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Spanish War Veterans

! States in November. 1898, and was
honorably discharged January Is, 1899
| He is a charter member of the Rob-
ert NJ Dyer Camp of Spanish War Vet
| Grams of Aurora, ILL.,; was the organizer
and commander of the Gen. Willis j.
Rulings Camp at Pittsburgh in 1916:
was transferred to the Gen. Nelson A
Miles Camp in this city April %, 1925
and has been adjutant of the Miles
Camp from 1926 to the present time. He
has been chairman of the Miles Camp
publicity committee for the past three
years; member of the department good
the floral committee and Is the orig
inator of the present metal floral en-
blem, which has been. adopted by, the
national order
Mr. Pierce is well known figure at
the national conventions Of the order,
having attended the encanpments of
the veterans at ST. Louis, Louisville,
Chicago and Detroit He is also men,
Der of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and is a past commander of National
Capital Post; former member of the
American Association of Engineers: the
Scientific Society of San Antonio Tex.
and member of Lodge, No. 46, Loyal
Order of Moose, Pittsburgh, Pa
rora. ILL.,. March 81. 1900. Mrs. Pierce
is charter member of the Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Auxiliary and member OF the
National Capital Post Auxiliary, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars
Past Department Comdr. Arthur H.
League. chairman of the good and well
fare committee, announced the annual
Santiago dav celebration will be held at
Marshall Hall July II Chairman
League stated that arrangements were
being made for program of music and
athletic events and games at the river
resort, to be open to the men and vom
en- and boys and girls. The boat will
leave the Seventh street wharveS at
10 O'Clock am. $50 and 6:45 pm, and
the general public Is invited.
G. NJ. Gen. James j. Murphy, repre-
senting national headquarters. and Past
Department Comdr william L. Mat
tocks. associate editor of the National
Tribune, left last night to attend the
State conventions of the Spanish War
Veterans OF Geol gia and North Caro-
lima. the former being held July and
Z, at Americas. Ga. and the latter July
9 and 10, at Durham, N. c.
Comdr. Harry j. Sherwood of the
Richard j. Harden Camp requests all
members who have received medals of
honor. D. s. C. and other citations to
report the information to Adjt Fl. L,
Leslie. 206 UpSfur street. SO that 1t may
be forwarded to Herman A. Finke, ma
tional historian, for oficial record,
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District National Guard

Bidding for the transportation of the
National Guard of the District Of CO.
lumbia to Camp Albert G. Ritchie al
Cascade, Md, for its annual period
of field training Is expected to be very
keen, Judging from the number OF
answers to the advertisements for eSti-
mates on the transportation, 1t was an
nounced at brigade headquarters.
Although the bids will not be opened
until Tuesday morning at the armory,
already about seven companies have
sent in their estimates. and the ma
jority are from motor bus companies,
and 1t Is the hope of the officials that
the bus estimates will be the lowest, be-
cause. II was pointed out, bus trans
portation last year was most satisfac-
tory The troops can be loaded at the
arrnory and need not leave their BUSES
again until arrival in their company
streets In the camp. where their per-
sonal equipment may be taken into their
tents.
The battalion of the 260th Coast
Artillery spent July in most patri-
otto manner. In addition to assisting
In A number of celebrations, they we're
at their armory for several hours put
ting their equipment In shape and max
ing such adjustments and repairs as
were necessary on their anti-aircraft
guns and searchlights.
At 9 o'clock In the morning Battery
B was at Battery Park, Md, where 1t
participated in the community exer-
ciscs. and Battery G was at Takoma
Park at noon taking part In the patri-
otto celebration. Battery A, which Is
the searchlight battery, spent the en-
tire day at the armory on Its equipment
and turned out at night with the two
gun batteries for the celebration on the
Monument Grounds.
The following were enlisted In the
l2ist Regiment of Engineers last week
by Lieut.. Harry E, Gladman. executive
and recruiting officer, and have been
assigned to the units following their
names: Howard c. Mills and Bernard
J. Gates, Company r; Harry, M. En-
sor. Joseph M. Barker. Frank B. Kaye
and Louis A. Robertson, Headquarters
and Service Company: Martin L. Green
and John K. Randolph, Company =:
Milton Albert Smith. Company Al;
James r. Mentally. Company B: Walter
s Culver. Company p, and Paul v.
Evans and Edward H. Landers, Com
pany G.
Members OF Company A. 372d In
fantry, were presented with the trophies,
medals and prizes which they won as
result of the recent rife competitions
held on the rife range at Camp Simnis,
D. C.. by that organization. The pres
entations were made by MAI Gen.
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Shin Your Auto by Rail.

The French railroads have been seri-
ously embarrassed recently by the lack
Of patronage which was blamed on the
general use Of the automobile and so IN
order to meet the situation the railroads
OF that country have made inducements
for persons to travel by rail and take
their cars along. Henceforth parties OF
three persons travelling on family
ticket can take their car by rail for the
price of a single fare which 1t has been
proved would be much cheaper than the
expense of two-day Journey by road
and also~gnuch more convenient for the
family OF the car owner.
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Anton Stephan, commandant of the
local militia.
The Headquarters and Service Com
pany, 121St Engineers, has been author
lied to hold its drill tomorrow at the
rifle range at Congress Heights and
count the attendance on the drill
scheduled for last Tuesday.
At the same time Company E has
been authorized to hold drills tomor-
row and next Sunday, the attendance
to be accredited to the armory drills OF
last Tuesday and Tuesday of this week,
it was announced
Corp. Frederick r.. Sunderland, Com
pany D, 121st Engineers, has been or
dered reduced to the grade Of private
In that organization, upon recommends
ton Of the company commander.
The following promotions In the same
company have been ordered Sergt
Luther B. Hall to be staff sergeant
Pvt Ralph p. Gilbert to be sergeant
and the following privates to be corpo-
rails: Pat H. McDureau, William S. Tay-
lor. Francis r. McCutcheon, Charles Y
Turner and Robert E. Shanahan.
Private Edward D. Andrus has been
promoted to sergeant In Company E.
l2ist Engineers.
First Lieut.. John f. Temple has been
transferred from Company d to the
I'd Battalion, 121st Engineers, for
assignment to duty as battalion ad-
jutant, in the place of Capt. George l.
Evans, recently promoted and assigned
to command Company A OF the same
regiment.
First Lieut. Hugh b. Everett, jr., has
been transferred from Company tc
Company D, same regiment.
First Lieut.. James r. Quade has beer
transferred from Company F to Com
pany A, same regiment.
The promotion Of Second Lieut.
Joseph F. Fitzgerald to first lieuten-
antcy and his retention in the Head
quarters and Service Company was an.
nounced
The promotion OF First Sergt. William
r Roy to the rank Of second lieutenant
of Engineers also was announced. He
will report to Company r, where ne
served while in the enlisted branch.
The War Department has been for.
mally requested to extend Fedora
recognition to First Lieut.. Joseph r
Fitzgerald, and also that he be com.
missioned a first lieutenant Of Engi-
neers In the Officers' Reserve Corps
The record accompanying the requeS,
shows that he was appointed a hrst
lieutenant July last and assigned to
the Headquarters and Service Company
An examining board. of which Col
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vantage Of the opportunity being pro.
vided by the War Department TO OBJ
tain Latin American music. The pam
American Union, he says, has obtained
from the leaders of the military bands
In the Latin American countries ar
rangements for representative compost
| tons by native composers. More than
300 selections have been copied and
returned. The adjutant general OF the
Army has completed plans for the re-.
production of so of the selections that
requests for their repetition, and win
distribute them to SO bands attached
to various posts.
Gen. Hammond points out that band
leaders in american countries
must compose and prepare their own
music. Only one copy, pen written, for
each instrument is prepared and facili-
ties for quantity production have not
yet been developed. 1t might be of in
terest to know, he says. that a great
deal Of this music is based on folk songs
and rituals antedatine. by many thou
sands OF years, the discovery Of
! America.
Regulations for teams to attend the
national rifle matches to be held at
Camp Perry. Ohio, in September. pro-
vide that all teams must be composed
of Is members, as follows: One team
captain, not above the grade of major:
one team coach. not above the grade
of major: one range officer, not above
| the grade of captain; 10 principals not
above the grade Of captain and two
alternates not above the grade of cap
tain.
No Federal funds will be made avail
able for the conduct of local compete
tions for try outs for the local team,
but competitions and try outs may be
conducted at field training camps dur
| ing such afternoon periods as will not
| interfere with the scheduled training.
No officer or enlisted man will be Sc
lected as a principal or alternate Of
National Guard rifle team. to partici-
pate in the national matches. who has
not qualified as SharpShooter or bet
| ter with the rifle during the current or
preceding target year.
| Those who wish to drive to the COM
petitions may in lieu of railroad trans
/ Dortation. receive three cents mile,
figured by the shortest, usually Travelled
route by rail.
| The Militia Bureau viii furnish the
rifles and pistols for the team try outs
and practice. local competitions and
matches. Each team will be authorized
to draw Is new national match rifles:
| five national match automatic pistols.
Each team is authorized also to draw
| 10000 rounds of ammunition. AM
munition in excess nf this allowance
must be paid for at the rate Of s4956
per thousand.
Where women of smaller cities around
Boston do shopping is subject of invest1-
cation by Department of Commerce.
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august u AotS
He received hi
education in thu
public schools o.
Iowa and Illinois
attended Jennings
Seminary and Au-
rora Business Col
lege, Aurora, Ill.
Lewis Institute
polyte C h n | c al
School. Chicago
Alexander Hamil-
ton Institute OF
New York, and
took the law course
In the Interna-
tional Correspond
ence School at
Scranton. Pa.
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A. Eugene Pierce. recently appointed
department adjutant of the District
Spanish War Veterans by Comdr. James
@. Yaden. was born in Red Oak, Iowa,
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Where women of smaller cities around
Boston do shopping is subject of investi-
CATION by Department of Commerce.
Evening star., 1928-05-03
HITS IDEA OF NECESSITY
OF STREET RAIL WAYS
Public Service Body's Counsel in
Baltimore Argues Trolleys de
mand" Is Effect of Monopoly.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 3.-Street
cars are no longer a necessity accord
ing to Raymond S. Williams, special
counsel of the public service commits
sion who filed an answer yesterday 10
the petition of the United Railways
asking the Circuit Court to set aside
the ruling of the commission and grant
the car company a straight lo-cent
fare
The commission fixed the fare at
three tokens for a quarter. or 9 cents
straight
II the entire system. because of
financial or physical catastrophe, we're
abandoned counsel asserted. there
would be no duplication or reconstruc-
ton. People, Mr. Williams asserted.
have abandoned The street car and the
public demand today is for the COM
fort and speed of automobil, IS
AS result, he argued. what the COM
pany regards as a demand for its Serv-
ices is actually only the effect OF Its
monopoly. II the monopoly was aoan-
doned. he declared. transportation by
bus would be substituted by capitalists
OF today. Mr. Williams cited the traffic
on Fleet street in London. where. he
pointed out. the street Is narrow, yet
bus transportation. the only kind avail
able, carries the heaviest iraffic OF any
street comparable in the world.
Evening star., 1928-05-03
WHEAT PRICES RALLY
AFTER EARLY DROP
Frost Predictions for Territory in
West Have Stimulating Ef-
feet on Values.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 3.-Wheat prices rail-
lied sharply today after down turns at
the start. Frost predictions for wheat
territory in the West tended to stimu-
late buying on price breaks that were
associated with reports of beneficial
rains. Opening at 15s of to u ad-
vance, wheat underwent general sag
and then scored gains all around.
Corn, oats and provisions averaged
lower, with corn starting unchanged to
70 of and subsequently showing gen.
eral setback.
Influenced by the fact that the wheat
market had declined about l0c bushel
from the recent high point and that
the effect of better moisture condi-
tions had been largely discounted,
good class of wheat buying developed
speedily at times today Indications OF
freezing temperature in parts OF Ne
braska and Kansas did much to enCOur-
age bullish traders to reinstate soldoui
holdings. and likewise did relative firm
ness of wheat quotations at Liverpool
Corn as well as wheat developed
notable ralying power despite an early
show of weakness. A report which
leading crop expert issued regarding
stocks of corn on farms was construed
as bulliSh. He estimated the amount at
present as 590.O00,000 bushels, against
730, 0,000, 900 bushels year ago and $685.
mn mn h1Ichnle fW0 wears hack
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POTATO MARKET DULL.

CHICAGO, Aay 3 M dUnlted States
d pa tfDe1t ~ hgrle19ituTet .~~ Potatoes --
Receipts. neg stock. 8 old 100 cars. on
tE4ek. new sDoek. ~. old 227. total
Un3lec States shipments. 67z Canada
2 cars I'D sack trading sloB market
c1iI. A]seosGlB sackeG round whites.
19al ~ fancy a5ai 30, Minnesota
Eaekeo round whites. g5ai 10. Idaho
sackec rlIa5ets. No J., e5ai 30. com
F4eFci&3 $50 Rev st0ck trading SLOW
Tlarket weak. TEXAS sacKeG Bliss tfl-
lnpls. Dest. 3G5a5 80. ordinary. 3 00a
3z5
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. May OP.-Flour-
Weak: Spring patents, S50a9.00; hard
Winter straights. S.S5as.65. Rye-WeaE.
No. Western. 14Sls fob. New York.
and 1851. elf export. Lard-Easy:
Middle West. l225al2.35. Other arti-
lies unchanged.
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BUYS OIL PROPERTIES.

sEW YORK May = m Warner.
gUulan ~ has acquired oil~produclug
DggDeFJsa " isecgs OIL O. and East
}auc DA Co ~ tne Church aud Fields
o43f3eta " Crane Cymly, Ifz through
4sa auce ~ ~ClHinlau common
Ey9eg INeuEy-tOur wells have been
cGsed on the property and are pro-
caelaR about 4 500 barrels daily
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. Mnv 4 80. .---Fnreign

NEW YORK, May 8 tA'.--Foreign ex-
changes irregular. Quotations Gin cents>
Great Britain. demand. AT Ola, cables.
4a7 1919; 60-day bolls on banks, asa
France, demand. $685.. cables, $685.,
Italy. demand, 526As, cables. Ha6fs
Demand Belgium. ia9Sie; GERMANY.
1890, Holland. 40,29ta. Norway, a6T6,
Sweden 26,H2 Denmark. 20 SOL.
Switzerland 19a6le; Spain. 1864 !;
Greece. 100. Poland, li,3S Caecho~
slovakia, a,06ia. JugoSlavia. rs Aus
tria, l4i0, Rumania. 62i4. Argentina
t2 rs; Brazil. 1909; Toxic. 4F2i, Shang-
hal, 81 l2ia; Montreal. a9aa,a.
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Received BY Prvatew wh. Directs to

Note-The New York Stock Exchange
is now operating on Eastern Daylight
Saving time
Evening star., 1928-05-03
MERGER APPROVED.

NEW YORK. May 3 tAp). .-Stockhold-
srs OF North American Cement Corpora
ton have approved recommendations OF
the directors to consolidate with Penn
Dixie Cement Corporation, the new COM
pany to be known as General Cement
CORPORATION.
Evening star., 1928-05-03

The price of copper underwent little
change, while zinc advanced slightly.
Lead and tin have been quieter than
usual. with little weaker price level for
the latter. Engineering and Mining
Journal reports
Evening star., 1928-05-03
IIourly Sales on N. Y, Market.

~ th'', hih doU "a in 49,. an AUl
p,m.ss 22iA 600 sum = go OUu
Dividend rates ~ given ir the ainVe tahle
are The annual cash uavments hased on the
--latest qnarlerS ~ hal YEARLY declarations
unlt nt iradns less Than 100 ahapea
1a 10 Ureteffad stock Plus Tea In stock
PAID this year~.-no regulaf rate Paw
ahle ~ stock pius h e In stnek Il Paw
sble when eatned payaie in rash OF
stock Ftps insb Ia slock t'ius aas
y .'oat fl"'s tAftlg s'eek eln. u,, a y
.tark ~ pafahle tHH share auarlerly ln
OPTED llsar stafes COMMON stock, plus
W 70 Ia stock.
Evening star., 1928-05-03
TRADE RECORDS BROKEN

CHICAGO May 3 m All trading
reeosoa Oh tie Chicago stock Exchange
yese bF0keH yesterday when total sales
wee more tnau 25i 600 JBe previous
iHgh marx established March 5, 1928,
gsaE 900 SCI shares
Evening star., 1928-05-03
COPPER AND ZINC FIRM.

NEW YORK, May (R.-Copper
and zinc sold in good volume the last
week and the general tone of the mar
ket for non-ferrous metals was firm
Evening star., 1928-05-03
Will BUY SECURITIES.

NEW YORK. Msy . ~ American
e. Foreign Power CO VIII acquire the
eo,5aiefal god BONDS ana preferred ene
common stocks II '5exlcea Uiilitiee 90
- eEenht1ge Tor is 81 preferred stock.
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HOOvER-CURTIS CLUB
SEEKS 5000 MEMBERS
Committees Appointed in Campaign
to Increase Enrolment of
Organization.

With present membership of 1000,
the Hoover and Curtis Club of the Re
publican District committee hopes to
reach goal of 10000 members by
October 49,. John Lewis Smith, presi-
dent of the club, said today. An ex-
tensive membership campaign is being
conducted under the direction of spe-
cial committees.
The committees in the membership
drive are as follows:
Membership committee for men
Samuel McComas Hawken, chairman;
Leo A. Rover, Charles j. Waters,
Charles r. Crane, A. E. Chaffee, Will
liam j. Dow. James S. Mccarthy and
George T. Thomaides.
Membership committee for women
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman;
Miss M. Pearl Mccall, Mrs. Charles
Alger, Mrs. Dudley H. Hessick. Miss
Nellie F. W Lyons, Miss c. Virginia
Diedel, Miss Maud Ford and Miss Ber-
nita Shelton Matthews
A. E. Chaffee, director of the bureau
of information at the Republican head
quarters, 1913 Fifteenth street. reported
a large daily increase in the number of
voters seeking information at his bu-
reau. He states that his staff of SO
woman assistants and 10 notaries are
working in relays of Is every day ex-
cept Sunday from $3.50 o'clock in the
morning until 10 o'clock at night.
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West Side tracks to give Gov Smith
his biggest reception since leaving AL
bany. At Cleveland and Toledo. Ohio,
earlier in the day and later at Elkhart,
Ind, groups of we'll wishers had turned
out to get a glimpse of the Democratic
standard bearer and his brown derby,
but in the Chicago yards workers and
residents from nearby neighborhoodS,
attracted to the scene by photogra-
piers flares, turned out in larger num-
bers and kept up noisy greetings for
more than 20 minutes. Street urchir1s,
husky workmen and many women
Swarmed around the rear platform of
the observation car. eager to grasp the
nominees hand Scores of men and
young boys clambered aboard for a
personal greeting and the jam became
so rough at one time that it looked as
If the governor would be pulled over
the rail.
Policeman Grabs Youngsters.
A burly policeman. after a flock of
youngsters who were scrambling for
Smith, Robinson campaign buttons be-
ing flung from the train, picked dozens
of the more aggressive button chasers
from the tail-end steps as If he were
picking berries from a bush. The gov
ernor plainly showed that he enjoyed
the show, particularly when he received
cigar froIl John j. Denny, who used
to live an. play in the Smith neigh
borhood years ago on New York's East
Side
The overnight ride to the Missouri
River crossing at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
was uneventful. except for the welcome
extended at Clinton.
A change in schedule announced last
night calls for departure from Omaha
Wednesday morning for Oklahoma City
at $50 am. instead of 10 o'clock.
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SMITH, IN OMAHA,
SEEKS FARM VOTE
IN MIDDLE WEST

Continued from First Page.)
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Caraway to Address Women's Club

Senator Caraway of Arkansas will be
the principal speaker at the meeting of
the Womens Smith and Robinson Club
at Democratic headquarters, 16 jack
son place, 5 o'clock tonight.
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and gave the governor a CHEEKY tribute
on his first visit to this Nebraska city
since 1920. He had made his first
visit here in 1908 on his way back from
the Democratic national convention at
Denver and his second IL years later,
while returning from the San Francisco
Democratic national convention.
The governor had completed an out
line of the speech he will make tonight.
in which he expects to make an appeal
not only to the agricultural workers in
the immediate vicinity, but to those of
the entire Midwest area.
Gets QUESTIONABLE,
A full page ad in the Omaha World
Herald, signed by 10 men, who called
themselves citizens of both parties'
and propounding eight questions to be
answered by the nominee in his speech
tonight, was taken to the governors
suite. but no comment was forthcom-
ing. LII the same issue, National Com
mitteeman Mullen described all of the
signers as Republicans. Among the
questions were:
What specific Federal legislation do
you propose for farm relief"
DO you believe the country will be
more prosperous with liquor or without?
Why?"
The governor expects to rest this af-
ternoon. Several Democratic leaders,
however, had sought engagements to
report to the party leader on conditions
in the State.
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RIvERDALE WOMEN
PLAN HOOVER CLUB
Thirty Attend Preliminary Meet
ing and Name Mrs. Eva Chase
Temporary Chairman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIVERDALE, Md, September 49,
Thirty woman citizens of Riverdale met
in the armory last night to make plans
for the formation of feminine Hoover
Curtis Club in the town.
The meeting was addressed by
Thomas Littlepage of Washington, a
presidential elector, and Wendell Al
len OF Baltimore. Mrs. Eva Chase of
Riverdale, Republican chairman for the
nineteenth district, presided and was
elected temporary chairman of the club
pending permanent organization Mrs.
Chase will call an organization meeting
in the near future