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B—2 450 ATTEND M. U. - ALUMNI REUNION . Greatest Gathering in His-| tory of College Parle Institution Held. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘ COLLEGE PARK, Md, June 6.— With about 450 alumni in attendance, the University of Maryland Alumni As- sociation in its fortieth annual meeting today, held the grand reunion of all the classes of the institution since its founding. Forty-cight classes, starting with a lone representative of the class of '74 were listed. United Siates Senator Millard E. Ty- dings, '10, was elected president of the Alumni Association for the forthcoming year, 1931-32. John Mudd, '07, of Philadelphia, was named vice president and Thomas B. Symons, 1900, was re- elected secretary-treasurer. All elec- tions were unanimous. Retiring officers of the association are H. C. Whiteford, '01, president, and W. D. Groff, 1900, vice president. Class of *92 Wins Cup. The cup for the class having the « largest percentage of membership went to the class of '92, which was credited with an 85 per cent average. The class of '75, with a 75 per cent perfect at- tendance gained second place, while the class of '09, with an average ot 61 per cent was awarded third. Other awards were presented to Prank Norwood, '74, as representative of the oldest class in attendance; Pres- ton Peach, '03, as the alumnus who traveled the greatest distance to attend the conclave, and to Raymond Carring- ton for work in connection with the association publicity. Peach made a journey of 10,000 miles from British Malaya to be present. Representative William P.- Cole, '10, in the principal address of the meeting, declared that “Maryland stands shoulder to shoulder, not only with other institutions in the State, but with the greatest institutions in the world.” He lauded the efforts of Gov. Albert Ritchie and the Maryland State Legis- lature for their support and co-opera- tion in providing for the present and future University of Maryland. The expansion project of the institution, both the Baltimore and College Park branches, were outlined and sum- marized as exceedingly glowing. Sena- tor Tydings and Representative Gamble were credited with being the principal forces behind this advance. Senator Tydings confined his brief remarks to a plea for closer co-opera- tion among the alumni in the associa- tion next year and urged that an even larger turnout of alumni be effected at the meeting next year. One thousand was the goal set for attendance at the 1932 gathering, which is scheduled for the Saturday immediately preceding commencement. Declared “Greatest” Reunion. Dr. Raymond A. Pearson. president of the University, characterized the re- union as the greatest in the history of the university, Because commence- ment exercises of the Baitimore branch of the university necessitated his at- tencance there, he was unable to de- liver his biennial report on the univer- sity, but announced that the treatise had been printed and would be avail- able at the administration offices. In he summarized the great uni- ity as the one whose purpose it was to serve to the fullest extent, the de- mands of its people. In his talk on the new athletic facili- ties of the institution. H. C. Byrd, as- sistant to the president, traced the development of the past year and out- lined the future program, which will include new fleld houses for both men and women along with numerous sub- sidiary improvements. Work on the new structure has already been started. He stated that during the past few years the University of Maryland had attained an extremely satisfactory po- sition in the world of athletics. The lastest development in this field is the formation of a department of health, he declared. This development is to be inaugurated next year with a capa- ble staff. Stephen A. Gambrill, Representative from the fifth district, and J. Enos Ray, State Demccratic leader, both of the class of '92, were the other speak- ers at the alumni luncheon. Alumni Fund Established. ‘Establishment of an alumni fund proved to be the most important ac- tion of the business meeting. Under the provisions set up, Maryland alumni are to be urged to subscribe to the fund at periodic intervals as their will dictates. The fund was to be made available for any worthy university project and not to be regarded as an auxiliary to the State appropriations. One hundred dollars was immediately pledged by the class of '21 as the first contribution. Under the new system of elections, which was effected at the meeting, the office of vice president now becomes subject to open vote. Each year the retiring president will automatically be succeeded by the retiring vice presi- dent. The association vcted to remodel or dismantle the venerable old Rossbourg Inn, oldest building on the campus, at the first opportunity which time and finance rmitted. The stables and storage bulldings adjoining the inn were also put under the knife and voted removed to a more appropriate location. Miss Frances Wolfe, '25, traced the history. of women at the university and praised their endeavors in the outside world. She also lauded the improved fadilities and development of the in- stitution . from the co-educational standpoint since the graduation of the first women here. Although the cur- rent gathering marked the fortieth meeting of the university alumni, it was declared to be only the tenth an- niversary for women. Two co-eds graduated with the class of '21. Other Old-Timers. Among the other alumni who have passed more than half a century since their graduation days were J. F. B. Hyde, '75; John Gray, '75, and Willlam Fletcher, These venerable alumni were present and delivered short talks on the progress of the university as they have seen it. Gray has since seen three of his sons graduate from the ©Old Line institution. H. B. Fuller, '92, one of the first ath- letes to represent the university and a regular for three vears on the first base pall and foot ball teams, recounted the experiences and methods of the games in the olden days. Concerning the class of '92, it was discovered that six of the Living seven members of that group which saw the graduation of eight were present. Reunions of the separate classes were held in the afternoon, a base ball game between Maryland and Washington and Lee in the afternoon and an alum;fltxhnd faculty supper-dance com= eted the program. w'fl\e nev.vg."w rfleld Hobbs of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in the university sauditorium tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Mon- day has been designated as class day, and will be featured by the presenta- tion of the annual class play, the award of honors and prizes, a reception by President and Mrs. Pearson and the commencement ball in the Ritchie gymnasium. “We have not got women sitting as | home this afternoon. Judges yet, but I am afraid they will be very hard when they do,” sald Sir Ernest Wild, K. C., the Recorder, at the famous Old Bailey Court in London re- eently. = THE SUNDAY Notable Alumni at U. of M. NATIONAL FIGURES ATTEND GRAND REUNION. I alumni meeting or the luncheon that N 'I'Hi picture, lett to right, are: Representative William P. Cole, jr.; Senator Millard E. Tydings, who was elected president cf the Alumni Association, and Representative Stephen W. Gambrill, all of whom spoke, either at the followed. —Star Staff Photo. | VETERAN OFFICIAL DES N VIRGINA Dr. E. G. Williams, Health Commissioner 23 Years, Claimed by Death. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., June 6.—~Dr. Enn- yon G. Willlams, Virginia State health | commissioner since 1908, died at his His death followed failure to rally | from an apopletic stroke suffered the | night of May 19 and ended the career of a pioneer in the field of preventive medicine and the oldest State health | officer in length of service in the State. | Although he had been in failing health for several months, Dr. Williams, who was 57 years old, continued to actively direct his department until May 19. In addition to his work with the State, Dr. Willlams was up to the time | of his death a member of the faculty of the Medical College of Virginia. Be- for taking the State office he taught | bacteriology, pathology and histology and later became professor of prevent- ive_medicine. Born January 31, 1874, Dr. Williams | was the son of John Langborne Wil- liams, prominent Richmond capitalist | and business man. A brother, John | Skelton Williams, was president of @he Seaboard Air Line Railway and con- troller of the currency during the ad- ministration of President Wilson. An- other brother, Langborne M. Williams, was head of a Richmond investment | house until his death a few weeks ago. EX-WAITER INFORMED HE IS POLISH BARON Sent to U. S. Before War, Learns of Death of Titled Father. He By the Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif., June 6.—Karl E. von Jankowski, 35, waiter, clerk and certified public accountant, said today he had learned he now is Baron von Jankowski, successor to a Polish title and extensive estate near Warsaw. Sent to America in 1914 by Baron Felix von Jankowski, his father, to com- plete his education, young Von Janko- wski could not _trace the movements of his parents or brothers and sisters after the World War began. Forced to support himself, he se- cured odd jobs, worked as waiter, finally qualified as a public accountant and married. Recently his wife asked aid of the Polish Red Cross at Wal a cable arrived. It rea ‘Happy you live,” and was signed by Maria, his eldest sister. Today letters followed, saying his parents were dead and he had succeeded to the title and estates. Von Jankowski plans to leave for Europe immediately. SIS g 2 L OWEN YOUNG ANNOUNCES DAUGHTER’S BETROTHAL Miss Josephine Young Delayed by Grand- mother’s Death. Engagement of By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. June 6—Mr. and Mrs. Owen D. Young of Park avenue, from their home at Vanhornesbille, N. Y., yesterday announced the engagement of thelr daughter, Miss Josephine Young, to Everett Necdham Case, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hebert Case of | Plainfield, N. J. | The Youngs had intended announc- | ing the engagement some weeks ago, but delayed because of the illness and death of Mr. Young's mother. The wedding will be a very quiet one, scme time ;during the latter part of June. Miss Young was graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928, trav- eled in Europe a year and joined the educational department of the National Broadcasting Co. Mr. Case was graduated from Prince- ten in 1922, He later took his degree in history at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, England. He is a member of the Princeton Graduate Council and since 1928, has been assistant secre- tary of the General Electric Co., of which Young is chairman of the board. AD HEAD’S SON WEDS Charles A. Columbus Marries Miss Mary Krouse at Rockville. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., June 6.—Charles A. Columbus, 1809 Lamont _street, Washington, 24-year-old son of Charles J. Columbus, managing director of the | ‘Washington Advertising Club, was mar- | ried here yestcrdey to Miss Mary Agnes Krouse, 21 years old, of Alexandria, Vi Rev. Charles H. O'Hara of St. Mary Catholic Church performed the cere- mony in the rectory of the church. |BANKER FACING CHARGES ANNAPOLIS BROGE SIS INDERTRUCK Old Wooden Span Will Be Replaced by Modern Struc- ture at Once. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 6.—The old wooden bridge across South River, near Annapclis! will be replaced by a more modern structure much sooner than expected, as the result of a partial collapse of the span. The bridge, one of the oldest wooden | spans in the State, sunk five feet at the south end this morning as a heavy truck, belonging ta the Annapolis Dairy Products Co. of the city, worked its way | across, The truck driver felt the bridge sink- | ing beneath him as he entered it and as the structure swayed he put on speed | and reached the other side in safety. | The bridge connects the city with the old Washington or Marlboro road. Traffic will be obliged to detowr by way of Riva or Taylorsville . The State Legislagure authbfized a | new bridge for South River the past session and the early attention of the State roads is held likely now. OF STATE FUND MISUSE Misapplication of $230,000 of Ten- nessee Money Alleged in Closing. By the Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 6.—J. B. Ramsey, president of the closed Holston National Bank and Holston Trust Co. here, today was ordered to face trial in Knox County Criminal Court July 27 on charges of fraudulent breach of trust and larceny, growing out of his alleged misuse of $230,000 of State funds in the trust company. The trial will be condicted by Special Judge J. D. G. Morton of Galatin, Tenn., who denied an application of Ramsey for the transfer of his trial from Knox to Hancock County, 8 miles from here. ‘The Holston Union National Bank closed with $13,000.000 deposits, in- .Har‘fin Perkins First, Harrison & | Special Dispatch to The Star. STAR, WAS NGTON, D. C., JUNE 17, 1931—PART ONE. MANASSAS SCHOOL | [ From the Front Row PRIZES AWARDED Scholarship Winners Named at Senior Exercises—Oth- ers Honored. Bpecial Dispatch to The Btar. MANASSAS, Va., June 6.—Scholar- ship awards and prize winners at Manassas High School for the year just ended were announced at the commencement _exercises as follows: University of Virginia scholarship for outstanding work, to Robert Lloyd; Bridgewater College scholarship for ex- cepticnal scholarship, to Chester Har- ley; Strayer College sciolarship, Miss Barbara Neill, who won first place in the district competition. Fannie Osborn-Metz English prize, offered by Miss Eugenia H. Osbourn, won by Orville Holler, with Eleanor Gibson and Barbara Neill given honor- able mention; Elizabetn Quarles John- son prize for best average in seomet.ry, presented by Dr. and Mrs. C. R. C. Johnson, won by Hattle May Partlow; Oliver Lynch memorial prize, presented by Mrs. Margaret Lyncn for best ath- letic work during the year, wen by Floyd Vetter. Ella Sinclair memorial prize for best eighth grade essay on “Jefferson Davis,” presented by Charles Armistead Sin- clair, won by Mary Cannon, with Mary Senseney and Mary Cocke getting honorable mention; Grace Metz prize for best eighth gradg general average, won by Cornelia Lewis. Senior honor prize, awarded by the faculty to student showing outstanding qualities of leadership, loyalty and service to the school, Miss Frances B“’h""f‘ best general average prize, academic division, presented by W. S. Athey, won by Barbara Neill; French gnze, senior year, gift of Mrs. Walter anders, 'won by Laura Beachley: ad- vanced Latin, gift of Mrs. C. E. L. Hodge, won by Hattie May Partlow chemistry prize, won by Orville Holler; music appreciation prize, gift of the Woman's Club of Manassas, won by Mar?' Libeau; Patrons’ League prize for music, wen by Pattie Hatcher; Kiwanis Club prize for best general average in fourth year commercial, won by Eva Lunsford; vocational agricultural prize for best general average, won by Herbert Wilson: home economics prize | for best general average, won by Vir- ginia Muddiman; Confederate Memorial Association prize for best essay on “Causes of War Between the States,” wen by Loulse Metz. PLEASANT VALLEY HERD WINS FAIRFAX HONORS Second Butter Report. Son in May FAIRFAX, Va., June 6.—The dairy herd of Marvin Perkins of Pleasant Valley won high herd honors in-May for the Fairfax County Dairy Improve- ment Association, No. 1, according to Tester N. L. Lowry. The high cow for the month was owned by R. L. Harri- son & Son. The Perkins herd pro- duced an average of 1456.2 pounds of milk and 49.8 pounds of butter fat The high cow gave 2,248 pounds of milk and 103.4 pounds of fat—consid- ered by the tester to he an exceptional production. During May 674 cow: of which 41 were dry. The ag production was 874.43 pounds of milk| and 335 pounds of fat ‘The herd of R. L. Harrison & Son ranked second in the association with an average of 12413 pounds of milk and 49.7 pounds of fat. E. H. Vosburg's herd placed third with 1,080.1 pounds of milk and 44.4 pounds of fat; G. M. James fourth, with 1,032 pounds of milk and 40.1 pounds of fat, and F. W. Hud- dleson fifth, with 1,015.6 pounds of milk and 39.4 pounds of fat. Of the 10 high cows, 3 each were owned by R. L. Harrison and F. W. Huddleson. Ben Middleton & 8Son two and Marvin Perkins and Ravens- worth Farm one each. A very large number of herds exceeded an average of 40 pounds of fat per cow. ‘The honor roll of all dairy herd im- provement associations for Virginia as complied for the Extension News, makes the Fairfax No. 1 Association the high association of Virginia for the month of March. This association included 19 herds, containing 528 cors, with an ave- rage production for the month of 798 pounds of milk and 29.4 pounds of fat. High cow for the State during March was a grade Holstein owned by R. L. Harrison & Son of Floris, with a pro- duction of 2461 pounds of milk and 103.4 pounds of fat. The high herd for the month was ewned by Endless Caverns Farms in the Rockingham As- sociation, the nine registered Brown cluding about $2,000,000 deposited by the State. Swiss averaging 1.281 pounds of milk per cow and 54.3 pounds of butter fat. Honor Teacher’s Memory URN ERECTED AT THE HENRY D. COOKE SCHOOL. » Memorial urn placed in the.grounds of the Henry D. Cooke School by the Parent-Teacher Assoc Eldridge. of the mormal school tragning. classes. of the school in memory of Miss Harriet D. Besides being a-teacher- at the school, Miss Eldridge was in charge RGV;GWS an'd “Indiscreet” Opens at the Columbia. LORIA SWANSON'S films continue to perplex. One of the more ering of the West Coast cinematic constellations, this lady yet refuses to get down to brass tacks mafroduee something worthy of her ents. Although the pic- ture which she appeared in yes- terday for zhg a better than her last, it defies analysis, - being a hodge-podge of explosive emotions and still retaining within its sophisticated Gloria 8 . ris SwARSR. Henderson— gilt-edged song writers of the age —have done the story, the music, and have put up their names in big, bold type as the producers. A range arrangement—since there are scant melodies and even scantier plot—these gentlemen have still surrounded Miss Swanson with capable players, sets done in the freakish style of the century (the cocktail shaker is, however, recom- mended), clothes which ladies in the audience “‘ga-ga” over, and a gen- eral spirit of lavishness without which the first lady's profile might not set so well. It is evident that Miss Swanson has said to her sponsors: “Look here—I want to be natural—I want to speak naturally, sing naturally, and have a story that will trip along in a gay mood, with only an occa sional ~ dramatic splash.” The splashes-are, as a matter of fact, in- frequent—and for that one may be thankful. But—it seems as though naturalness in most instances re- solves itself into galvani¢ laughter, in which, at sight of something that might provoke no more than a smile, Miss Swanson throws back her comely head and indulges in such torrents of mirth as might well astonish even that queen of humor—Texas Guinan (they she's laughing even now!). Other than freakish fits of mirth, snd some rough-house comedy done very well by the star and Ben Lyon, the story is the long-drawn history of a young lady who got rid of a past and then tried to decide whether she would tell her neo-hus- band about it. Her would-be Romeo, having written a book entitied “Obey That Impulse,” helped her solve the problem, and then ‘“reneged” and then—both of them got on the same steamer and sailed off to a life of wedded happiness. To be enjoyed more by females than by their rougher confreres, “In- discreet” has some pleasant sing- ing by Miss Swanson, good per- formances—other than the expert lady of the films—by Arthur Lake and Ben Lyon; and, best of all, & rong suggestion of Marie Dressler given by which reaches very near the burlesque comedy mark of the year. E. de S. MELCHER. “The Lady Who Dared” Shown at Metropolitan. DESPITE the yawns of a profes- sion-ambitious husband, and the compromising intrigues of crooks, Billy Dove, as the lady in “The Lady Who Dared” at the Metropolitan, proves that wifely fidelity can sur- mount all temptations. though the average cinema production argues to the contrary. ‘The original point about this pic- ture is that it is moral. The rectitude of the lady is so far above reproach, that one almost takes heart and thinks that maybe Holly- wood is beginning to appreciate that the public does like a “nice girl.” However, the story, which is inter- esting and suspense-sustaining, has not had the most done with its pos- sibilities. In fact, if it had only been worked out a little better, it could have, through the originality of its theme, gained for itself the reputation of being outstanding. As it is now, it offers pleasant enter- tainment, without proving itself par- ticularly startling. One is first introduced to the lady who dared, in a delightful atmosphere of a South American city, where her husband (whose indifference to his wife’s loveliness makes one wonder why she doesn't dare all sorts of things) is stationed as American vice consul. Things move rapidly from the moment that Marguerite, the lovely wife, is left in her lovely loneliness on a hotel sofa. Pirst, there enters Jack Norton, played in a rather melancholy fashion by Conway ‘Tearle, who sees Marguerite and discovers her' loveliness. Jack is supposed to be a big game hunter, but is actually a big diamond smug- gler. His accomplices are the Flemings, supposedly respectable members of the American colony. Through intrigue. Marguerite is made the innocent victim of a black: mail plot by the Flemings and Norton. In her efforts to recover the evi- dence against herself, Marguerite learns that Norton, who at first had intended to damage her reputation, has fallen in love with her, and, through his love, protects her and betrays himself and his accomplices. Through the apprehending of Norton and the Flemings, Mar- guerite's husband, as the American official handling the case, is highly commended. He does not discover that his wife has been the real fac- tor towards his success, but Mar- guerite, through her wifely devo- tion, appears satisfied to know that she has been of help to her hus- band. Sidney Blackmer rather overdoes the part of the husband, so con- sumed with professional ambition that he completely neglects his wife. One is convinced that even a wife would have turned under such con- tinued indifference, and, instead of fighting to recover the photograph of herself in another man’s arms, would have been pleased to have her husband see it. - However, “The Lady Who Dares” is a highly superior lady, even dar- ing the heights, or depths, of her husband’s indifference to prove the gusllty of her love and loyalty to im, Several short reel subjects add greatly to the entertainment of the program. These consist of the sixth in the series of “Adventures in Africa,” a Graham McNamee news- reel and an amusing “Mickey Mouse” comedy. G. 8. 8. Miss Young Wastes Talent On Trivial Production. wfl‘fl the exception of a few bright comedy touches and a clever session m 13 ess! d.gl:lbe corespondent, “Big Business g at the Earle Theater, has very little to inspire commendation. A - ly it is a waste of time for ta Young, since there are many con- tradictions in the character that she has for an assignment, and a general cheapening of the proposi- tion on which the play is based— that there is a business sphere in ‘which feminine talent may achieve a high place. In the production of the film there are several lost opportunities. Chief of these is one t comes to the mind of evesy person .who gathers say News of Washington's Theaters. from the title that the woman “go- getter” might be expected to intro- duce some distinctive methods of ap- to the commercial world. of that, an actress of ca- pacity, as revealed previously in such plays as reguire rare talent, is made an imitator of lower types which are obtainable in limitless quantities. Wasted space on the screen and wasted acting, after customary _animated tableau at the end declares that & tritial incident has been concluded. A woman, keeping secret her mar- riage to a college classmate, gets a job because of finesse in purely per- sonal matters, gets business from a big company because she has reached the polnt of calling the head of the corporation by his given name, dis- cusses business in the apartment of her employer in the small hours of the morning, and sets things all, right by refusing to obtain a divorce. This furnishes confirmation of the reports from Hollywood that there is a scarcity of material for motion ires. There is good acting of & conven- tional kind by Frank Albertson, who s opposite’ Miss Young, and icardo Cortez, model for all that is effective on the third side of a triangle, puts vigor into a poor task. Two prospective corespondents a:c played by John Blondell and Dot othy Christy, and the former's ex- perience with the hero of the story & manufactured affair of the compromising ‘sort is a real gem cf acting. The stage presentation for the week makes @ feature of “Broadway Affairs of 1931,” with Bob Nelson 28 the leader of the troupe, includ- ing dancing, instrumental music and acrobatics. ~ Galla-Rini and sister play on numberless musical instru- ments with skill, Prank and Eddie Monroe revive an old but effective form for presenting a varied assort- ment of somersaults and Joe Young and company have a plentiful sup- ply of comedy. Bobby Jones teaches golf playing from the screen, and the usual newsreel is lho;n,c o. “Kick In” on Screen Presented at the Palace. Wmns our sermon of last ‘week had to do with the up- lifting effects of a competent cast on a trite play, the lesson for this week might well concern the devas- tating damage a few mediocre actors can deal a fairly good dramatic vehicle. ‘To make this moral self-evident, it might be mentioned that Clara Bow has been assigned to the feminine lead in the Paramount “Kick In” at Loew's Palace this week, and her profound inability to handle a dra- matic role very nearly wrecks the Willard Mack piece. ‘The author of “Kick In” manu- factured a very passable machine- made story which is based on the oft-lamented fact that society is not particularly loving to its convicts after they are released from penal servitude. In order to emphasize his int, the playwright has pictured is hero, one Chick Hewes, as a man who is not only suspected when he strives to “go straight” after a peni- tentiary term, but actually is hound- ed by the police, beaten down and made to bear the brunt of their in- competence in catching criminals. Mr. Mack would tell us that the copper who cannot find the law- breaker makes every effort to con- vict the nearest available suspicious character. This probably is not true of many of our police organizations, and even if it should be an accurate assertion, the charge is not half so black as our sentimentalists aver. ‘To “railroad” a man to prison in- jures him, his family, possibly many friends. To loose a habitual crim- inal on society is to menace hun- dreds. The latter is the more fre- quent fault and the blacker misdeed. But this is not to be a lecture in op- position to the falacious theories of “Kick In.” The story concerns the smg‘g of a young man who does a stref in prison, comes out and attempts to establish himself in the world of business. Because he does not desert his crooked friends, who have been Iloyal to him: he is dragged into their crimes. Naturally, there are twists and turns of plot, moments when the villainous cops seem sure to triumph, times when the fate of the narrative is utterly in doubt. The usual happy movie ending is tacked on. perhaps as a reward to those who turn from the path of waywardgess. Juliette Compton plays a minor comedy rele with more skill than all the other histrionic efforts in the cast in combination. ‘The stage show features Irving Aaronson and his Commanders' Or- chestra, an organization which adds considerable verve to the entertain- ing performances of Jay Flippen, Red Stanley and Phil Saxe, Fay Brady and Edna Sedgwick. Selected short subjects complete the program. R. B. P. AR, 1) CHILD’S ADOPTION ASKED By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 6.— A petition for the adoption of Mary Elizabeth Crutchfield, infant, and for the right to change her name to Arline Elizabeth Matilda Volez, was filed in Circuit Court yesterday by William F. Volez and Helene D. Volez. his wife, through attorney John 8. White. ‘The court is told that the child has been in the custody of the petitioners for some time, and its mother consents to the adoption. Yardley A})poinled Crime Consultant Of Northwestern U. Expert Recently Revealed Purported Plot to Poison Wilson. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 6.—Appointment of Maj. Herbert -O. Yardley, the crypto- ay. Maj. Calvin Goddard, head of the laboratory, said Maj. Yardley had agreed to become the code and cipher consultant of the laboratory. He will not have his headquarters in Chicago but will do the in orthington, Ind. Maj. Yardley made the statement in a book published recently. that he de- ciphered, while head of the American Cryp! Bureau during the World War, a tel Teporting a plot on the Hfe of President Wilson. He refused, However, to say whether he considered used by gangsters and the underworld in general are of the crudest kind,” he was reported to have said. “Compared with the intricate and high- ly complicated code messages the allied powers and the ing the war, they EUGENISTS PARLEY HEREDITY FACTORS Inherent Qualities Termed Hope in Racial Progress at Gotham Session. By the Assoclated P: NEW YORK, June 6.—Heredity rather than environment was called the real hope of racial progress at the an- nual meeting of the Eugenics Research Association here today. Even the type of “endemic” goiter, supposed to be due to iodine deficiency in the soil, was shown to be caused partly by heredity. The goiter report was delivered by Dr. Charles B. Daven- port, director of the Department of Genetics, Carnegie Institution of Wash- 1;:;]:0: of Cold Spring Harbor, Long nd. Goiter Also Hereditary. “The environmental conditions that induce endemic goiter,” he said, “may well serve to bring out thyroid insuffi- iency based on gene (hereditary) defects which would go unnoticed when con- ditions were entirely favorable. = “For, after all, only a fraction of a people in an endemic region have goiter, and goiter is found especially in such regions, in particular families. Studies were made of families in a mountain valley in western Maryland. As many as possible of the members of each family were seen and their degree of -goiter, if any, graded. The result was to demonstrate that not one, but two genetical factors were present and playing their part in de- velopment of goiter in this region. A study of fertility of races in the United States was reported by Bessie B. Wessel of Connecticut College, New London, Conn. “In relative fertility of different na-: tionalities,” she said, “there are greater | differences between racial groups than there are between cities. The British have the smallest families, while the Italians rank highest in fertility, espe- cially if we take into consideration ages | of mothers. Infiltration Alds Survival. ‘The president of the association, Dr. Clildl!nce G. Campbell of New York City, said: “It is striking. and it is highly signifi cant, that a small infiltration of a racial stock that possesses superior powers of survival can rapidly result in its sup- plantation of another race.” He gave as exnm})les disappearance of Neanderthal man from Europe 20,000 years ago, and substitution in this coun- try of white for Indian dominancy. “Permanent progress never will be | made in improving human conditions,” he said, “until there is a full and open recognition of variation in human nature and mentality.” {APPEAL IN ORPHANAGE EMBEZZLEMENT DELAYED Supreme Court Will Not Act on Case Until October, Counsel for Prisoner Told. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 6—Counsel for James P. Jones, convicted in the Hustings Court for embezzlement of funds of the Virginia Methodist Or- | phanage. were disappointed in the hope that action of the United States Su- | preme Court could be taken during its judges. A petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed with Charles E. Cropley, the clerk in Washington, who informed counsel that it would be considered by the entire court when it convenes in Octobe! WHERE GOOD FURN GOOD FURNI Coil $.0 Maple Rattan seat—high back, well braced. Regularly $8.50 recess by a petition to any one of its | Double Day Bed § Regularly $35 Windsor ends — cre- tonne mattr Porch Rockers CANDIDATES LISTED FOR FAIRFAX POLL All Offices to Be Contested by Democrats at Fall Primary, Special Dispatch to The Sta: FAIRFAX, Va., June 6 —With expira- tion of the time for filing, the list of candidates for local offices, subject to the Democratic primary, August 4, is now complete. In addition to the .con: tests already noted for post of super- visor, opposition is found for each of the county offices save only that of | County Clerk F. W. Richardson, having been elected for an eight-year term four years ago. Commonwealth's Attorney Wilson M. Farr of Fairfax, will be opposed by Harold F. Hanes of Herndon; James U. Kincheloe, commissioner of revenue for the past 12 years, will be opposed by A. Page Wrenn of Herndon:; Dr. F. W. Huddleson, county treasurer, is pit- ted against Alton Money of Vienna and C. C. Carr of Five Oaks; Sheriff E. P. Kirby will run for re-election against former Deputy Sheriff Harvey M: Cross. One of the most interesting contests to be settled at the primary is the choice of the Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates. Edmund H. Allen, president of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce; Herbert Wil- liams, member of the County School | Board, and John Mackall, attorney, of McLean, have all flled for the t. The present incumbent is a Repul , Leon Freeman of Vienna. Freeman is as yet undecided whether to run again for the House of Delegates against the | winner ‘of the August primary or | whether to run for supervisor of Provi- dence district against the survivor of | the three who are contending for the | Democratic nomination for that job. ‘Those who have led for justice of the peace in the several magisterial dis- | tricts are: John B. Dowden of Baileys Cross Roads, Roger D. Wharton of Cen- treville, Arthur D. Kirby of Groveton, Carlin H. Cockerille of Andrew Chapel, Howard Havenner of Clifton, Shepherd of Accotink, Kelly Dove, jr., of Engleside; T. J. Wease of Mount Vernon, John Bayliss of Lee district, H. Cunningham of Vienna, George Wil- liams of Herndon. ‘Three men have filed for the post of constable, H. H. Havenner of Clifton, A. P. Mulholland of Centreville and C. B. Runion of Falls Church. — CHARTER IS ISSUED Airport Swimming Pool, Inc., Cer. tificate Received in Arlington. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., June 6.—A charter for the Airport Swimming Pool, Inc.. was re- ceived yesterday by the clerk's office |from the State Corporation Commission. | The pool and principal offices of the {company will be located at South | Washington. Va. Officers of the corporation are Keith Kiggins, president: Amelia Earhart, vice president; E. L. Vidal, vice presi- dent: Edna V. O'Brien, treasurer: Ches- ter B. McLaughlin, secretary. and E. L. Vidal, Keith Kiggins and William C. Gloth, directors. | Capital stock of the corporation con- | sists of 3750 shares. of which 1250 |have a par value of $100 and 2,500 shares no par value. Jury Deadlocked. NEW YORK, June 6 (#.—The jury | which heard the evidence in the case | of Eugene Baccaglini, suspended vice | patrolman on trial for perjury. was dis- | charged yesterday by Judge Charles C. { Nott, jr., when it failed to reach a ver- dict after four hours’ deliberation. Specially TURE BUYS' for Monday! 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