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Sunday morning to Washington homes ny
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WEATHER.

20. 3 Weather Bureau Forecast,
Fair today and tomorrow: tomorrow
warmer.
emperature--Highest, "a, at 4 pm;
lowest. lS, at am.
Full report on Page Z.
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OF DRIJRT
FACES SUIT

The tangled affairs OF Mrs. Peter
A. Drury, jr., the former Baroness
Jean Won Hagen. who sued her hus-
band, the son of a local hank presi-
dent, for limited divorce six weeks
after midnight marriage in Rock
vile, became further involved to-
day when Mrs. Margaret Simonds
Drury Waring, divorced wife OF
Drury. filed suit In Municipal Court
to replevin the flrnlture and house
hold effects In the apartment at
1916 sixteenth st. n. W., where the
deserted bride now resides.
Claiming that che holds two notes
against her former husband. and
that he made an assignment Of the
furnishings OF the apartment to
cover part Of the indebtedness, Mrs.
Waring filed her suit to obtain
possession OF its contents, valued at
$500, In the petition filed today.
In her petition for limited divorce,
which she filed recently, the present
wife of Drury declared that the as
signment was made to the former
wife after Drury's marriage with her,
and was only a part of Drury's plan
to force her to 60 back to New York.
Hearing on the suit filed today has
been set down FOR May lis, according
to Attorneys r. Al. Cooper and ]. "A.
Marshall, who appear as counsel for
Mrs, Drnry.Varing. and the writ OF
replevin will not be served until after
that time.
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IAPPL / BLOOMS
FOR FETE

Mother Nature In working hand In
hand with the directors Of the all-
nual Shenandoah apple blossom
festival. which opens here Thurs
day, and with yesterdays warm
sun the buds had reached q point
that they probably will be fully
open by tomorrow. The apple
orchards that have made this sec.
ton famous throughout the world
passed through the heavy snow
storm OF last weekend unharmed.
II is estimated that there are
IN .OOO, 900 trees In the orchards OF
the Shenandoah Potomac Cumber.
land district.
Announcement was made today
by Ray Robinson. director general
Of the festival, Of the program
which will continue Thursday and
The festival WIN open with the
parade Of blossoms, at 1915
o'clock Thursday morning, 5000
school children participa ana
led by the United States Navy
Band.
N the afternoon Miss Mary Wise
Boxley. of Roanoke, Va. viii De
crowned Queen Shenandoah NJ sur
rounded by her royal court Of 900
.of the flowers OF the Southland.
Queen Shenandoah viii give
reception in honor of the Processes
from West Virginia. Maryland. the
District OF Columbia and Virginia
at q o'clock at the residence Of
w, A. Baker.
On. Friday the festivities continue
and Gov. Harry II. Byrd, Of Nir-
ginia, will arrive with his military
STAIR from Richmond
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|REEN FREED IN
! A|I0 DEATH

enresentative Robert A. Green.
! 81 florida, today was exonerated Of
possibility for the death Of
Jak r. Donaldson. 81, Of the
11 block of Fourth st. N E., By u
cotoner,s jury. which returned q
yetdlct OF death by unavoidable
ccident.
ARiuEtes Donaldson received
rday when he was struck at
ifhk md B Streets Southeast BY
~ representatives. automobile
auned bis death yesterday in Cas-
seity Hospital. Representative
zen told police the accident was
nsyoidabis and said he had been
Irving car for several years. No
charge was placed against him.
u Twentieth ST. n. w. was fined
SIS In Traffic Court last night as q
result Of q collision at Twentieth
and ~ Streets Northwest.
In Double Nlix-up
paul Burriss, 50. was knocked
down BY Tracy,s car. but was I'M
urt Then Tracy's auto collided
fth > cab driven by Edward
-nsr, or the 200 block Of Bates
nj. W.. The taxi knocked down
II Earl, %. of the 1900 block
aluackenbos st. ~. W.. who was
ted at Emergency Hospital tor
IL head cuts. Tracy was charged
a reckless driving and falling 20
wv permit.
soIIeehnan Charles III. Bradley
pf the Eighth precinct. was
it'd at Freednnen's Hospital foH
Uses and q sprained ankle last
III After q triple collision al
Sflkh and r streets Northwest
alleys motorcycle collided with a
TX and was then thrown against
automobile No one else was
Is
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~ AM&EN SB o. ~ X = ~ u
PUERT CA u Mics
ragua, Nay second
American employed IN the
mines Of the Pts Pts district
which were raided By Sandiuo
troops was believed today to
be q prisoner IN the hands Of
the rebels.
Harry johnson, d Swedish book.
keeper employed III the Laltlz
mine, who secreIed himeeff during
the raid and subsequently, made
his way here. has reported that an
American named Head the acting
superintendent ar the Neptune
mine, is missing ana hiss probably
fallen into the hands of the guerik
las.
johnson said that the Lalliz mine
twas dynafntted and totally wrecked
by the rebels on April 20. He said
that Head left here last week bound
for Bluefields but had not been
heard from since.
Johnson stated he believed Head
had fallen into the hands Of D
band Of several hundred rebels re.
ported moving toward Casa Vega.
George B. Marshall. of New York,
assistant manager Of the Latuz
mine is still believed to be in the
hands of the rebels. According to
the best Information available he
is alive and safe but no authentic.
word has been received since he
sent q message two days after he
was captured stating he was being
held by the rebels Giron.
Additional marines have been
landed here from the United States
warship Galveston to reinforce the
detachment at this base. InlIile-
Gliate operations have been started
against SANDING.
Three strong attachments are
moving inland hoping to converge
upon the rebel camp in the Pts
Pts district ana force General San
dino into d decisive battle.
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The State and War Departments
today completed extensive plans
for the receptions Of the heroic trio.
The German Embassy and the lega-
ton OF the Irish Free State also
are engaged in planning appro-
pirate greetings to the filters.
Baron Won Huenefeld, Captain
Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice are
scheduled to arrive in the Fla at
Boiling Field tomorrow at 10 a. m.
They will be escorted from New
York by three Boiling Field pursuit
planes, piloted by Llcuts. Peter r.
Skanse, Henry r. ANGEL and ELL
wood r. Qlaesada.
From the time Of their arrival at
the field until late at night, the two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-01
COOlidges to Attend
Circus This Afternoon

Having heard so much about the
wonderful things John Ringing
today decided to .'do'' the circus
this afternoon. The President and
Mrs. Coolidge win leave the White
House immediately after lunch.
The decision Of Mr.. Coolidge to-
attend the Ringing Brothers and
Barnum and Bailey's Circus was
hastened. 1t il believed ut the White
House, by Mr.. Ringling's invitation
that the President and Mrs. Cool
idge be his guests.
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For Best Thrill Wear
Rubber Soles When
kissing Her

ny AnNekNeEtoHNa NSWS DcfVA1D
BERLIN, May LA secret of
greatest Importance for all aheiks
was revealed today by DR.. pom.
toppidan in q Danish medical
Journal.
When kissing a girl, he said, T.
man should wear rubber soled
shoes. 4
A kiss, DR.. Pontoppidan ex.
planned. Ii merely an electric
shock caused, by the touch OF
one pair of lips on another.
This shock il increased IL the
kisser wears rubber .soled shoes
which isolate him from the ground
and help him store up electricity.
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German eaviatOrs and their Irish fly.
ing mate will be congratulated and
clleered by the great Of the land and
the pOpulace Of the Capital.
Comparatively few saw the trio
on their quiet unofficial visit last
week, when they came to lay a
wreath on the grave OF Floyd
Bennett. But Washington Is ex-
pected to turn out en- n1asse tomor'
row for the official welebnle.
The high spot of the day will be
a reception by the President and
Mrs. Coolidge at noon, and luncheon
at the White House.
Secretary Of State Frank B.
Kellogg, with other high Federal
officials and the diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of the German and Irish
governments. win meet the fliers
upon their arrival.
Battery c. Sixteenth Field Artil.
lery, OF Fort Myer, under Capt. ].
s Tate, win fire sallltes as officials
entitled thereto arrive at the field.
Officials to Meet Them
After landing, the Brernen heroes
will ride up and down the field in
an open car, $50 that spectators may
see them. Then they will be vel.
coined by Secretary kellogg ait the
speakers stand, which II now under
construction.
Following the address, they are
10 be escorted to the limits of the
field by Troop r, Third Cavalry.
from Fort Myer. They will be
Joined at the edge of Boiling Field
by a police escort, to accompany
them to the Mayflcwer Hotel.
The niers will ride in the first
G,r,el S car s,,s q 81. t te
German ambassador, the Irish min.
lister and their attaches.
In the fourth car will be f.
Continued pm Page 2, Column Sd
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III Fnatl61al NAsge Services
NEW YORK May / Capt.
Hermann Koehl pilot Of The
tran satlantic monoplane
Bremen, slipped out Of bed ~
an unearthly hour this morn
ing dashed ont to Curtiss
Field and enjoyed himself inn
nnensely By making four short
flights in the Junkers mono
plane, F-13 sister ship Of the
Bremen.
The trip was entirely unexpected,
ana not on the program. The
genial captains companions. Baron
Ehrenfried Gunther Won Huenefeld
and Major James Fitzmaurice, were
sleeping soundly at the time. re.
clperating from the effects of d
strenuous yesterday when 100000
New Workers turned out to acclaim
them. None Of the filters got to
bed until after midnight.
Follow Indy Tactics
~
Captain KoeIll spent q total Of
4b minutes I'm the air. He said he
wanted to get the 4sfeeI'' Of the F-13.
and also wanted to get at the con.
trolls Of i. plane again.
The captain, with the true instinct
az born flier. did exactly what
Col. Charles "A. LindbeRgh did after
1t RAeS
By himself I'm the air.
It was the first time Koehl had
taken off and landed on an Amer.
lean flying field while handing
the controls. The Captain went to
the field by automobile, accompanied
by A. A. Schroeder, engineer for
the Junkers Company.
It was believed that the Fla
may be the plane that will be used
by Koel1l, Won Huenefeld and F'itz-
maurice on their triumphal tour
Of the United States which starts
a week from today.
Their present schedule calls for
their appearance i'm Washington
tomorrow to receive congratula-
tons OF President Coolidge. They
will return to New York by train
Thursday morning.
Baron Generous Upper
Smiling like happy schoolboy,
Captain Koehl returned to the
fliers' suite at the Ritz Carlton from
the flying field at 1906 a. m. and
rejoined the Baron and F'itzmaurice.
''Fitz," as New York has learned
to call the slim IrisIlman, was de-
lighted by the news carried In an
international News Service dis
patch from Dublin that his request
for . months leave Of absence has
been granted.
The Baron was still ! under the
spell Of New FORKS tumultuous re-
ception while he was getting shaved
this morning. He told Charles n.
Ritz, q barber mt the hotel, that
''they can do things like 1t only In
America" The Baron, who has
the reputation of being a liberal
Upper, sought to give the barber
a tip but the latter held up pc.
htely firm hand In refusal.
IT was the Baron's thirty.sixth
birthday, and by radio from Be-.
lin he received congratulations from
his mother, the Baroness Won
Huenefeld.
A white birthday cake a foot and
a half across and marked with a
single big candle was brought into
the fliers' suite,
The filters were carefully guarded
CONTINUED on Page ?, Column Sd
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Harry Sinclair recently
acquitted Il the Teapot Dome
81 trial today told the Senate
oil inquiry that hs received
$751; 900 81 the Continental
Trading Company 3 ~. Os0, 900
Liberty Bond '.slush fund
Sinclair told &c holding the bonds
Tor fIvs OF SIX years and 81 turning
them over III the last 10 days 70 TIE
Sinclair Crude OH Purchasing
Company. he then destroyed 81
records he had kept q the bonds.
Sinclair said he turned the bonds
was acquitted here.
The board of directors Of the
Sinclair Crude OH Company acs
cepted the bonds at q meeting held
III the last 10 days.
The first ] heard on the COntis
mental was IN October or November
1921, said Sinclair. q DO not know
who organized the company.
81 attended conference With
three Representa- tiyeS Of the Stan0s
ard Oil Company to purchase some
oil from the Humphrey interests
Sinclair said Robert ~. Stewart
Henry M. Blackmer and James e
OMEN were at the conference.
Wanted Mexia ON
Sinclair explained tliat the 1Gexia
oil field, owned by "a II. Hunapfs
reys ana associates, was discovered
In the early part Of 1921 Sinclair
said he wanted to purchase SONS
OF the Mexias oil.
Sinclair said he Iunched at tile
Bankers Club In New York with
BIackmer. OsNeiI, Humphreys ana
ex-senator Thomas Of Colorado. on
October As. 1921. He said Black
Iner, now d fugitive In Europe. tried
to interest him iTl q reDurchase &c
the Mexia oil at that luncheon.
SincIsfr testified that Blackner
had made arrangeIneuta to pllrs
chase the Humphreys oil prior tt
the conferences.
what rFas the Epsllot The result
OF that ccnferenceg
'"The conference was carried on
into the following day. said Sin.
clair. There was tentative
agreement but nothing definites
II Don't Remember
walsh next sought to set sinclair
to tell what tentative agreemei1tH
(TURN OVER
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Coolidge Again Hints
Veto for Flood Bill

President Coolidge again today in
dicated that he would veto the
Jones. Reid flood control bill which
is now In conference between the
House and Senate.
He holds the changes thus far
made in the bill have made the
financial features more unaccept.
able than ever. h
The bill contains too many riders
and too much pork" he believes.
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House, 81.
748, 442.18.
New York Clearing House balance.
$l84, 900, 900.
Treasury balance, 500, or, 062.8e,
Customs receipts, $43, 0O9, b 7.9s.
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Bremen Heroes Due
Here for HonorS
Photo ~ Interua tlonaI

Thrilled by their great reception in New York yesterday
the three heroes of the Breens flight from Dublin reeny
Island will arrive in Washington tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock receive the tribute of the Nations Capital
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f,ongult the rental eOIumna IN to-
daySn Times and HerAId classified ads
Tor 4 wide selection 0k fuFnlalled and
unfurnished apartments.
The Washington times., 1928-05-21

NEWS ECTlON |
Fatima's 1893 Movie
Barred By N. Y.
Censors

NEW YORK, May II. The
Cay Nineties" turned over in
the grave today and advised the
age of kRee-length dresses and
rone.piece bathing suits to laugh
that off.
A movie, exhibited in all parts
of the country IS years ago, was
barred from New York State
Theaters by the board Of censors
today because it is indecent"
and suggestive.
The ancient film was resur.
rected by an art group which
plans to present a series of old
pictures portraying the develop
ment of motion pictures, .len Lee
Roy. a collector. is the owner.
"Fatima' is the title of the 200
foot sequence and its subject is
an Oriental dancer, who. you may
remember, made quite an impress
sion at the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago.
The film, one OF the earliest
produced in this country, shows
Fatima doing her stuff" It was
widely exhibited in 1893 and. It
is said. was an important factor
in increasing the interest in mo-
ton pictures.
The Washington times., 1928-05-21

Supreme court Justice Stephen
Callaghan. OF BROOKLYN who ordered
Mrs. Knapp tried a second time
when the jury disagreed at her
first trial. announced that court
would be held in session tonight
IL the jury box was not filled during
the day.
II am convinced / will be ac-
quilted !" Mrs. Knapp said as she
took her place before the bar of
justice.
Her attorneys announced she
again would take the stand in her
own defense and deny the charge
that she stole a 2.S75 census check
issued in the name of her step
daughter, Clara Blanche Knapp,
Vermont College instructor.
Although her nerves were shat.
tered by the ordeal of the first
trial. Mrs. Knapp was completely
recovered and Is prepared to wage
a hard fight, her friends said to-
day.
Special Deputy Attorney General
n. MedaIie, who is prosecuting. has
Indicated he may call one or two
surprise witnesses. Approximately
40 witnesses were called by Medalie
at the first trial.
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ALBANY GREE IS
BRE MEN ACES

ALBANY. n Y.. May ri. Ten
Thousand Albanlans joined by hun
dreds from all parts Of eastern New
York lined the sc:ty's business
streets today and paid homage to
tns Bremen fliers as they were
escorted from their private car in
the union station YARDS to the
Dewitt clinton Hotel. near the cap
atol.
Perched on the rear seat Of
Mayor John Boyd Thacher's auto
mobile. the three transatlantic
heroes were accorded Il reception
second to none that mas ever been
given by this old Dutch city.
The filters arrived in Albany from
Boston shortly after 5 a. M. but II
was 10 o'clock when they enlerged
from their car to be greeted By
city officials
AS the procession n1oved m State
street: the municipal carlton Ii the
city hall tower peeled forth ne
watch on the Rhine for Baron
Won Huenefeld and Captain KOehl,
and Killarney" for Major Fitz-
maurice.
The Washington times., 1928-05-21

VS. SEC ION
Are bookkeeping
Up With ines?|
LePs See!

n yOn can amswev the following
questions, you are certainly keep
ing Up NTH the times. II the old
brain doesn't click right off, yOn
can still keep up Uith the TIMES
bn turning to the pages indicated
suheYe the anssOeTs tOiI be found.
Let's 0Ol
who said: Beware OF little ex-
penses?"
Editorial Pagel
What Is age Of Ire'and's oldest
Man?
Household SecfiOT)
Did Dolly win the beauty con-
test?
friction Page)
Who wrote ''Racketty Packetty
HOuse?y
Society Page)
What Is the divorce rate In
France?
magazine Page)
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1t was reported that the Mark
government would resign tomorrow.
hut after consultation this afternoon
the cabinet decided to remain in
power until the new Reichstay
meets the second week In June.
The election result is considered
death blow to nlonarchist hopes.
and is causing fears in some quart
ers that there will be further rad
ical legislation by the new Reich
stag.
The new government will be either
a big or little so-called Weimar
Coalition dominated by socialists.
Otto Braun, socialist premier of
Prussia. is spoken of as the next
chancellor. Another socialist men,
toned in this connection is Herr
Loebe, president of the old Reichs-
tag.
Stresemann May Stay
Although the German peoples
party. of which Foreign Secretary
Stresemann Ia leader. lost six
Reichstag seats, according to the
noon compilation. DIR. Stresemann
is expected to~retain his post in any
new cabinet that is. formed, owing
to his international prestige and 10
the further fact that the Socialists
in the old Reichstag were the chief
supporters of his foreign policies.
Additional returns at mid-after-
noon caused revisions in the noon
list These returns reduced the
Socialists seats from 155 to 1872 and
increased the number of Communist
seats from 81 to 81. Other results
based upon the mid-afternoon COM
pilation were: Nationalist, 70 seats;
German Peoples Party, Al seats;
Centrists Catholic Center Party, 81
The Washington times., 1928-05-21

With Fred MelchiOr, the Junkers
expert. at the controls, and DR..
Cuisinier and Mechanic Thiebeault
accompanying him, the plane rose
about so feet after 81 short dash
.down the runway built at Blanc
Sablon and suddenly dropped to the
ground.
Neither Melchior nor his COM
panlons were hurt, but the entire
left side of the plane was badly
damaged, as It fell sideways. The
reason for Its sudden fall has not
been ascertained
Melchior reached the Bremen by
dropping in parachute from one
Of the Army amphibian planes
which were to escort the German
ship to New York. Cuisinier and
the mechanic had been working on
the plane for some time.
The Army planes were unable to
land off Blanc Sablon. which il on
the straits Of Belle Isle, because Of
floating ice. They are at Pictou,
8 8 ssS
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seats; Democrats, Is seats: sBayar.
ians. is seats; Economic Party, %
seats: Fascists. IL seats; various
peasant parties. rs seats; Popular
Rights Party, seats. "A total OF
4S9 ReichstaE deputies were elected
by IA parties.
81 Paroles Entered
Thirty-one parties participated IN
the election, but only IA or is
of them elected Reichstag deputies.
The present Marx government. =
coalition cabinet consisting of mem
bers of the NaEionalists, Center
party. German Peoples party and
Economic party. has long been un-
der fire and was only able to hold
on through the intervention NJ
President Won Hindenburg. This
opposition was led by the Socialist
Communist group, the victors N
the election.
y The upheaval resulted purely
from domestic issues, az it was
firmly expected that the Strese'
mann foreign policy would remain
in effect regardless of the outcome
Of the balloting.
Political experts attributed the
Socialist Communist landslide in the
election to women and 100000
e'first-tinle" voters. Men and
women above the age of 20 voted.
The vote was heavy throughout
the republic. from IS to 80 per
cent of the enfranchised men and
women going to the polls.
The election cost approximately
Sc, 100000.
Foreign Secretary Stresemann was
reelected on the Nationalist list.
The Washington times., 1928-05-21
New York Boy Scouts
Make Gifts to Patients

The 125 Boy Scouts from Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn, who are here on
two-day sightseeing tour, yester-
day presented . single American
Beauty rose to every boy patient in
washington hospitals.
The New York lads attended a
special service conducted at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday raorning and took up a
collection to palrchass their gifts.
The Washington times., 1928-05-21
WoMEN'S CLUBS TO MEET

The General Federation on
Women's Clubs today issued a cali
for conferences to be held by the
civic organizations in LOCO of the
larger cities of the country in an
effort to stir up a feeling of public
responsibility among the citizens of
the United States.
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GERMAN MllNARCHISTSLO
TO. SOCIALISTS IN ELECTION
~ Int.rnationaI News service

BERLIN Germany May 2lGermanys election resulted in
virtual landslide Communist factions and
the defeat of the Marx government according the latest
The Washington times., 1928-05-21
PLANS SHOW FETE

RepresentatiVe John g. IlIson,
ma iority leader OF the House, will
entertain the Committee on Public
Lands at Polls Theater tonight, in
honor of Nicholas ]. Sinnott. chair
man Of the committee. who has re-
Gently been appointed by President
Coolidge to the bench Of the Court
Of Claims. Wives and families of
the committeeman will be included
in, the party.