Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1922, Page 25

MOTHERS WAR ON CHARITIES SYSTEM Open Meeting Advocates Commissioners Appoint” All Boards Here. ASK CONGRESS TO ACT Representative Free Would Abol- | ish Every Body to Prevent Children Suffering. A resolution, the text of which urged that official boards of every description in the Distriet of Colum- hia be appolnted by the Commission- ers, was adopted by those who attend- ed an open meeting called by tne committee of mothers at the lnterior Department auditorium last nighl. ) The present system of charities the methods now used by the € dren's Board of Guard.ans in the dis- nosition of the childien committed to their care was subject to a lengthy open debate. Opinion was practically unanimous that the piresent Iu;\lhn: was muddled and unsatisfuctory an that there was a authority and resp handling of chiidren public care. as wel mothers' pension biil Tt was suggested that l)}\ | bodies of the city petition Consre: to invest the Commissioners with powers asked for in lhe olution. ' Must Be a Change. as “If it means the reconstruction or the abolition of every board in the District of Columbia Congress will have to do it rather than let the chil- dren suffer” d Free of Californ . “and while T have matters not full information about here I krow there must be a chanwe in the present conditions.” Mr. Free pointed oul the dangers of placing children in outside homes - Mrs. Edmund Brennan, chairman of the Mpthers' Congre: committee. brought the attention ne in ing to the fact that in durirg the investigations made on: Iy had received about twenty in their home and receives in each case for their maintenance. Deplores District Laws. Judge Willis Brown, formerly of: Utah, deplored the lsws of the Dis- triet which compelled children to be brought into court on criminal charges. i The necessity of an equity juris- diction to the Juvenile Court and the disassociation of children —under cighteen from connection with erim- inal proceedings, ws 1s donefin a num- ber of states, was suggested by Judge Brown. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Theodore Tiller, District presi- dent of American Pen Women. LIFE UNDERWRITERS PLAN TO CONFER HERE! Greater Co-Operation Between D. C. Department and Busi- ness Men Desired. Co-operation between the District department of insurance and the men engaged In that business in the city will be furthered as a result of the appointment of a committee for that purpose by the Life Underwritees of the District of Columbia Thursday. Decision to appoint such a commit- tee was reached at a luncheon ai the Gity Club., at which Burt A. Miller, Washington's new superintendent of insurance, was guest and principal speaker. Mr. Miller told the insurance men that he intends to make war on un- licensed agents, of whom he believes there are at least a thousand In the District. This, Mr. Miller said, is in line with his desire to ralse the level of the handling of insurance as a profession. He also believes every person en- gaged in the soliciting of policles should pay the $5 license fee required by law. The supertntendent explained the detalls of the District marine insur- ance law, and also gave a brief his- tory of the proposed new insurance code for Washington pending before the Senate and House District com- mittees. That bill, Mr. Miller sald, will have to be amended in several places so as not to conflict with the marine law. e — POTATOES HER BEST BET. Argentina Likely to Be Among Countries to Boast of Surplus. Argentina has good prospects of becoming one of the world's surplus potato countries, according to a re- port to the Commerce Department to- day from Trade Commissioner Brady at Buenos Aires. g The Argentine potato industry, he said, has derelupeg'on a large scale since the war and there is now a strong effort apparent to export ex- tansively. The two English-owned railroads of the country, he reborted, BAve recently made a mutual agree- mwent to import selected seed potatoes England and tke United States distribution throughout the three petato districts of Argentina. While system of d rentals and poor seed selection ve been a deterrent fo the Industry, he declared. it is eftimated that Argentina this year will produce over 800.000,000 pounds of potatoes. EXAMS FOR LIEUTENANTS #rmy Will Hold Tests to Fill Many Vacancies. Final examination for appointment &8 second lieutenants in the Regular Qrmy will be held at all Army pcsts home and abroad beginning Sep- ber 4. It will be open classes of gisibles, 1. o to citizen of e United States between the ages of twenty-ome and thirty vears; her a warrant officer or enlisted of the Regular Army of more two years' service as such, or reserve officer; an officer, warrant cer or enlisted man of the X onal Guard; listed Reserve Corps or a gradu: of a technical institution ap- Broved by the Secretary of War. Vacancies now exist in large num- in practically every branch of Army, and will not be affected Ly to all a m reduction in offics personnel ‘ed by €ongress QOIQ made be- January 1. As the Army is pra ‘without second peutenan: , Provision was made in the Army for the addition of a large nuin- of men in that grade to the ice, despite the reductions in jmbers to be made in the higher los. .. COL. HALL TO _Col. Herman Hall, infantry, be on_the reured lst of the Army on hl.thm application, an infantry, ave been retired on “mocount of disabilities incident to the H nd | of central need tor 2 ed Representative the National Association of Scout, 13, Who Saved Tiwo Boys From Drowning Hailed Hero Shaw Blackistone is the hero of | Rittenhouse street today. Yesterday this thirteen-year-old ! Boy Scout rescued from drowning an | eight-year-old boy in Piney branch, ipulled out his own brother, Frank, | aged twelve, who had gone to rescue ime child and got stuck, head first, in the mud, and then applied life-saving methods to his brother. “Let’s go in the pool!” little Ken- neth Valentine, eight years old, of 217 Sheridun street shouted, as he j waded into the branch atthe Ritten- ! house street culvert. “Come on in, the water's fine!” yelled a number of boys, who, in ibathing suits, were enjoying ' the { water, swollen by the heavy rain of | Thursday night. Then little Kenneth sank out of Iulghl. Frank Blackistone, who is also a member of Boy Scout Troop, No. 56, with his elder brother, took in the situation at a glance. “I'll Get Hiwm” He “I'll_get him™ he plunged in. N “Help." gurgled the Valentine child as Scout Frank Blackistone grabbed him, seizggl Frank, so | i i s Out. called, and | | | ! Then the child !frantically that the boy wus unable (to accomplish the rescue. All this time Shaw, who is & stu- dent at the McKinley Manual Train- ing School. had beeén watching the rescue. Now he saw the time had come for the oldést Boy Scout on the scene to act. Scout laws allow no hesitation | the line of duty. “Here 1 com: Splash! Shaw first grabbed little Kenneth and pulled him ashore. Then he turn- ed back to look for Frank. A trail of bubbles coming from the ARMY DWINDLES; in RECRUTING TOPS .Line Corps Still Taking Few ! Men—128,700 in Forces i on July 1. Ithe strength df 125,000 enlisted men, | provided for by Congress in the cur- {rent Army appropriation bill, already 1is in progress and the coast artillery, { Medical Corps and various other staff |corps already are beginning to dwindle in size with' recrulting shut . Recruiting for the line corps, the | infantry, calvary, field artillexy and jair service, is still in progress, It i was learned today, but only in a re- stricted way. The Army began the year with a total of 128,700 enlisted men on July 11. approximately 97,000 of these being in the continental United States, ex- clusive of field clerks, warrant of- ficers and some other spacial ranks. 1t is expected that by natural wast- age, due to curtziled recrulting, a jtotal of less than 125,000 will have been reached by August 1, to be ! maintained throughout the year in order to keep well within current appropriations. Of the troops in the United States 25,000 to 30,000 are in the infantry or- ganization and the majority of any duty in connection with the railroad strike which the Army may be called upen to perform will fall upon these troops. They are now scattered in Army posts over the country and beginning their primary of aiding in the training of National Guard and other reserve elements of the Army of the United States, includ- ing civillan military training camps. The extent to which prospective strike duty may interrupt the carry- ing out of summer training for the reserves cannot as yet be estimated by War Department officials. NEW INDIAN OIL RULE. i { nulment of Lease Provision. Lease provision requiring oil com- | panies operating on Indlan lands in ithe mid-continent field to settle for | royalty olls at a specified price was | annulled yesterday by Secretary Fall, following protests lodged by many companies that the price was far above that being received for their product. As a_substitute basis for settlement, Mzv Fall instructed super- intendents of Indian agencies to ac- a majority of the oil of similar grav ity sold for during the period in ques- tion” in that fi ¢ Secretary Fall said the new rule would apply to ali other Indian ofls. ey SELECT PENNSY JUDGE. Pepper and Senatorial Nominee Recommend Robert M. Gibson. Senator Pepper, Pennsylvania has announced that he l of |nnd Maj. Reid., the republican seni- republican, torial nominee, have selected Robert M. Gibson, assistant district attorney of Pittsburgh, for recommendation to President Harding for appoint- ment as federal judge for the west- ern Pennsylvania district to succeed former Judge Orr. . Senator Pepper explained that he consulted with Maj. Reld because he could not confer on the matter 'with Senator Crow, republican, Pennsyl- vania, who is i1l COFFEE NATION’S WEALTH Responsible for Wave of Prosper- Coftee is responsible for the wave of prosperity now sweeping Costa ! Rica, the Commerce Department was | informed today by Consul Waterman at San Jose. High London offers, h ported, have practically wiped out al of the last crop left in the country ard have so affected the distribution of -the coffee that considerable amounts already shipped to York have been diverted to the English port. The present crop, he added, flowered, the grain has taken hold and with reports being received from Isnm of poor prospects for the next has crop in that country growers are an- ticipating high prices and “continued prosperity.” ; NAMED FOR POSTMASTER. President *Davis’ Brother to Office. Appoints Secretary Secretary Davis’ brother, Samuel J. Davis, may be postmaster at Moose- heart, IlL, the national home for chil- dren of the Loyal Order of Moose. He ‘was nonminated for the post yesterday by the President. It was through the Moose lodge, its organization and phe- nomenal growth that Secretary Davis achieved much of his national reputa- Frank.” called Shaw. | ! Reduction offthe Regular Army to peace time functions Excessive Rates Blamed for An-I cept “the orice at which not less than | included: district water told him that his brother was held ~lown in some way and was drowning. Goes Down in Subbles. Plunging in again, he went down under the stream of bubbles, where he discovered his brother stuck fast in_the mud. ' ‘With a tremendous heave, Shaw pulled his brother free and brought him to the surface. Frank‘appeared lieless. i Shaw gave a quick glance. His trother was unconscious. There was no tine to lose. 3 “Hey!” he galied to two colored men on a truck./ Shaw then started emptying his brother's lungs of water, putting into immediate use the life-saving prin- ciples taught in the Boy Scouts. The colored men worked with him, | helping in the artificial respiration, and soon Edward Blue, janitor of the Brightwood School, appeared oa the scene, and became a cog in the wheel, slowly fanning back to life the flick- ering flames of respiration in Frank Blackistone. “Look—He's Breathing.” “Look—he’s breathing,” came in tones of triumph from one of the colored men, and they continued to bring the arms of Frank Blackistone up and back, up and back. The men placed the boy in the truck, and while artificial respiration was continued, drove speedily to Walter Reed Hospital. \ When the hospital was reached. the | boy was fully conscious, so the use] | of u pulmotor was not necessary. Mr. 1 |ana Mrs. J D. Blackistone soon ar-1 | rived, and later took Frank home, Where today he is seemingly none the worse for his experience. But don't call Shaw a hero to his fuce. He doesn't like that. He is & Boy Seout, and a Boy Scout does his Shaw lives at 317 at s all. street SENATOR STANLEY HITS MOBOCRACY Mob Rule Equal to Monarchy, He Declares at Bastille Day Exercises. “Mobocracy.” mob rule. was |assailed as equal to monarchy by enator Stanley, Kentucky, last night at exercises held at Central High School Auditorium on the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille, France's Independence day. Semhitor Stanley condemned bolshevism and anarchism. The exercixes were held under the auspices of Lincoln Post, No. 17. of | the American Leglon. Among the speakers were: Gen. Pershing, Representative Lamar Jeffers of Alabama, Col. A. L. Dumot, military attache, French embassy, and Col. Thontis W. Miller, allen property custodian. — Col. Miller, who dedicated the colors, jtold how men had worked in ship i yards and participated in professional | athletics during the war much to their financial advantage and declared tilat “if there ever had to be another i | - or draft law, let industry and everything that goes along with it be con- acripted also.” Representative Jeffers described the falling of the Bastllle and told of the hardships and sacrifices made iin the past war that freedom might be preserved. Gen. Pershing responded hfter con- tinued Insistance and applause and gave a brief talk, in which he men- tiomed the close similarity between the French and our own Independence day and concluded by giving a brief outline of what is meant by a democracy. He mentioned that the despotism of the “mob"” is almost as bad as the despotism of king. The remainder of the program con- | sisted of music by the Naval Band, an organ recital by Edith Athey and a radio concert. Watson B. Miller, department com- mander of the American Leglon, ‘Dreslded. e e DIAL RAPS BILL DELAY. Plans to Force Action on Cotton Futures Measure. Complaint of inaction by the Sen- ate agriculture committee on his bill to amend the cotton future act was made in the Senate yetterday by Sena- | tor Dial, democrat, South Carolina, wno announced -that at the first, opportu- nity he would mave to bring the bill before the Senate by discharging the committee. Senator Dial said that cotton ‘pro- uction in the south was being re- duced because of the “‘unju: grad- ing law, and he said the south could not continue to raise cottofl under existing conditions. Cotton raisers, “pauper laber.” DOGS WELL MUZZLED- Only Four Canines Liand in Pound Since Last Sunday. Prompt observance of the summer dog muzzle regulation is indicated by partial reports from the ppundmas- ter’s office. ‘The rule became effective last Sun. day, and during the first four da. only four unmuszled canines were caught on the streets. 3 ‘The law provides that from nuow until October 9 ng dog shall be ai- lowed to run the highways without a muszzle. The police as weil a3 tho dog catcher have been instructed to be on the lookout for violations. ORDERS FOREST ATR PATROL. Secretary Weeks has authorized tffe Army air service to send all avallable airplanes in the vicinity to Oregon to aid in the patrol of national forests for protection against fire. About six planes and_twenty-five enlisted men at Chris tie Fleld, Calif., will be the first detach- ment employed in that service. WORKING 0N WILSON DAM. Orders have been fssued by Gen. Beach, chief of engineers, for the re- | sumption of work on the Wilson dam at | Muscie Shoals, Ala. Gen. Beash sald today that there Is available about $230,000 for use on the dam and the commencement of work in no af- fects any of the offers pending before Congress for development by private interests of the shoals properties. —— CHANGE FOR CAPT. BOYD. Capt. David F. Boyd has been de- tached from duty in the office of naval intelligence, Navy Department, and assigned to duty with the naval examining and retiring boards., WASHINGTON POST OFFICE LEADS SECOND MONTH IN SALE OF CERTIFICATES ., Two in a row for Postmaster ce. hegdeclared, were on the verge of|,f the ceremonies in yesterday's Star s Dfil’iched: Again The saddest words of. tongue or pen are these, “I've just been pinched in.” In these fierce days when every man must have some sort of bus or van, when traffic laws are, multiplied until we bust some open wide, no matter how we strive and strain to line up with the safe and sane,/we hear the best and noblest men complaining,’ “We've been pinched again!” The reckless drive: t away, to hog the road some other day; the speed fiends leave a trail of smoke, and think the traffic law'a joke; but fat old bards who cut a wart are handed justice by the quart; the village par- son_drives along, and haply makes a signal wrong, his mind intent on hymn and text—the speed cop fells him he is next. Some woman parks her Lizzie fine ‘perhaps two inches out of line, and when she to Her bus returns, white anger in her bosom burns. For she is tagged and must repair to court and dig up doubloons there. Some doctor,«called to-feed his pills to one who's perishing of chills, is stopped and dragged away to jail and fmned all sorts of fancy kale; and while he in his dungeon lies, his chills-and-fever patient dies. And while the safe and sane pinched, the delegates who sh be lynchied, the road hogs and the fiends of speed, get by with all their ice and greed. (Copyright) WALT MASON. ASKS PERMIT TO RUNe *BUS LINE IN Z00 PARK W. B. & E. Company Would Pro- vide Convenience Saturdays, Sun- days, Holidays at 2 Cents a Ride. Little Mary Dugan is the pret- tiest of all the little girls that play -on the Virginia avenue play- ground. And If there are any others who questffn the wisdom of the judges they have no one but themselves to blame, for little Mary was one of the thirty-five who braved the threatening weath- er yesterday afternoén, when the contest was held,. while others stayed at home. Mary is ten years “old and lives at 739 9th street southeast. The affair was officlally kpown 25 & bathing beauty contest, 8o the judges had to pick out the best costume, too. They thought the SLAB OF GOLD GIFT TO PRESIDENT HARDING Richly Engraved Pass to Perform- ance of “The Wayfarer,” in Uni- versity Stadium, Seattle. yesterday atternoon of a richiy en- Braved slab of virgin Alasca gola the inscription on which announced that It is a season pass for the Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding to attend the pejformance of “The Wayfarer,” & great pageant produced annually In the stadium of the: University ©i Washington, at Seattle. “The \Wa: farers” is known as America’s ‘‘Pas- sior. Play. It constitutes a com- munity effort on the part of Beagtie citizens, the proceeds being devoted to the completion of the university stadium or amphitheater. The cfio- us of the pageant comprises 4,000 dersons. = The gold pass was prepared in ah- ticipation of the President and Mrs. Harding’s visiting the Pacific north west during the period of this year ¢ presentation, July 24 to 29. Inasmuck as the Prosident was compelled to forcgo this journey, the gold plifte was sent to Washington and pre- sented to the President by a comnfit- tee of Washington newspaper corre- spondents, of which W, W. Jermane. corrcspondent of the Seattle Times, is chairman. _Others on the committee wera Frank P. Goss of the Seattle \r-tnuuemer and the Universal A bus ride into the heart of Zoo- logical Park for 2 cents will be pos- sible if the Public Utilities Comm)s- sion approves an application filed {o- ddy by the Washington Raflway and Electric Company. The proposed bus would operate Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 16th street and Colum- bia road to a point ncar the lon house ‘in the center of the park. Washingtonians who do not own automobiles could avoid the hike of approximately a mile by obtaining a two-cent transfer from the Mount Pleasant cars of the company. Com- ing out of the Zoo, passengers wouid pay a token on the Lus and receive a transfer to the street cars. The compary does not belfeve the volume of trafic would warrant run- ning the busses every day,’but offi- cials feel the service would prove a real convenience at woek ends and on holidays. The company also has asked the appreval of the Smithsonlan In- stitution, which controls the park. If allowed, this will be the second venture of the Washington Rallway and Electric Company into the motor bus business. The first line on Fark road from Mount Pleasant to Soldlers’ Home has carried an unexpected vol- ume of traffic during the first month of its operation. News Service; Clinton Coffin, repre- senting the Assoclated Press; Frank Taylor, Seattle Star and Newspaper Enterprise Assoclation: Leroy T. Ver- non, Chicago News, formerly a res! dent of the state of Washington; Ashmun Brown, Seattle Times, and J. J. Underwood, representing the Sedt- tie Chamber of Commerce. — e ALEXANDRIA JAIL BREAK IS FOILED BY PRISONER Negro, Accused of Attack on 12- Year-Old Girl, Saws Way Out of Cell. atch to The Sta: ALEXANDRIA, : Oliver Grayson, colored, held in the city jail to stand trial for an alleged criminal assault on Ethel Smith, a twelve-year-old colored girl, made an unsuccessful effort to break jail at 11 o'clock last night, and had it not been that a fellow prisoner gave him away he probably would have secured his freedom. Grayson was removed at once to the dungeon, and wili be confined in his case is dis- CUMMINGS SEES VICTORY. Confident He Will Get Congres- sional Nomination. Andrew J. Cummings of y Chase, Md., better known as “Cy, having announced his candidacy for Congress in the sixth Maryland dis- trict, feels confident that he will ob- tain the democratic nomination. In influentlal democratic circles it was understood to ‘be the plan for Cummings not to be opposed for the nomination. Cummings would upon nomination. 7un for Congr: against Representative Frederick N. Zihiman, republican, the incumbent. The sixth Maryland district has been strongly republican, but Cum- mings is out for a stiff fight, he an- nounces, with a fair hope of beating Zihlman at the polls. “Cy" Cummings, who is well known in Washington, and especially in rid- ing and hunt circles, was at one time member of the local excime board, and had been & member of the Mary- land state legislature. e — WILL RECEIVE KING’S GIFT Presentation of Chalice to Holy Rosary Church Toniorrow Morning Presentation of a silver chalice to the Holy Rosary parish by the royal Italian mission, headed by Charge d’Affaires Sabetka of the Italian em- bassy, will take place tomorrow morn- ing at the church, 3d and F streets, follwoing solemn bigh mass at 10:15 o'clock. » Dr. Sabetka will present the chalice, which is a gift to the church by King Victor Immanuel of Italy, and Rev. De Carlo, pastor, will acgept on behalf of the congregation. The men's and boys' societies of the church will es- cort the mission, while the parish band plays the Royal Itallan March. Through an error the announcement Special Di July this place until posed of. Grayson, according to the jail of- ficials, had sawed off two steel bars with a hack saw, and had made an opening _sufficiently large out of the cell, and he had suc- ceeded in getting the cell door opea. Jail intended to saw the bars off the of the prisoners notified Jailer Wil- liam E. Candler. As soon as Gray- son was removed to the dungeon & search was made for the hacksaws without result. Both City Sergt R. A. Cox and {Jailer Candler are of the opinion that the hacksaws were sent In sealed canned goods, and hereafter all goods will be thoroughly inspect- ed before they are allowed to be given prisoners. and the rules will ;aafltixhlened up on visitors to the jail. Grayson has been in the city jail since June 17, the day the alleged offense was committed. He will pe tried July 25. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. The Music Club- of the government hotels will give a dance at 8:30 o'clock, in Recreation Hall, North Capitol and B streets. Community Service dance at -8:30 o'cl lan Temple. Class, 7:30. The Big Sisters will give a lawn party at 8 o'clock, at residence of Mrs. Surguy, 1410 M street. . Every One Admires the Wedding Fl ers that Shaffer, 800 14th, arrange: Advertisement. e THIEF USES FIRE ESCAPE. Enters Apartment and Steals Jew- elry—Other Rotberies Reported. A burglar ascended a fire escape and entered the apartment of C. T. Humel, fourth floor of the Montgomery apart- ments, North Capitol and M streets, early last night and escaped with a gold chain and pin worth $60. Hubbard Stewart, 1008 Park road, last nignt reported his trousers poc- ket was cut in an effort to rob him on an 11th street car. Search is being made for an in- truder reported to have been at 1438 Meridian place and 1489 Newton street yesterday. At the former address he stole a bank book from a mail box belonging to Miss Mary Coughlin, and at the latter he made an unsuccestsul attempt to “jimmy” a dozen apart- ments. U. S. Garnes, 328 Bryant, street; was minus his pocketbook, contalning $45 and cards, when he reached home yesterday affernoon. The book and contents disappeared from his pocket while on a street car. CAPT. RICHMOND TO SPEAK. Capt. Richmond is scheduled to speak tonight before the Washington Radio _Clul n _the “Short Was Break-In Receiver and Transmitter. made it appear that the presentation was to take place today instead of Sunday. ALLEGE LABELS MISUSED. Firm Ordered to Sioy Advertising Cotton Goods as “Wool.” Gerald D. Grosner of Grosner's men’s furnishing store, 1013 Pennsylvania avenue, has been ordered by the Fed- eral Trade Commission to stop adver- tising and selling “underwear, com- posed in part of cotton, under such labels as ‘wool’ or ‘worsted’ unless ac- companied by words clearly indicat- ing the presence of cotton or other- wise, indicating clearly that such un- derwear Is not made wholly of wool.” The ruling of the case, said a state- ment /by the commission today, “is within the opinfon of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Winsted Hoslery Company case brought by the Federal Trade Com- mission to prevent misbranding of tabrics. In delivering the opinion in the Winsted case, Justice Brandels clearly stated that to designate un- derwear as wool, when such was not the truth, constituted an unfair meth- od of competition.” BULLET IN BOY’S LEG. l'ourt’nn-Yeu\-Old Boy Accidental- 1y Shoots Companion. While playing with a rifle at 10th and Hamline streets northeast yester- day afternoon, John Lester “Keefe, fourteen years old, of 1264 Hamline street shat John Patrick Mealy, fifteen years old of 1244 Girard street north- east, in the leg. Both boys declared to the police that the shooting was aocldental. Keére will have to explain in Juvenile Court why he had the rifie in his possession, POLICE COURT CLERK RESIGNS , Fitch, financlal glerk of O Pt Gourt. resumed yesterday to R inted :nbdon aTier “bim named. Films developed and printed by experts of every experience. M A. R0 Eenck 712 11th Street is: His successor has not been 16—, PLAYGROUNDS “BATHING BEAUTY”’ President Harding was the recipient | Special Dispatch to The Star. officials belleve that Grayson |Leading Citizen,” photoplay, | corridor door later in the night. One | P-m« | . tft one .worn by Fmaline Ostrander, eight vemrs old, of 812 M streat southeast was very snappy, %o they handed the prize to her. But Ema- iine bad a runner-up in the person of Baby Lorena Brown, two years old, of 900% I street southeast, and Baby was too cute to be left out., So the tot received the award of a music box for the sec- ond-best #athing costume. The beauty prize consisted of & box of _| candy, and the first costume prize, s bathing cap. The contest was staged by Miss | Thelma /E. Smith, director of the Virginla avenue playground, and l FOR HONORS | i | was an innovation among _the various activities of that place. Miss Smith plans to hold. ‘some sort of a competitive affair for the boys, but, of course, she said, it won't be a bathing beauty contest. GARRETT IS FAVORITE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY France Not Without Friends, But Prospects Are Rival Will Carry Primary There. ROCKVILLE, MD., July 15.—While United States Senator Joseph I France is not without friends in this county, who will loyally support him in his contest for the republican nomi- nation to succeed himself, John W. Garrett, who will be a candidate for the romination, seems to be the favorite amoug (he party leaders, and at this time it looks very much &s if Mr. Garrett, would easily carry the county at the primary election early in September. Paul Sleman, chairman of the republican state central co mittee for the county; Thomas Da son, veteran leader; former State Sen- ator Willls B. Burdette, Willlam T. 8. Curtis, State's Attorney Thomas L. Dawson, Charles F, Kirk, Brainard H. | Warner, Edward L. Stock and Cor- nelius W. Clum are améng the more prominent members of the party who are understood to be espousing the ! cause of Mr. Garrett. —_— | 25,000 TICKETS GOAL | FOR BOYS’ BENEFIT GAME | i B. M. Hicks Chosen to Tell Why | Rotarians Are Back of Campaign. 1 Following a meeting of the boys' com- mittee of the Rotary Club yesterday, an- nouncement was made by Chairman Proctor L. Daugherty, that 25,000 tick- ets would be soid for the base ball game Tuesday, between the Nationals and St. Lou's Browns, which will be turned Club of Washington. R. M. Hicks was selected by the com- mittee to tell the public why the Rotary members are back of the Boye' Club, and today is using every method to dis- pose of the big batch of tickets allotted to his tellow cluben. Hs eaid today: “The Boys' Club at 230 C street, is just what is needed to fill the danger gap between the hour when school closes and the boys' bed- time, as well as a place to keep him off the street in vacation time..” Tickets for the game can be pur- chased from any member of the Rotary Club. They are also on sale in many business houses. Mr. Hicks has charge of the box sales, and he can be found at 1208 F street. " TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. GARRICK-—“Charley’s Aunt” (Gar- rick Players), performances at 2:20 and $:20 p.m. KEITH'S—Princess Wah-Letka and Eva Shirley, vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. PALACE—Thomas Melghan, in “Our at 10:40 | a.m., 12:25, 2:10, 4, 5:50, 7:40 and 9:40 the proceeds from over to the Boys' AT AN, RIALTO—"Divorce Coupons,” with Corrine Grifffth, at 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, | HaRs Mt 5:20, 7:30 d 9:30 p.m. METROPOLITAN—"The Crossroads of New York" at 11:35 a.m., 1:40, 3:40, 5:35, 7:35 and 9:35 p.m. COLUMBIA—Owen Moore, in “Re- ported Missing,” at 10:35 am., 12:30, 2:10, 4:05, 5:65, 7:40 and 9:45 p.m. E:S —we are ready to supply | Blank Books when you say the word. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1000 Pa. Ave. 16 “THE PEOPHET'S, TOMORROW—*SMILI Wt WINDSOR and SHALL _NEILA “ACKOSS COMEDY, o FAVORITE =% 2 “THE GREAT IMPE H S at 1st St N.W. KIRKWOOD. in ONATION . 3 T, { 3 ENUE GRAND CRANDALL'S syEpve GRAND MAT. 2 Y: 8 P.M. BUNDAY. Ju_ “SEEING I8 NEW STANTON, A TRIPLE- GLORIA 5! po: ‘ontinuous from 2 ALLACE WL N s T TELL EVERYTHL & C St N.E. o STAR LAUGH TRIUMD) ELLIOTE DEXTER, fa THE LLOYD HAMILTON, in 14th and Irving ALICE BRADY, In “THE And BEOWNIE, E CLA: 1 LYRIC HEAD. " RED the Wonder Extra—Mat- CRANDALL'S A¥OEEo THEsTER AND GARDEN MATINEE SATURDAT, 2:00 TODAY—EUGENE G BEIES. NING HE 011 H Street N.E. DORIS MAY, in DEVILISH." Also re's _prixe Night AMERI HOLT, in TOMORROW __“BEYOND LIBERTY 1435 U Street TODAY—EDITH RO N DO 14tk Street and R. NITA STEWART, A QUESTION OF HONOK CRANDALL’S LAST DAY—MACK X “EsT AP ~ CRANDALL METROPOLITAN F AT TENTH LAST DAY 10:30 A. M. TO i1 P. M. First National Presents MACK est siz-reel Comedy — — Topics — NEXT WEEK. ANITA STEWART IN A HIT, THE WOMAN HE MARRIED = “GAY AND METROPOLITAN Street at 10th ‘s GREAT. . VILLIAM 8. HART, SENNETT’S All-star production of his great- i comedy-melodrama, CROSSROADS OF NEW YORK s — Symphony WITH GREAT SUPPORT il AUTO EXCURSION TRIPS Daily to Points of Intere: burg, tour, guide, dinner. ‘ernom, hour weiting Great Falls, one hour walting. Baitimore, all day. Druid Hil Atlantio City, week end. Most Comfortable Phone Main %4 e Free Darci: Seashore Attractions. oynd Trip: s, Sue; “Washington's Atlantie Clty” pExcept Sundass aud ol »; 3 4:45, 8. Other Days—9:15, 10, 11:30, 2:30, 6:30, 8. ing 1139 17th St. Brown and Green Sightseeing Co. Chesapeake Beach Waskington's Only Salt Water Besort. Children, 2. } l YORK THEATE Ga. Ave.& Quebee St. :, SATURDAY, 2:30, i = And ADDED ‘CAP'N KIDD" RA ATTRACTION, 1280 C Street N.E. T. ROY BARNES. LILA LEE, I8 WILS« d WAL HEIRS, in 1 St N.E. ea turing N PAIG i and an ALL- LLACE in “THE Also Pathe 9 ... TOMORROW —AN| “THE QUESTION ITA oF 2105 Pa. Ave. Ph. 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" the ¢ n 3 S Bemember the ROBERTS. $10 DOWN, $10 MONTH “Around the Cor- ner” Is A Star Branch Office is almost literally true— for there are half a hun- dred of these branches ' scattered all over Wash- ington and suburbs—for the convenience of users of The Star Classified Ads. You'll find one in your neighborhood. The serv- ice costs nothing addi- tional. L A Fentinnous. 1 ip = LAST TIMES TODAY THOMAS MEIGHAN “OUR LEADING CITIZEN” By GEORGE ADE Wit Lois Wilson—Theo. Roberts ming Tomo: v Bexin: o MARY MILES MINTE) In “SCUTH OF SUVA" g LAST TIMES TODAY N “REPORTED MISSING” BEGINNING TOMORROW IN PERSON! The dainty child-star of “Humoresque.” “Rmiltng Through” and other hits! APPEARS ALL NEXT WEEK DAILY AT 3:15, 7:18, 9:15 PHOTOPLAY FEATURE “THE_MAN FROM HOME" Adopted fram the story and S e 0 i l OWEN MOORE' Saturday, July 15, 2:30 P.M. Sunday, July 16, 9 A.M. Summer Schedule Starts Tues- day, July 15, leaving Washington Tues.. Thurs, Sun., ¥ A.M.; Sst, 2:30 P.M. Round Timp loeed Gor reasor)” 4108 40-Mile Moonlight Trips FREE DANCING RAIN OR SHINE Mon., Wed., Fri. at 7:15 Adults, 7Sc: Children, 40c. Steamer stops at Alexandria on all trips. Round Trip, 50c Free Dan~ing All Day Steamer Charles Macalester Leaves 7th St. Wharf 10 A. M., 2:30 and 7 P. M. Q 250 B.F.KEITH'S 3 1085100 DAILY 225 SUN 25 HOLZ 3755 “A Marvel"—Post. ,A Co-Ster, Sensation of the Day PRINCESS WAH-LETKA The American Indian Psychic Wonder. KELLAM & O'DARE “Blackface’ EDDIE ROSS and_His_ African Harp. The Robbins Family. Maurice Diamond & Co. Ann Gray. An Artistic Treat. Other Hits and Co-Star. EVA SHIRLEY & CO. Orcheatra ! DANCING {1 1n Electrically Cooled Ra'iroam 10th st. nw. Class Mo 11 pm. Private lessous { Phove Franklin 8567. Bs DAVISON'SER1329 M n.w. 28 "% MISS BAKER f Melatyre Heath me‘”mc s 128 ffl’wfll'-fll. {