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847 Votes Cast for State Ac tion—545 Demand Abso lute Repeal. By the Associated Press. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. April 28 — Amid charges of “pussyfooting" voiced by supporters of outright repeal of the eighteenth amendment, the Republican State convention yesterday adopted a resolution favoring re-submissicn of the question to the States. The convention, which cheered every mention of President Hoover's nam», pledged the Michigan delegation to the natlcnal convention to his renomir.a tlon. No opportunity was given for a vote on the soldiers’ bonus question, the Resolutions Committee refusing to re port out a resolution for or against it. What started out as a traditionally harmonious Republican gathering came close to disorder during debate on the prohibition resolution. The roll call cn the 2.©r showed 847 votes for the referendum proposal and 545 for absolute repeal As adopted the resolution said that while the eighteenth amendment is ret primarily a party Issue " the Republican party is "always wiling to let the people express their wishes." Hurley Attacks IXeo** It called for a referendum on sub mission of the amendment to a con stitutional convention The convention heard e-cre’ary of War Hurley classify proposals her immediate payment of the soldiers' bonus as one form rf "illegitimate raids upon the Treasury.” I _ _. _ _ i League Also Debates Utili ties Regulations in Ses sion at Detroit. Bt th« DETROIT, Aim 11 3B Delegate* to trie Biennial Convention of (lie National League of Women Voter* consider to day the program o'f work outlined yes terday In committee report* submitted in the first geneml session Of major Interest are proposal* for a system of Federal. Stat* and local un employment relief, co-ordinated State and county organizations for the care of needy children and effective national. Ktate and city regulation of public utiil I ties There was no attempt in yesterday's session—when the tentative program for the biennium was formulated—to inject the controversial issues of prohi bition and birth control. Miss Belle Sherwin of Cleveland, president, presented her report last night, urging persistence in order that j accomplishment, although gradual, ! may become inevitable.” Tomorrow the league elects officers. Yesterday the convention amended the by-laws to reduce the vice presidencies from five to one. Re-election of Mrs. Belle Sherwin of Cleveland as president was recommend ed in a report of the organization's Nominating Committee. Nominations usually are equivalent to election. Other officers recommended in the committee report are: Vice president. Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle. Washington, D C ; secretary'. Mrs. Walter Greenough. Indianapolis, and treasurer, Mrs. Elsie ZtnsmeL'ter. Louisville, Seven regional directors were nomi nated as follows: First district. Miss Mary Bulkier. Hartford. Conn : second. Mrs Andrew J. Steelman. Montclair, N J : third, Mrs. A. M. McKelway. Washington: fourth. Mrs. John Hewitt Rosenstiel, Freeport. 111.: fifth. Mrs E. W Feige Huron. S Dak.: sixth. Mrs. George H Hoxie. Kansas City: seventh. Mrs Katharine P. Edson, Lo6 Angeles. HOLD MINSTREL SHOW Spec!*; Dispatch tp The Stsr. ACCOKEEK Md . April 28—A min strel show, followed by a dance, was held Tuesday night in Accokeek Hall under the auspices of the Parent Teacher Association of the local school. Those who took part were: Edward Bailey, interlocutor: George Nairn and Irwin Abell, end men: Maurice. Harry, Od°n and James Bowie. Ralph Howell. Aubrey Rcbey. Lester Hottle. Harod Warder, Theodore Davis and Mr. Wil helm. ENGLAN D-AUSTR ALf A FLIGHT RECORD SET C W. A Scott on Way 8 Days, 20 Hours and 49 Minutes—Bat tled Pierce Gale Bt the Associated Press PORT DARWIN, Australia. April 28. —C. W. A Scott, noted flyer, landed here at 10:22 a m. today after a flight from Lympne. England. In which he recovered his record for flights between England and Australia by beating the record of J. A. Butler, 5 hours and 40 minutes. Scott's time for the flight was 8 days. 20 hours and 49 minutes. Butler's time, which was a slight improvement over the former record held by Scott, for the 13.187 allies, tu 9 days, 8 hours and 29 minutes. Butler * flight *u ended on Novem ber 9 last year. Scott was very tired when he landed amid U*e cheers of an enthusiastic j crowd at the Litchfield Airdrome. He said he was "through with record-hunt ing” and wouldn't try for any more of them. He would go back to England, he said, "on a comfortable steamship." He faced strong head winds all the 1 time during the last few days, he said, and crossed the shark-infested Timor Sea In the teeth of a terrific gale. The 13 mountain lakes of Plitvice. In Croatia, where the gentle beauty and solitude among forests are broken onlv by the murmur of many waterfalls, dense mountain woods of Bosnia, the Slovenian Alps with their cool lakes and wild gorges, the lovely Sunshine of the Adriatic shores, the island caves and grottoes scattered along one of the most romantic coastlines in Europe, make Yugoslavia a paradise of beauty. »* M—i.X SORORITY SESSION SET Sigma Theta Convention to B« Held Here May 13, 14 and 15. The annual convention of Sigma Theta National Sorority will be he'd in Washington May 13. 14 and 1». it was announced today. The program for the aeaskm. which will be attended by many local dele gates. will be: May 13. business meet ing at Carlton Hotel. 7 30 p.m ; con vention formally opened by National President Miss Margaret Gibson; May 14. banquet and dance at Carlton J 30 Pm.: May 15. tea at Grace Dodge Hut, 4 pm. Uriburu Has Bad Night PARIS. April 28 <4>' Former Presi dent Jose F. Uriburu of Argentina who underwent an operation here this week for stomach ulcere, spent a bsd night last night and showed some signs of an infection this morning, his physician* said. .... the “cream” of our regular stock at unprecedented reductions in the SALE of LIFETIME FURNITURE Quality and Good Taste Distinguish the Mayer Sale Furniture that is really good — our regular dependable Lifetime quality—that is the type of furniture featured in this great sale of Lifetime Furniture. Mayer & Co. endeavors to show you the type and quality of furniture you finally buy in your search for satis faction—furniture that is livable, good and decoratively correct. It is not our policy to feature the “cheapest" things we could find, simply to have the lowest price. Buy dependable Lifetime Furni ture now at these unusual sale savings, and be happy over it. Thousands of Pieces and Suites at Unusual Savings This is a store-wide sale of the very “cream” of our regular stock. Only three or four factory priced articFes are omitted. Even our brand-new Summer Furniture, shown for the first time this season, is included at the savings. Oh, what a time to buy good furniture here advantageously! KARPEN LIVING ROOM GROUPS from $150 to $600 LIFETIME BED ROOM SUITES from $139 to $1J75 TEN • PIECE DINING SUITES from $168 to $U47 f THOUSANDS OF SINGLE PIECES at exceptional savings Colonial-Sheraton Suite of Unusual Beauty, *239 (6 Pieces, Including Chair Not Pictured) Really a beautiful Bed Room Suite! The semi-round Dresser is 52 inches wide, and the mirrors on both this and the Dressing Table are of unusual interest. Reeded turn ings and delicately carved ornamentations add to the deco rative charm of this suite. It is here in your choice of either mahogany or walnut and gumwood. Also with twin beds and night table, making 8 pieces, $299. Many others reduced. FREE PARKING SERVICE five direotlyto our rear entrance you like, wifi park yow ea% MAYER & CO. Seventh Street Between D and E '• K ' PS