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Evening star., 1928-02-18
1853 ACRES PURCHASED.

Development Of tract of land con-
tanning about i65 acres lying along
Suirland road and Oxon Run, just be-
vond the boundaries of the southeastern
part Of the District, by the Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery Corporation now is
IL progress. The land was purchased
some time ago by the corporation from
John A. Baker. who had held it as a
site for the colored cemetery.
The first section of eight acres has
beer completed and contracts have been
le; for the construction OF a lodge.
chapel. vault and other units Of the
cemetery. The land was purchased for
the corporation through the Office Of
o. B. ZantZinger. The sale price was
not announced.
Evening star., 1928-02-18
Hint on Use of Pitch.

insufficient pitch probably causes
more troublesome roofs than any other
single factor. especially in climates
whore there is considerable snow. It
is difficult to build a tight roof of low
pitch in these localities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"Diplomacy." melodrama,
at $40 pm.
Belasco-"B Broadway" drama, at 800
pm.
Poli's-"The Student Prince" light
opera, at $40 pm.
Keith's-Joe Frisco, vaudeville, at
ais and 8:15 pm.
Gaycty-"French Models" burlesque,
at 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Fox-"Old San Francisco" continu-
Gus, IL am to IL pm.
Rialto-"The Spotlight" at IL am.
1925. 2, 4. $40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Earlc-"Thc Love Mart" continuous,
IL 80 am. to IL pm.
Palacc--"Two Flaming Youths" at
10:45 am. 1920. 2:20. 4:25. $50, 7:50
and 10 pm.
Columbia.--"The Last Command
at IL am, 1855. 3. SOS. 7:O5 and
955 pm.
Mctropolitan-"The Jazz Singer
at 1l;2O am, 30, 800. 30. 7:20 and
9.25 pm.
Little Theater-"Mcrry-Go Co Round"
continuous l to IL pm.
Tivoli--"The Cohens and Kellys in
Paris" to IL pm.
Amba ssa dor--"The Love Mart" CHS,
and GAS pm.
Ccntral-"JaWs OF Steel" at 1890, 2,
$50 S, $50, and GAS pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
AREA OF 2,O(OACRES
BARRED FROM SALE
Land Included in Fort Hum.
phreys Reservation Still
Needed by Government.

Replying to an inquiry from Charles
Moore chairman of the National Com
mission Of Fine Arts. Secretary Davis
of the War Department has Informed
him that approximately 1000 acres of
land included in the military rcserva-
ton at Fort Humphreys. Va. have been
withdrawn from projected sale under
Congressional authorization. las they
are still being used for military pur-
poses and are considered necessary In
the operation of the Engineer School
and training of troops at that post"
While the requirement of part of the
land had been studied in connection
with plans for extending the parking
system of the District "f Columbia
along both banks - ..ae rotomaC River
below Washington. the Park and Plan
ming and Fine Arts commissions APP
prove of its retention as military
reservation, having been interested in
keeping it out of the hands OF private
owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
NEW WIRE OPENS.
Western Union Establishes Direct
U. S.-France Cable Line.

A new direct telegraph between
the United States and France was
opened today by the Western Union
Telegraph Co
Previously cable communications with
France have been available only through
lines which landed III Great Britain or
Ireland, but after lengthy negotiations
the Western Union Telegraph Co. was
given permission by the French govern
ment TO land one of its transatlantic
cables at Havre.
Accordingly. one of the speediest
cables was immediately diverted from
Fen2ance. England, to Havre. from
which point it is connected with Paris
through 200 miles OF underground cable.
Direct communication between New
York. Havre and Paris is made possible
bV the new cable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
n C. Bow Named for West Point.

Chester Hammond at Washington
Barracks has been appointed by the
President cadet at large at the United
States Military Academy subject to
qualification at the entrance examina-
ton in March Similar appointments
have been given TO Ralph E. Hendrick-
son and Daniel 6. Fowle. jr. Fort
Smelling, Mimi; Harry N. Burkhalter,
II. Yves: Point N. Y. and William
Cunningham. ir Fort Oglethrope. Ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06

Rockville. Md. Saturday evening.
Emmett M. Dodson, superintendent of
the western district, was master OF
ceremonies, and addresses were deliver
ed by J. G. Duke. general superinten-
dent; F. F.. Leith. vice president: Win
ter c. Brady. superintendent Of the East
Baltimore district: Mr.. Compton, sup
erintendent of the West Baltimore dis
trict: Floyd H. Heaton, superintendent
of the Alexandria district: Miss Harvey
M. ChisWcll, secretary, and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
FUND IS AIM.
Card Party Sponsored by Shrine of
Sacred Heart Sodality.

A card party to raise funds for the
Chapel of Our Lady. which the Sodality
of the Sacred Heart proposes to build
insthc main edifice. at Sixteenth street
and Park road, will be conducted by
the Sodality In the parish hall. Febru-
airy II The funds realized by the con-
duct of the party will augment the
subscriptions already received from the
donors for the erection of the chapel
The card party committee chairmen
include Mrs. Eva r. kilkoff. Mrs. r. A
German. Mrs. William Morris. Mrs
John Brennan, Miss Bessie Dodson
Miss Marie Mcdonald. Miss Sara kray-
ecka and Miss Marguerite Mahany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
SEE SHORT-WEEK LOSS.
Five-Day Standard Opposed f,
Chicago Building Trades.

CHICAGO, February @.-Adop-
ton of the flve-day week by the build
ing trades of Chicago. as has been
urged by some of the trades, would
mean a net annual wage loss In the In
dustry of $30.50O,000. 1t was estimated
today by Edward Craig secretary OF
the Building Construction Employers
Association. The organization Is
pledged to fight the short week.
The figures. he said, were based on
statements of union officials in the
building trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
DIES FROM LOSS OF BLOOD
William Gordon, Coloyed, Expires,
Due to Broken Artery.

William Gordon. colored, SO years old,
COT Third street southwest. died at
Emergency Hospital about 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon from loss of blood
an artery In his leg having broken while
he was driving a horse on Third street
southwest half an hour before.
When Gordon realized his condition
he called to bystanders for aid. An
ambulance was summoned and he was
taken to the hospital. but the hospital
physicians were unable TO save his life.
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate OF
death from natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
INSURANCE MEN DINE.

With 100 employees OF the western
Maryland district and others connected
with the organization in attendance,
the annual banquet Of the Peoples Life
Insurance of Washington was held In
Evening star., 1928-11-02
VANDERBILT. SCION
COMMITS SUICIDE
Commodore's Descendant Attends
Opera, Then Kills Self 40
lt..g.,4., With Pistol. ~.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 2.-Atter
viewing a presentation of Wagner'S
opera "Tannhauser" at the Metropoli-
tan, Noel Morris, "a, descendant Of
Commodore William H. Vanderbilt, shot
and killed himself at his parents home
in East Seventieth street.
A typewriter note tucked between
the leaves of a diary gave the only clue
to the suicide motive.
1t read:
"Tannhauser wasn't brave enough to
stick it out, but I have the courage to
DO it. This is the last entry"
The body was discovered yesterday by
a lockSmith called to remove the lock
on the door of his apartment after his
absence had aroused the fears OF his
family. He was q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Dennen Morris, the father being q
LAWYER and prominent in financial cir
cles. His mother was the former Alice
Vanderbilt Shepard.
Young Morris had attended the opera
on Wednesday night. What connection
the story of TannhauSer could nave
had with his life is a mystery. The
opera is in essence an allegory depicting
the evils of laSciviouS love as contraSted
to the sweetness of love enobled by a
spiritual quality.
Morris parents said he was quiet and
studious, never, to their knowledge, hav-
ing been interested in girls. He was a
member of the Union Club and q stu
dent at the Russell Sage School of So
cial Research. He was q graduate OF
Antioch College, at Antioch, Ohio, where
he specialized in philosophy and social
science.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
CITY DENIES IT IS
BURGLARS HOME
Garner, N. c., InCenSed When
u. S. Prisoner Claims
Residence There.

BY the Associated Press.
GARNER, N. c., November 2.-Charlie
Patterson, post Office burglar, may be a
native of Garner, N. c., but his fellow
citizens won't admit it and the town Of
fic:elly has denied 1t.
In fact, residents Of Garner, long
boastful of an unblemished record for
law abidance and the fact that the town
has neither jail nor policeman, became
SO indignant yesterday when reading
press dispatches that Patterson, adj
mitted burglar, had claimed Garner as
his residence, that a resolution of denial
was promptly adopted at a mass meet
ing.
I'VE find," the resolution declared in
conclusion, ''that no such man even
lived nearer Garner than Cary, N. c.
Patterson, who had served a previous
sentence in the Atlanta Federal Peni-
tentiary for burglary of post office. ap-
peared at the United States marshal's
Office at Raleigh Tuesday afternoon ana
voluntarily confessed to robbing the
Cary post Office last April.
Patterson said he liked to live In the
Atlanta prison" and asked Government
agents to send him back.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
Columbia Road
Mother Amazed
At this store

Constipation is one of the worst
health runners for children.
Waste matter held too long in
their little stomachs and bowels,
forms poiSonS which pollute their
blood, cause headaches, b a d
breath, coated tongue, indiges-
tion; make them bilious, weak,
eallow, fretful and underweight.
At the first sign of constipation,
give your child a little California
Fig Syrup. Children love its rich,
fruity flavor. It's purely vege-
table, a gentle but certain laXa-
tive, and it gives tone and
strength to the stomach and
bowels so they continue to act
normally, of their own accord.
> Thousands of w a h i II g ton
mothers are praiSing it. Mrs. c..
E. Nash, I'LL Columbia Road,
says: my little girl, Peggy, had
constipation. Her breath was bad
and she never wanted anything
to eat. She was fretful, pale and
weak.
Nothing seemed to help her
until I got some California Fig
Syrup. Her trouble stopped after
the first few doses, and she
amazed me by the way her pretty,
natural color came back. Soon
she was as playful and happy as
ever and she's been gaining ever
since"
Like all good things, California
Fig Syrup is initiated, but you can
always get the genuine by looking
for the name California" on the
carton.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

Chinese President. as a member Of the
committee Of the legislative Yuan of
the Chinese government. is viewed by
the Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail as a consequence of wom-
ems growing demand for sex equality.
This demand, he said, had already
produced radical changes in social and
family customs and had placed women
on an equal footing with men before
the law. The appointment of Mrs
Chang gave her powers equivalent to
those Of cabinet minister. She is the
first woman to hold such a post in
China.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
TWIN CITIES ON AIR LINE.
st. Paul and Minneapolis to Be
Connected With New York.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 2 @-
Direct air line connection between the
Twin Cities and New York will be
established within a few months by
extension of the present Minneapolis
Chicago Cleveland passenger schedule
of the Universal Air Lines system, Louis
H. Piper, president of the Universal
Aviation Corporations new holding
company, announced yesterday.
Mr.. Piper returned yesterday from a
series of conferences in New York and
Chicago, where negotiations were COM
pleted for consolidation of nine aviation
companies operating air lines, factories
and schools In the Middle West.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
Boys Sentenced to Swim Muddy Potomac
As Penalty for Thefts at Beach Cottages

The boys, who were turned over to
their parents, are Milton Mays, 13;
Leonard Ferguson, is; David Grisso, l3,
and Francis Heard, 16. They stated
that they had broken into residence
belonging to Mays uncle and had COM
mitted various other thefts at the home
Of G. A. Shadback and Edward A. Curry
They had not disposed Of any Of the
Evening star., 1928-11-02

Having to bathe in what he termed
1.-The muddy Potomac River" next Sum.
mer instead of at the nearby beaches OF
Anne Arundel County. Md, from which
they are barred for one year, was con-
sidered good punishment by Judge ROD
ert Moss, in the Circuit Court OF Annap-
oils, Md, for four washington youths
who pleaded guilty yesterday to series
of thrill" robberies at Herald Harnor.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

loot, admitting that they had looted for
"the thrill
In passing sentence Judge Moss ruled
that the boys must stay out Of Anne
Arundel County for one year, and he
added that when next Summer rolled
around and they had to swim here they
would be punished by their desire for
the nearby beaches.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
REYNOLDS PICTURE SOLD.
American Pays Nearly $500, 900
for Betty Compton Portrait.

LONDON, November 2 CP)s--The Ex-
press says that Sir Joshua Reynolds
famous full-length portrait Of Lady
Betty Compton has been sold to an
American picture dealer, who has re-
sold it to an unnamed American col
lector.
1t is said Lord Chesham, owner of
the picture, was paid more than 100000
sterling for the picture, by far the
highest price that any of Reynolds
works has commanded heretofore.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
BRAZILIAN FLYER KILLED.
Aviator's Companion Is Rescued
After Plane Falls Into Sea.

RIO JANEIRO, November 2 R.-
Lieut.. Roberto Drummond was killed
and Second Lieut.. Marcio de Souza
Kello seriously injured yesterday when
a small Spad monoplane in which they
were flying dropped 600 feet into the
sea near Sugar Loaf.
Kello was rescued and the damaged
plane salvaged by infantrymen. Both
flyers were members of the army avia-
ton school here.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
INTRAMURAL SPORTS
HALL WISCONSIN AIM
Place for Athletics Other Than In
tercollegiate Planned-May
Cost $4oo, 900.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSSs
MADISON, Wis, November 2.-Plans
for a new 100000 intramural sports
hall at the University of wisconsin were
announced yesterday by George E.
Little, director Of athletics. Mr.. Little
said the proposed structure would be
asked In the tWo-year university ath-
letic program of the board Of regents,
whose finance committee meets Friday
and Saturday.
The new structures purpose is to
provide a place for indoor athletics
other than intercollegiate.
The proposed $685., 900 field house
which is to be built at the south end
of Camp Randall Stadium will be used
for competitive indoor track meets and
basket ball games.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
Bank Solely for Women.

AMSTERDAM, November 2 R.-
The first bank in Holland exclusively
for women was inaugurated yesterday
under the control of one of Amster-
dams leading banks. "Rotterdamsche
Dankvereeniging The new institution
will be managed solely by women for
woman clients.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

The Massachusetts Parent Teacher
Association has $50 branches and 10000
members.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
HOuse.cleaning!
O.Cedar!

HERE'S the most popular
combination that ever
helped a woman at house
cleaning or any other
time. For floors, base.
boards, tile and linOleum
--O-Cedar Polish MOpsl
The improved triangular
mop with the unusual fea-
tures---detachable, wash.
aDie, renewable. For fur
niture and renewing pol.
ishing mOps - O-Cedar
Polish. O.Cedar Polish
is the one that cleans as il
pOlishes -- nothing else
like it! Polish mOps, 75c,
81, $l.25. Polish, 4-Oz.
bottle, Soc; II o., 6Oc.
AT hardware, grocery.
drug, department and
other stores.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

lesley and sister Of T. v. Soong, min
ister Of finance.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
WEALTHY FLYER KILLED.
Julian Farwell, Son Of Chicago
Millionaire, Burned to Death.

CHICAGO, November 2 UP).--Julian
I. Farwell, youngest son Of Arthur Far.
well, Chicago Millionaire, was burned to
death yesterday when his airplane
plunged to earth at Chanute Field, Ran
toul, Ill
Farwell, who graduated from Yale in
select North Shore colony to pilot his
own plane. He received his pilots
license shortly after he left college.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
Speed Up Machine Guns.

The United States Army is fast with
machine guns. In an experiment at
San Antonio six men parachuted from
a plane with a gun and three minutes
later had it set up and were firing 1t.
Evening star., 1928-11-02
SEX EQUALITY HELD
RECOGNIZED IN CHINA
Appointment of Mrs. Chang Kai-
Shek to Legislative Yuan
Is Cited.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November disappointment
of Mrs, Chang Kai-Shek, wife of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
PRUNING THE MATURE
PEAR TREE

Successful growers vary the
pruning treatment of the bearing
pear tree according to variety, Wig
or of growth and environmental
conditions. In general, trees with
vigorous thrifty growing wood
need proportionally the least prun-
ing, provided there is room for
the tree to expand.
The pruning which is done
should be mostly that Of thinning
out rather than cutting back. The
tree with weak growing, pendant
fruiting laterals full of many
spurs will respond better to some
heading back of the dropping limbs
and fruiting laterals, as well as
a thinning of the spur wood. This
type of tree is also usually bene-
fitted by more attention to soil
fertilization with nitrogen and to
a better supply of moisture.
Orchards which are subject to
serious attacks of fire blight
should never be pruned severely
since the stimulation of vigorous
wood growth increases the pos
sibilities of blight damage. How
ever, all hold over cankers should
be carefully cut out at pruning
time,
In time vigorous pear trees tend
to get too high for economical pro-
duction and have to be cut back,
When this is done the leaders
should be cut back into about three
year old wood and a fairly large
lateral limb.
|. The type and form of growth
of the commercial pear varieties
is so different that a few sug-
gestions on each variety may be
in order.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST
SHOWN AT DAIRY MEETINGS

The economic conferences and
program meetings, held at Yakima
Monday and Tuesday of the past
week, as we'll as the three local
meetings held in the county, were
meetings in which considerable in
terest was shown by those attend
ing. Discussion on all of the lead
ing phases of dairy production, and
marketing, was quite keen. While
most of these meetings were not
attended by as large crowd as
was hoped, would be present, the
interest shown made up for quite
little lack Of attendance.
AS previously outlined, the main
purpose of these meetings, was to
assist in developing a program
through the presentation of facts
of the actual situation as relative
to the dairy industry. At all of
these meetings definite resolutions
were written or definite points in
a program recommended and out
lined.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
Winter Nelis

The Winter Nelis with its thick
tangled mass of crooked limbs us
ually presents the greatest puz-
zle in pear pruning. No amount of
cutting or type of pruning will
make symmetrical tree of a
Nelis. Excessive pruning greatly
aggravates the production of
many shoots, which often makes
a bad situation worse. Thinning
out of the wood by removing en-
tire limbs and shoots is most valu-
able here. Winter Nelis pears as
grown in Washington show a large
percentage of small Improbable
sizes. A moderate thinning out Of
the spurs and fruiting laterals on
old dense trees will help this con-
dition. However, more thinning of
fruit in May and June is of great
er importance.
M. d. ARMSTRONG, Extension
Specialist in Horticulture, State
College of Washington.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
WHY TOLERATE ENGLISH
SPARROWS?

The English sparrows have be-
come such pest in this section,
that many complaints have come
to the office I'M regard to them.
Probably some Of the leading
causes of complaints, are, the lit
ter produced by the birds by build
ing their dwellings where vines
are to be found. They usually use
such places as this, as a roosting
place during the night. Complaints
have come from the poultrymen,
who find that the sparrows con-
sumo quite large amount of feed,
often feeding in the poultry house
with the birds and still others, are
the grape and cherry growers, who
find that they lose considerable
in marketability of crop due to the
depreciation of this pest. Poison
has now been prepared for dis
tribution when the proper time
comes, and we would like to urge
that all communities being bother
ed much by the English sparrows,
begin to study the roosting places
and congregating places of the
birds and as soon as snow comes
we shall attempt to work with the
various communities in providing
a supply of the poison grain to
be used in eradication Of the spar
row. We have said before that
poisoning must he done in any
one community on approximately
the same day, and at the same
hour of the day in order to be the
most effective, and it is not the
plan to distribute poison until the
proper time for poisoning comes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
SECURE FARM RELIEF THRU
GOOD COWS
$50 Pound Cow Brings Same Re-

$50 Pound Cow Brings Same Re-
suit as Eleven 322 Pound Ones
1t seems that there should be
little doubt as to whether a man
would prefer to keep 10 cows or
from 80 to 100 to make clear
profit of 81, 100000 a year. Yet
many dairymen in Washington
are keeping the kind of cows that
require the higher number in a
herd to furnish the profit.
Cows producing less that 300 lbs.
OF butterfat in a year lose money
Tor their owner, provided he re-
ceives market price for the feed
given them, according to R. c.
Jones, extension specialist in dairy
Ing at the State College of Wash
lngton.
When the profit per cow was
figured from the records of the
Skagit county dairy herd improv-
nlent association, it was shown
that it takes three 322 pound cows
70 equal the profit of one cow pro-
oucing $40 Tbs. About five 1922 Id.
cows will equal one 425 pound cow
IN profit. -4sg....e
Six and one-half 1922 pound cows
are needed to equal the profit OF
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-20
CHANGE IN DATES FOR
POULTRY MEETINGS


1t has been found necessary to
change the dates of the poultry
meetings for the Kennewick and
Prosser communities. The meet
ing dates for these two communi-
ties are just being reversed, the
meeting at Prosser being held on
Thursday, December 20 and the
meeting at Kennewick, Saturday,
December %.
Mr.. Buchanan finds it necessary
to attend an important conference
to be held in Pullman December
%. Because of the much larger
number of poultrymen in the Pros
ser community, we feel that it
would be better to have Mr.. Buch-
anan present at the meeting at
Prosser which will also then, be
the first meeting of the series.
We trust that poultrymen will
check these dates carefully and
note the change in the schedule.