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Evening star., 1926-06-10
WELLER'S AID ASKED
IN C0AL-RATE FIGHT
Western Maryland Company
Charges Gross Discrimination
Against State Mines.
Special Dispatch to The star.

| Special Dispatch to The star.
| CUMBERLAND. Md. June 10. -
Charging that the bituminous coal
fields of the Upper Potomac and
Georges Creek section are being sub.
jected to discriminatory and unrea.
sonable" freight rates established by
! the railroads and sanctioned by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
and urging that he defend the Mary
land interests in Congress, the skal.
baugh Coal Co. Inc, with head
quarters in Cumberland, has written
United States Senator o. f. Weller.
Action Of the coal company is
| founded on what Theodore F. Shaffer,
secretary and treasurer of the com.
pany. asserts in his letter to Senator
Weller. Is gross misrepresentations
and misstatement of facts" that have
been made IN Congress abotu the coal
industry in this section by "politi-
clans playing on the ignorance and
fancies of the people" and what we
cannot understand in western Mary
! land is that not a single word has
been uttered by any Maryland repre-
| sentative in defense of the coal in
dustry in this state. or to correct the
misconceptions that have been
formed
The kalbaueh company some
months ago filed suit for a. rate diff.
| ferential against the Western Mary.
| land Railroad before the Interstate
Evening star., 1926-06-10
LETTER CITES GIFT
FOR HIS EFFICIENCY
Declares Trustees of Estate
Gave Him $4,000 to Com
pensate Sacrifices.
8r the Associated Press.

Br the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 10.-The business
mana cement of the $50, 600, 900 Levi T..
Letter estate by Joseph Letter was so
efficient and his personal sacrifices so
great that in 1920 he was granted an
annual $4,000 remembrance for per-
sonal expenditures for estate busi-
ness Letter said yesterday. He tes-
tified in defense OF charges of mis-
mana cement made by his sister. the
Countess of Suffolk, who seeks his re-
moNal as trustee.
The annuity. Letter said. was pro-
posed hv his sister Mrs. Colin Camp
he'll. now aligned with the countess.
at a trustees meeting. All OF the
trustees agreed to the allowance. he
said.
Realty Policy Defended.
Letters testimony yesterday centered
upon his management of Chicago real
estate owned by the estate, and
which the Countess of Suffolk charges
has returned only fraction of its
possible income.
He told of failures OF certain Chi
caco estates, but held that they were
not his fault. He said he even loa med
sl50.000 to the Seigel-Cooper Store.
renting q Letter building. in the hope
of preventing a crash. but that the
business failed and he then searched
the United States for a new tenant.
Started Stores System.
Letter said he finally decided upon
the Letter Building Stores as ''the
only way to get the building occupied" ="
and after five years of negotiations
succeeded in getting the concern in
operation. He experienced difficulties
in getting the stores in opera ton and.
he said il became nece sSary to lend
$3.50, 900 of the estates money to the
corporation.
Letter presented figures to show
that he saved the estate millions by
renting the Letter Stores Building
alone.
Evening star., 1926-06-10
Georgia U. to Graduate 283.

ATHENS. Ga. June 10 A).-The
University of Georgia. oldest State
educational institution in the country.
will graduate 2S3 students at eXer-
cises June 16. The 123d annual com.
mencement season will begin today.
Herbert Hoover. Secretary Of Com.
merce. will deliver the baccalaureat te
address. The Phi Beta Kappa address
will be delivered by William Lenhart
Mcpherson. an editor of the New
,rk Heral Tribune
Evening star., 1926-06-10
Scientist Reports
Tree Which Gives
Sweet, Fresh Milk
BY the Associated Press.

II. tHe AsSOcfdbcu ffese.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. June 10.
A Cow tree" that gives milk
WAS among the new species of
trees discovered by Prof. Samuel
!. Record of the Ya.e School of
Forestry on his recent trip to
British Honduras and Guatemala.
"At the first stroke of the
Guatemalan's AK a creamy. white
lateX fairly gushed out of the
thick bark" Prof. Record said. in
describing the tree. 1T looked so
much like real milk and was so
free from sickness that j could
not resist the temptation of tast-
ing it. | found it sweet and pala-
table, and my only regret was that
! ha6 no way of taking back a
quantity of it to try on dish
of bananas"
In British Honduras he found a
tree the sap of which was blood
red.
Evening star., 1926-06-10

by the chorus choir Of the church in
preparation to sing Handels oratorio.
THE Messiah" during next Christmas
season. Mr.. Shure is planning to
make the singing Of this Christmas
oratorio an annual event and an invi-
tation is extended to all singers in
Washington who have ever sung that
work or who would like to learn to
sing it to participate. He hopes 10
have chorus of at least 200 and feels
that il should be quite possible to get
Evening star., 1926-06-10
Hail Damages Orchards.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SVtCIHI DIbUdtcII 10 StdI
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. June TO-
"A hailstorm that passed over the
northern end of Berkeley County
early in the week did some scattered
TO reports. An estimated 10 per cent
injury was sustained by orchards
which were hit
Evening star., 1926-06-10

Commerce Commission. 1t was heard
last month before Morris H. Konigs.
burg, examiner for the commission.
The company was permitted after
the hearing to file a brief. which is
now being prepared and which will
be sent to the examiner within a few
days.
Evening star., 1926-06-10
$50 FOREIGN ARTISTS
TO EXHIBIT IN U. S.
Carnegie Institute Announces
Plan to Bring Best Of 16
Nations to America.
~ thu Associated Press.

~ thu Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 10.-Two hun
dred and fifty artists in is foreign
countries have accepted Invitations
10 exhibit their work in the United
States this year, under the auspices
Of the Carnegie Institute. 1t was an.
nounced yesterday by Homer Saint.
Gaudens, the Institute director of fine
arts. who returned from Europe on
the steamship Paris.
Mr.. Saint-Gaudens also announced
that the institute had abandoned. SO
far as foreign artists are concerned,
the art jury as a selective agency for
exhibition.
The Carnegie exhibitions next
sea son will be held at Pittsburgh from
October IA to December 5: Cleveland,
from January 4 to February IA. and
in Chicago from March TO April Is.
All verdure has been stripped from
seven-acre wood in England by an
invasion OF starings. Millions OF the
birds killed all the small trees.
Evening star., 1926-06-10

such a number together for that pur-
pose. Any singers from outside the
church choir would be under no obli-
cation whatsoever to sing In that reg
ular choir.
All who are interested are asked to
report tomorrow evening at the
church att O'Clock, entering on the
Massachusetts avenue side.
Evening star., 1926-06-10
"MESSIAH" REHEARSAL.

Work to Begin Tomorrow on
Christmas Oratorio.
r. Deane Shure, director Of music
at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church South announces
that the first rehearsal will be held
tomorrow evening from to 8 o'clock
Evening star., 1926-06-10

Pennsylvania has more hunters than
any other State, judging by the mum.
ber Of licenses.
Evening star., 1926-06-10

II you need work. read the want
columns of The Star
Evening star., 1926-04-08
MRS. COOLIDGE FIRST
COFFEE SHOP PATRON
Opens Place for Girl Scouts and
Supplies Quantities OF White
House Flowers.

Mrs. Coolidge formally opened the
Girl Scout Coffee Shop. 171s r street
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
paying visit to the quaint establish
ment and taking a cup of tea and eat
ing the first wafies served there.
Being honorary president of the Girl
Scoutst of America. she takes a deep
interest in their work. and sent from
the White House propag eating gardens
quantities of roses and Spring flowers
to adorn the room.
A table was set for her near the
wide. low window overlooking F street.
and she was served by number of
colored maids wearing large lowered
chintZ aprons and semi -bandannas
The Coffee shop is decorated IN CO.
loniel buff and the tables and chairs
are in Indian red. A garden at the
back Of the one-story building soon
will be filled with little tables set
under big umbrellas and with set
ting of flowers and vines
II is but few doors frem the State
War and Navy Building. and the pro-
ceeds are to go TO the benefit of Girl
Scout work in Washington
The Coffee Shop takes the place of
the establishment formerly opera ted
by the local Scouts at Hams Point.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
OFFICIALS CONGRATULATE
SIXTH STREET SYNAGOGUE
Dawes and Cabinet Members Send
Greetings on Eve of Golden
Jubilee

Messages Of conEra tulation have
been received from Vice President
Dawes and a number of cabinet mem
bers by the Sixth Street Synagogue
on the occasion of its fiftieth ami
versary which will be celebrated at a
Jubilee dinner OF the congregation
Sunday night at the Jewish Com.
munity Center.
Maj. u. $. Grant. Sd. director Of
public buildings and parks OF the
National Capital, whose sra ndfather.
President Grant. attended the laying
Of the corner stone OF the synagogue
so years ago. will attend the dinner
as a guest Of honor.
Besides Vice President Dawes. other
officials who have communicated their
good wishes and congratulations 10
the officers of the synagogue or this
occasion are Secretary Hoover. At
torney GenertS Sargent. Secretary
Work and Secretary of Labor Davis.
FOR so years" Secretary Davis
said in his message. you have helped
America 10 become great by respect
for God S laws. May you grow as the
Nation grows. and contribute your
share TO the teaching we shall need
ever more and more-in the wise use
of our wealth for good"
The jubilee dinner will he addressed
by Rabbi Samuel Cohen OF New York,
Representative Bloom Of New York.
and Isaac Cans, whose parents were
among the leaders in the orga MIA l..
tion OF the congregation. DR.. Louis
Schwefel. rabbi of the congregation.
will act as toastmaster. and Cantor
Louis Novick will lead the choir in
appropriate musical numbers. Prayers
will he delivered by DR.. Abram Simon
and Rabbi J. r. Loeb. Morris stein
is chairman Of the arrs sngements com.
mittee.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
ASSERT $4,000, 900
LOST ON BELT LINES
Government Investigators Testify
at Gary and Terre Haute Re-
ceivership Hearings.


NEW YORK. April s.--Acquisitior
of the Gary and Terre Haute Bell
Line Railroads drained approximatel,
$40 900 900 from the Chicago. Mil
waukee and ST. Paul Railroad. Gov
ernment investigators testified yester
day at the resumption of the Inter
state Commerce Commissions inquiry
into the roads receivership.
The figures were introduced by w
Fl. Carleton. field supervisor of the
commissions bureau Of accounts who
was the first witness. Part OF the to-
tai loss. he testified. came from GOA
transactions. He charged that the st
Pauls claim of saving $2.04c,nl9.4l in
their transactions through the two
helt lines in realty was converted
into a loss Of $403210.1a. when proper
ALLEGATION of costs had been made.
Before Carleton took the stand. Ches
ter f. Oliphant. chief statistician OF
the road. testified the ST. Paul saved
as much as 81 ton on coal BY get
ting 1t from southern indiana and
Illinois and using the Terre Haute
and Gary belt line to haul 1t.
The st. Paul bought the Gary line
for $4,000, 900 and the Terre Hsute
for $22, ,000. 900 in 1921. at time when
the st: Paul was not paying interest
on it's own bonds.
Hearings in the case were begun last
November, and have been Conducted
in Washington and Chicago. Contrary
10 custom. the commission called Wit
nesses for the railroad before those
for the Government. who did not begin
their testimony until yesterday. The
current sessions probably will last
10 DAYS.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
COOLIDGE URGES JOURNALISTS
TO AID NEW WORLD FRIENDSHIP
Declares Opportunity Is Here TO Develop Better Un
derstanding Among Peoples of Western
Hemisphere.

lations. 'Misundersts ndings among
nations do moi arise from what ns =.
| tions do TO one another. they grow
out of what nations think about one
another"
If we cbuld control national thought
we could assure international peace.
The press is the greatest instrument
for that control" he said.
! Rodrigo de Llano OF Mexico. told
the conference that the selection Of
news in the United States. and in the
South American republics, alike
should be made with view 10 reveal
ing better the souls OF the countries
10 each other. The Latin. american
countries need more dispatches
written by persons who are better
acquainted with the Latin. American n
mind. he said. A number of other
| speakers substa inflated this view.
DR.. Mitre called attention to the
growing cult OF art In the Americas.
He also said that II did not appear TO
him TO he outside the mission Of the
Pan-American Union to undertake to
establish an organization for the
| orientation Of regulations covering
| athletic contests. He suggested the
appointment OF a committee that, act.
ing as superior authority. should
establish the bases upon which con.
| tests or this kind should be held, pro-
vide the requirements for their organi-
| zatton and development, adjust upon
equitable principles the details con.
/ cerning the appointment OF umpires
and special rulings. and likewise con.
stitute itself as a tribunal Of last ap-
peal. IL 1t is necessary
1T Is not in my mind TO suggest =
he said. that your worthy presiding
officer should hold the watch and
make the count over a fallen prize
fighter, or have TO dodge In foot ball
match in which he acts as referee. but
without doubt the prestige Of author
ity such as that OF the governing
board OF the Pan.American Union
supporting in each case the decision Of
the judge, would render every final
decision incontrovertible. so that each
one OF these contests would constitute
a step further toward mutual and
friendly understanding between the
sons Of this country and Of our coun.
trv
Evening star., 1926-04-08
REPUBLICANS BACK
! -BRO0KHARTClA|M
Hi.: . -
Bingham and Reed Urge He
Be Seated--Recommitment
OF Report Asked.

Two leaders on the Republican side
OF the aisle. Senator Bingham Of Com
necticut and Senator Reed of Penn.
sylvania. took the floor In the Senate
today in defense OF the right Of SEN
ator Brookhart Of Iowa to retain his
seat under the laws Of Iowa IN the
contest which has been brought
against him by Daniel +. Steck. his
Democrat opponent in the last cleo
tion.
In concluding his remarks. Senator
Bingham served notice that he would
move To recommit 10 the privileges
and elections COMMITTEES the reoo,.t by
which A majority of that committee
recommended that Steck re given Sen
ator Brookhart's seat.
Both Senator Bingham and Senator
Reed contended that II the committee
had given due consideration TO the
state law OF Iowa relating 10 elections
ana the manner Of marking ballots.
senator Brookhsrt would be entitled
TO his seat.
1T is an amazing contention on IN.
part of the committee" said Senator
Bingham. ITO override the law Of
iowa. to so behind it in counting tn.
ballots"
Senator Bingham declared nothing
had been introduced to show any ds.
fects in the certificate from the gov.
ernor of Iowa on which Senator
Brookhart was seated.
In beginning his speech. Senator
Reed declared that he was taking nj.
position because Of = conviction IN
settling An election case the Senate IL
sitting az court and it's members
must decide the case according to ths
law and without thought OF its pclh
ical effect.
He indicated that he was not en-
over the political views held
by Senator Brookhart. and recalled
the action of the Republican confer.
ence in not listing Senator Brook
hart and several other progressives as
Republicans in the organizations and
makeup Of committees. but he again
asserted his belief that the question
before the Senate is not O. political
matter. and that members OF the Sen.
ate are foreciosed from considering
the political aspects.
Evening star., 1926-04-08

elected permanent chairman. DR.
Williams was The first person nomi
mated for the position. nr. DeIIlm3
vino Formerly represented EraIl II
Washington, and Mr.. Moves were alsc
placed in nomination, bur both de.
clined the Office. Mr. Noyes pointing
out that he had risen To second the
nomina tion of DIR. Williams. The lat.
ter was then elected by acclama tion
and Secretary kellogg promptly sur
rendered the meeting TO its permanent
president.
The delegates then adjourned TO the
patio OF the Pan-Ame rican Union
where buffet supper was served. Later
during the congress, a vice preside nj
viii be elected from each of the Ma.
tions represented and the delegates
are now holding caucuses TO select
their respective candidates. Music
was furnished during the evening by
the United States Marine Band and
il was well after midnight before The
Pan-American Union bade good night
10 its guests.
Many Entertainment Features.
1t was a tired group of delegates
that hurried to their hotels. All day
they had been Soinc-at the Capitol
Printing Office, the Library of Con.
gress. the Lincoln Memorial and an
aerial exhibit in the afternoon and
finally the preliminary session In the
evening. There had been much to en-.
tertain the visitors. however. despite
the arduous nature of the program.
Luncheon was served at the Gov
ernment Printing Office by number
of sirl employees, and the officials Of
that building almost disrupted their
plans by selecting such pretty croup
of Mattresses. Some of the delegates
forgot luncheon. tour of inspection and
even the hour in their desire to dance
with their pretty attendants. and
when ona Of the most attractive was
ersuaded to give a demonstration of
the Charleston the whole luncheon re.
cessed.
In the Library of Congress a large
group of the delegates became lost in
the labyrinths of the institution Ac-
corded the unusual honor of being
taken through the endless rows and
tiers of books behind the scenes"
part OF the party turned loft instead
of right, or vice versa. and 1t took
something like 10 minutes to locate
them, trying to find their way out of
the jungles of intelligence.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
BUS EXTENSION NEAR.

Extension OF the Rhode Isla nd
avenue coach line of the Washington
Railway and Electric CO.. to 22nd
and Monroe streets northeast. will
be put in effect next week, II was
announced today at the Public
Utilities Commission.
The extension which will be loop
from 4th street and Rhode lsla nd
avenue TO END and Monroe streets.
was approved recently by the com.
mission. Service over this route has
been deferred pending the arrival OF
four new coaches which the traction
compa ny ordered some time ago. The
busses are expected to be in Wash :
ington by Monday.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
SHOT MISSES BURGLAR.
Colored Man Escapes Bullet and
Policeman. Too.

There's man trying to gel into an
apartment over there" was the in.
formation impaired to Policeman F.
NJ. Scott of the tenth precinct at Bel.
mont. road and Fourteenth street last
night about q o'clock.
Scott was directed 10 1915 Belmont
street. where he saw a colored man
making an effort to climb through a
window OF an apartment on the first
floor.
When about to close in on the in.
truder, it is stated the latter made a
move as II to draw pistol. where.
upon the policeman drew his own pis-
tol and fired one shot at the intruder
but missed.
The coIored man quickly disa p-
peafed. Scott described the burglar az
being about. 25 wears old. weighing
about 145 pounds and wearing dark
clothing and a CAP
Evening star., 1926-04-08
AGUINALO0 SEES WOOD
AID TO INDEPENDENCE
Not Hostile TO Filipinos' Hopes.
Says Peoples Leader. Defending
Friendship for Governor.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, April S.-Gen. Emilio
Asuinaldo issued statement here to.
day in defense of his decision and thai
of the Association of Veterans OF the
Philippine Revolution to refrain from
joining the activities of the National
Supreme Council. Aguinalde also re.
piled to eharge that he is becoming
an unconscious instrument against
Philippine independence on account of
his friendship for Governor General
Wood.
Aguinaldo declared: 1T is said Wood
is against indepe endence and that be.
cause be extended tor me his friend
ship I must necessarily be against in
dependence. / can certify that Wood Is
not against indepe ndence, nor is he
the enemy of those who are actively
working for realization of the people s
aspirations.
my personal feeling is that the
country would gain more and show
more capacity for existence and in.
dependence in winning Wood over to
our side instead OF antagonizirg him.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
PAGEANT Bio EXTENDED.
Community Center Group Urges
Public to Attend Tuesday Event.

washingtonians are invited sy Mrs.
Cecil Norton Broy. director Of the
Community Center Depa rtment. 10
attend the presentation Of THE Pa
geant OF Thomas jefferson" Tuesday v
night in the auditorium OF Central
High School. The gathering is In oh
servance of the birthday anniversary
of Jefferson.
The pageant written by Marietta
Minnigerode Andrews. will he pre-
sented under the auspices OF the
Community Center Department. and
under the direction of Marie Moore
Forrest. with cooperation of the loca J
members OF the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Founda ton.
Music will be furnished by the ARMY
Rand. Second Leader Thomas r.
Darcy conducting. The occasion also
will be marked by the dedication ~
the cycloramic curta n at CentrSl
High. gift Of the Community Cen.
ter Department. The pageant will
be in nine scenes.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
OIL COMPANY HEADS
CONVICTED OF FRAUD
Hynson and Derr Accused OF EN-
bezzling $3.50. COO From
Stock Buyers.
b. N. Associated Press

By fhf AesOcla lated PresE.
NEW YORK, April s.-A Federal
jury yesterday convicted George G.
Hyrson and George L. Derr of using
the malls to defraad In the sale of
stock Of the new bankrupt, Petroleum
Producing and Refining Co. The jury
acquitted William A. Stuart. Henry
p. Bore and Rickard X. Long. In.
vestors were said to have lost about
$3.50, 900 In the operations of the
company.
Hynson and Derr were defendant
against similar, charges in the so-caIled
Morosco Holding Co. case. The in.
dictment against Hynson was dis.
missed. Derr was sentenced to q year
In the Atlanta penitentiary.
Derr. who is under $4,000 bail pend
ing an appeal from his conviction in
the Morosco case, was released nn-
der $4,000 additional bail until sen.
tence is imposed. Judge Knox fixed
bail for Hynson at $4,000. X
According to the Governments alle-
cations, the names of Charles NJ.
Schwab. William e. Corey and Harry
F. Sinclair were used in Turing pro-
spective customers.
Evening star., 1926-04-08
POLICE RAID H0USEB0AI.
spec,s, Dispatch TO The Star.

Specisl Dispatch TO The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April s.-Sev
enty.nine gallons OF alleged wine and
PA bottles of alleged beer were seized
in a raid made on houseboat on the
north shore o6 Hunting Cnsck. at the
foot of RoyalSstreet, Yest~~tlsy after
noon.
The raiding party. DESTROYED ms.
Of the liquor They took into custo
man giving the name Of Gustav
Rudies. He furnished a bail bond n
81, 900. and his case is scheduled to be
heard next TUESDAY morning in Police
Court The raid was made by Federe' !
Agent z. X. Fitzpatrick, Police CAP
tain Campbell. Federal Agent Garter
and Policeman Steward. The liquor
was found In the bottom OF the house
boat. under a trapdoor.