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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-11-22
Attorney General and
Mrs. Cummings Leave
For Brief Vacation
Secretary Perkins in New York for Con.
ferences-Mr. Justice McReynolds
Moves
Moves.

Sunday at the wardman Park Hotel,
celebrating the constitution day Of
Paraguay.
Senator James J. Davis has gone
to New York for several days and
will Join Mrs. Davis Sunday In Pitts
burgh, where she will 60 tomorrow.
Senator and Mrs. Davis will return to
Washington the first Of the week.
Representative Samuel Dickstein
has arrived in Washington and is at
the Carlton.
Treasury officials
Mother Visiting Here.
The Undersecretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Cool
idge have with them for a few days
the formers mother. Mrs. Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge of Boston, who will
remain over Sunday.
Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr will leave tomor-
, row to spend the week end as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J..
RhoadS at their farm near Bryn Mawr,
| Pa.
Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Harry Wallace Blair have as their
guests their daughter, Mrs. Melville
Forsythe Of Cleveland, and her twin
daughters.
Gen. william N. Haskell of New
York has joined Mrs. Haskell at the
Carlton.
Lieut.. Col. Harvey S. Burwell, q. s.
A., has arrived at the Martinique with
his family from Langley Field for q
weeks visit.
Lieut.. Col. Edward B. Hochwelt, q.
S. A., retired, and Mrs Hochwalt have
come to the Capital from their home In
Edmonds, Wash, and will spend some
months at the Martinique.
Capt. and Mrs. William H. Bell have
arrived here from Norfolk, Va, to
spend the present season, and they
have taken an apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Comdr. Donald Royce. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Royce are at the Wardman Park
Hotel for an indefinite time.
Gov. and MRS. John c. B. Ehring-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-11-22

haus and DR.. and Mrs. Hubert Hay
wood, who have been stopping at the
Shoreham and attended the North
Carolina State Society dance there
Wednesday evening, have gone to New
York, where they will spend few days
before returning to Raleigh, N. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-11-22
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett
Feted During Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Barrett win
be entertained at dinner this evening
by Mr.. Louis Lotion Moneyway ct the
University Club. The dinner party win
follow q talk which Mr.. Barrett viii
give in Mr.. Moneyway's studio Of short
story writing this afternoon. Mr.. Bar.
rett Is q well-known writer.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
NOUeI Swimming
Duds to Be ShOlUn
In Contest Here
Prizes viii Be A,Uarded
for Oldest, Ugliest
and Funniest.

Ladies and gentlemen, dig out your
diving duds.
On Friday next, October Is, at 7:30
pm, in the swimming pool of the
Ehoreham Hotel, there's going to be a
new kind of aquatic contest-to de-
terinine who in Washington has the
oldest, ugliest. funniest, oldest au-
.thentic swimming outfit.
Medals are being offered, as first
prizes for men and women for the
loudest laugh-getter in water togs from
way back-'way-est back, preferred.
So ransack your attic trunks. shake out
the moth balls and see if it still fits.
The Wilson Teachers College
Women's Club and Phi Sigma Pi
Fraternity are sponsoring the affair.
and have a batch Of surprise entrants
themselves.
In addition, there will be program
of novelty swimming events-spoon.
candle, and balloon races-and an ex-
hibition of serious and comedy diving
by District Champion John Broaddus.
The general public is eligible to
enter the contest. Non-swimming spec
ttators can look on from the balcony
for two bits Bathers and participants
In the contest are requested to get
their tickets in the Office at Wilson
Teachers College, Eleventh and
Harvard streets northwest.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
FEDERAL BAR PLANS
OUTING AND DANCE
Assistant Attorney General to
Address Group at Dinner
Friday.

The Federal Bar Association will
hold its annual outing and dinner
dance at the Congressional CoWtry
Club at 7:30 pm. Friday. Assistant
Attorney General John Dickinson will
be guest of honor and main speaker.
Guests will be received by Justin
Miller. president of the association.
and Mrs. Miller. They will be assisted
by Reception Committee, including
John T. Vance, James Oliver Murdock
and Wright Clark.
Seating arrangements for the din
ner are in charge of Ralph G.. Cornell,
former president of the association.
and William z. Reese. editor of the
Federal Bar Association Journal.
Prominent Government officials ex-
pected to be present include Maj. Gen.
Arthur w. Brown. judge advocate
general of the Army; Col Hugh c.
Smith. assistant judge advocate gen.
eral John G. Pollard, chairman of
the Board of Veterans Appeals and
former Governor of Virginia; John
C. Fischer, member of the Board of
Veterans Appeals; Arthur Kent, as
sistant general counsel, Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. and Guilford S. jane
son.
A program of sports events in the
afternoon will precede the dinner. a
committee headed by Thomas G.
Shearman is arranging competitions
in golf, swimming, tennis and bowling
Evening star., 1935-10-20
RUSSELL IS NAMED
To ARCHIVES POST
New York Public Library As.
sistant Made Chief Of Gaia.
logue Division.

John r. Russell of the New York
Public Library has been appointed
chief of the catalogue division Of the
National Archives, it was announced
last night by DR.. r. D. w. Connor.
archivist.
Russell will have responsibility for
assembling and appraising catalogues
and inventories of archival collec-
tions.
Russell is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Chicago and of the Uni
versity Of Michigan. He was associ-
ated with the general library of the
University Of Michigan, after receiv-
ing his degree in library science there,
and for the past five years has been
in the New York Public Library, first
as classifier Of economic material,
then as general assistant.
In 1884 he received a fellowship
from the General Education Board,
which permitted him to spend a year
in the study of European libraries.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
DIR. LANG TO GIVE
ILLUSTRATED TALK
His Subject Will Be "0berammer.
gau and the Passion
Play"

DR.. Anton Lang, jr. son of the IA
nous former Christus in the Oberan-
mergau Passion Play" and professor
of German at Georgetown University,
will give an illustrated lecture In the
Willard Hotel ball room at 8:15 pm.
November 8, the Washington Auxiliary
of the National Catholic School Of
Social Service, sponsors, announced
yesterday. His subject will be "Ober-
ammergau and the Passion Play"
Proceeds of the lecture will go to the
auxiliary's loan scholarship fund for
professional training of students as So
cial workers.
DR.. Lang was born in Bavaria but
studied in the United States at Holy
Cross College. He likewise has degrees
from Goettingen University. Ger
many, and the University OF Grenoble.
France. He married Miss Anna Lutz.
who played the part of Mary Magda-
len In several performances of the
Passion Play"
Evening star., 1935-10-20

on the basis of the speed of light for
one year, at the rate of $4,000 miles
q second.
Rediscovery of Hidalgo, which Shap-
ley told his hearers els q little half
breed object that looks like an asteroid
and travels like q comet" and the orbit
of which is so elongated 1t recedes to
nearly twice the distance Of Jupiter.
Calculations completed during the
year which favored q shorter time
scale for the life history Of the uni
verse and indicated that the universe
came into existence only a matter Of
q few thousand million years ago, as
opposed to earlier calculations which
indicated It's origin might be a thou
sand times more remote.
"Before-that," added Shapley. there
was nothing, or uniformed star stuff,
or the primeval an-inclusive atom, or
Just question marks.
"Au agree that legitimate astronom-
ical Interpretation cannot wisely 60
back Of the time when T (time) equals
T minus zero"
Evening star., 1935-10-20
Discovery of Sun-Radio Link
ByD. c. Man Intrigues Science
Report on Tiny, Halfbreed Astral
Object and New Theory on
Earth's Age Also Studied.

disappearance Of high frequency, long
distance radio signals over the IL
Illuminated half Of the earth seemingly
conceded with double revolutions Of
the sun. or at 54-day intervals.
Suns Neighbor Found.
Shapley found in this coincidence
another link between terrestrial at
mospheric phenomena and the astro-
physical problems Of the suns surface.
Here are some of his other high
lights:
Discovery at the University Of Min
nesota of an eleventh magnitude star
(far below range Of visual observation)
nearly 10000 times less luminous than
the sun. which may be not more than
10 light years away and consequently
one of the suns half dozen nearest
neighbors. A light year Is calculated
Evening star., 1935-10-20

He visited IS different countries for
varying lengths of time.
In May. 1885. he attended the
Second International Congress of
Libraries and Bibnography, held in
Spain, as an offlcial delegate Of the
American Library Association. He has
been a member Of several committees
OF the American Library Association.
At present he is member of the In
ternational Relations Committee and
Committee on Cooperative Catalogu-
ing of the American Library Associa-
ton. He Is a member OF Phi Beta
Kappa and ri Kappa Phi Fraternities.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. october 19.-
Astronomical phenomena, ranging
from a tiny. half-breed object that
looks like an asteroid and travels like
a comet to a revised and shortened
conception of the age of the universe,
found a place tonight In DR.. Harlow
Shapley's astronomical high lights Of
1885.
The celebrated director of Harvard's
observatory summed up the years ce-
lestial accomplishments at the annual
dinner of the American Association
of Variable Star Observers. q.
At least one Of the high lights had
terrestrial importance-the discovery
reported by j. H. Dellinger of the
United States Bureau of Standards at
Washington that temporary complete
Evening star., 1935-10-20
BANDITS KILL FARMER
Wealthy Michigan Man Slain by
Pair Invading Office.

MASON. Mich, October 10 P.-
Two highwaymen shot and killed Bert
e. Webb. 20, wealthy farmer and
money lender, at his real estate ONCE
on his farm near here tonight.
Webb and his wife were In the ONCE
when the two men entered and
ordered them into a rear room. Mrs.
Webb escaped through a window and
went to their house nearby, where she
loaded shotgun. When she returned
her husband was lying on the floor
dead and the bandits had escaped in
an automobile.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
$1,9OD ART GRANT
0RSCHOLARSH|PS
Richmond School Announces
Awards for Virginia
Students.
a,.ci.l DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va. october 19.-The
Richmond School o. Art, division OF
the College of William and Mary. has
received a grant of $500. which Will
be used to award scholarships to Vir-
ginia students preparing themselves
for work in applied design, CONNER
eial art, interior decoration and other
yocations in which art is factor.
Five $500 scholarships covering full
tuition will be offered and also five
500 scholarships covering half tuition.
Applications may be sent to Or. H.
II. Hibbs. jr., Richmond division, Col
lege of William and Mary, 901 West
Franklin street. Richmond, Va, and
should be accompanied by a state
ment of the applicants general edu-
cation and previous art study. EX-
amples of drawing should also be sub
mitted.
The course will include instruction
in applied design, commercial art,
illustration, poster, fashion design,
fashion drawing, lettering, advertising
art and llthography. StuoenS VINO
desire to do so may also specialize in
interior decoration. Instruction in life
drawing is also included.
While the Richmond School of Art
Is located in Richmond, it is def
mite division of the College of William
and Mary. Dormitory facilities are
provided for women students and ar
rangements for boarding in the neigh
borhood are made for the men. APP
pucants for these scholarships may
either take the two-year certificate
course or the four-year combined pro-
fessional and college course leading
TO bachelor or fine arts degree. The
two-year course consists of technical
work only and is strictly vocational
training, having as its purpose train
ing in industrial art or other work in
which art is a factor.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
PRESIDENT TO GIVE
+. TALK AT CHARLESTON
Will Take Train for Capital After
Disembarking in South Caro-
lima Wednesday.

BY the Associated Press.
White House officials said last night
that President Roosevelt planned to
disembark from the U. S. S. Houston
at Charleston, S. c., next Wednesday
about pm. and make a l5-minute
impromptu speech before boarding his
train for Washington.
They said the plans called for the
President to go on a drive through
Charleston which would take him to
the Citadel for a speech. From there
he will travel back to his special train
for the homeward journey to the Cap
ttal
Altogether, they said, Mr.. Roosevelt
probably would be in Charleston about
two hours.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
Airbase Contract Let.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, October 10
R.-The Executive Committee ap-
pointed by the island government to
supervise construction of an airbase
today awarded the contract to a local
company to build the first landing slip
on Darrells Island.
Evening star., 1935-10-20

Lisfprices at Pontiac, Michi.
gan, begin at $6l5 for the Sir
and $3.50 for the Eight (sub-
jecfto change ,Uithouf notice..
Standard group Of accesso-
ries extra. Easy G. M. 4. c.
Time Payments.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
NINE HURT IN THEATER
Stencil Bomb Causes Stampede in
Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.
NEW YORK. October 10 CP.-Nine
persons we're injured, four of them
SO seriously that they required medi-
cal treatment, in stampede which
followed the hurting of a stencil bomb
in the Star Theater in Brooklyn this
afternoon.
The bomb, described by police as
a mustard gas bomb" was thrown
by spectator into the orchestra pit
as a chorus of burlesque girls was
on the stage. Doctors who treated
the victims said their burns had ap-
parently been caused by mustard.
Police said the theater had been
having labor trouble" recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
STROKE FEELS
PRINCESS

PARIS, Aug. Is U.N.SO.-Mme.
Jose Maria Sert, the former Prin-
cess RouSsadana Mdivani, is suf-
fering from a spinal paralytic
stroke which she suffered during
long vigil over the body of her
brother, the late Prince Alexis
Mdivsni, it was reported today.
Declaring Nine. Sert's illness
was revealed to him by her hus-
band, Spanish painter now in
Paris, the janitor of Sert's apart
ment said she was expected to re-
cover. She suffered the stroke
watching over her brother follow
ing his death in a recent automo-
bile crash in Spain, the janitor
said.
Nine. Sert was reported to have
bent over her brothers body from
4 p. m. of the day of the crash
until late the following morning,
when she found she was unable
to straighten her back. Doctors
were reported to have ordered her
to bed Immediately.
Sert, a painter we'll known in
the United States and former
painter for King Alfonso of Spain,
will bring his wife to Paris for
treatment in about q week, the
janitor quoted him as saying.
The janitor said Sert also told
him the Communist mayor of
PalamoS, Spain, where Prince
Alexis was buried, refused to al
low an elaborate funeral and in
sisted upon burial in q plain
wooden coffin.
Sert who today met Princes
David and Serge Mdivani as they
arrived from the United States
en- route to their brothers grave.
avoided reporters.
Nine. Sert herself is a sculpt-
reSS, and also is we'll known in
the United States, particularly in
Hollywood where she lived for
some time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
6. 0. P.
CONVENTION
AUG. II

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, Aug. 15-Whipping their or
ganization into form here last
night, nearly so enthusiastic Ar
lington county Republican COM
mitteemen met to set dates for
the eleventh precinct meetings
and the county convention.
Highly encouraged by the Senti-
ment against the Administration
and the recent heated Democratic
primary, the Republicans have al
most decided to name an entire
slate of candidates to oppose the
Democratic nominees in the gen.
eral election in November.
August 26 was set as the date
for the various precinct mass
meetings, with the county con-
vention scheduled for the follow
ing night in the Lyon Park Com
munity House.
81 Delegates
Based on one delegate for each
80 votes cast for the presidential
nominee in the last general cleo
ton, the II precincts will send
q total Of 81 delegates to the
county convention to select their
standard bearers in the general
election. Each precinct also will
be permitted to name one alter
nate for each delegate.
Grayson Ahalt, chairman of the
Republican committee, said last
night, following the committee
meeting:
Prospects look good for the
Republicans in Arlington county
this year. / believe we will
have q number Of strong can
didates in the general election
this fall and the Democrats are
going to have a fight on hand
to elect their nominees"
PRECINCT MEETINGS
The place for the various pre-
cincts meetings and the number
of delegates to be elected are:
Lyon Park, six delegates, meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Sophie
Baker; Ballston, six delegates,
Meyers store; Clarendon No. l,
five delegates, HON of c. w. Gle
yer; Glen Carlyn, two dele
gates, public library; Clarendon
Number two, eight delegates
Lyons Incorporated office; Ross
Ign, four delegates, Judge Bryan
Gordon's office; East Falls
Church, two delegates. office of
o. j. Channel; Arlington, eight
delegates, Cummings Building
Virginia Highlands, five delegates,
fire house; Carne, five delegates,
office of Ruby Lee Minar, and
Cherrydale, with six delegates,
meeting in J. M. McCormick's
store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
President Sends Army
Promotions 10 Senate

Promotion Of 1885 Army Off
GERS under the new measure to ad-
vance officer personnel more
rapidly was assured today after
President Roosevelt asked the
Senate to confirm his nomina-
tons.
The new list includes 148 lieu
tenant colonies promoted to CO.
lonels, Sill majors advanced to
lieutenant colonies. 1894 captains
advanced to majors, 1,54O first
lieutenants made captains and
1852 second lieutenants elevated to
first lieutenants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15

of obtaining property under false
pretenses. The mayor was one Of
three named in the grand jury's
investigation of alleged city tax
certificate m anipul atoms. The
true bill also accused Herman
Wall and Herman Jesse. real eS-
tate dealers, of the same offense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
PICARD PLANS
'STRAT0' HOP

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK, Aug. 15.-Jean Picard,
famous pioneer in the study of
the stratosphere was here today,
partly for a vacation and partly
to make Preparations for another
ascent into the unknown regions
of the air.
With the scientist were his wife
and family. They will be here
several weeks and intend later to
make a tour of the southwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
Insurance Firm
To Back Project

Agriculture's Home Community
project, now under way, will be
financed and backed by the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Company,
according to an announcement by
Publicity Chairman George Day.
High schools, grade schools, fire
protection, stores and protection
to property values are among
some of the benefits that are to
be available.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
Catches Fish and Gull

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. G.N.S).
Arthur Munson's cast drew un-
expected returns. When he threw
out his line he hoped for a fish.
He got a red perch. He hadn't
hoped for a sea gull but he got
one anyway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15
Mayor Is Indicted
On a Fraud CHARGE

MIAMI, Aug. IS CU.PO.-The
county grand jury has indicted
Mayor A. D. H. Fossey on a charge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-15

Jteat exhaustion is virtually
unheard of in professional
baseball, despite the players
great activity during intensely
hot weather. A pitcher may
lose from five to seven pounds
while hurting a game and yet
suffer no harmful cOnse-
quences. Nearly all profession
al athletes know the value of q
balanced diet, which replaces
the alkaline salts lost through
denominations
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-15
American Mechanics
Met 18th In SnolU Hill

Members Of the Jr. Order United
American Mechanics from all over the
county went to Snow Hill last Tues
day to attend the regular monthly
meeting of the Worcester Americans
at which time Snow Hill Council No.
1877 was host. Odd Fellows Hall, at
which the assemblage gathered was
well filled when President E. HI. Tay-
lor, of Stockton, sounded the gavel.
A lengthy discussion was had on the
Charity Ball to be given in Baltimore
December 10th, to be sponsored by the
Jr. o. U. A. M. of the State. State
Councillor Huff made a very pleasing
address, touching on this endeavor
and assuring the County members
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-15

that so much was being done for the
affair in Baltimore that it was bound
to be a huge success.
Other speakers on the program were
Prof. John S. Hill and Jos. A. j.
Stanford, of Snow Hill; Orlando
Shockley, of Shovel, and Rev. J. w.
Townsend of Snow Hill M. P. Church
who delivered a very interesting and
comprehensive address on Liberty
and Communism. Other speakers
slated were Jr. P. S. C. Frederick
Kelly of iPttsville and National Or
ganizer A. R. MacAllen, of Baltimore.
Councillor J. J. Dennis and his two
daughters, of Snow Hill Council 1877,
served the refreshments.
The next meeting will be at Stock
ton on Tuesday, December 10.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-15
JOIN, w. Peyton, 20,
Succu,,1bs In Hospital

John w. Peyton, 20 year old son
of Mrs. Mary B. Peyton, succumbed
in a Baltimore hospital Sunday to
injuries received in a motor accident
which occurred near Cumberland on
Tuesday, August 18th.
Young Peyton, with Edmund DeMar,
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund H.
DeMar Of this city, was enroute to
Pittsburg with load of cantaloupes.
In some manenr the truck got out of
control and ran down a mountain
grade and turned over. DeMar suf-
fered a fractured hip and other in
juries from which he has not fully re-
covered. Peyton is said to have sus-
tanned a fractured spine and other
injuries of severe nature.
The sympathy of the community is
extended to Mrs. Peyton in the loss
of her son.