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Evening star., 1924-06-02
CITY HEADS TO ASK
FUND FOR HOSPITAL
Will Seek Deficiency Item for Re
pair of Contagious Disease
Wards at Garfield.
MAY SETTLE CONTRACT ISSUE
Institution Unwilling to Renew
Agreement With D. C.

When the second deficiency bill
reaches the Senate the Commissioners
will endeavor to have inserted an
item of sS.4oo for repairing the con-
tagious disease wards of Garfield
Hospital.
The District government is entire
ly dependent on Garfield for facilities
to take care of scarlet fever and
whooping cough patients. and the in
stitution notified the Commissioners
recently that they could not renew
the contract for this service after
July 1.
The reasons given by the hospital
were that facilities are inadequate in
the contagious disease building and
that the allowance appropriated by
Congress annually is not sufficient to
cover the cost, thereby resulting in
loss to the hospital.
May Settle Contract Issue.
Commissioner Oyster, who super
vises health matters, today made
known the intention to renew the re-
quest on Congress for special repair
fund for the hospital, and this step
may pTluS dDOuI d SeIueInenI Ol lHe
contract question between the Com
missioners and officials of Garfield.
Commissioner Oyster, discussing the
situation in which the health depart
ment will find itself next month II
Garfield does not renew the contract.
said he believes the District should
have a contagious disease building of
it's own adjoining the new Gallinger
Municipal Hospital. He intimated
the Commissioners may ask for such
a structure in their next annual esti-
mates
Evening star., 1924-06-02
FLIGHT COMMANDER
IN CONFERENCE HERE
Maj. Frederick L. Martin Reports
to Maj. Gen. Mason n. Patrick
on Future Plans.

Mai. Frederick l. Martin, COM
mander of the Army globe flight ex-
pedition, who thrilled the world. with
his miraculous escape from death
when his flagship crashed into an
Aleutian Island mountain, today
formally reported to Maj. Gen. Mason
M. Patrick, chief of the air service,
for temporary duty. He arrived here
last night from Chicago, where the
city acclaimed. him as hero, and had
dinner with the general at his resi-.
dence.
Mai. Martin did not know today
what the plans for the future are
as regards continuing his flight
around the world orjoining his COM
mand at some point in Europe and
leading it home. The latter plan had
been decided on by officials here, but
indications today were that this
would be abandoned. Sergt. Alva L..
Harvey, the. youthful mechanic of
the flagship Seattle has been as
signed to Chanute Field, Rantoub ILL.,,
of which Maj. Martin is commanding
officer.
Although his brother officers and
friends showered him with congratu-
lations today on his safe return to
civilization. Mai. Martin was consfd-
erably. depressed. .1t was the great
est disappointment of my life,' he
declared. II lost the biggest oppor-
tunity that has ever come to man
in America"
Evening star., 1924-06-02
HOWARD u. OPENS
COMMENCEMENT FETE
DR.. Durkee breaches Baccalaureate
Sermon in Rankin Memo
rial Chapel.
FACULTY IN PROCESSION
Base Ball Game Arranged With
Students From Japan.

A baccalaureate sermon by DR.. j.
Stanley Durkee, president of Howard
University, yesterday afternoon in
Rankin Memorial Chapel, on the uni
versfty campus, formally opened the
commencement week at the institu-
ton. Other events will be held daily
during the week, concluding with the
commencement exercises on the uni
versity campus Friday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The university faculty appeared at
the baccalaureate sermon in full aca-
demic costume and marched in pro-
cession to the chapel. The program
included the call to worship by Rev.
George o. Bullock. pastor of the
Third Baptist Church; Scripture
tor of the Plymouth Congregational
Church; prayer by o. J. w. Scott,
chaplain of the School of Religion;
solo by Miss Anola Miller and
benediction by Rev. Joseph H. Lee,
pastor Of the Baptist Church of Ar
lington, Va
President Durkee, in his charge to
the graduating class, said: Il have
endeavored to lead your thoughts out
beyond the temporal, while at the
same time I have striven to hold you
to the things Of time. The kingdom
of heaven is no vision or dream. 1t
is the sternest fact, the most impell-
"A
you know or can know about society
and its needs, about disease and it's
remedies, about material and it's laws,
about life and its helps, hopes and
dreams, is made plain in the constitu-
tion and laws of the kingdom Of
heaven"
A base ball game between teams
representing Howard and Meiji Uni
versity of Toxic, Japan, will feature
the commencement week program
this afternoon. President and Mrs
Durkee will be at home to the senior
classes from to $50 o'clock. and the
senior law class will hold it's exer-
cises at 8 o'clock tonight in the law
school building, 420 5th street. The
9 to midnight.
The program for the remainder of the
Tuesday, annual meeting of the
board of trustees at 10 am: planting
of ivy by senior class, 10 am; girls
exhibition drill, pm; exercises, class
of 1903, School of Law, Andrew Ran
kin memorial chapel 8 pm, and
pm.
Wednesday, Howard players in an
nual commencement play, "Prunella," T"
University campus; music by univer-
sfty orchestra, pm.
Thursday, alumni day, class re-
unions and general "reminiscences, 10
to IL; school Of religious exercises,
Andrew Rankin memorial chapel. II
am; school of religion, annual din
ner. dining hall, 4 pm: Vets VS..
Varsity base ball game. university
campus, 3 p.m.; President and Mrs.
Durkee cat home" to alumni and
friends, 4:30 to pm: senior class
day exercises, university campus.
1880 pm; senior classes reception to
alumni, dining hall, $50 to s pm.
NJ 1au oil nj
meeting, $3.50 am: alumni luncheon,
dining hall, 1880 pm: commencement
exercises on the university campus at
$3.50 p.A
Evening star., 1924-06-02
MAN BADLY BURNED;
COMPANIONS QUIZZED
Fell Asleep and Clothing Caught
Fire, Is Version Told Police
by Thomas Shaffer.

Suffering from severe burns to his
limbs and body received in man
ner not explained to the satisfaction
of the police, Thomas Shaffer, fifty
five, 3311 NJ street. is in a serious
condition at Georgetown University
Hospital His case was called to the
attention of the police after he had
been found Saturday on the Conduit
road in a virtually helpless condf-
ton.
Shaffer's story of the burning was
that Tuesday afternoon he visited
No Ridge road, where police were
told the house is in charge OF Robert
Barr and where game chickens are
cared for by Barr for persons residing
in the city.
Shafrer and several other men, ac-
cording to the burned mans state
ment to Capt. Bean and Lieut.. Pier
SON of the seventh precinct and Shaf-
fer said he fell asleep beneath a
tree. His clothing cadght fire while
thought the fire.. had been started
by some Of his oompan MONS as q prac-
tical joke 1t was while trying TO
extinguiSh the hre that his hands
were severely burned. flesh burning
from one hand and exposing a bone
Shaffer told Capt. Bean and Lieut.;
Piefson that his companions assisted
in the work of extinguishing the
blaze and later took him in the house
and treated his burns. He declared
they refused to permit him to leave
the house and go to hospital, and
Saturday afternoon, during their abb
sence. he stated, he hemanaged to reach
the road and get a motorist to take
him to the hospital.
Four men, said by the police to
have admitted being on the Ridge
road premises when Shafter was
burned, denied that any OF them had
set fire to Shaffer's clothing. They
thought he fell asleep with LIGHTED
cigarette in his mouth, but Shaner
denied he was smoking at tnat time.
Skaters companions denied that
the burned man had been detained in
the house against his will They said
he had visited the city on at least
two occasions before. he finally sue
ceeded in getting in the hospital.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
BAND CONCERT.

By the United States Soldiers
Home Band, in the bandstand at
Soldiers Home, this evening, be-
ginning at 5:45 o'clock, Emil A.
Penstad, assistant bandmaster.
Program.
March, 1.-THE Cavalry Soldier"
Breckenshire
Overture, Joan Of Arc. Verdi
Dunkler
Grand selection. "reminiscences
of Offenbach" ".-...... REVERE
A musical joke. THE Jolly
Musicians" Muscat
. 'Valse oriental, THE Temple
Ehncer Leigh
Dolby
THE Star Spangled Banner"
United States Marine ba>vacks,
today at 4:30 pm. by the United
States Marine Band. William H.
Santelmann. leader; Taylor Bran
son, second leader.
Program.
March. Marine Corps Insu- .
tute". Branson
Overture. Barber of Seville"
Rossini
"Reminiscences of Havana, "A
Night on the Prado". Lake
Excerpts from "A Runaway,
Girl. .Caryll
waltz, "The Debutante."
Santelmann
Characteristic fantasia, "GipSy
Life" LIE There
prelude in c Minor"
a. Rachmaninof
Marines hymn, 1.-THE Halls of
Montezuma-"
'"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-06-02
PHYSICIAN ENDS LIFE
NEAR CHAIN BRIDGE
DR.. Hugh Clarence Duffey Commits
Suicide After Intense
Suffering.
BODY FOUND BY CAMPERS
Says Goodbye to Three Year-0ld
Daughter Saturday.
sODY FOUND BY CAMPERS

Dependency over the intense suf-
fering to which he was subjected by
an injured hip and worry over a
court suit filed against him some
time ago as a result of an automo-
bile accident caused DR.. Hugh Clar-
ence Duffey, fifty-five, 929 o street,
TO end his life Saturday by cutting
his throat while seated on a rock on
the Virginia side of the Potomac
River, short distance above Chain
bridge.
DR.. Duffy probably took his life
late in the afternoon. but it was not
until yesterday afternoon that men,
bers of the family of John A. Mir
guet. 1928 K street, canning near the
river. found the body. The body was
in a sitting position at the waters
edge, the knife with which the deed
was committed clutched in the right
hand.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief
of detectives, had been asked to in
stitute search for DR. Duffey, who
had been reported missing from home
since Saturday afternoon. 1t was
while police searchers were making
inquiries about the city in an effort
to trace the missing physician that
his body was found. The physicians
automobile was found parked a short
distance from his body.
Left Home Saturday.
Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock
DR.. Duffey left home. He kissed his
three -year-old daughter Margaret an
to her inquiry said he was going
out" That was the last time he was
seen alive by any member of his fam
lily. Hugh Clarence Duffey, jr., son
of the physician, yesterday morning
asked the police to make every ef-
fort fo find his father
officials Of Arlington and Fairfa1
counties. Va, went to the spot where
in Fairfax County, only a short dis
tance across the Arlington County
line, and the, official Investigation
was conducted 6ys,s BY 0thcsals smtb Of frths the
Of the Duffey family, and Or. Roger
W. Duffey, druggist at 34oo nth
street, brother of the deceased, took
charge of the body and had 1t re-
The deceased was native OF HIS
boro, Md, and had been a resident OF
this city since he was sixteen years
..s studied medicine in night classes
at Georgetown University and gradu-
ated with high honors. HIS son,
Hugh Clarence Duffey, Will graouate
from George Westminster MEDICAL @ ca.
Duffey suffer from the hip trouble
that he recently consulted Dr.. Henry
l.. Taylor, a bone specialist, in New
York.
DR.. Duffey" is survived by his
widow and five children. Besides
Hugh Clarence Duffey, jr.,. the sons
are Depue, Horace and george
Duffey, the daughters being Mrs. 8.
D. Kramer, Marne apartments, ana
the three-year-old child. Mrs Charles
FARRELL, Hillsboro, and MIS-. oscar
= ceased.
The physician was prominently
Evening star., 1924-06-02
WILL DISCUSS TRAVEL.
Educational Council to Consider
Value of Trips.

The National Council on Foreign
Service Training will discuss super
vised student travel in foreign lands
at the second annual luncheon con-
ference to be held in conjunction
with the eleventh annual convention
of the National Foreign Trade Coun-
Gil meeting Wednesday in Boston.
The detectives, variety and practice,
potential and actual value of student
travel will be discussed by repre-
sentatives Of business, education and
public life.
The National Council of Foreign
Service Training is endeavoring to
create sentiment for a liberal pro
gram of student travel in foreign
countries. DR.. Glen Levin Swiggett,
chairman of the council, says that.
there has been much wasted effort in
the past in consideration of the value
that should accrue to our country by
properly supervised student travel.
The council now has under considera
tion a plan whereby present efforts
and methods can be co-ordinated,
with the hope that the colleges and
universities will ultimately accredit
supervised travel Of this character.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
To Inspect Memorial Site.

Secretaries Weeks and Mellon will
leave Washington next Saturday for
Marion, Ohio, to inspect site for
the Harding Memorial.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
GIRL DIVES INTO CANAL
TO SAVE DROWNING MAN
Miss Leoma Davis Brings G. w.
Cave, Local Insurance Man.
to Shore Safely.

G. w. Cave, local insurance man,
was saved from drowning in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal yesterday
afternoon by Miss Leoma Davis of
sos c street southeast, winner of
second prize in the Shrine beauty
contest last year
Cave and Miss Davis. with r. D.
Jeffries of Ballston, Va, had been
fishing in the Potomac River near
Fletcher's boathouse and were return
ing across the. canal, when Cave lost
his balance and fell into the water.
An oar was thrown to the sinking g
man, who could not swim, but it
broke in two. Over a protest of a
group of men, it is said. Miss Davis
dived into the canal, and struggling
with the drowning man, who was
much heavier than she, succeeded in
bringing him to shore, where he was
rescusitated.
Mr.. Cave was attended by a physi-
clan this morning at his apartment,
at Tudor Hall. His condition was
understood to be not serious.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
GEORGETOWN U. PLANS
KORFF MEMORIAL MEDAL
Will Be Awarded Annually to
Honor Member of Glass in Po-
litical History of Europe.

Announcement will be made at the
forthcoming commencement exercises
at Georgetown University of the en-
dowment of a Serge Korff medal in
Political and Diplomatic History of
Europe in memory of Baron korf,
who died suddenly several months
ago when stricken while lecturing
before his class in the School of
Foreign Service.
On the recommendation of the Stu
dents Council and with the assist
ance OF the Foreign Service School
arrangements have been made to
award the medal annually to the
member of the class in Political and
Diplomatic History ef Europe" at
tanning the highest record.
A silver medal with the seal of
Georgetown University and suitable
inscriptions on the reverse side will
be struck at the United States mint.
The first award will be made at
commencement.
Baron Korff, former assistant
governor-genera1 of Finland and ref
ugee from Soviet Russia, was national
ally known in the United States, where
he lectured at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and other institutions. He
had been a member of the George
town faculty since the founding of
the Foreign Service School.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
Sullivan and Grant Back.

Mai Daniel Sullivan, superintend-
ent of police, having fully recovered
from his recent attack of illness, ap-
peared at his desk this morning
wearing his new summer uniform. 1t
is probable that he will attend the
annual meeting of the International
of Police Chiefs in Mon
treaI, Canada, June Is.
INSPECTOR Clifford L. Grant, chief
of detectives, who suffered an attack
Of pneumonia and narrowly escaped
death, also has returned to duty. He
has been at the Office several times
since his return from Atlantic. City
but did not assume complete charge
of the work until this morning. Lieut.
Walter A. Emerson, acting chief
resumed his regular duties this after
noon.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
GEMS RECOVERED HERE.
Jewelry Stolen From Store in Rich
mond, Va.

Numerous articles of jewelry stolen
from Gray's, Inc, lis East Broad
street. Richmond. Va, the night of
May 25, have been recovered in this
city by Detective Frank M. Howard
of the second precinct.
The recovered articles include sew
eral watches, rings and a string OF
pearls. The pearls had been presented
TO a young colored woman. while the
other articles had been sold to different
persons. Jewelry taken from the store
was valued at $4,000. Police are
looking for the man who brought the
articles here.
Evening star., 1924-06-02
Dangerous Man.
Ernm EarT

From Farm and Fireside.
Uncle Tom" said his young nephew
to an old bachelor, tell me about
some Of the narrow escapes you've
had from the women"
boy" was the response, "if there
was any narrow escapes. the women
had em!"
Evening star., 1924-06-02
Bids for Boats Rejected.

Rejection of all bids for construc-
ton of twenty-five patrol boats for
use Of the coast guard on the Pacific
coast was announced today by coast
guard headquarters, which tele-
graphcd the Pacific coast bidders that
It would receive new tenders up to
June IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
FOREIGN RoMna
COTTON IEI TIERS

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-values continued downward today in face of better cables than due. The easier mar ket attributed to larger crop estimates and steady increase in worlds visible of American cotton last year, worlds vis- ible supply of American cotton did not begin to decrease until first week in at a later date before the visible starts to decrease Already the worlds visible supply of American is much larger than year ago, $4,190,000 bales against 3,0S7,- 900.
 Since this years crop is about 5000, ,OOO bales larger than last years, and as only 1,287, 900 bales more than to even date last year has been marketed, there remains nearly 100000 bales more than year ago to be marketed.
 The only encouraging feature at pres- ent Is the improvement in general trade especially in the textile department with prospects for a further expansion in business at home and abroad otherwise market world probably be lower.
 At any rate there appears to be more than ample supplies of raw cotton pres ent and prospective for this seasons requirements for while it Is possible for the world to consume about 13,000,0 bales of American cotton including 'inters this season indications are for a crop of nearly 100000 bales, includ ing linters. Under the circumstances the market seems to be in process of liquidation pending the issuance of the governments annual cotton crop .esti- mate, as the previous government fore cast was a yield of 12,992, 900 bales ex- elusive of linters and the consnsus of opinion is that the government crop es- innate due December will show in excess of 100000.
 In support of the market the one thing to consider Is the outlook for next years crop. Just now preparations are generally backward due to the long drouth making blowing impossible, the ground being too hard to work. When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
WEEKOF ADVANCES
 SCORED BY STOCKS
French Loan Revives Interest In
 Bond Market

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Stock prices pressed irresistably forward this week. propelled by a buying wave of un- diminished force. Trading continued in heavy volume, adding another series of 100000 share days to the long list re- corded since election day and a sharp rise in call money to 4 per cent as well as the Thanksgiving holiday interrup-
 The upward movement of prices was not so evenly sustained as in preced- ing weeks. Railroad issues reached their peak early in the week and then fell back slightly, but the price average of representative industrials closed the week at the highest point in several years.
 Four-fold over subscription of the $100,000,000 French loan offered this week, diverted some of Wall streets attention temporarily from the stock market. where it had been centered al- most exclusively since election day. It also succeeded in reviving interest for a time in Tagging bond market. Ex- tension of a $15,000,000 credit to the Ger man railways as reorganized under the Dawes plan, was another important financial development.
 The principal feature of foreign ex- change trading was a rise in French francs to around $40 cents, the highest since early in September. Other Euro pean rates showed little change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29.-The cot ton market today was fairly active and after a rather good opening due to much higher Liverpool cables prices turned reactionary owing to the fairly free hedge selling and also liquidation due to increased crop ideas and fears that the governments final estimate due December 8 will prove larger than it's recent preliminary estimate of 13,- 900, 900 bales.
 At the start as Liverpool was much higher than due the market opened 8 to IA points, January trading up to 2S.S1c and March to 23.90c, or Is to 16 points above the close of yesterday. The market then turned easy and prices continued on the downgrade for the rest of the season. The close was near the lowest, showing net losses for the day of 10 to 13 points.
 In the early trading strong efforts were made to support the market but Dearish attempts to force a reaction fi- nally prevailed, particularly after hedge selling In some volume developed. This started a general desire to liqu1date and late attempts at rallying proved abor- tive. There was little in the way of constructive developments during the session and such as there were con- tInued liberal, exports were disregarded for the time being. Fall River report ed sales for the week of 6O,000 pieces of print cloths. Exports for the day toLaIed 30,94l bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
WHEAT ERRATIC;
 CORN ADVANCES.
Preparation For Big De-
 liveries Outweighs Ar genuine Damage

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Preparations Tor expected big deliveries here Monday on December contracts outweighed in the wheat market today, the effect Of un- favorable weather for the Argentine crop. Closing quotations on wheat were unsettled, %c net lower to hc gain; December, $1.53% to $1.54, and May, $1.62A to S1.62h, with corn 1sc to 1hc up, oats at Ac decline to bc advance, and provisions unchanged to BOG higher.
 Argentine reports saying the weather had turned colder again and that further damage by frost was looked for were largely responsible for an upward tendency which the market showed dur ing the early dealing. Besides, Aus tralian crop estimates were being re- duced, and 1t was asserted that oo per cent of the Australian exportable sur plus had already been disposed Of: As the end of tho day approached, how ever, month-end adjustment of accounts became the chief influence, and with much selling to realize profits the mar ket underwent something Of setback.
 Gossip that wheat deliveries Monday, no matter what the volume might De, would pass into strong hands helped to check any pronounced weakness in values, Absence of rain where needed in the domestic winter wheat belt was also more or less of an obstacle to price downturns. On the other hand, receipts in the northwest continued liberal, and total primary arrivals were in excess both of last weeks figures and those of a year ago.
 Corn developed independent strength owing to recent gossip that no large movement of new corn was in sight. Adverse crop news from Argentina was an additional incentive to buyers, al though foreign conditions have little effect on corn values. Some demand for oats was also ascribed to news from Argentina.
 Provisions ascended in line with the hog market.