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Evening star., 1927-09-11
D. c. SPANISH SCHOOL
OPENS SEPTEMBER 19
Four Special Economy Courses
Planned for Beginners by
Director Granados.

The Spanish School of Washington
will begin it's seventeenth year of Ian
guage teaching on Monday, Septembe.
10. r Granados. n graduate of the
University of Seville, Spain. is director
III and is receiving the can
didates in his offices. at 1898 II street
northwest
Aside from private lessons and regu-
lar classes. which may continue in
definitely. according to the ability of
the pupils, four special economy
courses are planned for beginners, in.
termediate and advanced pupils.
M educational development in the
United States has been more remark
able in recent years than the spread Of
instruction in the Spanish language.
II is the tongue of many countries
with which the United States has close
commercial relations and desires still
closer. The element of business ad
vantage lOCmS lG---e in COR lion witt
it. 1t is also tongue Ct zreat beauty.
The mastery of [TaStilnn Ia A liberal
education in itself: the language is a
key which unlocks the door to a rich
and charming literature.
The Importance of Spanish in the
foreign service of the United States is
shown by the fact that One-third of
the diplomatic posts and one-fourth
of the conSulates are in Spanish
speaking countries.
America now are travelling in
Spain in much greater number than
ever before. The wonderful literature.
art and architecture of Spain have been
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Quarterly Periods Provided.

The school year at National Uni.
| versity is divided into quarterly pc
| riodS, three regular periods during
the FAN, Winter and Spring and one
! Summer period. Each quarter is of / !
weeks and during the Summer special
| courses, not given at other times,
| often are included in the curriculum
Few educational institutions have
| had a more interesting history than
| National University. It's origin may
be traced to the suggestion by Presi.
dent Washington in his eighth annual
message to Congress, directing the at
| tention of that body to the adviSa.
bility of establishing at the seat of the
Federal Government national uni.
versity which would provide for the
assimilation of the principles, opin.
| ions and manners of our countrymen
by the common education of portion
of our youth from every quarter"
1t was not until 1869 that Prof.
Wedgewood and number of associ.
ates endeavored to realize the hopes
! for establishing such an institution of
| learning as Washington visualized.
incorporated under the general incor.
poration law of the District of Column
bia. National University came into
being
Later. the Congress of the United
States by special act granted a
broad charter for the institution to
Arthur Macarthur. Richard Alvey,
Charles c. Cole and their associates
with full power Ito grant and confer
diplomas and the usual college and
university degrees"
Law School Record.
The first department of the new
university tn be organized was the
Law School A Medical School and
other departments were added and
then discontinued several years later.
But the Law School was continued and
in consequence. is one of the oldest in
the United States. The university en-,
| joys the honor of having had as the
| first chancellors five Presidents of the
/ United States-Ulysses S. Grant.
| Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Gar.
| field. Chester A. Arthur and Grover
Cleveland.
The diplomas issued during their
terms of office bear their respective
signatures, and. in most instances,
were personally conferred upon the re.
| cipients.
Some OF the men who have served
or are now serving, upon the board of
trustees, or who have aided by giving
Evening star., 1927-09-11
| JOHN FLEMING HEADS
| SCHOOL OF DRAFTING
Elected President of Columbia In
stitution. Board Announces
After Meeting.

John Fleming. for several years
chief of instruction at the Columbia
School of Drafting, Inc, has been
elected president of the school, it was
announced last week. following d
meeting of the board of directors.
Mr.. Fleming was chief of instruc-
ton under the late President Roy &.
Clanin. who personally trained him
for the eXacting duties of that
position and his elevation at this
time is regarded as evidence of the
wisdom and foresight of Mr.. Claim
in recognizing his capabilities.
"The present position of the
school" President Fleming declared
Yesterday. (which .ong has heen rec
ogniZed as one of the finest engineer,
ing drafting schools in the United
states. is due in no small measure
to the fact that it is being conducted
exactly - ar"";: ice IN ne
policies initiated by Nr. Cla "'n. IN
tend to adhere strict" to Il system
OF teaching which has established the
reputation Of tho scho":.
"The individual methods of inStruc-
tin will he continued and no change
will he made in the courses except as
becomes necessary to keep abreast
of modern drafting room require
ments."
President Fleming served as an
officer with the A. E. F. in France
and after returning to civilian HE
became connected with the Army AIR
Service. Langley Field. where he as
sisted in organizing the Field Offcers
School. AS an expert on engineering
dra ftinc and with many years eX-
nnrienca in teaching and supervising
she instruction. Mr. Fleming is said
to he nminentlv fitted for the i'm
portant duties before him.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
FACULTY ENLARGED
Growth in Enrolment Makes In
crease Necessary-Plans
Made for Year.

Because of the growth of the en-
departments of Benjamin Franklin
University it has been necessary to
enlarge the faculty in both accounting
and business law. Goodwin p. Gra-
ham, certified public accountant of
Indiana and a member of the Ameri-
can Institute of Accountants, has been
added to the accounting faculty. He
will teach constructive accounting.
Mr.. Graham is a Washington Pace
graduate, and a member of the firm
of Bates & Graham certified public ac
countants.
Sam A Syme a graduate of Har-
ward University Law School. has been
added to the law faculty. Mr.. Syme
is also a graduate of Virginia Military
Institute. and holds the degree of
master of laws from National Univer-
sity Law School. He is a member of
the law firm of Syme & Syme.
Due to the increasingly heavy regis
tration each Fall, the staggering"
principle has been adopted at Benja-
min Frauklln University tO IdcliIldte
enrolment Under this plan the
entering freshman class is divided into
sections which are sch haduled to begin
about two weeks apart. The first Sec
ton of the freshman class this Fall
will begin it's work on September 10
This will be an evening class, meeting
from 7:30 to $40 three evenings
week.
Two sections will open October 3,
one a day class meeting from $50 to
1890. the other late afternoon class
meeting from $50 to 1920 three eve
nngs week. Still another section of
the evening class will open later.
Each class section is limited in size
and as soon as the limit is reached,
registration for that section is closed.
Under this plan the customary peak
is avoided and the work of enrolment,
the issuance of texts, and the orienta-
ton of students in their school work
is accomplished without confusion.
Students are also given wider range
Of choice of time at which to begin
work.
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RECORD YEAR IS FORESEEN
FOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Registration of Students for the Coming
Year Expected to Surpass Enrolment
Shown for Any Previous Term

appeals. The moot court is divided
into three branches, the equity court
the law court and the probate count
each presided over by different pro
feSSors
Moot Court Sessions Held.
To insure frequent practice OF the
students, the moot court sits three
times each week. The legal talent
which appears before the court Is
cho en- from the senior class, witnesses
being juniors while the freshmen are
used a s jurors in jury cases. During
the past year the law court alone dis
posed of 354 cases, Of which 10 were
decided by jury.
The faculty Of National University
is composed of men eminent in their
professions. A staff of more than 81
members is maintained. all of whom
are we'll qualified for their work,
Among the faculty of the Law School
are two members of the supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
Justice r. l.. Siddons and Justice Jen
nings Bailey; one associate justice OF
the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia Judge Charles II. Robb; a
former Judge Of the United States
Federal Court at Shanghai, China
Judge Charles s. LobinSier. and a
former judge of the Municipal Court
of the District of Columbia, Judge
Milton StraSburger.
Other members of the faculty in.
clude men who now hold or have in
the past held positions high in the
Government service, as well as well
known authors of legal works.
The School of Economics and Gov.
ernment. of which DIR. Charles Perg
ler, formerly CZechoslovak minister t.
Japan, is dean, has a faculty also com
posed of persons high in their respec
tive professions. Students register
ing in the School of Economics and
Government also may pursue a certain
number of courses in the Law School
These courses have been selected with
the view to being of material help in
the major studies students are fol.
lowing, and full credit is given for this
work
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ACADEMY OPENS TUESDAY
ST. Cecilia's Offers Extra Program
of Activities.

st. Cecilia's Academy, 601 East
Capitol street. will open school Tues
day. September IS. The enrolment
records show an increase in attend
ance for the coming year. During the
Summer elaborate preparations were
made for the upbuilding of the school
and every effort was taken to insure
the comfort of the pupils. An eX
tensive program of extra curricIilar
activities has been planned, including
musical programs, literary clubs, a
school paper, basket ball and tennis
The development of student activities
through assemblies will also be enc
phasized.
Evening star., 1927-09-11

described by many famous writers
The productions of Spanish-American
culture. while not yet as we'll known.
are worthy of the most careful study.
These and many others are the rea-
sons why the Spanish School of Wash
ington offers to every one most
splendid opportunity. because it
teaches only the main requirements,
the language spoken by $4,000 900 sub
iects of King Alfonzo and 50.000,000
South and Central Americans.
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instruction to the students. are United
States Senators William j. Frye of
Maine. Nathaniel p. Hill of Colorado
John r. Morgan of Alabama, Fred T
Dubois of Idaho. Marion Butler of
North Carolina, Hilary A. Herbert,
former Secretary of the Navy; DR..
James Schouler, historian; John Goode
solicitor general of the United States;
Frederick l.. Siddons. associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia: Judge Advocate General
George 3. Davis. L. s. A; Henry II.
Classic Assistant United States Attor'
ney General; DIR. A. II. Putney and
others.
Evening star., 1927-09-11

Skins of Indian pythons have been
bringing high prices since the de-
mand for snakeskin trimming on
clothes has grown.
Evening star., 1927-09-11

corJJMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL offices
1924 Sth ST.: preDaratory: lan2uagcS. main
science: class individual; patent office. con-
sular other examinations: music, puhllc
speaking: day. evening coed. -
MISS HAGEDORN.
residence of refinement for childrre,n
512 O. Highest References. Booklets. 1947
Fillmore ST. NV Adams 9751.
BOARDING SCHOOL for girls. 6-14; beauti-
ful location. excellent environment; moner-
ate rates. Address Box 129-v. Star office.
Phone Cleve 1850.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
6 Per Cent Is Bait
For MOnGybagS to
Build TGnGmGntS

The rush of millionaires, bearing
untold sums of money to be invested
at 6 per cent-to tear down New
York's slums, failed to materialize
yesterday.
This despite the courageous act of
the board of estimate in passing
Mayor Jimmie Walkers pet bill ex-
empting limited dividend housing
corporations from taxation. But the
best dressed mayor limited darkly that
figures-the sorts of persons usually
depicted by the radical cartoonist as
possessing a huge Corporation" and
sitting on money bags marked SSsS-
lurked in the background, only too
willing to rush forward at his word
to contribute a few hundred millions
to the noble work.
But down in the financial district,
the sharp boys who watch the ticker
tape speculated that there was less
philanthropy than good business
sense in the reported rush of the
moneybags into limited dividend
housing corporation mortgages. For
6 per cent, the amount usually set in
the limited dividend housing, is a
rafting good return on Wall st. now
adays for idle money. In fact, bill
lions are tied up in 31z and per
cent money.
Walker hopes that his tax exemp-
tion bill, when passed, viii permit
the tearing down of large sections of
the east side for model tenements.
The corporations would have to work
with the State Housing Board, All
Smiths form Of appeal to the east
side.
Thus both the Smith and Walker
factions of Tammany are grandstand-
ing to the oppressed tenement dwell
lers as saviors-at per cent. But as
yet the entire benefit of the new
legislation has accrued to certain mid
die class and well salaried people out
in the Sunnyside district of Long Is
land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Queens Lockout ON
Plumbers Failing as
Bosses Open Jobs

While Plumbers Local / yesterday
reported no scab jobs in operation and
picketing in full swing to meet the
threat Of Brooklyn bosses, the Queens
local declared that the lockout in eff
feet one month was collapsing with
hundreds Of workers back on the job.
Efforts Of Queens Local 41S to get
an injunction compelling the bosses
to call off the lockout were fruitless
when Judge Mitchell May denied the
application Officials threatened to
take other legal steps against the
Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton.
"Most of the men in Queens have
gone back to their old jobs within
the past few days" declared Presi-
dent Michael ]. McGrath. "The big
gest plumbing concerns in Queens are
taking the men back to complete work
on buildings in course Of construe-
ton"
Local AIS charges that the bosses
broke the contract, running until
1881, when they locked out the
Queens plumbers. The bosses retail
ate that the Queens plumbers should
have scabbed on their striking broth
ers in Brooklyn, in order to carry out
the terms Of the agreement.
Justice May sided completely with
the employers in his decision on the
injunction, holding that they were en-
titled to lock out plumbers in other
boroughs while the Brooklyn strike
for S14 day and the five-day week is
on. The Brooklyn local has compro-
missed it's s14 demand to $500, but
stands firm on the five-day week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Protest u Intervention in China Central Opera HouseJe g.
Charge Trade School
Deceived Workers in
Promises for Jobs

Irving de Bique, Negro lather,
filed charges yesterday against the
Union Trade School, Sd West 22d ST.,
charging that he was defrauded out
of S35, paid for alleged instruction
and a job. Charles Schwartz, 270O
Bronx Park East, George Benko, 436
E. 18th St., and Moses Wagner, 496
w. SD st. have also filed charges.
All .allege that the Union Trade
School, cashing in on the word "uni-
on" offered to give several weeks
instruction and then assure the stu
dents jobs. But the jobs never mate
rallied, although the students gave
away two weeks time to contractors
as part Of their apprenticeship.
The cases will be heard next Tues
day. President Joseph 7. Gillen of
Bricklayers Local 1 is interested in
the case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Toll Bridge is Plan
to Connect BOrOughs

That America is slipping back into
the 10Th century so far as bridge con-
struction is concerned was admitted in
the board of estimate yesterday fol-
lowing the appropriation Of $150,00O
to investigate the tri-borough bridge
project.
The new bridge would connect the
Bronx, Manhattan and Queens, but
would be paid for by tolls on all users,
as at Bear Mountain, the Staten Is
land-New Jersey structure and the
Hudson vehicular tunnel.
City officials declare the bridge is
badly needed, but that the debt linn
it has nearly been reached for bond
issues.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Golf for Tired Workers
Us Shoe Kings Cure for
Unrest Among Workers

BINGHAMToN, N. Y, May IT,
George F. Johnston, who faces re-
volt among his workers in the John
son-Endicott shoe factories here, has
found a new way to attempt to slave
them.
Golf for tired workers, is his new
slogan. Accordingly Johnson has
bought strip of land on the edge of
town and will equip a complete
course. Golf weapons will be sold at
cost to the workers.
The other day the shoe car handed
down ukase to his employees invit-
ing them to resign" if they didn't
like things around the factory. A $50
bonus last Christmas in place of the
usual $500 slice, poor wages and
petty officiousness have combined To
produce wave Of unrest among the
thousands of workers he employs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
LabOrer Engulfed in
Sewer Excavation

Anthony Bach, %, of $50 West 18th
St., Manhattan, laborer, was buried
almost to his chest in sand which fell
into sewer excavation in which he
was working at Linden Boulevard and
East oath St., Brooklyn, yesterday.
A large crowd watched the rescue
work, which was difficult because
loose sand slid into the excavation al
most as quickly as sand around Bach
was removed by the rescue workers.
Police said they believed the snoring
of the excavation had been under
mined by the rains.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Roosevelt and Bryan
Radicals Like SaccO
Berger Tells Fuller

BOSTON, May 27.-Congressman
Victor Berger, of Wisconsin, only So
cialist member of congress, today
called upon Governor Alvan T. Fuller
and urged him to free Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who are
awaiting execution for murder.
Congressman Berger told Cover
nor Fuller that he had an opportun-
ity in this case to render as famous
decision as did Governor John P. Alt
gold, Of Illinois, who pardoned mum
erous radicals implicated in a bomb
throwing which occurred in Chicago,
in 1896.
Congressman Berger said he be-
lieved that the two men were "fram-
ed" and that they were absolutely in
nocent. They were convicted, he said.
because they were radicals. Roosevelt
was a radical" in 1912, Berger said,
as was Bryan at times during his
career.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
CIOakmakGrS Fight
For S6OO,OOO Held in
Unemployment Fund

Legal action is being contemplated
today by the Cloak and Dresmakers'
Joint Board 10 recover the 100000
unemployment insurance fund. This
money rightfully belongs to the
workers and is now in the hands of
Morris Sigman.
This is The result Of motion
passed at the shop chairmen's meet
ing Thursday evening at Cooper
Union authorizing the officials of The
joint board "to take any step or ac-
ton which they may deem necessary
for the purpose of safeguarding, col
Letting and insuring our rights to
the funds due US"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
SHIRT MAKERS IN
REVOLT AS A.C.W.
PERMITS PAY CUT
Beckerman Trick Ends
in Lower Wages

Members of Shirtmakers' Local
24S. Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union are up in arms against the re-
duction in wages that the bosses are
putting into effect with the assistance
Of officials Of the Amalgamated.
The shop chairmen Of the local viii
meet next week when the question Of
fighting against the wage cut will be
taken up. A meeting Of the local win
also be held next week to act on the
matter.
Resignation of the three business
agents Of the local who are working
in favor of the reduction Of wages was
demanded by the executive board at
its meeting held Wednesday evening.
It is pointed out by many people
that Alex Cohen, general organizer Of
the Amalgamsted, whose duty it is
to organize the shirt establishments
outside of the city, is taking the cas-
Ter road. He is attempting to bring
the wages of the New York workers
down to the low level Of the out-of-
town workers instead Of fighting to
raise the wage level in the rest of the
country to that of New York before
the recent reductions were started.
1900 Suffer Cuts.
Of the 5000 shirt makers who be-
long to the local, 1000 already had
had their wages reduced to prevent
the other 1000 following suit, the
present revolt against Cohen's policy
is manifesting itself among the
workers.
Cohen was expelled from the Anal
gamated three years ago, charged
with misappropriating $4,000 of the
unions funds on charges brot against
him by Joseph Scholessberg. Two
years ago he was reinstated in the
union and given the position Of gen.
eral organizer Of the shirt division.
Bring Back Piece Work.
Twenty-Five mems clothing shops
are now running on the piece work
system in this city as a result of the
policies Of the Amalgamated. Only
last week ii workers employed by
Solomon and Goldstein, PitLin Ave
nue., Brooklyn, were discharged be-
cause, according to the boss, they
were too old" and unable to work
at the speed that the union-boss past
requires.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
Call Carpenters to
Brownsville Meeting

The carpenters and Machine Work.
ers Club viii hold netting Sunday
afternoon at l p. m. at Brownsville
Labor Lyceum, 219 Sackman street,
to discuss the wretched conditions of
the trade. Long hours and wretched
pay are causing a crisis, the sponsors
declare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-28
AL SMITH ORDERED HYLAN KNITTED
TO CLEAR WAY FOR HIGHER FARES
Governors Man McAvoy Whitewashes Transit
Commission in Fake Hearings
BY ROBERT MITCHELL.

Nothing clearly proves AL Smiths sell out to the traction
trust the method which dumped former Mayor John
yan and cleared the decks the increased fare steal When
Hyan broke with the ingraned gafter Of Tammany Hail.
using his further the
traction became the prime duty Of AL Smith to devise
way remove the obstacle in their path.
In 1924 the year when AL Smith again governor
entered into agreement with the traction ring
the blatant Hylan thereafter bidding
his On their the traction barons played both ends
against the middle lending nominal support Miller running
for reelection the republican ticket but at the time
surfing their by getting behind AL Smith in his
full race against the Great Governor" Miller