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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
TWO MILLION DEAD
IN CHINESE ANIME
Investigator Predicts as
Many More Will Die in
Next Few Months.
BY the Associated Press.

PEIPING, China, January 1.-THE
China International Famine Relief is
confronting the most hopeless situation
it has ever faced in famine-ridden
China In the northern Province of
Shensi, where thousands of persons are
dying daily from famine and exposure.
Grover Clark, former Peiping news
paper editor. returning from six
week inspection trip In the Wei River
district, said yesterday that 1000, 900
persons were doomed to die within a
few months. He asserted that after in
vestigating whether the Famine Relief
could be of aid. he had absolutely no
hope of saving them.
He estimates that 100000 persons
out of 100000 in the area, which ex-
tends on both sides of the Wei River,
died during the past eight months.
Thousands we're frozen to death during
the recent cold wave.
Clark reported "the most disheart-
ening scenes I have ever witnessed in
all my years in the Orient and in all
my travels in the interior"
Even If the China Famine Relief
had plenty of grain to send into the
area we could not reach it for months, 4"
he said. THE local authorities are help
less and in many instances are them
selves on the verge of starvation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
DETROIT BOARD IRED
BY SALARY PROTEST
Fire Commissioner See Interior
Motive in Captains 0pposi-
ton to Increase.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 14.-The Detroit
board of fire commissioners at a meet
ing yesterday took an unfriendly atti-
tude toward Capt Charles A. Creed
secretary of the Fireman's Fund, who
announced Saturday that firemen dc
not want an unsolicited 5 per cent
wage increase voted recently by the
commissioners.
The board will go ahead with its
plans to put the raise into effect AT
the same time instructions were given
to Chief Stephen j. De May to take
such disciplinary action against Greed
as he sees fit. Creed's making public
announcement was asserted to be in
violation of a department regulation
and to put the board in a bad light
Charles F. Clippert, president Of the
board, said he had been informed that
Greed and his associates wanted to hold
off the per cent increase in the hope
of getting a larger raise through a
referendum, as was done recently In
New York.
Chief De May said he believed most
of the men do want the increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
FINANCE COMPANY
PLANS LIQUIDATION
Commercial National Co. Says
Periodic Distribution Will
Be Made.

Plans for the liquidation OF the Com
nercial National Co.. finance and In
Vestment firm of which r. Golden DON
aldson Is president, were announced
today.
The company has an authorized issue
Of 10000 shares of preferred stock al
500 par value each, and at one time
there was outstanding about $4,000 In
this stock. A per cent annual dividend
was paid quarterly. In addition to the
preferred stock there is an authorizec
issue of 10000 in common stock, held
in trust for the benefit Of stockholders
of the Commercial National Bank.
Oficials said that during the process
Of liquidation of assets, periodic dis
tribution will be made to the stock
holders, having regard to the priority
nf nreferred stock.
The Commercial National Co. Is q
distinct and separate organization from
the Commercial National Bank, 1t is
stated, though officers of the two con-
Germs are the same.
Oficers Of the company are: r. Col
den Donaldson, president; James b
Reynolds James H. Baden, Laurence A.
Slaughter, vice presidents; Walter j.
Harrison, secretary, and Frederick H
Cox, assistant secretary. These. with
Hayden johnson, form the directorate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
CAPT. ELWO0D STEWART
BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Infantry Officer Who Died at Wal
ter Reed Saturday, Given
Military Honors.

Funeral services were held in the
chapel at Fort Myer, Va, this afternoon
for Capt. Elwood M. S. Stewart, United
States Infantry, who died at Walter
Reed General Hospital last Saturday,
and were followed by interment in the
Arlington National Cemetery with mil
itary honors.
Capt. Stewart was born in Carlin-
vile. ILL.,, November 81, 1891, and, after
service with the Officers Reserve Corps,
was commissioned second lieutenant of
Infantry in the Regular Army in Au-
gust, 1917. He served in the World War
and. in July, 1920, was promoted to the
grade of captain. He received degrees
from Blackburn College. Illinois, and
Washington University, Missouri. His
last military duty was at Fort Benning,
Ga. His widow, Mrs. Mary A. w.
Stewart, is here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR JAMES E. COOPER
Or. John NJ. Cooper oficiates, With
Interment in Rock Creek
Cemetery.

Funeral services for James E. Cooper,
50 years old. prominent local architect,
who died in Georgetown University
Hospital Saturday. were conducted at
the residence. 4447 Greenwich parkway,
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. DR.. John
M. Cooper. professor OF anthropology at
Catholic University of America, on
ciated. Interment was in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mr.. Cooper was widely known among
the leading architects Of the city. He
had designed many beautiful homes and
other structures noted for their archi-
tectural features. He was member
of the local chapter Of the American
Institute of Architects.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Harry
K Boss, B. Lowndes Jackson, John w.
Kearney, Albert e. Landvoigt, DR..
Alfred P. Stokes and George Worth
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
WALTER EVERETT HUTTON
DIES AT RESIDENCE HERE
Real Estate Dealer Had Been III
for Several Months-Funeral
Tomorrow.

Walter Everett Hutton, "a years old
for the past II years associated with
Louis p. Shoemaker in the real estate
business here, died at his home, l4ll
Newton street, yesterday after an illness
Of several months. He was native OF
Michigan, but had resided in this city
for the past IS years. He was MEM
Der Of the Virginia Society and the
Southern Society here.
Mr.. Hutton was the husband Of Mrs
sadie Hutton, president of the District
Of Columbia Branch of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the residence tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Interment will be in the South
ern Methodist, Episcopal Cemetery
Alexandria, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Attractions in Washington Theaters

the foibles of life. They get away with
some things in Jenny" that in less
capable hands might result in a hurry
call for the Women's Bureau. But Miss
Cowl could get away with anything.
The company in support is capable,
the work of Lewis Martin as Eustace
Wade, Ben Lakeland as a son of Yale,
Helen Brooks at the happer daughter
and Katherine Emmett as the kittenish
mother and pillar Of society, being most
pleasing. B. M. NICK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
INJURED IN COLLISION.
Virginia Highland Youth in Hos
pital After Motor Cycle Accident.

HUME, Va, January IA Especially -
Phillip De Grouchy, 10 years old, of Vir-
ing when his motor cycle collided here
at the fork of road with a heavily
loaded truck of the West Bros. Brick
Co., of South Washington, Va. The
truck was being operated by James
Pinkney. colored.
De Grouchy sustained a fractured
nose. injury to the right arm, bruises
and burns of both legs and his right
arm. He was rushed to the Emergency
Hospital in washington In a passing
j. E. Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
ARMY TRANSFERS TOLD.
Mai. Clyde B. Simpson to Com,
Here From Philippines Post.

Maj. Clyde v. Simpson, Signal Corps,
now In the Philippines, has been or
dered to this city for duty in the ONCE
Of the chief signal officer, Munitions
Building. Maj. Philip G. Blackmore,
Ordnance Department. at San Leandro,
Calf, has been ordered to the Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, Md, for duty.
Capt. Edward C. Atkinson, goth In
fantry, has been transferred from Fort
Benning. Ga, to Fort Slocum. N. Y.
Capt. George P. Hays, Field Artillery,
has been ordered from Fort Sill, Okla
TO the Philippines. Capt. Arthur B
Mcdaniel, Air Corps, comes from San
Antonio, Tex, to this city for duty in
the office of the chief of the Air Corps
Munitions Building. Capt. Robert e
Shannon of Brooklyn. N. Y, comes to
the once Of the quartermaster general
Munitions Building.
First 6ergt. John Whittren. S0th
Ordnance Company, Fort George @
Meade, Md, has been retired on hi
own application, after more than 81
years active service,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Wife Sues for Maintenance.

Mrs. Elsie T. Cook, TAG Third street,
has filed suit for maintenance of herself
and three children against Julian j.
Cook, said to be a brakeman at WASH
ington Terminal. They were married in
1925, and the wife charges desertion in
a petition filed through Attorney Nita
s. Human.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
NEW UNIFORM ALLOTTED.
Olive Drab .Garb Prescribed for
Military Training Units.

BY the direction Of the Secretary of
War all unused olive drab service uni
forms with standing collars are to be
issued to students in Reserve Oficers'
Training Corps units and those at
civilian military training camps, so far
as the available supply will admit. Re-
quests for these uniforms have been
received already by the quartermaster
general from six military schools and
from headquarters of citizens training
camps in two corps areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
ARGENTINA POLICE
PROBE RED ACTS
II Are Seized After Demonstration
Before Mexican Embassy
at Buenos Aires.
BY the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, January lathe
police yesterday launched general in
vestigation of Communist activities as
the result of a demonstration early
yesterday morning in front of the Mex
lean embassy They held under arrest
IL alleged leaders, only / of whom was
described as a native of Argentina.
In the demonstrations about 80 per-
sons stoned the building and broke sew
eral windows. They shouted, Long live
the Mexican Communist party: down
with imperialistic Mexican Fascists!"
They threw printed handbills through
the windows before police broke up the
demonstration.
The Mexican embassy is on the
same street with the United States
embassy: but no attempt was made to
disturb the latter.
An exposition of modern decorative
and industrial arts will he onened AT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

An exposition of modern decorative
and industrial arts will be opened al
Mona, Italy, next April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31

run hitters of the major leagues
have always used comparatively
light, Unbranded bats that they
could swing easily.
The batter naturally has more
control over light bat than he
has over heavy one and is not
fooled as easily by a slow ball or a
change of pace.
OF course you should be sure your
bat has good wood in it and is not
just light "fungo" stick.
The lighter the bat feels, the
greater mastery the batter holds
over it. That is the reason most
great hitters swing three or four
bats just before their turn to hit.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the
famous pitcher, used to toss a 12-
pound shot around before warming
up to pitch, for the same reason.
The ball was not actually lighter,
but it felt lighter!
Save this big league base ball
series, another will appear Tuesday.
Al Demaree has prepared free
illustrated leafiet on Batting
which will improve any boys per-
centage. Send for it. Address AL
Demaree, in care of The Star, and
be sure to inclose addressed,
stamped envelope.
Copyright, 1930.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31

use the run-up or pitch, such as we
often face in the rough. It Is also
used from sand when the lie is ex-
cellent.
The player sketched is playing a
chip. He is just off the green. But
between him and the green is trap.
He has to loft his ball over this
hazard and try to hold it somewhere
near the pin.
Therefore, mastery of the chip is
great stroke saver. To keep down
your score you must know how to
play it, else you viii continually be
in trouble from which you cannot
extricate yourself.
I'm helpless when it comes to
long iron Shots" How many times
have you said this? Address Sol
Metzger, in care of this paper, and
ask for his free illustrated lea1et
on Long Iron Shots" Be sure to
inclose self-addressed, stamped en-
velope.
(Copyright, 1930.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
WOMAN RACKETERS
PLAY FINAL TODAY
Misses Durham and Walker
Clash in City Tourney.
Mems Semi-FinaIS On.

~ INAL-ROUND play in the wom-
- ems singles and semi-f1nals in
the mems singles, mems doubles
and women's doubles were carded
today in the annual City of Washington
tennis championships in progress on the
Rock Greek courts. A first-round mixed
doubles encounter also was listed.
Josephine Durham and Frances Wal
ker were to face at o'clock in the f1nal
of the women's singles. Dooly Mitchell
and Bob Considine and Tom Mangan,
The defending champion, and Dean JUDD
we're to have it out earlier in the men
singles Semi-flnals. Mangan ana Con-
sidine were to meet Rutley and HoWen-
stein and Love and O'Netll were to en-
gage Grant and KrauSe in the mems
doubles semi-finalS at 2 o'clock. In
women's doubles Semi-finals at 4 o'clock
the teams of Walker and Moorhead were
to engage Graham and Chickering and
Miller and Morris were to have it out
with Kingsbury and Raven.
Miss Durham in Final.
Miss Durham gained the final of the
women's singles with a 81, 6-3 win
over Margaret Graham, but Miss Walker
was pressed to conquer Ruth Martinez,
another favorite, rs, IS, 60, in the
other semi-flnal. Favorites advanced in
mems play.
Today's schedule and yesterdays re-
suits follow:
SCHEDULE.
MEMS SINGLES.
Semi-finals-1l am, Mitchell VS.. Consi-
dine, Mangan VS.. Judd.
MEMS DOUBLES.
Semi -hnals-2 PM, Mangan2Considine vs..
Rutley- Howenstein' LoVe-o Neil vs. Grant
krause.
woMENs SINGLES.
Final rounds pm, Josephine Durham
VS.. Frances Walker.
woMENs DOUBLES.
Semi-flnals-4 pm, Walker-Moorhead VS..
Graham hickering, Miller Morris VS.. Kings
bury-RaYen.
MIXED DOUBLES.
First round PAN ROseoNei rs Judd
nett.
RESULTS.
MEMS DOUBLES
Iove-o,Neiu defeated Judd-Thomas, SIS,
Ga, 60.
MIXED DOUBLES.
First round-Moorhesd,R utley defeated
n.a dseased AMI Sa S
Edge-Edge defeated McKelvey- Haskins, SIS,
rs 6I defeated ,d Ktns Gdsssssd
whitfield o Brien, 81, eli Moore-Moore
defeated Ebbeson-Lord. 6-1, Us.
MEMS SINGLES.
Quarter-f inals-Dooly Mitchell defeated
Frank Shore, lr., 3-6, 60, 60; Bob Con-
sidine defeated Maurice ONeill, 60, 6-3;
Tom Mangan defeated Colin STAN, 6-3,
6-S; Deane Judd defeated Alan Staubley,
1913, So.
MEMS DOUBLES.
Third round-Welsh and Wilson defeated
Dunlop and Kimmel 60, Is, 81: Latona
and Heiskell defeated Newly and Staubley,
6-3, 60; Judd and Thomas defeated STAN
and Purinton by default.
Quarter finals-Mitchen and Buchanan de-
feated Grant and Krause, 60, 6-3.
woMEN'S SINGLES.
Misunderstanding Durham defeated
Margaret Graham, 81, 6-3; Frances
Walker defeated Ruth Martinez, 2-6, Us,
ca.
wOMENS DOUBLES.
First round-Jolley and Detwiler defeated
Durham and Ryan, Us, "a.
Second round--Walker and Moorhead de-
feated Jclley and Detwiler, 10-8 So, 6--2;
Graham and Chickering defeated Laudick
and De Souza, 6-3, IS; Miller and Morris
defeated THOMPSON and Crist,, e., SIS;
Kingsbury and Raney defeated Erwin and
Omwake by default.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
NETMEN
CONTINUE TOURNEY

Play was to continue today on the
Georgetown Prep School courts at Gar
rett Park in the annual Prep School
Tennis League individual championship
tournament. Competition opened yes
terday. The summaries:
CARPENTER IFriends1, 50. So; Robb
So, 68, CO. willis (DevitD defeated
friends defeated Herbert est. John'sJ.
50, 60: O'Callahan &c. " defeated
Kendall dewitt, 60, 6-3; OHanlon (St
Johns defeated Joachim DEWITT, 60,
SECOND DoUND-crowley CO. u de-
han &C. U.l defeated o'Hanion est. Johns,
Ga, 1-6, 6-3.
Georgetown Prep won the league
championship and gained its first leg
on the cup offered by Spalding's. st.
Adams has two legs on the cup and
Dewitt one. The first team to win the
flag three times gets permanent pos
session. Friends was second in the
league race this season, followed in or
der by st. Johns, Dewitt, Gonzaga and
st. Adams.
This season is the seventh for the
league, which was organized by Guida
G. Callan, and has been conducted by
him virtually all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
Along the Waterfront
By Carol Klotzbach-

~RUISE stories. Yards of them.
Every boating paper carries at
least two every issue. And
every one of them perfect-the
cruise part of 1t. The stories all fail in
one respectively fail to tell Of the mis-
haps, the things forgotten, the errors,
the strikeouts.
How easy it is to commit them! How
easy to remove ones self in the good
ship to far place where the automobile.
horn bloweth not and the chain store is
but a memory and discover that salt,
all important salt, has been forgotten.
This usually is discovered just about the
time the steak Is in the skillet and half
cooked. Another essential Ito moSt)
that quite often is left off the list is to-
bacco-how often have we been hope
fully hailed by a passing craft Have
you package of cigarettes to Spare?"
We've done bit of hailing ourselves.
Then there's the fellow who anchors
the boat without first making fast the
anchor line; the bloke that hops into
the tender and casts off for row and
| discovers that the oars have been left
aboard the mother ship, and-most any
one knows of some one who has tangled
the tenders painter in the propeller at
| the outset of trip, thus delaying de-
parture until the best swimmer aboard
has cut it loose.
How we would welcome an epidemic
of tales that included all the boners;
We could all profit by the experience of
others, and none of us could recount a
cruise story that did not include its
quota.
! 4 X
TAKE Cap'n H. M. Baxter for exam
l. pie. Deponent sayeth that on one
| of his first trips with the Amycita he
did mistake Hunting Greek for the Poto-
mac River, with the result that o'clock
on the morning found the boat hard
aground on falling tide.
| And Skipper L. L. Hauser It is re-
| lated by himself that Ameles failed to
negotiate Broad Greek successfully, for
| in this case he failed to recognize old
Father Potomac and deviated from the
! correct path.
Now there's Cap'n Johnny Weber,
whose particular sin of omission Is that
of falling to remove his stern line when
setting sail from the dock; it Is said
that this is frequent occurrence, all
most a habit
Furthermore there's all the rest of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
Dayton Negro Sets High School
Mark for 22O-Yd. Lou Hurdles

lished the meet record Of o:49.4 for the
440-yard dash last year, qualified in the
100 and 900 yard dashes and the broad
jump yesterday. He did the century In
0:101 and did 0:2l9 for the furlong
and was not pressed in either race.
Charlie Casper of Harlandale, Tex,
was another of the triple qualifiers. He
got into both hurdles and the broad
jump, while AL NORM of David Proudly
High, Spencer, Mass, brother Of
George NORM, Holy Cross track cap
tain, qualified in both sprints and the
broad jump.
Froebel High of Gary, Ind, the de-
Tending titleholder, qualified IA men in
the six events tried, four better than
Mooseheart (Ill) High, which was Sec
ond. Horace Mann of Gary had eight
men in the finals and Fort Collins,
Colo, the only three-time winner of the
meet, had seven and several entered
in events in which no qualifying was
necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
In CHESS CIRCLES
BY FRANK B. WALKER

II to II next. The countries which will
participate are Austria, British Empire,
Denmark, Finland, Czechoslovakia
Hungary (present holder), italy, Latvia
Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania,
Spain, Sweden and the United States
The United States team will be headed
by Frank j. Marshall, United States
champion.
There also will be held at Hamburg
this Summer a tournament for the
world title for women and a cup pre-
sented by Margaret Hamilton Russell,
now held by Miss Vera Menchik.
THE following is the score of the final
i game in the match between Joe
c. Marshall and II. G. Harris to decide
the junior championship. Like the
previous games between these players
it shows Marshall as a strategist; de-
veloping his pieces regularly, waiting
to see the line of play of his opponent,
casting on the opposite side, and then
advancing on the king with pawns
supported by rocks and other pieces.
TWo-knightS defense:
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boatmen in Washington to draw from If
more OF these are to be related.
X X X
Junk. Precious junk. No other sport
y requires so much of it, no other sport
accumulates a tenth part of it. No
boat is free from quality of junk,
with the possible exception of brand
new one and in all likelihood the build
ers have by thoughfully placing aboard
an extra piece of hose, can of paint,
and coil of wire, formed the nucleus
of what later will be stable collec-
ton.
Each year waterlines are painted a
little higher, each year the collection
mounts in quantity. Sparkplugs, pumps,
bolts, screws. angle iron, pipe fittings,
washers, engine parts, odd bits of brass,
pipe window weights, tools. All under
the heading of junk. And we all of us
justify having it by remarking that we
may use 1t sometime, though to use 1t
all would require two lifetimes. Junk.
DISTINGUISHED visitors aboard the
- Swan. Distinguished by having
passed the power squadrons junior
navigator examinations. Distinguished
by mailing up two gold stars on the bows
of their craft, distinguished by their
appetites.
On Monday last the clan of Junior
nayigators consisting of Comdr. j.
Nelson NeviuS. Commodore Dan Fowler,
Capn Doc Clinton, Oberleutnant john
son, Capt. Charles Peters, etc. Cthe etc.
being a Latin Authorization meaning "et
Carroll'') met around the festive drop
lead to do honor to Comdr. Edwin
Iawton, navigator, instructor and all
around fine fellow. After gargantuan
repast the navigator was presented with
a book and pipe in appreciation of
his fortitude in attempting to inculcate
us with the spirit of the thing If not
the letter
In the matter of the vicuals Comdr
Neyius emerged with his customary
honors. and as an after dinner speak
err Cap'n Fowler was declared sec
ond to none, not even to Irwin Cobb
who has the advantages of, first, being
born with an accent and second, hav-
ing an annual Darby to discuss.
The meeting broke up late with three
long blasts for the Capitol Club tender,
and three cheers for the cook
X 4 X X
TOW about-an inter-club regatta
L L this year-boat berths along the sea
will in thee hannel--a waterfront
cleanup campaign--a speed limit that
limits. say miles per hour in the har-
bora rule against stunting by speed
craft-speed reduction by heavy cruisers
and Government craft whose wash is
dangerous to say the least--a thorough
overhaul of the whole boating situation
how about it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
CONNECTICUT AWARDED
CUPBOARD TITLE MEET

CHICAGO, May 81 (P.-The national
championship meet of the National Out
board Association has been awarded to
Middletown, Conn, and will be held
october IL, IL and 49,
The associations commission also has
added fourth class to the champion
ship list The new division is for drivers
who wish to race for cash prizes and
records using stock motors, freeing them
from the necessity of competing against
drivers connected with the trade and
using non-stock motors.