Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1921, Page 4

e LT B — ssemrar v < revamrtneanan S ———————————————————— ittt L LS < i S e SAFETY MEASURES URGED AT MEETING Chairman of City Club Group There are 6,000 happy ralabow trout in Washington today. They have been given a home, a quiet, cool-watered domicile in Rock Creek, where moss-slippery rocks are calculated to send shivers of sheer joy through the fins of any piscatorial resident of these parts. And best of all, the office of public buildings and grounds, which has turned friend of Rehearses Needs of the the fish in co-operation with the District. bureau of fisheries of the Department The rejection of a request for a|of Commerce, has sent forth word : 5 ictrict: | that at least for a few vears no model headlight law for the District: | mt, B0 SO0 00 Beming Juleily on the public hacking problem: the Po-|the end of a fishermen's hook, shall lice department situation; formation |legally disturb thelr pleasures, = i . = e official statement issued by the of a centralized traffic squad; fire PTo- | gica’ of the public buildings and tection for children in public schools.|grounds says: e T HEADS FEDERATIN W. Pearce Rayner, chairman of the Women’s Clubs Elects Of- public safety group of the City Club, in his report to the committee. Asserting that although the club and other civic organizations had earnestly requested the drafting of a headlight law for this city, the police department had done nothing to further the projects, Mr. Rayner as- serted that the District still retains its antiquated regulation, which can- not be enforced through lack of standard. Discusses Public Hackers. “The next undertaking of the group| g . was an investigation of the conauct| ficers—Miss Boardman Ap- of some of the public hlckahl;! Inlre- gard to bootlegging and ‘white sla & 2 ery.” including sollciting on the public peals for City Beautiful. streets,” says the report. a “Subsequent events have amply jus-| Washington should be the most tifled the situation as exposed at that | beautiful city in the world, Miss Ma- time, and right at this point I Want |pej Boardman told the District of Co- fo syt e Dt and aji |lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs good citizens, have & new ally in our [at its banquet at the Hadleigh last work for a better Washington. night, concluding its two-day annual “Too much pralse cannot be heaped {convention. She made a strong plea on Commissioner Oyster, who, with the | for the support of the women's clubs able suggestions of Capt. Headley, has |to the movement for connecting the quickly cleared up the nasty hacking |Civil war forts in Washington by a situation in front of the Wiliard Hotel, | park system. to the satisfaction of the public and | Miss Boardman also urged the ap- the hackers as well. pointment of committees to Watch the ‘'ommissioner Oyster is a man of archit®eture of the city and keep out action, honest, fearless and practical. | monstrosities and also a committee on He is a man’ for all bad citizens to | ¥11d flowers. Washington, she point: fear, and one for all good citizens to [ $3 out, shou ave an open market rosortY Tie own best sadgment will | for flowers such as is found in Paris, Fule In every case, and after thorough | Mr%; Thomas G. Winter, president of investigation his final decision will be | {19, Gencral Federation of Women's very nearly correct. He is & man| ., m".ch in nzeed Qf (‘0“:’"’7 was n:‘ whom every one knows will listen to | 3% " {i" T saq of & Gevelopment of the suggestions, but who is independent, | gy _abiding spirit and pmhmmem owing nothing to any class, corporation | of the laws now on the booke or individual, except the citizens of T. Thorne of Mhevflle‘, N. C. the District of Columbla. We hope that any sugsestion we may offer Will | orer 1o Lonrey JSlovens also spoke, the be practical and helpful to him. ‘ The election of officers for the ensuing Studied Police Methods. two years was announced, as follows. at “As chairman of the public safety |the final business meeting yesterday group. 1 have made a close personal |afternoon: 2nd intimate study of the police de-| .Mrs. J. W. Frizzell, president; Mra. partment, and I would like to nail s | Charles P. Grandfield, first vice' presi- statement that the next major of police | dent; Mrs. Jason Waterman, second vice would have €0 be & civilian, president; Mrs. A. K. Wine, recording “Why take away all incentive and |Secretary: Mrs Redwood Vandergrift ambition for advancement? Even though | OrTesponding secretary; = Miss Mary it might be proved that one good man | Heyler, treasurer, and Mrs. W. A. in the dej ent was tem en- | Winkelhaus, treasurer. tally unsuited and lacked the personal | Resolutions were adopted by the con- magnetism. and the broad understand- vention favoring the oak as the national ing of human nature, which mean |tree, indorsing music week, May 29 to leadership, that does not prove that|June 4, in Washington; protesting there are not other men in the against propaganda destructive to the partment who have the qualifications institutions of the United States and To equal any record made in that po- | Técommending that Washington be in- sition. In my opinion there are sev- | cluded in the Lincoln highway plans. eral men capable of advancement to| The delegates were received by Presi- head of the department, and it would |dent and Mrs. Harding this afternoon. be a mighty poor department if that were not true. Whispered stories of GIRL scou-rs TO MAKE MRS. HARDING OFFICIAL ancient records of indiscretion should Honorary Presidency of Organiza- not be permitted to block the chances of advancement of men who for years have been honest, efficient and brave protectors of our families.” Pointing out that the group has re- pestedly made recommendations to the Commissioners and the police de- partment regarding the formation of tion to Be Conferred on First a cen ic 8q under the Lad. Prizes Award, direction of an experienced trac of- T Awarded. icer and reporting directly to the! mThe honora: c ry residen '.".:i?{"{.’.‘x""’r""' Y hor sald thata|Girl Scouts GrEanisation will be cotfif Saeny Desinning: had been made in|ferred upon Mrs. Harding at the rection with the establishment | Memorial Continental Hall this af! of !Ihol trlfilchbul’el“- ernoon at 4 o’'clock. N “It is our belief, however,” said Mr. |~ Gen. Pershing will Raynor, “that all street car crossing | won at the field 1l Avacd thenrizes Jlieimen an dall mounted traffic po- | notable event will be the presentation ce should report to one head. of the Edith Cavell medal. by Mrs. In regard to fire protection in the|Larz Anderson to Mrs. Crowell. schools for childi'n Mr. Raynor as-|" Girl Scout officers, who will be serts that many of the small buildings | present at the exercises, include Mrs. Wwhich have poorly pald attendants, | juliette Low, founder; Mrs. Arthur who are not qualified to handle steam { Osgood Choate, Mrs. V. Everett boilers, greatly increases the hazard. |Macey, Mrs. Frederick Edey, M, “Gun-Toting” Law & Tople. Nicholas F. Brady and Mrs. Jane 2 eter n. Taking up tae question of a “gun-| The Washington Scouts will as- ufl:l." law for the District the report | semble in Farragut Square at 3:15 says: o'clock, and march in & body to the “Legislators. court officials and po-| rally. Sergt. Doyle of !he’ Marine lice officials sometimes feel that be- | Corps, who trained the scouts for the u:;a they are responsible for the|field meet, will lead the parade. making, interpretation or the en-| "At a luncheon given yesterday at forcement of the law that the honor- | Rauscher's for the District and. ni -b{‘a c.‘.ml'an is sufficiently protected, | tional officers, Mrs. Rippin outlined Gefending himaclt and family. Sueh s | the policy of the organization and law is the Sullivan law of New York. Svakeiioniths FEowthiiof the . Move: vhich makes a criminal of the re- : Toactuble:ciilsen wito wishes topro. | p e S3rS,delelle of he community tect his family, or leaves hbis family | p2to% FPoenty BRIt DY Che trades defenseless If he obeys the law, while [ S710R8 for the Boy Scouts and Gir ey pre at the mercy of criminals, all | "“yry Rippin sald "that the carpen- Shite of Taws te the contrary ! D¢ IN]ters “gave their time. supplied the “The criminal in the District of Co- |lumber completed the structure lumbia is afratd principally of two in one day: the stonecutters and elec- thngs—first, our excellent detective tricians did likewise, both supplying force, and second, the possibility that | thelr own equipment, ~he whole his intended victim either at home or | house, she said, was built in this in his famly automoble, may be armed | W8¥ by volunteer labor. and able o offer resistance. “The detective force of any large RCE. city is the backbone of !heywh:)‘le SEEKS LIMTTED DIVO . department. Criminals always make Fred Boeckler is mamed as defend- sure that the uniformed policeman is |ant in a Suit for a limited divorce and out of sight before starting a job. |alimony filed In the District Supreme If_the detective force s crooked, |Court by his wife, Anne Boeckler. you have a crooked city, but I am They were married in Baltimore, Sep- &lad to say from personal observation |tember 17, 1908, and have one child. and experiences with our detective |She fs _represented by Attorney Francis L. Neubeck. force, both at headquarters and in the precincts, that I believe no city has even approached Washington in the loyalty, quality, and especially the bravery of these men. 1 have never seen better team work or willingness to dare anything at the command of their leaders. Suggests Changes in Ball Bill. Some of the most experienced de- tectives and police officials feel that the Ball bill, which is presented for your action, is a complete bill. It effects a registration of all firearms, but should make mandatory on the maJjor of police the issuance of a per- | — mit 1o any reputable citizen, unless [ the night. there would be little urg- he can prove to the Commissioners of | ing needed to get a greatly enlarged the District that the permit should not | Police force. better basic pay for the be issued. men and modern motor and other “No bill should be passed which will | equipment. Criminals know condi- make it hard for the poorest honest | tions here and the police department man to be prepared to defend his | Ought to take the public into its con- Fome. fidence in an effort to get better pro- “If not already a fact, the rapid in- tection.” crease in the use of automobiles as a weupon of attack on banks. homes and family automobiles soon will make it necessary ta extend the con- stitutional rights of defense in the home to the family automobile, which carri the family through lonely places. re no police are available “If the citizens of Washington and memhers of Congress realized how few uniformed police have been pro. tecting the city through the houre o ADVERTISEMENT, INSURANCE MAN HONORED. Felicitations were extended to Thad C. Bell, inspector of agencies' of the i southern department of the New York Life Insurance Company, in behalf of his active service with the company for the last twenty-five years, at Wardman { Hotel last night. More than 100 mem- bers of the company Wwere present at its convention to celebrate the placing of $17,000,000 life insurance during the first quarter of this year. LITTLe DID I DREAM THAT WHEN & CAME T3 ERANCET® TRAIN CARP FOR THE BIG FIGHT THAT I'D WIN THe HAND OF THE MOST BeAUTIFUL GRL IN PARIS! GEE, T'M A LuckyY Guy! Father John's Medi- cineare pure nourishment | for those who are weak and run down. because it rebuilds the wasied tissue. It contains in a i form that is easily taken into the the hat s@r EVENING THE | 6,000 RAINBOW TROUT IN ROCK CREEK TO TEMPT ANGLERS IN FEW YEARS This_office, with the co-operation of the bureau of fisheries of the De- partment of Commerce, has finished stocking Rock Creek Park with 6,000 rainbow trout. “An investigation made by G. G. Leech of the bureau of fisheries and Patrick Joyce, superintendent of Rock Creek Park, indicates that Rock creek and itg tributaries are admirably adapted to the growing of rainbow trout, and it is expected within the nest 'few vears that lovers of trout fishing will be given an opportunity to enjoy this sport within sight of the Washington Monument. “In order, however, for this result to be secured it will be necessary that there be no fishing in_ this creek— either in the park or in its tributaries —within at least two years from this date. RAILWAY WORKERS ASK PRESENT PAY Local Unionists Against Re- ductions Because of Living Costs. Local railway unioniste at a meeting last night, adopted a resolution calling for the maintenance of the present wage scale on the railroads by the Railway Labor Board, because of the present cost of living. The meeting was under the auspices of the joint assocfation of railroad em- ployes, representing virtually every craft in and_about Washington and Alexandria. Several hundred attende the meeting, which was addressed by Representative George Huddleston. He urged the workers to continue or- ganized effort to maintain and protect their interests. Henry T. Hunt of Cincinnati, former member of the Railroad Labor Board: Glenn H. Plumb, author of the Plumb plan: Representative J. M. Baer of North Dakota, former Representative Edward Keating of Colorado and W. N. Doak, vice president of the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen, also de- livered addresses. Content of Resolution. The resolution adopted provided that efforts should be made to continue the prevailing wage &cale until the “gross inefficiency” of railroad management was remedied, and until the cost of living and general expenses had reach- ed a par with the wages received. The committee on arrangements was as follows: C. E. Pulliam, gen- eral office clerks; H. L. Brown, loco- motive engineers; Q. D. Tice, machin- ists; J. A. Schuster, trainmen; Willlam _A. Cahoon; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and En ginemen, No. 7; J. J. Wolf, Express Lodge, No. 2037; R. F. Wade, conduc- tors; J. A. King, Alexandria clerks, 11; C.'T. Martin, trainmen: J. C. Hamble: e H. 'G. Howard, Clerks’ N 4: E. M. Brid- well, machinists; J. W. Osman, boiler- makers; George Holmes, Washington terminal federation; L. C. Ball, ter- minal employes, and Wade Shurtleff, railway clerks. —_—— WILL PLAN SHAD BAKE. Details of Annual Board of Trade Fete to Be Taken Up. / Details of the twenty-seventh an- nual shad bake of the Washington Board of Trade will be discussed to- night at a meeting of the shad-bake committee in the board rooms in The Star building. Charles F. Crane, chairman of the general committee on arrangements, will preside. Reports will be presented by Dr. Frank E. Gibson, chalrman of the entertain- ment committee; Charles W. Pimper, chairman of the athletic committee, and Fred White, chairman of the amusement committee. One hundred guests of honor will be on hand. Fully 600 members of the board will attend. Two dinners will be served, following the arrival of each train at the beach. A band concert, sporting events, vaudeville acts and other features are sched- uled. BIG CHAUTAUQUA OFFER. John Temple Graves Receives Con- tract for 114 Lectures, Col. John Temple Graves, who d livered fifty-five chatauqua speeches in fifty-five consecutive nights of last summer's chautauquas, has been, of- fered a contract for 114 lectures in 114 consecutive nights, perhaps the largest chautauqua contract ever of- fered to an American lecturer. Col. Graves is not expected to give s0 much of his time to the platform, but he will spend his entire vaca- tion preaching the gospel of good government to the chautauquas of the west. ——n AGREE ON TARIFF VOTE. Senate to Decide Emergency Bill Next Wednesday. . The Senate late yesterday entered into formal agreement for a final vote on passage of the emergéncy tariff bill Wednesday. Voting on amend- ments to the measure is scheduled under the agreement to start at noon of that day. An amendment extending anti- dumping provisions of the emergency tarift bill to the importations of air- planes was introduced by _Senator New, republican, Indiana. Mr. New seid that while there was no doubt that the anti-dumping provisions were “Intended” to cover airplancs, he felt the matter to be of sufficient im- portance to demand specific reference. WALLACE SEES BRIAND. PARIS, May 7.—Hugh C. Wallace, t tiring American ambasador, had Yengthy conference with Premier Briand this afternoon. After the con- ference Mr. Wallace dispatched a message to Washington, the subject of which was not made public. JEFE, T CONGRATULATE Yovse T HEAR YoURE ENGAGED To THe AETIEST DAME 1N FRANCE' STAR, WASHI) Prohibition Enforcement. Boo8 LETTERHANDLING SEENTOINPRDVE Postmaster Estimates Deliv- eries Day of Mailing In- creased 100 Per Cent. City Postmaster Chance today esti- mated that the delivery of letters here the same day they are mailed has in- creased 100 per cent since the begi ning of the “mail early—mail ofte: campaign. This splendid result, he declared, shows the intense interest of the business men of the city in the cam- paign, and their resulting co-opera- tion. By mailing their letters intend- in the boxes in the business sectio) practically all mailed before 2 o'clock are delivered the same day. Result of Co-Operation. Mr. Chance pointed out that this re- sult shows what can be done when the co-operation asked is given. What remains to be done, he said, is to get the people to realize the necessity of early mailing in relation to out-of- town letters. The “peak load” at the post office still remains after 4 o'clock, when the office hopes it will be made between 3 and 4 o'clock, or at the latcst 4 and 5 o'clock. It {8 not 8o easy for a per- son to vizualize the trips of letters to all parts of the country, Mr. Chance explained, 8o that their actual de- livery does not seem a matter of concern. Gives an Illustration. Yet it is easy enough, he continued, for a man who can follow the prog- ress of his letter from mailing to re- ceipt in one day here to bring into his conception the travels of the let- ter destined for out-of-town delivery. FRIEMDLY LOOK ™ WHISKY WHISKY NORTHEAST BOUNDARY SATURDAY, MAY 7, | When a yesterday on the subject, (omm Oyster said % Ithat in his opinion the regulation Yoc RE_YUNDE: R | was working well and at the present ,Yfikfiss o 7y, | time he had made no plans for chang- N YouR ), | ing if. Lr:gs‘;:‘:smrd! f"‘ | Capt. Headley had this to say of the CITIZENS HOLD ELECTION Z. F. Ramsauer Chosen President. Candidacy of Mr. Paynter for Recorder Indorsed. The ennual election of officers of the Northeast Boundary Citizens’ As- soclation was held at the Burrvil Public School last night. le The successful candidates elected to serve during the ensuing year were: Z. F. Ramsauer, president; Fred H. Greene, first vice president; Henry ‘Wanzer, second vice president; H. D. corresponding! secretary’ recording secretary; Woodson, E. D. Bowling, Volley Quissenberg, trersurer: James Johnson, and chaplain. Re; v. financial secretary Members of the ex- ecutive committee include John Payn- ter, Turner Gibson and George Knox. ‘The association went on record as indorsing the candidacy of Mr. Payn- ter for the office of recorder of deeds for the District, and copies of the action were ordered sent to President ed for local delivery early in the day| Harding and W. T. Galliher, chair- publican committee. n| man of the District of Columbia re- Mr. Woodson, chairman of the school committee, reported progress in the work on the new eight-room add tion to the Burrville school, now i- in the course of erection, and thanked Mr. Harris, the new municipal arch! tect, for the he has shown in furthering the work. i- “splendid co-operation Many requests were registered con- cerning street improvements in the section, and members _were asked to resent all further suggestions at the meeting, as une the association would recess during July and August. —_— SCHOOL PRIVILEGE TAX. Proposed Income Assessment on the ‘Non-Resident Patrons. Proposal to put an income fax on people who do not live here, but send their children to tne District schools, was made at an executive session of the subcommittee of the House District committee Instructed to make a _thos It early mailing is an advantage to the first letter. it is of equal advan- tage to the second, Postmaster Chance pointed out, eecuring earlier delivery in the city to which addressed on a par with the earlicr delivery given the letter for local delivery. “STAND STILL SMITHY” HELD. Martin J. Smith, alias “Stand Still Smithy,” appeared before _United r- ough study of the needs of the Wash- ington school system. Representative Blanton of Texas, a faldority -member; a2l many ot _theae people moved into Virginia and Mary- land to save on rent, but are seeking the advantages of the District schools for their children, and that this has largely contributed to overcrowded con- ditions. A program of procedure on which the subcommittee expects to start work next States 'Commissioner Isaac R. Hitt today to enswer to a charge of hav- ing in his possession unstamped and improperlylabeled opium, cocaine and morphine.” He was arrested yesterday at the Pimlico race track by Federal Narcotic _Inspector Rakusin, after a search of several weeks. He waived preliminary hearing and was held under $1,000 bond by Commissioner ORDERED TO GUAM. Lieut. Commander Charles J. Hole- man, Naval Medical Corps, has been relieved from duty at the navy yard, ‘Washington, D. C, and ordered to duty at the naval station at Guam, Pacific ocean. - MUTT AND JEFF—What Chance Would Jeff Have With This Guy? A GUY BY The NAME OF PlegRe De FREE2G . HeRE's KIS ME UPL 1S THLS GIRY WORTH EIGHTING FORY T ) HE HEARD T WAS A FRIEND OF YOURS 30 HE Lookeb week as soon as It can reach an agree- ment with school authorities was dit cussed in the executive session toda —_— D. S. C. FOR HEROISM. U. 8. and French Army Officers Honored by President. By direction of the President, the distinguished service cross has been awarded to Second Lieut. Robert McClure, Army, of Piedmont, Calif., Capt. ' Tribot-Laspierre, Tiraileurs, French army, extraordinary heroism in action, France, in 1918, and THAT'S FINC: SHE REJECTE CARD. OF COURSE T ACCEPTED ON YOUR BEHALE! B 102d Infantry, United States to 1st Algerian both for in (Copyright, 1921, by H. C. Fisher. Trade mark B PlerRe Folk You AND He \S FURIOUS! THROUGH Mme HE KAS CHRALLENGED You 0 A DUEL WITH SWORDS AT SUNRISE TOMORROW. 1921—PART T. —By Webster. VISITING AUTOISTS RULE STIRS FIGHT Compelling Outsiders to Reg- ister, Upheld by Officials, Scored by A. A. A. Although Commissioner Oyster and apt. Headley, chlef of the traflic bu- | reau, are inclined to favor the contin- uation of the new regulation req ing visiting motorists to register with | the police department within three days of their arrival in this city, the American Automobile Association s determined to wage an intensive mpaign for the aholition of the rule, of the principle underlying the asso- | ciation's contention in regard to na- ;nnn:u motoring reciproc and more | especially reciprocity with Maryland.” | Shortly after the new regulation became law the association wrote to Commissioner Oyster. stating its views on the snbjcet and pointing out that the regulation would not only be a hardship and a nuisance to vis- iting motoris | trary to the fig are making for re e of Maryland but was dirce ¢ con Washingtonians & with the proc is understood that the Com- | missioner replied to the letter, stat- ing that inasmuch as the rule was a new one and had not been tried out, thousght that a fair trial should given it asserting that in thirty vs he would be able to find out whether or not s practical and efficacious. “Regulation Working Well." it w sitor registration provision: he new rule is working out well | We have not had a single complaint from the more than five hundred out- -of-town motorists who have regis- tered with the traffic bureau since its inauguration. We have already re- covered one stolen car because we Fave been able to keep track of these motorists. The rule is for the pur- pose of knowing just who is in Wash- ington from out of town able to know on the instant who has committed a traffic violation, without waiting to write to the home state.” The association attacks the reg tion on the ground that after a mo- torist has taken out an operator's permit, a license tag, and pays his taxes in his home s be allowed free highways communica- tion with all other states, and District of Columbia as well. ‘Would Hinder Reciproeity. The association also believes that the rule will materially hinder the fight for Maryland reciprocity. point- ing out that while the District com- pels all visiting motorists to register with the department, it expects Maryland to open her highways to District automobile owners free of charge. Washington should be open to visi- tors as are all other cities and states in the country, in the opinion of the PLAY FOR UNIFORM erting that it is “a violation | nd to_be | ula- | e he ought to | |hc| hool girls and boys from his state. to pa respects, and shortly after the e and Mrs. Harding receive of the deration of Wony Will Motor to Leesburg. Later in the afternoon the Fresident and Mrs, Harding expect to motor t¢ Leesburg, Va., where they will spend iight and tomorrow morning, re- {turning in time tomorrow afternoon for the ex utive to attend the cere < incident to the unveiling of a tablet in honor of members ot PRESIDENT RESTS AND FORGETS CARE Spends Morning Playing Golf. Will Spend Night in Leesburg, Va. Following a week of espedially 1y ¥ and confining work. durin which he personslly received ane shook hands with e than &0 catlers, ides conferring with sov eral hundred scnators and repre ntatives, political Jeaders ane , patronawe seckers, President Harding today took a half holiday He spent the greater part of the morning playing golf, arriving at hie desk some time after 10 o'cle H ofticial daily engagement list con tained only three appointments, the United States board of mediation and conciliation at 12:30; Representative arach of New Jersey and aparty 1 L in the wor Iks building on H strect, near it strect When the ¥ ident and h cab net asain meet next Tuesda thew will be seated in the new ahinet room chairs, which were pla room tos Th irs ar and handsomer than the one during the Wilson administr The are made of Santo Domingo mia- hogany. done in Spanish hand-buff leather. Minister to Chinn Belleved Choxen. Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman of Itha- . Y. forw ident of Cornell rsity an minister to Greece and Montenecgro, is understood to have been ch n by Harding for American minister China. Official inquiries regarding the ceptability of Dr. Schurman are 1o be made at Peking, but it is taken for granted here that the selection will meet with the approval of the Chinese government and that 1 Schurman’s name will be sent to the wate in the near future. Dr. Schurman for many years has been an authority on international law and economics. He has traveled extensively and in 1899 was president of the first United States Philippine commission. He was first vice presi- dent of the New York state constitu- tional convention in 1915. His serv- ice as minister to Greece and Monte- negro was during 1912-13. Favors Memorial Tree Program. * President Harding is in favor of the plan to plant memorial trees along Fresident to association, and rules arel regula- tions which annoy and restrict legiti- ! mate visitors to the city should not be put into force. Getting into line at the traffic bu- reau, and waiting in turn to register. is not particularly appealing to th large number of people who visit this city yearly. and, according to of- ficials of the association, the District of Columbia, situated as it is. is not the place to put such a regulation into effect. “If, as has been set forth in some quarters, the registration provision is to protect visitors' cars against thievery,” said William Ullman, presi- dent of the District of Columbia di- vision of the association, today, “we might point out that one of the firat things an automobile thief does after stealing a _car is to remove its dis- played registration numbers and sub- stitute others. Hence, it matters lit- tle from which source the first regis- tration plates on the cars emanated. See No Protection in Law. “Usually the first act of an auto- mobile owner after his car has been stolen is to report to the nearest police authority, giving the make of the car, its model, and the engine number. Time was when the thief promptly mutilated the engine num- ber: later, he burnished the place where the figures were and stamped in entirely different numerals. “Today in practically all states the law makes it a crime merely to pos- sess a machine whose engine numbers have been changed. #nd it is very difficult to hide the fact that the orig- in®l figures have been tampered with. “In some states it is obligatory upon garages to report to the police the presence in their establishments of cars with changed or mutilated or doubtful engine numbers. “Fyrthermore, if the registration provision is designed to protect and safeguard visitors’ cars, why not have the visitor report at police headquar- ters immediately upon his arrival in the city? Surely, there can be no guarantee from the automobile thieves that they won't steal the vis itor's machine during his first three days in our midst. 3 “When one is told that the police registration provision is to protect visitors’ cars against theft it is hard to reconcile the regulation with com- mon sense. “If the regulation is not for the purpose of protecting the visitor from auto_thieves, then it is an immeas- surable setback for the District of Columbia in its contention for mo- toring reciprocity generally and with the state of Maryland particularly. NEED OF REPAIRS CITED. The Commissioners today called the attention of the Capital Traction Company to the need for repairs to the roadway of Connecticut avenue, between the tracks at Macomb street and between Klingle bridge and Til- den street and between Chappell roa and the circle. POSTMASTERS’ CONVENTION. The national convention of first, second and third class postmasters will be held at the New National Museum here July 12, 13 and 14. About 800 postmasters from all parts of the country are expected to attend. —By BUD FISHER. PAYING OF CLERKS Unfairness Seen in Disburs- ing Late When Pay-Day Falls on a Holiday. So that the employes of some executive departments may not be favored over employes of other de- partments in the matter of the reg- ular semi-monthly payments, steps are being taken to arrange for these payments in all the departments uni- formly on the same dates. Under the present system all departmental em- ployes are paid off the 15th and last days of each month, except When those dates fall on Sundays or legal holidays. With respect to the ex- ceptions, the practice differs in the various departments. In a few de- partments, like the State, Navy and Commerce, the semi-monthly pay- ments are made on the day before Sunday or other holiday. In all the other departments payments are de- ferred until the day after Sunday or other holiday, making a difference of two and sometimes three days in the time of payment. The present month affords a strik- ing example of the unequal operation of the existing practice. The 15th falls on Sunday. In some of the de- partments payments will be made on the 14th and in others—much the larger number——payments will be made on the 16th. Then, again, May 30—Memorial day—is a legal holiday and the preceding day is Sunday. Because of that condition some of the departments plan to pay off on Sat- urday, May 28, while others will not pay until Tuesday, May 31. Disbursing officers in several of the departments, including the Treasury and War Departments, assert that they are inhibited from paying off before the 15th instant and the last day of the month by a circular issued by the Secretary of the Treasury in July, 1913, and still in effect. ‘hat order appears, however, to be dis- regarded in several of the depart- ments. The order is as follow. ‘Hereafter payment of salaries by the disbursing clerk, Treasury De- partment, will be made the 15th and last days of each month, instead of the 16th and 1st days of each month. ‘When the 15th or last day of a month falls on Sunday or a legal holiday payment will be made the next suc- ceeding business day. “Pending the approval of new pay roll forms the words ‘and that the full period of service covered by this pay roll has expired prior to the ac- tual signing hereof will be stricken from the prescribed form of certi- ficate of the approving officer on each roll. “Pay rolls must not be certified by approving officers until after 9 a.m. the day payment is to be made. “Any existing regulations in con- flict herewith are hereby amended ac- cordingly. registered U. 8. Pat. Off.) [As e s e mosT €xPERT DUELIST 1N FRANCE I SUGGEST THAT You BuY A SWORD AND GET IN A LTTLE PRACTISE BeFORE SuNRISEL 1L the national highways as memorials to men who gave service in the world war, according to a letter he has sent to Joseph M. Patterson of Chicazo, and which has just been made public at the White House. “A general adoption of this plan’ Mr. Harding wrote, “would, in the com- ing years, be noted as one of the use- ful and beautiful ideas which our sol- diers brought back from France. Iam pleased to know that the idea has been already taken up quite extensively, and that considerable progress has been made. If the co-operation of state, municipal and county administration may be secured, as well as of the for- estry services of the nation and the state, it ought to be rapidly advanced in a comparatively short time.” Forelgn-Born Citizens Call. President Harding yesterday afte: received a delegation of thirty foreign- born citizens of the United States and. after shaking hands with them and com. plimenting them on their patriotism and Americanism, he voiced his approval of their program for promoting American- ism among the 13,000.000 foreign born in this country. The delegation included representatives of the racial conference groups of the Inter-Racial Council of New York, The spokesman for the dele- gation was Dr. Antonio Stella. Pending immigration was mot dis- cussed, the delegation assuring the President that it was concerned solely with the welfare of foreign born already in this country and their incorporation into American life. View Reception as Significa The members of the committee de- clared following the reception that” the meeting with the President wis highly significant inasmuch as it in- Gicated the desire of the races in this country to work in close harmony under Mr. Harding. It was stated also that the reception was the first step toward making the foreign born articulate in American national affairs. There has been , criticism of the races on the ground fhat they were more interested in po- litical _affairs in their home lands than in national issues in America, whereas, the fact has been, according to the committee, that the foreign born have not had the opportunity to demonstrate their interests in Amer- ican activities. BODY IS INCORPORATED. The Woman's Interdenominational Missionary Union of the District of Columbia” has been incorporated by certificate filed with Recorder of Deeds Costello. The object of the union is stated as the forming of a center from which any interdenomi- national Christian missionary work may emanate and be promulgated The incorporators are Belle Caldwell Culbertson. Grace B. Logan and Louise K. Krechting. GLEE CLUB CONCERT. George Washington University Glee Club is preparing to give its final concert of the season Thursday even- ing in the parish hall of the Church of the Epiphany. under the auspices of the Young People’s Society of the church. The concert will last an hour and will be followed by dancing. —_— Birmingham, Ala., claims the larg- est Sunday school attendance in pro- portion to population of any eity in the world. Granulated SUGAR In bulk or carton 7clb. =