Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1926, Page 21

" PHI BETA KAPPA HALL DEDICATED, Speaker at Williamsburg Tells of Honor to Founders’ Long Unidentified. By the Associated Press. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., November 7.—The Phi Beta Kappa Honor So- clety. waited a century and a half to honor its founders because their names remained unknown, said Dr. Oscar M. Vorhees, at the dedication of the me- morial Phi Beta Kappa Hall at the College of Willlam and Mary today. Dr. Vorhees, secretary of the United Chapters of the Phi Beta Kappa, said the signatures of 19 appeared on the - charters of 1 “but so far as we were aware this list was never pub- lished. * * * It was not until 1896 that thelr names were revealed, and even then little effort was made to glve them wide publicity. It is only in very yecent years that attention been paid to the ble lives and the disting s of the men who, in 1776, gave Phi Beta Kappa its b ing and its characteris X ‘ontribution Is Offered. “Tt was in the Autum Francis Phelps Dodge the Yale Chapter, offer anonymously 00 tofard an en- dowment fund of $100,000 in order that the central organization, the United Chapter: might fun more ef- fectively, This was one of the two influences which have flown together 10 form the river of our purpose. The other was 1 hother member who visited W and saw the ncient col that had sheltere 2 suggested to him the proprie memorial to the founders of Phi Beta Kappa of a character to serve the pressing needs of the colleg, Dr. Vorhees ber plant- ed the idea w minded Virginians and went his way. The e said, was John Huston Finley. estion awaited the end of the it found voice. senate and council of 1919 W am and thou; uninaug- " to rd he the plan of a i icial sanct that the Alpha Chapter be authc ed to invite contributions to a fund for a bullding in memory of the founders of Phi Beta Kapps Series of Proposals. anwhile our recluse in New rk had long though In due time he evolved a series of th that could not be resisted. 3 the society headauar were ms that p had Then he freed veling to fat and chapters; the third being founding of the memorial le 2 terity instead of one by Chapter. Dr. Vorhees told of the maturing of the plans and how finally the building was started. In commenting on the *vision and foresight of our mentor,” he sald. “On January 14, of this vear, his soul escaped from the battered taber- nacle in which it had suffered re- straint for many years. To him also we pay homage. The room in this hall to the right of the entrance, just op- posite the Apollo room in the Old eizh Tavern is to bear the name of und be a memorial to Francis Phelps Dodge. In closing, he said, “It gives me the wupreme satisfaction of my representing these members of Phi iseta Kappa and our honored guests here at present, and also the great hosts of like spirits the world over, whose thoughts are with us * * * to place in our keeping and in the Jeeping of our associaties on the board of visitors of the College of William #nd Mary, this memorial hall, freight- ed as it is with sacred memories of those in whose honor it is erected.” RULE TRIAL TO BEGIN” IN COUNTY TOMORROW | - Accidental Shooting of Barbee Hal- loween Night Expected to Be Plea at Rockville. Succial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 27.— The trial of Richard Henry Rule, 22 years old, of Washington, charged writh the murder Halloween night of Willam J. Barbee, jr., 19, also of “Washington, near Burnt Mills, Md., =il begin in the Circuit Court here Monday morning. Twenty-seven witnesses have been nmoned by the State. According to orneys Thomas L. Dawson and F. ¥arnard Welsh, who wiil represent tha defendant, a jury trial will be msked. Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Associate Judges Robert B. Peter and Glenn H. Worthington will be on the bench. The prosecution will be conducted by State's Attorney Joseph «._Cissel. Barbee shot at the Blue Ridge Yleasure Club, about two miles from Rurnt M:lls, and dled while en route to the Walter Reed Hospital. A bullet from a small caliber revolver entered his left cheek. Holloween festivities were In prog at the little club- houss when Barbee and about 20 friends from Washington stopped there to inquire the way to a dance they were scheduled to attend some- whers in that neighborhood. One of Barbee's party, it is sald, referred to Rule, who was attired in a Scotc costume, as a “jolly Scotchman which remark, it is understood, gered Rule. Words followed and the shooting occurred. The defense will, s understood, contend that the shooting was accidental. At e, MAY RAISE HUNTING FEES. Maryland Plan Aimed at Non- Resident License Applicants. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 27.— Non-resident hunters who take ad- vantage of the abundance of game in the Maryland covers will be com- pelled to pay $15 for licenses instead of §10, if the plans of Lee Le Compte, State game warden, are carried out by the next legislature. Mr. Le Compte said that Marvland §s almost completely surrounded by States with the $15 non-resident fees. E. Virginia, he said, is the only excep-| tion. The majority of the non- yesident hunters in Maryland during the ducking season come here from these neighboring States and the District of Columbia. Lutherans to Dedicate Church. $pecial Dispetch to The Star. LURAY, Va., November 27.—Luth erans from all over the Valley are expected to be present at the dedica- ory services of the Lutheran Church ‘mro tomorrow. A new pipe organ and other improvements have just been added to the church. Dr. C. J. Bmith, president of Roanoke College, deliver the sermon. et e Alr mall service between Brindisi, §n Turkey, Athens and Constanttnople, was recently established. { all four floors of the building, although 2| Jain, { Leavenworth, Kans., was reported to- life, | ENE GREET. WOMEN AND CHILDREN RESCUED AT FIRE Carried From Smoke-Filled: Room Over Store at 916 Twelfth Street. Mrs. Gladys Chester and her three children, 2 to 14 years old, were res- cued from their smoke-filled home at 916 Twelfth street, adjoining an Atlan- tic and Pacific store at 912, in the cellar of which a small fire was burn- ing, early this morning. Smoke filled not on fire. Chester and thg children were sleeping on the third floor and were awakened by the suffocating smoke. Mrs. Chester ran screaming to the window and Hugh Maddox of No. 1 Truck, who was off duty and had stopped at the fire, dashed into the house and carried her to safety while other firemen took the children to the street by ladders. The only other occupant of the building was a man living on the first floor—Bouls Bieigh—who walked out just before the rescue of Mrs. Chester. The Liaze was confined to the store cellar. ACQUITTED U. S. CHAPLAIN | TO QUIT ARMY SERVICE Capt. 0. I. Champitt Reported Slated for Honolulu Dismissal or Retirement on Year’s Pay. By the Ascos ed Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 27.— Capt. Orville I. Clampitt, Army chap- acquitted by a court-martial | some months ago on a charge of hav- | ing intimate relations with a girl at | day to have been recommended for | the list of officers slated for honorable | rvice or retire- | ment on a year's pay. | At the Presidio here, it was said the | recommendation reported to have been made by the chaplain’s superior ofticers at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., probably was based on Capt. Clam- pitt’s record as an officer during the past year. Following his acquittal by the court- martial, Capt. Clampitt was involved in an incident at a Santa Cruz hotel where he registered under an as- | sumed name with a woman from San “rancisco, who occupied an adjoin- ing room. Going to the hotel, the woman's husband was reported to have slapped the chaplain’s face. GOVERNOR TO LOSE LEG. Mississippi Executive to Undergo Operation Tuesday. MPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 27 (®).— L. Whitfield, Governor of Mis- sippi, will lese his left leg Tuesday morning through amputation, made necessary by the ravages of a malig- nant bone disease, it was announced | at Campbell’s Clinic tonight. The governor is 58 years old. Gov. Whitfield clinic for the past several weeks, when a minor operation upon his knee was necessary. ME! Seventeen million begin tomorrow. of the $150,000 United Jewish campaign; Rabbi Abram Si hmi;r' Ie{! I‘;l l‘;“m: mlu ‘I‘lh Sehwffel. l\‘lnc;ll‘enrys IKE' s n A dinner tonight at ti Jew ‘'ommunity Center, Six teenth an streets, in honor of Louis Marshall, huntls in Charl the leading Jewish philanthropists of the country, will Tecete A & | g Aip In Cheeis City Soanty &Ihn already has been raised. v THE SUNDAY REPORTED MISSING Boy, 8, Has Been Gone for Week—~Previously Got as Far as Baltimore. ‘Well—he'’s gone again. Gene Greet, the lone wolf wanderer, who tried a partner once, only to find day and onl the four winds know what trail he took. Gene's a man of the open spaces and when his little world centering about the tiny yellow-paint- ed house of his mother out there on Conduit road seems too small, his old urge comes over him to make him set out to find greater worlds to conquer. A week is a pretty long time for Gene to manage to stay away, for policemen are pretty efficient, if pestiferous, persons and then a man of elght years’ standing with the world is a pretty lonely figure out alone in strange terrifory. While Gene wanders his mother, Mrs. Luc: Greet, sits at home and wonders, and his pals at the Reservoir School, whieh he attends between trips, wait for newer and more exciting tales on his return. Asked Autoist for “Lift.” This time Gene started out while he was on his way to school with his little sister, Edith, seven vears old The pair were ambling down the road when an automobile bore dow toward them. Gene looked at his ter—the old urge came! Tle hailed the car, begged for a “lift,” and so in out of the world is he was lifted of women. g o is the I eet by ‘When he left, the lad w: a brown overcoat and c pants, black shoes and stocking the costume any boy would wi school, but hardly the only requ I(\:“ an lillv(‘n-rt»ml tour. ‘ene is the boy who left home - 'O)f"r 19 with John Pattor A’l")?'(". (‘?:v duit road, his first partner, when the two were going to hool Then he had visions of venison and bear, tall timbers and trapping, and X knowledge of a -great woods Cabin John the: the trolley t: After a day of no food a kindly woman found them sitting dejectedly on the boarding platform at Cabin John. o She game them car fare, candy and advice, and they returned home to sleep all night on a bag of laun while their frantic mother sought l'll:'ln. John was mighty glad to quit being a trapper schoal and he\is there vet, but Gene —well, he's gone again. Once Reached Baltimore. And that last trip wa either. He had been roaming was 6 years old, when he set out for his grandfather’s farm in Virginia. And then, when the Greets lived in Philadelphia, Gene roamed somehow as far as Atlantic City, only to be re- turned by the New Jersey polic Since his folks moved to the Conduit road home he has managed to get over to Baltimore. But no matter where he went, Gene has managed to return in good shape and none the worse for wear. A week, though, is a little longer than he usually stays away. Well, if the luck of Gene holds he'll be back from the trail he took that only the tall timbers and the four winds know. SHELLS STILL HURT MANY French Children in War Area Are Chief Victims. 3 LENS, France, Nowember 27 (#).— Casualties from. hidden projectiles that have escaped the search of the crews employed to mop up the shell- strewn regions of France are still common here, eight years after the last cannon shot was fired. Children are the most frequent suf- ferers. The severe regulations against the picking up of metal scraps by any but the persons em- ployed to clean the region of pro- jectiles have reduced the number of such accidents, but they still occur at the rate of about two per week in the coal region. that folks wear D, light g out at Artificial leather made in America is becoming popular in France. on with the | khlkml together down | | inau gurate a national campai ‘Teams have been organized m:n L STAR; WASHINGTO: BENE GREET AGAIN (EVANS RAPS SMITH, DUCE AND DRINKERS Imperial Wizard Sympathizes With Mexico and Calls Court Issue Dead. .. By the Associated Pres ATLANTA, November 27.—Al Smith, Mussolini, violators of the prohibition law and the World Court were assail- | ed by Dr. Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, in an ad- dress here tonight outlining policies of the organization for the next two vears. The Klan, he sald, will continue its present_endeavors, with obedience to law and respect for the Constitution as its slogan. ‘Addressing approximately 1,000 per- sons in the Auditorium, the Klan lead- er also took occasion to attack the Catholic Church, expressed sympathy | for the Mexican people in “thelr ef- | forts to free themselves trom religlous control of government,” and deplored the strained relations between the United States and its southern neigh- bor. Calls Smith Nullifler. Referring to Gov. Smith of New York as the “‘great nullifier of toda: he condemned him as a “bad citizen™ in advocating repeal of the Mullin- age State prohibition law, and de- ciared that “what was good for Cal- houn, the first great nullifier, will be ample for Al Smith in 1 ed the pro- greatest tion, declaring that it | portance the war polici of that pe- nt referenda ates on prohibition, - as a question mply of allowing the people to vote on Whether they would obey the law of the land . On violations of the prohibition law, he declared: “The Klan restored control in recon- struction days and we will do the same now. Ready to Help Mexico. Launching into the religious crisis in Mexico, Dr. Evans said Ihn’» he | vation of church and state will be ow and painful process in a coun- | try where relizious control of govern- ment has existed for 400 years. 3ut, if the American (}n\'_(‘rnmsn( | is not dy to protect Mexico from | there are enough Klansmen Duce, | B ihin “walking distance of the Rio Grande to drive all the Italian troops | into the Atlantic Ocean. And if it be- | comes necess: there are enough K men to protect American rights ra is prepared to dictator who comes i Mussolini liin_ Mex! Amer take care of ever into her backyz as “the Pa t Deuce ns said his policy that “evervthing belongs to the state and individuals have no rights is what de- stroyed Germany.” Court “Defeated Issue.” He described the World Court as a defeated issue, declaring that the Best path toward peace is to let nations settle their disputes between them- selves in a spirit of fair dealing, add- ing that *“you cannot R;‘!S‘e wars hrough a compulsory court. % Thek Klan he declared to be in a flourishing condition. Tt will continue its fight to uphold observance of the Jaw and preserve the principles of the nstitution, he said. ‘The Klan is not | in patriotism.” The imperial wizard was surround- he speakers’ platform by a oo e prominent Klansmen Mhroughout the State. The only re- gallia seen in the audience was worn by a dozen ushers. STRIKERS EAT LESS. Fewer Deaths Result Is Report From British Mine Zone. SEDGEFIELD, England, November 27 (P).—Better health has resulted among persons living in the Durham County mining area since the miners’ ispute began because the people have been eating less, says the report of | the district medical officer. The authorities report that since May there has been a fall in the death rate to the ramarkably low level of 4.1 per thousand. “The decline” says the report, “is due to the fact that the Durham County community can- not now indulge in overeating.” in politics—it is Upper, left to right: Rudolph B. Behrend, chairman of local drive; Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, honorary chairman rsh, active in organizing teams; Rabbi J. T. Loeb. for $$50,000 for Jewish relief. s 10-day canvas of the city will C., NOVEMBER 28, 1926—PART .1 NEW METHODIST HOME FOR AGED NOW COMPLETED | S et | | | Standing, left to right: Mrs. dJenkins and Mrs. Barnes. Methodist Home for the Aged Ve Committee that welcomed guests M. Hall, Mrs. W. F. McDowell, Mrs. J. P. Hand and Mrs. F C: L Birch, Mrs. H. F. Dowen: at a reception at the home yesterday. Left to right, ;!Med: Mrs. E. F, ‘awson. s, Miss Bertha Gray, Mrs. I. 0. Ball, Mrs. 0. B. s oo e SANITARY BOARD'S EXTRA LEVY HIT Court at Rockville Favors Scrivener in Sustaining Demurrer. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 27.— In sustaining a demurrer in the Cir- cuit Court here to the answer of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- mission in the suit of Jack G. Scrive- ner of Kensington to have the court issue a writ of mandamus directing the commission to cancel an a¥iditional front-foot benefit against property in Kensington owned by Scrivener, and enjoin the commission from again levying such assessments, Judge Rob- ert B. Peter virtually decided a case of interest to hundreds of property owners within the Washington sub- urban sanitary district, which com- prises a large part of Montgomery and Prince Georges counties. . The decision is interpreted as mean- ing that unless the Maryland Court of Appeals, to which, ‘it is thought cer- tain, the commission will appeal, re- verses Judge Peter’s ruling, the Sani- tary Commission will have to refund to the many property owners through- out the sanitary district the large amount of money collected under “additional front-foot benefit” assess- ments levied in 1925 and 1926, On October 30, 1922, the Sanitary Commission_purchased and assumed charge of the Kensington water and sewer systems, and the following year levied a front-foot benefit assessment against all Kensington property, as had been done at one time or another against all property within the sani- tary district. Because it was found that approximately $76,000 more than was available would be required dur- ing the succeeding fiscal year to pay the interest on outstanding bonds and meet its other expenses, the commis- sion in July, 1925, levied an additional front-foot benefit charge against all property in the sanitary district. As a result of a number of mass meetings of citizens of Kensington and vicinity, Scrivener instituted the legal proceedings, contending that when the commission made its origi- nal front-foot levy it exhausted its powers along that line, inasmuch as there had been no new construction abutting on his property, and that the notice required by law of its purpose to levy the assessment had not been given. In its answer to the petition, the commission insisted that in making the additional levy it acted within its legal rights and that the $76,000 re- ferred to had to be raised either by an additional front-foot assessment or by having the commissioners for Montgomery and Prince Georges countles increase the tax rate. The commission’s answer was de- murred to on the ground that it did not constitute a_legal defense, and in sustaining the demurrer Judge Peter decided but one of the points raised, namely, that proper notice had not been given. Attorney Wilson L. Townsend of Kensington represented Scrivener and Attorneys Charles W. Clagett, T. Howard Duckett and J. Bond Smith the commission. PYTR— BROWNING GETS STACK OF FEMININE LETTERS ‘Westchester County Court Clerk ‘Will Forward Missives From All Over Country. By the Assoclated Press. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., November 27.—Letters in feminine handwriting addressed to Edward W. Browning have flooded the Westchester County courthouse as time for trial for sepa- ration from his 16-year-old wife, “Peaches,” draws near. A stack of missives in vari-colored, scented envelopes, bearing postmarks of cities throughout the United States, adorns the desk of the county clerk, who announced he will forward them to Browning’s attorneys. One letter was malled at Mexico City. “Peaches” was awarded $300 a week temporary alimony and $8,000 counsel fees by Supreme Court Justice Morsehauser November 22, pending settlement of the separation action. T R Boy Kills Two Wild Turkeys. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 27.— Edmund Henning, 12-year-old son of a merchant, returned from his first two wild turkeys, which his father stated the boy. bagged without assistance. TWO DIE IN $3.50 TILT. Man of 55 Kills Wife, Takes Own Life, Orphans 10 Children. ovember 27 (#), tonight shot and s wife, Fannie, then took his own life. The shooting took place on the front porch of the Evans home and was witnessed by two of their ten children who were made orphants by the tragedy. z Police sald Evans and his wife had quarrelled over $3.50 which the wife had and Evans wanted to obtain. Evans was a night watchman for a lumber company. g e ELEPHANTS TO MARK GRAVES OF SHOWMEN Five Giant Granite Forms to Be Dedicated by League at Na- tional Burying Ground. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 27.—Without its elephants no circus ever was com- plete, and long aZo the graven image or a photographic reproduction of him came to be accepted ymbolic of the sawdust ring and its associations. * So tomorrow, for those who have passed into eternity from the Big Top, the Showmen's League of America will place on watch forever five giant granite elephants in their national burying ground here, Woodlawn Cemetery. The group of “bulls,” ‘“our silent watch,” will stand eternal guard over several hundred separate graves of league members and the one large grave in which lie together 53 circus performers, most of them unidenti- fled, who lost their lives in the Hagenback-Wallace train wreck near Gary, Ind., June 22, 1918. Hundreds of league members, here for the annual convention next week, will attend the ceremony of dedication. NAVY DIVERTS BLIMP, BANE OF DUCK HUNTERS Dirigible Frightened Birds and Sportsmen Successfully Appeal to Lakehurst Authorities. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., November 27.—Sportsmen were convinced today that Uncle Sam is a regular fellow and that officlal red tape is a myth when orders were issued preventing the maneuvers of the non-rigid naval dirigible J-3 of Lakehurst station from interfering_ with duck hunting at Barnegat Bay. The appearance of the blimp was a Joy-killer among the duck hunters. Every time it soared out over the bay the ducks for which they had been lying in wait for hours fled with star- tled cries. Capt. Jackson of the United States naval air station, Lakehurst, was ap- pealed to by the sportsmen and agreed to divert the blimp to other areas. SWAMP RECLAMATION FOR FARMS OPPOSED Maryland Conservation Commission Sees Need of Protection of ‘Wild Fowls and Animals. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 27.—The State conservation commission is op- posed to any projects which will lead to the reclamation for agricultural purposes of any of the marshlands of the State. Tt believes they are vitally necessary if wild animal and wild fowl life is to be protected and increased. ““There is no doubt that under proper conditions the total number of ani- mals produced on marshes existing in {Maryland can be greatly Increased,” Swepson Earle, State conservation commissioner, asserted. —_— SLAYER IS SENTENCED. ‘Woman Who Killed Sixth Husband Gets 10 Years to Life. GIRARD, Kan., November 27 (#).— Georgia Brown, 45, today was sen- tenced to from 10 years to life in prison for the slaying of her sixth husband, James Gilbert Brown, here June 19. Mrs. Brown was alleged to have shot her husband in his sleep with the | same revolver that her husband num- ber four, John Morton, was killed with five years ago. She was tried and ac- quitted on a charge of murder in con- nection with Morton's death. She was married seven times in all, twice to number three, named Leon- ard. , Three of her husbands met vio- lent deaths, number one, named Altem- ber, having been killed by her brother. LAWS IN DELAWARE ATTRACT BUSINESS Statistics Show Approxi- mately 70,000 Charters Is- * sued for Corporations. By the Associated Press. DOVER, Del- November 27—Attract- ed to this State by one of the most lib- eral general incorporation laws found in the Union, between 65,000 and 70,- 000 corporations_throughout the Na- tion today are doing business under | Delaware charters. The features of the law which has made the State a mecca to incorpora tors are few, hut compelling. It is| easy to comply with. It is speedly in | operation. And it restricts the State's interest in, and supervision over, its | charter holders to the apparent mini- | mum compatible with the protection of stockholders. Liberal Features Attract. Financially, Delaware requires an organization fee of 10 cents per $1,000 for the first $2,000,000 of authorized capitalization, and 5 cents per $1,000 thereafter. Upon issues of no-par stock an arbitrary value of $100 per share 1s set, for the purpose of taxa- tion only. Because of this latter pro- vision, the total corporate value of Delaware charters is undeterminable. ‘The annual tax also is levied on the basls of authorized capitalization. Simple annual reports are necessary, but they do not require disclosure of the corporation’s financial affairs. Of all the compan: books and records, only an original or duplicate stock ledger must be kept in Delaware. Here, except for provisiops safeguard- ing stockholders, the State’s interest ceases. Stock held by non-residents is not taxed, nor is it subject to an inheri- tance levy. The corporation {tself has no income tax to pay. Incorporation can be completed within 24 hours. The incorporators need not personally appear or even be named. They may attend their first incorporators’ meeting by proxy; the minutes and stock ledger will be mailed to them anywhere in the United States. Stockholders’ and di- rectors’ meetings may be held any- ‘where. Other potvers of a Delaware corpor- ation include issuance of any class of stock desired, with or without voting powers, and with no limitation upon the relative amounts issued or the rate of dividends. TWO WIN CADETSHIPS. Virginia Board on West Point Dis- qualifies 3 Applicants. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 27.— ‘Three members of the National Guard were disqualified for alleged falsifica- tion of their ages, when examinations for appointment to West Point were concluded last night by the adjutant general's board. Two names were recommended to Gov. Byrd—W. W. Davis, Norfolk, and Earnest F. Easterbrook, Hampton. Two others were not considered for physical rea- sons. 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Church quartet will sing an anthem, after which Harry Hoskinson, president of tha board of trustees, and Irving O. Ball, chairman of the building committee. will present the building to the church. Bishop McDowell and the congregation will accept it. Benedic tion will be pronounced by Bishop Hamilton. Between 500 and 1,000 persons at tended the reception and housewarm ing yesterday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. In the recciving line with the members of the board of trustees were: Mrs. W. F. McDowell, wife of Bishop McDowell, and Mrs. J. Phelps Hand, wife of the District superi tendent of the Methodist Fpiscops Church. “Donation da; was observed Fri day and was reported a success. Moro than $900 in groceries and $500 in cash have been received so far and only” 15 of the 40 churches hav: made reports. The new home is of colonial arch tecture and will accommodate guests besides the 10 regular em Six doctors are listed on the s0 two nur Mrs. Eliza- is the matron. Although preservinz the lines of colonial architecture, th building is thoroughly modern, with avery appolntment planned to minister to the comfort and convenience of the old folks whom it will shelter. The rooms have been so arranged that cupants will be asst plenty of light and sunshine, while a thorouzhly up-to-date heating plant insures warmth _even on the coldest days The health as well as the convenience of its tenants has been considered in classic planning the home. The ard of trustees includes President Hoskinson, John Swartzell, 1. C , Samuel H. Walker, Diller ¢ . Murray Gardner F. Johnson, John Ford and Harry W. Shaw. PIERCE BLAMES DRY VIEWS FOR DEFEAT Still a Prohibitionist, Governor of Oregon Says, in Explaining Wet Predictions. By the Associated Pre: SALEM, Oreg., November 27.—Sup- plementing his recent declaration that “the wet days are returning if mnot actually here.” Gov. Walter M. Plerce of Oregan today issued a statement explaining that he is still an ardent prohibitionist. “During the four vears that T have been governor, I have done everything n my power to make Oregon bone dry,” Pierce said. “My prohi ctivities were probably one of the biggest single factors that brought about my defeat. “‘Conditions are vastly better than in the saloon days. I regret, however, that prohibit has not accomplished the results we hoped it would, owing to a seeming apathy on the part of many good moral people. “While we cannot legislate people into being moral and temperate, we can teach and educate them of the evil effects of the liquor traffi POLICEMAN HELD IN THEFT INQUIRY Goods Taken From Gyrhnnsium of Richmond Club, Charge Against Kelly. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 27. Policeman Fred Kelly, formerly known as “Battling Kelly,” prize fighter, resigned last night after a conference with Chief of Police Jor dan, and was arrested today when a search of his apartments revealed a quantity of alleged stolen property He is held for investigation. i The property consisted of sweaters and sporting goods of riety, ident} fied as having been taken from the gymnasium of the Arcade Club. The apartments were searched on a war rant. Kelly was appointed last July He s well known, and although but 26 years old, has been a favorite among the younger men of sporting circles. T s Housemalid's knee may be prevented by the use of his device, says an Eng lish inventor of a rubber pad to be used as a mat by those scrubbing floors. FREE EGGS Right in this county farmers have increased egg production 60%. For Pratts Regulator gets more eggs from the same flock. Extra eggs that are all net profit. Pays 5-10 timesitscost from theday youstart. Regulator supplies the egg making necessities that feeds alone lack. It doesn’t “dope” or stimulate but is Nature’s health and “egg maker.”, Gives more eggs the right way. P ’{/is ;gulator r Poultry To Our Customers: e m)"o‘- l‘.l’.i Zfl