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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR

Net increase ................ ss,l05.575.62
The estimates for the Office of the
from 1891 $50 to 1888, 900 as the result
of small reductions in personnel and in
contingent expenses.
The gradually diminishing cost Of the
administration of the public land serv-
ice is responsible largely for the de-
J crease in the estimates for the General
Land ONCE from $2241,650 to ST.
49,, 300.
The estimates for the Bureau Of In
dian Affairs are increased from $l4.-
889, 1853 to $15.960, S15.78, to give added
among the Indians and to provide in
creased facilities for conserving their
health.
The appropriation for Army and Navy
pensions is increased from S210. ZOO, 900
to 1921 900 900 to provide the additional
amount necessary to pay the higher
rate of pension granted certain Civil
War widows at the last session of Con-
greSs. The annual amount for financing
the Governments liability to the civil
service retirement and disability fund is
increased from $19,950, 900 to $40, 500, 900
to keep pace with the increase in the
Government pay roll resulting from re-
cent legislation.
The estimates for the Bureau Of Rec
lamation are decreased from $12,839. 100
to $8,639,000. However, provision is
made for continuing the availability of
the balances of certain prior year au-
thorizationS to the extent of So 1900, 600.
In addition, expenditures totaling $780,
600 from power revenues are authorized
and 1t is also proposed to use $685.
100 of funds advanced by water users
for the construction, operation and
maintenance of reclamation projecss
There would thus be available for ex-
penditure in 1880 by the Bureau OF
Reclamation total sum Of $12,952.10
which Is q decrease of $3,652, $3.50 fron
the total amount available In 1929.
For the Geological Survey the esti.
mates are increased from 81 1895, 480 to
$2,015,300. An increase for topographic
mapping in cooperation with the States
and increases on account of the recent
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The cost of maintenance, Executive
Mansion and grounds, is increased from
Sos, $50 to $4,000, an allowance of
S6,37O having been made for repainting
the exterior of the Executive Mansion.
ALASKA RELIEF FUND.
Appropriated for 1929 ;.;..............$l5,0 900
Budget estimate for 1880. ............ $4,000
This is an indefinite appropriation
of 10 per cent of the receipts collected
outside of incorporated towns in Alaska.
The funds are divided equally among
the four district judges to be used in
caring for INDECENT and incapacitated
persons. On July /, 1928, there was
an unexpended balance of $4,05668 to
the credit of this fund for redistribu-
ton.
BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION.
Appropriated for 1929. ...... 100000
PREVIOUS continuing APPROPRIATIONS l,995,750
IotaI ..'..'..''.s. .'.''''t '@@'oSo' 'oV
Budget estimate for 1890. ......... 100000
These are continuing appropriations.
The estimate 3ak 1880 Is 70 provide for
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OF the net increase of $4,899. 770.36
approximately $1,365,00e is for funda-
mental agricultural research and ST.
1O7,936 is to cover new or existing leg
iSlation.
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DCET MESSAGE ASKS CONGRESS &c
1890 Estimates and 1929 Appropriations

Estimates Of appropriations for 1890 contained IN this puget COM
Estimates t Of qgg s" ApDrGpsggjsons'
@ establishment ss ss51sSse ssaasss5s
Independent estsb t5 ,sooooo 1smooo
American Battle Monuments Com oooo ,oooooo
Arlington drsto Memorial Bridge Commits o.ooo.oo
Bo sGd of Mediation .... s9ss7oo0 s47sosoo
Board Of Appeals ........... 7258e3oo 72o74ooo
Efficiency ............... 2281Sooo 2lOs5000
Commission 25I5620o 113O 1920
O. 100000 73OOO0
EMPLOYEES 3,755O000
Federal Board - ooooooo
Federal Power Commission ........ 1795ooOO l2oseooo
Radio Commission l64 $4,000 364 az az 90
Federal Federal F Tsde Commission B0apd 1oGSOoo
General accounting Office 4s29 eeo0o goo 90
interstate Commerce Commission 823825O0 7654,745OO
National Advisory Committee for ,oooooooo eoo oooo m
Pubic Buildings and Public 2sssSsSS 2ss39ss S
Smithsonian Institution ld075aSOo do6 o0
United States Geographic Board -; 100000 100000
United States Shipping Board and ooooo M
States Veterans 59735O00O0 56OO60 10000
miscellaneous A--'o.1oo
pendent establishments 521oO $e1soo5 8l2 90
$54232 1890 $15472379S 80
Dep1 Dtpspen oSm% tine Interior sss9o9s
Bs BsSss%,5: ,5is;ssS
Post Office Department postal deficiency ~
payable from Treasury FOG 325Oo 83o o
T4 s eDs4qen
44s 222oo 4oS s5d SO
District total 9 C S4Gs4
Reduction principal of the public debt: ~ ~ =. 40, g
Other Tedemptions Of the debt 17s5s5OoOo
public $5306762902 $542442 7O756
Interest the public debt 64OOOO0o0Oo o1ooOoOoooo
Total payable from Treasury
Postal service payable postal 45ooooOo osS4Szo
men and postal service i... $447 $4s28o2s2seOe
@ st saEfsa csn the ss hs s
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DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Total appropriated for 1929. s152.Il5.ISo.s4
Total for 1890 ............... 157.016,9310 90

Total appropriated for 1929. S152.Il7. I6o. 60
TotaI Tor 1881. ...........'. lofUlo'S5l.oO
Net increase in 1880 over 1929 1899. SO
The total of all funds available for
expenditure by the department in 1929
is 1852, 941 ,88O.64 and the total of all
funds included in the estimates for
1880, S157,016,931. While these figures
would indicate for the department as
whole a reduction of S5,924, 949.64, the
estimates for the departments regular
activities for the fiscal year 1880 in
clude net increase amounting to $4,-
899, 77036. This figure is obtained by
deducting from the total of funds avail
able for expenditure in 1929 the total
of appropriations made in that year for
non-continuing projects which do not
require appropriations in 1880, and de-
Quoting the result from the comparable
ing projects aggregating S10,824. 100,
which have been deducted from the
1929 total, are:
Flood relief:-Road repairs. YER
mont, New Hampshire, and Ken
tueky-amount appropriated In r--e-
1929 will be sufficient to make
all necessary repairs. -: s5,197,294
Farm devastated areas Of the
United States-the need for re-
lief will not extend beyond the
For rs' losses s'i due as4t to enforced nom ~
production of cotton in zones
where such production was to
be prohibited due to the pres
e encfto0 Of the pink r6 6o worn
lished for the cotton-growing
season of 1928. and at the pres
ent time it is not believed that
for the e0s Season NO Of ig2sJ 100000
Operation Of Center Market.
washington. D. C. due to the
possibility that the present Gen.
ter Market will be vacated at an
early date to provide space for
new Federal building, Congress.
for the fiscal year 1929; only ap-
MOVING sNi New York City; food and
drug laboratory to new quar-:
tiers, work will be completed
during the fiscal year 1929: $4,000
Rent of buildings. District Of Co:
iIm6ia !, ,a Appr % nay adnsaed
rent rent Of Beiber BuiidingS 80: sOs7s
T work ai to Be Completed in 1879. $4,000
Bridge across Bayou Teche, work
to be completed in 1929. 10000
Worlds Dairy Congress. appro-
priation needed only for 1929. 10000
Total Of non-continuing prof.
OF the net increase of $4,899, 770.36
$1,365, O0e is for funda-
M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05

"The rapid and legitimate expansion
of our air service, military and CONNER
cial, is an achievement in which we
can all take pride. Without artificial
stimulation this extraordinary new fac
tor in national defense and commerce
has grown from modest and discourage
ing beginnings into strong, healthy,
promising national activity. Today we
we have automobile factories. Today
air mail lines cross the heavens in a
rapidly increasing network of speedy
communication. Freight and passenger
carrying airplanes are increasing and
a growing demand is seen for airplanes
fOg private Use. Ths GsasEens cQnIEl-
Evening star., 1928-12-17
MOTOR CYCLE CRASH
KILLS POLICEMAN
J. Asbury Case, Formerly of D, c.
Force, Victim of Accident Near
Bethesda-Two Youths Freed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

GpeGldt OiSpdJCH JO 1ne CtdTs
ROCKVILLE, Md, December III.
Asbury Case. motor cycle policeman
OF the Montgomery County force, died
at l o'clock this morning of injuries
sustained yesterday when his machine
crashed into the rear of an automobile
momentarily parked a mile north of
Bethesda. John M. Burke, 20 years old,
and Michael Lydon, %, both of Wash
ington, were held for investigation and
released this morning after an inquiry
by States Attorney Robert Peter, Chief
Of Police Alvie MoXley and Police Sergt.
Rogers. The young men explained that
they had turned the car about and
stopped to exchange seats when the
motor cycle struck it. Two young
women were with them.
Case was for six years member OF
the police force in Washington, coming
to Montgomery County two years ago.
He leaves a widow, formerly Miss
Rickert.
Burke, whose address was given the
police as 1899 Kearney street northeast,
and Lydon, 2413 Pennsylvania avenue,
took the injured man to the George
Town University Hospital and were de-
tanned by Policeman j. T. Nash of the
seventh precinct for investigation. Case
never regained consciousness.
Case was on his way to the Bethesda
substation FROM Rockville when the ac-
cident occurred. The body has been
removed to his home, at Brookmont,
and funeral arrangements are being
made
Evening star., 1928-12-17
Germans Invent New Paper.

siue or more metals, paper and a
textile material are combined in a new
fabric recently introduced in Germany,
says the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The top surface has the appearance of
metal, but the back is like paper and
it may be folded or bent without crack
jnp
Evening star., 1928-12-17
PHILATELIC SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET
Stamp Collectors Meet Wednesday
at Lee House for "Yearly
Relaxation"

The annual banquet of the Philatelic
Society, composed of stamp collectors
in Washington and its environs, will be
held at : o'clock Wednesday night at
the Lee House, Fifteenth and L streets.
The dinner is announced as the yearly
relaxation of the student of philately
from his arduous labors in interpreting
the world events through the collec-
ton of stamps issued by the various
countries"
Plans will be made at the meeting for
the Christmas tree in the clubroom at
1920 Vermont avenue and report re-
turned on the progress of the stamp
essay contest for high school students
being sponsored by the society. 1t also
was announced that resolution will be
offered expressing sympathy for the
illness of King George Of England, de-
scribed as a fellow philatelist.
Evening star., 1928-12-17
HISTORY OF FLYING REVIEWED
AS AIR PIONEERS ARE HONORED
Headlines Filled With Sensational Feats of
Wright Brothers More Than Twenty
Years Ago Are Recalled.

to the United States if not the world
with a machine that rose just above
the tree tops The Is intervening
years have seen Lindbergh journey
from New York to Paris without stop
and have witnessed many other notable
achievements in the aeronautical world.
Evening star., 1928-12-17

Workers of India have adopted a
canoe-shaped slipper, similar to those
worn in American bedrooms.
Evening star., 1928-12-17

Glasgow's municipal street car lines
made a net profit Of $2,816,335 last
wear
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
MERCEDES

Mrs. s. H. Collier was hostess at
a beautifully appointed luncheon on
Tuesday, Iisen for Mrs. X. N. VIM
who il leaving within a few days for
her new home in Nashville, Tenn.
The majority Of the guests in.
cluded members Of the Woman's
Study club Of Mercedes Of which
Mrs. VIM has been a member for the
past ten years, and of which she is
past president.
Following the luncheon, Mrs. John
Bruce, in behalf Of the Study club
presented Mrs. VIM n travelling bag
with an original poem. Mrs. J. NJ
Dowler contributed an illustrated
song.
Four tables were arranged for aue'
ton bridge with high scores going d
Mrs. Z. H. Poteet and Henry Lauder
dale.
Those present at this courtesy in.
Guided Mesdames Margaret Ragland
William Copeland, John Jones, Johr
Bruce, G. c. Fittz, o. Z. Van Berg
Grant Morrison, j. w. Dowler, 1. S
Chaddick, f. Z. Evans. Albert Kalb'
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fleiseh, J. L. vinins, FRI, Wright.
r. II. Smith. G. c. Commons, Fl. I.
Hager, n. e. Lee. r. M. Vim. Ray
mond Mills and R. A. Roland.
Mrs. 3. r. Ainsworth OF Waco, who
Is = guest here Of ner sister Mrs.
4. II. Poteet. was the honor guest nc
a bridge party on Tuesday evening
1t the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Hupp in Palm Heights drive.
After the games . refresnment
course was served, ver being laid
for Mesdames Ainsworth, S. W.
Herndon, Messrs. and Mesdames
]. w. Chambers, w. 4. Coe. III. J.
Mention, Z. Fl. Poteet, John Herndon,
and N. W. Gay, and Henry Lauder
dale.
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SAN BENITO
WEDDING NEWS

WEDDING NEWS
News has been received of the
marriage Of Miss Clariee Mullens and
Ted CARTEL which took place on Wed
nesday, May 10, ut Weslaeo. Mr..
and Mrs. CARTEL left immediately for
New Orleans for several weeks visit.
They will then 90 to Salt Lake City,
Kansas City, and Chicago where Mr..
CARTEL will remain on business for
several months. They will return
TO San Benito about Christmas.
PERSONALS
j. r. Farquha Of San Benito left
this week after receiving word Of the
death Of an uncle, Di. j. N. John
ston, Of Tuscon, AriE.
A. d. Peoples and daughter OF
Houston, Tex, r now in San Benito
for a few days visit. They are max.
ing a tour Of the Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Van Ness and
son, Frank. returned 20 San Benitc
Monday after leaving a few days age
for Colorado to attend the funeral Of
their daughter, Mrs. Lola Hortsman
who died at Fort Logan recently
They were making the trip by auto
mobile and were forced to turn back
in Arizona on account Of the heavy
rains.
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tiers, Miss Louise and Adelyn and
Mrs. Edward 0ppenheimer and son,
Edward, Jr., of Mission, will sail
May 20 from Galveston for Europe.
The trip will be made on the "Derf-
finger" over the North German
Lloyd line. Stops viii be made In
Havana, Cuba, and two ports in
Spain. While in Europe the party
will visit Mrs. Herman's and Mrs.
Oppenheimer's sister who Is an art
student in Paris. The return trip
will be made over the The Niagara
Of the French line.
DR.. s. joe McKinsey had Al his
guest last week DR.. Grigsby, Of the
Southwest Clinic Of Dallas.
Henry Bowe and family will leave
next Monday for Alice, for several
weeks stay.
L. Z. Weber and family have ar
rived in McAllen from Calvert, Tex,
10 make their home and are located
on North Eleventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. y. Folsom left
Tuesday for San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Abbott and
son will leave the first Of June for
Fort Worth, Tex, Oklahoma and
O~Oloraoo.
Miss Jessie Blanks who has been
teaching school at Penitas LETT the
last Of the week FOR her home in
Denton.
Miss Elizabeth Ellis who has been
teaching school at Penitas left the
last Of the week for her home IN
Kingsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Culver and FAM
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy ]. Ran
dolph and little daughter spent the
weekend in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. v. 3. Richey who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. L.
Bates left Sunday for her home in
Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Jim Shearer and little son
and Miss Eileen Burger OF Harlin-
gen were guests for the weekend
in the home of Mrs. Shearer's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Freeiana.
G. N. McAllister who has been .
esest Of his daughter. Mrs. w. l.
Bates. has returned to his home in
Corpus Christi.
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McALLEN
E~NTERTAINs FRIENDS

Mrs. John Cardwell was hostess
wednesday afternoon, when she en-
tertained a group of friends at her
home in Palm Heights with a bridge
luncheon.
After a number of games Mrs.
Stevenson was awarded the prize for
high score. The guest list included:
Mesdames Allen Kearby. r. c. Steven
son, Q. W. Weston. j. H. Jewell, Ev-
erett Moore, f. A. Mcdaniel, j.. Moore
and Flora B. Shea.
Mrs. G.. Z. Laneford was hostess
Friday afternoon ut an ENJOYABLE
meeting of the Priscilla club at her
home on South Tenth street.
n afternoon was spent in sewing
and chatting. Those present were
Mesdames A. B. Crockrum. Gordon
Griffin, NJ. r. Nelson, E. d. Mathis,
Clay Zachary, <. E. Phelps. Carl Mel.
son, j. B. Armstrong, George Alley.
Carey Smith. B. d. Kimhrough ara
Miss Mary Thomas of Cresson, Pa.
Mrs. Robert Fenwick entertained
Wednesday evening with an informal
dinner party at her home honorinR
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Moore, who left
Saturday for Chicago. The guest list
included Messrs. and Mesdames Bert
Blair, Dan Culver, Everett Moore and
the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Perkins were
host and hostess Thursday evening to
the Thursday Night Bridge club of
Pharr at their home on North Four
teenth street. The personnel includ-
ed Messrs. and Mesdames John De-
vine, B. L. Johnson, w. S. Murray. w.
B. Lane and <. c. White. Mrs. Muir
ray and B. +. Johnson were awarded
prizes for successful playing.
Members of the Amusu club If The
Daughters Of America entertained
thursday evening at the X. c. hall
Win a bridge party. There were eight
tables Of players TO enjoy this hospi-
taiity. After a number of interest
ing games Miss Mamie Rome and
Herbert Melch of Missouri were
awarded prizes for high scores.
Mrs. J.. Z. Leslie was hostess Mon
DAY afternoon at a bridge party Of
four tables to honor Miss Myrtis
Grain Of Waco. who il the quest OF
her sister, Mrs. Horace Etchison. and
Mrs Dan Culver, who is moving 10
Corpus Christi. and Mrs. Nellie Akard
81 II Paso. who is the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. George Calder.
Ihe rooms were most inviting, dec
Grated IN spring flowers Of ali col
ors. The table accessories. score n.ds
and tallies were carried out IN vel
low. The guest list include friends
OF the Altamira addition.
Those present were: Mesdames Dan
Culver, Myrtis Grain, Nellie Akard.
Horace Etchison, NJ. H. Laycock. r
Harris, George Calder. Robert Ne
Murtry, John Hockaday, Robert Fen
wick. Miller Belding. Amy Beldine. =.
ID. Mathis, z. Z. Cannon, Earl Suttle
and W. T. Shepard.
Mrs. George Calder received a prize
for high score, Mrs. Layeock the con-
ISOLATION, and Mrs. Miller Belding the
cut prize.
Circle No. I Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Woman's Auxiliary with Mrs. =. =.
Osborne as chairman, met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. John Ewing as
hostess.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing led the de-
votional service.
During the business session, plans
we're made for the celebration Of the
seventeenth birthday anniversary Of
the WCmsn's Auxiliary Of the Prssby-
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Your jam will taste enough like fresh
strawberries TO use in strawberry short
cake this winter if you make il this
easy, short-boil way with Certo.
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CLUB GUESTS

Mrs. George Aziz. Mrs. II. G. H.
Weinert, and Mrs. Couch were guests
OF Mrs. George Bell at her home
on Elizabeth street Wednesday aft
ernoon when she entertained the
members Of the Just Sew club. Al
most all the club members were pres
ent. Mrs. Ben c. Clark will be the
next hostess at the usual time.
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! FRIDAY

ARAgAl 1ALENOAh
Friday Bridge club will meet with
mrs. Russell McChesney, hostess, en-
PERTAINING at the Country club at 8
y. m.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
The membership Of the Brownsville
church ut $3.50 o'clock Wednesday
morning to complete the final bus
sness Of the club year before disband-
ing Tor the summer. Under the lead
ership OF Mrs. r. "A. Warden the
able things in the past year, the
largest of these being the annual
concert held some weeks ago.
II Is the object Of the club each
year to complete some definite bit
of work toward furthering the crea-
ton of interest in music in Browns
vile and this year presented two
cantatas at a recital, bringing in
three we'll known soloists from
Houston and San Antonio. Earlier
in the year a musicale was held in
The patio Of Ell Jardin at which must
cal numbers and readings were Civ
en-.
q VIII nUb mFGI uHAit AHC
aall months but has already made
tentative plans for the years work
which will follow the same general
plan of production that was followed
this year The s~treasurer's report
showed that the club has n surplus
with which TO start the fall work
which will include practice on the
next annual spring concert.
N@WlW alartad nfffrarw uvara Ia
stalled Wednesday. Mrs. Warden re-
,linquishing the chair to Mrs. c. +.
Hurst. Others installed were Mrs.
Emmett Dodd. first vice president;
Mrs. w. F. Moothart, second vice
president; Mrs. H. d. Seago, record
ing secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
John G. Stark, corresponding secre-
itary; Mrs. Z. J. Tucker, librarian.
Mrs. Warden automatically, after
club bylaws, becomes part of the
board as delegate-at-large. Parlia-
~mentarian, appointed from the chair,
has not been named 80 far.
no CORPUS CHRISTI
Mrs. G.. c. Richardson is visiting
in Corpus Christi this week. She was
accompanied by Mr.. RICHARDSON, man
tAket Oh the local nAmDe OF com
merce, there where he is meeting
with the officials of the South Texas
and state chamber Of Off
cials. They will return about Sat-
urday.
Mrs. d. p. Gay, Jr., has returned
from a visit Of several days with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. r. f. Smith, at Houston.
The high school auditorium was
turned into a Japanese bower Of
purple wisteria vines, Cropping Span
ish moss, and colored lanterns here
and there Wednesday evening when
the seniors gave their final eour-
tesy in the form Of a dance to the
junior and sophomore classes of the
high school and the seniors Of the
local junior college. Under the
planning and assistance Of Miss
Beatrice Harrison. member Of the
faculty, the auditorium was chang
ed from e. school meeting place 10
a large room of subdued colored
lights and soft music.
Trees upon whish had been fas-