Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1927, Page 23

BIRGER'S OFFICER PALFOUND SLAIN Picked Up in Field—Shel- tons Get 25 Years Each. By the Associated Press. p DUQUOIN, Tl February The body of T.ory L. Pr tate high- way patrolman, a with his wife on the night of January 17 from his home Marion, was found today ina fiel Dubol on th He ha been shot twice, in the ahdomen ar shoulder, and marks his mouth indicated he had been gagged Authorities said there was no doubt Price had 1 murdered. No trace of the wife found, although a ch the neighborhood was im begun for her body. the man known to have left ay the fortified roadhouse Charlie Birger, gang leader. on the night of January 8, be fore the place dynamited and fired and four persons in it killed theory of Williamson County hat he and his wiife were by the rival Shel and slain because “he knew wo miles south of Louis road 1bou was was was some of ton gang too much mer Finds Body. iman, a farmer, found the body when walking through a field on his farm. It Jay in a clump of high weeds ahout feet from the high way. He telephoned Sheriff Petri at Nashville, 20 away, and Petri and several deputies went to the scene. Seven of body miles the bullet holes in Price’s were in the back and six in the front. The neck was broken. ‘The body was clothed in khaki uniform trousers and shirt, army shoes and a civilian hat. There were no leg gings or coat. A Masonic the hand ring was missing from An insignia of the S$7th Division was on the- belt. Price gerved overs and was captured by the Germans in the World War Sheriff Oren Coleman, State's At- torney Arlle O. Boswell, Coroner orge Bell and State ‘Representative allace Bandy. uncle of Mrs. Price, all from Williamsen County, came to Duquoin and joined in the investiga- tion and further search for the miss- ing woman A State highway patrolman’s uni- form and a badge with the number 78 showed immediately that the body was Price's. John O’Keefe of Du quoin, another highway patrolman, who knew Price, was called to the scene and positively identified the body. It was taken to Nashville pending an inquest set for Monday. Close Friend of Birger. Price was a close friend of Birger and a frequent visitor at Shady Rest The raid on Birger's roadhouse was charged by Williamson County au- thorities to the Shelton gang, who were said to have made it in the hope of killing Art Newman, one of Bir- ger's lleutenants and” a principal Government twitness in the Collins- ville mail robbery case, in which the three Shelton brothers were convict- ed Friday at Quincy. wman, it developed, had left the dhouse the afternoon before the raid Price told friends that on the Fri- day after the raid Carl Shelton had crowded his car to the side of the road in Willlamson County and had stopped to talk to him. Price had described the conversation as “triend- iy, but had refused to go into de- tails. Shelton denied this on the stand st the Quincy trial. SHELTONS GET 25 YEARS. New Trial Denied on Charge of Rob- bing Mails. QUINCY, Ill, February 5 (#).—The driving power of one-half of William- son_ County's allegedly most ruthless fueds spent itself tonight in beating helplessly #gainst the bars of the Adanis County jail, temporary home | s object is to improve, by practice | P* of the brothers Shelton—Carl, Earl and Vernie—while arrangements were made to remove them to the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans. Charles Bierger was held for a time in jail in Springfield, but was later re- moved to another city. Sheltons Get Maximum. F¥ederal Judge Louis Fitzhenry to- day denied the Sheltons a new trial and sentenced them to 25 _years in prison for robbing the maffs. They $25.000, which had been consigned to a Collinsville, TIL, bank. RBirger, former roadhouse proprietor, testified that the Sheltons divided the loot of the robbery at his place and Newman testified that he heard them plan the robbery. Birger, who had been kept in the Jall here, was removed to Springfield today, probably to be taken later to Bloomington Questioned About Price. On the witness stand Birger was asked if he had not met Lory L. Price, whose body was found today near Du- bois, while in possession of a machine gun and warned him not to interfere irther in the affairs of the Sheltons. In addition to th 5 years for mall robbery, th» Sheltons also were sen- tenced to fi rs on each of three other sut the sentences will run concurrently READY TO OP'EN SECOND TRIAL OF H. M. DAUGHERTY New York’s Federal Attorney Pre- pared for Hearing Tomorrow. Miller Co-Defendant. ciated Press YORK, February 6.—United Attorney Emory R. Buckner that he and his assistant for the beginning here Mon e second trial of Harry M and Col. Thomas W. Mil- defendants are under in-| on a charge of attempt to the United States while the| was Attorney en property ion of 1 will Knox urt By the A NEW States sald tod are reads day of ler. dictme def former s General and the | custodian in the | President Harding. | be held before Judge of the United tes | objection having been Miller's counsel to a efore Judge dulian W account of the expected the trial a large panel of been summoned. ROOMER ENDS HIS LIFE. John C. District made second Mack. On length of talesmen Charles Tube in Benson Found With Gas His Mouth. 48 years old, a nd street, was found v with a gas tube led from Charles Benson »mer at 417 S ad ir The D of Casualty 1en cesidents of the ered the prostrate form 1d pronounced him dead. - iicide was issued by Ramsay Nevitt. The mo- not been learned, according to Hospital house disc of the m A certi Corone e has e | of Honored at Dinner, GEORGE RICHARDS. BOULDER DAM ROW { Session—Opponents Warn ot Court Action. By the Associated Press. A fight over the Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon dam bill was waged in the vesterday with its friends predicting passage at this sion and opponents warning that, if enacted, the measure would be contested all the way to the Supreme | Court. Representative Leatherwood, Re- | publican, Utah, assailed proponents of the bill for taking, what he called, an uncompromising attitude and de- clared that if the bill went upon the legislative rocks onme of the chief causes would be that “a man, not a member of this body,” had disre- garded the flood hazard hanging over Imperial Valley, Calif., to make the measure a political issue in the 1928 campaign, He did not identify the man by name. On the other hand, r Smith of the irrigation committee, which reported the bill, predicted that within the near future tl e rules committee would give the bill legis- lative right of way and thereby in-| sure a vote by the House before | Congress adjourns. Mr. Leatherwood contended that Congress would accomplish nothing by approving the bill in its present form as it would encounter litiga- tion in the courts. This warning frequently has been given by Representative Hayden, Democrat, Arizona, but the statement by Mr. Leatherwood was the first indi- cation in Congress that Utah con- templated such actipn. Under questioning by Representa- tive Michener, Republican, Michigan, a member of the rules committee, Smith said that flood control was the primary object of the bill and de- nied suggestions that the furnishing of drinking water to Los Angeles was the chief object. House | Chairman HOWARD UNIVERSITY STARTS RIFLE CLUB INHOUSE SPIRITED Friends Predict Passage This | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, FEBRUARY 6, 1927—PART 1. U. S-FRENCH TIES Pleads for Human View of Difficulties at Testimonial Dinner to Richards. Pleading for a difficulties of France, James M. Beck former Solicitor General of the United declared last night in an ad dress before the Sons of the Revolu tion in the District of Columbia, that a nation which jeopardized its nation- | existence nearly 130 vears ago t¢ aid the American Colonies at a time it was itself in financial straits should have the utmost consideratior of the United States today Mr. Beck made no direct reference to settlement of the French debt and did not mention the financial situa tion between the United States and France. He said, however, that a mutual bond of comradeship friendship binds this Nation ani the greatest republic of Europe in insep able bonds of alliance thac should never be broken for any cause Testimonial to Richards. casion was a testimonial din- iven hy the District Soclety of of the Revolution to Brig. ien. George Richards, U. 8. M. C., |who recently retired from the presi: of the society in Washington 10 years of service. All four ns | dency |after the faithful service of Gen {in his office. Recal Richards that Benjamin Franklin {of peace with the American Colonies | which resulted in French aid | kranted the Colonies In their fight for independence their darkest hour, while hington, with his meager Army, was_biv- acked at Valley Forge. Mr. Beck Ald this Nation should now take a sympathetic and friendly attitude to ward 1d should aid the sister republic of Europe in every possible way. Mr. Beck also recalled that Gen. Gouraud of the French Army had told him French losses in men during the World War, if they could be called back to life and marshaled in militar: array, would take 14 days to pass a given point, marching continucusly in military formation. Opposes Centralized Authority. Deploring the tendency toward cen- tralization of the voice of the voters of the United States in about 250 head- of national organizations in Gen. Richa¥s urged the District society to fight centralization of authority of the society, and to tain the active work of the or- tion in the State bodies, ‘Too great centralization of author- ity in cliqu he said, “is not local self-government and is not American.” He urged the retention of self-govern ing democratic principles and pleaded that the soclety not surrender the rights of its State organizations to a centralized authority. jen. Georges A. L. Dumont, mili- tary attache of the French Embassy, replied briefly to Mr. Beck’s address, hoping for continued amity between the United States and France. “We have some boys buried here,” he said, “and you have some boys over there.” A eulogy of Gen. Richards, in which the part the distinguished Marine officer played in preserving the entity of the Marines as “sea .soldiers” was told by Dr. Thomas E. Green, chap- lain of the Sons of the Revolution. Dr. Green reviewed briefly the career of Gen. Richards, tracing his ancestry back to a king of England, and de- tatling the steps of his rise in the Marine Corps. Joined Order in 1912, Gen. Richards became a member of the Sons of the Revolution in 1912. In 1916 he was elected president and re-elected nine successive times He is at present general treasurer of the national society. On December 14, en Continen The first year advance class of the Howard R. O. T. C. unit completed | plans for the organizing of a rifie | club last Monday. The organization | is to be known as the R. O. T. C.| Rifle Club of Howard University, and | and instructioh, the marksmanship of | the members and to provide facilities | for preliminary practice in marks- | manship for the R. O. T. C. students who are scheduled to attend camp this Summer. The officers are: Flipper Derricotte, presiden Simon A. Duglass. vice pr Sergt. awrence K. James, secretary, | and First Sergt. Louis Hansborough, treasurer. Dr. Michel O. Dumas, who is a mem.- | ber of the board of trustees, gave an | interesting talk at the noon-day as-| sembly on Wednesday on his recent visit to Europe, Asia and Africa. This meeting was held under the auspices of the History Club of the university. Dr. Mordecai J. Johnson, president of the university, was the speaker at the weekly noon-day assembly for freshman students on Monday. He spoke to the students on ‘“Scholar- ship.” He emphasized the fact that offen students, are misled by the marks which tend to record scholar- ship. He sald: “We are interested here .at Howard in scholarship and character. Marks can be unfair in rating the scholarship of persons.” Annual observance of the week of prayer of colleges was held during during the past week. Noon-day as semblies were held in Rankin M morial Chapel on Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday, with Rev. Howard | Thurman, pastor of the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Oberlin, Ohio, as the speaker. The Pestalozzi-Froebel Forum pre- sented a varied program Tuesday night at its meeting, which waw held in Library Hall. A discussion of the activities of the society for the ensu- ing year was led by Miss Charlotte Corbin, president. Anna Simpson rendered a vocal solo; Maurie Apple- gate read a paper on “Race Amalga- mation”; Beatrice Sudan rendered ‘Indian Dawn.” The united faculties of Howard University, including the college de- partments and the Schools of Law Theology and Medicine, gave a recep- tion in honor of President and Mrs. Johnson on Saturday evening. The reception was held in the rooms the dean of women, which had been decorated with palms and cut flowers for the occasion, and the mem.- bers of the faculty were presented by | Miss Lucy D. Slowe, dean of women. |the woman members of the faculty formed the reception committee and | assisted in receiving. A musical pro- gram was given by the Men's Glee Club_under the leadership of Prof. Roy W. Tibbs The Psychology Club had meeting of the Winter quarter day evening. Frederick Watt the purpose of the club was to pro mote an interest and to broadén | knowledge In the field of peycholo The officers elected for this year are Mrs. Pansy Baltimore, president Edna Forrest, vice president; Pansy Borders, secretary: Zerita Stepteau, treasurer. The club meets every sec- ond and fourth Thursday evening in {the psychology laborato: Max Yergan, Y. M. C. A, secretary of South Africa, will be the principal speaker at the vesper service to be held this afternoon in Andrew Ran kin Memorial Chapel at 4:30 o'clock Staff Sergt. J. 1926, he was elected honorary presi- dent of the District of Columbia So- ciety. Dr. Green last night presented him with the star of the society, em- blematic of the office of honorary esident. Rear Admiral A. A, Gleaves pre- ded. He was introduced by Dr, Mar. cus A, Benjamin, president of the so- ciety, who inducted two candidates into the soclety and presented Maj. E. F. Riggs with the honorary insig- nia of the order for meritorious work | performed during 1926 for the order. 'REED DECLARES U, S. HAS OWN PROBLEMS Missouri Senator Says America Should Devote Attention to Putting Down Crime. By the Associated Press. February 5.— CINCINNATI, O} 3 A e Demoerat, Senator Jame: Missouri, in a speech on “Constitu- tional Liberties” tonight at the Jack- son day dinner, said that it is time that America turned from foreign problems to those of putting down domestic crime. Asserting that “our domestic prob- lems_are sufficiently grave to enlist all of our energies and intelligence,” he said it would be well if America learned to govern itself before it un- dertakes the direction of other na- tions. Senator Reed blamed failure to ognize the legitimate domain of the civil law as the root of the trouble and urged that it be given definite recog- nition from the domain of morale if conditions are to be corrected. “In utter disregard of the funda- mental tenets of democracy,” he sald, “we have constructed a vast netivork of regulatory laws. “What we need is to acquire more respect for law; to return to the States their legitimate powers and to return to the people their national liberties. “There would be less of murder, of robbery, the constabulary and the courts of justice would engage in running down real culprits, instead of expending thelr energles in attempting to appre- hend an occasional bootlegger or the vendor or a purchaser of cigarettes,” WILLIAM L. PEEL DEAD. Retired Banker Known as Father of Opera in Atlanta. ATLALNTA, February 5 (#).—Col, William Lawson Peel, - 77, retired nker, civic leader and president of the Atlanta Music Festival Associa- tion, died at his apartment in a hotel here Wednesday night, after a heart attack. Col. Peel was known as the father of grand opera in Atlanta for his work as head of the Music Festival Assocla tion, which for nearly two decades has brought the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. to Atlanta for a week’s run each vear. He was identified closely with the music world of his | country and Europe and was a familiar figure in the Metropolitan Opera House in New York during the “season. . e Mr. Yergen will talk on the subject, Txperience in Africa.”” The public ig invited. with a damp cloth, &erous. It is very dan- BINDING, SAYS BECK | human view of the and | | speakers at the dinner paid tribute (o | | slgned 149 vears ago today the treaty | being | | Wednesday, with Comdr. Washbourne | party [ Mrs. A. J. Kimmell. and oher heinous crimes if | |Litlle Tangible Evidence of Plans of Washington’s Birthplace Found. Different Type Structure Is Suggested—Gunston Hall Type Latest Idea. | | | | | | With plans well under way for the | restoration of Wakefleld, the birth- place of George Washington, his | torians are trying to determine what the old Virginia mansion, long destroyed, actually looked' like. his involy reconstruction. There is little tangibic evidence to guide the investigators. Historians Are at Odds. | The ruins of the old walls, un- |earthed last Summer by United States | Army engineers, records of the fur. nishings and _general _information ut the life of the Washiugton fam- suggest a different type of struc- ture to different historians. It has |been suggested that it was a house |simflar to Mount Vernon, Relvoir, [ Mount Airy, Sabin Hall or Stratford, he neglected seat of the Lee famil- C. A. Hoppin, a genealogical student of high standing, has just suggested that the structure was of the style of | Gunston Hall, on the Potomac below | Mount Vernon. | abo {1y | Grounds to Be Restored. The plans involve net only restor- Ing the building, but the grounds, which will be relandscaped, as far a | possible, to present the same appear ance as they did in Washington’s boy- {hood. All this will involve patient in- | vestigation. Meanwhile gifts which will aid ma- terially in the restorafion of Wakefleld ave frequently received by the Wake- field Memorial Association, according to the president, Mrs. Harry Lee Rust. Among these gifts are a large silk flag, a table brought from Eng land in 1660, which was saved from the fire which destroyed Wakefleld; a Washington chair, five handsome box trees, a gavel from the cherry wood of Wakefleld, some Washington fam- ily silver and a handsome ledger, UNITED SPANISH Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at its meeting Thursday admitted James A. Dement to membership. Twelve new members are now awaiting , muster and Comdr. Nelson is endeavoring to have them report at the next meeting. The commander has appointed a by- laws committee, composed of Past Comdr. John Lewis Smith and Depart- ment Comdr. Charles W. McCaffrey and Clarence W. Belknap. Past Comdr. F. J. Packard of Canton Camp, No. 55, Canton, Ohio, an- nounced that the 17th U. 8. Infantry Association, of which he is president, will hold a reunion in Canton, Ohio, on July 1, 2 and 3. He stated that Edwin M. Lusky, a member of Miles Camp, had been appointed on the committee to represent the District of Columbia district. It is expected that prominent Government officials and many of the ranking officers of the Army will attend the reunjon Comdr. James E. Smith of Col. James S. Pettit Camp and Geo. W, Kings- bury of Richard J. Harden Camp also spoke. Gen. M. Emmett Urell Camp met presiding. Announcement of the ap- pointment of the following committee chairmen was made: Relief, the senior | vice commander, ex-officio; recruiting, Quartermaster Robert Wallace; enter- tainment, Past Comdr. Silverman Memorial day, Past Comdr. Brem. Department Cemdr. Nolan, on behalf of Urell Camp, presented a past com- mander Jewel to the retiring com mander, Tvan W. Conklin. A dele gation from the ladles’ auxillary call- ed at the meeting and extended an Invitation to the members to visit their meeting and witness the installation of their officers, which was accepted. Addresses were made by Department Comdr. Edward J. Nolan, Past De- fine bit of histortaal | RESTORATION OF WAKEFIELD - PUZZLING TO HISTORIANS i Above: The “Golden Book,” which will contain the names of all donors and workers for the restoration of Wakefield. Below: A table said to have be- |longed te the Washington family, a gift to the Wakefleld Association. called “The Go all the gifts recorded. ien Book," nd memorials will in which be Dinner to Boost Project. Plans for the restoration will take more definite shape after a dinner to be given by the association at the Mayflower Fric Ogden L. Mills is chairman of the committee on arrangements, Bishop Freeman deliver ‘he invocation clude Mss. Alfred dent general of the D. A. R.; Senator Reed of Missourl, Gen. Charles P. Summerall, James M. Beck, Mrs. John W. Sherman, Representative Mills of New York, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook and Mrs. H. E. Rust. WAR VETERANS evening at the National Museum audi- torium, was largely attended. Ad- dresses wer commander-in-chief, and the Cuban Ambassador, Crestes Ferrera, and Ca yetano de Queseda, consul of Cuba, who was the host of the evening. A section of the United States Army Band under the leadership of Capt. W. J. Stannard, assisted by Assistant Leader Thomas Darcy, rendered a program. Assistant der Darcy played several solos. s included Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, Gen. John L. Clem, Gen. 8. D. Rockenbach, Post master General Harry 8. New, Wil Ham L. Mattocks, chief of staff of the United Spanish War Veterans, and many others prominent in public and soclal life in Washington. The mov- ing plcture entitled “Tin Hats" was ixhnwn at the conclusion of the speak ng: Speakers in Brousseau, presi- Commander James E. Smith of Pettit Camp announces that a mem- ber of Congress, who is a veteran of the Spanish-American War, will ad- dress the members at the next meet. ing, Tuesday, at 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast Meetings this week are: Monday, Col. John Jacob Astor Camp and H. H. Lawton Camp; Tuesday, mes 8. Pettit Camp; Thursday, Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp and Col. James §. Pettit Auxiliar ay, Ad- miral George Dewey NEW TEACHERS ADDED TO EASTERN FACULTY Executive Committee of Home and School Association to Meet partment Comdr. Charles 'W. McCaft- fery, Department Inspector P. E. Shomette and C. de Quesada. Col. James Petit Camp met Tuesday and received the applications from John Allen and James A. Burns. Past Comdr. Jonmes announced the welfare committee is arranging a card in the near future and also other entertainments. Chairman of the Department Recruiting Committee Graves pledged his co-operation in securing additional members. Past Department Comdr. Samuel G. Maw- son, Installed in office Junior Vice Comdr.-elect William T. Ryon, Senor C. de Queseda of Harden Camp, Comdr. J. L. Dawson of Lawton Camp, Comdr. George Orange @and Past Comdf. A. J. Kimmell made addresses. A reception and enter- tainment was given to the ladies’ auxiliary. A buffet luncheon was served, which was presided over by Comdr. James E. Smith. Admiral George Dewey Camp held the annual banquet Monday evening in honor of its new officers at the Northeast Masonic Temple, the guests of honor being Comdr.-in-Chief Rice W. Means and Mrs. Mea There were also present Chief of Staff Wil- llam L. Mattocks and Mrs. Mattocks Quartermaster Gen. James J. Murphy Past Comdr.-in-Chie. D. V. Chisholm, Department Comdr. Edward J. Nolan and members of his staff, Department President Edna R. Summerfleld, the commanders of-all the camps of the Department of District of Columbia, Consul of Cuba C. de Quesada, the presidents of the Ladles’ Auxiliaries of this department and chief ruler of the Natfonal Lineal Society. The guests were welcomed on be- half of Dewey Camp by its com- mander, G. Orange, and on behalf of Dewey Auxiliary by its president, Past Commander George Parker was chairman of the entertainment committee. Past De- partment Commander Arthur H. League was master of ceremonies. A section of the United States Army Band furnished the music. Com- mander-in-Chief Means made the prin- cipal address. Others who spoke were Chief of Staff W. L. Mattocks, Quar- termaster Gen. James J. Murphy, C. de Quesada, Department President Fdna R. Summerfield, Department Commander Edward J. Nolan and Past Commander James . Burns. Sen. tor Means, on behalf of Dewey Camp, presented the retiring Com- mander Burns with the past com- mander's jewel. A delegation from the Department of Maryland was among the invited guests, President General Blanche M. Bar- ker of the National Auxiliaries, whose headquarters are located in Lowell, Mass., has notified Department Presi dent Edna R. Summerfield that she will be in Washington from February |8 to 12, representing the Women's Council of National Defense. She bas The faculty of Eastern High has added flve new teachers for the sec- ond semester. They are John Gambs, who comes from the McKinley Man ual Training School to take the place of Claus J. Schwartz a French teacher; Miss A. Blandford, math ematics, and Mrs F. . Yocum, shorthand and typewriting. Two former teachers of Eastern, Miss Gertrude E. Walter and Miss Anna Durlap, are returning from Central Of the pupils who entered Eastern this month, 304 are from the grades, 45 from the junior schools and 1 from outside schools. This makes gain of 200. 1,876. A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Home and School Asso- clation will be held in Princtpal Hart's office Tuesday evening at § o'clock. The regular meeting will be in the school auditorium March 18. The basket ball team, accom- panied by about 50 students, went to Annapolis Saturday. The party was chaperoned by Arnold, Miss Ella Olivia Taylor, and Chase of the facult February 21 the Glee glve its annual dance at Triangle Hut. The agent dance are: Edith Jones, | son, Fred Randall, M Ina Holtzschieter, Ithel garet McGarvey, Frances Tucker, Marfon _Qardner, rol G and, Ronald Van Tine and Margaret Cook Ludwig Manoly, director of the band, {s organizing a junior orches tra. Practice is held every Tuesday during the sixth period. The major music cla conducted by Mrs. Carrie V. Byram began the new semester with an enrollment of 45 students. Candidates for the base ball team will be called for practice as soon a the weather is favorable. A telegraph rifle match was held Tuesday and Friday, between the oys' Rifle Club of Iastern and ‘arnegie Tech freshmen of Pitts- burgh. At the Federation of Music Club's concert a unit from Kastern's Glee Club will sing in the Wilson Normal School Auditorfum February 18. The nit will sing three selections from Mon-Dah-Min,” by Paul Bliss. Eve- Iyn Scott will play a violin solo en- titled “A Gypsy Dance,” by Nachey. The domestic science classes have increased to such an extent that Miss Esther Jones and Miss Elsie Krey, teachers in charge, think that it will be impossible to accommodate all the puplils. A new clog-dancing course for boys is being offered by Isaac B. Simon of the physical training department. A half credit is given each semester if the pupil follows the requirements, which are: To be at practice every Theenrollment now is M. Mrs Monk, Ruth g Club the for. dred V G Pete, Ma will Blue the 1- asked that a meeting of the auxillaries |of the Department of the District of Columbia be called for February 12 in Pythian Temple, at 8:15 o’clock. The reception and entertainment in the United Spanish War Veterans and the Ambassador of Cuba, held Friday {occasions during the semester. in order that she may have oppor-iclass has been in operation - since tunity to Mmake her annual inspection, | morning from 8:30 to 9:10 and ap- pear before the public at least five A last February, and has proven suc- cessful. Charles C. Guilford of the history department has taken the place of Never dust electric light fixtures|honor of the commander-in-chlef of |Josephr L. Kochka, member of the faculty, as chairman of the lunch. room commitiee, 5 will | a total of 367 new pupils and a net | Miss Rosemary | .| will address members of the BURKHOLDERGETS NASONCHONGR !Elected ‘Grand Master of Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters. | | j Bdward Burkholder, past master of | Adoniram Council, No. 2, and identi- | fied prominently with other Masonic | bodies, was last night elected Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal |and Select Masters of District Ma- | sons at the annual assembly of the Grand Council at Masonic Temple. | " Additional officers elected were: John W. Kimmerling, deputy grand master; Charles R. Bartlett, grand | prineipal conductor; Mark F. | grand treasurer; John A. | grand recorder; Walt>r F. | grand chaplain} Clarence J | grand lecturer; George L. Sherman, | grand captain of the guard; Rolen E. Painter, grand conductor of the coun- cfl; Nobel D. Larner, grand marshal; George Roscoe Davis, grand steward, and George O. Burke, grand sentinel. Committteemen named included: Ac- { counts—Grover E. Payne, William H. McCray and Robert L. Conner; juris- udence—Roger O'Donnell, William Jermane and R. Stone Jackson; dence—Horace P. Melntosh, aughan and Richard E. Tit- low laws—Otto B. Roetke, L. Whit- |ing Estes and J. Walker Karsner; | work and lectures—Rolen, E. Painter; Alan R. Horn and Lucien G. Young. Mr. Burkholder is connected alsa with Esther Chapter, No. 5, Order of | the Eastern L | master of | priest of Columbia Chapte | Davis, the new grand steward, Is an officer of the Grand Lodge of the Dis- trict and has won honors in both Scot- tish and York Rites. 6. W, U: RECEIVES ENDOWMENT GIFTS | | | | | Collection of Books and Steel | Engravings Presented to made by Senmator Means, | | School. The activities of various groups affiliated with George \Washington | University in advancing the interests | of the institution are evident at this | time of the year in plans calculated | to be of importance and marked by a | considerable degree of success. At the present time the board of lady managers of the hospital, the Columbian Women, the General Alumni Assoclation and the newly | formed Alumni Athletic Association are actively engaged on projects. The |board of lady managers has an- | nounced for the date of February 22 in the gymnasium a “Birthday Party | at Mount Vernon.” The Columbian | Women are raising money for the | endowment and the scholarships they | award each year. The newly formed | Athletic Association is reaching out | in the various alumni groups in the city to interest in athletics. The Genera) Alumni Association ently listened . to Dr. William Mather Lewls outline the progress of the university and the aims and | ideas for advancement in all lines. Throughout the United States during the past three years many groups in different cities have been organized and are beginning to function in a concerted effort to advance the uni- | versity interests. These clubs ha've | done considerable work in the endow- | ment campaign and are contributing | regularly. Substantial Gifts Received. | During the past two weeks several substantial gifts have been made the | university endowment fund. It is ex- | pected that the funds for the third | unit of the university groups will be | started in the near future. | The university is recently in re | ceipt of a gift of valuable books from | Dr. James Howard Gore. Charles Richardson recently present- ed a set of valuable steel engravings |of George Washington which will be placed in Corcoran Hall, Theodore Roosevelt was recently pre- | sented the unlvers}?_v by Ray Harris. Tomorrow in cHapel in Corcoran Hall Dr. George Edward McLean, for- mer president of Towa University, will address the students. Dr. Abram Si- | mon spoke before the students at chapel on Friday last. | Eighty-five students will be granted | degrees from the university at the an- nual Midwinter convocation to be held on the afternoon of February 22 at Memortal Continental Hall. Charles Warren, former Assistant Attorney General, will deliver the principal ad- dress. He will speak on “John Adams and the Constitution. Deans to Present Candidates. The deans of the various depart- ments will present their candidates The usual program will be followed. Every department in the university | will be represented. | Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle of the | department of romance languages will speak before the North Carolina Assoclation on March 25. | Stephen Panaratoff, former Bul- | garfan Minister to the United States Interna- tional Relations Club on February 8 | in Corcoran Hall. “‘Near Eastern Re- lations Since the World War’’ will be his_subject. Fifty-three George Washington Uni- versity students successfully passed the District of Columbia bar exami- nations recently held, according to fig- ures given out by John Paul Earnest, chairman, and Ralph Given. Of these | successful law students, two were | women, Miss Dorothy Moncure and | Mrs. Pearl H. Collier, wife of Prof | Charles S. Collier of the faculty. The Student relations committee met | with President Lewis last Tuesday to talk over university student problems. | The meetings are held monthly in the office of the president. i Will Speak in Brooklyn. | Dr. Lewis will speak at the meet- | ing of urban universities to be held on | Thursday and Friday in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Announcement is made that the board of lady managers of the hos- tal will have an office in the adminis- tration building for the business of conducting the benefit performance listed for the evening of February 22. The dates of May 6 and 7 have been set aside for the entertainment of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States, which will be held at the uni- versity. Indoor athletic activities have been resumed with the starting of the sec- ond semester. The varsity and fresh- man basket ball teams are having games regularly. Both the rifle teams are preparing for a_heavy season and have ‘matches already under way. The woman's basket ball team will begin its season shortly. Plans incident to Junior week will ‘be announced . The usual round of social actviity is e ed, beginning. pads PRRsldl bg BIISE 2ul re ¢ O Mrs. | A portrait of | MINE TOLL IS 2,510. | Fatal Accident Rate Per Million | Tons Drops in 1926. ! Accidents at coal mines took a toll of 2,510 lives in the United States dur ing 1926, the Bureau of Mines yesterday. On the basis of an mated output of 663,290,000 coal during the vear, the fatality rate was placed at deaths per tons of coal- produced, aga deaths per million tons in 19: Coal mining in December claimed | 248 1ives, of which 48 occurred in the anthracite _district of FPennsylvania and 220 in bituminous mines scattered through the country. NATIONAL T0 NAME TOPIC OF DEBATE Annual Affair to Be Held| said esti tons -of | | lion 381 Junior Prom Success. National University will choose subject for its annual debare Bridgewater College thix vear, and Virginia institution will select the sid it desires to defend. This agrecme has been reached oy officials of the de bating teams of the schools, betweer which keen rivalry has existed in thi field for many years. The date will be selected later. The National University team, which w host last year, will journey to Brid water, Va., this time. Tiskets Sold in Advance. The annual junfor prom, held last night at Meridian Mansions, Was one of the most successful social events in the history of the school. The full co-operation of the various other classes and student organizations reflected in the large attendance Every ticket for the prom had been old in advance. Midyear pledges of Beta, the Na tional University chapter of Phi Beta Gamma legal fraternicy, will be i ated Saturday, February 26. Eleven new members will be admitted. llam F. Martin, president of the senior class, will be among those who will receive their first two degrees at the ceremonies. The Masonic Club of the univer is busily engaged with plans for annual banquet. George Walter Smith president, has charge of arrangements Review Qulzzes Feature. This organization, one of the largest and most active in_school circles, is steadily growing and enlarging its ac tivities along educational lines. One of the features of its program that has met with general approval is that of glving review quizzes hefore examina tions. These are designed to take the students over the course covered dur ty i | | a thorough review of essentials. The club also awards scholarships to | meritorious candidates for degrees in the National University Law School Assoclate Justice Charles H. Robb of the Court of Appeals and a mem ber of the faculty, will administer the quet of Phi Beta Gamma Fraternity next Friday night at the Mayflower Hotel. Notables in the ;ucicial service of the Federal and District Government who are members of the fraternity will be the guests of honor. Associate Justice Harlan P. Stcne of the United States Supreme Court, Associate Jus {tice Balley of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and Maj. Pey- ton C. Gordan, United States attorney for the District, will attend the event All three are members of the National University chapter of the fraternity. Editorial Progress Made. The past week has been marked by | considerable editorial progress on the Docket, the school annual. Biograph fcal sketches of members of the class {to be graduated in June have begun | to pour in upon the editorial staff and |are rapidly being put into shape for publication. The business staff of the publica- and the disposal of additional adver- tising space. { Introducing t The Sangamo El T LAST, an ele convenience and a forever from further atte to utility. Every Sangamo Registered, Guat ok . HARRIS & CoO. With Bridgewater Coliege. | wil- | ing the quarter and enable him to get | |tlon reports increasing subscriptions | Serviced FIRST SEMESTER HONORS AWARDED American U. College of Lib- eral Arts Reports Ratings. Student Activities Noted. 1stic honors for the school year : Liberal Arts of American Un wen 1 senior, 1 jun 11 freshr 1, with nd McLaren Rice o amber of the de nz off highest hor A | rating of all As. 2 this announcement Dear Voods of the college stated vy Nor a frest Sheppard.” o senfor place. Rice is business college paper, 1 d Re Md v | m; % manag Amer und: first semester the fa Mar set up by Freshmer zabeth Deakins Lverett es Chadwicl Dimmette Fleming Winston Ivy Not orex ward Ric Hele: juniors, Gordon Sheppard ave bew e schools College, the Sciences ana vhich opened last week arrangements are e for a meeting a 11, 12, and 13, of unteers of severa Local plans are Hilda Bull. Amon: of the program will be onferences in the chapel in Hurst Hall and a banquet in the Women's | Resldence Hall on Saturday night Dean Woods will address the Lions | Club of Washington at the Mayflower Hotel at their luncheon meeting Wed | nesday noen Four in Essay Contest. Four students entered in the Lir coin essay contest. for which a prize | has been offered by the Soclety of the Dames of the Loval Legion of the | District of Columbia. The contestants |are Hugh Speer. Margaret Sikes, Ray | mond Spaeth and David Morgan Plans are being made for a fresh man party to be held in_the Women's residence Hall next Friday nigh | Raymond Spaeth is chairman of the | committee on arrangements. | “Miss Sarah Roher has been named associate editor of the American Eagle in place of Miss Pauline Fred erick, who has returned to her home, at Harrlsburg, Pa., on account of ill ness. Another debate has been added to the list already scheduled for the Win- |ter season, bringing Elizabethtown | College here on March 18 to deba | the question, “Resolved, That thy | should be cancellation of World W | debts.” Sides have not as | chosen. | Women's Guild Plans Dinner. Ma Elizabeth Hill MacLeo erence Court toland Roher Dorothy Roland 2oher, Sarah Smith; seniors, Several of the chool |the Gradu | the second se: Pre | ready the ne university of the Mar v olleg udent States Mis e s ritualistic services at the annual ban- | The Women's Gulld of the unive: |sity has decided on March 9§ as the date for its Spring dinner, to be held in the Women's Residence Hall “Coeds” of the college frolicked in great glee on Wednesday night at the dormitory at a “kid party,” in whici they all dressed like youngsters. Miss | Ruth Rinkel was chairman the | committee in charge. A Valentine dinner is being planned {by the students for Saturday nigh Febr 12, with Miss Helen Roher |in char arrangements. An event of unusual interest to s dents has been set for February 19, | when a group will go to the home in Washington of Mrs. Robert Barrett Browning, jr.. who will read selections from the poetry of her noted father- indaw.” The occasion was arranged through Dr. Frank W. 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