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Evening star., 1927-05-20
DEATH BY ALCOHOL
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Public Health Officers Meet
to Debate Organization
During Disaster.

State and territorial public health
officers with the Public Health Service
opened their twenty-fifth annual con
ference today with discussion of
public health organization in time of
disaster. particular emphasis being
laid on conditions in the flooded areas.
and will close tomorrow afternoon
with a consideration OF deaths from
alcohol in this country in relation to
the public health.
Increasing numbers of deaths from
alcohol led the Majority of state
health officers to request that the sub
1ect be taken up for discussion at the
conference. No attempt will be made
to discuss the merits or demerits of
prohibition. it was stated. but the eff
feet of liquor of the present day on
the public health will he gone into
very closely. Dr. Matthias Nicoll il.
of New York. will lead the discus
sion.
Special Conference Seen.
Public health physicians commend
ed at the opening session this morn
ing the system of county health Of
ticers in rural districts, stating that
they are proving their worth in the
flooded areas. Health authorities
from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas
and other sections in the flooded area
were unable to attend and it was
indicated that a special conference
called by Surg. Gen. II. s. Cumming.
between State and Federal authorities
functioning in the Mississippi Valley,
Will be held in the South, probably in
Memphis, instead of here as originally
planned.
Ogden Mills. UnderseCretary of the
Treasury, delivered the opening ad-
dress. explaining that the conference
served TO permit of an exchange of
ideas between State and Federal of
ficials and promoted mutual under
standing and cooperation. Lauding
this method of obtaining cooperation
between local and national authori-
ties without resorting to legislation,
Mr.. Mills indicated that further ox.
tensions of Federal power would serve
to weaken the Federal system.
Under Discussion Today.
Subjects under discussion today in.
clude u consideration of the sanitary
control of shellf1sh, with particular re.
gard to Shellfsh Certification pro-
cedure, and resume of the findings
Of the Public Health Service in regard
to tularaemia. disease caused U.S.
ually by infection from rabbits 1t is
prevalent in Montana.
An attempt will be made to reach
an agreement on a definition of in.
fuenZa. Physicians stated that at the
present time many forms of respira-
tory disturbances are reported as flu
and a definite uniform standard is
needed.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
Yale and Harvard
Said to Share i'm
$l,25O,OOO Bequest
By the Associated Press.

LeS tbo hSspCidbSh EFSsS-
LONDON. May 20.-A large
sunn-stated to be $3.50 900 (about
$3.50, 0,000l--is understood by the
Daily Sketch to have been be-
Queathed for the establishment of
scholarships at Yale and Harvard
and oxford and Cambridge by Lady
Henry. widow of Sir Charles Solo
mon Henry,
Lady Henry, the eldest daughter
OF the late Leonard Lewisohn, cop.
per magnate. was born in New
York City. but had made her home
in England since her marriage to
Sir Charles in 1892. She was al
ways deeply interested in promot-
ing good understanding between
the peoples of the United States
and Great Britain, and her bequest
was made in furtherance of this
ideal. 1t provides for facilities in
the American universities for Brit
ish students. and for facilities at
oxford and Cambridge for Amer
leans.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
IS SEEN
IN GALES ATTACK
Mexican Policeman Charged
With Murder Attempt on
Son of President.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
&OGALES, Ariz.. May 20.-Possibil-
ity that political motives prompted the
firing Of two shots early yesterday
just across the border from here. at
Rodolfo Gales, son Of President Gales
Of Mexico. engaged the attention OF
Nogales. Sonora. authorities today fol-
lowing the filing against Julian
Romero. Mexican policeman. Of
charge of attempted murder.
That the shots were fired because
Of such differences was the contention
Of friends OF the Presidents SON.
Romero. however. steadfastly dis
claimed any political animosity to-
wards young Gales.
Expect state to Prosecute.
From Rafael Espinosa. bOdyguard
of young Gales, came the statement
that Romero probably would be prose
cuted vigorously by the State in view
Of investigations which conclustvely
showed the basis for the attempted
shooting 10 be political reasons. rather
than personal
Romero's story was that lie was
about 10 arrest the driver of the auto
mobile in which Gales was flNltlS Tor
speeding when Raoul Hernandez Leon,
Il guard at a Nogales. Sonora. night
club, in front of which the shooting
occurred drew his gun. Romero SAID
he then drew his pistol and fired two
shots into the air. He stated that had
he wanted to shoot Gales he could
have done so easily. being but couple
of feet from him.
Originated i'm Night Club.
The Presidents son declared the
affair originated within the night club
when this individual came up and ~
suited me-
"Raoul Hernandez Leon, guard
who stood near me- said youn~
Gales. pulled gun on Romero and
had him elected forcibly from the
club"
Romero appeared late yesterday be-
fore the Superior Court and was con
signed on the charge of attempted
murder. He was held in the NOgales.
Sonora. Jail,
Evening star., 1927-05-20
PROMOTION OF PLAN
FOR MEDICAL CENTER
Three Local Hospitals Getting To-
gether in Furtherance of Proposal
for Combining Facilities.

In furtherance of the plan for
medical center joining the facilities OF
George Washington University. Gar
field Hospital and the Washington
Home for Foundlings. Henry Spencer.
president of the board of trustees OF
Garfield Hospital. and Arthur Peter,
member of the board of trustees of the
Foundlings Home, have been elected
to the trustee board of the university.
The board of trustees of Garfield
Hospital has appointed to its member.
sh' > John B. Larner. president of the
George Washington University board
of trustees, and DR.. William Mather
lie is, president of the institution.
Cl~rence Aspinwall is a member of
both the hospital nd university
boards.
The various members of the boards
are working on the plans for the de
velopment .pf the medical center.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BOMBING UNIT GOES WEST

HAMPTON. Va. May 20 CP.-Em.
barking on the transport Chateau
Thierry at Old Point yesterday after
noon at o'clock, the 18th Bombing
Squadron of Langley Field set sail for
March Field. Calf, by way of the
Panama Canal. The squadron which
came to Langley in 1920 from San An
tonic, Tex. will become a school
squadron after it reaches the Pacific
Coast.
In the squadron are 110 men and
officers, under command of Lieut.
Lindenberg. The personnel was given
hearty farewell by a number of
friends and relatives who gathered at
the pier to see the squadron set sail.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
FUND OF S15,431,943
SOUGHT FOR 1928-29
BY SCHOOL BOARD

Continued from First Pase)
1929 totals $41,2O0, as compared with
SSl 900 last year. being an increase
of $1,000
Due to the fact that equipment for
the new junior high schools opened
this school year, the Francis and
Stuart, was provided in the 1927.o8
appropriations. the $17,50O carried in
the preceding estimates is eliminated
in the current estimates.
Ask Same for Towels.
The estimate for paper towels in
the schools is the same as last wear.
$4,000. while $1,000, which was asked
last year for pianos. is not carried
this year
The estimates include an item Of
100000 to cover the remodeling of the
Mckinley Manual Training School and
the Shaw Junior High School
The individual items included in
the estimates, together with the com.
parative amounts asked last year and
the increase or decrease. follow:
Evening star., 1927-05-20
George A. Fox Gets Two Years.

George A. Fox. AZ years old. OF
Madison. Wis. who represented him
self to Miss Katherine f. Lenroot,
daughter of Former Senator Lenroot
of Wisconsin, as a member of a prom
inent family Of that city and per
suaded her to indorse a check for $50,
which was cashed at her bank. was
sentenced to day by Justice Elitz in
Criminal Division 10 serve two years
in the penitentiary. The check was
worthless
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FREDERICK. Md. May 20.-Con-
tract for a concrete bridge over Car
roll Creek on South Market street
was awarded to a Clarksburg. w. Va,
concern at $3.50. NJ. J. Grove Lime
Co. local firm, was awarded contracts
for construction of two links of State
road between New London and New
Market. and one mile on the Knox
vile road Frederick County. The two
bids totaied SAT 900.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
Grace Vanderbilt Reported Engaged
To Henry G. Davis, Once of This City

August. The wedding may take place
in September, possibly at Newport,
says the Times.
Among previously reported suitors
of Miss Vanderbilt were Prince
George, youngest son Of the King
and Queen of England; Lord lvor
Spencer Churchill, son of the former
Duchess of Marlborough. and the
Marquis of Donegal.
Mr.. Davis is formerly of Washing
ton. but is now living in New York.
lie IS a junior partner and mining
engineer in the ArRstsad mines.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BY the \ ssociatcd press.

BY the ssociatcd press.
NEW YORK, May 2o,-The New
York Times in a Washington dispatch
today says Miss Grace Vanderbilt,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, reported engaged to six
different persons since her debut in
1918 in betrothed to Henry Gassaway
Davis, Sd.
While the reports lack confirmation
of either family, the engagement is
said to have been confided to a large
circle of friends of both young people,
and is expected to be announced in
Evening star., 1927-05-20
STREITENBERGER JAILED.
Must Spend Each Anniversary of
Murder Alone.

CANTON, Ohio, May 90 G4).--Floyd
Streitenberger, former detective of
Canton Police Department. who was
convicted Wednesday night of the
murder of Don r. Mellett, Canton
editor. will spend July 16, the ami
versary of the crime, in solitary con-
finement for the rest of his life.
Sentence of life Imprisonment was
passed today by Judge Frank NJ.
Clevenger in Common Pleas Court,
with the stipulation that so long as
Streitenberger lives he shall be put in
solitary cell on the date of the
killing
Evening star., 1927-05-20
TUBERCULAR ILLS
TOPIC OF DOCTORS
Convention Speaker Finds
Disease Among Children Not
Produced by MaInutrition.

The popular theory that malnutfi-
ton is Il. cause of tuberculosis in chill
dren was refuted by DIR. Henry D..
Chadwick of Westfield, Mass, in re-
porting the results Of studies in under
weight clinics of Massachusetts schools
to the American Medical Association
today. DIR. Chadwick spoke at the
section meeting on preventive medi-
cine and public health.
Malnutrition is not cause of tuber-
culosis. but it may be the result of
the disease, DR.. Chadwick asserted.
Another belief that weight Is a fac
tor in tuberculosis, came under fire
in his address. Results of eXamina-
tions of so school children with tuber.
culosis showed that nearly half of
them were of average or above ay-
erage weight, he said.
Girls, he declared. are more subject
to tuberculosis than boys, the disease
being two or three times as prevalent
among those examined
Pulmonary Type Discussed.
Although pulmonary tuberculosis is
rare in young children. DR.. Chadwick
said, so per cent will be affected If
they are exposed to it. Pulmonary tu-
berculosis will develop at the age of
and hilum tuberculosis year later.
Girls Is per cent underweight will
show a higher percentage of hilum
tuberculosis between the ages of
u and IS.
All children, regardless of weight.
should be examined periodically for
signs of tuberculosis, Dr. Chadwick
declared. The fact that so ANY of
those with hilum tuberculosis were
normal or overweight shows that
parents who believe that weight
makes their children safe are Aften de.
ceived. he said.
General health education is not
sufficient to bring underweight chill
dren up to normal D. Frank L. Rob-
erts of Trenton. Tenn. told the Sec
ton. DR.. Roberts. who is an officer
of the Tennessee State Department
of Health, gave the results of a care.
full study of 1.491 children. The re-
suits of this study convinced him. he
said, that special attention to nutri.
ton. beyond the limits of general
health education. is necessary to bring
underWeight children up to the aver.
age.
Speakers Conclusions.
Conclusions drawn by DR.. Roberts
were:
That children above or of average
weight Will remain So while those
below the average will stay below
average; the further below the
average, the more likely they are to
remain underweight
That girls are more likely to fall
below the average. or If already below
average, to remain below. than boys
Girls are more likely to lose weight
than boys.
Girls below the average do not gain
as regularly as boys.
Children below average weight gain
fewer pounds per year. and fewer
pounds per inch increase, in height
than do children of average weight.
Officers elected by the section at its
final meeting today were: DIR. Louis
Harris of New York. chairman; DR.. c.
n. Leech of New York, vice chairman:
DR.. L. r. Bishop of Tennessee. secre-
tary, and DR.. w. S. Leathers. delegate
TO the House of Delegates.
Evening star., 1927-05-20
BAND CONCERT.

Upper bandstand. the United States
Soldiers Home Military Band. tomor.
row. $40 O'Clock, John S. NJ. Zimmer-
man, bandmaster
March. Solid Men to the Front"
Grafuila
Overture. Jeanne Maillette,"
Reynaud
Entr'aCts--
(O Chapel in the Mountains.
Wilson
(b) "Shadowland" ........ Gilbert
Mosaic, "Viennese Folk Songs"
Komzak
Characteristic, "a Bit of Syn.
copation" ................. Goldman
Waltz suite, Merry Comrades
Vullstedt
Finale. after the Storm. Nelson
THE Star Spangled Banner
Cornell University's thirty.sixth
An..sVn
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Cornell University's thirty y.sixth
Summer session8will open July con-
,tinuing until August IL.
Evening star., 1927-05-20

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1927-05-20
DOCTORS CONSIDER
DISEASE OF HEART
AT SESSIONS Today

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
ORGAN|STS TO END
| MEETING TONIGHT
Banquet viii Close Sixth An
nuaI Convention-Many Re-
citaIs Are Given.

The sixth annual convention of the
American Guild of OrganIsts will be
brought to a close tonight with a ban
uuet at $3.50 at the Hotel Hamilton.
The earlier part of the day was spent
in a sightseeing trip.
Yesterday was literally day of one
recital after another and several
Washingtonians were featured III these
programs. Beginning at 1890 am. at
the Library of Congress, Carl Engei,
chief of the music division of the LII
brarv. welcomed the group in the cham
Der music auditorium. He mentioned
briefly where the organists would ma
collections of old organ scores. spe-
cial Beethoven exhibition, and other
features which the Library possesses.
Miss Klein Plays.
MIR. Engel then introduced Miss
Charlotte Klein. Washington orSanist,
who PLAYED an excellent program on
the little three-manual organ in the
auditorium. She had chosen her COM
positions for balance and contrast in
type and she played them all without
notes and with authoritative inter
probation and good registration. FER
haps the high light Of the entire pro-
gram was the Bach TISiuue anu
Fugue in A Minor.
In the afternoon at 4:30 at the WASH
ington Auditorium. Rollo Maitland,
brilliant Philadelphia organist, pre-
serted a very difficult type of pro
gram on the huge instrument there.
The outstanding features of his re-
cital were the playing of "Fantasle
Symphonique for Organ and Piano"
composed by Louis Potter, and Matt
lands own improvisation on four diff
ferent themes for the four movements
Of a symphony, that closed the pro-
gram.
Moments of Originality.
Mr.. Potter played the piano part in
his work and balanced his playing eX-
cellently against the heavy tones OF
the organ. His composition has many
moments of originality and unusual
harmonic and dissonance effects. The
way in which the themes are inter.
woven and balanced for the two in
struments is very interesting. Mr..
Maitland's improvisations were bril-
liant, clear-cut and really remarkable.
The final recital of the day was given
in the evening by Charles A. H. Pear
son of Pittsburgh. Mr.. Pearson was
born in Washington. He gave his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

A movement is on foot. not before
1t Is needed, writes the Berlin cor.
respondent of the Christian Science
Monitor. to effect some reforms in
German prisons. DR.. Schmidt. the
the minister of justice for Prussia.
has for some time past been paying
unexpected visits to the prisons in
several German cities
One result is to be the Frightening
of the prison yards by planting flow.
ers, and the prisoners themselves are
to be allowed flower in a pot in their
cells. DR.. Schmidt is also introducing
rewards for good behavior in the
shape of books, permission to receive
and write letters more frequently
and other alleviations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

recital on the Green memorial organ
at All Souls Unitarian Church. The
most remarkable number on his pro-
gram was the Passion Symphony"
by Paul de Maleingreau. 1t Is very
odd work and exceedingly program.
matte throughout. Anthony Jawe-
lak's "Madrigal" was lovely shorter
work and was beautifully played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
Garden Club Organized.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DISpdtCH 10 Inc star
FLINT HILL. Va, June 30.-A
Community Garden Club has been
formed here with Mrs. Bessie Fergu
son Cary. president; Miss Lucy Rick
etts, vice president; Mrs. Clarence
HELEN. secretary; Mrs. Marvin Brad
ford. treasurer; Mrs. Edgar r. Brown
ing, librarian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30

Our showing of diamond wrist
watches is particularly attrac-
tive in presenting many watches
with sapphire and other gem
establishment, as well as dia-
mond ornamentation.
$50 to $500
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-25
Company Union Helps
The Speed-up System
By SIDNEY Topper
(Worker Correspondent

"Those who think they are working
too hard, should report to my office
personally, and | will take care of
tkem."
So replied the chief of the Eastern
Division Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. to a protest against the
speed-up system, made by a group
of workers thru their spokesman.
The representative of the workers
was a company union official, so he
accepted the answer Of the boss in
good faith.
The workers, while being angry,
could not go any further, as they
know well that the fake company
union will not fight for them in case
they are in trouble. Having no real
union to fight for them, they SUBJ
mitted to the nerve-wrecking speed
up system.
Ito be concluded tomorrow.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-25
SCHOOL OPENED In PASSAIC TO CONTINUE CLASS
UNITED FRONT COMMITTEE STARTED

the strike, and of the time ahead.
They become conscious of their needs.
The opening of the Workers
School demonstrates that the workers
have broken forever with the past OF
exploitation and dumb suffering.
They have become conscious of the
class struggle. They know that the
period ahead of them is one Of slow
and patient struggle to build up -
strong union. 1t is a period during
which the workers will forge weapons
for the struggles to come. In order
to do this, they must understand the
struggle and prepare themselves by
study.
English Classes.
The Workers School offers first
Of all classes in English. Never be-
fore has there been such a wide
spread desire among the foreign born
workers to learn English. Also, there
is a class in Fundamentals Of the
Glass Struggle. Other classes will be
added, and the Workers School in
Passaic will grow as the school in New
York has grown, to fill every need Of
the workers.
An open forum will be held every
second Sunday night, where the best
speakers will lecture and the workers
may discuss from the floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-25
By VERA BUCH
(Secretary of Passaic Workers
SCHOOL,

PASSAIC, N. J. Jan. 24.-The
workers Of Passaic and vicinity ccle-
brated the opening Of the Workers
School. J. o. Bentall, old friend Of
the textile strikers, gave talk on
1.-THE Meaning. of Workers educa-
ton" He showed how q union man
or woman cannot do his work OF
building up the union unless educa-
ton, the "loom-fixer of the mind"
trains him to a real understanding
Of labor problems.
A year ago, an English class was
started in Passaic by the United
Front Committee, in connection with
it's efforts to organize the textile
workers. Only a few lessons were
held, when the strike broke out. The
great volcano of pent-up rebellion ex-
ploded. Ordinary life was thrown
into the air.
Period Of Settlement Over.
Now the great year Of struggle is
passing. During the present period.
the period Of settlement, the workers
see themselves once more approach
ing settled way Of living. They are
able to take stock Of themselves, or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-25
FRISCO STRIKE
ENDS WITH OPEN
SHOP STILL IN
Workers Lose Demands
But "See the Light"
BY HOWARD HARLAN
(Worker Corresponding

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.--Af-
ter valiantly fighting for the past
nine months, to uphold the principle
of the closed shop, the carpenters
Of San Francisco were forced to sue
cumb to the inevitable, and go back
to work on conditions that were vir-
tually dictated by the Industrial As
ISOLATION.
Conferences Fail.
After number of round table
conferences were held between the
contending factions during the past
few weeks, at which fruitless discus
sion ended in suspending negotia-
tions for the time being, economic
pressure was brought to bear, and a
hurried up half-hour meeting re-
suited in the strike being "called
off" At this conference represen-
tatives Of the unions, the builders,
the international unions, and the In
dustrial Association were present.
No discussion was permitted on the
chief bone Of contention-the open
shop. Both sides had to concede the
premise that the so-called American
Plan must prevail for the present.
From the builders side, optimistic
statements emanate anent industrial
harmony" return TO normalcy,"
and "an era of greater prosperity"
etc. They are naturally jubilant over
the outcome and declare that mutual
satisfaction for all parties concerned
has been achieved.
From the carpenters standpoint,
there is no ground for exultation.
The result has been the direct oppo-
site of what they fought for since
the beginning Of the strike. They
now 60 back to work on similar con.
ditons to those they denounced nips
months ago. So far as determine
ton and solidarity is concerned they
did well a real fight was waged
from beginning to end and no doubt
the compaign has resulted in many
Of the men becoming acquainted with
social situation they understood
but dimly before.
Leaders Raped.
On every hand one hears express
sions Of disapproval concerning the
ending OF the strike on terms that
palpably favor the contractors. They
accuse their leaders of being too
tame and conciliatory in their de-
mands. This is a healthy condition.
Il opens the way for left wing propa-
ganda that will serve to awaken the
men to a realization of their func-
tons and power. So the strike has
not been entirely lost.