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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-06
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NEWS SECTION
HOOVER BEGINS
MOVE To WIN
MOIST EAST
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
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A campaign program, by which
Herbert Hoover hopes to carry the
moist Atlantic Seaboard states, will
be determined at q series OF con
ferences here this weekend be-
tween the Republican Presidential
nominee and his eastern advisers, it
was announced today.
The conferences will evolve cam
paign strategy designed to keep
New York, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island in the Republican column
next November, despite Democratic
claims that Gov. AL Smith will win
them due to his ''wetness. The
Hoover board of strategy appeared
particularly Hopefully of carrying
New York, Smiths home bailiwick.
Hoover to Attend
Mr.. Hoover will take time off
from his Commerce Department
duties. it was understood, to attend
some of the conferences. Hubert
Work. the new Republican national
chairman. will preside in his alb
sence. senator George III. Moses
of New Hampshire, the new eastern
manager. will attend, as will Frank
lin Fort. of New Jersey, Ogden
Mills of New York, and the Re-
publican national committeeman
from all the northern seaboard
states.
decision also will be reached
at these conferences fixing the date
for notification of Mr.. Hoover at
his home in Palo Alto, Calf. Once
this date is determined, the itinerary
of HooVer's trip to the Pacific coast
will be settled. 1t appeared today
that the date would be sometime
between August and August II,
with the probability that it would
be one or the other, as both are
Saturdays and the Hovoer leaders
favor a Saturday notification.
The Secretary's birthday falls on
Friday, August 10, and some of his
associates urged that the notifica-
ton date be fixed for that occasion.
There was so much opposition to a
Friday ceremony. however, that the
proposal has been abandoned.
To Visit President
With the notification date fixed,
the Hoover managers will arrange
his trip to the Pacific coast, includ-
ing a stopover at Brule, wis, for
4 conference with President Cool
idge Mr.. Hoover will ask the
President to relieve" him of his
duties in the Cabinet. There has
been much mystery here as to
whether the secretary intends to
resign or to merely offer to resign.
One of his closest friends declared
the Secretary would not resign but
would ASK to be relieved of his
duties"
This phraseology would allow the
Secretary to remain in the Cabinet
should the President desire his con
tinued services.
There were indications Mr.. Hoover
would depart from Washington
about July Is and reach San Fran
cisco about July 25 or 26. At pres
ent. it was believed he would go West
from Brule by the northern route
and return later by the southern
route, through Kansas City. His
present plans call for his leaving
California the last week Of August.
with stopoVer at West Branch,
Iowa. the town Of his birth.
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There will be a large staff OF
workers. chiefly recruited in New
York. and special suites will be
fitted up for Senator Peter G.
Gerry of Rhode Island, who prob
ably will be the campaign man
ager for the governor, and for
others who are slated for impor-
tant posts in the Democratic or
ganization.
One of Governor Smiths pros
pective neighbors in the building
is a restaurant and cabaret that
probably will give a Broadway
atmosphere" to his headquarters
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and make his New York workers
feel at home.
OF the Democratic headquarters has
yet been set. The Hoover organi-
zation is not planning to open up
it's Eastern headquarters until
about September /. it was an
nounced today. In the meantime,
however, Former Governor Henry
]. Allen. of Kansas. has arrived
in Washington to open up pub
licity headquarters for Secretary
Hoover in the Barr Building, on
Seventeenth Street Northwest.
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Bishop Officiates at
Cornerstone Ceremony

The ri. Rev. James r. Freeman,
Episcopal Bishop OF Washington,
yesterday laid the cornerstone for
the new church of st. stephen and
the Incarnation. at Sixteenth and
Newton Streets n. w.
Bishop freeman declared the law
ing of ths cornerstone marked an
important date in the history Of the
diocese Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-06

Rent one Of the automobiles offered
by the who's Who" firm listed In to-
days Times and Herald on next IN the
last pRge, for social or business calls.
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FRIDAY, JULY s, 1928
Smith to Open Office
Here for Campaign

Smith of New York shortly will his
paign headquarters Washington Building Fifteenth
Street and New York Avenue reported here today
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MRS. BAKER TAKES
FOURTH HUSBAND
Divorced Wife of Former d.
rector of Mint WedS C. NJ.
Amory in Boston.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 25.-Mrs. Mar
garet Emerson McKim Vanderbilt
Baker, who was divorced from Ray
montd T. Baker, former director of the
United States Mint, in Reno, New,
october /, was on her wedding trip to-
day with her fourth husband, Charles
Minot Amory of Boston.
They were married yesterday after
noon at the home of Mr.. Amory's sister
Mrs. Fulton Cutting, in East Eighty
eighth street. On their return from
q wedding trip they are to live at a
hotel until they open their Palm Beach
home
Mrs. Amory, daughter of Capt. Isaac
E. Emerson of Baltimore, drug manu-
facturer. was first married in 1902 to
DIR. Smith Hollins McKim of Baltimore
They were divorced in 1910. The next
year she was married to Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, who was lost on the LuSi-
tania Some years later she married
Mr.. Baker, who at that time was direc-
tor of the Mint. She has three children,
Alfred G. and George Vanderbilt and
Gloria Baker.
In taking out their marriage license
Mrs. Baker gave her age as A and
Mr.. Amory his as SO.
After her last divorce, Mrs. Baker
denied that she and Mr.. Amory were to
wed. II am not thinking of marriage, "
she said at that time, land besides
three marriages are enough"
Mr.. Amory is the son of Francis L.
Amory of Boston. He was graduated
from Harvard in 1912. His marriage
to Miss Gladys M. Mum of Washington
was ended by divorce in Paris. She is
now the wife of Herbert Pulitzer.
tended the wedding, which was informal
Mrs. Baker was unattended Francis I.
Amory of Boston was his brothers best
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
Charges Gamblers Get Laurel Dope
By Radio Transmitter Hidden In Vest

The Federal Radio Commission to-
day began an investigation of a report
that an unlicensed radio operator
equipped with a portable transmitting
apparatus concealed about his waist
under his vest has been sending out
race track information from the Laurel
Md. track.
r. Y Cadmus, supervisor of radio at
Baltimore for the Department of Com
merce, who has charge of radio polio
ing in this section of the country was
directed to investigate the charge.
The inquiry was prompted by let
ter addressed to the commission.
ION numerous times complaints have
been sent to your Baltimore Office" the
latter said, about a certain band of
pool room thieves stealing racing in
formation out of the Maryland race
track by portable radios, which is the
name they give it, as the party car
ries it on his person in the form, of a
field glass case, or in vest, and from
what hear the men have no license to
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Active in Church Society.

SHREVEPORT, La. (P).-Mrs. Betty
Craig, &c years old, of Shreveport. La.
widow of a Christian minister, has been
member of the Christian Endeavor
society for Al years.
> Among the first churches to organize
an Endeavor society was the First
Christian Church of Kansas City, Mo
Mrs. Craig was an attendent Of that
church and became charter member
of its young peoples organization nearly
half q century ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
Locomtive Cab in Front.

The Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
has had one of its Mallet articu-
lated locomotives rebuilt with the view
of increasing its efficiency by adding
considerably to the tractive power
through certain changes in the design.
To the layman the most notable change
is the placing of the cab on the front
end and the smokestack on the rear,
so that the locomotive seems to be
moving backward. There are a num-
Der of other new features which are CT
interest mainly to engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
HOOvER'S STAND ON KHAN
ASKED IN OPEN LETTER
Colored Physician in Baltimore
Calls on Nominee to Define
Attitude on K. K. K.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, October 25.-Dr. B. M.
Rhetta, colored physician of Baltimore,
yesterday addressed an open letter to
Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential
nominee, calling on him to take a def
mite stand on the Klan question. Rhetta
is president of the Alumni Association
of Howard University, president of the
trustee board, Washington Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, member of the sitting grand
jury and has twice received citywide
Endorsement for membership on the
board of school commissioners.
In his letter to Mr.. Hoover Rhetta
said:
I'VE have voted the Republican ticket
for all of these many years, but before
we decide how our ballots shall be cast
on November we call upon Mr.. Her.
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bert Hoover to definitely take a stand
with reference to the Ku Klux Khan.
1T has been very clearly and per-
sistently stated that Mr.. Hoover has
gone far and gotten the backing and
support Of this notorious organization
IN the face of all, Mr.. Hoover has re-
manned silent. We most sincerely hope
that Mr.. Hoover will neither by silence
nor expression indorse this Khan sup
port, for we cannot go to the polls arm
in arm with the Ku Klux Khan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
Senator Bingham
and Raskob Speak
On Radio Tonight

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 25.-
Political speakers on the radio
tonight and tomorrow include:
TONIGHT.
Democratic
John j. Raskob. chairman ma
tional committee, at 8 pm, over
WIZ and coaSt-to-coaSt network.
Thomas ]. Brogan, corporation
counsel of Jersey City, at $50
pm, over WOR.
Republican
James Francis Burke, general
counsel for national committee, at
8 pm, over WEAF and Red net
work.
Sarah Schuyler Butler, vice
chairman of New York State COM
mittee, at 1880 pm, over WIZ.
Kenneth Rouse and collegiate
group, at ii PM, over KYW,
Chicago, and Midwest network.
Senator Hiram Bingham of
Connecticut at 6:10 pm, over
w IN, 4ldA O4OA0s OOAA41ssr
Representative Bertrand Smell
of New York, at 1880 pm, over
WGY, Schenectady. N. Y.
TOMORROW.
Democratic
Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, at $50 PM, at Elizabeth,
N. j., over WEAF and Red net
work.
Republican
Charles Evans Hughes at Buff
falo, N. Y, at $3.50 pm, over
WOR and Columbia network.
Representative Gilbert N. Hau-
gen of Iowa, co-author of the
McNary- Haugen farm relief bill,
and Senator Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa, at $50 pm, over KYW,
Chicago, and Midwest network.
thine is Eastern.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
LIEUT.. ]. H. GRIFFIN
GETS LIFE-SAVING MEDAL
Naval officer Is Honored for Eff
fort to Rescue Drowning Man
at Long Beach.

Lieut.. (Junior Grade) J. H. Grifan
U. S. NJ, of Annapolis, Md, has been
awarded a silver life-saving medal by
the Treasury Department for his eff
forts to save a man from Growing
at Long Beach, Calf, while attached
to the U. S. S. Pennsylvania. This an
nouncement was made yesterday by the
Navy Department, which said Lieut.
Griffin's attempted rescue was per-
formed on the night of January Is
of this year, when he went to the
rescue of a man who had fallen from
one of the ships boats, about 100 feet
from the e,id Of the PIER, the weather
and water being quite cold.
Lieut.. Griffin, the department said
dived overheard and, although unsuc-
ceSsful in saving the drowning man
exerted every effort. The lieutenant
is now on duty on the destroyer Paul
Hamilton and the Navy Department has
forwarded the medal to him.
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do 1t. They are now working every day
out at the track at Laurel, Md, and
am informed they are working on a
wave ranging from 100 to 225 meters.
In postscript the writer informed
the commission that "the news is sent
out by some sort of key such as
telegrapherS use"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25
Club Helps Athletics.

ST. LOUIS (R.-More than 900
teachers of physical education are en-
ployed full or part time in Missouri.
Civic clubs cooperate in promoting
physical education by providing larger
areas for athletics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-25

In London recently IL people were
found living in one room, while below
them were two families of 10 persons
each occupying two rooms.
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The various weight reducing ma
chimes on display in the basement
of the Auditorium are a center of
attraction for the delegates to the
d. "a. r. congress. There are a
half dozen booths with many de.
vices to make sylphiike figures,
and free demonstrations and treat
rnents are given. Slim young ladies'
are in attendance to show the
delegates how we'll the electrical
machines work to kill the influ-
ence Of sweets and starches.
Next 70 weight reducing machines
the largest number of booths are
given over to the sale OF coats
of arms and heraldic devices. All
seem to be doing brisk business
among the delegates.
Politics as rabid as any conven.
ton OF the two major political par
ties goes on at the ID. A. r. conven.
ton. kilograms were received yes.
terday from Mrs. Samuel Elliott
Perkins. former state regent of In
diana, attacking the candidacy of
Mrs. James Lowell Gavin present
state regent. for vice president gen.
eral. by nine state regents. Mrs.
Perkins asked that they not be
swung to Mrs. Gavin's support by
pretty face. This probably has
insured Mrs. Gavin's election today.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
sent a gift of large basket of
Japanese cherry blossoms to Presi-
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GEN
NEWS SECTlONI
SMITH To SEE
I A R H { { |
BACKER
By InternatloaaI News serylee

BY international News Service
ASHEVILLE. N. C., April a.
Two conferences were on the days
program today for Gov AL Smith,
of New York, who is vacationing
here.
A. Mitchell Palmer. Attorney Gen.
eral during the Wilson adninistra-
ton and staunch Smith supporter
and Justice j. M Proskauer, of
the New York Supreme Court, were
the conferees.
Palmer told newspaper men that
he would actively campaign for
Governor Smith. Justice Proskauer
is expected to confer with the
governor regarding the pronounce
ment he is expected to make early
in May.
Tomorrow morning Governor
Smith has a conference scheduled
with Charles w. TiIlett, dean OF the
Charlotte bar and Tarheel wit VINO
has been one of Governor Smiths
strongest supporters in the South.
Tillett wrote the governor: "As
you may know I have written more
about you than any other man in
the South. have said very maoy
good things concerning you and I
wish to determine after seeing you.
whether l can say, like the Queen
of Sheba, the half has not been
told or whether l must repeat what
Uncle Eph said to me the other
day when got after him about au
statement he had made:
Boss. jes' overspoke myself"
Governor Smith wired. ''Will be
delighted to see you Friday morn
ing at 1890 in the matter of Queen
of Sheba versus Uncle Eph."
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FRAMED, CRIES
D D0NNELL

James s. O'Donnell, self-confessed
rum-runner, on trial for man
slaughter in connection with he
death of Lieut.. Samuel l.. Callahan,
of the District Fire Department,
took the witness stand in his own
behalf today. g.
The Government rested it's case
shortly before adjournment yester.
day. The defendant is the second
witness placed on the stand by the
defense.
The defense seeks to prove by
O'Donnell that his automobile. in
which he is accused of crashing
into the hose cart of Engine Com.
pany No. 26 and causing the death
of the fireman, has been tamperad
with since during its retention by
the Police Department.
ODOnnell testified that he lad
seen his automobile three times
since the time of the accident. The
first time was Immediately follow
ing the accident. The second time
was during the first trial OF his
case. The last time he saw it was
yesterday, he testified today, and
the speedometer had been removed
and other alterations made in the
appearance Of the car.
Four or five additional witnesses
will he used by the defense, Attor.
ney John n. Burnett declared All
will tend TO prove that the ;.olice
framed" the defendant, and the
police car. and not the rum car hit
the fire truck.
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7 O QUIZZED IN
SAFE THEFT

Two young women arrested Tues
day as safe robbery suspects were
being questioned today by Lieut..
Edward J. Kelley and members OF
the homicide and safe burglary
squad
The women. arrested with two
male mpanions have been held
two days at the House or Deten-
ton. They are Mrs Elizabeth
Dorothy Harold. %, and June Raub.
%, both of Newport News, Va.
Property taken in safe robbery
ir HyattsVille has been found in
their effects, police say.
Clinton Glace Haggard. 81, and
William Maconey 81, both of Phtla-
delphia. were questioned Yesterday
regarding the robberies OF safes
at All Souls and st. Stephens
Churches. in which nearly $500 was
stolen. The men denied knowledge
of these.
Three similar rohberies Of churches
occurred Sunday night in Baltimore.
The safe in the office or the
General Motors Trucks Company.
in the 1900 block of Twenty-third
st. n. W., was drilled last night,
the combination being broken by
insertion of a spindle.
Eighty dollars was stolen. the
robbers cansacked desk drawer
but took nothing from it. They
entered by breaking a rear window.
No clues were left. according to
detectives. Jerome Fanciuli, man.
ager, reported the robbery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-19
BUSES AGAIN
SHOW PROFIT

The Washington Rapid Transit
Company showed a netyprofit last
month of $1,626.O1, which is the
second profit earned by the company
since May, 1925. In December, 1927,
the net revenue was $2,236.40. This
was revealed today in the monthly
report OF the bus company filed with
the Public Utilities Commission by
f. d. Merrill, president and general
manager.
Revenue passengers carried last
month totaled 476, ZIG. an increase of
Sc per cent March of last year. This
small increase Is explained by Mer-
rill to be due TO the failure of the
cherry blossoms around the tidal
basin to blood before Easter Sunday.
The fact that the blossoms were two
weeks late this year means that the
bus company will carry its largest
number of passengers this month.
The number of bus miles Ope-
rated in March were $50. 744, an in
crease Of 1914 per cent over March,
1927.
Gross revenue for March, 1923,
was $4S.533.l7 compared with Sill
"9h.Sl last year, an increase of
1873 per cent.
There was decrease of 81 sol
or about per cent in operating
expenses
The deficit In March last year
was $S,37S.66.
After deduction of interest charges
Tor March this year the report
shows deficit Of s1.533.13. as com
pared with deficit of $S,3S.66 last
year.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 49, 1928
Sidelights on the Convention

dent General Mrs. Alfred j. Bros
nent place on the stage behind tile
D. A. r. leader.
The ID. A. r. strongly advo-
Gates the planting of trees. Mrs.
M. G. Turner, chairman OF the
committee on conservation and
thrift. reported to the convention
that a total of $50, 1913 trees were
planted last year by the various
chapters.
Mrs. James M. Wiley. regent
for the District of Columbia. in
her report. presented the greet
ings of the 60 chapters in the
District with 3,741 members
The District has taken "a
chairs in the new Constitution
Hall that the ID. Al. r.. is to
build. The cash turned in on
them so far amounts to $6,187.
Secretary OF Labor James j. Da-
Wis addressed the delegates last
night on immigration. He ended
his speech by saying PAY no at.
tention to those who desire to slam
you; go on with your work. :"
Nominating speeches for the
candidates for vice president-geG.
eral last night were limited 10
three minutes. Each candidate
was presented with large baskets
of flowers by her admirers in the
convention.
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West Point Class Plans
Aberdeen Visit Nav

1t was announced at the War De.
partment today that the first class
of cadets of the West Point Mil
itary Academy will visit Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, Md, May l and
2, to acquaint themselves with
ordnance activities.
The cadets will inspect the in
strument building, museum, ma
chine shop, ammunition exhibit
demonstration OF artillery, tanks,
tractors and motor mounts. small
arms and machine gun develop
ments, demonstration Of airplane
bombing and other military actiV'
tiles,
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NEWS SEC ION
FAMED
CANISTER,
HANGED
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RSy lU0GEWHNADMNA News SGESHGG
BENTON, H., April 19.-Charlie
Birger ''Scourge of Egypt, went to
his death on the galIows here at ISL
a. m. today for the murder of Mayor
Joe Adams. of West City. Ill.
Burger was led from his cell at S:45
o'clock. He walked the short dis.
lance to the gallows unassisted and
once upon the wooden structure
waved his hands to the vast throng
that had gathered to see the
"Scourge" in his last minutes on
earth.
Gay Pretense
States Attorney Roy Martin and
Sheriff James Pritchard approached
him and said a few words. Birger
assumed an air of gayety which the
strain in his face belied.
Not once during the long night
had Burger closed his eyes.
When dawn came he was asked
IL he wished anything to eat.
Yeah. = drawled the gangster
ounces of carbolic acid"
Composed Self
When it came time to lead him
to the gallows, Burger as If with
great effort. drew himself into a
of composure, He waived
assistance in walking UP the scat
fold steps.
The moose was adjusted about his
neck and the execution robe was
fastened about his small, lean body.
The trap was sprung at 1851 and
he was pronounced dead at 9:5S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-19
OHIO GIRLS TO DANCE.

The Ohio Girls Club will give q
dance at the Denlee. 1919 r st.
n. W., Saturday night. The Me.
Williams Orchestra win furnish the
music.