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Evening star., 1928-12-25
ALBANY INAUGURAL
ATTRACTS THRONGS
Only |, 500 to Witness RooSe-
welt Take His Oath of
! Office.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, December 25.-For
the second time, a Roosevelt is to take
the oath Of Office as Governor of New
York.
Once again the historic capital, look
ing down from its 150-foot elevation
above this old Dutch city, will act as
magnet to draw thousands from all
parts Of the Empire State and sur
rounding territory for the inaugural
ceremony New Year day.
Already the clamor for tickets to the
Assembly chamber, where the ceremony
VIII be, has begun, but Robert Moses,
secretary of state and ex-officio master
OF ceremonies for the occasion, is deaf
to entreaties of all but the 1900 care
fully selected fortunate ones who are
to be admitted. The rest of New York
State and interested persons. through
out the country will be enabled to listen
10 the noon hour ceremony over an ex-
tensive radio hook-up.
Once again, for "a hours, Albany
long familiar with State functions. will
lay aside its cloak of casual interest
and will take on a feverish excitement
which will reach its climax only when
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fifth cousin
OF the late President Roosevelt, takes
the oath of office.
The anticipation already is making
itself felt throughout the city, and
hotels are flooded with requests for
dreds OF persons will throng the armory
for the inaugural military ball.
The ceremonies of the Inauguration
proper Will begin New Year morning
with a military parade in which units
OF the New York National Guard and
the New York Naval Militia from all
parts OF the State will participate.
At noon, after all guests of honor
have been announced by the sergeant
alarms of the State Assembly and
seated on the platform with the formal
permission of the secretary of state. the
goyernor-elect will enter the capitol
with his honorary escort This escort.
some units Of which will wear the pic
turesque uniforms of the War of 1872.
viii be composed of detachments of IL
men each from the Veteran Corps of
Artillery, New York City; the Old
Guard Of the City of New York, with
their towering black bushbys, and the
Troy Citizens Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be intro
duced to the audience in the Assembly
chamber by the retiring governor, Al
fred E. Smith. This constitutes an in
novation in the historic procedure, the
governor-elect having been introduced
in the past by the secretary of state
Gov. Smiths address will be not
only one of introduction, but something
also of a valedictory 1t will be his
farewell to the people of New York
State after a quarter of a century of
almost unbroken service on Capitol Hill.
Then the governor ELECT will take the
oath OF office AS his last word dies
away, a signal will be flashed from a
window of the Capitol and battery of
artillery stationed on the Capitol lawn,
will blaze forth the governors salute,
proclaiming to the awaiting crowds that
the Empire State has a new chief ex-
ecutive.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
UNIVERSE CENTER.
Object OF SEARCH
'.cctronomerS at Harvard
Seek Dimensions of
Stellar System.
sy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 25.-
A search for the place popularity re-
ferred to as "the center of the universe"
under way at Harvard College observa-
tory has developed facts pointing to its
location in the direction of the southern
milky way.
The universe" under investigation
at Harvard Is known astrcnomically as
the sidereal universe, or the galaxy,
which Is the immense, pancake-Shapcd
collection Of stars to which the sun
belongs. 1t comprises all the visible
stars and some hundred billion not
visible to the eye. The Harvard work
Is both determining the center and
measuring the dimensions Of this great
stellar system.
Describes Progress Made.
In a paper prepared for the American
Philosophical Society of Philadelphia,
DR.. Harlow Shapley, director of Har-
ward College observatory, describes the
progress made. ,.t
lone investigation after another" he
says, indicates an obScured region In
the southern Milky Way, where the
consultations Scorpio, Ophiuchus and
Sagittarius corner together, as the di-
rection to the gravitational and rota-
tional center Of the galactic stellar sys-
tenn. The hundred square degrees I'M
mediately surrounding this central point
appear to be more than half covered by
dark nebuloSity; all along the southern
Milky Way within 30 degrees of the
center, the observation is heavy. 40
rs there a massive galactic nucleus
concealed by the dark nebulosity? Or
Is there an ordinary stellar density
neighborhood? Is our galaxy an enor-
nous spiral nebula. or is It an assem-
blage OF stars and star clouds?" ~
Distances Computed.
The nebulosities DR.. Shapley ex-
plains, are at least in part clouds of
meteors and meteoric DUST. Though
they obscure much OF the legion where
the center is believed to lie. It has been
possible recently to learn something Of
the stars lying to one side of the center,
and even beyond that point. Their dis
tance has been computed. Analysis of
their light has revealed to some decree
their composition.
1T appears probable. Dr. Shapley
says, that by continuing to feel OaIr
way around the edges Of the center-tii-
ing nebulositieS. and studying in great
detail the stellar distribution in this
central region we shall in time be able
to determine the distances Of obscurfnR
and also to make q better
guess at what may lie behind them--a
guess as to whether or not our galaetic
system has q highly massive nuclear
of stars. such as Is OBJ
served In many Of the extra -galakatr
nebulae."
Evening star., 1928-12-25
CITIZENS GIVE TO POOR.
Georgetown Progressive Group Do
mates Christmas Baskets.

Georgetown Progressive Group Do
mates Christmas Baskets.
Five Christmas baskets we're given
10 the Salvation Army yesterday by the
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown as part of its social serv-
ice work.
The last monthly meeting Of the
year was held by the association at the
residence of Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, presi-
dent, 3l14 r street, last Wednesday
evening with the program being de-
voted to Georgetown philanthropies.
The speakers included Capt. Rickard
of the Salvation Army, Mrs. w. Ufford
of the Associated Charities, Miss Ger
trude Bowling. director of the In
structive Visiting Nurses Society; Miss
Mabel T. Boardman, national secretary
Of the American Red Cross, and Miss
M. Caty, representing the National
Christ Child Society. The association
appropriated a sum of money toward
the community Christmas tree in Mont
rose Park.
Christmas carols were rendered by
Ambrose Durkin, accompanied by Miss
Amelia Grimes. The members Joined
in the singing.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
"PUSSYFOOT" JOHNSON
PLANS ASIA DRY DRIVE
Philippines and India Prohibition
Goal of American Temper
ance Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, December 25.-Wil-
liam (Pussyfoot) Johnson arrived
aboard the President Wilson from San
Francisco yesterday en- route to India
for months tour there in the interest
of the World League against alcoholism
En- route he will make a fortnight S
stop at the Philippines in an attempt to
enlist the island leagues membership.
'I've blood in my eye," he said; "the
Philippines must be lined up for the
world temperance movement. The
island vets had better hunt cover.
mean business"
He said that Japan was rapidly going
prohibition and forecast that the en-
pire would be dry in Is years. China
at present is too befuddled to allow
forecast, he added, at the same time ex-
pressing confidence that the nation
ultimately would follow 'the world
trend toward prohibition"
Evening star., 1928-12-25
SHOOTING JACKET GIVEN
DETECTIVE BUREAU CHIEF
Inspector Henry G. Pratt, Persist
ent Duck Hunter, Honored by
Men of Command.

Inspector Henry G. Pratt, chief OF
the detective bureau and one of the
most persistent duck hunters in the de-
partment, was presented with leather
shooting jacket by the men of his COM
mand at 9 o'clock roll call at police
headquarters this morning.
Inspector Pratt received a telephone
call at his home early this morning i'm
ploring him to be down for roll call, no
matter what time he had to get up.
No explanation was given for the re-
quest, but the inspector appeared CO
the stroke of o'clock. Capt Walter
Emerson, his second in command, es-
corted him into the squad room and
presented the Christmas present.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BARTON, Md, December 25.-The
home Of Columbus Broadwater, at Mos
COW. near here, was destroyed by IRE
early yesterday. Members of the fam
lily escaped in their night clothes. Rus
sell Kirk. Barton, returning to his home
from Lonaconing. discovered the flames
and aroused members of the Broadwater
family. The Barton Fire Company re-
sponded. but could do nothing, as tle
DANES had almost consumed. the houe.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
SEEKS DIVORCE IN RENO.
Ella M. Cosman Charges Hotel
Man With Cruelty.

RENO, Nevada, December IS CP).-
Mrs. Ella NJ Cosman filed suit for
divorce here last night against Jack T.
Cosman of the Savoy Plaza Hotel of
New York City. Mrs. Cosman charged
cruelty. She married Cosman in Lon
don February 3, 1914.
On her petition Mrs. Cosman claims
she is entitled to one-half of their
community property, including real es-
tate in New York. She asserted the
property is worth a million dollars.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
MOTHER OF THREE DIES
IN FALL FROM BEDROOM
Husband of New York Woman
Believes Death Accidental, De-
spite Her Prolonged Illness.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 25.-Mrs.
Anna Freese, 43, mother of three chill
dren, jumped or fell six stories to her
death from the bedroom window of her
uptown apartment last night.
She was alone in the apartment at the
time, two of the children having gone
skating and the baby daughter being out
with the nurse. Her husband, Vincent,
a salesman, was at work
Mrs. Freese had been i'll with asthma
The husband told police he believed her
death was accidental, as her illness was
not considered serious, and she had no
other reason for taking her life.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Exchange of New Small Sized Currency
For Old to Bring Dirty Money Period

won't be called in and Cancelled"
Some Of the smaller bills of the old
sizes will not serve their usual nine
months, the Treasury official said, but
there will be little loss in making the
exchange SO far as United States cur
rency Is concerned. He estimated the
manufacturing loss would be greater on
the old big denomination bills and Fed
eral Reserve notes. as these would be
still in good condition when finally re-
tired completely.
1t will take several months to COM
plete the exchange after issue of the
small currency begins. For that period
money of both sizes will be in circula-
ton
Evening star., 1928-12-25
RAILROAD VETERAN DIES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. December 25.-
Michael Foley, supervisor of the Cum
berland division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad until recently, when he
retired, died yesterday at his home in
Meyersdale. He was in the service Of
the railroad As years. He is survived
by his wife and the following children: :
Mrs. Mary Hillegass, Baltimore; Fran
els, Cincinnati; Edward, Joseph. Miss
Margaret and Jerry at home He was
a member of SIS. Philip and James
Catholic Church.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There will be a dirty money" period
for Americans when the process of ex-
changing the new small sized currency
for the present issue begins about July 1.
Issue of the present sizes will be sus-
pended April 80, house committee was
told by Herrick Bond Assistant Treasury
Secretary. in charge. Between that date
and July ! bills usually regarded as
be kept at work.
I'm thai way this old size currency
will be pretty thoroughly exhausted. /"
Bond said. "It won't be wasted. 1t
Evening star., 1928-12-25
$4,000 Gift to Mayor
OF Chicago Delayed
Until Wife Receivers
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 25.-When
Mrs. William Hale Thompson re-
covers from the illness which has
confined her to her home for several
weeks. her husband, the mayor of
Chicago, will get Christmas present
from the city council.
The council voted to spend $4,000
for the mayors gift, but decided to
wait until Mrs. Thompson could de-
eide what it should be,
Evening star., 1928-12-25
HAIR WORN ON HATS.
Deceptive Development in Paris
Looks Like the Real Thing.

PARIS LP).-A coquettish nest of
curls sewed to the back of ones hat is
a milliner's offering to women who want
to cut their curls and have them too.
Camille Roger, designer Of the hat
with hair, prefers customers to bring
their own hair to trim the new hat,
but does not require it.
The ringlet-garnished hat Is made to
turn up in the back to display fluff
Of curlS, presumably attached to the
head that wears the hat. In reality the
curls are put Oh with careful milliner's
Stitches, ringlst fes ringlets
Evening star., 1928-12-25
WOMAN IN ORCHESTRA.
Harpist Only One of Sex to Play
With Chicago Company.

CHICAGO P).--Mme. Amelia Cont,
daughter of Amaldo Cont, once con-
ductor of the Milan, Italy, Conservatory
Orchestra, is the only woman member
of the Chicago Civic Opera Orchestra
She plays the harp.
Although her forbears all were mu-
sical, such a career is not for her son.
There Is too much strife, too many
unhappy moments" she said. My boy
has fine voice, but would spare him
the heartbreaks"
Her son, Arnaldo, is in Georgetown
University preparing for a diplomatic
career. Like his mother, he is an
ardent Fascist.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Use of Cotton Boosted.

ALEXANDRIA, La. R.-Lcuieiana
clubwomen are doing their bit to pro-
mote the use Of cotton over the coun-
Grafton cotton styls. show was pre-
sented. Stage decoralndns were cotton
plants covered with snowy balls.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Two Convicts Spend
Each Christmas Day
In SOLITARY Cells
BY the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 25.-
Early today two Ohio PeniLentiary
convicts were placed in solitary con-
finement.
"Jiggs" Losteiner, Cleveland, who
slew a policeman on a Christmas
day, and Willard Petit, Mansfield,
Ohio, serving life sentence for
murder. were given this punishment.
Losteiner and Petit both wer,
sentenced to spend each Christmas
in solitary" so that they might
mediate upon their crimes.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Perils of Peace.

BOSTON CP.-Samuel w. Levine
fought through the World War with
out scratch and came home to dis
tinguish himself as an acropatic daucer.
But when he stenpod Oh the icy side
walk here he fen and dislocated his
sla0NldeF.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
BONUS MONEY SEIZED.

NUUUeIs, UsIIS oaWeu-Om Shot-
guns, Get So, ,2o2 and Flee.
KANSAS CITY, December IS LP.-
Two robbers using sawed-off shotguns
to back their requests asked for and
received a $3,292 Christmas bonus here
yesterday.
The bonus was collected from Willis
v. Warinner, Office manager of an au-
tomobile agency. 1t was being taken
from bank to the garage, where it
was to have been distributed to 108 en-
ployes. The robbers escaped in WARM
ner's automobile. The money was in
sured and the garage employees will re-
ceive their bonuses later.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
Schools Closed to Cupid.

SHELBY, N. C. N0.-Teachers in
Shelby public schools are under con-
tract not to marry during the school
term. mo time for honeymoons," board
efacial& explained.
Evening star., 1928-12-25
States Divorces Increase.

HARTFORD. Conn. C4o).-Marriages
have decreased and divorces increased
onicial returns from Connecticut
courts,
Evening star., 1928-12-25

Alfred Yates, who taught King George
his duties In torpedo work in the navy,
Seoeatly died at Portsmouth, Englandv
Evening star., 1928-05-27
BASE BALL GAMES
TOP SCHOOL CARD
Two Contests Are Carded in
SerieS-Junior High
Meet Tomorrow.

Outstanding on the scholastic athletic
program this week are the Eastern and
Western and Eastern and Central public
high school championship base ball
games at Central Stadium on Tuesday
and Thursday, respectively, and the
junior high school title track meet in
Central Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
All three are postponed affairs. 1t will
be the last important week OF the
Spring season
Apart from the Junior high meet.
which will get under way at o'clock,
a diamond encounter between George
town Freshmen and Gon2aga at the
Hilltop is the lone attraction booked
tomorrow.
A single contest each for both We'd
nesday and Thursday are carded.
Mount ST. Mary's Prep Of Emmitsburg.
Md, will engage Dewitt here on We'd
nesday In a ball game and on Thursday
racketers Of GonZaga and Georgetown
Prep will meet at Garrett Park in a
prep school tennis league match.
A diamond tilt and the public high
school individual indoor rife champion
ship match are carded Friday aside
from the Eastern-Central ball game
Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga mines
will hook-up. The rife match will be
on the Central range
Saturdays events will bring togther
Georgetown Prep and Leonard Hall on
the diamond and Central and Western
in public high title golf match.
Evening star., 1928-05-27

vistss are carded to meet Peerless
Seniors at IL O'Clock on East Eliipse
diamond today. Milt Kolidin at Lin
coin 7il4 is booking for the newly
organized ViStas.
Jewish Community Center Juniors
will entertain Aces of Baltimore on
South Ellipse diamond at / o'clock.
Del Ray Juniors will be at home on
St AIMS diamond, with Sam Rice jun
iors as their guests. Rice players are
requested TO meet at Fourteenth and
D streets northeast to make the trip.
StonewaIl A. C.. Kensingtons prom
ising Junior nine. wants a Memorial
day contest. Call r. L. Saxton at
Kensington 81 between and o'clock.
Anacostia Eagle and Fairlawn midget
mines VIII engage in a neighborhood
battle on Fairlawn field at / O'Clock
Mavis and Auth midget mines will
clash at / O'Clock on No 5 diamond
MavLS players will meet at 479 Mary-
land avenue southwest at 1870 O'Clock
Coleman Jennings Midgets are in the
field for games. Call Lincoln 290l.
Lionel Midgets are booked to meet
Sam RiceS today at 4 O'Clock on Fair
lawn diamond and Arlington Midgets
and Lincoln Post MidgetS on Wednes-
day.
Manager Carl Cook of Ambassador
Insects wants pair Of games for Wed
neSday. Call Adams 4468
Evening star., 1928-05-27
BASkIN, IN TRAINING,
BEATS HURDLE TIME

By the Associated Press,
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 26,--WeemS
Baskin. former Alabama Polytechnic
star and national champion high
hurdlcr. working out on the Naval
Academy track for the Olympics today,
broke two long standing A. A. u, rec
ords for a distance high hurdles, in
officially timed events.
He did the so-yard 6-hurdle event
in 10 l-5 seconds and Whitley" Lloyd,
Navy hurdler, running against him, was
timed at 10 3-S seconds, both faster
than A. A. JordanS mark * llla sec
unds. set October O. 1887. Lloyd. how
ever. tipped one OF the hurdles. BaSkin
ran the 100 yards with eight hurdles In
l2 4~5 seconds. compared with II. M
pritchard,S record Of lS seconds. made
September 70. 1929,
The events here today were sane
toned hy the A. A. u. and there were
six official timers.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
CAPITAL CITY LOOP MINES
PLAY MANY GAMES TODAY

the other five divisions. Army fans
will be attracted to the Army War Col
lege and Army Medico contest at Wash
ington Barracks in class B of the un-
limited division.
Interest in the American Legion sec
tons is increasing, and large crowds
are expected to witness the seven con-
tests carded today
Complete schedule of games today:
Unlimited Section A.
Woodbridge ys Maryland A. C. Maryland
Chevy Chase vs; Georretown A. G. Friend
shin Field. , o'clock
DTssdSsasii PTsiaas9SH'f f,zs eslo:k 3 '" Sn''H
Jewish Community Center ~. Ceities
shsr1roclss .''3 ". ADDISON 4. c. Arlington
:, JosephS vs. Petwor,h A C. tsilyer
Unlimited section r.
Army War. College vs.. Army Medical
Washington Barracks. , O'Clock.
District Heights vs, Auths tDistric;
Douglas A. c. vs.. Clovers tThirty.four,h
stree, and 91, BennlnS Toadl. : o,SloSs ,wA
inS'on Barracks. o'clock
senior Class.
Holv Rosary vs.. T. T. Keane tCatholc
Brown y Nool vs. Autns tut3ulono 40,
AItecs ys Hartfords tdiamond No. 81.
O clock
Palace vs. Kaufman diamond No ~.
, clock.
Junior Glass.
Mon,rc~e vs.. standard Arrows diamond
Calnouns rs Collersns West Ellipse,. 3
q clock
Brookisnd Bows Club vs. Aces ,wsa =.
Hadlevs " Gndberxh Bows Club tdia.
moud No. ~ II o'clock
Liberty 4 g. vs Miller Furniture tdia-
r0ud No. A. II o'clock
Jewish Community Center ~. Corinthians
t<Auth EliirSe}. z o'clock.
CONGRESS ueights-Rye.
AMERICAN LEGION (MIDGETsi.
section \.
Bows Club Standards vs. Vic'S Sport ShOp
diamond No a. : O'Clock.
Mercury vs. Powhatans diamond Nc. ~.
IL O'Clock
Lincoln Post v Corinthians west FL
l,trSei / O'Clock
vocds.de- Plansky Cay tdlei
section n.
COriuihiau TtSers vs ST stephen tscuth
Etl'psei. II O'Clock
Cassie vs. sam Rice North Elhnsei. 1
q clock
PARK View vs. Russells tdisuond No o..
= o'clock
AsXsHdr,A Fost vs. Ksusys diamond Nc.
o.. II O'clock.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
AND NAVY OPPOSE
IN LAST FRAYS SATURDAY

Neither team has played particularly
good base ball.
Comparative strength of the lacrosse
teams is Indicated by the fact that
both defeated Johns Hopkins, 5 to 3.
Navy has loS1 one game, TO Maryland
and the Army one, to Rutgers.
Army appears to be little stronger
in track. but the Navy team. under
Earl Thomson. has been improving
greatly. and will make strong fight
There is an element of sadness in
the last meetings on the athletic fields
of the teams and there is no indi-
cation of q reconciliation in the near
future Both institutions and the serv-
ices they represent seem to BE- firm IN
their positions
Navy has made arrangements with
Princeton for its final foot bail game,
and Army with the University of Illi-
nois Navy has arranged for final games
in two other sports in which it used to
meet the Military Academy lacrosse
against the University Of Maryland and
; basket ball against Harvard
Evening star., 1928-05-27
Columbia l5O.POund Oarsmcn
Take Henley Regatta Feature

The Naval Academy pebes asked
Pennsylvania 10 enter against than In
the freshman eight-Oared ahei race.
Penn not only consented. but also won
by two lengths amid the cheers Of the
10000 spectators.
Walter M Hoover of Diamond Seulls
fame trying Il comeback, was beaten by
Ken Myers of the Bachelors Barge
Club Myers won by three lengths in IS
minutes 2B 3~b seconds Both men
have olympic ambitions and viii meet
again IN the trials here.
Emanuel J McGreal Of the Bachelors
Barge Club, won IN second singles Aculls
and paired with w u. Garrett Gilmore
also won in FIRST doubles, They hold the
Canadian and national doubles title
BacheiOrs won four more club events.
Pennsylvania Barge three and Penn
Athletic Club one.
10 Hun School OF Princeton went the
honOra III the intersCholahtiC i-miie race,
La Sale Of this city finishing second
West Philadelphia Catholic, third. Ger.
mantoWn Academy. fourth, Brown
Prep. nth. and Washington. y. O.,
Central High last The istleT crews
were handicapped NY borrowed ahsll,