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Evening star., 1928-11-17
LAYMEN WILL WELCOME
NEW EPISCOPAL RECTOR
Bishop Will Be Speaker at Au-
tumn Meeting at Church
Wednesday.

The Autumn meeting of the Lay
mems Service Association of the EpiS-
copal Church in tht Diocese of Wash
ington will be held in the parish hall
of the Church of the Advent, Second
and U streets, Wednesday, at pm.
Rev. j. E. Williams, the new rector, will
be welcomed.
The Bishop of Washington will speak.
Busey H. Howard, president win out
line the opportunities and obligations
now before the association.
An effort to secure new workers is
being made by the executive committee
in an appeal to members and to the
rectorS of parishes to secure adequate
representation from every church. All
interested men are invited to attend.
Members of the association will con-
duct the service and make addresses at
the II o'clock service at st. Paul's
Church, Twenty-third ST., November 25.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
DR.. WILEY AS GUEST
TO SPEAK AT DINNER
Will discuss GOOD and It's Rela
ton to Religion" at Church
Club Affair.

DR.. Harvey w. Wilev will be the
guest speaker at the third monthly din
ner meeting of the mems class of Cal
vary Methodist Episcopal Church, Co.
lumbia road and Fifteenth street. No
vember 81 at $50 o'clock. His subject
will be Food and Its Relation to Re-
ligicn."
The meetin~ which has been ar
ranged by DR.. A. A. Chenay, chairman
of the social committee of the class. is
one of a series being sponsored by the
class on the neral topic Of The
Other Mans Religion"
The men of the class will assist the
Womens Guild at the annual bazaar,
December and S. by waiting on tables
at the turkey dinners which are to be
s~rvcd each evening.
The class conducted the regular Sum
day evening service at the church No.
vember T. The minister, DR.. Mark
Ds~~ has invited the class to conduct
other evening church services at future
dates, which will be announced later
DR.. Arthur c. Christie is teacher of
the class end Leslie j. Johnston is pres
ident. The class meets at 9:40 am.
every Sunday.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
COACHING CLASS MEETS.
Episcopal Lessons for Next Month
Will Be Reviewed.

Coaching classes for Sunday School
teachers in the Episcopal Church who
use the Christian Nurture series of les
sons will be held tomorrow evening in
st. Margaret's Parish Hall, Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place, at $50
O'Clock The lessons for the coming
month will be reviewed.
Supper will be served at o'clock by
the Young Peoples Society of st. Mar
garet's Parish. The coaching classes are
conducted regularly on the third Sun
day of each month under auspices of
a special committee of the diocese de-
partment of religious education.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS.
spirit of Missions" Is Subject of
Rev. r. A. Farley.

At Tabor Presbyterian Church, Second
and S streets, Rev. H. B. Chapman will
be the speaker at the IL O'Clock services
At 7:45 o'clock. Rev. r. Alvin Farley
will speak on THE Spirit of Missions. -
During the service the new officers, one
elder and one trustee, will be installed.
Members of the Church Extension
Society of Washington City Presbytery
we're served luncheon Thursday by the
women of the church. William I. Blake
presided, and DR.. w. P. Schriver, Board
of National Missions representative of
New York City, spoke on Evangelism
in the City,
The monthly mission study class con-
Quoted by the Woman's Missionary So
ciety will be held in the church lecture
room, Thursday at pm.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
SPECIAL EXERCISES SET.

Special exercises will be held at the
Centennial Baptist Church, Eighth and
streets northeast, tomorrow night.
Members of the Sunday school, the
superintendent, E. A. Seaton, officers
and teachers will gather with other
members of the church. The pastor.
Rev. E. Hcz Sven, will give special
talk.
At the morning service, the pastor
will have for his subject, How God
Used a Poet to Help U.s."
Evening star., 1928-11-17
BISHOP TO AID SERVICES.
Evangelistic Program Assisted by
Right Rev. w. F. Mcdowell.

Bishop w. F. Mcdowell and D.. j..
Phelps Hand will take part in the evan
gelistic services at Rosedale Church.
other Washington ministers will assist
the pastor, Rev. Karl G. Newell. The
services open tomorrow.
Dr. Hand, District superintendent,
will be the preacher tomorrow morning
A service will be held each evening at
o'clock, except Saturday. Bishop Nc
Dowell will conduct the homecoming
evangelistic service November IS at 3
o'clock.
The church, which is located on Ten
nessee avenue northeast at Fourteenth
and streets, is observing its fourth
anniversary.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
BEGINS SERMON SERIES.

Rev. Theodore r. Peters. pastor of
st. Marks Methodist Episcopal Church,
Fessenden street and Belt road, Ten!ey-
town, D. c., will begin a series of
sermons on Prayer" tomorrow. He will
speak at IL am on Immortal PRAYERS
and at 8 pm. on THE Magic Power of
Prayer" Prayer and praise meeting
each Sunday, z to 8 pm.
The city-wide union evangelistic
services in which the st. Marks M. E.
Church is participating will be held at
the Asbury M. E. Church November I8
to %.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
FILMS AT NIGHT SERVICE.
Three Will Be Shown at All Souls
Unitarian Church.

DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister of
All Sous Church (Unitarian), Six
teenth and Harvard streets, will occupy
his pulpit tomorrow morning and
preach on the subject: "The Logic Of
Experience"
At the Motion Picture hour in Pierce
Hall at 7:30 pm there will be short
feature program, with knights of the
Air" Canned Thrills" AN African
Adventure" and other reels.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
BAPTISM SERVICE SET.
First Communion to Be Held in
New Fourth Presbyterian.

The first communion and baptism will
be held In the new Fourth PRESBYTERIAN
Church, Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets. tomorrow At 8 pm. the pastor,
DR.. James H. MierS. will preach on
Psalm of Thanksgiving"
The pastor will give a church history
lecture Tuesday from z to 9 pm. PRAYER
meeting will be Thursdav night at 3
o'clock, and Friday night the pastor will
have special study on Hebrews.
The church will ha dedicated Novem-
Der 25, at pm. with special exercises.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
OPEN FORUM SCHEDULED.

An open forum will be held at Francis
Asbury Methodist Church, Sixteenth and
Lamont streets. tomorrow.
Young people are invited to attend
the Sunday evening tea at $50 o'clock
and the meeting which follows
Evening star., 1928-11-17
PROFESSOR TO SPEAK.
Hartford Seminary Instructor to
Be Heard Here Tonight.

Dr. Alexander Purdy. professor OF
theology at Hartford Theological Sem
mary, will speak on THE message OF
Jesus to the Modern Man" tonight at
8 o'clock at the Friends Meeting House.
1911 street.
Mary Roberts of Swarthmore College
and Kingsley Leeds of Haverford Col
lege will speak at 2 o'clock tomorrow
at 1911 I street and at pm. at the
streets.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
DR.. Jarvis to Preach.

DR.. William D. Jarvis will preach at
New Bethel Baptist Church tomorrow
morning and evening. Subject of SER
mon. II am, 1.-THE Glad Religion"
Sunday School, $50 am. Christian En-
deavor meeting, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
FRIENDS.
QUARTERLY MEETING
Friends Meeting House
1911 L. CLI All,

Friends Meeting House
1911 Eye Street NV.
SATURDAY, NOV. II. 1928
p.m.-BusineSs meeting.
$3.50 p.m.-Mrs. Nina Van Win
kle, president of Inter
national Association of
Policewomen.
800 p.m.-Alexander g. Purdy of
Hartford Theological
Seminary will speak on
"The Message of Jesus
to the Modern Man"
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1923
11:00 a.m.-Meeting for Wor-
ship.
200 p.m.-Meeting of the Sum
day School Union,
Mary F. o b ert S of
Sw ar t h more and
Kingsley Leeds of Hav-
erford will tell of their
experiences as peace
caravaners.
FRIENDS 18th and Irving SITS NV
Sunday School. 9:45; Meeting. IL
Christian EndeavOr. 6.45
Prayer Meeting. THURSDAY. 7:45
Evening star., 1928-11-17
VIRGINIA WADE

Eolds meetings wednesday,. 8:l5 pm, THURS
GAY. 2 pm. followed by MESSAGES. Healing
rleeting Friday, 8:15 pm. Readings daily.
scS2 r, J. ave. ne. Pot. 697.
Evening star., 1928-11-17

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Mrs. JohnE Sippel
OF Baltimore New
Federation Head

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June t.
Rt-Delegates to the nineteenth BIZ
cnnial convention of the General
Federation OF Women's clubs put
their house in order today and
closed one Of the quietest conven-
tions the federation has ever known.
With the election of officers yes
terday the only issue which has
caused even q suggestion Of conflict
was settled.
Mrs. John +. Sippel Of Baltimore
heads the federation for the next
two years by virtue of her victory
over Mrs. Edward Franklin White Of
Indianapolis, her opponent for the
presidency. Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, was named second
vice president, and Mrs. Henry G..
Taylor of Bloomfield. Iowa, record
ing secretary. Mrs. Grace Morrison
Poole Of Brockton. Iowa, was unop-
posed for the office of first vice
president and Mrs. Fl. G. Reynolds of
Paducah was reelected treasurer
without opposition.
Little remained on the program to-
day. -Four resolutions will be con
s:dered and a few unimportant
amendments TO the bylaws will be
taken up.
Gov. Dan Moody was given an en-
ihusiastic reception last night when
be told the convention that prohibit
ton was the greatest accomplish
ment Of a century in public welfare
advance and asserted that the women
of a community are responsible for
the improvements in the community.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07

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purposes. The bonds were sold in
May, being the first 4 IL per cent
bonds ever sold in South Texas,
bringing a substantial premium.
Plans for the municipal air port. To
be located in FL Jardin 3 miles east
of the city limits, have been prac-
tically completed, Il. M. Van Law,
manager Of the airport, announced
Wednesday, and work on the port is
awaiting completion Of the transfer
Of the land to the city.
The contract for clearing and level
ing 240 acres or the 480-acre site was
awarded Wiley Truss. whose crews
and equipment will start work next
week. Mr.. Van Law stated that suf-
ficient area would be cleared and
ieveled to permit landing Of planes
by July 4, III there il no further de-
lay in starting work.
A drainage survey of the site will
be made by the city engineer. but
practically no drainage will be re-
quired for the area which will be used
for the first landing field.
According TO plans arranged by Mr..
Van Law and approved by a Depart.
AAAEAL VI AOlhtHEAAG representative
who made a survey OF the site.
the area which will be first cleared
and brought into service lies on the
west side in the center Of the tract.
fronting on Minnesota avenue.
The hangers and administra-
tion building will be erected near
Minnesota avenue midway between
Ell Jardin boulevard and Morningside
drive. This arrangement will prove
most advantageous for the Develop
ment Of the entire field, IL was
stated.
The contract for establishing a SER
vice station for planes has been
awarded. to the Texas company. which
will install regulation plane service
equipment. The service station will
be completed bv the time the field is
ready for the landing Of planes.
IL Is understood that practically all
tracts within the site will be trans
ferred to the city this week, and that
the city will be prepared to start
work on the field early next week.
Representatives Of the Western
Electric company were In the city
this week and made a survey Of the
airport and submitted lighting plans
Several commercial air transport
companies have indicated their inten-
tion to utilize the airport as Dor as
il Is ready for the landing OF planes,
and IL is understood that the Tam
ricc planes will make this their -eRu-
lar landing field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Forged Passport
Gets P~enitentiary
Term For De Leon

Carlos de Leon, youthful San Sal
vadoran, who gained entrance to the
United States ut Zapata on a forged
passport, will serve a year and a day
in the federal ~penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. De Leon was recently con-
victed and sentenced at Corpus
Christi and will join the delegation
Of federal prisoners who will leave
South Texas Friday night. conveyed
by Deputy U. S. Marshall Harold
Jefferds.
According 10 evidence submitted at
the trial. De Leon. who is only %
years Of age, stole the certificate and
license Of a physician surgeon in
Mexico. and after crossing at Zapata
on a forged passport, represented
himself as a physician and surgeon.
offering to handle cases at a fee
much smaller than prescribed by the
medical association.
His operations, IL was stated,
proved uniformly unsuccessful.
An investigation Of De Icons ac-
tivities in the medical field resulted
in the immigration officials ascer-
tanning that the youth had gained en-
trance to this country or a forged
passport. He was placed under ar
rest and the investigation continued,
the fact finally being brought TO
light that the physicians certificate
and license had been stolen and that
De Leon was a San Salvador national
and not a Mexican. as represented to
the immigration officials.
His medical practice was not an
issue in the case tried before the fed
eral court, The young man being con
victed for entering on q forged pass
pert.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07

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dent Gales and representatives. Of
the Roman Catholic church looking
toward q settlement. OF the difficulty
between the government and the
church growing u of the religious
laws.
Archbishop Ruiz. Who is in Rome
where he conferred with Pope Plus.
was recently permitted 70 make a
secret visit 70 Mexico and discussed
church problems with the Mexican
president Consequently ne is able
TO lay President Gales personal
views before the pontiff.
Messages from Mexico City indi-
cate that Gales position is much
the same that has previously been
announced by him. He is reported
TO be willing TO have the Mexican
religious laws enforced reasonably
and without purpose 20 destroy n
religion or any church. He is .ap-
parently unwilling 20 alter the ex-
listing laws and rs reported TO take
the attitude that the Catholic church
may resume services In Mexico. il. il
desires to do so under tA.sting laws.
Dwight W. Morrow, United States
ambassador to Mexico. who is in New
York on leave. has declined to COM
ment upon the situa.ion. IL can
be said. however. that Mr.. Morrow
used his good offices in a personal
way toward bringing the opposing
factors together for negotiations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Oil Man Claims
Senate Hearing
Was Not Official

WASHINGTON. June 7.-(P-Ar-
guments on the governments motion
10 strike out defense testimony in
tended to show that the senate oil
Investigating committee which ques-
toned Robert w. Stewart was not
composed Of a quorum were contin-
Ued today in the oil mans trial for
refusing to answer questions asked
ty the committee.
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
sought to eliminate the testimony Of
Edward j. Bullock, vice president
of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana. that only three senators were
present when Stewart refused to
answer. The defense contended the
lack Of a quorum deprived the exam
ination of its legality.
Before the arguments started.
lngham Mack, assistant clerk Of the
senate committee testified over
Rover's objection that he did not
know how many senators were pres
cnt when Stewart refused TO answer.
He also said that the minutes Of
the committee meeting were not
transcribed until after he had been
subpoenaed as a witness in the trial.
nearly four months after Stewart
testified. He said the minutes were
written from his original notes" Of
the hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Norwegian Filler
Arrives to Aid
In Italia Hunt

KINGS BAY, S~pitzbergen, June z.
-tP1-Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Gar-
sen, noted Norwegian arctic flier, ar
rived at Kings Bay today to assist
IN the search for the missing dirig-
IDLE Italia.
Weather conditions for flying were
not favorable and the captain was
waiting for the first opportunity to
fly n~orthward to join Lieutenant
Luetzow Holm, a brother Norwegian
flier, who already has been making
air surveys Of northern Spitzbergen.
Lieutenant Luetzow Holm was un-
able TO make a flight yesterday on
account Of bad weather The pros
poets are regarded as unfavorable for
an efficient search by the Hobby,
which Lieutenant Holm is using rs
a base. because Of a persistent cold
north wind.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES HEAVY
Packard Sent to New
High But Rest Of
List Is Slow

NEW YORK, June 1924 brisk
recovery in prices took place at the
opening or today's market. General
motors opened with a block of 5000
shares ut the spread price OF 19l IL
to 1872 IL, an extreme gain Of 3 IL
points, and Radio opened 4 points
higher II 1875 1-2. Initial gains OF
/ to 2 points were recorded by Amer
lean international, American Lin
seed, Allied Chemical, Atlantic Re-
filming, General Asphalt, International
Combustion and Wright A~eronautical.
St. Louis, San Francisco, Union Pa
cific and Lambert yielded a point or
so at the opening
The recovery was stimulated by the
lack Of overnight confirmation Of the
two rumors which caused yesterdays
late selling movement. The n that
President Coolidge had written a let
ter TO republican chairman Butler de-
clining TO accept denomination under
any circumstances was denied by Mr..
Butler. The other involved a further
increase in rediscount rates, begin
ming at the Chicago Federal Reserve
bank. directors Of which meet tor
morrow.
Professional traders who had sold
short on yesterdays "bad news"
were quick 70 cover. Radio quickly
ran up nearly 10 points but immedi-
ately fell back again on p~rofit-takinE-
Wright Aeronautical was bid up
nearly Z points and American Inter
national. Archer Daniels Midland
and Allied Chemical sold 8 or more
points higher.
The first sale Of Packard Motors
was a block Of $500 shares at so, up
2 points but not a new high record.
Warner-Quinlan moved into new high
ground on a 2-point gain. and q brisk
demand was apparent for the leading
coppers-
Foreign exchange trading was
quiet. with sterling cables quoted
around SASS IL.
The closing was heavy. Packard
Motors was rushed up around SO, this
years high, on rumors of q new
motor combination, but the general
list did not show much ~recuperative
power.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Columbia Fails
On First Flight

CURTlSS FIELD, N. Y, June T.
R)-After six hours in the air the
Columbia returned "a Curtiss Field
today. having been unable to find
its way to Old Orchard, Me-. or the
first leg Of q transatlantic flight.
Miss Mabel Boil, sponsor of the
flight. expressed disappointment
that the first short leg Of the jour
ney should have been unsuccessful,
but said that this would have no eff
feet on her determination to 90
through with the ocean flight. She
said that il weather conditions inn
proved another take-off would be
made this afternoon for Old Or
chard.
The Columbia, loaned 10 Miss Boil
for her transatlantic flight by
Charles A. Levine. who flew in il
TO Germany with Clarence Chamber
lin last summer, hoped off from
Roosevelt Field at 6:14 o'clock day
light time this morning. When 1t
failed TO arrive at Old Orchard, anx-
iety began 20 be felt. Almost ex-
actly six hours after the take-off
the silver monoplane suddenly ap-
peared once more over the Long
Island fields and dropped out Of the
sky to a graceful landing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
COTTON GAINS
l4-l7 POINTS
Close Is Steady After
Tendency to Sag
In Early Day

NEW ORLEANS, June 7.-(P1-The
cotton market opened steady in re-
Spouse TO better Liverpool cables
than due and reports Of damage TO
the crop by wind and rain in the
eastern belt. First trades showed
gains Of IL to Is points, with July
selling around 20.30, October 20.l3,
and December 20.12.
The early bulge attracted liquida-
ton based on fears of further de-
clines in the stock market and on
better weather in the belt. prices cas-
ing Of to about a level with the pre-
vious close. Towards the end of the
first half hour the market showed IN
dications of rallying on the belief
that the market was In an oyerscld
condition.
The market quoted down for the
greater part Of the morning Until
near mid-session there was a squirt
of buying and covering induced by
the improved technical position Of
the market due to the general li7ui-
dation of the long interests and fears
that rains in the northwest may
spread over the belt. July advanced
to 20.35. and October and December
20.17 or rs to Is points above the
lows and about the same gain over
the previous close. At mid-session
the market was steady.
Cotton futures closed steady at a
net advance of IL to IL points.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Friendship Fails
In Take-O Off Try

TREPASSEY. June 7.-(R-The
monoplane Friendship made three
unsuccessful attempts this forenoon
to take off from the harbor here for
it's projected flight across the At
lantic. The plane was apparently
too heavily laden and the wind too
light to enable it 10 rise.
The plane, bearing Miss Amelia
Earhart, Boston social worker, as
passenger. and Wilmer Stultz, pi-
lot, and Lou Gordon, mechanic, was
loosened from its moorings again at
1850 a. M eastern standard time and
preparations were made for a fourth
attempt.
Carrying a full load Of gasoline,
the F~rieBiship rested heavily on the
water as il was towed out for the
first attempts this morning. The
wind was. light and shifting and cen
tributed little buoyant force as the
motors pulled the heavy craft over
the surface. After the three futile
attempts to rise il was decided to
wait a little in the hope that the
breeze would freshen during the day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
Mok Fails in Effort
On Alleged Assaulter

LUBBOCK, Tex, June 7--tF1--A
mob Of ESQ persons which attempted
10 storm the Jail nc O'Donnell, 40
niles from here, Tuesday night, in
nm effort to get custody Of Andrew
porrince. negro, arrested on "a charge
~ attempted assault upon q l2-year-
Ala rirl. was repulsed hy Officers
from OiDonnell, Tahoka and LamcsA
after a fight in which the officers
were shownred with stones, sticks
and other missiles.
The z later was taken TO
Tahoka. LYNN county. and lodged Ina
iaiI. The entire negro population
Of O'Donnell has scattered to near
by towns.