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The knowledge that his friend
was manager of a gasoline station
did not prevent Charles Wilkins,
% years old, 1850 Harvard St. N.
W., being shot when he attempted
to help himself to gasoline early
today.
wilkins, according to the police,
is a regular customer at the gaso-
line station at Massachusetts and
Wisconsin Avenues Northwest, OF
which his friend, William M. Mon
roe, is manager.
Early today, after the station had
been closed, wilkins was passing
and needed gasoline. He hailed
Monroe, who lives at the station,
but received no response, so de-
ci1ed that he would get some gas
and pay for it today.
He was in the act of drawing the
fluid from a pump, it is claimed,
when several shots were fired. one
grazing his stomach Monroe then
ran from the building and discover
ed that he had shot his friend
Attracted to the scene by the
shooting. Policeman O'Donnell, OF
the Fourteenth precinct, placed
wilkins in an automobile and took
him, to Georgetown Hospital where
he was found to be but slightly
injured.
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THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

1890 q. MFRS. A. t. Hert.
lO:45 a. m.-Delegatd Dan A.
Sutherland Of. Alaska.
Ii a. m. Representative James
T.. Begg
11:15 a. m.-FOrmer Repre-
sentative Samuel e. WinslOw
Of Massachusetts.
l1:30 a. m.-Gen. Robert nj.
Lord and Randall J. Condor.
11:45 a. m.-ROscOe Simmons.
1890 a. MIR. and Mrs..
Clarence w. Bowen.
1885 a. m.-Members of the
Optimist Club Of Washington.
12 nOOn-The President and
Mrs. Coolidge to receive dele
gates to the second Pan-Anaeri-
can Red Cross conference.
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Real Camera Quality. Every Of these
cameras was buflt in the Eastman factory and
beGrs the Eastman name and guarantee.
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PRINT TIERS GIVEN
BIG PAY RAISE

+ An award OF approximately IL per
cent increase In basic pay to day
printers, and 10 per cent tn night
workers. is contained in the final de
cision OF Justice William Hitg. Grbi-
traitor in the wage scale negotiations
between Washing t n newspaper
printers and the publishers OF the
city. Maximum weekly wage scales
are increased % per cent for day
work and 24.1 per cent for. night
work. ssg
The scale will continue in effect
until November, 1926, and Is retro
active to- November, 1925.
Justice Hitz' decision presented to
the publishers and printers week
ago as tentative report, and was
Immediately protested by the Pub
fishers Association as revolutionary
in character and disastrous to the
publishers, both here and elsewhere"
Requesting the arbitrator to per-
NIT a conference with other mem
bers of the board OF arbitration, the
publishers pointed out that the
handing down of findings without.
conference and. exchange of iueas
with other members of the board
: = we believe to be unprece-
dented. .
Publishers Summing Up.
Summing up the case, the pub
fishers representa- stated:
81 Newspaper printers here have
been literally paid as compared with
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Beauty A dozen or more OF the,
Beauty Shops prettiest girls Were
given facial messages. hair cuts or
had their hair dressed with the
newest transformations before an
audience of beauty seekers. !;
These models then para led
throughout the store, showing the
hair pieces and answering any
questions about beauty problems.
Miss Case, the director of the shop,
showed how bobbed hair might be
concealed during the difficult period
when it was just growing out, how
hair turning gray might he coI-
cealed with a transformation and
thin hair supplemented
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MRS. MARCY /. KAUFFMANN
GRANTED DIVORCE IN WEST

SAN FRANCISCO, May IS. Mrs
Nancy Lane Kaufman. amateur
actress and daughter of the late
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary OF the
Interior during the Wilson Adj
ministration, today was granted q
divorce from Philip Kaufman,
scion of prominent Washington.
d. c., family. The decree was
granted on the ground OF cruelty.
Mrs. Kaufman was granted the
custody of their five-year-old son.
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their fellow craftsmen In this and
other cities and as compared with
all skilled workmen in other walks
Of life and with clerical forces who
comprise the majority Of Washing
tons citizenship.
in the cost of living statistics
Of the Department OF Labor the
changes since the last arbitration
Mccoy. 1920 showed decrease.
rather than an increase. And since
1923 when a negotiated scale was
agreed upOn) an increase was shown
by the last figures OF the Depart
ment OF approximately 2.7 per cent,
or about 81 cents day on the day
scale.
"As compared with the 1914 wage
the increase tentatively granted
would be 1110 per cent and 114.6
per cent, respectively on the mini
mum week Of AZ hours. and 121
per cent and 1898 per cent. re-
spectiyeIy, on the maximum week
of 46 hours
'.The cost OF living, according to
the Department Of Labor statistics
has in the same period increased
67.3 per cent.
Attitude Of Printers
we feel that in the face Of
these facts we are entitled to know
and discuss with you your reasons
for the tentative view that UMPIRE
cedented increases should be made.
Justice Hitz, however, refused to
revise his tentative report, award
ing weekly scale Of $50 to day
printers and $50 to night printers.
John M. Breen, who presented
the printers case to the arbitrator.
said OF Justice Hitz decision:
Like all arbitrations, the award
is not entirely satisfactory to either
party. The printers received a bet
ter decision than we had hoped for,
however, and shall urge the men
to accept the award with good grace.
II believe that In general the
printers received more generous
treatment than was expected"
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Sixth Floor
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Tan striped awnings of
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Third Floor
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Deaf Boy Treasures
Watch Given Him
By Ford
8y International NeWa aerYice

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DETROIT, May 26.Robert
Duxbury, 6-year-old pupil in the
Detroit school for the deaf, is
the proud owner today Of a
large nickel-plated watch and
chain. A gift Of Henry Ford.
Ford became attracted to
Robert because of the boys en-
thusiasm in a demonstration
dance given by his school at the
Ford Dearborn plant.
Robert will never hear the
ticking of his wacth. But his
treasured gift is beyond the
purchase power of millionaires
or kings.
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n a ito nal Ventilating
porch shades, stained in
a brown or green finish.
1-inch Stats. a feet wide
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sixth Floor
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shot placed an entirely different
face on the matter for Monroe,
who was sorry that he had shot
wilkins and assisted in taking him
to the hospital.
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Z Substantial financial support he's
been offered by the Spanish govern
ment to undermining agricultural
methods IN that country.
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terms arranged to PROVE to the people of WGsh-
sinston the great cOnOenience Of liberal
payment plan.
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Only limited number. Through spe-
cial purchase of Eastman Cameras we are
able to offer a limited number OF cameras
sold at much more regularly. To be sold
at this price while they last. This is but
another one of our many staple merchan-
disc values which proves that Kay can
offer you regular standard merchandise
at the lowest possible cost at the very
easiest credit terms possible.
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Graduates of University
CHESTS of Mrs. Lewis Tomorrow

Mrs. William Mather Lewis. wlfe
of President Lewis of the George
WASHINGTON University, will be hostess
to the members of the graduating
classes Of the various departments
Of the university tomorrow afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the Washington Club,
1901 X street northwest.
Those who will pour tea with Mrs.
Lewis are Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone.
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Edwin
B. Parker, Nine. Panaretoff, Mrs.
Louis Hertle, Mrs. Charles Wood,
Mrs. Edward A. Hartman. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Dewitt
c. Croissant and Mrs. Frederick p.
True. She Will be assisted by the
wives of the various deans of the
university who are Mrs. Howard l..
Hodgkins, Mrs William Cline Borden,
Mrs. John r. Lapham, Mrs. William
c. Ruediger, Mrs. William c. Van
Week and Miss Henning. Mrs.
Charles W. Holmes and Mrs. Elmer
Louis Kayser Will also assist
Wednesday night at the annual
commencement exercises at the Wash
ington Auditorium Mrs. Lewis will
have in her box Lady Isabella Howard,
Mrs. David A. Robertson, Mrs. Joseph
Grew, Mrs. John Oliver La Gorce, Mrs.
John c. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. John
Evening star., 1926-06-08
SOCIETY
Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Dawes Attended
Private Opening of Horticultural
Society at Noon Today.

! home during the Winter. Quantities
of Summer blossoms have been used
| in the house and the bridal couple
will stand in the large bay WindoF OF
| the drawing room. The Rev. I. ~.
r. Fierce will otficiate and a &trinCed
! orchestra will play during the after
noon.
The bride will be given in marriage
by Mr. Nesbit and will wear Il gown
of white seorEette crepe tashlonen
i, with a close-fitting bodice and
bouffant skirt. She will wear a
broad-hrimmau white hat with long
streamers OF maline falling from each
side of the brim, and will carry a
shower bouquet of bride roses ana
Tiles of the valley.
be the matron of honor, wearing a
gown OF orchid ge0rgette crepe fash
ioned like that of the bride, and VIII
carry a colonial bouquet OF flowers.
Lieut. .Ierald Sullivan of Fort
Humphreys will be the best man, and
the ushers will be Lieut.. Howard
Ker Lieut. Emil Peterson, Lieut.
l.. r.. Rin~nA:n. Lieut.. Clinton Rob
irscn, I,ieut. Fremont Tandy and
Lieut.. Gordon Pexton. They will form
IN arch with crossed Sabers. under
which the bridal couple will pass
after the ceremony.
Mrs. Nesbit, sister of the bride, Will
wear a gown of blue crepe de chine
and carry pink and mauve flowers,
and Mrs Reinhardt. mother Of the
bridegroom, will wear a gray gown
and carry an old-fashioned bouquet
of flowers.
A reception will follow for the
guests. numbering 60. who will also
attend the ceremony. The bridal
couple will leave after that for
motor trip to Boston, Mrs. Reinhardt
wearing a travelling costume of navy
blue twill, with fawn accessories.
They will sail June % from New
York for Hawaii, where Lieut.. Rein
hardt will be stationed for about
three wears.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Among those present at the formal
opening today of the Willard roof
were Mr.. Constantin Brun, Danish
Minister; former Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer; Mr.. Joseph Tumulty,
former secretary to President Wilson;
Mr.. Edward r.. Clark, personal secre-
tary to President Coolidge, and Sena-
tor Butler of Massachusetts, all of
whom had guests
Evening star., 1926-06-08
American Minister and
Mrs. Bliss to Visit Newport.

Mr.. Robert Woods Bliss. United
States Minister to Sweden, and Mrs.
Bliss will be guests Of Gen. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt at the Breakers,
Newport, f. l., during the visit OF
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and
Crown Princess Louise next week.
SIr. Bliss has been assigned by the
state Department to accompany the
royalties on their tour of the United
States. The visitors, who will arrive
in Newport from New Haven on June
IS. will be with Commodore and Mrs.
Arthur Curtiss James at Beacon tilll
House. Others in their party viii be
with Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Steffanson at
Vedin2ar and Mr.. and Mrs. +. Hay
ward Ferry at Edgehill.
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MISS BARBARA BOSS,

3. Larner, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Ryerson
Ripper. Mrs. Edwin T. Parker and
Mrs. Eliot Goodwin The George
Washington University will grant
honorary degrees to Sir Esme Howard.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. Mr..
Joseph Grew, DR. Thomas A. Gruver.
MIR. John G. Fitzpatrick and Mr.. John
Oliver La Gorce.
Comdr. and Mrs. A. y. Court en-
tertained a small company at dinner
last evening in their home, 1921 Nine
teenth street. in honor Of Admiral
and Mrs. George r. Marvel, who
spent a few days in Washington en-
route to Newport, where Admiral
Marvel will be on duty at the War
College. Admiral Marvel was for
merly commander of the Pacific fleet
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Choate of
Washington are expected on the
North Shore of Massachusetts late in
June for the long season. They have
taken the Gushing cottage, off Hale
street. at Beverly Farms. Mrs.
Choate's mother. Mrs. S. V. r. Cros-
by, is at her Summer home, Apple
Tree Cottage. at West Manchester,
for the season.
Can't and Mrs Clarence C'rittenden
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Calhoun have issued cards for syl
van tea Saturday afternoon from
to I clock, at Chevy Chase Forest, in
honor Of the justices of the Court of
Claims. A program of music Will be
given during the afternoon.
Count and Countless da RoIiSSpV de
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Miss Dena Quintard has returned
from Norfolk, and is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Alexander r. Shep-
herd, in Somerset.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. Thomas Armat left this morn
ing to attend the 1b0th anniversary
celebration ut ilamDdcn Sidney Col
leSe, of which her great great great
grandfather. Judge Peter Johnston.
was one of the founders She Will
return to Washington Thursday.
Lieut.. tOmdr. and Mrs. John G..
Tyler, nephew and niece of MIR. and
Mrs. Armat, Will arrive In Washing
ton June 15 to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Armat, at Graystone. their home, on
the edge of Rock Creek Park
The IedSes the Achorn estate at
Norwood Heights. in Annisquau. has
been purchased by Mr. and Mrs
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Virginia Wedding Attracts
Attention Here and Elsewhere.

A beautiful and interesting wedding
took place in the Presbyterian Church
at Lucketts, Va, at noon Sunday,
June 6, when Miss Lille Forrest
Bruce Of Washington and Mr.. Arthur
Chapman Adair, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
(Continued ON TWenty.first Pagel
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Arthur Bal
loch are sending cards to announce
the marriage Of their daughter, Mrs.
Agnes Balloch Bres,hy, to Mr.. William
Dawson, which takes place in Wash
ington today
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. r. T.. Potter is entertaining at
a bridge luncheon for IS at the Con-
gressional Country Club tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. T.. II. G. Slater has arrived at
Hopedene. her villa on the cllffs at
\eWpo,-t. for the Summer season.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bruce ito"e
have gone to Newport ana VIII oc'
c,,ny Berry Hill for the Summer.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Frank r. JeIleff of Washington. Mr..
and Mrs. Jelleff occupied the cottage
last Summer and became real lovers
of the North Shore life.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mai. and Mrs. Robert Howe
Fletcher. jr.. recently passed through
the city on their way to New York
where they are to sail for Europe
shortly. They expect to spend the
Summer abroad, returning in the
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs Walter +. Tuckerman
Will entertain company OF Is at
dinner this evening in honor OF Df.
w. A. +. Goodwin of Williams ana
Mary College, WilliamstoWn, va. Inc
dinner will be served out OF doors, the
weather permitting.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. n. G. Jobe and Miss Elizabeth
lobe have given up their apartment
on Nineteenth street and nave taken
possession of their home, 234' ASH
meade place.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. Henry c. Corbin will entertain
at tea this afternoon at her nome on
Thrty-third and Rittenhouse streets.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Representative and Mrs. Thomas w.
Phillips have as guests at their home
on Sixteenth street the former S
mother, Mrs. Phillips. sr, and Mrs.
Charles II. johnson of New Castle, Pa.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Representative and Mrs. John II.
Small are at the Hotel AstOr, in New
York.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

T TRS. COOLIDGE. Mrs. Dawes,
Nu Mrs. Longworth and sever,
Iv of the Cabinet ladies ladies' WITT, with
the diplomatic corps ana
from resident and official society, at
tended the formal opening and private
view of the American Horticultural
Society at noon today in the Han Oh
Nations at the Hotel Washington
Mrs. Cooli 1ge will break the Srounr
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock FOR
one of the cottages 10 be erected for
The Washington Orphan Asylum. The
asylum is celebrating its 13oth ann
yersarv and Is occupying a building
erected about the time of the Civll
War. The home is to move TO Ne
braska avenue and Loughborough
road, where it is to have cottages lor
tho children. The home boasts of
once having Mrs. Madison, wife of the
President. as u first director during
which time she gave them a cow.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Sales of Paris. France, who have been
| at the Willard for several weeks, hav-
Ing come to Washington to attend the
Pan-American Red Cross conference,
will leave today for their Long Island
home, where the count will recuperate
| from a serious illness he suffered since
arriving here.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. Basil Gordon of Baltimore and
Miss Virginia Gordon, daughter of
Mrs. Wilmer Biddle OF Philadelphia
and Baltimore, win sail for New York
Thursday on the De Grasse, to re.
main abroad until October.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of the
Secretary of Labor. and their children
will leave tomorrow for Mooseheart.
Ill, where they will remain until Oc-
tober. The Secretary will remain in
Washington the greater part of the
Summer, probably joining his family
for q short period.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Mrs. G. William Ramseyer. wife of
Representative R3mSeyer of Iowa, is
entertaining at luncheon tomorrow in
compliment to her mother, Mrs.
George Phillips of Bloomfield. Iowa,
and Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, wife
of the Governor of Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Capt. and Mrs. Clarence Crittenden
Evening star., 1926-06-08

The Ambassador of Spain ana
Sonora de Riano will entertain com
pany of 81 at dinner this evening at
the embassy.
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) Pen come, t002 You'd never think
it, but he's crazy about the coull-
try. Can we bring something?
Lordee, Mary's d peachr'
Christine had overheard. Snap.
ping wires, tossing things this way
and that, lips pulled down, she
voiced her anger.
Now you've done It'll You've
spoiled everything now. Couldn't
attend to your own affairs, Miss
Butinsky. Had to go and NEEDLE
with mine. We can't get away
with them UP home ---"
The Lilac Lady
She was interrupted by the wo.
man they called Lilac Lady"
Orchid colored garments. soft and
flying: purple hat pulled low: good
natured, tired eyes, with lines
around them.
Baird was busy. Oh, she'd wait
and seated herself, careless Of
stares, She opened a gold case,
lighted cigarette,
Gays face famed The woman
didn't look like a client---like the
women who came in tailored suits
and were crisp and hurried.
If she were not; IL what Christine
and Etacia Marinoff said were true
OF course. Mrs. Baird
had her interests, her proteges
Jamie says marriage is give
and take" she reflected. Their
kind--the Bairds--seems to be
grab and take. Money doesn't
make marriage happy. 1 don't
want II in mine, If ! ever marry"
Baird'e door opened, but il was
his wife who came out. She hest.
tated, met the look of the lilac
lady; something chill as death pass
ed between them. Mrs. Baird
went on.
Stacia Marinoff made a great
play Of tanning herself; Christine
giggled. Whispers: grins.
Gay thought miserably of Stan
ley. Boyjsh, frank.eyed thing that
he was, would he ever do what his
father had done?
She told herself mo" but was
forced to add, honestly, with too
much money he might"'
CHAPTER X
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now! As nice a boy as you'd
find anywhere
Pennington, less at east, fol-
lowed Christine about; they Jagged
behind when baskets were carried
through the long lane to dim
clearing in Moorewoods and
fire was lighted under the stone
grill.
Too Good
Lounging on pine needles in the
rudy light, watching Mary's
gaiety, listening to Jaimie's old.
fashioned jokes. to STAINS laugh;
ter, Gay kept telling herself, II
mustn't be so happy! This can't
last; this is just an hour here
in the woods; tomorrow it will
be gone; he will be gone.
mustn't like him so much--I
mustn't care"'
1t was time to leave. Christine
had slipped away with Penny.
Jaimie's brows beetled. Gay
though. How like herv and
ID up, ran along the path.
She called back. They've gone
on" and hurried forward; Stun