Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1925, Page 19

FLEET GETS READY FOR AW CRUSE San Francisco Bay Scene of Much Activity as Ships Prepare to Leave. Br the Associated Pross SAN FRANCISCO, half the “visit of the grand fleet i n Francisco Bay past. preparations were ded up today for the departure April 15 for the extensive joint maneuvers with the Army in Hawaiian waters and the long trip to Australia in July With less than a week left in which to attend to detalls incident to the departure and cruise, fleet officers Xept the motor-sailors of the vessel on a constant run and the bay as- sumed the buslest aspect it has had in_some time. The old familiar ahil of “eight bells—and all's well” was to be sup- planted tonight aboard the U. S. S. Tennessee by a new cry—'Wedding bells—and all's well.” April 3. —With United States spe Wedding is Scheduled. Ensign Harold Raymond Demarest, assistant radio officer of the vessel obtalned a license vesterday to marry Betty May Hunter of Seattle. It was announced that the ceremony vrobably wili be performed this eve- ning on the deck of the Tennessee. The entertainment program for the personnel continued today with a luncheon by Islam Temple to Shriners of the teet. Former United States Senator James D. Phelan has planned a garden fete at his Saratoga home for the rankfng officers and their wives, and a Japanese dinner will be §iven officers at the Nippon Club to- nizht Athletics continued foremost in the enlisted men's activitles, another game being the program this after- noon between the U. S. S. California and the U. S. S. Relief in the fleet base ball elimination compe ¥ieet championship basket ball and fleet championship matches also were on the for the afternoon THE WEATHER . District of eioudiness and Jowed by erate swin program Columbia—Increasing warmer tonight, fol- showers tomorrow; mod- itheast and south winds. AMaryland and Virginla—Increasing cloudiness and warmer, probably showers In extreme west portion to- night; tomorrow, showers; moderate ast, shifting to south winds. West Virgini howers tonight &nd tomorrow; warmer tonight; cooler tomorrow Records for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 71; § p.m., 64; 12 midnight, 52; 4 am., 41; § am,, noon, 57. Barometer—4 pm., 30.10; 12 midnight, $ a.m., 30.31; noon, 30.25. Highest temperature, &t 5 p.m. yesterdayt Lowest temper- occurred at 7 am. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 50; lowest, 43 Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls at 8 am. today— Temperature, 51; condition, clear. Tide Tables. nished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 2:27 a.m. and 2:56 p.ni; high tide, $:13 am. and 8:37 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:07 a.m. wnd 3:41 pm.; high tide, $:54 am. and 9:21 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:41 am., sun sets €:39 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:40 a.m., sun Bets 6:40 p.m. Moon rises 7:22 p.m.; sets, 6:16 a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Citles. (F Temperature. ww Stations. “Abilene, Tex. 50.08 Atbany .. 3028 Clear Atlan Pt.cloudy Atlantie Cify Clear Taltimors Clear Rirmingham. Cloudy Jrismarek Clear Fioston Clear Jtufralo . Pt.cloudy Charleston Ptcloudy Chicago - Clouds Cintinnati Cloudy Cleveinnd Cloudy Denser Clear rolt " 6 a5 . Ptcloudy aso. . Pt.cloudy Pt.cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt.cloudy Pt.cloudy Clear 30.30 * )10 3 L3018 Jiuron, 8. D! 30.12 Tndiasapolis. 30.00 Jacksonville. 30.18 Ban Diego... 30.08 Cloudy Francisco 30.06 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy it s « S Spain. . s r a (Fagal), Az Foggy Hamilton, Bermuda.. Part cloudy San Joan Cloudy Havana. ( Cloudy Colon, Cam Clear! 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JOSEPH, Mo., April 9.—The first public demonstrati £ hooking an airplane to a dirigible in flight will be made here May 1 in connection with the national elimination bailoon races, it was announced here last night everal times at Scott Field, Belle- ville, Til, the stunt has been succe fully accomplished, but it has neve been attempted a public demon- stration, it is said. Carl H. Wolfley, manager fér the balloon races, announced tonight that he had recelved word from Maj. Gen Mason Patrick, chief of the Alr Ser ice, that Licut. Col. John Paeslow, commanding officer at Scott Field had been authorized to send all lighter-than-air craft available to St Joseph for the balloon Several ships of the non-rigid type are ex- pected to take part in the maneuver PLANES WILL PATROL ALASKAN FISH GROUNDS Lieut. G. B. Pond to Be in Charge of Machines Which Will Also Carry Mail. By the Assaciated Press. April 9.-—Two Douglas seaplanes, similar to those used in the fIght around the world, will patrol salmon grounds in Bris tol Bay this Summer and will carry mail to towns in southwestern Alaska, Frank Wright, president of the Carlisle Packing annonced today on learning ffom Delegato Dan Sutherland of Alaska that plans had been approved The airplanes will be in charge Licut. George R. Pond of W ton, D. C., and Lieut. . B of Langley 1d, who made perimental air mail flight two ve ago between Fairbanks and McG Alaska,” sald Wright Four-hour service will be provided from Seward and Seldovia, Alaska, to the head of Bristol Bay, fiving over a mountainous region at the head of the Alaskan peninsula on which located the big salmon spawnin flelds and cannerl S. A. R. TO CELEBRATE. Pictures Bearing on Revolution to Be Shown at Ambassador. Motion pictures of stirring events in the Revglutionary War will be shown at the Ambassador Theater at 4 p.m. Tuesday, as part of the ob- servance of the 150th anniversar: April 19, of the battle of Lexington- Concord, which is being promoted by the local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. The photoplays are part of the Yale Chronicles of America, which have been running Tuesday after- noons at the Ambassador. The “Eve of the Revolution, which includes the Boston Tea Party, the Ride of Paul Revere, the Battle of Lexington ‘een, the Victory of Concord Bridge and the start of the War of Independence, will run Tues- day, in addition to the picture “Columbus.” Officials of the Sons of the Revolu- tion will join in the event. Dr. Mark F. Finley, president, will receive the guests at the Ambassador. Selden M Ely will give a short foreward, ex- plaining the meaning of the anni- versary. Washington high and grade are to hold appropriate exerc the anniversary. Duchess at Sanatorium. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., April 9.— The Duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived here yesterday for an indefinite sojourn at a sanatorium. She was accompanied by her daugh- ter, Lady Louise. THE EVENING WCAP TO BROADCAST SERVICE AT SUNRISE Easter Morning Worship at Tem- ple Heights on Air at 7 AM. The E service at Temple Heights will be broadcast by Station WCAP it was announced to- day by those in charge of the service. Although thousands already are be- lieved to be making their plans to attend, the broadcasting of this serv- jce will put it into countless homes unable to be ented in person The broadcasting will start shortly bef 7 o'clock, the hour set for the formal program to begin, by the pre- liminary music b brass quartet from the Marine Band, which will play the *“Call to Worshiy Plans for the servi which is to be held in a natural amphitheater on Temple Heights, at the foot of Twen- tieth str ring cogpletion. Dr. Pierce, preMent of the Washington Federation of Churches, is to the principal spealke ster sunrise be -5 IS Supreme Court to Recess. The various branches of the Dis- trict Supreme Court will adjourn to- morrow afterncon and will be in recess until Friday, April 17, for the Easter holid Jury trials will not be resumed until Monday, April FORESTS UNDER GUARD. Dry Conditions Resulting in Man- ning of Fire Towers. Special Dispatch to The Star, HAGERSTOWN, April 9.—All of the fire towers in the mountains in western Maryland are manned be- cause of the dry condition of the forests. A fire broke out yesterday in the mountains near Pen Mar, nearby Summer resort, but was extinguished quickly vy Forest Ranger Harry Thomas and his crew, preventing the blaze from sweeping down: the west slope, in the path of which several cottages would have been endan- gered, and also marring the natural beauty of the resort section Careless smokers in search of trail- ing arbutus and other wild fowers were blamed for this fire ral other fires broke out in the near Keedysville last week, re quickly extinguished. GIRL DYIN(:‘: OF POISON. Victim of Alleged Attack by Klan Official Grows Worse. DIANAPOLIS, April 9.—Miss dge Oberholter, Indianapolis, al- d to have been attacked by c Stephenson, former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, can- not recover from self-administered poison, according to her physician, Dr. J. R. Kingsbury. She may live several days, the physician said. She has been unconscious a week. An infection caused a slight change for the worse last night STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, EXHIBIT OF FINE BOOKS OPEN AT SMITHSONIAN Fifty Volumes, Best Examples of Printer’s Art, Are Includ- ed in List. There are now on exhibition in the main hall of the Smithsonian Bulld- ing the “Fifty Books of 1924, chosen by a jury appointed by the American Institute of Graphic Arts of New York as representing the finest ex- amples of printing and binding to be produced in the United States late in the year 1923 and early in 1924, In selecting the “Fifty Books of 1924, the jury considered printing, binding, paper, deslgning and type The 213 books submitted repre- nt 28 different sources—publishers, printers, book clubs, museums, li- cheerful credit. New Ensembles models. Pay as convenmiert. 2 MEN— Suits, Topcoats It must be an ensemble to be correct for Spring. We have all the new oolors and APRIL 9, 1925. braries and college presses. All the books were published for sale, near- ly two-thirds being issued by pub- lishing houses and the rest printed for collectors or subscribers. The object of assembling these books and exhibiting them through- out the country is to create a desire for fine books, and by showing the best examples of the printer's art, to| stimulats the average maker of books to put forth his best work. The exhibition will be on view on week days from 9 to 4:30 until May 2. Shipstead Opposes Foreign Loans. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, the Farmer-Labor member of the Senate forelgn relations committee, urged President Coolidge today to discourage American loans to any nation making heavy expenditures for armaments. MARYLAND SPRING EARLY. Much Farm and Garden Work Done, Says U. S. Official Report. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Aoril §.—Maryland's Spring is well ahead of time, ané much farm and garden work has been done oyer the State, according to the weekly report of the Jocal branch of the United States Department of Agriculture. Fruit buds are coming out in most parts of the State. All Winter crops are in good condition. Peas are up in the southern half of the Eastern Shore, and many potatoes are being planted. " There some damage to peach, pear and strawberry blossoms by freezing on the shore, he said. Established in 1900 Very 7th. & L Sts.N.W. New Frocks specially priced for materials the newest BUY ON OUR EASY_ CREDIT Weekly or Monthly Payments 170 e Buy Now—Pay After Easter Step out in the Easter parade with new togs—buy them here om our easy amd Weekly or monthly payments. A new shipment of dresses has arrived and Colors—styles— Plenty of Flare Coats at The New Flare and Ripple Coats, such an are being worn every wh are here in u big assortment. Smart Iy lined coats, with heavs borders of fur 3350 FOR SALE DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE Went of 16th St., South of Scott Circle Eleven rooms and four baths, hardwood floors throughout, hot-water heat, electrlc lights; beautifully decorated. You must see this house to appreclate it Call Main 9186 For Inspection Smartly tailored—guaranteed all- wool—in all the new light shades. Select now for Easter. —brafded coats. 100, are in the lot PICK ONE OUT FOR EASTER—PAY IN SMALL WEEKLY OR MONTHLY SUMS Forward in Flannels! Step forward Easter S=nday in one of these suits that reflect a forward step in weaving—flan- nel fabric that stays shaped— Wimbledon Flannel Stein-Bloch SUITS 50.00 Care-free comfort and stylish service in_West’s Wimbledon Flannel sujts— * carefully hand-tailored throughout. Sidney Wes INCORPORATED 14th and G Sts. N. W, J.E .Cunningham Co 316 7th St. N.W. Another Amazing Sale of Easter Hats Friday and Saturday € Values to $10 Values truly beyond comparison Hundreds. from which to select EVERY NEW EASTER COLOR EVERY NEW EASTER STYLE Misses’ Hats Matrons’ Hats Girls’ Hats 5 A Group of Individual Model Hats $7.50 and $10.00 Pay a Small Down Payment, Monthly Thereafter. Saturday shoppers. Children’s Dept. wo Suits. and a coat toda feature for boss the New BUY ON OUR EASY CREDIT Weekly or Monthly Payments =5 Y Cunningham Co FEaster Sales For Last-Minute Shoppers Four-piece which fnclude two pwirs trousers. Bring your boy to be outfitted Onr Miliiners nt awails Prices Are Very Moderat Depart oL new Npring Coats have been purchased at remarkable price concessions just for this sale, and you will find the newest flares—ele- gantly bordered with attractive light furs—that add a dressy, rich note to tailored models. speak the unsversal language of love. [ and wwin. I am the symbol of during fasth; [ am pledge of sweethearts. Diamond set in Exquisite diamond and en- t. hand-pierced graved mountings. 21 Stores In 21 Citles Your Easter Coat Is Here at After-Easter Savings 20 24 28 E have timed this sale so that the very newest modes are avail- able at after-Easter prices, for those last-minute, Friday and W