Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1921, Page 3

DISCUSSES SHIFT - OF PARK GONTROL Senator King Asks for Wit- . nesses for Hearings This Week on His Bill. The proposal in the bill of Senator Xing of Utah to transfer the control, maintenance and policing of the-fed- eral parks here and the grounds sur- rounding the public buildings from the War Department to the District Commissioners will be considered by the Senate committee on public build- ings and grounds this week, It was learned last night. Hearings will be given on the measure to determine whether it will be practical and eco- nomical. Senator King said that he had asked that both Lieut. Col. Clarence Q. Sher- xill, the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, and Col. Charles Keller, the District Engineer Commissioner, Lu requested to appear and give their opinions on the meas- ure as introduced. Looks for All Sides. Every phase of the question is sought by Senator King, author of the measure, who said he was not absolutely committed to the proposal, but that on its face it appeared to be a move in the interest of efficiency and economy. The police authority here is divided, he believed, and they should be under a central control. The senator added he was not sure that it would work out, but that the matter has come up for the past two vears during the discussion of the appropriation bills, and that he and Senator Curtis agreed that something __-‘v:rgm to be done regarding the mat- y i Opposition Expected. i It is belleved there will be stros opposition to Senator King's bill, and it was inumaged yesterday that op- ponents of this legislation have ac- Qquainted the President with their lr{(um;ms ahzainst it Much emphasis is laid by o, of the bill on the fact that the pies of public buildings and grounds has a highly trained and efficient organi- zation for the planning, construction and maintenance of parks, for the protection and growth of trees, shrubs, flowers and lawns and for the upkeey_nf roads and walks. At the same time it is contended that the District government. organization. S e 25 D. :‘. Pays Part of Cost. e only apparently valid re: ., that could be assigned for plafi:; the parks under the jurisdiction of the District government, according 1o opponents of the measure, is the ;-a;;-ts l.hat t{le (Di%lrict of Columbia part of the expens upkeep of the parks. BTt b ention also is called to the f. that there are 470 parks in this oity. including all the little triangles and circles, and that to compare their condition with that of the various Pplaygrounds under the supervision of the District government “would easi- 1y convince the observer of the in- i ;fims;bngg Of gharging the munici- wi the administrati extensive park system.” LTt HONOR TO LATE MEMBER. House Committee Named to Attend Representative Elston’s Funera! Speaker Gillette yesterday announced the committee representing the House who will attend the {neral in Califarnia of the late Represengyive Elston as fol- ows : Representatives. 4’&. Kahn, Curry, Nolan, Ree, Swin a, Osborne, Bar- bour and Wineberger, all of California: ‘Wingo, Arkansas; McArthur, Oregon; Snyder, New York; Webster, Washing- ton; Montague, Virginia: Kincheloe, Kentucky ; McClintic, Oklahoma; Michi- ner, Michigan. SPECIAL NOTICES. Oysters Catch Mice And Kill Them for_ Maryland Storekeeper Special Dispatch to The Star. CHESTERTOWN, Md., Decem- ber 17—~Thomas H. Whitee of Chestertown has found a movel d night two of the oysters :}e hells and two mice peep- in to see what was going on. ‘The oysters closed their shells, ::lvll-‘ the mice and killing em. pened YALE GLEE CLUB TO GIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC HERE Songs Have Quaint, Humorous, Nautical Words and a Swing- ing Lilt. Original music, most of which has never before been presented on & con- cert stage, will feature the first part of the program of the Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs at their concert at Wardman Park Hotel, Wednesday. These songs, says an an- nouncement by the club, have quaint, humorous, nautical words, and a swinging lilt that catches the listener in its hearty and spirited mood. An- other group of songs of unusual in- terest to be presented will be a series of negro spirituals, sung by the quar- tet and glee club. The “Handorgan Man,” which is a musical picture of the crank-turning Italian and the fa- miliar monkey, will be a unique num- ber, the club announces. The best of the old Yale college songs have been elected to round out the program, these songs being full of tradition and sentiment appeal. particularly to Yale alumni, but can- not fail to be appreciated by the en- tire audience. . H. Hall of the class of 1924, an extraordinary performer on the banjo, will render several banfo solos, some of them being of his own composi- tion. 1t is said that while attending the United States Naval Academy Hall received numerous offers from ‘Washington orchestras to take a per- manent position among them. He is a member of several of the student orchestras that play around New Haven, Conn. ‘The combined musical clubs of Yale wild be the guests of the Yale Alumni Association of Washington at a luncheon at the Racquet Club, and at :30 o'clock will give a concert at Walter Reed Hospital. Mrs. Charles Glover, jr., will. give a tea dance for the clubs at 4:30, and at 8:30 the con- ;el;‘l, at Wardman Park Hotel will be eld. Reduced Holiday Fares. Atlantic Coast Line, 1418 H st.—Ad- i vertisement. PHONE MERGER ALLOWED. Companies Granted Permission by Interstate Commerce Commission. Permission was given yesterday by the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Cumberland Telephone Company, the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company and the Bristol Tele- | phone Company to consolidate several Tennessee and Virginia plants in towns surrounding Bristol, Va.-Tenn. A new corporation, to be known as the Inter-Mountain Telephone Com- pany, will be organized under the control of the Bristol company to con- trol the consolidation and will issue $400,000 in securities in exchange for the properties acquired. The commis- sion estimated that 5,150 subscribers, of whom 2,475 are located at Bristol, will be served by the unified corpora- tion and noted that Tennessee and Virginia utilities commissions have approved the consolidation and that the municipalities concerned had au- thorized the transaction. —_— When a native Malayan wishes a divorce he says to his wife, “I di- orce thee, I divorce thee, I di- vorce thee.” B; y saying it three times makes it legal. SPECIAL NOTICES. POR SALE % ILOTS, 5 SITES, IN ROCK l"!—ek cemetery near church. Phone Colnllal:’h AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF dorectors of the Seventh Street Savings Bank. held December 15, 1921, a dividend of $4 & share, payable to stockholders of record De- eember 81, 1921, was declared. GEOGRAPHIO SOCIETY EVENING LEG- ture ticket for sale. Ofice hour phone Main 1880, Branch 218, Miss FISHER. = HAVING PURCHASED SEVERAL THOU- wal yards of airplane linen from surp] stock of the U. 5. Army, we are now offerfix this material at regular wholesale prices. CO- LUMBIA SALES AGENCY. 1115 lith st. THE ANNUAL MEI ; OF THE STOCK- holders of the Potomac Electric Power Com- pany, for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensulug year and to transact such other business as may properly come befire the meeting. will be held at the office of the company. 14th and C streets north- west, ington, D. C. urday, Janu- ary 31, 1922, at 12 o'clock noon. In connection therewith the books for tl transfer of of sald company (pursuant to the by-laws) will be closed from the ciose of business ol { December 31, 192 on Japuary 5, W. BOWEN, Secretary. BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT, JAN. 2, 1922, Mrs. Danjel Reese. 1013 Euclid st. n. will conduct a rewing class for the benefit of those dsiring to qualify in that line of work. For information call Columbia_9889-W. . ON AND AFTER DEC. 18, 1921, 1 SHALL not be responsible for debts incurred by any ome but myself. C. W. MASENHEIMER, 919 5th st. s.e. 20% DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK OF WASHING- ton, Washington, D. C., December 14, 1921.— The annual meeting of ihe stockholders of this Bank, for the election of the directors and , tramsacting of other business properly and lawfully tm(n{ before said meeting, will be held at the banking house on Tuesday. the 10th anuary, A. D. 1922, at 12 o'clock noon. Polis for election of directors open from 13 o'clock noon to 1 p.m. ROBERT 'N. HARPER, President. TO THD USERS OF GARTSIDE'S IRON rust soap and stain remover, drop postal, will i, ""B."X Kelly, agt. 1410'V st., Ans- costla, D. C. to the opening of busines i s A card, and we will REPAIR and RETURN TO YOU ynnrefi‘l!fl'wf‘ Iron, Grill, ~ Toaster, _ Percolator, Vacuum ner, Fan, Bewing' Machine dotor, Wash Machine and All Electrical Appliances, such as n Floor and Table Lamps, Fixt Re and Rewired. Let us Quots sou on that RADIG RECEIVING or TRANSMITTING for that BOY or GIRL for their XMAX. our pric re lower and DA St lor.. 0 STRUCTION & ELEC. CO. 543 Trving ot on: s 19! Heating Plant That’s O, K, Have Casey install an ‘“‘Arcola - Heating System.” 80 as to have the house comfortably warm for the holiday festivities. Installed on | small monthly payments, Cas¢y & CO. 3207 14th ST. N.W. Phones Col. 155 and 1851 Plumbing, Steamftiing aod Tioaiog. PROTECT YOUR HOME Let us repair that leaky roof before the bad weather sets in. R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. 1114 9th St. Phone North 231 Beotog Bapera 2 tpe The Shade Shop ‘W. STOKES SAMMONS, 830 13th St. @ Factory Prices for Window Shades. Why Pay More? Get the Xmas Eyeglasses For father or mother at our new store. New City Club Bldg. Pa flin Optical Co., 1314 G St. to Eplphany Ohurch, Formesly Gor, 9th and ¥ for 33 Years, CHAIR CANING, $1.50 UP; SPLINT OAN- ing, upholstering ‘parlor suites, fireside chairs, room chairs. Call, or drop pos- tal; will bring samples. CLAY A. ARMSTRONG, OFFICE OF MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE the 1t of olumbia, o ath atoeet and New York ave.. December 14 1921.—Policyholders are notified that policies expire at noon on the last Monday in Decem- | ber (36h instant) snd the rate of rencwal 10 s one per centum on_ the premium n::n The mu‘:‘g’!n have ordered paid to the policyholders a return of savings accord- ing the value of each policy on the 3lst day of last December. CIES MUST BE PRESENTED for indorsement of the pay- ‘ments, except where held in connection with Joans In which case they should be brought in later to have duplicate payments entered. The .sst Monday being a legal hollday this ar “the office will be closed that da ASE"ATTEND EARLY AND AVOID D. CROW D PIEROE BOTELER, Secretary. a e J. E. Taylor = have the Franklin ., phone Main 7108, jces_and terms are most attractive. Dept., Commercial Auto & Supply Co., The Home of_the Btudebaker, 817 14th st. n.w. Matn 519. Frankiin 3075. ¥ STOCKHOLDERS OF THE AMER- ICAN DAIRY SUPPLY COMPANY. A dividend of 2% on the capital stock of Comi issued . 1922, WALTBR B. WILCOX, ecretary. TOUR TO FLORIDA IN ONE OF OUR HIGH- Seo what & wonderful through historic Vir- country ginis, ot mond, on to grand old Blue Ridge moun- tains, visiting Pinehurst and Durham, then to Columbis, 8. C. flelds of G the guteway Florida, Jacksonville; now down the famous east coast, visiting 8t. Au- reascasble, . We are now in the cotton | HOT ealling at Augusts, then to | wATER, ] Franklin 7483. 1233 10th m.w. Tin Roofs—SlaE Roofs BEPAIRED AND P A New Roof With a Brush ‘When you use Liquid Asbestos Roofing Cement. adisos Clark, 1314 Pa. ave. s.er Tine: €0, | We Wil Furnish Stock, 20-1b, bond, .nd print 500 each, Letterheads, lopes Billheads, 1,500 in ali, for $9.50, The Duplicating Office _14th and Pa. ave. a.w. Phoue Main @71, HEDD Bnot dsleet W 2ok Sleet show w» und promaps sersice, ia ELEGTRICAL e for FLC N quick service. REeals (BUEERG Fkibans souge | Fixes Roofs fuioar wv. am s — GRAND AN PIANOS A THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK.| prancs taken ia as part peyment i 3 Tolders. of the Industrial Savings Bank will | BUGO WORCH, 1110 G a.w. Kranich & Be held at the Industrial Savings Bask on e iplanie’ Bach wary 10, 1922, between the hou _ g“o‘elael p.m., for the of the elec-| FLOORS WAXED, 32; CLEANED OR tion of s board of directors and such oth Iefinished by electric machine. ‘business as m: -n‘ ‘come before the|R. E. NASH, 403 8 st. n.w. North 8600. |~ meeting. W *WILLIAS B, RICKS, Secretary. | WANTED—TO CARRY A VANLOAD OF TUR. from Washington to_Philadelphia_and PECIAL NOTICE—IT WILL REWARD AND | RUore Z o e NUslt oz msedl car salesroom. _Our | Sey Eork- SMITH ¥ TRaNaren STOR- * CHRISTMAS TREES Thousands of fine cedar and Mak pine, located in own Ready to make things-srug and tight at moderate cost. Tell us your troubles ai Job. Right at your eibow. THE fikifilsiin;lfi!. We're Notably Reasonable —on all HBATING and PLUMBING W‘lrl — repaire V.P. V. 7’ NURSE'S LETTERS T0 EASTLAKE READ Love Messages- Cause * Laughter, But Judge Calls Them “Monotonous Drivel.” from a Staff Correspondsnt. MONTROSS, Va., December 17.— Reading from a voluminous batch of letters in which was expressed every emotion experienced by a woman for the man of her heart, counsel for de- fense occupled the entire closing ses- | sion here this afternoon of the trial | of Roger D. Eastlake, charged with complicity in the slaying of his wife. | These were the letters of Miss Sarah . E. Knox, jointly charged with thej crime, to “the naval petty officer, | whose counsel “is endeavoring to place the entire blame for the murder ! on the shoulders of the woman who | wrote them. Most of the letters to the officer seemed of unending length, and their contents caused even the sober-mind- ed Virginia people who crowded the little Westmoreland county court- house to burst frequently into peals of laughter. Judge Asks for Ha Several times during the reading of them Judge Joseph Wilson 'Chinn asked chief counsel for the defense, W. W. Butzner, if enough of the “monotonous drivel” had not already been submitted, but the attorney de- clared he would have to proceed to complete his defense. Several of the letters read were from Mrs. Margaret Eastlake to Miss | Knox, followed by those from the nurse to the accused man's wife. The purport of this correspondence was to show that Mrs. Eastlake had been informed by neighbors of the al- leged intimacy between Miss Knox and her husband. She informed the nurse that she was objectionable to the Eastlake home, and Miss Knox ex- pressed her indignation in return at the young housewife’s accusations. “Told My Husband AIL” e In one of her letters to Miss Knox, Mrs. Eastlake said: havs told my husband all and he understands.” Later, in one of the nurse's letters to Eastiake, this was mentioned again when she wrote, “Would you rather remain with the woman who has been false and will do so again, than with one who is devoted to you? I have shielded you from one who_would at- tack you at any tinse. It ‘was evident from the nurse's writing _that she held a “financial bugaboo” over the head of the ac- cused, for she often would write that she was willing to disappear, if he thought he could afford it. She made several references in the letter to set- tlements. Full of Endearments. Many endearing terms of affection were applied to Eastlake by the nurse in her letters, such as “Déar Nephew.” “Roge! “Dear Boy,. etc, while she varied her signatures in ending with such expressions as “Your Auntie,” and other like appellations. The period covered by the letters read today was from February, 1921, to the time of the murder. After considerable argument the court allowed the letters to be read, provided the defense in so doing would prove by the reading that they came from Eastlake's effects at the Dahlgren proving grounds, seized after the murder had been committed. Judge Chinn qualified his ruling by saying that should the defense fail to so show this the writings would be thrown out of the case and the jury instructed to disregard their contents. Several references to the purchas- ing of cartridges in Miss Knox's diary, which was introduced with the letters as evidence, were moted. Mr. Butzner had read but two of the letters when interrupted by the appearance in court of Lieut. Com- mander E. B. Green of the Dahlgren proving grounds, who had been sum- moned to testify how the letters be- came_ the property of Coimon- wealth’s Attorney Watt T. Mayo. Naval Officer Testifies. A long time was lost in an en- deavor to secure an admission from the officer that he had given the let- ters to Mr. Mayo. Commander Green based his refusal on the ground that “acts of naval officers are accountable to the Navy Department only,” but testified enough to cause Judge Chinn to admit the reading of the letters. After all of the letters had been read by Mr. Butzner, Judge Chinn ad- journed court at 8:15 tonight until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. 1t was announced tonight by Harry M. Smith, Jr. of Richmond, chief counsel for Miss Knox, that her trial had been set for February 27. Mr. Smith, who was chief counsel for Henry Clay Beattle in that well-re- membered case, further said that two of the most noted alienists in ‘New York city would be engaged to testi- fy at the accused nurse's trial re- Sarding her sanity. Mr. Smith said that insanity would be Miss Knox's plea. £ ——————— Order Xmas Flowers Now. 1t Gude about the gift of gifts —flC::senr!. 1214 F.—Advertisement. WOMAN’S PARTY REPORTS ON LAW INVESTIGATION Provisions and Interpretations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana Covered. The Natlonal Woman's Party made public today the first report on the proposed investigation of laws af- fecting. women in every state in the Union—the report covering the con- stitutional provisions, statutes and court decisions interpreting the laws in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Loutsiana “An analysis of the legislation in the states,” said Mrs Burnita Shelton Matthews of Missfssippi, who is prac- ticing.law in the District of Columbia, and who has been directing the in- vestigation for the woman's party, “shows grave injustices suffered by women who come into contact with some left-over barbaric laws.” An amendment to the Constitution, known as the “equal rights amend- ment,” is proposed by the party to re- move these “political, civil and legal disabilities” against women in the United States and “bills of rights” aré also being introduced in all state legislatures, Mrs. Matthews said. Summarizing the laws of the four states, the report says: “In all four states a husband owns his wife's servic in all four states the authority of the husband as the head of the family is absolute, whether or not he supports it; in all (Tour states the father controls the children, can put them to work when he pleases, control their education and every detail of their upbringing, and alone enjoy their earnings. In all four states the husband has the en- tire choice of domicile. “In three of the four states—Loufs- iana, Alabama and Florida—married women do not have equal property rights; in the same three states they do not have equal right to contract or to do busine: in two states—Mis- sissippi and Alabama—divorce laws - | discriminate against. women;'in Ala- bama and Florida inheritance laws discriminate against women. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi deny women the right to serve on juries. Their right in Louisiana is limited. In Florida and Alabama women are ex- cluded from some nublic offices.” Every Wednesday and Satarday Night Danoe instruction 35c a lesson. 7:15-8:30, Your chance to léarn how to dance at a very small cost. _ 2 CoMMUNIT} DANCE SERVICE Pythias Hall, hst.aw - ¢ 'Assisting in Fight for National Representation for D.' C.. and All Rights of Citizenship for Women. - -THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 18, JACK ASKS “PEP” ANNA E. HENDLEY, Who founded the Anthony Lengue in memory of Susan B. Anthony, for the |have a lot to be thankful for—it might purpose of educating women to use the ballot after it hnd been accorded them, shown with the historic gavel used by Miss Anthony in many conven- tions of the Nationnl Woman's Suffrage Association. The gavel wax presented to Mrx. Hendley, ax president of the league, by Miss Luey Anthony, because league along the lines of educationm, welfare work for children, reform measures for those in prison and many of the splendid work done by th other achievementx. According to Mrx. Hendley, the women of the District of Columbin had worked for more than a‘generntion for equal suffrage, supposing that they alxo would be inciuded in the privileges of the nineteenth nmendment, only to find that the women of the Capital city are still classed with the criminals, But Mrs. Hendley xayws that ax tl iotx.and fnxane: and that the recently enfranchised women of the states 7 1o70 | are apparently indifferent to their plea. : o he gavel eame to her as n symbol -.(l free: womunhood, %o will she, like ftx former owner, work unfalteringly until every woman in the great Ameriean democracy is free to exercise all the rightx of citizenship. for mational representatic ARPEAL SOUNDED FOR NEAR EAST Gen. Harbord Tells of Fagine at Showing of “Alice in | Hungertand.” An appeal for assistance to the suf- fering thousands in the near east was | sounded by Maj. Gen. Harbord, who presided at the showing of a motion picture, “Alice in Hungerland,” for | near east relief yesterday noon at| Keith’s Theater. “In all the sections of tha world where today people are hungry or in need,” Gen. Harbord said, “there is! mone where the conditions are so desperate from every angle as in the near east. “Hundreds of thousands of refugees hundreds of miles from former homes are without shelter or e¢lothing, or any semblance of protecting govern- ments, and in fear of renewed mas- sacres some sections. War has not ceased. In the streets of every city in southern Russia, the Transcauca- sia and Armenia, hundreds die daily. In the interior the toll of death is un- known! The orphan situation is the worst in the history of_ the world. The American Near East Melief (helped in some sections from the British Philarmenia league) is all that stands between the remnant of Chri tian races and total extermination. Urges Immediate Aid. Gen. Harbord said that, after a tour of inspection, he believed this coun- try should intensify its efforts to aid those who espoused the allied cause. He urged immediate measures to give the people a chance to re-establish their homes. The motion picture was made in the near east. Alice, the heroine, was herself an orphan. has been adopted by Mrs. F. S. Duryea of New York. Commander Brokenshire, U. S. N., reported finding destitution and de- struction when he recently visited the near east. Mrs. Cabot Sfevens read a letter of indorsement from Chief Justice Taft, and a statement from Henry Morgenthau, former min- Ister to Turkey. She presented seven-|( year-old Armen Bakshian of Wash- ington, who begged the audience to “save one little orphan child.” A solo was sung by Mrs. Fannie Shreve Heartsill, and a section of the Ma- rine Band played. Checks-amounting to more than §1,000 were sent by friends unable to_attend the meet- ings, Chairman H. A. Thrift an- nounced. Prof. Kelly Miller presided at a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Howard Theater. The Howard Uni- versity Quartet sang, and Prof. Charles Wesley sang the “Recessional.” Speak- ers were Commander Brokenshire, Mrs, Coralie Cook and Mrs. Stevens. —_— Reduced Railroad Fares Aceo Christmas holidays, via Southern ri way. Apply 5 ¥ n.w. or Union station.—Advertisement. _— CHANCE TO GO STRAIGHT. Clemency Extended Robert Clancy, Charged With Housebreaking. Robert Clancy, who was arrested at the door of the Baltimore penitentiary December 1 as he was being released, after serving two years, was glven another chance to go straight vesterday by Chief Justice McCoy. There was an old charge of housebreaking, to which the prisoner pleaded guilty. As he could not be placed on probation under the law. the chief justice on learning that he had been in jail since December 2 made the sentence two weeks 5o as to cover that period. Clancy went free and promised the dourt to show that he had been cured of the drug habit, to which he Wwas addicted when sent to the Mary- land penitentiary. 3 NINE SMALLPOX CASES. Health Department Officials Make Discovery Accidentally. Nine colored persons were removed from three homes in the vicinity of 9th and P streets to the District smallpox hospital Friday afternoon, having been found by the health de: partment to be suffering from that malady. Al:(myrdln[ to health department offi- cials, the cases were discovered while investigating_a doubtful case chickenpox. Four of the patients are children. THIS CHRISTMAS We bave a vers large- stock suitable for gifts. Also Xmas cas Pearlman’s Book Shop 933 G St. Only | | by President Harding in a let- |EASTERN HIGH PROGRAM She { Rubelle Blanton. She ix # member of the joint committee working for the District of Columbin. Good Times Ahead, ] President Predicts; | Conditions Improve | | 1 | By the Associated Press. 'L, Minn., December. ce in “the returm | | to good timex” was expreswed ter to the editor of the St. Puul Ploneer-Press a Dispatch, on the occanion of the paper's an- nual edition to be publixhed tomorrow. 1 am gind,” said the Presi- dent's letter, “to be able to express to the people of the &reat northwest my firm con- viction t conditions are im- proving, and that the country has set its foot forward on the way of the return to good times.” TO BE GIVEN THIS WEEK Japanese Operetta to Be Given by Girls, and “School Follies,” in i Three Parts, by Boys. The Eastern High School Glee Club will_give its annual fall entertain- ent tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednes- nights, at the school, in the form a joint program by the boys and| irls. The first part of the evening will be devoted to a Japanese operetta | “Cr.rysanthemum.” The boys' end of | the show will be under the general | title, “Eastern High School Follies.” with three divisions—first, “The More- Than-American Football Team"; sec- ond, “The Dear, Delightful Debu-| tantes,” and, third, “The Crimson Co- coanut.” The principal players in “Chrysan- themum” are Anna King, Edna Bur- rows, Margery Black, Edna Mazullo, | Mildred Boynton, Frances James and This cast is sup- ported by a chorus of thirty-five girls. | Miss Hazelle Jennings, soprano; Dur- ward Bowersox, violinist, and a dou- ble quartet are the attractions during intermission. The “More-Than-American Football Team,” a travesty on the collegiate gridiron game, is made up of eleven players, 2 doctor and a nurse. { The second part of tbe “Follies,” | “The Dear, Delightful Debutantes,” is | enacted by seven boys as “collegians” | and seven boys as “debs.” Three dances, “The Merry Widow Waltz," | with David Sandoe and William Fow: ler; “Very Egypt,” by William Fowler, and a Russian dance with Earl Har- rison and George Gallahorn as the|w. L. B. premier dancers of the ballet, are list- ed for this_division. The concluding number will be a dramatic farce, 'he Crimson Cocoa- nut,” by Ian Hay Beith, and concerns London’s Soho district, anarchists and detectives. Miss Ella Monk, Miss O. Taylor and C. J. Schwartz are in charge of the program. 3 —_— REVENUE EMPLOYE HELD ON OFFERING U. S. CHECK Walter R. Jenkins, twenty-six years old, Congressional apartments, employed in- the internal revenue bureau, was arrested at the Commer- cial National Bank yesterday, when, it it charged, he presented a govern- ment check for $19 to be cashed. He said he found the check at New York avenue and 15th street and denied having written the indorsement on it. Policemen Pasour and Frye of the first | precinct, arrested the young man and took him to the first pre- cinct police station, where he was booked as being “held, for investi- gation.” So much confusion and excitement was caused by the pursuit and cap- ture of Jenkins that a large crowd of spectators gathered on the street, their presence giving rise to a rumor that a bank hold-up had been at- tempted. Employes had made an ef- fort to have Jenkins detained in order | that his atempted transaction might | be_investigated. g When one of the tellers summoned a guard to place Jenkins under ar- Test, it is stated, the later turned and dashed from the building to the street, pursued by bank guards and ! the policemen, and he was captured | after doubling back to the vicinity of | the bank. ! band. 1921—PART 1. FOR OPPORTUNITIES ‘Urges Contributions So Needy “ Families May Be Happy All Year. With one of the fourteen Christ- mas opportunities already closed, with No. 10 one-third subscribed and three others approaching the $100 mark, the fourteen Christmas oppor- tunities, with a total of $1,609 to their credit, have gotten a pretty fair start for the first three days, One lad, however, is not satisfied with their progress and In sending in $3 to help along he asks for more “pep.” In doing so, this lad, Jack, places his money on No. 9. iive Peter a chance,” he writes, nd he'll make good: $13.000 is not much if folks will only get a little pep in them, and 26,000 people at 50 cents each would make ‘em all happy for a ve Just think of it! Act! Yours for humanity, Jack Lombard. Doris, Ralph and Alise, three chi dren of one family, send their annual contribution for the opportunities— 50 cents for each. So_the children are pointing a way to their grown-ups. These children a two &nd the oldest efght. Until m-l other woman came betweern the wife and her husband and he disappeared, beyond the power of the police to lo- cate him, all awent well. Now the 'mother clings to her little brood, play- ing father’s as well as mother’s part. The church and a relative contribute, but there is still a shortage of $15.00 a week, or $780 a year. Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged, $30. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. . F., $2; Re- habilitation School, $2. Total received, $34.50; balance ndeded, $745.50. NO..9. PETER CAN'T DO IT ALL. A sixteen-year-old lad—let us call him Peter—is trying to do a man’ part and support his mother and the three younger children, but until he completes the trade he is learning his wages will not go round, especially as one of his little sisters is not strong and needs care and extra nour- ishment, and the mother, deserted sev- eral years ago, following much cruel treatment - by her husband, also under the doctor's care. Notwith- standing this she earns what she can at home. To help Peter carry his bur- den until he becomes a Iul|<fledgedl journeyman $13 s the amount needed weekly, or $676 for the year. Amount asked for, $676. Previously acknowledged, $31. Dorls, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents: Mrs. F. C. F., $2; J. L., $3: Rehabilitation School, Total received, $38.50; balance needed. $637.50. NO. 10. HELPING THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. Determined if possible to get an education, her oldest son of fifteen works out of school hours and on Saturdays to help his widowed mother A -, are the ones who know what it would mean to lose their daddy and perhaps have their mothers break down from overwork In trying to keep a roof over their heads. Contributions for the remaining thirte i n opportunities may sent ssociated Charit 1 . or to the office of Checks should be . 1. DEVOTED FATHER, NOW HOPELESSLY ILL, LEAVES SIX CHILDREN TO WIFE'S CARE. “Think of me here with the baby and him over there,” is what she said as her eyes filled with tears. “But 1 be 80 much worse.” Her husband had always been thoughtful of her and madé a good home for his family. he broke down and is now hope- ly ill in the hospital. At first the wife tried to be the breadwinner, but it did not work. A new baby was com- ing and the other five children needed er. The kiddies—six of them now, the “oldest thirteen—are promising youngeters. Those in school are rather ahead of .their grades. Relatives and e helping, but each week an additional $15 is needed, or $780 for the coming year. Amount asked for, acknowledged, $92 Doris. Raiph and Alise, 50 cents: Mrs. F. C. F., $2; A. N_T. W., $1; Rehabilitation School, $2. Total received, $98.38: balance needed, $651. NO. 2. LEFT A WIDOW IN EARLY WOMANHOOD. Married when still young and inex- perienced, she was left a widow in early womanhood with four children to support, now ranging in ages from two to thirteen years. The oldest was stricken with infantile paralysis. A delayed operation promises, with sub- sequent tregtment. ultimate success, so that it is hoped the child may be- come well again. The Associated Charities' home economist has been paying weekly visits to the family. teaching” the housewife useful lessons in homemaking. The family budget has been carefully worked out, but unfortunately there are no outside resources, and_ $27 a_ week must be provided, or $1,404, for the coming year. Amount asked for, $1,404. Previous- acknowledged, $75.19. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; J. C. M., $1; L. D. . Mrs. F. C.'W.. $2; no name, $15; Rehabilitation School, $2. Total received, $100.69; balance needed, $1.303.31. 3. SAVING THE CHILDREN FROM THEIR FATHER'S EXAMPLE. A wife divorced from a brutal and dissipated husband, fearing the ef- fect of their father's inheritance for her two boys, has been making con- stant struggle to give her little fam- ily the right upbringine. Result: Thr two lads, the oldest fourteen, are try. ing hard to grow fast so that they will be able to support their mothe: and thus reward her for all she has done for them, and retrieve their fathera neglect and abuse. In addi- tion to the mother’s earnings at home and until Johnny is able to work, $18 a week, or §936 is needed for the year. Amount asked for, $936. Previous- 1y acknowledged, $10. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. C. F., §2; Rehabilitation School, $2. Total re- ceived, $14.50; balance needed, $921.50. No. 4. TRYING TO BE BOTH FA- THER AND MOTHER. Trying to be both father and mo- ther, breadwinner and homemaker, but seeing no future for her three children, except waywardness and the Juvenile Court, is it any wonder that this mother broke dewn through work and worry? Especially as her hus- a skilled mechanic when she married him, had become & common criminal and finally deserted her. If a mother's home care and their regu- lar attendance at day and Sunday school can save these children from following their father's career, an in- vestment of $25 a week, or $1,300, the next.year, will have brought worth- while dividends. Amount asked for, $1,300. Previous- 1y acknowledged, $8. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents: Mrs. F. C. F., $2; L. B.. $2; Rehabilitation School, $2. Total received, $14.50; balance need- od, $1,285.50. $780. Previously NO. 6. MADE DEPENDENT BY [LLNESS. . Typical of the self-supporting wage- earner’'s family as long as good health lasted, the man took excellent care of his family, a wife and four young children. Then serious illness came and his earning days are now over. except for odd jobs now and then. The wife's church and relatives con- tribute, but are unable to carry the burden unaided. The deficit is §19 a week, or $988 for the year. Amount asked for, $988. Previously acknowledged, $57. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; E. 8. M., $10; Mrs. F. C. F., $3; H. A. K, $15; Rehabilita- tion School, $2. Total received, $87.50; balance needed, $900.50. NO. 7. UNABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. This widow, with three children, takes lodgers and does home laundry work, but is unable to make -ends nfeet. The oldest boy, now fifteen, is beginning to earn, and turns over his small wages toward the family budget, but there are four mouths to feed, and $13.00 per week is needed untll Tom can earn a man's wages. This means $676 for the year. Amount asked for, $676. Previously acknowledged, $3. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. C. F., $3; a {friepds, $3; Rehabilitation School, 2. |, Total received, $11.50; balance needed, $644.50. NO. 8. TWO ROOMS SPELL “HOME. A kitchen and bedroom spell “home’ for three precious children, one under ‘Eversharp . N‘ewl Loeation. ichool Building. Equipment. l’s Posi - All Graduates. New classes starting Jamuary 1922, Pencils Make Ideal Christmas Gifts. 50c¢ to $5.00 All Guaranteed. GIBSON CO. 917-919 G St. MW, ‘un have some money in my hand and and his five younger brothers and sisters. The iad is popular with his employers, who have become 2o much interested in helping him attain his ambition that they contribute to tire || automobile. family's need. The mother takes lodgers besides making a home for her six children. The deficit of $15 a week, or $780 this nxt year, must be met by those who believe that thej} Lord help them- selves. Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged, $238.50. Doris, Ralph and_Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. C. F.. $2; G. D. L., $20; Rehabilitation School, $2. Total received, $271; balance needed, $509. NO. 11. TUBERCULOSIS TOOK HER HUSBAN helps those who When the father (colored) died of tuberculosis he left six children, rang- ng in age from one to fourteen years. The mother, rather than give up her children, was walking five miles to and from her work. leaving the chil- dren at home to shift for themselves. At that time, the oldest boy was threatened with his fathegs trouble. Thanks to the assistance given by the Associated Charities during the past year, the mother has becn able to stay at home, taking in washing, while the oldest child has now grown strong enough to go to work as an appren- tice in a garage. To maintain the widow and children until the oldest boy becomes a skilled mechanic or | chauffeur $15 a week is needed, or $180 for the year. Amount asked for, $780. Previously acknowledged. $12. "Doris, Raiph and ol Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. $2; Re- hal ation School, $2. Total received, $16.50; balance needed, $763.50. NO. 12. TUBERCULOSIS AND IN- FLUENZA DID IT. This frail widow with three chil- dren, oldest seven, reduces her rent by taking lodgers and taking in sew- | ing. She broke herself down by long, hard work outside the home, while her babies were being neglected. Their father. a sufferer from tuberculo- sis, died of the influenza two Years ago. One child predisposed to the father’s trouble needs special care. The two older children _attend the primary; $18 is needed for this young family, or $936 for the year. g Amount asked for. $936. Previously acknowledged, $3. Doris, Ralph and Alise. 50 cenis: Mrs. F. C. F., $2: Re- habilitation School, $1. Total received, $6.50; balance needed, $929.50. NO. 13. “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE."” ! It ain’t really true. Tell me you ain't fooling me. Do you mean that 1 go to the store and buy the food I want | without bothering wjth a grocery or- ¢ der? It's too good to be true.” This) was the way money for a Thanksgiv- ing dinner was received by this col- sred woman, who herself, almost blind, has a husband-in_the Tubercu- iosis_ Hospital, leaving her with five children to support, from three to thirteen years of age. Because of her devotion to her family and her re- sponse to every suggestion for their care, the visltop of the Associated Charities has recommended that she be given a coveted place in the four- teen opportunities. Nineteen dollars a week Is needed, or $988 for the year. Amount asked for, $988. Previously acknowledged. $10. Doris, Ralph and Alise, 50 cents; Mrs. F. C. F., $2; Re- habilitation School, $1. Total received, $38.50; balance needed, $949.50. | NO. 14. THANKS GOD FOR HER‘ BLESSINGS. “I can never praise or thank the Associated Charities enough for keep- ‘ng a roof over my head and provid- ing for our home the way they have. | Of course, my first thanks are to God, from Whom all things come. I never { forget to thank Him, night, morning and every meal time.” The writer, widowed by the loss of her husband from tuber- culosis, and, far from strong herself, is making a courageous fight to give | her children & real home and the best of a mother's love. There are three kiddies, the oldest eleven, attending school regularly and all up to grade. Twenty-six doliars a week 18 needed, | or $1,352 for the year. Amount asked for, $1,352. Previous- Iy acknowledged, $70.30. Doris, Ralph | and Alise, 50 cents; R. W. H. $5; J. $10; Mrs. F. C. G., $5; Rel received, $94.50; balance needed, $1,257.50. Summary. Amount needed, $13,156; received to date., $1,609.07; balance needed, $11,- 546.93. Receipts for the opportunities sent to The Star, in addition to those already acknowledged, follow: Miss Rose Morde- cai, for No. 5, $5; Plate Printers’ Union (35 each), $70. —_— 3 The total number of people in Eng- land and Wales is 37,885,242, of whom 19,803,022 are females. 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