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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, N. Y. April 2e-Record
prices for early American furniture
were paid at the sale by auction at
the American Art Galleries Saturday of
specimens from the collection of the
late Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia.
A Chippendale carved mahogany
hghboy, made In Philadelphia about
1910. and formerly owned by the Van
Pelt family there. was sold to II. F.
Winthrop for s44o00. An armchair,
made in the same year. was sold for
$4,000, 1t was bought by Thomas
Curran. presumably for the Pennsyl
vania Museum, Philadelphia. Mr. Cur
ran also paid $4,000 for a carved
mahogany cheSt-on-chest Purchase of
chairs, highboys desks, bedSteads and
tables at prices ranging form $500 %
$4,000 were numerous.
Opens New Area in Prices.
The bidders who crowded the gal
leries to witness the dispersal of what
is said to be the rarest collection of
early American furniture ever formed
sat in amaZement AS the prices were
bid UP and when prices like the Chip
pendale highboy reached the unpre-
cedented price of $4,000 and an arm
chair was knocked down for $4,000
there was rounds of vigorous applause.
1t was the opinion of dealers and COL
lectors that the sale marked a revalu-
alton of early American furniture.
The fourth and final days sale, dis
posing of TIT pieces brought total of
1887, 522. making the total for the entire
sale S605. 499. Other purchasers at to-
days sale were Mrs. George P. Bissell,
Mrs. Roy S. Durstine, William r. Hearst,
Henry F. Dupont and the Detroit Insti-
tute of Art represented by Josephine
Wather. curator. and Israel Sack.
OF the 152 pieces disposed of in the
final sale many of the rarer specimens
were acquired by the Pennsylvania Mu-
scum, which, having exhibited the COL
lection. was said to be anxious to own
them. Next to the Chippendale highboy,
which Is 7 feet IL inches high and Is
inches wide, and is described as one of
the outstanding specimens of furniture
ever made in America, the most notable
sale was that of the armchair. It is de-
scribed as one Of six sample" chairs,
with serpentine arched back and seat
in deep green velour 1t has been de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
CHURCH OFFICIALS
DEDICATE STONE
UniverSaIist Dignitaries and
Guests Witness Ceremony
Despite Weather.

Despite the rain yesterday more than
500 members and guests of the Uni
versaliSt National Memorial Church.
including many ecclesiastical dignitar-
les. defled the elements to attend the
laying of the corner stone OF the church
at Sixteenth and streets.
Part Of the dedication ceremony rom
sisted of the sealing of several articles
in a bronze vase and placing it in
receptacle in the stone by Rev
Roger F. Etartz. secretary of the Uni
versalist General Convention. These
articles were the Bible, copies of the
Christian Leader, history Of Wash
ington parish since 1859, a building
stone, year book, an invitation to
the ceremony and copies of The Star
and the Washington Post of Saturday,
which contained announcement of the
corner stone laying.
Program of Services Outlined.
After the service had been opened by
the singing of the hymn Almighty
Fortress Is Our God" the invocation
and the Lords Prayer were read by
the Rev. Ulysses c. B. Pierce, while
the responsive reading and dedication
of faith were led by the Rev. Clarence
E. Rice. The Rev. Frederic W. Per-
kins, pastor Of the church, led the
ceremony of responsive readings, while
the conservation prayer was offered by
Rev. John Smith Lowe, pastor of the
Church of the Redemption, Boston
and general superintendent of the
Universalist Church.
Address by Rev. F. r. Adams.
Rev. Frank r. Adams. president cf
the Universalist General Convention.
in an address on What the National
Memorial Church Represents" de-
clared 1t to be a symbol Of the religion
OF heart and intellect set up in lofty
place. Rev. John Van Setback. for
mer pastor and editor of the Christia.
Leader, outlined the history of the
church, predicting it will become a
fountainhead, sending its influence to
all parts of the world.
Music at the ceremony was furnished
by the National Capital Oratorio
Society, under the direction of DR..
Albert w. Harmed. In spite of the
weather, over 100 members of the
society were present and contributed
to the program.
Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro
represented the District of Columbia
at the ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
RECORD PRICES PAID FOR EARLY
AMERICAN FURNITURE ON BLOCK
Reifsnyder Collection Brings $605, 499 for
Rare Pieces Offered at Philadelphia
Auction.

scribed in many magazines and books
on antique furniture and regarded as
one of the most coveted chairs in the
world.
Slavery Chair Brings $4,000.
A fiddle back walnut armchair. made
by William Slavery in Philadelphia
about 1850, was sold to S. S. Matthew
for $4,000. The fact that a Savery chair
brought much less than a Chippendale
caused comment, for formerly the
chair acquired by Mr.. Matthew bears an
original label, which reads:
IAN sorts of chairs and joiners work
made and sold by William Slavery. AT
the sign of the chair little below the
market in Second street, Philadelphia. y
A finely carved Chippendale mahog-
any sidechair was sold to William Ray
mond for $500. 1t was reported the
purchaser represented Mr.. Hearst.
Clock Sells for $500.
Among the articles bought for the
Detroit Institute of Art were Chip
pendale carved mahogany shelf clock
for $4,000: a mirror with frame made
nv John Elliott. in Philadelphia, about
1850 for $4,000 and an inlaid mahogany
tambour escritoire, made in New Eng
land, for $4,000.
Another chair whose appearance on
the auction block caused lively bidding
was one made bv James Gillingham In
Philadelphia In 1765. The bidding began
around $1,000 and mounted rapidly
until it reached $500. bid by the
Erskine Danforth Corporation.
S. S. Terry paid $4,000 for Queen
Ann carved mahogany lowbov. Irwin
Untermyer bought claw-and-ball foot
runabout chair for $500. A tray top
table of carved mahogany, made In
ITO. went to Mr. Matthew for $4,000
Mr.. Raymond paid $500 for a Chip
penGale side chair.
Sample" Costs $4,000.
Mrs. Bissell paid $4,000 for a Queen
Ann carved fiddle-back side chair. Gins
burg g. Levy bought for $4,000 rare
carved walnut Gabrielle leg day bed
Another sample" chair of Philadelphia
origin was bought by Mr.. Curran for
$4,000. s. P. Phillips paid $500 for
an armchair.
The most expensive writing desk sold
was knocked down to w. H. Woods for
$4,000. 1t was made in ITO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
EsCoBARs WHEREABOUTS SECRET
Rebel Commander in Chief Leaves No
gales Headquarters HurriedIy.


NOGALES, Ariz., April 20 Cp.-The
Escobar. commander in chief of the
Mexican insurgents from his Nogales,
Sonora, headquarters was looked upon
here today as sign that the end of the
revolution was near.
Escobar left hurriedly last night. Gen
Francisco Borquez, rebel spokesman, de-
clared Escobar had gone to lead rebel
troops against the Federals advancing
through Pulpito and Carretas passes on
the Sonora Chihuahua border. Rumors
were current. however, that he deter
mined to take an airplane at Cananea
and fly either to Ell Paso, Tex, or Doug
las, AriZ.. to surrender to United States
immigration officials.
With Gen. Fausto Topete reported al
Hermosillo, all the rebel generals in
Sonora apparently were in position to
head for the American border on short
notice in case Escobar should declare
the revolt ended. Gen. Manuel Aguirre
was reported to be the farthest from the
border somewhere in Southern Sonora
Mayo and Yaqui Indians led by the
rebel Gen. Marcelo Caraveo were reported
to be guarding Pulpito Pass. while an
Indian revolutionary force led by Gen
Ramon Yucupicio was said to be ad-
vancing East to Carretas Pass.
Federal planes dropped bombs on the
outskirts of Nogales. Sonora. yesterday
with little effect except, perhaps upon
the morale of rebel soldiers.
ranchers, charged with burning bridge
executed by rebels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
AMERICANS TELL
OF RAID ON TRAIN
"Cristeros" Driven Off After
Hard Battle With Guard
Near ViIIanueva.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April 90 - Two
American sugar operators we're telling
friends today of escape from Girls
teros," or So-called religious rebels, who
attacked the train in which they were
riding to Guadala lara last Friday and
! wounded one of them, Emil King, ir
his hand.
King. with his business associate. B
F. Johnston, capitalist, of New York
was en- route to Los Mochis sugar plan
tation. in the state of Sinaloa. when a
band Of rebels attacked their train neal
Vulanueva, state Of Michoacan.
Fight Lasts Al Minutes.
The passengers aboard the train
threw themselves to the floor of the
coaches while the military escort en-
gagged the attackers.
The fight lasted At minutes Arrival
of reinforcements on gasoline cars
finally caused the rebels to flee. There
were no dead. and dispatches to Mex
leo City papers mentioned only King
as wounded and said his injury. bull
let wound in his hand, was slight
Five men were held today in the city
Jail at Queretero charged with dyna-
hitting the Mexico City-Laredo passen-
So tAoAhA JCotNhhdy IlCdI tI4dt
city. The engineer and several others
principally second class passengers
were injured but were not in serious
condition.
Dynamite Wrecks Guard Car.
Accounts reaching here said several
armed men captured the section fore
man and several workmen near a tun-
mel south of Queretero. They bound the
workmen and left them in the fore
mans shanty while they placed their
dynamite bomb about Is yards inside
the tunnel
The bomb exploded directly under the
coach in which the military escort was
travelling. The soldiers Immediately
searched the surrounding country, re-
leased the foreman and workmen and
arrested five men found nearby. A
wrecking crew repaired the track and
locomotive so that the train could pro-
coed. 1t was due in Laredo some time
today, possibly six hours late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
AIR MAIL PICKUP TEST
DELAYED FOR WEEKS
Device Cannot Be Completed for
Month, Says Inventor at
New York,
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 29-L. s. Adams
Of San Francisco, inventor of a mail
pickup device for airplanes, said today
that tests for the Post once Depart
ment would not be begun for nearly two
months.
The Post Office Department an
nounced in Washington Saturday that
it would make the tests this week on
the Pittsburgh Cleveland air mail route
and il they were successful the device
would be approved for installation on
air mail routes throughout the country.
Adams said that it had been hoped
to hold the tests this week. but that de-
lays in assembling the machinery-the
pickup device is about 80 feet long
necessitated postponement. He said as
sembly would be completed in about a
month and that sometime during the
next month the tests would be made.
The first tests are to be made at
youngstown, Ohio. and the next at
Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

Commandant BuRnet, aide-de-camp to
the late Marshal Foch from June, 1921.
until the generalissimo's death. gives in
his book "Foch Talks" intimate and re-
vealing conversations with the man who
commanded the allied forces in the World
War. Marshal Foch knew and approved
of Commandant Bugnet's work of reveal
ing the real Foch. but asked that the
book be withheld from publication until
his death in order to escape possible
criticism that 1t was inspired. This is
the second of a series Of articles written
exclusively for The Star and allied papers
of the North American Newspaper AL
lance, Incorporating the most important
parts of "Foch Talks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

MEXICO CITY. April 90 CP).-El
Universal last night printed dispatch
from the city of Queretaro, saying that
a passenger train which left Mexico
City last night for Laredo, Tex, was
dynamited early yesterday about 80
miles from the city, between the sta
tions OF Chintepec and Santa Elena.
The dispatch said the engineer the
officer commanding the military escort
and a few passengers in second-class
coaches were injured. The soldiers
rounded up five suspects and took them
to Queretaro. The train was held up
for six hours because Of damage to the
locomotive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
MAY WIN THEIR RACE.

NEWTON. Iowa. April % GP.-Two
daughters of M. A. McCord. 85, former
mayor of Newton. may win their air
plane race to reach the bedside of their
father, who physicians said had but a
short time to live
Mrs. F.. w. Jasper and Miss Stella
McCord, the daughter. coming by plane
from New York, will be met at Des
Moines by Fred Jasper. husband of Mrs
Jasper, standing by in another plane
ready to take them the final 80 miles
of the trip.
The return to Newton started from
the Mediterranean Sea.
McCord, who once ran for Congress
on the Republican ticket. besides being
postmaster and mayor, was given ONLY
2 few DAYS to live by physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
SIX PERSONS INJURED
AS RESULT OF BRAWL S
One Colored Man Among Reported
Participants Believed to Have
Had Skull Fractured.

Six persons were injured in alterca-
tions reported to police last night and
yesterday. David Marshall, colored, 80
years old, the most seriously injured, is
believed to be suffering from fractured
skull sustained during a fight last night
near hts home In Desmond court south
west.
Others injured are Herman Wilson,
colored, 81 years old, of the 400 block
of Eighth street southwest; Horace Stat
ter colored, l6 years old, of the 800
block of G. street southwest; Chaplin
King, 81. living in Fort Myer Heights.
Va; Willie johnson, colored, 43, of the
1900 block of Sixth street, and Bertha
Waters, colored, of Holbrook Terrace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Strike at Mill Ends.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 90 LP.-
The Pineville Mill of the Chadwick
Hoskins Co., where a strike of textile
employees was called about two weeks
ago by the National Textile Workers
Union, was to resume operation today
3. B. Cossett. president, announced in
a statement issued this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
DAWES BUDGET PLEASES.

SANTO DOMINGO CITY, Dominican
Republic, April 20 (R-Political parties
and the people consider the new
budgeting system outlined by Gen.
Charles G. Dawes and his commission
OF private experts as improving the re-
publics financial methods.
President Vasquez has received con-
CALCULATIONS from all parts of the island
on his initiative in having invited Gen.
Dawes and his colleagues to study state
finances.
The government already has submit
ted to Congress several laws In accord
ance with the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
SISTERS IN PLANE
RACE WITH DEATH
Flying From New York to
Father in Newton, Iowa,
Believed Dying.
b. the Associated Press.

CURTISS FIELD, N. Y, April 90
Two sisters. Mrs. F.. w. Jasper and Miss
Stella McCord, took off for Des Moines.
Iowa, at $50 am. today, hurrying to
the bedside of their father, who is be-
lieyed dying at Newton. Iowa The
sisters were taken off the liner Baltic
at Quarantine by tug. and landed ct
tho Battery and rushed to the airport.
The sisters were advised by radio b.
F. L. Maytag a friend. of the fathers
condition while the Baltic was several
hours steaming from New York.
Maytag arranged for a tug TO take
the sisters off the liner at Quarantine
Customs officials waived formalities TO
expedite their landing. The liner reach
ed Quarantine at so am.
A Curtiss flying service cabin plane
was made ready and was waiting when
they arrived at the field Randy En-
slow was assigned to pilot the ship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
PACT BILLS APPROVED.
Council of Ministers Decides o.
Italo-Vatican Measures.

ROME, April 20 CP.-The council
OF ministers today approved four bills
which will be presented to Parliament
concerning the recent Italo- Vatican
concordat
The first has to do with the execu-
ton Of all the treaties signed at the
Lateran Palace on February IL; the Sec
ond covers the exercice of various cults
within the state: the third has to do
with ecclesiastical bodies and the civil
administration Of properties destined
for a cult, and the fourth deals with
all the rules Of the new system Of mar
riage whereby ceremony performed by
a priest has the legal status hitherto
reserved to the civil ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
italian Official in Plane Crash.

STRADELLA. italy, April 20 C).-
DR.. Italo Balbo, undersecretary for
aviation, and his pilot made q forced
landing in thick fog here today while
en- route from Padue to Rome The
plane was smashed, but neither man
was hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
ALMAZAN REPORTS VICTORY.
Federal Leader ROuts Rebels at PuIpito
Pass Consul Hears.

Ell PASO, Tex, April 20 LP).-El
Continental. Spanish language news
paper here, said Enrique Liekens. Mexi-
can consul general here, received a ra-
do message from Gen. Juan A.
Almazan, federal commander, that his
forces had reunited the rebels at Pulpito
Pass and started drive against Aqua
Prieta, Sonora, rebel stronghold
The federal forces crossed the pass
after the rebels had been bombarded
from the air, the message said, accord
ing to the newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

justified nature of the rebel movement.
At the same time. it has served to
show the bravery and spirit of sacrifice
on the part of our wonderful army in
complying with their military duty
I permit myself in the name of the
army to transmit to you the most en-
thuSiastic fluctuations upon the result
OF the campaign by which the ambi-
lions OF a certain reduced group of
corrupted generals sought to create a
sanguinary conflict within the country.
This will serve in the future to demon
strate that unworthy causes never Sue
coed when interests of the country
stand in the way.
(signed) EMILIO PORTEs GIL"
Rebels Flee Hermosillo.
The federal commander at La Paz.
Lower California. reported to Chapul-
tepec he had intercepted a wireless
message from Hermosillo, capital of
Sonora. that rebel troops there were
evacuating the city and fleeing north
ward. Federal planes bombed and fired
upon the railroad station with their
machine guns Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

The principal oil-producing countries
OF the world are the United States,
Mexico, Rumania. Russia, Italy. Can
ada. Venezuela, Colombia and Argen-
tina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Get That Old Time Pep

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DR.. Boice's Prescription Tablets
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Houses Damaged by Quakes.

ATHENS. April 20 CR.-Eleven earth
shocks which damaged houses and
caused a panic among inhabitants were
felt at Kalavryta, Peloponnese, yester-
day. No casualties were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29

Forest Service records show that
there Is more lightning in Florida and
Illinois than anywhere else in the
United States, but with little damage
from it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
It's a Wonderful Way
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
Retired Publisher Dies.

LOS ANGELES. April 90 OWL
liam A. Campbell IS, retired news
paper publisher of Lima, Ohio, and
Enid, Okla, died today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
REVOLT IN SONORA
CRUSHED, GALES
TELLS P0RTES GIL

Continued From First Page. J
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-20
COOPERATORS OPEN
TRAINING SCHOOLS
IN MERCHANDISING

Superior, Wis. = (FP)-The g.
week training school of the Coop
eraitve Central Exchange, which is
the wholesale house of co-operators
in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
and upper Michigan, opened in Su-
perior September 9. From the
large list of applicants a capacity
student body has been selected to
study not only the elements but
the more advanced arts of cooper
alive merchandising. The school
will be conducted in English and
Finnish. 1t closes Nov. 2.
On Oct. 81 the Northern States
Cooperative League, to which the
Central Exchange belongs, opens
its fifth training school in Mime
apolis. Proceedings will be entire
ly in English. Preference will be
given to young men and women
who have some practical training
in cooperative stores and allied in
stitutions. Tuition is $25 for the
6-week session.
The Franklin Cooperative
Creamery of Minneapolis has do
mated $500 and the Central Elk
change $50 for scholarships for
the Northern States school. The
Clouet, MINI. Cooperative has also
given $50 and other stores are ex-
pected to be similarly generous in
aiding the work of training the
cooperative retail and wholesale
personnel. Prospective students
should address the League at 21OC
Washington Ave. NJ, Minneapolis
MINI.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-09-20
FEDERAL RESERVE
GIVES JOHN BULL
QUARTER BILLION

Washington, d. c., Sept. TO-
A suspicion entertained here since
Hoover's election that he is "more
English than the English them
selves" is strengthened by the ac-
ton of the federal reserve board
in placing $250,OOO,OO0 at the dis
posal Of the Bank of England,
which is under heavy fire from the
Bank of France in retaliation for
the anti-French policy of the Brit
ish government.
This loan is warning to France
that the money of United States
depositors is back of John Bull, in
that worthy's nefarious diplomatic
dealings. 1t is said that Hoover
does not care much for the Young
Plan which gave England the worst
of the bargaining over the loot
wrung from Germany by the now
disrupted allies in the late war.
President Hoover is reported TO
have his heart set on an Anglo
American alliance and tho he has
not a dollar to give the farmers
or no aid for them in securing a
fair price for their grain, he has
millions for British imperialism.
1t is also rumored here that the
president is in favor of joining the
League of Nations. 1t looks as if
England still has something to say
in electing our presidents. Hoov-
er has the senate to deal with,
however.