Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1930, Page 12

A—12 MENCAEN WARRE N SURPRISE RE Baltimore Editor and Critic Weds Miss Sara P. Haardt at Episcopal Church. ®y the Associated Press. \ ,BALTIMORE, August 28-H. L. Mencken, spokesman for bachelorhood and scoffer at matrimony, became a benedict yesterday. ‘Though his marriage to Miss Sara Powell Haardt of Ballimore and Mont- Ala., had been scheduled for mber 3, she and the editor and frrepressible critic decided to escape wpealous attentions of friends and were married by an Episcopal rector at an Episcopal Church, that of St. Stephen the Martyr. Only their immediate families and a few friends were present. As they left in an automobile for a short wedding trip, rice was scattered about the head of the man who had written of weddings &3 “barbaric rites.” Friend Officiates. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Dr. Herbert L. Pairish of New Bruns- wick, N. J, a long-time friend of Mencken and a contributor to the maga- sine of which he is editor. bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Charles Wickliffe Ste- venson and was accompanied by her mother, , John Anton Haardt of Montgomery, and her sister, Mrs, Ste- venson. She wore a simple crepe en- semble in Summer brown and a small spray of orchids. Also present were Mr. Mencken's sister, Miss Gertrude Mencken, and two brothers, August of Baltimore and Charles E. Mencken of Oil City, Pa., and the latter’s wife. “Sage of Hollins Street.” Mr. and Mrs. Mencken have taken an Apartment in & section of the city dis- tant from his lifetime home opposite Union Square, from which he is known locally as “the sage of Hollins Street.” ‘The bride, a graduate of Goucher College, Baltimore, and a resident here several years, has written for periodicals, and recently her first novel was accepted for publication. In applying for a last week Mencken gave his age as 49 and Miss Haardt's as 32. Neither has been married before, PRESIDENT TOUCHES OFF POWERFUL AIR BEACON Two Billion Candlepower Beam Visible in Good Weather 250 Miles From Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 28.—The Nation’s most powerful air beacon was turned on last night. Touched off at the White House by lent Hoover, the light sent’ & 2,000,000,000 candlepower beam cu'cllna through the murky night. Invented an presented to the city by the late Elmer A. Sperry, the light is visible in good ‘weather 250 miles away. The light of the biue-gray beam is equal to one square inch of the sun’s brilliance, A second beam of 1,100,000,000 can- dlepower, remains fixed upon the mu- nicipal a Tt as a guide to aviators. Many the notables here for the national air races attended the pres- entation. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, for whom Eiperry named the beacon in honor of his “heroic flight from New York to Paris” did not attend. ' Ottawa Session to Open Sept. 8 “OTTAWA, August 28 (#).—Sir Geo: Perley, acting prime minister; -r:f nounced last night that Parllament would open Monday, September 8. — 3020 Dent Pl. N.W. Just North of 30th & Q Streets . 3 Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Porch, $40 Pie Crust in 4 minutes Wi 4 met! ! cookini Jen o mokgts of ackine strides in the last decade, an ern wa mixture ackage uge. Makes crisp, light. flaky pie crusts and dry undercrusts of delicious flavor, and the uniform blend assures perfect results every time. A package cf ne- Get H Salmon and CabbageSalad Fraxs one can of Salmon, season, shred one small cab- == very fine and mix with on and arrange on erisp lettuce. c,.nn% wiflgthm stri with one PR ibiespoon may and papril Of Hard Times, Say | Virginia Dealers| Special Dispatch to The Star. | RICHMOND, Va., August 28.—Re- | ceipts of numerous one dollar silver pieces by Waynesboro, Va., merchants tor groceries and other commodities is a sure indication of hard times, they say. One store manager said | he had received several in the past few days, while others are of the op- inion that there are more silver dol- lars in circulation now than has been known for some time. Merchants say poeple keep - silver dollars for several reazons, particularly because there are 50 few in circulation. They are spent only when it i actually necessary. | Representative Huddleston of Ala- | party now is “estopped DR. HALL ELECTED Department of Agriculture Official to Head Veterinary Association. LOS ANGELES, August 28 (#).—Dr. Maurice C. Hall, Washington, D. C., chief of ‘the zdological division, Bureau of Animal Husbandry, United States De- partment of Agriculture, was elected | president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Other officers in- cluded: Second vice presideng, Dr. J. T. Glennon, Newark, N. J.,, and treasurer, Dr. M. Jacob of Knoxville; Tenn. ———t | Receipts of the South M&nchuflnn} Railway for the last fiscal year totaled nearly $120,000,000. | THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. [Silver Dollars Sign REPUBLICANS BLAMED FOR PROSPERITY LACK| bama Declares Party Cannot Deny Its Responsibility. Because, he said, the Republicans had claimed for generations that they were “the particular custodians of prosper- ity,” Representative Huddleston of Ala- bama declared late yesterday that that from den; liability for existing conditions.” Huddleston’s declarations were con- tained in a statement issued through the Democratic National Committee. He said that figures on unemployment show that more than 25,000,000 persons are affected by lack of work. Twenty- two per cent of the members of the American Federation of Labor are un- employed in 18 principal cities, the Alabaman said that organization's fig- ures show. He charged also that the census report of unemployment was misleading, because it fails to take into; account part-timé workers and those laid off definitely or indefinitely. Day Hot in Rome and Naples. ROME, August 28 (#)—Rome and | Naples, each with a temperature of 95 | degrees, yederday probably were the | hottest cities ‘n Italy. | Venice reached the same figure, but the night, as in other Adriatic resorts, was cooler. pe King Boris Mrs. Bohan, Writer, Succumbs. LOS ANGELES. August 28 (#).—Mrs, Elizabeth Baker Bohan, 81, author, of “The Doagnet” and “Prince Luminous,” died here yesterday. King Boris Takes Trip. SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 28 (P.— left yesterday for a journey, nation unannounced. He | Rumania. The most delicious coffee «.SUMmertime...all the time Get thismaster blend of 5 of the world’s best coffees—developed through 99 years' 3 recognized coffee leadership. Perfectly roasted. Vacuum- packed. Oven - fresh CKED n_your cup. 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