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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-20
VIII address Bankers

The first forum of the District
Of Columbia Chapter of the Amer.
jean Institute of Banking will be
held at the Raleigh Hotel on De.
cember IL. at $50 O'Clock, it was
announced today.
DR.. Stephen /. Miller, executive
Enanager of the National Assocla.
ton of Credit Men will be the
speaker of the evening, his subject
being THE factor of credit in
American Business" DR.. Miller il
well known in Washington as for.
T1fer educational director of the
American Institute of Banking.
His address is expected to have
strong appeal to local bankers
especially in view of the marked
interest at this time in the credit
4aituation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-20
CORN SHIPMENT

BALTIMORE. Nov. 2O.-The first
shipment of American new crop
corr went forward from Baltimore
Yesterday on the steamship Am
bridge. which carried 42,S57 bushels
No. 2 corn to Rotterdam.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-20
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 Il. n. So
Clearing House statement:
Exchanges. 81 1855 900 900.
Balances. Sal, 100000. -.
Federal Reserve Banks credlt
balance, $4,000 900.
Evening star., 1928-04-30

from Brunswick, Nd: Charles Town
W. Va, and other points.
f0:ls am.--EfRht thousand school
children OF Maryland, West Virginia and
Virginia In parade of blossoms" headed
by the United States Navy Band, Lieut.
Charles Benter. director,
1880 a.m.-pageant, "Springtime ir
the Great Valley" by 500 Handley High
School students on the 72-acre school
campus. Mrs. Edna Eighmey Pctrescu
director, with music by the United
States Navy Band and the Handley
High School Orchestra.
$50 pm.--Band contest for military
academy and high school bands. Hand
ley Stadium.
pm.-Grand concert by the Navy
Band, Lieut.. Benter directing, Handley
Stadium.
S pm.-Coronation of her majesty
Queen Shenandoah Y" miss Mary
wise Boxley, Roanoke. Va.l, surrounded
by a royal court of 500. with music by
the Navy Band and Glee Club of the
Earrisonburg State Teachers College
Mrs. J. Victor Arthur. director.
9 pm-Faculty play. Nothing But
the Truth" Handley School auditorium
pm.-Reception for princesSes from
West Virginia. Maryland, District OF
Columbia and Virginia by Queen Shen-
sndoah v at residence of W. A. Baker
$50 p.m.-Apple blossom festival ball
George Washington Hotel, the festival
queens entry being heralded by fan
fare of trumpetS.
$50 pm. till after midnight--SpeciaI
programs of fireworks. dances, recep-
tionS and street carnivalS.
9 a.m.-Arrival of special trains bear
ing delegations and bands representing
Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio. Nor
folk 81 Western and Chesapeake & Ohio
Evening star., 1928-04-30

prayer to attend the funeral services for
Representative Martin B. Madden OF
Illinois, which were held at the Capitol.
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor OF the
church, assisted by Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe. pastor emeritus. officiated. The
interior of the church was attractively
decorated and special music was one Of
the features The choir was directed by
Paul w. Fishbaugh and included Miss
Emile Henning, contralto: Mrs. Marie
G. Deal, soprano; Bernard @. Spille,
tenor, and Arthur g. Gorbach. basso.
DR.. Sizoo in his sermon, "a Glorious
Inheritance" gave a review OF the
founding of the church and of its his
tory, as we'll as an account of the advent
In this country of the Presbyterian faith.
Dr. Sizoo praised DR.. Radcliffe, the 86-
year-old pastor emeritus of the church,
who was It's pastor for q years. During
his review of the church's history he re-
called the days which gave the church
the name THE Church OF the Presi-
DENTS" saying that John Quincy Adams.
Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrt-
son, Abraham Lincoln, Franklyn Pierce.
James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson,
James K. Polk and Grover Cleveland
worshiped at this church during their
occupancy of the White House.
The scriptual reading and lesson from
the Book Of EpheSianS was given by
DR.. Radcliffe.
At the evening service the musical
ministry was augmented by Miss Elsa l..
Raner and Miss Mabel L. Duncan. The
sermon was preached by DR.. Sizoo. his
subject being "The Church and the
City"
g.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
CHURCH OBSERVES
125TH BIRTHDAY
President and Mrs. Coolidge
Attend New York Avenue
Presbyterian Anniversary.

Simple and impressive services marked
the beginning yesterday morning of a
week of celebration commemorating the
125th anniversary of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
This famous old house of worship.
familiarly known in the Capital as the
Church of the Presidents" because so
many Executives attended services there.
was crowded to capacity. Even the
downstairs lecture room was packed,
and hundreds waited outside the several
entrances for admission.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge, who
were the honor guests, occupied the
same pew used by Abraham Lincoln
during the years he lived in the White
House With the President and Mrs.
Coolidge was Frank w Stearns of Bos-
ton, intimate friend of the family, who
Is a guest at the White House. The
presidential party left following the
Evening star., 1928-04-30

Railroads and the Fruit Growers Ex-
press.
$50 a.m.--Salute of l3 aerial bombs
in honor of his excellency, Harry F..
Byrd, Governor of Virginia, arriving
with his military staff from Richmond
in Army blimps,
10 a.m.-Salute of aerial bombs to
Queen Shenandoah v and her en-
tourage.
I0:Is a.m.-Display of daylight fire.
works and aerial bomb salutes cele-
brating the blossoming of apple or
chardS,
ii a.m.-pageant, "Springtime in the
Great Valley" Handley Stadium.
IL m.-Reception and luncheon for
princesses.
pm-Grand festival parade through
principal streets, terminating at VIM
chester fair grounds. where 1t will be
reviewed by Queen Shenandoah and her
court from royal boxes erected in front
of the grandstand.
pm.-Judging and awarding prizes
for artistic floats, decorated automobiles,
visiting flremen, bands military acade-
mics and other competitors, winchester
fair grounds.
$50 p.m.-The queens ball, Shenan-
doah Valley Academy gymnasium, her
majesty and court entering, preceded by
heraldS with trumpets.
GAS p.m.-Apple Blossom Festival
ball, George Washington Hotel gold
room,
$50 pm. until after midnight-Spe-
cial fireworks displays and street car
nivals.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
Huge Map Of Heavens.

After 40 years Of patient work as
tronomers at the Oxford and Green
wich observatories have about COM
pleted huge map of the heavens. More
than l5,00O,000 stars we're photographed
and 10000 charts we're prepared which
are to be assembled and printed. says
the Popular Mechanics Magazine. ,
Evening star., 1928-04-30
BLOSSOM PROGRAM
FOR Z DAYS ISSUED
Buds of 1900, 900 Apple
Trees Uninjured by Sc
we're SnoWStorm.
Special Dispatch to The star.


WINCHESTER, Va. April S0.--The
Official program of the fifth annual
Shenandoah apple blossom festival here
May and 4 was announced today.
Orchards came through the Snowstornl
undamaEed. and warming sun yeSter-
day and today was Fastening the buds,
which are expected to pop open by to-
morrow. The blossoms Will remain on
the trees in most instances nearly a
week. 1t has been estimated by Federal
and State horticulturiSts that there are
no less than II. l.o00, 900 trees in the COM
mercial orchards of the Shenandoah
Cumberland Potomac district.
The program follows:
All day-ViSitors invited to avail
themselves of free automobile and bus
rides to orchards in full bloom near
Winchester.
10 am.-Arrival of Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad apple blossom specials
Evening star., 1928-04-30

from Brooklyn at the end Of the
Summer.
Although she has been iii since her
husbands death in Quebec hospital,
she Is recovered sufficiently now to
make another. trip to Washington and
was to arrive here some time today.
according to the Associated Press. She
will arrange for the care Of her h1is-
bands grave in Arlington.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
WIDOW or BENNETT
TO LIVE IN CAPITAL
Will Move Here From Brooklyn al
End of Summer to Be Near
Flyers Grave.

Mrs. Cora L. Bennett, widow OF Floyd
Bennett, will make her future home
in Washington, so she may be near
the grave of her husband, 1t was
learned today. She will move here
Evening star., 1928-04-30

Postmen of England must be at least
5 feet inches tall so that they may
be able TO reach all letter boxes.
Evening star., 1928-04-30

Women's adornment bills In England
now total 100000, 900 a week.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
MANY FORMER u. S. WORKERS
FAIL TO CLAIM RETIREMENT PAY
Thousands of Dollars Piling Up In Fund
at Treasury-McCarl Orders
Careful Check Made.

Thousands of dollars are piling up
In the civil service retirement fund at
the Treasury, belonging to persons who
have retired from the Government serv-
ice, but who have failed to claim their
own retired pay.
This was disclosed today as the re-
suit of a careful check which is being
made of the status of the retired pay
throughout the Government depart
ments by a new system of accounting
established by Controller General Nc
Carl in cooperation with the depart
ments and establishments.
For instance, one of the first estab-
lishments to complete check on Its
retired pay list, the Veterans Bureau,
found that there was fund of more
than Si15.000 which belonged to per-
sons who had retired, but had not ask
ed for their own money.
Regarded as indication.
This figure was believed by officials
making the inquiry as an indication of
the fact that the same thing was hap
pening throughout the Government
service, with the prospect that hundreds
of thousands of dollars of idle money
belonging to former Government work.
ers is lying unclaimed. drawing no in
terest whatever. In the Golfers of the
Treasury Department Under the law.
the retired pay draws interest during
the service Of the Government workers,
but at their departure from the service
by retirement their fund cases to draw
intrest, according to off1cials.
Evening star., 1928-08-03

How much there is of this idle money
belonging to retired government work
ers has not as yet been figured by any
agency, as 1t will be known only when
the final checks are all completed
throughout the departments and estab-
lishments. But 1t Is believed the total
probably will be amazingly large.
Every effort Is put forth by govern
ment officials. they say, to see that
each person who leaves the service Is
informed of the fact that money has
been deducted from his pay and can
be had upon application on the proper
form. In some departments 1t is known
that application blanks are furnished to
employees as a part of the routine Of
retirement.
Records Being Checked.
Detailed records OF the persons who
have withdrawn their retirement nav
are on file In the Retirement Division
Of the Department of Interior and will
be used as check against the figures
now being compiled by McCarl's new
orders throughout the departments. It
was predicted by some officials today
that perhaps 1t would be found that
some persons had applied for and OBJ
tained their retirement funds direct
from the Retirement Division later on
and that there might have been no
record on file in the Veterans Bureau.
The civil service fund at the Treasury,
according TO computation as of July
81. amounted to $104,195,050.
This includes $l9.950 900. the first
contribution ever made by the Federal
Government. which under law was
added TO the contributions deducted
from employees pay. beginning July /.
the first of the present fiscal year.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
WAR THREAT SEEN
ON POLISH BORDER
Martial Law Reported in
CraCoW and Lvov as First
Move on Lithuania.
BY JOHN GUNTHER.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago r
News. Copyright, 1923.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright 1923.
MOSCOW, August 3.--Reports from
Berlin stat, that the town of Wilma has
been declared in state of siege and
that Marshal Pilsudski, the Polish die
tator, is planning to assemble 10000
Legionanaires th, in preparation for
the oft threatened coup to wipe Lithu-
ania off the map.
Such reports are common enough. but
deeply serious view is taken of today's
report especially since 1t is said the
Berlin foreign oiice has officially pro-
tested TO Poland and has sent an ennis
sary TO France TO warn the English gov
ernment OF the danger of war
Additional "eports state that martial
law has been established In Cracow,
Lvov and other Polish towns and that
there Is intense military activity on the
frontier. Pilsukski Is quoted as saving
he will : In Kovno by September.
Russia views these alleged military
preparations seriously There Is no
doubt here that actual danger OF war
exists t viii be remembered that il
was the Russian note to Poland last
Autumn. warning Poland to respect the
territorial integrity of Lithuania, which
threw the old wilma sqlabble into new
alarming light. This warning has not
been repeated SO far but the official
newspaper. IzveStla says the full Seri-
BUSINESS of the situation Is realized not
only by sober statesmen. but by the
public opinion o. all Europe,
Evening star., 1928-08-03
POLICEMAN, FACING
ARREST, KILLS SELF
w. N. Still Ends Life With
BuIIet-Companion Held
in Auto Theft.

Preferring death to arrest and dis
grace. Policeman William Nesbit Still
81 years old, of the ninth precinct. last
night shot and killed himself as his
lieutenant walked toward him. while
he was in the act Of backing an auto
mobile from an alley beside his house
Death was instantaneous.
Following the shooting. Headquarters
Detective Joseph Connors. chief of the
automobile squad. arrested Samuel H.
Hendrix. ~ years old, 210 Ninth street
northeast, who was with Still just be-
fore he killed himself Hendrix is held
at the twelfth precinct station house
for investigation.
Connors and Lieut. Gustav Lauten of
the ninth precinct had gone to Stills
home at 3106 Thirty-fifth street north
east to suspend him and question him
concerning the ownership of an auto
mobile that he was seen driving earlier
in the day.
Heard Auto in Driveway.
When they arrived at the house the
only light visible was a dim one in the
basement. Lauten went up and rang
the bell and Connors waited at the foot
Of the steps. While they we're waiting
for response to the bell they heard an
automobile being backed from the
driveway beside the house and both
started in that direction
AS they turned the corner Of the
house they saw an automobile coming
nA
ing on the pavement directing the
owner as to the proper method of
reaching the street.
Lauten Immediately started toward
the car, but before he could reach IL
there was O shot in the machine Run
ming to the car. the Lieutenant found
Still Slumpcd owe. the steering wheel
with bullet hole In the temple and his
service revolver gripped in his hand.
Lauten called the Casualty Hospital am
bulance and Still was pronounced dead
on his arrival there. His body was
taken to the morgue.
At the report of the pistol, Conners
said. the policemans companion started
toward an automobile that was parked
two doors away. NonnorS started after
him and the man. who was later iden-
tined as Hendrix turned and came
back
Owner Saw Stolen Car.
Trouble started for Still Yesterday
when Claris II. Layne 1902 d street
northeast, was passing Fourteenth street
and Maryland avenue northeast and
saw parked at tn curb an automobile
that had been stolen from him July is,
Layne notified Policeman w. E. VIM
field of the ninth precinct. who recog-
ni2ed the car as one he had seen Stin
driving, Because of his companions
excellent record. Winfield questioned
Layne very closely regarding his means
OF identification and was finally con-
vinced that the machine belonged 70
Layne.
Winfield was familiar with the fact
that still frequented the shop near
there, in which Hendrix was employed.
so went there and got him and the three
men went to the station house in the
car.
There Winfield summoned ConnorS
and they questioned Still at length as to
the manner In which he acquired the
car. He told them that he purchased
II from tourist and that 1t bore Flori-
da tags at the time, Still explained that
ne had gotten a receipt for it, but had
miSlaid II.
After he left II was decided to sus-
Continued on Page ;. Column -
Evening star., 1928-08-03
COURTNEY ON WAY
TO us. ON LINER.
Flyer Aboard Rescue Ship.
Forced Down at Sea in
Burning Plane.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 3.-Capt Frank
T. Courtney and three companions,
forced down in Midatlantic in burning
plane, were safely on their way to their
New York goal today on board the Brit
ish liner Minnewaska
A suggestion of the hazards they had
faced was contained in brief message
to Mrs. Courtney In London. Had to
come down owing to fire. Nothing to
worry about" radioed the British air.
man. There was never hint IN his
message of the 10 hours of tossing on
the ocean waves which followed the
descent, until they were rescued.
The plane. on which Courntey had
concentrated months of endeavor in
the hope of realizing his ambition TO
fv across the Atlantic westward, was
abandoned to the seas which had claim
ed 1t, This information was refayed by
the steamer Cedric.
Had Covered 500 Miles.
They were forced down while at
tempting flight from Horta, Azores,
Ia Newfoundland. They had proceeded
annroxiYnately 600 miles on their night.
with their short wave radio apparatus
they sent out SOS calls which sent
several ships rushing to their assistance
The Minnewaska won the race OF mercy
and took the flyers aboard.
Rescued Capt. Courtney ana crew
from plane. All is well,' Capt. Ciaret OF
the MinnewaSka wirelessed TO the Raolo
Marine Corporation late yesterday att
ernoon when fears were beginning 10 De
felt that the plane had sunk ana the
fliers were lost.
The international Mercantile Marine
also received a message from the cap
tain of the MinnewaSka telling OF the
rescue and saying the ship was pro-
ceeding to New York with all speed, NO.
further details were given.
The Mfnnewaska is due to dock at
New York Monday morning.
Drifted Nearly 10 Hours
For nearly 10 hours Courtney and his
three companions, e. d. HoSmer, Mon
treal banker and backer OF the fllght;
e. w. Gilmour. radio operator, and Fred
Pierce. mechanic, had been drifting
helpIessly in a strong current.
When they landed on the water ana
sent out their S o S calls they gave
their position as AZ north latitude, Al
west longitude The Minnewaska found
them however, at 1927 north, 80 9:05
west. almost a hundred miles from their
original position and approximately
500 miles from New York.
II was shortly after O'Clock yester-
day morning that the first message
came telling of the flyers plight. Need
immediate help but In no immediate
danger" he said.
They had landed near the southern
steamship lane and many ships hearing
their calls for aid turned from their
courses toward the position given.
Evening star., 1928-08-03
At. OF |. IS READY
TO STRIKE AT REDS
Communists Attempt to Win
Over Rail Workers and
Miners.
eciai Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., August s.
The battle between communism and
American labor has only started. The
executive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, meeting here. has I'M
dertaken In almost Nationwide often
sive. bringing the warfare again to an
acute stage. because of fresh attacks
by the Communists, which President
Green charges are under orders from
MOSCOW.
Two of the outstanding facts that
have moved the council to take up. the
cudgels, which have been comparatively
at rest since the fur workers battle
ended some ID months ago, are that the
Communists have called a convention OF
railroad workers to meet in Chicago on
October ! and that they have called
n convention OF miners to meet In Pitts
burgh on September l.
Make Open Moves.
What the Communists have done by
these two open moves Is To launch a
campaign in two great fields where
American Federation of Labor unions
have been powerful and in a manner
AS to what form this counter attack
AS TO what for mthis counter attack
will take MIR. Green has no plans TO dis
close, saying merely that each situation
viii be met as seems Wisest
The Communists have abandoned
their program OF boring from within.
and are now launching direct and open
attack, which means reahaping OF the
whole contest.
That the United States Government
can or will take any active steps In the
domestic fight between the American
Federation OF Labor and It's Communist
opponents is probably out OF the ques-
tion, but the situation IL not without
It's bearing on the general question OF
relations with Russia, and that aspect
OF the matter is freshened by these
present developments,
Keep Track Of Activities.
The council had evidence here of
Communist activities In half dozen
trades and as many States. and II also
has the records, council members point
out. that show the underlying purpose
OF the Communist propaganda to strike
at the unions as means OF striking
ultimately at the institutions OF Ameri.
can Government,
III In significant that the labor men
charge some employers with having lent
courage 10 the Communists In one way
Continued on Page 2, Column 50
Evening star., 1928-08-03
KING GEORGE LAUDS
KELLOGG WAR PACT
Confident Treaty viii Be
Peace Guarantee, Ruler
Tells Parliament.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 3.-Confidence that
the Kellogg pact to outlaw war will
be an important guarantee of peace was
expressed by King George In proroguing
Parliament today. The speech from
the throne said:
My government has been happy to
accept the proposed treaty for the re-
nunciation of war in the form In which
it was finally proposed to them by the
Government of the United States. The
proposed treaty has similarly been ac-
cepted by my governments in the do
minions and my government of India.
1T is my confident expectation that
when completed it will constitute a new
and important guarantee of the worlds
peace"
Cites Good Relations.
The King expressed qualification over
the visit of the King and Queen oi
Afghanistan last March, which strength
ened good relations between Afghan
istan and the British Empire.
The speech took notice that negotia-
tions among the British, French. Ital-
ian and Spanish governments for the
revision of the Tangier statute had
reached a successful conclusion, and
under the terms Italy became con-
received additional guarantees for the
eanyffsifu Af f4nr zCnA
A treaty, the speech said, had been
signed regulating the relations between
Great Britain and Persia and providing
for the abrogation Of existing provisions
which limit the right of Persia to settle
her customs tariff ANONYMOUSLY The
speech continued
I'm harmony with the resolution OF
the imperial conference Of 1925 recon-
mending further development Of the
present system of consultation between
my governments, arrangements have
been completed for the appointment by
my government in Britain Of a repre-
sentative In Canada with the title Of
high commissioner. He win proceed TO
Ottawa in September.
Improved Telegraph Systems.
"The imperial wireless and cables
conference SupIHiLteu dI1 ukldnlHobS 4C~
port on improvement in telegraphic
communications between several parts
of my empire. To the principles under
lying the report, the governments con-
cerned are favorably disposed. ! hope
with the whole hearted cooperation OF
the telegraph systems that the various
parts viii be organized 10 the lasting
benefit OF my empire"
The speech mentioned that the COM
nissioners appointed TO inquire into the
agricultural and rural economy OF Brit
ish India had submitted a report con-
tanning many recommendations for the
welfare of the rural population.
Regarding the British basic industries
and the high level OF unemployment,
the speech pointed out that the min
lsters had prepared a scheme which was
expected to give the necessary RELIEF.
Assent was given 10 the measure as
similating local governments and 10 the
parliamentary franchise of men and
women which will confer equal electoral
| rights on the two sexes.