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CHINESE CUBANS ARE
SLAVES DESCENDANTS

HAVANA. Nov. EFT Brought
here many years ago like cattle. the
Chinese population or Cuba - n re-
mainder Of the period In Cuban his
tory when coolies we're brought here
in virtual slavery.
The sugar planters Of MI earlier
day attempted to supplant African
slaves by Chinese slaves. The cool
les were imported under a GO tract
to serve eight years at $500 month
IL. The planters paid on averaee
price OF s4O0 for each slave. This
was vastly cheaper than the regrocs.
which cost between $500 and $1,000
each.
The Chinese were never sa~tisfGc-
tory as human chattel because they
were given 70 committing suicide.
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HOOVER Gets
FISH; STEAMS
ON TO SOUTH
Maryland Three Days
From First Port of
Call at Amapala In
Central America
b. JAMES l.. WEST
ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writcr.)

u. 5. 5. MARYLAND, Nov. 23.-ePD
Having demonstrated his proves
wv a deep sea fisherman, Herbert
Hoover pressed on today on his good
viii tour TO Latin America. The Mary
land this morning was ploughing
steadily through tropical waters off
the Mexican coast. three days distant
from Amapala. Honduras. the presi-
dcnt-elect's first port of call.
The fishing expedition off Cape
san Lucas. on the southern tip Of
Lower California. proved a high spot
OF the voyage since leaving San
Pedro. Calf. The president-elect
hauled i'm a fifteen pound dolphin and
a five pound mackcrel. Three other
members Of the party shared one fish
each in 10 minutes OF sport.
Laying aside his natty yachting
costume or the yeoman's cap, blue
coat and white trousers for old toys.
Mr.t Hoover left the great battleship,
which hove to five miles off shore. in
a small boat. He approached the
cape and went 10 a spot where. he had
been informed by radio. great fish
had been hooked by friends n year
or so ago. Captain Victor A. KIM
berly acted as patrol captain to keep
off any interference from small boats
that might come from the only town
along the barren stretch Of rocky
coastlinc.
Mr.. Hoover rugged his reel and
she'd his coat and YVES ready for fish
ing by the time the boat reached the
entrance TO a small bay. He first
used a spinner but after ten minutes
had passed without a strike he
changed TO a silver minnow.
Scarcely had the line been rcoled
out when a dolphin. one OF the fast
est fish. struck and the battle IA
on. Back and forth the fish dartec
but after a quarter Of nm hour Mr..
Hoover brought the fish to the sur
face where a naval officer gated the
catch.
Mr.. Hoover then hooked the mack
erel which made y swift run and
then was drawn in. In the mean
time. Mark Sullivan had struck once
and lost. Then Mr.. Hoover and Fir.
| Sullivan had strikes simultaneously
but their lives became crossed. The
| p~resident-elect lost his reel and Mr.
! Sullivan hauled in n fifteen pound
dolphin Just ms the brilliant sun dis
arncared over the Pacific horizon.
Darkness had descended a. Mr..
Hoover came up the gangplank Of the
Maryland under the glare OF q
searchlight. Mrs. Hoover. who had
been watching the jagged coast where
the fishing parties were during the
hour and q half they were away
crowded 10 the side Of the rail along
with other members Of the party.
shins' officers and many enlisted men
The boats were brought on board
the Maryland which turned her prov
toward Central America. She set Off
at n snecd Of IL knots which she held
throughout the night.
M. Hoover may fish again before
his visit to Ecuador. his first place 70
call IN South America.
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financicr's preparation.

The financicr's preparatory
school. Groton. at Groton, Mass, was
beaueathed Sl,l29,222.
Other personal requests included
the establishment Of temporary life
estates in S27. l01 .347 70 Joan Payne
Whitney and John Hay Whitney,
children Of Mr.. Whitney.
Stocks and bonds held BY Mr.,
Whitney totaled Sls2, ? .27s.
In addition to the beneficiaries
named. Mr.. Whitney left S2,s23. 057
to Charles s. Payson. a %son-in-law
Of Manhasset. N. "; TO Samuel
Adams Clark, an architect and an
old friend. requests amounting 70
S9l7.644. New York real est-tc
worth s77,500 and a legacy Of $500
600.
Finley Peter Dunre. creator OF
"Mr. Dooley." was forgiven a debt
Of 5000. He also got a legacy q
100000.
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Man En- Route to
Valley Missing
In Flooded Area


Fear for the safety of Rudolph
Mundhcnkc. Chicago lawyer. who MAS
en- route through tho flood stricken
area BY automobile 20 visit &. ".
Burlingamc " the Gulf Breeze SER
vice station. was expressed ny the
latter today. Mundhenke has not
been heard from since entering thc
flooded reg on. lie left Chicago
Nov. rs.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2l-NPl-
With the flood damage estimated at
$50. 600. 1000 I'm Kansas and the toll ~
deaths IL. in addition 20 five in MIS-
souri, ana Oklahoma. stricken Kansas
cities we're striving 70 get back TO
normal t0dcv.
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Louis: a. ". Robertson, secretary -
McReynolds, and Mcsdames Mercy
nolds. Rector and Butler.
The part spent Monday and Tues
day attending the South Texas
Chamber Of Commerce convention ~
Laredo and prior 90 the opening III
that meet attended the hingsyille
dairy show held ne kinEsvllie.
They will remain here through
Thursday. IA least. I~cReynolds stat
ed. and during that time they will
inspect the Missouri Pacific Lines
exhibit now being erected for show
Ing during Inc Valley Mid-Nintar
rair at Harllngen.
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remain in Mexico 10 conduct HI,
campaign for the presidency.
ViIIarcal previously had been -,
fused permission to return from III
United States. Some group IN tn
nti-rcclectionist party have M.
ready proclaimed i%llareal a. their
car didEte-
Aaron SEAM. former foreign mia-
;stcr and now on leave az goycrao-
III Nucvo Leon. formally a-uaouuced
todav that he would Ss a candidate
for the presidency. The rcyolu.
t;crary parties are backing him.
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Prices of Grain
Are Irregular In
Chicago Trading

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-P-Reporti
Of unsettled weather in northern Ar
g%etinia tended 10 make wheat prices
here average higher today. The corn
market was easier as a result of i'm
proved conditions for the movement
of corn.
Opening unchanged 70 3-Sc high
or. wheat held near 10 the initial
figures. Corn started unchanged %
5-sc off, and subsequently continued
to point downward. Oats were steady,
provisions declined.
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COTTON

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 22.-lPj-Cot-
ton spot good business done; higher
American strict good middling las;
good m.ddling HOS; strict middling
1898; middling 1913; strict low
middling 1898; low middling 1918;
strict good ordinary 9.93: good ordi-
nary 1853. Sales 10000 bales. $500
American. Receipts 10000. American
$1,000. Futures closed steady; Dec.
lO.43; Jan. 1912; March 1912; May
lO.42; July 1897; Oct 1913
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K. Give Stock
Generally Lower
T~hroughout List

KANSAS CITY. Nov. EFT
Hogs: 900: weak to Toe lower. ton
IS so on 2i5-260 lbs; packing sovs
sT.1O6s.OO.
cattle: $500. calves 500: weak:
slaughter steers. good and choi-c
rgoO-i5OO lbs. Sli.50T 1900; 100
iSn0 lbs. sil.5OG 1900; 950-l100 lbs.
si.75Gf6.25: fed yearlinEs. cool
choice 750-950 lbs. Sil.75M 1925;
heifers. good and choice $50 IDS.
aowr Sff.alPii4.50; cows. good anr
,boice ss.256iO.75; v%ealers milk.
.ed1 medium q choicce SSNlc:
.torker and feeder steers. good and
.So;rc CalI weightsl Sl0.25G l2.25.
sheer: 5000; lambs 25c lower;
sheep steady: lambs. godo and choice
100 lbs. down. $1,000 1855; ewes
MEDIUM TO choice (l50 lbs down
"a o5G6.50.
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NEW YORK CnITnN

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-(PJ-Ths
cotton market opened stead at IN
advance Of / to 6 points in A con-
tinuation Of yesterdays buying
movement. The advance met some
southern hedging and a consider
bic volume Of realizing, hut was alb
sorbed on reactions Of 6 or 7 points
and prices soon firmed up again on
a broadening commission house de-
mand ard continued trade buyin-.
BY the first half hour December had
sold up TO 20.15 and March 70 zoos,
with the general list showing net aG-
vances Of about s 10 II points.
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POISON" WOMAN FOUND INSANE

Union. Mo-. Nov. 22.-lP Ths
GOOD Samaritan" Mrs. Bertha Gif-
sor5 Who was always ready to
IN" with the sick and who watched
eighteen persons dc writing In
paroxyism OF pain caused. the state
brlivcs. by poison she administered,
must spend the rest of her lfc n
an insane asylum.
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VIII Allow
ViIlareal to Run

MEXICO CITY. Nov. Ell
Emilio Portes Gil. secretary of ir-
terror. announced today that General
Antonio Nillareal. eNilcd rcvolu-
%tionarv leader would hc allowed TO
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GROSS VALUE
Continued from nare one

CONTINUED from page one.)
Yale university Mr.. Whitney 49,
bequeathed S2.s23. 057. a sum over
Swallowed by donations the million
aire had made 70 the university dur
inc his lifetime.
The beauest 70 the New York pub
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Bitter Y EGGS

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-tPl-Buttcr
higher; creamery extras 40 -;
standards as: extra firsts 47d47 l-2;
firsts 81 l-2d46; seconds iiGi3 IL.
Eggs unchanged.
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POIITRY

CHICAGO. Nov. 22.-iP-Poultry
steady; fowls 2iG25; springs % IL
age 1-2: roosters 20; turkeys 30M37;
ducks l7M24; geese u.
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CROSSES CITY

fCortirued from mage one.)
lingon Chamber Of Commerce. pre-
sided over the meeting and deliv-
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6 6 6

il a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
II Is the most speedy remedy known.
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A 50-gcre aerodrome il being con-
structed at Palghut. South India.
Evening star., 1928-01-27
CHINESE WOUNDED
ARRIVE IN CANTON
Gen. Hsuen Si.Yui Slain in
BattIe-Th0usands of
ExiIes Reported.

spe'f1i Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily
NEMs
HONG KONG. January 27.-~Hundreds
Of wounded soldiers have reached
Canton from the battlefieids up the
East River toward Swatow this week
Large reinf0rcements have been sent
from Canton. including 1000 under Gen
10 Chun- Fan and stationed at Waichow.
a strategic point In the East River Gen
Ii Chai-Sum's strongest subordinate
Gen. Wang Shao-Sung, is 10 take COM
mand at Swatow
Canton officially confirms the report
that Gen. Hsuen Si-Yui. leader OF the
26th Division OF "ironsides, has been
killed In battle. fighting the troops oi
Ii Chai-6um. Ii Chai-Eum ordered the
body buried with honor I'm rcmem-
berance Of the deceased The former
did good work while member OF the
Nationalist army on It's northward trek
under Gen. Chang Kai-Shek.
More than 20 refugees from a Cath
olic village In the Bwabue commun,
area have arrived at 6watow. The!
had left in the night. burning theil
homes behind them. Other residents
Of the area are finding escape more dif
ficuit, because the peasants In the sur
rounding territories are preventing
egrees.
Local estimates of the numbers o
the refugees are running high. the Chi
nsse asserting that there are 10000
exileg In one town. The practice of re-
lieion is forbidden In Communist ter
ritory Many churches have been burn
ed. while others are being used as Com
munisL headquarters
tToasriaht ittht
Evening star., 1928-01-27
PRESS CLUB TO DEDICATE
NEW HOME FEBRUARY 4
President Coolidge viii Speak
Women of Members Families
to BE Entertaine ed.

The new home OF the National Press
Club will be- dedicated formally Satur-
day night. February 4. with exercises at
which President Coolidge. who latd the
corner stone OF the club April IL, 1928,
will deliver the principal address,
The program will begin at 10 pm,
with q brief address by J, Fred Es-
sary. president OF the club. who will
introduce President Coolidge as q men,
bcr of the newspaper mems organiKa-
tion. In which capacity the Nations
Chief Executive will speak. Following
the Presidents address Frank II, Moves.
president OF the Associated Press will
speak,
Included In the formal program will
be selections by the United States Ma
rine Band Orchestra, The program
will be broadcast until i0;so o'clock,
at which time the informal entertain
ment Of the clubs gueSts~~ihe WON.
en- Of the members families~rwill be-
gin. The club will he thrown opcn Ia
the women and dancing viii conclude
the evenings exercises
Evening star., 1928-01-27

- tie hssonlaC@d FfGss
fshLIhA. Kans., January 27.-~-A per-
son living OH borrowed time" can en-
tend lis credit by activity, w, w. Wat
,0n, s0~year~old cspitaiist, said today.
a. h. Told how he expects " win u
800 600 bet with al Insurance company
lhst he viii iiye fiye years longer and
probably tfn.
Ia his latest venture, he accepted an
Insurance proposition, paying 800, 900.
f0r which F.e Biii receive 81 500 n month
as iOfg as hs lives.
As / hsye arranged ~ live 10 years
t,nger, ! wiz have the 800 900 bark u,
I'VE years ana fof The next fiye years
viii feDeiye sD0 d day clear pI0iit, he
ekpiained.
Pointing out that he already had
'is3ft0Med" 10 HaTs, la addition L0 tiie
lhyei ~S1Ofe and TN aihjimeui M Wat
atn lepeBied bis code fpf longsyily,
j slesp out vi doofe 600 dsya a year.
Evening star., 1928-01-27
GETS so DAYS IN JAIL
ON FAlSE.ALARM CHARGE
Man, Accused Of Forging Two
Checks. Valves Right TO
Hearing.

Edgar Lyons McNamara, 20 years old.
1911 Twenty street. who was
arrested early Wednesday On suspicion
Of having turned in d false fire alarm
At Twenty street and Massa-
chusefts avenue. was sentenced 10 90
days In Jail on that charge. and held
under &5 900 bond for the grand Jury
on two charges oi forgery In Police
Court today.
Mckanara is alleged " have forged
a check for $40 5s ana signed his EN-
pl9yer's name Oh January ig. He Was
a secretary W John J Odenwaid, an
electrical contractor al 1909 II street
/ On January II he forged cheek for
&75 In the name ~ Dr. Harry y. Scott
~ 1926 Twenty-frst street, police say
Mc.amara pleaded not guilty ~ both
charges Ia the forgery csss hs waived
i1eaftng
Evening star., 1928-01-27
INQUIRY ORDERED
ON LIQUOR SPY, Il
OftedaI Starts Probe After
Youth Is Arrested on
Bribe Charge.

An Investigation OF all facts relating
TO the case of Stewart Samuel Shelton
672i Piney Branch road. prohibition in
former arrested last night by police un-
der charges OF accepting bribe, was or
dered today by Acting Prohibition Com
missioner All Oftedal.
Shelton. who. according TO Oftedal'
told prohibition officials he was - years
old. today admitted that he Is but II.
Oftedal said 1t was not the practice oi
the Prohibition Bureau TO use inform
ers under age. and this should never oe
done.
Ford TO Head Probe.
The investigation viii be conducted
by Robert d. Ford. deputy prohibition
administrator for the District OF CO.
lumhia, in whose forces Shelton was
working. Shelton was not employed as
q regular iniormer. according to Ofte-
dial. but had been paid. according 10
the custom, Tor work he had done Tor
the Prohibition Bureau.
Police took Shelton into custody last
night at Union Station
Shelton, police allege. fell into a
trap last night. being arrested by Lieut.
Of Detectives Edward J, Kelly
and Detective Sergt r, r. Sweeny
after he had accepted marked money
from BENJAMIN Chesavoir, 604 IL
street who alleged that he mad ap-
preached him and offered 10 disappear
IL he would give him ticket 10 Ne"
chesavoir's place. at GOA H street. was
raided January -. by ponce ana
Federal agents acting on information
said to have been procured oy youns
shelton who claimed 10 have pufchaseu
liquor there, The case Is stu peho'"s'
Employed by Quinn.
Shelton, who said he Is II years oia.
stated that he had been empioyeo ps
Prohibition Agent Il. N. Quinn 10 ,nr Mno,
he had been introduced by a mo'o'
cycle officer,
Mai. Edwin H. Hesse. superintendent
of police. stated that II such an ihuo-
dlction had been made the onccf III
| question was acting In personal Ca
pacity. ,, and
| will not. employ minors to assist III a's
way In carrying out Its work' ""''
| Hesse stated .,,
| Shelton said that he had been prom
| ished S. a day for "undercoVer "o'n,
but that he had worked 10 days iot
nothing and then was put on the pas
roll for seven days. but mad nov Ie
ceived his money. lie admitted haVnis
received hush" money from tehja"'''
| Chesavoir,
Rrother Quit Work
| Morris Shelton. his older brother VINO
stated that he was ID years old. sa'u
| this morning that he had been ai'
| undercover agent tor the Frohibtio'i
Department but had resigned january
10 at the solicitation Of his mother
after doing undefcover work Tor Two
weeks lie claimed that Robert -
Ford, prohibition administrators for the
| District, personally had hired him ana
without asking either his age or MS
address.
II was sent out 10 buy whisky." ne
said. working under Mir Quinn, ! made
several buys When | got my job. MT.
. Ford didn't AJAX me how old was ar
where l was from, ! signed a contract
and after | quit. | went to the oIilce
and signed half \ doaen papein to yet
my money, didn't read either the
contract or the papers,
There were other boys used IN un-
iercover work, too but don't know
now many. They come and 10"
Evening star., 1928-01-27
Move to Give Children Air Confidence
Is Planned by Cuesenheim Foundation

, sernautieal engineering laboratories
ANA courses IN colleges,
"'rhese ana similar grants by the MAd
Oh a smaller scale" said the announce"
ment. represent Efforts Aleng the lme
Ut adult education, The hlnd believes,
however, that II the next generation ~
10 he 'air~mmded,' and H. aeesw trans
pcstattan by air with the esnltstensv
derived nom familiarity and under
. standing, u Il necessary ta extend the
plan af e<iueattan tA include elementary
and se~allaary sehoS,is Throughout the
country"
An executive caMalittee, headed eN
Dean laha ", wtthsEs a The Ssess>sa
III EstucAtion at New York uaivefsltN,
viii meet next Wednesday With text
eaak authorities 10 obtain advice - so
ths best msehaas at placing . definite
educational nsessam tess tae sssssass.
Evening star., 1928-01-27
L|NDBERGH STARTS
FLIGHT TO BOG0TA
Goodwin Envoy Expects to
Reach Colombian Capital
This Afternoon.


cARTAGENA. Colombia. January D..
Col Charles A. Lin6bergh. of for his
400-mile hop to Bogota. the capital of
Colombia. took off from the Boca
Grande Flying Field here shortly before
Q O'Clock this morning.
The American flyer. who has re-
sumed his goodwill flight which will
carry him to Havana for the Pan
American Conference. spent only IL
hours here, having arrived at Carta-
gena from Panama yesterday at :
O'Clock.
The weather was excellent. although
the customary curtain of fog hung
over the mountains. The fog prooaoiy
viii disappear about noon.
The famous Spirit Of st. Louis. wnicn
received such an enthusiastic greeting
from the inhabitants OF this port yes
;erday, was accompanied by plane
from the Andean National Co. when
viii act as an escort for part OF the
journey. ..,s
Before taking of. Col. Lindbergh told
:he correspondent that he expected 10
reach Bogota early this afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-01-27
BAY STATE c. 0. P.
SEEKS HARMONY
IN PARTy'S RANKS
Factions With Favorite Can
didates Urged to Avoid
Conflicts.
FULLER BEING SHOWED
TO FRONT BY ANDREW
Hoover Is Strong Favorite, but One
Group Still Thinks Prsi-
dent May Run.
RY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Republican organization In Ma$sa-
chusetts. headed by william M. Butter.
chairman of the Republican national
committee. has a lob on its hands to
reconcile the various groups In the
party and send TO the Republican ma
tional convention delegation that will
act in harmony.
There is the group which still has
lingering hope that somehow President
Coolidge may be prevailed upon to run
and may be drafted by the convention
There is another group that Is strongly
in favor of the nomination OF Secre-
tary Hoover OF the Department of Com
merce. A third group is backing Gov
Alvin T. Fuller for the nomination
Some of the opponents of Mr.. Hoover
see In the Fullerton President move
ment an opportunity to stave of a
Massachusetts, delegation for Hoover:
to bring another ''favorite son" into the
race.
Andrew Backs Move.
The most prominent advocate OF the
nomination of Gov. Fuller Tor President
today is Representative A. Piatt An.
drew. He has announced his intention
of running for delegate to the nationa
convention from his district. and hs
has associated with him j. Otis Ward
we'll. They plan to run In the primaries
April ~ as Fuller delegates. That they
can be defeated in the district Is moi
believed by any one.
Already, II is reported from Massa-
chusetts two or three other candidates
for delegate are coming out for Gov. Full
Ter. and the Fuller movement may grow
with the passing Of the weeks. The gov
ernor himself Is saying nothing. There
are some Massachusetts, Republicans
who would like very much TO place him
on the ticket as the Vice Presidential
nominee. IL he cannot be nominated
for President.
The Hoover sentiment In Massae hu.
setts is strong. Some OF the Massachu.
setts members Of Congress here insist
he would sweep the State by at least
a two-thirds vote II there were o prest-
Dental preferential primary. A ma
tority OF the Republicans In the State
delegation In the House are favorable
10 Mr. Hoover and they are believed tc
reflect the sentiment in this district
Senator Gtllett issued a public state
ment In Springfield last night strongly
urging the nomination of Mr.. Hoover
Senator Gillett will undoubtedly be one
OF the delegates at large TO the national
convention. II has been the practice
OF the Republicans of the Bay State to
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Evening star., 1928-01-27
HOOVER MARRIAGE
STORY IS DECR|ED
Secretary's Friends See Po-
IiticaI Move in Recalling
Ceremony by Priest.

The fact that Secretary Herbert
Hoover and Mrs. Hoover were married
80 years ago In Monterey. Calf. by a
Catholic priest. published yesterday In
dispatches to the New York Sun. ap-
pears destined to have little effect upon
the political fate OF Mr.. Hoover. .re-
garded as a foremost candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination.
The dispatch. which came from Cali
fornia. was later confirmed by Mr.
Hoover. II said the Secretary. four
years after his graduation from Leland
Stanford University. had gone to Mon
terey. Calf. to marry Miss Lou Henry.
whom he had met during his student
days and who was visiting her brother
there. Mr.. Hoover was a Quaker and
Miss Henry an Episcopalian, but the
only clergyman In the small town was
a Catholic priest As both OF them
wished a religious ceremony, they were
married by him.
Only Clergyman in Town.
1t was the Rev Father Ramon Maria
Mcstres pastor OF the Church of ST.
Charles Borromeo. In Monterey. who
performed the ceremony.
Mr. Hoover said that because Father
Mestres was the only clergyman in the
town the priest had obtained a special
dispensation from his bisnop to officiate
at non Catholic marriages In his Sec
ondary capacity as a civil magistrate.
Mr.. Hoover was then IS years old and
just back from an engineering position
In Australia. and had accepted SINH
lar post In China. which required him
TO sail the following day, Since their
marriage Mrs, Hoover has become q
Quaker
Because Mr.. Hoover has been promi
nently mentioned as the possible Re-
publican nominee for the presidency.
the announcement was greeted with In
terest in political circles. Friends OF
Gov. Alfred Z. Smith declared that
should their candidate oppose Mr..
Hoover In the election. the fact that
Mr. Hoover had been married by a
priest might tend 10 keep religious feel
Ing out OF the campaign, On the whole.
however. political observers were In
clincd to look ON II as merely another
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