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Evening star., 1926-10-31
Daughters. of American
Colonists to Give Tea

The Daughters of American Colo
nists will give a tea tomorrow after
noon at Friendship House, from to
6 o'clock, when Mrs. Harry c. Grove,
regent Of the chapter, and Miss Helen
Stout, chairman Of the Friendship
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SERVICE NEWS.
CAUSES SOME
REGRET
Captain and Mrs. Steele
Set Sail as McNamees
Return
b JEAN ELI0T

A LTHoUGH Captain and Mrs.
George w. Steele are sailing
- for Europe next Saturday. as
they had expected, there has been
q complete change Of plan since
their trip abroad was first discussed.
Captain Steele, who has been In
charge of the Navy aviation sta
ton at Lakehurst, N. J., was or
dered to take command of the
u. s. S. Pittsburgh, which has
been the station ship Of the Ameri-
can Navy In European waters for
several years. So naturally they
prepared for a long sojourn abroad,
with Mrs. Steele following the ship
whenever practicable.
However. the Pittsburgh has been
detached from her European sta
ton and ordered to China to relieve
the station ship. Huron, which Is
to go into the discard. Conse.
quently after two months leave
abroad Captain Steele win return
to this country to oversee the recon
ditioning Of the Pittsburgh and viii
then take the battleship out TO her
new station. Mrs. Steele expects to-
remain abroad some time longer, as
she is putting her small SON in
school there.
Memphis To Europe
The q. S. s. Memphis. Captain
LecIxie. commanding, VIII relieve
the Pittsburgh. The change seems
rather a pity, for the duties Of the
ranking American captain In Eu-
ropean waters are largely social in
character and Captain and Mrs.
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NAVY CHANGES INTEREST SOCIETY FOLK
ARMY RELIEF
PLANS GALA
FETE
Supper Party to Be Fea-
ture of Entertainment
on Saturday

Many booths are being erected on
the picturesque washington Bar
racks reservation along the Potomac
where carpenters, electricians and
handy men are busily engaged in
transforming the Officers Club and
adjacent grounds into a fitting
setting for the Army Relief So.
ciety's annual garden party which
takes place Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. John w. Joyes, wife OF the
assistant chief OF ordnance OF the
Army, Is chairman OF the commit
tee on booths and is ably assisted
by prominent ladies OF the Army
set. Mrs. Hanson Ely, the charm
ing and gracious wife Of the COM
handing general Of Washington
Barracks, has charge Of the supper
which the ladies' Of the post will
serve.
Mrs. william J. Snow, wife Of the
chief Of field artillery, and Mrs.
Albert Dalton and Mrs. Golden
Ruggles, wives OF the chief Of
ordnance and the assistant to the
Quartermaster General OF the Army.
will serve tea, coffee and doughnutS
and sell cigars and cigarettes. Mrs.
Fox Conner, wife or the deputy
CHIEF. of-staff, Is In charge Of the
ice cream booth and Mrs. Edward
Sturges and Mrs. Aristides Moreno
have the balloon and toy booths.
Mrs. Henry Sheen, who has
Travelled extensively In the Orient
and who is recognized In service
circles as adept at fortune telling,
will be in charge OF that booth
while Mrs. Van Dyne will fashion
life.lilee silhouettes In her studio
booth.
Mrs. Walter Finley, president Of
the Washington branch OF the so
ciety. has the most able corps OF
assistants ever gathered for an
Army entertainment in Washington
which the attendance OF hundreds
prominent in military and civil life
have made into an annual party.
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ON
CALENDAR
TO-DAY
Mrs. Kellogg Guest of
Mrs. Eberle; Mrs.
Heit Entertains

Mrs. Kellogg, wife Of the Secre-
tary of State, was the honor guest
at luncheon today Of Mrs. Edward
w. Eberle, wife Of Admiral Eberle.
at their home at zoos Thirty-sec-
ond st.
other guests were Nine. Matsu-
daira, wife Of the japanese anl-
Dassador; Countess Szechenyi, wife
of the Hungarian minister; Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant, Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Godfrey Lowell
Mrs. Harold Sewall, mother OF Mrs.
Walter Edge; Mrs. Joseph Grew,
Mrs. J. Harry Covington and Mrs.
Edward Randolph Eberle, jr.,
daughter-in-law Of the hostess.
X =
GIVES FIRST OF
LUNCHEON SERIES
Mrs. Laura A. Bradley entertained
today at the first Of series Of
bridge luncheons which she VIII
give, at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Basil Manly, 1853 Irving st;
Those present were Mrs. John
Mock, Mrs. Marie Stair Lawyer,
Mrs. Peter Drury, jr., Mrs. Thad.
Mrs. Edward Heating, Mrs. Albert
II. Putney, Mrs. Alice Minch. Mrs,
J. Garfield Riley, Mrs. Charles
Cecil. Mrs. George Eastment, Mrs.
James G.. Cumming, Mrs. Charles
McNary, Mrs. Wynan Bradbury.
Miss Myrtle Bum, Mrs T. Malcolm
Price, Mrs. Virgil Miller, Mrs.
Frank Hiram Smell and Mrs. Basil
Manly.
Mrs. Alvin T.. Hert entertained at
luncheon today at the Congress
sional Country Club for the wives
of several Senator'S. There were
90 In the company.
Miss Mary Smithwick, daughter
of Representative and Mrs. j. il.
Smithwick. entertained at luncheon
today, having as her guests Mrs.
&. F. Stone, Mrs. John Mansuro,
Mrs. Josephus Trimble, Mrs. Max
Prentice, Mrs. Franklin King, Miss
Dorothy Kirk, Miss Catherine Carr.
Miss Sarah Major, Miss Anne Blan-
ton, Miss Corelne Tincher, Miss
Laura Collier and Miss Emma Col
lier.
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BRITISH ENVOY rs
DINNER HOST

The British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard entertained at din
ner last evening at the embassy.
Their guests were the Peruvian
ambassador, DIR. VeIarde; the Min
lister OF Lithuania, Mr.. Bizauslxas;
the Minister OF Austria and Mime.
Prochnik. Justice and Mrs. George
Sutherland, Senator Thomas J.
Walsh, Rear Admiral w. 81. Benson,
DIR. and Mrs. BratenahI. the As
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury
and Mrs. Dewey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira, Nelson Morris, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dwight, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
]. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Laugh
lin, Sir A. Maurice Low, Mrs. John
B. Henderson, Mrs. Harry r. Dimock,
Mrs. Richard Townsend, Mrs. Sim
clair Bowen, Mrs. Stokes HaIkett,
Commander and Mrs. Hethering-
ton. Commander and Mrs. Knothe,
Gen. and Mrs. c. e. c. q. Charl-
ton, Harry Wardman, Major Aston.
Herschel johnson and Miss Anita
Henry.
The Secretary Of State, Mr.. KEEL
Hlogg, and the Secretary OF Com
merce, Mr.. Hoover, will leave May
81, for Philadelphia, where they
viii pass one day attending the
opening Of the sesquicentennial ex-
hibition.
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DIPLOMATS ATTEND
WEI4LES' DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Welles en-
tertained large group Of guests
at dinner last evening in. their
apartment at 1875 Massachusetts,
Ave. There were 4S in the COM
pany, which was seated at four
tabIes-12 at each. Pink snap
dragons were used for table dec
orations with four vases OF them
on each table.
At the table presided over by
the hosts were the Spanish Am
bassador and Nine. Riano and sew.
eral other ranking diplomats. Mr..
Welles was formerly stationed in
certain capitals Of South America
as representative OF the State
Department and at one time was
chief Of the Latin American Di.
vision of the State Department.
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CUBAN INDEPEN6ENCE

The Ambassadors of Cuba and
Nine. Sanchez Abali will entertain
the members Of the embassy staff
today In celebration Of the amir
versary Of the independence Of
Mrs. Paul Bastedo will be hostess
at luncheon on Friday, May %,
in her home at 2301 Wyoming Ave.
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WHITE HOUSE
VISITOR LEAVES

Alexander p. Moore, former
American ambassador to Spain, who
has been staying at the White
House, left Washington this morn
ing.
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VISITORS FROM INDIA
LUNCHEON GUESTS

Mrs. John Allan Dougherty enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at the
Mayflower for a small COMPANY of
guests asked to meet Sir Frederick
and Lady Whyte, Of Delhi, India,
who are visitors in Washington.
Sir Frederick was formerly presi-
dent Of the Indian legislative Assem-.
bly,. With Lady Whyte he visited
Washington during the Wilson AID.
ministration and was a guest of
David Franklin Houston and Mrs.
Houston when the former was Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury. While in
this country Sir Frederick will give
series Of lectures, but he will not
speak in Washington.
X i
The Minister OF Panama and
Nine. Alfaro and their children will
depart early in June to pass the
summer In Panama, returning to
Washington in the autumn. No
date has been set for sailing.
X II
Nine. SEE, wife of the Minister
Of China; Mrs. Jardine, wife of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, and Mrs.
Lawrence b. Tyson, wife Of Senator
Tyson VIII be the guests in whose
honor MRS. Charles ]. Brand and
Mrs. Joshua Evans will entertain
at luncheon at the Chevy Chase
Club on Tuesday.
y 4 u
Dimitri Dem Dimancesco, retiring
attache Of the Rumanian legation,
who was to have sailed for Europe
on Friday, has postponed his de-
parture. He is in Philadelphia for
few days but will return to Wash.
ington shortly.
\
Mr.. and Mra. p. Lester Jones
Will entertain at dinner this eve.
ming.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, May 1 (Spe-
ciaD old Dominion Commandery,
No. II, Knights Templar, held a
Ladies' night celebration last night
at the George Mason Hotel, follow
ing the annual inspection of the
commandery, which was made in
front of the hotel by j. Edward Cole,
Norfolk. The principal address was
delivered by Rev. Homer j. Coun-
cilor of Calvary Baptist Church.
Washington. His subject was THE
Road to Happiness" c. Vernon Eddy,
Winchester, eminent commander of
Virginia; Robert L. Middleton. depu-
ty grand commander, District of
Columbia. representing the grand
commander, and Walter f. Havener,
commander, Potomac Commandery,
No. 3. Washington, also spoke. c..
Philip HeSlShley, commander of the
local commandery. was POSTMASTER.
Invocation was given by Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter and benediction by
Rev. Howard L. Schlincke. Attend
ing the affair We're $50 men and
women. The committee on arrange
ments was composed of Reuben j.
Schooley, chairman; Alfred C. Moss.
r. Samuel Luckett. c. Page Waller,
J. E w. Timberman, c. c. IVenrich
and Claude w. Fletcher.
The Alexandria delegation which
left last night for Roanoke to attend
the thirty-first annual convention of
the State Federation of Labor will
urge that the State body indorse a
movement having for it's object free
State school books.
Vance H. Peele, IS years old, at
one time deputy manager of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. here,
died suddenly last night of heart trou-
BILE. He is survived by a daughter.
Miss Lillian Peele. He had been placed
on the disability list by the Metro
politan Company.
He was prominently identified with
the Masonic fraternity. being a men,
Der of Alexandria, Washington Lodge,
No. %; thirty-second degree Scottish
Rite Mason; Mount Vernon Chapter,
No. II, Royal Arch Masons; Master
MaSons Club, and he also was d men,
her Of Potomac Lodge. No. 38, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. He
lived at 415 Prince street.
An unoccupied frame house at Alex
andria and Mount Vernon avenues
was destroyed by fire shortly before
10 O'Clock last night. Explosion of an
oil stove at 80 North Lee street caused
an alarm OF fire shortly after mid
night. The damage was not serious.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Word OF a Srasshopper outbreak on
the west coast of Guatemala seriously
threatening the crops, and similar to
the epidemic which occurred in Mexico
last year, has just reached the Smith
sonian Institution in report from
Dr. j. NJ. Aldrich.
DR.. Aldrich, who is curator of en-
tomology in the National Museum,
under Smithsonian direction, recently
left Washington to collect Guatemalan
flies which parasitiZe grasshoppers,
beetles and other insects injurious to
crops. Immediately on hi, arrival
DR. Aldrich was invited as an expert
on grasshopper parasites 60 join a
party of Guatemalan officials in a
meeting with IL similar party of MeXi-
can officials to be held at the Mexican
border to confer on the grasshopper
situation.
GrasShopper parasites are the spe-
cial province of DR.. Aldrich. Last
year he identified all the material
reared by DR. Dampf in Mexico in the
Evening star., 1926-05-01
DIR. J. NJ. Aldrich Finds Crasshopper
Epidemic in Guatemala as He Arrives

latter's biological studies on the
Srasshopper On his arrival in Qua
temala he was able to identify fly
reared by the government entomologlst
as the one most common during the
epidemic in Mexico last year.
The parasitic flies. which are the
most effective enemies of the de-
structive grasshopper. lay maggots in
the grasshoppers The maggots eat
the latter's insides and thus help to
destroy them.
AS worker in fundamental science
distinguished from applied science. DIR.
Aldrich is of course, only concerned
with the basic facts about the insects
which are his speciality. 1t is to fill
out the collections of these insects in
the National Museum and to improve
the quality of his service of identified
ton that DR.. Aldrich has gone to
Guatemala. The present situation
however, illustrates the dependence OF
the applied scientist on the funda-
mental scientist.
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U. S. MAY OPPOSE
CLAIMS BODY SESSION
Calling of Meeting for Tampico
Questioned-Judge Perry Seeks Z.
Witnesses Statements.

MEXICO CITY, May 1.-The belief
that the United States may not par
ticipate in the Tampico meeting in
September of the special claims COM
mission is growing here because
Judge Ernest Is. Perry, representing
the United StaEes, has requested some
Of the spectators at Mondays con-
tested session to sign a statement say
ing that Rodrigo Octavio of Brazil,
the umpire, issued the cali for the
Tampico meeting after adjournment.
The assertion has been made, there
fore. that the call was not a formal
order of the commission and void.
On the other hand. it is pointed out,
that it is immaterial whether DR.. Oc-
tavio properly called the Tampico
meeting, because the convention rules
require an agreement by both coun-
tries on a meeting outside Mexico
City, and that, therefore, if the United
States does not desire the Tamplco
meeting, it is only necessary to say so.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

line carrier Langley as flagship of
the aircraft squadrons.
The Lexington will be ready for her
shakedown in April. 1927, and will be
commanded by Capt. Walter r.. Che
rardi, now at Pensacola. She will
join the scouting fleet in the Atlantic,
relieving the Second-line carrier
Wright, which goes to the Asiatic
fleet as flagship of the air squadrons.
relieving the tender Jason, which will
join the fleet base force in the Pa
cific. The Langley will become flag
ship of the new aviation group to be
created as part of the base force,
with the tenders Jason and Aroostook
as auxiliary ShiOS
Evening star., 1926-05-01
BLACK HAND RAIDS
JAIL 4tj IN SICILY
Many Higher Up, Officials and
Women Taken on Musso-
Iini Orders.


PALERMO. Italy. May 1.--Prefect
OF Police NoTi. WlO recently was or
dered by Premier MusSolini to clean
up Sicily and TO drive out the Malta,
or "black Hand" gang, which has its
origin there. has staged a series of
wholesale raids resulting in the ar
rests of 450 persons
Many of those arrested are higher
up in the Malta. including several
well known persons. officials and
women.
A number of private houses were
entered, among them being that of
Edmondo Mingioi, a lawyer. who was
arrested as fugitive from justice:
Signor Mori who has been gaining
fame by his success in fighting the
Malta, staged the raids in answer to
challenges threatening him with
death if he dared To enter the
province of Palermo.
Under Signor Morris direction the
police made simultaneous raids in
more than a dozen places, in many or
which pitched battles occurred. In the
CITY of Palermo itself several raids
resulted in a cross-tire from rifles and
pistols.
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MOTHER FOUND GUILTY
IN DEATH OF 3 CHILDREN
Mrs. r. c. Bussey, Charged With
Poisoning, Faces 2O-Year Man
slaughter Sentence.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. May 1.-Mrs.
Rennette Cure Bussey was found
guilty of manslaughter i'll Criminal
Court here last night. She was
charged with administering poison to
her 5-year-old daughter Ferdia
Bussey, and was additionally held re-
sponsible during the course of her
hearing for the death of two other
children, Esther. 16 months old, and
Clarence, s years old.
The verdict was returned six hours
after the case was given to the jury.
The maximum penalty is 20 years
Imprisonment in the State peniten-
tiary.
When the decision was announced
Mrs. Bussey slumped in her seat but
said nothing.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

London has new magazine de.
voted entirely to amateur theatricals.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
$4,000 BRACELET LOST.

BOSTON, May | CP).-Mrs. Alvan
r Fuller, wife of the governor, re-
ported to the police last night the loss
of a valuable diamond bracelet con-
tanning a wrist watch, and said to be
worth $4,000.
Description of a man seen to pick
up something near her automobile
was given to detectives. Mrs. Fuller
said she discovered her loss after
stepping out of her automobile in
front of a theater.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
REED CRITICIZED.
Course at Dry Hearings Assailed
LIZ Woman Spokesman.

ssBITRY PARK. May l GP).-Ad-
dressing "a meeting of the New Jer-
sey State Federation OF Women
clubs Yesterday, Mrs. A. Haines Lip
,,incott member of the National
Woman's Law Enforcement Commit
fee. who was chief spokesman for the
Uomen's organizations at the Senate
drv hearings at Washington, criticized
the efforts of Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, to "destroy the morale of the
women"
personal references by the women
were not included in any OF the ad-
dresses, and were only brought out by
Senator Reeds cross.exmination,
she said.
'He tried to make the women say
that prohibition was the cause of
crime, whereas our point was that
prohibition has merely exposed crime
The women were not given nearly
enough space" she added, "and many
who came to Washington were unable
to be present"
Evening star., 1926-05-01
ARMS DELEGATES SAIL.

NEW YORY, May 1 P).-Headed
by Hugh Gibson. United States
Minister to Switzerland. the American
delegation. which will attend the arms
conference to be held in Geneva
beginning May Is. sailed last night
on the United States liner Leviathan.
Mr.. Gibson said the United States
delegation is going over with open
minds and no specific instructions
from the President"
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Russian Liquor Toll High.

MOSCOW, May 1 CP.-Prof. Alex
ander Sholomovitch of the department
of health says that every year 5000
Russian workers kill themselves with
alcohol and that 65 per cent of the
workers are addicted to intoXicantS,
spending for alcohol f3 per cent of
their earnings.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Squadrons Fully Equipped.

OF the q aircraft squadrons afoat
with the fleet five will be assigned
to each of the big carriers and will
include fighting, torpedo. bombing,
scouting and observation planes.
Three squadrons of observation and
bombing planes will be aboard the
battleships in the Pacific and two
aboard battleships attached to the
scouting fleet in the Atlantic. De-
stroyers of the battle fleet will carry
among them a squadron of observa-
ton planes, while three more squad
rOns of scouting planes and number
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Capt. Butler to Command.

The Saratoga will be completed
about December l, and will be com
manded by Capt. Henry V. Butler,
one of the group of captains taking
special aviation courses at the Pensa
cola, Fla. school in preparation
for assignments in command of the
carriers. The Saratoga, after a shake
down cruise, will join the battle fleet
in the Pacific, relieving the second.
Evening star., 1926-05-01

Of experimental types will be assigned
to the fleet base force in the Pacific.
In the Atlantic the light cruiser
division will carry squadron of OBJ
servation planes to be launched from
catapults, in addition to the five
sauadrons Of all types aboard the
Lexington. In Asiatic waters two
suuadrons of bombing and torpedo
planes will he based on the flagship
Wright.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
400 PLANES GOING
AFL0AT WITH NAVY
Carriers Saratoga and Lex.
ington to Join Fleets
Next Year.
By the Associated Press.

More than 400 Navy planes of all
types will be afloat with the fighting
divisions of the sea fleet next year
when the giant plane carriers Saratoga
and Lexington take their places as
air fiagships respectively with the
battle fleet in the Pacific and the
scouting fleet in the Atlantic.
Each major unit of the United
States fleet, including the Asiatic fleet
and excepting only the European
squadron and the special service
squadron in Southern waters. will
have it's own air flagship, and two
or more sQuadrons Of planes of types
specially suited to the mission of each
force. A total of 81 squadrons of fly
ing craft will be on duty with the
surface ships.
Evening star., 1926-05-01
Mussolini Bust for Bills.

ROME, May R-A bust of
Mussolini will adorn banknotes of
various denominations, which soon
are to be issued by the Bank of
Italy, according to the local press.
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to quote Brisbane, who, as representa-
tive OF the capitalist class, expresses
the fears of that class in regard to the
strike. He states:
Somebody should warn owners Of
mills in Passale that they are rum
ming risks. This nation was inter-
ested when gas bombs first APP
peared in the big war. II will not
be pleased to hear Of employers
fighting a strike, legal In its charao-
ter using gas bombs against their
workers, and turning heavy streams
Of cold water on women and chill
dren, when tear gas failed to do the
work.
I'VE are doing pretty we'll in this
country. lndustriaIlsts are not ex-
actIy starving to death. They should
warn the Passalc Idiots against up
setting the apple cart"
A. =. Of L. Attitude.
What has been the attitude of the
American Federation OF Labor to-
wards the strike, the miserable condi-
lions existing In the mills, and the
terrorism practiced which is in com.
plete violation OF the democracy which
the American Federation Of Labor pro
fesses to adhere TO. Has the bureau
cracy OF the American Federation of
Labor attempted to support the strike,
to unity II, and broaden It's character?
No, 1t is conspicuous by a silence
which expresses concealed hostility.
The bureaucracy OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, which refuses 70
have anything to do with the Russian
working class. shouting that IL is gov
erned by an autocracy, is strangely
silent at the democracy" displayed
in the,,mill towns OF New Jersey.
While Ahe bureaucracy Of the Ameri-