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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
BACKS DEMOCRATIC
FARM RELIEF PLANK
McMuIIen, Republican Gov
ernor, Says AgrarianS
Approve Plan.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Chicago
Daily Journal today printed a tele-
gram from Adam A. McMullen, Repub-
lican, Governor of Nebraska and leader
of the Lowden agricultural group at
the Republican national convention, re-
plying to q request from the newspaper
for his opinion of the agricultural plank
in the Democratic platform adopted at
the Houston convention. Gov. McMul-
lens reply follows:
Answering your wire, the agrIcultur-
al plank in the Democratic national
platform is satisfactory TO the farm
organizations because it embodies spe-
officially the provisions of the McNary-
Haugen bill, although it does not use
the term equalization fee.
1T provides first for Federal Farm
Board as did the McNary- Haugen bill;
second, in the following language; APP
propriate Government aid to co-opera-
tive associations In the form of credit
loans on a parity with the terms OF
loans authorized recently by the Gov
eminent to aid shipping
Third in the following language,
We pledge the party to an honest
endeavor to solve this problem OF the
distribution of the cost Of dealing with
crop SURPRISES over the marketed units
of the crops whose producers are bene-
flied by such assistance 1t provides tor
the equalization fee provision Of the
McNary- Haugen bill.
The equalization fee provision of
that bill simply planned method
whereby the farmer could distribute
any SURPRISES of crops produced at his
own expense without governmental
subsidy or bonus That is the heart OF
the legislation the farmers demand. 1t
places the farming industry on a
respectable business basis. This plank
should have been incorporated in the
Republican national platform, as it
would be in keeping with the funda-
mental doctrine of protection upon
which the Republican party is founded.
The Democratic party does not be-
lieve in the protective tariff and yet
the agricultural plank of its platform
extends the protective system to agri-
culture, no doubt on the theory that
the protective system is a permanent
economic institution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
MORRISON is HON0RED.

LONDON, July 2 CP.-Many noted
advocates of international peace and
the outiawry of war gathered at a
luncheon today to welcome DR. G. c.
Morrison, editor of Christian Century,
Chicago, acclaimed as the first advo-
cate OF a pact for the remuneration of
war as an instrument of national policy.
Sir Henry Lunn was chairman, and
Viscount Cecil, Lord Parmour, Viscount
Aston, Sir Herbert Samuel, Lord Olivier
and the Bishop Of London were guests.
DR.. Morrison in the course OF his
speech declared that the Kellogg agree
ments for the remuneration Of war were
not enough; there must be strong in
ternational court based on code Of
laws of peace able TO summon any ma
ton against which there was COM
plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
FLYER HELD KILLED
IN AIR BY LIGHTNING
Mail Plane Hit Ground With
Throttle Wide Open, Route
Manager Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July 2. - Lieut. LeSlio
Smith. crack air mail pilot, was killed
by bolt Of lightning before his plane
crashed at terrific speed on a wooded
hillside 9 miles north Of Elsinore, Mo,
Thursday night, in the opinion Of his
employer, Frank H. Robertson. gen.
eral manager of the Robertson Air
craft Co.
Robertson, who, rushed to the scene
Of the crash after the pilot and his
wrecked plane were found, gave no
credence to the theory that Smith had
been forced to land by a heavy down.
draft caused by the storm.
Smith was an experienced bad
weather pilot" said Robertson. If he
had been attempting a landing he
would have released his parachute
flares. We found both Of them in their
tubes.
Furthermore. he would have closed
his throttle for landing. We found,
however, that the plane had struck the
trees at a terrific speed. apparently
with the throttle wide open"
The theory that the plane was struck
by lightning is borne out by reports
that several persons had seen lightning
strike an object in the air in the vi
cinity of where the plane was found
yesterday on the night Of the storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
PARACHUTE UNUSED.

ELSINORE. Mo. July 2 GP>.-Stili
grasping the shattered stick" of his air
plane and with packet of Democratic
convention pictures at his side. Leslie
Smith. air mail pilot of st. Louis, was
found dead with his wrecked plane on
a wooded hillside near here yesterday.
The plane was found shattered TO
bits. the fuselage and wings cinging 10
a tree, the motor and undercarriagc
having landed so feet beyond.
Smith was found by three farmers
who had beaten their way through the
underbrush as members Of searching
parties who had sought the flyer since
Thursday in the densely wooded Ozarks
of southeastern Missouri. A violent
storm which swept the vicinity Thurs
day night apparently caused the wreck
of the plane and death of the pilot.
A parachute strapped to Smith was
untouched, giving rise to the belief that
he had probably lost control OF his ship
at a low altitude This theory was
further borne out by path through
the tops of oak trees. which had been
clipped off by the plane as it swooped
TO the ground.
Fellow pilots from the Robertson Air
craft Corporation, and an Army blimp
from Scott Field, Belleville. H., had
| searched vainly over the spot where
/ the plane was found, but we're unable
/ to see the wreckage because of low
visibility. Twenty planes were engaged
| in the search.
The farmers. Willard Boyer, Harry
Secrease and Otis Tucker. came upon
/ the dead pilot, whose body was flung
across a wing, yesterday at noon. The
gasoline tank of the De Haviland plane
had been thrown TO spot many feet
away. where it had exploded and
burned.
Smith left Little Rock with the pic
lures Thursday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
CARNIVAL TO OPEN
AT LYON VILLAGE
Rolling Pin Hurting Contest by
Married Women Features Night
Attraction of Annual Event.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LYON VILLAGE, va. July ALI Is
in readiness for the opening tonight at
7 o'clock of the three-day carnival of
the Lyon Village Citizens Association
and Women's Club. to be staged in the
large field bordering Wilson boulevard
at Rucker avenue and Court House
road
A long-distance rolling pin hurting
contest among married women will be an
inaugural feature. The contest will
begin promptly at o'clock. The title.
now held by an Oklahoma housewife,
will be at stake. it is announced. Car
niyal games and amusements will be
in sway at q dozen booths. manned by
members of the association Dancing
will be an attraction on large, spe-
cially built pavilion. starting at $50
o'clock. The Dixie SyncopatorS will
furnish music. Five dollars in prizes
will be awarded in a waltz contest
A race between turtles named "Al''
and Herbert" will be held tomorrow
night. The celebration will close We'd
nesday night with big Fourth of July
program. Representative r. Walton
Moore and State Senator Frank L. Ball
viii speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
TREASURY SURPLUS
IS S39B,0(DD,0|O.
Past Twelve Months "Wit-
messed a Further Improve
ment," Mellon Says.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Government enters the
new fiscal year with Treasury surplus
of 1898, 900 900.
Summarizing the Nations financial
condition at the close of the old year
which came at midnight of June 80
Secretary Mellon declared late yeSter-
day that the period witnessed furthr
Improvement" IN the country'S posi-
ton.
National Debt Reduced.
There was a substantial surplus of
receipts over expenditures, he said.
''The national debt was reduced by over
5000, o00, 600 accompanied by ma
terial cut in interest charges. The vast
refun6ing operations begun in 1927 we're
continued and have been Well-nlgh
brought to successful conclusion.
Taxes were again cut by over $780, OO,-
ooo."
The total of ordinary receipts for the
fiscal year was $4o42, 600. 600, Mr.. Mel
len announced. with expenditures OF
$3,644. 10000 chargeable against this
amount The two figures for the pre-
viouS fiscal year were, respectively,
s4,I2e, 600, 900 and SS.S64, 0o0. 900.
Tax Receipts Less.
Tax receipts totaled 1884 900, 900, or
Sill 900 600 less than in the fiscal year
of 1927. Receipts from income taxes
aggregated S2.I74 900, 600, as compared
with s.. 225. o00, 900 in 1927. In this
connection Secretary Mellon called at
tention TO the fact that the TreaSury's
estimate Of this total differed from the
actual figures by the narrow margin
of SO .000, 000."
Including disbursements under the
war claims acts. the total expenditures
amounted to S3.67l, 600 900. as compared
with $3,494, 100000 for the fiscal year
1927. The increase Mr.. Mellon at
tributed to the failure of the second
deficiency bill Of 1927 and changes In
the revenue law by reason of which "a
substantial amount Of expenditures
properly chargeable to the fiscal year
1927 was carried over into 1928"
Surplus Near Estimate.
A surplus of Sass. 600, 900 was esti-
mated by the Treasury Department, Mr..
Mellon said, exclusive of payments un-
Ger the settlement of war claims act,
which in fact amounted to 100000,
or. in other words, surplus of S403,-
Oo0, 900. The actual surplus was $685.
O00. 900, or within ! = per cent OF the
estimate Democrats in Congress have
voiced criticism of the accuracy OF the
Treasury's estimate in recent years.
During the fiscal year just closed, the
total of the public debt was reduced
from $IS.511 900 900 TO $l7.604, 200, 900,
and the annual interest rate on the
DEMONSTRATING debt was cut from 396
per cent to s.S7 per cent. Of the sur
plus, 1857 ,O0o. 900 has been applied to
the public debt and the remainder Is
70 be used for retirment purposes early
IN the present fiscal year.
During the course of the l8 months
beginning on March IS. 1927, and end
ing on September Is, 1925" Mr.. Mellon
said. the Treasury viii have retired or
refunded into securities bearing lower
rate of interest over $4,000, 900, 900 Of
second and third Liberty loan bonds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
CERTAIN HOTEL CLERKS
INTRODUCE STRANGERS
TO D. C. GAMBLI ING DENS

Continued from First Page
those fathomless eyes. After minute
or two I committed a breach of ETH
quette and said, How about getting
imp"
"Card?" said the eyes. just as butler
would say it.
Sorry" I said. I'm stranger
here"
Refused Admission.
Sorry said the eyes. but this is a
private club"
/ looked above the door and saw the
name of social" club neatly printed
on card Still. he had nice eyes, so
| kept on talking to him. explaining
that had some money that Just had
to lose. While / was talking two or
three persons, ranging in age from Is
to 80, came in, showed their cards and
passed by the guard. We talked SO
long that we began to get a little
familiar.
Look here" said, how about open
ing up?"
I'D like to- he said, ''but it's strictly
against orders. But I'll let you talk to
the manager If you want to-
Manager Called.
/ said, "All right" So he went and
got the manager. The manager came
out and talked TO me in the, vestibule
He was a nice fellow. too He said it
would be impossible to let me in unless
I was introduced by a member.
asked him how was going to be intro
duced by member unless l knew some
member I could be introduced to.
Well" he said, 1.-The clerks In some
of the hotels are members of these
clubs"
That explained a great deal. 1t ex-
planned how the clubs draw members
from out of the city, very remunera-
tive source Of revenue. 1t explained.
too, how these prospective members can
be investigated before being taken or
sent to club. The clerk has only to
look at the register. then at the appli-
cant's face and decide whether he
would be a good prospect. II he is a
travelling salesman his bags will show It,.
Placed in Predicament.
That remark was also my cue to tell
the manager / was staying at such and
such a hotel. after which he would
probably call the Office. verify the name
and address and then let me in. Hav-
ing perfectly good address right here
in Washington was in something of a
pickle.
I'm staying with an aunt here"
said
Where you FROM" the manager
wanted to know.
pittsburgh" / said, and the next
minute / wished / hadn't
Know Mike Riley?" he asked.
shook my head
bill Smith? Jack Jones? Jim Robin
SOM" etc, etc.
The only thing could do was TO ex-
plain that hadn't been in Pittsburgh
for a long time and had spent the
past five years in the Philippines That
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

The Board of Education viii hold an
organization meeting, $50 O'Clock, at
the Franklin administration building.
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War. Mrs. Ellen Spencer MusSey
Tent. No /. viii hold business meet
ing, 9 O'Clock, in Grand Army Hall.
FUTURE.
Ciyitan luncheon tomorrow, 1890
pm, at La Fayette Hotel. A program
viii be given by home talent.
The Business Women's Council will
meet tomorrow in lecture room OF the
Church of the Covenant The Bible
class viii be in charge of Mrs. Selden
p. Spencer from GAS TO tbs pm, and
viii be followed by Chau1cey GentZler
IN q music program Public welcome.
vincent a. Costello Post, No. Is,
american Legion, viii meet tomorrow
evening, District Building.
The children OF three Sabbath
schools will be entertained at the an
YuaI outing of the Council Of Jewish
women Sabbath Schools tomorrow at
Glen Echo Park Schools represented
WI be the Juanita kaufman New Coun-
Gil Settlement House, the Hebrew Home
for the Aged and the Northeast Syna-
aogue. The outing Will be in charge
Of Mrs. l. B. Schloss. president: Mrs.
Edward Heidingfeld and Mrs. Joseph
ID. kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
BAND CONCERTS.
TONIGHT.

BY the United States Navy Band at
the Capitol, 7:3o O'Clock, Charles
Benter leader.
Grand march, "Pomp and circum-
Overture, "oberon" mn. Won Weber
Grand scenes from the opera
Eugene Onegin". .Tschaikowsky
Reye Angelique, "Kamenoi Ostrow"
Rubenstein
Selection of Russian Folk Songs"
Arr. Higgs
Excerpts from the musical comedy
THE Fire Fly. Friml
Two excerpts from THE Pathetic
Symphony" ......... .TschaikoTsky
Valse, "Lystratiata" ...... .Lincke
Rhapsodie. Hungarian, No a.. .Liszt
The Star Spangled Banner"
By the United States Army Band at
Reservation 3i3-A, Twenty-sixth and
william I. Stannard, leader.
March, ia Giralda" ...... Gonzales
Till
prayer at EVentime ..............E Ellie
"Salome" Dance Of the Seven Veils),
Tobani
selections from THE Student
Prince" ....:.............'R omnerg
THE Star spangied Banner"
TODAY.
BY the United States Marine Band al
the Marine Barracks, $50 O'Clock
Taylor Branson leader.
March, THE King Of tn. Air"
Eleanor Hope
+ ~..... .tAa.As..ar zzoS+gvatsg prabyns
Two characteristic numbers
IA "On Tipt0e" ......-.,.. Hosmer
%, "The butterfly" ....... Bendiz
Trombone solo, Thoughts Of Love"
Scenes from ia Trayiata". ...... Verd
Meditation from "Thais" Massenei
Valse de concert, The Debntanter"
Eantelmanr
"caprlccio Espagnol."
Rinsky -Korsakov
Marines hymn, .
THE Halls of Montezums'
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
TOMORROW.
BY the United States Soldiers Hom'
Military Band at the bandstand, al BIB
O'Clock, John s. M. zimmerman
leader.
March 'T.aurels of victory" Wood
patriotic overture, America" Toban
Descriptive fantasia. Village Life In
Ye Olden Times" ,........ LIE Thier
Excerpts from The Grand American
Fantasia" ........ Victor Herber
Patriotic patrol, THE Old u. s. A."
Coxenloo
yalse Iente, "Caressante" Lamber
Finale The Stars and Stripes For"
ever .....,,.......+.,t. sous
The SlaI SDangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
CARL H. SHAIFER GIVEN
LUNCHEON ON RETIRING
Navy Department Authority Has
Served Government AZ Years.
Native of Mississippi.

Carl II. Shaifer, an employee OF the
library of the Navy Department. today
is being rendered luncheon by his
associates on the occasion of his retire
ment from the Government service
after az years Mr.. Shaifer is an .au-
thority ON the activities of the Union
and Confederate Navies and since he
has been in the Government service
he has supervised the editing of 80
volumes Of Official Records of the
Union and Confederate Navies IN the
War OF the Rebellion"
MIR. Shaifer was born at Port Gibson,
Miss, July 3, 1883 He received his
education at public and private schools
in that State and engaged In news
paper work until he came TO this city
In 1886 ms an employe of the Govern
ment Printing Once. He remained
there until 1894. when he was trans
ferred to the Office of naval records and
library. where he remained until the
time Of his retirement He resides at
1903 Biltmore street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
New Trial Granted
Because Juror Aired
Marital Troubles

Because Richardson A. Baker,
foreman of the jury. before Justice
Siddons recently, aired his marital
troubles in the jury room and the
jury found in favor of the husband
in suit to recover a Judgment
for arrears of alimony, Justice Sid
dons has granted new trial to Mrs.
Lillian B. Coles of Katonah, N. Y,
who sought to recover $1,000 alimony
from her former husband, Nathaniel
c. HalStead of this city.
Attorney Ralph A. Cusick made an
affidavit in which he disclosed what
he had learned of the jury'S deliber-
atoms and asked for new trial for
his client. The talesmen had been
asked before being accepted as jur-
orS If any had difficulties with their
wives and none answered that they
had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
YOUTHS UNDER CHARGES.
Three Arrested Accused of At
tempted Larceny From Auto.

Three youths were arrested this after
noon on the Ellipse and charged with
attempted larceny following their al
legged efforts to remove equipment from
an automobile parked on the roadway
there. They gave the following names
and addresses when taken to the first
precinct by Park Policeman j. B. Edle-
kamp: Charles Phillips, Is. 1889 Tenth
street; Jean Swift, is, 924 K street, and
Oliver Upton, Is, 1119 Tenth street.
A number of complaints have been
received at the park police headquar-
tiers from owners Of automobiles who
park them on the roadway, telling Of
thefts of various accessories from the
cars. In several instances tires and
rims have been removed while the cars
were parked Several days ago Police
man Edlekamp was detailed in plain
clothes to watch the cars and before he
arrested the youths today, he said, he
watched them for some time looking
into various cars. He took them into
custody after they had removed a
motometer and then replaced it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
STORM HITS DAK0TAS.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 2 H)
Broken trees, shattered glass, wrecked
barns and garages and fallen telephone
and telegraph poles marked the path
OF heavy wind and rain storm that
swept sections OF the Dakotas and
Minnesota last night and early today.
No lives were reported lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02
DOG OWNERS BUY TAGS.

More than 400 dog owners had ac-
quired new tags for their animals In the
first four hours that the tags were on
sale today The tags are on sale in
the Office OF Chatham NJ. Towers, COL
lector of taxes
While the law requires all dogs in the
District TO carry new tags July l, the
pound force has been instructed not 10
round up animals with the 1927 tags
for several weeks. The new tags are in
the shape Of q keystone and are made
Of bronze. The old tags were made Of
an aluminium alloy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

New York Ia said 10 have more eating
places per thousand Inhabitants than
any other city IN tAe world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

Continued from First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

BY the United States Navy Band at
the Capitol, 7:3o O'Clock, Charles
Benter leader.
Grand march, "Pomp and Circum-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

The Board of Education viii hold an
organization meeting. $50 O'Clock al
the Franklin administration building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-02

Civitan luncheon tomorrow, 1890
pm, at La Fayette Hotel. A program
viii be given by home talent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
WARM DRINK AIDS
RESTLESS SLEEPER

People who sleep poorly are advised
to drink glass of warm milk, either
before going to bed or from thermOs
bottle when they wake up in the mid
die of the night, by DR.. w. A. Evans,
former Chicago health commissioner.
Again modern science adds to
mans comfort" comments Miss Mar
garet Ericsson of the National Dali
ry Council, making the possibility of
hot milk on cold night bedside
comfort. Every light sleeper can have
an insulated bottle which will keep
the milk warm on a table beside the
bed so that there is no need for
arising in the cold and going down
stairs to light the kitchen stove,
which would completely finish the
job of waking you up for the night.
Many people sleep poorly because
they are weak or undernourished.
They do not realize they have not
eaten enough at the evening meal.
Older people, too, are like children,
so that the grandparents of the fam
lily will particularly appreciate the
thermcs bottle full of hot milk for
the bedside table,"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
ANOTHER BENEFACTOR GONE

With the passing of William Henry
Eustis of Minneapolis, recently, there
has been removed from Minnesota,
one who will long be remembered as
the benefactor of crippled children.
Possessed with fortune gained
through investments in real estate
and himself a cripple, the deceased
had healed the suffering and helped
Tighten the load of various and nu-
merous crippleS, during the latter
years of his useful life. His thoughts
were not toward the boarding up of
material blessings for himself here
on earth, but rather to help others
less fortunate.
William Henry EuStiS has spent
a life of real worth, not only to him.
self, but to the city of Minneapolis
and to the state of Minnesota as a
whole, he at one time served as
mayor of Minneapolis and was also a
candidate for the governOrship of
the state at one time.
Lives of great men oft remind us,
We too can make our lives sublime
And departing, leave behind US,
Footprints on the sands of time"
The foregoing is truly verse with
a wonderful meaning and is certainly
a fitting explanation of the life of
Mr. EustiS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
THE IRON INDUSTRY

The iron industry and Minnesota
are closely linked together inasmuch
as Minnesota is one of the greatest
iron producing districts in the world
Minnesota has the iron, but it is sent
to Pennsylvania to get it manufact-
ured into the various forms of iron
and steel products.
We wish to vote AYE" on the sug-
gestion of the Long Prairie Leader
that state leaders have some thought
as to the developing of iron and steel
manufacturing in Minnesota. We
could just as we'll, we have the ia
cilities and the material and plenty
CT them, although we are aware that
it will be a hard proposition to get
this large industry away from the
powerful eastern interests. 1t is time
that the western states and especially
Minnesota is going out after things
of this sort and there is no better
time than the present to invite and
to cooperate in getting this industry
developed.