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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19

Since its organization in 1919, the
Legion constitution has prohibited its
officers from holding salaried elective
public Offices At the recent Cloquet
convention, Eighth district Legion
aires decided to seek, through the COM
ing Winona state and Louisville nation
al Legion conventions, constitutional
change which will permit officers of
Legion posts in towns of not more than
1000 population, to hold public Office.
Iron range Legionaires say the pre-
sent political ban works hardship in
small cities where elective community
offices pay no real salaries but some
times provide small fees for attending
council meetings; and where the mayor
receives as little as SO year.
The Eighth district endorsed A. B.
Kapplin of Duluth for next Legion
state commander; meanwhile the Sew
enth endorsed its present. district COM
mander; and the Second has already
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Charles r. Keast, Pastor.
Sunday, July 81, 1929.

Sunday, July 81, 1929.
GAS AM.-The Sunday School. Title
of lesson: "Ezekiers Vision of Hope
Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-12.
II 100 A.M-Morning preaching service.
Subject of Sermon: "The Suffering
of the Best"
7:30 P.M-Evening preaching service
Subject of sermon: ''The Supremacy
of Will"
Prayer service every Wednesday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited to all the meetings
Strangers and tourists are gladly
welcomed.
On Saturday evening, July Goth, at
7:30 o'clock in the church, a special
business meeting of the official board
will be held. The request is that
every member of the board be pres
ent and on time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19

and then goes back for another mouth
full. One popularity about the mach
inc is that one man runs 1t, while it
takes thirty or thirty-two to watch it
perform.-Le Sueur News-Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19

ty matters and fail to find where it
was necessary to single out any partic-
ular county commissioner as goat
or where all the verboSity was required
to appraise the public of the fact that
the range commissioners were buying
supplies and labor at home instead OF
sending all orders to the Twin Cities.
1t is true, that several cents or dollars
can be saved by taking advantage OF
cut-throat bidding on the part OF the
city SlickerS. The taxpayer should re-
ioice over every dollar saved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19

1t certainly was pleasure on
Thursday to again meet with the old
timers on the Vermilion range. Every
year the ranks of those who blazed the
trail into this section are thinning
and it will not be long before they
will have passed. They will be gone
but not forgotten as long as the Old
Settlers Association keeps up its Gus
tom of meeting once year ana pay
ing tribute to the memory Of those
gone and to the work Of those re-
manning. The younger old timers
boys and girls born here and at Tow
er-twenty, thirty and forty years ago
are the logical survivors in the work
of their parents and are expected to
keep the organization together. The
fact is yearly brought home to us that
those we meet with q glad handshake
of remembrance today may be gone
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19

tomorrow. For that very reason such
an organization should be maintained
LEST we forget"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
POLICEMAN ALLEN
CLEARED IN APPEAL
Commissioners Set Aside
Guilty Verdict for March
IS Shooting.

The District Commissioners yester-
DAY set aside verdict of guilty against
Policeman Robert j. Allen on charges
of unwarranted use of his revolver and
conduct prejudicial to the good order
and reputation of the police force, and
annulled the order entered by the po-
lice trial board removing Allen from the
force. Allen had been found guilty BY
the board in the shooting of James A
Frazier, colored March Is.
The action of the Commissioners yes
terdNy will have the effect of wiping
out the charge against the officer. No
new trial will be ordered. Allen was
never suspended. even after the finding
of guilty. and he will now continue his
work at the third precinct free from
the cloud which has been hanging over
him.
Aliens defense before the trial board
was that he had been warned over the
patrol communicating system on the
night of the shooting that there had
been a stabbing on his beat, and that
when he saw Frazier running he called
to him to halt, thinking he was in
some way connected with the stabbing.
Frazier kept running, and to enforce
his order Alien fired at him, hitting him
in the leg. The trial board, however,
found him guilty on both specifications.
Allen filed an appeal through Attor-
neys Cromelin and Laws. and the Com
missioners sustained the appeal by
their action yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
WINDOW SMASHERS.
GET $500 IN FURS.
Quartet Makes Escape j
Auto-PoIicemen Nearby
Unaware of Robbery.

With two policemen not a block
distant. four men smashed with a
wrench both show windows of the store
of H. zirkin e. Sons, furriers, at 82l
Fourteenth street, about o'clock this
morning, hastily seized furs valued at
$500 and sped away in an automobile,
leaving behind them goods worth sew
eral thousand dollars.
The robbery was executed but few
minutes after Policemen NJ. B. Payne
and c.. S. Waddle of the first precinct
had passed in front of the place.
Il pulled box at Thirteenth and G
streets. about 10 minutes later and
was told of the robbery" Payne said
today. Neither Waddle nor I could
have been more than a block away
when the theft occurred"
Although no description of the rob-
bers has been obtained, flngerprints
we're discovered and it is hoped that
the men may be traced. The only
man who saw them is John A. Flagg
of lit K street, employe of restau-
rant next door. Flagg told Headquar-
ters Detectives Howard E. Ogle and
c. j. P. Weber that he had fleeting
glimpse of them as their car shot up
Fourteenth street and turned west on
street. He knows they were four in
number
Inside one of the show windows Of
the store was found large wrench
wrapped in a piece Of blanket. Officers
believe the robbers watched the police
men on the beat until they turned
the corner, then drove out Of side
street or alley to the front of the
store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
Brookhart Resolution Calling
for Senate Investigation
May Be Considered.
FINANCING OPERATIONS
IN DISTRICT ASSAILED
Iowa Senator Complies Memoran-
dunn to Support Charges of Al
legged Irregular Practices.

The resolution of Senator Brookhart,
Republican, of Iowa, seeking an 1nves-
tigation of real estate financing methods
in Washington, is expected to be con-
sidered by the Senate judiciary COM
mittee Monday morning. Chairman
Norris said the committee will hold its
regular weekly session ct that time, and
that the Brookhart proposal probably
would be taken up.
The resolution must be acted on by
the Senate before an inquiry could be
undertaken and the immediate oues-
ton before the judiciary committee will
be to determine what report it shall
make to the Senate on the proposal.
The Iowa Senator is compiling a
memorandum to support the charges
he made in his resolution of alleged
irregular practices in the sale Of real
estate mortgage notes and bonds. Al
though Senator Brookhart made num-
Der of charges against the F. H. Smith
Co. by name in the resolution. he did
not confine his allegations to that con-
Germ. At several points in the resolu-
ZION he referred to real estate and
finance operators in the District OF Co.
lumbia."'
Again, in the resolving clause, the
resolution seeks to have the judiciary
committee make full and complete
investigation OF the activities OF me
real estate and finance corporations of
the District of Columbia with respect to
the sale of mortgage bonds, first and re-
funding mortgage bonds and general
mortgage bonds upon properties ir the
District of Columbia and elsewhere
If the resolution should be adopted
by the Senate in this form. 1t would
give the committee q wide scope iE
carrying on its inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
HARTMAN ACTION
IS EXPECTED SOON
Nomination to Public Utilities
Commission May Be Refer
red to Subcommittee.

The nomination of Harleigh H. Hart
man, lawyer and lecturer on public
utility problems, to be a member of the
Public Utilities Commission probably
will be referred to a subcommittee for
consideration early next week, accord
ing to Chairman ,Capper of the Senate
District committee.
Senator Capper said today that thus
far he has received no communication
relating to the appointment. The rec
ord of Mr.. Hartman, as printed in the
newspapers, would seem to indicate he
is competent to fill a position on the
utilities board, Senator Capper said.
1t is the usual practice in considering
local nominations to refer them to sub
committees to inquire into the quail
flcations of the nominee and advise the
Senate what action it should take.
Mr.. Hartman was appointed by Presi-
dent Hoover to fill the vacancy created
by the failure of the Senate to confirm
the reappointmeAt of Col. Harrison
Brand, jr A successor to Commissioner
John w. Chi1dress, who has submitted
his resignation, has not yet been sent
to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
YOUTH DEFENDED m FORUM
BY TWO COLLEGE AUTHORITIES
Dean Doyle and Prof. John
RidicuIe Charges OF
Deterioration.
If Any Ones to Blame It's
the Older Generation,
Former Declares.

Two college authorities came to the
defense of modern youth in forum
discussion on the trend of the younger
generation last night in the assembly
hall of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. The session was under au-
spices Of the interstate convention of
the Y. M. c. A. of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia.
Prof. Henry Grattan Doyle, dean of
men Of George Washington University.
and Prof. Walton Colcord John Of
American University agreed that the
problem" of youth is as "old as Rome
and Greece" and ridiculed charges that
boys and girls of today are worse than
those of previous generations.
Dean Doyle, whose recent question
naire to leading colleges indicated that
college students are not the iazz-mad
persons they are pictured, declared 1.-The
GRAFTON is lit isn't much better than
my generation" The dean ventured the
opinion that the bareheaded youths
who drive along street in painted
hivverS" are not college boys. anyway,
but foolish counter jumpers and high
school boys who want the girls to think
they are collegiate
Part Blame on COLLEGES
Colleges are partly to blame for the
unfair picture" Of college students i'm
printed in the minds of the public. the
dean said. He explained that the COL
leges publish so-called college comics"
which are "two-thirds sex and one third
drinking The readers should remem-
Der that these magazines are all bunk"
and are "caricatureS" only, DR.. Doyle
stated. Returns from his QUESTIONABLE.
he said, showed that college freaks" are
few in number.
Dean Doyle listed seven points dis
tlnguishing modern youth from the
older generation. He said the boys and
girls OF today are "franker. more honest.
of restraint. tolerant studious.
liberal and more wholesomely advised on
sex matters" as compared with the pre-
v1ous generation.
Their frankness. he said. has given
them bad manners their honesty has
made them disguised with bunk" their
dislike of restraint has led them to alb
hor "bossing about morals" their toler-
ance has made them broad-minded to-
ward their fellow man, their craving
for knowledge has made them alive in
tellectually," their Observation-Disclosures
has induced them to take an interest in
politics and their sex knowledge has
prevented many of them from going
wrong.
Responsibility Of Parents.
If fathers" he concluded, would
take more time of from their clubs
and If mothers would spend less time
at bridge parties fewer children would
go wrong. Fathers who entertain their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
MINISTERS QUALITY
TODAY DEFENDED
Bishop Mcdowell Says They
Compare FavorabIy With
Other Professions.

Disputing the contention that "the
best men are not going into the min
istry." Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell
of the Methodist Episcopal Church last
night told group of ministerial stu
dents at American University that
purely from an intellectual point of
view the ministry today is in just as
good taste as the legal, the medical
and the teaching professions.
Members of the oxford Fellowship in
annual banquet were warned by the
bishop that they should first give at
tention to the mind" as the most
dangerous man" was the ignorant good
man." This latter type, the speaker
said, was he whose goodness floats
his ignorance. while his ignorance does
its fatal work"
Warns Against Neglect.
"Use your old car another year." ad-
nonished the bishop to the budding
Young preachers. but never neglect to
replenish your library Put more stuff
into your head, and you'll get less gas
out of it,
Recalling that he had been graduated
from college so years ago this Spring,
and had served in the episcopacy for
Is years. Bishop Mcdowell charged the
ministerial students with giving earnest
attention to the question of their
human relationships" as Christian
ethics taught the science OF living
well with one another according 10
Christ"
deficiencies" to Be Watched.
The young preachers also were warned
by the bishop against second and third
rate approvals," which might have a
tendency to swell the young minister
with pride, when as a matter OF fact
he should better feel depressed" on &C
count of his deficiencies.
IF 1 had not spent my life in the
ministry" declared Bishop Mcdowell
paradoxically with a smile, II should
wish to have spent it in the ministry"
Other speakers included DR.. Lucius G..
Clark, chancellor of American Univer-
sity; Dr. A. J. Jackson, assistant pro-
fessor of religion; Clyde Williams. new
president of the fellowship; Louis M.
Young, retiring president. Miss Clari-
belle Eaton gave a reading, and the
American University quartet sang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11

After a lengthy trial, which changed
dignified judicial procedure into COM
edy, Detective George c. McCarron was
acquitted in Traffic Court late yester--
day. when Judge Isaac r. Hit ordered
a charge OF parking within 20 feet OF
an intersection" dismissed on the
ground that evidence was insufficient.
On the evening OF May 2, McCarron,
expecting to Join other members of the
squad, is said to have parked his auto
mobile on Fourteenth street south OF
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and meeting De-
tective Richard j. Cox, started on tour
of suspected speakeasies. Sergt. Milton
D. Smith, president of the Policemen's
Association, on a tour of local theaters,
parked his car in the same vicinity
while ne and his wife attended show.
Returning, Sergt. Smith observed Nc
Carron's car and summoned Policeman
a z. Brown of the Trafnc Bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
ROBBERY NETS $172
AT v STREET HOME
Gold Watch and Cash Are Also
Stolen From House in
Southeast.

The home of John w. Hedrick 68 v
street, was entered last night ano
S172.50 taken from a dresser in rear
room on the second floor, while MEM
bers of the family were sleeping Police
were told that the front door had been
left unlocked.
Loss OF gold watch valued at $50
and 5000 in cash was reported by Eliza
beth Mccarthy. 1903 o street. She
said the timepiece and cash were taken
from an I street southeast address a
week ago.
Frank Statkus, giving his address as
Ait Chesapeake street, last night re-
ported he was robbed by two uniden-
titled colored men. The bandits held
him up in rear of 3049 M street, he
stated. and took $27.60 from him.
J. H. Hackenberg, who said he was
with the Western Union Telegraph Co.
in Atlanta Ga, learned something of
the penny matching game while in this
city yesterday. He made the acquaint-
ance of two men, walked to Delaware
avenue and D street northeast and en-
gagged in a game that netted the
strangers S1l0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
MRS. SHIELDS HEAD
OF WOMEN'SLEG|ON
Election of President and
Other Officers Closes
Convention.

Mrs Edward c. Shields was elected
president of the American Women's
Legion at the closing session of the
tenth annual convention in the National
Red Cross Building yesterday afternoon
She succeeds Mrs. George N. Thompson
Other officers elected are:
Mrs. AcheSon F. HaSsan. first vice
president; Mrs. Us. Corcoran. second
vice president; Mrs. Douglas e. Win
stead, third vice president; Mrs. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, secretary and Mrs. John
L. Tompkins, treasurer
Four Addresses Made.
Addresses were delivered by Rear Ad-
miral Frank S. Schofield, who urged
support of the Navy; Miss Dorothy F,
Williamson, assistant field director of
the American Red Cross, in charge of
work at Walter Reed Hospital; Mrs.
William Shannahan, president of the
District of Columbia War Mothers. and
Capt. Watson B. Miller of the Amer
ican Legion.
The organization adopted resolutions
requesting each of its members to COM
nit to memory The Americans Creed"
and to stand at attention whenever the
flag of the United States passes or
when THE Star Spangled Banner is
played.
OtneT RESOLUTIONS were duOpIeu W
send letters of sympathy to the fam
lilies of the members of the organiza-
ton who died during the past year,
including a letter to the family of the
late e. Lester Jones.
Two Letters Read.
Letters were read at the meeting by
Mrs. Thompson. the past president, from
Mrs William Corcoran Eustis, founder
and first president of the American
Women's Legion. and from Mrs. James
W. Wadsworth. the second president Of
the organization.
Music was furnished by the United
States Marine Band. Rev. H. H. D.
Sterrett delivered invocation.
Announcement was made that the
organization will hold its annual memo
rial services at the cross in Arlington
Cemetery on Memorial day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11

friends with liquor served in their
homes cannot expect their boys to alb
stain from drinking. I'm tired of hear
ing about the younger generation going
to the dogs. If any ones to blame,
it's the older generation"
Prof. John said that youth has
changed, but denied there was cause
for alarm. The radius Of mischief" of
the youth of today has been widened
by the advent of the automobile. the
telephone and other means of COM
munication. he said. He is faced with
a more complex civilization which
threatens to rob him of his individual
ism; he must keep pace with faster
life and must learn new symbols of
home, society, church and state" the
professor declared.
The speakers were introduced by
Hugh A. Thrift, who presided. Meet
ings of secretaries of boys work, physi-
cal departments, membership commit
tees, dormitory activities and other in
terState departments preceded the ses-
sion last night. An all-day session of
the delegates is being held today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
FOURTH GALLAUDET
FASHION SHOW HELD
Kendall Green Campus Scene of
Gathering When Dresses Made
by Students Are Exhibited.

The fourth annual fashion show of
the classes on clothing and art at Gal
laudet College was held before a large
gathering at Chapel Hall, on the Ken
dali Green campus, yesterday. Seasonal
and evening dresses made by the stu
dents during the college year were on
exhibition.
Dances accompanied the showing of
the seasonal groups of costumes, cloth
ing for Spring, Summer, Autumn and
Winter being exhibited with appropri-
ate dancing.
Autumn was portrayed by Mary Ross
and Katherine Buster in the Dance of
School Days" They were followed by
Lois Butler, in a Whirling movement
under the title of Jack Frost Dance"
Miss Ross appeared again in THE
Dance of the Roses" and was accom-
panied by Ida Hanson in THE Dance
of the Evening
A feature of the exhibition program
was the signing by Velma Brassel of
Louisiana. a master signmaker on the
Kendall Green campus of THE Recess
sional. by Kipling. This was given out
of courtesy to Frank c.. Barnes, inter-
nationally known educator of the deaf,
visitor at the college.
The exhibition of art work done by
he students during the college year was
IN the college art laboratory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
1000 QUARTS SEIZED.

Activity Of the police LIQUOR road
squad under command of Serct Georee
NJ. Little, other members being Pyts, r
o. Montgomery, Leo Murray and
George c. Deyoe, the past week resulted
in seizure of about 1000 quarts of corn
liquor and automobiles. One of the
cars was equipped with a smoke screen.
In two instances of seizure of cars
and liquor. SerHt Titles squad par
ticipated in exciting pursuits. There
was no shooting by either the police or
alleged rum runners. The seized cars
and liquor are held as evidences. ]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
PROHIBITION TRANSFER
is ATTACKED BY WOMEN
Democratic Law enforcement
League Says Change Would Dis
rupt Existing Agencies.

Opposition to the transfer of the
prohibition enforcement agencies from
the Treasury Department to the De-
partment of Justice, on the grounds
that such action would divide the Coast
Guard, the Customs Service and the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue, is voiced
in resolution passed yesterday by the
District of Columbia branch of the
National Women's Democratic Law En-
forcement League.
The three agencies "are and should
work in perfect harmony to secure best
results in enforcing the prohibition
law, the resolution states. The reso-
luton was passed following an address
by Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, national
president of the league.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. H. w. Hendrick,
president; Mrs. Eugene E. Thompson,
first vice president Mrs. Ida r. Comp
ton, second vice president; Mrs. J. H.
Briggs, recording secretary; Mrs, w. NJ.
Hurley, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs H. B. Hall, treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
&c. 40 Feet Reached Over
Capital Wednesday, Baro-
graphs Show in Rechecking.
PLANE USED IN 1927,
WHEN MARK WAS 38,418
Wheels to Be Replaced With Pom
toons for Next Try-American
Claims Undisputed.

Following official announcement late
yesterday that he had established
new altitude record by climbing to
height of 39140 feet over this city
Wednesday. Lieut.. Apollo Soucek, U.
S. NJ, is planning to go after the worlds
altitude record for seaplanes, it was
learned today.
In his next attempt, which will be
made within a month, Lieut.. Soucek
will use the same plane in which he
established the new record, with pom
toons substituted for the wheel landing
gear. Announcement that the Navy
pilot had passed all previous altitude
marks was made following celebration
and recheckjng of two paragraphs
which were placed in his plane by the
Bureau of Standards and the National
Aeronautic Association.
Papers Sent to Paris.
Before Lieut. Soucek's fight can be
recognized as an official world record
the Bureau of Standards readings must
be approved by the Federation Aero
nautic Internationale. The necessary
papers have been forwarded to Paris
and the official announcement, which
now is only matter of form, is eX-
pected within two or three weeks.
The fight of Lieut.. Soucek gives the
United States an unquestioned claim to
the altitude record. The previous Of
fetal mark. 38,418 feet. was established
by Lieut.. C. C. Champion of the Navy
in July, 1927, in the plane used by
Soucek. Lieut.. Champions record, how
ever, was later exceeded by an italian
flyer whose record was not recognized
because it failed to pass Champions
record by the 100 meters required by
international rules.
Claim Undisputed.
Lieut.. Soucek's record, exceeding the
old record by 722 feet, more than meets
the 100-meter requirer.ent and gives
him an undisputed claim to the title
For his attempt to break the world
altitude record for Seaplanes Lieut.
Soucek will use the same plane. with
no changes other than the substitution
If float for wheels. The present world
altitude record for seaplanes was made
by Lieut.. Champion in the same plane
July 4, 1927, when he reached an alti-
tude over this city of 1895 feet.