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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
LETTER RESERVOIR
AGAIN IS ATTACKED
Engineer Points Out Alleged
Technical Defects in Project
in Estate Litigation.

CHICAGO, January 2s.-The Lake
De Smet Reservoir. built at a cost of
$3.50, 900 on the Wyoming ranching
property of the estate Of Levi q.
Letter, required another days discus
sion yesterday after many already de-
voted to it in the suit of the Countess
of Suffolk and Berks to GUST her
brother, Joseph Letter, and William
War;, whom she calls a cats paw for
Letter, as co-trustees of the estate.
L. r. Houston, a consulting en-
gineer, was recalled to complete his
testimony concerning alleged techni-
cal defects in the reservoir.
De Smet, intended by Letter as a
source of irrigation for the estate
property and also as a source Of in.
come through the sale of water, pro-
vided one of the chief points of at
tack by Lady Suffolk in her allega-
tons of gross mismanagement.
After Houston, it was indicated that
several other witnesses who previous
ly have testified during the months of
the trial would be recalled to assist
in gathering up the loose odds and
ends Of the case. 1t was thought that
perhaps another week would suffice,
after which the large array of coun-
sci will require month for oral argu-
ments.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

possible, Dr. r. w. Mccullough, presi.
dent of the Trinidad Citizens Associa-
ton, speaking at the meeting of the
association last night in the Wheatley
School. said: Criticism of school off,
Gals is destructive and wicked. Con-
structive criticism Is the only kind
that will ever do any good"
Dr. Mccullough announced that
within the next 10 days a bill will
come before the National Park and
Planning Commission to construct a
park on the Patterson tract. It was
also announced that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has made an offer of 81 ,000,-
900 for the Patterson tract.
A motion was passed that the Trini-
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dad Association stay I'm the Federation
Of Citizens Associations and pay its
$40 dues. Another motion adopted
was that the Commissioners be asked
to improve l. street from Fifth street
west.
1t was reported that the House
committee on District affairs had
promised that the trash plant at
Mount Olivet road and Montello ave-
nue. will be removed Immediately
This is due to the constant efforts of
the association, which was organized
in 1919 for the specific purpose of
Kidding the district of the trash plant.
according to the president.
The association voted To command
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

found in the priests home New Year
night, policemen testified.
Father Montanari filed notice Of
appeal and was released on 5000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
CITIZENS ARE URGED
TO BACK DIRECTORS
Head of Trinidad Group Asks Mem
bers to Support School
Officials.

Advising that a firm stand be taken
to uphold school officials whenever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

II you are sufferer of head
colds and catarrhal conditions
which cause difficult breathing
we heartily recommend this prep
aration Of merit. 1t will bring
you almost instant and crafty
ing relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
BLACK RAPS PRESIDENT.
New Yorker Criticizes G.. o. P. on
Coal Legislation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Republicans were criticized in the
House yesterday by Representative
Black. Democrat; New York, for fail
ing to. support President Coolidge's
recommendation for coal-control legis-
lation.
The President also was criticized for
not "using the power of his Office" to
force a favorable report of the Parker
bill, which would have delegated Ex-
ccutive authority to take over the coal
industry in a national emergency. The
bill recently was rejected by the COM
merce committee.
How do members expect the Presi-
dent to handle, foreign affairs prop
erly," Black asked, when he cannot
even handle one small House commit
tee?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
POLICEMEN TO DANCE.
Annual Winter Entertainment al
City Club Monday Night.

The annual Winter entertainment
and dance of the Policenen's Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia will
be held Monday night at J o'clock at
the City Club. The program, which
will be In charge of Past President
Milton d. Smith, chairman of the
committee, follows: Address by
President Horace w. Lineberg: Nit
chell and Howard in Black and White;
Dorothy Staples in songs; Henry Gold
stein, The Boy Xylaphone Wonder;
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kline in
specially; Norman Goldman ir violin
selections; Tereta Shaeffer and
Blanche Lehman, assisted by Billy
Mcintyre in dancing review.
At the conclusion of the entertain.
ment, there will be dancing with
music furnished by he Humming Bird
Orchestra, under the direction of
Dolly Leishear.
A man in Hollywood, Scotland, was
fined $25 recently for using a radio
outfit without a license.
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UNABLE TO FILL PULPIT.
Rev. Robert K. Massie Conserves
Throat on Doctors Advice.

Rev. Robert K. Massie will be un-
able to conduct the conference sched-
duled for this afternoon at st. JOINS
Church, Potomac avenue and 0 street,
in connection with the bishops cru
sade now in progress in the Episcopal
Church.
Instead, the conference will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Enoch M. Thompson,
vicar of the Chapel of the Nativity.
Rev. Mr.. Massie, who has been speak
ing almost constantly of late. has de-
veloped a slight infection of the throat
and physicians have advised that he
limit his speaking activities for a
time. He will preach at ST. Johns
Church at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

Perhaps you have often
wondered why our salespeople
wear badges bearing IN cir
names. It is for your benefit 80
YOU may know with whom you
are dealing and it also lends a
more personal contact between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

customer and lie sperss % n.
Cast aside conventionaiities Elnd
let us know who you are W. Zen
making purchases at our stegres,
for we are sure 1t viii bH OF
mutual benefit and understand
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
PRIEST FINED $500.
Church Pastor, Convicted of Pos
sessing Intoxicants, Appeals.

CORONA. Calf. January Is OP.-
Rev. Innocent Montanari. pastor of a
Catholic Church here. was sentenced
in Justice Court yesterday to pay a.
fine of $500, or serve six months on
the county road gang, following his
conviction on charge of possessing
lntoxicants.
Nearly 700 gallons of liquor We're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
Special, sI.49
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The ideal lotion to use through colo
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Evening star., 1927-06-11
TRADING LIMITED
ON CURB EXCHANGE
Highly Irregular Price Move
ments Shown by the
List Today.
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
oecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 11.-A highly
irregular price marked the trend OF
transactions on the Curb Exchange
today There were sharp advances in
individual stocks but these were eX-
ceptions. Activity was limited by the
approach of the double holiday.
The feature again today was Dun.
hill International. The stock opened
up fractionally following it's rise of
over five points in the preceding ses-
sion and extended the gain rapidly
until at 81 it had added 3 points
more to the advance. Dividend action
is predicted at the meeting on June
Is and report has it that the stock
will be put on 81 annual rate.
Another stock in favor today was
Financial and Industrial Securities
Corporation. The reaction of the pre-
ceding session following the dividend
declaration was more htan Cancelled
today.
Buckeye Pipe Line was the fea-
ture of the Standard Oil group at
a new high high for the year. This
was probably in sympathy with other
recent buying of pipe line stocks
shares show on the balance sheets.
Other oil shares were dull and
lower.
The general list was inclined to
heaviness. Goodyear Tire f1uctuated
uncertainty and conditions in the in
dustry were reflected by the market
for the U. S. Rubber 61a per cent
serial notes. Johns Manville showed
the effects of realizing sales, but
Equitable Office Buildings moved
forward to a new top for the year.
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touoted in dollars per million marks.)
BOSTON STOCK MARKET

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
BOSTON, June 11.-Folowing is a
list OF today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
Evening star., 1927-06-11
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, June ii CSpecia).--
Potatoes, 100 pounds. 2.ooa3.50; new
potatoes, barrel, S.00a7.00; sweet
potatoes and yams, bushel. 1.00a1.75
asparagus, dozen, 1.50a4.00; beans,
bushel, 2.50a3.50; beets. 100. 3.00a5. 90;
cabbage, hamper, 1.50a2.00; carrots,
100, 3.00a5.00; celery, crate, 3.50a5.00;
corn, bushel, 2.00a2.25: kale, bushel,
50a75; lettuce, bushel, 1.50a2.0 90;
Spring onions. 1.25a1.5O; peppers, crate.
5.o0a4.50; peas, bushel, 1.50a2.50;
2.00a3.00: spinach, bushel, 25a75;
squash, crate, 1.5Oa1.75; tomatoes,
crate, 1.20a3,50.
Apples, barrel, 2.00a5.00: bushel, 50a
LIS; blackberries. quart. Sa12; canta-
loupes, crate, 1.25a4.50; grapefruit,
box, 2.50a4.00; oranges, box, 3.50a5. so;
pineapples, crate, 2.00a2.75; peaches,
crate, 2.00a3.00; strawberries, quart,
GALS; watern1elons, each, 25a75.
Dairy Farm Products.
Live poultry-Spring chickens
pound, 26a3S; small, 22a35; old hens
24a25; Leghorns, 17a1S; roosters, ia
Is; ducks, 28a30; poor and thin, 15a20
guinea fowls, each, 50aS0; pigeons
30a40.
Eggs-Receipts, 1927 cases; native
and nearby firsts in free case, %.
Butter-Good to fancy, 44a46; cream
cry, pound, 39a44: prints, 44a46; blocks
43a45; ladies, 30a32; rolls. 2Sa30; store
packed, 2S; process butter, 36a37
dairy prints, 2Sa30.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, domestic
spot, 1868; No. 2 red Winter, gar.
licky' spot, 1888; No. 3. gariicky,
spot, 1.493k.
Corn-Domestic, No. 2, yellow, 1.02;
No. 2, spot, no quotations; No. 3, no
quotations; cob corn, new, 500 per
barrel.
oats-No. 2, new. 81 per bushel;
No. 8, Sass.
Rye-Bag lots nearby. 1.o5a1.1o per
bushel.
Hay-Receipts, 4S tons. The local
hay market is quiet under very light
demand, with receipts generally ample
for trade wants. Demand principally
for top.grade timothy, clover mixed
and light clover mixed. Low grade
hay generally slow sale and in most
cases 1t is more a question Of a buyer
than price.
Quotations today per ton: No. 2
timothy, 22.00a22.50; No. 3 timothy.
l9.00a2000; No. 1 light clover mixed,
21.00a2l.50; No. 2 light clover mixed
ls.00a20.00; No. clover. mixed, 21.O0a
21.50.
Straw-No. wheat, 14O0a15. 90: No
4 oat, 15.00a16.00.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
WHEAT SCORES GAIN
IN TODAY'S DEALINGS
Wavering Start Followed by Ad.
vance-Black Rust and Canada
Reports Factors.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 11.--Wheat scored
an early advance today after a waver-
ing start. Black rust was reported in
Indiana, the Canadian government
crop report was construed as bullish
and Liverpool quotations were firmer
than expected. Opening unchanged
to II cent up wheat underwent a
slight general setback and then rose
well above yesterdays finish. Corn
and oats also developed strength, corn
starting at u cent decline to 3 gain,
later showing a general upturn. Pro-
visions were easy.
Word came today from a leading
crop expert. who is on an inspection
tour of Indiana that from Worthing-
ton to Sullivan in that State wheat is
below average, that many fields show
thinning out of Spring stools, for
which the farmers are blaming red
rust with some fields very bad The
farmers also fear black rust, and he
found some spores on the lower part
Of stalks, but not promising damage.
Authorities here interpreted the
Canadian government crop report as
indicating wheat production of $780,.
900, 900 bushels this season, as against
3S2 900, 900 bushels harvested in 1926.
This is on the basis of a present Off
cial condition estimate of 95 per cent
and on an unofficial estimate Of 49,
S72 900 acres under seed.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
TREND IRREGULAR
IN BOND MARKET
Coming Holiday Slows Down
Trading and Session
Is Dull.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlspdtCu 10 4uc SkdIs
NEW YORK, June 11.-Bond prices
were irregular today and in view of
the holiday Monday very little initia'
tive was shown in the way Of new
commitments.
Another factor was the tremendous
amount of new offerings this week.
running up close to $250,0 900 and
promising to bring the June record
nearyy up to that of April and May.
The effect of this is constantly seen
in the market for old issues which
are adjusting their prices to those
of the new bonds.
It is expected that over the holiday
there may be some announcement re.
garding the progress of the conversion
of the second Liberty 4As in the 20
year 3ss per cent bonds. The cash
subscriptions for these bonds We're
three times the amount available.
In the domestic list prices today
were slightly lower No support was
shown in United States Rubber 5s,
which have had a steady decline for
nearly a month and today sold around
90, or nearly points under the high
OF the year. There was also more
pressure against Dodge 6s. Erie con-
vertibIe Ds lost considerable ground,
and Missouri Pacific is were off frac-
tionally.
French descriptions were slightly
f1rmer, as were Belgians. The in
crease in the German bank rate had
no effect on German dollar bonds, al
though they have failed to recover
much Of their recent loss. Italians and
the Polish issues were heavy.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

BY Spe cia Leased Wire to The Star.
CHICAGO, June 11.-Following Is
report of todays sales, high, low and
closing quotations, on the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
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Money to Loan

Secured by first deed OF trust ON real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star once

Following is the list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1927-06-11
COTTON ADVANCES
ON TEXAS DROUGHT
Some Southern Selling Ap-
pears on Bulge, but Mar
ket Is Steady.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady today at an ad-
vance of l to points and soon
showed net gains Of Is to II points on
further covering combined with trade
buying of July and commission house
buying OF new crop positions, pro-
moted by reports of dry weather In
west Texas and continued nervous.
ness over the Mississippi Valley floods.
July sold up to 1895 and December to
1884, but these prices brought in con.
siderable realizing and there also ap-
peared to be some Southern selling.
AS result the market sagged off a
few points from the best, but the
tone was steady at the end Of the
first half hour.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June II CR.
The cotton market after opening
steady and unchanged from yester-
days close, became somewhat f1rmer
after the start on covering due to
the continued absence of rain in west
Texas. July traded up to 1903; Octo-
ber, to 1927; December, to 17.44, or
to II points above the previous close.
Toward the end of the first hour prices
eased off to 10 points on moderate
selling based on map indications of
possible rain in the west over Sunday.
The market appeared to be governed
entirely by weather conditions.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
NEW CLIP WOOL ACTIVE.

h BOSTON, June IL (SpeciaD-New
clip Texas wool was in considerable
inquiry in today's market, being
quoted at LOS TO 40 for IL months
wool and 80 for months wool. Terri
tory fine combing was quoted at LOS
to lilo. French combing at 100 to LOS,
half blood at 95 to LOO. three-eighths
blood at IS to 80 and quarter blood at
7S to so. Ohio grade fleece combing
delaine was quoted at 43 to 431s, half
blood at 20 to 43, three-eighths blood
Ut IL to AZ and quarter blood at Al.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, June II [F).-Foreisn
exchanges irregular. Quotations lin
cents): Great Britain, demand.
4S5 5.16; cables, 4S5 Ills; 60.day bills
on banks, 4S13s. France. demand,
3.9Ih; cables. 3915s. Italy. demand,
5.51; cables, 5.5112.
Demand-Belgium, 1899; Germany,
1859; Holland, 40.02; Norway, 25.S6;
Sweden, 1876; Denmark, 26.721a; Swift.
zerland, 1928; Spain. 17.261a; Greece,
1.35; Poland, 11.25; Czechoslovakia,
2.96; Jugoslavia, 1.75%; Austria. 14.1O;
Rumania. 60: Argentina, 1880; Bra.
zil, 11.81N; Toxic. 46.3715; Shanghai,
63.25; Montreal, 99.9S 7-16.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
SPALDING PROFIT.

NEW YORK, June II R.-Net
profit of A. G. Spalding & Co. for
the quarter ended April 80 amounted
to $427, ,161, equivalent to 1854 a share
on the common stock. against net
loss of $320,S $50 in the preceding
quarter.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
COTTON GOODS QUIET.

q NEW, YORK, June IL (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods markets closed the week
quietly with 64X60s print cloths quot
ed unchanged at ~ and 68x72s at
81. Raw silks were quiet but steady.
Evening star., 1927-06-11
CONTRACTS FOR OIL.

NEW YORK, June IL GP.-The
Shell Co. Of California has contract
ed to purchase for five years 5000
barrels daily oil output of the Homo
lulu Consolidated OIL Co. in Ruena
WfAR $EziIls, Calf
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
Par0led Prisoner Is
Shot in ROOming House

Louisville. KY. Aug. 10 P-David
S. Hudson, 70, paroled in 1922 from
life Imprisonment for a. murder in
Louisville in 1910. was shot and
killed last night as he lay on bed
in his rooming house in New Albany,
Indiana. Constable William Welton.
26, New Albany was held without
bond on a murder charge while po-
lice searched today for the owner
OF IS caliber pistol from which
a bullet had been fired into Hud-
sons body along with two AS caliber
bullets, said to be from Welton's
gun.
Hudson's death ended a day in
which he escaped from a bed in a
hospital. returned to his rooming
house, barricaded himself in his
room with a shotgun, defied police
and threatened to kill a woman
nurse.
According to Mrs. Eva Emily pro-
prietor of the rooming house where
Hudson was killed. he had been i'll
for five months. Wednesday he was
taken to the hospital, she said, and
yesterday he returned to his room
despite her protests. She called po-
lice after he barricaded himself and
threatened to shoot any person who
entered the room. Mrs. Betty Claim,
O. nurse who had attended him, was
allowed to go into the room, but
Hudson later put her out and
threatened to kill her if she came
back.
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-19

dustry came comparatively late In
his career; Judge Gary grew up with
| 1t.
Nathan L. Miller was born in a
cross roads village in Cortland coun-
| ty. n. Y, in 1868. His boyhood was
spent as the boyhood of most far
mers' boys OF that generation were
spent-in long days Of toll, with no
luxuries. He had the ordinary
schooling OF his day-approximatel
three months a year-and he had no
time to learn any sport except box
ing. This. it should be stated, was
forced upon him. As a boy he was
understood. and had to learn to de-
fend himself from the town DULLES.
He learned so well that by the
time he had reached his teens his
associates had learned to respect his
abilities.
Became a Republican
When young Nathan was 16 two
things happened to him; he de-
cided to enter the law as a profess
sion, and he became a republican.
Born the son of die-hard Demo-
crat. who was almost ready to fight
when Samuel Tilden was defeated
by Rutherford B. Hayes, the boy
was captivated by the glittering fig
uret OF James G. Blaine, and his ad-
miration led him into the republic
can camp-to his fathers great dis
gust He has been republican ever
since.
Becoming a republican in a rock
ribbed democratic family was easier
however. than becoming a lawyer.
Young Miller had little money: a
college education was out OF the
question. So he became a country
school teacher working in a lawyers
office in the evenings and painfully
digesting facts about law in his
spare moments.
His legal education had pro-
crossed for perhaps two years when
he entered politics. There was a re-
publican county rally. and the
speaker of the occasion failed to ar
rive. Someone suggested to the COM
mittee in charge that the young
school teacher could make a good
speech. Miller was pressed into SER
vice, and although he had a scant
hour to prepare his remarks he
spoke so we'll that he won a regular
place for himself as a campaign
speaker.
Married School Teacher
In 1898, when he was 25, he took
his first step upward. winning the
position of county school commits
sioner, at $1,000 a year. In his tours
OF inspection of the county's schools
he made the acquaintance of Miss
Eliza beth Devern. who taught in the
Marathon Academy. After a
time Miss Devern became Mrs. Ma
than Miller.
Miller was admitted to the bar
the same year he became school
commissioner. In few years he had
developed his practice so that he
was considered the county's out
standing attorney. Due to this and
Ills dtlllly f.S d ottilIlp SpCohNl, liz
became chairman of the CORTLAND
county republican committee In
1898, and in 1901 was elected Cort-
land corporation counsel. And in
1908. so fayorably was he known to
leaders of the New York republican
party, he was made an associate JUS
tice of the state supreme court.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19

Little known to the public at
large. Judge Miller is both we'll and
favorably known in the financial
world. He is known as an able cor
poration lawyer, man who has
played the political game shrewdly
and honorably, financial adviser
who is eminently safe" and con-
sentative but who is far from being
a reactionary.
His life story is remarkably like
that of Judge Gary himself
Like Judge Gary, Judge Miller
was born on a farm and knew the
long, hard work OF a farmers boy
in his youth. Like Judge Gary,
he left the farm and turned to the
law, starting as a struggling. poorly
paid small town attorney. Like
Judge Gary, he served for a time on
the judicial bench OF his home state.
Yet the similarity is not complete.
Miller, for example, mixed in poll
tics more than Judge Gary ever did.
Hills connection with the steel in
New Britain herald., 1927-08-19
NATHAN
MILLER

The New York Stock Exchange is
proverbially skittish. Let a days
course Of events deviate from the
normal path ever SO slightly, the
stock market is apt to respond with
a gyrating succession Of falling price
quotations.
Yet when Judge Ebert S. Gary,
chairman OF the board Of the United
States Steel Corporation, died sud-
denly, the market remained firm.
U. S. Steel common dropped five
eighths of a point: then, before the
day was over, it rallied and even
went up a trifle.
There probably are several rea-
sons why death OF one Of the ma
tons industrialists failed to disturb
the market. One of them. undoubt-
eddy. is Judge Nathan L. Miller.
Judge Miller, it is generally ex-
pected, will succeed Judge Gary as
arbiter OF the great steel combine.
The behavior of the market on the
day of Judge Gary's death gives a
bint to his character and reputation.