Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1928, Page 14

D. . FEBRUARY 19. 1928-PART 1. Lansburgh & Bro. Domestic Sewing Machine Section—Third Floor This Rotary Electric Sewing Machine On Sale Tomorrow THE_SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, LAY PEOPLE URGED |Gy kit Gover, - PRIZES IN ESSAY i THASYSTCHRG A Betrays Sl TESTTO BE GIVEN " LOVISVILLE, Ky, February 18 Patriotic Societies Will An- cated by Bishop of East nounce Awards at Meet- Carolina. 14 DEMOCRATS NEAR SPT N OREGON Reed and Smith Groups Seen Due for Collision, Despite Leaders’ Wishes: ON HOOVER CANDIDACY | Chae | | Secretary’s Announcement Fails to | Rock Party — Delegates ’ iCONNECTICUT IS SILENT | Special Dispateh to The Star. | HARTFORD, Conn., February 18. Secretary Hoover's announcement ol his candidacy in entering the Ohio pri- maries has had no perceptible effect upon the Republican situation in Con- | necticut. ‘There has been no eager | waiting here for a word from Secretary | Hoover, as Connecticut elects its dele- gates by convention and there is no Hoover ticket to be filed for primaries. Stressing the need for personal evan- Again, it is not expeeted that theré geliem on the part of lay people as a factor In solving many present day religious problems. Rt. Rev. Thomas C. piloted a truck through Louisville's busiest thoroughfare, A puff of wind lifted the canvas flap on the rear of the truck. Two patrolmen were looking in that di- rection, and what they declared they saw should make any “cop” take notice Now Brewer, Striegel, the 60-gallon still the officers saw and several gallons of alleged liquor are at the police station awaiting action of the grand jury. RACERS WILL SEEK AUTO RECORD TODAY Capt. Malcolm Campbell and Frank Lockhart Plan Speed At- tempts at Daytona. An {1l wind blew no good for Sam Brewer and Peter Stricgel as they ing Tuesday. Prizes will be awarded in an essay contest on “What It Means to Be an | American Citizen,” and an address will | be deliyered by Kenneth S, Wales, presi- dent of the District of Columbla Society, | Sons of the American Revolution. at a | joint meeting of the Sons and Daughters of the Republic in Peck's Chapel Tue day night at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Charl C. Haig, State chairman of the Sons and Daughters of the Republic, is in charge of the program. Members of the Mount Vernon Club |and the Nathan Hale Club, Sons and | Daughters of the Republic, participated in the contest. The awards are being made from donations made by several chapters of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution. Ry the Associated Press The program will be opened with in- DAYTONA BEACH. Fla. February vocation by Rev. Irving W. Ketchum. 18.—Capt. Malcom Campbeil of Eng- | followed by a salute to the flag led by land and Frank Lockhart, American | Marjoric Bromley, president of the speedway driver, expect to make their Mount Vernon Club, and the reciting of frst official attempt to sct a new world | “The American's Crced.” led by Swiney automobile speed record here tomorrow. resi n providing hinh winds subside and the PE o e Nt sandy beach is smooth. Epacial Mispatch ta The Star PORTLAND. Oreg. February 18— X Contrary to the wishes of most leaders will be any distinctively Hoover candi- of Oregon's Democracy, the Smith and dates for delegates before the conven- Recd factions are mancuvering for ,a tion. which will. as usual. choose rep- “ad-on coll i the presidential resentative Republicans to £o0 to the na- Darst, Bishop of East Carolina, in an which presages the opening tional conventon and let them use theit | g 4qrecs Friday to prominent laymen of ke Which cannot be own judgment. following the custom of ARERANE fulilchicanuot s (21 IEETREn R the Episcopal Church, assembled at It is. of course. true that one reason Washington Cathedral in a conference why the Hoover announcement has sponsored by the College of Preachers, here is caused no thr 3 s the And it was fact that there is as yet no pronounced | declared that the prm*nl figures of the s name nor | Hoover scntiment in the State. 'rhr:“"m"wr of pt"fldplr without x-m;unus‘mni of Reed would be placed on the Secretary of Commerce has more sup- | hecilons could serve as & 1‘"'2‘ Love) nary ballot. in which event deles: porters than any other active candidate, | FhAllenge fo men and women Interested i@ cscape the manacles of but it is chiefly in the rank and file | I he ChutCh: 1d that. although there t1n #nd be something more th of the party and is not likely to find ex- |, FIEhob BRFSL S0, TR RLEOUEE (Rere as present when the rol pression in the choice_of delegates in | I5 couse fot, BIaTH Wn the fack thab 627 rospective deiegates wa be the State convention. The truth is that Unit dé‘ he ithiout w‘?v‘o n the agents and use their own J the leaders do not. as a rule, warm up | United States are without religlous con- i E = to the Hoover candidacy. nections. there is every reason to believe Feitiing S Sedicted. In Connecticut. as in New York, there | that these figures can be altered by lay aring. however, that leading Reed is still a disposition to cling to the idea | leAdership and lay °‘““'§"“-‘g“ i 1< would 1ry fo put over a fast | that President Coolidge is not abso- | The conference, which is the first lny | filing Reed's n on the bal- lutely out of the question. Apparently | gathering held by the College of; I and thus cap- the Republican delegates will go to | Preachers since its establishment three nd deliver the 10 Yotes, some nerv- | Kansas City free to vote for the Pres- | Years ago, is being held in the memorial | nith advocates have announced ident. if opportunity offers. If they Wing of the Washington Cathedral intention of do this they will not be misrepresent- | library. and consists of three sessions.| A westerly wind today beat the ocean the ballot na the sentiments of those who send | the last of which will be brought to a | speedway into unfavorable condition, Coolidge | close today. i making fast driving dangerous. In spite Bishop Darst is leader of the confer-|of the uneven sands Lockhart carried ence and is being_assisted by the Rt phis Stutz Blackhawk racer to the beach Rev. Philip M. Rhinclander. former|and made a run of approximately 102 Bishon of Pennsylvania and warden of | miles an hour testing the runway. It the College of Preachers. and Capt |was his first test. but his timing Frank B. Mountford of the Church | unofficial B Army of the Church of England. who i\~ Capt. Campbell has made two trial yrie in the United States to establish aiguns, registering approximately 193 . training school for lay evangelists at milcs an hour yesterday, only 10 miles Providence. R. I : {less than the world mark of 203.8 miles Lay leaders of the Episcopal Church an hour made by his fellow Britisher. who_are in attendance include Leon!Maj. H. O. D. Segrave, here last year. C. Palmer. who was executive secre-| The triplex machine of J. M. White. tary of the bishop's crusa’> and Who | philadelphia manufacturer. is being put is now general secretary of the Brother- | into condition for an unofficial attempt | hood of St Andrew: and Samuel to smash the record. His mark, if sct driven at this electrically An n afford to woman who makes her own garm Built and guaranteed by a well manufacturer, E It's a Rotary Electric é { { ( ( { 1 hand to g being se steady 1 Shugaman, ial Hale Club ‘The program will then include spectal music, an address by Mr. Wales, tho reading of the prize-winning essays. the awarding of the prizes by Mrs. Heiz, and a Colonial pageant, under the direc- tion of Mrs. Tonnis J. Holzberg Judges for the essay contest are: Mrs. D. Wilbur, Mrs. William Sherman chairman of national defe hters of the American Revolution Walter W. Husband, national chairman of Americanization. D. A. R Mis. Josiah A Van Orsdel. president of the national society. Children of th~ me! n Revolution; Mrs. Warren Emley. national vice chairman of the Sons and Daughters of the Republic. . as Connecticut is a r whoever mav get c votes. will be its second choice. H. 1. HORTON. TWO FAClehiS SUPPORT HOOVER IN MISSISSIPPI Our Decferred Payvment Plan Makes It Easy to Buy latest develop! that the the ballot w ss which is expaecied but thev do not t Oragon doomed the ¢ 23 Only o the ren con- rty in Model of veneered Ameri- model that fits hace The Pur Attractivels can walnut conveniently ) This Portable Electric ns Strength During Week—State Convention Set March 14. t campaign otwithst is the favorite in De with those against him v against him Dawes Gains Strength. Honver may receive the Ore: votes in the convention on a silver plaiter, but there is a growing undercurrent for Dawes as second choi which would b> more pronounced for the dipio- macy of some of the State newspaper tn offend the ders who hav: us e. A scout from the Lowden national headou TS f& now en route to Oregon to check un the situation to decide whether it will b= worth while to place Lowden’s na on the primary baliot. ~This egent will first survey the prospects in Washington and th°n take up the Ore- £on matter JOHN W. KELLY. PARIS TIGHTENS RULES ON AMERICAN DIVORCE Revision of Code Said to Be Con- sijered if Free and Easy Decrees Are Not Stopped. Br the Assoriated Pr PARIS. February 18.—Ready-to-wear divorces are being withdrawn from sale 8t the Prench judicial counters. Persons close ta the ministry of jus- tice say the divorce mill cogs have been tightened considerably in the last few days and that from now on no favorit- ism is to be shown Americans shopping for divorces. It is said that ff this tightening up 18 not effective, there will be such a radical revision of the code that divorce seeking American will give Paris a ‘wide berth. An instance of the new official atti- tude is the case of an American woman who gave a Paris address as her legal Gomicile, but was found not to be liv- Special Diepatch to The Star Jow Y s CSON . Thorne of New York, who is a mem- JACKSON. Miss. February 18— per of the Episcopal Churchs com- | Hoover gained strenzth abong Missis- mittee on evengelism. sippi Republicans during the week, Among the laymen who are partici- since both factions are willing to sup- pating in the conference are: Harry port him at the national convention. Atkinson. Baltimore. Mi Q. Beck- There is a possibility that the factions | with, Lumberton. N. C.. Dr. W. Sin- combine strength at the State con- | clair Bowen. Washington, D. C.: Law- vention and instruct for Hoover rence Choate, Washington, D. John One faction. headed by Perrv How- Davidson, Washington, D. C.: William ard. colored. present national commit- |R. Ellis, Washington, D. C.: Arthur teeman from Mississippi. recently | Hungerford. Baltimore, Md.: Lewis D. | opted resolutions indorsing Hoover Learned. Providence, R. 1. Lawrence | for President and, in addition to issu- R. Lee. Washington. D. C.. Edwin N.| ing calls for county and State conven- Lewis, Washington. D. C.: William A will not be accepted by the American Automobile Association because it held that the racer is not equipped according to requirements. Meanwhile stock car races continued with the idea of concluding them this week so that the internationally known pilots may have the beach to themsolves for their driving attempts Maj. W. H. Haislip Ordered Here. Maj. Wade H. Haislip. Infantry, Madison Barracks, N. Y. D. C. ATHLETE PLEDGED. Robert McCartee Joins St. College Fraternity. ANNAPOLIS, February 18.—Robert “Bob" McCartee, Washington. star ath- leter at St_John's College, who starred for Devitt Prep last srason. was pledged by Kappa Alpha Southern in St. John's Colleg> fraternity rush today. t of the 39 students pledged were from Baltimore, th> Fastern ore or New England, mainly Ma, usetts. Sewing Machine John's price for a reliable much purchase built sew Third Floar—Lansburzh & RBro. . s opened State headquarters Lippincott, Philadelphia. Pa.. Edward in the colored section of Jackson. The F. Looker. Washington. D. C.: Allen E. | other faction. erroneously called the Lycett. Baltimore, Md.: Capt. Frank B. | lilv white. although white leadership is Mountford. New York City: George D. evident, also has opened Stat> head- G. Nicholson. Washington. D. C.; Leon querters in a local hotel with J. C. C. Palmer, Philadelphia. Pa.: S. Bar- ler. former United States marshal. tow Strange, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Sam- in charge. Sentiment in this faction uel Thorne, New York City: Dr. Burton is rapidly crystallizing for Hoover. Chance, Philadelphia, Pa: John H The State convention is set for Finney, Washington. D. C. and Dr. A March 14. Regardless of harmony or T. Gregory, Washington, D. C. fight at that convention, there is little . —— doubt left that delegates will be sent for Hoover. The Republicans ex- pect to capitalize on the popularity of Hoover in Mississippi because of his personal visits during the flood relief . end also to cash in on the an- tagonism to Smith expressed by the Democratic drys and anti-Catholics. REX B. MAGEE. READY ON GREEK TREATY. U. S. Minister to Begin Negotia- tions Immediately. 8th and E CUBA WINS POINT. House Rules Committee Expedites Import Cigar Action. 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