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Evening star., 1928-06-04
AGREEMENT IN SIGHT
OVER RADIUM INQUIRY
Opposing Counsel and Mediator
Agree on Form of
Contract.
,y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK. N. j., June 4.--T1he first
conference Of opposing counsel lin the
suits OF five women seeking damages
Of $3.50. 900 from the United States
Radiun Corporation, held 10 discuss the
terms Of settlement proposed by Federal
Judge william Clark. acting as unofncial
mediator, ended today with success ap-
parently In sight.
Judge Clark announced that the at
torneys would draw up contracts TO be
signed by the htigants, and would
meet again in his ONCE later in the day
for further discussion and final agree
n1ent.
The women are said to be suffering
from radioactive poisoning, resulting
from their employment by the company,
which physicians viii eventually prove
fatal.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
RITES FOR MRS. WEITZ.
Services Conducted Yesterday at
14th Street Synagogue

Funeral services for Mrs. Bella WeitZ,
a years old, who died In Columbia
Hospital Friday. we're conducted in the
Fourteenth Street Congregation Syna-
gogue yesterday. Rabbi @. Silverstone
and Rabbi Issac GerStenkorn OF Pales-
tine oficiated. Interment was In the
Tifereth Israel Congregation Cemetery.
Mrs. Weitz, who was the wife of Jere-
miah WeitZ, cantor of the Fourteenth
Street Congregation Synagogue. was a
member Of the board Of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged. the Fourteenth
Street Congregation Ladies Auxiliary,
the District of Columbia Hebrew Bene-
fetal Association and the Ladies' Zion
list Mizrachi Society.
Evening star., 1928-06-04

had no right to complain merely be-
cause it does not have q suficiently
large reserve to reap the benefit OF
such an exemption.
The court decided in favor Of the
Government and the insurance COM
pany brought the case to the Supreme
Court on a writ Of certiorari.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Kidnapsd Man Found in River.

BONNEVILLE, Mo, June R).-
The body of Ocie Williams negro, kid
naped from officers early last Wednes-
day as he was being taken to Jail at
Marshall from Slater, where he had
killed Romeo Logan. another negro,
was found in the Missouri River here
Yesterday
Evening star., 1928-06-04
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY UPHELD
Supreme Court Holds Income
Tax Levy Under Revenue
Act Is Invalid.
By the Associated Press.

Dy I1b AHsOCIaEFU ITtsss
The National Life Insurance Co. of
Montpelier, VT, succeeded In the Su-
preme Court today In its effort to have
declared unconstitutional certain fea-
lures of the Federal revenue act under
which an income tax is imposed upon
life insurance companies. Justices
Holmes, Brandeis and Stone dissented
taking the view that the tax had been
validly imposed and should be sustained.
The revenue act of 1921 imposed a
tax of 10 per cent upon the net income
of every life insurance company" The
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Consul to Be Buried Tomorrow.

0REENVILLE. N. c.. June CP).---
Funeral services for Walter B. Wilson,
IT,, United States consul at Shanghai,
who was drowned there May /. viii be
held here tomorrow. The body Is ex-
pected to arrive In this city tomorrow
morning.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
ARMOUR STOCK is SOLD.
Final Block Of 312,500 Shares
Bought by Chicagoan.

CHICAGO, June CP.-The final
block of stock in Armour g. Co.. held
by the estate of the late j. Ogden
Armour. son of the founder, was sold
today to Arthur Cutten Of Chicago.
Announcement of the sale was made
by r. Edison White, president. and the
purchase confirmed by Mr.. Cutten. It
involved 3i2,50o shares Of A common
stock.
Evening star., 1928-06-04

lnencefnent eNeT-
cises of American
University.
The la b o rate
las t-day program
for the college year
was preceded by
the annual convo-
cation sermon yes
terday at the audi
torium on the cam
pus, where DR.. Lu-
cius C, Clark, chan
cellor Of the insti-
tuition. de e nded
Flaming Youth"
c O m mencement
day was inaugu-
rated this morning
hv the semi-annual
Evening star., 1928-06-04

''Leave your dog in the cloak room.
reads a sign In Paris motion picture
theater, the management having ar
ranged q sound d-proof room for pets.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
AMERICANA. CLASS
GRADUATES TODAY
JosephuS Daniels, Former
Navy Secretary Delivers
Address at Exercises.

HAS America a Foreign Policy?"
was the subject scheduled for discussion
this afternoon by Josephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Navy, at COM
Evening star., 1928-06-04

Honorary Degree for Tigert.
CARLISLE. Pa. June 4 Op).-The
honorary degree of doctor Of laws was
conferred today upon John ]. Tigert,
United States commissioner OF educa-
tion, by Dickinson College. He deliv.
cred the commencement address.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
TRAINMEN DEFEAT LEE.
President of Union for 10 Years

President of Union for 10 Years
Loses Joo ~ 49,.
CLEVELAND. June, 4 William
@. Lee, for 10 years head Of the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen, to-
day was defeated for president Of the
organization by A. F. Whitney, general
secretary-treasurer, by "a votes at to-
days session Of the triennial conven-
ton here.
The official vote was: Whitney, 4ss;
Lee, 462.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27

Well folks, the Contest Editor OF
The indianapolis Times is ready to
announce the winner of the third
Identification picture contest that
The Indianapolis Times and Loew'i
Palace Theater have been sponsor
ing for five days.
Yesterday the winners of the first
two contests were announced and
their prizes will be mailed to them,
as we'll as tickets to the twenty
others who will receive a pair of
tickets each to see Lillian Gish
in The Enemy" her latest picture.
Hazel Hollingsworth has SUBJ
mitted the best slogan for the third
picture, that of Miss Gish in 1.-THE
Scarlet Letter" and it is as follows,
1.-THE Divine Sinner" The contest
editor thinks that is a pretty good
descriptive title for the part OF
Hester Payne. Miss HollingswortlI
lives at 1404 Finley ST., Indian
dpOlAo.
Ten pairs of tickets will be re-
ceived as prizes by the following ter
persons, who, in the estimation OF
the contest editor, submitted the ter
next best slogans for 1.-THE Scarlet
Letter: S. M. Brown. 1911 S. East
ern Ave-; Miss DimmerouS Pulliam
1922 E. Washington ST.; Mrs. Heller
Dorset, Danville, Ind; Mrs. j. B
Hold 2616 N. Illinois ST.; NiXola
Morton, 241 W. New York ST.; Mrs
Dorothy Jones, 954 w. Thirty Third
ST.; Esther Silverman. 1923 Madison
Ave; Mrs. Charles Mosley, 124 w
Twenty Eighth ST.; Hayden Frye, R
r. 6 Box 1874, and Mrs. F. H. Knauer
5102 Winthrop Ave.
In case the same person receives
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27


Here is a good story to talk about
when the folks hold a mystery club
meeting. You are concerned chiefly
with the murder of a great detective
OF Scotland Yard by the name of
Sir Frederic Bruce. The deed hap
pens in big Office building in San
Francisco just as the great man was
solving two mysteries at one time
what happened TO I've Durand? and
who murdered Hilary Gait, So
aicitor, in London?
Eve Durand, the Gait murder and
the murder of the great detective
have all been worked out by the
author Of this story into a solid
chain Of moving events. Here is
unusual construction, effectively
written.
In other words, I am sure that
you will find Behind That Cur
tain is corking good theater Here
you see a clever Oriental detective
thinking out" three mysteries.
If you want a sensible detective
yarn, then you will do well to get
acquainted with Sergeant Chan in
this new Earl Derr Biggers story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27
Best Sellers

The following is a list of the
six Best Sellers in fiction and
on-fiction in Brentano'S New
York stores, for the week end
ing June %:
FICTION
"Octavie," Margot Asquith; Stokes.
''Eva's Apple" w. Gerhardi; Duff
field.
THE Battle Of the Horizons" Syl-
via Thompson; Little Brown.
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes,"
Anita Loos; Liveright.
quiet Cities" Jos. Hergesheimer;
"The Island within" L. Lewisohn;
Harper.
The Intelligent Woman's Guide
to Socialism and Capitalism" G. B.
Shawn; Brentano'S.
Sunset Cum" Dorothy Parker:
Liverright.
Great American Band Wagon"
Charles Merz; John Day.
Naked Truth" Glare Sheridan;
Harper.
Heavenly Discourse" Charles e. s.
Wood; Vanguard.
Rise of the House Of Rothschild,"
Count e. G. Corti; Cosmopolitan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27
HOW ABOUT A
VACATION CABIN?

Received the following from the
Macmillan Company:
There is something romantic
about log cabin that gives it an
almost universal appeal, and Chill
son d. Aldrich tells in his book,
The Real Log Cabin ($4 how prac-
teal such cabins are, what they cost
and how to plan and build them.
The author is probably the only
architect in the country who has
devoted himself exclusively to de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27
MEMORY CONTEST,
WINNERS CHOSEN

more than one award of tickets to
the Palace Theater they may be eX-
changed for pair of later date.
Winners of the fourth part of the
Identification contest will be an
nouuced in tomorrows Indianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27
CHINESE DETECTIVE
SOLVES A MYSTERY
The Thinking Out Process Is Used by Charlie Chan in
Behind That Curtain New Novel by
Earl Derr Biggers.
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN.

latest club
is being but popular to be
20
Have they
Shs detective
Among recently published Behind
That published the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27

signing and building log cabins,
from those of the simplest type to
those of elaborate and expensive
design. The volume is illustrated
with photographs of cabins that Mr..
Aldrich has built, and these with
the clear and detailed advice and
instructions of the text should lead
many a reader to embark upon the
happy adventure Of acquiring a
cabin for himself. The book is
published by Macmillan"
Indianapolis theaters today Of
fer: "Stella Dallas" at English's,
Carl Rosini at the Lyric, THE Fire
brand" at Keith's, Three Sinners
at the Apollo, Flying Romos" at
the Ohio, Ladies Night in a Turk
ish Harme" at Fountain Square,
THE Enemy" at Loew's Palace, first
anniversary bill at the Indiana, and
Dick Powell at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27

Oh, yes. there is good love story
in the background of the moving
events of this detective drama. It
is the type of love story that is
pleasant.
Biggers has been able to make his
characters look and act like human
Beings. and that is an accomplish
ment, these days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27

The Standard on Company Qndfzna), IKE
many another American business institution, or
ganized primarily for profit, is an agency for
human welfare.
Here in America we have found fundamental
and constructive way of adding to human happi-
ness Enlightened business has been the instru-
nent by which better conditions for working and
living have been created.
Science in cooperation with business has made
its enormous contributions to human comfort and
pleasure. Never IN the history of the world has the
average man" known such standard of living as
he enjoys today in America.
The Standard Oil Company Indiana) is one OF
the business institutions that has helped to bring
this about
Efficient methods, scientific research, economical
production on vast SCALE the rigid elimination OF
waste enable this Company to produce from
crude oil the utmost In useful commodities OF
service to man.
Increasing costs of production have been so
effectively Offset by increasing efficiency OF opera
ton, that prices of petroleum products have main
tanned lower level than any other commodity in
general use.
Standard Oh Company Qndiana) products may
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In this business of rendering the public useful
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the Standard Oh Company (Indiana) gives en-
ploynent to 26,558 people.
The welfare of its employees is a chief concern Of
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They work together effectively with unity Of
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The work of this Company represents tre-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-27

Rate charged from YOUR starting point YOUR desna
ton; any direction town. The additional safety
and dignity of the General Motors-but Checker Royal
Blue Cabs delight all who them One ride will
vince you.-Cal Checker Cab.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

DETROIT Mich.-For every wsnan
who succeeds IN business there are
10000 10 the United States who fail.
Ten and q half millions OF women
are salnfully employed today at tasks
which they have been at great trouble
to wrest from the sphere Of man. yet
there are few outstanding examples
OF Dig business women IN the whole
nation according TO Edith Mae Cum
mings. millionaire real estate oper-
ator of Detroit. in an address here
before the Edith Mae Cumming
School OF Business Science 10;
Women
Lack of vision is the rrehtes'
handicap of the woman IN r;isi'.esa.
DECLARED Mrs Cummt.,s who II ioH
years rnuc mas risHu from hci"
cl,' r.r,idcn; u nci VA com
pauy With t..c s..ai ~ .@:iil }.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17
CSSEE IA/G OIL
m NEMEZUEZH

aforementioned t"""os n'oore'
O Chicago doc@s. OCEAN ""ers nc
n alongside Michigan paIie II"
yhen the ST Lawrence waterway a.
he Lakes-tc-t "- fi.:!f W. teFway PFC
iacts are realized. nc1 y Ina
raffic and cca.a!o.,a will cent-t apo.
Chicago ~
The BARGE service OF the in!a'.
Nateyv.vs OF -! ;.e IcWe
diss,ss ppi E..-f saved sa!prers 5
200 900 IN 1927 equal TO Q per cen.
eturn on mrre than $4,000 oCo. owe
three times the capital Investment
Much more might have been saved to
shippers by sufficient barge facilities
Grain dealers could have sa'e'
more than 8 cents a bushel on th(
waterway More than half the 500,
600 page Of sugar offered each noh'f
had to ne sent instead at h:ghci raj
rates The Wheat Ee!: pcid more 10
stsol - r.rsc ~ D. had TO 60 al Ia
~. Sac, ...l cLa..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17
Prince Proves Real Netg'i5or
While "Roughing IT. on Rancs

Frazier Hunt, writer and former
'Gr correspondent has bought
ranch for himself In the foothills o.:
western Alberta whore he intends &c
work IN the seclusion Of the great
open spaces
Looking over his hc'f f"""s one
morning TO get acquainted N neigh
porly fashion Hunt spied his neigh
DOR standing there In a flannei -hirl
loose at the neck. with a BROAD
primmed hat-a regular fellow HIS
Royal Highness. the Prince OF Wales
The Prince It seems. pitches hay
. and helps gather the crops on his DIG
ranch IN Canada. when the notIoc
strikes MIN. or he may go hunting 81
trout fishing Not TO be outdone In
A. .erican neighborliness, he invited
Hunt in to dinner.
IAN hour later when we were seat
ed at dinner" writes Hunt, IN re-
counting tho meeting, he turhed TO
me with twinkle in his gray eyes
and asked: Have you rawnch CT q
rancho
"'Hcw do you mean? I questioned
"Wc.l, a rawnch is somo ching that
v,Y support. while a ranch is some
thing that supports you. he answered
with a chuckle. I'm not telling
which have. he laughed, Then he
said seriously: Few people seem to
understand just what am trying &c
co here. l want to build up and en-
courage fine improved live stock IN
western Canada. ] want to do
everything can to help along the
cattle and sheep and horse breeder
really mean IT.
Hunt became we'll acquainted with
his ro"al neighoor and learned many
n,,'r ..rnwn and interesting SIDE
9 llrh.t J. thc Sourg man wro IN
,.us,,,t,., olives u ner,..ty c,:l
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

Moot venezuelan oil. too was
crowded out of the immense Amer >
tan ma let" commented c VIII
aams. of Bloomington. H., head OF
the Williams On-o-Matic Heatin'
Col,,a.a.,on worlds largest makers
of oil burners for home and ouslness
.,taeng purposes.
"venozucla can proiuce 100000 %"
carrels o. oil per year or aoSat op-
tenth of the United States preaeh'
snnual production Williams o'i-'-
Matic burners IN South America arr
operated on this foreign Oil sly
Yankee ship lines operate on the cas-
coast Of South America. When we
oct plenty OF river parges. oil IN
Ships can bring to New Orleans WIZ
out canal passage will DC distFlnuNo.
! through most of the U'.-i"d state
oro ny the Great Lakes 10 Cana"H
: a.o.:!cr guaranty of uniaiiing cheap
/ fucl Tor cur oil burners"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

Claire shingle or Queen Marie per-
manent. She would have oesn re-
garded as mad. crazy. insane hao she
demanded Of the oeautician IN charge:
LOOK al me. then clip and curl &C.
cordinglyr
But today the pendulum has swung
to the other extreme. Women are de-
mandin9 hair cuts and permanent
waves that are as exclusive as their
Clothes. They are tired of answering
to other peoples names They want
a distinctive hairdress thar Will not
only bring out their particular charm,
but emphasize their personality. dis. :
play TO advantage their specially
pretty chin. and give them that aura
OF sophistlcation or intellectually. or
sweet innocence which they 90 ds-
size
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

working girls career is q minor
consideration Marriage. q home. ro>
nance and amusement take ptece
dence Usually IN the background
there is a Prince Charming, plotting
out the drear reality # life.
THE average woman does not stop
to consider that Prince Charmings
and Lochinyars riding out OF the wess
are old stuff. that there is time
enough to worry about them when
they appear II ever. The modern
girl. with all her independence does
rot plan ahead. and. IN consequence
she does not get ahead.
America Is looking for capable
women &c be doctors. lawyers iarm'
crs. real estate operators. dentists
engineers architects. Train'n: ah'
,islon are the requisites Prince
Charming Is not in the picture"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

NEW YORK-Individual the wave
n your hair, girls. II you want 10 bs
IN the swim.
Fashion. according TO that inter
national authority on hair style. NJ
eugene OF London. Paris. ana New
York. demands that women particu
iarize their permanents with per
sonal waves"
when oobbed hair and permanent
.4aves first came In" said NJ Eugene
the fastidious were content TO look
exactly like their tellow-women. pro.
'iding, OF course. their fellow womcn
looked smart. In those first days O.
me hair revolution. coifures wert
erdered like shoes-by brand names
Or numbers. II was The customary
thing then for q woman 70 enter
beauty shop and demand an Inn
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

sldered the most popular lc' s"'-al.tg
Of international note. His story.
which appears in the Casnc.' :.sc
he prefaces this:
Nov the one way really to Get e
know a man is TO be bis rriis'. ~ >
I'm going to tell e%ac.,T lac" ~
human being trying 80 yet - ~ -
this fairly tough world. s'ra'V e."
And he does. concluding -" ;',;rI'
II Wales is a regular NV
shouldn want a bctt.r p.-h ,uoi
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-03-17

Edgar Chisholm, aged six. and
George Chisholm, Jr., aged nine.
who were found in the Indiana
Harbor Ship Canal Their father
has confessed to staying them be-
cause there weic too many mouths
TO feed. Mr.. Chisholm's original
statement, in his first confession,
that -Soth boys were drowned con-
tradicted Coroner's report that no
water was found in the lungs of the
two bodies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. September 0D.-t United
States Department OF Agrictilture). Hogs
- Receipts, 900 head; market strong To
10 highcr than Fridays average; top,
IA % paid for short load Of choice
around 200 pounds. Shippers took 300
estimated hOldover. 1000; butchers, me-
dunn to choice. 250-350 pounds. l2OOa
~ 90. 2OO-25 pounds, l2l0al3.20; 100
300 pounds, IL .60al3.20; l30-l60 pounds.
II 25ai3.OO packing SoWs, l0,85all.75'
pigs, medium to choice, 9O-l3O pounds
Cattle RECEIPTS, 500 head compared
with a week ago fed steers and yearlingS
25-75 higher choice weighty steers up
most. lower grades showing less ad-
vance: shipping demand continued
broad, fat cows and heifers strong to
so higher. grassy COWS and cutters,
1926 higher: spots up more on heiferS;
bulls generally steady; vealerS mostly
| GOAL so higher; calves, $3.50 higher;
stockerS and feeders strong to Is higher.
Sheep Receipts, 1880 head; odd lots
of natives about steady; desirable kinds
around l5.00al525: for the week, l79
doubles from feeding stations, 5000 di-
rect: fat lambs closing 25a50 higher;
sheen about steady: feeding lambs in
active demand, l5a25 up: Top prices Tor
the week: Fat range lambs, 1875; ma
tiyes. 1850; fat ewes. 7.25; range feed
ing lambs, 14.40 Bulk prices for the
week: Western lambs, slaughter, l500a
1855: natives, 14.50al5.26; throwouts,
10 50ai1.50; yearlings, .tl.75; fat ewes,
6.ooa7 90: feeding lambs, 13.00al4.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
Wall Street Briefs

Demand for most steel products in the
Pittsburgh district holds at the high
point of the year. after failing to show
seasonal dizziness i'll July and August
Specifications for plates and merchant
steel bars are large, with prices firm
steel mill operations continue at 85 per
cent of capacity. Production OF pipe
mills has expanded Oh activity i'll Cali
t0rnia oil fields and laying OF new pipe
lines.
The volume of new bond offerings
this week expanded to $54 424 900, and
compares with $9700,000 the previous
week and SAT, 900 a year ago.
Sales of Krogcr Grocery & Baking
Co., now operating more Than 4,3OU
stores, amounted TO $l26,O60,9l0 Tor
eight months ended August IS, an in
crease of $50, APO, 908 over the previous
corresponding period
A highly satisfactory year for the
Shubert enterprises was forecast by Lee
j. Schubert, president of the company
back from Europe. He said he believed
the future of the reasonably priced pro-
duction had been satisfactorily eStab-
liShed.
Sales of S. II. Kress & Co. for eight
months this year moved up to $50, 1856
O43, from $3l 1881 ,003 Il year ago. Nc
Crory Stores reported $23,6l5,342 Tor
the eight months. against $22.888,968 III
the same period last year.
Warner Bros Pictures earned about
halt a million dollars in August, carry
ing net income for the fiscal year ended
August 81 beyond $2,OOOOOO after all
charges and taxes. Net income Tor tne
year ended August q, 1927 was only
$50, 426.