Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1922, Page 4

FOODSHON TONORRON NEAT Sixty Exhibits and Demon- ptrations to Feature Affair £ at Convention Hall. Sixty exhibits and practical demon- strations of pure-food products and Iabor-saving devices for the home will festure the national food show apd household exposition, which opens for two weeks, beginning at 7:30 tomorrow night, in Convention Hall, 5th and L streets northwest, under auspices of the Retail Grocers’ Protective Association. The exhibitors include many manu- facturers of natlonally known food products and househoid supplies, in addition_to practically all of the lo- cal food manufacturers and large- scale dealers in devices to lighten housework. Every Product Indorsed. ve roduct exhibited at the IIEW l"l?llllh’cm"ry the full indorsement and guarantee of the grocers’ 2sso- clation. A thorough examination and test of every article to be put on dis- play has been made by the association, i3 order that patrons of the show !zy be fully protected. Several ap- plications for exhibit space were re- Jected because the products adyer- tised did not come up to the high standard set by the association. There will be no fakers or conces- slonnaires, and the show will be de- void of ~arnival features. It will be a scientific presentation of new food products, flew nlethods of preparing foods and new devices for simplify- ing household work. Exhibit of Appliances. The show will be a departure this year from the usual food shew in that [ it will also embrace an exhibit of household appliances. The, house- wife will be shown how modern in- ventlons can_free her from household drudgery and help her solve the serv- ant problem. A furniture store will demonstrate how & complete house can be artistically furnished at mini- mum expense. One of the big depart- ment stores will display kitchen ap- liances. DAtter the opening tomorrow night the show will be open every after- noon from 2 to 5:30, and every even- ing from 7:30 to 10:30. Music will be furnished both afternoon and even- ing. nfimployes of local food manufac- turers and 700 employes of one of the big department stores will be the guests of honor tomorrow night. Tuesday will be Bakers' and Confec- tioners’ day, with members of the ‘West Vizginia State Soclety also as special guests. Suburban Greeers® Day. Next Wednesday will be Alexandria and Suburban Grocers' day an Thursday will be Northeast Grocers’ day for those grocers west of Sth street, with members of the New York State Society as additional guests. Next Friday will be North- ‘west Grocers’ day for those grocers north of U street. Members of the North Carolina State Society also will be special guests. Monday, February 13. will be South- east Grocers' day; February 14 will be Northeast Grocers’ day for grocers east of Sth street; February 15 will be Northwest Grocers’ day for grocers south of U street, with mem- bers of the Tennessee State Society as additional guests; February 16 will be Georgetown Grocers' day, and February 17 will be Southwest Gro- cers’ day. On these special grocers’ days the wives and employes of groeers in the ll‘lespect!ve sections will be guests of onor, GAS RATES INQUIRY BY UTILITIES BODY Charges Made by Washing- ton and Georgetown Com- pany to Be Considered. Rates to be charged by the Washing- ton and Georgetown Gas Light Compa- nles after the meter reading period of March will be inquired into by the Public Utilities Commission at a hearing in the board room of tie District buflding at 10:30 o'clock, February 17. Announcing the hearing yesterday afternoon, the commission made public a serfes of questions which the gas com- panies will be called upon to answer at the hearing. They are: Extent of Inquiry. A full and complete statement of the progeass that has been made. in carry- ing out the plans for improving pressure comgditions on the companies’ systems, ‘which were cons’lered at a conference between tie commission and representa- tives of the companjes in January, 1921. e advisability of extending pumping mains and trunk mains to reinforce the supply of gas to outlying sections, with specidl reference to the extension of trunk mains on Bladensburg road te equalize pressures in Langdon, Wood- ridge and Brookland. The progress that has been made In complying_ with the terms of commis- sion’s order No. 378, requiring the in- stallation of meters at the District line to sccurately measure the gas supplied to companies outside of the District of Columbia. In this connection considera- tlon will be given to suggesiions for other meinods of properly ascertaining the amount of gas so furnished. The progress that has been made in instituting a job-order system for prop- erly recording the expenditures for con- struction, maintenance and repair. Question of Salaries. ‘The reductions or increases in sala- ries and wages of officials and employes that have been made during the calen- dar year 1921, and the contemplated changes therein for the coming vear. Statistics showing the amount of £as manufactured and sold during the year 1921, and the amount sold and the number of consymers ynder each step of the scheduled rates during that year. The results of actual operations during the full calendar year 1921 for each company.and for the two companies combined. The estimated results of operations for the calendar year 1922 at the present rates for gas and the esti- mated prices of coal and oil for that year. Present Charge $1.10, At the present time the gas com- panies are charging $1.10 per tho sand cubic feet for gas sold to pr vate households, with lower rates to lunchrooms, hotels and commercial establishments using large quantities. ether rates can be cut at this time will depend lursu{ on the testimony that is adduced at the hear- ing as to the price of oil, one of the biggest items of expense im the manufacture of gas. ‘When the price of gas was at its war peak of $1.32 per thousand cubic feet the company was paying as high aF 12% cents a gallon for oil—and it takes four gallons of oil to a thousand feet of gas. the price of oil receded the com- raission reduced the price of gas to 5 and then to $1.10. It is be- the company is now paying ut 7 cents a gallon for oil. EXAMINATION WAIVED. t W. Camp has been appointed M the eutgnu division, Treas- oF e it service ruiee; by To Assume Command of e e MORE WORK URGED Yororrrood. . BRI BRIG. GEN. FREDERICK W. SLADEN, At present in command at Fort Sher- idan, L. who has just beem notified of his appointment as superintendent of the United States Military Acad- emy, at West Foint, effective June 30, LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD ‘INSPECTIONS ORDERED Federal Officers to Begin Next Sun- day and Continae Through the Following Friday. Organizations of the District of Co. lymbia National Guard will be ine spected by federal officers, beginning next Sunday and continuing through the following Friday. The inspec- tions will be held at the Distriet Armory, 472 L street. ‘The Headquarters and Service Com. pany, 121st Engineers, will be the first unit to be inspected. The unit will be inspeeted next Sunday at 11 am. Company A, 142d Engineers (auxiliary) will be inspected Monday, to be followed Tuesday by the Head- quarters Battalion of the 121st En- gineers. Company A of the 121st En. gineers also will be inspected Tues- day and Company C, 121st Engineers, will go through the inspection Thurs. day, while Cempany B, 121st En. gineers, will be inspected Friday. The men will all be in uniform, un. der arms and in exact éngineer equip- ments as required by the inspector. ‘The &nnual inspection is a test of d | armory instruction of organizations, in order that the Secretary of War may have exact Information as to the state of discipline and training of each organization and whether or not the organization, its arms, equip- ment and uniforms are being cared for in accordance with law and in condition for military service. “All members of the command,” says the inspection order, “should realize the necessity for neatness of appearance, proper wearing of equip- ment, steadiness in ranks, promptness and orderliness of formation, atten- tiveness to commands and the value of a thorough familiarity with the bayonet drill, nomenclature and care and preservation of the rifle and equipment. “Organization commanders will as- sure themselves that all deficiencies noted at previous annual inspections of the organizations have been cor- rected and are directed to make every effort to prevent the notation of like deficiencies at the coming inspection.” VICTORY MEMORIAL DRIVE ON THIS WEEK Funds and Service Stars for ! All D. C. Ex-Soldiers Are Among Committee Aims. A service star of gold or blue for| every man from the District who served his country in the world war’ will be one of the objects to be at- | tained by the citizens” committee from the District, which meets temor- row to raise funds for the national victory memorial to be erected here. Tomorrow's meeting is the first an will be called at 3 o'elock in th boardroom of tHe District building. David Jayne Hill will preside and the entire membership of the committee of 100 designated by the District: Commissioners is expected. With the indorsement of the propos- ed memorial by the President, who commended the plan in letters to gov- ernors of all the states, reports have been received here of the activities on the part of residents of the various! states. Aside from the utilitarian ap- ' peal which the proposed memorial makes, the plan to commemorate each one of the 4,000,000 men who served by ineans of stars has taken hcld on the public mind, Gold stars will be utilized to immortalize those who made the supreme saerifice, while blue stars will bear evidence of those ‘Wwho served and came back, In launching the campaign in the District at tomorrow’s meeting, ways and means of raising funds to provide stars representing every man from the District who served will be dis- cussed. Plans sre under way for a costume ball to be given February 20. Mrs. Frederick Grant has been ap- pointed treasurer of the committee in charge. The proceeds will go to- ward the District fund for the victory memorial, as well as the money de- rived from a concert to be given late in February, at which Calve and Ernest Schelling will appear. H r——— ' MEMORIAL FOR STUDENTS. Plans for a memorial service for George Washington University stu- dents, victims in the Knickerbocker Theater disaster, are being made by the student cpupcil of the institu- tion, it was announced last night. The Services will be held in one of the | ‘Washington ‘churches in the near fu- ture. It has the support of the lneultyl members, who are co-operating with the ' council. | The sympathy of the university has | been officially communicated by Pres. ident Howard L. Hodgkins to the families of the dead students. They | are Vivian Ogden, Lois Pitcher, Hagel Price, John' P. * Fleming, - Willlam Sammon, and Wyatt C. McKimmie. The student council also has adopt- | ed resolutions of regret, coples of which will be sent to the familieg of the six students who lost their lives in the catastrophe. ACQUITTED OF FORGERY. | Sylvester Coyle, indicted on a! charge of forging.the name of his wife, Mary D, Coyle, to a govern. ment allotment check for $130, was acquitted Friday a_jury in Crimi- nal-Division 2 before Justice Siddons, The accused claimed that he signed the wife's name at her suggestion and that she received a large part of the proceeds. Attorneys James A. O'Shea | and John 1 Sacks appeared for the accused. —_— Floral Valentinep. More expressive than anything else, Consult now, 1214 F.—Adver. tisement, Fear Reduction of Foree by BY NAVY YARD MEN Fulfilling of Provisions of Arms Paot. Employes of the Washington navy yard fear that actions of the arms parley will result in & tremendous cut in forces at the yard unless steps are taken to avert this event- uality by putting the yard men upon Decessary navy and departmental work, A committee of machinists has eonducted & survey along this line with the object of securing dats to the possibllities of the local yard for bandling work from other depart- ments, and expects to present the re- sults to Congress soon. Robert E. Janson, president of Loeal Union No. 174, International As- -oucutdlol of Machinists, last night de- clare ke since the convening of the limitation of armament conference mechanics and other civillan em- Kloyu at the Washington navy yard ave been taking a keen interest in the developments at the conference and the probable effect of the issue upon thelr Qngl.aymnnt at the yard. “Some months ago the Interna- tional Association of Machinists went on record in favor of and requested the American delegates to advocate the exclusion of a clause limiting the manufacture of armament to establishments owned and operated by the government. A committee of the machinists has also conducted a survey with the object of securing data ‘as to the possibilities of the local yard for handling work from other "departments. Much valuable information has been collected and compiled by the committees which may be presentéd to Congress in the near future. “It 1s_estimated that lh’ local yard, which covers approximately fifty acres of land, regreunu an in- vestment of $36,000,000 of the tax- There are eighteen ;nlcl:’lna -l;o’ a steel l;:l:ltfl.l’r:. b.r;:; oundry, -forge ) and electric power plant included in the cqulnmenzs “A considerable amount of work for the Navy Department itself, which could well have been taken care of by the-local yard, it has been found, has been contracted out to private plants. “The employes contend that the re- quirements of the Navy and other de- partments of the government would furnish sufficient work to keep the navy yards and arsenals employed and at the same ti effect a great saving of the taxpayers’ money. “It is pointed out that no business concern having & large amount of capital invested in plant equipment would think of allowipg its ewn plant and mi while having work performed by other concerns, The employes urge that the administration, as trustees of the people's interes should put forth a determined effort to so use this investment as to bring the best returns on the mono; invested. “The policy of keeplng private plants employed on munitions and armaments has in the past been justi- fled on the theory that it was neces- sary to encourage private manufac- turers to maintain suitable equipment which could be used by the govern- ment in time of war, “This justification now seems inap- plicable if the limitation of arma- ments program means anything at all” payers' money. achinery to remain idle s The big selsmio tremors which bave been recently recorded by the selsmograph observatories of the country recall that those sclentifie instruments for recording of the of the earth’s crust during an are regarded by scien- tists a3 the most delicate of all ma- chines. So highly sensitive are taey, in fact, taat the very slightest vi- bratory motion is recorded perfect- ly. Hven the tread of feet cannot escape this instrument, -if sufficlent to cause vibration. moscope, which will merely detect and record the fact that there has been an earth tremor. Some of taese are 80 equipped as to indicate the time of the disturbance. Second is the -leomnter. f eh without an Indication of its direc- tion, The third instrument is the selsmograph, which is so arranged that it will mocurately record the number, succession, direction, . am- plitude " and period of successive oacillations. The last ingtrument is by far, scientists say, the most deli- cate of the three. Heavy Bedy Suspended. In the construction of this earth- qffuske recording machine the maker must 8o suspend a hgavy body that when its normal ition 1s dis- turbed in the most Inflinitesimaal de- BEISMOGRAPH MOST DELICATE . OF ANY MACHINE EVER BUILT | . gree no-re-reactionary forcs will be developed tending to restore it to its original tion. No_invéntor has been found who could accomplish this suspension of a body to perfection. However, the selsmograph of today has reached a stage of perfection where close proximations are obtained in records made. The oompmhry part of this delicate insts t is composed of & system of levers connecting an as- tatically suspended body with various surfaces that are moved by clock- work., Three surfaces are construct- ed of highly sensitive material, on which needles play as the su ded weight responds to the vibrations of the earth's crust. The most elab- orate of these machines is capable of recording the vertical and two horizontal motions of the earth in case of a seismic disturbanee. Over 100 Quakes Yearly, According to a bu.letin of l’\e De- partment of Agriculture there were eighty-seven earthquakes in the United States in 1919, waich was an “off year,” as there are usually from 100 to 200 Qdisturbances every year, as was recorded in 1920. The ma- Jority of quakes were reported from the Pacific coast, but out there, the bulietin says, “slight earth tremors are of sufficient’ frequency to cause no comment whatever.” It seems that most of the quakes oocur in the Mississippi valley. The region comprising southern Illinois and Indiang, western Kentucky and Tennesseo * experienced at least twenty quakes, waile one was re- ported in northeastern Missouri, two immediately south of Wichita, Kan., and one in Washington, D. C. SURVEY OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS IS PROPOSED Architect Declares Some Structures Housing Many Persons Are Veritable Fire Traps. ‘While a survey of assembly halls &nd bridges in the District of Colum- bia is being taken, with a view to ascertaining their safety, it would be well to inclyde rtment buildings, Where hundreds of people are housed, Fred J. Woodward, an architect, liv- ing at'1423 Harvard street, declared last night. There are apartment houses in the Dlstr{st that are veritable fire traps, Mr, oodward said’ “The District builing regulations require that the first floor of apartment bulidings for dwelling purposes shall be construct- ed of fireproof materials,” he added. “There are apartment houses here which do not conform to this regula- tion, the only fireproof materials used in their construction being brick in_exterior walls." Such a survey filed with the District rent commission, Mr. Woodward claims, would provide valuable data for that commission in fixing a fair rental. “Rents should be fixed ac- , “88 to whether it is roof or semi-fireproof. uring the blizzard of the past week eighteen families occuping an apartment house were driven out of the building at 2 o’clock in the morn- ing in consequence of a fire in the basement, which endangered their lives. It is to be hoped that the Knickerbocker tragedy will arouse the authorities to the dangers under which people are compelled to live in such death traps and subject to extortionate rents. There is evidence gnouqh that something should be one.” - Mr. Woodward says he believes that a survey of assembly halls and bridges, if prosecuted by qualified in- vestigators, may bring to light some startling conditions. . Reconditioned Pianos and Player-Pianos AUTOISTS’ SELFISHNESS IN SNOWSTORM SCORED Woman Writes Star That Many Motorists Offered No Aid to Crowds in Streets. ‘To the Bditor of The Star; The word “exclusive” has been ap- propriately used, with an additiongl meaning of selfishness, judging from observations made during the recent snowstorm, Automobiles partly oc- cupied and frequently with vacant back seats rolled by erowds of men jand women standing in groups wait- |ing indefinitely in the cold for a | street car. During the entire storm | | the writer observed only one auto- mobile stop and take in people bound | for the downtown section. It is hardly reasonable to suppose | that the autolsts were bound for Rock Creek Park in such weather, but were going straight downtown. The absolute selfishness of such |owners struck onme very forcibly, | especially when one had the thought that if they had been caught in such a disaster as the Knickerbocker Theater they would have been peie fectly willing to accept assistance at the risk of other lives. The reaction of such a tragedy did not penetrate the callousness of these people to the extent of doing very simple acts of kindness. In a broad sense, of course, we do not exclusively possess | anything, but the idea of possession has fastened itself very strongly on many persons. 3 Of course, there are outsanding instances of kindness and courtesy, and one gentleman is known to have spent many dollars during one day of the storm for gasoline to convey strange people to and from their residences, offices and hospitals. The tocratic’ seems to have sight of does it not? MARTHA RANDOLPH. Nelson players. mpico Reproducil dell Ampico Rep Krakauer, good condition Huntington, good bargain. ‘New England, fancy oak. Poole, mahogany. .. ... Marshall & Wendell, mahogany . ...........$285 GFl USED PHONOGRAPHS In modern designs at 25 per cent of their original price— Prices from $15 to $90 Artiar JORDAN ‘ G Street a Below you will find & list of Pianos traded in on Chickering Pianos, Chickering Grands, Marshall & Wen- ucing Pianos; also Francis Bacon and Cable @These instruments are reconditiened and will the purchasers as splendid-values. : @Traded-in and slightly damaged phonographs will be sold at 25% of the original prices. . PIANOS Kimball, small size. . .......$125 Metzerott, small size.......$95 ; .$185 like new Francis Bacon PLAYERS Kurtzman, mahogany..... ..$335 Gulbransen, mahogany, . Gulbransen, White House Schraff Bros., mahogany. . . .$520 PIANO Compeny IBENW. | be guaranteed to $385 MISSING CHANCES, DECLARES FORBES Tells Veterans’ Society to Awaken Real Desire to Be Rehabilitated. Declaring. ‘some ex-service men are taking training for the sole pur- pose of remaining on the payroll and drawing vocational maintenance pay which ranges from $100 to $170 per month,” Col. Charles R. Forbes, director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, yesterday told the concluding sesslon of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War conven- tion that “others have not grasped the real opportunity to make themselves useful citizens.” He urged that such organizations endeavor to awaken in the man undergoing training “a de- sire actually to become rehabilitated and to assist himself in his training work” since “it is a certainty that men are not going to be retained in vocational training who fail to show the proper interest and manifest a real desire to be rehabilitated.” Only Small Percentage. Col. Forbes said the men taking vocational training to stay on the pay roll formed “only a very small percentage, but many had not grasped the real oportunity.” He added that 105,000 were taking train- ing at present and that it was esti- mated the number would increase to 200,000 within two years. . The director told the conference that the bureau contemplated ex- penditures totaling about _ $510,- 000,000 next year, including $167,500,- 000" for vocational training; $64,600,- 000 for medical and hospitai services, $81,700,000 for war risk term insur- ance payments, $161,000,000 for di ability compensation’ claims, $2,000,- 000 for retroactive government ai- lowance, $31,600,000 for salaries, rent and other administrative items, and $5,700,000 for United States govern- ment iife tnsurance claims, which will be paid chiefly out of premiums. Paying $1,000,000 Daily. The government is paying more than $1,000,000 daily to former serv- ice or their dependents, Col. Forbes aid. More than 1,200,000 claims, he added, have been filed with the bureau and others are being re- New Head of American Forestry Association OVID M. BUTLER Of the United States forest produets Iaboratery at Madison, Wis., who has Just been appointed forester for the American Forestry Association and will have charge of all scientiic and technieal work of the organmizatien, celved at the rate of 1,000 a day. About 650,000 checks, totaling ap- proximately $420,000,000, he added, are mailed on approved claims each month. “In view of all these facts'” the director concluded, “it is hard to my mind. to reconcile the statements that the ‘disabled ex-service man is being neglected.” ESTATE OF $100,000 LEFT. William S. Justh, who died January 23 last, left an estate valued in ex- cess of $100,000, according to the pe- tition of his widow for the probate of his will. The estate comprises personal property estimated at 70,000 and real estate of the assessed value of $32,931. Mr. Justh conduct- ed clothing stores in Washington and Baltimore. Attorney W. K. Quinter appears for the widow. GONVENTION HALL PLANS UP MONDAY Sale of Stock and Bonds to Be Discussed at Meet- ing of Citizens. Plans for the stock and bond sales campaign to be launched in the in- terest of the Convention Hall for ‘Washington will be outlined at & meeting of the citizens’ committee called for tomorrow night at the Wi- lard Hotel by Robert N. Harper, chairman. i A personal letter has been addressed to the chairman of every subcommit- tee, urging them to atténd the meet- ing with as many members of their committees as possible. It is said that a practical program for selling the stock and bonds in the project has been arranged for the business heads who have taken an active part in the campaign. “Washington never had a greater need nor have its leaders ever had a better opportunity to demonstrale their interest in Washington than in the convention hall project,” sald Chafrman Harper last night. *“Quick work in the sales campaign will mean the immediate erection of a most sub- stantial building, capable of housing 5,000 persons in one auditorium alone, not to speak of many other depart- ments. It will be a bullding that can be made available for use in 1922 and 80 erccted as to be a boon for pos- terity as well” Charles J. Columbus, secretary &€ the Washington auditorium organiza- tion committee, predicted last night that the sales campaign would be one of the shortest on record for this city. “It is both an interesting and a pralseworthy circumstance’ that the |committee has been tendered the services of non-Washingtonians, not only in the selling of the stock and bonds, but in the financing of the undertaking,” sald Mr. Columbus. —_— ‘The forthcoming wedding of Prin- cese Mary recalls one of the customs attaching to marriages in the Eng- lish royal family. This relates to the bouquet and the wedding cake. Ever since the marriage of Queen Victoria a firm of Windsor florists has had the honor of presenting the one, a Chester confectioner finding the other, neither acoptineg payment. That Yoz May Know A message from Peoples Drug Stores to HERE having been some undue and adverse criti- cism directed against our store, No. 10, at 18th and Columbig Road, for its alleged failure to open its doors after the Knickerbocker disaster of last Saturday night, justifiesa statement from this company. At noon Saturday last the executive offices of this com- pany issued an order to close all Peoples Drug Stores at 6 o’clock for the purpose of en- abling employes to reach their homes without difficulty. Therefore, at 6 all stores complied with the order and naturally at the moment of the Knickerbocker disaster our store at 18th St. and Co- lumbia Road was closed. The manager of this store, Mr. W. L. Grimes, had been ill and confined to his bed for several days preceding the dis- aster, but on learning of this accident arose and opened the store to all doctors, nurses and everyone engaged in the relief work. Manager; The rot'vph s Drug Store, 2481 18th dtreet, Jashingtone Do’ stry ~8inoerely yours, every resident of Washington e Red Sross Oastess Jorps wish to BO9S eameetly thazk you for the great assistance you so freely, gwercusly, and wonderfully gave them, and through them thase whd 80 grestly nesded assistancd during the n)}nf work for the Knlokerbooker Disasters b Without your Assistanoe we ejuld mot have asoamplished what we did, and as we 414; end most sarnestly we thank you. “Pae Wonen of The Bed Croes Canteam Oovpe. Facsimile of letter-received from Women's Oanteen Corps, Americen Red Oross In a short time he succee! ed in obtaining the assistance of Mr. K. O. Mentzel, manager of our store No. 2, and to- gether they kept a steady stream of medical supplies go- ing when needed. | Great quantities of Hot- Water Bottles, Bandages, Iodine, Ammonisa, Hypo- dermics, Needles and other surgical needs were freely dis- pensed and every effort ex- tended to. assist in the relief work. These gentlemen rendered this service throughout the entire night. The Peoples Drug Stores do not expect—DO NOT WANT —WOULD NOT ACCEPT— one cent for the supplies given. * It was a duty which« we gladly assumed and we re- gret that we could not do more. At this time we extend from the very bottom of our hearts, deep sympathy to those in be- reavement, and our sincere wishes for a quick, complete recovery to those who were injured.