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The Washington times., 1928-08-15
BALT lM0RE GRAIN MARkET

Wheat Firmer. No. 2 red. win.
ter. garlicIsy. domestic, sf2sss Re
ceipts, 105,766 bushels: shipments,
84,S73 bushels.
crop increasing No. 2 white, do
nestle, $1.1S. Receipts. 1870 bush
els: shipments. TIA bushels.
Oats Unsettled Receipts new
crop increasing. No. white, do
nestle, 51@52c; No. 3 white, / to
&c bushel less. Receipts, 4.061
bushels: shipments. 1911 bushels.
Rye Nominal. Shipments. EOS
bushels.
Hay Quiet. Receipts and de-
mand equally light
Flour Unchanged.
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
DIR. Charles S. Carter,
Horse Exhibitor. Dies

Dr. Charles Shirley Carter, Is,
OF Warrenton. Va. prominent ex'
nlbltor of horses, died Yesterday
from heart disease at Emergency
Hospital.
Dr. Carter had exhibited In every
!. morse show at Warrenton for, the
'Isst ~ years. He was 4 skilled
riaer. and three wears ago Won
ss-Aile race In Warrentcns
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
BAL TIM0RE LIVE STOCK

UNION STOCK YARDS. BAIs1sI.
MORE Aug Cattle Receip
SO head arlxet steady. Steers.
choice. rs D 1872 GOOD, $3.50
Oh: medium $12.50013.25: com.
mon. sfO.5O@12: feeders ana
stockers ss.25@11 fieifers, choice.
81. 5O013; good s11.75912. rs: me-.
dunn. $11@11 30: common. $50
1850 feeders and stockers $075O
10: bulls. good TO choice. s1001O.50;
fair to good $909.75: common
to medium, $70S.50; cows, good
To choice. s9.50m1O.25: fair tn
good. $s@9.50: common to me-
dunn, $5W7.5O.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 100
head: market steady. Sheep. $50
$50; lambs, $7.50014.75.
Hogs Receipts, 200 head; mar.
ket steady. Lights. $l2.75; heavies.
1890: medium. $1s; roughs. s7.75
all; light pigs. $S,50@11.4O; pigs,
$l2 Ohio and Western hogs 10
TO 20 cents higher than quotations.
Calves Receipts, SO head: mar
ket steady. Calves, s5016.50.
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, Aug. l5.--Grains
opened uneven today.
Wheat opened h@%c lower.
Trade was fairly active. Liverpool
was due 1M@2kd higher. opened
IL 672d up and at 2:15 p. m. prices
were 16t%d. better.
Corn opened nc higher - &c
lower on scattered selling.
Oats opened isc lower.
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
LIBERTY BONDS

Furnished By w. b. Hibbs q Coz
Liberty 3Ias, due ~. .......... 1916
Liberty AS, due '2S....s..... 1881
liberty 4th 4ks, due 'S8 100. rs
II s Treasury 4Ms, due '52.....s 109.30
u s Treasury 4%s, due '47....s gS.02sl
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
BAL TIMORE PRODUCE

Poultry Old chickens, pounds
ana over, 2702sc; to AZ lbs, zoo
24c. Leghorns and other light stock.
SQz2c; old roosters. 15@11c; young
chickens, springers. colored. as to
size, 500 Sec: springers, ieghorns, as
to sire, 24032c. Ducks, white
pekfns. young, lbs. and over, 22@
23c: puddle. young. 4 lbs. and over.
21@22c; muscovy. young. lbs. and
0ver, 21@22c: all kinds. old. 15022c.
Pigeons, young and old pair. ESQ 35c.
Market dnIl-On the baltimore
Butter and Egg Exchange there were
no sales today. Nearby current re-.
ceipts offered 80 cents; bid 2s1z
cents. Receipts Butter, 791 tubs;
eggs. 3,333 cases.
Butter Creamery, fancy per lb.,
475z 14Sc: choice, 4s1z 047c; good.
ISL 046c: prints, $50 SOC; blocks. Al
@49c; ladies'. 356p3sc: Maryland and
Pennsylvania rolls. Ohio and West
Virginia rolls; Store packed. 10 32c;
Maryland, Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA
dairy prints, process butter, ~ q
41Mc.
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
FOREIGN BONDS

tFurnished by W. B. Hubs 4 Col
French SIS ................. 81
French Prem IS ,.........., a.
British Vic IS. .....4....,...... 461
British Nat War Loan ss..,.,..,..s0t
italian S. .,........,,.,,, As
italian Notes 1923. As
Belgian Restoration Sc ,.,...,t...,s.. 26
Belgian Prem S. ....,..,..,sss. n
The Washington times., 1928-08-15
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK. Aug. IS. Gearing
house statement:
Exchanges, 922 100000.
Balances, SOS, 00O, 900.
Federal reserve banks credit bal.
arce. S88 100000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
OPEN AIR RALLY
At CATHEDRAL

More than 5000 Sunday school
children of Washington, and the
student body of the Episcopal High
School, near Alexandria, will take
part in the great procession at the
open-air service of the Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew in Washington Cathe-
dral close Sunday afternoon.
Former Senator George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania, DR.. Ru-
doIph Boiling Teusler, of Toxic,
Japan, and others will address the
mass meeting.
The forty-second national CON
vention of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrews opens with q dinner at
the Mayflower Hotel tomorrow
night. with District Commissioners
Sidney r. Taliaferro as it's chair.
man, and Governors Byrd. of Vir-
ginia and Ritchie of Maryland, vice
chairmen
The general subject of the dinner
speeches will be "Christ's Commits
sion to the Men of the Church. y
The advance guard of the conven-
ton, including the National Council
of the Brotherhood, will lay a
wreath upon the tomb of the Tn
known Soldier at Arlington tomor-
row noon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04

Inst one glass of water is not
enough-3 glasses should be taken
one hour before breakfast; ms
amount washes out the small lnteS-
tines and stimulates the large bowel.
Start with one glass and gradually
take more. A much better washlns-
out is produced by adding spoonful
of simple glycerin, saline compound
known as Adlerika) to one glass.
AdIerika acts on BOTH upper ana
lower bowel and brings out foul mat
ter which may have poisoned you for
months and which you would never
believe was in your system.
AFTER using Adlerika feel better
than for 20 years. Awful impurities
were eliminated. -. e. Pickett.
at could not get bowel action with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
ARRANGES
RALLIES IN
MARYLAND

The Maryland Republican heavy
artillery will be brought into play
in the battle for supremacy in the
Fifth Congressional District OF
Maryland, which comprises a part
of Baltimore city and the counties
surrounding Washington. IN poiiti-
cal rallies to be held in Mt. Rainier
Hyattsville. La Plate and Upper
Marlboro, October IL and IL.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Re-
publican candidate for the United
States Senate; Major oliver Metzer-
OFT. candidate for Congress: George
r.. Farnum. Assistant Attorney
General of the United States, and
former Representative Thomas Par
ran. of Calvert county, will bring
floods of oratory with them in the
two-day stumping tour.
The Mt. Rainier rally will he held
in Blue Bird Hall and the National
Guard Armory. Hyattsville, Thurs
day, October IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
I'm a Real Man Now
Since | Gained rs Pounds

Miss Alberta Rogers, thin, run
down and weak. gained Is pounds
in six weeks and is thankful for
McCoy's.
Mccoy takes all the risk-Read
this ironclad guarantee. If after
taking 4 sixty cent boxes of Nc
Coy's Tablets or One Dollar boxes
any thin. underweight man or
woman doesn't gain at least >
pounds and feel completely salts
fled with the marked Improvement
in health-your money will be re-
funded.
Just ask for McCoy's Tablets at
Peoples Drug Stores or any drug
store. Distributed by McCoy's Lab
oratories, Inc, also distributors Of
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil-there is
none better.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
3 Glasses Water
Help Constipation

ont taking something. Adlerika help
ed at once and now I have no more
trouble. Mrs. VIM. Daum.
I'm the treatment of intestinal
disorders, Adlerika has no equal. -
DIR. A. J. Lancaster.
Give your stomach and bowels a
REAL cleansing with Adlerika and
see how good you feel! Just ONE
spoonful gives wonderful relief in
chronic constipation. GAS boating,
sour stomach and sick headache. No
matter what you have tried for your
stomach and bowels, Adlerika will
surprise you. At leading druggists.
Sold in Washington by Peoples Drug
Stores. Send for FREE checker
board. ADLERIKA, Dept. A-32, St.
Paul. MINI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
Quake Study Bringing
Results, Rotary Hears

Years of study are beginning to
produce more promising results. n.
H. Heck, of the Federal geological
survey. told meeting of the Ro-
tary Club yesterday in the Willard
Hotel.
still was impossible to predict earth.
quakes AS in the case of hurricanes.
He added, however, that much of
the damage caused by the tremblers
could be eliminated it builders would
take precautions to make their
structure earthquake-proof He de-
elared that contrary to popular be-
lief, Americas greatest earthquake
didn't occur in California. 1t cen.
tered instead in New Madrid, Mo-,
in 1911.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
District Supreme Court
Convicts Hammer Man

Rousing from It's summer letI1.
gary, the District Supreme Court
got into full swing yesterday. The
first criminal trial " the October
term resulted In q conviction In
Criminal Division one, with Chief
Justice Walter /. Mccoy presiding.
Eugene Gross, colored. was con-
victed on an Indictment charging
assault with dangerous weapon
upon Evelyn Crawford, also col.
ored. Of the 900 block n st. 8. w,
on June 10, last. Gross struck the
woman with a hammer, the indict.
ment charged. Assistant United
States Attorney Walter M. shea
conducted the prosecution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
That's What Thin, Rundown
Atlantic City Man Wrote

There are tens of thousands OF
exceedingly thin men and gwomen
who need more weight and need 1t
badly.
Most of these skinny people need
better health-more vigor and en-
ergy and something more that we
all strive to attain-a fresh. clean
and clear complexion.
One underweight woman, exceed
ingIy thin, gained 10 pounds in %
days with McCoy's Tablets and
doesn't have to worry any more
about her figure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
Model Yacht Club Will
Race i'm Basin Sunday

The washington Model Yacht
Club will begin its racing tourna-
ment for the Secretary's Trophy do
mated by Alfred Rurhman. club
secretary Sunday on the Tidal
Basin.
Races will be run each Sunday in
this month and the members MAX
ing the most points for three out OF
the four races will be credited with a
leg on the cup. Several Of the men
nave reconditioned their boats since
the national races in July and have
turned out much fleater crafts.
At a preliminary race last Sun
day one heat ended with the win.
ner just one minute ahead of his
opponAnt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
OFFICER CIT Ed
FOR BRAVERY
AWARD

The awarding Of a citation for
gallantry in action with the silver
star to Capt. William E. Corkill,
field artillery, was announced by the
War Department yesterday.
Captain Corkill. then first lieuten-
ant of the Tenth field artillery,
American Expeditionary Forces, re-
ceived the distinction for gallantry
in action near Greves Ferme and
st. Eugene, France, during the night
Of July 14-15. 1918.
with utter disregard for his own
personal safety. and with untiring
energy" says the citation, "he re-
peatedly traversed shell-swept roads
with conveys of ammunition. often
driving the trucks himself when the
drivers were wounded and exhaust
ed, thereby keeping the batteries
supplied with ammunition at a time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
Girl Asks $4,000
For Injuries in Cab

The Red Top Cab Company, vas
sued for $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries. by WIlhel-
menia Fender. 500 block Vermont
Avenue IN circl:t Court today.
The plaintiff alleges that
April S, last, she was riding in q
of the defendant near Fit
tenth and T. st. n. w. when 1t
collIded with another cab. She is
permanently injured. she claims.
Attorneys Stands and Bull and
John s. Barbour appeared for her.
Keen turning to the right and on
next "a the last page Of this paper
won will find 4 reliable guide To many
rf WaahingtOn's most desirable apart
1nenf vacancies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
Vet Sues Government
For 1852 Insurance

Charging that the United States
Veterans Bureau has failed and re-
fused to pay him 1852 so. alleged to
be due on his War Risk Insurance
policy, John L. Franklin, National
Press Building. has brought suit
for recovery against the United
States Government.
Through Attorney L. Harold
Sothoron. Franklin claims that he
served in the Marine Corps from
November 8, 1918, until May S. 1919,
and that his policy was In good
standing at the time of his dis.
charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04
Coolidges Observe
Wedding Date
Quietly

President and Mrs. Cooila&e
TODAY celebrated their twenty
third wedding anniversary. Mrs.
Coolidge returned to the Wnite
House from the sickbed OF her
mother at Northampton, Mass,
esneciaIly to be with her husband
on the occasion.
As is their usual custom they
are observing the day quietly.
The President came over to the
Executive offices early and started
his DAYS work, and Mrs. Cool
idSe went about her usual do
nestle duties.
There was a possibility that
few intimate friends might be
dinner guests, but the meal was
not expected to take on the as
pect of a formal affair.
The President and the then
Grace Goodhue were married at
burlington, VT, in 1905. when
the latter was school teacher,
and the President a struggling
young lawyer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04

Apartments for the ,lrc1. -
woman or the large fanniIy@-vorsII e;rI
= g listing Of all sizes In todayss rlasas-
fled rental columns. Oiassi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-04

when a shortage would have been
disastrous"
Cantain CorkilTs present station
=. NTH the reserve officers training
camn at the University of Okla:
homa.
nuERYtREMENT
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
Election Case
From Pt. Isabel
Called Monday

Hearing of the Point Isabel elec-
ton contest brought hv Constants
In Roche. county commissioners
against II. VI. Pattee. certified By the
democratic county committee as the
nominee for county commissioner
from the Point Isabel precinct. waB
called in civil district court Mon~
day afternoon at 1880.
ln the answer WI the defendant,
filed Saturday. Patteo states there
we're mo illegal votes caHt I'M tha
Point Isabel primary; that voters
named in the complaint or the plain
tiff were qualified voters i'm the pre-
cinct. and that many of those speci-
fled were born in Cameron county.
Pattee also states he had established
his residence in Cameron county on
January II. 1927. and was therefore
qualified 70 become "A candidate and
participate in the primary. The an
swcr also asserts that nil ballots
were properly numbered NV the elec-
tion judges in accordance with law
III I'M understood IA number of wit
nesses have been SubpOenand from
Point Isabel including the judges
and other officials of the run-ofk
primary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

Electric Tyam1Uay To Pt. Isabel Chartered
LATE BULLETINS

KIDNAPPED BOY IN CHICAGO GET NEW THREAT
CHICAGO hand letter demanding
the bombing Of their home
unhar IA weeks days In he OF kdnapers
CORPUS CHRISTI sLAYING
Sept 24-P1-Bond at s75e0
held
Sept Robert 10th
rnge bail jail
CHINESE RELIEVE FAMINE VICTIMS
girls Of the famine along
Shuntg being sold In Shans
Of Bakess
Of Of the district
He larger than he believed Il 20 be-
time he said miles wide and 100 miles long
NEGRO SLAYING OFFICER
24FAfter celebrating than 80
jury Will guilty of the
punishment
in BY defense
KIRKWOOD SEPARATION PERMANENT
ANGELES, 2-CP
to
Of differences
that separation which the
had regarded would be made
ENGINEER SLAYS WIFE AND SELF
NJ Bentley. build
Of Bentley Norris Corporation
building contractors
DEATH IN TENEMENT FIRE
24--Two children death
today heater left
left locked
believed the origin Of the fire.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
Political Chaos
Reigms In Texas,
Writer Asserts

overwhelming Democratic majorlties
Of other years, party leaders no long
er regard the Southern bolt as the
whim of a few agitators. They rec
ognize il as a vital force. having its
fountain-head in issues of the most
explosive character. Protestant min
listers and women make up an i'm
portant element in its militant lead
ership. imparting much Of the fervor
or a crusade, and its ranks include
also politicians of consequence, who
contribute the practical knowledge Of
their years Of political schooling.
The issues of prohibition and
Tammany furnish the visible motive
power behind this southern thrust at
Smith. Whether its real handspring
is religion. is a much argued subject.
The Democratic regulars do not hesi-
tate 10 say IL Is, despite repeated de-
mails. II is certain that the nominee s
Catholicism is widely talked about
among the voters, that anti-Catholic
literature is circulated. and that
some campaign speakers openly at
tack Smith because he IL Catholic.
Against this attack the Smith lead
ers raise the rallying cries of toler-
ance. white supremacy, and a party
loyalty in all kinds az weather
In Texas. largest Of the Southern
states and rated the banner democrat
ic state Of the Union, these consid-
eratlons and uncertainties are inten-
sified by the states vast geograph-
ical and political dimensions 1t il
difficult for the best informed tr
make predictions. The leaders for
and against Smith have given the
Associated Press their respective e.
Inmates, and the sum total of them
all is a candid agreement that for
the first time in generation, Texas
Is a political battle-ground.
To understand the immensity oi
the possibilities here involved. IL II
necessary 10 consider that Texas has
254 counties OF an average area about
equal to that of the state of Rhode
Island; that all forms Of orEaniza-
tion are accordingly handicapped ;
that the voters include alike the flow
er OF the old Southern aristocracy
and q considerable group Of Mexi-
can emigrants; that material inter
ests are represented by such diverse
symbols as the cotton field. the
ranch. the oil well, and the factory;
and that the present campaign has
Continued on page twcl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

DEATH TOLLS
BELIEVED l2O
About $50 Injured In
Madrid, Spain Blaze
When Stampede In
Audience Breaks

MADRID. Sept. 24.-tFl-Approxi-
mately l20 persons were officially
estimated today 90 have been trapped
and perished in the Noyedades the
ater when it caught fire during q
crowded Sunday evening perform
ance- The injured were estimated nc
more than $50. Exact figures have
not been established because dense
smoke coming from the smouldering
ruins prevented the authorities from
learning how many bodies were yet
to be extricated.
Most or the victims were not
burned but were either suffocated or
crushed during the stampede for the
exits.
More than COO. either burned IN
the rapid spread of the flames or
trampled In the rush for exits, were
treated In emergency dressing sta
tions or hospitals. Some of those
taken 10 hospitals died.
Ten fire engines were unable 10
subdue the blaze and the flames
to buildings nearby including hos
pitals and a charitable institution.
The fire was not brought under con-
troll until early today and at that
time only few smouldering ruins
remained of the Novedades theater.
When the flames started on the
stage during an intermission, the
theater, which held 5000. was packed
60 capacity for a Sunday perform
snce of La Mejor Del Puerto" There
was a rush for the exits Men. women
and children were trampled in the
stampede. Occupants Of seats on the
Continued on page six.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
HALTS VISITS
Court Orders Youth
Stay On North
Side of River

Ted Schnoor or Brownsville was
barred from crossing the Rio Grande
to Matamoros nv an edict Of District
Judge IA. VI. Cunningham Monday
morning.
Schnoor was given a three-year
suspended sentence on "A forgery
charge. A second Indictment is pend
ing against him, and Judge Cunning
ham informed Schnoor that III he
crossed to Matamoros at any time be-
fore the February term Of court. the
second indictment would be- called.
Schnoor plead guilty 10 the charge
of forging the name Of X. X. Hender-
SON Of the Brownsville Title 90. 10
two checks for 500 each. The entire
amount was recovered and the state
Joined with the defense i'm the re-
quest that the sentence be suspended.
Schnoor is 20 years OF age. and has
an excellent record. He came to
Brownsville i'm March Of this year and
entered the employ Of the Brownsville
Title Co. Later he worked in the
county clerks office under /. Zarate.
Both Henderson and Zarate testified
he had been prompt and industrious
and his work was satisfactory.
Schnoor stated he had secured
three Of the company checks from
the office Of the Brownsville Title
CO., together with nm abstract certifi.
cate bearing Henderson's signature
He traced the signature on two Of
the checks from the certificate, cash.
ing them nc local banks. He spent
$50 of the amount, part being spent
for white wing dinner in Matamor-
os.
4. MI. Jester Investigated the case
traced the forgery to Schnoor and
arrested him two days after the
checks had been cashed, Schnoor
turning over $40 which he had con-
cealed back Of a picture in his room
His foster parents, who reside In
Oklahoma, made up the remainder u
reimburse the bank.
Judge Cunningham called the de-
fendant before him and delivered IA
lecture on the evils and dangers Of
dissipation. stating that dissipation
was openly Haunted in Matamoros
and that if Schnoor crossed the river
at any time before the February tern,
~ court he would order the second
charge against him called for trial
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24
new MEXICAN
PLANES HERE
Fliers to Search For
Overdue Party
On Flight

Two 425-horsepoEer Fairchild cab
in monoplanes being delivered to the
Mexican Aviation company at Tampi-
co, landed at the Fort Brown airfieid
about o'clock Monday morning. The
planes we're being piloted by Eddie
Snyder and Eddie Bradley who had
flown them from New York.
They plan 20 get off this afternoon
or Tuesday morning for Tampico.
Airport Manager Les Mauldin made
arrangements with the fliers to keep
a sharp outlook for Brownsville
hunting party which is overdue to re-
turn The aviat0rs are TO wire the
results of their search from Tam
pico.
The party is composed of w. M.
Beazey. Nick Cava1Js, Harold JEFF
ferds, Ralph Tucker and Roy Weller.
The group left last Thursday for n
bay about go miles down Washington
beach and were due % return Satur-
day. No word has been received from
them since "A limited amount of pro-
visions we're taken.