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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
Miss JOhnstOn's Success
Granddaughter of Mrs. C. w. Johnston
Makes Fine Record at Smith

An article in an Illinois news
paper tells of the fine record, at
Smith College in Massachusetts,
of Miss Agnes E. Johnston,
granddaughter and namesake
of Mrs. Charles w. Johnston and
daughter of the late Charles II.
Johnston, who was graduate |
from the University in 1898 and
became a distinguished educa-
tor.
Miss Johnston, whose home is
In Urbana, Illinois, has recently
been made a member of the
Press Board at Smith, election
to which is one of the most COW
eted honors In the institution.
She was the first of eight juniors
to be chosen. Election is based
upon scholarship, personality,
and ability.
Her success is not surprising
to those who know Of her career
in school at Urbana, where she
entered the fourth grade when
she was eight years old. After
her first year in the University
of Illinois she won the award of
a scholarship there because Of
her excellent academic work, and
later, on the basis Of her con-
tinued excellence, she received
a scholarship ut Smith. Upon
completing her regular course
she is to take up graduate work.
She Is majoring in English, and
her principal interest is In writ
ing.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23

display of Christmas goods.
Naturally the electricity shop
Is the brightest of all. And
aHessrs. Bennett, Graham and
their associate lightning-tamers
have welded the green of nature
to the glow of the incandescents.
They have boughs of cedar scat
tered over the top of their mar
Guee and wrapped around the
chains that hold the marquee to
the wall. Lights in the form of
miniature turrets adorn the par
apet at the top of the building
"a star with the words Merry
Christmas" in the middle forms
the centerpiece. AS soon as
christmas is out of the way the
star will be turned around and
Happy New Year" will face the
world.
Mr.. Graham has been busy
scattering colored bulbs through
the Community Christmas Tree
and stringing lights for the
Christmas tree celebration of the
Baptist church.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
Village All Lit up for Christmas.

Chapel Hill is Illuminated for
Christmas as it never was be-
fore.
Ever since the University's
electricity department opened a
place on the main street a year
or so ago, and called into play
its ohms, amperes, volts, and
what not, to make itself look like
the Edison Company in New
York, the business center has
been getting brighter, and
Christmas gives it a good excuse
to shine. The shop fronts pre-
sent-what's the phrase the So
ciety reporters use? Oh, yes
a brilliant display.
The art of window dressing in
general has been stimulated.
Food and clothing, toys, books
and stationery, musical instru-
ments, candies and fruits, china
and glass and kitchenware, are
laid out alluringly. One mer-
chant brought in a painter who
has provided picturesque seem
cry as a background for the
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
Last Chance for Bonus

The time limit for the appli-
cation by World War veterans
for adjusted compensation
("bonus") insurance expires
December 81. George Law
renee, service officer Of the
American Legion post in Chapel
Hill will give all necaasa1.sg In.
formation and viii help any vet
eran to fill out the application.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
Commerce Men to Washington

The following members of the fac
ulty Of the school of commence will
attend the meeting Of the American
Economic Association in Washington
during the holidays: q. d. Carroll, C.
T. Murchison, Z. w, Zimmerman, e.
e. Peacock, G. T. Schwenning, N. d.
Taylor, J. B. Woosley, c. p. Gpruill,
H, N. Cassidy. N. g. Heath. r w
Holland, A. T. Cutler, C. B. sparger,
and Clarence Heer.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
Chapel Hill Chaf

In a clothing store the other
day l found D. D. Carroll, dean
of the school of commerce, en-
gagged in selecting a winter suit.
He was lingering bright checked
and striped goods, and in the
glitter of his eyes l saw the bub-
bling forth of the suppressed
desires of generations of Quaker
ancestry. But in the end his an
cestry was too much for him
he turned away from the checks
and stripes and walked over,
with an air of resignation, to a
rack of sober grays and browns.
+ X
| ate of woodpecker last week.
This is how it came about: The
bird that had been drilling holes
in the side of my mothers house
flew into the wired-in back
porch. He had been making a
nuisance of himself, and Liza
Peoples, the cook, was elated at
the chance for a capture. She
slammed the door to prevent es-
cape and in a minute had caught
the bird and wrung his neck.
When | came in she had cooked
him. Nobody else in the family
was anxious or even willing to
try the unfamiliar flesh, but l
was curious. ! found it tasted
like rabbit. like rabbit, but
not woodpecker that tastes like
rabbit.
A queer circumstance con-
nected with the death of the
bird was that all the other birds
in the yard, while he was being
chased around in the porch, set
up an excited screeching. The
laws complained more noisilv
than any of the others. They
are not famed for mercy, and I
suppose their feeling was that
if any killing was to be done
they wanted to be in on it.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23

r. G. D. Richardson, secretary Of
the American Mathematical Associa-
ton and one Of ths most celebrated
mathsmaticians in the United States,
was here Wednesday, afternoon.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
A T.oo-Weeks SuspsnsiOm

There WM be no issue of the
Chapel HM Weekly either merit
nOeek or the week after. The
nert issue 1OiH be published Fri
day, January IS, 1898.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
A Wake at the Club

A wake for the old year will be held
At the Country Club Saturday eve
ming, December 81. There win be
bridge and dancing. All members
sre invited TO bring members Of their
family, other than children, and
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Lear and
Misc GueIda Elliott are hosts.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-12-23
School Boiler Bursts

The boiler IN the school building
burst Monday, and the school pageant
was given In the Playmakers Theatre,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

commercial interests in the province
remained and have in the meantime
grown in extent. The immediate
cause or Jannn's action was the desire
to protect, in case of sudden necessity,
1000 Japanese subjects resident in and
around Tsianan, in the heart of Shan
tung. AT Tsingtao, which the Ger
mans before the war had converted
into f1ourishing modern city. there
are $4,000 Japanese business men and
other inhabitants. The Toxic govern
ment is. not disposed to stand with
tolded arms if there is any imminent
danger for so large a Japanese con-
tingent, as the result of military
operations in Shantung by Nationalist
Chinese armies. The suggestion is
current in Washington diplomatic
quarters that Japan may be playing
a more subtle game. The three-power
naval conference is about to assemble
In Geneva. If conditions should take
turn for the worse in Northern
CHINA, Japanese diplomacy might put
forth that the special interests in
Shantung renowned at the Washing
ton conference might not inappro.
pr1ately be re-recogniZed at the Geneva
conference. The diplomatists who
air this theory so so far as to suggest
that the Shantung situation might
even be used by Japan to secure some
alteration of the 5-5-3 naval ratio in
her favor.
Abandonment of Picking as a lega-
ton headquarters would in all prob
ability drive the last nail in the coffin
of the shadow of government" which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
handful of American business people

handful of American business people
In Picking.
Peking Is more than 100 miles by
rail to the sea at Tientsin. That thin
line of communications would have to
be held by strong forces, with con-
slant danger of attack from two sides.
If the old capital were not evacuated
and the powers attempted to protect
their people there. BY removing the
latter to the seaboard, they could be
easily provisioned and safeguarded, to
say nothing of obviating the necessity
of actual fighting operations between
an allied defending force and Chinese
assailants. At this writing. the pow
ers are not definitely planning to quit
Peking. The assembly of United
States Marines at Tientsin is merely g
tar.sighted precautionary measure. In
case that city should become the head
quarters Of the foreign legations. The
military situation in North China is
steadily becoming more menacing for
tn, Northern Chinese armies. which
nave already retired behind the Yellow
River. But If the situation shows
signs of becoming aggravated. evacu-
alton of Picking is likely to be under
taken at short notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
WOMAN COOKS PUBLIC
MEALS FOR SIS YEARS
Mrs. Martha McVey Has Long
Service Record with
Railroads.
snacia, Disnatcb 10 The Star.


MIDDLEBORO, Mass, June A.
With a record of SIS years of feeding
the general public, mostly in railroad
restaurants and on dining cars. to
look back on, Mrs. Martha McVey of
this town hopefully looks forward to
making many more folks happy with
her cooking in the years to come.
She is just as happy and smiling
now, with great many years of Serv-
ice passed, as she was when she first
started in the Armstrong restaurant.
in the old Worcester Depot, at Albany
and Beach street, in Boston, in 1872.
Later she was at the Albany Depot on
Kneeland street and then at the old
New England Depot, where the South
Station is now located.
She served as cook on the first diner
between Boston and Wilma ntic, then
quite an innovation. In 1912 she came
here and has been busy at the depot
restaurant most of the time since.
Railroading and its improvements
have been matters which interested
Mrs. McVey. since most of her life
has been spent cooking for railroad
employees and travellers. She recalls
the inauguration Of service of the
Ghost Train" so called because the
cars were painted white with gold
trimmings, and it was the first Boston.
New York limited train. 1t ran over
the air line division through Middle
town, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

Overblouse effect frock,
done in apricot tub crepe.
Full skirt, straight back,
fine tucked yoke. With belt
and self rosette, $3.50.
Illustrated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Circus Going to China.
.cial Disnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MODESTO, Calf, June A peace
ark, with nearly all of the animals
aboard the Biblical craft. will sail
from San Francisco soon to try and
promote peace in China. The ark will
be a Dollar liner, which viii be char
tered by A. G. Barnes to carry his
1850 people and animals to the Orient.
According to Barnes, Cantonese lead
ers made request for him to bring the
circus to China so the Chinese could
get a better insight into Americanism.
The sailing, according to Charles Cook,
manager of the circus, will follow inn
mediately after the performance of
the circus in San Francisco. 1t is
expected that the project will cost
Barnes $750,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

German and Japanese forces were en-
gagged in hostilities with Chinese req u.
lars and irregulars. Loss OF life was
considerable on both sides. and. as
all the world remembers. the safety
of the big foreign community besieged
within the legation compound at
Picking was more than once in gravest
jeopardy.
It is to avoid a repetition of these
perilous contingencies that the powers
are discussing removal OF their ma.
tionals from the Picking area. The
foreign governments are determined
not to run the risk of another Nan
king outbreak in the regions of North
China, toward which from several di.
rections the Cantonese armies are now
sweeping. If time is taken by the
forelock. the authorities at Washing.
ton and other capitals are convinced
that dangers can be averted. II the pow
ers wait until the Nationalist hosts
approach Picking, 1t might be too late
to ward off a disaster. II the ancient
city Is not evacuated and 1t should
be decided to defend it az all costs,
the most conservative estimate Is
that it would need anywhere from
5000 to 10000 allied troops EFFECTIVELY
to protect foreign lives and Interests
in Picking.
800 Americans There.
Roundly about 500 Americans are
now in the city. They include about
100 persons comprising Minister Mac.
Murrays legation staff. together with
their families; 400 United States Ma
rines serving as legation guards. and
500 odd men and women attached to
the Congregational, Presbyterian,
Methodist and Roman Catholic mis-.
sionary headquarters and to the Rock
efeller Medical Institute Hospital and
Training School. There is only a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
MANY EAGER To BID
COOLIDGE GOOD-BY
Flood of Callers Seek Last
/ Minute Conferences With
President.
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Announcement of his plans to leave
June Is for the Black Hills of South
Dakota has brought a flood of last
minute callers to President Coolidge.
Requests for meetings with the
President have become so numerous
in the past few days that Everett
Sanders. his secretary, decided yester-
day that a shutdown would be neces-
sary.
Most of the calls are merely to say
good.by. Many officials are here, al
though Congress is in recess. and all
seem anxious to have last word with
Mr. Coo idge.
The President desires to clear up
anv pending problems prior to his de-
parture and hopes to give as much
time as possible to his work. Some
appointm Its are to be decided upon
am he also is busy preparing an adj
dress to be delivered at the budget
meeting on June 10 and another he
wi deliver at Hammond. Ind. June
Ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
800 IMPERILED AMERICANS
OBSERVE EVENTS IN PEKING
Abandonment of u. S. Legation Seen as
Probable Withdrawal Of Recognition
of 'Shadow Government"

lied as the Lenin of the Cantonese
movement, is in Picking. the Nation.
alist pioneer having died in the Rookie.
Teller Hospital at the old capital in
1925. That sentimental circumstance,
1t Is believed, will induce the Nation
alists to make the city their political
citadel.
Memories of Rebellion.
The tragic memories of the Boxer
Rebellion in 1900 are mainly the con-
siderations which have led the Wash
tngton and other governments to
think of evacuating Picking. Two
separate expeditions were required q
years ago this Summer to bring about
relief Of the beleaguered legations
there. Between $4,000 and 10000
allied soldiers and sailors had to be
modified before Picking could be
reached. For the better part of
month. beginning with the lombard
ment of allied warships by the Taku
forts and including hard fighting
around Tientsin and on the march to
Peking. American, British. French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

America and other powers continns,
to this hour, to recognize as the only
government of China. In fact. for many
months the Picking government"
has consisted of nothing but the
Chinese foreign Office, where the famed
Wellington koo presides, and the
Chinese ministry of communications.
Once the foreign ministers have
shaken the dust of Picking from their
feet, all vestige of the China that now
counts for China in the capitals Of the
world would practically vanish.
lCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
TRAPPED IN ELEVATOR.
Musicians Imprisoned Ten Hours
When Lift Fails.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONDON. Mass. June 4.-Trapped in
an elevator in the Lowell High School.
two members of the school orchestra,
Frank A. Cohen and Joseph Berlinsky.
spent 10 hours between the second and
third floors. They were released at
s O'Clock in the morning when a jan
itor heard their cries for assistance.
According to the stories told by the
pair, they attended an orchestra re.
hearsal at the school Sunday evening.
entered the self.propelled elevator.
pressed the first floor button in the
car. which only descended few feet
below the third floor and stopped.
Their companions left the building
without sensing their plight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
COTTON PRICE CALLED
AT GRAVE OF PLANTER
Farmers, Passing Tomb, Shout
Days Quotation for Former
Plantation Owner.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June Am a
shady little grove of oaks, beside
white sand road which leads to the
little village of Chenille, there lies
grave bearing this epitaph: alfred
MCGEE. born Sept. 2, 1910. died Sept
z, 1882"
While only a simple grave in lonely
place, there is not another grave IN
all the land, perhaps, which receives
the neculiar attention this one does.
All the people of the community who
pass by the resting place of Alfred
MCGEE know his history and call
aloud. This is what they say: odd
man, cotton is 20 cents Today. or
whatever the price may be.
Chenille is near the prosperous lit
tie city of Eufaula, In the heart OF the
cotton belt of Alabama. Before the
Civil War, Chenille was the wealth.
est city in the world in proportion to
population, it is said.
Alfred MCGEE was a wealthy farmer.
who owned a vast population and
more than 1000 slaves. His wealth
was gathered from the snow.white
fields of cotton on his big plantation.
When he planted the tiny seed Of cot.
ton in the dark earth he always felt
he had planted part of his own soul.
He watched the cotton grow with
pride. Anxiety and sympathy went
out to the growing cotton, as he
scanned the heavens for rain-laden
clouds, or prayed for the sun to shine.
1t was his request that he be buried
in the little grove beside the road.
where farmers pass by, and during
the first cool days of Fall. wagons
piled high with bullying bales of cot.
ton creak by in endless procession on
their way to the cotton market in
Eufaula. He also made the peculiar
request that all farmers who pass his
grave announce in a loud voice the
price of cotton that day, so he might
be able to keep up with the market,
even in death. For the last Is years
passing farmers have abided by this
peculiar request of Alfred MCGEE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

Sport frock of fine check
ed pattern English silk
broadcloth. Has pearl but
toned flap pockets and GRIM
son Windsor tie. Washable,
$3.50. Illustrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Announcement by President Cool
idgc that the United States. in COM
mon with other powers, has in gen
eral contemplation" the transfer Of
legation activities to Tientsin is
fraught with implications of far
reaching importance. On its face the
announcement indicates that the
powers fear that Picking, as a strong
hold OF the Old China. is doomed. and
that Nationalist China sooner or later
is destined to WELD power there in its
stead. Undoubtedly the United States
and other foreign governments would
only resume diplomatic occupation in
Peking as the capital OF New. or Ma
tionalist. China.
II the Nationalists should set up
their seat Of government elsewhere.
the powers naturally would be gov
erned accordingly. But 1t is regarded
a foregone conclusion that Picking,
fo- many reasons. is to become the
Nationalist headquarters. The tomb
Of Sun Vat Sen. who has been canon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Closing Out
Worth While Savings Nov

A remarkable refrigerator offering, simultane-
Gus with our Colonial Furniture Display
including the famous Leonard Cleanables,
all-white porcelains, ash and oak porcelains-
efficient white ename1-1ined front and top
icers, Leonard Polar Kings and others-all
at substantial reductions for quick clearance.
Many equipped for electrical refrigeration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
OF Deep Significance.

Japan's dispatch of 1000 troops to
Tsingtao. the capital of Shantung
province, is an event of deep signifi-
canoe. Although the japanese re-
nounced, at the Washington confer
ence In 1922, their former Especial
rights" In Shantung, their important
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05

Two billion dollars are being spent
in lumber for small homes and farm
houses in this country each year.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-03-31

ostobasag yent rn hogy lepakas nincen doogban
de tudnak rsgi szokasoktol emaradni
AZ e6 planatban opasra csaasra gondonak egnkabb
er E6re koru opas csalast reg megsoktak
sod prcben mondanak err5fa pkos de k0nny
kozr6l ragalomr6l.
Anerika magyarsaga haba tagadnank nkabb konzeryav
mint liberals, vagy radkalis
Mem minha konzrvavoknak ndnak yolna europai kk0
t6kbol ha6va hen kivandoras tenye kizaa hanem
azer undorodak liberals meg jobban
t6kt6 es harc eszkoz0ktol.
Untak foonos pszkol6dast nkbb szethuz6da inkabb
u konzervav sat6oz mentek mnhogy marakodana pi0
kol6dasnal egyebet halanak.
krika es takozas nalunk egtobhszor szeeyeske
des volt & szemeskedes nagyon sokszor ragamakb fulad
Eveken evtizedeken lapohoz
san-lasson befoy yasolta 5ket sa6
hke @ bzalmukat elveseek reszben azokkal visz
szaeltek nagy reszbn radkaok csopor harmnc
evve ezel0tt ragamaka Yaasztotta harci eszkozeul
Akik reszt vesznek radikas mozgamakban akk meg
zgunak lepaktalason azoknak Macy resz enye
keres gokban hanm msodk termszetev walt hogy bot
ranyohban szorakozzek. ,..
en Fszonyok k0z nagyon nehez esz aand6 kapcso
teni amekai magyarsag konbozo liberals es rada eemei
k0z es ha lesz kapocs kapocs mem lesz tart6s
Mert uljn Condor azokkal embeekkel tanacso akk
a meggy5zodeseben 'paktalast' kertsnek?
Es csak Condor ICY amerikai magyarok k0zt
Es MAR sikerne egy yen srvezked XII remehe hogy
bepoitkaba redmennyel belle tudnak szoln
pen hogy belle tudnak nyulni?
Es mindezt remek akkor mi celia szevezkedesnek
Akkor mi lehet mas celia en ceok hangoztaasava mint
hogy szervezenek vezere lehessenek szervez6k2
Hat valam masaszos eelnak ezt eppen mondhatjuk
(IIimer Marion Hetilapja,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-03-31
WARREN, OHIO
HUsvETI EsEMENY
! "Falu rossza" bemNtat6ja
irant oriasi az 6rdell l0des.

A Munkas Betegsegelyzo $40
vetseg warreni fi6kja, husvet va
sarnapjan, a legjobb mukedvelok
felleptevel, FALU ROSSIA cl-
mil magyar nepszinmiivet hozza
szinre. Az el0adasra mem csak
warreni magyarsag keszul Macy
szammal, hanem a kornyek ma
gyarjai is.
Az egyes szerepek ponlpas ke-
zekben vannak, a darab proba
nagy lelkesedessel folynak, ugy,
hogy hatalmas sikerre van kila-
tas. Ami6ta az el0adast hirdeto
megjelentek, a magyar
sag k0z0tt csak err0l a darabr6l
bemutatoja JUGOSZLAV HALL
folyik a $40. A FALU ROSSZA
BAN, a Stop 37k, Burton Ave.
sarkan, fog lefolyni. Jegyet valtsa
meg mindenki el3re!
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-03-31
CANTON, OHIO
SZOMBATON ESTE
Macy SZINIELOADAS
Felho Kjari bemutatojara minden
magyar kesziil.

A Cantoni Magyar Egyesiilt
Szervezetek szombaton, aprilis 2
an hozzak szinre, legjobb miiked
yelok felleptevel, a FELHO KIAA-
RI cimii, pompas, enekes, magyar
n6pszinmiivet.
A darab pr6bai biztos igeretet
#nyujtanak ARA nezye, hogy az
eloadas minden tekintetben kifo-
gastalan lesz. Szentgyorgyi ia
nos rendezi ezt az eloadast, ICY
annak sikere, mar szereplok re-
szerol, biztositva van.
A k0zonseg igazan szokatlanul
szeIesk0rii erdekl0dese ARA en-
ged k0yetkeztetni, hogy szomba-
ton este zsufolasig megtelt Ban
dy Hall k0z0nsege, szakadatlan
iinneplesben fogja reszesiteni a
kivalo szereploket.
Ezen szonibati eloadlason min
den magyarnak OFT helye!