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Evening star., 1924-06-18
GIVES SUCCESS KEY
TO EASTERN CLASS
Representative Free Tells Gradu-
ates to Do More Than They
Are Paid For.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED
Two Girls Win School Activities
Medals.

Advice as to how to make sue
cess in life was given to the forty
five graduates of the two-year class
of Eastern High School by Repre-
sentative Free of California at the
commencement exercises yesterday
afternoon in the auditorium of the
institution.
IF you live by the clock you'll
never succeed" Representative Free
admonished the graduates IF you
never do any more than you get
paid for you'll never reach the pin
nacle of success. If you want to
succeed you have got to become "a
part and parcel of your employers
business
The distinguished service medal
was awarded to two of the girl
eraduates-Frances Emily Arnold
and Ellen May-for high scholastic
standing during the two-year course.
The presentation was made by Ar
thur Robb, president of the Eastern
Home and School Association.
DIR. Ballou Presides.
The exercises were opened with a
march by the Eastern High School
Orchestra. The invocation was by
iNtN. " llildH M. non man, pastor OF
Waugh NJ. L. Church. The vale
dictory was delivered by Frances
Emily Arnold. DR.. Frank w Ballou,
superintendent of schools. presided.
Diplomas were presented to the fol-
lowing graduates by Ernest Green
wood. vice president of the board of
education:
Girls-Frances Emily Arnold Isa-
belle lmelda Bart. Pauline Blumberg
Vera Ruth Bonham. Mae Frances
Briscoe, Mary Evelyn Bryan, Kathryn
Mary Cardwell. Dorothy Veronica
Dixon, Eleanor Cornelia Dixon. Ethel
Mae Dulin. Dorothy Mae Dutton, Anna
Marie Erb, Eleanor Irene Estes, Esther
Gertrude Feldman. Ina Marie Holtz-
scheiter, Clara Leona Hutchinson,
Pearl Louise Kleindenst, Hilma Myrtle
Klock, Ellen May. Rita Anna McCar-
thy. Dorothy Louise Mehler, Marion
Grace Miller, Helen Margaret Nussear,
Catherine Mae Orem Margaret Char
lotte Payne. Jeanette Leila Raley,
Bertha Mae Rannings. Margaret Rob
inSon, Alice Henrietta Saunders. Mar
tina Virginia Shaffer, Annalee Shan
kle. Hilda Marie Shomo, Agnes Ellen
Sweeney, Mabel Wheat Vandergrift.
Mary Evelyn White, Lillian May Will
kinson, Mary Helen Wise, Eleanor
Wood. Dorothy Edna link.
Boys-William Arthur johnson. Ru-
dolph LorenZ Lindner. kingSland
Prender, Raymund Thomas Raftery,
William Edward Ryon. Francis Ed
ward Wiler.
Evening star., 1924-06-18
FOUR CHILDREN HURT.
Struck by Auto, But None Seri-
ously Injured.

Four children were injured in traf-
f1c accidents yesterday. Philip
Speith. five. 401 Takoma avenue. Ia
koma Park. Md, one of the quartet of
victims, was walking through the
grounds at Walter Reed Hospital
about $40 pm. when he was struck
by an automobile and slightly hurt.
Hyman Chesivoir. seven. PIG l.
street, was knocked down by an au
tomobile at Sd and l. streets about D
pm. and the back of his head injured.
He was treated at Sibley Hospital.
Ella Sparks. sixteen, 101 | street,
alighting from a street car a Flori-
da avenue and lexington place in the
morning, was struck by an automo-
bile and her left leg bruised.
Surgeons at Emergency Hospital rem
dered first aid
Jack Taylor, three. 81 Rhode Island
avenue, was knocked down by an au-
tomobile near 1st and Seaton streets
in the afternoon and cut about the
face. He was treated at Providence
Hospital and taken home.
The job You Are Looking For may
be found in the Help Wanted columns
of toddy'S Star.
Evening star., 1924-06-18
Train Service on Summer Schedule

Train service to and from Chesa-
peake Beach starts on full summer
schedule beginning tomorrow, which
marks the formal opening of the ex-
cursion season, according to an
nouncement today by officials of the
Chesapeake Beach Railway Company.
Under the new train schedule trains
will leave the District line for the
Beach daily, except Saturday and
Sunday, at 9:15, 10 and 11:30 am. and
2:30, $40 and s pm. On Saturdays
trains will leave for the resort at
9:l5, 10 and 11:30 am. and 2, 2:3O,
1925, $50 and 8 pm. On Sundays
trains will leave the District line at
$3.50, 1890, 1870 am. and 2. 3:06, 4:45
and s pm.
Nearly 1000 excursionists are ex-
pected at the Beach tomorrow on the
annual outing of Christ Episcopal
Church. Rev. DR.. William Curtis
Evening star., 1924-06-18

with Offices here.
Several days of dry weather per-
nitted farmers to do some planting
and cultivating, it stated in the bulle-
tin, which covers the period from
June / to June Is.
THE frequent rains have seriously
delayed blowing and planting and
the cool weather has retarded crop
growth" the bulletin said. LAS one
Correspondent writes, the principal
work during the past two weeks has
been digging bitches and watching
the rain"
Evening star., 1924-06-18
Dust Blast Fire Costs $500. 900.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 1S.-Fire
resulting from an explosion of dust
in elevator + on Menominee slip,
Milwaukee road yards, here late
yesterday caused damage to the
building and contents estimated at
100000. Several employees, at first
reported trapped in the burning
building, later were accounted for.
Evening star., 1924-06-18
CLUB TO MEET TONIGHT.
Virginia Democratic Organization
to Hear Senator Hef1in.

The Virginia State Democratic Club
Of Washington will hold its June
meeting tonight in the sun parlor of
the Hotel Washington. Senator Hef-
lin of Alabama will be the prin-
cipal speaker, discussing national
politics from the democratic view
point and the possibilities of success
to follow the action of the Democratic
national convention at New York city
next week. He is scheduled to speak
shortly after s o'clock so as to enable
him to fill another engagement during
the evening. Gen. H. Oden Lake,
president of the club, will preside.
Evening star., 1924-06-18
FARMING 4 WEEKS. LATE.

farm work in Virginia is from three
to four weeks later than usual, ac-
cording to the semi monthly bulletin
issued last night by Henry M. Tay-
lor, agricultural statistician, United
Evening star., 1924-06-18

White, rector. and John c. Gordon Of
322 5th street southeast, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, are in
charge of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
An-American Team
Announced
Saturday

Skillet Finn, conductor Of
The Washington Times con-
test to select an all-American
baseball team, will announce
the results Of the contest in
this paper on Saturday.
Babe Ruth's all-American
team, the standard by which
all applicants are judged, will
be published on that date, ex-
clusively in this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
MRS. FERGUSON
PREPARES FOR
NEW FIGHT
used to lnjunctions." She
Says, in Battle for Texas
Governorship
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REn


TEMPLE. Tex, Sept. 11.--Mrs.
Miriam Ferguson, Democratic nomi.
nee for governor, and her husband
the impeached governor, James E.
Ferguson, have summoned their
counsel for the latest battle of
statutes-the contest to prevent Mrs.
Ferguson from becoming a candidate
in the November election, when her
victory is unquestioned.
Charles M. Dickson, OF San An.
tonic, and Judge /. w. Stephens,
Of Fort Worth, have filed an appli.
cation for temporary injunction
seeking to prevent the name Of
Mrs. Ferguson from appearing on
the November ballots.
Their duplication charges that not
only Is the woman nominee for
governor ineligible to the post un.
der the Texas constitution, because
OF her sex. but that she is mere
figurehead for governor in name
noly,' and that James e. Fergu.
son is the real candidate for gov.
ernor for the purpose of circum.
venting and evading the force and
erect OF the impeachment decree"
The attorneys request that the
nearing be set for next Monday.
Judge George Calhoun, before
whom the application was filed, is
expected to mako q decision today
or Friday.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
REAL ESTATE FIRM SUES
MRS. BULMER FOR RENT

Mrs. Anita T. Poor Bulmer, widow
Of Commander Roscoe Bulmer, of
the navy, who is we known in army
and navy social circles. is named de.
PENDANT In a suit filed in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court yesterday by Fl.
l., Rust Company real estate agents
at 912 Fifteenth street northwest,
for $1,215 alleged back rent for an
apartment at 1902 Eighteenth street
northwest.
Plaintiff, represented by Attor.
neys Leckie, Cox & Sherier, alleges
that Mrs. Bulmer leased the apart.
ment in question for year from
October /. 1929 to October 1. 1924
at an annual rental OF $4,000 nay.
able in monthly installments OF
$3.50. The real estate people claim
that Mrs. Bulmer is in arrears for
the months Of May, June, July, Au.
gust and September and refuses 10
pay. Notwithstanding demand for
payment having been made.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
WALES PURSUES
ELUSIVE FOX
IN Vain
SIeepIess Prince Goes With.
out Breakfast to Join Hunt.
Takes High Jumps
By ROLAND KREBS,
international News Service.

SYOSSET, N. Y, Sept. 11.-H. r.
H. went on his first fox hunt today
but failed to get his fox.
Last night he danced, as usual,
at the home of Mrs. w. X. Wander
bilt II. leaving the party shortly
after O'Clock. presumably to get
to bed early for today's hunt. More
than fifty members of Long Island s
hunting set gathered for the hunt
after $40 O'Clock this morning and
after waiting a few minutes with
hounds straining at the leash. final
ly rode off from the estate Of Robert
E. Tod without the prince.
About mile down the roadway,
however. the prince, riding Goat. {"
Joined the merry party and led off
by taking the first jump. Just
where he went after leaving the
Vanderbilts is not known but 1t 10
said he rode in the hunt without
either sleep or breakfast.
After an hours riding, p during
which all the hunters, including
Wales, took several high and nasty
jumt1Sasa fox was chased out of
the brush and the hunt was on.
The Prince. we'll in the lead, was
in the thick Of the fray.
The American fox, disdainful of
the 9honor of having the heir Of the
British throne on his TRAN, made 6
bea utiful run and after three hours
Of twisting and turning and jump,
ing over fences and through the
brush the fox hunters gave up the
chase, leaving the painting fox still
alive somewhere on Long
Island"
The princes hunting toys fol.
lowed a brown color scheme and
consisted of yellow doe skin
breeches. brown boots, brown
checked coat, brown hat. and brown
tie, somewhat drab contrast to
the bright red coats of the other
hunters.
During the hunt Mrs. Hall. a sis.
ter of Mrs. Lester Reed, wife of q
British army colonel fell at one Of
the jumps and was stunned. An.
other huntress received a spratned
ankle from a fall.
In the hunt the prince showed
once more than he in reality is an
excellent rider and not the rocking
chair horseman' the cartoonists
and columnists have pictured. Rid.
ing last, the HunI, aI one tIIuSt
came to a five.rail jump which sew
eral riders rode around Wales
however, went at it full speed and
over in a beautiful jump.
This afternoon the prince was tc
take part in a polo game. A mem
Der of his staff announced today
that, despite announcements to the
contrary the prince, under no cir.
cumstances, would attend the Wills,
Ffrpo fight tonight.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11

most desirable feature of prison life
AN opportunity for fresh air and
sunshine.
AS for recreation, there will be
a limited amount, Saturday there
Is a motion picture show and Sun
days there are religious services.
attendance at which Is not com.
pulsory. Evenings from s to bed
time there will be an opportunity
to read and study. The 10000 vol
umes in the prison library will be
at the disposal Of the prisoners, and
they will be permitted to make
what additions to this library the
warden may approve.
Aside from this there will be
nothing; and the spotlight of pub
licity, which has been focused on
the boys since their initial arrest
and under which their ego which,
perhaps, was responsible for their
crime has steadily developed, will be
effectually cut off by the cold graS
walls and heavy bars which are the
penitenitary.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
IS TIMES GANG
LEADER NEVER CONVICTED

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE
alleged leader OF bandit gang in
this city, charged with being re.
sponsible for robberies amounting
to 100000 in the last four years, is
under arrest.
The man Is John Barr, thirty
three, Of Thirteenth street near JEFF.
ferson. According to Inspector
Brinton, Barr was implicated by
Peter OFT, q former member OF his
band, who is now serving a sen.
tence Of from four to eight years
in the Eastern Penitentiary. Two
other members Of the band are now
serving prison sentences for their
connection with the activities said
to have been led by Barr.
Barr, detectives said. has been ar
rested twenty-four times, but iever
was convicted Of any Of the rob.
berries with which he was charged.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
KNUTE ROcKNE IS GUEST
OF NOTRE DAME CLUB

Knute Rockne, football coach of
the University of Notre Dame, is in
town today as guest of homer If
the newly organized Notre Dame
Club. OF this city.
Rockne, who has been conducting
a coaching school at williams and
Mary College, WilliamsbucGn Va,
is now on his way 10 South Benz
for the opening Of the Notrn Dame
football season.
The first formal meeting Of the
Notre Dame Alumni Cub will lie
held tonight at the University Club
Officers Of the club will be elected
There is a charter membership
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
5000 To ENTER
ALEXANDRIA
- ~ -
SCHOOLS. !.
Children Report for First Call
OF RoIl-KIan Initiates
Dozen Candidates

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Sept. H.
More than three thousand children
reported at the public schools and
responded to roll call
Although the school proper does
not Ket under way until Monday.
two things were accomplished.
These who have been unable to
get permits were Immediately ex-
cused until they could secure the
permits. and those who had regu-
larry qualified for admittance. were
given book lists and then excused
to purchase their books. Tomor-
row morning another roll call will
be made and assignments in the
lessons will be made for Monday.
After tomorrow no more permits
will be issued until October 1.
Teachers met yesterday and
selected the following officers fo-
their association: Mrs. L. p. Wood.
ward, president: r. e. knight, 81.
vice president, and Miss Margaret
Abramson, secretary and treasurer
The case of Alfred L. Hall, 537 K
street southwest Washington will
be presented to a grand fury in the
corporation court Monday at 10
o'clock, Judge Howard w. Smith
presiding.
Hall is charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the
death Of James L. Taylor, also of
Washington, who died several
weeks ago as the result of injuries
suffered in an accident in an auto
mobile which Hall was driving.
Nearly fifty other cases will be
presented to the jury including
forty alleged violations of the pro-
hibition laws. The jury will be
composed of B. Abramson, Howard
L. Arnold, M. T. Dwyer, William
Baader, r. H. c. Beverley. ]. L.
Blackwell. Arthur H. Bryant and
Aubrey Callahan.
A dozen candidates were initiated
into the khan last night at the
West End playground before a fiery
cross fifteen feet high. More than
a hundred klansmen paraded the
streets of the city in automobiles
before the ceremony. One Of the
cars bore a sign District Khan
Official" and it is said that the
ceremony was performed by the
kleagle of the District khan.
Charles H. Callahan, grand mas
ter of the Masons in Virginia, will
address Masons tonight on Masonry
in Virginia"
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
Grove Reviews Case,
Last Official Act
OF Prosecution

10y AMtSkNAnOuaA NEWS CekyAces
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Stste's
Attorney Robert E. Grove to-
day was occupied with what
probably will be his last Off
ciaI act in connection with
Nathan F. Leopold, jr., and
Richard A. Loeb, whom he
sought to hang on his "moun-
tain of evidence" against them
for the Staying of Robert
Franks.
This was the preparation Of
the bulky review of the case
which when completed will be
signed by him and Judge John
R. Caverly and sent to the
State parole board, as is the
custom in all cases.
The document is filed with
the board for reference so that
it may be referred to when the
boys petition for parole. It
will contain Judge Caverly's
recommendation that parole be
refused.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
BObby's Mother Didn't
Want Slayers Of
Son To Hang
BY international News Service.

CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-"Bobby
didn't believe in capital punish
ment. He wrote about it and
read his article against it at
school. He told me it was
wrong and somehow after that
how could / ask it? l didn't
want to do anything to interfere
with the prosecution, of course,
butt didn't want them to
hang"
This was the comment today
Of Mrs. Jacob Franks, mother Of
Bobby, on the sentence of the
slayers of her son to life i'm
,prisonment.
Whether or not Mr.. Franks,
the grim old man who con-
stantly attended the trial, agreed
with her or not, he did not say.
II am glad it's over" was his
only comment.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
Boys Must Work Out
Own Places in Prison
Under Kindly Warden
Rv HARRY ~ nKcAn
International News Service,

JOLIET, Ill, Sept. 1I.--Cold
stone walls, strong steel bars,
deadly dull routine. two numbers
and oblivion are waiting today fer
Nathan F.. Leopold, j.. aud Richard
A. Loeb. Waiting, too, is kindly
man, who will steve with firm
hands to bring to the pair some
realization of the relation they bear
to society and what future there re-
mains to them.
These things are sad, but they
seem to be necessary" says john
L. Whitman, warden Of the peni-
eentlary, who usually signs as he
discusses the frailtiea of humans.
Il have followed this case care.
FULLY as it developed, and it seems
TO me that these boys will require
some little time to adjust them
selves. believe that the quiet and
geclusion Of the prison will bring
them to the point where they will
want to talk the thing over. When
that time comes, someone will be
there to talk to them-someone who
will know almost as much about
them as they know about them
selves. They may not believe 1t
now, but it is true, nevertheless.
\ Better for Boys
ut is far better for the sake of
the boys themselves that they IRE
coming here at once, than for them
to have remained in the Cook coun.
~ jail for a long period. The fact
that they were the center Of public
attraction was a bad thing for
them. It is possible that their
own ideas of themselves developed
over a long period Of time under
such circumstances would have pre-
vented their ever understanding
the situation as 1t exists"
Warden Whitman has his own
IDEAS of reformation. He has
demonstrated in the last few years
that brutality and constant repres-
sion have no place in corrective
institutions no HAtter what the
enormity of the crime may be.
That does not mean that discipline
is abolished. It means thaA
discipline is the firmer because y
Ia founded on principles of justice
tempered with mercy. Work
spelled in capitals Is the first step,
according to the warden. Idleness
Of crime, he says. The Of his
favorite mottos is: 1.-THE idle brain
e. the devils workshop"
For that reason Babe and Dicky
will make their bow to steady labor
within few hours after they pass
the steel gates that will clang with
the finality of death behind them.
Work with hand and brain, with
on effort on the part of Warden
Whitman to make them put their
hearts into the, effort also, will b.
the program.
All Up TO Them.
The length of time the boys Mrs
compelled to remain in the prison
chair shop is strictly up to THIN.
Bv hard work and attention to or
ders, they can be transferred to tie
new prison at the end Of nine
months. There they can be put on
construction work. which has the
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
ATTACKS
GIRL ON WAY
To SCHOOL
Ex-Marlne, Confronted by
Child, Admits He Az
sauIted Her
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with her. She returned home for Il
and then set out on a run 80 as
not to miss her car.
She had gone only a short way
fro mthe Schrom farm when she
met Dancause.
The man stopped her, she said,
and put his fingers around her
throat so that she could not scream.
He dragged her into the woods
along the road. It was then that
she struck back 1T him.
IT think one punch i gave him
must have loosened some of his
teeth" she said.
The Schrom girl is not large for
her age, and recently had been in
poor health.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
JUDGE REFUSES
WARRANT FOR
F|RPO
Runyon Criticizes Ministers
for Attempt to Prevent
Bout With Wills
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ing which, although doubtless con.
ceived in entire sincerity of pur.
pose, has for it's object the use Of
the processes of this court as a
means OF accomplishing interfer-
ence with the lawful functions OF
the state of New Jersey, as ex-
pressed in, and allowed by, its
statutes.
THE affidayits fail to show that
combination OF acts on the part of
flrpo which would constitute him
an offender against the provisions
OF the white slave traffic act.
Suspects Motives.
There is no showing Of any fact
other than that the woman appar.
emily on her own accord, after Firpo
had come to New Jersey, followed
him hereand took up her abode in
Atlantic City while he remained In
his training quarters.
The real object OF this proceed.
ing, appears to the court, is not
mar which appears on the face Of
the moving papers-the punishment
OF an individual for alleged violati
OF the laws Of the United States
buit in reality it is an attempt to
gain possession Of the person for a
sufficient time TO prevent his parti-
clpation In contest which the laws
OF New Jersey have declared to be
entirely legal"
Judge Runyon reviewed previous
court proceedings against Firpo,
discussed evidence in each briefly
TOOK up the charges that ne had
Violated the immigration laws, and
then declared that only the lffi-
davit Of 'one Guillermo Widmar.
who describes himself as former
secretary of Firpo." was at all
relevant and material.
Other Moves Planned.
This affidavit, Judge Runyon said
he had learned, contained facts
which constituted the real fourta.
ton for the appeal for a bench
warrant against Firpo-"his alleged
relations with the Picard women :"
The statement of three complain.
ing clergymen, Runyon said. though
much more volumlnous, contained
less detail than the affidavit of
Widmer and could, so far as tie
court was concerned, be iudicially
The New Jersey ministers, James
Tarker. Frank S. Ritter, and Har.
vey l.. Wyatt. conferred with their
attorney, ellison. as soon as the de-
cision had been made, and then
telephoned to Canon Chase, OF
Brooklyn, who has led the fight
against Firpo.
They explained that they expect
ed him to come there in a short
time to see what other last.minute
moves they could make in an at
tempt to stop the fight.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
FROST DISASTROUS TO
CUMBERLAND VALLEY

HAGERSToWN, Md, Sept. H.
A heavy. frost today left destruction
In it's patch throughout the Cum
berland valley, according to reports
reaching here.
Truck patches were badly dam.
aged and all vegetation affected by
the heavy frost fall.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
Rail Merger Approved

The Minnesota Western Ra. lroad
was authorized today by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission to &C.
quire and operate line of railroad
ioi merly belonging to the Electric
Short Line and to issue 81 500 900
preferred stock and S1S5,000 first
mortgage gold bonds.
The Washington times., 1924-09-11
SOON
To ENTER
PRISON
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merit system and not because they
are sons Of millionaires.
Their days of experiments" and
their search for thrills will be
ended. They win be permitted
visitors but once a month. Oblivion,
which Whitman believes will bring
to the boys that sense Of balance
which has been lacking In their
lives, will follow the Changing Of the
great steel gates behind them today.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-07

Every Hat in this sale is abso- lutely the last word in millin- cry fashions, as these Hats are priced without profit to us, the appreciative women will want to buy not only one, but two or three.