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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

orators, who have survived the sew
eral elimination contests in the Bust
ness High School, to face each other
for the school championship are, with
their respective subjects, Joseph
Tarshes, Americas Contribution to
Constitutional Government" and Stan
ley Segal Frederick Moore and Anna
Eberly, each on 1.-THE Constitution.
The system of judging the orations
to determine the champion will be
identical with the Western High jury
method, and the judges at the Bust
ness High contest will be Joseph Nc
Garraghy, James Wilkes and Miss
Elizabeth Harris, attorneys Edwin A.
Mooers. professor of law at the Wash
ington College of Law. and Mrs. Grace
Hays Riley, dean of the same institu-
ton.
Allan Davis, principal, will be the
presiding officer. while the ballots will
be compiled by Miss Louise E. Proctor
contest manager for The Star. Fol-
lowing the contest and the announce
ment of the victor. luncheon will be
served in the school with the judges
and Miss Proctor as honor guests.
Mckinley Finals Tuesday.
While oratorical smoke is still en-.
I1lR0
School win conduct it's final contest
for the selection of the Tech cham.
pion. AT o'clock Tuesday night, the
contesting field of five girls and one
boy will battle for their school honors
in the auditorium of the school build.
ing
Only three subjects will be offered
IN the orations for the Judgment of
the jury of three. The six contestants
and their respective speeches are:
Hazel Boyce. Martha Williams and
Catharine Birch, 1.-THE Constitution:
Elizabeth Hoeke and Felisa jenkins,
Madison and the Constitution" and
Leo Shrider, Lincoln and the Con-
stitution."
Frank c. Daniel, principal, will be
chairman of the contest in his school
and. like in all the other final contests,
the ballots will be counted by an off.
cial referee of the contest Office The
Tech contest judges will be George
Anderson OF the George Washington
University faculty, Robert Hickman
of the Hickman School of Expression
and George Jones, head of the history
department Of the District of Column
bia public high schools.
A program of music will be present
ed by the widely known Tech High
School Orchestra, under the direction
of Dore Walten, faculty leader. The
school Opera Club viii contribute to
the musical program also
Central Comes Next.
Central High School viii lose it's
heavy oratorical guns two days after
the first three schools have chosen
their champions, and during the
jF1cr IF he n I1nf
schools four finalists will battle for
the championship at a general as
sembly in the auditorium.
Once more the girls will predominant
when Ethelwynde Hine, speaking on
"Hamilton's Contribution to the Con-
stitution'; Ruth hardwood, on 1.-THE
Constitution, and Marjorie Shaw,
talking on ''Hamilton's Contribution
to the Contribution" battle with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
LOAN SHARK CASES
ORDERED TO COURT
About Is Alleged Offenders
to BE Required to Answer
in Local Police Tribunal.

The campaign against money
lenders who have been privately &C
cused by nearly 800 persons here Of
violating the loan shark law" has
been transferred from the District
Building to Police Court, where evil
dence against the alleged 'loan
sharks" is being whipped into shapey
for a series of prosecutions. aez
Satisfied that all victims OF usury
have come forward with stories. Of
dealings with irresponsible money
lenders of no standing in the financial
world of Washington, Corporation
Counsel Francis II. Stephens called in
Richmond B. Keech. an assistant
corporation counsel at Police Court,
turned over q mass Of documents and
interviews in writing and gave him
instructions to work up the cases,
which Mr.. Keech now is doing.
About 25 Involved,
Altogether. about o5 alleged money
lenders have been involved in the
large number of cases from which q
list will be taken into court. Convic-
ton carries a fine of SIS to 5000 or
Jail sentence of 5 to 80 days. or 10Th.
with these cases in about 10 days"
Mr. Keech said yesterday. but the
matter is of such great Importance
| that. If a longer time is necessary, /
! shall gladly take it. in order to be well
| fortified"
When the duty of prosecuting viola.
| tons of the law where they are found
| was given Mr.. Keech, the corporation
counsel sketched the different types
| that had been brought into his Office
| by a steady stream of complaints and
| then turned the bulky evidence over
| to his assistant for study.
| Before Mr.. keech undertakes to
| draw up an information against any
| money lender which will enable him to
| go before the court. an examination OF
| the allegations has made 1t necessary
| for him to interview a number Of
| people heretofore not examined and
| also to obtain, if possible, some files
| and records.
Able to Cover Up.
IF the persons involved were re-
sponsible, established firms in the
| District, this work would be unneces-
sary, as we would have ready access
| to the files and records. But those
| intend to prosecute have been APP
\ ny VCkSOHS III UGSpCldtC VII
/ cumstances, in some instances, and
were in such dire need of funds that
they signed anything without looking
| at it. And these money lenders were
cute enough to cover up Immediately
| afterwards
Mr.. Keech declared he would not
be contented with presenting just one
| or two examples of usury to the
court when he feels that more illustra-
| tons are available to convince a Judge
or jury that the accused actually were
in the business" and knowingly vio-
| lated the law. The law, embodied IN
q special act of Congress approved
February 4, 1918. regulates the busi-
ness of loaning money on securities
| Of any kind by persons other than
banks. building associations and real
estate brokers in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
UNION SUSPENSION
CUTS COAL OUTPUT
Reports Indicate so Per Cent
Drop in Production
of Bituminous.

by the Associated Press.
Indications that bituminous coal
production was cut almost in half
by the suspension of Union mining
on April / were given yesterday in
the first official Government figures
covering output since that date.
Telegraphic returns made public
by the Bureau of Mines showed that
the soft coal output from mines which
continued to work on Friday, April ].
was 20,0S5 carloads, while on April
the total dropped to 1881 car
loads. On Friday of the previous
week, when all mines were in opera
ton, the carload output was 40,943.
Monday, April 4. however, soft
coal car loadings were 24,774, or APP
proximately 100000 tons Of coal.
April 5, the last day for which tele-
graphic returns were available. load
ings declined slightly to 23,423 cars.
The drop shown April ! was in part
due, the Bureau of Mines said, to the
fact that this day is celebrated as
holiday generally by union miners and
good many union mines which were
In operation April 5 were closed down
the previous Friday and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
CAPT. HOPPER NOW
SOUGHT IN CAPITAL
Police Aid Hunt as Friends
Are Confident War Vet
eran Is Alive.
Confident that Capt. Frederick Kop.

Confident that Capt. Frederick Kop
per, jr.. u. S. A., retired, who disap
peared Tuesday from the machine
shop he operated at 1908 c street, will
be found alive, friends and officials en-
gagged in the search for him extended
their operations to Washington last
night in addition to searching the
banks of the Potomac near Great
Falls. Md, where his abandoned auto
mobile was found Thursday.
With the revelation by l.. NJ. Cav
Ter of Wheaton, Md, that he had
talked 10 Capt. Hopper on Thursday
at Connecticut avenue and Tilden
street, strengthening the belief now
prevailing that the missing man is
not a victim of foul play, the or
gained searching party of Vincent
s. Costello Post, American Legion,
of which Capt. Hopper was mem
Der, augmented by service men from
the Navy Yard and Boiling Field
continued the search near Great
Falls throughout the afternoon yes
terday without result.
Capital Police Aid Hunt.
Policeman Joseph Oldfeld of the
Montgomery County police force
last night asked local police also to
cooperate in the search, with the
result that Capt. Walter Emerson,
in charge of the detective bureau at
night, sent out a lookout and de-
scription of the missing man with
the request that all local police en-
gage in the general quest for him.
Oldfield also turned his attention
to the possibility that the new auto
mobile which Lawler reported seeing
Capt. Hopper driving Thursday or
Connecticut avenue might recently
have been either rented or purchased
In Washington. Last night he made
tour of the rental automobile
agencies without success and said he
would continue 1t today.
Third Day of Search.
Today will be the third day Of
search of the woods in the vicinity oil
GRIT Falls for the missing man
Legionnaires and service men, under
the leadership of Adjutant William r
Franklin of Costello Post, were ex,
pected to be on hand early this morn
Ing for a thorough combing of the
woods again today.
Meanwhile messages to New York
and to North Water Gap, Pa, where
friends believed Capt. Hopper might
have gone, developed that he had not
been seen in either place since he dis
appeared. He has a country home at
the latter place and he had been due
in New York City early Wednesday
morning last to transact some legal
business at the Office of John w.
Davis, former Democratic presidential
candidate, who is representing an
estate in which Capt. Hopper Is in
terested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Roller Skate Fad
Replaces Dodging
Autos i'm Chicago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. April s.--Comes now
an nter-crossing traffic problem
for Chicagoans and suburbanites
who depend for locomotion on shoe
leather. After successfully lodging
through avenues of automobiles
they are finding themselves con.
fronted with another form of loco
motion. not equipped with four
wheel brakes.
Housewives, college students and
school youngsters have succumbed
to a roller skate fad.
The new craze is being laid TO
the ban on college students using
automobiles. The housewives ex.
plain ii is not entirely a fad with
them. because they save time and
get exercise and pleasure in doing
their shopping.
DIR. John w. Pollard. Evanston
health commissioner, has Endorsed
roller skating as a health-building
sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
CHICAGO LEADS IN AIR.
Has Greatest Mileage of Routes
Operating in World.

CHICAGO, April R.-Chicago,
the Nations railroad center, is des-
tined within a few years to become
its aviation center, committee OF
the Association of Commerce con-
cludes in the first chapter of an ex-
tensive aeronautical survey made
public today.
The survey revealed that aviation
ieaped from a total of 100000 miles
flown throughout the world in 1919
to 12,4So,000 miles in 1925. The re-
port also. shows IL new air mail
routes opened last year.
Chicago, the report said. already
has more mileage of air routes opef-
ating on a regular schedule than any
other city iii the world. On this basic
Chicago haa 5,973 miles daily while
New York. its nearest competitor, has
lag miles Less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
WILL MEET STIMS0N.
Admiral Latimer to Greet Special
Envoy on Arrival,

Henry L. Stimson, who sailed yes
terday from New York to Nicaragua
as a special representative of Presi-
dent Coolidge, will be met at Balboa,
Canal Zone, by Rear Admiral Latimer.
commanding American naval forces in
Nicaraguan waters. Z
Admiral Latimer advised the Navy
Department yesterday that he intend
ed to meet Stimson at Balboa Friday,
and II practicable would make the
voyage from Corinto on his flagship.
the cruiser Milwaukee. Mr.. Stimson
will pass through the Panama Canal
on his way to Corinto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Secretary Mellon Returning.

CHERBOURG, France, April 8
(P1.-Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
sailed for New York today on the
Aquitania.
He reiterated that he had held 40
conference, official or unofficial, and
seen no French financial authorities
during his stay in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
War Industries Active.

STOCKHOLM. April 8. CP).--A dis
patch to the 1idningens from Moscow
reports that there has been great slim.
ulation In the activities of factories
producing war materials. The dispatch
adds that an internal loan of 100 900. :
600 rubles is being issued for the in
dustry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
SUMMER" HITS LONDON.
Snowstorm From Scotland Fol
lowed by Rain and Fog.

LONDON, April 10 C4ol.-"Summer
time" arrived in London at o'clock
this Sunday morning, all wrapped up
in woolens.
A snowstorn had its origin in Scot
land and swept southwark over Wales
and down into England. In London
there were snow flurries, torrential
rains, hail. thunder and fog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

The 0ratoricaI Contest finalists in
three Washington High Schools from
whom the respective school cham
pions viii be chosen.
Top: Tech High orators, who win
contest April IL; left to right Hazel
Boyce, Catharine Birch, Martha VIII
liams, Felisa Jenkins, Leo Shrider
and Elizabeth Hoeke.
Center: Eastern High contenders for
school championship, April IA; left to
right: James Dietz, Alvin Graves,
Theodore Bishoff, Beryl Edmiston, Al
ma Hickoy and Charles Critchfieid.
Right: Business High speech makers
who will contest April ~; left to right:
Stanley Segal, Joseph Tarshes, Marga-
ret Eberly and Frederick Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Do You Buy Safe Butter?

The Milk Law of the District Of Columbia insures
hrst-cass supply in this city, of Milk and Cream, but
it does not guard against infected Butter made of
pasteurized Cream. We advise householders when buy
ing Butter to ask for such which is made of pasteurzed
Cream and if possible has it SO marked on the conaner
The Department of Agriculture has positive proofs
that when Butter is made of raw cream from infected
MIX containing disease germs, like typhoid tubercu
osls, these remain alive and vruen in the butter
for a number of months
Such butter is dangerous for children nvalid and all
those whose resistance reduced by lack of proper
Nobody knows how much disease has in the past been
caused by infected butter
Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Telephone Main ss2 1922 13h Street NV.
paid for the doooe bulletin tJal notice..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
No. 12-He Misses His Wife.

Because his wife is seriously i'll at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, this hard
working colored Government worker
is obliged to employ some one to
board himself and his children, for
which he pays $50 a month out of
his earnings of sos. The SIG left he
uses to meet incidentals. The Asso-
ciated Charities is paying SIS a week
to care for the baby, while the mother
is in the hospital, or 500 a month.
$3.50 is needed for the next six
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
3,315 PERSONS GIVE
| TO CHAR|T|ESF
Secretary of Labor Davis
Praises Organization for
Relief Work.

Up to last night 1915 contributions
had been received by the joint finance
committee of the Associated Charities
and Citizens Relief Association.
Corcoran Thorn, vice president of
the Associated Charities and chair
man of the joint finance committee,
Yesterday received a. letter from Sec
rotary of Labor James j. Davis, as
follows:
THE Associated Charities are de-
serving Of the praise and assistance
Of every patriotic citizen OF the Dis
trict, and your splendid efforts to
ameliorate distress among the needy
cannot be questioned The Associated
Charities stand out almost as the
star of hope to those who need help
and have no other place to turn"
Donation Is Memorial.
Yesterdays mail brought a letter
from Mrs. John II. Dennison with a
contribution of $50. with a request
that the sum be used for the benefit
of Easter appeal No. 3, the colored
family described under the lead mo
body Knows the Trouble I've Seen, -
a refrain subsequently changed to
Only the Associated Charities Knows
the Trouble / See With the rent
overdue, her husband slowly recover
ing from long illness and her three
little children to feed, she had hen
troubles aplenty.
Mrs. Dennison asked that the gift
be recorded "In Memory of nv
Uncle, Col Archibald Hopkins" This
suggests that similar gifts in memory
of relatives, who, during their life
time, like Col. Hopkins, have beer
noted for their interest in relieving
human Ills, will serve to perpetuatt
the work which these loved ones
would still be doing were they alive.
Receive Contributions.
Contributions may be sent to tbs
office of The Star, or to Ord Preston
treasurer, joint finance committee
1922 Eleventh street.
No. 10--A Pound of Cure"
1t should have been the ounce OF
prevention, but delay is costing q
pound of cure. AS a result his wife
and six children have had to suffer
for ne felt he must keep at work fol
their sakes as long as he was able
Finally bad tonsils, sinus trouble, anC
decayed teeth laid him fat on hi:
back, complete cripple. His eyes
100, were aIIected. NOW the doctors
Al the hospital are trying to remove
the cause of infection and it is hoped
that in few weeks the man will b.
able to go back to his job and sup
port his family. Meantime, food,
fuel and the rent have to be supplied
$50 a week for at least six weeks OF
a total Of 1920 is needed.
No 1.-THE Motor Failed.
Mr.. K. had a good job as long a!
his motor was hitting on four eylin
ders. But when it failed him he wa.
down and out. 1t is his heart which
is affected, and now the doctors sa,
he must not work. Mrs. K. is an un
usually good home maker and man
ager. She makes every dollar count
The oldest of five children is
chronic invalid. The other four arr
yet In their teens. BY sublettins
two rooms, the rent is taken care of
The mother is church woman anC
the children go to Sunday school reg
ularly. $12 a week or 1912 for the
next six months must be provided t.
keep the home together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
March Circulation
Daily. .1O3,121
Sunday. 11O,998
District of Columhia. IS. !:

FLEMING NEWBOLD. Business Manager
| of THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR. does
solemnly swear that the actual number OF
copies OF the paper named sold and distrIh
uted during the month of March. AID. 1927.
wa as fnllONss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

Average Sunday net circulation -. 11O.09S
FLEMING NEWBOLD.
Business Manager
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sth dav of April. 1927.
(Seall ELMER F. YOUNT.
Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Nearly Up to Age Limit.


McCallum is q youth of 10 years,
gifted with personality and spirit.
Had he been born, in fact, on Jan
uary 81. 1908, instead of February 10,
his age would have eliminated him
from entering the oratory contest.
From the first 1t was apparent that
he had made a deep impression on
the judges for his ease and confidence
of manner was matched by spirit of
delivery that left little doubt as 10
the eventual outcome.
McCallum occupies a unique posi-
ton among the local contestants, for
he Is working his own way through
the night school department of Dewitt,
being employed as an inspector of
sand and gravel under the District
government. He is the son of A. r.
McCallum Of Silver Spring, Md. 1t is
his ambition, when he completes his
course at Dewitt this year, to enter
George Washington University and
pursue studies in economics.
he was delighted over the prospect
OF entering the finals in this group
and frankly admitted he could put
| the 500 to SO many good uses If
lucky enough to win it, that he didn't
know just what he would do with 1t.
| III cross that bridge when / come
| to it, he said.
Left His Mustache Behind.
When young McCallum made his
| appearance on the stage there was a
| look of blank amazement among his
supporters from Dewitt School, Some
| thing seemed strange, and they
couldn't quite make out what 1t was.
| Then it dawned upon them, with &C.
companying smiles, thu McCallum
was minus his 1nustache.
Prof. Fred p. Myers of National
University, the presiding officer4 an
The Nome nugget., 1927-11-12
.ANTHROPOIlOGIST SPENDS
 SUMMER ST. LAWRENCE

Sevoonga. Nov. [, (P)-With sev- enty boxes of anthropological spec jmens for the Fairbanks Agricul- tural College and School of Mines. Otto W. Geist, a scientific collector, completed a successful summer on St. Lawrence Island. Old ivory, bones. curios, implements. and wea- pons, telling the life story of the prehistoric inhabitants of tho is- land, were taken.
 Included in the specimens which will be displayed 1t the coll, SC. are several by which Geist exepcts to prove that the ancestors of the pre- sent inhabitants of the island came from Asia. Giest also made Q study of Eskimo superstitions and religions in the native fashion. and eating the Eskimo food.
 He left on the Boxer November fourth for Fairban nks, via Ketchi- kan.
The Nome nugget., 1927-11-12
SHOWING IN FLOOD AREA
 IN NEW ENGLAND STATES

Boston. Nov. :, R-Snow squalls and freezing weather added to the discomfort of the thousands in the New England flood area whose homes are surrounded by the floods. cellars filled with water. furnaces useless, and impossible to get warmth from wood stove nres.
 The dead gre known to exceed one hundred fifty. The relief work CTS have bent their efforts toward feeding and clothing those driven from their homes. While the wat CTS in the northern states continues 10 subside, the situation in the south remains acute with six thou sand reported to have been routed from their dwellings. In Spring 1eld, where the full effects of the Connecticut river was experienced, railroad communications are being gradually restored. The Little Twin" communities, Duxbury and North Duxbury, Massachusetts, are in critical need. Their two hund- red inhabitants have been without food since Thursday. Because of their isolation they have been over booked in the rescue work. All the means of reaching the outside world have been cut of when the bridge across the Winooski river was carried away by the seethng waters.
The Nome nugget., 1927-11-12

take has been made by the business firm outside. either printers or mer- chants, a great disappointment is felt
 The best rule is to always order and buy what you need from your local firms, when you need it, and then know what you are getting whether it be merchandise or print ing, Money sent to firms outside is money that never circulates again in Nome. it is lost forever, It does not help to repair our streets or light them, and does not help to support a local fire department. The money spent with our local firms helps to pay the taxes in the city and thereby receive the munic- ipal improvements.
The Nome nugget., 1927-11-12

Alfred J. Williams, Navy flyer. when he announced he had attained a speed of 322.6 miles an hour dur ing the first test of his airship since its recent conversion from sea- plane.
 Warrant Officer Bennett of the French Army established the pres ent record of 27S miles an hour in France in 1925. Major Berna- dino won the Italian flying race. He attained speed of 315.42 miles an hour in hydroplane.
 Williams said the speed mark was made while travelling with the wind over one lap of the same course over which he established the pres ent American record of 266 for land planes. ---.