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Evening star., 1926-05-23
LANGLEY CADETS
WIN JUNIOR TITLE
MacfarIand and Columbia
Next in Order-AnnuaI
Custom Established.

Langley Junior High School tri.
umphed in the first junior high school
competitive drill, held at the Eastern
Stadium yesterday afternoon, when
the company representing this school
and captained by peek" Hawley, Is
years, was adjudged the best of the
six, representing AS many junior high
schools. by the judges.
Langley held safe margin of four
points over the N1acfarland Junior
High School, which was second. The
Columbia Junior High School COM
pany took third honors. Others COM
peting represented the Hine, Jeffer-
son and Powell Junior High Schools.
Large Attendance.
With their officially authorized uni
forms. composed of white duck
trousers. black ties and sailor hats,
the organizations made an excellent
appearance. much to the qualification
OF the hundreds Of their schoolmates
and parents who thronged the field
to witness the drill.
After the judges had decided upon
the winners, the Langley company
was summoned to the front. as is the
custom at the annual senior high
school competitive drill. and presented
with silk flag by Asst. Supt. of
Schools Stephen f. Kramer. Each of
the companies was on the field 20
minutes.
Col. Wallace NJ. Craigie. L. S. A.. in
charge of both the junior and senior
high school cadets. reviewed them.
After the drill he announced he was
highly pleased with the showing of
the boys, as were the Junior high
school principals.
Will Be Annual Event.
AS a result of the success of yester-
DAYS drill, the holding Of a separate
drill for the Junior high school stu
dents will be an annual custom. In
the past the junior high school boys
have drilled together with the senior
high school cadets.
The Cadet Brigade Band played as
he white clad students performed their
maneuvers. Judges were Col. Leroy
w. Heron. Reserve Corps; Coach
LYNN Woodwork of Business High
School and C. F.. Beckett, Y. NJ. {. a.
physical training director.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
MRS. COOLIDGE TO LAY
STONE FOR GIRLS "Y"
Presidents Wife Will 0ficiate at
Building Site Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will lay the
corner stone of the new building OF
the Young Women's Christian Asso'
citation at Seventeenth and X streets
tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The ceremonies will open with a Sc
lection by the United States Marine
Band Bishop William +. Mcdowell
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will give the invocation. Responsive
reading will follow, led by Mrs.
Thomas l.. Brown. Mrs. Robert f..
Speer, president of the national board
of the Y. w. G. A. will speak.
prayer will be offered by Rev. Joseph
II. Sizoo. pastor of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. and chairman of
the international good will committee
of the Federation Of Churches. Sew
eral hymns will be sung. under the
leadership of Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler.
A metal box. containing the history
of the Washington organization writ
ten by Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer:
articles of incorporation. copy Of
Evening star., 1926-05-23
BIG NEW JERSEY AIRPORT
TO JOIN NUMEROUS LINES
Largest in Country for Passenger
and Mail Services Soon to Be
in Full Operation.
speclal Dispatch to The Star

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The largest
airport in America for the operating
of United States mail and passenger
carrying .airplanes is nearing compile
tion at Teterboro. y. J. The Colonial
Air Transport. Inc, announces the
starting OF the first regular aerial
postal and express service from Teter-
boro to Boston on July !.
Arrangements are being made for
;he transfer of mall at Teterboro to
planes bound for Chicago. Connec-
tions are also planned with the Ma
tional Air Transport. the Pacific Air
Transport and the Florida Anyways
Corporation to create aerial links be-
tween points East. West and South.
Although only mail and express will
he carried the first few months. an
early start of aerial passenger lines
is expected. The Fokker Aircraft
factory is building a fleet of three
engined "fool-proof" air liners for the
service. some of them to be used for
sightseeing flights over New York and
New Jersey shore resorts
Evening star., 1926-05-23
POLICE COURT BILL
PASSAGE LIKELY
Measure Expected to Come
Up in House Tomorrow,
With Approval Indicated.

Part of the day tomorrow has been
allocated for consideration Of District
legislation awaiting action on the
House calendar. The remainder Of the
day will be. used for consideration of
the rivers and harbors bill, special
rule for which was adopted by the
House today.
House Leader Tilson agreed yes
terday that he would allow important
District measures that are not highly
controversial to be called up tomorrow
and Chairman Zihlman Of the House
District committee submitted him a
list OF the measures awaiting action
with a tentative statement of the
order in which they should be
called up.
The zihlman bill providing for a
new Police Court Building has the
unanimous agreement of the District
committee. and Chairman Zihlman has
been instructed by the committee to
call this measure up first on the next
District day, SO there is every assur-
ance that this bill will be passed
tomorrow.
Chairman Zihlman also has stated
that he will call up the bill providing
Tor a new Public Utilities Commission
distinct from the present board of
District Commissioners. which meas
ure also carries provision for a
peoples counsel to represent the
people in public utility matters
This bill for a new Public Utilities
commission has the support of the
Board of District Commissioners and
or the Citizens Advisory Council.
There is no opposition to il among
members Of the District COMMITTEES
practically all Of whom feel that it is
the most important District measure
now awaiting action.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Census of Ages
OF Capital Firms
Being Conducted

The Merchants and Manufacture
ers Association is making an age
canvass of Washington business
firms and corporations to deter
mine just how old some of them
are and also to answer the inter-
esting question of which can boast
OF being the oldest of them ALL
Charles j. Columbus. secretary
of the association. said yesterday
that this query had been heard so
often that the only way to answer
it was to obtain some actual fig-
ures on the question. SO he issued
an invitation to all corporations.
firms and individual businesses in
the Capital that have been estab-
lished for % years or more to let
the association know just what
their age is. 1t has been said that
number of firms here are more
than Is years old.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
WORK ON TECH HIGH
TO START IN JULY
Buildings Will Occupy 25-
Acre Site-Bids to Be
Opened June 3.

Construction of the neN Mckinley
Technical High School. to be located
on a o5-acre site at Second and I
streets northeast, will start early in
July, it was announced yesterday by
Municipal Architect Albert l.. Harris
Bids on the project already have
been advertised, and according 10
present plans they will be opened
June j. The contract will be award
ed several days later.
The school will cost approximately
2,225 .000. exclusive of the equipment.
a proposed stadium, athletic field.
grading, shrube.y and other esthetic
treatment. Estimates of the cost of
these other features are now being
figured by Mr.. Harris.
will BE Georgian Design.
Distinctive in every detail, the
building will be three stories hlEh,
Georgian in design, with its shops
and laboratories centered i'll one wing.
and the academic departments Ill the
other. An auditorium VIII project
out from the center of its rectangu-
lar wings. overlooking large plaza
fronting the proposed stadium. y
double gymnasium will be housed in
an independent building, connected
10 the main structure by corridor
The main building will be situated
in one corner of the large site, one
wing paralleling II street. and the
,ther Second street. Numerous en-
frances will be provided for both
wings, front and rear. The AUDITOR
ium has been so designed that II VIII
not be necessary for persons attend
ing community activities and other
affairs to pass through the school
building. The plaza in front OF the
main entrance to the auditorium VIII
he sufficient to accommodate num-
dreds Of automobiles. There will be
TWO driveways leading to 1t. one from
T street and the other from r street.
The Langley Junior High School
will be separated from the academic
wing of the new building by the I
street driveway to the plaza or in
lerior court.
Emery School Opposite.
The Emery School on Lincoln road
at Prospect street stands virtually
Ciagonally opposite the new school.
With the erection of new Mckinley,
virtually all property within the
boundary of T street. Lil>oln road, X
street and Second street, with the eX-
reption of a small corner OF improved
property on Lincoln road from Pros
DeCt street TO L street, VIII pe oCSu-
pied by the three schools. This por-
tion of improved property is shown
an the accompanying sketch by
heavy line.
The tennis courts shown in the
sketch are used by the Langley Jun
Tor High School and just beyond
them is this schools base ball field.
McKinleys ball field will be In the
center of it's stadium.
The dotted lines on the diagram of
The Langley Junior High School indt-
cate the proposed extensions for this
building, which will contain two GYM
nasiums, an auditorium and additional
classrooms and shops. An apropri-
alton for these increased facilities is
provided in the District appropriation
bill for the next fiscal year. which be-
comes available July 1, and Mr.. Har-
rs plans to start work on this project
almost simultaneously with the con-
struction of new Mckinley.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Voluminous records of the Army
from it's organization in 1776, now in
the custody of the adjutant general
of the Army, include many Of great
historical importance. according to a
statement issued by the War Depart
ment. A few of the most valuable OF
these records are listed as follows:
Original oaths Of office of Gen.
Washington and his officers at Valley
Forge in 1878, including Lafayette,
De Kalb and other foreigners who
volunteered; muster rolls
of all wars from the Revolutionary
War down to the present day; orig
inal account books. orderly books,
letters and narrative records Of the
Revolutionary War. and captured
records of Brigade of Foot Guards.
British Army.
There are also Revolutionary War
commissions signed by John Hancock
as President of the Congress-: original
returns of supplies Of the Quarter
master Corps, Revolutionary War;
President Lincoln's personal tele-
Evening star., 1926-05-23
ACTOR DODGES PROVINCES

LONDON. May % P).-London
boasts an actor who never has been
forced to 60 transforming and who
does not know the rigors of the one
night stands. He is William II. Berry.
who for % years was in musical
comedy at Daly's and the Gaiety.
where he sang topical songs for the
delectation of his auditors.
He has now branched out as va
riety. or vaudeville actor, and says he
believes that even yet he will be able
to dodge the provinces" He is 54
years old. and when not doing his
turn on the stage claims he is a good
golfer. fisherman and walker. His
friends do not deny the latter allega-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
GERMAN NATION SUED
BY PRINCESS MILITIA
Sister of Late Grand Duke Fried
erich Asks IA, 100000 Marks
for Share of His Estate.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEU STRELITZ, Germany. May
2o-Former Crown Princess Militia OF
Montenegro, sistec of tie late ruling
Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich of
Strelitz, has filed suit against the
German Republic for q claim OF IA
500 900 marks, representing one-fourth
Of her brothers estate.
This announcement by DIR. Mustedt
before the executive committee of the
Mecklenburg Diet today caused a sem
sation. stirring up indignation even
among the parties of the extreme
Right. especially as Militia Is basinS
her claim on the Versailles treaty.
The case is to be tried before u joint
arbitration court in
view of Militza's present citizenship.
NJ. Paul Boncour, French League OF
Nations delegate, is acting as her
counsel.
The local newspapers declare that
II the German Republic is compelled
to pay the claim it will hold the Grand
Duchy of Strelitz responsible.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Voluminous Records of Army Since 1776
Shed New Liz ght ON American Wars

grams, 1864-1S65, most of which are
written in his own handwriting;
President Johnson's kilograms and
telegrams Of Gems. Grant, Meade.
Hooker, Pope and Burnside. Papers
of Gen. Mcclellan and Gen. Halleck
are included; original notes in pencil
of Gems. Grant and Lee arranging for
the surrender of Appomattox, April,
1865; amnesty papers of the Civil
War; the draft records of the Civil
War; records of the Freedman's Bu-
reau, and original records of the vari-
GUS departments. divisions and posts
Of the Army. Other papers constitute
the records of the Indian campaigns.
Confederate state papers and original
letters addressed to the Secretary of
War from men prominent in the
country's history. There is a facsimile
of the seal of the Confederate States,
and also Of the Confederate States
war department. The originals of
these seals never came into the pos
session of the United States Govern
merlt.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
STUDY OF CHRISTIANITY
BY HEBREWS is URGED
Rabbinate Preparation Should In
clude Such a Course. Rabbi
Wise Tells Glass.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 22.--Jews prepar-
ing for the rabbinate should study un-
der Christian as well as Jewish
scholars, so they may learn the Chris
tan point of view and Jewish scholars
should teach in Christian institutions
so that the students there may learn
the Jewish point of view, in the
opinion of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
In a statement issued today in con-
nection with the graduation exercises
of the Jewish Institute of Religion, of
which he is acting president, Rabbi
Wise advocated exchange Of profes-
sors between Jewish and Christian
theological seminaries, on the ground
that such interchange Of thought is
absolutely essential for modern re-
ligiOuS liberation"
Evening star., 1926-05-23

the specifications and photostat Of the
building, lists of the board Of trustees,
copies of the daily newspapers and
other literature will be placed in the
corner stone. An American flag, the
gift of Miss Elizabeth Pierce. charter
member of the board of directors, also
will be placed in the box.
Evening star., 1926-05-23
OK Used in South America.

In Venezuela and Colombia oxen
still are widely used as beasts Of
burden. They are slow. but they are
sure and will pack more than a mule.
In Ecuador as many as 81 oxen are
yoked together for pulling especially
heavy loads.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

Germany is. as before the war. the
principal coal exporting country after
Great Britain, and the United States
Is next in Importance, with Poland
fourth
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
UTHITIESB0ARD
RE0RGAN|z|NG

with passage Of the bill provid-
ing for a new Public Utilities Com
mission practically assured, officials
of the present commission today
began preparations for reorganiza-
ton.
The transfer Of Major w. =. r.
Covell, utilities assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner, to the post
now being held by Major Raymond
A. Wheeler, assistant in charge 81
coming, is being considered BY
Lieut. Col. ). Franklin Bell.
Although Capt. Herbert C. White
hurst, OF Muscle Shoals, has been
ordered to Washington to take
Major Wheeler's place, Colonel Bel
said he did not desire to lose Major
CoveIl and would reOrganize his de
partments, putting him in charge o.
coming rather than run the risk Of
having him transferred out of the
city.
Colonel Bell indicated that, with
no opposition apparent, the bib
creating the new commission proba.
bly, would be. voted on favorably by
the Senate.
The Engineer Commissioner, who
Is chairman of the existing COM
mission, said that it was imperative
that the bill pass an soon as posi-
BILE
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
BEAUTY PARLOR
SUED BY GIRL

A jury in the District Supreme
Court, Justice Hitz, presiding. is
hearing today suit for $4,000
damages brought by Miss .Nola Cor
don. an attractive young clerk en-
ployed at the Income Tax Unit
against Eugene E. Coulon and Mrs.
Margaret e. Coulon, trading as Miss
Margaret E. Sheetze, proprietor Of
a beauty parlor at 1145 Connecticut
Ave. N. w.
Miss Gordon charges that May. II,
1924. she went to the establishment
Of Miss SheetZe to have some warts
removed from her hands and that
the attendant was unsuccessful,
causing a finger to become serious
ly and permanently injured.
Attorney Louis I. Dent appears for
the Coulons, and Miss Gordon is
represented by Attorneys Alexander
Wolf and Nathan Clayton. Miss
Gordon filed suit some time ago in
the Municipal Court for $1,000, and
the case was dismissed.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
CITIZENS ASSAIL
BEACH SITE

Committees representing almost
every group of citizens living in
Southeast Washington and Ana
costa will appear before the Fine
Arts Commission tomorrow and
urge that the proposed colored
bathing beach be placed elsewhere
than Anacostia Park.
The committee composed Of DIR.
George c. Havenner, Z. Dougherty
and DIR. George H. Richardson has
been authorized to advocate Poto-
mac Park as a site.
Delegations from the Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, the colored Y. M. and
Y. w. G. A, veterans organiza-
tons and the Federation of Civil
Associations will also be heard.
They will claim that Anacostia
Park is far removed from the
center of the colored population
Of the District.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
CRACKERS LOOT
TWO SAL ES

The recent slump in safe cracking
jobs,'' so noticeable in the Police
Department, was broken last night
by the reports Of the Old Dutch
Market Company, 1916 Fourteenths
st. n. W., ana Blick Bros, 22iS
IChamplain st. N. W., that their
safes had been blown and total
of $344 stolen.
Andrew c. Riley, manager Of
that branch of the Old Dutch
Market, reported that burglars had
broken through a basement door
and then gone into the main store
room, where they took the cafe,
carried it into the cold storage room
and broke it open. A total OF
$234.0S was stolen.
The name of a suspect has been
/ furnished to the Eighth precinct
and an arrest is expected.
Entering through a rear door,
which they "jimmied," thieves took
the safe OF Blick Brothers, coal
dealers Of 221S Champlain st. N.
w, carried it to the back of the
building and broke 1t open, taking
$40. The robbery was discovered
when the office was opened this
morning
A colored man, wearing a som.
brero, a lumber jacket shirt and a
red bandana handkerchief, last
night walked into the store OF
Isaac Schuster, 1850 Third st. N.
W., inquired the price OF a box of
crackers and then produced a pistol
with which he compelled Schuster
to hand him $50 from the cash
register.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow
TODAY

TODAY r.,
Dinner--Board of tax appeals. Will
lard Hotel o. Clock.
q Meeting-Rhode Island Avenue Citt-
xens Association, Sherwood Presby
terian Church Hall, s o'clock.
Concert-United States Navy Band,
navy yard. 1880 O'Clock,
Class-United Lodge of TheOsophfsts.
Hill Building, o'clock.
Concert-Army Band, sylvan Theater,
Monument Grounds. 1890 D. m.
Meetin g-Fundamentalists, Raleigh
Hotel, p. m.
Nesting SACRED Circle, 1914 N st.
Lecture-'-Free Healing Meeting.'.'
Henry v. Morgan, 1914 N st. N. w
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
81 ASH IN TAK|
FARES SEEN
rinss starr Photo

Lower taxi rates were promised
BY cab owners today attending the
nineteenth national conference o.
wei and measures at the Bureau
Of ards In the event q unifeIfl
system 81 attaching the meter ~
the drive shaft, instead De the front
wheel, can be found
George M Roberts. supertnte ndellt
Of weights and measures for the
District. was the first speaker A.
the morning session lie I'D tee
rigid and systematic Inspection "a
measures and scales To sssire the
public honest weight
Roberts told his hearers. men and
women from ali parts of the c0un
try, that careful inspection sys
tenn is practiced here.
Herbert Hoover, Secretary Of
Commerce. viii speak tomorrow
afternoon.
Problems in livestock weighing
were broadly discussed by G. "a.
Briggs, livestock weight supervisor
be the Emitted States Department q
Agriculture.
Topics for corsfdeEat ton this after
noon viii be the Meas urement o.
Petroleum Products BY Charles NJ
Fuller, Of Los Angeles. Calf. and
Operation OF Compulsory Sales-by
Weight Statutes by Fred Benjanlsa
Of Illinois.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
OWNER OF BITING DOG
SUED FOR $4,000 BY BOY

Eugene S. Edwards. a minor,
through his father, Aubrey w. Ed
wards. 9O2 Lincoln Rd. N. E., today
sued Vina Garland in the District
Supreme Court for $1,000, for al
legged personal injuries.
He declares that Mrs. Garland
keeps vicious dog and last May 2
the animal bit him in both legs and
the right hand and he had spent
more than 5000 trying to crue the
wounds. Attorney Joseph A. Dono-
van appears for Edwards.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
Boys to Present Play

Bull Durham" a one-act play
written by Mrs. Page Kirk, head Of
the Central High School mechanical
drawing department, will be pre-
scented by the boys Of her depart
day at 8 p. m. An exhibition of
work done in drawing during the
year will be held in the drawing
rooms an hour preceding and fol-
lowing the play.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26

They ten . snappy story down
I'm Florida shout Ruth Bryan
Owen. daughter or the late W. y.
Bryan. She Il 60 be q candidate
for Congress When she was g
girl IN lincoln and the news was
coming in Of her fathers second
defeat for the Presidency she made
3 dash for q street car, caught IL,
and almost cut OF breath, said.
swell, here's one me1nbee Of the
Bryan family who can run for
something and set IT, g. n D:
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
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The Washington times., 1926-05-26
Holy Name Meeting

Charles F. Dole. executive secre-
tary of the National Council OF
Catholic Men, will be the principal
speaker tonight at a meeting of the
Immaculate Conception branch of
the Holy Name Society in their hall,
Eighth and N Streets Northwest, at
o'clock H.
The Washington times., 1926-05-26
Goes To Madrid

FOR THE LAST four years,
Francis White has been chief Of
the division Of tin-Anerican af-
fairs, State Department. He's
lust been transferred to Madrid
ca become counselor Of the Amer
lean embassy there.