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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
ROOSEVELT SAYS LEASE
OF PROPERTY MISTAKE
Governor Of Porto Rico Would APP
prove Action to Condemn
Rental Contract.
BY Cable to The Star.

BY Cable to The Star.
SAN JUAN, P. r., December S.
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, who in 1921,
when he was Acting Secretary of
the Navy, signed a 999-year lease of
the Fort San Geronimo property to
Lieut.. Comdr. Virgil Baker, U. S. N,
retired, said yesterday:
Since 7 have been here have in
vestigated the matter thoroughly, dis
cussing it with various persons who
have made it their study. Regardless
of what may be the legal aspect, my
judgment is that a mistake was made
in granting the lease. If the Legisla-
ture sees fit to provide for the institu-
ton of condemnation proceedings, I
will approve them"
President Hoover turned over the San
Geronimo military reservation to the
insular government in August. Chief
Justice Emilio of the Porto Rico Su-
preme Court, sitting in the Federal
Court at San Juan in 1926, voided the
lease because of fraud and misrepre-
sentation, but abSolved Mr.. Roosevelt of
responsibility because Of his short oc-
cupancy of Office" The Circuit Court
of Appeals at Boston reversed Judge
del Toro and the Supreme Court at
Washington refused early this year to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Card Party at Willard for
New Casualty HOSPITAL.

The board of lady managers of the
new Casualty Hospital will give its
annual card party for the benefit of the
hospital in the large ball room of the
Willard tomorrow afternoon between 2
and 4:30 o'clock.
This event is to provide funds for
equipping the new hospital building re-
Gently completed, and the various acti-
vities will be presided over by the ladies
Of the board.
Mrs. Frederick Yates, assisted by Mrs
j. Edwin Reid, will be in charge of
fancy-work table; the apron table will
be attended by Mrs. Frank Bengler and
Mrs George Williams, the candy table
by Miss Margaret Forbes, assisted by
Mrs. William T. Carmichael, and home
made cakes, Mrs. Charles A. Edwards
and Mrs. Cornelius Barber. Prizes will
be in charge of Mrs. Edward Wilson and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
WOOD TO SEEK RECORD.
Speedboat Builder to Try for 100
Miles Per Hour in Water.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, December 5
UP.-Gar Wood, dean of American
speedboat builders and drivers, will at
tempt to set new Straightaway wa
ter speed record of 100 miles an hour
this Winter with Miss America VIII,
powered by a 2,200-horsepower motor.
Wood said yesterday he expected to
beat by about 8 miles an hour the rec
ord set on the Lido last year by Sir
Henry Segrave, British holder of the
automobile speed record.
The trials here will be on Indian
Creek. Wood said he expected no for
eign competition, believing that Sir
Henry would not come to America be-
fore time for the Detroit races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Mrs. w. w. Grinith; tickets, Mrs. w. J.
Brewer; tallies, Mrs. r. z. Thompson
and publicity, Mrs. j. S. Buynitzky.
The District of Columbia Dental So
ciety will hold its annual Midwinter
dinner dance at the Carlton Hotel Sat-
urday evening at 1880 o'clock.
TIE dance will be in charge of the
social relations committee, which in
cludeS DR.. L. M. Cuvillier, chairman;
DR.. j. r. Hogan, DR.. G. L. LanSdale, DR..
G. L. Smith. DR.. Fenton Bradford, DR.
E. A. Kohlmier, DR.. H. G. Young, DIR. A.
G. Miller, DR.. r. @. Lamb, DR.. Joseph
SchertZ, DR.. D. F. Lynch and DR..
Howard j. Newton.
Mrs. Bob Covington and Mrs. orinn
Covington Of Laurinburg, N. c.. are
spending several days at the Dodge
Hotel with Mrs. Dugald Stewart, ir..
and Miss Emma N. Covington, also of
Laurinburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Pardoe of
Cathedral avenue had as their house
guest last week Miss Elizabeth Clifford
of Elizabeth, N. j. Mr.. and Mrs. Par
doe, accompanied by their guest and
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Reeves, attended the
Navy-Dartmouth game at Philadelphia.
Miss Mayme j. Heinl of Milwaukee.
Wis, arrived in Washington today to
be the guest of Miss Ethel L. Orttman
at 1916 Sixteenth street northwest.
Mr.. Eben F. Comins has recently re-
turned from Memphis to his Connect
icut avenue studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Nolan of
Forty-flfth street entertained at buff
fet supper and bridge Monday evening
when their guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Jack Freeland, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
zirkle, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl w. Mitman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G. Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gardiner Laid
of Lowell street have as their guest
Mrs. Ladds' mother, Mrs. James I.
Steel of Merchandising, Pa, who will
stay with them until after Christmas,
going then to the Burlington for the
remainder Of the Winter.
Mr. H. L. Waugh of Melbourne. Aus
tralia, is spending several days in
Washington and is at the Dodge Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Warn of Hilton,
N. Y, are celebrating their flfty-first
wedding anniversary today at the home
of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Q. L. Veerhoff. Mr.. Warn
was for years connected with the
Patent Office in this city.
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tcontinned prom Fatteenth pagel

Wig Club of the University of Penn
Sylvania.
Among the Washington girls who are
appearing in "Gyped in Egypt" are
Miss Carolyn Jackson, Miss Barbara
Miller, Miss Jean Kirkwood, Miss Vivian
Ward, Miss Betsy Garrett, Miss Marian
Moulden, Miss Lillian Breckenridge, Miss
Margaret Calvert and Miss Marian Lum.
Included in the cast of the play are
Miss Mildred Burnham. Miss Jane
Wilson, Miss Wilhelmina Guide and Miss
Caroline Brasch. The chorus girls
are divided into the tall middle and
little chorus" and comprise girl stu
dents, all Of whom are members of the
Troubadours.
Lady Jessel of London, who was q
visitor in Washington recently, was en-
tertained yesterday at luncheon at
Pierre's in New York by Mrs. Myron
G. Taylor.
Mrs. Lawrence A. Baker, who is visit
ing in New York. was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Charles D. Orth. jr.,
entertained at luncheon yesterday at
Pierre's in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson L. Ford, jr.,
entertained last night at the fifth of a
series of bridge parties they are giving
in the Colonial Hotel
Mrs. Elise Mulliken, former president
of the District League of American
Pen Women, has just returned from
PinehurSt, N. c., and is guest of the
Powhatan Hotel. Mrs Mulliken has
been doing some very interesting COM
munity organization in Southern rural
sections for the national American Red
Cross. and is in great demand as a
speaker. She has been lecturing in
many cities.
At delightful party given at their
home Tuesday evening, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur T. Ogden announced the
engagement of their daughter, Frances
Kathleen. to Mr.. Maurice N. Thompson
Of this city, only intimate friends of
the young couple were guests.
A japanese tea room will be a fea-
ture of the missionary bazaar which
the B branches of the Episcopal
churches of Washington are holding at
the Church of the Epiphany on De-
cember IL, IL and 10.
Miss Dixie Robinson president of the
Hyattsville branch, which is sponsoring
the tea room, announces that tea will
be served from 2 to 10 o'clock each
day and that many unusual japanese
articles may be obtained from their
table. These include coolie coats.
prints, place cards and dolls dressed by
the Kyoho branch of the Woman'S
Auxiliary
Assisting Miss Robinson will be Mrs.
Waldo Burnside, Mrs. Clyde Brown,
Miss Eleanor Gambrill and Miss Mar
garet Tavenner. Miss Marion Cren-
shaw is chairman of arrangements of
the bazaar.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Eli Lewis, jr.,
whose wedding is of recent date, will be
at home to their friends at 2033 Florida
avenue after January /.
Mrs. Lewis was formerly Miss Con-
stance Newell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Haynes Newell, and is a
member of the Junior League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

At a delightful party given at their
home Tuesday evening, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur T. Ogden announced the
engagement of their daughter, Frances
Kathleen, to Mr.. Maurice N. Thompson
Of this city, only intimate friends of
the young couple were guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Mr.. Eben F. Comins has recently re-
turned from Memphis to his Connect
icut avenue studio.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Eli Lewis, jr.,
whose wedding is of recent date, will be
at home to their friends at 2033 Florida
avenue after January /.
Mrs. Lewis was formerly Miss Con-
stance Newell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Haynes Newell, and is a
member of the Junior League.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Mexican FederaIS
Ask u. S. For
Man Of War


The Mexican government at
Mexico City has asked the state
department at Washington for a
man of war to transport federal
troops from Acapulco, state OF
Guerrero, to some point on the
Mexican west cast, it is announced
in a federal wireless message in
tercepted Saturday by rebels al
the wireless station at Hermosillo.
The message said that federal
troops were being sent north from
Mexico City to Puents de Ixt!a,
which is the end of branch Of
the National Railways of Mexico
and from Puente de Ixtla to
Acapulco in automobiles over a re-
Gently completed highway. The
vessel, if the request is granted, is
to convey the troops from Acapul-
co to some point on the west coast
of Mexico, probably Mazat!an,
Sinaloa or Guaymas, Sonora.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Federals Captured
At Juarez Interned

General Moseley, U. S. Com
mander at Fort Bliss, declares that
all federals captured at Juarez
will be interned.
Some question as to whether or
not the federals would be allowed
to return to Mexico before the
war ended had arisen here and
rebels headquarters in Nogales,
Sonora, asked for a statement.
None of the captured have been
released or will be Moseley de-
c!ared in a statement.
U. S. customs officials here are
tightening up on carry arms across
the border. Small revolvers or
suspicious looking instruments of
any sort are taken by them be-
fore persons are allowed to cross.
Empty shells are seized for fear
if they are taken across the Dor
der they will! be reloaded.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Mercantil Bank
Reopens Thursday

The Mercantil Y Agricola
Bank, with institutions in Nogales,
Hermosillo, and other west coast
Of Mexico points, will reopen for
business Thursday, it was learned
yesterday.
General Fausto Topete, gov
ernor of the state of Sonora, has
given the bank permission to again
do business. The banks were clos
ed Immediately after the revolu-
ton opened, for the purpose, it is
said, of taking an inventory.
The rebel forces have practical
ly completed making their inven
tory and this work will be done
by Thursday.
Bank officials declare the rebels
have not tax IN a single penny
from the baTl *.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
CATTLE OWNED BY
ELIAS ARE SEIZED

Six hundred head Of cattle in
Sonora owned by Francisco Elias,
former governor of Sonora were
seized Sunday by rebels. Elias is
a brother of Arturo Elias, who is
a member of the cabinet of Presi-
dent Portes Gil at Mexico City.
Ameri an cattlemen rushed eight
hundred and seventy head of cat
tie out of Sonora to American soil
few miles east of Noga!es Sun
day morning.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Bridge Burned By
Fleeing Troops

The $40 foot wooden approach
to the Southern Pacific de Mexico
railroad bridge over the Fuerte
river near San Bias, Sinaloa, burn
ed a few days ago by fleeing fed
erals under General jaime Car
rilla is being rapidly repaired and
trains will again be running by
March 10, it was learned yester-
day.
Until completion of the bridge
repairs, tomato shipments from
Sina!oa to the American border
are at standstill.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Estrada Says

CONTINUED from Page II
Gales seeks to libera!ize Mexico
by persecution. We seek to lib
eralize Mexico by education. They
are the ones who bring the re-
ligious question up, not u.s."
81 am not a Catholic but l be-
lieve every person has the right
to think as he pleases, worship
whom he pleases, that is why l am
here"
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
GENERAL ESTRADA
JOINS REVOLTERS

Enrique Estrada, who has been
living in Los Angeles the past
several years, arrived here Satur-
day and Joined the revolutionary
forces in Nogales, Sonora. He was
a general in the Adolfo de la
Huerta revolution in 1922 and
1928 and at that time was COM
mander in chief of the de la
Huerta forces in the Guadalajara
district.
He was in active service of the
Mexican army fourteen years
rising from private to a divi-
sion general.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
PROMINENT MA N
CALLED BY DEATH.

Funeral services were held Sat-
urday afternoon for J. M. Acedo,
so years of age, prominent No
gales resident, who died at 1870
o'clock Friday night from heart
trouble. Death occurred at his
home, 200 Elm street.
He was an uncle of w. ]. Broad,
the well known elec trician, and
conducted a grocery just east of
the office of the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Company.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
UNHURT IN FALL

Decatur, Ind, Mar. IL (UP)-
Phyllis Gene Mcfarland, baby
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Greg
Mcfarland, suffered only a slight
lip cut when she plunged two
stories down clothes chute at her
home. She landed in basket OF
clothing.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12

Yuma-Offices for occupancy by
Arizona Edison Company will be
completed March Is.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12


Fedora! officers and men cap
tu1ed with Juarez Friday by the
rebel troops under General Miguel
Vale, are to be treated as prison
ers of war, according to a dis
patch late Friday afternoon to
General Vale from Genera! Fausto
Topete.
In report following the cap
ture of Juarez, General Vale
states rebel casualties amounted
only to seven. General De Ia
Vega, of the rebel forces, was
among the wounded the report
stated, but only slightly.
General Vale advises General
Topete that orders have been is
sued Juarez forbidding the sale OF
liquors and that guarantees have
been made to all concerned in ac-
cordance with General Topete's or
der.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
UNITED Pressl

E. Paso, Tex, Mar. 11-Firing
which started at Juarez at $50
a. m. Friday eased when an auto
mobile filled with federal officers
rode down the principal streets,
flying white flag shortly after
10 o'clock. Federal troops were
dispersed and General Miguel Val
lie, one of the rebel leaders, took
charge of the city. He said that
four of his men had been killed
and several had been wounded.
Rebel forces arrested federal Of
ficers but announced that none
would be executed. Unofficial
estimates of the number killed on
both sides ranged from fifty to
two hundred and fifty. Trials of
blood on the streets bore witness
of the fierce struggle that had
gone on.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
NEW
SON. GOVERNOR

Jesus C.. Lizarraga, secretary of
state of Sonora, has been appoint
ed e. verT0r of Sonora by the
state N"s to serve during the
ahser CoVerhor rausto Ao-
pete been granted six
MONT. . for purpose of taking
tho e.. .,st the federals.
Liar was formerly mem
h~v of ican national congress
from NJ .rn Sonora. He is a
RaAave -, She Altar district.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
Two Cars1 Tomatoes
Cross The Border

The rebels embargo put on
shipments of perishables from
Mexico into Noga1es, Arizona,
Saturday, was raised Sunday to
permit shipment of carloads of
peas and tomatoes to cross the
border.
Two cars of tomatoes came over
Sunday, the first since the revolu-
Ition opened.
Nogales international., 1929-03-12
WED 6S YEARS

Grain Valley, Mo-, Mar. II (UP)
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 1. Douglas
have observed their sixty-eighth
wedding anniversary. Douglas was
born in Johnson County in 1841,
and Mrs. Douglas in D'eKalb Coun-
ty the same year. They were mar
ried in 1861. Douglas served as a
Confederate soldier during the
Civil War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
SUNDONN
 STORIES 0z||:'ly MGi54D> Gi54 -&2 i6N.1 .1GaEslaAaN
A CHILLY STORY By Mary Graham Bonner

T am a member of the family who begins the very cold weather" l" said the chilly visitor as he began to explain to Peggy and Jim, at the suggestion of the Little Black Clock what he did
 Some one must start it-so I chose to be the one. You know how the really cold weather settles down in earnest for the winter? Well, it never does that until I have been around first
 T go about carrying with me dampness and chilliness and cold air and sharp wind.
 q have lots of all of them in my two suitcases and I scatter them about as make my journey.
 Often I receive splendid compli- mentsl Many people say that they feel the cold more when I am around than they do when the real ly colder members of my family ar rive"
 
 Isn't that a fine compliment?" John and Peggy nodded, though they were not quite certain that they would consider it a compli- ment.
 q get everything in readiness for my family. I see that everything is cold enough. To be sure there are some parts of the country where I do not travel-where they do not have cold weather and where my cold weather family would not go
 But I have plenty of land to cover-plenty of country to pre- pare for my dear winter family.
 T must be on my way now. l mustn't waste-pardon me-spare another moment for chatter"
 The chilly visitor was on his way and how very, very, very chilly it did seem.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
BYRD HAS MADE TT.

Commander Byrd has seen the South Pole He is now in the class with the late Capt. Amundsen. He has been at both poles though he was not the first one at either of them. The ntriped airplane explorer has accomplished the large task that he set for himself when he began organizing his ex- petition. In both preparation and execution he has performed splendidy. He is a splendid man and splendidly equipped for the work he has done.
 It is quite another thing as to whether or not the accomplishments of Commander Byrd have been worth all the ability and time and pains and money they have cost Probably not. However, the work has been done and with it goes the great praise it merits as a personal achievement. Now let us hope that the daring explorer may return to the United States and devote the remainder of life that ought to be long and useful to more practical things. Her personal achievements have been wonderful and doubt will be valuable assets throughout his life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
Hudson Bay Navigation.
(New York Times.)


 In spite of the completion of the Hudson Bay Railroad by the Canadian Government, the criti- csm that ice in the great sheet of water would prevent commercial of it is still heard. wit ness to the contrary is Captain J. U. Beauchemin of the Dominion Geodetic Expeditions steamer Acadia who has just returned to Halifax.
 Leaving North Sydney on July 20, the Acadia sailed 6000 miles of ocean and inland waters For most of the time she was in and about Hudson Bay engaged in Photographic surveying A ten- fathom contour in Port Churchill Harbor was plot ted soundings made in many parts of Hud- son Bay, temperatures at all depths taken, and a new harbor, named White Haven was discovered. The of the airplane Untin Bowler that was to have been flown from Chicago by way of Labra- dor and Greenland to Europe, picked up at Port Burwel.
 Captain Beachemin declares that the country on the shores of Hudson Bay is not the dreary forbidding land it is supposed to be. As to Port Churchill he maintains that it is open to naviga- tion well into November. report that the Acadia was stuck in the ice for days was without foundation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
BIG RAILROAD MAN IS DEAD.

Beniamin Franklin Yoakum, who died Thanks- giving Day. was one of the greatest railroad men ever developed in the Southwest. He left farm when boy to begin raroading, and his path was constantly upward In his time he had been at the head of several of the leading railways Of the Southwest and Rocky Mountain region
 While the dead capitalist had lived in New YorK during later years he always classed himself as a Texan He was born at San Antonio in that State seventy years ago. He is of the great rairoaders of the Nation who always held the confidence of the masses his lines served well as that of his stockholders He was authority on the problems of the farmers industries and other material affairs oi the Southwest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
NOTICE Or HEARING FINAL
 ACCOUNT

In the Probate Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska, Division Number One, Sitka Precinct.
 In the Matter of the Estate of EDWARD DROMNES, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Filler Hansen, Administrator of the Es- tate of Edward Dromnes, deceased, having filed in this court his final account of his administration of said estate, the hearing of the same has been fixed for the 30th day of December, at the hour of TOO o'clock P. M. in the court room of said court, and all persons interested in said estate are hereby notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why the said account should not be settled and allowed.
 R. w. DE ARMOND,
 U. s. Commissioner and Ex-
 Officio Probate Judge. First publication, Nov. 12, 1929. Last publication, Dec. 10, 1929.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
The Iron Man.
(NeW York World.)

It is startling to realize with regard to this Joe McGinnity who has just died, that it has been years since he commanded public attention and that in those years many of us have all but for gotten him Does the name anything to you? At one time he more celebrated than FORK, Simmons, Hornsby, any of the participants in the recent World Series; he was, indeed almost as celebrated as Babe Ruth being known far and wide as the Iron Man of Baseball" In one of his ealy seasons, when he pitched for Brooklyn Will lie Keeler was his teammate later on when he pitched for New York, he divided honors with Mathewson, and took part in that celebrated game in which Merkle failed to touch second The coun- try at large, of course, heaped most of it's aduta ton on Mathewson. for Mathewson had a lyric appeal about him; in his clean-cut way he tvpi- lied an era an that read Richard Hardinp Davis, attended the Merry Widow" and wore it's shoulders wide and the took him to it's bosom But 1t had plenty of cheers for McGinnity too. It
 listened grapingly to tales of this treless arm of the countless shut-outs that he had to his credit or the time he pitched twenty -one-i inning game and won it. It made him a celebrity
 Now at the age of fifty-six he died and his face on the front page is almost the face of a stranger It is a disturbing commentary on the ephermeral nature of fame
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
BUY AT HOME; BUY NOW.

The Empire again urges the people of this Guy to do their Christmas Shopping at home ana to do it now The merchants of Juneau have lald ln splendid lines of goods for Christmas gifts mere is not reason in the world why one should send to a mail order house for single thng' Buy rom the local stocks and give the gift the touch of personal selection That will encourage the mer- chants to keep large stocks and it will boost the town.
 By buying early one may get the first selections from these large stocks and have time to make a thorough examination before purchasing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03
BOB LOWE DIES.

The death of Robert Lowe of Whtehorse re- moves of the most colorful, interesting and structive characters in all the North Country For thirty years he had been resident of Whitehorse politics of Yukon Territory. He was man of strong and genial personality, independent, vigor- ous and enterprising He a born leader of men, and nothing ever arose for the good of his
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-03

adopted region that he not among the first and most generous to to the front
 Bob Lowe trader and money maker, but none ever north who was more generous with his profits. No worthy man was broke if he numbered Bob among his friends-and Bob was a friend if they acquainted. He gave away more money than most people made.
 No man in Yukon Territory had more friends and none mourned with deeper grief than his friends are experiencing.