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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
Convent in the Clouds.

If you want to see a real medieval
convent in Italy 60 to Tuscany, and
from Blbiena you will be able to get to
La Verna, the convent on the rock.
either on foot or in q carriage. La
Verna is indeed on the summit of an
impressive rock, a strange wooded
height amid barred lands. It was given
to St. Francis of Assist by Conte Ca
tani. lord of Chiusi, in 1918. Here the
saint lived his hermit life, and it is
affirmed to be the scene of his stir-
mata in 1924. Within are many fine
works of art, and in the little Church
of the Angels there is some Della Rob-
bia. The surrounding forest is mag
nif1cent, and the view from La Penna
will be ample reward for the climb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
FREE STATE ASSUMES
REPUBLICAN BONDS
Parliament DEGREES That Money
Raised on Such Issues Shall Be
Fully Paid.

DUBLIN (P.-The Irish Free State
Parliament has decreed that the money
raised by republican bonds in Ireland
and the United States can be regarded
as a national liability and fully paid.
The Free State Government is pre-
pared to pay the balance to bondhold-
ers, though there is no compulsion to
do so, and the liquidation is within the
discretion of the minister of finance.
Some spectators in Ireland bought
up bonds at a cheap rate. But the
government will only pay either the
original subscribers or those to whom
the bonds may have been transferred
for full value. This ruling applies also
to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08

refused to record their voices for pos
terity on photograph discs.
A museum near the Invalides con-
tains records Of the voices Of many who
have contributed to the greatness of
France. Speeches by Raymond Poin-
care, Aristide BRAND and other past
and present government leaders are
there. There are records too, of such
stage artists as Marcel Gourmet, famous
baSso, and Sarah Bernhardt.
But every effort of the collectors to
get records of the Foch and Clemen-
ceau voices WAS rebuffed. Future gen.
erations, therefore. must use their i'm
aginations as to the tones that were
used when they spoke so bitterly OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08

Insurance company records show
that $4,000 automobiles were stolen
in the United States last year. Oc-
tober and November are the busiest
car-Stealing months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
F0CH AND CLEMENCEAU
REFUSE VOICE RECORDS
Two Famous Frenchmen of Same
Views When Invited to Talk
on Discs for Posterity.

PARIS P.-Bitter critics Of each
other after death, time has revealed
one thing in which Ferdinand Foch.
generaltssimo of the allied armies in
the World War, and George Ciemen-
ceau, father of victory" agreed. Both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
ROAD SWEEPER WINS
PRAISE FOR PAINTING
Thinks Out His Creations While
Working-Studio in Hum
BILE Home.

The English town of FoIkstone re-
Gently had an art exhibition Of the local
talent and one of the best specimens of
painting was the work of F. Castle,
who earns his living as a road sweeper
for the Folkstone Corporation.
He has humble home with a studio
In the attic. II think out my pictures
as work on the roads," he said, "and
then spend the week ends putting
them on the canvas, for that is the only
time have. Nobody taught me to
paint. I suppose must have a natu-
raj gift. Some day we shall be wise
enough to organize work so that every
body with natural gifts will have
enough leisure to develop them. Then
the world will be a brighter and
happier place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
HOPE OF MAKING D. C. LOVELIER
HELD BY NEW COMMISSIONER
Maj John c. Gotwals Calls 1t Highest Opportunity Any
Engineer Well Might Have.

and relentless foe Of navigation and
lowland agriculture.
Three years ago, he married Miss
Muriel Clemens OF st. Louis. a distant
cousin of Mark Twain, who was an
intimate friend OF her father, DR.. j. r.
Clemens. Mrs. Gotwals is related to
the Mullanphy and Boland families,
prominent In the development OF st.
Louis.
Mai. Gotwals Is a member of the
Mississippi and Illinois River Commits
stons, the waterways division of the
American Society OF Civil Engineers and
president OF the Propeller Club, an or
gani7ation of st. Louis steamboat men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
HOLES IN ROCK PROVE
MATRIMONIAL AGENCY
Visitors Leave Messages in Curious
Declevities in Wind Cave
of South Dakota,

In the Wind Cave, south of Custer,
s. Oak, there is rather curious forma-
ton of indentations In the rock in
somewhat regular order which suggests
the boxes Of post ONCE and visitors to
the cave have made use of these as
such. Business and visiting cards are
left in these holes and also written
messages Of one kind or another. 1t Is
regarded as entirely permissible to read
or even remove these miSsives If any of
them are found Of special interest, and
the result Is that the cave has taken
the form of a matrimonial agency. Ac-
quaintances have been made in this
manner that have ripened into love
matches through the correspondence
that resulted.
Persia sent $4,000, 900 worth of prod
ucts to the United States last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
Old Sofa Valuable.

CARLISLE. Pa, July CR).--Nobody
would remove an old sofa from the First
Lutheran Church; It was unacceptable
as gift. Eventually a non-member
offered so cents. Higher offers strayed
along. The church council became
wary. 1t held an auction. The sofa
brought S1,006, the buyer being de-
lighted with Chippendale Of the 1850
period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
OLIVE GROWERS SEEK
SUBSTITUTE FOR LABOR
Prize Offered for Invention to
Gather Fruit-Must BE
Done Carefully.

The olive growers Of Tunis, Africa,
being threatened by lack of labor, the
situation became so critical that they
some method of gathering the fruit,
which must be handled carefully.
The contest brought out three out
standing methods, each having some
.merit, and the prize was shared among
the three inventors. The first prize
went to the designer of a harvester
which made use of a jet Of air for
picking the fruit. The process, how
ever, was not all that could be de-
sired, and another prize has been Of
fered for its further improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
Special Dispatch to The star.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 8.-Maj. John
G. Gotwals, st. Louis district engineer
for the War Department, In comment
ing on his appointment as Engineer
Commissioner for Washington, said to-
day: THE highest hope Of any engineer
well might be to have an opportunity
place Of the loveliest city in the
world"
Maj. Gotwals has found little oppor-
tunity to satisfy his desire to produce
something to be commonly recognised
as beautiful, for his work has been
with the Mississippi River, stubborn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
Investment Bonds

W1ELL informed opinion, in which we concur, is
w that recent readjustments in money and security
markets should bring about increasing demand for
investment bonds.
We recommend consideration by investors private
and institutional Of the advisablity Of the immediate
employment of available funds in the purchase of
investment bonds at current levels.
We shall be pleased to mail a carefully selected
List Of Investment Bonds upon request.
Harris, Forbes & Company
Pine street. WRHaM1
wodwads Washington, D.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08

each other as has been set down In the
books published after their deaths and
which are stil keeping Paris tongues
wagging.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Richmond, Va. The annual
meeting of the Federation of Negro
Fraternals got under way here
Tuesday morning, when Attorney
R. McCants Andrews. Durham, N.
c., one of the founders of the or
ganization, called the meeting to
order.
The organization is being enter
tanned by Mrs. Maggie Walker,
secretary-treasurer of the Indepen-
dent Order of st. Luke and heads
of fraternal organizations from va
rious sections of the country are in
attendance.
The keynote address was deliv-
cred by Attorney Andrews in open
ing the meeting. The attorney, who
is largely responsible for the or
ganization which had it's beginning
last year in Washington, D. c.
when fraternal heads gathered to
discuss the feasibility of establish
ing such a group, pointed out the
benefit which the members could
derive from the organization.
One of the most important events
of the opening session was the
adoption of the constitution and the
discussions by members who had
made special study of the condi-
tion of fraternal organizations.
The body was advised that the
organization had been recently en-
dorsed by the National Negro In
surance Company at the annual
meeting held in Atlanta when the
following resolution was passed:
Resolved: That the National
Negro Insurance Association in
tenth annual session assemble, here
by endorses the movement of the
Federation of Negro Fraternals
and stands ready to cooperate with
the Federation program to the end
that Negro fraternal societies may
be preserved and that the insur-
ance in force upon the lives of their
members be protected"
The organization was also en-
dorsed by the Fact-Finding Con-
fer. 20 at the recent meeting in
Dub he resolution stating:
"I ~: That the third an
nual inding Conference en-
dorses .e formation of the Fed
Grafton of Negro Fraternals and
urges the executives and members
of Negro Fraternals to support the
Federation idea in order that the
usefulness of the Fraternal orders
may be preserved"
At public meeting held on Tues
day evening in the St. Luke Audi
forum, a program was given, on
which appeared several of the most
outstanding men of the country,
identified with fraternal, profess
sional and business life. Attorney
J. Thomas Hewin, legal adviser for
the I. o. of st. Luke, Richmond,
Va, presided at the meeting.
DR.. Algernon B. Jackson, of the
Howard University Medical School,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
THOUSANDS STUDY
NEGRO'S PART IN
AMERICAN LIFE
Interracial Commissions "T e n t h
Man" Contest Enlists 100 High
Schools r100 Prizes
Awarded.

Atlanta, Ga, May.-The Commits
sion on Interracial Cooperation has
Just announced award of the fol-
lowing prizes in connection with its
annual national high school project,
Americas Tenth Man." based on a
study of the Negroes contribution to
American life:
Individual prize of 500 to Ruth
Lucille Munson, Swedeland, Pennsyl-
vania, student in Bridgeport High
School.
School prize of 500 to R. ]. Rey-
nolds School, Winston-Salem, N. G.
School prize of 500 to the high
school of Kirksvill, Missouri.
The contest evoked wide interest,
lenlisting many thousands of stu
dents in 100 schools i nthirty-five
states. In one white school 500 pa
pers were written by students and in
another a thousand were reported as
having had some part in the study.
Many schools participating reported
deep interest and very gratifying re-
suits. 1t is believed that a great
many young people of both races
were profted by the study.
The source-material used was q
5000 word monograph entitled
americas Tenth Man." prepared by
R. B. Eleazer, Educational Director
of the Interracial Commission, and
put into about 1000 high schools
white and colored. Officers of the
Commission expressed satisfaction
with the results of the contest and
announced that similar project
will probably be conducted next year
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
Federation of Colored Fraternals
Made Permanent In Fine Session
Constitution Adopted for New Organizations Careful Study
Made Into Condition of Fraternals All Over Country

and professor of Public Health
there, in his address laid emphasis
on need for greater program OF
welfare work among fraternals;
rather than so much stress being
placed on paying sick dues and
Durying the dead. He declared, lit
is lar better to teach one health
habits and to make life attractive.
Make people want to live" The
speaker dwelt at length on the life
extension program Of the Metro
pelitan Lie Insurance Company,
which is calculated to lengthen the
life of its policyholders, and reduce
the company's risk.
Mr.. Roderick B. Harris, manager
of the Order of Samaritans,
Athens, Ca, spoke on the great
need of fraternal organizations
making industrial life insurance
less burdensome to policyholders,
by broadening the service and pro-
gram of the traternals and increas-
ing confidence in fraternals on the
part of the public. He gave figures
showing the unusually excessive
costs OF carrying industrial insur-
ance; though in no terms of dis
arrangement. He stated that fra
ternal orders might well make the
propositions so attractive that the
Individual would be able to easily
see and appreciate the advantage
of carrying smaller amounts of in
surance up to $4,000 in fraternals
for appreciably less cost. He took
occasion to eXcoriate the fraternals
which are burdened with doubtful
and extravaganza management and
Anticipated methods OF operation.
He showed that fraternal societies
are essential to the economic well
fare of the Negro group and that
there was an urgent need for the
application of science to the pres
ervation of these societies.
The audience showed much pleas
ure at the address delivered by Mr..
James A. Jackson, business special
list from the U. S. Department of
Commerce. He gave an exposition
on Trade Association Activities as
Applied to Fraternals." He traced
the growth of the trade association
idea, giving the resulting benefits
that had accrued to these organiza-
lions through combined and unified
methods as well as simplicity of
operation and control. He advo-
Gated the merger of small frater-
mails into larger and more financial
ly substantial institutions.
The Wednesday sessions were
given over to symposiums on re-
lated subjects including, "Princi-
Piles and Methods of Field Manage
ment," Reinsurance and Mergers"
A state insurance commissioner
gave talk on the study Of Negro
fraternals in his state. Reports on
the conditions of fraternal groups
in the different states represented,
were made and discussed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
Co|ored Boys To Navy
THREE YOUTHS NOW IN LINE
FOR NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. -

Washington CNS.)-With three
carefully selected candidates await
ing examination, the chances that
one or more Negro youths will enter
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis appears greater than at
any time since 1874, when Henry E.
Paker was there.
Two of the candidates, William ".
Thomas and John Taylor, were ap-
pointed by Oscar DePriest, from Chi
cago, while the other boy, lillian M.
Chisholm, qualified in competitive
examination held by Joseph A. Gava-
gan of New York City.
The success of Chisholm in the
competitive examination against q
number of white youths, indicates a
sufficient scholastic ability to pass
the entrance test to the academy. 1t
is also believed that DePriest in pur-
suance of his determination to secure
the admission of colored appointees,
has seen to it that they are qualified
both enthusiastically and physically to
meet the tests.
The result of the mental examina-
tions are expected to be made known
sometime this week. Those who pass
must meet Observation-Disclosures
must meet the physical test before
admission to the academy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
PROMINENT MEN INVITED TO
MAKE BOOKER T. WASHING.
TON COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS

Frank R. Davis, principal of the
Booker 7. Washington High School,
has advised that several prominent
men have been asked to make the
commencement address at the grad
uating exercises which are to be
held the 10th of June. Among those
whoh ave been asked to speak are
Prof. Handbook, Union University,
Richmond, Va; Dean Kelley Miller,
Howard University, Washington, and
DR.. J. c., Conrors, of Clifton Forge,
all of whom are well and favorably
known, and any one of them will,
no doubt, have a greatme ssage
for the graduates. %a 80 j.
The Echo will be carried this
year as a supplement to the Staun-
ton Tribune, it has been annaunced.
This, it is also announced, it done
to curtail expenses. The class, if
all pass the final examinations, will
number nine. This is the smallest
class in several years. There is
only one girl in the class, a sim
gular fact.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
LEADERS PLAN
IMPROVEMENT OF
RACE Citations
Annual Meeting of Cooperation
Commission Brings Distinguished
Group Together to Hear Reports
and Formulate rogram.

Atlanta, Pa, May.-Twelve south
ern states were represented at the
annual meeting of the Commission
on Interracial Cooperation, held
few DAYS ago in the Butler Street 7.
NJ. C. A., this city. Nearly hun
. dred members and visitors were pres
ent, including many well-known edu-
fessional men, and women prominent
Gators, ministers, business and pro-
in religious and civic circles. Inc
two races were about equally repre-
scented.
A survey of the years work reveal
ed wide variety of activities
achieved or in progress Among these
were scientific studies of difficult IN
terracial situations; Improvement OF
court Justice, educational facilities,
TRANSPORTATION, child welfare, and &C.
opomic opportunity; and efforts by
everv available means to promote
mutual understanding and co-opera-
ton between the races, instead OF
hostility and conflict. In these ef-
forts, it was reported, there had been
increasing cooperation on the part
of churches and other religious
groups, clubs, schools, the press, and
the agencies of government.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
An interesting feature was the re-
mort of the Commissions educational
activities, which was made by K. b.
Eleazer. 1t was shown that through
this department the Commission IS
in touch with more than 1000 news
papers, chiefly in the South, to
which FREQUENT releases are sent "in-
terpreting each race to the other In
the best light consistent with the
facts" The editors, it was said, were
for the most part intelligently SYM
pathetic with the Commissions pur-
pose and program and had given 1t
fine cooperation in their news and
editorial columns. Encouraging re-
ports were made also as to the edu-
cational work done by the Commits
sion in colleges and high schools.
Reporting for the department OF
wohan's work, of which she is direc-
tor, Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ares outlined
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
Commission On lntGn&il Cooperation
Outlines Program During Annual Meeting

a comprehensive program for the wo-
men connected with the movement
throughout the South, including in
vestigation of the condition of rural
schools, lontact with local welfare
agencies; creation of speakers bu-
reaus, and number of demonstra-
ton projects by states, regions, coun-
ties, and cities.
New Members Elected.
A number of additions were made
to the membership of the Commits
sion; among theme the following rep
resentatives of the colored groups;
President w. j. Hale, Nashville;
Mrs. Caroline Blanton, Louisville;
DR.. Matte E. Coleman, Nashville;
Miss Juliette Derricotte, Nashville.
Mrs. Kemper Harreld, Atlanta; and
Forester B. Washington, Atlanta.
DR.. R. R. Motion, Mrs. Mary Mcleod
Bethune, President David D. Jones,
and DR.. John Hope were chosen to
represent the colored group on the
boar dof directors, and DR.. Motion
was elected one of the Commissions
vice presidents. DR.. W. C. Jackson,
of Greensboro, was elected president
and DR.. Will w. Alexander, executive
director.
The Commission was created in At
lanta in 1919 for the purpose Of It'd
ing over the interracial crisis pending
across the country at that time, and
since has been carrying on wide va
riety of activities for the improve
ment of interracial attitudes and con-
ditions. Its membership and that OF
it's affiliated state and county COM
mittees include a thousand or more
white and colored leaders who are CO.
operating for these ends.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
SCHOOL FIGHT LOMMS
IN LEXINGTON
Citizens to Petition School Board,
Declares G. M. Wood.

According to C. M. Wood, of
Lexington, school fight is looming.
From information cleaned, it seems
that the citizens are to petition the
schol board for a high school prin-
cipal, which has been held for the
past year by Rev. c. W. Cook, who
recently resigned as pastor of the
First Baptist Church of that city,
to accept a pastorate of the Court
Street Baptist Church of Lynch
burg. .,
Reports emanating from Lexing-
ton allege that the sailing of the
Rev. Cock has not been the smooth
est, as the lone high school teacher
in the L. Downing school. The
friction is alleged to come from the
fact that the Rev. Cook was not
allowed to have complete control
of the department. And, the alleged
inharmomous relations that existed
between the grammar department
and the high school department.
The principal of the grammar
school department is Mrs. Amanda
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17
ABYSSINIA SAYS AMERICAN
HUNTERS MUST HAVE LICENSE

Adds Ababa.-(CNS.)-A special
dispatch from here last week to the
American State Department at
Washington said that from now on
American hunting expeditions will
have to receive permits from the Abb
yssinian Minister of Agriculture and
the American Minister, Addison
Suothard, Ras Taffari, King of Eth
opia and descendant of Solomon
has come to the rescue of wild animal
life to save lions, elephants and wild
buxalo from extinction by Amerl-
cans.
In addition to permits tariff Of
$125 for each elephant, $50 for buf-
falo and $15 for a lion will have TO
be paid by the hunter. Each huntei
can kill no more than two elephants,
four lions, four American buffaloes,
six leopards or eight antelopes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-05-17

Following the grand lodge meet
ing in Atlantic City last year, part
of Virginia Elks obtained an indie
pendent charter to operate in Viz
ginia. The grand lodge brought in
junction proceedings on this issue
against the Virginia corporation.
When the Grand Lodge argued its
bill of cooplaint on January 10, it set
forth that the order had on deposit
$4,000 in Virginia bank. The state
organization alleges that when the
Grand Lodge insinuated that the Vir
ginia Elks were after getting title
10 these funds, it was gross mis-
representation on the part of the bill
was made, as the grand lodge with
drew the total sum on the 18th of
January.
The postponement of the conven-
ton was decided by Mr.. Shivers upon
tn advise of w. w. Foreman, James
T. Carter, and Joseph r.. Pollard, az
torneys for the State organization.
A decision in this matter is expected
shortly. If the Virginia group is
denied use of the name Grand Exalt
ed Ruler J. Finley Wilson will have
the upper hand; otherwise he will be
doomed. The official notice follows: