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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
COLLEGE GOVERNMENT
SYSTEM is DENOUNCED
Professor Condemns "Absentee
Control" by Lay Boards in
Speech to Students.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April Is
What he termed absentee control
OF American colleges and universities
by lay boards was condemned by
DR.. ]. f. kirkpatrick. Olivet, Mich.
in an address to the Midwest Student
Conference here today.
Dr. kirkpatrick, former professor at
Harvard. the University of Michiga n,
Washburn College, Topeka Kans.
and Olivet College, was dismissed from
the latter two schools for his views
on college government.
Under the present plan Of college
and university government, DR.. Kirk
patrick said, students and faculty are
in an infan tile position"
students are working for credits
like factory employees are working for
wages. There is no room for self
development or selfexpression. Col
leges almost wholly are concerned
with instruction and discipline. and
not with education from within"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
CHERRY BLOSSOM
FETE IS ASSURED
Possibility of Rain Will Not
Spoil Festival Tomor-
row Afternoon.

Despite eleventh hour uncertainty
whether the weat her would permit OF
it's being held outdoors. flnal plans
were made today to stage Washing
tons first annual cherry blossom
festival at Hams Point tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock. The entire cast
is ready and the United States Army
Band and other auxiliary fea tures are
prepared TO appear either al Hams
Point or at the Washington Audi
torium.
Mrs. TT. S. Mulliken. director of
The pageant today superintendent the
erection OF the boxes and bandstand
at Hams Point The cherry blossoms
are in fun bloom, Mrs. Mulliken said.
and unless rain spoils all plans the
setting should be ideal for the fete.
Cloudy skies Forecast.
Weather Forecaster Wsightman to-
day was unable to predict the precise
condition of the weather tomorrow
afternoon. There is rain in the offing
he said, and generally cloudy skies
are likely tonight and tomorrow.
| There may he showers tomorrow
morning and blue skies in the after
noon.
With affairs in this condition, Mrs.
Muliiken decided TO go ahead with
plans to hold the pageant out of doors
| Meanwhile. the Auditorium is ready
il rain drives it inside. A definite de
clsion will be made tomorrow morning
and win be announced In tomorrow :
Star.
Programs will be available only for
holders OF boxes. Mrs. Mulliken urges
those who expect to attend and who
do not hold boxes to clip the program
from The Star today.
Lastminute additions have been
made TO the cast previously an
| nounced, which are expected to add 70
the pagean beauty and effectiveness
Among these is Miss Frances Rand
9-year-old dancer. who will give a
dance of the morning mist and bios
SONS in conjunction with the tree
| ballet. Another new feature is :. spe
cial Spring dance, which will he given
by the Gardner-TChernikoff dancers in
the first part of the pageant.
NotabIes Among Guests.
The pageant is being given by the
National Memorial Foundation in
honor of the Ambassador from Japan
and Nine MatSudaira and Mrs viii
liam Howard Taft. 1t symbolizes the
gift of the trees to the United States
by Japan IN the Taft administra ton
and the interna tional friendship
which they represent. An suspicious
list of guests. including diplomatic
representa- tives and high Government
officials. is expected to be present
The honorary chairmen of the pag-
cant committee are Mrs. Dwight +
Davis. Mrs. James B. Henderson and
Mrs. James Brattle Burbank.
The pageant was written by Mrs
Alice Rogers Hager and is under the
direction and general management OF
Mrs. Mulliken. In the cast are chill
dren from many of the embassies and
lega tons here. Wherever possible
these children of diplomatic repre-
sentst ives have been chosen to rep
resent their countries; where there
have been no children available,
Washington boys and girls have been
selected for the parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
EL0PING WIFE PLANS
FIGHT FOR CHILDREN
Mrs. Isabelle Reyes Burch Returns
to New York From West
to Start Action.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 1S.-Mrs. ISs To-
belle keyes Burch has returned 10
New York from San Francisco to
fight for possession of her two chill
dren. left behind when she eloped to
California with her father in aw last
September. the New York American
says today.
Her 4year-old daughter and l.
year-old son are now in custody Of
her former husband, Lyndon Walkup
Burch, a grandson Of the late Episco-
pal bishop. Charles Summer Burch.
Burch was granted a divorce here
on February %, coincident with the
divorce granted his mother, Mrs
Grace Burch Walkup Marson, from
Capt. Arnaldi Marson.
On her arrival here yesterday Mrs
Eurch conferred with her attorney
the American says and later accom- =
panied her father. Walter Reyes. to
his home at Hastings on Hudson.
Burch. who refused to comment on
the matter, had previously declared
he would never part with his chill
dren. The American. however. as
serts reports intimated that an agree
ment might be reached between the
couple which will give the mother
custody of the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

the proposed canal through East Po-
tomac Park with the Washington
Channel.
Individual members expressed their
gratifica ton at the changes in the de-
sign of the memorial but the commits
sion as a whole took no action. The
sponsors for the memorial will receive
A written statement from the commits
sion in a few days. The changes sug-
gested in the design are to be carried
out and another design constructed to
be viewed by commission members in
New York within a month.
Rear Admiral F'iske, president OF
the Navy and Marine Memorial Az
ISOLATION: Harvey Wiley Corbett, the
architect, and Begni del Plata, the
sculptor. attended the private show.
ing yesterday and heard the sugges-
tons made by members Of the com
mission. Those in back of the memo
rial construction expressed themselves
as willing to approve the proposed
site and the changes, chief Of which
is reduction in the size of the wave,
which is crowned by group OF flying
sea gulls.
Members of the association said Mr.
Andrews objection to inscribing the
names of donors to the fund to con-
struct the memorial had been met
with a decision to inscribe the names
o ma scroll to be placed within the in
terror of the memorial base.
The commission yesterday disap'
proved the erection OF sign and bill
boards in outlying and residential sec
tons OF Washington. declaring that
such displays should be limited 10
thickTy settled and commercial areas
of the city. Designs for swimming
pools at Mckinley Manual Training
High School were submitted by the
National Capital Park and Plannlnt
Commission, while plans for the new
Internal Revenue Building were also
laid before thtvhne arts body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
Judge Macdonald
Obstructs Traffic;
Will Stand Trial

Collateral of SIS was deposited at
the first precinct today by Bailif
Richard Hughes for. the appear
ance of Judge George H. Mac
Donald of the United States
Branch Of Police Court and erst-
while ira ffic judge. charged with
ohstrucIing the entrance of an
alley yesterday afternoon near
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G. streets.
According To the Judge his car
was parked there awaiting Mrs.
Macdonald, who was shopping.
The ticket was given him by Po
liceman II. n. Wilson. who failed
to recognize the Police Court
magistrate.
Judge Macdonald will go to trial
tomorrow before Judge John P.
Mcmahon. at which time, he says,
he will plead guilty.
Have YOU any excuEe? the
judge was asked by reporter.
None that l could advance"
the Judge replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

fCODIlnuSO lTOiil e IL 81 dSVf
| in respect to the one-man cars, which
the old commission strictly opposed
The Anacostia association supported
it's written petition for the new type
one-man cars with verbal arguments
which were carried on by George G.
Havenner, its president. and Charles
II. Harris Mr.. Havenner said II
Anacostia is to be afflicted with one
man cars. it preferred those of the
latest type, which have automatic
rear exits. The chief objection TO
the 10 one-man cars operated on the
Anacostia line. he said, are the poor
ventilation and the inability Of pas
sengers to make exit through the rear
door.
Would Remodel Old Cars.
Mr.. Ham said that the Washington
Railway and Electric Co. is not in a
position to replace the old-type cars
with those of the latest type. but that
it would be willing to remodel the 10
cars on the Anacostia line and install
automatic rear exits. The expense of
this work. ne said. would amount to
approximately S11 900.
Despite the old commissions opposi-
ton to one-man cars, Mr.. Ham pointed
out that the new type in operation on
Wisconsin avenue had proved to be
popular with the riding public and that
the earnings on that line had increased
about % per cent between September,
1926, and March, 1927. He also ex-
planned that the company is saving
$40 900 a year through the operation
OF II one-man cars.
would Require Higher Fare"
ka Of HTo
ington to be afflicted with one-man
cars II they don't want them" de-
clared Mr.. Ham. THE one-man cars
are more economical to operate, but
IL the public insists on the two-man
cars 1t will become necessary to ask
for a higher rate of fare"
Public interest in the debate on the
one-man cars seemed to be intense.
A merger hearing never attra cted as
large a crow0 of spectators. The peo-
pie OF Anacostia attended in goodly
numbers. The women who had chill
dren brought them along.
The commission also considered an
application of the Washington. Marl-
boro and Annapolis motor lines for
authority to operate a bus line be-
tween the Union Bus Terminal at
Little Ninth and G streets and Ben
nings by way OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Minnesota avenue and Anacostia
road.
general rerouting of three lines
OF the Washington Railway Elec-
trio Co. will be considered by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission at a public
hearing TO be held soon, it was an.
nounced today at the District Building.
The changes have been recommended
by Capt r. G. Klotz, engineer for the
commission. and have the sanction of
the company. The commission, how
ever. is anxious TO obtain the opinion
of the patrons of the three lines.
Capt. Klotz's plan calls for abolition
of the line running from Brookland
South in North Capitol street TO G.
street, thence to Eleventh and Monroe
streets, and the substitution of line
running from Brookland to the
wharves via G and Fourteenth streets.
Another line would operate from
Eleventh and Monroe streets to Ana
costa and Congress Heights, and re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
ga Veteran of the World War.


Just now the Associated Charities
seems To he her only friend For sew
eral weeks she has been too i'll TO
work, and. acting under the Doctors
advice. she has been trying 10 build
herself Zip physically in order to I'M
dergo a necessary surgical operation.
Recently she entered the hospital for
this purpose. and now is beginning TO
convalesce. and there is every hope
that with the removal of the ca use OF
her illness she will steadily gain
strength and be able 10 resume her
work at once. During the period or
convalescence the Associated Charities
must continue to pay her living exE
penses. as it has been doing for sew
eral months past. S11 a week 10
needed for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
NEW TRIAL is SOUGHT
FOR DANIEL ]. SHIELDS
Petition Is Filed by Attorneys for
Millionaire Brewer Convicted
of Bribery.

Motion for a new trial for Daniel
i. Shields, millionaire brewer of
Johnstown. Pa, convicted Saturday
of a charge of bribery. was fled in
Criminal Division 1 yesterday by N.
NJ. Doyle and Col. James S. Easily"
Smith, attorneys for Shields.
Shields was convicted on two
counts of an indictment charging him
with bribing Miss Della M. Hayes,
now Mrs. Della Fl. Evans, while she
was employed as a stenographer in
the prohibition unit. to furnish him
with confidential reports made by
agents concerning breweries In Penn
syiVanIa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

place the present Central High School.
Anacostia line.
Trackage TO Remain Same.
The third proposed change is TO
stop the lie Droit Park cars at the
Treasury instead of running them TO
the wharves.
Capt. Klotz pointed out that the
trackage OF all the lines would re-
main the same. except that the Ana
costa cars would be taken off Ninth
street from G street TO Florida ave.
nue. and would run on Eleventh street
instead.
THE present routes have never
been considered entirely satisfactory"
sa id Capt. KlotZ. but have been al
lowed TO continue for several years
in order TO observe the development
OF each and so to determine what
changes finally would prove desirable.
Line Is Inadequate. !
'"There is little or no community Of
interest between the ends Of the
Eleventh street-North Capitol line. and
the route has not been highly favored,
because it does not bring the Brook
land people west of Eleventh street
nor the Eleventh street people south
of F street.
The Central High SchOol-Anacostia
route was established as a necessary.
although not particularly desirable,
adjunct to the severance of the former
through route between Takoma Park
and Congress Heights. At that time IL
was recognized that the portion OF
this route lying north of G street
would. in the beginning, prove unre-
munerative, but it was retained in the
hope that the excess service might
prove productive of increased traffic.
Such has not been the case. with the
result that the present routing only
can be regarded as wasteful.
while the two ends of the lie
Droit Park-wharves route fairly are
we'll balanced as TO traffic, there Is
but little through riding"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
WIFE FREED IN MURDER.

PITTSBURGH, April Is R-Mrs.
Clara r. LutZ was acquitted by a.
criminal court jury today of murder
ing her husband, George H. Lutz,
Pittsburgh dairyman.
The commonwealth maintained
that jealousy OF her younger sister,
Miss Marie JACKIE. prompted the
young widow to kill her husband,
whose body, with bullet In his head.
was found in his bedroom last Jam
uary.
Mrs. Iutz protested her innocence
and described to the Jury a ragged
stranger" she said had inquired
about her husband on the afternoon
of the shooting. She denied being
Jealous of her sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
GAME 900 YEARS OLD.

LONDON. April 15.-Foot hall
was played in Japan more than 900
years ago. Arthur Valley Of the Brit
ish Museum has discovered. There
is a mention of foot ball by the wom-
an Mura ssa ski in her novel of 1923
wears ago." he said. They undoubt-
edly kicked q ball about, but | should
saw that the game was materially
different from foot ball as we play 1t
TODAY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
James Cortelyou Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, April Is L49.--
James r. Cortelyou. 81, former direc-
tor of public safety in this city, one
time chief postal inspector here and
chief of county detective force, died
today. He was brother of George
B. Cortelyou, former Secretary of the
Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
COAL MINE EVICTION
ORDER is RESClNDED
Ohio Company Will Permit $40
Families to Remain in Houses
at santoy.

nv me NNsVfIdIFO 7 FFHF
NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio, April ID
The Sunday Creek Coal Co. has
rescinded It's order to evict go miners
families at Santoy at midnight to-
night. and the people will be permitted
in the Company's houses as long as
they pay rent, Adam Laverty, local
superintendent of the company, an
nounced today.
George X. Smith of the Sunday
Creek Co. said the company never had
any intention OF evicting the miners,
hut that the eviction order had been
issued to prove to the miners that
the company was mot bluf1nR about
abandoning the mine at Santoy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
REED COMMITTEE
ITO DISCUSS PROBE
Senator Planning for Work
During Remainder of Con-
qreSS Recess Period.

Senator Reed of Missouri chair
man Of the senatorial campaign in
vestigation committee. who has come
to Washington from Detroit over the
Easter holiday, will consult with
other members of his committee re-
sarding the procedure Of the COM
n1ittee for the rest Of the congress
Rional recess. One member of the
committee. Senator King of Utah,
Democrat. is now in Washington and
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Progressive Republican, may return
10 Washington within a few DAYS.
Senator McNary, Republican, fourth
member of the committee, is now IN
The West. The declination of SEN
ator Tess of Ohio to accept appoint
r,ent to fl the Golf vacancy leaves
the committee one short Of its fun
membership.
The committee, whose authority
has been challenged on the ground
that its term expired with the close
Of Congress, is proceeding with its ef'
forts to obtain the ballots cast in four
counties of Pennsylvania in the ware
Wilson election last ~NoNetnbel' ibti Z
Is to be heariNg in the case Monday
in Philadelphia before the Federal
Judge for the eastern district of Penn
eylvania.
No word has vet been received here
from Vice President Dawes regarding
a possible appointment to fill the Goff
vacancy.
Fess ut White House.
Senator Tess, who called today AT the
White House, said he had discussed
the powers Of the Reed campaign in.
vestigating committee with President
Coolidge, but he did not indicate the
Presidents viewpoint.
During the general discussion he
eaid the President asked If the Senate
did not have a rule continuing com
nittees over the recess period and
that he had replied that this rule ap-
piled in his opinion only to standing
committees.
After the conference, which Senator
Fess said was only on general sub
jects. the Senator expressed the be-
lief that both the farm relief prob
lem and the foreign situation. as it af
fects the United States, are on the
way to solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
CARROLL BETTER,
PHYSICIANS REPORT
Theatrical Producer, Sem !;
Conscious, May Emerge
From Coma Soon.


GREENVILLE, s. c., April Is
Earl Carroll, theatrical producer. was
semi-conscious at intervals this morn
ing, hospital attaches announced at
GAS o'clock. They said this was taken
as a good omen by his physicians, who
believe he soon may emerge com
pletely from the coma which seized
him early last Wednesday while en-
route to the Atlanta Federal Peni-
Tertiary.
Mrs CAROLS condition was said to
be satisfactory She was taken i'll
with bronchitis after her arrival yes
terday from New York.
Physicians gave out the following
bulletin shortly before noon today;
MIR. Earl Carroll shows short pc
ricds Of consciousness. General physi
cal condition satisfactory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
ILLNESS DUE TO STRAIN.
Suffered Similar Mental Ailment Two
Years Ago,

ATLANTA, April Is LF).-The i'll
ness of Earl Carroll was due to men
tai strain. said DIR. Henry McGehee,
Atlanta physician who was called to
Greenville, =. g., to attend Carroll.
lie said that Carroll Illness was
similar to that the producer suffered
two wears ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW.

Blythe United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45
o'clock, John S. NJ. Zimmerma mn.
leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
AUTHORS STUDY PAPERS.
Plots and History Lie in Files #
News.

NEW YORK. April IS OE).-News-
papers value as the basis for books
is shown by the report OF f. II.
Anderson, director of the public
library.
Authors of fiction study the news
TO develop their plots; there is much
research in the files of papers for
data for histories, biogrs plies and
other works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
CHARITIES DRIVE
TOTAL IS S42,3O5
$4,000 win Be Lacking,
Campaign Finance Com
mittee Anticipates. esgk

Reports from the Social Service
House up to noon today show returns
of 1921 from "a contributors within
the past "a hours This brings the
total cash receipts to s42 sos. When
the pledges in hand are counted IL IL
expected that there will still be need
Of something over $40 900 to be raised
in order to complete the budget of
$40. 900 Of the Associated Charities
and Citizens Relief Association.
The campaign finance COMMITTEES
hopes that this sum will DO substsn-
TALLY reduced 10y Easter Monday,
when the campaign win officially ter
inmate. The total number Of con-
trihutors to date is 5000. Forty pf
1hese are members Of the Dollar-a
Day Club. and three others have
Joined the Half Dollar-a Day Club.
which has recently been formed.
VIII Continue Efforts.
The committee. of which Cleveland
Perkins is chairman, will continue its
efforts to interest a larger number of
givers, who are thought able TO give
support in larger measure than hith-
erto. Last year 5.262 different con-
tributors were enrolled in support OF
the various funds or the Associated
Charities and its ally. the Citizens
Relief Associa ton. This number ia
cluded iS5 church groups and other
0rsaniZa tons.
With 10000 contributing members
enlisted, including smaller givers as
well as the larger, the finance com
mittee feels that its financial problems
in the prevention and relief Of dis
| tress in the District Of Columbia
would be solved. Contributions may
/ be sent To the treasurer Of the com
| mittee, Ord Preston, 1922 Eleventh
street, and will he individually
I acknowledged 10 the donors.
25-Giving Her n Fighting Chance.
He is seriously Handicapped from an
/ industrial accident which win make
Kim cripple the rest OF his life. But
he says he will make good at self sup
| port. He helps care for the six chill
dren when his wife is able 10 leave
him and the Riddles TO so out to work.
Shall he he given this fighting cha nee?
Yes. If $50 a week can be found for the
family's support while he is trying
to prove what he can do.
ga Veteran of the World War.
Mr.. J. tcolored) is a veteran of the
World War. lie served overseas for
nine months. Now he has tuberculosis
Although it cannot he proved that hts
illness is due to his war service, he
ia being given fr Q care and treat
ment in a Government hospital. But
there is no compensation for his wife
and four children, born since the war
After their marriage the husband and
wife started buying little home on
the outskirts Of the District. The wife
is trying to keep up the modest raw
ments OF SIS a month. She earns
money by caring for a neighbours
child while its mother goes out TO
work and also takes in washing. So
YOU see she is doing all she can to
make ends meet until her husband
comes hack. Meantime S. week IN
| needed to help her out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
COMPANIES FIGHT
FOR ONE-InAN CARS
OR HIGHER FARE

Continued from First Page)
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and the Constitution" and Miss Alma
Hickox, whose subject was Trans
forming the Constitution into Action. "
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FINISHING URGED
BY FINE ARTS BODY

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