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Miss Katherine Edwards few from
Pittsburgh Saturday for luncheon at
the National Woman's Country Club,
landing on the open field on the club
estate in the rear of the club house.
She was accompanied by two friends,
the trio returning to Pittsburgh that
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14
SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Fourth pagel

(Continued Prom FoufCn. Page.I
Miss Alma Mizell, Miss D. Gertrude
Brooks, Miss. Sara p. Grogan, Miss Meda
Ann Martin, Mrs. Patrick Gallagher
Miss Jane b. Bassett, Miss Eiva Nae,
Namara, Miss Elsa A. Needham ana
Miss Nancy L. Mumma.
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FARM WAGES HIT LOW
FOR 15,YEAR PERIOD
Supply of Workers Shows Rise as
Demand Falls OF, Says Ag-
ricultufA Report.

q
r Farm wages on July 1 were. at the
lowest level in the last Is years, 1t was
said yesterday by the Department of
Agriculture.
The index was 1923 per cent Of pre-
war, as compared with 1877 on April /,
100 0 year ago and 112 In 1918.
The supply Of workers on July was
I'LL per cent of normal, as compared
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to 90 per cent year ago. The demand
for farm labor was 734 per cent OF
normal. in contrast to S4.S on July /.
1890.
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also Victoria and Vancouver, British
Columbia. They will return to Wash
inston by way Of the Canadian Rockies
about the middle of August.
Mrs. r. M. Leeds of New York City
Is again In Washington for . few days,
staying at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. NJ, H. Hi, is In NeweX0Tk, where
she, is staying at the Ambassador Hotel.
Mr.. James IN. STrewiff- Of: Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. accompanied. by Mrs
Theodore Stickney, arrived In Washing
ton by motor yesterday and are at
wardfnan Park Hotel while in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-14

Cooperative societies in England are
reducing wages to employees.
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FREE AID OFFERED
IN NATURALIZATION
Americanization School Associa ton
Welcomes Opportunity to Fa.
cilitate Proceedings.

Assistance in filling out naturaliza
tlon papers or any steps necessary for
persons to become citizens of the United
States will be furnished free by the
Amerlcanlzation School Association,
with headquarters in the Webster
School Building, Tenth and H streets,
Persons desiring such information
may obtain it by applying to the asso-
citation at its headquarters any day or
evening except Saturday, it Is an
nounced.
Reasons for becoming a naturalized
citizen are given by Mrs. Morris
Cafrttz, chairman of the service for
foreign born of the National Council of
Jewish Women, who points out the free
service furnished by the Naturalization
School Association. A statement on the
subject OF naturalization, given by Mrs.
CafritZ says:
Permanent residence in this country
demands assumption of civic RESPONSE
billty toward city, State and Nation.
Practical considerations affecting family
ME and happiness are now based on
citizenship status
One must be a citizen to secure the
admission of wife or husband or chill
oren from other countries. One must
De citizen to secure jobs on public
works or in public institutions. One
must be citizen to secure unemploy-
nent relief in this emergency crisis
one must be a citizen to secure a Ii
cense TO peddle, or sell certain articles
One must be a citizen to secure old
age pensions In some States"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Burleigh At Howard.
LARRY T. BURLEIGH, Negro

HARRY T. BURLEIGH, Negro So
loist and composer will open the
annual lecture-recital series at
Howard University at S:15 pm. Tues
day. January 26, In Andrew Rankin
Chapel.
Mr.. Burleigh has been baritone soloist
at st. Georges Episcopal Church in New
York since 1894, and has frequently ap-
peared in recital both in America and
Europe.
The second recital in the series will
be one by Warner Lawson, pianist of
the faculty of Fisk University Conserva-
tory OF Music. Mr.. Lawson is a grad
uate OF Fisk and has studied in Europe
He Is the son of the celebrated pianist,
Augustus Lawson of Hartford, Conn,
On Tuesday, February Is, the Wom-
ems Glee Club will be heard in recital,
and on March Is Frank Speaight cele-
brated English actor and reader, will
appear. Mr.. Speaight is best known by
his Interpretation OF the famous novels
Of Charles Dickens
Frank Harrison, baritone soloist, and
head OF the department of music at
Talladega College, will be heard on
April IL. Mr.. Harrison is a graduate of
Howard University and has studied for
many years in New York.
The Male Glee Club of the university
Will close the series on April 26.
Students and friends of Howard Uni
Verslty interested in architecture will
have an opportunity as the last Gay to
witness the exhibit of the Philadelphia
Chapter Of the American Institute of
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UNION OFFICIAL
GETS JAIL TERM
Must Serve 2 to ID Years
for Plot to Dynamite Mine
Executives Home.
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press
PRINCETON, Ind, December l9-
Harmon Kelly, member of the execu-
tive board of district No. II of the
United Mine Workers of America wa.
convicted by Gibson County Jury late
To-Day OF conspiracy to dynamite the
nome OF James F. Miller, secretary-
treasurer OF the Somerville Coal Cor
poratlon, cooperative enterprise.
special Judge Thomas Duncan fixed
the penalty at 2 to IA years in Indiana
state Prison and fine of $4,000, the
Maxlmum sentence under the law.
Judge Duncan announced he would AL
low 80 days for defense counsel to file
motion for new trial.
After the pronouncement of the ver-
DICT Kelly took advantage of the courts
ofncer OF an opportunity to speak in his
own behalf and vigorously denied his
guilt In connection with the alleged
plot
The dynamiting of Miller's home sep-
temoer Il is alleged to have been n
part OF plot by union sympathizerz
10 sGop the operation of mines at Som
erVlle, which we're being operated CO.
operatlvely. This plan has been con-
oemned by union officials who charged
that 1t violated the wage agreement
with the operators.
The SomerVille Coal CORPORATION
operated Somerville mines No. / and 2
on the cooperative plan. The No, /
mine was dynamited several weeks ago
and both shafts have been the scenes
OF disorder between the miners and
union sympathizers.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
KENTUCKY TREESTO
BE PLANTED HERE
Gifts from Farm Where Lincoln
Was Born Will Have Three
Prominent Locations.

Trees from the Kentucky hill farm
where Abraham Lincoln was born will
be planted tomorrow morning at the
Lincoln Memorial, on the Capitol
grounds and at the White House.
Representative Maurice H. Thatcher
Republican, Of Kentucky, who secured
100000 appropriation some years ago
to improve the Lincoln farm near Hod-
genville, KY, in La Rue County, Is re-
sponsible for the gifts of the trees to
Washington.
Three or four of the trees will be
planted on the Capitol grounds, on the
side near the Congressional Library,
with Vice President Curtis planting a
red oak and Representative and Mrs.
Thatcher planting other trees. This
ceremony will take place at 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
At 11:30 O'Clock, one white oak and
one elm tree will be planted on the Lin
coin Memorial grounds and then at
1880 President Hoover and Represent
ative and Mrs Thatcher set out oaks on
the White House grounds.
Representative Thatcher said yester-
day that Lieut. Col. u S. Grant, Sd
director of public buildings and public
parks, and his staff; David Lynn, archi-
tect Of the Capitol, and his staff, and
White House authorities are co-operat-
ing in the tree-planting program
Evening star., 1931-12-20
LAFQLLETTE URGES
ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Senator to Ask Committees
Backing on Measure at
Early Date.
BY the Associated Press.

ny tne hSSoClAteQ freSS.
Weeks of hearings by the Senate
Manufactures Subcommittee on the pro-
posed National Economic Council ended
yesterday with Chairman La Toilette
firmly convinced it is badly needed as a
business rudder.
The Wisconsin Senator said he would
call the full committee together soon to
take up his bill for the establishment
of national planning group.
1t wfA study the thousands of words
OF testimony from economists and busi-
ness leaders, many of whom favored the
council.
Presents Progressive Report.
Just before the hearings ended La
Toilette submitted to the committee for
Its records the report Of the Unemploy-
ment and industrial Sterilization Com
mittee of the Progressive" conference
last March. La Toilette was chairman
of that conference.
1t urged the national council for
planning, and advocates increased in
come for the masses and the consequent
stabilization of buying power independ-
ent of industrial activity
The council 1t Endorsed would have
broad powers for recommending such
remedial legislation as it saw fit, and
would pay particular attention to credit
A Nationwide employment service and
general system of unemployment re-
serves and insurance were recon-
mended.
Sales Tax Opposed.
The report declared against a sales
tax.
1t said it is not in our interest to
insist on international debt payments
which will seriously handicap Europe's
recovery or threaten her continued eco-
nomic stability"
Former senator R. L. Owen of Okla
homa testified at the closing hearing
He lnoorsed the proposed council.
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F. Gudger, Bette E. Renner, Lille B.
Lewis, Anna B. Murphy and Jennie
Welland.
The moot court calendar yesterday
afternoon was dispatched under Judge"
Lucian H. Vandoren. Senior counsel
presenting cases were Ralph F. An
dreWs, Selma c. Anderson, Helen A.
Slapnicka, Harold S. Silver, E. James
Sax, Paul G. Sadona, Leroy H. Hines,
George G. Jensen, Pasquale j. Federico
and Ray L. Smith.
The founding in 1908 of the Kappa
Beta Pi International Legal Sorority
was celebrated by the four local chap
ters at dinner held at the Kennedy
warren Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mrs
Helena DOGGY Reed presided.
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter
OF the Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity held
an initiation last Saturday at the COL
lege. at which time Edgar S. Idol, Will
liam r. Tyers, jr.; Everett D. Little
neid Tristram L. Norman, Ernest E.
Salisbury and Howard 1. Wittenmyer
were admitted into membership.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
HARKER AGAIN BOOKED
ON OBSCENITY CHARGE
Recent Police Brutality Witness
Posts Bond Pending Trial on
Picture and Conduct.

A new charge of possession of OBJ
scene literature was filed yesterday in
Police Court against James Henry
Harker, recent police brutality witness
He pleaded not guilty and was released
on 500 bond for jury trial January 6.
Arrested two weeks ago on a charge
OF intoxication and diSorderly conduct
by policeman R. E. Williams, second
precinct. Harker was said to have had
an obscene picture in his pockets. The
first two charges were likewise post
poned to January 6.
The first charge of possession of the
picture filed against Harker was
quaShed when Judge Isaac r. Hit ruled
the information faulty. Then Assistant
U. S. Attorney Wilbert McInerney
amended the paper and again filed the
complaint.
Williams said he did not know Harker
at the time he arrested him.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

committee to take charge of entertain
ments. This comprises Magdalen Bor-
ger, Margaret Shea, Lavina Kelly, Helen
Dolan, Ethel Kroger, Catherine Nealon
and Margaret Furey. This group is
arranging a party to be held during the
Christmas holidays. Miss Moriarts
asked that prospective members of the
rifle team prepare to attend practice
following the holidays. This committee
on attendance was appointed: M Ber-
berick, Elizabeth Franzoni, Louise H.
Whittlesey and Mary Hurley.
On Monday night the post graduate
debating teams Of the School Of Ac-
coantancy discussed the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. The afirma
tive side, comprising Cecil H. Gardner
F. c. Campbell and J. Burke, won the
debate. Mr. Campbell was adjudged
the best individual speaker. The mega
tive side was represented by James Nc
Donnell, Robert E. Findlay and Bernard
F. Gallagher.
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announced at the election meeting as
winners of the Masonic Clubs scholar
ship for 1882. The club now is COM
pleting plans for its annual banquet
at the Raleigh Hotel in February.
The Crier, National University's new
student publication, made its initial
appearance during the week, proclaim
ing editorially Ito represent the COM
bined schools OF this university and to
furnish a medium of expression for
each student as well as to create per-
manent record of school activities. :"
The newspapers lead story" is a ioint
tribute to the late Dr. Charles Francis
CaruSi, chancellor. who died less than
year ago, and DR.. Hayden johnson,
his successor in that office. The per
picking task" which, the paper asserted,
confronted the universitys Board of
Trustees in choosing a successor to its
beloved DR.. CaruSi was admirably solved
by the appointment of DR.. johnson, an
intimate associate OF DR.. Carusi. who
was sympathetic with the policies the
oeao chancellor lived for in his uni
Verslty and in his city. it contended.
Ine new paper will be issued BIZ
monthly under the editorship of Joseph
Snyder. Robert Mendte is business
manager and the associate editors in
clude Mildred P. Freund, James S.
Parker, Sylvia Klensin, Earl r. Strong
and Joseph McGraory.
Judge Charles S. Lobingier, professor
OF Roman law, modern civil law and
the law Of marital property, is author
OF Lex Christiana, the Connecting
Link Between Ancient and Modern
Law the lead article in the George
town Law journal. The article will be
continued in the next issue of the
Journal. Juoge Lobingier also wrote
The Hugenot in Jurisprudence" ," which
Is published In the current issue of the
New Age. official organ of the Supreme
Council OF Thirty-third Degree Masons,
Evening star., 1931-12-20
HEADS SCHOOL BOARD

Mrs. George Cusack Roney has been
elected president of the board of trus..
tees OF the Tuthill School for Boys and
Girls, 1860 Mintwood place.
A program of expansion and improve
ment has been adopted, and was dis
cussed at dinner meeting following
the election of the president. Those
present at the dinner meeting were
Mrs. G. c. Poney, William C. Donaldson,
Herbert Weaver Haller. Edward Stel-
Wagen Dove, Donald H. McConville
Ralph Brearey, Henry L. Hunter, Lowry
N. Coe, J. Fred Laise, Mrs. Harry L,
McConaughy, Mrs. Mary Mae Roos,
Miss Virginia Paul, DR.. George Losh
and Miss Constance c. Tuthill, princi-
pal Of the school.
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CAMPUS NEEDY AIDED

URBANA, Ill, December 10 OR.-
Free meals for needy students were
voted today by the University of Ill-
nois Senate Unemployment Relief
Committee
The meal tickets will be given to stu
dents who have been unable to find
sufficient employment to carry them
along or whose funds are tied up in
the closing Of bank several days ago.
The tickets will be honored by
campus restaurant and redeemed by
the Relief Committee.
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"
The other participants were John Will
liam Adler Of Memphis, Tenn, the
John Carroll Club, and Thomas Edward
Staken Of Midland, Md, the Pierce
Butler Club.
Mr.. Kane, who will receive s25
prize In gold and is eligible for COM
petition in the\finals for a $50 prize
offered by the faculty, is a graduate of
Georgetown College While there he
was prominent in scholastic affairs.
The Christmas holidays started last
week and end January for practically
all classes in the university except the
senior class at the Hilltop. The college
seniors will resume work January 7.
Among District of Columbia and
Maryland students elected to class
offices in the Law School are the fol-
lowing: Lewis Harvey Phelps, jr., of
Chevy Chase, Md, vice president of the
sophomore class; George Joseph O'Hare
Of Hyattsville, vice president of the
freshman class; Charles Vinton Koons
OF Washington, president of the sopho-
more class, and Raymond j. Abbatic-
chic, jr., also of this city, vice presi-
dent of the juniors. Both Koons and
O'Hare are graduates of the University
of Maryland. Phelps graduated from
George Washington University and Alb
baticchio Is a graduate of Georgetown
College.
Another Washington student, William
John Madden. in the third-year after
noon class, was elected chancellor of
the Ashley M. Gould Law Club.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

StTucCOr IN tOpO-
yr a p h l C drafting
at the Columbia
Technical School,
according to an
announcement by
Paul ]. Leverone,
principal.
In joining the
Columbia faculty at
this time, Mrs. Null
ford returns to the
institution she was
/ n S t r u mental In
launching 81 years
ago. Roy c. Claf-
lin, a teacher of
drafting at Cen
trail High School
in 1910. organ
lied his Columbia
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during the year
rom eac h Of
which one man is
selected to take
part in a final
contest just before
CO m m e n cement.
The debates are
held between the
various law clubs.
Joseph John Su-
panSki of Erie, Pa, ,
m e m b er of the
Edward Douglass
White Law Club,
was given honor
able mention by
judges in the re-
cent contest, which
took the form of a
Evening star., 1931-12-20
N. U. MASONS ELECT.

a RTHUR A. WRIGHT was elected
"A president of the National Uni
versity Masonic Club, one of the
university's largest organizations, dur
ing the past week Mr.. Wright is a
member of De Molay Conmandery,
Evening star., 1931-12-20
ID. c. Man Wins Debate

a WASHINGTON student, All Philir
"A Kane, was announced as the win
ner Of the second prize debate at
the Georgetown University School OF
Law, where he is senior and member
OF the Ashley M. Gould Law Club.
-Four preliminary contests are held
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Active During Holidays.

MEMBERS of the faculties of George
1V1 Washington University will par.
ticipate in the gatherings of scien-
tlflc learned societies in various
parts Of the country during the Christ
mas recess
Prof. Samuel Flagg Bemis, executive
officer of the history department. will
go to the meeting of the American His
torlcal Association in Minneapolis De-
cember 27-29 to present his report as
chairman of committee appointed by
the association last June to map ney
fields of research in American history
Serving on the committee with Prof
BemiS are Prof A. M. Schlessinger Q.
Harvard, Prof. r. D. Connor of North
Carolina, Prof Dexter Perkins of the
University of Rochester, Prof. r. H
Gabrill of Yale, Prof Dixon R. Fox OF
Columbia and Prof. M. E. Curtis OF
Smith. Prof. Bemis will preside ovcr
the section meeting on the diplomatic
history of the United States.
A number of members of the Law
faculty will go to Chicago to attend the
tWenty-ninth annual meeting of the AS
soc1atlon of American Law Schools, oi
which organization George Washington
University law School Is charter mem
VI 1AOoC VIII VIII Dc present IN
clude Dean William Cabell Van Week
Prof. Hector G. Spaulding, John AL
bert Mcintyre and Prof. Charles S
Collier, who is Thayer Fellow at Har-
ward this year, while on sabbatical
leave from the university.
At the meeting of the Modern Lam
guage Association of America in Madi-
son, Wis, December 1880, DR.. Robert
Whitney BolWell, professor of American
literature in the university, will par
t1clpate in the group discussion of ma
tlonalism in American Literature" Prof
De Witt c. Croissant, executive officer
of the English department, is secretary
OF the associations drama section. Other
members of the faculty who will attend
this meeting are Dean Henry Grattan
Doyle and Prof Irene Cornwell.
Dean Doyle will read paper on
Modern Foreign Languages and
Democracy" before the American AS
sociation Of Teachers of Spanish, which
meets in conjunction with the Modern
Language Association. He was presi-
dent of the Spanish Teachers Associa-
ton last year.
Prof. Edward H. Sehrt, executive Of
flcer OF the department of Germanic
languages and literature, will attend
the meetings Of the Linguistic Society
Of America and the Pathological Asso-
citation in Richmond December 27-29.
Prof. Walter Lynn Cheney of the
Evening star., 1931-12-20

NO. 4, r n l 6 n | S
Templar.
OF her officers
chosen at the same
time were Fred E.
Robey, vice presi-
dent; Markham w.
Payne, secretary;
N. r. Baum, treas
urer: George Wal
ter Smith, almon-
er;; c h a les R.
Bell, herald; T. r.
Griffith, marshal,
and S t an ! y E.
Otto and Kenneth
Petrie, representa-
tives to the Ad-
visory Board.
c. NJ. S c h W a b
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Architects, now on exhibition in the
trustees dining hall
MRS. ]. c. MULFORD, for is years
III executive secretary of the map
shop Of the National Highway
Association, has been appointed in
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Pardon for Venezuela Rebels.

CARACAS, Venezuela. December 10
P1.-President Gomez today pardoned
a group Of rebels who were landed re-
Gently from the Mexican steamship Su-
perior. The Superior was taken over
at sea and deviated from her course in
the interests of revolutionary move
ment which came to nothing.
Civil aeronautics in the United States
involves the flying Of nearly 100000
miles year by scheduled air transport
services and more than 100000 miles
by miscellaneous operators.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

During recent years great improve
ments have taken place in the organi-
zatlon. training and equipment of some
OF the South American armies. which
now compare favorably with those of
European countries,
Evening star., 1931-12-20

last Tuesday by the American Uni
versity Dramatic Club, under auspices
OF the Student Council. It was directed
by Will HutchinS, professor of art.
DR.. Jesse Ferguson has been elected
president of the Faculty Women's Club
for the ensuing year. Other officers
elected include Miss Ruberta Olds
treasurer; Mrs. Arthur Jackson, secre-
tary; Mrs. Wesley Gewehr, vice presi-
dent and social chairman; Mrs. Hilda
Minder French, publicity.
Spanish students at American Uni
versity have organized The Spanish
Club and elected the following officers
President, Yule Fisher; vice president
Agatha Varela; secretary-treasurer, Dan
Rodriguez, Miss Ruberta OIds Is faculty
adviser.
The Graduate School of American
University is receiving many congratu-
lations upon the honor which has been
brought by Albert H. Garretson, a
graduate student, who has been elected
Rhodes Scholar. He Is studying inter-
national law.
Columbus Recesses Thursday.
CHRISTMAS holidays start at Co
~ lumbus University on Christmas
eve and continue until January 4, when
classes will be resumed. The first
semester will close on January % and
examinations will be held Immediately
Seton Darr, assistant dean Of the
School OF Law, announced yesterday. A
number of the groups at the university
are planning yuletide parties as part OF
the Christmas festivities.
The first intercollegiate debate of the
season was held on Friday night with
the Columbus team meeting the John
Marshall College of Law in Jersey City,
NJ J. AS the representative of the
faculty on the trip. Assistant District
Attorney John r. Fitzpatrick arranged
to participate in the event. Columbus
speakers, chosen as the result Of con-
test open to all law school students,
were Vincent A. Sheehy, jr. Jerry j.
O'Connell and Raymond u. Walter, as
alternateS.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the senior prom, which will
be held about the middle Of the second
semester David F. Williams, president
OF the senior class, announced yeSter-
day that Thomas E. KisSling will be
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments and he will be assisted by Miss
Helen A. Furey, J. Gearin Enright and
Miss Sarah c. Moriarty. Tentative
plans provide that the prom will be
held following Lent.
On Monday evening the Pi Chi, the
Women's organization in the School OF
Law, held a meeting and elected a