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Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-02

Jim Mcclure, burglar in jail at Greenock, Scotland, locked ten police men in their squad room and made his escape.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-02

An injunction was issued at Birm- ingham, Eng, forbidding Dan Cart wright from calling John Jones a skunk" at union meetings.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-29
MUsH|NG BACK .s TWENTY YEARS
From The Gateway Files of
 Long Ago

Prof. c. c. Georgesen believes the vast deposits of peat located in AL aska will create an industry in the district some day that will make for tunes.
 A very interesting and surprising reunion of brother and sister took place in Seward few days ago. Mrs. o. L. Webb's brother, Henry Bags, a resident of Seward, for the first time in IT years met his sister here. It had been number of years since they had heard from each other, and nine years of that time Mr. Bags had been in Alaska.
 The rich assay of ore that has re- gently been taken out from the OK Mel mine on the west side of the Skagway river, has made the owners highly elated over their property. In order that they might be able to con- tinue the work of development on the claims, the owners have decided to ask the assistance of the mer- chants of the city to help them by subscription toward their expenses every month.
 The city of Seward, on Resurrec- tion bay has a good future, is the conviction of Will Clayson. How ever, he says the career of the place is all before it. He estimates the pop |ulation of the town now as only few hundred. The town depends almost entirely upon the railway for support. MT. Clayson returned from his west ward trip Sunday on the Jefferson, which vessel he caught at Juneau. He enjoyed the outing and is pleased with the future prospects of the coun- try to the Westward. He says that he might at sometime in the future establish branches of his store out there.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-10-29

Platinum has been found on the Gold Coast of Africa.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
HISTORY Department
HEAD TO GIVE ADDRESS

Miss Otelia Cromwell, head of the
department of English and history,
has secured the consent of DIR. Charles
n. Wesley to address the teachers
Of history Monday in the library of
the Armstrong High SCHOOL, All
teachers of history are extended an
invitation to attend the lecture, which
is to be given at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Among the February entrants from
the Stevens School is James Spriggs,
II years old. Miss II. d. Brown re-
ports him as among the brightest
pupils in her cooking class
Negro history week" during which
the contributions OF negroes to civili-
zation have been studied by all of
the sections. was brought to a close
on Friday by general assembly, at
which Prof. Leo Hansberry addressed
the student body on the duties OF the
negro to present civilization. James
E. Hunter of the history department
was chairman Of the local committee
which conducted the history week pro.
gram.
The local competition in The Stars
oratorical contest promises to develop
the keenest rivalry. Practically all of
the undergraduates who weathered
the preliminary contest last year, in
Guiding the former prize winners,
Gaddis and Johnson, have entered,
and the reports from the section teach.
erS shows many new aspirantS for
oratorical honors. The European trip
to which the winner of the newspaper
finals becomes automatically entitled
has stimulated great interest as we'll
as the addition OF the two new sub.
jects upon which an Grafton may be
delivered
Evening star., 1926-02-14
K. OF c. SCHOOL HAS
LECTURES SCHEDULED
Discussion of "Credit and It's Es-
sentials From Business View
point" Among Topics Listed.

Harry Carroll Of the Carroll Electric
Co. will lecture to the Venetian Ac-
counting Society Of the knights OF
Columbus Evening School at O'Clock
next Friday evening. February 49,
The subject will be Credit and It's
Essentials from Il Business Mans
Viewpoint.
DR.. Frank O'Hara, dean of the Eve.
ming School and professor of econom-
les at the Catholic University. lectured
in the economics series on Thursday
night on The Church's Attitude To-
ward Private Property AS Set Forth
IN the Encyclical on Labor" At 8
O'Clock next Thursday, February 1s,
DR.. O'Hara will continue the series
with d discussion of THE Obligation
of the State to Protect the Laborer' -
Wednesday, February II, at
O'Clock, Mr.. Benjamin II. Streeks, we'll
known local interior decorator and
consultor. will lecture to the real es-
tate class on interior decorations in
the new home. This lecture will f1t
into the work of the class. which has
recently discussed the selection of a
home site and the type of home to be
erected. At a later date the real estate
classes will hear Robert T. Rock, jr.,
OF the Catholic University discuss the
application Of psychological principles
to the art of selling real estate.
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock Rev.
X. A. MCGOWAN of the social action
department. the National Catholic
Welfare Conference. will lecture on
working Conditions Among Federal
Employees in the District of Colum.
bia." At 8 o'clock on the same eve
ming Prof. Arthur Deering of the
Catholic University will lecture on
THE Irish Theater'' Prof. Deering
spoke last Tuesday night on Sir
James NJ. Barrie"
Evening star., 1926-02-14
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
OBSERVED AT HOWARD
Subject Feature Of MONDAY As.
semblies-Addresses Made by
Faculty Members.

Activities at Howard University
during the past week have been cen
tered around the observance Of negro
history week. Especial attention has
been given In the classrooms to char.
acters in negro life whose merits and
achievements make them worthy of
mention to college youth. The inter
est in negro history week observance
was shown by the attendance at the
daily noon day assemblies in Andrew
bers of the faculty addressed the stu.
the progress of the negro.
The second try-outs for the varsity
debating, teams which will represent
Howard University in the annual tri-
angular debate between Howard.
Lincoln and Union Universities and
the debate between Howard and At
lanta Universities was held in Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel last Thurs
day evening. The subject debated
during the try-Outs was, Resolved,
That the United States Should Abolish
Its High Protective Tariff Policy"
The orga niZation responsible for de-
batting at Howard University is the
Kappa Sigma Debating Society. under
whose auspices the various interclass
and varsity debates are held.
DR.. Samuel Judson Porter. pastor of
First Baptist Church. will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the vesper services
which will be held this afternoon at
4:3O in the Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel. Music will be furnished by
the university choir.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN
BY COL. w. H. COOPER
Address to American University
Students Lauds Rugged Man of
SorroWful Life"

Col. Wade Hampton Cooper. presi-
dent of the Southern Society of Wash
tngton. gave an address on Abra ha m
Lincoln in the chapel of the College
of Liberal Arts, American University,
Friday.
Our country has been ever gen
erous in its production of great men"
said Col. Cooper. Il have great ad-
milation for George Washington. the
father of our country. and many ther
great Americans. but to my mind
savior Of our great Republic. sur
passes them all. The spirit Of that
rugged man of sorrowful life and
tragic death is heritage and an in
spiration to all our people and touches
alike the mansion and the cabin.
The greatest declaration ever
made. for human liberty. human
rights and human justice was the
immortal emancipation proclamation
of Abraham Lincoln in January. 1853.
driving slavery forever from the soil
6f our great country. There Is no
other declaration in all history. from
the very earliest dawn Of authenticity
that even approaches this declaration
for human freedom by Abraham
Lincoln. save the declaration con-
tanned in Magma Charta when the
people WTeSted their rights from King
John at Runnymeade.
LAS patriotic American. son
of the South, proud of our great cOun
try and it's vast achievements, |
reverently salute the memory of
Abraham Lincoln and give today the
tribute Of the South as ! know 1t to
exist in the hearts of her great
people
Representative Henry II. Rathbone
, of Illinois will begin his course of
lectures on Current Legislation" at
he American University next E'rida Y
evening. In these lectures Mr.. Rath-
bone will discuss the important meas
ureS and various bills pending before
Congress. These lectures are open
to the public.
Prof. Will Hutchins. head of the
Art department of American Univer-
sity, will give an illustrated lecture
on Modern Stage Production
Thursday, February IS, at s pm. This
lecture will be given at the university,
1901 r street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Corby are enter
tanning the students of the College
Vf Liberal Arts at an organ recital
tA1is afternoon at 4:3G at their home
on Chevy Chase Circle.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
DEBATE WOMEN'S
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Citizens Advisory Council
I Delays Vote on Proposed
Code Change.

An unscheduled debate on the pro
posed amendment of the code of Dis
1rict laws to prevent discrimination
against females in the descent of rea
estate, enlivened the deliberations OF
the Citizens Advisory Council last
night in the District Building. The
chief arguments pro and con were
given by Pearl Bellman Klein. one OF
the Capitals fair Portias. who admir-
+biy defended women's rights. and
COUNCILMAN William s. Torbert. who
could see no useful purpose in the
contemplated change. other than to
crafty the sex consciousness of the
proponents of the bill"
Wipe out this discrimination
against the female" Mrs. Klein ap-
pealed. "A woman has as many de
scendants as man. She has the same
right to inherit from her children as a
, man."
But Mr. Torbert could not see it
that way The councilman contended
that the proposed modification was
based primarily on sentimental rea-
sons.
Mrs Klein insisted that the under
lying principle of the proposed
change was one of fairness. All
that we women are asking is that
YER equally she explained. Under
the present law a woman is not dis
criminated against until she becomes
a mother or grandmother"
There is no reason for the
change" Mr. Torbert again assured
the council. 1T will only multiply
the heirs"
Mrs. I<lein's continued arguments,
however, apparently made a deep inn
l t,.,;lr
and when they began injecting favor
..h!e comments, Mr.. Torbert turned to
his adversary and sighed: You win"
The council. nevertheless, deferred
action on its almost certain indorse-
ment Of the proposed amendments.
A vote will be taken at its next meet
Ing Tuesday evening.
The council listened to an eXplana
tion of the various Juvenile court bills
1ow pending before Congress by repre-
senta tives of several organizations in
terested in the legislation. Mrs. f. l..
Ialmbach OF the District Congress of
Parent-Teacher Associations outlined
the provisions of the Gerry, Under
hill and Zilhman bills. indicating that
her organization probably would favor
the latter when about 90 amendments
are incorporated.
Dorsey w. Hyde. jr. president of
the Monday Evening Club. also spoke
In favor of the Zihlman bill. and
pointed out that the club had indorsed
it with the proposed notifications.
Others who talked on the legislation
were Mrs. William T. Bannern1an and
Louis Simon.
The bill making it unlawful for
hospitals. sanitariums and other in
stitutions to be quartered in frame
structures was approved on recon-
mendation of Mr.. Tobert. The coun-
Gil simultaneously disapproved the
Norton bill providing for the creation
OF A board of public welfare and in
dnrsed the Capper mea sure on this
subject.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
COMPANY c winner
OF FINAL WAR GAME
Takes Championship Of Eastern
From Company D-Party
Given for Cadets.

Captain Harry Portch of Company
G led his team to victory over Com
pany D on February in the final war
game series for the championship
team at Eastern Members Of the
team are as follows: Sergts. Carl Mar
tin and George Butler, Corps. Lau-
renee Weaver. Harry Rosen and Hen
ry Hoffman.
Tuesday Company C. played Com
pany l. of Western for championship
of the Sd Regiment. A party was
given to the cadets by the Merrill Club
girls on Monday afternoon. Refresh.
ments were served. and Jimmie Madi-
son with his school orchestra fur
nished music for the dance. Compa.
MES A and ID are making prepare tions
to give a cadet dance on February 26
in the armory.
Eastern's rife team had a match
with Westerns team on Eastern a
range February ~. Members Of East.
ern's team are as follows: L. Hayes
X. Stein, l.. Denslow, G Gronberg, J
Bean, T. Entwisle. r. Lawton, f. Geib
X. Lynch and j. Harbin. The 22-short
Winchester rife muskets were used
The school orchestra is helping the
1nter-hiSh orchestra practice every
Friday afternoon in Central's armory
for the meeting of the department of
superintendent during the week of
February -. Some of the pieces that
will be played are "Pomp and Circum.
stan nee by Elgar; "Oberon Over.
ture, by Weber; american Fantasy"
by Victor Herbert, and 'Lohengrin'
selections, by Wagner. One hundred
and twenty-five players will make up
the orchestra.
The noon-hour activities held in the
auditorium are the main attraction
for the students during the last half
of their lunch periods. On Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays educational
movies" are shown Last year 100
such pictures were twice exhibited.
These pictures are furnished by the
Departments of the Interior and Agri-
culture. Some of them are Oh coal
mining, salt mining. auto manufacture
ing, forest development. farming and
animal breeding. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays music Is furnished by the
schools band, jazz orchestra and glee
club.
George Bernard Shaw's Arms and
the Man has been selected by the
dramatic committee, under the chair
manship of Miss f. NJ. Monk. to be the
schools Spring play The play will be
presented at the school auditorium
on March 26 and 81. Two full casts
will be trained for the different parts.
The executive committee of the
Home and School Association held a
meeting on February 10 at Principal
Harts Office to make plans for the
first meeting of the present semester.
to be. held on March s. DIR. r. A.
Fisher. president of the association.
presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
BATTLE
LANDS -FOUR IN JAIL
Students Charged With As.
sauIting Postmaster and
Another at Forest Glen.

A snowfall battle among five Catho
lie University students at Forest Glen
Md, where they had been attending a
tea dance late yesterday afternoon
lodged four OF them in Jail at Rock
VILE, where each faces two charges OF
assault and battery. The complain
ants are Al Kelly, a painter at Forest
Glen, and William Miles. postmaster
there, who went to Kelly's assistance
when, according to county officers
Kelly was attacked by the students
who resented his interference when
one of the snowballs, going wild, mar.
rowly missed a child.
The prisoners identified themselves
as John Joseph White, ~ years old
Washington; John Y. Regan, -, kene
saw Apartments, Washington; Arthur
F'lourence, 10. Brooklyn, n. V, and
sylvester j. Blake, %. Hartford, Conn
The fifth escaped.
Trail Of Wreckage.
Oficers said they left a trail OF
wreckage in the grocery store opposite
the Forest Glen station where they
finally cornered Kelly, who sought this
haven after he had been pursued from
the post Office where he first took ref
uge, and where Miles is said to have
been roughly handled when he went
to the painters assistance.
The students were waiting at the
station for a train when the snow
fight started. When a SNOWFALL came
near a child standing on the front
porch Of the store, adjoining the post
office, Kelly. who witnessed the oc-
currence. went over to the youths.
Here accounts differ. county officers
saying Kelly only demonstrated with
the youths, while Regan, they say,
charges Kelly with striking one of his
companions with club.
The five then are said to have
turned on the painter, who was 80
badly beaten that he required medi-
cal attention. The students later
boarded Baltimore and Ohio train
for Washington.
\ telephone message was sent to
Policeman Earl Burdine at Takoma
Park. and going to North Takoma he
boarded the train, took the students
into custody and then, in company
with Policeman Guy Jones, conveyed
the youths to Rockvilles in an auto
mobile.
There Thomas Gott. clerk of Police
Court. fixed their bond at $500 each
pending hearing in Police Court on
Thursday.
Resan was freed shortly before mid
night when Il. Ashby Leavell of Chevy
Chase went on his bond. and returned
to Washington. His three compan-
ions. however, were forced to remain
in Jail.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Congress-.

The Senate Judiciary committee rec
commended to the Senate last week
that it order another investigation of
the Aluminium Co. of America. of
which Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon is a stockholder. The vote to rec.
ommend the investigation was divid
ed, 9 to Z. The investigation just con
cluded by the committee failed to show
anything but some delay on the part
of the Government agencies entrusted
with the prosecution of the antitrust
laws, and these delays were explained
to the satisfaction of a minority on
the committee.
The Senate went on a tax-cutting
rampage last week and slashed from
the revenue bill 100000, 900 more tina n
the House cut before passing the
measure late Friday night. The ex-
tensive cutting drew from Secretary
Mellon of the Treasury Department a
solemn warning that if the Senate's
reductions become law it will bring the
Evening star., 1926-02-14
LIEUT.. SONDHEIMER
GETS HIGHER POST.
High School Officer of Central Pro-
NOTED to Captainey-Dramatic
Society's Spring Offering.

Daniel Sondheimer, formerly first
lieutenant of Company L of Central
/, High School. has been appointed cap
tain of Company X, which has just
been formed of cadets who entered
Central in February. The larger part
of the roster is formed by freshmen,
but number of sophomores are also
included.
Sixty men have enlisted for Com
pany X. They Cill drill strennoEsry
from now until June, exertt:lg all
| their Efforts on the competitive drill
The company will not participate in
the brigade, battalion or Jegimental
drills
| Capt. Sondhe,mer has Tifficult task
| in whipping into shape the manual,
close-order drill and tie open-order
deill of the new company in a few
| rlonths
The addition of a ne7v company in
creas ses Centrals total 20 nine. 1t has
| been several years since this school
/ has had such Il large number.
! The Blue Bird" Maurice Maeter-
linck's charming faftasy, will be the
Spring Offering of the Central Drama
tic Association, scheduled for prese n
| tation the evenings Of March 5, 6, II.
13. with special performance for the
alumni.
| The Dramatic Association aims
through its Spring p]ays to give the
school, in four-yeaf cycles, repre-
sentative variety OF tasteful drama
ranging from modefh farce TO the i'm
| mortal bard.
Three new officers of the Central
bank staff have bee.i appointed by
T.. o. Harmed, facu't. adviser, to fill
the positions vacated by February
| graduates. They are: -Iackendall AL
len, president; Ernss, Gerxer, vice
president, and Morr!; Oworkin, cash.
| ier. Those who graduated were: Anne
| Goldman, Lois Nicho.s and Elinor
| Lore.
The bank staff is made up entirely
of students, who handle all schooi
funds in a regular "ks league" fash
ion.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
BALLOU WILL BE PAID
HONOR By EDUCATORS
Will Be Given Tribute With Miss
Mary McSkimmon at Luncheon
on February 22.

DIR. Frank W. Ballou. superin-
tendent Of schools, and Miss Mary
,McSkimmon, president of the National
Education Association, will he feted at
a luncheon to be given in their honor
at the Mayf1ower on the afternoon of
Washington's birthday by the District
of Columbia Education Association.
DIR. Ballou is president of the Depart
ment of Superintendence, the princi
pal unit of the many educational Or
ganizations which will meet here the
week of February 81.
William Mather Lewis, president of
George Washington University Will
preside at the luncheon. and addresses
will be made by Payson Smith, COM
missioner of education for Massachu-
setts: DIR. Frank Condor. Superintend-
ent of schools. Cincinnati; Prof.
Charles Judd. University of Chicago,
and Senator Ferris of Michigan.
.Scores of officials and teachers of
the Washington school system will
he present. as well as numerous
guests from other cities.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Scrambled Syntax
Creeps Into Bill to
Americanize Heroes

A bill introduced in the House
last week by Representative Celler
of New York to bestow citizenship
upon the seamen Of the steamship
President Roosevelt. who took part
in the rescue Of the crew Of the
British steamer Antinoe. presents
an interesting study in grammatical
construction which the teachers
may save and give to their pupils
in English tomorrow.
An excerpt from the bill follows:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that the Secretary
of Labor is hereby empowered to
admit, they or any Of them being so
willing, them into United States
citizenry without further formal
tiles and to bestow upon them the
final citizenship papers"
Evening star., 1926-02-14

denced the efficiency of the method
and the teaching done in our public
schools.
The past week the classes studying
violin, cello. cornet, saXophone, clari-
net and drums gave additional proof
Of successful instruction. and when a
9-year-old boy. after only II weeks
work. one lesson d week, played Yam
kee Doodle" on his flute a visitor ex-
claimed washington will have its
own symphony orchestra YETI
The classes on orchestral instru.
ments are under the supervision of
Laura Fairchild Warn, and the piano
classes are under Edith B. Athey
Evening star., 1926-02-14
PUPILS SHOW TALENT
IN ORCHESTRAL WORK
Midyear Glasses Will Be Organized
This Week in Public
Schools,

The music department Of the public
schools. under DR.. f. y. G. Barnes,
director. the Community Center de.
partment cooperating. will organize
the midyear classes on orchestral in.
struments and piano this week
The demonstrations of children
playing on the piano. solo and ensem-
BILE. real pieces they had studied in
class and memorized. transposing and
answering technical questions. evil
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Club Denounces Dry Raiders.

Sreca, Dispatch to The St>l
HAGERSTOWN, February 13.-Si
multaneous with a decision by United
States A. r. Hagner, exonerating the
Conococheague Club and its officia ;
OF completely In the sale nf liquor, the
board Of governors Of nv club Iasr
night passed resolutions cundemnini
the action of six prohibition agent
who made the raid last week.
Evening star., 1926-02-14
Y. w. c. A. Speakers Named.

Race Relations Sunday will be OBJ
served at Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A
vespers at 4 pm. today with the fol
lowing speakers: Mrs. Goodpasture
Mr.. Gownder OF South America. DR.
Sarah Brown, Mrs. n. r. Allen. Mime
Sukoda Banneriee of India and Rupert
Saucho of China.
Evening star., 1926-02-14

ton took steps to eliminate references
to the theory from text books used in
the city schools, and in Kentucky the
Legislature Is considering two anti
evolution theories.