Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1928, Page 3

fies pounres| SCIENTIST DROWNS | COTY || SWIFT CURRENT Blanc, Rachel No. 1. Rachel | No. 2, Rose No. 1, Rose No. 2, Ocre, Ocre Rose, Mauve. | Potomac Dragged in Vain Be- low Falls for Body of McNeir Smith. Thought to have been stricken with | nd to have been caught by | H current while swimming in | | the Potomac River about two miles! | below Great Falls near' the Virginia| McNeir Smith, 31, scientist of | au of Standards, was drowned | y. Because of the rush of the | . his companion, Wiliam C.| | Brueggeman, also employed at the bu- | reau, of 3211 Newark street, was unable | to get near him. The body had not| | been recovered this mofning. | Smith was an _expert swimmer, Brueggeman said. The two had been | in the water about half an hour and | were some distance apart. Brueggeman heard a muffied cry for help, he de- clared, and believes he saw Smith’s | hand disappear beneath the surface. Searches Hour. | | w AREHOUSE | He searched for an hour for Smith, [ {but because of the swiftness of the current was unable to find him. Con- For Rent \inced that his attempts were futile D St. N.W. he went to Forrestville, Va., and tel EPROOT phoned the Washington Detective Bu- | T ELEVATOR au. The local police told him to ask | e Virgima authorities for assistance, | police launch cann channel above Chain Rea MERICAN SECURIT‘I' ZAND TRUST _COMPARY = Real Estate Dent. 15th & Pa. Ave. N.W. FLAT TIRE Call Fr. 764-5-6 According Distance | Bridge. Although it was believed impossible | to locate the body, the river was M. 4815 | gragged last night. The attempt was fruitiess. The two friends left Smith’s home, o |in the Wyoming Apartments, where he ‘:m’d with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Smith, about 1 o'clock yester- | day afternoon. Smith told his mother | | that he would bring Brueggeman home |to dinner. They entered the water about 2 o'clock. Smith was born in Washington and was graduated from Central High | School. He attended George Washing- |ton University for a short time and later went to Cornell. When the war broke out he left college to attend the | officers’ training camp at Plattsburg. Girl Is Drowned. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery and | stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor. | When the war ended he returned to | Cornell, where he was graduated in 11920 with a degree of mechanical elec- trical engineer. For three years he was | employed by the General Electric Co. at Applied B0c to $1.00 LEETH BROTHERS Formerly Main 500 4-Bedroom Homes Lots 150 feet Deep Modern Throughout Price, $7,250 {try Club tomorrow, aiter which the | gram of sp THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, JU- Drowns in Potoma McNEIR SMITH. —Bachrach Photo. SIGMA EPSILOIG PLANS FINAL PARTY AT CLUB| Delegates to_the national convention | of Sigma Epsilon Sorority, meeting in | the Hamilton Hotel, were getting last- | minute business matters out of the way today in preparation for a bridge and swimming pa’ at Congressional Coun- | convention will adjourn Fourteen out-of-town members were entertained by local membes yester- day. Following a business session and a sightseeing trip in the morning the | delegates attended a dinner at the Madrillon Restaurant and & _bridge party at the Congressional Country Club. CLASS OF 20 GRADUATES. Juniors in Salesmanship Win Hon-| or in Hecht Store Tests. ‘Twenty graduated from the salesmanship at the ment Store_yesterda: rming at e ercises in the audiioris { the store. The commencement i d a pro- ches and the presentation of a pla “As We Like It,” by the graduates, who interpieted the roles | of poor salesmanship and good selling. | The skit was written by iss Mildred R. Katon of the store's cducational de- | partment. Robert L. Havcock, assist- ant superintendent of schools in charge | of elementary educaticn in the white young men and women were | infor class in t Co. Depar U. S. BATTLE FLEET CHANGES CHIEFS IN STIRRING CEREMONY |woner © saniones sua other Admr. Pratt Succeeds De Steiguer in Command of Ships at San Pedro. Former Executive Will Take Charge of Third Naval District. By the Assoclated Press SAN PEDRO, Calif., June -fThE‘ office of commander-in-chief of the | United States battle fleet changed hands here yesterday when the four- | starred flag of Admiral Willlam g % Pratt was broken out at the main truck | of the flagship California, replacing the | flag of Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer.| Rear admirals and captains of the | fleet assembled on the California’s quarterdeck in one of the most colorful ceremonies known to the Navy. Seven- teen-gun salutes boomed, bands played as one bit of blue bunting came down and another went up. Admiral de Steiguer was ordered to proceed to New York as commandant| of the third naval district. | Admiral Pratt, the new commander- In-chief, is a native of Maine and a ADMIRAL WILLIAM V. PRATT. graduate of the United States Naval| Academy, class of 1889. He is a graduate of both the Navy and Army War Col- | leges and was president of the Naval War College. and Navy Di: for his work chief of He holds both the Army inguished Service Medals during the World War as al operations. CATHOLIC MEN AIDED. | _":l:'ill } Recreational Facilities. ! NEW YORK. June 27 (#).—Prelimi- | nary plans to provide recreational cen- ters for young Catholic men in all patts of the United States were announced yesterday by Rev. Edward Garesche, of Milwauk ecutive director New Organization Provide of the newly organized American Young Men's Association Among the officers are Cardinal O'Connell of Boston tector, and Cardinal Hayes of New York, honorary president. Italy Feels Quakes. ROME, June 27 (#).—Violent earth- quake shocks were felt last night at Catanzaro, Cosenza and Nicastro. No damage was reported. 25% Discount From June 15 to July 15 Business Men! What about that picture for the press—your trade journal or for the firm? You may even need one to use in seeking a new connection. Come in now! Let the Underwood & Underwood T"WO AUTOS ROBBED. Valuables in Cars. Automobile thieves robbed two ma- chines last night, women being the losers in both cases. Misses Mary and Martha Vincent, 2012 O street, reported the theft of their handbags from their car while it was parked in Potomac Park. of the bags contained two pairs of glasses, a compact and a small amount |of money and the other one pair of | glasses, two compacts, keys and money. | Miss Abbey B. Gray, 3941 Livingston | street, reported that a car parked in | front of her home was robbed of a pair {of fleld glasses, a hunting knife and a flashlight, valued at $82. CIVITAN PLANS OUTING. | :July 12 Is Set for Field Day at Manor Club. The annual fleld day and dinner | meeting of the Civitan Club will be | held at the Manor Club on July 12, if was decided at a luncheon meeting in the La Fayette Hotel yesterday. matches and other athletic events in the afternoon will be followed by a din- Flave Koss was appointed chairman of the committee in charge. President George A. Harris gave a {fpfln on the recent Detroit conven- on. One | Golf | ner and business session in the evening. | Will Rogers Says: HOUSTON.— The principles 6f the Democratic party were never listened to with more heated brows and per- spiring necks than is paying its bod- ily tribute here. I have per- spired for Jeffer- son, sweated for Jackson, fainted for Tilden, and am dying slowly for Smith I don't know that we are helping democracy, but we are certainly perspiring for it. Mrs. Robbins Gets Divorce in Nice. 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I A second death by drowning was re- | corded at almost the same time Smith |lost his life. Mary Wallace, colored, 15, of 500 L street southwest, was | drowned in the Washington channel at Water and Sixth streets southwest while | she was playing in the water with sev- eral other children. They had been trying to teach her to swim. Believing she had learned, | she jumped off Riley's dock and imme- | diately sank. Her body was recovered about an hour later by the harbor police. public schools, delivered the principal address, while other speakers included H. H. Levi, general manager and vice president of the Hecht Co.. and Her- bert Wyle, personnel director for the store. Diplomas were presented by C. L. Marlow, superintendent The graduates follow: Mary Reade Melba Le Compte, Anne Smith, Be: nard Dovell Aubrey Robertson, Francis Tyler, Clara Waskow, Cecil Smith, William Lynn, Dorothy Woodward. 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