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Evening star., 1928-06-17
REVIEWS OF SPRING BOOKS
Volumes Pertaining the Biggest Job the WordFction
From the Pens of a Number of Well
Known Writers.
Rabbi of the British Empire. New

Rabbi Of the British Empire. New
York: Funk & Waenalls Co.
PATENT ESSENTIALS; For the Execu.
tive. Engineer, Lawyer and Inventor
A Rudimentary and Practical Trea.
tise on the Nature of Patents. thu
Mechanism OF their Procurement
Scientific Drafting OF Patent Claims
Conduct OF Cases and Special Pro.
ceedings, Including Forms. BY John
r. Robb, LII. B.. LII. NJ. M. P. L., oil
the Cleveland and District OF Co
lumbia Bars. With Papers by q. p
Tucker. L. w. Maxson, E, c. Rey.
nolds, l.. A. Sadler. and Edware
Collins, Patent Examiners. New ano
Revised Edition. New York; Funk
g. Wagnalls Co.
FOLKLORE OF THE TEETH. BY Lee
Kanner. M. D., Yankton State
Hospital. Yankton. S. Oak. New
York: The Macmillan Co.
THE SON OF THREE FATHERS. By
CASTOR Leroux. author OF THE
Octopus OF Paris" etc. Translated
by Hannaford Bennett. New York:
The Macaulay Co.
PURSUIT. BY Rosita Forbes, author
of "If the Gods Laugh" etc. New
York: The Macaulay Co.
DRUMS OF THE NORTH. BY A
De Herries Smith. New York: The
Macaulay Co.
TESTS OF A FOREIGN GOVERN
MENT BOND BY Ernest Minor
Patterson, PHI. D., Professor OF Eco
nomics in the University of Pennsyl-
vania; Vice President of the Ameri-
can Academy OF Political and Social
Science, Etc. New York: Payson
e. Clarke, Ltd.
THE DRAFTING OF THE COVENANT
BY David Hunter Miller With an
Introduction by Nicholas Murray
Butler. Two Volumes. New York:
@. P. Putnam's Sons.
FUNERAL COSTS; What They Aver
age; Are They Too High? Can They
Be Reduced? BY John c. Gebhart
With an Introduction by Lee K
Frankel, PHI. D. illustrated. New
York: G. r. Putnam's Sons.
The History OF the
Universe. as Told by the Do-Des-Se
Indians of California. Recorded and
Edited by G. Hart Merriam, M. D.
Boston: The Stratford Co.
Evening star., 1928-06-17

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ti9Df 0f "JGrGfneen," etl. Pailedsl-
pfasa; j. u, Lappincott co.
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~< which nothing happens
life, and the flowing ef q nyerf If
you can, why tiDen, here iE great ed
venture for you, Here IL, certainly, n
nao6t beautiful account of days, all the
year Ko1nd, BYed with a river whose
moods are &c varied and as human az
are tia0ek Of man himself. Indeed, the
uaAal~~tae boy rather, VIM tells tbs
etofy. on makes this Fecords is a. much
the flowing stream ~ the river Itself
IL, and tkis IL 81 human ~ ttlf hoy hin'
self it, A lolae region carrying the DE-
serted cabins of q construction Esna
gives eonaE sort of eoEnpanl0fEhip fof
khes< tWo. YET dFGeftion and NnsIi'
nekE are tllf keynotE of thf adventure
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Evening star., 1928-06-17
Wonid Handle Business.

Considerable comment has been di-
reeted 10 Mr. P0fters proposal for two
Undersecretafies of State The thing
never has been done. and that In kornf
eyes Ia suftacient reason for never doing
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

winter ineaua cOaliDg time for many
- fhe eOaiinR station announced IN
tts who's Who" cOlumnB-next to
last page.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
sCoTTYg SETS THE CAMBRIA HIGH N AIE
Gun Clue in Hummer
Staying Fails

Washington on the night Of the
murder Is checked. Fairfax county
authorities want him on q statutory
charge ana for an alleged liquor
violation.
Graham White, another coiored
man, is being held at the AIexandria
jail while his movements are
checked, It Is said that Sergeant
Hummer had a warrant for Whites
arrest in his pocket at the time he
was killed.
Alexandria police, under the COM
mand OF Capt. w. w. Campbell
are leaning more to- the belief that
Sergeant Hummer was anbusi1ed
and killed after q conversation"
that lasted two Or three minutes
at the most. 1t Is not believed he
had placed any one under arrest.
but that the gunmari stepped out
Of the darkness OF the alley. spoke
a few words, to which the policeman
answered. and fired.
The murdered policeman was
buried yesterday in Ivy Hill Gene
terry His funeral was the largest
ever seen in Alexandria, more than
100 automobiles carrying about 300
persons to the cemetery. The block
Of Duke Street In which he lived
was choked with friends, neighbors
and sympathetic Alexandrians.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
I DIE AS STORM
SWEEPS IOWA
Mothers Hopeful
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cloud blazed its path through the
business district.
The Park Theater, $250,00o
building and the Motor Inn garage,
directly across the street from the
theater, were virtually destroyed by
the tornado.
Hundreds of theater goers had
Just left matinee performances at
the Park Theater when the storm
broke. All escaped.
The Grand Hotel, next to the
Park Theater was unroofed, but no
deaths or injuries occurred there.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. Aug. I'll
With wire communications being
gradually restored. efforts were
made. today to check on the loss
Of life and property damage caused
in sections OF Iowa and Minnesota
late yesterday by a series of freak
wind and rain storms.
Three persons were reported killed
at Clear Lake, la.
Fifteen cottages were RACED by the
terrific wind at Twin Lakes and
tremendous damage to crops re.
suited.
Rain Of cloudburst proportions
last night drenched ,flagdraped West
Branch, Ia. wher Herbert Hoover
was. to be feted tod ~. According TO
reports from thu section, roads
were washed out md great damage
Nas done e crops.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
I :
Straight N. c. Democratic
Voting Group Is Urged

ASHEVILLE, n. C., Aug. 21.-An
attempt to organize rs North caro-
lima mountain counties into a politi-
cal unit to vote a straight Demo-
cratic ticket is being made by Il. r.
Reynolds, former Democratic candl-
date for the United States Senate,
it was learned today.
With the cooperation or John
Rutherford, chairman OF tile county
Democratic executive COMMITTEES,
Reynolds has held a number Of con.
ferences In western North Carolina
in regard to the organization meet
ing at Ashevilie, Reynolds said.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Lake Lure Dam Made
Safe Through Draining

LAKE LURE, N. C.. Aug. FL.
Collapse OF the big Lake Lure Dam,
which for days has threatened to
break and deyastate an entire val
ley, was believed unlikely today
after the lake had been drained as
low as possible through recourse to
the flood gates.
Sloughing on the earthern abut-
ment of the structure was stopped
during the night, and G. A. Meese,
engineer in charge OF operations
70 save the dam. was optimistic at
the outlook today.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
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keant Hunnmsr. Late reports had
the negro headed for the Virginia
city.
Shepherd fled from his home at
Atlanthlis. va. after fatally wound
ing officer Hatcher last Tuesday. a
hastily organized posse trailed him,
guided by b1oodhounds.
1railed to Alexandria
The tran led northward and 1t has
been learned that Shepherd, riding
the brakebeafms OF freight train,
arrived iii Alexandria shortly before
the murder of Sergeant Hummer.
James MI. Hayes, chief motor We
hicIe inspector OF Virginia, and di-
rector of state police. Is personally
leading a party searching for Shep-
herd.
Al lookout for shepherd was given
to the Alexandria and washington
police, and according to Officer
Thornton. Hummer may have died
while trying to take him into Gus
tody.
Three men are being held, but the
police tacitly admit that the evil
dence against the trio is very slim.
One man, Carl Brother" Crockett,
20, Of Alexandria, Is held while his
story OF being in Hyattsville and
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
$4,000 Motor Cars
Added IN Berlin
IN S Months

BERLIN. Aug. II. THE first
six months Of the current year
added 1900 motor vehicles to
the number lii Berlin; as against
An increase Of 1900 for the entirs
year 1871.
Noteworthy u also the increase
in the number Of driving licenses
issued to women. They numbered
574 in the second quarter Of 1898,
as against 2g2 in the same period
OF 1927. The total, however, still
amounts to less than 5 per cent.
OF ali licenses issued in Berlin.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
DENIES
FARM DOL I
in WEST
fIansa stats rhotoa
lcontlnusd From pags D

Il ~
ON the speech and conferring with
Republican workers.
He indicated that he probably
would dwell chiefly upon the Re-
| publican protective tariff In his first
eastern speech. He Is expected to
aaalyze the Democratic platform
! and the party's past record on
tariff.
statement OF DR. Nicholas Murray
Butler condemning Herbert Hoover'a
prohibition attitude.
Il never comment upon another
mans remarks: everyone is entitled
to his own opinions" he declared.
Curtis will return to washington
from Rhode Island and again in
wade the East to speak at the New
York state Fair ct Syracuse on
August rs.
The train bearing the candidate
arrived here at $50, and the crowd
was waiting to see him long be-
fore the train pulled into the
station.
The reception committee named
by President John Lewis Smith. OF
ne Hoover-Cuftls Club, included
the following:
William i. Ganiher, Robert ".
Fleming. Virginia White Speel. May
ID. Lightfoot. Martha Feehan, Mrs.
J. H. Bransonl, Amy J. Leeds, Mrs.
Lucia Hanna Hadley. Mrs. Cecil
Ross Chippenden, Col. Rice w.
Means, president Of the National
Tribune Newspaper Co; Brig. Gen.
Frank I. Hines, director OF the
United States Veterans Bureau
Col. Whitfield Scott, Commissioner
OF Pensions.
Col. Charles Burton Robbins,
Assistant Secretary Of War; Will
ian M. Bobb, Commander OF the
A. johnson. surgeon general, Grand
Army OF the Republic; DIR. Henry
A johnson, Surgeon General, Grand
Army of the Republic; James G..
Yaden, OF the Spanish War veter-
ans; ]. Miller kenyon. II. Lincoln
Townsend. Samuel McCcmas Haw.
ken. Leo Al. Rover, "A. e. Chaffee,
Harry Wardman, julius /. Peyser,
Joshua Evans. jr.. and Edgar c.
Snyder.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

Accompanied by her daughter, MRS.
Dorothy Marion Patton. lord mayor
and admiral Of southampton. Eng
land mrs. Lucia Marian Foster
WEIGH escorted by officials OF the
Tinted states Lines, IL scheduled TO
arrive in Washington Thursday
morning at $:45 o'clock.
The distinguished visitor intends
n nav a visit to officials of the Ma
tionai Capital and make a tour OF
points OF interest. including Mount
Vernon. Arlington Cemetery and the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The
party arrived In New Serk yester-
day. 800,
Immediately upon thefr arrival in
this city the members of the party
viii nav their respects at the British
Embassy, after which they are to
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
SOUTHAMPTON'S MA YORESS
TO VISIT EMBASSY HERE

} visit the Department of State, the
office OF tlte District commissioners
and other Government establish
ments.
While at. Arlington Cemetery Mrs.
Foster. WEIGH will place wreath on
the tomb OF the Unknown Soldier,
and upon her return to the city the
visitor and her daughter will be
guests OF the National Press Club at
luncheon, following which they will
be taken to the Library of Congress,
The remainder of the afternoon
will be spent in a trip to Annapolis,
where Rear Admiral Robson, super
intendent of the Academy, will enter
tain the party at tea. They will re-
turn I'd Washington for dinner At the
Chevy Chase Club and leave for
Philadelphia Friday morning.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
Continue, from First Page.D

Vicinity OF Green and and Labrador
instruct its operators to listen con-
SANITY for radio news OF the avi-
ators.
Mothers Hopeful
Throughout the -city of Rockford
there is only one topic of converse
ton. 'Hasse1l aud Cramerr' Are
they safer" Every family with a
radio listened through the night for
word Of the filters.
Four telephone operators are on
duty constantly at the chamber Of
commerce headquarters to answer
queries on the fate OF Hassell and
Cramer. c. K. Patrick, secretary of
the chamber of commerce, has slept
only three hours in the last SO.
Members Of the fliers' families re-
fuse to give up hope. Among these
are Mrs. Rosalie Hasse1l, wife OF the
pilot; Mrs. Elizabeth X. Hassell, his
mother, and Mrs. Fannie Cramer,
mother of the navigator.
We feel sure they have landed
somewhere in Greenland said Has
sells wife. 1T may be days before
we hear from them, but we are con-
1ident they are safe.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
WILLERRAND I.
CLASH SEEN
IN n. !.
~ International News ssrvis.

NEW YORK, Aug. IL Possibility
Of break between Charles II. Tut.
tie. United States attorney, and
Mrs. Mabel Warker Willebrandt,
assistant attorney general in charge
OF prohibition enforcement, were
seen today following TuttlA's action
in hating the questioning OF socially
and politically prominent men and
women in connection with night
club liquor cases.
futile, in halting the inquiry,
said that the subpoenaes were issued
while he and others of his office
were absent and without his knowl-
edge and sanction.
Mrs. Willebrandt was to return to
washington today from Kansas.
Washington officials in New York
would not talk shout the situation,
but it was intimated by Mrs. Willie.
brandt's secretary that she would
not come to New York at present.
Patrons Safe
One OF the points stressed by
Tnttle was that the testimony wanted
was for use In cases against night
clubs already indicted and was not
To involve patrons of the clubs.
mo effort will be made by me to
entrap witnesses into statements
which may prove harmful to them"
futile said. II would not ask any
one to come to the office and testify
and then use his statements against
him.
THE inquiry into the liquor situa-
ton in night clubs will be continued,
but along other lines" futile said.
~ do not approve of this wholesale
publicity method, and / believe that
my action protected the citizenry
OF New York.
Clubs In Slump
futile returned to New York yes
terday after four witnesses OF 125
subpoenaed had been called before
the grand jury and halted the ex-
animation.
Meanwhile rumors persisted today
that other subpoenaes had been is
sued calling columnists, reWspa per-
men ana prominent actors and
actresses before the grand jury.
1T was also reported that several
Of the night clubs have fallen into
such a slump that their closing
was imminent.
Mrs. Mabel Walker wilIebrandt,
assistant attorney general in charge
OF prohibition enforcement. arrived
IN Washington from the West today,
but said she was too busy" TO corr
ment on the Governments crusade
: oainst night clubs In New York,
she declined to see newspa permen,
and left word with her secretary
she might be too occupied during
the day to hold any press confer.
ences.
efforts to draw her out on the
action on Charles Fl. futile, Federal
attorney in New York, in stopping
The questioning Of prominent wit
nesses by the grand jury inyestiga-
ting the night club cases met with
failure. .
sTmportant work IL piled rp on
nv desk Mrs. Willebrandt ex-
planned.
y q u & 49, Il l.
The Washington times., 1928-08-21
GIRLS ANNOYER JAILED

YOUNGSTOWN. Aug. al Break
ing away from officer Derfler after
he had been arrested on a charge
OF annoying the policeman's 6augh-
ter, Joseph Campion. n years old,
led the patrolman q chase OF
eral blocks, hut was captured and
to prison for trial W
Burgess Hendrickson, In default Of
2kNO hail
The Washington times., 1928-08-21

DC Deparment of State
Evening star., 1928-11-17
H|ROH|TO IS HOST
AT STATE BANQUET
ESQ Guests Attend Second of
Three Great Enthr0ne-
ment FeaStS.
BY tie Associated Press.

BY tae Associated fFeSS.
KYOTO, Japan, November IA
brilliant state banquet in modern Oc-
cidental style was the second of the
three great enthronement feasts given
by Emperor Hirohito to his court and
the foreign envoyS in celebration of his
accession. This function took place at
$50 pm, in the great hall erected
especially for this phase of the cele-
bration of the enthronement in the In
closure of the Kyoto palaces.
A smaller gathering attended than
that which enjoyed the imperial hos
pitality in the first state banquet yes
terday. The guests numbered only ESQ,
but included again the entire foreign
diplomatic contingent of about 100,
among whom the chief American repre-
sentatives we're Ambassador and Mrs.
Charles MacVeagh. The Emperor again
appeared in full dress military uni
form, Empress Magako in evening gown
and the other guests either in full dress
diplomatic or court uniform or, as in
the case of the Americans, informal
civilian evening dress.
Music was given by the imperial band
of especially chosen musicians from the
best bands of the army and navy. The
program. throughly Western, included
such names as Beethoven, TSchal-
kowsky, Dvorak. Grieg and DeBusSy.
There were no formal speeches.
1000 at Banquet.
The newly enthroned Emperor and
Empress of Japan were hosts tonight
to 1000 guests in the third and last
of the state banquets. This feast, like
the two which preceded it, was held in
1aon itn
Kyoto Palace inclosure especially for
this purpose.
This concluding function was a
mingling of East and West to Illus
trate the harmony in which these two
parts of the world can live together.
An Occidental menu was served during
a musical program, half of old Japan
and half of modern Europe, and during
intervals ancient classical japanese
dances were performed by court
dancers.
Americans Attend.
The guest list again included the for
eign diplomatic contingent of about 100
men and women, the American group
being headed by Ambassador and Mrs.
MacVeagh The japanese guests In
cluded most of those permitted to
attend the ceremony of ascending the
throne, the climactic observance Of
Saturday, November 10.
After the ancient japanese music,
adopted from old Chinese airs. came the
modern music of the West. Two kinds
CT ancient music, respectively known as
"Banjairaku'' and "Taiheiraku," were
played by court musicians in accom-
paniment of dances bearing the same
names. The instruments were drums,
harps and flutes and various other in
struments of Chinese origin. "Banza1-
raku" and "Taiheiraku" are dances per-
formed only at the court ceremonies
on happy and important occasions.
Beautiful autumn flowers. luxuriously
used for decorations, among them an
abundance or gorgeous chrysanthemums
of variegated hueS and tintS, added to
the beauty of the hall.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The volume of building operations
in the District this year will run con-
siderably ahead of the figure for 1927.
it is indicated by study of work started
thus far this year, which shows the
cost of private projects for which per-
mits were issued during the first 10
months of 1928 to be in excess of the
total cost of all work started in 1927.
A cost of $37,267.57o is estimated for
projects started during the first 10
months of 1923, as compared with a
cost of $36,321 ,450 for projects started
during the entire year of 1927. In ad-
dition, permits for the huge Washing
ton headquarters building of the South
ern Railway. costing $l,600,000; an
apartment house being erected by
Harry M. Bralove on Connecticue ave-
nue. at a cost of $1,500,000, and other
sizable projects have been issued this
month, and plans were filed last week
for the $2,500,000 Office building to be
erected by Harry Wardman at Fifteenth
and H streets, which will run the total
for 1923 considerably above the $751;
100000 mark.
Permits in October.
Projects for which permits were is
sued by Col. John w. Oehmann, build
ing inspector, during October have an
estimated cost of $2,905, 900, which is
less than some previous months of this
year.
The report by months is: January,
S4.629,895; February, $4,153,740; March,
So, ,399, ,225; April, $3,035,870; May, ,$4,-
296,185; June, $4,o34,o75; July, S4,443,-
Evening star., 1928-11-17

of the Liberty bond profits Of the Con-
tinental Trading Co., was not "a COM
petent tribunal" They argued that evi-
dence had not been introduced to sup
port allegations of perjury In February
because in April he had told all he
knew about the Continental Co., at
what was technically q continuation Of
the earlier committee meeting.
Replying for the Government, Leo A.
Rover, United States attorney, upheld
regularity of the committee meetings,
and challenged precedents cited by the
defense in support of their stand that
Stewart had legally absolved himself Of
liability for perjury by eventually telling
what he knew of the Continental Co.
Justice Bailey pointed out that a ques-
Evening star., 1928-11-17
RULING IN STEWART
CASE DUE MONDAY
Justice Bailey to Give Deci-
sion on Motion for "Not.
Guilty" Verdict.

A ruling on a motion by defense
counsel in the perjury trial Of Robert
w. Stewart, chairman of the board of
the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, that
the jury be directed to return mot
guilty. verdict. will be made Monday
by Justice Jennings Bailey when the
trial, which was adjourned yesterday,
will be resumed.
Arguments on the motion were made
in the absence Of the jury, Immediately
after the Government had rested its
case. Frank j. Hogan and Jesse c.
Adkins, defense counsel, contended that
the Senate public lands committee, be-
fore which Stewart is charged with
having sworn falsely about distribution
Evening star., 1928-11-17
DROUGHT KILLS CROPS.
Albania in Danger of Famine
Through Loss of Maize.

TIRANA, Albania, November II (Pl.
Drought has destroyed this years
crop of maize, which is the staff OF life
to Albania, and the country is threat
ened with famine During the Summer
and Autumn not drop of rain fell on
the fields and the crops were fired by
q scorching sun. In order to get suffi-
cient maize from abroad to feed the
population, the government today re-
moved the import duty on that cereal.
1t may take similar action respecting
other grains.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

ton involved In this phase was whether
any harm had been caused by the first
alleged false swearing and Rover main
tanned that Stewards first testimony,
upon which the present indictment Is
based, had "thwarted and misled" the
Senate committee before which his in
months later.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

The American Library of Paris is
daily increasing in importance and In
fiuence. Burton Stevenson Of Chillicothe,
Ohio, founder and librarian, hopes to
make the library "the recognized center
for correct information about the United
States"
Evening star., 1928-11-17
BUILDING OPERATIONS IN 1928
ALREADY SURPASS 1927 MARK
By End of Calendar Year Still Wider Mar
gin Will Be Recorded-October
Permits, $2,905,02O.

965: August, $2,402,43o; September,
$3,967,155, and October, $2,905,020.
Permits were issued last month as
follows:
Putnam patriot., 1928-04-26
PUTNAM BOY 4TH
A. Sponcey Makes Good Time In Modified Marathon At
 Webster.

A. Sponcey of this city came in fourth in the Webster Times" modified marathon run of Patriots Day, April 10th, between Oxford and Webster. Arthur Schcins of Dudley was the winner. He covered the dis tance in twenty minutes and twenty-nine seconds eofaing in first for the third consecutive year. The Putnam boys time wax fhirty-One minutes twenty seconds.
 The race is run from the Oxford town hall to the ''Times" office and a detail of motorcycle police accompa- nied the runners. Despite the wet. slippery, footing q new record for the distance was established. Freddie St. Onge of Putnam came in sixth. He was the oniy one Co finish who suffered any distress He was taken with cramps soon after the start but kept doggedly al 1t and crossed the finish line. He was all right after a short rest.