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Evening star., 1938-09-11

OepenQence OF ner country ana Slle:
will have the opportunity of seeing
how this national holiday of her native
land is celebrated in the Capital of the
United States. The Minister and
Sonora de De Bayle have invitations
out for a large reception Thursday
to honor the day when all the Gen.
trail American countries observe the
anniversary of their freedom. In ad-
dition to Nicaragua the other coun-
tries to win their independence during
the same period are Costa Rica,
Guatemala. Honduras and Ell Salvador
While no formal parties have been
planned by the representatives of these
republics, the Legations will be closed
for the day and the members of the
staff will undoubtedly join in with
Nicaragua in celebration of this i'm
portant anniversary of their respective
countries.
Chatelaine Of Central American
Country May Attend Concert.
The wife of the Nicaraguan Presi-
dent may arrive in the city in time
to attend the concert of music of the
Americas by the United States Marine
Band and assisting artist, Senor Ra-
miro Gomez, Cuban tenor. The direc-
tor of the Pan-American Union. Dr.
Leo S. Rowe, and DR.. Pedro de Akba,
assistant director general, will be the
hosts at this recital. which is one of
the series which each year is so popu-
lar. Weather permitting, the concert
will be held on the esplanade Of the
Pan-American Union Building.
French Naval Officers
Will Be Entertained.
Members of Washington society are
polishing up on" their French, for the
middle of the week will find the off,
GERS and midshipmen Of the French
training ship d'Entre Castreaux ar
irving for few days stay. Wednes-
day afternoon these members of So
ciety will have the opportunity of
showing of the results of this "polish-
Ing up" when they attend the reception
the commandant of the Navy Yard
and Mrs. George Pettengill will give
in honor of the visiting French naval
officers. Then on the following after
noon the French visitors will be feted
at reception at the Embassy of their
country. Preceding this event, which
will be quite large, the Naval Attache
Of the French Embassy and Nine
Denech will be hosts to the officers
Of the training ship of their native
land at a buffet supper at their home
IN Georgetown. There will be other
parties for the visitors, and most prob.
ably Comdr. Paul Serpette, command.
ing officer of the dEntre Castreau,
and the officers of his ship will be
honor guests at several dinner parties
during their stay.
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Supreme Court Members
Are Planning to Return
Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes,
Now in New York, to Be
Back End of Month.

4 Supreme part making plans
~ to return the city advance Of the convening
court the first Monday October While justices
wives take little part swing
Chief Justice
Following their the Chief Justice and
town about 10 before the opening of this
highest tribunal
Stanley
SUPREME COURT, Page D-4)
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The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes are IN Washing
ton, the cabinet hostess getting things
in readiness at their lovely place in
MARYLAND for a round Of formal func-
tions during the official season.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper are spending
today quietly at their home on Wood
land drive, and for a change no
members Of their family are with
them.
Postmaster General
To Return This Week.
The Postmaster General. Mr.. James
A. Farley, is expected to come to
Washington>the end Of the week. He
is now with his family at their home
in New York.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Harry H. Woodring will attend the
American Legion convention in Los
Angeles which opens Sunday, Septem-
Der 1s. The cabinet couple are now
at Fitchburg, Mass, with Senator
and Mrs. Woodring's parents, former
Senator and Mrs. Marcus Coolidge,
with whom the little Woodrings will
remain while their mother and father
are on the West Coast.
The Attorney General and Mrs.
Homer 8. Cummings, just back from
. vacation in Wisconsin, will leave
early in the week to attend the
Connecticut State convention. They
will return at the close. Of the meet
ing to their Washington home.
The Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr.
Henry A. Wallace, is away for . few
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Now
Is Boating
Minded
The Annual Regatta
Finds Interest
Increasing.
Y Y WASHINGTON becomes more
\ A water minded as the
wv years 60 by, the arena
having moved from the

having moved from the
upper Potomac" to he channel and
Eastern Branch" during the more
recent years. Not more than two
decades back the boating" was always
done between the old Aqueduct Bridge
and the Chain Bridge with boat clubs
along the northern shore near the old
Aqueduct Bridge.
In these clubs, the old Washington
Canoe Club, the Analostan Boat Club,
the activities we're varied, dances
every week or so with other festivities
in connection with boat races and
annual regattas. There always were
expeditions in the craft at anchor
off the boat clubs piers. parties pad
ding up the river to the Virginia side
where camps" were pitched with
open-air suppers cooked over blazing
logs.
Miss Elizabeth Reed
Is Regatta Queen.
The scene has changed and the
annual Presidents Cup Regatta Is
held of Hams Point, this year to be
held over the coming week end and
that Of September "a and Is. A
daughter of the Navy, Miss Elizabeth
Reed, whose father is Capt. A. B.
Reed, U. S. NJ, has been chosen queen
of the Presidents Cup Regatta which
will occupy four days during the
latter part of the month. These
annual events on the Potomac. have
been popular among ofiicials> Of the
Federal Government as well as those
of the District and many remembe,
the trim little Mayflower, the Presi-
dents yacht, anchored Oh Hams
Point for the events, with the lats
Calvin Coolidge, then President, ir
natty yachting clothes standing or
the lower deck watching with interes
the craft along the course. and charm.
ing Mrs. Coolidge in white watching
from q vantage point on the uppel
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"dE cOollng preezeS Oh tne pdSt
few days are sending vacation
lists hurying back to the Cap
L ital to prepare for "an early
fall' and the rapidly oncoming winter.
Diplomats planning to remain through
the month at various resorts where
they have been for the hot season, are
coming back within the next 10 days.
The japanese Ambassador and Nine.
Saito and their children, who have
been at Hot Springs, will close their
cottage there this week and come back
to the Embassy. Friends Of the Ambas-
sador and Nine. Saito have been dis
turbed over the rumors that he may
be transferred to . higher post which
will take him back to Japan. That
the Ambassador had been rewarded
for success in his mission here would
be welcome news, but his departure
with his charming wife and children
would be regretted by large number
Of friends which they have made in
Washington.
The Spanish Ambassador and Sonora
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Evening star., 1938-09-11
Army>Navy Circles Busy
Officers and Families Are Engaged
In Settling Down for Winter.

the Army Navy and Marine Corps and their families
activities addition
vardrones dressing their winter
arriving for station almost
bidding to those departing
revoir for ocers usually have
Capital Thus farewell sell
dom used
appointed commandant at the Marine Barracks COL William
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Mrs. Maulding Back.

Mrs. Julia Atwood Maulding Of Cop
ley Courts, director Of personnel at the
Interior Department, has returned
from Q vacation spent In Maine, her
former home, and other New England
States,
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Protocol Chief
In Louisiana.

The Chief Of the Division Of proto-
col Of the State Department, Mr..
George T. sunamerlin, has left Wssh-
ington 5og q vacation n New osleank.
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Diplomats
Are Ending
Vacations
' Ambassador Saito
Among Those
To Return.
By KATHARINE BROOKS.

<HE cooling breezes OF the past
few days are sending vacation
lists hurying back to the Cap
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Evening star., 1938-09-13
Pigeon Racing Grows.

Pigeon racing is more popular this
year than ever before in England and
has become an international sport.
From lofts in all parts of the country.
birds have been taken to starting
points by special trains and by ships.
Special trains carrying racers are run
to many points in Great Britain. One
vessel carried 1000 of them to be lib.
Grated in France for e return journey
OF hundreds Of miles It is predicted
that soon birds will be sent to other
countries of Europe for flights back to
England as soon as arrangements can
be made with the governments.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
Lion Comes to Town.

Leaving houses, food, and even herds
in their hurry. villagers fed in all d.
rections when huge black-maned
lion ambled through the streets Of
Tadora, Kenya Colony, probably in
search of drinking water, for the dis
trict is in the throes of q severe
drought. The beast held possession Of
the village until officers from the
Kings African Rifles organized a hunt
and shot 1t on the golf course only
100 yards from the hotel. That night
lioness visited the town in search
Evening star., 1938-09-13
Of its mate, roaring at intervals, and
escaped without giving an opportunity
for . shot.
Heat Spoils Burial

After being buried alive" for Sc
hours at his own request in Yarmouth,
England, Eric selwyn was dug out OF
his grave" He had announced that
he woald stay underground for a week,
but after Sc hours with 10 tons Of
sand on top Of him, selwyn decided
that the heat was too great and called
for helpG
Evening star., 1938-09-13

= part Of the National Cathedral
School and that Miss La FetrA will
continue as director.
Additions to the Beauvdir Housewife
make possible the registration of more
children in all elementary classes.
The middle and upper schools will
start the new year on September 30.
As in the past the school offers two
courses. one in preparation for college
and the other a more general course
for those not planning on four years
Of college.
Evening star., 1938-09-13

litter cared for by his father put on
an average Of only 147 pounds Of
weight each.
After weighing the pigs and figuring
the profits, the elder Bullock decided
to let his boy look after all the pigs
from now on.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
MORE CARS AIR.C0OLED.

The railroads and the Pullman Co.
in the year ended on July l, 1888,
equipped 1884 additional passenger
cars with air conditioning, which
brings to 10,803 the total number Of
such cars in operation.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
PIG.RAISING RESULTS
LAND JOB FOR BOY, RI.
Al Club Youth Outshines Father
and Acquires Carr Of Family
Porkers.

HENDERSON, N. C.-Edward Bull
lock. 1l-year-old colored All Club boy,
did so we'll with his club pig this year
that his father asked him to take
charge Of all the pigs on the farm.
The boys pig gained 1905 pounds
in l22 days while four from the same
Evening star., 1938-09-13

Production control Of diamonds Is
being considered in Belgium.
Evening star., 1938-09-13
CATHEDRAL CLASSES
WILL OPEN SEPT. 26

~ UTSery z28e co DC VOVc1cU 103
First Time-Miss La Fetra
Continues as Director.
With the opening of its seth year
OH September IS the National Cathe-
dral School is covering the nursery age
(from 3 to s. this year for the first
time.
The school announces that Miss
Margaret La Fetra's group will become
Evening star., 1938-08-24
Bill Started Joe Gordon.

developed
Gordon 1t isn't difficult recall
putting freshman
proved himself fair Of football
competition
playing lot OF
fol the
When decided that baseball held
farm
Washingtons football hat
will be fanfare and rumpeng than g. w.
though will high
Washington
smarty
A for and colleges don't that
belong different
tackles
college and
begrudgng the Skins their
in sun. others
Evening star., 1938-08-24
AIMS At PERFECT
RUN IN TRAPSHO0T
Hiestand, Now With World
Mark of 766, Fires at
200 More Today.
By .he Associated Press.


VANDALIA. Ohio, Aug. 24.-Trap-
shooting's little fellows have their in
nings today at the Grand American,
each marksman with a chance to grab
the championship over shooters OF the
same ability in the national class
races
The professional clay target title Of
North America also hung on the out
come of the 200-target. 16-yard bonn
bardment but heaviest interest CEN
tered on what Joe Hiestand Of Hills
boro. Ohio, would do about his un-
finished world record run of 1855 breaks
which he wrote into the record books
yesterday.
While his performance overshad-
owed anything in clay target history.
the 32-year-old farmer had a chance
TO lift his string almost out of the
realm of possibility as he fired for the
class AA crown Should he break The
entire 200 he would have perfect
record over the Grand Americans en-
tire l6-yard program, feat which
never before has been approached.
Record Lasts One Day.
The former record Of TIA. set Mon
day by Fred Tomlin. the Glassboro, N.
j.. professional. lasted but single
day. although the record Tomlin swept
aside has been in the books since 1928.
Hiestand, in adding 200 to his string
yesterday. won the North American
clay target championship for the third
time in four years, but he was forced
10 beat Ned Lilly. 22-year-old Michi-
gan State champion from Staunton.
in a shoot-off. Lilly broke "a of the
extra 25, while Farmer Joe got EN- all,
but the shoot-off targets did not count
in the long-lun statistics.
Mrs. Leila Hall of Strasburg. Mo,
cracked 1875 of 200 to annex her fourth
North American women's champion
ship in row, another record, since no
other shooter has ever won more than
two straight titles in the same COM
petition.
Evening star., 1938-08-24
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

As the Nationals move into the home
stretch. deadlocked with the Detroit
Tigers for fourth place and scheduled
to clash with their deadliest enemies
tomorrow in three-game series.
Third Baseman John Kelly Buddy
Lewis bounces again into the limelight
John Kelly. jr., who has been no
particular hero of late, due to an
amazing streak of errors at his post,
is bent. after all. on finishing as the
Mats most valuable ball player for
second successive year
Consider. if you please, the avail
able offensive statistics. With five
weeks of the season to run. Lewis, at
%, is seemingly headed to finish his
second consecutive campaign with a
better-than- 300 batting average. At
the moment his pace, which is slightly
above that mark, ranks fourth best
among the Mats. And. barring a COM
plete breakdown. Lewis is certain to
lead the Grif1s in a majority of de-
partments.
Tops Most Departments.
Buddy. playing in ali of the Griffs'
ia Official games. has a virtual lock
on the run-scoring championship.
This is like last year Lewis has
scored "a runs so far this campaign.
which is IS more than scored by Cecil
Travis. his roommate and buddy and
nearest rival.
With l52 base hits. Lewis again leads
the Grif1s and. again. his nearest rival
is Travis. batting leader of the league.
Travis. with 146 hits. ranks second to
the junior member of the hardest-hit-
ting infleld in the majors.
Lewis last year topped the Griffs in
hitting doubles and home runs and
ranked second to Johnny Stone in
triples. His 1898 record probably will
equal that mark. With 10 homers, he
trails Al Simmons and Zeke Bonura by
S, each having IS. but he is in front
in hitting doubles and triples. Buddy
has rs two -baggers to his credit and
triples
Probably the most amazing record
John Kelly is hanging up is runs
batted across. Lewis hits second In
the batting order, which is an ideal
spot for the youngster. Yet for
second-place hitter he has driven
across an uncommon quantity of runs.
He has "A to his credit today and trails
only Bonura, the cleanup hitter, who
just recently passed him and fattened
his total at 80 batted over
The Mats yesterday encountered
difficulty in beating the Browns. They
finally won, s to 5. in II innings. but
at the same time they lost ground in
their fight for fourth place. The
Tigers, winning double header,
pulled up into tie with Washington
for the last-money position.
While the Tigers position is un-
comfortably close. the invasion of the
Bengals tomorrow will lend flavor to
the Mats home stand. With Monte
Weaver hurting today the Griffs were
hopeful OF sweeping their two-game
Evening star., 1938-08-24
George Washington Remained Neutral.

In the
hint the G. WIS the
little Indians
figured
Washington which
and O on
disappointed
Redskins and there
disappointment and chagrn
of for the kind Of
Washington produces
Wahngton erenhment
but little
Something bandnew deal has been
beating last 10
g. WIS
furnishing apartment with his
atmosphere and
bbe
good college football team sent out by
ball Coonals
plav beatth brand o
Evening star., 1938-08-24
1899 Pay Cuts Due TO Make Some Tigers Roar
Grid Before School opensGden

can look for fireworks when the
Cubs come here next month, if,
indeed. they don't pop at Wrigley
Field today.
Why haven't the Dodgers come up
with that cross-eyed pitcher down
in North Carolina?
Notes of the profession: Maj. w.
H. (Cappy) Wells of Columbus, who
used to do a swell Job publicizing
Army athletic teams. was spotted
bowling to his many friends in the
Times Square district. o.. DR.. Bob
Madry, North Carolina's demon
press agent. has been elected an
alderman at Chapel Hill, N. C. ..
Freddie Russell. sports editor Of
the Nashville Banner, is putting
the finishing touches on a book
dealing with football history at VAN
derbilt. Furman University
can take a bow for signing up Opie
Evening star., 1938-08-24
Rcinhart Heads Colonial Staff.

The forthcoming which something like three of for
Washingtons
football bad
athletics
Wahngon
coaching still will
present capacity reasonable
he
we'll this early date to know Mr. Renhart better
something football
gentleman who aOgon State
athlete when
Harvard
In the Roe Bowl
Evening star., 1938-08-24
Lewis, Seeking Pill in Pinch,
In Fair Way to Retain Title
As Most Valuable of Criffs

set with the Browns. but with the
Tigers scheduled to face the AS in
another double-header. their fourth
place standing is none too secure. The
Tigers have won II out of 18 games
from the AS this season and rate as
favorites to sweep their set in Phila-
delphia.
Today's game with the Browns was
to mark Weavers latest attempt to
hurdle a new obstacle Recently in
St Louis the former professor was
driven from the box when the Browns
were caught stealing his pitches The
ST. Louis third base coach blithely was
calling Monte's fast one and his curve,
and Manager Bucky Harris had about
decided not to pitch Weaver against
the Missouri entry.
Today was almost case of neces-
sity, Bucky pretty we'll used up his
slab staff in Boston and Weaver is
the only regular ready to take his
turn. The outcome promised to be
interesting
The Mats won yesterday by twice
coming from behind. They had 20
lead when the Browns ganged up on
DuSch Leonard in the sixth and
pushed across three runs. In the
eighth the Griffs reached Howard
Mills for two more runs and, going
into the St. Louis ninth, they held a
4-3 lead.
Leonard. prize hard-luck hurler of
the firm. had his thirteenth victory in
reach when Tommy Heath was safe
on an error by Cecil Travis and Don
Heffner sacrificed With the left
handed Billy Sullivan batting for
Relief Pitcher Fred johnson the Nat
pilot lifted Leonard for Elon Hogsett.
who got Sullivan but who walked
Almada and pitched single to George
McQuinn. The McQuinn hit. which
ran the Ballston boys consecutive
game batting streak to 80, scored
Mazzera, running for Heath, with the
tying run.
Krakky Good in Relief Role.
The Browns scored again in the
tenth. this time of Joe Krakauskas,
but the Mats came back in their half
of the inning and again tied the game
at SIS when Sam West tripled with
one out and Buddy Myer lifted long
fly.
Myer. who replaced Ossie Bluege at
second base. was destined to do vir-
tually all of the game winning Not
only did Buddy tie the score. but
when the game went into the twelfth
inning, still tied at SIS. it was Myer
who delivered the single, with the
bases loaded and none out, that broke
up the festivities.
One of the brighter features of the
game was the relief work of Krakaus-
kas. The left-handed speed baller, in
two and two-thirds innings, struck out
four of the Browns to continue his
sensational pitching OF recent weeks.
Once he had squared away after re-
firing the side in the tenth, Joe was
tough. He retired the Browns in 1-2-3
order in each of the last two innings
and struck out his four victims over
this stretch
Evening star., 1938-08-24

Shelton. a fine sports writer, as
press agent. The old maestro,
Jack Miley. takes the blanket off
Senator Wild Bill' Lyons In this
weeks Golfers.
Horton Smith, the putting star.
and Barbara Bourne (she's the
sewing machine heiress) have about
decided on New York for their
merging spot this fall.
Clemson students must 60 to
school two days early if they want
to see the football opener
Glasses start September 10; the
Tigers play Presbyterian College
September II What would
you do?
Bracket Louisiana State and
Alabama at the top of the South
eastern Conference this year. with
the Crimson Tide just q point or
50 to the good.
Evening star., 1938-08-24

Six-day bike races will be held In
the Garden in September and May
this season instead of just in
December.
So many blasts came in on the
radio version of the Ambers-Arm-
strong fight that from now on the
announcer will make it plain be-
fore fight that what follows will
be merely his description Of the
fight and that the of1icial verdict
will come from the referee and
judges.
Young John Hubbell, who turned
in q three hitter for Jersey City,
Monday. is said to be dead ringer
for Carl, except that he is right
handler.
Football season tees of tonight
with that game in Philly ..
42-l7-22-l8, ct Get. Toot, toot!
Evening star., 1938-08-24
FIREMEN TEN TRAVELS.

The District Fremen's Softballers
Travelled to Montclair. N. j., yesterday
and STAYED off last-inning rally to
trip the home team. 1917. Although
giving up as many hits as his team
mates collected, 16, Pitcher Snyder al
ways managed to get out of trouble.
Second Baseman Reader led the VIC
tors assault with four for four, in
Guiding a double.