Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1921, Page 2

§ } 1 3 &4 -I-fl ‘Biu-_mwfu[ | In S. €. Mountains GREEN VIIA] 8. C., Febru- ary 23-—Johm F. Kramer, fed- prohibitien commissioner, fw. F. Ham Tells City Club W. R. & E. Favors Union With Capital Traction. arrived here yesterday, 1 today visit the mountain- ous section of 1he county on a search for moomshine stillx, ac- companicd by W. F. Robertson, atate prohibition commissioner. and R. Q. Merrick of the pro- ibition enforoement depart- ent, and other officers, it was Pointing out that a merger of . Washington's street railway com- panies is now prohibited by law, Wil- lam F. Ham, president of the Wash-| | Young Men's Baxinexs Lengue d Electric Com-| | Mr. Kramer told of the results Eagton. Satlwen, =2 lvered at the| | Of the prohibition enforcement i Dany. in an address delivered d pleaded for the building | midweekly luncheon of the City Club of » ntrong public sentime ' this _afterncon, declared that the| | against liquor as the most ef- trdction concerns will be powerless to ’ | | i 1 i has mever seen ai the “dark corner” hax been ar- | ranged for him, address before the | amnounced. Mr. Kramer, loc fective means of stamping it act until this prohibition is removed. | | out. He said that possibly a Mr. Ham referred to the La Follette | | remeration would pass hefore law, which prevents a corporation| | the laws are completely en- from owning more than 20 per cent| | forced. of-the stock of another corporation. 25 as the principal obstacle in the way of a merger. He also said a consoli- dation could not be effected without regard for the rights of the stock- holders, who are the owners of the companie: Attention was called by the trac- W. R. HUNT, HONORED BY M. E. CHURCH, DIES 1 Congress as early as 1011 Ex-Merchant, Member of D. C. Leg- L S el i islature and Civil War companies a merger has not i place,” he said. e may become im- patient in bringing about this d!mrvdl ! l ve t uit of taken im- the pression it comdition, but we should not become bolghevistic. 1t should be accom- plished through orderly processes.” He went into the details of the present | operating problems of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, and pre- sented data to show that improvement has taken place. That the service ‘now more regular and_satisfactory, Mr. Ham said, is shown by the record of car detentions. In 1919. the percentage for detentions was 39 per 100,000 car miles. At present, this percentage has ‘Deen reduced to 22 per 100,000 car miles. According to Mr. Ham, travel over the company’s lines has been made safer. Statistics quoted by him showed 4.37 passengers injured per 1,000,000 passen-} S i gers carried, which, he said, was prac- 2 " i tically the same showing made by the : Capital Traction Company. ; i! The great problem of operation. he continued, is the handling of passen- gers during the rusk hours. On the Connecticut avenue line. he stated, a regent count showed 1.4i0 passengers _ bauled between 8 and 8:30 am. and 1,978 between §:30 and 9. In the next Bailf hour the number dropped to 210. Nr. Ham said most public utility commissions throughout the country have established an § per cent rate of return as fair and equitable. and ibat if the local commission insists on:maintaining a 6 per cent rate of Teturn little capital will be attracted | o ithe securities of Washington util- 1ty corporations and it will be diffi- WILLIAM RILEY HUNT. { William Riley Hunt, one of the few | | 1aymen” whom "the Methodist Church | ZONE HEADS MAKE NEW BUILDNG RULE | not {3front building cult to obtain money for improve- ‘HE WEATHER. Diistrict of Columbia—Rain this aft- to! m, followed by fair and colder ight and tomorrow: lowest tem- fature tonight about 28 degrees: h west and northwest winds. land—Rain this afternoon, part- 1y ‘cloudy and colder tonight. with ~ sndw flurries in the mount: to- morrow, fair and colder: strong west and northwest winds and gales on 'thé coast. rginia—Rain this afternoon, part- _ 1y cloudy and colder tonight. probably in in extreme southeast portion; to- ‘morrow. fair and colder: strong west and :onn-ut winds and gales on the | much colder tonight, with ‘snow in - In extreme east portion. | Records for Twenty-Four Hours.’ Thermometer—4 p.m.. 38; 8 p.m., 3 12 midnight, 32; ¢ am. 34: §am., 3 | moon, 43. | _ Batometer—4 pm., 29; 12 midnight, 30.2. | % am., 29.93; noon, 29.85. Towent t6 £ g est témperatare, ‘31, occurred at | 1 am today. = S iperature same date last “year— Highest, 37; lowest, 33. e Condition of the Water. . _Temperature and_condition of the . water at 8 am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 36; condition, 16. 3 Tide Tadles. (Farnished by United States coast and : geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 2:59 am. and 3:22 pm.; high tide, 8:52 a.m. and 917 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:48 a.m. and high tide, $:41 am. and The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose, 6:50 a.m.; sun sets, fossom > OTTOW un rises. 6:49 am_; M"‘,‘. = am.; sun n rises, 5 p.m.: sets, 7:16 a.m. Automobile 1amps to be light ne- hour after sunset. Bt ons Weather in Varlous Citfes. EsuEuByEEERLLYL BERAUERR H Pt.clondy Clear Cloudy Cimar Rain Clowdy P oudy Clear Rain “loudy Cloudy Pclouds | ADDRESSES IRISH COUNCIL Rev. McAllister Says Influenc~ of Britain Here Is Too Great. Emphasizing the farsightedness of Gearge Washington and praising the at- titude cf the first President on the ques- tioa of foreign alliances, Rev. T. T. Me- Aliister of St. Dominic’s Church ad- of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic at St Dominic's Hall last night. Puther McAllister said that at pres the influence of the government of Great Britain in American affairs is too great, . and declared that the adminie. tration had made a grievous mistake in allowing the interest on the war debt which England owes the United. Stae Stephen O'Neill, American represent- ative :-l the Dl::lond!ol;yndiralp, which more than newspape: Great Britain, will address lh: Abnr:u:: Lincoln Council of the organization at its: regular weekly meeting tomorrow Mr. O'Neill has might at 1731 1 street. tly returned from Dublin. ~ R. DUDLEY DIES. R. Dudley, an enrolling clerk of Senste, died here at his residence / following a long fliness. His sent to his former home, at onday body West Virginia—Partly cloudy and the mountains: tomorrow, fair, colder clondy | dressed the Terence McSwiney Council ates 10 go uncollected. Joseph Fit: Sed Ph Fitzgerald has ordained pastor in recugnition of | services to the church, and .a member | { of the old District of Colurubia legis- | lature during the four years, of its ex- | tence. died early yesterday morning | t the home of his daughter., Mrs. E. S. | Cochran, 3341 18th street northwest. | Funeral services wlil be held Friday | afternoon at 2 o'clock at Gorsuch M. E. | Church, Rev. John R. Edwards, as-| sisted by former pastors of the church, officiating. The body will lie in state at the church before the sejvices. In- terment will be in Congressitonal ceme- tery. H Mr. Hunt was born in; southern | Maryland, October 22, 1838, but had Jived in Washington since 1852, con- { ducting a hardware store at 43 and I | streets southwest for many yeears prior to his retirement from buséness sev- eral vears ago. During thes civil war | he saw service in guarding the railroad depot and Long bridge appraaching the | city, and also at the Washington bar- racks. He was a member of the old common couneil of Washington for one | year. He represented the eighteenth | district in the local legislature. He was a prominent Odd Fellow. | having been grand secretary of the District organization for twenty-five | years, and was_the oldest member of | Central Lodge, No. 1, Odd Fellows. He also was affiliated with the Southwest Tent of the Rechabites and Naomi Lodge of Rebekahs. Mr. Hunt had an unusual church rec- ord, having attended continuously the Gorsuch Church i this city since 1852, shortly after the church was founded. | He was actively identified with the church as a leading member since 1859, its recording steward since 1862, its Sunday school superintendent since 1562 and in _addition held practically every | other office in the church at one time | or another. He was married in the church September 11, 1860. Mrs. Hunt died last fall. In 1909 the Gorsuch Church tendered him 2 public reception in honor of his | fifty years' membership, presenting him with 2 silver service. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Har- riett Wood; a daughter, Mrs. E. S. Cochran, and a son, Joseph R. Hunt of this city. JOSEPH S. MILLER;DIES. Was Commissioner of Intemall ! Revenue During Cleveland’s Terms. Joseph S. Miller, commissioner of | internal revenue, during the two ad-| ministrations of former President| jCleveland, died today at Huntington, W. Va.. according to advices received by friends in Washington. Mr. Miller was an intimate friend of Mr. Cleve land and accompanied him on many| fishing trips. He was appointed com- missioner of internal revenue in March, 1885, and served until 1889, when he was succeeded by John W. Mason, also of West Virginia, who held the post during the Harrison adfinistration. When Mr. Cleveland was elected for a second term Mr. Miller was again placed at the head of the internal revenue office, in April, 1893. He served until 1896, At the time of his| death Mr. Miller was president of a bank at Kenova, W. Va. i 1 i i t MRS. LUTTRELL DEAD. Famous Evangelist Was Widow of | “Zissiona-y to India. | Mrs. Phoe evangelist _and Mission. 15 i e Hall Luttrell. famous | pastor of the Hall| rant place, died last night at 7 o'clock. She was sixty- | eight years old. Mrs. Luttrell was the widow of Rev. Warren Luttrell, an inter- denominational missionary, who died in India about fifteen years ago. She | leader in the “Scriptural holi- movement. H Luttrell was born in Ohio. | Before coming to this city she gained prominence as a “tent evangelist, jand toured many of the southern | states, including orgia, Florida and Virginia. She was espécially in terested in foreign missionary work. Funeral services will bo held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the ndertaking establishment of Joseph F. Birch's Sons, 3034 M street north- | west. Interment will be in Ouk Hill cemetery. I CUMMINS RETURNS HERE. | Senator Cummins of Towa, chairman of the Senate’ interstate 'commerce | committee, returned to Washington today after an extended visit in! Florida. Following 'the campaign last fall, in which Senator Cummins was re-elect- ed to the Senate, the Towa senator was in poor health. He went to Florida | early in December. He appears to be in | fine health and is prépared to g0 to work | on legislation dealing with interstate commerce and the railroads. HAYES EN ROUTE HOME. ROME, February 22—Archbishop Patrick Hayes of New York, with four secretaries, left Rome for Na- ples on his wiy back home today. © was accompanied to the station by Mgr., O'Hern, rector of the American E‘mn inRomie, and Mgr. Mahoney, ritual director of the American llege, where many friends and ad- mirers bade the archbishop farewell | Amendments | Hinas, jto {John |of Eikin: ialienation !livan's wife, a hairdresser, whom Da- tock. The | ended about t {one of the jurors THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Full' Width of Lots May Now Be Used by Apartment Houses. The zoning commission today changed permit apartment house builders to use the full width there are more than two apartments to a the regulations to of their lots in cases where floor. Up has been houses of o a tloor. They to this time the side yard required for all two or more 3 “for a depth of forty-five feet from the Hne. This means that s begin forty- t from the street. se bulidings would be known shaped apartments, in wi nt rooms would get the m the street and the second room would open on the side ning at the required dis mont. se changes we T P asked for by a | Mumber of architects who contended that it was unfair not (o permit urtment hou to use the entire at least for a short distance from street REFRESENTATIVE CRAGO | URGED FOR APPOINTMENT is 4 3 : ISelenion as Assistant Secretary of War Favored by Asso- ciates. { The House milit drafted ent-elec ever may be th ‘War, presumably former Senator John chusetts, @ -t Representative Thomas . Crago, entative-at-large from Pennsyl- appointed assistant secre- ‘The Pennsylvania dele- gation, including both senators and representa . has aiso indorsed Mr. Crago for this position. The petition declares that Mr. Crago is particularly fitted for the position, because he has been a hard- working member of the military af- fairs committee for six years. Representative Crago is a Spanish War Veteran and served as an of- ficer in the 10th Pennsylvania Volun- v affairs commit- nd signed a petition Harding and who- teer Infantry in the Philippine insur-! rection. Representative Crago suf- fered defeat in a close primary con- test last summer. HOUSE APPROVES MORE FUNDS FOR D. C. IN BILL in Deficiency Bill Covering Added Expenses Get 0. K. The House today concurred in sev- eral amendments made by the Senate on which are of particular interest in the District. One of these allows $2,250 for ad- vertising noitces of taxes in arears July 1, 1920, to be reimbursed by a| charge of 50 cents for each lot or piece of property thus advertised. An item of $150 to pay for trans- | portation and traveling expenses for the return of absconding probation- jors of the Juvenile Couyt. An item of $15,000 fbr the board of care of children submitted to the | guardianship of the board of chil-|that collided with a street C idren’s guardians by the courts of the District. For transportation of diplomatic and consular officers for the fiscal year 1921 an item of $100,000- is agreed to. JAILED FOR AUTO THEFT. ‘Boys Captured in Pennsylvania Are Brought Back Here. Detectives Fleet M. Hughlett and Joseph Connorsreturned from Doyles- town, Pa., yesterday afternoon with tne four young men arrested for having the automobile of William 1315 Irving street, in their possession, the car having been taken from_14th and B streets southwest last Friday afternoon. The quartet registered as Alfred Warner Beall, seventeen years, 212 4th street southeast; Charles d. Frontenac, Seventeen years, 3:2 In- diana avenue; James Gray, twenty years, 1402 Montello avenue north east, and Charles Wilfred Thompson, seventeen years, 332 Indiana car, it 18 stated, the boys motored north in thc direction of New Vork. At Doylestown, about forty miles be- yond Thilacelphia, they were arrest- ed. A charge of grand larc. preferred against them. HEARING $500,000 SUIT. D. W. Sullivan’s Claim Against J. T. Davis Again Being Tried. Retrial was begun today before Justice Siddons, in Circuit Division 2 of the District Supreme Court. f the suit of David W. Sullivan, stock- broker of Washington and New York, recover $500,000 damages from Davis, millionaire clubman W. Va. for the alleged of the affections of Sul- vis said he knew as Nan se was abruptly weeks ago, when was_charged with soliciting a bribe of $5,000 to influ- ence his vote in the juryroom. The se probably will occupy the atten- tion of the court for several weeks Attorneys T. M. Wampler and Nor- man E. Bowles represent the broker, while Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and R. 1. Yeatman appear for the defendant. HORSE SHOW MAY 12 T0 17 Date of D. C. Event Announced To- day—Other Plans Made. Washington's annual horse show will be held this spring from May 1 o 1 clusive. The date was an- nounced today #t a meeting of the irginia State Horse Show Associa- The schedule for horseshows to be held in Virginia this summer also was announced. ~Leesburg will follow Wash- ington, and_other shows will be held in order, at Upperville, Culpeper, Orange, Fredericksburg, Berryville ~Manassas, Marshall and Warrenton. There will also be a show at Charleston W. Va., following the show at Berryville, R. P. Page was elected president of the assoclation succeeding Joel M. Coch- ran. George Marshall was chosen vice president, and F. B, Daskins, secre- tary-treasurer. —_— HOUSE REJECTS REPORT. The House today refused, 139 to 51 to accept the conference Teport on the cold storage bi already approved by the Senate. Further conference was requested. Opposition to the bill, which would prevent the sale and interstate ship- ment of foodstuffs held in_storage more than twelve months, was pasde mainly on the assertion that it 14 require the labeling of all refrig¥ator car shipments to populous center; former trial of the apartment apartments ave further amended the reg- | {fulations to permit the full width of a Blot o be used for apartment houses or more o a new Secretary of king the deficiency appropriation bill | nue. | Leavinz 14th and B strects in the | i Upper—Dr. Charles W. m.-lnrd.-nn.‘ doctor of science, Lower—Mr~. Frances Parkinson Keyes, | doctor of letters. | AUTOS IN COLLISION, | ONE IS BADLY DAMAGED | !Driver of Uninjured Car Fails to ' Stop, Police Told—Other Trafic Accidents. i An automobile owned and driven by John Whiteside, 19 4th street north- ast, was struck by another automo- bile at Pennsylvania avenue and 8th| street, about 2:20 o'clock this mb{'n-> ing and badly damaged. Whiteside aped injury. It was reported to the police that the driver of the other car failed to stop after the accident happened. His license number was obtained, however, and the police Will cite him to appear in court. Frederick G. Pierce, 1791 Lanier place, was charged by police of the {second precinct with being responsi- ble for a collision that occurred be- tween his automobile and a taxicab in front of 1312 Massachusetts ave- nue about 9:15 o'clock last night. Both machines were badly damaged, according to the police, bulvlhelr oc- cupants escaped injury. Pierce de- {posited $340 collateral with the po- lice. William N. Jeffries, 3134 Pnrt_er strect, was driver of an automobile 3 ar at 5th and E streets northeast about !O'CIO,k yesterday afternoon. The au- tomobile was damaged to the amount 198 ¥ oxicab driven by Robert Feltner, 620 6th street, and a Capital Tr‘utlon car collided at 18th street and Colum- ibia road yesterday dnnernoon. The cab was damaged. lfl;j&s’ ‘Maud Tuell, twenty-one years old, and Marjorie Wilbur, four years old. residing at 2104 H street, alighted from a street car in front of 1418 New York avenue yesterday afternoon and fell on the street. Miss Tuell re- ceivea slight injurie! PERSHING IS ENTERTAINED BY ARMY AND NAVY HOSTS Distinguished Gathering Meets Famous General at Luncheon Given at Officers’ Club. Headed by the Secretarles of the War and Navy a distinguished gather- ing attended the function given by the I Army and Navy Club in compliment to Gen. Pershing at the club yesterday. On arriving at the clubhouse, the commander-in-chief was greeted on the sidewallk with four ruffies and four flourishes by the Navy band, while the general's four-starred flag was run lup over the buflding. He was met at the door by Brig. Gen. George Rich- ards, U. S. M. C., the president of the club: the board of governors and a lit- | tle group of former presidents and { vice presidents of the organization, and as Gen. Pershing entered the hall { the band played “Hail to the Chief. | The guests were greeted by en. { Richards, who presented them to Gen. Pershing, the introductions being made by Maj. George C. all and Maj. ! IJjohn G. Quekeme to Gen.| Pershing. After the guests had been received| seated luncheon was served forl a Gen honor } theshold. Brig. Pershing and the little guard of which had met him on the At the general's table were orge Richards, U. 8. M. ¢, president of the club;’ the vice | president, Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray, v A., retired; eut. Commander | William 'B. Rogers. U. . N., retired, | tres Col. C. C. Collins, U. S. A., § v: Commander 1. Moore, N., retired; Maj. Gen Charles F. | Humphrey, ( A., retired . Gen. George F. Elliott, U. S. M. C., retired; {Brig. Gen. James Allen, U. §. A., re- tired; Rear Admiral Newton E. Mason, U. S.'N., retired; Brig. Gen. Edward A. U. S. A retired; Rear Ad- g0 Osterhaus, U. S. N., re- Brig. Gen. Montgomery A. Ma- comb, U. . A. retired; Brig. Gen. Frank Melntyre, U. S. A. all past presidents of the club, and Brig. Gen. Jobn A. Johnston, late U. S. A, a ce president. The members of the board of gov- ernors, also at this table, were Rear | Admiral Charles McVay, jr, U. 8. |N.; Brig. Gen. A. E. Williams, U. 8 A.: Capt. D. F. Sellers, U. S. N.; *. B. Rigg¥, Medical Corps, U. Capt. F. B. Chambers, civi engineer, U. Col, Willaim Kelly, | [ 8. A.; Lieut. Col. F. R. Curtis, ¢ A.: Maj. Julian M. Cabell, U. 5, A, and Maj. L. W. T. Waller, jr,, U. 8. C.; Gen, Pershing's aids, Maj. Mar- shall and Maj. Quekemeyer, completed the company WILSON WIRES REGRETS. Offers Condolences on Death of For- mer Democratic Leader, President Wilson tonight telegraphed William F. McCombs, sr., father of Wil- lam F. McCombs, formerly chairman of the national democratic commit condolences on the death of his son. O Aove heard with great distross of "y lve heal Wi the death of Your Gistinguished #op saa beg to extend my d ithy 0/ ¥ou and members of D. C, UNIVERSITY. Tpper—Miss Mabel T. Boardman, doctor of laws. Lower—Frederick V. Coville, doctor of science. GEDDES BACK ON DUTY, READY TO CONFER WITH NEW ADMINISTRATION Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, was back in Wash- ington today, after personal con- ferences with foreign office of- ficials in London, prepared to take up With the new administration pending questions between this country and Great Britain. The ambassador was summoned to London by Premier Lloyd George last month, and among important diplomatic subjects known to have been discussed were far eastern affairs, the oil question, disposition of the for- mer German cables, including the situation at the _Japanese-con- trolled Island of Yap, and the funding of the British debt to the Unitea States. Since it will be only a little more than a week before the pres- ent administration goes out, it was assumed that the ambassador would not initiate any formal con- versations with State Department officials until after the inaugura- tion of President-elect Harding. ke will be, however, in a position to present # the new officials the views of his government, as based upon his personal conferences with Premier Lloyd George and foreign office officials. —_— DISPUTED TARIFF ITEMS BEFORE THE CONFEREES Senator Penrose Hopes for Com- plete Agreement on Ford- ney Bill. The conferees on the Fordney emergency tariff bill were scheduled to meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon to consider the Senate amendment re- lating to sugar, wheat and tobacco, which still are in dispute. Chairman Penrose of the Senate finance committee expressed the hope that a complete agreement would be reached on the bill. Dafry Rates Are Set. Agreements on rates in the Fordney bill on dairy products, olive oil and olives were reached yesterday by Senate and House conferees. A compromise on the olive tariff was reached by the conferees, the rates of 60 and 70 cents per gallon, according to the size of containers, being reduced to 50 and 40 cents, respectively. The conferees also adopted the Senate amendment imposing 25 cents per gallon on olives in solution and 5 cents per pound on those not in solution. ‘The rate of 8 cents a pound on butter in the Senate amendment was reduced by the conferces to 6 cents. The Sen- ate amendments providing a tariff of 25 per cent on cheese, 2 cents per gallon on fresh milk, 5 cents per gallon on cream and 2 cents a pound on condensed milk were adopted without change. JOHN BURROUGHS ILL. PASADENA, Calif., 23 February | John Burroughs, naturalist, has been in a Pasadena hospital for two days, it has become known here. Mem- bers of his family with whom he has been passing the winter said Mr. Burroughs was not seriously ill, but vent_to the hospital for a rest New President of Yale. \ ROWLAND ANGELL, as_preafdent of Yale than 300 member of WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 IRECEIVED HONORARY DEGREES FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON] 1921. | vpper—Cuffora K. Berryman, | manter of arts. Lower—Mrx. E. H. Sothern, doetor of letters. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 23. of the Elks’ Home. made by J. S. Bottimore, grand mas- ter of Masons in Virginia; Hollis L. Cameron, past master stock, past grand master, Tennessee, and Past souri. When complete reports were filed the close of the eleventh annual con- vention of the George Washinston Masonic National Memorial Associa- tion, by the finance comgaittee of that organization, it was shown the grand total for the erection of the proposed temple to the memory of Washington the Masor had reached the sum of $700,000. The election of officers to serve for the ensuing two years resulted as fol- lows: Louis A. Waters, past grand master of Pennsylvania, president; James R. Johnson, past grand master of South Carolina, first vice president; | James E. Dillon, past grand master of | Michigan, second vice president; Harry G. Noyes, grand master of New Hampshire, third vice president; J. Lo Cattron, past grand master of Utah, fourth ' vice president; J. Claude {eiper, past grand master of the Dis- trict of Columbia, secretary; John H. Cowles, past grand master of Ken- tucky, treasurer; Rev. Dr. W. J. Mor- {ton. Alexandria, Va., chaplain; J. E. W. Timberman and J, Edward Shinn of Alexandria, stewards; George W. Zachary, Alexandria, sentinel. Trustees are: Judge R. T. W. Duke, Charlottesville, Va.; James H. Price, Richmond, Va.; Charles H. Callahan, Alexandria, Va.; Lawrence Lee, Ala- bama. The board of directors chosen fol- lows: Melvin M. Johnson, past grand master, Massachusetts; W. L. Daniels, past grand master, New Jersey; W. S. Farmer, past grand master, New York; George A. Schoonover, past grand master, Towa; W. L. Stockwell, past grand master, North Dakota; A L. Randall, grand master, Texas: L. A. Waters, past grand master, Penn- Sylvania; Charles E. Homer, past grand master, Maryland, and George M. Napier, past grand master, Georgia. ity S ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., February 23 (Spe- cial).—With several hundred farmers and dairymen from all parts of the county in attendance, the annual meet- ing of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau was held in_the courthouse here vesterday. Josiah W. Jones, president of the bureau, presided. | Business occupied the time of the i morning session. An interesting feature was reports from officers and the fif- teen farmers’ clubs organized in the county under the auspices of the bu- reau. Most of the clubs were shown to be in a flourishing condition and sav- ing many hundreds of dollars each year by co-operative buying. Interesting _discussions marked _the afternoon session. Representative L. J, Dickinson of lowa spoke at length an “The Farm Bureau as a National Mov ment.” Gray Silver of Washington talked on “How the Farm Bureau Helps the Farmer Solve His National Legislative Problems,” D. G. Harry of Pylesville, Md., discussed “What Organization is Doing for Maryland Farmers”; the topic of T. E. McLaughlin, Washington, was “The Outlook for Organized Dairying, and the “Temple of Agriculture” was the subject of an interesting talk by Charles W. Holman of Washington. } At the annual meeting of the Rock- [ville Post of the American Legion officers_ were chosen as follows: Com- mander, Robert mander, Dr. Nicol; second vice com- mander, Guy Watkins; finance officer, ‘W. Valentine Wilson; adjutant, Edgar D. Thompson: historian, Harry . Beall; chaplain, Merle 'T. Jacobs: sergeant-at-arms, J. Dan Louthan executive committee, Robert N. Hen- derson, Robert L. Tolson, Merle T. Jacobs, William Gassaway and Arthur W. McFarland; war risk officer, Harold C. Smith. The post has fifty members and is in a flourishing con- dition. There is understood to be every prospect that Montgomery county will have a base ball league the com- ing season. With that idea in view, a number of well known lovers of the sport held a meeting here a few days ago and took steps which will, it is thought, result in the organization of the league at a meeting here next Saturday. It is understood that Rock- ville, Bethesda, Kensington and Silver Spring are sure to be represented and the other two teams will be selected _from Gaithersburg, Spring, Poolesville and Buck Lodge. In celebration of Washington birthday, appropriate exercises were held at the Rockville High School yesterday afternoon. The program included the reading of Washington’ farewell address, music, speeches and other features. Cornell was the first American col- Sandy ! Jege to possess a prpfessorship d‘ T PLANEFROM COAST " REACESCHCAGD Knight, Carrying Mail Taken HYATTSVILLE. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February (Special) —Announcement ~ has _been made that Miss Bernice Viola Richards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rich- ards, and Cleveland Richards were mar- | ried February 7 in Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal _Chus South, Westwood, | Prince Georges County. The ceremony was performed by Rev. 1. G. Michael Mrs. Edward Richards played the wed ding march. The marriage of Miss Annie Letscher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Letscher of ~Baden, Prince Georges | county, and Earl Clook, a former lieu- After Death of Another, (ot i v aviation cone, | Has Unfamiliar Route. who served eighteen months overseas in | the world war, has been announced. Mr. | B7 the Associated Press. and Mrs. Clook will make their hon‘e[ CHICAGO, February 23.—Completing i"R“ S inr{t‘c;v;. = . ey I'"lo“ than 1,200 miles of flying, Jack epresentatives from twenty-five or | Knj i more county organizations, at a meet- |\ ght. piloting an eastbound transcen- Ing in ihe Waehington Public Library, | tinental mail plane from Iowa City, ar- indorsed th school budget soon to be | rived here at 8:40 am. Twenty minutes presented to the county commissioners. | jater J. O. Webster took up the flight 1 for the east. The budget was pared by County Superintendent of Education Eugene S. Pilot W. J. Smith, westbound fiyer. who arrived here at 3:20 p.m. yesterday Burroughs. It provides for expendi- tures aggregating $333,800. whicsh is m. y $30.112 in excess of the amount asked |and Was not permitted to continue be- last year. An item of $2,000 is to con- | Cause of snow and high winds, resumed his westward flight at 6:45 am. Hop-Oft for Chicago. tinue the work of the county school nurse and an_increase of $18,000 for OMAHA, Neb.. February 23.—The gov- ernment air mail service’s first attempt teachers is included. ata contimuous transcontinental day and A wedding announcement of intérest in lower Prince Georges county is that night mail flight remained unbroken this MOrNing, so far as the west-to-east flight of Miss Florence Grimes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Grimes, and George Berry. in St Barnabas’ Church, OXon lis concerned. when Pilot Jack Knight Snyder-Farmer Post, No. 3, American | TpIUUTE Suip No. 18, hopped off for . , of Hyattsville has started plans | po'tS . a few minutes after Tor n Dase ban season. Kenneth K. |l had landed trom North Piatte, Neb. Brooks has been named chairman of the | o r'fl'};]l';t taking any rest. The mal post’s athletic committee. According to | piane M"‘,.‘?S“;hapg §nko-n from th the present outlook, the former service | fmyo” X %P0 W K- .:(::;'.,:m:f men should have one of the fastest nInes | (ool ofr for the firat up ot T Highs Knight has never been over the route from Omaha to Chicago. An air. map in this section. Practice is to be started was torn from the wall of the local field soon as the weather permits. Hyattsville High School is planning office, and he declared he would make his way by its use. an active base ball and track season. Base ball prospects are urr.u'sn;ldly ember of ast W s nine, Brown, firat baseman, has| .~ Wire my wife at Cheyenne that 1 been lost. In addition to last season's | 2™ B0ing to see this thing through.” men there are several lads of tried | %28 his cheery farewell as ke Worth who will be out for the team.|Climbed into the Dbig de Haviland Among these are Frank Chase of Riv- His nose was in adhesive tape as the erdale, who attracted attention last|Fesult of an injury received last year through his brilliant work on | week when his plane struck a moun- Pilot Harry G. Smith of the first plane which reached here at 11:30 he mound for the Riverdale nine: Eddy of Berwyn, who is reputed to be last night had not started early this morning. a1 he a clever infielder, and James, an in- fielder and pitcher. Members of last year's nine who will be on hand in- clude Morris and Crosthwaite, in- fielders: Cranford, catcher; Shanklin, Greager, Little ‘and Castella, out- flelders. Prof. Frank Day is to coach. Jesse Hildebrand, recently elected manager, is arranging a schedule which will include games with the various high school nines in Prince Georges county _for the county scholastic title and-a number of con- tests with other schools nearby. The recently orgmnized Seat Pleas- ant Athletic Association is planning the organization of a buse ball team. The association has started a move- ment to form a Prince Gearges Death in Tall SAN FRANCISCO, February One casualty, the death of W. F. Lewis, marked the eastbound flight of a.speed test of the air mail service betwmeen San Francisco and New York yesterday. Lewis was killed at Elko. Nev., his machine going into a tail spin in taking off. He was on the Reno to Salt Lake leg of the trip. Two flyers made the trip from here to Reno, two more continued the flight to Lake, changing planes at Elko, and a third pair took up the journey from of Liberty Lodge, Beverly, E -|the best drilled ex-service man and odge, Beverly, Mass.; Charles Com-| the P e Grand Master Briggs of late yesterday afternoon just before | ¢ ! | | | Salt Lake to Cheyenne. Lewis had served in the American air forces during the war. He was engaged to be married to Miss M. E Bryaat of San Francisco. Flight From East. county league. The basket ball team of Company F, 1st Maryland Infantry, has listed a’ number of contests to be staged in connection with the recruiting drive now being waged by the com-: A gavel from wood of the famous elm |pany. The evening of February 26 tree at Cambridge, Mass., where Gen.|the local soldiers will entertain the Washington took the oath of office)five of Steward’s Business, Washing- when he assumed command of thefton, in the local armory. American Army of the Revolution,|cial cars will bring the visitors and [ras presented to Alexandria-Wash- | their rooters. Dancing_will_follow ington Lodge of Masons last night|the game. b at” the annual birthday celebration|team from the University of Mary- of that lodge held in the auditorium]land will engage the guardsmen here. Speéches were Two spe- March 2 the unofficial Some of the other attractions ar- ranged for the rearuiting drive in- clude competitive drilis to be held 1 in the armory, to determine military experience in the outfit. The victor in each centest will be awarded a prize of $ in gold Capt. Thompson A. Lyon, an veteran and a former first lieuten- ant in Company F, will be the judge. overseas HAZELHURST, N. Y., February 2 —Plans for the transcontinental mail trips from Haszelhurst to San Fran- cisco have been under way for two weeks upon orders from the Post Office Department. Efforts of the aerial staffs at the various stations were concentrated upon having the participating ma- chines in the best possible condition. Planes and pilots were to be changed at Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Chey- enne, Salt Lake City and Reno on the ‘western flight. CONEY TAKES AIR AFTER TEXAS DELAY IN FLIGHT A stag smoker with various enter- tainment features will be held at the armory March 5. Next Saturday night members of the company will attend services in a body in the Johnson Avenue Methodist Church here. COLLEGE PARK. Special).—That tennis and lacrosse will come into their own this spring at the University of Maryland is in- dicated by the action of students at a recent assembly, when each pledged $3 for the maintenance of these. sports. Practice in both will be started as soon as the weather per- mits. The tennis schedule will be featured by a southern trip. In ad- dition, the College Park netmen will meet 2 number of the leading uni- versities cf the morth. In lacrosse such teams as Penn State, Navy and Delaware already have been listed. —_— FOOD SHIPS FROZEN IN. Blizzard in Newfoundland Also Paralyzes Railroads. ST. JOHNS, N. F, Fpbruary 22— Vessels laden with food for the Bell Jsland mines and other settlements along the northern bays of New- foundland reported running short of supplies today were left frozen In port here by the blizzard which has just swept the colony. Outposts at the end of the branch railway also isolated. Fears of distress ahl;\;e ::;e‘rlng in the storm's wake were general tonight. Yesterday’s snow siege brought vir- tual paralysis of all transportation’ by rail and water. The steamer Kyle, Which plies from this port to southern Tail heads, is held by the ice pack Which completely blocks the harbor. COLLEGE PARK, Md., February 23’ Officer on Coast-to-Coast Effort Runs Out of Gasoline as Re- sult of Storm Battle. BRONTE, Tex., February 23.—Lieut. William D. Coney, after twenty-four hours’ delay in his planned ocean-to- ocean flight from California, took the air for Dallas here at 9:30 o'clock this morning. He landed Tuesday for gasoline. Maj. A. H. Richards, commander of Love Field, Daljas, who came to Coney’s assistance, also hopped off on his return trip to Dallas. ‘When he passed over the Rocky mountains yesterday, Coney said, the snow was 80 thick he could barely See the mountain peaks. The battle with the storms caused him to use up his gasoline supply. After obtaining a new supply. he attempted to resume his Journey and the motor failed. —_———— HOLD COLONIAL BALL. — Band and Drill Corps of Kallipolis Grotto Give Big Dance. The colonial and fancy dress ball given by the band and drill corps of Kallipolis Grotto last night at the Willard was declared to be a succes: More than 500 persons were in at- tendanee. Prizes for the best colonial cos- tumes were won by Miss Neliie Stine, James Nalls, E. B. Perry and Miss Ethel Thorpe, while Miss Marie Me- lick, Miss Florence Stone and Mrs. D. M. McPherson annexed the prizes for the best fancy costumes. The committee in charge of ar- rangements was C. P. Boss, monarch of Kallipolis Grotto. chairman; Harry Scroggins, L. J. Hinman, W. A. Sa ders, G. W. Madert, James Holmes, P. Nachman, Harry Staley, Charles Aufenthie, William Uliman, O. L. Ballard and Henry Gompers. This Store Is Closed * and Girls & Creepers. Tt GG Saturdays at 1 P.M. For the Baby Boys to Six Our Infant Department is displaying for Spring, the Jovelsest of New Garments. For every Baby and tiny Girl and Boy. Mothers will find here for Dress, Party or Play Time. the most appropriate little out- fits, Dasnty, Unusual, Serviceable, as the occasion de- mands, but all Charming to the Highest Degree. DRESSES. COATS, HATS, CAPS, BONNETS, ROMPERS. CREEPERS, SUITS, NURSERY FURNISHINGS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES—Excel- lent lots of Dresses, Boys’ Suits, Rompers and