Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1921, Page 13

Postmaster General Has “Little Cabinet” To Help Him Rule Postmaster General Hays has a little “cabinet” im his de- partment, and the p s work- b out so sueccessfully that RIVER STEAMERS EXT 1 TOBE INSPECTED Dr. Fowler to Probe Sanitary | | fo mamest 2% *rvomw | |Amendment Making Ball| Meeting Here Sunday—Important Phases |Proposes Dragnet for “Pro- d his lead. L b5 . > 3 ' { Conditions of Potomac .he Post omee Degartment | | Measure Effective 7 More of Medical Science Will Be Discussed. . Fridays, just before the regu- - - ¥ = : Shlps' dent’s 25 :;' at ‘l’:e e\.\"""“ Months to Be Repofled' More than a thousand prominent|ecists’ Association Friday afternoon, 2 B fics the Postmaster Gem- m;‘;n ,:,m :::m;'“ ‘:'{"“"' ';" opera- [ homeopathic physicians from all|to ¢ :::l:::-'th- Opens Meonday. * PASSENGER PROT_ECTIQN Roue whe Said inv inciude | |0 ond-Octaner 20, 1971, Wil be | Buraiey. far tne seenty-acventn an. |, The convention proper will bein [T . Hubert Work, first assist- ant postniaster general; Edward H. Shaughnessy, second assist- District Water, Food and Lavatories to Be moLe Gleventitking Examin Trains Also Wi t; Chief C terday od—! will Mooney, John Edwards, | Be Watched. - Sotinr. that th x sideration. Inspection of all steamboats that iR 4 fkes_wp with Ply the Potomac to determine whether + tbey are in sanitary condition was ordered today by Health Officer Wil- liam C. Fowler. ‘While there may be no conditions to correct, the health officer believes his office should exercise the same supervision over excursion boats and passenger steamers that it keeps over public places on land. Water First Object. One of the first steps of the health Inspectors will be to take samples of water from the drinking places on the boats and test them in the city + laboratories. Samples of water aiso will be taken from the drinking fountains on electric trains operating into the Distri The health depart- ment for several years has been keep- ing watch on the drinking water used on steam railroad trains. The second step of the inspectors assigned to the steamboats will be to examine the lavatories to find out it the city regulations applying to these places are being observed. The investigators . also 11 inspect the kitchens of boats on which food is served, the health officer being of the opinion that food sold on boats should be protected with as much care as in lunchrooms throughout the city. Probes Soda Fountains. In conjunction with this inquiry into conditions on the boats and elec- trict trains, Dr. Fowler launched a igorous campaign this week to e force the regulation requiring soda fountains and soft drink parlors fo sterilize glasses every time they are used. ince Monday charges have been filed by inspectors against the pro- prietors of twenty-four establish- ments for alleged failure to observe the sterilization law. The soda glass has gradually given | way to the wax-paper cup since the sterilization regulation was writ: -n.l but there still are many places usix Elasses and silver mugs. Both :he asses and mugs must be steriliz after each cutomer. e WILL PUSH SOLDIER AID. Legion Heads to Press for Action at Present Session. Soldier aid legislation wil! be push- ed before the present Congress by officials of the American Legion, with a view to having it adopted before the close of the current session, was learned today. John G. Emery national commander of the Ameri can Legion, will come to Washing- ton next weeck and go before con- gressional committees having the legislation in charge and urge its adoption without delay. . The need for immediate action was discussed at length before the na- tional executive committee, and it was decided at that time to impress tion of ciuding AT L D JAPANES BEGIN NEGOTIATING Yap, Shantung and Immigra- tion Questions Taken Up With Baron Shidehara. Treating as an’integral problem the several questions pending between them, the United States and Japan have opened direct negotiations ‘to effect their settlement on a broad basis. The questions being considered in the negotiations, which are being conducted by Secretary Hughes and Baron Shidehara, the Japanese am- bassador, include the Island of Yap, the immigration and alien land ques- tion and the return of Shantung to China by Japan. Although the French government, as a’ result of the American protest against the award of the Yap man- date to Japan, had undertaken to place the Yap issue before the n tions council, its settlement by di- rect negotiation between the United States and Japan would make un necessary its consideration by the league. Internationalization of the cable privileges on the island is un derstood to be the basis of settlement governing pending negotiations. Settlement of the immigration is- sue is being approached, it is under- stood, on the basis of strict exclusion of the Japanese laboring class, with adequate protection for Japanese property rights : already acquired in this country. Regarding the Shan- tung question it is said that Japan's promise to return the province to China is to be executed as soon as practicable, initial steps already having been taken for the evacuation o 'hat portion of the province held b, year or mittee improve due, in The ct inserted District NEW ment. follows: be hand ily into. and especial an. —_— ASSIGNED TO DUTY HERE. Lieut. Col. Frank W. Weed. Medical Corps, at Fort Bliss, Tex., has been assigned to duty at the Army Medi- cal School, this city. GIVEN NAVAL DUTY HERE. Commander Waiter B. Woodson, commanding the U. S. 8. Dickerson, and du of her resided. upon Congress the fact that such|has been assigned to duty under the legislation should be given prompt|judge advocale general, Navy De- attention. partment. House was Mr Good LookingFloors s Ordinarily it is difficult to keep bare floors presentable, BUT NOT WHEN THEY HAVE HAD A COAT OF ‘ jfiU. S.N.Deck Pain “U. S. N.” is wear-proof, water-proof—more economical than any other floor paint. Indis- pensable for porch floors—equally satisfactory for inside woodwork, furniture and walls. 3= Ask us about U. S..N. Paint before you tackle your next floor-beautifying job. Galvanum Paint for Metal Garages, $4.50 Gallon HUGH REILLY CO. 1334 New York Avenue Wholesale PAINTS Retail To the Stout Woman the Upstairs Shop is becoming more and more indispensable, for it means so much to her. The large selection that we carry, the pop- ularity of our prices, and the ‘privacy of our connected rooms, make it'an ideal stout ladies’ shop. : Hundreds of Summer Dresses, Skirts and Waists at very low prices. UPSTAIRS SHOP 503 7th St. N. W. AGT WILL BE ASKED reported to the Senaté by the Senate was instructed by the committee yes- amendment, will submit it soon and ask The proposed amendment o the rent act also will exciude from the opera- ges. The decision the rent act until May 20, 1922, is a compromise between those who advo- cated the extension of the act for were opposed to any extension. It i the belief of a majority of the com- government is planning to get rid of many of its present employes. committee believed that it would be more advisable to have the rent act go out of operation in May than to put it off_until October, 1922. the rent act a provision for the em- ployment of counsel to represent the ‘The provisions of the rent act will re- main unchanged, with the exception of the amendments heretofore indicated. PARCEL POST PACKAGES Following Complaints P. 0. De- partment Acts to Stop Damage Parcel post packages will be pro- tected from damage under orders is- sued today to postmasters throughout the country by the Post Office Depart- Numerous complaint®to the depart- ment regarding damage to parcels led to the disclosure that the damage was due to carelessness in handling on the part of postal employes. Employes are to be issfed orders as “When being sacked, parcels should jury both to the parcels being handled those already in the sack. ‘nder no circumstances should par- cels be thrown into sacks, tubs. vehicles or chutes or on the floor or tables. “Employes should never stand or sit on sacks of mail of any character, when loaded in trucks or elsewhere. Employes are directed sacks marked —_— ASKES MARRIAGE ANNULMENT Selma S. Joffe, sixteen years old, by her father, Harry Levinson. has asked the District Supreme Court to annul her marriage to Leo Joffe. which oc- curred at Baltimore April 17 last. The marriage was the result of coercion submitted through fear of her’ life and returned immediately to the home The first mistress of the White LERRVILID SILDERGRFTFR DENT 1.000 HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS ENSION OF RENT 00 H o CONVENTION HERE Anierican Institute Convenes 77th Annfial Sunday for the seventy-seventh an- nual convention of the American In- atitute of Homeopathy, to be held at the Willard Hotel, Sunday to Satur- day. Many papers on important phases of medical sclence will be pre- sented. A majority of those coming from the west and northwest will arrive in Washington Sunday morning at 9 o'clock on a special {rain from Chi. Monday morning at 9 a'clock, with' a Pprogram of reports of committees and her routine Dbusiness. President committee. Chairman Ball, who afternoon to draft the proposed committee reports will tal place at the session Tuesday, begin- e measure be given early con- Nominations of suing year will be held Tuesday at 10_o'clock. The business session of the third day, Wednesday, will be given over to the congress of géates, when such matters as uniforfl membership in homeopathic societies, medical legis- lation, etc., will be taken up. On Thursday, starting at 9 o'clock, there will be reports by other com- mittees, including one by Dr. Sawyer, who {s chairman of the committee on medical Jegislation. Reports by committees and unfinish- ed business will occupy the conclud- ing session Friday. the act business properties, in- garuge: ot cago. The preliminary roll call of the convention will be held SBunday -after- noon at 4 o'clock, in the assembly room on the tenth floor of the Willard. The delegates will be in- formally received by’ the officers of the institute and its federated so- cieties, ‘to_continue the 1lif tively as a even two years and those who that the housing situation will greatly within the next year, large part, to the fact that the Memorial Serviees. Sunday night at ldo’clocl; mem:r:;l services for deceased members of e institute will be held, with Dr. F. A.| The Women's Homeopathic League, Stewart of this city. presiding. Dr.|a social organization of “home mak- H. L Northrup of Philadelphia will|ers” of the medical profession, will make the address and H. E. Beebe of | constitute a hospitality committee to Sydney, Ohio, will read the necrolo- |register and take care of any women gist's report. There will be vocal and | Who are not acquainted. Mrs. Lyman orchestral music. B. Swormstedt and Mrs. W. Hum- The first special session of the con- |Phrey will have' charge of this work. vention will be called Sunday after-|Mrs. Sawyer is chairman of the hos- noon by Dr. Roy Upham for the dis- |Pitality activities. cussion of national homeopathic clinio Committees in day. Brig. Gen. Sawyer, the Presi-| Tocal committees of the dent’s physician, is scheduled to speak | follow: on “The Vision for 1921.” Five other| General local activities committee— papers will be read. Frank A. Swartwout, rman; Wil- Commissioner Oyster will welcome liam ‘R. King, vice chairman; H. Clf- the delegates at an official reception |ton King, secretary; J. H. Branson, Monday night at the Willard, with Mr. | treasurer. Upham presiding. Dr. Gertrude Mack, ( Finance committee—Richard Kings- second vice president of the institute, | man, deceased; J. H. Branson, E. 8. will respond, and Dr. T. A. McCann of | Lothrop, Z. B. Babbitt. Dayton, Ohio, will deliver his address.| Reception and entertainment—J. B. Foilowing the formal ceremonies, |G. Custis, H. C. King, Ira W. Dennison there will be music and dancing. and all other local members. Appropriate exercises at the Hahne- | Press, information, badges and print- mann monument at Scott Circle will |ing—Henry Krogstad, Willlam R. be staged Monday afternoon at 1:30 | King. Marvin Custis. o'clock, with brief addresses by Brig.| Hotels, clubs and meeting rooms—T. Gen. Sawyer and President McCann.|L Macdonald, W. R. King, L B. Dr. Cora Smith King has been caring | Swormstedt, John R. Sharp, G. C. Bird- for the monument and grounds, |sall through the officer in charge of public| Fraternity and alumni—G. C. Bird- buildings and grounds. 841} -Lelgh Y. Baker. 1oulse Ross, H. ne. Reception at White House. ‘Clinics—Macpherson_Crichton, Mar- President and Mrs. Harding will re-|vin Custis, M. E Twogood, H. H. ceive the members of the institute, | Hawxhurst, Julia Green. their families and guests'at the White | | Stereopticons 7. - R Beppioston. House Wednesday from 2 to 4 o'clock. H_E. Dunne. Other special events include & meet- Joha |8 Exhibits—J, D. Wilson, John ing of the bureau of science and clini- | Stgarns, M O Burritt, D. H. Riges, cal research Wednesday afternoon Edgar Speiden. New members—Ira W. Dennison, and evening, when Dr. A. E. Hinsdale | Cora Smith King, F. H. Towner, Mary will tell of some of his research work, | A. Brosius, C. L. Blis: and C. F. Kettering of Dayton. Ohlo,| Women's Homeopathic League—Mra. will address the4institute on “The Sci-|L. B. Swormstedt, Mrs. T. L. Mao- entific Foundation for Homeopathy”; |donald, Mrs. W.R. King. Mrs. J. B. G. a meeting of the fellows of the Amer- | Custis, Mrs. J. H. Branson, Mrs. F. A.{ fcan College of Surgeons Thursday |Swartwout. Mrs. G. C. Birdsall, Mrs. morning at 11 o'clock; a “congress of | E. F. Sappington, Mrs. E. 8 Lothrop. states” Wednesday morning from 9:15 to 11 o'clock: a joint session of the College Alliance, ‘federation of state|W. A. PAYNE SEEKS DIVORCE. board members and the council on} Absolute divorce is asked in a suit medical education, Wednesday from|filed in the District Supreme Court 11 to 1 o'clock; meeting of the bureau|py. Willard -A. Payne against Sadie L. of allied science and clinical research,| Payne. They were married February Wednesday from 4 to 6 o'clock: a5, 1901, and have four children. M homeopathic alumni dinner, Wednes- day evening at 6:30 o'clock; meeting of the institute fraternity Thursday night at 7 o'clock; meetings of the Woman's __National _ Homeopathic League Sunday night, Tuesday mom- ing. Wednesday morning and Thurs- day night; a boat trip to Mount Vernon Thursday, and a joint meeting of the American’ Homeopathic Hospital Asso- ciation and the Homeopathic Pharma- turn the The ommittee also decided to have in the proposed amendment to rent commission. ceeded Institute | selves un ORDERS PROTECT Due to Carelessness. man | willingly packed and not thrown heav- the sacks, thus avoiding in- demands. to exercise care in handling parcels and “fragile. cases.” conduct is alleged and a corespond: ent named. Attorney Walter A. John- ston appears for the husband. —— It appears that some of the well kna':p teeth in the prohibition en- forcement laws are of the kind that are removed at nightfall and placed in a teacup until Kansas City Star. tession; ress, the wife says, and, she parents, where she has since —_———t t morning.— | prise 1 to have a private secretary Roosevelt The “Downtown” Store—414 9th—Convenient for Busy Men. Men! This 1s the Place for White Oxfords! 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UNFAIR TO' REAL HEROES ‘Thousands of -ex-service men, now enjoying government-compensation un- der the guise of disability, but who are in reality able to “carry on” as effec- service are on the verge of losing government ald. The American Legion has instituted a concerted drive to take this compen- sation away from these “professional disabled men,” as they are termed, and worthy cases, according to Albert G. Haan, director of the Amerjcan Legion service bureau here. It has come to the attention of the service bureau, in its investigations, that there are a great number of men ho, by fair means or foul, have suc- cording to Director Haa ‘Te Be Fair te Publie. The local service bureau was estab- lished for worthy men to get quick action on just claims befote the government, but. in its investigations of cases that have come before {t, has found many of the so-called profe: Mr. Haan pointed out that the Amer- ican Legion is determined-to be fair to the government, the public and to the legionnaires, as well as any ex- service ma: the consideration of a case where the able to perform his daily work as before the w Least Weork—Meost Talk. ‘“There are a large number of me: Mr. Haan said further, “who went un- ing the wi ceeded In getting soft berths, never went outside of the country./ Some of them were inducted into! service shortly before the armistice, served in this country, and now among the biggest fighters -for com- pensation and soldier aid. Many of them have succeeded in securing their “While some of these men may have received minor injuries, even on this side, they are well able to perform their daily tasks as well as before the war. Some of them, I have found, have obtained compensation for school training, collect the money, but do not take the courses prescribed. These | men must give up.their money, 5o that it can be used in the legitimate American Legion post have been instructed to make a sur- vey of the cases in their dis; with 2 view to having these o CAMP UPTON TO BE SOLD. Camp Upton, New York, largest Army ecantonmeh ed during the world to the highest bidder, Tt is o be.aold 1,660 buildings of varioul ypes. | Blade. ~STEAMER LINES BUILD HOTEL AT CHERBOURG - IN EMIGRANT DELAYS CHERBOURG, June 16.—The Cunard and White Btar steamship 1ines are erecting here & huge ho- tel, which will accommodate 2,500 persons.. Owing to the new immi- &ration regulations enforced by the United Bhtel(“mnni‘::lr:;ndlfln Ppassengers are le! each nl{lllnl’ and the hotel is de- signed to house them. ‘Two hundred of these passengers were left at Cherbourg today when the captain of the Olympic refused to accept them for transportation 1o the United States, declaring they had not complied with the new regulations. These passengers must now awalt the sailing of the steamer Adriatic, June 22. PLOTTOSUGBLE SOGUNS ROBED York, Believed Consigned to Ireland. STOLEN FROM BUILDER Veterans Who Get Aid Under False | Authorities Seek to Learn How Con- Pretenses Keep Funds From EXPI_Am FAE.[“RS tractor Came Into Possession Worthy Cases. of Firearms. By the Associated Press. H NEW YORK, June 16.—An investi- gation was under way today to dé- termine how and wkere more than five hundred modern machine guns with hundreds of spare parts, were placed on board the steamer .East Side while at her pier in Hoboken awaiting de;ture for an Irish port. Officials ‘of the customs service, the Department of Justice and the United States Shipping Board began checking up on the facts of the case .1 un ef- fort to discover to whom the weapons were intended to be shipped snd who caused them to be placed on board the vessel. Ireland Believed Destination. The arms were seized yesterday by United States cvrstoms officials, and government agen s expressed the be- lief that they were destined for Ire- land. Subsequently they were taken from the customs officials. who were preparing to cart them away. by Ho- boken police. who acted under ‘s search and seizure warrant sworm out by Frank Williams, who said the guns had been stolen from him. The investigators also turned their acti- vities toward Williams in an effort to determine how he came into pos- sessin of the arms. Williams refused to make any statement, other than to may the weapons were stolen from him on June 11. Declared to Be Contracter. From other sources it was learned that Williams is a New York com- tractor, but his name does not appear in either the New York telephone or city directories. The seizure, made by the customs officials on the ground that a ship- ment of arms was being attempted without compliance with maritime regulations, was brought about, re- ports said, by two changes of crews on the East Side. MADE SPECIAL ATTORNEY. Logan Morris® private secretary to Senator Reed Smoot of Utah for the last four years. has received an ap- pointment as special attorney in the solicitor’s office of the internal reve- nue bureau, and assumed his new duties today. | Before coming to Washington eight ears: ago ‘Mr. Morris attended the University of Utah, where he was graduated in 1910, Following his_return home, Mr. Morris came to Washington to take up the study of law at George Wash- ington University. He became identi- fled with the secretarial staff in Sen- ator Smoot’s office and ever since has been connected with Senator Smoot as his private secretary with the ex- ception of & year and a half, during the war, when he enlisted in the service and became a first lieutenant in_the Army. In 1917 Mr. Morris was graduated from the law school of George Wash- ington University. HINDERING TRADE Speakers_Before Economic Club ‘Take Up Conditions in Southern Countries. " Lack of a better undérstanding of its peoples and customs has caused the failure-of the United States to establish closer business relations with Latin ‘America, representatives from several Central and South Amer- ican countries said at a dinner given by the Economic Club at the New ‘Willard Hotel last night. ° Referring to the stagnant busine conditions in his country, due in no small part, he sald, to a preponder- ance of help over brains, Dr. Julio Blanchi, minister of Guatamala, said that until the cost of living was raised to a higher level, labor would be underpaid, and the country would suffer for want of credit. Edmund Platt of the Federal Re- serve Board spoke briefly on the in- ternational banking situation. Toeo Much Dictation. America’s _insistance on dictating her own methods of business caused the decreased exports to Brazil in | the past two years, Seb: tilao, Sam- o e they did before entering the this funds in the dfrection of er the care of hospitals, ac- the purpose of aiding fonal class. but it will not fight for paio, commercial attache Brazilian embassy, said. Edward ' Nelson Dinglcy of the re- publican national committee spoke of the friendship and fath the United States had in her sister republics to the south, and pointed to the Monroe doctrine as the greatest example of this feelin “Good will, fair dealing and a thor. ough understanding of each other is the basis of economical relations be- " Geclared J. E. Le Fevre, charge d'affaires of Panama. In outlining the progress of his country, Mr. Fevre paid tribute to the | memory of Gen. Gorgas. Netes Porte Rico's Advance, Felix Cordova Davilla, resident com- missioner of Porto Rico, stressed the wonderful development of his coun- try under American supervision. David White, chief geologist of the United States. ¢oncluded the meetin by saying that America's refusal co-operate with other countries “i blighting our commercial progress. He advocated the widest advertising | of South and Central American possi- | bilities among the business men of| the United States, and begged those Dresent not to pay too much atten-| tion “to the dollar in developing your lands.”” Dr. Tom Williams presided as toastmaster. o —— Cuba is said to have tailless rats But the story doesn't say how many drinks must be consumed before they are visible to the naked eye.—Toledo into the armed forces dur- once in, tried and suc- and re sur- “‘pro- cut off as soon possible. one of the construct. ‘The camp com- Emphasizing the Special Reduction Sale of All Mode Suits . ” (Except Tropicals and Full Dress) A little earlier than usual—with a wider variety than *“ever before—the regular Semi-annual Clearance is on now. L We go at this sale whole-heartedly. We make the reductions just as deep as possible— and when you remember that especially this season’s original makings have been extremely close—the reduc- tions are in reality deeper than usual. * We make no reservations—but include Blues and Blacks—with the Fancies—the Young Men’s Models, and the Conservative Models, and also the Sports Models. So it's-a highly important occasion, you see—with in- - tensely interesting savings available. 45 and 350 Suits ... $ 30 o 9 a2 Smart “Tropical” Sui i Mode tailoring makes all the difference possible in the char- acter-ani permanent shapeliness of the feather-weights. Makes satisfaction sure—Palm Beach, Mohairs, Shantung and Rajah Silks, Gabardine and Tropical Worsteds—in_distinctive models. Also White Flannel and English Cricketing Cloth Trousers. $35 and $40 Suits. ..... D $65_and $70 Suits