Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1926, Page 25

$300,000,000 FUND NEEDED BY CHURCH Methodist Episcopal Board | Plans Largely Increased b World Service. Ry the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo., November Expenditure of large sums of money in the home fields of the Methodist Episcopal Church created a financial emergency for foreign and world serv- jce that is acute, it developed at the semi-annual conference of the board f bishops of the church here yes- 9.— ssion of a proposal of the world service commission to increase the income for beneficiencies of the church from $37,000,000 to $300.000.- 000. as outlined by the Rev. R. J. Wade, exeuctive secretary of the world service work, occupled the af- ternoon session of the board. As the result of the Inability of the board to agree on a definite pro- gram. a committee of five bishops was named to draft a report for pres- entation Wednesday, after a confer- ence with the world service officials. This report, compiled after an in- vestigation of the needs of the home missions as well as the foreign mis- alons and world service officials, will be discussed Wednesday and on it will depend the action of the board. Although gifts to the church dur. ing the last year were $20.000,000 greater than the previous vear, in- creased demands at home due to the continued expanision of the church’s activities had resulted in diminu- tion of the amount available for for- eign service work. Assignments of bishops for the an- nual Spring conferences. announced foday. included: Bishop Herbert Welch to India, L. J. Burney to Cen- tral China, George R. Grose to West China, Francic J. McConnell to Mex- jco, and Charles B. Miichell ta the Philippines. For having served 50 of his 73 years as plowman for one employer. George Barker was. recently presented a prize at an English agricultural society’s event Mathematical Genius of 15 Confounds Greatest of Figure Jugglers in India A veritable mathematical genius, now only 15 years old and of limited schooling, has been described to the Bureau of Education in a report from Wilbur Keblinger, American consul at Bombay. Mr. Keblinger, whose letters came through diplomatic channels, writes: “There is now in Bombay a youth from the south of India, 15 years old, who, it is alleged, knows more about higher mathematics than even mas- ters of arts in that subject. His name is S. Rajnarain and his home is in Madura. “It is stated that he has had very little schooling, but that from a very early age he has shown a wonderful aptitude for mathematical problems of an abstruse nature. “The government of Madras was so impressed with the boy’s natural intel- lectual gifts that it sanctioned a spe- cial scholarship to enable him to prosecute his researches. “Prof. Madhava. a distinguished mathematician of Mysore, says of this boy: “‘The subject that Rajnarain has \ plunged himself into, vulgarly called theory of numbers, extends from nu- meration into Elliptic, Theta and Thetafuschian functions, and being myself one who would claim to know a little of the latter, I can with cer- tainty say that there are an unknown few, if any, in all India who have grasped the modern analytic develop- ments of numbers. “‘I have no hesitation in saying that savants of the type of Landau, Mittag-Leffier, Paul de Bois, Raymond Harvey and Littlewood alone can in- spire and shape—more than any In- dian university course for even the master’'s degree—this young prodigy for the mutual good of himself and of the science.’ “It is sald that in additi6n to Rajna- rain's mathematical aMBllity he has shown unusual intelligence in other directions. He is a good speaker and has on a number of occasions lectured on his favorite subject. It is also stated that he has a good knowledge of the works of Shakespeare and has given most interesting talks, compar- ing the works of that author with Kalidas.” U. S. ASKS REHEARING OF STECK FRAUD CASE Court of Appeals Decision in Re- versing Conviction is Dis- puted. The United States, through Pey- ton Gordon, United States attorney, vsterday asked the District Court of Appeals for a rehearing of the ca: of Frank W. Steck, in which the pellate tribunal last Monday rendered an opinion against the Government Steck was tried or a charge of false pretense in connection with a certifi- cate of deposit which was improperly described in the indictment. The lower court directed a verdict in his favor on a plea of a fatal variance between the allegation and the proof. The indictment was corrected and Steck again placed on trial. The court denied a plea of former jeopardy and Steck was convicted and sen- tenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. The Court of Appeals last Monday {on bond awaiting final action of the decided that the conviction should bhe set aside and held that the lower court erred in not dismissing the charge at the second trial. In asking for a rehearing or altera- tion of the opinion, Maj. Gordon points out that the court erred at the first trial of the case in holding a fatal variance as the date on the certi- ficate as alleged was an impossible one, and the accused was not placed in jeopardy by that trial. 1f the trial court then was right. the Government contends, the Nordlinger case, on which the appellate court bases its opinion, has no applicability. Attorney Robert E. Lynch, repre- senting Steck, is expected to oppose the motion for a rehearing. Steck is court. Killed in Auto Smash. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 9. —Fdmund Hoke, aged 26, brother of Johr. Boyd Hoke, connected with the Pennsylvania State Roads Commis- sion, was killed when the automobile he was driving skidded and over- turned on the National Highway near Frederick, Md. He was a pharmacist employed in Baltimore and was on his way to Martinshurg, W. Va., his for- mer home, to visit relatives. W.&]J. Sloane 709-711-713 Twelfth St., N. W. Washington, D. C. “The House with the Green Shutters” An opportunity to become acquainted with the remarkable values at the store THE items listed below are a of W. & J. Sloane artial list of those small things that every housewife looks for at this time of the comfortable. ear to make her home more inviting, more The very moderate prices shown here are typical of the values that prevail at the store of W. & J. Sloane. 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ATHENS, November 9.—With about two-thirds of the ballots counted in the general elections held Sunday for members of Parliament, the lead of the Republican coalition hag been maintained. The Republican§ now have a large majority over both Roy- alist groups. Based on present figures, it is esti- mated that the complete returns, avail- able today, will glve the Republican coalition 140 seats, the Royalists 110 and the Advanced Republicans 15 out of a total of 287. The Republican coalition has as its | leaders former Premier Kafandaris and M. Michalakapoulos. Nelither Gen. Pangalos, the Greek President, nor any of the 34 ministers and under- secretaries who served him after Sep- tember 30, 1925, the date of the disso- lution of the national assembly, was permitted to be a candidate. The smaller groups failed to attract much support and the Communist vote was insignificant. All the party leaders were ve- elected with the exception of M. Papanastasiou, whose fate {s in doubt. Premier Kondylis, who I8 a Re- publican, promised (o step out of office if the Republicans obtained a. major- ity, giving way to Kafandaris. History records that the first thanksgiving held in North America was conducted by an English preacher named Wolfall, in the year 1578, on the shores of Newfoundland. STIEFF PETIT GRAND A Stieff Petit Grand is #n added touch of decorative beauty and evidence of dis- eriminating plane choice. CONDMIT NI DT DD Y Yowwit be iwtorested in our Partial Peyment Plan Chas. M. Stieff INCORPORATED 1340 G St. N.W. 4. C. CONLIFF, Mgr. ¢ o : ¢ o COFFER DAM CONCRETED. Conduit to Keep Lake Kingman at Constant Level. Concrete {8 being poured in the cof- fer dam erected at the lower end of Lake Kingman for the purpose of con. structing an intake conduit which will ald in keeping the lake at virtually a constant level. United States engi- neers expect this conduit to be com- pleted in about 30 days. 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