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SPORTS SOCIETY MAGAZINE Pi'tt'sliurffh Press FINANCIAL NEWS CLASSIFIED COMICS JN TWO SECTIONS SECTION TWO PITTSBURGH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1931 PAGE 19 LEADERS SEE PITTSBURGH'S OWN MOVIE STARS LILLIAN LOVED HIM NOT, FRIEND QU0TES MOORE Married Him to Secure Care for Daughter, Envoy Tells Woman Dare Say II herein We Recommend Thrills for the Young By FLORENCE FISHER PARRY KNOW- this is heresy, this is folly at least that's what youll bo saying in just a jiffy. But that doesn't keep me from believing and therefore True stories of how they jot their start From Coal Heaver To 'Miracle Man1 Thomas Meighan Decided College Could Not Be As Bad As Shoveling Coal He Was a Football Player and Student Actor at Mount St. Mary's Rogers Flannery, His Teammate, Tells The 'Inside' Story of Their School Day By JAMES A. BAUBIE PITTSBURGH produced "The Miracle Man." Thomas Meishan. the star of that great oicture which made movie tWsn ffev NVtsk K.

v. JOT1 N4-'' history, was born and raised on the North Side. Indeed, the story of- this unforgotten film comes near being the story of Tom Meighan. it was Tom who made "The Miracle Man" and it was "The Miracle Man" which made Tom. It made him a millionaire and the biggest male star of his time almost overnight.

It made his fame lasting everywhere and it gave the alumni of Mount St. Mary's College at Emmittsburg, plenty to talk and brag about. Tom got his first taste of the stage at Mount St. Mary's, and, according to the three other Pittsburghers who went to school there with him, Tom wis recognized quickly and unstintingly by his fellow students as a youth with an unusual gift for ham-acting. One of the most miraculous things about "The Miracle Man," according to these classmates, was Tom's magnificent acting.

The improvement over his college histrionics was a miracle in itself, they seem to think. A partial explanation is offered by Tom, himself. One method of discipline enforced at college when a student fell back in his work was to make him memorize lines of poetry sometimes in Latin or Greek. The student thus punished would walk up and down a terrace just outside one of the college buildings and study his lines until he could repeat them from memory. In this way Tom, not being an impassioned scholar, got plenty of exercise and fresh air.

But mostly he learned to become expert at memorizing a large number of lines in short order and this, he thinks, later was a great benefit to him when he started playing stock and had to learn a new play every week. Unlike most men wiio have reached the top, Tom does not attribute his success to an early passion for hard' work. Quite the reverse. If that hadn't been the case ho probably would not have gone to college and become a leading man. He didnt want to go to college.

He told his father as much. It was all right with the elder Meighan. Tom could go to work then, shoveling coal in his father's mill in Second Avenue near the Tenth Street Bridge. And that's how Tom decided to go to college after a week of that back-breaking work. U3' Ldol'gf movie, fans foe rfi fSism 1 fit Mm "fc-cxvsNc y- with TlLs iiiite.

trie. ranees JZirzg BONUS PERIL TO VETERANS Cash Payment Would Hurt Persons It Is Intended to Aid, They Say STRESS DIFFICULTY OF SELLING BONDS Flannery, Nesbit and Hunt Tell How Plan Would Cripple Business Pittsburgh business leaders await ed developments from Washington today, hopeful that Congress would see the danger of a straight cali bonus payment to World War veterans, which would cost the country $3,500,000, if approved by the lawmakers. Industrialists pointed out the cash bonus ultimately would harm the very men it was intended to help, since it would threaten the recovery of business. Business experts emphasized the difficulty of the tremendous bond issue to pay the cash bonus, with a consequent, adverse effect on the financial situation generally. Their opinions follow: Help Distressed Men H.

B. RUST, president of the Kop-pers Company I am in favor doing everything within reason for disabled and distressed ex-service men. their widows and orphans. am opposed to any bonus for. able-bodied ex-service men.

This country is facing serioua i problems brought about by a great industrial depression and an unprecedented drouth. Neither the drouth nor the depression are at an, end. The spirit of the people as a whole and their attitude toward each other is the finest in history, and they will work these problems out aa promptly possible, provided they are not interfered with by too much legislation. The vest majority of the people are still working on full time and without a reduction in wages. Employers are doing all in their power to maintain this situation.

Included in the full-time employes is a large per cent of ex-service men who do not under any consideration need the bonus. Sees Burden to People In times of stress, the first essential for an individual, a business or a government is to put the finances in proper shape and keep them there. To burden the people of this country at this time with an additional expenditure of. between three and four billion of dollars is wrong from any point of view. The finances of this country are in the hands of the ablest and most experienced business man and financier that has ever held the office of Secretary of the Treasury.

He has stated to the Senate Finance Committee and the Ways and Means Committee of the House the bald facts in no uncertain terms. If the members of the Senate and House will forget party politics and follow his advice in financial matters, the solution of our present troubles will be only a question of a comparatively short time. ROY A. HUNT, president of the Aluminum Company of America Personally, I think it is a mistake to agitate the cash bonus at this time. It would be a great deal better to let the matter ride along as it has been for the present.

J. ROGERS FLANNERY, president of the Flannery Bolt Company There is no question but what the soldiers ere entitled to their bonus, but the question is whether they would do more harm than good by accepting it now. During the World War, we were able to sell Liberty bonds by aggressive campaigning, carried along by the stress of patriotic feling, and even then we had to work terribly hard to sell them, at a time when everyone had more surplus funds than they do now. While the veterans are undoubtedly entitled to the bonus, il they would look at it in that light, they might agree that now is not the psychological time to pay the cash bonus and that it would be better to wait until the country is on its feet. No.

do you advise? Noi Editor, Pittsbursh Pres, of Allies -v- if Ibm cis thz fighting police captain, in. Tfze Jacket" They roomed together and, joined by Al Diebold, now with the Forest Lumber Company, and J. Rogers Flannery, also of Pittsburgh, soon became the Four Musketeers of the college. One of the first things Tom did in college was to go out for the football squad and during his last two years at school he played guard on the varsity against such teams as Bucknell, Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall and Western Maryland. iff if 9 I pany plays at the old Avenue Thea ter, now the Warner.

Tom's father was not at all pleased with the turn of events. He wanted his son to go into business with him. But if he had to go on the stage, he might better go with the family's best wishes, so he went to the jewelry store of M. Bonor Company and bought Tom a new watch as a sort of good will present. Theater programs of the Grand Opera House, which was in the same building with the Avenue Theater, where the stock company was playing in 1901, show Meighan played the role of "Swan" in "Pud-d'nhead Wilson," in May.

Tom Ross played the part of Chambers. In the same month he played Slarino in "The Merchant of Venice," with Dennis Harris as Balthazar, James Wilson as Shylock and Alice Butler as Nerissa. These first parts gave Tom a chance to learn. His big opportu nity came in June of that same year when he was given the leading iuvenile role iri "Peg Woffington. Tom Ross, a popular juvenile, was ill and Meighan took his place in the role of Colley Cibber.

James Wilson played Mr. Vane and Ethel Browning was Tripletts Boy. In December Tom played Frank Hardman in "A Temperance Town." Alice Gale took the part of Mary Jane Jones, and William Ingcrsoll was John Worth. This production was a Hoyt comedy in four acts. Then followed such plays as "Romeo and Juliet," "Brother Officer." "The Only Wav," "The Adventure of Lady Ursula." "A Colonial Sans Gene," "Rip Van Winkle, "The Brixton Burglary," "Lady Godiva." in which Sarah Truax played Godiva, and in October, 1902, "The Great Ruby." Tom then left the Davis company to become the leading juvenile man with a new company formed by Henrietta Crossman.

Miss Crossman had made quite a sensation when she appeared with the Davis Stock Company in 1896 as Mrs. Delacour in "War to the Knife." Others in that cast were James Wilson, Wil- Continued on Page 34 Faint Thwarts Bandits ST. LOUIS Instead of throwing up her hands as two bandits ordered her to, Mrs. Frieda Tash, proprietor of a small shoe store, fainted. When she regained consciousness one of the bandits was fanning her with a newspaper.

The other remarked. "Aw, it isn't worth while. Let the lady alone." They then fled. The college had no football coach and the boys fought it out in their own manner, the best men winning the varsity positions. J.

Rogers Flannery played tackle next to Tom. "Tom didn't care much for football, but he did it because the school needed manpower, and he always was doing things for other people, so I guess it just came natural to go out for the team," Flannery said in recalling their college days. "We had a symphony orchestra. I played first violin and Al Diebold played the snare drum. Tom couldn't play anything, but we wanted him in the orchestra.

Our votes, together with a little politics, elected Tom bass drummer. After one rehearsal, he lost his membership, because he couldn't even beat time. "pvURING THE winter nights, it LJ was customary for the fellows to match students for boxing bouts. Well, I was quite a bit heavier than Tom, but we were matched, nevertheless. Tom whispered, 'Rog, remember this is just in fun.

We'll box, but not too The first couple of rounds went smoothly enough, until the other fellows started to yell and whistle. "Then Tom got excited and landed a stiff blow to my chin. It nearly floored me. When I shook myself out of the effects, I started for Tom. He saw a fighting look in my eye and tried to side-step my rush.

Instead he fell over his own feet in his excitement and went to the mat. Right then Tom decided the fight had gone about far enough. He held up both hands and refused to get up until his gloves had been removed. We've both had many a laugh over our fight. "Tom was going to Atlantic City one week-end and was getting together a new wardrobe.

I had just bought a new spring coat and was saving it for Sunday. But Tom borrowed it. "The upshot of it all was that Tom went broke in Atlantic City and pawned my coat to get car fare home. He was afraid to tell me what had happened, because we, had had an argument, and he didn't think the time was just right to break the news. About two weeks later, when 'Nescire Autem Quid Antea Quam Natus Sis Acciderit, Id est semper esse puerum' "Who is President of and "Who invented the phrase 'Categorical imperative' The test was conducted by the Columbia Spectator, student publication.

RAIDERS FACE PROBE Department of Justice Agents May Look Into Eagles' Charges Department of Justice agents may investigate charges that dry agents here used confiscated membership cards to gain entrance to Fraternal Order of Eagles lodges, it was reported today. A statement issued today after a conference between Krause and aides and United States District Attorney Graham and aides said Krause is investigating the matter and will report to Graham when the inquiry is completed. While several boys salvaged enough clothing following the annual ransacking of fraternity houses to watch the dance from the balcony, many others were not so fortunate. Dick Hatfield, Waynesburg, who wears a size 6'i shoe, found himself entirely without footwear and was forced to spend the evening at home. Another youth whose suits were of a popular size for girls appeared only in a bathrobe and topcoat so he could go to a movie.

Only one note of discord marked the dance, for as the girls danced the home waltz rumblings of retaliation rolled across the campus. Councils of war held in" Hanna Hall Boys Dormitory are said to have resulted in a definite decision to hold a dance at which co-eds will be banned, the affair being tentatively slated for Feb. 13. "Just befre we went ilr former MRS. CALVIT'S FIGHT FOR ESTATE GETS AID More Volunteer Testimony Expected When Case Resumes March 4 The second lull in the battle of Mrs.

Dorothy Russell Calvit for half of the fortune of the late Alexander P. Moore today found the stepdaughter entrenched behind surprise fortifications thrown up by unexpected, voluntary testimony given in Orphans Court late yesterday. "Lillian never loved me. She idolized only Dorothy. She married me because I promised to provide for Dorothy." Those words came from the lips of the late Pittsburgh ambassador and publisher in what he termed a "confession." some time after his wife, Lillian Russell, died.

Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, 600 block College Avenue, told Judge Trimble from the witness stand. Mrs. Henderson appeared in court of her own volition, saying she had read of the trial and thought it her duty to tell what she knew. Friend of Moore She is an East End civic leader and was chairlady of the Republican party in the Eleventh Ward for six years under Moore's sponsorship.

She said she had been a friend of the reporter publisher diplomat since 1894. "I had called at Moore's office to ask about employment for my son, an art student," Mrs. Henderson testified. "I said, 'it rru.ist have been wonderful to have been loved by a woman like Lillian "And Alex replied, have a confession to make, one which may shock you. Lillian never loved 'Then why did she marry I asked.

"Because I promised to take care of Alex said. "Many men wanted to marry Lillian. But they wouldn't promise to provide for her daughter. I After Mrs. Henderson's testimony adjournment was taken to March 4.

At that time depositions from distant witnesses are to be presented. Gets Help Offers Judge Trimble yesterday gave Mrs. Calvit several letters addressed to her in care of the court. Some of these proved to be from persons who said they had heard Moore promise to provide for Dorothy. Other depositions to be taken include those of New York bankers regarding alleged withdrawal of funds by Lillian Russell in favor of Moore.

The first witness yesterday was Miss Bessie Clayton, who testified that she had heard Moore promise Lillian Russell one-half of his estate, now valued at about $600,000 following recent stock depreciations, in return for the famous beauty's hand in marriage. SCHOOL DIRECTORS ELECTJBALDRIDGE Pinchot Warns Educators Against Propaganda B.v The I nited Tri-n HARRISBURG. Fa. R. M.

Bald-ridge, McKeesport, today was elected president of the State School Directors Association of Pennsylvania at the annual convention here. Bald-ridge succeeds Edwin P. Young, Towanda. Other officers elected: Mrs. Joseph Scattergood, West Chester, first vice president; Mrs.

Ida Wallace, Swiss-vale, second vice president; David Miller, Allentown, third vice presi dent, and Mrs. Anne B. Dickinson, Harr'isburg secretary-treasurer. Directors elected are Mrs. Warren Marshall.

Swarthmore; Charles Adams, Montoursville; George W. Murray, Newell; C. K. Patterson, Turtle Creek, and F. J.

Ross, Harris-burg. In addressing the convention yesterday, Governor Pinchot said there has been "a very definite effort made to propagandize the schools in favor of the utilities." Textbooks have been doctored, as shown by the Federal power probe, he charged. Dr. Ben G. Graham, superintendent of Pittsburgh schools, urged some plan for more equitable distribution of state aid to schools, approved the Pinchot budget for school purposes, and advocated increasing the compulsory attendance age from 14 to 16 years.

PRISONERS IN COMA FACE MEDICAL TEST Death Inquiry May Bring Order from Coroner Here An investigation which may result in examination by physicians ol all unconscious prisoners brought to police stations has been started by Coroner W. J. McGregor as the result ol the death of John Golab, 65 of 200 block Fifty-eighth Street. Golab died In St. Francis Hospital where he was taken from a ceil in sfrwt Pniiro st.a.

the Fcrtv-third Street Police feta tion. Although he was arrested lor "drunkenness," a post-mortem revealed no traces of alcohol. An optn hearing has been ordered bv McGregor for Wednesday. McGregor said he may urge that police have every unconscious or prisoner examined before being placed in a cell. Ash Can Champion NEW YORK Caro Tranghese's request for use of one of Manhattan's busiest streets for a demonstration of ash-can rolling, in which he claims a championship, has been referred to the Street Cleaning saying that thrills are good for the young, occasionally, and I for one am going to see to it that they get their portion.

There's a murder play in town, "Subway Express:" There's a corpse and a score of suspects, and you're burned up with the fever of try- Mrs. Tarry ins; to fix the guilt. "Ha!" I said to myself when I saw the billboards. "Just the play for the children!" So I told them about it, and the fine, clear sparkle in their eyes and the joy in their voices told me I was on the right track. Living at once took on a flavor, zest became acute, obscure glands were stimulated to lively action.

"What can we do for oozed from their every effort. A warmth, a glow, a sympathetic bond had been established between us. We are completely "en rapport," which is not a bad relationship between parent and children, and which can be indulged in with surprising good effect, once in a while. They Are Growing l'p I SAY "the children," but they are now excursioning in their 'teens, their very early 'teens. Long pants and wobbly vocal chords deserve adult respect.

And longer skirts and curling irons are stern reminders that we have human beings on our hands, not merely thriving vegetables. It won't be many years now until life will swoop down on them, with its irregular pressures and collisions, and they must somehow meet it. We must prepare them for its excitements as well as its routines. I know of many parents who regard the intrusion of anything whatever which upsets the strict routine of their children's vegetable existence, a dangerous indulgence. "They're too young, they're growing, they must be spared the slightest irregularity," they say.

"What! Keep them up an hour late, regardless of the reason! What! Stimulate their minds with the slightest excitement! What! Let today be different from yesterday! Never! Their health must be considered first, and last, and always! They must be prepared for the rigors of maturity by being given a perfect start!" T5ut Life Is a Battle tT SOUNDS well, yes; but I for 1 one consider it extreme. Why? This is why: Such "preparation" does not meet the exigencies of life ps it IS TO BE LIVED upon maturity. Such "preparation" would be perfect if life itself was perfect, if human conduct were a thing of vegetable routine, if the pulse and temperature of living were always smooth and even. But its NOT. Life is not like that, the life into which our 'teen age children will be thrown after their short adolescence.

Life will be found to be full of vagaries, excitements, fears and dangers. It will be feverish one day, sluggish the next; not a green pasture, but a battlefield. It will call, forever call, upon their RESOURCES; not just upon their physical resources, not just upon their heart and lung and muscle; but upon their IMAGINATION, upon their ADAPTABILITY to life's shifting demands. Routine Vs. Actuality ARE WE preparing them for THAT emergency? Will our nrecious.

cautious, unucviouns rem of Routine be exercise enough for the imagination and awareness ith which they must presently mf-ot the collisions of living? I think not. The child who is ex- Ollly lO SUn aiiu an mu rind studv the ROUTINE, I don't care how magnificent a specimen he may be. and has not been permitted to explore into the bv-paths of harmless excitements, will flounder at his first contact with the uneven course of life. Human chemistry is more than physical chemistry. You cannot develop physical resistance and forget mental resourcefulness.

And what is resourcefulness? It is the power to meet unaccustomed conditions and know how to cope with them. It Dripped Excitement 7-ES, I took my children to "Sub- Tcav Kxnress." It had a high tan- It dripped excitement. But excitement was ciean nu right and highly spiced with ac- TUIhwafched the faces of the six voulhs I had gathered there in that intpntness was a good thing to look upon. Their minds were leaping to the challenge of the Mystery" that was being unraveled. Their eyes were photographmg sharp detail.

Their imaginations wereP playing over the suspense if it were a jig-saw puzzle, the completed picture of which was bound to be, not a sleepy landscape, thank heaven, with catt grouped about, but a splendid human figure dripping blood! The safety valves of their pent-up imaginations were open full, disci-nlu-ip was being given a holiday. And blood coursed unhindered through their veins, visiting the tiny tendrils of their every brain cell, flooding thpm with warmth and life, pung them ON THEIR TOES! What If They Did Dream? Afterward, were their dreams troubled, did they lie awake? What Satter if they did, then, just that 0IWhv, that's what life IS-inter-feruf- from time to time, with vegetable routine; catching us up, making us gods hcn let Opn the doors a little, men, euth peep through to see. -5 -X There also is some reason to believe that Tom's doubts on the pleasures of coal-heaving also had something to do with crystallizing his intentions to go on the stage after leaving school. When he returned to Pittsburgh he did not go back to his father's mill. Instead he went down to the Avenue Theater and applied for a job with the Davis Stock Company.

He got it. But, alas, the work he had to do with the stock company was even harder than in the mill. There was, however, just this difference. Work all of a sudden became a pleasure, as it does with everyone when one finds one's true place in the world. Tom had found his.

SO many other of the world's ton-notchers. Tom showed no particular sign of brilliance. He was just another likeable kid to the neighbors of the Meighans, who lived in Lacock Street and Taylor Avenue, North Side. He was perhaps the least promising of a family of five boys and two girls. James, Tom, John, William, King were the boys.

The girls were Miss Mae Meighan, now a supervisor of domestic science in the Pittsburgh schools, and Mrs. M. C. Schneider of Bellevue. The easy going Tom's days at St.

Peter's School on the North Side were uneventful. He didn't like to study and he was never near the top of his class. Learning was the most distant thing from his plan of life. And he had a plan even then. From the time he was 8 or 9, he was looking longingly at the theater.

Whenever he saved enough nickels he had no scruples in skipping school for a matinee at the Alvin, Bijou or old Duquesne Theaters. When Tom's father spiked his plans for avoiding college, Tom made the best of it. He found it wasn't so bad after all. for Frank Smith, one of his best friends, also was enrolled at Mount St. Mary's.

SOOST AND TRAFFIC MEN CONTINUE WAR Drive Will Go On, Says Acting Inspector The war between Traffic Magistrate Soost who has been releasing persons he contends were arrested unjustly and motorcycle officers making a drive against motorists with only one headlight continued today. "In the last 10 days," said Acting Traffic Inspector Kirby, "there have been about 400 persons arrested for this offense. The number of violators is decreasing daily because of our drive. With about 1,500 arrests made since the drive started, it will continue indefinitely, according to Kirby About 70 per cent of the one-light arrests made by the motorcycle policemen were turned loose when arraigned before Magistrate Soost because, he said, "I don't think it is fair to arrest persons without giving them a chance to fix their lights" Professors 'Flunk9 Test Given by Their Students he had enough money to get my coat out of pawn, he returned it and told me the story. "None of us had any idea that Tom would become famous, but we did know that he would always be a fine man.

He was so fair and thoughtful of others. The thing that impresses me most about Tom today is that he is the same' boy, and has kept his feet on the ground." one of the college plays, a Shakespearian drama, Tom and his roommate were sitting under a tree on the campus. to his companion and said: "Well, Frank, some day youll see the name of Tom Meighan twinkle, just like those stars, on Broadway." Frank Smith recalled those words, which were not spoken boastfully, some years later when he was walking down Broadway and saw a large electric sign advertising Tom Meighan in "Man and Superman." W1 HEN Tom was 19 he convinced Harry Davis and J. C. Huff man, the director, that he could take small juvenile roles in stock com MYSTERIOUS BLAST DAMAGES BUILDING Probe Opens Into Third of Series of Explosions Another of the mysterious series of explosions in which half a dozen suburban houses have been damaged by blasts and fire recently was under investigation today.

Damage of $3,000 was caused when flames followed an explosion in the three-story brick apartment house at Dorothy and Peters Streets in Wil-kins Township. The building, owned by T. Bolon-sky of Washington, has been unoccupied. Yesterday's fire was the third in recent weeks. County detectives and firemen found sticks of dynamite' in the structure yesterday and believe other sticks caused the explosion.

Cans of gasoline also were found in the building, officers said. URGES STORES USE ADS IN NEWSPAPERS Press Is Dominant Medium, Official Tells Dry Goods Men By The I nitort Press NEW YORK Retailers and manufacturers who do not exploit every item of merchandise promotable this year will be "guilty of criminal negligence," Kenneth Collins, executive vice president of R. H. Macy told the twentieth annual convention of the National Retail Dry Goods Association late yesterday. "I have always maintained that newspapers are the one dominant medium for advertising," Collins said.

"But between 20 and 25 per cent of the advertisement being written today is distorted. "Sooner or later the copywriter is going to be found out by his own corporation and by the purchasing public" WHAT TOWN HALL SITE? A total of 1,654 votes has been received by The Press in its ballot to determine whether the public thinks a Town Hall should be built, and if so, what site is favored. Only 78 votes were recorded against the construction of the Hall, against 1,576 in favor of it. Following is the total of votes received for each site, in their popular order: Wabash Euilding 1135 Anderson Street and River Avenue, N. S.

328 Liberty Avenue and Water Street 69 Duquesne Gardens 16 Schenley Farms (the Commissioners' choice). 14 Monument Hill Grant Street and Boulevard of the Allies 5 Morewood and Center Avenues The Town Hall ballot is reprinted below: TOWN HALL BALLOT Do you favor the erection of a Town Hall? Bj- Th I'rired Press NEW YORK Columbia University students, retaliating after midwinter examinations, gave tests to 53 faculty members and they flunked without exception. The ten was one composed by Thomas Beer and printed in a recent issue of Scribner's magazine. Of the 40 questions, only 10 of the faculty answered all. The highest grade' was 55.1 per cent, scored by Dr.

Clarence A. Manning, professor of Russian literature. Dr. Harrison R. Steves of the Department of English Literature, waj second with 54.3 per cent, Professor Arnold Whitredge of the same department third with 54.2 per cent, and Chaplain Raymond C.

Knox fourth with 539. Six student" of the Junior and Senior also took the test. One scored Jvj'per cent, much higher than many of the faculty. Among the questions were: "Who was Tillman Riemenschneider?" "Who were the the best yet staged, with 200 attending. Only one complaint was registered by the co-eds and that was against the heaviness of the boys' clothing.

Miss Blanche Steele of Waynesburg complained that the clothes felt like suits of armor. Another bemoaned the starched shirts of the full dress suits. Dorothy Dell, a Duquesne girl, said the event was fully as successful as any ether dance staged on the campus. Miss Mary Wiley, Wind-ridge, general chairman of the committed, called the success of the dance "an indication of the widespread independence of women generally" and held that it explodes the theory of the so-called sterner sex. The prize for the best-appearing couple was awarded to Miss Amy Mundell.

Waynesburg, dressed as a boy, and Miss Mane White, Rog- i ersvile. BOYS FAIL TO 'CRASH' MANLESS DANCE Yes. If Yes, what location you a qualified voter? Speeial to The Pittsbursh Press WAYNESBURG, Pa. Girls were boys here last night as Waynesburg Colleee eirls stae-ed their third an- manless dance nuai manies aance. To make sure that no mere males crashed the gate police stood guard and threats of the boys to disrupt the discipline dance failed to materialize.

Clad in every type of. male costume. from full dress military outfits to formal civilian attire, the girls again showed their independence even if many of them did wear clothes borrowed from the very boys who were barred. Inaugurated three years ago as a disciplinary measure against boys who insisted on escorting non-college girls to school dances, the affair has since proved so successful that it has been repeated each year. The dance last night was said to be Yes.

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