Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1922, Page 4

BUSHESS BOOSTERS TORSEINTES \Openlng of Inland Trans- portation in State Cele- brated. By s Staff Correspondent. KILMARNOCK, Va., January 7.— The driving of the proverbial golden aptke became a fact in Charles and St. Marys countles of Maryland and the counties of Northern Neck, Vir- gints, when & party of seventy prom- inent bankers and merchants of Washington, Alexandria, Anacostis, Maryland and Virginia gathered here today to celebrate the opening of in- land transportation in these parts. Not only will the progress of busi- ness be rapidly commenced, but the advancement of local growth will be enhanced, it is believed. Conducting the ceremonies, as well ements of the trip, are B D athaway, prosident, Tidewater general manager: 8. G. Durant, new extension manager, and M. Deneane. Through the latter’ forts the Tidewater lines are opening ger and fast freight service in this section, which up to the pres- ent time has been almost inaccessible due to its remote position in regard to railroad and steamship lines. Speakers at Dinmer. o Principal speakers at a dinner hel here this moon were Mr. Allyn, Mr. Hathaway, Gen. L. A. Wilmer, former adjutant general on the late Gov. Loundes' staff; Judge J. W. Chinn of the circuit court of. the northern neck, and Col. J. Y. Williams, repre- senting the chamber of commerce of andria. A‘&:n. Wilmer stated that in this saction one of the greatest agricul- tural and trucking lands were to be found and that the opening up of the country to motor transportation was & momentous occasion. Judge Chinn welcomed the visitors to northern neck and also spoke on the impor- tance of transportation to the pre- vious isolated section of the two tes. .“:(h ‘Hathaway declared that the ex- tension of the Tidewater lines was now an accomplished fact and throu h gradual development would un- doubtedly cause a boom in every busi- hess. Col. Willlams said representa- tive business men of Alexandria were contemplating the opening up of a ssion could be ubu‘,h‘;:d and where such a step was most de- ndbie *"This plan, he stated, would Co-operate with the motor transpors tation into southern Maryland and the northern neck of Virginia. Resumed Trip Today. sat The party of boosters spent las night at the St. Mary's Hotel, Leon- ardtown, Md. At daybreak today the trip was resuined, and after a ferry trip on the Leonardtown-Virginia ferry line the route through northern neck was taken up. The route was made by bus through the towns of McQuires Wharf, Montross, Warsaw, Hague, Kinsale, Callao, Heathsville, Reedsville, Kilmarnock, Lancaster and itwalton. L e Soosters will dine tonight in Leonardtown, Md., following the de- parture of the northern neck repre- sentatives. After dinner they will de- part for Washington. Members of the local repr tives are E. D. Hathawa: 3 Tydings, Harry Allyn, S. G. Durant and M. Deneane, ali of Washington: H. Kirk. W. N. Lindsay and Col. J. Y. Williams of Alexandria, and Maurice Otterback, J. Frank Campbell, W. Thompson and William J. Latimer of Anacostia. OFFICERS INSTALLED BY SONS OF VETERANS T Joint Ceremonial Held by William B. Cushing Camp and Cush- ing Auxiliary. TInstallation of officers of Willlam B. Cushing Camp, No. 30. Sons of Vet- erans, U. S. A., and Cushing Auxiliary, No. 4, by P Commander-in-chief Harley V. Speelman of the Sons of Veterans, featured a joint meeting in Pythian Temple last night. The new officers of Cushing Camp Adelbert A. Taylor, com- Frank A. De Groot, senior vice commander; Willlam Rosser, junior vice commander; Wilfred E. Garlick, secretary; James S. Jones, treasurer; George Francis Willlam, Herbert W. Rutledge and Charles S. Davis, members of the camp council J. Clinton Hiatt, patriotic instructor: John L. Bateman, chaplain; Wendell E. Cable, guide; Percy S. Parl color er; Harry T. De Groot, inner guard; Lewis R. Royce, outer guard; A. B, Barringer. musician; Lieut. R. L. Oatley, representative to the Sol- diers’ Temporary Home, and A. J. Schippert, representative to the G. A. R. relief committee. Department _Commander John Mc- Elroy of the Department of the Poto- mac, G. A. R. accompanied by his official staff, was present, making a patriotic address and congratulating the new officers. Other addresses were made by Col. H. L. Deam, Rev. Dr. W. D. McBride, Mrs. Isabelle Worrell Ball, Mrs. Emma F. Hayden, Mrs. Sutton, Miss Gretchen Bergner and former Repre- sentative Leafe Pence of Colorado. A committee of the auxiliary served refreshments following the meeting, ‘when a reception to Commander Tay- lor was tendered. Miss Edna Davis, national secretary, represented the National Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans. —_— THREE ARE STABBED. Domestic Trouble in Two Coiored Familits. Newton Long, colored, thirty-eight years old, and Hattie Long, his wife, forty-one years old, occupying a front second-story room at 1819 Sth street, had a quarrel about 2 o'clock this morn- ing, and Mrs. Long was slashed about the head, throat and neck. Long then cut his own throat and arm. g Police of the eighth precinct took the wounded couple to a hospital, where surgeons reported that both were dan- gerously wounded. They were unable to hold out much hope for the man’s re- covery. Addison L. Ranson, colored, 1617 U street, was treated at Freedmen's Hos- pital last night for stab wounds in his chest. Police of the eighth precinct conducted an investigation and reported that Ranson was stabbed with a pair of scissors by his wife, Rosie Ranson. The wounded man said he would not prose- cute his wife. Trouble in the restaurant of Samuel Markovitz, 1327 7th street, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in Harry Markovits, tweniy-two years old, recelving a bullet wound in his left leg. He was taken to Sibley Hoepital, and Emmett H. Venison. colored, three years old, as 1447 N street, was arrested and charged with having inflicted the wound. URGE SCHOOL ADDITION. Chillum Castle Citizens Appeal for ‘Woodburn. Resolutions recommending the ad- dition of an eight-story building to the Woodburn School and the im- provement of Sligo Mill road and the three-ton bridge over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks near the Ta- koma Masonic Home were adopted at a meeting of the Chillpym Castle Citizens’ Assoclation, held in the ‘Woodburn School m& nl:'h‘ti usioal en ‘Wyche place a conce! are: Dr. mander; After the meeting Bis daugh! | particularly well informed on inter- Says: Abe Martin oy e to Jeanne d’Arc Unvelled at Meri- . dian Park. “Jeanne d'Arc is a model, not to| imitate, for that would be impossible, but an inspiration in the knowing of her existence” was a pertinent part of a tribute pald yesterday to the “Maid of Orleans” by Jules Jussér- and, ambassador from France, at the ceremonies incident to the unvelling of the statue of this famous French heroine in Meridian Park. *“The history of France is a history of resurrections,” the distinguished French diplomat continued. ‘“There Mrs. Em Moots’ brother wuz|are minutes when France dies and b facin’ iins in th'|then rises again, She died and arose so used t’ facin’ fast trains in th’|g228 PO PEHN 00 ens came. In movie theaters that he neglected her most critieal ‘moment In the 3 e ny ears’ War an! '"Arc t’ slow down at Tharp’s Crossin’ | came. - Then, during our revolution sterday. He wuz assembledand your revolution, when it esimed ougl e spir] L2 'ance a8 Yy Corgner Gab; Craw. weakening, the spirit of this brave Th’ tie that blinds—th’ Christ- | Young woman came again, = Her bis: mus tie. tory Is unique in the history (Copyright National Newspaper Service.) 1,300 ALIENS UNDER next in a position of importance greater than that of a fleld marshal.” Society Complimented. Ambassador Jusserand compliment- ed the members of the Societe des Femmes de France, New York, who of Columbia, for their patriotism and their energies. . He then pinned on the waist of Mme. Carlo Polifeme, president of the organisation, in the name of the French republic, the medal of the officer of public instruc- s tion of the nation. He also presented to her a small gold replica of the H 2 o statue which was unvel l, e 54 Foreigners Ranging From 15 |inai of which now stands in tront of . the Cathedral at Ehelms, France. The ' Pri ambassador than! resident an to 80 Years Taught Prin- |3 Harding for being present, and read the cable mesnsefl(ro‘r,r: the n;le < i 14 H . rding, whicl ciples of Citizenship. O L L S el “Your presence and that of Mrs. Fifteen hundred foreigners, ranging | Harding Dn the inauguration of the in age from fifteen to eighty, are be- tue of Jeanne d’Arc at Washington & m sure, therefore, to be its ship in the Americanization schools | fuithtul Interpreter in addressing to of Washington. according to figures | you all my thanks for the triute you are rendering our nationi 3 siven out today by school authorities. | }iC. giplime virtue will be better un- Americanization classes are con-|derstood by the women of the United ducted in the Columbia Junior High|States in that. & ey );".rv:c howa us, they now 10 e o= [ thol nighestidenreeToourassiand (de? votion.” morning and two afternoon classes Secretary Weeks Accepts. are held in the Webster School, 10th | Secretary of War Weeks made a brief and H streets northwest; one fleld |speech in formally accepting the gitt class and one day class at Schott{on behalf of the District of Columbia. place northeast; a might class and a|Mrs. George M. Minor, president gen- fleld class at the Curtis School, in|eral of the Daughters of the American s at the | Revolution, and Mme. Polifeme also place made address Mrs. Minor, as the the Eastern High School, in connec- | gtated: “This occasion is the spirit of tion with the community center work | the women of France speaking to the of that Institution. spirit of the women of A'r:m;):-. -:a it Teachers Is peculiarly fitting that the Daughters £ Banieyes. of the American Revolution be chosen The work of the Americanization|io represent the women of the latter, school 18 conducted by two paid teachers | for that organization represents Am and one principal and fifteen part-[jca itself, its institutions and its llmeudte;meéan‘r Tness ?vmw':::: patriotism_ and, the (forefathers who gran Y Ol as 'ought an or TLy. lout, is not sufficient to maintain & Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill, superin- larger teaching force. tendent of public buildings and grounds The Americanisation schools are not|and executive officer of the Fine Arts limited to forelgners who have just|Commission, through whom the statue arrived. Men and women, residents in | was given, presided at the exercises. the United States for many years, are | Invocation was pronounced by Rev. pupils. Pere T. Wucher of New York, and The naturalisation service 1s one of | Rev. Charles Wood of the Church of donated this statute to the District ing taught the principles of citizen- | touches the French people very deep- . and one night class at|representative of American —women, the big feeders of the Americanization |the Covenant pronounced the benedic- H.|schools and its officers co-operate with | tion. teachers. _ Foreigners who apply| More than 2,000 men, women and at the Americanization service are|children were gathered in the park to questioried, their needs noted, and they{ witness the exercises, among them be- are paseed along to_ the Americaniza-|ing many distinguished persons, in- tion school. - gluding President and Mra Harding. é e atter, wi ‘me. Jus: and, Edmention le: Compinee: pulled the strings that unveiled the From this place they graduate into|pronze statue, which act was followed fullfiedged American citizens, with alby a salute of seventeen guns by & knowledge of the country's traditions; | pattery of artillery from Fort Myer. its *history and fits Constitution—every. thing to the making of an American EMPLOYMENT SITUATION UNCHANGED IN DISTRICT citizen. Federal Service December Report CROSSED WIFE’S HANDS AFTER HE KILLED HER Also Describes Conditions Throughout Country. Herbert Young, Colored, Confesses to Shooting Her After Comparatively little change has taken place in_unemployment con- Quarrel. 3 ditions in the District of Columbia Tired of being hunted by the police, | quring the past month, according to Benjamin Herbert Young, colored, the report of the United States em- surrendered to police of the eighth|ployment service for December, made police precinct last night and -ad-|public today. The Washington Steel mitted, the police say, that he shot|and Ordnance Company plant is clos- and killed his wife in front of 1440}ing out, the report says, and there has T street early Tuesday morning. been some let-up in building con- coroner's jury yesterday afternoon|struction on account of the holiday, reported a verdict setting out thatialthough there is indication that he had knowledge of the slaying of|several projects are to start up im- his wife, Genevieve Sheen Youns, but|mediately after the first of the year. as the verdict did not hold him for| Railroad shop men, automobile the grand jury he will be committed | mechanics, machinists and common to jail on a Police Court warrant. |laborers constitute the bulk of the Talking to Lieut. Reilly, Sergt. Sul-{unemployed in the District, the re- livan and Detective Burke of thelport says. eighth precinct and Detectives O'Brien| Employment conditions throughout and Livingston of headquarters squad, | Virginia show little improvement, al- the prisoner stated -he put his re-|though _thirty-seven textile mills volver in his pocket early in thejscattered throughout the state show evening for the protection of his wife|a small increase for December. and himself against hold-up men.| Employment through the country and when his wife had not returned|in 1,428 firms, each usually employ- home at 1 o'clock In the morning he{ing more than 500 workers, showed a went to 1917 2d street, where sheinet loss during the month of 74,267 the { was visiting, and started home with|employes, or 4.7 per cent, the report her. showed. Benjamin told the police that his Increases in employment were wife quarreled with him as they{noted in textile and their products, walked in the direction of their home, |iron and steel and their products, and when they reached 14th and T|lumber and its manufactéres, leather streets she struck him two or three|and its finished products, paper times with her handbag. The nextiand printing, and metals and metal thing he knew, he said, he was stand- | products other than iron and steel. ing over her dead body, having fired| Of sixty-five cities in which sur- one shot. veys were made, twenty-nine report He went home and threw the gun|employment increases during Decem- away. Returning to the scene of the | ber over November and thirty-six re- shooting, he said, he crossed his|port employment decreases for the wife's hands. Then, he said, he got|same period. something to eat and went to Balti- FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. more on the 6:30 train. Last night his brother met him at Union station and| Three new branch offices have been added to the list of Star want ad accompaniéd him to the - police sta- tion. branches for the convenience of Star readers. You can leave your cash ad- MOORE_SUCCEEDS ‘FLOOD. | vertictients at any o¢ these beanches at the same rate and receive the same Lawyer Becomes Member of For- | Service as at The Star office. Henry Evans Co., 14th and Columbia eign Affairs Committee. road. H. Coloduy & Co., 14th and Clifton Representative R. Walton Moore of | streets. Virginia was elected a member of the| J. Louls Krick, 1722 Pennsylvania foreign affairs committee of the House|Yem!¢ ROTthWest, T ative i D, Fiood ot vir.| CAPITAL LODGE ELECTS. Representative Hal D. Flood of Vir- ginia, who was chairman of the com R. J. Burns Made President of Labor Union. mittee during the world war. Representative Moore is a lawyer, national law, and has taken an active| R. J. Burns was re-elected pre: part in discussion of international{dent of the Brotherhood of Rallway subjects since he has been a member |and Steamship Clerks, Freight Han- of the House. Representative Moore's|dlers and Express Employes, Capitol district lles nearest to the National | Lodge, 570. at the annual election of Capital, and he practiced law here for | officers Thursday night. many years before being. elected to| Other officials selected were: H. A. the national House of Representatives { Gibson, vice president; H. M. Wood, re-elected treasurer; H. A. Herfurth, CONVENTION To NOM'NATE re-elected flnancial and recording secretary; Miss Mary Broderick, chap- WIS lain; W. Le Graw, = Selection - for Successor to H. D, |arms, re-elected, and R. J. Burns, H. A. Herfurth and Miss Blanch Conners Flood to Be Made at Staunton. m:mhau &r n:snlnoel}l pronucllvl 1:lsom. mitte rs. Tothy Burhi L C. RICHMOND, ‘;l:’- January 7.—Nomi-| Russell and J. L. Robey were named ation of a candidate to succeed the|members of the executive committee. late Henry D. Flood will be by con-| R, J. Burns also was elected dele- vetion, it was decided in Staunton|gate to the annual convention of the yesterday by the tenth district demo- | brotherhood, to be held at Dallas on cratic co! » the” convention to|mMay 1. H. A. Herfurth was named be held in Staunton at noon, Tuesday, R alterna - % Convention representatian will be on the basis of “one delegate for every| ORDERED TO DUTY HERE. M 100 democratic votes or & fraction. Fort Crook, Neb., has n ordered to this city for duty in th:romen of th: chief of ordnance, enf ; A tributary of the Lena river. tn mmr.minfinctgoufix_ ¥ 1 Thomas J. Hayes, ordnance d -l g e i SOERTY DRVE : | Uppers Mrs. Ha ‘wife ‘of the Fre ing-and Mmwe; Jusserand, h sador, who. unveiled the statue, photographed just as they pulled the siring. statue, PRISON TERMS FOR TWO ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY Alleged Army Deserter One of Those Sentenced—Forger, Thief and Housebreakers Punished. Arden Francis Wood, twenty-three years old, said to be a deserter from the Army, was sentenced today by hief Justice McCoy to serve five years in the penitentiary for bigamy. Wood was married March 20, 1918, to Mattie Scott and_without a divorce married Helen Kelly April 2, last. Wood left the last named in June, it was stated to the court. Claude H. Sheldon, also found guilty of bigamy, was given a term of two years in the penitentiary. Sheldon is about thirty years old and married_Anna_ B. Davidson at Ports- mouth, Va., while he was on the po~ lice force at Norfolk., Without a divorce he came to Washington and went through a marriage ceremony with Madge.C. De Cherness July 1, last. Sheldon claimed that a lawyer had advised him that he had the right to_remarry. David H. Miller, eighteen years old, pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery and was sent to the peniten- tiary for six years, three years for each offense. George W. Ryder claimed that Miller while in his em- ploy had forged his employer's name to_checks. Penitentiary terms._ of . fivé’ years{. each were imposed by the chief jus- tice on James B. Jones and Charles Moore, both colored. They were con- victed of housebreaking and larceny. Thornton Gibson, colored, stole three suits of clothes from ~ a”delivery Wwagon and was given three years in the penitentiary. Gibson had a crimi+ nal record. William A. Sedgwick, colored, fitty-four years old, was sen- tenced to two years in the peniten- tiary for housebreaking. .. ———— $200,000 FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING IN CUMBERLAND Bayer Grocery Co. Establishment In Ruins—Several Cars of Stock Unloaded Prior to Blaze. CUMBERLAND, Md.,- January 7 (Special).—Fire, which started shortly after midnight, destroyed the whole- Sale establishment of the Bayer Gro- cery' Company, a . four-story brick building at Commerce street and Ball timore and Ohio Trailroad, near I Queen City Hotel. e at $200,000, partly covered by insur- ance. The Cumberland Candy Manu- acturing Company, also located in the building, places its loss at $25,000. The building was formerly occupied by the 1. D. Rohrer. Milling : Company, and was purchased by the Bayer company for $76,000. S et (o The Bayer company canie here from Huntington, Pa., opening a ‘branch, and took over the Cumberland Groceryl Company on March 1. The .building eollapsed, covering. three tracks of the B. & O. railroad. In the meantime many freight cars had. been removed. The origin of. the fire. has not been determined. The firemen were unable to get their aerial ladders to the scene because they are not motor ¢ 3 Queen City Hotel was for & 'time jeopardized, as the flames shot as high? as 100 feef. The Bayer company an- nounced that it will rebuild &t once. The building was heavily stocked with; goodp, several carloads having been moved in yesterday. E 4 allad to t‘h‘”fld&mn fl'fllfh:. e_fin erdered to Fort 'Hunt, Va., for in- struction. > The loss is placedd T3 Secretary of WAN. Weekh making ‘Ms-address accepting the ISOCIETY. PUTS WREATH ON LAFAYETTE STATUE _B_ocdvcd at White House, Then Goes to Washington’s 9 Tomb. As a tribute to the memory of Gen. Lafayette twenty-five members of the Societe des Femmes de France, New York, which organization presented yesterday to the capital the statue of Jeanne d'Arc, today placed a large floral wreath at the base of the Lafayette statue in Lafayette Park. Mme. Cario Polifeme, president of the soclety, which, besides the members of the or- ganization, was attended by . Ma. Douglas Weart, representing the office of public buildings and groundls, anc = number of local residents. Following these exercises, the mem- bers of the societe were received in the blue yoom of the White House by Mrs. Harding. Later this afternoon they will motor to Mount Vernon, where they will place a wreath on the tomb of George Washington. The ma- jority of them will return to New York ‘tonight. 3 & TFSE : £ ; MOTHER ASKS COURT ‘TO-RECOVER HER BABY Margaret E. Stenz. Starts Habeas Carpus Proceedings Against _ ' "Husband. 3 Habeas corpus proceedings have been instituted by Margaret F. Stenz to recover possession of her nineteen- month-old baby, George Carl Stgns, from.the father, Norman N. Stens, Mrs. Stenz claims tHat since "her marriage she has lived with her.hus- band’'s mother, who has_continually told her that $he was -not. welcome in the house, and later she Was forced to leave. She alleges that her hus. band is not ablé to take care, of the child, inasm; 28 he is In the mov-. ing picture business and {s away from home from .9 gm. until midnjght. She alleges that hecause of the tender age of the child, it needs a mother" Mrs. ‘Stenz " is- represented by At- torneys Alvin L Newmyer and Milton . King. Chief Justice Mcfoy ordered the father to have the child in court Monday morning. 3 . ADVE | Nover wait. for.a cold. to’ weas off—it “wears away the lungs in- Father John's 4 tein e gives promp reliéf fro allow the disease to get a deeper hold. l Dbecause they weaken the body &n conducted tha.exercises,. BEGINS FEBRUARY 1 Plamé to Be' Submitted to - -Président Harding and “Cabinet Today. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK; January 6.—The na- tional prosperity bureau, composing | many mitlon-wide commercial or: ganizsations, ' last night lnnouncedl plans for launching a nation drive on February 1 to stimulate business in the United States. The project, sponscred, it was an- nounced, by American Industrial groups with investments of more than $15,000,000, will be submitted to, President Harding and members of his cabinet for their approval. Movement Overdone. The movement, based on the as- sumption that ' the preaching of) “thrift,” the “high cost of living” and the “buyers' strike” has been over- done in the last four years, was de-| clared to have the following aims: peed up manufacturing by eco-| nomic productoion and o8, “Educate the public {o an open dis- cussion of simple facts about taxés, tariffs, transportation, prices, wages and costs of production and distribu- tion. I “Educate the retailer to a true ap- preciation of turnover. “Restore consumer confidence and energetic retail buying, which, after all, is th onomic pendulum that both regul ‘and measures the pa- tion’s industrial prosperity.’ Will Spread Propaganda. The organization announced it plan- ned to spread the propaganda of pros- perity through mnewspaper publicity advertising, motion pictures and “four- minute” public speakers as well as by direct contact with retailer: wholesalers, transportation agencl financlers and the public. A meeting of representatives of the different industries will be held in New York on January 16, to complete the organisation and prepare for the jopening 4f thie intensive campaign. Directors of the trade division of the bureau, it was announced, con- sist of the presidents of the national organizations of retail grocers, master butchers, retail furniture dealers, re- tail clothiers, shoe retailers, retail druggists, music merchants, real state boards, home furnishers, chain store grocers and milliners. William . Adams, John Tyrone Kelly and Amos Stote compose the committee in charge of plans and organisation. The %%l’munen! headquarters are in New $7,000 DAMAGES AWARDE Local Optician Wins Verdict, Al- leging Broken Contract. A jury in Circuit Division No. 1, Justice Stafford presiding, has re- turned a verdict for $7,000 damages in favor of Harry Roll a-local op- ticlan, against William . Weigle, | president of the Huske Optical Com- .Dlni‘uf this city, in an action flled { by Mr. Roller cldiming that " had broken a contrac purchase jointly the Huske Optical : Company in February, 191 |, It was claimed on behalf of Roller, by his attorneys, Newmyer and King, that after signing a contract to buy the Huske business as partners ‘Weigle refused to carry out his con- tract afd bought it “Wwith another man. It was claimed on behalf of Weigle, h‘{ Attorneys Clarence E. ‘Wilson and Paul E. h, that Roller had bii the contract. JOHN. McCORMACK SINGS. New National Theater Packed at 8chool Benefit Concert. Jolirt ‘McCormiack sang at the New National Theater yesterday in a ben- efit oconcert for St. Rose's Technical School, California avenue and Phelps place, with more than 2,500 packing the theater. Arckbishop Michael J. Curley of the archdiocese of Itimore was there and thanked McCormack for his as- sistance to the school. . . -Assisting artists were Donal Mc- Beath, violinist, and Edwin Schneide: pianist. McCormack -sang fourt songs on the program and gave six encores. The first half of the pro- gram was on classical and semi- classical bjects; the last consisted of Irish folk songs and Atherican melodies. 1f abandoned - ¢ ECONOMY RECOMMENDED INDORSED BY ENGINEERS Society Approves New York Gov- ernor’s Proposed Elimination of Unnecessary Duplication. Recommendations for aconomy mad by Gov. Miller of New York in message to the legislature urgi elimination of “unnecessary duplica. tion of effort” between the state de- partment of public works, the state engineer's office, the state architect and the departments of highways and of public buildings, were indorsed by the American Engineering Council of the Federated American Engineering Bocieties at the closing session of its two-day convention last night at the ‘Cosmas Club. The council offered Gov. Miller the services of its commit on New York state government re- organization in the carrying out of his co-ordination plan. The system of public works sug- f-le"ed by Secretary of Commerce oover to combat future industrial depressions and periods of unem- ployment, which according to econ- omic experts make their appearance in cycles, will be perfected by the was decided. The council authorizing Mortimer . Cooley, president of the council, to appoint a special committee to make neces- sary investigations and work for th passage of lgeislation which will cor- rect the congestion. The council adopted a budget of rigid economy—engineers, it was said, having been widely affected by the existing depression. The Engineers’ Club of Columbus, Ohlo, was admitted to membership. L. W. Wallace of Washington, D. C., was re-elected executive secretary for the ensuing year. The council tendered its ap. preclation to Secretary Hoover for hi: ufrvlces to the engineering profes. sion. _ YOUNG GETS FIVE YEARS. Convicted of Manslaughter in Death of Leo Hill. Herman Young, colored, has been sentenced by Justice Siddons in Crim- inal Divislon 2, to serve five years in the penitentiary. Young was convict- ed of manslaughter in connection with the death of Leo Hill, also colored, December 26, 1920. The accused claim- ed that his pistol dropped from his pocket and exploded, causing the death of Hill. The government proved a careless use of the weapon. Edward Bean, colored, was given two years in the penitentiary for joy- riding. Bean took an automobile be- longing to Blanche Evans of Naylors ccurt northwest November 23 las IQUINTUPLE MURDER . IN FROZEN NORTH Slaying of Eskimos Alleged Due to Desire of Man for Another’s Wife. By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, January 7.—From out of the frozen north beyond the farthest outposts of civilization came last | night the detalls supplying the back- &round for the recently reported mur- der of five Eskimos, including a four- year-old girl, because of the desire of one man for another man's wife. This desire, it was explained by royal Canadian mounted police, who unearthed the crime, was due to & shortage of women in the barren ice- lands. And this shortage, they added was the outcome of an Eskimo cus- tom, but recently abandoned, whereby female children were put to death be- cause of the shortage of food and the unwritten Eskimo law that only the most useful members of a community should be permitted to live. There- fore, young girls, requiring more care and being of l€ss use than boys, were condemned to death. Detafls of the quintuple murder have just been received here from Poljce Corp. Doak, who is combing the' territory along 75 degrees north latitude in an attempt to bring the ulprits to justice. The crime took place August 1, about thirty miles northeast of the Hudson Bay Com- pany’s post in Walker Bay, Kent peninsula. —_— WEEVIL TO BE TOPIC. ' National Agricultural Conference to Discuss It Seriously. The national agricultural conference to be held here January 23 s expected to give serlous consideration to the whole question of the weevil. Reports to the Department of Agricuiture state ithat the weevils may hibernate in the weevll-infested territory in Texas and reappear in large numbers in the spring. Boll weevil activity in the cotton belt is to be thoroughly considered. It is expected that the conference may nam a committee of cotton growers and ex- | perts to go over the whole situation and | consider the advisability of recommend- {ing a new line of campaign against the pest. Interest on Your Savings Compounded Twice a Year UESTION: How can they doit? Answer: No losses to charge off. Fourteen years’ successful business without the loss of a dime is the record of this com- pany. HERE you know the net earning power of your savings. Your deposits with us are free from all Taxes and can be with- drawn any time. THE Building Association is ‘the world’s best known and tematic saving. safest method for sys- One dollar or more will start your account Columbia Building Association 716 11th St. N.W. Under Government Supervision -January Reduction ‘Sales of Women’s and Misses’ | f Ready-to-Wear Apparell Children’s Wool Sweaters reduced to $3.95 ‘g Girls' Wool Coats, sizes 2 to 6 years, special price, $5 January Sales of { Fine Undermuslins _Radically Underpriced - January Sales of -and Table || Bedding, Towels Linens - Woodwarh & Vntheop January Money-Saving Events in the “DOWN STAIRS STORE Women’s and Misses’ Winter Coats, mostly with fur collars, $16, $24.75 and $34.75; \Wom- en’s and Misses’ Svit $19; Women’s and Misses’ Silk and Wool Dresses, $10 and $15; Heavy Georgette Blouses, $3.95; Dimity Blouses, $1.45; Hats. $1.95 and $3.95; Sweat- ers, $3.95. Gowns, Chemises, Crepe Bloomers, Enve- lope Chemise and Corset Covers, special, 85c each; Windsor Crepe Nightgowns, $1.25; R & G Corsets, V3 to 5 less than regularly, $1.58; C-B Corsets, $2.58; Ban- deaux, 58c. Excellent Seamtess” Muslin Sheets, $1; Fine Bleached Pillowcases, 35c; Crochet Bedspreads, $2.45; Absorbent Huck Towels, 15¢c; Fancy Turkish Towels, 35¢c; Napkins, 15c each; . Tablecloths, hemstitched, linenized finish, $1.40.