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that a leading music publlshlng mouse
of the country will publish the Dis
trict song and pay royalties TO both
the writer OF the words and the com
poser of the music. AS for the
fourth contention on the part of the
evidently conscientious director. II
seems to the writer that whether or
not it is possible to get a good state
song by means of such contest Is
largely a matter of individual opin-
ion, and that one should at least give
each attempt the benefit OF the DOUBT
Doggy ALBION, who is still some
what under the weather. due to
her serious automobile accident
couple Of months ago. is Just as &c
tive as ever in spite of this handicap
in forwarding the interests OF the
Washington Opera Co. 1t is the plan
of the company to put on the nrst
production of the year in Washing
ton December s.
The name of the work TO be given
is not vet available for pubncat1oh'
However, that part of the announce
ment which Is of immediate interest,"
is the statement that voice trials Tor
Washington singers will be held AZ
the Washington Auditorium Thurs
day and Friday of this week at pm.
Here IS real opportunity AOi ann
Young singers who want practical eN-
Derience. The number of young
Americans who go over to Europe L"
secure experience in the small opera
houses and who pay for the privilege,
in many instances. is tremendous
This makes competition over there
very keen. Now, however. all oyer this
country home opportunities for just
such experience are constantly in
creasing, in number, and local singers
are urged to keep such facts in mind
and consider them seriously. Every
singer with a real gift should go
abroad at one time or another, for
there are cultural advantages and
background available in those coun-
tries of the old world that our coun-
try, rich as it is, does not yet possess.
But, singers of Washington, bear in
mind that John Charles Thomas,
Devora Nadworney. Sigurd Nilsson,
Elizabeth Bonner and others whose
names are known all over this coun-
try saw fit to make their opera. debuts
with the Washington Opera Co. Also
that Elda Vettori, because Of her fine
performance with the company last
Fall as the star of La Tosca," and
George Chechanovsky. who worked
up in small parts and won united
praise from critics and audience alike
for his singing of the herald In
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MUSIGRAPHS

7S year be the chosen number of local musicians for
the leading schools and of the private studios
for the omorrow-Sepember Is
discussed number will lucky for them
the unods everlengthnng hist OF
threshold history Never previously has there
seemed quite and good old American pep in
the sprucing for the work this The telephone
buzzng changes of address church
1t all promising and energetic
of
the poem contest the District of Columbia
This OF Although from most
has lead
condemn rather wholesale fashion This
MAGAZINE which published Chicago follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

Romeo Guaraldi, baritone of the
Italian Embassy staff, and Mrs.
Guaraldi, contralto. together with
Elizabeth Gardner Coombs. pianist;
Mrs. Walter Gait and Howard A
Coombs. motored TO keswick. Va.
during the past week. where a recital
was given Friday evening by the
singers and Mrs. Coombs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
United STATES NAVY BAND.

The program tomorrow at PM, at
the Capitol, by the United States Navy
Band. Charles Benter, leader; Charles
Wise, second leader, will be:
/. March. Brooks Chicago Marine Band; ="
.. Overture "Euryarthe, Won Weber i eI
g. Ballet "EEyptien. ............ .Lulglnl
tal Allegro non troppo.
ib) Allesretto.
tcl Andante sostenuto.
4. Va alse n de Concert, Wine. Woman and
5. Grand rand scenes from the opera v,,
G. Rh,aanpsody, ';ond hungarian List
T. Excerpts from The Merry Wldow
s. "sieefrieds Death .::::: Wagner
From Die Goetterdaemmerung
o. "a The Star spangled Banner
Tuesdays program, at 1870 pm.
will be presented at Dupont Circle. 1t
will be:
!, o Overture. Overture in Fl" 49,. .KalliTods
taJ Prelude.
tbl MinuettO.
(cI Ahagietto.
I'd, La Carlton.
4. Valse de concert.
Southern Roses .......... strauss
). Two songs.
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3. Excerpts from The Red Min :. Herbert
The Star spangled Banner
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The program Wednesday at 1880
The Washington times., 1926-03-22
TIPS
GIVEN j. s.

A private citizen stepped into the
threshold OF the Government eff.
cheney business when the Senate
received resolution asking that
the suggestion or Charles Edwin
Hightower. OF Jacksonville, Fla, for
the Improvement Of the United
States postal service be examined
by q Senate committee.
The resolution, introduced by
Senator Trammell CD OF Florida,
said that Hightower had prepared
list OF suggestions for improve
ment OF the service: that he claimed
the installations of his suggestions
would bring about "a greater de-
gree OF efficiency and that GER
tain of his suggestions have already
been adopted by the lPostoffice De,
partment.
The Committee on POstoffices and
Post Roads is instructed to deter
mine the merits Of Hightuwer's
new list Of suggestions and also tc
ascertain whether any of his IDEAS
are now in use In the department
If So the committee will determine
reasonable compensation" for hiIl
The Washington times., 1926-03-22
farmer BUILDS
SANTA MARIA
d InIernatIonai Newa servlee

VINTON, Iowa. March GA
tiny replica or the Christopher Co
IlInnIols flagship, the Santa Maria, is
on display here as the llandiwork Of
George g. Knapp, who obtained
duplicate plans and dra wings from
the archives Of the Spanish govern
ment of the historic ship before he
began the reproduction.
From stem to stern the miniature
measures two feet 1t Is constructed
Of white walnut, selected from tim
Der on Knapp's farm, and Is faithful
to the original in every detail, even
to detail Of carving OF the figure
head.
With the present craze for ship
models, Knapp is said TO have had
handsome offers for his Santa
Maria, but has refused TO sell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
ARMSTRONG HIGH
GRADUATION HELD.
Prof. Leonard z. Johnson of
Howard University Is Com
mencement Speaker.

Graduates of Armstrong Technical
High School were addressed by Prof.
Leonard z. Johnson of Howard Uni
versity at commencement exercises in
the school auditorium last night.
| Howard II. Long. assistant superin-
tendent of schools, presided. and in
! vocation was delivered by Rev. wal
ter L. Brooks.
Diplomas were awarded by Rev. +.
|. a. Bennett. member of the Board
Of Education. while announcement OF
scholarship awards was made by Gar
net c. Wilkinson. assistant superin-
tendent of schools. Special music
School orchestra.
Scholarships to Howard University
were awarded to Rufus p. Turner,
Ernest r. Salter and Alma l.. Walker
Arthur Robinson was awarded the
James f. Walker Memorial Medal for
being the best athlete. Melvin Davis
and James Henderson were given
worthy mention.
The graduates were:
Emma Lee Acty. Martha Magdalene
Blackburn, Dorothy Emma Blackwell.
Azeal Coruthus Bowie. Ada Louis
Boyd, Arzalia Althea Brazier Ruth
"A
Cynthia Blondena Cunningham, Edith
Beatrice Dixon, Jessie Mae Dick.
Mamie Lee Gerringer, Gladys Alberta
Gilbert, Mary Calpurnia Glass, Louise
Annie Mae Greene, Anna RebeCca
Gross. Lucy Mae Groomes, Cuetta Au-
dina Halsey. Mary Theresa Harris,
Mary Josephine Hayes, Frances Julia
Honesty, Edith May Jackson, Beatrice
Lucille Johnson. Elizabeth Johnson,
Ronetta Johnson. Beatrice Catherine
Jones, Laura Precilla Lamont. Durita
Estella Margaret Lewis, Alice Wini-
fred Lomack, Cora Lucinder MackaH,
Thelma Virginia Mason, Mary Thel'
ma McFadden. Josephine Merriweath
err, Sarah Mary Middleton. Fannie
Morris, Blanche Augusta Naylor. Hes
ter Terena Newman. Gertrude. Ru-
nette Reed. Leola Lillian Robinson,
Hattie Vetta Smith CorneliaL Mag
dalene Spriggs, Juanita Catherine
Spriggs. Annie Rebecca Taylor. Hen
rietta Clementine Taylor. Margaret
Julia Thomas, Ruth Timmons. Alma
Louise Walker. Elsie Mae Washington.
Annie Lucille Wheeler. Alice Regina
Williams, Alice Roosevelt Williams,
Theolius Alexander. RoZier Wilson
Bailey, Charles Edward Bowes, Har-
ward Mcclellan Brown. Leo Angus
tine Butler, Stanley William Cones.
Malvin DeSales Davis. Walter Emory
Davis, Howard Armsted Dishman,
Benjamin Martin Drew, Leonard Lacy
Edloe, Charles William Ellis, James
Edward Fisher, John Henry Frazier.
Rozier Walter Gaddis, Kedric Wesley
Gibson, Marion StoNaul Harris, jr..
James Albert Henderson, Frank James
Herbert, D'Auguesseau Antoine Hold.
err, Austin Leonard Jasper, Manning
Rudolph Johnson. James Elmer Jones,
John Benja min Lewie, jr.. Benjamin
William Lewis. James Oscar Lindsay.
William Maurice Minor, jr., Reginald
Allison Morrison, Robert Summerville
Nichols. Herbert Roy Orr, James Sar-
seant Penn. Arthur Albert Robinson.
Joseph Nelson Rutherford. Ernest
Thomas Salter. Frank Bruce Sayles.
Willard Theodore Sellman. Alfred
William Simkins. Joseph Aloysius
Somerville. Harrison Radcliffe Thorn
as, Rufus Primus Turner. Timothy
Hatred Ward. George Taylor Waugh,
Joseph Russell Weaver, Rudolph Emil
White. Rudolph William Whitfield
and George Henry Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
M u SIC
SECOND QUARTET CONCERT.

The National String Quartet, Henri
Sokolov, first violin; Max Pugatsky,
second violin; Samuel F'eldman. viola.
and Richard Lorleberg, cello. present
ed the second in the series of four con-
certs given Tuesday evenings in the
chamber music auditorium of the
Library of Congress last night. A
capacity audience listened keenly and
with hearty applause to the entire
program, only a few individuals leav
ing before the concert was over. 1t
is splendid to find this support of local
musicians endeavors and augurs we'll
for the increase in musical apprecia-
ton and musical endeavors in thu
Capital City.
The National String Quartet de-
serves such support if ever a local
organization did, for the men in it are
earnest, sincere musicians and in the
several years in which they have
worked together they have developed
remarkably in various phases of CO..
ordination. They show what practice
and musicianship can do toward pro.
viding rare entertainment.
The first quartet last night was
Beethoven's Quartet. Opus IS, No. B.
in A." In the second movement. the
minuet, the cello was unusually eff
fective and all four instruments
showed carefully rounded rhythmic
phraSings. In the Andante cantablie.
with it's fascinating variations, there
were moments of complete delight in
the Interpretation. and Mr.. Sokolov's
faci,e howing showed to advantage.
The only flaw was scattered tempos
in the final variation.
The other string quartet was BOro-
din's mo. in d. with its lovely roc
turne movement that is not unlike the
most popular of the Brahms waltzes
in melodic line and phrasing. The
scherZo movement, too. is charming
and was particularly we'll played. The
viola and cello had special oppor-
tunities in this work and the cuet of
the violins in the last movement
showed fine artistry.
Due to sudden illness, Mr.. Priest.
who was to have been the orSanist
in the playing Of Caldara's Sonata
da Chiesa in B Minor" was unable
to appear. Warren F. Johnson, an.
other we'll known local organist. took
his place and acquitted himself well
in combination with Mr.. Sokolov. Mr..
Pugatsky and Mr.. LorleberG. The
work has typically Italian broad
sweeping phrases with pompous' little
horid frills. 1t proved an interesting
Latin interim between the Teutonic
and Slavic types Of the quartets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23
PLANS REAL CELEBRATION
c. E. Graham Gets Permission to
Shoot Plenty of Fireworks.

District children will be envious of
G. E. Graham. 6132 Broad Branch
road, on independence day. The Com
missioners gave him authority yester-
day to celebrate the day in the old
display.
Mr.. Graham advised the Commits
sioners that he and several of his
neighbors desired to make q lot of
racket by firing a number of salutes
and could do so without injury to
life or property. He was authorized
to shoot firecrackers and send sky
rockets and roman candles into the
sky and burn all the colored lights
he wanted between : am. and 10 pm.
on July 5.
The Commissioners also gave the
Takoma Park Citizens ASSOCIATION
permission to fire a bomb salute on
July in the Takoma School grounds
in connection with its celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
ARCADE BOUT TRIAL
IS WORD CONTEST
Whether Term Flight" or
"Sparring Exhibition" Ap-
plies Is Big Question

The Government appeared to have
an uphill struggle today before Justice
Stafford and a jury in Criminal Di-
vision in its effort to prove that
the anti-prize fight section of the Dis
trict code had been violated January
II last in a four-round sparring ex.
hibition at the Arcade, which was in
terrupted by the police.
Most of the witnesses relied on were
connected with the exhibition in some
| way. and reluctantly gave any testi-
mony favorable to the prosecution.
| Whenever Assistant United States At.
torney O'Leary would use the words
bout" or fight" in his questions the
| witness would almost always say
"sparring exhibition in his answer.
The case being tried involves the
first match on the evening in question,
in which John Cody. alias Jack Cody
of Fort Myer met Philip Raymond of
Baltimore. Frank Dane, alias Frank
Ceccerelli, called the promoter Of the
f1Stic encounter, and the two named
contestants are the defendants.
Among the witnesses called by the
prosecution were Ralph Murdoch, who
said he was adviser to Cody; Theodore
Mitchell. who acted as referee; Charles
Royce Hough. jr.. timekeeper; James
J. Lake. the official announcer Of the
National Capital Sporting Club. and
Frank L. Raymond. a brother of one
Of the defendants.
After much effort, Assistant u. 8.
Attorneys O'Leary and Fihelly were
able to get the witnesses to tell the
jury that the two contestants "ex-
changed blows with their gloved fists"
Some of the witnesses said there were
blows striking the body but no knock
downs On cross-examination by At.
norneys James A. O'Shea and John
Fl. Burnett for the defense, it was
, ELECTED there was no decision given
at the end of the bout. Counsel for
the defense 'contented themselves with
taking exceptions to the allowance of
certain questions asked by the prose
cutors, and dismissed each witness
after two or three inquiries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
COUNCIL PROPOSES
NEW PROBE ANGLE
Would Have House Learn
How Many Insane Are
Charged to D. C..

The Citizens Advisory Council
voted last night to urge the Gibson
subcommittee of the House District
committee, now investigating condi-
lions in the District, to make an in
quiry to determine how many in
digent insane patients in st. Eliza
beth's Hospital who never resided in
the District are being maintained out
of District revenues.
Action followed charges by Council
man Harry n. Stull that the District
is paying for the care of a number
of the inmates who never were resi-
dents of the District.
The last appropriation bill carried
an item of 81 900 900 for care of in.
digent insane patients at ST. Eliza
beths." declared Mr.. Stull. "Secre-
tary George S. Wilson of the Board
OF Charities recently testified that
there are 2.100 such persons charged
TO the District tax fund.
Many Never Lived Here.
"A number of them, I have been
told, never lived in the District more
than two or three days. We know
that every crank and demented per-
son who comes here to try and see the
President Is picked up on the streets,
hailed into court and sent to st. Eliza
beth's as a charge on the District.
1t seems to me this is a large amount
of money to spend. especially in view
of the fact that many of the patients
never lived in the District"
The joint resolution to permit the
District National Guard to use vacant
portions of the Pension Bureau Build
ing for an armory and for drill pur-
poses was approved by the council.
The Commissioners already have in
dorsed this resolution.
The council, however, disapproved a
bill to permit the erection of an ONCE
building at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue to a height of $50 feet,
including superstructure The
building restriction at this point is
ITO feet, and w. /. Swanton, who re-
ported on the measure, pointed out
that the proposed increase in height
would dwarf the Treasury Building"
which the new structure will face.
Tax Bill Report Offered.
A report submitted by George c.
Havenner on q bill amending the per-
sonal tax law, with an increased pen
atty on persons willfully failing to
make a return, was referred back 70
him for further consideration. Mr..
reported that there is no
need for the legislation, but he saw
no objection to it. Members of the
however. voiced objection to
the drastic penalty of the bill, which
prescribes fine of $500 or months
in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
HOUSEKEEPERS ELECT.
OFFICERS AT SESSION
Mrs. William E. Chamberlin
Named President by D. c. ALI
ance for Third Term.

Mrs. William E. Chamberlin was
reelected president of the House
keepers Alliance of the District Of
Columbia at the annual meeting Of
the organization yesterday in the
home economics building Of George
Washington University, 2024 G street.
Mrs. Chamberlin already has served
two terms as president. Miss Ellen
A. Vinton was reelected vice presi-
dent.
Other officers elected were: Vice
presidents, Mrs, F.. H. Newell and
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Henry G. Brown, re.
elected; recording secretary. Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, reelected; and
treasurer, Mrs. j. c. Kondrup, re.
elected. Those elected members of
the executive board at large were
Mrs. G. G. Williams. Mrs, r. H. Snod-
grass, Mrs. Frank Parks. Mrs. j.
Franklin Meyer and Mrs. H. N. Moss.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Kondrup
were reelected delegates to the
Federation Of Women's Clubs. =
The alliance voted Endorsement of
Mrs. Chamberlin as candidate for
second vice president of: the District
of Columbia Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Decision to contribute to the
Women's National Committee for
Law Enforcement was made in the
form of a resolution.
Mrs. Chamberlin announced that
the alliance has compiled a list of
available household help in the DIS
trict, and also will endeavor to keep
up a list of all modern household
supplies and labor. saving devices for
use In the home, Ito be available to
any person applying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
Tests Show Human Body Can Obtain
Energy From Ultraviolet Sun Rays

body in burning up the food stored in
It's cells.
The theory was advanced that the
pigment developing in skin exposed
to ultraviolet rays, the tan" caused
by the sun, has the power of chang
ing the wave length of light, into the
wave length of heat, which may be
utilized by the body instead of its own
"burnt-up tissue"
The problem was approached by the
doctors purely from the physiological
standpoint, and did not attempt to
suggest practical applications.
In the experiments, ultraviolet
light from a quartz mercury vapor
lamp was used. this light being SINH
lar to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
The patients studied were sufferers
from catarrhal jaundice, or from per.
-niciOus anemfa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
MISSING ASSAILANT
BELIEVED SUICIDE
Auto of Harry M. Rowe, Jr., Who
Stabbed Three of Family,
Found by River.

BALTIMORE. Md, May 5.-A
theory that Harry M. Rowe. jr., who
Monday night beat and stabbed three
members of his family at Cantonville,
has committed suicide was strengthen
ed today by the finding of his auto.
mobile on the north bank of the
Severn River. Rowe, believed by his
wife and younger brother to have
been insane, fractured the skull of his
father, DR.. Harry M. Rowe, with an
iron bar. slashed at his stepmother
with knife and caused her to plunge
from second-story window and stab
bed his half-sister Portia Physicians
said today Mrs. Rowe and Portia prob.
ably would recover, DIR. Rowe has not
regained consciousness and is expected
to die.
Young Rowe's watch and pocket.
book were found in his car Police
believe he may have leaped into the
river. Armed posses have searched
for him since the attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
BISHOP BAST CASE
|STAKEN Up HERE.
PreIates Hear Report Asking
Fellow Churchman Be
AbsoIved of Blame.

The tragic story of Bishop Anton
Bast of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. who was sentenced to a term
In Jail for a technical violation of civil
law, after he had given the greater
part of his life to Christian ministry
and social service. was forcibly pre-.
scented to the board. of bishops of the
worldwide Methodist organization by
Bishop Edgar Blake of Paris. with a
view that action be taken absolving
Bishop Bast of any moral blame.
The board, in accepting the report
of Bishop Blake, Immediately referred
1t to committee and directed that a
recommendation be returned to the
board Friday.
While the session of the board to-
day was private, the action in calling
for further consideration of the case
was taken as an indication that a
majority Of the board were convinced
of the absolute moral innocence of
the accused bishop.
Persecution Is Charged.
The conviction of Bishop Bast was
declared to be the result of persecu.
ton by disgruntled former members
OF ms congregation at the Jerusalem
Methodist Episcopal Church of Copen.
was assigned, is the statement of
Bishop Blake.
Bishop Bast was charged with EN-.
bezzlement of church funds following
an investigation of his administration.
which he had invited when rumors of
announcement were spread broadcast
about him. All these specifications
were quashed for lack of supporting
evidence, 1t is said. but Bishop Bast
was found guilty in civil court of
making misleading statements in his
church paper, the Lighthouse. In
appealing for funds for carving on
social service projects he unwittingly
gave the impression that the Light.
mouse was financially embarrassed, his
defenders say.
The report of Bishop Blake was
MADE In connection with a series OF
reports from the 81 bishops present re.
garding conditions of the church pro.
gram in their bishoprics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
PLAN PAN-PACIFiC MEET.
Interior Department to Ask Ocean
Nations to. Farley.

A pan.Pacific conference on educa.
ton, reclamation and recreation will
be held at Honolulu, Hawaii, in the
Spring Of 1927, according to plans an.
nounced by the Interior Department
today.
Resolutions have already been in.
troduced at the request of Secretary
Work in the Senate and House au.
thorizing the conference. Its purpose
Is to assemble Government represent.
atives of Pacific Ocean nations for
discussion of problems dealing with
schools, farm land development under
Government aid. public lands and ma
tional parks with bureau officers hav-
ing similar administrative functions
In the Interior Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05

900, 900 carried in the pending bill for
the District of Columbia will be re-
quired to take care of urgent condi-
tons in the departments.
In the hope of bringing the build
ings bill to vote within few days,
the Senate late yesterday entered into
a unanimous consent agreement, under
which debate will be confined to the
question. Most of the time yesterday
was taken up by speeches on the pro-
hibition question, and other matters
foreign to the buildings bill have
been injected on previous days.