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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
RICH BASE BALL TERRITORY.

The eight cities of the Mississippi
Valley League, rated Glass D, have a
total population of 309,167, which Is
gre. = than the biggest Glass G cir
cut. he Middle Atlantic, which has
245,112
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05


Smith is of the young
playing splendid golf the number will increase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05

A RUGGED and tricky test Of
" golf awaits the six Wash
~ ington professionals who
4 n will 90 to Pittsburgh later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
D. c. WAR AVIATOR
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Lawrence E. Hoover Names
French Diplomat as
Correspondent.

Lawrence Edward Hoover, a World
War aviator now in Shanghai, China,
on a business trip, through Attorneys
William H. Hoover and George H. Happ,
today filed in District Supreme Court a
petition for an absolute divorce from
Muriel De We're Lyttleton Hoover, an
English beauty, to whom he was mar
ried in London shortly after the
armiStice.
Brig. Gen. George A. L.. Dumont, for
the past four years, military attache of
the French embassy. is named as CO.
respondent.
Hoover tells the court that he was
married November %, 1918 and came
to Washington in the following Spring,
where he continued to reside until July,
1925. when his business took him to
China. He was required to stay there
until August, 1927. reaching here one
month later. During his absence, his
wife remained at their home in the
Wardman Park Hotel. where, according
to the husbands petition, she received
the attentions of the French diplomat.
At the latter's invitation, the hus-
band also asserts, his wife visited the
apartment of Gen. Dumont. Other
acts of alleged indiscretion between
the couple up to and including Octo-
Der, 1928, are mentioned in the petition.
The husband appears to have been
debating the filing of his petition as
it was sworn to before notary public
November %, 1928, and just presented
today to the court. Gen. Dumont left
Washington August /. 1928. and Is liv-
ing now lust outside of Paris.
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(From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays star.)
PRATT GAINS j. s.
FLEET COMMAND
Other Assignments of Rear
and Vice AdmiraIs Are
Announced.

Admiral William v. Pratt, comman-
der-in-chief of the battle fleet, today
was appointed commander-in-ch chief of
the combined United States feet. He
succeeds Admiral Henry A. Wiley, whose
next assignment has not yet been an
nounced.
Assignments of other vice and rear
admirals We're announced as follows:
Vice Admiral Louis M Mutton, COM
mander of the battleship divisions of
the battle fleet, to commander-in-chief
of the battle fleet; Rear Admiral
Charles B. McVay. jr., budget officer of
the Navy Department, to commander
in-chief of the Asiatic fleet: Rear Ad-
miral William G. Cole, commander of
battleship division of the battle fleet,
to commander of the scouting feet;
Rear Admiral Lucius A. Bostwick, COM
mander battleship division 3 of the bat
tie feet, to commander battleship
divisions of the battle fleet; Rear
Admiral Frank H. Schofleld, Bureau Of
Naval Operations. to commander of
battleship division 4; Rear Admiral
Frank H. Brumby, president of board
of inspection and survey, to command
light cruiser division: Rear Admiral
Thomas T. Craven, commandment of the
9th Naval District, to commander
Yangtse patrol; Vice Admiral Mont
gomery M. Taylor, commander of the
scouting fleet. to the Bureau of War
Plans, Navy Department; Rear Admiral
George c. Day, commander of light
cruiser division 3. to the board of in
spection and survey; Rear Admiral
Ridley Mclean, commander Of the sub
marine divisions of the battle feet, to
budget officer of the Navy Department.
Vice Admiral Mutton and Rear Admiral
McVay will be raised to the rank of
full admiral for the duration of their
new assignments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
SPEED TEST TODAY
DEPENDS ON BEACH
Segrave and White Ready
With Racers When Tide
Goes Out.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March O.
Hope Of Maj H. o. D. Segrave and j.
M. White, internationally known sports
men, for making a dual assault today
upon the world straightaway speed
record for automobiles rested on the
condition of the ocean speedway after
low tide.
Both drivers were ready and steeled
for their official trials and awaited only
for the tide to ebb to determine whether
the course would permit them to send
their powerful machines roaring over
the sandy emile course in an effort to
surpass the present record of 2O7.55
miles an hour.
The beach. which has been ruffled
and bumpy for more than a week,
showed considerable improvement last
night and If it continues to improve at
low tide, which is at 1926 pm, pros
poets for staging the race today would
be bright. Otherwise, the trials will
be put over until tomorrow.
Maj Segrave has made final adj
justments to his powerful Golden Ar
row" racer and White said his 36-cyl-
Under triplex, which holds the present
record, awaits only the starting signal
to send it on its way in an effort to
defend its title against the British in
vader
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
D. c. VOTE GROUP
CLOSES OFFICES
Movement for Joint Commit
tee Headquarters Gets
Impetus.

After having recruited hundreds of
stanch Supporters In more than 90
States who will carry on crusade work
in behalf Of national representation for
the District of Columbia, the special
committee in charge of the educational
campaign conducted here during the in
augural period prepared today to close
its headquarters In the National Press
Building.
The members of the special commit
tee, of which Frederic William Vile Is
chairman and Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., sec
rotary, are enthusiastic over the success
of the demonstration Of "voteless'
Washington, a lesson in disfranchise-
ment driven home to thousands of visit
ors who came here to participate in tina
Inauguration Of a President all the rest
of the country helpsd elect. Although
the offices were in the process Of dis
mantling today, many visitors were re-
ceived and furnished information about
the work for national representation.
Perhaps the most beneficial result of
the educational campaign was the i'm
petus it gave to movement to estab-
fish permanent headquarters in WASH
ington for the joint committee, repre-
senting the varied interests in the Ma
tional Capital. Just how to go about
the continuance of the work through a
headquarters staff will be threshed out
by a committee which will report back
to the executive committee of the or
ganization.
OF particular Importance to the sue
cess of national campaign was the
interest shown by many prominent
State officials and legislators who prom
Used to cooperate in the movement to
enfranchise the residents of Washing
ton by securing Endorsements from
State Legislatures. They promised also
to give their support to the bills for
national representation which must be
reintroduced in the new Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia--Fair, with a
cold wave tonight; lowest temperature
tonight about 90 degrees; tomorrow
fair and continued cold; rising tempera-
ture by Monday; fresh to strong north
west winds, diminishing late tonight.
Maryland-Fair, with a cold wave in
north and central portions tonight;
tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature
in the afternoon In the extreme west
portion: strong northwest winds, prob
ably gale force, diminishing late tonight.
Enthusiastically fair and much
colder tonight; tomorrow fair, colder in
southeast and central portions; strong
northwest or north winds and probably
gales, diminishing late tonight.
Records for 70 Hours.
Thermometer pm, SO; 8 pm, SO;
IL midnight, "a; 4 am, So; 8 am, 40.
Barometer-4 pm, 30.13; 8 pm, 30.13:
1897.
Highest temperature, As, occurred at
II am. today.
Lowest temperature, "a, occurred at
1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, SO.
1lue tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide, 1916 am. and
100 pm: high tide. Gas am. and
1909 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1859 am. and
2:13 PM; high tide, 1880 am. and
1883 pm.
The Sun and the Moon.
Today--Sun rose $50 am; sun sets
500 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:29 am; sun
sets 6:10 pm.
Moon rises $50 am; sets 4:24 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset,
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls-Very muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.
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$50 MADE HOMELESS
BY ATLANTA FIRES
Flames Sweep Portion of Railroad
Y. M. c. A. and Loew's
Theater Building.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, March 9.-Some $50 per-
sons were made homeless in two fires
that swept the upper portion of the
Railroad Y. M. G. A. and burned out a
section of Loew's Grand Theater Build
ing last night and early today.
Both were spectacular blaZes. The
Y. M. G. A. Building caught fire during
the evening rush and hundreds of per-
sons watched all available fire apparatus
brought into play against it. About 800
men were forced to abandon their rooms
when the two upper floors were de-
stroyed. The fire is believed to have
originated in a pressing shop on the
upper floor.
The theater building, a combination
apartment house. theater and business
block, burst into flames shortly before
midnight and firemen fought the blaze
for four hours before it was brought
under control. Some so persons were
forced to leave their apartments when
the blaze was discovered in the base
ment below pool and billiard estab-
lishment. The front section of the
building was RACED and all apartments
suffered smoke damage. The theater
escaped fire damage.
Fireman w. T. Holt, who went with
his company to the Y. M. c. A. fire, only
to be called out soon after his return
to his station house to aid in fighting
the theater building fire, was overcome
by smoke soon after he had carried
woman and her 2-week-old infant from
an apartment above the theater. He
was taken to Grady Hospital for treat
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL
is GIVEN COMMERCE AIDE
Rogers Honored by France for
Services as Companion to
Fresh Air Mission.

Layton w. Rogers of the transporta-
ton division of the Department of Com
merce has just received from the French
government the medal of the French
Legion OF Honor. expressing the graft
tude of France for his services as COM
panion last year to French civil aero
nautics mission to the United States.
Mr.. Rogers. who was assigned to the task
by Assistant Secretary of Commerce
William P. McCracken, has turned the
medal over to the State Department.
He cannot accept 1t under provision
of the Constitution which prohibits an
ofncer OF the United States holding a
position Of trust and profit" to take
decorations from foreign governments.
The French air mission was headed
by Gen. Paul Bouabeille and was sent
here to study American developments in
civil aeronautics. A trip of 5000 miles
was made across the United States in
three-engined plane furnished by the
Navy. The mission was entertained in
20 cities and Travelled across the country
via the transcontinental air mail routes.
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4
Col. Lindbergh to Brownsville after both
| made scheduled stop at Tampico.
A third plane soon followed. This was
| five-pasSenger Fairchild piloted by
George Kraighar and carried the reg
ular mail for Tampico.
Col. Lindbergh came to the field in an
embassy car with Col Alexander Mac
Nab, American military attache at the
embassy. The colonel was extremely la
comic and field officials would say moth
ing in answer to questions whether he
would pilot the same plane back to
Mexico City on Sunday, as has been re-
ported.
The colonel was expected to arrive at
Brownsville about l pm. q pm. East
ern standard time). The mail pouches
will be transferred Immediately to a
United States mail plane for relay to
San Antonio, Dallas and Chicago.
OF the IL mail pouches in the colonel's
plane, two were for New York. while
others were for Chicago, Cleveland,
Oklahoma, Dallas and San Antonio.
Just before the colonel's departure.
Mexican military planes from the near
by Valbuena Military Field took Off and
circled across the civil field, their ma
chine guns sticking with warlike as
pect from the cockpits. All automobiles
going to the civil field were stopped
along the road and questioned or
searched by soldiers whose duty was to
prevent any smuggling of guns from
Mexico City.
The passengers carried by Col. Lind
bergh were George Rihl, president of
the Mexican Aviation Co.; Mrs. Rihl,
Gustavo Mireles ESpinoSa, vice presi-
dent; Juan c. Villasana. chief Of the
civil aviation department of the min
istry of communications: Jose Chavez,
chief of the airmail division of the
postal department; Jamobo Dale Vuelta,
OF the newspaper Universal; Xavier
Sorondo of Excelsior; Roberto CASTILLO.
chief of the transportation section of
the postal department, and Mrs. F. w.
Broatch.
The take-off was witnessed by about
200 persons. Regular airmail by way of
Brownsville Is planned by the Mexican
Aviation Co.. using two-tri-motor Fords.
The mail which left here this morning
should reach, Chicago Sunday morning
and New York Sunday evening.
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E0onClnueo FROM First Page.)
under Col Sheriff. July 8, 1925. as as
sistant director.
Born in Illinois, COL Grant was a
cadet at West Point, June 10, 1899. to
June IL, 1908, and was graduated third
IN his class. Appointed as second lieu
tenant IN the Corps Of Engineers, he
served with the Sd Battalion of En-
gineers. Mindanao, P. I. Then followed
duty in various parts of the Philip
pines. He came to washington in the
latter part of 1904 and served with the
I'd Battalion of Engineers from No.
vember /, 1904, to October /. 1905. and
during this period was aide-de-camp to
President Roosevelt. At that time he
attended the Engineer School here.
He was at the Army War College, q
member of the General Staff Corps, In
1917. and was appointed recorder of
the War Council in December, 1917. He
was made colonel in the National
Army toward the end of that year and
detailed to the General Staff Corps and
later went to Versailles as secretary of
the American section of the Supreme
War Council.
Returning to Washington he served
in the Office of the chief of staff after
the close of the war. Col. Grant was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for service as secretary to the
American section of the Supreme War
Council and for other war duties. He
is an officer of the Legion of Honor of
France, an officer of the Order of st.
Maurice and st. Lazarus OF Italy, COM
mander of the order of st. Michel and
st. George (British). and the Order of
La Solidaridad of Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
TESTIMONY IS TAKEN
IN CHICAGO MURDERS
Principal Valentines Day Wit.
nesses Heard Now to Guard
Against Possible Mishap.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, March ga grand jury
started hearing testimony of the State s
principal witnesses in the Valentines
day gang massacre yesterday 80 that
1t will be available in the event of any
mishap."
Assistant States Attorney Walker
Butler intimated that the State feared
attempts would be made on the lives of
its witnesses when he explained that
presentation of the case at this time
was due to the determination Of
prosecutors to "get their testimony for
mally recorded and under oath" before
anything happened to the witnesses.
All State witnesses are being carefully
guarded; several of them have received
death threats.
Six witnesses. Butler said, are pre-
pared to identify three men as among
those who entered North Side garage
just before seven men were killed Feb
ruary II. The three, he said, are Jack
McGurn, Rocco Fanelly and John Sea-
lise, all held now under murder charges.
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lyrical In their praise of "the stag
ing, ETC."
About a month after the opening
word got out that it was a highly i'm
moral affair. And" says Mr.. Morley,
from then on it was a sellout."
Dickens Saw Show.
After 10 months it was still going
strong in late December, 1867. when
Charles Dickens came over, To his
biographer, John Forster, he wrote a
very funny description of it-hoW "tflc
powers of lightness lin no skirts what
ever Game to the rescue of the hero.
1t was revived in the 70s, again in
the Dos, and again in the COS, and with
each revival more song numbers were
added and more speciality acts. They'll
all be reproduced, as faithfully as pos
slble, In this forthcoming revival, In
Guiding such illustrious song hits as
"Ah Never Deem My Heart Can
Change" THE Power of Love-" Where
Shall Baby's Dimple Be?" THE Old
Sexton" and "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay.''
THE Old Sexton for instance, is
written for a basso-profundo. the kind
that is needed for Rocked In the
Cradle of the Deep" And here are
Nigh to a grave that was newly made
Leaned sexton old on his earthworn
spade;
His work was done, and he paused TO
wait
The fun'ral train through the open gate.
A relic of bygone days was he,
And his locks were white as the foamy
And these words came from his lips so
thin:
7 gather them in, gather them in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES them int"
Mr.. Morley has great hopes for "The
Power of Love-" It's a waltz song, he
says, with lovely melody. Right now
he predicts that its popularity may be
instantaneous.
Lady Amazons."
And besides all that, among. the so
persons in the cast Of this revival, will
be eight Lady Amazons," all about 5
feet 10 inches tall These Lady Anna
cons are considered a great achieve
ment. AS Mr.. Morley points out, Its
not so difficult to find eight young
women of heroic stature, but to find
eight young women of heroic stature
who can be squeezed into hour glasses
that's something different"
The eight Lady Amazons" are going
to wear tights-with fringes on them.
So are several other ladies not so
Amazonish, but modelled after hour
glasses, too.
One of the big hits of the piece will
be an elaborate representation of hell.
And David Belasco, who, as the pro-
ducer Of Nina" has quite reputation
on the Atlantic Seaboard as an author
ity on the staging of hades, will be out
front Monday night. So, also. will be
Otto H. Kahn and Miss Amelia Earhart.
After the performance quite a few
of the audience will make round of
the neighboring brauhauses and get
disappointed.
For the publicity that has thrown its
glare on Hobokens water front since
Mr.. Morley started putting on plays over
there has scared the "brau" all out
of those brauhauses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra at Stanley Hall at $50
O'Clock this evening
March, There's a Typical Tipperary
Over Here. Silver
Overture, "L'Amour Rodempteur"
Gloves Redemption') Gabriel Marie
Entr 'acte, Londonderry Air"
(Ancient Irish air)
1.-THE Lotus Dream" -. Schroeder
Grand Selection, II Pagliacci,"
Leoncavello
Fox trot, Where the Shy Little
Violets Grow" ..............W Warren
Valse, "A Kiss in the Night"
Victor Herbert
Finale, Where Do You Work-a John, -
Weinberg
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
DETECTIVE LISTED
FOR LIEUTENANCY
Edward J. Kelly, Long in Service,
Recommended to the Commits
sioners for Promotion.

Promotion Of Edward J. Kelly Police
Department detective, to a ieutenancy
was recommended to the District Com
nissioners today by Maj. Edwin B.
HesSe, superintendent of police.
Kelly. member of the department
since october 3, 1906, has been in charge
of a special squad investigating homi-
cides and robberies since January /,
1915, and has been acting lieutenant
since January l, 1928. He Is popular
with members Of the department and
has been commended several times for
meritorious service.
The District Commissioners will hold
a board meeting Tuesday and it is ex-
pected the recommendation will be acted
on at that time.
Detective Kelly is son of the late
Lieut.. John F. Kelly, one time COM
mander of the sixth precinct station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
u. S. PAID TRIBUTES
BYLEAGUE COUNCIL
Members Laud Prospect of
Accession to World
Court.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 9.-An extraordi-
narily impressive manifestation of the
high place held by the United States
in international life characterized to-
days public session of the Council of
the League of Nations.
Every member of the Council, in ap-
proving a resolution that the committee
of experts who will shortly consider
revision of the World Court statutes
take up the question of the accession
of the United States to the court, en-
phaSized the importance to the world of
American entrance into the tribunal.
After reading a prepared report and
resolution, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the
British foreign secretary. called par
ticular attention to the pleasant refer
ences to the doubtless oftimeS perplex-
ing and difficult" work of the Council
contained in the American note of Feb
ruary, which reopened negotiations for
American adhesion to the Court. He
voiced his conviction that every men,
Der of the Council would observe this
sympathetic declaration with Satisfac-
ton.
Elihu Root, noted American jurist.
who prepared the formula which is felt
to point the way for American men,
bership, was the recipient of numerous
tributes for his eminent contribution
to international life.
Every chair in the Council chamber
was occupied and hundreds of persons
stood in the doorways eager to catch all
the speeches.
The proceedings opened with Sir
Austen reading report indicating that
the British government had received
the note from Secretary of State KEEL
logg relating to American accession and
that other signatories of the court
protocol had received similar note.
He remarked that Mr.. Kellogg's invita-
ton related more particularly to the re-
ply made to the note of 1926 by "a gov
ernments, growing out Of conference
held at Geneva.
The British government, said Sir
Austen, has observed with satisfaction
that the United States feels that fur
Their informal exchanges of views such
as contemplated by the Geneva con-
ference ought to lead to an agreement
satisfactory to all parties.
Valuable Assistance Seen.
Explaining that Secretary Kellogg's
note arrived at the moment when a
committee of jurists was about to COM
mence study of eventual amendments
to the World Court statutes. Sir Austen
emphasized that the task intruSted to
this committee made 1t possible that 1t
might be able to furnish valuable assist
ance toward reaching the agreement
contemplated in the Kellogg note. This
agreement he was sure was greatly de-
sired by all the present signatories OF the
courts protocol"
He then presented resolution enlarg-
ing the mandate of the jurists' commit
tee so that 1t might be authorized to
take up the question Of American adj
hesion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
PENSION GIVEN OFFICER
IN BRITISH NAVAL ROW
Commander of Craft Involved in
Court-Martial Over Jazz Music
Turmoil Rewarded.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 9.-The admiralty
has awarded a good service" pension
Of $3.50 per annum. beginning March 1,
to Capt. Kenneth c. B. Dewar, formerly
commander of H. M. s. Royal Oak who
figured in the court-martial at Gibraltar
last April.
Capt. Dewar was relieved for "con-
duct subversive Of discipline" but was
appointed to the command Of H. M. s.
Tiger In September. Two other officers,
Rear Admiral Bernard st. q. Collard
and Con1dr. Fl. M Daniel we're involved
in the court-martial, which resulted in
dispute over jazz music and the con-
duct Of Daniel at a dance on board the
Royal Oak while the ship was stationed
at Malta.