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Evening star., 1926-05-24
BRENNAN TO PUSH
DRY REFERENDUM
Starts Move for Proposal for
Modification in State
Ballot.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 24.-George r.
Brennan. Democratic national COM
mitteeman, has sponsored a move to
give voters of Illinois an opportunity
to express themselves on the prohlbi-
ton question in the November elec-
tion, at the same time that he runs
for Senator on "Wringing wet" plat
form.
Petitions to place a prohibition pro
posal, similar to the one to be voted
on in New York State. on ballot
under the provisions of the State pub
lie policy act, will be circulated lmme-
diately. Mr.. Brennan announced. The
text Of the proposition is the one
drawn by Elihu Root, former Secre-
tary of State, and Incorporated in the
referendum bill passed by the New
York State Legislature and recently
signed by Gov. AL Smith.
"Shorn Of it's legal phraSeology, y
Mr.. Brennan said, 1.-The Root PROPOSE
ton means that it is left for each
State to decide for itself it's measure
of prohibition. 1t means, for instance.
that dry South Carolina cannot inn
pose it's will on wet Illinois and wet
Illinois cannot impose its will on dry
South Carolina"
Merely Seeks Modification.
Mr.. Brennan believed the proposed
measure was so worded that there ap
peared no danger of it being attacked
on the ground that it nullifies the
eighteenth amendment. 1t follows:
should the Congress Of the United
States modify the Federal act to en-
force the eighteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States
so that the same shall not prohibit
the manufacture, sale. transportation.
importation or expectation Of bever
ages which are not in fact intoXicat-
ing. as determined in accordance with
the laws of the respective StateS?''
The petitions must be signed by 10
per cent Of the registered voters of
the State and filed with the Secretary
of State 60 days before the election.
Cites Party Platform.
The Democrats of Cook County
and Illinois have declared in their
county and State platforms for modifi-
cation Of the Volstead act" Mr.. Bren-
nan said.
Gov. Smith has signed the bill
which puts the proposition up to the
voters Of New York. We are assured
by Senator Reed that Pennsylvania
will do likewise. If Illinois does the
same thing the three great States of
the Nation will have spoken and Con-
gress will have a clear-cut guide to
follow"
Illinois has voted before on a simi.
lar question. In 1922. on the question
Of legalizing wine and beer. the vote
was: Yes. 1,065,242 no, 512,111. F.
Scott Mcbride, then State superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League,
urged dry followers not 20 vote on
the proposal.
Evening star., 1926-05-24

MODERN beauty methods star.
Nl now with keeping the pores
clean and the skin free of blemish-
inviting matter. That means daily
cleansing with soap and water.
Youth is thus preserved and natural
loveliness invited.
But take care the kind of soap you
use. Don't think any so-cailed good"
soap will do. Some soaps, excellent
for many purposes, may prove un-
fitted for your skin. A good COM
plexion is too priceless for expert
ment.
That is why most authorities urge
Palmolive; soap made of rare cos
metic oils, a soap made by experts
in beauty solely for ONE purpose,
to safeguard your complexion. Be-
fore its day, women were told "use
no soap on your faces" Soaps then
were judged too harsh.
Just follow this simple rule in
skin care for one week. Note the
improvement that comes. It is Ma
ture's formula to Keep That School,
girl Complexion"
Try this one soeek Note The
ehansss IN your skin
Wash your face gently with
Palmolive Soap, massaging it softly
into the skin. Rinse thoroughly,
FIRST with warm water, then with
cold. If your skin is inclined to be
Evening star., 1926-05-24
PLAY With Polar Bear Costs Arm.

A visitor to the zoo in Vancouver,
B. c., undertook to play with a
friendly polar bear and climbed over
the railing which separated it from
the public. The wouid-be playmate
lost an arm as a result, and was res
ponsible for immediate agitation to
erect more barriers to keep the public
from the animals.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Railroads Win Decision.

Railroads are not liable under the
Federal employers liability act when
negligence is charged for the death of
employees murdered during a railroad
strike while en- route home under
guard from their place Of employment,
when they voluntarily undertake to
furnish guard, the Supreme Court
held today in a case from Alabama.
declaring that the railroad was not re-
quired to furnish an adequate guard.
Evening star., 1926-05-24
Scotch Farmers Rout Golfers.

When the city council of Edinburgh
granted permission to hold the annual
agricultural show on the municipal
golf links at Saughton Park this year,
golfers protested, but the council de-
cided that agriculture is more i'm
portant to Scotland than golf
Evening star., 1926-05-24
New Guard Unit Denied.

The War Department has ruled that
since the National Guard is limited to
an aggregate strength Of 1S5.730, it
cannot at this time extend Federal
recognition to new units.
An answer to this effect has been
sent Frank D. Rash. Kentucky State
aid. Military Training Camps Asso.
citation. who advised the Department
that the Adjutant General of Ken
lucky desires to organize an addi-
tional regiment of infantry as part Of
the National Guard of that State.
The death warrant for Charles 1 is
Evening star., 1926-05-24
ANDREWS INSISTS
NEW DRY PLAN is
NOT NATIONWIDE

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Evening star., 1926-05-24
BAPTIST BIBLE UNION
PREPARES FOR FIGHT
ON MODERNISTS HERE

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Evening star., 1926-05-24
CITIZENS WIN FIGHT
TO BAR ROW HOUSES
IN RESTRICTED AREAS

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Evening star., 1926-05-24
SCOPE OF FENNING
PROBE UNDECIDED
BY INVESTIGATORS

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Evening star., 1926-05-24
Watch
the Kind ofSoap
You use on your face

Use only true complexion soap
use this way
Evening star., 1926-05-24

The death warrant for Charles I is
still preserved.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14

"AuthOr of Dawes Plan" Invited to
Deliver We'll Lectures

Owen ID. Young, celebrated as
"the author of the Dawes Plan" "
has been invited to deliver the
We'll lectures here next fall. AL
though he has been steadfastly
refusing invitations to make
speeches of any sort, Mr.. Young
has confessed that the character
of this lectureship has a decided
appeal for him, and it is thought
here that there is a good chance
of his coming.
The We'll Lecture Committee
has voted to hold the lectures
henceforth in the fall, they will
be delivered in October or No
vember. The decision was made
because the McNair> lectures,
the high school debates, and 50
many other events are booked
for the spring, whereas the
schedule in the fall is not
crowded.
Mr.. Young is one Of the active
directors Of the recently founded
Walter Hines Page School Of
international Relations at the
Johns Hopkins University. His
chief interest lies in the prob
lens for the study of which the
We'll lectureship was established.
Not long ago he was men
TONED as a candidate for Gov
ernor Of New York, Whcreupon
he came out with a statement
that he did not consider that
his experience fitted him fer
publlc Office, and he would not
be a candidate. Last Sunday
the New York Times had an cdi-
torial saying that Mr.. Young
was mistaken-that he was cx-
ceptionaIly we'll qualified for the
place.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Come to Learn of Geology

Eugene ID. Owen of the
Greensboro Bible and Literary
School, with several members of
the faculty and the class in
geology of his institution, spent
Monday in Chapel Hill and
were shown through the depart
ment of geology by Collier Cobb.
DR.. Owen was desirous that his
group should get some concrete
idea of geology as an actual rec
ord in the rocks of the progress
Of life on the earth. The school
sending this group is the Col
lege Of the Pilgrim Holiness
church, and it was founded 20
or more years ago by w. II. Cox,
d Greensboro philanthropist.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
OWNERS AGREE
TO THE STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
Preliminary Surveys Are Now
Being Made; Bids to Be
Asked for Soon
WORK TO START IN JUNE

Consents from a majority of
the owners along West Franklin
street have removed the last
possible obstacle to the street
Improvement plan which the
board of aldermen recently au-
thorized, and Town Manager
Knox said yesterday that he ex-
pected the construction to be un-
der way within three or four
weeks.
The determination of grades,
the laying out of the system of
underground pipes, the fixing of
the position of poles for cleo
trio wires, the preparing of
specifications-all this necessary
preliminary work is going ahead
rapidly. Just as soon as it is
done bids will be asked for, and
the contract will be promptly a.
warded. 7
1t was necessary to have a
petition signed by owners of at
least half the frontage on every
block concerned, in order that
the cost might be divided in the
usual manner: one third falling
upon the town, one third on the
property on one side of the
street, and one third on the
property on the other side. The
aldermen, when they authorized
the Improvement, made it con-
ditional upon this cooperative
arrangement.
The two most important
stretches to be improved are
Franklin street westward from
Columbia street to the Carrboro
line, and Rosemary street west
ward from the Winston-Dey-
Mangum corner to the Fire
Headquarters corner at Colum-
bia street. On Franklin street
there will be twin roadways
separated by a 14-foot-wide strip
of grass. Concrete curbs and
cutters will be built along the
sidewalks and concrete curbs a
long the central strip. On Rose
mary street there will be a 25-
foot-wide roadway and, on each
side of it, a 10-foot-wide space
for a sidewalk and a grass bor-
der.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Nursing Demonstration
Negro Girls Show Result Of Training
in Red Cross Methods

A Fashion Show and Home
Nursing Demonstration was
given at Chapel Hills negro in
stitution, the Orange County
Training School, Wednesday af-
ternoon. 1t was attended by
several members of the Com
munity Club, whose health de-
partment, headed by Mrs. II. ID,
Carter has been active in promo
ting the cause Of health and san
itation among the negroes.
Five girls, taught by Nurse
Compton, have completed the
regular course as laid down by
the Red Cross. They are June
Caldwell, Paralee lIargraves,
Gertrude McMaster, Easter Har-
graves, and Louise lTargraves.
AT Wednesdays celebration they
gave a splendid performance in
bed-making, bandaging, and
care Of the sick.
II was through the Commun-
ity Club Of Chapel Hill that
Nurse Compton was started
upon her work here. At first
her salary was paid by the Red
Cross, the tuberculosis Seal
Sale Fund, and the negroes.
Now the town government has
taken over part Of the expense,
and she becomes a town official
working under the direction of
Health Officer Nathan.
The dresses that formed the
exhibits at the fashion show re-
fleet great credit upon the
schools domestic science depart
ment.
At the close Of the demonstra-
tion II. f. Conner Of the UniVcr-
sity Y. M. c. A. made a brief
talk.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
ALUMNI FAVOR
WEEK END FOR
COMMENCEMENT
Friday to Monday Schedule
Makes 1t Easier for
Them to Come
REUNIONS OF 33 CLASSES

Evidence accumulates that
the new plan of having COM
mencement at the weekend is
going to prove a welcome inno-
walton in the University sche-
dule. Alumni all over the state,
and beyond, are letting Daniel
L. Grant, Alumni Secretary,
know how well pleased they are
with the arrangement.
With the favorable conditions
of travel that now prevail, hun
dreds of alumni can leave home
after the end of their business
day on Friday, June 4, and get
here in time for their class din
ners; and even those who live
at a considerable distance will
have to lose only a few hours
from. home. And Alumni Day
falls on Saturday, which many
men find it fairly easy to take
as a holiday.
Another thing that will tend
to make alumni more eager to
attend commencement this year
than they have been in the past
is the assurance that speech
making is going to be "cut to
the bone" In the past there
has been vigorous complaint of
too much talk. But, while peo-
pile have complained, they have
not done anything about it. This
year, however, the reunion COM
mittee called together by Fran
els O. Clarkson, Alumni Marshal,
took definite and positive steps
to diminish the curse.
All the class representatives
at that meeting agreed that
what returning alumni wanted
was not to listen to speeches
but to loaf about the campus and
the village with their friends
and this they are now going to
have more time for.
Thirty-three classes are sche-
duled to hold reunions this year.
The reason for such a large num-
ber is that this is the transition
year between the old multiple
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Geltch Plays Tonight
Celebrated VioIinist Will Perform
under Phi Mu Alpha Auspices

If the reports that have come
ahead of him are a true indica-
ton Of his quality, music lovers
of Chapel Hill are in for a rare
treat when they hear Waldemar
Geltch this (Friday) evening in
Memorial Hall.
He was first scheduled to ap-
pear in Chapel Hill last night
and at the Eastern Carolina
Training School tonight; but,
because Of the conflict here with
the McNair lectures, it was ar
ranged to swap the dates.
A former pupil of Auer and
now head of the violin depart
ment Of the University of Kan
sas, Mr.. Geltch has played more
than 1000 engagements in this
country. He always includes in
his program numbers which, al
though of the highest class of
music are not beyond the popu-
lar taste and understanding.
Such a one, which he will play
tonight, is Mendelssohn's con-
certO in E-minor.
The recently installed Caro-
lima chapter of Phi Mu Alpha is
bringing Mr.. Geltch here. The
purpose of this organization is
to promote high standards of
music. in universities in college
and, in particular to cultivate
interest in American music and
musicians.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Veterans Get Checks
EXServiCe Men Receive Dividends on
Government Policies

Several Of the World War vet
Grams in Chapel Hill recently re-
ceiVed from the United States
Treasury checks in payment of
dividends upon their govern
mcnt life insurance. One man
who carries a 20-year endow-
ment policy for $4,000, and who
has paid premiums for one year,
got a check for 1852; another
who has a $5, 900 endowment pol
icy got a check for 5000.
July first, six weeks hence, is
the last day upon which lapsed
government insurance may be
relnstated or the original term
insurance may be conveyed into
one Of the many forms of poll
cies issued by the government.
The choices embrace ordinary
life, 20-payment life, 30-pay-
ment life, 2O-year endowment,
30-year endowment, and endow-
ment at the age. of 62. '...
Application blanks may be OBJ
tained from either George Law
renee or Carl Durham of the
Chapel Hill post of the American
Legion; and Mr.. Lawrence will
assist any veteran in making out
his application in the manner
required by government regula-
tions.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Fragments from Imaginary
Interviews

high level of culture attained
by its people. It's progress in
the last two decades has been
simply amazing. 1t is a beacon
light to the rest of the South
Nell Battle Lewis.
Representative Poole is my
candidate for the next Govern
or of North Carolina. With
such a man as leader the forces
of enlightenment in this state
may look forward confidently to
the triumph of their cause
w. L. POteat.
| feel that | cannot let another
week pass without congratulate
ing the Southern Railway upon
the cleanliness of its trains and
stations. The consideration
which the Southern shows for
its patrons, in this respect, sets
splendid example for other
public service corporations
Louis Graves.
Material progress should not
be the chief ambition of any peo-
pie. If it is to achieve true
greatness North Carolina must
cultivate an exalted soul, and
nothing could be more improv-
ing to the states spiritual
health than a series of revivals,
in our leading cities, under the
direction of the Reverend Nor
decai F. Ham.-W. o. Saunders.
l am sorry to say that it looks
as if we will have a big crowd
of alumni here at commence
ment. Why these men want tC
come back here, to parade a.
round with ribbons on their la
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Children Need Rides


Many children from Chapel
Hill want to go to Durham to
the Junior u. ID. c. picnic to-
day Friday). Everybody who
happens to be driving over
around three o'clock in the after
noon, and has any spare space
in the car, is asked to come by
the Baptist church and take one
or more children aboard. The
picknickers do not have to be
brought back - their return
journey is already provided for.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Ohe Bankers Eat

Probably Chapel Hill never
before had such a large feast as
the barbecue served to the
bankers at the Country club last
Friday. The guests numbered
around seven hundred, and for
them seven pigs had been roast
ed. There were so many auto
mobiles that many had to be
parked two or three hundred
yards away from the house, on
the roads through w. C. Coker's
new development.
= The University and the Bank
of Chapel Hill, jointly, were the
hosts.
The smooth way in which the
affair was run aroused my admi-
ration for the manager of it, j.
0. Harmon of Swain Hall. But
some of the credit should go to
the brace of super-managers,
Charles T. Woollen and M. E.
Hogan, and the chief cook, Foy
Baker. The tables were scat
tered all about the place, and
thus the purveying of the food
to the eager throats was so de-
centralized that there was no
center of congestion as there so
often is at these picnics.
Such an atmosphere of pros
perity as this company radiated
The bankers, who were in con-
vention in Durham and came
here just for an hour or so, are
the custodians of the wealth.
and the actual possessors of a
great part of the wealth-of the
three states of Virginia and the
two Carolinas. In the modern
fashion of expressing everything
in terms of money should tell
how many dollars the visitors
represented, but of course
can't do that. l am sure the
figure would call to mind the
total of the Allied Debt. Why,
| saw seven citizens of Durham
alone-John Sprunt Hill, X. p.
Lewis, Southgate Jones, Tom
and Alex Worth, and Claiborne
and Will Carr-who could chip
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14

The climate of western North
Carolina is characterized by
long spells of damp, foggy
weather which keeps the inhabi-
tants suffering from influenza
during most of the year. Dreary
mountain wastes induce a deep
depression in the heart of the
stranger. The roads are un-
speakable, and at night travel
over them would be impossible
were it not for the illumination
afforded by the fires under the
stills of the native moonshiners.
Secretary of the Henderson,
vile Chamber of Commerce.
What we need is a more liberal
attitude, on the part of the legis-
lature, in the appropriation of
funds for education, investiga-
tion of industrial conditions, and
progressive purposes in general.
This state has plenty of money
and ought not to be backward
in spending it.-GOvernOr Nc
Lean.
If the nation is to be made
better place to live in three
things are necessary: First,
the oppressive and damnable
prohibition law should be repeal
ed; second, there should be an
end of the evil partisan opposi-
ton to the policies of the Cool
idge administration; third, the
teachers of science in public in
stitutions of learning should be
free from interference by bigo-
ted ecclesiastics.-JOseph Dan
iels.
glory in the strides that
North Carolina has made in in
dustry and education, and in the
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Methodist Supper Last Night

The first public gathering in
the new Methodist church took
place last night Thursday
when the women Of the con9rc-
cation served a supper IN the
basement dining room. Ire
purpose Of it was to raise a
fund for the purchase Of kitchen
and dining room equipment. and
good sum was realized.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Chapel Hill Ch1f

l nnQ That EOen Alexander S
letter, containing 81 and Eask-
ing me to advertise for a crow,
did me an unexpected benefit.
Every time you print in your
paper that somebody has sent
you a dollar, or remind us that
you are not sending out state
ments," writes Cheshire Webb
of Hillsboro, "that $3.50 l owe
you comes to mind. am now
sending it, and-the credit of
collection should go to Eben's
crow.
A fine gift came to me a day
or so ago from an old-time
friend of mine here in Chapel
Hill, Percy. V. Hogan. 1t is a
set of books by Robert Louis
Stevenson. All the work on
them-the making of the paper
and the plates, and the printing
and the binding-was done in
Kingsport, Tennessee, where
Percy lives. 1t was a surprise
to me to learn that such a job
could be done in that part of the
country.
Yesterday happened to see,
in a neighbor's library, a copy
of Wilson's American Ornithol-
ogy. Alexander Wilson was the
Scottish naturalist who made
the first thorough study of A
merican birds. In the prepara-
tion of his work he travelled ex-
tensively through the South in
the year 1909. Here is a pass
age from one of his letters a
bout North Carolina: "As to
the character of the North Caro-
linians, were | to judge of them
by the specimens which l met
with in taverns, l should pro-
nounce them to be the most ig-
norant, debased, indolent, and
dissipated portion of the Union.
But I became acquainted with a
few such noble exceptions that
for their sakes | am willing to
believe they are all better than
they seem to be-"
About the Eastern North Car
Olina taverns the Scottish natur-
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Il. w. Knights New Home

The+ latest home to be put
under way in Chapel Hill is that
of Edgar w. Knight Of the
faculty Of the Uniyersity's
school Of education. The site is
next to the James f. Royster
place on East Franklin street.
Completion is scheduled for the
fall.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
A. r. Johnson Leaving

A. r, Johnson Of the Univer-
sity's departmental English has
resigned to take the place Of
associate professor Of English in
Southwestern University in
Memphis, Tennessee.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Lewis POweII's Death

Lewis Powell of Carrboro died
Tuesday and was buried Thurs
day He was a painter, II years
old, formerly of Durham, but for
many years citizen Of Carr
b0ro.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Trabue Goes TO California

NJ. r. Trabue of the education
faculty will leave for California
next week with his family He
will give two courses in the Le-
land Stanford summer school. .
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Mrs. COnnOr Is HOnOred

Mrs. r. d. w. Connor was
elected vice president of the
North Carolina Federation of
Women's Clubs at the conven-
ton in Asheville last week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Firemen Guests in Durham

The Chapel Hill firemen were
the guests Of the Durham fire
department at a banquet Tues
day night.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-14
Kings Daughters Gather

Mrs. Guy Schmitt, entertained
the Kings Daughters Tuesday
afternoon. ''9