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Evening star., 1928-01-07
ACES UP! By JOHN KNOX
The Fact Story of American Aviators In the World War

fact. narrative describedLieut. Luke.s boy.
hood. his training as pursuit. % ns paos' ana ma
the story of his first victories IN destroy.
ing three German balloons--two in single
day.
CHAPTER ".
"HE next day. September Is,
two new German balloons ap-
peared on the skyline. Word
i was sent to the American OBJ
servers to watch them at a
given time. Promptly on the minute
a great burst of flame marked the
end of one of the German observa-
ton bags. Luke had taken the air
with a large escort of planes, but 1t
had dwindled to the faithful Wehner
by the time he reached the object of
his attack. With six Fokkers on his
tail, but unwilling to attack this
crazy Amerikaner." Luke went
through with his program. shot down
his balloon and then raced home.
still escorted at safe distance by
the six German planes.
His report reads
september Is, 1918.
Lieut.. Luke reports: Patrol to
attack balloons at Etain. Only three
machines left of patrol by the time
we reached Etain. Then Lieut..
Clapp dropped out on account Of
engine trouble. Balloon was pulled
down as / attacked. Archie very
accurate above balloon. We were
followed the entire time by six Fox
kers. They had at least 500 meters
altitude on us but did not attack"
Still one balloon behind his record
of the previous day. Luke landed in
a field behind our first line trenches.
where he was soon Joined by Wehner.
A hasty examination of both planes
revealed scores of bullet and shrap-
mel holes but no serious injury to
the engines or control surfaces, so
both took off again and made for the
second balloon. With a skill born
OF practice, Luke dived through the
ring of surrounding gunfire just as
the daylight faded and sent the Sec
ond balloon down in flames.
A veteran now. his report was q
brief statement. devoid of detail:
September Is. 1918.
Lieut.. Luke reports: I left forma-
ton and attacked an enemy balloon
and destroyed it. / fired
tions requested"
firmed by Col. Mitchell, chief Of the
A. r. F. Air Service.
Luke an Ace
Luke was now an ace. having five
confirmed victories to his credit. Reck.
less, daring and almost miraculous
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Charge Of Stealing
Dill Pickles Brings
Suit for $4,000
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 7.-They ar.
rested Isam Noguchi on a charge
Of larceny. but he seemed not par.
ticularly perturbed. To his Japa.
nese ear the word larceny sounded
all right. When Judge Howard
Hayes returned a mot guilty" de-
cision, Eoguchi took 1t quite as q
matter Of course.
But yesterday Noguchi learned
the details of the larceny charge
which had been filed by James v.
Watson. whom he served as butler.
MIR. Watson, IL appeared, had ac-
cused Noguchi of the larceny Of
10 jars of dill pickles.
This was too much. Noguchi's
attorney promptly filed suit against
Watson for $4,000.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
GOLD AND SILVER SHOW
DROP IN PRODUCTION
Mint Director Reports Decrease in
1927 of Both Metals, as Com
pared With 1928.

Gold and silver production dropped
In 1927 as compared to 1926. it was
said today by Director Of the Mint
r. J. Grant.
Gold production amounted to S45,-
OF 300, or $3.242 800 less than in 1926.
Silver production amounted to S33.-
252.653. a decrease Of 4,072, ,12i ounces
from the prior year.
California led the States in amount
OF gold produced with s11,733.600.
while Utah topped the list in quantity
OF silver with $i0,579 ,424.
The largest quantity Of gold and
silver produced in this country was
in 1915, when gold amounted t. $1O1,-
OBS, 700 and silver to 74,961,0 ,075 ounces.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
c. S. WALTER DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Druggist Of Southwest Washington
Was Prominent in Business Cir
cles for Many Years.

Charles S. Walter. 81 years old. for
many years n druggist OF Southwest
Wa .ington and proprietor Of the
irug store at 9oi Four-and'a'hafs street
southwest. died at his residence. $50
r. street southwest. today after q
short illness. lie was a lifelong resi-
dent OF this city. member or tne
Royai Arcanum and of the National
Association OF Retail Druggists.
MIR, Walter Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Agnes Fitzgerald Walter: two
sons. Charles s. Walter. tr.. and Eu'
tiolph Walter: five daughters, Miss
Mary Walter, Miss Margaret Walter.
Miss Agnes Waiter. Miss Elizabeth
Walter and Miss Ellen Walter. and a
brother. Clarence Walter. all OF this
city.
Funeral services viii be conducted
In ST. Dominic's Catholic Church Tues
day morning at . o'clock, interment
will be In Mount olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
C0SGRAvE BANQUET HIT.
Ireland Honored Rather Than
King, Paper Complains.

BELFAST. ireland, January Z Asj.~-
The EelfaEt News Letter today prints
a protest against The proceedings at
ths farewell banquet given 1 f'resi
dent coserage before bis departure
for the United States.
Tie paper aay yn fhat at he banquet
the toast 10 King George Nas nD,
honefeo Snd that throughout the tan.
aust there were no references 10 tLe
5ea! status oT the irtrh Free State,
but many paihKiDt1oos aiiHsions 10
'lrel1pa and )nGepenslfnGe.'
The Newsletter sa1a that the
Insight Df absUtdlty and deiusloD vas
reached b. a Dublin newkLs per refer.
ring ~ Freeident IDskFa Ye' - Journey
rs his visit l., the American Pfeei
dent" thus implying Inst Cf,sFfa We
VIE leader ~ The Free State, '+bYheleDs
9H fact, tho Eing in
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WICKES FREED OF CHARGE


Prohibition Agent Wickes. who was
arrested at Wayneshoro. Va. for
driving n confiscated liquor ear with
IA 1927 license was on his way to
Florida again today after release by
direction Of the State director Of
motor vehicles at Richmond. Va.
Wickes, suspected as Il rum runner
when picked mp by tho town constable,
WAS about tn he locked up IN Jail. when
he finally gained permission to telo.
phone To prohibition headquarters here
for help. lie was allowed To stay all
night In hotel Instead af hail, The
u. H. Attorney for the District inter,
cedet In his behalf. ana tha state al.
rector of motor vehicles allowed
Wtckes 10 Ho on hls way,
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Second Brick Through Show Window
OF Store Brings Arrest of Youth

Police of the sixth precinct today
plunged into study Of criminology I'm
an effort to find out whether two peo~
pie OF the same description could have
robbed the same store i'm the same
way, while Ray Dorr sat In q cell and
blamed somebody else for increasing
trouble.
a. young colored man wearing a
brown striped suit and cap broke the
show window Of the store of Harry
Abramson, 1891 Fourteenth street
Christmas morning, extracted some
clothing and fled. Last night a Young
colored man wearing a brown striped
suit and cap broke the show window
Evening star., 1928-01-07

A iew sirpiaDe brake has been In,
vented @hlcH includes u small BDJtDF
mounted IH the eenisf of ins pto-
pelieT. ana asutr9iied ~ the pilot
fFom "a tuition oH Tie eontrpl stick
The angle of the propeller biBdes may
BE- changed 81 the val IT ia. byiAtJT
aad wien o. their estfemc reverse
Dtteh tLey vii ''pusj.' The air instead
of drawing ii Ds.k
Evening star., 1928-01-07

of the store Of Harry Abramson, ex.
tracted an overcoat and fed.
But last night Policeman Fl. o.
Herd of the sixth precinct was pass.
ing that part of Fourteenth street
on n street car just as a carefully
aimed brick opened large hole In
the window. Herd alighted, gave
chase and overlook the man with the
overcoat.
He admitted breaking the window
and stealing the coat. He gave his
name as Pay Derr. %, 502 Rhode
Island avenue. Detectives wanted to
know about the other robbery.
That's the first time / ever stole
anything In my life" Derr said.
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Dormitory Committee Named.

speriai dispatch 10 The Star.
POTOMAC. Va. January 9.w,erha
board of trustees or tho NJ. Agnes
Episcopal School Tor dlrla has an.
pointed Tayiar Burke, &. e.. Lamont
ana Rev, George Vest, pastor ur I'm
manuel Episcopal Church a commit,
tee ~ report on The udViaahiltty of
hntiding AN additional dn1mitory be
fore the next school term To relieve
the crowded eonhilins of the boat,iing
deiIhflInent,
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Guild BAZAAR Nets 1878.

Special dispatch % The stat
Ht.iTsVIIt.il, MD, January ~
Eighteen memhnra ~ tile uujid nf st,
johns Episcopal Church nst yesters
day afternoon az ihe home vi Mira. II,
a. Emerson, at iiranehvila. Md II
maa annonnoed that resent activities
NJ tbs guild IN the ha3aar aud da
had nait"d sa!a Tor The guild Mis-.
E. -. Church Ut this place is prasi
dent. Rev, iieHinaid Hall. rector al
ut, Iohn's, addressed tho gathering,
Evening star., 1928-01-07
HITS DELAY IN TAX CUT.
Representative Black Sees q. o. p.
PORK Barrel" In Move.
, the Associated press.

by the Associated Press.
postponement OF tax reduction eon'
atitutes ~ decision TO use tho sur
plus aa u Republican campaign fund." >"
Representative black, Democrat. New
York. aaid to-day IN charging that
President Coolidge wants % keep the
Treasury aufphla available a. 'polis'
ical pork"
"rhis Is the golden opportunity for
naWea," ha continued, III he de
manda that the senate pfoceed To
consider the tax bin. he will jump into
the lead for the honor of being beaten
by Gov. Smith,"
Evening star., 1928-01-07

new life -aavtas suit, weighing
only II pounds. which viii keep Ito
wearer alloat rar hours has heen In
vented for ocean ftyers, The suit,
which can he dennea IN y minutes.
has aeeommodat Ions tor storing saad,
wsohes amt drinking wateG
Evening star., 1928-01-07
A.A.A. MEMBERSHIP
GAINS 81 PER CENT
Total in District Division
Mounts to 15,41O-Activi-
ties of Club Outlined.

Growth of the motor club movement
as q means OF service for local motor
lists was indicated in the annual report
of the District OF Columbia division Of
the American Automobile Association
submitted to the advisory board at a
meeting yesterday at the National
Press Club.
Membership has shown an especial
ly notable advance, the board was
informed. increasing 81 per cent dur
ing 1927 over the preceding year. ON
January l there were 1910 members
in the District division. as compared
with 11,251 at the beginning Of 1927,
a gain of 4,323 members.
Assistance given to motorists plan
ming automobile trips also showed an
advance Of % per cent. the total num-
Der OF persons routed during the year
numbering 37403. Tour strip maps
Of these maps distributed was 59,158.
Brake and Light Tests Gain.
The advisory board was especially
pleased with the advance shown by
the brake and headlight testing work,
which during the year juss ended rep
resented gain Of 232 per cent. Where.
as 961 motorists had their car equip
ment checked during 1925. there were
3.187 who sought A. A. A. assistance
In this respect during 1927.
A total of 27.76S emergency road
calls were received and answered dur
Ing the last year. as compared with
1890 calls during 1926. an increase
Of 65 per cent. On November II. the
date Of the Washington tornado. there
< fle f..ex nA a
one q minute. This record was broken
on January 2. when SIT motorists call.
ed on the District division Of the A.
A. A. for help.
During the latter six months in
which a plan of removing cars from
the streets for the Police Department
was In force. the District division
aided the police in 116 instances
There were 159 calls TO remove
broken glass from the streets an.
swered. The legal department also
was active In the interests of local
motorists. extending legal aid to 1,1i4
members during the year.
Behler Named Manager.
Announcement was made OF the ap-
pointment OF r. r. Behler as man.
ager of the District OF Columbia diyi.
sion. Mr.. Behler has been in charge
OF public relations and has directed
much of the activity OF the District
division. s tt..
That the national growth OF the
American Automobile Association has
been remarkable during 1927 was told
advisory board members by Ernest n.
Smith. general manager of the ma
tionai motoring body.
The advisory board urged the open.
ing OF a road through Silver Hill and
Hiilcrest to run over Branch avenue
and connect with the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge to eliminate the con.
gestion and avoid the hazards exist.
Ing on tho present road. Stanley II.
Horner, presided.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

Run by cloekwerk. u newly designed
machine emits for ~ minutes u con-
slant hummlna noiso which IL sald to
he usctu, Ia causing sleep In cases of
insomnia
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Luke Trapped.

Climbing 10 the extreme limit of
altitude theii engines could attain, the
two companions dived on The German
balloons. Failing ike mei,ors from
IieareB, they flashed through The
swarm of Ierfnah planes and sent
both balloons Naming IL earth il min,
iits apart but The trap was sprung
and this time they were not Ia escape
uHsGhihed as before,
A seors Of F0kkefa plunged at
Wehner. the oonVerHing fire III their
guns sent him crashing tu his death
on the earth II mile below, nghtiuR
desperately 10 his last breath,
Five ansmy planes divsd al Luke.
Two were abovs ana hehind hhn and
his career seemed ah9ul ~ end with
thai of Wthhnf, Wuh his remaining
life measured by aecDuds. Luke hpun
his piuha into an tmuainan tiifn aud
n9khed head on al ihe nearest der
man. ming boih guns as he came,
Nhsn the pfnl,eiiers of Tbs iva bhipn
we're ouiy "a few yhrda apart, ths
tiefHihn fell into noss dive and
crashed ~ hia death, Half "A minute
later i.tiks's guns hsnt The secund tier
tttah plane tO join The tltst, Sur
ioundsd by n score of hnHuiea. Ilhe's
sneiBs stopped, hia Han tank had been
Evening star., 1928-01-07
$500, 900 Granted for Flood Work.

An additional allotment Of $500, 900
from current appropriations for main.
tenance and Improvement of river and
harbor work on the Mississippi River
from the Missouri River to Minneapolis
was announced today by the War
Department.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

N. VI FWtIHp
Heat ttdet~~eopen IL the diplomatic
corps Won by Countess sornelta
Tseahehsi second. Countess SsechenN,
uhlfd, tonnt s3secheny, fourth, Ceua~
tess Nalne cAudei
Ladies saddle horser~~Wan by
Martin Rock stahiess seeand, Mrs,
Amhlese rreeee; third Rnland haw.
aanf fourth, Euseno Meyer
Tr,piee har iumn~~Waa hv WtNtam
tahuaiy; seeand. e, III, Iarrtco Mis-,
" II, Fuller, fourth. Mrs, Arthur
Leo.
ltunt teama~mNan hy apensar
isslin. second. Al, z, ltasan4
Evening star., 1928-01-07
Abe Martin Saws:

''it jeFt seemed IjEs Tia very Dikhth
somcihin' would ibDpeD keep Us -
home ~ blame thing aeied Hp" n8 lt
saTE. i.sfe Is44d as she cDffAased & stii
ia Ler ladi9 sat.
lfppyDkAt lD4sl ~a.~~.~
Evening star., 1928-01-07

balloons were the enticing bait in u
carefully laid German trap. The Wild
career Of the Arizona flyer ana His
partner had attracted The attention
OF the enemy command ana orders
had been ISSUED to stop the two bal.
hon raiders at any cost. Every der,
man plane IN The sector was In tho
Air waiting for the two young Yam.
KEGS To make their daily api,uarnncc.
Evening star., 1928-01-07

pierced by bullet. He was alone in
a helpless plane nearly miles in.
side the German lines.
Copyright. 1923. John r. Dills Col
Evening star., 1928-01-07

Luke was now an ace. having five
confirmed victories to his credit. Reck.
less, daring and almost miraculous
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-05-11
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

Unemployment among trade union
lists as reported to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has remained vir-
tually stationary during the first
quarter of 1923 and amounts to about
Is per cent Of the membership, accord
ing to statistics made public by Presi-
dent William Green in the American
Federationist.
The American Federation of Mu-
sicians has sent out letter appeal
ing to it's members to contribute to
a fund to enable the union to "prop-
erly finance strikes and to meet any
contingency which may develop"
The New York State Federation of
Labor announced April % that it will
, urge the American Federation of La
Dor to wage an active campaign
against "dry" candidates for congress
in every congressional district.
The lumber industry now is 25 per
cent more active than year ago,
| according to the records of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
May Day was celebrated by big
demonstrations of socialists and other
radical workers in all European coun-
tries; in Warsaw five were killed and
more than 100 wounded in clashes be-
tween socialists and communists;
New York socialist workers held a
series of indoor meetings.
Harry F. Sinclair, wealthy oil man
recently acquitted of having conspir-
ed with Albert B. Fall, ex-secretary of
the interior, to defraud the govern
ment in the lease of the Teapot Dome
| naval oil reserve, admitted May | be-
| fore the senate oil committee that he
received $757,00O of the Continental
Trading Company profits.
Properly managed for the produc-
ton Of permanent timber crop, the
forest lands Of the United States can
be made the source of a constant sup
ply of wood for this county to the end
Of time, the Forest Service, United
States department of agriculture, said
| in calling attention to the problems of
forestry under consideration during
the observance of American Forest
Week.
Bella Kun, the famous communist
leader, was arrested April 26 in vi
emma, where he is alleged to have
been conducting a communist propa-
ganda campaign.
Corruption is one of the chief
issues of the presidential campaign,
and the one by which the republican
party's fate will be decided at the
polls, Senator Borah warned in a
speech at Chicago, April %.
, State old age pensions are a dis
credited experiment, but other meas
ures for the prevention and relief of
destitution among the aged are neces-
sary, according to P. Tecumseh Sher-
man, chairman Of the committee on
old age annuities of the National Civic
Federation, who spoke April 26 at the
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

annual luncheon of the old age pen
sions conference committee of the in
dustrial welfare department of the
federation in New York city.
John Bassett Moore, noted authority
on international law and only Ameri-
can member of the permanent court
of international world court, resigned
April 27 after seven years of service.
. Two workmen were killed and six
injured when an oil tanker exploded
April % on the San Francisco water
front
Higher prices of all farm products
except dairy and poultry products
during the period March Is to April
Is, raised the index of the general
level of farm prices from 1877 per cent
to 140 per cent of the pre-war level,
reports the bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, United States department of
agriculture. At 140 the index is Is
points above the index of year ago.
There is at present an upward trend
in labor wages in Poland, due, it is
said, to the upward trend in the cost
of living and to increases in the i'm
port customs tariff. 1t is also report
ed that the wages of laborers in gen
eral have recently increased approx
mately 8 per cent, and that piece
workers are being paid approximately
a per cent more than in previous
months.
Not lynching was reported in the
entire country in the first four months
of 1928, which breaks 39-year rec
ord, according to recent announce
ment by the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored People.
Unemployment has been marked
factor in large increase l.. crime in
New York city during the first three
months of this year, Police Commits
sioner Warren reported May 2.
The Irish parliament on May 2
elected Daniel Morrissey, labor party
member, as deputy speaker by a vote
Of 79 to 49.
Eleven leading members of Daugh-
ters of American Revolution at New
Haven, Conn.,, resigned May 2 as pro-
test against the D. A. R. blacklist of
alleged radical speakers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-05-11

Q.-Is the International POcketbOok
Workers Union an A. F. of l.. organ
izatiOn?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-05-11

Alt is affiliated to the American
Federation Of Labor as a federal la
Dor union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-05-11
WOULD STOP SAFETY WORK

Washington.-Rail managers ask
the interstate commerce commission
to allow them to exercise their judg-
ment in the installation of safety
devices.
To date, the railroads have a rec
ord Of installing practically no safety
device until compelled to.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-05-11

A.-The Hatters' Union Of Dan
bury, Conn, organized in 1910.
Q.-Is the Knights of Labor still in
existence and if so, what is its men,
bership?
A-The Handbook of Labor Sta
tistics Of the United States bureau Of
labor statistics says: Because of the
policy of secrecy still practiced by the
Order of the Knights of Labor, accu-
rate data are not obtainable. The
best information which can be secur-
ed indicates that the only remaining
organizations of the Knights of La
Dor which are actually functioning as
labor unions are in various branches
of the municipal service in Boston,
Mass, and two locals in the shoe in
dustry in Ohio. Information dealing
with total membership is not given
out by the order"
Q.-What is "The Bridgemen's
Magazine?
At is the official monthly organ
of the international Association of
Bridge, Structural and Ornamental
Iron Workers.
Q.-Is the International POcketbO0k
Workers Union an A. F. of l.. organ
izatiOn?
Alt is affiliated to the American
Federation Of Labor as a federal la
Dor union.
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Labor Queries

Questions and Answers on La
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems Of the
Day; It's Aim and Program;
Who's Who in the Ranks Of
the Organized Toilers, ETC., etc.
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ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS


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Q.-What was the earliest hatters'
union?
A.-The Hatters' Union of Dan
bury, Conn, organized in 1910.