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plates Of Presidents Washington and
| Monroe, there is that Of George Wythe.
! signer OF the Declaration OF hide
| pendence and schoolmaster to a num-
| Der Of future Presidents and many
noted men. His armorial plate is beau
| tifully engraved.
| A Virginia plate older by perhaps half
a century or more is that of William
| Byrd II OF Westover. founder OF the
city OF Richmond Called THE Black
| Swan" this Byrd was so brilliant and
! handsome and influential, his life 20
/ replete with adventures and outstand-
| ing services. that he suggests the hero
OF a romantic novel, rather than a liv-
| ing personality. But real he was, and
his vitality and genius have been
| handed down even unto the present
generation. which has given the coun-
try creator of aviation history and
governor of a State-Byrd's own. Will
liam Byrds book-plate (l1is coat-of-
arms} was engraved in London. and IL
| excessively ornamented. according TO
the fashion Of that day.
Another interesting armorial plate Is
that of Murray. Earl Of Dunmore. CO.
lonial governor of Virginia at the out
break Of the Revolution.
hecauS bFtI!tant PERSONALITY.
The plate OF john Randolph Of
Roanoke recalls to us his brilliant. tragic
| personality. He still seems en- intimate
acquaintance to Washingtonians. who
are familiar with two portraits OF him
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art: one by
Gilbert Stuart, painted when Randolph
was youth, when life seemed to be
stretching before him as glorious
aEJa
by Chester Harding when bitterness
and establishment had been etched
upon his features.
The plate of Benjamin Ogle Tayloe
Is Of unusual interest as one of the few
library interiors Of the Colonial
period. As a matter OF fact. it is the
same copper as was used by Benjamin's
! father. Col John Tayloe of Mount Airy.
Va, with the name changed. Behind
the coat-of-arms are seen book shelves
lined with volumes Benjamin Ogle
! Tayloe first owned the superb Octa-
gon House on the corner of Eighteenth
and New York avenue, which is now
the headquarters of the American Insti-
tute Of Architects. Washingtonians are
! familiar with all the fascinating legends
which has grown up about Tayloe's
daughter and other members Of his
family.
Group from Maryland.
Outstanding items in the group OF
plates representing Maryland are those
OF Samuel Chase. the "Demosthenes"
OF Maryland. and Charles Carroll OF
Carrollton. both signers OF the Declare
! ton. and Francis Scott Key, who wrote
| our national anthem.
In considering the Massachusetts,
! group of plates. one discovers that an
/ engraver of certain Of them is much
| more famous than any OF the Mas
| sachusetts owners: Paul Revere. who
I by the whim of fate, is best known TO
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BOOKS RECEIVED

CITY AND COUNTRY SERIES-~THE
/ STORY OF LIGHT. BY Neanette
Eaton. With Pictures by Max
Schwartz. New York: Harper a.
Bros.
CITY AND COUNTRY sERIES-THE
/ STORY OF THE HARBOR. BY Err
| nrstine Evans. With Pictures by
Louis Lozowick. New York: Harper
e. Bros,
STIGMA. BY Hugo BALM. New York:
The Macaulay Co.
THE FEET OF THE YOUNG MEN:
Some Candid Comments on the Ris-
ing Generation. BY "Janitor." New
York: J. H. Sears g. Co, Inc.
LOVES LAW. BY Dorothy Frooks
With a Foreword by Cornelius VAN
derbilt. ir. Second Edition. New
York: The Avondale Press, Inc.
FAMOUS PRIZE FIGHTS; Or Epics of
The Fancy" BY Jeffery Farnol.
Illustrated. Boston: Little, Brown
a. Co.
RED PATCH; and Oriental Travel
Stories. BY Willis E. Roys. New
York: The Avondale Press, Inc.
THE BUS THAT VANISHED. BY Leon
Groc. Translated by Lawrence Nor
ris. New York; The Macaulay Co
DICTr BYRD-AIR EXPLORER; An
Intimate Story of a Great Air Ex-
porer. Whose Spectacular Flights
TO the North and South Poles, Across
the Atlantic Ocean and Other Ad-
ventures Have Thrilled Red Blooded
Men and Boys the World Over. BY
Fftzhugh Green. author OF Won
for the Fleet" etc With 81 Illustra-
tions. New York @. P. Putnams
Sons.
EvA'S APPLES: A Story of Jazz and
Jasper. BY William Gerhard. New
York: Dufield a. Co.
ABSOLUTION. BY Albertina Stedman
Eagan. New York: The Macaulay Co
TOD OF THE FENS. BY Elinor Whit
ney. New York: The Macmillan Co.
THE WINDOW. BY Alice Grant Ros-
man. New York: Minton. Balch g.
Co.
THE HOLIDAY. BY C. Lenanton. au-
thor of Mrs. eRdigate's window"
New York: d. Appleton 81 Co.
DIR. PETE OF THE SIERRAS. BY
Mary Montague Davis. Frontispiece
by G.. B. Cults. New York: The
Macmillan Co.
THE SWEET SINGER OF MICHIGAN.
FOCI1S. by MIS-. julia n. MuOtGt
Edited. With an Introduction. by
Walter Blair. Chicago: Pascal Co
vici, Inc.
THE SOCIOLOGY OF LIFE TNsUR-
ANCE BY Edward A. Woods. au-
thor of Life Underwriting as a Ca
reer," etc. New York: D. Appleton
e. Co.
THE MASTERY OF THE PACIFIC:
Can the British Empire and the
United States Agree? BY Sir Frank
Fox. New York: J. H. Sears 81 Co..
Inc.
THE MODERN LIBRARY-THE EN-
PEROR JONES and THE STRAW.
BY Eugene O'Neill. Introduction by
Dudley Nichols. New York: The
Modern Library.
THE COLUMBIA JOURNALIST 1928.
New York: Published by the Students
of the School OF Journalism, Column
bia University.
EALTH AND ATTAINMENT
THROUGH COSM1C VIBRATIONS.
BY Lleweilyn George. Second Edi-
ton. Los Angeles Astrological Bull
letina.
MOTORING THROUGH SPAIN. BY
Arthur L. Kramer. Illustrated from
Photographs by Gut Cahoon and
Mary H. Durham. Dallas; P. L.
Turner Co.
DAWN. A Biographical Novel of Edith
Cavell BY Capt. Reginald Berke-
ley. NJ. P. New York: j. H. Sears
81 Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

In a country like ours. where the
powers OF governing are derived from
the governed. is il no; advisable 70 take
the people into the plan and let them
feel that their Government Is endeavor-
ing TO help them meet their duties.
rather than TO pursue them solely with
the cudgels OF retrihution and make
them feel that Uncle sam. as he be-
comes more and more paternaiiStic. IS
stepfather rather than q natural
father in dealing with his chfdrens
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NOTED AMERICAN BOOKPLATES
Designs Be Shown Smithsonian Are Those Owned by
Famous People in Early u. S.
~ Colonial History. 81

us for a horseback ride which lasted
only a few hours: but who equally de-
serves immortality for his fine crafts
manship extending throughout his life,
as our foremost silver and goldsmith OF
the Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
as an engraver of note and skilled at
numerous other occupations. Revere's
fine bookplates. few in number, have
been reproduced many times. In direct
contrast to them. is curious plate Of
J. B. SWEET an early Massachusetts,
physician. This is a pictorial design,
emblematic of the owners profession.
A dissection il taking place at the top
Of the plate, performed by four cupids
whose appearance is not such as TO
inspire confidence. Two ported plants
and a number of chemical vessels, re-
mind one of works by rnOdernists ex-
hibited at our numerous independent
exhibitions. The designer doubtless did
the best he could, but he fell far below
the standards Of fine workmanship as
exemplifed by Revere. or by Nathaniel
Hurd, our greatest Colonial engraver
Of bookplates, who made one for Har-
ward College, exhibited in the current
exhibition.
Another Interesting Plate.
The plate OF John VassaIl, an early
Boston merchant, is most interesting
to us, because Of the owners house,
a fine home in Cambridge, which was
subsequently occupied by Henry w.
Longfellow, and has in our generation
taken a new lease on life, with the
beautiful murals painted upon its walls
few years ago by Barry Faulkner,
noted American artist. John Vassall's
plate is purely armorial, with a ship
crest recalling that of the Livingstons.
The plate of Samuel Vaughan Is said
TO be the most beautiful Chippendale
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REVIEWS OF SUMMER BOOKS
The Problem of Educating the Chdren-deghts OF P1ctur-
esoue Panama-"The Nations Hostess,
and Few Novels

niece of work. whose purpose is beyond
criticism and whose projection Is ootn
competent and deeply sincere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
by FLORENCE SEVILLE BERGMAN

N exhibition calculated to arouse
~ the interest OF every bookplate
"A collector. historian, antiquarian,
\ devotee of early Americana and
t1ard-boiled business man Is to
omen tomorrow at the Division OF
Graphic Arts OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. It is composed Of a group OF
l4o early American bookplates from
New York, Massachusetts,. Pennsylvania.
Maryland. Virginia. South Carolina and
Georgia, most OF them bearing Illus
trious names identified with the his
tory OF our country in the eighteenth
century. 1t IL lent by Arthur l.. Stearns
Of Brooklyn. who has spent many years
in gathering early American bookpiates.
Such a collection opens vistas into his
tory and biography. illustrates one phase
OF the art expression and intimate life
of the Colonial end Revolutionary pc
Rod (Which has in the past several
wears created national enthusiasm) ana
represents monetary values bound TO
evoke the respect OF the business man.
even IL he remains unmoved by other
considerations For many a slip OF
paper In this group fetches prices In two
or three figures to the left of the decl-
NAL point when it can be found on the
market.
George WashingtOn's Plate.
George Washingtons own plate. a
print OF which fetched $3.50 few years
ago at auction. is perhaps the most dis
tinguished item in the current exhibit
ton. 1t has been reproduced countless
times in books and magazines because
of its ownership. for the plate itself Is
a purely armorial design. showing the
coat of arms Of the washington family.
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MARY TODD LINCOLN: An Appre-
citation. BY Honore vyiilsie Morrow.
au,hor Of Forever FREE" etc. New
York: William Morfow IL Co.
HERE is a geographic study IN which
it's author is frankly a champion,
a defender. IL IL probable that Mrs
Morrow did not set out here to be an
advocate Of Mrs. Lincoln. Rather, II
Is likely that IN her chosen field Of
United States she turned naturally
from her veneration for Abraham Lin
coin 10 a deepened lnterest in the wife
Of this great man. Whether this be-
or be not fair conjecture here is a
study Of the life of Mary Todd Lin
coin. In whose course Mrs. Morrow
finds much Of misunderstanding on the
one hand and what looks very much
Ike pure human malice on the other.
Reused by such injustice, the author
holds steady and fair minded way
throughout. simply pausing at certain
points TO emphasize that this judgment
or that attitude was unfair both 10
Mary Todd and TO Mary Todd Lincoln,
Through facts, woven into episode and
incident, Mrs Morrow demonstrates
that here Is a woman Of intelligence.
determination and keen insight. No.
not perfect Just about the average IN
this respect Too fond Of pleasure as
girl. maybe. though this opens the
question as 10 when one Is 10 have
pleasure If not In youth. Passionate,
perhaps. rather than compliant YET one
who. without question gave the best
Of herself, such as 10 Was, To her
children and tn the greatly troubled
man whom she earnestly and inteill-
gently tried 10 help, even though there
ass no help This is simply a record
Of facts and Of ouch deductions as these
facts yield. A kturdy, straightforward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

The virginia group In the exhibition
numbers only 90 items, hnt IA In itself
worth trip 70 see. In addition 10
The Washington times., 1928-01-09
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The Washington times., 1928-09-14
SANDER
DEATH CAUSE

No motive for the suicide of
Morris Sander. %, the 200 block
Good Hope Road Southeast, had
been found today, other than the
suggestion of a shortage in his
accounts at the bakery firm where
he was employed.
In this motive, his employer,
Harry Morgenstein, refused to place
credence and said his confidence in
the honesty of Sander, who had
worked for him five years, is un'
shaken.
Tuesday, Sander disappeared
from the bakery in the 500 block
of Four.and-a-half st. S. W., and
said he had a few more collec-
lions to make before turning in S4OO
which was due the concern, accord"
ing to his records. He was driver
and collector for them.
With bullet hole in his head,
he was found yesterday in a room
ing house in the 300 block OF
Pennsylvania Ave. n. w.
The truck in which Sander rode
awav was found two blocks from
the house, but the money has not
been found.
Sanders pockets contained only
about $40. His wife and child, and
his parents, with whom he lived on
Good Hope Road, were Frustrated
and could ascribe no motive for
the suicide.
A pistol was found beside Sand
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

So long as examinations are In
volved in the educational system,
DR.. Marvin insisted that they must
be "a definite part of the scheme
of instruction. He pointed out
that a student might want to ask
the counsel of professor or a
legitimate question. True co.opera-
ton between instructor and pupil
should be the object, the educator
asserted.
DR.. Marvin urged that serious
consideration be given proposals
that aptitude tests be substituted
for the present policy Of requiring
that four years high school train.
ing and Recommendation of the
principal back up the entrance
claims of students.
He declared that to be a success
as a teacher an individual must be
a scholar and he capable Of IN
terpertirg not only technical SUB.
iect in a scholarly way. out Of
adapting his knowledge to the need
of the developing student. He also
made a plea for the administration
of educational and vocational guild
ance.
Mr.. Marvin asked that the teach;
ers study the courses carefully so
that they could be better instruc-
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
MASONS ELECT
WARRINGTON

| ARLINGTON COUNTY, Sept. IA.
Hugh Reid was elected high priest
Of the Arlington Royal Arch Char.
| ter. No. 35. at the meeting held
/ last night in the Masonic Temple.
at CherrydaIe.
Other officers are: Harry p.
| Mason, king: J. u. Oliver. scribe,
Samuel F. Cooper. treasurer. Louis
Bullock. secretary;H A. r. Honts
captain of host; s. q Moore. prime
sDjourner; Melton r. Westcott. X.
A. captain; ". r. Howe, d. NJ
third veil: H. W. Beattle. ID. M.
second veil and w. +. Rohel. ID. M.
first veil.
The newly elected officers were
installed by Louis Bullock. past
high priest assisted by Harry E.
Mason, high priest.
The Republicans of Ballston will
organize Hoover-C Curtis Non-Parti-
san Club at mass meeting 20
he held tonight in the James Build.
ing. Wilson Boulevard and Gle
mentg Avenue Mrs. ANTHONY DU
puy. of Washington will speak.
Following out an ordinance adopt.
ed by the board of supervisors at a
recent meeting regulating bus stops
along Wilson Boulevard signs have
been erected by the Washington.
Virginia and Maryland Coach Co..
In addition the county has marked
off bus stops at the intersection
of the boulevard and Clarendon Ave-
nue..
J. H. Hopkins, OF the United States
Department of Agriculture speaking
at the monthly meeting of the Lyon
Park Garden Club last night stressed
the need for care in the proper
planting of bulbs in the fall for
spring flowers.
The club voted to hold a flower
show the first week in October.
c. l.. LadsOn was elected chairman
of the committee on arrangements.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

Rich, delicious ice cream!
That's one dessert every
body will like. Get the
healthy habit of taking
home a quart or pint once
or twice a week. :. You can
be sure it's pure, when it
comes from Whelan's. And
the price is right, too-50c
a quart, Csc a pint.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
MEDALS URGED
FOR PACIFIC
A|RMEN

The two Army filters who first
spanned the Pacific Ocean between
San Francisco and Honolulu
Lleuts. Lester ]. Maitland and
Albert +. neutrality-suspicious. be-
given the Congressional Medal of
Honor. Sergeant Mike" Donald
son. late of the Rainbow. or And
Division. A. F.. F., declared today.
why shouldn't they be h"nored
now? Why wait until they are
dead?" the Sergeant asked.
Didn't they do over tns Pacific
what Colonel Lindbergh did over
the Atlantic? With all due rcspecf
to Colonel Lindbergh-who had
whole continent to aim at-the
two Army men were flying for
but a small spot in the world )
greatest ocean.
WOud Record Fest
"Thev made the grade AMI every
one rushed UP to shake them by the
hand. School children lined the
streets in every town and city
through which they passed and DID
them honor. BY honoring them with
the highest award within tlIe power
of Congress, the feat thev accom-
plished will be written indelibly
into history.
'The two men have passed quietly
back into the same circles of friends
they had before they made their
historic flight. They aren't self
seeking. Why not give the boys
a hand?
mike" Knows His Medals
ut would be fine sight for
tired eyes 10 see President Coolidge
before he leaves the White House.
pin the medals on the lieutenants.
Let's see Congress get busy on it.
They appreciate men who do big
things in a big way" the Sergeant
concluded.
The two lieutenants for whom
Mike would like to see medals
struck, landed near Honolulu on
June %, 1927, after flying rs hours
over 2.400 miles of ocean wastes
The take-off was from Oakland,
across San Francisco Bay.
Sergt. Mike" himself is a man
who knows his medals He won his
Congressional Medal of Honor and
high awards from Allied nations
for taking Hill 28S. Landrett, st.
Georges Road. France. single
handed on October IA. 1918. He
wiped out a machine gun detach-
ment of Germans.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
GET
SCHOOL PLAN

Acting upon his conviction that
public education has the right to
demand returns to benefit the COM
munity as we'll as the child, Gar
net G. Wilkinson, first assistant
in charge of colored schools, yester-
day outlined new program for his
staff. He presented his plan at
meeting in the auditorium at Dun
bar, for all schools of divisions 10
to 13.
The generous provisions of build
ings and equipment at a constantly
increasing cost TO the taxpayers,
and the guardianship of all chill
dren within the compulsory school
age, impress Wilkinson with the
/ responsibility of aiming first for
character.
Following this, he said, come
punctuality and regularity of at.
tendance to prepare for industrial
. life and to prevent retardation; the
correction of retardation as one of
the maladies of public education;
early vocational selection and prep
Aration to meet the economic de.
mands of a high living standard;
liberalization of the improved cur.
riculum of all three of his high
schools to agree with the researches
In that work, and for higher stand
ards for entering teachers to match
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Sergt. ROch Named Aide
To Byrd Polar Outfit

Secretary of War.--I3avis today
designated. staff sergt. Benjamin
Rnela. Of Mitchell Field, n. T..
as a:rplane mechanic on the Byrd
Antarctic expedition.
The step was taken at the re
request Of Commander Byrd. who
urged that the army should be
represented in the expedition. and
also pointed out the need of an
experienced aviation mechanic tc
cope. with unusual conditions al
the bottom Of the world
Secretary Davis authorized the
chief of the Air Corps to assign
Sergeant Roch TO the expedition
The lucky mechanic will report tc
Bvrd's headquarters in New York
today
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Hoover Visit Starts
Row in Local
Legion

There is a political squabb'e
among local American Legion
mares.
When Harlan Wood, District
commander, called on Herbert
Hoover with a delegation recently
ii is alleged he was "tricked
into a political trap by which II
was made to appear that the
legion had officially Endorsed the
Republican ticket in the presl'
Dental campaign.
Rice w. Means, a power IN
Legion circles and former United
States Senator from Colorado, is
alleged to have put the delegation
in an embarrassing and false
position"
There are strong denials today
that any political significance
attaches to the call on Hoover.
The courtesy of a call upon
Governor Smith and commenda-
ton of his work on behalf OF
World War veterans would be ex-
tended if he were in the city,
legion leaders say.
the increase to three years in the
local normal school.
Each official was specifically in
structed for the meetings with
teachers
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

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by an expert? Or q long,
cold ice cream soda, favored
to suit your taste? You'll
find your favorite drink or
sundae is better than ever
at Whelan's, and you'll like
the clean ana courteous
service you get from Whelan
clerks.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
AMELIA VISITS

LOS ANGELES. Calf, Sept. IA
Miss Amelia Earhart, first woman to
span the Atlantic in an airplanc, to-
day was visiting here with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Earhart.
She arrived from the East yesterday
by airplane.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Honor System Fails,
Says G. w. IT, Head

Belief that the student should have the advantage of the
of professor during examinations expressed
by Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin president at the first meeting OF
the George Washington University faculty last night lie said
the honor system failure Where the classes we'll
instructed there should be fear of dshonorabe he
adj
The Washington times., 1928-09-14

tors. Poor teaching is due 10 the
failure to recognize the aims of a
course, he said.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
7 D
. RALLY At FAIR

FAIRFAX, Va. Sept.%14-F Fairfax
county Democrats will hold their
first rally tonight, at the county fair
grounds
Ex-senator Oscar Underwood of
Alabama and representative r. wal
ton Moore of the Eighth district will
speak. Thomas r. Keith will pre-
side.
Tomorrow, the closing day of the
fifteenth annual Fairfax county
horse show and fair, will be known
as Khan day.
OrGa nizations from Washington.
Maryland. Alexandria, and northern
Virginia will attend.
The program will start with a
baseball game in the morning, fol
lowed by other athletic events in the
afternoon.
At O'Clock tomorrow night the
program will close with an address
by Senator Thomas Heflin of Ala
hama. Music will he furnished By
the Khan Band of Ballstun. NO q.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
Rich Iowa Farmer
Won't Buy An
Auto
nv international News Service

BY INTERNATIONAL News SerH1cP
WASHINGTON, Iowa. Sept IA.
Most farmers think automobiles
are necessities for them nova.
days.
Not so, however, with Melack
Marek, prominent cattle man liv-
ing 16 miles northeast of here,
Marek, now 81, has spent his
entire life upon the farm where
he was born. Today he has $50
acres. He has modern farm
home and his machine shed is
filled with up-to-date farm ma
chinery. But he never has owned
an automobile.
He and Mrs. Marek admit they
come to town only about once
a year."
ler's body. A physician from
Casualty Hospital. who was called
about noon yesterday. said he had
apparently been dead about "a
hours. Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt
issued a certificate of suicide.
The Washington times., 1928-09-14
VETS TO HONOR DEAD

Ceremonies marking the unVeiling
Of stone over the grave of Gen
Lloyd NJ. Brett in Arlington will be
held Sunday, September %. starting
at o clock, Capt. Edwin = Bettel.
helm, jr., chairman of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars national legislative
committee, has been advised
Wreaths will be placed on the grave.
Representative Stephen G. Porter of
Pennsylvania and James M. Malone
will speak.
The firing OF salute by detail
from Fort Myer and the blowing of