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Evening star., 1926-11-01
HOTEL TO ADD 2 STORIES.
Mayfiower Will Be Made Uniform
in Height by Addition.

Two additional stories will be erect
ed on part of the Maytiower Hotel.
bringing the entire height of this
building to II stories, it was learned
today from kotel officials.
While thc'front of the hotel, facing
on Connecticut avenue, is II stories
high, the coming regulation heretofore
precluded this height from running
back to seventeenth street. 1t was
explained today that under the new
Interpretation of this regulation, the
hotel will he able to carry 230 more
rooms, at an additional value to the
building of approximately S750.000.
The hotel under this plan will have
about 400 rooms. and according to
previous estimates made while the
building was under construction, the
hotel Will he valued at between $10,
000. 600 and $ll GOO. 900.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
INDICTMENT OF STECK
= IS DISMISSED BY COURT
HiSher Tribunal Holds Document
Charging False Pretenses Should
Have Been Quashed.

The District Court of Appeals today
dismissed an Indictment for false pre-
lenses against Frank w. Steck in con-
i,ection with a certificate of deposit
returned against him May Is, 1929.
Justice Van Orsdel reversed the de-
Cision of the trial justice and held
that he should have sustained the plea
of former acquittal raised by counsel
for the accused.
Stecll had been indicted September
so, 1924, for the offense and in that
document the date of the certificate OF
deposit was given as July 2. 1928, and
the crime was alleged to have been
committed May -, 1928.
The first indictment was thrown out
by the court on a plea that the GER
tificate was described as dated after
the alleged crime date. A new indict-
ment was obtained correcting the
date of the certificate and Steck was
forced to trial and convicted and SEN
tenCed to three years in prison. he
appealed. The appellate court holds
that the second Indictment should also
be quashed. Attorney Robert T..
Lynch appeared for the accused.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Municipal Offices
In Alaska Open
To r.. r. Employees

By. an executive order, just is
sued by the President, employees of
the Alaska Railroad. permanently
residing in municipalities on the
line of the railroad are permitted
to become candidates for munich
pal office therein, or may hold such
Office, provided the attention re-
CURED by such employment does
not. in the judgement of the gen.
eral manager of the railroad, inter-
fere with the regular and efficient
discharge of the duties of their
position under the railroad"
The order was issued on the
recommendation of the Secretary
of the Interior and the general
manager of the Alaska Railroad.
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death had been instantaneous and not
by drowning.
Lieut.. Conant's body was taken
from the plane by Comdr. Moloney.
Lieut.. Comdr. D. T. Vance, medical
officer. and Lieuts. T. N. Thweat and
r. v. Pollard, who left the air station
at daybreak. 1t was brought to the
air station here. where it was viewed
by a board of inquest and was later
carried to the Naval Hospital In Ports
mouth to be prepared for burial: 1t
will be taken to Washington by boat
tonight.
The board Of inquest, composed of
DR.. Vance, Lieut.. Comdr. H. B. Stuart
and Lieut.. Thweat and appointed by
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz, COM
mandant Of the naval operating base.
viewed the body.
Finding Of the flyers body blasted
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Restoring Old Castle.

Durham Castle, built in William the
Conqueror's time on a steep crag
overlooking the River Wear and con-
sidered one of the noblest memorials
of the Middle Ages. is being restored
by popular subscriptions.
From the castle one of the finest
views In all Europe is possible. Sgd
ney Walton Of 10 Adelphi Terrace.
London. is making appeals for funds
from Englishmen and their children
in all countries.
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the hopes Of his comrades at the two
air stations and of his mother, Mrs.
Evelyn N. Conant of Washington,
who, recalling his narrow escape from
many previous accidents, had held out
to the last that he would turn up
safe.
The italian aviators here awaiting
the Schneider Cup race, which is to
be run here November II. against
whom Lieut.. Conant was to fly the
speediest Of the American entries,
were shocked by news of their COM
petitors death.
Maj Mario de Bernardo, captain Of
the Italian team, said Comdr. J. L.
Callan, liaison officer with the team. Is
preparing letter expressing the sor-
row and sympathy Of the Italian
pilots, engineers and mechanics.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Mr.. A. Voter Finds
Self Final Judge
AT Election Polls

BY the Associated Press.
Mr.. A. Voter, going to the polls
tomorrow throughout the Nation,
finds himself the final judge in the
following contests:
United States Senate-36 Sena-
tors to be elected in 33 States.
United States House of Repre-.
sentatives-Entire membership Of
435 to be chosen.
Prohibition-Referen in eight
States on various questions deal
ing with liquor laws and their en-
forcemept.
Governors and State tickets to be
elected in 33 States.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
FRENCH DECORATE TOMBS
All Saints Day Being Observed
Thr0uohout Country.

PARIS. November LAol-An Saints
day is be Observed today through
out France hy the decoration of
graves Tomorrow. the day Of the
dead" also will he given over to the
memory Of the departed.
The banks ana the BOurse will be
closed for the two days. The Bourse
tomorrow has another reason for a
holiday. il being the Tooth anniver-
sary of its establishment.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
SPRINKLE APPEAL LOST,
Dry Law Indictment Plea Refused
by Court.

The District Court of Appeals to.
day dismissed an appeal by former
Police Lieut.. Joshua L. Sprinkle, three
former deputy United States marshals
and eleven others persons Jointly in
dicted in Tampa, Fla, on charge of
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
act in 1923.
Unless a review of the matter be
secured from the United Stats Su-
PRIME Court Assistant United States
Attorneys Rover and Burkinshaw say
they will ask for warrants of removal
to send the accused to Florida for
trial. The men are now under bond
to await the action of the Court Of Ap.
peals, which was taken today.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
DEATH AIDS HOWARD.
Nebraska Representatives Chief
Opponent Expires.

OMAHA, Nebr., November 1 OP.-
Representative Edgar Howard. Demo
crat, of the third Nebraska district.
was generally conceded reelection in
Tuesdays election upon the death OF
his chief opponent. John Nesbit, Re
publican.
Nesbit, who made surprising
showing in the August primary. died
suddenly from heart disease Saturday
night.
Willis E. Reed. La Toilette indie.
pendent. will be Howard's only oppo-
nent.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
EX-RESIDENT DIES,
Mrs. Clara Schneider Mann Expires
at Auburn. NJ. v

Mrs. Clara Schneider Mann, former
Washington resident, died suddenly
Friday at Auburn, N. Y.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon at g o'clock at
Gawler's undertaking parlors, follow
ed by interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery. She is survived by her
husband, Howard E. Mann of Auburn:
a brother. T. F. Schneider. and two
sisters, the Misses Maud and May
Schneider of Washington.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

f.. Il. Merritt, assistant commits
sioner of Indian affairs, will address
the Readers Club tomorrow evening
in the Alliance room Of All Souls
Church. Subject: THE American In
dian"
Evening star., 1926-11-01

American Legion, will meet Friday, 8
pm, in the boardroom of the District
Building, instead of tomorrow, it's
regular meeting date. Tuesday being
Election day. the boardroom will be
used by the Federation of State So
cieties for the hearing of returns.
The CharImhi Club will have a
dance November at L'Aiglon Club.
Miss Corella Morris is chairman.
The Washington Statistical Society
will meet at dinner Friday evening in
the garden house of the Grace Dodge
Hotel. General subject will be "The
Recent Census of Agriculture Pa
pers will be read by William L. Austin
and Leon E. Truesdell of the Bureau
of Census, and by Lewis c. Gray Of
the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Discussion will be led by Dr. William
NJ. Steuart, director of the census.
DR.. Joseph A. Hill, president of the
Washington Statistical Society, will
preside.
The Chaumont Unit, American
Women's Legion, will have it's an
nual benefit card party Thursday from
2:30 to $50 pm, at the Washington
Club. Proceeds for hospital work and
other worthy World war cases.
Arthur Chara, 483 n street, told the
police some one entered his home early
Saturday night through rear Win
dow, while he was asleep, and stole
$500. The money was taken from the
pockets Of his trousers.
Lincoln Post, G. A. r., will meet
Wednesday, 2 pm, at Grand Army
Hall
Houseleepers' Alliance will meet
tomorrow. 2:30 pm, for open luncheon
at Hotel Arlington.
The Botanical Society of Washing
ton will meet tomorrow, S pm, in
assembly hail of Cosmos Club. Speak
ers: Frederick V. Coville, David G.
Fairchild and Alice G. Atwood.
The Washington Society of Engi-
neers and the American Society of
Military Engineers will hold a COM
bined meeting Wednesday, S:15 pm,
in assembly hall of the Cosmos Club.
Gen. George L. A. Dumont, military
attache, French embassy, will speak
Of THE Demolition of Bridges"
Buffet supper.
A rally meeting under auspices Of
Congress Heights Citizens Associa-
ton will be held Wednesday. s pm.
at Congress Heights Methodist
Church. The speakers will be Com
missioner Cuno H. Rudolph, Commits
sioner j. Franklin Bell and Commits
sioner Proctor l.. Dougherty.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is,
American Legion, will meet Friday, 8
pm, in the boardroom of the District
Building, instead of tomorrow, it's
regular meeting date. Tuesday being
Election day. the boardroom will be
used by the Federation of State So
cietieS for the hearing of returns.
Evening star., 1926-11-01
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps

will have its annual inspection tomo,
row, s pm, at Grand Army Hail.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

The Charlmhi Club will have a
dance November at L'Aiglon Club.
Miss CorelIa Morris is chairman.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

HOuselkeepers' Alliance will meet
tomorrow. 2:30 pm, for open luncheon
at Hotel Arlington.
Evening star., 1926-11-01

Lincoln Post, G. A. r., will meet
Wednesday, 2 pm, at Grand Army
Hall.
Evening star., 1926-06-09
HOOVER CONFIDENT DEMOCRACY
is SAFE. HE TELLS G.. u. STUDENTS
High Quality oftLeadership Held Assured Through
Education-487 Graduates Receive
Degrees.

Mudd. James. M. O'Brien. Martin l..
Quinn. Paul N. Taylor and Hugh j.
Wclch. Infantry commissions were
awarded to Anthony B. Brennan,
Leo B. Breslin, Rothwell H. Brown,
William J. Carey, jr.; John J. Conk-
lin. William l.. Cooney. jr.: George
NJ. Doyle. Charles c. Ferrall, Huga
j. Fitzpatrick, Dorsey B. Heer, Fred
erick M. Hickey, Jerome j. Kfick.
James J. Madden. Joseph w. Madden.
Bernard McCaffrey. John v. OLeary.
Paul E. Reinsel and John f. Wise.
Two candidates for Infantry commits
,sions. when they become of age, were
Edmund RI. Bingham, jr., and Au-
gustus F. Oakes. jr.
A prize awarded by the Surgeon
General Of the Army to the student
in the medical military course with
the highest scholastic standing was
given 10 Richard A. Mudd.
Awards to Honor Men.
Dean George E. Hamilton OF the
school Of law bestowed the following
awards on honor men Of the morning
section: SIS by the faculty to Aaron
Louis Shalowitz as the senior making
the highest average in examinations
and class work during the year.
general average, 94.97 per cent; $40 by
faculty to senior with next highest
scholastic average. Warren Frederick
Banse, general average, 94.77 per cent.
Afternoon section: $75 by the faculty
to senior making highest scholastic
average for the year to Edward
Eugene Reilly, general average, 94.s0,
$40 by the faculty to the senior with
second highest average. Ralph Joseph
Rinalducci. general average. 1885.
Four faculty prizes Of $2o each to
the winners OF preliminary debates,
were awarded to George r.. Hagen.
William J. Mcclure. James w. Millard
and Barnabas F. Sears. Prize of $50
awarded to Mr.. Sears as the best de-
ba ter in the final contest
The following seniors were awarded
prizes, in order named. for papers on
legal ethics: John w. Guider Walter
r. Banse and Louis n. Daily. Faculty
prize Of $40 awarded TO Samuel NJ.
Driver for the best graduation thesis
on" Ultra Vites Contracts Of Private
Corpora tions." honorable mention 10
James K. Polk. >jr.. for thesis on
Legal Restraints on Unfair Methods
of Competition
Rev Edmund A. Walsh. regent Of
the Foreign Service School. awarded
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prizes in that school as follows;
Kappa Alpha Phi prize for the best
paper on the American Constitution,
in the course on Revolution in Russia
and America" to Franklin Lawrence
Babcock of Florida. 9S per cent. and
Charles Franklin Baldwin of Mary
land. 9S per cent; honorable mention
to Eugene Walter Chevraux Of Ohio.
Larkin Hundley of Virginia, Walter
Henry and Edward Jaeger of New
Jersey and Paul Aloysius McManus
of District of Columbia
Edmund A. Walsh gold medal
founded by Delta Phi Epsilon Fra.
ternity, for highest yearly average in
the course on international law" to
Francs Joseph Kelly of the District
of Columbia.
Delta Sigma Pi gold scholarship
key, awarded by Mu Chapter to the
senior attaining highest scholarship
throughout the entire course, Ed
mond Francis Bemis of Massachu-
setts.
w. Coleman Nevils gold medal for
the highest record In the course in
foreign relations of the United
States" to Andrei Popovici, secretary
of the Rumanian legation.
DR.. James Brown Scott prizes were
awarded to Manuel Cambouri of the
District of Columbia for the best
paper In the course in Foreign Rela.
tions of the United States;" Eugene
Walter Chevraux. for the best paper
in the course in international Law:
Franglin Lawrence Babcock Of Mary.
land. first: Charles Franklin Baldwin.
of Maryland. second. and Michael
Joseph Meehan Of New York. third,
for the best records in the course in
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College of Arts and Sciences, de.
grees in course:
Bachelor of arts-Edmund Herbert
Bingham. jr.; Henry Joseph Blom.
mer, Francis Wendell Bowen, An
thony Bernard Brennan, Leo Barthol
omew Breslin, Rothwell Hutton
Brown. Alexander Jerome Brunini,
Paul Vincent Burns, William Joseph
Carey, jr; Robert Henry Castellini,
Norbert Holmes Glare. William
Francis Glare, jr.; John Joseph Con-
kiln. William Louis Cooney. George
Howard Donilon, John Thomas Doran,
Edward Adolph Dreis. John William
Eustace. Albert Giordano cum laude;
John Joseph Glav1n, John Curtin
Grogan, Thomas Grayson Hagerty.
Daniel William Hanley, jr.; Martin
Louis Heron, William Francis Illig.
magma cum laude; Jean Joseph Labat.
Thomas Joseph Lawless, 1r.; Thomas
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The Founders of international Law"
The Baron Serge A. Korff Memo
rial plaque to James Williams Riddle
berger of Virginia for the best record
in the course in Political and Diplo-
matte History Of Europe
Dean Louis J. Gallagher Of the arts
and sciences department, awarded the
following prizes: Ryon philosophy
medal, to John K. Wise of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Horace medal,
Francis I. McGarraghy of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia: Brennan medal in
evidences of religion. William X.
Wimsatt Of the District of Columbia !;
Lynch Pendergast English literature
medal, A. kilburn Petty of the Dis
trict of Columbia: Merrick debating
medal. Walter M. j. Thompson of
New York; Hamilton Philodemic
medal, John j. O'Connor Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia; Dixon elocution
medal, Thomas G. Hagerty of New
York: Garvan oratOrical medal. Frank
A. Ruffer OF New York; Dahlgren
medal in calculus, Samuel Livingston
of Maryland: Quicksall Shakespearean
medal, Joseph d. Porter Of North
Carolina; Philonomosian debating cup,
John D. Shea of New York.
Dean George M. Kober of the medi-
cal school presented the Baker medal
to Andrew j. Dardinski, and the
medal in hygiene to John w. Ma
honey.
Those Receiving Degrees.
Degrees were conferred by the uni.
versity as follows:
Honorary degrees-Doctor OF laws.
Herbert Clark Hoover: master Of
science. Nicholas A. Gallagher, NJ D.
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Patrick Lough1in, Bernard McCtaffrey.
Joseph Paul McCloskey. John Vernon
MoKone, John James McInnis. James
Joseph Madden. James Nelson Martin.
James Francis Matthews. Louis Eu.
gene Metzger, Michael Joseph Morris.
John Joseph O'Connor, John O'Dea.
Louis William OLeary, Charles Ed
ward Rimp, Francis Aloysius Ruffer,
John Dennis Shea. William Casper
Smith, cum laude; John Carter
Stamm, jr. Walter James Thompson,
Celestino Camilo Vega, jr.: John Ed.
ward Wise, cum laude; Edward Jo-
seph Zwolak
Bachelor of science--Leo Joseph
Clary. George Melvin Doyle, Charles
Croghan Ferrall. I'd, cum laude: Hugh
James Fitzpatrick. Joseph Michael
F'lannery, jr.; Victor Oscar Friday,
Frederick William Fuger. Eugene VII.
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Hereafter instead OF soda take
little Phillips Milk OF Magnesia" in
water any time for indigestion or
sour, acid, gassy stomach, and relief
will come instantly.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Monday

Results Monday
Boston 4-3; Cincinnati 80.
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 0.
Chicago AZ; New York 2-1.
No others scheduled.
Games Today
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Boston.
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CARDIN
ARE NEARER
TO PENNANT
Have TwO-game Lead Over
Cincinnati Reds Must
Win All Games 10 Tie

The st. Louis Cardinals found
themselves with a full two-gamc lead
over Cincinnati today as the result
Of another Boston Brave uprising.
The Braves, Who specialize in wal
looping pennant ccr.enders, defeated
Cincinnati twice yesterday. 4 to 3
and 3 to o.
ST. Louis. which had no game SEIZED
uled, has five more games to play.
the same as Cincinnati. Jack Hen
bricks may lash his men to victory
in all five games. one Of them with
st. Louis. and still only tie with the
Cardinals II s.. Louis wins three GU.
Of five. The Cards can lose three
games and still tie if Cincinnati
meets defeat just once more. The
standing today:
Won Lost +. G..
st. Louis $500. 81 62 .oSl
Cincinnati ..... IS Ga SCI
Yanks Lose Two to Chicago
The Yanks yesterday dropped two
games to Chicago, to 3 and TO 3.
but with the Boston Red Sox whip
ping Cleveland. 3 to 9, in 10 innings,
only half game was slipped from
the three and half game margin Of
New York ut the top Of the American
league.
Ii New York wins but two Of the
six remaining games, the Indians
must win kef their six to grab The
Eppa Rixey allowed the Braves only
five hits. A muff by Z:tzman OF
Highs drive in left field with two
on and two out. in the eighth let two
runs in for the winning margin in
the first game. The Braves played
brilliant ball in the second contest
behind tho shutout pitching Of Bob
Smith. the reformed inficIder, who
cracked out single and triple that
drove in two runs.
Pittsburgh Wins
Pittsburgh took Philadelphia into
camp, 4 to O. Joe Bush allowed the
Quakers but two hits.
Chicago took two games from the
New York Giants. to = and to. : to i.
Washington walloped st. Louis
twice, 70 and 3 TO 2.
Philadelphia beat Detroit, 8 TO O.,
when Rommel turned in 4 two-hit
performance. Then Detroit won, :
To =
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attended church a. ..lpolcon in the
evening.
Miss Bertha Palmer. candidate for
stale uperlntendent Of public in
struction, delivered very pleasing
Zee ure in the high school assembly
room TO Z very apprcciative audi
ence. Her talk was on 1.-The Beauty
Spots OF North Dakota" which she
pictured 50 wildly that one might
almost Imagine they were in her com
pany while visiting these places. She
spoke of the beautiful! scenery depict
cd from he Turtle mountains. She
compared Devils Lake rs equal in
beauty to Lake Geneva i'm Switzer-
land, where she visited las: summer
while attending the worlds Sunday
school convention. She talked on
! he historic beauty of Wa!halla in
Pembina county. OF our own Fort
Lincoln FROM which spot narchcd the
gallant General Custer never to re-
turn and last bat not least, she spoke
Of the Bad Lands in the western part
Of the state which is being rapidly
developed into great resort for
sight seers ana which needs To be
only once seen 80 be appreciated Let
those Of us who are true North Da-
Lctans see all The hcaatv Of our own
| state before we 10 elsewhere and let
US boost for he same.
After the lecture Miss Palmer re-
turned home with Mrs. w. w. Man
! digo to spend the nigh. and To at
tend the parent teachers meeting in
| their schoohousc Friday evening.
From there she went to Linton to
attend the Emmons county Sunday
| school convention held Sunday after
1 noon.
Some INSCRIPTIONS person stole al
I most 70 gallons of gasoline from Mr..
| William Rcseler's oil tank this week.
Mrs. Edna Ramlougl has moved her
| family To Bismarck this week, where
i she has engaged to wo.l. ut the Bis
marck hospital.
In a letter received from Mrs.
Carrie Molandcr this week her many
friends here will be Interested to
know that she and her daughter
Lenora. have moved to Portland, Ore,
where Lenora has secured i. SPLEEN
did position. They are very much
| pleased with their new location The
flowers are all in bloom there now
and an abundance of fruit to be had
We are always pleased to hear from
those who have once lived in Brad
/ dock and wish them success and hap
! piness wherever they may be located
Thursday being the opening day
Of the shooting season, several of
cur hunting fans took advantage of
It and spent the most Of tho day
hunting. Some o. them returned
home with game.
Clair Hullet. eldest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Hul!et. is confined to his
/ bed with inflammatory rhaumatisin.
4. II. Corey motorad 10 Bismarck
! Friday afternoon. returning home the
same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Savage motor
ed to Selfridge Saturday morning to
spend the weekend with their son,
Gordon McLachlan, and daughter
\ Mrs. Nern e. York, and family.
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government buildings 1T Fort Sill
valued at $2,OOO,O00.
Violent eruption Of volcano Caller.
las Paste, Colombia, follows three
days Of earthquake shocks.
st. paul--Armours OF st. Paul won
state amateur DaseDa. championship
by defeating Ely. d to 0.
Minneapolis Two snmrlc cases
containing $1,000 worth OF diamonds
and other gems was stolen from lsa-
dorc ". Marks, ST. PAN .ewe.ry
broker.
Little Falls Harry Hanm, Sr., Sc,
p;oEeer merchant here, died.
st. raul-Frcd Stubborn, track coach
ut st. Thomas college, resigned to
enter business at Braincrd.
Minncapolis--Jusy was completed
to try Tom Johnson, charged with
murder.
Fort Stockton, Tcxas-D. v. Brown,
Is, Of Ray. n. D.. committed suicide
when his friend, Don NJ. Sanders, "a,
St. Paul, Mimi, was killed in automo-
bile accident.