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Evening star., 1926-10-15
COTTONSEEDPOOL
BEING CONSIDERED
Mill Owners to Take Up Plan
for WithhoIdinn a Fourth
of Product.

BN tHe< Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 15.--A
plan having been adopted for the
orderly marketing of the 1926 cotton
crop, interest has turned on the Ma
tion-wide meeting to be held in Mem
phis next Tuesday, when a proposal
for holding from the market fourth
Of the cottonseed from this years
crop will he discussed.
Plans formulated in Montgomery.
Ala, Wednesday by cottonseed oil
mill managers from several States
call for pool to withhold 100000
tons of seed from the market in order
that the South may realize on the
real value of this important by
product of it's principal crop.
How these plans may hest no for
warded will be the principal topic at
the meeting next Tuesday.
Meanwhile the permanent all-South
to carry out the plan formulated at
the cotton conference here Wednes
day. will begin its work today. 1t
viii work for formation Of pools to
withdraw 1000 600 bales of the 1926
crop from the market, will seek to
assure reduction of cotton acreage
in 1927 and will work out financial
plans for orderly marketing of the
huge 1926 crop.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
LONG-DISTANCE RING THRILLS
HIT WOM4N 'LTSTENERS-IN''
Feminine Sex Enjoys Radio Broadcasts From Prize
Fight, Though Auerse to Watching Punches Ex.
changed in the Boxing Bout.

Women may not yet be very keen
about watching the punches and the
blood of boxing bout, but they are
OutdoinG the men in long distance en-
joyment of the thrills of the prize
ring. according to officials of the local
broadcaSting station WltC.
Having had their ears first opened
to what goes on at a prize fight dur
ing the brOadcastin Of the Dempsey
Firpo battle, and having had more Of
the same entertainment recently
when Gene Tunney knocked Jack
Dempsey loose from the heavyweight
crown, the women are clamoring for
more.
The telephones at WEC were kept
busy just before the Wills-Sharkey
fight in BROOKLYN. bringing in re-
quests for a ringside account of the
bout. More than so per cent of the
calls were from women.
At the Department of Commerce.
whtTe listeners throughout the coun-
Evening star., 1926-10-15

There are 50 900 towns and post Of
fees in the United States.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
PROGRAMS OF WRC
MAY Be MARRIED
Interference Likely by
Change of Wave Length of
Chicago Station.

The first interference with the
broadcast programs of station WlSt
loomed yesterday when station WHIT
in Chicago, applied to the department
Of Commerce FOE official authorization
to use the 46S.J-meter wave channel
the same wave length of Wltt.
The Chicago station was originally
authorized To transmit on the 23S
meter channel, but several days ago
jumped to the 1913 wave length for
an experiment. The higher wave has
proved 50 satisfactory that John :.
Boyer owner and operator of the sta
ton. asked the Commerce Department
to assign it officially.
While WHIT is not expected to
cause any serious interruption with
the reception of WRC'S programs
locally, radio experts at the depart
ment point ont that Washington lis
tenerS viii not likely he able to pick
up WEI in Los Angeles while the Chi
cago station is on the air. WEI j.
now using The 4G7 meter channel, ano
the few kilOCNclcS difference. il was
said. Will make il difficult for local
listeners Ia separate the Los Angeles
and Chicago stations when they are
broadcaAting simultaneously.
Evening star., 1926-10-15

Amber is foSsiliZed resin.
Evening star., 1926-10-15

counted the long efforts to secure
historic Fort McHenry as a; national
park.
Addresses also We're delivered by
Mrs. Elma Ray Saul. Mrs. Clements
Sheriff and the president OF the
Maryland Society of 1872, and Miss
Sader. who told Of the work of her
organization. An address on early
Maryland history also was made by
Mrs. Henry Polkinshorn, local
chapter historian.
Miss Mary Stallings. newly appoint
ed recording secretary. was intro
duced and Mrs. Frederick y. Fernald
was appointed chairman of the COM
mittee on genealogical research. Mrs
Alexander r. shepherd and Mrs. An
drew Rradley were elected to mem
bership. Mrs. Edward Bowling. Mrs.
George Blandy and Mrs. French
Sibley We're among those present at
the meeting.
a reception will be given for the
national president. Mrs. Samuel
Preston Davis. by the District Chap
ter in the Willard Hotel November
/. and a card party also will he given
at the home of Mrs. Samuel Shoe
maker next month.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
DAUGHTERS OF 1912
MEET IN BALTIMORE
Local Chapter Is Guest of Mrs. A..
F. Olson. Its Reg
istrar.

Addresses and entertainment made
mp the program of the District of
Columbia Chapter of the National
Society, United States Daughters Of
1912. at their October meeting. held
in the home of the registrar of the
local chapter Mrs. Albert +. Olson
in Roland Park. Baltimore. yesterday
The trip to Baltimore and back was
made in chartered bus.
Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair, presi-
dent Of the District Chapter presided
and later introduced J. 3. Hancock
president of the Maryland Society
of the Sons of 1872 The latter re-
Evening star., 1926-10-15

try file their complaints and announce
their grievances against broadcasting
as ii is conducted, it was learned that
no letters have been received con-
demning the chain broadcast of the
DempSey-Tunney fight.
Following previous ringside descrip-
lions Of outstanding fights, officials
of the radio section Of the department
received many protests. most of them
from women against broadcaSting
this particular sport. But following
the Philadelphia battle there We're no
letters of criticism.
Similar protests were lodged with
station WEAF. New York. against
that stations broadcasting of prize
ring matches, with the result that at
one time announcement was made
that in the future no more boxing
bouts would he carried by the WEAF
ira nSmitter. Exception. however. was
taken when an opportunity was given
to broadcast the Dempsey'Tunney
fight.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
WILL TALK OF INDIA.
Sir Alvion Rajkumar-Pamerji to
Address School Students.

A distinguished visitor from India
in Washington, Sir Alvion Rajkumar-
Ranerji will he the guest of the
Georgetown Foreign Service School
tonight at $50 o'clock at exercises
to which the public has been invited.
Sir Alvion. who is a graduate of OK
ford and Calcutta Universities, will
speak ON conditions in India.
lie is touring the United States on
an extensive study Of Western prob
lems before returning to India. where
he is member of the cabinet at
Madras and oiiWan To the Mahara ia
of Cochin. lie has been in the In
dian service Of the british govern
ment "A number of years and is re-
garded as one of the best informed
men on Indian problems.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
FIRE IN SWAMPLAND.
Sheriff Directs Fight to Save Vir-
ginia Timber and Crops.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NORFOLK. Va. October l5.-Nor-
folk and all lower Virginia sections
are covered with smoke blown III
from Il forest fire in Dismal swamp.
For eight weeks Sheriff A. A Wen.
dell has headed bands of SWampland
citizens trying to check the flames
which are destroying thousands Of dol
lars worth of tielher and threatening
crops. Tn" extremely dry season has
contributed 10 the spread Of the fire
over an area of more than square
miles.
Evening star., 1926-10-15

MOVING. PACKING & STORAGE.
2EAff EENEk E9R tyBABrusE sgS y. re. ATp
M3in 12s2. Main 9539. =
Evening star., 1926-10-15

been poured to the draw from thd
Essex County side, and the pouring
for the other portion Of the bridge Is
now under way This is expected to-
he completed within six weeks. The
draw for the bridge has been Com-
pletcd at the Newport News ship
yard and is being sent forward on
lighters. the expectation being that IL
will he in place before the end of No
vembcr. This is one of the difficult
features of the work, getting the huge
steel in position and adjusting it to
operate.
Evening star., 1926-10-15
BRIDGE WORK RUSHED.
Span at Tappahannock. Va. to Be
Opened by February l.

Special Dispatch to The star.
RICHMOND. Va. October 15-Thc
bridge across the Rappahannock River
at Tappahannock is being rushed with
all possible speed. and at this time it
is - per cent completed.
The contractors are confident that
they will be able to open the bridge
at the time specified. February l..
The concrete floor of the bridge has
Evening star., 1926-10-15
1000 Island Dressing.

To six tablespoonfuls of mayonnaie
add three tablespoonfuls of chilli
sauce. one medium sized green pepper,
two pimentoes, one teaspoonful of
chopped chives and one tablespoonful
Of worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
The pepper and pimento may be
chopped or cut in very fine dice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
"GONDOLIERS" LISTED
BY Tech OPERA CLUB
Spring Play Proposed in Competi-
ton With Other High Schools,
With Cup as Prize.
MISS HAZEL BOYCE.

Next Thursday. Friday xnd Satur-
day the Tech Opera Club will present
The Gondoliers." by Gilbert and Sui
Ivan. This is the annual Spring play,
presented in competition with the
Spring productions of other high
schools for the Brown University
alumni cup. The play is given to pro
vide money for the support of school
activities. foot ball, base ball, track.
debating, dramatics and for the cadet
supper.
The entire school has been CO.
operating i'll this production. The
teachers have been coaching the stu
dents and directing the work of cos
tune making and property making.
The print shop has been making
signs. The drawing department. as
well as the Art Club pals and pdletteS
has been making posters. \. CIeve-
land and ]. Berkman have been very
active in this work
The chorus will have 81 voices and
the orchestra will have ~ pieces. The
student concert leader of the orches-
ira is Virginia Crocker
The leading role will he taken 10y
John Mcdonald. star athlete and
veteran of previous Tech operas.
The leading feminine roles will he
played by Norvelle Newton and Dor
othy skinner. Others in the east
are Catherine Birch. Paul casSassa.
Hazel BOyce. Joseph :Sorrell and
Robert Yeabowel'
The Dramatic Club was enter.
tanned at its last meeting by Miss
Ruth Biting i'm z recitation. Ida
Wasserman. q "year-o'd visitor t.
the school. entertained with her in
| depreciation If the charleston and
with toe dancing. Richard Lorle-
burg. Helen William, and Jack Mar
tin were other performers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
LECTURE ON INTERIOR
DECORATING is GIVEN

Benjamin II. Streeks gave an il
Illustrated lecture Wednesday night at
the Knights of Columbus Evening
School in interior decorating. The
subject was Color and Harmony
Other lectures will include discussions
of floor and wall treatment, the MAX
ing over of old homes and the process
of fitting old furniture into new en-
Viroment.
Senior Angel c. Nazques, A. NJ,
native of Spain will take charge OF
the Spanish classes formerly con-
Quoted by Sonora Dolores de Castro.
Sonora de Castro has been forced to
discontinue her work because of ill
health.
Arthur Deering of the Catholic Uni
versity. gave several readings from
Shakespeare last Tuesday night. The
next lecture by Mr.. Deering in the
English literature series will be given
on Tuesday evening at o'clock. His
subject in this lecture will be THE
Literature of Ireland"
The ST. Patrick's day number of
the knight OWL the publication of
the student body, will appear early
this week. This number will be very
interesting as the staff has made an
extra effort to make this a special
number. In keeping with the season
the issue will be printed in green.
The student council met Friday
night in regular business session at
o'clock. The advisory council of the
president met an hour earlier than
the main body of the council. Those
present at the advisory council meet
ing included Mr.. Cyrus l.. Burnett,
the president; Miss Mary f. Shields,
vice president: Mr.. Harry f. Burnett.
treasurer: Mr.. John NJ. Adams and
Mr.. Hugh c. McKenny. Discussion
at the meeting centered upon plans
for thedance to come soon after Easter
and for the formation of glee club
and choral club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
WESTERN STUDENT
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Margaret Fleming Awarded Tuition
in Livingston Academy-Is
Prominent at School.

Margaret Fleming, senior at
Western, prominent because of her
art work. has been recently awarded
d scholarship to the Livingston Acade-
my of Art. 1t is the custom of this
art school to offer scholarships yearly
20 pupils in the Washington high
schools especially recommended by
their teachers because of their UNI.
usual ability. The scholarship covers
the entire course offered by the Liv-
ingston Academy, and provides for
instruction two evenings every week
for two hours.
Miss Fleming is art editor of the
Westerner and Of the Breeze. for
which she draws all the cartoons. A
member of nearly all the clubs at
Western she holds, or has held. Of
fees in all the organizations to which
she has belonged. Her most important
offices at present are president of the
Art and Spanish Clubs and secretary
of the Dramatics Association.
That her many activities have not
affected her studies is evidenced by
her scholastic record Of all Els
throughout the four years.
Dudley" a comedy, has been select
ed for the Spring play to be given on
MdICII ~ anu IL thSA y 10 - AN~~ .
enough demand for it. it will be put
on again the first week end after
school reopens following the Easter
holidays. The cast will be as follows:
Dulcy. by Ruth Hooper: Mr.. Smith. by
Robert Callahan: Mr.. Forbes, by Cor
den Webner: Mrs. Forbes, by Helen
Sheckells: the debutante. by Claire
Knight; the butler, an eX-convict, by
Albert Heagy; Dulcy's brother. by
Thomas Fitch: 1.-The poor nut by -Da-
vid Fonoroff: Tom Sterett. by Alden
Goodwin; a lovesiclz young man, by
Joe Greenwood, and Blair Patterson,
lawyer, by Ben Connally.
A fencing team to represent west
ern against the Annapolis Plebes was
chosen last Wednesday after school In
the auditorium. Those selected after
the final series of bouts were Prescott
Blount Lee Browne and Norton Barn
hart. Mclean and Pratt were named
as substitutes. Fuller and Buckley,
with Durand, eliminated last In the
semi-finals, will compose the second
team.
Under the plan followed, each OF, the
seven finalists met every other one.
Twenty-one bouts were contested. The
contests were judged by MAJ. Sears,
aided by Maj. Blount, the instructor.
The team will now settle down to
intensive training and development for
the Annapolis match, which VIII De
held on March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
RANDALL JUNIOR HIGH
GROUP GIVES PLAYLET
Pupils Enliven Assembly by Per-
Torrance of Nevertheless
Other School Activities.

A little playlet. Nevertheless.
based on the finding of new word by
a boy and a girl. was presented in as
Sembly Friday at the Randall Junior
High School. by pupils. under diIec-
ton of Miss V. e. Maxwell. Principal
parts We're played by Arthur Minor,
Alice McGhee and Allen Williams. The
program also included a solo by Har-
old Smith and a recitation by Annie
Matthews.
\ literary and musical program was
presented Wednesday. directed by
Miss :. K. Quander, with Joseph Tur-
ner presiding. The program included
recitations by Julia Yergan and Faith
Richardson and musical numbers by
Beatrice Reynolds. Wilbur Henry and
James Young. A boys chorus fea-
tured the musical program.
Howard II. Long, assistant superin-
tendent in charge of research and
discussed individual
Differences" before the Randall Par
ent-Teacher Association Tuesday. Miss
Lillian Robinson presided.
A musical program included scene
from The Mikado" and several other
selections by the Girls Glee Club, UNI
der direction of Mrs. l.. II. Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
HINE HIGH HAS LARGEST
ORCHESTRA OF ITS KIND
Weekly Rehearsals Held and Num-
beers Given at Senior and
Junior Assemblies.

Hine Junior High School is proud
of it's orchestra. which numbers 80
members, with % actually playing.
1t has the distinction OF being the
largest Junior high school orchestra
in the city.
One weekly rehearsal is held and
the orchestra also plays for the
senior and junior assemblies, giving
the entrance and exit marches, the
school songs and often special num-
bers.
DIR. T., n. c. Barnes, director of
music. visited the building last week
and conducted the music assembly.
Miss Edith Athey was the accom-
PIANIST The program included famil-
lar and popular songs.
A memorial service in honor of
Miss Katherine Burden. a former
Hine Junior High teacher. was held
at the assembly Wednesday, March
10. Two pictures by Abbey, THE
Castle of the Maidens" and king
Lear" were presented to, the school
by members of Miss Burdens family
and have been hung in the assembly
hail.
The program consisted of a recita-
ton. "The Chambered Nautilus: a
cornet solo, 1.-THE Lost Chord" by Mr..
Witcomb of the Marine Band, and
the presentation and unwilling Of the
pictures. Principal Warner accepted
the gift on behalf of the faculty ana
school. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
EASTERN HIGH 'FROSH'
WIN AT BASKET BALL
Capture Girls Championship Series
in Exciting Game From
Sophomores.

Eastern High Schools Freshman
team won the girls championship
series Tuesday by trouncinG the So
phomores, - to IA. This is the first
time a freshman team has won the
championship since girls basket ball
was organized seven years ago.
This game was particularly eXcit-
ing, because the SophS and Rockies
were tied for the championship and
when the final whistle blew they were
still tied. with the score ii to IA.
1t was in the extra tiVe-minute pc
Rod that the Rockies showed their sill
periority by the teamwork of the for
wards.
Elizabeth Stull is captain OF the
team; Helen Thomas. manager. and
Miss Imogene Stockett. coach.
The weekly assembly of the lower
classmen was held in the school audi
torium Tuesday morning. DR.. ID. II.
kress of the Anti-CiGarette League.
gave an illustrative talk on the evils
of smoking. The March meeting of
the Home and School Association was
held in the school auditorium Friday
evening
The Les Camarades Club gave a tea
dance in the school armorv on Friday.
Music was furnished by Jimmie Madi'
sons orchestra. Evelyn Scott, con
certmeister of the school orchestra,
gave violin recital recently over
WRC.
Herbert Angel. a graduate Of the
class of 1925 and editor of the East
erner in his senior year, is the founder
and editor of ''Strayer Topics Il
monthly publication at Strayer's Col
lege Miss kathryn White. %, also
on the Eastern staff of last year. is
the night editor of the paper.
The junior classes are making plans
for Il junior prom to he held in the
school armory on April l6. The stu
dent committee in charge consists of
Sylvia EtchinSon and Margaret Cook.
Joseph kochka and Miss Pauline Lob
man are on the faculty committee.
A meeting of the oratorlcal contest
ants was held in room ~ on Tuesday,
at which time Miss Bertha i. Gardner
of the faculty gave talk on the diff
ference between an GRAFTON and an
ESSAY. She read from the great ora
tions of history and from the prize
winning orations of the'last two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
LETTERS AWARDED
TO CATHOLIC TEAM
John J. Long Elected Captain of
Basket Ball for Next Year-Ban-
quet to Be Given.

Awards of the school le:>er were
made last week by the athletic coun.
Gil of the Catholic University to the
members of the successful basket ball
team of the past season. The men
who received the &C. were Raymond
X. Foley, Naugatuck, Conn: William
J. Harvey, Union City. Conn; John
J. Long, Cumberland, Md; James a.
O'Donnell. Holyoke. Mass; James NJ
Carney, St. Louis, Mo, and Joseph
Urrichio, manager. hartford, Colih
These men met early last week in the
"C'' room and unanimously elected as
captain for the season 1876 Jonh
!. Long, regular left forward OF the
past season. Long was big FACTOR
i'm the teams success during the re-
cent court season, and held the us
tinction of being the team : hiSh Scor
er. with a total of 100 polntS'
The Utopian Club will hold Dan.
met St Patrick's night in honor OF
the successful basket ball team ana
it's newly elected captain. Among
the sneakers of the evening VIII pc
Director of Athletics Charles w.
Moran. Coach Fred Rice ana rev
leo l.. McVay, club moderator.
THE Don Noon Club will hold a
smoker and reception next ThufsdaN
evening at College Inn. where they
will entertain members of the student
body. :, .,o 70.
cention room of Gibbons Hall, the
Shahan Debating Society conducted
the trials for the annual orator1cai
contest. which is to be held shorty
hofore the Easter holidays. Those
who spoke were allowed five m, minutes ut n
for their delivery, and from the cam'
didates six were chosen by the JUDGES
Rev. Fathers O'Rourke and Weston.
berger The successful eestfH f fawrenee,
Mass: Edward Curran. Bangor Me:
shane Mccarthy, Kinsale, lreian
Edward Fitzgerald, Br .,l;,1s n Mass r.
and Arthur Tomelden, Panagasinan,
pI Those who take part in the con
test will be required to deliver a di is,
course of their own composition, with
a time allowance of from II to 10
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
N. u. LAW SCHOOL
FACULTY ENLARGED
Increase Declared Necessary to
Meet Demands of Post Graduates
and Maintain Curriculum.

The faculty of the National Uni
versity Law School has been increased
for the Spring term, which begins
Monday. March %. This has been
necessary because of the demands of
the post graduate students and in
keeping with the policy of the in
stitution to offer a. broad curriculum
for the degrees of master of laws and
doctor of civil law.
George d. Casio, attorney for the
alien property custodian, who holds
the degree of bachelor of laws from
National University. as we'll as those
of bachelor of philosophy from the
Snow Normal College, bachelor of the
science of agriculture from the Utah
Agricultural College and master Of
arts from the University of Michigan.
will give course of lectures on land
and irrigation law during the Spring
term.
J. e. Keller, an attorney examiner
for the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, has been appointed by the
dean as lecturer on bailments and
carriers. He will give this course at
the National, for the first time this
Spring.
The Winter term Of the law school
VIII close L0lS week WIFI llllSll SNdIIl-
nations in all the subjects being
given Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights. Students will be admitted to
the examination rooms at o'clock.
The schedule of examinations will be
announced tomorrow.
A glee club. composed of male stu'
dents of the National University has
been orga niZed under the direction of
l.. l.. Gilchrest, who has had many
years of experience in chorus super
vision. Vivien f. Graves has been
elected as president. f. d. Jones vice
president and w. J. Fahey secretary
and treasurer. Miss Edna Parker and
Miss Elizabeth Prende are accom-
panists. The members are Harold
r. Stephenson, G. Fl. ZeutZius, w.
A. Creveling, George G. Gardner, G.
NJ. Ireland. X. E. Meyer, A. A. Arm
strong, Roy l.. Talbot. r. s. Ter
rill, E. F. Began, Harold Gerard, w.
j. Fahey, j. n. Brown, J. B. Gross,
+. d. Jones. John NJ. Brown, r.
Gardiner, A. D. Moutleff, B. Moss and
Arch d. Monteath. The club is now
meeting two nights week for re-
hearSalS.