Evening star., 1926-03-24

Thomas Jefferson's memory Is to be
signally honored in Washington and
Virginia in April and in July. On
April 13. the 17sth anniversary of the
birth of the third President will be
celebrated at elaborate luncheon and
dinner festivities in the Capital. AT
Shadwell, Va. near Monticello, where
jefferson was born, a shaft will be
erected by the Thomas jefferson Ma
tional Foundation. A Democrat and a
Republican--respecti Senator Jo-
seph T. Robinson of Arkansas and
Senator Frank r. Willis of Ohio--win
deliver addresses in glorification OF
the author of the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence. AT the Jefferson dinner In
Washington the same evening a nota-
BILE array of national Democrats Will
speak and 1928 keynotes may pierce
| the air. Acceptances have already
been received from John w. Davis,
Gov. Albert G. Ritchie of Maryland
and Gov. Harry +. Byrd of Virginia.
Negotiations are pending for the ap-
pearance OF Gov. Alfred Il. Smith or
New York. Representative William "A.
| Oldfield of Arkansas. chairman of the
committee and former Senator A.
Owsley Stanley of Kentucky also will
be on the speaking program. onward
| to Victory.."-two years hence--is to
be the theme of the occasion.
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OF q. less political hue will be the
Jeffersonian commemoration at Mon
| ticello on the Fourth of July. That
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| teresting anniversaries. 1t is the
15Oth anniversary of the signing OF
the Declaration of Independence. 1t
| is also the Tooth anniversary or the
! deaths Of both Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams, who passed away with :
| in O. few hours of each other on
July 4, 1926. The address OF the
day at Monticello will be delivered
| by Frank b. kellogg. Secretary OF
State. in token of the fact that
| Thomas Jefferson was America
! first Secretary of State. Breckln-
| ridge Long. former Assistant Secre-
| tary of state and chairman of the
| Jefferson Foundation. has arrange
| ments in charge for both the April
and July festivities at Monticello.
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William Mitchell, former assistant
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| floored in his attempt to revolu-
| tionize military aviation, but appar-
! emily not without causing some phys
| ical distress to few of his adver-
| sarfes. Three of these are now un-
| dergoing repairs or damages under
stood to be more or less incident to
| the wear and tear of the Mitchell
fight. They include Maj. Gen. Dennis
| e. Nolan. former deputy chief of
staff: Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum of
| the general staff and Maj. Allen w.
| Gullion Of the judge adv ocate's de-
nartment Gen. Nolan, who is to be
preliminary disarmament conference
in Geneva, is recuperating at Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington. Gen.
Drum is about to go to the Army Cen
eral Hospital at Hot Springs. Ark,
for treatment. Maj. Gullion has been
! at Hot Springs for several weeks. The
two generals were in principal charge
Of the departmental work on the
! Mitchell case, and Maj Gullion func'
toned as the prosecutor-in-chief.
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When John r. McCarl, controller
general of the United States and ter
ror of every Federal employe with ar
expense account, needs comfort and
solace, he turns to his executive of
ficer, James l.. Baity. McCarl and
Baity are not merely chief and sub
ordinate. They are Damon and Pyth.
las McCarl is Nebraska Repub.
lican, Baity a Missouri Democrat, but
they have been associated in the gen
I'eral accounting office since it was es
tablished in 1921 and maintain q
friendship that has been lifelong
Even their wives have been comrades
. since girlhood, dating from common
) school days. McCarl and Baity are
inseparable in their Office work. theil