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WIND DELAYS MOBILE

KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen. May 21.
---tPl-A strong easterly wind was
blowing at Kings Bay today leading
General Umperto Mobile to decide
not 10 start OF his next polar flighht
ktonight unless the wind should abata.
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SPOT COTTON CLOSE

NEW ORLEANS, La, May Alp
Spot cotton closed quiet. s points
down; sales 325; low middling 1897;
.middling 2O67; good middling 21O7;
receipts 4197; stock 3O7. 1888.
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~COTTONSEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, May 21.-(P)-
Cottonseed oil closed easy: prime
summer yellow 995; prime crude
ss7 1922 1-2. May 995: June 1000:
July 1902; Aug. 1914; Sept. 1922;
Oct. 1929; Nov. 1895; Dec. 1885.
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INN nnn MnIrRN CRICKETER

WOMBWELL. Eng. - More than
100000 persons attended the funeral
Of Roy Kilner, famous Yorkshire
cricket star.
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GIRL WINS AIR RACE

HADLEIGH, Eng.-Miss Winifred
Spooner won a 2l-mile ~aeroplane race
with four male competitors.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

y NEW DIRK, May 21.-P-Foreig-
exchanges mixed: Great Britain oe-
mand 4.S7 7-S; cables ASS 9-52; O.
day bills asa 3-S; France densn1
1893 10: cables 1893 81; Italy IT,
mand 5.26 5-S; Belgium 1895 i-<'
Germany 1891; Tokyo 46.15; Mont
real % y 2-1f
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POULTRY

CHICAGO, May 21.-tR-Poultg
alive steady; fowls 23G25 IL; broif
ers S6443; turkeys 20G25; rooster
10 IL; ducks Is; spring ducks -.
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U. 8. BONDS

NEW YORK, May 21.-(P-Urited
States bonds: Liberty o 1-2s 110-lui
first a Ids 1922; third 4 las
1901; fourth 4 Ids 1928; treasury
4 las 1929; Is 1881.
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Wheat Trend Is
Down and Other
Grains Are Easy

CHICAGO, May 21.-LP1-Wheat
prices turned downward today after
an irregular start. Sellers we're in
a majority, and appeared to be act
ing largely on reports that danger
Of further drought damage west
and southwest has been dispelled
for the time being. Initial quota
tions ] 1-sc off TO 1-2c up were
followed by material setbacks all
around.
Corn and oats we're also easy. with
corn opening Is to Ice gain, but
later showing q drop. Provisions
tended upward.
CHICAGO. May 2l.-(P-Wheat:
No. ? hard 152 1-2Gl53; No. =
northern spring $50 3-s.
Corn: No. . mixed los Ia; No. 2
yellow los 3-4GI1O.
Oats: No. 2 white SO 1-4G72c; No.
3 white 66671.
CASH GRAIN
KANSAS CITY, MAY 2f.-tPD-
Wheat: No. 2 hard 1476150; No. .
red, nominally 169@174; May IA
is: July 14O Ii; September 40 IA.
Corn: No. 2 white 102 1-2; No. >
yellow 104 l-2; May 9S 10; July 100
IA; September 100 "a; December Sc.
Oats: No. 2 white nominally roc
70 IL; No. 8. 20.
CALL MONEY
NEW YORK. May 21.-tP)-Ca,l
money firm; all loans 6; closing bid
s; time loans firm; 5000 days
5 LAOS 10: as months 5 LAOS 1-2;
prime mercantile paper 4 70. Bank
ers acceptances: 80 days 4 1904;
so days 4 1-S64; 90 days 4 l-S64;
4 months 4 1-4@4 1855 months
4 $500 IA.
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GARDENING BY ELECTRICITY

DOJAI. Frsncc.-An electrical ap-
paratus is being used here to fertilize
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BUTTER AND EGGS

ID EN AND LUND
CHICAGO, May a. (P-Buttsr
and eggs unchanged.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
LITHUANIAN ENVOY
FORMALLY RECEIVED
M. Balutis Presents Credentials to
President Coolidge as Minister
to United States.

BY the Associated Press.
Bronius K Balutis, newly appointed
Minister of the Republic of Lithuania.
yesterday presented his credentials to
President Coolidge, together with let
ters recalling his predecessor, Kazys
BiZauskas.
In his remarks to President Coolidge,
Minister BalutiS said that nearly one
fourth of the Lithuanian race "have
found refuge, hospitality and happy
homes in America" and declared that
it was beyond his power to demonstrate
the sentiments of high esteem, pro-
found gratitude and genuine friendship
of the people of Lithuania toward this
great country and it's people"
President Coolidge welcomed the new
envoy and said: by virtue of your
former residence in the United States
you are we'll qualified to interpret to
your government the feeling of en-
during friendship which the Govern
ment and people of the United States
hold for Lithuania, and to augment in
this country the knowledge and un-
derStanding of your nation which
we have derived in large part from
our thousands of loyal citizens of
Lithuanian origin who, through their
industry and integrity. have made ma
terial contribution to the development
of this Republic.
I'm your effort to make more close
and cordial the bonds of friendship
which happily exist between our two
countries you may be confident that
you ever will have my own earnest CO.
operation and that of all officials of
this Government"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
IDEAL HOME SHOW
OCLOSE TONIGHT
Thousands See Exhibits at
Auditorium-ExpertS Give
Free Advice.

The ideal home show at the Wash
ington Auditorium by the local Real
? Estate Board will come to a close fol-
lowing the exhibitions this afternoon
and evening.
During the week thousands of resi-
dents of Greater Washington have at
tended the show to study the Sug-
gestions from home owners contained
IN the more than 100 large exhibition
booths.
The exhibits depict all phases of
home financing, building, furnishing
equipment and decoration in their re-
lation to the home owner or the pro-
spective home buyer or builder On the
auditorium floor of the hall are numer-
Gus educational exhibits, while the
lower floor, for the most part, is given
over to material and equipment exhibits,
In the educational booths are sta
toned bankers, building and loan ex-
perts, realtors, builders and other ex"
perts in lines related to home develop
ment to answer questions concerning
home problems.
A number of government agencies
and local associations are cooperating
with the realty board in the exposition,
which is under the direction of COM
mittee headed by Waverly Taylor and
the supervision of officers of the board,
Of which Ben T. Webster is president.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Maternity Case''
Ambulance Call
Brings Man Fine

william H. Brawner, 48 years old,
of 624 E street, who was taken to
the first precinct in the Emergency
Hospital ambulance yesterday after
a maternity case" call came in, for
feited $40 in Police Court today for
intoxication.
DR.. I. Rutkowski, ambulance sur
geon, on arriving at the address, in
quired where was the case.
II am the patient" Brawner is
alleged to have answered. The doc
tor then wanted to know who had
called the hospital.
II did" the man acknowledged.
Thereupon Brawner was summar-
lily escorted to the ambulance and
driven, much to his surprise, to the
police station.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
KENTUCKY MINES
HELD BY MELLON
Declares He Did Not Invest
in Pennsylvania Coal Until
After /. C. C. Ruling.
by P. q A. Photos.
BY the Associated Press.


LEXINGTON, KY, November 3.--In
telegram yesterday to the Lexington
Leader, Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
declared that his greatest holdings in
coal fields are in Kentucky and that he
did not acquire coal lands in Pennsyl-
vania until after the Interstate Com
merce Commission had granted the
northern fields favorable freight diff
ferential in the lake cargo coal contro-
verSy.
Controversy had developed in Ken
lucky with Republicans and Democrats
both issuing statements charging that
the others party was responsible for
the Interstate Commerce Commission
decision that favored the northern fields.
The Secretary's telegram reads:
II have your telegram, October 29,
in which you state, Lexington, KY,
Herald Democratic newspaper. attacked
your position on lake cargo hearing as
rebutted by your brother. 1t is our un-
derstanding that you did not hold ma
terial interests in Pennsylvania coal
until after commission had acted on
lake cargo case. Will you kindly confirm
and give details for publication
"In reply I will say that your under
standing Of this matter is correct con-
cerning period in which Pennsylvania
holdings were acquired. Fact that I
happen to have coal holdings at present
time in Pennsylvania as well as in Ken
lucky and West Virginia is not matter
of public interest, and most asSuredly
I shall not enter into discussion of
nature and extent of my private invest
mentS. I have already made the state
ment and I repeat 1t here that my
greatest interest in coal production has
in Koppers Co. This company Is a
large producer of coal almost entirely
in West Virginia and Kentucky and
has taken an active part in trying
to maintain rates favorable to coal pro-
duction in those States
Evening star., 1928-11-03
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 3
(SpeciaD Peter Hail. SO years old. was
fined $120.50 by Judge William s. Snow
in Police Court this morning for vio-
lating the prohibition law. In a raid
on his home, 424 North Peyton street,
yesterday Detective Sergt. Edgar Sims,
Police Sergt. Ernest Suthard, Motor
Cycle Policeman Harry Eberhardt and
Patrolman Charles Quartermouse found
nearly five gallons of liquor and quart
of wine.
Harold Roberts, 48, and Bernard Mel
lit, 26, each forfeited $14 for failure
to appear in answer to charges of
drunkenness, while Henry William Dure,
As, of Washington, forfeited So for vio-
lation of traffic law.
Officials for the election Tuesday have
been named as follows: First ward,
Scott Grim and j. Edward Shinn, DEM
ocratic judges; Mrs. c. A. Strauss, Re-
publican; Louis B. Poss and T. Alton
Moore, clerks. Second ward, Frank C.
Creighton and Frederick Schneider,
Democratic judges; David E. Robey,
Republican judge; Henry Callan and
Leo Deeton, clerks. Third ward. Frank
R. Monroe and Edward ]. Fleming Dem
ocratic judges; E. E. Carver, Repub-
AAAd1I, NoAOllCJ WCAA c1ilA OOllll )"
Brookfield, clerks. Fourth ward, Ver-
non Dyson and Claude w. Fletcher,
Democratic judges; G.. Raymond
Gaines, Republican Judge, and w. H.
Hunter and Charles Downey clerks.
Funeral services for Clarence M.
Ketland, 80, who died Thursday at the
Alexandria Hospital, were held today
from the Cunningham, Kennedy and
Watkins funeral home by the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter of the Grace Episcopal
Church and interment was in the
Methodist Protestant Cemetery. Four
brothers and a sister survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann r.
Hemmersley. 81. wife of George Hem
mersley. will be held Monday at 2:30
pm. from the residence in Braddock,
burial to be in Bethel Cemetery.
Elliott F. Hoffman, clerk of the Cor
poration Court, collected S74249 for the
State in october for delinquent taxes,
deeds, wills, suits and marriage licenses.
The collections on hunting and fishing
| licenses totaled 1892.
Rev. Ernest M. Delaney, pastor of
| the Second Presbyterian Church, ad-
dressed the weekly assembly of the
| Alexandria High School yesterday.
! Mrs. James Dove of Burke Station
| Va, sustained a bruised leg yesterday
I when an automobile in which she was
riding was struck by truck at Duke
: and st. ASaph streets.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
DEBATE SHIRKING
CHARGED TO PEYSER
al Smith Democratic Club Rally
Hears Accusations Against
Republican.

lHTat Julius I. Peyser leading the
Republican drive for veterans votes
here, was accused last night by Capt.
Richard Seelye Jones, leading the
Democratic drive for veterans votes. of
having refused to debate the question
of Republican aid for veterans because
he was afraid of being asked about the
administration of Col. Charles r.
Forbes and the veto of the soldiers
bonus bill by both Harding and Cool
idge. This was a feature of a rally
by the Al Smith Democratic Club last
night in Naval Lodge Hall.
After refusing to debate the question
of what the Republican administration
has done for the veterans, Maj. Peyser
gave his own Interpretation in full
page newspaper advertisement.
Col George Walter Pratt expressed
the fear that if Hoover is elected bigots
and fanatics will claim credit and will
besiege Congress for the enactment of
liberty destroying legislation.
Robert N. Harper, assistant treasurer
of the Democratic national committee,
predicted a victory for the Smith-Rob-
inson ticket.
Albert Wormsley and James j. Slat-
terry also spoke.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
TRIPLE Staying LAID
TO REJECTED SUITOR
Californian Found Dead With Vic
tins, Said to Have Sought
Girls Hand.


SANTA ROSA, Calf, November g.
Officers express belief that jealousy and
desire for revenge caused a rejected
suitor to wipe out a family of three
here yesterday and then kill himself,
after setting fire to the family's dwell
ings.
An ak was used to kill C. j. Bertola
retired grocer and member of a prom
inent and wealthy California family.
and his wife and young daughter, Ca
mile. The man who is supposed to
have committed the murders and set
the house aflre was Charles Braker. As.
A body identified as Braker's was found
with two of the others in the embers
of the destroyed dwelling. 1t had bull
let wound in the head.
Sheriff E. Douglas Bills said the man
rented an automobile and drove to the
Bertola home. The car was standing
in front of the house when neighborS
discovered the fire.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
STATE OFFICIALS HELD.
Two in Illinois to Stand Trial on
Corruption Charges.

CHICAGO. November 3 LP.-Two
State officials must stand trial on
charges of conspiracy in connection
with construction of Brandon Pool of
the Illinois Waterway at Joliet. Ill,
Circuit Judge Philip l.. Sullivan ruled
yesterday.
The two officials are Leslie Small.
State director of purchases and con-
struction and son of Gov. Len Small.
and william F. Mulvihill, State superin-
tendent of waterways. Thomas L.
Warner, Chicago contractor. whose low
bid on the job he said was rejected.
preferred the charges as a taxpayer
He claimed the defendants gave the
$2.000,00O job to Green & Sons Co. in
return for large campaign donations
ito the political organization with
which Small and Mulvihill are ANIL
lated"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
ATHEIST BREAKS FAST
OF II DAYS IN ARKANSAS
Charles Smith Leaves Jail Pending
Decision on $25 Fine-May
Stage Rally.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, November a.
Charles Smith, president of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement
Of Atheism, broke a 17-day hunger
strike" against Arkansas anti-atheist
laws at noon yesterday by drinking
the juice of an orange, glass of butter
milk and a bowl of broth. Physicians
pronounced him in excellent condition
and he said he never felt better in his
life.
Except for his clothes, which have
become ill-fitting through loss of weight,
Smiths appearance was little changed.
Smith moved back to his hotel head
quarters, where he will remain until
an appeal from $25 fine he was serV-
ing out has been heard.
Smith indicated that If he can obtain
a hall or auditorium III the city for
week from Sunday night he will con-
duct q free speech protest meeting"
with E. Haldeman julius, Gtrard,
Kans., publisher, as the principal
speaker.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
PREDICTS "BOLTER" BAR.
"Hoover Democrats" in Texas Tar.
get of State Chairman.

AUSTIN, Tex, November (P.-D.
w. Wilcox, chairman of the State Dem
ocratic executive committee, declared in
a statement here yesterday that he has
mo doubt" that the committee can and
will' bar all "bolters" from the 1880
Texas Democratic primaries.
He referred to those who participated
this year in either the Democratic presi-
dental primary conventions or the reg
ular primary election and now propose
to vote the Republican national ticket
Tuesday.
Texas Hoover Democrats" have de-
clared the Democratic party has neither
the sanction of precedent nor legal au-
thority to GUST them.
Mr. Wilcox claims the committee has
the requisites.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
LINDBERGH NAMED
TO AERONAUTIC MEET
Coolidge Also Appoints 0rville
Wright to Represent U. S. at
International Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge yesterday appoint
ed delegation of IL, headed by Sec
retary Whiting and including Charles
A. Lindbergh and Orville Wright to
represent the United States at the In
ternational Conference on Civil Aero
nautics to be held here December II, 13
and IA.
The other members of the delegation
are: Senator Bingham of Connecticut,
Assistant Secretary Nelson T. johnson
of the State Department, F. Trubee Da-
vision, Assistant Secretary of War for
Aviation; w. Irving Glover, Assistant
Postmaster General; Edward P. Warner,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Aeronautics: William P. MacCracken,
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce in
charge of aviation; Lester n. Gardner
of~New York, Harry Guggenheim Of
New York and Joseph S. Ames Of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
WARE URGES BIG VOTE.
Asks Co-Workers to Roll Up g. o.
P. Majority in Philadelphia. .

PHILADELPHIA, November 3 (P).-
United States Senator-elect William
S. Ware. who is recovering from paraly-
sis at his Summer home in Atlantic
City. last night sent letter to each
of the $500 Republican ward commit
teemen in Philadelphia appealing to
them, as a personal tribute to him, to
roll up big Republican majorities in
their divisions at the election next
Tuesday.
1t was the first time the Senator-elect
had written such letter to the commit
teemen. He told of his illness and ex-
pressed hope that he soon would be
with them again.
ITO continue the Republican party
in power would insure continued pros
perity to our country and happiness
in all our homes, especially in Phila-
delphia. the city of homes" the letter
said. "The high standard Of American
wages and household living must be
maintained"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Bremen HOnOrs
Bale of Cotton
From Zeppelin

oJ bAlt hooOCAdbCh EAEoS'
BREMEN, November 3.-Never
before have such honors been
accorded a bale Of cotton as were
extended today to the bale which
the Graf Zeppelin brought from
Lakehurst, N. j.
AS thousands cheered and
cameras clicked the cotton was
hoisted out of a freight car and
onto raised platform on a truck.
The truck then proceeded, with
a solemn procession accompany
ing it, through streets which we're
lined with people. After the town
had paid the bale due honors it
it was placed in the Cotton Ex-
change, where it will be auctioned
off on Tuesday for the benefit Of
the airship's crew.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
OFFICER ORDERED HERE.
Maj. John A. Considine Coming
From Fort Leavenworth.

Maj. John A. Considine, United
States Cavalry, has been relieved from
duty as an instructor at the General
Staff School at Fort Leavenworth,
Kans., and detailed to duty with the
Organized Reserves of the Sd Corps
Area, with station in this city.
He will be assigned to the 306th
Calalry and will receive instructions
from the senior instructor of Washing
ton Reserve Units, with headquarters In
the Oxford Hotel, Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
MRS. BYRD TO VOTE.
69-Year-old Grandmother of Ex-
plorer Will Mark First Ballot.

ton day, while Comdr. Richard Evelyn
Byrd is heading South to explore the
Antarctic wastes, his 89-year-old grand
she polls to cast her first vote, and it
will be for Gov. Alfred Smith, Demo-
cratic nominee.
Mrs. Byrd, resident of Baltimore
the Byrd home in Virginia to live with
her daughter, Mrs. Susan Byrd Ship
ley, has always been a supporter Of the
Democratic party, but never before has
she exercised her ballot
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Expert, Over Phone,
Directs Opening of
Safe so Miles Away
By the Associated Press.

oy IHC ASoONtdtCd GAGSS'
BAKER, Greg. November g.
A lock expert, listening over the
telephone to the almost imper-
ceptible sounds of falling tumblers
in a safe door, directed the OPEN
ing of strong-box here yesterday.
Miss Kathleen Kivett. Office
employe, telephoned Charles
Braun, the expert, in Weiser,
Idaho, nearly so miles away, that
she had lost the safe combina-
ton. She said Braun told her to
put the mouthpiece of the tele-
phone next to the safe door and
to turn the dial. BY the sound
of the tumblers he directed her
hand and the door was opened in
less than minutes.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
First Public Library.

Perhaps the real pioneer of public
libraries was Sardanapalus, the AS
syrian, who, 61s centuries before the
Christian era, collected at Nineyeh
10000 works, written In cuneiform on
tablets Of clay, for all to read.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

After winning a race, Chance Billy
one of the most popular dogs at the
recent Portsmouth, England meet. dash
ed into the windlass inclosure and broke
his neck.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

One cannot learn to be comedian,
declared Sir Harry Lauder at a recent
luncheon at Arboath, Scotland. 1t is
an inspiration. vision, . gift from
God. he added.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

More than one thousand aged poor in
Cape Town South Africa. have register
ed for old age pensions which become
nayable beginning next January.
The Washington times., 1928-05-09
BU|LDERSSTUDY
SAFETY PLANS

The entire morning sessions to-
day of the convention OF Associated
General Contractors of America
were givens over to studies OF plans
for the promotion of safety in the
building industry. The convention
is being held at the Washington
Hotel.
Seventy-five per cent of the acci-
dents occurring in the course of
construction Jobs" are preventable.
The contractors spent the morning
discussing means of educating work
men in accident prevention.
Plans were discussed for the adj
vancement of nationwide cam
paign to reduce the large number
Of accidents in the construction in
dustry.
d. H. Sawyer. of Washington: and
secretary of the organization, read
reports of accident prevention &C.
tiyities throughout the country dur
ing recent months
Reports of constructors In various
sections of the United States on
the same subject were read into the
record.
w. A. Bechtel, of San Francisco,
presided at today's meetings. Selec-
ton of the time and place for the
next annual convention of the con-
tractors was to be made today. but
was not reached at the morning
session.
The Washington times., 1928-05-09
NJ f : BEGINS
BUREAU JOB

Harris r. Mires today officially
began his duties as assistant to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
following confirmation by the Sen
ate yesterday of his appointment.
Mires' succeeded Charles r. Nash on
March 1 last, and has been acting
assistant to the commissioner since
that date.
Mires entered the service Of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue in 1920
as head of the office procedure Sec
ton of the supervisor Of collectors
offices. On July Is, 1923, Mires
was appointed deputy commissioner
of Internal Revenue in charge of the
accounts and collections unit, which
has supervision of the collection of
Internal Revenue, of the audit of
certain classes of returns, and the
examination Of disbursing accounts
and travel vouchers Of all Internal
Revenue employees,
Prior to his entry into the bureau,
Mires was employed in the United
States Bureau of Efficiency, his as
signment being to organize an &C.
counting and administrative system
incident to the filing of returns and
the collection of Internal Revenue.
Mires is a native OF Oregon. His
present legal residence is Tacoma,
Wash.
The Washington times., 1928-05-09

FARM and GARDEN
The Washington times., 1928-05-09
SINCLAIR PL T A
UP To COURT

Declaring that Harry F.. Sinclair
had never been legally summoned
by the Senate committee. that the
committee did not have the right to
administer an oath and that the
questions he refused to answer were
not pertinent to A legislative in
curry, Martin Littleton yesterday
closed the arguments on the appeal
from the 90.day jail sentence and
$500 fine imposed by the District
Supreme Court for SincIairs re-
fusal 10 answer four questions.
United States Attorney Leo A
Rover also completed his argument
Yesterday claiming that the ques-
mons were pertinent and that the
Senate committee had the fuIl
right under the law TO compel Sin
clair to answer them.
The Court of Appeals will prob
ably announce its decision June 4.