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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
DIVORCE ACTION FILED.
Dick Princes Petition Follows Raid
at Former Home.

Dick Prince, 2012 Eleventh street,
has filed a petition for an absolute
divorce from his wife, Elizabeth Prince,
as the result of police raid at his
former home, 344 K street southwest.
April Is. The husband tells the court
he was married April IS, 1917, and
has four children, all in his custody
Last December, the plaintiff states. his
wife began to run around with other
men" and when he would leave home
for work at o'clock In the morning
soldiers would visit his home. A SOL
der stationed at the Army War Col
lege is named as correspondent. At
torney Dora Palkin appears for the
husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
Deny Rebel Victories.

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, August II
R-Rumors that the Island Of Mar
garita and the Port Of Carupano were
in the hands Of Venezuelan revolution
lists were denied today in official Vene-
zuelan government reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
FRAU PR|TTW|TZ
IS COURT VISITOR
German Ambassadors Wife
Is Interested KeenIy in
Juvenile Cases.

Frau Friedrich Won Prittwitz und
Gaffron. wife of the Ambassador from
Germany, was an interested visitor at
the Juvenile Court this morning,
spending an hour and a half with her
secretary, Miss Wellington, in the
courtroom, where she followed with
keen attention the cases brought be-
fore Judge Kathryn Sellers.
A case which particularly attracted
the attention of Frau Won Prittwitz
was that of three boys convicted of
taking an automobile and stripping It.
The boys we're ordered TO pay all
costs of repairs to the damaged car,
subsequently restored to its owner.
The German Ambassadors wife eX-
pressed herself as greatly surprised
when told by Judge Sellers that under
the existing law. if tried in Police Court.
the boys might have been sentenced to
Jail. -
Frau Won PrittwitZ stated that in her
country no boy or girl of Is or under
can be sent to jail. They are sent to
industrial schools, Of a strict nature, II
found guilty.
After the mornings session, Frau Won
Prittwitz, who is deeply interested In
juvenile welfare work in her own coun-
try, discussed with Judge Sellers many
of the points brought up in the morn
ing cases and made numerous inquiries
regarding American laws affecting
juvenile delinquents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
CHURCH COUNCIL
STARTS SESSIONS
United Stewardship Group
Studies Plans to Draw
Members Closer.

Discussions of programs for interest
ing church members in closer appli-
cation to Christian work and endeavoi
featured the opening of the annual
Spring meeting of the United Steward
ship Council in the Raleigh Hotel today
The council is an interdenominational
organization affiliated with the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ and is
composed of delegates from the stew
ardShips of the various churches ano
the Y. NJ c. A. The work of the stew
ardships, it is pointed out, is, primarily
to develop greater interest in Chris
tan work.
+ The sessions of the council are tc
last two DAYS. Among the principal
things to come under discussion are
the establishment of a program OF
stewardship in every church and the
study of the place of wealth in the life
of Christian.
Today's discussions were opened by
Rev. DR.. Guy L. Morrill, of New York
City of the Presbyterian Church. Rev
Dr. L. Z. Lovejoy of Chicago, repre-
senting the Methodist Episcopal Church
and Rev. DR.. j. E. Crawford, represent
ing the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, were among the leaders in the
discussions.
This afternoon "A Church Steward
ship Program is to be discussed by
Rev. DR.. j. w Heininger of Niagara
Falls, representing the Evangelical
Church, while a general discussion on
Stewardship in It's Relation to Our
Economic Situation" will feature a
meeting of the council tonight. The
secretary's and treasurer's report were
made today by H. S. Myers. Both
clergymen and laymen are delegates to
the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
CORONER'S Jury
WARNS OF WHARF
Probing ChiId's Drowning,
Body Urges That Children
Be Barred From Sand Pier.

The coroner's jury investigating the
death of 7-year-old Albert Edward Best
of 929 G street southwest, who was
drowned Sunday morning when he fell
through a hole in the District sand
wharf at the foot of Ninth street. to-
day recommended that precautions be
taken to exclude children from the
wharf in the future.
Witnesses told the jury that the
wharf had been in bad condition for
more than a year. william F. Butler
storekeeper at the wharf, testified he
had reported the need for repairs about
a year ago, and that subsequent repair
work on the wharf had not been COM
plete. with several holes left In the
planking.
Both Mr.. Butler, however. and w. F
Lair, an engineer who operates a power
crane at the wharf, said they had fire.
.quently ordered children from the Wnarl
and that the property was known IN
the community to be restricted for use
as an unloading wharf for barges bring
ing sand for the District government.
Several playmates of the drowned boy
told the Jury they had been warned
away from the wharf by watchmen anc
police. as well as by their parents. The
coroner's Jury recommended that the
wharf be put in good repair as soon al
possible and that gate be set up In the
fence now surrounding the property Il
exclude children from the premises.
Lieut. Edward T. Harnay of the har'
Dor precinct testified that the whar.
could not be repaired without specific
appropriation, since it was his under
standing, he said, that the District gov
eminent had no money available fol
this purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
TWO ARE APPROVED
FOR RADIO BOARD

A favorable report was ordered today
on the nomination of Charles NICK.
Saltzman of Iowa to be member OF
the Radio Commission by the Senate
interstate commerce committee.
The committee also ordered favor
able report on the nomination OF VIII
liam D. L. Starbuck of Connecticut to
be a member of the commission.
Saltnman, former chief of the Army
Signal Corps, reappeared before the
committee today after his previous con-
firmation and testified to the holding
of stock in the General Electric Co
and the American Telephone g. Tele-
graph Co.
The committees confirmation was
given Saltzman with the understanding
that he would dispose Immediately OF
this stock, consisting of 80 shares In
General Electric and 5 shares in the
telephone company.
Starbuck testified that he was DEM
ocrat and a mechanical engineer. Re-
plying TO Senator Dill, Democrat. Wash
| ington. one of the sponsors of the radio
| law. he said he favored open hearings
| by the Radio Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
FOUR DIE, ONE SHOT
IN PISTOL ARRAY
Probe of Kentucky Tragedy
Hampered by Survivors,
Short Memory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
PAINTSVILLE, KY, April 30.-Three
members OF family of six were killed
another man was slain and his brother
was wounded in midnight shooting af-
fray in woods 10 miles from here, and
county officers today were hampered in
their investigation of the affair by the
reticence or short memory of the one
wounded survivor.
Bodies of the victims, Lee Gibson, So;
his wife, IS; their son Bernie. IA. and
Wallace Hannah, 80, were found this
morning, several hours after the
wounded man. Wayne Hannah.
brother of Wallace had been brought
to hospital here with bullet in his
left lung.
County officers can see no other ex-
the outgrowth of moonsh:ning in the
somewhat isolated section in which it
occurred
The wounded man told of having
started over the hill'' to visit his
brother. On the way, he said. he med
crowd and they started telling jokes"
Within a few minutes. according to
Hannahs informal story. the shooting
started He refused to name any of
those he met, but remarked that he
knew there were only two pistols in the
crowd.
When officers attempted to get the
seriously wounded mans story into the
form of a deposition, he baked, giving
the same answer to all questions, Il
don't remember"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
DANCING REVUE HELD
BY O'CONN0R SCHOOL
Capacity Crowd Applauds Effort of
Students in Program at
Gonzaga Hall.

Miss Marion T. O'Connor presented
her juvenile dancing revue last night at
Gonzaga Hall, which proved to be one
of the best programs ever presented by
the O'Connor School. A capacity
crowd filled every seat in the auditorium,
and the work of the pupils, the costum-
ing and staging won the admiration OF
every one.
The appreciation of the success of the
revue was expressed through gift given
Miss O'Connor by the parents of the
pupils.
Notable for their effort in the large
and well trained dancing cast were
Billy Greatorex, Roselyn Sinker. Aurelia
Colomo and Virginia Finnecom among
the many others who were applauded
for their finished work.
Medals for excellence were presented
by F. Edward Mitchell.
Those taking part in the program were
r. Callahan, James Britton. Lester Pre-
vest, H. Peck, M. Carroll, V. Smith, M.
Burke, L. Gordon, M. Simons, j. Hamp-
ton, A. Brodie, j. Miller, M. H1ghsmlth,
E. Jones, H. Sullivan, M. Gogglns, F..
Brennernan, D. Pleitner, D. Anderson, G..
WALLACE, e. T1CLCIInOiiy II. A1AoOAtls AVA
Beauchamp, F.. Moran D. Peaslack, S.
Weekly, P. Roche, M. Beavers, Howard
sisters, P. Wallace, Donaldson sisters,
Harrietta johnson, Jane Jamison, An
nette Derrick, Rose M. Carroll, Gladys
Donaldson, Margaret Greatorex, Roselyn
Sinker, Catherine Desmond, Mary M.
Carroll r. Callahan. G. Donaldson, Mae
Jacobs, Martha Dodge J. Jamison, E.
Guthridge, c. Brown, M. Stout, V. Fin
necom, Peggy Plantz, Pat Virnstein,
Edna Pleitner, H. Sullivan, F. Moran,
M. Beauchamp, M. Highsmith, D. Pleit-
ner. Aurelia Colomo. " Finnecom, M.
OConnor, S. Howard, M. Beavers,
Betty Ann Mcnamara, Doris Anderson,
Bill Greatorex, Wicklein Brothers,
Mary Massino, Rita Callahan, Jane
Stauffer, Grace Virnstein, Violet DON
aldson, Dorothy Greatorex, Mabel
| Beavers. Sara Howard, Fay Brenneman,
Pauline Wallace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
HUSBAND C0NFESSES
IN NEW YORK TORCH
KILLING, SAY POLICE
CONTINUED From First Page.l

Continued From First Page)
He then drove out to the spot where
he had thrown the body, saturated the
towel and clothing with kerosene and
set fire to the clothing.
Questioned closely as to the motive,
Peacox told the police they had had
many bitter quarrels over the kind OF
life she was leading"
The body of Mrs. Peacock was lden-
tilted by Mrs. Heinzleman.
Scorched Clothing Provides Clue.
A scorched bit of figured cloth found
beneath the body matched a sample OF
material which Mrs. Heinzleman took
to the White Plains morgue with her
and from which she said she had made
house dress for her daughter. Her
identification was confirmed by a de-
scription of dental work and mole
near the right ankle.
The body was found Saturday by
Joseph Selvey of White Plains when he
approached an apple tree in the thlcket.
but he did not report his find to au-
thorities until six hours later. Near the
body was found milk bottle which
had contained kerosene. A towel sat-
urated with the oil was wrapped about
the head.
Mrs Heinzsleman told District Attor-
ney Frank II. Coyne that her daughter
had married PeacoX. radio repair
man, in April 1928. but they had sepa-
rated. She said she had not seen her
daughter since last February, but had
understood she was working in Man.
haitian.
Neighbors Tell of Quarreling.
Capt. of Detectives Michael Silver
stein said he found pair of trousers
in Peacock's apartment that had EVIL
dence of having had kerosene spilled
on them, and also found glass con-
tainer with some kerosene in it. Neigh
bors, the detective said, told him they
had heard sounds Of quarreling coming
from Peacock's apartment a week ago
last Saturday.
Detectives who visited the apartment
In West 143d street. where Mrs. Peacock
lived. said they learned she had not
been seen there since last Friday and
that she was known there as Dorothy
Manning and as Lillian Heinzleman.
Girl Held as Witness.
Frances Murray, 10, is being held in
Jne MOUNT vernon JAN DIS material
witness. Miss Murray the police allege,
is Peacocks sweetheart She was ar
rested last night at her room in 151St
street, New York.
The girl told police she had stayed
with Peacock in his Mount Vernon
apartment and that he had given her
some of his wife's clothing.
Mrs. Peacox was the third woman,
whose burned body has been found
near highway in the metropolitan
area within the past IA months.
The other two were in New Jersey.
Miss Margaret Brown. New York gov
erness. was still breathing when she
was found with her gasoline-saturated
| clothing afire near Bernardsville. N. j.,
February 81, 1928. Her slayer was never
caught.
Mrs. Mildred Mowrey, a middle-aged
widow of Greensville, Pa, had been shot
| through the head before her body was
set afire near Crawford, N, j., February
! %, 1929. Colin Campbell Close. civil
engineer, who police said confessed to
the killing, after bigamous marriage
| to the widow, is awaiting trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
GALES PRESSES FORWARD.
Federal Generals Seek to Prevent Es-
cape Of Remaining Rebels.

MEXICO CITY, April 80 (P).-Press
dispatches relating flight of rebel gen.
erals across the international frontier
at Nogales, Ariz., were accepted here
as confirming government prophecies
almost since the start of the revolution.
Pending official confirmation, no gov
eminent announcement was made. Pre-
viously the government had indicated
every attempt would be made to secure
extradition of the fugitive rebel leaders
on counts of footing" and bank rob-
berry," If necessary, but recently 1t has
been understood this would not be al
lowed by the United States.
1t was expected that unless leaders
in the field flee soon, Gems Gales and
Almazan would close in on them and
effect their capture.
Messages from Gen. Gales today said
bridge over the Yaqui River was
being repaired before the infantry could
move forward along the West coast.
Railroads were in good condition North
of Guaymas for the advance toward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
DAVIS CUP NET STARS
MAY PLAY FOR HOOVER
White House Tennis Courts MAY
Be Used for Exhibition
Games by Experts.

The White House tennis courts soon
may be the scene of exhibition games
played by members of the Davis Cup
team and other international stars.
A suggestion to this effect was made
at the White House today by a COM
mittee headed by William D. Hoover.
president of the Chevy Chase Club,
who called at the Whit House to in
vite President and Mrs Hoover to wit
ness the championship match to be
played at the Chevy Chase Club next
month.
Mr. Hoover was accompanied by
Lawrence Baker. chairman of the
clubs tennis committee, and Julian S.
Myrick. representing the United States
Lawn Tennis Association and a mem
Der of the executive committee of the
Davis Cup Association. They were pre-
sented by Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T. Boone.
the Presidents physician. one of the
star players in Secretary of State Slim
sons tennis group.
The match to be played at the Chevy
Chase Club May %. "a and Is will be
between the Japanese champions and
the winners of the match to be played
in Montreal May Is and II between
the Canadian and the United States
Davis Cup teams,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
PROMINENT DETROITERS
CALLED IN LIQUOR PROBE
Ford Co. General Manager and
Others Summoned to Assist in
Clearing Up Belle Isle Scandal.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 30.--The Federal
grand jury investigation into the Belle
Isle liquor scandal turned It's attention
from police officials today and called
Charles E. Scrensen, general manager
of the Ford Motor Co. and former COM
modore of the Detroit Yacht Club,
which is situated on Belle Isle, Aaron
De Roy, automobile distributor and
member of the club, and Fred Robin
son, superintendent of the department
of parks and boulevards. to assist in
clearing up testimony given by police
officers regarding liquor conditions on
the island
Announcement that the prominent
Detroiters we're scheduled to appear
before the grand jury was made today
by Gregory H. Frederick, chief assistant
United States District Attorney. who
also announced that A. A. SchantZ,
president of the Detroit and Cleveland
Navigation Co. and a director of the
Yacht Club would be subpoenaed If he
returns to the city before June.
No more police officers will be brought
before the jury according to Frederick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
MEXICO TO SPEED
AGRAR|AN POLICY
Agriculture Head Promises
Impartial Application of
Communal Land Laws.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. April 30.--El Uni
versal said today Marie r. Gomez, min
lister of agriculture. in a speech yester-
day at Santa Cruz Ocotlan. Mexico
promised to speed up application OF
Mexican agraran laws without ref
erence to the nationality of the land
owners affected
Ell Universal's story said Gomez de-
MED the government had Disseminated
in behalf of American landowners, and
declared: THE Mexican agrarian laws
will be applied without distinction to
all living in Mexican territory, whatever
their nationality"
Gomez declared all possible speed
would be used in extending the govern
ment's agrarlan policy to all parts OF
the country. All means within the
governments power, he said. would be
called upon to put the policy into ma
tion-Wde effect.
The agrarian laws have long been
part Of the Mexican constitution. They
provide that every town and village
must nave lIS communal l8nQ, ana 1T
cases where this does not exist an APP
propriate extension of the adjacent land
is to be taken over and converted tc
communal uses.
Inasmuch as almost all the large
haciendaS have village, although some
times merely groups Of poems homes
within their confines, they would bt
almost sure to be affected in any extern
sion of the laws. Many of these
haciendas in Northern Mexico are o.
American ownership.
Enforcement of the laws received 1t,
first impetus under the Obregon re-
gime. Then former President Calle
strove to put them into effect. Loyalty
Of the agrarians to the government dur
ing the revolution just ending was be
lieved to be partly responsible for theh
being stressed just at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
JUSTICES TO PICK
ORATORY WINNER
Five Supreme Court Mem
bers to Act at Finals on
May rs Here.

Five members of the Supreme Court
will serve as judges of the Sixth Ma
tional Oratorical Contest finals in the
washington Auditorium May IS, 1t was
announced today by Randolph Leigh.
director general of the contest The
justices who generously expressed their
Willingness TO Judge the meet are Wills
Van Devanter, James Clark McReynolds:
Pierce Butler Edward Terry Sanford
and Harlan F. Stone.
Members of the Supreme Court have
Judged the national finals of the con-
test each year since the forensic COM
petition became national in its scope.
OF the five members who will determine
this years high school oratoriCal cham
pion of the United States four were
members of the board of judges in last
years contest, Justices Van Devanter,
Justice Butler, Justice Sanford and Jus
tice Stone.
Use Low Point System.
In determining the winner Of the
contest the Supreme Court members
will use the low-point total system. each
writing a separate ballot, upon which he
rates all eight contestants in the order
he believes their relative merits demand.
There is TO be no consultation on the
writing of the ballots, but each judge
Is to prepare his ballot in his seat apart
from his fellow judges. The ballots
then will be collected and totaled.
If a contestant receives the lowest
total and at the same time first
place rating from a majority OF the
judges, he automatically becomes win
ner of the national championship and
the trophy which accompanies it, II,
however no contestant secures both the
lowest total and the majority OF the
first place ratings the judges will con-
suit to determine the victor. In their
consultation the judges would consider
only the first three contestants rs de-
terrnined by the low-point system. In
this case the majority vote of the
judges would select the winner.
Rules of Contest.
In passing upon the contestants the
Judges will act in accordance with the
official instructions of the contest as
they are expressed in the rules They
Will consider:
Il. The fitness of contestant TO
make a worthy showing in the highest
stages of the contest lin this event the
international phase)-character poise
and personality to be the criterions.
"2. The composition of the grafton,
with particular emphasis On historical
accuracy. logic and general literary ef-
fectiveness.
g. Moving power - the extent to
which the speaker can thrill, quicken
and compel.
ut is assumed as fundamental to the
contest that the orations must be of
such character as to increase interest
in and respect for American institu-
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
STUDENTS HELP FUND
FOR MISSIONARY WORK

The work of the missions extension
fund, on which the student body oil
Washington Missionary College is con-
centrating this week, was outlined be-
fore the student body yesterday by DR.
Adrian Clark. recently returned from
India, where he visited as medical mis-
sionary for the Seventh Day Adventist
denomination.
The object Of the fund is to provide
for emergencies not cared for in the
denominations regular budget for mis-
sion work. The college student body is
centering on contributions to the fund
which furnished last year, according tc
DR.. Clark, benefits to 179 different
projects in India
Eighty-four students pledged them
selves to distribute literature in behalf
of the fund during the week. and a goa
of $500 of the $4,000 sought by the
denomination was set for their contri-
button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
CHURCH ORGANISE HELD
ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY
Admits He Married Girl Pupil
While Having Another Wife.
Both Hear Confession.
pv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3o.-Herbert l..
Leigh Manuel, church organist, who
married his 19-Year-old pupil while still
married to another woman, pleaded
guilty to bigamy here yesterday.
Both wives-one the mother of his
four children his plea. He will
be sentenced Friday.
The organist married Martha Van
Weyn of Sayville last December. His
first wife, who witnessed the ceremony,
said she regarded it as a "tempera-
mental impulse" of her husband. After
the wedding the girls father took her
home and locked her in her room and
Lelgh-Manuell returned to his first
wife. Later. however, he was arrested
and charged with peeping through a
window in Miss Van Weyn's home.
A charge of being a public nuisance
was dismissed today when he pleaded
guilty to bigamy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
Strange Will Points
ToDoctor's Hunch He
Would Die With Wife
By the Associated Press.

by b0e ASSOCldteu FIeSSs
ATLANTA, April 30.-An I'M
usual proviso in Robin Adair's
will has led court officers here to
wonder if there is not something
in premonitionS after all.
The proviso is that If DIR. Adair
and his wife die under circum-
stances which render it impos-
sible to determine which one of
us died first" the estate shall go
to the living children.
Otherwise, the estate was to go
to the wife for her lifetime and
then to the children. The will,
filed today for probate, was dated
August IA, 1926.
Several days ago DR., Adair and
his wife we're killed both prob
ably instantly, when their auto
mobile overturned.
Attorneys said such clause in
a will was most unusual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-30
Poultrymen Meet Tomorrow.

FAIRFAX, Va, April 80 (SpeciaD -
County Agent H. B. Derr has called a
meeting of the members of the Fairfax
County Poultrymens Association for to-
morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
courthouse. Talks will be given on the
care of baby chicks. A membership
drive is now in progress. Plans also will
be completed for participation in the
National Egg week, May to 7.