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Al Capone was shot in the leg when gun fell out
of his pocket while playing go according to press
dispatches. Moral: the Chicago merchants should
chip in for golf clubs for all the racketeers.
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Boiler Plate Opinion

"Boiler-plate" opinion is finding its own antidote
in the hearings being conducted by the Feredal Trade
Commission on the propaganda activities of public
utilities.
The American press through which the testimony
at the hearings being disseminated to the readers
of the nation is to some extent undoing the harmful
effects of the power trust propaganda which some
portions of it have assisted in broadcasting.
But it is not doing enough in this direction. Ma
tona and State editorial associations should take
a hand.
Recent evidence introduced in the investigation of
power trust publicity methods shows that large
number of newspapers have been receiving canned
editorials" against public ownership.
These editorials sent out by southern editor
at the expense of the utility interests AT least 200
weekly newspapers received this news service" each
week, but not one was informed that the owner of
the service was being paid by the power interests to
mail it out.
There can be little argument about the moral
question involved the part of the editor and the
utility interests who joined hands in this covert
attempt to influence public opinion
But how about the newspapers that used this
material?
The American press needs some housekeeping, too
Al Capone was shot in the leg when gun fell out
of his pocket while playing gof according to press
dispatches. Moral: the Chicago merchants should
chip in for golf clubs fer all the racketeers
dog out in Kansas City bit twenty persons the
other day. An investigation is being conducted to
learn whether it was Republican Democratic.
dispatch says that shoe buckles now can be
made partly Of cows milk. "Rest Your Feet in Shoes
Buckled by the Product of Contented Cows
scientist comes forward to assert that man has
a SOUL Just in the nick Of timel
David Dietz on Science -----
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RY DIR MORRIS FISHBEIN.

Editor Journal Of the American Medica
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Health MaRaTiue
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David Dietz on S
Evening star., 1928-12-09
CHRISTMAS LEGEND
TO BE PRESENTED
STORY of the Other Wise Man" to
Be Given Fourth Time by
Church Players.

For the fourth consecutive Christmas
season, DR.. Henry Van Dykes Christ
mas legend. THE Story of the Other
Wise Man." will be presented by ths
Chapel Players Of Luther Place Me-
mortal Church on Thomas Circle. The
play will be given on Thursday and Fri
day nights, December 81 and %, in the
church auditorium.
"The Other Wise Man" has been
greeted each year by increasing crowds.
Many have had to be turned away
each year." said DR.. Diffenderfer,
pastor of the church, yesterday, 80
we feel that we should continue to
give it as long as the demand seems
SO great" The church and the Chapel
Players are very grateful for the In
tereSt Of the city in the play as we
give it in the church auditorium, and
We are especially indebted to the many
players outside our own congregation
who each year have helped to make it
possible, as an expression of the real
spirit of the Christmas time"
The Other Wise Man." as presented.
is the dramatiZation of the Van Dyce
story by BeSS Davis Schreiner, and Is
presented under her personal direction,
with the assistance of one of the city's
best known actor directors, Dennis E.
Connell. Mr.. Connell viii play in the
leading part of "Artaban:"
The musical setting for the Wash
ington production was made by Kath-
crime Riggs of Washington, who ap-
pears as "the minstrel"
Evening star., 1928-12-09
W|TTNER APPEAL
is TURNED DOWN
Civil Service Commission
Holds 1t Is Without Juris-
diction in Removal.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission will not take action in the case
of Loven H. Wittner, who was dismissed
from his position as clerk in the Traffic
Bureau of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, by the District Commission
ers, December 4.
This announcement was made yes
terday afternoon when John T. Doyle,
secretary of the commission, sent
letter to Wittner.
Wittner has filed an appeal with the
commission. The commission In its
letter yesterday informed Wittner that
it is without jurisdiction in the case.
The letter reads as follows
Receipt is acknowledged of your let
ter of December relating to your re-
moval from the position Of senior CLERK
of the Metropolitan Police Department,
and requesting the commission to re-
view the findings of the officer making
your removal.
I'm reply, you are advised that the
commission Is without jurisdiction to
review the action Of the removing off,
Ger in affecting the removal of a
municipal employe of the District Of
Columbia. Rule IL of the civil service
act, which you seek to evoke, Is ap-
plicable only to the Federal classified
service"
Evening star., 1928-12-09
CHRISTMAS GREENS
PROTECTION URGED
Wildfower Preservation Society
Makes Plea to Spare Holly
and Ground Pine.

Efforts to protect the Christmas
green's in Washington and vicinity,
especially the ground pine and holly,
will be launched again this season by
the Wildhower Preservation Society, of
which P. L. Kicker of the Department
of Agriculture is president.
The use of artificial. wreaths to dis
place those made of holly and ground
pine will be urged.
Among the features Of the campaign
to urge the use of substitutes will be
a number of substitute wreaths put into
the schools. The nature study teachers
of the grades below the eighth grade
will present the matter to children, who
will be expected to carry the message
home to their parents.
Mr.. Kicker does not share the alarm
of some persons that Christmas trees
are going and should be saved. He
feels, on the other hand, that Christ
mas greens contribute much to the
holiday cheer and should be used with
discrimination.
In this section, he explained, it Is the
holly and ground pine that should be
spared.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
SMITHS IN PHONE BOOK
STILL HOLD FIRST PLACE
New Issue Of Directory Provides
Statistics, About Familiar
Names in Washington.

The name of Smith still holds its po-
sition in the Washington telephone di-
rectory, the Winter issue, now being
distributed, reveals.
Edwin F. Hill, publicity director for
the Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co., last night made public a summary
of the most popular names of SUBJ
scribers in the directory, but refrained
from actually counting the number of
Smiths. merely reporting:
Every one, no doubt, will agree as
to the most numerous-Smith."
An actual count of the number of
Smiths shows Mr.. Hill is correct, there
being l,09l Smiths in the city listings,
exclusive of suburban sections.
The names of Jones, Brown, Davis,
Green, Harris Williams, Wilson, White,
Robinson and Anderson are plentiful,
but not nearly so numerous as that of
Smith, study of the book shows.
The phone company is distributing
about 100000 copies of the directory in
Greater Washington. The book carries
about 10000 listings, exclusive of the
classified section.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
UNDER1ILL TO RESIGN FROM
HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Massachusetts Representa-
tive to Retire From Post
at Close of Congress.
Aided Mall Triangle Develop
nent and Workmen's Com
penSation Measures.

Representative Underhill, Republican
of Massachusetts,, one of the most active
members of the House District COM
mittee, will resign from the committee
at the close of the present Congress. so
as to be able to devote his labors more
directly to matters of direct concern to
his own district.
Mr.. Underhill fathered the Mall tri-
angle development and the cleaning up
of the unsightly conditions about the
Capitol, making several important
speeches on the subject and carrying
on an effective campaign with the re-
suit that this work to beautify the heart
of the Capital Is In progress.
The workmen's compensation law
now in operation is the second achieve
ment of Mr.. Underhill for the benefit
of the residents of the District. He car
ried on a stubborn fight for this leg
islation for nearly four years.
Most of Mr.. Underhill's other work
for the District was blocking measures
that he was convinced were not for the
best interests of the District. He now
desires to be relieved from the COM
mittee routine.
Mr.. Underhill's withdrawal increases
to 7, Out of the present 81 members of
the House District committee, the num-
ber of those who it is already known
will not be on the committee during the
next Congress. Representative Rath-
bone, Illinois, died; Representatives
BowleS of Massachusetts, and Combs of
Missouri were not candidates for re-
election; Representative Blanton Of
Texas was defeated in the primary con-
test for the Democratic nomination for
Senator from that State and will not
be member of seventy-first Congress;
Representatives Gilbert of Kentucky
and Cole of Maryland were defeated in
the recent congressional election.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
YALE GLEE SINGERS
TO OFFER PROGRAM
CoIIegians Coming Here on
Home Tour After Euro
pean Trip.

With its program in shape after a
highly successful European tour last
Summer, the Yale Glee Club, under the
dictatorship of Morris Watkins, Colum-
bia "a, is making final plans for its an
nual appearance in Washington, Decem-
ber % at the Wardman Park Theater,
as part of its regular American concert
tour.
The Summers tour carried the glee
CLUB into Sweden, Denmark, Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, France
and England. The trip abroad was un-
dertaken in the interests of Yale un-
dergraduate music and in accordance
with plans of the Intercollegiate Glee
Club Council of the United States to
promote friendship and understanding
between the students of different ma
tion5, with the common language OF
music as the medium.
According to the reports Of the direc-
tor. the appearance Of the glee club was
met with some reserve on the part Of
the Europeans at first, but this soon
melted before the singers were half
through the program of American COL
lege and folk songs. In some cities they
appeared before audiences made up OF
as many as 10000 people. The foreign
press was, on the whole, very generous
in its praise of the quality and technique
of the glee clubs work, the Stockholm
Svenska Dugeblad observing:
mot very often has concert been so
generally noticed as the one at the Tiv-
0li. The secret of the singers success
may lie in their voice material and
technique, but first and last in the
spirit in which they sang, which
swayed the audience. The background
of the club must be traditional, and
Marshal Bartholomew seemed to be the
man who would not let it degenerate"
Mr.. Bartholomew is studying IN Eu-
rope at present and working on the
composition of a song book, and his
place has been temporarily taken by
Mr.. Watkins.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
DINNER WILL OPEN
LUTHERAN DRIVE
Women's College Campaign
for 100000 to Buy Site
Starts TomormroW.

The drive for 100000 to buy a site
near Wheaton, Md, for the Lutheran
College for Women will get under way
tomorrow night with dinner in the
Lee House, Fifteenth and L streets.
AS honorary chairman of the COM
mittee in charge. Mrs. James j. Davis
wife of the Secretary of Labor. will
speak in behalf of the project at the
dinner.
Mrs Davis, who has four daughters
plans to send them to the new wom-
ems college If 1t is completed when
they have finished their preliminary
educational work.
CIarkson Heads Committee.
1t was announced that the drive for
funds will be limited to 10 days. Ed
win S. ClarkSon Is general chairman of
the executive committee and Thomas
P. Hickman, vice chairman and treas
urer. Members are Col. P. M. Ander-
son, Rev. H. E. Beatty, Rev. George M
Diffenderfer, Rev G. E. Lenski, Rev.
Henry Manken, jr; Paul F. Myers, Fred
A. Schmidt, DR.. William j. Showalter,
Rev. H. E. Snyder and Henry Wiegand.
DR.. Snyder is campaign director and
Ine central Office of the campaign is
located in the Luther Place Memorial
Church.
The new college will be a national
institution and will be non-sectarian,
although it will be controlled by the
Lutheran Church. 1t will be fostered
by the board of education of the United
Lutheran Church in America.
Option on 1S9 Acres.
The college has been incorporated
under the laws of the State of Mary
land and an option on a 189-acre tract
of land near Wheaton has been Sc
cured. The 100000 fund will be used
to purchase this land. After the land
has been secured the nine constituent
synods of the church will donate ST.
500, 1000 toward buildings, it was stated.
Sponsors of the movement believe
the proposed college will have an en-
rollment of 1000 students after the
f1rst 10 years and that 1t will bring to
Washington an annual expenditure of
$3.50, 900 in addition to the capital out
lay for buildings and equipment The
curriculum planned for the college will
be on a par with that of other out
standing colleges for girls.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
DRAMA GUILD BRINGS
HUNDREDS OF RESPONSES
Kenneth MacGowan to Speak on
"Theater of Tomorrow" at
Corcoran Hall.

Hundreds of Washingtonians have
signified their interest in the Drama
Guild, recently organized here under
auspices of the Community Center De-
partment by sending their registration
cards to the guild headquarters in the
Franklin Administration Building,
hackers of the organization announced
last night. Backers of the guild hope
ultimately to establish an amateur the
ater here.
The subscription fee for the first year,
including seat reserved for all pub
lie performances, is So. There are no
dues required for enrolment for men,
bership.
Kenneth MacGowan of New York
City will speak at Corcoran Hall, George
Washington University. tomorrow night
under auspices of the Drama Guild. He
will discuss the "Theater of Tomor-
row."
Evening star., 1928-12-09

FOR YOUR WINTER VACATION.
AIKEN and AUGUSTA. An excep-
tionally agreeable Winter climate. Ex-
cellent tourist hotels and other accom-
modations for Winter visitors. High
class golf courses For short weekend
trip, Sedgefield Inn, near Greensboro,
N. c. Convenient train service. Book
lets and other information. Southern
Railway Ticket Office, 1910 H st. NV.
Phones Main 1866 66.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Ordered to Fort Monroe.

Col. Douglas F. Duval, Army Medical
Corps, recently returned from Hawaii,
has been relieved from detail as in
structor, Ohio National Guard, with
station at Columbus, and ordered to
Fort Monroe, Va, for duty.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
SPECIAL, NOTICES.

SPECIAL SALE OF CHOICE, APPLES DUR
ing December. Autumn Gold-Best Cider on
Earth. Open daily and Sunday until JAM
uary I. THE CELEBRATED CIDER BAR
REL, Frederick Pike-Hour Out.
FOR HIRE-LIGHT DELIVERY; REASON
able; three days q week; owner will drive.
Call Berwyn 6-M after s pm. 9e
THE NEXT EXAMINATION IN OPTOMETRY
will be held on the evenings Of Thursday,
Jan. 10th. and Saturday, Jan. 18th, 1929,
commencing at pm, in the office of the
examination viii please communicate with
the secretary on or before Dec. 18th, 1923.
NJ. LUTHER DICUS,
Secretary-TreaSurer,
Evening star., 1928-12-09

American telephone subscribers since
the extension of radio and ocean cable
connections can talk with 25.00O,000
persons.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
1919 F st. NV, WASHINGTON. d. G.

THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK
The annual meeting of the shareholders of
this bank for the election of directors and
the transaction of such other business as
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January 9th. 1929, at IL m. Polls to re-
be closed from December 30th. 1928, to jan
uary 9th. 1929, both dates included.
G. F. JACOBSEN,
Evening star., 1928-12-09

Positions assured Commercial art inte-
rior decorating, costume designing, etc. Liv-
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Evening star., 1928-12-09

be closed from December 30th, 1928, to jan
uary 9th. 1929, both dates included.
c. F. JACOBSEN.
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sell; HAROLD ?. BERKLEY, 1916 Lawrence
ELECTRIC-WIRING, REPAIRS, FIXTURES
radiq: antenMnss mas installed; quick service; Mr..
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holders Of the Thrift Commercial Company,
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NV, in the City Of Washington, District 9f
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the ensuing year and for such other busi-
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Secretary
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Raleigh Hotel Company for
esf held Sa JanIars
2: 1922 at the hotel. Pen'nsylvania a' & ave n and
books Wifi Be- Closed
and 9, 1929. EDWARD L. HILLYER,
Secretary.
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redeemed at los at the Federal-American
ruary i. 1929, from which time interest on
said bonds will cease.
CONNECTICUT PIE CO-THE ANNUAL
meeting of the stockholders for the election
at the company,s ofice; wisconsin ave. and
o ST. NV, on Wednesday, January 9, 1929.
Polls open from ] & to 2 Pm; nc Books u@ for Or the
tGsnsfeT 81 stock ciDSea irSm December
r. B. BEHREND, President.
ISAAC BEHREND, Secretary.
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Evening star., 1928-12-09

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Evening star., 1928-12-09
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CONNECTICUT PIE CO.-THE ANNUAL
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Polls open from to pm. Books for the
transfer Of stock closed from December Q,
1923, to January g. 1929, inclusive.
r. B. BEHREND, President.
Evening star., 1928-12-09

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Raleigh Hotel Company for
the election of Directors for the ensuing
year viii be held on Wednesday. January
9. 1929, at the hotel, Pennsylvania ave. and
18th st. NV, at 7:45 o'clock pm The stock
transfer books will be closed January 8
and 9, 1929. EDWARD L. HILLYER,
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back over the months they had
spent in New York, a dozen in
stances in which she should have
asserted herself, backed her opin-
ions, insisted upon her right to a
voice in the settling of matters
that affected them both.
But of course she hadn't known.
She had lolled in that fancied Sc
curity that is the quicksand of
; marriage, sinking always a little
deeper, until now she was caught,
and it was desperately open
question whether she had become
aware of her peril in time to
extricate herself or not.
She was going to try; SO much
was certain. Neither Margaret
Drew nor any other woman could
take Johnny away from her with
out a struggle. Margaret she had
disliked at sight; she hated her
now with a yehemence it fright
ened her to contemplate. That
was. she knew. because she was
afraid OF her: in Eileen's exper-
fence, you never hated anyone
very much unless you feared
them. Here she trusted her in
stinct without doubt or hesita-
ton. She knew nothing: she
felt everything. And this was a
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used to hold you in my arms and
tell you never. never to talk of
her. One day you came in from
a walk. You ran up and whispered:
L saw your baby. l saw her in
the park. And someone else has
got her. Another lady You were
shaking with excitement and
wanted me to go out and find her.
You cried when l said it wasn't
ours. You were very dear.
II never left you alone mo-
ment with your father. He was
busy and Ill and fortunately you
bothered him. They were terrible
years-those three years we re-
NAMED in New York after your
fathers return ~
Harried, jealous years that held
snatched, flaming joy in the daily
visits to the little girl and In the
wild, stolen moments with Stephen.
~ used to wait till he left in
the morning. Then would
fling on my coat and rush out
to see her. Oh, hoy quickly those
mornings flew. She was running
about and talking. She would
cling to me and say: Don't 20,
Marie, don't go" And / would
come home with heart breaking.
"Then your father became
sicker. Sometimes for a week he
wouldn't leave the house. / had
to sit with him. He was sus-
picious If ! opened the door--if
/ went to the corner to mail a
letter. Those days would pass
and ! would almost be crazy
with longing. But could see
neither of them.
"One noontime he followed me.
It was the first time in two
months we had dared to meet.
He saw Stephen. saw him come
up in the gallant way he had
and take my hands.
Five minutes later / was in a
taxi with your father. We drove
home. He began to pack our
trunks. l pleaded. / promised.
Anything for days delay. He
went on packing.
II begged him to free me. J.
threatened to run away. But he
would have taken you. The state
would have given you 10 him.
He reminded me of this. He told
me l could go He said, Il will
keep the child"
so went with him. That
night We were on the train to
San Francisco. | left without
seeing her-without the chance of
a last hour with her, without
word for her care. Two years
passed"
: For two years Maria didn't see
her child. Stephen cared for it.
That summer before his death he
was transferred to Chicago.
Then Maria went wild with
anxiety. A little thing only 5
years old deserted-left alone
traitorously alone.
So Stephen had the child
brought to Chicago. 1t was put
in a convent there. And he came
on to the rose garden house in
Los Gatos, brooking George Kings
hostility, just to tell Nara of
this; just to make her sure that
he would not, forsake the little
one.
Maria pressed harsh fingers
against her temples. "Fourteen