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Whilst the principal part of the city
was very quiet this morning, there gath
cred in the class room Of the Senior High
School the principals, teachers and asSis-
taGtS representing She teaching staff OF
the island and various guests including
several Of our ciergymen. At a few min
utes before 10, His Excellency Governor
'HOugh, accompanied 0Y his aides, entered
and were welcomed by Principal Oliver.
Shortly after. the School Director and Mrs.
Nase, thE guests OF honour, were ushered
IN. After the singing Of My COunuc" lis
Of thee the object Of this unique gather
ing was announced by Principal OiiVeria
a short address, in which be gave an ac-
count of his connection with Mr.. Nase
from the time the latter came to ST. Croix
up to the present. and specially ampha-
sized the pleasant relationship between
the Director and the teachers He also
expressed the great improvement which
the schools have made under the director
ship of Mr.. Nase. He deeply regretted
that the time had come when, as chief,
Mr.. Nase had to sever his connection
with the schools in the Virgin Islands.
He concluded by asking Mr.. Nase to ac-
cept from the teachers under his direc-
I'LL q lOACL VI LICl lCSt GIl anu diIGC-
ton, and wished him all success 10 his
future life. This gift was then brought
in by Miss A. Nj. VessUp, Miss Ethel Mil
Ter and MIR. Lewis Of the Charlotte Amalia
School and consisted Of a beautiful silver
tea service and a silver waiter, These
articles were lying iG a salin-iined box,
made from native mahogany, carrying d
silver plate on the cover on when the
name OF the Director was engraved. Miss
VessIp read the note OF presentation, and
Miss Miller presented Mrs Nase with a
beautiful bouquet.
Mr.. Nase replied ina very feeling man
ner, thanking the teachers for their beau
tiful present and for their hearty cooper
alton, which made possible any success
h. mad attained in hIs work
Governor H"ugl then arose, and, in
we'll cn0sens words, expressed his regret
at parting with the Director, who was
leaving at his own Volition. He was glad
to say that the plans and work of Mr..
Nase had met wit0 his full appreciation.
Mr.. Cyril S. Sille, stenOgrapher in the
Directors office, begged leave 10 give a
picture Of the Director IN his Office work.
Mr.. Nase had impressed MIN as a most
efficient executive, who sympathized with
his staff, and was always ready, Jas we'll
as able, to help them in their d.1iculties.
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all, and felt certain if that was obtained,
the celebrations would be a success.
A draft OF Program was submitted to
the gathering, and approved; the various
committees were appointed. and after
remarks by q eW of the audie~ca and
an exhortat;on by the Chairman of the
Committeeman to display the same zeal
and activity as in the preceding years,
the meeting aljourned.-St. Thomas
Bulletin, June 23rd.
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.SELF-STYLED COUNT
CRACK CHECK ARTIST,
OFFICERS HERE THINK
Louisville Authorities To Get
Man Wanted For Forgery
CHARGES

Livingston H. Minis, 2s years old
New Haven, Conn, arrested Tuesday,
will waive extradition and return to
Louisville, Ky. where he is said to
have passed worthless checks for
$4,000 during a ten-day stay while
representing himself as a Yale uni
versity professor and Spanish count.
While in Birmingham Minis repre-
sented himself as a nephew of Judge
Ebert II. Gary, president of the
United States Steel corporation. ac-
cording to detectives. Besides OBJ
tanning liberal loans, he is said to
have given NJ. We'll & Co.. 1903 Third
avenue, a bad" check for $50.
Reports from Louisville stated
Minis operated there under the name
of NJ. DeSola Mendez and was want
ed for forgery on three counts. He
is said to have posed there as
Spanish count. Yale professor,
Princeton professor and football
star. Authorities of the universities
denied Minis had ever been stu
dent or professor.
Police believe Minis to be ma
tionally known CHECK artist"
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Top: The Municipal band approach
ing Woodrow Wilson park. March
ing north on Twentieth street, and
nearing the Seventh avenue inter-
section.
Second from top: Members of the
Avondale band clad in white uni
forms playing at Twentieth street,
and Seventh avenue.
Middle: Automobiles, driving two
abreast. bearing members OF the
American Red Cross; the cars are
turning into Seventh avenue from
Twentieth street after having pa
raded north on Ninteenth street,
turning into First avenue to Twen-
tieth street, and north to Woodrow
Wilson park.
Second from bottom: Members of
the birmingham Escadrille, 1875
Observation squadron, pushing an
army airplane along Twentieth street
near Seventh avenue. The machine
was partially dismantled at the
field, and carried to the point Of pa
rade in motor truck where it was
assembled. At the conclusion of
The parade similar action took
place with the transfer of the plane
back to its field.
Bottom: Infantry marching into
Seventh avenue from Twentieth
street at the end of the parade.
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PERRY HIGH STUDENTS
HEAR DR.. KELLY WHITE
Delegates Chosen To Young PEG.
Piles Conference

MARION. Ala, May SO.-(Special.)
Sunday in the Sloan Baptist church,
the pastor, DIR. r. Kelly White,
preached most eloquent sermon to
the graduating class of Perry County
High school. All of the other church
services in town were cancelled and
the church was filled to overflow
ing. DR.. White chose as his text
First the blade. then the ear, then
the full grain in the ear" He stressed
the Importance of growth in the
mental and spiritual life as we'll as
in the physical The graduating ex-
ercises of the school were held
Thursday night with the largest class
in the history of the school consist
ing of Al members.
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her allies for Is months before being
able to come out In the open field
and fight her own fight.
Bales Discusses Civil War.
In a response for the Confederate
Veterans. George Lewis Bales dis
cussed the various issues. causes and
results of the Civil war, and declared
that the heroes of the Confederacy
did what their fathers had done at
Bunker Hill-and what their sons did
at Chateau Thierry. Belleau Wood and
the Argonne forest-and added that
we would have been ashamed of them
If they had done otherwise.
"Sixty-two years ago, what history
records as the most terrible civil
conflict that ever took place on
earth. 2began at Fort Sumter, ana enu-
ed four years later at Appomattox.
Today we meet beside the graves of
our heroic dead without one ignoble
memory touching either side that
was aligned in that terrible strug
que" Mr.. Bales said. 1T was not a
matter of which side was right to
citizens living today. Neither side
had a monopoly on wisdom. patriot
ism or good intention. The Civil
war was simply foreordained to be,
and in the course Of time 1t came
about as the only way for the set
Element of various issues which ex-
listed between the north and the
south"
Mrs. Joseph r. Estes, representing
the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mrs. Asa p. Hull repre-
senting the Women's Relief Corps;
| Mrs. Charles j. Sharp, representing
the United Daughters of the Confed-
| eracy; NJ. D. Friedman, represent
| ing the Grand Army of the Republic;
| Congressman George Huddleston.
representing the United States War
Veterans; Fred Woodward, repre-
senting the Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Col. Walter e. Bare, repre-
senting the American Legion. Mu-
sic was given by the Municipal band
and by the Boys Industrial band. A
solo was sung by Miss Annie Vince
Ter, daughter of Fighting Joe Vince
Ter. of Civil and Spanish American
war fame.
At the conclusion of the cere-
monies. the park flag was lowered,
a salute was fired, and reveille was
sounded Memorial Day was OBJ
served by commercial, industrial and
business organizations of the city
Wednesday, most of which closed at
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POLICE QUESTION
THREE SUSPECTED
IN GRAFFEO CRIME
Theory Is Held That This
Number Took Part In Re-
cent Ak Murder

Three negroes, suspected of slay-
ing Charley Graffeo, were arrested
Wednesday and are being held in the
city jail for questioning. Arthur
Taylor, the first arrested, was ques-
toned Wednesday morning. but po-
lice refused to divulge developments
of this grilling. Ernest Ward, S12
Twenty third street street, south, and
David Wimbush, Third alley and
Eighteenth street, were arrested
Wednesday night by Detectives Bra
gan and Walton and given a prelim-
mary grilling. They will be ques-
toned further Thursday morning.
Ward and Winbush. detectives say.
were alleged to have spent large
sums of money during the last two
days and were unable to give salts
factory accounts of themselves.
Ward also answers the description
of a negro who escaped from Camp
No. 4, Montgomery county, where he
was serving a 22-year sentence for
murder, police say.
Graffeo was the nineteenth victim
of Birmingham aXmen. When found
by detectives in his store, 1900 Sew
enth avenue, north, Monday night,
his skull had been crushed with the
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. 81 yCALL!NDAR!,!

At THE MOVIES
Alcazar-Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Johnson in Trailing African Wild
Animals"
Galax-"Hunting Big Game In
Africa"
Odeon-"The Social Buccaneer."
Princess-Big Boy Williams in
1.-THE Trail of Hate"
Rialto-Norma Talmadge in The
Secret of the Storm Country"
Royal-HootG Gibson in THE Load
ed Door"
Strand - Sinclair Lewis Main
Street"
Trianon-All-star cast in 1.-The
Famous Mrs. Fair
AT THE THEATRES.
Jefferson-Dark.
Lyric-keith vaudeville and pic
lures.
Loews Bijou-Vaudeville and pic
lures.
CURRENT EVENTS
Community club luncheon at the
Tutwiler hotel at 1 o'clock.
Real Estate board luncheon at the
Tutwiler hotel l o'clock.
Retail Credit Mems dinner at the
Tutwiler hotel at $50 o'clock.
Birming CHAM Mo bile baseball game
at Fleetwood Park at $3.50 o'clock.
NO. w. S. Y. PROGRAM
Cotton quotation service begins at
a. m. and p. m.
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WIFE HELD INSANE
IS GIVEN LIBERTY
Institution In Louisiana Finds Mrs.
Ieyee Sane

NEW ORLEANS, May 80. = Mrs.
Mathilda Levee, who shot and killed
her husband Fred Levee, a lawyer
of Los Angeles on a crowded bus
mess street here May 9, 1921, and
who later was adjudged insane and
sent to the asylum for the criminal
insane at Jackson, La, was today
declared sane, the Indictment for
murder against her was dismissed
and she will be set free.
This action resulted when District
Attorney Robert Mari received a
communication relating to Mrs Lee
wees condition from DIR. T.. E. Evans
of the Jackson institution, and DIT.
John Thomas, superintendent of the
insane asylum at Pineville. La, who
recently examined the woman ana
declared her now sane. The district
attorney went before Judge Hum
phreys in criminal district court and
uuashed the indictment.
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INDORsE ONE MILL TAX

The Sheffield Chamber of Com
merce has gone on record favoring
the levying of an additional one mill
tax in this county for school pur-
poses. The chamber also favors the
abolition of the telephone toll to
Florence. 1t is claimed by the tele-
phone management that If the toll
should be abolished that the service
would not be as satisfactory because
of the fact that 1t would not be
used for business purposes alone.
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blow of an ak and his throat cut.
The murderer, or murderers, had
rifled the store, leaving no clues of
value. Police believe three men par
ticipated in the killing; two remain
ing without the store, while one en-
tered and slew the groceryman, Chief
McDuff said.
Funeral services for Graffeo will
be held at o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon from the residence of his
brother. Vito Graffeo, 511 Ash street,
Pratt City. Burial will follow in the
Fraternal cemetery with the Wo-
mack Undertaking company of Pratt
City in charge.
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ENDEAvORs ELECT OFFICERS

The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety OF Marion held it's annual
election on sunday. Miss Inez White
was elected president. Jeff Black
burn first vice president: Miss
Louise Miekleboro. second vice presi-
dent, Chales Dennis, secretary. Gold
seal pins were presented to Misses
GLADYS Mickleboro and Virginia
Moore, who have served as president
during the two terms of the last
year. Miss Elizabeth Hoover was
elected to attend the Young Peoples
conference at Montreal and Miss
Frances Underwood to attend the
Young Peoples conference at Mag
nolia Springs
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s1.1no REWARD OFFERED

The total reward now offered for
the capture and conviction Of the as
sassin of John f. WATSON. ticket
agent for the Southern Railroad at
Sheffield, who was shot down on the
doorsteps of his home as he was re-
turning from work on the morning OF
May 3, is now $l,150. The family
has offered reward of $3.50 and this
has been supplement by 5000 from the
state and $500 by the city of Shelf
field.
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TRI.CITIES DAILY IN
ITS SEVENTEENTH YEAR
$1,150 Reward Offered For Ticket
Agents Slayer
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE ACE-HFRALD
THE AGE-HFKALD {
ShnffiaId Ala Nav 30 |

- SHcIIIeIu' 3tIH;' l"H! ~
The Tri-Cities Daily, published by
NJ. S. Hensbrough in Sheffield, has
entered upon its seventeenth year. IT
was established in 1907, when local
business conditions were very good.
The summer of that year witnessed
labor strike in one of Sheffield's
leading industries, followed in the
fall by a nationwide panic which
sent many business establishments to
the wall. Although hard hit the Tri-
Cities Daily managed to survive and
today it Is recognized as one of the
most firmly established institutions
of the Tri-Cities.
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Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller and walk in comfort
by using Aliens Foot-Eass. the anti
septic healing powder for the feet. Shaken
into the shoes Aliens Foot-Eass makes
tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant
relief to corns. bunions and callouses. pre-
vents Blisters. Gallons and Sore Spots
and gives rest to tired. aching. swollen
feet. 100000 pounds of powder for the
feet were used by our Army and Navy
during the war Sold everywhere. For
Free sample and Foot-Eass Walking
Doll. address
Aliens Foot-Esse. LIE Roy, N. Y.
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SLAYER OF
GIRL PLEADS INSANITY
Trial Of Joseph S. Reynolds Set
For June IL
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AtiE-HERALD
Montgomery. Ala. May so

Joseph S. Reynolds, charged with
the murder of Elmer Hammer, whom
he killed in Montgomery boarding
guilty by reason of insanity when
arraigned in the circuit court today.
Reynolds trial was set for June II
and d special venire of so was drawn
from the jury box in addition to the
regular panel of so. O. c. Scott,
charged with murder of j. f. Cleg-
horn, entered a plea of not guilty
by reason of selfdefense. Charley
Sims and Clarence w. Walls. indicted
for the murder of negroes, also
pleaded not guilty.
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The Presbyterian Sunday school
elected representatives to attend the
Young Peoples conference of the
southern Presbyterian church which
which VIII be held at Montreal, N.
c., June 10 to IS. Those elected
were Miss Isabel Dew and Miss Inez
White.
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WILL PRINCE SET STYLE

LONDON, May 30.-Lift the lid to
a new fashion. Beating Tutankh-
amen by length in setting the
styles, the Prince of Wales appear
ed Wednesday wearing a blue derby
hat to match his blue overcoat. Lon
don hatters do not believe that the
public will adopt the style.
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LEADING MUSICIAN DIES

PARIS, May So.-The death is an
nounced of Camille Chevillard, the
leading orchestra conductor of
France He was also a professor OF
music at the conservatory.
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EXECUTE BANK ROBBERS
Free state Auth Oritics Take Lives OF
TMa Men

DUBLIN. May 30.-(By Associated
Press)-Michael Murphy and Joseph
ORourke were executed today by
the Free State authorities at Taum,
County Galway. They were con-
victed of participating in bank
robbery at Athenry last week.
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LOCAL DATA
Summary of observations made at sta
tons of the United States Weather Bureau
during the "a hours ending at p. M,
goth meridian time. May so. 1928:
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THE WEATHER

Forecase--Alah ama Cloudy with scat.
tered thundershowers Thursday and Fri.
day.
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which the United
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her allies for Is months before being
able to come out in the open fielt
and fight her own fight.
O O %
Evening star., 1923-03-07
HOWARD MEDICAL
STANDING At STAKE
$4,000 Must Be Raised for
SchooI-BusineSs Men
Pledge Aid.

Steps TO raise approximately $4,000
to save the medical school OF How
ard University from losing its stand
tion were taken at a conference OF
representative business men of Wash
ington in the office OF Commissioner
Rudolph today.
The general education board OF
New York has offered to give the
university s25o.0o0 for the endow-
ment of the medical school. provided
the university raises an equal sum
by July 1 this year.
Half of Money Raised.
DR.. J. Stanley Durkee, president OF
the university, told the gathering
that he already had raised half of the
s250.000 which the university must
collect. and practically all Of the
contributions thus far have come
from colored donors
The university must now go before
the white people Of the country for
the remaining s125,0o0. The institu-
ton. he pointed out, could not we'll
appeal to the nation as a whole for
aid until the white residents Of the
District have indicated how much
they will give.
On motion of Charles J. Bell, presi-
dent of the American Security and
Trust Company. the meeting instruct
ed Commissioner Rudolph to name an
executive committee of seven to de-
wise ways and means of raisins s
Washingtons quota Of the $125,000
which must still be obtained.
In answer to question from Milton
e. Allies. president Of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, DR.. Durkee said the
colored residents Of Washington had
already contributed $4S.500, and he
suggested q similar amount might be
q fair amount for the white residents
of Washington to give.
Mr.. Allies announced that he would
give $1,000 toward the proportion
which the District should contribute.
DIR. Durkee explained to the meet
ing that the American Medical Asso-
citation has ruled that medical
school, in order to obtain a class A
rating, must have an annual income
of S25, 900, in addition to tuition fees.
The endowment fund of $500,000
would give such an income, he said.
John B. Larner expressed his deep
interest In the effort to save the high
standing of tho Howard University
Medical School and offered to CO.
operate in any way he could.
Evening star., 1923-03-07
CIVIC PRIDE PLEA
MADE BY SHR|NERS
Want City to Look Pretty
When 1923 Convention As.
SembleS in June.
EXPECT EARLY ARRIVALS
Imperial Potentate McCandless to
Visit Washington Monday-Will
Be Welcomed by Committee.

The 1928 Shrine Convention Com
mittee decided today definitely to
urge the entire District of Columbia
10 clean up. paint up. dress UP. repair,
renovate and put on the finest ap-
pearaEce before the annual session OF
the Imperial Council, Mystic Shrine.
convenes here in June. The com
mittee will make this appeal with
the slogan: The Whole World Is
Coming TO Look You Over"
Many Coming Early.
1t was pointed out that. although
the session does not open until June,
the mass Of visitors will begin to
"trickl"" into the city along about
the middle Of May, and that the city
must be in tiptop shape to face the
first batch of visitors.
The thirty-two committees of the
general Shrine committee are at work
preparing 4 welcome for Imperial
Potentata James s. McCandlcss. who
Will reach Washington Monday for q
one day visit. As preparations now
they are way ahead of any other
city" L. p Steuart potentate or
Almas Temple here. said today.
plans Moving Rapidly.
Everything in the way of arrange
,nents is moving on rapidly and both
Mr.. Steuart and the entire commit
Tee feel there viii be no last-mln ute
rushes =. or delays in hrins OH the
o;ficial gun of welcome TO the thou-
sands of Shriners three months hence.
Potentate Steuart last night se;it an
official invitation 20 all potentates
throughou America, inviting tne
500 900 members of the Shrine TO the
session of the Imperial Council mere
Evening star., 1923-03-07
POLICE HEROES LAUDED
FOR ACTS OF BRAVERY
Instance Cited Where Officer, Sin
gle-Handed Raided Card Game,
Making Nine Arrests.

There are heroes in the police de-
partment. it is claimed. who rush IN
where angels fear to tread in Il way
that for daring would measure up to
the standard of deeds of valor per-
formed by Sergt York and Sergt
Woodfall of the world war. who
single handed captured and made pris-
oners large number Of the Huns.
One of these police heroes is George
Hellmuth of the eighth precinct.
Single handed yesterday afternoon
Hellmuth entered the barber shop or
Joseph Washington at 1903 street,
where nine men were playing cards,
coming out with the entire bunch.
Washington was charged with per
mitting gaming on his premises. The
other eight men were arrested ana
recorded as witnesses and later re-
leased. Washington forfeited $25 col
lateral in the Police Court today.
Several weeks ago Hellmuth made,
! single handed. a raid on the same bar
Der shop and arrested twenty-three
participants in a card game. Wash
ington at that time put up $50 col
| lateral, which he forfeited the next
day in court by failing to appear for
trial.