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Evening star., 1928-03-11

Veterans to be a memorial 10 the Grand
Army Of the Republic. especially for the
beloved Department Of Potomac.
Col. o. H. Oldroyd. the father OF the
tent. was present with smiling face and
words of encouragement. DIR. II. A.
| johnson gave some remarks on Re
union," stating that there Is but one
flag in the United States and that Is
| the American flag.
Mrs Ruby Kupper. who was initiated
| into the order. Is the daughter of the
president, O. G. Johnson. and DR.. II.
| johnson. Mr.. Kupper also was guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Kupper's home Is In New
York and Paris.
Meeting adjourned to meet the third
Monday in March.
The District Sr-shine and C0mmu-
| nifty Society met recently with Mrs. s.
w. Morris, the Oakland apartment
with Mrs. Charles p. Grandfield and
Mrs, Ella Knight assisting. Mrs. Rob
crt Read chairman of Gospel Mission
committee, is planning an Easter party
| for the children in the mission on
April S, to which all members Of the
| society are invited Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the District Parent
| Teacher Association. spoke of the lee
| ture course being given at the First
| Congregational Church and urged al
mothers and teachers to attend. She
stressed the need OF receiving home
| for dependent and delinquent children
| that come before the welfare agencies ol
| the city. Mrs. Harvey Prentice. wife
of the. superintendent of the Gospe
Mission, was the speaker of the after
noon. She told many touching in
stances that have come under Their
care and OF the work they were accom-.
| plishing. Twenty-Five dollars was votec
| for the immediate needs Of the mis-.
sion. Ten dollars was voted for thu
shoe and rubber fund OF the Parent
Teacher Association. Miss Virginia
Rand pleased with number of read
| ings. The annual business meeting anc
luncheon will be given May Z at Carrie
ton Hotel. The April meeting will bt
with Mrs. James H. Underwood. Z Asper
street. Chevy Chase. Md, with Mrs
Edmond Wood and Mrs. r. S. Danfortf
assisting. Harry E. Hull. chief OF th'
immigration Bureau. will be th'
speaker.
The Petworth Woman's Club me
March 5 at pm. with 81 member
present. The meeting was called t
order by the president. Mrs. Hammer
and opened with the singing of "Americ;
the Beautiful" The minutes of tn
last meeting were read by the secretary
Mrs. Hart.
In the absence OF Mrs. Tincher. Mrs
Dewey, vice chairman OF the art sec
ton. gave the report. The art section
met at 1890 pm. on February % will
SO members and / guest present. Mrs
Wiltberger was chairman OF the lunch
con committee and was assisted by Mrs
Thuney. Mrs Waite. Mrs. Shea. Mrs
Mills. Mrs Eskridge. Mrs. Nichols, Mrs
Hoffman and Mrs. Fornwald. Afte
luncheon Mrs. Strang. one of the mem
bers. gave a talk about her trip abroad
Mrs. Utley reported that the civi
section met with Mrs. Holm on Februar
Is. with Mrs. Gardner acting as as
siStant hostess. The matter of land
scaping the four small parks near tn
entrance OF Ivy Gate OF Soldiers HON
was discussed and 1t was decided I
take the matter up with the superin
tendent Of parks and grounds and So
what could be done toward bcautifyin
that section OF Petworth.
The educational section met on Feb
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Suitiand. Camp Springs. AIlentown n
Ciub.~At tn" last meeting Of this club
which vas held at the home Of Mrs
Kirby jenkins. Suitiand. a committee
was appointed to submit suggestions
iOf Achievement day" Miss Ethe!
Rtgan. county home demonstration
agent, conducted demonstrations ir
Patterns That Fit" A dinner wat
served 81 noon and each member TOOK
home with her a fitted pattern The
NEXT meeting will be at the home o!
Mrs Henry Witt, Silver HID.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Branch No. 2. Army Relief Society.
Mrs w. l.. Finley. president. announces
the annual meeting Of the branch will
b. held March Is Al II ayn. IN the
parish house Of the Church Of the
Covenant An election Of officers viii
Evening star., 1928-03-11

The Hueusnsi soeisty of Washington
VIII hold reception in boDnr NJ The
Minister of Switzerland snd Mrs. Msre
Peter Msreh IA In the French ballroom
II Hotel Ia FssfttS
A. tEt bisines& meeting following his
txtsIleneg viii tpesk Ihs plssldsn. u
tlss tse!sts, kAs. TicTiAn 7, &. Vufriilot,
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Beach held an executive conln1itte
Continued on Eighth PageN
Evening star., 1928-05-10
BANS AGREEMENT
ON GRAIN RATES
Consent Decree Signed in
Suit Against Lake
Boat Owners.

ny The Associated Press.
CLEVELAND May 10, Federal Judge
y. G. Wcstenhaver yesterday signed a
consent decree in the injunction suit
against 81 owners and operators of
treat Lakes vessels charged with Vio-
alton of antitrust laws. By entering
into an alleged agreement To postpone
opening OF navigation from April Is To
May l.
The suit was brought ut the instance
OF Western grain shippers, who charged
that by deferTing opening OF navigation
more than 10000, 900 bushels of grain
we're tied up at lake ports, causing
heavy losses,
II. H. Teegarden. special assistant
from the Attorney Generals office at
Washington, announced that both sides
agreed to permit u representative OF the
Government "a set the date for the OF
fieial opening OF navigation each year,
The decree prohibits ship owners
from entering into any agreement 10
TX the opening date for Great Lakes
navigation and from Joining or enter.
Ing into any agreement To fiN lake cargo
grain rates
In previous years the Duluth Hoard
Of Trade has set the date for opening
Of navigation, Teegarden said that ship
owners believed that the board Of trade
was preiudieed IN the setting OF the
date hy favorlng the grain growers aud
had thus worked hardships an lake
carriers, The vessel men Teegarden
said, wanted dtsinterested party 10
SET the date,
Lake grain carrying prices and con-
tracts are based ON the date Tor the
opening OF navigation.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
AIR FLEET STAGES
CLOUD WAR TODAY
Fighting Planes Reach Fort
Benning, Ga. for Joint Ma
neuvers With Infantry.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
FORT BENNINC, Ga. MAY i0,--An
air armada composed of Americas finest
fighting planes swooped down from Fort
Bragg. ~ c.. here yesterday afternoon
and quartered itself for the night. pre-
paratory TO maneuvers today against
imaginary enemies in conjunction With
an Infantry regiment.
Bombing. machine gun firing and
other wartime tactics win be employed
IN the simulated battle from the clouds,
Commanded by Brig Gen, b, ID. Fou-
lois. the planes arrived here in groups,
with the little pursuit ships leading
the way, at $40 pm. The others fol-
lowed quickly and total of 7S were
drawn up In formation on the post fiy-
ing field awaiting action.
Other officers accompanying the
squadron included Maj. Thomas J.
Lanphier. Brig, Gen. Frank Parker Of
the War Department; Mai, Carl Spatz
and Mai. John u. Brooks. an observer
from the general staff, Secretary of
War Davis, who had planned to be here
for the manenyerS, was forced TO return
To Washington from Fort Bragg. where
similar attack practice was held Mon
day
Bad weather at the North Carolina
post forced the planes TO delay their
flight here for "a hours.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
JAPANESE FINISHES
ROUND-WORLD TRIP
Eastbound Competitor at
Toxic as Rival Sails From
San Francisco.
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, May 10.-Toichiro Arah to-
Gay was credited with having made q
trip around the world. using existing
means of communication. including air
craft where commercial lines were in
operation. In SO days. Is hours and 3s
minutes.
Araki. eaStward-bound competitor IN
the race staged by the newspaper JIM
Shimpo, completed his trip yesterday
while his weStward-bound competitor.
Ryukichi MatSlit, was sailing from San
Francisco on the steamship Tcnyo MRru
for Toxic. which he left five days later
than his rival
BY the rules governing the contest,
Arakt and Matsui were eliminated nom
conteSting the present record for
around-the-world travel held by the
Americans. Edward S. Evans and Lin
ton Wells. The Americans girded the
globe IN 1926 in IS days IA hours So
minutes and seconds, but used other
than existing means Of communication
AraGt left Toxic on. April & for
America, passing through New York on
April Is, MatSui left Toxic for Muk-
den, Manehuria, ON April II and arrived
In New York ON May 2
Prizes OF $l.50n and $500 were posted
by Jill Shtmpo for finishing the race
within 40 days,
Evening star., 1928-05-10
MARINE AWATORS
LAND AMONG TREES
Two in Nicaragua Escape
Unhurt When Forced
Down in Jungle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PUERTO cABEZAs. Nicaragua, May
i0.--Tgo American flyers had narrow
escape from injury when their plane
made forced landing near La Luz
Mine. which was recently destroyed by
rebels.
The flyers, Capt. f. ID. Howard and
Corpl. Cole. were in an amphibian
plane scouting over the mining district
when forced down yesterday. Capt.
Howard Was regarded as having dis
played unusual skill In making land
| ing among the trees at an extremely
difficult spot without injury 10 himself
or his companion. The plane Wag dam
aged. bat the engine and parts viii be
saiyaEed
An accompanying plane, In charge of
| Lieut.. William Conway, with Mai. Ut
/ ley aboard, few as close ag possible 10
the damaged plane and saw that both
men were uniiurt They notified the
! Marine patrol at La LIz Mine, under
Lieut., ht,se. and the Marines went at
once 10 the plane
II win take 10 days for the airmen
| 10 reach Puerto Cabezas, since they VIII
have 70 travel 200 miles down the Prir-
zapoika River In Indian canoes.
Capt ssd6on reported 10 headquarters
that he had defeated band of rebels
on sunday and that they were heading
west.
The new Marine airfeld established
here was ebTistened Byrd Field.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
PEACE DELEGATES
REPORT TOMORROW
Smaller Nations of Europe
Send Greetings to Parley
in Cleveland.
By the As.ocia.ed Press.


CLEVELAND, Ohio. May i0-~The
vision Of an international understanding
for the outlawry OF war which the
American Peace Society has been un-
folding here this week In rs world
conference on international justice was
complete today with expressions OF
friendliness from the smaller nations OF
Europe and word OF good will from
China and Japan.
Ministers from the great world powers
In the early sessions Of the conference
pledged their assistance 10 the cause
Of permanent peace the goal which the
society marked out for itself when II
was established 100 years ago.
A promise Of the support OF the Pam
American Union, embodying the repub-
lies Of the Western Hemisphere, and
the feltefati0n of the friendship Of
Canada for the United States we're
added yesterday 10 the conference rec
ofds.
Today messages OF peace came from
Finland Hungary, Lithuania. Ireland
Rumania, CzechosIoyakia, Japan and
China,
six commissions which have beer
searching out the cause ot war and the
means III permanent peace held their
final hearings today and prepared their
reports for presentation 10 the dele.
gates tomorrow,
The conference has been entlreiy
| unofficial and bipartisan and The
only definite action II will take viii
come Tomorrow when It viii consider
the committee reports These reports
will deal with the implications ol
| religion. education, industry interna
| tional law and other phases ~ organ
| i2ad life, The remainder Gf The con-
| fefenee work. has been aimed chiefly
~ creating sentiment among The pe0s
pies ~ 7 II governments foT Il unigergal
renuaGiation 0i war
Evening star., 1928-05-10
LEAGUE PLANS RADIO
BROADCAST TO WORLD
Will Conduct Experimental Pro
gram Through Dutch Station
Wednesday.
Ry lhe Aasn,ialn.l nrns.

~ tNN N%~NN81tRA k'fNsAs
GENEVA, May io-~The announce
ment was made last night that the
League OF Nations hopes % establish
vadiophony With nen-E1lropean eoln-
tries through the Netherlands wireless
station at kootwiik, The Dutch gov
ernment successfully uses this station 60
talk with the Dutch Hast indies,
Swit3eriand and Germany have agreed
20 lend the League special Telephone
wires between Geneva and Kootwtlk fNr
hfoadeaSstng experiments. which viii be
carried ON IN several languages These
VIII begin on May is between and 4
oeloek IN the afternoon, Greenwich
mean time, and II Is hoped that the
messages may reach not only Java and
Saigon, but also the United states,
The cali letters of the StattNn ere
.Nl.I, its wave length Is lSt meters
and energy IS kllowattS.
The League has invited the entire
world to listen IN and win be glad 60
receive reports nom the stations re.
eeiying the messages. IL the expert.
mcntS are successful the League viii
regularly broadcast Assembly speeches
and various communications.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
SALT CREEK OIL PROBE
TO START WEDNESDAY
John Barton Payne viii Take
Stand Before Senate
Committee.
hy lhe Assncialna press.

by The Associated rfese,
Investigation OF the leases made on
The Halt Greek Field adjacent 10 the
Teapot Dome reserve IN Wyoming will
be stated by the Senate oil committee
next Wednesday.
John Barton Payne, Interior Aecre~
larry during the last year OF the Wilson
administration. and Robert e. nell, q
former Assistant Attorney General In
the same administration. viii be the
first witnesses questioned
Some OF the leases on Salt Greek were
made during paynea conduct Of the
affairs OF the Interior Department and
others were made after Albert II. tAll
became the fifst Interior Hearetary in
the Harding administration, bell made
4 report "a the Interior Department IN
January. ilai, advising against the
making aF the leases, charging that
iiinTa WHs freud and rnlllisian III tnn.
nsetlen with the applications for them.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
SCHOOL CLASS OF 1886
TO GATHER SATURDAY
Principals 70 Be Guests ~ AID
Annual Reunion Of Washing
ton High Body.

THIS superintendent NJ schools and
the principals 0f MI the local high
schools, with their wives, will be among
the guests NJ honor vt the forty y~sec0itd
annual reunion and banquet Df the
Washington High School class of 'eg IN
the Raleigh Hotel Saturday night.
Other fl0nof guests VIII include the
flrsl assistant Superintendent 0f schools
ana MTs. stepbeu n. Kramer, Mr., and
ME- Gideon A. Lyon. Mrs Grace Ross
Miss Annie N Wilson, the last two be-
ing former temeIgeTs of the class
The egent Is being arranged by n
special COMMITTEES consisting ~ Allan
Davis, principal 0f Business High
School wfla iR president ~ the class
Mrs Frederick u. Roman, George
Frsnrsf Wiiiitms, Mrs. Eallie Harper
Fulton LAWS aad Nxa Willard ", Buell.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
py the Associated Press.

bg the AssGc atad Press.
What the Germans thought of the
American troops which helped stop the
drive on Paris and took the offensive at
Belleau Wood. Bouresches and Vaux. AS
recorded In the German ofticial war re-
ports, VIII be revealed on the tentn an
niveraary of the Belleau Wood battle
when the I'd Division Association holds
It's annual reunion IN ST. Louis, May 81
and June ! and z,
Collection OF the German official re-
ports has been going on during the last
year by the association and their trans
iationg, never before published, Will be
given the veterans of the division at
their meeting The I'd Division, COM
posed OF Marines and Regular Army
troops, suffered more casualties and was
credited with the capture OF more priss
oners than any division OF the American
expeditionary force.
Like u Track Meet"
Reporting on the nrst attacks by the
Americans OF that division, German
observers said
'i3porlsmanlike, as II participating IN
track meet, the Americans came on
| the run In three consecutive WAvfA
er0gding elbow 10 elbow"
| Uigc,lsging the lack 0f success which
attended the German counter attacks To
drive the divisions regiments from Bel
| lealt Wood and Vaux, the German re"
| ports said
'sThe American ia physically well de-
| yelOped He nights atubhofnly and with
| vaI0r and possesses natural re-
soureefulneas, lie IL we'll adapted tn
guerrilla warfare, whereby an excellent
| training In the handling and firing OF
| the rifles gives him y decisive advan-
lage II II impossible IA dihlodge the
Americans from their positions by
merely shooting AT them with rifles
They display caimness and aelf~asaur~
anee while firing from under nnVeT,"
Losses Heavy,
'rhe punishment" rneted out by the
! AnleFleana 10 their enemies II described
ny 4 German battery commander
THE forces amnlayed hy ny bat,
Evening star., 1928-05-10
GUARD TO DO POLICING.
NIcaraguan Soldiers viii Patrol
Department. of Matagalna,

MANAduA, Nicaragua. May 10 tF>, ,---
The Niearaguan National Guard will
take over the policing and patrolltng OF
the department. oI Matagalpa ON MAY IS,
under command ef Capt q, u, Hayes.
u, =, NJ, G., who II maier ia the
National Guard,
MAtAgalpA contains many large coffee
plantations owned by Americans british
and Germans and II rich In mineral and
timber resources As Soon as the Ma
tlonal Guard Is trained other depart
ments VIII be taken over As rapidly as
possible.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
Sexton Pealing
Knell Is Hurled
To Death by Bell
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRESSURE, Czechosloyakia. May
10.--WhiIe pealing the death knell
for fellow citizen, the sexton Of
Raba approached too close TO the
clapper Of the monster bell.
He was struck on the head and
hurled from the tower, 800 feet high.
being killed instantly.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
Free Period" for Motorists.

LONDON, MAY 10 6sA.~rThe British
Automobile Association has been in-
formed hy the American Automobile
Association that lis request for special
facilities for motor tourists frnm Eng.
land to tbs United states has been
granted Among other things the
United States Government has same
tened tree period ef % daya IN this
9unIEN
Evening star., 1928-05-10
GERMAN REPORTS CALL u.
MEN COOL AND RESOURCEFUL
Official Documents Telling Of the Drive
Against Paris, Never Before Translated,
Will Be Revealed at St. Louis Meet.

talon," he says, "are constantly at the
mercy OF the Overwhelming hostile artil-
lery fire. The casualties increase daily
and grow with such alarming speed that
before long my battalion will Inevitably
be completely annihilated."
That the German forces facing the
I'd Division In June, 1913. had exceed
lngly heavy losses Is disclosed from thu
official casualty list OF the 237th Ger
man Division In l6 days of combat II
suffered battle casualties of AGA killed
200 wounded and 345 missing. a total
of 27l6, out OF an original strength OF
1000 when that division first came into
contact with the American division.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
Hunter Who Killed
Woman in Wyoming
Gets Year in Prison
nv ,he Assoeiaie,I press.


GREEN RIVER, Wyo.. May To-
Frank Ausec was sentenced yeSter-
day to serve from II to IA months
in prison because he killed Mrs.
Elma Louisinen when he mistook
her for an antelope while hunting
near Rock Springs, Wyo., last Fail.
Accused of involuntary man.
slaughter, Ausec was found guilty
by q jury, which deliberated one
hour, in county court yesterday,
Evening star., 1928-05-10

%
IRE Criminal Court instead Of Chief
Justice william v. Brothers. who had
expected 70 receive II. Judge Miller said
he had not expected the petition In
hss court and continued the matter.
The petition charged that Mr., Grove,
defeatod in the April primaries, mas
D personal. diSoaalifying interest, which
makes IL inezp@6ient, unbecomina and
improper for him 10 act as prosecutor
IA the investigation requested.
Charges B0mbings.
II further charged that Groves sup
poYteFs we're responsible for bombing the
homes of members Of the opposing Re-
publican political faction preceding the
DflBsary, including those Of Senator
Charles r.. Deneen and Judge John A.
Swanson, VINO defeated Grove for the
nomination. and also declared that dur
ing the Grove regime the "spOiig sys-
TEN" hiss prevailed In municipalities
en6 tire sanitary district.
The petition also referred specifcai-
gg among the primary election day dis
orders " the staying ~ OctaVii4s Gran
ady, a coioTed Deueen worker, and N
The request Of the coroDer's jury for 4
special grand jury,
II was slso charged that Mr. Grove
OPPOSED an impartial investigation Oi
dasOTdeTs In connection With the 1926
primary snd referred " many instsncet
~ alleged improper conduct in connec
ton With the recent primary about which
the petition said no action had been
taken,
Grove Askt Time,
Ip addition 70 asking for q special
grand jury, the petition asked the in
yesttgslloD b. placed IN the hands oi
the attorney general " such askiEterIta
sE hs shall aeslguaE@ Mr. Grove sp-
pesFe6 ~ court Just ~ tbe petition waA
being 6lec and sslsed Tor time 10 study IT
Evening star., 1928-05-10
MRS. GAY ROBERTSON DIES

Mrs.. Gay EoiseTtEou, who resided
here fran 1881 70 1915 ~ 1919 Eiz,
tseHth street died st fler il0lne No, ~
Boulegs16, AFlDs Ling Island, yester,
6sy. Funeral services viii be con
0uetsd ri the residence tomorrow aft,
er1aGoy at Z 10 o'eioek
Mre. Robertson leaves q daughter
MFs Harold Remington grand
daughter, NIs. Flsfls,oi't Iw,.nl,fg ~, I. Y
TwtMtGh
Evening star., 1928-05-10
German Cities' lean 0. K.a.

AkEIIN, MAY 10 Ipl, The advisory
board on foreign loans has sanctioned
4 collective loan nv a number OF Ger
man cities tatallag sat ace, 600 TO ne
tloated abroad shortly The beard also
has sanctioned Individual leans hy che
municipalities Of Berlin ana Frank
iurt-ell Main.
Evening star., 1928-05-10
Suffrage Bill DELAYED.

LONDON, May 10 tAa, The strong
movement IN the House of Ilotds IN OPP
position 70 the equal suffrage bill won
Il skllmiah Yesterday with paAtnanement
1T the Ase0nd reading al the bill and
daY 10 May AZ,
Evening star., 1928-05-10

terday appealed In
the Criminal Court
for a special grand
jury 10 investigate
April primary elec-
ton irregularities
under the direction
Of the attorney y
general
A hearing on the
petition, br1stling
with charge s
against the state !
attorney. was set
for next Monday
after the bar asso-
ciasiOn, in q SuY-
prise move, had
presented the pc
fstion before Judge
taH - n AEf4fnR "a
Evening star., 1928-05-10
CHICAGO BAR ASKS
PRIMARY INQUIRY
Petition for Special Grand
Jury Says Grove Is Dis
qualified for Probe.
~ the Assoelsaed Press.

CHICAGO, May Io.-charging that
Robert z. Grove, states attorney. Is dis
qualified 70 act because Of personal in
terests, the Chicago Bar Association yes-