Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1921, Page 3

4 OCHTINTRODUCES TWOMERGERBILLY Chairman Places Ball Meas- ure and Commissioners’ Proposal Before House. Two bills proposing to remove the prohibition of Congress against the consolidation of the Potomac Electric Power Company and the Washington Railway and Electric Company, as & step toward a merger of the two street car systems, were introduced Yesterday by Chairman Focht of the House District committee. One of these measures is the Ball bill, now before the Senate District committee, which allows the Wash- ington Railway and Klectric Com- pany to unite with the Potomac Elec- tric’ Power Company of which it is now sole owner, and then to merge all the traction 'lines. Commixsioners’ Measure. The other bill introduced by Rep- resentative Focht is recommended by the District Commissioners, who are the Public Utilities Commission. It tric Power Company. This Commis- sioners’ bill repeals the 4 per cent £ross tax on the street car companies, and, beginning January 1, would levy an excess profits tax of 50 per cent| on all_ecarnings 4n_excess of 6 per nt. The excess profits tax would be, abolished and the 4 per cent Eross tax reasscssed after the companies merged. After introducing the man Focht said that the. the street car companies a last chaAce to voluntarily arrange a merggr: ain repeated his former declara- ‘ Abe Martin Says: ———— would authorize the merger of all thej { partm | street car lines upon a three-fourths | Sawyer. n vote of the stockholders, the merged President, i & company to operate the Potosmac Eiec- i stood to be opposed. (o legisiation of S, ISHGTONL S| {“Government . Meddling in {Family” Affairs Called Doom 1 of Personal Liberty. Warning that the United States is| beveloping toward a bureaucratio form iof government which, if not restrained by the people, eventually will consume the republic was sounded by Senator | William E. Borah of Idaho, and Rep- resentative Philip P. Campbell of iKansas, in addresses. last night. before | jthe Citizens® Protective Association in; [the Public Library. . i The association, recently organized, | |is out to stop compulsory vaccination | and the compulsory enforcement o i all medical treatment. It is opposed to birth control laws and believes thal the individual should have the right to say what measures shall be taken for the protection of his health and | that of his family. While no direct reference was made to the proposed public welfare de-| partment, sponsored by Br Gen. | personal phy 1f girls could only see the’r clbows as others see ‘em. (Copsright. National Newspaper Service.) | clan ° to_the the association is under- ifirst it has held. attracted an audience that filled every seat in the .audito- irium of the Public Library. and ap- { plauded frequends the deciar-tions of 'lh(‘ speakers for individual liberty = {thisBort. Its meeting last night, the _ FOREICN LOANS / ! Administration Will Ask Con- | Would Start Pre tal Control. Representative Campbell scored the government for its meddling in family affairs. He said that bureaucracy had | developed to such an extent that the government now proposes to have agents around to see when births are {going to occur and then to step in and ¢ what is going to be done with the | dren with respect to their mental tions that the present House.District committee is unanimously determined that relief must be given to the car} riders. P s FOREIGN WAR VETERANS | HIT DISFRANCHISEMENT ! | Declare D. C. Conditions ““Un-Amer- ican” and Urge Congress to Take Action. Holding that disfranchisement the citizens of the District of Colum- bia is “un-American, unjust, unfair, and contrar: the ution of | the United States. District of Columbia_ Brhnch of the ¥eterans of Foreign Wars at a meet- ing Thursday night adopted resolu- tions urging the franchise hece. ! The resolutions set forth that the ! organization asks Congress to speedily | correct the disfranchisement existing here, and “to pass at this session | guitable legislation giving of | the dis-, franchised people of the District the | political privileges to which they are entitled. and which are enjoyed by all other citizens of the United States.” The resolutions called upon all members of the organization through- out the country to assist in securing such legislation for the District. Edward J. Sul a charter mem- ber of Natiol Capital Post, was elected a_member of the council ad- ministration to fill a vacancy caused by the. resignation of Edward J. Grant. The movement to establish citi- zens' training camps throughout the | country this summer was indorsed. | Resolutions of condolence on the | death of Frank W. Galbraith, com- mander-in-chief of the American Le- gion, were adopted. —_— FOR CHIROPRACTIC BILL. . Commissioners Report Favonlblyl' on Measure to Senate. After making a number of changes in its phraseology. the Commission- | ers yesterday reported favorably toi the Senate on a bill providing for| the licensing of chiropractors in the| District. The amendments made by; the Commissioners were in those se: tions of the bill which specify the requirements which must be met by} applicants before obtaining a license. The bill would create a board of members to pass upon all ap-! Pplications for license to practice! chiropractics in the District and to| exercise supervision over the practice | of these practitioners after they are licensed. Health Officer Fowler several weeks ago submitted to the Comm sioners an adverse report on the bill Il The city heads tell Congress they, believe the ' bill is meritorius if amended in a number of places. MRS. MOLAVI OUT ON BAIL. Lydia G. Molavi. charged with mur- | der in the second degree in connection | with the killing of her husband, Ab- dul Mooserin Molavi, a Persian an- tique merchant. pleaded not guilty | «terday ~when arraigned before Justice Siddons in Criminal Division 1. Attorney Henry I Quinn asked the court to fix bail. and the young wife was released on a bond of $10,- 000, SPECIAL NOTICES. Shedd Repairs 5.0 o “aen Heaters could be absorbed by American busi-| Mr. Campbell said the time ha ness and commercial interests. 1In{come for the public to put its footj isome cases, it was explained. theldcwn and say that government regu- cient author- { lation has gone far enough. 'rhn; !Treasury already has si |other gress to Authorize Long- Term Ob'lgatwns' !ll:‘m physical development. Congress will be asked by the ad-! 1;"1‘0 ansas mvmlbvr mme “'l"fl: m“ ini: ity audience construed as a rust al e ministration for authority to readjust [ Jublic welfare department proposal the entire foreign loan situation so0!when he compared conditions in the that the Treasury may convert loans| Virgin Islunds with conditions in this i ” v country. e said the governmen ad of foreign governments held by the |y on Syatified in establishing a ma- United Stafes into definite, long-term | ternity hospjtal in the Virgin lslands | form. Announcement to this effect (and otherwife seeking to improve the was made yesterday after the regular | welfare of the natives. who had lived cabinet meeting,’at which the question {under deplorable conditions for hun-; was discussed. {dreds of years. No such situation ob-: The administration plan rlates conversion of the loans into|ximilar paternalistic system here, imterest-bearing _certificates. which | declared. contem- | justify the government develnplnghai e ity to nfake these convi ions, but in i ca particularly involving | overdue interest, additional legisla- | tion is necessary for putting the plan { i into effect. country has become great throu: the initiative and individuality of citizens, he asserted, and, when bu- reeaucracy is permitted to strangle individualism. the beginning of the end of our constitutional government PORTER TO PUSH ACTION %™ . ON DISARMING MONDAY | Lobbyists. Ambition for office, he charged. is responsibie for much of the lobbying ! that is done for the creation of new ! bureaus. The corridors of the Capitol} are now so packed with lobbyi: every descriiption that it is difficult Republican House Leaders Decide to Press Plan Despite Navy i waik through them, hrd!am. i e “The present idea.” said Mr. Camp. Appropriation Bill. bell "is that the citizen doesn't know | ¢ . 1o | what's good for him. but the govern- Attemnt will be madeson Monday to |1 ony goes. “Bureaucrack is beginning | bring the disarmament resolution up | {o throw its blight upon us. The peo for action in the House. according to | ple must stop this or our personal lib- ¢ announcement made yesterday by herty is doomed. | “hai i Senator Borah deplored the trend to- Chairman Porter of the House com-{ .4 paternalism as the most sinister mittee on foreign affairs, author of jevil in our body politic. Referring to ! the resolution. ithe fact he had been termed a “radi: Republican leaders in the House, |cal.” the senator said a radical in these ; M. Porter said. have decided to press |Gays is one who struggles to get back | oY action on_disarmament independ- [to the Constitution of the United | ently of the Navy appropriation States. He expressed the_ conviction | to which the Senate added the Borah ! that the framing of the Constitution disarmament amendment. Deadlock | was guided by divine Influence. and; of House and Senate conferces over |thaf when the American people began | the bill, with probability that it may |to substitute paternalism for the in somee(lme before differences are |dividual liberty given them by the Con- | oncilef, prompted the move to|stitution the nation’s doom will be, speed up independent action, he ex : plained. b | 7TIf we are going to put health in the | The proposal that will be brought|control of bureaus, we will have: before the House is identical withreached the beginning of the end of the | the one the House conferees sought to | republic, he predicted. i substitute in the Navy bill for the| "Senator Borah reviewed the pater-; Borah amendment. Drafted by Mr.lpalism which destroyed Rome and; Porter, it has been favorably reported | which prevailed in France before the v the foreign affairs committee. [revolution. America, he warned. is It is Broader in its provisions than yeading toward similar conditions, un- sealed. the Borah amenament. which suggests | 1y 1 (0" the President that Great. Britain | o, (he People act promptly tof and Japan be invited to confer with M€ It the United States regarding reduction ‘Would Regulate Everything. | I F jthe |order yesterday at Des Moines. lowa. !Foreign Wa%s Men TOKIO, June 1.—Japanese resi- dents in California, apprehensive concerning the r:lntions between Japan and the Urited States, have resolved to invite a capable Japa- nese statesman to the Pacific coast to deliver a serles of lectures, according to the Kokumin Shim- sun, This Is in the hope that such a visit may tend to mitigate anti- Japanese sentiment. D: C, SATOURDAY, JUNE IPMERNAI.ISM SEEN l['.L4PANE‘SE SPEAKER COMING TO U. S. ”MflS H["_"]AY _r_ TO ALLAY WEST COAST SENTIMENT | The Kokumin says that the Japa- nese residents fear that a feeling is creeping up in the United States that Japan has designs on the Philippines, and ghink steps should be taken to provd that Japan is not bent on carving out a military path of expansion. Saburo Shimada. a distinguished member of the | house of representatives.“and a | talented speaker, may go to.the VETERANS MAY UNITE IN PRESSURE ON NATIONS FOR DISARMAMENT Epecial D'epatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, June 18.—That American and Canadian great war veterans shou'd unite in demand- ing universal disarmament is con- tended in articles published here. Veterans in the states have been advocating this, and the late Col. W. Galbraith, national com- mander of the American Lcgior, who was. killed in a motor acci- dent. had under consideration bringing, this matter to the atten- tion of the Interallied Veterans' Association. The Dominion "command of great war veterans will meet at Port A United States. " | thur. Canada, on July 4. and a reso- iution likely will be put forward ~18, 1921—PART 1 10 SUMMER PERIOD! President Disinclined to _ Grant Saturday Privilege | the Year Round. | Saturday half - holifays the year round for government employes will not be granted by President Harding, at least not this year. This fact was made known vester- day afternoon. following the cabinet | | meeting, and the President’s views on | the subject are expressed in a lecter | indorsing universal disarmament | in answer to one from Jere Connolly, | and favoring united action to this ' chairman of the commiitee of federai | end by both Canadian and Ameri- ¢mbployes. which appealed for the | can ex-service men. year-round half-hol.day. The admin- ! Represcntatives of the G. W..V. A. state that they consider it would be foolhardy for Great Britain or | the United - States, or any other | country to disarm unless other i | nations disarmed simultancously. i It would leave one country at & great and dangerous disadvantage. By bringing All veteran groups in all countries together. it is l hoped here to establish an inter- national force that wou'd have to be recognized by the greal powers of the world. - RESPECT FOR FLAG AND ANTHEM, Special Dispateh to The Star. _FREDERICK, Md.. June 18.—Amer- ican Legion members have started a campaign in Frederick county to ed- ucate the public as to a “proper re- spect to the American flag and proper homage to be given the playing of the national anthem.” Former service men claim that lo- cally there is an appalling disregard for the flag and for the anthem. They likewise charge that members of the legion were subjected to indignity and eneers when the Francis Scott Key post assembled in this city for the Memorial day parade. Composed of nearly 400 members. local post reaches practically every district of the county. Officers claim that the charges before the le- jon are correct, and that a carcful ALMAS TEMPLE FOURTH IN BIG SHRINE PARADE Local Men Working to Bring 1923 Convention to Wash- ington. Almas Temple, local order of the Mystice Shrine. was awarded fourth ts of i place in the parade of the Shriners at- | tending the national convention of the Meddinah Temple of Chicago W awarded first place: Murat Temple of Indianapolis. second place. and Osman Temple of St. Paul. third place. More han 10.000 nobles in full uniform. with, flashing scimitars. were in the line of march, which was seven miles long. Follewing the parade. the Washington delegation was entertain- ed at a luncheon by the Rotary Club {and the chamber of commerce. ‘A campaign has been initiated to get the convention in 1923 held in this city. Henry Lansburgh appointed Frank P. Milburn, chairman_ of the eneral committee, and Harry F. Car. ice chairman, to work out the details of entertaining the nobles here in 1923. Already butfons and posters have made their appearance asking for the convention to be held at the : Nation's Capital. s —————————— MORE VETERANS INDORSE CAPITOL CRYPT FOR HER9 Also Back George Washington Memo- rial Building Plan. Burial of the body of the unknown American soldier in the Capitol was urged in a resolution adopted last night the department convention for this city of the Veterans of For- ign Wars. The convention also adopt- ad resolutions indorsing the George Washington memorial building plan, the proposal to reduce the retirement neriod for enlisted men in the Army | FREDERICK LEGION POST DEMANI)% 1investigation of them was made be- fore they were permitted to be pre-| |Fented to the legion for action. This, motion was adopte i “That the Francis Scott Key Post.: ¥o. 11, the American Legiotf, protests ! against the disreavect suown the flag in the Memorial day parade by many | of the snoctators, and that we request | that the general public hereafter, show suck: respect by removing their| hats or in any otber approved man- ner.” 1t is claimed that at the dedication of “Memorial Grov Braddock | Heights, when ninety-two trees. one for cach Frederick county man who lost his life during the war. were; officially accepted as a memorial. it/ was necessary for members of the le- gion to requeft rpectators to remove their hats during the playing of “The | Star Spangled Banner.” | | Good Swat Deserves | | Another, New Slogan | In Battle on Flies | One good mwat deservea an- | other, wax the motto adopted : teday by the children of the Bloomingdale playground s | they took their turn in promis- | ing to join the fiy-killing | Boyx and girls of the Colum- Helights and Virginia \ve- ygrounds already have 1" l 1 today that in children to swat the fy th playground wupervixors will mive them short talks o3 the harm the fiy does as a germ | earrier. 1 { {SEEK RELIEF T0 FAfiMERS.K {Agriculture Dept. Committee Con- fers With Experts From Colleges. | A tentative program designed to jalleviate the present agricultural de-} pression was under consideration to- | ‘dfi)' at a conference at the Depart- ment of Agriculture of delegates ! | from leading agricultural colleges: | with a committee of officials recent- | | 1y_appointed by Secretary Wallace. | The committee has reached the| {point in its deliberations where its i members desire the counsel of other imen who have been studying the same problem. Membexs of the com- { mittee are: Dr. E. D. Ball, | secretary of | agriculture, who is { chairman; Dr. H. C. Taylor. chief of | | the office’ of farm management and {farm economics: Dr. W. A. Taylo j chief of the bureau of plant industry Dr. J. R. Mohler. chief of the bureau of animal industry, and Leon Esta-| ! brook, associate chief of the bureau | of markets. ! " The group of college men who are | conferring with this committee con- sists of Andrew Boss. professor of : farm management, University of Min- | i | | i | assistant | {law to mean that every Sa 'y Saturday afi- j ernoon throughout the year is a holi- .day in the District of Columbia. | federal emploves' organization to lay the matter before the President, Mr. Connolly gave out the following state- | ment: “We requested the President to give ll'l"'elul consgideration to our contem- ions. a4 istration has no intention of cancelin; the half-holidays during the 5 thentimil 8 the summer | /_ Text of Preaident’s Letter. The President’s letter foliows: ! '“l have your letter of June 14, in| Wwhich you ask me to construe the 1t may be as you contend * Congrers intended such & constrar. | tion. but I should not be disposed to | make such a construction unless Con- Eress, in the éxercise of its authority. made it purpose more clear, It would be a_very simple matter for | Con sress 1o make sucih an expression | il that construction is the desire of its membership. I could not com- mand such a course c mand s at the present “We are all anxiously eceking to re- adjust governmental affairs and there is so-much to be done that I feel | that it is a patriotic duty on the part | of every one employed by the go\'-l ernment to give his full time and the best of his efforts to restore our ic tivities to their normal ways. 1 think the government is very generous with its employes, and I do not think any | hardship is wrought by expecting of them the best service they can give and the fullest amount of it.in this period of anxious effort to get on the right track again.” Mr. Connolly Makes Statement. | Speaking as chairman, chosen by the | 1 i t only has he complied with our t. but he has had the courtesy no ground for in-; in false hopes. “Federal employes have never fal- tered in loyaity to the chief executive. and 1 am sure that they never will, The present opportunity to demon- strate that we are 'good Indians® will not be lost. There will be no appeal to Congress. The wishes of the Presi- | dent iz law with us. { As President Wilson found us dur- ing the war, so will President Hard- | ing find us durimg reconstruczon.” Promises Cheerfal Compliance. In reply to the President's letter] Chairman Connolly last night wrote } to the chief executive as follows: “I have your letter of even date. conveying your views upon the ques. | tion of Saturday half-holidays: like- wise, your observations as to duties of government servants in general at this time. | “l am instructed by the committec. of which I have the honor to be the | chairman. to convey to you the infor- | mation that your wishes will, in every respect, find cheerful echo from the | federal employes. | To uphold vour hands and cause! vou no embarrassments will be our! ure. { We desire to thank you for your! very frank and extended visws and | your courteous consideration of our | request.” ’ —_————— SAILS THIS AFTERNOON. Merchants and Manufacturers’ Party on Week End Trip. i With all reservations taken, 200 members of the Merchants and Manu- | Sumption facturers’ Association, with their ! Ruesis, will leave the 7th street whart on the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company’s Midland for a | rip down the Potomac thi; at 3 oclock. et i very arrangement for comfort and happiness of the business men and | their guests has been made by the general committee under the direc- | Washington navy ¥ tion of M. A. Leese. Plans for enter- tainment while ahoard ship have been left to I L. Goldheim. who said last night, “There will be something do- ing every minute from the time the i i i i rom thirty to twenty-five years, and | nesota; G. F. Warren. professor of | boat leaves until it returns.” thanking _Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan for his assistance to the organization. Following_ the convention, Col. George L. Tait. retiring department commander, was given a banquet. Among the speakers were Col. John McEIlroy, M. W .Hall, L. O. Loeffler and | c. H. Harrington. —_— { farm-management, Cornell University; | G. 1. Christie, director of the Indiana ! experiment_station, Purdue_Univer- | sity; Dean Thomas Cooper. ditector of | the experiment station, University of | Kentucky. and Dr. Thomas F. Hunt, dean of the College of Agriculture, University of California. —————— i the return ‘The first stop will be tomorrow morning at Yorktown, where mem. bers of the party will have time to at- will then proceed to Norfolk, where wil Ithen préceed to Norfolk, where the excursionists will take cars for Ocean View. The trip will end with to Washington Monday morning. HAYNES OUTUNES { hibition enforcement units and a re- i tee. people that they won't be as capable f self-government at the end of that ime as are the people of Mexico today. Senator Borah expressed the hope that TRUCK HITS STREET CAR. | TALKS TO GRADUATES. i the' people would organize speedily for {2 long "and determined campaign to ! break down the.trend toward bureau- 706 10t Main 314 i the Heating | le Plumbing b:nln s .l! ‘The Biggs Engineering Co. 1310 14th st. n.w. Phone Franklin 317. HEATING —PLUMBING Warren W. Biggs, W. K. Pace, Jas. Cugningham. Heating and Plumbing repairs and remodel- dog promptis attended to by expert mechanles. PIANOS FOR RENT—UPRIGHT AND GRAND Pianos for rent at res<onable prices: rent ap- RUisd en Burchase price by agreement. HUGO VORCH. 1110 G._Victralaa and_records. done vou'll_need. The caly and original “Bigg ES REPAIRED AND REBUILT H o i R AED AXD, BEE nm.a;"fv;"y;:'g}‘;'":.%“;‘;‘;"‘::,:; e 4 25ed | Criminal Division 1‘ to serve fourteen | s 3 = %0 sold in bulk. | : years in the penitentiary. " Bowles | The Right Kind = | s e ae0et0Y A e gy, | pleaded guilty to an indictment, chare- | : Y ng him with an attempted felonious as. ——of Toof Paint and the right kind of Roof ROOF TROUBLE { sanlt on his eleven-year-old daughter. Painter. ‘Il get. fhem both by ha ply Tronclad Boof Paint. TFry it! IRONCLAD /i, il ans T | ‘The Million Dollar Mol Printing Plant| . | ng It prevents us af 1s_prepared with equipment to save Yo big money on big jobs. The National Capital Press 12101212 D St. N.W. CLAFLIN OPTICAL CO. Good _lenses _only. 907 F STREET. Tell It to Casey 1t the 100f for plumbing needs repairing, see C 3208 14th § CASEY et st 1am. The Shade Shop W. STOKES SAMMONS. 830 13th St. ' We Give You the Finest Window Shades at Reduced Factory prices. vz Umbrella swor NEPAIRIN RECOVERIN MADE TO ORDER. _FR. 458,718 13th § V.. Cash- Prices | —ARE WHAT ATTRACT. TO BARKER'S, ECONOMICAL BUYERS OF Lumber, Millwork, Trim, 'Wall Board & Garage Doors Let us help you save money. ' I Geo. M. Barker Co., Inc. ©42-651 N. Y. ave.; 1517 Tth st. Tel. M. 1348, WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS other tian those contracted by myseif. JOHN of naval strength.™ He said he had investigated all the | A two-thirds vote for suspension of |bills which are pending in Congress roll call will be needed Monday to put jand that they seek to regulate every tkrough the resolution. ~There are|human activity known. Soon. he said.; enough republicans and democrats in | they will be striving to regulate what | favor of disarmament, Mr. Porter pre- {we think as well as what we say dicted, to insure its passage. adido; i We have been centralized in Wash ington, continued the -senator, unti AGE LIMIT RAISED. the things that relate to the people in | o i theirlocal communities are being | regulated here, e people should: Policewomen Must Be 25 and |[((Zinize to break away from this! Weigh at Least 115. ureaucracy. Every citizen should re ¥ > isolve that he will permit_his govern. The height. weight and age limits {ment to do nothing for him that he| for policewomen were amended by the {can do for himself. Rl District Commissioners y 1f_you-govern the people of the Unit- Hereatior women. desirine. 1o join | o0 States for fifty vears from Washing- | the force must be at leasi twenty-five | 00 he went on, vou will so destroy instead of twenty-three years of age, |the self-reliance and initiative of the{ They must be at least five feet fou inches tall and not taller than fiv feet ten inches. They must weight at least 115 pounds and not more than ) pound: SPECIAL NOTICES. cratic government. 5001, CAR FOR CALIFORNTA, JUNE 18th—| You will have to come to Congress educed Fates. greater security. for household | and waylay us in the corridors in com- ! Zoods and personal effects. SECURITY STOR. | petition with the lobbyists. he warned, | AGE COMPANY. 1140 15th st. -~ but yours will be the simple request of | \E_OR TWO PASSENGERS TO | liberty-loving Americans that Congress | ccmpany man and on automobile camp- ! let you alone. i ing trip o, of retumipg from. St Louis ori Dr. Charles Evans presided. Brief ad- | 13, Teturning by Saptember 19. For partioniaey | Aresses were I;:de by Dlr-"Shelbly m].y} address Box 208-T, Star « llice. Refcrence giv, | and others: e association pians to en_and required. . _ ge {recruit a large membership. 5 praska i e T WILL debts unless contracte FRANK P. LEACH. | SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS. Admits Attempt to Assault | His Own Daughter. i Apply with a brush. ¥ coating : Preserves roofs: stops| CATles Bowles, colored, was sen- | : will not crack with expansion | tenced vesterday by Justice Siddons in | H. PARKHURST. 3310 N st: n.w. n0e |Man Asbestos Roofing Cement Sentences of five years each in the penitentiary were imposed on Aaron J. Lewis, robbery; William E. Pine, rob. bery: James T. Willlams, assault with | dangerous weapon; Raymond Chism, housebreaking. _Four-year terms were given Harry J. Wise, assault with dan- Gerous weapon, and John E. Carr, for. gery. Michael Casey and Leroy Shep-. /1 Call Main 760. Wash, Loas & Grafton 2 Tr.bide. “Heatiog and Roofing Experts 35 Teapa s~ rices This Wee On your paperiog and painting. Luther L. Derrick Grant road. Phone Cleveland 64. "Glove and Shirt Hospital 726 13th §t. N.W. Don’t Wear Mended Shigts. Let Us Make Them New 18% ROOF TALKS Ferguson says: Don’t spsil the joy of home life by having a leaky roof, consuit— Advertisement. . R K FERGUSON: s« | MANY PICNICS TODAY. Reofing Experts. . “Prini Six Organizations Enjoy Outing at —means that the job has proven satisfactory. Great Falls. X X NIGH.GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED, o Six organifations, comprising mem- THE SERVICE SHOP bers of the Sunday school of the Church BYRON S. ADAMS, FRISTERS. of Our Father. members of the Columbia 512 II‘. St exchange of the Chesapeake and Po- CLAFLIN FOR EYEGLASSES. | ] tomac Telephone Company, a myl Growing Bigger Every Day ' ard were each sent to the penitentiary for two years: for housebreaking, and Raymond Gray was given eighteen months for grand larceny. - ————— In Place of Lemons Use Horseford’s Acid Phosphate. Healtiful, refreshing, better for you—invi orates nerves, brain and body. At droggiste from the adjutant general's office of the War Department, headed by_Col. J. A. Pepin; a group. from the census buresu, ;anxi qu'lg' o s fice. Ehgpen o & 5 internal revenue office, derful expansion in our business. Our goous |Deaded by E. H. Kraus, and a party and service liave demonstrated BECKER' RE. | {rom the diyisign of loans and currency LIABILITY—and Becker prices talk economy. | u”m,, Department, headed by Everything Dependable in Paints | gaia. e e Special trains will be run t Becker Paint and Glass Con, |pint ramit, “Oudoon Smuserients CHAS. E, HODGKIN. Mgr. cing and special musd will be the 1239 Wisconsin ave. Phone, West 6. features of the day. j truck Derails It, But No One Is Injured. Boston Man Hurt in Crash. An open street car moving south on Connecticut avenue at M street about 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon was struck by an eastbound Army motor driven by W. A. Sparks, colored, 502 M street northeast, and derailed. The car stopped just before reaching the sidewalk. while the motor truck turned and started up the roadway leading to Connecticut apartments on the opposite corner. No one was injured. ‘A large motor truck belonging to the piggly Wiggly Grogery Company struck an electric light pole on D street, be- | tween North Capitol and 1st streets yes- and A. C. Whittimore, v n, terday afternco Loy hittimore, sixty years old, Boston. tered at ';lek‘“ -lonxhthe roadway, was knock- down by the S0 mon” He 'was taken to Emergency ‘Hospital. re D'l:ll:eel. ‘where the accident happened; many pedestrians walk along the and manY fhe driver of the teuck ex- lained that he had applied his brakes and that the trucl A ming just after the heavy shower. John LaManna, forty-five years old, 723 Georgia avenue, was-knocked down by an automobile near Georgia avenue and Lamont street last night and in- Jurea about his ‘head. He was taken home after receiving first aid at Gar- figld Hospital. - — SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. Guilty of murder in the second de- gree wni the verdict returned by a‘jury fn Criminal Division 1, before Justice Siddons, against Edward Brown, ‘col- ored. Brown had been indicted for first-degree murder in connection With the shooting of Henry Peyton, a180 colored. mear Washington Circle November 28, last. Attorney Robert 1._ Miller ' represented | the prigoner, While ‘Assistant United States"Attor- ney Vandoren conducted the prose- cution. - <. We have money to Loan*on First Trusts secured on D, C. real . John W. Thempson & Co. __mcom’_ou'refi— ; 821 15th St. Main 1477 Congress Hall Hotel, who was | Josephine Wilson. truck and his right leg is no curb on the north side of skidded, the accident Woman's Role in World Empha- | sized at Sacred Heart Exercises. Importance of woman's role in the affairs of the world was emphasized last night by Rev. P. C. Gavan, p: i tor of Sacred Heart Church, in an dress at the commencement exercises of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, at the Hadleigh Hotel. Five girls were graduated. Father Gavan pointed out that the | standara of morality established by | women served as a “barometer” by which the welfare of a nation can be AT {OLD SOLDIER* ASSAULTED. Garrett B. Lynch. an inmate of Sol- diers’ Home, told police of the tenth | | precinct of an attack by footpads in the grounds at the home Thursday night. He had attended a theater, | he said. and while passing through the grounds 1o th& hospital he was |;mocked unconscious and robbed of Miss Sarah Neely. nurse at Emer- gency Hospital, residing at 1801 K street, reported the loss of a dia- | mond ring valued at $300. The ring. she said. disappeared from the din- gauged. t ? “Those who received diplomas were :,','5,,,‘;‘:,‘;'_" atithechospltal’yesterday Virginia Marie Henneman, Edna| Theft of $1.100 worth of war sav- Kathryn Smith. Hildegarde Ceclle Hicks, Agnes Josephine Nee and Mary ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. The Indiana Society will give a picnic, beginning at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at the lower point of Potomac Park. Sup- per spread at 6 o'clock. v gathers radiance.: | AsS A Mucent giass heart the rays of light and dif- fuses them throughout the in- terior of the rooms in a brilliant Send for a Fres s..},z_. HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY Rosslyn, Va. nigs stamps was reported by Robert Crain. The robbery was committed in his office, in the Munsey building, Thursday night. Mrs. McCarthy Hanger, 3600 Albe- marle street, told of the 10ss of two diamond rings valued at $700. S. E. Abell, 1863 Perry place, re- ported the taking of a $75 canoe from a boathouse on the river front. icent which within® its i BAND CONCERTS. By the War Risk Band of the | bureau_of war risk insurance | at St. Elizabeth's Hospital this | evening at 5 o'clock. Mr. Karl Scheafer. director. March, * NEW SHPBOARD MEETS PRESDENT . Overture, “Lustspiel” Kela Bela | (.‘cz)nlcerl la "Subr!)" Ln: i a8 RS 10Bas 3 A : .Dmmw Huniing scene | | Thorough Discussion of Poli- Popular, . a. One Step, “Mammy. cies. = b. l"t:‘x Trot. p‘-rliszhl Eyes.” 1 es Takes Place at Sy e, "L " erenads, “Le PRIOMATy pater | Hour’s Conference. March, “Brennan's’ “Star Spangled Bancew. | | _The new Shipping Foard. headed by 1Chairman Lasker. conferred for an ! hour yesterday with the President. | There was said to have been a thor- Concert by the Marine Ban House at 5 o'c’ock. | Jx:r;h'. Th‘:”\‘na!";l'::"s < | |ovsh discussion of preliminary poh- Hloertar oe o 5 | {cies to be inaugurated by the board Overture, “Di Ballo™ > | j without any attempt - Screnade, “Spring MoOrning” 1 | iatle ok e Lacoma Fantasia, “A Spanish Fes . i The President was said to have g Demersseman | [ told board members that the admin- Waltz, “TheVolunteers,’ i |istration stood back of them in the | Santelmann | |iask of making the American mer- Suite, “Americana’. ..’ jchant marine eflicient and was anx- a. “The Tiger's Tail” Tempo {ious to co-operate us much as possible. i Marcia, He asked board officials to clear the L. “When Milady Sings.” dante. Moderato. “The Watermellon Allcgro Moderato. “Reminiscences of Weber.” | Godfre: “The Star Spanzled Banner. | ldecks of war wreckage as soon as | ipossible and put the whole Shipping | Board ‘establishment on a sound busi- | ness basis. After the confercnce Chairman _{ Lusker outlined the President’s policy jinstructions as follows: - i “The President told us there was {nothing he wanted so much when he finished this term of four years as to be recorded the head of the adminis- tration under which the American merchant marine was re-established. “He said he felt that this could not |be completely accomplished in two ears or even three or four years and that the future had to be built solidly lon the development of private initia- ve and operation, but that we were 10 dispose of the ships at the right e N ! prices and net sacrifice them to bring i the board might show Congress the Reorganization of the federal pro- ! every port ultimately, but did not feel by Prohibition Commissioner Roy A.!rection.” S e The suggested changes include |10 the number of ships gperating and ithis aboue. Uniis to Be Reorganized and ! ... <omrecs, tnvoniers Aot {true value of the fleet today and {thereafter to base operation on that that the shi should be operated at ! ruinous losses to accomplish that end. 4 i = Continuing. Mr. Haynes. which was submitted yester- l o STl et Tinet 1t | tha b vas sick.” He i the abolishment of about half of the | brtoin “tne *board. the chairman supervisory jobs and the establish- President advised the board to Enforcement Methods Re- valuation. The President said that he vision of ¥the enforcement methods | . guggested to the board that day to Chairman Penrose and Senator |ghipping of the world was at the added. to build up its business on & ment of a system of state directors, tget a corrgct inventory in order that vised.in Program. desired 1o see American ships go to are outlined in a program prepared | thorough survey be made in that di- Watson of the Senate finance commit- | lowest ebb_ in history 4o proportion broad policy. not a localized one. 10 be held wholly responsible for! ~The President told board.” enforcement and adivinistrative work. | concluded the Shairman. “that i‘l‘l: S 3 . e strongly believed 5 Senators who studicd the plans de- he strongly helleved that he 205 clared the changes would tighten the lid on liquor and would resuit in a owne saving in the money cost of enforcing | prices, t the Volstead act. Mr. Haynes and|in comm mmissionpr Blair of the bureau of |operate t nternal revenue, who had approved i velop mar the program, explained to the sen-'in them. atdrs that they had sousht to elim — nate “red tape” and make the rn-E CAME A ME" ORGANIZE- forcement corps more responsive 10 itg various duties. [wmte House Photographers Form Mr. Haynes said it had been “Clear- | -ship as soon as possible at fair it should only be done ties prepared not only to he vessels, but to help de- kets for the goods carried Favors Central Authority. Iy demonstrated after a thorough ! Association. trial.” that the present plan of or-|{ The score or more of camera and ganization of the field force should {motion picture men who “cover” be abandoried. He Wanted, he said. a | daily the White House and the so- ize ity, cd-ordi !tiviiies of the President have organ- centralized authority, cd-ordination | tivities of the Preyident Tars orgrc: in the hhndling of permissive and en- { tographers’ Association, the primary forcement features and elimination of jobjcct beinz for the promotion and Taty, EHicti < | protection of their interests. The or- uncertainty, friction and confusion as | rotection of their Inteeests, The o0 a result of present methods, inized by George B. Christian, secre- In addition 10 the creation of a sin- | {ary 10 the Dresident, The officers gle enforcement and administrative | feoed were: A. W. Leonard, presi- unit for each of the states. Mr.igent; Harry Van Tine, vice president; Haynes proposed abolishment of the 1 Jooiin”Silirinan, secretary-treasurer. offices of supervisinz federal probi-!ang an exccutive committee consist- bition agents. elimination of prohi-:img ‘of ‘these officers and Charles bition inspectors and the designation | imon and S. Bornstein. of all enforcing and fldl’;inlfllra:x\'p —_— officers under the state irectors to . e and wecensibie™ Hocations,| Orkmey Springs Hotel, Va. creation of a mobile field force. or- ganized to operate directly under the federa! commissioner. and the con- solidation of all records to avoid duplication and. at the same time.| to provide a closer check on leaks | which may be sprung-in the liquor | supply. Mr. Haynes' re-organization program was worked out on the as- that the _prohibition unit Will remain in the Treasury Depari- ment, it was said. 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