A minute of silence in the ballroom
was obesrved in respect to the late
Rudolph Valentino, film star, who was
a former dancer.
Band Leaders Here Moved.
Band leaders at the Army Music
School, Washington Barracks, have
been assigned to other duty, as fol
lows: Warrant Officer Robert O.
Dickson, to the 29th Infantry Band,
at Fort Benning. Ga.; Warrant Officer
Tito Lipartitl, to the 2d Engineer
Band, at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.;
I Warrant Officer Wheeler AY. Sidwell.
to the I3tli Cavalry Band, at Fort
ID. A. Russell. Wyoming; Warrant Of
| fleer Le Rn.v C. Sleeper, to the General
| Service School Band, at Fort Leaven- >
| worth. Kans.. and Warrant Officer j
; Arthur A. Jason, to the 21st Infantry
Band, at Schofield Barracks. Hawaii.
Rains, General Over U. S., Hurt Cotton
And Grain in Shock, But Benefit Corn
i
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jßy the Associated Pres*. '
NEW YORK. August 26.—Much of
j the United States was wet today.
! There has been unwonted rain since
i St. Swithin's day. and especially dur
ing the last week. California. Xe- j
! vada and Arizona have been notable
| exceptions in having sunny Summer
i weather. In fact, in L«os Angeles and
! vicinity the mercury is in the hun
' dreds. •
Th*> traditional 40 days oi rain after
a rainy St. Swithin's day has run intoj
42 in New York, and the Weather Bu
reau gave no hope of relief for many
of the deluged sections cither today or
tomorrow.
While rainfall has not been continu
oua throughout the period, there has
THE- EVENING STAB. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26. 1926.
