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.-.l.r monthly meeting Of
I, N. Y Society will be held Sat
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|as-Secy.
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n day it being the birthday
r. Willard, the founder ana
/, ,rs;ident of the Woman's
+ temperance Union.
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|,rng and 50 many members
Il i town, the meeting OF
2 Gsnge was omitted. A good
Ia i expected next Saturday.
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|ry the first fall Of snow in
|. yesterday morning at a a. m.
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L c. Jones who has been off
|EEsrd R. Jones' pharmacy
/ st!ack and operation for ap-
b i back again at the drug
ssiHng a welcome greeting
{ friends.
EF. Keith and Gilbert Dear
/ Duck Creek Hundred and
ID. Wilds and Harry Clark Of
Hundred have been drawn on
|Eal Grand Jury which con-
N Wilmington October 4.
A1hE 7. Davis, secretary of
be Bard Of Health, states that
|csidOgieal analysis of the
/ zkl in Delaware bay, river
! several creeks in the State,
y oysters to be absolutely free
rzninatiOn.
adOs we're tuned in on the
fIunney fight in the Sesqui-
r j. Philadelphia Thursday.
sGvas bad but some sets got
EpOr, round by round, and
. voice Of greeting of Gene
1s new champion.
A is installing a modern
ag system. The $4,000 gal
= arrived and has been re-
: TIE lot that was recently
~ water works station.
ls Of installing a system to
I protect the town are being
n ISenolOgical Department Of
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ne last year, is being NOV
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Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

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Smyrna times., 1926-09-29

Sesqui- Centennial Stadium in Phila-
delphia Thursday night.
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puts tn is n e W
Allie ms P a Tor
Furnace in your
home - b a nc e
in e a sy monthly
payments
Evening star., 1926-04-28
CAPT. ALTFELD TO SPEAK
TO PALESTINE WORKERS
Baltimore Attorney to Make Ad-
dress at Luncheon Tomorrow in
Interest of $4,000 Fund.

Capt. Milton Altfeld, assistant
States attorney of Baltimore. will
address the campaign workers in the
$50. 900 united Palestine appeal at a
luncheon tomorrow at the Jewish
Community Center, Chairman of the
Drive Isidore Hershfied announced
tOuay.
Campaign teams will make their
second report on the amounts col
lccted in their canvass of the Jewish
homes of Washington. At yesterdays s
luncheon total of $11. 500 was an
nounced. Mrs. Henry OXenberg's and
Mr.. Bernard Danzansky's teams lead
ing in the amounts collected.
Morris CafrltZ was chairman of the
meeting and introduced Rabbi Ed
ward l.. Israel OF Baltimore, who
spoke on the accomplishments in Pal
eStine.
More than 100 workers attended
the luncheon. The larger contribu-
tons announced were: Harry Niner,
$500; Fred S. Gichner, $3.50; Samuel
Lyon, $125: r. b. ii. Lyon, $125; Mrs,
Edward Cohen, 500: Giles :. He'll
prin, 500; A. Leonard, $3.50; Simon
Allan, SIPS: W. Ullman. Si20; Mr..
and Mrs. Isidore Hershf1eld, $3.50: Gil
bert Leventhal, 500; Joseph a. VIII
ner. /. Cohen, $50.
The following contributed $50 each:
Mayer Bros. 4 Co, ]. Cohen. u. Brot
man. Herman Goldberg, Joseph A.
KatZ. Hyman Shapiro, and the fol
lowing $25: l.. and M. Behrend. S.
LebowitZ, Louis Greenberg, l.. Laza-
row, Harry Schweitz, David Silver
man. Harry Berman, Max Shapiro,
Joseph Topper, NJ. Bachrach, S. Far
ber. Norris Vidgerhause, Meyer Her.
son. A. Schumacher, Fred Kogod and
A kasson.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
BROTHER TO PROBE
|DENT|TyOF CLARK
May Shed Light on Alleged
Father of Women Claiming
Senator's Estate.


ANDERSON, Ind, April 2S-Leander
Clark, aged 20. Of Anderson, Ind, will
go to Bsitte, Mont, within the next
few days in an effort to clear up the
identity of the man known as William
Anderson Clark, who died there Sat
urday and who issued "a statement, re
leased after his death. in which he
repudiated the claims of Mrs. Effie
Clark McWilliams of Clarksdale, Mo.
Mrs. Alma Clark Hines of Orrick, Mo,
and Mrs. Addie Clark Miller of Denver
to the $4,000, 900 estate of the late
Senator William 4. Clark. Mr.
Clark yesterday was approached by a
private detective who claimed he rep
resents the interests of the family of
Senator Clark of Montana and agreed
to make the trip to Butte.
Mr. Clark was one of family of
10 children that formerly lived near
Mechanicsburg in Henry County
While the children were yet young the
members separated and went to widely
divergent places. William Andrews
Clark, a brother, was about five years
the senior of Leander Clark. The lat
ter saw his brother for the last time
in 1867. when he went TO Clarksdale,
Mo. At that time William Andrews
Clark operated a drug store. Since
then Leander Clark had lost all track
of his brother 1t was with the hope
that he Will be able to settle the dis
pute as to the identity of the man who
died Saturday night at Butte that he
is making the trip.
a sister of Leander Clark and Will
liam Andrews Clark, named Mrs.
Richard Ceiling. is living at Pendleton,
Madison County. A brother. whom
Leander Clark has not seen for 60
years, is supposed to he a judge at
Denver, Colo
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Shrine for Holy Memories

the Tidal
represented the Columbia
in the forces of the World War.
AS and where military be held
the classic will a dual purpose.
Of exquisite beauty dignity Greek simplicity the temple will be
of white of who made the
not only country but for will be preserved
marble sealed within
the Aacredc crypt of the
contribute
served
favored
Your contribution 100000 the memorial whether
should
means the
""o fSoredI ~ FRANK B. MOVES,
Ne Chairman District Of Columbia Memorial Commission.
MEMBERS OF MEMORIAL COMMISSION:
Charles A. Baker, Isaac Cans, frank Noyes
Gist John M (Iessner, u Logan Payne
Edward F. Colladay E. Lester Jones Julius L Peyser
Joy Edison, Edward 3 Mclean Anton stephan
Ms William Corcoran Eustis J Mcdonald.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
FATE Of WILKINS
REMAINS UNKNOWN
Radio Signals From Overland
Party Fail lust as important
Message Starts.
BY FREDERICK LEWIS EARP.

Special Correspondent of The star and North
American Newspaper Alliance.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 2S.--
Another night of vigil at the radio in
strumcnts Of the Detroit Arctic eXpe.
dition's base here has brought no word
of the fate OF Capt. George II. VIII
kins and Pilot Ben Eielson, missing
now for y days. Chief Radio Opera.
tor Howard Mason had hoped TO catch
The signals or his assistant. Robert
WaSlley, operator with the eXpedi
tons oVerian nd Sledge party, now
mushing along the Arctic Coast tC
Point Barrow. 1t IS quite probable
,&at the overland party, headed by
SANDY" Smith. has some news of
capt. Wilkins. for they are travelling
the same course which the missing
commander took April i on the way
TO Barrow.
Radio communication with the over
land party mas been growing more
and more difficult for several weeks,
and the ether waves broke down com
pletely the night before last at the
critical point in "A communication
from the overland mushers. Their
radio had just sounded the call letters
OF the Fairbanks base and had start
ed: important message" when the
signals faded out Every method of
coaXing known to our radio experts
here-and they include several of the
most skillful in Amarica--was tried
IN vain.
Last night as usual five men on
five different sets listened in various
parts of the town. The Army tele-
graph personnel here, who control
the communication systen back to
the States are as kecnlN anxious
Over the fate OF the missing eX
plOrerS as we are ourselves,
The Detroiter should be ready to
start for Barrow by tomorrow. Mai.
Thomas G. Lanphier. acting COM
mander of the party here, believes.
Both Lieut.. Wisely. the pilot. and
myself realized that we could not get
the Detroiter up to the 1000 feet
needed to clear the Endicotts with
its heavy load" Maj. Lanphier said.
while l regretted having to turn
back, there was nothing else to do
under the circumstances. We hope
to have the compasseS adjusted and
the plane ready for another attempt
in a day or two
copyright. 1926. 10y North American News
paper Alhance.)
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Will Be Welcomed Back.

BY the Associated Press
Prince Bibesco is expected to be vel.
coined to his old post by Washington
Government officials. if he returns
here as Rumanian Minister 1t was
pointed out today that American of
ficials had nothing to do with his
departure.
To date no official suggestion of his
reappointment has reached here.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
PLEA ASKS INJUNCTION
OF TRADE COMMISSION
Millers' Association of Chicago OPP
poses Subpoena for Private Rec
ords at Hearing Today.

The Milers' Association of Chicago
yesterday asked the District Supreme
Court for an injunction against the
Federal Trade Commission to prevent
the commission from proceeding un-
der d subpoena served on A. p. Hus-
band, secretary and treasurer of the
association. to produce certain books
and records at hearing today in Chi
cago. The petitioner states that Ii is
not a corporation. and contends that
the Federal Trade Commission has no
jurisdiction over 1t.
When an agent of the commission
called at the office of the association
February 10 last. the court is told, he
was given access to the company's pa
pers and then learned of certain pri-
vate records which the commission
now seeks to secure through the sub
poena duceS tecum requiring the wit
ness to bring the papers before an
official at the Post Office and Court
house building in Chicago. The asso-
citation claims the commission has no
authority to require the production of
these papers and is violating the pri.
vate rights of the individuals compos.
ing the association.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
SHRINE PLACE LAUDED
Miss Jessie Dell Says Memorial to
Suffrage Sponsor Is Most
Fitting Tribute.

"It is fitting that Susan B. Anthony s
own people in her own land pay per
petual tribute to her genius, her Ia
Dor. her sacrifice and her pre- eminent
success" declared Miss Jessie Dell
civil service commissioner. in an ad
dress before the Susan b. Anthony
Foundation in the ballroom of the
Shoreham Hotel last night The
speaker was referring to the proposed
100000 memorial which the founda-
ti"n intends to erect to the memory
of the great suffragist in this city,
the building to contain rooms which
are to serve as meeting places for
Women's organizations.
The happily inspired form of this
proposed tribute-that of a memorial
building for the use of the women of
the Nation-seems singularly appro
pirate" continued Miss Dell. Let us
build 1t, and soon. And let us write
upon its marble walls. where the peo.
pie of these United States as we'll as
those from other lands may read the
passage by Congress of the self same
equal rights amendment drafted by
her in 1875" she said
Joseph Anthony Atchison. local
sculptor, declared "A memorial TO
portant step in the history of our
country's monuments; a significant
adjunct to our Nations Capital. for
| see building whose architectural
beauty combines that purity of de-
sign and character that will bespeak
in marble the beauteous nature of
her IL memorializes. In honoring
Susan b. Anthony we honor our
mothers, wives and sisters, the chill
dren of God; the fountain source of
the children of men,
Mrs. Anna f. Hendley. president
of the foundation, and Mrs. Nanette
b. Paul. first vice president. made
brief addresses. Piano solos were
given by DR.. Alexander Henneman,
and vocal solos by Maj Charles Fer
ris and Miss Edna Jones. Mrs. Clara
OBrien McCrone, vice president.
presided.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
IOWA CIRCLE CITIZENS
lNDORSE ANGLE PARKING
Association Also Wants Cross Tx
ing and Stop Signs in Vicinity
Repainted.

Suggested elimination of angle park
ing on some streets was opposed in
resolution adopted by the Iowa
Circle Citizens Association at a meet
ing last night in the Northminster
Church lecture hall at Eleventh
street and Rhode Island avenue. The
association urged the repainting of
cross-walk mark at Iowa Circle and
also of the stop" mark at Twelfth
street and Rhode Island avenue. The
association voted to add an appropria-
ton of S., toward the memorial to
District of Columbia World War
veterans through the collection now
being made under the direction of
Mrs. M. A. Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. A. Robbins and +. NJ. Thompson
were appointed members of nominat-
ing committee at the meeting, which
was presided over by Mrs. Ella NJ.
Thompson, president of the associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Goes to Massachusetts,.

Col. Alston Hamilton, Coast Artil
lery Corps, at San Francisco. has been
detailed to duty at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Mass.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
Treasures of the
White House

In the East Room, or State Parlor,
are three massive crystal chandeliers
and four curved mantles surmounted
by mirrors. Here. too. are the royal
blue Sevres vases presented TO Presi-
dent Mckinley by the President OF
Inc French Republic. Another treas
urc is the $4,000 piano, the gift of a
New York firm Marble busts of
aShington, Jefferson, Franklin and
Lincoln are on the mantleS,
II is a pleasure 70 lac III The midst Of
beautiful things. and c7'cry home has
its treasures; bM in sickness and IN
health il is ice. pure. clean icc, that
eiscS the most comfort.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

Australia is buying heavily of auto
mobiles made in Canada.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
| BIBESCO'S RETURN
AS ENVOY FORECAST
Ex-Rumanian Minister Reported to
Have Bridged Breach That
Brought His Recall.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, April est is
learned on good authority that Prince
Antoine Bibesco, former Rumanlan
Minister to the United States, who is
now living in London, is likely soon
to be reappointed as head of the lega-
ton I'm Washington. if he is acceptable
to the United States.
The belief prevails here that he has
Strengthened cut his personal differ
ences with Nicholas Titulescu, Minis
ter to Great Britain, who was chair
man of the Ruman mar Debt Commits
sion in Washington last Winter. These
differences eliminated In Prince
Bibescos recall last January.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
French Senate Approves Budget.

PARIS, April % R).-The French
Senate by vote of 274 to Z yesterday
passed the complete budget for 1926.
The Senate adjourned until O'Clock
tomorrow evening to give the Cham
ber of Deputies opportunity to pass
on the measure as voted in the
Senate.
Evening star., 1926-04-28

During the past 90 years the guam
tity of material needed for woman s
lress has decreased from IL to wards.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
.PERSH|NC PRAISES
DC. WAR MEMORIAL
General Who Commanded
A. {. F. Makes Donation and
Warmly Lauds Project.

Setting the pace for veterans and
military organizations, Gen. John
j. Pershing, who commanded the
A. Il. r.. not only has contributed his
check to the District of Columbia
World War Memorial, but has warmly
praised the project i'll letter trans
mitting his contribution.
1T gives me much pleasure" wrote
Gen. PershinG to Frank Il. Noyes
chairman of the memorial commits
sion, ITO send you the inclOsed contri-
button for the Memorial to the Mem
bers of the Military and Naval Forces
from the District of Columbia who
served in the World War
Approves Erection in District
Il am glad that the citizens of the
District are erecting the memorial
here rather than on the battlehelds of
Europe. The usefulness to the com
munit% Of the Doric Temple makes a
tremendous appeal to me, and / vel
come this opportunity to express my
hearty approval of it's artistic design
Gen. Pershins closed his letter with
my very best wishes for the success
of the campaign"
The stand of Gen. Pershng, who as
head Of the \. Z. t. in Europe was
also in command of most Of the Dis
trlct or Columbia contingent, which is
to be honored, is doubly significant, in
the opinion of the memorial commits
sion. II places the highest military
stamp of approval on the project. Al
ready President Coolidge himself. the
communicating of the Nations
armed forces, has commended the me.
mortal.
In the second place Gen. Pershing' s
approval follows significant action OF
the American Battle Monuments
commission. of which Cen Pershirg
is chairman, which laid down further
restrictions against monuments in
Europe.
Outline of Policy.
Ehe policy of the monuments com.
mission as recently laid down and
approved by the President. is outlined
in resolution. which said the com
mission should decline to approve
any future plans for memorials in
Europe. proposed for erection bv
States, municipalities. military organ
izations or private individuals of the
United States, with the exception of
memorials that will be useful to the
inhabitants Of the neighborhood in
which they are to be erected, such
as bridges, fountains, public build
ings, gateways and other public i'm
proVementS.
Word had reached the local me
mortal commission prior to Gen.
Pershings letter and contribution
that local veterans organiza tions
We're planning to swing into action
behind the memorial. The approval of
Cen Pershing himself. il was pre-.
dicted by. some veterans here today
will probably act as stimulus TO
further cooperation.
Evening star., 1926-04-28
AGRICULTURE BILL O. KID
Senate Takes Final Action on Con
ference Report.

In approving the conference report
on the agriculture appropriation bill
late yesterday, the Senate retained In
the measure a fund of $4,653 900 to
he used in a campaign for eradication
of bovine tuberculosis. OF this amount
$3.50. 900 would he available i'm
mediatly. The bin provides a total
Of $129, 1000 for all activities of the
Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
Paris-tO-NeW York
Flight to Be Tried
By French Flyers

Another attempt to cross the
Atlantic by airplane in a Paris-to-
New York flight will be made in
1927, this time under French aus
pices, the Commerce Department
was advised today by Trade Com
missioner H. H. Kelly at Paris.
The monoplane in which it Is pro-
posed to make the trip is now
under construction.
The plane is to be a two-seater
with double command, the pilot
seats to connect with the naviga-
tors cabin, in which will be placed
six gasoline tanks holding $500
liters of fuel and equipped with
quick emptying devices. The land
ing gear Of the Bernard-FerboiS
plane, composed of two independ-
ent wheels, can be cast loose by a
lever.
The plane will be powered by one
engine, a Gnome-Rhone Jupiter,
air cooled, and equipped with three
carburetors and two magnetos, the
power plant developing 420 horse
power. Speed of the plane is esti-
mated at 125 miles an hour.
An attempt was made by Capt.
Fonck Of the French army last
Summer to span the Atlantic by
air. The plane crashed on the
take-off at Long Island, killing two
men.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
RED CROSS MEETING
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
William Howard Taft Will Preside
at Incorporators' l.ssion
in Morning.

The annual meetings of the incor-
porators, the delegates Of chapters
and the general board of the Ameri-
can National Red Cross will be held
tomorrow at the Red Cross head
quarters building, on Seventeenth
street between D and z streets. There
will also be a meeting of the central
committee.
The incorporators, their associates
and successors, will meet at 10 am,
the chapter delegates at IL am, the
central committee at 11:30 a.m. and
the general board at 2:30 pm.
William Howard Taft, vice presl-
dent of the Red Cross, will preside at
the meeting Of the incorporators, who
will fill the vacancies caused by the
deaths of Robert Lincoln Of Washing
ton and Cleveland H. Dodge Of New
York: elect two members OF the cen
trail committee, occurring on account
Of the expiration of the terms OF Miss
Mabel T. Boardman Of Washington
and Mrs. Henry r. Rea of Pittsburgh.
and elect three members OF the board
of trustees of the endowment funo
to fill vacancies on account OF the eX-
piration Of the terms of John b. MIL
Ter of Los Angeles, James Parmelee
Of Washington and FellX M. war
burg of New York.
James L. Fieser, acting chairman
of the Red Cross, will preside at the
chapter delegates meeting. TWO va
cancies on the central committee, due
to, expiration of the terms. OF MRS:
August Belmont of New York ana
Gustavus D. Pope of Detroit Will pe
filed.
The general board will elect officers
and receive annual reports. Robert
w. De Forest of Locust Valley, N. T.,
vice president of the Red Cross, Will
preside at this meeting.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
SEEKS TO REPEAL
HOMESTEAD LAWS
Stock-Raising and Desert
Acts Not Advantageous,
Commission Holds.

Repeal of the stock-raising home
stead and desert land laws on the
ground that the settlement Of such
areas on the public domain Is no
longer advantageous. Is favored by
the annual report Of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office.
It Is also recommended that Con-
gress enact a law for the establish
ment of grazing districts on the
public domain to be leased to STOCK
raiSerS.
The commissioner indicates that
number of the present land laws have
become worn out and should give
way to new measures applicable to
present-day conditions.
A summary Of the activities Of the
General Land Office during the past
fiscal year shows that the operating
expenses in conducting the public
land business of the Government was
reduced by s53S,S25.16, the cost being
S2,370,170.19, as compared with $2,-
909 ,09535. The average number of
employees was decreased from 9O3 in
1925 to 769 in 1926, a reduction OF 1874.
The number of applications, origi-
nal and final, for the year was 28,673.
as compared with 32,362, decrease
of 1859, while original homestead en-
tries were filed on 3,243,446 acres of
public land in 1926, as compared with
3,641 ,O92 in 1925. The total number
of homestead sites and kindred cases
received by the office amounted to
44,524, as against 1882 for the pre-
vious year, a gain of 5,672. Collec-
tions from all sources by the General
Land Office increased, the total
, amount being $11,414, ,040.46, as COM
$647, ,S45.S7.
Surveying activities of the bureau
for the year extended over 20 States
and Alaska, the area of public land
surveyed totaling 2,458,21S acres, ex-
| elusive of special surveys.
Evening star., 1926-12-07
REID PREPARING BILL
FOR "HOME RULE" HERE
Suffrage Proposal to Be Introduced
This Week Will Provide for
Five Commissioners.

A voluminous "home-rule" bill for
the District of Columbia is being
drafted by Representative Frank R.
Reid, Republican of Illinois, who ex-
poets to introduce it in the House
this week. This is to be the first
District suffrage legislation intro
duced at this session and Mr.. Reid
says that he will press it for early
consideration before the House Dis
trict committee.
This measure will provide for a
board of five Commissioners to be
elected by the people Of the District,
four of whom shall represent the
geographical sections of the city and
the other elected at large and to be
chairman of the board.
This measure would provide for full
municipal authority for the Com
missioners to fix a tax rate, make
municipal regulations and have com
plete authority as in any other city.