Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1923, Page 3

MARINES T0 SHOW | TRAINING RESULTS Demonstration of Prepared- ness for Combat Will Be Staged at Quantico. traini t in the field will borate und extensive the marine camp 9 am Gen. R of inteusive 5 troops sults for in coml be el demonstrations at Quantico next Thuvcsday at It has been arranged by Maj John A. Lejeune, commandant of the given Martne Corps; Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler and officers of the Marine Corps and Navy and Army officers will be guests of honor, as of Congress and civilians. tion will begin with wde ground. This will followed by an exhibition the assigned to special arms which make up the marine expedi- tionary force at Quantico. Bxhibi- tions will be glven in the use of the automatic rifle, the machine gun, both rifle and hand grenade, the Tnun gun, the vonet work and ‘o Show Attacks. demonstration a battalion ssed to th well = well as members The demonstr a drill on the pa 25, of troop: scouting. first will cousist of terrain ex afternoot attack over a tically arnied and supplied with artillery Following this there will be a second attack over hem to get exposed to d problem will an enemy theo will show terrain which will e position befe he cnemy 6ir show the dispo: tion of troops for u night attack There to be a battalion a alyzed with explanations by staif ers for the troops and spectators The 37mm will demonstrate heir function of searching out and lestroying enemy strong points, and the Stokes mortars wnd hand and rifle srenade throwers will demo the work expected of them Attack ns Whole. Following the de whole will be all firing at delivering na able nt i zuns separate attuck the witl the tions hearse and utry = one atta with full there will athletic and program in & and ainment nasium SPECTAL NOTICES. MULLER, FORME theatric post wn exclus! 31% ACCT norti: o a | stréet car ting with rthwest D at 505 11th st ww NE WHO WITNESSED ar 11 nsgivan ta b Marcl by “a westhor by tHE Vi DISSOLUTT Morris Iirvan and rading under S OF CoPa Manters NTIMATES —CAT Contrucior, alterations. TLARRIS. 106 TREE ter, b repairs Bth « NOTICE PLANS SREBY GIVEN TIHAT | IIAVE R V provision hnsiness 45 20ty nav to Charles A s nt the NDLETON, IS 1 AND UPHOL Ad AN ToAD oF Wilmington and Nington. - SMITH'S TRANS. i Y. INC. TILDING_ASSOCIATION. 2008 Juys 5o on aa'vings dbare a month. Under the ereinion of the U. S. Comptiolier of Cur Start an ac W, T. Galit president; teo. kins. vice prew: K. Reeve Sice president: Woodward, secretars RIRINC WANTED Philadeln furnitus Baltin TG trom e to W a HE 10N ments $1 8 den’ Y Richard E TTOTLOAD FOR 1IN PHILADELPHIA IN BUFFALO IN WILLIAMS WEEKLY S AND | FROM YORK THE RIG + TRANSFER COMPANY T1e5 14th ST, N.W MAIN 217 zks Puts HEAT in Heati Don’t Dismiss the Heat Modern | T lio0 o S Heating & Ik ! 1o sour hoieehold this Plumbing. | here. PHILADELPUIA AND NEW jn use spring 1s ting in b See ahout put : x ting fac The Biggs lngincering Co. WARREN W. BIGGS, Pres 310 1 nw Tol. Frank. : S NISTIED FLOOR S UECTRIC MACHING NASH. COLUMBIA . R B Run Up Your Car .| —and let our painters y| get busy putting “the bus™ in spring dress. R. McReynolds & Son wlists in Paintiog, Slip Covers and Tops 1425 I ST. N.W oof Leaks Let us examine and repair your roof. are expertenced and gu IRONC&AD L e npany. 3 ST % CAMI OURISTS. Sleep comfor tonring car. Finge dewn cont. seat Pullman luxur, Yourself. Ford— Dodge—Chevrolat Drawings and_insfructions, one dolla, B WOLFF, 2001 1L 81, N.W ‘The Wash. Violin Hospital Fatabilsiicd In Washington 14 years. Now onted ot 015 T st nw Fioe repaliion, Fine old violins, Finest strings and all ac- Cersortes. i we aravtee every job, PHONE MA “Asbestos Roofing Cement TP G A T D L0 o five gallon buckets; $1.25 gallon in one-gallon MADISON CLARK, ave 4219 Removal Notice Saturday, March 24, 1023, Formerly located e SR Have Beautiful Floors 0ld floors dressed up new or new ones re- iaid. Call me now before I get too_ bus; ADAMS, Barrister bldg. Main 14 Franklin_ 047 5 3 TO ALL WASHINGTO- nians: For your Easter holi- days, Casa T.oma, at Braddock tleights, well known as the best place at Braddock Heights and also in the state of Maryland. Beautiful 2-hour motor ride from Washington. Will be pleased to accommodate diners and permanent guests. For de- tails call L. E. Guertin, Brad- dock Heights Phone 121 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Lorket. Estimate f 1314 Pa e Phone Linc. Pastor. e classes. avid Lodge, Ao WOKSHIF WiTH US, Stokes mortar and at! battalion L guardians, - Noonday Lenten Services B. F. Keith’s Theater 12:30 to 1 o’clock SPEAKER TOMORROW || Rev. Herbert F. Randolph { | of i CONDUCTED BY Rev. A. E. Barrows Tivery One Invited—No Collection GIVE INCOMPETENT VETERANS NEW AID |Bureau Officials Make Vital Change of Frocedure in Such Cases. the | Complaints Pmentauy ! war { regularities the tnew admini ;Hlll’ldu to | Procedure by the D may be in the Supreme Court of the ytrict of Columbia for further tion the: unfortunate Under the new policy the Veterans : : e vf | practically takes the Spousibility, not oniy of paying {these mentul incompetents their ¢ {pen; ation, and advancing such juits as have been accorded In the {past. but also of reaching out to investigute certain of the guardians { themserve see that benents o the | Voterans' Bureau actually reach the {men for whom' they were intend.d Ready for Court Action. i Wherever {concerning the incompetent jamicably out i nounced, but that guardians h in been guilty of ir- connection with the wards have caused the ation of the Veterans' adopt vital change in which has been approved partment of Justice and jcare of Dis- pro- re- ben- possible. irrexularities care and treatment of veterans will be settled of ‘court, it was an- hould it become neces- sary the legal departn it of th bureau now stands ready. it was said {LY William Wolff Smith, general coun- sl Lo institute proceedings before the courts to effeet 4 rem: hese proceedings would b, | forward in the name of som of the bureau, the Ameri Ked Cross or other a Veteran's next friend Appointments and in order mo veterans of tue iy carried official an Legion, ency, as the remov of completely to protect : leged evils could thus j out i The probably actions. Dects policy R system it was pointed of prese o extend country District b co Supre according The plan is throughout the for veterans of th worl who have been inearcerated in jstate and federal prisons throughout the country are also loomed as a re sult of a co yesterday at t { Department of fce Letween off cials of that department, the Vetera: Bureau, the American Legion, and { Disabled Vete ns of the World War. i May Be Ignorant of Benefits. | Thése mber almost 18,000, according to a survey just complet by Percy McCoy, special investigator in the office of Director i Hines of the bureau While it was emph ed that they had been duly sent to the penal institutions where they are no confined and are pris- of the government, neverthe- was said to be pc ble that of then still are igno t of benefits which may be owing them from the government as a re- sult of their war servic 1t was broadly hinted in certain | offic quarters yesterday that some of these prisoners may have been convicted n the orderly process aw for commission of some crime which, when the entire truth is re- vealed, may have been partly caused by their weakened dition due to war »rt of speculation, how- ever, considered by offi as more less delicat in view of the fact ithat the men have been tried, con- victed and sentenced Of the prisoners, about 2,000 now are ernment_beneficiaries Officials of the Justice and the joined in favoring Yetorm movement sult in co-operation iv of the two gov tor the benetit of th ers. Medical rehabilitation, ieven vocational aid are being idered as possibilities in the gram, which w tentativ, dis- cussed yesterday. Further etails are to be developed by Veterans' { Bureau officials and later submitted to the Department of Just for ap- {proval, which is expected. Superin- tendent of Prisons Votaw has given the general pian his indo ment. First Steps. Some of the first steps will be for district attorneys to inform the Vet- erans’ Bureau of veterans pefore the courts. Later it is hoped hit certain co-operative services may |be worked out in three federal {prisons, at Atlants, Tort Leaven- | worth, "'and MeNeil Island, Seattl | When these become successfully operative, it is the hopa that the { work may branch out into state penal {institutions The conference at the Department ¢ Justice was held yesterday at the flice of acting Attorney General Sey mour. delegation was General Counsel Smith. Veterans' organizations were represented by John Lewis Smith, | department commander of the Ameri- {can Legion, and Frank Irwin, chair- {man of the rehabilitation committee {of the Disabled American Veterans. {BUYING CIGAR, S e scene ot 10 will first pros- men now it Bov- Department of Veterans' Bureau the spirit of the which would re- between opera- rnment agencies veteran prison- and con- pro- In quest of a cigar last night, Sergt. McQuade of the vice squad stumbled on a poker game, which re- sulted In the raid at 723 Sth street southeast, and .the arrest of the proprietor of a cighr store at that address, Morris Cohen, on charge of selling liquor, illegal possession of intoxicants and permitting gambling on his premises. “Raixe You Ten En route to the Navy Yard last night, Sergt. McQuade and Private Bauer strolled into the cigar store. McQuade had suggested a smoke | Baver- had" acquiesced. Arguing as to who should not pay for the cigars, the two heard a hoarse voice in the rear of the shop, behind curtain challenge, “Raise you ten.” On top of that came the 130 vou Hears reply: “1 of | incompetent veterans of the | tried out for the first time | the | of | 18,000 | brought | Heading the Veterans' Bureau | POKER GAME AND ARRESTS 20 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., MARCH 2 5, 1923—PART 1 e Enl Ul e e L s o o e e COMPETITION KEE IN BRICK CONTEST Twenty-Five Teams Vieing for Honors in Union i Mission Drive. 1 Keen competition exists between ithe twenty-five teams of women and |the same¢ number of teams of men | engaged in the “brick selling contest” being conducted by the Central Union Mission for the purpose of ralsing $35,000 to complete a fund of $100,000, S0 that work can start on the pur- posed new building on the site of the present structure at 622 Loulslana avenue. As the result of this compe- tition hundreds of bricks are being old dally by the two sets of teams, and although incomplete reports from the teams make it impossible to state the exact number of bricks sold to date, it is believed that the number is now well over 1,000. Will Sell 7,000, The mission is_endeavoring to sell 7.000 bricks at $5 each, which will raise the amount necessary to start the new building. One does not re- celve an actual brick, of course, but upon making a purchase a coupon | representing a brick Is given as a re- ceipt. In many instances buyers are taking two or more bricks, and in} some cives whole books, containing ¥ bricks, are being bought i Central Unfon Mission is not only the oldest mission of its kind in shington. but it i3 one of the pneer missions in thix country. It established thirty-nine years ago, and after occupying temporary quar ters on Pennsylvania avenue for few years it moved to its present ad- dress on Louisiana avenue, which had formerly been the site of the city yost office. During the period of its existence it has fed., lodged and clother thousands of men, many of whom have been given a new start on a useful and honorable career. Some of these men are in Washington today, and are occupying positions of responsibMity and trust. Many of them are ardent workers in the activ- itles of the mission at this time. Praises The Star. the eighth anniversary of the| migsston, held October 16, thirty-one vears ago. a report of the work made ! %o the board of directors at that time carried an editorial published in The | Star. Commenting on the editorial the report “The Star probably volced al- most universal opinion about the mis- sion in the following editorfal note which we quote because It comes from an entirely disinterested source and ix undoubtedly a candid expression of opinion.” Since I | 1 | i | ¥ On The tak of of of 1 official exception to the J. R. McCarl, controller ger the United States, in attempting to control the actions of bursing officers of the Navy in making bursements in accordunce with ders from their official superiors has written the controller general a long letter on the subject, and plans why he recently directed u naval disbursing oflicer to ignore “the directions” of the controller general to withhold the pay of member of the naval establishment | *The practice recently established by vour office of issuing orde | disbursing officers in the naval ice.” says the Secretary of the n_ only esult in confusion, should be discontinued. The Revised ‘S(:flulé\ require that all otficers Secratary the Navy has cation the dis- ex- this editorfal nearly thirty-one 3 of the Central Unlon Mission has ex- panded a hundred fold. The mission | has enlarged ite activities along every {line, and the demands upon it today according to John S. Bennett, super- intendent, are greater than they ever ve been. The lon, In its appeal | funds through a “brick-selling | contest.” boasts of the fact that it | has never made a public appeal for funds to carry on its work. Whén- | ever an appeal has been made it has | been done for the purpose of enlarg- ing its factlities i ish Emergency Home. i on had been in exist- | i { written work {PENNSYLVANIA RAIL EMPLOYES BANQUET Workers in Southern Division Hold Get-Together Dinner Here. » a little more than thirty years children's emergency home was It is now located at 1207 t northwest, and is under the management of Mrs. Bennett wife of the superintendent of the mis. The home has a capacity of -three children, but its facili- ties ‘are greatly inadequate for the demands made upon it. At the time of its establishment there s ro temporary home for children in this city and the need for one was press- ing. Today it stands as the only i stitution of its kind in city One wing of the new building, when completed, will be devoted to the use of children and thelr mothers. There | will be no connection. except by way of the main lobby, with the men's building. The main entrance will be | on Louisiana avenue, but the entrance | to the children’s building will be on (* atreet. The roof will be made into a ! children's playground, glassed in- | closed, where, high up in the sunshine nd fresh air, away from the dangere of the streets, the children may sarel njoy themselves in all kinds weather 'GEORGE MCELWEE DEAD riort uhd S Halipes! & | ticket agent, Union station AFTER LONG ILLNEss;mnre. Thomas Tuft, agent office of Washington; Miss {Jones, W. H. Henderson | Secreta {ag: i a g i | ry of Title In _lagent, Baltimore; Ira B. Y dis- | & surance Com-|irict passenger representative, Halti- H pany Is Victim of Heart more; George E. T of Balti- = more and Mrs, Garrett, W. M. Bolton Failure, |chlef clerk to the division passenger tieorge McElwee fifty-three | chief clerk to the district passenger e < treasurer | altime s e The iy ana urer {agent of Baltimore: H. A. Huestis, Title Insurance Company of this city, jton; Nathan Weill, passenger repre Pome 1750 Qock last night at his |sentative, Washington; F. E. Penn, long illness. The direct cause of his|ton, and Mrs. Penn, xnd IL A. Karr. trouble, superinduced by vears of il1. | ton. and Mre Tarp o e Washing- ness, which had become so acute as T. L. Lipsett, di: ict passenger month. e B {pressed his regret at not being able e eplwee was well knownio attend because of iliness |real estate men of the city. Born in | P’hiladelphia, he had spent most of | connected with the company of which | he was the secretary and treanurer. | JUSTIFICATION, PAGE SAYS The funeral will be held Tuesday . afternoon at o'clock at the home, { Declares Tariff Has Nothing to Do with interment in Rock Creek cem. etery | Fidow, Mrs Elizabeth D. Slwee; ““Gouging. I s D and Maces I Calling the recent increase in Harper, Miss Anna McElwee, Mrs. . p 5 gairS. | “piratical” and “without Justification Mabel D Miller and Miss Margaret | wilijam Tyler Page, president of the {declares that the tariff has nothing to WILL MARK LANDING FIELDS. i 40, with the price but that it is a'“hold Air service men at_the proving ket to themselves. “The suggestion that the President ‘ranged to mark eight landing flelds on the model airway route between | afford no remedy,” sald Mr. Page. The to complete the work in a short time. { would do as they did in 1914 when the Each fleld will be marked by the|Underwood law put sugar on the free marker made of the best cheesecloth.| The refiners then absorbed the tariff It will be fifty feet in diameter, with |and added it to their price. Before the pegged in position was selling at twenty pounds for $1. }and just as soon as the tarlff was taken ERGEANT FINDS a pound. The refiners had the market to themselves and proceeded to gouge Several brief speeches, mu { {dancing were the order of t {ning at a get-together dinner of the |emploves of the passen, depart- {ment of the southern division of the Pennsylvania railroad in the Franklin quara Hotel last night This division includes all of the vania_system south Wil- mington and Harrisburg. The Wash- ington and Baltimore districts cach had a large representation at the din- ner, while emploves from other sec- tions in the division sent their re- McCullough, division passen agent of the Baltimore Washington divisions, made a b address, in which he congratulate those in charge for the su £ th {affair. Announcement was made that simlilar dinners will be held trom tin to time, alternating between Balti- more and Washington Among those present wer T P Balti- Pola Baiti- ticket the fagent of Baltimore; W. A. Catanach vears old. secretary and Columbia | passenger representative. Washing- died at 6 o'clock last street, after a |passenger representative, Washing- death was said to have been heart {ton, and Mrs. Karr. lo keep him in bed for the past|representative of Washington, ex- among the banking fraternity and nis Tite here and for years nae ecr | RISE IN SUGAR WITHOUT He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. * With Price—Just Plain Mr. McElwee is sur ret J. and four sisters, Mrs. Mary | (oli%8 00 TReCh MCUEEE palous, McElwee, all of Washington. i Reyublican State Voters Association, up” because the Cubans have the mar- ground at Aberdeen, Md., have ar-! out the tariff rate 50 per cent would this city and New York and expect! ;ugar refiners and Cuban producers regulation circular identification [ list, Mr. Page believes. a border four feet wide, and securely | passage of the Underwood law sugar oft the price jumped from 5 to 8 cents ! the American people, according to Mr. | | Page. : | “The reason for the present increase is that we are virtually out of domestic | sugar and the Cubans have the market to themselves, hence are making our people pay at the rate of more than $200,000,000 on their sugar,” he con- tinued. McQuade looked at Bauer. The lat- ‘ler smiled. McQuade walked to the rear of the shop and peeked around the curtains., He saw a 'stud poker game in full blast with twenty participants he said, | whereupon he and Bauer announced that the place was raided. i Scramble to Windows. There followed a scramble to win- dows, which was checked by per- | emptory commands before it got well started. One chap’tried to conceal a bottle on a ledge under the table. McQuade spotted him. The whole | twenty were lined up and Lieut. Davis | headed the party ‘that escorted them | to the second Precinct. There affi- davits kvere obtained from some of the men, it was declared by the police, to the 'effect that they 'had purchased liquor from Cohen. " A search of the premises resulted fn the seizure of several gallons of liguor. { Cohen was released on $1,800 bond covering the three charges. All of those taken to the precinct were listed as witnesses and released. —_— PLAN “STATE NIGHTS.” The second of the seriés of “state nights” to be given under the au pices of the Republican State Voters' Association is scheduled as an after- Easter event in the red parlor of the Willard Hotel the night of April 5. The night is to be known as “Buck- eve State Night” Tf President Hard- ing returns from his southern trip by that time he will be the guest of honor. Other state nights, it is announced. will follow in rapid succession until all of the states have been given a night by the association in a get- together. An_ announcement of in- terest, especially to the vounger ele- ment, is' that several dances will be given, plans for which are now under way by the executive committee and entertainment committee of the asso- ciation. BEDTIME AT THE EMERGENCY HOME OF CENTRAL UNION MISSION Navy Secretary Writes Caustic Letter to Controller General | pihmiubabih Rt ot B, ook S Josie | pullman | AP FARM EXPORT QUIZ FGR HOOVER Special Commission to Gain! Statistics, Then Study ! Comparisons. An investigation into agricultural export probiems, proceeding along two lines, was mapped out yesterday by the speclal commission called by cretary Hoover to assist him in d recting an inquiry authorized by the last Congress. The commission will first seek to build up o complete statistical record of import and ex- port trade of the United States in agricultural products, it was nounced at the conclusion of ite fir session, and thereafter cond a comparative study export keting practice in fo. ountry and the other porting nations. Along with its statis sury of worid trade i agricultural prod- ucts, the commission will gather compile data cn price levels of commodities, at home and and on the' capacity of p power of focd-importing countr and the relation of industry and . wiil of mar- now of in th sc food « A fund-ralsing campaign is heing conducted by the miswion (o ennble it to carry on ity humanitarian w . | l Law ful - | the dis- | mBneys | Navy | the Attor- Secretary the that g o0f the under th the direc- of the Navy the Nuvy sh penalties their super bursements o made by the pursuant to the manding officer ( strued by th ney Genéral to include the of the Navy) shall b callowed by pro count officers, and all for specific eral expenses Navy riment shall or officers the bublic ofticers of der of vhich hu courts and th by exists no similar provisions of vering vour office ue und enforee orders to disbursing ofti- cers of the Navy, and the attempt your office to do’so is necessarily i consistent with the statute, whi decla that the Secre of Navy shall be the head th partment of the Navy." o s n ihe | De- | | MABEL GARRISON SCORES | IN DELIGHTFUL RECITAL | = ‘Well Balanced Program Aids Artist | to Use Wonderful Voice and Artistry. | of the Metropolitan, recital at the City before a large and dience. Miss Garrison is always wel- come ‘in Washingt not only be- e of her wonderful voice, but tuse she is 4 native Baltimc r student of the P ira soprano gave a delightful “lub last night appreciative au- 0 abody » program sho | Handel's "0l T | Allelujah™ from “Est [Airst ¥roup und was m'; " (Pergole i capace” sung with feeling Sings German Group. ularl; colorful and charm- werll Strauss’ two compo nerlei” and “Schlagende in the second group. In the as_in Rossini's “Tarantella,’ as encore to the third group of Miss Garrison’s excellent breath and eneral command of all technical phases of her art were in decided evidenes Wir Wandelton and “An die Tanb. by Brahms, were given all the shading such exquisite love lyrics require. Schumann's “Lied der Braut” nd “Das Zerbrocken | Ringitin,” old German folk song, com- | pleted this group. The next three songs w sorg: 's “The Beetle,” With the Doll” and “The Hobby Horse. They foilowed the idea of children's themes ' which has formed the basis of groups piano compositions layed this n by deveral pianists. Of the iree. the first was the most dramatic | and the third the fullest of caprice of childhood. In spite of treble notes and childish simp it to believe the statement pub- lished in the notes for this group to the effect that the whole psvchology of the Russian people could be recon- structed rom the songs of Mous- sorgsky ariety. wed great v {ing Kin, K o followe £ty (Mo sr They and tions Herz latter, sung songs, control n re Mous- Aime-Moi" After Stravinsky's poetical “Pas- torale™ the Chopin-Viardot mazurka “Aime-moi” was striking in its bril- liance and fire and was quite the fea- | ture of the evening. The last group of songs in English contained such Garrison favorites as The Nightingale” (Brockway), “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (ar- ranged by Guion), Frog Went A-courting” (Brockway Miss Garri- son also sang “Prayer.” a lovely song written by her husband. George Sie- monn, whose skill as a pianist and | accompanist did much to bring out! the beautiful gqualities of his wife's voice. The other two Songs in the final group were “To One Who Passed | Whistling Through the Night (Gibbs) and “Summer is icumen in"” (Josten), followed by the “Norwegian Echo Song,” sung as only Miss Garri- lson can sing it. H. F. COMMITTEE IS NAMED. Will Prepare By-Laws for Citizens’ School Organization. A committee on organization and by-laws has been appointed by John S. Beach, chairman of the temporars committee, in connection with organization of the Citizens' Central | Committee on Public Schools. i The committee consists of Ira B. Nutter, 2819 Brentwood avenug north- | east; Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, 620 Rock Creek Chu road; Thomas | W. Short, 1107 B street southeast: { Miss Elizabeth E. Reiss, 1806 Belmont i road northwest, and Ernest H. Danfel, 2111 19th street northwest. The committee is expected’to sub- mit a report at the next meeting of | the central committee, at the Frank- lin School building Wednesday even- ing, April 4. 4 — e AIDS FUND FOR SYME. _The Conduit Road Citizens' AssoCia- tion meeting last night at St. David's Parish Hall, appropriated $35 toward the fund for retention of Conrad B. Syme as special counsel for the Pub- lic Utilities Commission. A consid- erable sum of money has already been raised for this purpose. -Two new members were admitted to the | association. J. D. Smoot presided. k Brilliant. | i | the | Following a short business meéting the “association gave an entertain- ment and social evening. | warehousing, i1and { military ployment t3 consumpiive demands Practices Considered. phase of the invest ion” @ commission statement lust It exjlag Lave speci eference to practices involved an ex- ort marketing of agricultural prod- ucts from this countrs .< parisons with corresponding tices in other countries. The reason to believe t many trade practices, particuluriy reference to ‘financing and have s due to cr by the war. A ftudy of these changes and a clear statement might | materially assist in bringing about needed readjustments ‘Methods buving and edit and ing arrang. isportiation. packing, methods of foreign distribution, costs of operation, general trade practices, | etc, will be determined for ch iportant agricultural commodity irough the foreign representatives | of the Department of Commeree it is planned to obtain similar information in cach. import foreign country both those which import agriculturai products and those swhich compete with us in the world markets. As fast the information is as- sembled by the depurtment it will be ced in the hands of the comn for study. Other meetings - held from time to time ¢ results and modify the ans. It is hoped that the 1 can be completed by “The sceond B 1 ¥ 1 n- prac- e 1 the with credit to discuss present investiga- next Oc- sliminary plans were laid before mmission by Dr. Frank M e, Who will be the chief of its | Secretary Hoover Chairman. Secreta of the ses attending son Jamison, J. na al’ offic Bureau Wasl Hoover acted as chairm d commission membe Representative Ander- ar Minnesota; W, G 3. Bra 1 and C. W, Hunt, ers of the American m deri . X0 Atkeson representative of the Na: tional Grange S. Barrett, pres- | ident of the Farmers Union: Carl Wil- | liams, president of the Oklahoma Cot- | ton Growers: Al Taylor, St ford TUniversity : James A Brode ice president of the National Ba Commerce, New York ember of the Federal and Thomas Wi i, Institute of Meat Packers nd Julius presentative Departments of mmerce. Dr. Surface, during the war, surveys for the Food Administration | s associated with Americ ration activities in were I k of | Reserve B Agriculture | rope. —_— ENVOYS TO' VISIT HOMES. : British and French Ambassadors to ! Sail in May and June. Both the French and Britisi dors here are planning home capitals during the mer and are expected to t their governments various question which have arisen during recent month ne of their official duties in hington. The British ambassa- | to their ambassador. Sir Auck- Geddes. will leave for London some time in May, and his French col- | eague, J. J. Jusserand, expects to sail | a month later. both were ap- pointed under home governments which no longer are in power, reports have gained culation here that one or both might not be returned here. Em- | bassy officials here say, however. they | have received no intimation that either is to retire. —_— NEW POST FOR ENGINEER. Col. Frank C. Boggs on Philadpl-‘ phia River-Harbor Work. Col. Frank C. Boggs, Corps of Engi- neers, who has had charge of the division of the office of the chief of engineers, War Departmen for_sevreal months, has been ordere to Philadelphia for duty in charge of iver and harbor works in that en- gineering district He will be relieved of his duties at | the War Department by Lieut. Col.| Henry C. Jewett. Corps of Engineers, now stationed at Fort Leavenworth, | Kans. DISEERSIA Relieved in Ten Minutes By Taking a Dose of HERNDON’S NDIGESTINE 35¢ a Bottle At All Drug Stores 1111 Connecticut Avenue NOW' OPEN 8:30 A. M. Until 3:60 P.M. We have established a branch office at the aboze location, where_we are prepared to extend this thriving neighborhood tvery Tacility and convenicnce that modern bankin Commercial Business Solicited The Franklin National Bank 39% on Savings Telephone M. 6070 THOS. P. HICKMAN, Vice Pres. and Cashier JOHN B. OOCHRAN. Pres. s wrought | K 'BODTLEGGING MULES Adolph Miller, | =i Ll New Special Assistants To the Attorney General FINANCIAL PARLEY |Julius Barnes Declares Poli- |, cies Adopted at Rome Meeting Must Prevail. | The conclusions regarding k& €conomic problems reached Rome congress of the Chamber of Commerce dorsed yesterday b, H. Barnes of the (i merce of the United States, cablegram from Rom. . ters of the Amerie: urope's by th Internationa were fully in President Juliu hamber of Com in a to headqua: an chambes here [ » congress.” Ognized that these economic vrobl anslated directly throug industry “into opnertunity rloyment and therefore - § Yldual prosperity and This was the e est note that per meated all discus ‘ ons before . congress and its committeny O ¢ Seen Parley Inevitable, solution adopted, w : asis o the 'meparatic “xpre. the « on o ssembled busineas leagers o 'y nationali that the relate. problems of the allied debts, nationa Pudgets, international credits and e Fe, must be solved in one eom iensive whole. The Internationa nber expresses the view that s conferer a complet t is inevitable definite’ code ntial 1o eac ents o be agreements determing natior the vote ull of its re most ‘of ts obligations ment must also assure i security of national inating recurring claims of war. nter-allied war debts must i maintained at a high standard am |Internatioral obligutions, wh {hibits the general application of ‘a {principle of “cancellation, but debt should Le surveved with que re gard for the ability of the deblor nation to pay. National budgets mo: insure governmental economy Must Boost Earning Power. “In the view of Europe's proble | thus expressed it is heiq thar witn: | reasonable limits the determinatio: jof the exact amounts for reparatio Payments and of the exact terms for Tetiring interallied debts i during the war are not nea jportant as the creation of con under which 1ng pow cungress provi plete, so sound that ' public his message solution ¢ would b revivin and em to ind huppines h phase o1 made, The must repr. ion of the agrec great war to de urces to the u fulfllling blin of settle hereafter th. frontiers. elin reparation sent the | sor Upper: Frank Buckley of Hampden, Mawx, Lower: Hyron M. Coon of Extherville, low These appoint- ments have just been announced by Attorney General Daugherty. HALTED IN ANACOSTIA Two Men Found With Animals Ac-: cused of Carrying 48 Gallons of Corn Packed in Fruit Jars. formula so « 80 convi everywhere w behind it and i will into i y the Ro { princip play at an same time made public the Americs a resoluty the suggestic cgates, fett : of principles of indus con mber = {adopted at {of the {forth a & { the increase | al produ { A farmer's wain a ful amb Hope road pulled by two peac i ng mules was stopped at Good Nichols by keen-scented crossing polic of eleventh precinet late last night and the and his compa arge of illegal pc forty-e packed body and avenue a AR ot { ership and by the ber in { ¢ g | fruit of the man the driver jion were 1 rested on session 1 tran; a D corn tion of e whisks LEAVES BABY; DISAPPEARS e ntaras jat the home of ]s:‘ eet northwest ithe family to take charge of her s | weekZold baby for s Srent Hem while she went to market. She je. j the baby and failed to return. Polic. ASt night were asked to find her. o and young woman calic H. Powers, 410 6t st night and aske eleventh precinet the the names of Harry Thompson, 2d street southwest, and Wal- d, of §20 Springman save colored ) d Police sgett and Gladman. question the po & fodder for tl prob the during mea t the ia until this morning. scoured the nearby provide hay and bootlegging mules, after hat should not for alleged mis- the mules were ded streteh near and wondering d be the driver who was inside the precinct yving any knowledge of the liquor in his cargo. He had ¥t n given carto re liquor-filled fruit jars or, with orders to deliver automobile which would | at 11th street and Pen nue southeas oats for the t was decided be incarcerated their cu last what h at that statior presency said that containing by a far them to a meet him de Will there be enough —— I HOT WATER | TR jor Me? From Gude—flower headquarters. 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