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Evening star., 1924-11-09
BUSINESS STUDENTS
HEAR ABOUT RUSSIA
Recently Returned Red Cross
Worker Appeals for Aid to
Children There.

Activities at the Business High
School this week centered around the
assembly to promote interest In Red
Cross, work on Wednesday. Cody
Marsh, who returned recently TO this
country from Russia, appealed espe-
cialiy for the little people under the
care of the Red Cross.
A special program Of music was
given under the direction of Miss
Emma Louise Thompson. Those who
took part were Miss Eleanor Patien.
Harry Cherkosky, Dorothy Seamans
Fred English. Edith Bussiloff. Abra-
ham Kraft, Mabel Van Horn. Elise
ger, Nathan Cluft. Ruby Davies. Mary
Shulman. Kathryn Lorenz. Frances
Lorenz Michele Carta, Edith Scribner
Louis Fishman, Kirk Greene, Helen
Boyd.
Organiza ton of the book shop, un-
der the direction Of Miss F. A. Lock
wood Is now complete. The committee
includes c. Edward Lewis, chairman
Carroll Highfeld, In charge of paper
stock. and Miss Gertrude Magill and
Miss Fairfax Plaskett, in charge of
the book stock. -.-
Advanced copies of the Balance
Sheet in its new form, have drawn
from the faculty and the exchange
editors of other publications no end
of complimentary comments.
Future events include the Thanks
giving party to be held under the
auspices of the Girls Auxiliary. The
guests will be the members Of the
cadet corps.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
"BETTER-SPEECH" WEEK
OBSERVED AT DUNBAR
Observance Starts With Address
by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce on
Advantage of Correct English.

Observance of Better speech Week"
at Dunbar High School was auspi-
ciously begun Monday morning
when Rev. Jason Noble Pierce. pastor
of the First Congressional Church.
addressed the students. DR.. Pierce
speaking upon Better Speech" urg-
ed them to remember that speech
betrayed the spirit, and care should
be taken to guard that spirit from
wrong influences. Pupils were warn
ed against forming habits of mac
curacy, exaggeration, grammatical
errors and profanity.
Beatrice Walker read al the mid
day assembly period Tuesday the
creed. My Language, the Language
of America" Wednesday Otwiner
Smith and Alice Lane spoke to the
pupils on Better Speech" and on
Thursday James Henry and John
Payne addressed the students. The
business department was represented
Friday when Henrietta Davis senior,
spoke of the need of care in speech
for the business man or woman.
DR.. Ernest Z. Just of Howard Uni
versity addressed the pupils of Eng
lish, five classes on Wednesday on
Sugar" This subject was treated
in a way similar to that of Huxley,
whose essay "On Piece of Chalk"
is being studied now by the students.
Much interest was shown by the
classes in the address given. The
classes of Miss B. c. McNeill were
hosts on this occasion.
The Dunbar luncheon Friday for
the benefit of the Athletic Association
was success from every standpoint.
The students co-operated and work
ed hard to make it the best luncheon
in many years.
Frank Perkins, graduate of Howard
University, formerly of the Douglas SIS
High School, Baltimore, Md, has been
appointed teacher of history at
Dunbar.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
International Topics

Las Palmas, a little island of the
Philippine group, was ceded to the
United States by Spain in the treaty
of Paris of 1899, closing the Spanish
American War. Back in 1906 Gen.
Leonard Wood, then in the Army and
governor of a Philippine department.
visited the island and found the
Dutch flag flying there. He promptly
pulled it down and hoisted the Amer
lean flag in its place. News of MS
action reached Holland, and the
Dutch asked Washington to explain
Gen. Woods action. Washington re-
piled the island was ceded to the
United States by Spain, but the Dutch
replied that Spain had never owned
the island, and therefore could not
legally cede it to anybody. Since
that time Americans have been pull
ing down the Dutch flag and hosting
the American flag, while Washington
and The Hague have been discussing
the matter without being able to
agree.
Now Gen. Wood, as Governor of the
Philippine Islands, has returned from
inspecting the island. His report and
recommendations for settlement of
the issue will depend partially on the
findings of an anthropologist. who
determined the nativity of inhabit-
ants Of the island. and partially on
what he considers to be the strategic
value of the island. The latter point
Is important, as it Is pointed out
there may be danger in changing the
boundary of the Philippine group to
allow Las Palmas to fall without
it. One of these days it may become
fortified, foreign port
1t cost the United States $250,00O,-
600 to maintain its troops on the
Rhine after the armistice. Premier
Herriot Of France, has asked the
cha amber of deputies to ratify an
tagreement between the United States
Evening star., 1924-11-09
K. OF C. EVENING SCHOOL
STUDENTS PLAN DANCE

The student council of the Knights
of Columbus Evening School will give
a dance Saturday evening. November
Is, at the Washington Hotel. The
following committees are in charge:
Committee on arrangements. Francis
p. Brassor, Cyrus L. Burnett and Miss
Evelyn Green; reception committee,
Harry Brunett. Miss Mary Crawley
and Albert kearney; finance commit
tee. Norwood =. Cassidy, Francis d.
Wood and Frank " Stelzel.
The senior law class gave a smok er
last evening at the City Club. The
law classes and faculty were we'll rep
resented.
Howard w. Amoli, special assist
ant to the Attorney General, has been
added to the faculty of the evening
school. He will teach business law.
A shorthand class for beginners
will open tomorrow evening at the
school, under the direction of John f.
Fitzpatrick. The class will be held
three times a week, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday. at s o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
BY WILL p. KENNEDY
No. 0-The Presidents Jo

Now that an overwhelming number
OF the people of the United States
have just elected President to be
Chief Executive officer Of the Govern
ment, and with many boys (and girls.
too) wondering if some day they may
not also be elected President, let's
see what sort of job it is.
First-the requirements The Con-
stitution says: NO person except a
natural born citizen shall be eligible
to the Office of President; neither
shall any person be eligible to that
office who shall not have attained to
the age of 35 years, and been IA Sears
resident within the United StaNs''
So. you see, girls, you are not shut
out.
Before the President can perform
any act of his Office he must take this
oath, which we find in the Constitu-
tion:
II do solemnly swear Cor af1irm)
that I will faithfully execute the of.
flee of President of the United States
and will, to the best of my ability
preserve, protect and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States"
The President, chosen by the free
secret votes of the most independent
people in the world to be head of the
greatest Government that ever exist
ed, occupies the most exalted politi-
cal office-one of extreme honor and
confidence, as well as responsibility.
Our President must see that all OF
the laws made by Congress are faith
fully carried out.
He is commander chief Of the
Army and Navy, as well as of the
militia or National Guard of each o,
the 48 States and the District of CO.
lumbia when these citizen soldiers are
called into active service by the Fed
eral authority.
1t is the Presidents duty to make
Evening star., 1924-11-09
LONDON ECONOMIST
|SG. ". .U.LECTURER
Dawes Report to Be Subject
of Walter T. Layton-Pub-
lie Is Invited.

Walter Thomas Layton. editor OF
the London Economist and authority
on world questions. will lecture at
George Washington University No
vember II on The Dawes Report. Its
Evolution and Possibilities" Two
lectures will be given by Mr.. Layton.
one to the student body at o'clock
and the other to the public at S.
1t has become the policy of the uni
versity to have public lectures for
each Winter. Persons Interested in
the forthcoming lecture may apply to
the office of the president for tickets
Of admission.
Later in the season the university
will offer a series OF free public lee
lures on history.
Other EnElish Lecturer.
President William Mather Lewis an
nounces that Sir Richard Lodge, pro-
fessor Of history at the University of
professor Of naval history at Cam
bridge University. and G. Grant
Robertson. principal of the University
of birmingham. England, will be
among those who lecture in the series
The professors on the George Wash
ington University faculty will assist
in the lecture series. The complete
list Of lectures and dates will be an
nounced shortly.
Announcement is made of the
formal dedication of the gymnasium
in H street on November Is. The
structure will be turned over to the
university and will house the annual
Y. w. c. A. County Fair" to be held
to raise funds for the association and
to defray expenses of delegates to the
annual meeting.
Speaks sn Armistice Day.
Tomorrow at the noon chapel ex-
ercises Catherine Riggs. harpist, will
play. On Wednesday DR.. George Will
lian Wright will speak. President
Lewis will speak tomorrow afternoon
at chapel on the meaning of "Armis-
tfce Day"
On Wednesday afternoon the stated
meeting of the board of trustees OF
the university will be held. On Thurs
day DR.. Lewis will read a paper at
of Urban Universities on Physical
Education and Athletics" On Friday
he will speak at Buffalo, N. Y; before
the New York Teachers Associations.
George Washington University will
receive 35 students from New York
City on Wedne sday morning. The
visitors form a class of foreign grad
uate students from Columbia Uni
versity. The class rs visiting repre-
sentative American universities to
take back to their home countries an
accurate conception Of American edu-
cation.
Firnt Visit Of Series.
The visit to the local university will
be the first outside of New York City.
The local institution is looking for
ward with considerable interest to
the visitors.
The unusual record of the university
foot ball team is producing a great
amount of interest in the various
athletic activities. The opening of
the gymnasium will be the signal for
a great deal OF preparation for indoor
activities. Basket ball will begin
shortly. The mems team is In charge
of John r. Daily, captain two years
ago and coach last year.
Dean William c.. Van Week, Of the
law school, will address the Credit
Mems Association at their meeting
tomorrow night 49,
Prof. Robert r. Kern Of the eco
nomic department of the university,
has recently issued a book on The
Super City," a treatise on city plan
ming. o.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
ARMSTRONG STUDENTS
ELECT CLASS OFFICERS
Leaders Selected for Group of
Seniors to Graduate in
February.

Officers of the February, 1925.
graduating class of Armstrong
Manual Training School were elected
at a meeting last week. They are:
Clyde Smith. president; Marie Arnold.
vice president: Rosetta SilaS, secre-
tary: Mary Queen, treasurer, and
Edmund Dozier, sergeant-at-arns.
The Halloween carnival for the
benefit Of the Athletic Association was
decided success. Many students at
tended in costume. Unique designs were
stimulated by the offer of prizes. The
committee included 1. N. Miller. B.
Dodson. Miss S. V. Jennings. Mrs.
NJ. H. Rubel and B. Washington.
According to Benjamin Washington,
who keeps the records of Armstrong
teams. the present foot ball squad.
built around nucleus of three of
last years players. has scored SO
points to its opponents s. in hve pre-
1iminary games. Monday the team
plays Manassas at the American
League Park and a spirited struggle
Is anticipated
To promote wholesome recreation
and skill in artistic expression
through athletic and folk dancing a
dancing club has been organized.
under the supervision of Miss c. J.
Williams. Officers are: Edith Wood
son, president: Airline Johnson. vice
president; Doris McLane. secretary,
and Fannie Marvis. treasurer
Rufus Turner and Herman Burgess
are constructing an apparatus for
transmission of pictures by radio
Under the auspices of the Radio Club
they will give a demonstration to
the student body this week.
Directed by Francis De Sales Smith
and Lieut.. George A Ferguson
o. r. c., the Aero Club plans to con-
tinue its study of air navigation
problems through the medium of its
experimental planes. Officers for this
year are: Rufus Turner, president
II. Romeo Veal, vice president; Man
ming Johnson, secretary, and Lieut.
Ferguson, treasurer.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Obituary

One of the romantic figures in
American politics passed away Mon
day with the death in his California
home of former United States Senator
Cornelius Cole. He was 102 years
old. He went to California in the
days of the placer miner, the pony
express and the transcontinental rail-
ways builders. He was a delegate to
the convention which nominated
Fremont for President, and more than
half century later attended a con-
vention which nominated Charles E.
Hughes for the same Office. He
served in the House during the Civil
War and in the Senate from 1856 to
1873.
Brig. Gen. Anson Mills died here
Wednesday at the age of 80.
Rev. ]. j. Himmel, former presi-
dent of Georgetown. University, died
here last week suddenly at the age
of 50. He was member of the
Jesuit Order of Catholic priests and
well known in the educational cir
cles Of his religion.
Ned Hollister, accounted one of the
foremost mammalogists of the world,
and superintendent of the National
Geological Park here for many years,
died here Monday. He was 47 years
old.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
National Events

The snecter Of civil war hung over
Niles. Ohio, last week. NO oeatns re-
suited. but several men were shot and
wounded during a battle between the
Ku Klux Klan and the knlgnts OF
the Flaming Circle. an antl-hiah
order The trouble started last oa.ur
day when the K. X. X. planned a
narade. The rival order asked for
hut was refused permit to stage a
similar exhibition. Feeling ran hlsh
and whenever groups of the opposing
order came in contact shots were ex-
changed. The town was in high
state of excitement until the Ohio
governor rushed State troops 10 the
scene and proclaimed martial law In
Niles. The troops were gradualIS
withdrawn as the town slowly re-
verted to normal.
While the nation watches in horror,
all the skill of medical science Is
combined in fight to stop the
rayages of a plague. "Pneumonic
plague which resembles In some re-
spects the bubonic plague, has taken
a high toll Of lives from residents OF
the Mexican quarter of Los Angeles
Calf. ..,..
The wires brought news from
Marion, Ohio, last week of the serious
illness Of Mrs. Harding. wife OF the
former President. Later dispatches
reported encouraging signs OF re-
covery.
American Education week. to be
celebrated this year November II to
%, inclusive, and usually considered
one Of the most harmless of all the
weeks of the year. has been attacked
by the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION, which has withdrawn Its
support Of the proposed observance
The association declines to cooperate
because certain elements in the an
nounced program seem to be incon-
sistent with the position Of the board
in regard to world peace and inter-
national cooperation" The Y. w
C. A. has taken exception to part
Of that program which falls on Tues
day Of Education week, and to a COM
bined attack on the perils of COM
munism in America by the American
Legion, the National Education Asso-
citation and the United States Bureau
of Education.
Thanksgiving day was proclaimed
by President Coolidge on Wednesday
for November q.
A dry Fail with little rainfall has
+ started disastrous forest fires all over
the United States. New Jersey has
postponed indefinitely the opening OF
] the hunting season because OF the
Evening star., 1924-11-09
RANDALL HIGH OBSERVES.
"BETTER.SPEECH WEEK"
Programs Of Recitations and Dia.
losues Presented-Track
Meet Held

~"Better speech week" was observed
at Randall Junior High School last
week by a program arranged by Miss
Emma r. Clarke. This program In
cluded recitations and dialogues IL
Illustrative of efforts made by pupils
to increase the effectiveness of their
vocalization.
Friday a similar program was rem
dered, under direction of Miss M. "A.
Milton, as follows: Prayer, school;
hymn. Building" school; nag salute,
school;s reading, my Language, the
Language of America" by pupils of
section IA; dialogue. Our Language
by pupils of section IL; playlet,
"F'airly Good English" by pupils of
section 7-2: song. Negro National
Emblem; song, America the Beau
tiful"
A track meet under direction Of r.
Z. Contee was staged on Cardozo
playground last week among the boys
of the Randall Junior High School for
intersectional championship. Features
of these games were relay races. the
fireman carry, the jockey tussle and
tug-o(-war. The games were marked
by improved control on part of pupils
on the side lines. who. though in
Evening star., 1924-11-09
and France whereby the former will
be reimbursed for this expenditure.

Is the Car of Russia living or
dead? There have been repeated
stories of his death at the hands of
the Bolsheviks, but there are fanci-
full tales. reported from time to time,
that he is still living. One of those
who refuses to believe him dead is
his mother, the Dowager Empress
Maria Feodorovna, and she jealousy
disputes the claim of another MEM
ber Of the royal family, Grand Duke
Cyril, that he is now Gar of all
Russians From an impoverished
exile in England last week she issued
her protest against the claimants for
honors and glories which are dead
whether or not Nicholas II, "the little
father of all the Russians" is alive.
A sharply worded warning from the
United States to Persia that justice
should be meted out to the slayers
of the Vice Consul Imbrie, in Teheran,
resulted last week in the execution
of the two remaining assassins con-
victed of his murder.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
LAW FRESHMEN ELECT
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Washington College POSTGRADUATE
and Senior Glasses to Hear
Philip Jessup.

Members of the freshman class of
the Washington College of Law elect
ed temporary officers Monday night.
Permanent officers will not be elected
by the entering class until after the
middle of this month. The temporary
officers are II. Kennedy McCook.
chairman, and Mrs. Mary L. Lansdale,
treasurer.
Philip Jessup, specialist on inter-
national law problems, and a gradu-
ate of Yale, Columbia and the Acad-
emy of International Law at The
Hague, will lecture before the MEM
bers of the postgraduate and senior
classes Of the Washington College of
Law Wednesday night. 6 o'clock, at
the college.
The legal section of the Alumni
Association of the college will hold
it's first meeting this year November
Il. when the subject for discussion
will be. shall the United States
Recognize the Present Government
of Russia" Marx Lewis and Mary
Grace McVey will be the principal
speakers. Lydia Hendrickson and II.
Z. Mitchell will lead the discussion.
All of the speakers will be members
of the present postgraduate class in
international law.
Miss Emily NJ. Bullowa- former
president of the National Women
Lawyers Association, who was in
Washington last week to speak at
the Women's Bar ASsocia tion. visit ed
the college. Mrs. Rose Falls BreS,
now president of the association, and
Miss Margaret klingelsmith also
were visitors at the school.
Samuel E Blackham of the class
1924 of the college, has just been ad-
mitted to the bar in Utah, where he
will practice.
An interesting item published in the
November issue of College Grit" the
school sheet of the college issued
during the past week, states that the
Founders Day banquet of Beta Chap
ter of Phi Delta Delta legal sorority
will be held next Tuesday. Corinne
Quarles. president of the chapter, has
appointed committee to manage the
affair.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

tensely interested, maintained their
places and cheered in organized
fashion. ~.7-- =. s..
A bulletin will be issued by the
Publicity Club. This bulletin has
been prepared for press by club men,
bers and the composition has been
done by boys in the print shop. All
work will be that Of pupils in the
junior high school, and will represent
training in news gathering Of worth
while matter of strict pupil interest
Intervals Of two months. -. ~.
Mrs. M. H. Plummer. in faculty
meeting Thursday afternoon read a
paper on How to Give; Score and
Evaluate an Intelligence Test" Mrs
Plummer's paper was discussed by
tho principal and members of the
faculty.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Aviation

Maj. Zanni, Argentine aviator,
abandoned his attempt at round
the-world flight in Toxic last week.
Now the committee of the Argentine
Aero Club, which organized the flight,
will request the aviator to return to
Europe and attempt flight from
Amsterdam or London to Buenos
Aires. If this is successful the flight
will be followed by another from
Buenos Aires to New York.
Two more heroes add their lives to
the toll demanded as price for the
conquest of the air. Two Army avia-
tors were killed last week at Norton
Field, near Columbus, Ohio, when
their plane crashed.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
Art

Artists throughout the world have
wondered at the position of the miss
ing arms of the famous statue of
Venus de Milo. Now comes news
from France that a French physician
on a trip to Egypt came into posses
sion of small bronze replica of the
famous statue, and it also lacks arms
AS the bronze work is of the same
period as the original. conjecture is
renewed over whether the original
statue ever had any arms at all. 1t
has been suggested that the sculptor
when he had carved out the stone
gave up all idea of adding arms to
his otherwise perfect figure.
Evening star., 1924-11-09
POPE QUOTED AS URGING
PRIESTS ENTER POLITICS
German Paper Declares Clergy Ad-
vised to Take Active Part
'' in National Races. '--..

BY the Associated Press 80 10 -
, MUNICH, November S.-Catholic
priests are not only permitted but
are urged to participate in NATIONAL
politics. Pope Plus told German
clergymen recently, according. to the
were attending the German prayer
apostolate. and were received in
audience by the Pontiff. =
THE priests have to enlighten the
community and, to direct consciences
according to the stable laws of God
and the church." the newspaper
quotes the Pope as having declared.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

Montgolfier, the famous balloonist,
volunteered to air his wife's gowns
one day when she had to leave the
house. While engaged in this task
he noticed that when filled with hot
air from the fire the gowns became
inflated and began to rise them
selves. He was keenly interested
and by the time his wife returned
Montgolf1er was sending up little
paper balloons and thus beginning
the inventions that made him famous.
Evening star., 1924-11-09

The two largest fleets of electric
trucks in use in England are oper-
ated by municipal street-cleaning de-
partments for collecting ashes and
rubbish, according to j. c. Dawes,
chief inspector Of cleansing, the Brit
ish ministry of health and president
of the British Institute Of Cleansing
Superintcndents.