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24 SELF-STYLED SPY ACCUSED OF FRAUD Man Implicated in Interna tional Plots Held in $3,500 Alleged Swindle. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif, May 27.—Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves, self-styled for mer International spy, was arrested here yesterday cn a charge of suspicion of grand theft, preferred by Henry Kirsch raann, jr„ San Francisco business man, who alleged Graves had defrauded him out of $3,500 in connection with a pro jected expedition to search for buried t>rccU)Ui c. Press dispatches revealed that before he appeared here four years ago Graves figured in the international affairs of England, Germany and the United States. 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 a storm in Parlia ment, Other Crimes Alleged. Among Graves' other alleged activi ties was an asserted attempt to black mail Countess von Bespstorff, wife of the German Ambassador to the United States before the World War. He also was said to have startled the Washing ton diplomatic 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 Bernstorff over certain personal letters he claimed to have intercepted, and which he claimed would embarrass the Bernstorffs if made public, were dropped on March 8, 1917. because the principal witness had left the country. Then Graves asked permission to be come a United States citizen, giving as a 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 Vst «t End of 1927, With 31,614,172,621 Calls / Made in Year. By the Associated Press. Growth of telephone use during the five-year period ending December 31, 1927, was nearly f6ur times the esti mated increase of th< Country’s popu lation during the f&ml period. The Department of Commerce, an nouncing the results Vi 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, lowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Montana showed gains of less than 10 per cent. Minister Eberhardt on Leave. NEW YORK, May 27 UP).— 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, said 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 London’s streets. I ForD ™ ration Sale Tuesday I K Plant a Rosebush in Loving O L. «-> ra el | Memory of Our Departed IyOSCDUSIICS 1 9 Ones gfl Fine Strong Healthy Bushes || i rlflpSf 3 59c Each =J a / j 1 HOLT _j jfjljh} Now in Bud and Bloom a \ JaJHlji' They Will Continue to Bloom r| S \ /Sf All Spring, Summer and Fall ||S | >n \ All Choice Varieties || \*?y i Red and Pink Radiance,. White g(j and Pink Cochet, Ophelia—Salmon; [|| p l Francis Scott Key—Crimson; Sun- E| v - K /mf-' | burst—Yellow; Fraiu Karl Druschki g<| <Q —white; and many other equally gi r Xy . popular varieties. Also a few climb- Be H * ing roses. ' Rfl Is; No Phone or C. O. D. Orders for Plants gc 3 These are an gxceptionalljr* Geraniums -in Bloom a I fine lot of rosebushes. Pink and Red jsi Come take your pick as 10c Ea., SI.OO Doz. i >3; long as they last. They _ Y are all in pots and can be Beautiful Scarlet Sage §gl jSSS. WithoUt the ,east 10c Ea., SI.OO Doz. S Started Cannas fa i VEGETABLE PLANTS 10r Fark gfl ! Tomato, Cauliflower, Pepper, 30c , g? lp| dozen. R*d Leaf, Red Flower. gj ® Egg Plants, 50c dozen. Green Leaf. Red Flower. RB K Cabbage Plants, 20c dozen. Green Leaf, YeUow Flower. ES p| Nancy Hall Sweet Potato Plants, Beautiful leaved Coleus, Hardy Da >ss 60c per 100. Ivy, just the kind for graves; js| >P\ Rhubarb Roots, SI dozen. Vinca Vines. Ageralum, Begonias, S<| Use Black Leaf 40 to destroy lice Chrysanthemums, Fuchsias, Wan- gfi ,C! on Rosebushes. Oz„ 35c. dering Jews. Lantanas, Mountain Kj p 1 -qt. Brass Sprayers. 51.35. Pinks. Petunias. All 10c each, ON m Mixed Gladioli, 60c doz. 51.00 dozen. IS 'C Tuberose Bulbs, 35c doz. LJ B „ __ _ 'gS (9 Lawn and Garden Tools, Lawn nardy UVergreeilS W K Mowers, Lawn Rollers, Lawn QQ r a/> L Ra » Sprinklers, Lawn, Garden and OI7C ILcLCXI 2d Poultry Wirp. Lawn Gates, Wick- Retinospora Plumosa, Retinospora k*! sc Rakes, Hoes, Spades. Plumosa Aur ea, Retinospora gs| H CAPITOL PARK LAWN GRASS Squarrosa, Biota Orientaiis, 53 ,C SEED —Produces a rich, deep American and Globe Arborvltae. PJ " p velvety green lawn. Lb., 45c; OLD GARDENER FERTILIZER 38 | 1 » .10 lbs., 53.75. '' for your lawns and flower beds. R<? HLOOD MEAL—The Rose Tonic. 5 lbs., 50c: 10 lbs., 85c; 25 lbs., a Lb., 15c; 3 lbs., 40c; 5 lbs., 60c. $1.75; 50 lbs., $3.00. g| IF.W.Bolgiano £>Co. I ©O2 E SL.N.W. MAI N ONE KILLED IN WRECK. Mobile Newspaper Man Dies After Auto Crash. MOBILE. Ala., May 27 (/P). —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 aocident early yesterday in the downtown section. The car, driven bv Craig, crashed into a freight car while trying to avoid 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 3 ).—A lockout of 50,000 Silesian textile workers began yesterday. The workers refused to accept lower wage schedule in the Spinning 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 10,000 other operatives out of work. MOHAIR SUITS $lB Op fit a charge account. Easy Terms EISEMAN'S, 7th & F Itching Quickly Relieved “Almost instantly the itching 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, etc. Sample of each free. Write Dept. 37, Retinol, Baltimore, Md. Resinol *ls Excursion to CHICAGO Saturday - Sunday June 1&2 Tickets good im day coaches only An interesting 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 so widely famous. Leave Washington June let . . IliloAJL (.Eastern Standard Time ) Returning Leave Chicago June and . . 6:40 P.M. (Central Standard Time ) The trip going and coming is made by daylight through scenes of rare natural beauty and historic interest the picturesque 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. Baltimore &Qbio 1 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, I). C.. MONDAY, VfAT 27, 1929. For Those Who Have a Major Room to Furnish Announcing a Delightful Showing of Dependable Lifetime Suites . . . for DINING ROOMS LIVING ROOMS AND BEDROOMS V at Exceptionally Low Prices This Week Many unusual values in Every suite in this great artistic, Lifetime Suites are ' jPUgjjw Oif r*. | N offering is our regular, care at Mayer’s this week. It’s a Irff I’s II stT JQ|f) Jjj/k fully selected stock of de delightfully simple task to . '!-« jl r| r- pendable Lifetime quality, buy advantageously here u jjj ■ we H worth your while now. A few are listed. j I j lO purchase here this week. Suites Reduced Suites Reduced Massive Dining Suite of Early Suke, with drop-leaf tablf and 54- English design: in walnut prim - „ b * et; . mahogany prin cipally; ten pieces with solid ma- 1 t 8 p,eCeS ’ re ’ $275 Mahogany Dining Suite of ten Gay Dining Suite' of ten pieces, pieces, with handsomely de- ' wlt J h solid mahogany interiors s signed wmi closed china °* #>9s Berkey & Gay Dining Suite of Jacobean influence, 'fashioned Colonial-Sheraton influence; ten , principally from walnut, with piece, in mahogany, maple and mir ' wx- Tee « roomy builet aiid semi r".~ J :..”. d ".:.'. d Many Karpen Living Room ;! e r d .. ch "‘ 1 :... 10 * 450 Berkey & Gay Dining Suite of _ J _ * „ ' , Walnut and Gumwood Dining aftai iftrLpft • Suites Specially Priced long table; reduced $295 1 J table'.. a .. n . d .. obi . on 6 $ lB5 There is hardly an end to the number and variety of smart Karpen Living Room Suites included in the display this week. A few are listed below. •v Scores and Scores Furniture Slip Covers Many Bedroom Suites of Bedroom Suites In Smart, New Fabrics Specially Low Priced . The Department of Interior Decora- Berkey & Gay Bedroom Suite of Artistic Bedroom Suite of six t j on at yf a y er & Co. is showing graceful old Qileen Anne type, pieces in a delightful walnut some of the smarter more distinc- with B * x P* eceß beautified with tone, with SO-.nch dre.ser and “ ' “ e ”° re d »>”o butt walnut and .olid *495 full 6ize bed, seven- $295 I live Slip Cover materials at prices II mahoeanv interiors drawer vanity especially interesting. ... _ *l,l , . Mahogany and Gumwood Bed iwin-ned suite of eight pieces, It will he a pleasure for us to assist room Suite of Grand Rapids in walnut and gumwood with un- you w itli your selection and point make, with delightfully shaped usually distinctive chest $350 out to you the niceties of our oval mirrors; six pieces and large vanity dresser, Custom Built Slip Covers. with attractive mar- $295 * quetry V MAYER & CO. / \\ Seventh Street Between D and E dr ■ X