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FRE PREVNTION WORK DISCSSED Federal Council Hears of Ac- tivities in Government Establishments. A review of work to reduce fire haz- ards in the various establishments of the Government in and outside of ‘Washington was given at the quarterly meeting of the Federal Fire Council held Friday in the Commerce Building, at- tended by 22 representatives with Dr. George K. Burgess as chairman. Capt. R. C. Montgomery, chief of the protection division in the Office of Pub- lio Bulldings and Public Parks of the National Capital, described the fire pre- vention and protection activities in con- nection with the }mlfllc buildings under the supervision of his office. This in- cludes a wide range of buildings rang- ing from temporary frame structures to monumental bulldings such as the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. Buildings acquired _for damolition in connection with the Fed- eral building program also come under his supervision, numbering about 50 at present. ‘War Structures Hazards. The buildings causing his office the most concern from the standpoint of fire hazard, Capt. Montgomery said, are the large temporary buildings con- structed in 1917 and 1918 to house war activities. While a few, such as the Navy and Munitions Butlding, are of fire Tesistive construction, most of them are frame buildings. These buildings house 30,000 employes. No fire loss of any consequence had occurred in connection with these tem- porary structures until the fire last year which destroyed the quarters occupied by the Federal Trade Commission and bureaus of the Department of Labor, at a loss of $164,000. For the preceding seven-year period some 400 fires have occurred in the buildings under the control of his office, Capt. Montgomery sald, most of them extinguished before any damage of consequence occurred. ‘The total loss from these fires was given as about $1,600 or about $4 per fire. In only seven cases was the fire depart- ment called and in only three cases was | it necessary to go into action. Employes’ Drills Aid. ‘This record was established by sus- tained fire prevention work aided by drills of employes in the proper use of extinguishing equipment. ~ As an ex- ample, each of the 2,650 hand fire ex- tinguishers located in these buildings are recharged each year. Capt. Montgomery said his office anticipates with satisfaction the demo- lition of the last of the temporary war structures and the substitution of types of modern fireproof buildings such as are being erected under the new pro- Dr. Burgess in opening the meeting, called attention to the fact that it was the first anniversary of the organiza- tion of the Federal PFire Council on April 3, 1930. He reviewed the year's activities. These included surveys of the institutions under the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Co- lumbia which resulted in allowance for substantial items for fire protection in the appropriation bill for the coming fiscal year. Following an inspection of the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Building, an appropriation of $100,000 was made available at the last session for fire protection. Other re- ports were made by A. G. Thomas, chairman of the Pire Hazards Commit- tee; W. W. Dean, chairman of the Apparatus_and Appliance Committee; Dr. H. C. Dickinson for the Committee on Inspection and Interdepartmental Co-operation, and H. W. Gardner of the United States Veterans’ Administra- tion. DR. CLAXTON TO SPEAK AT U. OF M. ASSEMBLY Former Commissioner of Education Will Address Faculty and Students Thursday. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. COLLEGE PARK, Md,, April 11.—Dr. i Philander P. Claxton, who was United | ;. States Commissioner of Education from 1911 to 1921, will address the faculty and students of the University of Mary- land next Thursday morning at 11:20 o'clock in Ritchie gymnasium. Dr. Claxton will visit Maryland on the in- vitation of Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic fraternity. Dr. Claxton, who is a forceful speaker and writer, has been a powerful influ- ence in advancing the cause of educa- tion, particularly in the South. He re- ceived the degree of LL.D. from the University of Maryland in 1921, and also has been similarly honored by the University of North Carolina, Western Reserve, Gates College and Allegheny College. He served several years as superin- tendent of schools in various cities of North Carolina, including Kinstan, Wil- son and Asheville. He was professor of pedagogy at North Carolina State Nor- mal and Industrial College from 1893 1o 1902, and at the Univer: of Ten- nessee from 1902 to 1911, also being su- perintendent of the Summer school of the South in the latter year. Then he became United States Commissioner of Education. On_leaving the Federal service in 1921 Dr. Claxton became provost of the University of Alabama, and from 1923 to 1929 was superintendent of schools at Tulsa, Okla. MANY RUSSIAN NOBLES | ATTEND SUPPER DANCE Grand Duke Vassili Alexander, Princes George, and Baron Wrangel Among Guests. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 11.—When Mr. and Mrs. Viadimir de Rachevsky gave a supper dance, after midnight service in the Russian Church tonight. the guest | list was remindful of Petrograd in Ro- | manoffl times. On it, among other | names, were these: The Grand Duke Alexander of Russ Prince George of Russia, Prince Vassiii of Russia, Printe Cherabatoff of Russia, Count and Countess Felix von Luckner, Count and Countess Elinsky, Countess Zamekau, Count Stroganoff and Baron | | | | ‘Wrangel. H Z0G’S CABINET QUITS Albanian Cimncfl President and Ministers Resign Posts. TIRANA, Albania, April 11 (P).— Pandeli Evangell, president of the coun- cil of ministers, today submitted to King Zog the resignation of the entire cabinet and the King accepted The resignation was a result of dis- sension between the cabinet and the House of Representatives, wrifing from modification in the House of & law con- cerning rights cf possession which had been introduced by the minister of jus- tice. The King directed the cabinet to carry untdl & new government can e b, gl | the | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Schools and Colleges Dr. Benner to Preside. R. THOMAS E. BENNER, former- 1y chancellor of the University of Porto Rico and now visitin, fessor of education at Teachers’ - lege, Columbia University, will preside at the debate Wednesday, under_ the auspices of George Washington Uni- versity, between the University of Por- to Rico and of the National Univer- sity of Mexico. The debaters will speak in Spanish, th~ question being, “Resolved, that the future Latin American depends upon the establishment of closer bonds with United States on_the basis of equality.” The Porto Rican debaters will uphold the affirmative of the ques- tion, while the Mexican team will de- fend the negative. Following closely upon the celebra= tion of “Pan-American day,” by the Pan-American Union, which will call to the attention of students the grow- ing significance of Pan Americanism, the debate is occasioning wide inter- est. Members of the diplomatic corps and Spanish scholars from the edu- cational institutions of Washington are among those who have been invited to attend. The Porto Rican team has been travelling in the United States and Canada on a long debate tour, and the debates in Washington marks the end News of Interesting Student and Faculty Activities in Washington’s Leading Educational Institutions. he has discussed Hague. | National Plans Seven Courses. | QEVEN new courses will be presented in the National University School of Economics and Government, dur- ing the coming Summer session, it was announced last night following com- pletion of the college department's schedule. The Summer schedule for the School of Law and the graduate department are being completed and probably will be announced within a week. Prof. Bernard H. Mayo, acting dean of the School of Economics and Gov- ernment, himself will present a course In recent European history and an- other in the history of the British Empire. In the former Prof. Mayo will survey the period in the develop- ment of Europe since 1880, in which he will trace the fast growing impor- tance of the United States to Europe. His course also will embrace origins of the World War and the subsequent de- velopments in Sovietism and Fascism. ‘The World War will receive additional treatment in Prof. Mayo's course in the history of the British Empire. Contemporary movements and cur- rent problems involved with capitalism, Sovietism, Fascism and Soclalism will be studied in Dr. Edson L. Whitney's course in modern social and economic in lectures at The of its trip. The team from the Na- tional University of Mexico will come | to Washington direct from Mexico | City for the debate, arriving in the | Capital on Tuesday. Members of both teams will be en- tertained at luncheon on Wednesday by Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general | of the Pan-American Union, and at | tea by Muna Lee, director of the Bu- | reau of International Relations of the University of Porto Rico, who is at present in Washington. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Washington University, has returned from Mexico, where he spent the past 10 days in conference upon ecucational matters. During his stay in the Mexican capital Dr. Marvi spoke at the National University of | Mexico and before the Council of Edu- cotion. He was the guest at dinner of the President of Mexico, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, and was entertained at luncheon by the American Ambassador, J. Reuben Clark, Classes in the university will recon- | vene tomorrow, following the Easter | | | Commission law by Judge tendencies. Dr. Constantine D. Kojouharoff will present the fourth of the new Sum- mer courses in his study of “principles of politics and public law.” Dr. Kojou- haroff will include method in politics together with a definition and the laws of _politics. In his second course in “The League of Nations and the World Court,” Dr. Kojouharoff will survey the history of international organizations and will study the political and legal aspects of the various types of alliances. The relation of the United States to both the League and the World Court will be_treated in detall. Prof. Willlam Boyd Craig will offer ‘WO courses—one in American litera- ture and another in business English. Mu_ Chapter of National University and three other chapters of Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity presented a dance at the Carlton Hotel last week under the general chairmanship of John Marchant of Mu. The other three chapters were Alpha Mu and the Alumni Chapter of Washington and the Alpha Iota Chapter of Balti- more. Guests were welcomed to the dance by George P. Grove, chancellor of Mu Chapter and grand vice presi- dent of the Grand Chapter. Ralph Hisle and Roy Grove were pledged in Mu Chapter at its last meeting. The election and installation of officers will be held Thursday night at the Carlton Hotel. Alpha Beta Kappa Fraternity gave 8 dance Tuesday under the direction of Albert Gelfeld, Leon Smallwood, David Krupsaw and Nathan Steinman. Washington College Reopens. ASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW will resume classes tomorrow morning after an Easter vacation of 10 days. A special lecture will be given Thurs- and post- on_Federal Trade Robert E. Healy, chief counsel of the Federal Trade Commission. This lecture is being given as part of the course on departmental procedure and practice which is being conducted in the post- graduate class by Harold F. Jones, senior assistant attorney for the Post Department. The Kappas Beta Pi Women's Legal Borority is giving & benefit perform- ance tomorrow evening at the National Theater to help raise funds for its new sorority house. Howard Rolis Increase. ORE students registered at Howard University in the academic col- leges for the Spring quarter than in the Winter quarter just closed, or ln' the same periods last year, according to | a statement compiled by Registrar F.| D. Wilkinson on Wednesday. The day school registration for the Spring quarter, 1931, is 1,081, as against 958 for the same quarter of 1930. The total enrollment in the academic col- leges is 1,375, as compared with 1,150 for the Spring quarter of last year and 1,330 for the Winter quarter of 1931. Art students last week presented classes recess, ‘Tomorrow evening the men's | debate team of the university will meet | a visiting team from the University of West Virginia, arguing in favor of the retention of the eighteenth amend- ment. | Plans are being completed by Colum- bian Women of the George Washington | Tniversity for their twenty-fourth an- | nual banquet on Friday night, April 24, | 8t the Chevy Chase Ciub. Mrs. Fran- ces Parkinson Keyes, a writer and edi- | tor of note, and wife of the Senator from New Hampshire, heads the group of distinguished speakers, who will ap- pear at the banquet. A list of impor- tant women will be the guests of honor. Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., of the Board of Trustees of the University, who is ac- tive in the work of Columbian Women, is in charge of the program for the banquet. Ministers Meet at A. U. b INISTERS from Washington and nearby Maryland and Virginia will | assemble on the campus of Amer- ican University tomorrow and Tuesday for the third annual retreat under aus- pices of an Interdenominational Com- mittee of Ministers, organized by Dr. Arthur J. Jackson, head of the depart- nrént of religion at American Univer- sity. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the Meth. odist Episcopal Church, located at Chi- cago, will deliver three addresses—to- morrow night at 8 o'clock, Tuesday aft- | ernoon at 4 o'clock and Tuesday night at & dinner, which will be served at the | college dining hall at 6:15 o'clock. | The junior prom of the College of Liberal ‘Arts, American University, out- standing social event of the season for the school will be held next Friday night at the Willard Hote], the first time that this dance has been held off the cam- pus. The chaperones will be Dr. Lu- clous C. Clark, chancellor of American University, and Mrs. Clark; Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the College of Lib- eral Arts, and Mrs. Woods; Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of women; Edward L. McAdam. ~‘The Student Committee in charge of the prom consists of Dan | Terrell, chairman; Ruth Edwards, Mary Jane Pearce, Olive Rodgers, Dorothy | Darby, Rudoiph Swanson, Yule Fisher, Arthur Murphy and Joseph Carter. School resumed after the Easter holi- | on Wednesday, and at the College iberal Arts on the campus, an out- 0g event was the announcement of eiection to the Brahmin Society, or- ganization of honor students, of three men of the college. They were Blake B. Espey, president of the senior class; Tule Pisher, editor of the college year | book Aucola, and James Elmer Swan, president of the student council. | have received appointments as internes Assistant Prof. James V. Herring, head of the department, a $200 life member- ship in the College Art Associatio America, signalizing the first ann! sary of the Howard University Art G |lery on April 7. Howard University School of Medi- | cine has just received word that four seniors who took the interne examina- ton held in New York City April 4| in Harlem Hospital. Lowell C. Worm- | ley, Washington boy, graduate of Dun- bar High School and Dartmouth Col- lege, and Joseph B. Robinson of Charleston, 8. C., were appointed to two-year terms. Miss Hyacinth A day. student They were initiated at chapel Thurs- ‘The Brahmins were established ize outstanding qualities in activities, leadership, service and character,” and the three chosen this year were elected by members cf the soclety in school, with approval of the_student councll and faculty. Kay G. Heath, president of the society, pre- sided at the ceremonies. Arthur S. Flemming of the United States Daily, formerly debates coach at American | University, was the speaker of the day. The American University Glee Club will present a ccneert at Foundry Meth- odist Episcopal Church next Wednes- day night at 8 o'clock The annual athletic banquet will be held Saturday night, April 18, with dis- tinguished speakers ‘The freshman debate team will meet Princeton freshmen in debate at Hurst Hall on the local campus next Baturday night | | G. U. Cadets on Honor Roll. i TTH 59 per cent of the R. O. T. C. | cadets at Georgetown University qualifying for the “honor roll Ma)j. William H. Hobson, U. S. A, head of the department of military sclence, has reported on that distinct record to he ecmmander of the 3d Corps Area. Out of 261 men in the entire mili- tary department, an analysis revealed, 154 made the honor roll, which requires a figure of merit of 90 per cent, taking into consideration scholarship, attend- ance and discipline. Indicating the success with which | the system of voluntary military train- ing at Georgetown has attained, Maj. Hobson reported that 55.5 per cent of the entire enroliment had perfect at- tendance records; 786 per cent were without any demerits whatsoever, and 90.4 per cent were without any unau- thorized absen: Cadets whose names appear on the “honor roll” it was out in the report, are exemp! 1 the final examinations the annual Wi n scheduled fot orgetown cadet will be put through & period of intensive fleld training upon their return from _the Easter holidays tomorrow. Maj. Wil- ifam A. Jones. Infantry, is to make the inspection this year. On May 12 the Georgetown Infams- try regiment has been invited to head the procession at the big military mass which will be celebrated at the Catholic University under the auspices of the Archdiccese of Baltimore. It i5 ex- pected 40.000 persons will attend this mass, vhich was observed last year in Baltimore. Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean of ‘the Foreign Service School and as- sociate professor of international law, has been invited to address the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution dur- ing the sesssions of the forthcoming Continental Cor fro Witk | inspect Department Mav 4 to 8 ;| be headed by Mr. McG: | Davis of British Guiana, South Amer- |ica, and Cecil G. M. Marquez of Trin- |3dad, British West Indies, were ap- | pointed to one-year interneships in the same examination. This is the first| time in the history of the Howard Uni- versity 8chool of Medicine that any member of the senior class has been appointed to a two-year term in the Harlem Hospital as a result of an ex- amination. To Make Last Debate. 'OR several years the ou: debater of Columbus Un School of Law, Alfred A. McGa president of the sen class, will make his fina appearance out-of-t 0 w n co petition Friday night. Paired with Wil- liam K. Hutchin- son, Mr. McGar- raghy will meet a team from Bridge- water (Va.) Col- lege at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 920 Tenth street. The Columbus team will contend the present chain store system has_proved deterimental to the best interests of the country Plans have been completed for the annual prom of the senior class, to be held April 25 at the Mayflower Hote ‘The Columbus University March, com. posed recently by William D. Harris, & member of the faculty, will be playes for the first time by Sidney's Mayflower Orchestra. Several hundred souvenir coples will be distributed among the guests. Several entertainment numbers will be presented. The girls will given favors and refreshments wi served. The ball room will be decorated with the school colors, |, The Committee on arrangements will Taghy. Other members, Helen Huhn, Catherine Staf- ford, Veronica Quinn, Rose Graves, Katherine Dugan, Kingman Oakman, ‘Willlam McGahey, Daniel Murphy, De Witt Mullen, Charles F., Keegan and Bernard F. Gallagher. Eunice Graham, senior typewriting champion of the District of Columbia, and advanced typewriting student at Strayer College, recently completed a regulation 15-minute test with an aver- age speed of 110 words a minute with- out an error. James Schroen, advanced raghy 1 t Mr. McGarraghy. fied in the Greater Washington type- writing contest last November, recently completed & test of 15 minutes with an typewriting student, who was disquali- | A. U MAKES PLANS FOR SUMMER TERM Specialists Added to Faculty for Courses to Begin on June 15. Complete plans for the new Summer schoal to be started June 15 at Ameri- can University Graduate School and Senior College, at 1901 F street, were announced last night by Dr. Walter M. W. Splawn, dean of the graduate school, who will direct the Summer session. The faculty includes not only a num- ber of members from the American University staff, but learned specialists from the ranks of the Government and other universities. Registration will start June 11 and continue through to June 13, with classes starting June 15. The Summer school will end July 24. Both men’s and women's dormitories on the cam- pus are to be available. Dr. Gamble to Lecture. Dr. G. C. Gamble, who 1s senior spe- clalist in educational surveys of the United_States Office of Education, In- terior Department, will be lecturer in psychology and education during the Summer school. He will give a course in “Research in Curricula” and the “Theory and Application of Educational Measurements.” Dr. Gamble now is in charge of a survey of the education of teachers in the offic> of education. Dr. Rodney L. Mott of the University of Chicago will present two courses: “Due Process of Law and the Policy Pow and “Contemporary _British Politics.” Dr. Mott is a graduate of Leland Stanford University and of the University of Wisconsin, and has taught at both the University of Mimmesota and the University of Chicago. Dr. Harold W. Landin, who has just returned from an extended trip to Eu- Tope, where he made an intensive study of the social, economic and political movements leading up to the wars of the French Revolution, and is now making a careful canvass of the mate- rials in the Library of Congress on the same subject, will present two courses “The Revolutionary Period in Europe and America” and “The Beginnings of ‘Westward Expansion.” Dr. Arnold W. Spanhoofd of the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, will give a course in German for beginners. Additional Courses. French for beginners will be taught by Miss Mary Mears Galt of American University. Courses in technical French and technical German will be presented Ernst Correll of American Uni- M Amy Jane Englund of Boston will give a course in “Child Hygiene.” Two courses in_philosophy will be presented by Dr. Frank W. Collier of American University—"The Philosophy of History” and the “History of Phi- losophy.” Dr. Henry B. 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(Opp. Fox). 1. 2342, IS SCHOOL OF §(P!ANIS ASHINGTON NATIVE TEACHERS {mpart their languages in an versational way. _ Small sy, con- classes . Spanish and Ital Clip 53rd year. ERLITZ LANGUAGE 1115 Connecticut Avenue Telephone Decatur 3052 ING Positively Taught Any Pe AL average of 113 words a minute after the penalty for seven errors had been de- ducted from his score. The world ngress. H treaties ghd the t amateur g‘mwrmnx championship is held by Chester Soucek ofj Pittsburgh with & record of 118 words a minute, IN 20 LESSON: BANJO, GUITAR | SAXOPHONE, in Ukul Ete. .. , Trumpet, Orel Chrisf ar M h 8 8 District 1218 D. C, APRIL Join A. U. Staff DR. G. C. GAMBLE. States Depeartment of Labor will offer a course in “Principles of International In economics, Dr. Erll'n will teach “Economics of the Holding Company,” and Dr. Knute E. Carlson of American University will discuss “Current Eco- nomic Problems. Courses in “Methods of Teaching” and “Educational Psychology” will be presented by Dr. Jessie Mary Ferguson of American University. Dr. Harold Golder of American Uni- versity will teach “The Age of Pope.” “Advanced English Composition” will be presented by Edward L. McAdam. Three Mississippi Banks Reopen. JACKSON, Miss., April 11 (#).—The Merchants and Farmers' Bank of Lex- ington, the Merchants and Farmers' Bank of Starkville and the People’s Bank of Calhoun City, large financial institutions which closed several months ago, reopened today. ---the celebrated 12, 1931—PAR OXNE. CONSTITUTION AVE. WORK STARTS SOON Arrangements Are Being Made to Start Widening of Thoroughfare. | Arrangements were being made yes- | terday to began at an early date the | widening of Constitution avenue, the | city's great ceremonial thoroughfare of | the future. The park division of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks yes- terday removed the last of its central| parking between Fifteenth and Seven- | teenth streets and in the vicinity of | Virginia avenue. Public utilitles con- cerns are busily engaged in digging up | the street to put in new rtp t Under the program of development | the electric service will be taken out of the center of Constitution avenue and placed on the side instead of the cen- street lamps, with higher candlepower, | with which to buy them and if the in- | will illuminate the thoroughfare, being placed on thes ide instead of the cen- iral portion of the avenue, as hereto- ore. | The District government will soon | start removing the old poplar trees on the north side of Constitution avenue | between FPifteenth and Seventeenth | streets, 8o glant elms there may be given an opportunity to spread. ‘The widening in the vicinity of the new Department of Commerce Building and the new Buerau of Internal Rev nue will be undertaken shortly and | plans have been made by the National | Capital Park and Planning Commission, | the Office of Public Buildings and Pub- | lic Parks and the District government to carry on the widening in the vicinity | of the new Government buildings in the triangle, abutting on Constitution ave- e. nue. Constitution avenue presents an un- usual situation, inasmuch as the Dis- trict government has jurisdiction it from the central line to the north curb and the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks has j from the median line to the south curb. U. S. SEIZES 5 BOATS IN NEW YORK YARDS Dry Agents Silent After Craft Are , Taken on Commerce Law Vio- lation Charges. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 11.—Acting di- rectly under orders from Washington, Federal agents today seized five large motor boats which they said were being fitted out with high-speed engines at various New York shipyards. The seizures were not explained, other than that they were made on technical charges of violating commerce rules. The boats were of the type used for rum-running, but no charge of that kind was made. ‘The prohibition division of the Cus- toms Bureau declined to discuss the seizures. investigating to determine if the own- ers of the boats had visible incomes comes wére reported for tax purposes. The Federal Government recently started a drive in New York to prose- cute racketeers and others with illegal incomes who failed to pay proper in-| come taxes. U. S. SHIP COLLIDES LONDON, April 11 (#)—The United States Shipping Board vessel, Quaker City, bound for Hull, collided tonight with the British steamer Geanton off Spurn Point. Both vessels were dam- aged. The Quaker City is of 4,961 tons displacement, Both ships ran for Hull under their own power. There were no casualtie: It was reportad agents were | SINCLAIR WILL HEAD RIO GRANDE OIL CO. . Magnate to Be Named Chairman of Board, Says Western Con- cern’s Aide. By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex, April 11.—Lynn Lockhart of Phoenix, Ariz., a director of the Rio Grande Ofl Co., sald today that Harry F. Sinclair would be elected chairman of the board of Rio Grande OIl Co. at a meeting of the board here Monday. Mr. Sinclair, chairman of the Sin- clair Consolidated Oil Corporation, may be present for the meeting, Mr. Lock- hart said. “Merger plans will be discused at the meeting.” Mr. Lockhart sald. “However, the election of Sinclair to the board wili not affect present management or poli- cies of the company. Sinclair as a stock- holder in Rio Grande wanted to enter the Pacific Coast field without a dupli- cation of factlities. \RUTH NICHOLS IN DETROIT ‘Announcrd mt—; Attempt to Break Speed Record. DETROIT, April 11 (#).—Ruth Nichols of Rye, N. Y., aviatrix, arrived late to- | day at Grosse Ile Airport here. Before hopping off from Jersey City at moon Miss Nichols announced that she in- | tended to try to break the women's | world speed record at the airport tomor- row. | Miss Nichols did not discuss her plans | with afrport officials before coming into | Detroit, and she could not be reached | this evening. The present speed record | is held by Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, | who last July flew 181.157 miles per 'gnur over the same 3-kilometer course ere Notable among Webstery original characters are: cartoonist joins the ranks of The Star’s entertaining Stars Widely acclaimed as a master of comic situations, H. T. Web- ster has made for himself a place among America’s foremost humorists and cartoonists . . . We give him the honors, because he makes us laugh at little human oddities . . . We laugh with him as he shines up the corners to a rosy hue . . . and we thank him. We feel that the readers of The Star, too, will accept the news of his addition with interest and pleasure. DAILY—beginning April 16th SUNDAY —beginning April 19th The “Timid Soul”—Caspen, the inimitable. Begging your pardon—Casper Milquetoast, Watch for him—a full page of colors—beginning Sunday, April 19th. And too . . . you are due for the cleverest series of his funny, but intensly human comic draw- ings—a daily lineup of *Life’s “Thrills That Come Once in a Lifetime,” “People Who Have Made Good,” *“Poker Portraits,” “Bridge” and “Events That Lead Up to a Tragedy.”—Re- Darkest Moments,” member, a different subject— every day in The Star.