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Evening star., 1928-11-04
SNOWDEN CHOSEN
SENIOR CLASS HEAD
Western High School Selects OH
cers-Glee Club Announces
Fall Show.

Edward Snowden was chosen presi-
dent Of the Western High School senior
class in the annual election wednesday
afternoon Marian Bates was elected
president; Minor Jameson was
chosen treasurer, and Harriet Lloyd was
named secretary. Nominations were
made in the section room last Monday,
and the four candidates receiving the
highest number of nominations COM
prised the ticket for the election.
1.-The Crimson Star" an operetta In
three acts, has been chosen by the
Senior Glee Club for its fall presenta-
ton. Tryouts for the different parts
were conducted every afternoon dur
ing the past few days.
The drive of the Home and School
Association for new members opened
last Thursday and will close Saturday
The goal is to get two members from
each students family to join the AS
ISOLATION. A prize of $5 in gold to all
100 per cent sections has been offered
The public speaking and drama classes
are putting on skits to promote the
membership drive. =.
The first of series OF tryouts to
choose the three best debaters to repre-
sent the school in contest to be held
soon with the Huntingtown High School
Of Maryland, was held recently. The
subject debated was: Resolved, that
prohibition has had harmful effect or
the country as a whole" The discus
sion was won by the negative. -
Evening star., 1928-11-04
MELLON STATEMEN
ON COAL ATTACKED
Newspaper Publishes Transcript of
Brothers Evidence Contra
dieting Secretary.
BY the Associated Press.

LEXINGTON, KY, November SIN
answer to statement by Andrew j,
Mellon, published yesterday in the
Lexington Leader. that the major por-
tion of the Treasury Secretary's coal
holdings are in Kentucky and West
Virginia and that he did not become
interested in the Pittsburgh Coal Co.
until after the Interstate Commerce
Commission had taken action to restore
the differential on lake cargo coal ship
mentS preferential to Eastern over
Southern fields, the Lexington Herald
today published a transcript of the
testimony of r. B. Mellon, brother of
the cabinet member, at hearing
March % last. that the Treasury head
was interested in the Pennsylvania at
an earlier date.
The Transcript quoted r. B. Mellon
as saying, under oath, that he and his
brother bought 78. sos shares. OF Pitts
burgh Coal in 1927, and testifying fur
ther that I'VE did not own the same
amount. I was not in the coal COM
pany until 1921. NY brother was in
there, maybe, 10 years back of that
seven or eight years or So"
Evening star., 1928-11-04
ELECTIONS HELD =
AT NATIONAL \ j.
David Lynn Editor of the
Docket-Freshmen Fail to
GET Majority.

:. With the recent election of David
Lynn aS editor, the organization OF the
stan OF the Docket, annual senior class
publication at the National University
Law School, has been completed. John
r. Fechter has been appointed business
manager, and Robert F. Klepinger has
been named treasurer .Ge
Other members of the Docket staff
who were appointed last week were:
Miss Loyols Nichols, assistant business
manager: Charles F. Tappy, advertising
manager; j. 8. Byrd. circulation man.
ager; Walter W. Bryan. associate editor;
Miss Olivine Fortiar, secretary; Francis
Hickey fraternity editor; H. Winship
Wheatley, lr., organization editor. and
r. S. Billhimer. Photographic manager
The contract for the publication has
been awarded to Baltimore printing
concern.
Freshman Election Fails.
The freshman class election failed to
produce president when none of the
nine candidates received a majority of
the votes. The officers who were chosen
included Miss Virginia Pratt, vice pres-
dent; william Deerig, secretary. and
william c. Baden, treasurer The Office
Of president will be filled in a second
election this week.
The scope of the Cy Pres Club will
be enlarged during the present year as
a result of unanimously adopted
amendment to the clubs constitution.
The woman students of the university's
school Of economics and government
will b. admitted to membership in the
club under the amendment adopted last
Friday night.
Junior Glass Officers.
In completing the lineup of the
Junior class officers for the year the
following have been chosen to fill the
position of secretary. historian and class
orator, respectively. Ely c. Treger,
James Arts and Fleming Stevens.
The National University Law Review,
which is issued twice year by National
University, will soon come off the press.
according to announcement at the
school. The Law Review contains dis
cussions and articles by authorities on
legal questions which have appeal to
both the lawyer as well as the layman.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
M'KINLEY'S CLASSES
PLAN DRAMA TOURNEY
November ID and 21 Set for Com
petition-Judge O'Toole
Addresses Students.

The Tech Dramatic Club of Mckinley
High School will present its annual
tournament November IA and November
81. The winning cast will receive a
silver loving cup and the person con-
sidered the best actor or actress will
receive small cup. The freshman
cast that will present Imagination"
on November 81 includes Robert Power,
Theodore Lawrence, Melvin Buckner,
Catherine Gosnell and Pearl Brown
The Junior cast that will present "a
Dangerous Experiment" on the same
day includes David Hill, Robert Service,
Pat Bergen, Heath Smith, Alvin Bar
nett, Bob Lines, Evelyn Richards, Ma
rion Jackson and Jeane Bone. On
Wednesday, November IA the sopho-
more cast includes Virginia Trullinger.
Gordon Horsnell, Jack Hendricks, Ralph
William, Irene Strickland and Mary
Stallings. The sophomore play Is en-
titled "The Land Of Hearts Desire"
On the same day the seniors will pro-
duce their play, entitled Punk" The
cast includes Deborah Daniel. Anita
Dunlap, Olive Adams, Harry Putnam.
Charles McCurdy, Joseph Fiegley and
Dean Longfellow.
Miss Watkins is the faculty advisor
for the freshman and senior plays,
while Miss Selah is instructing the
sophomore and junior plays a..
Judge Mary O'Toole of the Munic-
ipal Court was the speaker at the Nc
Kinley High School assembly last We'd
n"sday morning under the girl leaders
OF the school. Represented on the stage
were the activities of the various school
clubs and organizations of girls. Miss
Deborah Daniels presided
Judge O'Toole recited incidents of
her early school life in ireland "in a
school that would be q hut in COM
parjson with the fine new Mckinley
Building" and urged the girls to make
the most Of the opportunities laid be-
fore them and 90 out for any career
they may believe themselves fitted tor
Later during the assembly Miss Olive
Adams gave an outline Of the various
school activities through which a girl
at Tech may bring honor to her school
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Forty-three foreign countries are rep
resented in the student body of George
Washington University, according to
figures recently announced by Harold
G.. Sutton, registrar In the order of
their numerical representation these
countries are: Russia, Philippine Is
lands Canada, England, Italy, Ger
many, Porto Rico, Poland, China, Pan
anna, France, Sweden, Japan, Norway,
Hungary, Switzerland. Ireland, Spain,
Czechoslovakia, Scotland, Wales, AL
geria, Austria. Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile
Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece. Haiti
Hawaii, Jamaica, Traq, Mexico, Neither
lands, Nova Scotia, Palestine, Prussia,
Rumania. Syria, Uruguay, Sicily;
Students from every State in the
Union are registered in the university.
In the School of Government, which
10 States and the District of Columbia
are represented.
The total enrolment of the univer-
sity is 500 in excess of that OF last
year. The freshman classes in many
instances have for the first time more
students in the morning sections than
in the late afternoon sections.
The National Association of Deans
and Advisers of Men will meet in
Washington, under the auspices of
George washington University, April
ii, IL and IS, 1929. Dean George B.
Culver of Stanford University is presi-
dent Of the association and Dean Henry
Grattan Doyle Of George Washington is
vice president. Dean F. M. Dawson
of the University of Kansas is secretary.
Dean Doyle will be In charge of local
arrangements. The program of the
meeting will be announced later.
Elmer Louis Kayser, director of the
Summer sessions Of the university, re-
turned Thursday from the University
of Nebraska, where he attended the
convention Of the Association of Sum-
mer School Directors.
Topics for essays to be submitted for
the Weddell peace prize have been an
nounced by Dean Charles E. Hill. This
prize, established by Mrs. Virginia
Chase Weddell as a tribute to her hts
band, Alexander Wilbourne Weddell,
distinguished diplomat, who is grad
liate of the university, is arousing much
interest among students of the School
of Government. The prize of $3.50 is
awarded annually to a student for the
best essay upon the subject Of 1.-THE
Promotion of Peace Among the Nations
of the world
The benefit thsater performance held
by the Columbian Women last Mon
day evening at Polls Theater was an
outstanding success. The performance
was attended by capacity audience,
composed Of residential society," univer-
Evening star., 1928-11-04
Students From 43 Foreign Countries
Listed at George Washington University

sity officials and members of the stu
dent body. Proceeds Of the benefit are
to be devoted to the Columbian Wom-
ems $4,000 fund for the proposed third
unit of the new university plant.
Arthur N. Young, economic adviser
of the Department of State, spoke last
Tuesday before Dean Hills class In
international law on the Dawes plan.
The womens debate team Of George
Washington met the team of woman
debaters representing the universities
of Great Britain Wednesday. The de-
bate was Of particular interest, as it
was the first international intercollegi-
ate debate to be held between woman
teams. The British visitors came to
Washington Immediately after landing
in this country, and the George WASH
ington women were the first opponents.
Frederick to meet Hood College. The
British women will continue their Jour-
ney. meeting teams from many of the
large colleges in the East and Middle
West, and ending their tour in Chi
cago with a debate against Northwest
ern University. The George Washing
ton team was composed of Miss Ruth
Herman, Miss Helen Prentiss and Miss
Marjorie Motherhood, and the British
team included Miss Nancy Samuels Of
oxford, Miss Marjorie Sharp Of London
and Miss Lenora LockhArt OF CAM
bridge.
Election of officers of the freshman
classes took place Thursday under the
auspices of Warren Reed West, profess
sor in the political science department.
At the same time tie resulting from
the elections of last Spring In the Office
Of president of the senior class In the
School of Engineering was run off
Results of the voting will not be avail
able for several days, as eligibility of
the voters is being closely checked.
DR. Charles Edward Hill, acting dean
of Columbian College and professor of
political science, will speak at the Co.
lumbian Women's meeting Tuesday on
THE Presidency" The usual social
hour will be held from 4 until 4:45
pm, when the women of the Law
School act as hostesses. Following
Dean Hills talk the regular business
meeting will be held.
The first issue Of the year of The
Ghost, student comic magazine, will be
out tomorrow The Ghost is appear
ing this year on new basis, with the
development Of new and original fields
of college humor as It's objective.
The Colonial Wig, literary magazine
will appear November Ia. A feature OF
this issue will be the one-ser1tence con-
test on the subject, George washing.
tons Greatest Need" Jack Vivian has
recently been appointed acting bust.
ness manager Of the Wiz
Evening star., 1928-11-04
ARMSTRONG'S ATHLETES
HOLD Halloween PARTY
Students Win Prizes at Festivities,
Social Hygiene Club Men,
bership Grows.

The Armstrong High School Athletic
Association, composed of over 600 MEM
bers, held Halloween party in the
gymnasium last Monday afternoon.
Prizes offered for the most beautiful
and most comical costumes we're won
by Margaret jackson and Jacob Ford,
respectively.
The Social Hygiene Club. which was
organized Tuesday, october %, under
the direction Of Mrs. I. T. Perkins, with
81 members present, met last Tuesday,
when 80 girls were present. The club
meets regularly every Tuesday afternoon
at the close Of school.
The girls rifle team will have three
matches this year with the Dunbar
team. Mrs. @. C. Brown is sponsor for
the Junior senior and Miss @. J. Will
liams for the freshman sophomore team
DANIEL Chase is captain Of the junior
senior team.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
SCHOOL CHANGES MADE.
Revision in Business University's S
Personnel Is Announced.

Two important changes in the per-
sonnel of the Southern Brothers Busi-
ness University were announced this
past week by Lee p. Southern, president.
E. Read McAlpine, formerly registrar
OF the school, has been appointed yoea-
tioaal employment manager. H. G.
Hit, formerly associated with a large
business university in New York, has
been appointed business. manager, sue
ceeding Lee P. Southern, jr., who has
assumed charge of the Miami, Fla,
branch of the school.
Maryland and Virginia students at
tending the school viii be excused Tues
day in order that they may go home
and vote. A petition asking that they
be granted the privilege of voting with
out penalty of being absent was signed
by 184 of the student body.
The Delta Sigma Fraternity, Pi Ep-
silon Chapter, of the school will hold
its first Fall dance at L'Aiglon on Fri
day, November 8. Sigma Delta will
hold It's first dance at the Hotel Roose-
velt, also on the same night. The Phi
Cana Mu, Greek fraternity, composed
of educators, announced during the
week the election Of President Southern
to membership.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
CASH, NOT THRILL,
STAKE, SAYS STATE
Georgia Contends Money Is Big
Point in Killing
Case.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ca, November 3.--Rob-
berry for cash and not for thrills will
be the States contention when George
Harsh. 10 years old, and Richard Gray
Gallogly, 1S, both former college stu
dents and sons OF wealthy families,
face trial charged with murder for two
slayings committed m series OF spec
tacular hold-ups.
This was made known today, at the
same time it was learned that investi-
gators Of the solicitor generals office
had witnesses to testify to the eXtrava-
gance of the youths and to their FREE
quent need of money above their al
lowances.
The State, 1t was said, through a
number of witnesses will seek to prove
that the allowances Of the youths were
spent almost as soon as they were re.
ceived and that they staged the hold
ups to obtain money.
Harsh, who was arrested 3 week ago
today, police said, confessed to q series
of seven hold-ups and the Staying of
s. H. Meek, grocery clerk, and Willard
A. Smith. pharmacist, In two at
tempted robberies. The youth gave as
his reason for the hold-ups the "de-
sire for thrill"
Evening star., 1928-11-04
j. OF N. PLANNING
FOR HOMECOMING
Annual Event Is to Be Held
at College Park on
November H.,

COLLEGE PARK, Md, November g.
Plans for home coming day, November
II. the occasion each year when the
alumni return to their alma mater for
a reunion and good time, now is being
planned by the M Club, which handles
these affairs.
Gilbert Dent, president of the "M''
Club. had his associates together this
week to formulate plans and the pro-
gram was about decided upon.
While there will be many other
events, the big feature of the occasion
will be the foot ball game between
Maryland and Virginia, which will be
staged in Byrd Stadium at $3.50. There
also will be meeting Of the IN" Club
at the close of the game, dinner Cor
university dining hall at O'Clock, and
the homecoming dance In Ritchie gym
naSium starting at $50.
Burton Shipley was named to handle
the dance, w. B. Kemp to plan the din
ner and r. w. Axt and Qeary Epply
were designated to have the constitution
and bylaws printed with all changes
and amendments.
DR.. James S. Montgomery, chaplain
Of the United States House Of Repre-
sentatives, addressed the Students As
semblv this week and held the rapt
attention of a crowd that completely
filled the auditorium.
Lieut. Col Clarence Deems, jr., of the
3rd Corps Area, will inspect the Mary
land r. o. T. C. unit tomorrow. He
will visit the military classes before in
spectine the soldiers in drills on the
field.
Alpha Zeta, national agricultural fra
terIity, has pledged seven men as fol-
lows: Howard Anderson, j. oswald
McWilliams, Marion wallace, Charles
Hemming, Paul Marth, George Madigan
and Herbert HOPES. To be eligible q
student must rank in the upper two
fifths Of his class. Good character and
qualities of leadership also are essen
tial.
Stanley Simmons he's been elected
vice president of the Glee Club with
william Bradley assistant manager and
Jack Ladson advertising manager and
the following tentatively selected for
membership:
Raymon Bickle, William Bradley,
George Brouillet, Hugh Buckingham,
William Burhans, Joseph CAldara,
James Chapman, William CoblentE,
Richard Corkran, Simon Duckmaf1,
Paul Fisher, James Fuchs, Benjamin
Friedman, Arthur Froehlich, Samuel
Holten, Walter Koons, Jack Ladson,
Robert Lockridge, Bernard McPhatter,
Gerald Munson, Donald Paris, Scott
Pollock, Ralph Shure, Sydney Silver.
man. Stane1y Simmons, Edwin Stimp-
son, Russell Spence, William SCHNEIDER,
Walter Thorne and Henry Young.
Members of the University Student
Band have been selected as follows;
Clifton Davids, Charles FoutS Will
liam Fisher, Robert Brown, George
Burgdorf, Robert Pryor, Rankin Hat
field, Robert Blechman, Ira wales.
Louis Grogran, Jack Ledson. John
Knobloch, Earl Wilhelm. William Bur-
hans S. W. FiShkin, William Cooper,
w /. Mordicai, Ernest Haines, Harry
Hess, Edward Hudson. Thomas Mar
shall, William Coblentz, Austin Biggs,
Samuel Hawkins, Henry Duval, William
Saunders, Austin Miller, Edward WillSe,
Amos Hotter, Conrad Grohs, Jack Vier-
korn, Edward Wheeler, Earl Sangston,
Perry Cowgirl, Albert Holland, Scott
Pollock, Louis Phillips, George Wade,
Josiah Hunt. Gelston Mcneil and
Charles Grey.
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Kranz, Harry McInerny, Chrales Va
laer; publicity, Frank Telling, Timothy
DAILY, Louis Helmuth; tickets, William
j. Hogan, Lucien Mercier. Stephen
The first of the prize debates at the
school of law will be held the evening
of November %. The others in the
schedule of five for the season have
been set for January Is, 1929 March
6, April 10 and May for the final
contest which is to decide the scholastic
championship Under a new arrange
ment this year the contests will be
staged between the debaters of the
various law clubs instead Of the senior
and junior debating societies As here
tofore. =
Evening star., 1928-11-04
Grange Meeting Arranged.
Special Dispatch to The star.

~VOVINI LIspugCII VU ! nc QUIT.
BELTSVILLE, Md, November B.
The quarterly meeting of Prince Georges
County Pomona Grange. embracing the
various subordinate oranges OF the
county. will be held next Thursday at
Beltsville The morning session, which
will be devoted to business will start in
Grange Hall at i0:30 o'clock. Biennial
election of officers will take place
Luncheon will be served by the women
of BeltSville Grange. Lectures and music
will make up the afternoon program
which will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
STABLE LOSS $4,000.
Ayrshire Farm Horse and Pony
Destroyed in Fire.

Special Dispatch to The star.
UPPERVILLE, Va, November g.
Stables at the Ayrshire Farm near here
were damaged by fire of unknown origin
last night, horse and pony being
burned. with quantities OF feed. Eleven
thoroughbreds were saved. The loss
exceeds S25,O00.
Ayrshire Farm is owned by Mrs WAL
ter Jones, daughter of Gen. James A.
Buchanan of Civil War fame, and Is
but short distance from the stock
farm of Rear Admiral Cary GraySon.
Considerable damage was done there by
fire recently. t..t.e
Evening star., 1928-11-04
Ancient Art Students Tonic,

Clarke Bailey and Dorothy Cook, stu
dents of the Dunbar High School, spoke
on the works Of two sixteenth century
French painters, Francois Clouet and
Nicolas poussin, at the weekly meeting
of the high schools French Club last
Monday At the. same time q group of
other members played a charade under
the leadership Of Natalie Moorrnan.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
Five Marriages Licensed.
ecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, November 81
Marriage licenses have been issued here
to the following persons: Wilbur A. Kolb.
81 years old, of Washington, and Mary
Louise Albaugh, New Market, Md: Al
bert r. Cage. 10, Baltimore, and Mar
guerite E. Owery, Washington; Donald
Lee Painter, 81, and Agnes e. Payne,
Luray, Va; Philip D. Payne, 23, and
Helen G.. Martin, "a, fredericksburg,
Va, and Charles M. Wentz, %, South
Charleston, Ohio, and Geraldine Mar
shall, 81, Broadway, Va.
Evening star., 1928-11-04
Renee Adoree Seeks Divorce.

LOS ANGELES, November 3 P.-
Charging her husband with desertion
on September rs, at which time she al
legged he took most of the furniture
with him." Renee Adoree, film actress,
today filed suit for divorce from William
y. Gill. She also charged cruelty
Evening star., 1928-11-04

N@AeA - -
An unus ually
large number OF
applicants came oui
for the initial try
outs for the glee
club, the college
orchestra and r.
o. T. c. band,
which has the
dis tin C ton of
leading the cheer
ing section at al
Georgetown foot
ball contests.
Under the ca
pable leadership OF
Henry Deane Ben
son. the George
wn University
Glee Club is giving
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Soldiers on leave, even when not
wearing their uniforms, are to be given
reduced rates on railways Of the Irish
Free State
Evening star., 1928-11-04
MUSIC CLUBS LURE
GEORGETOWN MEN
Student Participation, More
Pronounced Than Ever,
Borders on Rivalry.

Student participation in the three
major musical clubs at Georgetown
University, bordering on the point of
rivalry. is more pronounced this year
Evening star., 1928-11-04

Committees were named as follows:
Entertainment Jack Hegarty Sam
Boyd, Jack White, David Smith;
speakers, Ira Ewers, Fendail Coughlan,
Austin j. Garfield, Joseph Connolly,
Gregory Cipriani; dinner. Archibald
Shipe. A. A. ODonnell, William Grogan,
John Carmody, Joseph Malloy; trans
portation, Robert Dennison. Harry
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in torn and muddied garments, with
a streak of dried blood scanning his
forehead like a scar, fell through the
open doorway into Beresford's arms.
Good God" muttered Beresford,
dropping his revolver to catch the
strange burden. For a moment the
Unknown lay in his arms like corpse.
Then he Strengthened dizzily, stag
gered into the room, took few steps
toward the table and fell PROSTATE
upon his face, at the end of his
strength.
"Doctorl" gasped Miss Cornelia,
dazedly-and the doctor, whatever
guilt lay on his conscience, responded
at once to the call Of his profession.
He bent over the Unknown Man
the physician once more-and made
brief examination.
Hes faintedl" he said, rising.
"Struck on the head, too"
"But who,js hep faltered Miss Cor
nelia-
~ never saw him before" said the
doctor. 1t was obvious that he spoke
the truth. Does anyone recognize
him?"
All crowded about the Unknown,
trying to read the riddle of his iden-
tity. Miss Cornelia rapidly revised
her first impressions Of the stranger.
When he had first fallen through the
doorway into Beresford's arms, she
had not known what to think. Now,
in the brighter light of the living room
she saw that the still face, beneath its