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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
HIGH SCHOOL PAPER
STAFF SELECTED
"BaIance Sheet" Will Be Un-
der Direction of Miss
Sarah Wallace.

The new staff Of the Balance Sheet
Business High Schools official paper,
will be under the direction Of Miss
Sarah Wallace. Miss Bayly, the for.
mer adviser, has been transferred to
Western High School. The staff now
is composed of the following students:
Editor, Martha Bean; associate editor
Kenneth Harvey; business manager,
Irene Weber. and assistant manager,
James Quick.
STAFF OF Paper.
Following are special assignments
for Balance Sheet work:
School news-Tillie NJ. Ginberg.
Kathryn Roth. Eva Singman, Ida Par
sons, Anna White. Mary b. Splawn,
Walter kirkley, Pauline Bell, Kathryn
Compton, Richard Harris, Louis Lind
say, Ruth Corvette. BERTHE Bryan, Fan
ME Luchs, Edith Raphelson, and Mar
tina Bean.
Cadet news-Maj. George Foreman.
Capt. William II. Wolowitz, Capt. AL
vim Kraft, Capt. Kluft, Lieut.. Kenneth
Harvey.
Athletics-William H. wolowitz, Sid.
ney Block. Samuel Lafsky, Jerry Col
Inns and Floyd Barnard
Tales and jingleS-Milton Cohen
| Martha Bean. Lloyd Proctor. Kathryn
Compton, Pat Murphy. Kenneth Har.
vey, Ralph Whelan, Harry Spiwak
| Ida Parsons. Louise Lindsay. Eliza
| beth Piper and Mildred Lehman
! Alumni nOteS-AndreW McGarraghy
Mary b. Splawn and Mary Sherman.
Circulation managers-Doris Offutt
| and Ruth Alpher.
Advertising managers-Walter Sea
lock. Gilbert Potts. Carl Herman
Willard Brown and Harry Spiwak
BOokkeeDers-Rose Plotnick and
Norman Bell.
Increase Of Students.
The February enrolment at Bust.
ness High School included SO new stu.
dents from Columbia, jefferson, Lang.
ley and Mcfarland Junior High
Schools, and approximately 120 from
the eighth grades of the city The
graduates Of the Junior High Schools
for the most part will enter the third
semester. while the first semester will
claim the eighth grade students. These
entries more than offset the 40 stu
dents lost TO the school through the
midyear graduation.
OF the approximately 200 students
who entered the school on February l.
65 boys enlisted in the cadet corps
Most Of these boys are inexperienced
in military maneuvers and rather than
put any extra burden on the officers of
the three regular companies the mill
tary committee has decided to organ
lie new company composed OF the
new members. Some of the bows
however. have had training before.
and they probably will obtain berths in
the regular companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
ARMSTRONG PREPARING
FOR ORATORICAL TEST
Both of Previous District Winners
Will Compete Again-Competi-
tive Drill to Be Held.

Armstrong Technical High Shcool
is making plans for it's 1926 orator.
cal contest. The committee in charge
will be the same as last year, with
the addition of Miss G. G. West and
Mrs. H. B. Allen. Both of the previ-
Gus district prize winners are still
undergraduates, and plan to compete
this year. Manning Johnson, last
years prize winner. defeated Rozier
Gaddis. Miss Annie Wheeler, who
finished second in both of the previous
competitions, is expected to make a
final bid this year.
The annual competitive drill is to
be preceded this year by an intra-
school company competition, accord
ing to plans Of Capt. H. o. Atwood,
military instructor. A silver cup has
been secured and will be awarded to
the company making the best showing
at the Spring competition.
Victorien Sardous play, Mime.
Sans Gene" was shown in picturized
form in the auditorium at q special as
sembly. The students followed with
marked interest the events in the rise
of the viviandiere interspersed with
high lights in the career of Bonaparte.
P. J. Rayford Of the school gardens
department is in charge Of this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.



John ]. Thomas. pupil of Sternb berg
Phi1a.: DR.. Clark. University of Penna.. and
advanced teacher of Progressive Series. 703
Lawrence St. NE. Brookland. Pot. 2596-J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
OF HOWARD
UNIVERSITY MEET HERE
Semi-Annual Session Is Held at
School Library-President
Durkee Makes Report.

The semi-annual meeting of the
board of trustees of Howard Univer-
sity was held in the board room of
Carnegie Library on Tuesday. The
members of the board are DR.. Charles
r. Brown, New Haven. Conn; DR..
Sars W. Brown, DIR. NJ. o. Dumas,
DIR. Thomas Jesse Jones, New York
City; DR.. j. Z. Moorland. New York
City; DIR. Charles b. Purvis. Boston,
Mass; Dr. NJ. +. Wheatland, Newport,
r. l.; James c. Napier, Nashville,
Tenn; Rofe Cobleigh, Boston, Mass.
DIR. J. Stanley Durkee, John r. Haw-
kins. Justice Stanton j. Peelle, DR..
Ulysses q. r. Pierce, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. New York City: Gen. John
II. Sherburne. Boston, Mass; Charles
I. Corby, Victor b. Deyber. DIR. Albert
ARushnell Hart, Cambridge, Mass;
Bishop John Hurst. Baltimore, Md;
c. III. Pope and DR.. c. Sumner Worm
ley.
In the absence of DIR. Charles r.
Brown, president Of the board. DIR.
Albert Bushnell Hart, professor Of his
tory. Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass. presided
President j. Stanley Durkee in his
report at the semi annual meeting
called attention to tie very substan-
tial progress which the university has
. made during the first months Of the
school term
The board of trustees authorized
that there be sent to DIR. Francis j..
Grimke of Washington a properly en-
crossed resolution, adopted by the
board. expressing its regret because
of DIR. Grimke's voluntary retirement
from the board after serving more
than 40 years.
Attention was called to the death Of
Milton f. Allies, trustee, and Judge
Robert II. Terrell, member of the fac.
ulty of the law school. A committee
was appointed to draft suitable reso-
lutions of regret. This committee Is
composed of DIR. ]. Stanley Durkee,
DR.. Marcus F. Wheatland. Newport,
r. l., and Rolfe Cobleigh, Boston.
Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
EASTERN NOON HOUR
Committee REVISED
Cadet Dance Held Friday Night
Before Championship War
Game Yesterday.

4 revision of the Eastern High
School noon hour activity committee
under the Craftsmanship of Miss
Esther Jonas was made on February
for the new semester. The faculty
chaperons for the fourth period are
as follows: Charles Guilford, in gen
eral charge: Henry FURY and Miss G..
Walter, in charge of the dancing in
the armory: Miss Nellie Curtis, in
charge of the girls noon hour club in
Room liz. Chaperons for the fifth
period are: Ernest Williamson. in gen.
eral charge: Misses NJ. Dent. F. Milf
ken, and Gordon Rath, in charge of
dancing in the armory: Miss Marian
Hummer. in charge of the. girls noon
hour club in Room liz. Other mem
bers of the committee. TO take charge
of the auditorium during their lunch
period for the programs held there,
are: Mrs. B. Metzler, Mrs. NJ. Sans,
Mrs. r. Denning. Mrs. L. Hall and
Mrs. ]. Sperry; Misses l.. Webb, c.
McGrath. p. Lohmann, II. Boyd, r..
Drum, NJ. Howes and William Wini-
GOV.
The final game for the championship
of the war game series at Eastern
was played yesterday between
Companies C and D. Maj. r. G..
Payne, director of the cadet corps at
Eastern and Western, was the judge.
Companies A and c held a cadet dance
in Easterns armory Friday night.
Ernest Rick, instructor of the auto
science department, is to give another
series of lectures on Fundamental
Electricity Applied to Automobiles to
the students.
Friday afternoon a motion picture,
THE Beggar on Horseback was
shown in the school auditorium.
The new semester has the largest
class yet of girls studying auto
science. There are %.
E,astern's band rehearSed at Central
Tuesday with the inter-high band in
preparation for the meeting of the
department of superintendent, to be
held at the Washington Auditorium
during the week Of February %.
The Glee Club. under the leadership
of Mrs. c. V. Byram and assisted by
part of Westerns Glee Club, Will
sing the cantata, Lincoln, on
Lincoln's birthday, February II, at
Eastern's auditorium.
Two new teachers have been added
to Eastern's faculty. They are Miss
Elsie Krey, domestic science, and Miss
Helen Anderson, mathematics. Or.
7. J. Rothermel. teacher of science.
has returned to school after few
weeks of illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
Spanish Courses Open.

Special courses for beginners are
announced by the Spanish School of
washington. r. Granados, a grad
uate Of the University of Seville, an
nounces he is receiving candidates in
his studio on H street. and that
Government clerks availing them
selves of the oportunity to study
after office hours constituted a large
quota Of applicants for entrance to
the Spanish School Of Washington
last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
MINER NORMAL ADDS 238.
School Reports Enrolment of Ju.
niors in Various Courses.

The enrolment Of juniors in the
Miner Normal School on February 1
was 23S. With final examinations for
the term over, and promotions made,
10 juniors entered the art course, 9
the kindergarten. 1876 the primary
grade course, "a the home economics
and 3 the course in business practice,
leaving AZ on the list unclassified.
Friday afternoon the Miner Normal
basket ball team played the Baltimore
High School team in the gymnasium
Of the Normal School. winning the
game with a score Of 35 to Is.
Three members Of the Social Serv-
ice Club. Misses Eloise Robinson
Helen Payne and Julia Dulaney, spent
Saturday afternoon at the Eighth
Street Children's Home. where they
entertained the children with games,
stories and refreshments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
STUDY is DISCUSSED.

Two events held the stage at the
Slater-Langston and Twining group
during the last week Of January. The
first was a conference of the principal
and all teachers, at which Mrs. E. L.
Larry, a fifth grade teacher Of this
group, set forth the reasons and
methods for motivation of study
among pupils. and a round table dis
cussion followed. The other event
was the graduation Of Mrs. M. B. Rus
sells eighth grade class. Clyde Glass
trained the pupils in the musical &C.
lections. Nathaniel Guy, dramatic in
structor. produced the court scene
from Shakespeare's Merchant Of
Venice" The principal, Miss Anna
Thompson, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
300 Kinds of Oak Trees.

There are 300 kinds of oak trees
having vastly different characteristics,
but they have one common feature,
and that Is they all produce acorns,
says the Pittsburgh Chronicie-Iele-
graph. The white oak Is SO calieo pc
cause It has a rather white bark.
while the black oaks bark Is quite
dark, black to all intents and purposes
during the wood age" Live oak was
always preferred for shipbuilding and
for heavy duty, but just why it was
named Tive" is matter of doubt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13

CURED for the Identification OF the
National Capital.
James r. Schick, executive Sec
rotary, says the board felt 1t was
its civic duty to contribute the
work OF its appraisal committee In
appraising these park properties.
The service of the committee was
also donated to the Y. NJ G. "A.
The cities ahead of Washington
are Chicago, Cleveland, Rochester
and Fort Wayne. The average
value of each separate piece of
property appraised in Washington,
however, was equal to that of the
leading city, Chicago. which APP
praised more than $37 900, 900 with.
This committee consists of
Horace @. Smithy, chairman; III.
Clifford Bangs, Thomas P.\ Bones,
G. Calvert Bowie, Joseph A. Her.
bert, jr., Claud Livingston and
John T. Meany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
HAS MANY
REGENT SALES

There has been . marked demand
for property in and about the city
indicated by an advance spring
activity as is noted by recently
closed sales OF homes and business
properties by the Shannon & Luchs,
Inc. real estate organization.
Particularly does there appear to
be ready market for homes To-
Gated in attractive outlying sub
urban sections. as would naturally
be expected this time Of the year.
Approximately $4,000 worth IT
property has been reported sold By
that office within the past few
weeks.
There have been many sales re-
ported in the Burleith community
as well as marked activity IN
Fourteenth Street Terrace. The
following are recent sales of real
estate in Washington handled
through this company: D. B. Arm
ietead, 623 d st. N. W.; Albert J..
Houghton, 1908 Thirty-seventh st.
N. W.; John s.. Goodall, 370O T. St.
N. W.; Ida r. Donahoe. Is Todd
Pl. N. E.; Adolph Neyl, $500 Fit.
teenth st. N, W.; George T. Shun-
sey, 1885 Kennedy ST.: e. M. Bailey,
531 Kennedy ST.; Mrs. Chaklotte
Cain. 170S KiIbourne PI.; Laura
Anderson, 1913 Four-and-a-Half st.
s. W.; Carl o. Romberg, 300 9 st.
N. W.; Stuart Robinson, 1916 T st.;
Jessie J. Blose, 813 Hamilton ST.;
Ada and Gladys Bush. 1921 Spring
Rd.; w. Leroy Saunders. 1880 Z
st.: e p. Thompson, 1918 T ST.;
B. II. Curry, 623 d st. N. W.; r.
s. Easily Smith. 1910 Thirty-seventh
st.; f. NJ. Schmidt. 1910 Park I'd;
John II. Nelson, 1885 Ingraham ST.;
Ella Willindin, 2O9 T St.; James
w. Kendall, 514 Lamont ST.;
Charles w. Lynch, 1877 Pierce St.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
RE- PORT IS Good
On BUILDING

january building permits tn 40
cities promise b larger voluxne OF
building III many parts Of the coui.
try this spring than was indicated
at this time last year ACCORDING
to the national monthly building
survey of s. w. Strauss 3 Go. MADE
public yesterday. a gain Of per
cent this January n comparab Die
with . loss Of ~ Per cent last
January.
While the new year begins with
total volume greater than Tor
any previous january, the general
report u somewhat spOtty IA
many States the Issue OF permits
was considerably less than during
the Same month last year.
The 40 cities covered Ia the 3.
w. Ekraue q Co. survey issued
S269, $40 .71e Of building peEmits ~
compared with s247 .O7S 500 il Jan
uary, 1926.
The TWENTY-FIVE leading cities had
q gain of rs per cent comparable
with very slight increase last
.Iarftiarv. The 26 leading cities also
reported SIS per cent Of the total
At the same time these increases
were not evenly spread among the
Ialper centerg of population. New
Yorlg. Detroit, PI1ilade lphias San
Francisco. Seattle and the cities ~
the South, which are still holding
their building activities practically
represent the gain for the country:
Chicago, washington, Boston ana
other cities which were very active
last January this year showed de-
creases. The South, cities II
IL states reporting, had q gain 81
50 per cent. III the East 128 cities
had 4 gain but only on account q
New York city's gain Of ~ per
cent. Ill DOroughs partici patiaE 10
13s central cities, including Chicago.
there was q loss: in S6 Pacific
western cities there was q loss az.
spite gains III San Francisco ana
Seattle. Los Angeles had 3 loss q
more than 81 ,0OO, 900.
The states with showed January
gains were New York. New Jersey.
pennsyivania; Kansas. Michigan,
Missourt. Montana, Arkansas Elor.
ida. Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippt.
North Carolina. Tennessee, Texas,
washington and Idaho.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
AVIATOR IN pORL p WAR
iEi p ON FRAUD CHARGE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. L.
Harold IIardencourt. alias James
Miiler, 81 Fort Worth, Tex. aviator
ii the American and British armies
during the world war, was held
without bail for D further hearing
when ne was .arraigned before
MAGISTRATE Holland In central polica
court charged with passing bogus
checks totaling 500 on stores in
the central section Of the city.
The man was arrested IN CEN
trail section hotel. and police found
deposit books and checks for more
than b score Of banks throughout
the country III his suitcase. He
denied passing the checks but de-
tectives later found he Il now free
on parole from prisons III both
Dallas and Houston, Tex, where
he was convicted for passing bogus
checks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
S. ,OOO, 900 Refused
By Shaw for Movie
RIGHTS Report

= 49, = - ~ = - Y
y LONDON, Feb 18 Georges
Bernard Shaw has refused On
offer Of $1,000, 900 fcr TIE film
rights for his plays, according
to the Daily Express.
The Express said that Shaw
made this statement while he.
was being filmed Ia London
studio for 8 part of . British
film.
Shaw Is reported IS stating
that he refused the otter be-
cause he felt Il would kin the
market for his stage plays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
NEW DIVISION or REALTY
BOARD PROVES WORTH

A considerable amount Of in.
formation and valuable knowledge
Is being disseminated to the mem.
bers of the Washington Real Estate
Board engaged in renting or man
aging properties in the District
through the medium Of the newly
formed property management diyi.
sion of the board.
This division which was formed
two weeks ago is holding weekly
meetings at the City Club and the
various problems OF property man
agement are being discussed in
round table form and the entire
membership of this division Is get.
ting the benefit of the combined
experience of those attending these
luncheon meetings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
u MADE SICK
BY GOAL GAS

NEW YORK, Feb. Between
80 ana ~ persons suffered from
coal eas poisoning when s detective
furnace sent deadly nlonoxide fumes
cfrcula ting tllroue koursstorla
Theatrical rOoni1g house on Eighth
Avenue here yesterday.
sixteen az the victims were ONek-
come. seven % whom had ~ BE-
taken 70 hospitals
The others were revived - The
scene BY aInbulance surgeons. The
house Is the same Ia when 14rn.
Elsie N. REGAIN, nlyetertousty slain
cabaret dancer lived with her chunl,
phnaha Davis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
LINCOLN CLUB HEARS
POSTMASTER GENERAL

"ft viii cost more to support the
Postoffice Department alone this
year than It took to finance the en-.
tire United States Government in
any single year from 1875 to 1902
Postmaster General Harry 8. New
told Lincoln Club members In hia
speech last night at Louisville, KY
The postmaster roughly outlined
this country's financial growth In
the last so years.
1--WE are at the high point Of ouI
prosperity. The progress we have
made In the last five years vastly
e.,rnasses that of any other like
pef1od in our history" New told hif
hearers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
REALTY BOARD
HERE BUSY

The washington Real Estate
Board stood fifth last year in the
amount and value Of appraisals
made by its appraisal committee.
The local board appraised prop
critics approximating in value So
900 900. This included the examina-
ton In exhaustive detail of Ill
separate properties.
The appraisal committee rem
dered its service free to the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission and
other Government agencies in ap.
praising park properties to be &C.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
Cab Stand stirs Society

LONDON, Feb. IS ashicnable
EccIeston Square ii revolt
against the home Office. which has
authorized j taxicab rank III this
fashionable residential district The
Duke 81 Weetnninster Iii one Of the
leading ccmpIainants
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-13
Gard Parry Planned

Miss Natalie urkner president
.o9 che Normal Camp Association.
announces bridge and five hun-
sired party Tuesday night at the
home Of Miss SchWertz, 1916
Columbia I'd. ~. w ], at $50 O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

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fronts, boomer and straight
leg. Materials are fine
sheer batiste. Rayon stripe
batiste and woven checks.
Pink and white. Sizes II
TO l6 years. and a few Is
year sizes.
Goldenberg First Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

Cool and comfortable ath-
letic Union Suits, of cross
barred muslin, in pink and
white, made in bodice and
built-up shoulder STYLES.
Some with hemStitched top.
Bloomer and strap leg
styles. Sizes IL to IS years.
'harge Accounts Invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

Materials are pink and white '
striped wolfe, fine sheer batiste, r;
stripe batiste and woven checks.
in bodice style. Surplus lots and S
seconds
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23

L. w. Payne of Corley was bust
ness visitor in town yesterday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
ANNIVERSARY WEEK OF
KIWANIS

In speaking of the Kiwanis
clubs program for the observance Of
the 18th anniversary Of Kiwanis In
ternationaPs founding, G. A. Blakes-
lee, president Of the local club, told
Of the remarkable growth Of the civic
organization that now has more than
1886 clubs and over 100000 members
in the United States and Canada. The
first Kiwanis meeting to be held was
in Detroit, Michigan, on January n,
1916, and that is why the club to-
gather with all the others will OBJ
serve Anniversary Week from Jam
uary 1922 this year.
"The year following the beginning
Of what is now the largest service
organization on the North American
continent, thirtyfive clubs were
sponsored in the United States, and
at the convention in Montreal last
June the report showed that Kiwanis
International is rapidly and steadily
growing" said Mr.. Blakeslee.
"What this community is interest
ed in mostly, however, is what XII
wants has accomplished here.
Give a history Of your club, its
past and present officers and the
achievements both in civil affairs and
otherwise.)
"Kiwanis idealistic, but it's accom-
plishments during the past it is easily
noticed that it is also very practical.
It applies civic and social service
to every community that wants it. In
truth the ideals of Kiwanis are prac-
ticed in an every day, business like
manner.)
The club will hold its anniversary
meeting on Friday, Jan. 21st. at the
Luzerne Hotel $50 P. M.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
YOUNG MAN AcCIDENTLY SHOT

Darl England, son of John Eng
land of the Elliott addition, met with
a very painful accident last Saturday
morning, when he lost his left hand
from the accidental discharge of
gun. He had stood the gun up by
gate, in order to open the gate to let
his father through with load Of hay,
after closing the gate he reached
through and got the gun by the muz-
zle and in pulling it through the fence
the the hammer was caught by the
fence causing the discharge Of the
gun.
He was taken to an Elkins hospital
where the hand was amputated at
the wrist. He is getting along as
we'll as could be expected.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
PREACHER EXPIRES IN PULPIT

Bluefield, w. Va, Dec. 20.-With
the words of his text "This night thy
soul shall be required of thee, on his
dying lips, the Rev. Arthur S. Thorn,
SO, dropped dead in the pulpit of the
Pocahontas Methodist Church last
night.
The pastor was nearing the close
of his sermon when he collapsed. Life
was extinct when members of his
congregation reached him. He had
shown no signs of illness during his
sermon and had never before been af-
fected by heart trouble, members of
his family stated.
Rev. Thorn is survived by his wild
ow and five children. One son, Mer-
ril Thorn, died during the World War
while in the aviation service.
Rev. Thorn was at one time prin-
cipal of Concord State College, at
Athens, and also served as principal
of New River State College, Mont
gomery. He was candidate for
Congress in the Sixth West Virginia
district but was defeated