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v somewhat tntimidated young
 woman and. with his hands stretched, one down. one up. in meas. uring-stick fashion. began to "take her height" The result was apparently impressive to him, for his former challenging manner swiftly changed to one of ceremonial regard, and he gave orders to his followers to escort her to the palace.
 Arriving there. Elinor Mordaunt be. gan to understand what it was all about The King. seated stiffly. almost prlmly, on his gorgeous throne, had an imposing air, but he was extremely short, barely five feet two inches. The captain of the guardsmen had been staggered by the fact that this white, feminine intruder overtopped the monarch. Therefore-so the native mind apparently works-she was his superior, not . goddess, for the Nina. hassian theology includes no female deities. but . differently formed and differently colored kins. in short. . "lady king"
 By just what indigenous process of coronation Elinor ascended the throne vacated by the disgruntled potentats she has not yet told. But her sway va. 50 compelling that in no time It all she apparently held the island in the palm of her slim hand.
 Their reverence fc- her, while rreat could not overcome their curiosity, and often as she was wearily retiring for the night she would be startled to hear
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 Dutch Government maintains, in close proximity to the monarchical Minahas. sians, . penal colony of ne'er-do-well whites, convicts imprisoned there for . variety of offenses. It was from this crowd of forgers, cut-throats, thieves and other malefactors that the childishly whimsical subjects of Lady Rink" Elinor chose her escorts.
 They indicated that she could have any brand of evil-doer she preferred. and she preferred eighteen murderers, on the score that they were daring men. She didn't want any thieves. who might rifle her personal belong. ings.
 The expedition was, says Elinor, . success; but something happened" on it. She had started out with eighteen men. On the road, or in the under brush, two extra white men joined it, unnoticed, and when they got back to the penal colony. the guards. counting heads at the stockade entrance, were staggered to find they had accumulated two more prisoners than were their legal due! But they didn't stop to bother about details; they merely in. caaceaated the "extras" in the stockads, putting them briskly to work.
 Travel light!' That is Elinor'e advice to those contemplating . bit of unconventional -trotting.
 Mrs. Mordaunt likes to travel in slow steamers and even on sailing ships, be. cause these craft visit the out of the way places of the world where express liners never touch.
 While on shipboard she allots . cer. tain number of hours each day to work, and she does most of her writing during the calm days at sea. On more than one occasion she has found her self stranded in some little port where . ship touches only every few months And several times she has been forced to resort to tricks to extricats herself from embarrassing circumstances.
 Doubtless other entertaining details of her stay with the Minashassians will be set forth by Elinor in her next volume of travel lore, which bears the significant title of "Toe Much Java"
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written for the Episcopal Actors Guild. Rubel, then . student for the ministry, was . member of the cast. Memories of Dorothy's beauty and charm and talent behind the footlights smots him and he realized that this was love.
 They were married and led . most happy domestic existence. but Dorothy's
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est attention to any of their warnings
 "Show me-or tel about-ths wild.
 est, most primordial place washed by the Banda Sea-" she said. land I'u % there. Furthermore. I'll dig up stuff at first hand that no other writer in the world has ever even dreamed of"
 Perhaps these words were tinged with both defiance and with humor. But they came surprisingly true. A grizzled "oldest inhabitsnt" of Kokopo, interrogated by E!inor, scratched his white-fuzzed head, thought . few minutes, then responded: "Well. Miss, if it's wild life you're looking for. you couldn't do better-or worse-than look up the Minahassiana They're the liveliest tribe west of Tonga. but l would hate to think what might happen
New Britain herald., 1929-01-29

East Indies adventures. Arriving on the island, it appears, she was accosted by guards, swarthy. nose-ringed and fierce of mien, who demanded. in hor- rifying pantomime, who she was and what she wanted.
 Finally their leaders eyes opened wide in incredulous stupefaction. Had some detail of her costume. colorine
New Britain herald., 1929-01-29

E saw her toes twinkling before
 the footlights; then she danced
 right into his heart, and now she's teaching his young parishioners to be baby Pavlowas and Mordkins!
 This, briefly, ii the story of the Rev; Henry Scott Rubel, rector of St; Michael and All Angels Episcopal
New Britain herald., 1929-01-29

urgings. She studied maps of the Arafura and Flores regions; finally located the tiny kingdom of Nina hassia; ordered transportation; packed her bags and was off.
 At this precise point the narrative becomes necessarily hay in details, though absolutely verified in general trend and outline by the woman who dared death for literary ambition. Elinor Mordaunt refuses. just at this particular time. to disclose either the means of her entry into the Nina hassian country or her departure from it. Her loyal son is equally tight tipped. ,,, .
 thing" the travelled author said. Though the Minahassians are an thropophagous (which is highbrow for cannabilistic) they never even once motioned toward the cooking pot while was their guest. Not only that, they even managed to like me 50 much
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toes were restless and so she suggested that her husband let her form danc. ing class among his young parishioners. He was enthusiastic and so Dorothy's classes have grown from heMtant sx. pertinent into m institution which is populer, praiseworthy and lucrative for the church funds.
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Church, Berwyn, Illinois, and his wife. the former Dorothy Deuel, of the famous Deuel Sisters. stars of musical comedy.
 Six years ago, Dorothy, who has appeared in the Music Box revues, "The Great Temptations" and the Greenwich Village Follies," varied her career by directing . play she had
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that they crowned me-not in d the slang sense of the term. No,
 they crowned me, not the queen,
 for they'd never heard of . wo-
 man potentate, but what they
 called their lady king"
 Despite the fantastic cast of Elinor's phrases, they constituted an exact de- ,cription of the central episode in her
New Britain herald., 1929-01-29

4 Minahassian Belle. Affabls, Comedy sn Beieweled, But Regarded by Her Fellow Islanders as Unworthy to Become
 Their Queen.
 to a white woman in their midst" This served only to whet Mrs. Nor !, daunt's imaginative energy and pioneer
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ral whispers and to see spear hands and black, blank, wonder. aces at window and door. through the nights, for the first or two of her stay, the natives d creep into her matched "palace" . she slept. At first she was ter l, fearing that they intended ing her. But this thought seems o have entered their simple minds. ad they wanted only to touch her! couldn't qnite understand that was real, and their actions were .cnt in the extreme. After . time
 she got used to it. and these
 strange goings-on failed to keep
 her awake!
 The arduous task of "play-
 ing king" began to get upon
 her nerves very soon. Besides,
 she asked herself, what she was
 doing in this foolish rols when
 her real work lay ahead of her.
 exploration of the interior of
 the fascinating, little known
 island. 1mperiously. she an-
 nounced that she was about to
 set forth on an expeditionary
 trip, and demanded that an
 adequate guard be furnished her.
 | Now comes . really comic \ and slightly tragic-incident for which Elinor absolutely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
SEEK ASSA|LANT
OF i. S. TEACHER
Attack Adds to Series of Re.
cent Mysterious Crimes
in England.
Nv the Associated Press.

LONDON, August II CP).-England
recentis aroused by the triple poisoning
of q prominent West End family, di-
verified its attention, today to the search
by Scotland Yard experts for the as
sailant of Philip Eaton, 81, wealthy
young American pedagogue.
Eaton, understood to be the son OF
O Harvard professor and identified as
teacher at the exclusive st. Mark S
School for Boys, at Southboro, Mass.
was found beaten, cut and badly bat
tered in his fashionable Mayfair apart
ment yesterday. Condition of the
Sumptuously furnished apartment in
dicated furious struggle had taken
place.
Condition Critical.
He was on the hospital danger list
today, with his condition extremely crit
zeal and unchanged. He has recovered
consciousness but once since brought
there yesterday. end then only for few
minutes, sufficient to tell police q
babbling incoherent tale of two men at
lacking him, one sitting on his chest
and Slashing him with a razor until he
became unconscious.
Although three suits of Eaton's clothes
were missing and about $500 (about
$4,000 had been taken from him, police
were IcluCIdIlL 10 DelleVe TODDeTy mao
been the only motive in the attack
Eaton was man between % and 80
years of age, short of stature, probably
S feet inches. with dark hair and
always well dressed.
Holiday Planned.
Miss Annie Cannon landlady at the
apartments on Half Moon street, where
Eaton lived, revealed some of his habits
He came to England aboard the Maure-
tania on its last trip she said, anc
intended leaving tomorrow for Paris on
o holiday.
He was a university man on a holi-
day." the woman explained, land al.
ways came direct to my house after
landing: He planned to join friends in
ParS. I don't think he had any friends
in London. He spent most of his time
in the museums and just walking about
the streets"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
DRY LAW VI0LAT0R FINED
AND PENALTY SUSPENDED

william Walker Loamax. colored, 81
years old, said to be the oldest person
to be tried in the District for viola
ton Of the prohibition law. received
sentence of $500 or 90 days. suspended,
from Judge Ralph Given In Police
Court yesterday, when he pleaded
guilty of possession. His employer OF
the Hotel Inn, $40 Ninth street, Thorn
as Henry johnson, SO years old, paid
a $500 fine on q charge of possession.
Policeman A. d. Mansfield of the
first precinct made the arrests Monday
night after members of the first pre-
cinct police had gone to the Hotel Inn
on two different occasions and secured
alleged whisky. At the time Mans
field entered the place and arrested
johnson and Loamax, only about q
half pint Of liquor was found.
Judge Given suspended Loamaxs SEN
tence on recommendation of Assistant
United States Attorney r. r. Camalier.
owing to the porters age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Births Reported.

George r. and Myrtle M. Heckert, boy.
Miles and Helen NJ. Enamenacek, girl.
Frank T. and May M. Milstead. boy.
Isadore and Re6ecca Heller, boy:
Henry w. and Blanche M. Mcmahon, boy
William. A. and Catherine =. Kelly, boy.
James A. and Nora r: Casey, boy.
Rollins and Evelyn Glocum, boy.
Edward and Minnie Smith, girl.
Kurt H. and Gertrude L. Laubinger, girl.
Whisheart r. and Mary A. Hudson, boy.
Edward A. and Bernadette X. Scanlon
Rupert L. and Janice. Reid, boy.
Abraham and Ann Klein. boy.
John j. and Florence @. Krug, boy.
Wo0dson w. and Marcy D. Bercow. boy.
Henry B. and Billie q. Bodenhamer. girl
Joseph y. L.. and Anna J: Field, girl.
Albert J. and Augusta Atkinson. girl.
Otis and Carrie L. Wildman. girl.
Francis r. and Marion T. Kerr, boy.
Stanley A. and Helen @. NewQuist, boy.
Fernando and Amelia Obregon, girl.
Joseph 9. and Maria Yglosias, boy.
Allen r. and Alice G. Carpenter, girl.
James III. and Anne N. Hawfeld, boy.
William b. and Florence +. willard, girl.
Frank and Sallie NJ. Wallace, boy.
Edward and Beatrice Hazel, boy.
V0liie and Australia Smith, boy.
Leroy and Clara Stevenson, boy.
Isaac and Viola Tonkins, boy.
Walter and Geneva Gaskins, boy.
Paul and Dolly Henderson, girl.
LYMAN and Beulah Strong, girl.
John r. and Marie Dozier, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

st. Simons Island. Ca, where they are
staying at the Hotel Cloister, at Sea
Island Beach ee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Marriage Licenses.

James M. Hall. n, this city, and Norine D.
Boyer, 10, College Park, Md; Rev. II. j.
Alfred x. Hilton. 40, and Loretta e. Groves,
IS; Rev. John Wedley
Charles 8. Simms, az, Accotink, Va, and
Ethel Mankin, 10, Alexandria, Va; Rev. AL
Dazeil Jackson, "a. and Mildred Vines. 40.
both of Catlett, Va; Rev. Charles L. Russell.
John w: Tubman. "a, and Pauline Harris,
20; Rev, j. ]. Loving.
John Lawson. SO. and Florence Fenwick,
William r.. Paise. Il. and Ann d. wood,
10: Rev. Joseph Jenkins
Preston c. King. jr;, Is. and Kathryn M.
Larcombe. 10; Rev. Clifton Ray.
Kirk Wilkinson, "a, Alexandria, Va, and
Ethel Thorne, 28, Remington, Va; Rev.
Warren H Stuart.
Edward Kendall ~, and Maggie James. Al;
John r Hartswick, rs, and Mary d. Pid-
geon. 20; Rev. w. K. Lloyd.
Michael Kubin, 46. Mcpherson, Kans., and
Hazel Flood, SO, Richmond, Va; Rev. II. M.
William r. Davis, a., and Eleanor M.
Young. 81: Rev. Daniel J. Rice.
Robert Wilson, az, and Helen " Wheeley,
ls, both Of Baltimore, Md; Rev. Enoch M.
Arthur Fletcher, 40. and Mary Hickman,
al: Rev. Daniel J. Rice.
James A. Waliach. 81, and Ruth Howard,
ID; Rev. Rudolph J. Eichhorn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
Deaths Reported.

Katie B. Wright, 49, Providence HOSPITAL
sarah Thayer, 70, 812 st. ne
Benny Witt, 1925 Spring I'd
Sallie Reese, SO. 500 M st. NV
Margaret Ann Edmonston, So. 3i14 Mount
Pleasant st.
John F; zier, 50, Providence Hospital,
James Shea, so, 1015 9th St
Ernest SaLterly. 81, tuberculosis Hospital.
-. william r. Nichols, 81, 1904 Franklin
Helen G. Morgan. z8. 1902 Farragut st.
annie Anderson, As, Emergency Hospital
Gerard j. Smith, rs, 81 d ST. sW
Elorence L. Shekels, 49, Sibley Hospital
EtneI V. Miller, %. GEORGETOWN Hospital
ca aIhlfant q n Edgar and Efie Baer, hours
Francis A. Martin, 80, 1918 18th st.
Mamie thompson. n. Gallinger Hospital
gonn Porter y, AIS B st. Sc.
EIizabeth Lee: &c. 1902 1st ST.
John Moore: So. Gallinger Hospital
Eugene A. Williams, SIS, 744 Gresham pl.
Wiiliam Hedgepath, so. 1918 3rd ST.
John e Hutchinson. 80, 2426 X st.
Bessie Toyer. "a, Emergency HOSPITAL
Helen Magruder, 80. Freedmen s Hospital.
EdWln1a Brooks. 9, Children's Hospital
Natnanlel Barnes, 2. Children's Hospital
MINNIE Ellis. months, Children's HOSPITAL
pital no"-
Infant Of George W. and Elaine Grimm,
gays, 303 K st. ne.
hours, ~ Jackson St. ne ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Mr. and Mrs r. H Baxter of Chicago
are at the Dodge Hotel while motoring
through Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kimbel and MIR.
and Mrs. Phil w. Adams have gone to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
"Blue Boy" Moves Again.

NEW YORK, August IA (P.-Rom-
ney's famous Blue Boy" moves again
An anonymous Long Island millionaire
has purchased the noted canvas for
$250.000 from a New York dealer. A
similar picture of the same title is in
the collection Of the late H. e. Hunt
lngton OF California, who paid $780,
900 for 1t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14
PENAL. CHANGE Is SEEN.
Cuba. to Revise Code--New Tria
System Is Included,

HAVANA, August II (P.-Sweeping
changes in Cuba's penal code are ex-
pected within 60 days.
The interior department. which has
received copies of Mexico's revised penal
code, announced yesterday 1t was study
ing the code to use its provisions as q
basis for Cuba's revised code.
One of the changes will be q new
system in which psychiatrists and
psychologists will take the place OF
jurymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Mr. and Mrs. George w. Huguely and
Mr.. George w. Huguely, jr., are in At
lantic City, where they are staying at
the Seaside Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Java has new company for the pro-
duction of local motion picture films.
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to her home.
Larger Life League
To Give House Party.
The members of~ the League for the
Larger Life will give O. week end party
in Larger Life Lodge, at Calvert Beach,
on Chesapeake Bay. Saturday. Auto
mobiles will leave the town house Of
the league, at 1927 K street northwest,
Saturday afternoon at o'clock. There
will be bathing, canoeing and picnic
dinners, followed by music and dancing.
Mr.. William C. LOCKER and Mr.. Henry
L. Heuxthal of Mansfield. Ohio, have
returned from a motor trip of several
hundred miles through the Shenandoah
Valley. They visited In Old Point Com
fort and Cape Charles, returning by
way of Annapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs r. H Baxter of Chicago
are at the Dodge Hotel while motoring
through Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brauninger, Mrs.
p M. Ashford and daughter are pass
ing a few days at Saranac Inn, New
York, in the Adirondack Mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Huguely and
Mr.. George w. Huguely, jr, are In At
lantic City, where they are staying at
the Seaside Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Brown and Miss
Edna M LuerS were at the Jasper Park
Lodge. Jasper Park, Alberta, Canada,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kimbel and Mr..
and Mrs. Phil w. Adams have gone to
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SOCIETY
Continued From Eighteenth Page.)

tario, who for the past year has been
visiting relatives in Hendersonville, N. c.,
is at the Dodge Hotel on her way back
to her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Mr.. John Dolph was host at stag
luncheon yesterday on the Willard roof
Covers were laid for nine.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brauninger, Mrs.
p M. Ashford and daughter are pass
ing a few days at Saranac Inn, New
York. in the Adirondack Mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren A. Hanson OF
New London, Conn. with their son have
motored to Washington and are at the
Dodge Hotel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-28
DIES BENEATH
BURNING AUTO
Burton Cook Victim Before
Eyes of Hundreds.

In view of several hundred police,
f1remen, and spectators, unable to
approach the flaming wreckage,
Burton Cook, IS, of 1880 North ILL
nois street, Apt. 29, burned to death
under an overturned automobile
Friday.
A companion, Charles Halter
baugh, %, of 603 South Meridian
street, driver of the auto, who with
two other passengers escaped severe
injury, today was charged with
manslaughter and reckless driving.
Hatterbaugh is said to have told
police he was racing another car
on State avenue, when, near Eng
lish avenue, his car struck a curb,
careened head-on into an auto,
operated by Homer Albertson, 2844
Allen avenue, and overturned.
Albertson and his wife escaped
injury, but their 7-year-old daughter
Mary Lou was cut and bruised.
The Albertson car remained up
right, but caught fire from the
other auto after its occupants 1eared
out. Danger from gasoline in the
tanks, which famed high above the
two cars, forced those who viewed
the wreck to keep safe distance
from it.
Cook is survived by a widow, his
father. Charles S. Cook, and a
brother, j. Seward Cook, all Of In
disnapoliS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-28
Sixty Is DeadIine on U. S
Bench Berths; JuriSt
Past 81.
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY

Friends of Judge Julius G. Travis
of the supreme court, who, since
Aug. is, have been boosting him for
a $4,000 federal judgeship, learned
today that in all likelihood it is too
late.
It long has been rule in max
ing appointments to the federal
bench, both district and appellate,
that no appointee be more than so
years old.
Judge Travis, according to Who's
Who" was born in Pleasant town
ship of Laporte county on July 81,
1868. Thus, on July 81 of this year
he celebrated his 61st birthday.
Travis has declared that he would
like to have the place made vacant
by the resignation Of Judge A. B.
Anderson on the federal court Of
appeals at Chicago to round out his
career.
Before his candidacy was an
nounced, two of his colleagues on
the supreme bench, Judge Charles
r. Martin and Willard 3. Gemmill,
already were up for consideration by
President Hoover and the United
States attorney general, as well as
several others.
Kills Manager Law
Travis leaped into the limelight
last Tuesday by writing the opinion
killing the city manager law.
On Thursday his candidacy for the
federal judgeship was disclosed.
Endorsements of his candidacy
have been received in Washington
for several weeks, it was learned.
The first letter reported received at
the capital was dated Aug. Is. 70
was written by Herbert Wilson,
local attorney.
This was followed by numerous
others, including one from Clinton
F. Givan, who on Aug. Is. success
fully was attacking the city man
ager laws eonstitutionality in final
arguments before the court.
Michigan City, where the Travis
decision overthrew the city manager
government, and La Porte, the
judges home town, have been the
centers of activity.
BaltzelI Is Doomed
Todays dispatches from Wash :
ington said friends of Judge Robert
c. Baltzell of the federal court here
are renewing their efforts to have
him promoted to the APPELLATE bench.
Letters and kilograms have been
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-28
Full Impact Of Hurricane
Due Today; Four Deaths
in Bahamas.
BY United Pres

The tropical hurricane, threaten
ing the American coast for the past
three days, moved inland today and
winds of gale force smashed at
Florida.
Miami, Palm Beach and other
Florida cities reported the terrific
windS, ranging from forty to sixty
miles an hour in velocity, and the
United States weather bureau ad-
vised that the full force of the hur-
ricane would strike the Florida coast
some time today.
Already death and destruction
has been reported from this new
menace of the south. Nassau, Ba-
hamas, silent since Wednesday, re-
ported today telling that the worst
storm since 1866 had struck the
islands Wednesday and Thursday.
Four deaths are known. Iron
structures were tangled into grotes-
que designs. Buildings we're un-
rooted and razed. The government
house was one of the worst dam
aged while schools and churches
were smashed by the terrific force
OF tne winds.
Today the storm started moving
in on the United States. BarometerS
droppeo. Tropical radio reporting
that the barometer at Key West was
falling at the rate of a point and
half every hour.
Miami had a scare Friday. A gale
smashed in on the city and died out
within an four. Many considered
this warning for Miami still re-
members details of other hurricanes
which have left their scars on the
city. ~
Early this morning, the winds
started again. The barometer
dropped slowly. Finally by 1880 a. m
the United States weather bureau
at Washington reported, the wind
had reached f1fty-six miles an hour
at Miami and forty-two miles an
hour at Key West. The barometric
readings were lower.