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TEMFEBATrBE BITER REPORT for the 24 herari ending niorninf 8 'clock Bed liter wis atationary tnd read on the government gauge twenty-one feet and four tenths above zero. A. SI 'V 80 88 com. Par. 5ain; VOL.

XLV NO. 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS 6ESV1CI ALEXANDRIA, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1927 SINGLE COPIES ON RTRITF.T L.KA8KD WIRE PRICE $5.00 YEAR ANT AT NEWSSTANDS. FIVE CENTS AWAITING WORD TO SOAIRPLANES Distances In Proposed Pacific Flight Shown FLY TO HONOLULU KILLS WOMAN OBREGON SEEKS WTO DASH Guardsmen Held Ready to Protect Negroes on Trial BEAUFORT, S. C-, June 27. (By A.

Two detachments of the AND HIMSELF AT BOGALUSA Hmm Pflp.iFin PRESIDENCY OF MEXICO AGAIN flUIIUWV i nvii iv 7'er TP 1 Mr VAl-T jA PACIFIC OCEAN an Francisco Reports Patrick To Be Passenger in Army She Refused To Marry Him. Shreveport Carpenter Shoots Wife and Attempts Suicide. He Claims "Rome and Wall Street" Are Head- quarters of Enemies oi His Oountrv. Machine. South Carolina National Guard are held in readiness today for the protection of eight negroes called to answer charges of murder In connection with the slaying of E.

F. Hang-ford, rural policeman. Motorists traveling along a highway connecting Beaufort and Savannah, twenty miles distant, on June 6, complained of being annoyed by negroes while passing picnic grounds, and Longford investigated. Shortly after arresting a negro he was shot and killed. Four negroes were arrested thesame day and four later.

Acting on orders from Governor jAKLAND' June 27. (By A. -Neither the army Fokker nor civilian opponent wm tane off on i ntiuvi SHREVEPORT, June 27. (By A. E.

H. Dancy, S7, who shot aJd wounded his wife three times and then turned the pistol on himself, died about noon today. Kills Woman and Himself BOGALUSA, June 27. (By A. Lieut, lister j.

Jiaiuana ana J. Moffett of the rival Lp, announced. This map of the Pacific ocean shows some of the routes along which trans-Pacific fivers will travel this summer. Note that nearly every leg of each route is as far over the water, or farther than the routes over the Atlantic followed by Lindbergh and Chamberlain. The San Francisco-Honolulu leg alone is nearly two-thirds of the entire distance flown by Lindbergh.

Figures inset in the dotted lines are the number of miles between the cities indicated. John G. Richards, a comoanv of guardsmen called at the State peni jfichlnes Tested, Groomed civ FRANCISCO, June 27. (By tentiary at Columbia early this J. J.

Simmons, pumping station employe, shot Mrs. H. 0. East to death, wounded her daughter and pTested, groomed and ready morning, loaded seven of the negroes in a motor truck and started for this city, The guardsmen carried two sent a bullet through his own heart flight, two airplanes in the three-LMred race to bridge the Pacific 1 3 TT 1. here today after Mrs East refused to ljf between neie aim xiawaij lo machine guns.

An automobile carrying a State detective and four marry him. LEGION WILL MEET AUG. 18-20 207 Persons Pay Taxes On Incomes of Million or More oted the zero nour while the PLANE WRECKS, FALLS NEAR CITY Mrs. East and Simmons died be guardsmen preceded the truck and rtmalned to be tnea out before MEXICO CITY, June 27. (By A "Rome and- Wall street" art held by General Obregon, who hat announced his candidacy for president, to be the headquarters of the enemies of the Mexican government.

He makes the charge la a statement outlining his platform on th various questions, both Internal and external, with which the country must deal. General Obregon, emphasizing the distinction between what he referred to as "honest" American capital and the capital of Wall street, which he said sought "to promote crises and conflicts in and with Mexico," pledged himself to facilitate investment! In Mexico by all honest American capital willing to help in develop, ment of the country. He warned; however that he would not countenance investments by "Imperialistic Wall street capital." As for the religious question, ob, servers see a clear Indication that fore reaching the hospital. The like-off. big three engined Fokker in daughter, whom he blamed for influencing her mother unfavorably jidi lieutenants Lester Malt- toward his suit, Is expected to re and Albert Hegenberger will cover.

the attempt in behalf ot the LIEUT, L. J. MAITLAND fa another machine carrying Sheriff J. E. McTeer, a companion and three guardsmen brought up the rear.

The eighth negro was held In jail here. "There will be no lynching," Governor Richards declared In ordering the mobilization. national guard Is under orders to shoot to kill If necessary." f0 fiu being held up until the Shoots "wifTand Self SHREVEPORT. June 27. (By A Ml of Major uenerai Mason M.

Louisiana 1927 Convention Will Be Held in Shreveport Pilot Dazed in Crash on Take-Off; Machine Damaged htrick, chief of the army air ser- While Dorothy, their 6-year- who, the Examiner declares, old daughter, looked helplessly on, be a passenger. Uenerai Pat- E. H. Dancy, 37, local carpenter fired thre shots into his wife's body ma due here today. to Honolulu the navy threw a STATE K.

OF 'alt of secrecy about the prepara then rushed into the bath room of theim home, locked the door and fired WASHINGTON, June A. More Americans paid taxes on incomes of $1,000,000 and over for the calendar year of 1925 than ever before in the government's tax history, a treasury analysis shows. The millionaires' Incomes totaled 207, compared with seventy-five in 1924 and 206 in 1916, the previous high mark. Seven persons, Including two in Michigan and New York respectively, and one each in Illinois, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, filed returns showing incomes of or over. Seventeen States proved the residences of the taxed millionaires, together with one from the District of Columbia.

New York led with nine tion! of Richard Grace, former Cril reserve officer, whose trans- IS FLOURISHING talfic plane was locked in a guard- hangar at Pearl Harbor after Uni made an apparently success- test flight yesterday. The time tha contemplated hop-off was not Louisiana's 47 Councils LAKE CHARLES, June 27 (By A. The 1927 convention of the Louisiana department of the American Legion will be held in Shreveport August 18-20, it was decided here yesterday at a conference of the executive committee, which accepted an Invitation extended by Joe N. Jackson, vice-commander of the Lowe-McFarland post of Shreveport, New Iberia had been selected last year as the meeting place for 1927, but because of the recent flood conditions there, that city was relieved by the committee of the task of en bill known. Ernest Smith, local civilian flier, Have 9,000 Members, Convention Told Ld hli plane ready for test flights An airplane, which was piloted by Lieut.

J. D. Hulse, became unman-agable and crashed to the ground, just as the machine was "taking off," on the Bayou Rapides road, about two miles from the city, at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The plane was badly wrecked, one of the wings being broken off, and It was otherwise damaged. Lieut, Hulse was shaken up and was apparently in a dazed condition following the accident, but the physician who was called to hee him, declared that he sustained no injury.

It was announced that the plane was en route from Shreveport to New Orleans, and arrived here at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. It landed in an old field, on the side of the road adjacent to the residence of Mrs A. Smlthen, on the Bayou Rapides road. Hulse was accomp siy after workinj feverishly with irie force of mechanics. By set- i itrenuous pace he expected complete all preliminaries and be SHREVEPORT, June 27.

(By A one bullet thiough his brain about 9 o'clock this morning. Dancy is dying at a local hospital and his wife, 30 years old, suffering from bullet wounds in the left lung, left side and left arm, is at the same hospital, in a critical condition and probably will die. The shooting is the culmination of a long period of domestic difficulties between Daney and his wife. On April 25 Dancy stabbed Mrs. Dancy in the neck and severed one finger as she was leaving their home after a domestic quarrel.

Mrs. Dancy came near dying from the wound in the neck and remained in the hospital several weeks. Since her recovery she has not lived with Dancy but made dally visits to their home where Dancy and their four children stayed. She cooked and attended to the children's needs but remained away at night, the children and neighbors LIEUT. A.

F. HEGENBERGER ftj for the take-off before Nominated as State deputy for his third consecutive term, the first ty-six; while Pennsylvania was second with twenty-eight. Illinois and Massachusetts had sixteen each. Michigan had thirteen; Ohio eight; California six; New Jersey five; Missouri four and Florida three. Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland and Oklahoma had two apiece, while Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin each were represented by one.

ia ipite of the fact that Maitland time such has occurred In the his tertaining the convention. SAX FRANCISCO, June 27. (By A. Major General Mason Patrick, chief of the army air corps, ar Hegenberger announced they do tory of the Knights of Columbui conteroplathe take-off before Steps for the relief of World War veterans and their families who are State organization, William J. Guste sorrow, the impression that they was presented with a handsom If General Obregon conies into power, he will not deviate from the stand of President Calles.

It Is contended by these observers ttiiit Obregon 's demand that the clergy absolutely respect the regulations cf the Mexican government is no different from the demand of While the statement makes no specific reference to the petroleum and land laws, it is generally believed that in announcing he wouH defend the country's soverignty and right to enact its own legislation without the limits of international law, General Obregon had them ln mind. One of the questions facing the country, the statement said, is a taxation policy to overcome the action of the southern States of the United States ln carrying out what he describes as a boycott of variout Mexican fruits and agricultural pro. ducts. General Obregon says that in becoming a candidate he is complying with the laws of the country Inasmuch as the constitution has been amended sos as to permit a forme president to again hold the offIc of chief executive after an inter-vening term. Although there has been much talk In recent months of the liklihood that General Obregon would be a bid make an earlier start tha victims of the recent flood were taken in the appointment of a spe ku caused Smith's forces to work chest of silverware by the delegate: to the twenty-fifth annual conven tlon of the order here today.

Nom cial committee to handle funds for apeed. welfare and rehabilitation work. The ilthough the chances of Grace rived here today to give the final word to Lieutenants Lestr J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger on their non-stop flight to Honolulu. Rumors that General Patrick might make the flight were heard in army circles and asked if he would go, the general replied: "I would prefer not to answer that question at this time." Inatlons for officers for the ensuing bl Us navigator, Lieut, Eston committee is composed of Linden Dalferes, New Orleans, chairman; year and discussion of resolution submitted to It occupied the conven jer, for a take-off from the Ha anied by a man, who referred to as "Red," but who refused to give his name, when approached by the Town Talk representative.

"You can call mo Smith," he said to the newspaper man. It was later stated that this man's name was "Kid Sin." A Town Talk representative was pen4 today were unknown here, tlon all morning, with selection of A. R. Christovich, New Orleans, and C. J.

Bourg, Thibodaux. Funds for this work have been received from stated. fcla was conceded to have the the 1928 convention city and election Before committing the act, Dancy chance to be the first to iiet Into of officers, with action on additional national headquarters of the scribbled a long letter In pencil to pair, because whether or not Gen resolutions slated for the closing The 1926 revenue act with its increased exemptions, lightening the burden of the income tax-payer, proved efficacious in producing more revenue, the report indicated. The number of the returns, filed for the incomes earned during the calendar year of 1925 and based upon the act's provisions, decreased 43.4 per cent compared to the preceding year but a total tax collection of $734,555,183, an Increase of or of 4.3 per cent was recorded The proportion of the population filing returns was 3.6 per cent compared with 6.56 in 1924. The average net income of those his two oldest children, Leroy and a Patrick accomoanies th session this INLAND LAKE on the scene a short time after the I Elmer, aged 15 and 4 -respectively, Kurort' await his arrival before Nominations unanimously endors bom go, It ms said.

ed at the morning session werei uwuiueui occurred, just as the last wing of the plane was being hauled in which he revealed his intentions to kill their mother and end his own life. uiM i-jjKJn, inspector for J. Guste, New Orleans, State deputy American Legion and auxiliary and from various State departments, it was announced. Committees composed of outstanding legionnaires from each of the parishes in the flood district of Louisiana are to be named to assist ln the expenditure of the funds. Declaring that the problem of In from the levee, where it had fall feseronautical branch of the Unit ror third time; Joseph J.

Ferguson TILL EXISTS en, on a truck. A physician who States department of commerce, New Orleans, secretary, eighth term; had been summoned, also arrived ired that if Smith made the Chaney. Jeanerette, treasurer. about the same time. Lieut.

Hulse -'at before the department of third term; E. L. Chaney, Cot ton Midwife Pleads Not Guilty to Charge W'as lying in a hammock under some "merce" had approved the plan port, warden, eighth term; A. L. candidate, the formal announcement trees in the yard of Mrs.

Smlthen ml his backers would be sub Talbot, Napoleon vllle. advocate that he would enter the campaign Much of Tensas Basin Will Be Drv Bv July when tho newspaper man entered to a $500 fine and Smith returns was $5,249 with an average tax of 3.35 per cent recording an increase of $1,767.90 ip the Income compared with The created a political stir. There no delegates to the supreme council, T. M. Callahan, Lafayette; P.

L. Blg- and he was inquirylng what had forfeit his pilot's license. Of Selling Baby happened; if he was in Texas and a talk with Smith's backers, nauti, Broussard, and Joseph J. Fer- 15 To 20 are three candidates in the field Obregon, General Francisco Serrano, former secretary of war and General in said they could apply to the where he was. However, when the guson; associate delegates.

T. J. Ro nerce department for an expert beschaux, Jeanerette; B. A. Hardey, NEW July 27.

(By A. Mrs. T. P. Hodglns, midwife.

newspaper man began to make In quiries about the accident, he im NEW ORLEANS, June ptal license and proceed with the isnreveport; M. B. Redmond, New Arnulfo Gomez, Catholic, who waf nominated by the anti-re-electionlel party, which is opposed to Obregon pieaaea not guilty to a charge of A. An inland lake, varying i sat immediately if the department Orleans, and John M. Prescott.

One flood control in the Mississippi valley Is a national obligation and that a definite and praotical solution should be provided by Federal authorities, a resolution was adopted, stating that the problem of rehabilitation of flood sufferers should not be left to local finance corporations and State governments, but that "the direct responsibility of the United States should be recognized and funds provided by Congress for such rehabilitation to be quickly and effectively made through Fed-' erai agencies." Plans were perfected for a Statewide membership drive to be held mediately got up and informed him he did not want anything published width from ten to thirty miles, still wed, This was understood to lousns. The nominations are equiva selling a baby girl when arraigned In Juvenile court here today and was as a candidate. 'been done. extends from northern Madison par rate for 1924 was 2.74 per cent. The total net income for the 4,171,051 taxpayers for 1925 was $21,894,576,403.

New York bore the heaviest burden of any State with a payment of $252,157,834, on a taxable income total of $4,109,183,881. Pennsylvania was second largest with a tax payment of $73,364,345, while Illinois, Massachusetts and Michigan followed in that order. about it, declaring that any pub Referring to this party In his state. ish 210 miles southward through licity would be a detriment to avla lent to election. The election, a for mality, will take place later today.

Chief among the resolutions of. released under bond. Mrs. Hodglns, who was alleged to the Tensas and Atchafalaya basins to ment, Obregon says that it repres uon. -just forget it," he said.

He mmbe Believes have sold a child to operatives of ents reaction. He adds that th. the Gulf of Mexico, a survey of the flooded area by Dr. I. M.

Cllne, of fered and, as in the cases of all such unanimously adopted, was one call people need not fear another armed did, however, give his name. The young man referred to as "Red" and "Kid Sin," said the accident was due to the fact that the the New Orleans, weather bureau Store Destroyed ing upon the national government to revealed today. revolution as a consequence of his presidential campaign as the other candidates lack the support of public opinion and will not be able The 1925 corporation tax also yielded a larger revenue, showing an During tho crest of the flood, the Incendiary Fire lake had a width of from 20 to 4 July 5-15 as a forerunner of the department convention. Dan W. Spurlock, Shreveport miles and stretched across the en tire length of the State, 250 mile promote any Important armed move-ment.

He says he will condemn any of his supporters who encan in L. Lacombe. merchant and State commander, presided' at the recognize relief work and rehabilitation ln the flood territory and the prevention or control of Mississippi floods ln the future as Its responsibility. The resolutions also call upon the national government to reimburse the States and cities hit by the floods for all highways and bridges destroyed or damaged by the high water. Copies of the reso from the Arkansas line to the Gulf Rr of Echo, whose store was de- meeting which was attended by department officials and district ex of Mexico.

But two dry ridges rear. violence. oy fire at 2 o'clock Saturday ed themselves above the surface of was in the pitv todnv and ecutive committee from all parts of the Louisiana childrens' bureau, declined to discuss the case. The woman operative of the children's bureau, said that she had been accompanied by her sister when the purchase was made. After giving Mrs.

Hodgins a check, she said, the woman turned the child over to them. Mrs. Hodgins and another woman visited her home later, she said, when a druggist refused to cash the check because he discovered the words "for the purchase of a baby" written upon it Confederate Veteran, Aged 82, Dies at Jackson JACKSON, June 27. (By A. The body of Dempsey Kemp, I the water, one reaching across the the State.

r'a tnat he is of tha oDlnion increase of $288,781,660 over the preceding year. The number of corporations reporting totaled 252,334, an increase of 15,945, while their total Income return of $9,583,683,697 produced a $1,170,331,206 tax. Estate tax returns numbering 10,470 were levied for $138,056,542 on a total valuation of $3,150,663,538. The number of taxable returns and Income and total income tax of some of the States was: State Returns Net Income Net Tn Ala. 16,328 $101,4:12, 1123 2,326,2 13 Coroner Probes length of Jiorchou.se parish and the machine was overloaded with gasoline.

He declared it was carrying thirty-five gallons, which was too much. He also asserted that the machine was a "J-N-D" army plane, but is now a private plane. Another report was to the effect that the accident resulted from an attempt to ascend on a flat tire. The fact that the machine had only ascended a few feet in the air, when it crashed into the levee, probably kept the occupants from being cither killed or badly injured. The men would not give any Information concerning their move- me lire was of inppmli.irv other stretching across Franklin lution will be sent to all local coun Commander Byrd and West Carroll.

icombe stated that he Mat home at the time, having 10 New Orlp.nns triun We cils for adoption by them and also to the Louisiana delegation in Con Since that time the recession Death of Woman and Man at Picnic the waters has gradually mbved the gress. At the forthcoming national son, ayde Lacombe, under May Hop Off At Dawn Tomorrow convention in Portland. the 4 operation at hnsnital limits backward until seven of the northern parishes have emerged Ark. 9.997 1,434,504 I same resolutions wilj be submitted for adoption by that f. three young men from aiidna.

T. from the flood, Ouachita and Cald NEW ORLEANS, June 27. (By P-) An investigation was start. well, whose western boundaries were otner resolutions adoDted durlnc- Wallace Waproner. who deluged, have reappeared.

Richland ments or other details relative to NEW YORK, June 27. (By A. and East Carroll entirely submerg mt I to Echo to go fishing on Choctaw, early Saturday their flight, except that they were 8-year-old Confederate veteran who died here yesterday, was today sent to Cameron, Texas, for burial. Mr. ed today by Coroner George F.

Reeling concerning the deaths yesterday of Mrs. Nora Dubuc and Earl Scul me morning session thanked the local council, the city, and others for their contribution toward making Ha. 57.6U9 595,655,711 Oa. 20,818 132,241,013 Ky. 21.417 135,345, 29B 3.299,792 La.

23,868 149,374,021 3,850,206 Miss. 8,452 51.228,912 989,451 N. C. 15,443 102,923,599 3.178,767 Okln. 23.026 17.225,140 S.

56,931 33,160,743 430,879 Tenn. 19,598 127.728.964 3.125.60.1 ed. again ate above water. More en route from Shreveport to New were staying all night at we, whin), i Orleans. ly.

Commander Richard Byrd and his crew of three are awaiting dawn tomorrow as the earliest hour that weather conditions well permit their take-off in the giant Fokker mono ire convention a success, designated house, West Carroll and Franklin again are d'T after being completely "livvuniri.y ail" Ue store, and about 10 oVink The physician who was called to in route to be taken by the Ne inundated except for the two nar Orleans delegation to the nationa see Hulse, said he was not injured; Texa. 65,103 380,907.846 9.766.688 row ridges. convention as the official route and Va. 21,133 122,745,274 2.981.412 but was probably dazed, due to shakeup. plane America on Its flight to Paris.

While they wait, another Fokker Along the edges of the muddy lake appropriating $300 to the local flight, they informed him a Grange white man, near Hen house, which is just be- store. They thought noth-of the incident and retired, Kemp's name appears on the Stone Mountain memorial as a representative of the State of Louisiana, where he at one time served in the legislature. He was also a member of the 29th Louisiana regiment in the Civil war and a member of one of the constitutional contentions. Mr. Kemp, whose home was in Houston, Texas, had been visiting the water gradually has receded.

Miss Vicksburg Holds plane, tri-motored like the America, councils entertaining the State con ventions In the future to help mee The cotton lands of the northern basin have reappeared, but Two Unmasked Bandits me expenses. Dr. Reeling announced that he was unwilling to accept as final the theory that Scully killed himself after fatally shooting Mrs. Dubuc. The coroner said Scully, a right-handed man, was shot in the left side of the head.

This is not usually the case, he declared. That somebody else shot Scully after he fired four bullets into the body of Mrs. Dubuc Is a possibility, he The double tragedy followed an all the fertile lower Tensas region still is Demg conditioned at Hasbrouch Heights, N. for an air trip to Rome and back under guidance cf Lloyd W. Bertaud, air mail pilot, tha stty have been started by this Hold Up Bank in Texas WICHITA FALLS, Texas, June Secretary Submits fipport ia under water; the sugar bowl parishes of the eastern Atchafalaya onKfivr-roiiT, June 27.

fBv A Kys that th relatives here en route to his home from the Confederate reunion at Lead in Boat Race GREENVILLE, June 27. (By A. Miss Vicksburg, piloted by Robert Shaw, was still in the lead when the seven motor boats racing from Chicago to Now Orleans reached Greenville from Rosedale today. The Vicksburg arrived at 9:15 a. ii.liiy-A.

Two unmasked basin yet are to emerge and much ot With a membership of approximately 9,000 the forty-seven councils men held up the First State Bank bolted on the Inside, but 5(n the fire was discovered. the Evangeline country in the west Tampa, when he became sick of Trustcott, Knox county, shortly em Atchafalaya basin have not yet of the Knights of Columbus ln Lou several weeks ago. emerged. Islana are in flourishing condition. day picnic at a camp.

arter noon Monday, locked two employes In a vault and escaped with Parts of other parishes ln the josepn J. Ferguson, State secretary Adophe Dubuc, son of the slain ons to the scene, the fr easily opened by Just on them. He thinks that plan of setting fire to Japs May Not Favor approximately $1,700 according to In said In his annual report at the woman, said Scully was iealour of York Herald Tribune says today. Bertaud, who was scheduled to accompany Clarence D. Chamberlin of the transatlantic flight of the Bel-lanca monoplane Columbia until a tiff with Charles A.

Levlne, backer of the project, lnterferred, is reported by the Herald Tribune as likely to receive at least 1100,000 under a contract signed last Thursday with Bradford Merrill, as agent for Wil formation given the Wichita Dally Discussing Capital Ships GENEVA, June 27. (By A. his mother and that when she went convention now in progress here, and during the coming year there will be Times by officials of the bank. two and a half minutes ahead of the Memphis, piloted by C. II.

Bun-yard. The New Orleans, St. Louis, Joliet, Teoria and Chicago finished in that order. nave entered Tensas basin have reappeared and recession has been general over a strip five to ten miles wide on the western border of the Atchafalaya basin, and extending from south- out of the camp with another man It was reported, though not con a considerable gain. In spite of the yesterday Scully became enraged.

is th "inuow, ana alter ie pace onenp(. th(l rt firmed, this afternoon that the Jap flood the councils have continued Mrs. Dubuc and Scully were ern Avoyelles parish to New Iberia inside, made his exit and them after him. their work, added new irrembers and found lying on a nearby porch and A slight recession has occurred along died a few hours later. increased the size of their organiza anese delegation, In consequence of fresh instructions from Tokyo, Is now disposed to favor the British proposal to discuss at the present naval conference fjuestions concern ht.

residence, also BASEBALL American League. First game Cleveland 000 100 0012 6 1 At Chicago 220 100 llx 7 13 0 Hudlin, Karr and L. Sewell; Lyoni and McCurdy. tion. the eastern border of that basin.

Much of the more elevated land In referring to the activities of Of J.ltIA 11. fuiiv saW "is loss was the Tensas basin should be free the order Secretary Ferguson called ing capital ships which were settled i ana attention to the $30,000 the order of water by July 15 to 20, Dr. Cline at the Washington conference of 'U1y determined rebuild tt contributed for flood relief work, $25,000 to the Red Cross and a like 1922. Technical Committee at Geneva Makes Progress GENEVA, June 27. (By A.

Very satisfactory progress Is being made by the technical committee of the tri-partite naval conference, it was announced today In an official communique. The communique said: "Very satisfactory progress was made by the technical committee today on the Important question of deciding the particular types of vessels of small InU says ne 'Pietidldly constructed store. Philadelphia 000 00 At New York 100 20 Ehmke and Cochrane; Buether and Grabowski. Viscount Ishil ln a statement to amount distributed direct by local night denied that he had received in liam Randolph Hearst. The sky horse of the Byrd expedition is resting on Its starting mound at Roosevelt Field, L.

I. Its mechanical lungs have been filled with gasoline for the long hop to Paris. Early yesterday Bert Acosta, the pilot; Lieut. George C. Noville, the flight engineer, and Bernt Bel-chen, relief man, examined the field after a drenching downpour.

They wanted to take off despite the soaked runway, but Byrd would not permit it. The weather man had not council ln the flood area. 4m "ty feet ln 1'menslons, Reals h'Uh 8eneral nierchan- Besides Secretary Ferguson's structions to discuss capital ships, but said he had requested Instruc h. new ann rlnequipment, The stran- statement, reports were filed by E. L.

Chaney of Jeanerette, State treasurer, and A. J. Caillouett, delegate tions from Tokyo because the British proposal appeared to have merit. Washington 110 00 At Boston 020 03 I.isenbee and Ruel; Ruffing and Hoffman. St.

T.ouis 10 At Detroit 00 Nevera and Schang; and 15. -oi uj. me siore was s- wearing a blue shirt and to the last national convention. promising to contribute to diminution ln naval expenditures. Going Away Time! Are YOU going away? Don't forget to let us know where to send your Town Talk during vacation time.

When ycu are away every issue is like a bunch of letters from home and you will want them all. Call 13 or tell your carrier where you will be your Town lalk will be glad to follow you. lltxaMt Bills fea said, but the Atchafalaya basin will not be entirely dry before the end of July. Illinois Central Service to Vicksburg Delayed MONROE, June 28. Difficulties are being encountered by the Illinois Central railroad in restoring complete service over the line from here to Vicksburg.

The new rise on the Mississippi caused a gain in the water which surrounded the lines from Tallulah east to Delta Point and has delayed construction work. Ak one point a temporary bridge a mile in length has been constructed in deep combatant value that shall be excluded from the limitations to be agreed on at the conference." AMUSEMENTS TODAY Udfn li t-- Japan Kot To Tropose Poet GENEVA, Switzerland, June 27. U0N. June 27. (Rv a RAPIDES THEATER 'Resurrec-Fast and ion (By A.

As far as Japan Is con sterM Tilden. American iwiJu, the 8in8les semi-finals SAE.VOER THEATER National League. New York 000 0 At Philadelphia i.ll 2 Clarkson. Grimes and Derormer; Wil-loughby and Wilson. Furious." cerned, there is no Idea of proposing any security treaty, Viscount Ishil Iedon awn tennis cham- given him the favorable reports desired, and Commander Byrd announced he would not take off until the weather man gave his approval.

The proposed flight by Bertaud is scheduled to start between July 15 and 25. The plane will be taken to Roosevelt Field next week, according to plans. NEW YORK. Albert Rutstein, Orthodox Jew, has obtained an annulment of his marriage to Gertrude F. Rose, Episcopalian, on the ground that she did not keep a pie-nuptial promise to embrace his religion.

They were married by a justice of the peace tod ay by defeating the told the newspapermen tonight when 1 tar. WEATHER FORECAST Louisiana: Tonight and Tuesday partly in a sked if there were any truth ln the loudy; local ahnvrers nesr esut coast. reports that an English-Japanese-' tic 4 arugon, by -3, Chicago 02 At Cincinnati 10 Brillheart and Hartnett; J. May and Picinkh, HargrTt1 water and it was planned to make this permanent, East Texas: Tonight and Tuesday gen American pact was bejcg projectjd. erally (air..