Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1921, Page 13

* BUILDING HERE AIDS| CITY NEWS N BREF. PLIGHT OF J0BLESS Discharge of Federal Clerks Adds to Number—Situa- tion Better in Nation. The unemployment situation In the District of Columbia is but little changed, the Labor Department an- nounced last night, following a sur- vey taken by representatives of the . United States employment service. The unemployed are wiostly among unskilled and inexperienced workers. There has been an improvement in building operations, which is expected to continue well into the winter months, Telleving to a great extent * unemployment of building trades ‘workers. Clerical workers discharged from government offices still_continue to contribute to unemployment in the District. the report said. More Workers on Pay Roll. Tnemployment in the United States decreased during October. the Depart- ment reported, esti--ating that 1.01 per cent more workers were on pay rolls October 31 taun September 3u. The estimate was based on Teports| from 1.428 firms engaged in all types of industry and was reinforced by findings that unemployment had de- creased in forty-four out of sixty-five cities. Industries reporting increased unemployment included only automo- bile manufactures, paper and printing and a few classified as miscellaneous. Manufacturers of food products, irdn and steel, textile, metals, chemi- cals and tobacco, on the other hand, increased their forces, as did rail- road shops. Youngstown First City. Youngstown, Ohio, with an in- crease of 23.3 per cent in the number of employed, was the city making the best showing, while Toledo, Ohio, gained 20.5 per cent; Memphis, Tenn., 17.3 per cent, and Pittsburgh, 8.8 per cent. The increase of unemployment was greatest for the month at Flint, Mich., amounting to 10 per cent, while it was 7.8 per cent at Peoria, IlL; 5 per cent at Baltimore, and 4.3 per cent at Detroit. In other cities the increase in unemployment was shght. “Reports from 231 of the principal industrial centers indicate that pub- lic improvements are absorbing some of the common labor that is rapidly being released from agriculture, can- neries and seasonal activities,” Fran- cis 1. Jones, chief of the United States employment service, said in the report. In the basic industries & marked increase of employment was classed as seasonal and usual, and slackness in shipyards accounted for the miscellaneous additions to the ranks of the unemployed. NAVY LISTS THREE TOBEARUNKNOWN Petty Officers and Marine Selected From Heroes to Act With 5 Army Men. Three naval Rerves of the world ‘war, one of them & “devil dog,” have becn selected by the Navy Depart- ment a8 associates of Sergt. Woodfill and his four hereic companions of the Army, to serve in the honorable capacity of body bearers at the memorial services for the unknown dead of the world war Armistice day. The two petty officers, representing the Navy proper, were chosen by the Secretary of the Navy and his ad- visory committee from a list sub- . mitted by the bureau of navigation, containing the names of twenty-five enlisted men who had rendered dis- tinguished and valorous service dur- ing the war. ‘Was Prisoner on Submarine. James Delaney, chief torpedo man, of those selected, is a veteran of teen years' honorable service. @ was awarded the Navy cross for esaspicuous gallantry in an engage- ment with an enemy submarine. He was taken prisoner upon the sinking ef the S. S. Campana by the U-61 August 6, 1917, and held until Decem- ber 6, 1918. He was threatened with death on several occasions by Ger- an non-commissioned officers for re- fusing to give information and for protesting against the theft of pris- omers’ food by the German guard. He also has a victory medal, Mexican jmpaign badge and a good conduct Served on Mount Vernon. Chief Water Tender Charles Leo % ‘onnor, the other naval selection, been In the service eight years. was awarded the distinguished doed. nnery Sergt. Ernest A. Janson the chosen representative of the ited Stales Marine Corps. He @orved one enlistment in the Army and: three In the Marine Corps. He Bas been awarded the congressional medal of honor, the Navy medal of Bonor, the French medaille militaire @ad croix de guerre with palm: and the Montenegrin silver medal. He @rved overseas with the 49th Com- y, 5th Regiment, and_was severe- 'oundgsin action at Belleau wood 6, ce medal for heroism while serv- m the U. S. S. Mount Vernon Sep- T 5, 1918, when that vessel was PLAN ALUMNI ROUND-UP. @eek Gathering of Graduates of Big Ten at University Club. Alumni of the colleges forming the so-called conference in the middle west are planning a “round-up” of all former students of “Big Ten" col- leges at the Universiiy Club the even- ing of November 19, Which is the date of the last fo ference R P. wn of the University of Illinois, who is chairman of the gen- eral committee, more than 1,000 college men and women in Washington, who formerly udents at the ten colleges forming the conference. The meeting will be the first general gathering of western conference people in this city. School representatives responsi- ble for the movement are: Chicago, Misses Gertrude Van Hoesen and Bhirley Farr; Iilinois, R. P. Brown and Renneth Barber; Purdue. J. A. Slipher and T. W. Harvey; Indfana, Camden R. McAtee and_ Roscoe C. Fertich: Michigan. Miss Lida Hans- ford and Dr. S. E. Cole; Wisconsin, Miss Louise Evans and L. H. mand; Northwestern, Miss Bloodgood; Minnesota, ner; lowa, Karl D. Loos and W. E. Tisdale, and Ohlo State, C. R. De Long. ‘Applications for_tickets should be addressed to the Big Ten commlittee at the University Club. WILL HO' b PNPPY SALE. Disabled Veterans’ Post to Conduct Plan Thursday and Friday. A poppy sale will be conducted by the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Washington Post, No. 1, Thursday and Friday. Promi- nent women and organizations of this city are assisting in making the ot ball game of the con- on. poppies. g The committee in charge of the sale is composed of John J. Boscarell, Johm A. Smith and Harry ‘A. Pyles of Cdrry-on Club. A estimates there are | The War Mothers will meet at the Thomson School, 12th and L _streets, Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. All visit. -Ing War Mothers in the city are in- jvited to attend. Mcmbers of the Phi Beta Pi Medi- cal Fraternity held a smoker last {night at their new fraternity house, 11919 Calvert street. Dr. James Gai non, Dr. Loren B. Johnson and James F. Shea spoke. Takoma Park Civic -Study Club, Bible sectlon, is to meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Takoma Library. The Parent-Teacher Assoclation of Carbery School will meet Tuesday at 3 pm. in the kindergartén room- of Carbery School. Miss Millard, former teacher of Schott's Place Kinder- |garten, will speak. Takoma Park Civic Study Cl section on current topics will meet ‘Takoma Library Tuesday at 10:30 .m. Miss Marle Boynton, speaker. The monthly meeting of tl Spa ish-American Atheneum will be hel Wednesday evening at the Thomson School. Dr. Capo-Rodrigues will de- liver an address in Spanish. Capt. Romeo Guardaldi and John Chiera will render plano selections. ‘The Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens’ Association is to hold fits first meeting of the season tomorrow night in the Sixth Presbyterian Chul’cll1 The Sixteenth Street Heights Citi- zens’ Assoclation’is to meet Tuesday night at the reridence of Thomas Humphrey, 1215 Fern street. J. J. Forrester of the American Federation of Labor, who was sent iby that organization to investigate iconditions in Ireland, is to deliver lan address before the P. H. Pearse |Council, American Association for |the Recognition of the Irish Repub- lic, tonight at Gonsaga Hall A masquerade dance is to be given tomorrow night by the Swiss socleties of Washington at the Elks’ hall, 919 H street. The socinl department of the Y. M. C. . has arranged an interesting program for the “lobby” concert to be given tomorrow night, in which are included the McCauley sisters, _in songs; Miss Mabel McCulip, contralto; Miss Jessie DPatterson, reader; Miss Elsie Jorse, soprano; Royal M. Tinker, baritone: Mrs. Howard M. Blandy, |Miss Blanche Reynolds, Miss M. G. Davis and H. E. Saltman, accom- panists. The Dwyer anti-lynching bill will be discussed at a meeting of the Natlonal Association for the Advancement of Col- ored People, to be held Wednesday night at the 12th street branch of the Y. M. C. A. Several advocates of the bill, who have been helping Representa- tive Dwyer, will speak at the meeting. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TODAY. The Wanderlusters' hike wlill- start from Cabin John Bridge at 2:30. Mr. Gambs will lead. Open air service under auspices of District Knights Templar, at 3 o'clock, Monument grounds. Social Club for Hebrew Home for the Aged will meet at 4:30, at 4:15 M street. Certificates for servites will be presented to ex-presidents. ‘TONIGHT. George Washington Council, Ameri- can Association for Recognition of Irish Republic, will meet at 8 o'clock, 318 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. MADEIRA REGARDED GERTAIN AS-EXILE Formal Consent of Portugal Expected for Confining of Charles and Zita. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 5.—It now is re- garded as certain in allled circles {here that former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Zita, will be exiled to Funchal, the chief city on the Island of Madeia. Although the allied council of am- bassadors, which has the responsi- bility of selecting a place of exile, has not yet received final approval of this plan from the Portuguese govern- ment, arrangements are being made at Funchal for the arrival of the ex- iles. Moreover, the coungjl has abandoned consideration of all other places. Members of the council, which met today, expressed the opin- fon that the Madéira Island was the best point of exile, since it can be easily guarded. The counc!l will hold another meet- ing next Wednesday, and by that time it is expected the consent of the Portuguese government will havc been recelved. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 6. The British cruiser Cardiff left the port of Constantinople Friday for the mouth of the Danube, where she will take on board former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary and his wife and proceed thence to Glbraltar. y HAS NEW RED CROSS POST 1 | Ernest P. Bicknell Named Commis- | pal sioner to Europe. Ernest P. Bicknell, acting American Red Cross commissioner to Burope since last June, has been appointed commissioner, effective November 1, Red Cross hesdquarters announced last night. Mr. Bicknell has been assoclated with the organization in various ex- ecutive positions since 1906. He serv- ed during the world war as commis~ sioner in France and Belgium. Later he was appointed deputy commis- sioner to Europe, returning to become acting director of foreign operations. ‘Announcement also was made that Edward Stuart, for several years con- nected with the operations of the or- ganization in Europe, had been ap. pointed director of disaster relief ser- vice at national headquarters here. WOMEN TO HEAR SENATOR. | National Foundation to Discuss Or- ganizing Work Wednesday. Senator Shortridge and former Sen- ator Hoke Smith will speak at a !meeting of the ‘Woma: National { Foundation to be held at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternaon at the New Wil- 1ard Hotel. The purposes of the or- i C. C. Calhoun, president of the founda- tion. This. meeting_follows & series of gatherings of local chairmen which have been in progress at the founda- tion for several years, during which a number of Washington women have actively engaged in the work of organizing centers here. The meet- ings have been conducted by Mrs. Lydie A. Draper, chairman of Wash- ington centers, who is at the head- quarters from 10 to 4 p.m. Reports from ‘all over the country show that the mation-wide organiza. tion of the foundation is .going for- ward well, it is stated, and that on the day to be observed National . Organization Day, thousands of wo- !men will assemble to join the Was| iington iastitution and undertake its civic and welfare work in their communities. B Mrs. Calhoun, who has;just returned from an organizing trip through Ken- tucky, reported that state thoroughly org! ¥ ganization will be outlined by Mra. | p THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C SCHOOL CONDITIONS MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD WATSON OPENS FIRE Freich, law is. coposed. to.capital pua- IN CONGRESS’ HAND: (Continued from First Page.) teachers; reintroduction of German In the high schools; changes in re- iquirements for graduation from high school; physical examination for all prospective teachers; creation of a corps of thirty-three administrative principals; establishment of a board of apportionment, of a policy regard- Ing collections of money in the schools, of new rules relating to fra- ternities and sorgrities in the high schools, of standérd classroom units, and the setting of an age limit for appointment of persons as teachers. The establishment of a basls for withholding the longevity pay. of ® |school teachers, Dr. Ballou said, re- sulted in ten teachers having their salary withheld. Several of these were on the maximum salary of their rank, Referring to the establishment of a five-hour day for. teachers in the kindergartens, first and second grades, the report sa¥s: “Since the minimum salary of teachers in the elementary {schools is now uniform - for all, it ;seemed logical to abandon a prac- tice which required five hours of service of certaln | teachers and re- quired only three and one-half hours jof certain other teachers because the latter happened to be teaching in grades 1 and 2 instead of teaching in a higher grade. The primary pur- pose was not equal treatment of teachers, however, but rather to place more of their time at the dis- posal ©f school children and the oth- er work of the schools incidental to teaching.” Rigld Examinations Required. The luperl‘ntendem made it clear that the rule relative to the physical examination of all prospective teach- ers will be strictly enforced. During the war, he said, when the supply of teachers was not as large as the de- mand, it was impossible to enforce this rule. It was explained that the passage of the teachers' retirement act and its various provisions for annuities for Incapacitated teachers also now makes the physical exami- nation a necessity. Particular emphasis was lald in the | report on the lack of accommodations in the school. “In attempting to or- ganize the schools efficiently at the beginning of the school year 1920." said the report, “it became clearly apparent at once that the most urgent need of the school system was more schoolhouses. Other needs were also in evidence, but none of them seemed as urgent as relief from the use of undesirable rooms never intended for classroom use; from the use of seventy-eight portable schoolrooms which are not only not entirely satis- factory as classrooms, but most of them occupy the ground sorely needed for play space for children: from the necessity of renting so many buildings for school purposes which are, as a rule, wholly unadapted to proper school use, and, perhaps most impor- tant of all, rellef from the present necessity of forming classes in ele- mentary schools with forty-five and even fifty pupils per class. “Starting with the slogan, ‘A seat in_a suitable schoolhouse for every public school pupil in the District of Columbia.’ the school authorities de- voted constant attention to the securing of relief at the earliest pos- sible moment. On November 1 the superintendent began an investnga- tion of the congested conditions of the school buildings. The results of that Investigation were published by the board of education on December 1, and formed the basis of the cam- palgn subsequently carried on for increased appropriations for school buildings. In his many addresses dur- ing the year before various civic bodies, the superintendent devoted his attention almost exclusively to this tepic Big Sums for School Needs. “In the appropriation act for 1922 appropriations were made for con- struction of schoolhouses already initiated amounting to $825,000. The same appropriations act provided $155,000 for additional land and bulldings. “The builling needs as outlined in the special report, however, were; recognized more fuliy under an| emergency heading in the ‘second deficiency act, fiscal year 1921, where $1,544,000 is appropriated for build- ings and grounds and $400,000 addi- tional obligated.’” On the subject of the creation of the staff of administrative principals, Dr. Ballou declared that one of the developments of the school system during the past several years has been the increase in size of elemen- tary school buildings and the union of “adjoining buildings looking to- ward the ulthwate displacement of the present teaching princlpal in the eight-room school by a free or ad- ministrative principal of a building or a group of buildings with sixteen or more classrooms. “There are in the District of Colum- bia today thirty-three administrative principals and additional administra- tive principals will undoubtedly be created when the opportunity presents itself through the transfer, resigna- tion or retirement of teaching princi- s. The creation of administrative principals in our large elementary school units contemplates also some modifications of the present duties of supervising principals. It is expected that administrative principals will as- sume some of the local direction of education within the school which has been formerly carried by super- vising principals.” Touches on Secret Socleties, The report contains a detailed re- view of the conditlons leading up to the promulgation by the board of ed- ucation of the ruling designed to con- trol secret societies in the high, and junlor high schools. The rule was 2dopted June 1 of this year. Discussing the topic of the. assign- ment of teachers in special depart- | ments the report states. that the “nl-' tention of the superintendent was| called to the fact that some teachers; in the department of music, manual training. domestic sclence, domestic art, physical training’ and drawing had been assigned to teach their re- spective subjects in certgin schools to such an extent that it is impossible for the remaining teachers in these several departments to visit the schools of the District as frequently as formerly or as often as is desir- able. Furthermore, the presence of such special teachers resuited in pro- viding certain eighth grade teachers with much more fres time:than was necessary. Justice t 1 eighth grade teachers requires that all shall be treated according to the same general olicy. ‘ “Since it was impossible, e Te- port continued, “to generalize for the city the above mentioned prac- tice on Beptember 30, the superin- tendent directed that all. special teachers be withdrawn from such as- signments and be. furnished with pro- grams similar to other specla] teach- ers of the department. The new policy | makes impossible any discrimination | in assignments to Special teachers within _any de 'ment, or in the amount of free time provided the of MI; grade teachers in different o0ls” New Text Book Plan. To assist him in preparing his recommendationt for the adoption of new text books the superintendent -re- ported the initiation :'lh‘ procedure on September 11, by/which teachers themselves nominated , their col- leagues for service on two text book ! committees, one for elementary schools “‘l‘t’ton for high schools. These com- mitte made recommendations to the NOVEMBER - 6 i) AND. STILL FIT FOR SERVICE This baby carringe, which w: Va., in 1808, for his first-born son and has been used by six generatio) been prexented to the Axxoclation of Oldest Inl by Hughex. n grands. habitants, District of Columbla, books In use and for new books to be adopted. This plan, it is an- nounced. not only = establishes an agency which can give continuous at- tention to textbooks, but it provides teachers with an opportunity for ap- propriate participation in an admin- istrative matter in which they are di- rectly and vitally concerned. It was brought out that, in accord- ance with the general policy of his administration of _inviting _ officers and teachers to share with him the responsibility for _improving the school system, on February 19 the | superintendent Invited school officials i to recommend teachers to serve on ! several committees on_ revision of | courses of study for grades seven and eight and the first year of high school. From the names thus sub- mitted, it is expalined, the superin- tendent selccted nine or ten teachers to serve on each one of the commit- tees to revise the course of study in the following subjects; History, mod- ern languages. general science, En- i glish and mathematics. ' It is the hope of Dr. Ballou that} these committees will report by June, | 19: Age Limit Now Fixed. With regard to age limit for ap- pointment as teachers, Supt. Ballou stated that during the period of the war the supply of properly qualified teachers was not sufficientiy large to meet the needs of the school system. Consequently, it was not possible to maintain the usual educational stand- ards of eligibility. Now that the sup- ply of available teachers is becoming | normal, it was added. it is important | that former standards be re-estab- lished and others be established to insurc a high quality of service. To this end, on March 16, the board of education approved a recommenda- | tion of the superintendent that the maximum age limit for imitial ap- Pointment to service in elementary schools be forty vears, and in the high schools forty-five years. Calling attention to the changes in the requirements for graduation from high schools, to be incorporated in | the new circular on courses of study for high schools, Dr. Ballou empha- sized the foliowing points: Changes in Requirement. That only two vears of a for-| 1. eign language will be required for a diploma, and in special cases a pupil may elect a course of study} Jeading to a diploma which shall not include a foreign language. 2. That the study of American his- tory and civics shall be a_prerequi- site for a high school diploma, and that all pupils other than seniors in 1921 and 1922 must successfully com- plete this study before graduation. 3. That only one year of mathe- matics shall hereafter be required for graduation. 4. That a major may be taken in music or in drawing and crafts, pro- vided that the major shall be pursued ! for not more than two years, and that | not more than one of these two majors | shall be taken at a given time. The superintendent declared it is not | the expectation that fewer pupils will | take foreign languages as a result of | the above changes. It is, however, contemplated, that pupils who show | no aptitude for such study will devote | their time and efforts to the pursult of 1 other subjects. —_— SENATE IS 'NVITED. ‘Will Attend Opening of Arms Lim- itation Conference. An invitation to the Senate from Secretary Hughes to attend -the opening November 12 of the arm; ment limitation conference was eepted yesterdsy on motion of Sen- ator Lodge of Massachuseits, major- ity leader. , Plans were made for adjburnment | of Congress from next Wednesday | until the following Monday to allow | members to attend the services for | America’s unknown soldier on Friday ! and the opening of the armament] conference. HEADS TECH'S FRENCH CLUB.' Melvin A. Pettitt was elected presi- dent of the French Club of Tech High School at a meeting at the home of Mile. Jeanne Maret, 1734 Connecti- cut avenue, Wednesday night. Other ouicers chosen are: Barber, treasurer, Miss Sterne, secretary. The aim of the club is to promote interest in the French language. All business at the club meetings is transacted in French. PRINTING CLASS TO OPEN. * A class in printing will be opened the latter part of this month at the McKinley Manual Training Night School, it is announced, by Walter | B. Patterson, director of special | schools. Establishment of the print- ing. class has” been urged for some time by employing printers in Wash- ington: ] —_—— DEGREE FOR GEN. FOCH. l Marshal Foch fs to visit Georgetown University on fhe afternoon of No-| vember 16, to receive the honorai degree of doctor of canon. and civil laws, which is t6 be conferred upon him, according to a message received ; by President Creeden yesterday from the marshal Arrangements are being made to hold, ‘the “exercises at 3:30 o’clock. .in the afternoon. ‘On this occasion, also, a gold “sword will be presented to Marshal Foch, through Georgetown. ‘oni behalf.of the Jesuit institutions o America. etown intends ‘to make the occasion one:.of the most brilliant in its- 130 years' existence. Ambassados visiting delegates to the conference on the limitation of srmament, government officials and prelates of th viteds i Catholig Church will HEIRESS OF 18 JOINS HUSBAND SHE LEFT Mrs. Katherine Stevens Fagan Again With Youngster Who Eloped With Her. Speciul Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 5.—Kath- erine Stevens Fagan, eighteen-year- old heiress to most of a $15,000,000 estate, has eloped again with her young husband, “Bick” Fagan. A let- ter received by her mother, Mra. Jes- sie 1. Stevens of Sea Gate, indicates that the “Reno affair” is all off and the two youngsters, who separate after a few weeks honeymoon, are happy again. Mrs. Fagan was the chief bene- ficiary in the will of the late Calvin A. Stevens, the eccentric recluse of Broad street. “It is true that they are together again the bride’s mother sald to- day, “but I'm so tired of the whole affair 1-do not want to talk about it. If it will make Katherine happy I am satisfled. You Kknow they only lived together three weeks after their marriage. It is true that my daugh- ter went to Reno, but Mr. Fagan did not go with her. “l don’t know how they came to make up. She came home here to Seagate some time ago. Then about two months ago she went away again without saying a word, and I did not know where she was until I recelved a letter yesterday saying she whs with Mr. Fagan again. I do not know where they are. Although Katherine is a young girl and very popular, she is sensible. and knows her own mind.” It was from Hanover, N. H.. where Fagan was a student at Dartmouth, that he, then eighteen, eloped with Miss Stevens on April 18, _— RAID 8TH STREET HOME. Officers Make Two Arrests and Find Wine, Malt and Home Brew. A raid in which it is declared sev- eral thousand dollars’ worth of in- toxicants and K paraphernalia were taken was made by the police and revenue officers last night and Nick and Annie Anastosl of 807 8th street were arrested. The man and woman are charged with illegal possession and manufacturing Intoxicating liquor and with having counterfelt revenue stamps. The police say they found four bar- rels of wine, 37% quarts of colored alcohol, 20 pounds of malt, 100 counterfeit revenue- stamps, 502 bot- tles of home brew, 10 gallons of mash and a wine press in the 8th street house. Detective Lowry, Lieut. Holmes, Sergt. Moran, with several policemen and Revenue Officers Stephenson and Evans made the raid. 1921 —PART 1. 4 LEAVENWORTH, Kan., November 5—Albert William Curtis, a negro, formerly a private in_Company B, 33d > American Labor Battalion, whor was convicted y court-martial in France (Continued from First Page) on & charge of attacking a French girl, is serving a sentence o went Mr. Watson aid, that the body of “a|yecara at hard labor in Leavenwort negro convict, the black cap still over | federal prison. 2 " 4 Records at the prison show the his face,” had been exhumed and 8ent | ncgro was sentenced to life fmprison- to the home of a white woman in nu;nt, gul that later his Be'ncten(;e was cen | reduced to twenty years. Curtis was Rochester, N. Y., Whose son had been | fefuged to twenty years, Curtis Mie killed in action. to the records. which also show, it is ON HIGH OFFICIALS «Coli-Blooded: Murder” Charged. LETTERS SUPPORT WATSON. Willlam T. Collins of Titusville, Pa., 1n & letter: Hreserited by Senntor Wat.|oonutor Redefves Twil Comrhnntea- son, said he saw a negro hanged but tions From Local Restdents. did not know if there was a court-mar-| Senator Tom Watson of Georgia has tial. Another correspondent from El-|received two more communications mira, N. Y., said that he had “seen two | from correspondents in the Djstrict negroes hanged” in France, and Harry | voluntecring to aid him-to show that D. Waldron, New York, an ex-sergeanut {’:;;’lle unld(liers were hanged and bru- in the Army Service Corps, the senator | “*0F (PRI UL France, oo said, offered to glve evidence of “cold | signed Rufus P. Hubbard, the address blooded murder” In the Amorican ex-|Eiven being the Atlantic Hotel, Gth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. peditionary force and destruction of | §{Te 3 files of the Bastile prison. bard claims to have been a mem “Just such a case happened in my|said, that the negro Was not sen-. i " tenced to death. Curtis denied the llo:‘n: county In Georgia,” the Senator( .har.ee against him. added. 1 41 ber of the Graves Registration Ser: Finally, after presenting an affidavit from Joseph D. Conwell of Philadelphia, ‘ating that he saw a negro hanged in :niform, Senator Watson said the ex- .cutions cited by him already passed the figures given by the War Depart- ment and Chairman Wadsworth of the Senate military affairs committee. “The further we go the worse It gets,” he concluded. “The more we stir it the worse it stinks. ! VETERANS SCORE WATSON. | ‘01 Hickory Division Association Brands Charges as Untrue. NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 5.— ‘The Old Hickory Division Assocla-' _tion today elected Gen. E. M. Lewis | former division commander, honorary i president for life, and Brig. Gen. L. | D. Tyson, S. E. Falson and G. G. Gat- ley, honorary vice presidents for life. and adopted resolutions approving the disarmament conference. Another resolution referring to Sen- ator Watson's charges adopted by the veterans was as follows: Text of Resolution. “Whereas it has been called to the attention of the members of Old Hick- ory 30th Division Association nm: certain allegations, or charges, were made to the effect that numerous so0l- ¢ diers were put to death in France without trial; and, “Whereas, it appears that no re- ports were made to headquarters of the American expeditionary forces in France, and from their knowledge of the cordial feeling which existed be- tween the officers and the enlisted men, that they belleve that the said charges are absolutely false and; untrue, and they demand that an; { immediate investigation be held con- ; cerning the alleged charges.and if the ; | same Be found to be untrue, then, in {that event, that the senator who {made the sald charges be properly and promptly punished in such man- ner as to Congress may seem fit.” History to Be Written. The states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee were request- ed, in a resolution, to appropriate $5,000 to have a HNistory of the di- vision written,-in order that the ai complishments of the National Guards | i { récorded:- The time and place of the next meeting was left to the eéxecu- | tive committes. | Gen. Lewis spoke about the Bony | cemetery, where most of the division's | jdead sleep overseas. He sumned: ithat the plans for beautifying it be: modified and that nonme of.the dead' be removed for the present. His sug- gestions were approved. Officers elected by the association were: James A. Gleason, Knoxville, ! president; Herschell J. Myers, Nash- ville; Ward C. Boring, Durham, N. C., and Rufus W. Grant, Columbis, S. C., vice presidents; Frank P. Bowen. i Knoxville, secretary-treasurer, and James A. Turner, Greenville, S. C., | chaplain. “EXECUTED MAN” PRISONER. Negro Declared Hanged by Watson ; Is Still Alive. { BEAUMONT, Tex., November 5| O. A. Daigle, a former lleutenant in the {A. E. F., today declared that the alleged hanging of a negro by the American army officials in the La Rochelle area of France during the war, referred to by Senator Watson of -Georgla, never tool place, the negro, according to Daigle. is Willlam Curtls, now serving a life { sentence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Curtis, according to Daigle. who sars he attended the court-martial as an in- terpreter, was found guilty of attacking a seven-year-old French girl. He was condemned to death, Daigle sald, but later the sentence was com- muted because of the fact that the INSTALLED _ We Carry Whelesale and’ Retail. 911%; Ninth St. N. W. ‘WE SAVE YOU HALF SENSATIONAL SALE ELECTRIC AND GASFIXTURE AT LESS THAN COST - CONVENIENT TERMS IF DESIRED Gas Bowl Fixtures, $7.90 a Lrrge Assortment of Electric and Gas Fixtures. -Let Us Estimate—We'll 5 Manufacturers of Fixtures. PENN ELECTRIC AND GAS § S COMPLETE UPPLY CO. ‘Phone.Main 512 _OPEN EVENINGS. Mail . ice. He said that he came upon four Maj. ty material to lay before the Senate in . substantiation of his charges. _ Meanwhile the special committee appointed by the Senate to investi- gate the Watson charges, and now authorized to-make.a full investiga- tion and to call all witnesses it de- sires, has made plans for a meeting Monday. o] SR | WIFE GUILTY OF MURDER. Second-Degree Verdict Found Against Mrs. Southard. TWIN FALLS, 1daho, November 5.— Mrs. Lyda Meyer Southard was de- clared guilty of sccond-degree murder -~ in killing Edward F. Meyer, her © fourth husband, by a jury in district court here yesterday afternoon. The = verdict was returned after twenty- % three” hours’ deliberation. The defendant showed no sign of feeling and did not raise her eves from the floor when the verdict was announced. The verdict carrles a less than ten years' im- entence will be passed ovember 7. REPORTS $300 THEFT. Gessford’s Brother Loses of these states might be permanently - Bath Robes are. famous. = effects. -Made neatl . Sizes “for ‘misses : and throughout, and we ad- "B wonien. Just by ‘way of vise selecting ome or bodies of colored soldiers. They had nooses around their necks. They were not identified in any way, he said, al- though, ordinarily each casket con- tained a bottle, in which was placed the name, rank, registration number, etc., of the dead man. A letter from Kenneth P. Robinson, 653 Munsey building, says that he saw a soldier hung up by the wrists from 8 in the evening to 3 the next morning. The charge against the sol- | dier was intoxication, he said. Senator Watson is gathering more ‘Watch and $250 Securities. Theft of $150 In Liberty Bonds, $100 in war savings stamps and a $50 gold watch was reported to the police yes- terday by R. Ross Gessford of 5240 Belt road, brother of Maj. Gessford, superintendent of police. Maj. 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