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BLOND SCHOOLGIL | S “MISS AMERICA™ “Miss Mlinois,” With Un- bobbed Hair, Chosen Pret- tiest of 72. By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY. N J blue-eyed, unbo! 16 today rei with the title of September d high school & cns as queen of American beauty #Miss America of 1 From a field of was _chosen to Smallwood. Okla., who h “Miss Amer Miss Dallag™ Tex., won second been selected ve semi-fina 15,000 Jam Bailroom. Fifteen ‘thousand | 1 the ballroom of the Miliion Dellar Pier last night as the selection of “Miss lllinols’ was announced. The new queen, att in her royal robes and wearing her greeted her sub- jects from he - le “Kin Neptune,” Eddie music comedy star. “I am so excited that 1 can't say much,” she said. “I am so thrilled. I shail try all throuzh the year to d honor to' the title ch 1t shall hurry 1 The new der miss of 1 light brown tremely fair Wins the Roller Chair. : Height. 215 inches; < hip: ; thigh, rom 1l w arica” is a slen ) pounds. Her hair is r complexion ex Her measurements feet 4l inche: ne bust, 31%; w length, 2. 1213; ankl Miss Freida Louis New York,” won the the roller chair parade. the pageant. The other three - sémi-finalists for the title of Miss America” were: Miss Anne Howe, . 20, -of - Hammond, Ind: Miss Virginia Claire Howard, 18, of Tulsa, Okia., and Miss Kathleen Coyle, | 18, of E Philadelphia. MATSUDAIRA CHANGE E IS DENIED BY EMBASSY| Tokio Foreign Office Advises Wash-| ington Diplomat’s Report Lacks Basis in Fact. By the Associated Press. The Japanese embassy yesterday | said it had been .advised ~by the| iTokio foreign office that there was| “no foundation whatever” for pub-| lished reports that Tsuneo Matsu- daira, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, would shortly be trans- ferred to London. The embassy statement follows: “As regards- the rumor recently eirculated that’' Mr. Tsuneo Matsu- daira, Japanese Ambassador ‘to the United States,” will shortly be trans- ferred to -London, ‘the Japanese em- bassy hasteceived advices from the foreign office,’ Tokio, that there is no foundation ‘whatever for it.” SUES FOR MAINTENANCE. "Mrs. V. E. Reigle Alleges Failure to Support Self and Children. Mrs. Madeline M.’ Reigle has filed Buit in the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia against her husband, #incent E. Reigle, for maintenance of herself and two minor children. In her petition the plaintiff charges that the defendant for approximately five years past has failed and refused | to provide properly for her suport and | maintenance, and that she was forced | to leave him on April 16, 1927, because of his abusive conduct toward her. She alleges that in April, 1927, in the | Police Court of the District of Colum- bia, upon her complaint, the defend- ant was convicted of assault and threats and placed on probation for a period of one year. The plaintiff is represented by Attorneys Mark Stear- man and Henry Stearman. grand ¥ | a feature of | Will Celebrate Holy Communion. Rev. E. B. Niver will conduct the | services tomorrow dt St. John's Ep copal Church, Georgetown, when holy communfon_will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m., church schoo! at 9:30 am. and morning prager and sermon at 11. Rev. F. Bland Tucker is rector of St. John's Chureh. A Colonial cottage design simple village type s0 admire Md., in a section of lovely home: The living room 1s very large, west_end. porch. usually large closets and maho nd ook floors and fine shade trees improve enters to a_garage, matching Brookville Road. N 5440 ebraska Avenue that would be a pl Individuality floored covered porch crosses t hall to very pretty living ro m: Adjoining the dining room is an inclosed break! The kitchen is equippe pantry and additional the livipg room to porch, a porch. . The bath ‘is modern throughout. = Garage to matc at a very reasonab to Nebraska Ave,, south to property. OPEN FOR INSPECTION -ALL DAY 5 1417 K StB Adjoining the living roo! The bedrooms are daintily attrac All of the interior this to find in OSSHELPS s ARERERRRRRR R YRR | MISS LOIS DELANDER. FARM 'BOARD PERSONNEL STUDIED BY FEDERATION Washington Member Urges Sena- tors to “Maintain Open Mind” on Confirmation of Recess Appointees. In a letter addresssd to members of the Senate yesterday, Chester Gray. Washin representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged them to “maintain an open mind” on the question of confirming recess appointments of Eugene Meyer, George R. Cooksey and Floyd R. Harrison to the Farm Loan Board. Mr. Gray said in the Jetter that a special committee representing the federation has begun astudy of many phases of farm loan developments, in cluding the matter of personnel, and that ‘the committee’s report - will be submitted at the annual meeting of the federation in December. He promised to inform Senators “exactly what our membership wants done in regard to maintaining a per- sonnel in the Farm Loan Board such as well carry forward the original in- tents of the farm loan act.” FEDERAL RETIREMENT INEQUALITY CORRECTED on | Civil Service Commission Moves to Permit Veteran Employés to Receive Annuities. The Civil Service Commission moved vesterday to correct an inequality in retirement administration, restoring to employes serving under authorized re- tention beyond their statutory time of retirement the right to receive annu- ities under the retirement law. Declaring that it is not the purpose of the law to drop any employe who has served less than 15 s before rsaching the retirement age, the com- mission issued the following notice: “An employe reaching retirement age whose continuance has been recommended by the department and approved by the commission, and who is separated during such continuance before he has served 15 vea restored to duty in the same position from which separated at any time during the period of authorized reten- 1 tion.” o California uses more lumber than any other State in the Union. TWO Chevy Chase HOMES Plecasantly Within the Reach of All Who Appreciate Beautiful Things 124 ast Bradley Lane with all the character of the d. Situnted in Chevy Chase, east of Connecticut Ave. with artistic open fireplace at m 18 a spacious screened tive and have un- trimmed in ivory throughout. Pretty shrubbery the zrounds, and a side drive the house. One block east of FEELEERRERIRERERELERRE RN RN R IR NERRR R an Colonial type home, ny street. A cement- he entire front. Side entrance om with real open fireplace. ast porch. odern featu outside nch doors lead from two bedrooms to upper tary. Hardwood floors h the house. Can, be bought to Morrison, then east cozy SUNDAY E RUNRNREE LR RO R R < | | | that th | control appropriation. | tion of priv THE . EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. OC. FUNDS FOR LEVEES AGAIN ARE DENIED McCarl Holds Obligation Rests as Much With States as With Congress. MeCarl refused to authorize the rtment 000.000 of the | 1927 unexpended rivers and harbors for Misstsippi flood | today | agair to appropriation o responsibility for floods con- | trol in the Mississippi River flooded not rest wholly upon the States, but is for the con- | of tho States' legislative | at least equally. with the con- ation of ‘Congress, ' Mr. McCar| held Emergency Is Appreciated. “This ofice has fully = siated the decision which I may lawfully authortze needed’ expenditures. It s unge {od"fr n the submission. that [ conditions songht to be reliéved by the athorized use of the rivers and har- bors' apy has resulted to some extent . from the fact olved have not com- plied with the statutory requirement ry to authorize the of the A1 funds provided under the flood “It is obvious that the gr v of the situation is for the consideration ate legislative bodies mt lehst equally with that of the United States and that the responsibility is not wholly upon the Government of the United States.’ Obligation Rests on State. The primary obligation for protec- o property adjacent to the streams for which co-operation between local interests and the Gov- ernment has been provided rests upon the individual States or subdivisions within: which the private property is located, the decision said, the Govern- ment’s part being to assist financially in connection with the maintenance and development of the river as a ‘navigable stream only in proportion to the amount made avallable by such State or subdivision. “It is a matter conclusively for th consideration of the Congress and fo determination by the administrative office or by this office whether the pro- tection of such private property from floods shall entirely, or to a greater de- gree than heretofore authorized, also become the responsibility. of the Fed- Fede : ruling, des cision of July 21, was contained in a letter to Secretary Davis, in answer to a request made late last month re- questing reconsideration of his former ruling. ; Mr. Davis said work on strengthen- ing levees might bhe’ stopped unless the money was made available. 250 Breaks Reported. At the time Secretary Davis sub- mitted to the Controller General a request for reconsideration of his rul- ing it was said that the available Fed- eral funds to repair breaks in the Mississippi levees would permit work to be continued by the Mississippi River Commission for possibly month. There are said to be 250 breaks along the whole length of thé river and it was estimated when the sug- gestion was made that the Engineer Corps be permitted to borrow $2,000.- 000 from the unallotted funds for riv- ers and harbors, the money re- turned when the next $1(,000:000 ap: propriation for work on the Missis: sippi became available, that the sum of $2,000,000. would be needed to com- piete the Federal shdre in- the repair work necessary to close the dikes be- fore the Spring high water comes. ident’s 0. K. Seen. y Davis may submit th problem of finding funds to continue the work to the.judge advocate gen eral of the Army for-a study of lexal possibilities. He™.is “satisfled .sthat President Coolidge wotid approys any affirming his | in | planting | there | agency which has*step by stel met the | Melville, La., Digging Out From Deep | thriving Red Cross one of ths most vexing re- FLOOD PROBLEMS STILL ARE PENDING, HOOVER DEQLARES (Continued from First Page.) in the hands of the parish and State organizations upon their own esti- mates to meet the necessitles of all the destitute. 1 regret that relief must be based upon need and not upon loss, for no matter how great the de- sire might be to reimburse the losses of all, no one could repay so vast a sum. “Our goal and the goal of the parish committees must be to restore live conditions to their s, sure their health and safely on the road to self their own independence of spirit. Their resolve to fight their way back. They ask for mo more than Pro- ision has been made for sced for Iall houschold furniture, live repairs and reconstruct to clothing and other neces- 11 those Who cannot by other Thus stock. building: sities to means provide for themselves. s been now settled the tnal appropriation by which every d family will be ved shelte 5 and house furntshing before inter, with seed to restore their | “We shall have some continued suf fering and distress over the forth coming Winter. but T ath confident that the resources of thé same great every emergepcy to date will be able to cdver the necéssities in food and clothing for. the- Alestitute. until the | whole of the flood victims reach full independence with the forthcoming Spring. “Another of the continuing problems is public health. One of the greatest evils which we have feared from the beginning the outbreak of con tagious disease. . “Through the effort of the State health officials the Red ‘Crosy and the local officials and the devoted doctors of the region, 1 believe that we can say without challenge that for the first time in history a community which | has undergone a tragedy of unprece- | dented character, particularly in mat- | ters affect health, has come | with less than even normal | and normal death. Tt is a triumph’ for the modern science of medicine and sanitation.” “The problem is not yet ended. Again through large measures of co- operation I belleve you have ances of the future. Through. the generosity of the Rockefeller Founda- tion, one-half the cost of providing a militant health organization in every parish_has been placed in our hands. Your State government has responded by providing a further quarter. The parish authorities are asked to pro- ide one-quarter of the expense. These health units have already been estab. lished Ip 10 of the flooded parishes, and it only awaits the completion of local arrangements to establish them through the area.” TOWN BURIED UNDER SILT. Blanket Left by Flood. Br a Stalf Correspondent of The Star, MELVILLE, La., September 9.— Buried beneath ‘a-blanket of sandy silt from three to eight feet deep, thig once town “of 18.000 inhabitants resents to . ecretary Hoovef and the construction problems growing out of the flood. 3 When the large levee protecting this community from the Atchafalaya River kave way with a roar some wonths ago, the mighty torrent of muddy water lifted countless tons of earth in its path and deposited them squarely on top of the town and its en- ry Hoover and his rehabili- tation party arrived here today .» see Mellville digging herself out of the and. Three feet of silt had just been removed from the main street, bijt the front yards, porches and vacant lots still were fllled With the picked earth. Dariage to the.city totaled $1,000,000. The problem of whether it is cheaper fo excavate the town or jack it up and place it on new fofindations, atop the new ground level, has perplexed Hoover and Red Cross officials for some timé. At a conference with lo- officials here in the sand be- v hall, it was decided to do | The dirt will be removed where it is practicable o do so. and build econom‘!célly ayift:be ‘plaged o~ higher emergency measure that: cou squared with the requirements of jaw. ' Just North of Colym Overlooking Beantil ments, ranging in size as follow and $50. & . One room, kitchen, dining $52.50 $55.00, $57.50, $60.00, bath, Murphy bed, $67.50, $72. Four room $150.00. Adams 8710 Real Estate Salesmen MH “Anbtier-phas "ing_problem hare is.the drainage kys- gonne Place '* .. . Phillips Terrace Apartments We have left a few of these conveniently arranged apart- One room, kitchen and bath, with Murphy bed, $47.50 Two rooms, reception hall, kitchen, dining alcove and d bath, Murphy bed and porch, overlooking Rock Creek Park and 16th Street, $95, $105, $117.50. Five rooms, reception hall and bath, $100.00. . Five rooms, reception hall and bath, with large porch, Convenient to All Car and Bus Lines Inspect Them Today Before Deciding. 24-Hour Telephone and Elevator Service Resident Manager and Rent Agents on Premises WILLIAM S. PHILLIPS & CO., Inc. 1516 K St. N.W. the big ‘engineer: 2 at 16t St. ba Road Rock @reek "Park §: alcove and bath, Murphy bed, $62.50. 50, $80.00. Main 4600 ings and hemes \whigh may be talsed | | of proven ability A few men now a year or more can connect with a company where their incomes are limited only by their own efforts. This is a leading concern han- dling all classes fully satisfactory, an i ‘at once arranged. AllFon,umum‘caliom Are »Confidentia_l : Address Box 17-V Star Office your qualifications. making $6,000 State If nterview will be of realty. tem, which was choked off by the sandy blanket. The water upply alsd was impaired to one-third of its former capacity. A drainage ditch has heen dug through the sand. but the problem ts not entirely solved Melville has grit. in more ways than one. Its morale' has been boosted throughout the emergency by the con- | tinued optimism of its American Le- | gion Post. Members of this posts un- der the leadership of Comdr. Vines Harris, have worked unceasingly to help thelr town “come back.” The Hoover party was supplied with post- ers announcing ' Legion flood reliet testival on September 18 “for the ben efit of the buried City of Melville.” “Come and see the greatest disaster of the Mississippl flood,” the poster reads, Melville, in making that claim, s rtety near right. Only Arkansas ity seems “qualified” fo challenge the statemen assur- | | SATURDAY, - SEPT “THREE CONGRESSIONAL . VACANCIES T0 BE FILLED! Renie de Rouen Elected to Succeed Dr. Ladislas Lazaro of Louisiana. William Tyler Page, clerk of the House, ~ ondeavoring {o establish the official record in the v-rious vacancles in the House that have occurred through death. He has iist been of- fielally riotified that Rene ™ D3 Rouen of Ville Platte, La., -at electéd in the e enth Louisiana district on August 3 to succeed the late Dr. Ladislas Laza He has also been ow.cially notified that ‘primaries are to’be held in the thirtv-fifth New York distriet on Sep ! tember 20 fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representativ: Walter W. Magee, with the general election on NovIber 8 {In (he sccond Ohio district a special election is tu be held on November 8 to determin. a suc- cessor to the late Representative A. B. Stephens. Unofficial word from Oregon .is that former Representative Elto: Watkins has ‘the D mocratic nomination: and Franklin T. Korell the Republican nomination, with no Jdaie vet set for the election of the successor to the late Maurice: E. Crumpacker in the third district. . Dr. Marshall Returns. Dr. James T. Marshall, pastor of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church, has returned from his Summer vacation and will preach at the morning service tomorrow. N this new era of choose velvet—the most sophi fabrics for Autumn WILL UNDERGO,TEST., Neon On’. Fog-Benietra net tl‘n’;.!’!‘/fit Designed for Ships. ‘Inspecttori at the eaftigst oppor- tunity to detdrsaitie ithe practieability of the mew Neon gas fog-penetrating light installed on the Leviathan will be made by Dickerson N. Hoover. supervising inspector general of the steamboat inspection servic Makers of the light, which glows a deep red. the Commerce Depart- ment said, claim that it has unusual visibility, but owing to "the “feeljiz that it might interfere with the ciency of the regular ship lights re- quired by law, particularly the port | nght. which also is red. the inspec- tion service has prohibited its use 1AL Sen. elegance, Fashionables icated of the and Winter—realizing that in its subtle, lustrous folds lies the greatest smartness of the new season. Introduced at the Paris Fall openings by the haute couture, velvet is offered by Woodward & Lothrop in a distinguished collection of gowns, hats, coats, boutonnieres and handbags. Sheer, transparent velvet gowns and velvet- trimmed gowns in the new modes, may be had in sizes for Madame, Junior. Mademoiselle and’ the [LLUSTRATED Mademoiselle’s cafe-au-lait velvet two- piece frock, with the front movement’ —of paramount importance in the new frocks, $42.50. Other Velvet Frocks, priced from $29.50 to $42.50. Smartly draped black velvet tirban, carries out the side trimming theme, with crushed velvet and a black ’ feather, $18.50. Other copies and adap- tations of ‘Paris models, $18.50-to §50: One may add -smart rhinestorie o marcasite initials to these black velvet ' pouch and flat Envelope, $5; Pouch, $9. Velvet Twin Narcissus, $ envelope 175. Other bags. Velvet Flowers, 75¢ to $1.75." Madame's black velvet coat, richly endowed with fitch, which accents the elegance of the black velvet, $175. Other Velvet Coats priced from $95 to $175. FASHION SECTIONS, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS. - Woodward & Wothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets