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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
D. A. R. PLANS FUND
FOR DEFENSE FIGHT
Society InstalIS New Officers.
Banquet Tonight Will
End Congress.

Aroused by strongly fortified" op-
position to national defense. the Ma
ttonal Society, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, at the closing meeting
cf its Thirty-eighth Continental Con-
gress, today voted to increase by so
per cent assessment of individual men,
bers for support of its national defense
committee.
The society voted to subscribe at least
IS cents per capita, which means the
$4,000 members of the organization will
give into its treasury $25,o5o for de-
fense work in the next year.
Chief interest in the closing meeting
today centered on the induction into
office of. the new president genral, Mrs.
Lowell Fletcher Hobart OF Ohio, to sue
ceed Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau.
The induction was the order of busi-
ness for this afternoon and at cere-
monies, over which Mrs. Brosseau pre-
sided, Mrs. Hobart, Ohio'S first direct
ing head of the society, formally took
over the dictatorship.
Inducted into Office with her were
10 women whom the membership placed
in Office on her ticket.
Mrs. Hobart had prepared brief ex-
preston for the Congress.
Thank you," she said, most sin
Continued on Page 4, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
L|TVNOFF CURBED
At ARMS PARLEY
Soviet Delegate Denied 0p-
portunity to Talk on IT.
relevant Subject.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, April 20.-Maxim Litvin-
off, Soviet vice commissar for foreign af-
fairs, received another setback in the
preparatory disarmament conference to-
day and it made him very angry. How
ever, he did not Immediately fulfill ex-
pectations of some that he would leave
the conference.
Early in today's meeting the question
of publicity for armaments, representing
the German project, was disposed OF
by the Disarmament Commission by
tabling it for reference to a subcom-
mittee or later discussion in connection
with limitation of electives.
Shortly after the action was taken
M. Litvinof arose and demanded the
right of speech.
Asked His Subject.
"On what subject?" Jonkheer Loudon,
the president of the conference, who had
been criticized privately for allowing the
Russians to monopolize the conference
and for general lack OF f1rnness, asked.
"I want to speak on procedure ana
on the question of publicity" LltVln-
off replied.
ready begun the discussion OF cheml-
cal warfare, and that it would be neces-
sary to get the permission OF the COM
mission.
well" rejoined the Russian, very
stiffiy. IF I must get the permission OF
the commission every time want 10
speak, then / won't speak"
He sat down amid embarrassing
silence.
Il am very sorry" remarked M. Lou.
don coldly, ''but we absolutely must get
on with our work"
Soviet Criticism Issued.
Shortly after the incident the Soviet
delegation distributed a five-page type
written statement in which they SAID
that while the commissions ATTITUDE
justified their withdrawal from the con-
ference they had decided to remain
since they never wanted it to be SAID
disarmament conference had failed pc
cause the Soviet had not participated.
They aske dthat the world be IN
formed of the efforts of the Soviet rep
resentatives to secure international dis,
armament by sure ana practical
means. They said they had decloeo 10
90 ahead with the work of the confer
ence although they thought 1t futile so
long as the Soviet proposals were lg-
nored.
The statement closed with a charge
that the majority of the governments
represented on the Preparatory Com
mission were against any arms reduc-
tions whatsoever.
Sees Smoke Screen.
"The commission is a sort of screen
for the reluctance of the governments
to reduce armaments, thus relieving the
governments responsibility in the mat
ter of disarmament" it ended.
Count Won Bernstorff, German dele
gate, introduced an amendment to the
commissions draft treaty on chemical
warfare which prohibits the use OF "air
weapons" including dropping OF ex-
plosives or gas bombs from airplanes:
It would also prohibit employment of
bombing planes which are guided by
wireless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
WEST TO BE SUBJECT
OF WILBUR AND NYE
Secretary and Senator Will Discuss
Outstanding Problems in
Forum.

Secretary of Interior Ray Lyman
Wilbur and Senator Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota will discuss the out
standing problems of the West tonight
in the weekly series of National Radio
Forums arranged by The Star and
broadcast by WMAL and coast-to-
coast network of Columbia Broadcasting
System stations.
The period between 10 and 1920
o'clock has been reserved by WMAL
and its associates for the addresses of
these two prominent political figures,
both of whom are intimate with the
West and its problems, which have
been increasing in recent years and
demanding more and more attention of
Government officials
Secretary Wilbur is one of President
HooverS closest friends and trusted ad-
visers. Their association has been inti-
mate since college days at Leland
Stanford University, of which DR.. VIII
bur later became president. AS Secre-
tary of Interior he has supervision Of
the National Park System. the Indian
Bureau, Bureau of Education and SINH
lar services.
Senator Nye is chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands of the Senate,
which has been in charge of the i'm
portant hearings on oil leases, some of
which have been Cancelled by the Gov
ernment He also is member of the
immigration committee, the committee
on appropriations, the claims commit
tee and the committee on territories and
insular possessions. He has been iden-
titled with the progressive wing of the
Republican party in the Northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
JAPANESE OFFICER
SLAIN BY CHINESE
Army Takes Precautionary Meas.
ures After Assassination by
Civilians in Shantung.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN, China, April 20.-Jap-
anese army headquarters at Tsinan,
Shantung, adopted extreme precaution-
ary measures there today after Lieut..
Itoh of their army had been assassi-
mated by two Chinese in civilian clothes
last night.
The japanese officer was proceeding
through the foreign commercial district
to the japanese military headquarters
on a military mission when he was ap-
preached by the two men. They drew
revolvers and shot him, escaping in the
subsequent confusion.
Reports to the japanese military
headquarters said that since the Chi
nese forces soon to occupy the city had
not yet entered it precautionary meas
ures were taken. The measures included
search of pedestrians.
An hour before this incident II Chi
nese who had been imprisoned In the
Sino jail seized arms from their guards
and killing one of them, escaped. Only
one was recaptured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Plane Flying East
Is Seen 800 Miles
West of Scotland
Its Identity Is Mystery
London Has No News
of Atlantic Flight.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 20.-A British trawler
fishing about $50 miles west of the
outer Hebrides or 800 miles west of the
western Scotch coast reported an air
plane passed over it early today flying
eastward. The identity of the plane
was a mystery here.
The radio message was received by
the Malin Head station in Ireland from
the trawler Shackleford at 1928 am.
(3:34 Eastern standard time). 1t said:
"Airplane bound east passed here this
morning at S o'clock. Position Is 58.l0
north and 14.30 west"
There was no knowledge here OF any
transatlantic flight in progress and the
public was left guessing what the plane
might be doing so far out in the Allan
tic as to be beyond the limit of any
ordinary trial flight.
At the air ministry 1t was stated:
1--WE have no knowledge of any flight
over the Atlantic. Neither have we re-
ceived any news"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
MANS SAPPEARANCE
. ON EARTH DEPICTED
Abrupt Debut ''SeyeraI Hun
dred Thousand Years Ago"
Told by Scientist.
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.
Associated Press Science Editor.

PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The
abruptness of mans first geologicaily
recorded appearance on earth was
brought out at the meeting of the Amer
ican Philosophical Society today by DR..
James H. Breasted, director of the ORR
METAL Institute, University of Chicago.
Though the recorded time of mans
advent has been regarded generally as
around 100000 years ago, DR.. Breasted
said that recent Egyptian records show
it was "at least several hundred thou
sand years ago, or very much earlier if
we follow the geologists who estimate
the length of the pleistocene era at
nearly or quite million years ago."
These prehistoric men, whose records
were found in Egypt, were the same sort
of men as have been identified else
where, especially in Europe, as first ap-
pearing at later dates. They had about
the same culture, used the same kinds
of stone tools and are designated by the
same names, Chellean and Acheulean
In Egypt, as in other places where
these earliest records have been uncov-
Continued on Page 2, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
OFFICIALS HERE DISTURBED.
Desired Settlement of Reparations Is.
sue at Paris Session.

sue at Paris Session.
The threatened breakdown of nego-
tiations now occupying the reparations
commission in Paris was viewed with
considerable pessimism in Government
circles today.
while the United States is not Off
cially represented, since its interest IN
reparations concerns only a small frac-
tion of the total involved, the Gov
ernment's attitude is one OF complete
sympathy with all efforts to reach
settlement of the problem and the
progress of the negotiations has been
closely followed by officials in view OF
economic consequences likely to result.
An official report on the disagree
ment of the subcommittee Of experts
was received yesterday by Secretary OF
State Stimson, American diplomats re-
porting that this probably meant the
breakup of the conference. The Secre--
tary declined, however, to forecast what
the Governments attitude would ne IN
case the conference adjourns without
reaching an agreement.
Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign
relations committee said he considered
the offer of Germany essentially just.
81 feel he explained, that their ofiei
was reasonable and fair. When the
sum which Germany has paid IN casn
and kind and the losseS sile suffered IN
territory and otherwisc Are considered,
feel her offer was. esssntlallS- jlsI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
RATE CUT ORDERED
IN VIDE TERRITORY
Mississippi and Warrior
Shipping Affected -Slashes
Range to 20 Per Cent.
Br the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Railroads connecting with the In
land Waterways Corporation Barge Line
on the Mississippi and Warrior Rivers
were ordered today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to establish a
sweeping system of combination barge
rail and rail-barge rates and routes for
the utilization of shippers desiring to
combine both water and railroad ia
cility.
BY the terms of the order, which Is
made effective August 81, a series OF
rates are required to be established
which will range down to 20 per cent
less than existing all-rail rates between
the points effective. The routes over
which the contemplated reduction will
apply include large part Of the entire
country.
In general, the commission granted
almost completely a petition of the
Government-owned Inland waterways
Corporation, which operates on an ex-
tensive scale along the Mississippi River
and its tributaries. The barge line con-
tended that unless railroads combined
with it for the making of through rates
to and from principal traffic centers,
the water route could not be fully
useful.
Rate System Announced.
"In nearly all instances, it is pro-
posed to construct the joint barge-rail
and rail-barge- rates by deducting
from the all-rail rates between the
same points differentialS equivalent to
20 per cent of the all-rail rates." the
commission said. 'Manifestly, how
ever. the purpose of the proposed rates
would be to attract traffic TO petition
all rail routes.
"In order to illustrate the broad ter
ritorial application of the proposed joint
rates and the multiplicity of routes in
volved, it may be said that the first of
SO instances referred to involve rates
between practically all points in the
State of Washington, Northern Oregon,
Northern Idaho, Montana, North Da-
kota, Northern South Dakota, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, on the one hand, and
ports of call on the lower Mississippi
division and Mobile, on the other hand.
1.-The twenty-seventh proposal seeks
rates between practically all points in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and ports or Maryland ana
Ohio on one hand and points in South
ern Texas, Southern Louisiana, Nouth-
ern Mississippi and a small portion of
Southern Alabama on the other in
connection with rail lines.
"It is both undesirable and unneces-
sary to set forth in greater detail the
through routes and joint rates sought"
No Effort to Limit Area.
it did not attempt to limit the territory
or describe rates by destination. 1t or
dered the routes to make the joint rates
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
KA|SER'S BROTHER,
PRINCE HENRY, DIES
German NobIeman SuccumbS
to Pneumonia at Age
of 66.

BY the Associated Press.
HEMMELMARK, Germany, April 20.
Prince Henry of Prussia, only brother
of the former Kaiser, died here today
of pneumonia.
Prince Henry, who was widely known
in the United States for his visit there
in 1902, was 66 years old and had
been in poor health for several years.
Active In Naval Service.
Prince Henry of Prussia, only brother
of former Emperor William II OF Ger
many. devoted his active life TO the
fatherland in the naval service.
He enlisted in the navy upon COM
pleting his education in 1877. Advanc-
ing rapidly through the various COM
miSsioned grades, he attained the rank
of admiral in 1906 and was made chief
of the active high seas fleet. Three
years later. in September, he retired
from that command and became inspec-
tor general of the navy with the rank
Of grand admiral.
During the World War Prince Henry
confined himself to the role of observer
on various battle fronts. After the revo-
luton in Germany he retired to his
estate at HemmelSmark, near Kiel, from
which he emerged only occasionally.
The prince never played much of a
role politically. However, he was dis
patched at various times on important
missions Of political nature, but al
ways was bound closely by instructions
from his brother so that he had no
opinion of his own to register.
His first assignment of this sort was
in 1896, when he represented his
brother at the coronation at Moscow
Of Nicholas II of Russia. Six years
later, in February, 1902, the prince
visited the United States on what has
been regarded as the most important
diplomatic mission of his career.
Delegated by his brother to attend
Kaiser's yacht, Meteor, at Jersey City,
Prince Henry sailed from GERMANY on
the new liner Crown Prince wilhelm
Of the North German Lloyd. Theodore
Roosevelt was then President, and as a
sign of German American friendship.
delegated his daughter Alice, now Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, to christen the
Meteor. Prince Henry made an ex-
tended tour of American cities and
everywhere was accorded enthusiastic
receptions.
Three and one-half years younger
than the former Kaiser, Prince Henry
was born August IA, 1862, in the new
palace at Potsdam. He was the second
of five children of the late Emperor
Frederick III, his mother being Princess
Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria of
England.
Welded in 1887.
In 1887 Prince Henry married Prin-
cess Irene of Hessen, a daughter of
Grand Duke Ludwig Nv of Hessen and
Princess Alice of Great Britain They
had two sons, Prince Waldemar, born in
1889, and Prince Sigismund, born in
1896.
One Of the features of Prince Henrys
visit to the United States in 1902 was
banquet in his honor at New York, ar
ranged jointly by the American press
and industrial and commercial circles.
In the course of his remarks at that
event, the prince related that before he
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
BABY IN ARMS KILLED
BY TORNADO IN TEXAS
Father Injured Protecting Infant
as Three Towns in North Part
of State Are Swept.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, April 20.-Spring tornadoes
struck in three North Texas towns late
yesterday and last night, killing baby
girl and injuring her father, who had
clasped her in a tight embrace to pro-
tect her from the unheralded and fu-
rious assault of the wind.
There we're no other injuries and
relatively small property damage, ex-
cept in Paris, where the Texas & Pa
cific Railway warehouse, one-story
brick structure a block long, was cut
in two.
At Sand Flats, little community
between Cleburne and Grandview, the
7-month-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. MCGEE died in the destruction Of
their home. One of McGee's arms, en-
circling the infant, was broken. Sew
eral small buildings were blown down
at Bowie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
By the Associated. Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG, April 20.-Seventy
cases of various fluids for which
France is famous, were put aboard
the liner Leviathan when she called
here today on her first trip back to
New York under her new house
flag.
Among the refreshments were
Cognac Two-stars, and Cognac
Three-stars, champagne marked
"Sec" and champagne marked
Extra Dry" Quite few quarts
of beer went on board as well as
the celebrated wine sisters "Rouge"
and Blanc"
BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Apri
20.-The giant liner Leviathan left fol
New York this morning with stock o.
LIQUOR aboard for sale to passengers.
Ships officers refused to discuss thu
quantity of liquor put aboard. The load
ing was done with the utmost secrecy
officials at the pier refusing to giv'
any information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
TWO DIE, 8 HURT IN CRASH
Brother of DOME Bush Instantly
Killed in Richmond, Ind.

RICHMOND, Ind, April 20 R.-
Michael j. Bush, 38, Of Indianapolis,
brother of DOME Bush, manager of the
Pittsburgh Nationals. was killed Instant
ly, and A. E. Hughes of Poland, Ohio,
accountant for the youngstown Sheet
& Tube Co. was fatally injured in an
automobile accident near here last
night. Mrs. Hughes and her brother,
Ollie Lawler. were cut and bruised
while Paul T. Sullivan, 35, of Indian
apolis, Bushs companion, was seriously
hurt.
Bush and Sullivan were en- route to
Cincinnati to attend the opening OF the
Pirate Reds base ball series when their
machine crashed into the machine oc-
cppied by the Ohio Party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Mrs. Brown Returns
Pencils Her Husband
Takes From Office
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Brown are in complete agreement
on economy in the Post Office
Department.
The Postmaster General has a
habit of pocketing every pencil he
gets his hands on. Mrs. Brown
does them up in neat bundles and
every few days personally brings
them back to the department and
leaves them with her husbands
secretary, who puts them back
into use. The Postmaster General
is never told anything about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
FAINT HOPES HELD
FOR REV|V|NG WAR
DEBTSD|SCUSS|ONS
German Delegate Confers In
formally With American
and Other Experts.
WASHINGTON DISTURBED
BY PROSPECT OF FAILURE
plenary Session in Paris Monday
Must Get New Berlin Offer
or Adjourn.
Clemenceau Views
Schacht's Move as
Tendency to War
Ru .he Associated Press.


PARIS, April 20-Marcel HUI
tin. writing in the Echo de Paris
today, says that Georges Clemen-
ceau. Frances wartime premier,
takes an exceedingly grave view
of the attitude of DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht in the present repara-
tions deadlock.
The journalist quotes Clemea-
ceau as follows:
His (Schacht's) refusal ana
his designs tend toward nothing
less than a new war"
He further quotes "the Tiger"
as saying:
THE Germans have only to re-
fuse now to pay the Dawes an.
nuities to justify maintenance OF
our occupation of the Rhinelano
zones after the period provided In
the peace treaty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
BURNS TO DEATH IN CAR.
Canadian Dies as Auto Crashes
Into Trolley.

s TORONTO, Ontario. April 20 Pl.-
j. w. Barnes, president of the Eze
Manufacturing Co., was burned to death
here early today after the car he was
driving crashed head-on into street
car.
With the crash the automobile az
the front portion of the street car
caught fire. Barnes was imprisoned in
his automobile, but the crew of the
street car and IL passengers escaped by
climbing through windows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Bank Statements

washington clearing house, $4,540,-
697.S3.
Treasury balance. $277,1f7,667.0
New York clearing house exchange,
$1,318, ,000, 900.
New York clearing house balance,
$l26. .o0o,o00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
Mary Garden Sails for Riviera.

NEW YORK, April 20 OP.-Narv
Garden, operate star, sailed for Europe
on the Majestic today to return to her
villa on the Riviera, after completing
season with the Chicago Civic
Opera Co.
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Continued on Page 2, Column u
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-06
Mrs. J. w. Inglis Heads
Christmas Seal Sale

Mrs. J. W. Inglis has accepted the
appointment of local manager for the
Christmas Seal Sale, according to the
announcement made by the Mime
sofa Public Health Association. The
campaign, which raises funds to car
ry on the fight against tuberculosis,
will open Thanksgiving day and con-
tinue until Christmas.
The local sale is sponsored by the
County Public Health Association and
upon its outcome depends the extent
OF activities to prevent tuberculosis
and promote health that can be at
tempted during the coming year. A
number of workers will be chosen by
the local manager to assist in the
sale. This is volunteer service donat-
ed to the cause of health by those
participating.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-06
Citizens State Bank
Offers Thrift Prizes

The Citizens State Bank of Red
wood Falls offers prize for the best
essay on Thrift written by student
in the eighth grade or below in the
schools of Redwood County. First
prize, $500, second, $500, third,
$500. The details are in the hands
of Miss Theo Jensen, County Super
intendent, to be announced later. In
an interview with Mr.. Ewart he said,
'It seems the idea of thrift that built
up the fortunes and estates now be-
ing wasted by the present generation
has been quite forgotten and that we
should return to it if possible. 1t is
a matter of education that should be
commenced with the younger minds
who have not acquired the spending
habit. When these little ones have
thought it over and expressed them
selves it may be an inspiration to the
older ones. We hope So"