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Evening star., 1928-04-13

Although workmen are tearing away
the shed over his market Office at
Tenth street and Louisiana avenue,
Charles r. Howison, one of Washing
toms rev remaining truck gardeners,
stuck doggedly to his old stand today
and announced business as usual"
Caught in the march of progress
march that will obliterate his 20-year-
old place Of business under the ad-
vances of the Governments $4,000, 900
building program--the veteran market
man WINGED today as he heard the
screech Of crowbars and the discord of
hammers where for two decades he had
heard only the music OF the cash regis
ter and the chorus OF customers voices.
Reluctant to forsake his old stand. TO
disappoint his several generations OF
customers, HowiSon was permitted to 60
Evening star., 1928-04-13

on with his vegetable business to the
very last. Wreckers were tearing down
the metal covering over his littIe once
and telephone booth today, and soon
they will begin to remove the four walls
of the office itself
Howison Is member Of a rapidly
vanishing profession in Washington. His
truck garden down by the river, on land
once known as Buzzard's Point has re-
sisted the inroads Of building for many
decades. The land was farmed by his
father before him. and probably has
served no other purpose since the DAYS
when Indians titled the self-same soil
and sowed their maize
II guess I'll have to leave here when
they start tearing down my Office
Howison said today, as he carried on
his trade amid the racket OF the work.
Evening star., 1928-04-13
Diplomat Scares Prowler.

Returning Unexpectedly to his apart
nent, at 2709 Fifteenth street, yester-
day afternoon, Senior Miguel Cornide,
chancellor Of the Cuban Embassy. sur
prised man in his rooms. AS the
chancellor advanced the intruder fed
from the apartment without taking
anything. Senor Cornide reported the
encounter to police of the tenth pre-
cinct. who issued general lookout for
the prowler.
Evening star., 1928-04-13

Soloist in the Park Avenue Baptist
Church In New York City. will go from
his choir loft to his New York grand
opera debut on April %. when he sings
the role of King Henry in the all
American Grand Opera Co.'S initial
performance Of "Lohengrin." for the
benefit of the intercollegiate Musical
Council. Gould has sung with the Chi
cagO Civic and Cincinnati Opera Co.'S.
Evening star., 1928-04-13

men, II hardly know where I'll go
when they drive me away. It's like be-
ing forced out of home. But I'm going
to hold fort here as long as there's any
thing left StandinRl"
Evening star., 1928-04-13
Retires After 80 Years.

Master Sergt. Jacob M. Millet, de-
tached enlisted mems list at the Army
War College, has been placed on the re-
tired list Of the Army on his own appI-
cation after more than 80 years service.
Evening star., 1928-04-13

Automobiles from America predomi-
nate In the Free City Of Danzig.
Evening star., 1928-11-06
BUSINESS DRAGGY
At D. c. MARKET
Supplies Are Light Along
Country Line-IncreaSe
Expected Tomorrow.

A draggy condition of the market
was reported this morning, due, it was
said, to the absence from the city OF
thousands of persons participating In
IT,, right of franchise in their home
States.
Along the country line there was a
noticeable absence of haulers OF produce
from nearby Maryland and Virginia,
both men and women, many of both
sexes having remained at home to cast
their ballots and talk politics.
It is expected that there will be an
increased number of haulerS in evl"
dence tomorrow morning and that a
much larger number will be on hand
Thursday morning, when the i told
you So Shouters will not fail to make
themselves heard.
Ample Supplies on Hand.
Dealers had ample supplies of all
commodities this morning to more than
meet demands, the fruits and vegeta-
bles being attractively displayed. Car
rotS. beets, Spring onions. spinach, kale,
turnips and other products of nearly
farms were offered at prices about the
some as those reported the past week.
One hauler had an attractive supply
of ome-grown tomatoes that attracted
attention, but did not meet an active
demand at S4 a buShel. California to-
matoes were more in demand.
Small shipments of green peas from
the Norfolk, Va, section. late crop,
found ready sale at $3.50 a basket,
while Florida string beans were offered
at $3.50. Long Island cucumbers were
quoted at $3.50, California cauliflower
selling at $275 and So.
Shipments of Concord grapes from
New York vineyards were of exception
ally fine quality, merchants reported
sixteen-pound baskets selling at 65
cents There were plentiful supplies
of other varieties of grapes, moderate
supplies of pears and increased sup
plies of Florida oranges.
Florida oranges were quoted at $3.50
and $6, the California fruit selling at
$3.50. Lemons were Sc and $3.50 box.
In the retail market some especially
fine Strawberries were offered at 81 a
quart. They were from the vicinity of
Marshall Hall, Md.
Local wholesalers are receiving large
quantities of black walnuts from near
by Maryland and Virginia and offering
them at 2i2 and cents a pound, the
meats selling at so and so cents a
pound. Tt is reported that the nuts
are fairly plentiful this season.
Todays Wholesale Market.
Butter-One pound prints, 51a52;
tub, 50a51; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 45a48; hen
merry, 53a55; current receipts, As; stor-
age, 33.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a40; Spring
chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a28; fowls,
23a30; Leghorns, 22a23; roosters, 1920;
keats, young. 60a80; old, 80. Dressed
turkeys, 40a45; Spring chickens, 38a40;
Leghorns, 27a28: capons, large, 42a45;
small, 30a35; ducks, 28aS0 keats,
young, 80a1O0.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a27; veal,
22a27; lamb, 20a25; pork loins, 26a27;
fresh hams, 22a23: fresh shoulders,
18a20; smoked hams, 25a27; smoked
shoulders, 21a22; bacon, %; lard,
14al4l2.
Live stock-Calves, 151a lambs, 13.
Evening star., 1928-11-06
u S. EXPORT TRADE SCORES
RECORD IN VOLUME AND VALUE

| the United States now Is selling more
goods to the 90 republics below the Rio
Grande than England, France and Ger
many, principal competitors In this
market, combined. Argentina alone has
become, next to Canada, the best Gus
toner for automotive products, buying
more in the past eight months than did
the entire world in 1918.
Total tonnage of exports and imports
during 1927 reached 99,118,000 tons, of
which about 57,000.000 tons were ex-
ports and 100000 tons imports. The
total represents a gain of about 6.000,-
600 tons over 1925, the last normal
year.
Imports for the fiscal year were re-
ported as worth $f146, 100000, or $627,-
100000 less than the exports and $319,-
100000 below the previous fiscal year,
chiefly because of price recessions on
such essential raw products as rubber,
tin and silk Principal gains in imports
were in newsprint, wool manufactures
and burlapS.
Comparison of Imports.
About 38.4 per cent of the imports
came from Canada, United Kingdom,
Germany, Japan and France, as COM
pared with 39.5 per cent in the years
between 1921 and 1925 and ass per
cent between 1910 and 1914. A sub
stantial item in Canada's exports was
said to be service provided for the
American motorists, who spend about
$200,000,000 in the Dominion yearly.
Evening star., 1928-11-06
ASSOCIATION Is FORMED
TO AID ALL BUSINESSES
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW, YORK, November 6.-Forma-
ton of a national, non-profit-making
association to help small and large
businesses attain the benefits of stand
ardization and mass production was
announced here today.
Six departments of the Federal Gov
eminent and 80 national technical and
trade associations are members of and
participants in the new organizations
work, according to William j. Serrill,
chairman of the research committee of
the United Gas Improvement Co. The
organization is called the American
Standards Association and Mr.. Serrill is
president.
"The association" he said, sis placing
the machinery of industrial standard
ization, backed by the Nations best
technical and business brains, at the
disposal of all types of business, large
and small.
Recent surveys show that 100000
corporations are earning an average net
income of only $95 per year. Failure to
take advantage of the economies offered
by Standardization and mass production
Evening star., 1928-11-06
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, November 6.-Uncle
| Sans statesmen in the world market,
using American merchandising methods,
are developing an export trade which,
on the basis of reports covering the first
nine months, is larger in volume than
any previous year and greater in value
than any year since 1921, the National
Foreign Trade Council reported today.
The council said that wholly or
partly manufactured goods made up 73
per cent, the highest proportion on rec
ord, of the $3,563 ,000,000 worth of ex-
ports reported to the end of September.
Valued at more than $4,000, 600, 900, they
exceeded the exports Of all commodities
from any other nation except Great
Britain for the entire year 1927.
Gains Reported.
During the fiscal year just ended, the
councils reports show there were gains
of 16 per cent to total OF S425,O0O,OOO
in automobile products, 10 per cent to
S21O 600 600 in industrial machinery,
IS per cent to 02,000,000 in agricul-
tural machinery and 20 per cent TO
more than $44,000,00 in office special
ties such as typewriters, adding ma
chimes and cash registers. Exports OF
electrical machinery and apparatus in
creased S per cent to $87 100000, manu-
featured cotton per cent to $135,000,-
600 ar. there were smaller gains in
other lines.
Canada is said to have assumed first
place as best customer of the United
States, her people buying at the rate
of S91.4 per capita, the largest per
capita account of any important nation
with any one other. The United King
dom, Germany, Japan and France were
named as the next best customers, pur-
chasing, with Canada, about 54.5 per
cent of all the exports despite the fact
they are this country's chief competi-
tors in the world market.
1t was pointed out, however, that
Latin America bought one-fifth of the
manufactured goods exported and that
Evening star., 1928-11-06
Proposed Merger Approved.

BALTIMORE, November ,(Spe-
ciaD The proposed merger of the Ma
tional Mortgage Co. of Baltimore with
the Seaboard Mortgage Co. has been
approved by the beard of directors of
the former company. The plan of con-
solidation calls for the exchange of
share for share of both common and
preferred, as well as the assumption by
the Seaboard of all liabilities of the
National Mortgage Co.
Evening star., 1928-11-06
STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS
PROPOSAL is EXPLAINED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November &c. H. H.
Simmons, president of the New York
Stock Exchange, has sent a letter to
the members summarizing the reasons,
as set forth by him in an address to
them recently, why the number of
seats should be increased from the
present maximum of 1,1O0. The views
of the members on the question have
been invited and will be considered
by special committee studying plans
for bringing about the desired increase.
Mr. Simmons also said in his letter
that the exchange had bought the
building of Blair & Co., Inc, at "a
Broad street and that negotiations
for the purchase of the Postal Tele-
graph Building at 20 Broad street
were nearing completion.
London women have an inwnting
fad
Evening star., 1928-11-06
HOLIDAY IN BALTIMORE,

BALTIMORE, November (Spe-
ciaD To-day being election day, all
banks, trust companies and other flnan-
cial institutions are closed. The Balti-
more Stock Exchange, as we'll as the
grain markets, are not open.
Due to the fact that this is a presi-
Dental election and one that has caused
unusual interest, business activities
throughout the city are largely sus-
pended.
Evening star., 1928-11-06
London INDICATED.

Night and day throughout the year
in 79 centers in the country. little clock
work machines are making records of
the SCOT and other impurities in the at
mosphere. On the data they have, coll
lected Burnley has just been declared
to have the most polluted atmosphere
of any town in England and New
castle-on-Tyne, the sootiest.
Evening star., 1928-11-06

has been largely responsible for this
condition"
The branches of the Federal Govern
ment announced as cooperating are the
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce,
the Interior, Labor, War and Navy.
Evening star., 1928-11-06

heat as in everything. Two important
advancements have just come from
KLEEN-HEET's makers. They largely re-
move the past obstacle Of first cost"
ItH pay you to see theml
Evening star., 1928-11-06

London women have an inventing
fad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE-44 PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Schools and Colleges-Pages 20, "a
and %.
Political Survey of the United States
Pages "a, Is, 26 and 27.
Civilian Army News-Page 33.
Crossword PuzZle-Page 33.
Serial Story, Blue Murder "a
Y. w. c. A. ActivitieS-Page &c.
w C. T. u. Activities-Page 81.
Radio NewS-Pages Al, ~ and 43.
PART TWO-l2 PAGES.
Editorial Section-Editorial and Edi-
torial Features.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 4.
Review of Autumn Books-Page 4.
District Naval Reserve-Page Z.
PART THREE-1s PAGES.
Society.
News of the Clubs-Pages 8. IL and 1s.
D. A. r. Activities-Page 10.
At Community Centers-Page 13.
Parent Teacher Activities-Page l.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page Is.
PART FOUR-l6 PAGES.
News of the Motor World-Pages g.
and 8.
Lindbergh's Story-Page 10.
Aviation Activities-Pages 10, II and IL
Fraternal News-Page IS.
Spanish War Veterans-Page II.
District National Guard-Page IA.
Veterans of Great War-Page Is.
Army and Navy News-Page IS.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Financial News-Pages 10 and IL.
Around the City-Page 12.
PART SEVEN-lO PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Humor
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR SECTION-4 PAGES.
Mutt and Jeff: Reglar Fellers: Mr., ano
AIRS; High Lights Of History.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
NOTRE DAME BEATS
NAVY FOOT BALL TEAM
Duquesne and West Virginia Up.
set Experts Dope by
Victories,

Notre Dame beat Navy, to 0. in
Yesterdays big foot ball spectacle in
Chicago, but 1t remained for Duquesne
and West Virginia to kick over the
dope" bucket. Duquesne sprang the
biggest surprise by downing Washington
and jefferson, IL to 6, while West Vir-
ginia did the unexpected by licking
Pitt. 9 TO 6.
Virginia also threw jolt into the
expert ranks by holding Princeton to a
scoreless tie, while Yale was beating
Georgia, 81 to 6. and Harvard was
routing North Carolina, 20 to O.
Michigan took 1t on the Chin for
the second successive week when In
diana won, 6 to 0, but this was nc up
set.
Georgetown was the only cne of the
six local teams to win. the Hilltoppers
beating Lebanon Valley. AZ to o. and
becoming the leading scoring eleven of
the East with Ill points.
Navy's defeat at the hands of Notre
Dame was the third in a row. the Mid
shipmen having failed to score a point
this season. On the other hand they
have yielded only Is points in their
trio Of reverseS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
ECKENER SENDS MESSAGE.
Expects to Reach Lakehurst in After
noon Today.

LAKEHURST. N. j., October 13 (Lp)
The Naval Air Station tonight re-
ceived wireless information, relayed by
the Third Naval District at New York.
from the Graf zappelin that the airShip
expected to arrive here tomorrow aft
ernoon
Position at 24Oo G. MT. 7p.nn., east
ern standard time).'' The message
read Latitude 34.40, longitude 50. At
present rate of speed expect to reach
Lakehourst afternoon of the four
teenth."
Air officials here figured that the
distance to Bermuda from the O'Clock
position was $50 miles, making the
total to Lakehurst between 1900 and
1,400 miles. It was estimated that
this should bring the ship in here
about 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This message from the Graf Zep-
pelin was the first direct communica-
ton from the airship to the air sta
ton here. Operators had been trying
all day to raise the ship but without
avail, until after 10 o'clock tonight
AS the message was being received
two United States Customs men ar
rived from Philadelphia ready to SUBJ
lect airship and passengers to regular
transatlantic customs inspection, on
arrival. They we're the same men VIII
inspected the Los Angeles on her re-
turn from Havana last Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
i. S. ENFORCEMENT.
DECLARED At LIMIT
Doran Says Federal Govern.
ment Should Not Go Further
to Obtain Prohibition.

THE Federal Government now Is
going about as far as the authority Of
centralized government at Washing-
ton should 60 to enforce the prohibition
law" DR.. James E. Doran, prohibition
commissioner. declared yesterday in re-
viewing Is months as head of the Gov
ernment machinery to enforce the dry
| laws.
1T is now up to the States, cities
| and villages to cooperate and take care
of the minor violations" DR.. Doran con-
| tinued There will be prohibition in
the United States Is years from now,
but it will not be achieved by turning
Uncle Sam into village policeman.
Prohibition is here to stay
Already, DR.. Doran said, he saw signs
of sense of local responsibility being
awakened among the big municipalities.
In Chicago and Philadelphia. for in
stance. he pointed specifically to move
ments launched to clean up the towns
Police Graft Not Popular.
Police graft has not become popu-
lar just because of prohibition, de-
clared DR.. Doran, disclaiming some of
the charges of modern criminality
which frequently have been laid to the
doorstep of the Volstead act. There
always has been certain amount of
it in the big cities, and 1 am glad to
see that public sentiment in America
Is awakening to the fact that the Fed
eral Government ought not to be eX-
pected to correct all the evils Let the
big municipalities do some of their own
housekeeping, as it is largely on ac-
count of the concentration of popula-
tion that certain civic evils develope.
These ills positively cannot be laid en-
tirely to prohibition, as some persons
these days like to charge.
"Unless there should be drastic
change in the feeling of Congress. to
throw the Federal Government into the
business of virtually policing the coun-
try-and I firmly believe that change
never will come-the scope of the
authority of the Federal Government
likely will remain somewhat as 1t is
today. regarding the enforcement of the
prohibition law. / do not believe pro-
hibition will be repealed. l believe the
country VIII go FORWARD with prOh1h1-
ton, not backward with it.
Predicts Cooperation.
But the development of the future
I expect to come about through a more
hearty and buSinesS-like cooperation
with the Federal Government on the
| part of States, cities and villages.
Uncle Sam should never be made
the village policeman. Uncle Sam
should never be made the goat because
of the failure of a city police captain
or a village constable. 1t Is my solemn
belief that the American people will
| not stand for further increase of the
authority of the Federal Government at
Washington in the enforcement of
such laws as the Volstead act. but
likewise have firm belief that they
will take hold and demand that their
own local agencies of government as
sumo their righteous burden to work
out a type of prohibition enforcement
which will carry on indefinitely
throughout the future"
Amplifying his statement that the
Federal Government had gone relatively
about far enough, DR.. Doran said the
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
G|TLOW KIDNAPPED,
REPORT DECLARES
Workers Party Candidate
for Vice President Believed
Taken to Mexico.
BY the Associated Press.

by Jne ASsOcihteu PreSS.
NEW YORK, October l3.-Headuuar-
ters of the Workers (Communist)
party in New York announced today
that telegram received from william
O'Brien, candidate of the party for gov
ernor of Arizona, indicated that Ben
jamin Gitlow. the party's vice spresi-
Dental candidate, missing on a cam
paign tour through the West, had been
kidnapped The telegram said:
Phoenix Gazette states Gitlow got
off the train at Phoenix and was ad-
vised to get back on by local labor and
city officials. Phoenix Republican to-
day published dispatch to the effect
that it has heard of reports that Git
low was kidnapped and'taken to Nogales
on the Mexican border. We must have
the best attorney in Phoenix"
A telegram to O'Brien instructed him
to hire the best legal talent available
and begin an investigation.
The national campaign committee
last heard from Gitlow when he left
San Diego, Calf, to speak in Phoenix
last Tuesday night.
CONTINUE PLANS FOR RALLY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
HOOVER IS FAVORED
IN VOTE FORECAST
G. 0. P. Majority Indicated
Three Weeks Before EIec-
tion-Norris on Fence.
BY GOULD LINCOLN.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

OMAHA. Nebr., October 13.-The
presidential campaign is going into the
stretch under whip and spur, with
Hoover somewhat in the lead. Three
weeks from today the cainoaign will be
ended to all intents and purposes, ard
the election will take place two days
later. Democratic supporters of Gov.
Smith say that the governor relies more
on the final two weeks of a campaign
than all the previous weeks. They are
predicting a whirlwind finish.
But today there are more electoral
votes that may be counted surely in the
Republican bag than may be counted in
the Democratic bag. In round numbers
they may be put down at $50, repre-
senting Is States. There are SO more
electoral votes, representing II States,
which are leaning toward the Repub-
lican candidate. On the Smith side, it
does not seem possible at this stage to
check up more than 102 electoral votes,
representing nine States as surely DEM
ocratic, but there are eight more States
which are leaning to Smith. with total
OF 96 votes. Five States are decidedly
doubtful, with a total of SIS electoral
votes.
Hoover Majority Indicated.
It is quite clear that If Mr.. Hoover
takes all the States which look now to
be sure for the Republicans and also
all those which are rated as leaning
to the Republicans, he will win. The
combined total electoral votes of these
groups is 278, and 266 carry the election
surely Republican are: California, Idaho
Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Kansas. Maine
Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania
Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyo-
ming. The States rated as leaning Re-
publican are: Colorado, Connecticut
Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey. North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota and West Vir-
ginia.
II Gov. Smith carries all the States
which now seem sure for him and those
which are leaning toward the Demo
Gratis, he would have 1913 electoral votes
The States which seem surely Demo
cratic are: Alabama, Arkansas Florida
Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi, South
Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Those
which are leaning the Smith way are
Arizona. Nevada, New Mexico. New
York. North Carolina, Rhode Island
Tennessee and wisconsin.
Five Doubtful States.
There remain the five doubtful States,
Delaware, Massachusetts,, Minnesota
Missouri and Montana. The Democrats
oil af nf
| those States which have been set down
in the Republican column.
1t was here in Nebraska that Gov
Smith made his big play for the
| farmer vote, here and in Minnesota
! L EN&I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

BY the Associated Press.
ERIE. Pa, october l3.-The COM
Lutheran Church in America ridicules
the plan of trying to teach children to
worship God by singing hymns and
tunes "in Jig. rag time and jazz" in
Sunday schools. In its report, submit
ted to the sixth biennial convention
here today, such practice was described
as sentimental slush" and "doggerel."
The report was signed by DR.. j. F.
OH Of Philadelphia as chairman, and
he said that a recent survey of "our
largest synod discloses the fact that in
q considerable number of Sunday
schools books of Cheap hymn and tune
variety are still in use1 and what Il