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Smartly GloVed
Hands viii Wear
at Easter Time
Silk and Fabric Gloves
$500

Charming styles with novel
Gu s-Piped, embroidered or
braided Correct shades. All
sizes.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
Milanese Silk Gloves
$1.39

Striking cuff styles. in various
effects. Smart colorS, In all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Wood-inish Steel Beds, i'll walnut
and mahogany finishes; 2-inch posts
with heavy filters. Three sizes--twin
size, three-quarter size and full double
bed size
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

This generous allowance will be made
for your old sewing machine, regardless
of make or condition. This is your oppor-
tunity to trade in your old machine at
more than it's value and have a new and
modern Electric Sewing Machine for
your Spring and Summer Sewing. This
allowance is on new Domestic Electrics
only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

This Electric Sewing Machine with unl Inn
tied possibilities. 1t may be used in any room
in the home as piece OF furniture, such as
serving table, dressing table, console table,
radio table and many others.
Compact desk in appearance, which may
be used in your library a desk, or III your
dining room as a serving table or telephone
stand. By merely raising the lid you have
modern Electric Sewing Machine ready for use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Gateleg Tables
Reduced One-Third

now marked at one third off regu-
lar prices. Solid mahogany and
solid walnut tops: sizes 36X4S,
3Sx4S and 38x54 inches.
Formerly $500, now. 80. .$23..5
Formerly $1,000, now $4,000
Formerly S45.00, now. $50. 90
Formerly $4,000, now. $50. so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Three-piece Living Room Suite,
upholstered in Jacquard velour in
taupe and rose. Consists of large
sofa. wing chair and club chair.
Guaranteed spring construction.
Three large pieces Of charm, quail
ity and beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Upholstered in jacquard velour.
overstuffed style: designed on
graceful lines: equipped will
spring filled cushions. Opens to
Aft he'd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Simmons Twin-link Springs, +
inch riser, band edge supported on
long helicals. Simmons Fabric
Spring. All sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

Threepiece kroe hler Bed
Davenport Suite. upholstered in
Baker-Cut velour of taupe and blue
colorings. The long sofa opens
easily into = eft. bed, and a com.
Portable wing chair and club chair
complete the suite
Evening star., 1926-12-03
new VETERANS AID
LAWS HELD UNLIKELY
Legislation on Shipping Board Pol
icy Also Declared Improb-
able This Session.

The House this year probably will
60 through it's first session since the
signing of the armistice without initi-
ating legislation for the relief of
World War veterans.
Likewise, it appears that contro-
versial angles surrounding the
United States Shipping Board will be
missing from the House for the first
time since peace.
In the opinion of Chairman john
son, Republican, South Dakota, of
the House veterans committee, the
legislation enacted last Spring was
so satisfactory that the only need
which could arise would be adjust
ments in the administration of laws
already functioning.
AS regards the Shipping Board
that organization has been conduct
ing hearings authorized by Senate
resolution and will report it's find
ings to Congress by January /, 1928
In view of this situation, Chairman
Scott, Republican, Michigan. Of the
House merchant marine committee,
holds that it would be unwise to con-
slider new legislation until such
facts as the board assemblies have
been placed before the members.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
HOWARD u. OFFICIALS
History and Growth of School Re
viewed by Johnson in White
House Call.

President Coolidge received at the
White House yesterday DR.. Mordecai
w. Johnson, president, and DR.. En-
nett J. Scott. secretary-treasurer. both
of Howard University.
The university president the first of
his race TO serve as head Of that insti
tuition, reviewed the history of the
school and the immense growth since
it's establishment SO years ago. About
one-third of the negro students receiv-
ing college education today are at
tending Howard, he stated
During it's history the university has
sent out 7,016 graduates, President
Coolidge was told.
The work of Howard University
md its colleagues has little more than
begun to meet the great need of col
lege and university trained men
among the colored people" it was
stated. "If the 6.469 negro Oollege
and university students now pursuing
courses graduate, there will still be
but one physician to every 5000 col
ored persons, and one dentist to every
| 2O.000." he concluded.
President Coolidge expressed his
| interest in the work being done at
Howard and his willingness to offer
every encouragement.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
MRS. GERRY NAMED
TO HOSPITAL BOARD
Children's Institution Cared for 297
During November Take
Over The Arrow.

Mrs. Peter G. Gerry was elected to
membership on the board Of lady Wis
itors of the Children's Hospital at it's
meeting, held in the board room, yes
terday.
Miss Matte Gibson, superintendent
Of the hospital, reported that during
the month of November 297 patients
were taken care of at the hospital,
and that the number of hospital days
was 2,297.
The board has taken over the Ar
row. formerly published by st. Mary's
Guild. In the future 1t will be known
as The ChildrenS Hospital Arrow.
Mrs. r. M. Kaufman, Mrs. Alan Kirk
and Mrs. Ridley Mclean will be the
editors; Mrs. John w. Davidge, secre-
tary and treasurer Mrs Herbert
Howard. chairman Of the circulation
committee; Mrs. William A. Bevard,
chairman Of the mailing committee;
Mrs. John G.. Simpson, Mrs. Walter
S. Hutchins and Mrs. Paul Bastedo
will serve on the advisory committee.
A hospital exhibit will be a feature
Of the annual meeting of members
and the board of directors at the hos
pital Monday at 4:30 o'clock, at which
time the board Of lady visitors will
serve tea.
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, chairman of
the Charity Ball committee, outlined
plans for the annual Charity Ball, to
be given at the Willard Monday, jan
uary g.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
SUBMITS ISSUES
ON PUBLIC DOMAIN
Secretary Work Asks Con-
gresS to Define Policy Gov
erning Land Grants.

Secretary of the Interior Work to-
day put squarely up to Congress
determination of a policy on disposi-
ton of lands from the public domain,
centering in IA bills now pending
before the legislative body for So
called school grants and land grants
in Western States. In a letter to-
Representative n. J. Sinnott, chair
man of the House public lands COM
mittee, he asks Congress to define a
policy which will not conflict with
Federal conservation measures or
definitely bring to an end Federal
reclamation and conservation.
Pointing out that il has been the
practice of Congress to make liberal
grants to States for the support or
endowment Of schools and other in
stitutions; to railroads. to build trans
portation lines, and various other
grants designed to aid or encourage
desirable enterprises. Secretary Work
details previous policies OF the Interior
Department with regard to such
grants.
Pending Bills Cited.
II, DIS proposed III one OF L0e pend
ing bills, all lands and resources are
turned over to the States" he said, ''it
would mean the end of Federal recla-
nation and Of Federal conservation
If turned over to the extent Of the
minerals in school sections, as pro-
posed in other bills, 1t would mean u
partial termination of those policies"
Conservation of natural resources,
Mr.. Work said. is a policy calculated
to prevent monopoly as well as to
prolong the life and use of exhaustible
, resources. coil and gas are necessi-
ties for everyday use, not only in
commerce and manufacture, but by
the individual citizen.
Interest i'm Shale Deposits.
With the possibility of diminished
oil production interest turns to the
vast oil shale deposits of the public
lands and as an additional possible
source of fuel for motors and for the
many uses of manufacturing, business
and agriculture, to the fuel possibili-
ties of the still more enormous de-
posits of Ignite and bituminous Goals
in the public domain of the Western
States.
Whether these resources should be
retained, conserved and developed for
the general good under the policies
already adopted and herein outlined
or whether they should be turned
over to the States to be disposed OF
or handled without an uniform gen.
eral policy and according to local
view or individual caprice is a ques-
ton which should receive careful con-
sideration by Congress"
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Judge Calls Prisoner In Court Liar
In Argument Over Philadelphia Prison

That's a lie," retorted the judge.
"I don't know anything about this
case. I went up to see the hole at the
trial of the two guards accused of aid
ing the escape. If it were not filled up
I'd take this jury up there. too. You
say l won't give you fair trial. Is
there anybody up there at the peni-
tentiary that didn't get a fair trial
by me?"
PLENTY of them." replied Fiscara.
When asked to cite one, he mentioned
the recent IS to 32 year sentence i'm
posed by Judge McDevitt on 16.
year-old offender. The court reminded
the prisoner that the case had been
that of felonious assault on a 3-year-
old girl.
whats the use of arguing with a
yegg like your" said Judge McDevitt,
plainly angered. as he ordered the
prisoner to take his seat.
The jury found the four convicts
guilty, and Judge McDevitt sentenced
them to serve double their original
sentences.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Doughboy Hard Hit
By ArmyDefinition
Of 5'Staff of Life"

Say, Buddy, please pass the
baked product consisting of a
leavened or unleavened mixture Of
ground grain or other clean,
ground, edible farinaceous sub
stance, with potable water, and
with or without the addition of
other edible substances"
Sure. after 1 grab slice for
myself"
Help yourself thanks"
Soldiers who are sticklers for
accuracy in conversation will no
doubt adopt some such phraseol-
ogy in asking for bread at mess,
If they wish to profit by the
Army's technical definition of the
"staff Of life," just made public.
The quartermaster general Is to
be thanked for this bit of enlight
eminent, contained in 1.-THE Army
Baker," a training manual laying
bare all the mysteries of the dough
business for doughboys.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
FORD TO SLACKEN WORK
Announcement Says Weeks Cur
tailment Will Balance Stocks.

DETROIT, December 8 0P.-The
partial shutdown of the great Ford
plants here was officially announced
Yesterday in a 2Sword statement is
sued at the company's offices.
production in the Detroit shops
of the Ford Motor Co. has been par
TALLY reduced for one week in order
to balance stocks. We plan to re-
sumo next week." the statement said.
No amplification of the statement
was made by any official Of the COM
pany nor was any notice taken OF
published reports that the Ford com
pany contemplated invading the mid
die price car field.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
ONTARIO WET STOCKS
JUMP AT DRY DEFEAT
Spectacular Advances in Main
Brewery and Distillery Trading
Enliven Toronto Exchange.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Ontario, December s.
Ontarios vote Wednesday in support
Of Premier Ferguson's plan for the
sale of alcoholic liquors under gov
ernment control resulted yesterday in
spectacular advances in the principal
brewery and distillery stocks on the
Toronto Stock Exchange.
While the buying lasted, it fur
nished one of the most spectacular
markets on a Canadian exchange,
Ticker services were disorganized be-
cause sales came in too quickly to be
reported promptly. and local brokers
found their boards too small to ac-
commodate the number of sales which
occurred.
Canadian Industrial Alcohol, in the
short space of 10 minutes. advanced
more than points, adding more
than S3,200,000 to its market value
Gooderham & Wortz added ap-
proximately Sl,000,o00 to its market
value, while J. +. Seagram & Sons
went up more than l point, increas-
ing its market value by 100000.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
BUTLER RACE COST
Of $453,286 SEEN
Senate Probers Asked to In
vestigate Bay State Cam
paign Expenses.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 3.-Repubican
organization of Massachusetts today
stood accused of excessive and un-
warranted expenditure of S453.2S6
during the recent campaign in which
Senator William NJ. Butler, chairman
of thedRepubliCan national committee,
WAS defeated by former Senator
David l. Walsh, Democrat.
These charges are contained in a
telegram. sent by Conrad w. Crooker,
general counsel of the Liberal Civic
League of Massac chuSettS, TO Chair
man Reed of the Senate campaign In
VoStlGating committee. In the mes
sage Crooker said that investigation
hy the league Indicates fragrant
violation of our State laws" and
what we have already uncovered
tustitCS continuing our request for
fun invcsti igation her by your com
mittte."
truukcr last week had requested
Senator EcCd t. investigate the eX-
peudItureS of the Republican State
"omNittee. and the Senator replied
that he@Would be prepared TO submit
the leagues charges to the Senate
committee on his return to Washing
ton. Meanwhile, Cruoker reported,
Stcuu&raNberS were completing tab
ulatiou of expenditures by many Re
publican town and city committees
ana additional information would be
available an a few days.
chairman Francis Prescott of the
RepublicaneState committee remained
UndiSturbCd hy Crookers latest ac-
cusat;onS. asserting that to his
knowledge there had been no viola
tion of tle law either in act or
intent" lie estimated the aRepuhli
can expenditures at approximately
S11S.obo. cor about $3o.0oo less than
IN the canlraign two years ago.
Rutlers personal expenses as given in
his official return were we'll under the
SO MmM limit
Evening star., 1926-12-03
23l Reductions Cut
Districts Federal
Workers to 59,6l8

A. net reduction of 231 in the
total of Federal Government en-
ployes in Washington during Octo-
Der brought the total down to
59,61S, at the end of the month,
the Civil Service Commission an
nounced today, the second consecu-
tive month in which the total was
below $4,000.
There We're 1904 additions dur
ing the month, more than balanced
by 1,265 separations. The great
est turnover came in the War De-
partment, where there were 200
additions and 394 separations, a net
loss of 1S9 employees.
Net reductions were also made
in the Treasury, Labor, Interior,
Agriculture and Justice Depart
mentS.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
GRADUATES TO MEET.

The third meeting of the graduates
of Catholic schools for women will be
held at Holy Cross Academy Sunday,
December 5, for the purpose of organ
izing a District circle.
The circle is a unit of the District
Chapter, which was organized in 1921
as part Of the International Fedora
ton of Catholic Alumnae.
Catholic women who have studied
in schools outside the District of
Columbia are invited to attend pro-
vided they belong to their alumnae
association and this Is already aff1l.
lated with the international fedora
ton.
The circle will be permanently es-
tablished and officers elected at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA December 3.-An
Eastern Penitentiary convict. on trial
for having attempted to escape last
June, yesterday stood up before a
Jury and drew the Judge into an argu-
ment in the prisoners docket In which
that official called him "a liar"
The trouble started when Charles
Fiscara asked Judge Harry S. Nc
Dewitt in Quarter Sessions Court to be
allowed to make a statement after
Capt. Elmer Leotheiser, deputy ward
en- at the penitentiary, had described
the tunnel which Fiscara and three
others on trial with him are accused
of having dug and from which they
were prevented from escaping by a
last-minute discovery.
II want to state in open court,
shouted Fiscara, Il don't think you
will give me a fair trial. You your
self was in the pen the night that
hole was discovered. You know more
about it than we do"
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Canadian Official Dies.

OTTAWA, Ontario, December 8
P).-Samuel Tovial Bastedo, superin-
tendent of Dominion government an
nuities, died at his home here last
night. Mr. Bastedo was 20 years old.
He was once deputy minister of fish
cries for Ontario and represented
Canada in the international joint COM
mission on fishing conditions,
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Marine Corps Changes.

Capt. w. B. Croka has been trans
ferred from the cruiser Huron to the
cruiser Asheville: Second Lieut.. T. c.
Green, from Pensacola, Fla, to Guam
tico, Va; Second Lieut.. J. c. Burger,
from Lakehurst. n. j., to Quantico;
Second Lieut.. E. l.. Pugh. jr.. from
Quantico to Washington, d. c., and
Second Lieut.. A. Zuber, from Guam
tico to Lakehurst.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
TAX COLLECTOR HIT.
Must Pay Levy on Certain Re
ceipts in Ohio, U. S. Rules.

Who takes care of the tax col
lector's taxes. while the tax collector
is out collecting taxes? asks Uncle
Sam.
Alexander Gregg. general counsel
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
made public a decision today, declar-
ing collectors of delinquint personal
taxes under the Ohio State revenue
law must pay a Federal levy on the
compensation they receive for this
work. He held that they were not
actually State officers. whose income,
generally, is exempt from Federal tax
alton. M
Evening star., 1926-12-03
Col. Hartman Transferred.

Col. Edward T. Hartman. United
States Infantry, has been relieved
from duty with the Signal Corps at
Governors Island, n. Y, and ordered
to Pittsburgh for duty with the Or
ganized Reserves of the I'd Corps
Area.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
School Named for Bell.

Honoring the late Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, inventor of the telephone
and long a resident of Washington,
the school board of Minneapolis has
named one of it's new schools the
Alexander Graham Bell High School.
Evening star., 1926-12-03
CHURCu> WORKER DIES.
Mrs Margaret S. Craighill Ex-
pires at Home.

Mrs. Margaret :. Craighill. widow
of Rev. james, B. Craighill. who was
first nainor caf7on of the Washington
Cathedral. died at her home. 1868 Q
street. last night. Mrs. CraiShill had
been a resident of Washington for
more than - years and was active
in church work.
She is survived by daughter. Miss
Susan Il. Craighin, principal of the
Rlair-Hayes Schools in this city. and
three sons. Rev. Francis II. Craighill
of Rocky Mount. y. c.; j. Ruther:
ford Craishill of Pittsburgh, Pa, and
q. Bowdoin Craighill of this city.
Funeral sSrvices will be held to,
morrow afternoon in St. Adams
Church at O'Clock. Interment will
take place at Eastville, Va, Sunday
Evening star., 1926-12-03

Thirty established concerns are
spending $4,000. .000 hunting oil in Cal-
gary district in Alberta.
Evening star., 1926-10-23

Already there is talk about the forna-
ton Of European trust in the plate
glass industry.
During September wages in the
building trades We're we'll stabilized
and employment, both present and
prospective, in practically all the
trades was generally satisfactory. In
a survey of more than so principal
cities it was found that the advance
in the average level of wages was
small although in some cities slight
increases were made as Of October J..
While there are fluctuations in wage
scales, it seems apparent that these
fluctuations are within a narrower
cycle and are considerably in contrast
to the period from 1915 to 1928.
Evening star., 1926-10-23

metal in the world market is 60
cents or lower an ounce. If the price
should run above so cents, the tax
would range from l to 10 per cent un-
der the proposal.
The recent severe slump in the
price of silver, due in a measure to
the fact that Japan and India are
turning toward a gold standard. has
caused considerable alarm in Mexico,
which is one Of the worlds foremost
Evening star., 1926-10-23
BUILDING SURVEY
|. SHOWS DECREASE
Decline Reported in Many
Cities for September.
/ Material Goes Up.

Reports made to s. w. Straus & Co.
.lty the building departments of 463
fdties and towns In all parts of the
KUnited States showed a loss Of 16 per
sent in September compared with
September. 1925. The same cities lost
4a2 per cent during the first nine
faonthS of the year compared with the
same period last year. The volume of
building permits for the three quarters
Of the year was $3.2S1, ,735,S79, COM
pared with 3,437.704, ,769 for the first
pdne months of last year. In
September these centers reported
building permits of s324.56S.492, com.
pared with S3S4 ,64O,210 last September.
The reports show a loss between
August and September of l3 per cent,
which is approximately 2 per cent
more than the usual decline for this
period. 1t appears, therefore, that the
curve of building activity is now
dipping just a little below the normal
line. A further factor in the situation
is the rise in building costs between
September a year ago and the month
under review. IndlctS compiled by
various authorities were from . to 4
points higher for September than for
the same month in 1925.
Many Cities Have Decline.
The falling off in building activities
was fairly well scattered over the
country. In many of the leading
building centers losses were especially
pronounced. New York. Los Angeles,
Cleveland, Boston, st. Louis, Mil
waukee. Pittsburgh, Portland, Ore,
and Oakland, Calf, reported a con-
siderable decline for September as
compared with the same month a year
ago. On the other hand important
gains We're shown in Chicago, Detroit,
San Francisco. Newark, n. j., Balti-
more, Albany, Cincinnati. Buffalo,
Yonkers and Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1926-10-23
MEXICO MAY RESCIND
SILVER TAX LEVY
Low Price in World Market Threat
ems to Force Mines of Big
Industry to Close.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, October 23.-The
Chamber of Deputies yesterday began
consideration Of a proposal to relieve
silver mining interests of some Of the
burden of taxation because of the re-
cent slump in the price of silver.
The proposal. made by representa-
tives from the mining districts, asks
that the government abolish the pro-
duction tax upon silver mined in Mexi-
co as long as the selling price of that
Evening star., 1926-10-23
Two Get Commissions,

William A. Zalesak, 1884 X street,
has been commissioned by the War
Department a first lieutenant of In
fantry, and Steuart A Reiss, 327 Car
roll street, Takoma Park. a second
lieutenant in the Air Corps, both in
the Organized Reserves of the Army
Evening star., 1926-10-23

The high level of actual construction
activity during September held build
ing material prices steady for the most
part. Only linseed oil and lumber
showed any real weakness, though
few localized price declines in otaer
materials were also reported. as, for
example, lime at Detroit and common
brick at st. Louis and Philadelphia.
Most of the materials, however. in
Guiding sand, gravel, crushed stone,
Portland cement, wire and cut nails
and steel, were firm. birmingham MIL
prices for steel and nails were higher
than during the previous month.
Trust Is Big Factor.
One important development in the
building material situation during
September was the organization of the
steel cartel in continental Europe,
which began functioning October i.
There is some disagreement in this
country as to the effect of the inter
national trust on our steel industry
and on domestic steel prices. Many
authorities believe that competition in
some items, especially along the At
lantic seaboard, will be intensiftd.
Another question that arises is whether
this combination will set a precedent
Tor similar action in other industries.