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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02

in shell hole; caught in the barb
wire; the sting of pain; blood oozing
through his coat; he staggers, he
gasps, everything before him turns
black. He loses consciousness, falls
and dies for his country.
perhaps some of you are not famil-
lar with the unknown of whom |
speak and for your benefit will tell
the history of the unknown-how he
was selected, where and why he was
given such a burial and why all ma
tons paid him honor.
"Think back ten long years ago
when the call to war was given and
recall how thousands of young Ameri-
cans answered the country's call.
Think of the time when they left
schools, factories and farms to go and
serve their country. Bring back to
your memory the time when they
sailed for France and try and pic
ture the hell through which they went
until the end of the war on November
II, 1918.
otis true the war ended on Novem-
Der 18th and as the boys returned
many homes were made happy, but
still there were many who were I'M
happy-their boy did not return.
Some only knew that their boy was
lost in action and could never be
found. To bring back these boys
would mean much more sorrow and
still some would never be brought
back because they were unknown
And still many mothers would rather
see their boys rest where they had
| fought and died. Still America
wanted to do something for the many
hearts that had been broken by the
loss of their boy, and, in order to
sooth an aching heart and to honor
the American dead, America decided
to bring back and bury an unknown
| soldler-one who had lost everything
IN life, even his identity.
I'm the four American cemeteries If
France there were many unmarked
graves of soldiers that had lost thei,
identity, and from each of these foul
cemeteries a body of an unknown wa.
taken. These bodies were sent t,
Chalon-Sur-Marne, France. Upo,
their arrival they were placed in ;
darkened room. Sergeant Younger
OF Chicago, picked by General Perish
ing for his herocic action in France
was bllndfolded, placed in this darken
ed room with bunch of flowers. Fl,
walked around the room and place,
these flowers upon one of the baskets
ana this casket was chosen as the nm
know soldier.
The body with an escort was sen
pack to America on the steamshi
olympia, and where this casket 10
during the voyage a plate marks tn
spot in honor of the unknown.
The body was taken from the sbi
upon us arrival in America and O
that day nature seemed to show if
sorrow. The skies were dark. an
cloudy; the rain gently fell as til
casket was being moved.
When the body arrived at Wash
lngton it was taken to the Can't,
where 1t lay in state for 4S hour
During this time thousands of peon1
paid their respects to the unknow
soldier. "
"on the morning the body was ca,
RED to Arlington, nature seemed +
snow 1t was pleased with the tribut
America was paying its unkonwn bo
the skies were clear, and the su
shown bright in all it's glory.
The tomb of the unknown soldif
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-02

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Evening star., 1927-04-27
MARRIED STUDENTS
IN SCHOOLS OPPOSED

Opposition to the matriculation of
married persons or the graduation of
married students from the Miner
Normal School as well as from the
senior high schools Of the District
was expressed last night in a resolu-
tion adopted by the Georgetown Civic
Association, meeting at the Phillips
School.
The association in the resolution,
which was introduced by DIR. Charles
H. Marshall, chairman of the schools
committee, also went on record oppos-
in the elementary grades Of the Wash
ington public school system.
Another resolution adopted request
ed the Board of Education to fix the
time limit for entrance to Miner
Normal School to not more than one
year following graduation from the
senior high schools. This action was
designed to prevent college graduates
from matriculating at the normal and
entering into competition for teacher
positions with high school graduates.
The association also adopted a reso-
luton calling for additional class
rooms at the Francis Junior High
School. Additional classrooms, a mu-
sic room, visual education room, ade-
quate cafeteria and two gymnasiums
were declared needed to care for an
expected enrolment of 1000 in the
school next year.
George r. Beason, president of the
organization, presided.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BUDGETARY ESTIMATES
OF D. C. TO BE STUDIED

Formal request was made to the
District Commissioners today by the
Washington Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce for copies of
the budgetary estimates for the next
fiscal year, in order that they may,
like the Citizens Advisory Council,
have an opportunity to study the vari-
Gus items.
The Commissioners. after consider
ing the requests, agreed to furnish
these organizations with copies of the
budget on condition that they be kept
strictly confidential
Every year since its creation the
Advisory Council has been taken into
the confidence of the Commissioners
and given copy of the estimates for
it's study and recommendations. The
trade bodies, however, have never be.
fore been given copies of the budget.
Whether the Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce plan to follow
the practice of the Advisory Council
and make recommendations to the
Commissioners on the various items
contained in the budget was not made
known.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
CALDERON FUNERAL
TO Be TOMORROW
Former Bolivian Minister
Dies at Home Here at Age
of 79 Years.

Ignacio Calderon, former Bolivian
Minister to the United States, died
yesterday at his home, 202t Kalorama
road. He was 80 years old.
Senior Calderon resigned as Bolivian
Minister here in 1921. He had served
since 1904.
He was born in La Paz, the son
of F'lorencio and Antonia de Calderon.
He was graduated from the Univer-
sity of La Paz at the age of 10 years,
and taught history there for a time.
Then he entered the diplomatic serv-
ice as secretary of the Bolivian lega.
ton at Rome. In 1870 he became
superintendent of public instruction
in Bolivia.
Married American.
In 1876 he came to the United
States, where he married Miss Ar
cadia c. Yarnau Cropper of Virginia.
After her death he married Miss
Beatrice Ainney of England.
For time he acted as Bolivian
consul general at New York and in
1886 returned to his native land to
manage the affairs of a large import
ing and exporting company In 1889
Senior Calderon became president of
the Banco Hypotecario, large finan.
cial institution of La PaZ, and he was
later minister Of finance and secretary
of state.
Funeral Services Tomorrow.
He is survived by his widow and
three daughters, Mrs. Arcadia de
Zalleis of New York, Mrs. Florencia
de Ballivian of Santiago, Chile, and
Miss Helena Calderon of Washington.
Requiem mass will be said tomor.
row morning at 10 O'Clock at st.
Patrick's Church. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Experts to Study Wreck.
OFFICIALS PROBE WRECK.
Report TO Be Made to Secretary vii,
bur by Navy Board.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
A naval court of inquiry has com
pleted its investigation into the tragic
death of Lieut.. Comdr. Noel Davis
and Lieut.. Stanton Wooster, who
crashed at Newport News, Va, yester-
day as they were testing their giant
4ipIane for transatlantic flight, and
has forwarded its report to Washing
ton.
The record of the investigation,
which is a matter of form in every
such occurrence, win go through the
regular channels until it reaches Sec
retary Wilbur. Not until the Secre-
tary acts upon it will it be made pub
lic.
Funeral services for Lieut.. S. H.
Wooster win be held tomorrow morn
ing at 1870 o'clock at the chapel
at Fort Myer. Capt. G. III. Dickins,
Chaplains Corps, u. S. N, and Rev.
"A. A. McCallum of st. PauTs Episco-
pal Church, this city, will officiate
Members of the class of 1917 will
act as pallbearers. Interment will be
at Arlington Immediately following
the services. The body is scheduled
10 arrive in Washington tomorrow
morning by boat.
The body OF Lieut.. Comdr. Davis
will be buried in Pensacola. with
military honors and interment will
be in a private cemetery. Officers at
the Pensacola air station will act as
pallbearers.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
MRS. ADELE G. GUTHRIDGE
is CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs. Adele G. Guthridge, 62 years
old, chief time clerk in the Office of
the Secretary of Agriculture, died at
George Washington University Hos
pital yesterday following a stroke Of
paralysis a week ago. Funeral serv-
ices will be held this afternoon at the
Adolph J. Schippert funeral parlor at
$50 o'clock. The body will be taken
to Baltimore for interment tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. Guthridge, who resided at 1864
Columbia road, had been in the De-
partment of Agriculture many years,
f, ,merly being chief of the telephone
and telegraph section. She was active
in work for the American Legion and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and at
one time was vice president of the
Federal Employees Union, in which
she long was prominent. She also
was a member of the Naomi Chapter,
No 8, Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by one brother.
Samuel Feast of Center, Colo.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
SIX ALLEGED BRANDY
STILLS DEMOLISHED
Prohibition Raiders Find Suspi-
cious Property in Quiet Meri-
dian Hill House.

Prohibition raiders headed by Sergt.
George Little demolished an alleged
peach brandy distillery at 1905 Uni
Eersity place, in the quiet residential
section of Meridian Hill, today. The
raiders seized and destroyed what they
called six 25-gallon stills, about 250
gallons of mash and a plant for trans
forming mash into brandy on the
third floor Of the premises, The
plant was elaborately hooked up with
the water and gas systems of the
house approximately five gallons of
the alleged product was seized.
on the second floor the raiders
found what they claimed to be q
fplant" consisting of neatly furnished
bedrooms, in one of which was a
baby's crib and toys. The police
rlaim they had information that there
was no family with children occupy
ing the house.
Approximately 16 barrels were con
hscated.
Accompanying Sergt. Little on the
Eaid were Policemen Murray, Deyoe
bnd Montgomery and Prohibition
Agent Schultz. The proprietor Of the
premises, police said, is known and q
Farrant is being sought.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
SAYS DAVIS HELD
PLANE TOO HEAVY
Friend Declares Flyer Was
Disappointed at Half Ton
Weight Increase.
By the Associated Press.

~ASsNNAHtNN
NEW YORK, April 27.--Lieut.
Comdr. Noel Davis, who was killed in
the crash of his airplane, the Ameri-
can Legion. yesterday, greatly de-
plored the fact that his craft weighed
over half a ton more than the plans
called for, according to Edwin Wild
man of New York, personal friend.
in Washington dispatch to the New
York Times today. Wildman is the
personal representative of Bartlett
Arkell, business man, who had offered
$4,000 supplementary prize TO Davis
for the Paris-to-New York flight.
Expresses Disappointment.
Davis was greatly disappointed
when he found that the plane weighed
1,150 pounds more than was planned,
due to a detail of construction, Wild
man said. He explained that the over
weight was not a matter for which
any one was to blame. but that it was
one of the things entering into the de-
velopment of flying machines.
Mr.. Wildman said he himself was to
have gone to Langley Field to be
taken up by Davis, but that the latter
insisted he would not jeopardize the
life of any one but himself or his aide
until he had satisfied himself of the
ability of his machine to so aloft with
full load.
Davis said to Mr.. Wildman over the
telephone the day before the accident:
Don't come down for the tryout
tomorrow because 1 am taking up a
full load, and / don't want to risk
anybodys life but my own and my as
sistant's.
Ship Heavier Than He Expected.
This ship is built heavier than we
anticipated and that is the reason i
am making all these trial flights, and
| am taking up an increased load on
each flight. Tomorrow morning /
shall take a complete load, although l
expect that the plane will require
certain adjustments before taking the
hop.off, and so l shall go to Bristol
for these adjustments. Therefore, l
don't want to take anybody up with
me, although there are several Off
GERS here who want to 60"
Mr.. Wildman said this was not the
first time he had been told by Davis
about the difficulties he was having,
and several days ago he confided his
disappointment.
Il know perfectly WELL" he added,
that he would not have told me if It
had not been the truth. That is the
tragedy of the whole thing-that he
should have kept going on trying to
make the plane meet the exigencies Of
construction"
Evening star., 1927-04-27
GEORGE S. KILG0UR
AND SECRETARY WED

Cupid. with the cooperation Of
Uncle Sam, scored another decisive
victory today when a romance in the
Veterans Bureau eliminated in the
marriage of Miss Helen A. Slapnicka
TO George S. Kilgour in the Church
of the Covenant.
! Miss Slapnicka had for some time
been secretary to Mr.. Kilgour, who is
chief of the information and co-opera-
aion division of the bureau. Their
official relations ripened into love, ana
the wedding this morning at the
church was celebrated with several
mutual acquaintances of both in the
bureau as members of the wedding
party.
Bridesmaids were Miss Martha Lick
peig and Miss Annabelle Hilton.
Earle Chesney was best man and
Walter Mahaffey and Robert Tolson
were ushers.
Following the marriage, which was
EolemniZed by Rev. Charles Wood,
the couple started on a motor trip TO
the brides home at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
! Mr.. Kilgour was lieutenant in the
nuartermaster Corps during the
World WaI, ,..aaa4 A-A--.-azA-4--
Evening star., 1927-04-27
FAILS TO END OWN LIFE.

Suffering from the effects of a dose
of poison, Mrs. Anna Heath. 4 years
old, 525 Sixth street, is resting com
fortably at Casualty Hospital today,
where she was taken yesterday after
noon after falling to end her life for
the fourth time.
In February and March Mrs. Heath
sought to end her life by poison, and
March 16 she was rescued from the
Tidal Basin after having jumped over
board. Mrs. Heath is reported to
have assigned dependency over i'll
health as the reason for her. actions.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
PLAN PROPERTY "SWAP."
d. c. Heads Appoint Atkins to Con-
fer With Navy Officials.

Maj. l.. E. Atkins, assistant District
Engineer Commissioner, was directed
by the Commissioners today to confer
with officials of the Navy Department
regarding an exchange of property
with the District which was author
lied by the last Congress.
The swap" involves property in
the vicinity of the Naval Observatory.
The Commissioners will turn over a
small area of the Industrial Home
School grounds to the Navy for the
completion of the Naval Observatory
Circle. In exchange, the Navy will,
give the District property 1t owns in
the vicinity of the circle just north Of
Massachusetts avenue.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
BOMBS CHICAGO BUILDING.
Man Being Sought Who Threaten
ed Carpenters Recently.

troubles were blamed for the bombing
early today of a two-story store build
ing owned by James Burke, a brother
of Judge Joseph Burke of the Munich
pal Court. The bomb was exploded at
the rear of the building, endangering
the lives of family of six living on
the second floor.
Police sought a man whom resi-
dents of the neighborhood reported
hearing make threats a, few days ago
to carpenters engaged in remodeling
the kIiIding,,
Evening star., 1927-04-27
EXCESSIVE LOAD
BLAMED FOR CRASH
Brother Flyers Say Davis and
Wooster Plane Fell on
Turning From Wind.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 81
Lieut.. Comdr. Noel Davis and Lieut..
S. FL. Wooster We're instantly killed
yesterday when their giant transat-
7antic biplane, the American Legion,
turned turtle while making forced
landing in a marsh near Langley
Field, in the opinion of Lieut.. ComdT.
d. II. Vance, head of a naval board
which investigated the accident.
The machine, carrying load OF
more than 16, 900 pounds, went into a
duck hole in the marsh. after run
ming 1875 or more feet, and turned tur-
tie, pinning the flyers in the cockpit
which was submerged in mud and
water.
knew what happened to them,
Comdr. Vance said. THE impact was
enough to render them unconscious,
if not to break their necks, and even
had the shock not killed them, the
fumes from gasoline would have, for
one of the tanks became loosened IN
the crash and gasoline poured INTO
the cockpit"
No POst-mortem Held.
The naval board did not hold
post-mortem.
I'VE do not consider it necessary,
s-on,dr. Vance said. THE men died
as fine result of their machine turning
over after making a forced landing.
Had the craft not fallen into the duck
hole I believe that both men would
l3ava come through all right
The exact cause of the accident has
not vet been determined and another
naval board will be named today TO
inquire into this matter. Comdr.
Vance and other airmen believe, how
ever, that the craft was carrying a
heavier load than 1t could sateiy
handle. When the machine turned IN
an attempt to climb, 1t dropped To-
ward the earth, this being due TO the
fact that its head was taken out OF
the wind and the resistance lowered.
rrhis airrnen say, is evidence that
the craft had too great a load for
safe maneuvering.
Experts to Study Wreck.
Bodies of the airmen We're turned
over to the naval authorizes ana
Mineral arrangements will be an
nounced later today.
The wreck of the American Legion
is being dug out of the mud. The
machine was rather badly broken up
in the accident and whether it will
be repaired is not known. For the
present, however, it will be kept at
Langley Field, where experts of both
the Army and the Navy will make a
complete study of the wreck IN an
attempt to ascertain the cause and
secure such other information as may
be of value in aeronautical problems.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
May Party Arranged.
special Dispatch to The Star.

CHEVERLY. Md, April 27.-Under
auspices of the Cheverly-Tuxedo Citi-
zens' Association a May party will
be held Saturday evening on the lawn
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marshall. A
program of games is being arranged.
refreshments will be served and there
will be a free-will offering for play
Evening star., 1927-04-27
COOLIDGE CONDoLEs WIDOW.
Expresses Feeling of Personal Loss
i'm Beyeridge's Death.

Shortly after learning of the death
of former Senator Albert j. Bev-
following telegram OF coincidence to
the widow:
ut is with q feeling of personal
loss. that ! have learned Of the pass
Evening star., 1927-04-27

ing of your distinguished husband.
In scholarship, in literature and in
politics, he was q great American
figure.
II express to you and your family
the sympathy of Mrs. Coolidge and
myself.
Signed,
CALVIN COOLIDGE"
Evening star., 1927-04-27
Select Your Home

from the many bargains to
be found daily in the Sale
House classification of The Star.
Many times a rare bargain
is offered because of the pres
ent owner leaving. town.
If 'house hunting" you are
overlooking many opportunities
if you fail to read the Sale
House advertisements in The
Star.
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1927-04-27

Crowds began arriving for the fes-
tival early yesterday. Hotel accom-
modations had been sold out weeks in
advance and there was hardly a room
available in Winchester by last night.
Private houses were taxed to capacity
and people were sleeping in automo-
biles.
The pilgrimage of motor cars began
pouring into town at dawn this morn
ing Undaunted by the threat Of rain,
the cars arrived loaded down with
people and blankets. The whole val
ley seemed to be here. They came
from nearby Virginia and distant Vir-
ginia and from Maryland and West
Virginia and the District of Columbia.
They came from Warrenton, from
Riverton, from Frostburg, from Fred
erick, Martinsburg, Braddock, Sharps-
burg, Harpers Ferry, Hagerstown,
Cumberland and Charles Town; they
came from as far South as Roanoke
and Danville and from as far North
as Gettysburg; they came from Wash
| ington and from Baltimore, from
| Richmond, Lynchburg and Norfolk.
| This afternoon they were still COM
| ing. 1t is estimated that in spite Of
/ the weather more than $4,000 people,
| last years number, will have wit
messed the pageant by the time it is
| over.
Evening star., 1927-04-27
RAIN FAILS TO HALT
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
AT WINCHESTER, VA,

Continued from First Page.l
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-01
VISITORS And
ALL CUSTOMERS
ARE WELCOMED

Large numbers Of new faces are
seen daily in our store. Many come
to buy; not all of them. Those who
come to look whileN we are cele-
brating our 25th or Silver Year, tell
of their pleasure and assure us we
may expect them again.
This would not be so generally
accepted as "a friendly store" were
we less Jealous in keeping the latch
string on the outside to both GUS
toners and visitors. We would feel
the unworthiness of our trust were
VIC to regard this only as a place to
leave. money.
After all, the greatest thing this
store can have left with 1T is the
confidence ard the good Will of every
person who passes through it's door
The far-reacl1ing buying resources
of the nationwide institution OF
which this store is part, were
created by these acts of friendliness,
Both visitors and customers are
always welcome here.
j. C. PENNEY co.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-01
.ICKWICK co.
PLANS TO BUY
80 NEW STAGES

\ FHOENIX, March 81 (R-Thirty7
nine new stages, valued at $S81,O
are to be purchaser shortly ard put
into operation in Arizona, it was
stated during hearing today by
the corporation commission of the
application of the Pickwick stages
of Arizona for authority to issue
equipment trust certificates, series
"a"
The hearing was held in conjunc-
tion with a petition to consolidate
all of the certificates of conven-
,ience and necessity under which the
Company operates in the state in-o
one certificate for a ten-year period.
Both applications We're taken under
;;dvisement. The hearing was hello
hy w. D. Claypool, chairman, and
Amos A. Betts of the commission.
Included in the lines which the
company asks to be consolidated un-
der one certificate are the interstate
line from FL Paso to Los Angeles
running through the Estate by way
Of Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson, PhoeniN
and Yuma, the line from Florence
Junction to Tucson; the line from
Bisbee to Douglass the .1;ne from
Tucson to Bisbee; the line fror2
Phoenix to Scottsdale; the line from,