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Evening star., 1927-04-19
WILLS BENEFIT WIDOWS.
Ryan and Mcpherson instruments
Filed for Probate.

The will of James r. Ryan, under
tager, who died April IA. has been
filed for probate. He leaves a dia-
mond ring to his daughter, Anna May,
and gold watch, chain and charm
to his son, James T. RYAN jr. The
remaining estate is devised absolutely
to the widow, Katherine Z. Ryan,
who is also named as executriX.
BY the terms of the will of Orlando
NJ. Mcpherson, who died April u,
his daughter, Grace V. Lands. is
given 10 shares of Great Northern
Railway stock and his daughter
Maud Esther Mcpherson, is to have
a piano and 10 shares of American
Car & Foundry Co. stock. A gold
watch and chain are left to a grand
son, Edward Mcpherson Lands. and
$50 to another grandson, James B.
Lands. The widow, Rachel NJ.
Mcpherson, is given a life interest in
the remaining estate and is named as
eXecutrix
Evening star., 1927-04-19
s. A. R. CAMP PA|GNS
FOR new MEMBERS
Thirteen Teams Appointed
to Work in Business and
Professional Groups.

Thirteen new membership teams
have been appointed to work in vari
Gus professional and business groups
by the District of Columbia Society Of
the Sons of the American Revolution
William p. McCracken, jr., Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, will be the
speaker at the monthly meeting OF
the society at the La Fayette Hotel to-
morrow evening.
List of Committees.
The committees follow:
Army-Chairman Col. Alonzo Gray
Col. Henry J. Hunt, Col. John A. Lock
wood and Gen. Eli A. Helmiclz.
Building and real estate-Chairman
Richard G. Fletcher; Edward S. Bra
shears, Harry B. Pitts and Elliot +.
Brumbaugh.
C. A. R.-Chairman, Maj. Harry A.
Davis; Clarence T.. Curtis, Fred w.
Sparrow, jr., and Garnet w. Jex.
Education - Chairman, Arthur d.
Call; Walter B. Patterson, Selden NJ,
Ely and Henry w. Draper
Committee on Finance.
Finance-Charles A. Baker; William
George w. White.
Government positions, No. Chair
man, Evelyn 3. Baldwin; Col. l.. c.
Lucas, Rowland s. II. Dyer and Maj,
Charles William Freeman.
Government positions, No. 2-Chair-
man, Frank II. Smith; w. F. Roe, Paul
T. Cheek and Henry B. Patten.
Merchants-Chairman Edward G.
Rose; j. Mitchell Owens. Elmer Stew
art and Frank G. Stewart.
Miscellaneous professions - Chair
man, Charles A. Burdick w. Lorrain
Cook, Clarence E. Curtis and Willard
w. Eggleston.
Committee ON Navy.
Navy-Chairman Admiral George
w. Baird; Admiral Charles j. Badger,
Admiral Frank F. Fletcher and Ad-
miral Theodore +. Jewell.
Law - Chairman, Quincy Adams
Gates; John Paul Earnest, Arturo Y.
Casanova, jr., and William S. Parks.
Physicians and urgeons-Chairman
DIR. Gaius M. Brumbaugh: DIR. A. r..
Shands, DR.. Francis A. St. Clair and
DR.. Mark f. Finley.
Y. NJ. c. A.-Chairman, William K.
Cooper; p. M. Etchison and Samuel
Herrick.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
y. S. LINES OPEN OFFICE.
Personnel Attends Luncheon Mark
9ng New Headquarters.

The entire personnel of the Mer-
chant Fleet Corporation and the
United States Shipping Board attend
ed luncheon yesterday at Stoneleigh
Court marking the opening of the
new Offices of the United States Lines,
at 1927 Connecticut avenue. Gen. A..
&C, Dalton of the Fleet Corporation and
chairman T. P. O'Connor of the Ship
ping Board headed the delegations.
The United States Lines are operat-
Ing agents for the Shipping Board,
operating under lease the Leviathan,
President Harding and several other
ships flying the American flag. S. Z.
lines
Evening star., 1927-04-19

A new bird refuge has been estab-
liShpd in Alaska
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Files Suit for Divorce.

irving n. Boernstein, local orches-
ira conductor, filed suit for an abso.
lutte divorce from Louise G. Boern.
stein yesterday. They were married
rated in 1921. Misconduct is alleged
and a correspondent named. Attorney
Rudolph H. Yeatman appears for the
husband.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
RECREATION STANDARDS
SOCIAL AGENCIES TOPIC
Miss Ella Gardner, Specialist of
U. S. Children's Bureau, to
Address Council.

Miss Ella Gardner, recreation sDe-
oialist Of the United States Children =
Bureau, Will deliver an address on
Standards of Recreation Work" at
the meeting of the Washington Cour-
oil or Social Agencies in the Burling-
ton Hotel Monday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. Films showing the Washing
ton Fairgrounds in opera ton will be
presented by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
director of Fairgrounds for the District
of Columbia, while The Child at
Play" will be the general topic for
discussion by the council members.
The third of a series of six classes
being conducted by the recreation
committee of the council for instruct
ing volunteers In recreational work
will be held in Neighborhood House.
40 N street southwest. Monday night
at s o'clock. Mrs. John j. OConnor
will deliver an address on Club Pro
grams and Dramatics," and Mrs. ]. p
S. Neigh head resident of Neighbor-
hood House. will give demonstrations
of work accomplished in that connec-
ton with the Neighborhood House
program.
II. V. Thomson. director of the Boys
Club, Third and & streets. and G.. NJ.
Fyfe, assistant director, spoke on 'In.
door Athletics and Industrial Class
Work" at the second class, held in
the Boys Club Monday night. Demon
strations pertaining to the topic dis
cussed were given.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
Froelich Recently Fined.
VETERANS HOLD SMOKER.
Minstrel Show, Boxing and Vaude.
Vile Feature Affair.

A minstrel show, boxing bouts and
vaudeville numbers were on the
program at the stag entertainment
and smoker of the American War
Veterans Club Tuesday night at the
Arcadia.
More than 500 members and their
guests were in attendance when
Happy Walker, master of ceremonies,
opened the program. The guests of
honor were Representative Manloe of
Missouri and Representative Sanders
of Texas, both of whom made short
addresses.
The minstrel show was presented
by the Vincent B. Costello Post, the
American Legion. Sergt. Henry
Loveless led the drum corps upon
the platform. Kin Carroll was inter-
loctor. while the individual stars
were Tom Murray, Sammy Bear,
Charles Plunkett, AL Stern, Paul
Burthe. Barney Puck, Timothy Regan.
Wilbur Alderman and Jack Lynch.
Charles N. Hess was director.
There were three boxing bouts,
Larry Doren and Jack Larcomb
Jack Lyoyd and Billy Stockdale and
Martin Gallagher and Chic Thomas.
Horton, the magician, entertained
with several rope and chain tricks;
the Gladding Sisters sang and danced.
Sergt. Mcdonald. the blind baritone,
sang several numbers, and the Misses
Gladman and Oulahan danced.
Refreshments were also served.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MUSIC CLUBS CONDUCT
CONTESTS FOR PRIZES
Catherine Birch, Grace o. Wash
burn and Helen Belt Are
Leaders in Events.

The first biennial contest for student
musicians and the seventh biennial
contest for young artist musicians.
under auspices of the Federation of
Music Clubs of the District of Colum-
bia, was held in the Sunday school
room of the National Memorial Bap-
tist Church last night.
The winner Of the student contest
was Catherine Birch, lyric soprano.
The winner in the young artist con-
test was Grace o. Washburn, lyric
soprano. Helen Belt, being the only
contestant on the violin, was declared
the winner.
The judges were: Mrs. Charles
Brooks Smith, chairman; Otto T.
Simon and Herndon Morsell. The
auditors of the judges ballots were
Emily G.. Dickerson, chairman; Ruth
II. Snodgrass and Pauline Hoier.
The winners in the contests held in
each State by the Federation of Music
Clubs for the district composed of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginir. and
the District of Columbia will contest
for the district honors March 19 at
the Franklin Square Hotel. The win
ners will represent the district in the
national contest for the honors of the
United States.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
STATE SECRETARY NAMED
AS Defendant IN SUIT
immigration "Consultant" Asks
$500, 500 Damages, Alleging Con-
spiracy to Destroy His Business.

II. Ely Goldsmith of New York, q
consultant in immigration matters,
yesterday filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $500. 500 DAM
ages from Frank B. Kellogg, Secre-
tary Of State; Carlton B. Hurst, Amer
lean consul general; Coert Du Dois,
chief OF the visa Office of the State
Department.; Arthur c. Frost and Ed
ward Cafferey, American consuls in
Cuba.
Goldsmith charges a conspiracy to
destroy his business by the alleged
refusal of the consular Offices to per-
init certain clients to make temporary
visits to the United States. The petit
toner says he had retainers of more
than 100000 from nearly 800 such
applicants and asserts that without
lawful right the consular officers de.
clined to visa the passport of Yankiel
Korzcak, a resident of Havana, to
visit his brother, plumbing con-
tractor in Detroit. Mich, and an.
nounced they would take the same
stand in the case OF the other clients
of Goldsmith.
Secretary Kellogg and the visa Office
chief were appealed to in vain,
Goldsmith says. as they upheld the
action of the consular officials. Gold
smith claims the officials are in q
conspiracy to ruin his business.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
M.U SIC
FELIAN GARZIA's RECITAL.

Felian Garzia, pianist, OF New York
and Washington, gave a program last
night at the Playhouse before an audi
ence composed largely OF musicians.
Mr.. Garzia. who has shortened MS
name OF GarZiglia recently, is well
known In Washington. where he has
had n studio for a number of years.
He has developed his own method
of playing and has a remarkable
technique.
Mr.. Garzla seemed most interesting
in his reading OF the group OF com
positions by Debussy. He seems TO
have absolute sympathy with the dell
cate quality of the French composers
selections and the ability TO catch the
elusive. delicate poetry OF each num-
Der with it's Corot-like descriptive
powers. The works presented in
cluded 1.-THE Little Shepherd"--a very
fleet footed. light-hearted shepherd in
deed: Gardens in the RAIN" in which
the strings OF tears were blown by
gentle winds: LA Soiree dams Gre
made" was gay, and the "Golliwos' y
Cakewalk," substituted for "LIsle
Joyeuse," had ringing guitar-like notes
in the plucked melody ever 80 often
that gave added color and individual
ity In the Interpretation.
This same guitar quality was also
nOI1CNaDIe III the IIlSLL IIdlie
OF Mendelssohn's "On Wings Of Song
although in this number the melodic
emphasis seemed oddly sometimes to
fall just off the edge OF the beat rather
than exactly simultaneously. The
Schumann Novelette,, No. 2" was an
other outstanding selection, for the
subtle lyric beauty OF the work was
smoothly brought out as a vivid pat
tern against the background of the
carefully woven harmonics.
The sonata of the evening. for there
seemingly must be one sonata on every
piano program, was the famous "Fu-
neral March" sonata of Chopin,
beautifully played yet without the fire
and poignancy that Cortot puts into
his stupendously swift reading of that
work. The Mendelssohn prelude in
3 minor started out a little color
lessly and jagged, but as he progressed
Mr.. Garzia brought some of his rich
est. ringing tones into that lovely
work. The "Clair de Lune," also of
Debussy, was lovely encore. For
those who like the complicated diff
ficulties of the Schultz-Evle arrange
ment of THE Blue Danube the work
was well-done. Mr.. Garzia is most
in his element in the French for in
dividuality of Interpretation and
charming artistry. H.F.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
COLLEGE SONG RECITAL.

DIR. Hugh Roberts presented Lillian
r. Latham, soprano, and Seba Christy.
tenor, in a program at the Washing
ton College of Music last night.
Groups of diversified types of songs
gave both singers opportunity for dis
play of good vocalism. Mr.. Christy's
voice is characterized by typical dra-
matte coloring apparent in 1.-THE Blind
Plowman" of Clarke and La
donna Q Mobile Verdi. In a sacred
song of great beauty. ''How Lovely
Are Thy Dwellings," by Liddle. there
was splendid style and conviction.
Mrs. Latham is a singer of attrac-
tive voice and stage presence. who
touched high points OF artistry in
Winter Watts wings of Night" the
Desert Love Song" by Spross, and
Curran's Dawn" Maids of Cadiz,"
Oelibes, was sung with brilliance and
ease.
Musicianly adaptation and beautiful
blending OF voices in duet version of
Lohr's Where My Caravan Has
Rested" closed TIE program.
Evening star., 1927-03-10

The service of Brig. Gen. Smedley
Butler, L. S. NJ. c., as director OF
public safety of the city of Phiiadei-
phia is to be comnlemorated i'm lasting
bronze by a tablet to be placed at
Marine Corps headquarters, IL plan
suggested by the Law Enforcement
League of Philadelphia is approved by
the Secretary of the Navy and the
Commission of Fine Arts.
The latter body had before il TO-DAY
a sketch of memorial tablet pro-
posed to be placed by the league in
the Navy Department Building of a
bust Of Gen. Butler, with these words
below it: Director of Public Safety,
Philadelphia, January z, 1924, to De-
cember %. 1925.
"He enforced the law impartially.
He defended it courageously. He
proved incofTuptible."
Evening star., 1927-03-10
New Minister to See President.

J. Herman van Royen, newly ap-
pointed Minister from the Neither
ands, called at the State Department
his morning and conferred with Act
ing Secretary Grew regarding the
formal presentatoin of his credentials
TO the President. 1t is probable the
President will arrange to receive the
new Minister at his temporary resi-
ience in the Patterson mansion on
Dupont Circle at an early date.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
Tablet to Honor Gen. Butler Laid
Before Navy and Fine Arts Body

The design for the Butler memorial
tablet will be one of the matters TO
come before the commission at its
monthly meeting next Wednesday. AT
that time the commission will also
take up again for consideration the
placement of standardized flag decora-
ton on the downtown streets of the
Capital. a matter that has been in
abeyance for several months. The
commission has also before it a re-
quest for advice on improvement of
temporary buildings at the Naval
Hospital at Twenty yfourth and e
streets. These structures were erected
during the war and are to be improved.
A suggested design for improvement
of the approach TO the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier and further designs
for chapels i'm World War cemeteries
in Europe will also come before the
commission.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
HEADS STANFORD ALUMNI.
DIR. Dorsey A. Lyon Reelected at
Annual Dinner.

DR.. Dorsey A. Lyon, chief metallur-
gist and supervisor of stations of the
Bureau of Mines, was reelected presi-
dent of the Washington Alumni of
Stanford University at the annual
Founders day meeting. at his home.
1880 Thirty-third street, last night
Mrs. Louise Mcdaniel Browne was
elected vice president; Miss Harlean
James, secrctary-treasurer; Represent.
ative Free. Miss Charlotte Elliott, r..
L. Brasch and Fred A. Rasch, mem
bers of the executive committee.
Mrs. Browne spoke on Senator and
Mrs. Leland Stanford, founders of the
University.
Vernon Kellogg, secretary Of the
National Research Council, gave a
short talk on the growth of junior
colleges and their relation to university
work.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
zoo BIRDHOUSE BIDS
ARE FOUND TOO HIGH
Lowest Quotation Exceeds $102, 900
Appropriated by Sum
of SAG, 600.

District officials yesterday afternoon
opened bids for the construction of
a new birdhouse in the Geological
Park and discovered that the lowest
quotation exceeded by S46, 900 the ap-
preparation authorized by Congress.
Plans are being made to readvertise
for bids.
The lowest bid, $148,695, was quoted
by a Baltimore contractor. The ap-
preparation for the birdhouse amounts
to $102,0 from which must be de-
Quoted 2z per cent for preparation
of the plans.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
Col. z. K. Cravens Retired.

Col. Richard X. Cravens, adjutant
generals department. recently on
duty at the War Department, has
been placed on the retired list of the
Army on account of disability Incl
dent TO the service. lie is from Ar
kansas and has been in the service
since July, 1898. lie served in the
Infantry, the Coast Artillery and the
finance department before his trans.
fer to the adjutant generals depart
rnent I'm 1922. He received the dis
tinguished service medal for efficient
work during the World War. a.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MALAY VALET is MISSING.
Harvard Graduate Says Man Has
Penchant for Gotham.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 10 N).
Missing, a Malay valet with pen
chant for New York's bright lights.
He is Mohammed Tjatoer, whom
Patrick r. l.. Putnam of New York,
Harvard graduate student, brought
from the Malay Peninsula recently on
completion of work with an exploring
party sent out by the Peabody Mu-
scum here.
The student told police that Tjatoer
was unable to speak English and had
little money with him, but that sew
eral times he had regretted leaving
New York's turmoil for the quiet OF
New England life.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
Action OH MolIer Undecided.
Sunday Base Ball Law Beaten.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, March 10 Ctp).
The House of Representatives yes
terday refused to pass the Sunday
base ball law over the veto of Gov.
Martineau. The vote was 81 to 80
against the measure. 1t would have
required 81 votes for the bill to be
passed over the veto.
Evening star., 1927-03-10

twenty-five days left to file your per-
sonal tax return. Household furnish
ings not in personal use on January j.,
1927, are taxable, no exemption al
lowed.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
TALE OF FABULOUS
RICHES UNF0LDED
Two Held After Promising Oil,
Gold and Gems to In
veSt0rS.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 10.---A tale of
fabulous riches in oil, gold, platinum
and precious stones in Colombia and
strange race of whites deviod OF
cripples or insane persons was unfold
ed in a prospectus that induced hun
dreds to invest nearly $1.000,000 in a
land selling scheme which postal in.
spectors characterized yesterday as an
amazing fraud.
Henry J. Froelich and Joseph De-
wore Were arrested on indictments
charging use of the mails to defraud
residents of land to which they had no
title, at the rate of $40 an acre.
Golden Cooking Utensils.
Golden cooking utensils were used
by the peculiar people that Devore
claimed to have discovered in a trip
of exploration into Colombia, the gov
ernment of which, according to Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Edward J. Hess, had no knowledge of
any concessions to Froeiich or Devore,
or of the people Devore told about,
much less of a cousin OF Devore repre-.
sented as being a legal advisor to the
republic.
The prospectus told OF an oil field
in extent about 20 by 200 miles, of
placer mines with hugh deposits of
gold, platinum and precious stones.
In all, Froelich and Devore claimed to
control 100000 acres.
FrOelich Recently Fined.
F'roelich recently was fined 500 for
selling real estate without a license.
Froelich at that time charged Devore
with operating confidence game
against the former, but he failed to
appear at the hearing and Devore was
acquitted. Froelich is 60 years old and
Devore 60.
Froelich and Devore were released
last night under bonds of $4,000 each
pending arrangement.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
LICENSE BUREAU
INQUIRY PLANNED
More Efficiency in Office Is
0biective-Report Likely on
MoIIer Next Week.

The office of Wade H. Coombs.
superintendent of licenses. will he
the next department of the District
government To be Investigated by
representatives of the Federal Blu
reau of Efficiency, il was indicated
today at the District Building, fol-
lowing conference between the
commissioners and Herbert ID.
Brown. chief OF the bureau, and his
principal assistant, Malcolm kerlin.
The investigation will not be
started. however, until the bureau
completes it's probe into the activities
OF the traffic department I'm connec-
tion with the disclosures of irregu-
larities, which We're brought out by
the Gibson subcommittee of the
House District committee. Mr.
Brown has promised to submit a re-
port on the results OF the traffic de-
partment inquiry to the Commission
ers about the middle of next week
Prompt action then will be taken by
the commissioners To settle the
present uncertain status of Traffic
Engineer l.. &. Moller. whose suspen-
sion was ordered after his revela-
t!ons before the Gibson committee.
Efficiency Is Objective.
The survey of the license bureau
1T was emphasized. will he made with
"a view to increasing its efficiency
and not with any expectation on the
part of the investigators of develop
Ing a scandal The Commissioners
believe that it may be possible for
the efficiency experts to recommend
some reforms that would improve the
business practices of this department.
The Commissioners, il was pointed
out, are particularly anxious to dis
pose of the traffic department case
just as soon as possible, but before
taking action they want to get the
recommendations of Mr.. Brown and
his investigators. While awaiting this
report they plan to study carefully
the transcript OF the hearings in the
traffic signal episode, a copy of which
they have received from the Gibson
committee.
Action OH MOller Undecided.
Just what action the Commission.
erS plan to take in Col. Moller's case
is entirely problematical at this time.
While they deplore any attempt to
link the suspended traffic engineer in
a scandal" they point out that he
has committed several 'reprehensi-
BILE" acts which they do not propose
to condone. The most serious of these
it was said. was the false certification
of vouchers.
Next i'm Importance they rank the
removal of the official correspondence
from the traffic departments files to
the home OF Col. Moller. which was
done, the Commissioners believe, to
thwart an investigation in connection
with the purchase of traffic signal
lights.
Evening star., 1927-03-10

Because Of poor programs. radio
fans in India are losing interest, and
one large broadcasting station recent
" shut down.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
Doubts His Qualifications.

Senator George and / have not
and VIII not urge the appointment of
any of our friends. We only asked
the President to select some outstand-
ing lawyer. Mr.. Tilson not only did
not reside in the district, but his ex-
perience has been principally in alb
stract loan and insurance business
more than in general practice. No one
considered him an outstanding law
yer. During the long session the Pres
tdent sent Mr.. Tilson's name TO the
Senate. and when he learned that a
majority of the Senators were opposed
10 the confirmation he withdrew his
name.
After Congress adjourned he gave
him a recess appointment. Last De-
cember he sent his name TO the Sem
ate again. The Senate was more
strongly against Mr.. Tilson than at
the previous session, and a poll of the
Senate showed more than two-thirds
or the Senators were opposed to his
confirmation. although every pressure
possible was brought to bear on the
Senators by Representative Tilson's
friends. The very day the Senate
would have voted against the con-
hrmation OF Mr.. Tilson the President
withdrew his name for the second
time.
The situation presented by the
Presidents second recess appointment
is interesting as an evasion Of the
spirit of the Constitution that en-
dowed the Senators of the States with
a say-so as to who should be sent as
judges over their respective people.
II he can withdraw appointment from
confirmation and make recess ap-
pointments without limit, he can vir-
tually deprive the Senate of it's right
TO confirm or reject. 1t seems that an
evasion of the Constitution is tanta-
mount to an infraction of 1t.
THE fact that Judge Tilson is will
Ing for the President to give him a
second recess appointment when
three-fourths of the Senate opposed
his confirmation in violation of the
spirit of the Constitution will not
tend to lessen the opposition of the
people of the district to the appoint
ment of an outsider; it will not add
TO the respect the people feel for the
court, and it will not help Mr.. Tison
when his name comes before the Sen
ate for confirmation. He will not be
confirmed as judge of the middle dis
trict."