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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
DC. REPUBLICANS
ARE URGED TO VOTE
Warned at Meeting That
Party Faces Hard Task in
Coming Elections.

Republicans of the District Of
Columbia at a meeting last night at
the Washington Hotel were warned
by their leaders that the party faces
a huge and difficult task in the coming
congressional elections and were
urged TO make early preparations Tor
this campaign. They were told that
II is vitality important, not only to
the success of the Coolidge admins
tration, but to the security and pros
perity of the Nation AS well. that the
Senate and House be kept Republican.
The principal speakers were Senator
Deneen of Illinois. secretary of the
Republican campaign committee OF
tho Senate; Representative VIII K.
Wood of Indiana. chairman of the
Republican campaign committee Of the
House. and Mrs. Eva Chase of Mary
land. president of the Federation of
Republican Women of that state. The
meeting was held under the auspices
of the League of Republican State
Clubs of the District and the Coolidge
and Dawes. Club, which organizations
viii he actively engaged in getting
out the many thousands of State
voters who are temporary residents
of this city when the time for voting
comes next November.
No Easy Saih,R
Both Senator Deneen md Mr.. Wood
declared that il is not SoinS - be the
easiest sort of sailing for the Re.
puhlicans to maintain their congress
SiOnal majority and each stressed the
Importance of organization and party
soIida ritv.
Mr.. Wood called attention 10 the
prosperity this Nation is enjoying now
All of which he attributed TO the Re-
publican administration. The Repub-
lcan tariff, in his opinion. has done
more 70 bring about the present happy
situation in the United States TODAY
than anything else.
1T would he unWise to break down
our tariff system" Mr.. Wood declared
We hear from certain quarters that
The farmers ills are due 10 the Repub-
hcan tariff. This is positively untrue.
II II were not for the tariff the far
mers would indeed be in sore straits
They would then have.cause to COM
plain and appeal for help II il were
not for The Republican tariff the agri-
Culturists of this country would today
he bankrupt. There would he armies
of unemployed. cheap goods would be
flooding this country. and there would
he soup lines in every city.
Situation in Maryland
Mrs. Chase told of the political stu
anon in Maryland. saying that as diff
flcult as the task appears the Repub-
Trans are going to make a determined
effort to not only re-eiect a Repub-
lean Senator and several Republican
members of the House. but are going
o elect q governor and a fun State
dcket.
Mrs. Virginia White SpeeI. president
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REV. H. D. MITCHELL
DIES IN NEW JERSEY
Former Pastor of Metropoli-
tan NJ. {. Church Succumbs
in Ocean Grove.

Rev. Or. Harry d. Mitchell, g.
years old. formerly pastor of the
Metropolitan Memorial NJ. +. Church,
John Marshall place and { street,
died in Ocean Grove. \. j., yesterday.
Death was due to pneumonia.
Dr.. Mitchell had been pastor OF the
st. PaurS NJ. f.. Church at Ocean
Grove for the last wear. having
changed pastorateS with Rev. George
S. johnson. the present pastor of the
Metropolitan Memorial Church here.
Funeral services will he conducted
Al st. Marks NJ. T.. Church. Forest
Park, Baltimore, Saturday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock. at which time DIR.
MitChell's favorite hymns will be
played on the chimes of the Metro
politan Memorial Church here. In
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COOLIDGE GETS PRAISE.
Senator Caraway Says as President
He Is Achieving Success.

When measured by southern stan
dards, President Coolidge falls consid-
erably below par. socially, but as a.
President he leaves little to he do
sired, Senator z. II. Cafaway of Ar
Kansas said in an address before the
Missouri State Society at the Wash
1ngton Hotel last night. Senator Cara.
way praised the progress made by
the State of Missouri and also lauded
their representatives in Congress.
The presidents and representative
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terment will be private in Baltimore.
Born in Baltimore August %. 1863,
DIR. Mitchell was educated In the
schools of that city. and later received
the degrees of a. b. and ID. d. from
the Western Maryland College, al
Westminster. Md.
He joined the Baltimore Methodist
Episcopal Conference In 1855 and was
pastor Of numerous churches in the
Monumental City. lie came to Wash
ington Immediately after serving AS
pastor of the Forest Park Nj. +.
Church. Baltimore
DR. Mitchell was an honorary mem.
Der of the Naval Veterans Associa-
ton and of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
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from the societies of the States -hor
dering on Missouri were entertained
a the meeting.
At the conclusion Of the regular pro
ceedings the members Of The society
da need. Mrs Flora McGill keefer sang
several selections.
Representative Cleveland a. Ncw-
ton. president Of the society. presided.
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OF the League of Republican Women
of the District. made an appeal to
women to do their share in the coming
campaign.
Edgar &. Snyder, United States mar
shall of the District, president of the
League of Republican State Clubs,
presided. In his opening remarks he
said that more than 10000 absentee
votes" were cast from Washington in
the last national election.
T. Lincoln Townsend, president of
the Coolidge and Dawes Club. after
discussing the tentative plans for get
ting out the absentee vote in the com
ing election. said that a movement
Will be started soon TO establish
large permanent party headquarters
in this city. He said it is hoped it will
be possible to have q building large
enough to permit social features as
we'll AS political activities.
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Drops Dead in Restaurant.

Nicholas. Lekcs. - years old, 124G
Seventh street. fell dead in restau-
rant at 81 Ninth street last night
lust after he had ordered cup Of
coffee. Heart trouble was the cause
~ death.
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Six cables are to he strung across
a span Of $40 feet, or nearly mile
and quarter. to carry power across
an arm Of Puget Sound into the city
Of Tacoma, Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20

Woman workers in the Japa neSe
silk mills receive less than 80 cents
DAY
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captain; La Garde, Wedderburn,
Hornibrook. Douglas, McDougal, Kim
ball, manager; .Blount, Reginald
Mitchell, Brooks and Morcher. Louis
La Garde made the best showing, with
the score of 1873.
Westerns team has been using
George Washington University's facil-
tiles on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, and the National Guard
Armory on Tuesdays.
Western now has a music room for
the first time in the schools history.
1t Is located on the third floor Of the
old building. 1t has a stage, a grand
piano and seating capacity of 15O
The Literary Club has elected the
following officers: President, Estellita
Robinett; vice president. Margaret
Fleming; secretary, Helen Beck; treas
urer, Helen Goodner.
AT a recent meeting Of the Art Club
the following officers were elected:
President, Margaret Fleming; vice
president. Ernestine Greenwood: sec.
rotary, Claire Knight; treasurer, Dor.
othy White.
The Math Club is one of the small
est clubs at Western At a recent
meeting Elizabeth Zalesky was elect
ed president. Helen Bach, vice presi
dent; Robert Detwiler, secretary; Ed
ward Brown, treasurer, and Jack
Varela, sergeant-at-arms
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DEDICATE GYMNASIUM
AT HOWARD FRIDAY

Announcement is made by the trus-
tees and administrative officers of
Howard University of the formal
dedication of the new gymna SUM
armory building on Friday. February
26, at $3.50 o'clock. At the exercises
short addresses will be made by HUI
bert Work, Secretary Of the Interior:
Representative Louis c. Cramton Of
Michigan; DIR. William Mather Lewis,
president George Washington Uni
versity, and DR.. E. A. Pace, Catholic
University. Prayer will be offered
bv the Rt Rev. E. D. w. Jones, bishop
of the A NJ. E. Zion Church; short
historical statement of the develop
ments of the gymnasium-armory-
tadium program will be read by DR..
Scott, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the uni
versity and DR.. j. Stanley Durkee.
president of the university, will pre-
side and make the introductions.
DR.. E. L. Parks, dean of men, ad-
dress, the members Of the freshman
class at the MONDAY assembly, Mon
dav. on Social Reform"
The Pestalozzi-F'roebel Society held
a meeting Tuesday in Library Hall.
The vespers service this afternoon,
in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
will be addressed by DR.. Walter A.
Morgan, pastor of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church of this city.
Music for the occa sion will be fur
nished by the university choir.
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X OF C. SCHOOL TEAMS
LISTED FOR DEBATE
Question of Justifying Objections
to Creation Of Educational De-
partment Is Topic.

Two teams from the Knights Of
Columbus Evening School will debate
the proposition, Resolved, That the
opposition to the proposed Federal
Department Of Education is justified"
under the auspices Of Washington
Council. knights of Columbus, Tues
day evening at o'clock at the
knights of Columbus Hall, $50 Tenth
street northwest. The affirmative will
be upheld by Betty Hart and Fabian
G.. Cox and the negative by Joseph J.
Chunta and Thomas H MCQueeney.
Paul YOst Anderson, Washington
correspondent of the St. Louis Post
Dispatch will address the class in
Journalism Of the Knights of Column
bus Evening School Tuesday. Febru-
airy %, at 7:15 pm. His subject will
be Getting the News and the Causes
of the News Mr.. Anderson also will
relate experiences of correspondents
who covered" the celebrated eyolu-
ton trial at Dayton. Tenn.
The student council, in conjunction
with the Santa Maria Club, is ar
ranging program for St. Parick s
day. The dramatic committees of the
two organizations are working to-
gether. The membership Of these
committees includes Miss Mary NJ.
Elizabeth Hart, Miss Claire McCar-
thy. Miss Anna Doyle and Miss Helen
NJ. Pahler. The Santa Maria Club is
planning to give another play in the
Spring on an outdoor stage.
Prof. Arthur Deering OF the Cath
Ole University. spoke on the Irish
theater last week in the regular Eng
lish literature series. Tuesday Of this
week at S o'clock Mr.. Deering will
continue the literature series with u
lecture on Sidney Lanier and Father
Tabb.'
DR.. Frank O'Hara will speak next
Thursday night at o'clock on 1.-The
Relation of the Individual to the
State" This is one of a series OF
lectures on The Economics Of Pope
Leo's Encylical on the Condition OF
Labor"
Rev. K. 4. McGovern. assistant di-
rector of the social action department
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. began d series Of public
lectures last Tuesday evening on labor
conditions In the Government service
The next lecture Of this course will be
held on Tuesday, February %, at 1:15
pm. at the evening school.
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NATIONAL DEBATERS
TO MEET SATURDAY
Will Argue Capital Punishment at
University Court Room.
Tryouts Held.

The Richard H. Alvey and Samuel
r. Miller debating societies Of Ma
tional University will debate the pro-
poSai for the abolition of capital pun
ishment next Saturday night in the
moot courtroom of the university.
This will be the second Of the four
intersociety debates of the academic
year.
The two societies held their try
outs last night for the purpose of Sc
lecting three debaterS each as repre-
seLtatives of the society. The aboli-
ton of capital punishment was chosen
as the subject because of the proposal
made in Congress recently to apply
it to the District of Columbia.
The Mu chapter of the Sigma Delta
Kappa law fraternity at National
University pledged eight members at
a meeting last Monday night at Har-
vey's. These eight will be Initiated
at formal ceremonies to take place
Monday. March l, at the same place,
at which time a new class will be
pledged.
The local Sigma Delta kappas are
now arranging a social program for
the benefit of the delegates to the ma
tionaI convention of the fraternity,
which is to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel in May. This convention will
be attended by the greatest number
Of delegates Of any in the history of
the fraternity.
President Marquis I. AlbertSon Of
the senior law class at National Uni
versity has designated A. j. Herlitz,
jr., chairman of the social committee,
to arrange for the class banquet,
which will be held in June. Mr.
Herlitz hopes to have a senior law
banquet an annual affair at the uni
versity.
The Beta chapter of the Phi Beta
Gamma law fraternity at National
University held its annual February
initiation ceremonies for a large
class of neophytes last night at the
chapter bungalow at Cabin John
Bridge. Representatives of the chap
ter assisted in the installation Of two
new chapters of the fraternity at the
University of Minnesota and the St.
Paul College of Law last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21
JUNIOR WEEK OPENS.
AT G. v. i. TODAY
Activities at Institution In
cIude Customary Tribute to
George Washington.

George Washington University stu
dents begin the celebration Of the So
cial activities of Junior week today
with a rotating tea: The event ushers
in seven fun days of entertainment
incident to the midyear convocation
and the usual George Washington
birthday activities.
The events run the gamut of enter
tainment from the tea this afternoon
to the final basket ball game for the
girls on Saturday night. The big
academic feature tomorrow is the
graduation which will he held at Me-
mortal Continental Hall, with Presi-
dent Frank Aydelette of Swarthmore
as the principal speaker.
The inter-fraternity rotating tea
starts this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house and
ends at the Sigma Chi house at 7
o'clock.
Graduation Exercises Tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon the gradua-
ton exercises held at O'Clock will be
followed by a reception to the gradu-
ates in Corcoran Hall at $50 o'clock
Dancing will follow the reception.
The night of February % will be
given over to the lady board of man
ayers entertainment for the George
Washington University Hospital. IAN
Evening of Music at Mount Vernon"
will feature Carmela Ponselle. well
known opera star The gymnasium
has been transformed by the students
OF the architectural department into
a replica of the music room in the
historic Virginia home of Washing
ton.
Tuesday night the Bates College
,l.l
test with the c. w. debaters who de-
feated the University of oklahoma
The Bates affair has been selected as
the official junior week contest. al
though a debate with the College of
William and Mary wifi be held on
Saturday night in Corcoran Hall.
Wednesday night will he devoted to
the production of Belinda" an April
folly in three acts by a. A. Milne
which will be presented in the gym
naSium. On Friday night the junior
promenade will be held at the New
Willard Hotel with w. Spenser Tup-
man Orchestra furnishing the music.
Program For Saturday.
The Saturday celebration will in
clude the girls basket ball game with
the university of Pittsburgh and the
debate with the College of William
and Mary.
Announcement is made that the
George Washington Alumni Associa-
ton luncheon will be held on Satur-
day at the Hotel La Fayette at 1890
pm. Prof. Fred A. Moss of the psy-
chology department will give the
alumni the recently devised intelli-
gence test for freshmen which is
being adopted AL over the United
States. The alumni will give them
selves the test and will grade their
own papers.
Mrs Charles Wood Will speak twice
| IN chapel this week. on Wednesday
and Friday presenting her impress
sions Of her trip on the Iberian
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CASE SCHOOL PRESENTED
S5OO,00O FOR BUILDING
Gift, Made Anonymous, Conting-
ent on Raising of Similar
Amount.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, February 20.-A gilt
of $500 600 for a mechanical engineer
ing building for the Case School of
Applied Science was announced last
night a the founders day Celebra-
ton here and in Is other cities. The
gift, made anonymously, is contin-
gent upon raising a similar amount
among alumni before June 4.
Erection of the new building Will
mark the beginning of a development
program to cost ultimately between
81 900, 600 and S. 900 900.
Announcement of the gift came "A
hours after trustees of the Case and
Western Reserve University an
nounced formation of the University
Foundation of Cleveland to finance
and direct the future development OF
the two institutions. a separate cam
paign to finance the Case develop
ment was decided upon when II was
learned the foundation would not be
ready for action before June |.
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Peninsula, with Some Royal Cities
of Spain and Southern Spain ana
the Moors." The talks are profuseiy
illustrated, and have found spon-
taneous favor wherever they were
given.
Dean William Allen Wilbur Of Co.
lumbar College led the memorial serV-
leo held in the chapel for the late
Charles I Corby. Friday. Mr. Corpy
was q member Of the board OF trus-
tees and a patron of the university
in many ways.
The university announces the pres
entation of two portraits of George
and Martha Washington after Gilbert
Stuart, by G. p. A. Healy. from the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art. The paint.
!ngs are hung In Corcoran Hall, and
have been loaned to the university
by the Corcoran Foundation.
DR.. Don c. Bliss. former supertn-
tendent of schools of Montclair, N. j.,
and head of the Trenton Normal
School, has begun course in edu-
cation in Teachers College, which Is
proving unusually popular DR.. Bliss
has so students, most of whom are
Washington teachers. He Is attack
ing the problems with the students
in his vigorous way.
Announcement is made of the re-
cent installation of an electrocardia-
graph for the university hospital. The
machine is the latest in the study
of the heart. and is a distinct advance
for medical school equipment.
The Girls Glee Club. under the di-
rection of Miss EStelle Wentworth,
has been selected to feature the pro-
gram of the Rialto Theatcr this week.
The club recently gave a successful
concert at the Foundry NJ. Z. Church.
DIR. George Johnson of Catholic
University recently addressed the
Newman Club. Plans have been com
pleted for a card party to be given
for the club on Tuesday night.
Plans have been announced for
holding the annual "vodVll'' show at
the university. Edward B. Moulton,
Ben Cain, Sterry Waterman and Jean
Gravatte will compose a committee
to take charge Of the affair.
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JEFFERSON JUNIOR HAS
NEW SEMESTER PROGRAM
School Rule Provides Special
Guidance for Pupils Listed
According to Grades.

jefferson Junior High School has
adopted a new program in guidance
for this semester. The seventh grades
are to have civic guidance through "a
study of the biographies of great men.
The eighth and ga grades are to have
vocational guidance. Through d series
of talks by teachers, the pupils are to
be told of the various fields of work
the qualifications necessary for each
and the possibilities for advancement
in each field.
Each teacher has prepared himself
to talk upon one vocation. Some of
the subjects to be discussed for girls
are: Teaching, social service, phone
work, social hygiene, music and home
making. Eor boys: Engineering, wire
less, sheet metal, painting. printing,
electricity, cabinet making, medicine
and law.
General topics: Real estate, sales
manship, journalism. commercial talks
foreign language and civil service.
Provision also has been made for a
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vocational record card for each pupil,
upon which are to be recorded the likes,
dislikes, successes. failures, physique
and other information, which will en-
able teachers and parents to direct the
education of pupils into proper chan
nels. A vocational councillor will have
charge of this work.
There are also TO be talks by outside
speakers, to give the children the prac
tical business side of the various voca-
items. In the 9B grade there is to be
curricular guidance to help the chill
dren better plan their high school
courses.
The new guidance plan was forEu-
lated by the following teachers: Miss
Margaret Reed, chairman; Misses Mar
garet Guest. Annie Campbell, Irene
Minear, Floy Wolfenbarger, Sara Hart,
James A. Bougie and James Gala
horn.
Isaac Cans, former president of the
Chamber of Commerce, addressed the
eighth and ninth grade students Mon
day. His subject was business ethics.
An assembly was held Wednesday
in the interest OF the military work OF
the school. Maj. Donovan was the
chief speaker.
A boat service has been established
| between Constanta and Alexandra
p,,r,apia
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WESTERN BOYS RIFLE
TEAM DEFEATS Tech
Debaters Also Meet Rival Institu-
tion-Music Room Is Now
in Use.

After a series Of trial debates a
team consisting of Philip Evans.
LeVerett Stowell and Lawrence
Morscher was chosen, who repre-
scented the Western High School De-
batting Society in a debate with Tech
on FEBRUARY 10. The subject for de-
bate was Resolved, That the United
States should have a unified Air Serv-
Ice" Western took the Affirmative side.
The debating society has elected its
oncers for the second semester
They are: President, Philip Evans;
vice president. Molly Greedy; score
tary, jamie Scant1in. and sergeant at
arms, Alden Goodwin.
The boys rife team defeated
Techs team by 20 points in the first
match OF the year. The members Of
Westerns team are Robert Leonard
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AVERSION OF FUNDS"
CHARGE AGAINST CUBAN

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI. February 20.-Adri-
ano a. Rubio. in charge OF the Cuban
consulate in Cincinnati for several
months last year, has been charged
by the Cuban government with NAL
version of funds, according to in
formation received from Havana.
The charge was said to be based
on a report made to his government
by Guillermo Esrinosa, consul here
prior to and following the term held
by Rubio. The amount involved
could not be learned last night.
Espinosa, who had been transferred,
was recalled to Cincinnati shortly be-
fore Christmas, after the office mad
been. without Il consul for several
months folloWin. Rubio's dismissal.
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CHILD STUDY is AIM.
Director Of Movement to Attend
Group Conference Here.

Mrs. Cecile Pilpel, director Of the
study groups of the Child Study
Association of America. Inc. New
York City, will be here February 26,
27 and IS. at the Washington Hotel, to
attend the conference on nursery
schools. which Is being held there
under TIE auspices of the Interna-
tional Undergraduates Union. Mrs.
Pilpel is the director of over a hun
dred study groups in which young
women are making an intensive study
of child psychology in an effort to
bring about a better understanding
ui problems Of childhood.
Mrs. Pilpel is one of the charter
members of the Child Study Associa-
ton Of America, Inc, and one of the
pioneers in the work of parental edu-
cation.