Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
BOOSTERS VISIT
VIRGINIA SH|PYARD
Head Back to Washington
Tonight After Busy and
Pleasant Trip.
BY WILLIAM j. WHEATI.El,
staff CORRESPONDENT of The star.

Members Of Washington l'2b Boost
ers. romposed Of the personnel of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation. were being lulled to sleep
on the SIS Southland tonight AS she
rose and fell on the easy GROUND
swells which tho Atlantic SENDS lnto
the Chesapeake between Capes Henry
and Charles.
With a dan and a half of fun be-
hind them--during which time WAS
taken to put in some Eood hcks u"
ward convincing folks down mere 'ha'
the CAPITAL Of their Nation is an alto
Gather attractive place-the boosters
we're getting ready.to spend SUNDAY
cruising about Old Point Comfort an"
Yorktown before heading back t"
Washington tomorrow night in llhf
tn nut them at the dock by ,:3" cl'tk
sharp Monday morning.
The visiting boosters from WASH,
inston have been much impressed
with the big shipbuilding program
evidences of which are found every
where down in this country. They
have learned that when the country Is
building ships. there's need Tor theh'
and this. in turn. serves AS Il p"I"''
eter OF business conditions. BUSINESS
is good. and now * the time theN
Washington.
Court Is Held.
The high spirit that had lowered
over the party since il left the zap
ital city. raised to The supreme Polnl
by the successful attack on the port
Of Newport News, had the SUITS blown
from under it. however when court
in all impressive somberness of the
ma ieStv of law. was convened |" hehl
the pleading Of Commodore Ross -
Andrews, president of the association
in answer to the petition for ma ndA-
tory Injunction filed against the asso
ctation nv Cuno n. Rudolph. chair
man of The board of District Commits
sioners. For the first time in many
wears the petitioner has missed a
booster trim. and he seeks To restrain
future booster committees from ever
again setting a date for such cruise
that conflicts with previous dates OF
chairman of the board OF District Com
missloners. .,
Hardly had the great ship cleared
the dock when the Stentorian tones Oh
Court Crier Lew Payne. with voice
trained by selling insurance. sounded
the "Oy va" calling the court TO order
with Judge Il. II. Morse. in the per
solemn dignity on the dais.
As the boosters filed into the court
room. the appearance of their faces
indicated trouble ahead. The balm
announced the case OF Cuno II. Ru-
dolph. petitioner. versus the Mef-
chants and Manufa cturefS Assocla-
ton, respondent, when Commodore
Andrews. for and on behalf of the as
ISOLATION. appeared at the bar in per-
son and through his attorneys
Ringgold Hart. assistant corpora lloh
counsel for the District OF tolimhia:
charles !. columbus. secretary OF me
asSucia lion: Maurice ID. ROSENBERG
general counsel of the association
Din absentia, and Garter X. keene,
who. all morning between meals and
frolic. drew the answer there pre-
scented and the specta tors learned
some things about their citizenship.
a residents Of the National Capital,
in particular and about the District
of Columbia in general
Denies He Is Citizen.
Commodore Andrews. in para era phi
one. OF his answer. denied that peA.
TONER Rudolph lis Il citizen OF the
United States or elsewhere. for the
reason that he is merely commits
sioner of the District Of Columbia and
therefore not an official of the United
states, hut servant of the corpor-
alton of the District of Columbia.
which has no body to he kicked, or
a soul to be damned.
In taking up allegation two, re-
spondent denies that petitioner Ru-
dolph takes special interest in Boo
sters' trips and demands strict proof
thereof. He then denies that trips
heretofore given have been enjoyable
and worth while for the reason that
the pleasures Of such pilGrimases
have been marred and the patience
of patrons thereof taxed by the pres
enue OF said Rudolph.
The respondent Andrews denies in
answer to allega ton four. that pre-
vious booster trips have been made
up of the most select, jolly and all
around good sports. for the fra son
that heretofore said petitioner Ru-
dolph has been one of their number
also that one Isaac Cans. one Robert
\. Harper and one Maurice Rosen
berg were also OF their number. and
said respondent respectfully submits
that the allega ton heretofore set
forth is self-evident false and mali
cious since the presence Of the afore-
said, together with unnamed potato
peelers. has displayed woeful lack of
discretion in the selection of pas
sengers."
Happy Anticipation Denied.
1t is denied in answer to allega ton
FIVE, that the participants of these
trips heretofore have looked forward
to them with pleasure and happy an
ticipation which may be likened unto
the thrills of ''Hancock's' Shoe
makers" and "Gerstenberg' for the
reason that the invigorating breezes
of the Potomac and Chesapeake sub
due such harrassing recollections.
Allegation six in passed with "a sim
pie denial, and in allegation seven
respondent further denies that "sult
air and mineral waters have ever
been absorbed by petitioner Rudolph
ON any OF the trips"
Denial then is made that the board
of governors are charged with duty OF
fixing the time for yearly trips here
tofore mentioned, and declares in
stead that a. subcommittee of tho
District Of Columbia House commit
tee, consisting of one William IA.
Clarke is charged with the duty of
selecting the date and ARRANGEMENTS
for said cruises and that when the
date for the present cruise was SC
lected, that said Clarke had no reason
to assume, or believe, neither did he
assume OF believe that said ptitloner
Rudolph would be a Commissioner Of
the District of Columbia on the 26ch
day of June, 1925, and that his sa!d
faith was founded upon statements,
orai and writ AT NV one Fred n, Zl1i-