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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Elmer NJ. Case. William c. Stauffer.
Lewis v. Forsythe. Henri c. Darling
and Louis s. Magruder were mustered
in at the recent meeting of Richard
j. Harden Camp.
The report of Department Adjt.
William /. Jenkins to the recent
twenty eighth annual convention of
the Spanish War Veterans showed a
gain in membership for the year of
233. bringing the membership i'm good
standing well over the twO.thousand
mark. Department Quartermaster Jo-
seph j. Harvey in his report showed
total receipts to the general fund TO
be S3.043.5l and expenditures from
this fund So, 448.39. leaving a balance
in the general fund of S595.i2. The
receipts to the memorial and relief
fund amounted TO $790.41 and the ex-
penditures S49790, making balance
Of S292.51. He reported S62.32 balance
in the Gen. Urell monument fund
The total expenditure from all funds
was $2.956.95 and the balance on hand
is S949.95.
A. A. Pierce OF Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp. chairman Of the committee ap.
pointed to design a wreath representa-.
tive of the United States Spanish War
Veterans. reported to the convention
of the Department OF the District of
Columbia, shat he had worked in con.
junction with Quartermaster Gen
James j. Murphy of the national
h ldquarters and had concluded ar
fragments for a Spanish War but
ton & inches across. available for plac.
ing on monuments as well as being
placed within wreaths for funerals
of members of the U. S. w. V. and
other functions. The stampings are
to be Of thin metal of copper and
brass and bronzed over. The stamp
ings will be completed and available
in about six weeks.
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day at &c to SO cents "a pound for
stock weighing two pour DIS and over
with white Leghorns SEA ling at the
lower values, while chickens weigh.
ing under two pounds SELF at % to IS
as to size and quality. MAJ 'ket for old
hens continues easy at 20 to Is for
stock weighing 3h poundst and over,
while smaller fowl and Leghorns are
slow sale at 16 to Is. Old AS)osters in
ample supply and draggy at IL to Is.
Demand for ducks only fair at "a to
u for large fat stock pcMlnds and
over, while smaller ducks Twill not
bring over 20 to 90 and cl<l ducks
are neglected at Is to 20. sPigeons
continue in fair demand at 2N,to 80
pair for both young and old.
Cattle Market Steady.
The general live cattle market rules
steady on first-quality stock, which is
in moderate receipt and fairlyt good
demand. Cattle arriving on, the
wharves of ordinary quality and
moves slow at inside values. Stirring
lambs In more ample receipt and the
market has an easier tone, with 1Hices
mostly in buyers favor.
Quotations today at Light Str eet
wharf
Beef cattle.-First quality. pound, 9
to 10; common to medium, S toi s;
bulls, as to quality, S to Z.
Cows-Choice to fancy. 6 to z. COM.
mon to fair, to S.
Oxen-As to quality, to 7.
MIX Cows-Choice to fancy. pe@'
head, 5000 to 1900; common to fairl
5000 to 5000.
Calves-Veal, choice, pound. 12H:
ordinary to medium, 8 to II: rough
and common, Z to 8; small culls, 7 to 3.
Sneep-Choice, Z; old bucks, 4 to S:
common, to 3. -. -
thanksgiving. choice, Is to 49,:
fair to good, II to IA; common, thin,
Hogs-Straight, 0 to 10: sows, 7 to. 8:
i've pigs, Is to 20; shoats, 10 to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
BUSINESS is SLOW
|NSTEEL INDUSTRY
Steadier Tone Develops in
Copper Market-Tin
Moves IrreguIar!y.


NEW YORK, June 25.-In the steel
market during the week some addi-
tional contracts were placed by the
railroads and reports were of fair
structural steel contracts pending, but
otherwise business was slow and rep
resented seasonal conditions. Mills, in
many instances, again reduced pro-
duction. Quotations presented little
change. but, with the exception of
sheets. it seemed possible to shade
selling levels to some extent. Pig iron
was dull and prices unsettled.
Steadier tone has developed in the
copper market. Recent offerings at
the 12h cent level appear to have been
absorbed with a considerable volume
Of business reported. Consumers were
said to be in the market for additional
supplies at that figure. but producers
generally showed increased confidence
late in the week and were reported
holding electrolytic for 12% cents, de.
livered at Connecticut Valley points
The demand abroad has continued
quiet, being chiefly in small lots
Prices for refined products have been
reduced Il to u cents per pound.
Tin price fluctuations were irregu.
lar, with easiness prevailing late in
the week. London was lower and con.
Stunning demand here was small.
Lead was steadier and producers re-
ported a little better consuming de.
mand for June and July positions.
Zinc remained quiet with prices
steady. Ore was advanced and sales
were said to have been the largest in
some time.
Anthony was shade easier, large.
ly as a result Of the absence of con.
Stunning demand. Cables told Of re.
duced production in China and strong
ly held stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

aboard the vessel, and particular eff
forts have been made to perfect the
gun crews and fire-control parties to
the end that the local Reservists will
be the nrst year that the Reservists
they fire the guns aboard the Allen
at target practice this year. This will
De the first year that the reservistS
nave been called up for target prac-
tice with the big guns since the
World war. and many of the enlist ed
personnel are youths who have en-
listed since the war, and they will
get their first taste of handling and
firing the big missiles.
There is a particular shortage of
engineer officers for the first cruise,
1t was said. and for this reason Lieut..
thompson, who is both deck and
engineer officer, has been assigned
to engine room duties because Of his
training during the World War, when
he was chief engineer of one of the
anti-submarine patrol yachts operat,
ing in the Mediterra mean.
For the subsequent cruisers, it was
further pointed out, there will be
plenty OF engineer officers to fill all
the watches.
Praise FOR member of the loca!
Naval Reserve, a seaman, second class,
studying for commission as an avi
ator in the naval service, is contained
in a report received at local head.
quarters from the commanding officer
of the Hampton Roads Naval Air Sta.
ton, where the youth had been under.
going training.
He received special mention in the
report for skill used in making a
forced landing which resulted in no
damage to either plane or occupants
after the elevating controls had car.
ried away. The report says that Sea.
man Second class Gerardus B
Clarke. while flying at an altitude OF
$50 feet. had his elevating controls
break. and by exercising extraordinary
Judgment he brought the plane to the
water by the use of his engine and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
y. c.. Naval Reserve

Annual cruise plans for the first
contingent of Naval Reservists who
will go aboard the u. s. destroyer
Allen, their training ship. have prac-
tically been completed, and 1t appears
now that the I'd Division. which
will be the first to go, will carry the
largest contingent ever taken from
this city for training at sea. The ves-
sci will sail from the Washington
Navy Yard on July 2. and all Of the
officers who will make this trip al.
ready have received their orders
from the Navy Department to report
aboard to Lieut.. Comdr Wolfe, COM
handing the ship.
The officers from Washington will
be Lieut.. Harry J. Nichols. executive
officer of the local battalion. who also
will be executive officer of the Allen
during the cruise, and probably also
will be assigned the duties as naviga-
tor; Lieut.. Paul V. Thompson. who
will be engineer officer; Lieut.. Wilbert
E. Locklin, Lieut.. J. F. Moore, who
commands the second division. En-
sign w. d. David and Chief Radio
Electrician F. V. Monar. In addition,
there will be five officers from the
Naval Reserve contingent in Balti-
more. Md.
Forty-seven enlisted men have sig
nified their intention of making this
first cruise. which, together with the
80 Washington men assigned as ship
keepers, will make total of II men
from Washington. The remainder of
the complement of the vessel will be
made up of enlisted men from the
Baltimore Reserve, who will come
here to board the vessel, which will go
out for two weeks of maneuvers and
operations with the Atlantic Scouting
Fleet destroyers, off New York and
Newport.
The I'd Division is being given
as much advantage as possible in the
land.training schedule right now in
order that its routine will be
smoothed out by the time it gets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
CONTRIBUTIONS SOUGHT
N FOR NEEDED OPERATION
sGtarmont Aid for Consumptives
Says Patient Requires Treatment.
sh Report Is Made.

I! Contributions to aid in defraying the
scost Of an operation for a patient have
sbeen requested by the Starmont Aid
for Consumptives. whose annual re.
port was made public yesterday.
i Contributions may be sent the presi.
dent, Mrs. r. j. Brennan, the Logan
Hotel, or the treasurer, Mrs. George
sCohan, 1917 Thirty seventh street.
gOfficers of the organization pointed out
that the patient needs the operation,
but that the organization has not
enough money to defray the entire
cost.
! The annual report showed that the
sGtarmont Aid for Consumptives has
1874 members, all volunteer workers
Eahd spent but $12 for its own use last
syear. Fifty-two persons were assisted
Eduring the year. assistance given in
scluding such services as the payment
Fof hospital. doctors and dentists bills
Eand furnishing needed supplies. Cases
were frequently visited. and special
scommittee. headed by Edith B. Fenton
aided veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
COTTON HAS. RALLY
AFTER EARLY DROP
General Market Ends Steady.
Good Part Of Gain Lost
at Close.
By the Associated Press.

oy tHc AsSoCIdteu Fress.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Prospects
for renewal of showers in the cotton
belt over Sunday led to rallies from
an opening decline in the cotton
market today. October sold up from
1855 to 1899 or Z points net higher.
but there was a squirt of realizing in
the last few minutes and it closed at
1881. The. general market closed
steady, net points higher to ! point
lower.
The opening was steady at a decline
Of to 4 points. Active months showed
net losses Of about S to points in
early trading under liquidation, pro-
NOTED by favorable early weather re-
ports. The map showed less rain in
the belt than it has for some time,
and the trade seemed hopeful of the
dry warm weather which Is said to
be much needed over the South.
Offerings were comparatively light.
however, and the forenoon market
firmed uR on the official forecast for
showers in most sections Of the belt
July contracts which had sold off to
1850 advanced to 1854. while Decem.
Der rallied from 1903 to 1928, net
advances of about to 9 points on
the general list.
DuylHS was nSiu IN CneCK Dy con-
tinued uncertainty as to the effect
Of possible notices on Tuesday. or by
the usual week end consideration, and
the market lost a good part Of its
gain during the last few minutes
July was relatively steady during the
greater part of the morning. COM
pared with later months narrowing
slightly, as IL previous liquidation had
improved its technical position and
left it little more sensitive to COW
ering by shorts. At the close, July
seemed to be about 80 points under
October, compared with a closing diff.
ference of 81 points on Friday.
The amount Of cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the end of the
week was estimated at 1000 bales
against $4,000 last year
Private cables reported trade call
ing in Liverpool and that continental
interests were buying July in the
market there against sales Of later
months.
A report by a New Orleans au-
thority placed the condition Of the
Texas crop at TIT based on reports
from correspondents as of June 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, June 25 (SpeciaD.-
Demand for new potatoes continues
good, but it takes well graded stock
to bring top values. Receipts have
been running fairly liberal this week
and the market has eased off to some
extent, No. / Eastern Shore potatoes
| bringing 4.00a4.25 barrel, and York
River and Norfolk Hampton selling at
3.75a4.00; No. 2 stock. as well as spot
ted and heated potatoes, sell mostly
1.50a2.00, as to quality and condition.
| Old potatoes continue in ample receipt
and the demand for all grades is easily
satisfied, the market ruling early at
! 3.00a3.50 per 100 pounds, and 2.00a
$50 for No. 2 demand centered on
we'll graded sound stock, the season
being well advanced, and culls are
not wanted at any price.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues to show seasonable increase
and while demand is generally fair on
all lines, only first-class produce will
bring top values at the following
quotations: Asparagus, 2.50a3.50 dozen
for choice to fancy green, while partly
white and culls will not bring over
1.50a2.25; stringless green beans. LISA
1.50 bushel, and wax beans, 1.00a1.25;
beets and radishes, 2.00a3.00 per 100;
blue kale, 50a60 bushel; cabbage, 50a
Is per IA bushel hamper; carrots,
3.00a6.00 per 100: lettuce, 50a1.0O
bushel; Spring onions, 1.25a1.5O per
100; peas, Scales bushel, and spinach,
40 to rs bushel.
Early June apples made their ap-
pearance on the market this week
and large smooth stock met with
ready sale at 1.00a2.00 bushel, but
~ he cfn viz ha
| small and for this class of apples it is
more a question of buyer than price.
Eastern Shore blackberries in good
| demand at sails, while strawberries
continue in fair demand at 8a16.
| Closing grain quotations: Wheat.
No. 2 red Winter. spot. 1.47h; No. 2
! red Winter garlicky, spot, 1.4415.
Corn, No. 2, domestic, 1.06a1.07. Cob
corn, 500 per barrel. Oats, No. 3,
| white, spot, Sc. Rye, nearby. 1.05a1.10.
Egg Prices Increase.
Receipts Of native and nearby eggs
have been only fair this week and
while trading on the exchange has
| been light, there has been a good con-
sumptive movement and the market
holds firm at 23% cents a dozen for
| firsts in free cases, an advance of 2
cents a dozen over opening prices
Monday. Buyers are very critical as
to quality, however, during the sum
mer season and it takes first class we'll
graded stock to bring top values. With
a three-day holiday the coming week
end the demand will be good and
prompt and liberal shipments are
advisable.
Live Poultry Quotations.
Receipts OF Spring chickens have
been light this week. especially OF
stock weighing two pounds and over
and the market Is firm, but shows
little change in values. An active
market is looked for next week, owing
to the Fourth Of July holiday, and
more liberal shipments are advisable
as the market will continue firm with
possibly an increase in price. Dema nd
will be best for Springers averaging
two pounds and over and shipment of
small understood stock not advisable
as it tends to lower the values of the
larger birds. Tps market closed to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
Walker Named Judge.

William o. Walker. managing edi'
tor of the Tribune, Washington week
ly. has been named by DIR. Robert r.
Motion, president of the National Ne
gro Business League of Tuskegee In
stitute. to serve as a Judge to award
prizes to the cities which have best
observed National Negro Health week,
April to 10. conducted annually un-
der the auspices of the business
league
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

Divorce Is most likely during the
third and fourth years after marriage,
points out an answered question in the
Liberty magazine. Court records, it
explains. show that 9.3 per cent of
all divorces In the United States oc.
cur after four years of marriage; go
per cent after three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

There are more grapes raised in
Fresno County. California, than in
any other comparable area in the
world, according to an article in the
Liberty magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

Actinotherapy IL the name given to
de treatment Of disease by light rays.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
FINE ARTS BODY
TO|NSPECT BRIDGE
Commissioners Will Make
Visit With Members OF
Memorial Body.

To work out further details Of the
arrangement of approaches TO lhe
Arlington Memorial Bridge, particular
1v on the west bank of the Potomac
in accordance with the greater AIRING
ION rlan. which has been approved by
the Secretary of War. the COMMISSION
Of Fine Arts will make a speciai IN
snection of progress on the oIIuse
construction work on May - WIN
members of the Arlington Melhorlai
Bridge Commission.
Foreseeing a great deVeIopIilellC oi'
;ha Virginia. side of the river, com
,aa~abla u. to the park development IN
East Potomac Park, the fine arts
hodv believes that the greater AIRING
ION plan should be carried forward III
ronsonance with the completion OF
4he approaches to the Virginia eho
Cf the bridge so the entire scheHhe
may he completed about the same
time.
Piers Now Above Water.
Piers of the bridge on both sides
of the river are now rising above the
r,-ata,. and the commission believes
+ba time is now ripe to outline ana
nrenare to carry forward the program
If bridge approaches to coincide win
tha nlan for a riverside boulevard on
tho Virginia shore between the hey
Bridge in Georgetown and the Long
In connection with the entire de
xelonment on the Virginia shore, 90
1unnbia Island will play an important
mari The northern end of cause
wav connecting the Arlington Bridge
with the island will terminate IN the
ea ct end of the Lee Highway. running
through Arlington County ana tile
Valley of Virginia through the South
+o Los Angeles. \ parkway deVei-
onrent of Columbia Island ana proc
ahIy Analostan Island at some futufe
date is. involved in the scheme LOT
hea1tifying the Virginia shore.
VIII Consider Plaza.
The Arlington Bridge inspection IS
one of the major projects TO come pc
fore the commission at a two-day
meeting next week. Other matters
to he considered include the Fine Arts
Commission plan for creation or a
nlaza at the intersection Of F1fteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, ana
establishment of Government buildings
in the triangle between F1fteenth
street and the Capitol on an inter.
connected plan instead of erection OF
a number of separate buildings not
connected by the arched passageWays
suggested by the commission.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
RIVERA REJECTS
HIGHEST HONORS
Refuses to Be Made Knight of
Golden Fleece on Kings
41St Birthday.
Rv the Associated Press.

MADRID, May 1S.-Gen. Primo de
Rivera, the Spanish premier, has de-
clined the greatest honor which King
Alfonso could bestow upon one of his
subjects-the Order of the Golden
F'leece-it became known today.
The premier, received by the King
Yesterday on the occasion of the
monarchs forty first birthday and the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his coro-
nation as King of Spain, tried to per-
suade him that he was unworthy of
the honor. When the King patted
him on the back, saying, Even if you
do not want it, to me you are knight
Of the Golden Fleece" the general as
sumption was that the last word had
been said.
An official announcement, however,
explains that the honor has been
postponed" in compliance with the
wishes of Gen. Primo de Rivera. who
pleaded that thousands of citizens
were engaging in patriotic service
and he did not desire to- be singled
out for the honor at this time.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
RESIDENTS OPPOSE
REzON|NG PETITION
Fiqht Invasion of Stores in
14OO Block of Newton
Street.

A vigorous fight to prevent an in
vasion OF commercial establishments
in the 1400 block on Newton street
was made by property owners and
residents in that section at public
hearing today before the Zoning Com
mission.
The commission had under con
sideration an application for the re-
zoning of 1405 Newton street from
residential to first commercial. Opposl-
tion to the change was most pro-
nounced. The principal objections
came from persons who have HVed
on the street for many years anu "ho
voiced a fear that the opening or one
commercial establishment would pave
the wav for a complete change IN the
residential status of the block.
AssaiIs Apartment Noises.
One resident indorsed the change,
however. declaring that the dis.
turhance created by radio sets ana
barking dogs in the apartment houses
on Newton street already had Destroy
cd its residential character.
considerable opposition also was
registered to a proposed change IN
coming of the property at the south'
west corner of Tenth and ? streets
where the applicant has planned 10
erect a gasoline and automobile ac-
cessory establishment.
Another Project Jnopposed.
There was no opposition, however.
TO another application for the recon
ing of property in square 776 on the
north side of II street northeast be-
tween Third and Fourth streets from
first to second commercial. A mod
ern garage with a gasoline filling sta
ton is planned for this site.
Eleven other proposed changes In
zoning are being considered at the
public hearing. chief among them a
plan to create commercial islands
along Conduit road as far as the Dis
trict line,
Evening star., 1927-05-18
SLAYER OF THREE
GIVEN 81 YEARS
Henry Griffith, Who Killed Wife
and Two Neighbors in Vir-
ginia, Sentenced.
ax .bA Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
IA LEBANON. Va, May 1S.-Henry
Griffith. miner, charged with Staying
his wife and their neighbors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Lawson, at Swords Creek,
Va. last March. was found guilty OF
drst-degree murder by a pury mere
last night on the first of three lndlct'
Tnents against him and sentenced to
90 wears in prison. He was tried Tor
the murder of his wife, and the YER
dict of the jury was returned a1ter
a deliberation of two and a half hours.
The trial began Saturday.
The state and defense compromised
In the two other cases, and as a re-
suit Griffith was given seven years IN
each. making his total sentence Tor
the three killings. 81 years.
The defense in its arguments plead
ed for mercy and charactized the Law
sons as persons of '1oose morals" VINO
had talked and led Mrs. Griffith away
from her home and drove her hus-
hand to commit murder. The three
were slain at lonely spot on rail-
way track and their bodies submerged
in the Clinch River.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
TWO HURT IN CRASH
IN ARLINGTON COUNTY
Rear-End Collision Hurls Two Cars
Off Old Dominion Tracks Near
Woodmont Station.
special Dispatch to The Star.

+ CLARENDON. Va. May 1S.-Two
persons were injured, two cars de-
rallied and traffic on the Old Dominion
Railway was tied up about an hour
last night following a rear-end COLI
sion near Woodmont station. The in
iured are l.. II. Hoffman. motorman
of the colliding car, who suffered
cut hand, and II. L. Rhodes. conductor
of the same car, who received a cut
over the right eye. There were few
passengers on the cars, the accident
occurring at about o'clock when
service is light.
The cars were Washington bound,
and the crash occurred a short dis
tance from the turn in the road be-
tween the Cherrydale and Woodmont
stations. Hoffman declared that when
he left the Cherrydale station the
tracks were clear and he did not see
the car ahead until he made the turn.
Evening star., 1927-05-18
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, May 1S.-The
annual meeting of the Council of the
Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Virginia convened in Christ Church
here today. with Bishop William
Cabell Brown of Richmond presiding.
Clergymen and laymen were present
from 33 counties of the State north
of the James River.
The council will be in session sew
eral days, passing on questions affect
ing the church in the diocese. Serv'
ices last night were in charge of the
Diocesan Educational Commission.
with Rev. DR.. w. E. Cox Of Richmond
as principal speaker. Rev. DIR. Floyd
w. Tompkins of Philadelphia is to
preach tonight.