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Evening star., 1925-03-17
GROUND is BROKEN
ON HOWARD u. SITE
Gymnasium, Armory and Athletic
Field Are to Be
Constructed.

Formal ceremonies marked tbs
ground breaking for the new rvm-
nasium, armory and athletic field for
Howard University yesterday after
noon in the furtherance of an ex-
pansion program, as a part of which
the new dining hall was erected two
years ago at a cost of $2o1ooO The
project initiated yesterday is pro-
vided for by congressional appropria-
tion of s197,50o.
Others turning a spadefull OF earth
were: Dean d. w. woodard of the
School of Liberal Arts; F. D. Wilkin-
son, registrar of the university: DR..
E. L. Parks, dean of men; DIR. D. But
ler Pratt, dean of the School of Re-
ligion; Arthur NJ. Brady, president of
the Student Council; Dr. w. V. Tun-
nell of the department of history:
Misses Nellie Miles and Naomi Cum
mings; Luther S. Baylor, student of
the university; John H. Burr, in
structor in the department of phys
ical education; Miss M. E. Williams.
assistant in the office of the secre-
tary-treasurer, and Norman L Nc
Ghee of the secretary-treasurer
Office.
Join in Exercises,
Participating in the exercises, in ad-
Scott, were Dean D. o. w. Holmes.
who spoke in behalf of the Board Of
Athletic Control, in the absence of DR..
e. P. Davis, president of the board :;
Dean George William Cook, Dean
Kelly Miller of the junior college;
Louis l.. Watson, head of the depart
ment of physical education; Miss Lucy
D. Slowe, dean of women, and Albert
I. Cassell, architect OF the building.
DR.. Emmett J. Scott, secretary
treasurer of the university, was mas
ter Of ceremonies. President J. Stan
ley Durkee was the first to turn a
spadefu1 OF earth. AS he took I'D
the earth, he said:
"Dr. Scott has said that this is a
momentous occasion, and in many
ways 1t is such to me, because the
very first thing on coming to Howard
University I recognized, was the need
for a gymnasium for the physical de-
velopment of our young men and
women. 1t was a long, slow, hard
task which finally secured this
ground; for you will recognize that
the land here is part of a public
street, which we had to request the
Government to give u.s."
Evening star., 1925-03-17
PHILIP B. MILTON DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was Employe Of Evening Star
Continuously Since 1888-Fu-
neral Services Thursday.

Philip Baldwin Milton, one of the
oldest employees in point of service
of The Star, died early this morning
after a long illness. In 1888 he be-
came an apprentice in the composing
room of The Star and there remained
continuously until his retirement
from active service more than year
ago.
Mr.. Milton was the son of the late
George Lafayette and Ophelia S. MIL
ton, and was born in South Wash
ington in 1870 He was educated in
the local public schools and went
thence direct into the service of this
newspaper. He rose rapidly In his
chosen profession, became a skilled
setter of type by hand, and, with the
installation df the Mergenthaler
linotypes, was among the first to be
given one of these machines to op-
crate.
In this new variety of work his
reputation for speed and accuracy
persisted. 1t became a practice to
assign to him particularly difficult
and tedious pieces of work, and al
though he labored with far more than
ordinary speed, his performances
were always practically perfect.
His wife, who was Miss Charlotte
Moore of this city, died some years
ago. He is survived by son, Or
mand Milton of New York, and a
brother, Samuel B. Milton of the news
staff of The Star.
Funeral services will be held at the
undertaking parlors of Thomas Ser
geon, on Seventh street northwest,
on Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
SMALLPOX GERMS CREMATED
WHEN OFFICIALS BURN HOUSE
SquaIid DomiciIe, Former Home of Sixteen, Goes
Up in Flames After Health authorities Decide
1t impossible to Fumigdte.

Millions OF little smallpox germs
went to their destruction today in a
welter of smoke and fire. as a house
on Hickeys lane, between the East
ern Branch and Bladensburg road. in
which case of smallpox was found
Saturday, was burned TO the ground
by order of the Health Department.
The hveroom frame structure, which
up to last Saturday housed Is colored
persons, one of whom was found to
have smallpox, was totally destroyed
within half hour after theg asoline-
drenched interior was set on fire.
SQualid and dirty, with only three
beds, covered with dirty bedclothes,
debris, the house. according to Health
Officer Fowler, could not be fumi-
gated. He recommended that it be
burned to the ground as a preventive
measure to stop spread of smallpox.
Eph Devoe, colored, was taken from
the house Saturday suffering from
smallpox, while the other Is inhabi-
tants are at the Health Department
quarantine station. DR.. Fowler said
there were two families living In
the house. IA of them children rang
Ing in age from 8 months to IS
years. The health officer said it was
the first time within his extensive
service as medical officer for the Dis
trict that he felt compelled to recon-
mend destruction of the home of a
smallpox patient.
A thorough inspection of the frame
building and it's interior condition
convinced him that fumigation was
impossible, and rather than have
other persons exposed to the germs
of smallpox in the house, he recon-
mended its destruction.
Pets Stay by House.
While a group of residents of the
remote section, reached only by a
narrow, muddy road, stood about the
former home of the two colored
families, employees of the Health De-
partment removed from the house
three stoves and two trunks which
Devoe wanted saved. and then, after
Evening star., 1925-03-17

Gen. Andrew Jackson, who keeps
ceaseIess vigil over the White
House from the saddle of his high
snirited steed in Lafayette Park
nearly tumbled from his perch in
the wee sma' hours of this morn
ing when James H. Johnson, col
cred of 1912 Thirteenth street,
came zig-zagging, tipping and
nlunging over lawses, paths and
notentiaI flower beds at the wheel
of an automobile alleged by police
70 have been trippling the speed
limit at the very least.
II had been an enjoyable eve
ming for the general. This early
Spring air had brought him sew
eral smiles earlier in the eve
ming. for the general is gallant
gentleman, who takes pleasure IN
watching the strolling two-somes
who pass. all unsuspecting, be-
meath his statue.
Then all of sudden out OF
the north came this shape In the
dark. The general looked up to-
ward H street and patted his
horses neck as he heard the crash
against the curbStone and listened,
oven as the pursuing policeman, w.
f. Burke of he third precinct, was
listening, to hear an expected
crash. The crash did not materi-
Evening star., 1925-03-17

sprinkling the bedclothes and frame
work with gasoline, touched a match
to the sodden structure. Famed by
an east wind, the light structure
quickly burned TO the ground, while
the family cats insisted on remaining
under the floor even as the flames ate
through the building.
AS a result one of the, cats today
is without fur, as he fingered too long
under the burning floor, while flock
of hens and chickens, marshaled by a
pair of game cocks, disconsolately
view the ruins of the home of their
former masters.
Completely isolated from other
houses in the sparsely settled neigh
borhood, there was little danger of
the fire spreading. although Lieut..
Moxley, aid to the fire chief, and
Capt. Watts of the Fire Department
were present with extinguishing ap-
paratus when the house was burned
In this care, the Fire Department Off
cials agreed, their job was out of the or
assist in burning down a house.
Owner Consents to Burning.
The house was owned by a man
named Miller and stood on property
rented from Miller by ]. E. Thomp-
son, a farmer in the neighborhood
The two colored families paid no
rent Thompson said, but took care of
cows on the farms nearby. DR.. Fow-
Ter had obtained permission from a
representative of the owner to burn
the structure.
Saturday the Health Department
received a request to move a case of
erysipelas from the house. Respond
ing to the call Driver Newman of
the Health Department ambulance
concluded the case looked like small
pox to him. Investiga tion by DR..
John T. Sprague, chief of the con-
tagious disease service, convinced
him Newman's diagnosis was cor
rect, and Devoe was taken to the
Smallpox Hospital, while the other Is
Inhabitants of the squalid structure
were removed to the quarantine sta
Evening star., 1925-03-17
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March i1.-How Josef
Hofmann's musical genius was con-
served for the world by man whose
duty it once was to prevent Hof-
mann's concert appearances as a
child prodigy" in this country was
revealed yesterday in statement by
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children.
When Hofmann first came to Amer
lea in 1887, nervous, delicate child
of II, the society protested his con-
cert tour as too severe a strain for
the frail boy.
1t now is revealed that at the same
time Elbridge T. Gerry. former presi-
dent Of the society and then conduct
ing the case against Hofmann and
his manager, gave $4,000 to be used
for the boys musical education. This
gift pade it possible for the little
POLISH boy to return to Europe, live
a normal life, save his health, study
under Rubinstein and other masters
and become one of the worlds most
celebrated artists.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
WILL USE $4,000
ON TOURIST CAMP
New Structures Planned to
Make Site Model for
Entire Country.

Plans are being drawn UP for the i'm
provement of the tourist camp in East
Potomac Park, and with the funds at
hand it will be one OF the model camps
OF the country where automobile tour
lists may park their cars close to the
points of interest. Lieut. Col. Clarence
o. SherriA, officer in charge of public
buildings and public parks, today is
SUED instructions to Maj o. n. Solbert
ana capt. McMorris, his assistants, to
draw up plans for the new construction
which will be undertaken with the
soO,OO0 appropriation by Congress
Whlle the orders were Just issued to-
day and the funds win not become
available until July 1, next, the plans
VIII De ready at that time, it is believed.
Attractive new buildings will be pro-
vided to replace the makeshift shacks
iert there since the war, and which were
occupied as barracks and storehouses.
Chance to Get Together.
Inc increased appropriation was one
or the results of the plea made nv Pom
resentative Louis c. Cramton before the
house committee. Mr. Cramton said
mat there should be In the Potomac c
fark tourist camp some sort of a COM
munity building. so that if there are
several hundred campers there they can
ihinsle together during the evenings.
increased lighting facilities also
Will be provided, and the cinder roads
now there will be replaced with CON
crete ~ eoi
rests are also being made by off,
clals OF Col. Sherrill's Office with a
view to finding a suitable bathing
peach for the bathers of the city m Is
summer, in view Of the fact that the
white bathing beach will be aban-
ooheo. rests of the water have been
maze In the Anacostia River. near
the Georgetown Bridge and at other
points in the Georgetown channel,
but Col. Sheriff. pointed out that so
FAR no suitable place had been found.
The principal difficulty will be in the
chlor1natfon of the water The water.
IN the tidal basin is impounded. and
the system of publication was made
comparatively easy, but with a beach
In the river proper the publication
becomes increasingly difficult
Tests to Continue.
Tests of the water will be contin-
ued at various points, with a view of
finding some suitable spot where the
water sport lovers may find enjoy
ment during the hot days of the
Summer
The last evidence of what was to
have been the colored bathing beach
in the tidal basin is being wiped out
At the time Congress knocked out
the provision for this beach, which
brought forth much protesting be-
cause of the danger Of destroying the
beauty of the basin and the adjacent
park, considerable work had been
done. AS soon as it was determined
that both beaches were to be re-
moved from the basin the work of
blowing UP the piers that had been
constructed began, and workmen are
now putting the park back in its
original condition.
Evening star., 1925-03-17

Continued from First Page)
as chief beneficiary IS expected to be
continued.
An error in the court record had
represented the case as set for today.
This has been corrected and the hear
ing will be called tomorrow.
Showed no Remorse.
In the latter part of his statement,
Faiman was asked:
statement as This is hard to do or
I hate to do this'?'
mo, the only thing that seemed to
worry him was the success of his
plan" Faiman replied. at was up
permost in his mind and he never
once showed remorse or expressed
any sympathy for the boy"
Faiman said that after Shepherds
return from New Mexico after Christ
mas he telephoned and II told him
things were getting pretty hot, and
was worried little about the
servants knowing something"
He said there was no worry about
the servants and everything would
end up fine" said Faiman.
The first investigation of the States
attorneys office, later dropped, then
was under way, and Shepherd was
quoted as having said he knew about
it, and it was all right"
Advised 'Forxet Everything"
What was the principal point of
this conversations" Faiman was
asked
He told me to forget everything,
guess" was the response.
4
cation he had with Shepherd, Faiman
said, although after he had been call
ed to the Office of Harry Olson, mu-
nicipa1 chief justice, who initiated the
investigation, he received several tele-
phone calls from people who told me
to mind my own business" and that
II did not know anything"
One letter, q page and a half long,
Faiman said, stated that the writer,
apparently a woman, knew the Nc
Clintocks and the Shepherds and that
it would be best for me to mind my
own business"
Accuses Shepherd.
Faiman, after three days Of ques-
tioning, shook his finger in Shep-
herds face last night and said:
II gave those typhoid germs to
Shepherd. He told me in plain
WOrOS tndI n0 wanted them 10
inoculate somebody with and that II
was a million dollar deal. He told
me he would pay me plenty when he
got the million"
you're a liar" Shepherd retorted.
He maintained to Robert E. Grove,
States attorney, that he had never
before seen Faiman.
Faiman declared he had told the
truth, and You can't deny it," he said
to Shepherd.
Shepherds plea for admission to
probate OF the will. which left him
the $1,000,000 McClintock fortune,
with the exception of an $4,000 an
nuity to Miss Isabelle Pope. McClin-
tock's f1ancee, who waited at his
deathbed with a license to be married
to him, was scheduled for hearing to-
morrow. The will 10 contested by
distant relatives of McC1intock.
An indictment containing Is counts
Evening star., 1925-03-17
SPECIAL SCHOOL PLAN
FOR EMPLOYED CHILDREN
Continuation Instruction, Seen
Necessary Under Compulsory Edu-
cation Law, Is Being Considered.

The proposed establishment of
continuation school for employed
children between IA and Is years of
age,s who are required to return to
school by the provisions of the new
compulsory education law, will be
considered by the Board of Education
atits meeting tomorrow afternoon in
the, Franklin School.
DIR. Frank w. BalIou, superintend-
ent of schools, is preparing a report
on the subject which he will submit
te the board. He will include in it
tile objections raised to the plan by
tire representatives of the various So
cial agencies at a recent conference
In view of these objections, the board
isAnot expected to approve the con-
tinuation school idea
The board also is expected to take
action on a recommendation of school
officials for the dismissal of a teacher
charged with the violation of its ma
ternity rule. The teacher is now
under suspension.
Evening star., 1925-03-17

William Nelson McCuntock, mil
lionaire orphan" was charged by
John w. Follmer, chief inspector OF
the State department of education.
with being a diploma mill"
1t was once a recognized second
class school and was chartered in
1911, but became bankrupt Faiman.
who was said by attaches of the
school to be graduate of the Uni
versity OF Missouri, was said to have
acquired the institution in an auction
| two years ago.
According to Follmer, many of its
courses were mail order, advertised
extensively in New York rural dis
tricts. Law, divinity, medicine, en-
balrping, languages, Chiropody and
| other courses were offered, as well
| as bacteriology and pathology.
Its students, Follmer said, were
either gullible country people or
quacks who wanted numerous di-
plomas to hang on their walls to
! impress patrons.
History of Case.
William NJ McClintock, known as
the millionaire orphan" died at the
home of his foster parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William D. Shepherd. December
4, while his fancee, Isabelle Pope,
waited with a marriage license.
Under a will brought forth by Shep-
herd and drawn up by him, the Nc
Clintock estate, valued at upward
of $1,000, 000 was left to Shepherd, ex-
cept for annuity of $4,000 which the
will directed be given to Miss Pope
Three weeks after McClintock's
death, Judge Harry Olson, chief jus
tice OF the Municipal Court and friend
Of the McClintock family, asked that
the body be exhumed and an inquest
held
Judge Olson expressed the belief
that McClintock had not died a nat
ural death and that he had been the
victim Of typhoid innoculation or of
poison A chemical analysis showed
death was due to typhoid fever. Shep-
herd announced that the findings had
exonerated him.
Several cousins and other relatives
of McClintock had indicated an in
tention Of trying to break the will
and Shepherd charged repeatedly
that the investigation was simply a
ruse to prejudice public opinion
against him in the Will contest.
Doctors Death Suspicious.
During the inquest, which is to be
resumed March %. Judge Olson
charged that the death of his brother,
DR.. oscar Olson, McClintock family
physician, OCCuTTeu
circumstances shortly after he had
been visited by Shepherd. Judge
Olson also declared there were mys-
terious circumstances in the death
| of McClintock's mother.
Asserting that the States attor-
ney's Office took only a passive in
| terest, Judge Olson threatened to
carry the case to the attorney gen
eral.
| 1t was not until information was
given that Shepherd had studied bac-
teriology and had made many in
uuiries about bacteria innoculation
that the States attorneys Office be-
gan an active investigation. Recent
~ Robert E. Grove, States attorney,
| took personal charge.
DR.. Charles Faiman, president of a
scientific school specializing in bac-
THEOLOGICAL courses, gave the 1nfor-
nation which implicated Shepherd
after hours OF questioning.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
CHANGES IN TREATY
ACCEPTED BY CUBA
Senate to FeIicitate U. S. for
Ratifying Pines Pact-CeI-
ebration Is Planned.
By the Associated Press.


HAVANA, Cuba, March 1.-THE
accepted amendments added to the
Hay-Quesada treaty by the United
States Senate. The resolution adopt
ed by the Cuban Senate provides that
all the clauses and articles of pres
ent and future treaties, including the
permanent treaty, signed on July 2,
1904, between the United States and
Cuba, are applicable to the territory
and inhabitants of the Isle of Pines.
The term other foreigners" which
appears at the end of article III OF
the Isle of Pines treaty, will be in
terpreted as foreigners that receive
the most favorable treatment from
the government of Cuba"
The II Senator'S present voted
unanimously to favor the resolution,
which was drawn up by Senator
Dolse, following the message of
President Zayas, informing the SEN
ate of the ratification of the treaty,
which recommends that the Senate
approve the amendments by the
United States Senate.
Upon the request of Senator Perez,
the Senate decided to send a message
of felicitation to the American Senate
for having committed the act of
justice in ratifying the Hay-Quesada
treaty" Senator Dolse made an elo-
quent address, praising the work of
Ambassador Torriente. The speaker
of the Senate then declared the sec
retary of state invited all the Sena-
tors to attend the celebration next
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1925-03-17
JOSEF HOFMANN,S GENIUS SAVED
TO WORLD BY TURN OF FORTUNE
Elbridge r. Gerry, Who Prevented Polish Lad From
Appearing in United States as ''ChiId Prodigy
Paid S5O, 900 for His Education in Music.

Hofmann was born at Cracow. Po-
land, in January. 1878. His father
was a musician, and when Josef was
only he attracted by his unusual
piano playing the attention of Rubin
stein. Four years later the lad was
brought to America, hoping to earn
money in concerts to support his
poor father and. eventually. to en-
able him to continue his own studies
That hope was thwarted by Mr.. Ger
ry, acting officially. And IL was
given reality by Mr.. Gerry, acting
personally.
At the time. however. Hofmann and
his manager were only told by Mr..
Gerry that a certain gentleman
had given $4,000 for his musical ed
ucation and to save him from over
taxing his strength. A statement
from the society says that the iden-
tity of the certain gentleman" be-
came known only lately.
Mr.. Gerry is a lawyer, yachtsman.
tinancier and has long been active in
the work OF the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children.
Evening star., 1925-03-17

was drawn up by Assistant Prose-
cutor Marshall for submission for a
vote Of the grand jury.
Faimau to Be Chief Witness.
IF a true bill is voted Faiman will
be the States star witness Mr. Grove
said, and may gain the minimum pen
atty if not complete immunity for
his part in the case.
Faiman said that after Shepherd
had taken a two-week course in his
school and obtained the germs in No
vember. 1923. he showed him how to
care for them and keep them alive
in a hermetically sealed bottle.
About a year ago." said Faiman,
according to States attorneys, "Shep-
herd and 1 met several times. We
planned how McClintock might be
inoculated with the typhoid germs
which ! had given to Shepherd in the
Fall of 1928. 1 knew Shepherd was
going to give the germs TO McClin-
took.
1T was the understanding that
Shepherd was to wait until young
McClintock had signed a will leaving
the money to Shepherd and then at
the first favorable opportunity he was
to be given the germs. Finally the
moment arrived. The boy had made
his will, leaving the money to Shep-
herd.
The first dose of germs was given
McClintock in glass of cold water.
After that the doses were repeated
and his condition aggravated.
Describes Plans to Kill.
"A week after McClintock became
i'll Shepherd and 1 met and he asked
me what to do. 1 told him to ad-
mil n al A-
when the latters stomach was empty.
I explained that it would penetrate
the intestines and cause almost GER
tain death. At the time Shepherd
asked me for advice as to how he
could make the fever more deadly
McClintock was very i'll.
shepherd told me he was after the
McClintock fortune and was going to
get it by getting the boy. 1 yielded
to his plea after he assured me that
when he got the fortune in his hands
he would share with me"
Faiman's statement eliminated the
story he began relating Saturday
morning when he said Shepherd had
attended his school and that three
test tubes of typhoid germ cultures
disappeared about that time. A few
hours later, Faiman said, Shepherd
had given him $50 for a letter writ
ten to the ScnOOl 1nQulrlng about
archaeological courses.
States attorneys, believing he still
withheld information, continued their
questioning, with an admission yes
terday of an alleged $4,000 bribe Of
fered for his silence and the story
last night
Shepherd Denies Guilt.
In a formal statement Shepherd
said: "All there is against me is a
dead body and motive. These two
facts, supported by a lot of babble,
gossip and suspicion, are tended to
break me down.
Faiman is said to have acquired
the school for $3.50 at a sheriff's
auction. It's prospectus among it's
officials bears the names. followed by
symbols of degrees, of Charles C.
Faiman, Phi. B., M. D., and LII. D., as
president, and "yiscount William
Richard de We're, Sc. B., Pm. D., Sc.
d. as secretary.
The National University of Sciences
here, the head of which, Charles c.
Faiman, has told States attorneys
that he gave William ID. Shepherd
typhoid fever Germs to administer to