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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19

By the Associated Press
LONDON, February 19.-The en-
gagement of Prince Henry, third son
of King George, to Lady Mary Scott,
daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch. it
is understood, will be announced
shortly after the period of court
mourning for Dowager Queen Alex
andra, which ends tomorrow.
Prince Henry will celebrate his
twenty-sixth birthday on March 81.
Lady Mary Scott, the fourth daughter
of the Earl of Buccleuch, is 90.
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WEATHER.

~. :. Weather Bureau ForecastD
Fair and much colder with lowest
temperature - degrees tonight: tomor-
row fair, slowly rising temperature.
Temperatures-Hig so. at noon
today; lowest. 43. at APO am. TODAY.
Full report on page 9.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
TAFT IN ROW ON
BUILDING

Congress may be called upon aus
ing the coming session to decide
feud which is understood to have
arisen between Chief Justice VIII
liam Howard Taft and members OF
the National Woman's Party.
The bone of contention is the
location of the new United States
Supreme Court building, authorized
in the $50. 100000 public building
bill.
The Chief Justice, it is under
stood, is strongly in favor of locat-
ing the building just north OF the
Library Of Congress, facing the
Capitol grounds.
This site is now occupied. in part.
by the national headquarters OF the
National Woman's Party, which In
adverse to being ousted.
The Public Buildings Commission
is understood to support the Chief
Justice in his belief that the site
is the logical one for the highest
court in the land.
In the office Of the Architect Of
the Capitol, David Lynn. are plans
for a magnificent monumental SUI
preme Court building on the Capt.
toll site. The plan calls for build
ing which is virtually reproduc-
ton, in exterior appearance OF the
Library Of Congress, making twin
buildings on either side OF East
Capitol Street facing the Capitol
grounds,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
MILE SPEED
APPROVED

A speed limit Of 80 miles an hour
will become effective on three more
boulevards in the District within
the next few days. Traffic Director
M. 0. Eldridge announced today.
The streets affected are Massa-
chusetts Avenue from Sheridan
Circle to the District Line; Wiscon-
sin Avenue, from Massachusetts
Avenue to the District Line, and
Bladensburg Road, from Fifteenth
and Fl Streets Northeast to the
District Line. Central Avenue,
from Benning Road to Capitol
Heights, Northeast. already has a
speed limit of 80 miles.
The 3Omile speed will not be
continuous, Eldridge pointed out to-
day, even between the points named.
At certain intersections, and at
points where there Is a tendency
toward congestion, the speed is
temporarily dropped to % and Is
miles an hour.
Eldridge today also issued a warn
ing to motorists that the Washing
ton speed limit of % miles an hour
is qualified by a reckless driving
clause which is being enforced oy
police.
ION rainy nights" Eldridge said,
ut is positively criminal to drive
faster than Is miles per hour on the
downtown streets" This limit is
being enforced by the police, he said,
under the reckless driving clause
ION rainy day a speed limit of
IL miles is SAFE" he added,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
To De
GIVEN PUBLIC

The District Commissioners plan
to hold public hearings in the Dis
trict Building on legislation pend
| ing before Congress or on legisla-
ton which they intend to introduce,
it was announced by Engineer Com
missioner J. Franklin Bell today
after a meeting of the board.
The system, according to Colonel
Bell will relieve Congressional COM
| mittees of the need for holding pub
| lie hearings at the Capitol. Stenog.
raphic accounts of the hearings
the District Building will be trans
mitted to the Congressional com
mittees.
The District Commissioners will
confer tonight with the Citizens
Advisory Council on a legislative
program for the next session OF
Congress. Colonel Bells plan will
be preached to the council at this
meeting, and, if approved, put into
immediate operation.
The council tonight will be pre-
scented with a certain number OF
bills which the Commissioners have
decided to introduce. If they are
approved by the council they will
be sent directly to Congress. but
those on which there is some con-
troversy will be referred to a pub
lie hearing In the District Building,
The hearings will be informal ana
all interested citizens will be invited
to give their views, just as they do
before Congressional committees.
In some cases, Colonel Bell be-
lieves, the Congressional committee
may decide to hold additional hear
| ings. but in most cases, he thinks,
the District Building hearings will
suffice.
Among the bills which Colonel
Bell suggests for District building
hearings are the street railway
merger bill and one providing for
the extension of Fourteenth Street
through the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
WIFE DEAD, RUFF
|SSOUGHT

Death has ended the marital diff
ficuIties of Mrs. Marie Ruff, 26,
and her husband, Joseph F. Ruff.
who lived until recently at 1921
Kenyon st. N. w. Mrs. Ruff died
suddenly at the home of her
mother, in New York city.
This was learned today when the
police here were requested, in a
letter from Mrs. Burns, the de-
ceased woman's mother. to search
for Ruff and advise him Of his
wife's death.
Mrs. Ruff on June reported
that she had been attacked and
beaten by a thug in her apartment
at 1904 @ st. N. w.
A month later, after she had
moved to the Kenyon Street adj
dress, she was found unconscious
from a beating In st. Mathews
Court Northwest.
On July q, the husband filed
suit for limited divorce, charging
that his wife nagged him and threw
missiles at him. Three days later
she swore to warrants charging
him with both of the assaults.
Later the couple patched up their
difficulties and moved to New York
where Mrs. Ruff underwent treat
ment for a serious stomach all
ment.
About a week ago, it is claimed,
Ruff left his wife in New York and
has not since been heard from.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
CHARLES j. COLUMBUS
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT

Charles J. Columbus, former Sec
rotary of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' Association now of New
York city, filed a petition in the
District Supreme Court today to
be adjudged a voluntary bankrupt.
He lists his debts at $13, 583.75 of
which $3.50 is said to represent
accommodation Endorsements, and
the balance due as secured or unse-
cured debts to banks and local
merchants.
His assets consist Of an insurance
policy for $4,000 and cash Of $32.
He is represented by Attorneys
Newmyer, King and Jacobson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
Franks In Town

WHEREVER YOU FIND Vice
President Dawes, you will find
Francis j. Kilkenny close by. He
came to Washington with Dawes
when the Vice President was
Comptroller of the Currency. He
followed him to France, as an
officer i'm Dawes regiment. When
Dawes became the first director of
the budget. Francis was the right
hand man i'm that job. Then
Dawes went back to Chicago.
Francis went with him and is
now one of the prominent bond
brokers' of the ''Windy City,. He
is visiting Washington for few
DAYS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
CONSTRUCTION JOB DEATH
ACCIDENTAL, SAYS JURY

Although certifying that the
death OF Andrew Tillman, colored,
OF 828 Twenty-fourth st. n. W..
who died Saturday from fractured
skull, was accidental, a coroner's
jury today held that the construc-
ton company for which he was
working was negligent in not hav-
ing proper protection.
Tillman fell through shaft in
"a new building at North Capitol
and Pierce Streets. He was en-
ployed by the Charles Tompkins
Construction Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
MAN HELD FOR DRUNKEN
DRIVING AFTER CRASHES

Alleged to have damaged two
automobiles while operating his car
on Fifteenth Street, between 0 and
P Streets Northwest, last night,
Harmon A. Cook, 1924 Eleventh st.
s. E., was held in $1,000 bond to-
day on a charge of driving while
drunk.
Cook attempted to flee from his
machine according to the police,
but three civilians captured him.
They were w. A. and H. L. Long,
OF Clarendon. Va, and Herman
Freeman, of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
Death Intervenes

DEATH of Mrs. Marie Ruff to-
day brought to u close the martial
strife between herself and her
husband, Joseph #. Ruff, for
merIy of 1891 Kenyon st. N. w.
Two mysterious attacks were
made on the wife last July which
were later explained by the wlfe's
charge that she had been attacked
by her husband,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
Third Term, ]. C.?

THE PINEY- BRANCH CITT-
ZENS' ASSOCIATION, meeting
In the HamIine NJ e. Church,
last night, Endorsed Jesse C. Suter,
now serving his second term as
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. for a third
term
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
PRISONER MENACES
ACCUSER IN COURT

Mrs. Isabelle Price,. 623 Allison
st. N. W., mother Of two children
was severely frightened in Police
Court today. Nick Christ, Of Balti'
more, charged with attacking the
woman. made a menacing pass at
her on his way to Jail.
Christ. a Greek, is alleged to
have confronted Mrs. Price Sunday
on the street near her home while
walking with her children. He was
held for the grand jury In $4,000
bond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE

BY ""Ummy"
Sing q song of bumpiness
Coming DER the bridge,
Two wheels in o hollow
The others on ridge.
Such o lovely rolling place
FILLED with hills and valleys
The south approach to Washington
L. worse than most her alleys.
They were supposed this summer
To Fesurface that one place
They done the thing by inches.
Covered twice as big a space.
But that's the way with everything
Around old Washington;
They tax you plenty for the things
That never do get done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
ROLLER SKATERS TO BE
WATCHED BY POLICE

Police were instructed today to
watch roller skaters on Maryland
Avenue Northeast.
A resident Of the neighborhood
asked the Commissioners to pro-
hibit roller skating on the side.
walks. This the Commissioners
refused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
CONSTRUCTION FIRM
SUED BY HOME OWNER

Ferdinand Espey and Ethel F.
Espey, 922 Longfellow st. N. w.
today sued the William r. Cusll
Company, Inc. Third and r Streets
Northeast, and the District of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19

Columbia. for $500 damages al
legged to have Teen sustained by
their dwelling in Longfellow Street
Represented by Attorney T. Nor.
ris Wampler, the Espeys claim that
July /, 1925. the Cush concern be-
gan to excavate on property ad.
jacent to the compliments and
laid a sewer pipe but failed to
properly fill up the trench, thereby
causing their home to settle and
the walls to break and to render
it unsafe for their use.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19

The prize for the most para
lyzing pun Of the day goes to
HENRY Y. O'Y., who writes:
my father was saying at the
supper table last night that the
trouble with America today fs
hypocrisy. And / said, You mean
hip-pOckrisy.'
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Modern girls do help their
mothers some. Many of them
attend to the candries at
times. GENEVIEVE.
FULL. q. E. D.

Mr.. Prices Emergency Casing
have just enrolled in a Washington
, college. The first thing 1 learned
was TO test whiskey by dropping a
hammer in IL. Along about my
sophomore year. after / learn how
to hold my liquor. / am going to
apply this college test to determine
whether a man is full:
Your sophomore, before drinking.
swallows a navy bean. which floats
in whiskey and does not dissolve.
Then he settles down to business
when the bean rattles against his
teeth he's FULL.
ANDREW.
Goodby baseball, enter moth
ball. AGNES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
Consider "CaIifornia Avenue

The District Commissioners are
considering a request of 1.-THE Cali
fornians, Inc.," San Francisco, that
the proposed new street between
Union Station and Peace Monument
be called California Avenue"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
ALL KINDS OF JUNK

Maudie MackeIwaggIe says she has
her fellows picture on her sIicker,
but she'll have the world know he's
AO SeneEambian blond.
The Doctor brings you
And takes you away;
But 1 like the Delicatessen Man
Cause he helps YOU to stay!
Does anybody know why an angle
worm has such q melancholy express
sion? reward of one slightly used
pants button G919 modeD will be
given for the most reasonable answer.
There was a young guy from Matanzas
Who was sweet on a cutie from Kansas;
Oh the night II was hot
1t was summer, why not?
But l cannot write any more stanxas!
The Rev. Mrs. Mcpherson should
be glad she's a widda already; look
whaS happened to Hall!
GENE BLOSSOM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19
D RTE US. PAT. oFFlcg
STORY OF CONGRESS
(Concludedl.

N@OHClu0Cuy.
ar mote: The words in capitals are arr.
present resent. Congress-; In the last s,, in
MERS night banquet in honor OF his
daughters. MAGEE and RUBEY,
homer. Now go on with the story.
After the meal they went to the
HILL and met a FISHER.
WARE did you get that fish,"
"on the LEA side of the lake."
=, u T., think I,6 you are LYON" said one
.R TSH kI nlS h Est MADDEN '"'d'
"A EAIRCHILD. SWEET and with
BLOWN HARE. eating a piece Of
APPLEBY had been in the PARKS
s s walk. The KING asked Ter
s"r x 2 pRRIEss. whereupOn she called
''He was GALLIvAN-tin around
the CANNON" said the girl. ~
~ hEGG you to come 70 my CELLER,
me. tired. we will ali get HEERs
and no putting ON AYERS"
Make mine BEEDY, for have
been BOWLING" said one. 80
can oEEAkE see S"l tsat the 5rd k1sG
PHILLiF both .of t. them. ALI1G6oD
A9nu ALDR1CH men should be
HALE" stated the KING. "These
BEERS BYRNES and It takes .
HARDY man to drink them"
howard have worked In the
GARRETT, said one, "but ! will go
for / am q FREEMAN and the
FREAR / am the FULLER l can
get. I will go up the HUDSON and
DEAL cards. and If IRWIN, / will
travel OLIVER the world"
Finie.
BILLY MACMILLAN.
HIRE A HALL WITNESS
A voice over the telephone su0-
OestS that the Washington police,
schO are short of clues as to the
murderer of DetectiU ScriUemer,
might send to NeaU Jersey for
carload OF surplus HGIIs-MiIls tCIt-
WeSSeS.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-19

Egbert-Naw, L amt going to get
married at all.
Ethelbert-Aw, whatsa matter?
E9bert-My buddy, he got married
10 q dame which Is always taIkin'
q "my house, our income and his
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HIRE A HALL WITNESS

THEY'RE HIPPOCKWETS
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TRIP
 TO WESTWARD
 BY THE WATSON
NUMEROUS PASSENGERS FROM WESTWARD TOWNS FOR SE-
 WARD AND SOUTH

The best trip ever made to the westward by the Admiral Watson was completed this morning upon the ves- sells return to Seward, en route to Seattle. Clear, sunshiny weather mark ed the voyage with the sea as smooth as a mill pond. With the exception of a slight frost haze off Cape Elizabeth the days were beautiful.
 The Admiral Watson, Captain Chas c. Graham, arrived in port this morn. ing at 4:30 o'clock and will depart for the south tomorrow evening about an hour after the arrival of the train from the Interior, or at D. m.
 The reservations on the Watson in, cluded the following:
 For Seward-Ben Delzelle, c. w. Jones, Mrs. E. P. Werner, E. F. Wer, ner, Dora Werner, W. W. Batchellor, Agnes Olesen, G. E. Burrell, Nick Boskofsky and one steerage.
 For Valdez-L M. Carrigan, Sam Shucklin and Mrs. H. O. Olsen and daughter.
 For Ketchikan-Daniel Dumphy. For Seattle-Virgie Clark and F. J Klaner.
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IF BROWN GETS IN SEVERYNS CUTS
 PROHI SQUADS

SEATTLE, Mar. ?. (P)-Police Chief Severyns announced today if Mayor Brown is reelected he will abolish the police dry squad, saying he would move for standardization of authority, and that the work of liquor and nar- cotics enforcement retail will be di- rected by captains commanding three headquarters shifts. The announce ment followed the change by District Attorney Revelle that S75, ,OOO a month was being paid by vice interests for protection Lieut.. George Comstock, head of the dry officers will revert to his former assignment as head quarters lieutenant
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COPPERN0[L IS CONFIRMED }
ALEUTIAN BIRD
 WARDEN IS DEAD

SEATTLE, Mar. 2.-Donald H. Stew enson, for the past five years warden in charge of the Aleutian Island bird reserve, was buried at Arlington Ma tional Cemetery, according to Wash ing dispatch received by the Times. He had been stationed at Unalaska, and arrived in the capital early last month to consult with Biological Sur very officials.
 MT. Stevenson was with the depart ment in Yellowstone National Park when he was made the first warden of the bird reserve at the time it's custo- dy was changed over from the Bu- reau of Fisheries. He had not been to the States since coming to Alaska five years.
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SMITH, ROSSMAN
 ARRIVE SPRINGS

NENANA, Mar. ?. (P)-Captain Will kins' advance party has abandoned one of the snow motors at Tolovana. They attempted yesterday to use the other remaining motor to haul gasoline for the planes to Fish Lake. Dog teams from Hot Springs are assisting in the final effort to climb the Hot Springs Hill which reported abandoned.
 The party plans to go down the Tan ana river to Fish Lake, which offers a compromise in distance and affords an excellent landing fields for the planes which be there soon to pick up the gasoline and take it to Point Bar row. It is expected the surplus gas oline and oil will be cached at some point on the Tanana river. The mo- tors will return here soon.
 The advance party travelled seventy five miles from here in nineteen days. Mason the radio operator, returned yesterday but Smith and Rossman will proceed to Barrow with the dogs.
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Additional Alaska
 Fishery Regulations

Salmon fishery-Regulation No. is amended to read as follows: In the waters of Nelson Lagoon, and thence along the coast to Cape Seniavin, in- cluding Herendeen Bay, Port Moller, and waters open to fishing off the mouths of Bear and Sandy Rivers, the 36-hour closed period for salmon fish ing prescribed by Section 5 of the act of June 6, 1924, is hereby extended to include the periods from o'clock post meridian of Tuesday of each week to 6 o'clock antemeridian of Thursday of each week and from o'clock post-me- ridian of Saturday of each week, mak- ing total weekly closed period in these waters of S4 hours which shall be effective turnout the entire salmon fishing season of each year.
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POLICE INQUIRY FLUSHED

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 2. (AP).-The desire to wrest cer- tain warfare from Lieutenant Green is considered
 promising clew in the Investigation of his mysterious demise last year. Fleet authorities rgid hushed the po- lice inquiry into his death because of the diplomatic ge International intrigue that struck with the steathy hand of an assassin in attempt to steal valuable war plans of the United States may have caused the death of of Lieutenant Green several months ago in San Diego It became known yesterday that shortly before his rag end he had devised plans to revoutonize several phas es of marine warfare In the latter part of last Nove Der his body was found floating San Diego bay his wal let missing Police announced he had been murdered and further investigation by civil authorities dropped at the nsistence of the board of inquiry that took the probe
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CONSTANCE AT
 THE LIBERTY

Constance Talmadge's latest Firs National comedy, "Her Night of Rt nance" is the funniest she ever made Accept that statement as the belle of Sidney Franklin, who directed i The story was written by Hans Kral! noted European screen writer, an shows Constance in a love tangle wit an English lord as a result of her forts to dodge fortune hunters. Ro and Colman, young British actor, Constance's leading man in this pi ture, which will be shown at the Ii erty theater tonight.
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FOX FILM MAN
 LEAVES TANANA

TANANA, Mar. 2. (P)-Merle La Voy, Fox film photographer left by dog team for Alatna, where he will take a picture called Frozen Justice" Frank Alexander, Indian dog driver, accompanied him.
 LaVoy plans to continue on to the Koyukuk river to Bettles, then tC Wiseman, following the winter mail trail thru
 John Adams, Koyukuk mail carrier is expected to return to Panama Mar
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BUTLER THROWS
 WRENCH IN BILL

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2. (P)- President Coolidge served notice on Chairman Butler of the House Naval committee that he believes the SS5,- 000,0OO for a five-year building pro- gram for the naval air service calls for too large an amount for peace-time expenditure Butler was summoned to the White House and will go over the provisions of the bill. It is indi- cated that Butler is determined to have the House consider the proposal.
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BIMBA GUILTY
 OF SEDITION

BROCKTON, Mass, Mar. 2. (P- Anthony Bimba, Brooklyn editor was acquitted of blasphemy, but convict ed on sedition charges. The acquittal was on charge which came under a law which was 219 years old. He was fined one hundred dollars.
 The maximum penalty under the state law is 5000 fine and three years imprisonment.
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WELL KNOWN WOLF .LASALLE ST. DIES IN PRISON

ATLANTA, Ga, Mar. 2. (P)-John Whitehouse Worthington, known as "the Wolf of LaSalIe Street" died at the Federal penitentiary following a stroke of paralysis. He was brought to the penitentiary here on October 10, to serve two years for using the mails to defraud.
 After charges had been made against him at Chicago, Warrington fled to California, then to Mexico where he remained for several years. He finally surrendered voluntarily.
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JOHNSON WINS
 DOG DERBY
 SASKATCHEWAN

PRINCE ALBERT, Mar. 2. (P- Werner Johnson of Big River, won the first heat in the Northern Saskatche- wan 160-mile dog derby yesterday when he finished one second ahead of Harry OIensky of The Pas.
 They ran a forty mile course in hours and minutes.
 Rox Moxley of The Pas was third and finished thirty seconds behind Olensky. The rest in the field were badly outdistanced.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-02

MT. and Mrs. E. P. Werner, who have been conducting hotel at Ko- diak, accompanied by their daughter, Dora, arrived in Seward this morning, passengers on board the Admiral Wat son. The family plan to leave for Fairbanks on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2. AP).-The Senate to- day confirmed the nomination of William D. Copperno Sew ard attorney for United States district attorney Third Dv sion of Alaska He succeeds Frank H. Foster of Cordova
WADE WILL ARRIVE
 ON COAST IN JUNE

SEATTLE, Mar ?, (P)-Lieutenant Leigh Wade, of World flying fame, who is heading a North Pole expedi- tion sent word to the Chamber of Commerce here that he would arrive some time in June, at which time he will sail for the North.