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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
DECLARES SCHOOLS
CAN AID RIGHT
Minnesota U. Head Holds Defec-
tons From Rectitude Too Much
for One Agency.
~ the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO. N. Y, November a.
Asserting that apparently there have
never been so many reflections from
Tectitude, so much positive immortality
and crirninality as today" Lotus D.
Coffman. president of the University of
Minnesota, said here today that mo
one agency can correct" the situation,
but that the schools "can be Of great
service"
In an address before the western Sec
ton OF the New York State Teachers
Association, he said that many factors
have contributed to the situation, in
Guiding the migrancy of our population,
the increase in wealth and cts misuses
here and there" and the current phi
loSophy OF life which portrays salts
faction and pleasure rather than sacri-
flee and remuneration"
"On every hand" he said, zone finds
this philosophy OF life being displayed,
one sees 1t in the modern drama, mod
ern fiction, current novels, the screen.
ana displayed on every hand on the
magazine shelf 1t Is a philosophy which
dlsintegrateS. but the fault does not lie
with the youth of our generation. The
fault is with the times"
Inc courts, he said, cannot aid bv
becoming more drastic, the Legislature
annot DO 1t by enacting new laws. the
ZONES cannot do it by giving more at
tentlon to home training, and the
churches cannot do it by restoring the
old-time religion"
Even the schools working alone" he
said, cannot build a new philosophy.
but they can be of great service in the
present situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
SLAYER AND ROBBER
ESCAPE STATE PRISON
West Virginia Convicts Climb
Through Skylight to Roof
and Scale Walls.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, November
1.-Two prisoners, one of them serving
a life sentence for a killing, escaped
from the West Virginia State Peniten-
tiary here last night or early today The
convicts forced plate from the rear of
a cell, climbed over the cell tier and
through skylight to the roof and then
scaled the outer. prison walls, prison
authorities said.
The life term convict is Sam Blevins
of Wheeling. He was accompanied by
Clarence Pyree, Mcdowell County,
whose term would have expired next
June. Pyree was serving sentence for
robbery Penitentiary officials said the
men had fed some time between $50
o'clock last night and o'clock this
morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02

Continued From First Page.)
Seventh and streets and Eighteenth
street and Columbia road.
The officers and directors Of both
institutions have been enthusiastic over
the merger plan and were highly graft
fed by today's ratification by the stock
holders.
List of Directors.
The directors of the Farmers g. Me-
chanics National include William M.
Beall, j. McKenney Berry, Charles H.
Cragin, Joseph H. Crawford, Henry w.
Fisher, william G. Gwynn. william
King. Joseph H. Lee, G. L. Nicholson,
j. Wilbur Sherwood, Thomas j. STAN
ton, Julian M. Walters, Robert d.
Weaver, Raymond j. Wise and Hilleary
G. Hoskinson.
The present directors Of the Riggs
National include Charles G. Glover,
william j. Flather, H. Rozier Dulany,
Sterling Rufin; Charles 9. Glover. jr.:
Louis E. Jeffries, John s. Larcombe,
Fleming Newbold. c. Powell Minniger-
ode, William M. Ritter, Harry r. Clark.
Frank j. Hogan, Randall H. Hagner,
Robert v. Fleming, Coleman Jennings,
John Olive La GORGE, Isaac T. Mann,
Edmund D. Rheem. Karl w. Corby,
John j. Pershing, Edwin B. Parker.
Charles H, Tompkins and Henry p.
Erwin.
The merger is one of the most i'm
portant that has ever taken place in
the city and is the first since the Secu-
rity Savings & Commercial Bank took
over the Central Savings Bank about
two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
OPERATION FATAL
TO NOTED MUSICIAN
Oscar G.. T. Sonneck, Former Music
Chief at Library of Con-
gress, Succumbs.

oscar q. r. Sonneck. chief of the
music division of the Library OF Con-
gress here until September, 1917, and
an authority on music, died at his
home in New York City, Tuesday night
according to advices received in WASH
ington.
Mr.. Sonneck was SIS years old. Death
followed an operation for appendicitis
Library of Congress officials in a re-
port shortly after Mr.. Sonneck left there
in 1917 expressed great regret over his
loss to that institution.
Mr.. Sonneck was the American dele
gate to the international Music Con-
crosses at Rome and London In 1911, and
to the Beethoven Centenary at Vienna
last year. He was secretary to the
Beethoven Association of New York,
which III 1927 published quarto vol
ume, "Beethoven's Letters in America"
Among the works of Mr. Sonneck are
"Suum Cuique: Essays in Music" Mis-
cellaneous Studies in the History of
Music Orchestral Music. and
Beethoven: Impressions of Contem-
poraries." He wrote the music for four
songs arranged from poems of Edgar
Allan Poe and other musical compost
tions, chiefly of the lieder type. He was
an executive member of the Society for
the publication OF American Music.
Mr.. Sonneck was born In Jersey
City. He received an exceptionally thor
ough general and musical education in
Germany. He spent the six years from
1888 to 1889 at the Keller Gelehrten-
schulz in Kiel and the next four years
at the Kaiser friedrich Gymnasium, in
Frankfort on-Main. A year at Heidel-
berg was followed by four years at the
University of Munich. He studied the
history of music under Sandberger, COM
position under M. E. Sachs, piano under
Kwast and Instrumentation under
Knorr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
BOY, A, At PLAY,
CRASHES TO DEAF
Charles A. King, Jr., Loses
Grip While Swinging on
Bar at School.

While swinging from an iron bar
over the stairs leading to the basement
of the Wallach-Towers School yester-
day, Charles A. King. jr., 14-year-old
Hine Junior High School student, lost
his grip as he reached the topmost
point Of the arc described by his body.
and crashed head first onto the con-
crete steps. He died few hours later
at Sibley Hospital from a fractured
skull. Several boys who were playing
with him at the time said this morn
ing that he had already leaped at the
bar and swung and was trying to re-
peat the feat from higher step when
he fell. He lived at 1867 E street
southeast
School authorities say that the boys
are forbidden to swing on the bar.
Several of the students were engaged
in the dangerous play yesterday. Tee
Hine Junior High and the Wallach
Towers Schools adjoin.
group of boys were returning ~
their classes at the end of the midday
recess. One of them jumped to the bar
and swung. Then Charles tried it. Re-
aliz1ng that their playmate was seri-
ously injured his companions ran to
the school building and told a teacher.
The unconscious boy was carried into
NAAN NNAANAAA6 eA4Q LII u. ~. EYlG, WHO
lives nearby, was summoned. The bows
father, Charles A. King, chief of cor
respondence and records of the Geolog-
ical Survey, was informed of the acci-
dent and arrived soon after the physi-
clan.
The combined efforts of DR.. Pyle and
DR.. Paul S. Putzki were unavailing, and
Charles died at Sibley Hospital a few
minutes after 8 o'clock last night
MRS. Ethel King, mother of the boy,
was near a breakdown this morning
Charles had one sister, Ethel, Is years
old. student at Eastern High School.
The bar from which he fell extends
from an iron railing around the top of
the stairs to the wall of the building.
It is about midway from the top Of the
stairs to the bottom. No funeral ar
rangements had been made this morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02

properties which best fitted the par
ticular theory. Thus the idea of ether
moved from that of an extremely at
tenuated gas to that of an elastic jelly.
Later the Einstein theory did away
with the need of ether altogether to
explain gravitation by the thesis that
space itself was curved in the presence
Of matter and that an object falling
to earth was rolling down a hill OF
space. Thus, DR.. Heyl said, ether
now may be simply another term for
space itself.
The learned members of the Optical
Society yesterday afternoon relaxed
from their grave mathematical discus
SionS to watch colored moving pic
ture Of Cleopatra vamping Antony
which was shown to illustrate some new
principles in color moving picture pho
Biography. The pictures were studies
in reds and green's, with particular at
tention to faces and clothes.
DR.. G. E. K. MeeS then showed reel
of motion pictures of the planet Jupi-
ter, made by Prof. w. H. Wright at the
Lick Observatory. The reel illustrates
the rotation of the planet, showing the
various surface features. Jupiter re-
wolves in 10 hours, in comparison with
the "a hours required by the earth.
The method employed was that used
in the familiar "speed-up" pictures
which show flowers in the process of
blooming. The separate exposures were
made at regular intervals through two
or three successive nights. Not only
did the picture show the diversified
surface of the revolving planet in clear
detail. but even disclosed the move
ment of satellite causing an eclipse
like that which results when the moon
passes between the sun and the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
POSTAL OFFICIALS
OUSTED BY GLOVER
Lansford, Pa, Pair Accused of Hid
ing Post Office Name in Mail
ing Anti-HOover Circulars.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Robert H. Stickler, postmaster,
and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Burns
Stickler, assistant postmaster at Lans-
ford, Pa, were today removed from
Office by acting Postmaster General
Glover. The custer followed investiga-
ton of charges that they had connived
to secure the mailing from the Lansford
post Office of circulars attacking Her
bert Hoover, without postmarks or
Identification slips on the mail bags.
The mail matter signed Non Partisan
Committee" also attacked candidates
for local offices in that district. the
department said. and had "purposely
been daubed so as to conceal from the
public the name of the post Office send
ing out the circulars in question"
Both had been suspended by Post
master General New October 19. pend
ing the investigation, and an inspector
is now in charge of the office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
AMERICAN OPTICAL SOCIETY
TO HONOR NICHOLSON TODAY
Continued From First page.)

tCOnIluucu E1ISb RdRe.D
universe. This probably would not
overthrow the Einstein theory, however,
since some parts Of it apparently have
been verified by other experiments.
Prof. Nicholson said last night that
he believed Einstein had made incor-
rest assumptions from the outcome of
the Nicholson Morley experiment, but
nevertheless had arrived at correct re-
suits and that the theory eventually
will be regarded as the most important
since Newton's laws of gravitation. He
still believes in the existence of ether
and holds that 1t will be necessary to
reconcile the Einstein theory with this
conception.
There will be dinner in DR.. Michel
sons honor at the Cosmos Club tonight,
when the Optical Society will be pre-
sented with the Frederick Ives medal by
DR.. Herbert E. Ives, the American in
ventor of television. This medal was
established by DR.. Ives father.
Seek Light on Light.
Science still is cropping for an ex-
PLANTATION of the phenomena of light,
DR.. Paul r. Heyl of the Bureau of
Standards told the society this morning.
1t was first regarded, DR.. Heyl pointed
out, as an independent substance of the
nature of a luminous cloud pervading
nature. Some of the Greek philosophers
thought that 1t was something pro-
ceeding from the human eye toward ex-
terror objects. Later it was considered
as a stream of particles proceeding from
the sun or other luminous body and hit
ting the eye. This theory was held by
Sir Isaac Newton. Still later 1t was re-
garded as wave motion in a hypo-
thetical ether The more advanced eX-
perimental work of today shows that
neither the corpuscular theory nor the
wave theory fits the observed behavior
of light, DR.. Heyl said.
The eventual explanation, DR.. Heyl
held, probably will be that light is of a
nature which permits both explanations.
The latest concepts of the structure of
the atom, he said may provide some
explanation. These hold that the atom
is electric In nature. but that the cleo
trio charge, instead of being localized
in revolving electrons, is distributed
through the whole atomic volume. This
charge may suffer periodic fluctuation
in intensity and in consequence emit
radiation in the form of trains of
waves. 1t may also emit electrons, which
may be regarded as little punches of
fluctuating electric charge split off from
the main body of the atom. you have
all SEEM" he said, tufts of flame ris-
ing from a wood fire. Except for the
fact that these tufts do not last more
than fraction of second, they repre-
sent fairly well the emission of elec-
irons"
Nature Of Ether Studied.
The nature of ether, DR.. Heyl said
Is another problem which is far from
solution. Older physicists found it
necessary to fill the interstellar spaces
with something to serve as medium
for the movement of light and for the
action Of gaity, electricity and mag
netism. Since nobody knew what this
substance was, DR.. Heyl pointed out.
everybody could attribute to it the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
THOMAS P. MORGAN
DEAD AT Is YEARS
Widely Known Insurance
Executive Was Native
of Washington.

Thomas p. Morgan, ST., IS years old,
for many years identified information
ally with the insurance business. mem
Der of an old Washington family and
a leader in the Masonic fraternity
here, died at his residence, IT'S Riggs
place, today after an illness of three
weeks.
Until his retirement five years ago.
Mr.. Morgan was general supervisor of
all agencies in the United States and
abroad for the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. of New York, having served in that
capacity for 20 years. Prior to that he
was manager for the company in the
District of Columbia and Northern Vir-
ginia. He was past president of the
Life Underwriters Association of the
District of Columbia.
A thirty-third degree Mason. Mr.
Morgan was past grand commander
Of the Grand Commandry, knights
Templar of the District of Columbia
past commander of Washington Com
mandry, No. /, Knight Templar; past
master of Lafayette Lodge, No. 10
F. A. A. M, and a member of Lafayette
Chapter, No. S. Royal Arch Masons.
and of Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine.
Native Of This City.
A native of this city, Mr. Morgan was
the son of the late Thomas P. Morgan,
Commissioner of the District of Column
bia from 1879 to 1888. He was born
near the Capitol, but spent much Of his
boyhood at Oak Lawn, In the home
built by his father, now known as Tenn
pie Heights, overlooking Connecticut
avenue.
Mr.. Morgan was educated in the pub
10 OF
tute. His first employment was with
John o. Evans, a leading contractor
years ago.
Mr. Morgan entered the insurance
business in 1888, representing the New
York Life. The following year he went
to work for the Mutual Life, During
the years with them he had the distinc-
ton of being one of few persons
named special executive to represent
the president of the company.
Director Of Bank.
Mr.. Morgan was a director Of the
Union Trust Co. and was an honorary
member of the Washington Board of
Trade, with which organization he was
active for q number Of years
During the Taft inaugural process
sion Mr.. Morgan was marshal in charge
Of ali civic organizations.
Mr.. Morgan was married to Miss
Edith johnson of Cumberland, Md, the
great-granddaughte of Thomas John
son, early Maryland governor.
He is survived by his widow, three
sons, johnson r. Morgan, Thomas P.
Morgan. ir., and Henry w. Morgan, all
of this CITY: four daughters, Mrs, w. S.
Mcleod of Galveston. Tex: Mrs. B.
Iowndes Jackson, Mrs Edith Morgan
Stevens and Mrs. Tevis M. Carr. all Of
this city: Is grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
BORAH CUTS SHORT
BOSTON ADDRESS
Senator Complains of Late
ness of Hour to Make
Lengthy Remarks.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, November 2.-Disagreement
between Senator William E. Borah and
Boston Republican leaders over the
arrangements for his campaign address
tonight nearly led to the cancellation of
his appearance in the Bay State Capital.
After lengthy and apparently stormy
conference with members of the local
campaign committee headed by Robert
M. Washburn, president of the Roosevelt
Club of Massachusetts,. following upon
his arrival from Baltimore, the Senator
late last night tentatively accepted the
program. The committees arrange
ments had called for his speech over a
Nationwide radio hook-up at 1890 pm.
and the Senator strenuously objected to
this late hour for the delivery of the
address.
Will Speak Briefly.
Although the local committee had re-
queSted Mr.. Borah for an hour or more,
the Senator agreed to speak only for
Is or 20 minutes.
II am in the hands of the situation. !"
he declared to newspaper men. II shall
ONLY speak for Is or 20 minutes"
He also indicated that because of the
late hour he had considered the posi-
bility Of canceling his address engage
ment.
The Senator's speech will eliminate
huge Hoover Curtis demonstration,
which will consist of a torchlight
pa"ade and the assembling of the Re-
puD;'can presidential tickets supporters
in the Boston Arena to listen to Herbert
Hoovers st. Louis speech over the radio.
Following Hoovers address, Francis
Prescott, Massachusetts, State party
chair. dan, and Washburn will deliver
shori speeches and then Mr.. Borah will
give ais address.
Declares He Is Well.
My ear and my mind are all right"
Senator Borah commented in regard to
the report of his illness.
Commenting on the resignation of
Alanson B. Houghton as Ambassador to
Great Britain, Senator Borah in a
statement lauded Houghton's ability
and declared that his diplomatic expert
ence would be of value to the Senate IN
regard to foreign relations. Houghton
Is the Republican candidate for Senator
in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
MIDWEST STATES
IN ICE KINGS GRIP
Blizzard Spreading, Threat
ems Lower Mississippi
Regions and Texas.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, November 2.-Driven
on by fresh blasts from the Arctic, a
Rocky Mountain blizzard with accom-
panying snow, rain and freezing tenn
peratures spread farther afield into the
Middle West today, threatening the
lower Mississippi Valley regions with
snow and nearly all of Texas with cold
weather.
The outlook was for more snow in
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas
Strong north winds swept Oklahoma
where the temperatures lowered about
the freezing mark. Freezing weather
was expected in the panhandle and
South Texas plains, with the prediction
that only the extreme Southern por-
ton would escape the cold wave, which
followed heavy rains in the State.
Warmer in DakOtas.
Somewhat warmer weather prevailed
in North and South Dakota, and in
Western Nebraska, temporarily releas-
ing those sections from the blizzard
which brought heavy drifting snow
mantle to the grazing country.
Omaha and Eastern Nebraska re-
ceived the first touch of the snow last
night, which followed heavy rainfall
over a 36-hour period. Continued low
temperatures with snow prevailed at
Sioux City, Snowfall in South Dakota
ranged from to inches, while
Southern Minnesota also was visited by
snowfall.
Fair but cold weather in the Rocky
Mountain States today held little
promise of relief from the second storm
of the season, which had halted pa
mail planes, blocked highways, delayed
trains and disrupted wire communica-
ton. More snow was predicted in a
few isolated Wyowing and Montana
sections.
Resumption of air mail service was
expected today.
Wyoming Covered.
Wyoming was covered by heavy snow,
while most of Colorado was blanketed
with snow ranging from 2 inches in
depth in Denver to several feet in the
higher mountains. Near zero tempera-
lures prevailed in some localities.
All of Kansas was visited by heavy
rains and snowfall yesterday, bringing
moisture which was welcomed by
Winter wheat growers. Cold weather
prevailed there today
Disturbed conditions prevailed on the
Pacific Coast with prospects of a rain
fall following gale sweeping in from
the ocean.
Anxious Middle Western f cot ball
crowds gained some encouragement
from Saturdays weather forecast, which
was for generally fair weather, with
rising temperature.
Nothing approaching the full force of
the storm will be felt in Washington,
the forecaster announced today. Some
rain is anticipated tonight or tomorrow
and the temperature is expected to
drop Saturday night, but neither the
rain nor the cold is expected to be Sc
we're.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
SHAW'S CURT REPLY
TO LECTURE REQUEST
RILES SCOTCH CLERIC

Continued From First Page.l
and he promptly whote to Mr.. Shaw
and mentioned well-known public men
who had been welcomed to the society's
platform. Then he continued:
"You have perfect right to say
that you have not time to come
though find that statement hard to
believe from a man who evidently
finds plenty of time to bask for hours
almost naked on raft on a sunny
beach of the Riviera. and can spend
whole evenings with a famous Yankee
pugilist who seeks to worship at the
Shavian shrine.
What you had no right to do was
to accompany your refusal with a
gratuitous and typically insolent piece
OF advice to our secretary that we
should keep our guineas for other men
who need them more. 1t is quite EVIL
dent that you are not in need of
guineas. What you are in need OF Is
the grace Of common courtesy"
G. B. S. sent the following message
on post card today in reply:
"Hoots, toots mon, Dinna tax offense
whar name is meant and gle yer siller
til the young, a. tel't yet. j.
&c. Bernard Shaw.
"P. S. trust this is worthy of de-
voted student of Burns and Walter
Scott"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
.TUNNEY CANVAS HUNG
NEAR THAT OF WALES
Boxers Portrait, Painted by Sir
John Lavery, Goes on Ex-
hibition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November Gene Tun-
ney's portrait, painted by Sir John
Lavery, went on exhibition today near
an early portrait of the Prince of Wales
at a private view of the annual exhi-
bition of the Royal Society of Portrait
Painters. Critics said that Sir Johns
head of the retired champion looked
more like that of a university athlete
than professional boxer.
The artist was among the guests at a
dinner given to Tunney last August
At that time he proposed painting Tun-
ney, but no announcement was made
that the sittings had been arranged.
Consequently the portrait was some
thing of surprise to those who at
tended the exhibition
Tunney hangs near early portraits
of the Prince of Wales, in the Garter
robes by Sir Arthur Cope, which King
George loaned to the exhibition. An
other notable portrait was that OF Ber-
rlard Shaw by the Hon. John Collier.