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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
LEAVES FOR EAST

Ted Doogan is a passenger on the Princess Alice for business trip to Philadelphia. He plans to return in about three weeks and may continue on to Wasilla at the Westward, where he had charge of mining mill. for the past couple of years.
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OFF FOR ITALY

Vincent RomnaelIi is a passen- ger on the Princess Alice enroute to his old home in Italy to visit his mother and father, whom he has not seen for twenty years. He expects to remain away about tk rec months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
HAS LIGHTS INSTALLED

A Deleo lighting and electric system was installed this week in the Alaska Dairy, owned by Joe Render. on the Glacier Highway. The installation was handled " W. F. Johnson of the Gastineai Electric Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01

peters become visible and move in stately procession across the face of the clock. paying homage to small statue of the Nirgsn Mary and the Christ child in the enter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
ENTERTAIN

Dickie Nichols gave Hallow. cen party last Friday evening at which he entertained about thirty of his small friends with games and many good things to eat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
DouHLY DANGEROUS

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. Nov. A foot long rattlesnake caught here has two heads. Each is well formed and the snake strikes and cats with either.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
NOTICE OF HEARING OF

NOTICE OF HEARING OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT In the Commissioners Court for
 the Territory of Alaska, Divi-
 sicn Number One. Before Frank
 A. Boyle, Commissioner anl
 ex-0fficio Probate Judge, Ju-
 neau Precinct.
 Tn the Matter of the Estate of
 JOSEPH A. GIOVANNINNI.
 deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That H. L. FAULKNER. admin istrator of the estate of Joseph A. Giovanninni, deceased, has filed herein and rendered for settlement his final account here in. and that hearing will be had upon said final account be- fore the undersigned at the Unit ed States Court House at Juneau, Alaska, on the 18th day of De cenlbev. 1927 at o'clock P. M.
 All persons interested in said estate may appear at said time and place and file objections ill writing to said account, and con- test the same.
 GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the Probate Court above mentioned this 10th day of Octo- Der, 1927.
 fSeal) FRANK A. BOYLE, Commissioner and ex-Officio Pro- bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. First publication, Oct. II, 1927. Last publication, Nov. 8, 1927.
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
REGULAR p. r. A. MEETING
 TONIGHT; FINE PROGRAM

The Douglas Parent-Teacher Association will hold it's regular monthly meeting this evening in the school auditorium. A program of many interesting numbers, chief of which is an address by Superintendent l.. H. Metzgar, has been arranged for the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-01
AMERICAN PLANE
 MAKERS ARE BUSY

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Old papers for sare at The Empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
OLD RIVER HERMIT
| CLAIMED BY DEATH
Cap'n Burge Lived 35 Years
as Potomac RecIuSe in
; Lonely Hut.
l.

Cap'n Burge is dead and the tiny
frame shack that had been his lonely
home for IS years is silent now, save
for an occasional yowl of a NANCY
cat and the reverent lap of the
Potomac River upon the mud bank a
dozen feet below the little doorway.
The old man who years ago became
"squatter" upon a bit of riverha nix
ground that is now included in the
acreage Of the District of Columbia
Home for the Aged directly across the
river from Alexandria was found
lying unconscious upon his little wood
pile just outside the gray-white hut
of his own building, on George Wash
ington's birthday. His ak was in
his hand and at his feet lay handful
of kindling.
At the hospital of the Home for the
Aged, to which he had been carried
a half mile across an open field by
employees of the institution, they said
it was kidney disease. Cap'n Burge
was something over 70 years old"
and he had had years of privation: he
died Thursday without having regain
ed consciousness. His only known
relative is an inmate of the Home for
the Aged, and his body was sent to
the District Morgue to wait. There
are no other relatives who might ar
range for burial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
CORN BORER FIGHT
PLANS ARE OUTLINED


BY the Associated Press
Provisional plans for the $40, 900 900
campaign to control the corn borer
were outlined yesterday at a confer.
ence Of Department of Agriculture
officials and representative of State
agricultural departments and agricul-
ture colleges.
The campaign, authorized by the
present session of Congress, provides
for control work in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana
and 1t is estimated that a corn acre.
age of 100000 in these States will be
included in the cleanup. The appro-
priation becomes available as soon as
necessary legislation now pending in
legislatures is enacted.
The provisional regulations adopted
today require the burning or destruc-
ton of all cornstalks in the fields,
feed lots and barnyards. unless ensiled
or shredded, the cleanup to take
place before May l, and after that
date all infested farms will be rein
spected. If voluntarily done by the
farmer and Meeting all requirements,
he will be reimbursed not to exceed 50
an acre for 1eN corn and 81 an acre
for sweet corn, where he is obliged to
undertake unusual operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
FRESHMAN GIRLS PARTY
GUESTS OF BIG SISTERS
Seniors on Honor Roll at Arm
strong Training School Give
Entertainment.

Freshman girls at Armstrong Man
uai Training School were the guests
OF the Big Sisters, an organization
composed of senior girls making the
honor roll, at a weekend party in the
sym. Games and other features con
tributed to the program. Among
those acting as hostesses were Miss
Helen Aiken, Odessa Hawkins, Geneva
Freeland, Jennie Johnson Esther
Robinson, Alma Walker. Mabel Hick.
erson, Lucille Bates, Mary Bowie.
Dorothy Campbell, Edith Grimes,
Fhelma Johnson. Lottie McFadden,
Lucille Mccormick, Clara Gray and
Geneva Reeded. Mrs. Ora Weaver
entertainment, assisted by Miss Ciayda
J. Williams. Miss Brenda Ray Moryck
IF the faculty was also present.
Capt. A. &. Newman OF the military
department. mas issued memorandum
citing the dates for the projected in
dividual. squad and company com.
petitions. They will take place on
he Walker stadium, on March 8, IS
and at the close of the April recess,
n the order named.
Petty larceny OF hooks and school
equipment is being effectively checked
ny careful supervision of the locker
areas during the day, resulting in a
marked diminution OF reports of
stolen property which usually flood
ne principals office at this season Of
he year The system in operation is
enthusia sticaily indorsed by the
student body and ia carried out wholly
ny members of the cadet organization
who volunteered for the work, Off
cered by ranking non CONS and cadets
pf the commissioned grade. The i'm,
portance OF the locker guard to the
student body cannot be overestimated,
as the parents of Armstrong like
other parents, find it an economic
hardship to be called on to replace
purloined books and other equipment.
md the thief seldom stops to think
That resulting student retardation
often seriously interrupts high
school career.
Preparations for the second annual
carnival. to take place on March 8.
continue under the craftsmanship OF
Miss Clayda J. Williams. Punch and
judy shows. fortune telling, an in
door circus, vaudeville and other fea.
cures are a among the concessions to
De offered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
STUDENT INTEREST
IN ORATORY AROUSED
Benefits of Contest Cited at Birth.
day Exercises of Business
High.

The interest of Business High School
students in the next oratorical contest
was aroused at the general assembly
held at the school last Monday when
exercises were held in commentator
of George Washington birthday.
Principal Allan Davis, after lauding
the character of Washington, intro
duced Randolph Leigh, who gave an
inspiring talk on the many reasons
why the students should enter the
oratorical contest and the benefits to
be derived therefrom. He brought
out the point that even though un.
successful in the preliminary events,
it is wonderful opportunity for the
students to learn how to speak
properly in public.
Capts. Vernon Shoots and Harry
Slye led the student body in the salute
to the flag as part of the Washing
ton exercises. Following this Miss
Emma Louise Thompson led in the
singing of America. The assembly
was brought to an end by the singing
of THE Star Spangled Banner" by the
entire student body.
There have been &c new enlistments
in the cadets. Is of which are from
section Ill. The rockies, under the
direction of Sergt. Joseph TarsheS,
are drilling one hour extra each Tues
day until March Is.
i The physics department of Business
High School has established a weather
forecasting bureau. 1t receives the
daily weather report from Arlington
and posts 1t in the hall near the door
into Allan Davis office as we'll as in
the physics laboratory.
Henry Goldstein, our own xlyophone
soloiSt, made his radio debut recently
with WMAL, broadcasting from the
City Club.
Mrs. May Ashton, art director of
Business High School, has had the
honor of having a portrait of one of
the students accepted at an exhibition
at the Philadelphia Academy of Arts.
This exhibition was given to show the
modern tendency in art. Out of more
than 1900 entries only 1875 were &C.
cepted. Mrs. Ashton's portrait of
Jeanette Harmon OF section 46S is
entitled Jeanette
The fifth semester English classes
are very busy at present with debates.
The classes are separated into teams
of six, with three pupils on each side.
The following subjects have been de-
01lou. INdlilCdtIOn Oh the ClllO
Labor Law Amendment" "a National
Educational Department, 1.-The Philip
pine Islands, The World Court"
and 1.-THE Immigration Quota"
Quincy ID. Adams, instructor in the
department of business practice, re-
Gently passed the District bar exami-
nation.
The dates set for the presentation
of the Spring play, 1.-The Dummy" are
April and 8. Rehearsals under the
direction of Miss Esther Galbraith
are in progress.
The balance sheet dance was given
Friday in the nature of an afternoon
affair. The music was furnished by
the Dagmoir Orchestra. From 2:3O
to the dancers enjoyed the singing
rendered by the quintet. The gym
nasium was decorated in red, white
and blue as a reminder of George
Washington's birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
NAMES ADDED TO ROLL
OF sHONOR AT DUNBAR
Seniors Now Lead With IL on List.
Visitor Addresses
Assembly,

Three more names were added
to the general honor roll Of Dunbar
High School last week: Benjamin
Henley. Blanchard Lloyd and Charles
Weir. The seniors now lead with IA
names, the freshmen coming next
with 10: the juniors have 8 representa-.
tives and the sophomores 5.
The noon assembly was addressed
on Friday, February Is, by w. j.
Decatur, principal Of the Sally J. Nc.
Call Foundation School, an industrial
school operated on the cooperative
system in Cincinnati, Ohio. The
speaker gave an account Of the work
done at this school.
The Fleur de Lis Club, q senior
girls organization, was hostess to six
girls Of the Howard High School of
Wilmington, Del, who, accompanied
by Miss Nellie Nicholson, an In.
structor, came in q party of 26 to the
basket ball game played Thursday
afternoon by the teams Of the two
schools.
The Dunbar Observer has launched
a campaign for subscriptions for this
semester. Lo6fse Fisher, Marjorie
Baltimore, Frances Cardoza, Edith
Wormley, Clara Brown, Thelma Lane,
Elsie Robinson, Katherine Bailey,
Olga Beckwith and Mabel Wyche are
supervising the work done In the sec
tfons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
PLAN DANTE CLUB
AT K. OF C. SCHOOL
Organization to Follow Lecture
Tuesday on Creator of Ital.
ian Language"

Tuesday night at o'clock, Prof.
Mario Barra, graduate of the Liceo
OF Saluzzo. Italy, will lecture at the
*. OF c. Evening School The title of
the lecture will be dante, the Crea.
tor of the Italian Language. After
the lecture II is planned to organize
a Dante Club to consist of persons
who are interestd in gaining an ap-
probation of Dante in the original
Italian. A previous acquaintance
with Italian will not be required for
membership in the club
On Tuesday night at o'clock the
Santa Maria Club win give a dinner.
The committee in charge consists of
Misses Mary Warren, Mary Eike.
Mary Hoy. Margaret Kreig and Betty
Gerber. Miss Hoy will be toastmis.
tress. The following ladies OF the fac
uity will be present as guests of
honor: Mrs. Frank O'Hara. Mrs.
e. Hartnett, Mrs. Mercedes HAYDEN.
Mrs. V. c. Pallansch and Miss Geor.
geana Buddeke after the dinner the
Santa Maria Club will give a dance,
to which all the students of the school
have been invited.
On Washington's birthday Rev. DR..
Peter Guilday, Of the Catholic Uni.
versity lectured to a large audience
On George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln. DR.. Guilday Is to give three
more lectures in the history series.
On account of absence from the city,
his next lecture has been postponed
20 Tuesday, March s. The subject on
that date will be THE History, OF
Catholic Education in Mexico"
Judge Michael M. Doyle has taken
charge of the moot court during the
absence of Judge Smith. Judge Doyle
conducted the session Friday night.
The Edward Douglas White debat
ing Society debated the following sub.
ject on Friday night: Resolved: That
the Philippine Islands be granted i'm.
mediate independence" The affirma
tive side was represented by An
tonic p. Llorep, Edgar G, Poisson and
Edward Parenteau, and the negative
side by Gregory p. Keehan, James r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
COLLEGE BANQUET
DATE|SANN0UNCED
Washington Law Junior Class
to Have Charge of Event
on April 20.

Grace Hays Riley, dean Of Wash.
ington College of Law, has announced
that the annual banquet will be held
this year at Rauscher's on April g.
AS is customary, the arrangements
are in the hands Of the Junior class.
The officers who assume these re-
sponsibilities are John C. Conliff. jr.,
president; Miss Agnes Quinn. vice
president; E. e. Huyett, secretary,
and Miss E. Virginia Evans, treasurer.
The series Of lectures on Taxa
tion," given by Judge Elmer J. Bin.
ford, will be completed tomorrow. A
course on Conflict of Laws" by Prof
Edwin A. Mooers, will follow on
Wednesday.
Prof. George Kearney will complete
his course on Legal photography
on Thursday This training in refer.
ence work Is becoming more i'm
portant each year. number of the
States including in their bar examina.
ton a test in legal research. The stu.
dent doing the best work in the course
receives one Of the most valuable
prizes awarded.
Banquet For Visitor.
Dean Riley and Honorary Dean Ell.
len Spencer Mussey were invited guests
at the banquet given by the American
Association of University Women Fri.
day evening in honor of Nine. Grin
berg, the French lawyer, who is visit
ing in this country. The French
woman told Of the efforts made in
her country to secure opportunity for
women in the legal profession and the
success attained. Mrs. Mussey, as a
pioneer lawyer, was called upon for a
short talk, and related many of the
amusing incidents Of the early days of
women in the field Of law.
Mrs. Clare Trick Wilson of the
class of 1926, after q month in
Atlantic City. returned home last
week for the purpose Of being admitted
to the bar Of Arlington County, Va.
Mrs. Wilson is the first woman at.
torney to be honored with admission
in this county.
Gets West Virginia Post.
Miss Helen Hironimus, also Of the
class of 1925, has been appointed a
member of the star headed by DR..
Mary Harris, in charge Of the Federal
| Institution for Women at Anderson,
w. Va. Miss Hironimus will have
| charge of case records and will serve
as secretary of the classification com.
mittee. She is now engaged in visit.
ing institutions for the purpose OF
comparing systems Of records and
securing the most proficient for use
at this new institution.
| Oliver Wendell Holmes CHAPTER
Sigma NJ Phi 0egaD Fraternity, held
its annual election of officers at the
school on February Is. The new
officers are as follows: Chancellor
| William c. Brewer; vice chancellor
John c. Conliff; secretary, John J.
Allen; treasurer. Robert f. King, and
| sergeant at arms, Charles Lamar
Members Of Holmes Chapter and
many alumni members attended the
| Founders Day banquet Saturday eve
ming at the Hotel Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
SCHOOL BASKET BALL
LETTERS AWARDED
Eastern High Players Get "E's."
Fire.Prevention Talks
Are Given

At an assembly Of the upper semester
at Eastern High School Wednesday
G. M. Guyon. head of the physical
training department. presented basket
ball "E's" to the following players:
Harry McAllister, Louis Depro. Ber-
nard Essex, Cy Hogarth, Henry
Hoffman and Harry Bushong. A
talk on fire prevention was given
by Miss Beryl Edmiston Of the
senior class. Burton Langhenry
spoke on the Spring play. Green
Stockings" to be given March 81
and April 1. and spoke again at an
assembly of the lower semesters
Thursday. John Quinn spoke on fire
prevention at this assembly.
Capt. George Butler of Company c
gave a party Friday evening at the
school. There was a program of music
and games. Refreshments were served
in the lunchroom.
Cadets Of the entering February
class were measured Thursday for
new uniforms.
Commissions for all high school
cadet officers will be presented at Cen.
trail High School Monday, March z,
at $50 o'clock.
The Alumni Bulletin will be mailed
to all members of the alumni associa-
ton March Is. This special issue will
be edited by Miss Roberta Harrison,
'26.
The February issue of The East
erner was distributed last week.
Miss Marjorie Black, '22. and John
M. McInerney, '23, have been substi.
tuting at Eastern during the past four
weeks. The latter is at present a stu
dent at the Georgetown Law School.
The glee club. under the direction
of Margaret Cook, president, held it's
annual dance at the Blue Triangle Hut
last Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Byram. Mr.. and Mrs. CyrAs Cook.
Miss M. Louise Wood and Mr.. I. b.
Simon were chaperons.
A tea for Eastern's new teachers
was given by the faculty last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
EARLY SCHOOL PARTIES
WIN FAVOR OF PARENTS
Jefferson Association Also Voices
Regret at Failure to Secure
Additional Teachers.

The jefferson Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met Monday night in the as
sembly hall Of the school and APP
proved the resolution advocating early
hours for parties for Junior High
School pupils. A moi ,on was passed
regretting the failure of Congress to
allow "A additional teachers asked for
in next years appropriation. An
other resolution approved was that
a committee of five be appointed to
confer with a committee of the South
west Citizens Association concerning
a. recommendation for the selection
OF a site for the new Jefferson Junior
High School.
Dr. Barnes, musical director, gave
an interesting talk, explaining the
work of the music department. He
laid special emphasis on the classes
in musical appreciation and on the OPP
portunities for children obtaining les.
sons on orchestral instruments at a
very small cost. The Jefferson Or
chestra rendered several selections.
A card party will be given March l,
at the school. Section 7-B-5 won the
banner for having the greatest num-
Der of parents present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
ABBOT ASSOCIATION
PLANS SCHOOL AIDS
New Parent-Teacher League Of Vo-
cational Institution to Wage
Campaign.

The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Abbot Vocational School was
launched on February Is ut an enthu-
siastic meeting. At the instigation of
the parents present, a canvass will he
made of those having boys in the
school, with q view to making the as.
ISOLATION 100 per cent representative.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter gave An in
teresting review of the history of
parent teacher work and it's aim. She
also assisted in the formation OF a
temporary organization. DR.. G. l..
Knapp was elected chairman and pre-
sided during the election OF J. f.
Mayer as secretary. A voluntary
committee composed of Charles Hol-
den. J. F.. Mayer. II. T. Voorhees,,
John Koenig. Marjorie A. Parezo and
Mrs. II. T. Martz was formed to seek
members. This committee will re
port tomorrow at the second meeting,
when plans will be formulated for
the Spring campaign OF the associa-
ton.
The members feel there is a wide
field in which work may be done for
the school.
Under the direction of j. A. Ander-
son. teacher of painting. the walls of
the halls and classrooms are rapidly
being transformed. Visitors to the
building have commented very favor
ably upon the quality of the work.
Louis Conradis, in charge of the
plumbing shop, has supervised the in.
stallation of two stationary wash ba-
sins in each shop.
AT the assembly Friday, Dore Wal
ten of the Wolfsteiner Co. addressed
the school on sheet metal.
The boys of the electrical shop Wis
tied the Benning power plant Wed
nesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
SCENES OF DISORDER
MARK COLLEGE PROM
Scranton Police Say Permit Will
Be Refused in Future to
st. Thomas Students.
Special Dispatch tn The Star

Special Dispatch tn The Star.
SCRANTON, Pa, February 26.-
With one man under arrest for assault
upon policeman and a FIRE inspector.
city officials today announced that
they would never again issue a permit
to students of st. Thomas College to
conduct their annual prom. The
event, one Of the most brilliant Of the
local social season. was marked by
scenes Of disorder in the closing hours
In Town Hall this morning.
Police said Director of Public Safety
James Arigoni termed the college
prom, which was attended by 1000
young men and women, a disgraceful
affair. He said policemen found more
than 100 empty bottles that had con.
tanned whisky in the hall at the con.
clusion of the affair.
The police also charged guests drag.
ged an intoxicated girl into an auto.
mobile and later threw her out. James
German, rs. the one guest arrested,
was fined 500.