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Evening star., 1927-04-17

and the results announced In the fol-
lowing issue of The Star.
The administrative personnel -
judges, presiding officers and time
keepers-will be announced later.
Although great care was exercised
In the distribution of places in the
finals, it is evident from the results
from previous national contests that
mere position on a program has lit
tie to do with the decisions of the
judges. In the 1924 national con-
test. the winners of first. second and
third honors spoke first, fourth and
second, while in the 1925 national. the
winners OF the first, second and third
places appeared on the program az
third, fourth and seventh speakers
Again in last years national, the
same disregard for position was
shown in the results, which gave
first, second and third honors TO the
second, fifth and seventh orators.
While the 10 youngsters are waiting
for the opportunity to try their ora
torical steel in The Star finals. they
and their fellow orators, including
those who were defeated this year and
those to whom last years contest
their own is a memory, are planning
TO forget their troubles" in dance at
the CafIIbn f1bLeI ipIitE. wv Hi-Ak.
Given by the Washington Star Chap
ter of the Constitution Club, the dance
will be one of the most elaborate social
functions in the history of local high
school activities. 1t is entirely an af-
fair "of the students, by the students
and for the students" as every detail
has been arranged. without adult ad.
ministration, by the club members
themselves.
A committee composed of Miss
Myrtle POsey, last years Washington
Star nationalist; Miss Ruth Newburn.
who tied for first honors in the first
national contest in 1924. and Joseph
Sorrell, who finished fourth in last
years Star finals, has completed plans
for tomorrow nights party" and the
trigger is set for a good time that
is reward enough for any efforts ex-
pended for the attainment of the ma
tional championship.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
KRAMER DETERMINES ORDER
IN ORATORY FINALS BY LOT
Drawing Places Schools in
Three Groups for Sep
arate Contests.
Judges viii Use Secret Bal
lot Method in Reaching
Winner.

Ten speech-making champions of
this region in the fourth National
Oratorical Contest are waiting for the
zero hour of their most crucial battle
The Star finals, May 4, by which
will be determined the winner of the
two-and- a -half-nonth tour of Europe.
the additional award of $500 and the
right to represent this territory in
the national contest late in May.
An entirely new contest plan viii
be introduced for the conduct of that
important competition this year; a
plan by which an aggregate audience
of 5000 persons may hear the young
orators battle for the trip of their
lives. The 10 District" champions
will compete iii three separate meet
ings in an order determined by a lot
drawing" made recently by stephen
r, Kramer, assistant superintendent
of schools In charge of the public
high schools. The same jury will sit
in Judgment at each of the three
meetings and following the orations
of the final group each judge will
write his ballot without comforting
with his fellow jurists, and the total
of the complied ballots will be an
ming Star following the finals.
Field Divided Logically.
The contesting field has been di.
vided into it's logical grouping and
the three contests, according to that
grouping and the drawing which Mr.
Kramer has made, will be conducted
as follows:
First group--the champions of the
Eastern, Western, Business, Mckinley
and Central High schools in the audi
torium OF Central High, School.
Second group--the champions OF
the Armstrong and Dunbar High
Schools in the Dunbar auditorium.
Third group--the champions of the
Virginia school district, the Maryland
school district and the private-and
parochial school district (of the Dis
trict of Columbia)sin the auditorium OF
the National Museum.
The plan of drawing by which Mr.
Kramer determined the order of tho
group meetings was evolved with a
view to simplicity and indisputable
fairness. First of all, the three groups
were numbered according to their
sizes; thus, the white public high
schools with five contestants were
given the numeral So; the private
and parochial, Virginia and Maryland
district group with three speakers
was given SO" as its insignia, and the
colored public high schools with but
two contestants were numbered -. =
Method of Placing.
Then five cards, bearing the numer.
ais /, 2. 8, and 5, were placed face
downward on table before Mr..
Kramer. After they had been thor.
oughly shuffied, the school official
drew them one by one In the following
order: 8, 5. /, 4 and 2.
Consequently. the white public
high schools, being designated No. 3
became the first group to conduct Its
meeting. There being no No. 5 group
the next numeral to be drawn, /, that
of the colored schoois-placed then
second in sthe final contest series
Likewise, there. being no No. 4 group
the private -parochial, Maryland-V Vir
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Mrs. Maurice Hewlett is said to be
the first woman In England to own
and operate her own airplane.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

for the Torbert resolution, he referred
to an article concerning the council
in The Evening Star of Friday as
wonderful" and declared the people
of the city were expecting something
from the federation last night.
They want to know" he declared,
whether we are going to carry the
flag of citizenship high or whether
we are going to capitulate."
DR.. Havenner precipitated high ex-
citement with his resolution on broader
cooperation with the trade bodies
When his resolution had been refused
vote of 81 to Is, DR.. Havenner ironi-
cally said, II am very glad to learn
the trade associations are in control of
the federation"
"StooI Pigeon" Charge.
Jumping to his feet, rushing down
to a table in front of the room and
pounding the table with his fists, N.
f. Jenney shouted that If the Board of
Trade wanted to work there they
should associate as members and mot
send stool pigeons"
''Will you name the stool pigeon?"
called out G. w. Ayres.
II call Mr.. Jenny in contempt of
the association" charged Mr.. Suter.
'He called me stool pigeon" inter-
jected Mr.. Ayres.
The subject Of the council changes
was presented by Hugh NJ. Tramp
ton of the law and legislation commit
tee. Charles /. Stengle presented
another part of the same committee
report, which resulted in the associa-
tion going on record by a vote of 81
to against the abolition of capital
in the District. 1t adopted
the committee recommendation dis
Kenilworth association
in favor of the abo-
lition of the practice.
A long debate on a proposed law to
authorize amateur boxing contests
to charge admission here finally ne
suited In the matter being tabled,
action.
A proposed amendment to the fed
Grafton constitution. which would
have increased the necessary mem
bership of new associations asking for
Evening star., 1927-04-17
TRACTOR CARRYING
FOOD TO NARROWED.
Supplies Running Low in Oil Set
tlement, Cut OFF by Heavy
Snowdrifts.
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUSK, Wyo. April ia ten-ton
tractor having q trailer loaded with
provisions left here this afternoon for
the snow-bound town of Lance Creek
80 miles north. whose one general
store was destroyed by fire Thursday
night.
Efforts of Lance Creek citizens to
break through the snow, piled 10 and
Is feet high in drifts. to Oil Camp
No, A, 3la miles distant. have proved
futile. Their food supply is running
low.
The tractor is expected to reach
Lance Creek late tomorrow If it is
able to break through the snowdrifts
A bright sun which sent the tempera-
ture to so degrees melted the four
foot blanket of snow here rapidly to-
day
Evening star., 1927-04-17
CITIZENS COUNCIL
SCOPE .STIRS FIGHT
IN FEDERATION MEET
Continued from First Page.l

Citizens Association would restrict
closely the action of the council, re-
quiring it's answers to inquiries on
legislative policy to come through the
federation; would deny it the right
to initiate suggestions as to appoint
ments and deny it the right to make
any decisions concerning territorial
questions in the city, without previous
conference with the presidents of the
citizens associations concerned
The amendment from the Bright
wood Association, proposed by Will
liam NICK. Clayton and disapproved
by the committee, would have insti-
tuted radical changes in the council
by enlarging broadly it's scope. 1t
would have provided for a member
ship of six from the Federation of
Citizens Associations, two from the
Federation of Civic Associations, two
from the Washington Board of Trade,
two from the Chamber of Commerce,
two from the Merchants and Manufac
turers' Association and six from the
Central Labor Union.
Mr.. Clayton Indignantly declared he
and his association, abiding by Rob-
erts' Rules of Order, would consider the
vote of the federation adopting the
committee report as the sense" of
the meeting as null and void" and
intended to do something about it.
The vote on the Torbert resolution was
~ to Is.
Suter Opposes Changes.
Mr.. Suter openly opposed what he
criticized as radical changes in the
council, which he described as the
best piece of work accomplished by
the federation in it's II years" Most
of the objection. he said, came from
persons who refused to affiliate with
the federation. Speaking ferventlv
Evening star., 1927-04-17
AL|EN|STS TEST
SANITY OF GRAY
Mrs. Snyder Receives Easter
Flowers in Cell Awaiting
Opening of Trial.

By the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, April 1G.-With only
Easter Sunday between them and
their trial for murder Henry Judd
Gray continued today to submit to
prolonged examination by alienists
testing his sanity and Mrs. Ruth
Brown Snyder received Easter fiow-
>ers in her cell. ...
Gray and Mrs. Snyder are jointly
charged with the murder of the
womans husband, an art editor, and
will be placed on trial together in
Long Island City Monday. .
First "Loud.Speaker" Trial.
It will be the first loud speaker"
trial in the history of the State, JUS
tice Scudder having today ordered
sound amplifiers installed in the
courtroom to counteract the faulty
acoustics.
Although it is to be a public trial,
few of the general public will witness
it, Rows of long tables were set in
place today for reporters and 120
seats We're assigned to neWspap per
men who will cover the trial. This
left but 10 seats for spectators and
many of these will be filled by mem
bers of the bench and bar who have
applied for permission to attend
Third Day With Alienists.
This was the third day of Gray's $
ordeal with the alienists, and 1t was
believed that their findings might be
made public before court opened Mon
day.
Gray's counsel has announced the
intention OF making an insanity de-
fense. Two of the doctors who have
conducted the examination of Gray
were retained by his counsel and two
by the State.
Mrs. Snyder's defense will probably
be an attempt to lay all the blame on
Gray, to whom, in a statement, she
referred as "Jackal."
Evening star., 1927-04-17
PEN WOMEN END
ANNUAL CONGRESS
Lecture on Holy Grail At
tended by D. A. R.-Joint
Reception Held.

Delegates to the convention of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton met at Memorial Continental Hall
last night with the members of the
National League OF American Pen
Women, in the final session of the
latter's Pearl Jubilee Anniversary
Congress, when DR.. David A. Mitchell
of New York delivered an illustrated
lecture, on The Holy Grail. The
hall had been turned over to the Pen
Women by the ID. A. r., and MRS.
Ernest Tompson Seton, president OF
the league, had in turn invited the
women Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution TO hear Df.
Mitchell with the members or hef
organization.
Joint Reception Held.
Following the lecture, which was
rrofusely illustrated with Fahim
Eourhakii's lantern slides of hte
'.Great Chalice of the Antioch,
toint reception to the women or both
organizations was given by Mrs.
Alfred j. Brousseau, president general
of the National Society Of the ID. A.
r.. and Mrs. Seton The national Of
ficers of both bodies acted as re-
CpDIiOn CCnnltIe6 I'D the SGNCAaA AlHhi
dred women who attended.
A program of music was presented
10 augment the lecture on the Holy
Grail. and included concert numbers
by the United States Marine Band
and solos by George Beuchler. The
Marine Band concert included
s'Melody of Peace" (Martin). Largo"
a1andeD. Alteration" (Borosktl. Pre-
iude ParsifaI" (Wagner), and March
of the Holy Grail CWagner). Mr..
Reuchlers songs included Just a.
Wearyin' for You" THE Hand of You
and "a Perfect Day." all by Carrie
Jacobs Bond.
Memorial Rights Today.
AS a concluding feature of the Pen
women's Congress, a. memorial serv-
ice will be conducted at the foot of
Thirty-fifth street at l. at $50 o'clock
this afternoon, when tree viii be
dedicated to Mrs e. d. E. n. South
worth. The dedication of the tree
has been made possible through Col.
L. S. Grant, Sd, Director of Public
Buildings and Public Parks.
The national board viii have an ac-
tive part in the conduct of the service
and in the dedication Of the tree, and
that body includes Mrs. Seton, as pre-
siding officer; Mrs. Frank Ray Chap
lain and Mrs. Charles fisher Taylor.
The invited guests include Miss Emily
Matthews of the Georgetown Garden
Club, Mrs Robert F. Mancill of the
Potomac Palisades Garden and Land
scape Club. Miss Eta Taggart, presi- |
dent of the Georgetown Progressive |
Citizens Association: Miss Mary Iaz-
enby, G. Melvin Sharpe and Col. |
Grant.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
MAN DEAD; WIFE HELD.

UNION, S. c., April is GP).-Mrs.
Dave McSwain was lodged in the
Union County Jail tonight on charges
of murder following the finding of
her husbands body in the canal along
Broad River here Friday morning.
McSwain had been killed by blows
on the head and knife wounds. be-
bore the body was thrown into the
canal, officers declared.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

*sEaster marks the real opening of the Spring season
Berberch's is fully equipped to capably fulfill every
footwear requirement for you in every season. In
store is concentrated the finest of the shoe
manufacturers art Here you are certain to find pre-
csey the shoe you wish in the style you desire and
at the price you want to pay
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Coin 2s1 Years Old Found.

While cleaning out an abandoned
dwelling house at Bleary, Ireland,
recently, Patrick Toman found five-
shilling piece bearing the date of 1916.
Although the coin Is 2S1 years old it
is in a good state of preservation and
is believed to be valuable.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
FLYERS TO DROP FOOD
TO MEN ON Pixies PEAK
Two Have Been Marooned by
Snow at Summit House
Since Last Sunday.
Bv the Associated Press.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April
16.--An airplane tomorrow will carry
a supply of food to two men marooned
by snow atop Pixies Peak. The men,
employees at the Summit House, were
cut off from the outside world last
Sunday, when snow blocked the cog
road tracks. They had a small supply
of food at that time. but this is be-
lieved to be nearly exhausted.
Rockets were sent up tonight by the
two men and were seen by scores of
persons here. Fred A. Morath, presi-
dent of the Adaman Club, said the
rockets were part of a supply the
club keeps at the summit. Each New
Years day the Adaman Club greets
the coming year with an elaborate
fireworks display from the peak.
The flyers will endeavor to drop a
supply of bread and canned food. sr.-
Evening star., 1927-04-17

admission to the federation from 25
to 100. was defeated. Another phase
of the same amendment. which would
have provided that mo new associa-
tion shall he admitted to membership
from a territory already occupied by
an existing association unless said
association approves of same" was
likewise lost, on vote of is to 81.
, 1927-03-17

League Of Nations is Gathering strength
was expressed Iast night by Sir Austin
Chamberlain who has Jlst returned
from the League Of Nations Council
sessions at Geneva. ''N959dg doubts
J.ar the Z ag Is is moving slowly. as it
ought o. move, but it is gathering
strength and [ think The enlarged com
on. ls WJ king extremely well, he
said he re sed the fact that at The
council meetings. there WINS mo group
catherine. DO private or international
cgaciaves.
Tendon. March 11-h-The new DIES.
trovar 'Amazo7." buiIr b. Nessrs
Wh5rnvcr0Hts for the lagv. during Off.
cisI trials "a The Clvde a05aiaed i mean
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-04-12

THAT is the gist of the new written
guarantee which you will get with each
loaf of Bond this week
This is in addition to the regular guar
anfee- bond that has always appeared on
eachwrapper. You know that famous bond
1t IS the bond from which Bond Bread gets
it's name. It means purest ingredients. 1t
means good baking. 1t means firm. close
Knit, healthful loaf -home-Hke in flavor.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
DUMPED REFUSE
HELD AS MENACE
Piney Branch Citizens Pro-
fest Depositing of Garbage
in Arkansas Avenue Ravine.

Dumping of refuse in the Arkansas
Avenue alley on the north side of
Taylor street west of Fourteenth
street, creating a menace to public
health. was deplored in resolutions
adopted by the Piney Branch Citi-
Zens' Association at a meeting in the
Hamline NJ. E. CHURCH. Sixteenth and
Allison streets, last night.
Capt J. A. Walsh who introduced
the resolution, said that the garbage
collection office had been notified when
the first load of refuse had been
dumped in the valley and said he
was informed orders would be issued
prohibiting further depositing of gar
bage there, but hundreds of wagon
loads have been unloaded since, and
the stencil is almost unbearable.
Immediate Relief Demanded.
1t was pointed out further that real
estate operators had been barred from
unloading clean earth into the ra-
vine The letter of protest will be
directed to the Health Department,
the garbage collection Office and the
District Commissioners with request
for immediate tUNcf
Resolutions also were adopted IA
voring the locating of a proposed
Junior high school on the Brightwood
site as against a site in Manor Park.
The Manor Park site, it was said,
would be more than a mile and half
from the Piney Branch section to be
served by the school. The Board of
Education will be urged to recommend
to the Commissioners the inclusion of
an appropriation sufficient to begin
construction of a high school at Thir-
teenth and Allison streets.
Protest Advance i'm Gasoline Tax.
Opposition was unanimously voted
on the proposed increase of Ia cents
in the gasoline tax on the ground
that automobilists should not be fur
ther taxed until Congress sees fit to
appropriate it's fair share in the up
keep of the District. Opposition also
was voted to the proposal to increase
the number of one-man street cars.
Oisapproval of the request for the re-
zoning of Georgia avenue, west side,
from Decatur to Farragut street, was
voted. The section is now zoned resi-
Dental and it is proposed to zone it
commercial
Request is to be made for play
ground space in the vicinity of Thir- 4
teenth and Delafield streets.
President Edgar B. Henderson pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
BATTALIONS TO DRILL.
Competition Thursday Afternoon to
Be at Howard University.

Three battalions of cadets from the
gath Regiment, Divisions 10 to 10, will
hold their annual battalion competi-
ton on Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock in the Howard University
Stadium. Contingents from Dunbar
and Armstrong High Schools will par
ticipate.
Judging of the event will be in
charge of Lieut.. Col. J. E. Green.
Lieut.. Col. w. A. Hamilton and Maj.
z. L. Webster.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
REVIEWS SCHOOL CADETS,
Gen. Stephan Inspects "a Compa-
nies in Central Stadium.

Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan, com.
mandant Of the goth Division, re-
viewed the "a companies of High
School Cadets in the Central High
School Stadium yesterday afternoon
at the annual brigade review and
inspection. In making the inspection
Of the companies Maj. Stephan was
escorted by Col. Wallace M. Craigie,
military instructor; Col. P. G. hewitt,
staff adjutant, and Capt Sidney Nor
gan, aide. Following the inspection
and review, Maj. Stephan awarded
nine prizes which had been won dur.
ing the Winter by the high school
cadet units and officers.
Evening star., 1927-05-10
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Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-07
SALARY ORDINANCE l. PASSED AT COUNCIL
 SESSION LAST MITE
MAYOR L. V. RAY PRESENTS IN WRITING REASONS FOR VETO
 SALARY ORDINANCE

The salary ordinance again made it's appearance at last evenings reg ular meeting of the City Council and Mayor Ray again vetoed it whereupon the council members passed it over his veto Mayor Ray stated he would refuse to sign any checks under the salary ordinance passed over lis head and if necessary would secure an crder from the court in be- half ard fer the protection of +he citizens of the city.
 In a written communication ad- dressed to the council Mayor Ray 5at forth his reasons why ie '-as consistently vetoed the or3;nanca. 4 copy of the letter follows. To the Honorable the Members
 of the Common Council
 City of Seward, Alaska.
 Gentlemen:
 1 herewith return without my ap- proval the proposed salary ordinance adopted by your body at it's last regu- lar meeting, and, as by law required, state, in writing, my reasons for the
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-07
LIQUOR PURCHASERS IN
 LINE WHEN BAN LIFTED

TORONTO, Ont, June 2. (P-A long line of liquor purchases, gen. erously sprinkled with tourists from the United States, formed outside the government liquor stores today as the 11-year dry spell in the Province of Ontario came to an end.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-06-07
s5,0oo,O DAMAGE, cLOUDBURST

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 7. P- The toll of the cloudbursts which swept this part of the country last week was placed at 80 lives and s50OO,0O0 property damages yester- day according to officials.