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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

Navy.
| In view of the advancement of ths
date for Admiral william W Pratt "a
assume duty as chief of the Bureau OF
Naval Operations, as the result of the
| acceptance by the President last weak
OF the resignation of Admiral Charles
y. hughes, who was serving In that ca
pacity, Rear Admiral Jehu v. Chase
who has been on duty as a member OF
the General Board of the Navy, has as
Sumed duty as commander in chief OF
the U. S. Fleet, with the rank of ad-
miral. He will hoist his flag on board
the u. S. S. Texas at San Pedro, Calf
about october 6. Admiral Chase will
remain in Washington until the latter
part OF this month for consultation with
Admiral Pratt on matters of fleet ad-
miniStration. Admiral Frank H. Scho-
field, commander of the Battle Fleet,
Fleet.
Insofar as it is known at this time
the STAN OF Admiral Chase Is composed
of the following officers: Rear Admiral
Wat 7. Cluverius, chief of staff; Capt.
Fred II. POteet, assistant chief of stan !:
Comdr. Harry b. Hird, engineer and
materiel ofacer; Lieut.. Comor. Earl Z.
Stone. communications officer; Lieut..
Comdr. Robert II. Shelton. nag secre-
tary; Lieut. Comdr Edward w. Hanson,
tactical oflcer, and Lieut.. Earle w.
Mills, flag lieutenant
Capt. Richard A. Warner CM. CO. viii
be detached from duty as 2 member Of
effective November /, and will come to
temporary duty at the Navy Department
II the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
His duties with the naval mission will
IN. c..
Patrol Plane Squadron 7-B, COM
manded by Lieut.. Comdr George r.
Fairlamb, IT., attached to the u. s. s.
AroostoOk, attained the highest merit in
aircraft gunnery In the Torpedo and
bombing and Patrol Squadrons, and
for the competitive year ending June so.
This squadron also attained the highest
merit In bombs of any squadron Of its
class, and 1t has been awarded first
class prize in bombs.
Torpedo and Bombing Squadron 1-B,
commanded by Lieut. Comdr. Andrew
g. McFan. attached to the u S. S.
Lexington, attained the highest merit
n free machine guns Of any. squadron
IN its class, while Torpedo and Bombing
Squadron 9-S, now Patrol Squadron
los, commanded by Comdr. Elmer w.
Tod, attached to the u. s. s. Wright,
attained the highest merit in torpedoes
Of any squadron In its class.
The U. 5. S. Vestal, commanded by
Capt. Wilbur r. Van Auken, has been
awarded the efficiency pennant in the
auxiliary class for the last competitive
year.
Approval has been given by the Navy
Department of the plan submitted by
Admiral Charles b. McVey, jr., u. S. NJ,
commander in chief Of the Asiatic Fleet,
for cruise of destroyer units of that
feet to Singapore and Dutch East In
dian ports, beginning October 8 and
concluding November q, 1880. Ships
which have been designated by Admiral
McVay are: u s. S. Black Hawk, flag
ship of the Destroyer Squadrons, Asiatic
Fleet; Destroyer Division SO, consisting
of the U. 8. ships Whipple (Hagship)
Smith, Thompson. Barker Tracy, Borie
and John D. Edward, and Destroyer Di-
vision SO, consisting of the u S. Ships
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
COVER CROPS.

The suburban gardener with a con-
Siderable area IN vegetables and other
annual plants should become cover cron
minded at this season. A crop of Winter
rye on the idle soil has many ad-
vantages, including prevention Of soil
erosion or washing, an attractive green
color. even In Midwinter and, greatest
Of all, the accretion of plant food in
the soil. Not every gardener thinks Of
the sun and air as q source OF plant
food, but simply has in mind the
fertilizer added In the Spring to the
garden. Winter rye and. in fact, any
other green plant that can be turned
under in Spring will be busy manu-
featuring potential plant food whenever
moisture and temperature favor growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
GARDEN CLUBS

Opening the Fall season on September
with an informal meeting at the SOM
erset School. ct which members freely
discussed various gardening problems
the Montgomery Suburban Garden Club
continued. active participation in gar
dening activities The total member
ship enrolled up to September 5 was
243, q splendid showing for a club
slightly over q year old During the
Fall and Winter period the club,
present 20-leSson Better Homes and
Gardens" course on landscaping and
identifying the home grounds. The
club Is sponsoring an order of narciS-
sus. Dubious iris and lilies to supple
ment the order assembled In June for
Holland-grown tulips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

in the back lawn is to secure a good
stand of grass beneath the trees. That
this Is often . soil moisture problem
rather than soil fertility was eStab-
lished at the Ohio Experiment station
Larger quantities Of available nitrates
were found In the soil beneath the
trees than In that OF adjacent open
areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

Two boys found guilty of shopliftine
at Leith, England, were ordered by the
court te be st home every night OF
s:s9 o'clock and to attend church once
every Sunday for two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

Phones Substitute for Front Seats.
NEW YORK. September 81 (P.-Ear
phones are 70 be installed in the $4,000
worshipers need not have to have front
seats to hear well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28

FARM AND GARDEN.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-10

When every Tinymite had had his
fill of hilltop sights, they left the
hill and walked down to the city
streets. Where now?" one Tiny said.
ITO old st. Peters church we'll go.
You'll all enjoy the place, I know"
replied the kindly Travel Man. cts
a short walk. str. light ahead"
They reached the church and, my,
how tall. It made the bunch seem
very small. The colonnades reached
out. 1t seemed, to seize the Tinymites.
The fountains tossed their white
sprays high. just like a cloudburst
from the sky. Il really think" said
Copy. that this is the sight Of
sights"
The church, within, seems larger
than without. Imagine, If you can.
that fifty thousand people can be in
side at one time. The TIMES searched
through everywhere and saw things
that just made them stare. Poor
Clowny said, I'm tired. It "a those
steps we had to climb"
The church was shortly left behind.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-10

Said one. "A place to eat we'll find"
They'd had a busy day and built up
quite an appetite. It wasn't very far
away they came upon q nice cafe.
The Travel Man stopped out in front
and said, This looks all right"
So, In they went and how they ate!
The fine food served them tasted
great. An orchestra played music and
they had an hours good time. Then
out to walk around some more. Said
Carpy. Where are we bound for? I
hope 1t isn't on a hill that we will
have to climb"
The Travel Man replied. "Oh, mol
Down to the Forum we will go. You'll
see a lot Of stray cats. It's the spot
where they all stay. It seems the
cats have made that home and sell
dom elsewhere do they roam. The
city takes good care Of them and
feeds them every day."
The Tinymites head for Switzerland
in the next story.)
Copyright, 1890, NEA Service. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26

The Navy Department is fogwardin
the approved design for the NC-4
medal, concentrating the first trans
atlantic fight of the United States
naval flying boat in May, 1919, to the
Treasury Department for minting.
In making an official announcement
today, the Navy Department said that
Miss Catherine CT Barton of Engle-
wood, N. j., won the contest last August
for an appropriate design and an award
of 81 900 will be made to her.
The department said the medal will
be 21a inches in diameter and in gold,
and that it was authorized by an act
of Congress dated February 9, 1929.
providing that the President. in the
name of Congress, award appropriate
medals to the naval personnel "for
their extraordinary achievement"
One of the outstanding men to re-
ceive this medal will be Comdr John
H. Towers. who is now acting chief of
the Bureau of AeronauticS, Navy De-
partment, and was one of the three
men first selected by the service to
undergo aviation training.
Comdr. Towers was aboard the NC-3
which was forced down off the Azores
Islands. but made its way under us own
power into port at Ponta Delgada in
that archipelago.
Comdr. Albert B. Read now execu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
CHURCH CAMPAIGN
PLANS UNDER WAY.
Speaking Engagements for Dr..
Kernahan, Evangelist, Arranged
by Local Clergy and Laymen.

Arrangements are being completed by
local clergy and laymen for speaking
engagements for DR.. A. Earl Kernahan
when he arrives here Saturday for the
forthcoming campaign of visitation
evangelism.
Dr. Kernahan Is to speak not less
than Is times at different churches on
Sunday beginning at 1880 o'clock in the
morning. when he will make his first
talk at st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
Among the assemblages he will address
are the congregation at the Columbia
Heights Christian Church at IL o'clock;
a meeting of workers at $3.50 o'clock
in Constitution Hall. and young peoples
societies and churches in the evening.
The individual churches which took
part in the recent religious survey are
enlisting their visitation workers in
preparation for the instruction meeting
Sunday afternoon. Four thousand
workers are expected to be present.
The colored churches of the city will
officially end their survey tonight with
supper meeting in the Mount Carmel
Baptist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
NARCOTIC SQUADS
UNDERGO CHANGES
Federal Forces Throughout
Country Being Reorganized
to Promote Efficiency.

Reorganization of the Federal mar
cote forces is reaching throughout the
Nation, with many changes in the local
squad in the National Capital.
This was learned today as Harry j.
Anslinger, assistant prohibition COM
missioner, recently placed in charge of
narcotics. declared that much new
blood was being brought into the local
situation here.
Asked if the change locally was re-
suit of any charges against the agents
who have been working here, Mr. Ans
linger explained that there were no
charges against any of the local squad.
but that it was found highly advisable
to make many shifts, taking men to
new territory and bringing in new OPP
.eratiyes here.
This policy is being put into effect
throughout the country, it was learned.
with a general shaking up of the force
"for the good of the service
The head of the group operating in
Washington, j. B. GreeSon, still remains
in charge. He has his headquarters in
Baltimore. But many of the agents
have been changed, it was said. Names
of the agents transferred were kept
secret. for obvious reasons, looking 10
the efficiency of the men, it was ex-
planned, as their best investigation work
depends upon being unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
FIVE ARE ADDED
TO BOOSTER GROUP
Committee to Push Patronage of
Capital Enterprise Is
Expanded.

Five names were added today to the
city-wide committee representing Wash
ingtons trade, civic and industrial Or
CARNATIONS which is planning an inten-
sive campaign to increase patronage of
local enterprise. The group was or
ganized Monday.
The new members are Charles w.
Darr, president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce; E. H. Rosen-
garten, president of the Building Trades
Employers Association; j. R. Skinker,
president of the Master Builders AS
ISOLATION; Z. A. Rule, vice president of
the Mason Contractors, Association, and
William j. Eynon, president of the En-
ploying Printers Association.
The entire group is to meet tomorrow
at l o'clock in the National Press Club.
The committee is authorized to pro-
mote patronage IF Washington concerns,
particularly TO WashingtonianS, by d.
rect advertising and direct appeals to
those contemplating construction ex-
penditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
WITNESSES FINISH
TESTIMONY IN CASE
AGAINST CROTTS
No More Persons viii Be
Called by Jury in Extor-
ton Probe.
HUMMEL is NOT CALLED
TO FURNISH EVIDENCE
Man Said to Have Overheard
"Shake- Down" Demand Made
by Accused Trio.

No more witnesses will be questioned
in the grand jury investigation of
charges of conspiring to extortion faced
by Ardie c. Swortzel, suspended police
man; James Crotts and John Elgin,
officials announced today. Examination
of IL witnesses in less than hours
yesterday marked completion of the
case.
On arresting Swortzel, Crotts and
Elgin last Wednesday, police charged
they had attempted to shake down"
Rose Marie Foster, resident of an
apartment house in the 1900 block of
First street. Crotts was shot down by
Spottswood Gravely, suspended third
precinct detective, when he attempted
to evade arrest near the apartment
house.
Claims Request for Protection Fee.
Before appearing before the grand
jury the Foster girl told reporters SWort-
eel Croots and Elgin had called on her
shortly before the shooting. She said
Swortzel demanded $50 for protection. )"
Hugh c. Hummel of Plainfleld, N. j.,
said by police to have heard the alleged
extortion demand was not among the
witnesses. 1t was explained that he
was among the persons who would be
called as a witness should the men be
placed on trial He has furnished police
with an AFFIDAVIT telling what he knows
of the affair. He is under bond as a
Government witness.
The charges against SwortZel and
Gravely, both suspended as result of
the affair, will be completed in week
or 10 days, Harry M. Luckett, chief
clerk of the Police Department, an
nounced. The delay is caused by the
fact that Crotts is not expected to be
released from Casualty Hospital for
about a week.
Burke Charges Not Framed.
Gravely will be charged with unau-
thorized use of his revolver. The charge
against Swortzel will be conduct preju-
dicial to the good order, reputation and
discipline of the police force.
Luckett said charges against William
F. Burke, suspended third precinct po-
liceman, had not been drawn up. The
action against Burke was taken after
his superiors learned he had attempted
to have case against Miss Foster
I1olle pressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
ARCHANGEL VETERANS ORPHAN
PINS BUDDY POPPY ON HOOVER
Ceremony at White House Is in Advance of V. F. W
Sale During Week of Memorial Day.

Five-year-old Louis June Allen, whose
father served with the 310th Engineers
in the expedition to Russia in 1918,
pinned buddy poppy on her President
today, the act inaugurating the annual
sale of peoples By the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
President Hoover received the little
sgirl at 1890 o'clock. She is the daugh-
7er of Barney l. Allen, formerly mein-
her of the Detroit Police Department,
who died from wounds suffered in the
campaign around Archangel. She lives
in ythe National Home for Widows and
Orphans Of Ex-Service Men maintained
by 1he Veterans of Foreign Wars at
Eaton Rapids, Mich. Her mother and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
TRANSPORTING DIRIGIBLE LINE
TERMINUS NEAR D. C.. PROPOSED
Trade Board Group to Confer With Rep
resentatiye of Company Being Organ
lied by DR.. Hugo Eckener

Preceding a conference tomorrow with
DR.. Hugo Eckener, organizer of a giant
transatlantic air line, Comdr. jerome
Hunsacker, vice president of the line, a
representative of the Goodyear Zeppelin
Corporation and a former Navy dirigible
expert, will discuss with officials of the
Washington Board of Trade the FEAST
bility of locating the American terminus
of the new company at the Hybla VAL
ley field, few miles south of Alexan-
dria.
The trade body representatives in
clude Lawrence E. Williams. chairman
of the aviation committee, and Robert
j. Cottrell. executive secretary.
DIR. Kiep Arranges Conference.
The conference with Comdr. Hun
sacker was arranged this afternoon by
williams and Cottrell through Dr. Kiep,
first secretary of the German embassy.
Speaking over long-distance telephone
to New York they made an appoint
ment to meet the air transport official
tomorrow morning between and 9
o'clock in the Willard Hotel.
While in Washington DIR. Eckener
also is to confer with William P. Mac
Cracker, jr. former Assistant Secretary
Of Commerce for Aeronautics, who is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
NC-4 TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
MEDAL FORWARDED TO MINT

: tive officer of the aircraft carrier
/ u. S. S. Saratoga, who was commanding
! officer of the NC-4, which made the
! successful fight from Newfoundland to
| Portugal and England, via the Azores,
! will be another outstanding flyer to
receive this decoration.
Lieut.. Comdr Elmer F. Stone, the
pilot of the NC-4, will likewise receive
the honor.
Walter Hinton, former naval lieuten-
ant. pilot of the NC-4, who makes his
home in Washington at 1712 Sixteenth
street, will also receive the medal. Lieut..
Hinton is chairman of the aviation COM
mittee of the Washington Chamber o.
Commerce.
Lieut.. Fl. C. Rodd, radio operator of
the NC-4, is another hero of the historic
fight tosbe accorded recognition. J. l.,
Breese, lieutenant in the United States
Naval Reserve Board, now living at
Lake Forest. Ill, engineer of the NC-4,
is another aerial pioneer scheduled TO
receive this gold medal.
Chief Aviation Pilot Eugene Saylor
Rhodes, now on duty at the Naval Air
Station at Pensacola, Fla, was engineer
of the NC-4, and will receive the deco
ration.
The Fine Arts Commission has placed
its stamp of approval upon the design,
now to be forwarded to the United
States Mint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
BUSINESS MEN HIT
CROSBY SELECTION
Georgia Avenue Association Will
Join in Fight on Confirmation
in Senate.

Opposition to appointment of Maj.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby as a District
Commissioner was voted last night at
a meeting of the Georgia Avenue Bust
ness Mems Association. Plans were
made to join other trade bodies in fight
ing Senate confirmation of Gen. Crosby
The organization voted to affiliate
with the Retail Credit Mems Association
of Washington. A committee was APP
pointed to make study of insurance
matters and aid members in obtaining
policies from reliable companies.
A proposal to take part in move
ment to have all stores in the northwest
section observe a weekly bargain day
was taken under consideration. The
success of the practice in his neighbour
hood was cited by Ralph Wallace of the
Columbia Heights Business Mems Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
CAPPER WILL ASK
SANATORlUM HELP
Deficiency Bill Amendment Is to
Call for Tubercular Fund
at Once.

Announcement that Senator Capper
will propose an amendment to the pend
ing second deficiency bill making $240,-
600 available Immediately for the al
ready authorized Children's Tuberculo-
sis Sanatorlum was made by Mrs. Ernest
r. Grant yesterday to the executive
committee, which is planning an 'early
diagnosis" campaign under sponsorship
of the tuberculosis association.
Plans for the campaign during the
month of April were agreed upon by
the committee yesterday, with the ap-
pointment of several subcommittee. A
committee of physicians headed by DR..
John Foote, president of the District
Medical Society, will examine children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
ECKENER TO ARRIVE
IN D. c. TONIGHT
Commander of Graf Zeppelin
Will Receive Geographic So
Ciety Medal Tomorrow.

DR.. Hugo Eckener will arrive in
Washington at 7:35 o'clock tonight to
receive the tribute of the National
Capital and the gold medal of the Ma
tional Geographic Society for his work
in developing the airship and in making
the first around-the-world trip in an
airship.
Following his arrival from New York
DR.. Eckener will plunge into a whirl
of official and social events arranged
in his honor by the Geographic Society
and the German embassy. which will
continue up to the time of his de-
parture for Baltimore Friday night or
Saturday morning.
DR.. Eckener also will visit four Gov
eminent departments and bureaus to
make arrangements for another flight
of his airship, the Graf Zeppelin, to the
United States this Spring.
The presentation of the special gold
media; to DR. Eckener will take place
at the Washington Auditorium at 8:15
pm. tomorrow. The medal will be pre-
sented by DIR. GroSvenor in the presence
of diplomatic representatives from %
nations. members OF the cabinet, Sena-
tors and Representatives and others
high in the official and social life OF
the Nation.
The medal viii bear on its face the
following wording: This special medal
of the National Geographic Society is
awarded to Hugo Eckener for his work
in furthering the progress of airships
and to commemorate the first around
the-world flight of the Graf Zeppelin
in 1929 under his command"
On the reverse side of the medal will
appear the society's seal, which also
appears on special medals awarded to
Byrd. Lindbergh. Peary, Stefansson,
Shackleton. Amundsen, Bennett,
GoethalS. Gilbert and Bartlett, the only
other men to whom the medal has been
awarded.
Broadcasting of the presentation pro-
gram over the networks of both the
National and Columbia systems will
begin at $50 pm.
Friday noon DR.. Eckener will be the
guest of the German embassy at a
luncheon and Friday evening he will
be the guest of Ambassador Won Pritt-
WITT at an informal dinner He is to
go to Baltimore in time for luncheon
in his honor Saturday. He will be at
the Willard Hotel while here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-26
POLICE SEEK MAN
Who ACCUSED TRIO
Ovid Sizemore, Who Caused
Arrests, Is Wanted as
Hatchet WieIder.

The very same policemen who ar
rested three persons yesterday because
Ovid Sizemore complained against
them are out looking for Sizemore
today.
Before Sizemore, as the policemen say
decided to use Ratchet on his former
boss, he had Fannie Miller, colored, of
Bells court, arrested on a charge of pos
sessing liquor, his assertion that he had
made a purchase at her home, leading
to search and reputed discovery of
liquor.
After that Sizemore spruced up visi-
bly, and yelled for partolman at Third
and F. streets when, Sizemore explained,
he was accosted by a man who begged
aims.
The man, it turned out at No. pre-
cinct, was Richard Moran, SO years old,
of Tenth near e street southeast. He
was charged with soliciting aims.
SizemOre Adds to LaureIs.
Still looking prosperous and rather
successful, as the policemen put it, Size
more was in that vicinity about an hour
later when another fellow sided up and
asked for a couple of hundred dollars
or dime for "cupZsa coWfee"
SiZemore sized him up and then tele-
phoned for a patrol wagon. At the
precinct they ascertained it was Maurice
Connery, 40 years old, of Second street
near c street Soliciting aims was the
charge IN this case also
The desk sergeant, at about 5 O'Clock
IN the afternoon, rubbed his hands and
remarked that business was picking UP,
who will Sizemore send us next?" he
inquired of the lieutenant. Just then.
as the story goes, the telephone rang.
The party at the other end of the
wire explained that Fred Meyers. SO
years old, had been attacked with a
hatchct while eating supper in his
home at 224 H street.
Forces Way Into Meyers Home.
Meyers accused Sizemore, saying he
had employed him for several months
about year ago in his paint shop
| which adjoins his residence.
The intruder, Meyers said, came in
through the cellar by breaking a bolt
stalked up the stairs with a hatchet
in his hand and took cut at him
gashing his head and necessitatine
treatment at Casualty Hospital.
Sizemore is SO years old, lives on
Sixth street near G street and is a
paperhanger by profession.