Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1929, Page 24

24 SEFSTYLEDSPY ACELSED OF FRAD Man Implicated ir_l Interna- tional Plots Held in $3,500 Alleged Swindle. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif,, May 27—Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves, seif-styled for- mer international spy, was arrested here yesterday on a charge of suspicion of grand theft, preferred by Henry Kirsch- mann, jr., San Francisco business man, who alleged Graves had defrauded him out of $3,500 in connection with a pro- expedition to search for buried ure. Press dispatches revealed that before he appeared here four years ago Graves figured in the international affairs of d, Germany and the United . They related that prior to the World War he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in England on charges of having in his possession plans of big guns at the fortifications of Edinburgh, Scotland. His release four months later caused & storm in Parlia- ment. Other Crimes Alleged. Among Graves' other alleged activi- ties was an asserted attempt to black- mail Countess von Bezpstorfl, wife of the German Ambassador to the United States before the World War. He also was sald to have startled the Washing- ton Hiplomatic corps by engineering a plot to restore the German monarchy. Graves said he came to Los Angeles 10 weeks ago from New York, and had been retired from “secret service work.” He said that after serving four months in prison in England he was released and became a member of the British secret service. Graves made his first appearance in this country in New York in 1913, when he made himself known to authorities and claimed he was in the British serv- ice following a confidential envoy of the Japanese government. Accused of Attempt at Extortion. ‘The charge in 1916 that Graves at- tempted to extort $3,000 from Countess von' Bernstorfl over certain personal letters he claimed to have intercepted, and which he claimed would embarrass the Bernstorfls if made public, were dropped on March 8, 1917, because the principal witness had left the country. Then Graves asked permission to be- come & United States citizen, giving as & reason his fear the German govern- ment was attempting to get possession of his person. He was arrested by State Department agents in Kansas City in 1917 and accused of representing him- self to be a Department of Justice rep- resentative. On September 22, 1917, he was ordered interned for the duration of the war and spent this period at Fort Leavenworth, Kans, and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. TELEPHONE USE INCREASE | STRIPS POPULATION GAIN| | 18,522,767 in Use at End of 1927, | With 81,614,172,621 Calls Made in Year. By the Associated Press. Growth of telephoné use during the five-year period ending December 31, 1927, was nearly four times the esti- mated increase of th¢ country’s popu- lation during the saml period. The Department of Commerce, an- nouncing the results tf its quintennial telephone census, figured that the 18,- 522,767 telephones in use at the end of 1927 represented an increase of 29.1 per cent over 1922, while the population increase for- the period was placed at 7.5 per cent. In 1927, the department said, 31,- 614,172,621 calls were made—an in- crease of 28.3 per cent over 1922. ‘The ‘wire mileage of 63,836,182 was 71.3 per cent greater than the 1922 mileage, and number of employes had increased from 312,015 to 375,272. Every State in the Union showed an increase in_number of telephones in use, led by Florida with a 103.7 per cent gain, Three States—California, Indi- ana and New Jersey—had increases exceeding 50 per cent. Only Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana showed gains of less than 10 per cent. Minister Eberhardt on Leave. NEW YORK, May 27 (#).—Charles C. Eberhardt, United States Minister to Nicaragua, arrived yesterday from Cen- tral America aboard the steamship Venezuela. Mr.' Eberhardt, who has been granted a four months’ leave of absence, sald he plans to go to Kansas to receive an honorary degree from the Kansas-Wesleyan University, of which his father, Christopher Eberhardt, was | one of the founders, It now costs $15,000 a day to clean ONE KILLED IN WRECK. Mobile Newspaper Man Dies After Auto Crash. MOBILE, Ala, May 27 (#).—Richard Hyland, 22, city editor of the Mobile News Item, is dead here and Peter Craig, news editor of the same paper, is painfully injured as the result of an automobile accident early yesterday in the downtown section. ‘The car, driven by Craig, crashed into a freight car while trying to avold another car that was in the path of the Craig car. Hyland suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. The car was wrecked. Hyland lived two hours after the accident. Many Are Idle Due to Lockout. BRESLAU, Germany, May 27 (#).—A lockout of 50,000 Silesian textile workers began vesterday. The workers refused to aceept lower wage schedule in the $pinning mills and the employers re- jected demands for higher pay in other branches of the industry. Depression of the Silesian textile industry during the past few months had already thrown 10,009 other operatives out of work. MOHAIR SUITS 518 Opéh acharge account. Easy Terms EISEMAN'S, 7th & F Itching Quickly Relieved “Almost instantly the itchl stopped.” That’s what most people say after they have used Resinol Soap and Ointment for any kind of itching rash. The soap cleanses and refreshes the skin, preparing it to receive the ointment which soothes and heals. Men like the tonic odor of Resinol Soap for the bath and the Ointment is invalu- able for cuts, chafing, ete. Sample of each free. Write Dept. 37, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Resinol to CHICAGO Saturday- Sunday June182 Tickets good in day conches only Aninteresting week-end trip at small cost. Spend a full day in Chicago— see the famous ““loop,” the lake front, and Lake Shore Drive; the parks, Museums and public buildings — the many sights and scenes that have made Chicago 5o widely famous. Leave Washington Juneist . . ILI0AM. (Eastern Standard Time) Returning Leave Chicago June2nd . . 6:40 P.M. (Central Staddard Time) The trip going and coming is made by daylight through scenes of rare natural beauty and historic interest ~—the picturesqgue Potomac Valley, Harpers Ferry; the rugged Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. A trip you can’t afford to miss. Good meals at moderate prices in the dining car and also day coach lunch service. London's streets. For Decoration Day Plant a Rosebush in Loving Memory of Our Departed Ones These are an exceptionally= fine lot of rosebushes. Come take your pick as long as they last. They are all in pots and can be planted without the least setback. VEGETABLE PLANTS Tomato, Caulifiower, Pepper, 30c dozen. Egg Plants, 50 dozen. Cabbage Plants, 20c_dozen. | Nancy Hall Sweet Potato Plants, S| S0 per 100 || Rbubarb Roots, $1 dozen. 51| Use Black Leaf 40 to destroy lice on Rosebyshes. Oz, 35c. Mixed Gladioli, 60c doz. 1-gt. Brass Sprayers, $1.35. Tuberose Bulbs, 35¢ doz. Lawn and Garden Tools, Lawn Rollers, Lawn Garden _and | Poultry Wire, n Gates, Wick- ets, Rakes, Hoes, Spades. 5! CAPITOL’ PARK LAWN GRASS S SEED—Produces a rich, deep g velvety green lawn. Lb, 45c; Mowers, Lawn g Sprinklers, Sale Tuesday Rosebushes Fine Strong Healthy Bushes|5 59¢ Each . Red and Pink Radiance, and Pink Cochet, Opheli Francis Scott Key—Crimson; burst. —white; popular varieties. Also a few climb- ing roses. o No Phone or C. O. D. Orders for Plants | 10 1bs., | BLOOD —The Rose Tonic.| 5 | 7Lb, 15c; 3 Ibs,, 40c; 5 Ibs,, 60c.| §1 W.Bolgiano €& Co. ;607 E St.. N, W. Niif 9 All Monthly Now in Bud and Bloom They Will Continue to Bloom All Spring, Summer and Fall All Choice Varieties Whi almon; Sun- ellow; Frau Karl Druschi and many other equally Geraniums—in Bloom Pink and Red 10c¢ Ea., $1.00 Doz. Beautiful Scarlet Sage 10c Ea., $1.00 Doz. Started Cannas 10c Each Red Leaf, Red Flower. Green Leaf, Red Flower. Green Leaf, Yellow Flower. Beautiful leaved Coleus, Hardy Ivy, just the kind for graves; Vinca Vines, Ageratum, Begonias, Chrysanthemums, Fuchsias, Wan- dering Jews, Lantanas, Mountain Pinks, Petunias. All 10c each, $1.00 dozen. Hardy Evergreens 89¢ Each Retinospora Plumosa, Retinospora Plumosa Aurea, Retinospora Squarrosa, Biota Orientalis, American and Globe Arborvitae. OLD GARDENER FERTILIZER for your lawns and flower beds. 50c; 10 Ibs., 85c; 25 Ibs., 50 Ibs,, §$3.00. THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929. rRNITURé For Those Who Have a Major Room to Furnish.......... 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Good-looking Taupe Jacquard velour and damask Ensemble; 3 Karpen pieces with Lloyd George type $175 R N 4 Plain color Mohair Suite of Karpen make with three pieces, including lux- urious pillow back wing 3220 By .o Solid Mahogany Karpen Carved frame Suite in plain color Henna Mohair, with Lloyd George type chair, $325 3 pieces ........oiiiiiinen Remarkable value in a threepiece Karpen Suite in gold figured damask and chevron mohair combina- $160 [0 Many Bedroom Suites Specially Low Priced Berkey & Gay Bedroom Suite of graceful old Queen Anne type, with six pieces beautified with butt walnut. and solid $495 mahogany interiors. ... . Scores and Scores Furniture Slip Covers of Bedroom Suites In Smart, New Fabrics The Department of Interior Decora- tion at Mayer & Co. is showing some of the smarter, more distinc- tive Slip Cover materials at prices especially interesting. 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