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Evening star., 1929-06-29
Years Gross Gains.

West Virginia Water Service Co., a
subsidiary OF Federal Water Service
Corporation. reports gross revenues of
sT84 ,06I for the year ended May 81,
1929, as compared with $769. 1855 for the
preceding IL months. Operating ex-
penses, maintenance and taxes. other
than Federal income tax, totaled $422,-
s5e, as against 9437. 100. Gross income
amounted to 1851, ,2o3, which compares
with t332,265 for the year ended May
al. 1928.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June 20 CO.-Bar
silver, 52h; Mexican dollars. 39%.
Evening star., 1929-06-29

Middle Western interests have re-
sumed their market operations in Flee
tric Auto Lite.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
HELD UNDER $500 BOND
FOR LARCENY CHARGE
Colored Man Accused Of Taking
Purse and $75 While Max
ing Delivery.

Charged with grand larceny following
the theft of q pocketbook containing
SIS from Mrs. Helen Humphreys, wife
CT Commissioner w. A. Humphreys Of
the Federal Trade Commission. william
Morris Brown. colored, Of the 800 block
of Ninth street was held under q $500
bond to await action of the grand Jury.
Bond was fixed by Judge Isaac r. Hit
in Police Court yesterday when Brown
was Arraigned and pleaded not guilty
through Attorney o. Bigoness.
Detective Arthur Fiheiiy Of head
quarters alleges that Mrs. Humphreys
was attending party at the apartment
OF Judge e. A. Mccullough, also mem
Der Of the Federal Trade Commission,
at 1851 Crescent place. when Brown,
said to have been delivering refresh.
ments to the party. is alleged to have
made OF with the. pocketboek and
money.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
Steel.
Baby Has Ostrich Diet.

When an eight.month-old baby was
operated on at WAnganui, New Zealand,
recently, after 1t was reported to have
swallowed q button, 26 pins, needles.
safety pins and buttons were found in
its stomach. The little one Is recover
ing An older child had fed the unusual
mixed diet to the baby.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
HIGH PRICE FOR SEAT.

NEW YORK. June ga membership
In nthe New York Curb Exchange has
been sold for $4,000, an increase OF
$4,000 over the previous sale, but 500
900 below the record high price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
NAVY ASKS PHOTOGRAPHS
OF ITS WARTIME HEROES
1000 Pictures Needed to Complete
Records Of Men Killed
or Decorated

The Navy needs 1000 photographs to
complete It's collection relating to COM
miSsioned and enlisted personnel killed
in action during the World War, and
OF the officers and men decorated for
distinguished service in 1917 and 1918.
This announcement was made to-
day at the Navy Department on
behalf of the once of Naval Records
and Library. which said that letters are
being sent out to the next of kin of the
men killed in action who were decorated
posthumouSly, and also to the men who
received decorations, requesting photo
graphs.
The department said that it prefers
likenesses of the men at the time Of
the war and in uniform, as the COL
lection is to be retained for historical
purposes.
Twelve officers and enlisted men of
the Navy received the medal of honor,
and photographs of three of these are
missing from the Nays files. In its
quest for the wartime photographs, the
Navy Department is handicapped by
reason Of addresses on file in the de-
partment that are several years old.
Persons having photographs of these
men are requested to send them to the
once Of Naval Records and Library.
Navy Department, Washington, D. c.,
and II desired the photograph will be
copied and returned to the owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

ter Just received from Winchester, Va.
Revealing that the message was from
Mrs. Turner Scrivener, the dead detec-
tive's mother. Mrs. Maragon broke into
tears when she attempted to read the
letter to reporters. The portion she
read aloud said Mrs. Maragon was the
only girl Scrivener wanted to marry.
Checking Fingerprints.
AS the investigation progressed, finger
print experts of the Department of
Justice continued comparing finger
prints of various members of the Police
Department and others with a partial
print found on the pistol with which
Scrivener was shot.
Another witness, Edward r. Norris, OF
Richmond, Va, who was Scrivener's
roommate at the time of his death,
said before entering the grand jury
room that he belle I'd the tie torn in
half found In Scriveners hand after his
body was discovered could not have
been Scrivener'S. He expressed the
opinion that Scrivener was in excellent
physical condition at the time of his
death. He insisted Scrivener was muir.
dered, but that he had no clue to the
identity of the possible slayer
Before entering the grand jury room
another witness, Mrs. Martha Glyden
Moore of 1901 Queen street northeast,
declined to confirm or deny reports
that she had been called to tell of q
party at which she was present. John
L. Gibson. a witness of yesterday. had
declared he would give the grand jury
Mrs. Moores name and say that she
told friend she heard a member of
the Police Department tell Scrivener
shortly before his death he would die
with his boots on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
ELABORATE PLANS
MADE FOR FARLEY
$50 Experts viii Attend 80
Actual Delegates to Naval
Conference.
RH tha AssocIated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December (by the Cana
dian Press) Arrangements OF the most
elaborate kind are under way for the
London naval conference in January,
according to information given the Ca
madam Press today.
The 80 actual delegates to the con-
ference will be attended by about $50
experts. This large body Of diplomats
and aides will be outnumbered by the
newspaper men.
Not far short of 300 reporters from
all parts Of the world will be present.
There will be 80 from the United States,
so from London, 40 from France, 80
from Italy, 80 from Japan and IS from
| other nations.
Conference Opens January FL.
The plenary conference opens Janu-
| airy I'll in the royal gallery of the House
of Lords the magnificent chamber in
which the Prince. of Wales entertained
! the WearerS of the Victoria Cross re-
Gently. The House Of Lords is jealous
of its privileges. 1t has given the con-
ference this hospitality willingly enough,
but has stipulated that other portions
Of the Palace Of Westminster are not
to be available.
The plenary session will hardly fur
niSh more than an impressive Send-of
to deliberations of a far more import
ant and intimate character, the venue
of which through the Kings gracious
ness will be at st. James Palace.
Fair Accommodation Offered.
The palace, which is a building far
more impressive in its historic signifi-
canoe than even the House of Lords,
offers a fair amount of accommodation
| for those having business with the
conference. Already extensive telephone
equipment is being installed in the
ancient building
One of the rooms placed at the dis
posal Of the press will be that in which
King Charles I slept on the eve of his
execution
Passes for admission to the palace will
be issued to persons duly authorized
and precautions are being taken to pre-
vent them from falling into irrespon-
Sible hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
CUBAN SAYS RUSSIA
INITIATED METHOD
Ambassador, Supporting US.
Stand With Soviet, Recalls
Authorship.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the ASSOCialeO
Ambassador Ferrara of Cuba today
said that Russia itself had initiated the
method by which the United States
made representations to Soviet Russia
and China on their duties under the
Kellogg pact as a result Of hostilities
in Manchuria.
Ferrara, whose country approved the
action of the United States, said there
was no question that the Manchurian
situation called for action by a third
party, not only under the Kellogg pact,
but also under the Hague Convention of
1907. which asserted the action of states
foreign to : '~uliict that might lead
to war . ,eIul" and desirable"
The Cuban Ambassador asserted The
Hague convention was simply a revision
of q previous convention signed in
1899 and that the proposal dealing
with the action OF third state at that
conference was initiated by the Russian
delegation.
1T Is O curious case--I might call 1t
q sarcastic coincidence-that the con-
vention Of 1899, to which refer" Fer
rara said, was precisely discussed and
approved upon q project presented by
the Russian delegation. Article v of
this Russian project Of 1899 deals with
the action of a third state in the case
of . conflict between two other states,
and the footnote, eXplanative Of the
said articles presented by the Russians,
merely indicates 1t to be duty OF other
states to offer mediation of good Of
fees"
The Kellogg pact, the Ambassador
said had merely raised this provision
in previous conventions to a substantive
right and had given 1t greater range
and force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

Continued From First Page)
leading up to the shooting Watts inter-
rupted the story to declare that Hum
phrey loved his children" IF any
man in the world ever loved his chill
dren, he did" he asserted. He added
that Humphrey had lived with him and
his wife ever since the estrangement
with the mother Of the children.
The first witness was Policeman Jo-
Seph @. Russell Of the fifth precinct,
who placed Humphrey under arrest.
After telling the jury of his response
to a telephone call which informed his
station of the shooting. Policeman Rus
sell said he placed Humphrey under
arrest and turned him over to two
members Of the District Fire Depart
ment for transfer to the station house
The arresting officer then returned to
the scene of the shooting, where, he
said, he made every effort to get q
physician, in the hope that the little
girl might be living. He said he tried
to determine il she was breathing.
Died Of Wounds in Temple.
DR.. Joseph B. Rodgers, deputy cor
oner, who conducted the post-mortem
examination on the children'S bodies.
told the jury that each child had died
of bullet wounds in the temple and that
life probably was snuffed out instantly
He said there were powder burns on the
little girls head.
Mr.. Macdonald took the stand to tell
of his part in the apprehension OF
Humphrey, and confirmed the story pre-
viouSly related by Watts.
During the testimony of the witnesses
Humphrey, with a four or Ave day
growth Of beard, sat slumped in his
chair in the front row between two
police officers. During most of the
time he rested his head upon his fist,
which was supported by his elbow on
the arm of the chair, while he had
the appearance of q man suffering
from lack of sleep. Only once did ne
seem to show any emotion, and that
was when his mother told her story.
Then Humphrey placed both hands
over his eyes and faint shudder
passed momentarily through his frame.
Mrs. Beulah Humphrey, the estranged
wife of the slayer and mother of the
two children, was at the morgue before
the inquest was called, but she left AT
practically the same moment her huS-
band was brought in by the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
POSTPONES SETTING
DOHENY TRIAL DATE
Justice Hitz Delays Actin Due to
Absence of Attorney
for Accused.

BY the Associated Press
Justice Hitz Of the District of Column
bia Supreme Court, today postponed for
one week the setting of date for the
trial Of Edward L. Doheny. wealthy
oil man. on charges OF bribing AL
bert B. Fall, former Interior Secretary
in obtaining the lease, of the Elk Hills,
Calf, naval oil reserve.
Doheny's trial may be the last OF
the long series growing out of oil leases
during the Harding administration, al
though an indictment, charging con-
spiracy Is still pending against Fall, who
was only recently convicted on a bribery
charge and was fined 500, 900 and given
a year in Jail.
1t is doubtful whether Fall will be
called to face this chargs as Harry F.
Sinclair, oil magnate, indicted with
him, was tried and acquitted when a
severance was granted because of Falls
i'll health.
Doheny was a witness at Falls trial
and had the former Secretary of the
Interior been acquitted the oil man
probably would not have been brought
to trial.
The poStponement today was grant
ed because Frank Hogan, Doheny's at
torney, was absent from the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
SOVIET STILL HOLDS
U. S. INTERVENTION
STEPS UNFRIENDLY

Continued From First Page.)
objection to one Of the Russian de-
mands.
Accordingly the council decided to
no longer oppose -Moscow's inSistence
upon the unemployment of Emshanotf
and Eismont, respectively, former mali
ager and assistant manager Of the rail-.
way. in other capacities.
1t was reported that the president
of the Chinese Eastern had resigned,
this making possible the accomplish
ment of the Nikolsk- Ussuriisky arrange
ment for the appointment Of q new
president.
Teng Yunsheng. Chinese commits.
sioner Of foreign affairs at Hardin, was
appointed as delegate to represent
Mukden in further discussions Of the
situation with Russian representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

With the partial report of the slush
fund committee before it, the Senate de-
clined to permit Mr.. Smith to take the
Oh of ONCE. Later both Smith and
y e were asked to step aside and were
not permitted to take the oath of ONCE
until the Investigations OF their cases
should be completed.
Smith finally submitted his resigna-
ton to the Governor Of Illinois and
sought to win the nomination for the
Senate in 1928. Defeated in the pri-
mary by Senator Glenn, he dropped out
of the picture.
Mr. Ware has continued the fight to
be seated in the Senate up to today.
He suffered a stroke Of paralysis in
August, 1928. Had 1t not been for his
serious illness 1t is likely that the Sen
ate would have disposed OF his case
some time ago. The Senate had prom
Used Mr.. ware an opportunity to be
heard In his own defense, but 1t was
not until two days ago that he was
able to come into the Senate and speak
for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06

AOOnLlnuCQ from FLSJ ENBCJ
the degree OF efaciency with which the
case was being handled by his subordi-
mates.
Permitted a subordinate to attempt
TO summarize the evidence in the Nc
Pherson case before the coroner'S jury
instead Of permitting the jury to ex-
anime available evidence and draw its
own conclusion.
Failed to have written statements
taken from all witnesses, regardless Of
their apparent value.
Failed TO Get Witnesses.
Failed to require a full written state
ment from Robert A. Mcpherson before
he had opportunity to communicate
with other parties.
Failed to seek out, question and
record statements of all available wit
nesses, though a number of such wit
neSses were readily available"
With these specifications, the board
recommended that Inspector Shelby be
brought to trial for conduct prejudicial
to the good order and discipline of the
Police Department. setting forth the
specifications as alleged.
With regard to Lieut. Kelly, who Is
recommended for trial on the preju-
dicial conduct charge and an additional
allegation, neglect Of duty" the report
said that he:
Failed to exclude all unauthorized
parties from the Mcpherson apartment
and to keep them excluded. Failed to
examine all articles and windows prop
erly for fngerprints. Failed to note
whether the lights in the apartment
were turned on or of. Failed to have
adequate photographs taken of the
body. Permitted Robert A. Mcpherson
10 be released from custody prior to es-
tablishing the truth of his alibi, in spite
of circumstancial evidence indicating
his possible connection with the case.
Attempted to Summarize Evidence.
Attempted to summarize the evil
dence in the Mcpherson case to the
coroner's jury instead of permitting the
jury to examine available evidence and
draw its own conclusions.
Permitted the removal Of articles Of
various kinds from the apartment prior
to . complete investigation.
Failed to have blood found on the
floor of the bath room in the McPher-
son apartment analysed at once in ar
effort tc determine its origin and sig
MITIGATION.
Failed to take written statement,
from all witnesses regardless of theil
apparent importance.
Failed TO obtain full, signed, writ.
ten statement from Robert A. McPher.
son before he had opportunity TO COM
municate with others.
Failed to study evidence, observe
conditions, locate articles or otherwise
record facts so that the scene could b,
later reconstructed
Failed to seek out. question in tn,
court statement all available witnesses
although a number of such witnesSe
were readily available"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
GERMAN BANKER
SCORES CREDITORS
Dr.. Schacht Believes PoIiti-
clans Are Trying to Spoil
Plan of Economists.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December CDR. Hjalmal
Schacht, president of the Reichsbank
believes European politicians are try.
ing to spoil what economists carefully
constructed" and that the nations con-
cerned should get back to the Young
plan as basis for current financial
arrangements.
In q formal protest issued over his
signature, the Reichsbank head, who
was principal German delegate at the
Paris Young plan conference, complain
ed the creditor states were trying to
get more from Germany than had been
specified in the Young plan, which, he
said, all present at Paris agreed repre-
sented Germany's maximum capacity to
pay.
Holds Increase UnjuStified.
He listed various attempts for in
crease in payments from Germany or
for renunciations of income which he
said would run into billions of dollars
and for which there was not the
slightest justification under the Young
plan.
"You cannot get water out of a
stone" he said, and If Philip Snow
den. chancellor of the British ex-
chequer, the French minister of finance,
or anybody else wants more money out
of us they can get it only by cutting
down our total reparationS by the same
amount"
Opl1 q fnvv, yDoparS +oday oovorooptad
upon DR.. Schacht's statement. Vor-
waerts, organ of the Social Democratic
party, said it was not the first time DR..
Schacht had used his position to in
tervene in internal politics and wanted
to know whether political reasons were
behind his move.
BIames DIR. Schacht.
The newspaper said it was DR.
Schacht'S own fault no better result had
been achieved, because when he was
in Paris he agreed to a text which en-
abled the creditor states to make the
demands against which he is now pro-
testing
Germania, Catholic center organ, in
terpreted the memorandum as O warm
ing to creditor powers that the last
word on the Young plan has not yet
been spoken and that rejection Of the
dugenDeTg referendum Is not IAnlA~
mount to approval of the Paris ex-
perts' plan.
DR.. Schacht's memorandum was q
topic for discussion in political. finan-
cial and business circles, and 1t seems
likely that its political repercuSsions
will be far-reaching.
In financial circles there was much
interest in what will be the attitude
Of Finance Minister Hilferding.
Launching Criticized.
There has been some criticism Of the
manner In which DR.. Schacht launched
his memorandum. Five cabinet min
listers were fellow guests with him at
. dinner given by the Centrist Daily
Germania, and yet they did not know
that at the same hour the ReichSbank
was releasing the statement attacking
the cabinet.
DR.. Schacht on his part has stated
that he informed Chancellor Mueller
three days ago Of his intention to make
public the memorandum, but that he
had actually released it only after .
final conference with the finance min
lister yesterday, which had convinced
him that the minister was unwilling
to hasten suggested financial reforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
TARIFF MENACES
| ACTION ON TAX CUT
Senate Coalition Prepared to
Oppose SidetraCking De-
bate on Duties.
BY the Associated Press.


Unable to get the Senate finance
committee together to act on the $780,
600 900 House tax reduction resolution,
Chairman Smoot called up the tariff
bill in the Senate today a few moments
after disposition of the Ware case.
Smoot was uncertain when he would
be able to hold a meeting on the tax
resolution.
Resuming consideration of the tariff
bill, the Senate approved in rapid order
and without discussion three finance
committee amendments to raise the du-
ties on clothing; wool, II secured, on the
skin, or sorted, to conform to previous
action in agreeing to the House increase
from 81 to 81 cents a pound in the rate
on the clean content Of raw wool.
Smoot and the rest of the Republican
regulars were DESTROYS of putting the
tax resolution, providing a one-year
reduction of per cent in all normal
rates of income, ahead OF the tariff
measure. While likewise favoring early
passage OF the duty revision bill, they
felt the tax proposal would take only
a day or two of the Senate's time.
However, Senator Simmons Of North
Carolina, ranking Democrat on the
finance committee, had served notice
that he would oppose any attempt to
Sidetrack the tariff bill, and Senator
Borah Of Idaho. leader of the Repub-
lican independents, also was as firmly
against this procedure without a def
mite understanding that assured an
early vote on the tax proposal.
Predict Easy Passage.
Democrats for a long time have
favored and still favor tax reduction
legislation" Simmons said, but in their
judgment that realization would not be
injuriously retarded by going ahead
with the tariff bill and expediting its
finish as quickly as possible"
Democratic leaders predicted the tax
reduction resolution would be passed
easily, once it got before the Senate, al
though they were inclined to favor a
cut in levies on future as well as this
years incomes.
The Republican independents are ex-
pected to furnish the principal opposi-
ton to the proposed tax reduction. They
regularly have commended that Treasury
surpluseS should be applied to a reduc-
ton OF the national debt.
The tax resolution was sent to the
Senate late yesterday by the House,
which had approved the measure by a
vote Of 2S2 to II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
MISSIONS BODY ELECTS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlspaJCh 10 Inc star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, December g.
the Missionary Society Of the Southern
Methodist Church held its annual meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Frank Birch.
Mrs. H. c. Febrey was elected presi-
dent; Mrs. Carroll " Shreve, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. J. s. Higgins, secretary:
Mrs. Lille ShreVe. treasurer; Mrs.
George Reeves. corresponding secretary;
Mn. Henry Knowles was elected SUPER
ir1Sendent Of mission study; Mrs. G. H.
Cannon. superintendent of young peo-
Pile; Mrs. L. H. Copeland, superintendent
OF juniors; Mrs. J. Y. Rucker, superin-
tendent Of publicity; Mrs. j. l. Murray,
superintendent OF supplies; Mrs. George
Drummer, superintendent of local work
Mrs. A. H. Barbor, superintendent of
social service; Mrs. N. c. Pattie, local
treasurer; Mrs r. P. Shaffer, agent for
the missionary voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
MRS. HOOVER GIVEN COAT.

Mrs. Hoover today was presented
with handsome fur coat made up OF
22S silver musk rat pelts, all Of which
were caught in the bayou section of
Louisiana. The presentation was made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Arthur, the
former having been State game COM
missioner OF that State, on behalf of the
bayou trapperS of Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
Cigarette Prices Cut.

NEW YORK, December F1-Down
with smokes in chainsI Chain tobacco,
grocery and drug stores have cut the
price Of some cigarettes to IL cents
package. Some stores are selling car
tons of 10 packages for $1.13. The re-
auctions apply throughout the country.
The new retail prices are less than the
listed wholesale prices,