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New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
Ouce Keeps Home Fires
 For Italians Abroad

Nice, France, Jan. 18.0R- dussolini has made another move to teep the Italian blood in the French lorder district faithful to Italy by providing young Italians born in Trance with free, yearly trip to heir family's native home.
 Of the 100000 Italians in the trench Alpes- -Maritimes district it is ytimated that there are 1s.0o0 un- Ter IS years of age. A great ma- brity were born in France.
 These children now need only ap- Ny at an Italian consulate and a fee round-trip to Italy is arranged br them. In many cases they are Implied with new clothes and pro- hsions for the voyage.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
COM MUNITY COUNCIL
MEETS TOMORROW
Prince Georges County Civic Bodies
to Hear Talk on Outdoor
Advertising.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BLADENSBURG, Md, May 10. -
Members of civic community organi-
cations from many sections of the
county will assemble in the parish hall
OF st. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Church here tomorrow morning for the
Spring meeting of the Prince Georges
County Community Council
Featuring the program will be an
address by j. Bond Smith, general
counsel for the Maryland-N National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission,
who will discuss the billboard situation
in Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties, explaining the regulations
with regard to erection of the boards
provided by the commission. E. A,
Schaub Of the P. e. H. Morton Adver-
Using Co. of Baltimore will tell of how
the outdoor advertising companies are
trying to improve billboard advertising.
These men will speak during the after
noon session which begins at 1870
O'Clock. The morning program will
open at 10 o'clock.
munity plays in the afternoon and a
letter will be read from Harry D. Will
liar, chief engineer of the State Roads
Commission, on State road activities in
the county this year.
Luncheon will be served by the Wom-
ans Guild of st. Luke's Church. The
rescue squad ambulance will be on ex-
hibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
.DEBENTURE PLAN
IS Reimbursed
Prince Georges Pomona
Grange to Petition Dele
cation in Congress.
By stan Correspondent of The Star.

CHILLUM, Md, May 10.-A re-
Endorsement of the debenture plan for
farm relief was yesterday made by
Pomona Grange, No. IL, of Prince
Georges County, at its quarterly meet
ing in Eureka Grange Hall here. In
passing a resolution containing their
reimbursement the grange directed its
secretary to notify the Maryland delega-
ton in Congress of its action.
M. Guy Meloy, cotton expert of the
Department of Agriculture, who last
year was sent to Peru to study agricul-
tural conditions there, described his trip
in an address at the afternoon session
OF the all-day meeting Rev. j. j.
Queally also spoke, while Senator Tyd-
ingS, who was scheduled to deliver an
address, sent note of regret, explain
ing that possible debate on the deben-
ture plan kept him at the Capitol
An entertainment program, featuring
vocal and instrumental music and reci-
tations, was presented under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Ella Nalley, lecturer for the
Grange. A midday meal was served by
the Ladies Auxiliary of Eureka Grange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10 (Spe-
ciaD Robert E. Knight, ST., vice pres
ident of the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton, and one of the best known mer-
chants in this city, was severely cut
about the wrist yesterday when the glass
in door broke while he was removing
it from cabinet at his store He was
rushed to the Alexandria Hospital where
II stitches were taken in the CASH
Knight will be removed to his home
today.
Col. Clarence Deems, jr., Reserve Off
GERS Training Corps, officer of the Bird
Corps Area and member of Gen. Fred
w. Sladens staff, has been assigned by
the War Department as instructor of
the Alexandria High School Cadet
Corps He will begin active work at
the opening of the new term in Sep
TENDER, succeeding Maj. Chauncey Nc
Neill, retired who organized and
trained the cadets this year.
Col. Deems holds a Distinguished
Service Medal for heroic work in
France during the World War. He has
also served in the Philippine Islands
and Mexico. Col. Deems is graduate
of West Point and the school of Appli-
cation for Cavalry and Field Artillery
at Fort Riley.
Delegates from Post F, Travellers Pro-
tective Association, left here last night
for Roanoke to attend the annual State
convention. j. William May, president.
and Alfred Thomson, secretary, head
the local delegation.
City Sergt. Richard H. Cox has re-
ceived formal order from State au-
thorities directing him to make arrange
ments for the Democratic primary Au-
gust 6. when State and city officers
will be nominated.
John S. c. Boswell gave an illus
trated lecture on snakes at the weekly
luncheon and meeting of the Kiwanis
Club yesterday at the George Mason
Hotel. Elliott F. Hoffman presided.
The Washington Society of Alexan-
dria will meet tonight at s o'clock in
the Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce
headquarters in the George Mason
Hotel.
Mrs. Hugo Herfurth has been elected
president of the Maury School unit OF
the Parent-Teacher Association. Other
officials elected for the new term are
Mrs. D. c. MCGOWAN, vice president;
Mrs Elmer Nichols, treasurer, and Miss
Gladys Quinn, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
MARYLAND UNIVERSITY
GLEE CLUB TO APPEAR
Concert to Be Given Tonight at
Bethesda School in
Wilson Lane.

The University of Maryland Glee
Club will appear in concert this evening
at the auditorium of the Bethesda
School, in Wilson lane. The Glee Club
from College Park is the feature at
traction of a musical and dramatic
program to be presented by the fine
arts department, drama section, of the
Woman's Club of Bethesda.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, who is
chairman of fine arts in the club, is
a member of the cast in the one-act
play, Living Up to Martha of which
Mrs. Edwin H. Etz of Bethesda is the
author. This play was prize-winner
in the recent Arts Club play-writing
contest James Otis Porter is direct
ing this production and carrying one
of the parts.
Others included in the cast with Mrs
Smith and Mrs. Porter are: Mrs. Earl
w. Chafee, Miss Louise Massey and
Bob Miller. Mrs. William j. Peters is
directing short Rumanian folk play,
THE Strong Tower" by Anne Darling
ton, in which Mrs. Robert Sears, Mrs.
Rowland S. Marshall Mrs. Georgia
Maury Morse and John Knox comprise
the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
FIRE GROUPS TO MEET
Sandy Spring Department to Be
Host at Quarterly Session,
Set for May 10.
Special Dispatch 20 The Star.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 10.-With
the Sandy Spring department host, the
second quarterly meeting of the Mont
gomery County Association of Volunteer
Firemen will be held in the Sandy
Spring High School auditorium May 18,
according to announcement by the sec
rotary, Norris Russell.
Politics have never been discussed to
any extent at sessions of the asSocia-
ton" says Mr.. Russell in his announce
ment, but the forthcoming meeting
promises to be hot-bed of criticism
and dissension, rs several members all
ready have given notice of their pur-
pose to air their objections and
opinions"
Mr.. Russell states in his call for the
meeting that certain pieces of pro-
posed legislation would. if passed, be
detrimental to some of the volunteer
fire companies and possibly menace to
others"
The meeting will be conducted by the
new president, Francis Thomas OF
Sandy Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 10 Especially .
"A Christian Endeavor Institute will
be held in the Rockville Christian
Church tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming under auspices of the Montgomery
County Christian Endeavor Union. Rev.
S. j. Goode of Rockville, president of
the county union, will be in general
charge.
Funeral services for Mai. George M.
Thomas, formerly principal of the
Charlotte Hall Military Academy for
long time and later principal of the
Rockville Academy for several years,
who died OF pneumonia at his 10 ne
in Rockville early Wednesday, we're
held at the home this morning and
were conducted by Rev. Willard F.
Minnick, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, Rockville. This afternoon serv-
ices will also be conducted by DR..
Minnick in All Faith Church, Mechan-
icsville, Md. where the burial will take
place. At the time of his death, Maj.
Thomas was connected with the United
States Veterans Bureau, Washington.
He was IA years old.
Mrs. Leola B. Umlauf of this county
has instituted suit in the Circuit Court
here for an absolute divorce from Louis
B. Umlauf of New York, charging deser-
ton. She is represented by Attorney
AlOillcAo IVA AllNCISOIl Vi IbUChVlllC.
According to the bill, the couple were
married in Richmond, Va, october IL,
1918; lived together until June 80,
1925, and have one child, Louis B.
Umlauf, jr, aged 9 years.
A license has been issued here for
the marriage of Ward H. Crobin. 81,
and Miss Pearl A. Mcdonald, 10, both
of Washington.
Clyde D. Stevens, 81 of, Fredericks-
burg, Va. and Miss Emily M. Wood
ward, 19, of Potomac, Va, visited Rock
vile yesterday afternoon and obtained
marriage license from the clerk of
the Circuit Court.
Special servinces in observance Of
Mothers day will be held in the Rock
vile Baptist Church, Sunday morning.
The pastor, Rev. Bertram M. Osgood,
will speak on Motherhood and the
Cross" There will be special music and
the church will be deliberately deco
rated.
At the evening service, DR.. Osgood
will have for his topic, Responsibilities
of Middle Life" the sermon to be one
of series on periods of life, and Mrs.
Gertrude Dana Brockway of Washing
| ton, end Miss Eliza Choate and Rus
sell Conklin will participate in the
music program. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
PHILIP F. DU POINT
100000 DONOR
University of Virginia Re-
; VeaES Name as Schools
,e,
BenefaCtor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May TO-
The late Philip Francis du Pont of
Fairville, Pa, was revealed today as the
creator of the great trust of $6,000,000
for the benefit of the University Of Viz
ginia which was announced nearly a
year ago.
DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, president OF
the university, in naming the donor to-
day, said that one-half of the income
of the trust was designated by Mr.. du
Pont as a fund to be used for the Gre
alton of scholarships and fellowshipS to
help capable and needy youth and to
attract gifted men and women to the
student life of the university. The
other half, he pointed out, was left to
the discretion of the university author
tiles and it is their purpose to use a
substantial amount for development in
graduate fields.
Mr.. du Pont. student of the Uni
versity of Virginia from 1897 to 1900
was born at Greenville, Del. He died
in Fairville last May at the age of 40
years. He was a member of the Du
Pont family, widely known for achieve
ment in the field Of industry and phil
anthropy.
DIR. Alderman's Statement.
President Alderman. in discussing this
benefactor of the university. said:
"Mr du Points chief interests in the
university were in the field of the
humanities and literature, and. after
leaving the university, he published
several volumes of thoughtful and
charming verse. He was modest, re-
firing man. getting his pleasure from
literature and the arts. He was not
seeker after fame or reputation, but it
is clear that his constant thought Of
the university for many years revealed
a devoted and loyal attachment to his
alma mater as well as a large and
statesmanlike educational purpose for
the service of science and the arts
throughout the country.
His gift will have far-reaching i'm
portance on the life of the University
of Virginia. for it is the greatest gift
that has ever come to it, or to any State
institution, and his name, which will be
attached to the great trust and to the
many foundations built upon it, will
live always among the great benefactors
Of the institution and of the State"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
DEPARTMENT SUBMITS
MONTHLY HEALTH REPORT
Alexandria Office Data Reveals ~
Cases of Communicable
Diseases.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May TO-
Seventy-two cases Of communicable dis
eases. including 43 cases of measles.
were reported to the Alexandria Health
Department during April, according to
the monthly report of DR.. w, Lewis
Schaffer, submitted this morning to
City Manager Paul Morton. Thirty
five births and 18 deaths occurred dur
ing the month.
Twenty-six examinations of the city's
water supply, % examinations of milk
sold in this city by various diaries and
4 examinations of private water sup
plies were made by Miss Mae Cava-
naugh, technician, in addition to the
regular analytical work conducted at
the laboratory
Miss Marguerite Davis, public health
nurse, made 204 visits to the home of
patients and attended SO new patients.
She assisted at 26 clinics and placarded
IS homes.
Mrs. Peter Jackson, infant welfare
center nurse, made $50 visits to the
homes of TIA babies, including % new
patients. A total of 152 babies visited
the center and 81 took the toxin-anti-
toxin treatments.
Slxty-four persons were vaccinated
curing the past month, while SO took
the toxn-anti-toxin treatments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Missing Man Given
6 Months Sentence
For Theft of Bible
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, May 10.-Mot
Davidson, who several months ago
was arrested for stealing bible.
has been sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 and to spend six months in jail.
1t is doubtful, however, that he will
do so for he did not answer his
name when his case was called in
the Corporation Court. Judge Henry
c. Leigh ordered him tried by jury
in his absence.
Davidson was similarly penalized
in the Police Court and noted an
appeal. leaving the city while under
a recognized bond. His explanation
was that he had seen some colored
boys with the Bible and bought it.
The Bible was identified as that
belonging to Cabell Street Memorial
Methodist Church, officials of which
declined to prosecute The police
man who arrested Davidson, and
who as a member of the congrega-
ton recognized the Bible, took &C
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
CORNER STONE is LAID
AT NEGRO INSTITUTION
Virginia Union University Pro
cured Funds for New Building
From Colored People.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, May 10-Virginia
Union University. Negro college here,
today laid the corner stone of a new
building erected from funds contrib
uted by Negroes and said to be the
largest amount ever raised by the race
themselves for their own educational
work. The building. when completed,
will cost approximately $4,000.
The college. which numbers many
! well known Negroes among its grad
yates. was offered a large conditional
gift by the General Education Board.
After some effort the Negroes raised
$4,000 of the 100000 they were to
raise themselves. Julius Rosenwald
then offered to contribute the last
$4,000. when the Negroes had raised
the needed $4,000. President w. H.
Clark says the $4,000 still needed for
the building is now being raised by
subscriptions from Negroes.
The building for which the Negroes
laid the corner stone today is the first
unit of the college for women in con-
nection with the college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
Clarendon Card Party.

CLARENDON, Va, May 10 (SpeciaD
-EdWard Douglas White Council.
knights of Columbus, have plans COM
pleted for a benefit bridge and five
hundTGd party TO be held tonight in ST.
Charles School hall here. There viii
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
LEAVE FOR CONFERENCE.
School Principals to Attend State
Convention at Charlottesville.


BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, May los. P,
Vanderslice, principal of Washington
Lee High School at Clarendon, and w.
H. Thomas. principal of the George
Mason High School at Potomac, left
today for Charlottesville to attend the
annual State principals conference.
Before leaving Vanderslice made pub
lie the names of the six students who
have been awarded the honorary -Four
rageres" for scholarship and deport-
ment during the month of April.
Those who received the award for last
month are Ernest Hagan, Dennis Laid,
William Payne. Joseph Stroebel, John
Hunt and Waite Robinson.
The annual inspection of cadets at
Washington-Lee High School was made
Yesterday by Col. Clarence Deans of the
Third Corps Area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
WARDEN MAKES RULE
ON DIP FISHING LAW
Prohibited Above Maryland Tide
waters, Except in Two Months
of Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, May 1o.-Doubt
having arisen as to the exact provi-
sions of the law relating to the dipping
of fish in the waters of Maryland
above tidewater, State Game Warden
LIE Compile was appealed to by inter-
ested persons, and according to his in
depreciation of the law it is unlawful
to use dipnet for taking any fish at
any point above tidewater except during
the months of February and March.
Mr.. LIE Compile calls attention to a
law enacted by the recent Legislature
which permits only residents of the
State to dip for fish in the waters of
the State and that they must have
licenses SO to do, the fee being So.
According to Mr.. LIE Compile, the
dividing line of tidewater on the Poto-
mac River is at Little Falls, and he holds
that it would be unlawful to use dip
net in the Potomac above Great Falls
to take any species of fish, excepting in
February and March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
BANKERS DISCUSS
SERVICE CHARGE PLAN
Proposal Too Diversified for Any
Unified Action Discussion

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Landowner, Md, May 10.-An in
formal discussion of a proposed service
charge in all the banks of the county
featured the dinner meeting of the
Prince Georges County Bankers Asso-
citation in the Beaver Dam Country
Club last night.
The discussion developed that the
interests of the various banks affiliated
with the association were too DIVERSE
fled for any unified action by the or
ganization on the service-charge plan
at this time, although several indi-
vidual banks signified their intention Of
establishing such charge.
About 40 members OF the association
attended the dinner. William S. Hill,
president presided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
PASTOR RECEIVES CALL.
Washington Minister Asked to Fill
Cumberland Pulpit.

CUMBERLAND Md, Nav 1O-The
session of the first Presbyterian Church
here has extended call to the Rev.
William A. Eisenberger of the Church
of the Covenant, Washington, D. c.. to
fill the pulpit, vacant since last Fall,
following acceptance of a call by Rev.
William Owen to Greensburg, Pa. 1t is
understood Mr.. Eisenberger will accept
and assume duties about June /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
TWO HELD IN DRY RAID.
Danville Police Seize 90 Gallons of
Rum in Hotel Room.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANV1LLE, Va. May 1O.-Max Ro-
man and Harry Adams, clerks of the
Hotel Ptttsylvania, were under arrest to-
DAY charged with liquor law violations
following a sweeping raid conducted by
19 police officers.
Twenty-Five gallons of liquor were
found In room on the first floor
equipped with special lock and rented.
the records showed, to ~. P. Williams, .
whose identity the police could not
learn. The key to the room was found
at the desk Adams and Roman pro-
fessed ignorance of Williams where
abouts and denied also knowledge that
LIQUOR was in the hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
SCHOOL TO GIVE SHOW.
Championship Culpeper Team Will
Hold Benefit Performance.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
BALLSTON. Va, May 10.-Havine
won the district high school base ball
championship by their defeat of the
team Of the Culpeper High School,
the Athletic Association of the Wash
ington-Lee High School will tonight
hold a vaudeville show in the audi
forum with which to raise the funds
for equipment and travelling expenses
for their participation in the coming
petition for the State championship
in class B. Sixty members of the
faculty and student body will partici-
pate in the show.
The winning of the district champ
ionship entities the local team to meet
such other teams as win the champion
ships in other districts. They will be
advised by the University of Virginia,
from whom they receive banner, who
they are to play and where and when
the games will take place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
LAST OF THREE INJURED
IN ACCIDENT SUCCUMBS
Fatalities Due to Automobile Col
lision Near Ridgeville-Colored
Occupants of Colliding Car Gone.

Special Dispatch to The Star
FREDERICK, Md, May 10.-The
third victim of an automobile accident
in Howard County, near Ridgeville, Sat-
urday afternoon, O'Day B. Snead, SO,
Glenwood, Md, died at the Frederick
City Hospital of internal injuries. Two
companions-Caskey Snead, %, and
Samuel Ramsey, 40, of Howard County,
also were fatally injured.
The Snead machine collided with an
automobile occupied by two colored men
in rounding curve. The occupants of
the other machine ran from the scene
Of the crash and have not been iden-
titled.
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
I ARE FREED in
ATTACK CASE

Police of Takoma Park, Nd, are
today. checking up on the actions
and stories Of two colored men who
have been named in connection
with the attack a week ago today
upon Mrs. Clara Millar. 32-year-old
housewife of Takoma Park.
Following the failure yesterday Of
Mrs. Mlllar to identify two colored
men held by the Thirteenth. precinct
police of Washington, the men were
released. They had been picked up
Monday night and held for possible
Identification by Mrs. Millar.
Five other colored men, held at
Takoma Park, also were released
when Mrs. Miliar failed to identify
them. They also were viewed by
Miss Ruby Pitmin, Of the 400
block of r st. n. w, who reported
to police that she was seized by q
colored man last Friday while she
was leaving the North telephone
exchange
The Washington times., 1929-03-20
P R IZE CADETS
ARE CHOSEN

Local high school cadets are
warming up TOR the annual COM
pany and reginental competition
which engages -the interest of the
entire city, and drill contests test.
ing each unit OF the organization
are in progress. Squad contests
occur March 81 at p. M, in the
Stadium. Firsttand N Streets North.
west. =
The Ninth Brigade, under Capt.
Arthur c.. Newman. Major H. 0.
Atwood, Capt. Edward York, and
Sergt. William Robinson, has just
completed the contest for the best
drilled private and non-commis,
stoned officer in each of the three
high schools instructed by them.
Private Milton Piper. of Company
D. and Sergt. Vincent Anthony. of
Company M. at Armstrong; Private
James Howard, Company K, and
Corporal Cassell Jones, Company
K, at Cardoza. with Private Richard
Payne, Company A. and Sergt Will
liam Wormley. Company B at
Dunbar won over all 900 con,
testants
The judges were r. o. T. C.
officers-Capts. N, N Atkinson,
Gregory Shadd, Clinton Burke and
Clifford Smith. and Lieuts. Baxter
Go0dall Frederick Petite, C. g..
Smith and Stafford Coleman-all
of Howard University, through the
courtesy of Cob c. f. N. Howard,
professor of military science and
tactics.