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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
ATTACHE OF MUSEUM
DIES AT HOME HERE
Mrs. Fife Bennett Decker Gained
Fame as Microscopic illustrator
of Tiny Shells.

Mrs. Efile Bennett Decker, So years
old microscopic illustrator in the conch-
oiogy division of the National Museum,
died at her residence, gill Hawthorne
place early today after long illness.
Mrs. Decker had gained wide recogni-
ton for her work In sketching tiny
shells while viewing them through the
microscope,
Mrs. Decker was a charter member of
the Arts Club, member of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution and a
former member Of the City Club She
was communicate of St Margaret's
Episcopal Church,
She is survived by her daughter, Miss
Ruth Decker and a sister, Mrs. Edgar
Allan. Ir,, of Richmond. Va.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock Interment will be In Glenweod
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
SOVIET PRESS COLD.

MOSCOW. August % G1pl.--The Rus
sian press shows very little enthusiasm
over the Kellogg BRAND renunciation-
of-war treaty. both I2vestia and Pravda,
leading official papers, being decidedly
cold In their editorial comment.
Meanwhile, the Soviet government In
tends to make n careful study of all
documents relating TO the pact before
making any decision As to whether To
accept the invitation extended through
the French government
pravda says that while great part
OF the bourgeois press abroad is prais-
ing the universally of the pact 1t Is
simultaneously giggling in its hands
over the fact that the pact does not
oblige anybody to do anything"
Izvestia says that as long AS nations
keep arming the pact cannot be any
thing but dead letter The Russian
position, 1t adds. is that fun and last
ing peace can only come after COM
plete universal disarmament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
TWO ASSAULTS BRING
YEAR AND $500 FINE
Colored Man Convicted of Attack
ing Two White Women in
Same Night.

Convicted of having assaulted two
white women in one night, Lenwood
Davis. colored. who police say lives at
1873 N street southeast, was sentenced TO
500 days IN Jail on one charge and fined
$500 or $50 days ON the second today.
Davis was accused of having as
saulted Mrs. Dora Summers, 1890 South
Capitol street, in her home Saturday
night, and Mrs May Berry. 1913 Half
street southwest, on the street shortly
before Both women we're badly bruised
and scratched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
MONTREAL JAILS FOUR
IN LIQUOR CONSPIRACY
Detectives Posing as Chicago Boot
leggers Make Deal to Obtain
Forged Labels.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL. August 29,r-The COL
lapse Of a conspiracy 10 furnish boot
leegers in the United States with forged
labels and documents Of the Quebec
LIQUOR Commission found four men in
jail today.
Bathelmy Caron, Emile Glron%,
George Crozier and r Renolds, found
guilty Of the conspiracy, were SEN
fenced 10 from Is days 10 months
in jail
Evidence against the men. was on"
tanned by two detectives posing as Chl-
caao bootleggers who negotiated Tor
the forged documents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
D. {. HEADS PLAN
FLOOD CONTROL :"
Seek to Prevent Repetition of
Trouble at Seventh and
Hamilton Streets.

Emergency steps were taken by Dis
tyirt officials today to improve tempo
rarilv the sewerage aud grading condi-
tons in the vicinity OF Seventh and
Hamilton streets with q view 10 pre-
venting repetition of the flood that
swept this area during the toTrenual
6oVnpour last saturday.
Actual work was started on tempo
rary wooden dam at the end Of the
Hamilton street trunk sewer, between
Second and Third streets, TO divert the
surface water that III the past has run
into the sewer at Seventh street. TINS
will act in heavy rains 70 form flush
ing reservoir by backing up water hlgh
enough so that il wiz flow freely INTO
the opening at the end Of the Shoot
sewer thereby intercepting the surface
water about one-Quarter Of mile east
ward.
Inlet Equipment Devised,
At the same time construction was
started on a specially devised Inlet
y,,suhole over the mouth Of tempo
~arv S6-inch galvanized pipe near
Fourth street which leads to the
Hamilton street trunk sewer In the
event of a storm the surface water
would fiow into the nanhoie. =,
series Of grated openings also wiz
ne made at different levels IN the sewer
near Third street 10 carry Of the storm
water -,,..u -,
These three measures, according 10
District officials, should prolect IhS
sewers in the vicinity OF seventh "ilu
f5ay,ilton and Fifth and lngraham
st~eets from filling up with gravel ana
o+,,er debris in heavy rains and pre-
vent a food except in the case OF
cioudburSt, 49,,
plans had been made 10 start the
work tomorrow. but in the face OF re-
norts from the Weather Bureau mat
rain might be expected at any tlIne'
Mai Donald A. Dawson, Acting En-
cinear Commissioner, and A. D. BlacK'
setting sanitary engineer. conferred THIS
morning and decided to begin at once.
The work will be rushed. Mr.. Black an
nounced. and probably VIII be con1pte'-
ed before dark.
Correction of Trouble Assured.
z,sr,,anen+ correction of the trouble
AZ the vicinity of Seventh ana Hafnn-
ta,, e+ree+s will come. It was pointed
ont with the development Of the large
r;enudad area TO the northeast, from
Orhich the dirt, sand and gravel was
washed into the 9-foot trunk sewer.
FSve feet of gravel sediment from recent
-siy1 we're found iH this sewer by en-
Gers VINO entered it for an inspec-
ton
Mai. Dawson and Mr.. Black are now
giving consideration to the appeal OF
the Trinidad Citizens Association Tor
immediate relief from potential heoo
conditions at the Florida avenue viaonct
ano at Fifteenth and H streets norfn-
east. The engineers have already mace
an inspection of these two points, ana
Mai. Dawson expressed the opinion thar
the condition at Fifteenth and II
streets can be remedied by the con-
struction of additional catch basins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Note in Bottle Washed Up by Pacific
Contains Names of Two Dole Airmen

cloth. apparently from a shirt, said;
Run out OF gas, Dropped 1000 miles
southwest OF south In sight of desert
island Not sure of reaching IL. Please
send help Not much water left.
II. Frost.
"Ci, Scott"
The note was said to have been found
on the beach by two boys, who turned
the bottle over 10 a motorist To give
to the police, The motoriSt did not leave
the bottle with the police, and an eff
fort Is being made TO tlnd him 20 identi-
~ the container.
That tightly eorked bottle could
have travelled 1000 miles In water dur.
ing year was declared possible by OIL
eials OF the Government Weather Blu
reali here. - @ae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

NEWPORT, r. l.. August 20 A1-~
The United States Scouting Fleet which
mas been stationed here since July
left today for Hampton Roads for ma
neuvers In the Chesapeake Bay area
until early In November The feet was
headed by the flagship Wyoming. The
Cruiser Raleigh and the destroyer Con-
verse were left behind 10 take part IN
the anniversary celebration 81 the bat
Tie of Rhode Island
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Bows Band Ends Tour.

The Washington Boys Independent
Band, under the direction OF MAJ. 9.
] Brown and Frank l., Kidwell, VIII
return tonight after competing It's an
nuai educational tour To Buffalo, MI
agaYa Pals, Philadelphia and New YORK
City. The boys rendered concerts al
orphanages and hospitals during their
trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
nv the Associated Press

nv The AAA0tIbINU FItAs
REDoNDO Calf. August a9.~~The
handwriting of a note picked UP in a
bottle al the beach here was declared
Yesterday by j. l.. Scott to resemble
that of his missing son, Gordon Scott
who with Jack Frost. aviator. was lost
a year ago In the Dole hight from Cali
fornia tn Hawaii
Although the elder Scott first declared
his confidence that the message was
written by his SON, later he expressed
himself as not absolutely certain De-
spite the evidence of the writing, he
said. there were circumstances which
made il dtfiieuit To believe that his son
had composed IT,
The note, written on . fragment Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
School Seeks to Get Million and Half
Due in 1888 Under Terms of Odd Will

fsssar, complied most of the early tables
used by insurance companies relative
10 life expectancy. left $1,000 to the
university nj hts death In 1883, with
the provision that tins accumulated
principal and interest, amounting to
we'll over "a million, be given 10 the
school II years after his last grand"
nephew and grand has died
Since the professor had eight broth
not he ended for at least SIS years The
hoard Of trustees learned with sur
prise that The $1,000 already has grown
10 $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Road Bids Asked.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md. August 90
Bids are being asked by the State
Roads Commission for the construction
of miles of concrete surfacing
along Chapel road to the Washington,
Baltimore 81 Annapolis Railroad cross
ing IN Seat Pleasant district. Proposals
will be received until September IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

ATLANTA. Ga, August 29~~The
University Of Georgia today set about
the task Of collecting 81 500 900 due
about 1888 under the will Of the man
who invented standard life insurance
tables
The investigation will take the uni
yersity business stan into many States
and foreign countries before the quest Is
ended, ali because Prof Charles +, Me-
Kay Of Columbia University, New York,
vas q mathematical genius With an &C.
centric turn NJ mind.
The man who, Is Columbia pro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Church Conference Tonight,

Epsc.al Dispatch 10 the Stsf
POTOMAC. Va. August 70 The
fourth quarterly conference u the DE!
Hss Methodist Episcopal Church
south viii be held tonight ~ 9 o'clock
81 the church auditorium. The RsY
rr r. v REGISTER. presiding cider oi
Alexandra district. Baltimore Confer
enee. wiil preach business Aaeasioi
VIII fellow me sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Organize Veterans for Smith.

Plans for the organization of war
veterans in support of the Snith-Rob-
mson ticket are expected TO be COM
pleted at meeting tomorrow night
at the headquarters of the Democratic
central committee. Is Jackson place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
SIX HURT IN CRASH.
Colofed Driver Uneonscious--Five
Others Locked Up.

Others Locked Up.
SIX colOred men from Baltimore were
taken 10 Casualty Hospital this morning
after their automobile crashed into and
demolished FIRE ngdrant on Bladens-
burg road near Mount OliVet road
northeast The driver James Wicks, Is
was still unconscious when taken ~ the
hospital His condition is undetermined
The ether men were treated for minor
cuts ard bruises ard then locked up al
the ninth precinct for Investigation
Al the hospital one OF the members
81 the party told DT Il. Began that
ell Of the passengers were asleep a. the
.inae II the crash and II is generally
believed that the driver also may have
been s.aeplltg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

ton of It's adherence followed and at
Sofa Premier Liapschetf said Bulgaria
would sign
Favorable replies are expected shortly
from Argentina. Norway. Hungary,
Greece and Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
Money to Loan

Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph I. WellerhhiiSGs . "a Sth l. + f NW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
SEAT PRICES ADVANCE.
Belief That Produce Exchange Will
Add to Listings Cause.

NEW YORK. January R1.-The
price Of seats on the New York Prod
uce Exchange again advanced to a new
high record yesterday with O sale at
$4,000 About a week ago the prevail
ing quotation was around $500. This
sharp advance is attributed to grow
ing belief that the exchange will estab.
lish q market for securities to take
over, at least in part, the overtime
counter trade.
William Beatty. president Of the
Produce Exchange. asserted that the
plan for n securities department had
rot yet developed sufficiently to war.
rant a conference with associations OF
dealers in unlisted securities. Official
announcement Of the extent to which
plans have been formulated was with
held.
Tho report that the Produce Ex-
change soon would enter the security
field was given impetus by an an
nouncement by the New York attor-
ney generals office that an invcstiga-
ton into unlisted security dealings was
In progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
pCBLIc UTILITY

Barrier d Ross Ino .s3ss 81 Ssh
Chestnut Fafn9s Dairy s;4sIobA go.
Chevy Chase Club 3 ~ a.. 30 49,,
F,, J,s.ft srsek "a Biz bs. 100 -.
vast MAJ Colo storage BE-, G8iz ,..t
v &rcHan Park Hotel s As So 3en
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
I}1tE Inst}EAN NJ =.
WILL DEFER OFFERING.

NEW YDHR. lsnDary s ~ he
snnua3 eUhs'tjpiiDU nffef ~ common
stps Is ~ tie United States Steel rof
ilpiaiiDH ~ enDlpyes, Asaally made ~
th3s time. viii be- s,sipDneG uuiij
aDDut April Last ye6fa ofaiiGg 81
a. byica - SIIZ % bhafe Nae HGt made
Huili June =. be,aYhs II the fi0ck
dlfj4end. ~ 1926 Jue 30 stuck Was
"ffefeG - sI5G JIo current market
Riiee 81 sffti .eWn4ph ~ sjk9s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
WESTERN PACIFIC.

NEW YORK, January 5 R).-Net
income of the Western Pacific Rail-
road for the first IL months Of 1927
dropped to S97,S73 from S2.448.497 in
the corresponding 1925 period. No.
vember showed a deficit of $34.233 in
contrast to net income Of $148.565 in
November, 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS DROP.

BALTIMORE, January tspcclnn. -~-
customs receipts mt Baltimore last
year showed Il deoroaRa az 81 500.
~ ~. na compared with 1876 collcc'
t"hS. according 10 II report Of ttte col
rector nt customs. the ports tanner
year FOR oFerhras commerce, The eN'
'tfi 0Nnroa wete, 1896, siD.Gl7,i Ia.
1877. $tA ,13l45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
PAY ROLLS INCREASE.

PORTLAND. Greg. January 5
Especially Industrial plant pay rolls
in Portland increased $1,659,700 in
1927. During the same period, II in
dustries added investments in new
building and equipment amounting
to $1,105,500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
Washington Stock Exchange
Sales.

Washington Gas es ''B''-s1 600 at 10s.
Wardnan PARK Hotel 512s-S500 at IS.
Potomac Electric 512s pfd.-10 at
I6sik.
Washington Gas Light-5 at 81.
Barber & Ross com--75 at ga
Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd.--10 at
I04. Il at 10.
Mergent Inhaler T.inotype-I0 at 106.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-l0 at 1872.
National Mtge. & Invest. pfd.-l00 at
5i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05

Former justice of the Supreme Court
of the District Of Columbia, who yes
terday, was elected vice president. gen.
eral counsel and director Of the Ma
tionai Metropolitan Bank.
Justice HOchling became the first
trust officer of the bank, which IN
turn was the first National Bank I'm
the United States to be granted fldu-
ciary powers under the Federal Re
serve act. and he continued to serve
the bank in that capacity. and also
as secretary of the board of directors,
Of which he was member, until his
elevation TO the bench i'm 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
SPECULATIVE LIST
4 OF BONDS LOWER
Some Buying of High-Grade
IsSues-Effect of Stock
Break Felt.
BY CHARLES +. SPEARE,

abrupt 0octlne III CdAl hioAiNN A"NN@ ="
day from 5!s per cent to Az per cent
encouraged some buying in high
Grade bond issues. On the other
hand. the weakness in stocks affect =
GA speculative bonds, especially
those OF the convertible type, ana
they declined quite sharply.
The movements in the latter group
attracting most attention were the
nseah of points in Brooklyn Union
t;as SIPS, over 3 points III Liquid
Cayhonic 6S, a point III Andes Copper
- about the same in Anaconda Cop
nor IS. and three-fourths of a point
in Dodge IS. The volume of business
in these issues was much smaller on
the reaction than il had been at The
advance.
International Paper 6s.
other induStrials that moved con-
' tr1,rv 10 this list were intefnaIoll"i
psnrr IS which advanced 10 leo'
,N,ha Cane SUGAR SIS, Anslo-Chile2h
Nitrate IS. with an advance OF a
coint in q broader market than lheH
have had for some time; Armour
alas. IN about 81; kepublc IRON ="
Steel : Us, and International NeTcah-
tile Marine tS. .,o
There was less pressure on me
local traction group, without mucn
recovery in il. ,,,.,,,
erie is. the Improvement IS. Grea'
Western Is. Missouri Pacific atss'
\sw York. Westminster BoSon
us ana Frisco incomes were strong
sr II is expected that the new Frisco
financial set-up will he announced IN
ahont a week. AS this involves tht
retirement of the adjustment ana IN
,,oYne Is at par these bonds have peen
moving accordingly.
:. 4. l.. Bonds Act Better.
Seaboard Air Line Junior bonds
acted better. The Georgia. Florida
4 Alabama 6s offered yesterday az
1ar were several times over SUD
scribed.
New issues today were small IN
volume. The week will show the
lowest total of new offerings in many
months. The Street is trying TO clean
I'D the unsold 1927 bonds out OF cur
rent investment funds.
Several new high prices were reach
ed in the foreign department. among
1hem French 7l2s and Mortgage Bank
Of Chile So. In general continental
European bonds were strong as wei
as those Of Japan and South Ameri
can countries.
The United States Government list
was quiet but steady. Specialists ir
Government securities are now trying
10 figure out the basis on which the
Treasury will refund the third Liberty
AIS due next September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
N. Y. C. SHOPMEN RETURN.

BUCYRUS, Ohio, January fSpe-
cial1. After being unemployed since
December 9. ESQ shopmen returned
to work this week in the New YORK
Central shops here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-05
After Call.

Capital Traction Co.'S al ITO.
Capital Traction 5s--s2 900 at 104i y.
Nergenthaler Linotype-10 at 100 Il,
30 at 1861.
Columbia Sand g. Gravel pfd.-3 al
104lz.
Potomac Electric s. as pfd.-Io at 10s.
Potomac Electric 6s pfd.-5 at 1llh
20 at 111S.
Money-cail loans. 8 and per cent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
LET CONTRACT
ON new SCHOOL
Brownsville Bull der
Will Erect Struc-
ture at Lyford
Especial to The Herald)

LYFORD, May "A general con-
tract for the erection of an elemen-
tary school building and a home arts
building at Lyford was awarded to
Henry Hansen Of Brownsville on a
bid Of s40,s09 BY the Lyfcrd board Of
education Monday. The bids were
opened Monday night at 1880 o'clock
in the office of the Lyford board Of
education. The work is TO begin the
latter part Of this aeek. according
to the contractor.
The general contract did not cover
plumbing and electrical work and
these were let under separate overs
The contract for the plumbing went
TO George p. McAuliffe Of Harlingcn
on a bid Of ~$2.760.69. A contract for
a septic tank alternate contract has
not been awarded, but action is ex-
pected at an early date.
The contract for electrical wiring
and fixtures vas awarded 70 the
Guaranty Electric company OF
Brownsville on a bid of SS4s.50.
The buildings are Of late design
and are we'll planned for local condi-
tions, according to members of the
board.
The buildings are to be constructed
Of hollow tile and brick face with
reinforced concrete foundations.
A number of bids were awarded
and the board states that from the
representative group they feel that
they have selected an excellent group
Of workmen to carry on the building
at q very reasonable figure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
TELL STAND,
Smith URGED
Writer Thinks Failure
To Discuss Issues
Is Mistake

NEW YORK, May 2.-CPy-In the
opinion of Walter LiFpmann, chief
editorial writer of the New York
World. Governor Smiths advisers are
making n serious mistake in urging
him TO keep silent on national issues
until after the Houston convention.
Mr.. Lippmann gave has views at a
meeting of the women's Democratic
union. His paper is IN ardent sup
porter of the governor
Even at the risk of alternating son
democrats the governor must show
himself enough of a national leader
TO wiz the support of republicans in
probable that there will be further
dard bearer of a minority party, is TO
be elected. Mr.. Lippmarn argued. He
stressed the point thst some state
ment should be made en- prohibition.
The democrats, he said, might win
"by persuading a considerable body
Of republicans that they have the
courage and the craftsmanship TO
deal with the problem which all the
politicians are afraid If ana millions
of voters are interested in"
The address was not taken kindly
by several Of the women present.
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt objected
to the emphasis placed on the pro-
hibition question and Miss Annie
Mathews, register Of New York coun-
~ and one Of Governor Smiths most
ardent supporters, SAID:
II think we can trust Governor
Smith as being equally as wise as
Mr.. Lippmann to speak out definite
ly and frankly when the right time
comes"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-02
Withdraw Orders
To War Craft AS
Egypt Backs Out

LONDON, May 2.|P-The Egyp-
ton crisis took a favorable turn to-
day when Sir Austen Chamberlain,
foreign minister announced in the
house Of commons that the instruc-
tions which it had previously been
thought necessary to give to certain
British warships had now been
countermanded.
The British cabinet discussed the
Egyptian reply TO the British de-
mands this morning. The reply had
been handed to the British high COM
missioner at Cairo last night. IL ex-
planned that the pubic assemblies
bill to which the British government
took exception, had been put aside
until next November. This did not
meet the desires of Great Britain,
which demanded its withdrawal.
The Egyptian note, however. ex-
planned the difficulties of withdrawal
Of the bill in view Of the previous
action Of the Egyptian legislature,
and this was taken into consideration
BY the British government. II IS
probable that htere will be further
exchanges before definite action IS
taken on either side.