Evening star. [volume], October 28, 1937, Page A-3, Image 3

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135,000 See Exhibit at
Yard—Many Events Held
Despite Rain.
Falling far short of last year's rec
ord of 205,400 visitors, the Navy Day
attendance at the Washington Navy
Yard yesterday was 135.000, who
braved the stormy weather to see the
free show.
The Quantiro Marines were unable
to give their aerial maneuvers, due to
the heavy weather and poor ceiling
over the yard, and some of the parades
were canceled. But the sham battle,
featuring a landing operation from
small craft by the Fleet Marine Force
from Quantico. went forward as sched
uled, to form the grand finale to the
crowded day's proceedings.
The Coast Guard life-saving crew
demonstration was held, despite the
downpour, and the public evidenced
much interest in the use of the small
cannon to shoot a line across the bows
of a vessel and bring the breeches buoy
Into play. Catapulting a plane from
a barge also was done frequently dur
ing the day, in the face of Jupiter
Pluvius’ wrath.
iseptune ornunm.
A soggy King Neptune and his court
landed at the quay from the barge of
Rear Admiral George T. Pettengill,
commandant of the Navy Yard, and
were escorted up to meet Capt.
Stephen C. Rowan, the captain of the
yard, who was also chairman of the
' Navy Day Committee.
There were unprogrammed items,
too, for when several small boys Indi
vidually made their way to the main
gate, having toured the yard to their
satisfaction. Marines were on hand
to make them disgorge the bits of j
souvenirs—pieces of metal, springs j
and other momentoes they had stowed
away in pockets or under sweaters.
Cameras and smoking were barred in
the yard and a rather strict secret
service watch was kept on visitors,
who were denied entrance at certain
shops, where the secrets of the first
line of defense are being constructed.
Cameras had to be parked at the main
gate and newspaper photographs were
subject to approval by the naval
authorities before publication.
See Gun Shop in operation.
A radio set display and one of flaps |
and uniforms, dating from the Ameri
can Revolution, attracted numerous
vistors. With interest, the public
watched the civilian workmen in the
giant shops of the Naval Gun Factory
take the red-hot metal and hammer or
mold it into desired shapes for use
as part of the Nation’s fighting equip
’ ment.
Periodically, band concerts were
held, the divers went down into the
depts from the diving boat Crilly,
torpedoes were fired at the test houses,
marines of the Fleet Marine _ Force ;
demonstrated with field pieces, anti- I
aircraft drill was held on the destroyer
Leary, the gunboat Erie attracted
thousands of visitors, who did not
hesitate to stand in line in the down
pour to keep their places and get
aboard and the Coast Guard cutter
Bibb, white in contrast to the gray
vessels of the Navy, was the magnet
for many thousands more.
“The wettest Navy Day we ever had,”
declared one of the prominent officials i
on the Navy Day Committee.
The Naval Observatory was also a
center of attraction here, but the
weather was responsible for holding
down the attendance there also.
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• LEONARD DOMBROWSKI
BURIED IN ARLINGTON
_
Former Naval Lieutenant Was
Found Shot to Death in New
York Hotel Room.
B. Leonard Dombrowsk5, former
ra\«l lieutenant, who was found shot
to death in his hotel room in New
York Tuesday, was buried in Arling
. ton National Cemetery today with mili
tary honors. Funeral services were
held at 11 a m.
Services were held last night in New
York, with the Rev. Gerard A. Lane of
the Catholic Church of the Epiphany
officiating. Dombrowski's two sons,
Richard and Robert, of Greenwich.
Conn., and 30 classmates of the United
States Naval Academy class of 1914
attended.
CUTTER GOES TO AID SHIP
Oil Tanker Disabled Off Charles
ton, S. C.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 28 (JP.
—The Coast Guard cutter Yamacraw
rode through choppy seas today toward
the disabled oil tanker Gulflight.
The ship asked assistance last night
after her steering gear and rudder
became disabled. She gave her posi
tion as 60 miles off Charleston, S. C.
The Gulflight was en route from |
Port Arthur, Tex., to Norfolk, Va.
Bandit Suspect
(Story on page A-1J
I —II.. I III 1
RUSSELL WILSON.
NON-INTERVENTION UNIT
DENIED RUSSIAN FUNDS
Soviets Inform Committee No
More Money to Be Paid to Aid
Civil War Control.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. 28.—Soviet Russia
informed the Non-Intervention Com
mittee today she would not contribute
further funds toward the non-inter
vention efforts to control the Spanish
Civil War.
It was understood, however, that the
Russians intended to stay on the Non
Intervention Committee, which ha* for
months been endeavoring to localize
the Spanish conflict and prevent it
undermining European peace.
The Russians' position was that
they did not want to help pay for a
control scheme which they do not
believe was accomplishing its purpose.
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Actress Sues for Divorce.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 Seek
ing a divorce, Ethelyne Claire, screen
actress, today charged Ernest West
more, make-up artist, with jealous
rages and intermittent threats to com
mit suicide.
Last week, Westmore was found in
an apartment, his wrists slashed with
a razor blade. The couple was mar
ried in 1930.
REICH AND SOVIETS
BID TO BRUSSELS
China's Foreign Minister Is Re
gretful of Refusal of Japan
to Attend.
By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. Oct. 28—The Belgian
government today invited Germany
and the Soviet Union to participate
in the November 3 Nine-Power Con
ference on the Chinese-Japanese
conflict.
China Regrets Japan's Decision.
NANKING. Oct. 28 l/Pi.—Dr. Wang
Chung-hui, China's Foreign Minister,
declared today that China, ''like other
interested powers,” regrets Japan's
decision not to attend the Brussels
Nine-Power Conference on the Chi
nese-Japanese conflict.
'.'The Tokio decision to boycott the
conference naturally further reduces
hope for an early termination of the
conflict by peaceful means,” he said.
Russians Are Pessimistic.
MOSCOW. Oct. 28 </P>.—'The news
paper Izvestia, organ of the Federal
Executive Committee of the Soviets,
predicted today the nine-power con
ference at Brussels would fail to end
the Chinese-Japanese War.
The invitation to such countries as
Portugal and Bolivia, "which hardly
represent a factor in Pacific problems,”
was criticized, as well as the invitation
of such "aggressors” as Italy and
Germany.
Newsboy Is 85.
England's oldest "newsboy.” Freder
Ict Ashbourne of Wednesfield, is 85
and has walked 100,000 miles selling
papers.
Interior Group
Bans Big Apple
For Halloween
There'll be no Big Apple at the In
terior Department's Halloween frolic
tomorrow at 10 p.m.
According to I. D. R. A. News, pub
lication of the Interior Department
Recreation Association, which is spon
soring the affair, good clean fun is one
thing, but the Big Apple is another—
in fact, it is a "palpably manufactured
monstrosity and an exhibition closely
related to the habitues of the honky
tonks. which has no place in polite so
ciety."
The pleasant surroundings of the
department cafeteria and excellent
company and music are thought to
offer sufficient "terpsichorean allure.”
There will be prizes for the most beau
tiful, the funniest and the spookiest
costume and all the thrills of an un
masking just before the witching hour,
but no Big Apple.
"Tire Big Apple is a sour affair—a
frostbitten cull that should be tossed
jut of the window." said the Npws. "We j
will speak no more on this subject."
32 Seek Mailman's Job.
MOUNT CARMEL. 111., Oct. "" i/P> —
When David Price retired as rural mail
carrier at the little town of Allendale,
32 applied for his job. G. K. Gilkison,
Civil Service secretary here, said sev
eral more attempted to qualify.
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BATES IS NOMINATED
FOR CHURCH POST
Ex-Director of Prisons Slated to
Assume Important Unitarian
Office.
CLEVELAND, Qrt. 28 (Special).—
Nomination of Sanford Bates, former
director of the Bureau of Prisons in
the Justice Department in Washing
ton, as moderator of the American
Unitarian Association was announced
Mr. Bates.
at the second
! business session |
of the General
Conference of the
association here
yesterday. Elec
tion will be held
at a meeting in
Boston next May.
As moderator of |
the association j
Mr. Bates will be
the most impor
tant lay official
of the Unitarian
d e n o mination.
The office was
created under re
cent reorganization oi tne association.
It is similar to the former position of
president of the General Conference
of the association, last held by the
late President William Howard Taft.
A native of Boston. Mr. Bates went
to Washington as superintendent of
Federal prisons in 1929. Resigning
""I
that position several months ago, he
now is executive director of the Boys’
Clubs of America, with headquarters
in New York City.
U. S. MARKETING ACT
UPHELD BY COURT
Creamery Loses Fight on Order
Applying to Boston Milk
Market.
Br the Associated Press.
RUTLAND. Vt„ Oct. 28.—Federal
Judge Harland R. Howe yesterday
made permanent a temporary injunc
tion restraining the Corinth Cream
ery Inc., of Corinth, Vt., from continu
ing to violate an order issued under the
agricultural marketing agreement act
of 1937.
The order required that the de
fendant contribute to an equalization
fund for the Boston milk market and
also help pay the cost of administering
the fund. Judge Howe ordered the
wnmn concern yesterday to pay to
the administrator about $4,500 tn back
payments.
The temporary order was granted
October 23, after proceedings were
brought by Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace.
Judge Howe denied a motion for
dismissal of the Government's action,
made by Attorney John W. Redmond
of Newport, representing the creamery,
who declared that the marketing
agreement act was unconstitutional
and that there was no authority shown
for the order governing payments into
the marketing pool.
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150 miles from Los Angeles. The deposit is the only large one known in America and covers about
150 acres, with the lode 1.500 feet long and 300 feet wide, according to geologists Jfemns is shown
taking out a sample, while Engineer Jack Regan, C. M. Hewins, the veterans father, and Louell
Hart look on. _______
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40 per cent graphite, which has assayed $100 to $1,300 per ton.
The deposit also contains gold and silver. Some specimen pieces
assay $204 per ton. —Wide World Photos.
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