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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
investigate Deaths.

MEXICO CITY, March 6.-Goyern-
ment inquiries are being made today
into the death of Albert Delcampo, an
American, and the narrow escape of
Rene B. Creager of Brownsville,
Texas, during a clash between
agrarians and workers on the La
Gloria sugar plantation in Vera Cruz,
according to dispatches received here.
N m n ~ MI. L. n.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
Storm Kins NAM On Madagascar.

LONDON, March 6.-The town of
Tamatave on the island of Madagas-
car has been completely wrecked by
a cyclone, according to message to
Loyds today.
The dispatch coming via Mauritius
states that many lives have been lost
and huge property damage has been
done.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
Wild Language.

At the close Of this document, Mr..
Antonini states that Hell knows no
wrath like that of beaten Commun-
list. All the law abiding element Of
the Joint Board acceded to the re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07

Roll in the Subs For The DAILY
WORKER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
ACC0UNTANCY IS
PROFESSION

The man or woman who faces
the choice OF a profession finds
included in the list Of possible voca-
tons the practice either privately
or publicly. Of accountancy. The
BENJAMIN Franklin University
School Of Accountancy and BUSH
ness Administration has just pub
lished 3 bulletin containing an inter.
esting discussion OF this vocation.
Accountancy Is now q recognized
profession. Accountancy had its be-
ginning in this country about thirty
years ago. The new profession
then had but few teachers, who de-
veloped their assistants by selecting
experienced bookkeepers and initial
ing them by rough and ready, but
practical methods. The experience
gained is often haphazard, and the
work done In one office is likely TO
be different from that done In an.
other. School curricula can be
formulated and the teaching done
by men with practical experience
who have specialized In teaching
their respective subjects.
In most States, the Board Of Ex-
aminers recognize a certain amount
of schooling as the equivalent Of
practice. This IL true in the new
law Of the District Of Columbia, and
a recent rule of the Regents in
New York Is along the same lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
Fleming HEADS
COLUMBIA

John Fleming, for several years
chief of instruction at the Columbia
School OF Drafting, Inc, has been
elected president Of the school. Mr..
Fleming was chief OF instruction
under the late President Roy G.
Claflin, who personally trained him.
Individual methods of instruc-
ton and special subjects will be
continued and no change will be
made in the courses except as be-
comes necessary to keep them
abreast Of modern drafting room re-
quirements.
Mr., Fleming is well known In
Washington. and some of his draw
ings. have appeared in The Sunday
Herald. He served as an infantry
officer with the A. e. r. in France,
and after returning to civilian life
became connected with the Army
Air Service at Langley Field, where
he assisted in the organization of
the field officers school. He is
commander of Columbia Post, No.
1913, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
Ia SALE IDEAL
IS SOL|DITY

The LasalIe Extension University,
reputed to be the largest business
training organization in the world,
is playing a very important part
in the educational field here in
Washington and is receiving the
hearty support of business concerns
who appreciate the difference be.
tween a trained and unframed en-
ploye.
LaSalle Extension University mum.
hers among its student body here
hundreds of Government clerks who
either recognize the possibility for
reward in the Government depart
ments for better service rendered
or who are preparing for positions
on the outside.
LaSalle points to many instances
right here in Washington where
their students have made remark
able advancement as a, result of
their training.
They state that this is made
possible through the application of
their problem method of instruc-
ton, which gives the student actual
practical experience in the business
field for which they are preparing.
One Of the important reasons why
LaSalle courses give practical. rapid
and thorough training in the bust
ness field which they cover. is be.
cause their instructors have been
selected from practical men.
Every instructor is a combination
Of business man and teacher.
The texts used in LaSalle training
are prepared by business men, and
actual business life in condensed
form is presented in a way the
student can easily understand and
digest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
!. v. STUDENTS
REGISTERING

Formal registration Of students
an all departments of George Wash
angton University has started and
viii continue until the opening
OF the academic year on September
~. All Of the deans Of the vari.
Gus departments have returned to
the university, and are available
Tor conferences with students.
It Is expected that the same pro.
oedure for registration win be fol-
lowed as has been the case for the
past two years. Students register.
ing the week before the opening of
the university viii be taken care of
IN the university gymnasium. Until
that time they are being registered
IN the various departments.
FACULTY ADDITIONS
With the opening Of the univer-
gity viii come the addition of sew
eral members to the various fac.
ulties. The appointment of Prof.
Henry Grattan Doyle as dean of
men has been announced by the
board Of trustees. Dean Doyle has
been familiar with the mems extra
curricular activities for many years,
has been unusually popular with
the students, and is expected to
continue as adviser for the several
student functions which he has car
Fied on for several years.
The appointments Of Dean John
j. L.apham, of Engineering, and
Dean Lewis r. Bradley, Of pharm-
acy,, were announced several weeks
ago following the regular meeting
ct the board Of trustees.
g During the summer extensive i'm
provements have been made in all
university buildings. The admins
tration offices of President Cloyd
il. Marvin have been entirely reno
waited and decorated. The univer-
Gity Is indebted to Carl Corby for
the donation Of a magnificent suite
Of furniture for the office Of the
president. The gift Is in memory
OF the late Charles I. Corby, a
member Of the board Of trustees
and late father of Carl Corby.
TO HOLD MEETING
President Marvin will hold a
meeting for the faculties Of the
university on September 10 at which
time members Of the board Of trus-
tees are to be invited. The new
president is intending to thorough
IL acquaint the faculty members
with his policies at that time.
On the opening day, September FL,
D general meeting for all freshmen
win be held at which time the vari-
Gus student activity programs will
be outlined.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
Master School Gives
Class in Decorating

A school which teaches only one
subject is unique in the local educa-
tional field, yet the Master School
Of Interior Decoration, 1905 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W.. Is such a
school.
Considering that this is an age
Of keen competition in the com.
mercial. scientific and art world,
it requires a highly specialized
practical education to achieve sue
cess. Recognizing this principle,
the Master School specializes ex-
clusively in the interior decorative
arts, employing instructors who
are experts in their respective lines.
Students are under their personal
direction and are thus assured thor
ough technical and practical train
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
PRACTICAL ART,
SCHOOL IDEAL

The National School Of Fine and
Applied Art. at Connecticut Ave.
and M st. n. W., win begin its
regular session. October /. Regis.
trations include students from near
ly every State in the Union. a.
well as Canada and Mexico.
The school has attained such .
success during fits 10 years Of exis-
tence that it has been necessary TO
acquire more space. The school
quarters now include the entire sec.
ond, third and fourth floors Of
the handsome building at 1747
Rhode Island Ave. N. w.
With a noted faculty, under the
personal direction of Mr.. Felix Ma,
hony. there is no longer need for
the art student to go to Paris for
instructions. A simple method of
teaching drawing, known as dynam-
ic symmetry, has been introduced.
by which anyone who can write
may be taught to draw.
The Saturday morning children's
class will be continued and the
school is now open daily for the
registration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
Congress Will Consider
Shipping Board Needs

Whether the GoVernment-oWned
American Merchant Marine shall
be- allowed to slowly disintegrate or
whether millions of dollars shall be
spent annually to repace wornout
ships and provide needed additional
craft, Is expected to be threshed
out in the halls of Congress next
winter.
With recommendations Of the
Shipping Board for replacement ap-
preparations virtually ignored in
the. last three years, a point has
been reached where action must be
taken, according to several mem
bers of Congress who investigated
shipping conditions on European
trips this summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09

out Of the city for the past four
years, has now returned and opened
a new business and secretarial school
in the Commercial. National Bank
Building. known as "Poteet's Bust
ness College"
The opening date for both day and
night classes Is to be Wednesday,
September IA.
Poteet will be assisted in his work
by competent instructors. Thou.
sands Of his former students are To-
Gated In Washington and will be
pleased to know that he Is once more
in business here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
Historic London Hotel
Is Closed by Business:

LONDON, Sept. 9.-One Of the
last remaining links with past
splendors and Ynagnificence Of Lon.
don life has passed with the closing
down Of Symonds Hotel, in Brook
Street, Mayfair.
Through three centuries until the
present day incompatible hospitality
has been dispensed at this address
to those who could afford to pay
for It.
Symond's entertained in it's hey.
day most Of the European royalties,
Ms well as the Oldest English
families. The late King Of Spain
and other welI-known Spaniards
often stayed there, and the Belgian
and Prussian Royal Family were
frequent visitors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09

A new giant Zepplin of about
100000 cubic feet is under con-
struction in Germany. 1t is the
127th to be built by the firm. The
airship will be used next summer
in flight around the world in
about 800 hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-09
P0TEET OPENS
NEW SCHOOL

W. C. Poteet, who was for q mum.
Der of years connectA5 with local
schools as commercial teacher and
later as proprietor, but who has been
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
"Bettei. Homes1
Activity of Colonel Pratt's Committee
Is Already Showing Results

The first evidence of the acti-
witty of the Better Homes"
week committee, headed by Col
onel Pratt, is the Identification
of the little plot bordering the
main street in front of the H.
H. Williams home. This tongue
of land belongs to E::@V. Howell;
but it is of such size and shape
that it cannot be used for build
ing purposes, sand Mr.. Howell
has put it at the disposal of
the community.
1t is being planted through
the cooperation of the town and
the University's botany depart
ment. w. G. Coker is supply
ing the plants, and the town is
supplying the labor and some
fertilizer and top soil.
Colonel Pratt, supervising the
nperation has worked lfeA 0oHt oatt ssff iat at
tractive planting scheme. Along
the wall on the upper edge will
be dogwoods and pink bud and
wild plum, and in front, along
me curb, will be a border of
winter jasmine. There will be
pyrus japonica at the two ends,
and spiraea around the rocks in
the middle.
Householders are requested to
take special efforts to improve
the appearance of their places
during better homes week, which
begins day after tomorrow.
Prizes are to be given for i'm
provement shown during the
next year. 1t is suggested that
photographs be taken now, so as
to afford evidence of the change
accomplished.
Owners Of vacant lots are
urged to make them presentable
so as not to detract from the
good appearance of the adjoin-
ing lots.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Paving Has Started
Preparations under Way for Laying
Concrete on West Franklin Street


Laborers have been put to
work at levelling off the south
side of the roadway of West
Franklin street in preparation
for laying the pavement.
The north side, except for two
short stretches, was paved be-
fore cold weather set in last
November.
Jack Long, the contractor, has
his concrete mixing machine
ready and it is predicted that the
whole job VIII be finished by the
end of May.
This pavement ties up to the
new link in the state highway
running from the western boun-
Diary of Chapel Hill to the Carr
boro school building. There was
some delay in obtaining the right
of, way, for that stretch, but the
difficulty has about cleared up.
SO, Mr.. Long will probably be
able to make a continuous opera
ton from the Strowd garage
corner to the Carrboro school.
There is some speculation as
to what is to be done about the
central unpaved space on Frank
lin street. 1t is thought likely
that the town will decide to plant
grass and trees on it.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
for Mr.. Williams
His Friends Give Philosophy Professor
Dinner at the Carolina Inn

About forty Of the friends of
II. H. Williams, professor of
philosophy in the University,
most of them his former STU
dents, gave him a dinner at the
Carolina Inn Saturday evening.
Out-of-town visitors were Car
ter Dalton of High Point, John
j. Parker and DR.. Ohio Ross of
Charlotte, Isaac F. Harris of
Bronxville, New York, and
Judge Robert w. Winston, cit
izen of the world. Chief JUS
tice Stacy had planned to be here
but was prevented from coming.
Among the women who at
tended were Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Ross, Mrs. Bradshaw, Mrs. Paul
Green, Miss Polly Wells and
Miss Adeline Denham.
Rev. w. d. Moss acted as mas
ter of cerenf4Aee4i44iiee 4Aee4i44iets. But But rs WASH t
ceremonious occasion; infor-
mality was the tone of the gath
ering. The visitors from High
Point and Charlotte, and r. d.
w. Connor, made a few brief re-
marks, but the guest of honor
himself wouldn't have a word to
say.
Those who arranged the party
had thought Saturday was Mr..
Williams birthday. This was
due to a typographical error in
the alumni records, where the
word April was used instead of
August. All agreed that it was
fortunate mistake, for next
August, when Mr.. Williams is
SO years old, he may be beyond
the ocean; and, anyway, August
is a bad time in which to get a
Oroun nf coIlo0o man fn0othar
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22

1t was disclosed at a meeting
of the board of Aldermen Tues
day night that Gustave NJ.
Braune, in Asheville this week,
was asking. advice from the
New York subway construction
expert, Mr.. Lucas, on how to re-
duce the violence of the blast
ing on the site of the new Kenan
stadium, This comes after a
succession of explosions which.
for several weeks, have been the
source of considerable anxiety
to residents of the southern part
of the village.
One of the persons who ap-
peared before the board of al
dermen to protest against the
violence of the blasting was G..
T. Schwenning, whose garage
near the Pittsboro highway was
penetrated by a stone thrown a
distance of 1900 feet. Mr..
Schwenning had a good-natured
and somewhat nonchalant as
pect as he spoke between puffs
of his cigarette, but his remarks
did not lack force.
81 was standing only a few
feet from the garage when this
stone FELL" he said. ut went
through a two-by-four timber.
1t might have hit me, but luck
lily | escaped. 1t seemed to me
that when | protested to the
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Assessors Appointed
ID. ID. Carroll and ]. W. Bennett
Charged with Fixing Tax Valuations

d. ID. Carroll of the Univer-
ity slty faeHHlittyjF-aftd Faculty aftd +. w. Bennett,
who lives a few miles south of
town, have been appointed tax
assessors for Chapel Hill town
ship. They were named by T. w.
Arrasmith, the new county tax
supervisor.
S. w. Andrews is the list TAX
er. He performs tie task of
preparing the property lists,
and then Mr.. Carroll and Mr..
Bennett determine valuations.
They and other township as
SCISSORS will consult with Mr..
Arrasmith in order that the val
ues throughout the county may
be on uniform basis.
One of the most difficult parts
of the assessing job is to fix val
uations so that, in all parts of
the county, they will represent
the same percentage of actual
value. In theory all property is
assessed at actual value, but this
is never SO in practice. If in
one township property should
be assessed at, say, 70 per cent,
and in another at so per cent,
then the first township would
pay an unfairly large proportion
Of the county revenue. The coun-
ty tax supervisor is supposed to
prevent such inequality.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Can't Escape Snakes
Mrs. Brown Encounters in One
Afternoon; Then Another Shock

Lured by the springtime
balm, Mrs. Kent Brown went
out Saturday for a stroll in the
woods. Now and then the rough
ness of the grodnd caused her
to defect her eyes from the dog
wood and other blossoms in or
der to make sure of her foot
ing. Of sudden she found her
self just about to step on a coll
ed snake.
Mrs. Brown shares the gen
eral distaste for snakes. The
sight of the thing, and her close
proximity to it, bapiShed all
pleasure~~~from the woodland
stroll, and she turned about to
hasten home. -
She had nearly reached, her
front steps when lol here was
another snake directly in her
path. Her own home guarded
against her, again she turned
about and fled into the street.
AS she stood there on Rosemary
lane, quivering little from the
sensation of having encountered
two snakes in one afternoon, the
air was rent by thunder.
The special 1927 Chapel Hill
brand Of thunder. Namely, the
powerful atmospheric disturb
ance caused by dynamite ex-
plosion on the site of the new
stadium. The village has become
accustomed to these explosions,
but this was an extraordinarily
loud one, and in the state of Mrs,
Browns nerves she could not
take it with composure.
Then, before the reverbera-
tions of the blast had died away,
a dark shadow passed before
her view and a bird fell dead at
her feet, 1t had been sitting
peacefully on one of the wires
overhead and was killed either
by fright or by some unexpected
increase in the voltage.
Mrs. Brown sped along Rose
mary lane at an accelerated pace.
This was her last adventure of
the day, and it was enough.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Candidates Are Scarce
Nobody Seems Eager to Run; Brodie
Thompson Proposed for Alderman

There seems to be nobody who
is anxious to be a candidate for
mayor of Chapel Hill.
w. S. Robertson wants to re-
tire from the Office. He has held
it for several years and prefers
to give way to somebody else.
But Chapel Hill has become so
habituated to Mr.. Robertson as
mayor that It. is hard for the
village to visualize anybody else
as the occupant.
A petition naming Brodie
Thompson as a candidate for
alderman has been filed in due
form, and he is the only candi-
date whose name has been pre-
sented. The aldermen whose
successors are to be elected are
r. d. w. Connor, Clarence Wills,
and B. S. Williams.
From the conversation that
goes on in the drug stores and
on the streets. one gathers that
nothing is of so little interest in
Chapel Hill as local politics.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Springtime Blossoms
4 Gorgeous Display of Flowers in and
around the Village

Flowers everywhere, in the
village and the country round
about.
The dogwood, an early conner,
still lights up the woods. Roses
- pink, white, golden - have
burst into bloom. Giant tulips
glow in the sunlight. Spirea
clusters around homes and pub
lie buildings and along stone
walls.
One OF the speCtaC1es that de-
light the stroller is Mrs. Kluttz
display of purple iris-thou-
sands of blossoms massed in
rows beside her garden paths.
These are seen, from the street,
across a bed of tulips.
There are so many beautiful
gardens in Chapel Hill, these
warm days, and so many beauti-
full shrubs in yards and on the
4 campus, that one thinks of them
mot separately but all together
as a decoration that nature has
bestowed upon the village. Some
of the gardens, tucked away be-
hind fences and hedges, are
} more secluded than others, less
visible to the passer-by. But they
do not stay hidden, for anybody,
whether neighbor or stranger,
who wants to see flowers, is
pretty sure to find a welcome
wherever he turns in.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
Bill McDade Hurt

Bill McDade, the old Univer-
sity janitor who is known and
beloved by thousands of alumni
scattered all over the country,
was hurt in an automobile COL
lision Monday night and-is now
in Durham. Hawkins, the press
ing club man, who was with him,
is also in the hospital. Charlie
Brooks and Jim Norwood were
not hurt 80 seriously and are
back at work. .-
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-04-22
New York Subway Expert
Asked for Advice on How
To Tame Our Dynamiters
Many Protests Presented at Aldermens Meet
ing Tuesday; Effort Will Be Made to
Reduce Violence of Explosions

contractors they took the mat
ter rather lightly, and up in our
section we have not felt great
confidence in their assurances of
the care they were taking to pro-
tect us. There are children
playing around up there, and
something serious might hap
pen. ,"
Other citizens who were pres
ent, including John NJ. Booker,
Addison Hibbard, Roland P.
MarClamroch and +. +. Peacock,
backed up Mr.. Schwenning Wig
orously. j. "A: Page, superin-
tendent for T. c. Thompson and
Bros, the contractors, said that
he was doing all he could to in
sure safety and that he was
ready to meet any requirements
that the board might lay down.
He told of how the number of
sticks of dynamite used at one
time was cut in half after the
first protest came in, and was
again cut in half when the pro-
tests continued.
John M. Booker made the def
mite proposal that the alder
men procure an inspector, as
representative of the people of
the village, to stay at the site
during blasting operations and
that the cost of this inspection
be borne by the contractors.
The upshot of the meeting was
a. resolution introduced By Al
derman r. D. W. Connor and
unanimously adopted. Under
this resolution Town Manager
Knox was authorized to procure
whatever expert advice was
available, to confer with the con-
tractors, and to take such action
as was necessary to protect the
community. In its first form the
resolution provided that Alder
man Braune be associated with
Mr.. Knox, but, since Mr.. Braune
was not to return from Ashe-
vile until the end of the week
and since prompt action was de-
sired, Mr.. Knox was instructed
to consult an explosives expert
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