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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
WILLIAM F. LANDGRAF
DIES AT AGE OF ST

william Frederick Landgraf, 81 years
old, supervisor of the motor repair de-
partment of the local Buick factory
branch, died this morning at Sibley
Hospital following an illness OF six
weeks.
A native Of Washington, Mr.. Landgraf
locally known as Uncle Bill" was a
pioneer in the local automobile bust
ness. Prior to the advent of the auto
mobile, he was q partner in the car
riage- making company of Landgraf
Fenton 81 Krug. Following his asso-
citation with the old Federal Taxicab
Co., he tentered the employ Of the
Buick Co., where he served continu-
ously for nearly 20 years.
Mr.. Landgraf was an uncle Of Her
bert j. Fahy, nationally known aviator.
He is survived also by another nephew,
Francis L. Fahy; niece, Miss Mar
garet l.. Fahy, and n sister, Mrs.
Berth Landgraf Fahy.
Ful eral services will be held ut
the Fl ny residence, 460l Ninth street.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial
will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
CUMMINGS CHOSEN |
ODD FELLOWS Chief
Past Master of Metropolis
Lodge Elected to Head
District Organization.

Elmer Cummings, past grand of
Metropolis Lodge of Odd Fellows. was
elected grand master of the Grand
Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows of the District of Columbia at
the annual meeting last night in the
auditorium of Odd Fellows Temple, 4l9
Seventh street. He is the ninety ninth
grand master.
William H. Mcconnell was elected
deputy grand master, Thomas G. Nett
Ter grand warden, Harry l.. Anderson
grand secretary, James E. Chamberlain
grand treasurer and w. w. MILAN
grand representative of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. Mr.. Chamberlain also was
elected representative of the board of
trustees.
Mr.. Cummings became a member Of
the Odd Fellows when initiated into
Brownstown Lodge, No. 48S, Browns
town, Ind. on September IL, 1902. He
transferred to Metropolis Lodge on
March 5, 1920, and had been treasurer
continuously since July 6, 1923.
He received the Grand Lodge degree
on January II. 1923. sA
He is q past chief patriarch Of Fred
D. Stuart Encampment, No. Z; menu
Der of Canton Washington, No. /,
Patriarchs Militant and Of Esther
HeDeKan Lodge, NO. D, Wnere AT present
his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Cummings, Is
the noble grand.
Mr.. Cummings is also a past master
Of the Masonic fraternity, holding
Blue Lodge membership in North Park,
No. 646, indianapolis. Ind; chapter
membership in Anacostia, No. IL,
Anacostia, D. c., and is af1iliated with
the Ionic Club of Master Masons, made
up. in part. Of employees Of the General
Accounting Once, where he is princi-
pal auditor of supplemental settlements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
DECISION EXPECTED
ON TRAFFIC CHANGE
Commissioners to Consider Making
Rock Creek Church Road
One-Way Street.

The District Commissioners are ex-
pectedf to take action tomorrow on a
proposed amendment to the traffic regu-
lations making Rock Creek Church road
one-way thoroughfare for eastbound
trafic between Georgia avenue and
Warder street.
The RECITATION was recommended by
Trafic Director William H. Harland as
q solution to the traffic problem at the
intersection of Georgia and New
Hampshire avenues when the traffic
lights there are in operation. These
lights were turned on several months
ago and cut of three days afterward
because of congestion caused by traffic
pouring in the intersection from Geor-
gia and New Hampshire avenues and
Rock Greek Church road.
Traffic Director Harland subsequently
worked out a plan designed to relieve
the congestion, which provided for the
designation of Rock Greek Church road
from Georgia avenue to. Warder street
as q one-way thoroughfare. The Com
missioners deferred action on the plan
pending consideration by the Public
Utilities Commission, which was con-
cerned because Rock Greek Church road
Is on q motor bus route. The commits
sion, however, opposed the scheme.
The Commissioners have not indi-
Gated what action they likely will take
in view of the objection of the Utilities
Commission. Harland, however, does not
propose to turn the lights On until his
plan Is approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
HEAD OF WOMEN'S HOME
is HONORED BY BANQUET
Miss Jennie NJ. Roberts Compli-
mented for % Years Service
in Charge of Institution.

Miss Jennie NJ. Roberts, for the past
IS years superintendent of the Young
Women's Christian Home, 311 C street,
was rendered q banquet and felicita-
lions In token of her many years of
service in the home last night.
Miss K. E. NJ. Dumbell. in behalf
of the board of directors of the home,
presented Miss Roberts with a silver
loving cup. Miss Roberts also was the
recipient of q fitted travelling case from
the young women residing In the home
Miss Bessie j. Kibbey, donor of the
home occupied by employed young
women, expressed her appreciation of
the services rendered by Miss Roberts
and presented the latter with bouquet
of roses. Miss Elizabeth Sawtell, for
mer president of the board, also spoke.
Mrs. John Young was toastmistress.
Readings were given by Miss Edith
Harbaugh and Miss Edith Moon, and
Miss Elizabeth Oden, Miss Helen Bell,
Miss Margaret Love and Miss Florence
Noon acted in skit. taken from James
Whitcomb Riley's That Old Sweetheart
of Mine"
The home is soon to be taken over
by the government to make room for
its building program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
COUNCIL ADJOURNS
All Delegates Anxious to Go to
London for Coming Naval
Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClhleu FTeSS.
GENEVA, January 16.-The fifty
eighth session of the Council of the
League Of Nations adjourned today,
shortly after the delegates convened for
the morning meeting. Nearly all were
in q hurry to leave Geneva, to attend
the forthcoming naval conference at
London.
Throughout the session Of the Coun-
Gil, which was one Of the shortest in
its history, it was apparent that the
members were preoccupied with the
coming London conference and wished
to avoid any subject which might give
rise to conflict and delay adjournment.
Accomplishments of the Council SEES
sion were three:
Selection of committee of IL to draft
changes in the covenant of the League
of Nations to bring 1t into conformity
with the Kellogg pact and ban agrees
sive warfare altogether.
Seconl-Voting of a conference Feb
ruary II to consider a customs truce, a
stage in the Leagues campaign to re-
duce restrictions to international trade.
Third-Agreement to appoint a spe-
cial commission of three persons to de-
termine rights and claims regarding the
wailing wall Of Jerusalem.
The Council also summoned an inter-
national CONFERENCE on buoyage and
lighting coasts for next october. This
will be held at Lisbon on invitation of
the Portuguese government. All other
maritime countries will have an oppor-
tunity to participate.
August Zaleski, president of the
Council, In his closing address paid
tribute to Woodrow Wilson and to
Quinones de Leon, who, he said, was
the only member Of the first League
Council who was a member Of the one
just ending its sittings.
President Zaleski contrasted the early
struggles Of the League with the task
it faces today. while some OF us then
hoped against hope, We now believe
because we know" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
WIDOW ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED BY GAS FUMES
Mrs. Heart Lee Muser Found
" ~ Dead in Bed in Her
Apartment.

Mrs, Heart Lee Muser, 64-year-old
widow of Fritz Muser New York lace
wholesaler, was asphyxiated accidentally
by gas today when q pot of coffee
boiled over in her apartment at 2701
Fourteenth street, extinguished the
burner and filling the apartment with
deadly fumes.
Her body was found in bed. where
she had laid down to rest, apparently
after placing the pot on the FIRE. Cor
oner j. Ramsay hewitt issued q GER
ttficate of accidental death.
According to Mrs. j. H. Purdy of
1912 University place, friend, Mrs.
MuSer Is the mother Of Mrs. j. A. B.
Smith, wife of the secretary-treasurer
of the CurtiSs Airplans Co. Mrs. Smith
has been notified of the death and Is
en- route here to take charge of funeral
arrangements.
Mrs. Purdy informed DR.. hewitt that
Mrs. MuSer came here q month ago
from marlborough N. Y, where she
had q home. intending to spend the
Winter in q less severe climate. She
had been suffering from neuritis.
The tragedy was discovered by Mar
garet Jenkins, maid in the apartment
house, when she opened the door of
Mrs. Muser's apartment this morning
on her rounds. The management noti-
fed the police. Policeman c. N. House
Investigated and summoned the coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
SENATE APPROVES
EXISTING TARIFFS
ON SUGAR, 48 TO SO
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First PaGe)
Cuban people, economically they are
united by the same interests
Attaches of the embassy celebrated
the occasion by drinking toast to the
United States Senate.
The sugar tariffs were raised by the
finance committee Republicans to 22C
and PTS, respectively while the House
bin provided duties of 240 and cents
Four Democr. lined up with the
other Republicans against the measure
to keep duties as they are.
The roll call on the Harrison amend
ment follows: For present sugar rate
Republicans: Allen, Blaine, Borah,
Brookhart, Capper, Gillett, Golf, Jones
Keyes, La Toilette, McMaster, Metcalf
Norbeck. Norris, Pine, Robinson of In
diana, Robson and Schall-ls
Observation-Disclosures Barley, Black
Blease, Bratten, Brock. Caraway, Con-
nally, Dill, George. Glass. Harris. Har-
riSon, Halves, Hayden, Hefiin, Mcclellan
Overman, Sheppard. Simmons, Smith
Steck, Swanson. Thomas OF Oklahoma
Trammell, Tydings, Wagner, Walsh Of
Massachusetts and Wheeler-29.
Farmer Labor-Shipstead-
Total, 48.
Against present rate. Democrats
Broussard, Kendrick, King, Ransdell-
4. Republicans - Baird, Bingham
Couzens, Dale, Deneen, Frazier, Colds
borough, Gould, Greene, Grundy, Hale
Hastings, Hatfield, Hebert, Howell
johnson, Kean, McCulloch, McNary
Moses, Nye, Oddie. Patterson, Phipps
Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Sullivan
Thomas of Idaho, Townsend, Vanden-
berg, Walcott, Waterman and Watson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
ALLAN FISHER HEADS
BODY OF CITIZENS
Connecticut Avenue Group Elects
and Endorses Chest
Drive.

Allan Fisher, attorney, living at 32i7
Connecticut avenue, was elected presi-
dent Of the Connecticut Avenue Citi-
zens' Association, succeeding w. g.
Quinter, at the regular meeting Of the
association last night in All Souls Me-
mortal Church, Cathedral and Connec-
ticut avenues.
Other officers, including Arthur E
Dowell, vice president; Miss Elizabeth
Groves treasurer, and Mrs. j. M. Whit
man, secretary, were reelected.
Following a discussion OF the Com
munity Chest campaign, the association
went on record in favor of the move
ment.
Another resolution was passed pledg-
ing the association to join the District
of Columbia School Association and to
send two delegates to future meetings
OF that organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
BOMB BLAST ROCKS
BOSS ELLER HOME
Leader of Chicago's "Bloody
Twentieth" Ward Escapes
Injury.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 16.-The home
of Boss" Eller-City Collector Morris
Eller, political chief of the bloody
twentieth ward-was bombed early
today.
Filler and Mrs. Eller were shaken, but
unhurt, as the black-power bomb tore
at the rear entrance of the Eller apart
ment, in three-story brick building.
The maid, Anna Seaman, was cut
and bruised by plaster that fell flom
her bed room. A section of the bed
room door was flung across the room
and imbedded in the wall above her
head. The Eller chauffeur, asleep in
the basement, was not injured.
Son Is Given Guard.
A garage at the rear was damaged.
Windows in the apartment building
and in nearby places were shattered.
Ellers son, Judge Emanuel Eller OF
Superior Court, who lives in the Eller
homestead, in another part OF the city,
was given a police guard after he
learned Of the attempt against his
father.
Morris Eller told police he had no
idea why the bomb was thrown.
Police went back to April 10, 1928
primary election day-in their hunt for
q possible motive. On that day Eller,
seeking election as committeeman from
the twentieth ward, was opposed by q
colored lawyer, Octavius Roy Granady.
Before the day was over Granady had
been shot down by gunner.
Trial of police squadmen accused
in Granady's death wrote "finis" to a
citizens financed grand jury investiga-
ton of bloody twentieth" politics and
crime. Indictments were brought by
the score, including the indictment OF
Eller and his jurist son.
Neither Has Faced Court. =
The Ellers, demanding separate trials
from the others, were never brought
to trial.
Eiler, who formerly was city sealer
and also a sanitary district trustee. has
been in Chicago politics since 1895.
It was the second bombing at the
Eller home; the FIRST was set on in
September, 1925.
An explosion, whether Of a bomb
police could not be certain, was fol-
lowed by fire in a two-story frame
building on the West Side last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
LOW OF 20 FORECAST
FOR CAPITAL TONIGHT
Fair and Colder Weather, With
Moderate Winds, Is Predicted
for Tomorrow.

Fair and colder weather is the outlook
for Washington with low temperature
OF 20 degrees predicted for tonight, the
Weather Bureau forecast today.
The snow furry that swept the city
shortly after daylight left only trace"
of precipitation at the Weather Bureau,
although clouds overcast the vicinity
throughout most of the day.
Fair skies and continued cold are seen
for tomorrow, attended by moderate
northwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
PLEAS FOR PEACE
VOICED BY WOMEN
Mrs. Gait Sees F.ooVer
Capitol and Senate Of
fees Visited.

With resolutions calling for United
pleas for further disarmament and
United States entry to the League OF
Nations, women here for the National
Conference on the Cause and Cure OF
War this morning appeared at the
White House, the Capitol and the Sen
ate ONCE Building to put their plans
Tor furthering peace up to the heads
OF the Government.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait led the
delegation at the White House and
acted as spokesman for the women
she had earlier appeared with State
0elegationS from every State in the
Union at the Capitol and the Senate
once Building, where the women
visited Senators in their private Offices
and buttonholed them in the corridors
OF the Capitol and urged them to act
upon the peace measures.
In presenting resolution calling for
adherence to the Court at the White
House, Mrs. Gait told the President
that the conference is grateful for the
advances toward peace that have been
MADE In the past 10 years. She said
that there Is such an increasing senti-
ment throughout the country in favor
OF the United States taking part in
the peace machinery of the World
Court as to prompt those responsible
for the future actions of this country
to make that possible.
More than 400 women, representing
every State in the Union, arrived at
the Capitol at IL o'clock and button
holed the Senators from their States,
giving them copies of resolutions favor
CfatRC IN
World Court and other information on
the doings Of the committee, which is
made up of representatives of IL out
standing national women'S organiZa-
tons.
The visit of the women was orderly
and they were courteously received by
the Senators and shown about the
Capitol by the guides. The women were
led in their visit by Mrs. Gait, chair
man Of the committee. The State dele
cations arrived at the Capitol separate
ly and there was no parading or demon
stration.
Conducts Round Table.
After the visit the women returned to
their sessions in the Hall of Nations of
the Washington Hotel. There they en-
gagged this afternoon in one of Mrs.
Cats innovations for such gatherings,
an "interruptive round table," wherein
the women discussed the causes and
cures Of war in open forum against
broadsides of questions, heckling and
criticisms from their hearers.
Raymond L. Buell.. acting as public
inquirer" was keeping the discussion
fast and furious. The principal sub
jects under discussion. with Miss Belle
Sherwin, president of the National
League of Women Voters presiding,
were: Are the Great Powers Pledged
to Disarm? Why, Then, Do They Not
Do It?" Are the Obstacles Real, or is
the 'Holdover' Spirit of War intoxicating
a Doubt of Peace?" What Can Be
Done to Speed International Disarma-
ment?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
NEW PREPARATIONS TANGLE.

THE HAGUE, January Is (P.-The
Hague Preparations Conference. which
has reached agreement on many Of the
important points at issue, encountered
another obstacle today, when q solu-
reparations debt.
Premier Tardieu of France raised the
question Of other German loans that
might interfere with marketing the
reparations bonds. He asked the Ger
man government that no loans be
fioated in foreign markets until the FIRST
installment Of reparations bonds had
been disposed Of.
The German delegation said 1t could
not agree to such an undertaking with
out consulting It's experts. The experts
have been sent for and will be con-
suited tomorrow. after which discussion
will be resumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
FLETCHER TO DISCUSS
SEA MAIL CONTRACTS
Florida Senator to Give Expert
Views in National Radio
Forum Tonight.

Senator Duncan u. Fletcher Demo-
crat, of Florida will discuss the mer-
chant marine act and ocean mail con-
tracts this evening in the National
Radio Forum, arranged by The Star
and sponsored by the Columbia Broad
casting System.
Representing q State whose port
facilities and tonnage clearance at
Jacksonville and Tampa rank with the
greatest along the Atlantic seaboard,
Senator Fletcher is regarded as an au-
thority on shipping. and when marine
legislation is before Congress his status
is that of an expert.
Senator F1etcher's address will be
broadcast locally from station WMAL
at 1890 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
B. & o. is ORDERED
TO SELL HOLDINGS
IN MARYLAND ROAD
Continued From First Page.)


was shown to have acquired 144,798
shares of the per cent cumulative first
preferred stock of the Western Mary
land, 5000 shares of non-cumulative
convertible second preferred stock and
159, $50 shares Of common stock.
During February the road also was
shown to have obtained an option to
purchase 1000 additional shares Of z
per cent cumulative FIRST preferred stock,
this option being exercised In August.
1928. Through these acquisitions the
Baltimore g. Ohio acquired about 42.8
per cent of the Western Maryland's total
outstanding capital stock. The re-
mainder was said to be in numerously
relatively small holdings.
The Western Maryland operates about
800 miles Of line in Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, and has been
much sought after by various major
lines in the East in plans for unification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
FOG ON ICE DELAYS
BYRD BIOLOGISTS
Party Passes Crevasses
After Two-Day Wait Be-
cause of Bad Weather.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.

BY Radio to The Star and New York Times.
LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, jan
uary l5.-The Byrd geological party, OF
which DR.. Lawrence M Gould is leader,
has passed the last dangerous crevasses
on its route and in a few days more
will be back in camp.
The men had q difficult time get
ting through the crevaSses and were
camped in the middle of them for two
days because of fog which obscured the
trail. They are now little more than
100 miles from Little America.
The party camped on the southern
edge of the crevassed area at 81 de-
grees Is minutes s.. with deep
snow over the trail and thick fog.
Two days later men and dogs had man
aged to work their way into the
crevassed area, but because of poor Wis
Utility were forced to halt.
They found that the area had
changed considerably and that they
could not follow their old trail because
of the fallen snow bridges and danger
Gus holes. The next day, Monday, they
were still camped there in the fog play
ing hearts for chocolate. which, as DR..
Gould said, takes on more serious
aspect than when We were showed up
in the mountains"
But this morning Rear Admiral Byrd
got the following message from Dr.
Gould:
Gould not wait longer for better
weather, so we left trail entirely and
came north out of the crevasses in
light fog with milky visibility. and
picked up our trail again IL miles
later. And here we are at 8 degrees
81 minutes south, with all going well.
Little America does not seem very fer
away now"
They will get royal welcome when
they get in, for they have made one
of the best sledging Journeys ever ac-
complished down here and apparently
are coming back in better condition
than they were when they left.
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Continued From First Page.)
MALTA were to be seen anywhere. The
walls were luridly embellished by pic
lures of Chinese women.
Board Is Pried Loose.
Probing about the room, narcotic
agents pried up a board directly under
the door leading from the smoking
room to the kitchen. Another small
board was pried up and proved a trap
door, giving entrance to an under
floor passageway. Strings had been at
tached TO the cans and packages, as
they had been pushed back under the
floor. so they could be pulled out. The
agents extracted from under the moor
smoking opium, pipes, scales for weigh
ING the narcotic, containers for retail
ing the opium, and a bunch Of small
instruments used la handling the
opium. known as "yen hooks" The
opium was valued at about $4,000, &C
cording to official estimates. 1t has
been turned over to customs officials
as the arraignment is to be made under
customs laws, in which the maximum
penalty is higher than under the Har-
rison act.
One large copper can held about four
pounds of smoking opium and there
can of genuine imported smoking
opium. which at retail prices in toy
tins would probably bring q total OF
$3.50. There were three fine pipes and
a number OF cheap ones. There was
also a fine automatic pistol hidden In
the packages.
Opiate Beverage Seized.
feature of the seizure In addition
to the opium itself was powerful
Oriental drink, made by mixing "yen
| shee," which is the burned smoking
opium, containing about IL per cent OF
morphine, with wine. This drink Is
said to be highly potent and can be
taken in drinks OF only. few drops
except by narcotic addicts. These
| addicts themselves never take more
than a tablespoonful at time. There
was q quart bottle and another pint
| bottle of this powerful drink.
! So important was the raid conSld-
! cred that Col. l.. G. Mutt, deputy COM
! missioner OF prohibition in charge OF
narcotics, personally inspected the place
shortly after the raid. He has shown q
keen interest in the place for months
and has personally directed the cam
paign, especially since the murder OF
the Governments Chinese informer.
! Inc IdiulnB party! hG"ueu Wy
son, included C. D. Fortner and j. w
Mcdonald, narcotic agents; d. B. Clark
and E. @. May, customs officers, ano
Robert A. Sanders and Charles Z
Mansfield OF the police narcotic squad.
Customs Law Invoked.
The search warrant was made out
under the customs laws, as 1t was in
tended to arraign the men under thu:
provision, and was obtained from United
States Commissioner Turnage.
Two other places were also raidec
last night by an augmented squad, but
disclosed no seizures. The Federal mer
in these raids, at $40 and 325 Penn
sylvania avenue, we're 8. b. Phillips
j. w. Gauthier. s. l.. Rakusin, r. c
Hughes, narcotic agents. and Jay Ma
lanbre and A. M. Handy, jr.. customs
officers. -