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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Charles T.. Hughes. chief Of naval
operations. Butler asked:
what have you to say about this?'
Hughes Wants Ships.

"All know. sir, is that want ships
Tor the Navy"
Hughes said he knew nothing about
how Congress worked or whit would
he the best form Of legislative pro.
ccdure.
lie added that he only was interest
cd in getting ships and that the pro.
gram represented the Nays peace
time needs. In war. nc said. it would
want every cruiser that could be built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
GERMAN BACHELORS COOK
IN CENTRAL KITCHEN
Munich Apartment Company Fur
nishes Housekeeping Quarters
for Young Men.

Core pondrnce OF the Associated Press.
BERLIN bachelors with
a penchant for cooking and house.
keeping are elated over construction
by a Munich company of the first
apartment house for bachelors.
Heretofore the modest salaricd
bachelor was practically doomed to
boarding house.
The Munich apartment offers sim
gle room or two rooms unfurnished.
On each floor there is a kitchen
equipped with individrial two.fia me gas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Escaped Convict Sought.


SDNCIaI DfspatNh 10 Tie EtaFs
IfAGERSTOWS, January 13.-Ap-
thorities here were asked to be on ne
lookout for samuel Shockey, 27-year-
oil slayer Of his brother. who esca ped
fs.I1 the Eastern Pennsylvania Peri
t~utiiry guards while engaged in con
.fructinu work In convict camp. lie
Wa& serving 10 to IL year=' sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Lynchburg Deficit Small.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LYNCHBURG, Va. January 13--
Although deficits were expected in
the general fund Of the city for tho
operaiion of last year amounting TO
$50, 900 and about $4,000 in the water
department the annual balance sheet
Just made up in the city auditor :
office shows n deficit of only $lG,s96.3a
in the general city fund. while there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Dry Agents Seize
Liquor in Bottom
OF Pottcd Plants
Ry the Associated Press.

KN INT NNNVtTHEFV IFSS'
ATLANTA. Ga, January 10
The flowers that bloom in the
Spring will have something to do
with this case.
G.. s. Slaughter. proprietor OF the
Atlanta Floral Co. was arrested
Yesterday when prohibition agents
seiz> ID as gallons Of alleged whisky
contained in false bottoms of p"ticd
plants in the companN'S GrcenerN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13

is a. balance Of s5.935.33 to the credit
of the water department. which r.
operated separately from the general
fund Of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Raw Steel Prices Boosted.

BERLIN. January 10 up. An in
crease in the price OF raw steel W1>
decided upon at a meeting of officials
az the German steel trust ut DuS>ci.
Gorf Yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13

ranges and large table In the middle.
Each bachelor can cook according 10
his own taste and swap recipes with
his neighbors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
CRUISER PROGRAM
BRINGS 0NDEBATE
Failure to Include Completion
Date in Bill Starts House
Argument.
By tho Associated Press.

Failure OF Secretary Mellon in sub.
hitting the Nays $125. 900 900 cruiser
and auxiliary warship construction
plan to ask for its completion by n
specific date precipitated a lengthy
argument at House naval commit
tee hearing today over whether the
Navy wanted actual ships or n paper
fleet
Assistant Secretary Robinson Of the
Navy. said the department wanted &C.
tual ships.
Representatives NinSon of Georgia
ranking Democrat on the committee.
asked why the Navy. if it wanted ships
objected 10 Congress saving they must
be built by given date.
THE Secretary explained that yes
terdaN.' answered Robinson.
Then this ALLEGATION for each year
does not meet the approval Of the bud
get inquired Mr., Ninson.
II understand the budget has ap.
proved" replied Robinson.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

lence and with not scratch to show.
The fact that it has been done shows
that your body does not need to suffer
injury from these conditions
Still officers were puzzled. Why
should she sit all night in the police
station, they asked, and then for no
apparent reason walk to the basement
and torture herself. She had arrived in
Lake Bluff without using the ticket she
had bought from Highland Park. Had
some one brought her there? Why
should she say Frank threw me OVER?
The furnace room scene was re-
enacted with the assistance Of Miss
Alma Seaberry, young woman about
the same size as Miss Knaak. Miss Sea-
berry demonstrated she could project
her feet, head and arms into the. fur
mace, Just as Miss Knaak claimed she
did. When Miss Seaberry offered resist
ance, however, 1t was found next to
impossible to force her into the furnace.
If there had been facts to point to a
more reasonable explanation, Miss
Knaak's story would not have been be-
Evening star., 1928-11-02
'SP|RIT-LOVE' BURNS.
FATAL TO WOMAN
Eifrieda Knaak SuCeumbS
Three Days After Self
Immdation Act.

By the Associated Press.
LAKE BLUFF, ILL.,, November q
Elfrieda Knaak, 30-year-old book agent
and psychology student, died early To-
day. three DAYS almost to the hour from
the time she submitted her arms, 1eet
and head TO Self-torture in the furnace
of the Lake Bluff police sation.
With her death, officers Sa1o' was
locked the story of what actually nap
pened during those hours peIore ttd,. sLae
Tuesday dawn when Miss knaaK, aIUeI
sitting alone all night in the police sta-
tion. went into the basement where sne
later. was found, near the furnace
Even should evidence develop pointing
TO some second party as having nao
hand in the tragedy, officers said the
Young woman's story that she alone mao
inflicted the burns as Selt-torIure 70
prove her faith in spirit love" WouIo
almost certainly prove a bar TO success
ful prosecution.
Hitchcock Pleads With Her.
Miss Knaak died few hours after
her former psychology teacher and ad-
wiser. Charles Hitchcock, had gone on
crI1tches to her bedside and pleaded
with her to tell everything" Hltcn-
rock has been laid up for week Win
a broken ankle. an accident of which
Miss Knaak apparently did not know
when she went to the police station
Monday night. 1t is police Lneory
that she had intended to meet Hltcn<
cock. who is also night Waterman oA
Lake Bluff, at the station.
'Hello, Fritz" Hitchcock said to the
dying girl. -, A.,
Miss Knaak looked him full in the
4ana hI,t did not sneak
He asked her several questions the
authorities had prepared: why olo
YOU do this terrible thing? Who let
you into the police station? Why didn't
you telephone me?"
The girl made no reply. AS Hitch
cock hobbled from the room he called
back, "Good-by.",
"Good-by." said the girl. 1t was the
Last word she ever spoke.
throughout her hours in the hospital
Miss Knaak had clung to her original
story of faith in spirit love-" Even
when doctors told her she had but few
hours to live she refused to amplify her
explanation.
Forced to Believe Story.
Authorities had doubted her story; It
seemed impossible. AT first 1t was
thought she might have been the VIC
tim of madman's attack, but there
were no facts to Substantiate such a
conclusion. At every turn of the in
vestigation, when officers tried 70
fathom a plausible explanation, they
were forced back to the girls own story
of -immolation.
An examination was made OF books
she studied as psychology salesman
ship student in Hitchcock'S class. One
Of them said:
"Pain is merely fear or suggestion
working on your conscious mind. II
YOU will deny this belief in pain your
Suhconscious mind VIII speedily make
this denial good. ** Men have
gone through fire and food and pesti-
Evening star., 1928-11-02
MANNING FOR SMITH.

SOn-1n-LaW OF EoTIuer 6EeSlueAt
Taft Announces Choice.
SWARTHMORE, Pa, November 2
R.-Dr. Frederick J. Manning, son-in-
law of former President Taft and pro-
fessor Of history at Swarthmore Col
lege, last night announced that he
would vote for Gov. Smith.
DR.. Manning, who is the husband OF
the former Helen Taft. made the an
nouncement at the close of political
debate of faculty members at the col
lege.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

lieyed. officers said. Three days Of In
ouirv into all other suggested clues,
however. left them almost believing
the girls own meager account OF the
mystery.
Evening star., 1928-11-02

Dainty French Prints
in this delightful selection
of all-linen handkerchiets.
Hand-rolled hens.
Handkerchief Section, First Flcor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

Fstatement that "fully 65 per cent Of
whom / talked declared that prior
punishment. They think it a deter
rent of crime"
Other judges and lawyers with
within I talked declared that prior
to the advent Of women jurors thtre
was an epidemic of damage cases in
which the verdict was invariably for
the plaintiff. Women jurors stopped
that.
Children Provide Excuse
Women may be excused from jury
duty if they have small children. =.
Society ONE should serve"
declared an MISUNDERSTANDING wo-
man. "Many Of my friends, even
college graduates, let their minds 60
to seed. They don't even read the
newspapers. They burn me up'!"
| tried pumping the men jurors
as to their reactions to feminine
companionship on the jury. They
were inclined to think that women,
more than men. are swayed a little
by sympathy, but one and all scoffed
at the idea that they are not just
as intelligent and capable of judicial
judgment. They almost always
choose a man foreman, however.
Only % states allow to
serve on %juries. They are Arkan-
sas, California, Delaware, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ne
vada, New Jersey, North Dakota.
Ohio. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Utah, Washington, Wiscon-
sin, District of Columbia and Alaska.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
BOND Sales IN
'27ATRECORD
American Capital Has
Unprece dented Bus
mess in Year
BY WALTER

NEW YORK, Dec. 81. Rp-Ameri-
can capital in unprecedented volume
poured into new domestic and for
eign financing in 1927. While final
estimates are not yet available, it
appears certain that $500, 000, 900,
more than a billion and a half more
than the total for 1926, was ex-
changed for bonds Of national, state
and eunicipal governments, and in
dustrial enterprises throughout the
world. 1t does not follow that the
amount Of American money invest
ed in bonds has increased eight and
one-half billions, since much of the
total was accounted for by extern
sive refunding operations.
Although bond offerings reached
record figures in October, the week
iy average was largest in the first
four months. The influx of new
bonds from January TO May was
so rapid that a period Of acute con-
g~estion developed, and at one time
II was estimated that $1,000, 900 200
in new bonds remained unsold. Three
months passed, during which the flow
of offerings shrank TO a trickle, be-
fore the surplus was digested. The
result was a steady lowering Of quo
tations on listed bonds.
Rises in Waves
Recovering from its spell of indi-
gestion, the market again headed
upward. Prices advanced, with a few
minor interruptions, until the aver
age in the last two months reached
the highest level in all time.
The rise of bond prices was in
three distinct waves. Active bidding
which started in late 1926 did not
subside until the end Of January
A reaction which followed vas check.
ed in March. when government fl
nancing at low rates brought renewed
stimulation. Until the end Of Apri.
quotations steadily rose. In the
stagnant period of heavy surplus Of
new issues, prices entered a Ions
slump which continued until the mid.
die Of August. In neither Of the two
reactions. however. did quotations re
turn to the level ut which they began
the year.
Despite the unprecedented advance
in prices, demand for listed bond:
showed no signs of diminishing. The
volume Of sales was closing to So,
800, 00O, 900. approximately $500, 900,
900 more than in 1926, though fail.
ing to come up to 1925, when $780,.
600 in bonds changed hands on the
Stack Exchange.
Easy Money
The buoyant condition Of the bond
market was indebted almost entire,
ly to easy money rates prevailing
throughout the year. A general slow.
ing up Of business left enormous
sums available for investment pur.
poses, and led, in August to a reduc,
ton of the rediScount rate of the
Federal Reserve Bank TO 3 1-2 from
( percent. at which level it had beer
held since August, 1926.
Because Of low credit rates, the
U. S. Treasury was able TO obtain
huge loans as low as 3 Is to 3 3-s
percent. most of which were under
taken 10 refund more than $4,000.
000,0 900 of the Second Liberty Loan
Up to the date Of call, November Is
the amount Of Second Liberty bonds
outstanding had been reduced te
1882, 1000, 900. The final "moppine
up" subsequently brought in for re.
tirement all but 1885,, 600, 900 Of the
issue.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
By LILLIAN CAMPBELL
Staff Writer for Central Press
The Herald

By LILLIAN CAMPBELL
Staff Writer for Central Press and
The Herald
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 3i.-Wo-
men now have been serving on
juries for several years. What have
they accomplished? Have they help
ed or hindered justice
That's what / have tried to find
out. I've been serving as a juror.
/ didn't vote to send anyone to
the electric chair, or even TO jail.
Mine was not that kind Of a jury.
But / had to help decide several
cases.
And / have learned several things
concerning what women have done
and what they haven't.
"Saviors of Justice"
They haven't brought about the
millennium.
On the other hand. Judge Homer
G.. Powell, Of Cleveland, chief JUS
tice Of common pleas curt, tells
me:
Women jurors have been the
saviors of Justice. The average
woman voter is intelligent. There
fore as women jurors are recruited
from ranks of the voters only, the
average intelligence of jurors is
raised by the addition of women"
And that's that certainly
found most Of my women compan-
ions not only intelligent, but con-
scientiohs and eager to bring about
justice.
Il like it." confided one house
wife TO me. "Td serve another week
~ 7 uara narpoittad -
Can you imagine a mar saying
that,
All Types Serve
Not only housewives serve on
~juries, you know. Business and pro-
fessional women, society and club
women, shop girls and typists. All
find it interesting.
Some are a bit frightened at first
but they are all right when they
have chatted with the others a biz
and made the acquaintance Of Miss
Olive Laughton, bailiff in charge OF
women.
A little dark-eyed mother of seven
admitted that criminal cases were
not pleasant, especially those deal
ing with sex offenses.
But the lawyers make 1t as easy
for us as they can" she said. And
afte- all. we are here to do ouI
duty, aren't we?"
Conservative and Conscientious
The judges are unanimous in their
praise Of this attitude on the part
of women Common Pleas Judge
Thomas NJ. Kennedy, of Cleveland
declared they are conservative, but
conscientious.
They listen as carefully to the
cases as IL they were students about
to be examined on a subject" wa:
the way he put it.
Judge Walter C. Mcmahon, ais,
Of Cleveland. said few IN asl
to be excused from a case because o.
embarrassing details, thinking il
their duty to 60 through with it. HI
also told me he doesn't believe II
that old theory that women are more
evere on women than are men
Their sense Of justice and fair play
is we'll developed, he thinks, but
added the somewhat surprising
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

And we thank you for any oppor-
tunity you have given us to serve
you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
CITY TO BUILD HOMES

city is considering q plan to build
hornes to relieve the housing short
are and sell them on the INSTALL
ment plan. requiring purchasers 20
take out insurance covering the bal
ance. Small houses would be taken
over upon down payments in cash
NJ low As SO. An cwner-occupier.
aged 90. who got an advance Of
M .433 for 90 years, would make
ky payments. including insur-
Of less than Sc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
MAKE ARTIFICIAL WOOL

STUTTGART - German cellulost
manufacturers are experimenting
with production of a cellulose sub
stitute for wool yarn. II is said
results 50 far have been unsatis.
factory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

cussion Of the proposed Valley bu-
reau at San Antonio are contemplated
for the meeting. Other matters may
come before the meeting, however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
Mercedes c. of G. to
Hold Meeting Monday

Especial 70 &c HeraIdJ
MERCEDES. Dec. 31.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held Mold; eve
ming, L. w. Monk secretary, an
Routine matters and dis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
BABY DRINKS PAINT

PANHANDLE, (Pl-The ~16-months-
old baby of Mr.. and Mrs Bud Kirk
narrowly escaped death from drink
ing a quantity Of paint. An antidote
saved his life.
Evening star., 1928-10-28
School will have a business meeting at

School will have q business meeting at
Girl Reserve day, ali Girl Re-
serve clubs from grade schools, private
and parochial schools, junior high and
senior high schools, were invited to the
Y. w. C. A. for the afternoon and eve
ming. Hundreds of girls crowded the
entire building and enjoyed the first
inter-club day of the new school year.
The largest crowd ever served in the
auditorium had supper together at 6
pm. The Bon Secour Girl Reserve
Club of Central High School carried
away the honors for attendance with SO
members present.
Health Education Department.
conference of health education di-
rectors will be held in Washington No
vember and at the Y. w. G. A.,
Seventeenth and K streets. Physical
directors from associations in Eastern
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia
will attend. Miss Hettie P. Anderson,
general secretary of the Washington
association will welcome the delegates
and Miss Ruth Atwell of Hollins Col
lege will speak on individual and cor
rective gymnasium work-the aspect of
health education work for which the
Washington association is particularly
we'll equipped. Subjects for considera-
ton will be the standardizing of the Y.
w. C. A. medical examinations through
out the country and health education
budgets. The Washington physical di-
rectors will be hostesses to the visitors.
Badminton groups are being formed
for play during the Winter. Any in
formation may be obtained from the
health education Office on the fifth
floor.
The bowling alleys are now open
from 1880 to pm, rs we'll as during
the evening hours from 5 to 10.
Evening star., 1928-10-28
Y. W. C. A.

The program for the twilight music
hour, which will be held on the roof
of the Y. w. G. A, Building, Seventeenth
and K streets, o'clock, will be given
by Miss Ivalee Newell, violinist. Miss
Imogene B. Ireland, music director of
the association, will be the accompanist
and Miss Freddy Anthony will be the
hostess, assisted by Miss Ireland.
Friends of the association are invited
to attend, and out-of-town visitors are
particularly asked to join in this in
formal at-home hour.
Vesper service at the Elizabeth Som
ers residence, 1104 M street northwest
will be held at $40, when William
Knowles Cooper, general secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., will address the girls.
Visitors are always welcomed at this
service.
Halloween party will be given at
the association building, Seventeenth
and K streets, Wednesday, when the
"ghostieS and ghoulies" invite their
young friends, both girls and boys, to a
frolic on the roof between 7:30 and 10
pm. The admission fee at this party
will be 25 cents.
1t is announced with regret that three
members of the board of directors have
rendered their designations this Fall:
Mrs. Herbert L. Davis, Mrs. Alfred C.
Fisher and Mrs. John A. Sterrett. At
the last meeting of the board the fol-
lowing were elected to fill these unex-
pired terms: Mrs. Arthur X. Jones. Mrs.
Thomas w. Phillips and Mrs c. w.
Wright.
A party will be given by the staff of
the " " r fAnvf Y,,Iaa
they will entertain at dinner for the
Baltimore associations. This tricity
party will offer opportunities for becom-
ing better acquainted personally and
for becoming better acquainted with the
work of the Y. w. c. A. in the neigh
boring cities. Members of the Rich
mond staff will also be guests of the
Washington staff overnight. A program
has been arranged after the dinner,
The Recreation Hut at Twentieth and
B streets grows increasingly popular for
entertaining. On Monday of this week
a D. A. r. Halloween dinner will be
given; on Tuesday the Southern Dairy
will give masquerade dance; on We'd
neSday the Red Triangle will have a
dance; on Friday the Phi Epsilon Fra
ternity Of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church will have party, and on Sat-
urday a dance will be given by the
Western Union.
On Friday, November 2, the Kamp
Kahlert reunion banquet will be held
in Barker Hall at pm. All campers,
both seniors and juniors, are asked to
come at this time to renew friendships
made at camp and to enjoy the inter-
esting program to be provided. Reser-
Evening star., 1928-10-28
GUATEMALAN ENVOY
DENIES DISORDER RUMOR
Minister Declares Republic Is En-
joying Undisturbed Inter-
nal Peace.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reports published in the United
States of recent internal disorders In
Guatemala were denied yesterday by the
Minister of that country, DR.. Adrian
Recinos, who has received the following
communication from the Guatemalan
minister of foreign affairs:
Guatemala enjoys undisturbed in
ternal peace and order prevails through
out the country" the message said.
Not a single citizen has been impris-
oned for political reasons. Business
continues normally and the people con-
tinue to show full confidence in the
government"
Evening star., 1928-10-28

H. Mcneil. The guests were Mrs. Adm
B. Lacy, Germantown, Pa; Mrs. r..
A.. Pyle. Mrs. Heyl and Mrs. H. F..
White, sr.
The Department Of the Potomac
WOman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the
Grand Army Of the Potomac attended
the annual inspection of Burnside w. r.
c. October "a at g. A. r. Hall The de-
partment president, Mrs. Mary Howard,
Wingate, being still detained in Maine
by the illness of her daughter, sent re-
grets, as also did Miss Augusta B.
Palmer. department counselor, who is
Ill. Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Cary, senior vice
president of the department, represent
ed the president. Mrs. Elizabeth D.
Shaw, department inspector, at the con-
clusion of the ritualistic work, con-
graduated the president, Mrs. Della
O'Brien, and members for their achieve
ments during the year. The president
responded, and in the name of the
corps presented Mrs Shaw with a bas-
ket of flowers. The department patriotic
instructor, Mrs. Nora B. Beattie, at the
conclusion of words of commendation,
recited a poem, THE Faithful Few"
StresSing the point there is always that
same condition in every organization.
Evening star., 1928-10-28
Belfast Glasgow Air Line.

Daily airplane service between Bel
fast, Ireland, and Glasgow, Scotland, is
to be started. Planes capable of carry
ing up to 20 passengers are to make the
trip in less than two hours, and the
round-trip fare will be $40. Besides
the regular plane service the company
will provide taxi-planes for trips to any
point OF either country. 1t also plans
to open a number of other services in
parts of northern Scotland. Expecta-
tionS are that eventually the service
will be extended to Edinburgh.