Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1937, Page 11

- COL ROBERTOLIVER THE EVENING S’l.'ARE WASHL\'GTONE D. G, MONDAY! JULY 12E 1937. 37-year-old Mrs. Porter would be Plans Overthrow: of Stalin DS AT AGE OF 9 Former Chief of Dental Corps Succumbs to Long lliness. Col. Robert Todd Oliver, 69, former chief of the Army Dental Corps, which he helped found, died yester- day in Walter Reed Hospital after a long illness. Col. Oliver, who lived at 1800 K street, was president of the American Dental Association in 1930-1, and dur- ing the World War served overseas as chief of the Dental Corps of the Amer- ican Expedition- ~* ary Forces. Returning to this country, Col Oliver was named chief of the Army ¥ Dental Corps, with headquarters in the surgeon general's here. He con- » tinued on duty in ‘Washington until 1926, when he was ordered to duty as professor of military science and tactics at Evans Institute, University of Penn- | sylvania. He remained there until retired in 1932, office Col. Oliver. Count Anastase A. Vonsiatsky, leader of the All Russian Fascist party, and at whose man- sion in Thomson, Conn., plans are made for the overthrow of the Stalin regime in Russia, is pictured as he gave his orderly instructions for the day recently. Prince Theodore, nephew of the late Czar of Russia, was a guest at a recent three-day conference of the organization. The above scene is taking place in the military room of the home, which is lined with rifles. —Wide World Photo. His duties involved | teaching the application of dentistry to the military service. | Native of Indiana. Born in Indianapolis, Col. Oliver | was educated at Butler University and | at the Indiana Dental College, re-|dental organization which was the | Pershing. For his overseas service he mer marriage, Capt. Robert C. Oliver, « Ceiving his degree in dentistry from forerunner of the Army Dental Corps. | was made a member of the French g member of (he faculty of the Air | the latter, where he later became pro- | He devoted many years to fighting for | Legion of Honor and was awarded the | Corps Tactical School at Maxwell | fessor of oral surgery. recognition of the military dentists as | Distinguished Service Medal. | Field, Montgomery, Ala.; & grandson | When a young man, Col. Oliver |regular officers. His service included | Was Member of Masons, |and a sister, Mrs. George Blake, the | ;er\‘rd in the field artillery with the duly in Puerto Rico and the Philip- | o "or 60 member of the |latter of San Francisco, | ndiana National Guard and vol- | pines. L Funeral scrvices will be held at 2 | unteered for service in the Spanish-| With the entrance of the United COumbia Lodge of Masons here. He Wednesday in the Fort Myer | pm. American War in that branch. In 1901 he became a contract dental gurgeon for the Army. serving with the ! States into the World War, Col. | is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ann | Chapel. Oliver, then a captain, was ordered Douglass Rockey Oliver, to whom he | National Cemetery with full military to France at the request of Gen. | was married in 1935: a son by a for- | honors, There’s a Good Reason for EVERYTHING WASHINGTON SHOE STORES Buy MORE Lines of Star *Advertising Than Any Other =5¢3 ITTLE is publicly known of the g intricate problems to be solved by those in the retail shoe business. The old lady that lived “in” a shoe had an easy job compared with the modern =, merchant who makes a living “out” of shoes. The perplexity of constantly chang- ing styles, comfort, sizes, widths, leathers and new materials presents a “head-ache” that no mere aspirin can chase away. 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