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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
26-Year Delivery
Of Letter Blamed
On Doctors Error
Postal Department Ayers
Missive Lost in Cellar
By Physician.

The Post Office Department today
hit back at its critics who accuse it
of being years late in delivering mail
and announced that investigation by
an inspector of its service disclosed that
the letter recently claimed to have
been 26 years in transit to a Washing
ton1an from HarriSonburg, Va, was in
reality only two days in the depart
ment'S keeping. and a doctor, who had
mislaid the letter among old papers
in his cellar, was responsible for the
delay.
Postmaster General New, in a brief
statement. asserted that "ninety-nine
out of hundred cases in which letters
are delayed in the mails for years are
found on investigation not to have been
the fault of the post Office"
Inspector w. F. Chester was detailed
a few days ago to investigate the case
of the letter said to have been mailed
26 years ago and delivered to the adj
dresSee, E. Burkholder of 153 V street
northeast, on January 3. Inquiry by
Mr. Chester revealed that DR.. H. R.
Street of 1414 Girard street northeast
had placed the letter. mailed by Burk-
holders wife while on a visit to the
Virginia city on February %, 1908,
among some old papers. This letter
was discovered by DR.. Street on Janu-
airy /, 1929, and he looked up Mr. Burk-
holders present address in the tele-
phone directory and suggested that the
Post Office Department try 153 V street
northeast.
The next day." Inspector Chester's
report said. ''he took the letter to the
War Department. where he is employed,
and remailed the letter there. The let
ter bears the Washington postmark of
January 2. 1929, at 2:30 pm. and it
was delivered by City Carrier w. F.
Gross on January at 1873 V street
northeast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
KING HAS QUIET DAY,
RETAINS STRENGTH
British Public Accepts Reports Of
Attending Physicians as Assuring
Sovereign's Complete Recovery.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 8.-The British
public today accepted TIE complete re-
covery of King George as a foregone
conclusion. The tense solicitude which
formerly characterized the crowds
around the gates of Buckinham Palace
has disappeared.
Last nights bulletin said:
1.-THE King had quiet day. There
is no change to report in his majesty's
condition. The next bulletin will be
issued tomorrow evening"
1t was explained for the benefit of
the public that the words mo change"
did not imply that the Kings condition
was unsatisfactory. but meant that he
was holding his own. 1t was expected
today that in the long climb to con-
valescence-a stage which has not yet
been reached-there might be several
days when no definite improvement
would be recorded AS long as there is
no setback and the King maintains his
strength it was felt that doctors would
not be dissatisfied.
The return to the assurance of only
one bulletin day, as at Christmastime
was taken as an indication of the doc
tors confidence.
1t was understood that King Georges
| condition was much about the same this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
LEGION CHIEF
URGES BIG NAVY
Paul V. McNutt Addresses Rich.
mond Group on Presidents
Address.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, January 8.-Paul
V. McNutt, national commander of the
American Legion, told business men
and Legionnaires at luncheon here to-
day that the greatest practical step
toward the maintenance of peace
which the United States can take at
this time is the strengthening of the
Navy.
Conservative as the President of the
United States needs to be In his public
utterances in dealing with subjects OF
international import. there was no mis-
taking the warning of his address of
Armistice day" the commander said.
THE President told us that the Wash
ington Conference of 1922 has be-
come failure, because only the United
States has lived up to the spirit of the
agreement as to the $50 ratio in nava.
strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
New Soap Is Found
AS Laundry Help
Moves to Strike
Chemists Declare Inven-
ton Will Do Away With
Washing Machine.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, January g.
Many boiled-shirt parties programmed
for San Francisco may be- compelled
to turn very informal if a threatened
strike of Chinese laundry workers is
carried out.
These workers, numbering hundreds
and used by thousands of citizens, an
nounced yesterday they wanted an IL
hour day, instead of the Is they have
been working, and Saturday afternoon
off. The workers are members of the
Sok Chinese Laundry Workers Asso-
citation.
They want an answer to their de-
mands by January IL.
Meanwhile, it's an Ill wind that blows
no soap bubbles. The same papers that
carried announcement of the strike
threat carried a story of new syn
thetic soap invented by San Francisco
chemists.
This soap. its inventors claim, does
the work of washing machine and
scrub brush. All one has to do, if
one is bathing is throw in some soap
and sit still. In few minutes one is
clean.
But 1t won't do the ironing.
In Mexico IA cotton mills are busy
and OnlV Is are idle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
Confesses Murder of Two.

BLAIRSVILLE, Pa. January P).-
District Attorney l.. L. Miller late yes
terday announced that John S. Kinnan
of Black Lick, near here. whose wife
and month-old daughter were found
slain in the Kinnan home yesterday.
had confessed to the staying saying he
did it because his wife "naggad" him.
TWO charges Of murder we're lodged
against Kinnan. Mrs. Kinnan and the
child were shot while sleeping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
SHORT WAVES DEADLY.

JENA, Germany, January LP).-
Prof. ESau, who has been experimenting
with ultrashort radio waves, is reported
to have discovered that they will kill
small animals upon contact and will
destroy bacteria cultures. This has led
to the hypothesis that they may be put
to surgical purposes.
With an entire transmitter occupying
only the space contained in a cigar
box he has succeeded in sending ESQ
miles without an aerial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
Separate Veterans
Department Urged
BY House Members

BY the Associated Press
A move to set up a separate
department of veterans affairs,
whose head would be a member of
the cabinet, has been instituted
in the House by Chairman John
son of the veterans committee.
The department would handle
all matters relating to veterans
and its chief would have four
assistant secretaries, each of
whom would receive $4,000
yearly. A general counsel also
would be provided at a similar
salary. In addition, the proposed
bureau would take over the Ma
tional Home for Disabled Volun-
teer Soldiers and the Bureau of
Pensions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
MILK STRIKE PENDING.
Producers in Chicago Area Refuse
to Pay Farmers Prices.

CHICAGO, January 8 CP).-Deflnite
indications that strike of milk pro-
ducers in the Chicago area impends
were seen yesterday, when $50 farmer
members of the Pure Milk Association
met at Woodstock to consider action.
w. c. Mcqueen, president of the
association, described the sentiment as
generally favoring strike if Chicago
dealers refuse TO pay the S285 per
hundredWeight demanded by the farm
ers. e A vote will be taken locally
throughout the region today and We'd
nesday the association will convene
again at Woodstock for final decision
on the projected strike. Meanwhile
milk distributors were refusing to pay
more than $3.50 per hundredweight for
their supply and asserting they felt no
shortage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
MRS. VANDERBILT, JR., ILL.
Suffering From Pneumonia After
Attack of Influenza.

RENO, New, January 8 LP).-Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1r., wife Of the
former newspaper publisher and heit
to the Vanderbilt fortunes. was taken
To hospital here yesterday suffering
from an attack of pneumonia.
According TO Mr.. Vanderbilt, his wife
has been suffering from influenza
for several days and yesterday her con-
ELTON became serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
FURNACE FIRES SCHOOL.
Flames Destroy Building in Ports
mouth, Ohio-Loss, $4,000.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, January LP).
The second big fire in four days to-
day destroyed the Union Street School
Building. landmark, at a loss of $685.
600. Last Friday flames caused a $780,
600 loss to the Kresge store and the store
OF the Atlas Co.. dealers in women's
wearing apparel.
An overheated furnace is believed to
have caused the school fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Following a 24-hour strike, rail-
way in Paris agreed to increase wages
and at the same thine to raise fares to
cover the amount of the increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Kismet Council, Royal Arcanum, will
meet tomorrow, pm, at 935 Grant
place. Speaker: 1. S. Childs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

District of Columbia League of
American Pen Women.-The civic COM
mittee has arranged program for Thurs
day, 8 pm. when Dorsey w. Hyde,
secretary of Washington Chamber of
Commerce, will suggest topics for special
articles on the civic development of the
Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Burnside Corps. No. 4, w. r. c., will
hold an installation of officers tomor-
row. 8 pm, at Grand Army Hail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The National Genealogical Society
will meet. 8 o'clock, at the Mount Pleas
ant Public Library. Prof. George M.
Churchill of George Washington Uni
versity, will speak of THE Colonies OF
the Far West"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The District of Columbia Retail Drug
gists' Association will meet 7:30 O'Clock
at the Raleigh Hotel. Interesting pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The Business Women's Council will
meet in lecture room of the Church of
the Covenant. Rev. F. Bland Tucker of
st. Johns Church. Georgetown, will
have charge of the Bible class from
6 as to tbs o'clock. and the Chadwick
orchestra will feature the later pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The Woman's Auxiliary and Sunday
School Institute of the diocese of Wash
ington will hold a joint missionary
meeting January IS, at pm, in Epiph-
any parish hall. Mrs. William Wylie
wife of the Archdeacon of the Domini-
Spreading the Kingdom in the Land
of Columbus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The Echo de France" will meet,
o'clock, at st. Paul's Hall, 1873
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Washington Academy of Sciences Will
meet. 8:15 o'clock. at the Carnegie IN
stitution, Sixteenth and streets. Rob-
ert S. Sosman, retiring president, Will
speak. Address will be followed by an
nual meeting of the academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

The Sunday school of st. Paul M: E.
Church South will serve a turkey din
ner at O'Clock at the church. Enter
tainment will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Washington Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society OF
Denver. Colo. will give its annual ball
at the Jewish Community Center. Mrs.
Morris Stein, chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

The Society for Philosophical Inquiry
will meet 4:45 o'clock, in room 43,
New National Museum. DR.. William
Thomas Shepherd will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08

Victory Review. No. II, Woman's
Benefit Association, will give benefit
card party, 8 o'clock, at 1850 Massa-
chusettS avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Diplomas Stolen
From Des MOines
University Aide
President of Board, His
Secretary and 2 Trustees
Disappear.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, June 1.-Sixty
diplomas for prospective graduates OF
Des Moines University were taken today
by an unidentified man from the home
of George Newcomb, business manager
of the school, Newcomb revealed to-
night.
The diplomas were delivered from the
printers, and after Newcomb left the
house man requested them from Mrs.
Newcomb. saying he was to take them
to the university. They could not be
located there. *.
This announcement was made . few
hours after the apparent disappear
ance of DR.. T. T. Shields. president OF
the university board of trustees: Miss
Edith M. Rebman, secretary, and two
other trustees. They had checked out
Of their hotel and could not be located
In other hotels.
Fiery Cross on Campus.
A fiery cross was blazing on the
campus tonight, but was creating little
attention. This followed receipt ear
lier in the day by DR.. Shields of a
letter which the Tribune Capital said
was on the stationery of the Polk
County Ku Klux Klan.
The letter declared, the newspaper
said, that DR.. Shields. Canadian,
was being watched by the Klan, which
was in sympathy with the efforts for
"Americanism and patriotism" of
President H. c. Wayman and his
faculty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
BOBBY JONES STRUCK
BY FALLING BRICK
Lightning Strikes Clubhouse
Chimney as Golfer and Friends
Flee Rain.

BY the Associated PreSS.
ATLANTA, June BOBBY Jones
nursed a slightly bruised shoulder to-
night, convinced that an umbrella and
the luck that brought his stolen golf
clubs back to him from New York also
had saved him from serious injury to-
day when lightning struck chimney
on the East Lake Club house and sent a
shower of bricks down about him.
The amateur champion and two
friends were driven to shelter by a
thunderstorm that came up while they
were playing a practice round. All three
sprinted for the clubhouse. Just as they
approached the building the chimney
was struck, and one Of the falling bricks
glanced off the umbrella Jones carried
and bruised his left shoulder.
An. immediate examination showed
the bruise was of little consequence, and
a jealous club member placed the brick
among the clubs trophies for permanent
preservation.
Bobby expressed pleasure at Walter
Hagen's surprise victory today over
Archie Compston in their final 36-hole
match at Blackwell Park. England, in
dicating it was Hagen's turn to win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
DEBT CONFERENCE
MAY END THURSDAY
Redemption of German Marks
in Belgium Remains
Sole Problem.
BY the Associated Press.

| PARIS, June with the grave
problem of the redemption of German
marks imposed on Belgium during the
war still to be settled, the experts at the
reparations conference today reached q
full tentative agreement on all other
details of the long troublesome repara.
tions problem.
Unless the question of reimburse
ment for Belgium upsets the general
agreement, Owen ,. Young, american
financial expert, for the second time
will have been instrumental in extri-
eating the European powers from the
after-the-war complications.
The German and creditor experts
who already had accepted the annuities
proposed in the Young plan Of settle
ment today reached a compromise or
the conditions to which Germany sub
ordinated her acceptance tf those an.
nuities.
Young's Figures.
The figures proposed by Mr.. YOUNG
| marks approximately $492, 600, ,000) TO
! 81 years, 1,700, 100000 marks (approxi
mately $408, 8,000,000) for 81 years ant
900, 100000 marks (about $216, 5000, 900
for l year. This represented a presen
value of $9,000,0 900.
This compromise gave the German
satisfaction on all points excepting or
their demand that the last % annuitie!
be paid by the states successors to thu
Austro- Hungarian empire from th'
| part that they are supposed to owt
on AuStria's national debt. The Ger
mans will get an eventual moratorium
for two years on part Of the protected
share on annuitieS. They are relieved
of the lien on the railroads which guar
antee payments of interest on tn,
Dawes loan and the unconditional Shart
of annuities is fixed as they desired a
$50, 100000 marks a year.
Make No Decision.
On the question of the redemption oi
German marks which the Belgiant
found in their banks when they Ie.
gained possession in 1918, the experts
get the problem settled outside of the
Dawes committee on the theory that il
was a side issue, although admitting
! that it was closely connected with repa-
rations. Finally both the Belgians ano
Germans agreed to negotiate outside
but thus far no contact vas had be-
tween the parties.
The chief Belgian delegate declared
in picturesque Language that he was
quite willing Ito eat in the kitchen pro-
viding he had the same fare as the other
creditors and was able to sit down al
the table at the same tilne." which
was taken to mean that the mark
problem must be settled now or the
Belgians will not sign the report of the
committee.
The French experts were understood
to stand with the Belgians on this Ques.
ton. All the other experts cdmit it wa:
grave problem, which may possibly
wreck the tentative agreement reached
on all other details of reparationS. I'm
less the committee report is unanimous
1t was considered that the agreement
regarding the figures and the German
conditions will fall, neccssitating new
conference.
Pending negotiations between tn,
CONTINUED on Page IL, Column 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
AMBASSADOR JUDAH
ON WAY FROM CUBA
Expected OF Resume Law Practice
in Chicago When Resigna-
ton Is Accepted.
BY the Associated Press.

HAVANA, June 1.-American AM
bassador Nobel Brandon Judah today
departed for the United States accom-
panied by his family. after paying Of
fetal farewells at the presidential palace
and state department yesterday.
He had been Ambassador to Cuba
one year and six months.
1t is understood that no papers of
recall were filed and that his resigna-
ton rendered Washington is still un-
accepted. Charles c. Curtis, counselor,
will act as Ambassador pro tempore
until successor Is named.
CHICAGO, May 31.-Noble B. Judah,
American Ambassador to Cuba, intends
to return to Chicago and resume active
practice of law as soon as action Is
taken by President Hoover on his resig-
nation, handed in Immediately after
the Presidents Inauguration, 1t was
learned from his law firm here today.
Mr.. Judah intends to retire from active
political work, his partners are in
formed He Is now in Cuba but ex-
poets to return to the United States in
the near future, according to informa-
ton from his ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Expedite Orders Through Customs
Restricted by Treasury Department

which include serious illness, the return
to the United States to meet affiiction
or disaster, or travel in company with
the body Of deceased friend or rela-
tive.
"It was found necessary to change the
Treasury Department regulations in
connection with the issuance of expe-
dite orders and establish a definite
plan in connection Herewith" said the
statement issued by Seymour Lownan,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
"At the port of New York, IN addition
to the collector of customs and the
assistant collector of customs, it was
found that the controller of customs.
the surveyor Of customs ard his IL
deputies were all issuing the so-called
immediate attention orders,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
|DEBENTURE PLAN
| BELIEVED DOOMED
Senate to Uphold Conference
Elimination of Measure,
Leaders Say.
BY the Associated. Press.

BY the Associated. Press.
Administration leaders expressed the
opinion yesterday that the Senate will
uphold prospective recommendation
by the farm relief conference commit
tee to eliminate the export debenture
plan from the farm bill expected to be
presented to both branches Of Congress
this week for final approval.
A careful check of the Senate. mem
bership was held to have shown that
three or four Senators. who voted for
the debenture plan last month have de-
cided to support the conference report
recommending its elimination on the
theory that farm legislation would be
greatly delayed II the controversy over
this proposal is further prolonged.
-. Vote Expected Soon.
With this situation in mind, the lead
ers are prepared to ask q vote in the
Senate on the conference report as soon
as the conferees complete their work.
Senator McNary of Oregon, chairman
of the conference, said he expected this
to be early this week. The conferees
had hoped to complete their work yes
terday, but found it impossible to do so.
If the predictions of the leaders are
borne out, the few remaining steps nee
esSary to send farm bill to President
Hoover would be taken without diff
Guilty. The House is expected to ap-
prove the conference report practically
without debate. In the Senate the de-
benture extremists might wage a last
ditch fight to retain the provision they
favor.
Board Of Eight Agreed On.
The conference committee reached a
tentative decision yesterday regarding
the make up of the proposed farm
board. The decision recommended a
board of eight appointed members and
the Secretary of Agriculture, who would
serve ex off1cio. The appointed men,
bers would serve for six years at an
annual salary of $4,000.
The House farm bill provided for a
board of 6 members, and that Of the
Senate for IL, l of each from the IL
Federal Reserve Land Bank districts.
The conference committee decided to
permit the President to name board
members without geographical consid-
Grafton, but agreed to insert a section
in the bill asking the President to keep
in mind the localities in which the
major crops are produced. The COM
mittee had in mind board represent
ing the cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat
and live stock areas.
Considerable discussion was provoked
by the different methods by which
stabilization agencies would be per-
fected, and details in this connection
were permitted to go over until this
week for solution. Senator McNary
said he believed an agreement would be
reached easily after the conferees had
had time to give the questions involved
more study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
FIRE DAMAGE 100000.

GARDEN CITY, NY, June 1 CP.-
Fire starting in pile of rubbish along
side the Long Island Railroad right of
way late today destroyed three large
warehouses, a garage and a freight car
and threatened to ignite six huge tanks
Of high-test airplane gasoline. Damage
was estimated at 100000.
The place of the fire was between
Roosevelt and Mitchell Fields. Fire-fight-
ing units from five towns subdued the
flames after more than an hour. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
BY the Associated Press.

A blanket order intended to eliminate
all favoritism in customs examination
Of passengers baggage at all ports of
entry into the United States and which
sue of expedite ORDERS" was made pub
lie yesterday at the Treasury Depart
ment.
The expedite orders" have given
certain persons priority in passing
through customs and the statement ac-
companying the notice Of the Treasury
action said that there had been serious
abuse Of its use. Hereafter such priv
ilege win go only to persons who have
specifically obtained the privilege from
the Treasury Department and to others
landing under emergency circumstances,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
BANKER BATTLES BANDITS
Wounded in Head Fighting Of
Three Robbers in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June / R).-
Joseph Zitiello, president of the Zitiello
Banking Co., was seriously wounded in
the head when he fought gun battle
with three young bandits at his private
bank on the West Side here tonight.
Glass cages, walls and doors from
front to rear inside were splintered and
SCARED. The bandits fed empty
handed.
Their automobile license number,
which was obtained by a pedestrian,
traced the owner to an East Side resi-
dence and police Immediately set a
watch there.
The wounded president was found
slumped behind the counter. At the
hospital his condition was said to be
critical.