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Evening star., 1928-04-17
SAFE BLOWERS GET
S4()O IN CHURCHES
st. Stephens and All Souls
Offices Looted With
Electric Drill.

Using an electric drill. cracksmen
opened safes in St. Stephens Episcopal
Church. 30l7 Fourteenth street, and All
Souls Unitarian Church. Sixteenth and
Harvard streets, last night, taking q
total OF S400 IN bonds and cash.
Two men. one Of them unusually
large. evidently participated in the rob-
berries, as evidenced By tracks In the
church yard at AL Souls Church
The thieves entered by breaking q
window. They got SITS in bills and
small change from the vault in the
office Of the custodian. E. NJ. Waller.
The Office OF the executive secretary.
Lawrence c. Staples, had been entered
also and fling cabinet pried open. but
nothing taken. The robbery was dis
covered by Ernest Strother. colored
lanitor. when he came to work this
morning.
Rev. Ulysses Grant Pierce is rector
OF the church
Betraying an evident familiarity
with their surroundings the safehlowers
walked through the auditorium OF the
neighbortng church of ST Stephens into
the Office OF the rector, Rev DR.. George
r. Dudley. Employing q drill and ham,
mer they opened the safe getting about
81. Search OF the desk. however. re-
suited In the theft OF two $io0 bonds OF
the Texas City Terminal bonds and a
gold watch, which had belonged 70 the
reetoy's father. The filing cabinet vas
also pried open Burton Montgomery
colored. who has been sexton at ST
Stephens for the past Is years. dlSeov-
cred the robbery.
Evening star., 1928-04-17

Of greater Argentine noVelists than my
self will find their way into transla-
tions. suppose that this Is because
deal so much with rural background
and rural backgrounds are interna-
tional. Even in Russia I find, my books
are having very good sale largely
because of this.
Spanish Atmosphere Going.
He has worked particularly to pro-
duce a realistic picture Of the lingering
atmosphere OF old Spain still TO be
found in the rural sections OF the
Argentine but disappearing rapidly with
the development Of distinctive ma
tionai culture It no longer exists. ne
said, in cities like Buenos Aires, where
he makes his home.
"I am not a philosopher" he said,
"but writer Of fiction. l have nothing
I want to prove when l write book.
have no particular story TO tell. /
start in with the first page and end
with the last page-that is. the book
Is developed as I work and not by a
prearTanged plan. ] never know what
the story will be. except very generally
have. of course. general idea OF the
characters in my mind"
Mr.. Vast speaks at George Wash
ington University tonight at $40
O'Clock on Argentine Literature and
Customs"
Evening star., 1928-04-17
D. C. HEALTH NEEDS
AIRED AT MEETING
Sanitarium for TuberCular
Children Endorsed by Gibson.
Group to Study Plan.

THE proposed establishment OF
rsodern sanitarium here for tubefcular
children received impetus last night
when ii was indorsed by Representative
Gibson OF the House District committee
and by leading school and neaith au-
thorities at a meeting OF the Monuhy
Evening Club In the Young women )
Christian Association.
Mr.. Gibson declared he would sup
port a bin for sanitartum and advo-
Gated decided increases In various
health facilities in the District.
He urged a nursing service that would
be abIe 10 care for all cases needing
care. a more adequate school nursing
staff. q trained field service and sep
arate division ia the District Health
Department for the purpose oI train-
ing personnel The department. should
be expanded greatly, he said. lie also
declared there should be 300 beds pro"
yided In the District for communicable
diseases instead OF 100. and q tuber-
culnsig hospital with double The facili"
ties now provided. a
Mr.. Gibson criticized the lack OF CO.
operation or the part 0f doctors here
ia aiding la keeping statistics which
would tend 10 aid the Health Depart
ment In combating tuberculosis and
Others who Endorsed the proposed
sanitarinm for tubercliiar children
last night were DR.. r. c. Smith, assist
ant surgeon general OF the United
States Public Health Service, DIR. Frank
w Baiiou. superintendent Of schools
Dr. w e. Fowler. District health Of
ficer Or. George M Kober. president
OF the Tuberculosis Association. and
George 3. Wilson, director Of public
welfare.
Mrs Ernest r. Grant, presiding,
stressed the need OF tns AanitaTinm,
stating that al present there In no suit
able place 10 send children In the inter
mediate stages Of the disease pointing
out that liTy cannut be admitted 10
ChlldrenE Hospital until they are bed
cases
Mrs Grant was authorized 70 appoint
As members 0f committee to aid her
IN making detailed study Of the
needs ~ the proposed aanitarium. DR..
Smith Dr K0bef. Dr. Ballou, Dtt F0w-
let and DY J W. Peabody. snpeFintend-
ent ~ the Tuberculosis Hospital, were
named members III the committee,
Evening star., 1928-04-17
VICTIM OF H0LD-UP MAN
EXPECTED TO RECOVER
Bandit Buried in Virginia as Fill
ing Station Proprietor Gains
Strength.

The condition today of Arthur lie
Roy Gardner, 60. Of FeatherStone Sta
ton. Va. who shot and killed bandit
Saturday night after he had himself
been wounded twice. was reported today
by Emergency Hospital officials 10 be
SO greatly improved that his recovery
Is now assured.
Gardner, proprietor OF filling sta"
ton and restaurant, was shot twice
about midnight Saturday by a bandit
who fed after the shooting, Although
wounded. Gardner got his pistol and
killed the thug when he returned 10
complete the robbery
The bandit Was identified by his fin
ger prints as Robert Johnstone. SO, and
found 10 have served a sentence In
Wilmington. Del. for carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was buried yes
terday near Dumtries Va. by Prince
william County authorities
Evening star., 1928-04-17
MAYOR OF TAKOMA |
OUSTSB. 30. S|D|NG|
Parkway Controversy Ends
When Council Votes to
Take Possession.

Under an ordinance promulgated By
the Town Council Of Takona PARK last
night. settling the dispute over ti1s
legality Of the Baltimore b. Ohio Rail-
road siding at North Takoma, Md,
Mayor Ben G. Davis served notice on all
factions today that he would take pos>
session OF the strip Of land on May I
and station a town officer On the prop
erty. With orders TO arrest any person
for trespassing.
Since the town ordinance does not be-
come effective bI.tl that date. the rail-
road may use the siding without moles-
tation, but on and after May !. Mayor
Davis said. the strip Of land, which, in
his opinion. Is legally owned Or rhs
town. will come under the same Juris-
dicti0n as other public property.
A letter was presented to the cn'ILciI
from the Title & Investment Co oE
MARYLAND stating that examination of
the land records of Montgomery County
disclosed the fact that the tract re-
ferred TO was acquired by the Takoma
Park Loan e. Trust Co. and that CON-
Dany gave the property 70 the p1o.1
for park and IL Is 50 described on tne
plat.
H r. Hendrtck. uaeEDeE o. tNS "a
korna Park Chamber Of Commerce. pre-
sented a petition signed by 10 business
men and property owners favorIng me
continuance OF the siding and indorsln8
the action Of the Chamber Of Con-
meYce. II. Z. Thornton, president ot
the organization, addressed the council
on the subject, setting forth tlls posi-
ton of the Chamber Of Commerce.
J. Bond Smith. informed the council
that unloading facilities could oe se-
cured IN the vicinity OF the Takoms
Park station. where warehouse faclsI-ies
and land could be acquired.
At the conclusion Of the discussion
Mayor Davis made his announcement
closing the case.
The report Of Town Treasurer Bryan
Davis for the month Of March vas pre-
sented and approved by the council Is
showed receipts amounting TO s7.7+7i2,
which. with the balance On hand OF
sl2. .249 SO, made a grand total o. Sl9.-
oo7. Disbursements during the period
amounted to s2,4i2e2 leaving net
balance Of Si7.58403.
The meeting was presided over oy
Mavor Ben c. Davis. with C0uncilmen
John r. Adams. NJ. D. finch Dr..
z. G. Salisbury. Capt. Chas. V. Johnson.
z. v. Crittenden. Town Clerk Bran
Davis and Supt OF Public WORKS MAJ.
w. Il Fischer present
Evening star., 1928-04-17
VAST, ARGENTINE NOVELIST.
BOTH REALIST AND ROTARIAN
Writes of Life on Pampas,
but Finds Nothing to
Sheer At.
Does Not Oppose Anything
and Does Not Favor Any
thing, but Tells Truth.

Mr.. Mencken may snicker and Mr..
Lewis may turn up his nose
But the fact remains that Hugo Vast.
Argentina's foremost novelist and itiner-
ant missionary of Argentine culture TO
Europe and North America, Is vice pres
ident of the Rotary Club in Buenos
Aires and is so proud of it that he wears
the well known Rotarian insignia con-
spicuously on his lapel
Mr. Vast, who came into prominence
when he received last year the 100000
award of the Argentine government for
literary merit and whose most famous
novel, The Black Valley" has Just been
translated into English. didn't even
bother to cover up the little gilt wheel
when he received iconoclaStic reporters
at the Mayflower this morning.
Modernist Withal.
But for all that he is modernist--a
painter Of rural life as 1t is lived on the
vast pampas of his native land so SINH
lar to the North American prairies
where the Lewis-Mencken school has
found so much TO sneer at. The Argen-
tine novelist. however. is opposed to
sneering, because there Is nothing TO
sneer at. Rather. he is not opposed to
anything aIiu uocSii ldFOI any LItLlB, ~
FAR as his work is concerned. He is a
realist, painting things as he finds them
without prejudice or passion.
He doesn't know much about modern
schools Of fiction, he admits II am
getting TO the age now, he says. when
l read little new, but am content with
rcreading the old" George Eliot, he
says. is his model so far as he has any
model in English. That is. the basis
OF his work is the development of char
acter at the hands of circumstance,
and he has no static characters.
Il may have been fortunate" he said
''in opening the doors of other coun-
tries TO the literature of my native land
and expect that many of the work:
Evening star., 1928-04-17
WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS
MRS. ELll0TT'S SUBJECT

Fife OF Union Theological Semi
nary Professor Addresses Lead
ers in Girls Friendly Movement.
Our Work With individuals was the
topic of discussion lsd By Mrs. Har-
riSon Elliott. wife az Prof, Elliott OF
Union Theological Seminary. before IS
leaders In the Girls Friendly movement
AZ the annual field division conference
of the organization this rsorning. The
discussion was part Of three-Gay pre-
gram which opened yesterday II the
new national center az The CsNglS'
Friendly Society ~ ISSS New Hamp-
shire avenue The conference Is the
first ever held in this eisy and has as
its theme Creative Guidance
DR. Adelaide 2. Case. professor cg
religious eSisscatlon 81 Columbia V'nayCr-
Sity. led discussion Ci religious inStgssc-
sion yesterday,
Mrs Edward NJ NslSS. president q
the diocese O. Washington. velesmeG
the delegates st the opening session.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
OTHER CITIES
| THAN OURS ENJOY
: SUDVENT|ONS
New York IS MiI|ions-To
Chicago, Detroit and Others
Many Millions.
NATIONS OBLIGATION
TO CAPITAL UNIQUE
EDITORIAL rerreSponie0ce Of The STAR.
BY THEODORE w. MOVES.

Net only does the Nation expend
millions toward which the District
makes substantial contribution upon
the States without permitting the
District to share In this distribution.
hat the States (aad coGntiesl spend
millions in subvcntions upon their
great cities. The national contribution
for CAPITAL upoulding IS thus made
"a serve as an economical substitute
both for national aid to the State and
State aid to the city,
The nine or ten millions annually
spent in Capital maintenance and up
building by the Nation are clasSed IN
the census bulletins under the head 81
suhventions To cities from State and
county, and the fact IS disclosed that
Washington is not the only city zhich
is relieved fractionally from municipal
taxation by such suhyentionS.
The census report Of the statistics
Of cities for 1898 at page 2Is gives the
detail Of such suhyentionS in that year.
State and county suoventions TO
cities. Census Bulletin. 1913, page 2ls:
Evening star., 1928-04-17
BAND CONCERTS.
TOIlAY


BY tie United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, ~
~ pm. JOHN n. IA zimmerman.
9aEemASteT
March. THE Social Whih" Foote
Overture, AS You Yike IT. IolIasli
Second movement from Symphony
no. 3. Opus 20" 1.-The hngslus"), J,
Hadley
Excerpts from musical comedy. My
Maryland .............,. R0mbeFR
Fok ttot, Just Another Day
Wasted" ,,..,......,....,.. Turk
Waltz. "IIer Little Highness9 DE K0yen
Finale, "Vy~ikts" f"VioletE'l Benson
The Star fspsngIed Banner"
TOMORROW.
BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, At the Marine Barracks, al
seib pm Taylor IfaHson, leader.
March. "FaiTeEt ~ liIh Fair'' .fsTisa
Overture, "Hunyadg i4aszio" ,,. Erkfi
iaj Indian love song, Pale Moon"
Logan
fb) FoTts Hiean national sir and
dance. la Isgfi1q1ena" kAl0l
Violin solo, Concerto Mslitaire,'
De Eerioi
Grand selection. Gems ot stephen
roster statttssktf*st tt.t.,.. tobatll
ysise DE- concert, dreams Of Child
suite "A,onemept Of pan" ..', Iisdies
Marines hymn. the Halls ot Monte
gums
ans Star spsngied Banner
Evening star., 1928-04-17
RITES FOR JAMES H. BECK.
Services This Afternoon in ST. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church

garet's Episcopal Church
Funeral services for James Hopkins
Beck. So years old. who died Sunday
in the Homeopathic Hospital following
an operation. were conducted II S..
Margaret's Episcopal Church. Connec-
ticut avneue and Bancroft place. this
afternoon. Rev. Robert Shores on
ciated. Interment was private.
Mr.. Beck was for many years 70 the
Government service. having first
worked for IS years az the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, where az one
time he held the record as the fastest
plate printer in the days OF the old
hand presses. Later he was employed
with the Mixed Claims Commission OF
the United States and Germany While
with the bureau he vas secretary OF
the executive committee Of the Plate
Printers Union
MFR, Beck. who resided az 27il Thirty
sixth street. was q member OF 3 B
French Lodge Of MsSons He VAS 3
native Of Railway. N. j.. coming 70 this
city when young man
He Is survived BY his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth l. Beck. and a son. Wsai2aH
II. Beck. secretary 70 Secretary OF state
Kellogg
Evening star., 1928-04-17
WILLIAMS RITES TODAY
Bureau Employe Had Been In ". B.
Service 40 Years.

Funeral services for Lowell e. VII.
liams, 81 years old, chief stock diatrihle
tor ol the engraving division ~ the Hli~
feau u Engraving and Printing, who
died in the George Washington Unis
yeTsiig Hospital Saturday. we're con-
ductta IN ihe funeral parl0ra of ]. Wils
liam Lees E0Ha, jaa Fennsyiganla ave-
nlis, THIS afternoon at o'clock. In
tsfInenl was Ia 0lsnwoad Cemetery,
Mr, Williams hegau ~ al apprentice
hoy IN the engraving division 10 years
aga and with the exception 1f short
period When he held clerical position
had continued there Since. lie had been
chief stock distributor for many years,
he resided al D2a Eighth street
Mr., VILLAINS ID survived by daughter,
BITS, Gharles w, Ward, IT, and a sister
Miss Katherine e. Williams.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
McKERNON LEAVES A. P.
Superintendent Resigns 10 Publish
Rochester Papers.

NEW YORK, April II H1 Edward
McKernon. superintendent OF the East
ern division OF the Associated Press for
the past seven years. has resigned from
the news organization to become the
publisher of the Rochester IN. "
Evening Journal and Post Express. lie
thus becomes associated with Col Frank
Knox. who recently was made general
manager of the Hearst daily publieR-
tionE
Mr., McKernon began his newspaper
career AZ a reporter on the Springfield
tMass) Union. Later leaving editorial
work temporarily with the purpose OF
obtaining an aIl-around experience, he
engaged Giceesatgcly for brief periods
In advertising writing and the placing
OF advertising, then becoming advertis-
Ing manager and publisher, lie has
been with the Associated pteas for 70
years,
Evening star., 1928-04-17

Gcontinued from First Page)
They had q part In Republican COM
mittee financing in 1920.
Before Chase was excused the nys.
tef!ous memorandum found In the COM
mlttee records In 1924. detailing FaiI'g
version OF the purchase Of the Harriss
ranch, was read. Chase did not know
who prepared II. but said Fall may have
done 80.
The memorandum said that Pail never
had secured from or through Mr.. Sim
clair any monies upon this or any other
account" The record 81 the committee
now ls that Sinclair did pay over $685.
600 10 M. r. EveYhart, Pueblo banker.
and son-in-law OF Pail. for Use in con-
nect!0n with the reorganization Of
Pals New Mexico ranch holdings and
presumably for the creation Of hunting
and shooting lodge on the ranch.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
MELLON NOT TO RETIRE.
Secretary Denies Rumar He VIII
Abandon Activities.

Secretary Mellon promptly denied a
report that he planned 10 retire nom
politics and business at the end et che
present administration, uYNan his retatn
20 his office yesterday sgoga 4 vacation
in Bermuda.
"rhat Is the first I have heard az
that" he said Il do nos know What
| viii do. bat | sunpnSe Providence Will
take care Of me"
Evening star., 1928-04-17
LOST PATIENTS BODY
IS FOUND IN WOOD
Charles Nash. "a, Disappeared SUN
day From tuberculosis
Hospital.

Charles Nash, ~, a patient at the Tu-
berculoSls Hospital, who disappeared
Sunday. was found dead today near The
foot Of Webster street. The thorough
fare ends III clIump OF woods and the
body is believed to have lain there sev-
eral hours. Hospital authorities mad
failed In search.
Nash lived here before going 20 the
hospital. but Is not known 10 have any
relatives here. The body was taken TO
the morgue
Evening star., 1928-04-17
U. S. ENVOY ASKED TO FIX
BOUNDARY IN HONDURAS
Minister Requested to act ms
Mediator in Dispute With
Guatemala.
BY the Associated Press.

TEGuCIGALPA. Honduras. April II
The joint boundary commission of
Honduras and Guatemala has been un-
able to reach an agreement and there
fore has requested Roy r. Davis. Amer
ican Minister 10 Costa Rica, to act AS
mediator and trace a provisional line
that will serve as the status quo until
final settlement has been made through
arbitration by the President o. the
United States.
Mr.. Davis decided 10 make a COM
pIete inspection Of the disputed terri
tory and the government Is sending
him an airplane 10 help him in THIS
survey.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
BUS LINE EXTENDED.
Utilities Board Authorizes In
creased Service by W, r. 4 e.

The Public Utilities Commission has
authorized the Washington Railway
81 Electric Co. to extend its Rhode
Island avenue motor huS line frcM
Fourth and Franklin streets northeast
to Bunker Hin road and the District
line. The extension will carry the
buses east on Franklin street 10
Seventh street north TO Michigan
venue and Bunker Hill read and
nee In the District line The return
u Will he made over the same route
The company asked the commission
last week for authority 90 extend the
route, The extended service viii eoA-
pete fer intra~ District passengers With
the HyattSyiile HillS bus line,
Evening star., 1928-04-17
HELD IN AUTO THEFT.
Man Arrested on Suspicion Identl
fed by Prints.

Arrested on suspicion last night by
Headquarters Detective Prank M Aili-
good. who saw him on Pennsylvania
avenue In car bearing Ohio tags.
u an. who tlrst gave his name as Fred
Bovd. "a years old. of, Chesapeake, /"
Ohio, was Identified today through War
Department fingerprint files as Noah
Leonard Kincald Of Charleston, w. va,
He Is held for the authorities OF Chi
eago. III. from where the ear was stolen
ON April from rental concern. ne.
cording 10 a telegram kinCaid gave
conflicting accounts Of his acquisition
OF the car.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
STATUES GIVEN O. K.
House Passes Bill Authorizing
Erection of Two in D. C.

Erection Of Two In d. c.
House late yesterday. One OF these is
the Zihlman Joint resolution authorix-
ing the knights OF Columbus % erect
q statue In memory of the late Cardinal
Gibbons In front Of the Sacred Heart
Church on Sixteenth street. This
measure already has been approved by
the Senate and now goes 30 the preSi-
dent for his signature.
The House also passed the Bulwlnkle
Joint resolution authorizing the Peter
Muhlenberg Association 10 erect
monument 20 Peter MuhlenheTg at Elli-
colt street. Connecticut avenue and
Thirty-Sixth street
Evening star., 1928-04-17
Henry EroA Declared Suicide,

nr Joseph u, Rogers, deputy cor
aner last night iSSaea eertisleate ef
suicide In tire case ot Menty ksroh. So
years old, wha was found dead YES
teTday la mis- faom la the SatvattAn
Army Hotel Ila rcnnSyiyaniA avenue,
lie was shot through the head and
eiutehed q SSseahher. pistol In hsS
hand tNliee are seeking hiS relatives,
Evening star., 1928-04-17

dulred hate the Scysn~vay trip haln
took on ainelaig's private car and
developed testimony that Rain With
Sinclair. bureau og Mines and Navy
alAeials was an an mSpeetna trip 81
sites At which storage woAsa ne eclA-
stlueted BAln said tha trip was egtApial
and VAS gald fer eS ths Government
Evening star., 1928-04-17
LITTLE CONGRESS TOPIC.
Members to Debate Federal Inherit
Anee Tax Tonight.

The Little Congress, composed Of Sec
Tetagles 10 Senators and House men,
berk. will tonight debate the Federal
inheritance tax question,
John H0bglon Of Kentucky and Robert
Davis of Tennessee, will contend for
The abolition ~ the tax, while Arthur
Perry and Prank Potter, both of Texas,
will argue in behalf of It's retention At
the close Of the regular order there will
be general debate.
Evening star., 1928-04-17
SINCLAIR DEFENSE
HOLDS OIL LEASES
NEEDED FOR RESERVE

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Evening star., 1928-04-17
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Evening star., 1928-04-17
SAYS HAYS SOUGHT
DATA ON BONDS HE
GAVE G. o.. p. LEADER

6con.lnned from rlrss pagel
Evening star., 1928-04-17
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES
Fog TOMORROW.

= " tSFses se1 4, I, FrNSssSa
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-06

was the surprise of the entertain
ment. These young singers were
making their first appearance on
the stage but they acquitted them
selves as veterans. The vaudeville
section was opened by Bill Brown
in his colored monologue and song
and dance stunt. Mrs. Leroy Lynch
followed with a recital, when Faith
er Played Baseball" and several
selections by Guest. WEIGH and
Lingo, the boy funmakers, were
scream and was a distinct feature
of the program. Little Miss Thelma
Marvel entertained with a dance
number that was delightful and
pleasing to the adults present. Mr..
Powers and Mr.. King put on a musi-
cal number that was the hit of the
evening. The Button Shop Duo
closed the evenings entertainment
with a special song. The singing of
the trio was a evelatiOn to Milton
folks, for these young men have
been singing only at leisure hours
in the work room and were dis
covered by the baseball boys and
induced to sing at the show. The
baseball club will receive clear of
all expenses from the show about
$4,000, which will be used i'll pur-
chasing uniforms and needed para
phernalia. Miss Virginia Davidson
was at the piano and her work was
invaluable to the singers, naturally