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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23

In 1880 she contracted the disease
which brought her death, and was 50
Ill last November when the ship bring
ing her from Europe reached Free
mantle. West Australia, that she could
not land
The diva was partly conscious most
Of today. but about 5 pm. today she
lapsed into q coma from which she
never awoke. A few members Of her
family were with her when the end
came and q small gathering of friends.
including NJ. Lemmone. the famous
flautist and accompanist to Melba, suf-
fering himself from a chill, were
nearby.
She died in st. vincent's Hospital,
Sydney, where she was taken at the
end Of January after spending a few
weeks at her vine-clad cottage at Mel
bourne The nuns at st. vincent's had
cared for her lovingly ever since she
first came to them.
Sang All Over Globe.
Up until a few days ago she was
able to read the papers, and 1t was her
inSistence upon being provided with
them which was partly responsible for
the recent reticence her physicians dis
played regarding her real condition.
The local papers ut first published Of
fetal bulletins on her condition, but
when 1t became clear that she was
eagerly reading them a hint was given
that 1t would be In her interest to drop
them and the local papers complied.
In the 20 years Of her active career
Melba sang ell over the globe. France
remembered her best for her Ophelia
in Thomas Hamlet" Germany for
her Elsa, England for her Mimi and
Gilda, while she set q height Of vocal
perfection for Juliette's farewell TO
Romeo in Gounod's opera to which
others will always aspire. But TO the
masses, perhaps, she was best known
for her Home Sweet Home" which few
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French divisions; but the French had
orders to fall back through the Amer
lean lines.
Whole Division Engaged.
In the early morning Of June 2 the
23d Infantry, then On the left, was re-
placed by the French 18TH Division
and when REINFORCED by one battalion
of the 5th Marines, the 5th Machine
Gun Battalion and some engineers 1t
was deployed to the right between The
9Th Marines and the 9th Infantry to
fill a gap in the French line, and by
June 5 the entire division became en-
gagged.
Considering that this was its first eX-
perience in battle, this division made a
splendid defense, repulsed all German
attacks. and by It's timely arrival eff
fectively stopped the German advance
on Paris.
The sudden appearance and dramatic
entrance Of the I'd and Sd Divisions into
the shattered and broken fighting
lines and their dash and courage in bat
tie produced favorable effect upon the
French poilu. It must have been with a
decided telling Of relief that the worn
and tired French Army, retreating be-
fore vastly superior numbers, caught
sight Of Americans arriving In trucks
at Meaux and marching thence on foot,
hats of, hurrying eagerly forward to
battle. And the Germans, who had
been filled with propaganda depreciat-
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was growing better. She became Ill
again aboard ship and had to enter q
hospital at Sydney before proceeding
to Melbourne.
She was happy, however, in spend
ing her last hours in Melbourne, near
where she was born and from which
she took her stage name, Melba. Her
real name was Nellie Porter Mitchell.
changed by her marriage in 1882 to
Armstrong. Her father was David
Mitchell, contractor of Scottish blood,
at Burnley, not far from here.
known to all the world was the sue
cessor to Patti and Jenny Lind. Melba
sang last in America at the New York
Metropolitan in Faust" in 1918,
and after that was seldom heard in
public. She was said to have retained
the purity, sweetness and fiexibility Of
her voice almost until the time of her
death
Her most famous roles were as Gilda
in "Riogletto," Violetta in La Traviata"
and Lucia. Other roles we're the So
prano parts of La Boheme," "Tosca,"
"Otello" and an occasional "Bruen-
hide" Although the critics were Law
ish in their praise they sometimes COM
planned of her coldness as an actress.
Her life with Cept. N. F. Armstrong,
her husband, was not entirely happy.
Made Dame for War Work.
Shortly after birth of her son, George
Nesbit Armstrong, she became sepa-
rated from both, and in April, 1900,
Capt. Armstrong, then q rancher near
Galveston, Tex, obtained q divorce.
She later became reconciled with her
son.
She was made a dame Of the British
Empire in 1922 in recognition of her
war work, and on King Georges birth
day in 1927 she received the Grand
Cross of the order of the British EN-
pire.
She was stricken with a severe at
tack of influenza in February, 1929.
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WARNS OF WAGE CUTS

CHICAGO, February 20 ga warn
ing against widespread wage cuts as
an aid to business recovery Is sounded
in q statement yesterday from the
Foreman-State National Bank. The
statement says that although price de-
clines have in q measure served to re-
store purchasing power. curtailing of
wages would react unfavorably on the
now fairly stabilized commodity mar
kets, and cause further delay in return
to normal business.
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singers could give with such rich, beau
tiful tenderness and feeling.


singers could give with such rich, beau
tiful tenderness and feeling.
Spoke 10 Relatives.
The great singer rallied for o few
minutes this morning from o state of
coma and feebiy spoke q few words to
her sister and son, who alone In the
past few days have been permitted 10
see her.
Her last request was that q minister
be summoned, and with his prayer In
her ears she passed peacefully into
slumber that was unbroken until death
came.
Tokens Of worldwide sorrow in the
last few days bore testimony Of the
affection with which Dame Melba was
regarded throughout the world. Three
times King George and Queen Mary
cabled words of sympathy and hope.
Messages from Europe and America
literally poured into the hospital.
Although the singers body was
wasted with disease, it was only q few
days ago that she recognized that her
end was approaching She whispered
to John Lemmone, her lifelong friend,
Il pray God that / die no lingering
death"
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suggested that if his people would
cease troubling themselves so much
about our affairs and attend more
strickly to their own we should all get
along much better.
did not fail to appreciate M.
Tardieu's ability and his helpfulness on
many occasions, but this constant in
clination on the part of certain ele-
ment among the French to assume a
superiority that did not exist then or at
any later period added to the attempts
of some Of them to dictate, had reached
the limit.
1t must in fairness be said that this
superior attitude was not assumed by
the higher officers Of the French Army
and rarely by civilians, but was mainly
noticed among some bureau officials
and others who, clothed with brief
authority as instructors or otherwise,
came in contact with our organizations.
Tomorrow: Pershing holds out against
sending partly trained men into battle.
Refuses to surrender authority TO Su-
preme War Counil.
Copyright. 1881, In all countries by the
North American Newspaper Alliance World
rights reserved, including the scandinavian.
Reproduction In whole or in part prohibited)
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DAME NELLIE MELBA
DIES OF SKIN MALADY
CONTRACTED IN EGYPT

Continued From First Page.)
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City SandlOt Cridmen Shine
In Opening League Contests

their opponents was largely responsible
for the Fraters' rout of the Wolverines.
Kicking and passing Of Les McMena-
min, the winners quarterback, was the
high spot. Raum in the third period
broke through the Fraters' line and
blocked a punt and Mcpherson, scoop
ing the ball up, dashed Al yards to
score the losers lone marker.
Play in both the 90 games was for
the most part rip and tuck.
Centennials, defending champions in
the $50 loop, had to be content with
a 90 draw against Brookland Boys
Club. In other games in this division
Palace defeated Brentwood Hawks, 10
to o; Northern Props downed Columbus.
18 to 0, and STATIONS contrived a TO
victory over Petworth remnants.
Buddy Bussink's punting was a big
help to Centennials, whose only threat
came in the third quarter, when they
got to the Brookland 12-yard stripe,
where they lost the ball on downs.
CT. STEPHENS topped Northeast
- Trojans, in the 135-pound division,
10 to Is. An 80-yard run by Fred
Scheele, who grabbed the opening kick
off in the second half, brought the
winning touchdown.
Ambassadors scored two touchdowns
in the final quarter to overcome
Kanawha gridders, Is to IA.
Lyon Park Lions took the measure
of Temple Baptists, to o, scoring a
touchdown in the last period after get
ting two points on safety in the first.
Palace Props counted a touchdown
in the opening period and another in
the third to down Potomacs, Is to 0.
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VIRGINIA TO HONOR
FORMER LETTER MEN
Foot Ball Players Of Other Years
to Be Guests Thursday at
Stadium Dedication.

UNIVERSITY, Va, october 12.-Uni-
versity of Virginia foot ball letter men
of every year since the gridiron game
was established, in 1888, have been in
vited to be guests for the dedication of
Scott Stadium with the v. M. I. game
on Thursday.
James G.. Driver, Virginias athletic
director, is reSerVing special section for
these foot ball stars of other days. They
will be seated with other guests of honor
in the east stands.
Forty-three years ago group OF Viz
ginia students introduced the gridiron
game into Dixie. Acceptances to invi-
tations indicate that veterans from every
one of the foot ball teams that have
worn the Orange and Blue will attend
the dedication.
Several will be present out of the line
up Of the team of 1890, the first to win
the title. champions of the South" An
group of II men who played together
without substitution and within IS days
defeated Georgetown, SO to o: Navy. IL
to o: v. M. I. % to o, and North Car
DINA, 16 to 0, to close the season Of
1898.
William c. Cloth of RoSslyn, Va, cap
tain of the undefeated team of 1908,
will be with the letter men. Harris w.
Coleman of Louisville, KY, captain Of
the 1915 eleven that lost only to Har-
ward. and Carter Dif1ey, now helping
coach at West Virginia University, who
led the 1925 team through season with
only one defeat, are also expected to be
with the foot ball veterans.
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PACHES, District

A PACHES, District semi-pro
~ champs, put on stirring
~ 0-to-0 fight yesterday with the
IrvingtonS of Baltimore in the
opening game of the newly organized
South Atlantic Foot Ball League in
Griffith Stadium.
Both made scoring gestures in the
second after an even battle in the first
In the last moments Apaches made the
most serious threat of the game when
they got to the enemy .6-yard line. the
result of an 80-yard drive in which the
accurate passing of Gene Murphy, for
mer Catholic University gridder, was a
feature.
Shortly before the Little Indians put
on this march they were forced to re-
pulse two Irvington sallies. One car
ried to the home teams 10-yard line,
where Marvin Meyers. Apache back,
brought down Reds Campbell after a
60-yard dash. Again it was Meyers
who saved the day later when he in
tercepted rival forward pass on the
Apache 10-yard line.
DLENTY of sparkling play rewarded
I fans who turned out yesterday for
the opening days play in the three
loops of the Capital City League.
In the unlimited section st. Stephens
upset calculations by besting Seaman
Gunners, to o.; Fraters routed VOL
verines, 80 to 6, and Dixie Pigs and
Brookland and Mercury, 1880 cham
pion, and Marions fought to scoreless
ties.
Jumbo scored st. Stephens touch
down in the second half, going over
after drive in which he alternated
with Dalglish.
An aerial offense that bewildered
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.FRATERS LOOK GOOD
IN GRIDIRON OPENER
Beat Wolverines, 1915, to Start
Promising Campaign in Alex
andria League.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. October IL
That the Alexandria Fraters are going
to prove difficult problem for their
rivals this year was indicated yesterday
when they swamped the Wolverine A. C.
of Washington, SO to 6, at Baggett's
Park as play in the Capital City IN
limited League got under way.
A bathing aerial attack with Lester
McMenamin tossing the pigskin to
Dennis, Luckett, Cabell and Reid proved
the main source of annoyment to the
visitors yesterday and placed the ball
in scoring positions on practically every
occasion that the Fraters' crossed the
goal line The aerial climax was reached
when McMenamin passed 40 yards to
Luckett for a touchdown on sleeping
end" play.
McAenamin's punting was sensa-
tional.
Two games will be played here by
Capital City League teams next Sunday.
The Fraters will entertain the Mercury
A. C. in Baggett's Park. while Del Ray
will be host to the Dixie Pig A. c. at
Edward Duncan Field.
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C. u. COACH REGARDS
GRID TEAM IMPROVED
Now Pleased With Blocking Done
by Players-Believes He Has
Material for Winner.

Following Fridays landslide over
Gallau6et, outspoken praise for recent
performances of his Catholic Uni
versity foot ball gridioners, yesterday
was forthcoming from Head Foot Ball
Coach Athletic Director Dutch" Berg
man.
THE team has improved so per cent
since the Boston College game" he
declared, land it was nobody'S set-up
then.
Il consider our chances against both
North Carolina State and Duquesne.
two remaining major opponents. good.
I believe we've the stuff for a winner.
Not until October % will G. u. re-
sumo its regular schedule. Opposing
Carolina State in Raleigh on that date,
it is to follow up against Duquesne in
another night game at Pittsburgh ex-
actly a week later.
The radically improved blocking of
his men has been most pleasing to the
Cardinal mentor.
Ball running, however, has captured
the fancy Of a majority Of team fol-
lowers.
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HOyAS ASSEMBLE
BROKEN MACHINE
Team in Bad Shape for Game
With Dukes After Gritty
Stand Against N. Y. U.
BY II. ID. THOMAS.

Y YUMPTY DUMPTY was no more
- cracked up than Georgetown's
foot ball team following that
$40 pounding it took from a
great New York University eleven, but
what all the kings horses and men
couldn't do, Tom Mills and his aides
will attempt between now and Friday
night, when the Hoyas meet Duquesne
in Pittsburgh
Mills. this afternoon, was to take the
broken pieces of a foot ball machine
out to Griff Stadium and start the
non promising business OF putting it
back together, particularly the ball
toting section. Six of his backfield de-
pendables are wholly or partly disabled
and two Of his linemen nursing in
juries.
MISSING from the squad will be
1V1 Wilmer Bradley, fullback, who
appeared to be coming stand
out until he broke collarbone on the
eve OF the N. Y. U. game; Bernie
Donoghue and Ben Cells, left half
backs, Bernie with a wrenched Shout
der and Cells with a strained knee, and
Charley Brickman, guard, who may be
out for the remainder of the season
with an injury to the arm he broke
twice last year. Joe Alenty, right half
back, has a deep cut over an eye and
Bill Maczees, left halfback, has a
Sprained leg. Russell Danieu, another
halfback, also has an ailing leg. Mush
Dubofsky, power in the line, has a
painfully cut lip.
Georgetown had scant hope Of beat
ing New York University, which prob
ably will be heard with the naked ear
when the annual fuss over the Eastern
championship is on, but the Hoyas had
no reason until now to fear Duquesne.
AS matters Stend, the Dukes may cause
them lot of trouble. Backfleld speed
IS vital to success with Georgetown s
style.
TEMPERING the surprise of New
i York University's big score. was
the really remarkable fighting
spirit of the Hoyas. With all hope
Of victory diSSipated, their ranks shot
through with injuries and the enemy
sending in high-grade reserves, they
struggled CALAMITY to the bitter end.
Barring touchdown made by the Vio-
lets early in the final quarter, the Hoyas
more than held their own in that
stanza, in which they made five first
downs.
A tribute to Coach Tom Mills may
be perceived in all this.
AS a badly bruised forward told the
writer, There isn't a man in this squad
who wouldn't bust himself all up for
Tom Mills"
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Maryland Fe for Kentucky Clash Conference Games Hold Big Eleuen
HOYAS. HIT BY INJURIES,
BATTLE DUQUESNE FRIDAY
Navy Leaders Accept Defeat as True SPortsmen
Mills Pays Tribute to N. Y. U.-C. W.
Faces Tulsa Here.

backs. Virginia dropped hard game to
Sewanee, to 0, while Virginia Mill
tary Institute was tied by Citadel. Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute was the
only one of the big four" of Virginia
that won, and it beat Davidson by three
touchdowns to one.
showing against Florida than its neigh
Dor, North Carolina State. did week
ago. The TarheelS went to Gainesville
and came back without either team
having scored, although they we're down
banging at Florida's goal line on three
occasions.
Vanderbilt made all It's IS points
against Ohio State in the first half and
Ohio State got its 81 in the second half.
Whether or not Vanderbilt sent in a
second team is not known, but II it did
not then Ohio State showed one of the
most remarkable reversals of form ever
seen in foot ball game.
Notre Dame and Northwestern fought
through another great game, which has
come to be customary for these two
schools. Just what kind of game they
would have played If the field had been
dry is not possible to know, but the
chances arc that, staged under good
conditions instead of In a downpour, it
would have been one Of the greatest OF
the year.
MINNESOTA made gallant stand
lVl against Stanford out on the Pa
cific Coast, but suCcumbed in the
last stages by two touchdowns. The
long trip and warm weather probably
did not do the Gophers any too much
good.
While Yale was taking a whipping
from Georgia, Princeton was not doing
much better against Brown. The Tigers
went down before the BrunonianS by
three touchdowns to one, and appar-
emily were outgeneraled and outplayed
so decisively as to leave no doubt about
which was the better eleven.
In the two intersectional games
played in the South honors were drawn.
Texes A. and M trimmed Iowa, but
Georgia Tech went down before Car
negie Tech, Is to o. Out on the Pa
cific Coast Bill Ingrams California
eleven was a victor over the Olympic
Club of San Francisco, which earlier
tied Stanford.
Pennsylvania and Cornell took their
games without much trouble the for
mer beating Franklin and Marshall
and the latter taking in University Of
Richmond. Pittsburgh defeated West
Virginia by a surprisingly big margin.
Michigan and Purdue were the most
noteworthy victors in the Western Con-
ference, the former whipping Chicago
and the latter Illinois. The last men,
toned seems to be considerably weaker
than usual.
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COUNTY ATHLETES BUSY
Rows and Girls of Three Prince
Georges Schools Play Friday.

EVANSVILLE Md. october Ia
Boys soccer and girls field ball teams
of three high schools will make their
debut in Prince Georges County cham
pionship competition on Friday. Teams
of the other six schools striving for
county honors opened play last Friday.
Hyattsville, Upper Marlboro and Sur
1attsville are the institutions whose
teams will begin operations Friday. The
Hyattsville combinations will meet
Iaurers teams here, Upper Marlboro
will engage Mount Rainier's represent
atives at the former place and Sur
rattsville and Baden teams will face
at Baden.
There also will be an unoficial game
between county rivals when Oxon Hill
meets Brandywine at Oxon Hill.
Maryland Park, 1880 title FOLDER;
Mount Rainier and Brandywine were
soccer winners last Friday, triumphing
over Laurel, Oxon Hill and Baden. In
field ball it was just the other way
around, Laurel, Oxon Hill and Baden
defeating Maryland Park. Mount Rain
Ter and Brandywine.
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DIXIE CONFERENCE
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Vandy- TuIane and Alabama
Tennessee Battles Bear
Heavily on Title.
BY DILLON GRAHAM.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TLANTA, October 1.-THE bust
~ ness of selecting a Southern
~ Conference foot ball champion
starts in earnest this week. with
Vanderbilt facing Tulane and Alabama
meeting Tennessee. These teams, with
Georgia. form the Dixie big five
The Vanderbilt Tulane game at Nash
vile next Saturday and the Tennessee
affair at Knoxville are toss-ups. but
Georgia should win from North Caro-
lima at Chapel Hill.
Georgia's third straight win over Yale
by a score of 26-7 was the outstanding
victory of the week end.
fine offensive netted Vanderbilt Is
points in the first half, but the Com
modores had to call on all their defen-
sive tactics to stave off Ohio States fine
comeback in the last two quarters which
brought the Big Ten team 81 points.
Big Game ScoreIess.
North Carolina and Florida fought to
a scoreless tie in the most prominent
intraconference game, although Caro-
lima threatened on several occasions.
Tennessee swamped Mississippi, $50.
and Alabama rolled over Mississippi A.
and NJ, $50. Tulane gave its reserves
plenty Of exercise in beating Spring
Hill, 400.
Sewanee's 3-to-0 field-goal win from
Virginia came something as a surprise.
Louisiana State won its first circuit game
from South Carolina, 1912. Kentucky
backs ran wild to beat Washington and
Lee. $50. and Clemson nosed out North
Carolina State. 60. V. P. 1. beat David
son. 1876 but " M. 1. was held to
1913 tie by Citadel.
Mercer and Chattanooga set the pace
in the Southern intercollegiate Athletic
Association. Mercer eliminated Presby-
terrain, the 1880 S. l. A. A. champion,
21-7, and Chattanooga beat Howard,
14-0.