Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1923, Page 18

S e Sloan's Liniment-#ills pain, Por rheumatism. bruises. straine, chest colds THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. CITIZENS’ FEDERATION ENTERS 13TH - YEAR WITH AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO BETTER CONDITIONS IN D. C. Street Railway Merger, New Schools, 50-50 Tax Plan Among Objectives. CLAYTON A LEADER N FORMING BODY "~ TIRES Goodyear Miller Gear to Road 30x314 Specinl. .. 20x33%. .. $1045 WORCHS 1110 G .EST. 1879 o NTIQUE Rare and Authentic MRS. CORDLEY 812 17th St. NW. Tel. M. 403 [“The King of Lubricants” | | | Made to Meet the | | Exacting Requirements | of Motor Lubrication |SHERWOOD BROTHERS, Inc. Phone Lincoln 7558 | TAXIS AND TOURING CARS Main 430 LOWER RATES Lift Off with Fingers i i i {are: Doesn’t hurt a hit! eezone” on an aching corn, in- stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with ningers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, suf- ficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the calluses, without soreness or irritation. Cuticura Soap {passage of the act creatin, Drop a little | ! Neighborhood Group s Feared Joint Program Would Be Harmful. With an enviable record of past |agcomplishments the Federation of | Citizens’ Assoclations enters upon its | thirteenth year prepared to advocate before Congress a number of legis- lative matters of vital interest to the community. Here is the ambitious program which Charles A. Baker, president, belleves the federation should set out to accomplish: National representation in Congress and in the electoral college for the 435,000 disfranchised residents of ‘Washington. Favors 50-50 System. Retention of the time-honored cus- tom of the federal government In 'rna_\'lng a definite fixed proportion of the annual cost of maintaining the [city. The federation favors the half- and-half plan, but, whatever the pro- portion, the organization belleves it should be definite. | plogisiation to bring about a merger of the street railway com- panies Liberal appropriations for school buildings until there are adequate classroom accommodations for every child. These are not all of the goals to- ward which the federation is work- ing, but they are the most important ores. in the opinion of President Baker. 1 Ts Unique Organizati Aside from its aims and aocom- plishments, the Federation of Citi- z6ns’ Assoclations fs in itself a unique organization, from a national as well as a local standpoint. While non-political assoclations of citizens are not unheard of in other American cities, they assume an un- {usual importance in the life of Wash- ington for the reason that govern- ment of the National Capital is vested {in Congress and the people must pe- ititlon through neighborhood organi- zations for thelr new streets, lamp- {Posts and all the other {mprovements they need. Prior to 1910 there were approxi- matelv twenty-five neighborhood cit- izens’ associations In the District, each working independently for its particular locality. The civic leaders in thess organiza- tions had for a number of years felt the need for a central forum, a sort of town council, wherein spokesmen from the various sections could sit torether and produce concerted ac- on, | The old question of state rights that cropped up so often in the early his- tory of the United States arose among the citigens' associations when 12 federation was first discussed. Feared for Righta. Fear that a central body might ab- isorb the prerogatives of the neigh- borhood organizations, all of which had well defined community boun- darles, checked some of the early at- jtempts to form a “union of the cit- N nally. 1n the aprl 2 19 nally, in spring of 1910, Wil llam McK. Clayton, still an active fig- ure in the federation, prepared a tentative plan for a central clearing houss wherein all of the assoclations could unite in working for better- ments not confined to any one sectlon. He obtained the approval of Sen- ator Gallinger of the Senate District committee, Representative Smith, then head of the House District committee, and the Commissioners at that time. The Chamber of Commerce opened its doors as a meeting place for the new organization and more than A score of neighborhood bodles sent representatives. Forty-One in Federation. Out of the twenty-six associatlons then organized, eighteen ratified the original constitution of the federa- tion. As the federation has progre ed in its task of acting as & "senate’ for the city, new organizations have come in. Today forty-one, or prac- tically all of the citizens’ associations, are members. Mr. Clayton was the first president and served three terms. Those who served with him at the beginning were: Glenn Brown, vice president; Eugene Thompson, secretary, and William Nelson Cromwell, treasurer. Others who have led thé federation through its decade of rapid growth Daniel A. Edwards, Edward F. Colladay. Charles S. Shreve, William B. Westiake and Mr. Baker. All of them had two terms, excepting Mr. Westlake, who was given & third term. At the outset the federation did not work through committees. All mat- ters that originated among the dele- gates were discussed, referred to the aMilated assoclations for action and then returned to the federation to be advocated to Congress. Asked Utilities Body. The first big task undertaken by the federation was to further the r the Pub- Utilities Commission. In this Mr. “layton took an active part and has !since represented the federation in all | matters before the commission. The federation was instrumental in having crossing policemen given all the benefits of regular patrolmen and also labored arduously for the two- platoon system for the fire depart- ment. Formerly firemen remained on duty twenty-four hours a day, with one day off in five. Now they alter- nate weekly on day work and night Iwor 5 o Liie Soon after the Utilitles Commission was created the federation began its fight for universal free transfers be- tween the street rallway lines. e The Healthy —— Shaving Soap Cutieurs Soap shaves without mug. EvarywhersSic. AFTER “THE GRIP,” or in con- valescence from pneumonia, fevers, or her uickest way to get flesh and strength with Doctor Plerce’s Golden Medfeal iscovery. That gives purity to your blood nnd plumpness to your body. 1t makes thoroughbly effective every natural means of repairing and rourishing your system. All druggists sell it in both fluid and tablet form, Send 10c to Dr. Plerce's Invalide’ tiotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for trial package of Tablets. ‘Won Wage Increase. This central body of citizens was largely responsible for an increase in wages granted a few years ago to the street cleaners of the city. The dele- gates have in the past two years ad- vocated an increase in the salaries of the clerical force in the District building. Although working for a merger of the car companies, the federation has opposed legislation intended to allow the Washington Rallway and Electric Company to consolidate with the Po- tomac Electric Power Company be fore merging with the Capital Trac- tlon Company. The federation has voted its bellef that the two rallway systems should merge first and then take in the power company. Mr. Baker, the present head of the federation, regards the federation as a strong organization of “minute men,” speaking for all sectiol of the city and ready on & moment's no- tice to voice the opposition of the community to any unfair legislation that may be introduced-in Congress. The president of the central body also sees in the citisens' association movement a strong agency for the fostering of good citisenship. “A man who devote: evening & month to di vital problems affecting hi bound to be a better citizen, Baker. l Probably the most costly tomb in existe! is that which was erected to the memory of Mahomet. The dia- monds and rubies used in the decorae _btions are worth $15,000,000. AN CHARLES ABAKER, 'Pm-si_d}c»nt GEORGE R. WALES. Vice-President. SEND CHECK TODAY TOVSTNG NRSES Society Starts Campaign for Much Needed $100,000 for Expansion. Make your check payable to Treasurer Joshua Evans, Jr., and send it, or cash, to Room 220, The Star bullding, and you will this day have helped the Instructive Visiting Nurses’ Soclety to realize its much meeded $100,000 to support it and take care of all emergencies for the next two years. The official campaign for this amount opened today as a &core or more nurses went scurring to all sec- tions of the city answering the call of the distressed. If the ten additional nurses needed By the soclety (and which will be provided if Washing- toh says 80) were on hand perhaps many a sufferer today would not Pave had to walt so long before this kind friend appeared at his bedside. The twenty-six nurses have one motor car among them, and this en- ables one to make many more visits than she can traveling on foot or a a street car. But the number of nurses properly to care for a city's population is estimated by medical authorities as one for every 2,000 persons; Washington has only one nurse for every 8,000. Thero always must be at least one nurse in the headquarters for emergency calls such as this which came in the other day by telephone: “It's here!” shouted an excited man, The nurse " immediately understood: “When was it born?" she asked. A few minutes later, with proper equip- ment in her bag, she was on her way to give intelligent care necessary to a new-born baby and its mother. Emergency calls, however, are not 80 planned in advance that they fall in line with the procedure at the headquarte: A majority of the nurees always are out on calls and there must be nurses ready to meet any situation. Especially 80 is this necessary during the Shrine conven- tion, and unless enough additions are made to the staff by that time, the present workers anticipate having to leave many calls for help un- answered. The fact that from one nurse the organization has grown to a large, efficlent disseminator of happiness, knowledge and medical care and is now taxed to the limit, is pointed to by friends as a testimonial of the city’'s appreciation of and demand for continuation of its present work on a more comprehensive scale. There were 14,733 persons during the first three months of this year whose thoughts immediately turned to the instructive visiting nurse, when ili- ness or accident came upon hem. ————e SPIRIT PICTURE “FAKED.” NEW YORK, April 16.—A putative ectoplasmic 8pIFit Dhotograph sent to him from Chicago, which hibited here last week, was a “fake,” 8ir Arthur Conan Doyle told an audience at Carnegie Hall last night. He did not reveal the name of the sender, nor the clrcumstances of itsi 2 ELANDT. }7 [ ATHERTON, decretary. CoNEDINST. Gso_lla,efz W-EVANS, reasurer. Former Convicts See Own Records Go Up in Flames Fifty-three former convicts gath- ered around a furnace at the old home of the Prisoners’ Rellet So- clety, 509 E street, watched the records of thousands of ex-convic including their OWn, go up in flames in the fur- nace. The burning of the records was incidental to the removal of the headquarters of the orzaniza- tion to 201 1 street, which will be the home of the soclety after to- day. E. vesterday and Dudding, pre: society, and Miss Dorothy M Brown, sccretary, superintended the burning of the papers. It was decided that the records of the past be destroyed on account of the congested condition of the files of the soclet; Only the records of working cases were retained and a new eet of documents will be started toda A ording to officials of the so- clety, it has aided more than 10 000 men and women who have served time in jail. LAMPERT T0 PUSH MILK BILL AGAIN Will Reintroduce Measure at Start of Next Session of Congress. t of the Representativé Florlan ampert of ‘Wisconsin, chairman of a subcom- mittee of the House District commit- tee which held hearings last year on & pure milk bill for the District of Columbla and upon profiteering in the price of milk by certain distribu- tors, announced today that he will reintroduce the bill agreed upon fol- lowing th, hearings, as soon as Congress meets. This announcement was made after a conference with Dr. W. C. Fowler, District health officer. * Red Tape at Its Highes From the Baltimore News. Circumlocution in the civil service is not always the result of the sys- tem. A few weeks ago an official in one department made an inquiry about a certain case to & subordinate official in another section who allowed the matter to slide. Recently the first officlal ad- dressed a complaint to the subordi- nate's superior and the superior pass- ed on the minute to the subordinate with the query, “Has nothing been done The minute was returned marked “Yes” and was sent back to the subordinate with a laconic “What?" “Nothing,” was the subordinate’s comment on the minute. We Renovat.e Home Send your draperies, ortieresf hangings, blankets, com! curtains and orts, pillow and couch covers, table covers, rugs and upholstered fur- niture to The Hoffman Company for a com- lete renovation and reduce your houseclean- ing drudgery to a minimum. Phone -For Our Driver! CALL MAIN 4724 CLEANERS & DYERS Main Office: 720 13th Street N. W. w>>)>>)>>>>)>>>)>>>J WILL PRESENT FLAG 10 SCHOOL CADETS Kramer to Officiate—Com- missions to Be Given to Officers in Student Body. Formal presentation of a brigade flag to the Washington High School Cadet brigade will be one of the features of the cadet ceremonies in the Central High School stadium Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock when commissions will be awarded the 108 commissioned officers of the school military organization. The flag will be presented to Howard O. Embrey, colonel in command of the brigade, by Stephen E. Kramer, as- sistant superintent of schools. The brigade standard is the gift of Central High School. It fs made of silk and Is approximatsly five by three and one-half feet. TIts design is of maroon, white and light blue stripes, these colors representing the colors of each of the high schools. On the face of the flag 1s a gold eagle with the letters H. 8. C. inscribed on its beak. Maj. Gen. Robert C. Davis, adjutant general of the Army, will present the commissions to the cadet officers. Presentation of the brigade flag and a review of the cadet brigade will follow. Officers to Be Commisatoned. Officers who will recelve commis- sions are: Central High Schoql—Colonel, How- ard O. Embrey; lleutenant colonel, D. V. Smythe: majors, John T. Harding, Koehler Heupel, J. U. Owens, C. D. Griffin; captains, R. K. Whitford, Jo- iseph A. Rice, Robert Rudolph, Wil- liam 'B. Howard, Carleton Brown, Howard Chapin, Willlam Satterfield, Kenneth Dayton and Donald Wheel- er; first , lieutenants, Charles Aron- stein, Isadore Levin, R. W. Graham, Frederick Marbut, J. W, Wynkoop, Wade H. Elgin, Willlam Lichtenberg, John Lane, J. . Ryerson and Ward Offut; second leutenants, W. E. Ward, J. C. Rinehart, Theodore Catchell Tolbert Pelzman, Frank _Beatty, Mimi Marseglia and George W. Huff. Business High School. Major. Willlam B. Harmon; cap- tains, John Collins, Edward Riecks and Russell King; first lieutenants, Perry Jacob, Frank Huhn, Charles Monroe and_William Fisher; second iicuenans, Maurice love, = Pearson Coulyn and Isadore Brill. McKinley High School. Lieutenant colonel, J. D. Pickens: M. D. Burnside, E. M. Woods S. F. Ball; captains, J. E. Bassett, A Keller, J. M. Graves, D. M. son, C. F. Prangley. J. C. Kolb, O'Connor, H. C. Robb, Harold Sco, H. W. Denison. C. F. Kennedy, and Theodore Newell; first lleuten: ants, F. N. Dodge, C. M. Irelan, 8. C. i White, 3. W. Head, N L. Krey, J. D, Garner,” G. H. Cole, F Wa D. M. Heritage, E. ward Dulin and J. W ond lieutenants, Dickens, J. 3 G. C. Duehr F. Diener, dwards Enstern High School. Major, Frank T. Parsons, jr.; cap- | tains, Arthur J. Harriman, Leland H George F. Kern and Edwin 11; first lieutenants, Clinton M. Ralph N. Houser, T. L. Ed- D. L andoe and J. P. Dunnigan; second lieutenants, Robert | Lee, jr.. A. J. Goodman, J. H.!| aldwin and G. W. Gallahorn. Western High School. Lieutentants colonel, C. B. Garnett, Jr.. major, R. W. Edwards; captain. RBruce Caldwell, W. J. Stephenso Frank M. Flint, H. B. Ragsd H. A. Clark; first_ lieutcnants 7 8 Hoge, C. E van® and M. B. Be ants, J. J. Berral and F. H. Armstron, & Willlam Putnam, A’ Lester Baird and A. T. z 3, Plausible Explanation. From the Boston Globe. Some men, kept in by were sitting around a stove in the lobby of a Maine hotel. One of the group remarked that he wondered why the railroad statlon was built so r from the town Nobody replied. Finally one farmer said: “I don't know for sure, but I got an idea that the station was built to be near the railroad.” a blizzard, $2.50 | ever offered. HAM AND CHAMBRAYS, in [ lol——o][——=a[c—F[—s]c—— [ [t white in_lot. r 1 braid trimmed or strictly tail sizes. v m and plain colors, with plenty of black and New straightline styles, prettily C, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1923, Miss Alice Made |NOTED CIVIL WAR Veterans’ Bureau Weltare erer A MISS ALK ROBERTSON. An executive order permitting the appointment of Mies Alice Robertson, former representative from Oklahoma, as a welfare worker in the Veterans' Bureau was signed today by President Harding. The order authorized the ap- pointment of Miss Robertson with- out submission to the usual eivil service examination. She retired trom the House at the end of the last Congress, having been de- 1 ed for re-election. re welfare work to be done by Miss Robertson comes under the direction of Mrs. Votaw, sister of President Harding. It has not been determined as yet where Miss Robertson will perform her duties. GRAND JURY ACTS ON BIGAMY CHARGE Philip K. Manson Indicted on; Charge of Marrying Woman Without Divorcing Wife. Phillp K. Manson was indicted to- day by the grand jury on a charge of bigamy. ment Manson was married January 15, 1819, to Anna E. Comer and with- out securing a divorce from her went through a marriage ceremony last June with Matilda Smith. The grand jurors exonerated Earl McDonald, colored. of a charge of homicide. He was sald to have caused | the death of Earl Rich, fifteen years old, March 16 last. The evidence showed the discharge of the weapon | was accldental. A charge of assault against George Janey and one of housebreaking against Otis Johnson were ignored by the grand jury. Others indicted aml the against them are: Harry F. Dillon, forgery: James Robert King, bigamy Leslie Ray Cook. assault with gerous weapon; Noble Gales, larceny: Louis Zerega. Wilson Banks and Ralph Henson. housebreaking and larceny; Clarence McLwaine and According to the indict- | charges | n: | | Howard T. Ferguson, grand larceny; | Walter Allen and Frank H. Washing- ton, joyriding: Lloyd Carter and Paul Young. robbery: John A. Lewis and Jerome Gray, on-support. Dream Warning. From London Answers. ' They were talking together ler the shaded lights in the conserva- tory. “Mabel,” he sald, “I had such realistic dream last night. I dreamed 1 proposed to you and you said ‘Go to And what did father that part is a little hazy. All T know {s that I woke up and found myself on the floor. and $3.00 beautiful checks ored. 16 to 46 See Window Display Women’s Gingham Dresses 600 dresses, the most wonderful values we've Made of FINE CORDED GING- $1 79 OFFICER DIES HERE Prominent in @. A. R. Activities in Capital. Cal. Joseph Smolinski, civil war veteran, well known Grand Army of the Republic member, for many years connected with the War De- partment and later with the Govern- merit printing office, died Thursday at Providence Hospital, following a short illness, aged seventy-eight. Funeral services were held this morn- | ing at 8 o'clock at Church. St Patrick's Interment was in Arlington national cemetery, = with military honors, under the auspices of the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R Col. Smolingki was a native of Quebec, where he was born ‘October 36, 1845, Ho served with Cavalry fin the one of the youn the $th New York civil war and was ne est_officers in the Union service. organizers of the Fenian Brotherhood of 1867-69 and of the National Union and Veterans' Unlon. He organized Lafayette Post, No. 20, G. A. R., of this city. He was the only American member ‘on the board of directors of the Polish National Museurmn at Rap- perswyl, Switzerland. Col. Smolinski was the leading influence that suc- cessfully carried out the movement for the erection of the Polish monu- ment at 13th street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, After the civil war Col. Smolinski accepted an appointment in the War Department, where he remained for more than thirty years, after which he was transferred to the government printing office, where he remained for a number of ‘years untll his retire- ment mseveral years ago. He gave much of his tlme to reform work among prisoners and Inmates of re- 65 He wag educated in France. | He was one of the | years in T at 12% ineme Soldiers to Attaci VillageT omorrou Near Monumen:i How American doughbovs go about attacking a defensive out post of the ememy in order capture a village will be demon strated In realistic manner tomor row afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, | the Monument grounds by Forr ‘ Washington troops. The exhibi- . tion is the mecond of @ series of public military maneuvers | emulation of phases im actual war | fare, arranged by Brig. Gen. H. ' Bandholtz, commanding the ais- | trict of Washington. { The demonstration will show an interior platoon assaulting a semi-prepared defensive position without the aid of artillery bar rage, but with “artillery concen trations on the sensitive points.” With bayonets fixed, the platoon will charge on the enemy from | 50-yard distance, driving the de { fenders in the general direction of the Potomac, and triumphantly entering the “village.” The mcene of the battle will be in the vicinity of the tennis courts northeast of the hase of the Monvmen | ] | to 4 form institutions. He was a_com muniecant of St. Mary’s parish, Uppe Marlboro. He {s survived by his wife Mrs. Herwig Smolinski; two sons Joseph, jr., and Edward T. Smolinsk! d_ a sister, Mre. T. D. Willla mother of Rev. T. David Willia pastor of St. Anthony’s Catho | Church, Brookland ! Just So. From the Louisville Courfer Journal. The lecturer declared that we coult, learn something from all peoples. A this a heckler In the audience spoi} up. | “How about the Eskimo?* “Oh, he has the best Iicehous | stated the lecturer. usiness i Wholesaling at Retail Smartest Models in Ladies’ Suits-Coats-Capes-Wraps of the very finest types It's a sale at FLAT COST—a privilege a noted maker extends to the patrons of the Stienmetz Shop to save wonderfully. The Special Prices Range From 522.00 to 368.75 OAL NEXT WINTER’S SUPPLY SHOULD BE ORDERED NOW! With the experience of last winte tion still fresh in your mind and unsettled, true wisdom dictates order coal now. We are filling all orders in is quoted R J &M 4th and F Sts. N.E. *s shortage and substity the anthracite coal situation still that you would rotation at the fairest price that C. GRACE Linc. 233-234 o] c—— o] c——=ol——=]aF——=]o[c———]ol——=lol——a|——=]o]——=]o|——=]|c Where Your Dolloarr Count Mort 720-22~24 TTth St.N.W. 200 Smart COAT SUITS - - TUESDAY SALE All-Wool Jerseys A wonderful makes this sale possible. All-wool, finely gauged Jersey styles, the mannish styles, with narrow lapels. patch pockets and all-around belts. sport After-Easter Purchase Sports Suits in popular including the Tuxedo and Sizes for young girls, women and misses. Put these dresses alongside those you've seen for more than double the price—they won’t suffer by compar- ison. Made of Alltyme and silk crepe with paisley combinations in beautiful shades of tan, rose, blue, reseda, gray. New straightline models .ex- etc. *3 45 We Call This a “Miracle” Sale, the Values Are So Unusual 100Women’sBeautiful Silk Dresses The Equal of Many $15.00 Garments quisitely trimmed in a variety of pleas- ing and brand-new styles. o] fi fi o] 6 s | ' ¢ iz |