Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1937, Page 26

QUEZON RECEIVES DEGREE FROMG. . Cites Hopes of Nation After Being Honored at Found- ers’ Day Rites. President Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippine Commonwealth, proclaimed last night at the annual Founders’ day observance of Georgetown Uni- versity that the Filipino people aspire to independence and a place in the brotherhood of nations, “With love in our hearts for all mankind and a prayer on our lips for the salvation of humanity.” A few minutes before he spoke the first President of the new common- wealth had received an ovation from & distinguished international audience assembled in Gaston Hall, as Very Rev. Arthur A. O'Lesry, 8. J., presi- dent of the university, conferred on him its honorary degree of doctor cf laws. Seated in a front row of the hall, pleased and happy, were Mrs. Quezon and members of their family. There | were the young Misses Aurora and | Zeneida and the diminutive 10-year- | old Manuel L. Quezon, jr. who ar- rived for the evening’s celebration m | a natty English top hat of shiny silk. | He evinced keen interest in the many historic relics displayed in the halls. Others Get Degrees. Honorary degrees also were con- ferred on two prominent Georgetown professors, Dr. D. Percy Hickling of the School of Medicine and, Charles Albert Keigwin of the School of Law. President Quezon passed through the college doors under the raised sabers of young R. O. T. C. officers. Bearing the Philippine and American flags, they formed an escort for the distinguished visitor and the univer- sity president as they followed at the| end of an academic procession to the | accompaniment of a roll of drums and the blare of trumpets. Ministers of nine foreign govern- ments and lesser diplomats of many others, symbolizing the international bond of education attended the im- pressive ceremony. There were also 8 large number of Government offici- als, all the members of the Philippine party and several hundred alumni. After the Georgetown choir had sung the invocation, John Charles Donnelly of Detroit, president of the senior class, extended greetings on behalf of the student body. Calls Roll of Founders. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J., chan- | cellor of the university, read the con- | gressional charter of 1815 and then followed a solemn moment as Right Rev. Patrick Joseph McCormick, vice restor of the Catholic University of America, called the roll of six George- town founders. As he read each name—Fathers An- | drew White, John Altham-Gravener, | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. Quezon Receives Degree The honorary degree of doctor of laws was conferred on Manuel Louis Quezon, first President of the commonwealth of the Philippines, at Founders’ day exercises of Georgetown University last night. President A. A. O’Leary of Georgetown (left) is shown as he conferred the degree upon Quezon. —A. P. Photo. ROLAND SMITH, 61, EXPIRES AT HOME Former U. S. Shipping Board Commissioner Is Heart Attack Victim. Roland K. Smith, 67, former com- missioner of the United States Ship- ping Board, died suddenly of a heart attack yesterday at his home, 2714 Thirty-fifth place. Mr. Smith, who early in his career had been connected with several railroads, had been a resident of Washington since 1926, when he was appointed Thomas Gervase, Thomas Copley, Fer- dinand Poulton and lastly Archbishop | John Carroll of Baltimore, the builder | of Georgetown—a single clear note in | memory was sounded from the historic } bell of old St. Mary's Church. Only once a year, on founders' day, is this relic of the first English Cath- olic Church, established in this coun- try 303 years ago on Maryland soil, taken out of the college archives. For | over 100 years it has been entrusted | to Georgetown's keeping. To Dr. John | ‘G. Bowen, assistant to the president, | now falls the annual duty of tolling it. | In awarding the degree to President Quezon and in reading the original Latin text, Dr. O'Leary cited him as follows: “For years a tireless proponent of his people’s aspirations for independence, Manuel L. Quezon, as first President of the Commonwealth of the Philip- | pines, has shown in word and unspar- ing self-sacrifice a noble ambition to | build a traditionally Christian people into a nation unshakably supported by the strong girders of social justice and securely founded on the only bed-rock of peaceful perpetuity, the law of Christ, and thus to present to nations of the world an excellent and imitable model of a happy and prosperous modern state.” Heads Neurology Department. Dr. Hickling, who is professor and head of the department of neurology and psychiatry, was awarded a degree of doctor of science as one who has “won renown through scientific achievement.” ‘To Prof. Keigwin was awarded the degree of doctor of laws, as one who “in these days of social unrest, when even the foundations of justice are so frequently questioned * * * has long labored for a more comprehensive understanding, a more widespread respect and a more profound apprecia- tion among all our citizens of the civic Institutions of our nation.” In a brief response a: the con- clusion of the ceremony, President Quezon said: “It is with a very deep Sense of gratitude that I accept the honor which this high institution of learn- ing is conferring upon me. I take it not so much as the measure of your appraisal of my worth as an individual and a public servant, but rather as an evidence of your conviction that the cause in the service of which I have devoted my life is a just and & noble one. “More than this, to me this dis- tinction which I am receiving from your hands means that in the esti- mation of Georgetown University, the Filipino people have attained the dignity of nationhood and have de- servedly won their right to nation- hood. Oldest University. “By the grace of God, the Filipings are followers and disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. Theirs is a Christian civilization. Most of their scholars, for the last 350 years, have drank from the fountain of wisdom as ex- pounded in the theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, as taught in the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest university under the American flag. “In the true Christian spirit, the Plipino people aspire to become an independent republic. We seek to become a member of the brotherhood of nations with love in our hearts for all mankind and with a prayer on our lips for the salvation fo hu- manity.” A reception followed for the guests of honor in the Carroll parlors. Prominent among the guests were the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines, Quintin " Paredes; the Minister of the Irish Free State and Mrs. MacWhite, the Minister of Den- mark and Mme. Wadsted, the Minis- to the Shipping Board by Presi- dent Coolidge. He was reappointed by President Hoover in 1929 and served as commissioner un- til 1935, when he retired. He was born in Staunton, Va, February 22, 1870, and was graduated from the St. James Military Academy, Macon, Mo. in 1887. He entered railroad service in 1888 as telegraph operator with the Union Pacific & Wabash Railroads, Subsequently, he served with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail- roads and as superintendent of the Missouri Pacific line. He was general manager of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton & Ann Arbor Railroads in 1905-06. Mr. Smith also was viée president of the Roper Lumber Co., and the Norfolk Southern Land Co. from 1919 to 1922, and director of the industrial development of the port of New Orleans from 1923 to 1925. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mabel Waggener Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Ellen Hurlbut of this city and Mrs. George MacNichol, Toledo, Ohio, and a son, Roland K. Smith, jr., of Chicago. He was a member of the Metro- politan Club of Washington and the Pickwick Club of New Orleans, Mr. Smith Smathers Assures Parents of Chance To See Him Work ‘The elderly parents of Senator Wil- liam H. Smathers, Democrat, of New Jersey were assured yesterday by their son of another opportunity to see him on the Senate floor after twice attempting to witness his oath yes- terday. Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Smathers of Waynesville, N. C., 86 and 84 years old, respectively, traveled to Wash- ington last January 5 to see Smathers become a United States Senator. But he was in Trenton, N. J., hold- ing office as & State Senator to pre- serve the Democratic balance of power in the State Legislature. Thursday, three months later, Smathers was sworn in by Vice Presi- dent Garner. But his parents had returned to the Waynesville farm because of “homesickness,” an aide said. And Keep You in Misery All Day Long—But Don't Werry Do Thise Tt’s all so simple and essy to get xid of sare, tired, = ple burning fest that make lite miserable, To-night, give them & good rubbing ‘with Aspirub—it's pleasant, powerful, PENETRATING always works, rrow morning get up and walk to your work with no sign of misery—your feet are strong and sturdy again. Aspirub is THE only rub mnh(ril’n genuine lcf;‘!lnbAlpl —that's why it’s wonderful for mus- cular aches and joint pains—a large ter of Portugal and Mme. de Bianchi, the Minister of Hungary and Mme. Jar for a trifie at progressive drugsioes everywhere. When Anpirub, gets s aches, pains and soreness got right out. ASPIRU CONTAINS PAIN RELIEVING ASPIRIN PARK SITE INSPECTED Ickes and Hopkins Then Go Off to Fish Near Key West. KEY WEST, Fla, April 17 (#).— Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes and Harry Hopkins, Works Progress administrator, inspected from the air today the tropical area on the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula proposed for the Everglades National Park. They were flown in a Coast Guard plane. Earlier they made a brief sally into waters off Key West in quest of game fish, Where a Man's a Man. The present Texas Legislature is the second in the last 14 years with- out & woman member. BUSINESS INDEX SLACK PREDICTED Continuance of Upward Trend Is Expected, However. * ‘The swiftness with which industrial and business indices have risen in re- cent months toward prosperity plan: may slacken soon, the Bureau :, Agricultural Economics predicted yes- terday, although they are expected to continue upward. The bureau explained in its report on the “Demand and Price Situation”: “Available data indicated that an almost steady advance has taken place since the beginnin: of Feb- ruary. During this period. the per- centage changes in durable and non- durable goods have been very similar, “Further rapid and material ex- pansion in some of the industries which have contributed importantly to the rise since last Summer is not probable in the immediate future. “In some of these lines, notably steel, immediate large increases in output would entail the use of obso- lete, relatively high-cost facilities, or would be handicapped by a shortage of skilled labor. “Among industries reported as be- ing still considerably short of capace ity operation are the building con- struction and materials industries and those making some types of industrial equipment, particularly for railways and public utilities.” The report suggested that recent rises in world prices were stimulated by speculative activity and may “have carried prices of some raw materials above the’ levels warranted even by the present and prospgstive improve- ment in world demand.” —_— 2,000 DUCKS LINGER HERE Sanctuary at Roaches Run Wins Favor of Migratory Flock. During the last week about 2,000 wild ducks, presumably on their flight northward, dropped in at the Bird Sanctuary at Roaches Run on the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway— and liked it s0 well they are staying, according to National Capital Parks officials. Paul Hodge, caretaker at the sanc- tuary, notified Edward Kelly, adminis- trative assistant to C. Marshall Fin- nan, superintendent of the Nationa! Capital Parks, that there are now 3,000 ducks at the refuge. Paint Aids Pen. William Faukner, Mississippi novel- ist, used to paint houses to eke out his income as a writer. D. C, APRIL 18, 1937—PART O FLEET “FIGHTING” WAY TO HAWAI Maneuvers Engaging Every Unit, Including “Subs” rand Planes. By thie Associated Press. ABOARD BATTLESHIP PENN- SYLVANIA IN PACIFIC MANEU- VERS, April 17.—The United States Fleet was “fighting” its way to the Hawallan Islands tonight. Every hour is an hour of action. All units are engaged—the Battle Force, Scouting Force, Afrcraft Squadrons, Destroyer Divisions, Cruiser Divisions, Submarine Divisions, Minecraft and the Base Force of Supply and Re- pair Ships. The units form and re-form in va- rious types of opposing forces to stage every conceivable kind of naval maneuver. Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, com- mander in chief, took his fleet to sea Friday morning. From the bases at San Pedro and San Diego the warships moved out under actual battle conditions. The minesweepers and patrol boats cleared the channels. They mopped up just as they would in time of war, when an enemy might seek to block a harbor entrance with contact mines. Rendezvous at sea followed and ex- ercises began. They will continue day and night as the fleet twists its way westward. The six weeks interval before return to California will be marked by op- erations in various parts of the 5,000,- 000 square mile area bounded by the Alaska, Hawaii, California regions. It is problem XVIII, the eighteenth in a series of annual war problems mapped by the Navy General Board for Fleet Trainung In the major action the fleet will be divided into @ Black Fleet and a White Fleet. Admiral Claude C. Bloch, Battle Force commander, commands the Black Fleet. Vice Admiral William T. Tarrant, Scouting Force commander, commands the White Fleet. STUDENTS TO VISIT D. C. Philadelphia W. P. A. Citizenship Group Arrives today. Approximately 100 students from the Philadelphia W. P. A. literacy and citizenship classes were due to arrive in the Capital today for a one-day sight-seeing tour. More than 1,200 adults of all ages and nationalities attend W. P. A. citi- zenship classes in Philadelphia and approximately 1,500 attend in outly- ing areas there. PONTIAC 15° A DAY MORE TO BUY...EASIER ON GAS AND OIL THAN ANY CAR I'VE EVER OWNED" L G McNEMAR, Washington, D. 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Didn't you, Lex? Atta boy, Lex, sure you did!” The little Pilipino, a former fly- weight boxing champion of the Navy, who lost his eye-sight after taking the pummeling of more than 350 ring opponents, had just returned from Morristown, N. J.,, where he obtained a trained German shepherd dog from the “Seeing Eye” organization there. Big Help in Business. “Lex is like I got my eyes back,” Distrido said. “He’s a big help to me in my business. I got to cover a lot of ground in a day to make enough for my wife and eight kids. Lex is learn- ing my beat. I carry my basket of peanuts and ice cream and Lex leads me.” Distrido, who is 33, and lives at 35 Poplar avenue, Takoma Park, Md., vends his wares at boxing and wres- tling matches, at the B. & O. freight yards and in the vicinity of the White House. After spending a month in training with Lex at the “Seeing Eye” head- quarters, Distrido visited New York to test his canine guide and to build up his own confidence. Lex, he said, led him without error through the city’s heavy traffic, into subway cars, where he found an empty seat and curled up beneath it, and through the Pennsylvania Station to his train, which brought the two to Washington. Shrewdly Estimates Traffic. ‘The dog, Distrido said, is color blind and cannot read the traffic sig- | nals, but forms a shrewd estimate of | traffic, halting when danger ap- proaches and only proceeding when the way is clear. | Lex is trained to halt at the curb or when he comes to some obstruction. | He is allowed, because of his train- ing, to ride on public conveyances | without a muzzle. Lex, Distrido said, | won't chase cats or fight with other dogs, although he's only 18 months old | and spirited. Already Lex is one of the family at the Distrido home. Distrido is paying | $150 for him, at $10 down and $10 a AMER/CA' LoW PR/ FELIX DISTRIDO. —Star Staff Photo. | month. This sum also included the training period. “He'll more than earn the money,” said Distrido. “You see, we're a self- supporting team. A blind man, to get | a dog like Lex, has to be healthy, able to earn his own living, and not on relief. “Me and Lex are a good team, and we'll get along!” e MRS. ROOSEVELT GUEST Mrs. Roosevelt, an honorary member of the Council of Goodwill Industries, will be conducted through the plant, 1214 New Hampshire avenue, by of- ficials at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. She will talk with the aged and handicapped at their work. Mrs. Roosevelt will be received by Col. William O. Tufts, president of the board of trustees, and other of- ficials. A reception will follow. FOR THOSE WHo BAYERSON Ol L__WORKS coLumBla 5228 BRIDEGROOM-ELECT FOUND DEAD IN CAR - Pennsylvanian Who Disappeared Before Wedding Is Mon- oxide Victim. B3 the Associated Press, SHIPPENSBURG, Pa., April 17.— Sorrowing relatives tonight awaited arrival of the body of James David Smith, 26, who disappeared a few hours before he was to have been married on Good Priday. J. Raymond Smith, an antique dealer, ordered an undertaker to place the body of his son aboard a train at Wells, Nev.,, at midnight tonight, 23 | miles from the sparsely-settled section where he was found in a fumes-filled automobile. Meanwhile, in Chambersburg, Miss Kathleen Bard, the girl Smith was to have married, refused to see inter- viewers today, saying she had “no statement to make.” Although Smith's father expressed fears that his son met with foul play, State police said they knew of no plans for any investigation. 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