Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1921, Page 15

POLIGEWOMEN MAY BE INCREASED HERE Commissioner Oyster to Dis- cuss Question of More Op- eratives With Gessford. The number of woman operatives in the police department may be in- creased as the result of a conference 1o be held this week between Com- missioner Oyster and Maj. Gessford, superintendent of police. While the Commissioner has not de- cided definitely to.enlarge the wom- n’s bureau, it was learned last night that he iatends to discuss the subject with Maj. Gessford within a few days. it is known that Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle, head of the women's' bureau, lelieves there is a need for more workers in her branch of the service if the young girls of the city are to ba protected on the streets and in yublic places of amusement. Believes in Work. in answer to a question, Commis- ioner Oyster stated yesterday that o believes in the work of the wom- en’s branch of the police department 1 is willing to help it in any way t he can. He is not certain of the xtent to which it can be enlarged, but said he would consider the ques- tion with Maj. Gessford at an early date. Discussing the work of the women's bureau, the Commissioner said the ad- vice he gave the male members of the force when he took office, not to be overzealous in making arrests, holds 0od for policewmen. The Commissioner called attention to the fact that a long list of arrests may uot al indicate the most use- ful officer cther male or female. Told When to Act. Capt. Oyster said his advice to all members of the department is to ac whenever they know the law has been violated. but to be sure of their facts and evidence before making arrests. sioner has comment on h prove conditions on sylvania avenue by reducing the park- 1g space for hackers between 14th and 15th streets and by putting a special squad of officers to work to stoR the sale of liquor and the racing of auto- mobiles along the Avenue after mid- night. POLICE GET CRAZY QUILT. A crazy quilt alleged to have been made with some of the $300 worth of garments stolen from the tailoring establishment of Edgar Poe. 525 1st street southwest, last fall, covered yesterday by Detectives Em- brey and Thompson at the home ef Jackson Evans, colored, fifty-seven years old, residing on Sheriff road near the District line. Evans was arrested on a charge of housebreaking and he is held for a! hearing in Police Court tomorrow. Owners of numerous garments taken from the tailoring establishment identified pleces of the quilt as being similar to the materials in their gar- ments. FREED IN SHOOTING CASE. Dr. Joseph D. Rogers. acting coro- ner. held an inquest at the morgue yesterday in the case of Ernest Miller, colored, 1104 F street northeast, who was shot and killed by Ellsworth Henderson, also colored, 310 Elm street, in front of the latter's place of employment, 1110 F street north- east, Thursday afternoon. The jury reached the conclusion that Hender- son fired in defense of his own life and exonerated him. He was released. was _Te- | “CAROLINA JOE” WANTED. Official Eager to Question Man in ‘Weber Murder. orth Carolina Joe." so-called be- cause he had said he was from the Rocky Mount, N. C., neighborhood, is being sought by the authorities of Prince Georges county, Md.. to W questioned as to his whereabouts May 19. whén Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth eber was slain in _the woods near White station, Md. The colored man is not wanted because the authorities have any testimony connecting him { with the crime, it is stated, but they | feel that his elimination from the case would be a step toward the solu- tion of the mystery. The state's attorney said it was his intention to take before the county grand jury any case in which he thought the witnesses would be una- ble to make a showing sufficient for the grand jury to find an indictmen | Sheriff Eif Harrison went to Luray to see a colored man under ar- suspicion of being taking with him a resident of Prince Georges county who had seen the man whose arrest is so anxiously being sought. The prisoner proved to be some per- son other than the one wanted, how- ever, and was released. Speakers for the dinner to be held by the Economic Club of Washington lat 6:30 pm. Wednesday at the New Willard Hotel were announced last |night. The list includes Semor Don Beltran Mathieu, ambassador of Chile; Senor Dr. Don Alejandro Cesar, min ister of Nicaragua; Felipe A. Espil, charge d'affaires ad interim of Ar- gentina; Senor Don J. E. Lef charge d'affaires of Panama: Don Carlos Uribe, jr., first secret of Colombia; Senor Don_ Octavio Beeche, minister of Costa Rica; Dr. Julio_Bianchi, minister of Guatemala, and Sebastiac Sampaio, commercial at- tache of the Brasilian embassy. The subject for discussion at the meeting is to be “The- Economics of the Americas.” The Economic Club has begun a survey of world eco- { nomics. on Domestic S and especially featuring the will give a free Series of Lectures Conduct a Cooking School time and food that can be effected with the use of Thermatic Fireless Cookers In Our Auditorium (Take main store elevators to seventh floor) Miss Lantz, in her series of lectures, will cience economy of both DINNER SPEAKERS CHOSEN. | | “How to Use a Fireless Miss Lillian Lantz, A. B. Instructor of Domestic Science THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O. . JUNE 12, 1921—PART - 1 FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SINCE APPOINTMENT | $10,000 FOR BOYS’ CLUB. |BODY STILL UNIDENTIFIED OF FOUR NEW MEMBERS. Back row, left to right: J. B. Camphell, C. B. Aftchison, J, J. Esch, former representative from Wiseons of the In a lie service commisslon. Froat row, left to right: ‘W. Potter i the only ‘mber absent. BLADENSBURG CAR LINE ABANDONED BY W.R. & E. Service Between East Riverdale and East Berwyn Is Finally Given Up. The Washington Raily and | Electric Company finally abandoned service at 12 o'clock Friday night on the Bladensburg line between t Riv- erdale to East Berwyn, a distance of | two mile: The Muryland public service com- | mission authorized the suspension of service between those points on May 1. but court action was resorted to v residents of that community. The cireuit court of Prince Georges coun- ty, Md., has upheld the ruling of the | land commission. and the com-{ last night operated the last car| over the stretch of track in question. Officials of the company announced | that the abandonment of the two miles of track referred to will make possible an improved schedule from 15th and H streets northeast to Bladensburg. The tracks will not be torn up from | ast Riverdale to East Berwyn, and. ing the possibility of resum- vice in that section in the fu- ture, the company issued the follow- ing statement: “The company hopes that remedial legislation will be enacted by Con- gress, that will permit the resump- tion of service. The company has al- ways stated that it desired to main- tain the integrity of its system and| not abandon any service on any of s suburban linés, fully realizing the inconvenience and discomfort that fol- Jows to patrons who have homes in | the suburban territory affected. WILL COMMAND PRISON. Lieut. Col. H. D, South of the M rine Corps, now fleet marine officer of the Atlantic fleet, has been detailed to duty as commandant of the naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H., to take effect July 1. will relieve Com- | modore A. V. Wadhaus, U. S. Navy.| retired, who is expected to take a trip abroad. ing s | torced :be limited to members of the sixth,, 3 J. B. Eastman and E. L. Lewis, former M. Danfels, C. C. McChord, E. E. Clark, chairman; B. H. Moyer and H. C. Hall SPECIAL FORM CLASS. BAND CONCERT CHANGE. The United States Marine Band is Tech High School Will Provide for | to play a concert at the East front of : % {the Capitol Tuesday night. Col. Sher- Studints Needing Aid in English. ]nll announced that the concert which A speciul form class for students |as scheduled to be plaved by this who are weak in speiling, pronuncia- bind that night at the reservation at tion and sentence structure will be; 15th street and Columbia road north- = organized at Tech High School at t il would be canceled. beginning of the new term in S(-plnm-‘ ber. This class, it is believed, will cor- rect a long-felt weakness of the Eng- lish course, for mauy teachers are to “flunk” students because || their spelling and form are poor while the rest of the work is up to the stand- | ard. Under this system a student who| would otierwise fail will be given an opportunity to make up the work in which he is deficient. Plans also are being made to or- ganize a class in journalism at Tech in Septembe providing there are nough students desiring the course. Enroliment in this proposed class will (I l venth and eighth semesters. One: nester credit will be given for the work, and, if so desiring, the student may substitute journalism for enherI seventh or eighth semester English. DAY FOR NEW CITIZENS. Woman's Clubs Plan Special Cele- bration on July Fourth. The General Federation of Women's bs, through its department of merican citizenship, is planning to celebrate July 4 as “citizenship day” hout the United States. . women who have this work fin the District of Columbia in- ) J. W. Frizzell, presidentyof Federation of Women’s Clubs, chairman: Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, vice chafrman, s Lida Hafford erican citizen- | ship, general federation. Plans are being made to honor citi- nship. with those to take the oath of citizenship as the guests of honor. e Incomplete Returns Show Gener- ' ous Support-0f Benefit Game. With several sources still to be heard from, more than $10,000 has been realized-from. the sale of tick- ets for the base ball game between the Washingtow ‘and Detroit teams played at American League Park last Thursday for the benefit of the Boys' Club of Washington, according to a statement issued last night by Frank Jelleff, chairman of the committee for the Boys' Club. “The committee is deeply grateful to all organizations that co-operated in the sale of tickets and to President Grifith of the Washington club and Menager Cobb for their generosity in making the affair posible,” said Mr. Jelleff. “The prize for best work done to further the movement goes to the Rotary Club members, who alone sold nearly $5,0000 worth of tickets to the game.” Motlon pictures showing scenes at the game will be run for the first time at Loew's Palace Theater to- morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, when the boys of the club will be guests of the theater. CONTEST FOR SOLDIERS. Prizes Offered for Best Essay on Training Camp. Entisted men are to compete for prizes in _an essay contest on the subjec! “Benefits to the Nation and to the Public of One Month's Train- ing “in_Citizens' Military Training Camp, Red Course. The adjutant general's office is of- fering the prizes for the purpose of stimulating interest in the citizens' military training camps. Cash prizes of 350, 325, $15 and two prizes of 155 each are offered the enlisted men, — Several hundred New elers have joined in establishing a watchmakers’ school at Medford Ma; stitution of its kine ngland jew- e i Police Seek Relatives of Man Found in River. The mystery of the death of the un- identified man whose body was found in the Potomac river a short distance below Highway bridge early Wednes- day morning has not been solved, and the body probably will be held at the morgue several days longer, the au- thorities being anxious that it should be identified and turned over to rela- tives. Unless the body is identified it prob- ably will fill a grave in potter's field, and the cause of death may never be- come known. How the man's skull was fractured also may never be known. There is a wound in the side of his head, beneath which is the frac ture of the skull, but the coroner and i of deter mining how it was inflicted. What appears to be the name Hedge" is inscribed ol shirt, and the letter he band of his " is scratched The small. come—heed Come painiess and occasional it. Come to myx office at o with arante Terms of Paymeat to Targe electrically cooled offices—c} many striking features. ext semblance of pain Open Every Evening Uatl days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lad: All work Fully Guaranteed pame and location of our My tion per . Teeth, £5.00 = G DR.WYETH sweet and pure. homes where there are Leonards. Don’t Neglect the Tee!h! 1 ache is bnt a warning of trouble to 2 n w as is consistent willi the Lighest quality y and mai for 20 Years. office in your mind. 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