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Evening star., 1925-01-29
Fingerpriat Test
Ordered to Judge
Parentage of Boy
Court NOu Holds Ell
dence Slightly Farors
Claims of LalIndresS.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-Fin-
gerprints of the child found recently
in Camden, \. J., and claimed by two
mothers as their son, We're taken yes
terday by order of Judge Raymond
MacNeille in Juvenile Court. in an
effort to determine whether the s.
year -o1d boy belongs to Mrs. Russell
Earl Steimling. formerly of Girard
Manor, Pa, or Mrs. Martha Silknitter,
former laundress in the Western
Temporary Home, this city.
The boy, whom Mrs. Steimling calls
Russell, junior" and Mrs Silknitter
Jackie Duff" halls both women as
Mamma" Pending disposition of
the case. he is in custody of the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.
Doctors, nurses and relatives, as
well as experts on physiognomy, have
figured in the case before Judge Mac
Nellie. A supposedly rare lip forma-
tion on the disputed child was found
duplicated on both contesintG moth
ers and their near relatives, to the
amazement of physicians and the
judge.
Judge MacNeille indicated that in
his opinion evidence so far supported
Mrs. Silknitter's claim.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
BY ROBERT II. SMALL.

NEW YORK, January 29.-The con-
tented man in the home is to De made
the subject of the next general at
tack. No man should stay home by
the fireside in the evening. He is
both threat and menace. In short,
he is something to worry about.
This is the dictum of the American
actors, who are going to set about to
do all in their power to make the men
of the United States discontented.
The actors are going to try to make
the men leave home. Heretofore, it
has been thought that actresses might
do such a thing, in exceptional cases,
of course, but now the entire profess
sion, male and female, is to make a
general assault upon him who is
SNUG and satisfied sitting by the fire,
or close to the piping radiator, read
ing his evening paper, doing his
crossword puzzle, or cross-brain puz-
zle, as some people are calling them
these days. Above all, the profession
proposes to smite hip and thigh him
who is content to listen-ln on his
blooming radio.
How to make a man unhappy at
home is the great puzzle which con-
fronts the actors and actresses as
they start. their campaign under the
slogan of Don't drown the drama.
1t is a movement akin in a way to
the "buy- a. bale Of cotton" movement
of war days, or the save -a-life league
or the Animal Rescue Society Per
haps it is a bit of all these thrown
together. But Don't drown the
drama" is the important thing at the
moment Evidently the poor old
"drammer" is in danger of being
pitched into the pond or snuffed out
with chloroform.
Gene Buck, the song writer, and
head of the new movement, is re-
sponsible for the discovery of the
fact that the contented man at home
Evening star., 1925-01-29
CORNER STONE DAY
OBSERVANCE DUE:
Society of Natives Plans
Ceremony on April IS of
Historic Event.

Swinging into the line of historical
celebrations at the National Capital
and following closely upon the in
augural ceremonies, the Society of
Natives of the District of Colum-
bia today announced it's committee ee
to commemorate the laying of the
corner stone of the District, on April
15 next. 1t was on April Is, 1871,
that the corner stone was laid and
dedicated, with Masonic ceremonies,
at what is now Jones Point, below
Alexandra, in that portion of the
earlier Federal area which Congress
subsequently ceded back to Virginia.
This pivotal event in the marking
of the metes and bounds of the Ma
tiohal Capital, whose 134th anniver-
sary is about to be observed, was in
furtherance of the first instance of a
nations founding the seat of govern
ment by legislative act.
Committee Is Named.
The society, with membership list
whose dial bids fair to point to a
thousand during the coming year.
appointed the following committee in
charge of the annual banquet to COM
memorate the historic date:
Fred A. Emery, chairman; John
Claggett Proctor, president ex officio;
DIR. s. S. Adams, Judge Gus A.
Schuldt of the Police Court, Judge
Robert E. Mattingly of the Municipal
Court; Lee D. Latimer, Jesse C. Su-
ter, president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, and Albert
Harper, vice chairman; Theodore w.
Noyes, Daniel Z. Garges, secretary
to the Board of Commissioners; E. c.
Brandenburg, G. Percy McGlue, James
P. Duhamel, Paul E. Johnson, John A.
Saul. Ralph L. Hall, Ambrose Durkin,
Harry Wheaton Howard. Percy b.
Israel, Henry L. Bryan, L. S. Lips
comb, Alfred Holmead, Irwin L..Rose,
William H. Grovermann, Clarence G..
Allen, Miss Elizabeth Beresford, Miss
Eta L. Taggart, Frederick G. Um-
hau, Miss Margaret i. Forbes, Mrs.
Roscoe L. Oatley, Mrs. f. X. Mears,
william NJ. Dove, Jefferson Middleton,
Herman III. Pechin. Miss Maud B. Nor
ris, Miss Emma S. Bright, Evan p.
Tucker and Miss May L. Hungerford,
secretary.
The committee will be called to-
gether in a few days and perfect ar
rangements.
Choice of Capital.
washington, planned with marvel
ous foresight by Washington, Jeffer-
son EIlicott and L'Enfant, did not
spring into existence as a city and
cauital until after lively discussion
of Federal sites among the great
leaders of that earlier period in
American history. Congress had as
sembled in eight places in four States
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster
York, Princeton, Annapolis, Trenton
and New York. when, in 1887, at the
instance of james Madison. there
was added to the enumeration OF
powers of Congress In the Costitu-
ton this function:
ITO exercise exclusive legislation
In all cases whatsoever. over such
district (not exceeding 10 miles
square) as may by cession of par
ticular States and the acceptance OF
Congress become the seat OF GoN-
Evening star., 1925-01-29
ST. PATR|CK'S DAY
PROGRAM PLANNED
Committee of 300 of K. of C.
to Make Observance One
of Greatest Here.

Plans for what is expected to be-
come Washington's grea test celebra-
tion of st. Patricks day, March II,
were laid last night by committee
of 900 knights of Columbus and
auxiliary committees of women in
knights of Columbus Hall.
The celebration, as it was outlined
by State Deputy James A. Sullivan,
will be in the form of a card party
and dance at the Washington Audi
torium, the proceeds of which will
go TO the establishment of a move
ment fostered by Archbishop Micha el
j. Curley of Baltimore, whereby so
boys and girls of local grammar
schools will be given scholarships in
local Catholic high schools.
The plans contemplate accommoda-
tion of 5000 persons, and a portion
of the auditorium will be given over
to card playing, while the remainder
is used for dancing. Prior to the main
features of the program will be a
demonstration of Irish dances, the
singing of Irish songs and a general
Irish program of talks and novelties.
All Councils Busy.
The committee of 200 is composed
of subcommittee from each council
of the local knights of Columbus and
from subcommittee of men and
women generally interested in the
affair.
1--WE want to supply in Washington,
Mr.. Sullivan said, in outlining the
plans, IAN affair which will not only
become the big event of ST. Patrick $
day in the future, but also a means
toward furthering Archbishop Cur
ley's plan for broadening the educa-
tional possibilities in this city. The
event, therefore, has a twofold signifi-
cation-honoring the saint of Ireland
and furthering education"
The general committee in charge
consists of William A. Sullivan, gen
eral chairman; NJ. J. McAuliffe, direc'
tor; Frank j. Dunn, general secretary
and James Dunn, treasurer.
Committee Heads Named.
Committee chairmen appointed las
night include: A. c. Whftton, genera
chairman of tickets, with the follow.
ing council chairmen: J. j. Sweeney
Potomac Council; F. p Hanrahan
Spalding CounciT; w. w. Apann, Car.
roll Council; James D. Bligh, Wash.
ding, Keane Council; James T. Ryan
chairman of committee on patrons
and patronesses; William Neumeyer
printing; Joseph j. Degnan, enter.
tainment; f. Clyde Powderly, music
Edwin p. Goodwin, program; William
A. Mul1igan, card playing; William G.
Feely, elocution, and J. J. Downey,
essays.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
3 SERVICE BANDS
IN PATRIOTIC RITES
Army, Navy and Marine Or
ganizationS to Take Part
on Washington Birthday.

For the second time in the history
of the three units, the Army, Navy
and Marine Bands will participate in
the celebration of George Washing
tons birthday to be held in the new
Washington Auditorium, Monday,
February 23, according to an an
nouncement sent TO the 20 odd organ
iza<fons who will take part in the
celebration. The committee compris-
ing members from each organization
was created at the instance of Cuno
H. Rudolph, president of the Board
of Commissioners of the District of
Columbia.
The decision to have the three
bands play together was made yes
terday afternoon at a meeting of the
committee in the Cosmos Club, under
the direction of Brig. Gen. George
Richards, L. S. NJ. c. THE Presenta-
tion of Colors," a ceremony in which
more than 20 civic bodies and local
organizations viii take part, will be
given at the celebration.
VIII Open at 1890.
The opening hour of the celebra-
tion was also settled yesterday, the
time being fixed at 1890 o'clock am,
the doors being thrown open at $3.50
TO the public. Boxes will be reserved
for the officers of the cabinet and
diplomatic corps and 1000 seats will
be set aside for the special guests
who have been. invited Arrangements
have been completed for the attend
ance of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and
Washington school children.
The organizations which Will parti-
cipate in the ceremony are:
National organizations: Alliance
Francaise. Associat tion for Constitu-
tional Government, American Red
Cross Aztec Club of 1S47, Belleau
Wood Memorial, Boy Scouts, Children
of American Revolution, Cincinnati,
Colonial Danes of America, Daugh-
ters American Colonists, Daughters OF
1912, Descendants Signers Declara-
tion of Independence, Descendants
SignerS Secret Pact, Disabled Vet
Grams World War, English Speaking
Union, Georgetown University, George
washington University, George Wash
ington Memorial Association, League
of American Pen Women, Maytiower
Descendants, Military Order Loyal
Legion, Military Order World War,
National Geographic Society, National
Patriotic Council, Naval and Military
Order Spanish War, Naval and Mill
tary Order United States, Navy
League United States, Order of Indian
Wars, Order of Lafayette, Order of
Washington, Scions of Colonial Cav
alters. Sons of the Revolution, South
ern Society, Spanish American War
Nurses, United Daughters Confeder-
acy. United States Flag Association,
Veterans gof Foreign Wars, Wake
field Memorial Association, War of
1912, Women's Naval Service
District OF Columbia organizations:
American Legion, American Legion
Auxiliary, American Red Cross, Arts
Club, Bankers Association, Bar AsSo-
ciation, Board of Trade, Chamber of
Commerce, Civitan Club, Colonial
Danes, Colonial Wars, Columbia His
torical Society, Daughters Founders
and Patriots, Eastern Star. Fedora
Evening star., 1925-01-29

lamation defining the limits of the
District of Columbia The survey of
the District embraced in the 10 miles
square began in February, 1871, under
Maj. Andrew Ellicott, and a month
later Maj. Pierre Charles LEnfant.
a French engineer, who had served
in the Revolution, was chosen by
Washington and Jefferson to aid in
laying out the city. The plan of the
city, as students of Washington his
tory know, is a lasting monument to
LEnfant.
Congress, on May 13, 1900, in
Philadelphia, agreed to hold it's next
regular session in Washington the
third Monday in November of that
year and adjourned the next day.
On May Is President, Adams ordered
all the Federal department offices,
records and personnel to Washington
for opening of business here on June
Is, 1900, and he left Philadelphia for
the new capital on May 81.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
TEACHERS TO HEAR
NOTED SPEAKERS
Schools Will Close Tomorrow
for Sessions of Annual
D. c. Institute.

Some of the countrys most promi~
nent educators and scientists Will ad-
dress the District public school teach
ers at their annual institute tomor-
row. Simultaneous sessions will be
held by the white and Colored teach
ers. The white teachers will gather
in the Central High School audito-
rum. and the colored in the auditorium
of Dunbar High School. The schools
will be closed throughout the day.
Frank D. Boynton, superintendent
of public schools of Ithaca, n. Y, and
Payson Smith, commissioner of edu-
cation of Massachusetts, will speak at
the morning session at Central and
at the afternoon session at Dunbar.
Mr. Boynton will speak on Handling
a Class" and Commissioner Smith on
"a Threefold Challenge to Modern
Education"
Departmental Meetings.
The afternoon session of the white
teachers will take the form of de-
partmental meetings. The colored
teachers will hold their departmental
meetings in the morning.
Speakers at the departmental meet
ings include Charles S. Thomas of
Harvard University, Arnold Gesell, di-
rector of psycho-clinics at Yale Uni
versity; Edwin E. Siosson. director of
the National Research Council; Miss
Isabel c. Bacon of the Federal board
of vocational training; w. D. Reeve
of Teachers College of Columbia Uni
"ersity, Miss Laura Zirbes of the Lin
coin School of Columbia University
md Charles H. Keene, director of the
health education bureau of Harris
lurg, Pa.
Music at the Central session will be
provided by the Mckinley High School
orchestra. The Armstrong High
school Orchestra will play at tho
, Dunbar session. Luncheon will be
served at both Central and Dunbar
Evening star., 1925-01-29
D. A. GOURICK DEAD.
Attorney Here Many Years Was
III Two Months.

David A. Gourick, IA years old, a
practicing attorney in this city for
So years, died at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital Tuesday after an illness
of about two months.
Mr.. Gourick was a member of the
District bar and the bar of the United
States Supreme Court. He was for
merly a member of the Philadelphia
bar. He was a graduate of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
During his practice in the District
Mr.. Gourick specialized in patent
law and in pra.-ice in connection
with pensions and employees of other
Government departments.
Funeral services were conducted at
his residence, 2O2o f street, this after
noon at 2 o'clock, interment being in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Gourick was formerly the pub
Usher OF the Gourick Washington
Digest, a legal journal. He is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. Annie Payne,
two nephews and a niece. His wife
died about five years ago,
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Why MEN DO NOT LEAVE HOME
is NEW PROBLEM WITH ACTORS
"DOn nt.DrOiUn-the-Drana' Is Slogan SO1me,Uhdt
Akin to WaiI of Prey ar Days OF
''Buy-a-Bale-OfC COtt0n.''
Observation-Disclosures

Is the real trouble with the theater.
Attacking specifically the radio, but
having cross words in mind as well
as in mouth, Gene rose up and eX-
claimed to the assembled artists that
anything that keeps a man at home
and satisfied is something for actors
to worry about"
What Keeps Men Mt Home.
That statement is rather a sweep
ing one, and naturally it covers a vast
amount of territory. There has been
plenty of discussion in the past as
to why men, as well as girls, leave
home. The big question of today is
what keeps men at home. Evidently
the actors don't consider good cook
ing as their enemy. Performances
are arranged to interfere as little
as possible with meal hours. 1t is
what happens after the meal in the
evening that worries the actors. The
radio is the black beast most of the
actors have in mind, but there are
philosophers in the profession who
realize there are other things to
blame as, well. There has been no
catalogue made as yet of these 'other
things" but apparently they have a
fascination above that of the theater.
Why should a man stay at home
here in New York and be contented
and satisfied and find pleasure in
other pursuits when he can go to one
theater, for instance, and find re-
gaIed before him as ugly a story of de-
generacy as human brain ever de-
vised? Why stay at home when you
can see a son at intrigue with his
stepmother? Why stay at home
when in the same show you can see
baby killed in its crib in order
that guilty mother and father may
carry on? That all comes under
the head of strong stuff and repre-
sents the emancipation of the metro
politan stage. But the average citi-
zen, after an evening at a play like
this, is only too glad to get home and
lcto har
Evening star., 1925-01-29
amateur Weather
Prophet Forecast
BHzsard to Day
MAJ, Buried Yesterday.
Based Prediction on
Eclipse of Sun.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HACkENSACK, n. J., January 90
Andrew Jackson De Voc, amateur
weather prophet, whose funeral took
place here yesterday, had forecast to
the day the blizzard of Tuesday. In
a letter addressed to Edwin Forrest
Murdock, president of the American
Institute of the City of New York
and dated December % last, De Voc
directed that attention should be
given to the effect of the eclipse on
the weather Immediately following.
1t said:
But watch this eclipse, which will
pass over us on the cath of January
next. 1t will be followed by a great
blizzard over the Northern and Lower
Lake regions, and the coldest tenn
peratureS ever recorded. 1t will
reach the Atlantic Coast by the 27th"
De Woes contention was that
eclipses Influenced the weather, CIV
ing rise to storm belts.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
PLANS CROSSING SUBWAY,
Bill to Meet Need at Lamond In
tersection Introduced.

A bill to provide for the construc-
ton of subway under the Lamond
grade crossing of the B. & o. railroad
at Takoma Park, d. c., was intro
duced in the Senate yesterday by Sem
ator l.. Heisler Ball, chairman of the
Senate District committee.
Construction of the subway at this
point has been pushed for many years
by citizens associations and civic
organizations in the District of
Columbia There have been many
fatal accidents at the unprotected
crossing.
The bill provides for the extension
of Van Buren, street under the. tracks,
and appropriates $71,500 for the
work. Half OF the expense is to be
borne by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad and hale by the District.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Dental Officers. Assigned.

Officers of the Army Dental Corps
under instruction in this city have
been assigned to stations as fol-
lows: Capt. Edward C. Alley, Wash
ington Barracks; Capt. Glover Johns,
General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark
Capt. Daniel Bratton, Fort Brown,
Tex; Capt. Edwin S. Wren, Scott
Field, ILL.,, and Capt. Charles J. Den
hom, Fort Benning, Ca.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
BAR ON NEGROES ASKED
Honduran Objects to Importation
of Labor.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, jan
uary "a resolution to amend the
immigration law so as to bar negroes
from Honduras was introduced in
the National Congress yesterday by
Deputy Ramiro Carvaja. The rea-
son is the alleged menace created
along the Atlantic coast by the i'm
portation of negroes by banana
shipping companies to compete with
native labor.
This immi grafton is declared to
have brought about numerous clashes
in which there have been many
,casulties among the negroes as we'll
as among the native population
Evening star., 1925-01-29
SUN YAT-SEN HOLDS OWN
Chinese Leader Comforta BILE, Doc
tors Announce.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PEKING, January 29.-Dr. Sun Vat
Sen, leader of the government OF
Southern China, who underwent an
operation for cancer recently, Spent
a comforta BILE night and was not il
pain this morning.
His temperature was normal, his
pulse registered 10S and physician.
pronounced his condition satisfactory
DR.. Sun was reported dead Tuesday
in dispatches received at Toxic by a
Japanese news agency. After DR.. Sun
was operated on it was expected his
illness would pcovs fatal within ten
days.
Evening star., 1925-01-29
PRIESTS GET THREATS.
Letters Demand Money of Vermont
Clergymen

SPRINGFIELD, VT, January 90
Letters signed by the Red Hand In
ternational Committee" threatening
death in case of failure to send $40
in currency to an address in Cleve.
land, Ohio, have been received by
priests of two churches here and have
been turned over to the postal au-
thorities for investigation.
Letters printed in red ink on poor
grade paper, similar in all details
were received by Rev. Stanley Borioh-
ski, pastor of the Russian Orthodox
Church, and Rev. Nicholas Strahu
pastor of st. Mary's Russian Catholic
Church.
Evening star., 1925-01-29

tion of Churches, Federation Citizens
Associations, Federation Women's
Clubs, Grand Army Republic. Kiwanis
Club, Merchants and Manufacturers,
Odd Fellows, Oldest Inhabitants, Order
of the Carabao Public Schools, Commu-
nifty Center; Real Estate Board, Ro-
tary Club, Sojourners' Club, Sons of
the Revolution, Stock Exchange,
Wa shington Auditorium Corporation
and Womens Relief Corps,
Evening star., 1925-01-29
Compensation Denied Convicts.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 29.-Con-
victs in the State penitentiary are
not entitled to receive compensation
for injuries while they are enga ged
in work as conNicts. Such is the rul-
ing of the State Industrial Commis-
sion.
Evening star., 1925-01-29

ernment of the United States
(Article 1, Section ID
Without fixing a definite location,
Congress on July 16, 1890, authorized
the removal of the seat of Govern
ment to a site on the Potomac River
at some place on the Potomac be-
tween the mouths of the Eastern
Branch, now southeast Washington,
and the Connogochegue River, which
is about seven miles from Hagers-
town, Md, and approximately 100
miles from Washington, by Decem-
ber, 1900.
George Washington selected the
present site of the National Capital,
the great world capital of today, as
the only one combining within the
stipulated area the advantages of
tidewater navigation to the sea, easy
access from Baltimroe and other
cities, and the finest natural sites
both for public buildings and the
future wants of thronging popu-
lation," as the late Ainsworth r.
Spofford, librarian of Congress, once
expressed it,
Ceded by States.
On March 80. 1871, after both
Maryland and Virginia had decided
the necessary land and had appro-
priated money toward public build
ings for the new Federal city Cvir-
ginia appropriating 100000 and
| Maryland $4,000 for the buildings)
president WASHINGTON issued-a,p proc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-04-23
Radio Speeds Up
Ocean Messages
BU NEA Service

BV NEA Service
NEW YORK, April "a
Radio messages may soon flash
across the ocean at the rate Of
1000 words a minute from a
single transmitting station, is
the prediction Of transatlantic
radio officials here.
At present a radio message
can be clicked off at the rate
Of 100 words a minute, or
slightly more. The develop.
ment Of a machine to speed up
the ocean messages, and thus
help reduce rates, is now in
progress.
From 20 to 80 per cent Of
the messages sent to and from
Europe nowadays flow through
radio channels. the rest taking
the course of the II cables on
the bed Of the Atlantic.