Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1922, Page 15

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M Miss Ina Courtney, who was one of the employes' representatives on the conference which decided on $16.50 a week in 1919, will be one of the delegates this time. Last night the meeting nominated four others, of whom the wage board will select, two to sit with Miss Courtney. Thoge nominated last night were Miss Jennie Kaisted, Miss Tillle But- ler, Mrs. Bessie Lusby and Mrs. Muriel Triplett. $0%the close of the meeting the women went on record in oppgsi- tion to any reduction in the preéent minimum wage of $16.50. Miss Ethel | ith, employe mem- ber of the wage board, opened the meeting with an address, in which she declared her opposition to a cut in wages at this time. She told the women present it will be their duty to hold up the hands of the dele- gates picked to represent them by furnishing those representatives with 21l the data possible on what it costs them to v own sanitary kitchen. on the premises. 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For this we are indeed grateful and in appreciation we are putting on Sale-on the most liberal credit. terms possible what we consider the great- est array of bargains in diamonds, watches, jewelry, etc., .that has ever been offered the people of this city 7-StoneDiamond Cluster Rings —Have the appearance of 2-karat solitaires. Styles ;\\\\llll/,¢ Beautiful 14-kt. - 4 and 18-kt., green and white gold mountings. Anni- versary Sale price, $10.95 50c Weekly for ladies and gents. An- ; niversary Sale price, $75.00 $1.50 Weekly therot guar- $23.75 . 69¢c Hand-Beaded Bags C 98¢ 2.89 Only One Each to'a Customer All Standard Pearls Specially/Priced As an extra special we are o'h'l’l!fl the well known At the very low ——o[—=[o]—]0] -SUNDAY. TO MINIMUM PAY CUT o [—— =] SOUTH BAPTISTS TOBULDHOSPAL Vote for Big Structure in New "Orleans, But Delay Start. By the Assqclated Press, JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 20.—The Southern. Baptist Convention tonight Vvoted in favor of establishing a large hospital in New Orleans and instruct- ed its "heme mission board to proceed to finance and build the hospital un- der the provisions that actual work may not e started for two years un- less the board’s finances- justify be- ginning before then, The convention voted to extend trom May 1, 1922, to December 1, 1924, the ciosing of the $76,000,000 tive-year campaign. The same members of the conservation commission in churge ot the campaign were rotained, witn tie addition ot U. E. Bryan ot Allantu and J. C. Uwen of Fuiton, Mo. The convention voted to meet next year in Kansas City, Mo, with the usual proviso that tn® ¢ ity meetl tne requirements of the legisiative com- mittee. Decline to Unite. The convention today declined to appoint a committee to join with one from the Northern Bapust Conven- tion in drawing up & new statement of *baptist faitu or to name a stand- ing cummittee Lo co-operate witn tne Northern Convention in various ac- tivities. Proposgls for such action came, it was expluined by Dr. E. Y. Mull Louisvilie, Ky., president of the con vention, 1rom an unothcial conference lof members of both conventions re: entiy held at Columbia, Miss. The scuthern convenuion's commitiee re- port declared relations between the 1two bodles “are whooly sympathetic apd fraternal” now and that there is occasion for southern Baptists to | take the Initiative in writing a new confession of faith. orresponding secretarles of various boards of the convention were reclected today and the members of ihe boards and Important committee |appointed including many women for the first time. Other action taken was a pledge 1o co-operate in the Baptist Worid-Wide Alliance Confer- ence at Stockholm In July, 1923. 248418 Tithers. The laymen's missionary movement s the chief topic of the morning |session and its report showing that 8,418 Southern Baptist laymen now e’ one-tenth of their income to jreligious work was adopted. { Preachers must practice as well as preach tithing, if the laymen are to ve expected (o, the comvention was Knox- ¥ who' preach " he said. the i.s no use asking the pastor to ructice and preach tithing, if on the front seat sits Old Deacon Skinflint, who gives the lie to it all," said efick A Agar, New York city, e clency secretary of the Northern Bap- tist convention, who addressed the session as fraternal delegate and de- voted much time to laymen's work. Mr. Agar paid a tribute to the “great lenterprise” of the Southern Baptist { convention. Resolutions of greeting and con- | gratulation to former President Wil- son, President Harding, Secretary Hughes and Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, for their efforts in be- halt of world ,peace were presented this afternoon. They were referred to the committee on resolutions. WASHINGTON BUST IN HALL OF FANE Field Marshal French of Ypres Officiates at Cere- mony—Honor Fire. ™ he Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—Unveiled by Field Marshal Earl French of Ypres, { America's first great leader, George Washington, in bronze, took his place in the hull of fame at New York Unl- versity today. Four other busts also were un- Cdgar Allan Poe, by veiled, one of Ed dwin Markham, poet; one of Maria atlichell, astronomer, by Dr. Henry Noble McCracken, president of Vas. 8ar; one of Dr. Mark Hopkins, phi- losopher, by Dr. Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams College, and one of Gilbert Stuart, artist, by Miss Cecelia Beaux, portrait painter. “Poe,” said Mr. Markam, “is the the most misunderstood senius ‘of America. His fame sends the longest shadow from our shéres across the world.” - Reads Original Poem. Markham read an original “Israfel,” of which the fol- lowing are the closing verse: 0, _poet, life was bitter to your hes These stones bave memories of Mr. . you . Forgive the serpent tongue, the fiying dart— : Forgive us from the dead. iy + Tou sang your song: we gave you scorn for i pay; | For béauty’s bread we gare ; | Because our eyes were holden on the way, " Hemember to forget. | Stg, Tsratel: you have your star ai | Your morning star; but we—we i et | ,” said Dr. Mc- o in unvefling Mitchell bust, “wished that the first distinguished faculty of a womai i college. should contain representativ | woman scnol but was forced to content himself with the name of Maria Mitchell. Fifty y have passed and great teachers of either 8ex seem as rare now as-then. Teaching Irksome te Her. “Maria Mitchell had a rare combi- nation of an enthusiasm for research, as well in the inner mind and heart of immature pupils as in the remote spaces of the firmament. True teacher that she was, her spirit irked at the inevitable restrictions of marks and grades, semesters and requirements, { with which the calculating American | purchases his education.” Dr. Garfleld eulogized Dr. Hopkins as one who taught, “not as one hav- ing authority, seeking to impose hi: will or his interpretation upon' his students, but as a gulde, philosopher and friend.” N STEEL OFFICIALS TO TALK _ MERGER WITH BANKERS Five Firms Will Decide Course.of Action at Meeting ! Tomorrow, o= g MAY 21, HIT SQUARELY AMIDSHIP, POLITE 30-FOOT SHARK LINGERS FOR CAMERAS “By the Associated Bress. NEW YORK, May 2 - xeports today from A erica, picked up one of the largest tigér sharks .vafil&:: and carrl it for several hours on her bow. Capt. Zearfoss, .who, sent . the message, said the ship struck 'the ‘fish squarely’ in the middle and that the forward rush of ‘the vesa ' mel held ¢it on the bow .until it could be- measured and photo- graphed. Th rk was . thirty’ feet long. WAR ON THEVES, AMOFP.0.CHEFS Uncovering of New York Plot Stirs Officials to Plan Housecleaning. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—Acting Post- master General Bartlett arrived here today for the purpose, he said, of at- tempting to rid the New York post office of every dishomest man and woman in its employ. Mr. Bartlett's visit was made in consequence of the arrest yesterday of a Rumber of post office employes said to have been in- volved in schemes for looting the mails. “The reason for my hastening to New York,” Mr. Bartlett said, “is the ame a&s would prompt the president of any large corporation to get on the scene when a gigantic scheme to rob his concern had been brought to light and a group of his own employes had been arrested.” Ty few persons realize,”” he add- ed. “the size of the pogtal business done in New York city and the at- tending difficulties. Duripg the war, 0. —~Wireless steamshi) when even poor help was difficult to! obtain, many persons, some of them without even civil service examina- tions, were employed. but nearly all of "these have now been eliminated,” he said. ¥ Mr.. Bartlett had learned, he said, that five of those under arrest in con- nection with the big mail looting plot were employes who were dropped in the post-war housecleaning process. “One thiing {s certain.” he declared. “The department and the postmaster are determined that there shall be left in the New York post office no dighonest man or woman, if it is pos- sible to bring that about.’ The acting postmaster general in- tends to stay here several days in -or- der that Postmaster Morgan may be certain he has the backing of the de- partment “and that he may put into effect immediately any orders which may be thought best under the cir- cumstances.” They will start thelr :,nvullxnuon of personnel on Mon- ay. W. Irving Glover, third assistant postmaster general, will arrive here. tomorrow to assist Mr. Bartlett and Postmaster Morgan in tHeir investi- gation. ————— BULL'S VICTIM IMPROVES. James Driscoll, who was badly gored by n bull at the Washington abbatolr Friday, is improving and well on the way to recovery. It is expected that he will be ‘able to léave Casualty Hospital within the physicians stated next two weeks, last night. --1022-PART: ELEVEN GET-D for all the citizens. The "frlnd- stand” player is & traitor, said the speaker, who plays for himself, and not for the team. Unfortunately, Dr. Holmes said, the world has not found, since the war, any new principle, or new leadership. . - % “A’special featfire; oY tbe: commence. ment_exercises- wis the,singing o the ~aflm"¢':1.om.~ from Cowgn’s; “The Rose Malden,” by the entir 'high school, under' the direction of Roman Steiner. The following re- celved their d?lomt “Virginia Neal Brown, president;* John Edmund Roberts, vice ‘president;-John Gordon Ridsdale, ~ secretary-treasurer, Wil- llam Christian Asserson, tephen Alvord Buckingham, James Frederick Fenning, Margaret Finkenstaedt, Co- rita Elizabeth Hunter, Clarh Eléanore Leech, Anastasia Bennett Skeith and Helen Coburn Smith. FOR TREASURY FIRES. Building to-Have Elaborate Alarm System. of a com was begu 3 . Two fires and a falee alarm In ®he Tressury within recent weeks led to the-decision to install alarm boxes on every floor and in the basement: with steel-covered wires leading to the office of the captain of the watch, which would provide one of the most perfectfire alarm sye. tems in the country. night. were to eleven y: men and The speaker of evening, Dr. Jease H. Holmes of Swarthmore College, In spesking of “Our Finished Product—the Cf n,” sald that it of the school to eogum for spec- “grand-s " - play] in the game of ‘our national~political and social life, but for co-operation | with other citizens, playing the game new fire tion te: terday in plete n —_— SPEEDOMETER FOR FORDS and grease various parts of ¢he car at cer- tain mileages 80 as to mdintain their efficiency. ‘instance, to change crank: For example, every 1000 miles 2 RED dial ap (Fyg‘evuyxmot:n]u, W,:;uag:af pears. You refer to a chart furnished with each ometer you cannot tell when you have instrument. ItwhmwMzmqmam gone this distance. -Even with your ;’:d‘”d’“'fi" ::‘:':;:dfllflflnm : check chassis. ooy ot e IP‘WI‘W”NV"‘;;“‘? heck ¢ mileages. Each color indicates that lubrica- 2 tion is needed at certain points asshown on record and constantly refer toit. Few . 3. 7 Stewan car owners take thif trouble,and millions L ininaied. 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