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Evening star., 1928-06-03
MINNIE FRY RECALLS STAGE
HISTORY OF 50 YEARS AGO
Former Leading Lady for
John Drew Has Lived
Here 80 Years.
Obtained Start OF Career as
D. C. Amateur--Met
Many NotabIes.

An old lady who has been an invalid
for many years sat on the porch Of a
house In Takoma Park yesterday and
recalled scenes of so years ago when
she was leading lady for John Drew
and star In her own name.
Born Minnie Fry OF Huntsville, Ala,
she spent nine full and vivid years on
the stage as Margaret Lanner. married
Thomas l.. Coleman. famous Shake
spearean actor, and then retired when
her son was born. AS Mrs Minnie Fry
Coleman she has lived in Washington
for the past 30 years. the last three at
202 Cedar street, Takoma Park, D. c.,
where she received her interviewer with
an old-time graciousness yesterday.
Was Thalian Club Member.
Minnie Fry's first stage training was
received here with an amateur organi-
zation, the Thalian Dramatic Club,
which nourished for three years. Among
the members of the club was the late
Rudolph Kaufman, and one of its
contributing members was President
Garfield. The club never sold tickets.
Mrs. Coleman said, but was supported
by the contributing list
1t was Gen. Lew Wallace who per-
'1~-A7~1 AfCA iAiOJllEI W lEt Minnie ETV
go on the stage, and at the age 70 20
she went to New York under the chap
eronage Of sister of the late DR..
John Allen Wyeth, organizer of the
Polytechnic Hospital and famous ply
sician
She attracted the attention Of Felix
lie Fontaine, who was dramatic editor
OF the New York Herald, and he Sc
cured for her roles with Mary Andor-
son, John McCuIloch and others. Angus L.
tin DAILY saw her and promptly offered
role at Days, where she played op-
posite John Drew.
Later she played in Boston, with htr
own company. in East Lynne" and
other plays, and then went to Halifax.
where she was leading woman when
Princess Louis visited there, and later
still she was leading woman of a stock
company at the Wallack Theater in
New York.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
FOREIGN TROOPS on GUARD

TOXIC. Japan. June Sunday up.
A Rengos Agency dispatch from Pc
king says that in anticipation Of pos
sible disorders with the arrival of the
Nationalist vanguard this morning at
that city. commanders Of foreign
troops there ordered their soldiers to
take positions in defense of legation
quarters.
American. British. French. japanese
and Italian commanders met and de-
cided on this action shortly after the
departure Of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin
for Mukden. Heavy guard details were
placed at all entrances 70 the foreign
quarter.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

/ demioiogist 10 head the proposed reor-
! ganized division of statistics and
4 records
| Creation of separate division Of
! tuberculosis In charge of whole-time
/ qualified director with sufficient trained
| personnel to make possible an expansion
of the present clinic facilities and the
/ development Of the field service for ar
/ active campaign against this disease.
! Adequate provision for systematic in
/ vestigation Of all reported cases OF
/ tuberculosis.
| Expansion of Clinics.
/ Increased nursing service, under a
/ special supervisor.
! A large central clinic end additional
! clinics in different sections Of the city
mere examining specialists and more
clinic nurses.
The present number Of beds avail
able for tuberculosis patients should be
doubled
Creation of a separate division of ve-
nereal disease control.
4, Three additional prenatal clinics in
sections not served by similar hospital
clinics: more free beds for maternity
cases and increased qualifications for
midwives.
Establishment Of new infant welfare
stations in the following locations
Georgetown. /; northwest section. 2
southwest section, /; and northeast Sec
ton. /.
Additional hospital facilities for chill
dren and provision made for mental
hygiene for pre-school children.
Increase in the number Of medical
inspectors, nurses. dental inspectors
@Sefr
schools.
Equipment for administering the
Pasteur treatment for rabies.
Per Capita Expenditures.
The general recommendations which
require new legislation call for a careful
revision. modification and codification
Of existing laws and regulations, to-
gether with legislation for creating the
proposed department Of health and
hospitals
The report stresses that the per
capita expenditures by the District
Health Department over flve-year
period were approximately one-seyenth
the rate of increase in "a other large
cities, and critics rather sharply the
apparently excessive" cost Of hospital
izing suspected smallpox victims at the
quarantine station This same serv-
ice could probably be provided at a
smallpox hospital equipped with suit
able isolation facilities or even at the
patients usual place OF residence with
out undue risk of further spread OF IN
fection. and unquestionably at much
less public expense or inconvenience TO
The patients and their families" the re-
port declared.
Discussing the need Of suitable and
adequate hospital facilities the report
said: THE construction OF suitable
hospital facilities for the care and
treatment OF patients suffering from
communicable diseases in the District
Of Columbia Is q problem that deserves
immediate attention. The addition OF
such a unit to the present municipal
hospital appears to be the logical soiu-
tion of this problem.
A we'll directed health department
program for the control OF tuberculosis
will undoubtedly uncover many un-
reported cases OF this disease, the re-
port declared.
The report then emphasizes some OF
the shortcomings of the present ia
cilities and activities directed toward
the prevention. control and treatment
OF tuberculosis and makes a number
Of suggestions for remedying them.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
RAD|UM PLAINTIFF
REJECTSP PROPOSAL
Orange Woman Declines to
Accept $4,000 as Poison
ing Damage Settlement.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
NEWARK. N. j., June 2-Terms Of
the settlement proposed by Federal
Judge William Clark in the suits of the
five women seeking aggregate damages
of $1,250.O00 from the United States
Radium Corporation we're unofficially
disclosed today with the rejection of
the proposal by at least one Of the
plaintiffs.
Judge Clark who has no official con-
nection with the cases, proposed that
the women, who, physicians say, are
suffering from fatal radioactive pois-
oning, be given $4,000 cash, out of
which amount they would have to pay
legal expenses. The other compensa =
.tion offered the women included a pen
sion Of $500 year. the defendants to
pay for medical expenses and counsel
fees.
Mrs. Ouinta Mcdonald. Orange. OBJ
tccted to the terms Legal bills which
have received from time to time
nave run UP into the thousands" she
said.
At the home Of Mrs. Grace Fryer,
497 fremont avenue, Orange. it was
said that she had agreed to no settle
ment
Following the meeting last night In
the Office of Raymond H. Berry. coun-
sci Tor the plaintiffs, 1t YVES said that
two OF the five women had agreed to
accept the terms outlined
the litigation expenses. which the
women would have to pay, include
stenograpEers' hire. medical testimony
ana other expenses Of the damage suits
In the Supreme Court
Evening star., 1928-06-03
NEW SESQU| PLANE
HERE FOR TRIALS
Giant Amphibian to Be Test
ed by Navy F,,yerS-SimiIar
to Lost Dawn.

A new Slkorsky amphibian cabin
scsqui-plane, somewhat similar to the
ill-fatcd Dawn in which Mrs. Frances
Grayson and her companions undertook
their ill-fated transatlantic flight last
Winter. has arrived at the Naval Air
Station. Anacostia, for test as TO its
adaptability to naval aviation needs.
The plane was flown here from the fac
tory on Long Island by Lieut.. Rutledge
Irvine. flight operations officer Of the
station and turned over to the fight
test section for trials.
The amphibian has been modified in
details for service use. Its presence at
the station has created much interest
on the part of aviation personnel owing
to the new design and construction
features the ship embodies. The hull
is inclosed and has seats for six
perGons. including two pilots. Forward
the pilots seats are several feet Of
empty space which may be utilized for
fuel on long distance fights and in the
bow is a gunner's cockpit.
The plane is powered with two
Whirlwind engines, which are sus-
pended from the top wing. The wheels
fold up and outward when the ship is
in water use. The short lower wing,
extending several feet out from each
side of the hull. is designed for bracing
purposes more than for lift
In advance OF the trials the ship has
been designated "XPS-l," which means
that it is an experimental long-distance
patrol plane and the first OF its type
built by Sikorsky The flight test sec
ton of the station. composed Of Lieut..
s. w. Galloway. chief: Lieut. Comdr. A.
G: Miles. Lieut.. e. W. Rounds and
Lieut.. w. @. Tomlinson. will subject
the plane to a strenuous program OF
naval aviation trials, which will include
load-carrying ability. maximum altitude
with or without load. top speed. mini
mum speed, rate of climb and maneu-
yerability.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

Continued from First Page.)
1894 rebuilt the city, calling it YEN
king.
The second sovereign of the dynasty
founded by Kublai Khan, Young-Lo
I403-1425). transferred his court 70
Peking lie. North Court''). II thus
became the capital of the Chinese en-
rerors, who continued to rule from
there until the Manchr dynasty fell in
1912 and China became a republic with
Peking as its capital.
Peking was attacked unsuccesgfully
by TAPPING forces in 1855 English and
French troops entered the city in 1850
Peking suffered grievously during the
/ Boxer movement and the seige Of the
foreign legations in 1900. Foreign and
native buildings were destroyed and the
whole OF the business quarter was re-
duced to ashes.
After the revolution Of l31l-i9I2, the
city was much improved physically. the
chief streets were metalIed and lighted
sewage. water and electric light sys-
TENS were installed and tramways laid.
Imperial Palace.
Adjoining Peking to the north is the
Tartar City. within which is the For
hidden City, residence of the Emperors.
This circumstance often has led Peking
itself TO be referred to as the Forbidden
City. The Tartar City is encircled by a
wall and planted with trees. from one
Of which the last Emperor of the Ming
dynasty (1644). finding his escape from
the Manchu invaders cut off. hanged
| himself.
The central portion of the Forbidden
City forms the imperial palace. where
in halls of barbarfc s1ler1for the Ern
peror held court. In the eastern and
western portions the residences of the
highest dignitaries of the empire were
situated end beyond its confines to the
south stand the Offices of the six official
boards which directed the affairs of the
provinces of the empire.
In one of these Offices Lord Elgin
signed the treaty concluding the war
of 1850, and this marked the first oc-
casion on which a European plenipo-
tentiary ever entered Peking accom-
panied by all the pomp and circum-
stance of his rank.
The population of Peking is esti-
Evening star., 1928-06-03

She told Of meeting with Gilbert
and Sullivan and Of how after hearing
her recite Gilbert offered to take her
TO England as recitationist. She re-
fused because she wanted 10 keep on
acting.
She also recalls her first knowledge
Of Otis Skinner. who had very un-
important role in one play of which
she was leading woman. Mrs Cole
man considers Skinner the greatest
American actor now on the stage.
It was in Canada that she met Tom
Coleman, who was playing in Romeo
and Juliet" with Juii1 MarlcWe. She
exhibited quaint scarab ring engraved
with an inscription from Julia Marlowe
to her husband It will go to her
grandson, she says.
After their marriage she appeared
as Mrs. Tom Coleman for two years
and when her son was born retired
After Coleman's retirement they came
to Washington to live.
Produced PbotopIays.
Mrs. Coleman, who is now 10 years
old. has been unable to see a play for
years This is the one regret Of a
happy old age, as filled with memories
as her scrap books are filed with clip
pings and her walls with inscribed
photographs Of famous personages OF
the stage.
Fifteen years ago when the movies
we're young she produced several photo
plays. She goes TO the movies occa-
sionally now but thinks they are sadly
lacking in real actors and actresses.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
CHILEAN MIDDIES
WILL VISIT HERE
flaming Ship VIII Reach Annap.
oils With Graduating Class for
Visit Tomorrow

gfae o1tscefs z11 graduating cl2sS 81
tsae Cfgiae&n k2gz. Ecz1eny. ngw sr1iS~
sag 4. American Bs1eTa csg the training
solg General E>ael1fasg2o, ezDecE 70
Faast Washington 1efore returning "
CHE g MS 4ezsGaI aese l2st night
|1e Chilean oftaeeFs na%e exDgeHS1c
ceesfc ~ eass 1sog ffss GeeFetAgB of
tsse h&Ry sgT oeEaeF Government off,
eiz3S - @zgsess fgaetg 4sazglks stT Etle
cpflia. NetogDse 9Ggeu them ~ tf@
Ff5l&ceaysssz hzYY YARD DI Ecn15rss
l@}ZfGeE 18Faaa ne psst lo'}r Gays
TbeY 2~3 cessse go pay lGsnzae - tDe
LEzEyaG aolaler arc GtheF Amer scan
neTeeg is EY.sEsz5o1 hatso9si Cesseferg
Tn CeEI@Fzt E&ose<szno VII arrive
- re h2y2. Acsne1nY. Anna 1ylis.
cogizofggw ,tsae officers af41 members
- ne gfAas2saagaY elaA& vii De the
21<esi& II AcMyffSl bsl5s<1n s9peF1ptend
err ~ ffAs Eelsceny, - 3 luncheon and
I'll visit M YSr2G9g 6eDAFtnsen'E Tfle
.s5fsr.e@1 pAEsfa3pgaeG VII DaTans.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
FOREST PURCHASE
VOTEDFOR VIRGINIA
1858 Acres Included in Ma
tiona, Program Authorized
by Reservation Board.

Purchase Of 1853 acres Of forest lands
in Virginia for addition 70 three ma
t!onsl forests In that state was In
Guided In a general forest purchase
program for the Nation authorized yes
terdsy by the National Forest Reserva-
ton Commission.
The commission. composed Of Secre-
tary Of War Davis. Secretaries Work
and Jardine. Senators Keyes. New
Hampshire, and Overnan, North Caro-
inc, and Representatives Hawley. Gre
ron, and McReYnoids. Tennessee. au-
thorized purchase Of $50 tracts Of land
a9gregating 163 053 acres for addition
and Southern States.
Near Washington.
The Virginia purchases are IN Smith
Washington, Shenandoah. Rockoridge
Amherst and Nelson Counties, and the
lands are 20 be added TO the Shenan-
doat, Unaka and Natural Bridge Forests.
The closest Of these areas 10 Washing
ton is the Shenandoah National Forest.
living along Great North Mountain. on
the western side Of the Shenandoah
Valley in Virginia and West Virginia.
II Is not a part Of the proposed She
nandoafl Natioral PARK which is on the
opposite side Of the valley, in the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
In West Virginia the purchase OF
Is, ,699 acres N Psndclph, Pendleton,
Pocahontas and Tucker Counties is con-
tsnplated.
The purchase Of 1896 acres for the
Alabama National Forest Is authorized
in Alabama. In Arkansas, 1925 acres
are to be added TO the Oucfita and
Ozark National Forests.
Other purchases authorized are In
North Carolina, 2069 acres. as addi-
tions 10 the Pisgah and Eantahala Ma
tional Forests; Tennessee, 1897 acres.
as additions to the Unaka and Cherokee
National Forests; Georgia. 1859 acres,
as additions 70 the Nantaha and Chero-
kee National Forests: South Carolina.
las acres. as an addition TO the Man.
tahals National Forest.
In the lake States the purchase Of
37,365 acres Is contemplated. Of which
25.175 acres would be an addition TO
the Superior National Forest An addi-
ton of 1851 acres - the Michigan
National Forest also is to be made.
Lands TO be acquired in New Eng
land consist Of additions 20 the White
Mountain National Forest. 20,934 acres
being in New Hampshire and i20 acres
in Maine
In Pennsylvania 25.720 acres are 70
be added TO the Allegheny National
Forest.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

own interest In pending legislation, his
special interest In matters affecting hts
district, and his correspondence to his
constituents. In addition, he must take
part In shaping general legislation and
ordinances for a city Of approximately
half million people, must listen TO In
Vulnerable delegations advocating this
or that, and must be prepared 10 defend
committee measures on the floor. In
the Senate the committee burden is
! greater than In the House by reason OF
the smaller membership Of that body"
District In Congress.
In discussing District day In the
House the book points out that during
the frat session OF the Sixty-ninth Com
gress there were il Mondays which
. under the rule were available for Dis
trict business. On two OF these the
, House was not in session; on six other
business was considered leaving six for
the transaction Of District business, but
a portion 0f an additional day was as
signed 10 District affairs. In addition,
some bills we're considered by unanimous
consent by being placed In the consent
calendar or by suspension of the rules.
The difference In the legislative proce-
dure In the Senate is pointed out. and
1 ttIE DOpk gldbGB hIAab ia S1tAA bDAA@R
there Is generally a small attendance
during the discussion Of District bills.
On a roll call The members troop in and
vote without having heard the discus
sion. On party measures the members
are generally told how TO vote by the
. whips, but as there Is seldom a division
along party lines on District bills the
members are left 10 their own devices
10 find out what 1t is all about"
In the chapter devoted To the Board
Of Commissioners the book takes the
| view that the residence qualification Is
| matter 10 be determined solely by the
| President and the Senate, and IF an
appointee is confirmed there appears to
! be no way 10 attack his rights TO the
/ office" As an instance Of this the New"
/ man case is recited at length, In which
, the United States Supreme Court held
| that the mere fact that one Is a citizen
end taxpayer In the District does not
] make him an interested party who may
maintain proceedings against the In
eiimbent III an 1ffice on the consent OF
] tbe court II the Law Offices of the Gov.
j eminent refuse such consent
| The book takes up In INFINITE detail
| the functions Of every department Of
the District government, and while con-
fining itself ~ q recitation of their
duties, In this manner points out to
students OF municipal governments
UNIQUE features tbat sre found only In
! the Ds-tFiet. M
Evening star., 1928-06-03
WILL PRESENT COMEDY.

A comedy. THE Lady OF the Moon. "
will be presented by the Tart and Tai
ent Club of st. Stephens and the
incarnation Episcopal Church Thus
day at q pm. at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth
and Harvard streets
The cast includes Elizabeth Ward,
Janet Birgfeid. Lulu Pollock, Marion
Bscoe Elizabeth White. Dorothy Reed
er. James BIscoe, John Brasel II Rruc ,
Holdstock. and Is under the direction
al Samuel II. Reedcr.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
CHARLES eURRIER DEAD.

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fgaoye es 1f24 Pension Bureau foF Dpoge
than ~ yeaS1. c1el ~ Dis i3ome, as 1
EsB1e1 n9r.kaeaE1 FFscay B2ganls5g. aftF
az Illness ~ seyefa5 months
~ NAa Il EFaeugsIer ~ Pioneer Council
gzs geH4CF T. y. a. N ~ Baltimore
nc M EVFfseF as ssgygyes Dy ms
B4fe kEs. Emma EgTf5@T, szg1 a son
ISaYle Egff.eF. II Atlanta Da
FlneFsi geFYsGeg vii De Ksei6 al m
residence bpsnoFfew afternoon ~
ocl1cf. Res. n Bez Sven, pastor n
Eepte0nas3 Eap4sss C68ren vii Uf5lcii
ese. Tnsfgns *a - 81 W1gsssbi
Gsnae9%gy. Es4sas9se.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
WUMAY SUCCEED
SEE IN WASHINGTON
Fall of Peking Expected to
Bring WI Ting-F ang'S
Son as Envoy.

Peking falling into the hands of the
Nationalists will mean a new deal in
Chinese diplomatic representation in
Washington as well as in all other cap
itals. with the dramatic possibility that
DR.. c. c. WI. now here as the agent of
the Nationalists may succeed Minister
Sao-Ke Alfred SEE in the Nineteenth
street legation.
The touch of drama is furnished by
the fact that DR.. WI is the son of WI
Tlng-fang. Minister of China to the
United States back in the days before
Evening star., 1928-06-03

c nina changed
:rocl ~ absolute
monarchy 10 a re-
publican form of
government. or at
least is trying to
achieve the latter
firm of govern
~1ent though as yet
with little of the
machinery of pop
lIar control.
II was in 1897
that WI Ting-fang
came to Washing
ton and he remain
ed as minister un-
I'll 1902. He re-
turned in 1903 for
another term Of q
LITTLE more than o
Evening star., 1928-06-03
END TO CIVIL WAR
IN CHINA FORESEEN
BY CHANG TS0-LIN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-06-03
D. c. HEALTH PLAN
TO BE ANALYZED
BY CITY OFFICIAL S

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Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1928-06-03
giseai Inquiry Recalled.

The fscsi inquiry II j9t5~ig is de-
sfFi9ed sgl1 tie report of tie committee
~ Investigation as quoted at length. the
D1gk pointing out that this report
eventually was followed ~ the change
III 1871 fF9n0 $3.50 ~ 500 plan
yf9}ck Nss foiloHsd pntN the 1eeai yesr
1915, wIea the present. lump saEn ar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-22
VITAL ERS HAVE
BIC SEASON

SEATTLE, Oct. 22.-One Of the
greatest seasons in Alaskan waters
resulted this summer in the taking
of 1.4OO cataceans by the associated
companies.
Whaling began May / and closed
with September. There seems to
be no scarcity of the big mann
mails and many of great size were
harpooned. The biggest this season
measured IS feet. The worlds rec.
ord is SO feet 6 inches, this mann
moth having been taken in Alaskan
waters a few years ago.
The record whale of this summer
weighed so tons and caused much
excitement before it was moored
safe to the ship. Crews of whalers
made good money" bonus for
each whale killed being added to
wages.
Whales now have migrated to
feeding grounds off the coast OF
Africa. Sperm and fin-back whales
depart early in the fall for the
warmer waters, but are the first
to reach Bering Sea in the spring.
The sperm whale possesses fine
set of heavy ivory teeth and can
devour devilfish and sharks. Other
varieties, with. no teeth. content
themselves with swallowing small
fish and filtering out masses Of
algae and sea life through the
baleen, or whalebone curtains, in
the huge mouths.
For many years whaling will con-
tinue an annual industry in the
North Pacific. Little whaling has
been done on the high seas, most
of the catch being taken within so
miles of shore stations. Once the
offshore whales vanish deep-sea
whaling will begin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-22
CHANGE School
PROGRAM
HERE

Because students of the night
schools OF the 10 to 1S divisions
were so regular in attendance 1T
classes last year and have enrolled
so heavily since the schools opened
October /, they have been given a
/ larger appropriation and change u
locations have been made to accom-
modate the people.
Approximately SIS per cent OF
the employed colored people in the
/ District are in domestic service
! and reports show they are ambitious
to continue an interrupted schools
| ing and to pursue courses in trade
activities and the domestic. and
household arts.
| Though but slightly more than q
third of the population, they have
been assigned 1917 per cent of the
moneys set aside for night school
work in these branches.
To insure better equipment and
! greater convenience, the new
Francis Junior High School, at
Twenty.fourth and N Streets, will
| take the place of the old Stevens
| school. offering elementary subjects
| from grade to 5 and courses in do
nestle art.
| The Shaw Junior High School,
| at Seventh and Rhode Island
| Avenue will take the place of the
Douglass at First and Pierce
Streets, and the Cardoza Junior
High on M Street between First
Street and New Jersey Avenue.
Both elementary and business sue
| jects will be given, and stress will
De laid upon life insurance sales.
tfSaN hi 1Sa~ - p@Isa
nounced by Supervisor Leon Il.
Ferry. director of that part of this
school work.
A course in domestic science will
be opened in the Armstrong High
| nigh program, and bricklaying will
| be given at Phelps, Vermont
| Avenue below u Street, and at
Burrville on Division Avenue North
] east.