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dry forces of the convention In
knock-down and drag-out fight for
prohibition plank with teeth In 1t. The
drys want Houston TO go as far az
Kansas City went and place the Demo-
cratic party squarely on record In favor
of the eighteenth amendment and the
Volstead act. There Is hardly China
mans chance that such a proposal
could command majority vote. But
II 1t. Is seriously put forward and ag-
gressively supported the air audience
will get an earful through its receive
ing sets. Moody is said by some Of his
friends to think that he, too, has Ger.
tain Bryanesaue crown of gold" possi-
bilities.
Delegates Are Militant.
Like the Peerless One" Of 1896, tfns
young Texan has just reached the
presidential age-36.
1t was a hot but happy. mob Of
Democrats that took possession of spick
and span. brand-new Sam Houston
Hall this noon. With all the ordained
restraint of the convention its members
are militant to the marrow They
begin their quadrennial deliberations Ia
the Onward, Christian Soldiers" spirit,
Marching as to War" Houston is i'm
n1easurably fuller of political fight and
lust for victory than Kansas City was.
The Democrats always are more battle
minded at their conventions than the
Republicans. But old-timers recall no
presidential nominating occasion that
outrivaled this one in the will to VIC
tory" II only 1t can be made to end
up in something resembling harmony
all will be well, from the Democrats
standpoint. The bosses Of the show
the tnvincible Smith contingent-wiu
leave no stone unturned to that de-
sirable end.
(Copyrizht. 1922
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MRS. DREW PEARSON
FILES DIVORCE. SUIT
Tormer Countess Gizycka Seeks
Reno Decree-Asks Custody
Of Daughter.

~ the Associated Press.
RENO. New. June 2e.--Felicia Pear
son, former Countess Gizycka, filed suit
for divorce In District Court yesterday
from Andrew Russell Pearson, war cor
respondent and writer, formerly Of
washington. D. C, charging him with
failure " provide She asks the Gus
tody 81 a 2-year old daughter Pearson
is widely known as Drew Pearson
Mrs. Pearson lis the daughter OF Mrs.
Elmer Sciliesinger Of New York and the
late Count Gizycka o. Austria. She
made no formal debut in Washington,
but has been popular member Of the
younger circles here since her school
days. She is a granddaughter Of Mrs.
Robert w Patterson u Chicago VINO
nuilt the house at is Dupont circle.
which was occupied by President and
Mrs. Coolidge during the repairing Of
the White House last year Mrs Pear
son has spent much Of her life on a
ranch In Wyoming and met Mr. Pear
son while living IN California, where
she entered the business world In pref
eFence 10 making formal debut Ia
Washington society. She Is & great
lover Of sports and an accomplished
horseWonnan.
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Continued from First Page.)
cate his ideas of what the 1923 Demo-
cratic platform ought to be. His friends
are talking today about "the crown of
gold" masterpiece that the most bril-
liant Democratic speaker in Congress
has prepared With memories of Bry-
ans capture of the Chicago convention
in 1895 ever present in the Democrats
minds. Houston is full of men and wom-
en- who wonder what Reeds matchleSs
eloquence and whitening invective might
do at Houston. The Missourian will
fire his biggest oratorical shots at politi-
cal corruption. He will assail Tam
many without naming it. He thus will
challenge Smiths eligibility without d.
rectly impugning his candidacy.
II the convention then comes TO the
conclusion that Jim" Reed is the man
to nominate for President, that will be
all right with him. Reed presumably
also will ventilate his views on prohibi-
ton, which are in strong contrast with
the milder ones the Smith people want
written into the Houston platform.
Fireworks, though not as brilliant as
Reeds "sky rockets" and pinwheels,
are also in sight on the embittered
liquor issue at the hands of young Dan
Moody. Governor of Texas Circum-
stantial reports credit the Lone Star
executive with readiness to lead the
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position, In the hall. Delegates went
about the city in parties, and numbers
were seen to have tables for dinner on
the roof garden Of the Rice Hotel, the
center of convention activities.
Mrs Scott Litton, general favorite
with the delegation members from Vir-
ginis, as we'll as other States, appeared
on the hotel roof in large picture hat
and blue dress Of stylish mode. She
sat through a large part of the session
of the national committee with b. Y.
Wilson, also ninth district repre-
sentative.
Glass and Swanson Greeted.
Senators Glass and Swanson, J. Muir
ray Hooker, w. T. Reed and Gov Byrd
formed a congenial dinner party which
was constantly interrupted by visitors
passing the table TO shake hands with
some Of the outstanding Virginians.
Houston last night was no longer a
strange city to Virginians. Almost every
important building or street had be-
come familiar to those who strolled
around at leisure. The State caucus
late yesterday was the only business,
and every one took advantage Of the
opportunity to look over the city before
the convention opens. Last night dele
gates had their badges, and identiflca-
ton was more easily established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
SIX VIRGINIA VOTES
WILL GO TO SMITH
Other Delegates Claimed.
18 Pledged to Hull at
Caucus.

by the Associated Press.
HOUSTON, Tex, June 26.--virgin-
ians attended the opening session of
the Democratic national convention
today to get their first view Of the
colorful convention throng in the huge
building prepared for the Nations De-
mocracy, but expecting little else to
claim their attention. Smith and anti
Smith factions we're agreed that post
ponement OF the keynote address until
the night session was wise move In
view of the temperature.
While the convention formally opened
with routine businecs, indications that
Gov. Smith has claim to more than six
Virginia votes came from Lawrence
Davis and Holman Willis, delegates from
Roanoke. who arrived after the State
caucus, declaring themselves Smith
men from start to finish" The dele
that Smith would get six votes and
Cordell Hull of Tennessee would receive
Is on the first ballot, and instructed
Senator Swanson, State chairman, to
so announce the vote.
Claim More Smith Votes.
Davis and Willis who arrived late
last night. said today that the personal
poll of the delegation by them showed
that the New York governor would get
several more votes. Leaders of the
Smith forces In Virginia pointed out
to them that the Roanoke votes had
been included in six votes Smith should
receive on the first ballot. The two dele
gates predicted that Gov. Smith would
receive at least 10 votes on the second
ballot.
Senator Swanson at caucus yesterday
made 1t plain that he would not an
nounce Virginia's vote unless there was
an agreement and assurance that it
would not be challenged. This aSsur-
ance was given and motion adopted
unanimously. asking Senator Swanson
to cast the first ballot on an 1876
basis. Unless another caucus Is held
before balloting starts. Virginia's votes
will be cast as ordered with gentle
mans agreement that 1t would not be
challenged.
Committee Assignments.
Gov Harry Flood Byrd was elected
honorary vice chairman of the dele
CATION yesterday and J. Murray Hooker
of Stuart secretary. Mrs. Scott Lttton,
only woman delegate besides Mrs. r. c.
Watts of Lynchburg, national COM
mittewoman, was named honorary vice
chairman Of the national convention
Other elections and assignments were
as follows: R. Gray Williams, Win
chester, assistant secretary Of the ma
tional convention: Senator Carter
Glass. member of committee on reso-
buttons; Aubrey Weaver. Front Royal.
member committee on credentials; s..
B Harvie. Allegheny, member COM
mittee on rules: Senator James S. Bar
ron Norfolk, member committee to
notify presidential nominee; Daniel l..
Porter, Orange. member committee to
notify vice presidential nominee; Rich
ard Crane. Westover, member COM
mittee on permanent. organization.
Senator Glass Prominent Figure.
Senator Glass. who has been one of
the most prominent figures In the ma
tional convention. will be big factor
In the drafting OF the platform. which
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ATTACHMENT ORDERED.
Man Wanted for Paper Thefts Por
feits Collateral.

An attachment was ordered issued
for Clarence Edward Sanford. 3s-year-
old bakery driver. Of 90s G street north
east who today forfeited SIS collateral
il, police Court for the larceny Of II
papers from rack 81 First and u
streets southeast
Sanford Was arrested early this morn
inc by Policeman w p Edwards Of the
Nffh precinct on complaint OF William
BIaydes. H.. newspaper agent for the
washington Post, who clsin1ed that
sanford paid but S cents for the II
papeFs. Judge Mcmahon ordered the
aitsGnnaent issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
Carnegie Ship in Hamburg.

HAMBURG, Germany, June 90 (Ao) ,~-
The non-magnetic vessel Carnegie, en-
route to Iceland, arrived here today.
The vessel which Is owned by the
Carnegie Institution of Washington,
left the American Capital on May for
three-year voyage to carry on in
vestigations into terrestrial magnetism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
HEAT, HOPE, HARMONY
HOLD SWAY IN TEXAS
CONVENTION OPENING

Continued from First Pagel
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DEMOCRATS PLAN
DEC0R0US MEETING;
TO FORGET 4 YEARS AGO

Continued from First Page.)
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Senator Glass. who has been one of
the most prominent figures in the ma
tional convention. will be big factor
In the drafting OF the platform. which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
MRS. EMMERT DIES.

Widow of Builder Succumhs at
Age of 10.
Mrs, Louise M. Emmert. 10 years
old widow of Louis H. Emmert. con-
tractor and builder. died at her home,
1859 Wyoming avenue. today. She had
been In failing health for the past
several months.
She Is survived by a son, Percival
d. Emmert: two sisters. Miss Josephine
Neurath of this city and Mrs. Anna
Kilian Of Chicago. and by two brothers.
Charles Neurath Of this city and John
v. Neurath of Baltimore,
completed
Evening star., 1928-10-19
ARGENTINE CADETS
VISIT WHITE HOUSE
Naval Students Go on Sight
seeing Tour-PIan Annap.
oils Trip Tomorrow.

Twenty-Five naval cadets from the
Argentine training ship Presidente Sar-
miento went to the White House at
noon today for visit with President
Coolidge. following morning Of sight
seeing in Washington and adjacent
points of interest.
Arriving in Washington at O'clock
this morning, the future naval officers
from the Argentine established head
quarters at the Mayf1ower Hotel and
after breakfast left in busses on a sight
seeing trip to the navy yard, the Cap
itol, Washington Monument and Lin
coin Memorial. Before going to the
White House the cadets called at the
Argentine embassy. where they were
greeted by the Ambassador.
Inc party was served luncheon at the
Naval Observatory and left Immediate
ly afterward for Arlington Cemetery,
where they will place a wreath on the
tomb OF the Unknown Soldier. A re-
ception in their honor will be held at
the Argentine embassy at S O'Clock.
Comdr. Costa Palma is captain of the
ship, Accompanied by the Argentine
Ambassador and group of his of1cers.
he called on Secretary of the Navy Will
bur and Admiral Hughes, chief of naval
operations, while the cadets were max
ing the rounds of the city.
The cadets will leave early tomorrov
morning for Annapolis. attending the
foot ball game between the teams of
the Academy and Duke University be-
fore returning to New York in the eve
ming
Evening star., 1928-10-19

Lynn, Marguerite Venables, Mrs Ben
ianin Dulany. Mrs. Harry F.. White,
Mary v. Doyle. Frances Fallon, Marion
Hartley Loretta Clark Alice Sherer,
Frances Sherer, Mary d. jenkins, Anita
V. Mueller, Ruth Mayberry, Rose II.
Hartung, Marie Miller, Charlotte Han
son, Helen Iseii, Frances King and Ada
Goldman.
The usherS for both performances are
under the chairmanship of Maj. Carey
H. Brown, U. S. A, who will have q
large corps OF experienced assistants to
seat the large audience expected. A
special convention edition of The
Cross Triumphant" program will be in
charge of a committee of attractive
young Washington girls, with Miss
Marion Jardine. daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. as chairman, and
including the Misses Nina Randell
Georgette Yerby, Jane Love, Nancy
Beale, Maty Margaret Wren. Sophie
Beale, Florence Beale. Katherine Car
michael, Betty Sl.bley, Laura Louise
Barkley. Sara Nell Wilson, Betty Beale
and Katherine Fechet.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
CHARITY TO Benefit
BY THOMAS LECTURE
Observer of War in Palestine tc
Speak Here November 9-His
Only Appearance.

Lowell Thomas, noted American au-
thor, traveller and lecturer, will give 4
motion picture-illustraLcd lecture on
his experiences as the only American
observer with Col. f.. T.. Lawrence in
Arabia and with Gen. Allenby in Pal
estine during the World War, at a
charity benefit TO be staged at the
National Theater on Friday afternoon,
November g.
The benefit. proceeds Of which will
be equally divided between Protestant
and Catholic charities in the City of
Washington, has been planned by a
committee Of prominent Washington
women, including Lady Isabella How
ard, wife of the Ambassador of Great
Britain to the United States; Countess
Scherr-Thoss. daughter of the late
Henry White, and Mrs Walter r. Tuck
erman. well known philanthropist.
Mr.. Thomas will make his only ap-
pealance of the season at the benefit
performance. AS an official historian
he went into the Holy Land early in
the war, recording the election of the
Turks from Palestine by Allenbys cav
airy, and was the only person to bring
back the pictorial record and an eye
witness story OF the deeds Of Col. Law
renee OF Arabia, who raised an army
Of 200, 900 Redouins in the Arabian
desert to fight the Turks.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
KIWANIS MEETING
OPENS IN RICHMOND
Washington Delegates Attending
Three-Day Convention of
Capital District.

Members of the Kiwanis Club made
Richmond, Va. their mecco today to
attend the three-day convention of the
Capital Kiwanis district there. Dele
gates to the Capital Kiwanis district,
which includes 48 clubs in the District
of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia. were selected at the meeting
of the local club held yesterday at the
Washington Hotel.
A delegation OF Kiwanians from
Hagerstown. Md, and the Hagerstown
Municipal Band entertained the local
club with several selections.
The club authorized the sending of q
telegram To De Wolf Hopper III New
York City, congratulating him ON his
SEVENTEEN anniversary.
The Washington delegates selected to
attend the Richmond meeting were
Bynum E. Hinton, Claude w. Owen
and Edwin F. Hill.
Alternates elected by the club are
George o. Vass. John c. Wineman and
Eugene r. Woodson. Other members of
the club who arranged TO attend the
convention are Radford Moses, presi
dent: Edgar Morris and James B. Ed
monds, vice presidents; George II. Win
slow, secretary, and Edgar M. Wallace,
Dwight N. Burnham, z. d. Blackstone
r. r. Bailey. Harry c.. Kimball, Charles
H. Frame, Stephen II. Takes, Vincent
Callahan, F. A. Meatyard, Fred Schultz,
William Dyre, Ellsworth 7. Simpson,
James B. Evans. Bert Brewood. Pinck-
ney J. Harman. Albert NJ. Briggs. Frank
T. Mitchell, William H. PattiSon and
Charles III, Pardoe.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
CANNON RESENTS
ATTACK BY RASk0B
Bishop Denounces as Absolutely
False" Charge of "Bigotry" and
Religious Intolerance"

Bishop James Cannon. jr., of Rich
mond, Va, in a statement issued to
the press today vigorously denied the
accusations Of bigotry and religious in
tolerance III his attacks against Gov
Smith made against him by j. j. Ras-
kob chairman OF the Democratic ma
tional committee, in the secular press,
and echoed 'all along the line" and
pointed to his prohibition record of 80
years as branding the charges "abso-
lutely false"
II was accused I'm the secular press
by MIR. Raskob of using Prohibition as
n Cloak for Bgotry'" said Bishop Can
non. land Gov. Smith at Oklahoma
City declared that Senator Owen and
others, including myself, who are op-
posing him on account of his Tam
many aff1liation are using Tammany as
red herring and that the real ground
of opposition to him is my religion
This charge of intolerance is In
reality smoke screen intended not
only to becloud and obscure prohibition
and Tammany real issues in the cam
paign. but to arouse in Gov. Smiths
behalf the very religious intolerance his
supporters are publicly denouncing Sc
vigorously.
$50 far as I am personally concerned
my prohibition record OF 80 years
brands 1t as absolutely false"
Bishop Cannon quoted from a num-
ber of editorials appearing IN official
Roman Catholic publications which he
said furnished incontrovertible evidence
of the use being made of religious ap-
peals in behalf of Gov. Smith.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
Labyrinth of Radio Is Explained II
To Supreme Court in Audion Tube Suit

terms. he tried to take the court
through high and low frequencies,
aerials, coils, grids. plates, f1laments,
condensers, alternating currents and
other radio language, causing one of
the members to ask whether it would
be necessary for the court to pass upon
facts, or whether there was some ques-
ton OF law for it to decide.
III recognition Of the Importance OF
the two cases brought by the Westing
house Electric & Manufacturing Co,
claiming the audion iced back as the
invention Gf Edwin Fl. Armstrong. the
court allowed additional time for the
oral argument, which will be partici-
pated in by Charles l.. Hughes among
the counsel for those opposing those
claims
Evening star., 1928-10-19
Museum Given $1,000, 900.

NEW YORK, October l9 (Pl.-The
Metropolitan Museum of Art announced
yesterday the gift OF 100000 to the
institution by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blumenthal of this city.
Mr.. Blumenthal, who has been an
active trustee of the museum since
1919, was, until his retirement three
years ago, president of the French
banking firm of Lazard Freres Of New
York and Paris.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
Asks Absolute Divorce.

Mrs. Amanda Stokley, 20l + street,
liam b. Stokley conductor for the
Pennsylvania Railroad, for maintenance
today changed her plea to one for an
absolute divorce. They were married
July 1. 1914, and the wife charged that
he obtained a fraudulent divorce in
Maryland from her and is living with
anothS' woman. She Is represented by
Attorney Jean M. Roardman,
Evening star., 1928-10-19
Woman Marries
"Caye Man. After
Being Abducted
BY the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, Kans.. October
19.-Turning cave man. Fred
Obynik, 81. yesterday kidnapped
the sweetheart who had refused
to see him after a quarrel and
made her his bride.
Miss Ruby Crockett, 81, capit-
ulated to Obynik's brand of love
making and married him a few
hours after she was abducted.
Obynik stopped William Krau-
land, 81, who was driving Miss
Crockett to work, threatened him
with jack handle and drove
away with the young woman.
The couple returned home to
find police awaiting Obynik. In
stead of occupying a Jail for his
audacity. however, the cave man,
with his bride, will entertain
William Mcmillan, police chief,
at a wedding party.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
GIRL, IS, AND FOUR MEN
SHOT IN PARKED AUTO
More Than Is Bullets Fired Into
Machine-Mistak en- Identity
Blamed.
By The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. October ia 15-
year-old girl and four man companions
we're shot last night when a man
emerged from a restaurant here and
opened fire with q pistol as they sat in
parked automobile. More than IS
shots we're fired into the machine by
the man, who escaped.
The girl is Ella May Giorgio. She is
in a critical condition. Her companions
were Charles Brown. 33. shot in the
right leg and side; Frank Volloni, 38,
wounded in the chest and foot; Isador
GoldStein 49, wounded in the chest and
hip, and Rockne Costello, rs, wounded
in the right leg.
Police said they believed the shooting
was a case Of mistaken identity III con-
nection with q bootleggers' war. -Four
persons were held as material witnesses.
Evening star., 1928-10-19
RELIGIOUS PAGEANT
TO OPEN TONIGHT
Second Performance Planned
TomorroW-Seats. Still
Are Available.

"The Cross Triumphant" huge re-
ligious pageant, proceeds of which are
to go toward the Episcopal General Con-
vention fund, opens tonight at the
Washington Auditorium at O'Clock.
Another performance will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Convention headquarters reports the
advance sale of seats has been heavy,
but that a limited number of reserved
and unresreved seats are available for
both performances and two or three
boxes as yet are unsold.
The pageant was written by Marietta
Minnigerode Andrews, who is directing
the finale. THE Child of all Ages" with
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest general dl-
rector
Choirs of the Church of the Epiphany
and the Church of the Ascension, the
orchestra of the Marine Band, con-
Quoted by Siegfried Scharbau, principal
musician of the band, and groups OF
singers from ST. Thomas Church and
other churches in the District and near
bv will furnish music for the pageant.
under the general direction Of Adolph
'Torovsky, assisted by Mrs. Henry Hunt
Mckee.
Pageant Episodes Outlined.
The twelve episodes of the pageant
will include Joseph of Arimathea,
with cast from st. Johns Church:
Georgetown, directed by Rev. F. BLANC
Tucker; st. Alban," presented by 81
Adams Dramatic Club of st. Albani
Church; st. Augustine" presented by
st. Stephens Church: st. Hilda." pre-
Sented by the Paul Bleyden Studio and
the G,nSton Hall School. The CRU
."ders" presented by groups under the
direction OF Miss Virginia Hunt; Gran
mer." by groups assembled by Mrs. John
w Joyes; Arrival Of the Huguenots. .
by descendants of the Huguenots; The
First Communion at jamestown" by the
Church Of the Epiphany; The Baptism
of PocahontaS," presented by the
Church of Our SAVIOR; The Church in
Colonial Days presented by the Club
of Colonial DANES: Missionaries by
Camp Fire" by st. Thomas Church:
"The Child of All Ages" presented by
Christ Church. Alexandria: st. Andrew s
Church. Howard University. Arts Club
of washington, st. Barnabas' Church.
st. Johns Church. Rock Creek: st.
Pauls Church. Alexandria: st. Adams
Sunday School. Chapel of the Redeemer
Glen Echo; Virginia Theological Sem
mary. All Souls Church, ST. Agnes
School Alexandria; Toe H. Boys. Christ
Church, Georgetown: st. Johns Church
Georgetown; Norwood Parish and
Others. Girl reserves Of the Young
Women's Christian Association will AS
sist in several episodes, and students
OF the Mckinley Studios wiz take par
in the st. Alban scene.
Students OF the Paul Bleyden Studio
will appear as nuns in the st. Hilda
episode, with pupils OF Gunston Hal
School in the roles of convent pupils
Miss Katherine Judge will have the roll
of st. Hilda in this episode.
BIeyden Groups Represented.
Among those representing the Bley'
den groups are Helcn V. Harper, Luc,
/. Hopkins. Hattie E, Herfurth, Jan'
Evening star., 1928-10-19
EDUCATORS TO SPEAK.
Hibben and Garfield to Address
District Audience Wednesday.

Presidents of Princeton University
and Williams College are to speak We'd
nesday night at the Washington Audi
torium before political gathering
sponsored by the District of Columbia
unit of the national Hoover-C Curtis UNI
yersity Committee.
Until the present campaign DR.. John
Grier Hibben of Princeton has never
taken an active part in politics.
Harry A. Garfield, president of Will
liams, is the son of President Garfield.
Both speakers will be introduced By
Cloyd H. Marvin. president of George
Washington University.