Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1927, Page 9

‘SMALL TOWN BEST | TO START IN LAW ‘Rural Communities Offer| Most Opportunity for Young Lawyers, Survey Reveals. Correapondence of the Asmsoctated Press. EVANSTON, Nl—Lawyer alumni ‘of Northwestern Untversity, scattered through rural and urban America, be- lleve the small town i the best place for a young attorney to settle down and practice his profession. Dean John H. Wigmore of the Northwestern Law School wanted to find an answer to the question of ‘whether the big city offered greater advantages to attornevs and he put the question by mail to Northwestern alumni. | Small Town Wins. The small town won hands down. a graduate of the class of | "1830 ‘came thin repi “T believe there is more in being | & big frog in a small pond than a | small frog in a big pond; and if one | intends to hang out his shingle in-| dependently he is very likely to make | better progress in a small place than | in the city.” Generally, the old time members of the har suggested a county seat town as the best place. d another: Offers Good Living. { *“If a young lawver is content to move along easily, make a good living. mingle with his fellow men, enjoy life, do some community service and develop into what we may call a gen- eral practitioner, 1 advise the small| town or city. “For pure unalloyed happiness, choose the small town,” wrote a Texan | of the class of 1911. A few held out for the big city. graduate of 1904 said the time has | passed for young men to go West, | Northwest or Southwest. “Go In the opposite direction.” he | advised. “To cities such as Cleveland, | Detroit or Chicago. Slap Over Phone Brings Challenge, But Duel Is Halted By the Associated Press. BOULOGNE-=SUR-MER, France, December 26. — His face slapped through the medium of the tele- phone, a citizen of Roulogne nar- rowly escaped a duel with real pistols. don’t want Boulogne-Sur-Mer, I want Boulogne-Sur-Seine, get off the line,” was the greeting the citizen of the town on the English Channel received when answering a call from Paris. “Paris people are extremely nered.” he countered. slap your face. Consider vour face as having been slapped.” roared the Paristan, a former cap tain in the T “agoons. The next dav the man from Pari: accompanied by two sec- onds, called at Boulogne and chal lenged the interlocutor. The sec- onds argued for some time., but the matter was arranged without bloodshed. m- m: 'LOGS ARRIVE N 50 YEARS. | Stuck for Decades in Mud, They' Finally Reach Mill. Correspondence of The Star. MANISTEE, Mich.—Logs which started down the Manistee River from the lumber camps 50 years ago are Ju For three vears the single mill still in operation at this place has been cutting these tardy arrivals into lum- bar, and with 7,000,000 feet turned out since 1924 it is believed there is enough left to keep the mill running for 25 years yet. The logs are mostly of excellent qualit; to 30 feet long, many of them 3 feet or more in diameter and from as straight white and Nor- One | way pines as ever Erew in the woods | of this region. They were buried in the mud along the banks of the river | at sharp bends in the stream, or were left in huge piles at points where the | logs jammed, causing the river to change its course. You Should Have Gawler Service! “Please accept my thanks for the quiet and efficient way in which rendered.” your services were Complete Cost, $306.37 GJAV'!‘.?H SONS- lnc. Craslished 1850 MORTICIANS Alfred B, Walter A. 1730-1732 Penna. Ave. NW. N RALEIGH HABERDASHER—1310 F STREET—WASHINGTON'S FINEST ME Maln 5512-5513 Beginning tomorrow morning—8:30 A Reduction Sale of FUR-TRIMMED ‘Ra Leigh t now reaching the sawmill here. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. CLUBS FOR WOMEN CALLED NECESSARY 1$8.000,000 Project Said to Show Need of Sex in Business World. Carrespondence of the Associated Press. NEW YORK.—Women's organiza- {tlons, ever-growing, still are trying to | keep pace with the need, one of their leaders indicates, Miss Robinson Smith, |the American Woman's Association, | Inc.. believes there are plenty of {women who could profit by clubs and | associations. She pgjnted out the 1927 fccomplishment of the Amer | Woman's Association in financing an $5,000,000 scheme of erecting its own clubhouse, as indicative of the need | ihat is apparently felt among business women of New York. Men Help Project. “We could never have done_this without the co-operation not only of Lour 5,000 membe but also of in numerable men and women of the city who e the great need for social {and recreational facilities of business | women,” she said. organizations, both national and local, with purp < much the same as ou but even with them there aren’t pos sibly enough organizations to take care of the more than 50,000 busin and professional women in this cit At a meeting with bankers inter- ested in thefinancing of the clubhouse proposition, Miss Smith announced the sale of $3.100,000 worth of stock las the Inst step of business women in applying their business methods to insuring the success of their own | association. xcavation has been begun on the club site on Fift venth street, w {in a block of Central Park and directly | opposite the proposed site of the new \\lc\rr\)\w!imn Opera House. 1,246 Rooms Planned. The features of this home for busi- ness women, intended to be the larg kind in the country, will in- lude 1,246 rooms with private bath, estaurant, gymnasiums, swimming I pool, a large assembly hall and spaces | for stores and shops. “The building will be_completed in {1920.” explained Miss Smith. nd we will devote all next year to the work of organization that will be necessary for our expansion from our present little 15-room accommodation to the new place. Dies in Drug Store. Perry E. Johnson, colored, 161 N | street “southeast, appeared in John Wolf's drug store, 1748 Seventh street, | vesterday afternoon, said he was hav. |ing a hemorrhage and asked for treat- | ment. He was taken to a rear room, where he died in a few minutes. A certificate of death from natural causes was given. | __Despite damage by early frosts | North Manchuria will produce this | season 28,000,000 bushels of wheat, | which Is an increase of 17 per cent over last year. WEAR STORE COATS for WOMEN Choice of our fur-trimmed coats WERE—$59.50 NOW $39+ The Fabri English Tweeds, Camel’ Rodier Fabrics, Cam. Novelty Woolens Velvets $79.50 53 "s Hair, Malina OFF $125 08.50 36 5 67 cs Badqger, el's Down Russia Raccoon, Powmted Fox, at one - third reduction — $189.50 126 $159.50 106 The Furs Golden Beaver Wolf, Kolinsky n Lynx, Civat Cat, Gray Fox Sport, motor, dress styles Sizes for women and misses The Woman’s Shop of the Raleigh Haberdasher 1310 F 'Street INC. president of | “Of course there are several other th- | | o1d, of | tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. | frequently. | Hill-Taislip and Mrs, DIES AFTER STUMBLING OVER CHRISTMAS TREE J. T. Halpin, Shipping Board Offi- cial, Trips on Porch and Falls Down Steps. A Christmas tree was the cause of the death vesterday of Joseph T. Hal- pin, assistant manager of the sales di- vision of the United States Shipping Board, Leaving the home of a friend, R. W. Malone, 1532 * Twenty-second street, Saturday night, Halpin tripped over the tree on the porch and fell down a flight of stops. He died at \\'al:er Reed Hospital of a fractured skull. His body was taken to his home in Dubuque, Towa, today for_burial. Funeral services will be held Wendes- day morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. Catherine Halpin, in Dubuque. Besides his mother he is survived by flve sisters, Mrs. Thomas H. Claffy, 5331 Belt road, with whom he lived: Miss Agnes Halpin and Mrs. H. Reringer of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. R. B. Davidson of Seneca, IIl., and Miss Retta Halpin of Dubuque. He also leaves two brothers, Frank, of Dubuque, and J. W. Halpin of this city. Tle entered the service of the Ship- ping Board seven years ago as a clerk, rising through successive pro- motions to the position he held at the time of his death. MRS. E. B. PRATT DIES. Local Resident Succumbs Christ- mas Day After Sudden Illness. Mrs. Maude A. Pratt, wife ugene B, Pratt and for the past s a resident of this city, died at | her home, 3025 Fifteenth street, yes- terday after a sudden illness. She was 64 years old. Her hushand, Mr. Pratt, was formerly superintendent of the Glen- wood and Cedar Hill Cemeteries. Mrs. it was a member of the Rebekah | branch of the Mount Pleasant Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- | lows. | "She is survived hy her husband, two : a sister, Dr. Nora Moyer, all of this city, and two broth- ers, Samuel G. Moyer of Seattle, Wash,, and John Moyer of Wells: boro, Pa. Private funeral services will be con- ducted at the S. H. Hines Co.'s funeral [ home, 2901 Fourteenth street, tomor- at 2 pm. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery FREDERICK GROGAN DIES. Succumbs at Brother's Home After Long Illness. Frederick P. Grogan, 47 years old, died at the residence of his brother, Harley H. Grogan, 806 Van Buren street, urday after a long illness. Mr. Grogan moved to this city when a yvoung boy, was educated in the public schools here and later engaged in the insurance business in Philadel phia until his health failed several months ago. He is survived by his father, Frank W. Grogan; two broth- ers, Harley H. and Earl 8. Grogan, all of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Willlam G. Houck of Collingswood, N. J. Funeral services will be conducted at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street, this afternoon. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. MRS. DE VE.LLING DIES. Victim of Fall Had Been Ill Since Last Summer. Mrs. Susie L. De Velling, 82 years 2§ Channing street, died here Saturday. She had been {1l since suf- fering a fracture of the hip in a fall last Summer. She is survived by two flluth!!rl. M Susan T. Waite and Mry lyn D. Finch, both of this city; a son, Lewis P. De Velling of Indianapolls, and three grandchildren, Mrs. De Velling was born in Nash- port, Ohfo, but had lived for the greater part of the time in Zanes. ville. She a4 member of the Pres- byterfan Church, Funeral services will be conducted in 'W. W, Chambers' funeral parlors In- terment will be in Glenwood Ceme- tery. VISITOR DIES HERE. Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Emma HilL Mrs. Emma Hill, 70 years old, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Hill-Haislip, 426 Ci ttenden street, Saturday. Death was attrib- uted to a heart attack. Mrs. Hill, whose home was In cksonville, Fla., visited this city She had been here this time since Thanksgiving. She is survived by her husband, John H. HIll; two daughters, Mrs. ima Peppler, ind three sons, Edmund, Arthur and | Ray HI1. Funeral services wil be conducted at the Crittenden street address this afternoon. Interment will be in Rock Creek _Cemetery. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT AT |{EISEMAN'S, 7th & F “Dyed Mourning Black In 24 Hours CarmackDry Cleaning&Dyeing Co. 6 Dupont Circle 2469 18th St. bor it e 45 Perry & Walsh Morticians Private Ambulance. 29 H St. N\W. Main 984 TUXEDO SUITS, $29 $35 Value. On Liberal Terms EISEMAN'S, 7th & F Ryan Service means efficiency Thoughtful consideration of the trust that has been placed in us by those who call, means that every step of our work shows care and exacts ness, Funeral parlor, private ambulance and livery in con nection James T. Ryan Fungral Director 37 Pa, Ave, 8B hone Atlantic 1700-1701 C, W. E. EDMONSTON DIES ON TRIP NORTH Oldest Member of D. C. Bar Was Former Head of Title Company. William . Edmonston, 85 years old. oldest member of the District of Co- lumbia Bar Assoclation and prominent in financial and charitable activities here, dled at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Benjamin D. Riegel, South- port, Conn., yesterday morning while on a visit there. He had been in il health for several years. Mr. Edmonston had resided at 1220 Massachusetts avenue for more than 40 years. He was a native of Wash- ington. Although he was best known for his legal ability, Mr. Edmonston de- voted most of his recent years to charitable work and also acted as ad- visory counsel to the many business organizations with which he was asso clated for many years. Head of Title Company. He was educated in the public schools here and was graduated from George Washington University Law School. After being. admitted to the bar, he engaged in active practice for many years with the firm of Applebee & Edmonston. In 1887 Mr. Edmonston became president of the Columbia Title Insur- ance Co. and a few years later was responsible for the merger of this company and the Columbia Real Estate Co. He remained at the head of this firm until 1920, when he re. tired from active work and became advisory counsel, For 33 years he whs treasurer of the Wasghington City Orphan Asylum. He was a member of the Board of Trade and Washington Chamber of | Commerce, and was long active as a member of the Columbia Historical Socie He was vice president, president and general counsel in turn of the Cor- coran Fire Insurance Co., director of the National Savings & Trust Co., American Fire Insurance Co., Wash- ington Safe Deposit Co., and the ‘Washington Law Reporter. He was also a member of the American Bar Association and was one of the early members of the Chevy Chase Club. Funeral on Wednesday. Mr. Edmonston is survived by one brother, Upton B. Edmonston, of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine E. Pearson, of this city, and Mrs. Mary E. Dulaney, Asbury Park, N. J.: three children, Mrs. Reigel, Southport, Conn.; Mrs. Frances E. Rollow, this city, and Edgar D. Edmonston, Balti- more, and a large number of grand- children. The body will be brought here to- night. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Massachusetts avenue home, con- ducted by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the First Congregational Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. A document written by Mr. Edmon- ston two years ago, and which he re. quested should not be opened until after his death, named the following honorary pallbearers for his funerai: James J. Becker, William Spencer Armstrong, Frank McClelland, Louis R. Peake, Frank J. Ridgeway, Irvin B. Linton, Blair Lee, C. Clinton James and George Francis Willlams. The following committee from the District Bar Association will represent that organization at the funeral: Charles H. Cragen, William Spencer Armstrong, Ralph Barnard, United States District Attorney Peyton Gor- don, Corcoran Thom, John B. Larner, Joseph A. Burkhart, George C. Gert- man, Alexander H. Bell, Leon To- briner, Willlam G. Johnston, George Francis Willlams and C. Clinton James. S MRS. A. M. MILLER DIES. Funeral to Be Held at Home To- morrow Afternoon. Mrs. Alice Miriam_ Miller, 51 years old, wife of William L. Miller, died at her home, 5050 Reno road, Saturday night. She had'been {ll about two months. She was active in church activities at Gunton Temple and was a member of the board of directors of the Presbyterian Church Home. Besides her husband, she s survived by her mother, Mrs. Mirfam L. Car- penter, this city; a brother, William M. Carpenter, this city, and the fol- lowing sisters: Mrs. Ethel C. Doyle, this city; Ars. J. I ansladen, River. dale, Md.; Mrs. Helen I. Kinzy, Middle- town, V and Mrs, Mabel I. Masi, Falls Church, Va. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Rev. Barnard Braskamp, pastor of Gunton Temple Church, and Rev. Z. B. Phillips, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany and chaplain of the United States Senate, will officiate. Interment will be in Rock Creek (v-mnler; CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. The Sigma Lambda Sorority dance, 9 pm., a§ the Burlington Hotel, FUTURE. The Towa-Thomas Circle Citizens’ Assoclation will hold {ts annual Christ- | mus reception tomorrow, 8 pm., at Terrace Inn, 1500 Vermont avenue. The Business W en’s Council will meet tomorrow evening in the lecture room of the Church of the Covenant. The program will feature the ainging of Christmas carols. The University Club will give fta Christmas dinner dance tomorrow at the club. Dinne The Kentucky Soclety will costume Christmas ball tomorrow, 8:30 p.m., at the Willard Hotel. Grand march at 10:15 pm. The American War Veterans' Club will give u New Year eye carnival, dinner and dance fn the ballroom of the Ralelgh Hotel, Dinner, Tp.m; danc- ng, 9 The Independent Order nadab will hold s watch Now Year eve, § pm,, at 8 ana avenue. Argo_Lodge, Independent Order of Rnal Brith, will meet " Sons of meeting Loulsl. FRY. male and orvie; rew ard fiogran TERRIER “Hear AUk white ving around m\n%-lul - vy Teturn 410 -,'J"‘ U A Naval A erane' Hilvoals 1700t bot woon ”“l gl “hull oward W ', A A Wil fil “ ok, o gy o%efl et Call ‘nl Brawin loiw tlany W I P 3 . $10 T bt “ux TERRTER . While n 8 Seqwn i ‘"ru \:u Ll Ay of nh e Jfi; Towant .WM e Nabinday h'. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, Bar Leader Dead I 1927, WILLIAM | GEN. GLENNAN RITES SET FOR TOMORROW Former Commandant of Army Med- | ical Center to Be Buried in Arlington. EDMONSTON. Funeral services for Brig. Gen. James D. Glennan, retired, former commandant of the Army Medical Center at Walter Reed Hospital, who died at the hospital Saturday, will be conducted at St. Patrick's Catholic Church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in Arling- ton Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, surgeon general, United es Army; Brig. Gen. James Ken- nedy, commandant of the Army medi- cal center at Walter Reed Hospital: Brig. Gen. Frank R. Keefer, assistant surgeon general, United States Army; Col. J. R. Kean, Col. C. R. Darnall, Lieut. Col. William Keller, Col. P. M Ashburn and Maj. R. W. Kerr, all of the Medical Corps, United States Arm Gen. Glennan was placed on the retired list in 1926, but had served on active duty since then in the office | of the surgeon general in connection with the work of carrying out the building program at Walter Reed. During the World War Gen. Glen- nan served as chief surgeon of the American__expeditionary forces in France. He was cited for gallantry in Indian warfare. Gen. Glennan is survived by three sisters, Miss Mary E. Glennan, Miss Jennie Glennan, organist and choir di- rector of St. Pa Church, and Miss Frances ennan, and two brothers, John W. Glennan, local at- torney, and Charles Glennan. All re- side in this city. e W. R. CARROLL DIES. General Foreman of N. & W. Shops at Portsmouth, Ohfo. Willlam Robert Carroll, 49 years old, who was general foreman of the machine shop of the Norfolk & Western Railroad at Portamouth, Ohlo, and who maintained a residence here at 1017 Ninth street northeast, died in Portsmouth last Friday, fol- lowing an operation. Funeral services will be conducted in the Holy here tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock Interment will be in Cemetery. Mr. Carroll w public schools o educated in the this city and at Drexel Institute in Delaware. He is survived by flve daughters, Miss Nellie Catherine Carroll, Miss Fran- ces L. Carroll, Mrs. Joseph Messina, Mrs. Harry Groves and Mrs. Howard Patten, all of this city. His wife was the late Mrs. Margaret Carroll. THE WEATHER District of Columbia — Falr; con- tinued cold tonight; minimum tem- perature about 26 degrees. Tomorrow increasing cloudiness, with rising tem- perature Maryland—Fair; continued cold to- night. Tomorrow increasing cloudi- ness, with rising temperature. Virginia—Fnir; continued cold to night. Tomorrow fair, with slowly rising temperature, West Virginia—Fuir: not so cold in west portion. Tomorrow increasing cloudiness, rising temperature. Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 pm., 36; § pm., 81; 12 midnight, 26; 4 am., 22 § am., 21} noon, 30. Barometer—4 pm., 3045; 8§ pm. 30.45; 12 midnight, $0/42; 4 am., 3041} 8 am., 30.42; noon, 30.41. Highest tomperature, 36, cccurrd at | 4 pm. yesterday. Lowest tempera ture, 21, occurred at 730 a.m, today. Temperature same date last year Highest, 40; lowest, 32, Tide Tables. | (Furnished by United States Cvast | and Geodetio Survey.) | Today—Low tide, 404 am. p.m.: high tide, 8:37 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 446 pm. high tide, 1034 pm. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:25 a.m. 431 pm. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:26 a.m.; sun sots 4:63 pm. Moon rises 9.35 am.; seta T13 pm. Weather in Various Cities, and 4 and 949 p.m. 447 am. and 1021 am. and sun sets | police Name Catholic Church | Mount Olivet | %% | = Weather | i i B4 antiv Uity 40 34 altimore =140 i s by, 40 i 0 A f Charl LR Col'mbig s vy t:. ol T Galveston ' ot K m‘ h:::...\.q.\ “. Al u.:"\‘ i e G '\;m u-’v\l\lhll i 0 ake Uity | Antan o 10 ¢ *h. o 1..§ Wi ek 10 i SZEZIEEL FORRION, (T A Grsenwih twe, tod ‘I‘\\\I‘u\ sy Wa -nuu ‘! Al by o \m TWO STORES ROBBED. Loot From Clothiers and Gem Shop Totals $458. Windows of two business houses on | the 1900 block of Fourteenth street were smashed last night and robbed Lof clothing and jewelry valued at $45% Abramson Bros., clothiers, told a window was broken and ring apparel valued at $158 taken At the fewelry store of Harry Rubin robbers got jewelry valued $300. we Bcatbl. December 23, 1627, JAMES RY. beloved husband of Fannts J Acton. aged 64 sears. Fu linecal froms bis fate residence. 5 Benning rd. w % m. Relatives s invited ‘ment Congres- sional Cemetery. Called beyond the clouda of sorrow. Anchored safe whers storms no_mos HIS WIF AILSWORTH. On December 20, 14 San_ Diego. Ca Joved hushand aged 41 years residence i Wednesday. T Toved neral from Unic ot betwen o pastor. will ofli BURRI o Link Lodge, N Monday even Tet st mw funerai of at 4 0 re papers blease e . On Friday, December 23. 16 't Fotemoutn, On. WILEIAM ROB CARROLL, beioved "nughand of ‘the iate drei Carroll (nee Murphsl. ¥ CROWELL. On Fri‘ay, December 1 2% ow iliamsport. Pa vLLh»\ D. oW n MARY E SRYANT, Fresidens: C.'A. SMOTHERS, Secretary. DURSEY—AVERY. At Los Angeles Calif mbe: at 440 pm. MAY e of James T. Dursey at Los Angeie terment Osk il EXNAN. On Satuniar MeINTOSH. On Mo at the n aret ) ARIA N k Aween | W N N T ¥ 8 pm W aviied to \\ o' eeat: Exalted Ry Secrela \\\\u \." Nl s Pate, N AL ON thones. L huuh 130N o helwoen TR St v Wi TUBR On Susday, Deosmber A‘\\J Wb e st wn, . 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