Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1921, Page 22

HOPE T0 OPEN FEW PLAYGROUNDS SOON sffifficials Encouraged by Growth of Fund,:Which © Now Amounts to $336. 5 Ponations to the playgrounds fund T¥eceived at the District building yes- s gerday afternoon, which swelled the ai amount thus far given to $336, *gaused Commissioner Oyster and Mrs, “Ausie Root Rhodes, supervisor of play- . Frounds, to believe there will be at t a $500 fund available by the ‘middle of the week for opening some <'§rma capital's school playgrounds. L The District authorities are pleased “by the response the public has made he appeal for money for this cause. e appeal was not issued until the iddle of last week, and the dona- thons received have exoeeded expecta- on, 1f only $500 should be raised that amount would be sufficient for keep- ing three school grounds open during the remainder of the summer. The opening of two or three of the juve- nile recreation parks might seem a amall matter in view of the fact there are seventy-two school playgrounds, only six of which are open at present. but the city officials do not look at it that way. They are considering the fact there are 25,000 .chiidren. in Washington who. are foreed to look for their recreation on the streets. the opening of a single point ou means the drawal of a considerable number of children from the which, in tur likelihood of trafiic accidents. Commissioner Ovster SUEE Xesidents of communities desiring the opening of school playgrounds shouid make up clab funds of $§150. 1t Is es. imated $150 will cover the expenses f operating a ground during the mainder of the summer. Where resi- dents get together and provide the wney for a particular ground. the ommissioner will see ‘o ft that the community wish is carried out Commissioner Ovster hopes Wash- | ingtonians will not lose sight of (he fact that the fund being raised is for an emergency which, it is hoped. will not exist next verr. The Commis- ners belicve Congr in_the next anpropriation Ing all of the enuipned school play- FREED AMERICANS EXPECTED AT RIGA (Continued from First Page.) fact, as I croased the border coming out of Russia I met a speciaj, train of sleeping cars, baggage cars and flat cars carrying red automobiles, which bore the British coat of arms. 1t was a British trade delegation go- ing Into Russla, and I thought there was no reason why the American eagle should fear to go where the British lion dares venture. ‘The famine condition in the Volga'| 5 ‘e is unquestionably bad,” continued the statement, “and the government officials do not conceal their anxiety. Just how bad it is T do not know, for I have no first-hand informa- tion. The fact that the Gorky come mittee is making its appeal with the knewlcdge and approval of the gov- ernment nakes any discussion of that unnecessary. I cannot com- ment on the reports that the terms of the American relief adminigtra- tion have been accepted, except to say that any friendly contact what- ever that can be effected: between Russia and America will be of im- measurable benefit to both countries. Says Information .Was Denled. “America has been denied “Hhcol- information about Russia, for most people in a position to give first-hand information ' are preju- diced witnesses either on one side or the other. 1 tried to be impartial, for my sole interest is in America. snd without reservation 1 can say I believe friendly relations should be | established for the sake of America, {particularly to sell the American {goods which are rotting and start Ithe fires in the furnaces of the | American factories which are idle” | The senator talked with both iLenin and 1rotsky and was impressed by them. 1.1 founa that the Russian govern- ored ment is handling the situation in a !swtesmanlike way,” he Said. Lenin jis much intergsted in American re- ilations. The Russian factories have {not all ccased operations; many are ! working well. They are short of {1aw material. but that is not their unds in oreration next summe YDonors to the fund yesterday were: Sanders. $10; Abbr W. Stephens, §2 hn S. Biggs, $1: Hosetta A. Bostor % F. P. Nash, §1: Leonard k. Sherfey Rohrback. §1: Harr. Duvall, $1. Amount previously re- pokted, $318. Total. $33 —_— J. E. 0°TOOLE RESIGNS. Leaves Senate Employ to Go to Coal Association. 5F. P. 3 Juanita P. become_execu tional Retail Coal tion. Mr. O'Toole has for nine t on the floor of the Senate, been in confidential relation- E. 0'ToOL ship with United States senators and other officials of the government. Dur- ing his service he has made a host of : friends. Mr. O'Toole is a graduate of George- JAMES town University Law School, and was president of his class in 1914. He is & native of Wilmington, Del. He will be located in Philadelphia for the time being, but will return to Washington in a_short time, when the association's offices will be tsaablished in_this ci He is married to Katherine Wood Ha- zen, daughter of Dr. Willam P. C. Haen, a prominent Washington physi- clan. He will be succeeded by Richard F. Pield of New Hampshire. SUES FOR DAMAGES. Daniel M. Clancy has filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recov- er 35000 damages from John A. Wynkoop for alleged. personal -in- jury. ‘The plaintiff was riding a motor cycle July 24, 1920, at 14th and C streets northwest when an auto- mobile of the defendant collided with m, it is stated. knocked him. from his machine and _broke one of his legs. Attorney C. C. Caywood ap- pears for the plaintiff. = AUTO RULE VIOLATED. Attention of members of the police department has been called to report- ed violations of the traffic regulation which requires motor vehicles to be equipped with mirrors io show the highway in the rear when they are 80 loaded as to obscure the driver's view of the rear. Maj. Gessford, su perintendent of police. directed mem. bers of the force to give close atten. tion to such vehiéles and to enforce the regulation. He told them com- plaiat had been made of violations of the regulation by drivers of motor bregd wago My advertisement may be copied, but not my work DR. PLATE SPECIALIST ates While Tou Wait . +DR. LEHMAN Plate Spectalist w307 7th St. N.W,, Opp. Saks’ Opes Eveainge—Closed oa Busdars. . pendent {fault. The plasants are working the lands, und the farms are Drosperous | where they are not in the famine 2nd drought belt.’ The senator mentioned furs as one of the porsible products ® of trade { with the United States, and asscrted that there would be plenty of exports ! When the factories were equipped and agricultural needs were supplied ifrom abroad. He thought a commis- {mion of American experts would -be | welcomed, but contended that Russia should have the right to send one to { America_also. Describing his visit, he said he was/ | free to move about and sce what he liked. and ials frankly ad mitted "existed. H secured Mrs. n's release from prison inde- of the Hoover und Hughe notcs, of which he knew little. Mrs. i Harrison freed from the prison ‘hospital only a few hours before the train left Thursday, and was sur- iprised to find herself at liberty OFFICIAL WORD LACKING. iRelief Work Can Begin Forty- Eight Hours After Release. Ofciel word of the Russian soviet authorities’ decision regarding the | American relief administration’s of- {ter to turnish food to starving Rus- sian children, conditloned on the re- lease of American prisoners, and the State Department's, demand for their release still was lackinglatevesterdsy. The State Department, however. was officially informed late in the day of | the arrival at Riga of Mrs. Marguer- ite E. Harrison of Baltimore, one of the American prisoners. Beyond press dispatches announcing the soviet government's acceptance of the relief offer and its willingness to free American prisoners, Secretary Hoover, chairman of the relief ad- ministration, was without a reply to his telegram sent lust week to Maxim at Petrogrzd. Receipt of the m was acknowledged several Action May Be Reply. On the basis of press reports that {the reply was being sent by way of | London. officials here declured that the answer might be expectad at {of a precinct. WILLIAM MESSER, Given'n headquarters berth. OYSTER SHAKES UP FOLICE PERSONNEL, SHIFTING OFFICERS (Continued from First Page.) January 22, 1861, and came to_this country when a young. man. Seven years “after belng sworn in as a private he was made sergeant. and at the close of ancther seven years he was given a lieutenancy, the rank of a precinct commander at that time. He automatically became captain under the reorganization act July, 1, 1806. Part of his service as precinct commander was in the first precinct. Capt. Flather's Record. Capt. Flather. next oldest member of the quartet, a native of this c was born October 12, 1861, and w connected with ong of the street rafl way companies prior to his appoint- ment to a position on the police force, March 18, 1892. Because of an env able record in coping with criminal Flather was detailed at police head- quarters as a detective from August 16, 1900, until Mrach 16, 1907, when he asked to be relieved. His request to be relieved from duty as a detective was madé’ because he pired .to a promotion in the uni- formed ramks, hoping he would eventually be .placed in charge of a precinct - He was made a sergeant the day after he was relieved of de- tective duty, and March 16, 1909, w. given a lieutenancy. May 15, 1914, he was made captain and put in charge Capt. Brown, a native of New York, was born August 26, 1873, and ap- vointed & member of the police force January 10, 1896. His first promotion to that of sergeant was made July 2, 1906. He served in such capacity untii July 10, 1917, when he was given a lieutnancy, *whick until he ‘was made precinct ocom- mander September 1, 1920. Capt. Sanford was born in Virginia November 12, 1869. fire department. Active police duty any time. State Department officials, Jon the other hand, suggested that no formal answer would be made to de- mand of the American government for the release of its citizens held by the moviet, but If they were freed funder the conditions of Secretary | Hoover's offer the Russian authori- ties would let the actlon stand as speaking for itself.” Release of Mrs. | Harrison, unannounced, was said to indicate the possible adoption of such a course In the absence of an official answer to the Relief Administration’s offer, Secretary Hoover withheld comment. Mr. Hoover indicated, however, that relief work could begin within forty- eight hours from the time American prisoners were out of Russia and rep- resentatives of the administration would be sent at once to Riga to negotlate the details of food distri- bution. TAKEN IN LIQUOR CASE. Charged with illegal possession and selling _intoxicating liquor, Mattie Miles. colored, thirty-six years old, 26 Defrees street, was arrested yester- day afternoon by Internal Revenue Agent Harold R. Stephenson, Sergt. Lauten and Policemen Browning and Rone of the sixth precinct. She was released on hond for her appearance in Police Court tomorrow morning. ,i that ‘represent the organization. CLEAN THTHTH B 1. Equipment Material and mechanical equipment efficiency make possible the uniform ex- cellence of service rendered by our Call Main 4724 "HMAIN' érrf@:'gfig‘”ga ST. NMW appenled to him more than the duties of a fireman and he was transferred to_the police service July 1, 1899, Much of his duty as a policemen was performed in South Washington. Sep- tember 17, 1910, he received his first | promotion and August 10, 1919, was | promoted to the rank of lieutenant. His promotion to the grade of cap- tain was made September 1, 1 Important Precincts. In police circles the four precincts ing among the more important se tions of the city to be policed. Pre- cinct No. 1is inthe heart of the busi- ness district, embracing the section between the Mall on the south to K street on the north and from 7th {o 15th streets. The White House, many of the larger public buildings and several of the foreign embassies are located in the third precinct, while the fourth precinct includes much of the river Transferred from fourth to fifth pre- front and the government reservation where the Washington barracks house hundreds of Uncle Sam's soldiers. No. 5 precinct calls for exacting po- llce duty In the vicinity of the Capitol, House office building, navy yard and n.arine barracks. P Transter_Orders. ‘Orders affecting sergeants and pri- utmost of cleaning - DYERS. CAPT. C, E. E. FLATHER, CAPT. W. E. SANFORD, firat to third pre- Transferred from fifth to fourth pre- | DETECTIVE THOMAS F. SWEENEY, Restored. CAPT. 6. H. WILLIAMS, cinct. o to the third precinct. Sergt. T. S. Lake, from the ninth to the tenth precinct. Sergt. W. C. Balderson. from the tenth to the eighth precinct. Private Daniel Foley is relieved from further duty mounted. to take effect from and after July 31, 1921 Private W. H. Bailey is reljeved from further service mounted on bicvcle, to take effect from and after July 31, 1921 and is mounted on motor cycle, with ad ditional compensation at rate of $480 per annum, vice Danicl Foley, relieved, to take effect on and after August 1, 1921. Private W. A. Godbold is mounted on bicycle, with additional compensation at rate of $70 per annum, vice W. H. Bailey relieved, to take effect on and after Au- gust 1, 1921 Private W. P. Als is relieved from further duty mounted on a bicycle, to take effect from and after July 31, 1921 | Private George E. North is mounted on bicycle, with additional compensation 0 per annum, vice W. P. Als, | relieved, to take effect on and after Au- gust 1, 1921. Private E. H. Hinson is relieved from | further duty mounted on bicycle, to take | effect from and after July 31, 1921. Privatc W. S. Brown Is mounted on | bicycle, vice E. H. Hinson, relieved. to take effect on and after August 1, 1921. | Private H. A. Cheeney is mounted on ! horse, vice James Kavanagh, relieved, to take effect on and after August 1, 1921} Private . H. Hinson is detailed to| special service in the prevention and de- | tection of crime, with additional compen- | sation at rate of $120 per annum, vice W. F. McDuffie, relieved, to take effect | on and after August 1, 1921. DETECTIVE FRANK BAUR, Rextored and retired. vates which were issued yesterday by the Commissioners are as follows: Sergt. J. Wittstatt is transferred from the fi to the fifth precinct. Sergt. J. W. Green, from the second to_the fourth precinct, Sergt. H. R. Lohman, from the third to_the ninth precinct. Sergt. J. Kilmartin, from the fourth to the second precinct. Sergt. J. E. Bobo, from the fifth to the sixth precinct. Eddward Curry, ixth to the first precinct. Sergt. J. H. Lutton, from the eighth very best service in Painting, PDON'T —forget that Plitt offers the Plitt Co., Inc., f h s 1325 14th St. | Main 4224-5 | l Geo. Introducing our first August Sale of Furniture in our new quarters. This is a sale which lasts only for 10 days and it will certainly be to your advantage to come in and inspect some of these exceptional bargains which we are offering. . All of our furniture is made on the premises by expert union workmen, which insures you of not simply furni- ture, but of furniture that will last you for years and still look like new. The prices are *way below the retail store prices. Three-piece Overstuffed Suites, 7-ft. Davenport, hair stuffed down cushions and upholstered in tapestry or velour. $185: Worth $350. NOW................ . o Three-piece Overstuffed Suite, spring edge and spring backs, covered with good quality tapestry or velour. Worth $95 $250. NOW .vvvveererennnnnnnns sso.ooY"»'x‘ov%".‘.‘f.". e s 524.50 Three-piece Pillow Arm Suite, 7 ft. 6 in. Davenport. -Large size Rocker and Wing Chair, covered in figured and $275 « silk velour or high-grade tapestry. Worth $500.. ... 149! Slip Covers Made to Order : UNITED UPHOLSTERY. CO. | Manufacturers of U, Furniture 2 Doors From Golden! s 911 7th St. N.W. PHONE IN 3419 A Dye Embargo Section of Bill that unless their industry were given some protection it would'be destroyed by German eompetition. ‘The sugges- tion was made that theé tariff bill ould not be out of committee by the date the war-time control now in force had ended and that it might be continued by congréssional resolu- | tion until permanent legislation could | be enacted. Committee members | said, however. that the suggesiion by witnesses assumed that the bill'would contain an embargo and if none were placed on it no further considera- | tion ought to be given the question. CREDIT MEN MAKE PLANS.' READY TO DECIDE TARIFF VALUATION Will Also Be Dis- posed Of. The questions of whether the Amer- ican valuation provision shall be re- tained in the Fordney tariff bill and whether the dye embargo secction shall be restored in the measure will be decided by the Senate finance com- mittee beforc hearings are held on the proposed duties. Two days more, tomorrow and Tuesday, will be glven over to discus- sion of ‘the domestic valuation plan | and the dye embargo question will be considered Wednesday, after which the committee will meet executively to thrash out its program. Agrcement as to the course on both of the controversiul questions was reach yesterday after a morning of discussion had made it evident, in the opinion of committee members, that the two subjects would crop up continuougly and delay the hearings. Chairman Pehrose had said earlier in the week that the committee prob- ably would decide the policy on American valuation this week and the terday was made to in- ban as a measure of speeding up action. ‘ | Warned to Speed Up. Senator Penrose earlier in the day | had warned that unless more speed was injected into the committee's work the country would not have a new tarift before “considerable snow is on the ground.” He added that 268 persons have requested hearings. As as result of the agreement the second week of the committee's con- sideration of the bill is allotted and none of the committee members would forecast the length of time which would be glven to details of rates.: After the open hearings dre com- | pleted the committee still will have before it the actual work of rewrit- ing such rates and provisions as were found necessary. For that reason leaders on all sldes regard the time of return of the bill to the Senate as highly uncertain. All of the rates in the measure were computed by the House ways'! and means commiitee on the basis of assessing duties on the American rather than the foreign wholesale ! market value of the commoditics. It is rejected by the Senate it would require complete ! revision of all rates, aecording to! Senator Penrose. ¢ Although the dye embargo section was eliminated by the House after & fight, witnesses appeared yesterday urging its restoration and telling the committee that to leave it out of the measure would result in destruction of the American dye and chemical In- dustry by the German syndicate. Ob- ons to its reincorporation in the | bill @180 were heard. The committee | itself appeared sharply divided and several times Chairman Penrose asked that the “discussion of policy” be withheld for executive sessions. Appenl for Quick Action, _ The temporary restrictions on dye importations. now in effect under the ‘mcrgency tariff law, expire August 8. Representatives of the chemical interests accordingly appealed for —_— THE ELECTRIC SHOP Association Maps Out Work for Membership Committee. At a recent meeting of the mem- | bership committee of the Washing- ton Association of Credit Men the membership work for the coming year was mapped out. The commit- e plans to start the membership work early in September, each of the committee being assigned a definite part in the work. The committee for thi: year is CALL TABLE FLOOR BOUDOIR csor LAMPS Big Reductions —Our entire stock of Lamps and Shades will be reduced in price throughout Au- gust. Monday, the inauguration day of the sale, will be an eventful day. Bar- gains in most beautiful Lamps and Shades will be offered. No matter what your fancy may be— whether it demands a simple but elegant Lamp or a large, stately one designed hy master designers—it will be found here at a genuine bargain price. ) . All Shades go in this sale. Tt is a very wonderful showing, including every kind that is new and worthy. It is impossible to appreciate the scope of the reductions until you have seen the Lamp or Shade you want and note the price quoted. Pay Your Electric Light Bills Here - —Bransh Stere, Washington Electrie -Building, /607 14th St. The Evening & Sunday Star 60c a Month Delivered by Regular Carrier quick action, telling the committee | posed off: 3G Hembien, gr., o Philip A W H, Sinclair, vice chai ‘Wright,: John E. Mool A. Price, W. G. Buchanan, W. ( S, mate MAIN 5000 and the service will start AT ONCE Summer Tqurist Rates - C:O “The Scenic Route” To the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain resorts. leghany and Blue Ridge Mountain res Springs and White Sulphur Springs. service to important cities in the Middle West. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway City Ticket Office, 714 14th St. N.W. Liber; HEATING Hot Water or Vapor Is Best , write or phone for free esti- We are prepared to take care of any work of thix kind. Biggs Heating Co. J. B. Sullivan, McKee, L C. W, T. A. Flynn, L. M. Hewlett, & Clayton. 4 of cost. PLUMBING H. E. Huntsberry, P Vice Pres. 917 H St. NW. Phone 4886, Gottlieb, es. A including Virginia Hot stop-overs. 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