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Evening star., 1924-06-06
war picture on the greensward of
the Executive Mansion.

war picture on the greensward of
the Executive Mansion.
Cabinet Members Present.
Among the Presidents official fam
lily were Attorney General and Mrs.
Stone; Secretary of War Weeks: Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon and his
daughter, Miss Ailsa Mellon; Secre-
tary of state and Mrs. Hughes, with
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Hughes; Mrs. James j. Davis, wife Of
the Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Curtis -.
Wilbur, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy. .,
After the long line had passed by
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
strolled through the grounds among
their guests. speaking a pleasant
terested not only in the wounded
boys, but in handsome German po-
lice dog. Alta Boy, brought to the
party by Capt H S. stephens, Sol
Served their refreshments on an
eminence overlooking the grounds,
President and Mrs. Coolidge spent
some time chatting with friends and
guests and enjoying the party until
about $50, when they retired to the
White House. One veteran succeeded
in getting the presidential signature
to his card of invitation, but, owing
to the impoSsibnity of so favorng
all the boys, attendants allowed no
further such approaches.
Girls Represent States.
One of the features of the garden
party were forty-eight pretty girls
from the Veterans Bureau, who rep
resented the states of the Union.
They wore silk sashes with the
names of their states and circulated
among the men to greet them in the
name of their home states.
Among the invited guests Were:
Gen. John ]. Pershing, general of the
Army; Brig Gen. Samuel D. Rocken-
back, United States Army, command =
ing district of Washington; Judge
John Barton Payne, American Red
Cross; Robert E. Bondy, director of
War Service, Red Cross; Mrs. w. S.
Spencer, vice chairman of hostess and
recreation, Red Cross; Brig. Gen.
Charles E. Sawyer, Organized Re
serve Corps; Maj. Gen. M. w. Ireland,
United States Army, surgeon general; F.;
Rear Admiral E. r. Stitt, United
States Navy, surgeon general; Surg.
Gen. n. S. Cummings, United States
Public Health Service; DIR. William A.
White, superintendent ST. Eliza beth s
Hospital; H. Burke, commissioner of
Indian affairs; Gen. George H. Woods
president of board of managers, Ma
tional Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers; Rear Admiral B. +. Hutch
inson, United States Navy; Capt. Paul
G. McGahan, American Legion; Lieut..
X. L. Coontz, Veterans of Foreign
American Veterans; J. J. Murphy,
Spanish American War Veterans;
Driscoe Goodhart, Grand Army of the
Republic; Gen. L. M. Brett, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and Capt Fred
Beall, Confederate Veterans.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
DUNBAR HIGH co. E
WINS CADET HONORS
Company L of Armstrong Takes
Second Place, With Company H
of Shaw School Third.
FIRST BATTALION rs VICTOR
City and School Officials Present
at Competition.

More than 10000 cheering spectators
yesterday afternoon witnessed Company
E of Dunbar High School, commanded
by Cadet Capt. Leonard E. johnson,
win first honors in the annual COM
petitive drill of the oath Regi-
ment at the American League Base
Ball Park. The 1st Battalion, com
posed of pupils Of Dunbar High and
Randall Junior High Schools were ad-
judged the best battalion in the regi-
ment. 1t was commanded by Cadet
Maj. Harry R. Mitchell
Company +, the winning company
scored 2,272.3 out of a total of 2.5ao
points. Company l. of Armstrong Tech
nical High School, commanded by Cadet
Capt. Louis Hansborough won second
place in the company competition, while
Company H of Shaw Junior High, com
manded by Cadet Capt. William H
Brown, won third honors.
The captain of the winning COMPANY
was awarded diamond studded medal.
The award was made by William L.
HodgkinS of the board of education.
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins of the board
of education and Mrs. Frank ". Ballou.
wife of the superintendent of schools,
awarded medals to the lieutenants OF
the winning company.
Maj r. r. Moten, principal of Tusk-
egee Institute, and DR.. Emmett J.
Scott, ecretary-treasurer of Howard
University, assisted in awarding the
prizes.
Omcials Attend Drill.
Among those who witnessed the
drill were: Commissioner Oyster, Ed
ward C. Graham of the board of edu-
cation, DR.. Ballou, Mrs. Ballou and
Mrs. Hodgkins. Besides Cadet Maj
Mitchell of the winning battalion. the
battalion officers are: Adjutant, Cadet
Lieut.. David UtZ; battalion supply
officer, Cadet Lieut.. George Bruce
Robinson; Cadet Sergt Maj. Saxton
Howard and Buglar Raymond Burton.
The roster of the winning company
follows:
Capt Johnson, First Lieut. John o.
Baytop, Second Lieut.. William +.
Tatum.
First sergeant-Gregory Shaed, Ser
geants-George Steward. Phillip At
kins,, Stafford Coleman, Stewart Arm
stead. George McGee. William Odom
and George Carter. Corporals-Wil-
liam Black, Hayden Johnson, Alvin
Mayo, Alfred Scott, Monteza Sprague
and Frame Welch.
Privates-Henry Bailey. Clarence
Carter Milton Chase, Harold Cox,
William Cross, Alonzo Davis, Morgan
Dawkins, Raymond Dewitt, Edward
Bowling, James Fields, Jerome Fells,
Willis Fletcher Melvin Gilmore,
Richard Harris, James Holmes, Theo-
dore Holmes, Bruce Hudnall, Alphonso
Jackson, julius Jackson, Arthur
johnson, Elmer whethless, Ellsworth
Parker, Edward Johnson, James
Jones, Wilder Montgomery, Nelson
Partilla. Karl Phillips, Robert Prio-
leau, William Ray, Morris Robinson,
Henry Settle, Edward Smith, Joseph
Taylor, Dennis Tinney. William Tin
ney, Clarence Ware. Samuel Wash
ington, Benjamin Walker, Michael
Wright, Arthur Edwards, Lawrence
Crapp, Carl Clark, Richard Payne,
Leon Clifford, Lansing Gray and Con-
well Myers.
The judges were Lieut.. Col. B. O..
Davis, U. S. A; Maj. West A. Hamil-
ton. o. r. c., and Capt Sylvester Il
Epps, o, r. c.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
MISSING MAN is FOUND.
G. w. Eckloff, 73, Without Food
Five Days, Is Belief.

George W. Eckloff, seventy-three,
who disappeared from his home. ass
Massachusetts, avenue, early last Sat
urday, was found alongside the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad tracks be-
tween the District line and Glen Echo
yesterday afternoon by j. c. De
Vaughn, 1900 X street, a railroad
conductor. De Vaughn took charge
of the elderly man and turned him
Gallinger Hospital for observation.
Eckloff, it is stated, had little or
no food in the five days he was away.
Police were told that he had been
seen alongside the railroad tracks
two days before the conductor found
him and went to his assistance. Eek
loft had disappeared from home twice
previously in the last few months.
On one occasion he was found fifteen
miles from Annapolis. and the other
time he was found on Riggs road,
near Soldiers Home.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, June Especially -
City council yesterday decided that
fireworks should be taboo in the city
until July 4, thus barring any such
demonstration as that which kept the
town in an uproar for fifteen days
last year. Sale of fireworks is pro-
hibited except for July 8 and 4. Fir
ing Of any is prohibited except on the
Fourth. Revolvers will not be allowed.
A special meeting of council will be
held this afternoon for deciding upon
improvements for the city gas plant.
City Manager Rich asked that the
price of gas be reduced 5 cents on
calling of grand jury to probe the
matter of returns made by citizens to
the commissioner of revenue was dis
cussed, but action was again defer
red. This also will be discussed this
afternoon.
School grounds henceforth will be
under direct supervision of the school
board Previously the council and
the pie with neither responsible for
the upkeep of the grounds.
Many Teacher Vacancies.
Twenty-Five per cent of the teach
ers who served here during the past
session are not applicants for re-
election. New teachers have been
elected to take places left vacant
by many, the greater part of whom
have given up the positions here for
places with more money attached.
Miss Susanna Guion, nineteen years
old, who disappeared from her home
here Tuesday, has been located in
New York. She wrote a letter to
Mrs. B. E. Hatsell, telling, it is said,
where she is located.
The mother of the girl, who arrived
here yesterday from New Bern, N. c.,
will go to New York in an effort to
have her return.
John Murray was arrested early
this morning with three half gallons
of alleged whisky. He threw two of
the bottles at Officer Magner, one of
which struck and severely bruised
the officer. Murray was held in $500
bond for the action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
TRIP TO BOOST D. C.
Local Merchants Will Start An
nual Sail June IA.

Arrangements are being made for a
great advertising scheme to boost To-
cal merchants and participants in the
annual booster trip of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion on June IA.
Every one of the. 225 participants
On the trip will have large sign, ad-
vertising his business. The signs will
be placed on the saloon deck, and in
the center will be one from the Dis
trict Commissioners advertising the
District of Columbia
Every convenience is being arranged
for the guests. Sun baths, church ar
rangements, booths, counters, tailors
and even aquatic golf courses" will
be available on the boat, according to
Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the
association.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Virginia Scholarships Open.

The Washington Chapter of the
University of Virginia Alumni AS
sociation announced yesterday that ap-
plications are now being received for
the two alumni scholarships which
it offers to the University of Virginia
for the 1924-25 session.
These scholarships are open to ap
plicants from the District of Colum bia
and entitle the incumbents to ex-
emption from tuition fees in the
academic schools of the university
and to the remission of one-half of
the University fee. Appointments
will be made about the middle of
June and all persons interested should
present proper credentials or COM
municate promptly with the secretary
Of the chapter, Richard e. Stands,
Transportation Building
Evening star., 1924-06-06
1000 VETERANS SEE
RELIEF BILL SIGNED
President, at Garden Party, Puts
Signature to $6,S5O, 600 Hos
pitalization Measure.
ASSURES NEW BUILDINGS
Walter Reed Improvements to Cost
More Than $50O,GOO.

Construction of permanent build
5ngs costing between 100000 and a
million dollars at Walter Reed Hos
pitaI to take the place of temporary
wooden structures in use there since
The world war, and completion of the
entire government disqualification
program throughout the United
states, were assured yesterday, when
president Coolidge, in the presence
"f more than thousand world war
Neterans, guests at White House
garden party, signed the hospitaliza-
zion bill authorizing expenditure of
$3.50, 900.
The scene on the broad sunny south
lawn of the executive mansion, was
believed to be the first of its kind in
history. In the group about the
president, when his signature was
sftixed, were Director Frank T. Hines
rf the Veterans Bureau; Gen. John J.
1'ershing, Secretary to the President
a. Bascom Slemp, Mrs. Coolidge, the
Presidents aides and group of
Ilind veterans from the Evergreen
School for Blind at Baltimore, who
will benefit by the legislation. Spe-
T6cal1y authorized is national
school for the blind to cost s350,000.
To Push Appropriations
Since the bill signed yesterday only
authorizes expenditures, attempts will
he made to rush appropriations
through Congress. if possible before
adjournment Saturday, in order that
the money may be made available
and work started
When the Walter Reed construc-
t.n will begin has not been deter
mined as yet. it was said at the
Veterans Bureau today. Tentative
plans call for construction of per-
1nanent buildings providing about 800
bnds The Veterans Bureau now has
s,bout 500 patients at walter Reed
Hospital, which is conducted by the
Army.
1rnuse where the veterans were
guests of President and Mrs. Cool.
sdge. was the big feature OF a day OF
entertainment for veterans from all
hospitals in this vicinity. veterans,
ma others were transported from
hospitals to the White House and
TOM the White House to Water heeo
JIospitaI where there was DIG oin-
ner, band concerts ana d nbitba.tnr ,n6itpn pr
1ure in the outdoor amphl tneater
The Great White Way. PERSONS
we're present from walter Reed Hos
,,itaI, Mount Alto Hospital, Naval Hos
1itai, st. Elizabeths Hospital, Eyer
Ireen School for the Blind, at BAL
Iimore, and Soldiers hes'' a.
pepper, Va. write
Music was furnished at the Whlte
House by the Marine Band, w. n.
:;antIeman. conductor, and at Waiter
iced by the Navy Band, Charies Ben
Tor. conductor, and the Army Band,
w. ]. Stannard, leader
Nature Docs Her Part.
All factors. even Mother Nature,
combined yesterday to make the
Iarden party u success. Breaking
The dreary monotony of clouds ana
showers of the past several weeks
the sun shone forth, Frightening the
coIorfuI picture on the spacious
south lawns of the White House,
sparkling through the big splashing
fountain, and enhancing the gracious
ness of the entire occasion.
,The veterans began to arrive as
carly as $50, the Marine Band took
its place on the platform facing the
south portico. while the tented
Evening star., 1924-06-06
W. S. Ryan Estate, $4,000.

The will of William S. Ryan, who
died April %, has been filed for pro-
bate. He leaves $4,000 to his daugh-
ter. Ethel c. Lucid, and $4,000 to his
brother, John F. Ryan. The remain
ing estate, estimated in excess of
$4,000, is left to his brothers,
Thomas ]. and Morgan M. L. Ryan,
in trust for his sister. Mary c. Ryan,
trust fund is to be distributed among
the three hrotherR
Evening star., 1924-06-06
COL. .ASHBURN IS NAMED
Heads New Waterways Body, With
Rank of Brigadier.

Appointment of Col. T. Q. Ashburn,
chief Of the inland and coastwise
waterways service, as chairman of
the advisory committee of the United
States Inland Waterways Corpora
ton, was made yesterday by Secre-
tary Weeks. Substitution of the In
land Waterways Corporation for the
inland and coastwise waterways serv-
ice was provided in the DeniSon bill
signed Tuesday by President Coolidge.
The new corporation will be capt.
talized at S5,000,000 and will have
charge of all government-operate
inland waterways service, includin g
the government barge service on the
Mississippi and Warrior rivers. Col.
Ashburn, as chairman of the corpora
tion's advisory committee, will have
the rank of brigadier general
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Bobbed-Hair Girl Missing.

Police are looking for bobbed haired
Hazel Polly, sixteen, "attired in a gray
silk dress, blue coat, small black and
white hat and patent leather slippers"
who left her home, at 1112 New Jersey
avenue southeast, late Tuesday after
noon to go to Glen Echo and hasn't
returned home.
Hazel has chestnut hair and blue
of her left hand. The girl had never
before remained away from home over
night, police were told, and members
of her family are distressed over her
continued absence.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
STOCKHOLDERS UPHELD.
Court Sustains Plea Of Planograph
Company Investors.

The Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia has reversed the do
cree of the Circuit Court of Kama
wha County, which denied the stock
holders of the American Paragraph
Company their right to be heard in
their petition and motion to set aside
and annul a tax sale involving all of
the patent rights and assets of that
company.
There are a large number of stock
holders residing in Washington, and
all of the petitioners named in the
suit are residents of this city.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Income Tar Refunds
Under Changed LdU
To Total SI6.I4O.OOO

A refund of s16,140,o00 must be
made by the Treasury to taxpay-
ers in compliance with the pro-
vision of the new revenue law, re-
ducing by 25 per cent taxes paid
by individuals this year on last
years income.
A request from the budget
bureau for an appropriation Of
this amount was transmitted to-
day to Speaker Gillett.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
MAKES INDIANS CITIZENS.
Act Signed by Coolidge Affects Ma
tive-Born Red Men.

The new Indian citizenship act, re-
Gently signed by President Coolidge,
will make every native-born Indian
in the country a citizen Of the United
States, according to Indian Commits
Sioner Burke
The granting of citizenship, how
ever. would not remove the restric-
tions on Indian lands under govern
ment guardianship, the Supreme
Court having held that wardship is
not inconsistent with citizenship. In
dams rights to tribal or other prop
erty are not affected.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band, in the bandStand at
Soldiers Home, this evening,
beginning at 5:45 o'clock; Emil
A. Fenstad, assistant bandmas-
ter.
PROGRAM:
March, Lights Out" .... Mccoy
Overtures "Stra della. FTotow
Paraphrase, The Old Oaken
Bucket" ............R Robinson
Grand selection, The Opera
Mirror ...............T Tobanl
Humoresque, Amt We Got
va1t1as t,9n ..p.c-,, Oval! hampe
Finale, Yankee Patrol"
Meacham
The Star SpanSlcd Banner"
BY the Community Civic Cen
ter Band, James l.. Miller. di-
rector. at Franklin Park, 7:45
pm.
March, "T. o. H."
Mitchell and Miller
Waltz, Down by the Mea-
dow Brook ...-.... Vending
"Sparklets" 80. Walter +. Miles
One-Step.
Selection, atlantis"
V. F. Safranek
Solo, Just for Tonight"
OSkar Geiger
BY Chester Dodson.
March. Officer of the Day,
Hall
"A Kiss in the Dark"
Victor Herbert
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Dyer Pleads Bankruptcy.

Morris Nudel, cleaner and dyer at
Alb II street northeast, has filed
petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He
lists his debts at S3,033.71 and esti-
resented by Attorney d. Edward
Clarke
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Denies Harrington Hotel Plea.

Authority" for the Harrington Hotel
to erect an addition to the height of
130 feet, to correspond with the height
of adjacent structures is provided for
in bill which was prevented from
passage in the House last night on
objection by Representative Sproul of
Illinois
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Wanda
Miss Martha Spalding is reported

Miss Martha Spalding is reported
ILL.,
:Nels Jorgensen was a business cali
Ell at Wabasso, Monday.
T. G. Olson of Redwood Falls was
a business caller here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Sherman and dau-
ghter Elenora were callers at Wabas-
SO, Wednesday.
Ed. klucking of Walnut Grove call
ed on friends here Monday evening.
Mr.. Kelly of Tracy was a caller
here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Bethany and
daughter Dorothy and Mrs. j. H. Bel
fanny and daughter Eva were shoppers
at Lamberton, Wednesday afternoon.
M. Michel was business caller at
Lamberton, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Darkow and fam
lily autoed to Lamberton, Wednesday
evening.
A. j. Bethany was a business cali
Ell. at Redwood Falls, Tuesday.
Matt Eichten visited with relatives
at New Ulm, Wednesday.
Miss Eva Bethany returned from
Marshall, Monday after visiting with
friends.
Art Corcoran of Wabasso was
caller in town Monday.
Miss Myrtle Kuske spent a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Kuske at Gaylord. She return
ed Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Sherman and dau-
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Delhi

Walter King and family of Red
wood Falls were Sunday visitors with
Mrs. Kings parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Leonard.
Norval Weeks and wife of the Red
wood Falls, community attended
church and visited relatives here Sun
day.
Gust Johnson drove to Minneapolis
Friday for a weekend visit with fri
ends.
Miss Gertrude Parker and Miss
Gene Gray are spending their vacation
with friends at Winona
Irwin Ludolph, superintendent of
the Delhi schools drove to Minneapo-
lis Thursday to spend the Easter vaca-
ton at his home.
Oscar Lagerstrom, wife and little
daughter of Minneapolis were week
end visitors with relatives. Mr.. Lag
erstrom returned home Monday morn
ing but Mrs. Lagerstrom and baby
remained for a longer visit.
Arthur Fieschke, wife and little
daughter were Friday visitors with
friends at Morton.
Gerald Engeman visited over the
weekend with friends at St. Peter.
Miss Marie Schumacher returned
Saturday to Waseca where she is
teaching after spending her vacation
at the home Of her sister Mrs. F. M.
Stronach.
Miss Jennie Mack is spending the
Easter vacation at her home at st.
Peter.
Miss Ruth Swenson returned to Du-
luth Monday where she will resume
her work as teacher in the public
schools.
"A. H. Tvedt, wife and daughter
Helen went to Eau Claire, Wisconsin
on Tuesday of last week, called by the
death of Mrs. Tvedt's mother.
Mrs. M. -Christianson visited rela-
tives at Minneapolis from Thursday
until Monday.
= DR.. w. A. Brand of Redwood Falls
was a professional caller here Tues
day.
August Fischer and daughter Miss
Ida of Echo were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. Fischer's daughter,
Mrs. Frank Engel.
W. r. Rogers and wife, and Leroy
Flore visited Sunday with Mrs. Rog-
ers' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Termath at lie Sueur.
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SeafOrth

j. {. Corcoran was business visit
or IN the Twin Cities and New UIm
the past week.
Joseph Pistulka and family left the
first part of the past week for their
new home at Fairfax, North Dakota.
Miss Mary Seelin who has made
her home the past year with her sis
ter Mrs. Henry Fape returned to her
home at Little Falls the first of the
week.
Mrs. Robt. Byrarf, and children of
Redwood Falls were guests IN the Geo.
5. Davis home one day the past week.
Miss Theresa Daub spent her Easter
vacation at the home of her parents
near Wabasso
Miss Agnes Gerhard spent the
weekend and Easter Sunday with her
mother at Lamberton.
Miss Della Katzenberger who is 4
student at the Redwood Falls high
school spent the Easter vacation at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Katzenberger.
Mrs. Geo. frost spent a couple of
days with relatives at Lucan the past
week
Dorothy Dotson and brother spent
the past week at the home of their
parents Mr. and Mrs. D. V. DotsQn.
Grace Gallery, a Normal Training
student at Redwood Falls, practiced
teaching in the Moorhead school the
past week
Mrs. Geo. S. Davis and children
Doris and Lois Ann attended birth
day party at the VIM. Byington home
near Redwood Falls on Saturday af-
ternoon
Frank Parish of Redwood Falls was
a business visitor in this vicinity one
day the past week
The pupils in District No. IS Of
which Miss Agnes Gerhard is teacher
gave a nice little prcrram on Thurs
day afternoon. Miss Doris Davis was
at the head of the program and show
ed no small amount of talent in hand
ling of the same. The following GU
ests were present: Mesdames VIM.
Shelton B. Fuhr, Clyde Davis, Geo.
Davis, Rucktaeschel, VIM. Cloudy and
Miss Dorothy Davis.
Everett Fuhr of MINNEAPOLIS is
spending his Easter vacation at the
home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Fuhr.
Dorothy and Ross Davis of the Red
wood Falls high school spent Easter
week at the home of their parents Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Davis.
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City and County

Mrs. c.. Posi- of Franklin was Fri
day shopper here.
81 Mrs Frank Tauer of Morgan was
a Monday caller here.
f. P. Dotson of Seaforth was a
Monday business caller here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Frice of Wa
basso were Monday shoppers here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Anderson of
Olivia were Friday business callers on
Redwood Falls. .
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Franta of
Wabasso were callers Saturday il,
Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bernardy and FAM
lily of SeafOrth were Saturday callers
in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gallea returned
last week from Iowa from visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Spang and
family
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Albreoht and
DR.. and Mrs. j. L. Adams of Morgan
attended the Commandery Service at
the Methodist Church Sunday after
noon.