Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 8

REED AND GLASS HEAR CRONKHITE Both Agree That Something Should Be Done to Sift Retirement of General. v the Associnted Pre 'MI:'j. :}?r: Adelbert Cronkhite, whose a retirement from act- coming after the mys- terlous killing four years ago of his son, Maj. Alexander P. Cronkhite, has developed into a sensation of Army history, personally presented yester- day his story of the two cases to Senators Reed, republican, of Penn- sylvania and Glass, democrat, of Vir- recent enfor ive service, ginia. : Gen. Cronkhite spent more than two hours in conference with Senators Reed and Glass, who, with several other senators, are considering the advisability of a public inquiry by a Later the general | Senate committee. ¢ Col. Jennings conferred with Lieut. 8. Wise, who, with other forme cers of the 80th Division, of which the general was the war commander, have urged that something be done in be- half of their former superior officer. Plans Not Announced. Neither Senator Reed nor Senator Glass made any announcement as. to their probable future action after their conferences. Both have been studying for several days the papers in the matter of Gen. Cronkhite’s in- voluntary retirement by presidential order. Senator Reed's interest arises from his overseas service, as well from s O heaaquarters of the Soth | Divislon Association is in Pittsburgh nd a large proportion of the national \rmy troops Gen. Cronkhite com manded came from western Pennsyl- Thla Senator Glass' son, Maj. Powell ‘flase, served under Gen. Cronkhite, and the S0th Division was composed Tn part also of Virginia men and wa trajned at Camp Lee, Petersburg, V Senator Reed said the conference | with ‘Gen. Cronkhite had served to! enlighten him on many voints in con- | nection with the Killing of Ma. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis, Washing- ton, and the retirement of Gen. C'ronkhite. The senator asserted that | he expected to bg able to complete Iis study of the two matters by Mon- | day and then to announce whether | he would present a resolution looking toward an investigation. 1 Reed Urges Action. “I have the greatest sympathy for Gen. Cronkhite,” said Senator Reed. “T feel that something should be done in his behalf. 1 cannot say until 1} liave looked carefuily into the re ords whether this can best be ac- complished by a public investiga- Yenator Glass declared he was anxious that something be done, and added that he expected to receive a memorandum from the Pennsylvania senator tomorrow regarding future action. ““The number of senators interested in obtaining what they consider to be justice both for Gen. Cronkhite himself and in the matter of thel killing of his Son increased yester- day. Senator Swanson, democrat, of Virginia, has been studying the case for several days, and Senator Cara- way, democrat, of Arkansas ~was understood to be looking into the matter. Senator McKellar of Ten- nessee, a democratic member of the Senate military affairs committee meanwhile 18 prepared to use his in fluence to block actfon by that com- mittee pending inquiry into the nom ination of Brig. Gen. Hanson E. Ely, now commander at Fort Leave worth, Kan., to be a major general in succession to the vacancy on the Army list caused by the retirement ! of Gen. Cronkhite. Calder Bares Plans. Senator Calder, republican, New York, who was brought into the mat- ter through a pamphlet gotten out by Gen. Cronkhite's friends, in which it was charged the New York sen- ator with others had blocked prose- ention of the alleged murderers of Maj. Cronkhite, announced that it any inquiry was ordered he would insist on a thorough airing of the circumstances attending the killing of the offi g insistence, he said, would be made in order to have a “showdown one way or the other, as a consfituent of his living in New York city had been involved Lieut. Col. Jennings C. Wise. who s taken a leading part in the effort | secure a congre onal investiga- tion of Gen. Cronkhite's retirement, issued a statement last night ying that the general's friends are “most desirous that the impression does not get abroad that they are assailing! the President or the Secretary of War" The statement declared that wore all the facts known Secreta Weeks would be among the first to give his support to such action as would insure justice to all pfl.rtlesl concerned. 1 = | Read the TRUTH about the most REVOLUTIONARY discovery of the age An answer fo Hearst's International on DR. ALBERT ABRAMS In the samc Details of _$1500.00 LITERARY PRIZE CONTEST in the New PEARSON’S for February At All Newsstands, or 799 Broadway, New York City issue : BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. Asgets More Than $8,000,000 Surplus More Than $800,000 | commemoration George Washington. Prominent states- {men will speak. { surrounding CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The District of Columbia Congress of Mothers’ and Parent-Teacher As. socfations will meet with all parent- teacher assoclation and the Child Welfare Association Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Ebbitt Hotel. Moving pictures, 3:15 p.m. Connecticut Avenue Oftizens’ Asso- ciation will meet Wednesday, 8 p.m. at All Souls’ Parish Hall, Cathedral, east of Connecticut avenue. Addresses by Rev. Thomas A. Wals, Dr. Abram Simon and Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett. Solicitor General James M. Beck will be principal speaker at seven- teenth annual dinner of Mayflower descendants February 27, Franklin Square Hotel. Members of Towa Society will tender reception to the Iowa congressional delegation February 28 at Rauscher’s. Music, dancing and other features. All Towans invited, whether members of society or not. Vohliner Ladies’ Relief Fund Soclety seventh annual call Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., at Elks' Hall, 919 H street. Art and Archaeology League, the monthly supper. scheduled for yes- terduy, has been postponed to February 24, at the Art Center Club, 1106 Connecticut avenue, 8 p.m. Danc- | ing interpretiv Golden Apples supper. of “Atalanta and the musical and buffet ‘The bonrd of lady managers of the Baptist Home is to hold a silver tea and reception for the benefit of the hun‘le Thursday afternoon, from 2 to 6 o'clock, at 3248 street northwest. Audubon clety will meet y 4 to 5 p.m, in auditorium of National Muséum. Dr. H. C. Ober- holser will speak of “Group Rela- tionships.” _ Archbishop Curley will address the Sodalists of Washington tomorrow evening at $ o'clock at Carroll Hall. ¢ The A its firs room of hor Masonic Club will give nnual banquet at crystal 3bbitt Hotel Wednesday in of the birthday of The regular monthly meeting of the Spanish-American Atheneum l\’nn'l e held at the Thomson School Wednes- day evening. W. T. Faulkner and Dr. Guillermo A. Sherwell will speak Bpox “Amado Nervo,” the Mexican The Washington Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta will meet Tues- day evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. E. Beebe, 1717 20th street northwest. All Thetas are invited. The Aux! porhe Auxilinry of the H. C. Spengler American Legion, will {hold a rummage sale at 17153, Tth fllar;fl' Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- The Auxiliary of the Vincent B. Costello Post will hold its next meet- ing on February 20. ,The third annual dinner of the West Virginia Society will take place at the Hotel Roosevelt. 16th street and Florida avenue, Tuesday evening, at which time about 130 :West Virgin- ians, including the delegation in Con- gress and other prominent citizens of the state, are oxpected to be pres- ent. Joseph Holt Gaines, former member of Congress, will be toast- master. The Indiana Soclety will meet to- morrow evening at the Ebbitt Hoted. An interesting program will be given, followed by dancing. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. At the Convent of Work for Poor Churches, 1415 V street, a sermon in French will be given at 4:45 o'clock and on every Sunday during Lent. Missionary rally, 8 o'clock, at Lu- ther Place ‘Church. Speaker: Mrs. C. K. Lippard. Subject: “The Lutheran Girl's School in Japan.” Red Triangle Outing Club will meet at Chain bridge, 3 o'clock. for a hike along Pimmitt run to Great Falls car line. Social evening to follow at Y. W. C. A, 6th and E streets. Miss Mary Winsor will speak at headquarters of National Woman's Party, 4 o'clock. Subject: “Conditions Women In Foreign Lands.” Washington-Lincoln Birthday cele- bration under joint auspices of Y. M. and Y. W. H. A, 8 o'clock, at Y. M. H. A. building. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, will speak. Literary and musical program and assembly’ sing- ing of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Admission free. Mrs. Isabella D. Brittingham of Philadelphia will speak of “Today.” at Art Center Hall, §:15 o'clock. No collection. The Kevin Barry Council, A. A. R. I. R, will meet,” 8 o'clock, 1006 E street. The Filipino Club will meet, 8:30 o'clock in assembly hall, Y. M. C. A FLAGS IN SCHOOLS URGED BY GITIZENS Federation of Associations 0. K.’s Recommendations of Educational Committee. American flags should be provided in every classroom and on every school building of the District public school system, the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations voted last night at its meeting In the board room of the District bulldinfi. The action was recorded in adopting recommendation fo Snowden Ashford, chairman of the education committee. The federation at the rame time ap- proved of the committee’s opinion that “a more judicious expenditure of funds” would enable the board of education to provide a flag for each of the 1,700 classrooms and 160 school buildings in Washington. $900 Available for Flags. The committee’s recommendations were made in connection with a re- port on resolutions submitted to the federation of the Mid-City Citizens’ Assoclation deploring, the lack of flags in some of the classrooms. The | resolutions pointed out that the col- ors were used in the ceremony of saluting the flag. Mr. Ashford reported that an ap- propriation of $900 was allowed the board of education for flags, and as- serted that if this money were used to better advantage than now, it would be possible to not only equip every District classroom with a flag, but to furnish two large flags for each building. Approves Appointive Change. In the course of his report Mr. Ash- ford referred approvingly to the pro- posal of the District Commissioners that they appoint members of the board of education, and declared that such a change in method of appoint- ment would eliminate “much of the friction known to have existed in the past between the board of education and the Commissioner: This friction, he {ndicated, was exemplified in 'the virtual “taking over” by the board of education of the offices of municipal architect and superintendent of repairs, insofar as school construction was concerned. and he characterized this alleged domination by the school board as | an effort on its part to “reach out for more power."” Adopt Recommendations. “How the board of education has managed to accomplish this, I do not know,” said Mr. Ashford, himself for- merly muncipal architect. He inti- mated that the Commissioners had de- liberately allowed the “invasion” of authority in order to satisfy the board that it could not handle the architect’s work. The educational committee's recom- mendations that the Abbot School at 5th and L streets northwest, be abandoned for educational purposes because of its having become obso- lete; that the portable school bullding be removed from the playgrounds of the Peabody School, and that the high school curriculum be not burdened with a compulsory course in law and economics, as_propo: ( ¢ Fara UNDENIABLY FH o the smartest place — unquestion- ably the jolliest! Danoing at Tea, Din- ner and Supper. Phone “Robert” for Reserva- tions—Main 4336. APARTMENTS New Apartment House 15th and Girard Streets N.W. FIVE ROOMS AND BATH Representative on Premises Sunday from 2 to 4 P.M. Apartments for Rent T 1016 16th Street N.W. 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Mr. Clayton, who put the motion, explained that this bill would not haye insured the goal sought by the citizens—a merger of the Washington Railway and Electric Company with the Capital Traction Company, but would have permitted the former to merge with the Poto- mac Electric Light Company. An ex- cess profits- tax provision, he added, would have had the effect of raising fares, rather than lowering them. Willlam B. Westlake and Evan H. Tucker were appointed by George R. Wales, acting president, to represent the federation at a conference called | by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asmociation for the purpose of dls- cussing the creation of a “community ;zwn."F The conference is to take ace February 20, at 2 p.m., in Th Star bullding. " 2 Sy Maj. Phelps of the local Shrine Com- mittee told the federation of the magnitude of the coming convention of the Mystio Shrine here next spring. He asked for the co-operation of the citizens In housing and entertaining the 300,000 or more visitors expected to come to Washington for the con- vention. HEADS SHRINE DIRECTORS. INDIANAPOLIS, February 17.—W. | D. MacGregor, of London, Ontarlo, was elected president of the Shrine ! Directors Association of North Amer- lca at the closing session of the annual conference of the assoclation | hers today. Oklahoma City, Okla., was selected for the 1924 meeting. First prize for the best stunt for “the |goat” was awarded Tripoli Temple of Milwakee, Wis. AUDITOR ARRESTED; CHARGE TAX FRAUD arrol F. Rhodes, an auditor In the income tax unit of the bureau of internal revenue, residing at 2551 17th street northwest, was held in $5,000 bail by the United States com- missioner here late yesterday, charged with soliciting and accepting & We remodel Straw Ha Iatest styles. | 508 11th St. N. W. bribe to Influence him in his de- cision on a tax case. 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