Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1931, Page 6

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BATILESHPS SAL | 0 WANEOVER SE ldams Goes Along to Watch - Pacific Force Maneuvers 0ff San Pedro. By the Associnted Precs. 'ALIFORNIA, May 12.—The | fuperdreadnoughts of { United States ttle force weighed anchor here early ay and steamed out into the Pacific £, truin thelr gmu guns on a phantom T e Slarer o actonand Al hands stood by awaiting visibility con- ditions_sufficient to give Secretary of Navy Charles Francis Adams, aboard the U. 8. S. Argonaut, a demonstration | of the gunpower of his biggest fighting |° eraft. | Adams Awals Practice. Should conditions permit. the foree | practice, culminating the defensive ma- | neuvers of the vear, will be staged to- | day, for Secretary Adams is eager to continue on to San Diego from the scene of action, which is approximately | 60 miles off San Pedro, near San Nico- | las Island. If visibility is poor, the fir- | ing will be postponed until tomorrow. ‘Accompanied for the first time on such a mission by the airplane car- riers Saratoga and Lexington. as well a8 by four large V-type submarines, the nine battleships set out to find the moving targets which will constitute ! the enemy. { 200 Planes Will Hop Off. | More than 200 airplanes, clupulledi from the dreadnoughts and flown from the decks of the carri nd the sub- marines will hunt the fleet of targets, radioing location and range. Zigragging along to avoid _being struck by dummy torpedoes launched by & mythical fleet of destroyers represent- ing the enemy, the battleships will hurl huge projectiles at the distant targets with the 14 and 16 inch guns. The force dring co‘nslrlltuux vt;.e. most spectacular display of the - nery power. Each salvo w .J"'-?: tons of - projectiles on their Corporation Director Dies. CHICAGO, May 12 (#).—Bernard A. ears old, president of the | . Milling Co. and a director | of the Erie Railroad, Dodge Bros, Inc.; Armour & Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co., died at his home last night. Heart the cause. GREYHMOUND Here are just a fow of the travel savings offered by Greyhound lines. There are hundreds of others — to any part of America. BALTIMORE $1.0C ROUND TRIP 1.25 15 Departwres Daily PHILADEL'A 3.50 10 Departures Daily NEW YORK 5.50 9 Departures Daily FRED'R'’KSB'G 1.75 8 Departures Daily RICHMOND 3.50 | 8 Departures Daily WINS’N-SA’M 8.50 5 Departures Daily, GINCINNATI 13.75 7 Departures Daily CHICAGO 17.50 | 4 Depariures Daily CHARLOTTE 10.70 | 5 Departures Daily STAUNTON 4.00 5 Departures Daily LEXINGTON 4.00 5 Departures Daily ROANOKE 4.00 5 Departures Daily LOS ANG'S 54.50 | 4 Departures Daily BUFFALO 11.50 4 Departures Daily SYRACUSE 10.50 4 Departures Daily Free Map of U. S. Bring this-ad ® the sation lised belor and get a large map of the United Seates FREE. UNION BUS DEPOT TELLS OF HOOVER VISIT Liverpool's Lord lnyor Speaks to Gotham British Club. NEW YORK, May 12 (®).—A (erle analysis of business i attributed Pruidem Hoover by Lord Ml{or ldwm of nrpool nd, now | th[l countr: He told the mtm Luncheon Club f’el'/erdly of & visit to the White House t Friday, saying: the few minutes' conversation thlt we had President Hoover said he felt that & great deal of the difficulties of the pruem commercial situation were due to ental condition of busi- ness.” The lord mayor did not amplify as to President Hoover's remarks, but gave | as his own mgg‘wkm for improvement | f business: “Let out the good facts nd keep the bad ones still.” SIAMESE KING RESTING NEW YORK, May 18 (#).—King| Prajadhipok of Siam was resting com- | fortably at_Ophir Hall today after his/ operation Sunday_ for the removal of | a cataract. He chatted with his family and listened to several radio programs. His chief surgeon, Dr. John M. Wheel- cr, issued the following builetin: “His majesty, the King, passed a very good night and slept almost without in- | terruption. He has no pain in his eye.” THE EVENING AGE LIMIT ON POLICE OPPOSED BY CIT|ZENS Hillcrest Gmnp ocm $5 Prizve for| | Most Improved Home in Clean-up Campaign, | ‘The Hillrest Ottinens' Amsoclation at |a meeting in the Rast Washington | Heights Baptist Chureh last ‘puud & resolution, introduced Committee on Police and Fire Regu- | lations, recommending that the asso | clation go on record as being opposed |to any obligatory age imit for the \rrurrmmt cf policemen and fNremen | o¢ the Distritt of Columbia ‘The president of the assoclation in- structed the sccretary to send copies | of the resolution to the District Com- | missioners and the Federation of Citi~ zens’ Associations. A_resolution, introduced by Maj. C. . Brode, was adopted instructing the cretary’ to send coples Jetter drawn up by the | all members and residents of Hillcrest urging them to take part in the clean- up campaign. The letter stated that | the association was offering & prize of night by | | Henry L. Grampp, chairman of the | §5 for the home having the most im- proved surroundings. ‘The "association voted $15 to help int the church in which they meet. 'aul E. Keen of the Citizens' Alliance of Washington addressed the members on District representation. He stressed the need for people of Washington to use campaign seals on all mail, as it not only would begin to interest other people in Washington, but also would carry the story of voteless Washington lorople of cther States. he secretary announced the elec- tlon of W. H. Sherrill to membership in the assoclation. BEAUTY WEDS AGAIN Hazel Forbes Hmrln Cosmetic | | Manufacturer in Maryland. NEW YORK, May 12 (#).—Miss Hazel Forbes, Ziegfeld showgirl, who, as a | petite. blond mannequin, was chosen |as “Mies United States” in the Paris international beauty pageant in 1996, is the bride of Paul O. Richmond, cosmictic | manufacturer. |~ They were married Thursday by Rev. | 3. McLain_Brown of the Methodist | Episcopal Church of Kennedyville, Md. | On the license Richmond gave his age | as 46 and Miss Forbes, who her | family name, Froidevoux, as 21. ward Judson, an_automobile dealer, whom she married in January, 1929. They were later divorced. | D?##-?-?###{":%é#”fl##o&é STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, WIFE TRADE REVEALED s: IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT 2 Sheriff Learns of Exchange ¥From California Ranchers After Woman Shoots Self. By the Associated Press, MODESTO, Calif., May 12.—Sherift G. M. Hogin said today that from the attempted suicide of Mrs. Ruby Mec- Clelland, 34, he had learned from two Modesto ranchers a story of an ex- change of husbands and wives. 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