Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1924, Page 23

1,800 PUPILS PAY HONOR TO LINCOLN Missouri and lowa Children Make Pilgrimage to Eman- cipator’s Tomb. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, IIl, November 28.— Disembarking this morning in the old ‘Wabash Depot, where Abraham Lincoln made his farewell address on leaving to become President, a twentieth century children’s crusade, 1,800 strong, paid Lincoln one of the most impressive trib- utes ever offered in Springfleld. The children, who came as the guests of the local Kiwanis Club and the Kiwanis Clubs of 9 cities in Iowa, were met by a large delegation of Springfield school children and a high school band. Included in the day's program was a Iuncheon, to be preceded by a parade to the statehouse to plant a memorial tree. The party then will divide into sections to visit various points connected with Lincoln’s life, reassembling after lunch- eon for a street car ride to Lincoln's tomb. . 1f you need work, columns of The Star. read the want BAND CONCERTS. Tonight at 8:16 p.m., at the United States Marine Corps In- stitute Hall, Elghth and I streets southeast, by the United States Navy Band Orchestra, Charles Benter, director. Grand march, “Slave,” Tschatkowsky “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Nicolal Sulte— (a) “Blue Violet Caprice) ....... (b) “La Lisonjera™ Chaminade Grand fantaste, “Chopiniana,” Overture, A comic intermezzo, esque” .... Valse de cor the Wind: Ballet, “Sylvia” 1 Valse lente, 2 Pizzicato polka. 38 March and procession of Bacchus. Excerpts from Teller” Finale, “The Star Spangled Banner.” “The Fortune Herbert Mrs. Jane Dwyer Dies. Mrs. Jane Dwyer, widow of Gen. John Owen Dwyer of the Union Army, died at Ursuline Academy, Wilming- ton, Del, vesterday, according to word received here. Mrs. Dwyer is survived by a son, William J. Dwyer of this city, and a daughter, Sister Ignatius of the Ur- suline Order at Wilmington, Del. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, THEORYOF SICDE N BANKER' DEAT Fractured Skull Possibly Due to Fall—Girl Friend Still Questioned. By the Associated Press. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.,, Novem- ber 28—Officlal opinion stood +di- vided today as to whether Willlam R. Fee, president of two Southern California banks, was slain or com- mitted sulcide. A coroner’s jury held that Mr. Fee was slain after his body was found in the San Bernardino Mountains last Tuesday, 50 feet from a cabin occupied by Miss Mary Wat- kins, 26 years old, who sald she was an affectionate friend of the banker. W. H. Hahsey, San Gabriel chlef of police, today pointed out that Fee | was a pharmacist 4n his youth and may have taken some unusual poison. A fractured skull, which formed the basis of the murder theory, may have b-en caused by a fall after a self- administered dose, the chief of police pointed out. Finding yesterday of a pair of gloves buried in the rear of the cabin oc- cupied by Miss Watkins added new explained she burled the discarded gloves with other rubbish. Miss Wat- kins previously explained that cloth- ing owned by Mr. Fee found in her cabin was a gift and provided out- ing togs when Miss Watkins and her sister entertained man friends. Mrs. Fee, widow of the banker, who accompanied him to the mountains last Saturday, testified at the coroner’s inquest she had differences with Mr. Fee over the position she belleved Miss Watkins held in his life. Funeral services for Mr. Fee will be held at Alhambra tomorrow. SCIENTISTS WILL MEET. Philosophical Society to Have Ses- sion Tomorrow Night. The 909th meeting of the Philo- sophical Society of Washington will be held tomorrow evening in the Cosmos Club Auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. Many informal communica- tions will be read to the members of the club. W. W. Coblentz will present a paper, “The Measurement of Plan- etary Temperatures,” with {llustra- tlons. W. D. Collins will present an- other paper, ‘‘Temperature of Air and Water,” which will be {llustrated. A soclal hour will be held. A committee on elections will re- ceive, during the . meeting, ballots from the members while others will be mailed in during the coming month. The committes is headed by R. B. Sosman, chairman, Geophysical Laboratory. Paul R. Heyl, H. A. Marmer and H. S. Roberts were on a committee of communications. L. H. Adams and J. P. Ault, secretaries, will official interest to the case, but she !preside at the meeting. D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1924. WAR SUPPLY PRICES LOW.| FOUND DEAD FROM GAS. Davis’ Report Shows Year’s Sales | Sergt. Van Brunt of Army Recruit- Return 36 Per Cent of Cost. Return against cost price in the sale of surplus material turned over by the War ‘Department during the . |Yyear 1924 was small, compared with sales during other years, it was dis- closed yesterday when the annual re- port of Assistant Secretary Dwight Davis was made public. Materials valued at $128,000,000, a large part of which was broken am- munition, Mr. Davis stated, sold at a return of 36 per cent on the cost price, a figure much lower than in other years. Transfers and with- drawals brought the total of surplus dispositions during the year up to more than $187,000,000 and the total since the war to $3,166,000,000. The remainder of the supply is so low, the report says, that the Assist- ant Secretary hopes to turn the work over to the regular channels, supply branches of the Army, for the dispo- sition, before the year is out. He placed the value of the remalning materfal at $68,000,000, of which $27,- 000,000 15 in land and improvements. SPINDLER’ 801 11th. M. 2704 LEAN and Press ALL and Deliver ing Station Accident Victim. Sergt. Gillen B. Van Brunt. at tached to the Army recruiting office| called the Emergency Hospital. O O at 609 Tenth street, here, was found dead last night in a gas-filled room at 910 Four-and-a-Half street south- west. Police were told that Van Brunt had accidentally opened the gas jet before dropping off to sleep. Frank Steklin of the same address discovered the lcakage of gas and Dr. 7 Stallard, responding with tHe ambu., lance, pronounced Van Brunt dead. * A goldfish farm in Indiana has fo. cilities for producing 5,000,000 fish an- nually. If you need work, read the war:, columns of The Star. ifllllllllllllmllflllllllllRHNWIIMHHIIMNHHHHHHMWWW“' : To The Girl Who Cast Her Lot With Yours The kindly reminds band to season of Christmas the appreciative hus- look for a gift most acceptable to the girl who cast her lot with his. Something' that will help her in her daily household duties she would certainly appreciate. 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