, assistant professor
Evening star., 1928-04-08
WOMAN BELIEVED SLAIN.

PITTSBORO. N. c., April Z tE0.-
Sheriff Walker Blair of Chatham
County was expected to return tonight
from trip to western North Carolina
and parts of South Carolina where he
went Thursday to investigate clues as
to the death of Mrs. Annie Terry of
Durham at Avents Ferry, near mere,
two weeks ago.
Authorities are working on the theory
that the Durham dreSSmaker was
fatally injured and her body thrown
from a passing automobile into the
Cape Fear River on the night of March
"a Fishermen in the neighborhood of
Avents Ferry reported hearing screams
of woman and the splash of the river
waters, surmising that body had been
thrown into it. The body of Mrs. Terry
was found later
Evening star., 1928-04-08
CATHOLIC PEACE
SESSIONS READY
First Meeting Will Open To-
morrow Night at 1912
Massachusetts Avenue.

The Catholic Association for 1nterna-
tional Peace, an organization formed to
study and promote sound international
relations. will hold the first session of
It's second annual meeting tomorrow
night The sessions will continue
through Wednesday and, with the ex-
ception of the opening meeting, will be
held in the McMahon Hall of the Cath
olic University. The meeting tomorrow
night will be at 1912 Massachusetts
avenue.
The organization has on its rolls the
names of some of the foremost men,
bers of the Catholic clergy and laity IN
America. 1t works through committee
reports. two of which have been issued
one on international peace and one on
the causes of war.
The program tomorrow will consist of
reports by the various committees.
At 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, re-
port will be read on the relations Of the
United States with Europe. A discus
sion is to follow. Reports on the de-
pendencies of the United States and on
Evening star., 1928-04-08
PRESBYTERIANS IN SOUTH
END BEST FINANCIAL YEAR
Individual Gift of SI20, 900 10 For-f
eiEn Missions Is Feature of
Record Contributions.
Rr ths Assoclateti Press

BY fle 4kAlt1eNEA EfGt8s
ATLANTA. Ca. April THE four
executive committees OF the Presby-
terian Church in the United States re-
ported today total contributions for the
fiscal year. ending March 81, of
s2.540.472. in increase over last year Of
S33I,224
Among the contributions to foreign
missions was a check from an individ-
ual Of $4,000. His identity was not
revealed
The reports were sent to the steward
ship committee OF the church. They
were compiled for presentation TO the
general assembly Of the church, which
meets in Atlanta, May II.
Foreign missions reported receipts Of
81 ,662. .443, an increase Of S32e, ,563 over
the preceding year: home missions. re-
ceipts Of S567.5e3. q decrease of s4.224;
Christian education and ministerial re-
lief. receipts Of S2i0.693, an increase of
Sil ,5es: and religious education re-
ccipts OF $99. .738. an increase Of S4.7li.
These are the largest contributions
ever made by the Southern Presbyter-
ians. The church has a membership of
$4,000.
Evening star., 1928-04-08

relations with Asia are the order Ct
the evening.
Wednesday morning there will be a
report and discussion of the relations
of this country with Latin America. At
luncheon meeting, Judge Martin T..
Manton of New York, the president.
will deliver an address on "The Future
of the Catholic Association for Inter-
national Peace"
The sessions will close Wednesday
afternoon with a report on education
toward peace through business. on
GERS will be elected.
The present officers are: Judge Man
ton. president: Right Rev. Thomas J..
Shahan. honorary president: e, Fran
els Riggs, secretary, and Vice Presi-
dents Rev. Moorhouse I. x. Millar, s..
j.; William Franklin Sands, Rev.
Charles G. Miltner, G. s. S.: Frederick
P. Kenkel, Col. p. H. Callahan, Anna
Dill Gamble. Rev. John A. Ryan, D. D.,
and DR.. Herbert r. Wright.
Evening star., 1928-04-08

After seeing hts 4-yeaF-0ld son,
soeepa GUiiiyan. struck by al auto
r.a0Eglle and dragged snort distance
IA front u his home NJ soS X street
s5agIt 10 O'Clock last night Maurice ]
gs.iA4sn pursued the ear which came
~ stop q few ieet further down the
sfreet pulled the driver, Eugene Digs
.eaaored. ali Ridge street, from the
,aerIlffae, knocking him down IN the
.tgg1aQle tlast ensIed, ard stood guard
.,rfn police arrived from the ninth
ssrecinet station
~ sfeenwl7ile. q Casualty ambulance
s..s.r tlae child 30 the hospital Il Ii
ssssaegen Ials condition Il not serious
sD,sfie sullivan and th ec0iored man
~sys engaged ninth precinct patrol
Naeon waa dispssenee 70 tns sseIls
Evening star., 1928-04-08
Son Hit by Auto Man Captures
Driver and Holds Him for Police

northeast with a light car driven by
Thomas r. Patterson, rs years old, Dos
n street who gas charged by police
with failing 10 give right ~ way
Only slight damage Was done 10 Pat
tersoHs car and the patrol WAS un.
damaged Sullivan Was charged With
assault and released on e25 eolIatAlal
Digs. charged with driving with but
one headlight was ordered 10 appear
for trial NJ Police Court, but was not
held
The Sullivan child and hts sigvyeaY-
Old sister, Catherine, both CARRIED In
Easter attire, had been 10. Visit their
grandfather, Thomas kENrlow. 1881
Third street Nearing tabsF home, the
father reports. they started 10 run
aGT0es the street. and the boy apparent
N die nQs Sc tias approaching eaf,
Evening star., 1928-04-08
WILBUR UPHOLDS
NAVAL PROGRAM
t0maha Speeches Hit "Prop-
agandiStS" and Deny Plan
Is Provocative.
Ry the Associated Press,

Ey the Associated Press.
OMAHA. Nebr, April TN two
speeches here today Secretary Wilbur
organized propaSall6a" and main-
tanned his contention of the need for
an American naval building program.
He spoke tonight before the Ameri-
can Legion post. asserting that no rea-
eonahle man or nation can doubt
Americas sincere purpose to limit
naval armament Earlier in the day
ne told the Chamber Of Commerce
that - peaceful, neutral" Navy was
essential to the prosperity OF every citi-
Hen because Of its continuance Of un-
interrupted overseas commerce.
ASSailS PropagandiStS,
In the frSt address Mr. Wilbur at
tackled propaeandlStS, who, he said
were undermining national defense. and
he recalled that President Coolidge said
IN his last message to Congress that
I'VE would provide for our needs re-
EsrdleSS Of propagandiStS for or against
en adequate Navy"
Tonight. the Secretary denied that
the naval building program was pro-
vocative, adding that il certainly had
not inspired Great Britain or Japan
70 increased CONSTRUCTION.
Great Britain" he said. has de-
elared TO US her purpose to far ex-
ceed this program. Japan has already
know of our sincere desire to limit
naval armament as evidenced at the
Washington conference in 1922. IN sew
eTal acts of Congress calling for new
congress. from our efforts at Geneva,
and the act itself authorizing the ships,
which empowers the President to cease
building whenever a conference is called
1cr disarmament"
Observing that replacement Of capi-
tai ships must begin after 1881, when
the Washington conference treaty eX-
pires, the Secretary said that il was
desirable to accomplish the proposed
cruiser, aircraft and submarine con-
struction before the heavier burden of
battieship and destroyer construction
comes. The reason for the five-year
program of IS cruisers, 10 light cruisers.
5 aircraft carriers and IS submarines.
he said. was 70 develop in an orderly
fashion q well rounded out and effec-
tive navy at a minimum Of expense,
With the construction spread out 10
avoid q heavy expenditure Of money
at one time.
Sees Labor Gains
Eighty per cent Of the cost of the
$40 .000, 900 original program would be
paid 10 American labor, and the total
cost Is large because the country is
prosperous and wages are high. the
Secretary said
We are paving as much for pros
perity as for ships" he added. And We
have prosperity partly because We are
willing 20 pay for il oy paying high
wages. We could buy the ships abroad
Tor about one-nalf what they win cost
II We pay our money TO American work
men. but we want American ships, de-
signed and built by Americans. and
manned and operated by Americans"
The S74o. .0o0. 900 program put forth
hy the Navy Department has been ma
teriaily reduced by the House, which
approved construction If IS cruisers
and two aigplane carriers
Evening star., 1928-04-08
RACE PREJUDICE HIT
BY MISSION COUNCIL
International Group Adopts Reso-
luton Fsyoring Practicable
Equality"
D. 4s.e EeeF,.e7 alel3 Tsgete.

- ZEE &khfFaaA Ate1 FF8EAA-
JERUSALEM. Palestine, April r.
Resolutions decrying racial preiildices
and adverse conditions arising from
sacb, were passed unanimously by tie
international Missionary Council at is
meeting To-Day
The resolution declared that al
Christian forces and particularly this
council" should strive 70 establish fe-
iagloas and educational facilities se-
s.gned 70 enable all % enjoy the same
social. political and economic opportu-
mites
II IL further saso that particularly Ia
countries where Two races of different
eoior ere ln prepen6eranee. the utmost
pyzctieabis equality should be estat-
Issige6
The resolutions we're hailed by mas Z
here aE the cllpls1 u the councils work
Al almost continuous n9eeting Is beng
held 10 81 effort ~ clear tae calendar
fosr adjournment tomorrow
Evening star., 1928-04-08

init her to appear in Butterfly" at the
State Opera. The Civic Opera declined
on the ground that she is such a draw
ing card that the box Office cannot af-
ford to have her appear elsewhere.
Berlin critics nevertheless had an op-
portunity to hear and see her at her
best: the Hamburg Opera stepped in
and arranged a Butterfly" perform
ance, and with one accord Hamburg
and Berlin critics pronounced Dusolina
Giannini the greatest Butterfly" TO be
found on any stage today.
Evening star., 1928-04-08

Of European history. University Of
Washington. for clerical assistance in
preparing for publication his manu-
script of The Low Countries and the
Hundred Years War. l326-i347."
c. Carroll Marden, professor of Span
ish. Princeton University, for travel in
Spain to examine municipal archives of
towns IN Navarro, in study OF the
Riojan dialect.
Louis J. Paetow, professor of medieval
history. University of California; for
Photographs Of manuscripts In British
libraries and for transcription and col
lation In the preparation of an edition
of the "Epithalamium B. Marie Vir-
ginia" OF John of Garland
Julius w. Pratt. professor of Arneri-
can history, University of Buffalo: for
travel to Washington and transcripts Of
manuscript material in study Of Rob-
ert Lansing, for the series American
Secretaries of State and Their Diplo-
macy"
Miss Eva M. Sanford. assistant pro-
feSSor of history, College Of Women of
Western Reserve University: for travel
and copying of manuscripts In study
of the hbri manuales in the Latin COL
lection of the Bayerische Stats -Biblio-
thek at Munich
Henry r. W. Smith. assistant profess
sor of classics. Princeton University:
for travel in America and for photo
graphs Of vases In American and Euro
psan repositories. in study OF Gala
brian and Lueanian vas. painting.
Copied Manuscripts.
James westfaIl Thompson. profess
sor Of medieval history University Of
Chicago. for copying manuscripts I'm
the British Museum in connection with
studies in the economic and social
history Of the Middle Ages.
Stith Thompson, associate professor
Of English. Indiana University: for
clerical assistance In compiling a claS-
sification and photography of the ma
terials Of folk literature.
A. r. volwiler. professor OF history.
Wittenberg College; for travel and Sec
retarial assistance In connection with
a biography of President Benjamin
Harrison.
Arthur p Whitaker, research pro-
fessor in American history, Vanderbilt
University; for travel in connection
with study Of the Southwest FROM
tier (l795-ie2D.
The grants we're made on the recon-
mendation Of the councils committee
on aid to research.
Evening star., 1928-04-08
Air Hunger" Given as Cause of Death
Of Former Officer at Walter Reed

his attendant, Pvt. Glenn Hines, to
get him a drink of water. When Hines
returned, Stires was not In the room.
An investigation revealed that he had
fallen from the window, distance of
a little more than 6 feet. He died a
short time later Of broken neck
In describing the symptoms of Stire'
disease Maj. Berle said that he suffered
from air hunger, desire that became
so acute at times as to cause a patient
to grasp and fall while fighting for his
breath. Air hunger is caused. he said.
by heart nalady.
Evening star., 1928-04-08
GAR WOOD, ON AIR TRIP,
MAY LAND IN FLORIDA
speedboat Maker Believed TO Be on
Nonstop Flight to Miami,
Then 10 Detroit.
BY the atea Pres

BY the Associated Press
AMITYVILLE. N. Y, April 7.--Gar
Wood, Detroit speedboat builder and
driver, hoped Of today In new Pair
child cabin monoplane for an unan-
nounced destination. believed to be some
point In Florida The plane was piioted
by George Cobb and had two pas
sengers.
The plane was equipped with pom
0ons and carried a capacity load Of
IT0 gallons Of gasoline. estimated 10 b.
enough for a 1.200-miie flight
While the Fairchild company had no
definite information as 10 Woods plans,
II was believed he projected nonstop
flight 10 Miani visit there Of q few
days and then fight 10 Detroit, where
he may use the plane 10 commute be-
tween his Georgian Bay nome and
Detroit.
Evening star., 1928-04-08
LLOYD V. HAMILTON SUED.

LOS ANGELES, April 7 Llpj. Lloyd
". Hamilton, film comedian, was sued
for divorce today by Mrs. Irene Hamil-
tor. Who charged cruelty
Return of Jewels valued ~ 81 900 and
an automobile borrowed by her hliA-
band, In addition 70 81 500. monthly
permanent aIimony S. 900 counsel fees
and $500 court costs was asked by Mrs
Hamilton
Evening star., 1928-04-08
MAN Is FOUND GUILTY
IN SLAYING OF WIFE
Manslaughter Verdict Is Returned
After Defendant Pleads
Self-Defense.

By the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWN. KY, April t.
Raymond Webster was found guilty Of
manslaughter today for staying his wife,
Mrs. Jennie Webster. who. he claimed,
threatened him with a shotgun before
he shot her.
The jury deliberated more than II
hours The verdict fixed his punish
ment at maximum Of 81 years IN
prison.
Webster's first story that his wife
killed herself was changed when he
testified IN his defense. He admitted
shooting her, and declared he told the
suicide story in order 70 protect her
name" He claimed his wife and Robert
Vermillion, farm hand. had been TOO
intimate"
He filed an appeal from the verdict
Evening star., 1928-04-08
$2.50O.0OO Carried by Air.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON.-Boxes laden with gold
bars worth $2.50o,000 we're distributed
under the seats Of an air liner which
flew from Croydon to Brussels recently.
The passengers, unaware of the con-
tents, used them as footstools-but the
pilot, who knew what was in the boxes,
was armed with a loaded revolver.
Evening star., 1928-04-08

A strange disease. described as "air
hunger" was given by Maj. Charles X.
Berle of Walter Reed Hospital for a
fall that resulted in the death of Page
Van b. Stires, 56 years old, former
captain in the Quartermaster Corps.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of
accidental death
Stires had been in the hospital since
last January, coming here following his
release from a hospital In New York
City. his home.
On Wednesday afternoon he askec
Evening star., 1928-04-08
ITINERARY CHANGED.

By the Associated Press
Another change in the speech making
itinerary Of Senator Reed Of Missouri,
Democratic Presidential candidate, calls
for an address at Bluefeld, W. Va. in
stead of at Huntington. His schedule
now calls for a speech at Blueheld on
the afternoon Of April is, at Charles
ton on the night of April II and ct
Parkersburg on the night Of April 10.
Later he may return to West Viz
einia for additional addresses.
Evening star., 1928-04-08
OPERA ROW KEEPS DIVA
FROM FAVORlTE ROLE
Fight for Box Office Receipts Bars
Dusolina Giannini in
"Mme. Butterfly"

Correspondence of. the Associated Press
BERLlN.-Dusolina Giannini. Ameri-
can prima donna. cannot sing in Berlin
what she considers her best operate ef-
fort--the title role in Puccini's Madame
Butterfly" A jurisdictional fight be-
tween two opera houses and the clamor
for box Office receipts are the cause.
Giannini is under contract for a se-
Opera. The State Opera owns the sole
Berlin production right to Butterfly
1t jealousy guards this right and won't
cede 1t to the sister institution. Giannini
next requested the Civic Opera to per-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-20
Other Papers
WHERE LAW is NARROW
CCorpus Christi Caller).

CORPUS Christi CaIler).
An s6-year-old man appeared in the police court AZ
Boston the other day to answer TO a charge Of va
grancy.
The old chap was about done for. He was a Yer
mont stonecutter by trade, but age and i'll health had
weakened him so that he could work no longer. Home
less and penniless, he had drifted to Boston, hoping
TO be sent to Jail for the winter so he might have a bed
and something to eat.
All Of this he explained to the judge, who listened
sympathetically and prepared to sentence the man to
three months in Jail.
Then. however, it developed that the old man had
not lived in Boston for 80 years. Under the law, there
fore, he could not be found guilty Of vagrancy. The
police we're obliged to turn him loose-to wander off
nobody knew where, and to do nobody knew what.
At first glance this looks like just just another
case OF legal hair-splitting. But il is something more
than that. 1t is a symptom Of the way a great many
things are done by a great many Of US in this year
of enlightenment, 1928.
Most Of us are pretty well-intentioned. We would
really like to live by the Golden Rule, if only it were
not so hard. We would really like to be kind to the
helpless, to relieve misery, to treat strange unfortu-
mates as our brothers.
But most of the time it is too much trouble. We
prepare to act and find that cur hands are tied. We
are not big enough or wise enough to cut the bonds
Of habit and inertia. So We retain our good inten-
tions, and the person We intended to help gets il IN
the neck, regardless.
Consider the Boston episode. The Judge on the
bench, the prosecutor and the policemen were all sim
cerely anxious to help the pitiable old wanderer. Not
one man in court where he was arraigned wanted him
to continue in his misery.
Yet, in the end, he might as well have been sur
rounded by enemies!
Nobody there was capable Of cutting the knot and
seeing to it that the old man got relief. Everybody
wanted to-but there was an idiotic legal technicality
in the way; and everybody knows that this nation
stands second TO none in its respect for the law. So
the old chap was out Of luck.
One Of these days we1l learn that good intention,
are not enough. Not enough? They're worse than
nothing at all. Of course, it may have been a great
solace to the old stonecutter. as he wandered off 70
meet whatever variety Of starvation, WEAKNESS and
loneliness the fates might have in store for him. 70
remember that the people who sent him away had given
him their best wishes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-20

Brownsville does not like 10 assume an II told you
SO attitude; but the troubles encountered in connec-
uon with the Mexico City-Laredo air mail tend to bear
out 'he predictions of aviation experts who contended
that the low altitude route by way Of Brownsville, Mat
amoros and Tampico, was the only logical route for the
American-Mexican air mail.
Aviation experts pointed out the hazards of the
mountainous section over which the planes must fly
from Mexico City to Laredo; the high altitude the
planes must reach and maintain, thereby reducing the
carrying capacity; and also alluded to the dangerous
air currents resulting from the broken terrain. They
pointed cut that the route from New Orleans, via Hous-
ton' Brownsville and Tampico was safe; permitted
transportation Of the maximum load, and would prove
the most economical as we'll as the safest.
NOW comes the announcement from Mexico City
that the air mail is TO be transported by train from .he
capital to obregon in Guanajuato, in order to escape
the high attitudes and fogs Of the Mexican capital and
the high intervening mountain ranges. From that
point It will be transshipped to planes and carried 70
the Mexican border.
Planes are maintaining daily schedules between
Tampico and Mexico City. From Tampico to New Or.
leans the Texas coast offers the safest terrain for
flying that can be found in the United States. In the
interest Of efficiency. economy and safety the mail
should be transferred to this route, over which con-
nections with the Mexican capital could be maintained
on a six TO e~ight-hour schedule, including stops y.
Tampico.
Mexico is paying a high price for the political "a
Vors that are being conferred upon the towns living
between Laredo and the capital in the line OF the air
mail route. The political leaders succeeded in Undue
ing 'he postal department Of the southern republic.
against its better judgment, to designate that route.
put IN view Of the high cost and low efficiency that
have alreday been demonstrated. IL Il safe 70 predict
that before many months have elapsed the Mexican
~ mai VIII be going over the low altitude route BY
way Of Tampieo and Brownsville.