Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1921, Page 17

CITIENS PPROVE BANONWEAPONS Chevy Chase Association Passes Resolution Urging More Drastic Law. *CALLED BAR TO CRIME Permission of Police in Purchase of Firéarms Advocated to Cut Down Acts of -Violence. Ursing that a more drastic law be put fmmediately into effect regarding the sale and earrying of dangerous weapons,Ralph Given, assistant United States attorney, speaking before the Chevy Chase Citi- Zens' Association. last night at the Eliz-} abeth V. Brown School stated that a law of this kind would tend greatly to reduce the crime now prevalent in the District of Columbi: A resolution to this effect was pre- sented and unanimously adopted by the assocfation. Mr. Given. who aids in Prosecutions in the Police Court, stated ihat many people in the heat of passion | rushed to a place where they could atj once secure firearms, and then would rush back and commit serious assaults or even murder. Police to Sign Application. Mr. Given urged that no firearms be fold until an application was presented sand signed by the major and superin- tendent of the metropolitan police de- partment. This would take time, he said, and the desire to kill would be gone. Investigation also could be made b)’_ the police department, Mr. Given ! said, whether the applicant was of a| responsible character. Mr. Given also urged that heavier fines and sentences | be imposed for those found guilty of promiscuously carrying concealed weap»; ons. | The Langley bill now before Congress | authorizing the federal and District gov- | ernments to pay for the water they used | was also indorsed by the association. Support Branch Library. A resolution was also adopted stating that it was the moral obligation of the community to support the branch li- brary in that section. The Commis- sioners were urged to have bridges erected over the deen gutters in the nity of Chevy Chase circle. Bdward L. Stock spoke on the de- airability of erecting-a bank in the sec- tion. The matter was discussed at length, the only opposition being that the proposed bank be not erected in the residential section. No action, however, was taken by the association. Frank C. Steward, presided. —_— C. D. A. INCORPORATED. Certificate for Society Filed With | Recorder of Deeds. . The Colonial Daughters of America were incorporated yesterday by certifi- cate filed with Recorder of Deeds Costello. The society is designed to be mation-wide and chapters are to be authorized in the varibus states. &he society purposes to collect, pre- serve and publish data, to encourage historical research and to perpetuate in enduring (orr'n ttl:‘. memory of the ‘women- o e colonial 1607 to 1776. pesiod One of the regulations adopted re- g!nl the celebration of events of lonial history relating to women. The soclety proposes to seek out and ugn«:g the lives of women of the col- on| and to join and co-Operate with all national and local .agencies In- terested in the development of events of colonial times relating to women. ‘The_incorporators are Mary Flor- encé Taney, Effie W. Callahan, Alma % ‘Wolking, Ida E. Chamberlain and Drake. Attorney R. E. Mc- | Namara filed the paper. MORE DIPHTHERIA CASES. Three Cultures Are Sent to Health Officers From Sibley Hospital. - ‘Three more positive diphtheria cul-! tures were received by the health de- partment yesterday from Sibley Hos, tal, two being from infants and. the other from a nurse. Assistant Health Officer J. L. Norris sald precautionary measures have 3&- taken to prevent spread of the in the maternity section of the hospital. Several nures at the hospital Wwere quarantined. as diphtheria car. r'l::; by the health department last | SOLDIERS GUARD SLEEP OF EXHAUSTED AVIATOR AFTER 6 DAYS IN WILDS SANDERSON, Tex., Febrpary 17. —A guard of soldiers kept intruders away from the hotel room today where Lieut. Alexander Pearson, jr., obtained his first real rest since he left El Paso last Thursday on a flight in an Army airplane to San Antonio, Uniform in rags, face unshaven, worn out from privations suffered in Texas' most desolate waste lands, the twenty-five-year-old aviator rode into Sanderson last night on a horse borrowed from ranchers. Less than three hours' flight from 1 Paso, he made a foreed landing at 1:20 p.m. last Thursday in Reagan Canon, some ninety-five miles from Sanderson, miles away from wire communication and human habita- tion. For three days he wandered without food, taking water from the airplane radiator to quench his thirst. On the fourth day he struck the Rio Grande and floated down the stream on an improvised raft until he was discovered by ranchers, who gave him food and a mount. His arrival came as the sixty-five Army aviators who had combed Texas'in search for him since last Friday had almost given up_hope. Licut. Pearson was on his way from Douglas, Ariz., then to Florida to make an attempt at a transcon- tinental flight in_twenty-four Hours on Washington's birthda A strong north wind drove the av ator from his course and then h engine choked, stopped before he could choose a landing and damaged the wings on striking the ground. The trip back to civilization was made, part of the time, through a terrific sand storm. ORDERS R. R. RATE BOOST. L. C. C. Acts on Indiana Passenger and Freight Charges. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sicn vesterday ordered nger_and freight rail rates in the state of In- diana to be raised to the level of inter- state rates, effective March 24, 1921 Rates on coal for distances of thirty miles and less are not affected, the commission announced. The commission said interstate fares were being defeated by passengers buying tickets to points in Indiana near the state lines, leaving the trains and purchasing new tickets, then re- suming their journey on the same train to final destination. —_——————— AWARD IN DIVORCE CASE. Mrs. Claflin Given Children, Save for Week Ends. Justice Hitz of the District Su- preme Court has signed an order awarding to Mrs. Edna B. Claflin cus- tody of her children, with the right to the father, Roy C. Claflin, to have them each week end from Friday at 5 o'cl p.m. until Monday at 8:30 am. The court set the hearing of the divorce proceedings brought by the wife for March 16 and directed Mr. Claflin to pay his wife's attorney $500 by that date. Mr. Claflin noted an ap- peal from the order to the Court of Ap- peals. Attorney Henry E. Davis represents the wife and Attorney Daniel T. Wiight appeared for the husband. G. W. U. LAW BANQUET. 325 Are Expected at Affair at| | I : Franklin Square Hotel. Three hundred and , twenty-five students, faculty members and alumni, are expected to attend the annual ban- quet of the George Washington Uni- versity Law School. at the Franklin Square Hotel, Saturday evening at 17 o'clock. A special musical program will be _one of the features. _ Rl Solos will be sung by Arthur H. Dei- bert of the class of ‘13,%and Prof. Hec- tor G. Spaulding. Songs written by law school students will be sung to popular tunes, and the authors of the best lyrics, to be decided by popular vote, will be awarded prizes. GRASS FIRE BURNS HOME. Fire started in grass near the home of George Lane, 6620 Georgia avenue, yesterday afternoon, spread to out- Buildings and reéached the dwelling. | Members of the family were not at home at the time. but firemen and neighbors managed to save most of their portable belongings. The house, a two-story frame structure, was | ruined. The damage was placed at $3,000. The praperty is owned by the Orme estate. SENT TO FLYING FIELD. Capt. Winchell I. Rasor, air service, has been relieved from duty at Ant- werp, Belgium, and assigned to duty at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Fla. Delivers Either of These to You r Home DIVISION OF AMER(CAN HOME FURN(SHERS CORP. 735 7th STREET N.W. THE EVENING STAR BOARD APPROVES 33 NEW SCHOOL BOOKS German Texts, Recommend- ed by Ballou, Not Sanc- tioned, However. , WA By the Associated Press. SAINT BLASIEN, Baden, February 16.—Battleships won the world war, and will win future wars, in the opin- ion of Admiral von Tirpitz, at one time Nead of the German fleet and minister of the navy during the critical period of the historic struggle. He reaffirmed his faith in above-water craft during n interview here today and declared that, strangely enough, owing to the Recommendations of Supt. of Schools | peculiarties of the war, the submarine Ballou calling for the schools at the beginning of the 1921-192 academic year next September. Franklin School, languages, civi nature study. arithmetic. economics, and were adopted for a three-year pe- riod. Three German text books were cluded in the recommendations, but they the school board has no suage in the high schools. to the curriculum by next September. "*s teachine was< d-barred soon the outbrea of the war with Germany. in 1917. Upon the reauest of Charles ( asylum and jail. the boasd demned text books for use in school at the institution. Receipt of three fying the board of aw: the West School. the Burrville School. School, were acknowledged. Harry O. Hine, secretary board, read a letter from Sc trict Teachers' of Associations. urging that children or “fresh ai tubercular infected chanred to “onen air” school. was taken on the request. board are as follows: Appointments. 1, John Eaton: R. A. Hussey. ary teacher, Western High; E. H. teacher, class 6A, Wostern High: Ra; mond Stokes, caretaker, Eaton: J. Hurney terson-Phelps; C. V. teacher, class 1, Wormley ; probationary teacher, class 1, Wormley F. A. Stewart tempora 3, Cardozo Vocational ; L. A. Hal bationary teacher, grade 1, Burrvilie; N. Chavis, probationary teacher, grad 2, Military Road; B. M. Adams, tem- teacher, grade 5. Burrville; F. K. Cornish, temporary teacher. Garnot- Patterson-Phelps Night: P. B. Williams, temporary teacher, Dunbar High Night; H. L. Carter, permanent teacher, class porary teacher, McKinley High Night. Terminations and Resignations. { Z. R. Tyree, teacher, grade 2, Lud- low: R, A. Hussey, temporary teacher, class 6a, Western High; E. H. Jersey, clerk, secretary’s office Frankiin; L. M. Burket, teacher. grade 3, physical training: P. . Bradshaw, janitor, Hilton; Mattie Johmson, care- taker, Eaton; C. V. Ware, temporary 1. ‘Wormiey; B. M. temporary teacher, graded schools: L. A. Hall, temporary teacher, grade 2, Military road; A. W. Car- dozo, temporary teacher, class 3, Gar- net-Patterson-Phelps; U. J. Wilkes, temporary teacher, Garnet-Patterson- Phelps, night. = Promotions and Transfers. H. D. Hughes, teacher, grade -4, Wallach-Towers. to class 3. physical culture; E. M. Pascoe, teacher, grade introduction of | thirty-three new text books in the high were approved by the board of education at its meeting yesterday afternoon at the The new texts are in science and typewriting, | in- were not approved, due to the fact that anctioned the resumption of the teaching of this lan- 1t was point- ed out that it is problematical whether the teaching of German will be restored after 0s- superintendent of the Washington ¥ agreed to furnish him with a supply of con- the the Mrs. Giles tt Rafter, president of the Dis- Jongress of Mothers and Parent- the name of the Hamilton School for e Supt. Bal'ou -remarked that the | school was not officially referred to as | a tuberculosis institution, and no action Changes in personnel approved by the Adelaide Field, temporary kindergal ten assistant, Takoma:; W. F. Sand: temporary teacher, Junior High School ; F. S. Green, probationary teacher. grade tempor- de Jersey, clerk, secretary's office, Frank- iin; L. R. Duganne, teacher. grade Wallach-Towers ; L. Glenn teacher, grade 2, Ludlow: M. E. McPherson, B Jjanitor, Hilton; B. B. Jackson, temporaiy teacher grade 6, Garnet-Pat- Ware, temporary R. D. White, teacher, class ! , pro- e de | had been given greater importance than was warranted by the facts. ngland. Japan and the United St recognized the fact, he said, that in the world struggle for supremacy outsid of Europe land forces would be sec- ondary. H must necessarily be one of sea suprem- [ IS ATTENDED BY 600 Scientific Experts of Agriculture Department Present Handsome Book to Retiring Secretary. Secretary Edwin T. Meredith was ten- dered a farewell reception and buffet | supper by more than 600 scientific and | technical experts of the Department of i Agriculture at the Raleigh Hotel last night. The scientists presented to the Sec- {retary a_handsomely bound book con- | taining the signatures of those present, who thus testified to their apprecia- communications | ¥ 2 hi i A fon of his work during the year he has from the District Commissioners noti- | poen at the head of the department. u rds of con- | tracts for an eight-room addition to| b d technical men was 't-room addition 10 iof the scientists and techni ! and the comple- tion of the addition to the Deanwood | g; Presentation of the book on behalf made by Dr. B. T. Galloway of the office of foreign seeds and plant intro- on. Secretary Meredith shook hands with every person present. The informal character of the even- ing was emphasized by the novel buffet supper served following the reception. The menu consisted in part of products which have been developed or introduced by the department. These included a new “perfect bread,” new varieties of | grapes, dasheen chips and candies made from the new sweet potato sirup. ¢ The committee in charge of the affair sted of Dr. Charles E. Chambliss, president of the Botanical Society; Dr. V. Chesnut of the Chemical Society, Roy G. Pierce, Botanical Society; F. R. Quackenbush, American Association of Engineers, and J. Kittridge, jr., Society Jof American Foresters. ;WILL HONOR WASHINGTON Masons Plan Memorial Service. Sisson to Give Address. Representative Thomas Sisson of Mis- sissippi. will be the principal speaker next Sunday night at the Masonic memorial service in honor of George Washington, to be held in Church, 3rd and C streets. A varied program of music and reci- tations has been arranged. with talent from the local bodies of Masons. Charies J. O'Neill, grand master of Masons, has given his approval to the memorial service and officials of the local fra- ternity will be in_attendance. ‘Three valuable Masonic aprons are to be shown. One was worn by Daniel Kurtz of Potomac Lodge in 1809, and the second by Valentine Reintzell, first grand master of the local fraternity, 2,” Lovejo: M. Proctor, permanent teacher, c Bowen:; L. T. Pace, teacher grade 2, Douglass-Sirgmons; A. | ner stone of the Capitol, September 18, E. Burchard, temporary teacher, East-|1793. The third, belonging to Br. D. C. ern-Wallach Night: Marion Clark, tem- | Main, of the staff of St Elizabeth's Hospital, is claimed to date from 1600 and was brought here from Scotland. -~ ENGINEERS IN REUNION. 3;-m08 Club Témorrow. The 29th Engineers will hold their annual reunion tomorrow evening in the @ssembly hall of the Cosmos Club. Brief talks and a new moving picture reel from the War Department will be given. Maj. Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief of engineers, will attend. Most of the officers of this organi- zation came from the geological sur- vey and the coast and geodetic survey. | A considerable number of the enlisted | men -were also of Washington. | Leave of Absence. Tfln(!y; | e | was concernes acy, but added that the sort of mari- time forces to be constructed, in the light of the experiences of the latest war, was a great open question. “There was no decisive action be- tween opposing fleets during the world war,” he said, “because, in misconceiv- ing the political situation and poorly assessing the inherent power of the German fleet, the Berlin government did not risk it during the decisive first years of the conflict. When the favorable time for naval action was past, England had to suffer directly only from German submarines. Against them she had no ates | preparation. “In reality, the war, so far a€ the sea d, was won by the English | nigh sea fleet, and the verdict could serted such a struggle |have i i 1 ) been reversed only through battle- ships.” FAREWELL FOR MEREDITH |PEN WOMEN TO DISCUSS CARNIVAL BALL DRIVE Executive Board Will Meet Mon- day Morning in Special Meeting. Inauguration of an intensive drive in the interest of the authors’ carni- val ball and book fair. under the auspices of the League of American Pen Women, will be planned by the national executive board of the league at a special meeting called for Mon- day morning, 11:30 o'clock, at 1722 H street northwest. Writers, artists and musicians from various parts of the country are manifesting a desire to attend the carnival. A large delegation is ex- pected from California. The national executive board composed of the following: Mrs. W liam Atherton Du Puy, national presi- dent; Mrs, Henry Wilder Keyes, first vice' president; Mrs. Harry Atwood Colman, second vice president; Mrs. Gertrude Buckingham Thomas, re- cording _secretary; Mrs. Hamlin E Cogswell, corrésponding secretary; Mrs. Aaron D. Newman, assistant cor- responding secretary: Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher. treasurer; Mrs. Jose- phine Arnold Rich, assistant treas- urer; Mrs. Grace Duffie Boylan Geld- ert, auditor; Mrs. Crete P. Hutchin- son, auditor; Mrs. J. Harry Cunning- ham, librarian; Mrs. Theodore Tiller. historian; Mrs. Larz Anderson, chai man of the membership committe: Virginia King Frye. vice chair- Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, chairman of ways and means com- mittee; Mrs. Charles H. Patterson, chairman of the program committes Mrs. Frank W. Pyle, chairman of pre committee; Mrs. Ernest Wiggins. chairman ‘of house committee. and Mrs. L, M. Edmonson Callison, chair- man of printing committee. BIG INCOME TAX LOSSES BY TREASURY RULING is Frelinghuysen and Smoot Enormous Reductions on In- tangible Assets. Enormous income tax losses to tiie government will result from the Treasury ‘Department ruling allowing reductions for losses of intangible as- when George Washington laid the cor-)geis including “good will,” the Senate was told yesterday by Senators Freling- huysen (fepublican), New Jersey, and Smoot (republican), Utah. The Utah senator estimated the loss t $1,000,000,000 annually, but Senator elinghuysen said the total run from two billions to four billions and that the principal losses were be- ing charged off by liquor deale: brewers, wholesalers and others—in Entertainment to Be Held at Cos- | their income tax returns, with deduc- tions for damage to their occupations by the prohibition laws. Senator Smoot told the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury had failed to reply to a Senate resolution requiring submission of internal rev- epue information regarding the tax de- uctions and the Treasury rulings, and that unless early response was made he would have the Senate finance com- mittee take up the question, summon- ing Treasury officials for examination. BROWNLOW UNDER KNIFE. 2, Industrial’ Home. to) grade 1| e eightman; E. V. Ellett, teacher. Clion "1 B”ggtw,?o,l P;,k‘ to Pet- eacher clane i) CardoxolVoga- Former Commissioner Operated on worth; R. C. Peck, teacher, class 6a.|tjonal, to class 5 Armstrong High;| Junfor High School, to McKinley|s. E. Tucker, teacher. grade P for Nasal Trouble. . igh: Josephne Ashton. teacher. grade | Sengd), to Garnet-Pattcrson-Phelps: | Louis Brownlow, former District {4, Douglass-Simmons, to grade 5, Ban- | Thomassine Corrothers, teacher, grade | Comm:ssioner and now city munager ineker; E. G. Gray, grade 2, teacher,{;" Banneker. to zradc 6, Jones; B.|of Pectersburg, Va., underwent an i Douglass-Simmons, to grade 3, Jomes: |\ Shippen. teache=, grade 3, Jones, to | operation today for some nasal trou- |E L Brown_teacher, s 3, to class | grade 4, Douglass-Simmons. | ble. 14, Cardozo Vocational; L. R. Lewis | Mrs. T. W. Sims, wife of Repre- teacher, grade 4. grade 3, Burrville; J. grade 3, to grade 4, Burrville; P. 425 Pairs Women'’s Low Shoes . Burrville, to grade 5; M. F. Palmer, teacher, grade 1. to . Jones. teacher, A M. A. Zimmerman, teacher, class Petworth; C. M. Murray, teacher, clat 3, M street Junior High. Cut to $8.90 1 sentative Sims, mother-in-law of Mr. Brownlow, stated today she had re- ceived word from Mrs. Brownlow that the operation was a simple one. i Have been selling for considerably more—bought today they would have to be sold for $12. Patent leather, black Russia and brown Kid Oxfords and Patent leather Pumps of desirable style—with Louis XV heels. All from our regular stock. 75 Pairs Silver Cloth Pumps; Louis XV Heels, Cut to. 100 Pairs Colored Satin Slippers (no black); sizes 2, A and 3, Cut to. $ 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, Battleships Won World War, [RERINASKEDFOR | Sectateses, WOMAN WITNESS Declares Head of German Navy See | would 1921, | | COUNTER PROPOSAL French Press Expects”An- swer on Reparations Will Be Derisive. TO REFUSE 42-YEAR PACT German Minister Says Entente Agreement Will Not Be Signed. By the Associated Press PARIS, February 1 ermany has been asked by reat Britain and France to communi counter proposals of the ernment before the opening of the Lpndon conference, which is fixed for to them the next Monday, says the Journal. The newspaper adds it “would not be sur- prising if the confercnce should be- | come upi v because of the de- risive character of the German offer. In this case, it is said, (he z will notity Gern of ther decisions and give the German cabi few days to make known if it accepts or refuses to execute them. H A Maycnce d ch to the Echo de Paris th posals will {be “intentionally derisive” to influcnc the plebiscite to be held in Silesia . Frencl Rumors that Charles Laurent ambassador to g the Berlin emb. are di 1 leave > London srupt, declared that no Ger- man should dare call upon n people to perform a forty - agreement under the cond s preseribed by the entente their reparations demands. “Therefore.” Dr. Simons continued “we must refuse to sign such an un- dertaking. become el weeks. Two important factors in th clearing up of the situation will be, what Is German Silesia and wh with the United mons urged the necessity of a d foreign D among the Ger- in s relations ARMY NURSES NEEDED. Applicants Being Solicited to Fill Corps at Walter Reed. Applicants to fill vacancies in the nursing corps at Walter Reed Hosnit» are being solicited by the Army Medi- cal department. The young women will be put through a three-vear | course in nursing in the Army School of Nursing. it is announced. Applicants. the War Department an- nounces, may be as young as nineteen | years, providing they are phvsically matured, unmarried and otherw | qualifiad. 1t is expected the vacancies will be rapidly filled. Appointments of women from states east of th is- ppi will be to the local ho: while those from the west will be to Letterman General Hospital. — WILL PRESENT CANNON. Fcrmal Opening of G. W. U. Cen- tennial Saturday. Exercises marking the formal open- ing.of the centénnial celebration of the founding of George Washington University Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock _will includé the presentation of a German cannon captured by | French forces in October, 1916, on the Verdun front. The cannon, which was obtained for the university by Pres! dent William Miller Collier, through the kindness of M. Casenave, director general of the French services in the United States, will be placed in rear of {Lisner hall, 2023 G street. The pres- jentation speech will be delivered by {iGenGroliarder s erenchimy) tache. ~ i { | i N ARYARYAR =3 A2 - AR R A A SRYARVAR ) A2\ () AR === AR = *r' AYARA Berlin gov- HIGH TIRE MILEAGE HIGH EFFICIENCY The Packard Single-Six Tour- ing is now $2975, f.0.b. Detroit v OVER LIKELY CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION Prohibition Commissioner John F. Kramer, who for more than a year has been directing the dry forces of the federal government, is not concerning himself with the | changes in Washington officialdom due to a change of administration, but said yesterday that he intended to give his full attention to prohibi- tion enforcement as long as he was commissioner. 1 did not seek this job, and I am not going to run away from it.” w his comment when asked if he pected to join the hegira of of- olders on March 4, r. Kramer is from Ohio. and is | | | i | the only man who has held the office of prohibition commissioner under the eighteenth amendment to the Cons itution. DEMOCRATS DENY THEY BLOCKED BERGDOLL CASE Resent Intimation They Opposed Investigation of Draft Dodger’s ! Escape. [ There was a row in the Ho {day over the que: e yester- 7 ion of responsibility } for the failure to ke up immediately a | resolution for investigation of the scape - iof Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, weaithy draft dodger. Representative Pou of North Carolina, democratic member of the rules m- mittee, sharply resented a published statement in which Chairman Kahn of the military committee, was quoted a: sayving he had becn informed the demo- crats opposed it. Representative rrett, democrat Tennessee, also a member of the rules committee, declared the resolution fi an investigation was voted out last Ju wd that there had been no subsequen. ‘c.ion by the committ Replying. Mr. Kahn o the facts. H “It is evident that the democrats did | not block it.” he added. “Investigation | by the inspector general of the Army | hows on its Tace that :certain things ere done in an exceedingly irregular “anner and this ought to be broughtou.. We ought to be given a chance to vote on my resolution, as 1 believe it woul be adopted unanimously. The public has | a right to know how Bergdoll. a mil-| lionaire slacker, could et away from | the military_authoritics at Philadelphia when poor slackers are put in prison for long terms. MR. McLEOD TO SPEAK.. Nill Address American Lincoln Council in Behalf of lrish. Represcntative Clarence J. McLeod >t Michigan will be the principal speaker at the first regular meeting >f the Abraham Lincoin Council of ihe American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic at 1731 I street tonight. Following Mr. McLeod's - address -lection of /permanent oflicers of the | council will be heid, after which plaas | will be discussed for an entertain-; | 1 aid he was glad | | ment program.tp be carried out, dur-: ing the spring. The first meeting of the Terrence! M. Swiney Council of the association s held Tucsday night at St. Dom- inic's Hall. at_which Joseph Fitzzer- | 1d was elected president of the coun- | — PROGRESS FOR FUND. Results of Wellesley’s First Week in Drive Please Leaders. ported as the result of the first week of the local canvass for funds for the Weli sley Coliege 5 emi tennial drive, according to Mrs. Sam- uel Herrick, 3512 Macomb street, in charge of the district in which Wash- ington lies, which also includes Mary land, the two Virginias and North Caro- lina. As chairman of this district; Mrs. Herrick has announced that the $2.- 700.000 gift to the college represents Wellesley's “imperative minimum” for | salary endowment and for new baild- itions committee explained that {in forty-eizht | mediate legislation was enacted the 2 i i couraging results have been re- ¥ ! partment will hold a reunion Satur- ixd CHARGES THREATS |Williamson Resident Tells:of Shower of Glass During Matewan- Battle. TOOK REFUGE IN CLOSET Attention at West Virginia Trial Centered on Alleged Statements to Mrs. Hoskins. By the Associnted Press. WILLIAMSON, W. Va. February 17.—Showered with glass when the window through which she was watching the Matewan battle was shattered by a bullet during the fight of May 19 last, Mrs. Martha Hoskin® ran to a clothes closet and remained there until the firing was over, she testified in circuit court here today. For twenty minutes or more, Mrs. Hoskins said, she and her two little grandchildren huddled together. She then ventured forth, to tnd armed men scattered about strects. She rec- ognized a number of them and testi- A Hoskins is a school teacher Thacker mine and was the first witness put on the stand today when court opened. Her home in Matewan is diagonaily across the sireet from the bank and post office building, near which the men were killed. She testified. however, that she saw only one body. It was lying in the door- way leading to a doctor's office. Mrs. Hoskins, who was one of the witnesses before the grand jury which investigated the battle and re- turned indictments against the nine- teen defendants, said that Reece Chambers approached her. after he had been indicted. and “said to me that I swore a lie.” Instantly the attention of every one in the courtroom was directed upon the witness, and as counsel for the state showered questions upon her the closest attention was given to_her testimony. “Reece Chambers told me.” said Mrs. Hoskins, “that if I wasn't a woman he'd just give me one good and that “he'd gee me yet.” PR S——— $1,000.000 FOR I. C. C. Congress Grants Sum in Rail Val- uation Work. A resolution making immediately available the sum of $1,000.000 to enable the Interstate Commerce Com-= mission to proceed with its railroad valugtion werk was passcd hastily yes- beating, ‘erday bv tho Hov~~ ond Senate and sent to President Wilson. Chairman Good of the appropria- the item was carried in the deficiency bill, but that the commission had re- norted its funds wou'd be exhausted hours, and unless im- s engaged in this work would the job. employ be forced to quit HOME CLUB REUNION. Intericr Department Clerks to Hear Musica]l Program. The Home Club of the Interior De- { dav evening in_ the auditorium and halls of the Interior Department building. The orzanization, which was the largest of its kind within the gov- ernment departments four years ago. has recently reorganized and will again begin active work. A musical program will be pro- vided at the meeting Saturday night. Ervine Stenson, Miss Virginia Rob- inson, Miss Ethel Louise Quinland. Arthur Middleton, Benjamin F. Jud- ings to réplace tite lbsses of ‘the 1914 | fire. It is hoped to raise the entire | amount by mext commencement day. The lessons of twenty years of fine motor car manufacture are embod- ied in the new Packard Single-Six, already nota- ble for HIGH GASOLINE MILEAGE LOW COST OF UPKEEP LOW OPERATING COST LIGHT WEIGHT PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY - DETROIT v THE LUTTRELL COMPANY 1100 Connecticut Avenue son and Miss Lillian Chenoweth will appear. O. W. Goodwin will give a reading. )/ - 2, A N [ ” N 1) - '~ | e ~ ~ I s ~ - @ A XOIALY, Bl Bl ! - & -~ L)Y —— 2> Ashk the man who owns one