Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1921, Page 2

[ o] et 0. WONEN GO TOVOTERS PARLEY Full Quota of Delegates t. Named for Annual Con- ¥ vention in Cleveland. The annual convention of the Na- tional League of Woman Voters, to be held in Cleveland tomorrow and continuing throughout the week, will be represented by a full quota from the District of Columbia, according to plans made by the local branch at a meeting last week. Delegates from this city will include Miss Caro- line I. Reilly, Mrs. Basil Manly and Mrs. Clara Mortensen Bever, with Mrs. Leonard Zeisler, Miss Lida Haf- ford and Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, alternates. Among the other women who will attend to represent the District, are: Mrs. Maud W. Park, chairman of the National League of Woman Voters; Mrs. La Rue Brown, chairman of the child welfare committee; Mrs. Min- nie Fisher Cunningham of the legis- lative committee; Miss Mary Ander- son, chief of the United States ‘women's bureau; Miss Julla La- throp, chief of the United States chil- dren’s bureau: Mrs. Edward I’. Costigan, chairman of the food supply and demand committee, and Miss Ethel Smith, Na- tional Women's Trade Union League. Every state will be represented among the 1,000 delegates, most of them by the quota allowed under the league's constitution. which permits a delegate from every congressional district During the convention national of- ficers and regional directors will be | elected for the year, reports of the work done by the seven standing committees will be made .and a pro- gram for the coming year adopted. The program begins with confer- ences dealing largely with welfare measures. Among the subjects con- sidered will be American citizenship. child welfare, election laws and methods, food supply and demand, co-operation—municipal. state. na. tional and international; social hy- giene. uniform laws concerning ‘women, and women in industry. Will Irwin, author and war corre- noon of April 16 with an executive meeting of the newly elected na- tional board and the state chairmen. SESSIONS OPEN MONDAY. More Than 1,000 Delegates Will Represent 2,000,000 Women. CLEVELAND, Ohfo. April 9.—The National League of Woman Voters. Wwith approximately 2.000.000 members in the forty-eight states, will open its second “annual convention here Monday with about 1.000 delegates and alternates representing the member- ship of its first convention since the Women were given the right to vote. The convention will last through the week and will bring to Cleveland many of the most prominent women in the country. Republican and democratic women alike. their partisanship forgotten, will be here to rededicate their en- ergies to winning from the national lawmakers and from each of the forty-eight state governments::these rights which they believe the women of America must have to fulfill their m’hen duties under their right to vote. POLICE TAKE T80 IN2 NGHT RAIDS Break Up Alleged Gambling Parties in Downtown District. spondent, will discuss reduction of | armament; former Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana will defend the primary system of nominating can- didates for office. while Job E. Hedges of New York will uphold the convention system: Mrs. Harriet Tay- lofr Upton. republican, and Mrs. A. B. Pyke. democrat, with the aid of the state delegations. will tell what they know about pitfalle in politics: and dozens of men and women of na- tional reputation will be speakers during the week's meeting. The convention will close the aner.l One hundred and twenty-five mem- bers of the Washington Social and Musical Club at 719 9th street north- were taken to the first precinct ! police station about 2:30 o'clock this morning. following a raid by the police. Charges of permitting gaming on the premises were lodged against Harry Anthony. president and gen- eral manager of the club. Mr. An- thony said that no gaming was tak- ing place, saying that the members were _entertaining themselves by =hooting pool, playing casino for the sake of the game and playing on musical Instruments. The men were held at the first pre- cinct for almost an hour. The entire lower story of the station was crowded with men in every room. Re- serves of the first precinct guarded the doors and patrol wagons backed up at intervals with loads of club members. Capt. Colin E. Flather took per- sonal charge of the proceedings. He delivered an impromptu lecture on the evils of gambling to the men as- sembled in the squad rooms, warned them not to commit the offense of gambling and then released all ex- cept Mr. Anthony. who later was re- leased on $200 cash bond. About thirty-five men were taken in a second raid at the room occupied by George Craig at 709 1lth street. Pre- cinct Detectives J. H. Fowler, W. Mes p-\'a ‘Watson and Salkeld supervised both raids. PRO-LEAGUE REPUBLICANS HOLD UP NOTE TO VIVIANI Harding Supporters, Who Had Pre- pared Memorial, Decide Pres- entation Untimely. Beveral nationally known “pro- league” republican supporters of President Harding representing the western and middl. western states and New England, who had prepared a me- morial to be presented to former Premier Viviani, have abandoned the plan because a disagreement as to the wisdom of presenting the paper at this time arose when the New York signatures were being obtained The memorial is described by some of the originators as being “very friendly to President Harding” and as the “first approach to an authori- tative statement of the pro-league republican viewpoint and attitude since the election.” It declines to ac- cept the election result as a mandate 1o enter a proposed new association of nattons, but rather as one to enter the league with the Lodge res- ervations “or such modification of them as changed conditions may re- quire.” Whether the memorial will be pre- sented fo M. Viviani or when its full terms will be made public, if at all ', 48 2ot known, G | Democrats Named to Serve Senate on D. C. Committee the Senate District committee, as selected by the democratic committee on committees, in Senator Pomerene of Ohio, Sen- | ator King of Utah, Senator Sheppard of Texas, Senator Glaxs of Virginia and Semator Stanley of Kentuck: Senator Stanley democratic member of the Dia: trict committee. The District committee will be composcd of thirteen sena- tors, eight republicans and five democrats. The republican per- monmel, which has becn an- nounced hitherto, s Senator Ball of Delaware, chairman; Senator Dillingham of Verm | Semator Jomes of Washingto! | Senator Capper of Kan. ator Elkins of Wes Senator ( Senator G Senator Weller of Maryland. CONGRESS 10 6T SCHOD. PROCRAN Intensive Action Is Planned to Impress Deplorable Con- ditions Existing Here. Following the procedure of the cam- paign last fall in the interest of the school building program. school offi- cials will submit to the new Congress a comprehensive report outlining in detail the so-called deplorable condi- tions in the school system. The report has been drafted by Dr. Frank W. Bal- lou, superintendent, for the purpose of impressing on the members of Con- gress, and particularly the new ones, the imperative need of sufficient funds to_finance the building project. The building program will be sent to Congress early this week by the Commissioners, probably with a re- quest that the legislation be enacted 0 that the District's surplus revenues, amounting to nearly $4,500,000, can be withdrawn from the Treasury to carry it out. The city heads already have indorsed the use of the surplus money for_this purpose. Citizens' Associations, trade bodies and clubs which hold meetings this week are expected to take action sup- porting any program which the Com- missioners send to Congress. It also is believed that they will indorse the use of the surplus revenues to finance it. In fact. school authorities are seriously considering the question of issuing a formal appeal to civic and labor ~ organizations, clubs, trade bodles and other associations, to back up the program and go to Congress with a united front and urge that it be carried out. One of the largest meetings of the week, at which the school building program will be the chief topic of discussion, will be the regular month- Iy meeting of the Washington Cham- ber of Commerce, Tuesday night, which has been designated by the chamber as “school night.” A report on 8school conditions prepared by a special committee, headed by H. H. Glassie. will be made. Among the speakers will be Senator Pat Harri- son of Mississippi and Dr. Ballou. WOODWARD & LOTHROP EMPLOYES MAKE MERRY Twenty-Year Club of Veteran Workers Enjoy Annual Banquet. Business cares were forgotten by members of the Twenty-Year Club of Woodward & Lothrop's department store, at the annual banquet of the club last night on the roof of the Washington Hotel. The banquet was attended by nearly 100 officials and employes who have been connected with the firm for twenty years or more. Joining in the spirit of levity, the bosses of the various departments were made the good-natured object of jibes by their subordinates, and the latter, in turn, were subjected to re- taliatory remarks by their superiors. A feature of the evening was the dis- tribution of copies of an extra paper, ‘The Twenty-Year Club News in which. the history of the founding of the store was related and witticisms exchanged. Tribute to Founders. The only serious number on the program was a silent rising tribute to 8. W. Woodward and Alvin M. Lothrop, the late founders of the con- cern, accompanied by the unveiling of large portraits of the two men. Short addresses were made by Don- ald Woodward, president of the firm: W. W. Everett, vice president; Max Fischer, treasurer, and Col. John Tem- ple Graves. Those Who took part in the musi- cal program were the Montrose quar- tet, Camille Little, James Young, Tony Lewis, Miss Lillian Barker, Jack Mullane and Prof. Wang. Mempers of Club. Members of the club are Miss J. W. Alder, Miss J. Allen, A. W. Allison, J. H. Austin, H. Barschkies, R. I. Birch, D.S. Boyer, W. T. Brady, Miss J. Bray- ton. J. M. Buzzell, Miss Rita Byrne Miss Rosa Byrne. Miss M. D. Colli Miss A. Conway, Miss M. Curran, C. E Davis, J. Davies, William Davies, J. M. Deering. Misa S. Eber, J. H. Edes N. Everett, W. W. Everett, S. 8. erett, M. Fischer, Miss M. C. Fischer, 1. Fronani, E. Gatchell, C. F. Gray, J. W. Gray, C. Helmick, J Harding, C. H. Hospital, J. A. Hobson, J. P. Hayden, Miss' G. I Holmes, S. E. Ingersoll. T. E. Jasper. Mrs. M. Johnson. R. B. Judd, C. A. Jones, T. E. Kibbey, Miss C. E. Kier- nan, V. Lake, D. B. Lee, W. H. Lehman. Miss A. Lenoir, Miss A. A. Lewis, H W. F. Leimberg, 'F. E., R. Meitzler, Miss A. Metz. Miss S Murray, F. Muller. R. 0. Mullikin, . M. Miller, Miss E. McGill, W. J. McMahon, Miss A. E. McIntyre, Mrs, J. . Nourse, Miss G. Noyes, R. T. Olive. H. V. Ostermayer, G. B. Oster- mayer. Miss B. M. Phelps, H. B. Price, Pyle. G. R. Porter, Miss A. Reed. 1. H. B. Robinette, E.A. Sage, F. P. Scott, Mra. K. Sparo, W. G. Sparrow, Miss 'J. Sammond, Miss A. Thornton. €. A. Venable, L. . Williams, Miss C. A. Winne, F. E. Woodward, J. H. Zepp. OPEN CONFERENCE TODAY Farmer-Labor Party Delegates in ‘Washington for Sessions. Speakers for the farmer.labor party conference opening today at the New Ebbitt Hotel are Mrs. Har- riett Stanton Blatch of New York, William H. Johnson, and Mrs. E. ¢ Davison. president and secretary- treasurer, respectively, of the Inter- natfonal Association of Machinists: Dr. Donaid K. Hooker of Baltimo Benjamin C. Marsh of the Farmers National Council, James Hugh Kee- ley of the District Suffrage League, Western Starr. of the single tax party, Frank Stephen of Delaware, member of the committes of forey- eight; Lawrence Todd of the Federated Press and George L. Wilcox, member of the Virginia legislature. The_session on Monday will start at $:30 am. when reports of the committees on organization cam- paign in nearby states will be re. ceived. After a luncheon, the dele- gates will take part in an excursion to Mount Vernon. It is also decided to visit the White House to present resolutions favoring the release of all political prisoners. Announcement s made that the charter for the Washington branch of the farmer-labor party has ar- rived and those wishing to join sign ab 2:15 today at the Bbbitt, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIC 10, 1921—PART 1. SYMPATHY OF THE PRESIDENT FOR JEWS IN EUROPE APPRECIATED. i i during massacres. xrand master, of New York eity. Left to right—Harrix Krick of Washington, D. C.; Simon s New York city, President Harding, Judge Hartman, grand master, of New York city; Max Eckm B'rith Abraham delegation of Jews thank the Preaident for the sympathy he He wan alxo invited to attend the annual convention of the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham, to be held in Atlantic City May 15. rdon of Washing‘on, D. C.; Joh ‘Wolf of Washington, of New York city a D. C.; Max L. Hollander of Adolph Rosenbaum, first deputy HOSPITAL NAMES 4 NEW DIRECTORS Emergency Officials Review Work and Plan to Increase Yearly Subscribers. Emergency Hospital's work during the past year was reviewed at a meet- ing of the board of directors Friday, and four new members of that body were chosen as follows: Rev. J. Shera Montgomery, chap- lain of the House of Representatives; Albert Schulteis, president of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce Charles E. Corby, president of the Corby Baking Company, and William Beverley Mason. President Woodbury Blair an- nounced that a call soon will be made for a joint meeting of the board of directors and the ladies’ auxiliary board of the hospital to discuss plans for increasing the number of yearly subscribers to the fund known as the Emergency Hospital maintenance fund This fund, it was explained by mem- bers of the board, helps pay the year- ly deficit for operating the hospital. The character of the work perform- ed by the hospital, it was stated, can- not be carried on except upon the highest plane of preparedness, effi- ciency and skill, and its standards cannot be lowered. Its doors are open day and night, and its ambulance fleet ready to serve the ill and injured irrespective of col- or, creed or circumstances. It was explained, “an institution doing this character of work cannot be run without loss unless it {8 heavily en- dowed, and such service cannot be measured in dollars and cents. Therefore, it was stated, the board of directors are sure that each and every citizen will respond liberally and become annual contributors when called upon. CONVENTION HALL HERE APPROVED BY MERCHANTS Association Names Committee to Co-Operate With Trade Board ‘and Chamber of Commerce. ‘The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association s to co-operate with other organizations of the city in the effort to provide an adequate con- vention hail in this city. R. P. An- drews, Charles F. Crane and Joseph A. Burkart have been appointed a convention hall committee to co-op- erate with committees of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce having the same subject in hand. Gen. Anton Stephan has been named chairman of a committee to inquire into parcel post and parcel post insurance. Joseph A. Berberich. George S. De Neale and Charles B. Smith have been named as a committec to prepare the resolution inviting the Grand Lodge of Elks to establish their headquar- ters here. The committee on law and legisla- tion of the association has been in conference with M. D. Rosenberg, general counsel, preparing an inten- sive campalgn to obtain from the coming congress a bad check law and an itinerant merchant law. The spring outing committes of the association, composed of Presi- dent Philip King, R. P. Andrews and M. A. Leese, is scheduled to hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon to make arrangements for the annual spring entertainment of the association. EXETER ALUMNI ELECT DR. JACOBS PRESIDENT Principal Perry and Prof. Tufts Speakers at Dinner of South- ern Association. The Phillips-Exeter Academy, Southern Alumni_ Aseociation, held its first reunion Jinner in six years last night at the University Club, whera were gathered together men representing various classes from 1871 to 1918. Between old-time songs and cheers. speeches by Dr. Lewis Perry, principal for the past seven years, and Prof. James A. Tufts. in- structor in English for tho past forty-two vears. were made. Dr. Henry B. Jacobs. '75, was elect- ea president of the association, Other officers elected were: Lucian S. Tilton, 71; Morris Whitridge, '85; R. Ross Perry, Jr. '88; Clarence Wilson, '92; Howard Hardiman, '10, and George Adams Howard, '18. vice presidents, and Constant Southworth, 11, secre- tary-treasurer. Fred K. Barbour, Francls_B. Loring, George F. Ran- dolph, William Schaus, Charles H. Weston and P. H. Page compose the executive committee. Carroll T. Bond, retiring president, was toastmaster. ELECTED TO AL-DJEBAR. Willlam Boone Douglas, jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Boone Doug- lass, 1851 Irving street, has been clected to the Al-Djebar Society in the department of chemistry, Cornell University. Mr. Douglass, who Is a graduate of Eastern High School, was first lieutenant of Company F when it won the competitive drill of the High School Cadets Regiments. He is spending & vacation with his parents. & [trees along the East Potomac Park larive are now in full bloom ana at- tracting not only autoists, but pede: trians with cameras. The majority of them are between the point and the 14th street exit. al- | though there are some along the river side of the park. There is also a display of the double Japanese cherry trees back of the Lincoln Memorial in West Potomac Park, from the polo field to the circle. Those were eet out under the direc- tion of Mrs. Taft, while she was first lady of the land. j The iris along the Potomac Park ldrive will be out in about a week. There are many varieties, deep pur- ple, blue, white and other shades. The German variety will be in bloom first and this will be succeeded by the Japanese strain. So that there will |be a continuous display of iris for more than a mile along the drive and lasting for at least six weeks. The iris will be succeeded by peony blooms about the middle of May. The peonies are generally at their best about the middie of May, but spring has been 8o forward this year that the gardeners is charge estimate that SALVATION ARMY HOME DEDICATED Commander Booth Is Chief Speaker at Building for Young Women Here. Introduced by Secretary of the Navy Edward Denby, Commander | Evangeline Booth. noted Salvation | Army 1eader and worker, in an ad- dress on “Home,” touched the hearts of a distinguished audience at the dedication services of the organiza- tion's new home for self-supporting young women, in the building for- merly known as the Dewey Hotel, yesterday afternoon. The speaker outlined the methods used In running the homes now be- ing established by the Salvation Army and sald the greatest care was al- ways taken in selecting those who had charge of the houses. Exte ‘Thanks. She praised the assistance extended to her co-workers by Secretary Den- by, thanked President Harding for his gracious reception to members of the convention and said that she was particularly grateful to the people of Washington for the hospitality shown the delegates during their tay in the eity. 5 RT);\A exerciges opened with prayer by Mrs. Estill, followed by brief ad- dresses by former Commissioner Boardman, Judge Kathryn Sellers and Col. Margaret Bovill Among those attending the cere- monies were Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. W. H. Brown- son, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, h{rn. Ju- lian James, Mrs, Henry B. F. Mac- farland, Mrs. George X. McLanahan, Mrs. Jason Noble Plerce, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Miss E. R. Scidmore, Mr: Selden P. Spencer and Mrs. F. Walsh. Farlier in the afternoon ground was broken for the new Industrial Home to be erected by the Salvation Army. Former Commissioner H. B. F, Macfarland presided, and in a brief address said that it had not taken the war to prove to him the usefulness of the Salvation Army. Gen. Booth's Anniversaty. The anniversary of the birth of Gen. William Booth, founder of the orgen- jzation, will be observed today. In many of the Washington pulpits prominente Salvation Army leaders wlil address the congregations. At the Cosmos Theater special serv- jces will be conducted at 10 o'clock by Commissioner and Mrs. Estill. and this afternoon at 3 o'clock a mass meeting will be held at the Belasco Theater, when Gen. John J. Pershing will pre- side. Commander Booth will deliver the principal address. The convention will adjourn tonight, following_services at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, when Commander Booth will again preach. BUSINESS MEN’S PARADE. Colored Citizens Will Hold Mardi Gras May 6. Colored business men are to hold an automobile parade and mardi gras May 6. The parade is to traverse the colored business section and end on 2nd street. The mardi gras is to be held at the Coliseum. Prizes for the affair have been of- tered by business houses. |JAPANESE CHERRY TREE GLORIES WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY THE IRIS |Long Season of Blooms Promised Visitors to Potomac Park—Many Enjoy the Pansies in Montrose Park. Many of the double Japanese cherry|the peonies will be in bloom about two weeks earlier this season. Of all the flower beds in the many parks about Washington none are at- tractfng so much attention as two very large pansy beds—one in the ‘Washington Monument grounds and the other in Montrose Park. In the | Washington Monument bed the office | of public buildings and grounds be- | lieves that it has the finest strain of pansies ever grown In any park in the capital. The pansies in Mont- rose Park have been constantly in bloom since last Thanksgiving. Montrose Park is now one of the favorite jaunts for Sunday and even ing wanderlusters. Almost _ever: evening and especially on Sunday family picnic parties can be seen ahout the park. It is easy of access for those who do not have motor cars. The nearest stop is 31st street on the P street car line, and a walk two blocks north brings one to the | park. Montrose Park is next to the Oak Hill cemetery and used to be the old Linthicum estate, one of the finest old estates in the capital. There is a lovers lane, leading to Masea- | lane is an old well at which, it is said, Washington used to quench his thirst. ! CLERK SURPRISES BURGLAR AT SAFE Suspect Found Running From Supply Company Store Is Locked Up. A ten-pound sledge-hammer, flash- light and numerous burglar tools were abandoned in the office of the National Hotel Supply ompany, 216 10th street, last night about 10:30 o'clock by a burglar who had succeed- ed in opening the safe, byt was frightened off before he had ‘opened a small compartment which contained nearly $600. Bicycle Policeman Mansfield of the first precinct arrested a man who registered as Ralph Green, forty-one years, Boston, Mass, as the alleged safebreaker. He was caught after a short pursuit from the vicinity of the 10th street firm's house, and was found to be armed with a 45-caliber revolver. The attempt to rob the safe was frustrated by Mario M. Pinto, clerk in the firm's employ. who happened to call at the place of business when alone safe robber was at work. Policeman Mansfield and a soldier were standing at Pennsylvania ave- nue and 10th street when an uniden- tified man called that there was a burglar in a business house down the street. Hurrying south on 10th street, Mansfleld saw Pinto and quickly got a glimpse of a man hiding near the corner below the supply company's establishment. Green, as the prisoner later gave his name. was pursued to B street between 9th and 10th streets, where he was overtaken. ROOSEVELT TO REVIEW. TROMAS| o esistant Navy Secretary to See Atlantic Fleet at Guantanamo. Al tant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt will leave Washington April 20 to review the Atlantic fleet at Guantanamo, Cuba, and make the re- turn trip north with it. He will travel to Miami, Fla., by train and thence to Havana, Cuba, by seaplane. The trip to the fleet base will be made on a destroyer. Mr. Roosevelt will be accompanied by his aid, Lieut. Commander C. J. Warren. Mr. Roosevelt will probably arrive on board the dreadnaught Pennsyl- vania, flagship of Admiral H. B. Wil- son, commander-in-chief of the fleet, Apri! 25. The fleet will start north under full power the next day and probably will break up off the Vir- ginia capes, April 30 or May 1, the various divisions scattering to their, home yards for overhaul. Secretary Denby returned this week from a tour of inspection of the fleet and shore bases in Cuba, Haiti and Santo Domingo. HEADS RIFLE PRACTICE. J. Mayhew Wainwright, assistant secretary of War, has been desig- nated as president of the national board for the promotion of rifle prac- tice, vice W. R. Williams, former assistant secrelary of War. “ R chusetts avenue, about which many. romantic tales are told. Along this: GILLETT WILL GET RECORD MAJORITY Speaker to Be Re-Elected. Will Be Opposed Nomi- nally by Kitchin. As a result of separate caucuses by the republicans and democrats the House is ready to organize promptly at noon tomorrow. Speaker Gillett, renominated by the Tepublicans, will be re-elected by the biggest majority any Speaker ever re- ceived. He will be opposed nominally by Representative Claude Kitchin (democrat) of North Carolina, who by virtue of the nomination becomes mi- nority leader, succeeding the late Champ Clark. Back after a long rest, Mr. Kitchin said he felt physically fit to carry on his work as minority leader, but at his | request Representative Garrett, Ten- nessee, was named as acting leader. There was a spirited fight in the democratic caucus for the ways and means assignment, which went to Mr. Tague of Massachusetts by a majority of five votes over Representative Hayden, Arizona. The stand recently jtaken by some democrats on the Ford- ney emergency tariff figurcs largely in the contest. Mr. Tague voted against the Fordney bill and Mr. Hayden sup- ported it Committee Action Ratified.’ At their final caucus republicans ratified the action of the committee on committees and adopted the report on standing committee assignments. The action of the general committee in giving representation to labor and agriculture on the steering commit- tee was approved. Representative Nolan, California, who holds a union card, and Representative Anderson, Minnesota, long active in urging legis lation designed to aid the farming in- dustry, were added to the committee along- with Representative Groene, Vermont, who succeeds Chairman Winglow of the Interstate Commerce committes. Other members hold over. Representative Mondell, the repub- lican leader, and Representative Knutson, Minnesota, republican whip, will serve again, both having been re-elected. Republican committee assignments, aside from those already published, showed many changes. Seven new members were placed on the agricul- tural committee which will report out the packer control bill, which failed to reach the House last session. They are: Williams, Illinois; Sinclair, North Dakot. tie only non-partisan re- publican _in the House; Hays, Mis- souri; Thompson, Ohio, Gernard, Pennsylvania; Clague, Minnesota, and Clarke, New York. Woman's Request Granted. Representative Robertson, Okla- Foma, the only woman member, was put on Indian affairs, where she wanted to be. New members of the naval affairs committee are Burdick, Rhode Island: Patterson, New Jersey; Kline, New York, and Swing, California. Two committees which were ex- pected to be dropped, woman suftrage and alooholic liquor trafic, need of which, it was said, had passed, were continued. Representative Mann, Illinois, retired @s chairman of the former and returned to his old status as a House free lance without assignment. Representative Nolan was made chairman of labor and Representative Knutson of pensions. Tho census committee, which must propare a bill for House reapportion- ment, has three new members, Beody, Maine; Faust, Missouri, and Wyant, Pennsylvania. GIFT FROM MRS. HARDING. Sends Flowers to Benefit for Animal Rescue League. Mrs. Harding is an active member of the Animal Rescue League and yes- terday substantially evidenced her in- terest by sending a quantity of flow- ers from the White House conserva- tories to be used at the large benefit card party at the Washington Club, the flowers being auctioned off at the close of the game. Mrs. Mendum R. Blumenberg, first vice president of the league. contributed a beautifully dressed doll, which also was sold at auction. A large number of society women played during the afternoon, while others who bought tables turned them back to be resold, theredby adding much to the financial result of the event. BUSY WEEK AT Y. M. C. A. Lobby Concert, Lecture and Stunt Night on Program. There is to be a lobby concert at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow night, to be followed by a lecture on wild flowers Wednesday night and a stunt event Friday night. Albert A. Hansen will give the wild flower lecture, telling of such flowers in this vicinity. The musical program tomorrow night will be a varied one. Members of the Y. M. C. A. will farticipate in the “stunt event.” vttt & sk mlBanes | tenced to De £ . . Likens Pmsi;n to | | " Blind Man Seeking | | Cat in Dark Room | | Speetal Dispaich to The Star. | | BALTIMOR! April 9.—*The | curse of the day ix peasimb A pessimiat in like a blind man | in'a dark reom. iceking for a cat that isn’t there. This w one of mevernl wtriking points made by KEdward J. Cattell, statintician of the city of Phil dciphia, who delivered an ad- dreas on “The Love of Liffe” at the thirt eventh annual ban- quet of The Old Town Merchants and Manufacturers® Ansociation thin week. He declared the United States 0 be in a better and stromger condition now than ever before | | in its history. “We're not one 1 poorer becaune of the | | world war,” he sald, “we're | | richer.” | “There is nothing to dread in our national debt. If but 50.000,000 of our people put aside 10 cents each day for a year the amount collected would pay both principal and interest of this mation's debt. We're going on from day to day in bet- this country to bigger ter things.” U. S. RAIL OFFIGES MAY BE ABOLISHED Senators Favor Duties Transferred to Permanent Government Agencies. Legislation seeking to put an end to the railroad administration now engaged in adjusting the claims of the railroads against the government on account of federal operation prob- ably will be initiated at the coming session of Congress, it was learned last night. A meeting of members of the Senate committee on interstate commerce to discuss this matter has been called for this week. The senators are convinced that the Railroad Administration as it now ex- ists, with some four or five hundred employes, will be continued for many years to come, if things are permitted to run along as at present. Critics of these conditions insist that it would be good business policy for the government to close down the big bureau in Washington, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars an- nually, and turn the work over to per- manent government organizations. It has been suggested that the Court of Claims, the Interstate Commerce Com- mission or the auditors for the Treas- ury Department might well handle these railroad claims. 1t is reported that ing to more than already been filed with the Railroad Administration. The claims have been filed by 126 of the railroads taken over by the government during the war. These roads, it is estimated. cover about 25 per cent of the total mileage taken over by the govern- {ment. If the other railroads enter claims in proportion to the claims already presented, it is believed that claims against the government ultimately will reach the enormous total of $1,500,000.000 or possibly $2,000,000,000. The Railroad Administration so far has settled the claims of thirty-eight railroad companies. The determina- tion of the senators to look into this matter is in line with the program of economy in governmental affairs which has been undertaken by the republican administration. ACCUSED U RADIO MAN ENDS LIFE WITH POISON Oscar Nauck, on Bail for $7,500 Thefts From United States, Is Suicide. Oscar Nauck, twenty-year-old radio operator, who recently was cha the police with the theft of $7. of platinum from the bureau of standa iaims amount- and who later was relased on bond, died | at Emergency Hospital last night from cyanide of potassium poisoning, which he swallowed shortly after 9 o'clock in a restaurant at 1341 F street north- west. Two phials of the deadly cyanide were in the pocket of his coat. on his person a badge and cards show- ing that he was an assistant radio en- gineer in the air mail service of the Post Office Department and that his home was at 5808 Georgia avenue north- Nauck became ill in the restaurant on F street. An Emergency ambulance was summoned and he was taken to the hospital, accompanied by Bert L. Olmsted, proprietor of the restaurent Drs, Neil Burke and H. W. B. Stibbs of the ergency Hospital staff tried to save the dying man’s life, but were unsuccessful. Young Nauck was a graduate of McKinley Manual Training School. His papers showed that he had been employed at various times at the Na- tional Electrical Supply Company, the bureau of standards and as senior radio operator on a vessel of the United States Shipping Board. to be code messages and one su gesting that he was “tired of life were included in his Dpersonal ef- fects. Nauck was arrested recently while loading several thousands of dollars’ worth of radio apparatus onto a ards outside the radio building. He later is said to have confessed to the theft of a large quantity of the plati- num, which was found buried in the cellar at his home. Released on bail on the platinum robbery charge, he was immediately rearrested and charged with the theft of the auto- mobile used in the larceny. The body will be viewed by Coro- ner Nevitt today. CREDIT MEN TO MEET. Manager Who Answers Most Ques- tions Will Get Prize. Credit department managers will meet at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the Raleigh Hotel. under auspices of the Associated Retail Credit Men of Washington. The feature of the evening will be a series of “quiz ! questions.” A prize is to be awarded to the manager who can answer the most questions correctly. NEWS OF MUTINY CLEARED. SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.—Re- ports of & mutiny aboard the steam- er Willhile of the William Line, from New York for San Francisco, were Cleared up tonight by a radio dis- patch from her commander, Capt. Willison, saying there had been some trouble with the crew and that seven sailors had been put ashore. DEATH SENTENCES STAND. JACKSON, Miss., April 9.—The Mis- sissippl board of pardons today re- fused to grant petitions for commuta- tion of sentences in the cases of J. J. ‘Watts and Lester Gandy, both seh- ¥ 1,340,000 have | He carried | Documents bearing what were said | truck parked at the bureau of stand- | ASPIRANTS IN FIELD FOR DISTRICT J0BS Commissioners Indicate No Intention of Making Any of Suggested Changes. icants are in the field for the po- of eupervisor of playgrounds ent of weights and the District, it was learned last “ommissioners have given t ¢ intend to ma. n these t is known aspirar those two Jobs t their friends have been to the butlding to speak for then No Changes Considered. Comn r Oyster. who si the playg: departs office of weights and meast yesterday that he has not considered the: of the other mors have been in circulation since new Commissioners took office to effect that there would be a changs the head of the police department. in and one report has been published of proposed reorganization of the higher offices of the fire department. The new city heads, however, have given no thought to such changes up to this time. They have spent i becoming familiar important problems facix 1 have made it cle that they intend to move very slowly fn making any changes in the heads of departments. Playgrounds Candigate. Tt is understood that another w nan has been mentioned to the Commis- sioners for the position of head of playgrounds. That office now held {by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, who is also a member of the board of edu- cation. George M. Roberts is now superintendent of weights and meas- ures. With conferences beginning Tues- day looking to a_merger of the street car companies, Commissioner Oyster probably will be unable to give atten- tion to these matters for some time. DISTRICT JOINS U. 5. INWAR ON LIQUOR Commissioner Oyster Con- fers on Joint Action to End Bootlegging Here. Determined to put a stop to boot- legging and “rum-making” in the District, Commissioner James F. Oys- {ter, who supervises the police depart- ment, conferred yesterday afternoon with federal prohibition officials and talked over the question of co-opera- tion between the prohibition bureau and the police. The federal agents and the police are already working smoothly to- gether in seeking violators of the pro- hibition law, but it is probable that as a result of yesterday's conference they will redouble their efforts. Wants D. C. to Lead. Commissioner Oyster is taking a personal interest in the enforcenient | of the prohibition law because he be- {lieves the National Capital should set {an example to the country in observ- ance of law. He fecls that if each patrolman on the police force keeps on the alert for suspicious persons and places on his beat the department will be able to give the fullest measure of aid to the | federal agents in bringing viclators to trial. To dstermine whether any of ihe conduct of new rules governing the | members of the fire department work {uncue hardship or discomfort on the . Commissioner Oyster also con- cesterday afternoon with Fire rge Watson. The Commissioner had before him a series of written reports from the two deputy chiefs and the several bat- talion chiefs as to what they think of the new rules. While these reports have not been made public, it is known that the chiefs expressed different views on certain sections of the rule book which have been criticised by citizens' asso- | ciations, The Commissioner went over the re- ports from the chiefs and discussed leach one in detail with the head of the fire department Commissioner Oyster made it plain before the conference that he had no desire to upset the new rule book as a whole or any large portion of it. i Following Traffic. Commissioner Oyster also is keeping closely in touch with the traffic situa- tion. He made another tour of the heart of the city Friday night to get an idea of how the new trafic rules are working out. He is still keeping an eyve on the traflic situation on Pennsylvania ave- nue between 1ith and 15th streets where there has been much complain: of hackers darting out from the park- ing space in front of passing machin: —_— ANNOUNCE LECTURE. Christian Scientist to Speak Tomor- row and Tuesday. Lectures on Christian Science will be delivered at First Church of Christ. ientist, Columbia road and Euclid treet, tomorrow and Tuesday even- ings at § o'clock, under the auspices of First Church of this city. The lecturer, Frank H. Leonard, C. 8. B, of Chicago, 1il, is a member of the board of lectureship of the mother church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist. in Boston, Mass. He will be introduced tomorrow evening by Dr. Frank Bunker, first reader of First Church, and on Tuesday ovening by Mrs. Harriet Hitcheock, second reader. The lectures are free to the public. INCREASE IN MEASLES. Health Official Urges That Children Be Protectea. Measles has been on the increase among the children of the city in the last few days, Assistant Heaith Of- cer J. L. Norris stated yesterday. Although the disease is not serious is_easily communicated, and Dr. Norris advises that children who show an acute catarrhal condition or head cold be watched, as this 1§ &~ sympton of the disease. He also ad- es that children do not mingle with playmates who show signs of a head cola. Measles, according to the health department officials, increases ‘n al- ternating years. AUTO VICTIM DIES. Edward Hammerly, Run Down by. Truck, Succumbs From Injuries. Edward Hammerly, 2417 M street, who was run over by a motor truck near New Hampshire avenue and U street early yesterday morning, died at Emergency Hospital at midnight last night. The coroner's will be held this afternoon. ASSIGNED TO PACIFIC. Commander Tew. Al Atkins, Naval Construction Corps, the bureau of naval construction and repair, Navy Department. has been asiigned to duty on the staff of Admiral. Rodman, commanding the Pacific inquest ’