Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1928, Page 17

FVENING STAR, WASIIINGTON, 1. €. FRIDAY. MARCH 9, 1928 OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR SPECTION FLIGHT TO CANAL ZONE. Army air chiefs and their pilots studying a map of the route they will take to Panama when they hop off from Bolling Field Sunday for the first inspection trip to the Canal Zone to be made by air. Left to right: Assistant Secretary of War Davison, Brig. Gen. James E. ATLANTIC FLIGHT PLANS IN DOUBT. Hon. Elsie Mackay, the English aviatrix, who is reported to be planning a westward transatlantic flight with Capt. Hinchcliffe in an American Stinson monoplane. Denial BRITISH TROOPS QUELL AGITATORS AS COMMISSION ARRIVES IN INDIA. A street scens at Madras, Indi with troops of the Royal West Kent Regiment patrolling the street after quelling the riotious demonstration by na- o8 ugalmt the Simon Statutory Commission. The trouble arose from failure to include Indian members on the Fechet, chief of the Air Corps: Capt. Ira Eaker and Ll\‘\l‘ \Illlr F:lln‘hlld 5 o A R o B -5 Y ....*a.u B GETTING A FEW POINTERS FROM A WAR ACE. Eddi: Rickenbacker, American fiying ace of the World War, drops in to see some of the young aviators and the miniature planes built at the newly established junior air- port in Los Angeles. Wide World Photos. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. doubt. of the report from other sources has left her participation in the flight in A NEW STYLE ON THE RIVIERA. Miss Norma Dare of New York walks abroad at Cannes, France, in a trouser-skirt to herald the latest creation of Paul Poiret. The compromise between skirt and knickers is designed for general sports wear. Wlde Wnrm l”ho(m | |Sets of Televisors For Steamers Seen As Result of Test By the Associated Press. SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 9.—Capt. O. G. Hutchinson, en- thused by the successful television test between the steamship Beren- garia and London, said on his arri- val today that portable televisor sets for transatiantic liners form a prospect of the near future. Capt. Hutchinson explained that these sets would enable ocean trav- elers to call up friends in either Eu- rope or America and see as well as speak with them. “The Berengaria test exceeded all my expectations,” he said. “Our next move will be to get more de- talls into the likenesses and increase them to life size.” SEESUL. 3. TRADE DOMINATING WORLD Brother of Premier Mussolini Predicts American Con- quest by Gold. By the Associated Prese. { MILAN, Italy, March 9.—The stead- 1ly growing prominence of the United States in world affairs was analyzed by Mussolini, brother of the pre- mier, last night in the course of a speech dealing with dominating forces in the world In the address, delivered before the ultural Institute, he sald America soon intended to pursue “a grandiose policy,” and that because of economic necessit: LEVINE AND PARTY ARRIVE AT MIAMI Two Hours Two Minutes Required | for Trip From Havana in Choppy Air. the American market would launch out on world conguest ‘The “military heroism” of the United Btates in the World War was “limited 1o & few actions on the French front,” Signor Mussolini said, in discussing pos sible American desire for military glory He began his reference to the United | Btates by saying America could declare | Yerself satisfied with possessing the maximum riches among nations. “In mal privileged position, she seeks in- fiuence with her foreign policy on the uropean continent.” he continued. Calls Gold a Factor. “Gold is & formidable force, and when 1t is found st the disposal of a young Tace we must always expect surprises Moreover, we must not forget that in a short time the Americans in- tend 1o pursue & grandiose policy of their own. “The very problem of armaments be- trays a preoccupation — namely, the necessity of adding Lo their forces of & rich nation, W their probity of busi- ness character and thelr tec al skill great military glory as well “The United States’ intervention in the Europesn war had itz weight by virtue of the mesns which it offered oid Europe 1 defend herself. For the rest, her military heroism wes limited 5 & few actions on the Prench front “We have paid the hizhest price with eorresponding interest for this inter- sention snd since then there has not bren a problem a which has not s with & certain attiy American circles “In & period of grave necessity those who have the means slways find a ey | of This explain Low Parcer Gilbert Inweratiied ! eommiseioner for reparations sl Berl. American who Goes Lol k, German, knowe ho 8 perfect manues Ger * = Purthermore, it i v recsll America’s smbiguous g 1 regard W the Lesgue of Netions Says United States Lacks History Arnsido Mussoling contnued by » tng that having primacy i the posses- | son of gold wes & great fortune, put | also @ great responsibility. The American internal market henceforth would no Jonger wbsorh superproductin and Sherefore 1L was necessary v launch wut on the conguest, of the world “This, hie said, crested & politicsl prob- | | 200 “Woe unto us” he continued people of such febulous riches wereljune 16, domineted by m universsl idea. ‘The Torce of bayonets would find o means W cetend §L and dmpowe L on the whole | vorld. Up W now America is only wuss of reinforced concrete, she larks euven of biswry. Nobler i ite Lra- Aitione sud stronger in e conception i Uie Engiish imperisl formastion Dealing with the religious problem at Ui end of his speech, he premier’s biother said he doubted thit there wes ey likeliood of the foundetion of nationsl ehurehies such ws 1he Engiieh Gersn end pro-was Sussish, MIAMI, Fla., March 9.—Coming from | an unexpected direction, Charles A Levine's plane, Columbia, completed its | Havana-Miami flight this morning in 2 nours 2 minutes and landed before more than a dozen people sighted it. The | plane left Miami at 9:23 am. Levine announced he would stay here long enough o refuel and take off at 3| pm. for Palm Beach. The next jump ! from there, he sald, will be w 8t Pe- | tershurg. He is accompanied by his pilot, mer Stultz, and Miss Mabel Boll He said the recent New York-to-Ha- vana non-stop flight demonstrated the feusibility of air commerce over the route and added that transatlantic serv- lce will be an accomplished fact within | 4 year. A 6,000-horsepower, seven-mo- tored, 50-pasenger plane, with 180-foot wing spread, now is In process of con- siruction et his plant for transatlantic service, ne sald Fiying this morning was a bit rough with 4 quartering wind, Levine sald wil- de of superioriy by about two and a half hours. ORDERED TO HAWAII. to Take Mancuvers The lght cruser division, No. 3, of the United States Navy, composed of the Richmond, Marblehend und Cin- cinnati, under command of Itear Ad- miral John K. Y. Blakely, hus been ordered W arive st Honoluln, Hewall, prior . April 12, o part n maneuvers with the battle fleel This division_bas been on duty with the Asintic fleet I will be decided later the ships will return o Asintic “if wlor rejoin the scouting fleet Ciuizer Division Part Fleer whether | waters | after . Brothers Sentenced in Killing. « Mar hail and Grant Allen, e of Near Hope Hill, Md., were sentenced euch o 115 years in the Maryland Penitentiary n Cheult Court yesterday, following convicton before & Jury of - becond degree guurder. Ridgely Holland, wlso colored, of the same Jocality shot e Allen brothere el i Hovewlsr 13, priy near / Thie usial Havanu-Mismi fiylng time 15| | rates TAKING PART IN COSTUME DANCES uhul auditorium tonight. MI“ I)zn-l \\ AUTO MEN COMPLAIN STATE ASKED TO ADOPT OF FREIGHT RATES FAIRFAX COUNTY — From Old Courthouse to Montzomery Counly Dealers Elect Occoquan Via D. C. Workhouse H. B. Hendrick of Takoma | Would Open Important Section. Park President. “flf" win dlrfl‘l the da Route Speeial Dispateh to The Star. | PAIRFAX, Va. March 9.—The Fatr- County Board of Supervisors have adopted a resolution addressed to the Virginia State Highway Commission sking that the OX road from Falrfux ery County Automoblle Dealers' Asso- | Courthouse to Occoquan, via the Dis- ciation last night held its Murch meet- | FFIC of Colaubla Workhouse, be taken Ing at the Montgomery County Club| The board, having been informed and re-elected all officers, as follows: | that the bill increasing the Virgini President, H. B. Hendrick of Takoma | State highway system by 1,500 miles has Park: vice president, I*. Huzel Caushell | pussed the Legislature, and that, if pre- of Rockville, and sec y-treasurer | vious rules for the distribution of this Donuld A De Lashmutt of Rockville. | milenge among the several countles are A suggestion that Rockville and other | followed, Falrfax County's share will! 5 In the county are discriminated amount to approximately 15 miles, agalnst In the matter of freight rates | wked that all this mileage be IIH(nuh'll on sutomobiles from Detroit and other | to those portions of routes 8, 11 and 16 nanufacturing citles precipitated o live- [ which compr the Ox road, thereby | ly discussion It was stited that th opening up a ton of Fairfax Counl from Detroit o Ttockville and | at present traversed by no hard-surfaced Washington are ddentical, notwithstand- fronds, and continuing the present State Ing that the county seat is 16 miles | route No. 25, or the Chain Hridge road, nearer to the Michigan eity, and 1 rrom s present dead end at the court- was declured that Rockville 15 further [ house to a juncture with the Washing- discriminated against I that the rall- [ ton-Richmond Highway at Oceoquan wiy company wnlowds machines and wc- v WOMEN LIST NOMINEES. “pecial Dispateh to The Star ROCKVILLE, Md, March 9.—With all 19 members present, the Montgom cessorles consigned to Washington dealers, wherens the Magitgoniery Coun- ty deulems ure required to do thelr own unloading. A commitiee was named ‘The tequirement that all -prlu'lllnn cards for auto lcense tags, In order to how that taxes huve been pald, be perforated by the county treasurer he- Tore togs are obtainable from the State Motor Vehicle Commission, was con- sidered. The practice was character f7ed s useless wnd us putting the auto dealers o much Inconvenlence. The matter was referred o a commitlee tee for Mrs, Cook as President. Buocial Diepatoh to The Star HYATTBRVILLE, Md, March 9 One delegale from each club of the s Clubs formed the nominating A meeting yester- bravy, Washington m - the followlngnominees ¥ prestdent, Mis. O, F. Cook, Lan- ham, for first vice president, Mrs. R 8. Allen, College Park; for second vice president, Min. Lo O Hassoer, Upper Mariboro; for vecording secretary, ' Julla. Diwmmond, Ohillum; (o1 corre- sponding secietary, Mis. W L Preston, Cottage Olly, and for treasurer. Mis GOA Oastle, Chillum. Mis 8 H Bland ford vice prestdent, presided over (he woelng yealordny, . FPredericksburg Girl Bride specral Dispateh (0 ‘T FREDERICKEBURG, Va. March 9 AL the home of Mi. and Mrs. Fred M Aldiidge lust nlght thelr daughter Miss Kntherine Vers Aldiidge, became the bride of Clinton Lee Follmer of Baltimore noof Peter Pollmer and the fate Eocali Wilcox Follmer of Wil neport, § HOOL TONIGHT. Puplls of the Powell Junior HWigh Schoo). who rs In lhr mlnllfl "Ie lMIoru hnrnplp« ll\d other well knonn \(rm Prince Georges Federation Commit-| Georges County Federation of | GIVES ANOTHER LEAD IN TEAPOT INQUIRY. James A. Patien, the Chicago grain merchant of wheat-corner fame, testifying yesterday before the Senate Teapot Dome committee. He said he received $25,000 in Conti- nental Liberty Bondl for contributing that sum to the Republican naticnal co! ittee defici Cnp\r!ghl b\' P L 0 " | appear in a festival of dances in the smr Stafr I’nnn. | SHENANDOAH SPECIAL 20 000 INCOME TAX RETURNS FROM SOUTH Flovida-Cuba Trip Success, With Many Cities Reached in Elaborate ! Valley Advertising. | Special Dispateh to The Star. | STAUNTON, Va, March 9.—Seventy- | stx members of the Shenandoah Valley special traln which toured Florida and | Cuba have returned. The special train carrying the Virginians left Harrison- burg. Va., on February 25 over the | Southern Ratlway, and made its first stop at Savannah, Ga., Where one day was spent. Other cities visited by the party were Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach, Havana, Miami, Daytona | Beac h and St. Augustine. The tour way one of the most suce ! cesatul of the four special train pmlh\E {which have been sponsored by the “ilwmunlnull Valley, Inc., according to | H. Newman of Edinburg, chatrman | of transportation committee. Mr. New- man stated that In all the other clties the Virginlans were royally entertaine by various chambers of commerce, | (DS motor clubs and other elvic bodies | ‘The J. Benehoff, president of the | have already. Shenandoah Valley, * Inc. , broadeast | (axpayers. District Are on 1927 Lists. BAL Mapateh to IMORE, The Star March 9. the District of Columbia have their income taxes for the year 1927, according to Galen 1 collector of fnternal revenue A corps of 50 deputy in Haltimore, Tall the returns preparatory o paying the nual levy Eight of Mr. Talt's assistants Siate payer, for he sald, instrueting majority of the people There are about Petorsbury, Miumi [ 0f Columbla area who Wil pay and Havana. Mrs, W. King of | this year. Staunton, & member of the party, | About broadeust from Jacksonville and 8t Petersburg. A moving pleture of the henaifdoali Valley was shown at Jack | sonville and 8t Peteraburg In virtually every ¢ visited the party was greeted by former Vivgintans. | . . }hl Jacksonville, Bt. 125,000 persons, however to file returns, Mr. Tait sald, Dates Fixed for Drama | Suecial Dispatch o The Btar, FAIRFAX, Va, Muioh Hwarthmore Ohatauqua will present ita Play, “The Goose Hangs High,” & drama of modern youth, tn the high schools of Falrfax County this week end, play- g at Falls Ohureh tonight, wnder wuaplees of the Pavent-"Teacher Associs [ton and at Falrfax on Saturday night . under tavitation from the High Hchool| The last annual automobite show Litovary Boolety. A portion of the pro- | Prague, Ozechoslovakia, was the s ceeds from the two performances will largest of the season W Burop be reluried 0 the deapeotive schools, Parla b@'" the only laiger une, of Participants for Murder 0 qnel RICHMOND, Va, Mawh » (1 Qov. Byrd yeaterday algned (he anti sembly. The bilt Htate offense and telpant 1w lynehing may be prose cuted for murder makes lynehing that who pald thelr tax are small 90,000 Greetings from Virginia from the stationy | Persons i the Maryland and District | that most of the land the Distriot de- taxes | sired to take by condemnation s agris | feultural and may be acquived by dedi- will | cation be requived under the tncome tax law | ANTI-LYNCH BILL SIGNED. 'Vivginia an val\h-l Prosecution Ivnehing bill passed by the CGeneral As- v provides that a pai- PAYMENTS RECORDED Collector Tait Says 90,000 in Dis- trict of Columbia and Maryland Approxi- mately 20,000 persons in Maryland and patd calendar t. collectors s Maryland | eries counties and in the District of Colum- bia in aiding the publia in making out !¢ an- | are traveling through the counties of the the convenlence of the tax- Individual taxpuyers in the different types of re- | TAttormey Willlam Wengell ond | highwavs in Madelra Islan LEAVING HIS JOCKEY BEHIND. The field had barely gotten away In the Leap Year Chase at Windsor, England. before Jockey Kelly lost a stir- rup and his seat on Chateau d'Or. As the camera caught the fall the jockey appears to be doing a bit of stunt riding. CopyTight by Underwood & Underwood. 528,500,000 ASKED FOR BRITISH NAVY Estimates for Current Year Are $5,750.000 Less Than Those of 1927. Eagle Wins Fight With Boy Thieves: Is Chloroformed Special Dispat:h to The Star. ELKINS, W. Va, March 9.—The magnificent golden eagle captured recently at Seneca Rocks in a big steel trap and placed in the zo00 of Joseph Nallen at this place has been chloroformed. One night recently boys tried to steal the bird, breaking the lock off its cage, but it gave them a battle and they ran away. Later it was decided to put the bird to death and it has baen shipped to a taxidermist for mounting. CITY HEADS BLOCK STREET WIDENING Nichols Avenue, South Capitol and First Street Project Held Too Costly. the Associated Press. LONDON, March 9.—The net total of Britsh estimates for the com- 7.300.000 (roughly $2! ate for the cu: $.000.000 ($290.000,00 C s alty, says that the provision ccount of the new construction 15 £9.629.857 ($48,149.285) agay 5 9.917.230) in 1927 program been proce “the provision req Plans for widening have been at le South Capitol street and First southeast were abandoned te: today following rejection by Commissioners of an award of the demnation jury for the land uneede The jury allowed $37.41311 with Dbenefits assessed at $1 leaving a balance of $20,701.76 paid by the District. The Commissioners declined to ac- cept the award on recamendation Melvin C. Hazen, District surveyor, w reported that the award is so inter- woven that it is impossible to sepa- rate the streets and that he believed the entire amount could have been assessed as benefits and the Distri s not justified In paving $2 Engineer Commissioner William B, Ladue concurved fn Mr. Hazen's report ad pointed out that while the widen- g of Nichols avenue is desirable and necessar it i3 one of the main ar- n! southern Maryland obentng of First street is not believed | to be urgent “and certainly not at the awarded by the jury The condemuation, accarding to My N, was fnstituted in response to a large petition of property owners. His office as well as the Englueer of High- ways, the surveyor said, oppased t opening of Fuest street, but did ap- | prove the widening of Nichols avenue | and South Capitol street. these being | main_arterles to the southern part of j e the District and futo Maryland Mr. Hasen also expressed the opinkon | ols avenue, uced the pro T and one on for the fleet air £198.000 ($990.000). ues o de e prepa plackdity of the general n has been constantly # ds and many important services been deferred e & provided at a leisun e excption of & Periad of peace alone warrants Personnel Reduced. “The expenditure at the Singay naval base s being confined matly o the cont a of work fwvelved 1 the tnstallation of a floating dock which 18 expected 10 arrive at Sigapore ado Novetuber and to be ready for use fou ng 10 8 reduction i th program _and o ftems, 1t has bee possible to ey naval pers: | The fw jor w red with 1 | The new program for 1928 the Provision for commencing cons ton of these new ahys Two o o submarine depol ship, one for leader, eight desiroyers. siX submarin tiver gunboat and shoops TWO D.C. MER CONVICTED when the pruperty tn sub. | ROUBORY SASRIRE SIS | divided. 1€ the land 18 not dedicated. | Charged Before Frederick Jury { Commisstoner Ladue satd, it may bo | . . jdesirable to condemn the Nichols ave. | Sivtat Davsicd o nue section Imlapendru(lv of the others. | FREDERICK, Md. March 8- Rt ard Rogers and James Dadley, ot fabout 23 years old, who said they board Woman Sues hu $50,000. led at @ howse 1 the N0 Block of « Buste Ryrd, 798 Thind street southe 728 street, Washington, were ownvicted be has fled suit tor $30,000 damages fore & jury i Crewt Courd Wt vess (o the Washingtan Ratlway & Kias | S0aY 00 @ chatge of Tobbing & gas Jtee o for alleged personal inguries aline stathn v here early I Jan She says she had fust alighted om a | uATY. BOER Wt tdentified by the man- car at Twenty-sixth street and Benning {4500 (R0 Aliet whe was knocked toad northeast April 23 1927, when she dowi by one of the robbers, who ey was struek by W ooar golng in the op . |48 bosite ditection She is represented by o of 1289 when compared ot St Miss Vel Perry, flanoes of Datieys Mis Flarenoe Mathth, propriedres of the © street boarding house: Mus. heng Speaks, M Do Reld, | Merkieh miles of | Speaks Jeph Ricketts and Chatlos ave either | Ricketis all of Washington, _tesitted P oo hatrow, anle &Y wiles that the defondants wete i Washings able for autemebile (atio, Al e e of W otdew " . Hecause most of the 487 o stee are avall