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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

a Young Of Portland was a
.rsiness caller in this city Wednes-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

cAorre Kicker Of Portland was a
hnsiness caller in this city Wednes-
dav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

r..r,es F. Shines of Portland was
INA Ia,,sr in this city yesterday stop
: 10 A. the Elmwood hotel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

- Holway Of Portland was a
~. IN this city Wednesday on
hnsinesS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

George Z. Robinson Of Freeport
was a caller in this city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

II. Lagoon of Portland was a CALL
er in this city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

.,,,.r theatre-The Henry Carle-
e'i plavers in MY Rosy O'Grady."
c%rrtsins rise at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

M. Jones Of China was a business
caller in this city Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29
m,rATRE ATTRACTIONS

nNrsDAY AND THURSDAY
theatre - Husbands and
h" With Lew Cody (Waterville
LOVE-" r,orence Vidor and Lewis
WI "A Fool and His Money"
Ston. Madge Bellany. Mack Sem
fa comedy. wall Street Blues"
,Dss,sssrnational News.
-. House-Baby Peggy in
w. Babys." Shirley Mason in
'hs'eru r.hand's Wives" us Conan
'N plight? 2" an expose OF spiritual
Mr
Evening star., 1925-04-12
TEACHER AT DUNBAR
WINS FRENCH HONOR
Mrs. Anna J. Cooper Awarded
Phi. D. Degree by the Sorbonne
While in Paris.

Several significant and unexpected
honors were conferred last week at
Dunbar High School. The first is the
honor won by Mrs. Anna j. Cooper,
teacher of Latin, who has just re-
turned from Paris, France, where she
was awarded the degree of doctor
of philosophy at the Sorbonne. The
diploma emitting Mrs. Cooper to her
degree will be awarded by the Dis
trict Commissioners, to whom 1T Will
be forwarded by the University of
Paris. The thesis, which was the final
basis for the award, was written upon
the subject, "BAttitude de la France
LEgard de EEsclavag ge." The
themes Legislative Measures Con-
cerning Slavery, 1787-1s50," and THE
Ideas of Equality and the Democratic
Movement were treated in the de-
fense of her thesis made by Mrs.
Cooper. The honor Is unique in that
Mrs. Cooper is the first negro woman
to obtain the degree of doctor of
philosophy from the Sorbonne. Mrs.
Cooper is the fourth negro woman to
have received the degree in America
and the third at the Dunbar High
School.
An honor of a different sort came
through the award of a diamond
medal to CorteZ Peters, Dunbar High
School, 1923, at an assembly of the
business department students, Mon
day. Mr.. Peters, a graduate of the
department of business practice, won
the Underwood diamond medal for
having maintained a net speed of 100
fve-stroke words a minute for 30
minutes, the requirements being 100
words per minute. He is the first per-
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Parent-Teacher Activities

Tuesday in the assembly hall of the
school. Protests were made against
the heating system, unsanitary drink
ing conditions and Unsightly appear
ance of the school grounds. A COM
mittee was appointed to present these
matters to the school officials. The
following committee was appointed
to arrange an appropriate program
for the next meeting: Mrs. Gray, Mrs.
John Nichols, A. Knorl and the prin-
cipal, Miss NJ. L. Washington.
The Columbia Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association meeting
for this month will take the form of
a joint meeting of the parent-teacher
associations of the six junior high
schools of the first nine divisions, to
be held at the Wilson Normal School
assembly hall on the evening of April
u at s pm. The meeting will be
addressed by DR.. Valerie S. Parker of
New York City, chairman of the So
cial hygiene committee of the Ma
tional Parent-Teacher Association.
This talk is for parents and teachers
only and pupils will not be admitted.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
LAW SCHOOL PLANS
SUMMER COURSES
National University Expects
to Give Extensive Choice
of Studies.

An extensive curriculum for the
Summer session of the National Uni
versity Law School, almost equaling
in number of courses those OF the
Fall, Winter and Spring semesters,
was announced last night by Dean
Charles F.. Carusi. In addition, the
term will be followed by a special ex-
tension term to run through the
month of September.
DR. Albert II. Putney, dean of the
school of political science of Ameri-
can University, and former head OF
the division OF Near Eastern affairs
of the State Department, Will give
courses in history of law and Federal
procedure. Assistant Corporation
Counsel George Percy Barse. pro-
fessor of the law of agency and dam
ages, will give q course in equity
pleading Glenn Willett, former as
sistant United States attorney for the
District and professor of the law Of
private corporations and judge OF the
| law branch of the moot court of the
school, will give courses in contracts
and torts, studying the latter subject
through the use OF cases.
Course On Evidence.
Assistant United States Attorney
Bertram Emerson viii give course
on evidence. Prof. Walter y. Bastiar
will give a course designed especially
for beginners on elementary law, and
Prof. william A. Coombe Will lecture
one marriage and divorce.
This regular term viii convene
June 15 and run until August 81, be-
ing followed Immediately by the ex-
tension term, at which courses In
legal ethics and statutory remedies
will be given.
The college of finance and business
administration, now in it's second
year, will have it's first Summer ses-
sion this year. Courses to be given
| in that department will be announced
soon.
Representative Henry r. Rathbone
of Illinois. who gives lecture
course on trial tactics at each Winter
semester, has reported passing gradeg
| for all of those who took the course
this year.
The National University Masonic
Club at a meeting Friday night per-
fected plans for assisting members of
that organization who contemplate
taking the District Bar exam
ination in June. The questions asked 4
on the examinations for the past sew
ersl years have been secured and
members of the club will study them
and have round table discussions of
alumni have agreed to assist them, in
this review, which, If successful, Will
likely become an established annual
custom with the club.
Plan Freshman Prom.
Members of the first year class OF
the university law school aspire to
make the freshman prom this year
| the banner social event of the aca-
demic year. The class has agreed to
hold the prom Saturday, April 20 at
9 o'clock, at the City Club.
The Cy Pres Club decided at its
meeting Tuesday night to conduct a
drive for new members, especially
among the first year students.
The club also decided to hold a
Spring party. the date and general
details of which will be arranged by
the special committee.
The college of finance and business
administration shows a total regis
tration for the year of about 116 stu
dents, as against 65 for it's first year.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
so GIRLS In EASTERN
SCHOOL TRACK TEAM
Four Divisions Formed With IS
Members in Each-Cadet
Dance Postponed.

The girls track team at Eastern
High School now has a membership
of so, with Is more applicants await
ing their turn. The team is divided
into four parts-one for each class
Each of these divisions has mem
bership of Is.
Leaders of the senior team are
Marion Barrett and Margaret Shea
of the Junior team. Imelda Bart and
Ethel Smith, sophomore, Virginia
Thomas, Alma HickoX and Emile
Crawfoot; freshman, Lucille Bixler
and Helen Manning. Practice is held
every Monday afternoon, under the
direction of Mrs. Virginia Woodin.
Additional training is given to the
leaders. To be awarded her "E' for
track, a girl is required to partici-
pate in three track events and to
win one.
The High School Cadet Band. which
practices every Thursday afternoon
under the direction of Ludwig Man
Obey, made its first public appearance
at the track meet at Eastern Tuesday
afternoon.
The cadet dance to be given by
poned until April "a.
In the special assembly Monday
morning the boys Of the school were
urged to attend the citizens military
training camps during the Summer
months. Those who spoke We're Col
Leroy HERON, Lieut.. Col. w. NJ.
Crafgie, Lieut.. Col. Scott, Capt. Wat
kins and Lieut.. Barksdale.
A new rife range for the girls will
be ready for use after the Easter hol-
idays. At that time there will be a
match between. the girls rife clubs
of Eastern and Central, to be fol-
lowed by another between the girls
of Eastern and Western.
Isaac B. Simon, chairman of the
tennis committee, has announced that
Easterns eight new tennis courts are
ready for use.
The base ball team, which Coach
Guyon claims is one of the best he
has ever managed, has started the
season successfully.
The journalistic writing class re-
Gently took a trip to the Congress
sional Library for the purpose of
studying the leading newspapers of
the country.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
ANIMALS HARD TO LOSE.
Mississippi Has Elephants and
Monkeys for Sale.

JACKSON, Miss. April 1.-THE
man who had a white elephant" on
his hands is envied by Attorney Cen
eral Rush Knox Of Mississippi, for he
has two elephants and two monkeys,
and although none is white, he can't
dispose of them. He told the story
today, explaining that the State was
burdened with the animals as a re-
suit of attaching d small circus that
was unable to pay $1,000 taxes for
showing at Aberdeen. Miss.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Current News Events
Summary of Important National, Foreign and
Local Affairs Specially Arranged for the
Convenience of Students.

jured a score more and damaged prop
erty to the extent of $3.50. 600 before
rushing on out to the Atlantic.
Borings to establish the nature of
the bed rock upon which supports Will
be placed to hold the great Memorial
Bridge connecting the Lincoln Me-
, mortal with the Arlington National
Cemetery were begun last week.
Upon the nature of the samples" of
rock brought up by borings will de-
pend the bids for the construction of
the bridge, expected to extend over
a 10-year period.
international law in territorial wa
ters, the question of double national
ity and of no nationality, a law to be
applied to ships owned or managed
by governments and the general
question of eXtradtion are the sub
jects upon which the League of Ma
tionS commission of jurists, meeting
in Geneva, has decided to begin work
imme diately. The commission, upon
which the United States is represent
ed by George w. Wickersham, form
err United States Attorney General. is
seeking to codify and iron out the
differences in international law.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Art.

The art collection of the late Senator
William Andrew Clark, valued at well
oyer $2,000,000 and containing un-
disputed treasures, is bequeathed, con-
ditionally. to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of New York, under the terms
of his will admitted to probate at
Butte, Mont. The terms sre that the
collection shall be housed as a unit,
shown as a unit, and permanently
as such maintained. The trusteesi of
of the Metropolitan, under the terms
of the will, have until July 2 to de-
eide. In case they decline the gift,
it will go to the Corcoran Gallery
here under the same conditions.
Neither the trustees of the Metropoli-
tan, nor those of the Corcoran have
decided. The latter, of course, waits
upon the decision of the Metropolitan.
In the collection are % Carrots, %
Cazins, 81 Montecellis and, in addi-
tion, 125 other paintings, water col
orS and drawin@ae
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Three Guardians Reappointed.

Three members of the board of chill
dren's guardians whose terms expire
this year have been reappointed for
three years, cosfriissioner Rudolph
announced yesterday afternoon. They
are Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, Fred
erick w. McReynolds and William
W MILAN.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Religion.

The Bible is still the best seller
among all the books in the world,
although this year will mark the
400th anniversary of it's first trans
lation from Greek into English, Only
one copy of the original English
Bible, translated and printed by Will
liam Tyndale, is in existence, at Bris-
tol, England. The 400th anniversary
will be marked by exhibitions in
libraries of biblical editions.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

erS, although guessing Is reduced 10
scientific certainty.
Science.
The Cuban consul in Ottawa, Can
ada, told his switchboard operator to
connect him with Havana last week.
In Is minutes the connection was
made and a new Canadian record Of
long distance telephony was estab-
lished The call went through New
York, Richmond, Va; Jacksonville
and Key West, Fla, and 80 miles
under the sea to Havana.
Six students of the University of
Chicago stayed awake for lis hours
last week, TO allow an expert of
physiology Of the university to make
experiment on sleep and dreams. One
of the results of the experiment was
to show that the condition of sleep
is much the same as that resulting
from a severed spinal cord. During
sleep the Critical faculty of the
brain is so cut off that the bite of
an insect becomes the cut of sword,
while pain resulting from indiges-
tion becomes the weight of giant
sitting on the stomach. Great mus
cular or nervous exertion prevents
sleep, and sleep is not so essential
as complete relaxation, it was found.
Discoveries of chemists employed in
color laboratories of the United
States Department of Agriculture
have freed the millions of cotton
users in this country from the for
eign domination of fadeless dyes, it
was announced last week by an Off
cial of the American Chemical So
ciety. The rapidly fading dyes of
1916 and 1917 have now given way to
sun fast, no-fade clothes and ma
rerials which affect every household
in the land, according TO the an
nouncement
Evening star., 1925-04-12

son ever to receive this medal in the
District of Columbia.
Wednesday afternoon. members of
the field study groups in botany re-
organized themselves into d Junior
chapter of the Wild Flower Preserya-
tion Society of America. Pledge
cards in which the students promised
to assist in the protection of the park
and native fora were signed by rs
students.
Charles L. Burch, professor Of Eng
lish and acting head of the depart
ment, Howard University, addressed
the pupils of the English 8 classes
Wednesday morning on the Eliza
bethan period of English literature.
Charles Houston addressed the
Spanish Club Wednesday, in a contin-
uation of the lecture begun the week
before on phases of the life Of the
Spanish people Try-outs for the sen
Tor class-night pageant are being
held, and keen interest is being
shown in the competition.
Quality Street" the Dramatic
| Club production is well under way.
and viii be presented at an early
date
The annual cross-country run under
auspices Of the high school games
committee of the p. s. A. L. was won
by Dunbar Highs team in IS minutes
and 81 seconds, over a course of a
trifle over three miles. The team
trophy was won by a score Of 27 to
% in favor Of Dunbar.
In the boys inter-class basketball
series, which ended Monday, the sen
ior team won the championship by
defeating all the other classes. The
sophomore team was the only team
| 10 forfeit game. Henry and Cav
thorn Of the school team refereed the
game.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Geography.

Another dash for the North Pole, in
| which aircraft of the United States
| Navy will play an important role, will
be undertaken this Summer by Donald
B. Mcmillan, noted explorer, under
the auspices of the National Geo
graphic Society. While it is not a
government expedition, the Govern
ment has taken interest enough to
lend two of its amphibian planes
which can land on sea or land-with
the necessary personnel of officers
and enlisted men. The expedition,
leaving Maine about the middle of
June, viii pass along the Labrador
coast and Greenland, and through
Davis Strait, in an effort to establish
d flying base at the northern point of
Axel Heiburg, where the planes can
take off in an attempt to explore the
vast, unknown regions to the North
which have baff1ed the efforts of other
explorers.
Two other expeditions are heading
for the pole via the air this Summer
One of them is headed by Raold
Amundsen, famous Norwegian ex-
plorer; the other by Grettir Algarsson,
young British Columbian explorer.
The latter expedition will make its
dash for the pole in a small airship
VI the pIlInp type, capable or car
rying crew of eighteen men, al
though only two will pilot her on
this trip.
scheme TO colonize with Amer
leans portions of Bolivia, fostered
by former Representative William H.
tAlfalfa BID Murray of Oklahoma,
has fallen fiat, according to two
colonials, who returned fiat broke
aboard ship from South America
last week. Some time ago the Bo-
llYian government granted Mr. Muir
ray $4,000 acres OF land in the in
terror to dispose of among American
colonists. The two Americans, who
returned last week, say their land, for
which they paid 10 cents an acre, was
either swampy or rocky and after
fruitIess efforts TO cultivate ii, they
became i'll with malaria. They sold
their land, by the way, for so cents
an acre.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Educational.

With an idea to closer intellectual
contact between the nations of the
world, the League of Nations has an
nounced it will publish yearly the
best 500 books published in the world
during the preceding six months.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Though she is under the age limit
to vote, Miss Thelma Cazalet has
been elected a. member OF the London
City Council
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Wages in the United States are ap-
proximately double those paid in
Great Britain. and the purchasing
power of wages is much higher iR
the United States than in any other
country
Evening star., 1925-04-12

The wallach-Towers Parent-Teach-
er Association held the April meeting
with the president, Mrs. E. w. Pat
terson, in the chair. The principal of
the school, Miss Rawlings, read an
interesting paper on the dedication
of the Wallach School, which was
built in 1854 and named for Mayor
Wallach. The association voted to
send SIS to the District Of Columbia
Congress to help pay the convention
expenses. The next meeting will take
place May Z.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

The Weightman Parent-Teacher
Association met April with the cor
responding secretary. Mrs. d. J. Nj
land, in the chair. Mrs. NJ. j. Hanley
was elected chairman of the lunch
con to be given April % for the bene-
fit of the Weightman Parent-Teacher
Association. Plans were made to
have monthly drills in parliamentary
law under the supervision OF Mrs.
Leigh Nettleton. The fifth grade won
the attendance banner. The kinder
garten and second grade pupils gave
a one-act sketch under the direction
of the two teachers, Miss +. Dickin-
son and Mrs. Thaden. Tea was served
bv Mrs. Donohue and Mrs. Butler.
The April meeting or the west
School was held Friday evening, the
president, Roy Wolfe, in the chalr'
After the opening exercises children
from the kindergarten entertained
with minuet and songs, followed oy
violin solo by Josephine Burgessen
and vocal solo by Miss Newman. ME-
BRYANT presented a paper on "Chinese
Literature" Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
addressed the association on "The Co
ordination of Parent-Teacher WORK.
Mr.. SteIzer, representative to the school
association, made a report of the re-
cent meeting of that body. An ap-
nropriation was made for book
shelves for the kindergarten depart
ment and for books for certain
classes. Miss Pattison, Mr.. Stelzer
and Mr.. Steers were appointed noml-
mating committee for the May elec-
tions. The kindergarten won the
attendance flag.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

The Peabody Hilton Parent nt-Ieacher
Association met Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs Lady presiding. Stereopu-
con views of the United States were
shown with the newly purchased IAN
tern which the Parent-Teacher AS
sociation recently bought. Forty-
four pupils of the school each gave
a brief description of the views as
they were put on the screen. the
glee club. consisting of 60 boys, sang
several songs. The school orchestra
Miss Ward, leader, furnished music
Mrs. William Wolf Smith spoke on
adolescence" The association mas
recently purchased a multiGraphing
machine, which is OF great pep 10
the school. The teachers paid Tor
over half of the cost of the machine.
II was voted to donate $25 to the
Congress of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions to help pay the expenses or the
delegates to the national convention
in Austin, Tex. The association also
donated S7S.21 to a needy family IN
the Northeast. Mrs. Reich presented
the association with $40, the pro
ceeds of a card party held in her
home. Miss Young, principal OF the
school. spoke of the different actlVl-
ties of the school and association
and urged the organization or BOY
Scout troop in the school. A COM
mittee was appointed to lnvestiga1e
the feasibility of such a plan ana
report at the next meeting. MIS-
seay gave a report from the Juvenile
Protective Association. 1t was then
voted to send the association 50.
A meeting of the Lucretia Mott
Parent-Teacher Association was held
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Science.

ers, although guessing is reduced to
scientific certainty.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

A meeting of the Lucretia Mott
Parent Teacher Association was held
Evening star., 1925-04-12

The Congress Heights Parent
Teacher Association met April 2, with
the president, Mrs Scherer, in the
chair. Nominations of officers will
take place at the next meeting, May
Z. This club will give play in the
Catholic Auditorium, April "a, at
o'clock The club was entertained by
pupils of the kindergarten under the
direction of their teachers, Miss Wells
and Miss Meuch.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

jured a score more and damaged prop
erty to the extent of $l50.0 600 before
rushing on out to the Atlantic.
The Republican., 1925-09-03
GORTNER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1Ir. and Mrs. Dan Schrock and
daughter, Efie, Of Dover, Del, arrived
Monday to visit their sons and daugh-
ters this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Spoerlein and
children, and Miss Emma Burkholder
spent last Thursday on the green
along the Sang Run river with a
crowd of Hoyes folk.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Welch, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. c. WeIch, and Miss Madeline
Matheny returned home from their
trip to Gary, Ind. Mrs. Paul Welch
has been confined to her bed with
pleurisy ever since her return.
Mr. L. J. Swartzentruber and
daughter, Miss Sadie, of Greenwood,
Del, who are en- route to the Iowa
conference stopped over the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. l. Swartzen-
truber.
While doing the chores Sunday eve
ming, Mr. Solomon Slabach was bit
ten by a spider He Immediately had
the physicians attention and, fortu-
nately, no serious results have de-
veloped.
Mrs. Jacob Petersheim, Miss Susie
Petersheim and Miss Emma Burk-
holder visited Mrs. Charles wilkins
near Oakland, Monday.
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The Republican., 1925-09-03
ACCIDENT

Miss Agnes Cheshire, Of keyser
". Va, is the guest Of Misses Grace
/ and Ruth Speicher.
Messrs. Carl and George Miller
were hosts to a crowd of their friends
at corn roast on Tuesday night of
last week.
Misses Betty and "BilIic" Custer;
Messrs. c. Q. Bender and Harvey
Stanton, all Of Grantsville, motored
to Accident last Sunday afternoon
and were guests at the Rev. G. Luecke
| home.
/ Mr.. Alexander Won Schlicten, of
! Yonkers, n. Y, is visiting relatives
here for several weeks, prior to leav-
ing for St. Louis, No, where he will
resume his studies at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary.
Miss Leola Richter, a nurse in the
Presbyterian Hospital at Pittsburgh.
is spending her vacation with home
folk here.
Miss Anna Hctrich will leave short
" for Baltimore, where She expects
to enter training in one of the local
hospitals.
Mrs. McGuiggan and son. Paul, OF
Pittsburgh, are spending several
weeks at the home Of her brother, Mr..
Henry kaese.