Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1929, Page 17

Washington News The Foening Starf RIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929. * Society and General PAGE 17 » WASHINGTON, D. C, F . BILL PROVIDING U. S METHOD OF BUYING LANDS NEAR COAL Passage by Senate Leaves Only House Action on Two Amendments Needed. MAKES IMMEDIATE POSSESSION POSSIBLE | Payment of Fair Price at Once and Protection of Trees Are Features, The bill to give the Federal Govern- ment a better method of acquiring land in the District for public buildings, parks or other national purpcses, is approaching the final stages of enact- | ment, having passed the Senate late ! It went through the House ! The Senate made two amendments, which must be acted ; on by the House or be sent to confer- | yesterday. at the last session. ence. After one of those steps has been taken the measure would be ready for signature. ‘This bill would enable the Govern- | ment to obtain immediate lon of land needed for Federal improve- ments by paying a reasonable amount to the owners, When the condemnation proceeding is completed any additional sum found to be due the owners would be paid with interest at 6 per cent. One of the Senate amendments would allow the Government to pay a fair amount in the first instance, whether that be more or less than the assessed value. The House should equal the assessed value. Under present law condemnation pro- ceedings are conducted before three commission ithout a judge. When legal questions arise, adjournments must be taken while the issues are rnednn by a judge. The existing W_also requires that the award be mmmh.uhotmemuentme day before a judge, and ted to save weeks and MINISTERS’ ALLIANCE TO INSTALL OFFICERS Address to Be Delivered Tomorrow Night by Bishop E. D. ‘W. Jones. ‘The installation of officers by the In- Ministers’ Aflhnoe of Rev. W. H. f the A. M. E. Church, Elder of the Seventh-day Bap- id Rev. H. Threlkeld of . M. E. h. Rev. H. B. Tay- the president-elect, will respond for new officers. Immediately after the service dinner ed by the Men's Club of the treet Presbyterian Church. A, Fairley, Rev. A. F. Eimes, B. Watson, Rev. H. Threlkeld W. Hilton constitute the committee. STUDENTS ARE ARRIVING FOR SPEAKING CONTESTS Will Compete in Preliminaries to Be Held in Afternoon at American U. Students were arriving from all parts of Maryland today to compete this after- noon in preliminaries of the State high school extemporaneous speaking contest at_American University. ‘Winners of first and second place at the finals tomorrow night will compete with winners from the District of Co- Jumbia and Pennsylvania contests, to be held later at the university. A banquet tonight of contestants at the college will be addressed by Victor ‘Whitlock, vice president of the United States Daily. LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS. ‘The central building of the Public Library, at Eighth and K streets, is open today from 2 to 6 o'clock for cir- culation and reference work. The branch libraries will be closed. In commemoration of the holiday the Library of Congress Building is open to visitors only from 2 until 10 p.m. All divisions of the Library, including th> Copyright office, were closed for readers during the day, except the law library and the Sunday and holiday service. These remain open from 2 to 10 o’'clock. S CHILD BADLY BURNED. Five-year-old Louise 'Jones, colored, of 2018 E street, was seriously burned when her clothing caught fire from a coal stove in her home about 9 o'clock this morning, and, the hands of her 7- year-old sister, Dorothy, were seared while attempting to beat out thé flames. ‘The child was saved from worse in- ury or death by the action of Phillip rd, colored, of the E street address, who wrapped her in a heavy blanket, smothering the fire. Both children were, taken to Emergency Hospital in the third precinct patrol and treated by Dr. I Rutkoski, of the staff. INFLUENZA COSTLY. The recent influenza epidemic cost the Railway Mail Service $250,000 in employing substitutes for postal clerks on sick leave. Warren Irving Glover, second assist- ant postmaster general, told the House appropriations committee that he had beén informed that there was 50 per cent more cases in the service than during the previous year, inaugural ceremonies from the Capitol. George McElrath, right, and Albert E. Johnson, engineers, who yesterday begain installation of the National Broadcasting Co. equipment to broadcast the —P. & A. Photo. COMMITTEE ENDS GLASSIE HEARING Judicial Temperament and| Eyesight of Nominee Considered. ‘The nomination of Henry H. Glassie to be an associate justice of the District Supreme Court has been taken under advissment by a Senate subcommittee, following a-hearing yesterday afternoon at which questions were raised as to whether Mr. Glassie has judical tem- perament and whether his eyesight is adequate to enable him to fulfill the duties of judge. William C. Sullivan, a local attorney, testified that during the trial of a con- demnation case in September, 1018, in which he and Mr. Glassie were opposing col assaulted him by plac- his around Sullivan’s neck. Sullivan told the subcommittee he filed a suit against Glassie, but that before it came to trial in February, 1921, Mr. Gllush apologized and he withdrew the suit The question as to the condition of Mr. Glassie's eyesight was raised by Senator Neely, Democrat, of West Vir- ginia, who said he had been told the nominee might not be able to observe the demeanor of witnesses. Charles W. Clagett, Jesse C. Adkins, F. H. Bright and Charles W. Arth, law- yers, testified in support of Mr. Glassie, the subcommittee he is well for the bench. According to testimony, Mr. Glassie is excep- tionally well versed in the fundamentals of law. They referred the Senators to & brief prepared by Mr. Glassie in sup- port of the District rent law as a sample of his legal ability. Senator Borah, Republican of Idaho, chairman of the subcommittee, stated at the outset of the hearing that he personally did not care to go into the incident of the controversy which took place between Glassie and Sullivan be- fore a condemnation commission 10 years ago, but wanted to get the opin- fon of members of the local bar as to Mr. Glassie's ability, integrity and ex- perience. " The Senator several times asked: witnesses if they knew of any unprofessional conduct that could be raised against, Mr. Glasie, and each time they answered they did not. ‘When Mr. Sullivan began his testi- mony he said he appeared by request of Maj. Julius Peyser, president of the Bar Association. Maj. Peyser later in the hearing explained that he was not pro- testing against Mr. Glassie, and that the Bar Association was not protesting, but that he had been asked to arrangs a hearing’ so that members of the bar could express their views. Toward the close of the hearing George E. Sullivan, also a la subcommittee he believed a large per- centage of the local bar agreed with him that Mr. Glassie is-“temperament- ally not judicial.” He also testified as to Mr. Gilassie's short range of vision. Supporters of Mr. Glassie, in discuss- ing the assault charge of 10 years ago, testified that opposing counsel had en- gaged in several verbal interchanges, and that they did not believe this one incident indicated lack of judicial tem- erament. % TURNAGE CONTINUES SHORE, LIQUOR CASE Method by Which Evidence Ob- tained Attacked by Defense Attome_y. Wishing to investigate liquor charges | preferred against Prank Shore, tire shap owner, of the 1200 block of New York avenue, following his arrest January 28, Commissioner Needham C. Turnage continued the case today to take the metter under advisement. | Shore was arrested by Federal Pro- | hibition Agent W. A. Hebbens, who is ‘said to have received information that | a consignment of liquor was to be re- | celved at the tire shop. Hebins, who is | that when he concealed himself in a | building across the street, he observed | three metal trunks taken from an ex- press company truck and delivered to Shore’s establishment. Entering the shop, he found the trunks and, moving | them, he heard the “gurgle” of liquids. | Eatisfied that liquor was contained therein, he opened the trunks and di.SAl covered a large quantity of alh:ged‘ whisky. i Defense Attorney William E. Leahy' declared that the trunks were shipped from Miami to & “Mr. Willoughby.” Shore, he said, had no knowledge of the | contents. The sounds heard by the pro- | Ribition agents were insufficient to con- | { stitute probable cause for the search, | he held, and asked that the charges be dismissed. In order to make a stud; pertaining to_the subject of cause in searches and sel sioner Turnage did not rul 0B of cases probable , Commis- on the mo- SUN HELPING CITY INREMOVING SNOW: Thermometer Expected to Crawl Above Freezing During Afternoon. 'With the help of a warming sun, Washington quickly is being released from the grip of its first heavy snow fall of the season. Weather Bureau officials said that a gradually rising temperature during the day would do lots to remove snow from the path of motorists, but tonight, a minimum of about 20 degrees is ex- pected. This morning at 6 o'clock a minimum of 20.5 degrees was reached. Early this afternoon the thermometer will rise slightly above freezing. At 10:30 a.m. it stood at 31 degrees. * Tomorrow will continue cold and th skies may be slightly cloudy. There are no signs, however, of a recurrence of snow. Removing the snow from the gutters in the congested section continued. Work started this morning on F and G streets between Ninth and Fifteenth, and on Pennsylvania avenue between the Peace Monument and the Treasury. The snow is taken to sewers and dumped and hydrants are opened to wash it away. Outside the congested zone the snbw is allowed to remain until it melts. ‘This being a holiday, the men at ‘work are on an emergency basis. WASHINGTON PAID HOMAGE AS MASON Representative Woodrum Speaks at Exercises of Ad- visory Board. George Washington, the Mason, was eulogized this morning by Representa- tive Woodrum of Virginia, speaking at anniversary exercises sponsored by the Advisory Board of District . Masonic Clubs, in the auditorium of the New National Museum, Tenth and B streets. George Washington, when a lad of 20, petitioned the Masonic Chapter at Fredericksburg, Va, for the right of membership, and, accordingly, was ad- mitted to the chapter in 1752, Repre- sentative Woodrum recalled. The young Virginian took the keenest interest in lodge activities, and even at tiay early period of his life, was found o embody the Masonic ideais of faith, service and brotherhood, the speaker declared. Gen. Washington was made an hon- orary member of Lodge No. 22, Alexan- dria, Va. shortly after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, and was master of . that lodge, Mr. Wood- rum recalled, when inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States. Another speaker was Wisdom D. Brown, grand master of Masons for the District of Columbia, who declared that “this great fraternity must stand before some shrine symbolic of the vir- tues we hold dear, and what could be more fitting than that of Washington?” Other speakers included Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, president of the So- Jjourners’ Club; Melville D, Hensey, chairman of the advisory board's com- mittee on arrangements. Following the exercises, the advisory board and speakers repaired to Wash- ington Monument, where a wreath was deposited at the base of the great shaft l‘;.y1 Representative Woodrum and Gen, Ties. A musical program was rendered by the orchestra of the Capital Forest, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, while delegations in uniform from the Bethlehem Chapter, O. E. 8, and the Washington Chapter of Job's Daughters participated in the exercises. MRS. GERRY TO PLACE STONE AT CATHEDRAL Congressional Club Ceremony to Be Held Tomorrow. Members of Organization to Attend. Mrs. Peter Goclet Gerry, wife of the Senator from Rhode Island, and presi- dent of the Congressional Club, will place a stone &5 a memorial to the club in the National Cathedral tomorrow morning, at the invitation of the Bishop of Washington, Right Rev. James E. Freeman. The ceremony will take place at 11 o'clock and the members of the Congressional Club will attend. The club flag, recently presented to the organization by Mrs. Gerry and Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, will be used during the ceremony. . 00 AIR MACHINES 10 SOAR OVER CITY AT INAUGURATION Nearly Every Army, Navy and Marine Type Plane to Take Part. COMMITTEE COMPLETES AERIAL PAGEANT PLANS List to Participate Includes Los Angeles and Four Smaller Dirigibles. Conspicuous by their absence from previous inaugural parades, aircraft will be one of the most conspicuous fea- tures of the coming inaugural pageant. No less than 80 flying machines, in- cluding the huge dirigible Los Angeles and four smaller Army and Navy lighter-than-air craft, will drone above Pennsylvania avenue during the two- i hour period when the parade will pro- | ceed from the Peace Monument up past | the presidential reviewing stand in front | of the White House. Details of the aerial pageant, just completed by the parade committee un- der the chairmanship of Gen. Anton Stephan, were announced at the scrai- final meeting of the general inaugural committee at the Willard Hotel yester- day. Practically every type of plane in service in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and most of the commercial planes in sight-seeing service at the air- ports about the city are expected to be in the air while the parade is going on, Gen. Stephan said. Strict observance of the aerial traffic regulations, particularly at this time when the air above the city will be j teeming with flyers, will be demanded by the inaugural officials and the De- partment of Commerce. Maj. Gen. Fred W. Sladen of Balti- more, who is to command the first grand division of the parade, announces his staff as follows: o, Col. Thomas W. Darragh, Lieut. Col. John H. Kerr, Maj. Willlam F. Sharp, Maj. Henry R. Smalley, Capt. William R. Hamby and Lieut. Joseph 8. Cranston. QUERY PROVES PUZZLE TO GOUCHER COLLEGE Questionnaire to Institution for Girls on Students’ Habits Asks About “Garterless Socks.” One of the fuestionnaires that Henry Grattan Doyle, dean of men at George ‘Washington. University, has sent to 400 leading American institutions of learn- ing, in an attempt to prove that the average college student isn't what the comic weeklies would have us think, has been received by Goucher College in Baltimore, a girls’ school. Goucher was somewhat puzzled when asked to reply to the queries, among others, if the students there are clean shaven and if they wear rless socks. { While the answers to t| two ques- tions probably will be indefinitely de- layed, college authorities are preparing to reply to others on the questionnaire, including: “Is there any connection, in your opinion, between the attempt to be ‘col- legiate’ and “such problems as drink- irg. necking, neglect of class work, dis- ; honesty in -examinations and other { ethical problems?" (. “Do you or do you not agree with me | that in general our student bodies are composed of reasonable, serious young people?” 4 HEARING ON NOMINATION. A hearing on, the nomination of Col. Harrison Brand, jr., for another term on the Public Utilities Commission will be held by a subcommittee of the Senate district committee at 10 o'clock Tues- day morning. } ON M:QUADE'S Night Inspector Found Dead in Garage From Monox- ide Gas. Son Returning From School Finds Body Too Late to Save Life. There was room for only one more notation on the record card of Lieut. James D..McQuade, night inspector of the metropolitan police. Death last night made the final entry and every line was filled. So_often had the officer been com- mended during the 28 years of his career on the force that the commenda- tions and records of promotions and |changes of assignment filled all but the last space on the card. Lieut. McQuade was found dead from carbon monoxide gas poisoning in the garage of his home at 1710 Newton street northeast, by his 21-year;old son, James. D. McQuade, jr., a sehlor law student at Catholic University. A screw driver, with which he had been repair- ing the motor of his car, was clutched in his hand. Fumes Permeate House. ‘The deadly fumes permeated the en- tire house, seeping up from the built-in garage, and were detected by young Mc- Quade when he returned home from school. runi the young man rushed to the basement, threw open the door and windows of the garage and then tele- phoned police. The Fire Department rescue squad and the Casualty Hospital ambulance were dispatched to the scene, The firemen worked for an hour and a half before they gave up hope of reviving th2 officer. Then Dr. Louis Jimal of the Casualty staff, injected adrenalin into’ the blood stream in a futile effort to restore the action of the heart. The same physician pronounced him dead a few minutes before 7 o'clock. 1t is thought, however, that life was extinet when he was found. When young McQuade entered the garage his rngru slumped on the floor against t} wall. A new spark had been placed in the engine plug 546, W, STUDENTS HILLBF AWARDED DEGREES TONIHT Exercises to Be Marked by Coolidge Speech, Prob- ably His Last. DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE President and First Lady Will Both Receive l\Iononry Degree of Doctor of Laws. Fifty-four students in the various schools of George Washington Univer- sity who have completed their courses during the past semester will receive their merited degrees in elaborate con- vocation exercises in the Washington Auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight. The exercises will be marked by an address by President Coolidge, probably his last public speech as Chief Executive of the United States, and by one of the most prominent audiences which ever attend- ed a local university graduation. President Coolidge’s address will be heard by a capacity audience in the Auditorium, including cabinet members, members of Congress, official repre- sentatives of the foreign embassies and legations here and others who have been prominent during Mr. Coolidge’s admin- istration, as well as thousands of radio listeners-in on the program -as it will be broadcast by a chain of 40 radio stations. ‘The -exercises will be begun with an overture by the United States' Marine Band. The academic procession will fol- low, after which Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce, pastor of the First Congrega- tional Church—the church in which Mr. Coolidge as worshipped since he has been President—will pronounce the in- vocation, . Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the. university, will make the official university announcements, after which he will present the diplomas and awards to the graduates as their names are announced by the deans of the various sthools and ‘departments. Mr. . e will deliver the convo- cation address immediately after the graduates receive their degrees. At the conclusion _of the President’s meech. Dr. Marvin will confer upon both Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge. the honorary degree of doctor of laws. No other honorary degrees will be given. The exercises will be broadcast in Washington over Station WRC, which wil go on the air at 8:15 o'clock, to continue for about 40 minutes. COMMISSION APPROVES CHANGE IN ZONING LAW Amendment Permits Construction of Two-Car Garages Without Consulting Adjoining Owners. The Zoninz Commission yesterday approved an amendment to the zoning regulations allowing construction of p;l::fie two-car n:t-}’u without “wrmnt o jol prope: owners une cer- tain eomu ‘The amendment as adopted reads: “A rivate garage Mu‘:fi not more than W0 steam or motor driven vehicles, nor exceeding 400 square’ feet in area, and not aj nant to a dwelling, may be erected without the consents specified in section 3 when located 50 feet or more back of the building line of the nearest street, and If abutting or opening di- rectly upon a public’ alley.” Three petitions for changes in zoning, considered at the public hearing Wed- nesday were granted. They are: From 40-foot ‘A restricted to 60-foot C area, several lots on the south side of Frank- lin street northeast; from residential 40-foot A restrioted to residential 60- foot C area, property fron on Brent- wood road northeast and G street between Fitteenth and Sixteenth streets; from First Commetcial 40-foot C area to Hearing the motor of the car |} residential, 40-foot A area, the west side of Wheeler road southeast from Savannah street to alley 120 feet south of Alabama avenue. DEATH FILLS OUT FINAL BLANK POLICE RECORD i 5 LIEUT. JAMES D. McQUADE. and the old one lay on a fender. He apparently was testing the motor when ov;;mm)td- t ‘McQuade, Lieut. Mc argare| A - Quade’s invalid aunt, was in the house at the time, but was not affected by the gas. She was unable to tell police how long he was in the garage. M e was mentioned numerous times by his superiors for bravery and exceptional police action. He was 54 years old and was appoint- ed to the force July 2, 1901. He was first stationed at the first second preinct. the third and seventh precincts. Pre- vious to his appointment as night in- spector March 1, 1928, he was, lieuten- ant under Capf. Guy E. Burlingame at the second precinet. Lieut. McQuade first obtained public notice as a member of the old vice squad under Oapt. Burlingame, on which he served until it was done away with. He was made a lieutenant Janu- lr{l 186, 1926, e 1s survived by his son James, an- other son, Edward J. McQuade, of 1801 gun street northeast; his aunt, Miss a Seomoban ‘Rrr s The above excerpt is taken from WASHINGTON GIFT OFFER DISCLOSED Plan to Endow School Here Given in Letter Now at American U. George Washington believed in private endowment of an educational institution in this city, toward which he offered shares of stock rather than large Fed- eral support, ‘according to a study of original documents made by Dr. C. C. ‘Tansill, professor of history of Ameri- can University, which owns the original ‘Washington letter concerning Washing- ton’s offer. Dr. Tansill also disclosed the inter- esting information that the first Presi- dent had made two coples in his own handwriting of the letter in which he made the endowment offer. One of sthese letters is now in the possession of American University, while the other is in the manuscript collection of the Washington papers in the Library of Congress. ‘Washington wrote the letter to Gov. Brooke of Virginia, on March 16, 1795, proposing to establish a privately en- dowed institution of learning. The Legislature had “submitted to his dis- posal” 50 shares in the “Potomac River Co.,” and it was this stock which Wash- ington offered for the university here. He also offered some other stock tow: a “seminary” in Virginia. Wrote to Commissioners. “Washington did not believe that it was neeuu.g for a national university to have a large endowment from the Federal ernment and to bs under Federal, control,” said Dr. Tansill. a letter' t6 the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, January 28, 1795, he refers to his interest in the estab- lishment of a university that would be truly national in type, and he indicates the amount of the endowment he is willing to contribute toward its founda- tion. With reference to location, he be- lieved that ‘the Federal City, from its centrality and 'i‘tw ldv:nhe:ce which in other respects it musf ve over any .other. in the United States, ought to be preférred as a proper site for such a gnlverslty.' ” sponded to Washington's letter by a memorial which they presented to Con- gress December 12, 1796. After referring to the proposed gift from President Washington, they expressed their belief that further endowment will be made possible through “many lberal dona- tions” which will “be made as well in Europe as in America.” Then Washington wrote on March 16, 1795, the letter, coples of which are he Con nal Library and_the ts of American U: dressed to Gov. ni- cases, Dr. Tansill explained, the lan- age is almost identical. Subsequently his letter came into the possession of Bishop John F. Hurst, the founder of American l;{nivecng. ]gpt:n the d;cu? of Bish urs e T Was - chased ‘(,gr the American University by its secretary, Dr, Wibur L. Davidson. Resolution Adopted. ‘The Washington letter to Gav. Brooke elicited from the Legislature of Virginia the following resolution, De- cember 1, 1795: “The plan contemplated of erecting an university in- the Federal city, where the youth of several States may be assembied and the course of their education finished, deserves the countenance and support of each State.” ‘The Washis letter to the Virginia vernor is clearly written in Wash- fr?amn‘s own hand with pen and ink. It has several interesting corrections and word:d:mued out, 'for more pref- ble words. er,l‘he full- 'k’xt“ of his letter to Gov. Brooke is as follows: “Philadelphia, 16th March, 1795. “Sir: “Ever since the General Assembly of Virginia were pleased to submit to my disposal 50 shares in the Potomack, and 100 in the James River Co., it has been my anxious desire to appropriate them to an object, most worthy of public “It is with indiscribable regret, that I have seen the migrating to foreign countries, in order to acquire the higher branches of erudi- tion, and to obtain a knowledge of the sclences. Altho’ it would be injustice to many, to pronounce the certainty of théir imbibing maxims, not congenial WASHINGTON’S OFFER OF SCHOOL AID z?m (B2 2 Gorcnal %Mfi, 7 ecl 2A Srora farl _fi&, BV A AP P 2 %447"4 Lo crocted al‘.fud/éa: fiu}-f//’)ofi.t/l_.:__'* e e e . a letter written by George Washington of- fering stock for a seminary in the State of Virginia. ” kit ot ard | morning. he Commis$ioniers of .the District of | the outh of the United States | pro 1,000 SIGNATURES ON LEHLBACH BILL PROTEST CLAIMED Navy Employes’ Spokesman Says Petition Will Go to Congress Through Wilbur. ot e axs " enaZionof Wgfet 2 oert #ad T L ATTEMPT TO KEEP SOME FROM SIGNING CHARGED Paymaster General Aide’s States ment Explains Present Status Bhato. e —Star Staff Photo. of Legislation. FREE TEXT BOOKS MAY BE APPROVED Bill’s Chances Bright as Re- sult of Conferences of Phipps and Capper. More than 1,000 signatures in oppo= sition to the Lehlbach bill have been placed by Navy Department employes upon the petition now being circulated, Clyde Reed, special assistant to the paymaster general of the Navy, said today, explaining that the plan is to forward the petition to Congress thoul gh Secretary Wilbur early next weel . Speaking as the spokesman of the Navy Department employes who are in- terested in the Government em; 1 pay legislation, Mr. Reed that pressure “was attempted to be brought to bear upon certain of the employes” to dissuade them from signing pe- tition. —— Mr. Reed, in explaining the present Chances for passage at this session | status of the legislation, sald: of the bill to provide free textbooks throughout the local public school sys- | ba tem appeared more favorable today, as a result of conferences held with Sen- ator Capper, Republican, of Kansas, and Senator " Phipps, Republican, of Colorado, by a delegation representing various parent-teacher organizations. Senator Phipps told the parents who called on him that he ‘was perfectly willing to confer with Chairman T of the District “It is further understood that since the question was raised by employes of the Navy Department as to the actual effect of the Lehlbach bill, it is now conceded that the bill does not cause it was felt b members that the bill was not in prvg: form as originally r;lpomd out by Senate committee. He thought, for in- stance, that the fu of reference to every pupil in the and senior high schools, sary. Parents Cite Costs. me!dvurd l’\, W. t;:nnn\\s.b"'l‘lm headed group from parent-teacher as- sociations, also talked with Chairman Capper, wh&h’:l the bill in charge, this Capper and Sei “In | school Statement Is Quoted. ‘The statement of the parents read part as follows: hingss ugan this potat: Te law of the 2 W of District of Columbia compels the at- mnd-neeg(nwpu unk;l‘hehn reached a high “Thus we compel him to whether he wants to or not, force him to pay for all of his books, instruments, etc,, above the eighth grade. This is not equitable, nor does it provide free schools in any sense of the word. “Free schools have always been an outstanding feature of America’s educa- tional system, but we do not yet have such a free system in the Nation's preliminary report to Congress.’ ' RIS EMPLOYES’ UNIONS URGE fal and mm%# gntd | LEHLBACH BILL PASSAGE o o ©f | Resolution of U. S. Workers® Or- GIBRALTAR MEMORIAL. | hoties s oo mmediate " Action, sent to Congressmen. GIBRALTAR, 'February 22 (#).—The United States Battle Monuments Com- mission, of which Gen. John J. Per- shing is head, has decided to erect he: a memorial to United States Navy men who lost their lives in Mediterranean area of the World War. The British government has already consented to the erection of the monu- ment and the commission is di b- the selection of a site with local au- thorities. o gress. The resolution, which was adopted W*ednudly, stated the desirable features of Kiwanians Hear Clarkson. Walter B. Clarkson, assistant to the president of the Chesapeake & Potomac hone Co., addressed the Kiwanis Club at its meeting at the Ws Hotel yesterday on “Resea: ve;zment in Business.” its ite passage in order that all employes of the Government may receive the full measure of benefit from the provisions of the Welch act, as was the intent of the members of Con- when this measure was ratified and enacted into law." BLOOMINGDALE CIvIC ASSOCIATION ELECTS lar object in some part of that State, I intend to allot them for a Seminary, sty e Al nary: 10| Frank Coleman Named President. of the Legislature shall deem most Federation Representatives phone industry had reached the highest stage of devel- opment, which has been due in a large measure to the result of organized research. with republicanism; it must nevertheless be admitted that a serious danger is encountered, by sending abroad among other political systems t! , who have not well learned the value of their own. “The time is therefore come, when a plan of universal education ought to be | adopted in the United States. Not only | do exigencies of rubuc and prlv-ul life demand it; but if it should ever he| lparemnded that prejudices would be entertained in one part of the Union another; an efficatious remedy will be, to assemble the youth of every under such circumst s, as will, the freedom of intercourse and col- in | lision of sentiment, give to their minds the direction of truth, philanthrophy, and mutual conciliation. “It has been represented, inat an University, corresponding with these ideas, is contemplated to be bullt in the Federal city; and that it will re- celve considerable endowments. This position is so eligible from its centrality —=so0_convenlent to Virginia, by whose legislature the shares were granted, and | Supp! in which part of the Federal district stands—and combines so many other conveniences, that I have determined to vest the Potomack shares in that to be more University. G A ble to the Assembly of that the in the James River company should be reserved for a simi. per. “I am di to believe, that a Are Selected. Seminary of ing upon an e lan, but yet not coming up to the Frank Coleman was elected it R O T T for 3 is to be chosen. The students, who wish Pteobnflg-n Church. to pursue the whole range of Science, . Logan, Mrs. Blanche Nelson, Ed- E,“’m.r, ':l&..&'n‘:amz 'm % were:'uned tmd ‘:ffil?lu“::lodl mi y: 0 re - former, by a due relation, may be ren- | tion in the Federation of Civic Associa- dered co.operative with the latter. tions. “I cannot, however, dissemble my | _Other officers elected are: Charles 8. opinion, that if all the shares were |Syphax, first vice president; J. G. Lo~ conferred on an University, it would second become far more important, than when they are divided; and I have been re- strained from concentering them in the same place, merely by my anxiety to d reconcile a particular attention to Vir- Al ginia, with a great good, in which she will abundantly share, in common with Excel- G AND HUNT CLUB ite the James River shares to the which they may prefer—~ They will at the same- time again accept. my .acknowledge- | March 2, ments for the opportunity, with which |2 o'clock they have favored me, of attempting to | ning at 8 ly so important a desideratum in | sop 4s chairman the United States as an University, ade- | includes Mrs. quate to our necessity, and a prepara- |son and tory Seminary.— six “Yfith great consideration and respect | and 1 am Sir— ““¥r. Most Obed. Hum. Ser. saddle “G. WASHINGTON. “His Excelly. Robt. Brooke Gov, of | hunt - Virga” ers o