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Evening star., 1929-01-04
MISSION EXTENDS
AID TO VETERANS
Scores of Destitute Ex-Serv-
ice Men Come to Capital for
Federal Compensation.

Scores of World War veterans seek
ing adjusted service certificates from
the United States Veterans Bureau
under the World War adjusted COM
pensation act, who come to Washing
ton destitute, rely on the city's char
tiles for maintenance until they OBJ
tain their funds from the Veterans
Bureau, according to John S. Bennett,
superintendent of the Central Union
Mission, 613 c street
Reporting yesterday to the monthly
meeting of the missions board of di-
rectors, Mr.. Bennett said the inStitu-
ton provided 1899 free nights lodg-
ing, or an average of slightly more
than Al men night In December,
while it served 1,195 free meals. Many
of the men who appealed to the mis-
sion explained that while they were
utterly without funds for room and
board here, they were in Washington
erans' Bureau Mr. Bennett said.
During the last week, Bennett said,
three men who had received amounts
averaging $135 each, donated So, So
and 81, respectively. to the mission in
appreciation for the treatment re-
ceived there.
Permanent jobs were obtained for 81
men in December, while 81 others were
placed in temporary employment, the
report showed. 1t also indicated that
the months attendance at the evening
chapel services was 2,422, with 179 pro-
feSsed conversions. An average of 110
garments night were washed in the
Evening star., 1929-01-04

Bureau of Agricultural Economics, who
is in direct charge of the operation Of
Center Market, in reply to questions by
Representative Cramton, advocated the
advisability of continuing the operation
of the market until such time as the
site is absolutely needed in connection
with the building program. He pointed
out that the Government paid 81 ,522,-
600 for the buildings and equipment
The title to the land has always rested
in the Government AS result of the
operation of the market there will be
turned into the Treasury for last year
$4,000 more than the cost of operation.
Cancellation Stipulated.
Mr.. Kitchen called attention that
while the Government enters into yearly
leases with the tenants. there is stip-
ulation that these leases may be can
celed by Congress at any time. He
however, that the dealers
should be given a years notice.
These people are selling about SIS
100000 worth of foodStuffs a year."
Mr.. Kitchen said. "The Center Market
matter has been agitated for the last
10 years, but it has always been put
off and they have not made any pro-
vision for themselves. They do not
want to vacate until they know what is
going to be done"
Evening star., 1929-01-04

goes on down the line until he finds an
opening at some other kind of work.
There is always an opening somewhere;
there are plenty of jobs where they
don't ask a man If he has a prison
record These are not the kind of jobs
a man would pick If he had his choice.
but there are a good many hundred
thousand honest men working at them.
why should your ex-convict think he
is better than these men? He asks for
chance to show that he Is real man.
Well, he has the chance. Why doesn't
he go ahead and show it by doing what
real men do when they are up against
hard circumstances"
The former convict, however. insists
that he does not expect or ask any
special favors. He points out that the
work he starts today is hard, physical
work and that ha will receive the wage
customary for such work. The job,
however. contains opportunity for
advancement.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

An ex-convict's appeal for chance
to make good" which was printed re-
Gently in The Star. has elected widely
varied responses from persons whose
interest in the case was aroused.
One result, of primary Importance to
the former convict, is that he has Sc
cured the desired job. He received
several offers from business men and
is leaving Washington today for a
nearby city to assume a position there
The man, who does not want his
identity revealed, served five years in
the Lorton Reformatory for embezzle-
ment. He was released nearly a year
ago. but could not find work, meeting
everywhere the answer that he could
not be placed" when his prison record
came to light.
Numerous persons wrote The Star
regarding the mans case. some con-
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Hookup to Be Synchronized With Schedule
OF Train in Program Dedicating Tunnel
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January "A coast
forecast radio hook-up governed by the
progress of a crack transcontinental
train will form a part of the program
dedicating the new $14,00000O rail-
road tunnel through the Cascade
Mountains east of Seattle on January IL.
The broadcasting center of the net
work of 81 stations in the National
BroadcaSting Co. chain will be shifted
back and forth across the country be-
tween five points, all synchronized with
the running schedule of the Oriental
Limited on the Great Northern Rail-
road.
Nine. -Heink, singing in
San Francisco; an orchestra in New
York and speeches by prominent per-
Evening star., 1929-01-04
'EX-CONVICT'S PLEA FOR CHANCE
TO MAKE GOOD" IS ANSWERED
Many Comment on "Outcasts" Action In
Asking Aid-Few Condemn Him
Others Want to Help.

demning his plea as coming from a
weakling, while the ma jority approved
his stand and expressed their desire to
see him reinstated in society.
One woman compared the case of
the embezzler to that of other men who
have committed graver offenses, only
to be pardoned and welcomed back
from prison by the social group affected
by their crimes.
She hopes, in the case of the Wash
ington man, that the people of the
District of Columbia will recognize his
appeal and give him a chance to carry
out his desire to make good.'"
An opposite view is held by another
writer who wonders why the man
should think himself entitled to special
privileges just because he has been q
convict"
"Why Whimper?" Asks One.
Continuing. he asks, when he can
not get the kind of work he wants, why,
in the name of all that's fair and just,
doesn't he take what he can get, the
way the rest of us do when we hit rock
bottom?
when a real man can't find an open
ing at the kind of work he wants, he
Evening star., 1929-01-04

the II governors of the various dis
tricts of the order, who, with the five
national officers, compose the Supreme
Lodge. The announced purpose Of this
years dinner is to emphasize the i'm
portance of the part played by the
Greek population in the national af-
fairs of the country.
Many of the 400 chapters through
out the United States will be repre-
sented by proxy. with newspaper cor
respondents and congressional repre-
sentatives serving as substitutes.
OF the 10000 Greeks composing the
order, all are American citizens, al
though the greater number we're born
in Greece. Mr.. Vournas pointed out
that one of the primary aims Of the
order is to teach undivided loyalty to
the United States.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

sons in Washington, New York and at
the tunnel portals will be broadcast.
When the limited comes to stop
at the eastern portal of the tunnel the
broadcasting center will be shifted to
that point to pick up a speech by
Ealph Budd, president of the Great
Northern. Before the train has cleared
the eight-mile tunnel the hook-up will
have been shifted twice across the
continent
A description of the first trip thrSugh
what is said to be the longest railway
tunnel in America will be broadcast
from the western end when the train
emerges from the bore.
The hook-up, which will be headed
by station WEAF, will go on the air
at 9 pm. Eastern time
Evening star., 1929-01-04
ORDER OF AHEPA DINNER
SCHEDULED FEBRUARY 6

The annual dinner in honor of the
Supreme Lodge of the National Order
of Ahepa, an organization composed of
10000 Americanized Greeks and their
descendants in the United States, will
be held at the Willard Hotel on the
night of February 6. with some 500
representatives of the various lodges
in attendance, according to announce
ment by George C. Vournas, Washing
ton attorney and chairman of the ban
quet committee.
Honor guests at the banquet will be
Evening star., 1929-01-04
MASTERS NAMED.

The President today nominated the
following postmasters in Maryland and
Virginia. Maryland - william G..
Smythe. Chestertown; Louis j. de Alba,
Glenburnie, and Robert G. Merryman,
Monkton. Virginia-Peter l.. Cooper,
Clarkesville, and Edgar B. Elliott, Gate
City.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Missing Dog, Blind, Sought.

A partly blind Pekinese dog belong
ing to the Polish legation, at 264O Six
teenth street. was reported missing
from the legation this morning, and
police we're requested to search for the
animal When last sees the dog was
being led away by small colored boy.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
TWO INFLUENZA DEATHS.

Eighty-seven cases of influenza were
reported to the District Health Depart
ment today. No additional deaths we're
reported today, but two, the first of
1929, were reported late yesterday
There have been 374 cases reported
thus far in January.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Ends Life With Shotgun.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. January 4
-Harland j. Thatcher, so years old
dairz man and orchardist, took his own
life in the cellar of his home yester-
day by shooting himself through the
heart with a shotgun. He left note
explaining i'll health. He leaves two
sons, two sisters and brother.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

missions laundry while the destitute
wearers slept in the dormitories, it was
reported.
James Trimble, vice president of the
directors board, presided in the alb
sence of E. H. De Groot, jr, president.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Depends on Congress.

Mr.. Wetmore continued that it might
be even beyond 1852 before the market
site would be used. "Of course, it all
depends on what Congress does" he
said. THE $50,000,000 for the building
program in the District has been allo-
Gated to other projects. According to
tnS present plans the building that
would 60 on that site would be for the
Department of Justice"
c. V Kitchen. assistant chief of the
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CENTER MARKETS
CONTINUATION SEEN
Operation for Another Year
or Two Is Indicated
in Testimony.

Probability that the Center Market
may be continued in operation for am
other year or two is shown by testimony
before the House appropriations COM
mittee during hearings on the first
deficiency appropriation bill reported to
the House today.
Chairman Dickinson of the Subcom-
mittee asked Supervising Architect
Wetmore whether, as he understands
the desire of Congress in regard to
expansion of the public building pro-
gram. there will be any use made of
the Center Market site for new build
ing prior to the end of the fiscal year
of 1880 Mr.. Wetmore replied that
quite positively there would not be,
because the amount of the expenditure
that can be made in the District of
Columbia for public building work is
not in excess of $10,000,000 a year.
This means that there will be required
at least two and a half years to COM
nlete the projects we now have on
hand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
NATIONAL FORESTRY
WEEK is OBSERVED

National Forestry week was observed
by the Dunbar High School at an as
sembly last Wednesday morning. N. E.
Weatherless, head of the science depart
ment, divisions 1913, presided. Bernice
William read a poem on Forest Land"
The principal address was delivered
by Maj. r. v. Stuart of the United
States Forest Service, Department Of
Agriculture, who urged the students to
promote the preservation and care Of
trees whenever they have an oppor-
tunity to do so. The speaker was in
troduced to his audience by S. L. Nc
Laurin. a Washington attorney.
DR.. Otelia Cromwell, head Of the de-
partment of English, divisions 1913,
presented a report Of a test on gram
NAUTICAL usage in the ninth year at a
meeting Of the teachers of English on
Monday. A review of tests in history
and the social studies by w. M. Brewer.
assistant in charge of that department
was the topic discussed at meeting Of
the teachers of history and the social
studies, divisions 1913. on Mondar
Final arrangements for the TerrapN
Derby. scheduled for May 20. were mad
by the teachers of science, divisions 10
Is, at their meeting on Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
c. M. T. C. RIFLE TEAMS
TO COMPETE IN MATCHES
War Department Authorizes Par
ticipation of Citizen Soldiers
in Contests.

Rife teams of the Citizens Military
Training Camps this Summer have
been authorized by the War Depart
ment to participate in the national
small arms matches to be held at Camp
Perry, Ohio, this Fall.
The team in each corps area viii be
selected from the successful graduates
of, the basic, red. white or blue courses
who volunteer, who are of markedly
good character, and Who Indicate abii
fly to become proficient as instructors
in rife practice. One member OF the
team to be selected by reason Of MS
experience and qualifications for sIch
duty will be designated as team cap
tain and will be in charge of admins
trative details.
Corps area commanders have been
instructed to use every effort in the
selection of the members of their team
to secure young men who have recog.
nized ability to shoot. Team candidates
and team members will be afforded OPP
portunity for such practice under COM
petent coaches as the circumstances
and available facilities will permit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
MISS VAUX WINS
FRESHMAN DEBATE
Washington Law College Stu
dent to Get Gold Prize
at Commencement.

Miss Catherine Louise Vaux of the
freshman class of the Washington Col
lege Of Law won first honors and Miss
Julia Dorothy Conner took second place
in the recent freshman debate, accord
ing to an announcement made yester-
day by Dean Grace Hays Riley. Gold
prizes will be awarded the winners at
the college commencement exercises. to
be held in Memorial Continental Hall
on June IA.
The debate, which was the final
freshman contest Of the season, was on
the subject, Resolved. That capital
punishment should be abolished" The
Affirmative side won Other participants
were Mrs. Nadine Lane Gallagher and
Mrs Genevieve G. Meehan. David B.
Herman. Ralph l.. Stevens, William B.
Doyle and Abram Blum.
Summer School Plans.
The judges were: Judge Mary O'Toole
of the Municipal Court, Representative
John c.. Allen from Illinois and Repre-
sentative William E. Hess from Ohio
While awaiting the decision short talks
were made by Honorary Dean Ellen
Spencer MuSsey and Dean Grace Hays
Riley.
The Summer school announcement Is
arouSing considerable interest. A. six
week course Is scheduled to begin on
Monday, June "a, to extend to August 8.
Sessions will be held daily at TAO am.
and Sis pm. First, second and third
year subjects will be given.
DR.. Roscoe j. C. Dorsey will con-
duct the course in elementary law.
Prof Edwin A. Mooers will have classes
in evidence, criminal procedure and
corporations. Prof. James j. OLeary
will teach evidence cases. common law
pleading cases and suretyship. Con-
tract cases will be taught by Prof.
Robert e. Freer, insurance by Prof.
Leopold v. Freudberg, common law
pleading I by Prof. Helen E. Jamison.
and personal property by William E..
Higman.
Examinations Next Week.
The seniors will complete their. final
examinations next week. The exami-
nation In the course in common law
pleading cases which has been con-
Quoted by Prof. william H. Collins
will be given Monday and the same
class will have the examination in con-
flict of laws which has been taught by
Prof. Edwin A. Mooers. Wednesday.
The juniors will have an examination
in equity Jurisprudence Wednesday.
Prof Elizabeth c. Harris conducted the
course.
Prof. Mooers will begin his course on
the code of the District of Columbia
Monday, June 3. This course COM
pletes the work Of the senior class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
PLANS FUND DRIVE
Object Is to Bring Education
to Most IIliterate Sec
ton of U. S.

To bring education to the most
illiterate section In the South, the
Mountain Industrial Institute, at
Grundy, Buchanan County, Va. has or
ganized It's forces to raise a $l,000,000
improvement endowment for hundreds
of poor boys and girls of the noun
tain region.
Located In a county that borders on
Kentucky and West Virginia. the
Mountain Institute has been struggling
O wipe out illiteracy. One-third OF the
adult population of Buchanan can
neither read nor write. In radius OF
100 miles there are more than 100000
children of school age thousands OF
whom, it was said, are unable to re-
ceive even a grammar grada education.
President Visits Capital.
/. Is on behalf of these children
that S. r. Hurley Of Grundy. president
of the board of trustees Of the school,
has come to Washington. Mr.. Hurley,
himself a mountaineer, once known
throughout that region as Bad sam,
now IS devoting his life and means III
helping the mountain children acquire
the education he lacked as boy.
Mr.. Hurley yesterday spoke with
pride of the work of the institute.
More than 90 per cent Of the students
go to college and work their way
through, Mr.. Hurley said. Unless ade-
ouate funds are raised to carry on the
work of the school many OF the students
must be deprived of an education, Tor
there is a long waiting list and more
than rs per cent Of the 100 already en-
rolled are unable to pay for mainte-
nance.
Esta blish Headquarters Here.
Headquarters for the Washington
campaign will be maintained at the VIII
lsrd HJtel. and a national committee,
including many prominent persons IN
official life, will assist in raising FUNDS
Col. Henry w. Anderson OF Richmond
Va, recently appointed member OF the
Acknowledgement committee by Presl-
dent Hoover, is a member OF the ma
tional committee, as Is Senator Glass
of virginia and G. Bascom Slemp. for
mer secretary to President Cooidge
who was born and reared in the VIZ
ginia mountains.
Other members of the committee are
Col. Wade H. Cooper, president OF tne
Continental Trust Co. OF this city; VIII
liam Knowles Cooper. until recently
general secretary of the Y. M. Z. A.
Rev. Harvey Baker Smith OF this city.
Representative Hughes OF West VIZ
GINA, Representative Bloom OF New
York, Mai. Gen. Mark L. Hersey, Judge
John H. Connoughton Of Kansas, DR..
John Wesley Hill, chancellor Of Lin
coin Memorial University: w. P. Lips
comb of Washington, Representative
Katherine Langley of Kentucky, Mrs.
David H. Blair Of Washington, Col.
George w. Pratt of washington, Rep
resentative Shot of West Virginia, Rep
resentative Shaffer of Virginia and Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, who is prominent
" identified with the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
Among prominent educators on the
committee are DR.. John Preston Nc
Connell president of State Teachers
College, Radford, Va. and DR.. Josephus
Hopwood. founder and builder of Mill
gan College, Tennessee, and LynchburS
College, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
j. Of MARYLAND
GETS FELLOWSHIP
Baltimore Concern Provides
for Research-Heagy Is
Named Class Head.
Special Dispatch to The star.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 25.-Uni-
verSity of Maryland has received q re-
search fellowship from the N. s. Indus
trial Chemical Alcohol Co. Of Baltimore
for the study Of the food value Of a by
product from the manufacture Of alco-
hol. DIR. l.. B. Broughton. acting head
OF the chemistry department OF the uni
verSity, has announced.
The appointment to this fellowship
will be announced on June /.
The chemistry department OF the
university has just finished an investi-
CATION on q potash product for the Bal
timore concern.
Albert Heagy of Washington, who has
been president of the sophomore and
junior classes, has been elected head OF
the senior class for next year. Harry
Jarvis was chosen vice president, Roy
Tansil was named treasurer, Evelyn
Rudout historian, Margaret Wisner sec
rotary, Fred Ribnitzki sergeant-st-arms
and Isabel Bewick and Fred Hetzel as
representatives to the executive coun-
Gil.
Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic
fraternity, has elected the following Of
ficers: DR.. L. B. Broughton, president;
Prof. j. e. Metzger, vice president; DR..
Charles E. White, secretary-treasurer,
and DR.. A. Lee Schrader, historian.
The Glee Club of the University will
give its second concert of the, year in
o'clock. Last night the Gleeman gave
a concert at Hyattsville High School.
| Donald Nevius has been elected presi-
dent of the Interfraternity Council, with
Ridgely Parks as vice president and
Henry Whiting as secretary-treasurer.
Delta Mu, local social fraternity, has
been admitted to Theta Chi National
Fraternity, getting a favorable vote of
43 of the IS chapters. This Is said to
be the highest vote ever received by q
petitioning local fraternity. Theta Chi
was founded in 1886 and Delta Mu
came into existence In 1920.
Catherine Barnsley has been chosen
president of the Women's Athletic Asso-
citation for the 1929-30 terms. Other
officers are: Eleanor Baumel, vice presi-
dent: Rhoda Hatton, secretary, and
Isabel Dynes, treasurer.
Sigma Delta Pi, honorary Spanish
fraternity, has elected the following ON
GERS: j. Vernon Powers, president; VIII
liam Bradley. vice president: Donald De
Mari, treasurer, and Elizabeth Jones,
secretary. .
Carl Everstine is the new head of the
Poe Literary Society. HIS associate
officers are: Rudolph Carrico, vice pres
ident; Barbara Schilling, secretary:
Hilda Jones, assistant secretary; Elgar
Jones. treasurer, and Elizabeth Jones,
critic.
Co-eds who have maintained an aver
| age OF 80 or better during the 1928-29
term were guests at a luncheon given
by the Pan-Hellenic Council. They
were Rose Alice Laughlin, Emily Her
zog. Eleanor Freeny, Audrey Ryon.
Norma Kahney, Margaret McMinimy,
Alverta Miller. Frances Maisch, Marcia
Pierce and Naomi Kooken.
| Carroll James has been elected to the
presidency of the Engineering Society
for 1929-30. Roy Lininger. vice presi-
dent; Harry Jarvis. secretary; James
Fifer. treasurer, and Luther Harper,
sergeant-at-arms. are the other leaders.
sAas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
bayfield, ESTATE SOLD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May Is
Alexander Berger and r. D. Levering
have sold to Mrs Amy Gillette Olney
Of New York, the Hayfeld estate in
Caroline County.
Mrs Olney. who will make her home
st Hayfield. will take possession of the
property on September /. Hayneld.
located at Maryton on the Tidewater
Trail, Is one of the most attractive
estates In Tidewater Virginia.
1t LIS understood that the purchase
S.rice was SIS, 0nn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
EDUCATIONAL.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

Phi Kappa Phi, honorary scholastic
fraternity, has elected the following Of
ficers: DR.. L. B. Broughton, president;
Prof. J. e. Metzger, vice president; Or.
Charles E. White, secretary treasurer,
and DR.. A. Lee Schrader, historian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

The Glee Club of the University will
give its second concert of the, year In
the auditorium Monday evening at Q
o'clock. Last night the Gleeman gave
a concert at Hyattsville High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

Donald Nevius has been elected presi-
dent of the Interfraternity Council, with
Ridgely Parks as vice president and
Henry Whiting as secretary treasurer.