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FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR SLAIN FARMER
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpaCcn 10 Inc star.
PURCELLVILLE, Va, March 90
The funeral of Arch Payne, 45-year-old
farmer of Loudoun County, Va, who
was shot and killed by his brother,
Mason, Al years old, Saturday morn
ing, following an argument over cow,
was held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, from his late residence. with
burial In Lakeview Cemetery, Hamilton
Rev. C. T. Taylor, Baptist minister
of Hamilton, conducted the services. A
record crowd attended the services.
Masses of flowers were banked around
the casket.
The entire vicinity here expresses its
sorrow for the widow and her IL father
less children, as also for the woman.
sister of the widow, and her children.
Her husband is lodged in Leesburg jail
charged with murder.
Mason Payne, who admitted he fatally
shot his brother during fit of temper,
Is in a detected mood In the Leesburg
JAIL realizing the seriousness of the
tragedy.
It is likely that Payne will be in
dicted on a charge of murder with the
opening of the Circuit Court Of Loudoun
| County.
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Lieut.. Comdr. Gilmore Ill.

Taken suddenly i'll at Connecticut
avenue and Morrison street late yester-
day evening while he was on his way
home, Lieut.. Comdr. Maurice d.
Gilmore, of 1928 Morrison street. tainted
and fell to the sidewalk, slightly In
turing his head. He was removed 10
the Naval Dispensary at Eighteenth and
B streets for treatment. His condition
is not serious.
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MADE RAILROAD OFFICIAL.

C. P. McNamee Appointed Power
uperintendent of Cumberland Line
+ MOUNT SAVAGE, Md, March &c
Especially Charles P. McNamee, who
has been connected with the Cumber-
land e. Pennsylvania Railroad shops
here for 43 years, has been appointed
superintendent of motive power for the
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Helen Hayes, a former Washington

Helen Hayes, former Washington
girl. Is starring in "Coquette."
Mrs. Karl Fenning is president of
the executive committee of the Wash
ington branch: Miss Mary Louise
Brown, vice president; Mrs. Henry Graf
tan Doyle, secretary; Mrs. Howard
Nicholas, treasurer, and Mrs. James
Cumming. in charge of publicity Mrs.
Samuel Herrick has been appointed
chairman of the fund committee and
will have charge of the arrangements
for the benefit performance.
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be given Monday. April %, at Polls
Theater, were. discussed yesterday by
the executive committee of the Wash
ington branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Women at 1884 I
street. The fund realized at4he bene-
fit will go toward the $1,000,000 fell
lowship fund being raised over the Ma
ton by the association to endow 80
or more research fellowships for out
standing woman students.
Nearly $500, 900 has been given In sub
scriptions and pledges, it is reported.
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Reelected County School Head.

STAUNTON, Va, March 26 (Spe-
ciaD.-F. w. Somerville, for the past
20 years division superintendent OF Au-
gusta County public schools, was re-
elected to that position for the next
four years, at meeting of the county
board, held In Stanton yesterday. He
will enter upon his new term July !.
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railroad, succeeding John Delaney, who
died March IL.

McNamee held the position of general
foreman for the past IL years and has
been succeeded by Michael Murray. The
road is soon to install electric train
service and McNamee has gone to Phil
adelphia on business in this connection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

Rev. William C. Knowles. Haddon,
Conn, has been an Episcopal minister
81 years.
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UNIVERSITY WOMEN PLAN
FOR FELLOWSHIP FUND

Presentation of "Coquette" at
Polls Theater April 20 Being
Arranged by Committee.
Plans for the benefit performance of
The New York success "Coquette," to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
NEW DISASTER FACES
STARVING CHINESE
Lack of Rainfall Likely to Cause
Crop Failure in Wide
Territory.

CANTON, China (P).-There will be
little relief for China's starving mil
lions this Fall if the crop statisticians
are correct in their calculations.
This will be especially true in the
South China provinces of Kwangsi and
Kwangtung, where the principal crop,
rice, is below normal. There are 49,
100000 people in the provinces and the
normal rice crop is about 10000 short
tons.
Spring rainfall this year was IS per
cent less than average in Kwangsi and
Kwangtung, so the farmers have passed
through one of the most serious
droughtS in SO years. Large provincial
cities depending on rain for their water
supplies have faced serious shortages
of the precious liquid and even the
British colony of Hongkong endured a
two-month dry spell that drained every
reserve reservoir.
Back in the interior conditions we're
worse. And now the Chinese farmer is
wondering where his Winter provisions
are coming from. Estimates of the first
rice crop place the yield at between 20
and 40 per cent of normal. Coupled
with the fact that there was a 10 per
cent reduction in the yield of the Sec
ond rice crop last Fall, due also to
drought, the shortage this year will
have serious consequences.
Rice farmers near rivers and canals
resorted to irrigation and in their fields
the crop is practically assured. Such
fields, however, are few and far be-
tween and the crop they produce will
be small compared with the amount
needed.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

nent change of station because it more
nearly covers the actual cost to the
officer of the change of station made.
Provided they meet the professional
and physical requirements, 81 officers
OF the medical and dental corps Of the
Regular Army, and one chaplain Of the
regular establishment, will be promoted
to the next higher grade during the
month of September The Medical
Corps officers who will be promoted
are: To the grade of major-William
A. Smith. Charles r. Bullock, George E.
Hesner, william H, Houston, John A.
Matson, Edwin Il. Brockney, Frank p.
Strome, Edward j. Stricken, Lincoln F..
Putnam, Frank w. Pinger, Rufus l.,
Holt, Charles A. Slammed, John l.. Med
daugh, Kirk p. Mason, John D. Barn.
well. Everett Lee. Cook, Glenn l..
Harker, Ralph l.. Cuddlipp, Virgil H.
Cornell and Gordon A. Clapp First
Lieut. Rawley E. Chambers is the only
omcer OF the Medical Corps to be pro-
NOTED during the month to the grade
Of captain.
During this same period, 10 Dental
Corps officers, all captains. will be
promoted to the grade of major. They
are Thomas M. Page, James B. Har-
rington, Earle Robbins, Roy A. Stout,
Roy l.. Bodine, Fernando E. Rodriguez,
James j. Weeks, Thomas J. Cassidy,
Wayne w. Wooley and Howard A. Hale.
The lone chaplain to be promoted dur
ing August, John H. Mccain, who
holds the rank Of first lieutenant, will
be promoted to captain.
Under the supervision. of Brig. Gen
George Van H. Mosely, commander Of
the LIST Cavalry Division, the annual
maneuvers for this division, which had
been planned for this Summer have
been postponed until october. The LIST
Cavalry Brigade, less the 5th Cavalry
with attached troops, will arrive at
Sierra Blanca, Tex, on october and
the 10th Cavalry will arrive at Akela,
N. Mex. on october 9. Field maneu-
vers and review will be conducted from
october 8 to 26. The period from Oc-
tober II to November 3 has been set
aside for the senior polo tournament
and Cavalry leadership test and No
vember to 8 for the 1st Cavalry Di-
vision horse show. The troops par
ticipating in the maneuvers will de-
part for their home stations on Mo-
vember IL.
Navy.
With the recall Of the u. S. S. Ra-
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Musician Writes
OF Orchestra Camp
Continued From Third Page.)

and all took advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
Another of the features of the camp
was the weekly talk by Miss Edith
Rhetts, lecturer for the Detroit Sym
phony Orchestra. BY means Of her
talks, some of them illustrated, we were
better able to play and understand the
classics on which We were working.
She gave us background for better
understanding of music in general
But the authorities of the camp
recognized the truth of the old adage
and gave us two hours each day, and
one full afternoon each week for rec
reation. We could swim, play tennis,
or base ball, or try our hand at archery:
There were frequent tournaments and
contests to give us needed change.
THE 1929 orchestra is to give con-
cert in Philadelphia February 81, 1880;
in New York on the following evening.
and in Washington March l. This Is
the first appearance Of the National
High School Orchestra on tour. The
membership in the orchestra for this
tour is restricted to those who attended
the camp in 1929. In the Summer OF
1881 the orchestra is to tour Europe in
the interest of school music and Its
development there.
at hope that within the next few
years the Nations Capital may Send::
not one. but many to the meetings OF
the National High School Orchestra.
Washington should lead the way III
music as it does in government.
LAS an indication of what prominent
musicians think of the camp, here are
a few quotations:
Gossip GabriloWitSch. conductor of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra: be
lieve thoroughly in the camp and only
wish that the season might continue for
So weeks instead of eight
Ross Jungnickel, New York music
publisher: This is, and I believe will
continue to be, one of the greatest in
situations for the developing of Amer
lean music
Leo Sowerby, winner of the Prix de
Rome: I expect the camp to grow big
ger every year until people will be clam
oring for seats at the concerts
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years cruise in those waters. The
Navy Department announcement to the
effect that 1t is not the present inten-
ton to designate any ship as relief for
the Raleigh, has caused naval officers
to wonder whether Naval Forces, Eu-
rope" are to be abolished. The Ra-
leigh has been the flagship of the
American forces In Europe and of Vice
Admiral John H. Dayton.
In the event the naval forces in Eu-
rope are to be abolished interest is
being evinced in whether the vice ad-
miralcy thus made available will be
transferred to the commander of the
aircraft squadrons of the battle fleet,
which squadronS have attained such
Importance with the accession thereto
of the new aircraft carriers Lexington
and Saratoga and increase of aircraft
Herewith. If that is done the ques-
ton is who will get that much-coveted
high rank. which would be bountifully
remunerative for any one eligible, for
he must be qualified naval aviation
observer or pilot and thus would be on
flying status, with so per cent in
crease in pay.
At present, officers that might be
available for the assignment probably
would be considered unavailable. Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett has recent
ly been reappointed for a third 4-year
term as chief of the Bureau of Aero
nautics, and Rear Admiral Joseph NJ.
Reeves reported few weeks ago at the
Navy Department for duty as member
of the general board, after relinquish-
ing command of the aircraft squad
rons of the battle fleet, and after avia-
ton duty at sea since 1925. Rear Ad-
miral Henry v. Butler, who succeeded
A v,a{r {vN Il ~
squadrons, might be considered too
junior on the rear admirals' list to war
rant his advancement, temporarily, to
the rank of vice admiral, while Rear
Admiral Joseph j. Raby Is Junior to
Admiral Butler. It is also not con-
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sidered that Rear Admiral Frank B.
Upham would be available, as he was
transferred in June, 1923, from COM
mand of the air station at Pensacola to
command the control force. Taking
everything into consideration, many
officers think that next year would be
a more propitious time to raise the
commander of the battle fleet aircraft
squadrons to the rank Of vice admiral
Irrespective of what may be done
with the vice admirably which has been
assigned to the naval forces in Europe
many officers believe that those forces
should be abolished and the Raleigh,
which has been ordered home, be re-
turned to service with the feet. They
hold this view notwithstanding that
they realize that there are diplomatic
and other reasons why we should have
a naval vessel in European waters. AS
a substitute for maintaining a ship con-
stantly there. the suggestion has been
made that as the new cruisers. begin
ming with the Salt Lake City this Au-
tumn, are placed in commission, they be
sent on their shake-down runs or on
more extended cruises to Europe. On
its arrival in home waters, the Raleigh
will join light cruiser division 3 Of the
Scouting Fleet.
A forecast made by the Bureau OF
Navigation of the assignments to sea
duty in the next few years of officers
holding the rank of capto'- indicates
that there will be a numb captains
who will not have the exp Renee of
commanding a capital D. There are
about 220 line captain cX ding those
for engineering d.. Nv. ranging
from the class Of 1894 1g Under
present and prospective aw, .ese Off
GERS must all be selected for promotion
or retired by July l, 1910, approximately
IL years hence. Further excluding
those who have had battleship COM
mands, there remain about 167. With
but 20 capital-ship conn IDS avail
able every two years, av - ng 10
year, 1t is manifestly in % lie, even
allowing for casualties sttrition,
for all these 167 captains 20 be as
signed to such commands.
Eighteen captains began their last sea
duty in that grade this year, and there
were but eight command billets of
capital ships to be vacated this year
by expiration of cruise. Consequently,
there will be number Of these cap
tains who must eventually pass out of
the grade without having had capital
ship command. Similarly each year
there will be more captains due for
their last sea duty In that grade than
can be assigned to capital-ship COM
mands.
In addition to the capital-ship COM
mandS, however, there are other COM
mands and assignments of parallel
value for the training of the officer and
equally demanding, for the efficiency
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Army.
Although there has been a great deal
of discussion relative to the pay Of off,
GERS and men of the military establish
ment since the PRONUNCIATION of the re-
port Of the Interdepartmental Pay Board
little has been said about the rein-
bursement of officers for travel expenses.
AS Is well known, Army officers are more
or less constantly on the move. their
tours Of duty ranging from two to four
years. At the present time officers
travelling without troops within the
limits of the United States receive a
mileage OF cents per mile for the
travel involved Tor S cents per mile If
transportation is furnished by the Gov
ernmen). Except in cases OF repeated
travel to and from the same point, no
method exists whereby the officer may
be compensated for additional expenses.
however large, over and above the re-
turn to him In mileage according to this
allowance. 1t frequently happens that
officers are sent out on inspection trips
which require little actual travel from
point to point, but necessitates consid-
erabl2 time spent at each point. This
means that the officer must maintain
his base establishment, and Is therefore
saving only the actual cost Of his food
during MS absence. he Is put 10 con-
siderable expense for lodging and sub
sistence, and may in return only receive
the 8 cents per mile allowance to cover
the travel performed and all other ex-
penses while away from his station.
After carefully considering this sub
ject, the pay board recommended that
the payment of mileage be confined to
travel on permanent change of station
only, and that per diem allowance not
to exceed So per day, in lieu Of sub
sistence and the allowance necessary
for actual transportation expenses be
authorized for all other travel. Per
diem allowance in lieu Of subsistence for
all travel other than on permanent
change Of station Is Just and equitable
to both the officer and the Government,
and it will permit the officer making
short trips with long stops to be more
nearly reimbursed for the expense in
volved and will properly reimburse the
officer who makes long trips with short
stops. In the interest of good and SIM
pliied administration, the board recon-
mended. actual expenses" have been
eliminated, as 1t results in confusion
in settlement of accounts and misun-
derstanding and controversy with the
controller general. Mileage should be
continued, the report said, on perma-
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BRITISH LOSE BIG SUMS
TO FRENCH AT CASINOS
Resorts Along Coast in Turn Pay
Huge Amounts in Govern
ment Taxes.

PARIS (P).-Gambling fever has
British holiday makers in its grip and
the gamblers are pouring their shillings
and pounds into France in almost
enough volume to pay the French war
debts to Britain.
Within few hours travel of South
ern England, including London, there
are dozens of French seaside resorts
and all of these resorts have casinos.
LIE Touquet, Deauville, Trouville and
Dinard are the chief ones, but there
are scores of smaller ones studding the
Emerald Coast. lie Touquet Casino
alone made $4,000 900 last year and the
French government collected more than
that in taxes.
British consuls are kept busy send
ing the losers back to England. Bel
GUM has now added to the facilities for
taking the British tripper's money by
making roulette legal in all Belgian
casinos. Roulette has hitherto been
more or less confined to Monte Carlo.
There seems to be not the slightest
chance of reform wave striking France
and causing prohibition of gambling,
which happened periodically before the
war. The reason Is that the govern
ment makes millions from gambling by
taxation, and the government needs the
money badly.
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IRELAND HELD PARADISE
FOR THE AUTO TOURIST
Freedom of Roads From Congestion
Noted as Among Special Ad-
vantages Enjoyed.

DUBLIN LPD-Motorisus visiting Ire
land declare that what strikes them as
most unusual and most contributes to
their enjoyment is the freedom Of the
roads from congestion.
In many districts, even near Dublin,
one may drive for miles without see
ing another motoriSt. Americans who
come without their cars have evidenced
a Partially for the old Irish jaunting
car, and nowadays this once universal
vehicle finds most of its custom from
American tourists
Still Ireland has a traffic problem.
The growth of BUSES has revolutionized
travel. They compete everywhere with
the railways and their number has in
creased tenfold since 1925. The traffic
laws are the same as they were a ger
GRAFTON ago, and Parliament will be
asked by the government to reform
them to suit modern conditions Among
the changes forecast is the abolition Of
the speed limit altogether in the case
of private motorists, and the extension
to IS miles an hour of the limit for
buses.
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OF the unit and of the fleet. These are
the commands Of light cruisers. of the
I'VE destroyer squadrons, and the chiefs
CT STATS Of major units of the fleet
With these assignments, in addition
TO the capital-ship commands, allotted
the senior captains, it will be possible
to keep the higher individual Commands
OF the fleet properly manned and to
assign officers to duty suitable for their
further training in their career and for
demonstrating their professional fitness,
without reducing the tour of duty in
such assignments below the present
standard of two years. 1t appears
necessary, therefore, for the bureau to
assign to the aforementioned duties
captains performing their last tour of
sea duty in that grade and to assign
Junior captains to other sea duties APP
propriate to the grade Of captain.
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duty in those wa
tiers, considerable
speculation is go
ing on concerning
the action destined.
sooner or later, to
be taken with ref
erence to W h a t
naval forces the
American Govern
ment will maintain
in Europe. It has
been the custom to
change the flag
ship in European
waters every Sum-
mer, in order that
G If ( ere n t light
cruisers successive
ly might have the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

Nearly 100000 pounds of butter from
the United States were eaten in Hawaii
last yeags
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leigh from European waters, the last
American naval vessel regularly on
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The following have been ordered
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of their respective units:
Pvt. (First Class Frederick G. Ken
<irick, Quartermaster Corps Detach-
ment, State Staff; Pvt. Daniel P. K.
McGregor, Company C, 121st Engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01

Pvt. Randolph H. Brown, Company
A, 121st Engineers, has been honorably
discharged on account of physical dis
ability incurred while not on active
duty.
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The brigade headquarters has revoked
an order of July Is last directing the
dropping of Pvt. Ira Phelps, Company
A, 121st Engineers, as deserter. The
new order says that he is being re-
turned to active duty and assigned to
that command
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Pvt. John w. Reynolds has been or
dered transferred from the reserve list
of the Headquarters and Service COM
pany, 121st Engineers, to the active list
of Company A, same regiment.
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Pvt. William Nicholson, goth Division
Military Police Company, has been Or
dered transferred to Company B, 12lst
ENGINEERS
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-27

and nearer TO the bungalow crcpt
the bad ,haps
Stink around to the back door. =
whispered the 300 Ca. t. tin
Gator. IL Il ring the fl NJ door bell
and when do You bus in and
catch Uncle Wiggily before he
knows what /, .lp'rmg.
Rigl;-C!' lid the Gator,
But when tie to Bad Chus got
near enough TO hear the sweet radio
music and when they looked through
the windows and saw how HAPPY
overyour was at Uarlc Wiggily 5
surprise party the Gator sa,d:
~ haven t the heart to spoil
their fun
"'Ncithcr have L." sighed the
Bob Cat, trying to look at his silly
little tan. - II just knock and tc,l
Uncle Wiggily wen bite him an
other time" 50 when Uncle Wig
giIy went to the door the Bob Cat
sad that and the rabbit said:
"Wlat a surPrisc.' SO that was
number three as ] promised.
Then the two Rad Chaps SUNK
away and the party went on mcrrilr.
And if the elephant viii bring his
trunk full Of water to put out the
fircrrackcr, III tell You next about
Uncle Wiggily 5 shaving brush
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-27
MONIES
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Ghosts. crooks. amateur dctec.
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The dialogue forms no small part
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4 splendid supporting east, in.
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