Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1929, Page 40

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1929. M ALONE OF 1731 | Sttt Bt bl 2 gt mmst o oot nd mo v ANITA SMITH WINNER e 3 s WAS “JENKINS’ EAR” |15 5ttt dersin opeod i Bns; | o war oo Lo senesancs, e o IN ORATORY CONTEST that his ship Rebecca had been boarded | foundly skeptical of Capt. Jenkins' | by Spaniards on the high seas and that |story and often call him an old rogue. | Event Was Sponsored by Grand Lodge of Colored Elks at Dunbar School. ERFORGENENT HT - INOTANA DBATE Worse Than Joke in U. S., .. Declares Graham, Defend- “" -ing Policy on Smuggling. was won Wednesday night at Dunbar | night's program included J. Finley Wil- High School by Anita R. Smith of the |son. grand exalted ruler of local EIks, latter school, with Virginia F. Mason |and Rev. C. C. Williams. of Armstrong second. - ‘The successful contestant will be sent Py s to Philadelphia tomorrow night by Co- Corsica's Good Bandit. lumbia Lodge and Columbia Temple.| Banditry in Corsica does not neces- No. 422, Morning Star Lodge, and Forest | sarily mean robbery and murder as for Temple, No. 9, to participate in the Te- | many years the country was practically glonal contest, the topic of which Is a|ruled by a recognized bandit, who per- discussion of "the Constitution of the | mitted plunder and bloodshed only in United States as it affects the colored | the case of the vendetta, which was re- population. The grand prize will be|garded as a sufficient excuse for any $250 and a college scholarship. kind of outlawry as long as it was con- Judges of last night's contest included | fined to the principals and_their fol- Representative De_ Priest, Armond W.|lowing. This bandit was Romanetti, Scott and Rev. W. L. Washington. John | whose edicts and wishes were recog- F. Ross is the local director of educa- nized throughout the country although tion for the fraternity. Speakers on last he had no official capacity. Abe Martin Says: ~ he had been subjected to violence and |It is remarkable that nobody sought to vile indignities. substantiate this story or disprove it by ' Before a fevered House of Commons peeping under his wig. Capt. Jenkins dramatically related tha‘l, - cut off his ear an e Aircraftsman Shaw, formerly known told him to “take that and show it to King George.” as Col. Lawrence of Arabia, and prob- LONDON (#).—The The Commons and all England were | ably the most romantic and elusive fig- British sentiment over the I'm “Alone | furiner, Inflamed by Jenkins r°B3 when | Ure produced by the World War, has incident recalls, by happy contrast, thie | the Spaniards thus abused him. “What | decided to remain in the Royal Air warlike frenzy which swept the king-|did I do?” said the old salt. “I com- | Force of Britain. Warlike Frenzy in Britain 200! Years Ago Recalled by Recent International Incident. The oratorical contest between stu- dents at Dunbar and Armstrong High Schools, held annually under auspices of the Grand Lodge of Colored EIks, calmness of ‘" By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, May 24.—Senator George -P. Graham' termed United States pro- | * hibition law enforcement worse than a | joke in the course of a debate on sup- | ,pression of liquor smuggling in the Ca- « madian Senate yesterday. " Defending: the government policy of refusing to grant the request of the United States that liquor-laden vessels be denied clearance, he said that when . “liquor was shipped across the Detroit River the United States customs officers found it convenient to disappear. | Ther seems to be somethin’ about He said a large percentage of the bein’ a good, dutiful husband that boats engaged in rum-running was|causes him to toe in. American tonnage and the crews were| I think the crime wave is holdin’ American citizens. out wonderfully well considerin’ it has Senator C. E. Tanner denied that|no speakers or banquets. Canada was the chief source of bootleg (Copyright, 1929.) *.liquor sold in the United States, adding that he had been in “fine houses in the States where ale, wine, brandy and liqueurs were made on the premises and one could buy parts for stills in the de- partment stores in the United States.” He. said Canada provided only 5 per Tdah, cent of the liquor being consumed in |idaho the United States. Sir George Foster, urging greater co- ration on the part of Canada, charged that Canadian distillers were in active collusion with the rum- runners. Week-End Sale of CIGARS Special Low Prices Just for Candy Treat A pound box of Mammy Lou. Pecan Mounds and a pound box of Mammy Lou Fudge Mellow. Both for 69c. | “Be Sure to Take Home a Treat” Main 5215 Friday and Saturday Havana Ribbon LINGUISTIC JANITOR BOAST OF UNIVERSITY Institution Has Laborer Who Speaks Five Lan- guages, MOSCOW, Idaho (#).—The Univer- sity of Idaho may boast of its erudite He sald President Hoover's conduct|employes. One of the janitors speaks pointed to a determination to enforce | five languages. the Volstead law and said Canada would | Christian Bernhardt Peterson was do_well to co-operate to the extent of | born on the island of Lolland in Den- mark. He was drafted into the army and served as royal guard under the present. King Haakon, then captain of the guard. 4 ‘When released after his service, Peter- son migrated to America to.give his children better opportunities in life. He speaks Danish, Norwegian, German, English and Swedish. In spite of linguistic abilities, he holds no place in the College of Liberal Arts, but sweeps halls and washes bottles in Science Hall. Bunions and Tender Joints Forty-four . Cinco, Inv.. “All Over Town” White Owl —the Better to Serve You A Pound Box of Popper 8-Center. | Maramy Lou Pecan Mounds A tempting seafoam candy simply “chock full” of delicious tasty pecan meats. It will instantly meet the fancy of your sweet tooth. And a Pound Box of Mammy Lou Fudge Mallow | Each piece of this delicious fudge mallow is a compelling invitation to | have another. So delectable you can hardly stop eating it. Both for 69c Two Pounds of | Pure, Fresh Candies at This Special Price Just for Saturday Counsellor. Newcomer - Regular $1 Tin Union Leader Smoking Tobacco | Special 6 5 c ‘The pipe smoker will truly enjoy Union Leader Smoking ‘Tobacco. It is mild and gives a cool, soothing smoke. refusing clearance to liquor cargoes. CORN BELT HOLLANDER MAKES WOODEN SHOES Jacob Van Hoff Operates What Is Believed to Be Only Factory in America. ORANGE CITY, Iowa (P).—In the of the corn belt, whence come many of the cattle and hogs whose hides eventually go into the manufac- ture-of shoes, a native of Holland op- erates what is believed to be the only wooden shoe factory in America. Jacob Van Hoff learned the art of ‘wooden footwear in the Nether- Regular 50c Value GMW'D.C. These Prices Are Also Effective at PEOPLES SERVICE DRUG STORE - 705 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia Gives Instant Relief Dr. Scholl’s Zino-pads for Bunions stop pain instantly, protect the enlarged joint from- pressure of shoe, and soothe and heal ritation. Thin, mildly medi guaranteed safe, sure. At drug, and dept. stores —35¢ box, +Here he found that numerous orders wooden shoes were sent to Holland year, and he set about to supply the demand. 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