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Evening star., 1926-03-28
Dramatic Convention.


Dramatic Convention.
An original contest feature re-
ported by the New York Times as
having aroused the interest of the
pupils of the Liberty, n. Y. High
school to a high degree was a drama
tization of the Constitutional Conven-
ton of 1887. The cast was selected
from among the contest participants
by ballot OF the school pupils. AS
much real excitement" as featured
the deliberations of the original con-
vention is reported as having marked
the re-enactment of that historic
gathering.
Another successful contest feature
is reported by the Times in the Hur-
leyville On. " High School, where
an entertainment program was pro-
yided as an incident to the school
oratorical contest, at which small
admission fee was charged, the pro
ceeds being used to defray the ex-
penses of the school champion in at
tendance upon the district contest.
For the third successive time in
three years, Jack Gresimer, 15-year-
old junior in the Haverford, Pa,
Township High School, will represent
his school in one of the district or
semi-fnal elimination contests in the
Philadelphia region, the Philadelphia
Bulletin reports. In describing this
unusual incident, an account in the
Bulletin says: "Gresimer, who car
ried his school into the semi-final
honors in Weightman Hall last year
before being eliminated by Philip
Glatfelter. regional winner, is out to
repeat or better his success of last
year. He was selected by vote OF
the entire student body, which was
in agreement with a board of judges
composed of members of the faculty.
students and faculty alike are hope
full that Haverford Township High
will make a strong bid for national
honorS this year.
The spokesmen for the seven news
Evening star., 1926-03-28

paper territories who will compete in
one F the national semi-final meet
ings at Louisville on May IA will have
the privilege of Witnessing the world
famous Kentucky Derby, which will
be held on May Is. The finalists and
those accompanying them to Louis
vile will be the guests of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal in an elaborate
entertainment program, the climax
of which will come when they are
taken to Churchill Downs to witness
the greatest annual race horse event
in the history of the American turf.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
EARL A FARM HAND.
Heir to Vast Estate, Seeking Per.
sonal knowledge.

SYDNEY, March 27 (P)---Levi Zeiz.
let Letters grandson. the 20-year-old
Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, is now
a farm worker and sawmill hand on a
small estate near Port Macquarie, New
South Wales. He is just an ordinary
hand without special privileges
although he is owner of 10000 acres in
England and one of the heirs to the
fortune his grandfather made in the
dry goods business in Chicago.
The earle recently sailed round the
world as an apprentice on clipper.
He liked Australia so we'll that he
decided to return here and work a
while to round out his knowledge of
life in the British colonies.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

liam j. Clark, who alleged he had
been sWindled out of $24,700.
The bankruptcy petition was filed
by three other creditors, listing
themselves as Henry A. Denniston.
an executive of the Standard Oil
Company, her husbands employer
with a claim of $4,000; the Fuhr-
man Realty and Improvement Com
pany, $4,000. and Henry j. Leick
$16,500.
Mrs. Bange told the police she had
$50. 600 worth of stock in safe deposit
boxes Her $500 apartment and
$3,SO0 automobile We're attached for
benefit of creditors.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
GIRL PONz|" HELD
IN $4,000 BAIL
Filing of Bankruptcy Petition
by Creditors Sequel to
SWindIing Charge.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 27,--An in
voluntary petition III bankruptcy
filed against Mrs. Grace OFT Bange
today was the immediate sequel to
the girl Ponzis" confession that she
had obtained more than 100000
from persons to whom she sold"
stock.
Mrs. Bange and her husband,
Charles, $40-a week clerk, were
held in bail of $4,000 each on war
rants charging the specific larceny of
$4,000.
Her Profits $450,000.
Estimates by officials placed the
profits of her scheme at $450,000.
Mrs. Bange said he4 husband was
blameless, although he aided her in
the business
The method of opera ton, she told
the police. consisted in taking money
for investment in stock of the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany, which she said she told in
vestors she could obtain at q dis
count. This stock never was pur-
chased, but she did buy other secur-
ties, and occasionally paid her Gus
toners money which was supposed to
be dividends.
Her arrest was brought about by
complaint of her brother-in-law. VIII
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Ulster, Ireland, has a new organiza-
ton, THE Ulster Tourist Develop
ment Association" to advertise that
part of the country as an attraction
for tourists.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

Seventy years ago young woman
composer with temperance leanings
lepeated in the preface to one of her
song books the old adage: Let me
make the ballads Of a nation, and /
care not who makes the laws
Within the covers of that interest
ing collection she incorporated a num-
ber of highly moral prohibition bal
lads. thereby indicating her willing
ness to try out the maxim in connec-
tion with the even-then veXing liquor
problem.
The woman. Lila Linden of New
York. having thus contributed her bal
lads for prohibition. cared not about
the laws. Were she living today, how
ever. she might well he surprised to
learn that the old adage she quoted in
1885 was prophetic, in SO far as prohl-
bitten laws were concerned.
Prophecy Comes TO Light.
Miss Linden's unwitting prophecy has
lust come to light with the discovery
of one of her song books in A New
England town by n Washington resi-
dent. Mrs Mary Southland. 1913
Girard street. widow of H. h. South
land. long foreman Of The Stars com
posing room.
One of the outstanding numbers of
this rare collection of sacred and
moral songs is called the Song OF
the Decanter," the words Of which
were carefully arranged by the printer
so as to resemble the reViled jug of the
corner saloon. This work Of art is re-
Evening star., 1926-08-22
BIG CROSS TO MARK
KLAN'S BEACH RALLY
All Nearby Klaverns Invited to
Join Hyattsville Unit at
Outing Saturday.

Invitations have been sent to all
klaverns Of the ku kluX klan within
radius of 100 miles of Washington
for the second annual excursion Of
the Hyattsville klan, No. >. Realm Of
Maryland, at Chesapeake Beach next
Saturday.
The feature of the outing and cere-
monial will take place at night, when
rites of the order will he conducted
by the light of a cross Is feet tall.
which will he erected on foa, in
the bay. 50 s to he visible from all
parts of the resort. it is announced
The ceremony will he staged on q
high hill overlooking the bay. The
klansmen will wear their full reCalia
with masks.
A number of prominent klansmen
from several sections will address the
gathering. Special trains will be run
TO the beach. traffic officers will he
employed to handle the parking of
cars. and special policemen will be
on hand to direct the crowds.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
DISTRICT TO HONOR
|. 0. 0. F. OFFICIAL
Celebration Here Will Mark
Elevation of E. W. Bradford
to Post of Grand Sire.

.,c.r,ents for the celebration
here on September % t" marx 'he
elevation of Deputy Grand sire f.
" bradford of the !. -. -; "
,,,.ard sire in the order which Is !"
,,ke Mace just previously AZ me IA
..a,,,I p,aetins of the Odd telloW ;
in Philadelphia have been c"mp,eteo
hv the tri State committee ofnc'aiS III
charge of the affair.
rho triState committee Is composed
,f CONSERVATIVES from VII -'"'''
Narvland and the Distrlc''
substituted for Conc'ave.
rho trim to Washington is being
tI,i,nted for the annual conciave
- tbe odd Fellows of northern \f-
TOTO and according TO J. +. HaNertH
~ Fails Church. president of me
northern Virginia ASSOCIATION ana
Ms clara l.. Nevin OF Clarendol,' l.
o,and warden of the Rehekah nfa aiicn
of tho order. who have been holdlng
:. series of booster" meetings. - en-
thusia stically approved throughout
the State. III, ;,
Those coming by train VIII aEall
themselves Of the week end excursion
,atas nreyailing over the lines leading
INTO Washington The Norfolk ana
\a,,nort News lodges have arranged
"a charter a steamer for the trip to
wa ashincton. while many of those
coming hv automobile Will arrange
10 toin the caravan which Will escort
Coy. Byrd here from his attendan nee
at the annual apple festival ana
carnival at Winchester preceding the
WASHINGTON meeting.
Parade Prizes for Women.
Mrs clara l.. Nevin. grand warden,
announced that the Rehekah branch
of the northern Virginia association
has offered prizes of $40 for the
Rehekah lodge having the greatest
number of women in the parade. $50
for the lodge making the best all
around appearance and $50 for the
hes, float. The State organization is
also offering similar prizes of $a5. SIS
and $40 for the Virginia Rebekahs
in the parade.
Mrs. l.. a. keiSer president of the
Rehekah Assembly of the District of
Columbia, also stated that the plans
of her organization for participation
in the parade are rapidly taking form.
Grand marshal of the parade, Will
fred n. Lawson, stated that the Nir-
gina delegation win assemble at First
and r streets. the Maryland dele
avenue and other Jurisdictions at
Indiana avenue and First street.
The mother lodge of the |. O. q. F.
in America. Washington Lodge. No. |,
Of Baltimore. will form the guard Of
honor In the line of march up Penn,
SNlNania avenue.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Rare Red Diamond.

A One specimen Of the very rare
red diamond has been found Al the
Star Kimberley mine. in South Africa
The stone was discovered in the al
luvial river diggings of the mine. The
red diamond is somewhat like the
ruby in color. and will probably com
ma nd a price of $500 to $3.50 carat.
II was cut to tiawless stone about
six carats in weight.
The biggest rush" to peg claims in
the history Of alnlvial diamond digging
in the western Transval took place
recently on the farm XWartplaatS. -
miles from Nentersdoip. SAYS the Fn
xineerine and Mining -.ionrnal Press.
The length of the run WAS about Loco
wards tfive-eiGhths Of 4 mi.e). and
about 2000 diamond diceerS toed the
line, in n-shaped formation. on a
curve of about one and half miles.
The mining commissioner. with 4
force of police, was present TO prevent
confusion.
Stones worth about $5o. 600 had been
discovered during prospecting opera
tiors. The number OF licenses issued
Tor the rush was $50.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

produced herewith. in facsimile.
On the opposite page is another
hymn for the early temperance cru
saders, entitled cold Water The
reader is advised on the next line
that this melody, paradoXically, is
Scotch This song asserts that;
TO beautys cheek. though strange it
seems,
Tis not more strange than true
Cold water though itself 50 pale
1mparts the rosiest hue!
The other verses go on to point out
how the sturdy oak, the fair tulip and
other handiwork of nature owe their
respective sturdiness, fairness and
other virtues to cold water
Tries to Protect Youth.
Declaring there is sterling worth
in the adage about ballads and laws,
the aut hor of the book explains that
lit was with a vivid sense of the dur
ability Of impressions made by the
songs of early childhood that the pres
ent work was prepared" She adds
that "the sentiment If we save the
young we save all is unquestion-
ably true, and with this in view we
trust that the present work will he
reckOned as we'll directed effort of
an earnest lover of youth to persuade
them to shun the paths of vice and
folly and walk in wisdoms WAYS"
1t is not amisS, then. to wonder If
Lila Linden and her ilk may not he
the real unheralded heroines and
heroes in the long fight for prohibit
tion..
Evening star., 1926-08-22
The Wrong Man to Bluff.
Pron Everybody's Magazine

From Everybody's MaEazlne.
The Young lawyer had just entered
his Office for the first time. He was
nervous. The paint on his shingle was
hardly dry. Silently he PRAYED for
client. A knock, as If in direct re
sponse to his petition. was heard at
the door. Hastily seizing the tele-
phone and assuming the attitude OF
one engaged in a very earnest con
versa tion he bade the one seeking ad-
mittance enter and With slightly
bored expression motioned him to
seat. The lawyer resumed his con
yersatior1 over the telephone with the
Imaginary party. This latter. itseem-
ed, WAS importuning him TO take
case involving thousands of dollars.
But the young lawyer politely but
firmly refused. He had more fmr"r-
tant litigation pending. etc.
Thinking his listener sufficiently i'm
pressed by this time. he hung up the
receiver and. turning TO the man, ask
ed ma jestically, And what can do
for yo,l. sir.
Nothing" replied the other, 81 was
tust sent up by the telephone com
pany TO connect UP your phone.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Tourists Good Eaters.

Tourists have excellent a1petites.
particularly when travelling in the
country. where the Weather is de
lirhtfully cool in Midsummer. and
where the air IS scented With the tang
Of the pine. and the quantities of food
consumed hy American tourists in the
Province of Ontario last summer has
been estimated and is most interesting.
Think Of 9.4+a sheep being eaten.
with I.-63 hogs S.795 lambs, 2,142
cattle. o.2o4 calves, 9S"o0 bags of
potatoeS. 1000 900 quarts Of milk,
500. 900 dozer eggs and Soo tons of but
Ter. together with all other incidental
offerings 10 appetite. such as chickens.
Vegetables. canned goods. cereal foods.
bread. cheese. coffee. tea and candies.
These totals have been made by the
tourist bureau 10 show the trades
people the immense Importance Of
American travellers being welcomed
and cared for with every courtesy, as
they leave many millions OF dollars
when they depart.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
ANBONDP PLAN
/ FAVORED IN PARIS
Called Way. to Enable France
to Settle Debts and
Save Currency.

By Cable to Tho Star and New York World.
PARIS. August 21.-Settlement Of
war debts and reparations by issuing
$4,000 900 ,o0n gold marks of bonds on
German railroads and industrials as
provided by tho Dawes plan is dis
cussed publicly for the first time in
France by Lucien Romier. editor of
lie, Figario.
Judging by Germanys Willingness
to aid her neichhors in Upholding
their currencies. Romier says Ger
manys financial position is such that
she would he willing probably to let
a portion of this huge block Of nation
al obligations he put on the market
70 hasten the end of the reparation
problems. II il could he arranged.
he says il is possible that with the
issue of big block of securities Civ
ing France AT once immense credits
abroad the war debts agreements also
would ho revised and perhaps liqui-
ds ted
Viewed as Credit Source.
we are looking for credits to sup
rort our rate of exchange and defend
the franc" he says. There we have
them. and without the necessity of
ratifvng the war debts agreements
with knife AT our throat. Also we
need not borrow money 6t ! tuiliohS
rates nor need we make new franc
issues or tuch the gold of the Bank
Of France.
Coming from NJ Romier. this in
dicates that conservative financial in
terests in France are ready to accept
a rapid reparatiOns settlement with
Germany on the ha sis OF the 5000
OOO. 900 gold marks reparations bonds.
which. as has been pointed out before.
would give France cash in hand. or its
equivalent. for $4,000. 100000 with
which to pay her debts.
The wal. debts question has not been
dropped in France. even though II Is
unlikely to come before Fariia ment
for several weeks. Deputy Joseph
Rar1helmv. vice president Of the for
e'cn affairs committee in the Cham
her writing in lie Journal. touches the
nc me theme. He says that France mas
everything to gain hy making RAPID
settlement of reparatlons ana wal
debts together. as otherwise Sne VIII
carry the odium of beinS Germany
eternal creditor. because she Is 'he
biggest.
Gain to America Seen.
For the same reason. he argues: the
United States will also escape from
the rosition OF bad debt collector.
IL
Europe half WAY in the matter OF
debt settlements.
Even the Forty 1mmortels are IN
49, d;so,ssion Henry Bordeaux of
the French Academy, writing long
article in the Echo de Paris, says thAt
the difficulty Of settling war den's TO
America lies in the fact that AfnerlCd
re- naver suffered like Europe. did
NOT go through the test. of the Middle
Ages and did not have the ciNlllzlnS
induerce of the Renaissa nee.
pordaaux savs it viii take another
500 wears before America VIII be IN Il
nosition 10 talk with pteSeE'-daN f-u-
rome American business training, ar-
',di,,- m Eo,,1eauX. makes II imp"S-
s,hle for America to see the war det'S
az they really are or I" see the IN,
Ferior value Of money as compare'i
ri,h human lives. Until America mas
eon,e 10 the national ideal, he says
Eurcpe must try to understand Amer
ica. because America is lncaranle oi
understanding Europe.
tCopyrght. 1?-6.l
Evening star., 1926-08-22

here today. The Nation rolled up an
impressive vote of confidence two
years ago in the Republican party
and its standard bearer. Calvin Cool
idge. For two years the Democrats
have been scheming to destroy that
confidence. Torn with factiona1. sec
tional and other differences, still as
disorganized as they were in that
memorable convention in Madison
Square Garden. the Democrats are
banking everything on their at
tempt to tear down Calvin Coolidge,
and they are beginning in his own
State" he said
I'VE have plenty of evidence of
their purpose" the Senator contin-
ued. They brought from Maryland
last Spring a Democratic governor
who frankly admitted his party is
banking everything on a reputation
of Coolidge in his own State Later
Representative Oldfeld of Arizona
said substantially the same thing.
And only last Saturday one Of the
State leaders of the party said that
the election of the Democratic Sem
ator here this Fall would mean the
election of Democratic President in
1928"
Senator Butler said that the
Evening star., 1926-08-22
OUTING FOR DEPENDENTS,
Widows and Orphans of U. S. War
Veterans Going on Excursion

The NTH annual excursion of the
Widows and Orphans OF. United States
War Veterans Association will he
heid At Marshall Hall Thursday. Pro-
ceeds will be devoted to erecting a
building for the widows and orphan MS.
Many contests and entertainment
features will be provided. including a
drill by the Reheckah degree team in
charge OF Charles B. Sanford. The
committee on arrangements is com.
posed of Mrs. NJ. Loebsack, !. Clinton
Hiatt. Arthur l.. League. pr Henry
NJ. Johnson. Capt. G. O. Howard. De.
partment Comdr. F.. j. Nolan, Mai.
Gen. Anton Stephan. John W. Reid
Mrs H. l.. Dean, Mrs Lizzie W. Cal.
Yer. Mrs. Lucy Goldsborough. Mrs.
Elizabeth d. Shaw. Miss Tillie NJ.
Roth. Mrs. Laura A. Lennon. Wat
son r. Miller. Miss Jennie L. Hamil-
ton. Miss Augusta E. Palmer. Mrs.
Sophie J. RerSner. Miss Anna Hage
and Cen. John J.. elem
Evening star., 1926-08-22

shrewder leaders Of the Democrats
have within day or two seen the
unwisdom- of the tactics employed
and have decided to call A halt
United States Senator Simeon Fess
Of Ohio called for Endorsement of
the administration by the re- election
Of Senator Butler because of the
prosperous condition which he de-
picted. saying that never had insti-
tutions been more stable. industries
more sound or the people more
happy. Gov. Fuller warned of what
he termed false issues that he said
would be raised by the opposition
party in the campaign and said that
in both State and Nation the Repuh-
lican party had set up record of
quiet accomplishment.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Finds Dead" Son in. Prison.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLEVELAND. August 21.-A man
sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary in
1921 under the name Of Ralph Miller.
for robbery In Cleveland, has been
found there by his mother, Mrs. Eliz-
abesh McFarlin Of Los Angeles. after
she had thought him killed in the
World War wears ago.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
DEMOCRAT WEDGE
IN BAY STATE SEEN
Butler Says Party Banks on
Weakening Confidence
in Administration.
By the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, August 81.
That the national Democratic par
ty is making deliberate attempt to
stage here the first skirmish in the
campaign of 1925" was the declara-
tion of United States Senator Will
liam Butler. candidate for e-elec-
ton, headline speaker al the big
Republican outdoor demOnstra ton
Evening star., 1926-08-22
NICARAGUA REBELS
DECLARED ROUTED
Outbreak Suppressed and
Communication Resumed,
Government Says.
By the Associated Press.


MANAGCA, Mica qua. August u.
The government reports that il has
the rebellion suppressed and tele-
graph and railway communication re-
stored throughout the country. The
rebel forces have been broken up into
small bands and are resortins to Suer-
rilla warfare.
Government troops to the number
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Saves White Robin.
ra,eh ~ The Star

PfT~rSRU RGH August 21.-A
white robin with pink eyes was saved
from, the attacks ~ crows by Mrs. c.
!. Greenfield Of oil City. Pa. The
robin vas one Of four Matched by
normal parents. When II attempted
10 learn 10 hy II was attacked by
group Of crows Mrs. Greenfield took
the baby white robin into her home,
where she intends TO keep II until II
is strong enough to hEht its own
"a ttkaR
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Woman Is Steeplejack.
sr.c,al Dispatch TO The Star

INDIANAPOLIS. August PA
steeplejack painting the fiagpole on
the X Of r. Building at Ohio and
Pennsylvania streets the other day
frew quite a gallery. not because
painting a staff Is anything extra or
dinary, hut because the worker was
a Young woman. The building man
aser identified the feminine steeple-
iaeker as Miss Ethel Hawkins. who
recently painted high air shaft at
the Board Of Trade Building.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
WOMAN SONG WRITER'S PROPHECY
DRY LAW CONES TRUE

WOMAN SONG WRITER'S PROPHECY
DRY LAW CONES TRUE
SONG OF THE D-CANTER
tsing u and the" IN the ninth line, sylah,a1
Tny~x cd 6ec.n-
til, AID :nrul,
gurinz ~ldr: tho
ci,'
ct
iscrys.
and TIE wind
vent hummns-
bunrhng
mp and
down: the
wind few;
:, and through
hc:"w ';s1''ss; nsck
blew. plscel inthe
blowing free and
rac mouth tie quevrcst
Plague has Slain his ten. wsr ii. hnnlr.a
thus tile Bttte a'kc-"bn I have conouerd
more than ah ypnr famous ccnqrerors
youths and madels all come drink from
brain and burns the spirit, nr; that puts
to shame your conQuernrs slay their
tea scores Se'"w: FIR M tn; has de'ngel mil!
tn the path of battle streams Of
bloc" may roll: While
the body have damn the
ry soul The cholera plague
the SWORD! sicl IN nre,crv
as In mirh malice. on tho
e,N lrr.,!e upon tlnm
ard h,f,rr
my brtal. aIN year hv year
1noHsanhS tread TIE dusty way of death"
song the decaner IS do not far to r
""ds with It's invitation that trv will pr.f. M S'ns
"aS them strong and "s., beoe tat which "dun WV h At
sssas the spirits WI ~ "' 'ae o'Aiu' and
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Legation Here Reassured.

The Nlcaraguan legation here has
been advised officially that revolu
tionary outbreaks in Nicaragua end
ed Friday. when all attempts Of up.
risings were crushed"
The government today stands
stronger. said the legations an.
nouncement. having increased its
prestige and sympathy with the peo-
pie. as the rebels have fallen in com.
plete discredit through their vile ex.
cesses, such as murders. pilla xing and
burning Of properties.
"All wire lines and routes ~ com
muniCation with Leon. Chinandega
and Corinto have been reestablished
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Hotel Man Dies.

RICHMOND. Va. August - UpN.
Oscar Fitzallen weisiger, As. manager
Of Jefferson Hotel died here today
Cairo and Khartum. Africa. are to
be connected by airrlane service
Evening star., 1926-08-22

Of 1900 yesterday routed 900 rebels AZ
Tamarindo. Chichigalpa The reported
losses were > on the government side
and IL rebels
Evening star., 1926-08-22

Alicante. Spain. is considering p
plan to pave all Of its streets.