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Evening star., 1923-12-30
ENROLMENT AT N. U.
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
University to Begin Winter Term
Wednesday With Big
Prospect.
BUSINESS SCHOOL POPULAR
Enlargement Of Several Courses
Found Necessary.

All previous enrolment records of
University have already
been surpassed and with the usual
advent of students during the frst
week Of tho term indicates that the
school is to have ono of the most
successful years In it's fifty-six years.
existence.
Examinations for the fall term
were completed the week before
Christmas and the winter term will
begin Wednesday night at $50, with
speeches by several members Of the
faculty, the first few nights being
devoted to assignments to classes.
Under the new term system adopted
by the university last year the cal
endar year 10 divided into four terms
terms constituting a school year.
Thus the summer term was made q
regular school term and students are
enabled to do three years work in
less than three calendar years by at
tending summer school This per-
given from the beginning Of the
winter term. All frst-year classes
will begin Wednesday night, In ad-
dition to the second, third and post
graduate classes already formed. and
new students will be enabled to start
from the beginning instead of having
to wait until next October.
The new school of business ad-
which has just completed
its first term OF work has proven SO
popular and the enrolment has in
creased to such an extent that 1t has
been found necessary to enlarge sew
eral of the courses already offered and
to offer several new courses with a
corresponding increase in the faculty.
In the college OF finance and busi-
ness administration there will be con-
ferred the degrees of bachelor of sci
ence and bachelor of commercial
science. It is the aim of this new
school to give employed students a
complete college course of at least
sixty year hours leading to the de-
gree Of B. s., and q shorter, more spe-
cialf5ed course of thirty year hours.
leading to the degree Of B.. c. s. The
work offered is Of collegiate grade,
but no courses in ancient languages
or in the laboratory group Of sciences
will be offered.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
FAMILY ARRESTED
AS COUNTERFEITERS
Two Schoolgirls Among Those
Taken in Roundup
at Chicago.
MORE WARRANTS ISSUE
Nearly Million in Fake Notes Said
to Be Circulated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 2s.-Another
step in the roundup by secret serv-
Ice men Of what they declare is the
gang responsible for the largest dis
tribution of counterfeit money the coun-
try has seen, In years. came today with
the arrest of an alleged ex-convict
and a family of four. including two
schoolgirls.
Those taken into custody were
John Shea, Charles Thompson, his
wife, Florence. and two daughters.
Several other arrests have been made
in other cities in connection with the
spread Of the bogus bills.
Secret service operatives for months
have been following the trail Of sew
eral persons suspected OF circulating
counterfeit $40 federal reserve notes.
between 100000 and $1.00o.000 of
lation in cities between the Atlantic
coast and the Rocky mountains.
Reports from merchants in New
York city and Chicago showed they
had been particularly active.
Only trained bank employees and
other experts have been able to de-
tect the counterfeits. All the bills
discovered were in the $40 denomina-
tion. federal reserve notes, series 7G,
with q portrait of Andrew Jackson
Their only fault is slight off color
on the back and the smoke of the
engine.
Capt Porter left his office late to-
day with five other warrants and
accompanied by three agents. He
would not give out the names of the
men he was after. but asserted he
would have the ones who manufac-
tured the bills within a day or two.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
NOTED ARTISTS AGREE
TO PAINT RAIL "ADS"
Sir William 0rpen Among Men to
Design Posters for Brit.
ish Roads.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssoclAte0 ffesH-
LONDON, December Famous
artists, including Sir William Orpen,
Augustus e. John and Frank Brang-
wyn have consented to participate in
a great poster campaign organized
by Norman wilkinson. the mine ar
tist. at the invitation of one OF the
leading railway companies to adver-
posters
Thirteen royal academicians and
four associates will design and pre-
sent to the public through the me-
dium of hoardings. namely, bill
boards. what they consider the most
artistic way of portraying various
cities, health resorts, manufactures
views and points of interest through
which the railway passes.
This outdoor picture gallery" Is
already we'll in hand and will be on
view throughoYt the country some
time In the spring. So impressed
have the railway company directors
been with this Idea that they have
given these artists an entirely free
hand In designing and execution. and
have also agreed that there shall lie
no criticism on their part Of the work
when completed.
This new departure on the part Of
q railway company crystalized from
the suggestion of Mr.. wilkinson, who
prevailed on the seventeen artists to
collaborate. 1t is stated that other
railway companies contemplate
similar advertising scheme, which
bids fair in the near future to more
than confirm the statement of the
Prince Of Wales in a recent speech
that "the hoardings are the peoples
art gallery"
Evening star., 1923-12-30
DRUGGED WHEN Welded,
WOMAN COMPLAINS
Prominent Hagerstown Man Held
as Violator Of Mann
i, ..~-, Act.
speei.l Dispatch to Tho Star.

Special Dispatch 70 Tho staf.
, : HAGERSTOWN, Nd, December 2s.
-ChargfnE that she was drugged
and was not responsible when she
married. Walter X. Strine. prominent
Pa. while she still was the wife OF
ROSS Wyncoop, Mrs. Mary Wyncoop
today + gave information before
United States Commissioner Alex.
Hagner upon wl1iclf Strine was held
on a charge Of violating the Mann
Mr.. : .Wyncoop said she knew
Strtre four years and that two years
ago she married Strine while not
capable of knowing what she was
doing because Of something placed in
. soft drink: she had taken. After
they were married she. lived with
Etfine at his parentS home, In
Greencastle, she testified. =
Evening star., 1923-12-30
new STUDY COURSE
FOR WOMEN IS PLAN
Practical Essentials of Business
Law" Proposed for Women's
College Students.

Business women of Washington
have discovered that they need a GER
tain amount Of knowledge OF law in
order to understand all the phases
Of their work successfully" said
Elisabeth c. Harris. dean of the
Washington College Of Law. yester-
day. That Is why we are starting a
new course OF study on Practical
Essentials Of Business Law begin
ming January Is. The college has
had number of requests for such a
course from women who are leaders
in various lines Of trade and profess
sions. This course is planned espe-
cially to meet a demand for concise
presentation of such legal knowledge
as Is common in business dealings.
The classes will be held on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings from to 8
o'clock and will be concluded on Feb
ruary 21."
Among the lecturers in this course
will be Miss Harris, who Will lecture
on Law as 1t Affect Sales; William
Savings Bank and for nineteen years
deputy register of wills for the Dis
trict of Columbia, who will lecture on
Banks and Banking" Your Money
and How to Invest 1t" and Wills,
and Edwin A; Mooers, professor OF
on "Contracts," Agency" Ball
ments," Negotiable Instruments" and
Partnerships and Corporations"
The classes Will meet at the col
lege, 1915 K street northwest.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary
dean Of the washington College Of
Law, was among those included In
a small gathering received by Mrs
Coolidge at the White House Christ
mas eve afternoon.
Miss Lillian Bass, executive secre-
tary of the school, is spending the
holidays in Ohio.
Classes at the Washington College
of Law will be resumed on Wednes-
day morning after the Christmas va
cation. -t
Evening star., 1923-12-30
NEGRO SENTENCED To>DIE
FOR NUMBERING WIDOW
Found Guilty Of Staying Young
Woman After Abducting Her
in Automobile. 81

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December 29.-
John Thomas Shaw, negro, was today
sentenced to die in the electric chair
In the state prison at Michigan City.
1924, for the murder of Mrs. Helen
Hager Whelchel. Shaw's attorneys
have announced that they will appeal
to the supreme court from his convic-
ton In the Marion county criminal
court.
Shaw was convicted last Monday by
a Jury, which decided the death penalty
should be imposed. Mrs. Whelchel. who
was an attractive twenty three year
old widow, disappeared on the night of
November q, and her body was found
the following morning west Of the city.
She is believed to have been abducted
in an automobile after alighting from q
street car near her home.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
AMERICAN BUSINESS
WINS IN ARGENTINA
Goods Selling Well Despite Prices
+ Above Those Of Com.
petitors.
BLUNT METHODS" PLEASE
Latins Have Learned to Trust q. S.
Trading Firms.

BY Cable to The Star.
BUENOS AIRES. December 2s.-The
close of 1928 finds Anne rican business
In Argentina on a more satisfactory
basis than ever before. with an abso-
lutte vfndication Of what European
competitors like to refer to as
blunt Yankee methods"
Despite European propaganda to
the contrary, South Americans have
learned to like business relations
with the blunt" Americans, because
now they know that If they go to an
American firm they will get straight
yes or no." with assurance that
all contracts will be .ulfilIed to the
letter. American business NAV not
be handled with Alphone-Gaston ver-
bosity. but the goods are delivered
when and as promised, and Argentine
business men have become reconciled
to American methods because they
produce satisfactory results.
Overcome High Prices.
With the exception Of textiles, and
perhaps hardwood and some other
commodities which cannot meet
European price competition. Ameri-
can goodS are selling in Argentina
as never before-and this despite the
fact that the high dollar exchange
adds from 35 to 40 per cent to the
price. All American specialties and
goods which sell on a quality basis
absolutely control the market, al
though the prices are much higher
than those OF European competitors
One OF the most important fea-
lures of the development of American
business to its present basis Is the
fortnightly express steamship service
of the United States Shipping Board
which enables American representa-
tives to deliver goods within 80 days
OF the date Of order, whereas for
merly 1t required from three to four
months to make deliveries.
Banks start Branches.
Most American manufacturers have
transferred their business to Ameri-
can representatives and American
banks now have their own branches
here. SO that the American manufac-
turer Is able to intrust his business
to Americans, ship in American bot
toms covered by American insurance
make financial arrangements through
American branch banks and route his
cables over American wires, thus in
suring business secrecy which has
not always been certain hitherto.
Having gained control of the Ar
gentine markets despite unfavorable
exchange rates. there seems no rea-
son to believe that American business
will not continue to hold the predomi-
mating position in Argentina.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
PARIS FIGHTS BERLIN
FOOD CREDITS IN U. S.
French Convinced Germany Does
Not Face Starvation-Questions
Copper Buying.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 29.-The French
government is opposed to Germany's
proposal to obtain food credits in
the United States. 1t was learned, be-
cause 1t Is satisfied that Germany
does not lack food. The government,
however. probably will delay taking
final decision until q report on food
conditions in Germany Is made to the
reparation commission by the COM
mittee on guarantees.
The allied governments meanwhile
are exchanging views regarding
Germany's. demand for priority for
these projected food credits. The
French opposition is due not only
to the conviction that food is not
lacking in the reich, but because the
French say they know that during
the past few months Germany has
spent enormous sums for copper,
buying beyond all her ordinary in
dustrial requirements. The ques-
ton Is raised as to what use this
material Is to be put.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
FORMER D. C. PASTOR
GOING TO NORFOLK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, December 90
DR.. Howard I. Stewart OF Leigh
Street Baptist Church, this city. who
came here two years ago from Sec
ond Baptist Church, Washington,
D. c., will announce to his congrega-
tion at tomorrow mornings services
that he has decided to accept a call
to the First Baptist Church, Norfolk,
IL was learned tonight.
He recently went to his old home
at Lansdale, Pa, to pray over the
matter during Christmas, and he
reached the decision last might soon
after returning to Richmond, he in
formed some OF his friends today.
He IL q graduate OF Grocer Theolog-
teal Seminary and held pastorates at
Warren, Pa. and New Bethlehem, Pa,
before going to Washington. He has
been drawing a salary Of $4,000 a
year at Leigh Street, but has not
been supplied with q parsonage. No
definite salary has been fixed by the
Norfolk church, but 1t Is understood
that 1t stands ready to pay him con-
siderably more than he was getting
here.
1t was learned today that Mrs.
Stewart was especially eager for him
to accept the Norfolk call. The pull
pit OF that church has been vacant
several months.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
ALABAMA G. o. p. TRUSTS
FATE TO CONVENTION
Decision Against Entering Primary
Said to Favor President
-. Coolidge.
By the Associated Prexs.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December "a
Alabama republicans will not enter
tho Alabama presidential primary. 1t
was decided here today at q meet
ing OF the state republican executive
committee. but will elect delegates
In state convention Tuesday. May 20.
1894. This. 1t was said. 10 q victory
for the forces supporting President
Coolidge.
The vote came on a motion by c. b.
Kennamer. United States district at
torney of the northern district OF
Birmingham. as q substitute to one
by Judge c. r. Lunsford Of Marion
to go into the primary and to 50
notify the national committee. The
vote on kennamers motion was 81
to 2.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
TWO PORTS CANCELLED.
Baltimore and Savannah OF
Amerdcan-Havaiian List.

NEW YORK, December 29.-Drop-
ping Of Baltimore and Savannah as
ports of call for vessels Of the Amer
fcan- Hawaiian Steamship Company,
effective with the new year, was an
nounced at the New York ofice. The
action was taken because Of the "out-
look for 1924" it was stated.
SaflinEs from New York and Boston
will be maintained n usual; Phila-
delphia will receive weekly inst cad
OF twice-a-week Sailings, and
Charleston. s. c.. will have q sailing
every three weeks.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Wealthy Retired Baltimore Drug
gist and Chauffeur Victims
Of Collision In Virginia.
By the Associated Press.
-rNSNIYNcrrn =,

WINCHESTER, Va. December %.
Henry B.. Gilpih. a wealthy retired
and his chauffeur. Marion Gore, were
severely injured when their auto.
mobile collided tonight near Ber-
ryville with the automobile Of Mack
Claggett of that place. Frank Tim
berlake, stepson OF Claggett also
was injured.
The injured were brought here.
Giipin recovering consciousnsss on
the way. but Gore still being 'un-
conscious at the hospital. The for
mer suffered cuts and bruises Of
the face and body while It 10 feared
were on their way to the country
home OF Mr.. Gilpin, near Boyce for
1NeX xAA6 -....-...-...
Evening star., 1923-12-30
RANGERS TO WATCH BORDER

AUSTIN, Tex. December %
Texas rangers are to assist federal
authorities In stopping reported. vio-
lations Of the neutrality laws along
the Mexican border. Gov. Neff; an
nounced today In q statement ad-
dressed "to the people of Texas" In
which he admonished them to take
no part in the present Mexican revo-
luton.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
VILLAGERS AT SERVICE
MISS DEADLY AVALANCHE
Christmas Entertainment Saves
Lives OF All But One in
Swiss Community.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assocfated Pres.
BREN, Switzerland, December 29.-
lives Of all but ono Of the inhabitants
of q small Village near Sargans, fifty
miles from Zurich. The houses Of the
village were submerged by an ava
lanche during the services, which was
exception Of an old man, who was too
weak to leave his home. He was found
dead under q heap OF snow and ice.
Twenty homes have been destroyed
by avelanches near Sepey,a a few miles
In the canton Of Grisons,s : the snow Is
SO deep that the Inhabitants are cut
ting holes through the. roofs OF their
heuoos &eS Axttas .-....-.....-.-...-... =
Evening star., 1923-12-30
LOCOMOTIVE HITS AUTO,
BUT DRIVER is UNHURT
Saves Life by Jumping in Back
Seat as He Sees Train
Approaching.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 2s.--
Henry F. Hulsenman did not stop,
look and listen when he started across
the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at
Turner's Station yesterday. His auto
did. but It was directly on the track and
Hulsenman looked up to see train
bearing down on him. To leap from
the machine was impossible. He jumped
back into the rear seat and hoped for
the best. +, - =
The hood and front seat OF the car
was carried away on the pilot Of the
engine. The rear Of the machine, the
and remained on the road. The occu-
oant was cut and bruised. but walked
home. taeats 81:
Evening star., 1923-12-30
REED DENIES ENTRY
IN PRESIDENCY. RACE
considerably Annoyed" He Says,
by Reports That Cohalan VIII
Manage His Campaign.

By the AsD0cIated Press.
KANSAS CITY. December 30
Senator James A. Read Of Missouri
reiterated here today q dental that
he would seek the democratic nomi-
nation for President.
Questioned concerning the resigna-
ton Of Daniel r. Cohaian as Justice
OF the supreme court OF New York.
state, who today refused to comment
on reports that he would manage a
campaign to nominate the senator,
Mr.. Read declared that he knew
nothing whatever about 1t and as
serted circulation OF the reports had
caused him considerable annoyance.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
MISSIONARY RELEASED
BY CHINESE BANDITS
Or. E. w. schmalxried Freed De-
cember 90 On Payment
of Ransom.
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, December 2s.-
George f. Eft, executive secretary OF
the board of missions Of the Evan
ge}ical Church. with headquarters at
Cleveland, said tonight he had re-
ceived a cablegram from China an
nouncing the release Of e. w.
Sehmalzried. medical missionary Of
the Evangelical Church, who was
Kidnapped by bandits near Tungen.
Kweichow. last November and held
for 100000 ransom.
After negotiations with the bandits,
ft was agreed that $4,000 strings OF
cash (Chinese money! would secure
Schmalzried's release. Mr.. Eft said.
Mr.. Schmalzrted was released De-
cember 90. He WAS formerly at.
tached to the Reformed Church In the
Cnited States.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
AGREEMENT is REACHED
BY FRENCH AND GERMANS
They Are in Accord Over Olfactory
Superiority of Butterfly Over
Other Beings.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN, December 29.-While
Paris and Berlin may shake their
political fists in each others faces
the Germans and French are agreed
at least Upon one thing, and that is
that the butterfly has the keenest
I, The marvellous smelling power of
the Purple Emperor, the Zebra Swal-
lowtail. the Painted Lady, and other
species is so acute and operates at
such long range that 1t is almost in
conceivable to the average person
considering the minuteness of the
butterny's oltactory apparatus. In
a book, written by DIR. Kurt F1oer-
icke. one of Germany's best known
naturalists, the writings OF the
French entomologist, Fabre, are
quoted at length Prof. Fabre citing
new French authorities to prove that
the butterny's sense Of smell is as
founding.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
FEDERAL JUDGE IN COMA.

LOUISVILLE, KY. December 39.-
Judge Walter Evans, for twenty-five
years judge Of the federal court Of the
western kentucky district and former
congressman. IL seriously Ill at his
home here, being in q state OF coma.
He lost consciousness Thursday night.
Judge Evans Is eiEhty-four years old
and few weeks ago announced his in-
tention Of resiEning from the federal
l3Aneh on ia dssf q thA - xe6esI
Evening star., 1923-12-30
ENVOY EN- ROUTE TO CUBA.

3 LAREDO. Tex, December 29.--Ar-
turo dc 9eracho, former Mexican
consul general here and later chief
OF the, revenue department OF Mex
leo, arrived in Laredo today en- route
going ~ minister from the Obregon
government. He declined to make
a statement. except that he was
charged with misslon TO the Cuban
Evening star., 1923-12-30
GEN. BUAT NEAR DEATH.
Case of French Army STAFF Head
Is Desperate.

PARIS, December 29.-The condi-
tion Of Gen. E. A. L. Buat, chief of
the French general staff, who under
went an operation for an intestinal
trouble Thursday, took a turn for
the worse today. His doctor stated
this afternoon that they considered
his case desperate. Gen. Buat at
tended the Washington armament
conference as head of the French
military advisers. -.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
HEADLESS BODY FOUND.
weighted Down With Iron, Stood
Erect in Florida Greek.

iJACKSONvILLE. Fla. December -.
Tho headless body Of a young white
man. weighted down with two pieces
of railroad iron. was found In McGtftg
creek, twelve miles southwest OF
Jacksonville, tonight by Harry MIL
Ter, a boy who lives In that vicinity.
The body was standing erect In the
crack.
Evening star., 1923-12-30
CLOSES NEW MExIC0 BANK.

ROSWELL, N. M. December "a
The First State Bank and Trust Com
pany OF Roswell was closed today by
the state bank examiner. The bank
has assets Of more than 100000. 8.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

Many girls feel that housework 10
ksuuperb Axescisa &os thelE DothsIsa
Evening star., 1923-12-30

The whole merit Of virtue consists
In the pTactlcA o4 ltkt1ee -
Evening star., 1923-12-30
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

Edwin Hart's Musical Studios,
18th st. and Columbia rd-Complete course OF
piano Instruction, including De Harcort method
Tor playing popular music. Phones Col. $500.
Col. sofa.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

Maryland week, the high spot of
the year for the Agricultural inter-
ests Of the state. will be observed
at the Southern Hotel In Baltimore
January .. 10 and IL. Many Of the
experts Of the university. including
DR.. r. B. Symons, director Of the
extension service, who will give q
report of the work being done by his
organization. will take part In the
sessions.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

1t has been learned that every
state in the Union has one or more
graduates OF the University OF Mary
land among the instructors in their
educational institutions.
Evening star., 1923-12-30

The University Glee Club will start
its tour of the eastern shore Wednee-
day. Elkton will be the first stop,
and then Easton, Pooomoke City,
Delmar, Berlin. Salisbury and st.
Michaels will be visited. The Glee
Club. which is under the direction
of Dr. Homer C.. House, ranks with
the best in the country.