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Evening star., 1928-11-18
HOLDS ARMISTICE MEET.
Langley Junior High School OBJ
serves Pact Signing.

The tenth anniversary of the sign
ing of the armistice was observed at
the Langley Junior High School Fri
day. when a program of song, recitation
and address was presented in a gener-
al assembly.
Ruth Nealon recited and Elizabeth
MAYHEM, Dolly Ripley, Deborah Fuller,
Angelina Chite, Myra McNett, Albert
IeCompte, Sidney Adler, Arthur Grit
fin, Alfred Boccobella, Gertrude Payne,
Virginia Newman and Alfred Gross
kurth presented an acrostic for Armi-
stice day. The boys octet, composed
of Eugene Hedrick, William Nelson,
William Stevens, Elmer Miller, James
King, Holmes Hoffman, Wentworth
Nails and James Stretch, sang war
songs, while a sketch on Armistice
day was presented by Victor Bailey,
Anna May Howard, Dorothy Black
burn, Barbara Healy and Leonard Frick
Chester Holmes. principal, delivered
brief talk on the meaning Of Armi-
slice day.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
S261.50 LOSS REPORTED:
PICKPOCKET SUSPECTED
director of Athletics at Central
High Misses Billfold at
Foot Ball Game.

S. r. Kimble. director of athletics at
Central High School, reported to the
police yesterday that he lost a billfold.
containing S252 in cash, Masonic and
American Automobile Association cards
and check for $3.50 on a local bank,
at American League Park, yesterday aft
Crncon.
Mr.. Kimb'e took his daughter, Miss
Georgiana Kimb'e. Is years old. stu
dent at Central High School. and one
OF her girl friends to the Georgetown
West Virginia foot ball game and dis
covered his loss when he started to give
his daughter some money after they
had reached th2ir seats, the latter
stated last night.
Miss Kinble said she noticed man
keeping close to her father while they
were pushing through a crowd at the
cate leading into the park and expressed
the belief that he must have been re-
ieved of the billfold at that time.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
INAUGURATION OF GIL
WILL BE GALA OCCASION

MEXICO CITY Op).-The swearing
into Office November 80 Of Emilio
Portes Gil, provisional president-elect
Of Mexico. is to be made q gala occa-
sion. under plans now being formu-
lated
The oath will be administered in
the national stadium in the presence
of thousands. Chiefs of military opera
tions from all parts Of the country will
attend. as well as the governors of the
various states. the diplomatic corps
and all high government officials The
seratn and chamber of deputies will be
in Joint session at the stadium for the
occasion
After the ceremony military parade
will be reviewed from the balconies OF
this national palace by the outgoing and
is---NaaiNq presidents.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
RAIL WAY TO RUN TRUCKS.

NORFOLK, Nebr. (P).-The new
Yankton. Norfolk & Southern Rail-
road Co. expects to meet the competi-
ton in short haul business by operat-
ing truck lines to their terminals. The
company will construct a 65-mile line
between Yankton, s. Oak, and Norfolk.
Motor trucks will carry freight from
points not on the railroad to the cars,
and from points nearest its destination
to the receiver.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
School Sees Typing Tests.

A demonstration of expert typeWrlt-
ing vas given before the student BODY
of the Washington School for Secre-
taries, Thursday, by Mr.. Glenn =.
Kingsbury under the auspices OF a
typewriter manufacturing concern. Mr.
Kingsbury emphasized throughout tne
demonstration the Importance OF
rhythm in attaining accuracy and speed
in typing.
Announcement was made to the stu
dents that the school will close at
noon on Wednesday, November %, for
the Thanksgiving holidays, opening
again on Monday, December 3.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
lime Fall Play This Week.

The Hire Junior High School will
present its Fall play, Mr.. Bob We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
Thursday night at o'clock. The cast
includes Gilbert Suser as Philip Roy
son. James Young as Robert Brown,
William Mirguet as jenkins, Alma
Brockwell as katherine Rogers, Hazel
Miller as Rebecca Luke, Frances ADono-
van as Patty and Virginia LRad as
Marian Bryant.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
REPORTERS WHO COVERED
LEGISLATURE GET SEATS
Indiana Newspaper Men Win
Races for Membership in
Senate and House.

INDIANAPOLIS LP.-The Indiana
State Legislature that they covered"
as reporters will now have Thomas c.
Bachelor and John l.. Niblack as
members.
Niblack was elected to the Senate and
Bachelor to the House. Both are Re-
publicans from Marion County.
Niblack until Is months ago was a
reporter here. He retired to become as
sistant county attorney. Bachelor has
studied law while reporting. Both men
are under 80.
A third newspaper man approved
by city voters is Louis Ludlow, a Demo-
crat. once a reporter here and for
several years a Washington correspond
ent He was elected to Congress.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Decorations Are Filed.

Decorations of the Legion of Honor
recently awarded by the President of
France to three Reserve officers of the
United States Army have been deposited
in the archives of the State Depart
ment to await congressional authoriza-
ton for their accordance. The deco
rations were issued to Mai. Emerson
G. Taylor, Infsntry Reserve, of Hart
ford. Conn: Maj. Murray Bertlett,
Chaplains' Reserve. of Geneva. N. Y,
and Capt. Arthur B. Cornwall, Infantry
Reserve. of Saginaw. Mich.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
CLASS OFFICERS CHOSEN
L. P. johnson Heads Washington
College of Law Freshmen.

Lawrence P. Johnson was chosen
president of the freshman class at the
Washington College of Law in the elec-
ton of officials last Wednesday. Others
chosen included Miss Vera Hagan, vice
president; Benjamin Schlosser. secre-
tary and Clarence T. Crown, treasurer
Examinations in suretyship will be
given in the junior class Tuesday night.
Following the final tests a course In
criminal procedure will be administered
under the direction of william F. Col
lins.
Judge Mary O'Toole will begin a
course in damages at the school We'd
nesday night. Open only to seniors,
Judge ORIOLES class will be in session
from 6:l0 to 7 pm. on Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays until February !,
Evening star., 1928-11-18
31,487 DC. DONATIONS AID
FORGET-ME-NOT DRIVE
Mailing Campaign Nets $3,535
and Street Sales Total
SS.215.

More than 10000 Washingtonians
contributed to the forgot-me-no drive
of the District Of Columbia Department,
Disabled American Veterans. according
to a financial statement made public
last night by George w. Phillips, eXecu-
tive secretary.
The records of the department show
that individual contributions were made
by 81 ,487 persons.
The contributions were made in the
street sales of forget-me -nots, Novem-
Der to II, in the mailing campaign
and in collections taken up in churches
police stations, a local theater and at
other places.
A total of $50 donations was reported
in the mailing campaign. amounting to
1888. The street sales, to which
30,537 persons contributed, totaled
S3,21536.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
MAN HELD IN LIQUOR CASE
AFTER DRY AGENT SALE
J. NJ. Byroad Served Prominent
Clientele, Police Say-Ten
Gallons Found in Car.

James Melvin Byroad, who, police
say, has been serving a prominent
clientele, was held under $1,000 bond
for appearance in police court, at q
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage, yesterday, on a
charge of illegal sale, possession and
transportation of liquor.
Prohibition authorities say they have
a list of customers. Byroad denies the
charges.
The accused, who lives in the 300
block of West Bradley lane. was ar
rested Friday. Prohibition Agent B. N
Quinn says he ordered some liquor from
Byroad by phone, and that the man
accepted $50 from him upon making
delivery Of a gallon at an apartment
near Sixteenth and U streets. Ten
gallons more were found when Byroad'S
car was search, Quinn reported.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
BY the Associated Press.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c.. November II.
The total expenditures for public edu-
cation in the United States in the last
10 years had increased 230 per cent
and the end of this upward scale is not
in sight, DR.. George D. Strayer of
Columbia University. one of the fore
most authorities in the country on the
financing of education, said today i'll
the principal address at the closing
session of the University OF North Caro-
lina's first annual Southern conference
on education.
DR.. Strayer is professor of education
and director of the division OF field
studies, Institute of Educational Re-
search of Teachers College at Columbia.
Pointing out that governmental ex-
penditureS have been rapidly increasing
during the last 90 years Prof. Strayer
said that "in no case is the increased
expenditure more apparent than in the
field of education"
In 1910 the total expenditure for
public education in the United States
Evening star., 1928-11-18
NEW SCHOOL TO OPEN.
Capital City Commercial College
Curriculum Is Announced.

A new school of business subjects
will be opened tomorrow at 1910 New
York avenue. when the Capital City
Commercial College, under the presi-
dency of j. r. Hutchison. opens its first
classes. Registration already has begun
in shorthand. tipping. bookkeeping, high
accountancy and secretarial training.
A staff Of instructors. including two
certified public accountants, two COM
mercial accountants and two shorthand
and typing instructors will be in charge
of the day and evening classes. The
school occupies the second floor OF the
building In which 1t is located.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
John H, Pellen Lectures.

John H. Pellen. chief engineering
craftsman Of the Bureau of Reclama-
ton in the Department Of the Intero or,
lectured the students of the Columbia
School of Drafting last week on the
preparation Of maps and drawings and
-snndern methods ot reproduction.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Jewelry Popular in Cuba.

HAVANA (PD.-Cubans like their
ieWelry. Czechoslovakia alone shipped
jewelry and gewgawSl to the value Of
,Sl6217.56 to Cuba last year.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
0LDFIELD RALLYING.
Arkansas Representative Under
goes Serious Operation.

goes Serious Operation.
Representative Oldfald of Arkansas.
who was operated on yesterday for gall
bladder trouble. was reported by hos
Dital authorities as getting along nicely,
last night.
Mr. Oldfield. whose operation was Of
a serious nature. was stricken two days
ago in his Office and removed to his
home. H went to Emergency Hospital
Friday night.
, 1928-11-01

world at large and last week was official
ly honored by the United States Under a
resolution of Congress approved May e
the secretary Of the treasury was autho.
rized to have a gold medal struck to com
memorate Mr.. Edison's achievements.
This medal was formally presented by
Andrea w. Mellon. secretary Of the tSea.
sury, last Saturday night at the inven-
tors laboratory, West Orange, N. J..
Proceeding the ceremony in West
Orange. a short address by President
Coolidge Vas broadcast oy a mock up Of
forty eight radio stations, through the
cooperation OF the General Electric Com.
pany. The presentation was re broadcast
over the 10 ~ wave stations to Europe
and it is possible that radio fans in Porto
Rico listened in on the program. Names
prominent throughout the world appear
ed on the program and Mr.. Edison's con
tributiOn to progress and world enlight-
eminent was IulIy expanded upon. Porto
Rico Progress.
, 1928-11-01
RED CROSS TO CLOSE WORK
HERE BY DEC. Is.

Activities sof the American National
Red Cross in Porto Rico will end by the
middle OF December, according 70 present
plans. BY that time all emergency re
lief work will have been completed. it is
now believed.
Col. Henry M. Baker, director of dis
aster relief, viii sail today (Ihursday)
for New York and will return to Wash
ington. With his departure Mabbitt K.
Reckord, assistant director, will BE- IN
charge OF the national ORGANIZATIONS &C.
uvitjes.
Before its work is completed it is esti-
mated that 10 less than 50, 700, 600 will
have been spent ia Porto Rico for food,
clothing and shelter.
The present budget for providing emer-
gency shelter calls for an expenditure of
81, 20O, OO0. This will 20 chiefly for lum
Der and zinc roofing. Houses Will not be
erected, but ma eriaIs will Oe supplied SO
that hurricane sufferers may re erect
their oWn homes.
Building material viii be supplied as
rapidly as possible and will be distributed
from points most accessible to those need
ing 1t. AS IN case Of fo0G. purchase viii
be made 10 various island centers IN or.
der to quicken distribution and keep
1oWn The cos Of ,transDortatiOu.
This week for the first time since his
arrival shortly after the hurricane Drec-
tor Baker was able to leave San Juan and
make a hasty survey OF the island before
leaving for the States, I bid
, 1928-11-01

bv Germany. The Berlin Cabinets de-
cisiOn was reached after discussion with
Mr.. Parker Gil1ert, Agent General FIR
Rap4ratIons. who paid visits to LOn10n
and Paris last Week and returned 10 Der.
lin Pr3SS na5slT2S state tnat the Ger
man Governments, view is, that the pro
posed commits si0n, should resen )Ia the
Dawes Commission being, COMPOSED OF
h|nancial experts OF international author
iV fr4- from axt4rIOr iofIanc4 in the
agreements and decisions.
l1Ias1or. Oct 3Jtn PREMIER Baldwin
has b4.a vt-cepi rector OF 1Iasg0W Uni,
verslUy. Pr4niar Baldwin only defeated
Roberr 3 Cunuinghame GraAam by the
narrow margin Of Is votes. MI. Graham
stood Tor cleo ion as a Nationalist. The
result of the voting was Premier Baldwin
1903, C~unnio&hame Graham, Nationalist
978. Sir d4rOlrr Samuel LiOarai 396, E.
R0sslyn Mitchell, P. NJ. for Paisley, Lab
our 226. Its believed Jnat the womens
vote turned the seals in -aVOur Of Mr..
Baldwin.
Jerusalem, Oct. Both H. NJ. The
King has been appealed to directly to
settle the controversy Oatwaen,1 the
Jews and Mohammedans over the wall
ing wall The Chairman Of the Supreme
vi > z n D)I ~ ID Il - tn hlDG a
statement that the Jews were trying to
take the Mosque Vt Omar, eracta i on the
site Of King SoIomon's Temple. Both
al t ItDDj5 b4r 53lr @ rna h.0g a IL
NAL OF this charge and an appeal to him
to use his influence to obtain for them
unrestricted rights 10 hold services at thu
waiting vail, The sOoar dyon, a Lending
Haor-W duJy, D'DDDsa5 lllCaa 'oIl.ion
Of the question be entrusted to a com
m issiuu Of TWO jews ard two Arabs,
with ViScount Robert Cecil as Chairman
winch would meet at Geneva.
West Pain Beach Fla Oct Both 4 Six
weeks after tue tropical hurricane, Red
Cross officials Yesterday announced their
official casualty estimate placing the
number Of dead at !, 1886 and Of Injured
atl,870 for the entire ; orm area
New York, Oct. 3Ist. The Graf Zen
peiin was seen flying over the Bay Of
Brsc y at go am, Eastern Standard
tine
r--r
, 1928-11-01

he probably had his last communication
with human D9lngS-pr0baDly THESE oan
Juan faces are the last ne saw. Nothing
has been heard from him since and 1t Is
presumed Cnat ne persisted IN his rubber
sailing canoe "Deutscher sport In the
hurricane which broke loose about forty
hours alter his departure.
komer Was headed 1Or Florida with
New York as his ultlmat goal ana was
directly IN the pain OF the hurricane al
though considerably ahead OIL 1t. Pro-
gress In MS SLOW wlnd propelled craft
could not nave been such as 10 enable
HIM TO beat the storm TO oanto Domingo
He mad no lear OF storms but al Ot. lhOm-
as he had delayed IOng enough 70 install
Il small motor sent there from Germany
to aid him should he encounter Dad Weatu-
er IN the West indies.
He sald while here that hurricanes
coulG be expected in these waters during
TINS season, out the pOsslnllty OIL Such a
storm did not stop him.
Unpleasant weather experienced dur
ing the first leg OIL MS voyage across the
Atlanlc Ocean starring from LlSbOn, ne
said, cOuId not be worse anywhere. Blu
h. little reckOned on the possibility vi a
stOr.u unprecedented Violence. Ii viii
be recalled that the San tellpe Wlnu We
lOclCy OF $50 miles an hour was the nigh
est ever officially recorded by the Weath
er bureau.
German residents IN San Juan contn-
ne TO nope that Romer may return up,
They are stout 10 hoping mat SO caring d
seaman ana one VINO mad DraVed the Jan
gers UI saInng alone III d Fragile craft
across the Atlantic WOOD hnu some way
OF weatheung the storm IN d DOat ne dee-
crlbed as ''unSlnkabIe.
All efforts 10 locate hlIn or 10 gel word
Of MN IRON passing ships Or lsUIated io-
lands between here anu honda have
tailed. Nearly every one thinks ne hau
insufficient ume To make any pUlt aIter
the barometer had waIAeu liu UI the
apprJach UI The terrific storm.
hose Who talked 10 hOmtI curing MS
buet vISlt heIe IeeI that 4 alan Oh nls ue-
termination sell discipline anu WlllinR-
ness To encounter greater hardship man
previously ne hau wea,nereu utserNea d
be.tet Iate ,han d final !esuIne place IN
Davy Jones locker. LbiG.
, 1928-11-01
CANOE VOYAGER BELIEVED LOST.

When Captain Franz Romer waved
farewell 70 The throng of soldiers and
other curious people gathered At The walls
Of Ell MORO as he passed out of San Juan
harbor tuesday morning. September II,
, 1928-11-01
CONGRESS HONORS EDISON.

thomas A. Edison, electrical wizard
and one of the keenest scientists of The
world, has 8been acknowledged by the
, 1928-11-01
MARKET QUOTATION
New York, October Both.

Flour standard export grades S. s.
Corn meal yellow kiln dried ger bag IF
1876 lbs, SIS 80.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel S34.O Oh
Pork shOrf Gear medium quality per
barre S325 so.
Sugar centrlf. basis IS deg. test per
100 lbs. $2.13.
Exchange sight S4.844
Exchange 60 days S4.8I5
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dime. And says, Give this here letter
to Miss Clara Eggleston when she gets
home That was after the reverend
was in and married him to Celia Ken
ton. And she's told him how Clara
though her own cousin, wouldn't give
her a home when she was so sick and
hadn't cent. And how Miss Shaw had
been so good and made her we'll with
her Kindness and care. And there was
both the letters. she's kept, mind you'll
And Clara gets hers back!
$50 then the feller-musta been ter
rible rich from the bunch of bills he
carried--he says Miss Shaw must con-
slider their home hers. and she's to go
to Europe with them. II you please.
"They wouldn't take no for an an
swer. Didn't I hear every word. me In
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Get several PACKS y. these
cards for your next bridge party.
These cards are OF the nisheS;
quality and are used BY the hest
card players.
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they had been used to sing In Sunday
school--a homelv song. laughed at by
moderns, but worth remembering, for all
that-"Brightly Beams Our Fathers
Mercy"
It was the very next day that the
wonder happened. about which 1onia Is
talking yet.
A stranger appeared in town In a car
the ]hhc OF which had never traverscd
the in-kept streets. A stranger who
wanted to know where Miss Lisa Shaw
lived, and lost no time In stopping be-
fore her little cottage.
It took JEFF Bevens to explain what
followed, which he did In the post office
the next day.
Yes. sir. the Teller give me twenty
dollar bill, Just as cam as II 1t was a
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Ionia post Office was a gossip
/ ing place. everybody said. and
Lisa Shaw greeted Clara Eggles-
i ton with smile as she turned
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discomfort of owners Of licensed prem
ises who are clamoring for the repeal
OF the act on the ground that further
reduction Is not necessary.
pub" owners are also endeayoring
to have the closing hours altered in
such q manner that they will be uni
form throughout the London area. At
present many public houses must close
at 10 at night, while those In neighbour
ing boroughs may remain open to II.
Allen s. Belsher, chairman of tie
Licensed Victuallers Central Protective
Society OF London, in addressing the an
nual meeting of that organization,
urged that the retail liquor trade should
be left in the hands OF retailers and
that no experiments should be made
with schemes for the naturalization OF
! the liquor trade.
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Here is an opportunity for sthe
users of Ponds Creams to get
supply for the dressing table.
Both Cold and Vanishing Cream
are included In this sale.
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THE EVENING STORY

was the first swear word I'd ever heard
Daddy was so precise! The first
wish it had been the last" And Celia
sighed as she gazed around over the
fields in their short late Summer crop
of timothy. -.
"Oh. we'll Cella-you know the dif-
ference now" smiled Lisa. That's q
lot. Just to know what Is good and
| what isn't. And choose"
Celia said nothing, but as they were
undressing for bed that night Lisa
heard her humming softly an old sons
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Peoples Price

An unusually fortunate purchase enables US
make this special offer These bill folds may be
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.kol,nos Dental Cream

Cleans and hcaut,Fcs the teeth
nakc4 the sunt* firm and healthy
rcttrxnr~ the mAuth Aui luritieS IN,
hyeath ns.~tFoNs from 81 To - pc
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LONDON "PUBS" PASS.

Correspondence OF tho Associated Press.
LONDON. England-Eighteen hun
dred and forty pubs" have been closed
act of 1904 went into effect. That Is
"a per cent Of the pubs" or saloons
which existed In 1904 The number
continues To decline annually To the
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the kitchen where they told me to stay
in case errands must be run?
Eyes. bride and groom and Lisa have
all gone. Went this morning In that big
| cara palace on wheels.
THE END.
| (Copyright, 1921
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A little Listerine used as mouth wash
each day may prevent many serious mouth
diseases, at the same time sweetening the
breath and making the gums firm anc
healthy Listerine has been used very sue.
cessfully as hair tonic in combating dan
druff and falling hair.
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Now you may have a refresh
ing shower bath each night
after q hard day at work or
play ct q very slight cost,
These sprays can be attached
TO any bathroom faucet.
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Aspirin Tablets should never be
omitted from the medicine cabi-
net. They can always be relied
upon TO relieve headaches and
other minor ailments.